Chapter 34 He can't afford to take the risk.

The drive lives in an old, dilapidated community. When Alex arrives at the gate of the community, he goes to the small store downstairs to buy a large bag of snacks. He knows from previous conversations that Mr. Lian has a son, so he couldn't go empty-handed, which would be truly impolite.

Alex knocks on the door with snacks in hand. A middle-aged woman opens the door and asks in confusion, "Who are you?"

"Sister-in-law, right? I'm Mr. Lian's friend. I come to see him for something. Is he home right now?" Alex says with a honest smile.

"No." The middle-aged woman shakes her head.

Alex pats his forehead,

"I guess he forgot again. I told him so many times, but he still forgot it. Well, I'll leave first and come back after he gets off work."

Then Alex hands her the snacks he bought, "These are for the children, keep them first."

The middle-aged woman pushes them a few times, and Alex asks in confusion, "Sister-in-law, why are you so vigilant? Didn't Mr Lian mention me to you?"

Without waiting for her to answer, Alex continues, "Yes, he can forget such an important matter, I guess he forgot to tell you something about me as well."

Alex stuffs the things into her hands and turns to leave, when the middle-aged woman calls him,

"Why don't you come in and sit down, I'll call him and ask him to come back as soon as possible."

Alex turns back and hesitates, "No, I'd better wait for him to come back, and it's dangerous for him to answer the phone while driving."

Seeing that Alex really has no intention of staying, the middle-aged woman also let down her guard,

"It's okay, come in and wait for a while, I'll call him and ask him to come back soon."

Alex does not refuse this time. The reason why he refused so much before is to let her down her guard. Otherwise, it would be difficult for a stranger to enter the house, and anyone would be alert.

But when Alex expressed that he didn't want to enter the house, her vigilance would definitely decrease. After all, in her opinion, she is the one who let people in, and the snacks in Alex's hand also helped him to make him look kind.

After entering the house, Alex finds a place to sit down casually. The middle-aged woman takes out her mobile phone and calls Mr Lian.

"Honey, there's someone visiting our home who wants to talk to you about something."

"Ah?"

"No, he said he told you."

Alex knows he is exposed now, but he is not panicked at all. He smiles and says to her, "Give me the phone and I'll talk to him directly."

The middle-aged woman looks at the smiling Alex. She feels the danger and hands the phone to him cautiously. Then Alex takes the phone.

"Mr Lian, how could you be so forgetful? Didn't we meet before? Didn't you help me carry the luggage? have you forgotten it?"

When Mr Lian, who is driving, heard this, he immediately pulls over. He knows that he has run into a tough guy this time. He says solemnly,

"Hey, bro, let's talk it over. I was wrong totally and I apologize to you first. As for the money, I will return it to you. Of course, I will compensate you later. Just tell me the amount and do not hurt my family please."

Alex listens to the apologize and begging on the phone and smiles,

"Which money? We are friends. Did you forget that I had something to talk to you before? If you are not busy, hurry back."

"Okay, okay, I'll be back soon."

Hearing Mr Lian's reply, Alex looks up at the middle-aged woman and says, "Okay, then you try to hurry up. Also, I think my sister-in-law has some misunderstandings. So, I'll make the sound played out and you can explain it to her."

Alex raises the phone and Mr Lian's voice comes from it. "Wife, honey, don't worry, this is just my friend. It's okay. I'll be back soon."

Alex hangs up the phone and looks at the still vigilant middle-aged woman. He knows that this would not dispel her vigilance, but he doesn't care much about it now.

Seeing the middle-aged woman frequently looking at the clock, Alex smiles, "What? Is the child coming back soon?"

Hearing Alex say this, the middle-aged woman freezes. Alex stands up and walks to her side.

"I've already said that I'm Mr Lian's friend. Why don't you believe it? Don't be nervous please since I really have no ill intentions."

Then Alex helps her sit down on the chair.

After a while, the door is opened and a little boy runs in, who gets stunned when he sees a stranger, Alex waves to him,

"Come here."

Then Alex takes out the snacks and the child's eyes lit up when he sees a large bag of snacks, but he still glances at the middle-aged woman cautiously.

Seeing this, Alex reaches out and pats her hand gently,

"I am really Mr Lian's friend. Don't let me repeat it again, okay?"

She nods. The little boy sees his mother nod and rushes forward to take the snacks away. Alex touches his little head and says kindly,

"Take it back to your bedroom and enjoy it. Your mother and I still have something to talk about."

After saying this, the little boy takes the snacks back in his own room, then Alex clearly feels that the middle-aged woman gets relieved.

After a while, Lao Li came back. Chen Xiao looks behind him and doesn't find anyone else following. He is a little surprised since It seems that Mr Lian still loves his wife and child very much.

Mr Lian takes out a wad of money from his pocket, which looks like more than 3000 euros, and explains,

"I only have this card with me, and I have taken out all the money in it. If it's not enough, I will go and borrow more. I am really wrong and I apologize to you sincerely."

Alex looks at him and knows that he wants to spend more money to avoid disaster. This is the reasonable logic of people with families. As long as their families do not get hurt, they can tolerate anything.

Alex waves his hand to indicate that he doesn't need it.

"No need for money, but you have to help me with something."

Mr Lian frowns. What he fears is truly happens. He looks at Alex who looks like a ruthless man. He could earn more money again, but he might lose his life if he doesn't do it well. Evidently, he is impossible to refuse this idea, so he asks Alex with a stiff upper lip.

"How can I help you?"

Alex nods, very satisfied with his attitude.

"Don't worry, I'll just borrow your car for a while. Just tell the company that you haven't been feeling well these days and let me take your place. Just treat it as a holiday for yourself, and you can spend more time with your wife and children. What do you think? Isn't it simple but awesome?"

"Yes, yes, yes, certainly."

Seeing that Mr Lian agrees, Alex reaches out and takes the car keys and asks, "Is the car yours? Or belong to company?"

"My own."

"Good."

This makes Alex even more satisfied. He takes the keys and leaves without saying anything more.

When he walks out of the door, he looks at the hammer in his hand. He doesn't expect that Mr Lian is so sensible and he doesn't have chance to use it.

This is also the reason why Alex doesn't say anything. Since Mr Lian is so sensible, he must know what to say and what not to say. Most important, he can't afford to take the risk.