Step by step, a gentle breeze leads to a smooth path

The next day, Tingnan woke up early as usual. Opening the door, she found Zheng Xiangqian and Zheng Ruidong waiting there. Seeing Tingnan, they both smiled brightly, then exchanged a knowing smile: "Little sister did indeed come back yesterday."

One brother is sunny with a touch of roguish charm, while the other is refined, thin, and resolute. These two brothers are pleasing to the eye in their different styles.

"Hey bro, bro, good morning! Let's go practice!"

"Okay!"

"Okay!"

Song Xiuying was busy making breakfast in the kitchen. Tingnan was leaving today and was going to Zheng Zhibei's house at noon, so breakfast had to be plentiful.

"Brother Xiang, are you taking your younger siblings to exercise?" Lu Hai, one of Zheng Xiangqian's underlings, came over to greet him.

"Yes, where did you go so early?" Zheng Xiangqian didn't explain; his younger sister had told him not to make a fuss.

Later, in order to "keep a low profile" while practicing martial arts, Zheng Ruidong always played the role of the skinny younger brother who was forced to train by his good older brother, and his acting skills were completely on point.

"Xiangqian, you don't know yet, do you? That guy got beaten up last night and I heard he can't even... do that anymore." Lu Hai raised an eyebrow at Zheng Xiangqian.

Song Xiuying, who was busy in the kitchen, also heard it. "May the Bodhisattva protect you! May the Bodhisattva protect you! The wicked will get their just desserts!"

That bastard harassed her a few times, but she didn't dare tell Xiangqian. She could only hide from him and pray to Buddha for protection. She was afraid her son, in his youthful impulsiveness, would fight someone—it wasn't worth it for someone like that!

Now everything is alright. She's stopped sighing and complaining, and the Bodhisattva has shown her compassion. She's no longer afraid to walk at night. Song Xiuying had no idea that the Bodhisattva was her youngest daughter.

"This is great news! Do you know who did it? They've eradicated a cancer for our brigade!" Zheng Xiangqian asked with a beaming smile.

"I don't know, too many people hate that person. Some even suspect he's your brother, but everyone saw him take your sister to catch loaches, and then they heard you come back." Lu Hai relayed the information he had heard.

Some people did suspect Zheng Ruidong, but thankfully his elder brother made careful arrangements.

“My Dongzi is strong enough to not hurt anyone! If he did it, I’ll set off firecrackers to celebrate,” Zheng Xiangqian said nonchalantly.

"Exactly, but it's no big deal to beat him up. Everyone wants him dead, so who would stand up for him? His family doesn't want to deal with him either. I heard they took him back and just left him there, without even calling a doctor. They're just letting him fend for himself," Lu Hai said gleefully.

"That's right. Even though we're shady characters, we still have our bottom line," Zheng Xiangqian said with a hint of pride.

"That's right, Brother Xiang is awesome!" Lu Hai is quite the flatterer.

After Lu Hai left, Zheng Ruidong whispered to Ting Nan, "Little sister, it was your older brother who kicked that person, don't take it to heart."

"Zheng Ruidong, you...you don't have a share?" Zheng Xiangqian whispered through gritted teeth, "Always pushing me out, humph!"

"Big brother, you said I'm too strong to beat up anyone..." Zheng Ruidong knew how to irritate people.

Song Tingnan wasn't afraid. No one had died, and she knew what she was doing. Besides, it wouldn't hurt to be ruthless towards scum.

Some might argue that punishing bad guys should be done according to the law and by law enforcement agencies, not by vigilante justice. However, for these local thugs, going to the police station is commonplace. They might stay for half a month or a year or two, and when they come out, they're even more ruthless, retaliating against the people who sent them there.

Violence is indeed wrong, but it's effective against these kinds of people. Master said that we should be like a raging storm when dealing with enemies, making them tremble with fear and dare not do evil.

The perpetrator is definitely nowhere to be found. The man didn't die, he was just crippled and completely exhausted. When he woke up, he couldn't say who hit him; he just knew his vision went black and he collapsed, then he was beaten unconscious again.

The villagers all said it was because he had done too many bad things and had frightened the local earth god. Zheng Xiangqian was a clever man, and he took the opportunity to spread the word that "bad people will be punished; it's not that they won't be punished, it's just that their time hasn't come yet." And sure enough, the security in their brigade improved a lot, and petty thieves stopped.