The First Volume: The Hollow Spirit Chapter 22: Speaking with a Gun

  Looking at the two food boxes on the ground, everyone was naturally furious. Someone immediately wanted to kick them over, but Wang Yaowu stopped him and said: "You kick it over and clean it up?! Deputy Yan sometimes says something right, this grain really can't be wasted, outside so many people can't even eat a meal."

  Wang Yaowu was really suffering from headaches, and he had seen scenes of famine and starvation since childhood. His own family had a full granary of food, but they still loudly declared to the outside world that even the landlord's house didn't have any surplus grain, just watching one person after another starve to death. In the end, they even pretended to be compassionate and helped bury the corpses. Actually, they were afraid that too many corpses would lead to an outbreak of plague, and in the end, everyone would suffer a calamity.

  "Yaozu is right, every grain is hard-earned! Food is a precious gift from heaven. I'll take it outside and distribute it to those in need!" This time Leyu's heart took the initiative to stand up and take out the two food boxes to give to the poor who needed them. But where there are poor people, at least one street away from here.

  "Tiāo tóu, máo zǐ. Bāng xià lè dà gē, nǐmen liǎng gè bāng lè dà gē bǎ zhè liǎng shí hé chū qù." Wáng Yào Zǔ bù yuàn yì lè yú xīn zì jǐ yī gè rén shòu lèi, kě tā zhè ge shí hou yě bù xiǎng chū qù, yī gè zhuǎn shēn jiù diǎn le liǎng gè zǔ zhǎng, bèi diǎn dào míng de tiāo tóu yǔ máo zǐ, yī liǎn de bù gān yuàn, dōu kàn zhe Wáng Yào Zǔ zài wèn wèi shén me?

  "Please, you two. The man is dead, the gold has been divided. Can't you just show some mercy? This is a rare opportunity to do something good, better than spending money burning incense in a temple." Wang Ya Zu left Tie Tou and Mao Zi speechless, but neither of them dared to refuse. In their free time, they would indeed spend money going to temples to burn incense, one worshiping Buddha, the other worshiping Tao.

  The two boxes were taken away by Tie Tou and Mao Zi, with Le Yu Xin following closely behind them. He was afraid that the two would find it troublesome and throw them away after a few steps, waiting for hungry beggars to find them in the trash heap themselves, which was something Le Yu Xin absolutely did not allow.

  When Le Yuxin returned, the three of them were all drenched in sweat. Tie Tou and Mao Zi looked at Le Yuxin with obvious dissatisfaction. At this time, the food ordered from the restaurant had already arrived, and everyone had started eating. Seeing the scene of everyone starting to eat, Tie Tou and Mao Zi became even more dissatisfied. Wang Yaoyu guessed based on the time that Le Yuxin seemed to have taken them two on a very long detour.

  Le Yuexin's portion was all taken care of by Wang Yaoyu. Le Yuexin usually eats vegetarian food, which is basically just cabbage and tofu every day, sometimes with some mushrooms, very easy to recognize. Wang Yaoyu was not used to this at all, he would occasionally go to a vegetarian restaurant to try the fresh dishes, but the vegetarian "fish" and "meat" tasted almost the same as the real thing.

  "Yaozu, it's best not to go out this afternoon. I've known Old Shi for a long time. This time, he was forced to give in, and his heart is burning with anger. But he will endure it and wait for someone to take the initiative to let him vent his anger in the next few days. I think the person Old Shi wants to punish most now is you, Yaozu."

  Wang Yaozu nodded, with a piece of braised pork in his mouth. Compared to Le Yunxin, Wang Yaozu was absolutely a meat-eater, except for sometimes not needing meat for breakfast, he had to eat meat for the other two meals. Of course, Wang Yaozu, who returned from studying abroad, was very aware of the balance of diet and knew that apart from meat, he also needed to eat vegetables.

  Wang Ya Zu's habit of eating was to first pour the meat sauce over his rice, then eat it together with the vegetables, and finally slowly devour the delicious meat. Only after he had finished all the vegetables did Wang Ya Zu turn to Le Yun Xin, who was also seriously eating, and ask him a question.

  "Don't worry, Le Dage, I'll be staying here all afternoon today, slowly going through the materials. By the way, Le Dage, didn't you guys walk a very long distance just now? Tie Tou and Mao Zi look really unhappy."

  Le Youxin didn't respond to Wang Yaowu's words, just like how Wang Yaowu hadn't immediately responded to his earlier. Le Youxin was focused on eating his meal. Only after he had finished three mouthfuls of rice, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and taken a sip of tea did he finally open his mouth to respond to Wang Yaowu.

  "It's so hot outside, their anger is understandable. I made the two of them walk an extra street and then personally handed out the food to those in need. If you're going to do a good deed, you have to see it through to the end. If you just put down the food boxes and leave, the food won't reach those who need it most."

  Wang Ya Zu nodded in understanding of Le Yu Xin's approach. However, if it were him, Wang Ya Zu would have simply placed the food box on the ground and left without a care.

  Wang Yaoyu spent the whole afternoon in the office building. This afternoon, he came out of his own office every half hour on average, which was not the usual Shi Ankang. The usual Shi Ankang would rarely come out of his own office for two or three hours, and even forbade anyone from approaching the door of the office, of course, for fear that someone might eavesdrop.

  Facing Shi An Guo's shining eyes, everyone pretended to be working hard. They were afraid of being caught slacking off by Shi An Guo, and whoever provoked him would be in big trouble. At this point, everyone also understood that those gold bars were not obtained for free.

  It's not easy to hold on until the end of work, Shi Ankou rarely didn't let anyone stay overtime. However, Shi Ankou himself stayed behind for overtime, seeing Shi Ankou like that, Le Yuxin also stayed behind to accompany Shi Ankou for overtime.

  Wang Yaozu didn't want to stay, and as soon as it was time to get off work, he went home. Tonight, he still had to go to Shang Guan Hui's house to figure out what kind of trouble Shang Guan Hui had run into. Wang Yaozu believed that he would definitely be able to help Shang Guan Hui.

  Riding his bike home, Wang Yaowu had just opened the door when he heard the sound of the phone ringing inside. Soon Wu Ma answered it, and since Wu Ma was at home, Wang Yaowu didn't need to be anxious, so he put away his bicycle in the storage room and slowly walked into the first floor.

  "Wu Ma, whose phone is it? What's for dinner tonight? I'm going out tonight to see Ah Hui, she seems to be having some trouble. But she didn't tell me clearly."

  Wang Yaoyu poured himself a cup of iced tea and sat down at the dinner table to relieve his thirst. The phone call seemed not to be for Wang Yaoyu, as Wu Ma kept responding on the phone. For the time being, she couldn't answer Wang Yaoyu's question.

  "Master, we're having liangpi for dinner tonight. It's so hot outside, eating something cool is more appetizing. I've already prepared your favorite crab roe sauce. I'll go cook the noodles now!"

  It seems that Wu's mother has something to say to Wang Yaowu, but not now. Wang Yaowu obviously felt this, so he didn't ask much and guessed that Wu's mother should speak after dinner.

  The noodles are easily done, put the noodles in hot water and cook for a while, then put them in cold water. Finally, add some vegetables, stir-fry with sauce and it's ready. Sweet chili sauce, crab roe sauce, and peanut sauce, finally pour sesame oil and mix well. For Wang Ya Zu, it's already delicious. On the side is Wu Ma's usual dish, fried pork in vinegar.

  Dinner was finished quickly, the sun had not set yet. Today's dinner was a bit early and it was eaten quickly too. When it was time for Wu Ma to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, she didn't move to clean up but instead continued sitting across from Wang Ya Zu.

  "Master, do you like Miss Shangguan Hui?" Wu Ma suddenly asked. Wang Yaoyu immediately associated it with Shangguan Hui and thought that the trouble seemed to be related to her personally.

  "I like her, but absolutely not love, not that kind of liking, this is all I can be certain of now. At present, I am absolutely unable to consider whether or not to marry a woman as my wife."

  Wang Ya Zu is very clear about his feelings towards Shang Guan Hui, he likes her but doesn't love her. It's just that simple for now.

  "Young master's inner sorrow, I understand. Since that's the case, then young master should go find Miss Shangguan as soon as possible. The Shangguan family is hosting a gathering today, if young master still cares about her, please make sure to attend. If young master is unwilling, then forget it. She will think of a way to resolve it herself."

  Wu's mother still hasn't made things clear, but Wang Yaowu has already guessed some of it. The phone call just now seemed to be from Shangguan Hui. But before things are clarified, Wang Yaowu is going over like this without any preparation at all.

  "Wu Ma, was that phone call from Ah Hui just now? What exactly happened? Is Ah Hui in trouble? You're not telling me roughly what's going on, I won't be able to prepare. If there really is trouble, at the very least I'll have to bring a gun over tonight."

  This makes a big difference between carrying a gun and not. Director Wang's home is also considered a friend's home, and if it were an ordinary day, he probably wouldn't have brought his gun. But if there was trouble, he would have to bring it. In fact, carrying the gun on him every day isn't safe either, for a very simple reason: it's easy to misfire.

  "Master, Shangguan's parents, seeing that Master had not made a move for a long time, began to pressure Shangguan, helping her find a new suitor. It was only then that Shangguan intentionally came to Master's place and stayed for three days. But in the end, Shangguan still had to return home, this time her parents found her a young master, and Shangguan said that the man's father was an official of the Shanghai Municipal Government."

  "Oh, so that's how it is. In that case, I'll just have to bring my gun along. In situations like this, guns are the best way to communicate." Gunsmoke Silent Volume 1 Empty Spirit Chapter 22 Guns Speak Louder