Chapter 177: Brothers Turning Against Each Other

"What's the point of knowing Sister Ling? Who knows if she'll even step in when the time comes? Besides, you have to realize that Sister Ling only cares about him, not us. In the end, we're the ones who will be unlucky. Are we brothers just here to be cannon fodder for him?" Huang Laohu said, filled with indignation.

"Don't overthink it. Maybe it won't be like that!" Wu Di sighed, though his voice lacked conviction; he wasn't particularly confident.

The next day at school, I discovered in the morning that Sange had actually arrived at the classroom with Zhang Yinuo. Could there be something fishy going on between these two? Sange hadn't even returned yesterday—did they spend the night together? Even though I had prepared to draw a line with Zhang Yinuo, seeing her with someone else so suddenly left a bitter taste in my mouth. Moreover, the other person was my best brother, which made it extremely hard for me to accept.

Seeing Sange sit down next to me, I initially wanted to ask him something, but in the end, I stayed silent. What would be the point of asking now? If it had already happened, asking would clearly be awkward. If it hadn't happened, and I went to confront him, in what capacity would I be doing so?

Seeing me, Sange spoke up: "Fourth, come out with me for a second!"

Seeing Sange suddenly looking for me, and wanting to talk to me alone outside, I felt a bit nervous. I didn't know what he wanted to say. If he laid his cards on the table, how should I respond? With a calm smile, or with rage? I didn't know.

Still, I followed Sange out. We walked to a deserted spot outside the classroom. Sange looked at me with a strange expression; it was clear he was angry. He said to me, "Fourth, did you make some decision without consulting anyone?"

I didn't know what Sange was referring to—was it about Zhang Yinuo or something else? Feeling guilty, I didn't know how to answer for a moment, so I could only say, "Ah, what decision? I don't quite understand."

"Don't play dumb with me. Are you planning to take Huang Laohu and the others to deal with the Li family tonight?" Sange asked in a tone of interrogation.

I felt extremely uncomfortable with his tone, as he had never spoken to me like that before. However, I still answered him: "How did you find out about this?"

I guessed it was likely Huang Laohu who told Third Brother, but after all, this was my own business. I didn't want too many people involved, so I hadn't planned on bringing Third Brother, Fifth Brother, or Zhang Yinuo along.

"Don't worry about how I know. Are you actually going or not?" Sange glared at me aggressively.

I knew Sange had likely already received the news from Huang Laohu. There was no hiding it, so I simply nodded.

Seeing me nod, Sange grabbed my collar and said angrily, "Are you crazy? Can't you discuss things with us before making a decision? Going to find the Li family now is just asking for death! What do you think you have? What makes you think you can handle the Li family as they are now?"

"I've thought it through carefully. The odds of winning are quite high. Don't worry about this; I can handle it myself!" I said impatiently.

"You say you can handle it? How many times before have you said you could handle it? And then what happened? Yinuo ended up in the hospital because of you. Is this what you call handling it? You have no ability, yet you want to drag others into your mess. No matter what, you aren't going today. We need to discuss this further!" Sange pushed me and shouted.

My own anger flared up, and I shouted back at Sange: "I have no ability, I'm useless, and you're useful? What right do you have to control me? Don't think I don't know about the things you've done. I just didn't want to tear our relationship apart. You should worry about yourself!"

"What things? What have I done?" Sange was clearly feeling guilty.

"What are you two doing? What are you arguing about? It's broad daylight; is there anything you can't talk about when you get back? Do you have to argue here at school?" I don't know when it happened, but Fifth Brother Zhang Wu had arrived. Seeing us arguing, he stepped between us.

"It's not that I want to argue, it's this guy who wants to argue with me!" I glared angrily at Xu Hongzhi.

"Screw you! Who do you think you are? Does everyone have to revolve around you? If it weren't for me and Yinuo, do you know how many times you would have died? You're just ungrateful. If this keeps up, you're finished sooner or later!" Xu Hongzhi cursed at me directly.

"Screw you! Did I ask you to save me? Haven't I saved you before? Whether I'm finished or not is none of your business. Get lost, you idiot!" At this moment, I had also lost my composure due to Xu Hongzhi's words and shouted back.

"Stop arguing, you're both brothers! What are you doing? Have you forgotten all the times we've been through life and death together? Standing here cursing at each other—if you keep this up, the brotherhood will be over!" Zhang Wu was anxious now, shouting at us emotionally.

"If it's over, then it's over! I don't have such a moronic brother!" Xu Hongzhi shouted in a rage.

Hearing Xu Hongzhi's words, I suddenly felt a pain in my heart. My relationship with Xu Hongzhi used to be closer than that of real brothers; I never expected it would end up like this today.

I stared fixedly at Xu Hongzhi, trying my best to calm my mood, then forced a smile and said, "Fine, if it's over, it's over. I don't want a moronic brother like you either. Since that's the case, let's go our separate ways today!"

"Fourth Brother, are you crazy? Do you know what you're saying? We're brothers!" Zhang Wu cried out to me.

I suppressed my grief and said nothing, while Xu Hongzhi sneered at me: "I, Xu Hongzhi, am breaking all ties with Yang Yun here today. From now on, we go our separate ways!"

Zhang Wu hurriedly ran in front of Xu Hongzhi, crying and grabbing him: "Sange, are you crazy? That's Fourth Brother! What are you saying? Are you both joking with me today? Yes, you must be joking! Joking!"

I watched Zhang Wu and wanted to step forward to comfort him, but I couldn't take a step. I didn't know how to get through the days ahead. My mind was in chaos, and I didn't want Zhang Wu to be involved in what was coming next. It was better to be alone; it was fine.

"Fifth Brother, what are you still doing here? Why aren't you coming back with me!" Xu Hongzhi shouted at the weeping Zhang Wu.

"What about Fourth Brother? What about Fourth Brother?"

"He's not your Fourth Brother anymore. You don't have a Fourth Brother. Why don't you understand?" Xu Hongzhi shouted at Zhang Wu in a rage. ===== CHAPTER 178 =====