#34 - Chapter 34: Saving Boss Niu - I have a space station

"Quick, look! Someone's coming!" said the soldier guarding the entrance.

"Wow, really? It's been a long time since anyone's come here, right? Could they be bringing supplies?" Another soldier said in surprise.

"Let's go take a look," the first soldier replied.

The two walked to the middle of the road and stood still, holding out their hands in a gesture to stop.

Twelve identical SUVs followed one another, gradually coming to a halt.

"Hello! Please show your identification," the first soldier said.

"What identification?" Dongfang Chen, sitting in the passenger seat of the first car, asked.

The two soldiers were stunned, unsure what identification was needed. Where did these people come from?

"Where did you come from?" the first soldier asked.

"Binjiang City," Dongfang Chen replied.

The two quickly grabbed their guns and released the safety catches.

"Everyone, raise your hands and get out of the car immediately!" the first soldier commanded.

Brother Zhang, in the driver's seat, glanced at Dongfang Chen, awaiting his instructions.

Dongfang Chen shook his head, raising one hand. He reached over with the other and opened the car door.

After Dongfang Chen got out of the car, the others followed suit.

More than 40 people, all wearing matching camouflage uniforms.

Everyone had a ruddy complexion and was full of energy.

This was highly suspicious.

"Report to the captain, dozens of suspicious people have appeared at the entrance, requesting backup," the second soldier said into the walkie-talkie.

"Roger!" came the reply.

"Comrade, what's wrong? Is there a problem?" Dongfang Chen asked casually.

"Of course there's a problem. There hasn't been anyone in Binjiang City for months. How could you possibly be coming from the city?" the first soldier replied.

"That's not necessarily true. Look, I know Director Xue, Xue Miaoshuang, the doctor at your base. If you call him out, he can verify our identities," Dongfang Chen said.

"Our captain will be here shortly. Please wait a moment," the first soldier said, ignoring his words.

Two minutes later, dozens of people quickly came from the base, all carrying guns.

"Captain, it's them," the second soldier went up to him and said.

The captain nodded and walked over.

"Where did you come from?" the captain asked.

"We already said, we came from the city," Dongfang Chen patiently repeated.

"What are you doing here?" the captain continued to ask.

"Looking for someone," Dongfang Chen replied.

"Oh? Looking for who?" the captain asked, intrigued.

"Niu Xingwang, the boss of Dingxin Real Estate," Dongfang Chen replied.

He knew Niu Xingwang.

In fact, most of the infrastructure projects in the Qinghe Resettlement Area were done by Niu Xingwang's company.

However, the current Niu Xingwang was not what he used to be, just a small fry.

"What are you looking for him for?" the captain asked mockingly.

"To collect a debt!" Dongfang Chen began to spout nonsense.

Old habits die hard.

Oh? Here to collect a debt? The captain laughed.

In this day and age, someone is still collecting debts? They have nowhere to spend their money, why would they collect debts?

"What kind of debt are you here to collect?" the captain continued to ask.

"I say, Captain, is collecting debts against the law?" Dongfang Chen didn't want to answer his question so easily.

He could also see that he was deliberately making things difficult for him.

The captain was stunned, then laughed and said:

"It's not against the law. But for safety reasons, I can't let you in."

"Okay! We won't go in. Then please have the captain send someone to call him out, we'll chat outside," Dongfang Chen said with a smile.

"That won't work either!" the captain said.

"Why is that?" Dongfang Chen asked with a teasing smile.

"There's no why. My brothers' mission is to maintain law and order, not to run errands for people," the captain said, picking his teeth.

"How about this then?" Dongfang Chen took out a bag of white sugar from his pocket, weighing it in his hand.

The captain's eyes immediately lit up.

White sugar is a scarce commodity now. Such a big bag could even get you a wife.

The captain walked over, took the white sugar, put it in his pocket, and immediately changed his attitude.

"Little brother, let me be honest with you. The current Boss Niu is not the Boss Niu he used to be. I'm afraid you won't be able to collect the debt from him," the captain said in a low voice.

"Thank you for the reminder, Captain. However, I have my own ways," Dongfang Chen showed a cunning expression.

"Okay, I'll have someone call him out for you," the captain didn't say much more and readily agreed.

"Xiao Hu, come here," the captain beckoned and called the first soldier over.

"Captain, you called me," Xiao Hu ran over and said with a smile.

"Go in and bring Boss Niu out," the captain ordered.

"Yes!" Xiao Hu replied, standing at attention, and turned to run back.

Twenty minutes later.

Xiao Hu led Boss Niu out.

From a distance, Boss Niu looked disheveled and like a beggar.

If it weren't for the suit on his body still vaguely showing his former glory, Dongfang Chen would have had a hard time recognizing him.

Boss Niu walked closer and saw that the person standing next to the captain was actually Dongfang Chen, and his steps immediately stopped.

The captain saw Niu Xingwang standing there without moving, thinking that he was frightened by seeing his creditor, so he shouted loudly:

"Boss Niu, your old friend has come to see you, come over quickly!"

Niu Xingwang came back to his senses and ran over in small steps, his eyes filled with tears.

"Mr. Dongfang..." Niu Xingwang was just about to speak when Dongfang Chen interrupted him.

"Boss Niu, why are you dressed like this? Let me tell you, don't cry poor in front of me! It is a matter of course to pay back debts!" Dongfang Chen said loudly.

Boss Niu was dumbfounded. What's going on?

The captain couldn't help laughing when he heard Dongfang Chen say this.

Boss Niu looks like he is 'crying poor'.

"I'll just ask you, can you pay back the money today?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"I, I, I..." Niu Xingwang didn't know what to say.

"Alright, alright! I won't listen to your explanation either. It's useless to ask for money now, just leave your life here today!" Dongfang Chen said as he stepped forward and grabbed Niu Xingwang by the collar, preparing to take him to the car.

"Hey, hey, hey! Little brother, take it easy! This won't work, someone will die," the captain quickly stopped him.

"Hehe, Captain. What kind of world is it now? What does it matter if one or two people die? But, Captain, don't worry, I definitely won't cause you any trouble. I'll take the person away and find a place to deal with him later," Dongfang Chen replied with a smile.

The captain was stunned.

Uh, this, this, this... .

Should I agree?

Dongfang Chen's words confused the captain.

They had already received news that the resettlement area was about to move north. They won't be staying in this place for many days.

In this situation, it shouldn't matter if a few people are lost, right?

But something doesn't feel right?

While the captain was stunned, Dongfang Chen and the others had all gotten into the car.

Rolling down the car window, Dongfang Chen shouted:

"Captain, there's one more thing I want to tell you."

The captain walked to the car.

"What's the matter?"