Chapter 162

What should have been a very serious matter was interrupted by Qu Yiheng in such a way that Hou Yong actually felt a slight urge to laugh. In his past life, he had worked under Boss Zhou. Although he later touched upon the smuggling business, his role was limited to tallying and receiving cargo at the port. In reality, he had never come into contact with the specifics—not even the people from the Hu Family. In the past, he had sometimes wanted to cozy up and say hello to the people who came to deliver goods, but whether he offered them a cigarette or tried to strike up a conversation, those men acted like mutes. They would drop the cargo and leave without saying an extra word, never dragging their feet. It was only later, when Hou Yong had seen more of the world, that he understood what the look in those men's eyes truly meant.