ryethenovel Chapter 43 A good person is just an honest person. Shouldn't he be bullied?
Chapter 43 A good person is just an honest person. Shouldn't he be bullied?
After leaving the police station, Shen Zhishou looked up at the sky and sighed.
He was planning to go back to the courtyard house as soon as possible, but then this unexpected incident happened.
Thankfully, it didn't get too late!
Shen Zhishou headed straight for the nearby bus stop, intending to take a bus back. However, he didn't expect that after waiting at the station for only a few minutes, someone would come up to him.
"Kid, Tiger wants to see you!"
The person who appeared next to Shen Zhishou pressed the hard muzzle of a gun against Shen Zhishou's waist.
Shen Zhishou glanced at the other party, but did not make a move. Instead, he calmly followed the other party away.
He also wanted to meet this Tiger Lord who could control all the thieves at the train station!
This isn't the early days of the People's Republic of China. More than a decade has passed since then, yet someone like Tiger is still enjoying such prominence in Beijing. It would be a lie to say Shen Zhishou isn't curious.
Before he traveled through time, Shen Zhishou had a special reverence for this era, and even a kind of pilgrimage mentality.
People of this era possess a spirit of struggle and dedication that is difficult for later generations to comprehend.
It is this generation that has revitalized this ancient country and laid the most solid foundation for its future development.
But when Shen Zhishou actually arrived in this era, he discovered that this era also had many shortcomings.
Let's not even mention the lack of food and clothing!
Relationships between people are not actually that harmonious.
We are truly striving!
But not everyone struggles because of their beliefs; for many, it's simply to survive.
The old filter, now slightly broken, doesn't feel very good.
……
Shen Zhishou followed the person for nearly an hour before finally arriving at their destination.
A courtyard house with a gate made of golden pillars!
Golden pillar gates were only used by officials and wealthy families.
In other words, this courtyard house belonged to an official in earlier years.
Nowadays, it's truly a case of the swallows that once graced the halls of noble families now flying into the homes of ordinary people.
This Tiger Lord is clearly a gangster, yet he lives in a mansion with a golden gate. I don't know if it's a sign of progress or regression.
As the visitors entered the central court, Shen Zhishou was somewhat surprised by the scene.
There was only one elderly man in his fifties or sixties sitting in a recliner in the middle of the courtyard. The autumn sun shone on him, and he exuded a lazy aura.
"Tiger Lord!"
The person who brought Shen Zhishou stepped forward and said in a moderate voice, "The person is here!"
The old man lying in the recliner opened his eyes, placed his hands on the armrests, and the recliner, which had been rocking back and forth just a moment ago, instantly came to a standstill.
The next moment, the old man leaped up and stood up steadily.
"That's interesting!"
Upon seeing the old man's skill, Shen Zhishou couldn't help but look at him with newfound respect.
This old man must be a martial arts expert!
At his age, he still possesses such skill; a few ordinary people would probably be no match for him. No wonder he can control a group of thieves to make money for him.
However, Shen Zhishou did not believe that the other party could control a territory simply by relying on his physical skills.
"Young man, please have a seat!"
The old man glanced at Shen Zhishou and gestured for him to sit down and talk.
Shen Zhishou didn't stand on ceremony and simply sat down on the chair next to him.
There wasn't just one recliner in the courtyard; there were also two rows of square-backed chairs, eight on each side.
The sixteen chairs placed here represent that sixteen people are qualified to be here to discuss some matters with Tiger Lord in front of them.
Shen Zhishou was certain that the other party was not bluffing.
Because the legs of each chair left deep enough marks on the blue bricks of the courtyard.
In other words, these chairs were not temporarily placed here.
Shen Zhishou didn't choose a particular seat. He casually pulled up a chair and sat opposite the old man, looking at him calmly as he slowly spoke, "I wonder if Tiger Master had something to say about inviting me here?"
"My subordinate was ignorant and offended you, young man. I apologize on your behalf!"
Tiger Master's first sentence left Shen Zhishou completely bewildered.
Xiong Dahai, the head of the railway station police station, warned Shen Zhishou to be careful of retaliation from the other party. As a result, the other party actually sent people to invite him, and even used guns.
But when we invited him over, this man actually apologized to him!
Shen Zhishou stared at Tiger Lord in front of him and could tell that the other party's words were not false.
But this doesn't make sense!
"Young man, there's no need to find this strange!"
"Although I, Sun Hu, am no big shot, I know my place and what I'm paid for. Every profession has its rules!"
Stealing is stealing, and robbing is robbing!
"My men can steal, but they can't rob."
"According to my rules, if you're caught stealing, you have to accept the punishment honestly."
"That brat broke the rules, I'll teach him a lesson!"
"But now they've been arrested by the police station, charged with attempted robbery and attempted murder. Young man, don't you think those charges are a bit too harsh?"
Hearing this, Shen Zhishou finally understood what Tiger Lord meant.
First try diplomacy, then resort to force!
"Tiger, is this a serious crime?"
"If I didn't have some martial arts skills, I'd be lying on the ground at the train station!"
"If I were to lie down, or even lose my life, would Tiger follow your rules?"
Shen Zhishou looked at Sun Hu across from him with a mocking expression.
Sun Hu fell silent.
Just as Shen Zhishou said, if Shen Zhishou were to fall down or even lose his life, he would not care.
"So, Tiger, let's draw a line!"
Shen Zhishou stood up. "If Tiger wants to help those people get justice, I'll accept. However, if it really comes to that, some things will be beyond my control!"
Although Shen Zhishou was not afraid of these small fry, this was not the time for him to play the hero.
The railway station police station couldn't do anything about these people because they couldn't catch them in the act, but the steel mill's security department was a different story.
In those days, the security department had the same authority as the police station.
If Shen Zhishou were to simply mention that he, a worker at the steel rolling mill, had been threatened by these people, the security department of the steel rolling mill would likely be happy to seize this opportunity to gain credit.
"Young man, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester!"
"Why don't you compromise and write a letter of understanding? I guarantee no one will cause you any trouble because of this!"
"So, Tiger, you mean good people deserve to be wronged and bullied?"
Shen Zhishou looked at Sun Hu and suddenly smiled.
Sure enough, people do laugh when they're extremely angry.
Hearing Shen Zhishou's words, Sun Hu laughed, his eyes filled with mockery. He calmly said, "Young brother, isn't this always the way things are in this world?"
"A so-called good person is nothing more than an honest person!"
"Isn't it right for honest people to be bullied?"
"If we didn't bully honest people, how would we ever live a good life?"