C325 Because She Was Human
C325 Because She Was Human
He didn't know if Cold Palace would do the same thing again, or if he could still stop them. But at this moment, since Ji Lei could save a girl, then Ji Lei would naturally not be stingy with his money.
Although... Ji Lei was a hero, but he still needed capital to be a hero. Only when all the guests had run out of interest did he dare to go backstage to pick up the item he had bought — alone.
However, when he walked into the backstage, he realized that his sleeves were empty and his pocket was flat. It wasn't that Ji Lei didn't have money, but that Ji Lei didn't have that much money.
40 million! Even when Ji Lei was in the Ji Family, he couldn't take out 10% to 22% of the total amount of money. To Ji Lei, this amount of money was an astronomical figure that he couldn't repay.
Therefore, this isn't hard to explain why Ji Lei would rub his hands together and run in front of Hu Lieh with an embarrassed smile on his face …
"What happened to Young Master Tang?" Seeing Ji Lei reveal such a smile for the first time, Hu Lieh also felt it was strange, so he asked, and when Ji Lei heard this, he felt even more embarrassed. After thinking about it again and again, he finally opened his mouth to ask Hu Lieh: "This …. Hall Master Hu, can you lend me some money … "
"So it's this." Hu Lieh thought it was something important, so he quickly patted his chest and said to Ji Lei, "Didn't I, Old Hu, say it? Everything Young Master Tang has set his eyes on, I, Old Hu, will pay!" How could he not borrow it? "Tell me, how much does Young Master Tang need? I'll give it to you!"
"This... Hehe, forty million. "
"What?!" 40 million?! " This amount of money was not considered money to him, so he might as well give it to Ji Lei. But this amount of 40 million was different, even for Hu Lieh, who was a businessman, it was still a huge fortune. At least, Hu Lieh would have to earn this money for three to five years.
"This …" Hu Lieh scratched his head in embarrassment. He originally generously agreed to Ji Lei, but now he hesitated, but Hu Lieh did not directly refuse and instead asked Ji Lei: "What does Young Master Tang need this money for? It's not that I, Old Hu, can't afford it, but... "After all, this isn't a small number …"
Ji Lei nodded with a deep understanding. Then, he explained to Hu Lieh the reason why he wanted the money, as well as what happened in the auction house.
"Wh …" What? You beat up Xiao Ke?! " After Hu Lieh heard Ji Lei's story, he was so shocked that he couldn't even close his mouth. He looked at Ji Lei in surprise. It seemed that his soul had suffered a huge blow.
"I just don't like the way these people act. Why would a woman who is perfectly fine be disgraced? "They're not people without a family …" Ji Lei's face gradually frowned. His somewhat helpless words caused Hu Lieh's heart to shudder. These words, his attitude, and his awareness were completely unlike those of a popinjay young master from an aristocratic family! It was more like a living Bodhisattva!
After Hu Lieh heard Ji Lei's complaints, the respect in his eyes for Ji Lei quietly changed. A trace of confusion flashed deep within his eyes.
After a moment of silence, Hu Lieh finally sighed and said to Ji Lei, "It's not like I can't afford to spend this money. After all these years, I, Old Hu, have a lot of savings, but …"
Ji Lei was very happy to hear that Hu Lieh was willing to pay. However, when he heard that Hu Lieh's tone had become slightly lower, Ji Lei knew that it wouldn't be that easy for Hu Lieh to pay.
Sure enough, Hu Lieh changed the topic of the conversation and said to Ji Lei in a calm voice, "But, Young Master Tang, I still have to say, you offended Xiao Ke because of a girl, this matter isn't that simple."
"Xiao Ke? That fatty? " Ji Lei originally thought Hu Lieh would bargain with him, but he didn't expect Hu Lieh to only tell him about Xiao Ke. This made Ji Lei suspicious, "Why can't this Xiao Ke be provoked?"
Hearing this, Hu Lieh lowered his voice and explained to Ji Lei: "You don't know, but this Liu Tie comes from the Xiao Family of the Northern Cold, and Xiao Family is slightly related to Frost State."
"Luo Family?" Ji Lei raised his eyebrows, he naturally knew about Luo Family. After all, the person he had been thinking about day and night about was currently within Luo Family, and what he did not expect was that Xiao Family was actually related to Luo Family.
"Xiao Family and Luo Family …" "What's the relationship?"
"It has a lot to do with it!" When Hu Lieh heard this, he said to Ji Lei: "You don't know, but this Xiao Ke is Luo Family Young Master Luo Yantian's brother-in-law! and Luo Family, are definitely related to each other by blood! "
"Family …" Ji Lei was startled, then pretended to be disdainful as he said: "What's wrong with that? Tang Family and Luo Family are also related by family, could it be that I am afraid of this Xiao Ke?"
"This isn't a question of whether I'm afraid or not. Tang Family naturally has a lot of influence, but in the capital, Tang Family is after all, something beyond reach." Hu Lieh meaningfully sighed at Ji Lei. His intention was obvious, that was, a strong dragon wouldn't suppress a snake, no matter how strong the Tang Family was, at the bottom of the Northern Cold, one had to listen to the Xiao Family!
When Ji Lei heard this, he was also somewhat at a loss, but Hu Lieh pulled out a cigarette from nowhere, sucked on it, and said: "With the current Northern Cold, the Li Xiao and Li Xiao Clans are at the center of attention, facing each other head-on. Little commoners like us can only stay alive and breathing under their pressure …"
Ji Lei joked, "Is it you or a commoner?"
"No real power, just a commoner." Hu Lieh patted Ji Lei's shoulder and said meaningfully: "Ah, Young Master Tang, once you've reached someone else's territory, you should be more at ease. These days, you have offended the two biggest families. Old Hu, I really don't know what to say to you …" But since you have the Cold Palace to protect you right now, those two families probably won't dare to do anything to you. "
Hu Lieh's words made Ji Lei feel a bit strange. However, he couldn't say where he felt uncomfortable. He always felt that Hu Lieh should know something, but he was not willing to point it out. This confused feeling made Ji Lei very uncomfortable.
However, Hu Lieh did not continue speaking. Instead, he said to Ji Lei, "When leading the group, just tell them to put it on my account."
Hu Lieh took a deep breath of the dry smoke and left without saying anything else.
When Ji Lei heard this, Hu Lieh said those two words: "Lead the way."
The eyes of the merchant were unique and cold. Anything that could bring him value was the goods.
But people are not, even in this world, people are clearly priced.
However, people would never be goods. Even if they were offered a price, they would never be.
Because people were people.
Hu Lieh also knew that people were people.