Outside the Law

Chapter 5

Luo Yu almost laughed when he heard that Jiang Qi wanted to buy Su Jiawen from him.

It was Zhou Zihao who called as the middleman.　

Zhou Zihao's dad had some collaborations with Zhen Ting, so Jiang Qi asked him to help convince Luo Yu.　

Zhou Zihao first asked Luo Yu if he wanted to go out to sea again. Last time he had even almost lost his underwear, so wanted a chance to win something back.

Luo Yu deliberately avoided the topic. "When Shen Qiyin comes back to Ping City."

Zhou Zihao spoke some more before sensing that Luo Yu was impatient. He finally cut to the chase. "CEO Luo, the boy you brought last time. Is he still with you?"

Luo Yu didn't answer. Instead, he asked Zhou Zihao to get to the point. Zhou Zihao hesitated a bit more before finally asking what he called to ask.　

Jiang Qi's starting price was five million. After hearing Zhou Zihao say this, Luo Yu burst out into laughter. "Does Jiang Qi think he's dealing with a beggar?"

Zhou Zihao thought that though five million was nothing in Luo Yu's eyes, it should be more than enough to buy a Su Jiawen. He had tried to convince Jiang Qi that Luo Yu never spent a lot of time on one person; perhaps not much later, he would release Su Jiawen anyways. Then, there would be no need to go in such a circle.

Besides, if someone wanted to fight with Luo Yu for the boy, he might be less inclined to let Su Jiawen go.

But Jiang Qi disagreed. He said Su Jiawen was his teacher's son, and that he was indebted to his teacher. He had to save Su Jiawen from the fire pit.　　

Zhou Zihao had only bit the bullet and called Luo Yu after his father nagged at him to do so incessantly.　

After hanging up, Luo Yu called Lu Yi in. He asked him, "Jiang Qi wanted to give Su Jiawen the vase in front of you?"

Lu Yi paused, then said yes.

Luo Yu inquired, "You don't think Su Jiawen recognized Jiang Qi?"

Lu Yi relayed the events that had occurred that night. He emphasized again, "It didn't seem like Mr. Su recognized Jiang Qi."

Jiang Qi came from much clearer origins that Ruan Zheng. He was a Ping City native who had been a beater in the West Clan between the ages of fifteen and sixteen. One winter day, he suddenly disappeared from Ping City. The next time he appeared was three years later. Jiang Qi's ident.i.ty had changed too, to become the second-in-command at Zhen Ting. He was the one who appeared to deal with things in Ruan Zheng's stead; his status consequently rose.

Xing Licheng had looked into this after hearing what Lu Yi said. Jiang Qi and Su Jiawen really were connected. Su Jiawen's dead father was Jiang Qi's middle school homeroom teacher. When alive, Su Jiawen's father had a good reputation. Perhaps Jiang Qi was indebted to him somehow.

Jiang Qi was a lot older than Su Jiawen. It was possible that he had seen the other when he was a child, especially since Su Jiawen's appearance now was mostly identical to that of when he was young. He was good looking too, so recognizing him wouldn't be too hard.　

But all these "coincidences" together couldn't help but arouse suspicion. Xing Licheng immediately relayed this information to Luo Yu. Luo Yu hadn't seriously considered it until Zhou Zihao reminded him of it today.

Luo Yu made a call home. He asked the housekeeper what Su Jiawen was doing. The housekeeper took a look and replied, "Mr. Su is reading."

Luo Yu closed his eyes and recalled what Su Jiawen looked like at home. He didn't want to keep asking. Su Jiawen was simple and all alone in the world. His physical strength was almost nonexistent; he wasn't even capable of killing a chicken. Other than walking the dog, he only read every day. Besides, he had stayed in Luo Yu's bed for so long already. If he wanted to do something, he could've done it ages ago.