Everyone in the room was caught off guard. The two were talking peacefully, and suddenly they started fighting! Wu Sangui, a veteran of countless battles, possessed incredible strength. His thrown chess jar was both accurate and powerful, striking Qin Hui squarely on the forehead. The chess pieces inside the jar flew in all directions, stinging people's faces—now I understood why Zhao Bailian had acted that way. The chess pieces splattered on the magazine in front of his face, making a clattering sound, but didn't harm him at all.
Qin Hui, his face covered in blood, froze for a moment, then turned and ran downstairs. Wu Sangui leaped to his feet, arms outstretched, to seize him, still cursing, "Where do you think you're going, you old thief?" Xiang Yu grabbed him, asking in surprise, "Old Wu, what's going on?"
Seeing that things were going wrong, I quickly signaled Xiang Yu to stop Wu Sangui, and then ran downstairs with him. I saw Qin Hui desperately clinging to the carriage door, shouting for his parents. I hurriedly opened the door and let him in, then stepped on the gas and drove away from the pawnshop. Upstairs, I could still hear Wu Sangui's furious voice, cursing "traitorous dog" and "national sellout" all the time.
Once they were out of the "dangerous area," Qin Hui, still shaken, pulled out a pile of papers and covered his forehead. After a long while, he exclaimed, "What's wrong with that old madman? Didn't you introduce me to a friend?"
I'm quite puzzled too: they're all traitors, it shouldn't be like this—
Qin Hui then said, "Wu Sangui... that name is very unfamiliar. Could he be a remnant of Yue Fei's faction?"
To be honest, I said, "Even you, who came after him, weren't exactly a saint either." I then gave him a brief account of Wu Sangui's deeds.
"Then why did he hit me?" Qin Hui looked on, tears welling up in his eyes. He hadn't complained when Yue Fei's soldiers tortured him, but now he was being scorned by a traitorous junior. 9527 couldn't help but feel deeply aggrieved.
I feel sorry for him too. You've had a meal with Xiang Yu and Qin Shi Huang, and now Wu Sangui has beaten you. Who can you complain to? Not only are both of them being condemned, but I later realized that one of them was working for the Jin dynasty and the other let the Qing army into the pass. They were both Manchus.
Finally, I slapped my thigh and said, "I get it. Old Wu never considered himself a traitor."
Qin Hui shouted, "How can he not be a traitor?"
I chuckled softly: "You can't compare to him. Old Wu always leads from the front in battle. Those who hate him wish they could chop his head off. What about you?"
Qin Hui was taken aback: "What's wrong with me?"
"Fried dough sticks and chicken brains are examples; people's hatred for you isn't just simple. Let me put it this way, no matter who holds you, no one would have the heart to kill you with a single blow—do you understand what I mean?"
Qin Hui retorted angrily, "Aren't you the same? First you made Su Wu disgust me, then you deliberately dragged me here to get a beating—you might as well just smash me to death with a brick!"
I laughed and said, "You can't step in dog poop when you're wearing new shoes."
Qin Hui: "..."
To be honest, I didn't expect this either. I thought that without Li Shishi around, no one would know what kind of person Qin Hui was, and Wu Sangui would definitely be on his side. But it turns out Wu Sangui doesn't care about such things. Look how fiercely he cursed Qin Hui as a "traitor" and a "national sellout" just now. He cursed the bald monk in front of him, not caring that he himself had scabs on his head.
Qin Hui, with a bitter face, said, "Where do you plan to send me now?"
I parked the car on the side of the road and thought for a while. Besides Yucai and the pawnshop, it wouldn't be difficult for me to find someone else now; Tiger's martial arts school or Master Gu's teahouse would do. But Qin Hui isn't Su Wu. Su Wu may have been a bit dirty, but his heart was pure. Qin Hui's influence is too strong; he'll try to ruin anyone with a family and a career. I could also consider Jin Shaoyan's grandmother, but I'm afraid Jin Shaoyan might find out and turn against me.
Seeing my predicament, Qin Hui, in a fit of desperation, said, "Forget about it, just stuff me into a place teeming with bad guys."
Hearing him say that, my eyes lit up, and I really did think of a place...
Chapter Thirty: Punching Jiang the Gatekeeper
If we're talking about a bunch of scoundrels who aren't afraid of causing trouble, I think there's nowhere else but Liu Xia Zhi's place.
As I drove, I asked Qin Hui, "Are you familiar with Liu Xiahui?"
Qin Hui asked in surprise, "You're not planning to send me to him, are you?"
"What are you thinking about, his brother?"
"His younger brother is..." The old man, as expected of a treacherous minister well-versed in history, "Liu Xia Zhi—the Robber Zhi, isn't he?"
I laughed and said, "Does it suit your taste?"
Qin Hui shook his head and said, "They're not the same style..."
...
When we arrived at the usual spot, the conspicuous beer stand was still there, the same guy was still there, and the surrounding environment hadn't changed much. I sat down with Qin Hui, feeling a little uneasy.
If the person in charge of a place changes, there will inevitably be some changes. The fact that everything here remains the same suggests that Liu Xiazhi probably hasn't gained a foothold. Given his character, he's already made outrageous statements and offended the Red, Yellow, and Green Mao factions. If he can't maintain order, he'll only face certain death.
This is also my fault for not paying enough attention to him. In terms of ability, the greatest thief of all time could easily take over a rural-urban fringe area. However, since Liu Xia Zhi ate the unprocessed temptation grass, his identity is still hovering between a thief and a scavenger. When he suddenly becomes Wang the Garbage King while challenging others, that's no joke.
Just then, I saw a familiar face—Red Hair—strolling over from the side of the road with a few men. I quickly told Qin Hui, "Keep your head down!" I didn't want to get involved with these thugs before I understood what was going on.
You can dodge the red-haired guy, but you can't dodge the beer stall guy. He walked by and was about to ask us what we wanted when he glanced at me and suddenly exclaimed, "Isn't this... Brother Qiang? Our boss always talks about you!"
I laughed: Liu Xiazhi really did take over this beer stall.
Since this was our territory, I looked up and slowly asked, "Where's your boss?"
The waiter waved and called out, "Red Hair, where's Boss Wang?"
Red Hair recognized me too, and hurriedly ran over, bowing and scraping as he offered me a cigarette. This was the first time I'd ever experienced what it felt like to be a boss, and I couldn't help but put on airs and say, "Where's Old Wang? Tell him to come see me."
Red Hair said with a forced smile, "Our boss..." He seemed to have something he couldn't say, and after a pause, he scratched his head and said, "He... went to the gym."
"Working out?" I was wondering when I saw Liu Xiaozhi walking towards us from a distance. His back was still not straight, but he was dressed quite elegantly, in a silk shirt and crisp trousers. He walked leisurely with his hands behind his back, carrying a bag that was neither too big nor too small, and I had no idea what was inside.
I asked Red Hair, "Is your boss Wang's 'business' developing quite smoothly?"
Speaking of this, Red Hair said with admiration, "Don't even mention it, you have to admit it. The day you guys left, our boss led us to that nightclub next door. You know, people like us can only get small favors there; the people who run those places are all big shots in the underworld. Our boss just declared, 'From now on, this place is all mine, you guys can do whatever you want.' And guess what happened?"
Qin Hui asked, "How is it?"
Red Hair said, "They attacked our boss right away."
I said, "Bullshit! What happened next?"
Qin Hui asked, "Liu... did your boss single-handedly drive them all away?"
Red Hair's eyes lit up as he said, "Our boss didn't even fight back, he just started taking his pants off. And guess what happened next?"