Chen Chu turned around and saw that it was Yan San.
He thought to himself that he had been looking for this bastard for two days but hadn't found him. But thinking about it, it made sense. Since he was in cahoots with Wang Xiaoyan, he would definitely show up for something this big.
Wang Xiaoyan saw him as a hoodlum, so he became close to him. If Yan San ever tried to extort money from people and refused to pay, Wang Xiaoyan would have him handle the collection, and give him some extra benefits.
Chen Chu clenched his fists tightly, but approached with a smile on his face.
"Yan San, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Let me tell you, murder and arson are serious crimes. If you talk nonsense, I can sue you for spreading rumors!"
"Spreading rumors? Spread your mother's rumors?"
"Oh my god! Yan San, you can spread rumors too! You're really good at it, aren't you? Can't you even brag? Then you won't need to brag anymore, you're so damn good at bragging..." Chen Chu said, laughing loudly.
Xu Guozhong, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but chuckle along.
"Xu Guozhong! I'll fuck your mother! I'm talking to Chen Chu, and you're laughing at me like that!" Yan San grabbed a brick and smashed it on Xu Guozhong's head.
Xu Guozhong cried out and was knocked down.
Chen Chu laughed, thinking to himself that Xu Guozhong deserved his bad luck.
Yan Sangan knocked down Xu Guozhong and then charged toward Chen Chu.
Chen Chu had already made preparations.
Fighting requires a calm and composed mind; one cannot be impulsive or agitated. Especially those who start yelling and cursing at people upon meeting them—unless they're outnumbered or bullying honest people, they'll exhaust their lung capacity with all that cursing when facing a formidable opponent, leaving them with no strength left to fight.
Even more taboo is shouting "fuck you" while throwing a punch. You have to hold your breath before you throw a punch, that's how you get power. If you let your breath out, your punch will lose its power.
Enraged, Yan San charged forward. Chen Chu ducked to avoid one of his punches, then quickly delivered two more punches to Yan San's chin.
"Damn it!" Yan San was forced to retreat repeatedly after being hit.
At this point, everyone rushed over to break up the fight.
"Fuck your mother! You're all taking sides!" Yan San cursed.
"What are you shouting for? If you shout again, I'll call the police station and they'll take you all away!" At this moment, the village chief, Zhang Cai, got out of the car with a dark face.
He was just in bed making babies with his young wife when he heard someone shouting "Fire!" outside. But it wasn't his house that was on fire, and he couldn't just pull out his thing without ejaculating! So he fiddled with his wife's belly for a while longer, ejaculated, wiped himself clean with toilet paper, and then got dressed and drove over.
Yan San may not give face to anyone, but he still has to give face to the village chief.
Don't underestimate the village chief. In rural areas, the village chief is the most powerful and influential person. He has good relations with the police station, and after all, he's a government official.
If Zhang Cai really made a phone call, the police station could really arrest Yan San.
No matter how corrupt the underworld is, it's not as corrupt as government officials. No matter how well they do or how shrewd they are, it's still a low-class affair, not legitimate.
Zhang Caizhen stunned Yan San, then shouted, "The fire department has confirmed that the fire at Old Wang's house was caused by the recent drought and the heat. It wasn't just his house that caught fire. Who told him to dry the firewood? Why would you need to dry firewood in this hot weather? Didn't he just ask for trouble? And drying it around the house, who came up with that idea? Also, Yan San, you just got out of prison and you've already caused a lot of trouble! Do you want to go back in for a few more days?"
"Hehe, hehe, village chief, I can't." Yan San smiled with a dark face.
He secretly wished he could chop Zhang Cai into seventeen or eighteen pieces, thinking, "Who do you think you are?!"
"If you don't want to talk, then shut up. Our little village isn't big, but it has plenty of trouble. Old Wang's house is on fire, and you still won't calm down? Do you want to cause a murder or something?"
Zhang Cai rolled his eyes at Yan San and Chen Chu a few times, then drove home to sleep with his wife.
Seeing Zhang Cai leave, Yan San pointed at Chen Chu and cursed, "You little bastard, I'll give the village chief face, but let me tell you, you won't live past tomorrow night!"
"Tch! Yan San, you're full of it! If you're so tough, try and make sure I don't survive tonight..."
At this moment, Xu Guozhong shouted.
"Oh no! My head is bleeding! Yan San, you have to come with me to the hospital!"
Yan San was somewhat wary of village chief Zhang Cai, but he completely disregarded Xu Guozhong.
"Get the hell out! You go to the hospital with Ma Xiaohe's second aunt! Damn it, I caught you two naked in the cornfield the other day, having sex! And you're asking me for medical bills..."
Xu Guozhong blushed deeply. He immediately refused the medical bills, clutched his head, and ran to Old Yuan's clinic for treatment.
Chen Chu let out a breath, thinking to himself, "The tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease. Damn it, Yan San Laozi, you think you're afraid of me!"
The next day, Chen Chu also skipped class and called Wang Xia to say he had a headache.
Wang Xia laughed: "Doesn't your butt hurt?"
Chen Chu got an erection as soon as he heard that.
"Teacher, why doesn't my bottom hurt? Could you rub it for me?"
"Get lost...no more...Alright, I'm going to class. If you're not feeling well, just rest more..."
Chen Chu hung up the phone, and a little while later Xiao Qing called again.
She had also heard about the fire at Wang Xiaoyan's house and went to Chen Chu to confirm it.
Finally, Xiaoqing chuckled, "Old Wang's family deserved it. He tricked my sister, this is retribution. What's the point of my sister staying with him? She can come back to Shenyang with me, and in a while, she'll divorce his son..."
Chen Chu laughed: "Sister Xiaoqing, you should get a divorce too, then the three of us can sleep naked every day..."
"Get lost... Chen Chu, if I get a divorce, how will you support me? Don't give me that!"
The two exchanged a few more words and then hung up the phone.
It wasn't until noon that Yan San knocked loudly on Chen Chu's door. Chen Chu was still inside reading.
He sprang to his feet with a swift movement and went out the door.
"Yan San, are you fucking mute? Can't you speak? You've smashed the paint off my front door..."
Yan San smiled.
"Fine, Chen Chu, you fucking have guts, do you dare to come with me?"
Chen Chu squinted his eyes.
I feel like I can't fight here, because if the villagers see it, they'll just break it up again.
"Alright, let's go!"
Yan San walked directly to the grove of trees at the east end of the village.
Chen Chu followed him inside.
Yan San sneered and clapped his hands.
Two bald men with their shirts open immediately emerged from the woods.
He was tall and muscular, with tattoos all over his body.
They were both in their thirties, but their faces were full of fat.
"Yan San, you've brought the two of us to deal with this little brat? Damn it!"
Another person said, "This little brat isn't even big enough for me to squeeze with one hand..."
Yan San sneered, "Stop bragging, this kid's got some skills." Then he turned to Chen Chu and said, "You little brat! I'll cripple you today! Damn it, aren't you going to act tough? Aren't you going to be arrogant? These are my two cellmates. You think you're so great? Try sparring with my two cellmates first?"
The two men sneered at Chen Chu, their fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and walked towards him step by step.
Chen Chu's eyes narrowed. Seeing a rock next to Yan San, his heart changed, and he felt that he was bound to suffer a loss.
"Wait! Yan San, you fucking jerk! It's three against one! Don't move, let me make a call and get my brothers too, then we'll fight it out!"
Yan San didn't say anything.
His two cellmates cursed.
"Damn it! We're supposed to wait for you to call your men? You're a bunch of idiots, even if you sent a hundred, it wouldn't make a difference!"
"Okay!" Chen Chu nodded, his eyes glancing at Yan San, afraid that the kid would make the first move.
Chen Chu thought for a moment. Fatty Yin was too far away, so calling the police would be pointless; the police wouldn't come anyway. Ma Huaqiang... wouldn't work either. So Chen Chu dialed Ji Yang's number.
Ji Yang has been at the Red Star Billiards Room for the past few days.
He broke up with Qi Dongdong because of his girlfriend, so he stayed with Jin Xing and helped him manage the billiards hall.
When many thugs heard that Ji Yang was there, they all came over to hang out, and Jin Xing's business doubled compared to before, with a few more cases added.
Ji Yang is playing basketball.
The phone rang, and seeing it was Chen Chu's number, he answered with a smile, "Brother Chu, it's been a few days! Want to play a round?"
"I have something to do, in the grove of trees east of our village..." Chen Chu explained briefly.
Ji Yang hurriedly hung up the phone, got on Jin Xing's motorcycle, and sped towards Chen Chu.
There are no traffic jams on the dirt roads in the countryside, and you can get there in five or six minutes for a distance of ten miles.
When Ji Yang arrived at Xiaoyangshu Village, he rode directly to the easternmost part of the village and rode into the grove of trees.
Then, with a screech, the brakes came to a stop.
"Damn! You got here pretty fast!" The two fat men stood up from the ground.
Yan San also stood up from a tree stump.
A dashing and handsome young man walked in from outside.
Ji Yang has recently started growing his hair out, aiming to resemble Brother Nan from the 1986 TV series "Chen Haonan," and he's also wearing a leather jacket.
"Who the hell are you cursing?" Yan San pointed at Ji Yang and cursed.
"Ji Yang..." Ji Yang only uttered two words.
"Ji Yang? He's just bragging!"
However, Yan San's only response was a punch.
Chen Chu also rushed forward two steps and threw a punch at a bald man.
Chen Chu was fighting two against one, but after two rounds he felt he couldn't take it anymore. These two were strong and powerful, and he couldn't keep fighting like this. He quickly remembered Old Zhang's dirty trick.
In the midst of the fight, he kicked a bald man hard in the groin.
Even the most skilled fighter will crumble if his groin and testicles are kicked.
Chen Chu then reached out and grabbed at the other bald man's eyes.
Then, his knee struck the man's crotch hard. As the man bent over, Chen Chu spun around behind him, grabbed his stomach with one hand, and dug his fingers deep into the man's abdomen. Old Zhang had taught him to grab a person's ribs and pull them up. The ribs were fragile, so he could break them. But when dealing with fat people, their bellies were big, and it was not easy to grab their ribs. So he would touch their waist, where the kidneys were. As long as he dug his fingers in, he could grab the person's kidneys and squeeze them hard to subdue them.
This was the first time Chen Chu had done something like this.
He pinched the fat man's kidney.
"Ah!" the fat man cried out in pain, his body writhing back and forth, large beads of sweat seeping from his scalp.
Chen Chu didn't want to cause any deaths, so he stopped.
At this moment, Ji Yang had already knocked Yan San to the ground.
Yan San stood up several times, but Ji Yang knocked him down each time.
However, Ji Yang still held back.
He looked back at Chen Chu and clearly noticed that Chen Chu was not satisfied with his holding back.
Ji Yang sighed softly and stomped on Yan San's ribs a few times with his left foot.
"Ah..." Yan San endured the pain, but still let out a chilling scream.
His ribs made a cracking sound.
Ji Yang felt that he had broken at least four ribs, which was about enough.
That's when it stopped.
"Yan San! My name is Ji Yang. Remember me. If you want revenge, don't go after Chen Chu, come directly to me, understand? I'm ready anytime..."
"Damn it... damn it, Chen Chu..." Yan San's mouth was bleeding, and his eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Chen Chu, ignoring Ji Yang.
"Chen Chu… I, I'm not going to let this go, unless you kill me today. No, I, Yan San, will make sure neither you nor your son escape…"
"Fuck your mother!" Chen Chu came over and kicked Yan San in the chin.
Yan San's jaw dislocated and slumped down, rendering him unable to speak, only whimpering with resentment like a mad dog.
"Yan San! Remember this: the sins of the father do not extend to his family. If you dare to lay a finger on my father, I, Chen Chu, will kill your entire family, young and old alike! I'll skin them alive!" Chen Chu pointed at Yan San several times with a fierce glare.
Ji Yang grabbed him.
"Alright, Brother Chu, let's go..."
Ji Yang pulled Chen Chu onto the motorcycle, and then saw the two fat men struggling to get up to help Yan San.
"Brother Chu, where do you live? Let me come over for a while!" Ji Yang said calmly.
Chen Chu understood that if anything happened to his family, he would be easy to reach.
A moment later, they arrived at Chen Chu's house.
Ji Yang sat under the apricot tree in the courtyard and picked a few green apricots to taste.
"Brother Chu, Yan San is a desperate man, this matter won't end here. But he's also a man of principle. I think you should try to make peace with him and reconcile."
"Hoo..." Chen Chu exhaled, without saying a word.
At this moment, Liu Cui came out to collect firewood. Old Wang's house was on fire, and now everyone in the village was carrying the firewood that was originally in their yards outside.
She couldn't help but turn around and glance at Chen Chu and Ji Yang.
A hint of brilliance suddenly appeared in Ji Yang's indifferent gaze.
Turning back to Chen Chu, he said, "Brother Chu, what a beauty..."
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