Chapter 22: Lei Tang Has Arrived

Wang Hu beside him felt as if facing a formidable enemy.

Are these two people martial artists?

"Brother Lei, don't misunderstand."

Ye Tian smiled and patted Iron Fist and Ghost Leg on the shoulders, then stepped forward.

"These two are my new recruits; they don't know Brother Lei and acted rashly—I apologize on their behalf."

"..."

With words like that, even if Lei Tang wanted to press the matter, he had no choice. This novel is originally published on TianTian Kan XiaoShuo, ZangShuGuang, ttks. tw, offering you error-free, properly ordered chapters.

Wouldn't others say I'm petty and lack tolerance?

"Hmph!"

After a soft huff, Lei Tang turned back to Ye Tian and demanded directly:

"Who gave you permission to strike at Poison Fang? Why didn't you tell me beforehand? Do you even recognize me as your Boss?"

"Brother Lei, where are you getting such ideas?"

Ye Tian looked utterly wronged.

"It was an emergency—I'm as close to Lei Lu as brothers. When I learned who killed my brother, I acted in haste, without thinking much, fearing Poison Fang might escape."

"If Brother Lei wishes to punish me, then punish me."

As he spoke, Ye Tian's expression turned resolute.

"If I can't avenge my brother, what face do I have left to live in this world? I failed to protect Lei Lu while he lived—now that he's dead, if I still do nothing, am I even a man?"

His words rang strong and clear, his eyes reddening.

"You!"

Lei Tang felt a choked breath trapped in his chest, neither rising nor falling.

Punish him?

That wasn't realistic—Ye Tian's reasoning was perfectly valid. Gangs value righteousness above all; avenging a brother is the best justification.

If Lei Tang punished him, others would only slander Lei Tang, never blame Ye Tian—some might even spread tales of Ye Tian's unmatched benevolence and righteousness.

But if he let it slide?

What about all the anger he'd swallowed? Was he just supposed to accept bad luck?

"Well said!"

But the next moment,

another voice came from outside. Seeing the newcomer, Lei Tang frowned.

"Lei Yushan? What are you doing here?"

The man was Lei Yushan, owner of Lei Ji Money House. Since Lei Lu's death, even Lei Tang hadn't been able to see Lei Yushan so easily—yet here he was.

Too bad.

Lei Yushan paid no attention to Lei Tang at all; his gaze locked straight on Ye Tian.

"It's truly good that Lei Lu had a brother like you."

Having heard rumors that someone had avenged Lei Lu, Lei Yushan had come to investigate—and his gaze toward Ye Tian was filled with deep emotion.

He himself had once urged Lei Tang to avenge Lei Lu, but what did Lei Tang do? Hesitated endlessly, spun out endless excuses, talked about taking things slowly—yet here, Ye Tian had acted swiftly and decisively to avenge Lei Lu.

Mei Yongning beside him couldn't help but twitch his eyelid.

Damned it—could Ye Tian and Lei Lu really be as close as brothers? Worried he'd be exposed, Mei Yongning quickly lowered his head.

"You must be Uncle Lei—I'm to blame. I failed to protect Lei Lu."

Lei Yushan's appearance was also unexpected by Ye Tian.

But quickly, Ye Tian knew what to do—he looked at Lei Yushan with a guilty expression.

"It's all fate!"

In these few days, Lei Yushan had calmed down—after all, Lei Lu was dead, and nothing could bring him back.

But seeing Ye Tian, who had avenged Lei Lu, Lei Yushan's eyes softened with approval.

"Good boy. If you ever need anything, come find me anytime."

Watching Lei Yushan so admire Ye Tian, Lei Tang felt something was deeply off.

He stepped forward immediately.

"Lei Yushan, what are you really doing here?"

Lei Yushan glanced sideways at Lei Tang. Even though Lei Ji Money House still needed Lei Tang, Lei Lu's death had made it impossible for Lei Yushan to treat him kindly.

"Since you couldn't avenge my Lu'er, and now someone else has done it for him, I naturally owe him a proper thanks."

"You!"

Lei Yushan didn't want to fully break ties with Lei Tang, and Lei Tang didn't want that either.

He still needed Lei Ji Money House's support—should they truly destroy each other, it would be a loss on both sides.

Without another look at Lei Tang, Lei Yushan turned back to Ye Tian with a smile.

"Good boy, thank you for what you did for Lu'er. When you have time, come to my mansion for a meal."

After saying just a few words, Lei Yushan left. Clearly, he genuinely admired Ye Tian—but with Lei Tang present, many things he couldn't say outright.

"Hmph!"

After Lei Yushan left, Lei Tang could no longer punish Ye Tian for this matter.

"Next time, be more careful. If you cause more trouble, you're done as manager."

Saying this, Lei Tang turned and flung his robe aside, preparing to leave. Beside him, Wang Hu gave Ye Tian a threatening glare, trying to appear intimidating.

Throughout it all, Ye Tian's expression never changed; a faint smile lingered on his lips.

Just at that moment, Little Grass was standing off to the side and behind the two of them.

Turning around and seeing it was a thin, tiny girl, Lei Tang said directly.

"Get lost!"

Little Grass was clearly startled, shrinking timidly to one side. That cowardly display left both Lei Tang and Wang Hu looking openly dismissive.

They assumed she was a maid Ye Tian had bought to tidy up the house.

"Boss, want her?"

After Lei Tang and Wang Hu had left, Iron Fist and Ghost Leg both looked over at the same time, making a slitting-the-throat gesture with their hands — the meaning was obvious enough.

They didn't care who Lei Tang was — daring to threaten their Boss was simply asking to die.

"Hiss!"

These two are this bold? Mei Yongning sucked in a cold breath, worried Ye Tian might act on impulse, and hurriedly looked over.

Fortunately, Ye Tian was not the sort of person to let his head run hot.

"No rush. Now is not the time."

"..."

So, as long as the time comes, it means Lei Tang can be taken out?

But Mei Yongning only thought about it for a moment, and then didn't feel there was any problem with it.

It wasn't that Ye Tian hadn't considered making a move against Lei Tang — there was just no need. If Lei Tang were gone, what benefit would it bring him?

He had only just joined the Black Water Gang, and being able to sit in the Fist Master's seat was already quite high. Even if a Head Boss position opened up, it would be very hard for him to step into it — instead, he'd just be handing the advantage to someone else for free.

Better to keep Lei Tang around, so that when trouble came, there'd still be Lei Tang to take the bullet for him.

However.

Although there was no rush to act against Lei Tang, giving the man some grief was still no problem — and it would conveniently stop him from watching Ye Tian day and night.

"Who does Lei Tang trust the most?"

As he spoke, Ye Tian looked back at Mei Yongning.

"Naturally Wang Hu." Without even needing to think, Mei Yongning gave the answer instinctively.

"Everyone here knows — Wang Hu is basically Lei Tang's own son. No matter what good thing there is, the first person Lei Tang thinks of is always Wang Hu. Only when Wang Hu can't take any more does it get passed to the other Fist Masters."

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