A life of success begins with being a landlord.

"Brother Zu..."

Xue Meihua was stunned by my slap. She covered her face, tears welling up in her eyes, and said, "Brother Zu, is it... that I'm not good enough for you? Actually, I'm clean... I'm still a girl."

"Xue Meihua, please let me be a decent human being, okay?"

I pointed at Xue Meihua's face: "I admit, I'm not a gentleman, not a good person. But this time, can you let me be a good person, see it through to the end?"

Helping the Xue sisters and then wanting to sleep with them—that's not the act of a good person.

I intend to be noble for once, to do good deeds without expecting anything in return, and to be a truly good person.

No, I also embezzled 50,000 yuan from the Xue sisters' compensation.

Alas, even if I wanted to be a good person, I probably couldn't!

Xue Meihua stared at me blankly, not daring to speak.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hit you."

I sighed: "Remember, don't mention sleeping with me again. Let's be clean friends; it'll make me feel better."

You're a girl, so what? I slept with you, and that was just a moment of pleasure. If I can remain decent friends with the Xue sisters, at least I'll have some moral standing in my life.

Xue Meihua finally understood what I meant, and once again thanked me with tears in her eyes:

"Brother Zu, you are a truly good person. It was I who was ignorant and thought I was clever, and I misunderstood you. From now on, you will be our eldest brother, our dear eldest brother."

I chuckled: "I'm not even as old as you."

Xue Meihua smiled and said, "He's still my older brother."

"Alright then, good girls, I'll protect you from now on."

I chuckled and accepted this younger sister as my new sister.

At noon, I treated Xue Meihua to fried noodles.

I'm the eldest brother, so of course I'll pay the bill. Anyway, I'll keep track of the bill with Sister Fatty; it's just one yuan a bowl at cost price.

After dinner, I called Fugui Mao over to pay the water and electricity bills for Building 27. Zhan Lao Er paid the water and electricity bills for Building 26 himself; I didn't care.

These days, you have to go to the service center and wait in line to pay your water and electricity bills.

I returned at 4:30 PM after paying the water and electricity bills.

I got off the bus and just happened to see Gao Jianfeng and the old squad leader playing billiards in front of Lao Zhou's shop.

"Hey fellow countryman, what a coincidence!" I waved at Gao Jianfeng and stole his signature line.

"Brother Zu..." Gao Jianfeng grinned at me, then suddenly his expression changed drastically, and he pointed and shouted:

"Watch out, there's a knife behind you!"

I was taken aback, and immediately bent down and squatted down, sweeping my leg behind me!

This is an instinctive reaction honed from childhood, a life-saving trick from the "Records of Zhuge Shanjun's Scouts".

boom!

One of the men behind me was kicked and fell to the ground, his machete slipping from his hand and clattering to the ground.

I immediately leaped up and kicked the man in the chest.

My kung fu is mostly in my feet.

I kicked the man, sending him flying more than five feet away. He landed, rolled twice, and then lay still.

"Brother Zu, I'll help you!"

Gao Jianfeng, along with his old squad leader, charged over, swinging their golf clubs.

The squad leader yelled, "There's a knife on the left!"

Sure enough, there was a short, stocky man on the left who, without saying a word, brandished a machete and lunged at me.

I quickly stepped back a few paces, pulled out a lighter, and flicked it out: "Shoot the dart!"

boom!

"Ouch!"

The man was struck on the bridge of his nose by a lighter and immediately stopped in his tracks.

Ugh!

The old squad leader's cue stick caught wind and fell from above, hitting the man's wrist.

Clang—!

The man's machete fell to the ground.

Gao Jianfeng lunged forward, tackling the short, stocky man to the ground. He twisted the man's hands behind his back, shouting sternly, "Don't move!"

The old squad leader quickly stepped forward and subdued the guy I had just kicked away.

The entire battle lasted only about a minute.

I glanced around and saw two motorcycles on the side of the road, the riders speeding away.

Thank goodness! If Gao Jianfeng hadn't reminded me today, I would be dead by now!

Gao Jianfeng held the man down and shouted, "Brother Zu, call the police!"

"Wait..." I waved my hand and wiped my sweat. "Tie them up first, I'll make a call."

Gao Jianfeng and the old squad leader were quick and efficient. They untied the shoelaces of the two assassins and tied their hands tightly behind their backs.

I thought about it for a moment, then tremblingly called Daozai Xiong.

"Brother Xiong, four thugs came to attack me on Sanlichuan Street... I've caught two of them, what should we do?"

"Brother, are you hurt?" Daozai Xiong asked me with concern.

"I'm fine, I'm perfectly alright." I took a deep breath. "What should we do with these two? Should we call the police?"

"Good brother, don't call the police. Hold them off first, I'll be right there!" Dao Zai Xiong said excitedly.

I hung up the phone and instructed Gao Jianfeng and the old squad leader, "Bring them over here."

Gao Jianfeng and the old squad leader were very obedient. They escorted the two assassins and followed me to the 204 chess and card room in Building 26.

The first assassin had just woken up and was still coughing up blood.

The second assassin glared at me, his teeth grinding together, as if he wanted to devour me.

I closed the door and had Gao Jianfeng guard it.

Then, I lit a cigarette, thought for a moment, and then shoved it into the second assassin's mouth, sighing, "Brother, are you one of Sang Kun's men?"

The assassin, puffing on his cigarette, sneered, "So you know about Sang Kun? Don't worry, you're dead meat."

I gave a wry smile: "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor. I'm just a nobody. I took their money and did a small favor. Why are you attacking me?"

"There are some things you have to do to die. Knife Boy Xiong can't protect you." The assassin sneered.

I nodded and waited for Daozai Xiong.

Gao Jianfeng was a little scared. He pulled me aside and whispered, "Brother Zu, who are these people? They're so ruthless! I'm doomed. I've offended them. I'm afraid I'll be killed in the future."

The old squad leader was honest and kind, but at this moment he looked completely indifferent.

I figured the old squad leader didn't want to be involved in the pyramid scheme anymore and was planning to run away. He hadn't paid the 3,900 yuan yet, so running away wouldn't cost him anything.

"Gao Jianfeng, don't say anymore. Thank you for today."

I patted Gao Jianfeng on the shoulder: "Tonight I'll give you 3,900 yuan to sign up, join your Shuang Er Kang business, and become your downline."

Gao Jianfeng's worry turned to joy: "Good, good, you said it yourself!"

In the world of pyramid schemes, I'm probably considered a rising star. Since I became Gao Jianfeng's downline, he has a chance to expand his network.

About twenty minutes later, Dao Zixiong arrived with more than a dozen men, each brimming with murderous intent.

Ah Qiang was there, and so was the tiger.

When A-Qiang entered the room and saw the short, stocky assassin, he grinned.

"Hey, isn't this Nan Batian, the infamous Nan Ge, one of Sang Kun's henchmen who's a force to be reckoned with in the streets?" Ah Qiang lit a cigarette, put it in Nan Batian's mouth, and chuckled.

"What? My brother Nan, with his unparalleled martial arts skills, invincible throughout Guangdong and Guangxi, is actually going to suffer a crushing defeat today, getting tied up like a giant rice dumpling? Oh, the Dragon Boat Festival is almost here, and brother Nan is dressed up as a giant rice dumpling to deliver gifts to us, isn't he?"

Nan Ba ​​was so angry that his face turned ashen. He spat out the cigarette with a "pfft".

I breathed a sigh of relief. It was clear that A-Qiang was not afraid of Nan Batian and Sang Kun.

At least, Daozaixiong's side has the strength to fight Sangkun!