Chapter 1114 — Yu Ren's Idea

"You think I'm afraid of those filthy scum? Let them come — I'll take them on one by one!" Er Goudan was not the least bit concerned about the people from the underground fight ring. "Besides, if I leave, what'll happen to you two? If they take revenge on you, wouldn't I have done a good deed only to bring harm?"

"That..." Yu Yuanyuan did not much fear the underground fight ring's reprisals. The worst that could happen was death — and what could be worse than death? But if there was a way to avoid dying, who would choose death? Seeing how Er Goudan seemed utterly unconcerned, Yu Yuanyuan was tempted to let him stay, yet she feared bringing trouble upon him.

"Eh, what's all this 'that' and 'this'? I've got nowhere to stay anyway, so I'll just crash at your place for a few days!" Er Goudan was telling the truth — not a penny to his name, and he had lost the address for Wei Zhao, his leader. Where else was he supposed to go?

"Young man, did you really beat Master Li to death?" Yu Ren brooded for a long while before he finally spoke.

"That Master Li — a piece of shit of a man. One punch and I killed him!" Er Goudan nodded.

"So what do you plan to do from now on? What did you come to Songshan City for?" Yu Ren thought Er Goudan was a decent sort, and his mind began to stir. If he could keep Er Goudan on to work at his grocery store, that would be a fine thing! The lad was strong and sturdy — a natural hand at hard labor!

Yu Ren's hardware and grocery store also sold some building materials, but because Yu Ren could not deliver goods to customers' doors, business had never been good. Now this Er Goudan had boundless strength — hauling toilets and washbasins would surely be no trouble for him — so Yu Ren wanted to keep him on!

Especially since with Er Goudan here, he could also protect the family from the underground fight ring's harassment. Why not?

"I... Uncle, to be honest with you, I came here to find my leader. But I put my leader's address and my money together in a handkerchief, and I gave the whole thing to that female swindler. Now I can't even get in touch with my leader, and I don't know what to do." Er Goudan thought of the stupid thing he had done and felt a little dejected.

Leader Wei Zhao was still waiting for the medicine, and what happens? The moment he arrived in Songshan City, he went and lost the address!

"Oh? Well then, how about this — you stay and work at my grocery store for now, and live at my home for the time being. Once you've settled in, you can look for your leader again?" Yu Ren thought it over and said.

"Sure thing, Uncle. Don't worry, I won't eat and live here for free. I've got strength — I can work!" Er Goudan nodded delightedly.

"Then it's settled! What's your name, and what's your leader's name?" Yu Ren nodded in satisfaction. This was perfect — he'd even save on wages!

"My name's Zhou Jiaming, and my leader's name is Wei Zhao!" Er Goudan said.

"Wei Zhao... never heard of him." Yu Ren shook his head. In a city as vast as Songshan, unlike a village, many people went their whole lives without ever crossing paths. "Then come to my home first and get settled?"

"That'd be great!" Er Goudan nodded.

Yu Yuanyuan raised no objection either. In fact, when her father proposed that Er Goudan stay, she had felt a secret thrill of joy. Though she could not yet call what she felt for Er Goudan anything like love, since ancient times beauties had admired heroes. Er Goudan was kind, honest, and full of a sense of justice — precisely the image of a prince charming in Yu Yuanyuan's heart. So she was not at all averse to Er Goudan moving in.

And so Er Goudan formally took up residence in Yu Yuanyuan's home.

Yu Yuanyuan's mother had been wearing a worried frown these past two days as well. She had already learned of what had befallen Yu Ren and Yu Yuanyuan. Though she was furious that Yu Ren had gone to bet on fights, things had come to this pass, and there was nothing she could do but accept her fate.

The Yu family's security door had already been repaired — the cheapest contractor-grade door, the kind torn out after new apartment renovations. Even so, it had cost three hundred yuan, which pained Yu Yuanyuan's mother deeply.

Mother Yu knew that Yu Yuanyuan's days at home were numbered, that Master Li would soon come to take her away. So these past two days she had quit her job as a nanny, planning to spend a few more days at home with Yu Yuanyuan.

She had cooked the meal and was waiting for Yu Yuanyuan and Yu Ren to come home. But she waited and waited, and still no one came. It was already an hour past the normal end of the workday, and Mother Yu finally could not help but dial Yu Yuanyuan's cell phone.

"Mom, is something the matter?" Yu Yuanyuan's voice was much lighter now, a complete change from the gloom of the past few days. Though this affair might not be over just because Master Li was dead, it seemed eighty percent likely to be resolved, so Yu Yuanyuan was very happy. This feeling of freedom was wonderful!

"Yuanyuan, where are you? Why aren't you home yet?" Hearing her daughter's voice, Mother Yu breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought Yu Yuanyuan would be taken away by Master Li today, but it seemed that was not the case.

"Mom, Dad and I are on our way home right now. We have a guest at the house today. When I get back, I'll tell you some good news!" Yu Yuanyuan glanced at Er Goudan and said to her mother.

"Oh? Good news?" Mother Yu was startled. Given the Yu family's current situation, there was precious little that could be called good news. Could there have been a turn in the matter of Master Li? At this thought, Mother Yu quickly asked, "Yuanyuan, has something changed with Master Li's business?"

"We're on the bus right now, too many people around to talk. I'll tell you when we get home." Yu Yuanyuan was no fool. Though a death in the underground fight ring was nothing much, she could not go around talking about it in public, lest she bring trouble down on Er Goudan.

The underground fight ring, at this moment, was in complete chaos!

Little Mule had never imagined that the incomparably arrogant Master Li could actually be killed with a single punch by a young man called "Grandpa Dog Egg"! This was simply too bizarre!

Little Mule hastily had the underground fight ring's staff carry Master Li's corpse away and told the two previous fighters to continue their match, so as not to affect the audience's betting. Having arranged all this, Little Mule hurriedly ran toward the underground fight ring's office.

An Jianwen had by now also learned from the surveillance footage of everything that had happened outside the ring. Master Li's death was beyond his expectations as well! He had never imagined that Master Li could be killed with a single punch! Was he not an external-school expert at the peak of mid-stage Profound Rank? How could he die just like that?

"Young Master Wen, bad news — Master Li has been beaten to death!" Little Mule stumbled and staggered into An Jianwen's office and reported to him.

"I know, I saw it on the surveillance footage!" An Jianwen frowned and waved a hand. In fact, he had known the moment Er Goudan walked in. He had been watching everything unfold outside through the surveillance feed the whole time — he just had never expected this newcomer to be so ferocious!

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