Age of Legends

Chapter 142: Life-Changing
Wu Xianrong and his classmates had heard countless times about the bloody underworld stories in Rongcheng. They were also at the age where they were fearless. There were differences between students. Although most of the students were studying hard or buried in the sea of books and examinations, it was undeniable that some of them were not interested in these things. They were brave and aggressive all day long and entered the society early.

Moreover, sometimes when these young people start to act, they have no sense of severity and no sense of propriety, and are more willing to do many things that cross the bottom line for the sake of evil.

But they are high school graduates after all, and they live a life of choice. Sometimes Wu Xianrong also feels that they are fearless, but if they meet people like Zhao Tao and Boss Xiong, will they dare to take action?

Later, they thought about it carefully and realized that they would not meet this group of people because they had limited interactions with each other. In comparison, they, who were students, were all civilized people. And those scoundrels were people who had nowhere to go and no choice.

They don't even have the time to fight these people, because their life trajectories are different. Because no matter how bad they are in high school, they will eventually be sent to a university by their families, at least a vocational college. And those professional scoundrels who live a life of blood and blood, really have to rely on life-and-death struggles to gain a foothold in society.

So, no matter how much of a jerk they are, it's only limited to the school and their grade. Occasionally they'll get into trouble with some social people, but that's because their rivals know some social jerk. Although they are at a disadvantage facing social jerk, even if they can confront these people, they will definitely be famous in the school.

But basically, these bullies will not continue to cause trouble for them like they always do to bully others in school. These bullies also know that the real trouble is not these high school bullies, but the parents behind them.

So they usually don’t match.

Besides, if you're a gangster and you have to compete with high school students, that would just be lowering your status. You'd better not try this in the future.

All this shows that those who have truly reached that level are different from Wu Xianrong and others.

Even the gangsters with some reputation would not bother with them.

What’s more, there are people like Boss Xiong and Zhao Tao.

Even if Wu Xianrong and his men were really a group of wolfhounds, they would really want to avoid a real bear-like fierce man like Boss Bear.

Because people like that will have karma, and once they, who have made choices in life, are contaminated by it, it is very likely that they will have only one path left to go down, and their lives will be ruined.

Wu Xianrong and his friends still understand this principle. Their IQ is not low, they just don't like reading. But after all, they are educated people and know what is good and what is bad.

And now, what Bu Ruijie, who had once defeated a lot of tough guys at the station, said to Zhang Chen made their heads more messy than their current disheveled clothes.

"The man who killed Boss Xiong was blocked by a few high school hooligans..."

……

The death of Boss Xiong was a sensation in the whole Rongcheng during this period, because it also involved the upper-level events, Liu Bingrong's corruption, hiring killers, and the deep waters behind it, which had far-reaching impacts.

Boss Xiong was undoubtedly the most terrifying gangster boss who rose like a comet in Rongcheng during this period. Even Zhao Tao was forced to step down and almost failed to pass the ICU. Zhao Tao's invincible team was also injured, disabled and fell apart.

However, at this time, Boss Xiong died on the street.

There are many different opinions about his death. Some say it was Zhao Tao's revenge, some say Boss Xiong was killed by the people above him, and there was someone else after Liu Bingrong, who simply discarded Boss Xiong, the black glove, in order to avoid being exposed.

In short, there are too many opinions, spread and discussed by their parents and elders in the job system.

But today, Wu Xianrong and his group, who are far away from that world, heard a different version of the story.

It must be fake...

Just kidding...

But if you're just kidding... when these words come from people like Bu Ruijie and Hong Yao, do you think it's a joke?

Are you kidding me?
But there was no doubt that Wu Xianrong and the others all stood there in a daze, without the momentum they had before, and now they looked like a group of high school students.

So this is what is called revealing one’s true colors.

Hong Yao didn't even look at them, he turned to Zhang Chen and said, "Want to have dinner together?"

Then the four of them walked into the food court.

Liu Wu Xianrong and the others were still there, in a trance. Facing two big thugs, they were not beaten. They were not beaten and asked if they were compliant. It was as if they had never existed, except for the equipment scattered on the ground and the clothes that had just been checked and torn off and not yet tidied.

Therefore, Wu Xianrong and the other four people came to an understanding, and no one mentioned anything about what to do about today's incident, or even whether they should continue the unfinished business in the future.

If they don't want their future lives to take another path and no longer have any choice, they should understand that there are things that they must forget as soon as possible.

What was also magical was that after that, this group of people tacitly agreed not to say a word about what happened today, as if there was a mysterious force that completely sealed up their experience, as if nothing had happened.

……

Sitting down with Bu Ruijie and Hong Yao in a hot and sour noodle shop, Zhang Chen looked at the fat man and said, "You could have been louder just now. You are putting me in an unfair position... If this gets out, how will others see me?"

Hong Yao pointed at Bu Ruijie and said in a reproachful manner, "Yes, he should be criticized! Really, aren't you exposing Zhang Chen by saying this? How can he be a good student in the future?"

Zhang Chen looked at Hong Yao and said, "You are just trying to make the world a better place... Don't accuse me of a crime that doesn't exist!"

Bu Ruijie laughed and said, "What crime? Nonsense! For a man like Boss Xiong, getting rid of harm is a merit, how can it be a crime!?"

Zhang Chen looked at Wang Shuowei, "Didn't you tell them that we really happened to encounter a ground fault and led Boss Xiong over there?"

Wang Shuowei smiled mysteriously, "You also know it's 'lead', you tricked him!"

"I can't even explain it clearly!" Zhang Chen wanted to throw his chopsticks.

Bu Ruijie picked up a bottle of beer, opened the lid with his teeth, and blew into his mouth, "I'm sorry about what happened last time. I said you used dirty tricks. I was narrow-minded. I apologize for you. When I was a child, I didn't have enough food to eat, so I was sent to the weightlifting team. Relying on brute force, I was able to earn some money. Someone kept stepping on my head, but I actually endured it because I knew that I could slap the person who thought he had more qualifications than me to death, but I didn't do it because the weightlifting team was my only chance to make a name for myself.

In this way, sooner or later my father will find out that I have become successful and capable, and he will be proud of me.

You don’t know, when I was born, my father was very happy and treated me very well. Although our family was poor, I had never been hungry until I was five years old. But my mother ran away because we were too poor. I think my father changed at that time. He thought I was a burden and that I made him unhappy. He made me eat one meal and starve the next. I don’t blame him because he himself didn’t have a good life either.

I always thought that one day I would be able to make it in the weightlifting team, and my dad would be proud of me. I even thought that if I really became successful one day, I would take my dad to eat well and drink well, and then go find my mom, try to find her and live a good life. But since I knew that my dad had started a family outside and I had a younger brother, I went to find him that day, ready to see my brother, and took out the 100 yuan I had saved from the weightlifting team. Who knew that my dad gave me another 100 yuan that day and told me not to come again. From now on, don’t look for him anymore.”

"That day I said I was only here to see my brother and wanted to give him money, but my father was afraid that I would meet that woman, so he didn't even dare to touch my money. He also stuffed his 100 yuan into my pocket, saying that he was sorry for me and that I should just pretend that I didn't have this father and not come again. I stayed in the hospital for a whole night. I realized that people like me were redundant and should not have been born. I was a burden to everyone and it was right to abandon me.

After that, I gave up on myself. The bully thought things could go on like before, but he didn’t know that I had no worries. So I punched him and broke his eyebrow bone and fractured his body in many places. Yes, I was fired afterwards. Later, when I planned to collect scrap again, a group of people who collected scrap held my head and asked me to call them brother and grandpa, and they would give me a share of the area in the future. I called them. I was useless, right? It doesn’t matter. They are not as disgusting as the guy in the team. But they were still punished by Brother Zhao. Zhao Tao said to me that day, a man should be upright and upright. Others can abandon you, but you cannot abandon yourself. Otherwise, what is the difference between you and the person who abandoned you. "

"After that, I hung out with Zhao Tao. He's not my elder brother. He's the one who taught me how to be a man of integrity! So after that, I didn't say sorry easily. A man should honor his promises, keep his word, and take responsibility. I'm really sorry this time. We're all rough guys who only know how to fight and kill, but you're different. In the past, in Rongcheng, I, Bu Ruijie, was Zhang Fei, and you were Zhuge Liang. We all wanted to die with Boss Xiong, but we couldn't deal with him. But we fell into the hands of a student like you. What do you think I should do? You've beaten us in the fight. Let me pay my respects to you..."

Zhang Chen hurriedly said, "Don't do that!" He looked at Bu Ruijie, a big man like an iron tower, with tears in his eyes when he said this. He was really afraid that he would bow down to him. I still want to eat delicious food in this food court in the future. Don't die!

Bu Ruijie just smiled, "Aren't you afraid of being scared? Look at you, you can kill Boss Xiong, but you are scared like this..."

"I'll say it again..." Zhang Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I didn't do it! I almost died!"

“Of course.” Hong Yao thought for a while and said, “That Sherlock Holmes almost died together with the bad professor. I thought about it and thought that maybe Bu Ruijie and I couldn’t do it to deal with someone like Boss Xiong. We are not as cruel as him. Zhao Tao might be able to do it, but he failed and can’t leave the hospital. It really has to be you!” Damn it…

Am I the devil? You guys did it.

Besides, aren't you Hong Yao the king of the nightclub? Isn't it inappropriate for you to suddenly mention Sherlock Holmes? And no one knows the true ending of Sherlock Holmes, but you arranged it.

"Come to the arcade some other day. Zhao Tao has reorganized it. Boss Xiong is dead. Everyone is back on track. Live a good life and stay away from violence. Zhao Tao said that the future is an era of knowledge and informatization. If we don't hurry up to make money and start a career, people like us will be eliminated..."

……

Later, Zhang Chen had noodles with them and went to Zhao Tao’s game hall.

Zhao Tao's game hall has indeed resumed operation, and it seems that business is now even better.

Zhao Tao, who had a shaved head, sat there and seemed to have matured a lot. When he saw Zhang Chen and his group coming over, he touched his head and smiled at them.

Zhang Chen said, "Congratulations, Boss Zhao!"

Zhao Tao responded: "What are you playing?"

"Let's play a game of Pro Evolution Soccer! We'll be back to school soon for evening study!"

Zhao Tao found a machine, turned it on, and put the CD in for them.

Zhang Chen and Wang Shuowei sat on the sofa and quickly played a game.

During the whole process, Zhao Tao sat on a chair next to them, watching them play games. When they were playing football, he also joined in and got excited.

At the door not far away, there was Qian Junyi sweeping the floor with a broom, Bu Ruijie wiping the table, and Hong Yao playing King of Fighters nearby. At this moment, it seemed that their lives had new choices.

……

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Zhang Chen felt that Wang Shuowei was a little too proud. This guy had learned to set a trap for him without making a sound, which made Zhao Tao and Bu Ruijie think that he had tricked Boss Xiong. This guy was also using the tiger's skin as a banner. But he pushed himself out, which made Zhang Chen a little unhappy.

So when he returned to the classroom, he solemnly said to Wang Shuowei, "You should know clearly what happened with Boss Xiong. You were also there. Don't keep talking nonsense to others."

"How can I be talking nonsense to outsiders? Only our own people know about it."

"I think you are pushing me out to be used as a gun."

"How could that be possible? Tell me first. Was it you who suggested playing the role of a zombie? Was it you who took my camera? Was it you who discovered the step voltage on the ground when we went back? If you hadn't discovered it, I wouldn't have known about step voltage. If I had continued walking forward without knowing it, I would have become the bear boss! Then when you went over and found the bear boss, did you turn on the flash of your camera to take a picture of him and lure him over here?"

Zhang Chen seemed unable to refute Wang Shuowei's series of questions.

Then he spread his hands and said, "Think about it, isn't it like Boss Xiong fell into your trap? I said you killed him, is there anything wrong with that?"

"His murder was a conspiracy, and a conspiracy is a planned one. This result is completely different from what we experienced."

"It doesn't matter, different paths lead to the same destination!"

Zhang Chen was a little speechless again. It seemed that from Wang Shuowei's perspective, it looked like this. If one more thing was added, if Zhang Chen really knew that Boss Xiong had committed a crime, and then he made the transformer malfunction in advance, this would be the murder scene in Detective Conan. He, Zhang Chen, was the man in black!
Zhang Chen thought to himself that he should not cause any psychological trauma to Wang Shuowei. Actually, since his rebirth, Zhang Chen's performance in all aspects was probably far beyond Wang Shuowei's usual perception. From the independent launch of the Star of Tomorrow, to the subsequent suggestions for Wang Bowen's program, and the series of developments, listening to Wang Shuowei and Zhao Tao's chat, he almost made himself look like a demon. Would Wang Shuowei feel that he was possessed? Or did he discover some clues about himself?
But I can't possibly tell him the fact that I was reborn. That is a secret that I may have to keep for the rest of my life. Will there be any grudge or estrangement between the two of us because of this?

As a result, Zhang Chen saw Wang Shuowei continue: "Starting from today, let's do exercises together in the evening self-study. You can tell me what I don't understand, and tell me what your study method is!"

"Ok?"

"I've thought about it. Your grades are getting better and better. You have such a smart brain. You must have found a way to get smart. My IQ is about the same as yours. If you found a way to get smart, then it must be useful for me. Come on, teach me how to study. I thought about it carefully yesterday. This won't work. We used to be the last one or two, but now you are so far ahead of the front. There is only one year left before the college entrance examination. If you get into a good school and I go to a bad one, I won't be able to hold my head up in front of you! Those wonderful things, won't I have any chance to participate? No, from now on, I will use your method! Try to get into a school, and then continue to be cool!"

Ok.

It seems like I'm overthinking it again.

……

Of course Zhang Chen would not hide anything from Wang Shuowei. In fact, Wang Shuowei was inspired by him and decided to study hard, which was of course a good thing. Anyway, according to Wang Shuowei's previous life, he would lose all his money in these investments, and he had the support of his father's family capital behind him. In this life, he would keep an eye on things for him, so of course many things would be avoided if possible.

Zhang Chen said, "Science in high school is nothing more than the accumulation of basic knowledge. Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. If you want to improve your grades now, then make up for all the knowledge points you missed before. In the future, every evening self-study session, you should do this. Practice questions to consolidate what you have just learned. Don't think about the progress of the teacher's teaching today. Since you can't understand it, you should focus on reviewing the previous knowledge points during class. This is called the teacher talks, and you fight."

Wang Shuowei asked, as if he understood, "Then...if I study like this, will I have a chance to score the same as you in the college entrance examination next year?"

"What are you thinking? If you can master the missed content in three months and catch up with the rest of the class, you will have a chance to pass every subject. At least you can get a second-class degree!"

"You're 20 points above the recommended score, and I have to study so hard to get into a second-tier university?" Wang Shuowei was surprised.

Zhang Chen thought to himself, how can you be the same as me? I have accumulated experience from two lifetimes, and the time I have worked hard is much longer than yours.

"I'm talking about a guaranteed minimum. If you can fully understand the knowledge points in high school, then you will most likely be able to get into an ordinary undergraduate school. For the rest, you'll need my unique secrets and study methods. So I said a guaranteed minimum of a second-tier university. It depends on how much of my abilities you can learn by then, and how much you can catch up with the higher levels."

Zhang Chen thought that he couldn't completely discourage Wang Shuowei, but he also couldn't tell him too easily, because if he thought that he could easily improve with the learning method provided by Zhang Chen, and once he started learning it, he found that it was not the case, then he would probably go back to square one and lose the motivation to move forward.

So Zhang Chen reminded him first to get at least a second-tier university. Actually, Wang Shuowei's grades are better than Zhang Chen's before, and he is close to getting a third-tier university. It's just that he didn't master the method. He and Wang Shuowei had thought about listening to the lectures carefully before, but they found that they couldn't understand. They really didn't understand because they had missed too many knowledge points in the past. But they didn't have this awareness at the time, nor did they have the subjective initiative. No one told them that since they couldn't understand, they should not listen, but start from the past and make up for where they missed.

This is easy to say, but it is not easy to do, especially when you still want to catch up. If you don't listen to the teacher's lecture at all, you can't focus on catching up with the knowledge points you are behind. If you want to take care of both, then you are doomed. How can an ordinary person have the ability to fight both sides? How can you have both?

If I had an expert to guide me at that time, I would just tell myself that I would stop listening to the classes I didn't understand every day and just make up for the knowledge points I missed. If I persisted in this way, I would slowly catch up with the main group.

These are the experiences I summarized when I decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination.

At least it’s a good deal for Wang Shuowei.

"If I can catch up on some knowledge in these three months, I might be able to move up a level..." Wang Shuowei muttered, his eyes shining. "Okay, I'll try. In the last month of this semester, and during the summer vacation, I'll see if I can catch up."

Supplementing knowledge points is only the first step. Only when you understand all the knowledge points can you build a question bank and practice questions. In other words, if you don’t even have perfect knowledge points first, you are not yet at the stage of practicing questions to improve your grades.

Zhang Chen just thought, young man, do you know what kind of road is ahead of you? You want to try the feeling of being a dark horse. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. Then you can try how difficult this road is.

However, Zhang Chen felt like he was instructing a disciple, watching him grow up stumbling and wondering how far he could go.

(End of this chapter)