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Rise of the Wasteland - Chapter 151

Published at 6th of April 2018 06:20:15 AM


Chapter 151: Chapter 151 - Scheme

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Chapter 151        Scheme

Guo Jiaming was there only to buy some breakfast. He also knew that the buns which were sold in the store near the police station were thin, stuffy and tasty. Usually, Yuan Mei was the one who would travel miles away from their house to buy the buns for him. However, today, he came alone—only to find out that Zhou Qingfeng… was hugging his wife!

As a female, Yuan Mei’s strength was quite weak. However, once she saw her husband appear, her face flushed as she immediately tried her best to struggle free of Zhou Qingfeng’s hold. She then walked to Guo Jiaming and tried to explain to him.

In the beginning, Guo Jiaming was very angry, turning around and trying to leave. Yuan Mei subconsciously followed him. However, Zhou Qingfeng then called from behind, “Wait a minute, take some of these food home.”

“I don’t want them.” Yuan Mei was trying her best to clear her relationship with Zhou Qingfeng. Thus, there was no way she would take his food.

However, Zhou Qingfeng insisted on having Yuan Mei take the breakfast with her as he asked the store owner to pack the food up, “I don’t really understand why you’re trying to explain in such an anxious way. After all, we’re innocent. You’ve had a hard time at the police station for the entire day, yet this useless man still has the mood to come this far and buy some breakfast. I really don’t understand why are you insisting on following him.”

“I can do whatever I like, and it’s none of your business. I’ll never regret something once I’ve decided on it.” Yuan Mei turned her head around stubbornly and grabbed Guo Jiaming’s arm. It seemed that she was a typical ‘once a girl has attached herself to one man, she must be faithful to him forever regardless of all circumstances’ kind of female.

Yuan Mei was not willing to take home the breakfast which Zhou Qingfeng gave her. Zhou Qingfeng hence could only stuff a bag filled with soy milk and fritters into Guo Jiaming’s hands, and said, “You better treat Sister Yuan better. Otherwise, even God will not forgive you.”

After giving the breakfast to Guo Jiaming, Zhou Qingfeng turned his back on Yuan Mei. It seemed that he was intent to transform his anger into appetite, as he began to consume all the buns on the table as if a storm had arrived. With a bag full of food in his hands, Guo Jiaming pulled his wife’s hand slightly and said, “Let’s go.”

“Are you really taking Little Zhou’s food? You’re not angry anymore?” The young woman still worried over whether her husband was infuriated.

“Since you guys are innocent, I’m fine with what happened just now.” Guo Jiaming suddenly turned indifferent. “There were cops in our house yesterday. I was scared, so I didn’t sleep so well.”

“But Little Zhou was hugging me just now…” Yuan Mei was still trying to explain the whole situation to her husband.

However, Guo Jiaming had already pulled a meat bun out of the bag and shoved it into his mouth, saying, “It’s fine if you guys are just hugging each other. As long as you don’t….”

“I will never do anything to betray your trust, so I hope you can stop thinking about it. I really have nothing to do with Little Zhou. That kid is just overbearing. In fact, I hate his temper.”

“Fine, then.” Guo Jiaming, who was eating the meat bun, then grabbed Yuan Mei’s waist as they began to leave the store. After noticing that his wife followed him in a totally submissive way while Zhou Qingfeng was keeping his head down as he ate, he felt pleased instead.

Guo Jiaming thought to himself, That fella must’ve been lusting after my wife. However, judging from my wife’s actions, he’s probably failed. He envies me for having such a good wife, and so he’s now trying to immerse himself in food. It seems that all my previous imagination was wrong; I really shouldn’t be worrying about my wife’s faithfulness.

The couple had finally left the store. Zhou Qingfeng, on the other hand, seemed to have become a bottomless pit as he almost finished eating all of the breakfast spread. Aunty Zhang, who sat beside him, sighed as she said to him, “Eat slowly…. Oh dear, I really don’t understand your obstinate determination on pursuing Yuan Mei.”

“Aunty, you truly are overthinking it. I’ve never said that I want to pursue Yuan Mei. I only feel that Sister Yuan is quite pitiful. She’s been working so hard to earn her living, yet her useless husband never lent a helping hand to her,” Zhou Qingfeng replied to Aunty Zhang in anger.

“But that’s none of your business, why are you worrying about it?” Aunty Zhang then took out two photos from her pocket. “Take a look, do you like these ladies? One of them is in their mid-thirties. She recently had a divorce and has no children. The other one is around twenty years old. Although the second lady has a child, her husband had fled after facing bankruptcy due to a business failure.

“These ladies belong to the type which you’re so fond of. They have ample breasts and buttocks, came from a respectable family, and most importantly, they only need a man which they can rely on. They don’t even care about marriage.

“I’ve given them your photo. They wanted to meet you after I told them that you’re 1.8 meters in height, muscular, know how to earn money, and have a good personality. When you find the time, I’ll bring you to talk to them. Perhaps you’ll be able to find yourself a soulmate.”

Zhou Qingfeng did not even know if he should treat it as a joke. He threw a few glances at the photo and found out that the two ladies were indeed good-looking and matched exactly with what Aunty Zhang had described. However, he disagreed with her ‘matchmaking’ way of finding a soulmate. He tried to change the topic, “Aunty, I have something else that might need your help.”

“There are other things more important than finding a lady for you? You better give up already, stop thinking about Yuan Mei. How about meeting the two ladies at once? They’re really not looking for marriage. They’re just looking for a partner. You could also consider taking both of them, as long as you give them money for living expenses.” Aunty Zhang was very enthusiastic about the matter.

However, Zhou Qingfeng shook his head and said, “Aunty, can you please help me by contacting a car dealership company? The Pika which I’ve smuggled in still has the U.S. car plate on it. How much will it cost? Just give me a figure.”

In order to change the car plate of a smuggled car, it was not just connections were required, but also a certain amount of money. However, it would still be much cheaper than buying a brand new car. Zhou Qingfeng handed over ten thousand yuan which he obtained from Fang Ruhu’s house yesterday to Aunty Zhang. “I’ll just wait for your good news.”

Aunty Zhang stopped mentioning the matter regarding the ladies after receiving the ten thousand yuan. She accepted his request on the spot, “No problem. Just leave it to me. With all the relationships I have with my friends in Tianyang City, getting you a car plate shouldn’t be too big of a problem.”

After paying for the breakfast and saying goodbye to Aunty Zhang, Zhou Qingfeng, who had now filled up his stomach, took a walk along the streets in order to ease his digestion. A day and a half of his second return to the original world had passed, and his remaining one and a half days were very tense as well.

Zhou Qingfeng hoped to lay his hand on the artificial throat within the remaining one and half days, as when he returned to the Wasteland, the artificial throat might be able to get Mox back onto his feet. If he did not manage to get it in the end, Mox would then need to lie on a bed for at least another ten days, which was a big problem for Zhou Qingfeng’s team.

Therefore, Zhou Qingfeng headed to the city hospital once again. He directly seeked a consultation from a doctor with the reason of asking for a friend of his.

“Doctor, I’ve been here before, asking for some information about throat surgery. Actually, one of my friends has encountered an accident, and the cartilage of his throat was completely destroyed. I heard that a throat surgery is necessary for him to carry on with his life. I also know that someone from your hospital got his throat injured, so I would like to know how he’ll be treated.”

"Oh, that's right! A wounded police officer was admitted to our hospital last night. His throat was stabbed with a dagger. However, the surgery will not be too big of a deal and there’s nothing to worry about. All he needs is to prepare at least tens of thousands of surgical expenses."

“Has the police officer undergone the surgery?”

“The surgery will be carried out this afternoon.”

“The surgery will be carried out this afternoon…. So does it mean that after taking the surgery, he will be sent to I.C.U for intensive care?”

“You must be worrying about the cost of I.C.U., am I right? Actually, there’s nothing to be worried about that, too. This is not an operation on important structures such as the brain and internal organs. After the surgery, the patient will usually be sent to the general ward.”

“I see…. So he’ll be sent to the general ward. How about the artificial throat? Did the police officer choose a domestic or imported artificial throat?”

“He ordered the one imported from Switzerland. The artificial throat which he’s ordered cost eighteen thousand, and it has top-tier quality.”

“Could you tell me which ward the police officer is currently staying in? I want to see if I can talk to their family members.”

“I’m afraid that I’m not allowed to do so. Moreover, he has no family members on his side. Except for his colleague who comes occasionally to visit him, our nurses are usually responsible for taking care of him.”

“There’s no one around him? That’s perfect! Oh…. It was nice talking to you. After all, I’m just asking out of curiosity.”





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