Chapter 806 - 806: The Relationship Between Money and Material Things

After three hours, Xiao Feng and Nie Longjiao finally returned to Jiangcheng.

Without much exchange, the two parted ways as soon as they exited the train station.

Xiao Feng hailed a cab, heading straight to Central Hospital, planning to see what the situation was with Zhao Guo'an.

As soon as he got into the car, the phone in his pocket started ringing.

Xiao Feng took out his phone and found it was an unfamiliar number without a note.

This made his heart skip a beat—could something have gone wrong?

As usual, calls from these unfamiliar numbers rarely bring good news nine times out of ten.

However, worried as he was, Xiao Feng still chose to answer.

"Hello, is this the Boss?"

A weathered voice came through the receiver, sounding somewhat familiar.

"Who are you?" Xiao Feng asked.

"It's old Ha."

"Old Ha?"

"Yes, yes, old Ha from Jiuyou Town."

Recognition flashed in Xiao Feng's eyes; this was one of the old men Bi Quan had hired to kill him not long ago, who still owed him money.

Thinking of this, he directly asked, "Did you call to repay the money this time?"

"..." Old Ha.

Such a familiar tone, a few words could choke a person.

After a long silence, Old Ha said, "Not to repay money, didn't we talk about offsetting the debt with wages before? Aspergillus and I have recovered from our injuries, when do you think we can start working for you?"

"You two don't have other motives, right?" Xiao Feng bluntly asked, "Logically, you should be running away. Being this eager to work with me, have you colluded with Bi Quan beforehand?"

"No, absolutely not!" Old Ha said sincerely, "We've been considering for a few days, at our age, we aren't aiming for great wealth. Just small comforts would suffice.

If you let us come over, ideally we continue working for you after repaying the debt. If you don't let us come over, the money might not be repaid quickly."

"Listening to you, not letting you come over wouldn't work for me?" Xiao Feng couldn't help but laugh.

Old Ha denied, "That's not what I meant, I'm just stating the facts."

Xiao Feng pondered for a while, and said, "Alright, you two come to Jiangcheng, let's talk in detail once we meet."

It's just the time for hiring, at worst keeping an eye on them or directly poisoning them, for now, just make do with them.

"We're now at Jiangcheng East Station." Old Ha replied.

Xiao Feng was somewhat surprised, these two old fellows had already guessed I would agree?

"Then take a cab to Central Hospital, we'll meet at the entrance."

After hanging up, Xiao Feng opened the car window.

The chilly wind invigorated his spirits.

The driver glanced at the rearview mirror, casually chatting with Xiao Feng.

A quarter of an hour later, the vehicle stopped at Central Hospital.

Xiao Feng paid and got out, didn't wait long, and saw Aspergillus and Old Ha getting out of a taxi.

Old Ha was carrying a woven bag, Aspergillus held a sack.

Just from their appearance, the two of them seemed like old men coming to work in the city, with not a slight bit of expertise.

"Boss, long time no see." Old Ha nodded and bowed.

Aspergillus similarly smiled and nodded.

Xiao Feng couldn't help but disdain, "You're supposed to be experts, why are you dressed like this?"

"Hehe, Boss you don't understand, money should not be shown, don't be deceived by this broken woven bag. There are two good pieces inside." Old Ha explained.

"What good pieces?"

"Two antiques from the Ming Dynasty, a inkstone and a candlestick." Old Ha said proudly.

Xiao Feng frowned, "I remember when the knife was at your neck you told me you had no money."

"Uh..." Old Ha was momentarily speechless, then hurriedly added, "At that time, you only mentioned money, didn't speak about antiques."

"Antiques aren't money, right?" Xiao Feng said displeased.

Old Ha didn't say anything, he knew that talk couldn't be answered randomly, otherwise, the antiques might change ownership in an instant.

Xiao Feng didn't care what he thought, continuing to ask, "I'm asking you, antiques aren't money, right?"

"Although antiques can be sold for money, strictly speaking, they are two different things." Old Ha's mind raced, "For example, breakfast is bought with money, that's true.

But when we talk, we certainly cannot say we eat money, instead, we have to say we eat breakfast."

"Oh, I understand your point." Xiao Feng nodded, "Basically, you think money and material things don't equate."

Old Ha was practically collapsing, wishing he could slap himself twice, really a glib tongue!

What's there to say, talking about money in front of the heartless Boss, isn't that asking for trouble?

Aspergillus, who hadn't spoken this whole time, now said, "Boss, please show mercy, those two antiques are of great importance to Old Ha."

"That's right, that's right!" Old Ha continuously nodded, simultaneously giving Aspergillus a grateful look.

Unexpectedly, Aspergillus then said, "They are family heirlooms stolen by his grandfather, symbolic of the family."

"Bullshit!" Old Ha was suddenly furious, "So what you mean is that I keep those two antiques to prove my grandfather was a thief?"

Aspergillus looked at Xiao Feng, respectfully saying, "Boss, he admitted it, his grandfather was a thief."

"Get lost!" Old Ha was suddenly furious, "Your grandfather was the thief."

"..." Xiao Feng.

These two old guys were purely here for comedy, right?

Now, he was starting to believe Old Ha's words.

If Bi Quan really bribed these two to be undercover beside him, could it be to have them collaborate and laugh him to death?

Still, despite saying so, the precautions needed to be taken.

Perhaps these two intentionally act foolish to make him let his guard down?

"Find a motel, book a room by the hour, put the luggage down." Xiao Feng instructed.

Old Ha and Aspergillus nodded, seemingly to showcase their capability, the tasks were quickly completed.

Of course, this also had to do with the fact that there were more than enough motels near the hospital.

Xiao Feng walked in the front, with them following from both sides, heading into the hospital.

Aspergillus wondered aloud, "Why are we going to the hospital?"

Old Ha seemed to recall something, pulled Xiao Feng, and said, "Boss, we sincerely want to follow you, please don't do anything to us."

"What nonsense are you talking about, what would I do?" Xiao Feng shook off Old Ha's arm and frowned in query.

Old Ha countered, "Aren't you planning to make a move soon and land us in the emergency room?"

"Do I really look that sinister?" Xiao Feng said, speechless.

"Of course not, Boss you appear kind, a genuinely good person!" Old Ha flattered.

Xiao Feng impatiently waved, "You're not here to give me a 'good person card,' this time we're visiting a patient."

"Do we know them?" Aspergillus tentatively asked.

"You've met." Xiao Feng nodded, "The one with a slick appearance, prone to stepping on mines, unreliable in work, who always lets us down at critical moments."

Old Ha and Aspergillus exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with evident confusion, clearly not figuring out who Xiao Feng meant by the patient.