Chapter 78: Respecting Strength

  Three people made a big fuss, laughing and chatting in a disorderly manner.

  But that's the embodiment of youth, passionate, full of energy, believing in creating miracles, believing in making a name for oneself, not retreating from difficulties and hardships, advancing bravely, even if it means paying a painful price, without batting an eyelid.

  After a while, footsteps came from outside, followed by someone knocking on the door, "Kai Ge, Kai Ge..."

  Wang Hao Dong thought it was a troublemaker or Wu Bin's men, and had already taken precautions. When he heard the newcomer call out Wang Kai's name, he relaxed.

  "Is that the one they...". Hao Qiang hastily opened the door, and in a short while, more than ten young people entered the courtyard, mostly around twenty years old, with the oldest looking around thirty. After entering, they all went into the living room together.

  "Kai Ge, I heard you and Wu Bin have a duel scheduled, we want to join in too."

  "Right, Brother Kai, let's get him."

  "Fight to the death for his little cubs."

  More than a dozen faces were filled with righteous indignation, each expression agitated, all clamoring to take part in the battle.

  These people's faces, Wang Haodong had never seen any of them before and didn't understand what their backgrounds were.

  At this time, Wang Kai waved his hand and these people all shut their mouths. He took out cigarettes and let them sit on the sofa in the living room before saying: "Brothers, you've come, I'm very happy."

  "Everyone, please calm down, I'll introduce him to you." Wang Kai said while pointing at Wang Haodong, "This is Haodong, our brother and also my deputy."

  Wang Haodong stood up and nodded to everyone, the eyes of these people were all cast on him, some with curiosity, some nodding to him, and others calling him Dong Ge.

  "Hao Dong, this is my brother. He was with me when we first started out and was attacked by a group of thugs. He got hurt and has been recovering in the hospital for most of the time, so you haven't met him yet. Let's introduce ourselves now."

  "I heard that Dong Ge is very powerful, last time in action, he was set up by Lai Zi's trap, but Dong Ge single-handedly took down six or seven of them and even captured Lai Zi."

  "Awesome, Big Brother Dong!"

  "We've long heard of Dong Ge's great name, today we finally get to see him."

  These people were talking one after another. Wang Hao Dong smiled and nodded, at this time Wang Kai waved his hand and shouted: "Hao Dong's matter, I believe you all know now, let me introduce him to you."

  Wang Kai introduced one by one, all were nicknames, Wang Hao Dong tried his best to remember them, and then took out cigarettes to distribute to them.

  After a brief introduction, they made their intentions clear. They had all heard that in a few days' time, it would be the day of the battle with Wu Bin's side, and they were volunteering to join the fight, saying they wanted revenge for past grievances and to defeat Wu Bin's men completely.

  At this time, Wang Haodong had already learned from Wang Dahai that Wang Kai's men were not few, nearly twenty in total. However, because many of them were injured and hadn't appeared until now, it was the first time he saw them. He knew these people had been ambushed by Lai Zi and were recovering from their injuries in the hospital, without exerting themselves during battles, all harboring a deep resentment. Such actions were not surprising either.

  "I understand the intention of you brothers, the rules for this battle have been set, three versus three, no need for so many people, I've already arranged for our side, you brothers can go together to cheer and add oil."

  "Boss, which three people?"

  Wang Kai faced the inquiry and told the truth. When he heard that it was Wang Haodong, Wang Kai, and Wang Dahai, many people said: "Brother Kai, you are the eldest, how can you take the stage in person? Let me go instead."

  "I'm going, boss, I'm going."

  "Kai ge, I've recovered from my injuries now, I'll come and go, I guarantee I won't embarrass you."

  To be honest, Wang Haodong didn't think highly of these over ten people. Even the motley crew under Zui Zi couldn't withstand them and got injured and hospitalized. How could they go to war? If they went, they would definitely lose. After all, this battle wasn't a chaotic melee, but a 3v3 match that required elite fighters who could actually fight.

  Wang Kai was also helpless. Earlier, when they wanted to play 5v5, they couldn't find enough people. Now that the rules have been set, these brothers came again. He had already taken out 300,000 and asked to change the rules once more, but it's impossible to change them again. And there were no better players than him among his subordinates. After they all finished speaking, he said: "The rules, method, location, time, and participants of the battle have all been set. They cannot be changed at the last minute."

  When Wang Kai said this, the brothers who came were somewhat disheartened and stopped asking to participate in the war. Most people were silently smoking, and a few people had a hesitant expression on their faces, as if they wanted to say something but couldn't.

  "Everyone, brothers, it's been a long time since we've seen each other and had a drink together. Now that you're all recovered from your injuries, let's go have some food and drinks."

  After Wang Kai finished speaking, two men walked out of the crowd. They were both very sturdy and Wang Haodong remembered their names - one was called Big Cow and the other Little Cow, they were brothers and from the same village as Biaozi. However, Biaozi had already left without saying goodbye and was a traitor to this group, while these two were still here.

  "Brother Kai."

  Wang Kai asked: "Big Cow, Little Cow, do you have anything to say?"

  Dà Niú said: "Kǎi Gē, Dà Hǎi used to be a logistics personnel and didn't fight much. I think he's not capable, I want to replace him in battle."

  Wang Dahai was smoking, and upon hearing this, he immediately stood up, "Damn it, Big Bull, what kind of nonsense are you talking about?"

  The big cow shouted: "I don't believe it, let's have a competition and see who wins!"

  Wang Kai hesitated, but Wang Haodong walked up to him and said, "Let the ocean try it out."

  "Hehe, since you don't admit it, let's compare with the ocean. I've spoken first, you can stop when you're convinced, don't hurt the harmony among brothers."

  Wang Kai finished speaking with a smile, and Big Cow took off his jacket, revealing his robust body. Wang Dahai shouted: "Big Cow, you son of a bitch, come on, I'll beat you to death!"

  The big ox let out a loud bellow and charged forward directly. His physique was robust and he wanted to overpower Wang Da Hai with brute force.

  "I'll mess you up."

  Wang Dahai muttered to himself, not afraid in the slightest. He also knew that a single comparison of strength wasn't enough to be a match for the big bull, but in a fight, strength isn't the only deciding factor. Speed, ruthlessness, calmness, grasp of the environment, and quick-witted adaptability are all factors that influence the outcome of battle.

  Under Wang Haodong's training, Wang Dahai experienced twenty actual battles within a few days, suffered several injuries, and had multiple experiences of severely injuring his enemies, accumulating rich combat experience. When the big cow charged over, he slightly dodged to the side and immediately threw a rear swing punch, hitting the cow's chin.

  Bang.

  The big cow ate pain, hurriedly covering its lower jaw, rubbed it several times, and pounced again.

  Wang Dahai leisurely looked at the big cow, bent his waist, and suddenly lifted his elbow. The big cow thought he was going to use his elbow to knock him down, so it quickly stopped in its tracks and covered its face with its hooves. However, Wang Dahai had only made a feint, and his right leg from below had already kicked out, hitting the big cow's abdomen squarely.

  Endure

  The big cow let out a hum, and the hand covering his face unconsciously loosened. Wang Dahai took advantage of the situation and punched him in the nose, then spun around to his back, stretched out his hand to strangle his neck, and with a fierce twist of his waist, slammed the big cow to the ground. He then punched down, stopping only three inches from the big cow's face without actually hitting it.

  "Believe it or not?" Wang Dahai smiled triumphantly.

  The great cow's skill, among the crowd, is quite good, with great strength and courage, not afraid to fight and bleed, has helped Wang Kai many times, with a reputation that has spread throughout the town, so last time being surrounded, was specially taken care of by Lai Zi, sending five people to injure him.

  The big bull originally thought he could easily take down Wang Da Hai, but unexpectedly, he was hit several times and even fell to the ground. He didn't even manage to hit Wang Da Hai, feeling very frustrated. Looking at the fist suspended in front of his face, he said: "Damn it, Da Hai, you're awesome, I admit defeat."

  From this sentence, Wang Haodong could see that Da Niu was a straightforward person.

  "It's fine if you admit defeat." Wang Da Hai helped the big cow get up, and handed him a tissue to wipe away the blood on his face. He patted his shoulder and said: "Big Cow, I was a bit too heavy-handed, don't be angry."

  "Damn, I'm not angry, you bastard's kung fu has improved, our combat power is going up, I'm so happy. Big Cow muttered to himself and punched him in the chest, "Your mom, half a month without seeing you, how did you become so powerful?"

  "Hey, it's all thanks to Big Brother Dong's guidance that I've made such progress." Wang Dahai chuckled and said to the others, "Anyone who still doesn't accept this can come challenge me anytime."

  The most powerful bigwigs among the newcomers were all defeated by him, so who else dared to come out and fight? So Wang Dahai proudly showed off his might for a long time, revealing a triumphant smile.

  Wang Haodong noticed that Wang Dahai said he had only learned from him for a few days, but became so fierce, and many people's gaze at him was filled with some awe.

  "Now that the lineup is decided, you're all useless, it's settled then. Alright, let's go eat now." Wang Kai shouted as he finished speaking, and everyone followed him.

  They arrived at the restaurant, ordered a big table of dishes, Wang Kai asked the boss to bring up several bottles of white wine and beer. Many people were seeing Wang Hao Dong for the first time, and many came to toast him. He didn't refuse anyone, although his capacity was large, but he still got drunk due to the crowd, and his head felt a bit dizzy.

  The wine was drunk for two hours, and after the end, everyone went back to rest. Wang Hao Dong slept for a while, and when he got up, it was already 4 pm. After washing up, he thought of the task of renting a house given by Zhang Shufang and Xiao Yufen, so he said goodbye to Wang Kai and went out to do this thing.

  With the improvement of living standards, prices have soared, and rent is also a huge expense. When in the city, Wang Haodong rented a one-bedroom apartment for 400 yuan per month; two bedrooms or larger suites would be even more expensive.

  The houses in Linyuan Town are all those brick-tile bungalows or two-story small buildings, and the tallest government building is only five stories high. It can't be called a good house, and the price is naturally very cheap.

  Doing things with Wang Kai, Wang Haodong won a lot of money by gambling and extorted several tens of thousands from Huang Huan. Wang Kai gave him 200,000 yuan, now he has about 1 million yuan in his hands, which is considered to be quite affluent. If there are community houses for rent, he also plans to rent a better house, but here there is no community at all, and he can only retreat and seek the next best thing.

  As he walked to the intersection, Wang Hao happened to see a rental flyer on the utility pole. He took a look and found that it was renting out the entire courtyard house, with two floors, six rooms, and a yard. The house came furnished, with solar panels and a kitchen. The conditions were not bad, so Wang Hao dialed the phone number on the flyer.

  The phone was answered quickly, and a girl's voice came out: "Hello, who are you looking for?"

  "Excuse me, has your house been rented out?"

  "Sorry, it's already rented out."

  "Oh, okay, sorry to bother you." Wang Haodong hung up the phone, scratched his head, walked to the roadside store and grabbed a bottle of cold drink, gulped it down, lit a cigarette, and asked: "Boss, do you know if there's a real estate agent around here?"