Zhang Mingyuan smiled but didn't say anything. Then, a few days later, Shen Shi went to work as a bricklayer.

The reason was simple: I was just too hungry to stand it anymore.

After moving for several days, the heaviness became unbearable, and she even considered ending her life.

This is so damn tiring, it's not a job for a human being.

Later, through Zhang Mingyuan's introduction, Shen Shi went to his workplace, a newly established decoration company.

Because of his short stature and limp, Zhang Mingyuan could only do odd jobs, and when he first arrived, Chen Shi earned more than him.

As colleagues and roommates, the two gradually became close friends.

But as time went on, it became clear that Zhang Mingyuan had an unusual secret.

The reason was that as the company gradually started to take off, the salaries of these veteran employees were not low, and they rented a small single room and gradually settled down.

But Zhang Mingyuan remained steadfast, living under the bridge without fail.

Did you take it to your lover?

Thinking of this possibility, the gossipy Shen Shi decided to follow Zhang Mingyuan and was determined to find out the truth about this matter.

But this tracking led to trouble.

The thin and short Zhang Mingyuan was surrounded by a group of tall and burly gangsters.

Shen Shi could vaguely see that Zhang Mingyuan took out a wad of cash, which, judging from its thickness, was about three months' salary.

It must have been a robbery. There were too many people to fight back, so Chen immediately took out his phone and called the police.

At that time, Haicheng was in a state of vibrant life, where everything was flourishing.

All sorts of "heroes" gather here, and robberies and similar cases occur frequently. The city doesn't pay much attention to this, resulting in poor public security and low efficiency.

By the time the police arrived, the person would probably be gone. While feeling bad about the money, Shen Shi also thought it was better to just consider it a loss to avoid further trouble.

To his surprise, the men were still not satisfied after taking the money.

The leader suddenly shoved Zhang Mingyuan to the ground and began kicking him hard in the stomach. Several other men rushed forward and started kicking and hitting Zhang Mingyuan as well.

There was another person who went particularly far, specifically targeting Zhang Mingyuan's right foot as he was walking.

Zhang Mingyuan curled up in pain, but remained silent and did not beg for mercy.

The sounds of kicking and hitting were so loud that even Chen Shi, who was some distance away, could hear them clearly.

Faced with this scene of outnumbered bullying, even Shen Shi, who usually kept to himself and didn't care about things that didn't concern him, couldn't hold back anymore.

He grabbed a stick from the side, yelled, and charged out: "You bastards, I'll fight you to the death!"