Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Let’s have a competition?

"Our Feiying's little mouth is the only one that can speak."

While looking for chocolate noodles everywhere, Wang Nian was chatting with the proprietress.

"I'll have to ask you for advice on how to teach children in the future."

There were only a few golf clubs, so forget about chocolate powder. Wang Nian rubbed the tips of the clubs with his palms and then bent down.

Bang——

The cue was hit, and the white ball was knocked into a rapid rotation toward the flower ball. After a crisp sound, several balls collided with each other and rolled away.

The next second, the color ball number 2 rolled into the middle pocket.

The video store owner's smile faded and she looked towards the pool table in surprise.

The billiard balls that were right at the hole were knocked into the pocket one after another, and then those with slightly tricky angles were also knocked down.

Finally, the remaining billiard balls that had no angle to hit the hole in one also bumped around and rolled down into the bag.

Wang Nian took five minutes to deal with all fifteen balls, leaving only the last white ball on the table.

"My hands are still a little rusty." Wang Nian muttered to himself.

He wiped the sweat on his palms casually on his clothes, picked up the ball, put it in place, and quickly started the next round.

After Shi Xiangming and Meng Cheng finished their conversation, they arrived at the door of the video store.

Behind the two of them was Shi Jun, who was trying to reduce his presence by lowering his head.

By this time, quite a few people had gathered around the billiard table. A male comrade saw that Wang Nian played quite well, so he curiously suggested that they play a game against each other.

The fee is 50 cents per plate, and whoever loses pays.

When Shi Xiangming walked to the back of the crowd and saw the situation at the billiard table, the man who lost the game was taking out fifty cents and handing it to the proprietress.

Immediately, another unbelieving onlooker took over the club.

Wang Nian's style on the table was completely different from her usual style. She was fierce and fierce and left no room for the opponent to retreat.

The second person who came up was also defeated by Wang Nian in one go.

"Wang Nian is so amazing!" Meng Cheng clicked his tongue twice.

Even if you don't understand billiards, you can see how good Wang Nian is. The opponent didn't even have a chance to make a third shot.

"Okay." Wang Nian put the pole back far away and nodded to Xiang Ming from a distance: "How is it?"

Shi Xiangming smiled but said nothing.

Meng Cheng gave a thumbs up.

Shi Jun's face was full of disbelief, as if he was meeting Third Aunt for the first time. After a while, a hint of joy slowly emerged in his eyes.

He had often seen Wu Lao San competing with others in the billiard hall, and his level was definitely not as good as that of Auntie San, which also meant that there was hope for him to leave the Wu Gang!

"You guys wait for me at home. I'll call the living room to report the situation."

After Meng Cheng finished speaking, he walked towards his home. Shi Xiangming and Wang Nian took Shi Jun back home and waited.

Unexpectedly, Shi Feiying, who was supposed to have lunch at kindergarten, was at home, curled up on a recliner pitifully, looking very uncomfortable.

Wang Nian's heart skipped a beat and he hurried forward.

"What's wrong?"

"My stomach hurts." Shi Feiying frowned and pouted: "My stomach hurts so much."

"Tell me where it hurts." Wang Nian picked up Shi Feiying and touched his stomach lovingly: "Where does it hurt?"

It was the season change recently and several children in the kindergarten had gastritis due to overeating. Wang Nian was worried that Shi Feiying had eaten something unclean and that was causing her stomach discomfort.

"It hurts here." Shi Feiying pointed to the area below her left ribs, then to the area below her right ribs. In short, she said, "It hurts everywhere."

Wang Nian: “…”

The force of pressing on the belly gradually increased. When Shi Feiying pointed to the right side, Wang Nian pressed below. When he pointed below again, Wang Nian pressed above.

Seeing Shi Feiying hurriedly saying that it hurts here and there, I finally understood... this kid is just pretending to be sick.

"It looks serious." Wang Nian raised his head and winked at Shi Xiangming, deliberately emphasizing his tone: "He should be sent to the hospital for an injection."

"I don't want the injection." Shi Feiying suddenly yelled, and rushed into Wang Nianhuai and said coquettishly: "I just want to rest at home for a while."

"Mom has to go out this afternoon, so let your dad take care of you at home." Wang Nian did not disagree, but continued: "By the way, let Dad help you preview the first-grade knowledge in advance."

This made Shi Feiying feel even more uncomfortable than going to the hospital. Her head suddenly jumped up and she raised her hands to refuse again and again: "My stomach doesn't hurt, not at all!"

"Did you get into trouble in the kindergarten again?" Shi Xiangming asked directly.

Shi Feiying shook his head, then went into Wang Nianhuai's arms again and whispered in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "I just want to go with you to catch the bad guys."

"What do you mean by catching bad guys?" Wang Nian didn't hear Shi Xiangming and Meng Cheng talking, and even thought: "What TV series are you watching again?"

Shi Xiangming coughed twice, turned around and waved to Shi Jun: "Come over and listen together, so as to avoid any trouble later."

Wang Nian asked in detail.

It turned out that Shi Feiying had just sneaked home at noon to take some snacks to share with her friends at school, but she happened to run into Shi Xiangming and Meng Cheng who were talking about something.

The boy hid behind a telegraph pole and eavesdropped on the conversation between the two.

"Uncle is going to catch all the bad guys in one fell swoop." Shi Feiying gestured with her hands excitedly, but unfortunately she was quickly held down by Wang Nian. She could only continue to say pitifully: "I want to be a soldier when I grow up. I must see with my own eyes how bad guys are caught."

"What bad guys are we arresting?" Wang Nian pointed at Shi Jun with a stern face and said, "We are going to talk to him and tell him not to beat you, Brother Shi Jun, in the future."

"He beat up Brother Shi Jun, isn't he a bad guy?"

Wang Nian: “…”

The boy's logic was quite strong. Before Wang Nian could refute him, he immediately added the next sentence: "Then I will also go to watch you talk about reason."

Just go no matter what!

Shi Xiangming twisted Shi Feiying's ear and scolded: "If you want to go, stand still first. Which soldier wants his mother to hold him every day?"

Fearing that Shi Xiangming would change his mind, Shi Feiying immediately jumped off Wang Nian's legs and stood aside obediently.

"If we don't let him go, the whole kindergarten will probably know what we are going to do by the afternoon!" Shi Xiangming sighed.

Sometimes it’s not a good thing for children to be too smart. They can’t get away with doing whatever they are told.

"Hehe." Shi Feiying laughed twice with great pride.

"Meng Cheng has already called the Public Security Bureau to request support. There should be police officers following behind to provide protection..."

If Wu Laosan really threatened and extorted money from others as Shi Jun said, and illegally organized a gang of a □□ nature, it would definitely be a serious crime.

For Meng Cheng, who was in charge of the city's public security, this was a great achievement that came right to his doorstep.

Shi Xiangming's words woke him up. As long as he turned private matters into public matters, there was no need to be afraid of Wu Laosan.

Wang Nian and Shi Xiangming are both witnesses and baits today.

"We can't let Feiying go. What if there's a conflict?"

Shi Xiangming smiled and raised his eyebrows at Wang Nian: "With Meng Cheng's protection, what is there to be afraid of!"

Of course it is impossible to let Feiying go, but before leaving, we must not let this kid find any clues.

"You guys wait for us at home. I'll go to Meng Cheng to ask about the situation."

Seeing that her mother was still at home, Shi Feiying quickly relaxed her guard, sat down next to Wang Nian and started acting coquettishly.

Wang Nian also understood what he meant.

He held Shi Feiying in his arms and patted her back tenderly, patting her mouth and humming "oh oh oh" at the same time.

After two minutes, the first yawn came with tears, and after eight minutes, my eyelids felt as heavy as if they were glued together.

Ten minutes.

When Shi Xiangming brought Zhou Yuying home, Shi Feiying was already in a sweet dream.

As soon as the minor trouble was solved, Shi Xiangming repeated to Shi Jun the seriousness of the matter.

"This matter is not only about whether you can leave the Wu Gang smoothly. I have made it very clear just now... If you regret it halfway and delay Meng Cheng's action, you will also have to go to the Public Security Bureau."

Shi Jun was shaking and shaking. He had been shaking with fear since Meng Cheng told him about the next action.

Now that he heard that he might also go to jail, his legs became so weak that he could not even stand.

"When you are not required to speak, just stand back and don't say anything." Wang Nian said.

You can't rely on Shi Jun, you just hope he doesn't do anything bad, so the best way is to say less and make fewer mistakes.

Shi Jun nodded quickly.

"Let's go! I guess our people have already arrived at the billiard hall." Meng Cheng said.

The billiard hall is at No. 7 Xiayang Street. Shangyang Street is a foreign trade street, while Xiayang Street is a street for formal entertainment.

The street is dotted with discos, billiard halls and several video studios, and everywhere you look you see fashionable young people walking around.

The whole street is full of vitality, and there are also many idle people walking around.

Wu Laosan’s billiard hall is the largest one on Xiayang Street. The huge white sign can be seen clearly from more than ten meters away.

Wu Laosan Billiard Hall.

There was no billiard table outside the door. The two rows of sofas on the left and right of the door were filled with people. All of them had blond hair and were very recognizable.

"Play billiards?" One of the yellow-haired guys raised his head and asked nonchalantly. His eyes suddenly changed when he saw Shi Jun: "How dare you come back!"

What a coincidence, this yellow-haired guy was the one who stole someone's wallet that morning and framed Shi Jun.

"We're looking for Wu Lao San." Wang Nian took the initiative to step forward and spoke, looking casually into the house: "We are his aunt and uncle."

"Let's talk to him about Shi Jun's IOU," Shi Xiangming followed.

"You called everyone in the family!" Huang Mao glanced at Shi Jun jokingly, with a look of contempt: "Since someone is paying for you, then come with me to find the boss."

Although Meng Cheng looked intimidating, the appearance of Wang Nian undoubtedly reduced Huangmao's suspicion of Meng Cheng and Shi Xiangming.

There were more than one or two people who came to pay money to take their children home. Shi Jun was not the first one, and he would not be the last.

The billiard hall was probably converted from an abandoned factory, and the roof and windows have hardly been modified.

There are six pool tables, a row of 1970s wooden chairs on the side, and beer bottles and cigarette butts scattered all over the floor.

Of course, the most noticeable thing here is the man sitting on a double leather sofa on the right.

A fat, middle-aged man...

This was Wang Nian’s first impression when he saw Wu Laosan.

Like a gangster, like a butcher, but not like a real estate thug.

If he hadn't been sitting alone on a sofa, surrounded by fawning younger brothers, no one would have thought that Wu Lao San was like this.

There were quite a lot of customers in the billiard hall, and it was as noisy as a vegetable market.

"Boss, Shi Jun's third uncle and aunt are here to return the money." The yellow-haired man walked up to Wu Laosan, bent down and reported in a low voice.

Wu Laosan exhaled smoke from his mouth and looked at the few people with squinted eyes.

"Go get the IOU."

"I'll be right there."

As soon as these words were spoken, several younger brothers jumped up one after another, treating running errands as a very glorious task.

"call--"

Wu Laosan held the cigarette butt in his short and fat right hand and put it into his mouth. He took a deep puff and exhaled. In the smoke, Wang Nian could feel a pair of eyes looking at them.

The cigarette butt flew, and as soon as it hit the ground, several feet reached out to help stomp it out.

"Shi Jun?" Wu Laosan crossed his legs and looked at Shi Jun jokingly: "You should know the rules here. The people from your family who came here today have to pay back the money you owe. The money you spent on food and drinks here has to be paid separately."

Shi Jun lowered his head and said, "I know. According to the old rules, you can only leave after you win the billiard game."

"That's good to know. It's okay if you don't want to compete. Just give me another 5,000 yuan and it will be all clear." Wu Laosan hooked his fingers and someone immediately handed him a cigarette to light.

"Let's compete."

Wu Laosan paused and looked at the person who was speaking through the smoke.

Wang Nian repeated, "Let's compete. If I lose, I'll write the IOU. If I win..." He looked directly into Wu Laosan's eyes and said, "Then will the IOU be void?"

Wu Laosan sneered, raised his head and slowly blew out a smoke ring.

He seemed to be quite confident in his billiard skills. After a brief silence, he put down his crossed legs and stood up.

"How about this! If you win once, I'll waive an IOU. If you win three times in a row, I, Wu Lao San, will promise that I will never trouble Shi Jun again..."

Wu Laosan walked slowly to Wang Nian and exhaled smoke with a smile: "If you lose, it won't be just 5,000 yuan!"

"How much do you want?"

Shi Xiangming pulled Wang Nian behind him and asked with a cold face.

"You lost five thousand in the first round, and ten thousand in the second round... It all depends on how much you can afford. I'll take care of it!"

"You are breaking the law!"

"Illegal?" Wu Laosan threw his head back and laughed loudly, his laughter echoing in the billiard hall: "I want to see who dares to say that I, Wu Laosan, broke the law, and which law they broke?"

Wang Nian secretly looked at Meng Cheng.

Sure enough, I saw him making a gesture towards the corner of the billiard hall, and I didn't know whether he was pausing the action or giving some instructions.

After a while, the people at that table waved a yellow-haired guy over and pointed at the larger billiard table in the middle.

The yellow-haired man nodded, led a few people to the big stage, and then sent over a few bottles of beer.

"You can take your time to think about it. After you've made up your mind, you can decide whether to just pay the money or have a competition." Boss Wu was about to sit back on the sofa.

Shi Xiangming just slowly uttered one word: "Bi." Then he took out a thick stack of bills from his bag.

Wu Laosan raised his eyebrows.

Shi Xiangming suddenly raised the money and shouted to the other guests in the billiard hall: "Then invite everyone to be witnesses, in case some people refuse to acknowledge our victory."

The young men who had just arrived at the middle pool table immediately came over, each holding a bottle of beer.

The square-faced young man in the lead immediately asked curiously, "What are you here to testify for? My brothers and I just happened to come and join in the fun."

Wang Nian quickly explained the content of the bet just now.

The young man looked very interested: "That's great, we brothers will come as witnesses, I believe that Boss Wu is a man who keeps his word."

"You can choose any club you want." Wu Laosan pointed to where the clubs were placed with disdain: "Black Eight or Sloth, it's up to you."

Wu Laosan was talking to Shi Xiangming the whole time, and he probably didn't even take Wang Nian into consideration.

Wang Nian nodded behind Shi Xiangming, walked over silently and selected a golf club.

Only then did everyone realize that the person who wanted to bet was actually a woman, and judging by her dress, she looked like a housewife.

"You?" Wu Laosan was a little surprised.

"It was my wife who fought with you." Shi Xiangming smiled, took Wang Nian's purse and stuffed the money into it: "I am responsible for following her instructions."

The quality of the golf clubs here at Wu Laosan is much better than those at the music store, and he easily found the length that Wang Nian is most used to.

After carefully applying chocolate powder on the club head, I held it in my hand to test the strength.

"Then let's play black eight! Sloth takes too much time." Wang Nian walked to the billiard table and motioned Wu Laosan to choose the billiard table.

The people who were playing billiard saw that it was a woman who wanted to bet with someone, and they all came over curiously.

"This is it." Wu Lao San held the club and tapped the closest one casually: "Do you want to give me two balls?"

Wu Laosan seemed to not take Wang Nian seriously at all. He raised his eyebrows at Wang Nian frivolously and smiled nonchalantly.

"Since Boss Wu said he wants to give me a handicap, I'm being disrespectful." Wang Nian unexpectedly took over the conversation and continued to talk without thinking, "Since Boss Wu wants to give me a handicap of two strokes, I'll tee off first."

Wu Laosan didn't take it seriously at all and just smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

There were ready-made billiard balls on the table. Wang Nian walked to the front of the table and stood there, then turned around and asked, "Where is the IOU written by Shi Jun?"

Wu Laosan pointed at a man and said, "Put an IOU there." Then he raised his chin towards Shi Xiangming and said, "Put your money there too."

The IOU and the money are placed on the table at the same time, and whoever wins takes it.

Wang Nian was satisfied. He bent down slightly and placed the pole with his right hand between the index and middle fingers of his left hand.

Bang——

Under several gazes, the billiard ball was smashed into pieces.

"The six-color ball has landed." The square-faced young man immediately announced loudly to the people around him: "The female comrade has a full-color ball, and Mr. Wu has a colored ball..."

Bang——

Bang——

Several crisp collision sounds were heard continuously. Wu Laosan said he would give up three strokes, but he had not even touched the table until the black eight was pocketed.

Even if he didn't concede the point, Wang Nian would still win this game.

"Lesbians win!" the square-faced young man shouted.

Shi Xiangming unfolded the IOU and handed it to Shi Jun. After confirming that it was his signature, he tore it up on the spot and then signaled the other party to continue.

In the second game, Wang Nian took advantage of the previous win and continued to get the right to kick off.

Wu Laosan's smile faded and his expression became a little solemn.

Bang——

Bang——

Bang, bang, bang——

The game ended quickly and neatly, and Wu Laosan stood by the table and watched the second game without even having a chance to play.

Wang Nian stopped, holding the club and stood quietly beside Shi Xiangming: "In the third game, we exchange serve rights."

Meng Cheng tilted his head again. The square-faced young man was about to walk up to him and talk, but Wu Laosan took the initiative.

But Wu Laosan didn't say anything, instead he walked to the billiard table.

Shi Jun is not even a big shot in the billiard hall, and Wu Laosan doesn't care whether he leaves or not, but as the boss he has to save face in front of such people!

Although this woman looks like a housewife, she does have some sense.

Originally, there was no rule in the billiard hall to exchange the right to serve after two games. Wu Laosan thought that Wang Nian was giving him face so that he would not lose too badly in front of everyone.

Little did they know that Wang Nian just brought his amateur competition habits here.

Wu Laosan's billiard skills are really good. He successfully hit the target ball into the hole with several consecutive strokes.

Unfortunately...I still missed after four consecutive shots.

Wang Nian wiped the head of the club and waited for Wu Laosan to come down before slowly going up.

"You win!"

Wu Laosan casually threw the golf club to his younger brother, with a hint of smile on his face.

"Good luck." Wang Nian said politely.

"I, Wu Lao San, promise that my subordinates will never cause trouble for Shi Jun in the future..." Wu Lao San glanced at Shi Jun: "But I can't guarantee that he will come back on his own."

"It's not up to me to control what happens next."

A person who is seeking death can be saved once but not a second time. Let go of the sentimentality of helping others and respect their fate.

This time he helped because Shi Jun also had the surname Shi, but the second time this surname was of no use to Wang Nian.

"I wonder if you would be interested in working in my billiard hall?"

As expected, Wu Laosan became interested in Wang Nian's billiard skills. After giving a few instructions to his subordinates, he immediately came over.

There are more than a dozen billiard halls in Xiayang Street, and everyone is competing for business. The one with the best players will naturally attract more people.

Wu Laosan has always been in charge of this billiard hall. It would be more stable if there was someone more powerful.

Wang Nian waved her hands repeatedly: "Thank you, Boss Wu, for your kindness. As a housewife, I don't have the courage to do that."

"How did you develop your skills, girl?"

"When I was working in the brigade, I would collect cow dung with my friends when I had nothing to do." Wang Nian began to talk nonsense, his eyes frequently passing by Meng Cheng and the others. Seeing that they did not take the next step, he immediately said: "If there is nothing to do, then we will go home first. The children will soon be out of school."

"Goodbye!"

With so many people watching, Wu Laosan really kept his word and did not make things difficult for anyone.

When Wang Nian said she was leaving, he even escorted her out of the billiard hall and waved goodbye with a smile.

Meng Cheng didn't say a word from the time he entered the billiard hall to the time he left. He walked out of Xiayang Street silently before he suddenly swore.

At the same time in the video room, Wu Laosan also had a gloomy face.

"Meng Cheng!"

"Wu Laokai!"

Both of them called out each other's name through gritted teeth.

There really is someone behind Wu Laosan, and it is someone Meng Cheng doesn't dare to touch easily at the moment, so he gave a secret signal to the team members to end the operation halfway.

As for who was behind the scenes, Wang Nian and Shi Xiangming were not in a position to ask in detail.

"We must take action against him, but we must not make any moves before that..."

Wu Laosan is just a small fish, and according to the little information revealed by Meng Cheng, they are fishing for bigger fish.

At the same time, Meng Cheng believed that Wu Laosan must have recognized him, so he was particularly easy to talk to today.

"Anyway, today's matter is resolved." Wang Nian let out a long breath, and then looked at Shi Xiangming with a smile: "Let's think about how to comfort Feiying when we get back."

As for Meng Cheng's work, it was just passed over in this way.

Shi Xiangming shook his head and laughed, then pinched his brows helplessly.

"Uncle...Uncle San." Shi Jun, who had not dared to interrupt, suddenly called out and pointed to the bus stop at the intersection: "I want to take the bus."

"Don't go home tonight." Shi Xiangming looked at him coldly and pointed at Meng Cheng's car: "Talk to me tonight."

What to talk about... is naturally the next thing.

Wang Nian understood that Shi Xiangming still intended to intervene and take care of his nephew. As for how he would do it, it would depend on the outcome of tonight's conversation.