Reborn in 80: Starting with hunting in the mountains to get rich

Chapter 175 The Release of the Seal in Wangxing Village

Li Ju'an laughed and said, "You know what bank tellers are thinking, don't you? We deposit money in Postal Savings Bank, so we're customers, and we'll be big customers in the future. They'll definitely try to get close to us."

He patted Lu Zhiqiang on the shoulder, picked up the woven bag, and hurried towards the small train station.

Lu Zhiqiang looked at Song Desheng and said, "You can't say that. The bank is the boss, and we're the servants."

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Li Ju'an and Lu Zhiqiang returned to Lijiatun. As soon as they entered the village, carrying woven bags and packages, they saw Sun Weimin fighting with someone.

Sun Weimin was beaten so badly by the three men that he had nowhere to fight back. He lay in the snow, rolling around howling, still cursing and calling for help.

The people of the Xingan Mountains are known for their fiery tempers, and fights between brothers are commonplace. But never before had anyone been so ruthless, striking Sun Weimin squarely in the waist and abdomen, drawing blood from his face.

Moreover, when the men in the village fight, they will never stop until the other person falls down. Even if the opponent falls, they must shout that they have submitted; if they do not, the other person will not stop fighting.

Sun Weimin had blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but he remained stubborn, hurling insults at his ancestors.

Lu Zhiqiang roared, "Zhang the Madman from Wangxingtun!"

Zhang Fengzi and Zhang Yingnian were both from Wangxingtun. Zhang Yingnian was the eldest son in his family, and Zhang Fengzi was his cousin. They were both notorious local bullies and troublemakers in the Xing'an Mountains.

"Da Liuzi" refers to loan sharks who operate on the edge of a knife. They are accompanied by several local bullies from Wangxingtun, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

As soon as Li Ju'an and Lu Zhiqiang saw Zhang Fengzi leading his men into Lijiatun, they knew that Zhang Fengzi was lending money at exorbitant interest rates again. This kind of business was shady; besides lending money at exorbitant interest rates, they also dealt in "seahorse"—essentially prostitution.

Unlike the other family villages in the forest farm area, Wangxing Village was a different place. After the educated youth were sent to the countryside, the new Party Secretary took office and was determined to improve the lives of Wangxing Village and resolve its chaotic situation. In the new Party Secretary's view, the large number of bachelors and widowers in the village was a major reason for the chaos.

Zhang Fengzi and his two companions didn't recognize Li Ju'an either. They punched and kicked Sun Weimin hard in the face, and stomped hard on his waist and abdomen. Their straw sandals, covered in sedge, kicked hard in Sun Weimin's lower back, making him scream like a pig being slaughtered, but he still refused to give in.

The three men turned to look at Li Ju'an and his companion with provocative eyes, and said, "Don't meddle in other people's business. Paying back debts is a matter of course. Be careful, or we'll beat you up too."

When that provocative look flew over, Li Ju'an's blood pressure surged to his head, and his head buzzed. He put down the woven bag in his hand, his forehead veins bulging, and the muscles and veins in his arms standing out. He rushed forward and swung his fist.

He usually fought hand-to-hand with Tiger King and Green Skinny, both of whom had sharp teeth and claws. He swung his fist high, like a venomous snake biting, swift and thunderous, the back of his fist bulging with a glistening knot, and struck Zhang the Madman hard in front of his ear.

The trigeminal nerve is located in front of the ear. This area is as vulnerable as the area below a wild boar's ear; a blow here will surely cause stun, it's extremely fragile.

His punch landed with a loud "crack" like a firecracker, its precise, explosive force traveling from in front of Zhang Fengzi's ear all the way to his brain. The force of the punch was unstoppable.

Bang!

Zhang Fengzi's face trembled violently, twisted from the blow, and he didn't even have time to utter a word before his features were distorted by the relentless punches. He was thrown backward and fell heavily onto the snow.

When the two guards from Wangxingtun saw Zhang Fengzi being knocked to the ground by a punch, they were stunned for a moment, then reacted very quickly, attacking Li Ju'an from both sides with fists and feet.

Anyone who frequents the nearby villages knows how notorious the loan sharks are in Wangxing Village. Zhang the Madman and his henchmen are quite famous. Villagers won't go to loan sharks unless they're desperate, but if they do, it means they're genuinely short of money and can't afford to borrow from relatives and friends.

When Lu Zhiqiang saw that Li Ju'an was about to be beaten, he also rushed over and started fighting with the two thugs.

"That damn bastard! How dare he come to our Lijiatun and cause trouble? He's got a death wish."

The Lu family and the Sun family were sworn enemies because of Da Huang and the subsequent mountain run incident. But if outsiders really came in to cause trouble, no one in the village with any sense of justice would stand idly by.

Feuds within the village are usually kept private. But when outsiders bully the village, the entire village unites to stand together against them.

Li Ju'an and Lu Zhiqiang swung their fists and fought with the three thugs from Wangxingtun.

The hunters were very strong, and Zhang Fengzi from Wangxingtun suffered a loss, being beaten until he was panting heavily. Seeing that he couldn't win, he pulled out a "sharp-handled" gun from his waist, pointed the muzzle at Li Ju'an, and roared: "You bastards! I'll kill you two!"

Those who roam the mountains and hunt for pirates all carry guns. The sledgehammer he carries, also called a single-handle sledgehammer, is a manual hammer that any blacksmith can make. It fires a single shot at a time, similar to a gun barrel.

Zhang Fengzi felt much more at ease after pulling out his dagger. Seeing that Li Ju'an and Lu Zhiqiang were truly still, he felt smug and shouted, "You two bastards, trying to show off in front of me? Let me show you what I have in my hand, and see if you still dare to be arrogant."

He grinned. Who wouldn't be afraid of the sledgehammer in the man's hand? It was a gun.

They were stationed in the mountains, where it was freezing cold and there were few people nearby. If something happened, they would know how to deal with it.

Hunters hate being pointed at with a gun. Zhang Fengzi pointed his shovel at Li Ju'an, and Li Ju'an pulled out a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle from his back and snapped it shut, then pressed it against Li Ju'an's face.

The barrel of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle was very long, pressing directly against Zhang Fengzi's cheek, creating a very oppressive feeling.

Compared to the Type 56 semi-automatic pistol, the "juebazi" was a homemade handgun. The "juebazi" was extremely rudimentary, with no structure or workmanship to speak of. It was just a piece of scrap metal that a blacksmith would hastily assemble. It was a miracle that it didn't explode in the dead of winter.

Zhang Fengzi's gaze shifted downwards, fixing on the muzzle of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle pressed against his face. His mouth twitched, and the muscles in his cheeks trembled.

Lu Zhiqiang pulled out a Type 54 pistol from his waist and stood next to Li Ju'an, both pointing their guns at Fang Yinzi.

Zhang Fengzi and the two thugs immediately lost their previous arrogance, shutting their mouths and nervously watching the two gun barrels, not daring to utter a sound.

Li Ju'an calmly looked at Zhang Fengzi and said, "The gun is lost."

Zhang Fengzi was still not convinced. The hunting dog saw its master being held at gunpoint and was not about to let it go.

The tiger roared and barked, and the white mastiff pounced first. The adult mastiff, weighing over 50 kilograms and 82 centimeters long, leaped up and grabbed Zhang Fengzi's shoulder. With the combined speed of the hunting dogs, Zhang Fengzi was knocked to the ground, and the hoe he was holding was knocked to the snow.

A good dog will protect its owner, and it can be quite fierce when it bites.

Zhang Fengzi's clothes were torn apart, the cotton wadding flying everywhere. The hunting dogs, which were tearing at the clothes like wild animals, were aroused by the frenzied attack.

Seeing that if he didn't stop, blood would be drawn, he was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat, shouting, "Brother, I admit defeat!"

"I admit defeat, brother! I give up on you, you scoundrel Ge, for causing all this trouble!"