The First Volume: The Empty Spirit Chapter 54: The Dark Night Home Route

  "By the way, Yaoyu. You investigate whether the stock is acting again, Commander Xiong is staring at this matter, it seems to be revenge against you. Commander Xiong and Shi Stock-long have been competing with each other, but actually it's not just for a breath of air. In short, now Commander Xiong is personally staring at this matter, most of the people in the investigation department are being monitored, you'd better be careful."

  Yan Song revealed the latest intelligence from within the Garrison Command before leaving his house, also reminding Wang Yaowu. Wang Yaowu understood this and said to Yan Song before he left: "I know, I won't come looking for you again. After things have blown over, you can use your identity to find me. That's best."

  The door was closed, and Yan Song left before locking the door, so that the people monitoring him would not be suspicious. As for how Wang Yaoyu left, of course, he left in the same way he came in. Ten minutes after Yan Song left, Wang Yaoyu went up to the attic and left by treading on other people's roofs. In this back-and-forth process, Wang Yaoyu himself couldn't remember how many families' house tiles he had trampled.

  When he returned to where his bike was parked, Wang Yaozu found three people, two big and one small, messing with his bicycle. At a glance, he knew they were trying to steal it. Wang Yaozu shouted loudly: "That's my bike, get away!"

  Unexpectedly, when Wang Ya Zu shouted, the other party not only didn't run away, but that big guy even walked towards Wang Ya Zu. Under the streetlight, he saw that it was a young man who wasn't yet twenty years old, wearing decent clothes, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said: "This street is taken care of by our boss, I want your bicycle, if you don't want to die, quickly take out the money on you. If you don't take out the money, I'll use a knife to poke some holes in you."

  The knife is out, there are too many people with knives on Shanghai Beach, especially at night. If you can't steal secretly, you'll just rob openly, one more arrogant than the other. On the other side, two small ones were still fiddling with the lock on Wang Yaowu's bicycle, while the big one was only three steps away from Wang Yaowu.

  It's just my bad luck to encounter such a thing. There were pedestrians nearby, but no one dared to speak out, they were all ordinary people, the small stall next door pretended not to see anything, so Wang Yaowu had to take matters into his own hands.

  He grabbed the wrist of the hand holding the knife with his right hand and stepped forward with his left foot. His left elbow struck the opponent's throat, and blood spurted out, splashing onto Wang Ya-zu's face. The man fell to the ground, clutching his neck in agony, but it wasn't over yet. Wang Ya-zu stretched out his leg and kicked him hard in the stomach. In Shanghai, you can't survive without being ruthless; a little mercy might get you stabbed in the back.

  Two small ones ran away, the big one fell to the ground, and the smaller ones naturally had to run. Wang Yaoyu only then walked to his bicycle and found that the lock had been pried open, which means that Wang Yaoyu would have to change the lock later, as the original lock was broken. This made Wang Yaoyu very angry because he was busy, changing locks cost little money but wasted time. As Wang Yaoyu rode away on his bicycle, he deliberately ran over the person lying on the ground with a strong pedal and left without looking back.

  It's a good thing that Wang Yaowu knew there was a bike repair shop nearby, which stayed open late. Whenever Wang Yaowu's bicycle had problems, he usually took it to this shop for repairs. At the moment, the owner of the repair shop was having dinner. The small shop was also where his wife and son lived, with a wooden partition separating the living quarters from the workshop, which was filled with tools for repairing bicycles. A small table was used for eating meals. Upon hearing a noise outside, the owner poked his head out to take a look and was startled.

  Wang Yaowu's face was covered in blood, and his body was too. After living on Shanghai Beach for so many years, the car repair shop's business was still pretty good, opening early and closing late, the boss had saved up a bit of money, could send the kids to school, and at home there were big light bulbs lighting up the night, the couple was quite satisfied with this. But the couple also had fears, that is, they feared getting into trouble, small citizens just wanted to live their own lives, didn't care about any big things outside, just afraid that one day trouble would come knocking on the door.

  "King, Mr. King, what's wrong? Your face!" Although the boss was afraid in his heart, he was the master of the house and had to face whatever happened alone. Fortunately, with the help of the lamp light, it was clear that it was Wang Ya-zu afterwards, so he felt more at ease because he was a familiar customer.

  "Ah?!" Wang Yaowu touched his face with his hand, and there was blood on it. Wang Yaowu immediately understood that just now he had only casually wiped it with the handkerchief on his body, but hadn't wiped it clean.

  "It's someone else's blood, and they're trying to steal my car, and even want to take me with it. The car lock is broken, can you help me replace it? Also, please inflate the front and rear tires for me. Borrow a mirror and some water from your house, just because of this car thief, I'm so humiliated."

  Wang Yaowu finished speaking and handed the car over to the repair shop owner. The boss's wife told her son to eat quietly and not make a fuss, while she took a basin outside to fetch some clean water. Wang Yaowu was not only an old customer of their store but also their protector. He had helped them before, so that their small store only needed to pay the protection fee to the Green Gang and the police according to the prescribed amount every month. Although they still had to pay money, it was much better than being extorted by other stores, and since they paid the Green Gang and the police, those other hoodlums didn't dare to cause trouble either.

  The shop owner was helping Wang Yaowu repair his bike, and the owner of Wang Yaowu's bicycle shop was also very familiar. The shop owner knew that Wang Yaowu was busy and did not want Mr. Wang, who was cleaning up bloodstains, to bring any bad influence on his beloved son, so he installed the lock even faster. Meanwhile, Wang Yaowu continued to carefully wipe off the bloodstains on his face in front of the mirror, but the more he wiped his clothes, the dirtier they became.

  The boss's son was eating with his back to Wang Ya-zu, and his mother was supervising him, not letting him turn around. But the child was still curious about many things and couldn't help but want to turn his head to look at Wang Ya-zu. As a result, he was hit on the head by his mother.

  "Mr. Wang, it's all done. Here is the key." The shop owner was really fast and had used up all his strength to pump up the tire, with sweat still dripping from his forehead. Taking over the key, patted the bicycle seat, Wang Ya-zu was very satisfied.

  "Alright, here's the money. After a while, I'll come back and replace both inner tubes of the tires. They've been used for over a year and have been patched several times, so it's about time to change them. Then I'll be off."

  Wang Yaoyu finished speaking and rode his bicycle away. After hearing that there was a big business to be done, the boss was still quite happy. The cost of replacing two inner tubes was almost equivalent to his income for ten days. Many people in the bike shop had the habit of using inner and outer tubes as gifts, and if they didn't have money, they would first think of ways to sell the good inner tubes. Rubber was very expensive, and almost all of it relied on imports.

  Wang Yaozu didn't head straight home, and as he rode his bike, he started to feel a bit hungry. Dinner hadn't been eaten yet, and the people at home should all be waiting for him. Thinking of the two little ones at home, Wang Yaozu had been racking his brain since getting on the bike, wondering what to buy to bring back for the two little ones to supplement their bodies. In the end, Wang Yaozu thought of roast duck, a very good roast duck shop.

  Authentic roast duck is something to be savored in a wine shop, and there are many ways to enjoy it. The most common way is to slice it thinly, wrap it in small pancakes, add some personal favorite vegetables, and dip it in sauce. Unfortunately, not all skilled chefs who can cook delicious ducks have their own restaurants. The stall that Wang Ya Zu often visits had its own small shop five years ago, but at that time it was too chaotic, and in the chaos, someone set fire to it.

  The store was burned down, the land was taken back, and no one could be found to compensate. Even if they knew the name, they didn't dare go. However, the boss finally managed to get by, finding an acquaintance's roast duck shop to help with roasting ducks during the day, and at night, pushing a small cart, selling his own roast ducks outside, slowly saving money to make a comeback.

  "Boss, bring a duck. I want half of it too. Cut off one leg first and I'll eat it here now." Wang Yaowu was really hungry, so as soon as he got out of the car, he had the boss cut off a duck leg. Wang Yaowu stood by the stall and started eating. Eating roast duck like this couldn't truly bring out its flavor, but Wang Yaowu didn't have that much time to spend on eating now.

  Wang Yaowu took home half a roasted duck. The meals at home were already prepared, but when Wang Yaowu brought back the roasted duck, the two children's desire to eat it was written all over their faces. The two siblings, who usually couldn't afford meat, would always feel envious whenever they saw others devouring chicken and duck legs. Wang Yaowu immediately gave the two legs of the whole duck to the two siblings. Wu Ma then took back the dishes that could be kept until tomorrow into the kitchen and put them in the cupboard.

  A half-roasted duck, although the two little ones ate a lot and Wang Yaowu also ate a lot, but in the end, there was still half left. The best part to eat was of course completely eaten up. Wu Ma collected the remaining food, as Wang Yaowu usually wouldn't come home for lunch, and Wu Ma would find ways to finish all the leftover dishes by herself.

  After washing up, Wang Yaowu lay in bed reading "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". He would be asleep soon. Reading before sleep was Wang Yaowu's habit, which helped him remember the content of the book and made it a moment of clarity to do some brief analysis before falling asleep.

  Just as Wang Yaoyu was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep, the phone suddenly rang! Gunsmoke Silent Volume 1 Chapter 54: The Dark Night Road Home