The fat-bellied man frowned and said, "Ji Huaizhi, you are untrustworthy!"
Hearing this, Ji Huaizhi sneered, but his voice was cold to the bone.
He turned sideways, leaned forward, looked at the greasy-bellied man, and a sneer appeared on his lips: "Master Kai, didn't you promise at the beginning that you would keep out of each other's way from now on? But look at what you are doing now?"
Kai Ye's face flushed and he said, "I said, this was all the idea of that bastard Xiao Haisheng. I had no knowledge of it."
"Oh?" Ji Huaizhi casually turned off the lighter. "But why do I remember that the people who surrounded me in Shenzhen a few days ago were all your confidants?"
Mr. Kai's face turned pale and he gritted his teeth and refused to say anything more.
He knew Ji Huaizhi very well. While other children were still having fun on the streets under the care of their parents, he was running around various gangs to make a living.
He was beaten many times, but he would also raise his fists to fight back. At first, no one took such a thin boy seriously. By the time they noticed him, he had already established his own power.
But he was different from the gangsters. He had many principles that they considered ridiculous, such as not touching flour or munitions, and not oppressing the people... How could they make money in their line of work without flour and munitions? How could they support so many people without collecting protection money?
However, he relied on his own abilities and adhered to his few prohibitions, thus gaining a firm foothold in Guangzhou and growing bigger and bigger.
Some are jealous, but more people are afraid to provoke.
Because he went crazy and didn't care about his life.
Ji Huaizhi stood up, reached out and patted Master Kai's chubby face, his gesture contemptuously and insultingly: "Master Kai, these are nothing. But you should never, ever touch my people."
Thinking back to the night he rescued Li Yang, who was covered in blood and tears, he still blames himself.
Since putting down the sword cannot protect her, it is better to pick up the sword and kill everyone.
Kai Ye had heard before that Ji Huaizhi had someone he cared about the most. In their line of work, having someone you care about is like having a soft spot. So when Xiao Haisheng advised him to use Li Yang to control Ji Huaizhi, he wavered. After all, Ji Huaizhi had compromised for that woman named Bai.
However, he miscalculated.
From then on, one wrong step led to another.
At this point, he knew that any more words would be in vain, so he said, "Since I'm already in your hands, you can kill me or chop me up as you wish."
Ji Huaizhi nodded: "Master Kai is quite a man." He signaled his men to let go, "My people have been frightened because of you. How about you cut off one of your arms and then disappear from Yangcheng forever?"
Kai Ye's eyes widened immediately, and then he laughed: "Ji Huaizhi, for a mere woman, you didn't hesitate to sacrifice so many brothers, and even wanted to make me disappear in Yangcheng? Are you really crazy? Hahaha..."
Ji Huaizhi was not annoyed, and even smiled faintly: "Master Kai, I am not asking you to choose."
Kaiye's laughter stopped abruptly.
He stared at Ji Huaizhi for a moment, then finally lowered his head and uttered a final, unwilling utterance from his throat: "Ji Huaizhi, you'd better let God bless you to stay in this position."
Ji Huaizhi: "Don't worry about it."
Ji Huaizhi stood with his back to the door, his face stern and his eyes deep, it was impossible to tell what he was thinking. The breeze blew through the hall, ruffling the hem of his clothes. They were as white as snow, yet they looked aloof, cold and unapproachable.
The wailing outside the door stopped after a few minutes, and soon a subordinate came in: "Brother Huai, it's taken care of."
Ji Huaizhi responded softly: "I understand."
He turned around and raised his hand, and someone immediately came up with a basin of warm water: "Brother Huai."
Ji Huaizhi soaked his hands in warm water. His fingers were white and slender, with distinct joints. He washed each finger slowly and methodically. As if remembering something, he reached out his hand and wiped it on his cheek. The blood that had splashed on it at some point was wiped away. He looked down at his bloodstained clothes and frowned: "Give me some clothes."
*
Li Yang went to the market today and bought half a slaughtered old hen, some plump seasonal shrimps, and a bunch of green vegetables.
At this time, the authentic old hen raised at home had firm, fat, and golden yellow meat. After being slaughtered, it weighed more than three pounds. She bought half of the big one, which was almost two pounds.
She first chopped the old hen into pieces, put a little oil in the casserole, then added ginger slices and onions, sautéed them until fragrant, then poured in the chopped old hen and kept stir-frying. After the water was dried up, she poured in clean water, brought it to a boil over high heat and then simmered it over low heat. After an hour, she had a pot of fragrant chicken soup.
At this time in Guangzhou, a small number of people had already started using gas, but most people still used honeycomb coal. Some people in larger houses still used firewood.
There was originally only firewood in the house, and the kitchen was clean. Presumably, since Ji Huaizhi didn't cook at home, there was basically no new firewood.
She later bought a coal stove and dozens of honeycomb coals and piled them in the kitchen so that she could use them when stewing soup.
Anyway, she personally prefers to cook with firewood, thinking that the food cooked this way has a better flavor.
When the soup was almost done, Li Yang moved it to the coal stove, made some braised prawns, and stir-fried some vegetables.
Ji Huaizhi came back a little later than usual today. She had just cleaned up the kitchen when she heard the door open.
Li Yang went out after hearing the voice, and felt that he seemed exhausted today, with a coldness still lingering in his eyes.
She hurried over, grabbed him, and looked him up and down. Seeing that he had no visible wounds, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Are you okay today?"
The little girl stared at him with her big eyes, obviously worried but pretending not to care, which instantly dispelled the gloom in his heart.
He smiled faintly: "I'm fine."
Li Yang resisted the urge to pull at his clothes and sniffed him. Besides the familiar cool scent, there was no noticeable smell of blood. Finally, he let him go: "Go wash your hands quickly. The food is ready."
Ji Huaizhi responded: "Okay."
Li Yang turned to go to the kitchen, but suddenly stopped and looked back at Ji Huaizhi's back.
She remembered that he didn't seem to be wearing this outfit when he went out today.
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