C16 Troublesome
When Ji Tianxiang reached the door of the dormitory, before he could enter, he heard a loud noise coming from inside.
"Why isn't he back yet?" Mr. Loong asked. He's already rich. Why didn't he give us some money?
"Don't worry, Mr. Loong. Ji Tianxiang will be back soon," Xue Ruhai said respectfully. "Some of our classmates bumped into him on the way. He is currently walking towards the dormitory."
"Mr. Loong, he actually dared to make you wait for so long. When he comes back, you must teach him a lesson," Wang Fugui said.
"Shut up." Hui glanced at Wang Fugui and said, "Mr Loong, don't worry. As long as he is still in school in Beidu, he will definitely not be able to escape. If he dares to escape, we will break his legs."
"He will not be able to escape," Three to five people echoed.
Xue Ruhai and Wang Fugui looked at each other and did not say anything else. However, the corners of their mouths curled up into a satisfied smile.
In order to teach Ji Tianxiang a lesson, they had specially invited Zhu Yilong. They hoped that Zhu Yilong would give Ji Tianxiang a good beating, and then they would be able to reap some benefits.
Right now, they were just waiting for the show to begin.
Judging from the sound of the voices, Ji Tianxiang could tell that there were more than four or five people inside. There were at least nine of them.
The one with the boorish voice was called Zhu Yilong. He was also known as Mr Loong.
He was the bully of the boys' dormitory. He had a bunch of ignorant and incompetent hoodlums as his subordinates. For the past three years, he had been a tyrant in the boys' dormitory. He often demanded protection fees from the students.
The reason they collected protection fees. was that in order to prevent their classmates from being bullied by outsiders, they had made a great contribution. They deserved to be rewarded.
In fact, they were blackmailing their classmates.
Ji Tianxiang's living expenses were not enough to begin with. After getting a girlfriend, he was even worse off in poverty. Even if he picked up trash every day, it wouldn't be enough to pay for his monthly expenses.
Zhu Yilong's team and the students had agreed that they would only collect protection fees once a month, but they would always ask the students for more money in different ways.
At that time, Ji Tianxiang really didn't have any money and he didn't want to pay the protection fee. He often found excuses to avoid Zhu Yilong's group.
But now, when they heard that he had won the lottery and became rich, they would definitely take the opportunity to ask him for more protection money.
Ji Tianxiang carefully took a few steps back and prepared to leave.
"Tianxiang, why aren't you going in? Why are you standing at the door?" Lin Fei came back from class and asked in confusion, "Why don't you dare to enter the dormitory?"
Mr. Loong and his men had sharp ears, so when they heard the commotion outside, they immediately walked out.
"Brat, where are you going?" Hui called out when he saw Ji Tianxiang.
"Tianxiang! Where are you going? Why aren't you going to the student dormitory? I've been waiting for you in your dormitory for a long time. How do you get rich? Don't you want to get in touch with me?" Mr. Loong slowly walked up to Ji Tianxiang.
Ji Tianxiang's face darkened. It seemed that there was no way he was going to avoid this trouble this time.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, Lin Fei immediately ran away.
Mr. Loong patted Ji Tianxiang's shoulder and sneered. "Tianxiang, don't be afraid. I don't eat people. I just want to chat with you."
"Mr Loong, I'm very happy that you came to visit me. I just thought that since you're here, I might as well not neglect you. I was planning to buy you a few bottles of good wine." Ji Tianxiang turned around and said.
"Let's go inside and talk," Zhu Yilong said.
Ji Tianxiang was held by the neck and brought back to his dorm. Xue Ruhai and Wang Fugui had already left.
The truth was that the two of them had already slipped away when Zhu Yilong came out to cause trouble for Ji Tianxiang.
"Mr Loong, please take a seat. Mr Loong, come and get some water." As soon as Ji Tianxiang entered the room, he began pouring tea for Zhu Yilong.
As the saying goes, a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him.
Although he didn't want to go back with Zhu Yilong, he wasn't stupid. He wasn't going to act tough.
"At least you know what's good for you." Hui snorted coldly.
"Tianxiang, stop with your nonsense. You should sit down as well." Zhu Yilong gave him a hypocritical smile.
Ji Tianxiang sat down obediently.
"I heard you won a lot of money. Yesterday, you even invited everyone to have a meal at the Tianxin Garden. The meal cost more than two hundred thousand yuan," Zhu Yilong said as he stared at Ji Tianxiang.
If he could ask for two hundred thousand yuan from Ji Tianxiang, then he would be able to spend it lavishly for a long time.
"I've taken care of you quite a bit, haven't I? Don't you think you should give me some money in return?" Zhu Yilong made up his mind.
Sure enough, he had guessed correctly. The reason why Zhu Yilong had come looking for him was to extort his money.
As expected, the informers must be Xue Ruhai and Wang Fugui.
At the door, Ji Tianxiang heard the conversation between Xue Ruhai, Wang Fugui, and Zhu Yilong.
"Mr Loong, how much do you want?" Ji Tianxiang asked tentatively.
Zhu Yilong looked at Hui and the others and smiled. "Two hundred thousand yuan. This way, I can give each of my men some money."
Ji Tianxiang's expression changed drastically.
It was obvious that Zhu Yilong and the others wanted to extort a huge sum from him.
However, Ji Tianxiang quickly calmed down and said, "Mr Loong, tell me the truth. I don't have much money left on me."
"You don't have any money?" Hui exclaimed.
"I really don't have any money," Ji Tianxiang said awkwardly.
"How is that possible? Your roommate said that you invited your classmates to the Tianxin Garden for a meal yesterday. How could you not have any money? Are you messing with us?" Hui raised his fist and questioned.
"It's a long story." Ji Tianxiang sighed and said dejectedly, "Anyway, I really don't have any money."
"If you don't tell me the truth, I'll break your mouth." Hui took a step forward and was about to punch him in the face.
Ji Tianxiang pretended to be afraid and shouted, "Don't hit me. I really don't have any money. My money has been swindled away."
When Xue Ruhai heard Ji Tianxiang begging for mercy, he felt a wave of joy wash over him. Sure enough, he was right to invite Mr. Loong over.
When Wang Fugui heard Ji Tianxiang's painful voice, he sneered. He planned to wait and see what would happen.
Xue Ruhai and Wang Fugui didn't go far. Instead, they hid outside the door. They wanted to see Mr. Loong teach Ji Tianxiang a lesson with their own eyes.
"Tianxiang, who cheated you of your money?" Zhu Yilong asked.
Zhu Yilong gave Hui a meaningful glance and dismissed him.
"I can't tell you." Ji Tianxiang turned to look at her with a troubled expression.
Hui immediately got annoyed and said, "Mr Loong, I feel that he is dishonest and glib-tongued. Why don't we beat him up first?"
"Don't hit me," Ji Tianxiang said in a panic. "I can tell you, but I only want Mr. Loong to know about this."
"Are you planning something?" Hui sneered. I'll teach you a lesson.
When Ji Tianxiang saw that Hui was about to hit him, he quickly shouted, "Mr Loong, if you can get the money from that person, all of that money will be yours. I promise."
"Really?"
Zhu Yilong suspected that this was a trap. After all, Ji Tianxiang had always been very cautious when it came to money. Could it be that he no longer cared about money after becoming rich?
Or could it be that Ji Tianxiang still had a lot of money?
"Really?" Ji Tianxiang nodded his head in panic.
"Who is the person who cheated you?" Zhu Yilong asked.
"Mr Loong, please come over here for a moment. I will only tell you about this matter. That person has a lot of informants, so I'm a little worried," Ji Tianxiang said.
Zhu Yilong said disapprovingly, "This place is my subordinate. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Mr Loong, what I mean is that there might be someone eavesdropping. Please come over here for a moment," Ji Tianxiang said carefully.
"Okay." Zhu Yilong glanced outside the door and leaned his head closer to Ji Tianxiang.
Ji Tianxiang whispered a few words into Zhu Yilong's ear and immediately left.
The others didn't hear what Ji Tianxiang was saying, and neither did the people outside the door.
The expression on Zhu Yilong's face changed. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Ji Tianxiang nodded his head vigorously.
Then Zhu Yilong gave Hui a look. Hui immediately led the two of them out of the door.
"Why is there suddenly no sound from inside the dormitory?" Wang Fugui asked, puzzled.
Xue Ruhai approached the door and listened. Suddenly, he said, "Don't speak."