Rise Of The Wasteland Chapter 8 - Money! Money! Money!

Chapter 8        Money! Money ! Money!

Indecision and uncertain variables always led to trouble.

Zhou Qingfeng stopped arguing with Angie when he realized that he was truly running out of time. He turned his head toward Leina and said, “Let’s go, we’ll make it quick!”

Angie felt offended as she witnessed Zhou Qingfeng actually leaving with the prost.i.tute. She coughed violently as she choked after taking a big shot of whiskey. Cooper immediately winked at the bartender as an indication for the bartender to add something extra into her whiskey.

After ditching Angie, Zhou Qingfeng and Leina went to the underground bas.e.m.e.nt. There was no ear-piercing music on this floor, but the shouting from the mini casino can still be heard.

The bouncers’ and prost.i.tutes’ rooms were along the same corridor. Leina led Zhou Qingfeng to the corridor, wherein they saw more than a few people having s.e.x. These people did not even bother to close their doors, looking as if they love being watched.

Standing at the corridor was a bouncer who specifically watched over the prost.i.tutes. He was Jamaican and had a lean body. He was leaning against the wall, yawning in boredom. His mouth twitched as he saw Zhou Qingfeng approaching him. “Room number six is currently empty. You guys can have some fun over there.”

“He wanted something more extreme. We’ll need room number eight.” Leina held Zhou Qingfeng’s hand as they continued walking down the corridor. Room number eight was designed specifically for sadomasochism play, which was normally abbreviated as S&M.

The lean Jamaican looked at Zhou Qingfeng with a longer glance and said, “Don’t abuse this b.i.t.c.h to her death, or our boss will kill you.”

“Don’t worry.” Zhou Qingfeng brought Leina along as they entered room number eight. They quickly closed the door as well as installed an anti-lock on it.

After entering the room, Leina instantly changed from behaving s.l.u.ttily to being normal as she hastily said, “Come, carry the bed away.”

David Lawrence brought a pistol with him when he killed the Portaschi brothers. On the other hand, Zhou Qingfeng did not dare to do the same. He cannot even manage to unlock the brothers’ room.

Despite the fact that their room cannot be unlocked, rooms in this kind of bar were normally separated by only a wooden plank. Room number eight was located right beside the Portaschi brothers’ room. The room thus can be entered as long as the wooden plank was removed.

Zhou Qingfeng pulled a crowbar out from his clothes after he moved the bed away and swiftly began to break the wooden wall. He inserted the crowbar into the cracks of the wall, removing the wooden plank and the nails with only a single powerful pry.

At the same time, Leina was responsible for stage-screaming in order to cover up the noise produced by Zhou Qingfeng. She screamed even louder when she saw Zhou Qingfeng removing the wooden plank with ease.

“Oh, G.o.d! Please stop.”

“Ah… please don’t punish me.”

“You’re my master, I’ll forever obey you.”

Leina was also slapping her hand as she was shouting to produce a whip sound effect; but in fact, she was in a rare happy mood. She whispered to Zhou Qingfeng in-between her shouting after he made a big hole on the wooden wall within a minute, “Hurry up, you’re doing great!”

Americans used wood as the building material for their houses. Thus, it was easy for them to not only build a house, but also to demolish one.  After Zhou Qingfeng removed two layers of wooden planks, he was able to sneak into the other room by moving sideways.

Zhou Qingfeng did not dare to switch on the light even though the room was extremely dark. He used the torchlight from Leina’s phone as he quickly recalled the plot from the movie after mapping the room’s layout.

“It should be in the back of that wooden wall. I can easily open it.” Zhou Qingfeng walked toward a wardrobe. Obvious signs of activity can be seen on the wall after he moved away the wardrobe.

It was exactly identical to the movie after he removed the wooden planks. There was a safe inside it. David Lawrence tortured the Portaschi brothers to obtain the pa.s.sword. However, Zhou Qingfeng clearly remembered the code. He unlocked the safe, and instead of taking the money, he first took out a pistol from it.

It was a Colt M1911A1, designed by Browning, a gun expert from over a hundred years ago. The Chinese referred to it as the “big-eyed child” due to its large caliber and strong firepower. Although the U.S. military had started to invent magnetic guns, normal guns were still a popular choice.

The Colt M1911A1 was quite heavy. After Zhou Qingfeng put the pistol in his waistband, he proceed to take out a magazine and a box of .45 caliber bullets. The last thing he took out were rolls and rolls of cash.

One with money had no fear in his heart!

A big roll was worth ten thousand U.S. dollars, while a small roll was a thousand dollars. Zhou Qingfeng was able to take out all the banknotes from the safe after returning for more than ten times. A rough calculation promised about seventy to eighty thousand worth of cash inside the safe.

“Great! Great!” Zhou Qingfeng was so happy that he nearly hopped in joy. Thanks to the Portaschi brothers, their money from dealing in the blackmarket now all belonged to Zhou Qingfeng.

Ha ha ha…! With all this money, Zhou Qingfeng will be able to implement his plan. His ability to survive during the cataclysm will now soar.

Zhou Qingfeng turned around and returned to room number eight after putting all the money into a small bag.  Leina was still putting all her effort into screaming. She smiled with expectation as she saw Zhou Qingfeng wearing a smile on his face.

“This is your twenty thousand dollars. Thanks for helping me.” Zhou Qingfeng gave Leina two big rolls of money as he continued saying, “I found this inside the safe, you might need it someday.” 

Leina kept kissing the greenbacks after receiving the rolls of money as she whispered to herself, “I love Franklin, I love Franklin.” She was stunned further after she saw what Zhou Qingfeng gave her.

“This is… my pa.s.sport.” Leina burst into tears after she received her pa.s.sport. She looked up and gave Zhou Qingfeng a hug. “Thank you, thank you! You’ve saved my life. You can’t imagine how much I’ve dreamed of leaving this place. I can now go back to my hometown with my pa.s.sport in hand.”

Leina was a Bulgarian, and she was smuggled into the United States with a felon. Her pa.s.sport was hidden away by the Portaschi brothers, which made her an illegal immigrant. It was useless for her to go back to her hometown without her pa.s.sport.

“There are other pa.s.sports for other ladies here. Perhaps you can return these to their respective owners as well. Alright, pause your celebration for now. We still have to escape from this place. Our plan has yet to succeed completely.” Zhou Qingfeng patted Leina’s back as he tried to comfort her.

“You’re right.” With excitement, Leina put the pa.s.sport and money into her bag. She wiped the tears on her face and asked, “How do I look?”

“Wonderful! Now, calmly, call that idiot to come in!” Zhou Qingfeng took the pistol from his waistband. He loaded the pistol and removed the safety after he stood in a firing position. He then nodded his head to indicate that he was ready.

After taking a deep breath, Leina opened the door and shouted at the Jamaican bouncer, “Hey, you! Come over for a while. This fella seems weird, come and have look at him.”