Chapter 43: The Price of Substitution

  "Brother, you just helped me out in secret, didn't you?"

  Xu Zhiyuan could hardly believe the fact before his eyes, that he had vaguely defeated a master. At that time, he could clearly feel the fierce wind sound of Lao San's fists coming over, and at that time, he was holding on to the idea that even if he died, he would drag Lao San down to hell with him.

  Unexpectedly, Lao San suddenly went out of breath, just one step away from the end. At this time, Xu Zhiyuan naturally seized this opportunity to counterattack without hesitation, and with all his might, he slammed both fists into Lao San's chest and abdomen.

  Now that I think about it, Xu Zhiyuan still has some lingering fear, but after the game, he reacted and must have been the second brother who took action. Otherwise, today's bad luck would be his own, and he would have to lie down for at least half a month with the kick from Old Three.

  "You silly kid, you finally know your own limits."

  Hehe, he smiled and lit a cigarette, taking a puff, then patted Xu Zhiyuan's shoulder. "That old three looks like he's practiced external martial arts for at least over ten years, his attack speed is extremely fast, his hands are ruthless, and that last move, if I hadn't intervened, you would have definitely been kicked by him, and would have had to lie in bed for at least half a month."

  "I told you, how did Lao San just run out of energy at that moment, fortunately, I seized the opportunity."

  Xu Zhiyuan chuckled and lit a cigarette, taking a puff. "By the way, bro, what just happened? After you gave me that shot, I felt like my whole body was filled with energy, like I'd explode if I didn't get into a fight to release it."

  "There are several places on the human body that can stimulate a person's potential, of course, the aftereffects of doing so are also quite obvious. Your left arm will at least hurt for a week, I'll give you two injections and massage it when we get back, it shouldn't hurt as much then."

  Xu Yi puffed out a smoke ring. "Zhiyuan, I feel that this Labor Rongxuan today is targeting me. Does our family have any grudges with the Labor family?"

  "Brother, it's not like there's any grudge between us, but Grandpa and Laorongxuan's grandpa were in the same unit back then. The two didn't get along very well. Later on, someone from the Lao family entered the government, while Grandpa stayed in the army..."

  Xu Zhiyuan only then remembered that his second brother had left home at the age of two and a half and hadn't returned for twenty years, so he naturally didn't know about some things at home. He gave a detailed introduction to the situation at home and some family forces in the capital.

  "Brother, thank you again today, I'll give you that 550, this car is enough for me."

  Xu Zhiyuan chuckled and tossed the Lamborghini car key in his hand, "Besides, if it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have been beaten to death today, that's already good luck."

  "Silly kid, this money was won by you, what do I want it for."

  Xu shook his head, took a puff of smoke, "Besides, you'll be graduating next year and your expenses will increase greatly after starting formal work. Take this money and spend it, okay? You go drive your Lamborghini, I'll use this Santana for now, and when I get back from Jiangnan, I'll buy a new car."

  "Brother, if you want to use this car, just take it." Xu Zhīyuǎn smiled and played with the car key in his hand. "But, why don't you buy a new car with all that money on your hands? Everyone knows you won 10 million from Lao Rongxuan today, and driving that Santana will make you look too shabby, won't it?"

  "Zhiyuan, the filling of a bun is not on its surface. As long as our family's power grows stronger, even if I drive an old Santana out, others will still show me respect."

  Xu Yi patted Xu Zhiyuan's shoulder, "Our family is still far from this goal, so we need everyone to work together."

  Xu Zhiyuan nodded vigorously, a resolute glint flashing in his eyes. "Brother, I understand. Don't worry, I'll definitely work hard."

  "Alright, let's go, we'll go eat, this afternoon I'll drive around the city. " Xǔ extinguished his cigarette and started the car, "You drive in front, I'll follow behind you, don't drive too fast."

  "Let's go, I'm a bit hungry too." Xu Zhīyuǎn nodded and pushed open the car door with his hand, only to feel a slight pain in his left arm, and subconsciously furrowed his brow.

  "Come on, let's find a slightly better restaurant nearby. I'll give you a massage in a bit to get the blood flowing again, and then we can get another shot. Let's hurry up."

  Xu Zhiyuan nodded and pushed open the car door to get out of the car.

  Xu Yi turned the steering wheel, following Xu Zhīyuàn's back, and stopped the car in front of a Hunan restaurant called Jiangnan Spring. Although it was not yet time for dinner, the parking spaces were almost all taken, which showed that this restaurant's dishes were very well-made.

  "Brother, the dishes at this Hunan restaurant are really good. I came here with Xiaocheng last time and the taste was great." Xu Zhīyuǎn smiled and closed the car door, looking back at the Lamborghini, "Damn, it's still so cool to drive this kind of car."

  His voice paused and he suddenly twitched his mouth.

  Xu saw the situation and frowned, closing the car door with a wave of his hand. "Zhiyuan, let's go. First, go to the room and get some massage and blood circulation treatment. The longer you drag it out, the worse it is for your body. We'll talk about other things later."

  "Alright, brother, I'll listen to you."

  Xu Zhiyuan smiled wryly, his right hand pinching his left arm, "It really does hurt a bit, looks like that old three's strength is quite great."

  Having said that, he quickly walked into the restaurant, asked a waiter for a private room, and led Xu Yi upstairs.

  "Zhiyuan, take off your clothes and lie down on the sofa."

  Xu Yi slammed the Er Guan Tou on the table and rolled up his sleeves, "Hurry up, make it quick."

  Xu Zhiyuan nodded, took off his clothes, looked at his red and swollen arm, and opened his mouth in shock, "Brother, is this serious?"

  "Kid, this is the price you pay. Otherwise, you would have made five million and gotten a Lamborghini?" Xu Yi chuckled and started pushing and pulling on Xu Zhiyuan's arm with both hands.

  "Ow, easy does it, bro." Xu Zhīyuǎn was in pain, gritting his teeth and twisting his mouth. Just a while ago at the bar, he didn't feel any pain, but now it hurt like crazy.

  With a "bang", the door was heavily pushed open, and several young people walked in laughing and chatting. The one walking behind was a pretty girl wearing a police uniform, her high chest tightly filling out the uniform, as if the buttons were about to pop off at any moment.

  "Wow, rascals, what are you doing!" A girl suddenly shrieked, pointing at Xu Zhiyuan who was lying naked on the sofa, while Xu Yi was massaging his arms and back.

  "Ugh, ugh, I didn't expect to run into a deadbeat like you here for lunch today. You're so impatient, hooking up with someone in the restaurant."

  "Who does he think he is, daring to be a rascal in my territory? I think he's tired of living." The beautiful policewoman shouted as she squeezed in.

  "Shut up, I'm getting a massage."

  Xu Zhiyuan was in so much pain that he couldn't speak, and his body was hidden behind the sofa by the dinner table, only his legs were visible to outsiders, who mistakenly thought he was gay. This uncle can tolerate it, but auntie can't.

  "I'm not prejudiced against homosexuals, but can you guys have some public decency? Two grown men doing that kind of thing in the room is disgusting, how are we supposed to eat?"

  The big-breasted police sister let out a cold hum, sternly knocking on the table, "You two, please stand up, I am a police officer."

  "Get out." Xu furrowed his brow, his right hand swiftly stabbing the long needle downward. Then, with a flip of his right palm, he slapped a piece of tape onto Xu Zhiyuan's arm. He had no interest in chit-chatting with these women; this was the critical moment for administering the injection to Xu Zhiyuan, and he didn't want to be disturbed.

  The police sister was shocked, damn it, there are actually people who dare to be so arrogant, in public they not only hurt the social atmosphere but also dared to yell at her, calling her a little princess, it seems that if Miss doesn't get angry, you'd think Miss is a sick cat.

  "Alright, Zhiyuan, get up and move your arm around, see if it still hurts."

  Xu stood up, lit a cigarette and took a puff, twisted his neck, turned back to look at the room full of chattering girls, and was taken aback. "Hey, ladies, this is where we eat, what are you doing here?"

  "What? This is your private room?"

  The big-breasted policewoman was taken aback, her pretty face flushing red, and suddenly turned her head to look at the girl who had screamed first, "Yanyan, you're stupid, can't even recognize the room number?"

  "Ah, this isn't our private room, no, I clearly saw 213!"

  "Miss, this is 212."

  Xu Zhiyuan stood up from the sofa and waved his arms twice, a long silver needle trembling with his arm. The big-breasted police officer looked at Xu Zhiyuan in shock, "You, you, you're not Xu Zhiyuan?"

  "Do you know me?"

  Xu Zhiyuan was taken aback, quickly turned his head to look at the large-breasted policewoman, and then shifted his gaze to Xu Yi, "Brother, really, it's true, it doesn't hurt anymore, and it's also gone down."

  "I'll go get you some Chinese medicine in a bit, and after taking it twice, you'll be completely cured."

  Xu smiled and turned his gaze towards the large-breasted policewoman, "Zhiyuan, is this your friend?"

  "Xu Zhiyuan, you don't remember me? I'm Gong Mingzhu. In middle school, you sat in the back and always pulled my hair."

  The busty policewoman got excited, "I remember you were a top student back then, and wasn't your younger brother named He Cheng, one year junior to us?"

  "I remember now, you were as dark and skinny as a pearl, but now you're much prettier than back then."

  Xu Zhiyuan smiled and quickly put on his shirt, "I'm injured, my brother is giving me acupuncture. By the way, which district are you policing now?"

  "Xu Zhiyuan, so your meaning is that I was very ugly before."

  Gong Mingzhu smiled and said, "I work at the Xiqu Public Security Bureau. What about you? You haven't graduated from university yet, have you? I remember your grades were very good before, so you must be in a very good university?"

  "I will graduate next June."

  Xu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Right, let me introduce you. This is my brother Xu Yi, his acupuncture skills are very high. Brother, this is my junior high school classmate Gong Mingzhu."

  "Hello."

  Xu Yi smiled and nodded at the large-breasted policewoman, "Since you're a classmate of Zhiyuan's, let's do it together."

  "Never mind, let's talk about it next time."

  Gong Mingzhu smiled awkwardly and turned to call her sisters to leave, having just accidentally lost her temper in front of an old classmate, completely unbecoming of a lady. How could she still dare to have dinner with Xu Yi and the others?

  PS: After two years, the doctor is back to the starting point and has become a new person. As the saying goes, "Clothes are not as good as new, people are not as good as before." Please click and thank you, dear readers and friends.