After running around the job market for a day, Liu Tao dragged his exhausted body and fell down on the bullied plank bed in the rental house.
'Squeak, squeak...' The wooden bed suddenly made a tooth-aching sound.
Thinking of today's experience, Liu Tao secretly sighed helplessly. There were too many people like him who came out to join the society with only a high school diploma, and Liu Tao's own previous experience made him repulse from the bottom of his heart those jobs such as hard labor on a construction site.
It's not that Liu Tao was so rich before, otherwise he wouldn't have dropped out of college without going to college. On the contrary, Liu Tao's grades during the college entrance examination were enough to get him into a very good class.
But at that time, his father suffered a heart attack and used up all the little savings the already poor family had. Liu Tao had no choice but to drop out of school and sold his gilded notice to a classmate in the county who failed. , let him put his name on it.
However, the money he earned from dropping out of school failed to save his father's life in the end.
He knelt in front of his father's grave for three days and three nights. After that, he carried a few clothes and entered the society with his brother Qi Sheng, who had been playing since childhood and failed the college entrance examination.
However, what happened next was something neither of them expected...
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Liu Tao was really tired. Running for several days in a row was too much for his strong body.
Regardless of his hunger, Liu Tao fell into sleep soon.
In the dream, he saw his brother Qi Sheng's face, which was so pale that there was no trace of blood. However, on his snow-white shirt, the shocking blood redness formed a terrible contrast with the paleness of his face.
Looking at Qi Sheng's pupils that were gradually losing focus, Liu Tao felt that everything around him had lost their sound. He could only hear two hearts beating, but the sound of one of them gradually became quieter.
That extremely familiar feeling that was about to be lost forever drove him crazy. He wanted to howl wildly, but his throat seemed to be constrained, and no matter how crazy it was, he couldn't make a sound.
The world seemed to be quiet, and then boiled up again a moment later, as if a thunderous thunder exploded in his ears, shocking him at a loss.
"Qi Sheng! Qi Sheng... don't scare me. You said you would break out of our own world with me. How could you be so selfish and just leave alone? You still have a wife to marry, you My family has not yet lived in a bungalow and lived in the paradise class you mentioned..."
"Brother, don't be stupid. It's impossible for people like us to have a future. In fact, I have already realized that continuing like this is not an option, but I still have a sense of luck.
I thought that after a few years of this life of licking blood, I would give up on you after I had raised the capital to marry a wife and honor my family. But now it’s too late to talk about it, brother, you... you Listen to me..."
Speaking of this, Qi Sheng coughed with great effort, a large amount of blood was brought out, and Qi Sheng's face became even paler...
"Stop talking, I'll take you to the hospital. You'll get better. We still have..." Liu Tao hugged Qi Sheng and roared.
"No! Let me finish. If you don't say anything else, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to say it again."
He moved his head as if using all his strength, and changed into a position that might be more comfortable.
"I know my own body, don't try to save me, this is all my retribution, you don't have to worry about the future.
Let me pay for everything with my life! listen to me! Liu Tao!
We should never have entered this road of no return from the beginning. If you don't want me to die in vain, listen to me.
I still have a little money in my account. You can take it and go to another place to start your life again. I have nothing else to worry about in this world. I just ask you to help me take care of my parents..."
"I don't have much time. Don't try to interrupt me. Don't you understand? The underworld is not something people like you and I can survive in. Even if we can fight, it doesn't matter. You can't dodge the blade from the front. You Can you escape the dagger on your back..." He glanced at the dagger on his stomach, his tone seemed to be self-deprecating.
"So promise me, don't be stubborn from now on, and find a place to live again..."
"Ahem..." It was blood red again. Liu Tao wanted to stop it but it was too late.
"Remember, you have to live a good life for me! Don't take revenge for me. Only if I die will God spare you..."
After saying this, Qi Sheng, who had exhausted his last bit of strength, finally slowly closed his eyes.
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"Ah..." Liu Tao woke up from his dream with a roar, which caused a burst of complaints from his neighbors.
I had a nightmare again. I dreamed about you, brother. Are you okay over there?
Don't worry, I've started over as you said. I'll be fine. Let's start over again, okay?
I know you've been watching me, haven't you.
Looking at the watch, it was already 2 o'clock in the morning. Liu Tao was really hungry because he had only eaten a few steamed buns since the morning.
I went to the kitchen and made a big pot of instant noodles with soup and water, which made my stomach feel better.
I haven't found a new job for several days. If I can't find it anymore, I will have to do hard work, Liu Tao frowned and thought to himself.
He gave all the money in Qi Sheng's bank to Qi Sheng's family without touching any money, and even gave them most of his savings. He had saved a lot by working as a gangster in the past few years. The total amount is more than 100,000 yuan. With this money, the Qi family can start a small business and become well-off. This is probably Qi Sheng's wish.
After Qi Sheng's death, Liu Tao was disheartened and disappeared silently into the GD province where he grew up, and also broke away from the underworld where he had been involved for several years.
Arrive at the ancient city of Yangzhou.
"Hey, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. A living person can still choke to death! It's really hard for me to carry bricks on the construction site to support myself!"
This is true. When Liu Tao was in the village, he was one of those rough and tumble people. The height of 180cm is only 65kg. After working in the underworld for several years, his figure has become more and more powerful.
However, relying on this powerful body, he was able to kill without restraint on the road, and earned the title of "Tiger Tao". He had a good reputation in the underworld in the previous city and even the province.
At that time, there were few people on the street who mentioned the three words "Meng Hutao" without shuddering and calling him "madman".
"If you are a gangster and don't know Tiger Tao, you will be called a hero." At that time, when the three words "Tiger Tao" were very popular, some people copied this sentence. Although it was a joke, it put Liu Tao on the road. The reputation is exaggerated.
At that time, Liu Tao and Qi Sheng went south to work in the provincial capital. With neither education nor experience, their lives were miserable and they had no choice but to embark on the road of no return.
However, at the time, neither of them thought there was anything wrong with this. The young man's passion was ultimately a fatal poison.
Because he was young, strong and aggressive, Liu Tao was spotted by the leader of the Tiger Gang, one of the three major gangs in the provincial capital, and became his thug.
In the past few years, he only watched fights with protection fees and never engaged in pornography, gambling or drugs. He was called a spectacle by his brothers on the road.
During this period, fights were commonplace, a small fight every three days and a big fight every five days. It is worth mentioning that Liu Tao's fighting method was copied from a book. One sentence is "the brave will win when meeting on a narrow road". The common point is "the soft one is afraid of the hard one, and the hard one is afraid of losing one's life". It's a desperate fighting style, coupled with the extraordinary physical fitness honed from climbing trees and fighting in the field since childhood, facing those gangsters who have been drained by women, women and drugs, it is really like a tiger swarming a flock of sheep, cutting melons and melons. Cai Banzhi killed his opponent until all his souls were lost and fled in despair.
He and his brother Qi Sheng agreed not to engage in pornography, gambling or drugs. They believed that they would have to return to a normal life in the future, so they should not engage in anything that could kill people.
The other brothers couldn't understand that whoever works in their profession would get in or be killed with a knife that day, and they could just enjoy it for a while. Who cares about so many things.
It's just that the two brothers remained unmoved and still adhered to their principles, so there was nothing wrong with it. It was just that after every party everyone went to have sex, so it was a bit embarrassing for them to be the only ones renting the house.
The leader of the Tiger Gang admires this tough and principled man even more, and it is said that the gang leader's daughter is even more fond of him.
Everything seems to indicate Liu Tao's boundless future. However, even if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them.
He, Liu Tao, was finally taken notice of, and was betrayed by one of his own in a group fight. As a result, he and several of his close brothers, including Qi Sheng, were besieged by hundreds of people, and in the end only he escaped... ··
After that, Liu Tao disappeared into the underworld and disappeared from the sight of everyone who knew him well, without taking revenge.
Just because of Qi Sheng's promise: he will get better in the future, live a good life, and no longer touch his previous life.
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Brother, I know you are watching. If I could choose to do it all over again, I would rather starve to death than use your life to awaken our sunken youth.
So don't worry, I will live a good life like a normal person from now on.
