Long Xiao slept until noon. In the afternoon, he strolled to the construction site, where his fellow workers were busy.
As Long Xiao prepared to start working, the stout foreman rushed over and said, "Brother Hu, you don't need to work. Everyone has agreed, you can just watch us."
Pulled by the foreman to a row of houses, Long Xiao saw that a canopy had been erected in front of the houses, with a table and a boss chair behind it.
"Brother, I'm here to work."
"No need. You'll still get paid. Your presence reassures the brothers and gives them strength. You just watch."
Long Xiao spent the afternoon leisurely. In the evening, he called over the workers who were good friends with the foreman and took them out for a big meal at a restaurant.
With only four days left before his departure, Long Xiao changed his appearance, put on Ouyang Tuo's human skin mask, and went to another residential area.
This time, he presented himself as a playboy, dressed fashionably, and even bought a second-hand luxury car from a used car market.
He used the same method as before: every day, he put cigarettes, alcohol, and fruit in the car, and gave them to the security guards, property management, and neighbors, being very polite to everyone.
In just four days, the neighbors, security guards, and property management knew him as Ouyang Tuo, a playboy who had a falling out with his family and ran away.
On the morning of the fifth day, Long Xiao left the residential area on foot, found a secluded spot, and changed back to Hu Lei's face.
He called Xiao Ming and arranged a meeting place. After meeting Xiao Ming, he had him put "Long Yin" into his backpack. This short sword couldn't pass airport security, and he found it very convenient to use, so he wanted to bring it along.
He took a taxi directly to the airport and arrived in the capital that afternoon. He found a place to stay and then called Sun Sizu, arranging a meeting place.
Qingjiang Fish House was located on a less bustling road in the West District. The storefront was small and not easy to find.
Long Xiao took a taxi to the entrance of the fish house. As he pushed open the door and walked in, a waitress asked, "What are you doing here? Is there anything you need?"
Long Xiao found it strange. Of course, he was here to eat. Why was she asking if he needed anything?
"I'm here to eat. This is a restaurant, right?"
The waitress looked at Long Xiao with contempt and said, "Our food is very expensive. I'm afraid you can't afford it."
Long Xiao couldn't help but laugh and said, "How expensive is your food? It shouldn't be that I can't afford a meal."
The waitress didn't want Long Xiao to enter and asked him to show his money.
Long Xiao, unwilling to argue with a waitress, said, "Go call your manager."
The waitress chuckled and said, "What are you, a migrant worker, being so arrogant? You want to call our manager? Are you worthy?"
As they were arguing, a slender woman in professional attire, with a thick layer of foundation on her face, walked over.
"What's going on?" the woman asked with a cold expression.
The waitress pointed at Long Xiao and said, "Manager, this migrant worker wants to enter our restaurant. I was afraid he didn't have money to pay the bill, so I stopped him."
The manager nodded, glanced at Long Xiao, and said, "Can you afford to pay? Turn left out the door, there are roadside stalls not far away. The food there is very cheap."
If Long Xiao hadn't arranged to meet Sun Sizu here, he would have turned around and left.
Out of helplessness, Long Xiao took out his bank card and said, "Why don't you check if I have enough money on this card to eat?"
The manager took Long Xiao's bank card and went to the counter to check the account. A few minutes later, the manager's face changed.
"Sir, I apologize. It was our mistake. We are truly sorry."
Looking at the manager's beaming face, creased with wrinkles and nearly cracking her foundation, the waitress was very surprised.
"Manager, what's wrong?" the waitress asked.
The manager glared at the waitress, returned the bank card to Long Xiao, and said, "Esteemed guest, please. I will open our best private room for you."
The manager personally escorted Long Xiao to the private room and even brewed tea for him.
Long Xiao ordered a few dishes. As the manager came out of the private room with the menu, the waitress couldn't help but ask, "Manager, who is he?"
The manager whispered, "He's someone who brought a bank card with over a hundred million yuan on it just to have a meal. What do you think he is?"
The waitress was also shocked. Dressed like a migrant worker, casually pulling out a bank card with over a hundred million yuan on it. She had looked down on him. She was truly judging a book by its cover.
Long Xiao waited for a while before Sun Sizu walked in with a smile.
"This kind of small restaurant is really hard to find. Couldn't you have picked a bigger one?" Sun Sizu said with dissatisfaction, sitting opposite Long Xiao.
Long Xiao poured Sun Sizu a cup of tea and said, "I'm a migrant worker, so coming to this kind of restaurant is more appropriate."
Sun Sizu took a sip of tea, smacked his lips, and said, "Not bad, drinking such good tea for a migrant worker. Tell me, why did you ask me to come?"
Long Xiao chuckled and said, "It's nothing much. You bought me a house last time, so I've come to repay you."
Sun Sizu looked at Long Xiao and said, "You're not good-looking, but you have great expectations. I only paid the deposit for the house, not the full amount."
After clarifying how much money Sun Sizu had spent, Long Xiao wanted to pay. Sun Sizu waved his hand and said, "It's not much money. Forget it. You owe me quite a bit anyway, we'll settle it all later."
Long Xiao looked at Sun Sizu curiously and said, "How do I owe you a lot? I only paid a deposit for one house?"
Sun Sizu looked at Long Xiao and said, "You left without a word, and people have been coming to me every day asking about your whereabouts. I've had to make up stories to cover for you. Don't you owe me for that?"
Long Xiao nodded without speaking. Sun Sizu continued, "I worked for you for free for so long, shouldn't that count for something..."
Before Sun Sizu could finish, Long Xiao smiled and said, "Old Sun, you and my father are old friends. Do we need to be so calculative? Hehe."
Sun Sizu glared at Long Xiao and said, "You know you owe me a lot, right? Fine, if we're not counting, we're not counting. After dinner, let's go buy a house. It will be more convenient for you to have a place to stay when you come to the capital than staying in a hotel."
The dishes were soon served, and the two ate while chatting about recent events in Donghai.
Sun Sizu already knew that Long Xiao was responsible for the death of the killer from Shanzhong Laoren.
"Long Xiao, you have the same personality as your father. If you continue like this, you will offend too many people."
Mentioning Long Xiao's father, he poured Sun Sizu some wine and said, "Old Sun, tell me about my parents."
Long Xiao's father, Long Xuequn, was intelligent and sharp from a young age, excelling among his peers. It was precisely because of his outstanding talent that he was envied by the other four great families and his peers in the Long family, and he was often ostracized.
"Your father hated evil and was straightforward, so he offended many people."
"Old Sun, where exactly did my parents go missing?" Long Xiao asked.
"Pingcheng, not far from Donghai. Upon hearing that your parents were attacked in Pingcheng, I and the Long family members living in Donghai rushed to Pingcheng, but we found no clues at all."
Sun Sizu recounted many details about Long Xiao's parents. Ever since Long Xiao learned that his parents had been attacked and gone missing, he had desperately wanted to find them. However, he knew in his heart that his strength and influence were insufficient. Even if he went to search, it would be in vain.