Using someone's services always costs money, but using theirs might earn us some favors, so why not?
But when it escalates to coercive buying and selling, it carries a hint of bullying. It's only natural for someone to retaliate against such unwillingness.
Brother Tao himself didn't really want to do this kind of job for them, and if he truly wished, he wouldn't have let Xiao Liang drag his feet and dawdle, only leisurely showing up close to noon.
Still, duty calls, and they had to come anyway. After all, that woman had been making a scene there, mentioning names, and recently it's only been them she's been having trouble with. If they didn't show up, it would be neglect of duty.
The two arrived at the gate and had barely called out twice when a series of barking erupted from inside.
