Chapter 2 The Husky Joins the Wolf Pack
Fang Che, or rather, Fang Che whose soul is Wang Tiezhu, is sitting in a food stall filled with the smell of smoke and sweat, feeling like a husky that has wandered into a pack of wolves!
The inside can barely be melted, but the outside is a completely different story.
Sitting next to him was Li Hanzhou, who would one day dominate Hong Kong Island.
Opposite and all around were several "Heyitang" brothers wearing vests that revealed their tattoos, their eyes filled with scrutiny and curiosity.
Just now, thanks to his general understanding of the original plot and his willingness to go all out, he successfully caught Li Hanzhou's attention and was not kicked out on the spot, but instead brought here.
Sitting to Li Hanzhou's right, a fierce-looking, muscular young man had been staring intently at Fang Che ever since he entered the room.
His name is Ah Gui, and he is Li Hanzhou's most capable and loyal henchman.
"Brother Li, where did you pick up this 'handsome guy'? He's so fair-skinned, he looks like a gust of wind could blow him away. Did he get into some trouble?"
Ah Gui's tone was unfriendly, and he deliberately used the word "pick up".
Fang Che was working on a plate of chicken feet in black bean sauce when he heard this and looked up.
Although he only half-understood Cantonese, his hostility was obvious.
When Wang Tiezhu was working in Northeast China, he hated people who judged others by their appearance!
"Brother, how can you talk like that?" he retorted in Cantonese with a Northeastern accent. "What do you mean by 'picked up'? I click with Brother Li! Look at his heart, you know? He's a real man at heart!"
He patted his chest, but he didn't control the force well and coughed twice.
Ah Gui scoffed, his face full of disbelief, and turned to Li Hanzhou: "Brother Li, things are so chaotic now. It's too dangerous to keep people around who don't know you well."
Li Hanzhou took a sip of beer, not looking at him, but focusing his gaze on Fang Che's face, which was slightly red from coughing: "I know what I'm doing."
Scarface interrupted, asking, "Chezi, weren't you afraid of facing a knife just now?"
Fang Che got excited again: "What's the big deal? We're real men! Do you think we can be intimidated by some little blondie? If it weren't for his weak physique, I would have knocked him down with a 'whoosh'!"
The brothers fell silent again, subconsciously glancing at his slender wrist.
Ah Gui scoffed, "All talk and no action. You think you can get things done with Brother Li just by talking?"
“Ah Gui.” Li Hanzhou’s voice deepened.
Ah Gui shut his mouth, but his eyes became even fiercer.
Fang Che was getting a little angry. Was this troublemaker never going to stop?
No wonder he died not long after the beginning of the original story!
He decided to use his talent to win over... at least to win over Brother Li!
“Brother Li,” he leaned closer, ignoring Ah Gui’s murderous gaze, “what I told you about Portland Street and the ‘security company’ is all true! We’ll definitely make a fortune in the future! Much better than collecting protection money!”
He then began to describe his "business blueprint" at length.
Li Hanzhou listened, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.
Ah Gui muttered under his breath, "Crazy, he doesn't know anything he's saying!"
"Eat something." Li Hanzhou interrupted him, picking up the largest piece of roast goose leg and placing it in Fang Che's bowl.
Fang Che was immediately moved. Look, the big boss has good taste!
He glanced smugly at Ah Gui, grabbed a roast goose leg and started gnawing on it, ending up with his face covered in grease.
Li Hanzhou frowned, took out a tissue, and reached out to wipe it off for him.
This action made everyone pause.
Ah Gui jumped up, the chair creaking loudly: "Brother Li! What kind of curse did that pretty boy cast on you?!"
Fang Che was startled and shrank back, wiping his face with his sleeve: "Uh... I can do it myself."
He also felt that the two men were acting strangely, but thought it might be because the big boss had a special way of expressing himself?
To ease the awkwardness and show his loyalty, he acted impulsively, leaned close to Li Hanzhou's ear, and whispered what he thought was a quiet sound:
"Brother Li, ignore him! When I'm rich, I'll introduce you to the hottest 'sister-in-law'! I'll take care of it!"
"puff--"
Even Scarface Qiang was disgusted.
The others lowered their heads, covered their mouths, and trembled.
Li Hanzhou's knuckles turned white as he held the wine glass.
The surrounding air pressure dropped sharply.
Ah Gui was so angry his face turned blue, and he pointed at him: "You!"
"Brother Li!"
The henchman's call interrupted Ah Gui's surging anger.
Li Hanzhou turned his head to look at his brothers who were tumbling and crawling in.
"Brother Li! Something terrible has happened! The leader... and Uncle Long of Heyi Hall... they're... gone!"
"Clang!"
Li Hanzhou dropped his wine glass on the table, spilling the wine everywhere.
He stood up abruptly and grabbed the man by the collar: "Explain yourself!"
Fang Che was also startled by this sudden situation.
The man gasped, "Uncle Long from Heyitang was ambushed... The leader led us there, but we were attacked from both sides and couldn't break through... Their car exploded!"
"Bang!"
Li Hanzhou slammed his fist on the table.
The roast goose leg in Fang Che's mouth fell into the bowl with a "plop".
The boss? Uncle Long? That's it?
Holy shit!
Isn't this the part in the original novel where Li Hanzhou's adoptive father and the hall master are murdered?
What followed was... a bloody battle in the mourning hall!
I remember now! I remember everything! In the original story, Li Hanzhou was betrayed by an insider and ambushed by his rival, the Dong Sheng Society, while he was keeping vigil for his godfather and Uncle Long.
Although he survived, his right-hand man, A Gui, was hacked to death while covering for him, and Li Hanzhou himself was also stabbed in the left cheek, resulting in disfigurement.
Such a crucial and tragic plot twist, and it just happened like that?!
They didn't give us any preparation time at all!
Fang Che's heart skipped a beat when he saw Li Hanzhou's eyes turn bloodshot and his jawline tighten.
No! We can't let Ah Gui die!
Although this troublemaker was always targeting him, he was still a man of honor and an important brother to Li Hanzhou!
We absolutely cannot let Li Hanzhou be disfigured! The boss is so handsome it's outrageous; it would be such a waste if he were disfigured!
Moreover... the funeral hall must be extremely dangerous!
Without even thinking, his body acted first, and he jumped up to follow.
Li Hanzhou turned around abruptly, his eyes icy cold: "What are you doing here? Go back and stay here!"
Ah Gui was already extremely anxious when he saw this "pretty boy" trying to join in the fun. His anger flared up: "Ha! Is the mourning hall a place for a pretty face like you who can't even walk two steps without getting out of breath? It'll scare you to death! Don't get in the way here, go back and drink your milk!"
Normally, Fang Che would argue with him for ages in Northeastern dialect, but now he had no interest in bickering.
He looked up, his tone more serious than ever before.
"Brother Li! Let me go! I can really help! I... I have a feeling something bad is going to happen today! There's definitely an ambush at the funeral hall!"
He couldn't explain that he had transmigrated into the book, so he could only give vague answers.
Li Hanzhou frowned and looked at him.
The boy's beautiful eyes lost their playfulness, replaced only by eagerness and certainty, which stirred something within him.
Ah Gui was completely fed up: "Shut up! Stop spouting nonsense, what do you know about the ways of the world? Premonition? I'll give you a piece of my mind! Brother Li, let's go, don't pay attention to this lunatic!"
As he spoke, he reached out to push Fang Che.
Fang Che instinctively tried to block, but his body reacted too slowly, and he tripped over the stool, falling forward: "Ouch, my god!"
Just as he was about to fall hard, a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist.
The pressure was so strong that it hurt him, but it also kept him steady.
Fang Che looked up and met Li Hanzhou's unfathomable eyes.
Li Hanzhou glanced at him, then looked towards the mourning hall. Time was of the essence, and there was no time to waste.
He practically gritted his teeth as he said, "Stay close to me! Don't wander off! If you slow me down, I'll be the first to throw you out!"
After saying that, without waiting for Fang Che and A Gui to react, she grabbed him and walked out.
"Brother Li!" Ah Gui was so angry that he was about to chase after him, but he was held back by Scarface Qiang and his henchmen.
"You know Li Ge's personality, don't you?"
"Ah Gui, don't do anything rash, go get reinforcements!"
Ah Gui gritted his teeth unwillingly, but in the end he turned around and followed.
Fang Che was being pulled along by Li Hanzhou, his palms sweating with nervousness.
Oh no, this is really going to be a part of history – or rather, a change of history.
He, a twenty-eight-year-old soul from Northeast China, was crammed into this frail body, ready to face a bloody funeral battle reminiscent of a Hong Kong film...
Good heavens, isn't this contrast a bit too shocking?
"Brother Li..." he struggled to express his determination as he was being dragged along, "Trust me, I'm not good at fighting, but I'm fast... no, I have good eyesight! I can keep watch for you!"
Li Hanzhou didn't turn his head, his voice cold and hard: "Shut up! Save your energy, just don't pee your pants in fear later."
Fang Che: "..."
Who do you think you are! What kind of situation haven't I, Wang Tiezhu, seen... well, I really haven't seen this situation before!
The car engine roared as it sped toward its destination.
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