Free Web NovelChapter 129: Chapter 129 Treasure Hunter
"As long as you promise not to kill me, I’ll do anything you want. Don’t you want Zhou Yingying? I’ll give her to you, and I swear I’ll never bother her again!"
Cheng Lei continued to plead.
But Wang Hao ignored him, because taking down Zhou Yingying was already an easy task for him, and he didn’t need Cheng Lei to offer her up.
"Tell me the truth, are those five thieves part of your gang? Who exactly are they?"
Wang Hao glared at him, and Cheng Lei was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, answering truthfully without daring to hide anything.
"They were brought in by Shen Bo, I don’t know their specific backgrounds, but I heard they are all very skilled, and they have their ways. They seem to call themselves the Desert Camels."
Cheng Lei was so scared that he couldn’t help but spill everything he knew.
Desert Camels? I’ve heard that they used to live in a place called the Golden City, and they used to operate deep in the desert, inside the passes.
Wang Hao had heard about them from the old folks in the village, and the tales were always told with a hint of the supernatural. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
It’s said that the Desert Camels make a living by archaeological treasure hunting, but nowadays, there are hardly any treasures left to find, so stories about them had become rarer.
No wonder those guys looked so odd and had impressive moves—they were Treasure Hunters.
I’ve heard that they once found a mountain of gold in the desert, which held a vast gold mine, hence making a name for themselves far and wide, before they vanished without a trace.
Desert Camels are generally agile and their whereabouts unpredictable, which matched the description of those five individuals, so Wang Hao believed what Cheng Lei said.
But now, the Desert Camels had long concealed their identities to avoid being discovered and falling into danger. However, the fact that the Cheng Family could still summon the Desert Camels to work for them was perplexing.
It seems that the Cheng Family is not as simple as they appear, and they must have an extraordinary family background.
"So, you also admit that these Desert Camels are people you set up, huh?"
Wang Hao smiled wickedly, lifting his fist again.
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It seemed like Cheng Lei knew what Wang Hao was about to do next and began to hesitate with his head downcast.
"What? You still want to be tough and not talk?"
Wang Hao turned to Sun Lao San and nodded his head casually.
"Third Brother, what do you say is the best way to destroy a body without leaving a trace?"
Sun Lao San frowned, instantly understanding Wang Hao’s intent, and then said thoughtfully.
"After killing someone, drain their blood, then cook the flesh and feed it to the fish. Burn the bones to ash and scatter them into the sea. This way, no one will be able to find them. Even if the police find it, they can’t trace it back, and they won’t know who the victim was!"
Murder and body disposal!
Hearing this, Cheng Lei was so scared he nearly fainted and immediately confessed.
"Please spare me, grand sirs, I admit that everything Fourth Master guessed is right. I know Ying Ying’s character best, and I wanted to lure those Desert Camels to lead Ying Ying into the mountains and then pretend to bully her."
"Then, I would come out and play the hero to save her, so that Ying Ying would fall in love with me out of gratitude!"
Cheng Lei was so frightened he was almost crying, looking at Wang Hao and speaking in a pitiful tone.
"You already know what happened after that, Fourth Master!"
Wang Hao laughed contentedly after hearing this, pulled out a mobile phone from his pocket, pressed a button, and then the conversation between Wang Hao and Cheng Lei started playing.
It turned out that Wang Hao had secretly recorded their conversation earlier.
Cheng Lei knew that once Zhou Yingying heard this recording, whether he could still be with Zhou Yingying was a minor issue. She probably wouldn’t let him off so easily.
She would definitely selflessly send him to jail.
So even if Cheng Lei went out and tried to make trouble for Wang Hao using his bruises as leverage, he wouldn’t necessarily come out on top.
"And who is this Shen Bo?"
Wang Hao asked, curious.
"He’s our family butler; my father was raised by him since he was a child, so my grandfather highly values him,"
Wang Hao now had a hold on Cheng Lei, so he dared not hide anything.
"Desert camels aren’t easily found. Did your Uncle Shen just casually agree to help you play the hero for a damsel in distress?"
Wang Hao’s tone was full of suspicion and threat.
"Fourth Master, I really don’t know. I only cared about them helping me get Ying Ying. Other than that, perhaps only Uncle Shen and my grandfather know,"
Cheng Lei hurriedly answered.
"Not talking? Still trying to hide something, are you?"
Wang Hao didn’t believe him and handed the mobile phone to Sun Laosan, saying,
"Third Brother, please take this recording to the police station for Zhou Yingying. I believe he will remember something then."
Sun Laosan had now reached an understanding with Wang Hao, took the phone, and pretentiously prepared to leave.
"Third Master, Fourth Master, I really don’t know. I only forced Uncle Shen to find me a few people to help, I had no idea why he would get me these desert camels! Please, I beg you! Spare me!"
Cheng Lei knelt on the ground, kowtowing and pleading desperately.
Wang Hao saw that he didn’t seem to be lying, indeed, as a rich young master who only thought about pleasures, he wouldn’t care about much else.
Now that he held Cheng Lei’s weakness, he figured Cheng Lei wouldn’t dare lie to him.
So Wang Hao stopped Sun Laosan.
"Get lost. Let me warn you, never show your face in Niwotan again, and don’t appear in front of Zhou Yingying to pester her."
Wang Hao’s eyes suddenly turned sharp.
"If I find out, you can deal with the consequences yourself!"
After speaking, Wang Hao shook the mobile phone in front of Cheng Lei.
Learning that Wang Hao had let him off the hook, Cheng Lei joyously thanked him repeatedly, stood up, and ran out as quickly as a puff of smoke, faster than a rabbit.
"Fourth Master, I was wrong, I didn’t know better. Please don’t stoop to my level, a small fry, and let me off too!"
Seeing that Wang Hao had released Cheng Lei, Zhang Erxiong, who had been stunned by the side, also quickly knelt on the ground begging for forgiveness.
"It’s simple to spare you. Just cough up the money you swallowed, and I might consider it!"
Wang Hao said slowly and calmly.
Zhang Erxiong didn’t say another word and immediately took out the one hundred thousand he had pocketed from Cheng Lei and handed it over to Wang Hao.
Seeing that Wang Hao didn’t say anything else, he quickly ran off as well.
Wang Hao put the five hundred thousand in cash all on the table and said to Sun Laosan,
"Third Brother, this is all yours, take it quickly!"
The Gao brothers took the money without any courtesies because they indeed needed it desperately.
The money might have come easily, but Sun Laosan didn’t seem very happy, wearing a worried expression.
Wang Hao, puzzled, moved closer, offered a cigarette, and sat side by side with Sun Laosan.
"Third Brother, what’s wrong? Still worried about something?"
"Old Four, I feel like the Cheng Family might be more than we can handle,"
Sun Laosan took a deep drag of his cigarette and continued,
"After what happened to Wild Bear up north last time, he surely won’t let it go. You’ve seen our current situation. If he joins forces with the Cheng Family against us, we might not be able to handle it."
Sun Laosan’s concerns weren’t without reason. He had spent five years inside, and everything had changed. Trying to rebuild their former glory was not an easy task.
Thus, Sun Laosan fell deep into thought...
