Chapter 603: The Passion of a Righteous Youth
Chapter 603: The Passion of a Righteous Youth
Under the street light, a man was holding a cat, walking on the empty street with a limp.
Zhao Mingcheng looked back from time to time, only to see clouds of smoke and dust rising in the distance, and flames, and faintly hear loud noises and roars.
"Put me down now, I can walk..."
The cat in my arms said in a panicked voice, "You don't have to hold me."
"You are so badly injured, how can you still have the strength? Stop trying to be brave."
Enduring the pain, Zhao Mingcheng clenched his teeth and quickened his pace, just wanting to leave the most dangerous neighborhood in Binhai City as soon as possible.
Although his legs were a little painful and swollen, it was confirmed that there were no broken bones and he could still hold on.
In his opinion, he only suffered some superficial injuries. The bodyguards in the boxing gym did not dare to seriously injure government officials in public, but they were very brave enough to do it in secret.
As long as they leave the shantytowns, they enter the monitoring range of the Binhai Skynet system. These city foxes and social rats dare not step out of line, otherwise they will be brought to justice even if they escape to the ends of the earth.
In his more than 20 years of life, this was the first time he had fallen into such great danger. If it hadn't been for the monkey demon who intervened, he might have broken both arms and was lying in the emergency room of Binhai Hospital.
The cat in his arms was not heavy. It was not difficult to hold more than 30 kilograms. He saw with his own eyes how Puna was knocked away by a punch from the rhinoceros that was as strong as an iron tower, and fell heavily on the protective shield. Such a heavy blow, let alone a 30-kilogram cat, even a strong man would vomit three liters of blood and his abdomen would rupture.
Although he did not have a high level of education, Zhao Mingcheng had received systematic education in Jiejiao knowledge and understood some physiological knowledge. He believed that this was because Puna's adrenaline was still taking effect. If she was not sent to the hospital in time, she might fall into a coma if she held on for a while.
Little did she know that Puna's injuries were all fake. Even if the demon fairy restrained her aura and suppressed her realm, she would not be injured by the little demon in the Jindan stage.
With the fairy's self-healing ability, she only needs to consume a little bit of demonic energy and her broken arm bones can heal within a few seconds.
The cat demon wanted to say something but stopped himself. He sighed secretly, feeling mixed emotions.
She had finally found a great way to make money, but it was ruined just like that. However, she couldn't bring herself to blame Social Worker Zhao.
According to Puna's plan, she also plans to fight in the Jindan realm in the black boxing arena for a few years, releasing her hidden strength bit by bit until she reaches the high Jindan level, and use the bonuses she earns to support her two children to complete their studies.
She even had a plan. She would lose some games on purpose to maintain a good winning rate. If she had enough money, she would occasionally pretend to be injured and take a break.
In this way, you can earn money to support your family without attracting too much attention, and live a peaceful and hidden life.
As the entire shantytown was in chaos, all the patrolling demons, big and small, were attracted to the center of the chaos caused by the monkeys. They had a smooth journey and easily walked out of the intersection of the block and returned to the suburbs of the main urban area.
Without caring about the price, Zhao Mingcheng quickly stopped a taxi and took Puna to Binhai Central Hospital.
At his insistence, Puna reluctantly underwent a series of examinations, and the final diagnosis was only a broken arm and a mild concussion. The fracture had already been fixed and bandaged by the gym's medical doctor with emergency treatment, and no further treatment was needed.
In the end, the doctor only prescribed some herbal medicine to strengthen her muscles and bones and asked her to go back and rest for half a month. The diagnosis and treatment process was completed.
However, Zhao Mingcheng was found to have a fractured rib and multiple soft tissue contusions.
Zhao Mingcheng also paid for Puna's medical expenses. In his opinion, this single immigrant mother had fallen to the point of fighting underground boxing to make money. She must be facing tremendous financial pressure and still needed his help.
In fact, Puna's winning bonuses were tens of thousands of yuan each time, which was much more comfortable than Zhao Mingcheng, who earned just over a thousand yuan a month. After leaving the hospital, Zhao Mingcheng took another taxi and sent Puna back to the welfare house assigned to her.
As soon as I opened the door, two kittens were already waiting at the door, meowing with hunger.
In fact, if Zhao Mingcheng hadn't been so nosy as to insist on taking her to the hospital for examination, Puna would have rushed home directly after the game, at least two hours earlier, instead of arriving back at midnight.
"Mom, Uncle Zhao, I'm hungry..." the little one said aggrievedly.
"Mom, Uncle Zhao, how did you get hurt?"
The older children asked with concern, because after going through the hospital, both the cat and the man had traces of bandages and medicine on their bodies.
Especially Puna, her broken arm was fixed and hung in front of her chest.
"It's okay, there was a little accident on the road."
Without waiting for Puna to explain, Zhao Mingcheng comforted the two children and said, "You must be hungry. Where did I put the package I brought earlier?"
Brother Cat pointed to the small table that served as the kitchen. Zhao Mingcheng walked straight over and unwrapped the package, which contained vegetables, seasonings and two not-so-big sea fish.
"Puna, lie down and rest for a while. I'll cook."
While skillfully taking out the ingredients, Zhao Mingcheng walked out the door without looking back, heading towards the public kitchen area, and said as he walked: "Haven't you learned how to use these appliances yet? I have to teach you how to cook when I have time. Every time I come here, I see that the food you leave for the children is raw fish and raw meat. Eating raw food is too unhealthy."
The public kitchen area was not far from the welfare housing. Soon, we heard the sound of knives hitting chopping boards and the sizzling sound of frying coming from the kitchen. Not long after, Zhao Mingcheng walked in with a plate of steamed fish with soy sauce and two bowls of rice.
The steamed fish smelled fragrant and was much more delicious than raw fish. The two kittens jumped onto the table, meowing, and began to wolf down the fish with their heads down.
"Don't just focus on eating fish, eat some rice too. These rice are all genetically modified monster rice. Monsters can eat them as blood food and supplement their nutrition. Long-term use can even increase their monster power."
Zhao Mingcheng gave a few instructions, and only felt relieved when he saw the two kittens obediently eating fish and rice, and walked to Puna and said seriously: "Don't go to that place to practice boxing again in the future. Do you know how dangerous it is? I have already discussed the matter of your absenteeism from the night shift in the warehouse with the boss of that company. It has been resolved. You will not be fired. You will go back to work tomorrow!"
The cat demon lowered his head in embarrassment, looking embarrassed. He mustered up his courage and said, "Actually, it's not that dangerous. I'm sure..."
"You can't control it!"
Zhao Mingcheng was very annoyed, but because there were children in the room and he was afraid of scaring the two kittens, he could only lower his voice: "Do you think you are a martial arts genius? You are lucky that you didn't die this time! I have inquired, and there are more than ten accidental deaths reported in that place every month, and most of them are black boxers."
"Besides, a place that harbors filth and dirt won't last long. I'll put the report letter into the city lord's mailbox. I don't believe that no one will take care of them!"
Puna became nervous and said anxiously, "No, don't do this. It will bring trouble to you. You don't know the backstage of those black boxing gyms. You can't mess with small people like you."
"What are you afraid of? Good will prevail over evil!" Zhao Mingcheng had a resolute expression. "I believe in my idol, the Great Emperor Jie Tian who founded the Monster Alliance. He will never tolerate these guys who rely on illegal production to exploit the lower monsters for profit to gain power. My job is to make humans and monsters live in harmony and make this society run harmoniously. It is my duty and I cannot shirk it!"
(End of this chapter)