"You're the boss?"
The middle-aged man glanced at Wu Xiaoshan with a haughty expression and said, "You heard what I said just now; I don't have time to waste words with you. Leave behind five thousand yuan, and we'll let you go!"
As the standoff continued, suddenly, another car quickly approached from behind.
Seeing the man who got out of the car, Wu Xiaoshan immediately recognized him as someone from Wanglian Village, named Zhan Yongbang.
"Brother Zhan, what brings you here?" Xiaoshan asked curiously.
Zhan Yongbang first looked at the middle-aged man and his group, then moved closer to Xiaoshan and replied, "Boss Wu, our village chief was worried you might encounter these road bandits, so he specially sent me to help you."
"Don't worry, I know these guys. I'll talk to them first. If we let you negotiate with them, you'll definitely be at a disadvantage—they play dirty."
