Evil of all ages

Chapter 37 Father Appears
Its daybreak

Huang Taichu was still sleeping in with a girl named Xiaoxi in his arms, unwilling to get up.

On Qingfeng Street, someone knocked on the gate of the Huang family mansion. The gatekeeper opened the door a crack and looked out.

When he saw that the men outside were tall and strong and didn't seem like good people, he quickly ran to find the steward, Old Fu.

Old Fu was a worldly man, and he greeted the visitor with great courtesy. He had assumed the visitor might be unpleasant, but to his surprise, the visitor was very polite.

They learned that the other party was from the Fierce Tiger Gang and wanted to see their young master.

This made him uneasy. Although the other party was being polite now, who knew if they were hiding a greater greed beneath their smiling faces?

Unsure of the other party's purpose, and since the other party hadn't barged in, Old Master Fu thought for a moment and decided to go find the young master.

"What? The Tiger Gang has come to our door."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yunyou's expression hardened, and his first reaction was that this was not a good thing.

But since the person had come to his door, he had no choice but to face them, so he got up and followed Old Man Fu to the front yard.

"Old Fu, do you think the Fierce Tiger Gang has their eye on our family's restaurant?"

On his way to the gate, Huang Yunyou gritted his teeth and blurted out his guess.

He was a scholar who knew how to use his brain. After being extorted for protection money, he came back and kept thinking about it, feeling that this was very likely.

"Young Master, the Master isn't here. People outside might see you're young and..."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yunyou immediately understood what Elder Fu meant.

For a moment, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

"Forget it, if they want it, just give it to them."

Huang Yunyou was filled with hatred. He didn't hate others; he hated himself for choosing to study literature instead of martial arts from a young age.

This has led me to deeply experience what it means to be a scholar who is utterly useless.

The restaurant was left by his father, and he really wanted to protect it, but the greedy people didn't give him any time.

If given time to become a martial artist, everything will fall into place.

But now, the greedy want it, and he cannot stubbornly resist.

Besides being unable to protect himself, he also had a younger sister.

My sister needs to take medicine to recover. If he recklessly confronts the greedy man head-on, she might not even be able to afford her medicine.

The only way is to go along with the greedy person, to lull them into a false sense of security, and to give them time to practice their martial arts.

Huang Yunyou let out a deep sigh and smiled slightly, trying to make others think he was easygoing and approachable.

Being easy to talk to means being easy to bully.

In front of the mansion, Huang Yunyou saw the six members of the Fierce Tiger Gang and hurriedly went up to them politely.

"Brothers, please come in. Let's talk inside."

Huang Yunyou, who adopted a respectful demeanor, inwardly cursed himself for being so shameless.

The pride of scholars has been eaten by dogs.

Cui Ming, who was in charge, was very polite to Huang Yunyou, as if he were some kind of villain.

This terrified him, and he almost knelt down before Huang Yunyou.

However, in order to avoid arousing too much suspicion from Huang Yunyou, he had to put on an act.

"No, no, I'm just here to talk to you about something, and I'll leave as soon as I'm done."

Despite the pretense, the tone remained polite.

Huang Yunyou was puzzled when he heard the Tiger Gang members speaking so politely. They were all from the Tiger Gang, so why were they acting differently from Qiang Ge's group?

"Please do not hesitate to give me any instructions from your gang, and I will do my best to fulfill them."

Huang Yunyou said.

"In order to grow bigger and stronger, our gang conducted a major internal purge yesterday."

"It turned out that Hu Ya, this scourge, had enabled his cousin to commit all sorts of evil deeds, using the name of the Fierce Tiger Gang to plunder everywhere."

"Your restaurant is one of the properties he plans to plunder."

"We, the Fierce Tiger Gang, will never tolerate such pests. Don't worry, you'll never see them again."

"This is the two hundred taels of protection money they charged your restaurant. Here it is back to you."

With a single glance from Cui Ming, his men understood and immediately placed a small bundle containing two hundred taels of silver into the hands of the steward, Old Fu.

"What?"

Huang Yunyou was bewildered by Cui Ming's actions.

He was prepared to give the restaurant away, but it turned out the other party didn't want it.

He was also told that the group of people who had collected protection money from him had been dealt with by the Fierce Tiger Gang.

The key point is that the two hundred taels that were taken away were returned by the Fierce Tiger Gang.

This is still a gang that preys on the people, yet it can still return the money it has taken. "How will your gang collect protection money from now on?"

Huang Yunyou subconsciously brought himself to his senses.

He felt that the Fierce Tiger Gang wouldn't be so kind; the two hundred taels might be a ruse, something the Fierce Tiger Gang wouldn't be satisfied with or even want.

What he really coveted was all the wealth his father had left him.

Despite his suspicions, he tried to calm himself down.

Cui Ming: "We will waive the protection fee for your family."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Yunyou was a little confused; what did it mean to be exempt from payment?

"The reason we exempted you from the fee is because a master of innate strength has joined our Fierce Tiger Gang and become our retainer."

"This made our gang leader extremely happy. In his happiness, he decided to reduce the protection fee and waive it for several shops."

"Because of the Fang Wenqiang incident, we'll give you a spot, and you'll be exempt from the application process."

"Not only that, this street is under my jurisdiction. If anyone causes trouble in your restaurant, they can come directly to me."

Cui Ming gave his prepared reasons.

A master of innate strength!
Huang Yunyou was somewhat dazed upon hearing the term "Innate Realm Expert." He realized that when a martial artist reached a certain level of power, they could indeed influence many things.

After understanding all this, Huang Yunyou breathed a sigh of relief. His father's restaurant was saved, and he could finally focus on practicing martial arts.

Seeing the small bundle containing two hundred taels of silver in Old Fu's hand, Huang Yunyou took it and presented it to Cui Ming with a smile.

“Brother, the restaurant business needs protection, but we can’t let you and your men work for nothing. This two hundred taels is my way of showing my respect to you.”

In order to ensure a more stable future, Huang Yunyou still needed to make some necessary arrangements.

After all, how can you run a business if you don't understand interpersonal relationships?

When Cui Ming saw the two hundred taels of silver presented to him, his heart pounded. How could he dare to accept it? He was risking his life.

"Aren't you trying to get me into trouble?"

Cui Ming pretended to be angry.

"Huh? I don't understand, brother. What do you mean?"

Huang Yunyou asked, genuinely puzzled.

"In order to grow bigger and stronger, our Fierce Tiger Gang has set many prohibitions. If I dare to take them, I will be buried alive tomorrow."

Cui Ming replied.

Huang Yunyou was stunned when he heard this. This was a gang, yet they had such rules.

"It was my fault, it was my fault. I didn't know the situation and almost got you into trouble, big brother."

Huang Yunyou quickly apologized.

"Ignorance is no excuse. Just focus on doing your business properly from now on."

"By the way, our Fierce Tiger Gang and Flying Eagle Gang recently went to war. There are clear rules that we can stay calm during the day."

"At night, try not to go out if you can avoid it. If you must go out, don't go outside Qingfeng Street."

After giving his instructions, Cui Ming left with his men.

"The restaurant has been saved; it must be the master's spirit in heaven protecting us."

After Cui Ming and his group disappeared into the crowd on the street, Old Fu excitedly said that it was the Lord protecting them.

"Third Brother, Xiao Tao said that the Fierce Tiger Gang came to our door. Where are they?"

At this moment, Huang Yu'er came over with Xiao Tao.

"Why did you come out? Don't you know it's windy in the front yard?"

Huang Yunyou hurriedly told Old Master Fu to have the servants close the gate to prevent the strong wind from blowing on his frail and sickly sister.

"Third brother, the doctor said that my body is miraculously improving. After resting for a while, I will be able to recover to the same level as a normal girl."

Huang Yu'er almost laughed when she saw her third brother's flustered expression as he worried about her health.

If she weren't afraid of overreacting, she would have had the doctor diagnose her as perfectly healthy in no time.

"It's just gradually getting better, it's not like I've fully recovered to the level of a normal girl. What if I catch a cold when I go out and walk around?"

Huang Yunyou adopted the posture of an elder brother and lectured his sister, fearing that she would be rebellious and not listen to him.

However, he was genuinely happy about his sister's miraculous recovery, feeling that it might truly be his father's intervention from heaven.

Otherwise, nothing can be explained.

How could my sister, who has been frail and sickly since childhood, possibly have her health improve?

He did nothing, so how did he manage to protect the restaurant?

This made him very excited:
Father, since you have already shown your power, please let me soar to new heights in martial arts as well.

(End of this chapter)