Chapter 305: Chapter 217: Naless World, Act 4
"How do we fix this?" Ke Liangjie and Li Zoyi asked in unison.
Hearing Fang Zhen ntion a solution, both Li Zoyi and Ke Liangjie imdiately turned their full attention to him.
Fang Zhen didn’t answer right away. Instead, he looked at Ke Liangjie and asked, "First things first. What’s your escape plan? Where are you going to lay low?"
Ke Liangjie’s first instinct was to refuse, but for so reason, he had a nagging feeling that not answering would anger Fang Zhen—and he was afraid of Fang Zhen’s anger.
"Probably Africa. Places like South Africa, Nigeria, or Angola," Ke Liangjie said. "You can still make decent money in those places. Plus, I’ve got so buddies over there who are doing alright. I could probably crash with them for a while, wait for the heat to die down here, and then figure things out."
Hearing this, Fang Zhen’s interest was piqued.
As far as he knew, those African countries were all pretty chaotic. A lot of weapons circulated on the open market.
Buying an RPG within Ah i was practically impossible, but in places like that in Africa, getting your hands on a rocket launcher was completely normal, as long as you had sothing to trade for it.
’If Ke Liangjie can really make those connections work, then keeping in touch with him could open up a new channel for upgrading my weapons down the line.’
At this thought, Fang Zhen made his decision.
He wasn’t going to silence Ke Liangjie.
His Extraordinary Power hadn’t been directly exposed anyway. The deaths at the scene were the result of a shootout between Ke Liangjie and the gang. The police weren’t likely to investigate a gang-related case like this too thoroughly. The only real concern was the gang seeking vigilante justice.
Fang Zhen was about to leave Ah i anyway, and the xican gang couldn’t follow him to Xia Country.
No need to dirty his hands.
Fang Zhen nodded. He turned, bent down, and pulled a large, transparent plastic bag from under the driver’s seat of the car.
He held up the bag and tossed it to Ke Liangjie.
Ke Liangjie caught it reflexively. It was surprisingly heavy.
Ke Liangjie took a closer look and exclaid, "It’s weed!"
Fang Zhen nodded slightly.
He’d seen it earlier when he went into the car to get the money. There was a large bag of weed inside.
It seed those three Old Mos weren’t just in the gun business; they’d do anything for a profit. They had probably just co from a deal, scored a big bag of weed, and stuffed it under the seat.
The bag contained several kilograms of the stuff.
"Here’s my solution: I get the guns, and you get the weed from the car. I don’t touch the stuff."
"Also, the gold chains and watches on these three gangsters have so value. You and Zoe can split them. I don’t want any of it. Consider it compensation so you didn’t co here for nothing."
Fang Zhen said.
He wouldn’t touch the weed, and compared to the guns, the watches and gold chains weren’t worth much anyway.
Hearing this, the expressions on Ke Liangjie and Li Zoyi’s faces softened considerably.
Fang Zhen never had any intention of touching the contents of the plastic bag. If it were up to him, his personality dictated he’d douse it in gasoline and burn it.
However, considering Ke Liangjie desperately needed money for his escape, giving it to him was an acceptable alternative. Besides, it wasn’t harming his own countryn. On top of that, Ah i was moving toward legalization—recreational use was already permitted in thirty-seven states, as long as you paid taxes.
That being the case, he’d let Ke Liangjie have the weed. Fang Zhen wouldn’t get involved.
’What was that diplomatic platitude again? "Non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries."’
Fang Zhen wouldn’t interfere with how Ke Liangjie handled it, either.
Ke Liangjie’s expression brightened considerably. He had channels to offload this stuff, and it would be more than enough to fund his escape to Africa.
Li Zoyi’s mood also eased.
"That was handled well. It’s a fair deal," Li Zoyi said.
"Let’s do it," Ke Liangjie agreed emphatically.
For the next half-hour, Ke Liangjie handled the cleanup.
Ke Liangjie stripped quite a bit of loot off the three Old Mos.
There was over three hundred US dollars in cash. There were also two watches, which he guessed were worth over $3,000 in total, a gold necklace, and two Golden Rings, which together were probably worth another $3,000.
Li Zoyi and Ke Liangjie split it.
Fang Zhen, on the other hand, collected all the firearms at the scene.
He also found a case of assorted ammunition in the trunk of the Old Mos’ car. It was mostly ammo for the HK416, along with 40 rounds for an AWP and 500 nine-milliter pistol rounds.
Fang Zhen happily took it all.
Once everything was dealt with, Fang Zhen suggested they split up and leave separately.
He would drive Ke Liangjie’s rental car to the airport and fly back to Houston alone. anwhile, Ke Liangjie and Li Zoyi would take the Old Mos’ car to offload the weed, then take a different route and fly back to Houston.
"What are you going to do with all those guns in the car? You’re not actually thinking of taking them on the plane, are you?" Zoe asked, sensing a problem.
"Don’t worry about it. I have my ways," Fang Zhen said, cutting the conversation short without further explanation.
The main compartnt of his King’s Belt could hold all the firearms, and the ammunition would fit too.
The reason he’d suggested splitting up was precisely because having Li Zoyi and Ke Liangjie around—two liabilities—made it inconvenient to use the King’s Belt’s storage space.
Li Zoyi didn’t press the issue.
But you could clearly tell that her curiosity about Fang Zhen had grown even stronger.
After they decided to go their separate ways, Fang Zhen added Ke Liangjie on Telegram.
You could tell Ke Liangjie didn’t dare refuse.
"If you really can’t make it out there, you can consider coming to Xia Country. After all, I’ve never heard of a xican gang being able to chase soone all the way to Xia Country to ’take care of business’," Fang Zhen said.
He said this mainly to dispel any resistance Ke Liangjie might have.
More than wanting Ke Liangjie to co to Xia Country, Fang Zhen hoped the man would thrive in Africa. That way, he’d have another contact and channel for upgrading his gear in the future.
Of course, if Ke Liangjie did show up, it wouldn’t be a loss for Fang Zhen. He might even help him out a little.
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