Chapter 80

"Brother Ying! Brother Huan!" The three of them greeted each other. Just as they were about to take out their cigarettes, they were stopped by Chu Ying’s gaze. The three of them glanced at Chu Xin, who was about to take out the trash, and immediately understood. Ah Biao quickly stepped forward, took the trash can from Chu Xin, and said with a smile, "How can a little girl like you do this kind of work!"

At the time, it was Ah Biao who led a group to demolish the house, so Chu Xin was still a bit scared of him. She said in a low voice, "I can do it myself."

Ah Biao smiled awkwardly and said, "What I did the other day was wrong. If I had known it was Brother Ying’s house, even if you gave me the courage, I wouldn’t have dared to demolish it!"

Chu Xin just nodded and didn’t say anything. Chu Ying interjected, "Alright, don’t scare my sister. Go and take out the trash!"

Ah Biao felt as if he had been granted a pardon. If this girl didn’t say she forgave him, he would have been in a bit of a bind.

"Brother Ying, we’ve made up our minds!" Li Dong and Fan Hong exchanged glances, and the former said solemnly.

Chu Ying nodded and said to Chu Xin, "Big Brother has something to discuss with them. Do you want to wait for me or go back by yourself?"

"Go ahead and discuss. Don’t worry about me!" Chu Xin said, waving her phone and sitting on the bed nearby, fiddling with it.

Chu Ying pulled Huanzi, and the four of them sat in a circle. Chu Ying lowered his voice and said, "Tell me your thoughts!"

Li Dong also noticed Chu Ying’s affection for his sister and said in a voice only the four of them could hear, "What Brother Ying said in the car, I’ve already relayed to the brothers. Everyone feels that living a life of hunger and waiting for food is meaningless. We all want to make a name for ourselves. As you know, Brother Ying, we don’t know anything else. There’s no hope for us to walk the straight and narrow. After discussing with the brothers, we’ve all decided to make a good living from now on!"

Before Chu Ying could speak, Huanzi said angrily, "How can you think like this? Even if you don’t think about yourselves, you should think about your families. While you haven’t done anything terrible yet, you should give up this idea as soon as possible!"

Huanzi’s honest nature didn’t mean he was unintelligent. On the contrary, the events of the past few days had broadened his horizons. Although he was still seen as a simple person by others, his thoughts had quietly changed.

These changes might even be unknown to him. Li Dong’s “good living” definitely didn’t mean just fighting and such. It meant joining the underworld, like Ma Tao, where killing could happen at any moment.

Li Dong said sarcastically, "Brother Huan might not know, but we are all people who have no one to raise us. If we had a proper job, who would want to mess around? Take Fan Hong, for example. He was a beggar from a young age. While wandering, he learned some skills from an old beggar. When he had some achievements, he started fighting for others. He had to give up after being seriously injured."

At this point, Fan Hong sighed, "Fighting is a matter of life and death, but it’s better than being a beggar, where you have to endure others’ contempt. When they’re happy, they might give you something, but when they’re not, they find it disgusting just to look at you."

Huanzi didn’t say anything. Fan Hong was right. Everyone has dignity, and no one wants to live in others’ contempt and ridicule. But Huanzi still didn’t give up and argued, "Even if you don’t want to be a beggar, you can do other things. You’re strong, what can’t you do? Why do you have to fight?"

Fan Hong smiled bitterly, "The old beggar who took me in got stomach cancer from eating leftover food for a long time. It costs a lot to treat it. Although I knew it was impossible to cure him, I couldn’t forget his kindness. I wanted him to live a few good days before he died. Fighting is the fastest way to make money. If I did other things, I probably couldn’t even give him a good meal before he died."

By the end, this tough man, Fan Hong, had tears in his eyes, and his voice was trembling.

Li Dong patted Fan Hong’s shoulder and sighed, "Let the past be the past!"

Huanzi smiled apologetically at Fan Hong and turned to Li Dong, "What about the others?"

Li Dong said, "Their situations are similar. A few have been with me since childhood, all from nearby villages. The rest are people Fan Hong met when he was a beggar, and he brought them here."

Huanzi finally had nothing to say. As the saying goes, everyone has their own aspirations. He couldn’t force Li Dong and the others to be law-abiding, but he couldn’t let them jump into the fire either. At this moment, a thought flashed through Huanzi’s mind—he wanted to become the leader of these people!

Only then could he have a restraining effect on them. Even if he couldn’t pull them out of the fire, he would do his best.

"So, what do you plan to do?" Huanzi asked solemnly.

Li Dong looked at Chu Ying, who nodded indifferently. Li Dong then dared to speak in front of Huanzi, "To be honest, Brother Ying plans to find us something to do. If we do this well, our names will be known. So the brothers are waiting for that moment. If we don’t succeed, we’ll die trying!"

At the end, Li Dong’s tone became abnormally solemn and serious, even with a sense of righteousness.

"Big Ying, what do you want them to do?" Huanzi stared at Chu Ying. If there was anyone in the world who dared to question Chu Ying’s decisions, it would be Chu Xin or Huanzi. And facing these two people, Chu Ying would never get angry.

Chu Ying smiled at Huanzi with a hint of malice and said, "Do you really want to know?"

Huanzi said angrily, "You’re my brother. Why can’t I know what you’re doing?"

Chu Ying gave Li Dong, Fan Hong, and Ah Biao, who had returned from taking out the trash, a look. The three of them weren’t fools and knew the two brothers had something to discuss, so they silently got up and left.

After the three left, Chu Ying took a deep breath and said, "I plan to have Li Dong and the others replace Ma Tao’s position in Qingyang City!"

Huanzi’s expression changed, and he said in disbelief, "How is that possible? Ma Tao’s father is the deputy director of the Qingyang City police, and he has many subordinates. How can you compete with him?"

Chu Ying’s lips curled into a cold smile, "Since he offended me, he must be able to bear my revenge!"

Huanzi felt a chill from Chu Ying’s tone and glanced at Chu Xin. He leaned in close to Chu Ying and said solemnly, "Have you considered Xin Xin? What will she think if something happens to you?"

Chu Ying said, "It’s precisely because I’m considering Xin Xin that I’m doing this. Xin Xin is going to school in Qingyang City, and Qingyang City is Ma Tao’s territory. If we don’t deal with him, can you guarantee he won’t harm Xin Xin?"

Huanzi frowned and said, "Although what you said is true, relying on Li Dong and the others, it’s impossible to achieve this."

Chu Ying stared intently at Huanzi. He noticed that Huanzi had changed. Since Li Dong said “make a good living,” Huanzi had changed, and this change was exactly what Chu Ying needed.

"What are you looking at me for? Even if I join, we can’t beat Ma Tao!" Huanzi said blankly.

Chu Ying slowly said two words, "Huang Qiang!"

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