Scam

Taking the knives from Louzheng, Wang Ming once again got a look at the knives they were the perfect decoration for his restaurant. He then placed the knives on the wall right in front of the kitchen it's the highest point in the restaurant so you can see the knives from anywhere in the restaurant.

He got help from Louzheng to do this since he couldn't do it himself. He didn't want to bother Louzheng as he's injured, but when Louzheng saw that Wang Ming had no way to hang it up, Louzheng helped him without him needing to ask.

After Louzheng hung up the knives, something mysterious happened. A majestic golden aura exploded out of the knives and covered the restaurant. Though it so fast that Louzheng and Wang Ming couldn't see it, they thought it was the sun shining in their eyes. After the aura enveloped the restaurant, they felt warmer and comfortable, but Wang Ming and Louzheng attributed it to being hot outside.

"Louzheng, you're a loyal and kind person, a man I would love to use. I can't give any promises on how long I can keep you hired. But I will pay you 150 yuan daily to work for me, being a server and a handyperson in my restaurant. You deserve a job where customers treat you with respect more than what you get driving the taxi."

"I can't promise you that our customers will treat you with respect, but if a customer makes trouble without reason in my restaurant. I will stand behind you kick them out if you have to."

Wang Ming knows Louzheng's a quiet man that talks little, but since he has worked as a taxi driver, he should be able to deal with customers. But even if he isn't good at talking as long as he has the passion to learn, then Wang Ming would have no problem with it.

"I Don't know Mister Ming, the taxi job isn't a superb job. But it feeds me it's a consistent source of income for me. I know myself the only good qualities I have is that I'm hardworking and I'm strong. I don't know if I can handle being a server. What if you lose money because of me?"

Louzheng felt thankful that Wang Ming wanted to hire him, but working for Wang Ming scared him. Because he knew he wasn't qualified, he doesn't have strong social skills and is clumsy.

"Don't worry, Louzheng, even if you can't do anything you can still learn, I believe in you. If I earn enough money, I will even raise your salary so that one day you can buy your own house and taxi if you want to. The only thing I need from you is confidence and commitment to the job."

Wang Ming tried to encourage Louzheng, as he knew Louzheng could do the job but just needed more confidence. He didn't need a professional server, but needed an assistant he could trust. Later on, if everything goes well, he would entrust even more tasks to Louzheng.

He already had a plan. Louzheng, Peng Tong, Meng Hao would be important pieces in his plan to make his Food and Entertainment empire. He wasn't planning to take advantage of them, but share his empire with them, so they could all be rich and powerful together. Though he had told nobody of his plans yet.

Wang Ming used the next 20 minutes to convince Louzheng. He knew Louzheng was only hesitant because he didn't think he was good enough. So Wang Ming kept pressing until Louzheng broke and finally agreed with him. The reason Louzheng finally agreed to help Wang Ming was he felt like Wang Ming's a good person, and he could help him become a better person.

"You won't regret this, I promise you. Don't call me Mister Ming from now on just call me Wang Ming. We will be good friends from now on. Quit the taxi job and come to my restaurant early tomorrow, we will do a lot of testing the next three days so I'll need your help." Wang Ming would be in "closed cultivation," the next three days and perfect his braised pork belly.

Before he sent Louzheng away, he gave him a list of ingredients and 1000 yuan. These were crucial ingredients he needed to make the braised pork belly. On the list were items like Brown Sugar, Soy Sauce, Sesame Oil, dark Soy sauce and lots of different spices.

Leaving with the list, Louzheng bowed to Wang Ming and said loudly, "Thank you, Wang Ming!" then went on his way.

When Louzheng left Wang Ming couldn't help but smile, Wang Ming felt like he had finally helped someone today and it felt great. Though his restaurant would need to generate a lot of money to allow him to help more and more people.

Finishing everything he needed to do for the day, Wang Ming headed out and called Peng Tong to ask him out for a drink. He still needed to thank him for all the help. Helping him find his restaurant and the help from his underlings.

Calling Peng Tong, what Wang Ming didn't know was that Peng Tong was just about to call him. So when Peng Tong saw that Wang Ming called, he instantly picked up to voice his dissatisfaction. But they ended up talking over each other instead.

"Hey Little Tong let's go out for a drink as a thank you for finding me that restaurant."

"Big Bro, where are my thanks for helping you find the restaurant?"

Which made both of them laugh, then Wang Ming said.

"Ok, as the big brother I will pay for drinks. Let's go to the bar we went to the last time. Meet me there in 15 minutes." The bar Wang Ming and Peng Tong went to last time, was close to Wang Ming's restaurant so it would take him 10 minutes maximum to get there.

Peng Tong was shocked hearing that Wang Ming wanted to go for a drink now. The clock was about 4pm. Which normal person would go out for drinks at 4pm on a normal day? But since Peng Tong wasn't a normal person, he agreed to meet Wang Ming.

Making his way to the bar, he could see many people wandering around. Probably since it was 4pm, the time when most people are done with their jobs and roamed the markets for food or going home. There shouldn't be that many people at the bar yet, he thought, but when he arrived at the bar.

There was many people there already. It wasn't overcrowded, but enough people to fill the tables and chairs, there were people that were dancing to the music and looked like they were drunk already.

Seeing that Peng Tong wasn't here yet, Wang Ming ordered two drinks for them, which cost him roughly 20 yuan each. While waiting, he suddenly heard a woman scream and the sound of someone getting slapped. Looking towards the dance floor, he saw a man whose head was wet and a woman lying on the ground while covering her face with her hand.

Wang Ming didn't know what had happened, so he didn't want to help the woman, as he didn't want to make trouble for himself. Looking around, he noticed many people looking at the couple, but no one went out to help. They just laughed and pointed at them.

But then Wang Ming saw the man slowly step towards the woman. It seemed like he was readying himself to assault the woman again. Seeing a man beat up on a woman like that made Wang Ming disgusted, he had to help her. He knew it could be a stupid choice, but seeing a defenseless woman being treated like that, it didn't sit right with him.

"Hey, stop now!"

Rolling his wheelchair as fast as he could towards the woman, Wang Ming grabbed the man's hand from hitting the woman. And pushed him away. But it seemed like the man had drunk a little too much. So he stumbled and fell, Wang Ming knew he hadn't pushed him with enough force to hurt him so he didn't care about the man, Instead he went to help the woman.

"Hey are you ok? What happened why did he slap you?"

Seeing the red mark on her face, Wang Ming couldn't help but curling his fingers into a fist. Why would someone would treat another person like this? Seeing that she struggled to get up from the floor, Wang Ming helped her by grabbing both of her arms, pulling her up from the floor. When she saw that Wang Ming helped her to get up, she smiled, not because she was happy but because the prey had taken the bait.

As soon as Wang Ming used his arms to help her up, she screamed even louder this time. "A Pervert! A Pervert!" Within a few seconds a man came running out from somewhere with his three friends "Who are you to touch my girlfriend!" He had to be the leader and mastermind behind this scheme.

The leader then looked at the man lying on the floor and his woman and winked at them. This was the signal to start everything. They were all in on the scam they had done this multiple times before. It was how they extorted people. They were someone that would extort the weak and would fear the strong. Seeing Wang Ming sitting in a wheelchair, they thought that this would be easy money.

Wang Ming didn't understand why the woman suddenly screamed, but then understood everything when the men came out. He realized he was still too naïve and hated himself for it.