All Those Years - Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Brother
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After a long while, Yang Gang returned to the classroom with a sullen face. He asked Fang Qian and the others to sit down, and he started teaching.

I had to say, this guy was quite stable. He could actually continue to work. If it were me, I would not be able to continue doing other things properly if someone else had something on me.

At night, I returned to my residence and buried my head in deep thought.

Normally, I would only be studying at this time, but how could I have any mood for studying now?

Liang Xue was my girlfriend, and I had to win her back no matter what!

However, how could there be a way for me to earn 40,000 yuan within half a month?

Lin Xiaoya, who was next door, was not around right now. It seemed that she had gone to work. However, even if she was around, I was a little embarrassed to ask her for help again.

Just as I was deep in thought, there was suddenly a knock on the door.

“Who is it? It’s so late!” I felt annoyed and walked over to open the door.

Just as I opened the door, a kick came from outside!

Bang!

I was caught off guard and stumbled backward five or six steps before falling by the bed!

A few people rushed in and slammed the door shut. They even locked it.

I covered my stomach where I was kicked and looked up with sweat all over my head. I saw a few strangers. They were all around 30 years old, but they all looked like hooligans. No matter how I looked at them, they were not good people!

The person in the lead had dyed yellow hair. He walked in front of me and raised his foot. He stepped on the bed with his shoes on and looked down at me. “Kid, you’re Zhang Lu, right? I’m here today to discuss something with you.”

I stuttered, “Big… Big Brother, did you get the wrong person? I… I don’t know you!”

The yellow-haired man chuckled. “You don’t know me, but you know my brother.”

I said in shock, “Who… Who’s your brother?”

The yellow-haired man waved his hand and the four people following him surrounded me.

The yellow-haired man climbed onto my bed with his shoes on. He stepped on the bedsheets and left dirty footprints. He turned around and looked at me. “My brother’s surname is Yang. His name is Yang Gang.”

In that instant, I felt a chill run down my spine.

Yang Gang!

The form teacher, the counselor!

I immediately understood. Yang Gang had gotten someone to deal with me because I had something on him!

Duh!

A person beside me suddenly took out a one-foot-long knife from his waist and fiercely hacked at the side of my bed!

The knife was extremely sharp. It cut straight into my bed and embedded itself on the side of it.

My entire body was cold and I could not move!

They wanted to kill me!

In order to prevent his secret from being leaked, Yang Gang called these people to silence me!

“This knife can be used to cut the bed or other places.” The yellow-haired man smiled as he squatted down, his hands hanging in front of his knees like an ape.

This person was obviously an old gangster. He did not talk much, his actions were not very fast, and his tone of voice was not very aggressive.

However, the fierce aura that he exuded made me shudder!

I did not expect Yang Gang to have such a ‘friend”!

“There are some things that you shouldn’t talk about. If you say talk about them, you will lose your life,” the yellow-haired man said slowly. “I’ll give you a chance. If you can do two things, then this knife won’t see any blood today. However, if you can’t do it, this knife will fall into the river that runs through the city — along with your corpse!”

“Wh… what is it?” I asked in fear.

The four people around me did not say anything. They looked at me with gloomy expressions, as if they would attack me at any moment.

They clearly revealed a message to me — if I did not give a good answer, they would kill me!

“First, don’t spread rumors about my brother,” the yellow-haired man said faintly. “Second, leave your school and don’t go to school anymore. My brother said that you’re wasting educational resources by studying there. You should go home and tend to your paddy fields! Hehe!”

My entire body trembled and my mouth opened wide. I blurted out, “I won’t quit school!”

Yang Gang was unwilling to give up. He wanted to get me out of school. If I could not get expelled, he would force me to quit school!

However, how could I quit school?!

For the children of poor families, studying was the best way out. My parents worked hard to earn money to support my studies. They did not work so hard just to see me give up halfway!

The yellow-haired man’s face suddenly darkened. “You have to think carefully. Some answers, once given, you won’t have the chance to change them!”

At the critical moment of life and death, my mind suddenly became flexible.

No, they did not dare to kill me!

My heart instantly warmed up and I shouted, “If you want to kill me, then kill me. I… I definitely won’t drop out of school! Moreover, as long as Yang dares to touch me, I… I’ll tell others about him!”

The yellow-haired man stared at me with a sullen face and did not say a word.

My palms, back, and other parts of my body continuously broke out in cold sweat. My eyes stared back at him without blinking.

After a long while, the yellow-haired man suddenly said, “Good lad. It seems that you’ve guessed that we won’t kill you.”

I mustered up my courage and said, “There are… There are surveillance cameras in this building! If you kill me, you… definitely won’t be able to escape! I believe that all of you know this as well!”

Although this building was a little dilapidated, there were indeed quite a few surveillance cameras. Although some of the surveillance cameras were broken, there were still some that were functioning properly.

They came here without covering their faces. If something happened to me, the police would immediately know who was the one who did it.

Such simple logic. Naturally, they would be able to figure it out.

The yellow-haired man finally lost his calmness from before.. He revealed an angry expression and pointed at me as he shouted, “Beat him up! Even if I can’t kill you, I will beat you until you listen to me!”