Old Zhou was stunned when he heard Jiang Ming's nonsense. He couldn't figure out whether he was really confident or if his brain was burned out.
"Well, young people today are really different from my time..." After a long time, Old Zhou smiled bitterly and shook his head.
He immediately warned: "I hope things will develop as you wish, but I advise you to be prepared and run away as soon as the situation goes bad."
Jiang Ming nodded and continued to drink.
Lao Zhoutou said no more, but did not get up to leave. He was already thinking in his mind that if there was really a big fuss later, with his thin face, he should be able to save Jiang Ming's life.
Outside the tavern, Guo Heizi was still humming, but there were more and more people in the tavern. All eyes were focused on Jiang Ming, and whispers kept coming.
"How could Jiang Ming, who is usually honest and honest, do such evil things?"
"Perhaps I have been bullied for a long time and I want to vent my anger..."
"Even though I'm angry, I'm going to be miserable. At least one of my hands will be cut off by Mr. Scar!"
"I think there are at least two hands!" one person vowed: "Who is Mr. Scar? How can he tolerate such provocation?"
"Isn't it? This young man is really young and frivolous. He has never seen Master Scar's methods..."
Among the buzzing discussion, more than half were waiting to watch the show.
Even many people who had been bullied by Mr. Scar turned red at this time. While drinking, they speculated that Jiang Ming would have a few broken bones. They were so excited that it was hard to understand.
Jiang Ming listened and smiled silently, understanding what they were thinking.
Some people are so oppressed that they can't hold their heads up. When they suddenly see someone dare to resist their oppressor, the first thing they think about is not to applaud the resister, but to think:
"Why should he resist? Doesn't this make me look cowardly? He's just a pariah like me. He dares to be so crazy. He must be beaten and bow his head obediently. Only then can I feel balanced and smooth.
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If cattle and sheep are kept in captivity for a long time, they will lose their ability to resist.
Jiang Ming shook his head and stopped thinking about this...
Soon, there were chaotic footsteps outside.
A scarred face appeared in the tavern. The face was half-dark against the light, like a ferocious wild wolf, which made people feel awe.
The tavern suddenly fell silent.
Mr. Scar looked around indifferently, and finally locked on Jiang Ming. He quickly walked closer, pulled up a chair, and sat down with a golden sword.
There was a lot of cheering behind him, and seven or eight followers surrounded the table.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"A Ming, you are really good at it!" Mr. Scar said in a rough voice. He picked up a bowl of wine and drank it in one gulp.
"It's about to begin!" The onlookers looked excited: "Jiang Ming will pay the price for what he did..."
Jiang Ming's eyes were calm and he smiled lightly: "Compared with Mr. Scar, I'm still far behind."
Mr. Scar seemed to be angry and laughed. He leaned back and patted the table and said, "Tell me, what's going on? You have to give me an explanation today."
Many people watching the excitement immediately stretched their necks, waiting for Mr. Scar to attack.
However, Lao Zhou and the other old fritters had doubts in their eyes, which was different from Lao Scar's usual style.
Normally, if someone dared to pay a few copper coins less, Old Scar would dare to cut off one of his fingers without even saying a word of nonsense.
And when Jiang Ming caused such a big incident, why was Lao Scar not so irritable and gave Jiang Ming a chance to explain?
Just as Jiang Ming was about to speak, Lao Zhoutou quickly coughed and said, "Jiang Ming, please explain carefully and tell Mr. Scar if you have any difficulties."
What he meant was to ask Jiang Ming to clear away the responsibility and put it on Guo Heizi and others. After all, everyone still knew who Guo Heizi and others were.
Jiang Ming shook his head in his mind, I spent dozens of copper coins not just to be a good person.
And to be a good person now is like a cow or a sheep pretending to be pitiful in front of a tiger or a wolf - you are setting the plate for yourself...
"Nothing's going on..." He said casually without thinking, "I've been spending too much these days and my money is a bit tight."
"I happened to hear that Guo Heizi and a few guys often have unclean hands and feet, causing trouble in the countryside, so I went to their house to teach them a lesson, and borrowed some money to spend..."
"It's just a few broken bones, and it's not like they won't grow back, so it's no big deal."
Jiang Ming's expression was casual and indifferent, and his tone of breaking people's bones was as relaxed and carefree as trampling a few ants to death.
It seems that his low-key and honest attitude in the past was all pretending, but today he is his true self.
At the door of the tavern, Guo Heizi was leaning on the threshold, with tears streaming down his eyes, how could he have stolen all my lines...
Wow~
There was an uproar in the tavern, and everyone looked at Jiang Ming in disbelief.
They originally thought that Jiang Ming was an honest man who couldn't stand being bullied, so he burst out in anger, rose up to resist, and sought revenge on these gangsters.
No one could have imagined that Jiang Ming's honesty was all disguised, and he was actually a bully who committed such evil things as stealing money and beating people, but he didn't take it seriously.
"Jiang Ming is hiding too deeply!"
"It's just that I was almost deceived by his former honest appearance..."
Everyone was talking about it, but strangely, after Jiang Ming showed his image as a bully, the eyes that were gloating about others' misfortunes quietly lowered and disappeared.
Instead, there were expressions of fear and awe...
Old Zhou was stunned. He thought he knew Jiang Ming thoroughly, but he really couldn't figure out why Jiang Ming portrayed himself as a bully.
However, when Master Scar heard this, after staring at Jiang Ming for a moment, he suddenly laughed:
"Okay, okay, okay! I never realized before that you are still a person, A Ming!"
"Those losers didn't follow the rules. I wanted to deal with them a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to take action on my behalf. I really want to thank you for this."
Jiang Ming was silent, so naturally he would not be stupid enough to take this sentence seriously.
Mr. Scar asked Lao Jiangtou to bring two more bowls of wine. He stood up, raised a bowl and said loudly: "There is no big grudge. If you and I drink this bowl of wine, today's matter will be settled. How about that?"
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Jiang Ming then smiled and stood up with his drink: "Just listen to Mr. Scar."
Boom~
The wine bowls clinked together and they both drank.
"Brother A Ming, if anything happens in the future, just ask me, Lao Scar!"
Mr. Scar put down the bowl and said loudly.
Then he looked calm and stared at Jiang Ming.
"This is a sign of recruitment..." Jiang Ming knew the meaning of this sentence, but he didn't care.
Lao Scarzi runs this Ping'an Town as his kingdom, but Jiang Ming will leave here sooner or later, and he doesn't care whether he keeps his head down or not.
All he wants is to solve the problem once and for all.
"In that case, thank you Master Scar!" Jiang Ming smiled and drank another bowl of wine alone.
Only then did Lao Scar burst into laughter, and with a greeting, he led a group of followers, filed out of the tavern, and disappeared outside the tavern...
Everyone was stunned!
There was silence in the tavern for a long time, and then there was a buzz of low-pitched discussion.
"Is it just... over?"
No one can understand what is going on?
From the time Mr. Scar came and left, it was just a tea time. What was originally thought to be a bloody scene ended up being a cup of wine to settle the grudges?
Old Zhou stayed there for a long time, and finally there was a hint of half-understanding in his eyes...