Chapter 1: The Entanglement of Fate and Enmity, Haicheng's Solitude

  Along the riverside road, Li Huqiu was listlessly searching for a target to strike up a conversation with, just to get a feel for it. His eyes scanned around and suddenly, he saw a slender figure appear in front of him, with long hair down her back, tall and with exceptionally long legs. Just from the back view alone, she could score 80 points. Li Huqiu was at an age where he was infatuated with girls, and although he had been sleeping on the same bed as Zhang Manli for two years, he had never truly lost himself in passion. He quickened his pace to catch up with the girl, wanting to take a peek at her face. Just as he was walking alongside the girl, a Mercedes suddenly appeared from behind them, screeched to a halt in front of them, and two burly men got out of the car. They grabbed the girl's arm, saying "You're not bad-looking, little girl, Third Master has taken a liking to you, get in the car and let's have a chat." By the time they finished speaking, they had already dragged the girl to the car door.

  Li Huqiu saw it very clearly, such a thing happened right under his nose, what else could be said, who was doing evil, beat him first and then talk. He kicked the big man's face with a furious kick, knocking him unconscious on the spot. Li Huqiu rushed up and grabbed the girl's hand, while the other hand pressed down on the other big man's 54 pistol. With a quick flick of his wrist, he disarmed the pistol and threw it to the ground. The whole process took no more than ten seconds to complete.

  "Third brother, what are you up to now? I remember telling you back then that I hoped you'd become Zheng Tui, and it seems like you've really started doing this kind of thing, bullying men and cheating women?" Li Huqiu asked, his foot on the door of the Mercedes-Benz, looking at Song Yujia who was drunk and had blurry eyes inside the car.

  Song Yu Jia recognized Li Hu Qiu and said: "Brother, what are you doing here? Is this little girl yours?"

  Li Huqiu only then looked at the girl beside him for the first time, and saw that she had a rare and elegant appearance. Li Huqiu nodded and said: "Isn't it just like that? I've been busy for more than two months, and I haven't taken care of you at all. You almost gave me a big scare!" The little girl beside him scolded: "Who are you to me? You rascal, hurry up and let me go!" Li Huqiu ignored her and grinned at Song Yujia, asking: "Brother, do you have any special moves that can deal with this kind of woman? I think my usual gentle approach won't work on her." Song Yujia laughed and said: "You just go ahead and do it. After you're done, throw her 10,000 yuan. If she dares to report to the police, you can have someone take care of her whole family. Do it this way, brother, I guarantee you'll get what you want without any trouble."

  Li Huqiu thought to himself that if he really did this, he would have no descendants. He had originally wanted to borrow money from Song San, but this situation made him dismiss the idea. He clasped his fists and said, "Alright, see you later, brother. You go your way, I'll follow your instructions and try it out." Song Yujia threw a small plastic bag out of the car window and said, "Use this, otherwise it's easy to leave trouble behind." After finishing speaking, he instructed the driver to drive away. At this time, the bodyguard who had been kicked unconscious by Li Huqiu had come to and silently got into the car after taking in the situation.

  As the Mercedes drove away, Li Huqiu finally let go of the girl's hand and said: "The play is over, you should also go home. Before saying goodbye, I have a word to tell you. In the future, during this time period, don't come running around here often. If you meet him again, you may not be so lucky as to meet me." After finishing speaking, he ignored the girl's sad and tearful appearance, and left with his hands in his sleeves.

  Just less than a hundred meters away from walking out, Li Huqiu suddenly heard the sound of urgent footsteps behind him. He stopped and turned his head to look back, but it was several young men running up, each with a green backpack on their chest, and at the end was a boy riding a bicycle, with the girl sitting behind him.

  Li Huqiu squinted his eyes to size up these young men, who looked like they were seventeen or eighteen years old. Judging from their appearance, they should be high school students from the nearby No. 26 Middle School. Li Huqiu asked, "What's going on? Do you have something to say?" The several boys carrying backpacks didn't speak up, but instead each reached into their bags. From the shape of the heavy objects bulging out of the bags, Li Huqiu could tell that these young men were hiding cleavers in their backpacks.

  The boy riding the bicycle asked the girl behind him, "Are you sure he and Song San are friends?" The girl nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes, they call each other brothers. Song San even gave him a small plastic bag, which is exactly the same as what the family planning propaganda team gives to every household. He must be just like Song San, not a good thing."

  The boy who was riding the bicycle got off, parked his bike and came to Li Huqiu's face, saying: "Ye Xiaodao, from San Dao Street in Daoli District, the girl just now is my classmate, helping me to hook up with Song San, but you messed it up. No other choice, take me to find Song San, I'll spare your life, otherwise, today I will chop you to death here."

  What kind of person is worthy of being called a hero? Is it someone with high martial arts skills who likes to fight for justice every day? Such a person can barely be considered a hero, but they are far from being a true heroic figure, and the distance between them and the realm of a great hero is tens of thousands of miles apart. Those who can barely be called heroes are often brave and fierce, like to compete and win, and frequently get into verbal sparring matches with others, easily injuring people. This kind of hero may have a heroic heart, but true heroic figures not only have a heroic heart but also a heroic bone. A true heroic figure has the ability to swallow lions and drive away tigers, yet they can yield to the weak and poor, letting them pass on a narrow bridge. Even if they are occasionally insulted by ignorant small-minded people, they will just smile calmly. When the weak and small are bullied and good people are slandered, they dare to stand up for justice. Only those with such a heroic heart and sense of justice can be considered true heroes. This is something that Dong Zhaofeng said when teaching Li Huquan martial arts skills, and Li Huquan has always remembered it in his heart.

  Ye Xiaodao wanted Li Huchu to take them to see Song Yujia, otherwise he would chop him to death. However, Li Huchu knew that Song Yujia had a driver named Li Guangming, who was known as the number one killer in Heilongjiang Province. As far as Li Huchu knew, Li Guangming had at least five lives on his hands. With just these few boys and their kitchen knives, going to find Song Yujia would be no different from seeking death. Even if they were beaten to death, it would still be considered self-defense.

  Li Huqiu didn't hate Song Yujia's domineering ways, but he was constrained by the favor he owed her from the past and also feared the several skilled marksmen by her side, who were ruthless killers. Even if Li Huqiu wanted to be a hero, the prerequisite was that he had to stay alive.

  The blood of young people is always hot and cheap. People who have not experienced a few days of uncertainty about their lives will not understand the preciousness of life and food. Ye Xiaodao and the other youngsters saw that Li Huqiu was unwilling to come, and they all took out the vegetable knives from their bags.

  Li Huqiu, although his actual age is not as old as these young men, his heart has long been filled with wrinkles. He doesn't mind the recklessness of the young men, and he won't lead them down a dead-end path, so he'd rather choose to be chased by the young men.

  Eight teenagers, eight kitchen knives, chased Li Huqiu for two streets. It wasn't until they saw Song San's Mercedes-Benz parked in front of a restaurant that the determined teenagers suddenly stopped chasing him. Li Huqiu also stopped running and turned back to charge into the group of teenagers. Before the teenagers could adjust their target to Song Yu Jia, he knocked all eight of them down with three punches and two kicks. Ye Xiaodao lay on the ground looking at Li Huqiu, who had just been chased by him and his classmates for two streets without fighting back, but suddenly became exceptionally brave. Looking again at the burly bodyguards in front of the hotel entrance not far away, he seemed to have understood a little bit.

  Li Huqiu finished beating the person and roared, "Had enough? If you've had enough, then all of you hurry back home!" The others got up and left, but Ye Xiaodao didn't move. He walked in front of Li Huqiu and said something astonishing: "I'll give you 150,000 yuan, and you kill Song Yujia for me. I know you're a good person, and if you're a good person who knows what Song Yujia has done, you'll hate him. I'm offering you money to kill someone you hate, how about it?"

  Li Huqiu looked at him and found that the young man was quite handsome, with a hint of ridicule and sadness in his eyes. Li Huqiu asked him: "Where did you get the 150,000 yuan?" Ye Xiaodao pointed to the Mercedes-Benz car in front of the restaurant and said: "He gave it to me, 30,000 yuan per month, 150,000 yuan is not a lot." Li Huqiu smiled and said: "You hate him?" Ye Xiaodao nodded and said: "How many people in Haicheng don't hate this beast who marries a new wife every night?" Li Huqiu nodded thoughtfully and said: "How many people in Haicheng are not afraid of this notorious thug? And asked: Are you the son of Ye Jiqiang, the old master of knives, guns and cannons?"

  "Uh-huh! Ye Xiaodao nodded and said: "There's someone who's not afraid of him! I'm not afraid of him, you're not afraid of him either." He then asked Li Huchu: "Do you know my dad?" Li Huchu didn't answer his question, but smiled slyly and said: "No wonder he gives you money every month. I can imagine the reason why you're not afraid of him, but how can you say that I'm not afraid of him either? What makes you say that?"

  Ye Xiaodao said, "You dare to rescue Yingying from his hands, you even dare to knock out his bodyguard, but he didn't even move a finger against you, which is enough to show that you're not afraid of him."

  Li Huqiu said: "I hit his bodyguard but not him, do you know why? I kicked his car door but didn't pull him down to kick him a few times, and this is also why? Because when I provoke him, there's a bottom line, which means that in fact, I'm also afraid of him. He doesn't move me, maybe because he has some fear of me, but I believe the main reason is that he regards me as a friend. As for me, when it comes to friends, I always can't help being a bit soft."

  "Can money help you change your indecisive habit?"

  Li Huqiu said: "I really need some money, are you very rich?"

  Ye Xiaodao replied: "See how much you need, too much or not, twenty million within can still be taken out."

  "I don't know if you're willing to pay 100,000 yuan in advance. If I can successfully return from this trip, not only will I repay the 100,000 yuan, but I'll also help you kill him. What do you think?"

  Ye Xiaodao hesitated for a moment, then nodded resolutely and said: "Anyway, it's his dirty money, I'm not afraid of you cheating me. Alright, I'll trust you this once. Follow me home to get the money. I keep my word, I'll give you 1.5 million." Li Huqiu asked, "Don't you even ask who I am?" Ye Xiaodao looked at him with a disdainful expression and said: "The person who dared to kick Song Yujia's car door and knock out Song Sanbao's bodyguard, I think it wouldn't be hard to find him or ruin his reputation."

  Li Huqiu said that this is also a bit too coincidental, just thinking about where to get the money, and then encountering this matter, this money comes too easily, could it be that I am destined to help you with this? Ye Xiaodao said that you agreed to do this, not only helping me, but also making all of Ha City grateful to you.

  Li Huqiu burst out laughing and said: "Lead the way ahead."