Chapter 41: Ding Yunyi and Axi

  The situation in Penghu has temporarily stabilized.

  Nowadays, Ding Yunyi has become the "king" in the eyes of Penghu military and civilians. It seems that as long as he is there, no force can destroy Penghu.

  And his image in the hearts of his brothers has also risen to a new height.

  What can't be done by someone who can even kill a demon king?

  Ding Yunyi's status in Penghu has far surpassed that of the real "top leader" Hong Tiao Yuan. Fortunately, Hong Tiao Yuan is a broad-minded and easy-going person who doesn't have any great abilities or pursuits, and he doesn't mind these things at all. On the contrary, he even feels proud to have such an able brother like Ding Yunyi.

  When Ding Yunyi proposed rebuilding Fenggui City, he immediately received a unanimous response from the military and civilians of Penghu.

  Firstly, this is what Director Ding wants them to do. Secondly, after the repair of Fenggui City, it can also play a great protective role in the face of possible situations that Penghu may encounter in the future.

  So with a single order from Ding Yunyi, the entire Penghu was bustling with activity.

  Those common people not only refused to accept wages, but even brought their own food for meals.

  This can also be considered as repaying Inspector Ding's kindness...

  Fengguicheng is said to be a fortress, but it's actually just some piled-up stones, so it's easy to dismantle and not difficult to build. In one day, there was already some scale.

  But this is far from what Ding Yunyi truly wants in his heart, but there's no other way, can only change it bit by bit.

  The only thing that made Ding Yunyi feel strange was that since returning to Penghu and beheading Guī Wáng Wán, Ah Xi's attitude towards him seemed to have changed.

  A Xi was obviously estranged from himself, and sometimes when he saw Ding Yunwei, he just called out "Ding Xun Jian" and hurriedly left, as if he was afraid to talk to him. And Ahu, seeing Ding Yunwei, also ran past him in a flash.

  When Ah Hu saw Ding Yunyi trying to slip away, Ding Yunyi grabbed him and said with a serious face: "Ah Hu, when Big Brother Ding asks you something, you must answer honestly. If not, then don't come to our military camp to play again!"

  Ahu stuck out her tongue.

  Ding Yunyi's face turned stern as he said: "Speak, why do you run away every time you see me now?"

  "Ahu is just a kid, he glanced around and was afraid to look at his sister, after making sure she wasn't there, he said in a low voice: 'Brother Ding, it's not me who wants to run away, it's my sister who told me to do so.'"

  "A Xi? Why did A Xi want to do this?" Ding Yunyi asked in surprise.

  "Ahu said with a worried expression: 'My sister said that now Brother Ding is a great hero, we are just fishermen, and if we continue to be with Brother Ding, others will talk.'"

  Ding Yunyi was stunned by what he heard, what kind of logic is this?

  "Where is your sister now?"

  "Don't say I told you." Ah Hu hastily walked west and quickly slipped away.

  Following Ahu's direction, he indeed saw Axi weaving a fishing net alone. Ding Yunyi walked over and called out "Axi".

  A Xi heard this voice and quickly stood up, lowering his head and saying: "Ding Patrol Officer."

  The tone was respectful and polite, but Ding Yunyi furrowed his brow: "Ah Xi, I'm a great hero now, are you not going to associate with me anymore?"

  "It's Ah Hu again with his garrulous tongue." Ah Xi's face turned red.

  "Ah Xi, let's sit down and talk." Ding Yunyi pulled Ah Xi's hand without saying a word and sat down.

  A Xi's hand was held by a young man for the first time, her face turned red like something, and she sat down obediently.

  Ding Yunyi then let go of her hand, and only heard Ah Xi say in a low voice: "Ding Xun, Gui Wang Wan is the enemy who killed our parents. You have avenged us, thank you for your great kindness."

  This sentence, she might have wanted to say it long ago.

  Ding Yunyi smiled and said, "Ah Xi, yes, in your eyes I'm a great hero, killing Gui Wangwan, getting rid of the trouble for you all, but if because of this, I lost you and Ah Hu, these two good friends, then I'd rather not have killed him."

  A Xi lowered his head even more.

  Ding Yunyi looked at them with a sympathetic heart, this brother and sister were lonely and had no one to rely on, it was easy for them to have an additional "Big Brother Ding" like himself, but now because of Ah Xi's inexplicable strange idea, they actually became estranged from him again.

  "I'm just a small inspector, I don't count for much." Ding Yunyi thought for a moment: "I may be an official too, but I'm only a tiny official, no bigger than a sesame seed or a green bean. Besides, even if I were to become a big official, there's nothing to be afraid of."

  As he said this, he suddenly blinked: "Let me tell you a joke."

  Regardless of whether Ah Xi was willing or not, he started talking on his own:

  "In the past, there was a man named Li who loved to gamble. He was accused and lost his job because of it. But he couldn't stop himself from gambling even when he was seriously ill. When he was on his deathbed, he would still slap the bedside with his hand and shout out betting phrases. His wife cried and tried to persuade him: 'Why are you exhausting yourself like this? It's so painful!' Li said: 'Gambling isn't something one person can do alone, I have several gambling friends who are right here in front of me rolling dice, it's just that you can't see them.' After saying that, he passed away. A moment later, he came back to life and stretched out his hand to his family members: 'Quickly burn some spirit money for me to repay my gambling debts.'"

  "A Xi listened curiously: 'Why did they all die and then open their eyes again to pay off gambling debts?'"

  "Because he's a gambler." Ding Yunyi smiled and said: "His wife asked him who he was gambling with, and he said: 'I just gambled with the ghosts in the underworld and lost money. The god of gambling in the underworld is called Mi Long, with thousands of ghostly gamblers under his command. He got rich by taking a cut from their bets and gained power. I'm now under his control, so please repay my debt for me, and he'll let me return to the world of the living.' His family then burned a large amount of money as an offering, but Li Mou closed his eyes and died instead. Some people said: 'He's cheated again and got back his stake, so he can go to the underworld and gamble freely, that's why he doesn't want to come back to the world of the living.'"

  "A Xi let out a snort of laughter: "Where can you find someone so stupid, who would rather gamble than live a good life?""

  "It's just that there are people who are so stupid." Ding Yunyi said seriously: "Li Mou would rather be a gambler than a human being, and this is still considered good. But there are some people who would rather be afraid of being gossiped about and lose a good friend than talk to their good friends, now that's truly stupid!"

  A Xi was taken aback for a moment, then reacted and realized that Brother Ding was talking about himself, his face became even redder.

  "A Xi, what's going on in that head of yours?" Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "I'm just a small patrol inspector, and I've gone fishing with you guys before. You, me, and A Hu are the best of friends. If you do this again, I'll really get angry, and from now on, I won't bother with you anymore, and I won't eat any wild game that A Hu catches either."

  "Ah Xi said in a low voice: 'Yes, I know I was wrong, Brother Ding.'"