2. Testing the Waters

In front of Gate 0, a dozen people had already gathered. Li Cu saw many large aluminum alloy boxes piled on a cart, and Boss Wu was among them, accompanied by someone named Wang Meng. However, he did not see the other strong men from that night.

After Liang Wan watched him get out of the car, he left. There were an overwhelming number of people at the airport, with cars lined up everywhere and no parking available. Li Cu walked over while holding a plastic bag containing underwear.

Boss Wu and Wang Meng looked at Li Cu and waited until he reached them. Wu Xie lit a cigarette and offered it to him, saying, “You can’t smoke on the plane. Do you want one?” Li Cu shook his head, and the others busy with their tasks turned to Wu Xie and asked, “Old Guan, who is this?”

“A photographer,” Wu Xie replied without turning his head. Li Cu immediately said, “I’m not a photographer.” He was somewhat curious to see if they would give up on him if he didn’t give Wu Xie face. Or would they panic? This would also let him know if this team was entirely made up of Wu Xie’s people.

According to his guess, not everyone present should be Wu Xie’s people; otherwise, he wouldn’t need to disguise his age as 27.

Wu Xie remained unfazed, simply taking a drag from his cigarette and saying, “Do you know how important this matter is to me?” Li Cu remained silent, and Wu Xie continued, “If you ruin this, you will destroy many, many important things for me. Unless you tell me now that you’re not afraid of dying, you’d better be honest with me. My temper isn’t as good as it was a few years ago.”

“My injury isn’t healed yet; you’ve seen my back. Can you let me go once you get the photos?”

“I’ve said it; this matter is very important to me. I can’t take any risks. I promise you, if you cooperate with us, not only will we return safely, but you will also receive a very generous reward.” Wu Xie exhaled smoke and said, “If this matter isn’t completed, my life will have no meaning. I will definitely kill you out of frustration. So, just stay quietly and treat it as a trip.”

“A trip?”

Wu Xie kicked the box at his feet in front of Li Cu and said, “This is your equipment. Yes, a trip. My third uncle used to trick me like this too.”