The next day, Yi Zhonghai began to deal with Jia Dongxu. He used his connections to constantly make things difficult for Jia Dongxu.
This made Jia Dongxu's situation at the steel rolling mill much worse. Fortunately, Jia Dongxu is now a first-class fitter. No one is likely to make things too difficult for him.
This left Jia Dongxu with almost no friends in the workshop. Seeing that his scheme had failed, Yi Zhonghai was also somewhat disappointed.
Seeing Wei Hua basking in the limelight in the next workshop, Yi Zhonghai had other thoughts. Although his current situation was due to the Jia family, Wei Hua was also inextricably linked to it.
The thought that Wei Hua, at such a young age, was enjoying the same treatment as him made Yi Zhonghai's heart not as calm as it appeared on the surface.
He was constantly thinking about how to secretly take action against Wei Hua. He had no chance of winning if he attacked him head-on. Given Wei Hua's current status and background, as long as Wei Hua didn't do anything too outrageous, no one could do anything to him.
Since direct confrontation didn't work, they had to resort to underhanded tactics. But before Yi Zhonghai could take any action, he set his sights on Sha Zhu. If it weren't for Sha Zhu, he wouldn't be borrowing money from all over the place.
It was only then that Yi Zhonghai realized he seemed to have quite a few grudges with everyone in the courtyard. Not just the two of them, but even Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong had enemies with him.
Seeing so many people, Yi Zhonghai was unsure who to deal with first. Among them, Xu Damao seemed to be the easiest to deal with. This was because only Xu Damao had a weakness, and there was no open conflict between them yet.
But Xu Damao happened to be a projectionist at the steel rolling mill. He simply didn't have the time to keep an eye on Xu Damao every day. In the courtyard, only Wei Hua was a fitter like himself.
To deal with Wei Hua and Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai would frequently visit Wei Hua's workshop, observing Wei Hua and Liu Guangtian from time to time. After all, Wei Hua and Liu Guangtian worked in the same workshop.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai frequently visiting his place, Wei Hua naturally understood Yi Zhonghai's intentions. Since Yi Zhonghai was courting death, then let him truly experience the power of the system.
In order to allow Yi Zhonghai to better implement his plans, Wei Hua would often visit him, giving Yi Zhonghai ample time.
Yi Zhonghai wasn't stupid. Even if Wei Hua's workstation was empty, Yi Zhonghai wouldn't dare to do anything underhanded. His presence in Wei Hua's workshop would give him away. Having had several incidents in a row, Yi Zhonghai had become extremely cautious. He wouldn't act without absolute certainty.
Even though Wei Hua had been tempting Yi Zhonghai for over half a month, Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to make any moves. However, Yi Zhonghai didn't give up either; instead, he kept observing Wei Hua and Liu Guangtian.
Seeing that Yi Zhonghai still refused to make a move, Wei Hua could only keep tempting him. Wei Hua believed that Yi Zhonghai would eventually make a move against him, because the hatred in Yi Zhonghai's eyes was impossible to hide.
If one flaw isn't enough, then create a few more. Wei Hua refused to believe that Yi Zhonghai wouldn't take the bait.
Everyone thought Yi Zhonghai was doomed. But then, Yi Zhonghai was temporarily transferred to another workshop to help out, and Jia Dongxu seized this opportunity.
Seeing that Wei Hua was not there, Jia Dongxu decided to teach Wei Hua a lesson. He took his tools and messed up Wei Hua's workpiece, even making minor modifications to some key parts.
To avoid being discovered, Jia Dongxu only worked for a few minutes before quickly leaving. Wei Hua, who was welding workpieces elsewhere, suddenly heard a system notification.
"Congratulations, host, on establishing a karmic connection with Jia Dongxu. The karmic connection is currently being settled. Congratulations, host, on receiving a ten-thousand-fold critical hit! As a reward, you will gain ten years of lifespan, 20 points of physique, and 10,000 points of fitter experience."
"Due to the first-time trigger of a ten-thousand-fold critical hit, the system is specially rewarding the host with a space upgrade card, a detailed explanation of the development over the next 60 years, 10kg of gold, an intermediate-level cooking skill and a life gift package. The life gift package contains ten tons of items for living in the future. Rice, flour, and cooking oil are all included. Please enjoy it at your leisure."
Upon hearing the system's notification, Wei Hua secretly claimed the rewards and put them all into his spatial storage before continuing his work. After finishing soldering, Wei Hua returned to his workstation.
Looking at the finished product he had made, Wei Hua didn't care. It would indeed be difficult for an ordinary level four fitter to make a train wheel, but his skills had long since reached level eight.
Now that he had integrated those 10,000 experience points, he had already broken through to the eighth level of fitter. After re-welding the finished product, Wei Hua carefully processed it again.
After confirming everything was correct, Wei Hua set the finished product aside. However, Wei Hua remained curious as to why Jia Dongxu hadn't run into any trouble yet.
Given the system's nature, it has never liked dragging things out. Usually, once it receives its reward, the other party will be punished not long afterward.
But now two or three hours have passed, and there has been no movement from Jia Dongxi's workshop.
Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided not to think about it. Anyway, Jia Dongxu would be crippled if he didn't die this time. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, Wei Hua secretly used the space upgrade card. The space, which was originally only a little over 1,000 square meters, increased to more than 2,000 square meters this time.
What pleased Wei Hua most was the detailed explanation of the next 60 years. With this, he wouldn't need to worry about the future. Even a pig could take flight with this. Looking at the thick stack of dozens of pages of information, Wei Hua carefully put them away.
Compared to these things, the 10kg of gold and daily necessities became somewhat insignificant.
Wei Hua looked at his lifespan of over 130 years. He kept wondering if, if things continued indefinitely, he might break through the limits of humanity and gain a lifespan of hundreds or even thousands of years.
As soon as Wei Hua had this idea, the system's voice appeared in Wei Hua's mind again.
"Host, you can share your extra lifespan with others. The reason you are given so much lifespan is simply because you are a short-lived person. If Suzhou were a long-lived person, the system would not allow you to merge with him."
"The host can not only share their lifespan with others, but also the special skills rewarded by the system. As long as you hold the other person's hand and communicate with the system, the system can transfer things to the other person."
Upon hearing the system's words, Wei Hua could only keep complaining in his mind before obediently starting his work.
I already have a lifespan of 130 years, which is more than enough. In the future, I can pass on my lifespan to Yang Tao. Not only can I give Yang Tao my lifespan, but I can also give her my physical constitution and other things to her and our future children.
Thinking about these things made Wei Hua feel much better, and he wasn't discouraged by the system.
When the steel rolling mill's closing bell rang, Wei Hua followed the others out of the workshop. Seeing that Jia Dongxu was still lively and energetic, Wei Hua didn't think much of it. He went straight back to the courtyard house from the steel rolling mill.
Jia Dongxu wasn't as relaxed as the others. The others had prepared plenty of food beforehand, but the Jia family hadn't prepared anything.
The Jia family had enjoyed a few good days recently, which led to their food supplies dwindling. Now that the weather wasn't so cold anymore, Jia Dongxu planned to go down to the river to see if he could catch some fish or gather some seaweed to take back.
Jia Dongxu had made preparations in advance to catch some fish and shrimp to take home. In the morning, he brought a bucket and a tattered mosquito net. As soon as he got off work, he carried the bucket to the river.
When Jia Dongxu reached the riverbank, he began his fishing expedition. He tied both ends of the mosquito net, then inserted one end into the water and, holding the other end, began to catch fish in a fan-shaped motion.
Perhaps being the first to do so, Jia Dongxu caught several fish on his first try. Seeing his success, Jia Dongxu continued searching for suitable fishing spots and soon discovered a large patch of aquatic plants.
After securing one end of the mosquito net in one place, Jia Dongxu began to fish again. After enclosing both sides, Jia Dongxu started to feel around with his hands.
It's already the beginning of summer, and all sorts of snakes, insects, and rodents have ended their hibernation. While Jia Dongxu was groping around, a venomous snake bit his hand. Because they were in the water plants, Jia Dongxu couldn't do anything about the snake.
Upon being bitten, Jia Dongxu's first reaction was to get ashore as quickly as possible. But before he could take two steps, he was bitten on the foot again. Having been bitten twice in a row, Jia Dongxu couldn't care less and could only hurry ashore.
In his panic, Jia Dongxu tripped and fell. He choked on some water and found himself completely weak. Even though he was right on the shore, he simply didn't have the strength to climb back up.
All Jia Dongxu could do now was keep calling out. Every time he opened his mouth, river water would pour in. Eventually, he couldn't call out anymore.
Fortunately, there were many people fishing nearby. Hearing Jia Dongxu's cries for help, they rushed towards him. By the time they arrived, Jia Dongxu had already stopped breathing. Seeing the discolored hand, they knew he had been bitten by a snake.
The fishermen had no relation to Jia Dongxu, so naturally they wouldn't risk their lives to save him. They kept using their fishing rods to drive away the snakes in the grass, and only after confirming it was safe did they use their hooks to drag Jia Dongxu to the shore, and then someone went to call the police.
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