On the seventh day of February, moderate rain,

Appropriate: dilapidated houses, broken walls; Don't: Nothing is appropriate.

Li Changan stayed in front of Liu Zhiyin and Liu Linglong's bed all night.

Even in their sleep, the two sisters only grabbed Li Changan's hand, as if they were grasping a life-saving straw.

Although Liu Linglong fell asleep, she whispered in horror from time to time; Liu Zhiyin was better, but he kept frowning.

Finally, when the two of them fell asleep in a daze, Li Changan withdrew his hand and slowly got up.

The February rain was bitterly cold.

The door to the north room opened, and a chill welled up in my heart.

Several veterans who lived in the Westinghouse heard the movement and hurried to see it.

Zhang Fugui looked at Li Chang'an's bloodshot eyes, "Chang'an, what are you going to do?" ”

Li Changan looked calm, but anyone could see what was suppressed under his calmness.

"Uncle Zhang, if we swallow our anger, will those miscellaneous pieces let us go?"

"No, the little ghost is difficult, and he will only bully the weak." Zhang Fugui said in a muffled voice.

"What if we report to the police?"

"It's useless, they have people in the government."

"What if these bastards die?"

"Then it's not a small contradiction, the Longhu Gang will take action."

"What if there is no Longhu Gang?" Li Changan raised his head slightly and looked at Zhang Fugui, who was taller than him.

Zhang Fugui was stunned for a moment, because he saw that Li Changan's eyes were mixed with a chill that was colder than the rain outside.

"Sister-in-law and little sister...... Took care of me for five whole years. Li Changan walked out of the eaves and let the rain fall on his body, the sky outside was still gray, as if it was still night.

"They are my closest family."

Zhang Fugui opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know what to say.

"Uncle Zhang, maybe I need your help." Li Changan suddenly turned around.

"You say, even if it's fighting with those guys, my brothers and I are not ambiguous." Zhang Fugui said, and several people in the Westinghouse also stood up straight.

Li Changan walked into the East House, "I have to think about it again, please ask Uncle Zhang to help take care of my sister-in-law and little sister, I will go to the academy." ”

"Okay."

……

Li Changan changed his clothes, tied his hair in a bun at random, inserted a wooden hairpin, held an oilcloth umbrella, and walked towards the academy.

Zhang Fugui nodded at Song Anmin on the side, and Song Anmin quietly followed.

Li Changan came to the academy with the intention of taking leave.

It's not that I haven't thought about solving this matter with the help of the identity of the academy, but in the end, I am just an ordinary student, and I have no official position.

The other party has the connections of the government behind him, what is the use of being an apprentice of the Heaven and Earth Academy?

On the contrary, it is possible to expose their identity loopholes.

You can only figure it out by yourself.

The leave did not go well, Lu Wencai's teachings were too old-fashioned, and he stayed up until noon before letting Li Changan leave.

Before leaving, Lu Wencai said to Li Changan, "Chang'an, you are very talented, don't let ...... down."

Although he did not approve his leave, Li Changan still saluted respectfully.

The concern in Lu Wencai's words cannot be faked.

This is a true teacher.

The leave of the Heaven and Earth Academy was quickly approved, and Deputy Head of Xu didn't ask anything, just asked Li Changan to pay more attention to his body.

Seeing Li Changan's appearance, Annan hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother Li, what's wrong with you?" ”

Li Changan shook his head, "I didn't sleep well last night, just go back and sleep." ”

"There must be something hidden from me." Annan narrowed his willow eyes slightly, Li Changan's current state was very wrong.

"Don't worry." Li Changan patted Annan on the shoulder, nodded to Zhou Ziyu, and left the academy.

Annan was about to swing his fist subconsciously, but was stopped by Zhou Ziyu,

"This guy obviously has something on his mind, so don't make a mess at this time."

"You see that, too?"

"Nonsense, who can't see it?"

……

In the afternoon, the rain stopped, but the sky was still gloomy,

When Li Changan returned home, he faintly heard a very suppressed voice,

"Zhang Tou'er, those guys in the Longhu Gang are too arrogant, and a few of us have been beaten."

"I can't fight back, Zhente Niang's grievance."

"In this situation, we can't eat enough, it's better to do it, I don't want to endure it!"

Seeing Li Changan come back, everyone didn't say anything more, and hugged Li Changan with their fists, "Li Gongzi." ”

Li Changan returned the salute one by one and walked to Zhang Fugui's side, "Uncle Zhang, has something happened?" ”

Zhang Fugui's face was not very good-looking, and he was obviously suppressing his anger, "In the middle of the morning, those miscellaneous pieces shook around here three times. ”

"There are also people who are doing business outside, who were forcibly charged monthly money, and seeing that we had no money, they directly snatched the rock sugar gourd and smashed it, and all the spicy pots were lifted."

"If you don't pay the monthly money, you won't be allowed to do business."

Li Changan's snort worsened a few points, he was really unrelenting, and he had to make inches.

There is no direct connection between the two things, but they are gathered together, and the hesitation in Li Changan's eyes completely disappears.

"I'll go see my sister-in-law and little sister first, and I'll trouble Uncle Zhang to take me to meet my brothers later."

"Okay."

North House,

Liu Zhiyin and Liu Linglong have woken up, and the state of the two of them is much better today.

Seeing Li Changan coming back, Liu Zhiyin and Liu Linglong's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Brother (Jiro) ......"

Li Changan walked over, took the hands of the two, and held them tightly, but still asked in the gentlest voice, "Have you eaten today?" ”

Liu Linglong blinked aggrievedly and shook her head, "If I can't see my brother, I can't eat." ”

Liu Zhiyin just looked at Li Changan and didn't speak.

"Eat first, then sleep after eating." Li Changan patted the hands of the two.

"Brother, let's sleep for a while, your eyes are red, like a rabbit......" Liu Linglong reached out and gently stroked Li Changan's face, pouting distressedly.

Li Changan smiled and rubbed Liu Linglong's head, "My brother will go back to the academy in the afternoon, and I will come back to see you at noon." ”

"Okay then, my sister and I are waiting for you to come back at home......"

Li Changan steamed steamed buns, took out the leftovers at home, and shared some with the veterans.

After eating, Zhang Fugui left a few people behind and hid around the alley to ensure the safety of the Liu sisters.

The rest of the people went back to the veterans' yard together.

Walking into the familiar courtyard, Li Changan found that the veterans who had been quite energetic before seemed to be holding back the fire in their stomachs at the moment, but they had nowhere to vent.

Several people kept smashing their fists at the ground, and a few of them had fierce lights in their eyes, like wolves trying to eat people.

Almost twenty people had their faces painted.

There were still smashed pots piled up in the yard.

Seeing Li Changan come in, everyone stood up and clenched their fists, "Li Gongzi." ”

Li Changan bowed down and clenched his fists and made a big salute to everyone,

"I thought there should be no problem with this kind of small business, and we do the same in Linxian."

"But I didn't expect the demon wind in Dongyue County to be so big, I didn't think it through...... Chang'an can't compensate you. ”

As soon as these words came out, a noise suddenly sounded in the courtyard, and those indignant veterans looked at Li Changan one after another, and hurriedly said,

"What is Li Gongzi talking about? It's all the miscellaneous ones. ”

"Yes, Li Gongzi gave us a way to live, and it's too late for us to be grateful."

"Li Gongzi is kind to us, we can't afford such a big gift from you."

……

Zhang Fugui hurriedly helped Li Changan up, "Chang'an, what are you doing?" The reason is not on you, it's those miscellaneous people who don't give us a way to live! ”

Li Changan wiped the rain from his face and faced everyone, "I'm still thinking about what to do this morning to solve the current dilemma." ”

"If you can't solve the problem by swallowing your anger, the other party will only become more and more arrogant."

"The books I've read tell me that instead of sitting back and waiting for death, cutting the grass and eradicating the roots is the most direct and effective way."

"I was hesitant before...... But now, I don't hesitate. ”

Li Changan's voice echoed in the courtyard, filled with a cold.

Tian Huaqiang clenched his fists, "Gongzi Li, what should we do?" ”

"Yes, Li Gongzi, we listen to you!"

……

The four words of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots deeply touched everyone present.

They are all veterans, and they are all martial artists who have experienced life and death from the battlefields of the north.

For them, there are only two choices, either advance or retreat.

There are no twists and turns of those big guys.

Simply and directly, is their nature.

When Li Changan said the words "cutting the grass and eradicating the roots", everyone's hearts had another sense of identity with Li Changan.

Zhang Fugui was surprised by Li Changan's directness, he never thought that Li Changan would say the four words "cutting grass and eradicating the roots",

"Chang'an ......"