Evil of all ages

Chapter 28 Change of Owners
"Third Brother, you might not believe it when I tell you, but I had a very, very long dream."

"That dream felt so real, just like something I experienced myself."

“I dreamt that you, Third Brother, went to a martial arts school to practice martial arts. After becoming a martial artist, you registered as a swordsman at the Zhenwu Division and then roamed the martial arts world.”

Huang Yu'er had plenty of excuses to fob off Huang Yunyou, a complete novice with no experience or life experience.

Yes, all correct!
Huang Yunyou stared at his sister in disbelief; she had guessed everything perfectly.

How is this possible? This is unbelievable! How can a dream be so accurate?

"You...you tell me the truth, is this really a dream you had?"

Huang Yunyou suppressed his inner turmoil and asked to confirm.

"Third brother, from childhood to adulthood, when have I ever lied to you?"

Although Huang Yu'er wore an innocent and kind look, she thought to herself: Sorry, I lied this time.

Looking at his sister's innocent and aggrieved eyes, Huang Yunyou cursed himself inwardly for being such a bad brother. How could his lovely sister possibly lie to him?

"Besides dreaming that I was a ghostwriter, what else did I dream about?"

Huang Yunyou felt that his sister's situation was likely a message from their ancestors in a dream, so he was curious about what else his sister dreamed about.

"Third Brother, can you please not be the ghostwriter?"

Huang Yu'er knew her third brother's character and knew he wouldn't listen to her advice, but her tone still carried a hint of pleading.

"Did you have a bad dream that makes you not want me to be the ghostwriter?"

Huang Yunyou frowned and asked curiously.

"Yes, I dreamt that you, Third Brother, died after only a few months as a ghostwriter."

"Third Brother, this dream felt so real, I'm really scared. Can I not become a ghostwriter?"

Huang Yu'er grabbed her third brother's arm, sniffed, and her eyes reddened, as if she was truly frightened by the scene in her dream.

He was filled with fear and begged his third brother not to act as a shill.

"Don't cry, don't cry... It's just a dream, don't take it seriously."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yunyou's heart tightened. This was not the outcome he wanted to hear. But how could he possibly let go of the hatred for his father's murder?

"Third Brother, I know this is just a dream, but the martial world isn't as wonderful as storytellers describe. They're just fooling newbies who haven't yet ventured into the martial world."

"The real world of martial arts is a dog-eat-dog world. If you are strong, everything you do is right. If you are weak, even breathing is wrong."

"Especially in the ghostwriting industry, you're dealing with the most vicious and ruthless people in the martial arts world, who have no morals or martial ethics to speak of."

"Disregarding rules and having no bottom line is their means of survival."

"Third Brother, can you really guarantee that you won't fall for their tricks or traps every time you're dealing with people like them?"

"Are you able to kill them without taking any damage, or capture them alive every time?"

Huang Yu'er persisted in trying to persuade him.

“I know how dangerous it is to be a ghostwriter, but the hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. I cannot give up my revenge just because I know how dangerous it is.”

"Alright, I'm tired. We can talk about it later."

Huang Yunyou took his sister's hand away, turned around and left.

"Sigh, I really couldn't persuade him."

Huang Yu'er sighed and said.

"It seems we have no choice but to proceed according to plan."

Huang Yu'er thought to herself.

……

The next day

The funeral procession left the city and stopped on an unnamed hill twenty miles away. They found an auspicious burial site and buried the uncle there.

After a series of procedures, the funeral procession finally returned before the city gates closed, as it was getting dark.

Day Three

Everyone slept until noon before getting up.

After lunch, Huang Taichu was to return to the prison with Yin Tianying.

Mr. Fu rushed over halfway through lunch.

"Old Fu, what's wrong?"

Huang Yunyou asked.

"Young master, the waiter from the restaurant has come and said that someone in the restaurant is collecting protection money."

Old Fu quickly replied.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yunyou frowned.

“If I remember correctly, my father paid the protection money at the beginning of the month.” “It’s only been ten days, not even half a month, why are they here again?”

Huang Yunyou suppressed his anger and asked.

Uncle Fu: "They're not from the Flying Eagle Gang, they're from the Fierce Tiger Gang collecting protection money."

Huang Yunyou asked in surprise: "This street isn't under the control of the Flying Eagle Gang, so how did it become the Tiger Gang's territory?"

Uncle Fu: "Last night, the Fierce Tiger Gang and the Flying Eagle Gang had a small-scale fight. This street has changed hands. Now the Fierce Tiger Gang is in charge of this street."

Huang Yunyou: "I really don't understand what the government officials are thinking. This is the capital city, after all."

“Even if the outer city cannot compare with the inner city, it should not be allowed to let gangs do whatever they want.”

Huang Taichu ate his food, unmoved, as if it were none of his business.

Huang Yu'er sat there quietly, but felt much more relaxed. She was really worried that the future would change completely.

Fortunately, apart from the matter of the imperial prison and the fact that the Dali Temple sent someone to accompany my elder brother to our home, everything else remained unchanged.

Yin Tianying just observes; he knows how deep the waters run in the capital, and which gang doesn't have a protective umbrella behind it.

"How much do they want?"

Although Huang Yunyou was furious, he knew he had to pay the protection fee unless he gave up his restaurant business.

"They want 30% of our restaurant's monthly profits."

Old Fu gritted his teeth.

"What?! Thirty percent of the monthly profits?!"

"Are they crazy? The Flying Eagle Gang only charges us fifty taels a month, how dare they charge so much?"

Huang Yunyou stood up abruptly, wondering if he had misheard.

"Young Master, why don't we go find Uncle Tang and ask him to mediate?"

The uncle that Old Fu mentioned was Meng Fangtang, the magistrate who managed several streets in the vicinity.

"Going to him will only lead to massive financial losses."

"Big brother, I'll go take a look."

Huang Yunyou planned to talk to the person who collected protection money and see if they could ask for a smaller amount.

"You must control your emotions and not let your impulsiveness escalate the situation to an unbearable degree."

Huang Taichu said calmly.

"understood"

After Huang Yunyou finished speaking, he left the mansion.

Why are you siblings so calm?

Yin Tianying suddenly asked a question.

Don't blame him for being strange; it's just that Huang Taichu and Huang Yu'er were too calm.

Huang Taichu is already an adult, and he is also the subject of his own master's suspicion, so his calmness is somewhat acceptable.

But Huang Yu'er is only thirteen years old, and her calm and unhurried demeanor is truly what a thirteen-year-old girl should be like.

“I’m just an ordinary prison guard, and my sister is a patient. What can we do about extorting protection money?”

"It's better to remain calm than to be anxious."

Huang Taichu answered calmly.

Huang Yu'er nodded in agreement, but her mind had already shifted to her older brother.

It wasn't for any other reason than that her older brother was acting very strangely.

My older brother isn't timid or introverted, so why is he so calm now?

Was my older brother replaced?

No, if I were wearing a human skin mask, she would definitely notice.

Moreover, her woman's intuition told her that this was her older brother.

But if someone suddenly changes like this, there must be a big problem.

It's terrible. I've been given a second chance at life. Not only has the future changed slightly, but even my older brother has become different.

After observing her older brother for a while, Huang Yu'er's medical instincts confirmed that he was just an ordinary person, which reassured her a lot.

If it's an ordinary person, then it's not a big problem. At most, they might have secrets in their hearts, and that's when a person's personality changes.

No matter how big an ordinary person's secrets are, they can't be that big.

"A mere prison guard, huh..."

When Yin Tianying heard Huang Taichu say that he was just an ordinary prison guard, he chuckled. An ordinary prison guard would make his master so suspicious? Bullshit!

(End of this chapter)