Chapter 6: This is not in line with the routine

However, Shen Lang couldn't make a sound because his mouth was gagged with a cloth, so he could only make whimpering sounds. The other party couldn't hear what he was shouting and completely ignored him.

So, Shen Lang stared straight at the leader.

The man was in his thirties, with two scars on his face, a cold and cruel expression, and a fierce look in his eyes. He was wearing soft armor.

Shen Lang remembered this ferocious man because he had seen him several times before.

This man's name was Tian Hong, the leader of the notorious Black Clothes Gang within a radius of a hundred miles. He had hundreds of ruthless followers, operated gambling dens, pawnshops, and carriage shops, and was ruthless and brutal. Countless souls had perished at his hands.

He also had another official identity as the leader of the Xuanwu City militia.

The men pushed Shen Lang into the pit and began to bury him.

Ordinary people would have cried and wailed long ago, but Shen Lang remained quiet, staring at Tian Hong's face at first, then staring at his entire body, his gaze appearing very strange.

He was using X-ray vision, and his gaze was chilling.

Tian Hong couldn't resist his curiosity any longer and raised his hand. Immediately, his four subordinates stopped shoveling.

Tian Hong approached Shen Lang, tore off the cloth from his mouth, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Shen Lang replied, "There is a needle inside your body. If it's not removed, your life will be in danger."

He wasn't lying. There was indeed a very fine silver needle inside Tian Hong's body, currently in his lung. If it wasn't for his X-ray vision, it would have been impossible to see.

Upon hearing Shen Lang's words, Tian Hong was astonished.

Shen Lang continued, "The needle is in the main artery of your lung. It will move with the blood flow, and if it's not removed, once it enters your brain, you will die."

Tian Hong was even more shocked and couldn't believe it. "How do you know?"

This was a secret that not even Tian Hong's wife knew, and yet this seemingly foolish young man in front of him knew. It was truly strange.

This was too uncanny!

Shen Lang said, "I can help you remove it."

Tian Hong looked at Shen Lang for a long time and said, "They say you're a fool, but you don't seem like one."

Shen Lang replied, "The fine needle must be removed, or you will surely die. Only I can help you remove it."

"But the condition is that I spare your life, right?" Tian Hong said, "You don't want to know who ordered me to kill you?"

Shen Lang shook his head and said, "I don't need to ask to know who it is."

Tian Hong narrowed his eyes and said, "You are definitely not a fool!"

Then he shook his head and said, "But I'm sorry, I can't agree to your request."

Shen Lang's gaze narrowed. He thought the deal was very secure. Even if someone paid Tian Hong to kill him, money couldn't compare to life. Shen Lang could save Tian Hong's life, and he had no reason to refuse, no reason not to let Shen Lang go.

But now, there was only one reason.

Tian Hong couldn't remove the silver needle from his body because the person who implanted the needle was someone he couldn't resist.

There was a story behind this.

This was troublesome. If the other party couldn't remove the needle, Shen Lang's impressive medical skills would be of no use, and the deal would fall through.

Tian Hong said, "Your brother owes us money."

Brother owes money?!

"Three months ago, your father was injured. To save him, your brother borrowed five gold coins from my shop to pay for a doctor. Now, with interest, it's one hundred gold coins."

This was much harsher than a loan shark. In just three months, the interest had multiplied twenty times.

But Shen Lang was not concerned about the interest; he was concerned about his father's injury!

Three months ago, when he married into the Xu family. His father had come to the Xu family to take him back. As a result, he was driven out by the Xu family's servants and must have been seriously injured. At that time, Shen Lang was a foolish fool and didn't know about it.

The former Shen Lang was truly worthless, falling for a woman like Xu Qianqian and disregarding his parents. Such a foolish waste didn't deserve his parents' love.

"Because your family can't repay this debt, that's why I buried you alive. It has nothing to do with anyone else, understand?" Tian Hong said, "To make it convincing, we will demolish your house and deal with your brother and parents as well."

Shen Lang understood this statement. Someone had paid Tian Hong to do these things, but they needed a legitimate reason. So, pressuring for repayment was a good excuse, or else they wouldn't have touched his entire family.

"You and I have no grievances, and you are not as foolish as the rumors say," Tian Hong said, "But I still have to kill you, sorry."

Then he stood up and said, "Give him a quick death, then bury him."

"Yes." A warrior stepped forward, drew his sword, and was about to end Shen Lang's life by slashing his neck.

"Wait!" Shen Lang shouted, "Someone offered you how much to kill me? I'll give you ten times that amount, I'll give you a thousand gold coins."

As soon as these words were spoken, the warrior's sword stopped three inches above Shen Lang's neck.

Tian Hong couldn't help but be stunned. Shen Lang was incredibly clever, almost unbelievably so. From their brief conversation earlier, he had actually heard that someone had offered a hundred gold coins.

"I'm very tempted," Tian Hong said, "Really, very tempted. But... your family is so poor that they can't even afford a meal. Your father is still lying in bed, and your brother's legs have been broken. You can't even produce a single gold coin, let alone a thousand gold coins."

All of this is the result of the previous Shen Lang's wrongdoing, because of his foolishness and the cruelty of the Xu family, which has caused serious injuries to both his father and brother, even putting their lives in danger.

In this world, how much is a thousand gold coins worth in money?

An average family cannot save up even two gold coins in a year of hard work. Using the roughest calculation method, a thousand gold coins are equivalent to around 3 million RMB in modern-day Earth.

"This is a huge sum of money that you cannot possibly come up with," Tian Hong continued.

Shen Lang said, "But you can take a gamble. If you succeed, you'll earn a huge sum of money. Even if you fail, you'll only delay killing me for a few days, which won't hinder you from getting the hundred gold coins from the Xu family."

Tian Hong hesitated slightly. Shen Lang's request to come up with a thousand gold coins within ten days seemed completely impossible. But just now, the other party was able to detect a silver needle inside his body, in his lung, which was quite miraculous.

Shen Lang said, "Ten days, a thousand gold coins."

Tian Hong stared at Shen Lang's handsome face, hesitated for a while, and finally said, "Three days, I can only give you three days!"

Shen Lang understood. Tian Hong and the other party had also agreed on three days. Within three days, he could kill Shen Lang and get a hundred gold coins.

"Okay, it's a deal," Shen Lang said.

Tian Hong said, "Dig him out."

Four warriors started digging Shen Lang out of the pit. However, these people didn't have any paper or pen.

Shen Lang directly tore off a piece of his white silk garment, bit his finger, and used his blood to write a promissory note, owing Tian Hong a thousand gold coins, and then signed his name.

As he wrote, he complained in his mind, what a useless golden finger, it's not useful at all, and in the end, it's the gold coins that save his life.

Tian Hong took the blood-written promissory note and looked at Shen Lang for a while.

Is this the legendary intellectually challenged Shen Lang? It's really absurd.

"Hand over a thousand gold coins within three days, or I'll kill your whole family," Tian Hong said. "On the thirteenth and fourteenth, the two of you will escort Master Shen Lang back home, and stay with him for these three days."

"Yes!" the two warriors said.

Then, Tian Hong left with the other three warriors.

"Shen Lang, remember, within three days, a thousand gold coins, or I'll kill your whole family."

His figure was no longer visible, but his cold voice still echoed in Shen Lang's ears.

"No problem," Shen Lang's mind quickly raced.

Soon, he came up with a plan that not only could earn him a large sum of money and protect his family, but most importantly, it could exact revenge on the Xu family!

Three birds with one stone!

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