Autumn has arrived, or rather, it has been autumn for a while now. However, this summer was exceptionally hot, and the midsummer nights were long. The cicadas on the trees were still displaying their last burst of vitality, chirping hysterically. The chill of late autumn nights made people put on more layers of clothing, and it was also using its desolation to rob countless lives in this world.
In the distance, a row of police cars, their lights flickering on and off, were parked. In the pitch-black night, when the neon lights had disappeared, these police cars seemed like beacons, or like stars flickering in the night, or even like will-o'-the-wisps. Their flickering lights reminded people of the morally ambiguous characters in martial arts novels. Two policemen leaned against the car, chatting and smoking, while breathing on their hands.
One person laughed and said, "It's fucking cold..."
"Yeah! We're still on duty in this damn cold."
Suddenly, the headlights of more than twenty cars in the distance illuminated the scene as if it were daytime, and shouts erupted from them. The two policemen frowned.
An older policeman leaned out of the car and said, "Never mind them, they're all gangsters. It's a former gangster boss named Ji Yang. Those guys surrounding him are bastards, none of them are good people. Every one of them who dies is one less to lose..."
The two young policemen were taken aback, about to say something, when the older policeman leisurely lit a cigarette and said, "The higher-ups have already given instructions, don't worry, we're not in any trouble... Phew... It's so cold, it's really fucking cold..."
Surrounded by people, Ji Yang listened to what Ma Houzi had to say and sneered, "Ma Houzi, I'll fuck your mother..."
"What?" Ma Houzi then burst into laughter again: "Ji Yang, can you use a different word! I know you're not convinced, but what can you do about it! Damn it!" Ma Houzi spat to the side disdainfully.
Ji Yang snorted: "Fine, you little rascal, go ahead and do it! I'll watch you kill me right now!"
"Damn it! Ji Yang, I'm terrified you'll haunt me as a ghost! Heh... Look what's going on! There's someone even more eager to kill you than I am! Come out here!" Ma Houzi said, waving his hand.
A long-haired boy emerged from the crowd. He was dressed in all black, and his hair covered his eyes. Occasionally, a pair of eyes would peek out from between the thick hair; they were thin and long, like snake eyes.
But across his face was a long scar that stretched from one end to the other, looking like a caterpillar that had come to life.
He stepped forward and shouted, "Ji Yang! You bastard, do you still recognize me, Old Scar?"
Ji Yang was taken aback, then laughed: "Old Scar, I didn't expect you to be a traitor! Damn it! Okay, enough with the nonsense, come on! Kill me!"
As Ji Yang spoke, he took a few steps forward. Liu He quickly grabbed his arm and cried out softly, "Ji Yang, I won't let you die..."
Ji Yang patted her cheek and smiled at Liu He for the first time, while Liu He's tears fell like raindrops.
"You little rascal! She has nothing to do with me, Ji Yang! I won't fight back, so go ahead and have Old Scar come and kill me!"
Before Ma Houzi could speak, Old Scar cursed, "Damn it, you're still trying to negotiate? If your woman serves us brothers well, then the outsiders won't have the heart to kill her! If she doesn't, we'll skin her alive!"
As Old Scar spoke, he pulled out a dagger and charged at Ji Yang. Before he even got close, someone suddenly darted out from the side and kicked Old Scar in the chest, sending him sprawling on his back.
Old Scar stood up and cursed, "Damn it..."
He didn't dare to say the rest of the curse. The man was half a head taller than him, over 1.85 meters tall, tall and handsome, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He wore a black coat and a shirt with a skull pattern inside his open coat.
"Mu Guoliang…you…" Old Scar pointed at the man and paused, stunned.
Mu Guoliang sneered, "Old Scar! It's not your turn to kill Ji Yang yet!" After saying this, Mu Guoliang turned to Ma Houzi, cupped his hands, and said, "Master Ma, Ji Yang is Brother Yin's traitor. Brother Yin let him go, but I, Mu Guoliang, cannot! Master Ma, please give me some face and say that Old Scar killed him, but tonight I, Mu Guoliang, will take action!"
Seeing that Mu Guoliang had also driven over in seven or eight cars, bringing at least twenty or thirty men, Ma Houzi realized that although Mu Guoliang didn't have as many men, if things got chaotic, Ji Yang might run away. Besides, it wasn't worth going against Mu Guoliang now. The current Mu Guoliang was like Ji Yang back then; although he was under Fatty Yin's command, he also had a group of brothers under his command...
"Hahaha... Brother Mu! We're family, no need for formalities. Anyway, it's all the same who kills Ji Yang, he's going to die anyway! Old Scar, take the knife to Brother Mu!"
"Ma... alright, Master Ma!" Old Scar was unwilling, but he still swung his hand and handed the knife over, the tip pointing towards himself, and the handle to Mu Guoliang.
Mu Guoliang took the dagger and sneered at Old Scar: "Old Scar, Ji Yang is a wolf, he'd rather die than let you, a dog, kill him! Damn it!"
"You… Mu Guoliang… um…" Old Scar stared, his scars twitching, barely suppressing his anger. He knew that since he had just arrived at Ma Houzi's place, Ma Houzi would never fall out with Mu Guoliang because of him. Mu Guoliang had more than twenty brothers behind him, so he could only endure it.
"Damn! You're not convinced? Hehehe..." Mu Guoliang sneered for a while, then turned to Ji Yang. The two were about seven or eight steps apart. Mu Guoliang strode over and said to Ji Yang indifferently, "Ji Yang, if you have anything else to say, hurry up and say it."
"I'm not convinced! Hehe..." Ji Yang laughed, then whispered, "This girl is a student from a rural area, and her family is struggling financially. I know you're from a rural area too, so don't... don't let her get hurt..."
"Hmm...I understand, is there anything else...?"
"That's all..."
"Alright! Ji Yang, that's settled then. During Qingming Festival, I'll have your brothers burn paper money for you..." Mu Guoliang took another step forward, and Ji Yang closed his eyes. Surrounded, he couldn't get out. If he tried to force his way out, he would only be hacked to death. It was better to save Liu He's life.
"You're not allowed to kill Ji Yang..." Liu He tried to pull Mu Guoliang away, but before she got close, Mu Guoliang pushed her away, sending her back four or five meters before she collapsed weakly to the ground.
Then, he watched helplessly as Mu Guoliang plunged a two-foot-long dagger into Ji Yang's abdomen. Blood gushed from the triangular groove of the dagger, instantly pooling on the ground. Mu Guoliang's hands were covered in blood, and his black outer garment was also splattered with blood. Mu Guoliang pulled out the dagger, and Ji Yang screamed, his body convulsing for a moment, his pupils seemingly dilating.
A moment later, he lay motionless. Mu Guoliang waved his arm, and someone pulled Liu He away from behind. Mu Guoliang squatted down, checked Ji Yang's breath, then flipped his hand over and closed Ji Yang's eyes: "Brother, rest in peace..."
Mu Guoliang threw the shovel to Lao Ba, who grabbed it and was about to charge at Ji Yang again.
Mu Guoliang coldly shouted, "Killing someone is just a matter of a head falling to the ground! Damn it, no matter how big the grudge is, death is the end of it all. If you don't even spare the dead, I'll send you and Ji Yang on your way to the underworld today, and you can have a showdown with him there!"
"I... huff... huff... hum..." Old Scar panted a few times, reluctantly retreating. Mu Guoliang had someone put Liu He into the car and leave.
Ma Houzi waved his hand, snatched the knife, looked at Ji Yang, and then turned back to Ma Houzi and said, "Brother Ma, he's indeed dead..."
"Sigh! Let's get out of here!" Seeing that Old Scar was still staring at Ji Yang's corpse, Ma Houzi frowned and said, "Old Scar, Mu Guoliang is right! The man is dead, all the hatred is gone. If you continue like this, no one will respect you..."
After saying that, Monkey didn't look at Old Scar again, got into the car, and left first.
Then the brothers got into the car one after another. Old Scar thought for a moment, spat at Ji Yang's corpse, turned around, got into the car, and drove away.
It wasn't until half an hour later that the police arrived and set up yellow police tape...
...
Shao Xiaodong only said that Ji Yang had an accident. When Chen Chu gathered the whole class and rushed to the hospital, the doctor was covering the body with a white sheet.
Chen Chu's eyes immediately filled with tears. He stared at the white ceiling of the hospital, trying hard to hold back his tears. He held his hair with both hands, running his fingers through it, and looked around. His mouth opened and closed, twitching for a moment. His fists clenched tightly, but the tears that had been holding back for so long finally burst forth. Men don't easily shed tears, but only when they are truly heartbroken... Everything was silent, only his brothers were quiet, each with their own face covered in tears.
Jin Xing knelt on the ground, his hands covering his convulsing face, tears dripping down his face through his fingers. He opened his mouth wide, trying to hold back the tears.
Those who live by the law know that tears should not fall on the dead, nor on the ground, for they will turn into nails and cause the dead to suffer endless torment.
Ji Xiaotao's eyes were red and swollen, and the only sound in the room was her crying. Xiao Wu pulled her aside, saying, "Sister Xiaotao, don't... don't cry... Brother Ji didn't die. He's in another world, waiting for his brothers to avenge him..."
His words were a wake-up call for everyone.
Jin Xing stood up and shouted, "Damn it! That monkey, let's fight him!"
Xiao Wu immediately responded, and Hei Zi and four or five of Ji Yang's brothers were about to grab their weapons and fight to the death when Shao Xiaodong hurriedly tugged at Chen Chu's sleeve: "Brother Chu, the man is already dead. We have to think about the living first. What I know about this matter is not so simple..."
Chen Chu took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to throw a punch. He gripped the jade thumb ring on his chest with one hand, paused for three seconds, and then glanced at Jin Xing: "Brother Jin, let's discuss this matter carefully..."
"Fuck you! 'Think long-term' my ass! Chen Chu, I don't know you! Get the hell out of here!"
"Damn it! Duan Hongxing, Cao Yunfei, hold down Jin Xing!"
Duan Hongxing and Cao Yunfei exchanged a glance. Both of them were tall, over 1.8 meters, and they grabbed Jin Xing and pinned him down.
Just as Xiao Wu was about to rush over, Ma Xiaohe went up and grabbed him by the neck, pinning him down.
Hei Zi and three of Ji Yang's former brothers rushed over with wide eyes. Shao Xiaodong shook his head, and more than twenty people jumped out from the next ward.
Chen Chu touched his nose and said casually, "Take them all out..."
Shao Xiaodong sighed, and his men rushed over, grabbing one by three or five. No matter how good these men were at fighting, they couldn't defeat three or four people in one night.
"I...I fucking swear, who the hell are you?! I..."
Chen Chu calmed down and dismissed all the doctors. At this moment, Ji Xiaotao stood up and threw herself into his arms.
Chen Chu had imagined countless times what it would be like for the two of them to meet again, but he never expected it to be like this. At this moment, Jin Xing and Hei Zi and their group were pushed out, but they rushed back in with a whimper and saw Chen Chu and Ji Xiaotao in the ward.
Jin Xing was a bit dumbfounded and cursed, "Damn it, when did they start dating?"
Shao Xiaodong then said, "Brother Jin, Chen Chu didn't say he wouldn't avenge Ji Yang, but we have to deal with this zombie first. Don't worry, I, Shao Xiaodong, am on your side this time."
Jin Xing blinked, looking at Ji Yang covered with a white sheet, and tears welled up in her eyes again before she was helped away by the others.
At this moment, Chen Chu lifted the white cloth and saw Ji Yang's closed eyes. He felt dizzy and thought of some of the things he had done with Ji Yang. Tears welled up and fell again. Men usually cry silently, enduring the pain in their hearts and bearing it alone.