Chapter 7: Perhaps it's because we only have him as our older brother

In my previous life.

They were like that.

When something happened, the first thought that popped into their minds was to fight, to kill.

But what was the result?

Under this tendency of their character.

They one after another walked onto the path of no return, ending miserably.

And if this trend continued to develop, what meaning would his rebirth have?

Or is it not just to be like in his previous life, watching his brothers walk onto that path of no return with his own eyes, and then one by one leave him?

And thinking of the scene of his brothers' miserable deaths in his previous life.

Li Jiaci only felt his heart ache as if being pricked by a needle.

"Zhang Ge has done us a favor; it is only natural for us to take revenge for him."

"But have you considered Zhang Ge? Would he want to see us throw away our lives to avenge him?"

Li Jiaci looked around at everyone present and said, "You don't know; I can tell you, Zhang Ge does not want this, because from the very beginning Zhang Ge never wanted us to enter this circle; he wanted us to walk the proper path."

In my previous life.

He did not listen to Zhang Shiqiang's words.

Holding onto his petty thoughts of proving himself, he entered this circle, and step by step walked toward a dead end.

He had regretted it countless times, but by then he had no chance to turn back.

Now, Heaven has given him another chance, letting him return to this crossroads; he will absolutely not repeat his mistakes, and it is impossible for him to let his brothers repeat theirs.

Thinking of this.

Li Jiaci let out a long breath, then said to the few people present, "No one of you is to interfere in this matter; just stay home honestly and wait to hear the news of Zhao Pangzi's miserable death on the street."

"Brother!"

Seeing Li Jiaci about to go out.

Li Yihu instinctively moved to stop him.

But before he could speak, Li Jiaci gave him a glance.

Li Yihu stared for a moment, then stammered, "Um, you, what are you going to do? Take me with you; I, I promise not to act rashly, I, I will listen to you on everything, really!"

"What did I just say? Forget it?"

Li Jiaci snapped, "Stay home honestly and wait!"

If you asked him who among these people he worries about the most, Li Yihu would definitely be first.

He is honest and straightforward, yet impulsive and quick-tempered, often acting foolishly.

In his previous life, even after experiencing so much, he couldn't change this nature, let alone at this time.

But seeing them like this now, he definitely cannot go without taking someone.

Li Jiaci hesitated slightly, his gaze sweeping over Liu Jiang and Zhao Chen: "Old Three, Old Four, you come with me!"

"Old Five, Old Six."

"You two stay home and look after Yihu."

"When I come back, I'll call him out!"

After Li Jiaci took Liu Jiang and Zhao Chen out.

Inside the house only Li Yihu, Zhang Chuqiang, and Wang Lan remained.

Li Yihu lay down on the bed, his face full of dejection.

Seeing him like that.

Zhang Chuqiang picked up the leftover bun that Li Jiaci had eaten, brought it to Li Yihu's face, and tentatively asked, "Second Brother, do you want to eat a bun?"

"I'll eat your grandpa!"

Li Yihu angrily snapped, "Get lost!"

Zhang Chuqiang, scolded by him, had no retort and sullenly sat back in his chair.

Seeing his behavior.

Li Yihu let out a breath full of vexation and said, "Hey, Old Five, do you feel that our eldest brother seems different from before?"

"In what way?"

Zhang Chuqiang blinked and said, "I don't feel anything."

"Damn!"

"It's so obvious, you still didn't notice?"

Li Yihu glared and said, "Before, no matter what we did, eldest brother always took me with him; today he took Old Three and Old Four instead—this is really strange!"

"What's there to be strange about?"

Zhang Chuqiang said, "Eldest brother used to always take you out because you're the strongest fighter among us, and when we go out we basically just fight; but now eldest brother taking Old Three and Old Four out shows he doesn't intend to go out to fight."

"Hmm..."

"What you say makes some sense."

Li Yihu pondered for a moment, pursed his lips, and said, "But I just feel something is off."

"Perhaps..."

"It's because Zhang Ge is gone, right?"

Just then, Wang Lan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "We now also only have him as our older brother."

Li Yihu and Zhang Chuqiang both heard this, were stunned for a moment, and then fell silent as well.

Indeed.

Their Zhang Ge is no longer with them.

Now they only have Li Jiaci as their older brother.

Given his nature, how could he not shoulder the responsibility of looking after them?

……

Elsewhere.

They walked out of the apartment building and got into the car.

Zhao Chen handed Li Jiaci a cigarette and lit it for him.

Liu Jiang started the car and asked, "Brother! Where are we headed now?"

"Go to Zhongcheng and find Wang Zhen!"

"Wang Zhen?"

Upon hearing that name,

Liu Jiang and Zhao Chen widened their eyes at the same time.

"No, brother."

Zhao Chen stared and said, "You previously brought us to smash his place, and now you want to go ask him for help?"

Upon hearing that, Li Jiaci only then realized.

It turns out that such an incident really did happen.

Earlier, to make money, they took a job from Wang Zhen's rival and had once smashed a Song and Dance Hall that Wang Zhen owned.

But because so much time has passed, Li Jiaci has completely forgotten about it, and now recalling it is inevitably a bit awkward.

"Brother!"

Liu Jiang probed, "How about we switch people?"

"No switch!"

"The only one who has a grudge against Zhao Pangzi and the ability to take him out is Wang Zhen."

Li Jiaci took a deep drag of his cigarette: "Let's go straight to Zhongcheng to find him—he'll definitely help us!"

Although I don't know why he's so confident.

But Liu Jiang didn't say anything else, immediately started the car and headed straight for Zhongcheng.

……

They had been on the road for about half an hour.

They had only just arrived outside the Song and Dance Hall that Wang Zhen owned in Zhongcheng Qu, having come from Xicheng Qu.

After glancing up at the huge sign that read "Brilliant," Li Jiaci turned to Liu Jiang and Zhao Chen and said, "You two don't need to go in; wait for me in the car."

"No way!"

Zhao Chen was the first to speak up: "What if something happens to you?"

"Yeah, brother."

Liu Jiang also said, "After all, we have a grudge against Wang Zhen; if you go alone, they'll likely give you a hard time."

"This is their turf."

Li Jiaci's expression was calm: "If he really wants to give me a hard time, wouldn't you two joining me just mean we all get beaten up together?"

"So listen to me and just wait here honestly."

"Even if we get beaten, one person is far better off than three together."

Having said that, Li Jiaci strode into the Song and Dance Hall without looking back.

It was noon, not the Song and Dance Hall's business hours, and the vast dance floor had only a few people resembling cleaners tidying up the mess left from last night.

Upon seeing Li Jiaci enter,

The nearest attendant immediately stepped forward to block him.

"Sir!"

"The place isn't open for business yet."

The attendant said, "If you want to have fun, come back after 7:30 p. m."

"I'm looking for someone!"

Li Jiaci said.

The attendant blinked and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Wang Zhen, Brother Zhen!"