Chapter 5 Section five
When Di Bin ran to the narrow alley with two of his men, the tall man had already lost three front teeth and was rolling beside the wall in pain.
The young man stood in front of him, with blood on his forehead and a scar where he had collided with the man's teeth.
The young man turned around, saw Di Bin and the other three, and was about to run away.
"Wait a minute." Di Bin's calm voice aroused the curiosity of the young man.
"Aren't you with him?"
Di Bin shook his head. "This kind of thing is not worthy." He walked up to the man who was about to get up, and kicked his chin hard.The man vomited blood and fell over.
"Why did you wait until now?" Di Bin actually knew the answer.He just wanted to be sure.
"I'm afraid there are his accomplices in the crowd."
"Very good." Di Bin smiled appreciatively. "But one thing is still wrong. If I were you, I would simply kill him."
The young man laughed. "Just because he scolded me and stepped on my foot?"
Di Bin shook his head again. "It's because you knocked out his teeth. He must be thinking now: I will catch you next time, pull out six of your teeth first, and then send the knife down his throat..."
"No...not..." The man moaned vaguely.
"What's wrong? Do you want to do it?" Di Bin patted his lapel. "I have a knife."
"Why should I listen to you?" The young man's expression was full of warning.
"Very good." Di Bin said for the second time. "Good man, are you also cold? What's your name?"
"Why should I tell you?"
"I can take you to meet someone."
"Why should I want to meet that person?"
Di Bin laughed, and said to his two subordinates: "This kid likes to ask why." He turned to face the man who was still on the ground begging for mercy. "If you want to survive in this city, you have to learn not to ask too many questions."
Without warning, Di Bin Lightning pulled out a short knife from his boot, and stabbed it into the man's neck.Di Bin jumped away quickly, preventing the hot blood spurted from the man's carotid artery from staining his white clothes.
The young man stared dumbfounded.
One of Di Bin's men walked up to the man's body, pulled out a short knife, wiped it off with the hem of the man's clothes, and handed it back to Di Bin.Di Bin carefully retracted the dagger into the scabbard inside the boot.
"The person I'm going to take you to meet can teach you how to survive in this city. Live a hundred times better than now."
The southeast of Poshili is the old area of Piaocheng, which used to be the center of this growing town in the most prosperous era of Piaocheng.Until now, many houses built in that era have not been demolished here.They are evidence of a passage in Piaocheng's history. There is a large old stone house on the narrow street. It looks like it has a history of 70 to 80 years. It used to be the residence and shop of the largest rice and grain merchant in the town. Di Bin led the young man named Ye Yi into the gate of the stone house.It was dark in the hall.A dozen ragged men were scattered around.Some sat and gossiped and gambled.Several people are eating around a round wooden table.Ye Yi noticed that they all ate very aggressively, as if they were afraid that after this meal, they would not know when the next meal would be. Ye Yi knew: This is a habit cultivated on the battlefield. Back then, in order to mobilize the highest military strength, the "Qin Wang Shi" lowered the age of conscription from seventeen to fourteen.Fifteen-year-old Ye Yi was forcibly conscripted into the army. Because he was young, he only served as a food and grass carrier. After the defeat of "Master Qin Wang", he had no travel expenses to return to his hometown, so he had to wander with four older comrades, earning a living by robbery and stealing along the way, and finally wandered in Piaocheng. Like many other Xing Leng'er, Ye Yi couldn't look back after seeing the dazzling lights of Piaocheng.He was unwilling to go back to his hometown and be a farmer for the rest of his life, but he was trapped in this gorgeous prison in Piaocheng, and he couldn't find a way out of poverty... Di Bin led him all the way to the inner hall.None of the men around said hello, only pairs of eyes looked up and down at Ye Yi.Ye Yi saw it.All hungry eyes.He recalled the scene on the battlefield. There is a stone step leading to the underground warehouse in the inner hall, with lights shining from below.Di Bin turned his head slightly and waved his hand.Ye Yi followed him down the stone steps. The vast underground warehouse is empty, without any goods.Ye Yi heard the sound of abacus calculations, turned his eyes, and saw Qi Chu sitting in front of an oil lamp in the corner of the warehouse, facing the table. Keep turning back and forth between the papers. Ye Yi noticed that there was another person in the warehouse.Just another dark corner.The man was sitting on a chair covered with striped tiger skin, with his upper body leaning forward, his elbows resting on his knees, his fingers interlocked, and his chin resting on the back of his fingers.Ye Yi couldn't see his face hidden in the shadows. Ye Yi felt nervous for no reason.He knew that this was the person Di Bin wanted to introduce. "Boss, I brought someone to show you." Di Bin walked to the tiger leather chair and stood. Yu Runsheng let go of his arms and leaned back on the back of the chair. His pale and thin face was revealed under the light. Ye Yi stood upright in front of Yu Runsheng, his posture was the same as when he was reviewing in the army. "Have you eaten today?" Yu Runsheng asked. Ye Yi shook his head. Yu Runsheng's eyes scanned Ye Yi, and then stared at his eyes for a long time.Ye Yi's gaze didn't move, but he didn't meet Yu Runsheng's eyes either. He just looked straight at the wall above Yu Runsheng. Yu Runsheng and Di Bin looked at each other and smiled together. "You can eat here." Ye Yi knew at this moment that his life had changed since then.He found the way out that he had dreamed of for a long time.But he wasn't hyper.He knew that this path had to be walked carefully, or he would pay the greatest price.
The southeast of Poshili is the old area of Piaocheng, which used to be the center of this growing town in the most prosperous era of Piaocheng.Until now, many houses built in that era have not been demolished here.They are evidence of a passage in Piaocheng's history. There is a large old stone house on the narrow street. It looks like it has a history of 70 to 80 years. It used to be the residence and shop of the largest rice and grain merchant in the town. Di Bin led the young man named Ye Yi into the gate of the stone house.It was dark in the hall.A dozen ragged men were scattered around.Some sat and gossiped and gambled.Several people are eating around a round wooden table.Ye Yi noticed that they all ate very aggressively, as if they were afraid that after this meal, they would not know when the next meal would be. Ye Yi knew: This is a habit cultivated on the battlefield. Back then, in order to mobilize the highest military strength, the "Qin Wang Shi" lowered the age of conscription from seventeen to fourteen.Fifteen-year-old Ye Yi was forcibly conscripted into the army. Because he was young, he only served as a food and grass carrier. After the defeat of "Master Qin Wang", he had no travel expenses to return to his hometown, so he had to wander with four older comrades, earning a living by robbery and stealing along the way, and finally wandered in Piaocheng. Like many other Xing Leng'er, Ye Yi couldn't look back after seeing the dazzling lights of Piaocheng.He was unwilling to go back to his hometown and be a farmer for the rest of his life, but he was trapped in this gorgeous prison in Piaocheng, and he couldn't find a way out of poverty... Di Bin led him all the way to the inner hall.None of the men around said hello, only pairs of eyes looked up and down at Ye Yi.Ye Yi saw it.All hungry eyes.He recalled the scene on the battlefield. There is a stone step leading to the underground warehouse in the inner hall, with lights shining from below.Di Bin turned his head slightly and waved his hand.Ye Yi followed him down the stone steps. The vast underground warehouse is empty, without any goods.Ye Yi heard the sound of abacus calculations, turned his eyes, and saw Qi Chu sitting in front of an oil lamp in the corner of the warehouse, facing the table. Keep turning back and forth between the papers. Ye Yi noticed that there was another person in the warehouse.Just another dark corner.The man was sitting on a chair covered with striped tiger skin, with his upper body leaning forward, his elbows resting on his knees, his fingers interlocked, and his chin resting on the back of his fingers.Ye Yi couldn't see his face hidden in the shadows. Ye Yi felt nervous for no reason.He knew that this was the person Di Bin wanted to introduce. "Boss, I brought someone to show you." Di Bin walked to the tiger leather chair and stood. Yu Runsheng let go of his arms and leaned back on the back of the chair. His pale and thin face was revealed under the light. Ye Yi stood upright in front of Yu Runsheng, his posture was the same as when he was reviewing in the army. "Have you eaten today?" Yu Runsheng asked. Ye Yi shook his head. Yu Runsheng's eyes scanned Ye Yi, and then stared at his eyes for a long time.Ye Yi's gaze didn't move, but he didn't meet Yu Runsheng's eyes either. He just looked straight at the wall above Yu Runsheng. Yu Runsheng and Di Bin looked at each other and smiled together. "You can eat here." Ye Yi knew at this moment that his life had changed since then.He found the way out that he had dreamed of for a long time.But he wasn't hyper.He knew that this path had to be walked carefully, or he would pay the greatest price.