Xing Zhaozhao had been worried about Ling Xiao's situation. After struggling for a long time, she finally couldn't resist and ran to the town. She planned to go to the black market to see if Fei Ge had returned and to ask about the situation in Qingxi Town.
Just as they were getting close, they suddenly saw a number of people running out of the black market street not far ahead, looking panicked.
Xing Zhaozhao stopped an elderly woman whose face was covered by a headscarf and asked, "Why did you all run away? Did something happen inside?"
"They're fighting inside," the old woman said. Although her face was covered, her eyes clearly showed panic and a hint of heartache. She had a basket hanging from her arm, filled with eggs that she had been saving up at home for a long time, intending to exchange them for some money. She had already paid the stall fee of five cents, and before she had sold a single egg, the fight had broken out. But she didn't dare stay there; her life was more important.
After the old woman finished speaking, she pushed Xing Zhaozhao aside and hurriedly ran away with the others.
Xing Zhaozhao's heart sank; she sensed something was wrong. Fei Ge had already made arrangements on this black market street. Normally, let alone fights, even people with red armbands rarely came. Under everyone's noses, everything had been peaceful. But now, someone dared to come here to fight…
Something happened.
Xing Zhaozhao's expression hardened, and she immediately quickened her pace.
The street in the black market was now deserted. Not only were there no buyers or sellers, but even Fei Ge's men, who usually kept order around the area, were nowhere to be seen.
Xing Zhaozhao's expression darkened further as she continued towards the small red-brick house where Fei Ge often stayed, located on the back street of the black market.
Sure enough, from a distance, you could see a large group of people gathered there, two groups in total. Judging from their expressions, they were all on edge, as if they were in a standoff.
The leader of one side was an old man I'd never seen before and didn't recognize. He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were sinister, and you could tell at a glance he wasn't a good person.
On the other side, Xing Zhaozhao knew them all, and was quite familiar with some of them; they were all Fei Ge's subordinates. Surprisingly, Wang Xiaofa was also there, and he was the leader.
Where's Fei Ge? Why isn't Fei Ge here? Qingxi Town isn't far from Lanyuan Town; I can easily go and run some errands there and return in a day. Could something have happened to him?
Xing Zhaozhao suddenly had a bad feeling.
While she was still pondering this, the two groups facing off suddenly became agitated. The old man's men swarmed forward and clashed with Fei Ge's men. Wang Xiaofa was even grabbed by the neck and started crying out, "Help! Brother, come save me! I'm going to die..."
Xing Zhaozhao's expression hardened, and she immediately ran over and grabbed the arm that was choking Wang Xiaofa's neck: "What do you want to do? Let go."
The woman's voice that suddenly rang out silenced the noisy crowd, and everyone turned to look at Xing Zhaozhao who had suddenly appeared.
When Wang Xiaofa saw Xing Zhaozhao, it was as if he had seen a savior. He burst into tears of joy: "Sister, Sister Xing, my dear sister, you've finally come! I thought I was going to die here today."
Wang Xiaofa cried as he spoke, tears and snot gushing from the four holes in his face, splashing onto the arm of the man choking him. Of course, Xing Zhaozhao's hand, which was holding the man's arm, was also not spared.
The two of them simultaneously showed expressions of disgust, and without hesitation withdrew their hands, rubbing them vigorously against their bodies.
Wang Xiaofa finally gained his freedom and narrowly escaped death, but he felt no remorse at all. He grabbed Xing Zhaozhao's arm and cried, "Sister, my dear sister, from now on my life belongs to you. If you tell me to go left, I will never dare to go right. If you tell me to go forward, I will never dare to go backward. If you tell me to die, I... I still want to live a good life, sister."
Xing Zhaozhao: "..."
Xing Zhaozhao's lips twitched, and she slapped Wang Xiaofa on the forehead, shoving him away: "Get out of here, you're filthy."
"Oh." Wang Xiaofa sniffed and obediently stepped back. It's so nice that neither his brother nor Sister Xing can always protect him at crucial moments, allowing him to continue being a good-for-nothing and freeloading.
Xing Zhaozhao glanced at Fei Ge's men.
Upon meeting Xing Zhaozhao's gaze, everyone respectfully greeted her in unison, "Sister Xing."
Xing Zhaozhao nodded, looked at Zheng Ping'an, and asked, "Where's your Brother Fei?"
Zheng Ping'an's expression changed, but before he could say anything, Wang Xiaofa, who had just stepped back, pitifully came up again, his eyes red, and said, "My brother is in trouble, sister."
Is that really the case?
Xing Zhaozhao's expression darkened, and she looked at Zheng Ping'an questioningly.
Zheng Ping'an nodded, his expression somewhat grave.
Xing Zhaozhao wanted to ask Fei Ge in detail what had happened, but considering that there were still people watching him, it wasn't the right time, so she held back for the time being.
She turned to look at Lao Gou and his group, frowned, and asked, "What's going on?"
Old Gou had been observing Xing Zhaozhao, noticing the attitude of Fei Ge's men towards her. A disdainful smile appeared on his old face: "Does Wang Dafei have no one else to rely on? He sends his mistress, a woman, to meddle in a group of men."
Xing Zhaozhao's eyes darkened as she coldly stared at Lao Gou: "Where did this old dog come from, with such a foul mouth?"
Old Gou's face suddenly darkened, and he glared at Xing Zhaozhao with a gloomy look in his eyes.
Wang Xiaofa chuckled smugly, skipping and jumping behind Xing Zhaozhao, making faces at Lao Gou: "What are you glaring at? Isn't your surname Gou anyway? What's wrong with calling you Old Dog? Just call me that, just call me that, just call me, Old Dog, Old Dog, Old Dog, Old Dog..."
As he spoke, he gave Xing Zhaozhao a thumbs up: "Sister, you have good eyesight. You were able to tell that this old guy was a decent person the first time you met him."
After saying that, he looked at Lao Gou and continued to provoke him: "Old man, you're getting old and your eyesight isn't good anymore. Just stay at home and don't come out and embarrass yourself. Someone like my sister Xing, would she be interested in my brother and become his mistress? My sister Xing is my brother's own acknowledged sister, our big sister."
Old Gou turned to look at Wang Xiaofa, his ruthless eyes seeming to want to kill him.
Xing Zhaozhao looked at Wang Xiaofa bouncing around, speechless. She wondered how he had managed to stay alive and kicking until now, without being beaten to death in a sack.
She turned and winked at Zheng Ping'an.
Zheng Ping'an understood immediately and quickly pulled Wang Xiaofa, who was full of hatred, back to his original position.
Wang Xiaofa still looked unhappy.
Zheng Ping'an: "..." He could only pray that Fei Ge would return safely, otherwise he was really worried that the Wang family line would end.
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