Chapter 37: The Great War is Imminent

  I paid the hospitalization fee for Qin Yong, and when I came to his ward again, he was already awake, with two bottles of intravenous drip hanging, and the doctor and nurse were no longer there.

  Zhan Xiong thanked and apologized profusely beside Tan Yong.

  See me come in and unfold my heroic talent, stand up and move to one side.

  I walked up to Yong's side and sighed: "The doctor said you have to stay for half a month! Do you want me to inform your family?"

  Tan Yong shook his head and said: "Crazy brother, I'll pay the hospital bill when my scholarship is issued. So you must not notify my family."

  "Cut the crap, you're taking a beating for our brotherhood, which means you're taking a beating for me! Don't mention money again or I'll get angry with you. Now tell me, how did you end up going back to the dorm alone? I remember last night when we were smoking, I told you not to go back to the dorm by yourself, have your ears grown on your butt?"

  Tan Yong sighed and said, "The things in my dormitory were messed up again. I went back to make my bed and happened to see Tie Liu leading seven or eight people towards your dormitory. At that time, I thought something was wrong, so I followed them without thinking much."

  "Has your dorm been messed with again? Is it that rich kid again?" I asked.

  "Who else could it be? I'm already used to it. My quilt has been messed up by him and I don't have any attachment to it anymore, I'm used to it."

  Zhao Ziyang flew into a rage and cursed: "Damn it! Qian Yong, why don't you do something about him? Are you just going to let him bully you like this?"

  Tan Yong closed his eyes, and after a while, he said: "I hit him, the teacher criticized me, and the teacher also said that if I fight with that guy again, I will lose this year's scholarship. My family is poor, and I can only attend No. 1 Middle School with the support of scholarships. If I lose the scholarship, I won't be able to stay in No. 1 Middle School."

  Zhao Ziyang shouted loudly: "This is outrageous, it's unreasonable! When I get back, I'll go take care of that guy. I don't have a scholarship, I'm not afraid!"

  I pulled Zhao Ziyang to one side and sat down, saying: "Speak softly, this is a hospital! You don't have a scholarship, you're not afraid, are you? Then are you afraid of being expelled? Ziyang, can't you think about it, Qin Yong was the top scorer in the college entrance examination, our school's number one big star, and the teachers and school will take special care of him. But he was still treated so badly, if it were you, the teacher would definitely not have any scruples, and would directly expel you."

  Zhao Ziyang was dissatisfied: "Feng Ge, is this matter going to be settled like this?"

  "I angrily said: 'Who told you to let it go? That stupid b*****d not only wants to bully, but also wants to do it in a way that leaves him completely helpless!'"

  Zhao Ziyang looked at me and asked: "Does Crazy Brother have a way?"

  "I took a deep breath and said, 'Alright, but it's not ripe yet, I won't tell you for now, lest your mouths get too big! Next, let's talk about how to counterattack the Iron Donkey. He has already made a move against our brother, this is my responsibility, I was careless."

  Zhan Xiong and Er Niu looked guilty.

  Zhan Xiong even slapped himself in the face and said: "Feng Ge, you hit me, it's all my fault. If it wasn't for me, Qin Yong wouldn't have gotten into trouble either."

  Zhan Xiong finished speaking, and I saw him slap himself for the second time. I quickly grabbed his wrist and scolded: "What's wrong with you? Didn't you say you wanted to avenge Qian Yong by beating up Tie Lu? Why are you hitting yourself instead? Let's not mention past matters anymore. As long as you remember that Qian Yong saved you, just keep it in mind and know what to do next."

  Zhan Xiong first looked at Tan Yong with gratitude, then looked at me with a grateful face.

  After the farce ended, Li Liang said: "Crazy brother, there are many things I don't know, and I didn't know we had a new brother. But since he's your brother, that makes him my brother too. When our brother is bullied, no need to say anything else, just one word - fight back!"

  Li Liang is right, but he doesn't know how to count.

  I said: "Li Liang summed it up well, but that seems to be three words! Never mind, what's the difference, one word or three words, we don't need to discuss anything else. When we get back to school, we'll find an opportunity to deal with Tie Lu."

  I had just finished speaking when Yong wanted to get out of bed. I and Zhao Zi Yang hurriedly pressed him back down.

  "What are you doing?" Zhao Ziyang asked.

  Tan Yong said: "I want to go back and work with Crazy Brother together."

  I smiled and said, "Qin Yong, brother, you know, your head was bleeding a lot earlier, and the blood loss is not too much of an issue, but you also slightly injured your skull. Although it's not too serious, you still need to rest. If you insist on moving around, this brain of yours will be useless in the future."

  Tan Yong is indeed stubborn and has a strong personality, but fortunately he listens to me, so I comforted him a few more sentences, and he agreed to rest quietly in the hospital.

  After dealing with Yong's affairs, we returned to school and the last class of the morning had already begun. Since we were all bad students, the teacher didn't take our truancy seriously, so we also avoided the trouble of finding Xiao Ju to explain things.

  The fourth lesson was English, and the English teacher extremely disliked me. Since several of us were late, the English teacher was even more displeased. However, in order not to delay the class, he didn't make things difficult for us. After we made our report, he very reluctantly let us "roll" back to our seats.

  I had just sat down in my own seat when a note from Lu Xiaoyu was passed back from the front.

  I opened it and saw a few sentences of worried words, then asked me where I went in the morning and what happened.

  So as not to worry Lu Xiaoyu, I directly drew a smiling face and then wrote a few words below it: "Xiaoyu, I'm fine, I miss you!"

  A moment later, a small rain-soaked note came again: "Poor mouth, I want to go out for lunch at noon, can you take me there?"

  I know I've been busy lately and have been neglecting Lu Xiao Yu. What she's saying is actually a roundabout way of telling me that she wants to go on a date.

  Facing the request of the girl I love, I naturally couldn't bear to refuse. However, I've been watched closely by Tie Lu recently, which made me a bit embarrassed, so I didn't reply to her until the end of the English class.

  After the English class was over, I walked up to Xiao Yu, guessing that I hadn't returned her note during class, and she looked a bit heartbroken already.

  I patted her forehead and said: "Xiaoyu, there's something I need to tell you, come with me for a moment."

  Lu Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, then followed out, Zhao Ziyang, Ma Long, Zhan Xiong and Er Niu closely followed behind me.

  As I walked onto the playground, Xiao Yu had already wrapped her arms around my waist from behind before I could even say a word.

  "Hey, when did this girl become so bold?"

  Before I could say anything, I heard Lu Xiaoyu sobbing behind me: "Yi Feng, don't you like me anymore? Are you going to break up with me?"

  I looked suspicious, just about to go and persuade Xiao Yu to say something, but she hugged me even tighter: "Yi Feng, don't leave me, okay?"

  Zhao Ziyang and Ma Long behind me were also looking at it with surprise, of course, more were puzzled.

  I couldn't help but smile: "Xiaoyu, who said I wanted to leave you? Who said I wanted to break up with you?"

  Lu Xiaoyu's face was stuck on my back and shook her head: "No one said it, I guessed it myself."

  I'm completely speechless, this time I slightly softened and gently pried open Xiaoyu's hand, this time she didn't use force again, probably also because she was a bit embarrassed by the surrounding gazes.

  I turned around and saw her with a bashful face, she made an effort to turn her head, trying to avoid my gaze.

  I wiped away her tears with my hand and said, "Xiaoyu, I know. Lately, I've been a bit busy, making you feel insecure and even a bit anxious. It's not your fault, it's mine. But the truth is, I really have had a lot on my plate lately. This morning, my brother Qinyong was beaten up by someone and he's still in the hospital right now."

  "Ah?" Lu Xiaoyu looked at me in surprise.

  I simply told her what had happened and then comforted Lu Xiaoyu a few more times, and her mood finally calmed down.

  How can I put it, this little rain is all good, just a bit sticky, but that's what shows she likes me. Every time I'm stuck with her, my heart also has a warm and happy feeling.

  These two days I was stared at by Tie Lu, and I didn't let Xiao Yu follow me anymore. She also understood my current situation after hearing my explanation and obediently agreed.

  And when Xiao Yu left, she quickly kissed me on the face and ran away quickly.

  After Xiao Yu walked away, Zhao Zi Yang envied and said: "Feng Ge, you and your sister-in-law have made such rapid progress, and even kissed."

  Ma Long joked on the side: "You country bumpkin, that's called a kiss, you know or not!"

  We joked around for a while and then headed towards the Third Municipal Hospital. Although we had left Er Niu at the hospital to take care of Tan Yong in the morning, I still felt a bit worried.

  When we were waiting for the bus, Wang Gui, Zhang Bin and Li Liang also came.

  Wang Gui and Zhang Bin said that they didn't go see Tan Yong in the morning, so this time at noon they must catch up, I naturally did not object.

  Tan Yong's recovery is going very well, the doctor said that with this recovery state, he can be discharged from the hospital in about a week, no need to wait half a month, I am also deeply relieved.

  In the afternoon, I asked Zhan Xiong to replace Er Niu to take care of Tan Yong, and the others followed me back to school.

  Because we all stuck together today, Iron Donkey basically didn't have any chance to lay hands on us again, so nothing big happened until the end of evening self-study.

  Of course I won't just keep defending like this, I need to counterattack, take the initiative to counterattack.

  After the evening self-study session, we all gathered together again. I led everyone to the teaching building of Tie Liu, and the bet I made with Tie Liu in the staircase was still on.

  Seeing me and a dozen or so people standing under the teaching building, the surrounding students immediately became restless, and soon rumors spread: "The madman is going to have a final showdown with Iron Donkey."

  The iron donkey wants to play a small trick on me. Hum, I won't give him this chance. Today, I will compete with him to see who wins or loses.

  This is also the largest-scale group battle since our organization was founded, and this war must be won. I also need to win this war to consolidate the various small forces of our "organization" into a large force.

  Of course I won't fight unprepared, so before the end of self-study, I went out for a trip. I went to find someone myself, and this person is the key to whether I can win tonight.