bookbashuk Chapter 61 was a bit fast-paced, but it was quite intense.
Chapter 61 was a bit fast-paced, but it was quite intense.
Why do people just start swearing? Because I'm in the wrong, I can't even swear back. This is so frustrating!
Li Wei urinated with great pleasure, and despite being scolded, he sincerely apologized to the other person.
After getting out of the car and seeing this scene, Mr. Chen didn't know what to say. He picked up a crowbar, got out, and walked around the car. As he walked, he kept turning back to watch the commotion with reluctance.
The man, looking disheveled, pulled up his pants, stepped over the railing, and pointed at Li Wei, unleashing a string of vulgar profanities.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Wei lowered his head and apologized with a forced smile.
Mr. Chen walked around and listened for a while before advising, "Friend, you've been cursing for a while now, that's enough. It's not easy being out and about. He didn't do it on purpose. Go to the Rongbing service area up ahead and wash up. I have half a bag of laundry detergent in my car for you. If you delay too long, the traffic police might come on duty and you'll get a fine."
He angrily retorted, "No way, half a bag of laundry detergent? Let him squat down, I'll water him, and then I'll give you a bag of laundry detergent, okay?"
Master Chen said seriously with a stern face, "That won't do. He didn't do it on purpose by splashing you, but you did it on purpose."
He yelled, "You two are in cahoots, you'll definitely side with your own people, you just wait!"
After saying that, the person stood in front of the car, blocking the view, and started making a phone call, sounding aggrieved as he said that he had been bullied.
Li Wei asked with a forced smile, "So what do you want?"
The man hung up the phone, his tone firm: "Pay up!"
Making money these days is really tough! Li Wei sighed, "How much money do you want?"
"Give me 500 yuan for my clothes and emotional distress, and that'll be enough. Otherwise, they'll beat you up when they get here."
When I was a kid, I fell into a latrine and was covered in poop and pee. My mom pulled me out, washed my clothes, and beat me for three days, but she didn't ask me for any money.
"Dude, this is too much. I only have fifty yuan left. Here, take it all. Can you hit me a few more times?" Li Wei bargained.
"No way! Not a penny less than five hundred yuan, or you'll be in for a beating!" he continued to threaten.
When I'm out and about, there are people everywhere eyeing my money. It's true that the world is going to the dogs, morality is declining, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be!
Li Wei racked his brains trying to figure out what to do. He was reluctant to spend the money, but it wouldn't be appropriate to just pull him away and leave.
Master Chen angrily retorted, "Why is your business involving the car?" He pulled Li Wei aside and asked, "What are you planning to do?"
Li Wei shook his head: "I don't know. I'll give you some money and apologize, but I can't accept that much. It's equivalent to ten days' wages. I only have a little over a hundred yuan on me. I'll give it all to him."
(Note: My family was building a house in 06. The daily wage for bricklaying at that time was 45 yuan. Income varies from place to place, so the price at that time shall prevail.)
As they were talking, three people came over from the tollbooth. Mu Susu immediately felt like he had found his people and pointed at Li Wei, shouting, "Here he is! He's the one who peed all over me!"
Master Chen advised, "It seems you're also truck drivers, so try to understand each other! Besides, you can't entirely blame him. He should have gone to the service area to poop! There's a toilet there. Why did he have to squat outside the guardrail? That just increases the workload for the cleaners, and it's so dark they can't see anything."
Three newcomers, carrying crowbars, swore: "Stop talking nonsense. If you didn't pee, then shut up. Whoever peed, let them talk."
"Don't waste any more time, or you won't be able to cross the Jiangsu-Zhejiang provincial border. Hurry up and pay up."
"Yes, pay up now, or I'll beat you to death."
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Angry shouting doesn't solve the problem; instead of relenting, they've increased the compensation from five hundred to one thousand.
Mr. Chen, quite disloyally, said, "This is your business, it has nothing to do with me. I'm leaving now. If you can't handle it, go ahead and call the police!"
He pulled Li Wei aside and whispered, "I'll wait for you after the tollbooth. Keep the car running, try to run over, get in, and we'll leave." He then handed the crowbar to Li Wei and prepared to drive off.
The four men blocked Mr. Chen's way, saying, "No, you're the one leading the vehicle. What will happen to him if he has no money after you leave?"
"Pay up first, or you won't be allowed to leave."
Mr. Chen angrily said, "If you dare to stop me, I'll call the police."
The group started arguing again.
For some reason, one of them suddenly punched Li Wei, while the other slapped Master Chen across the face.
Li Wei forced himself to stay away, gritted his teeth, and took the punch with his chest out.
Using the force of the punch, he took a few steps back, creating some distance, and then bowed his head again with a forced smile: "Brothers, I've already hit you, and I've apologized. Let's just let this matter go today!"
Master Chen was stunned by the slap. He wanted to fight back but found that the crowbar had been given to Li Wei. When he saw them gesturing with the crowbar at him, he gritted his teeth and remained silent.
"Forget it? You wish! This isn't over until you've paid two thousand yuan."
Perhaps it was the fact that Li Wei and his companion didn't fight back or retaliate verbally that made them feel good, so they brandished their crowbars and threatened to raise the compensation price again.
Li Wei counted on his fingers, two thousand yuan? That's almost the price of the bread truck he had his eye on.
Seeing Li Wei shaking his head repeatedly, the group became furious. One of them shouted, "Don't waste time, just break their legs, otherwise it'll be troublesome when the traffic police come to work."
After saying that, he swung the iron crowbar, took a few steps, and viciously smashed it down on Li Wei's head.
With this level of skill, you dare to try and fight? You say you'll break a dog's legs, but what the hell are you doing, hitting its head?
Li Wei raised his hand and used the crowbar to push the man away. Then, he swung his left hand and slapped him on the head. With a snap, the man was knocked to the ground, and Li Wei stepped on him.
"Holy crap! So arrogant? They actually dare to fight back?" The other three released Master Chen and rushed over.
Not fight back? You're going to beat us two dogs up and we're not allowed to fight back?
Having experienced large-scale battles, Li Wei naturally wouldn't take these three weaklings with a combat strength of five seriously, who didn't even know how to cooperate in a group fight.
Li Wei brandished the crowbar with his right hand while punching with his left fist, coordinating his footwork to ensure he faced only one person at a time.
After a flurry of punches and slaps, Li Wei, holding five crowbars in his right hand, continued to slap with his left hand.
Master Chen yelled "Holy crap!" and released his hands from his head. He watched as Li Wei led the four men to the railing, took the crowbars from them, and slammed them to the ground. Anyone who tried to stand up would be kicked.
Li Wei released the men, strode towards the truck, opened the door, placed the crowbar inside, returned, and stood in front of them, saying, "I was in the wrong tonight, but you guys went too far. I think we should stick to what we agreed on before: half a bag of laundry detergent, and I'll give you twenty yuan. We'll go our separate ways. How about that?"
The first person to be watered angrily exclaimed, "Wasn't it supposed to be fifty? How come it's twenty?"
Li Wei patiently explained, "It was fifty before the fight, but you lost, so of course I have to save some money."
Master Chen approached with a cold face and interjected, "What about the fact that I was slapped?"
The four men angrily retorted, "We were all beaten up too!"
"He took all the crowbars, they cost ten yuan each!"
"Yes! Give us back the crowbar."
Li Wei shouted, "Shut up! The crowbar is my trophy, and the twenty yuan is the responsibility I should bear for doing something wrong. How can you confuse the two? You started it, and you deserve to be beaten if you can't beat me. We're leaving without the money."
Master Chen gave a thumbs up: "Well said, Master Li is right."
Li Wei looked at them and said, "Master Chen didn't provoke you or anything, and you beat him up for no reason. You should pay him compensation, or Master Chen, you can hit him back."
The man who hit Master Chen closed his eyes and said, "Go ahead and hit me! There's no way I'll pay you back. I only hit you once, hit me all you want!"
Master Chen took the money from Li Wei's hand and put it back in Li Wei's pocket: "Forget it, I won't hit you anymore, and I won't compensate you for the money. We're even!"
The four sat on the ground, leaning against the railing, and whispered to each other in a language that Li Wei and the other man couldn't understand: "Let's just forget about it. We'll call the police if we return the crowbar."
Master Chen ran to the car, grabbed the crowbar, threw it on the ground, and pulled Li Wei into the car before driving away.
The four of them just sat there, staring blankly.
After starting to enter the toll lane and queuing, Mr. Chen said, "Mr. Li, I didn't realize you drove so fast, but you were pretty aggressive!"
(′ʘ⌄ʘ‵), Why does Master Chen always speak in a way that makes people think?