Chapter 104: Settling Jianghu Matters in the Jianghu

At this critical moment, a cold glint flashed in He Yuzhu's eyes.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two Flying Knives broke through the air from He Yuzhu's sleeves, precisely pinning into the wrists of the two thugs as they swung their clubs.

The blades sank in by a third, and fresh blood immediately gushed out.

The two men cried out in pain; although the clubs still landed on He Daqing, they had already lost their force.

He Daqing also saw that the person who arrived was He Yuzhu; he became excited instantly, did a roll, and stood up.

The other three thugs saw this and roared as they turned to charge at He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu was unhurried, throwing out three more Flying Knives in succession.

The blade light flashed, and each of the three men was struck in the shoulder; they immediately grimaced in pain and shouted loudly.

Only the leader with the full beard, although his face had turned pale, reached his hand toward his waist.

He Yuzhu's gaze sharpened; he flipped his wrist, and a pitch-black, oily-shiny Box Cannon appeared in his hand.

He raised his hand and fired a shot; the bullet hit a stone on the ground, splashing up a string of sparks.

"Move again, and the next shot will blow your head off." He Yuzhu's voice was cold, the muzzle of the gun steadily aimed at the center of the bearded man's brow.

The bearded man trembled all over in fear, and just as he was about to speak, He Yuzhu had already pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

He Yuzhu shot the bearded man in the lower leg with one bullet.

The bearded man's blood immediately stained the snow on the ground red.

The remaining few saw this and were scared out of their wits, begging for mercy repeatedly: "Hero, spare our lives! Hero, spare our lives!"

He Daqing stepped forward quickly and stomped down hard; only a sound was heard, and one of the bearded man's legs snapped in response.

"Today I will spare your life. In the future, when you come out to settle scores for others, you should ask around; don't provoke people who shouldn't be provoked! Do you know who is behind us? It is Mr. Shen, Shen Shichang," He Daqing said incessantly.

He Yuzhu suddenly felt he didn't recognize this cheap father of his; why was he so good at putting on airs!

He ignored his father, walked over coldly, and confiscated the Box Cannon from the bearded man's waist.

He carefully searched the others as well, finding that apart from clubs, they had no other weapons.

He Yuzhu turned his head to look at He Daqing, his tone calm: "Dad, are you planning to let these people go? Aren't you afraid of their revenge? If it were me, I'd just finish them off."

Upon hearing this, the bearded man finally believed He Daqing's earlier boasting about his son, but it was already too late. He shouted: "Grandpa, Grandpa He! Spare us! I also took money from Big Head Liu and was blinded by greed. You are a big person who doesn't hold grudges against small ones, please spare us. I will compensate you with money; we five split fifty Big Oceans, and now it's all yours..."

He Daqing pondered for a moment and sighed: "Fine! I see you all aren't having an easy time, and you didn't want my life. Take out all the money and go!"

"If you dare to target my family again, I will wipe out your whole family," He Yuzhu said fiercely.

"We won't dare again! We won't dare again!" the bearded man begged loudly.

On the way home, He Yuzhu sized up He Daqing: "Dad, you've grown capable; you actually have enemies now. Why let them go? Aren't you afraid of retaliation?"

"Probably not. I brought up Mr. Shen; once they go back and ask around, they will know who it is and accept their defeat. I've seen plenty of people like this; they just do it for these fifty Big Oceans," He Daqing said, shaking his pocket happily.

He Yuzhu handed the Box Cannon in his hand to He Daqing: "In the future, when you run into people like this, don't be polite; just use the gun to shoot them, don't be afraid of trouble. If something happens, I'll handle it for you."

"You brat, you're something else," He Daqing took the gun and asked with raised eyebrows, "Does your confidence come from that Miss Liu?"

He Yuzhu smiled without a word.

He Daqing sighed and said: "This time, I really have some lingering fear. If these bastards had broken my leg, my career would be finished."

"Dad, you're a cook, how did you manage to provoke them?"

"Don't mention it. Boss Lou thought highly of us and handed the cafeteria over to us to manage. I just wanted to manage it well, so I moved the methods from He Ji Restaurant into the factory. I didn't expect Old Liu to take the lead in working against me, so I fired him. Who would have thought this bastard would play dirty with me."

"In the future, when you go out, you should walk with your neighbors! It's chaotic times now; if something happens, there won't even be anyone to send a message," He Yuzhu instructed.

When the two returned home, He Yuzhu told Shen Guizhi the news that her older brother was not dead.

After hearing it, she sat on the edge of the kang and cried again for a long time.

"Mom, I really didn't lie to you. I headed to the Jidong Base Area early this morning and walked for a whole day back and forth. It was one of their captains who told me personally."

"I already burned the paper for him; you say, will that be bad?" Shen Guizhi asked.

"Mom, you cried for so long just for this? I'm telling you it's fine. Dead people can't possibly receive paper money!" He Yuzhu laughed.

"You little brat, don't talk nonsense," Shen Guizhi scolded, tears still hanging from the corners of her eyes.

He Yuzhu took out fifty Big Oceans and handed them to Shen Guizhi: "This money is what I earned last time; use it to subsidize the household expenses."

Shen Guizhi took the money and carefully tucked it into her bosom: "Is all this money given by Miss Liu?"

He Yuzhu nodded.

Just then, Yan Bugui suddenly knocked on the door; He Daqing opened the door to let him in, and he pulled He Daqing outside.

The two whispered for a long time.

He Yushui crawled in front of He Yuzhu, laughing: "Brother, Yushui, Yushui wants to eat candy."

He Yuzhu took some Daoxiangcun pea flour cakes from his space and handed them to her.

Little Yushui's eyes lit up; she immediately took them and ate them in small bites, like a little hamster, her small face filled with a happy smile.

Before long, He Daqing came in and said with a frown: "This Teacher Yan is really annoying, borrowing money from me. I said I didn't have any, and he still shamelessly begged me."

"How much is he borrowing?" He Yuzhu asked.

"50 Big Oceans," He Daqing said.

"How did he know you have fifty Big Oceans?" He Yuzhu asked intentionally.

As soon as Shen Guizhi heard He Daqing had fifty Big Oceans, she hurriedly reached out to dig into He Daqing's pocket.

He Daqing shook his head helplessly, knowing this brat was specifically out to scam his father. He helplessly handed the money to Shen Guizhi.

"What does he need to borrow so much money for?" He Yuzhu asked curiously.

"He said he wants to buy back the shop that the Japanese snatched away. We are just nodding acquaintances; when he was borrowing money, it was like I owed him," He Daqing complained.

"Last time I borrowed money from him, Yan Laoxi only gave me three steamed buns," He Yuzhu curled his lips, "If he asks you again, you just give him three steamed buns too."

He Daqing laughed and cursed: "You little bastard, I am an adult; I have to save face for the neighbors. If adults have a falling out, there will be a grudge in their hearts for a lifetime. When people borrow money, just say you don't have any; there is no need to insult them. Actually, I really don't have any money on me; I had just saved up a little private stash, and I donated it all to Lao Jia."

"What happened to Lao Jia?" He Yuzhu asked.

"He died while you were out on an escort mission. Before Lao Jia passed away, he could be considered to have done one good deed..." He Daqing then recounted how Lao Jia had died.

He Yuzhu finally understood why many fan-fiction novels portrayed Jia Zhangshi as the type of person who would dare to snatch things from anyone she saw. It turned out the people in the courtyard really did owe her family.

The next morning, He Yuzhu was startled awake by a knocking at the door early in the morning.

He Yuzhu went out and saw Pingping standing outside the door.

"Big sister, is there some urgent matter? Why are you looking for me so early?" He Yuzhu asked bluntly.

"Stop talking nonsense, the young lady is waiting for you in the car at the entrance!"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu dared not delay and hurried back into the room to get dressed.