Chapter 148: Every time I see you, I hit you!

Have you helped me?

Li Jiaci sneered.

Yesterday, as he passed the Splendid Song and Dance Hall, he was hassled by two of Wang Li's lackeys; coincidentally, Wu Gang was there too, so he casually called Wang Li over to settle the trouble for both sides.

This is just a misunderstanding; how trivial is the matter?

Li Jiaci didn't even mention it to Wang Zhen.

A tiny favor, like a sesame seed.

Li Jiaci repaid it on the spot.

Spared him a beating.

Actually, it was Li Jiaci who helped him.

Wu Gang had no idea.

"Yeah, Li Lao Ban!"

"If I hadn't called Wang Li over yesterday, who knows how things would have turned out!"

"That A Long is just a brute!"

"What if I beat you up badly—what then?"

He said this.

Wu Gang rubbed his hands and stepped forward.

"Boss Li, I'm not here looking for a reward!"

"I just want to earn a meal here!"

"I know how to operate all those machines!"

"Just give me wages as you see fit!"

Upon hearing that,

Li Jiaci's smile grew wider.

He waved at Wu Gang.

Wu Gang immediately went up to him like a lackey.

"Coming, coming!"

Li Jiaci pressed his shoulder, leaned in, and said: "You were doing fine at the song and dance hall—why did you suddenly come to my place?"

Wu Gang first stared, then quickly put on a fawning smile.

"Well, I worked there a few days and felt the lumber mill job suits me best!"

"I know the place inside out, and coming and going is convenient!"

"And regarding Zheng Degui, if you want to know anything, I can tell you!"

"Including those high‑ranking folks he associates with!"

"No matter the amount of money or the task, I know it inside out!"

Zhang Chuqiang beside them couldn't hold back his laughter.

He snorted, saying: "We do business with skill; he does business with money. That network of his, bought with cash, is like dandelion fluff—blow and it scatters. No wonder he gets pushed aside when the wall falls."

When Wu Gang mentioned Zheng Degui, he also felt embarrassed.

Having dealt with Zheng Degui is his black mark.

"So the moment I sensed something off, I just dropped it and quit!"

Hearing that, Zhang Chuqiang looked at him with contempt, opening his mouth several times but saying nothing.

Li Jiaci scoffed: "Wu Gang, are you taking us all for fools?"

"No, Li Lao Ban, I'm serious!"

"You think I don't know you were kicked out by Wang Zhen?"

"I..."

Wu Gang felt uneasy inside.

His eyes darted left and right, unsettled.

Li Jiaci asked again: "Do you know why Wang Zhen doesn't want you?"

"Why... why?"

"Qiangzi, let Big Black go!"

Li Jiaci didn't answer directly, but said to Zhang Chuqiang:

(He) watched Zhang Chuqiang walk toward the gate.

Wu Gang looked bewildered.

Big Black dog sat on the ground, letting Zhang Chuqiang undo the iron chain without moving an inch.

Only its tail kept swaying.

Zhang Chuqiang kicked the dog's rear and said: "Get lost—my big brother doesn't want you anymore!"

"Woof!"

Big Black dog let out a cry.

Suddenly it stood up and darted into the nearby doghouse.

Zhang Chuqiang picked up a stick from the ground and fiercely hammered the doghouse's edges.

Seeing that, even Big Black dog was frightened.

It paced back and forth inside the doghouse.

Finally, Zhang Chuqiang summoned two workers and had them tear down the doghouse.

The big black dog was dragged out of the factory.

The main gate was closed.

Then they saw the big black dog anxiously running in circles at the base of the gate.

He stretched his nose into the gate, his pair of dog eyes filled with longing for "home".

Zhang Chuqiang hardened his heart and turned away.

The big black dog actually started digging the dirt on the ground, and managed to dig a dog hole.

It slipped back into the factory, head lowered and eyes downcast, walking toward the doghouse that had been torn down.

Although its home had been demolished.

But it simply sat on that pile of dismantled wood.

Still, as before, it guarded the security at the gate.

Under Li Jiaci's gesture.

Only then did Zhang Chuqiang chain the big black dog.

And he also had the workers reinstall its doghouse.

Li Jiaci pressed Wu Gang's nape, lowered his head, and asked, "Do you understand now?"

"……"

Wu Gang's eyes were dark.

He felt a strong offense.

"Li Lao Ban, even if you don't want me, there's no need to mock me with a dog, right?"

Li Jiaci laughed out loud.

"Hahaha!"

"Do you feel offended?"

"You're mistaken; it's this dog that should feel offended!"

"A dog doesn't mind a poor home—what about you?"

"Your master just ran into some trouble, and you damn well packed up and ran away!"

"You're not even as good as a dog, damn it!"

"Who would want someone of your birth?"

After saying all that.

Wu Gong felt as if he had been pierced with a thousand holes.

His body was covered in wounds.

He is just such a coward, a waste who can't bear anything.

Wherever he goes, he is despised.

Li Jiaci also couldn't be bothered to say anything else.

He simply shoved him forward.

"Get lost!"

"Don't ever let me see you again!"

"Otherwise, every time I see you, I'll hit you!"

Wu Gang clenched his fists.

His heart filled with relentless resentment.

Although Zheng Degui is no prize, he's still much better than Li Jiaci.

At least that bastard uses his fists to speak, venting any anger directly.

But Li Jiaci stubbornly refuses to use his fists.

Instead, he uses those heart‑stabbing, lung‑raking words to bit by bit crush Wu Gang's self‑esteem.

Wu Gang turned back and glanced at Li Jiaci.

That glance was filled with many complex emotions.

"Li Lao Ban——"

"We'll meet again!"

Li Jiaci fully understood the meaning of those words.

That means he straight up doesn't want to live, insisting on running down a dead‑end road.

He smiled and waved at Wu Gang.

"No need to see me off."

Wu Gang left the Mu Cai Chang.

Dragging his assorted luggage, he hid himself in the woods.

Zhang Chuqiang squatted beside the big black dog, petting its head, and asked Li Jiaci, "Brother, why don't we just beat him up? I saw his look earlier—he seems to be looking for a chance to get revenge on us!"

"This guy's already been beaten up by Zheng Degui—he's not afraid of your fists at all!"

"What's more, he showed up in front of all those petty traders under the pretense of a job interview—if you beat him again, what would people think of us?"

"Think twice before acting!"

"The bigger and stronger the Mu Cai Chang's business gets, the more we must watch our words and deeds!"

"Remember Zheng Degui's fate—don't follow in his footsteps!"

Li Jiaci's temper has become much more restrained now.

If it were his former self, the moment Wu Gang entered the factory, he would have been beaten until his teeth were knocked out.

When leaving, one will definitely be unable to stand.

The clothes on one's body will also turn into blood-soaked garments.

Zhang Chuqiang nodded and said, "Got it, I'll listen to you!"

"Has Hong Bo not come yet?"

"He said he has to run a few furniture markets today, so he'll come later!"

"Alright."

Li Jiaci turned around and went back to the office.

Not long after.

Wang Yingna then appeared before his eyes.

"Brother Jiaci, are you busy now?"

"Busy."

"Then come with me to buy a pair of shoes!"

"I said, I'm busy."

"Let's just go to the department store!"

"......"