Chapter 3445 It Wasn’t Me

A glass goblet fell to the ground and turned into a pile of fragments.

In a hurry, Xu Qiang accidentally brought the tableware off the table.

For a moment, the sound of the plates breaking and the tableware falling to the ground successfully shifted everyone's attention to Xu Qiang.

Drake sat aside and watched this scene quietly. He just coughed, but he didn't expect it to cause such a big response, which almost scared Xu Qiang's soul.

"No... Sorry, Mr. Drake, I'll clean it up now."

Xu Qiang squatted down and picked up the glass fragments on the ground with his hands, without caring about any image, just like a servant in Drake's house.

Drake was quite satisfied with Xu Qiang's performance at this moment. How could a newcomer who just appeared have such a big limelight? He likes people who follow the rules.

"Okay, get up, let the servants clean it up."

"Don't bother them with this, I can do it myself."

The servants came forward to help, and together with Xu Qiang, they cleaned up the glass fragments on the floor. Later, the servants brought new tableware.

Xu Qiang only realized now that Duan Zhisheng's step was very timely, and it reminded Xu Qiang in time to guard against Drake beside him.

Being next to Drake, he showed that he was very weak, so that Drake would be relieved and would not suspect himself of the previous incident.

He rubbed his clothes with a fork a few times. Among the people present, only Xu Qiang could do it. Freeman saw what Xu Qiang did.

Drake coughed, and Xu Qiang was scared to death. What if the previous deputy was really defeated by such a bad opponent?

A question worth thinking about. Freeman's arrogant character did not take Xu Qiang seriously at the beginning, not to mention Xu Qiang's reaction at this time.

It was time to eat. Xu Qiang and Freeman waited until Drake started eating before picking up their cutlery.

During the meal, Xu Qiang acted completely ignorant, toasting Drake and saying some flattering words.

Drake had been paying attention to the changes in Xu Qiang and Freeman's faces. At first, he suspected that this matter was related to Xu Qiang.

But when he saw Xu Qiang's performance during the meal, he quickly denied his thoughts.

This is a simple truth. How can Xu Qiang be so timid and afraid of things?

What's more, he dared to attack his own people. There must be some inside stories that he didn't know.

"We have been talking for so long, but I still don't know your name."

"Mr. Drake, my name is Xu Qiang."

"Xu Qiang?"

Drake was talking to Xu Qiang in Chinese. He had been in China for a while. Although he didn't speak Chinese fluently, simple communication was not a problem.

Xu Qiang nodded. Drake could also speak Chinese. Fortunately, he didn't whisper with Duan Zhisheng before.

"You are a group of mercenaries who just appeared here. You should have heard of the rules here. From today on, for every bounty you receive, you must pay 60% as tribute. Do you understand this?"

"Understand, I heard that Mr. Drake has always been the one who is working hard for the business here. If you can help us, I can give Mr. Drake 100% of the bounty."

Drake sneered. Asking for bounties from these mercenaries was already too much.

If he really took 100%, it would be like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. How can these people survive in the future? This is equivalent to cutting off his own financial resources.

"Don't worry about that. If you get into trouble, I will help you, but I won't take the 100% reward. I set the rules, and I can't break them."

"You said that from now on, I will follow you. I hope Mr. Drake, if we have done anything wrong, please forgive us. We will correct it."

Xu Qiang was dealing with Drake in his words, saying that they were weak and incompetent, which was too high for Drake's status, which made Drake feel very comfortable.

No matter who it is, it is always better to praise yourself than to listen to others scolding you. Drake is also a mortal, so this set of tricks is very useful for Drake.

Dinner is almost over now. Drake put down his tableware, took a towel and wiped his hands.

In any case, his people died before, and the matter must be found out, otherwise the people below will say that they are incompetent.

"Speaking of which, there is one thing. I asked you two to come here today to confirm and give an explanation to my people."

Drake's words made Xu Qiang and Freeman look up at the same time and concentrate on listening to what Drake would say next.

Freeman had been waiting for Drake to speak. The original purpose of this trip was for Drake to interrogate. If he didn't do it, Freeman wouldn't worry about it.

"Yesterday afternoon, I sent two people to collect debts. On the way back, an accident occurred. The car caught fire and both people died."

"Such a thing actually happened! Mr. Drake, can you find out who did it? I will help Mr. Drake settle the accounts with them!"

Xu Qiang took the initiative to volunteer, with a natural expression and firm eyes, which made people feel that Xu Qiang didn't know about this matter yet.

Drake looked into Xu Qiang's eyes. After a few seconds of eye contact, he moved his eyes away and moved to Freeman.

Freeman had already started cursing in his heart. He had seen shameless people, but he had never seen someone as shameless as Xu Qiang. His words were like putting the blame on himself.

This was not an obvious thing. Drake asked the two of them to come here today to confront them about this matter.

Xu Qiang pretended to be innocent, which meant that this matter was related to him. It was insidious... It was too insidious.

It was a pity that Freeman couldn't act innocent like Xu Qiang at this moment, because those two people died on his own territory.

If he pretended to be innocent here, even if he didn't do it, Drake was not stupid, how could he believe it.

The more he explained, the worse it got.

"Mr. Drake, I heard about this after I went back. I didn't expect the accident to happen in my base. I was really sad that I didn't save people in time."

Freeman didn't say anything else. He just said it was an accident. He didn't involve himself and didn't bring Xu Qiang with him.

Since Drake asked the two of them to come and talk, he must have some means to investigate the truth of the matter.