Yun Fujin didn't know whether it would cause trouble or not, but he knew that it was Li Zhihua who had committed the misdeeds.
"You're really good at talking," Yun Fujin sneered. "When I used to live in the village, I really didn't know there were such glib - tongued people in the world."
Yun Fujin slowly squatted down and looked the man straight in the eye.
"You can even turn black into white. So, according to you, should we also join you in deceiving others, getting the timber for free and making others suffer losses in vain?"
The man was so choked that he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Yun Fujin sneered. This was the first time he had been so stern.
"It seems we can't agree on this. Well then, let's go to a place where we can reason things out."
With that, he grabbed one of the petty thieves in each hand and dragged them away.
Zhao Sihai and the man were both stunned.
These two kids didn't look very old, but they had such great strength that they couldn't break free at all.
They were dragged out of the alley.
Not far away, Zheng Ying and Dr. Ji were waiting for them.
Yun Fujin stepped forward and nodded to them.
"We've caught them."
Dr. Ji nodded. "Then handle it as it should be handled."
Hearing this, the man suddenly jumped up, his face flushed red.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you detain me? Are you the police!"
"You've misunderstood," Zheng Ying said calmly. "We're all reasonable people. We came to see you today just to talk about what has happened recently."
"Yes," Dr. Ji also nodded. "We won't do anything to you. It's just that if we don't sort out some grudges now, they might last a lifetime."
The man didn't listen to what they were saying at all and strongly refuted.
"Why should I reason with you about these things? I won't today!"
"What if it's me?"
Suddenly, a deep male voice came from behind the crowd.
Almost the moment he heard it, the man trembled violently.
Sure enough, no matter how much time had passed, the fear deep in his bones was hard to wear off.
He stiffly turned his head and saw Li Chengfu walking slowly from behind.
"Zhang Ming, it's really been a long time."
The man called Zhang Ming didn't dare to look Li Chengfu in the eye and shrank his head timidly.
"Yes, it's been a long time..."
Li Chengfu was already standing in front of Zhang Ming. From Zhang Ming's perspective, he could only see the shiny tips of Li Chengfu's leather shoes.
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing... nothing..."
Li Chengfu scoffed. "I remember when you were still by my side, you really liked these leather shoes and always wanted a pair. I even promised you that as long as you completed your apprenticeship in a year, I would give them to you. I've never broken my promise to anyone, whether it's you or someone else. For you, I even specially put the shoes away, waiting to give them to you later. Who would have thought that the one who broke the promise first was actually you."
When Li Chengfu brought up the old things, Zhang Ming felt even more ashamed to raise his head.
But in his heart, he hated Li Chengfu fiercely.
Finally, he looked up at Li Chengfu. Seeing Li Chengfu's calm expression, Zhang Ming felt as if he had been insulted and couldn't help but fly into a rage from embarrassment.
"Since we've gone our separate ways, why are you still talking about these things?"
"Nothing much," Li Chengfu chuckled. "I just think it's a pity. If you hadn't followed Li Zhihua back then, by now you might have had countless pairs of such shoes."
Zhang Ming felt as if a needle had been stabbed into his heart, causing a sharp pain.
He had been hit right on the mark.
Li Chengfu had so easily torn off his disguise right in front of him, exposing the things he least wanted to face.
Finally, he couldn't hold back his anger. He forcefully broke free from Yun Fujin, who was holding him, rushed forward and clenched his fists tightly.
He seemed to want to hit someone, but when he saw Li Chengfu's calm expression, he just couldn't throw the punch.
Zhang Ming could feel the ridicule and deep pity in Li Chengfu's eyes, which was what he couldn't accept the most.
"What do you mean!" Zhang Ming said indignantly. "You're looking down on me!"
"I didn't say that," Li Chengfu said with a smile. "I'm just stating a fact."
Zhang Ming's face was red as he strongly refuted.
"You haven't seen it with your own eyes. How do you know I'm not doing well now!"
Hearing this, Li Chengfu really couldn't help laughing out loud.
Even Yun Fujin beside him couldn't help chuckling.
Yun Jianzhou looked at Zhang Ming with full of ridicule in his eyes.
"Uncle Li didn't mean that at all. Why do you have so many thoughts and have to misinterpret it?"
Zhang Ming suddenly felt as if he had been trapped, and his face blushed with shame.
But since the words had already been said, Zhang Ming had to brace himself and continue.
"Stop talking so high - and - mighty. You're just mocking me! Even if I'm not as good as you now, so what? Can't we turn things around in our lifetime? Li Chengfu, I advise you not to be so ostentatious. Learn what it means to be humble! Otherwise, you'll get your comeuppance one day!"
Li Chengfu shook his head helplessly.
It was the first time he had met such a quibbling person, and he was at a loss for words for a moment.
"You're speechless now, aren't you!" Zhang Ming thought Li Chengfu was intimidated by him when he saw Li Chengfu keep silent, and couldn't help feeling proud.
"We really came prepared to say a lot of things to you," Li Chengfu sighed deeply. "But now it seems there's really nothing to say."
"Then stop barking like a dog!" Zhang Ming glared at Li Chengfu viciously.
Li Chengfu shook his head and turned to leave.
After walking two steps forward, Li Chengfu suddenly stopped.
He didn't turn his head and almost murmured to himself.
"But this is the path you've chosen for yourselves."
"Back then, Zhihua said you had known each other since childhood and wanted me to take you with me to learn business. I was willing to do so. But not only did you not learn well, but you also always thought you could set up your own business. You just couldn't stand it after I scolded you a few times."
"Is that our fault!" Zhang Ming got anxious. "Wasn't it because you kept us by your side and didn't let us go out to make money? We could only rely on the meager salary you gave us every month. What could we do with that? If we hadn't found a way to set up our own business earlier, we would have starved to death!"
Li Chengfu was so angry that he laughed.
"Fine, it's my fault then. But how do you explain all the conscienceless things you've done by taking shortcuts?"