Shrimp soldiers and crab generals
Although the bicycle was fast, Zhou Lexing's reaction time was not slow either.
Seeing that these five clueless guys were about to bump into Gu Jiansheng, Zhou Lexing stepped forward, reached out and swiftly pulled the leader, a guy with a middle parting, off the bicycle.
The bicycle in front lost control, and the bicycles behind couldn't avoid it in time, so all three bicycles collided.
"ah!"
"Fuck your dad!"
"My new bicycle!"
In an instant, chaos erupted.
Such a commotion naturally caught the attention of the elderly women and men under the banyan tree, who openly pointed and whispered about it.
"It's those brats again! They ruined my cornfield last time! It's one thing if they just picked a few, but they trampled all over my corn, they're really rude!"
"Oh my, isn't that Lanxiang's son? I haven't seen him since he kowtowed. I thought he had turned over a new leaf, but I didn't expect him to be hanging out with this bunch of scoundrels."
"Tch, you don't know? Don't let Lanxiang's three boys fool you, they're the leaders of this bunch of bastards!"
'The ringleader of all bastards' Zhou Lexing: "..."
"Brother Le, how could you lay a hand on your own brother!" The man with the middle parting protested as he lay on the ground.
"Yeah, Brother Le, we saw that the Gu family kid wasn't giving you a good look, and we were even thinking of supporting you, so why did you still make a move!" The long-haired man sitting behind the middle-parted hair said with a resentful expression.
"Ouch, my butt!" Liu Haigai winced in pain.
"Ah! My bicycle! My mom will definitely beat me to death!" The mushroom-headed man knelt down on the ground, stroking the bicycle lying flat on the ground with teary eyes.
There was also the youngest one, who looked to be only ten years old. He was skinny and cleverly jumped off the back of the bicycle as soon as the car crashed. When he saw Zhou Lexing looking at him, he grinned and showed a tooth that was missing a front tooth.
Zhou Lexing: "..."
Zhou Lexing silently looked away.
“You guys…” Zhou Lexing felt it was inappropriate to directly say he had forgotten them, but he really had no memory of them. What was worse, he was doing a good deed just a second before they arrived.
Gu Jiansheng had finally let his guard down; he mustn't be scared back into his shell.
Gu Jiansheng's eyes flickered as he lowered his guard.
Zhou Lexing did exist in his previous dozen or so rebirths, but now he is just a blurry shadow in his memory, his face is nowhere to be seen, and there has never been the incident of him hitting his head on the mountain.
However, Gu Jiansheng could still clearly remember that Zhou Lexing used to be eccentric and ruthless, no less so than others. He led this group of so-called brothers to do a lot of petty theft and other dirty things, and was eventually caught red-handed and beaten up on the spot.
Zhou Lexing killed two people and should have been shot, but He Huaizhi felt that Zhou Lexing was ruthless enough to be used by him. On the same day, when Zhou Lexing was taken to the town police station, He Huaizhi devised a plan to help Zhou Lexing escape. Although Gu Jiansheng never saw him again afterward, he could still guess what happened from the conversation between He Huaizhi and his subordinates.
In short, it wasn't a clean job.
But since Zhou Lexing had not directly participated in the persecution of him, Gu Jiansheng did not initially pay attention to him. However, Zhou Lexing in this life was clearly different.
Is it because of amnesia?
However, the previous stalking incident made Gu Jiansheng feel the pervasive infiltration of the original plot, and he became wary.
He knew perfectly well what kind of scum he could attract.
But if Zhou Lexing ultimately becomes Gu Huaizhi's subordinate, then using him to dismantle He Huaizhi's power...
He was overthinking things, but Zhou Lexing had no idea about this. He was still rubbing his stubble and worrying about how to deal with his underlings.
"Where did you all come from?"
The man with the middle part broke free from Zhou Lexing's grasp and immediately took the lead in answering, "Brother Le, we haven't been going anywhere while you were away. We've all stayed at home obediently. Look, I dragged these people out of their homes one by one."
Zhou Lexing: "...I really do thank you."
The guy with the middle parting said, "Hey, Brother Le, that's too formal of you. Everyone's definitely coming to see you since you got injured, but your family's been keeping a close eye on you lately because of what happened in the mountains. Speaking of which, Brother Le, are you really brainwashed?"
Long-haired man: "Yeah, Brother Le, you seem a bit different. Should I steal some pig brains from home to nourish you?"
Zhou Lexing: "...No need, I just have a concussion and am temporarily suffering from amnesia."
The youngest one immediately exclaimed, "Brother Le, you've hit yourself so hard! You must have been set up! You were so careless, you even knocked your brain off. This person must have been really ruthless!"
Zhou Lexing: "..."
Liu Hai, covering his face and buttocks, stood up and scolded through the pain, "Monkey, how dare you talk to Brother Le like that! Brother Le's brain is definitely the strongest among us! If Brother Le's brain is shaken off, ours certainly wouldn't be safe either. How can this be Brother Le's fault?"
As for that mushroom-headed guy, well, he's still crying over his bicycle.
What kind of shrimp soldiers and crab generals are these?
Where did the original owner get these guys who are so easily returned even with free shipping? How broad-minded and magnanimous must one be to keep these people in check?
Zhou Lexing couldn't help but feel shocked and impressed, but these people couldn't just stand there and fool around. Didn't they see that everyone under the banyan tree was staring at them with sharp eyes, as if they were about to pounce on them at any moment?
Zhou Lexing couldn't help but touch his hair again, glancing at the timid Zhou Shusheng and then at the expressionless Gu Jiansheng.
"Um, could you take my brother to the alley ahead? My mom is there. You can leave him with her while I talk to them about something."
Zhou Lexing looked at Gu Jiansheng, the only hope in the village.
He now understood why Gu Jiansheng had previously been unwilling to talk to him. Whether he liked it or not, the title of gang leader still carried some intimidation.
This time, Gu Jiansheng did not refuse. He walked forward a distance and then looked back at Zhou Shusheng, who was dawdling and unwilling to leave.
"Listen to me, come with your brother Jian, and I'll buy you candy later."
Zhou Shusheng didn't want to eat candy; he was a little scared.
His third brother used to treat him badly, and sometimes, when he got annoyed by his nagging, he would even hit him.
Although Zhou Shusheng's situation was special, he still understood the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm. However, he was forgetful and could only remember the good things but not the bad things. The next time he saw his older brother, he would still cling to him. If he was beaten and it hurt, he would hide for a while. This cycle repeated itself. In the last few days, the situation has changed a lot. He likes his third brother now and is afraid that after his third brother plays with this group of friends, he will go back to his old ways.
He didn't want to.
Zhou Lexing pinched Zhou Shusheng's mouth, which was big enough to hang an oil bottle on: "What? My words don't carry any weight anymore?"
Upon hearing this, the man with the middle parting puffed out his chest, rolled up his sleeves, and came closer.
Seeing their posture, Zhou Lexing's heart sank, and he coldly shouted, "What are you doing!"
The man with the middle parting looked a little confused: "Brother Le, teach this idiot a lesson!"
Zhou Lexing's heart sank completely.
Judging from the way this group acted, not to mention Zhou Shusheng's timid and dodging manner, it seems this wasn't the first time such a situation had occurred.
Zhou Lexing never expected that the original owner would hit his own younger brother; this was beyond the realm of play.
"Alright." Zhou Lexing's face darkened, and his aura immediately changed. The others instinctively took a step back, somewhat frightened, but mostly puzzled.
Zhou Lexing: "Listen to me, go back now, I'll be there in a bit."
Zhou Shusheng was also frightened when he saw Zhou Lexing's change of expression, and he even trembled when Zhou Lexing reached out to put his hand on his shoulder.
Zhou Lexing used the momentum to gently push him towards Gu Jiansheng, finally getting Zhou Shusheng to move.
"Let's go find a quiet place and have a good talk."
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"Shusheng is my brother, and no one is allowed to touch him from now on."
Zhou Lexing didn't argue with them about Zhou Shusheng's matter; he simply gave them a firm order.
Although Zhou Lexing only had a vague understanding of what had happened in the past, since the original owner was their leader, this matter must have involved his tacit approval. What he could do now was to completely prevent such things from happening again.
Although they didn't understand, the men with the middle-parted hair nodded in agreement.
Let's put this matter aside for now.
Zhou Lexing: "Do you know who set me up?"
Yes, Zhou Lexing believed that the original owner's injury was not an accident.
He had wanted to find out the truth about this matter before, but he hadn't found the opportunity.
He had a large gash on his forehead and a bump on the back of his head, but the injury on his forehead was so frightening that, apart from himself, probably no one noticed the small bump on the back of his head.
This injury is very strange. It seems that the original owner was hit head-on and fainted, hitting the back of his head, which does not match the other people's account of him falling and hitting his head.
Besides, the clearest memories the original owner left him were of a pair of military green liberation shoes he glimpsed before he fell unconscious, and a section of black trouser cuffs with meticulous stitching.
Although Zhou Lexing's transmigration was not voluntary, and the original owner probably died completely in this accident so that he could take over, no matter what, he still had to find out who was against the original owner. This was not only to seek justice for the original owner, but also for his own sake.
After all, those who could enter the mountains with the original owner must be residents of the area, or even neighbors. If we don't find this person, we might be caught off guard and suffer another sneak attack.
If he dies again, who knows if he can ever come back to life.
Zhou Lexing originally planned to wait until tomorrow to send Zhou Lixing to the station before going to find the old hunter who carried him down the mountain to ask about the situation, and even thought about going into the mountains again.
However, Zhou Lexing couldn't get any information about where the original owner was injured and unconscious, and his family was very anxious about his going into the mountains. Just hearing the words "going into the mountains" would make them nervous. So he could only look for another opportunity.
The group of men with the middle-parted hair were stunned for a moment, then became excited.
Middle-parted hair: "So, Brother Le, you really got set up?!"
Long-haired man: "I knew you wouldn't have gotten into trouble for no reason, Brother Le! Hmm... to be able to do something so cruel to Brother Le, the murderer must be the guy in the village who dislikes Brother Le the most."
Liu Hainan: "Could it be Liu Wu from the next village? Didn't he threaten to teach Brother Le a lesson last time?"
Zhou Lexing: "Who is this Liu Wu?" He didn't think the murderer would be someone who was at odds with the original owner. On the contrary, this person might have had a good relationship with the original owner. After all, they could arrange a fight anywhere. If they went to the deep mountains, there must be some unspeakable secrets they wanted to share.
The people in front of him were the ones he was testing, but so far he hadn't seen any flaws.
The monkey exclaimed again, "Brother Le, you really don't remember anything?"
Mushroom Head wiped away another tear: "Brother Le, do you still remember us?"
Mushroom Head really hit the nail on the head, but Zhou Lexing was no ordinary man. Without even blinking, he replied, "We're brothers. I could forget anyone else but you guys."
These words immediately drew moved looks from his underlings.
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