My Gold Rush Career Begins in 1984

Chapter 10 Good Skills

clap clap clap...

Three slaps landed lightly on the face of the lean young man.

The young man groggily opened his eyes and looked at the three people surrounding him: "What are you doing?"

"How many days has it been since you slept? You're sleeping so soundly!"

The robber, holding the mutton, looked at the young man with a grin: "I told you to get up and eat meat!"

He then handed the meat to the young man.

The young man looked down at the meat, rubbed his eyes hard, and looked again: "Roasted mutton... for me?"

"Ok!"

The robber holding the meat smiled and nodded repeatedly.

The young man didn't stand on ceremony. He waved his finger over the pieces of meat, picked out the biggest one, stuffed it into his mouth and ate it. Then he reached for another piece, but the robber dodged him.

"Each person can only eat one piece!"

"It's just one piece, not even enough to fill a tooth gap. You're not being fair. You told me to eat meat, but you're so stingy."

"It's not that I'm stingy, it's just that your teeth have such big gaps... Pay up!"

"Give me money?"

"I'm selling this meat, not letting you eat it for free!"

"how much is it?"

"Take whatever you have on you."

"Just this one piece of meat?"

"How much more do you want?"

The three robbers were amused and laughed uncontrollably, as if they were looking at a fool.

One of them brandished a knife in front of the young man: "Didn't you see the knife in my hand, or... ah!"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly let out a scream.

Zhou Jingming saw it clearly: when the man brandished the knife in front of the young man, the young man suddenly made a move, grabbed the robber's wrist holding the knife, and twisted it sharply, forcing the robber to turn around as well.

Without pausing, the young man slammed his elbow down on the robber's elbow joint.

With a cracking sound, the robber's arm was bent at the joint, most likely broken.

He naturally lost his grip on the knife, and it fell to the ground.

The young man pushed him forward, and he fell to the ground in the aisle, clutching his arm and wailing.

Hearing a fight breaking out inside the car, the driver looked back in alarm, slammed on the brakes, pulled open the door, jumped out, and ran away.

He used to be quite fierce with his insults, but it turns out he's a coward.

The young man, who had seemed so dazed just moments before, suddenly attacked and injured people, catching everyone off guard, even the remaining two robbers somewhat bewildered.

The sudden braking caused the people in the car to lurch forward uncontrollably.

The young man, seemingly unaffected, took a step forward and reached out to grab the head of the robber who was still holding the mutton.

In his panic, the robber tried to turn around and dodge, but was blocked by his accomplice behind him. Unable to avoid the attack, the young man grabbed his hair and pulled him backward. Then, he was hit hard in the back with a knee strike, causing him to groan and fall to the ground.

The young man's fist slammed down on him, punch after punch, until his nose collapsed, blood gushed from his mouth, and several of his teeth were knocked out, his eyes rolled back in his head.

Seeing how fierce the young man was, subduing two robbers in the blink of an eye, the remaining robber gripped his knife, his face filled with terror, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

But seeing his companion's miserable state, he knew that it would be his turn next. There was no way to avoid it, so he fiercely grabbed the knife and rushed over, stabbing it into the head of the young man who was bending over and smashing it.

Seeing this, Zhou Jingming was also startled. He grabbed his bag and stood up, preparing to throw the bag at the attacker to help block the attack.

But he soon realized that his actions were somewhat unnecessary.

As if he had foreseen the future, the young man blocked the robber's arm as the robber was about to stab him with the dagger with his left hand, and then punched the robber in the groin with his right fist.

The punch was also fierce, hitting a sensitive spot hard. The robber was in so much pain that he couldn't even cry out. He instinctively bent over and reached out to cover himself.

But the young man followed up with a punch to the chin, his head snapping upwards uncontrollably. Then the young man stepped forward and shoved him hard, sending him sprawling backwards. He no longer had any thought of gripping the knife; the dagger in his hand had long since been dropped. He could only clutch his groin and scream in agony. At this moment, the several Yuzhou men, still seething with resentment from being robbed earlier, and the other two, who had also been robbed and were temporarily disoriented, sprang to their feet and began a barrage of curses and punches at the three men lying in the aisle of the carriage.

They were simply beating a drowning dog, and one by one they became fierce again.

No need to jump out the window anymore!
Zhou Jingming breathed a sigh of relief and sat down in his seat again, still holding his backpack.

Seeing the young man turn around and look at him, he quickly smiled at him and said, "Don't misunderstand, I'm not one of them. I just stood up to throw my backpack and take the knife for you!"

This explanation is necessary.

Of all the people in the carriage, only his behavior was quite different, and his purpose was easy to suspect.

The young man thought for a moment, nodded and smiled at Zhou Jingming, and then sat back down in his seat.

His reaction, at least, could be considered an acknowledgment, and it could be seen as a gesture of goodwill.

Zhou Jingming didn't intend to say much to him; not knowing his background, it was better to be cautious.

It must be said that this young man was extremely skilled, taking down three armed robbers in just a few seconds.

But what Zhou Jingming saw most during this process was the ruthlessness of the perpetrators.

He really couldn't figure out where the young man came from, but instinctively felt that it was best to keep some distance.

The three robbers were quickly subdued by the group of people who beat them up, and their crimson blood stained the passageway.

One by one, they got their stolen money back, but then looked at each other in bewilderment, finally turning to the young man: "Dude, what do we do with these three?"

The young man frowned slightly, then simply closed his eyes and ignored it.

Seeing this, the others dared not say anything more.

Once the beating in the car was over, the driver jumped back into the driver's seat, craning his neck to look around: "Throw him to the side of the road!"

"If we just throw them out like that... won't they die?"

The young man who was robbed at the beginning said with some concern.

Subconsciously, the thought of someone dying means disaster.

"Are you stupid? Those three bastards just robbed us of our money. They're robbers, we'd love for them to die!"

"It means... throw it out!"

"What's there to be afraid of? So what if you die? So many people are watching. It's nothing. Even if you hand it over to the police, you'll just get shot!"

The others were filled with resentment.

After the car door was opened, the group of people hurriedly dragged the three people out of the car and threw them on the side of the road, like three dead dogs.

This incident was undoubtedly a real-life educational lesson for this group of newcomers who came to northern Xinjiang.

Otherwise, given their cowardly behavior when they were robbed before, they wouldn't even know when they were eaten in the northern border region.

And this is just the beginning.

After a smooth journey, Zhou Jingming finally arrived in Altan County after several days of long-distance bus travel.

The young man and the other men from Yuzhou who had been robbed were all in the same carriage with him.

Perhaps due to the change in environment, several people from Yuzhou were so shaken by the car ride that they couldn't eat anything and would vomit as soon as they tried to eat, looking quite miserable.

When Zhou Jingming first went to work in northern Xinjiang, he had a similar experience traveling by car. He gradually got used to it, but after many years, he couldn't stand it anymore. However, compared to those other people, he was in much better condition. At least he could eat and sleep along the way, although he was in a daze.

Only that exceptionally skilled young man, whose physical condition was truly excellent, acted as if nothing had happened. As soon as the bus arrived at the station, he grabbed his backpack from the luggage rack and walked away with his head held high.

Zhou Jingming also staggered off the car. It was already late, so he could only go to the county town to find a hotel.

However, all the hotels, big and small, were already full of gold prospectors from all directions.

He finally found a hotel on the outskirts of the county town. After much pleading, they set up a few planks in the woodshed and laid out an old cotton mattress, which provided him with a place to stay for the night.

In any case, it's much better than sleeping on the streets and eating dew.

Despite its simple and basic facilities, the price was the same as a hotel room, and the hotel owner acted as if it was none of his business, with no room for negotiation.

It must be said that the influx of gold prospectors every year has brought considerable income to the people of northern Xinjiang.

(End of this chapter)