Chapter 247 - 155 Beggar_2
Ze San’s grip relaxed slightly, then he immediately thought of how Liu Shisan was counting on his money and likely wouldn’t dare to kill him. That’s why he withdrew his hand.
"Cough cough!" Liu Shisan leaned against the wall and coughed twice, still smiling as he said, "Do you think I’m still the feeble student from the State Academy of over a decade ago? You all are ruthlessly insane, how could I not think of ways to protect myself? If you don’t want things to stay this way, then obediently hand over the hundred strings of cash. From then on, I will never return to the East Capital. Otherwise, even if we perish together, I would have earned a few people to cushion my fall!"
After a pause, Ze San asked, "Really?"
"I, Liu Wen, grew up reading the sages’ books. I naturally wouldn’t speak carelessly!" Liu Shisan’s remaining eye glowed unnaturally bright against the other side’s dark void, eerie yet firm.
"Fine!" Ze San agreed at once, then viciously added, "If you break your word, you’ve said it yourself, we’re all ruthlessly insane!"
Ze San knew he only wanted a hundred strings because he must surely be planning to demand the same from the other four, amounting to five hundred in total—an extraordinarily large sum.
Liu Shisan also understood the principle that "a cornered dog will leap over a wall." The sum he asked for was neither too much nor too little, just the right amount that Ze San could afford.
"I don’t have that much money right now; tomorrow evening, I will leave the money in the usual spot. You can fetch it yourself!" Ze San ultimately compromised.