In the Forest Bar, Ergou was holding a cigar, and a group of hooligans were sitting around him. Everyone looked at him respectfully and said unbearable flattering words. Ergou was enjoying it and kept laughing. A busty woman sat on Ergou's legs and used all means to make him happy. "Brother Ergou, I will follow you from now on..."
“Hahaha…” Ergou still laughed: “Don’t worry, this circle will be mine sooner or later. You just have to follow me…”
Before he could finish his words, a fist hit his cheek. Although Ye Zhan was not very good at fighting, he could easily knock Ergou down with one punch. Ergou was knocked over by the punch. The men and women at the table were all terrified. The busty woman was also trembling on the side. Ye Zhan grabbed Ergou by the collar and dragged him to the second floor in full view of everyone. When he came to my office, Ye Zhan and I played a mixed doubles game with him. Ergou bounced on the wall like a ping-pong ball. He was beaten so badly that his nose and face were swollen and his head was bleeding. Finally, he lay on the ground dying, spitting blood foam from his mouth, as if he was about to die.
But Ye Zhan and I knew when to attack and we definitely wouldn't beat him to death.
"Do you know where you went wrong?" Ye Zhan patted his head and said, "You are such a high-profile drug dealer. Do you think you have lived too long? You have been with Yu Lei for so long, but you have not learned a single good thing from him? Are you afraid that others don't know that you are a drug dealer?"
Ergou gurgled a few times in his throat, as if he wanted to say something, but no words came out. I was annoyed by him and said, "Beat him again until he learns his lesson." Ye Zhan picked up Ergou again and beat him with his fists and feet, hitting him like crazy. Ye Zhan was tired, and Ergou fell to the ground again, with blood all over the office.
I said slowly, "You are in this situation because of us two. Don't be so proud of yourself just because of a little sunshine, okay? If the other third-line fighters were as arrogant as you, they would have died hundreds of times. Do you know how many police officers have come to question you these days?"
For the anti-drug brigade, small shrimps like the fifth and fourth lines are not worth catching, but the third line and above are big fish, and catching one can make a contribution. Last time, Li Xuetao caught a torpedo and was commended by his superiors. He was immediately promoted to team leader and awarded the advanced award. He was in the newspapers and on TV, and gave speeches about his heroic experience everywhere. It can be said that he has a bright future. So, if I hadn't been here to protect a third line like Ergou, who is so arrogant, he would have been shot eight hundred times. So I can't relieve the hatred in my heart if I don't scold him or beat him.
"Haha, what am I afraid of?" Ergou suddenly said leisurely, "Brother Hao is here to protect me."
"What did you say?!" I immediately widened my eyes. I never expected Ergou to dare to talk to me like that.
Ye Zhan was also stunned, looking at Er Gou in disbelief. Er Gou slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, looked at me and Ye Zhan and said: "Brother Hao, Brother Ye, I know I won't live long, so I'm taking advantage of this time to enjoy myself."
Ye Zhan and I were shocked. Er Gou looked stupid, and we thought he was the kind of donkey that would keep moving forward just by hanging a carrot. We didn't expect him to... Er Gou continued, "I often wonder, how could a loser like me get such support from the top and second in command of South City just by a word from Teacher Liu?"
The boss refers to me, and the second in command refers to Ye Zhan. This is also a popular saying in the underworld in the south city.
"Of course, I believed it at first. You said you would help me, but you wouldn't lead me around in person. I was already very satisfied with being a fourth-line player. But you were still not satisfied and pushed me forward. I suddenly realized that this was much more difficult than leading me around in person. You went to such great lengths, I'm afraid it's not just to help me get ahead. I can't guess what you're thinking, but I'm sure you have ulterior motives. When I saw Brother Torpedo in prison, I suddenly anticipated the consequences for myself..."
At this point, Ergou smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "As a pawn, am I thinking too much?..."
He raised his head, but his eyes were clearly filled with tears.
Ye Zhan and I looked at each other again. It turned out that Ergou was not as stupid as we thought. Ergou wiped his tears gently and said, "I have been without a father since I was a child. I am not smart, I am not good at studying, and I don't have any special skills. I can hardly do anything. I have no choice but to join the underworld. But I can't fight, and I am not as ruthless as others. After hanging around for a while, I started selling ecstasy. I sell more than ten pills a night, and I give the big share to Brother Shengli and keep the small share for myself. Although it is only a few hundred yuan a month, it is the income from my labor after all, and my mother's medicine money is settled."
My heart was shocked, and my impression of Ergou seemed to have changed a little.
"Brother Hao, do you remember the night we met?" Ergou exhaled and said, "Teacher Liu came to me and insisted on taking me home. I couldn't go back because I hadn't made any money for the day. Later, I was forced to go home and saw my mother lying on the bed with the medicine jar empty. I thought to myself, no, I have to leave, so I climbed out the window and ran away at night. Later, you and Brother Ye showed up. First, you helped me beat Wu Shengli, and then helped me take his fourth-tier position. At that time, I felt that you two were really my noble people. I would repay you two even if I had to sacrifice my life. Later, I made more and more money and my status became higher and higher, but I felt more and more wrong. You put too much effort into me..."
"What kind of people are you? You have the final say in the south city, you are respected by everyone, and you are busy with all kinds of things every day, but you waste your energy and time on me... Even if Teacher Liu has a lot of face, it is enough for you to do this, but you have no intention of giving up, and you keep pushing me forward. Even if I close my eyes, I know there is a cliff in front of me!"
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