Chapter Fifty-two: Pulling Hooks

  Although she found a reason that could pass, the slyness in her bones still made Siya Jing angry. Wen Qing saw that things were not going well and ran out of the classroom in a hurry, rushing to the school gate. Being delayed by her like this, I don't know if Xu Yao has left? At noon on the playground, although everyone didn't say anything, with the tacit understanding between the two, they would definitely meet at the school gate after school in the afternoon. Today's affairs are settled today, we have grievances to report and debts to pay back.

  At this moment, the large campus had already quieted down, with only a few scattered groups of people walking in from various directions. Wen Qing stood outside the main gate, looking around, but didn't see Xu Yao - she didn't know if he had already left or hadn't come out yet. After waiting for twenty minutes, until no one else came out, and still not seeing Xu Yao's figure, Wen Qing's eyes rolled over, and he walked to the alley where he often met Xu Yao. He leaned against the wall on one side, not looking inside, and loudly sang: "Ten years ago, I didn't know you, you didn't belong to me, we were still accompanying each other as strangers, walking through gradually familiar streets. Ten years later, we are friends who can still greet each other..." This song was only heard by Xu Yao in this life, and could be said to be a small secret belonging to the two of them. The last time he sang this song was when he had just returned from rebirth, Wen Qing rode his bicycle with Xu Yao to Linzhuang Reservoir for a stroll, the two of them sat on the grass by the reservoir, basking in the sunset and evening breeze, whispering softly across a distance of one body. At this moment, that scene seemed to be before his eyes, yet also seemed like yesterday!

  Repeating it two or three times, the warm voice gradually sank, thinking of that person and those things in my previous life, with a hint of sadness in my eyes. "Ten years later, we are friends, can still ask about each other, but that tenderness is gone, and there's no reason to hold each other anymore. Lovers inevitably become friends. It wasn't until I became friends with you for many years that I understood my tears weren't just for you, but also for others."

  Willow Goose, how are you?

  Wen Qian shook his head and let out a low sigh, then walked away to the other side of the road. Just as he took two steps, a small stone suddenly flew over from somewhere and hit him right on the buttocks. Xu Yao's melodious voice was like jade dripping with dew: "You little stinker, you dare to run?"

  Wen Qian burst out laughing, turned around and saw Xu Yao standing at the entrance of the alley where he had just sung, shaking her small fist and making a fierce face, but unfortunately she had a bright and white little face, which looked cute no matter how you looked at it.

  "Haha, I thought you were so absorbed in listening to songs. How's that? Is my voice still okay?"

  Xu Yao disdainfully snorted: "With your broken voice, I'll have nightmares for three nights just from hearing it once... Don't give me that cheeky grin, be serious, I'm still angry!"

  The flattering smile immediately stiffened, and it took a lot of effort to change into a serious expression: "Hmm, let's talk seriously. Today, you also saw the situation at that time, the conversation rushed to that point, I just wanted to see Wenyuan's angry and defeated appearance..."

  It has to be said that despicable people are always similar. If Liu Zhihua were here, he would definitely have a deep sense of resonance.

  "I'm not angry about this, Gu Wenyan is so bad, mind if he's dead," Xǔ Yáo put her hands behind her back and walked around Wēn Qiè in two circles, coldly smiling: "Did you do something last night? Otherwise, with your relationship with Ji Tongxue, it doesn't seem like it's reached the point where she can just order you around." Yesterday was still holding Ji Su's hand, comforting her with a mouthful of "Su Su", now suddenly turned into "Ji Tongxue", girls!

  Suddenly enlightened, no wonder she was being unreasonable. It turned out that there was no accurate pulse. The little girl didn't eat the vinegar of that one kiss, but saw through the phenomenon to the essence. From her attitude of not worrying at all that Ji Su would refuse, she immediately understood what happened last night. Holy Mother Mary, will you let these little girls die if they're a bit stupid?

  "This isn't to deceive you, it's just that there hasn't been a chance to say it yet. Last night was like this......" Wen Cheng made up a few sentences, saying that he had asked Liu Zhi and his father for help, and had taken Ji Su to see her dad, confirming that the case was a frame-up and she would be released soon. He didn't want Xu Man to hear about the dark side of society at such a young age, so he glossed over the details, "Otherwise, why would we invite Liu Zhi to dinner today? It's just to thank him for his help!"

  Xu Yao moved in front of Wen Qian and suddenly pinched his nose, saying: "Really?"

  "Pure gold, one fake and ten compensations!" Wen Jian's stifled voice sounded really like a broken gong, sharp and hoarse.

  Xu Yao pinched him twice, and smiled sweetly: "Alright, you little stinker! You have to remember this - if anything happens in the future, I must be the first one to know. Even if I can't be the first one to know, you still have to come tell me about it afterwards on your own initiative. Got it? I don't keep secrets from you, and you can't keep secrets from me either. If you agree, let's make a deal!"

  Wen Ze smiled and stretched out his hand, hooking his fingers together with Xu Yao's small hand. The girl's skin was smooth and cool!

  Two fingers gently swayed in the air, Xu Yao gazed at Wen Qian's warm smile, but there was one sentence that wasn't spoken: Actually, I don't care if you share secrets with other girls, just hope you let me know...

  Xun Xunyu got on bus 77, and Wen Ze still had to walk for five minutes to turn back and take bus 21. Suddenly, he remembered that in his past life, there was a game hall not far from the 77 bus stop sign. Since he was already here, he might as well go take a look around. As he passed by a hutong, he heard the loud roar of Zhang Song, a tall and sturdy man: "You bastards, do you know who I am? I'm the son of Director Liu from the Public Security Bureau! You dare to hit me? Don't you want to stay in Qingzhou anymore?"

  Four young men, eighteen or nineteen years old, holding bricks, blocked Zhang Song and Liu Zhi in the alley. One of them with a pointed mouth and cheeky face said: "Public Security Bureau? Ah, Zhou Yuanting is still my father-in-law! You little brat, many people have used this trick to fool us before, do you know what happened to them? Let me tell you, dare to provoke my brother Guagua, even the King of Heaven can't save you!"

  On the Qingzhou Road, what I fear most is running into these young thugs who don't know anything and are reckless. They have no sense of restraint when they act, and if you're not careful, you'll get messed with by them. Not to mention losing face after it gets out, but the key point is that even if you take revenge later, it won't make much difference.

  Liu Zhihe smiled and handed out cigarettes to the four of them, saying: "Wasn't it just a slight touch during the game earlier? I'll apologize to you guys, what's the big deal?"

  The self-proclaimed "Gua Ge" took the cigarette, looked at it, and said in a mysterious tone: "Still smoking Red Flower, kid, you're not bad. Understand? Today's matter can't be settled without a fight!"

  As soon as he said this, even Zhang Song understood and whispered: "Someone is looking for trouble..."

  Liu Zhi reacted extremely quickly, sneering: "Did Bai Huan find you guys? How did he tell you about me without mentioning who I am?" Gu Wenyan didn't bother with him, Mu Shanshan was smarter than she looked, only that narrow-minded Bai Huan would seek revenge and only his identity could be found so quickly to block him.

  To put it bluntly, with Liu Tianlai's reputation in the Qingzhou black and white way, it can't be said that no one on the road dares to mess with Liu Zhihe, but if it weren't for matters involving life and death, it wouldn't be worth the effort. Bai Huan could also deceive these newly entered fools, for earning a little money, without asking who was behind it, truly not knowing life from death.

  The melon brother wielded a brick and smashed it down, scolding: "I don't care who you are, I'm beating you, you son of a bitch!"

  Liu Zhihe not only had a fat face, but also had a big temper, standing still and laughing coldly. Zhang Song rushed up to protect Liu Zhihe in front of him, was hit by a brick on the shoulder, let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground.

  Wen Cheng originally wanted to think of a complete plan before showing up again, but seeing that there was no other way, he rushed in and still managed to kick Guage one foot, kicking him back several steps. Liu Zhi and Kan barely dodged his second brick, and saw Wen Cheng actually smile: "Damn it, I was careless when I went out today..."

  Wen Cen admired him extremely, looking at the four young thugs who didn't dare to offend. Liu Zhihe was indeed able to remain calm and composed, truly awesome. Wen Cen pulled him over with one hand, quickly assessing the enemy's combat strength, and found that fighting back wasn't impossible, but it was likely that Liu Zhihe and Zhang Song would get injured.

  Brother Gua stabilized his body and saw another person coming. He suddenly became angry: "All of you come at me, I'll take responsibility if I'm crippled!"

  MB, you're really going to ruin the start? Wen Jian, who was closest to him, took the lead and made a strong move. He raised his hand as if to punch, but instead kicked towards Guage's lower body with malicious intent, shouting: "Zhang Song, help your boss hold on for a moment!"

  Zhang Song had already gotten up when Wen Qian came in, and upon hearing his call, he rushed over to a nearby thug without saying another word. Liu Zhi was quite stout, but he was also very bold, and with a flourish of his sleeve, he shouted "Let's go!" As a result, after scanning the scene, he spotted a particularly scrawny thug behind him and immediately let out a loud yell as he punched him in the face.

  Wen Cheng had just forced Guage to retreat two steps, and seeing this scene, he burst out laughing: "Fatty, you have a good eye for things, you've picked a great one!"

  "That's for sure!" Liu Zhihe twisted his body, grabbed the skinny guy's arm and gave him a beautiful over-the-shoulder throw. He then sat on his stomach and punched him hard in the face. The movements were smooth and natural, obviously those of a seasoned fighter. The skinny guy was caught off guard and didn't even last five seconds before being knocked down by Liu Zhihe.

  Wen Qian's chest was puffed out as he stood up straight, and with a backhand punch, he sent Guageo flying, blood spurting from his nose. Just as he was about to follow up, a loud shout suddenly rang out:

  "Stop!"

  A few people who were tangled together struggled to separate, and a burly figure entered the alley. From far away, he shouted: "Gua Zi, you son of a bitch, how dare you make trouble in my hall while I'm not around? Be careful or I'll skin you alive!"

  Melon brother wiped the blood on his nose, bent over and smiled: "I just happened to take a small job, hit a brick and get 20 slaps can earn 500. Ming brother you are not here, I didn't have time to report back, but don't worry, how to show filial piety will be done, absolutely no ambiguity!"

  "Good, good, you still understand the rules!" Ming Ge walked closer, narrowing his eyes to praise Gua Ge a few words, but inadvertently saw Liu Zhihe and Wen Qian, and suddenly froze, his voice trembling slightly: "The job you took on, is it filming this one or drawing these two?"

  "It's this dead fat guy, and also this little brat just came out to cause trouble, I was about to beat him to death..."

  "Shut up!" Ming Ge kicked Gua Ge to the ground, not waiting for him to get up, picked up a brick from the ground and slammed it hard on his head. Fresh blood gushed out of his forehead, pouring out in an instant, covering his entire body in blood.

  Gua Ge's three younger brothers were so scared that they didn't dare to move, looking at each other in dismay, unsure whether they should help the eldest brother who was lying on the ground and crying out in pain. Zhang Song was confused by this scene and rubbed his shoulders, asking: "Older brother, what's going on?"

  Liu Zhihe smiled slyly: "This person is very clever and ruthless! Either he knows me or he knows Wen Ge, no need to ask!"

  Wen Cheng quickly recognized this Ming Ge, who was the leader of the group that had blocked his way with Mu Shan back then. He had been scared off by a few words from Zuo Yu Xi and had fled with his tail between his legs. Who would have thought he was actually someone with a reputation? Upon hearing Liu Zhihe's words, Ming Ge immediately shook his head and said: "He must have recognized you, Young Master Liu. What does that have to do with me?"

  Liu Zhihe remained noncommittal, his chubby face a picture of inscrutability.

  Ming Ge casually wiped the dust off Guo Ge's clothes, his face full of apology: "This is a new little brother who doesn't know Liu Shao, I'm really sorry, sorry. Please forgive me for this, I will definitely give you an explanation."

  "It's pointless to explain further. There's a beginning and an end to every injustice, and it's not worth arguing with him about it. Ming Ge, as long as you didn't intentionally leave earlier, I'll let this matter go..."

  Ming Ge's forehead was beading with cold sweat, he didn't say a word and walked over to step on Gua Ge's wrist, picked up a brick and heavily smashed it onto the fingers of his right hand, the joints made a crisp cracking sound, skin split open and flesh burst out, blood and flesh blurred together. Gua Ge let out a miserable groan, the pain was so intense that he fainted.

  Liu Zhi nodded and led the way out, Zhang Song was frightened by this scene and followed behind him, not even daring to breathe loudly. Wen Chen sighed, he wasn't sympathizing with Guagua, people like him had done countless bad things, it wouldn't be excessive to catch and execute them. He was worried that Liu Tianlai's temper was too explosive, who knows what he would do for his son, normally it wouldn't be a problem, but now was the time for big actions, mustn't mess up because of this!

  However, it's interesting that Ming Ge must have known him, but seemed to be avoiding him, and didn't even give him a glance, these are all clever people!

  As they left the alley, Ming Ge's welcoming words of "come and play, all free" could still be heard. Liu Zhihe suddenly stopped in his tracks and smiled: "Thanks a lot today, I owe you one! I won't be able to help with big things, but feel free to ask me for anything small in the future."

  Wen Qian shook his head and said, "You're out of energy, aren't you? Let's not mention this. This trouble is still caused by me for you. How are you going to deal with it, after all, Bai Huan's father is the deputy mayor..."

  "Hmph, the vice mayor is nothing special, don't worry, no need to exert yourself, I'll make that little brat come crying to beg me!"

  Liu Zhi's expression was gloomy and his tone was flat, as if he could easily take down the deputy mayor's son with just a few words. This kind of demeanor made Wen Xiao feel inferior, and he couldn't guess Liu Zhi's methods either. He could only smile wryly and say: "You should pay attention to your limits and know when to stop..."

  (4,000 words. Two chapters per day, usually between 12-2 pm and 9-11 pm)