Chapter 1518: Asking for a Beating

Captain Gelin's heart tightened, his expression stiffening; more than half a month had already passed since that incident.

Yet, even now, Captain Gelin could not forget that day, nor what this little fatty had done to him.

He had come to the perilous French Colonial Zone with a heart prepared for death, swearing to rescue Captain Qiaozhi, carrying nothing but a cart of grain.

He had attempted to use that cart of grain to gather some information.

As it turned out, he was robbed by this little fatty on the very first day.

If it weren't for this bastard, how could he have fallen to such a state today?

His heart was filled with resentment, but he dared to be angry yet dared not speak out.

Seeing Captain Gelin's expression, Wanshang and Fang Dalong were taken aback, filled with confusion, and asked, "What is it, do you know each other?"

Gelin hurriedly refused: "No, I don't know him, we have only met once."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Ausilige glanced over, then slumped back against the French beauty.

Ausilige said lazily, "Wanshang, who is this small fry?"

Captain Gelin's mouth twitched, his body trembling inexplicably due to the rage in his heart.

He held a grudge against Ausilige for a brutal beating; how could he possibly forget it so easily?

But the fact was exactly that: Ausilige had indeed forgotten.

This really couldn't be blamed on Ausilige; he robbed eighty or a hundred people every day, and there were too many people like Captain Gelin, so it was very easy to forget.

Ausilige saw that Wanshang and Fang Dalong were still standing, so he changed to a more comfortable position, letting his head rest on something even softer.

That French lady let out a soft moan.

Ausilige smiled faintly: "Wanshang and Fang Dalong, what business do you two have coming to find me?"

Wanshang and Fang Dalong sneered.

Ever since the two of them had performed a great service upon Ausilige's recommendation, although Richard had not given Ausilige any substantial reward,

he had won the unanimous approval of the upper echelons of the French Colonial Zone.

They believed that this Ausilige, who once couldn't be helped even with mud, was truly someone who couldn't be helped with mud.

But everyone had to give him some face, to some extent.

It went from not greeting each other when meeting, to nodding in acknowledgment, at most adding a "good morning," "good afternoon," or "good evening."

After all, Ausilige was Richard's son, so superficial gestures still had to be made; furthermore, he currently had merit to his name.

But just because of this change in degree,

Ausilige became puffed up, believing that those high-ranking officials who had always looked down on others now valued him.

And as for the two people who had helped him obtain his merit,

his way of addressing Wanshang and Fang Dalong changed from "Brother Wan" and "Brother Fang" to calling them directly by their names.

The two of them were indifferent to this; Wanshang and Fang Dalong smiled slightly.

The two of them possessed the ability to make Ausilige's attitude do a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn with three sentences.

Wanshang first bowed respectfully and said humbly, "I recently received some news."

"Oh." Ausilige was indifferent.

"It's about you."

"Hmm?" Ausilige was stunned, looking at Wanshang.

"Heh heh, it's nothing much, just heard that your dad seems to be planning to freeze all your money, and I have..."

Ausilige sprang up violently like a carp, looking at Wanshang as if he were looking at his own biological father.

Wanshang looked at him with a smile; Ausilige's expression went from shock to disappointment to dejection, and finally, he threw himself before Wanshang and Fang Dalong, looking pitiful.

He was just one step away from weeping bitterly.

"Brother Wan, Brother Fang, you two are my own brothers from different mothers; you cannot stand by and watch me die," Ausilige wailed.

Wanshang straightened his back, wearing a calm and inscrutable expression on his face.

Captain Gelin, who was standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded by what he saw.

Wanshang had just said three sentences, and this arrogant,

overbearing Viscount was now bowing down at the feet of Wanshang and Fang Dalong just like a grandson.

Recalling the arrogance this kid had shown toward him back then,

now, in front of these two Longyan merchants, it was completely gone.

He was just like a grandson.

No, Ausilige was a grandson.

For some reason, a sense of frustration rose in Captain Gelin's heart, thinking of how he had escorted Wanshang and Fang Dalong back to Longyan.

Along that journey, if he said to go east, Wanshang and Fang Dalong would absolutely not dare to go west.

But now, Wanshang and Fang Dalong had taken the person he dared to be angry at but dared not speak out against... and with three sentences, the other party was completely submissive.

He was left completely dumbfounded.

Wanshang and Fang Dalong said indifferently: "It's not impossible to save you, after all, our friendship is here, it's just that I've had a little bit of trouble lately."

Upon hearing this, Ausilige said fiercely: "What trouble?"

"Is someone bullying you?"

"Daring to bully my Brother Wan and Brother Fang, they didn't go out and ask around to see whose territory this is!"

Ausilige's fierce streak flared up, and he slapped the table and rose in anger: "It's my old man, Richard!"

Ausilige looked around the room; besides the two French ladies he had called,

the only ones left were Wanshang, Fang Dalong, and a person Ausilige did not recognize.

Ausilige locked his eyes on Captain Gelin, grabbed his clothes, glared with his small eyes, waved his chubby fist, and said barbarically.

"Was it you who bullied my brother!"

"Was it you!"

Captain Gelin had experienced several battles, so such a small scene naturally could not scare him, but now he was a merchant seeking favors from Ausilige.

Thus, the scene was the same as the last time; this time, he again dared not fight back.

He could only weakly raise his hands in surrender, the look of terror on his face not appearing to be faked.

"It wasn't me, it wasn't me."

Wanshang and Fang Dalong, standing to the side, almost laughed out loud when they saw this scene.

Was this really that fierce Captain Gelin who faced enemies head-on?

When they were in Longyan, they had encountered a group of wandering bandits that had been wiped out by the very Captain Gelin who looked so cowardly right now.

This incident had given Wanshang and Fang Dalong a huge psychological shock, even after they had become well-acquainted later on.

Captain Gelin always had a grinning, playful appearance, but both of them knew clearly in their hearts that it was merely a facade.

Once this man stepped onto the battlefield and picked up a gun, he was a cold-blooded soldier.

He never showed mercy when killing the enemy.

Yet this battlefield warrior was now acting like a coward afraid of death.

Even though they knew Captain Gelin was putting on an act, the two of them could not help but laugh out loud.

"Hehehe..."

Captain Gelin watched these two laughing heartlessly and felt his anger flare up.

Although Ausilige's punches didn't hurt, Captain Gelin absolutely would not allow that pathetic, beaten-up appearance to happen a second time.

"Wanshang, Dalong, hurry up and plead for me!" Captain Gelin shouted urgently for help.

Before Wanshang and Fang Dalong could even open their mouths, Ausilige stepped up and threw a punch.

Captain Gelin took a punch to the face; although it didn't hurt, he did it to maintain his persona as a merchant seeking favors.

With this punch, Captain Gelin tilted his head, twisted his face, and wailed twice.

"You dare to call me by my full name instead of Brother Wan and Brother Fang? You're asking for a beating!"