Chapter 79

"Brother Feng, I'm feeling much better. When are we leaving this place?"

Lying on the bed, Li Tianyuan looked pitifully at Qin Feng. He had never been so idle in his life, practically being waited on hand and foot, with Xie Xuan acting as his temporary nanny.

"Hmm, the wounds have all healed. You can leave tonight."

Qin Feng examined the stitches on Li Tianyuan's body. Due to the daily application of medicinal water, none of his over ten knife wounds had become infected, and they were healing very well.

Firstly, it was because Li Tianyuan was young, and secondly, his injuries were all superficial. The weakness he had experienced initially was entirely due to blood loss. After being treated with Qin Feng's medicinal diet, Li Tianyuan's recovery was even faster than Qin Feng had imagined.

On the third day of Qin Feng's return, Li Tianyuan was already able to walk around. Unable to stay idle, he insisted on practicing standing桩 (zhuang) in the courtyard, which led to another scolding from Qin Feng.

Xie Dazhi hadn't visited the courtyard for several days, but news from the Tianjin underworld was still being sent to the Chinese pager he had given to Qin Feng. Over a week had passed since the incident, and Yuan Bingqi seemed to have not given up on searching for Li Tianyuan and the others.

Seeing that Li Tianyuan was now mobile, Qin Feng immediately decided to have them leave Tianjin. As he interacted more with the neighbors, some enthusiastic aunties even started knocking on the door to bring food.

Qin Feng had managed to thank them off at the door a few times, but Li Tianyuan staying here would eventually be noticed. Keeping the door closed all day was too abnormal and noticeable.

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On the fourth night of Qin Feng's return, at 11:30 PM, a gray minivan with a Shijiazhuang license plate quietly parked at the entrance of the alley outside the courtyard.

Some mischievous child had broken the streetlight at the alley entrance days ago. After the minivan turned off its lights, it was quickly enveloped by the darkness.

Xie Dazhi, in the driver's seat, dialed his pager number on his phone. About five minutes later, three figures emerged from the depths of the alley, followed by a large dog that silently trailed behind them.

At this hour, the alley was almost empty except for those going to or from night shifts. In less than a minute, the three were in the minivan, and the large yellow dog lay beside the car, ears perked, listening to the surroundings.

"Yuanzi, are you okay?"

Xie Dazhi, sitting in the driver's seat, asked with concern. He was very cautious, having borrowed a car from a friend in Shijiazhuang and arranged for the driver to stay in Tianjin, intending to drive the two of them himself.

The faint light from the door when they got in revealed Li Tianyuan's pale face. Although he had been receiving medicinal treatment, the blood he had lost could not be replenished so quickly.

"Boss, I'm fine, just a few minor injuries," Li Tianyuan said with a grin. He had walked a bit too fast and felt the stitches in his chest might be coming apart.

However, Li Tianyuan enjoyed this feeling. Whenever he endured the pain, he imagined himself as a hero from a Hong Kong or Taiwanese action movie. He was one of those influenced by the 1980s Hong Kong and Taiwanese gunfight films.

"Lie down in the back. We'll drive slowly," Xie Dazhi instructed Li Tianyuan, then turned to Qin Feng and said, "Qin Feng, are you really not coming? I've arranged everything in Nanjing. You won't have to worry about anything there, and you can even open a store if you want."

To be honest, Xie Dazhi wanted Qin Feng to come along. This young man was very different from his peers, with a maturity that was frightening. He believed that his son would have a bright future following someone like him.

"Uncle Xie, I'm not leaving. And Yuanzi and the others will be back soon."

Regardless of the issue with Yuan Bingqi, Qin Feng had to wait for the missing person's notice to be published in the newspaper and for news of his sister. He wouldn't leave now.

Moreover, Yuan Bingqi's underworld influence posed no threat to Qin Feng. If he wanted to, he could easily blend into the millions of people in Tianjin and disappear completely from the city.

"It's late. Uncle Xie, be careful driving tonight..."

Qin Feng glanced at the night outside, turned to Li Tianyuan, and said, "Yuanzi, don't act impulsively. Don't cause trouble. If you do, don't come back to me. I don't want to be burying my brother in the future."

As the saying goes, impulsiveness is the devil, especially in the underworld. Impulsiveness often leads to death. If Li Tianyuan couldn't control his impulsive nature, he would eventually be swallowed by the underworld, leaving no trace behind.

Qin Feng's voice was not loud, but Li Tianyuan heard the determination in it. He lowered his head and said, "Brother Feng, I'll listen to you. Even if someone spits in my face, I promise I won't react."

"Did you hear that? Xie, spit in his face first."

Qin Feng didn't like the atmosphere of parting, so he made a joke. Xie Xuan laughed and pretended to spit, and the mood in the car lightened up.

"Alright, Tianjin isn't safe. You should leave early."

Qin Feng patted Xie Xuan's shoulder, opened the car door, and walked away without looking back, waving his hand. In a moment, he and the large yellow dog disappeared into the dark alley.

"Xiaoxuan, Yuanzi, what do you think Qin Feng is planning?"

Watching Qin Feng's figure disappear into the darkness, Xie Dazhi looked at his son, puzzled. The antique street's Wenbaozhai was now a hot potato. Even if Qin Feng stayed, he couldn't open it. In Xie Dazhi's view, Qin Feng's persistence was meaningless.

However, as he asked the question, Xie Dazhi started the car. As Qin Feng had said, if they were really discovered by Yuan Bingqi's people, they might all end up in the river.

"Boss, Brother Feng is staying to avenge me!"

From the back seat, Li Tianyuan's voice rang out. In his mind, Qin Feng was a hidden master, able to move in and out of prison as if it were nothing. Taking down Yuan Bingqi would be a piece of cake.

"Revenge? Yuanzi, don't joke around..."

Xie Dazhi shook his head and said, "Yuan Bingqi is the underground emperor of Tianjin. He's always surrounded by seven or eight people. It's impossible for Qin Feng to do it alone..."

According to underworld lore, Yuan Bingqi was cunning and suspicious, with multiple residences in Tianjin and Beijing. Even his bodyguards didn't know where he would stay at night.

"I believe in Brother Feng!" Li Tianyuan stubbornly responded. In his heart, Qin Feng was almost omnipotent.

Just as Xie Dazhi was about to argue, Xie Xuan interjected, "Dad, I also believe in Brother Feng. If he says he can do it, he will."

Although he rarely saw Qin Feng use force, the fake jade incident in Shijiazhuang had left a deep impression on the chubby boy. Such a feat could be called turning stones into gold.

So Xie Xuan also believed that Qin Feng could take down Yuan Bingqi. Of course, compared to Li Tianyuan's belief in a physical confrontation, he was more inclined to think Qin Feng would use his intelligence to handle the situation.

"What did Qin Feng give you two? Why are you so supportive of him?"

Seeing his son's attitude, Xie Dazhi shook his head in exasperation and focused on driving. He would return to Tianjin, so he could see how things developed.

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