Chapter 1422: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1422: You Must Find Another Way Out

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Xiao Wu's name is Wu Zhengyi; his father gave him this name hoping he would uphold justice.

It's just a pity his surname is Wu, so in the end he became "Wu Zhengyi" — No Justice.

And he lived up to his name; after dropping out of school he went out to mix in society, and this mixing lasted over ten years.

In the end he was still recruited by Zhang Sheng, only then gaining a stable job.

Under Zhang Sheng, his nominal title is security captain, but in reality he is one of the key links Zhang Sheng uses to connect with all manner of shady characters in the County Town's underworld.

Before, Zhang Sheng had him find someone to beat up Liang Xinghua.

Later Zhang Sheng had him take the initiative to get close to Liang Xinghua, and when Liang Xinghua's craving hit, actively give him that stuff to help him ease the withdrawal.

Back and forth like this, Liang Xinghua completely fell.

He became a hopeless addict.

His temperament also changed drastically along with it.

From originally emotionally stable, he became incomparably violent.

From originally honest and dutiful, he became sneaky and thieving.

When that craving surged, it was as if a million ants were crawling over his heart; that isn't a problem that can be solved by willpower alone.

And Liang Xinghua himself isn't someone with very strong willpower!

So his downfall and degeneration were already destined when Zhang Sheng had people forcibly feed him drugs.

"Beep beep beep..."

Wu Zhengyi's phone rang.

It was Liang Xinghua calling.

Wu Zhengyi's brows furrowed slightly.

His only remaining shred of conscience made his heart involuntarily tremble.

Especially when thinking of that little girl Liang Henlan, he felt even more heart-wrenching pain.

But in just an instant, he turned cold again.

"Perhaps, your leaving, for Xiaolan, would be the true liberation."

Wu Zhengyi muttered this one sentence to himself, then answered Liang Xinghua's call.

"Hello, what's up?"

"Brother Wu, come out for late-night snacks, my treat! Hahaha!"

From the other end of the phone came Liang Xinghua's laughter, like he'd won a battle.

Wu Zhengyi didn't ask for the reason, only asked:

"Where?"

Because he knew everything already, there was absolutely no need to ask further.

Liang Xinghua said:

"Over on Gonghang Road, Feilao Dapaidang!"

Wu Zhengyi replied:

"Alright!"

Before long, he rode his motorcycle over to Feilao Dapaidang.

Liang Xinghua, bringing his daughter, had arrived at the da paidang early.

He ordered quite a few skewers and a bottle of juice, letting his daughter eat first.

Liang Henlan ate in big mouthfuls, incomparably happy.

"Daughter, do you like it?" Liang Xinghua asked with a smile.

Liang Henlan nodded heavily:

"Mm, I like it!"

Mainly because she'd been dragged around by her dad all day, and only now got to eat her first meal of the day.

Starving to the extreme, naturally anything tasted good!

"If you like it, Dad will bring you for barbecue every day from now on!"

Liang Xinghua ruffled Liang Henlan's little head.

At this moment, he felt he was an incomparably towering father, a brave soul willing to shoulder everything for his daughter.

But he never thought that his daughter originally needn't have followed him to suffer like this.

All those past opportunities, all those choices — if he had seized just one, made even a single correct choice, his daughter could have lived a stable, happy life.

"Thank you, Dad!"

Liang Henlan showed a long-lost smile.

Children are just this easily satisfied.

They're muddled and ignorant, fundamentally not knowing what worldly suffering is called.

They only know that as long as Dad and Mom are by their side keeping them company, that is happiness, that is joy.

Wu Zhengyi walked over smoking a cigarette; he glanced at Liang Henlan and couldn't help furrowing his brows.

"Brother Wu, sit down; tonight we're not leaving until we're drunk!"

Liang Xinghua hurriedly greeted Wu Zhengyi.

Wu Zhengyi had just sat down when he couldn't help but say one sentence:

"The child is still growing; eating too much barbecue isn't good."

Liang Xinghua, however, said:

"It's fine, it's not like we eat it every day; today we're rarely eating it once!"

Liang Henlan shouted busily at this moment:

"Dad, you just said you'd bring me here to eat every day from now on! You can't go back on your word!"

Liang Xinghua laughed and patted her head:

"Rest assured, we'll eat it every day from now on; you'll get sick of it after a few days!"

Liang Henlan, however, said:

"I won't get sick of it; barbecue is the most delicious thing in this world!"

Liang Xinghua hehe-laughed.

Wu Zhengyi also laughed out:

"Children are truly easily satisfied."

Liang Xinghua opened a bottle of beer, handed it to Wu Zhengyi, then opened one for himself.

"Brother Wu, cheers!"

Wu Zhengyi clinked bottles with him, drank a big mouthful, then said:

"Just drink a dozen and be done with it; don't fucking talk about 'not leaving until drunk.' Your daughter is so young, still growing; don't let her stay up too late, otherwise she won't grow tall in the future, and that would ruin her!"

Hearing this, Liang Xinghua was involuntarily moved:

"Brother Wu, you are the only person in this world who still cares about us father and daughter!"

Wu Zhengyi smiled:

"I just casually reminded you; look how moved you got!"

Liang Xinghua, however, said:

"It's not just a casual reminder; you also gave me a way to make a living. Do you know? Today I pestered Wang Erhai for a whole day, and guess what happened?"

"What happened?" Wu Zhengyi knew the answer, yet still deliberately asked.

"He got scared of me, haha! He gave me five thousand yuan!"

Liang Xinghua took out the money, showing it off:

"Five thousand yuan, earned in a single day! Awesome!"

Then he raised the beer bottle again and downed the remaining beer in one gulp!

Wu Zhengyi looked him up and down a few times, then began to probe with words:

"This isn't a long-term plan for you either; you still need to find another way out."

"How is it not a long-term plan? From now on, whenever I have no money, I'll just stand at Wang Erhai's doorstep! If he dares not give, I'll follow behind his buttocks; if that doesn't work, I'll follow behind his wife's buttocks. I won't do anything over the line; the police can at most detain me for a few days, they can't do anything to me! I'll just follow like this; I don't believe he won't be afraid!"

Liang Xinghua spoke firmly; saying these words, he didn't feel there was anything inappropriate, but instead felt a kind of thrill.

"What if Wang Erhai's whole family moves away?"

Wu Zhengyi raised this question.

Liang Xinghua immediately couldn't laugh anymore, scratched his head:

"Hiss, if his whole family moves away, I really would have no way to deal with him!"

Wu Zhengyi then said:

"He can let you extort him once, twice, even three or four times, but it's absolutely impossible for him to let you keep extorting him forever. That's why I say this isn't a long-term plan; you need to find another way out."

Liang Xinghua frowned, opened another bottle of beer and chugged it:

"But I have no other way out, Brother Wu; do you have any introductions?"

Wu Zhengyi, without changing expression, handed over a business card:

"This is a friend of mine; he does business in Southeast Asia and made a lot of money. If you're willing to go over there, it might be a good way out... Most importantly, in the country it's not easy to find drugs, the price is high and the risk is high; in Southeast Asia it's different, that stuff is cheap like fruit sold by the roadside."

Hearing this, Liang Xinghua was immediately somewhat tempted, yet also hesitated:

"But if I go, what about my daughter?"

Wu Zhengyi then said:

"Just hand her over to me; I'll help you take care of her for a year or two. In a year or two, when you've earned money, come back and pick up your daughter."