Chapter 72: with translation of chapter title

Chen Haonan heard this, his face flushed red, ashamed and speechless; no matter how he explained it, it was useless, this disaster was brought on by his momentary impulsiveness.

Da Tian Er saw Chen Haonan lower his head in pain, covering his face.

Excitedly, he shouted at Shan Ji: "Does Nan Ge agree to this? It's not because of Chen Yaoxing, that loser; if he had turned in the society's numbers together, could this have happened?"

If you want to shout, go find Chen Yaoxing! What are you competing with Nan Ge for?

The Baopi brothers also stood aside, urging Shan Ji to stay calm and not let brothers fight among themselves.

Shan Ji suddenly became calm! His thoughts were terrifyingly calm.

He coldly glanced at the other four, a sneer hanging at the corner of his mouth, and calmly said: "You guys are really something! Brotherly love deep?"

"I spit!"

"Chen Yaoxing, did he even come to look for us at the start? Now that something happened, can we blame him?"

"Da Tian Er, you're an ungrateful wretch; if it weren't for Li Xin speaking up, we'd all be feeding turtles in the sea, and you still have the nerve to mention Chen Yaoxing? How dare you!"

Da Tian Er's expression stalled, his face flushed red with embarrassment.

"And A Nan, without Li Xin greeting you today, could you come home to nurse your wounds? You fucking should have been in the hospital! How can you still act guilty here?"

Chen Haonan buried his head even deeper!

Having said that, Shan Ji's tears streamed down, and he choked up as he continued to speak:

"'You remember grudges but not kindness?'"

"'Fine! You can all do that, and then I realized I, Shan Ji, and you are not on the same path; from now on, our grudges and kindness are settled.'"

"'You go your Yangguan Road; I will cross my single-plank bridge.'"

Shan Ji finished speaking, with difficulty put on a T-shirt, and walked away with difficulty, not looking back at them even once, leaving decisively.

Gangdao is a place he truly doesn't want to stay in!

Before leaving, he only wanted to see Li Xin once, kowtow, and thank him for his life-saving grace.

He, Shan Ji, alone in the world, could only kowtow!

Li Xin was leisurely at the Heaven Rainbow bar when Big Brother B led Shan Ji over.

As soon as Shan Ji saw him, he knelt down and kowtowed three times, completely overwhelming him.

Li Xin quickly got up, pulled Shan Ji to his feet, helped him sit on the sofa, then said: "Little Chick! What are you doing? What big deal could make you kowtow to me?"

"'Remember, besides heaven, earth, parents, and ancestors, no one deserves your kowtow; how could any favor not be repaid?'"

"'Besides, I only said a couple of things to you; there's no need for this.'"

Big Brother B went to the bar without a word; he was also feeling a bit off today!

Shan Ji told him the whole story and his thoughts; he could only say: "A Nan and the others have passed!"

No matter how Big Brother B is, he always has a sense of loyalty in his heart; he feels a bit disappointed in A Nan!

Seeing Big Brother leave, Shan Ji then said: "Li Xin, I'm leaving, going to Wanwan to find my cousin; I just wanted to kowtow to you before I go, thanking you for your continual care."

"'I, Shan Ji, may be a good-for-nothing, but I have loyalty in my heart; I'm not an ungrateful wretch, and I won't repay kindness with betrayal.'"

Perhaps today the stimulation for Shan Ji was too great, and tears flowed again.

Li Xin had neither high nor low opinions of them, felt neither fondness nor dislike.

Just a passerby!

Today Shan Ji made him look up a bit, not because of the loyalty he spoke of, but because he had the courage to say goodbye.

This takes courage; it's being able to set aside face. With this courage, Shan Ji may never rise to prominence, but he can still get along swimmingly.

Setting aside face, one can usually gain substance.

Li Xin didn't advise Shan Ji at all; he doesn't take others' bitterness, nor does he urge others to be good—this is his principle of conduct; don't go giving people random advice.

He waved at the Heaven Rainbow bar, and when the person came near, he said: "Get me 100,000 in cash, Da Niu, Jin Niu, half each."

After receiving the money, he placed it in Shan Ji's hand: "Zhao Shanhe, this is Li Xin's travel money for you; poor family, rich road—don't make things hard for yourself, take it to nurse your wounds, then go find your cousin; don't let people look down on you."

Shan Ji held the money in his hand; hearing Li Xin call his full name Zhao Shanhe, tears swirled in his eye sockets—this was Li Xin's acknowledgment of him as a person.

Before, this would never have happened; they weren't worthy of Li Xin looking up at them.

He said nothing, rose, bowed, turned, and walked out of the bar.

Watching Shan Ji's receding back, Li Xin silently nodded; in an instant, he felt grown up!

Feelings aren't spoken with the mouth; they're shown through actions. Today Shan Ji's performance truly made him look up several notches.

Heaven Rainbow at the side asked: "Big Brother, do you think Shan Ji will come back?"

"Who knows!"

He rose, went to the bar, said nothing, and also picked up a bottle to start drinking.

Big Brother B gulped down a bottle of beer, wiped his mouth, and said somewhat sentimentally: "They've all grown up under my watch, especially A Nan; I favor him greatly—whenever there's something good, I let him go first, others just wait."

"I know my subordinates are dissatisfied with me, but I can't help it—when there's something beneficial, the first thing is to let A Nan handle it, with no exceptions."

"If he causes trouble, I really don't mind—it's just a matter of setting out drinks, talking it over, apologizing, and presenting generous gifts; anything can be smoothed over."

"When he was young, he accidentally killed the elder brother of Dongxing Sha Meng."

"I personally went to apologize, even stabbed myself, and then split half of the East Wind Garden project with them before settling the matter."

"After that incident, I never blamed him; in the world of the streets, anyone could die—what's so special about Sha Meng's elder brother? If your life isn't tough, don't come out."

"When you beat them that time, I didn't blame him either—it was just a bit of money; if it's gone, you earn it back; mixing with the lowly, who isn't poor at the third watch and rich at the fifth watch? This is nothing."

"But this time I feel a bit heartbroken—he has no sense of responsibility, just blaming heaven and others; is this still the righteous and brave A Nan?"

"Can't you even accept this small thing? You can forget kindness and righteousness, living in self-blame?"

"Really a damn piece of trash!"

Big Brother B ordered another bottle of beer, gulped it down in one go, and after finishing, turned and left.

Li Xin knew Big Brother B's words weren't meant for him to hear; they were for himself, imagining different outcomes.

I didn't expect it; as a result, I didn't get it, and instead I became even more depressed.

Why bother coming!

Even Tianhong, standing nearby, heard and was shocked!

Besides his Big Brother, are there people like this?

This in Gangdao's underworld is rare; there aren't many Big Brothers who truly speak of loyalty and righteousness; the little brothers are just taken to be sold; when they're gone, they keep looking for more, an endless cycle.

Eh, this is what his Big Brother told him; after noting it down, he slowly observed; unexpectedly, it really is like that—not a damn one who speaks of righteousness!

Eh, except his Big Brother.

Compared to that bunch of losers, his own Big Brother is a perfect Big Brother, never mistreating his own people.

Good thing! Out there mixing, just follow the Big Brother; otherwise, even if you die, you'd have nowhere to be buried!