Chapter 45

"Brother Hu!"

Qin Feng walked up to Hu Baoguo, turned his head to look back at the place where he had lived for more than three years, and couldn't help but feel a myriad of emotions. He knew clearly that these three years of life would change his entire life.

"Don't look back, get in the car!"

Hu Baoguo grabbed Qin Feng, and today he wasn't here as the director of the juvenile detention center, so he, like the other parents, had some reservations. Looking back meant taking a step backward.

"Brother Hu, are you also so superstitious?"

Qin Feng smiled, but he shook off Hu Baoguo's hand and didn't get into the car with the Shishi license plate. His eyes scanned the distance, and Qin Feng said, "Brother Hu, where are you taking me?"

"Where? Of course, back home."

Hu Baoguo said irritably, "You brat, go home and behave for a while. I've found you a school. In four or five months, you'll retake your senior year and then go to college. I'll have something to report to the old man."

Although he only learned martial arts and self-defense from Zai Shi, Hu Baoguo knew very well that the old man was no ordinary person. Not only was his martial arts strong, but he was also skilled in various esoteric techniques.

If it were before the liberation, those esoteric methods might have allowed him to live comfortably, but it had been almost fifty years since the liberation. Except for the variety show, the other eight schools would likely be suppressed by the state. Hu Baoguo was afraid that Qin Feng would follow the old man's path.

"Go to college? I'll consider it..."

Hearing Hu Baoguo's words, Qin Feng thought seriously for a moment but still shook his head and said, "Brother Hu, the path I'm on is different from yours. I can't live according to your arrangements!"

If someone had offered to take care of Qin Feng and his sister before he was sent to prison, he would have agreed.

But now, Qin Feng had learned that his parents were not dead, and his sister was nowhere to be found. He had too many unsolved mysteries in his heart. How could he be willing to go home with Hu Baoguo and be a good boy?

"What path? I think you're just confused!"

Hu Baoguo glared and reached out to grab Qin Feng, cursing, "If it weren't for the old man, I wouldn't care about your life or death. Damn it, I went to the trouble of getting you an ID card and a graduating class, and you dare not go?"

Hu Baoguo had a fiery temper. In the past, Zai Shi kept him in check, so he was more polite to Qin Feng. Now that the old man was gone, he felt he was Qin Feng's guardian and spoke less politely.

"Brother Hu, I appreciate your kindness. Your place is my home, and I will visit in the future."

Qin Feng slightly shifted his body and flicked his right index finger, hitting Hu Baoguo's tiger's mouth. Hu Baoguo's right hand, which was reaching for him, immediately retracted as if it had been electrocuted.

"You... You dare to fight me?"

Hu Baoguo's eyes bulged, but he didn't grab Qin Feng again because his right hand was numb from the palm to the elbow, and he couldn't use any strength.

"Brother Hu, rest assured, I won't suffer in the outside world."

Qin Feng pulled Hu Baoguo's arm and pressed it in his shoulder, and the numbness in Hu Baoguo's hand immediately subsided. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, "The old man is really partial. He even taught you the technique of blocking blood flow!"

Hu Baoguo knew that the old man had a special skill similar to point striking. He had seen it with his own eyes when he was a child. The thin and weak Zai Shi could immobilize a strong man with just a touch.

Hu Baoguo had begged the old man to teach him, but Zai Shi had given him a good beating. Seeing Qin Feng's move now, he felt a bit jealous.

"Brother Hu, you can rest assured. I won't suffer in the outside world." Qin Feng smiled and helped Hu Baoguo straighten his clothes.

"I'm even more worried. If you don't suffer, others will!"

Hu Baoguo looked frustrated. He was a bit helpless. Qin Feng had served his sentence and could go wherever he wanted. He couldn't decide for him. Moreover, after knowing Qin Feng for more than three years, he knew that although the boy usually seemed quiet and didn't talk much, he was actually very independent. The "sudden departure" three years ago was the best proof.

Qin Feng knew that Hu Baoguo genuinely cared about him, so he didn't get angry and said with a smile, "Brother Hu, I've made up my mind. Don't try to persuade me. Say hello to Uncle and Aunt for me. I'll visit them in the future!"

"You... Can't you just live a normal life with Old Hu?" Hu Baoguo stomped his foot. If he hadn't known he couldn't beat Qin Feng, he might have tied him up and put him in the car.

"That kind of life isn't suitable for me. The sky is vast, and there's always a place for me to stand!"

Qin Feng shook his head and said, "Brother Hu, with such advanced communication now, even with a mobile phone, it's not hard to find you, right?"

After a pause, Qin Feng continued, "By the way, take the medicine the Master prescribed for you on time. After six months, the old injury from the bullet will be fine. Remember that!"

Hu Baoguo had participated in the Vietnam War, had been in a cat ear cave, and had fought with the enemy. He had a knife wound and two bullet holes on his body, which would flare up on rainy days.

Zai Shi had once given him a prescription, but Hu Baoguo had never taken it seriously. Qin Feng didn't want to see this generous brother get hurt, so he reminded him before leaving.

"That's just a minor injury, no big deal." Hu Baoguo wanted to persuade him further, but seeing Qin Feng's determined face, he could only sigh helplessly.

Qin Feng bowed and didn't want to continue the conversation. He turned and walked down the street outside the juvenile detention center, saying, "Brother Hu, we'll meet again. Take care!"

Seeing Qin Feng about to leave, Hu Baoguo became anxious and shouted, "Hey, you brat, you're not even taking your ID? And how will I find you in the future?"

To say that Hu Baoguo had gone to great lengths for Qin Feng's sake. Although the household registration system wasn't very strict at the time, he had erased Qin Feng's criminal record and arranged a household registration for him, taking on a great risk.

If Qin Feng used this identity and got into trouble again, Hu Baoguo would lose his job and might face other responsibilities.

"Brother Hu, if there's no accident, I'll visit you every year."

Regardless of anything else, because Zai Shi's ashes were at Hu's place, Qin Feng would often visit. His feelings for his master were even stronger than his memories of his parents, which were already somewhat blurred.

Waving his hand, Qin Feng didn't stop walking and said from a distance, "As for the ID, thank you, Brother Hu. I'll be a good citizen in the future!"

"Damn, you, and you want to be a good citizen?"

Seeing the ID card in Qin Feng's raised hand, Hu Baoguo couldn't help but laugh and cry. He didn't even know when Qin Feng had "taken" the ID from him.

PS: A new story is about to begin. My stories always become more interesting the more you read