Chapter 1554 Secrets (1/2)
Li Du pointed at the fuel tank of the bike. Ah Bai scuttled down towards it and reached to pull out the blade, then chattered and pointed and the blonde teen. The teens, threatened by a monkey, were shivering in fear, but they felt thoroughly humiliated. However, there was little they could do to help that; they were in no position to retaliate.
Li Du said, ”I'll have you killed if you don't speak. I'll have the monkey do the killing, actually, and the law won't be able to do anything about it!”
If not for the fact that there actually was a white monkey waving a dagger in their faces, the two teens might be laughing at how ridiculous the man sounded, but now they knew better than to doubt the veracity of his words. The blonde teen strengthened his resolve, then said, ”We have a casino at the top of the mountain. We were on our way to work.”
The other teen added something, but Li Du could not understand what he was saying. Young Markelov chuckled. ”Cockfighting and dogfighting, that's what they're doing up there. They didn't want to tell us because they thought we were here to open up a competing joint.”
Understanding dawned on him — no wonder the two brats were so insistent on buying Ah Ow. If they could tell how ferocious she was with just one look, they must be experts. Li Du was not interested in the casino; he had his own agenda. ”Do you know anything about the rumors regarding the jade vein in Dena Mountain? You're locals, aren't you? Surely you know something about this.”
The two boys stared blankly at him. ”There's a jade vein in Dena Mountain?””I think I've heard something similar before, but it's just an old tale. Hold on, weren't there a few people who were here some years back to search for jade? They ended up dead, though.”
Li Du had initially planned on forcing them to give the information he could not get from the people in town but when he realized how vapid they were, he knew his plan was likely going to fall through, and his face became devoid of any trace of humor. The boys were taken aback by the change in his facial expression, so they hurried to placate him. ”Don't be mad, please don't be mad. We're not too sure about this, but we know someone who is. We'll bring him here.”
”Yes, yes. He's the most well-informed person in Wooku town, he's really clever and he knows everything. He even knew when that b*tch Khin Thway got pregnant. He'll probably know—”
Li Du waved impatiently. ”Cut the crap and bring him here now.”
The blonde-haired guy took out his PHS. The PHS was a type of mobile phone popular in the Myanmar villages because they were cheap and the signal was good. He made a call and in about 20 minutes, a motorcycle came down from below the mountain. When it drove by, the driver saw the menacing bunch glaring at him and was so scared that he turned around to run.
This sent the blonde-haired teen into a panic and he shouted after the driver, ”Old Thaw, Old Thaw, come back, you son of a b*tch. You run from me and I'll go after your daughter!”
The driver went over reluctantly as he heard the threats. Cowering in fear, he said, ”Hey, Thar Ne Win, I'll go after your mother if you dare lay a finger on my daughter!”
The teen replied impatiently, ”Don't threaten me with my mother, Old Thaw. I called you because I needed your help with something important. Help me, please; this boss here wants to ask you something.”
Old Thaw mumbled under his breath, ”What does he want from me? It's not like I know anything.”
Li Du asked, ”Don't worry, sir. We just want to ask you a simple question. What do you know about the Dena Mountain and jade veins?”
The man's face changed. ”Hey, why are you asking about that?”
Before Li Du could even respond, the blonde guy hurriedly said, ”Why do you care so much? Just tell the boss what he wants to know, or I'll go after your daughter.”
Old Thaw was furious. ”Cut it out or I'll go after your mother!”
He looked to Li Du, and then muttered, ”Boss, there are some things we cannot talk about, especially since we're right on Dena Mountain now. There are some things you're better off not knowing about.”