Chapter 1: Dilemma at the Beginning

Chapter 1: Dilemma at the Beginning

Chapter 1: Dilemma at the Beginning

"You're destined to be a slave for the rest of your life!"

The faint sighs that came to his ears came from his parents in this life.

As soon as Zhou You crossed over into this body, he encountered a huge crisis in his life.

His predecessor offended a small leader of a local gang, who threatened to kill him.

All the gang members are thugs who like to stir up trouble and fight fiercely.

There are 300,000 households in Gongliang City, most of whom are law-abiding families, like Zhou You's family, who are simply unable to fight against them.

Zhou You's father was a clerk in a trading company. After working for most of his life, he could only earn enough food to feed his family. He had no power or influence, and didn't know any important people.

As for his mother, she was just an ordinary housewife without much knowledge.

"Ahem, ahem, wake up and have breakfast, then go and apologize to them."

Old Man Zhou was smoking a cigarette, and the room was filled with smoke.

He went to great lengths to ask for help from others and connections, gave gifts and interceded, and finally got the gang leader to give in.

The other party threatened to demand 50 taels of silver as compensation and asked Zhou You to kowtow and apologize.

Deceiving too much!

The 50 taels of silver were collected by Old Man Fang by borrowing from all his connections.

The heavy silver was wrapped in flowered cloth and carried into a bulging bag.

Zhou You ate a few bites of coarse grain cakes and put the silver in his arms, "Dad, Mom, wait for my good news."

I pushed the door open and walked out, and the neighbors on both sides heard the noise.

"Zhouyou, let's go out"

The neighbor on the left is Widow Li, who raises a five-year-old child alone and runs a small wine stand to make a living.

She was capable and aggressive, and fearing that her widow and orphan would be bullied, she attached herself to a local constable.

It is said that this time Father Fang begged her and asked the police to pass a message to the gangsters, and they finally gave in.

"Aunt Li, good morning."

Widow Li held the little boy in her arms and greeted him warmly, "Zhou You, don't let your parents worry."

The gold bracelet on her right hand looked very familiar, and it seemed like she had bought it recently.

Zhou You recognized that it was the dowry his mother had worn for most of her life.

His parents have emptied out all their savings because of him.

Zhou You went out faster and faster, determined to solve this matter today.

Walking out of the neighborhood and looking at the busy streets, he felt full of confidence.

Gongliang City is the largest city within a radius of 100 miles. It has convenient water and land transportation and supports a population of one million.

This is a prosperous place and also the target of competition among various forces.

The gang he offended was called the Wild Fox Gang, which had 300 strong men who were capable of fighting. They occupied more than a dozen streets and collected protection fees.

With the power of the Wild Fox Gang, even if it is just a small leader, he can destroy Zhou You's family with just a flick of his finger.

"Travel around, travel around, and so on."

Turn left at the intersection and you will reach the road leading to the leader of the Wild Fox Gang.

Zhou You heard a voice calling from behind. When he turned around, he saw a man of the same age wearing indigo clothes.

Gao Qiang is Zhou You’s childhood friend.

Half a year ago, the two of them agreed to apply for a martial arts school, went to the school together, and were both eliminated.
Children from poor families, except for those who are gifted, are far from having the aptitude to practice martial arts.

After failing the entrance exam to a martial arts school, Zhou You returns home to inherit his father's business and prepares to join a trading company as a clerk.

As for Gao Qiang, I heard that he also wanted to learn martial arts and joined another gang.

If the poor people in the city want to learn martial arts, there are only two ways: martial arts schools and gangs.

A martial arts school is equivalent to a school. You pay money to learn martial arts, and the key is whether the master is willing to pay you for the training.

As for gangs, they are much more dangerous. They teach you martial arts to train thugs, and you will fight with knives and risk your life in critical moments.

Gao Qiang's parents had both passed away, and without any elders to supervise him, it was natural for him to go down this path.

Zhou You's parents were afraid that he would learn bad things, so they severed Zhou You's friendship with Gao Qiang. It had been more than half a year since he saw Gao Qiang again.

"Zhou You, I heard you were in trouble."

Gao Qiang had a fierce aura. He looked at people sideways and rushed around recklessly, and passers-by avoided him.

There were several scars on the back of his hands and arms, which looked very scary.

"The Wild Fox Gang is nothing. I have the Crazy Horse Gang behind me. We have thousands of brothers."

"Brother, I'll protect you, it's okay."

Gao Qiang patted his chest loudly, looking very loyal.

Zhou You just felt that this good friend was extremely strange and behaved like a complete gang member.

"The third brother Tu from the Wild Fox Gang has average martial arts skills, but he's so proud of himself because he has a brother who's the deputy gang leader!"

"Zhou You, I just took the second elder of our gang as my godfather last month."

"I'll take you to see your godfather. I'm not afraid that he will kill the third brother."

Tu Laosan is the leader of the Wild Fox Gang whom Zhou You offended.

Just as Gao Qiang said, Tu Laosan relied on his brother, who was the deputy gang leader, to do all kinds of evil things, and few people dared to mess with him.

The Crazy Horse Gang and the Wild Fox Gang are two gangs in the city that are incompatible with each other.

But is it really a good idea to use the power of the Crazy Horse Gang to fight against Tu Lao San?
Zhou You doesn't think so. For ordinary people, if they want to live a stable life, they must not get involved with gangs.

There was a family in the next block whose daughter was favored by the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang, who forced him to be his concubine.

The man in this family is a distant relative of the boss of the Crazy Horse Gang. They asked him to plead for mercy, but they didn't expect to step into the abyss.

Gangsters are inhumane. They will squeeze the blood out of even the relatives and extort them in every way, but they are reluctant to do anything for them.

The Wild Fox Gang harassed them every day, and the Crazy Horse Gang demanded money every day, forcing the whole family to have no way out.

At the end of the story, the family was drained of all their money, their daughter was kidnapped, the couple went crazy, and their family was broken up.

Gao Qiang talked for a long time before explaining his purpose.

"My godfather is highly respected. I can't come to him empty-handed when I ask him to do something for me."

"I heard that your uncle pawned a lot of things. You should have a lot of money at home. Take it out!"

"If you have 40 or 50 taels, I can barely ask Godfather to say a word so that Tu Lao San won't embarrass your family."

Is that really the case?

Zhou You couldn't help but sneer in his heart. The other party must have heard that Tu Lao San asked for fifty taels and deliberately stopped him on the road to ask for money.

How can a low-level gang member who has only joined the gang for a short time have the qualifications to ask the higher-ups to take action?

Gao Qiang came here just to use sweet words to cheat people out of their money!
Once a person joins a gang, his heart becomes corrupt. Even good friends who have grown up together will become strangers and tell lies!

"Gao Qiang, I think this is feasible, but I don't have the money. I'll go back and persuade my parents."

"Please help me find out what the Second Elder has to say first."

Gao Qiang blinked his eyes and shook his fingers, meaning that if you want me to do something, give me some money for the drinks!

But Zhou You didn't give him a penny.

In the end, the two childhood friends parted ways unhappily.

"Pooh!"

Gao Qiang looked at Zhou You's back, spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground, and cursed, "You deserve to be killed by Tu Lao San."

He had originally planned to use his childhood friendship to cheat fifty taels of silver from Zhou You.

After presenting this money to the hall master, he can get a lucrative job in exchange for it, and will be powerful in the future.

Unfortunately, Zhou You changed his usual honest and dull character and did not fall for it.

This doesn't look like the friend he knew before!
and also……

Gao Qiang shuddered, and he suddenly remembered that the road Zhou You took was not in the direction of Tu Laosan's house, but in the opposite direction.

The other road led to the martial arts gym they had visited before.

(End of this chapter)