C8 Gangsters Collecting Protection Fees

"It's not easy looking for a job nowadays," the woman muttered to herself, "Don't see Luzhou City as a big city. It's very hard looking for a job and it ain't easy going in and out either!"

Lee Yifann smiled at her and followed.

The rest of the house was divided into several areas. There was a small kitchen, a stone oven, living room, three bedrooms and the bathroom.

The woman led him to the bedroom that was deep inside the house. The bedroom was not very big, about 20 square meters. Inside the room was a wooden bed, a very small wardrobe, a small one square meter wooden table and on top of the table was a century old black and white TV.

That was all that was in the room, his room.

After showing him the room, the woman asked with excitement, "Young man, what do you think of this place? Although it's not as good as those hostels but it's still a place you can live."

Lee Yifann's glanced around the room. He had actually noticed something along the way. It seemed his room was the only one with tiles on the floor. All the other rooms had concrete floors. The room also had a window and the lighting was quite bright. He nodded, "It's alright, although it is a bit small... But the room is liveable."

Seeing the satisfied look he had, she took advantage of the situation to seal the deal, "Since you're satisfied with it, then you can stay here. It seems, you should be a student, right? My price isn't expensive, fifteen yuan per day. "

Lee Yifann frowned and did the calculations in his head. He had an embarrassed expression on his face, "Auntie, to tell you the truth, I don't have much money, and I haven't found a job yet. I might need to stay here for quite awhile. Can you make the accommodation fee cheaper? "

"Young man, you can't even afford fifteen dollars?" The woman was obviously surprised. She sighed, "Let me tell you, I specifically cleaned up this bedroom. I put the tiles in and even painted a fresh coat of paint. Even my own bedroom is not as good as this room. Really, fifteen yuan is not expensive."

Lee Yifann actually knew fifteen yuan wasn't expensive, but under the circumstances, he really didn't have much money right now, so he couldn't waste it. He scratched the back of his head and in embarrassment he pleaded, "Auntie, realIy, I only have a few hundred yuan. At this moment, I don't have any income until I can find a job. I really can't help it."

The woman sighed deeply. When she heard his explaination, she showed an understanding expression, "We're all working for a living. It's just not easy! Since you are not staying here for one or two days.... I'll make it five yuan cheaper, you can afford ten yuan a day, right?"

"Yes, thank you so much, Auntie!" Lee Yifann gave a sigh of relief. Paying ten yuan a day, he could at least save some money.

The first thing Lee Yifann arranged was to give the woman a month's accommodation fee, three hundred yuan. He then carefully put away the rest of the money. After the woman received the money, she was extremely happy. Anyway, most important thing was she got the money.

He simply packed up and took the suitcase to his bedroom. After setting up his room, he sat by the bed and meditated.

Not long after he was meditating, he heard someone coughing strangely from the bedroom next door.

The sound was sporadic.

He furrowed his brow and jumped off the bed. He opened the door and shouted out, "Auntie!"

The woman rushed over to him, "Young man, what's the matter?"

"Auntie, is someone here sick? I heard someone coughing?" Lee Yifann asked in concern.

The woman's happy expression immediately changed, "My little one is sick."

"Your child is sick?" Lee Yifann asked in surprise. "Then why don't you take your child to the hospital?"

"We did go to the hospital. The doctor couldn't help!" The woman shook her head and she looked lost, "We spent all our money. The doctor said the problem is with the heart and liver, a transplant is required."

If the organs required a transplant, it would cost at least a few hundred thousand yuan. For the woman, this was definitely an enormous figure.

Lee Yifann frowned. He was about to say something when suddenly a few people appeared in the room.

There were three young guys standing in the room looking like troublemakers. One look and you could tell they were social youths.

"Oh look, Auntie Wang has a guest!" The young man in the charge shook his dyed blonde hair, jumped in front of the woman and looked at her.

The woman's expression changed. She had to quickly think of a way to please Biao, "Biao, what are you doing here? He is not a guest here. He is my relative."

"Pfft!" Blondie snuffed coldly. He pointed at Lee Yifann and said, "He surely does not look like your relative. Do you think I didn't see him coming in with his suitcase?"

"Biao, he isn't my guest, really! He is my nephew, visiting from the country!" The woman looked flustered. She stood in front of Lee Yifann.

"Don't talk rubbish!" Blondie yelled angrily, "You have a guest staying here. Hurry up and pay up the protection fee for this month!"

The woman's face changed, "I really don't have money."

"No money? So the accommodation fee this kid paid you is not money? Stop lying!" Blondie roared coldly, "Hurry up and give me the money. If you do not want to pay the protection fee then I will smash this place."

"I really don't have money," The woman shook her head in desperation.

"You're telling me you don't ave money?" Blondie was infuriated. He rushed over to the woman and pushed her to the ground. He then snatched the three hundred yuan cash from her and said, "You have three hundred yuan, you dare lie to me and say you don't have any money!"

The woman became distressed. She threw herself onto Blondie's leg and begged him, "Please give the money back to me. My child is sick. He needs the money for his medical treatment."

"Pfft!" Blondie kicked her away, "Three hundred yuan ain't enough to cure his illness! With that sick child of yours, just let him die early."

The woman burst into tears. She kept hugging his leg and begged, "My child's illness requires money to buy medicine. If he doesn't have any medicine, he won't survive. Please give the money back to me."

Blondie was getting very impatient with the woman, so he kicked her away and told her, "Get lost!"

Lee Yifann quickly stepped forward and helped the woman up, "Auntie, are you alright?"

The woman's tears wouldn't stop, "That money is mine. The money is for my child's treatment."

Blondie snorted in disgust. He turned around to leave.

"Stop right there!" Lee Yifann shouted angrily.

Blondie stopped and looked back at Lee Yifann. He sneered disdainfully, "So you're going to interfere in other people's business?"

Lee Yifann gnashed his teeth and said, "Please give the money back to Auntie Wang!"

"You want me to give the money back? Keep dreaming!" Blondie couldn't even be bothered with Lee Yifann.

"I am going to say it again, please give the money back to Auntie Wang!" Lee Yifann clenched his hand slowly.

It seemed Blondie had heard a funny joke and mocked, "Hahaha! What! You must not want to live anymore? You two, beat him up. Then he'll know the consequences in interfering in other people's business!"