"At first, the young widow didn't take the gossip on the streets seriously, but as time went on, the news spread throughout the district. Some people even spread the rumor that she had been in a relationship with Old Xu while her husband was still alive."

Song Kai licked his dry lips. "After all, she's a woman. Who doesn't have a bit of dignity? Over time, the young widow couldn't stand it anymore and she no longer dared to bring food to Old Xu."

"Old Xu is easy to talk to. It's not like he hasn't eaten garbage before. He just wants to survive. Without the young widow to deliver meals, even though the food is a bit worse, Old Xu didn't complain. He started to live like he did when he first arrived."

"More than half a year passed like this, and the young widow died."

Ning Fan's heart skipped a beat.

He realized that Lao Xu might have been at that time...

Just came back to life.

"How did he die?"

Qiao Fei also realized something and asked with emotion.

"He was beaten to death by a group of men."

Song Kai sighed. "At that time, the young widow had just given birth, and everyone around her had already determined that the child was Old Xu's. They said the child was a bastard and that the young widow had lost the dignity of a Lower City resident! People always need to find a seemingly reasonable excuse to vent their anger."

"Then what?"

"Then, the group carried the young widow's body to the garbage station and dumped it in front of Old Xu. They also told Old Xu that whoever treated him well in the future would suffer the same fate."

Ning Fan felt particularly uncomfortable.

It’s true that Old Xu is from Shangcheng.

In Ning Fan's heart, he also had a deep dislike for the people of Shangcheng.

But the problem is, Old Xu didn't provoke them!

After being thrown down, he hid in a corner every day, not cheating or harming anyone, and not even affecting the lives of anyone in the city...

Why do you still want to make things difficult for others?

This is like people from the upper city bullying people from the lower city...

Isn’t that the truth?

Ning Fan couldn't even imagine how Old Xu would feel when he saw the young widow's body thrown in front of him!

"It is said that Old Xu was quite calm at the time."

Song Kai continued, "He just asked that group of people a question..."

"Where's the child?"

Qiao Fei's beautiful eyes flashed, and she said first: "He must have asked that."

"right."

Song Kai nodded: "Those guys threw the child into the wild."

Ning Fan closed his eyes.

Even listening to it now, he didn't dare to picture that scene.

"Those guys said they dumped the kid in the wild to make amends for the young widow's dead man! Bastards don't deserve to stay in the district!"

"Old Xu didn't say anything, but walked out of the area for the first time. Three days later, he came back holding a boy."

"That child is Da Ben."

Song Kai lit a cigarette, calmed down, and continued, "And those who killed the young widow disappeared within a week."

"Where did you go?"

"I don't know. The body hasn't been found yet."

Song Kai thought for a moment and said, "I once asked Lao Xu about this when we were drunk. He said those people just went where they were supposed to go."

"After bringing Da Ben back, Old Xu stopped living at the garbage station and went to work as a sorter at [The Road of Grace] and rented this shabby little house. Whenever anyone asked him about it, he'd just say Da Ben was his son."

Ning Fan was puzzled and said, "That's not right! Doesn't that mean he's admitting that the young widow and he..."

"Yeah! He admitted it!"

Song Kai smiled bitterly, "He said, after a person dies, reputation is not important! The child is still alive, and we can't let him be without parents. A wild child... will be easily bullied! He will be Da Ben's father in the future, and he will protect anyone who bullies Da Ben!"

Qiao Fei nodded: "He did the right thing. Even if he explained that the child had nothing to do with him, no one would believe him."

"right."

Song Kai agrees: "Most people are willing to believe what they want to believe."

"However, Da Ben is also filial!"

Ning Fan commented, "Besides, Old Xu brought him back from the wild, which was like saving his life. He's living a healthy life now."

"How could it be unhealthy? I, Da Ben, have been raised on fine Upper City food. I've never even touched a bite of Lower City food!"

Song Kai spread his hands and said, "That little bastard is living a more comfortable life than me."

Ning Fan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

It turns out that even though Lao Xu went to [The Road of Grace] to work as a sorter and made money, he was still eating garbage.

Apart from renting a house, he used his money to buy fine food for Daben.

In his words, this child...he can't afford to treat him badly.

"After having Da Ben, Old Xu no longer allows himself to be bullied. If someone kicks him twice, it's fine, but if anyone says 'no' to the child, they will definitely be in trouble within two days!"

"Gradually, some people realized that Old Xu might actually be quite capable, and fewer and fewer people started bullying him."

Ning Fan asked, "That wouldn't be like this, right?"

Old Xu now obviously has a very high status in District F21. This is not a question of whether you dare to bully him.

"Just listen to me!"

Song Kai cleared his throat. "I'm sure you remember the Wolf Alliance that came to help you, right? Did Qu Hongbo tell you anything?"

"No, we just talked about going to the Soul Return Basin."

"Ah, that must be because he's not familiar with you yet!"

Song Kai laughed and said, "That kid treats Old Xu like he's half his father."

"I don't know how Old Xu and Qu Hongbo's father came into contact, but after they met, they felt quite compatible and gradually became brothers. At that time, Old Qu was still in charge of the Wolf Alliance, and he was the most powerful person in District F21! Most people didn't dare to mess with him. Many people said that Old Xu relied on Old Qu to support him. After all, ever since the two met, fewer and fewer people dared to cause trouble for Old Xu."

"About ten years ago! Lao Qu accepted a commission and led the Wolf Alliance out, but in the end, only half of the members of the Wolf Alliance returned."

Song Kai restrained his smile: "Old Qu hasn't come back yet."

"Old Qu is gone. At that time, Qu Hongbo was barely twenty years old, and hadn't even started going out with his father for training! He was a completely clueless, foolish kid. He definitely couldn't understand the massive scale of the Wolf Alliance! Meanwhile, the elders in the Wolf Alliance were starting to think about using this brand."

Ning Fan frowned: "We are old comrades, is it really that serious?"

“As for.”

Song Kai said seriously, "You don't know how valuable the Wolf Alliance brand is in Area F21! Let me put it this way! For the same commission, a normal team would ask for 20,000, but the Wolf Alliance dares to ask for 50,000! We can't help it, their brand is famous and their foundation is strong! It's worth the money."

"At Old Qu's funeral, the elders from the Wolf Alliance couldn't help themselves! They surrounded the orphan and his widow and demanded the sign. Qu Hongbo was stubborn and refused to give it to them no matter what. The half-grown boy was beaten to a bloody pulp by these elders at his father's funeral."

"Old Xu took action?"

Ning Fan asked.

Song Kai nodded. "Old Xu got the message after he got off work at [Road of Grace] and rushed over immediately."

"When Old Xu saw Qu Hongbo beaten to death, he asked him a question."

Song Kai's eyes brightened a little.

"I'll keep this sign for you. You can recruit new people... okay?"