CH 18

Warning: this chapter contains scenes of graphic violence. Reader discretion is advised.

Tang Xuan’s words were like a bomb, which was thrown straight into Tang Xia’s head, and then “boomed”, causing her to lose all consciousness.

“Prison escape…” the girl murmured, unable to digest these words for a short time.

“I can’t contact him now, it was Qin Yuan who told me,” Tang Xuan continued slowly, “On the day of the fight, although Tan Xiao and the others were small in number and did not have the advantage, it was the people Zhao Huan found who suffered the loss. Later, someone saw he couldn’t beat him, and because he didn’t want to run away because of pride, he secretly called the police.”

“Before the police came, Tan Xiao hadn’t actually stabbed anyone. It happened later.”

Tang Xuan patted Tang Xia’s shoulder, her smile faded, “Xiao Xia, do you know? Tan Xiao could have escaped originally.”

The girl was stunned, and asked him in a hoarse voice, “Then why, was he caught again later?”

Tang Xuan closed her eyes, his gaze was as deep as water, without any ripples.

“He ran halfway with his brothers, and then turned back, saying that he wanted to pick up something very important.”

Tang Xia slowly came back to her senses. Hearing the words, she was puzzled, “Is there anything more important than not being arrested?” As long as it was a person, at that moment, he just wanted to let go and run wildly, right?

Tang Xuan frowned slightly, and there was an appreciation Tang Xia had never seen in her elder brother in her eyes.

“His brother’s severed finger.”

The scroll of time turns back to the first page, recording that young man who was destined to be an extraordinary youth from the beginning.

Tan Xiao is an orphan.

At that time, whoever was a single-parent child or whose family was poor would be discussed secretly behind his back, let alone Tan Xiao’s background.

But he was able to get away with it. Even if many people knew about the orphan, no one dared to mention it.

But Tan Xiao has an older sister, his own, who worked part-time to earn money for his education, and later found a man who treats her well and married her.

At that time, Tan Xiao was just in his first year of high school, and his brother-in-law sent him to No. 1 Middle School with money.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is a complete bastard, but only his sister has loved him since he was a child.

Tan Xiao only cared about his sister.

But her brother-in-law didn’t like him. After his sister became pregnant and became a full-time wife and mother, all Tan Xiao’s expenses had to be taken from his brother-in-law.

Although the brother-in-law didn’t have a good face to show him, he kept giving him the money. Tan Xiao was young, but he wanted to save face. After doing this a few times, he became angry and beat his brother-in-law.

After beating him, he felt a little regretful, afraid that his sister would be upset.

He had a strong temper and didn’t want to embarrass his sister, so he packed his things and left home that night.

The next day when Tan Xiao opened his eyes at the Internet café, he saw his sister standing in front of him with red eyes.

He panicked. He hadn’t been afraid of anything for more than ten years, but he was afraid that his sister would feel uncomfortable and cry.

His sister asked him to apologize to his brother-in-law and go home with her. Tan Xiao didn’t do it, his temper became so stubborn that even ten cows couldn’t hold it back. When his sister got emotional, her abdominal pain was unbearable, and her amniotic fluid broke prematurely.

Tan Xiao was waiting at the door of the operating room with a pale face. When his brother-in-law came, he slapped him hard without saying a word.

Tan Xiao has always been the only one who beats others, and there is no time when others beat him.

But Tan Xiao didn’t fight back that day.

After working so hard for so many years, his sister was already weak and had severe anemia. The doctor said that her uterus was weak and difficult to deliver.

Tan Xiao was so frightened that his legs went limp.

Those were the most tormenting and self-blaming hours of his life. Tan Xiao vowed that he would never experience such painful psychological torture again in his life.

However, his sister still didn’t make it through.

Neither did the baby.

When Tan Xiao got the news, he fell to the ground, and his brother-in-law cried and rained fists on him, but he didn’t feel any pain.

It’s too little to late.

He became a “murderer” in the words of his brother-in-law, and a real “orphan” in the eyes of outsiders.

Tan Xiao lost everything, including his family and financial resources.

But he had to survive.

The sixteen-year-old boy escaped from the classroom and wandered in front of every store in the streets and alleys. During that time, he even gave up his heavy smoking addiction because he had no money in his pocket.

Later the head teacher took him back to school.

The teacher sighed——

“You can apply for hardship assistance.”

Tan Xiao raised his head very high, his face full of indifference——

“Unnecessary.”

He is so proud and has such a strong self-esteem, even if he starved to death, he would not be willing to exchange his poor life experience for a monthly stipend of several hundred yuan, and the sympathy and pity of others.

Unable to get a part-time job, Tan Xiao found another way and embarked on a path that might not be very correct.

He began to make a living by collecting protection fees.

Because apart from his strength and his good fighting skills, he has nothing to make money from.

At first it was 50, an ordinary boy, if there is something to trouble him, add 50.

After that, the price has increased, and the charge is 100, and the personal brother will add another 100.

Then 200, 300, and gradually increase.

Tan Xiao has lived like this for more than three years, and in his own words, he has made a fortune through this.

The words are jokes, and only he know the bitterness and suffering in it.

Who can make a head and face, who is not made with blood and flesh? In their circle, fighting ruthlessly is the way out, and being brave and risking one’s life is also the way out.

Tan Xiao has both, and has more ways than others.

He is generous enough.

Maybe it has something to do with the loss of his only sister, Tan Xiao takes his brother very seriously.

Heavier than yourself.

Based on this alone, he has a deeper mix than ordinary people.

That day was the last day before the New Year’s Day holiday. After school, Tan Xiao went to drink with a few friends as usual, but was blocked by a group of students from other schools that Zhao Huan had found behind the school.

The other party surrounded him without saying a word.

There were few people on Tan Xiao’s side, and he didn’t have a weapon in his hand. He was beaten a few times in a daze before he came back to his senses.

Behind the school is an open space that has not been cleared after the road construction was completed. There are piles of bricks and piles of yellow sand, which is very messy.

Seeing that the other party was carrying a knife, he picked up a brick and slapped him on the head before he had time to think about it. Seeing the situation, several brothers followed suit one after another. Although there were many people on the other side, they didn’t have much advantage for a while.

Tan Xiao is the kind of person who becomes more courageous as he gets frustrated. He is full of bloodlust. He swung a brick in his hand and kicked it away regardless of whether they spattered blood or not.

Seven bricks were cracked by him. Just as he bent down to pick up the eighth brick, a thin boy from the other side rushed over and slashed at the back of Tan Xiao’s hand.

Like chopping meat on a chopping board.

Tan Xiao glanced out of the corner of his eye, his pupils shrank, no matter how quick his reaction was, it was not as fast as the knife coming over.

He only felt a piercing pain in his hand, and then a bright red splashed in front of his eyes, and then bowed his head, only three of his five fingers remained.

Tan Xiao is not afraid of pain, but the pain of severed fingers is really painful.

He couldn’t hold back a muffled roar, and when he spoke, his facial features were twisted together in pain, his eyes were red, his face was ferocious, he took a step back and fell heavily.

The thin boy didn’t know whether he was frightened by Tan Xiao or by his own behavior, his hand shook, and the knife fell to the ground with a crisp “ding”.

Tan Xiao gritted his teeth tightly. It was winter, but the sweat dripped from his forehead, and his face was pale.

The knife fell at his feet.

Tan Xiao didn’t even think about it, he stretched out his hand to hold the handle of the knife, knelt forward, and passed his arm straight out.

Thunk—

The tip of the knife was sent directly into the boy’s abdomen.