List of Enemies

While I'm touched, the matter still needs to be clarified.

“Liu Wu is from our village. His family is a big pig farmer, and they’re very rich.” Liu Hai’s words drew a sneer from the man with the middle parting.

"What's the use of money! A strong fist is what matters! Look at our Brother Le, he can take on ten of them all by himself!"

Zhou Lexing: That's not necessarily true. Having money is still very useful, at least when buying meat.

But he just listened quietly, and sure enough, the long-haired man took over.

"Exactly! Didn't his family swallow up the money of other people in the cooperative? This is a social cancer, a lackey of capitalists, and an old-fashioned capitalist who persecutes the masses! If this were decades ago, he would definitely be a landlord who should be overthrown!" the long-haired man said indignantly.

After listening for a while, Zhou Lexing realized that the long-haired man's family also raised pigs in Lijia Village, and they were in the same pig farming cooperative as Liu Wu's family.

The villagers of Liu Wu's pig farming cooperative were all suspicious of his sudden rise to wealth, but they had no evidence and nothing they said would make a difference.

I never expected there to be such rights disputes in the village.

Zhou Lexing listened with great interest, almost forgetting the important matter at hand.

"Ahem, besides Liu Wu, are there any other suspicious people?" It would be a good thing to take this opportunity to learn about the original owner's list of enemies, but Zhou Lexing did not expect that this list could actually be turned over.

"Li Fangfang at the village entrance..."

"That lazy old man who grows corn..."

"The younger brother of Village Chief Zhou's second daughter-in-law is drooling..."

...

As more and more people mentioned him, Zhou Lexing couldn't help but drift off into a daze.

Has he offended everyone, young and old, within a ten-mile radius?

Zhou Lexing fell into a state of existential doubt.

"Speaking of which, Bobo, weren't you with Brother Le the other day?"

The long-haired man suddenly asked a question.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lexing immediately perked up, only to see the man with the middle parting jumping up and down on the spot: "I told you to call me Zhou Bo, what Bo Bo Bo Bo!"

The monkey asked in confusion, "But bro, your name is Zhou Bobo?"

The man with the middle parting gave him a sharp smack on the head: "Get lost! Zhou Xiaoxiao, you're undermining your own brother, are you itching for a fight?!"

Zhou Xiaoxiao immediately started yelling and screaming.

His nickname "Monkey" wasn't unfounded; this skinny little guy was incredibly agile, darting back and forth among the group, causing chaos in the scene.

"Alright," Zhou Lexing said, finally stopping the chaos from spreading further.

“You,” Zhou Lexing paused, “Zhou Bo, tell me about that day. Did you come into the mountains with me?”

Zhou Bobo left his younger brother Zhou Xiaoxiao behind and just shook his head: "I was originally going to go with you, Brother Le, but when we got to the mountain pass you told me to go back, so I went home."

Zhou Lexing looked at him, his expression unreadable: "When did you get home? Did you see anyone following me before you got home?"

Liu Hainan glanced at Zhou Lexing in surprise, then seemed to be deep in thought.

Zhou Bobo didn't seem to think much of it: "I left as soon as you finished speaking, Brother Le. I didn't see anyone. I got home just in time for lunch."

Zhou Xiaoxiao nodded, which served as a testimony for her brother.

“Okay.” Zhou Lexing said noncommittally, “Let’s leave it at that for now. You all go home first and stay home for a while. I’ll come find you later.”

Several people were actually quite reluctant to part.

Zhou Bobo: "Brother Le, then remember to come find us soon."

Long-haired man: "Yeah, I've been so bored these past few days, my bones are about to give way from sitting so long."

Zhou Lexing: The real reason they came to see him wasn't because they genuinely wanted to see him, but because they were waiting for him to lead the trouble.

Tsk tsk tsk, this fake brotherhood.

Zhou Lexing nodded without changing his expression: "Of course. Don't worry, I'll definitely come to you." As for when he would come, that's another question.

After seeing off his reluctant farewells, Zhou Lexing quickly turned back to find Gu Jiansheng and the others.

Although the misunderstanding that he was a gang leader was destined to remain unresolved, it was still his responsibility to soothe Gu Jiansheng's frightened heart.

"Huh? He's gone?"

Zhou Lexing was somewhat disappointed that he couldn't find anyone.

Zhou Lixing looked at him for a while with an inscrutable expression. Seeing that Zhou Shusheng was obediently following Zhou Yuanxiang, he reached out and pulled Zhou Lexing by the shoulder, leading him aside.

"What kind of bad things are you and your so-called brothers up to now?" Zhou Lixing asked bluntly, his eyes sharp, as if he wanted to drill into Zhou Lexing's brain through his innocent eyes.

Zhou Lexing: "What bad things could I possibly do?"

Seeing that Zhou Lixing's eyes seemed to silently answer countless bad things, Zhou Lexing was speechless: "Those guys just came to see me, it's nothing."

Zhou Lixing held onto his shoulder and wouldn't let go. Zhou Lexing had no choice but to say, "Fine, fine, I'll tell you everything."

Zhou Lexing briefly recounted how the original owner of this body had been framed.

Of course, Zhou Lexing wasn't stupid, so he naturally didn't reveal that these five guys had instigated him to lead the trouble.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lixing frowned so deeply it could trap a fly: "Why didn't you say anything about this? We should report it to the town's police station."

Zhou Lexing: "Brother, it's not that I don't want to talk about it, it's just that I don't even know who did it. If I report it to the police, I need evidence. What good will my one-sided story do? Besides, I don't want to worry Mom."

Zhou Lixing fell silent. After thinking it over carefully, he knew that this matter could not be accomplished. Putting aside the fact that Zhou Lexing had memory problems, his reputation in the village was such that the law enforcement officers might think he was there to cause trouble. Moreover, Zhou Lexing was alive and kicking now, which changed the nature of the matter.

Although Zhou Lixing wasn't home on the day of the incident, he learned about the situation afterward. Both the barefoot doctors in their village and the neighboring village said they had no other way to help, and Zhou Lexing had survived on his own. It was clear that the attack was aimed at his third brother's life.

Zhou Lixing: "Have you suspected anyone?"

Zhou Lexing initially wanted to say no, but then changed his mind and said, "The five people who just came to see me are a bit suspicious."

"Do I usually get along well with these five guys?"

Zhou Lixing glanced at him sideways: "Don't you know who you usually hang out with?" He looked down on these guys a hundred times over, but unfortunately, Zhou Lexing used to be stubborn and would even resort to violence if he got angry. The two brothers had fought a lot over this.

Zhou Lexing's hand rested lightly on the scabbed scar on his forehead: "I've lost my memory! My mind is still a mess. I remember a lot, but it's all fragmented."

Upon seeing his injury, Zhou Lixing's expression softened, and he reluctantly replied, "I suppose so."

Once Zhou Lexing received confirmation, he shared his guess: "...Brother, think about it. That guy was able to follow me with a weapon. With my skills, I could at least beat him to a pulp, but I wasn't even on guard. This guy must be someone I trust a lot. I still have a bump on the back of my head."

Seeing Zhou Lixing reach out to touch it, Zhou Lexing quickly pulled his head back: "Hey, brother, take it easy. Although that bump doesn't hurt much, it's still a piece of flesh."

Zhou Lexing would try to avoid that spot when he slept at night, and he wouldn't tell anyone, not only because he didn't want them to worry, but also because they would use medicinal wine to rub it on.

He was not fortunate enough to enjoy that taste.

Zhou Lixing thought for a moment and said, "How about I ask the factory for a leave of absence?" He wouldn't feel at ease until he found out who had tried to kill his third brother.

Zhou Lexing: "Brother, what's the use of you taking leave? Huh? Why are you glaring at me? I'm just telling the truth. I'm the best fighter in the family. You can't help here. Besides, if you're at home, would those guys dare to come looking for me?"

Zhou Lixing's expression was cold: "Yes, you're the best fighter, but also the dumbest. Isn't it better that they don't come looking for you? Do you want to cause trouble with them outside?"

Zhou Lexing complained, "Brother, why did you start swearing while we were talking?!"

The two men huddled together at the end of the alley, heads close together, like secret agents making a rendezvous.

The elderly people chatting together at the alley entrance couldn't help but keep glancing over there.

One of them finally spoke up: "Yuanxiang, what are you two whispering about over there?"

Zhou Yuanxiang glanced over, not particularly concerned: "They're all young men in their twenties, it's normal for them to say whatever they want. Do you expect them to report everything to me like five or six-year-old children?"

Upon hearing this, the man chuckled dryly a few times: "That's right, that's right..."

After that man calmed down, another man came over and said, "Yuanxiang, your third son just hung out with those hooligans from the next village again. You have to do something about this. If he brings those wild kids into my fields and wreaks havoc on my crops again, I won't let him get away with it! If he dares to come again, I...I'll call the police!"

"Ah, that makes sense!"

"If he causes trouble again, even the villagers won't let him get away with it!"

The crowd echoed in agreement.

Of all the members of Zhou Yuanxiang's family, only Zhou Lexing was truly a scoundrel who squandered the good reputation he had built up over generations.

Zhou Yuanxiang's expression also turned grim upon hearing this, but she still assured everyone, "Don't worry, everyone. If he dares to do anything outrageous again, I'll be the first to punish him!"

Zhou Xinghua glanced at her and said in a shrill voice, "Yuanxiang, you can't just talk the talk. Everyone knows your third son is the most cunning. Words won't do any good."

"That's right! That's right!"

Seeing that no one believed her, Zhou Yuanxiang made a harsh statement: "If he dares to cause trouble again, I'll break his legs and lock him up at home to feed him for nothing, but I won't let anyone have any trouble."

Seeing that the group was still whispering and murmuring, Zhou Yuanxiang, having finished her sweet talk, also had to say something harsh: "But let me make this clear first, if my son causes trouble, it's his fault, and I won't forgive him. But if anyone uses this to manipulate him, I'm not one to be so easygoing!"