Chapter 457 Roadhog

Chapter 457 Roadhog

When the middle-aged man said 500,000, the men behind him holding weapons also started shouting.

"Five hundred thousand, not a penny less!"

"This is the medical bill from last time. That kid beat up one of our men, so asking for 500,000 is already a bargain for you."

"If you dare to utter another word, the price will be increased by another 500,000!"

"Yes, raise it by another 500,000, then we won't have to work for a whole year."

"Give us the money! Give us the money now! Or we'll burn all your goods!"

...

The villagers behind the middle-aged man started yelling at Lei Jingwu, their eyes filled with greed as they looked at the car behind him.

There must be about twenty trucks! How much cargo must they be carrying!

If we could seize all the goods from these twenty-odd trucks, wouldn't we get much more than 500,000?

They were quite familiar with this convoy; each time, the convoy consisted of at least fifteen vehicles, which made it difficult for them to take action.

Last time, they finally made their move when there were only ten cars left.

Who knew they would be beaten up by the guy escorting the truck? Although the guy escorting the truck was injured, many of their men were also injured, including the village chief's eldest son who had a cut on his face.

These people need to be dealt with properly, or they'll be finished in this area!

Thinking of this, almost everyone looked at Lei Jingwu with hostility.

They knew that there was a high chance of a fight breaking out today, and it might even involve bloodshed!

As for this guy in front of us... let's break one of his legs or one of his arms, so that they won't dare not pay the toll when they pass through here in the future.

...

Lei Jingwu chuckled, glanced at the middle-aged man who had spoken, and then at the villagers.

The people of a village...

"Five hundred thousand? You really dare to ask for that much? How can you be so sure I'll give you that money?" Lei Jingwu asked with a smile.

The middle-aged man was actually quite pleased that Lei Jingwu had responded.

If someone is willing to talk, then they are willing to discuss it. And if they are willing to discuss it, then everything becomes much easier to talk about.

As long as I pay... I'll do anything!

"What? You don't want to pay? Or do you want to bargain? Kid, let me tell you! You're paying this 500,000 today."

We know exactly which way your convoy is headed; if you want to get to that place, you can only pass through our area.

If you go through other places... you'll waste at least two more days.

Even if you want to take a detour, you can't. There are plenty of people like us on the road you want to take. If you go that way, you'll definitely get skinned alive.

Traveling through us will save you a little time, but as long as you pay, I can at least guarantee your safety for the next day.

The reason we're asking you for 500,000 this time is because that kid didn't take us seriously when you came last time and hurt one of our people.

I originally only wanted 100,000, but he wouldn't give it to me!

Okay, then this time we can only ask for 500,000, and the extra 400,000 will be for medical expenses.

From now on, your convoy will have to pay 100,000 every time it passes through here. If you pay even a penny less, you can forget about passing through here.

"If you don't believe me, just try it and see if the people behind me agree." The middle-aged man said with a smug smile.

He was well-prepared this time, calling out the entire village and promising everyone that the more money they obtained, the more money they would receive.

Lei Jingwu chuckled and looked at the mountains not far away.

"I used to only hear the saying 'those who live near mountains live off the mountains,' and 'those who live near water live off the water,' and I thought it was just a common saying! I never imagined it had this other meaning!"

You're making a living off the road now! By doing this, it's as if your village built this road.

You must make a lot of money every year just by setting up roadblocks here to stop passing trucks!

"They've stopped farming and are relying on this for a living!" Lei Jingwu smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes.

The middle-aged man didn't feel embarrassed at all.

Farming? How much money can you make from farming? After a year of hard work, you can't even afford to buy your child a new outfit by the end of the year!

If it weren't for a villager's sheep running onto the road and being hit and killed by a truck two years ago, they wouldn't have discovered this business!

A half-grown sheep, once fully grown, can be sold at the market for a maximum of 150 yuan.

But the driver was in a hurry and pulled out three hundred yuan without saying a word...

The sheep that was hit and killed was taken home by the villagers and fed to their hearts' content. They got 300 yuan and saved the trouble of raising sheep. It seemed like a win no matter how you looked at it.

The middle-aged man still remembers the way the other villagers looked at the sheep farmer.

Why didn't my pets get hit and killed? I wish they had...

Later, the villagers often brought their own livestock to the road, including chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, and sheep...

This really brought considerable benefits to the villagers, as passing drivers, in a hurry to get on their way, would readily pay up...

And then...

They throw dead poultry and other animals onto the road, then a few people gang up on a truck and stop it. It's not that they can't handle the damage, but they'll have to pay up.

They can use an inanimate object many times.

In the end, these few things became the livelihood of the entire village.

Led by the middle-aged man, the whole village worked together on a unified plan, and they were much more enthusiastic than when they were farming.

During the two years he acted as a road bully, the village's life improved rapidly. When people got together, they would talk about how to stop cars and extort more money from the drivers...

Seeing that the middle-aged man showed no embarrassment, Lei Jingwu knew that this was the behavior of the entire village.

In fact... this isn't just a matter for one village; they've been lying in ambush here, waiting for their convoy.

They must have placed people along this line, otherwise how could they have so precisely laid nails when their convoy was about to pass by!

"Is no one going to stop you? Or are you not afraid we'll report you to the police?" Lei Jingwu continued to ask.

The middle-aged man shrugged indifferently.

"Manage? How can you manage us! If you don't believe me, go report it to the police! See if the police will come after us. Or you can send someone to report it to the police now, and we'll wait here!"

"It's alright, we came here today specifically for you. We have plenty of time, we can wait!" The middle-aged man said, lighting a cigarette and taking a puff.

Call the police? Maybe he'd be scared at first, but now?

There are still quite a few elderly people in the village who are over seventy years old. That will be the time for those old guys to step up!

The old are old, and the young are young; the police can't even keep up with them!

Lei Jingwu chuckled and nodded.

Just as I thought, these were the village's road bullies; they had no shame!

"I definitely don't have 500,000! But I can give you 50 yuan for some water to soothe your throat, otherwise all of you working so hard to get here would have been for nothing..."

After Lei Jingwu finished speaking, he took out the steel rod he had prepared from his lower back...