Chapter 1529 Not A Cent Less (1/2)
Through the conversation between the two, Li Du understood the other side's identity and relationship.
This Brother Kun was supposed to be the person in charge of the minefield, or at least of the stone gambling business, and his nephew was among the people who blackmailed him.
He guessed that the youth who was slapped and now looked like a fattened pig was his nephew, but he was wrong. Brother Kun went and picked up the middle-aged man who could not speak fluent Mandarin. He slapped him and asked, ”What is all this about?”
The middle-aged man looked older than Brother Kun, but unexpectedly he turned out to be his nephew.
He hid his face and mumbled something in Myanmar. Big Markelov sneered at him and translated, ”What he said was probably true. He said he wanted to blackmail you, but a quarrel occurred. He didn't know why your man stabbed someone with the knife…”
When the middle-aged man spoke a few words, Brother Kun slapped him, and then slapped others too, including the old lady who had joined in the act.
Li Di could appreciate the strength of family ties.
The slap that Brother Kun gave his nephew was loud, but actually, it was not heavy. The slaps he gave the others, on the other hand, were so loud and heavy that the old lady's fake teeth fell off from her mouth!
Zhong Dapao stopped him and said, ”Brother Kun, stop hitting them. Let's discuss how to settle this matter instead. You see, one of my honored guests was stabbed with a knife, and to make matters worse, his Patek Philippe watch was broken too!”
Li Du took the watch, handed it to Brother Kun and said, ”My friend had inherited this watch from his grandfather, who was once a Ukrainian red army soldier. This watch is a trophy he had picked up from the hand of a slain Nazi officer.”
The watch was actually fake, and he traded it for a Ferrari in Miami. The police returned it to him and he continued to wear it.
He believed that Brother Kun would not be able to judge whether the watch was genuine or not. There was no international top watchmaker in Hapakant, and this watch was the imitation production from a professional watchmaker. An ordinary watchmaker would not be able to verify its authenticity.
Brother Kun's expression became serious. He took the watch and squinted at it in a patch of sunlight. The crack was new. He carefully checked the texture of the watch and realized that it was indeed was a high-quality old watch.
Zhong Dapao asked, ”Brother Kun, how are you going to settle this matter?”
Brother Kun malevolently glared at his nephew, then asked, ”Master Pao, how do you want it to be settled? Give me a price.”
Zhong Dapao said, ”Just now, my honored guest was blackmailed. He was required to give compensation of one million RMB for medical expenses and ten million RMB for the broken bracelet.”
When Brother Kun heard this, he went back and gave out a few more slaps.
He sighed, came back, and said, ”Master Pao, what about letting these idiots off in honor of our friendship? The is too much, I'm afraid they would not be able to pay.”
”What do you mean?” said Zhong Dapao.
Brother Kun looked at his nephew and said a few harsh words in Myanmar, then turned back and said, ”I asked them if they have any money on them. They are dirt poor, that's why they provoked your guest of honor. They have no money, so all I can do is pay myself….”
He pondered for a while and said, ”How about this, let's not discuss the watch for now and only speak about the bodily harm. I'll pay 500,000 for this, okay?”
Zhong Dapao frowned, but Li Du nodded and said, ”Master Pao, harmony will bring wealth. The mine that we were about to go to belongs to Brother Kun, right?”
”Yes.”
Li Du said, ”Then we have to give Brother Kun some face. Let's say the bodily damage is worth a quarter of a million at most. This will be our gesture of goodwill.”
Upon hearing this, Brother Kun laughed in relief. ”Haha, may I ask who this generous man is? I, Dao Kun, thank you. I thought that my reputation would be lost today, but you helped me save it!
Li Du said, ”Brother Kun is too polite. Two hundred thousand will be enough to pay the doctor's bill, but to be honest, Brother Kun, the matter of this watch is not easy to settle.”
Dao Kun's expression became very serious and he said, ”Give me some time. I have to think about the compensation for this watch.”
Li Du pondered for a while, pointed to the person who blackmailed him and said, ”How about this, Brother Kun? They have a piece of broken jade bracelet. Why don't they give it to us?”