Fang Zhiyi fought to the death to kill his "boss", and he became the overlord of the western suburbs of the city.
He had about twenty men under his command, but their numbers were insufficient. There were boatmen with broken hands, servants who had escaped after being severely beaten by their masters... They were all picked up by Fang Zhiyi. Everyone remembered Fang Zhiyi's life-saving grace and called him "Master Fang". However, other neighbors called Fang Zhiyi "bully" behind his back.
It was raining heavily that day, and Fang Zhiyi picked up Nian'an when he went to the city. He was hiding in the corner like a kitten. When Fang Zhiyi saw him, it was like seeing himself as a child, and he couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
"Hey, follow me, I'll give you food!"
Nian An looked at the scar on Fang Zhiyi's face and felt a little nervous, but he had no choice but to follow him.
Nian'an was the name he gave himself. He told Fang Zhiyi that he wanted to live a peaceful life.
Fang Zhiyi had never been to school and could not read, but he inexplicably felt that this name was good.
As time went by, everyone in the western suburbs knew that Fang Zhiyi had picked up an adopted son and treated him better than his own son, providing him with the best food, clothing and other necessities. Fang Zhiyi did not refute it. He really thought so. Ever since he climbed up from the bottom, he had given up the idea of getting married. If he could raise a son, he would have someone to support him in the future.
This father-in-law was not a good person. Fang Zhiyi protected Nian'an very well, and his subordinates also consciously protected him. Because of this, Nian'an began to have some other ideas as he grew up.
Like all hot-blooded and innocent young men, he couldn't stand Fang Zhiyi slamming other people's tables when collecting protection money, nor could he stand Fang Zhiyi's men beating up those hooligans, and he couldn't stand Fang Zhiyi throwing the drugstore owner who couldn't pay into the rain.
"Godfather, they are so pitiful." Nian An said with red eyes.
Fang Zhiyi glanced at him and said patiently, "Poor thing? The shopkeeper just lost dozens of taels of silver gambling in the gambling house a few days ago and even sold his daughter for money. I went to get her back."
"But you shouldn't be collecting protection money either!"
"I don't want protection money. I want money to buy rice for these twenty or so brothers."
Nian Angen refused to listen, he just made a decision secretly, and that day he took advantage of his freedom to go anywhere and stole two hundred yuan, then secretly gave it to the shopkeeper.
Someone discovered that money was lost and told Fang Zhiyi immediately. Fang Zhiyi knew who did it after just a moment's thought. He smiled helplessly, cursed, and waved his hand to let his men go back to their work.
Nian'an, feeling uneasy, couldn't help but feel complacent when he saw that there was no punishment. It was from that time on that the frequency of his stealing money increased a lot. Those people he thought were "pitiful" all accepted his benefits. Listening to their thanks, Nian'an felt full of satisfaction.
He didn't care whether these people were truly grateful or not.
It was his actions that aroused the resentment of some people towards Fang Zhiyi. They gathered together and muttered about Fang Zhiyi's wealth, and talked about his history of making a fortune. Then they made up their minds and decided to rebel.
They just begged Nian An with sad faces, saying that they wanted to get their things back, and Nian An agreed to open the door for them in the middle of the night. That night, Fang Zhiyi's house was filled with swords and knives, screams and curses.
Nian An stood there in horror. After just a moment's thought, he made his own decision: to escape.
After all, Fang Zhiyi climbed to power through force. In the end, he suppressed the rebellion and then anxiously searched for his adopted son. Even at this time, he still did not blame Nian An. The child was just too naive.
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