39: Meeting the Wu brothers

“If you dare to bring the officials here, I’ll feed you to the bugs in the water.”

This voice was too familiar.

Jiang Fei turned her head: “Are you sure?”

“Didn’t I tell you not to look back… Uh… Big Boss?”

Crippled Wang on the rubber boat was stunned.

He heard his subordinates report that a young girl had brought a lot of supplies to the free trade zone, and specifically waited for the officials to leave before quietly approaching to rob her.

He never expected it to be the Big Boss!

She was so heavily disguised, who could recognize her?

Jiang Fei’s gaze was deep: “You want to rob me?”

“No, no, it’s all a misunderstanding.” Crippled Wang smiled fawningly, his tone sincere:

“I listened to you and stocked up on insect repellent, which is why my brothers and I survived this time and even made a profit. I’m so grateful to you, how could I possibly rob you?”

“Big Boss, would you like to come to my place for a bit?”

“I saved over 10 kilograms of gold for you.”

Hearing this, Jiang Fei swiftly untied the rope securing the rubber boat: “Lead the way.”

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Maple Grove Road was a street of restaurants in Lincheng, mainly hosting various banquets.

The owners here had more or less some background and were not short on supplies, so the snakes, insects, and poisonous mosquitoes were cleaned up very thoroughly.

Crippled Wang, with his subordinates, moored the rubber boat on the second-floor platform of Manxing Grand Restaurant.

Jiang Fei followed closely behind him.

“This is my base camp. It used to host banquets and do business, but now it’s where my brothers and I live. It’s a bit messy, Big Boss, please don’t mind it,” Crippled Wang explained, while having his subordinates clean up the trash on the ground.

The restaurant had 8 floors, taller than a normal residential building, equivalent to the 16th floor of Yulan Garden.

The second, third, and fourth floors housed Crippled Wang’s subordinates and their families, while the upper floors were mostly stacked with supplies, guarded by a few people.

Noticing a photo pasted on the wall of the corridor on each floor, Jiang Fei took another look, and her expression became subtle.

The person in the photo was her, standing halfway up Dongshan Mountain.

The angle was a candid shot, but her face was still clearly visible.

“Why is my photo here?”

“Last time, A Meng almost robbed you at the Four Seasons Fresh Supermarket, so I found an opportunity to secretly take a photo of you, printed dozens of copies, and pasted them in the corridors to let my brothers recognize our own people and avoid accidental harm.”

Turns out, he was the first one not to recognize her.

Crippled Wang scratched his head awkwardly.

A Meng was the tattooed man whom Jiang Fei had injured with a knife.

Jiang Fei: “Take down all the photos.”

They were black and white, which looked quite scary.

“Then I’ll tell my brothers to take them down later…”

“Miss Jiang!” Suddenly, a surprised voice interrupted Crippled Wang.

Wu Xiaowei ran over excitedly, followed by Wu Dayong.

Noticing that Wu Xiaowei’s right sleeve was empty, Jiang Fei was startled.

Crippled Wang, who was good at observing expressions, explained in a low voice: “The second day my brother joined, he encountered a sneak attack from the Tiger Suppression Gang. He took a knife for me and had an arm cut off.”

“Because of this loyalty, I recognized him as my brother.”

“It was also a coincidence. I took my brother to the Hospital to find a doctor for treatment and met his father and brother.”

Jiang Fei nodded to show understanding.

Perhaps for Wu Xiaowei, this was a blessing in disguise.

Thud—

Wu Xiaowei and Wu Dayong knelt before Jiang Fei.

Wu Xiaowei: “Thank you, Miss Jiang. Without you, I would not have met Brother Wang, nor would I have reunited with my father and brother.”

“If Miss Jiang hadn’t left supplies at the First Hospital, I wouldn’t have lasted until Xiao Wei came to find us.”

At this point, Wu Dayong’s voice lowered a few tones: “Uncle Zheng and the others asked me to thank you if I ever saw you, Miss Jiang.”

“To save protective gear, they gave the chance to survive to ordinary people who weren't sick, and chose to commit suicide…”

Jiang Fei was silent.

Everyone has their own fate; she had already done what she needed to do.

Seeing Wu Dayong’s eyes redden, Crippled Wang helped him up: “Alright, Second Brother, you and Younger Brother go back and take care of our father. Big Boss and I still have things to discuss.”

Jiang Fei: “?”

“Wu Dayong, he’s your brother too?”

Crippled Wang chuckled: “They don’t mind what I used to do, so I adopted their whole family.”

“I’m an orphan and never experienced what it’s like to have a family, but now it’s different. I have two good brothers and a father; I’ve profited.”

Jiang Fei gave him a thumbs up.

As expected of a businessman.

Even recognizing family members wasn’t a loss for him.

Wu Dayong: “Miss Jiang, once my father recovers, I’ll bring him to see you. He said he must thank you in person.”

“Miss Jiang, if you have time, you can come find us. We live in the ‘Blooming Prosperity Hall’ on the 4th floor.” With that, Wu Xiaowei and Wu Dayong reluctantly left.

Jiang Fei followed Crippled Wang to the top-floor office.

Crippled Wang moved a box onto the table: “Big Boss, I only found this much gold. Now there are officials moving around outside, so we can’t go out frequently. We’ll have to wait a few days to continue searching.”

“The more we find, the better.” Jiang Fei didn’t rush to put the gold into her Supermarket, and sat on the sofa:

“Do you have any agricultural machinery?”

“A friend of mine needs some.”

Agricultural machinery was generally very large, and it was inconvenient for her to take it to Yulan Garden, so she could only invent a friend.

If Crippled Wang had some, she would choose a place to store them, and then secretly collect them later.

Crippled Wang shook his head: “I don’t have agricultural machinery, but I know where there is some. This is also what I wanted to discuss with you.”

“Ever since the typhoon and heavy rain started, the Tiger Suppression Gang has often taken advantage of the chaos to rob and steal, plundering a lot of supplies, and also occupying the farm on Beishan Mountain.”

“I suspect they’ve hidden all the supplies there and want to find an opportunity to seize them. My people have already scouted the area; they go there once a week to rotate the people staying at the farm.”

“The next rotation is three days from now, on Saturday. I plan to act that day. Big Boss, would you like to join?”

“After it’s done, the supplies will still be distributed according to the old rules: I’ll give you 10 boxes, and you can choose whatever you want.”

He didn’t know the actual situation inside the farm, but one more person meant one more layer of security.

With so many brothers under him, Crippled Wang didn’t dare to act rashly.

Jiang Fei thought for a moment and asked: “Can I bring people?”

Lu Yu and their supplies were low; it was time to replenish them.

“You can, but I can’t give 10 boxes; at most, three boxes per person.”

He was genuinely afraid that the Big Boss would bring hundreds of people.

“Alright, tell me the departure time.”

“Three days from now, at 1 PM, we’ll meet at Manxing Grand Restaurant.” Crippled Wang suddenly sat next to Jiang Fei with a fawning smile:

“Big Boss, I have a question I’d like to ask you. What do you think I should stock up on next?”

He had survived twice and made a fortune, all thanks to the Big Boss’s guidance. He had always speculated whether she had an insider connection to get first-hand information.

And today he just happened to witness it!

Captain Xu of the Rescue Team was chatting familiarly with the Big Boss!

These two were definitely old acquaintances! Good friends!

Jiang Fei countered Crippled Wang: “It’s July now, and summer has begun, yet we have to wear jackets every day to avoid the cold. What do you think would be useful?”