An Jing finished telling the story, her eyes were frighteningly red, and it was unclear whether it was because of the blood swelling from anger or because of tears from sadness.
An Ning's death will be a lifelong pain for her. From now on, she will have no blood relatives in this world. This kind of pain cannot be understood without experiencing it.
You Tianfu and the others listened quietly. Murong Jie seemed to have thought of something. He tilted his head to the side and asked in a low voice, "Do you still remember the girl that we met Bucktooth Zhang that night?..."
Upon hearing this, everyone reacted instantly. After careful consideration, they realized that the time, people, and place all matched up. Furthermore, judging by the girl's condition at the time, she had indeed been drugged. Now that they thought about it, she was most likely An Ning, An Jing's younger sister!
When Zhang with buck teeth took An Ning out of the hotel, because the dosage of the medicine was too large, although An Ning's eyes were still open, she had almost lost consciousness. Later, when Zhang with buck teeth was beaten, she was sent back to the hotel by her brothers, and she had lost all her memory of this period.
Maybe in her understanding, she thought that she had never left the hotel since she was brought in, and that Zhang with buck teeth made a fuss and then slipped away.
Although this matter had nothing to do with the brothers, they had obviously noticed that something was wrong with her. If they had not been worried that her arson and assault would be exposed, and had stayed to persuade her, perhaps she would not have made such an extreme choice as suicide.
After adjusting his composure, An Jing's face darkened. "That's how it is. Everyone has their own share of responsibility. This is a feud between me and Zhang the Bucktooth. It has nothing to do with anyone else. As long as you promise not to cause trouble at the An Family Restaurant again, I can go with you. You can kill me or chop me up as you please!"
You Tianfu also raised his head, his eyes stern. "I'll say it again, we are not Zhang with buck teeth, nor are we indiscriminate thugs. Killing someone means paying with your life, and debts must be paid. You did the right thing! If it were me, not only would Zhang with buck teeth die, but he would die miserably!"
Several people came to investigate why Bucktooth Zhang was beaten. An Jing always regarded them as Bucktooth Zhang's subordinates and wanted to sacrifice herself to protect everyone. But when she heard You Tianfu's words that were biased towards her, she was suddenly stunned: "So what do you want?"
You Tianfu smiled slightly: "Although your group of brothers are few in number, they are all high-minded and good people. I admire them very much.
Since you're already prepared to die, why don't we make a deal? I'll help you settle your bucktooth issue, and you'll bring everyone with you to follow me from now on! I can't guarantee you'll be rich, but I'll definitely have enough food and clothing!"
This was something An Jing had never expected. He didn't know the people in front of him, and didn't know how strong they were or what kind of people they were. He led a group of brothers who were as close as family to join him blindly. Would it be a destination or a hell?
But on the other hand, the conditions given by You Tianfu were indeed impeccable. First of all, being able to level the bucktoothed Zhang was a big difficulty. He was an old fox who had been eating the rice of fraud for half his life, and he would never give up easily when he suffered a loss, not to mention that he had Xie Jiannan backing him up.
Secondly, the An family restaurant fell into the hands of many people. Although there were many people working, there were only a handful of customers eating there. The income was not enough to cover the expenses all year round. For a family of more than a dozen people, even eating was a problem. Otherwise, An Ning would not have gone out to work to supplement the income and ended up in such a miserable situation.
An Jing exchanged a glance with Lao Li, neither refusing nor agreeing: "This isn't something for one person. Give me some time, I'll ask everyone for their opinions."
After she finished speaking, she stood up and walked out, followed by Lao Li. She said she was asking for everyone's opinions, but in fact, both parties knew in their hearts that she was just hesitant and wanted to think twice before acting.
As the two men walked out of the room, Hao Zhengguang could no longer hold back and quickly reminded them, "Brother Tian, there's no rush to recruit soldiers. There are plenty of strong and capable fighters on the street, and they're no better than these misfits.
Besides, there's Xie Jiannan lurking behind Bucktooth Zhang. We made a clear promise that day. If we don't give him an explanation after seven days, the blame will be on us!"
Lin Lidong retorted, "It hasn't been decided yet, why are you so anxious? Although the people under An Jing's command may not be up to par in terms of height, weight, or size, they are all brave and loyal, which is more important than anything else.
For example, there are two younger brothers, one is thin and small but brave enough to fight, and the other is tall and strong but timid. Which one do you think is better?
And since Brother Tian has spoken, he must have already thought about how to deal with Zhang with buck teeth, right? "
You Tianfu smiled slightly and nodded in response: "You are the first one I met, but you don't understand me as well as Dongzi. Bucktooth Zhang was beaten because he couldn't swallow his anger. As long as he can spit out this anger, the matter will naturally be settled!"
As he was speaking, An Jing walked back into the room. Instead of sitting down, she came directly in front of You Tianfu, looked him straight in the eye, and said word by word, "Did you really mean what you just said?"
You Tianfu nodded, and she clenched her fist as well: "Okay! I promise you! As long as you can help us get through this crisis, all seventeen of us brothers in the An Family Restaurant will follow you!"
After the terms were agreed upon, An Jing brought a group of younger brothers to the building materials factory that afternoon. Aunt Hong arranged rooms for them one by one in the dormitory. Considering that there were only a few women in the factory and it would be inconvenient for An Jing to mix with a group of men, she arranged for An Jing to stay in the room she and Qin Yuer shared.
The personnel have been settled, and the next problem is the most difficult one - Zhang with buck teeth!
The next day will be the seven-day deadline, and they have to go to the south of the city to give an explanation to Xie Jiannan and Zhang with buck teeth.
This time, You Tianfu did not discuss any plans with everyone. Instead, he pulled Murong Jie into the factory warehouse mysteriously and did not come out from sunset to sunrise for the entire night.
Everyone was curious and worried, and they couldn't sleep well in bed until the next morning, when they finally came out.
The two men returned to the dormitory, their faces etched with fatigue. They sat at the table. Hao Zhengguang, sprawled on the bed, asked sleepily, "What's going on with you two? Have you figured out a solution?"
Murong Jie responded immediately: "Brother Tian has thought of a way, but I'm not sure if it's safe or not. It's also very risky. We might be in danger too! Anyway, I think..."
"What do you think is bullshit? The brave ones will die of overeating while the timid ones will die of starvation. If I say it can be done, then it can be done! If you are willing to do it, then do it. If you don't want to, get out!" You Tianfu frowned and suddenly got angry. He took out a kitchen knife from somewhere and chopped Murong Jie with his hand!
Murong Jie was also stunned. He dodged, but his arm was a step slower. The kitchen knife hit his wrist squarely. With a crisp sound, the blade cut through to the bottom, and his entire right hand fell to the ground directly from the wrist!
Instantly, blood gushed out, and Murong Jie collapsed to the ground screaming, gnashing his teeth and clutching his wrist tightly, his face filled with pain...
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