Chapter 350 Doubling the Size
Xiao Tian watched Jiang Bai leave with an awkward expression and nodded blankly.
They then joined the others in cleaning up the mess, called the hospital to send someone to treat their people, and collected the bodies.
Now, Jiang Bai's residence has been completely transformed from a luxurious palace into ruins, dilapidated and in ruins. The once beautiful and tidy courtyard has been smashed to pieces.
Everywhere there are ruins and rubble.
The artificial hill in the center was blasted flat. The mansion, which was originally full of modern atmosphere, now has the feel of an ancient palace. Apart from the broken walls and collapsed houses, there is nothing else to be seen.
Jiang Bai, who originally wanted to go back to his room to have some peace and quiet, stood at the front door, looking at his house, feeling like crying but unable to.
He was already in a bad mood, and now his mood was even worse.
Just then, the phone rang. It was Xiao Tian calling. As for Jiang Bai's phone... it was long gone, lost to fragments.
"Boss, it's a call for you, it's Minister Cheng." Xiao Tian took the phone, handed it to Jiang Bai, and said respectfully.
"Hello!" Jiang Bai answered the phone irritably.
Then, the other end blurted out, "Jiang Bai, we've been tricked! This warehouse is full of civilians. Someone gave each of them 10,000 yuan to stay here for a few days. They're not Seraphim at all! Most of them are tourists! I suspect you're in danger. Be careful!"
After saying this, he added with a serious expression, "Based on the information I just received from below, I think this might be a feint by the Seraphim. They'll attack you soon. What do you think?"
These words made Jiang Bai want to curse immediately. He couldn't hold back and started yelling: "Of course I know they're using a feint! They've come all this way and turned my house into a battlefield! Not only have more than a dozen of my people died, but my house has been completely destroyed! You want me to see this? Tell me, how am I supposed to see this! Are you even capable? You call yourself a minister! Bah! Do you have any judgment at all?!"
"Um...you've already gone? How did it go?"
After a moment of silence, Cheng Tiangang spoke somewhat awkwardly.
Ever since he met Jiang Bai, he has always encountered various troubles and miscalculations.
I don't know if it was Jiang Bai who was in charge, or what.
Anyway... Cheng Tiangang used to be known for his unerring strategies and accurate judgments.
Otherwise, even with a powerful background, he could not have achieved what he has today.
There are many people with connections, but very few can actually reach this level.
There are only a handful of people at most.
Ever since he came into contact with Jiang Bai, things have gone wrong, and many things have gone wrong. On the "Seraphim" side alone, there have been two mistakes, which has made Cheng Tiangang somewhat embarrassed.
"What else could the situation be? It's resolved, of course! But those bastards are really troublesome! I was injured too, but thankfully not seriously. However, quite a few of my men died, and... my house... do you know how much my house costs? Huh!" Jiang Bai roared angrily, glancing at the people behind him as he spoke.
It's not that he's heartless or ungrateful, I'm just really angry right now.
Needless to say, his men would receive a proper funeral and compensation. The key issue was the house... He was really heartbroken. It was his only house, and now it was blown up like this. From now on, Jiang Bai would only be able to stay in hotels!
One sentence left Cheng Tiangang speechless, and he didn't respond. He knew the value of Jiang Bai's house, and now that it was destroyed, Jiang Bai seemed to be asking him to pay for it.
Just kidding, Cheng Tiangang isn't stupid, why would he chime in at this time?
"Tell me, shouldn't you take responsibility for this?! This house is worth at least 1.5 billion, and that was a favor price. Now it's ruined. It's all your fault for making me go to Taixi to help you. Now look what's happened. You, Minister Cheng, are getting promoted and making a fortune, while countless people have died. Now, I've even lost my only house. What are you going to do about it?!"
Jiang Bai said angrily.
I feel like he was the one who got the short end of the stick!
Both Cheng Tiangang and Liu Ruonan were promoted and made a fortune after they returned.
Jiang Bai, although Cheng Tiangang gave him some projects, has not started construction yet. He hasn't made any money, but has lost such a nice house and several of his men. How could Jiang Bai not be angry?
"Jiang Bai, don't act like a scoundrel! It wasn't me who blew up your house!"
Cheng Tiangang responded angrily, his attitude firm.
Wei Ran remained unfazed by Jiang Bai's extortion.
However, after saying that, he softened his tone: "You should handle your own compensation. There's no way our police department will provide any funds to compensate your people. This doesn't make sense. You have to figure it out yourself. I know you're not short of money."
"As for your house, it's too expensive, and we certainly can't compensate you. However... I'll try to help you double the size of your residence. That should be enough!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai initially wanted to lash out, but he quickly wisely shut his mouth.
Double the size of the residential area?
Jiang Bai's house occupies more than 20 acres. If it were doubled, it would be more than 50 acres, which would mean he would have all the best low-end areas in the entire Central Park.
You should know that this is a park, and in principle, you can't build on it without permission. Jiang Bai is quite capable, but even if he wanted to expand his house here, it would be quite troublesome. All the expenses would be at least 800 million or 1 billion.
He lost the houses, but not the land; the land still belongs to him. The buildings alone are only worth a couple hundred million.
By this calculation, Jiang Bai clearly made a profit.
So Jiang Bai wisely shut his mouth and didn't dwell on the matter. Instead, he changed the subject: "Since you put it that way, then it's settled. But I wiped out those Seraphim bastards just now, so you'll need to find someone to clean up the mess. Also, I wanted to ask him who provided the weapons, but he died before he could answer. I hope you can help me continue the investigation."
"Didn't Wu Tianxi say it might be Li Qingdi? Then it's him! What's the point of investigating? Jiang Bai, let's go to war with him! I've disliked him for a long time! If you're so capable, go after him, regardless of whether it's true or not!"
The environment around Cheng Tiangang had clearly changed. It used to be noisy, but now it was very quiet. The way he spoke was also different. He no longer used official jargon and went straight to Jiang Bai.
"Your information network is too good. Wu Tianxi only told me this last night, and you already know? It seems you have someone close to Wu Tianxi. Also, weren't you working with Li Qingdi to deal with Wu Tianxi? Why are you asking me to fight against Li Qingdi now? What do you mean by this?"
Jiang Bai couldn't help but inwardly criticize Cheng Tiangang's behavior.
However, they scoffed at what he said.
The more he said that, the more he implied that this matter had nothing to do with Li Qingdi.
Jiang Bai isn't stupid; why would he provoke the Dragon of the Capital?
Are you looking for a beating?
Chapter 351 Old Wu, you'll regret this!
"Old Cheng, let me tell you something."
After a moment of silence, Jiang Bai slowly interrupted Cheng Tiangang.
"Um...what?"
These words surprised Cheng Tiangang, who responded with a start and did not continue to rush down Jiang Bai.
"We can't be too subservient as people, or we'll have no friends. Take someone like you, for example. What do you think?" Jiang Bai said leisurely.
"Jiang Bai!"
Cheng Tiangang's roar immediately came through, but Jiang Bai had already hung up the phone and tossed it to Xiao Tian next to him: "Hey, don't answer if this guy calls again later."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tian looked helpless, because at that moment his phone rang. Just as Jiang Bai had expected, Cheng Tiangang called again, clearly demanding an explanation from Jiang Bai. However, Jiang Bai glanced at it and completely ignored it.
A moment later, Xu Jie arranged for a car to pick up Jiang Bai and take him directly to the hotel to sleep.
I went back to the hotel and fell asleep immediately.
The next morning, Xiao Tian was already waiting at the door. He knocked at nine o'clock, brought breakfast to Jiang Bai, and then reported that Yao Lan and others had called to ask what was going on at Jiang Bai's home, and he had already given them a reason to reply.
It was only said that Jiang Bai suddenly became dissatisfied with the house and demolished it to rebuild it.
As for the specifics of how to rebuild, that was one of the reasons Xiao Tian came here today.
Of course, the most important thing is that Cheng Tiangang called him more than thirty times last night, but he didn't dare to answer any of them.
This morning, Cheng Tiangang sent him a text message, which Xiao Tian also showed to Jiang Bai. After reading it, Jiang Bai was speechless. He was eating and almost choked on his food, then burst into laughter.
Because Cheng Tiangang only sent one sentence, a mere seven words: "Jiang Bai, you're the grandson!"
Ignoring Cheng Tiangang, Jiang Bai told Xiao Tian about his ideas and urged Xiao Tian to contact the relevant departments as soon as possible to discuss the expansion.
Given Cheng Tiangang's efficiency, things should be mostly resolved by now, so Jiang Bai isn't worried about that.
Then Xiao Tian took out a new phone and handed it to Jiang Bai. Of course, the number was the same as before. He opened it and saw a text message from Jiang Yuqing saying that she missed Jiang Bai and asked him when he was going to Hong Kong.
Jiang Bai replied that he had been very busy lately and told her to come over when she had time, and then didn't say anything more.
In addition, there was another unfamiliar number that called several times in the morning. Jiang Bai was a little surprised, thought for a moment, and then called back.
It turned out to be Hu Qiu, the basketball coach of Tiandu University. Jiang Bai recognized the voice as soon as the other party spoke.
"Teacher Jiang, is that you? I finally found your phone number. I'm sorry to call you so early... Are you busy right now?"
Hu Qiu spoke very politely, but it was quite noisy around him, as if they were training, though he didn't know exactly where.
Since the other party was from the same school, Jiang Bai couldn't be too arrogant. Besides, the other party had no ill intentions, and Jiang Bai wasn't the type to be extremely pretentious and hold his head high wherever he went. Naturally, he wouldn't let the other party's kindness be met with a cold shoulder.
So I responded politely, "Coach Hu, I'm not busy right now. Is there something you need?"
"Here's the thing, I have something I want to tell you. I'm at the Tiandu Hengsheng Sports Center right now. I don't know if you have time and if you could come over."
Hu Qiu said politely.
Jiang Bai was speechless. He knew what Hu Qiu wanted to talk to him about: playing in a professional league with him or his friends. But Jiang Bai was genuinely not interested in that.
However, the other party spoke so politely, almost in a requesting tone. Considering that Coach Hu was in his forties or fifties, yet still so polite to a young man like him, Jiang Bai couldn't bear to refuse and agreed.
"Alright, I'll go take a look. But I still have to say, Coach Hu, I have absolutely no interest in playing matches, so you'll probably be disappointed."
"Haha, it's okay, come over here and we'll talk... come over here and we'll talk!" Coach Hu laughed, then chuckled at Jiang Bai, not angry at Jiang Bai's refusal, but simply told Jiang Bai to go over first.
This left Jiang Bai speechless. He hung up the phone and glanced at Xiao Tian: "Do you know the Hengsheng Sports Center? Get the car ready, we're going there."
Half an hour later, Jiang Bai and his group arrived at the Hengsheng Sports Center and called Hu Qiu.
A moment later, the other party came running out and waved to Jiang Bai from afar when he saw him standing at the door.
He then jogged over to Jiang Bai's side, shook hands with him, and said, "Teacher Jiang, you came so fast. Let's go inside."
After saying that, he walked straight in without waiting for Jiang Bai's reaction, entering a basketball court.
Upon entering, Jiang Bai noticed that the place was quite deserted. Because it was training time, there were no spectators, only about twenty athletes and a coach-like person watching everything on the field and occasionally giving instructions.
When they entered, training had just ended, and a large group of people were leaving the field. Hu Qiu led Jiang Bai to the side of the middle-aged bald man in his fifties who was extremely obese.
He exclaimed excitedly, "Old Wu! I've brought you the person I was talking about! This is Professor Jiang from Tiandu University, the genius I told you about! A true genius!"
"Pfft... Hahaha..."
But as soon as he said that, the young men who had just finished their break laughed at him.
Even the coach, known as Lao Wu, couldn't help but frown when he saw Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai is 1.8 meters tall, which is honestly not very tall in basketball games; you could even say he's short.
He wasn't physically strong, and moreover, he was quite old, which was somewhat different from the image of someone who could control the entire situation that Hu Qiu had described before.
No wonder others laughed at him, and even Wu Tiancun was somewhat dissatisfied with his old friend's previous ramblings... Jiang Bai's image was clearly very different from what he had described.
"He's getting a bit too old, and his physique isn't what it used to be... To be honest, Lao Hu, we've been friends for years, so I shouldn't refuse to give you face for recommending someone, but..."
He didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning was clear: he refused to recruit Jiang Bai.
Hu Qiu's expression turned sour. It wasn't easy for him to persuade Jiang Bai to come. He knew that Jiang Bai was only coming because they were from the same school. Now that his friend had said this, Jiang Bai would definitely leave.
At this moment, Hu Qiu's biggest regret is that he didn't record the previous match against the Finance Department. Otherwise, showing it would have absolutely shocked his old friend and this kid.
Jiang Bai, standing to the side, blinked and looked completely unconcerned. He smiled at Hu Qiu and said, "Coach Hu, it seems like they don't think much of me. Well, I'll leave then. I've given you face. Let's not talk about this anymore. If you want to have a drink with me, you're welcome anytime. Let's just forget about it."
After saying that, he turned to leave, but Hu Qiu suddenly grabbed him: "Teacher Jiang, don't go, let me talk to Lao Wu again."
After saying that, he turned to Coach Wu and said, "Old Wu, I've known you for so many years, when have I ever lied to you? Jiang Bai is absolutely the best basketball player I've ever seen. Whether it's speed, strength, or reaction time, he's the best! You'll regret not using him!"
Chapter 352 What the hell?
Jiang Bai frowned at Hu Qiu's words, feeling somewhat displeased. He had only met Hu Qiu once and could not say they were close. He had only given him face because of Hu Qiu's sincerity and the fact that they were from the same school.
Isn't this all hopeless now?
It was just as well that he left, which made everyone happy.
But this guy just wouldn't let me leave, and he kept saying these things.
Does this make it seem like Jiang Bai came here to beg these guys?
This made Jiang Bai very unhappy!
What's even more infuriating is that Coach Wu, upon hearing this, looked troubled and gave Jiang Bai a disgusted look, as if Jiang Bai and Hu Qiu had conspired to use friendship to blackmail him. He said with great reluctance, "If that's the case, let him try... But he only has one chance. I'm giving you face. If he doesn't perform well, don't say I'm being unreasonable. If possible, let him go to the second team as a substitute first."
His words were full of contempt for Jiang Bai, and his agreement was extremely reluctant.
It was as if agreeing to this was doing Jiang Bai a huge favor, a way of bestowing a blessing upon him.
"Teacher Jiang, please change your clothes and go on stage according to your previous performance."
Hu Qiu, oblivious to his old friend's reaction, saw it as a great opportunity to showcase Jiang Bai and excitedly addressed him.
As he spoke, he began urging Jiang Bai to change his clothes and get ready to perform.
He believed that once Jiang Bai performed well on the field, he would immediately win over his old friend and be selected for the Tiandu team.
He might even enter the professional league in the future, no, the top international league, and become a true superstar. As the one who discovered him, I will surely become famous as well.
Although Jiang Bai is a bit old, does that matter?
It doesn't matter at all!
Because Jiang Bai didn't need to go through a long selection and training process, Hu Qiu felt that Jiang Bai was the kind of person who could become an instant sensation in the industry as soon as he appeared.
Unfortunately, while his idea was good, he overlooked one thing.
That was Jiang Bai's idea.
"Coach Hu, you might have misunderstood something. First of all, I have absolutely no desire to participate in any of these damn professional competitions. Secondly... I don't think we're that close. We've only met once, so please don't decide my life for me, okay?" Jiang Bai said, frowning and extremely displeased.
After saying that, he turned and left without giving them any face.
The most valuable thing about living in this world is to have self-awareness and self-understanding. In Jiang Bai's view, Hu Qiu has crossed the line and can no longer figure out his place.
"Hehe, I thought he was some big shot, but he's just a show-off. Coach Hu, you misjudged him. I could tell this guy was all bark and no bite, afraid to even step onto the field for fear of being exposed. You were fooled before, weren't you?"
"Yes, there are too many scammers in this society now. Coach Hu, you've been fooled."
Hu Qiu was clearly familiar with these young team members. As soon as Jiang Bai spoke, some people started to mock Jiang Bai, but they were quite friendly towards Hu Qiu in their words.
Jiang Bai's words left Hu Qiu speechless, unsure of what to say. He was startled to realize that he had indeed gone too far, making such a decision without consulting Jiang Bai, which was inappropriate.
However, he couldn't let Jiang Bai leave like that. In his view, it was his duty as a coach to get Jiang Bai back on the court, whether Jiang Bai wanted to or not. It would be a waste of Jiang Bai's life if he didn't play.
It's a loss for the entire basketball world!
"Teacher Jiang, listen to me…you are now…" Hu Qiu was not angry because of Jiang Bai's words. Instead, he stepped forward and stood in front of Jiang Bai, saying anxiously.
"Heh, kid, you're pretty cocky. But you're all just putting on an act. If you're not capable enough to go on stage, you should just go home and suckle!"
Someone said something that made Jiang Bai, who had already made up his mind to leave, suddenly stop. He turned around and looked at the group of players who were resting there, and said disdainfully, "Looking down on me? What are you? You think you're worthy? Come on... Grandpa will let all of you come at me at once."
"You can choose to fight or play ball."
One sentence made the onlookers indignant, and they all stood up, glaring at Jiang Bai as if they were about to fight him.
Not only him, but even Coach Wu next to him looked grim, feeling that Jiang Bai was too arrogant.
Seeing his team's burly young men about to attack, he suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "We're a team, not thugs. We won't fight him. But Wang Jian, go up there and teach him a lesson. Let him know what a real professional player is, not someone who thinks they're great just because they've played a couple of games with college students!"
"That's just like a frog at the bottom of a well, looking at the sky from the bottom of the well."
"Hey, okay, Coach, don't worry, I'll teach this kid a lesson!"
A young man with a buzz cut chuckled and stepped out from the crowd. He was over two meters tall and looked extremely robust. His eyes were full of mockery as he looked at Jiang Bai.
"Kid, change your clothes, let me teach you a lesson! We're going to play one-on-one!" Wang Jian chuckled and said, then took the basketball from his teammate and prepared to walk onto the court.
Someone over there wanted to prepare clothes for Jiang Bai, but Jiang Bai ignored them and went up on stage as well. He wore a thin jacket, a simple pair of jeans, and a pure white inner layer. He just stood there, looking lazy.
They have absolutely no intention of investing in it.
"snort!"
Wang Jian snorted coldly, then took the first shot, heading straight for Jiang Bai. When he got to Jiang Bai, he even did a fancy move, tossing the basketball over Jiang Bai's head, trying to humiliate him.
However, just as he passed Jiang Bai preparing to shoot, he was surprised to find that the basketball in his hand had somehow ended up in Jiang Bai's hand, and Jiang Bai casually tossed the ball into the net.
"What a piece of trash," Jiang Bai said dismissively. With that, he was too lazy to continue playing with this piece of trash and turned to leave.
"Come back!" Wang Jian shouted angrily.
He didn't even know how he lost the ball before Jiang Bai took it away, which made him very angry. He felt that he had only made a mistake.
The competition isn't over yet, what's the point of Jiang Bai wanting to leave?
Win and leave? It's not that simple!
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Jiang Bai's collar, but just as he got close to Jiang Bai, Jiang Bai unceremoniously threw him over his shoulder. The two-meter-tall man was instantly lifted from behind by Jiang Bai and thrown to the ground.
The sight left those around them speechless.
You should know that Wang Jian is one of the strongest people in the team, and he definitely weighs over 200 pounds. But this giant, who is as big as a small mountain, was taken down in one fell swoop.
Jiang Bai knocked him down with one hand?
How much power would that require?
For a moment, everyone around felt like they had seen a ghost, and their eyes were full of disbelief as they looked at Jiang Bai.
Chapter 353 A million-dollar annual salary? Give me a break.
"I'm too lazy to waste my time with you. If any of you are not satisfied, you can all come at me. I'll take on all of you by myself, no matter how many of you come! But if you're too scared to step up and keep whining, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Jiang Bai glanced coldly at the group of people around him, not wanting to waste words with them. If it weren't for their foul mouths, he would have already left.
"Wang Jian, Zhong Hong, Ye Bin, Hong Jun, and Lin Xian, the five of you go up! Teach him a lesson and let him know that our Tiandu team is not just a name without substance."
Coach Wu's face was also ashen. Seeing Jiang Bai's previous behavior, he felt that Jiang Bai was too arrogant and wanted to teach him a lesson.
Since the other side thinks they can take on an entire team by themselves, then I'll show them what a professional team is like. It's not something you can do just because you're good at it!
Unbeknownst to him, Coach Wu had already accepted Jiang Bai.
He had been watching the two compete from the sidelines. In the blink of an eye, Jiang Bai had stolen the ball from his opponent without even moving his body. Compared to him, Wang Jian was clearly inferior, at least in terms of speed and reaction time.
However, Jiang Bai was too arrogant, which displeased him, hence his statement.
Soon, five players came on the field, their faces slightly flushed. They were all key players for their teams, playing in the top domestic league, and two of them were even key players for the national team. At this moment, ganging up on one person would be a joke.
However, since the coach had spoken, they couldn't just not go up, but instead of taking the initiative to attack, they let Jiang Bai kick off first.
He tossed the ball to Jiang Bai, signaling for Jiang Bai to attack.
However, they soon realized how wrong their decision was, because Jiang Bai got the ball, didn't attack at all, and directly made a mid-court shot, which went in.
"What a rip-off!"
The five people, including those around them, were all dumbfounded, staring at Jiang Bai's actions. Their expressions changed several times in an instant, and some of them couldn't help but curse.
How can they compete if Jiang Bai does this?
Coach Wu's eyes lit up, and Hu Qiu excitedly said, "Jiang Bai was unerring from outside the midfield line in previous matches!"
One sentence made Coach Wu gasp in shock.
His eyes were full of light as he looked at Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai heard the opponent's angry curses, smiled slightly, and tossed the ball to the opponent, letting them serve.
The opposing team paused for a moment before initiating the game, but just as the basketball was tossed up, Jiang Bai leaped out, jumping more than two meters high, and managed to catch the basketball.
He then attempted a hook shot, but after thinking about it, he changed his mind. Not wanting to waste time with these guys, he landed and immediately dribbled past them.
He darts around them, and in just a few dozen seconds, he has knocked down five people, including two national team starters, and scored an easy goal.
This completely stunned everyone around them. No one spoke; they just stared blankly at what they were seeing, their faces filled with disbelief.
"Is this all you've got? Go home!"
Jiang Bai sneered, casually tossed the basketball aside, turned and left, not wanting to waste words with them.
"Jiang Bai! Jiang Bai! Don't go! I've recruited you on behalf of the Tiandu team! You've been accepted! And you'll be a key player. Just tell me what you want!"
At this moment, Coach Wu immediately reacted, his eyes shining with the same fervent light as Hu Qiu's. He stopped Jiang Bai and said excitedly.
"Not interested!" Jiang Bai replied lazily.
"Do you even know what you're doing? With your skills, you'll become a real star, an absolute star! Don't take this opportunity for granted. If you stay with the Tiandu team, you'll definitely shine, and a million-dollar annual salary won't be a problem!"
Coach Wu said excitedly, then seemed to find this unappealing and continued, "Do you know Da Long? Da Long used to be on our Tiandu team. Where is he now? In the NBA, he's a superstar, an absolute superstar, playing in the top international league. He earns tens of millions every year. As long as you're willing to work hard, you can definitely become a superstar like him! You'll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life!"
"Hehe, you should take a rest."
Jiang Bai didn't react to these words at all, then left with those words and walked away.
Are you kidding me? A million-dollar annual salary?
How could you say that?
Jiang Bai can easily spend more than a million now.
As for big stars?
If Jiang Bai wanted to, with his resources, making him famous would be a piece of cake.
Why would we need to hand over the previous two scripts to others for filming?
Even if you're not a celebrity, you can still achieve both fame and fortune as a director.
Is it worth Jiang Bai striving for a dream of earning tens of millions a year?
Are you kidding me?
Although other departments of Empire Enterprises are still spending money gradually and their income is not much, Empire Entertainment alone has a net income of around 100 million yuan per month. Would he be short of that?
After hearing Jiang Bai's words, Hu Qiu and Coach Wu looked at each other, speechless for a long time.
Finally, Hu Qiu said angrily, "Old Wu, what have you done! I finally managed to get this person here, and you've offended them! Do you really not trust me that much? What are we going to do now?"
One sentence left Coach Wu speechless. He could only smile wryly and look at Hu Qiu with extreme embarrassment.
He had indeed underestimated Jiang Bai and didn't believe Hu Qiu's words before. He never expected Jiang Bai's performance to be so extraordinary, which completely exceeded his expectations and caught him off guard.
For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
Suddenly his eyes lit up, and he shouted at the person next to him, "Wasn't our match recorded? Did you save Jiang Bai's recording?"
"Saved!" someone immediately exclaimed.
This brought a smile to Coach Wu's face. He then glanced at Hu Qiu beside him and asked, "Is this Jiang Bai a teacher at your school?"
"What's wrong with being a visiting professor? Is there a problem?" Hu Qiu asked, puzzled.
"He doesn't want to play, so we'll just drag him in. If he makes it into the league, we can just spend more money to bring him over. He'll be ours sooner or later!" Coach Wu chuckled, having already made up his mind.
"How do I do it?" Hu Qiu asked, looking completely bewildered.
"What do we do? Someone, send the video from earlier to Coach Zhang of the national team!" Coach Wu blinked and then gave the order.
Hu Qiu was stunned by those words, staring at Coach Wu in disbelief. After a long pause, he slowly said, "You want... to put pressure on our school with the national team? To force them?"
"hey-hey."
Coach Wu chuckled and remained silent.
Hu Qiu, on the contrary, wisely shut his mouth and stopped asking this idiotic question.
In a society with a national sports system, it's just a matter of a word for the national team to recruit any player. Whoever it is, would they dare not come?
How could he not come?
Chapter 354 Home Visit
"Boss, what's wrong? You seem unhappy."
Jiang Bai walked out of the Hengsheng Sports Center, got into his car, and saw Xiao Tian with a displeased expression. As he started the car, he asked...
"It's nothing, we just ran into a few lunatics inside."
Jiang Bai said helplessly that in his eyes Hu Qiu and Coach Wu were both lunatics, lunatics with water in their brains.
"Then, should I go and take them out?"
As he spoke, Xiao Tian pulled a gun from the passenger seat and was about to get out of the car.
Jiang Bai was speechless at this.
"Get back here, drive your car, what are you doing here! Why are you making such a fuss? It's just a bunch of lunatics who insisted I play basketball. I don't like it, but you don't have to kill them, do you? Where did you learn this from! Drive your car!"
Jiang Bai scolded angrily.
"Oh, so where do we go?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tian scratched his head awkwardly and asked as he started the car.
"Yuyuan Residential Area, Hongqi Road".
Jiang Bai gave Xiao Tian an address that left him somewhat bewildered. Hongqi Road was a bit out of the way, not in a very good location, and the houses were all quite dilapidated.
The name "Yuyuan Community" sounds impressive, but it's actually just an old-style community with average conditions.
Some of the people living there are tenants, some are long-time residents, but not many of them are wealthy.
Xiao Tian didn't understand why Jiang Bai suddenly wanted to go there.
I haven't heard that the boss has any friends there.
"Why do you care so much? Drive, I'm going to make a home visit."
Seeing Xiao Tian's puzzled look, Jiang Bai kicked the back seat of his car without hesitation.
Xiao Tian was speechless. About forty minutes later, he dropped Jiang Bai off at his destination. Jiang Bai got out of the car, while he parked the car by the roadside and wandered around aimlessly.
Jiang Bai walked into the residential area, registered his identity at the entrance, and then found Wan Yong's home according to the address in the school's registration book.
Yes, Jiang Bai is here for a home visit...
Jiang Bai was delayed because of the "Seraph" matter and couldn't come before, but he had time today, so he came.
When Jiang Bai got downstairs, he saw several young men standing there, their faces fierce and menacing. They were clearly not good people. When they saw Jiang Bai, they glared at him menacingly.
Jiang Bai ignored them and went straight up to the fifth floor. Before he even reached the door, he heard pitiful screams and arrogant laughter coming from inside.
"No...don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"
A woman's voice rang out, tinged with sobs. It sounded somewhat familiar. Jiang Bai was taken aback at first, but then immediately realized that it was Wan Yong's mother, Wan Yingying's voice.
Wan Yong has disappeared somewhere; he's definitely not home.
"What are you doing! Stop!"
As a young teacher determined to be Wan Yong's father, Jiang Bai stepped forward without hesitation at this moment, shouted loudly at the door, and immediately attracted everyone inside.
"Who are you, kid? Mind your own business! Get lost!"
The activity inside the room stopped, and the middle-aged man standing in the center glared fiercely at Jiang Bai.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone nearby immediately took action and began shoving Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai didn't hesitate either; he kicked the two young men who approached him to the ground one by one.
Who are you?
Jiang Bai took down two people quickly and efficiently, which made the people around him somewhat afraid to attack. Only then did Jiang Bai speak.
"Kid, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. This is between me and this bitch. Her son dared to borrow money to gamble in my place. Since I can't find him today, I'm going to collect some interest from her. Don't make trouble for yourself!"
The middle-aged man realized that Jiang Bai was not someone to be trifled with, but he stood up without backing down and said coldly.
"Wan Yong?"
Jiang Bai was a little confused. Why did this kid get so irritable if he didn't cause trouble every day?
I just provoked Boss Bai a couple of days ago, and that hasn't even been over yet, how did I get into trouble again?
They even gambled and borrowed money at exorbitant interest rates?
That kid's really something!
"That's right, it's this kid. He came to my place yesterday to gamble. Heh heh, he dared to gamble even though he had no money, so he borrowed money from me, saying he'd pay it back today. Too bad he doesn't have the money, so I can only ask his mother to make up for it! What, you want to pay it back for him?"
The middle-aged man chuckled and then asked the question, before touching Wan Yingying's delicate face, which was covered in tears.
"Nonsense! My Wan Yong would never gamble, he's a good kid! He..."
"Good boy? Hehe, of course he's a good boy. Your son is so good to you, he even mortgaged you to me and lent me 100,000 yuan. Tsk tsk, look closely, isn't it written in black and white by him?"
After saying that, the middle-aged man took out an IOU from his pocket and waved it in front of Wan Yingying twice.
Wan Yingying, who had been struggling fiercely, suddenly froze, then lay there with lifeless eyes, tears streaming down her face, no longer struggling, looking somewhat despondent.
She never imagined that her son would mortgage her to gamble; he was utterly inhuman.
She never imagined that such a day would come. She had devoted all her heart and soul to her son, but she never expected him to do this.
In that instant, Wan Yingying felt her hope for survival vanish.
However, Jiang Bai frowned at this, as he did not believe what the man was saying.
It's true that Wan Yong is a bastard, but his evil is limited. Based on Jiang Bai's understanding of him, he would never do such a thing. That kid clearly has an Oedipus complex and values Wan Yingying very much, so he wouldn't do something like that.
There must be more to this story than meets the eye, but Jiang Bai is currently unaware of the specifics.
However, one thing is certain: this was definitely not a coincidence; it was premeditated.
How old is Wan Yongcai? Why would he go to an underground casino?
Putting aside whether he can find the place, even if he can, who would let such a big kid go in to gamble?