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"Didn't I say before? Find a truck and deliver the wood to the village for me."
Zhang Xiaowei smiled faintly and repeated his earlier response.
At his words, the four strongmen almost burst into tears.
"Boss Zhang, where can we send these woods to the village for you?"
"We've just earned three hundred bucks from Mr. Cai, and to deliver the wood to the village, we need to hire both a truck and loaders. We don't have that much money."
"Please have mercy on us common folks."
Seeing their pitiful faces, Hou Zhen also felt somewhat uncomfortable.
"Xiaowei, you're well-off, no need to be so tough on them."
But Zhang Xiaowei didn't like to hear that.
"Chief Hou, that's quite biased of you to say. They deliberately caused trouble, and I haven't pursued their criminal liability, which is already being kind to them."
"Now you want me to let them go without a word? If I let them off today, what if they block my path again next time? Should I pay them protection money?"