Chapter 87 Liu Zhi takes action
Liu Zhi also put the things in his hands on the ground, and then picked up a few more things from Xu Min's pile, trying to help her lighten some of the burden.
At this time, the guy saw Liu Zhi again. He was not sure what he was thinking. His eyes flickered as he stared at the pole in his hand. Like a hungry wolf seeing its prey, he walked up to Liu Zhi and said, "One hundred yuan, and the pole is yours."
Liu Zhi looked at the old man in front of him expressionlessly, his eyes as cold as the glaciers in Antarctica. Xu Min also looked at him, and Liu Zhi said slowly: "Twenty yuan, no more."
The old man laughed wickedly, his wrinkles squeezed together, like a cunning fox. He said, "One hundred yuan, not a cent less. I think it's inconvenient for you two to carry so many things. I have this shoulder pole for a long time, it is definitely worth the price!"
Xu Min glanced at the old man who had made her feel pity just now, but now she felt extremely disgusted.
She looked annoyed and said angrily, "You are obviously taking advantage of the fact that we can't afford so many things, so you are raising the price!"
"I sold the carrying pole to you because I wanted to make it more convenient for you. Why are you so ungrateful?" The old man's tone was filled with a hint of blame.
Liu Zhi thought about it for a moment, then replied, "Okay."
After hearing Liu Zhi's reply, the smile on the old man's face became even brighter, like a blooming chrysanthemum.
Xu Min on the side watched the old man coldly, muttering in his heart: This old guy is just a cunning and profiteer!
Liu Zhi slowly opened his wallet and took out a fifty-yuan bill.
Then he continued to grope, and found a twenty-yuan bill and a ten-yuan bill, and even some small change.
In this way, I scraped together enough money to finally collect a hundred dollars.
The old man took the money with great joy, and the smile on his face became even more smug. He handed the shoulder pole to Liu Zhi, and then began to count the banknotes in his hand with satisfaction.
After counting the money, he turned around and left without looking back, leaving behind Xu Min with a stunned look on her face and Liu Zhi who was busy tying up the bags.
As the old man walked away, Xu Min unexpectedly broke his usual habit and took the initiative to speak: "Why don't you negotiate the price with him?"
However, at this moment, Liu Zhi was concentrating on tying up the bags on the ground with the ropes at both ends of the carrying pole and had no time to pay attention to anything else.
He didn't even raise his head, but just said lightly: "It's okay."
Xu Min listened silently to Liu Zhi's indifferent response and did not dare to ask any more questions for a while.
After all, she could clearly feel that the other party didn't seem willing to talk more about this topic at the moment.
After Liu Zhi finally tied up all the items, he picked up the New Year's goods purchased today effortlessly and no longer needed Xu Min's assistance.
The burden rested firmly on his shoulders, as if it had become one with him.
Liu Zhi carried a load on his shoulders and said, "Let's find a place to fill our stomachs first."
Xu Min responded softly and followed Liu Zhi closely.
In less than two minutes, they arrived at a wonton noodle restaurant. The restaurant was crowded with people and every seat was occupied.
After looking around, they found that there were no empty seats.
Liu Zhi put the load by the door, turned around and shouted to the boss: "Boss, give me two bowls of wonton noodles. We can eat right here at the door!"
The boss smiled and nodded when he heard this, and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, there are so many customers today, so there are no seats left."
Liu Zhi quickly responded, "It's okay, it's not a big deal." Then, he pointed to Xu Min beside him and told the boss, "This is my niece. I'm going out to buy something later. Please just give those two bowls of wonton noodles to her."
The boss readily agreed: "Okay, go ahead!"
After explaining all these things, Liu Zhi turned around and told Xu Min, "Remember to keep an eye on your things, don't let thieves get their hands on them."
Xu Min nodded to show that he understood.
As soon as Liu Zhi finished speaking, he left as quickly as an arrow, running in the direction where the old man had just left.
He jogged all the way, running as fast as the wind, and in just ten minutes, the old man's back came into his sight.
Liu Zhi immediately slowed down his pace and followed carefully, as if he were a hunting cheetah, afraid to make any sound.
After a while, the old man turned into an intersection as nimbly as a cunning rabbit, and Liu Zhi hurriedly followed him.
Along the way, Liu Zhi looked around vigilantly and found that there were no cameras nearby. This town is not well developed, and many places are still those old tiled houses.
The old man came to a large slope with steep stairs on both sides and an inclined ramp in the middle, which was obviously designed for motorcycles or cars.
Liu Zhi seized the opportunity and kicked the old man hard like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey the moment he was about to go down the stairs.
The old man suddenly felt an overwhelming force coming from behind him, and his body instantly lost balance.
He was terrified and tried to reach out and grab the handrail, but it was too late and he could only let himself roll down the stairs.
The body kept colliding on the stairs like a ball, and after rolling several times, the head finally hit the hard steps heavily.
The old man's body collapsed to the ground as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer, motionless. Blood slowly flowed out from his head, gathering into a shocking pool of blood.
Liu Zhi rushed to the old man like a gust of wind. After a busy work, he made sure that the old man was no longer alive. He then quickly fled the scene as if nothing had happened. When he reached the street, he walked leisurely all the way, as if nothing had happened.
Suddenly a clothing store came into view and Liu Zhi walked in slowly.
In front of Xu Min, there was a small and exquisite stool with two bowls of steaming wonton noodles placed on it. At this moment, Xu Min couldn't wait to taste the bowl of wonton noodles.
At this moment, Liu Zhi also came back here, holding a large female coat in his hand, and threw it over Xu Min's head without saying a word.
Then, Liu Zhi picked up the remaining bowl of wonton noodles on the stool without hesitation and began to eat it with relish.
Xu Min took the coat in his hand, first looked up at Liu Zhi, then looked down at the coat in his hand. Although he was confused, he did not say much.
She walked behind Liu Zhi and silently took off the stained and dirty coat she was wearing.