Chapter 84: The High Branch Thrown by Huang Laohu

Zhang Wu, looking flattered, quickly said, "I didn't expect Brother Hu to know me?"

"Who doesn't know the Zhang family in the provincial capital? They are much more powerful than people like us who can't get on the stage. Although the Zhang family in the provincial capital can't cover the sky with one hand, they can still make people tremble when they speak!"

"That's all people praising us too highly. How can we be that powerful? Compared to Brother Hu, what is our family? Just doing business, that's all!"

The two of them were quite good at flattering each other. Regarding these polite words, I was actually quite resistant in my heart, but there was no way. Our country is like this; everyone has such rules.

"Brother Yang, I haven't thanked you for the matter with Wang Li before. I looked for that guy for two or three days, I didn't expect that he would end up dying at your hands!"

Hearing this, I was so scared that the water in my hand almost spilled on the table. I quickly explained, "Brother Hu, you're joking. How would I dare to kill anyone? That matter really wasn't done by me!"

"Is that so? But according to my reliable intelligence, the last people Wang Li and Wang Lin met were you and Xu Hongzhi, right? That's correct, right?"

I frowned. It could be seen that many people knew about the whereabouts of me and Third Brother that day. The reason everyone had been secretly inactive was probably because there was no evidence, and they weren't sure if it was really me and Third Brother who did it. Huang Laohu doing this should be purely to test me.

"Brother Hu is right, we were indeed the last ones to see them, but their deaths really have nothing to do with us!"

Then I told Huang Laohu roughly about what happened that day. After all, there was nothing worth hiding about this kind of thing, and maybe they already knew.

Hearing my explanation, Huang Laohu frowned and continued, "It seems that the power behind the people involved in that matter is quite large. Brother Yang, I suggest you might as well just let it go, don't pursue the matter of that day anymore!"

Huang Laohu advised me to stop. This made me very puzzled. If it were Zhang Longtao advising me to stop, I could understand it, but Huang Laohu was, after all, an opponent of Zhang Longtao, and that matter was clearly related to Zhang Longtao. This made me very confused about what he meant.

Seeing me confused, Huang Laohu continued, "Brother Yang, I'm doing this for your own good. Some things are not as simple as you think. I also know that you especially want to take revenge and investigate, but for things that exceed your own ability, I suggest you consider carefully, otherwise it will only bring you harm, and might even implicate the people around you!"

"Does Brother Hu know something about this?" I looked at Huang Laohu and asked in confusion.

"I don't know much about this, but since the other party could take away Wang Lin and Wang Li and their family without anyone knowing, you should know what kind of strength the other party has. And the other party is not yet determined, and might even be stronger, so you have to consider it clearly!"

"Thank you for Brother Hu's kindness, I will consider this matter carefully!"

Seeing the suggestion in my eyes, Huang Laohu sighed helplessly and said, "Up to you, but I've already reminded you of what I should remind you of, take care of yourself!"

"Thank you, Brother Hu. I haven't properly thanked Brother Hu for our academic problems before!"

"It's fine, those are just small things. I invited you here today because of what happened yesterday!" After finishing, Huang Laohu snorted coldly and shouted, "Bring him up!"

Not long after, two people pushed the bald man in. The bald man was none other than the one who had a conflict with us yesterday. I remember Huang Laohu seemed to call him A-Qiang. But what puzzled me was why Huang Laohu brought him up. The matter yesterday had already passed, and after all, this bald man was his man. He didn't need to severely punish his own subordinate because of a small pawn like me.

After the bald man was pushed in, he begged Huang Laohu, "Brother Hu, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I've already dealt with the people from yesterday, please forgive me!"

"This is not a question of whether I forgive you or not, it's a question of whether Brother Yang can forgive you, do you know?"

Hearing this, the bald man immediately understood. He crawled toward me frantically and begged, "Young Yang Shao, I'm sorry, it was all my fault yesterday. Just treat me as a fool, I beg you to let me go!"

I looked at the bald man in confusion and said, "Didn't our grudge already get wiped out? It was already finished yesterday!"

"I beg you, Young Yang Shao, spare me. From now on, I will be a cow or a horse for you, I will listen to everything you say!"

I looked at Huang Laohu in confusion and asked, "Brother Hu, what is this?"

"This kid is ignorant. Last night he actually wanted to take revenge on you, and I found out. Now he is at your disposal. His life and death are in your hands. You decide whether he lives or dies!"

I looked blankly at the bald man begging on the ground. What exactly did Huang Laohu mean by this? Although I am not a saint and not kind enough to save everyone, if someone died because of me, I would still feel very uncomfortable.

I said to Huang Laohu, "It wasn't a big deal yesterday anyway. This guy probably just got angry for a moment. I believe he has realized it now. I think it's better to just let him go!"

"Realized, definitely realized. From now on, I, A-Qiang, will be a cow or a horse for Young Yang Shao, at your disposal!" The bald man knelt on the ground and thanked me gratefully.

"No need, no need, you should just follow Brother Hu. Brother Hu must have a hard time getting things done now that he's suddenly missing you!"

"It's fine, Brother Yang, just let this guy follow you. It doesn't matter if I'm missing a few people under my command. It just so happens that you don't have many people under your command now, so having him can be considered a help!"

Hearing Huang Laohu's words, I frowned. Huang Laohu was planning to pull me into his camp. After all, the bald man was Huang Laohu's man. Once I used the bald man later, it would be equivalent to announcing that I was in the same camp as Huang Laohu. However, what puzzled me was what good this would do for Huang Laohu. But on second thought, Huang Laohu wouldn't lose anything by doing this. After all, the strength of me and Third Brother was now equivalent to the four great generals under Zhang Longtao, and if I followed Huang Laohu, the strength under Huang Laohu would be even stronger. And by arranging the bald man by my side, he could also monitor me. This guy's abacus was quite loud, but I had to accept this gift. I really didn't have many people under my command now. With the addition of the bald man, it would be much more convenient for me to do things later. After all, if I wanted to truly confront Zhang Longtao, it would be difficult to do it alone. I had to borrow the power of others. Anyway, I wouldn't lose much, this could be considered a win-win! ===== CHAPTER 85 =====