Chapter 113

After Wang An sent Wu Dong back to the government office to continue his work, he caught up with the horse-drawn sled and headed home.

Before even leaving the county seat, Wang An saw two gangs of hoodlums fighting near the county police station, yet absolutely no one was intervening!

Wang An didn't pay them any mind and continued his journey home at full speed. On the way, his mind wasn't idle for a moment; there were still 94 sheep carcasses at home. He and his brother-in-law needed to keep some for their own families, and a few more to give to relatives. He had to give his aunt's husband a whole one, otherwise, he would look too stingy.

He reached a conclusion: keep 20, sell 73 in total, and give one to Director Wei—that would finish the job. He wouldn't keep a single wolf or red dog!

After totaling these matters, Wang An's thoughts drifted again. He was thinking that this trip home was quite good because no trashy people had appeared.

A person cannot think about good things every day, because while thinking about good things, bad things are very likely to follow right after!

Therefore, just as Wang An reached a bend in the road, he heard crying coming from afar, and he could be certain it was the heart-wrenching wail of a woman!

It was crying quite intensely, too. What the hell! What's the situation? Should he intervene or not?

Whether to intervene or not, the key is that he still had to keep moving!

He glanced left and right. Oh, screw it, it's this bend again. It's truly amazing; there must be something wrong with this damn place!

Tomorrow, when he comes back from delivering the sheep to the county, he must buy some yellow paper, burn it at this damn place, and properly get rid of the bad luck!

While Wang An was lost in his wild thoughts, he pulled out his large Type 54 pistol, chambered a round, and put it back in his pocket.

The Type 56 semi-automatic rifle was wrapped in a burlap sack, and the sack was under the straw mat; it was a bit of a hassle to get to, so he wouldn't use the Type 56.

A few seconds later, Wang An rounded the bend. He saw not far ahead, a man dragging a woman toward the woods, cursing as he went: "You stinking bitch, you'd better move along with me, or I'll kill you."

The woman naturally refused, crying and screaming, kicking and struggling, lying on the ground and refusing to move.

The man was furious. While kicking and beating the woman, he cursed loudly: "You stinking bitch, your man has already pledged you to me. Once your man with one foot missing gets better, you'll have to come with me. How dare you resist!"

"I won't agree, I just won't agree!" the woman cried and shouted.

"If you don't agree, I'll beat you to death," the man cursed while kicking her.

"Hey, don't you see someone coming?" After Wang An tied up his horse, he really couldn't watch anymore and shouted helplessly.

"Get lost, don't you see your master is busy?" the man shouted impatiently!

His tone was quite hard and aggressive, as if he were doing something perfectly justified!

Wang An's explosive temper flared up instantly. He had wanted to turn a big problem into a small one and a small one into nothing, so everyone could be on good terms and he could get home faster!

But why was this person so unfriendly?

"Oh, screw your mother, is that how you talk to your father too?" Wang An cursed as he walked forward, not indulging him in the slightest.

Only then did the man turn his head to look at Wang An. He was stunned for a moment, then said: "I was wondering who was being so aggressive. So it's Wang the Madman!"

Back in the day, Wang An's nickname in the circle was "The Madman," meaning he fought like a madman.

When this man turned his head, Wang An was also stunned. This man was named Qiu Ba, a quite famous "drifter" in the county who dealt in usury!

He also had several men under him. He was much older than Wang An and was much stronger than Wang An was when he was just drifting around. This "stronger" referred to economic strength and fighting ability!

The two could be considered acquaintances, but generally, they kept to themselves! Because everyone knew the other was not to be trifled with!

"Yo, isn't this Brother Ba? Why aren't you lending money and instead selling women?" Wang An suppressed his anger and said with a laugh.

"Lending money" meant usury, and "selling women" meant human trafficking.

"This woman's man owes me money and pledged her to me. I'm beating her, is there a problem?" Qiu Ba said with an unkind tone. "Wang An, Wang An, please save me, I will be your beast of burden to repay you in the future," the woman cried out from the ground at this moment.

That's right, Wang An knew this woman, and this woman also knew Wang An, because she was Niu Dali's wife, Lu Yuyue!

Because of Lu Yuyue's words, Qiu Ba's expression changed, because since Wang An and Lu Yuyue knew each other, the nature of the situation was different!

Wang An also felt this woman was really ruining things! A simple matter had become complicated, because Wang An had initially pretended not to know Lu Yuyue!

To Qiu Ba, Wang An's original intention was to come for him!

So Qiu Ba said: "Little brother, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to forcefully rescue this person?"

To tell the truth, Wang An didn't want to provoke someone like Qiu Ba. He didn't want to drift around anymore; drifting had no future, and sooner or later, he would end up in prison!

Wang An thought for a moment and said helplessly: "How much money does he owe you? Let me see if I have enough!" He thought to himself, as long as it's reasonable, it's fine; it's not worth the trouble!

"What, you want to pay it off for him?" Seeing Wang An concede, Qiu Ba's tone instantly became very tough, and his attitude became even more unkind.

Wang An understood the ways of the underworld and knew that Qiu Ba was trying to extort him!

But Wang An was particularly annoyed by such posturing. Just answer the question, will you? Why act like a big shot?

"Screw your mother, I gave you face, didn't I!" Wang An cursed while throwing a punch, aiming right at the area in front of Qiu Ba's ear.

This area is very fragile, called the trigeminal nerve; whoever gets hit there gets dazed!

Due to Wang An's sudden attack, Qiu Ba was unprepared and took the punch solidly! However, Qiu Ba must have been beaten often, so he was very resilient; after one punch, he only shook his head in a daze.

That's how drifters fight. Once they start, they absolutely won't stop until the other person falls. If they fall and don't beg for mercy, they still won't stop!

Therefore, Wang An used both hands and feet, taking advantage of the fact that Qiu Ba hadn't reacted yet, and unleashed everything on him.

It's just that the damage wasn't great. This Qiu Ba seemed to have practiced. After a few punches and kicks, not only did Qiu Ba not fall, but he actually blocked the punches and kicks Wang An threw next and started to counterattack!

And Qiu Ba cursed angrily: "You little bastard, daring to lay a hand on me, I see you're tired of living!"

Wang An began to regret it. Without a weapon in hand, his fighting had no impact!

Just like that, they started brawling, one punch and one kick at a time. However, Wang An discovered that the other party was better at fighting than him and knew how to fight better; he was only relying on his height and strength!

Isn't this damn annoying! Meddling in other people's business and getting himself thrown into it!

There wasn't even a chance to pull out his gun!

But just as he thought of this, he took a kick to the chest. Wang An retreated a few steps and lay there. But how could Qiu Ba stop? He lunged straight at Wang An!

Such a good opportunity to pull out his gun, Wang An couldn't possibly miss it!

When Wang An lay there pointing his gun at Qiu Ba, Qiu Ba actually ignored it!

He even said: "Little brother, do you know how to take off the safety?"

He seemed certain that Wang An wouldn't dare to shoot and was still going to come forward to grapple!

Wang An was speechless. This person was truly aggressive! What if my marksmanship wasn't good and I hit your head instead?

With a "Bang," a gunshot rang out. Qiu Ba's right knee was hit. With a scream of "Ah," he knelt straight to the ground.

Wang An stood up from the ground, pointing the gun at Qiu Ba, because Wang An believed that the other party couldn't possibly be without a gun!

Because in this era, any drifter in the Northeast with a bit of a reputation basically had a gun in their hands; the worst ones at least had a "homemade zip gun"!

A homemade zip gun, also called a "Single-Shot," is a pistol that can only fire one bullet at a time. It works on the same principle as a pipe gun, but the hammer is also manual! An ordinary blacksmith could make one!

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