Reborn in 1999: Starting as a black marketeer

Liu was a man of experience; even with Anton and Sergei standing behind him, he didn't panic. He narrowed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and leisurely asked Wang Feiyang, "Do you really want to go against Fulong? Do you know what the consequences will be?"

Despite his calm demeanor, he was actually starting to feel uneasy. He had never encountered such a situation when extorting money from those middlemen before. After all, those local bosses in the big market wouldn't have two burly men as bodyguards.

Sitting next to him, Xiao Zhang, who had been silent the whole time and was probably a henchman, became a little nervous, sweating profusely. He was probably a newbie who had only recently joined Fulong.

Wang Feiyang burst out laughing. "Who are you trying to scare? You don't represent Fulong! To put it bluntly, a nobody like you might be able to intimidate a few nouveau riche bosses in the big market, but outside of it, you can't scare anyone!"

In his previous life, Wang Feiyang had built his fortune from scratch to become a billionaire. He had seen all sorts of big scenes, so how could he possibly be intimidated by a small-time hoodlum like Da Liu? He was certain that even if he had Anton Sergei beat Da Liu up, Da Liu would have no choice but to swallow his pride and suffer in silence.

Because this kind of person bullies the weak and fears the strong!

The more afraid you are, the more he will take advantage of you. If you stand up for yourself and have the strength to suppress him, he really won't be able to do anything about it.

If someone were truly capable, they wouldn't be doing this kind of shady business. They'd be making far more money running a freight forwarding or customs clearance company or a money exchange company!

Not wanting to waste time on this kind of person, Wang Feiyang waved his hand and said, "Leave the IOU, then get out of here. If you dare to cause trouble again, I won't be polite."

Since this Liu was being so shameless, Wang Feiyang didn't hold back and directly ordered Anton to search him for the IOU. Liu tried to resist, but Anton grabbed his collar and punched him hard in the stomach. Liu immediately curled up like a boiled lobster, his face ashen and covered in cold sweat, unable to utter a single word.

When Xiao Zhang saw his boss being beaten, he instinctively tried to stand up, but Sergei pressed his shoulder down, gave him a cold glance, and then he didn't dare to move...

After finding IOUs on Da Liu, Wang Feiyang immediately picked up a lighter and burned the IOUs. Then Anton and Sergei each dragged them out.

It seems Wang Feiyang is bullying people; he burned the IOU without paying back a single penny.

But he did it on purpose to show enough strength, even more unreasonable than the so-called Fulong Company people. When others come to bully you, what reason is there to talk about!

Only by being more unreasonable and assertive than them will they fear you and dare not cause you any more trouble.

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Downstairs at the Alpha Hotel, Da Liu and Xiao Zhang looked at each other without saying a word for a long time. In fact, Anton and Sergei hadn't made things difficult for them. They just told them that they wouldn't be so polite next time, and even made a throat-slitting gesture.

If anyone else had done this, Liu might have found it laughable, but the looks in Anton and Sergei's eyes sent a chill down his spine, making him realize that these two really dared to do it...

After a long pause, Xiao Zhang asked hesitantly, "Boss, the IOU is gone too. Should we still go and collect the debt? And how do we talk to Hu Yang?"

Actually, this whole thing was orchestrated by Hu Yang!

Xiao Zhang himself is also an international student, a student at Friendship University. He knows Hu Yang, and it was through his introduction that Da Liu took on this "business".

Of course, Liu wasn't a big shot; he was just a lowly errand boy at Fulong Company.

But in the eyes of students like Hu Yang and Xiao Zhang, this was already quite remarkable, resembling the demeanor of a "gangster boss"!

So when Hu Yang wanted to get back at Wang Feiyang, he thought of Da Liu, who was the "most awesome" social friend he had met in Moscow. He asked Xiao Zhang to help him talk to Da Liu.

Liu was a cautious man. He didn't rashly agree to Xiao Zhang's request. Instead, he called Hu Yang over to ask about Wang Feiyang's situation. After Hu Yang explained that Wang Feiyang was a freshman who had only been in Moscow for a month, but whose family had some money and who was quite bold, Liu felt more confident.

Dealing with a rich kid like that would be a piece of cake for me!

That's how we ended up in this situation today...

Big Liu jumped up and shoved Little Zhang hard across the face, gritting his teeth as he said, "That bastard Hu Yang! If he hadn't lied to me, saying Wang Feiyang was just a clueless rich kid, would I have suffered this loss today?! Damn it, this isn't over... You call Hu Yang over here. If he doesn't give me a satisfactory explanation, I'll make sure he regrets it!"

This shows his true nature of being all bark and no bite. Wang Feiyang had him taught a lesson, but now he doesn't dare to mention seeking revenge against Wang Feiyang anymore. He can only take his anger out on Hu Yang. He obviously knows to pick on the weak!

In reality, there wasn't much loss, since Liu didn't spend a single penny to get the IOU. He simply promised Hu Yang that he would return the principal of four thousand US dollars after recovering the debt.

Now that the IOU is gone, the money can't be given to Hu Yang anymore...

As for Hu Yang, he hasn't returned the money to Guo Juan at all, so it's now a messy debt that it's hard to say whether they can clear it up.

But that's none of Wang Feiyang's business, and he's too lazy to bother with it.

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After seeing Da Liu off, Anton and Sergei returned to Wang Feiyang's office.

"Boss, what's wrong? Should I get a few people to help me sort this out? Moscow's security isn't great; tens of thousands of people go missing every year. The police don't really care about these things, so a lot of problems are actually easy to solve."

Wang Feiyang understood what Anton meant. He even knew that these days, it only cost five hundred US dollars to buy an ordinary person's life in Moscow!

If you have the means, you can find someone from out of town to bring a gun, find an opportunity to shoot the person, and then immediately leave Moscow by car. It would be impossible to find out who did it, and the police don't have the funds, time, or energy to investigate such a case.

In the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the level of social chaos in Russia was beyond most people's imagination.

With large numbers of soldiers laid off, a large amount of weapons and ammunition lost or stolen, and no decent jobs available, many people had no choice but to take desperate measures.

Back then, you could buy anything with just US dollars!

This situation persisted for several years before gradually improving under Buzin's iron-fisted rule, even ushering in a golden period of development. So, regardless of how you evaluate him, it is undeniable that he pulled Russia out of the mire and at least allowed its people to live like human beings again...