In situations like this, the job introduction could be well-intentioned help, or it might inadvertently lead to joining some gang. His parents thought it was introduced by a former cellmate, so they insisted on asking for details and were uneasy about letting him go.
Xiaowu was pretty clever and made up a story, saying that his overseas graduate tutor introduced him to the job, finding a student of the tutor's in China. This wasn't entirely a lie; he just swapped Zhang Yanfei's identity.
He Kao: "Are your parents still running the shop in Nanhua City?"
Wu Yanjun: "Yes."
He Kao reminded him: "And what about those three punks you beat up back then? If they're still running a shop locally, that's a hidden hazard too."
Xiaowu, who had been a bit downcast earlier, suddenly laughed upon hearing this: "No need for me to handle it. During the nine months I was in the detention center, I saw them twice..."
