Chapter 161: Zhang Longtao's Warning

After leaving the Li family's base, I hurried to the hospital to check on Third Brother and Zhang Yinuo. Third Brother was fine, just minor issues, but Zhang Yinuo's condition was more serious. The gap in strength between her and Wang Zhikai was too great, and she had forcibly taken that palm strike from him; she hadn't woken up yet. The doctor said she would likely need to recover for many days.

When Third Brother learned of Zhang Yinuo's condition, he was furious. If it weren't for me and Old Five holding him back, he would have already stormed the Li family's home.

However, when Zhang Longtao learned that Zhang Yinuo was injured, he also rushed over. Seeing Zhang Longtao before me, my heart was filled with mixed emotions. I really wanted to grab him, teach him a lesson, and ask for the truth about what happened before, but since this was a hospital and I was no match for Zhang Longtao, I could only endure it.

Zhang Longtao looked at Zhang Yinuo, who was lying on the bed with a pale face and hadn't woken up yet. His face turned livid, and he immediately punched me in the face. His strike was so fast that I didn't even react, and I was sent crashing into the door.

Seeing this, Third Brother shouted angrily at Zhang Longtao, "What are you doing?"

Zhang Longtao looked at me coldly, his eyes devoid of any emotion, "Yang Yun, I think you are truly courting death. I told you before to stay away from my sister. Are you pretending not to hear me?"

I kept my head down and didn't speak, grabbing Third Brother, who was about to step forward, and said, "It's fine, let him hit me!"

I felt truly guilty toward Zhang Yinuo. Honestly, from beginning to end, it was Zhang Yinuo who had been helping me. Whenever we encountered a real expert, we had to rely on Zhang Yinuo. If it weren't for her, we might have died many times over. That she was injured this time was, in the end, because of me. I was too useless. If I were stronger, or if I had thought things through more carefully before acting, perhaps these things wouldn't have happened.

Zhang Longtao rushed over, grabbed my collar, and shouted angrily, "Do you think you can make up for your worthlessness and uselessness by letting me hit you? Let me tell you, no way! All of this is because of you. I'll tell you one last time: stay away from my sister in the future. Otherwise, even if Sister Ling is protecting you, I will kill you!"

After saying this, Zhang Longtao pushed me away and walked out of the ward. Third Brother hurriedly asked me, "Are you okay? Fourth Brother, are you alright?"

I shook my head powerlessly, my mood quite low. My heart was still dwelling on Zhang Longtao's words; I was in a state of chaos. So, I said to Third Brother and Old Five, "You two watch over Zhang Yinuo, I'm going out for a walk!"

Xu Hongzhi and Zhang Wu were guarding Zhang Yinuo in the ward. Xu Hongzhi looked at Zhang Yinuo on the bed with complex feelings, while Zhang Wu, who was to the side, suddenly felt that things were becoming terrifying. He hurriedly said to Xu Hongzhi, "Third Brother, there is something I must remind you of!"

"What is it?" Xu Hongzhi was suddenly confused by Zhang Wu's serious expression.

"Third Brother, haven't you noticed? You are paying excessive attention to Zhang Yinuo now. I have to remind you: Zhang Yinuo belongs to Fourth Brother. You cannot steal your brother's woman!" Zhang Wu looked at Xu Hongzhi with a grave expression.

"Damn it, what do you take me for? How could I do such a thing? Besides, Zhang Yinuo and Fourth Brother don't have that kind of relationship, okay? They haven't even confirmed they are a couple!" Xu Hongzhi said, exasperated.

"Third Brother, you are even thinking that way now. Do you still think there's no problem? Zhang Yinuo and Fourth Brother may not be together, but who can't see that Zhang Yinuo definitely likes Fourth Brother, and Fourth Brother has Zhang Yinuo in his heart? Whether they are together or not is their business!" Zhang Wu looked at Xu Hongzhi seriously.

"You are so long-winded today. Do I need you to teach me what to do?" Xu Hongzhi said, impatient with Zhang Wu's words.

"Third Brother, I am seriously reminding you: don't ruin your brotherhood for a woman. There are all kinds of women out there; why must you go for Fourth Brother's? Think about it yourself!" After saying this, Zhang Wu left the ward in anger, leaving behind a somewhat bewildered Xu Hongzhi.

At this moment, I was alone at the hospital entrance, smoking, feeling very troubled. Just then, a figure sat down beside me. I looked and saw it was Old Five. Old Five handed me a good cigarette and said with a smile, "Here, Fourth Brother, smoke mine. Yours is too harsh; it's not good for your health!"

"As if yours is good for your health!" I rolled my eyes at Old Five and took the cigarette with a smile, lighting it up.

"At least the nicotine content is lower. By the way, Fourth Brother, why are you at the entrance so late? Something on your mind?" Zhang Wu also lit a cigarette and started chatting with me.

I put down the cigarette, sighed deeply, and asked Zhang Wu, "Old Five, do you think Fourth Brother is particularly useless, particularly worthless?"

"Fourth Brother, what are you saying? Since we were kids, Fourth Brother has always been the most loyal and the one who took care of everyone the most. Honestly, if it weren't for Fourth Brother, our group of brothers would have scattered long ago; we wouldn't have stayed together. Every time there was a fight, Fourth Brother was always the first to charge. If that makes you worthless, then wouldn't I be a piece of trash?" Zhang Wu said to me excitedly.

Seeing Zhang Wu's reaction, I smiled. I knew he was comforting me. The main responsibility for today's incident did indeed lie with me. Zhang Yinuo hadn't gained any benefits from being with me; instead, she was always getting injured and dragged down by us. Perhaps I really wasn't suited to drag her into this. I had always relied on Zhang Yinuo's affection for me, thinking it was only natural for her to help me. But this line of thinking was wrong—dead wrong. I wasn't even fit to be a man; I was worse than a scumbag.

Seeing my reaction, Zhang Wu hurriedly said to me, "Fourth Brother, what I said is true. Back then, who didn't know that my Fourth Brother was the leader of us all? So, don't overthink things just because of a small incident. Things will always be resolved, right?"

I smiled at Zhang Wu and said, "Yeah, I know. Don't worry, I have it under control!"

After saying this, I stubbed out the cigarette butt and made a call to Feng Chen, wanting to know the progress of the Li family matter.

Feng Chen gave me a rough update. Although they had taken those people back and destroyed the base, there was no substantial evidence to prove the Li family was involved. They could only issue arrest warrants for Li Hong and Wang Zhikai for now, while they couldn't touch the other members of the Li family or the head of the Li family.