latelenovela Chapter 33 Secondhand Smoke is Unhealthy
Chapter 33 Secondhand Smoke is Unhealthy
Inside a coffee shop, a strange group sat at a table near the corner—
A smiling, black-haired young man and a middle-aged, overweight man with a face full of anger and ashen complexion.
"Bound chains, how much do you want? I'll pay! As long as you don't sell our business to anyone else, I can afford any price."
The middle-aged, overweight man clenched his fists and stared at Bai Yexiu with angry eyes.
Two or three days after the last incident, this middle-aged, overweight man—who was also the leader of Dark Green—"friendly" invited him to talk in this coffee shop.
Because Bai Yexiu repeatedly sold the information that "the fake information dealer is a member of Anqing" to many people, many gangs have been causing trouble for Anqing in the past two days.
However, Dark Green had suffered manpower losses in the battle with Ink at its headquarters and had not yet recovered when other gangs attacked them en masse, throwing Dark Green into chaos. No matter where they went, they encountered obstacles everywhere and felt utterly ashamed.
All he wants now is to prevent the information from being sold to more people. If that happens, the entire underworld will know what Dark Green is doing, and Dark Green will face a huge disaster.
"This isn't about money." Bai Yexiu took a sip of coffee, his tone unusually serious. "You're using my name to make money off me, and you still have the nerve to bring this up with me?"
He stirred his coffee, emphasizing his words: "My reputation is worth a lot."
The Dark Green leader stiffened, feeling a wave of despair wash over him.
A slow death coupled with the despair of being surrounded on all sides.
Beside the counter, a handsome blond man with dark skin stood holding a tray, his eyes glancing occasionally at the strange couple.
Amuro Tooru had heard a little about the underworld. He had heard that the gang that had been selling fake information under the guise of the Chains had been caught by the Chains themselves.
This is truly dramatic.
Today, while working part-time at this coffee shop, he immediately recognized the chain.
Amuro Tooru was surprised. He had seen this famous chain before in several places. Moreover, the chain would never choose a place like a coffee shop to trade information; in Amuro Tooru's opinion, the chain was probably discussing something with someone.
But seeing the angry expression on the middle-aged man's face, Amuro Tooru guessed that the conversation between the chain and this man was not very pleasant.
“And besides,” Bai Yexiu threw the coffee-stirring spoon on the table, “shouldn’t you Dark Green apologize to me?”
The leader of the Dark Green Sect looked up as if he had come back to his senses, and met Bai Yexiu's seemingly cold and lifeless pale purple eyes.
"..." The Dark Green leader remained silent, seemingly stunned as if he had remembered something.
He was completely overwhelmed by the barrage of words from the chain, leaving him no room to respond.
"Hmph." Bai Yexiu let out a disdainful snort, stood up, and unexpectedly splashed the remaining coffee in his cup onto the face of the Dark Green leader.
The leader of the Dark Green tribe had never been treated like this before. His face was contorted, his small eyes glaring angrily, his expression a mixture of rage and embarrassment.
"Thank you for paying the bill for me." Bai Yexiu left the coffee shop with a playful smile, leaving the Dark Green leader, who was already furious, sitting in his seat.
Yes, he had nothing to say.
The leader of the Dark Green Sect angrily slammed his fist on the table.
Amuro Tooru, who was standing next to the counter, saw that Byakuya had left, entrusted the matter to his colleague, and then followed him.
Amuro Tooru was quite interested in the chains.
until……
A man dressed in black, bound in chains, walked 100 meters down the street from the coffee shop and stopped at a traffic light.
Not far from the roadside, a Porsche was driving towards them.
Amuro Tooru, who had finally managed to get to this area, paused for a moment.
Isn't that Gin's car?
The Porsche 356A, which Amuro Tooru knew all too well, stopped in front of the chain.
Amuro Tooru frowned.
There are two possibilities: one is that Gin came to Chains to buy information, and the other is that Chains is a member of the organization...
Bai Yexiu watched as Gin's car stopped in front of him, and at the same time, the driver's side window rolled down, revealing Vodka's round face.
"It must be Mr. Chains," Vodka said with a wicked grin. Although, in Bai Yexiu's eyes, the smile didn't seem very clever.
Bai Yexiu felt he was doomed.
It was Gin who contacted him to buy information! If he were to be exposed by Gin, he would have to hand over half of his income as an information broker to the organization. He would rather sacrifice himself to play Miracle Nikki for the boss than be exposed.
Not only will I have to hand over half of my income, but I might also get criticized by my boss, fined, and questioned by Gin...
Bai Yexiu found it troublesome just thinking about it.
"Sir, what brings you here?" Bai Yexiu asked politely.
“Mr. Chain, let’s talk in the car,” Vodka said politely.
I don't want to talk about it at all.
Bai Yexiu desperately wanted to run away. Although he had sold information to members of the organization before, he had always avoided Gin and Vodka, because he was afraid of being discovered by Gin.
After all, Bai Yexiu had witnessed Gin's ability to judge people.
Gin felt exceptionally lucky today. He had searched for the Chains in many places before, but he was always told that the Chains had either left or that they had never been there at all.
He never expected to encounter chains on the street today.
"No, I have something urgent to attend to right now," Bai Yexiu politely declined the invitation.
Just as he was about to leave, Gin's voice came from inside the car: "We'll be there soon, and the money's in place. Are you sure you want to go?"
Gin's tone carried a subtle threat, making one feel that if they refused, they would be shot in the head in the next second.
Ultimately, the power of money and Bai Yexiu's urgent desire to humiliate Gin prevailed, and Bai Yexiu boarded the thief's car with a sense of tragic heroism in his heart.
Amuro Tooru watched as the man got into Gin's car, then stopped investigating and returned to the coffee shop.
It's probably no longer feasible to continue tracking them, since they've already gotten into Gin's car.
You lousy gin, how dare you threaten me?
Bai Yexiu started acting like a big shot as soon as he got in the car. After all, there weren't many people in the underworld who dared to mess with his Fulian alias, unless they wanted their faction to be blacklisted by Fulian, or even for Fulian to find out and sell their faction's secret information and scandals.
"Tell me what you want to know as soon as possible. My time is very precious," Bai Yexiu said lazily, leaning back in his chair with his hands behind his head.
"Which faction do those dealers who sell fake information under your name belong to?" Gin asked bluntly, even lighting a cigarette in the car.
So Gin came to ask him this too... It seems Dark Blue is about to run into a tough opponent; their organization is much more powerful than those other small gangs.
"Where's the money? And..." Bai Yexiu waved away the smoke that had drifted in front of him, his tone impatient: "Can you put out your cigarette? Secondhand smoke is unhealthy."
Gin didn't put out his cigarette or say anything. Instead, he took a suitcase from under his seat and handed it to Bai Yexiu.
Bai Yexiu opened it, checked it, and after confirming that it was correct, said two words: "Dark Green".
"...And could you please put out your cigarette?" Bai Yexiu waved away the pungent smoke that had drifted in front of him again.
Vodka discovered that the chain had a particular obsession with getting Gin to put out his cigarette.
Bai Yexiu is not used to the smell of smoke, especially Gin's secondhand smoke. Therefore, the boss has set a new rule for the organization: members are not allowed to smoke when there are underage members of the organization nearby. The boss has even emphasized this rule to Gin privately.
Seeing how much the chain minded the smell of smoke, Gin reluctantly put out his cigarette.
I mind the smell of smoke, and the voice sounds somewhat familiar...
Gin glanced sideways at Byakuya.
This person felt both familiar and unfamiliar to him, which aroused Gin's desire to investigate.
"Alright, can I get off now?" Bai Yexiu felt that if he stayed any longer, he would probably burst out laughing.
The scene of Gin being forced to put out his cigarette against his will was deeply imprinted in his mind.
Neither Gin nor Vodka spoke. Before closing the car door, Byakuya got out and gave Gin a friendly reminder: "Secondhand smoke is really unhealthy."
After Bai Yexiu closed the car door, Gin picked up the cigarette case, glanced at the brand on it, and then slowly looked at the vodka.
Vodka, sweating profusely, said, "Brother, believe me, what I bought for you really wasn't secondhand smoke..."
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