Chapter 13: He Jianxi, A Man Who Cant Be Beaten To Death

Chapter 13: He Jianxi, A Man Who Cant Be Beaten To Death

Zhang Ruipu watched as Zhang Haiyan walked down the corridor without looking back, and then said to the young man beside him, Look at him. Once this young man makes up his mind, he wont let any emotions get the best of him. But he's sentimental and loyal, which is rare to see.

The young man beside him asked, Will he obediently board the ship and investigate the case?

Its hard to predict what he'll do since his friends life is in our hands. Schemers always try and come up with ways to solve practical problems, so he'll find an opportunity to rescue his friend. He wont necessarily comply with the rules we've set. Zhang Ruipu looked at his pocket watch. But it should be difficult for him to escape with our people escorting him to the dock.

Master, dont you think hes uncontrollable? What if he never comes back, or cant solve the case and decides to come back?

Zhang Ruipu smiled. While he's on his way to the dock, those people will tell him clearly what his best option is.

With that said, Zhang Ruipu looked up and saw Zhang Haijiao staring at them from the other side of the corridor. The little girl didnt look afraid at all, as if the plague had made her numb to life and death.

Meanwhile, Zhang Haiyan was being escorted by two people. His mind was very clear as walked along the streets.

The two men escorting him had already explained how things would go as soon as he had walked out the door. Zhang Haixia and the others would be taken away from the Southern Archives' Malacca branch, and all traces of them would be removed. If Zhang Haiyan boarded the ship and then snuck off, he would only see an empty house when he returned.

Zhang Haiyan knew how big the rubber plantations in Penang were. Moreover, Zhang Ruipus informants were on the ship. If Zhang Haiyan didnt board and Zhang Ruipu received a telegram about it, Zhang Haixia would be fed to the indigenous headhunters.

That meant that the time he could act was very short. He would have to kill the two people behind him when he reached the next crossroad, and then immediately go back and rescue everyone.

But just as he saw the crossroad and was preparing to do something, the young man next to him spoke up, I know what youre thinking, but theyll already be gone by the time you make it back. Not only is the master watching you, but we also have eyes and ears on this street. Once you pass this crossroad, behave and focus on investigating the case.

Zhang Haiyan let out a long sigh, straightened his military cap, and quickly dropped the idea.

He wasnt the type of person who would be torn between things. As long as there was a way out, he would choose the most reasonable method as quickly as possible. But Zhang Haixia was a fastidious person, and it was impossible to say whose way of thinking was right. Over the past few years, both sides had been right and wrong, but now both of them could only rely on whatever Zhang Haiyan could come up with.

If I die during the investigation, will you let Shrimp go? Zhang Haiyan asked the young men beside him. When they remained silent and didnt answer, Zhang Haiyan smiled bitterly.

There was a sudden commotion on the nearby street corner, and he stopped. The two people beside him were very nervous and immediately inched closer to him. Zhang Haiyan didnt even get the chance to see what had happened clearly before they pushed him forward.

He frowned, thinking that something was wrong if these extraordinary young people were afraid of something on the street.

He looked over, but found that everything was the same as usual.

The scariest thing in this world wasn't the tiger coming towards you, but the tiger coming towards you and then retreating when it looked behind you. Zhang Haiyan suddenly felt that he was in this kind of situation, but when he looked around, he didnt see anything.

When He Jianxi was pushed onto the street, he knocked over several pedestrians and caused a commotion.

Zhang Haixia looked at Zhang Ruipu. He could tell that these people had lost control. Those who had never really beaten someone before were often prone to accidentally killing them because they didnt know how fierce they were, or how fragile the human body was.

Zhang Ruipu didnt want to interfere and said, When you look at someone, look at their appearance. Hes got a strong body thats special. This kind of person cant be beaten to death. With that said, he started to walk away.

Zhang Haixia frowned and said to the group of people in Malay, Stop it. Ill help you pay the bill. Then he handed Zhang Haijiao a stack of money.

The group of people were stunned and slowly lowered their hands. When Zhang Haijiao looked at Zhang Haixia with a puzzled expression, Zhang Haixia said, If the plantation owner is willing to let us go, hell return the money to us. Its not much. If we cant go back, the money will be of no use to us. Its better to save this little brother.

Zhang Haijiao walked over and handed the money to He Jianxi, who looked up at Zhang Haixia. He then stood up and shook his head. Youre not the one who owes the money. Thats not how it works. I dont want it.

He really didn't look like he was seriously injured.

Zhang Haijiao looked back at Zhang Haixia, obviously not expecting the other party to say something like this.

Zhang Haixia said, Young man, no matter how good you are at enduring the beating, youll die if this goes on.

He Jianxi shook his head and looked at the people who had been beating him. Its time for you to pay. Xiguo Winery has a total of forty-seven yuan to collect. Today, you have to balance the account. You can either pay with money or goods.

Those people immediately stepped forward to continue beating him again, but Zhang Haijiao grabbed one of thugs hands, placed the money in it, and then moved the thugs hand towards He Jianxi.

Why even bother? The moneys been given to him, and hell give it to you. Is the account settled? Zhang Haijiao asked him softly.

He Jianxi thought it over. His whole body hurt and he knew he couldnt persist anymore, so he took the money, opened the crumpled account book, and then marked a line out on it.

Zhang Haijiao returned to Zhang Haixia, who was a little surprised at how clever the girl was.

He Jianxi looked at Zhang Haixia and nodded. But just as he wanted to ask him something, Zhang Haixia and the others had already moved forward.

He Jianxi wanted to chase after them, but found that after taking a few steps, he couldnt move anymore. He squatted on the side of the road and watched them walk away, unable to do anything.

At that time, He Jianxi didnt know that something was hidden in the money, or how his life would change because of it.

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Please note, Tiffany and I accidentally started working on the author's first draft instead of the final version, so chapter 14-28 will have 2 versions. Chapters that have 14.2, 15.2, 16.2, etc. will be the final version until we're caught up to chapter 29. Sorry for the confusion!

The first draft of Chapter 14 is here if you're interested.