Chapter 371 Undercover Life (Script 6)
Li Zheng got what he wished and stayed in the Shadow Group.
However, life in the Shadow Group was not as easy as he had imagined. Lu Yu threw him into the dirtiest and most tiring group of thugs. He lived in a large bunk bed and had to squeeze into a room with seven or eight rough men who were sweaty and foul-mouthed every day. The air was extremely turbid.
Since he had just joined the Shadow Group, Li Zheng was doing some work that did not require much technical skills.
For example, when he is in charge of an underground casino, he has to keep an eye on the gamblers who are losing all their money, and if anything goes wrong he has to pounce on them and "deal with" them.
For example, when he went to the dock to "supervise" the unloading of smuggled goods, he had to run back and forth in the middle of the night in the cold wind and rain, carrying heavy boxes.
For example, going with others to collect protection money...
This is also the job that Li Zheng hates the most, because the recipients of the "protection fee" are the old men and women who set up stalls on the street.
Every time he saw those wrinkled faces, Li Zheng felt like his heart was being cut by a blunt knife, but he couldn't be soft-hearted. He could only imitate the other thugs, kicking over other people's stalls and then roughly snatching away the sweat-soaked coins.
Because he is a 'newcomer', anyone can step on Li Zheng.
The more experienced thugs simply treated him like an animal.
"Ah Zheng! Go buy me some cigarettes!"
"Ah Zheng! The toilet is clogged, go clear it quickly!"
"Ah Zheng! Your snoring was killing me last night. Come here and let me slap you twice to wake you up!"
Li Zheng gritted his teeth and agreed to all of them.
He didn't forget how important his mission was this time, so he ran errands and took the blame...
Li Zheng knew that the more he could endure, the less likely he would arouse suspicion.
...As for Lu Yu?
He seemed to have forgotten the existence of "Li Zheng".
Li Zheng occasionally caught a glimpse of Lu Yu from afar in the corridor or yard of the stronghold, but the other party would just glance at him indifferently and then look away.
Until this evening.
Li Zheng had just finished cleaning up the mountain of kitchen garbage and was about to go to the faucet in the corner of the yard to rinse it briefly when he suddenly heard a suppressed and painful groan.
He paused and looked over warily.
I saw three obviously drunk thugs surrounding a skinny figure curled up on the ground, punching and kicking him! They cursed obscenely: "Damn it! I told you to be lazy! I told you to spill my wine!"
"You little bastard! Are you tired of living? Today I'll teach you a lesson!"
"Beat him! Beat him to death! This useless piece of trash should be beaten to death!"
The man on the ground was beaten so badly that he had no power to fight back. He could only hold his head and whimper in pain like a little animal.
Li Zheng recognized the man's identity.
He was a half-grown boy in the base who was in charge of cleaning. His name was Xiaodouzi. He was usually taciturn and always walked with his head down. I heard from others that he was an orphan who was picked up to do odd jobs.
Seeing the three strong men attacking a child who had no power to resist, Li Zheng was furious.
He clenched his fists, digging his nails into his palms.
Care? But his personality is that of a bully who only cares about the weak and fears the strong. If he intervenes in such trivial matters, not only will he fail to save Xiaodouzi, but he will also get himself into trouble.
No matter? Are we just going to watch this kid get beaten to death?
Li Zheng was torn between his conscience and his desires.
Seeing a thug picking up half a brick nearby and about to hit Xiaodouzi on the head, Li Zheng was about to speak up to stop him, but a familiar voice sounded before him.
"stop."
The voice was not loud, but it silenced everyone present.
The three thugs froze, their hands holding bricks frozen in mid-air, and the drunkenness and ferocity on their faces were instantly replaced by fear.
They looked behind them stiffly.
Lu Yu had quietly stood in the shadow of the porch in the backyard at some point, his hands in the pockets of his black windbreaker, his face expressionless, his eyes staring at this side quietly.
"Yu...Brother Yu..."
The three thugs were so frightened that they sobered up and dropped the bricks in their hands to the ground with a clang.
The leader stammered, trying to explain: "This...this brat...he's not honest...we..."
"roll."
Lu Yu opened his thin lips slightly and uttered only one word.
The three thugs ran away as if they had been pardoned.
After the three thugs completely disappeared, Lu Yu's gaze slowly fell on Xiaodouzi who was curled up on the ground.
He lowered his eyes and stared at the shivering little bean on the ground for a few seconds without saying a word. He raised his feet, turned around and was about to leave.
Perhaps he sensed something, but Lu Yu paused slightly, and then his cold eyes swept towards where Li Zheng was hiding without warning.
Li Zheng's heart skipped a beat.
But it was just a moment's pause, and Lu Yu's gaze shifted away, as if he hadn't noticed anything.
He continued walking, and his figure quickly disappeared into the shadows of the porch.
The backyard returned to dead silence, with only Xiaodouzi's suppressed sobs as the sound remained.
Li Zheng was in a state of confusion.
Lu Yu looked in his direction...Has he discovered him?
But why didn't Lu Yu say a word?
Now is not a good time to think about these things. Li Zheng shook his head and suppressed those chaotic thoughts.
He helped up the frightened little Douzi who was speechless and whispered to him, "Don't be afraid, it's okay, go back quickly."
Li Zheng didn't dare to stay in the backyard for too long. He supported Xiaodouzi and hurriedly left this place of trouble.
Lying on the big bunk bed, Li Zheng didn't feel sleepy at all.
Lu Yu seemed more elusive than he had imagined.
Every step on this undercover journey is like walking on the edge of a knife, with a poisonous snake lurking nearby that may eat people at any time.
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