In fact, Shen Yao wanted me to do her a favor, but I didn't care at first, because we have a good relationship now, we are both allies and friends, and if it is a general matter, we will help.

But Shen Yao told me that she wanted me to help her collect a protection fee, which surprised me.

You must know that what I hate the most is to collect protection money, I have collected twenty or thirty younger brothers from the first middle school to the fifth middle school, and the two schools, but I have never collected other people's protection fees, and I even forbid my subordinates to collect them, because I think this kind of behavior is very inhumane, and you must know that most of those weak students are from poor families. People usually can't even eat well, and they have to exploit their frugal pocket money, I don't know about others, but I really can't do it.

Shen Yao was very smart, and she knew that I was going to refuse when she looked at my face, so she hurriedly told me that the matter of collecting protection money was not what I thought, and it was not her to collect it, but to help her brother collect it.

I was taken aback again, saying that your brother collects protection money from others, is it an underworld like Scar Dragon?

"No, you listen to me tell you slowly. Shen Yao sighed.

I saw that she seemed to have something unspeakable, so I had to be patient and listen to her explain it to me carefully.

It turned out that Shen Yao's brother is called Shen Kang, 25 years old this year, although he is a mixed man, and there are more than a dozen people under his younger brother, but he is different from the underworld society of Scar Dragon, in addition to the fact that he does have to collect protection money for a few streets, his brother and his subordinates are also employees of the security company, and they are usually responsible for providing security work for those factories and shops, with fixed working hours and wages. As for collecting the protection money for those streets. In fact, it is also a trend, because the security of those streets is very poor, but there is still a lot of traffic, so there are many shops, but because those streets are an excellent place for gangsters and three no-people to gather, usually fights and brawls occur frequently, and there are robberies in serious cases, so her brother simply went to collect the management fees of those shops, that is, the protection fee, but at the same time, he also sincerely provided security work for the shops.

Hearing this, I finally understood what Shen Yao meant.

What she wants to express is that although her brother collects protection money, this is actually a good thing for those shops, after all, her brother is quite famous in the vicinity of those streets, as long as he covers it, the safety of those shops can be greatly guaranteed.

To put it bluntly, it is a mutually beneficial thing, the shops give protection money, and then Shen Yao and his brother provide security services to the shops, it is such a simple thing.

It's just that I still have some resistance in my heart, after all, collecting protection money is collecting protection money, and the essence has not changed.

But after thinking about it, Shen Yao and I have a good relationship, and in the past two months or so, we can be regarded as comrades-in-arms who have fought side by side.

Shen Yao was quite happy, she told me that her brother was injured this time, otherwise he wouldn't need me to help.

I was a little strange, so I asked her, saying that since your brother has more than a dozen subordinates, it stands to reason that even if he is injured, he doesn't need to do such a thing as collecting protection money, right?

Shen Yao shook her head and said that her brother's group of subordinates have a very wild personality, if there are people who have no ability, they can't suppress them at all, and they only serve people who can fight better than them, she thought about it for a long time, and still felt that I was the most suitable candidate.

I thought about it, and then I asked her again, "Then how did your brother get hurt, is it serious?"

Shen Yao glanced at me and said that my brother was sought revenge, someone invited two thugs to attack him at night, my brother was slashed in the shoulder, the wound was quite deep, he just came home from the hospital yesterday, but he can't move freely yet.

I nodded, and didn't ask too much more. After all, who doesn't have one or two enemies? Just like me, Xu Jian, Zhou Dong, Scar Dragon, etc., Xu Jian is okay, if Zhou Dong and Scar Dragon haven't been arrested, then I was chased and cut outside, Bacheng was sent by these three people, no need to be surprised.

Shen Yao saw that I had already agreed, so she didn't hesitate anymore and asked me to ask for half a day off now, and wait for her to come out of school.

I thought about it and felt that I didn't have anything to do at school anyway, so I agreed, and immediately went to the department to ask the head teacher Mr. Zhou for leave, and then returned to the dormitory. After taking a shower, at about three o'clock in the afternoon, he left the school with Shen Yao.

In fact, it has been more than two months since I came to Beicheng District, but because I don't have time to come out to play, I am not familiar with the surrounding environment, but fortunately, Shen Yao grew up in Beicheng District, with her as a guide, as long as I don't understand something, she can answer for me.

Shen Yao took me to the car for about 20 minutes, and finally came to a three-story house, and then on the second floor, I met Shen Yao's brother Shen Kang, a 25-year-old young man, very handsome, with a facial outline similar to Shen Yao's five or six points, and at first glance he was his own. She has hair as smooth as a girl, and she doesn't tie it, but she just drapes it casually over her shoulders.

Shen Kang was indeed injured, his face was a little pale, his left shoulder was bandaged, and he had to walk with crutches.

It can be seen that Shen Yao has a very good relationship with her brother, and Shen Kang is also very doting when he looks at her, and he is quite polite to me as an outsider, but when he heard that I was Shen Yao who asked him to come back to help collect protection money, his face was a little strange, and said Since you can come here, then Ah Yao should tell you about my identity, and if my group of subordinates have no skills, don't think about it at all.

I nodded and said Brother Kang, I know it in my heart, and I have a good relationship with Shen Yao. So don't be polite to me, if there's anything you need my help with, just ask.

Shen Kang snorted and said that A-Yao has mentioned you to me many times, saying that you can fight and be smart, and you are a person who can do big things, and the matter of collecting management fees seems simple, but in fact, it requires a lot of patience, and I really don't feel at ease when I hand it over to my group of younger brothers.

"That's it, Joan. Shen Kang thought for a while before he said to me: "Ah Yao often tells me that you can fight ten at a time, I don't believe it, why don't you learn from my group of younger brothers, if you win against them and convince them, then I will let them listen to you, if you don't win, then you have to listen to them, how about it?" After a pause, he smiled and patted me on the shoulder, saying don't worry, it's just a simple exchange, it shouldn't hurt you.

I have nothing to do, nodded, and said Brother Kang, just look at the arrangement, I will listen to your orders.

Shen Kang looked at me with some appreciation, and asked me not to be polite, there are fruits and sugar on the coffee table, if you want to eat it, you can take it yourself. After saying that, he went to the side on crutches and made a call.

Shen Yao pulled me to sit down on the sofa, and I could see that she was very happy, and whispered in my ear, "I can't see it." You're quite good at pandering to people, and my brother is very happy with you. ”

I scoffed, not impressed.

I'm not stupid, and I've been without my parents since I was a child, and I grew up alone, and I've been bullied a lot over the years, which makes me know how to behave in the world, and I'm quite good at observing words and colors. Since Shen Yao blew me so badly in front of her brother, then I definitely can't lose face with her.

"That's right. I suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but ask Shen Yao, "Did your brother teach him sanda?" I see that he has a strong physique, even if he is injured, he walks very calmly, and his strength must be very good. ”

Shen Yao sighed, shook his head and said, "My brother does know how to sanda." And it's much better than me, but it's not him who taught me this martial art, it's my dad. ”

"Your dad?"

Shen Yao snorted and said that not only me, but even my brother's sanda was taught by my father.

I was a little curious, and said where is your father, I see that the house where your brother lives has three floors, and it is quite big, why doesn't he live here?

Shen Yao glanced at me, her face was a little strange, and said that my father didn't live with us, and my brother bought this house himself.

I listened to what she had to say, and realized that their siblings might not have a good relationship with her father, so I didn't ask.

After about ten minutes, there was a sound of a car engine outside, and then Shen Kang's voice was heard below. "Joan, you come out for a moment, my people are back. ”

I raised my eyebrows, didn't twist it, and generously went downstairs with Shen Yao, and went straight to the outside of the house.

I saw a white elongated van parked outside the house, the doors on both sides were wide open, and a lot of ruffians came down from it, all of them were very young, most of them were in their early twenties, and I counted them carefully, there were 12 people in all.

This group of ruffians should have been taken care of by Shen Kang, and after getting out of the car, they came straight to me and surrounded me, two of them were older, they hung their eyes, glared at me with their nostrils, and said You are Qiao An?

I looked calm, nodded, and said I was.

"I'll do it!" another ruffian snorted on the ground, and said that you kid, you look eighteen or nineteen years old, and you want to be our leader before your hair grows?

I smiled faintly and said to him, brother, I have a long hair, and there are a lot of them, do you want to take a look?

That ruffian was on fire, glared at me viciously, and said that your mouth is very powerful, but I don't know if you can still talk to me in this tone when I will beat me down?

"Boss, can you start?" the ruffian raised his head and shouted at Shen Kang on the balcony on the second floor, "I can't help but get this kid anymore." ”

Shen Kang didn't answer, but looked at me. Say Joan, are you ready?

I nodded and said I could start at any time.

"Let's get started. Shen Kang waved his hand.

Hearing his words, the ruffian who was shouting at me immediately laughed, pressed the joints of his two fists crackling, and said viciously Lao Tzu's name is Lan Wangcheng, I don't take advantage of you, you are smaller than me, then I will simply let you have one hand.

I shook my head. Say don't let me either, all of you can just go together.

Lan Wangcheng was stunned for a moment, and then he was furious, and said I'll fuck you, if I don't give you some color today, you really don't know why the flowers are so red!

Saying that, he was not polite to me, took a step forward, and punched me.

I took a small step to the left. With his head down, he dodged his fist, snorted coldly in his heart, and was also not polite, stepped forward, grabbed his neck with one hand, stuck his heel with his right foot, and immediately used his judo skills to knock him to the ground.

Lan Wangcheng was directly stunned by me, but he quickly reacted again, got up with a roar, and attacked me frantically with both fists.

I didn't fight him, I stepped back, and finally found an opportunity to block his fist with both hands and lift my right foot in an instant. A whip leg swept on his waist, and while he subconsciously went to cover, he immediately raised his left foot again, and also swept a kick on his other waist, this guy screamed in pain, as if he realized that I was not easy to mess with, and immediately took a few steps back, but he never wanted to do this, which hit my heart. I kicked him in the chest in the front, and the whole person flew upside down two meters, fell to the ground on his back, and struggled several times before he could get up.

My face was cold, I raised my fists to my eyebrows, stared at the more than a dozen stunned ruffians around me, and said coldly: "Didn't I say let you go together, don't stand stupidly, show me some strength." ”

"Bastard, you're fucking looking for death!"

These ruffians were so angry that their faces turned red, and they couldn't care about any public injustice, so they shouted angrily and rushed towards me collectively.