Yang Jian was unaware of the events in the county town. Liang Liang knew, but didn't tell Yang Jian because he knew Yang Jian was currently very averse to matters of the martial world.
"Why did Lu Feng run here? How did he know we were here?"
Yang Jian was very curious.
Liang Liang's expression was a bit unnatural. "I mentioned Baoping Town to him when we talked on the phone before. Brother Jian, Lu Feng is in trouble."
"In trouble? What kind of trouble?"
"He killed Old Gui and is now wanted. He might be here to seek refuge. Should we take him in?"
"Holy crap, he killed Old Gui? Why didn't you tell me about something so big? You must have known for a while?"
Yang Jian was genuinely shocked. Murder was no small matter, especially since Lu Feng was someone he knew.
"It happened three days ago. I only heard about it from Jianmin yesterday. Besides Old Gui, one of Lu Feng's brothers also died, and another was arrested and gave him up. He didn't call me before coming here."
"Then let's bring him over first."
"But harboring a murderer is also illegal."
"He's already here. We're friends, so we should at least treat him to a meal. Hurry up and go. I'll go to Huangjiaping and cook some good dishes."
The food at the construction site's mess hall wasn't good. When workers wanted to improve their meals, they went to the small restaurants in Huangjiaping. As the boss, Yang Jian naturally had to pay for the treat.
When Lu Feng appeared before him, Yang Jian almost didn't recognize him. The once dashing young man had become scruffy and dispirited, his backpack also dirty.
"Master."
Upon meeting, Lu Feng didn't know what to say.
Yang Jian glanced at the environment of the small restaurant and waved his hand at him. "Don't say anything, eat first."
The small restaurant was crowded and noisy, and there were no private rooms, making it unsuitable for inquiring about Lu Feng's situation.
After eating, they returned to the construction site. Yang Jian took Lu Feng to Liang Liang and San Pang's room. This was the carpentry storage room. The workers were all at work, so no one came over.
"Lu Feng, what's the situation? Liang Liang said you killed Old Gui?"
Yang Jian asked directly.
Lu Feng nodded. "Yeah, he took a shot from me and was also stabbed more than ten times. He probably won't survive."
From his tone, it was clear he didn't know Old Gui was already dead.
"Why? You didn't have any deep hatred for Old Gui, did you? Was it necessary to use a gun?"
"He pushed Sister Feng to a dead end. He had to die."
Lu Feng simply recounted the events, seemingly without much regret.
"Holy crap, Lu Feng, Chief Engineer Lu is such a smart person, how could he have such a foolish son? Do you know you were used as a pawn? You killed Old Gui and cleared the way for others, but you have to flee for your life and live like a rat in the shadows for the rest of your life."
"They gave two million. The main reason for the failure this time was that Old Gui was too cunning and brought many people, and his subordinates were all united. Otherwise, we could have all gotten away safely."
Hearing Lu Feng's continued stubbornness, Yang Jian slapped him across the face. "Are you telling me two million bought you off? Chief Engineer Lu only has you as his son. Do you know how difficult it is for him? And your mother and sister, don't you care about their feelings?"
Lu Feng didn't expect Yang Jian to hit him, but he didn't dare to retaliate. Thinking of his parents and sister, he fell silent.
"Also, although Old Gui is dead, people like Wu Laizi are still around, and there's Hong Xing. He's Old Gui's nephew. If they come looking for you after you ran away, what about your parents and sister?"
"They dare? If they dare to harass my family, I'll kill them. It's a death sentence anyway to kill one more person."
"You can forget it. You can't even protect yourself now, and you still want to kill them? Looking at you, you probably haven't dared to stay in a hotel these past few days. Do you dare to go back?"
Yang Jian's words left him speechless.
"Lu Feng, wake up. In the eyes of those rich people, our lives are worthless. Honestly, when Sister Feng hired me as the company's vice president, I was a little tempted. Fortunately, my father and sister stopped me, but even then, I knew she was trying to use me."
"Master, it's too late to say this now. After your reminder, I'm very worried about the safety of my parents and sister. They must have known about me going to the hospital to finish off Wu Laizi. Wu Laizi is very vengeful and has no bottom line. He will definitely harass my family."
Yang Jian's body trembled. "You went to the hospital to hack Wu Laizi? And then Wu Laizi sent people to smash my house and anger my grandfather to death?"
Before Lu Feng could explain, San Pang suddenly interjected, "Brother Jian, it wasn't Wu Laizi's men who smashed your house. You can't blame Lu Feng for this."
"Not Wu Laizi? Then who was it?"
He didn't want to bring this up, but his grandfather's death was a hurdle Yang Jian couldn't get over.
San Pang stammered for a long time without speaking.
Liang Liang slapped him on the back of the head. "Damn it, hurry up and say it, what are you dawdling for?"
"The day your grandfather had trouble, I happened to be planting rice in Litian and saw Baoguo leading a group of people out of the village on motorcycles. I think it must have been them."
San Pang rubbed his head, as if he had made an important decision.
Yang Jian was a bit confused. "Who is Baoguo? I don't know him. Why would he smash my house?"
"Baoguo is my master's second disciple. Lu Feng should know him. He has some reputation in the county town."
"Disciple of Brother Mao? So the people who smashed my house were sent by Brother Mao? Why would he do that? I only asked him to repay fifty thousand yuan, is it worth it?"
"I don't know. Anyway, after your house had trouble, Baoguo hasn't appeared in the county town since. I've kept this to myself and haven't told Master."
San Pang still had reservations about betraying his master.
Lu Feng also nodded. "Now that you mention it, I do remember. I haven't seen Baoguo and his gang for a long time. Like me, they are a professional team that does things for others."
A fierce glint flashed in Yang Jian's eyes. "Alright, I know about this. We won't mention it for now. Lu Feng, what are your plans?"
"Master, I have nowhere else to go. I want to stay here for a while."
"But hiding like this isn't a solution. Have you considered surrendering?"
"Master, I've been in twice already. I really don't want to live a life without freedom again. I have money, so I won't burden you. Even if I'm caught later, I won't implicate you. As soon as there's any sign of trouble, I'll leave immediately."
Looking at Lu Feng, who was like a stray dog, Yang Jian didn't know how to refuse. Reporting him was impossible; Yang Jian wouldn't betray a friend.
But keeping him here was a ticking time bomb. If the police found out, he wouldn't be able to escape responsibility. As Liang Liang said, harboring a murderer was a serious crime.