Chapter Thirty-Nine: Brothers, Women

  Li Sansheng and Xue Hu followed the city management team's so-called Chinese urban special forces, who were pretending to be mighty but were actually just a bunch of thugs. As expected, Er Long was indeed playing this role, holding a dozen Mao Zedong portraits and laughing lewdly, standing at the entrance of the city management compound with a group of bodyguards behind him, each wearing black tight-fitting vests, showing off their bulging muscles. Next to Er Long stood a middle-aged man who looked like he was in his thirties, who appeared very calm and expressionless.

  Li Sansheng was a bit puzzled, how did Er Long manage to find so many super cool and powerful backers in such a short period of time. If he hadn't been with him all the time, and if Er Long didn't dare to hide any thoughts from him, Li Sansheng would have suspected that Er Long had always had a group of muscular men at his beck and call.

  The scene suddenly made everyone in the city management team look at each other, with no one daring to be the first to speak up. The men who had just been so energetic and enthusiastic now looked like they had just gone through a fierce battle with a woman, their energy completely drained. Li Sansheng couldn't help but laugh wryly at this scene, which was being played out in various forms all over the country at every moment.

  When they were young, Li Sansheng and Er Long, as well as Lao Meng, often fantasized about such a scene. However, life is always realistic, and it never happened once. On the contrary, when they got into fights with those hoodlums in school, their mothers would suddenly appear, shouting that they were relatives of some school principal or director. Then Li Sansheng would be dragged by the school's big shots to the school square, where a criticism meeting would be held under the national flag, saying something like "to strictly enforce school discipline and educate the students", and giving Li Yu Zhi (Li Sansheng) some kind of punishment. Li Sansheng was unmoved, but that didn't mean Er Long would swallow this insult. By then, Er Long had already become a notorious hoodlum in the small town. Every time after Li Sansheng's criticism meeting, everyone in school would find out that one of the school leaders would have a black eye and a swollen face the next day.

  The urban white-collar worker Xue Fan now considers herself to be Er Long's official girlfriend after the meeting with his parents, because she clearly remembers that in the past when she was done doing what needed to be done with Er Long and was lying idly on the bed feeling a bit sentimental, she asked the man who looked like a villain but actually had a bit of a naive side if he had any family. He said he had no parents, only a younger brother whom he willingly called "brother", and that this brother was his reborn father and mother. As long as this man agreed, even if the whole world opposed him being with any woman, he would unhesitatingly move forward.

  It's obvious that this ordinary-looking man, who was called San Sheng Ge by Er Long, has already made up his mind. Otherwise, he wouldn't have casually given himself a gift that looks quite expensive, which can be seen from Er Long's behavior.

  As for her man's background and power, Xue Fan wasn't very clear, but this man had said he could protect her, and Xue Fan deeply believed it. Because as the head of the marketing department at Ziwei Real Estate, she was no longer a naive and innocent girl, nor an ignorant woman. The strong image Er Long presented outside and the tenderness he showed in front of her formed a sharp contrast, this wasn't something a carefree man who only knew how to harmlessly smile could fake.

  "Third Brother, won't something go wrong?" Xue Fan furrowed his brow, having never seen such a scene before. However, being familiar with the country's policies, Xue Fan was clearly worried that this scene might get out of hand. If the government got enraged, what actions would they take?

  "It's alright, Erlong knows his limits." Li Sansheng said with a faint smile, neither warm nor cold.

  It's just that Li Sansheng and Xue Huai's calmness is because the current situation is favorable, while the city management team is now a bit afraid of each other. Although the city management is described by outsiders as legitimate black society hooligans, these ordinary hooligans are embarrassing in the eyes of professional brothers on this road.

  Just a moment ago, the team leader of the Zhonglou City Management Squadron was still laughing and joking with his colleagues. However, at this moment, his face had turned pale. The situation was indeed very awkward, and it seemed that the other party did not take him seriously at all. After thinking for a moment, he made eye contact with his trusted aide, indicating that things were no longer under his control. His aide, who was hiding among the city management personnel, noticed the team leader's signal and quietly retreated to make a phone call, apparently to ask for help from higher authorities.

  The Bell Tower City Management Squadron belongs to Lianhu District, so he quickly dialed a number and after hearing the voice on the other end, he quickly explained the situation here. The man on the other end asked again to confirm what the troublemaker looked like, not that he wanted to ask, but this was said by the confidant of the Bell Tower City Management Squadron himself, because Er Long's appearance was too domineering and couldn't be ignored. After scolding a few sentences, the man on the other end hung up the phone.

  "It's just a small matter, but you're making such a big fuss about it. Aren't you afraid of what De Shu will say?" The man standing beside Er Long still had no expression on his face, as if he had always been like this, like a stone Buddha that never changes for thousands of years.

  "Lao Nan, you know, I've said it before, apart from San Sheng Ge, who I often mention, you're my best brother, a brother I can trust with my back. Look at that ordinary-looking man in front of us, not handsome or cool, just an average guy." Er Long thought for a moment, because the man standing next to him was also his sworn brother. If San Sheng Ge and he grew up together, then this man was the most trustworthy sworn brother he met after embarking on this path. They had risked their lives together for the sake of the book in their mouths, lived in hospital together, and been hunted down together, so no matter what this man said, Er Long wouldn't get angry.

  Although this man never gets angry and supports whatever he does, Er Long can hear the tone of concern for himself in Lao Nan's words, because Lao Nan thinks that he is making such a big fuss for a woman, after all, appearing in such a scene in Zhong Lou is not good, and it will not be good for the influence of the big man behind the two people.

  "It was him," Lao Nan asked with a shocked tone.

  Er Long nodded, and Lao Nan said nothing more, because he understood the role this man played in Li San Sheng's world.

  "It seems that Erlong has been subdued by you?" Li Sansheng looked at Erlong, who was smiling and talking to Lao Nan opposite him, and said to Xue Bing.

  Xue Fan was a clever woman, but even the cleverest of women will act in inverse proportion to their intelligence when it comes to love, just like Lin Xue'er who knowingly did what she shouldn't have done and pursued something with no outcome. Xue Fan naturally didn't understand the meaning behind the man beside her, who was neither arrogant nor elegant, but was considered a sworn brother by her own man.

  Li Sansheng smiled and knew that Xue Fan didn't understand the meaning of his words, so he explained: "The two dragons are people who, after being beaten to the ground by others, will still get up with a smile on their face. Such people are either stupid or have a strong sense of self-preservation. Obviously, it's the latter. So, the reason behind today's events is that he was telling you that he has the ability to protect you."

  Xue Fan's last hint of a smile on her face also disappeared after Li San Sheng finished speaking, replaced by a misty look in her eyes, but no tears fell, this is the reality of society, women want to climb higher and farther than men, the corresponding price paid is several times that of men, let alone Xue Fan, a beautiful and intelligent woman, graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University's management department and stepped into today's position with her own skills and strength, it's not accidental, the hardships and bitterness in between are not enough to be told to outsiders, Ziwu Real Estate may not be a big company nationwide, but in Xi'an, no one doesn't know its name, even if China Evergrande Group, China Oceanwide Holdings Group, Vanke Co., Ltd. and Greenland Holding Group these powerful companies want to enter the Xi'an market, they all need to establish good relations with Gaoke Group's several strong horses, and Ziwu Real Estate as a flagship will naturally receive attention, these big shots all know about regional protectionism, and are afraid of being sabotaged by local snakes, Xue Fan in her position as head of the marketing department at Ziwu Real Estate is naturally crucial.

  This position is not something that ordinary people can achieve, and those who can are not ordinary people. Many people have their eyes on this position, and many are jealous of it. If Xue Fan makes a slight mistake or is caught by others, all her years of hard work may be reduced to nothing, and she may even lose everything. A woman without a powerful man behind her will always be bullied, especially if she's beautiful. This is common sense, just like last time, if it wasn't for Er Long's timely appearance, Xue Fan might still be in trouble today.

  After experiencing all sorts of things, Xue Fan finally wanted to find a man she could rely on. However, the men around her were either subordinates who didn't dare look at her straight or leaders who lusted after her beauty. None of them sparked her interest. She no longer lacked money, but what she lacked was a sense of security and happiness. When Er Long appeared in her world, she initially just felt grateful, but slowly discovered that she had fallen into this man's world.

  Although he looks silly on the outside, although he laughs silly, although everything is silly, but this man has nothing to say about himself.

  She didn't know how wonderful or bitter this man's world was, but every time she saw him smile, her heart ached with an inexplicable pain that others couldn't understand.

  "Third Brother, I'll be good to him, really good, until he doesn't want me anymore," Xue Fan said with a sob, trying hard not to let her tears fall, but somewhat failing.

  "Hmm" Li Sansheng nodded in agreement.

  Li Sansheng still didn't know Erlong's thoughts, one was the first woman to fall in love with him, and the other was the brother who gave his life for him, he just wanted to tell everyone that he could protect the people he wanted to protect.

  In this life, how many brothers can you have who will go through thick and thin with you, how many women can you have who will love you unconditionally? Perhaps everyone has their own answer in their heart.

  The two dragons standing opposite each other looked up at the sky and smiled, perhaps proudly or perhaps mockingly.