Chapter Fifteen: The Village Head Pleads for Mercy

  These days, all the fights were started by Hei Zi. Xiao Fei never made a move, but this time when he saw San Er's big brother take action, he let out a loud roar and charged forward to meet him.

  Hei Zi trained as a soldier for three years and completely changed his ways. His kung fu was so good that three or five thugs couldn't handle him. After he came back, he saw that Zhuo Xiao Fei's fighting skills were unrefined, so whenever he had time, he would train Zhuo Xiao Fei. More than a month passed, and Zhuo Xiao Fei's fighting level also improved significantly.

  Wishing Xiaofei a clear mind, the opponent uses long-range weapons and cannot let him exert his advantage in long-range weapons. He must get close. San Er's big brother is a sturdy man who only knows how to farm and doesn't know how to fight. He has strength but no fighting skills, and can only roar forward.

  Zhuo Xiaofei took two steps forward and arrived in front of San'er's big brother. Before the big brother's iron shovel could come down, Zhuo Xiaofei's elbow had already collided with the big brother's chest. With a loud crash, San'er's big brother was almost knocked unconscious, his arms went limp, and his hands dropped down.

  Xiao Fei didn't stop after the collision, he raised his hand and grabbed San Er's older brother's arm that was hanging down, with his other hand snatching the iron shovel and throwing it to the ground.

  Saner's big brother lost his courage without a weapon, and at the moment of hesitation, Zhuo Xiaofei's fist went up. A hook punch sent Saner's big brother flying onto the ground on his back.

  San Er's second brother did not expect his big brother to be so vulnerable, and was knocked down by Zhuo Xiaofei with just two blows. He was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses and went to pick up the iron shovel on the ground, Zhuo Xiaofei stepped forward and stomped on the handle of the shovel.

  "Older brother, second son, stop." A hoary and majestic voice came from the doorway.

  San'er's second brother and eldest brother turned around to look at their father, who had come out of the house, and didn't dare move. Zhu Xiao Fei also didn't move, he didn't know what this old man wanted to do, after all, they couldn't fight with an elderly person.

  "You're still not ashamed, San'er went to ruin someone's business, and you still want to fight with others." The old man said angrily.

  The three brothers' elder and second brothers both lowered their heads, not daring to look at their old father, they also knew that they were in the wrong.

  Xiao Fei saw they didn't move anymore, turned around and looked at Heizi, ready to leave.

  At this moment, the black dog tied in the yard suddenly broke free from its iron chain and pounced on Hei Zi.

  This black dog is a notoriously fierce dog in the village, always tied up with an iron chain in the yard, and rarely let loose.

  Hei Bei is the darling of the San Er family, well-fed and sleek, with a shiny coat and a more robust physique than others of its kind.

  "Heizi saw Heibei pounce over and laughed: 'Xiaofei, we have snacks to go with our wine.'"

  The sky was getting dark, and the light in the yard was not good. No one saw how Hei Zi did it, but they heard a sharp cry from the dog, followed by a thud, and Hei Bei was thrown to the ground motionless.

  "You, how did you beat Heizi to death?" San'er's father shouted tremulously.

  Xiao Fei burst out laughing: "Lao Wu, this guy is also called Heizi."

  Hei Zi couldn't help but laugh at this, he didn't expect that San Er Jia's Hei Bei was also called Hei Zi.

  Heizi finished laughing and picked up Heizi, saying: "Go back and tell Saner that he is responsible for his own actions, let him go and give our brothers an explanation."

  Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei carried the huge dead octopus away, San Er's two older brothers and father watched with wide eyes, not daring to chase after them. They knew their own dog well; three or four men were no match for it. They hadn't even seen how Hei Zi had done it before the octopus was dead, and the shock he brought to their hearts was too great.

  After walking out of the door for a while, Xiao Fei curiously asked: "Lao Wu, how did you kill this dog?"

  "Hehe, you forgot, I'm a scout, this is my specialty."

  Actually, Hei Zi didn't say some things. Although dealing with dogs is a training subject, ordinary scouts are not so agile. His skills in dealing with dogs were all practiced during training sessions outside. In the mountains, he often ate dogs from villagers' homes and was also punished by his unit for this.

  Dai Gui and Yin Le got busy, skinning and boiling the dog. Both of them were very skilled at it. Hei Zi and Zhu Xiao Fei returned with wine, and the pot of dog meat had already started to give off a delicious aroma.

  When the dog meat was almost cooked, Er Cheng and Yin Le's two younger brothers also arrived. They went to the house by the sandy river and found no one there, so they came here.

  Several people drank a big wine and sweated profusely, after eating dog meat Hei Zi said: "Er Cheng, you go to the house by the Sha River first, Le Er, take two brothers out for a walk, we two will replace you in a while."

  Today, I'm not afraid of anyone making trouble again, those who dare to make trouble are all lying on the kang and can't get up.

  There were more people playing at night than yesterday. Everyone was discussing what happened yesterday, and most of them were gossiping about those few who didn't behave morally and weren't worthy of socializing.

  The next afternoon, Hei Zi had just returned from the town when a middle-aged man accompanied by a woman walked in. Hei Zi recognized the middle-aged man as Zhao Guangqing, the newly elected village head, who was also a retired soldier.

  "Hey, Village Chief has arrived in person! What's the matter? Just give me a shout and I'll be right there!" Heizi shouted with a smile from the courtyard.

  Zhao Guangqing smiled and walked towards Heizi and Zhu Xiaofei, saying: "Brother Heizi, how dare I be like you, if I don't come to take a look, my village will be beaten by you."

  Hei Zi listened to Zhao Guang Qing's words and unhappily said: "Zhao Ge, what do you mean by this? Do you want to help those few guys get away with it?"

  "Just kidding, Heizi brother, you misunderstood. Actually, I've been wanting to find time to sit down with you for a long time. And now Erzi's wife has asked me to help San'er plead his case, so it's also a good opportunity for me to sit down with you." Zhao Guangqing said tactfully.

  Heizi took a glance at Erzi's wife and let them both into the house.

  Xiao Fei was busy making tea for them, Zhao Guangqing said: "Alright, you two don't have to hurry, Erzi's wife, go buy some wine, I'll drink a cup with these two brothers."

  Erzi's wife took a look at Heizi and saw that Heizi and Zhu Xiaofei did not object, so she hurriedly went to buy wine.

  "Black Whiskers brother, I think you're planning to stick around here for a while. Give your big brother some face and let them off the hook."

  "Hei Zi smiled and said: 'Zhao Ge, I didn't do anything to them either. They came at me with knives, hurt my people, all I did was ask them to put down their knives. The ones who got beaten up were the two brothers of mine that they had hit earlier. You can't expect them not to fight back, right?'"

  "Heizi brothers, let bygones be bygones. Whoever hit whoever, let's not mention it again in the future, okay?" Zhao Guangqing's tone was almost pleading.

  "Hei Zi handed over a cigarette and said, 'Zhao Ge, you also know that after Brother returned from the army, he didn't have a place to make a living. It was hard enough to start a business, but they destroyed it, and the brothers were beaten too. How can Brother survive in the future? Can't just starve to death, right?'"

  Zhao Guangqing saw that Hei Zi wanted to make a big deal out of this matter and didn't want to let it go, his face immediately fell, and he asked: "Hei Zi, what do you really want?"

  Heizi saw him with a sullen face, still smiling and saying: "Zhao Ge, as long as they give my brothers an explanation, I don't care. After all, I've eaten dog meat too, I don't know which of the remaining few families still has dogs."