"I wonder who this Brother Ding is. It seems like everyone here is from the underworld, a bunch of hooligans." My cousin regretted not bringing a weapon with him.

"Where is Fourth Brother?"

As soon as Qin Xiaoyu finished speaking, Qi Si came out from the inner room.

"Wow, the world has really changed. Anyone can come to my house and cause trouble now?" Qi Si was wearing a black woolen overcoat and had a cigarette between his fingers. Qin Xiaoyu glanced at him and breathed a sigh of relief.

Given Qi Si's temper, he should have come out long ago after such a beating, but he hasn't shown up. She's worried he's up to something inside, maybe even getting another gun and causing more trouble.

"Fourth brother, it's me. What's wrong? Moving to a new house without a proper celebration? You didn't even invite your brother?" Old Ding took a step forward.

Qin Xiaoyu, with her sharp eyes, spotted a shifty-looking man behind Lao Ding. Wasn't that the little monkey who had bullied her before? It seemed these people were Qi Si's match; they'd really run into trouble. As the saying goes, it's not that good things are bad, it's that there are no good people around.

"Who I invite and who I don't invite is none of your business, is it? Who do you think you are? I'm your Grandpa Qi!" Qi Si took a deep drag on his cigarette, flicked the butt off forcefully, and the cigarette butt flew up and landed on the snow, where it went out with a hiss.

"Hey, Qi Si, still so arrogant? I heard you're rolling in money running your restaurant now, how about giving your brothers some red envelopes?" Old Ding took a step forward, and the people between them scattered. These were ruthless killers, it was better to stay away to avoid getting splattered with blood.

"Old Ding, I remember you used to be quite sensible, always calling me 'Master Qi' this and 'Master Qi' that, practically kneeling down to lick my shoes. Why the change in address now? Did you eat too much during the New Year, or did you bang your head against a wall and start talking nonsense?" Qi Si still smiled coldly.

"Stop, stop bringing up that useless stuff, let's leave the past behind! I brought my brothers here today to take down Qiufeng, pay up."

“These brothers used to follow me, so giving them New Year’s red envelopes wasn’t a problem. But since you’re coming to my door asking for them, I don’t want to give them to you anymore. What should I do?” Qi Si tilted his head.

"Don't want to give it to us? No problem! We'll just rob you outright, take as much as we can. Right, brothers?"

"Yes!" Those hotheads actually dared to answer.

Qin Xiaoyu was a little scared. If these people really went too far, the losses would be huge.

The crackdown on organized crime in the 1980s wasn't very thorough, and criminal gangs grew quite rampant. If they were truly provoked, things would be difficult.

"Little Dingzi, are you tired of living?" Granny Wang came out of the house, looking imposing.

"I'm already in my fifties, why should I still call him Little Ding?" Old Ding looked at Granny Wang and for some reason his eyes darted around, unsure of where to look, but he still stuck to his guns.

"When you were beaten to the point of near death in prison, and you asked someone to beg the Prince to make an exception for you, how did you address us? Now that you've grown up, you won't even let us call you Little Ding anymore? I'll call you Master Ding, do you dare to answer?" Granny Wang walked over and raised her rolling pin to hit you.

"Alright, alright, this is none of your business. You old woman, get out of here! This is a man's business. Go inside, or you'll get covered in blood!" Old Ding grabbed the rolling pin, his tone quite aggressive, but it was clear that he still had some reservations about Granny Wang.

"Me, go inside? Why should I? This is my house, my godson is here! Get your people out of here! Don't get in my way!" Aunt Wang didn't budge.

Old Ding was losing face.

"Get out of my way. You should know better than to meddle with others. Don't push me too far, or you'll regret it!" Old Ding felt his scalp tingling from his subordinate's stare. He gritted his teeth and unleashed a ruthless move, forcefully pushing the rolling pin away.

Aunt Wang stumbled and almost fell.

Qi Si had been watching closely, and he reached out to help Wang Da Niang catch him and steady her.

"Godmother." Qin Xiaoyu rushed over to help her up.

The men's eyes lit up as soon as they saw Qin Xiaoyu approaching. This young woman was beautiful, and her figure was simply stunning.

"Hey, this fourth brother's got some luck with women! I heard you've taken a god-sister as your concubine. You two wives even had twins, shouldn't you take care of us unmarried brothers? Give this young widow to your brothers for the New Year, there's a bunch of old bachelors here!" Old Ding's face was truly disgusting. If the situation hadn't been so bad, Qin Xiaoyu would have definitely taken action.

Splash!

Before anyone could see what was happening, A Lei's gun was pointed at Lao Ding's face.

“Apologize,” Are said coldly.

"Trying to play these tricks on your Uncle Ding? Your Uncle Ding has been through the prison wars. If you're afraid of this, can you really be your Uncle Ding? Come on, come on, shoot here!" Old Ding said, reaching out to grab A Lei's gun barrel.

Aree fired without hesitation.

Thump.

Old Ding let his hands, which were holding the gun barrel, fall to his sides, paused for a moment, and then knelt on the ground.

"Ah Lei." Qin Xiaoyu rushed to Ah Lei's side and hugged his arm.

"This woman is mine. No one can touch her, no one can say a word about her, not even a glance is allowed!" A Lei pointed a gun at Lao Ding.

Blood stained the snow beneath Old Ding's kneeling leg.

“Brother, you acted impulsively. Leave this to your older brother. Ah, give me some face.” Qi Si walked to A Lei’s side, raised his hand and tapped him on the elbow, skillfully handing him the gun.

“Play this game with me.” A Lei never expected that the scene from half a month ago, in which he fired all four shots, would be repeated, only with a different protagonist.

"Go, take Xiaoyu inside. Women can't stand seeing this." Qi Si shoved A Lei hard. He took a step forward, his hand quickly wiping A Lei's handprint off the gun.

"Old Ding, let's continue settling accounts. You still have one leg left, right? Come on, let me take it off for you."

"Fine, go ahead and take it. If I, Old Ding, blink an eye today, I'll be your grandson!" This Old Ding is really tough; he's going to fight them to the death.

"That Qi Si kills without blinking an eye. He messed with Lao Ding and now he wants to mess with us. Let's kill him!" The little monkey suddenly became scared. He remembered his old and new grudges with Qi Si. If they started settling scores, he would definitely be in trouble. It was better to take the initiative.

His shout startled the henchmen, who remembered what they were doing and pulled out machetes from their coats, grabbing their weapons and rushing over.

"Stop right there, all of you! Anyone who comes near me, I'll shoot them!" Qi Si raised his gun.

"He only has one gun, he might not hit anyone, let's gamble with our lives!" the little monkey shouted, but then he ducked down and let others pass.

Those people were all hotheads, only listening to others' incitement, without any discernment, and rushed forward with their knives.

"Go inside, quick!" Qi Si was also a bit flustered, worried that the women outside would be at a disadvantage, so he hurriedly shouted. The gun in his hand still had a deterrent effect, and two of the faster men raised their knives and rushed behind him.

In a panic, Qi Si pulled the trigger, but the gun didn't fire; there was only one bullet left.