Yang Yongjin walked quickly in front, and Chen Jinhong followed at a trot. The two of them ran towards the dock together.
There are lights hanging at the entrances of shops on both sides of the street. After the weather warms up, there are more people going shopping at night.
The two of them walked through the busy streets and headed east, gradually leaving the hustle and bustle behind them.
After leaving the city, we came to the eastern suburbs.
The river flows from the east side of Wanghai County, surrounding Wanghai County like a semicircular embrace.
The port is located in the eastern suburbs and is an important port connecting north and south and running through east and west.
Many ships traveling from south to north are transited and supplied here, which has promoted the economic prosperity of Wanghai County.
"oops!"
Behind him, Chen Jinhong suddenly heard a cry of surprise.
Yang Yongjin turned around and saw that she had fallen.
"Third brother and sister, are you okay?"
He ran back quickly, pulled her up, then let go of her hand and stepped aside.
Chen Jinhong leaned over and patted the dirt on his knees, shaking his head in embarrassment.
"I'm fine, it's just that my knee is scratched. Come on, second brother, let's hurry up and find Yongzhi," she said.
"Um."
Yang Yongjin nodded, turned around and hurried to the front again, followed closely by Chen Jinhong.
When the two panted near the pier, they saw a windproof wind lantern hanging on a bamboo pole above the pier.
Lemon-yellow light shone in, illuminating the empty space on the pier, with not even a single person in sight.
"It seems like it's time to get off work. Why didn't Yongzhi go home?"
Chen Jinhong said anxiously, her voice trembling slightly, as if she was about to collapse with worry.
Yang Yongjin said nothing, and his eyes swept around inch by inch, including the dock, the river, several ships docked at the port, and a row of low houses similar to warehouses on the left.
"There is still light in that room. It must be that the person guarding the warehouse has not yet fallen asleep. Wait for me here while I go over to inquire."
He told Chen Jinhong and quickly walked over there.
After a while, he came back.
"How's it going, second brother? Did you hear anything?" Chen Jinhong hurried up and asked.
Yang Yongjin shook his head: "It's dark and I'm off work."
"But Yongzhi didn't come home..." Chen Jinhong raised her hand and covered her chest and said, "Oh my God, what's going on? I'm so worried..."
Yang Yongjin frowned and stood by the dock for a moment, "Let's go back to the restaurant first. I'll ask a few guys to help us search together."
The two people turned around and walked back. Before they had gone a certain distance, three or five men suddenly appeared in the middle of the road ahead.
On the not-so-wide road, they were lined up, blocking the way of Yang Yongjin and Chen Jinhong.
Yang Yongjin suddenly stopped and looked at the men in front of him.
All of them are young, in their early twenties.
They were dressed slovenly and looked ruffian, and each of them had a dick in his hand.
Some were short sticks, some were whips, and one was holding a bright dagger in his hand and playing with it.
These people are probably gangsters from the dock?
Yang Yongjin thought to himself, this area of the dock is a mixed bag of dragons and snakes.
"Brothers, may I ask what you mean by blocking the way?" Yang Yongjin asked with a vigilant look.
He quietly took a step back.
Chen Jinhong also saw the men blocking the road in front of him, and screamed in fright, and hurriedly hid behind Yang Yongjin, too scared to show his face again.
He grabbed Yang Yongjin's arm tightly with both hands and leaned closer, unable to help but tremble.
Yang Yongjin was not used to this kind of physical closeness. He frowned and subconsciously pushed Chen Jinhong away.
Opposite, a man leading the group spoke.
"What do you mean? Don't you have any eyes?"
"Stay the woman and the money, get out!" the man said.
"Ah? No, no, second brother, save me..."
Chen Jinhong screamed and hugged Yang Yongjin's arm tighter, with most of her body pressed against him.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the balls on his chest were rubbing against Yang Yongjin's arms.
This made Yang Yongjin upset and pushed Chen Jinhong away.
"Third brothers and sisters, please be patient." He said in a low voice.
Then, he took a few steps forward and came to those people. He took a deep breath, suppressed his panic, raised his hands and made a fist.
"Brothers, we all come out to make a living, it's not easy."
"Otherwise, I would like to keep all the money I have, and ask a few of you to be kind and don't embarrass us!"
As Yang Yongjin spoke, he took out three taels of silver and several hundred pennies from his body and presented them with both hands.
"hiss……"
Several men across from him took a few breaths of cold air, and the air became turbulent.
"This is all my belongings. Brothers, please don't think it's too little. Let's buy some wine with it. It's my treat. I just ask you to let us pass." Yang Yongjin added.
The few people exchanged glances, and then the man in the lead snatched Yang Yongjin's bag containing money and put it into his waist.
Yang Yongjin watched the man's actions nervously, not daring to express his anger.
After putting the money bag away, the man spat at Yang Yongjin's feet.
"***, do you think having a few filthy rich people is enough for you? Are you just as good as me?"
The man opened his eyes and yelled angrily at Yang Yongjin.
"I……"
As soon as Yang Yongjin opened his mouth, he was cut off.
"What are you doing?" the man asked.
He raised his hand and pointed at Yang Yongjin's nose: "You obviously have three taels of silver, but you still say it's less? Are you being humble, or are you showing off your wealth with pride in disguise?"
"I……"
"What am I?"
"You look well dressed. Your family has some money, right? Are you showing off your wealth with me?"
"No, really not..." Yang Yongjin quickly explained.
But the other party didn't give him a chance to explain.
"I'm telling you, even if you are a wealthy landlord, what can you do?"
"Can money buy brothers? Can money buy girls? Can money buy face? Can money buy happiness?"
"Brothers, tell him loudly whether he can do it or not!"
"able!"
Behind him, there was a loud and uniform reply, which startled the man in the lead.
He turned around, jumped up, and slapped one of the followers hard on the head.
"You're talking nonsense, think about it before you answer!"
The younger brother covered his head and said with an aggrieved look on his face: "Brother, I'm following you just to be popular and drink spicy food!"
"Ah?" The leader's eyes glanced at the others.
Several other people nodded.
The leading man raised his hand and touched his bald head. He seemed to be thinking about this profound question, and he seemed to be very absorbed in it.
Here, Yang Yongjin's eyes flashed when he saw them like this. Suddenly, he knocked away a person nearby and opened a hole in the road.
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