Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 22 Return to the Capital

After getting off the car, Hu Ming and his group found a restaurant in the north of the city, went upstairs to a private room, and asked the waiter to knock on the door before bringing in the food so as not to disturb them. Hu Bayi told them that they were talking business with a big boss.

The fat man, however, became somewhat curious and confused. He couldn't help but ask, "I said Mingzi! Does that mean we're not going to Panjiayuan?"

Hearing the fat man's words, Hu Ming glanced at him and said, "I'm not going."

"Huh? You're not going?" The fat man was quite surprised.

In fact, before returning, Hu Ming had already told them that as soon as they returned to Beijing, they should immediately sell off their belongings and exchange them for large sums of US dollars.

But why didn't Hu Mingke go to Panjiayuan this time? Fatty was a little confused.

Seeing the fat man's impatient look, Hu Bayi laughed and said, "Hey fatso, are you stupid? Panjiayuan is a crowded and chaotic place, not a place to look for things. Besides, Mingzi brought us here for a reason, so why are you talking nonsense?"

Upon hearing what Lao Hu said, the fat man had nothing to say, so he sat down, picked up the menu from the table, and looked at it.

But before he could even sit down properly, Fatty heard Hu Bayi say, "Fatty, don't sit down yet. You need to go to Panjiayuan to find that big gold tooth."

"What? Why me?" Upon hearing that he was running errands, the fat man was quite unhappy. He had been carrying everything for the past few days, and he was almost exhausted.

Hu Ming laughed and said, "Because you're the fattest one here. Old Hu and I are in good shape right now. You need to lose some weight. Hurry up and go."

Upon hearing this, the fat man retorted irritably, "When I've lost weight, let's see who you can ask to help you run away then."

Hu Bayi chuckled upon hearing this. This fatso eats more in one meal than Hu Ming and he do in a whole day, so how could he have gotten fat?

After ordering the food, the fat man headed to Panjiayuan.

Inside the Big Gold Tooth shop, Big Gold Tooth was still the same as before, dressed in a tacky manner, exuding a vulgar and mercenary air—in a word, tacky.

However, upon seeing the fat man appear, Big Gold Tooth immediately put down his business and greeted him, asking him all sorts of questions.

"Hey, Fatty, why did it take you so long to come back? I, Gold Tooth, missed you terribly."

Upon seeing Big Gold Tooth's gold teeth, the fat man desperately wanted Big Gold Tooth to appraise his belongings immediately.

However, as soon as Hu Ming and his men arrived at the restaurant, they immediately confiscated all his belongings. The fat man said directly, "Hey Big Gold Tooth, we're back. Our Master Ming and Master Hu asked me to let you know. We're waiting for you at the 'Bei Ji Restaurant' in the north of the city."

"A restaurant?" Upon hearing the fat man's words, Big Gold Tooth, who had spent almost half his life navigating the Panjiayuan market, immediately understood.

Big Gold Tooth immediately said, "Okay, wait for me a moment, I'll go take care of the business I have on hand and be right there."

After saying that, Big Gold Tooth immediately returned to his counter and talked with the foreigner and the translator.

Soon, Big Gold Tooth poured out the contents of the small teapot that resembled one from the Qing Dynasty.

The exchange was a simple cash-on-delivery transaction. After receiving the goods, the foreigner immediately left, seemingly heading to another store.

After the foreigner left, Big Gold Tooth counted the banknotes. After he finished counting, he put them away and went to the restaurant with Fatty.

Soon, the fat man arrived at the restaurant with Big Gold Tooth and went up to the private room.

As soon as Big Gold Tooth went inside, he saw a large black bag, which clearly contained a lot of things, and he gasped in surprise.

Goodness, these guys are pretty tough. Looks like they've been dealing in some good stuff.

At this moment, Big Gold Tooth was both shocked and somewhat excited.

Then, Big Gold Tooth immediately sat down next to Hu Ming and said, "Gentlemen, I've been missing you terribly. Look, today I, Big Gold Tooth, will treat you to a welcome feast." As he spoke, Big Gold Tooth was about to call the waiters downstairs.

"Hehe, Big Gold Tooth, don't rush. Let us show you a few things, and you can take a look and give us an estimate." Hu Bayi got straight to the point, preparing to have Fatty take out the first item.

The group locked the door to the private room. After all, funerary objects are not something to be displayed openly to outsiders, so it's better to be careful.

I have written a total of four novels. When I first started writing, I was not confident.

I never thought I would be signed, let alone that all four of my books would be signed. Because of my job, I only chose to update two of them daily, and I'll write the other two whenever I have time.

Therefore, I often misspell the main character's name, and I hope you will forgive me.

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