Chapter 354: Ding Li has returned

Zhu Sheng said: "If it really doesn't work, please call a doctor for Old He."

I said: "Mr. He should be fine; quickly call and ask how Ding Li is doing. Fortunately Ding Li went, otherwise something big would have happened."

"Who exactly did you get into a conflict with?" Zhu Sheng said, then pulled out his phone to contact Ding Li.

"How is Ding Li?"

Ding Li said over the phone: "Just a fall injury, nothing serious. It's their fault. They all ran away. The superiors have already handled it. They're willing to compensate me. Are Mr. He and Zhao Ge safe?"

Zhu Sheng said: "They've already come back; you also shouldn't get entangled with them—hurry back."

"Okay, Zhu Sheng, I understand. After the hospital finishes bandaging me, I'll head back." Ding Li said, then hung up.

"How is Ding Li?" I asked Zhu Sheng.

"He fell and is getting bandaged at the hospital. I've already urged him to come back quickly." Zhu Sheng said.

"As long as Ding Li is unharmed, that's great. Damn, they're too ruthless—actually trying to ram us with a car in broad daylight." I said.

"Hurry up and tell me what exactly happened—Old He called me and told Ding Li to rush over. Say you hit someone—who did you hit?"

"I hit Qiao San."

"Who is Qiao San?"

"He's also someone who plays cricket fighting, hanging out with Li Tian—this Li Tian is one of the four young masters, very overbearing."

"I fought them in cricket fighting, using Ma Lie Ren's spring, and won against Qiao San's bomber. Who would have thought Qiao San couldn't accept losing."

"In the cricket bowl, he grabbed my cricket and strangled it to death."

"Damn, what nonsense—if you bet, you should accept losing."

"A petty person who can't stand losing,"

"He strangled my cricket; how could I let him off?"

"So I went up and hit him."

"After that hit, Li Tian actually summoned people in uniforms."

"Mr. He feared I'd get into trouble, so he called Ding Li over."

"What I didn't expect was that this commotion drew Wen Han over."

"He personally came to handle my hitting Ma San."

"Wen Han has come—how did he handle it?" Zhu Sheng asked.

"How he handled it: I hit Qiao San, compensated him, and then used the winnings to pay for his medical treatment."

"Li Tian let us go, didn't arrest us." I said.

"How much money did you win?"

"6,000,000."

"Ah! That much—using it for his medical expenses is too cheap for that brat. We're in the right; Wen Han's handling is wrong." Zhu Sheng shouted.

I laughed,

"Zhu Sheng, the situation back then was very complicated; you weren't there, just getting out of the cricket-fighting hall was already not bad."

"Fortunately Wen Han was there holding things down; Li Tian didn't lift a hand, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to leave at all."

"Mr. He and I had just gotten onto the ring road,"

"when Li Tian sent people over, who directly rammed us with a car on the road."

"They were determined to kill us; they're ruthless."

"I kept trying to find a way to escape on the road, but they clung on tightly; we almost didn't get away."

"Just then Ding Li arrived; he blocked their car, allowing us to escape."

"I didn't even dare to ask for a car; I just took a taxi back." I told Zhu Sheng in detail.

After Zhu Sheng heard me finish, he remained silent,

then took out a cigarette and handed it to me,

and cursed: "Damn, what has Sijiucheng become? These second-generation heirs, relying on their fathers' authority, run amok in Sijiucheng without anyone stopping them."

"That Li Tian—I've heard of him; he's the child of a leader in Sijiucheng. They're all too arrogant."

"We live here, not knowing if they'll come back for revenge."

"We must think of a plan."

"I'll contact Mei Ge right now, tell him the situation, and see if he has any ideas. Li Tian isn't our target now."

"We must not provoke them; if Zhou Renfeng finds out, it'll be trouble."

Zhu Sheng's worry is correct.

I nodded.

Zhu Sheng then pulled out his phone to contact Mei Ge.

I also need to rest properly.

I lit a cigarette and started smoking.

Ma Lie Ren came over to see me, asking if I was alright.

I said: "Old Brother Ma, that cricket was strangled to death—tell me how much, I'll compensate you."

Ma Lie Ren said: "Boss Zhao, look at what you're saying. If you give me that much money, these few crickets are nothing—just bugs; dead is dead. It's nothing, you don't need to worry about it."

"These things, new ones are born every year,"

"I'll just find another jumping cricket."

I said: "Old Brother Ma, one thing at a time—give me a price, I'll compensate you."

Ma Lie Ren refused to agree to anything.

This matter can only be dropped.

About an hour and a bit later, Ding Li came in from outside.

Ding Li walked limping,

I hurried forward,

"Ding Li, how are you?"

Ding Li forced a bitter smile and said, "Alas, I sprained my foot when I jumped off the vehicle. The rest are just superficial wounds."

I said, "Get into the house quickly and rest. This time we got out thanks to you; I never expected a brother to be so brave."

"Zhao Ge, I now only have one life left; what if I don't fight? Luckily, I had practiced jumping off vehicles before. Otherwise I truly couldn't have gotten out of the car."

"You, how did you practice this thing?"

"Alas, selling vegetables and clothes both make use of it. Not bringing that up, how is He Zuming?"

I said, "He Zuming is still resting inside. They don't understand you, do they?"

"How could they possibly understand me? I was driving normally; they were driving against traffic, bearing the main responsibility."

"This has already been investigated by the higher‑ups, and they still want to compensate me for the car."

"I didn't even want it, so after the doctor bandaged my wound I hurried back. By the way, Zhao Ge, that fine off‑road vehicle was smashed to junk by them; I have no way to drive it back."

I patted Ding Li's shoulder,

"That broken car, we'll discard it; once your leg recovers,

We'll buy two cars to use, as long as the people are unharmed, that's fine.

I really worry about you; you know at such high speed,

If the cars collide, people will definitely be seriously injured.

You only suffered a minor injury; that's the best outcome,

Today I must accompany you to drink some calming wine."

Ding Li waved his hand,

"Zhao Ge, no need to be polite.

Hanging out with you is truly comfortable.

Today I've had a bit of insight: if a person wants to ascend levels, it's really hard.

Do you know, after my incident, the superiors sent people to investigate; when they saw them, they actually bowed and greeted them.

It seemed I was the main responsible person.

Damn,

They swaggered away, not caring about my life or death.

The higher‑ups directly offered me 500,000 yuan to settle the matter and not let me sue. In their eyes, our lives don't count as lives.

Money can solve everything.

What kind of people are they, after all.

Hearing Ding Li ask me that,

I said, "Ding Li, Li Tian is one of the young masters of Sijiucheng, and Qiao San is an old veteran, both are well‑connected people. Let's go inside to rest a bit and see if He Zuming has woken up."

Me and Ding Li entered the house,

and found He Zuming still unconscious.

At this moment Zhu Sheng came in from outside; no need to ask him whether he has contacted Mei Ge.

Zhu Sheng gestured for me to go out and talk.

I went out.

I asked Zhu Sheng,

"What did Mei Ge say?"

Zhu Sheng said at this point, "Li Tian's father also knows Mei Ge. He'll find a way to tell Li Tian's father that you are his relative,

to see if Li Tian's father can save face for him,

then this matter will be settled that way.

We should still try not to provoke that Li Tian."