Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei's War Journey

Chapter 54 Golden Eyes

After sharing the gossip and rumors, a hint of hesitation appeared on Ah Bin's face. He licked his dry lips and mustered his courage to speak.

"By the way, Brother Lu, could you teach me a couple of kung fu moves? Just one or two for self-defense, I don't need many."

He was afraid that Lu Mingfei would refuse, so he quickly explained.

"Although I usually work as a gatekeeper and driver, and the Black Snake Gang has recently been going out of business, it is still a gang at its core. Sometimes when we encounter territory grabbing or other fools provoking us, we inevitably have to take action."

"Before, with Scarface and his professional thugs in front, we gatekeepers could just cheer from behind and boost morale. But now—Scarface and the others are all in the hospital, and they won't be well for a while. We're short-handed. If something really happens, someone like me will have to grit my teeth and rush in."

His voice lowered, trembling slightly as he said, "Brother Lu, I really don't want to die, nor do I want to be crippled—if I fall, my dad's rehabilitation fees, my sister's tuition fees, my mom—our family will truly be finished."

Lu Mingfei listened quietly without interrupting. He finally understood why Abin had been so enthusiastic and ingratiating towards him these past few days; it turned out he had this in mind.

"Okay, if you don't have anything to do tonight, I'll teach you a few tricks that will be enough for you to handle one or two people."

Lu Mingfei agreed anyway. To be honest, there was a reason why Abin wanted to fight. If he hadn't crippled Scarface and the others, Abin wouldn't have needed to go out and fight. Besides, he didn't want anything to happen to this young man who was earning tuition fees for his sister.

With the treatment from the psychologist, his emotions became more and more stable. He was no longer like a powder keg that could explode at any moment, unlike when he first came back. He no longer had thoughts of violence or even murder at the drop of a hat.

He seems to be starting to revert to the Lu Mingfei he used to be.

At the same time, he increasingly felt the preciousness of life, not only his own but also that of others. Now he just wanted to find Nuonuo and then live his ordinary life.

If he had any money left after finding Nono, he wanted to go to the Andes Mountains to offer incense to Perez and the others. To be honest, he always felt that he had let Perez and the others down and was filled with guilt.

Perez and his ilk ate people, which, by civilized standards, is an unforgivable depravity. But what about Lu Mingfei? He killed people, and killing people seems even more heinous than cannibalism.

Eating the dead won't get you the death penalty, but killing someone will.

Lu Mingfei recalled a story he had read before. During World War I, an Austro-Hungarian explorer traveled to the territory of cannibals and chatted with the cannibal chief, who said that the war in Europe was fierce and that 10,000 people could die every day.

The cannibal chief exclaimed in astonishment, "My God! Ten thousand people die every day! How long would it take you to finish eating them all?"

The explorer said somewhat awkwardly, "We don't fight to eat people."

The cannibal chief was even more astonished: "My God, you don't kill people just to eat them? You're so cruel!"

Lu Mingfei was clearly the more wicked person, and if possible, he wanted to do as many good deeds as possible to atone for his sins.

"Really! Thank you, Brother Lu! I will definitely study hard!" Ah Bin's surprised voice interrupted Lu Mingfei's daydreams.

"Hmm." Lu Mingfei chuckled in response, his impression of the young man named Abin was fairly good.

"By the way, Brother Lu!" Ah Bin seemed to want to strike while the iron was hot and further strengthen their relationship, so he asked enthusiastically.

"Do you have any hobbies? I'll buy them for you! Consider it a—apprenticeship gift. I wonder if you like playing games, Brother Lu? I have a PS3 that someone gave me before, it's still pretty new. My sister is preparing for the college entrance exam, and I was afraid it would affect her studies, so I've been keeping it from her. Someone your age, Brother Lu, should really like it, right?"

However, as soon as he said that, he seemed to suddenly remember something and immediately changed the subject.

"No, no, look at what I'm saying! Brother Lu, your kung fu is so good, you must practice hard every day, right? How would you have time to play games? Besides, a master like you shouldn't like these childish things. Let me think about what I should give you—Brother Lu, do you like Moutai? Or good cigarettes? I know people who can get the real thing!"

"How about that PS3? I really enjoy playing games. I'm much better at StarCraft 2 than I am at kung fu. Bring the console with you, and we can play together after I finish my patrol," Lu Mingfei said with a smile.

PS3, that was something he had always dreamed of. Come to think of it, it had been a long time since he had played games or gone to an internet cafe. He wondered how his old friend Tang, with whom he used to play StarCraft, was doing.

Those were some of his few friends.

Wait a minute—the United States? Chicago?! A thought flashed through Lu Mingfei's mind! Old Tang seems to be in the United States, so could he ask Old Tang to help him put up some missing person notices in Chicago? Or try to find out about Nuonuo through other channels?

"Brother Lu, you play StarCraft too? What a coincidence! I play too, but I'm not very good at it. I need to learn more from you in the future!" Ah Bin didn't notice Lu Mingfei's momentary lapse in concentration and was still immersed in his excitement.

"Brother Lu, what games do you want to play? Besides StarCraft, any other PS3 games are fine too. I'll try to get you a few discs."

"Call of Duty 5 is about to be released, get me a disc when it comes out." Lu Mingfei said without any politeness. He had seen the news of Call of Duty's release at a newsstand before he went to the Andes Mountains.

"Okay, as soon as it's released, I promise I'll get you a genuine copy as soon as possible!" Ah Bin readily agreed.

Just as the two were discussing what other fun games were available, someone suddenly knocked on the window of the Mercedes, and at the same time, a figure appeared outside the window.

"Who's knocking on the window in the rain?" Ah Bin muttered, trying to open the car window to see who it was.

But Lu Mingfei stopped him: "Don't move!"

Lu Mingfei felt his hair stand on end. At this moment, the Mercedes was traveling at 60 miles per hour, which was not fast, but it was not slow either. An ordinary person would definitely not be able to catch up if they were running, let alone so easily running alongside and knocking on the window.

The motorcycle could catch up, but who would ride a motorcycle in such heavy rain, and he couldn't hear the engine. Everything seemed strange.

Lu Mingfei's warning froze Abin's hand in mid-air, the atmosphere in the car instantly solidified, and the cheerful topic of games was thrown to the back of his mind.

The two looked out the car window at the same time. A face pressed against the glass appeared blurry and distorted by the rain, making it impossible to make out its features. However, it was clear that the face had its eyes closed.

But the next moment, the face opened its eyes, revealing a pair of golden eyes.

The golden pupils outside the car window, like two will-o'-the-wisps burning in the rainy night, coldly pierced through the glass and landed on Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei's muscles tensed instantly, and he immediately roared, "Speed ​​up!"

Although Ah Bin was terrified, he still slammed on the gas pedal.

The powerful engine of the Mercedes-Benz S600 let out a deep roar, and the speed suddenly increased. At the same time, the figure pressed against the window disappeared outside.

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