Chapter 600: It’s Not About the Money

Sun Hongyang left the gathering and went to a nearby bar.

In the private room, Sun Hongyang had quite a few drinks.

“Song Qingya, you fucking bitch, I’ve chased you for so long, and you actually called me a hooligan. Just wait until I kill Xu Yang, then I’ll get you in bed!”

Sun Hongyang clenched his teeth in rage.

Originally, he had wanted to pursue Song Qingya by normal means.

Now, it seemed that normal means would not suffice.

But to give up was absolutely impossible.

To get Song Qingya, he could only resort to other methods.

But first, he needed to deal with Xu Yang.

The humiliation of today, it was all brought by Xu Yang, and he yearned to tear him to pieces.

At that moment, the door of the private room was pushed open, and a middle-aged man walked in.

“Young Master Sun, you said you had a matter to discuss with me?”

The middle-aged man was the bar owner, named Lei Qingze, a fierce figure in Harbor City’s underworld.

Years ago, with only a watermelon knife, he fought from the east to the west of Queen’s Avenue, establishing his reputation, becoming a boss, with dozens of brothers under him, enjoying a period of considerable prestige.

After ’97, Lei Qingze realized that the trend was irreversible and withdrew from the underworld, opening bars and entertainment centers, and his brothers became the security of these establishments.

“Boss Lei, I need your help to kill someone,” Sun Hongyang said through gritted teeth.

“Young Master Sun, I haven’t done such things for a long time, now it’s a society under the rule of law, I won’t kill people.”

Lei Qingze refused immediately, without hesitation.

Although he had gone legitimate, he would still take some businesses.

For instance, if someone came to him with money to ask for help in dealing with a person, like breaking their legs, that he could do.

He had done similar things for Sun Hongyang before, which is why Sun Hongyang sought him out this time.

But killing, that was something he would absolutely not do anymore.

In this day and age, still playing around with killing, if he dared to kill, he’d be caught in minutes.

This was no longer the era under foreign rule; under the Chinese authority, they couldn’t afford to mess around, otherwise, they would be wiped out instantly!

“Can’t money solve the problem? However much it takes, just name it!” Sun Hongyang thought it was a matter of money.

“Young Master Sun, it’s not a matter of money, I truly don’t do killings,” Lei Qingze said, shaking his head.

“Ten million!” Sun Hongyang thought Lei Qingze was just talking big, thinking it was indeed about the money.

“Young Master Sun, it really isn’t about the money,” Lei Qingze shook his head again.

“Twenty million!” Sun Hongyang continued to raise the price.

His hatred for Xu Yang was as endless as the surging river.

He felt only by killing Xu Yang could he dissolve his hatred.

Lei Qingze shook his head silently.

“Fifty million!” Sun Hongyang blurted out fifty million in one breath.

“Young Master Sun, it really isn’t about the money. I now own two bars and three entertainment centers, making tens of millions in revenue every year. I live a good life and don’t need to risk losing my head,” Lei Qingze reiterated, shaking his head.

“Really not going to do it?” Sun Hongyang furrowed his brows.

It seemed it truly wasn’t about the money; Lei Qingze genuinely did not want to do it.

“Won’t do it.” Lei Qingze shook his head.

“Would you do it if it’s just breaking legs?” Sun Hongyang asked.

“Yes,” Lei Qingze nodded.

“Fine, then just break legs, he got off easy,” Sun Hongyang said, feeling somewhat helpless.

“Who is the target? What’s his status?” Lei Qingze asked.

He needed to know the target’s status to quote a price.

Different people, different quotes.

“A mainlander, the boss of Jiang Di Lao, Xu Yang!” Sun Hongyang gnashed his teeth with eyes flickering with the light of hatred.

“What, the boss of Jiang Di Lao, Xu Yang?!” Lei Qingze exclaimed in surprise.

“That’s right, it’s him!” Lei Qingze nodded.

“Sun Shao, I’m sorry, but I can’t do this job.” Lei Qingze shook his head.

“How can you not do it? Don’t worry, he is in Harbor City. I’ve had him checked out; he’s staying at the Walden Hotel without bodyguards. Sending someone to break his leg later tonight would be very easy,” Sun Hongyang said.

“Sun Shao, since you know he is the boss of Jiang Di Lao, you should also know what kind of person he is. He’s the most prominent figure in the Huaxia business community in the past year, a trillionaire. If I send someone to break the leg of a trillionaire, wouldn’t that be asking for death?”

Lei Qingze wasn’t ignorant; to manage his bar and entertainment complex well, he often kept up with business news and knew what kind of person Xu Yang was.

Xu Yang had become a billionaire in just one year, and now he must already be a trillionaire.

Such a person was not someone he could mess with.

Bullying ordinary people was one thing, even corporate executives didn’t intimidate him.

But Xu Yang was a trillionaire, that meant he was at the very top of the Huaxia business community.

Lei Qingze had the self-awareness to know that such a person was beyond his reach.

Not having bodyguards was nonsense; he definitely had bodyguards, probably hidden in some unseen corner.

“It’s just a trillionaire, isn’t it? This is Harbor City, our turf!” Sun Hongyang curled his lip, unconcerned.

“Sun Shao, I really can’t do it, I’m sorry. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving now.”

Lei Qingze, not wanting to invite trouble, didn’t say anything more to Sun Hongyang and got up to leave.

Just as he stepped out of the private room, he saw three people.

A woman, with two men in black suits standing behind her.

“Miss Song!” Seeing the woman, Lei Qingze’s heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly put on a smiling face.

This was Song Qingya, the young lady of the Song Family.

Though it was her first visit to his bar, Lei Qingze recognized her instantly from the business news, where she often appeared.

“Is Sun Hongyang in this private room?” Song Qingya asked indifferently.

“Yes,” Lei Qingze hurriedly nodded.

“For the next ten minutes, no matter what happens in that private room, do not interfere. After ten minutes, you may come back. Do you understand?” Song Qingya said coldly.

“Understood.” Lei Qingze felt a shock of alarm, not knowing what Song Qingya was planning to do, but he immediately nodded.

“You may go now,” Song Qingya said.

“Alright, I won’t disturb you then.” Lei Qingze quickly took his leave.

Interfering in Song Qingya’s affairs was not something he could afford to do.

He would come back after ten minutes to see what exactly had happened.

Song Qingya entered the private room with the two men in black suits.

“Qingya, why are you here?”

While pondering whom to find to deal with Xu Yang, Sun Hongyang was surprised to see Song Qingya walk in.

He remembered that in the past, he couldn’t even get her to agree to a meeting.

Yet now, Song Qingya had taken the initiative to see him, which was quite unusual.

“Do you know how much your constant pestering annoys me?” Song Qingya said as she sat down on the sofa opposite Sun Hongyang, her tone icy.

“Qingya, I’m not pestering you, I genuinely like you,” Sun Hongyang said.@@novelbin@@

“Do you know why I’ve tolerated you up to now?” Song Qingya continued, ignoring Sun Hongyang’s response.

“Why?” Sun Hongyang asked subconsciously.

“Because your pestering hasn’t crossed my bottom line yet,” Song Qingya said indifferently.

“Qingya, I’m really not pestering you, I truly like you. I just want to pursue you, to be with you. Maybe my methods are wrong, but my feelings for you are sincere,” Sun Hongyang said earnestly.

His expression could have rivalled that of an award-winning actor.

It was as if he was truly a love-stricken man.