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Chapter 109 - 97 Wild Dog_2
Chapter 109: Chapter 97 Wild Dog_2
It was only then that Song Ci realized with belated awareness that Gu Shen had been steadily sipping the Lion Awakening Wine in small mouthfuls, at a constant pace, and by this rate, he had already consumed more than triple the amount she had.
"Were you born in a keg of alcohol?" Song Ci panicked and, while she was still sober, quickly guarded the bottle of wine, "That’s enough drinking for today!"
Twenty minutes later, the two staggered out of the alley.
To be precise, one of them was staggering, while the other was forced to stagger along.
Gu Shen was propping up Crow, still savoring the taste of the Lion Awakening Wine... He had identified the spiritual element in the wine, and was silently reflecting on the "Lion Alley Case" that Crow had mentioned.
Ten years ago, after Old Lu died, the Lu family’s fortunes collapsed, and all their assets were swallowed up. If he remembered correctly, it was also starting from that year that the Zhao Family began to awaken.
Gu Shen didn’t know what exactly happened back then, but he knew that at the Judgement Institute, his senior sister’s registered name was Nan Jin.
His senior sister had abandoned the Lu family name.
Crow said that the two sisters had once had a violent argument, and from that day forward, Lu Nanjin left Da Du, and has never returned since... This information was sufficient for one to speculate a few things.
"The desperate warrior is likely burdened with a vendetta that can’t be released..."
Gu Shen murmured to himself, and then he remembered Chu Ling’s words, so he whispered, "One shouldn’t harbor malice towards another’s past."
Supporting Crow to the outside of the alley, the latter vomited a great deal in the bushes. After throwing up, he reached out for Gu Shen to give him the helmet, and tried hard to stuff his head into it.
"You want to go back like this?" Gu Shen said earnestly, "In Da Du, drunk driving can get one’s license revoked, and motorcycles are no exception."
He wasn’t worried that Crow would have an accident, though.
"I’m not drunk..." Song Ci spit out and laughed, "The reason I’m drunk is because I want to be drunk, you understand?"
Gu Shen suddenly fell silent.
By his intuition, what Crow was saying was right.
Transcendents, regardless of which category they belonged to, all need to hone their spiritual power. Once spiritual power is strong enough, alcohol can no longer dissolve determination. No matter how much one drinks, one can regain sobriety simply by using the Operating Breathing Method... With Song Ci’s strength, even if he drank the Lion Awakening Wine with spiritual element, he would definitely not be drunk, at least not to this disgraceful and embarrassingly drunk state.
"If I didn’t get drunk, there are some words... I couldn’t say."
Crow, leaning on the corner of the wall, signaled Gu Shen to come closer.
He whispered with a laugh, "You’re a smart man. I’ve talked to you about the Lion Alley Case, and you should have guessed something by now..."
Gu Shen opened his mouth, but it wasn’t that he didn’t want to speak, it was just that he really didn’t know what to say.
"I have never believed that coincidences like that really happen. Old Lu was a good man, how could he have made enemies? Even after hiding in the old town, someone still targeted him." Crow laughed softly, "Who do you think did it?"
Gu Shen calmly said, "You think it’s the Zhao Family."
"Exactly, exactly!" Song Ci pounded Gu Shen’s shoulder affectionately, "Worthy of being someone Mr. Xiao Cui has his eye on... You really get me, like father like son... Ah, spit."
"What do you want to do?" Gu Shen looked at him oddly.
"Of course..." Crow extended a palm and lightly slid it across his own throat, then posed as if being done away with, his eyes blazing, he smiled and asked, "What do you think?"
"Who do you want to get rid of, Zhao Qi?" Gu Shen said, "Or..."
"Ah ha..."
"Just kidding, just kidding." Song Ci quickly interrupted Gu Shen’s words.
"Although outside, everyone is very afraid of me... but actually, I’m quite cowardly." Crow sighed deeply and chuckled, "Other than having a strong fist and tough life, I don’t really have any impressive points to show off. I am not afraid of dying, but I am afraid of getting hot-headed and doing impulsive things that might trouble the lady. Do you know why I ran away on the day I met with you?"
Gu Shen silently waited for the rest.
"A man came to mess with my turf; before he could even identify himself, I hit him... I swear, I just used one punch, never expected him to be so delicate, half of his life got punched into the underworld, almost meeting King Yan."
Crow laughed and bragged a bit, "That man is called Chen Jingtan, Chen San’s nephew."
After waiting a long time, Gu Shen’s words did not come.
Crow raised his eyebrow angrily, "Are you mute?"
"Chen San’s nephew..." Gu Shen said, "So what?"
"Is this the first time you’ve heard the name Chen San?" Crow was quite annoyed and seemed a bit disheartened.
"Not the first time, but... hearing his name, should I have some sort of reaction?" Gu Shen said, somewhat embarrassed, "I know Chen San is someone who can sit on an equal footing with that Zhao Family council member, a very powerful big shot."
With a long, profound sigh, Song Ci completely gave up the thought of explaining to Gu Shen.
"It’s kind of like, very thrilling."
"Wait until one day when you experience it yourself... you’ll know. Beating the privileged, it’s really not like an ordinary fight. Under this damn framework of law, rules, and fate, my life might be worthless, but his isn’t. Therefore, when that punch lands, his pain becomes your double joy. It is a kind of pleasure that transcends the rules."
Crow stretched out his fist excitedly, clenched and then unclenched it, as if reliving the moment. He stared at his rough calloused skin and grinned, "More than once, I’ve thought... what if this fist hit Zhao Qi’s face, what would it look like?"
As he spoke, he couldn’t help but start feeling sick again, but already wearing his helmet, he quickly held it in and leaned against the corner, the world spinning around him.
Gu Shen sighed softly, patting his back.
Just then—
Across a city block, about a few hundred meters, a few people slowly walked out of the long alley.
The leader, upon randomly glancing as he left the alley, noticed the two people at the street corner.
He paused for a moment.
The man in the helmet seemed vaguely familiar, but after just one glance, he looked away.
The cowboy carrying the big shotgun also looked over following his gaze. Silently gripping the handle of his gun, he asked softly, "Mr. Zhao?"
"It’s nothing... just two drunks who won’t wake up, not worth our time."
Zhao Qi spoke softly, he suddenly furrowed his brows, stretched out his hand, and wiped his cheek which should have been clean but was sullied. His palm was stained with grime, likely picked up inside the abandoned factory.
He silently watched the dirt on his palm and whispered, "There’s just too much filth in the old city..."
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