Chapter 12: Fighting Agreement
When Yu Gang got outside, he saw more than a dozen people in the open space. Most of them were scattered around. They were wearing dark blue work clothes, and each of them had circles of silver-polished iron chains wrapped around their fists. They looked very tough.
Four people stood in the front. The leader was a short, thirty-something man wearing plain glasses and an old-fashioned, straight-necked jacket. Behind him were two middle-aged, burly men. Standing a little further away was a young man with a defiant look, probably in his early twenties, with a crew cut.
Seeing Yu Gang, the leading man smiled, clasped his fists and said, "Teacher Yu, long time no see."
Yu Gang also clasped his fists and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Qi to condescend to come here. My place is simple and I don't have anything good to offer as a treat. Please excuse my embarrassment."
Mr. Qi sighed and said, "No, I didn't come here today to drink tea or wine, I just came to see Teacher Yu."
Yu Gang said: "Yu is just an ordinary boxing coach, what's there to see?"
Mr. Qi smiled and said, "Teacher Yu, why are you being so modest? Everyone knows how capable you are. I came here today specifically to invite you to join our Iron Chain Gang. Hey, Teacher Yu, don't be so quick to refuse..."
He waved his hand and said, "We know that Mr. Yu is in trouble, but we can help Mr. Yu solve it."
Yu Gang said in a deep voice: "Yu's problem cannot be solved by the Iron Chain Gang. It will only bring you trouble."
Mr. Qi disagreed, or rather, was extremely confident. He said, "How do you know if you don't try? Teacher Yu, those powerful people are not easy to mess with, but we in the Iron Chain Gang are not easy to mess with either. As long as you join the Iron Chain Gang, we will be brothers. Your business is our business. We will help you, and in a way that satisfies you, Teacher Yu."
Yu Gang didn't say anything.
Mr. Qi then bowed again, making sure everyone present could hear him, and said, "Teacher Yu, after you join the Iron Chain, I can become your disciple. That way, Teacher Yu won't doubt the sincerity of our Iron Chain Gang, right?"
Yu Gang couldn't help but remain silent. The Iron Chain Gang was not a good group to deal with. Having said that, he had to give a clear response, otherwise he would be losing face for these people.
Mr. Qi kept smiling and bowing, waiting for his response.
After a moment, Yu Gang seemed to have made a decision. He looked at Mr. Qi and the others and said, "How about this? I, Yu, don't know anything except fighting. I'll let my students fight yours. If you win, I'll agree to join the Iron Chain Gang. If you lose, at least don't come to me for a year."
Mr. Qi seemed to have anticipated this. He put down his hands and said with a smile, "We have to give Teacher Yu face." He turned his head and called out, "Ding Shuo."
"Here I am!" The young man with a crew cut in his early twenties came up behind him and said, "Mr. Qi."
Mr. Qi said, "Come and compete with Teacher Yu's students. Be careful. Teacher Yu is very capable, and his students are probably not bad either."
Ding Shuo found Lu Ke behind Yu Gang and stared at him fiercely.
Yu Gang called Lu Ke over and said, "Lu Ke, go and compete with him, be careful." Lu Ke replied nervously, "Okay, Master."
Mr. Qi said, "Mr. Yu, we are all friends. There is no life or death here. We should stop here." He then looked to his side and said, "Ding Shuo, do you hear me?"
Ding Shuo said, "Mr. Qi, just watch." He took off his shirt, revealing his muscular body, took out a boxing belt from his pocket, tied his hands, and then began to jump and exercise his body.
Lu Ke was also warming up, but he seemed a little out of shape and kept taking deep breaths.
Chen Chuan also arrived at the entrance of the training ground at this time, watching the movement outside. The Iron Chain Gang and the Blood Scar Gang were the two largest gangs in Yangzhi City, and conflicts between the two gangs often occurred.
He didn't know the specific grudges, but he heard that the Blood Scar Gang was backed by the Molan Company. Since the Chain Gang could confront the Blood Scar Gang head-on, there must be some force behind them supporting them.
I just don't know why they're looking for Yu Gang this time. To be fair, if Yu Gang is recruited by the Iron Chain Gang, it will disrupt his training plan...
After waiting for a while, Lu Ke and Ding Shuo were almost ready. They arrived at the open space, saluted each other with fists as usual, then took a few steps back and got into position.
Ding Shuo grinned at this time, rushed forward, and immediately gave Lu Ke a knee strike, looking extremely ferocious.
Lu Ke quickly dodged to the side. After Ding Shuo landed, he turned his feet flexibly and followed Lu Ke's pace. After throwing a fierce combination of punches, he suddenly made a low sweep. Lu Ke did not reveal any flaws and raised his knees in time to block it, but the kick seemed to be very powerful, so he had to move to the side to relieve the force.
Chen Chuan watched carefully. From the smoothness of Ding Shuo's posture and the slight, barely discernible sound of his exhalation, he concluded that this person also mastered the breathing technique. However, as long as Lu Ke performed normally, he was not without a chance.
Lu Ke dodged repeatedly under Ding Shuo's attacks. Although he was always on the defense, he was still quite stable. While dodging, he was still observing his opponent, looking for loopholes.
He soon found an opportunity. After Ding Shuo threw two punches and was about to kick over again, he suddenly kicked straight and hit the latter in the abdomen.
This kick was very beautiful. It not only disrupted Ding Shuo's next kick, but also made a powerful counterattack.
Originally, this attack disrupted the opponent's rhythm and should have been the beginning of a counterattack. However, unexpectedly, Ding Shuo was not interrupted, but instead thrust his abdomen forward. Lu Ke suddenly felt a force pushing from the soles of his feet, and he involuntarily stepped back.
With his physical condition, he should have been able to stand quickly, but he seemed to have a cramp, his legs suddenly went soft, and he fell to the ground. He quickly turned over and half-knelt, raising his fist in front of him to guard against Ding Shuo's subsequent attacks.
Ding Shuo didn't rush up. Instead, he took two steps on the spot and waved his hand towards him, as if to signal him to get up quickly.
At this time, Chen Chuan noticed that Lu Ke's face flushed and his breathing became much more rapid. He couldn't help but remember something and turned back to look at where Lu Ke had been sitting. He saw a small medicine bottle next to the water bottle that Lu Ke often used. The lid of the box was not closed, and there were two light yellow tablets still in it.
Lu Ke took a deep breath and stood up. Ding Shuo rushed forward at this time, and a gust of fists came at him. He instinctively raised his arms to block, but as soon as he raised his hands, he was hit by a knee in the ribs. He groaned, his breathing became disordered, he staggered a few steps, and fell to the ground again. He only used his arms to support himself and did not fall down.
Now everyone can see that he is not in the right condition.
Ding Shuo said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, what are you doing? Are you sick?"
Yu Gang sighed slightly and said, "Lu Ke, come back." He paused, "Mr. Qi, this round..."
"Wait a moment, Teacher Yu."
A voice came from inside the building.
Mr. Qi and his companions looked in the direction of the sound and saw a well-proportioned and handsome young man walking out.
Chen Chuan walked up to Yu Gang and said to him, "Teacher Yu, I can be considered your student, right? Senior Brother Lu seems to be unwell, so this fight is a bit unfair. Now that the winner is undecided, can I continue in his place?"
Yu Gang looked at him and said, "You don't have to come out. This is not your business."
Chen Chuan said seriously: "Mr. Yu, this is not my business now, but it is also my business. You know it well. If the result is like that, it may not be easy for me to study with you anymore."
If it were just Yu Gang's problem, he wouldn't have approached him, but Nian Fuli had reminded him that Yu Gang was involved in a case and that he should just follow and learn from him, not get too close. Perhaps he was just being cautious. But if Yu Gang joined the Iron Chain Gang, he certainly wouldn't be able to learn from him to avoid suspicion. Instead of that, he might as well take the initiative and try to change.
Mr. Qi laughed and said, "Teacher Yu, this is also your student, right? Since it was agreed that your student would do the beating, then it's only proper to let him come up."
Ding Shuo snorted, but he didn't have any objection to this. He didn't feel happy at all to beat a sick person, and the previous few rounds were just a warm-up for him.
Seeing that they had no objections, Yu Gang thought about it for a moment and said to Chen Chuan: "Be careful, this little brother Ding is very powerful."
Chen Chuan understood immediately. His punches and kicks were powerful, but his other skills were slightly inferior. This way he could fight more freely.
Lu Ke got up at this time, holding his ribs and came to Yu Gang, saying: "Master, I..."
Yu Gang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think too much. It was Master's negligence. Go back and take your medicine quickly."
Lu Ke responded softly, turned around to look at Chen Chuan who was starting to move there, breathed hard, and slowly walked into the building.
After a while, Chen Chuan finished warming up, came to the open space, and stood face to face with Ding Shuo.
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(End of this chapter)
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