<strong>Chapter 829: Big Business</strong>


    Soap trembled in fear right now because he hadn’t brought a single copper coin to Iron Handcuff. ck Mamba was right. Soap and hispanions had indeed earned a lot of money this week. However, Skinny Monkey had fallen sick, and they had to spend all the money they robbed to bring her to a doctor. The treatment fees depleted their funds, and that included the money they were supposed to give to Iron Handcuff this week.


    In the afternoon, they tried to rob the ve-girl, but it was a failed attempt. Hence, they were forced to confront Iron Handcuff empty-handed. They could already foresee the tragic fate that awaited them.


    Just when they thought they were about to fall into great despair, Zhang Heng expressed his willingness to save them. Soap did not know whether it was a blessing or a curse to follow Zhang Heng, but they seemed to have no other choice. So they bit the bullet and walked into the tavern.


    Tonight, Iron Handcuff’s men had almost entirely upied ckwater Bay. As for the rest of the people, they were burrs from the three nearby streets. Most of them were skinny teenagers like Soap and Skinny Monkey. They hade to report this week’s work to Iron Handcuff, and would also need to hand over the money that they robbed to him.


    Although they had alwaysined in private about this injustice, no one dared to actually disobey him. That was because they knew the consequences of angering Iron Handcuff. All those unfortunate ones that disobeyed him were nowhere to be seen. Hence, even though the rest were unhappy, they had no choice but to pay Iron Handcuff every week.


    Fortunately, they had all grown up at this ce and were ustomed to such things. After all, the strong preying on the weak was something that would never change in this world. Whoever had the power would get to rule the weak, and the weak could only learn how to obey orders.


    Before this, Soap and four of hispanions belonged to the bottom rungs of society. Many thieves knew about Skinny Monkey’s sister’s illness. Initially, they sympathized with Soap and hispanions, but it did notst long, and now, it had disappearedpletely. After that, some thieves evenughed at them.


    After all, these thieves would usually hustle along these three streets. They would work with each other at times but were rivals at most. Besides, it was rare to see anyone loaded with money walking on these streets. Often, these burrs would go for the same target, making peaceful co-existence between them nearly impossible.


    Nheless, they were about to be having one less rival group after tonight.


    “Damn! You guys are finally here. I thought you and your friend were going to run from me. I was just about to settle my things here and pay a visit to your respective families.”


    The person talking to them was a dwarf, and his role in the gang was to manage Iron Handcuff’s money. When Soap and four of his friends entered the tavern, he was sitting on a waitress’sp. They were chatting, and the waitress wasughing at his jokes. At the same time, she allowed the dwarf to feast his eyes on her body.


    After that, he kissed the waitress on the cheek, jumped off herp, walked to Soap, and stretched out one of his hands, “Excellent, since you are here, pay us the money.”


    “I... we have no money,” Soap replied with a shudder, even hearing the sound of his own teeth chattering in his mouth.


    “No money?” The smile on the dwarf’s face gradually disappeared, “That does not sound right to me. I heard you guys had a good yield this week.”


    “Yes, but we used the money to take my sister to a doctor.” Skinny Monkey did not want Soap to be burdened by the pressure alone. So, he gulped and blurted out the truth.


    The dwarf sighed. “You have not been in this business for long enough. You are, however, considered a veteran now, and you should have known everything about the rules. Of course, it is important to treat your sister’s illness, but you can’t use other people’s money to pay for her treatment. No matter how we look at it, you are at fault.”


    “I... we will find a way to repay you as soon as possible,” Skinny Monkey hurriedly said, “...for the sake of the money that you’ve made for Iron Handcuff, please give us another chance to make up for it.”


    “Okay,” the dwarf nodded. “We are not unreasonable. Even if you deceive us first, our boss, Iron Handcuff, is willing to trust you again. After all, you are the best thief in these three streets.”


    When Skinny Monkey and others heard this, they were overjoyed. They did not expect that Iron Handcuff, who had always been known for his cruelty and brutality, would show them mercy at a time like this. The thieves around them looked very surprised when they heard what he said.


    After that, they saw the dwarf drew his dagger and stuck it on the wooden table.


    “We have a small problem. Unfortunately, we are only allowed to forgive three people. It seems you guys will have to make a decision here.” A vicious smile appeared on the dwarf’s face.


    Soap and his friends were left in shock. The other thieves, on the other hand, were relieved when they saw what had happened. That was the Iron Handcuff that they were familiar with. They would need to pay the price when they made a mistake.


    Now, everyone in the tavern was looking at Soap and his friends. They wanted to know who they would choose in the end. After a while, Soap said, “Wait, we don’t have any money, but we have to discuss with Iron Handcuff’s boss about a business n.”


    He finally made up his mind. He knew that he was about to cut ties with Iron Handcuffs and the gang when he said that. Even though Soap greatly doubted that Zhang Heng could to cut a deal with Iron Handcuff, he had no other options but to do what Zhang Heng asked him to do.


    “Business?” A yful look spawned across the dwarf’s face. “What business n can four thievese up with? Or are you trying to buy yourselves some time?”


    The next moment, an unfamiliar voice came into his ears, “What he said is true. He wants to discuss a business n with your boss.”


    The dwarf was a little surprised. He did not know where Zhang Heng hade from. In fact, he could not even remember when the Asian man had entered the tavern. And he had never seen him before. Hence, he had no idea why a stranger wanted to stick his nose in his business.


    On the other side, ck Mamba and his men, drinking, had their expressions change drastically they saw Zhang Heng. He then asked, “Why are you here again?!”


    “Why? Do you know him?” The dwarf was taken aback when he heard ck Mamba shouting.


    The incident that had happened that afternoon was too embarrassing to be told by ck Mamba. Seven of his men were beaten up by a single person, and they were left with swollen noses and faces. Considering that Zhang Heng didn’t belong here, and they had no way to defeat him, they decided not to look for revenge. It was rare that they would make peace with a stranger that had just beaten them up.


    None of them expected that Zhang Heng was still around and follow them to this tavern. ck Mamba suddenly felt aggrieved. He did not know why Zhang Heng hade to the tavern tonight. And he thought that he was here for him. After the fight, ck Mamba heard Zhang Heng say that he would let them go, and he thought the man was going to keep his promise. Zhang Heng’s very presence made him believe that Zhang Heng broke the promise on purpose. A diatorial champion usually wouldn’t be that perfidious. The ones he had beaten up did not seek him, but the ones who beat them up came knocking at their door.