Chapter 4: Vanguard of Life

  Jin Guangfu didn't even glance at his son, instead pulling out a tobacco pouch from his tattered cloth bag and lighting up: When you get old, you become more open-minded about things. I'm willing to put my old face on the line for my son's sake so he doesn't lose face. I think there's still some hope that you can go back to school, we should give it a try. Don't always think about what your grandfather said, those were different times. Now I'm not even capable of disciplining you. In the future, be more careful with your actions, if possible, just keep a low profile and don't cause trouble for yourself. If not for your own sake, then do it for me and your mother. Your older brother is already gone, now we only have you as our sole descendant. If something were to happen to you, when we die and are carried out in coffins, there won't even be anyone to throw a handful of dirt on us, that's what I call losing face.

  Looking at his father's increasingly hunched back, Jin Hu's heart felt a pang of distress, and he muttered to himself, unable to speak.

  In the end, Jin Hu had to stay here to work, and Lao Touzi couldn't persuade him otherwise, so he could only leave a few hundred crumpled yuan for Jin Hu. As they were about to get on the bus, he repeated his words again before leaving.

  Silently waking up from contemplation, I raised my head to see Yu Qing's cheeks flushed red, her head lowered. Just as I was about to ask, the sounds of a couple's lovemaking came through the thin wall, the creaking of the wooden boards and the woman's exaggerated moans were all too clear to ignore.

  After listening for a while, Jin Hu thought of leaving, the noise from next door was really unbearable. He had just stood up and hurriedly sat down again, the lower tent was pitched very high, and he couldn't help but bend his waist.

  Yu Qin looked at Jin Hu's bulging crotch and whispered, "Today I was thinking that the first time must be sold to a man who has seen it all. If not, I wouldn't have waited so late. Don't worry! I'm clean now." After finishing speaking, she stretched out her hand to Jin Hu's leg. One was full of vigor, one was savoring the taste, and their long-awaited bodies were like dry wood and raging fire, immediately bursting into flames.

  Only after stripping off his clothes did he suddenly remember that there was still a child in the house, and just as he was about to speak, he turned around to see that Xiao Yaotou's head already had something like earphones on it.

  The beds in the two rooms separated by a wall below creaked loudly, just as Jin Hu had just performed a magic trick with his hat and was about to do a big four-happiness move. The man's voice from next door suddenly rang out: "I say, buddy! No need for that, you're so good at it, leave some room for others to live, it's been almost an hour and a half, can't you take a break?"

  "Damn it!" Jinhu cursed loudly in the midst of his excitement.

  "Who knows the man next door immediately picked up: 'Brother, you're messing with me, what medicine did you take? Wait for you to enjoy it and tell me later, next time I'll be majestic too!' Then he heard that man say to the woman next door: 'Look at their service attitude, they even have medicine to eat.'"

  "It's only when you're really ill that you take medicine. You're so fierce and yet you still take medicine, are you going to let us live or not?" said the woman next door in a shrill voice.

  "Nima! Although I know you're talking nonsense, brother still likes to listen!" Followed by a "Aiyo! You damn ghost!".

  Jintu lost interest, turned over and lay on the bed, took two deep breaths, and pulled out a cigarette from his pocket. He thought for a moment and put it back. Yuqin took one out of the pack and lit it for Jintu: "One won't hurt!" Then she snuggled into Jintu's arms, resting her head on his arm and gently stroking the raised abdominal muscles on his stomach.

  Jin Hu still felt a bit unaccustomed, and it took two or three seconds for him to put his hand on Yu Qin's shoulder.

  "Hey bro! Tell me, how is it so persistent?" The weirdo next door's voice rang out again.

  "Do you think it's suitable for us to talk now?" Jin Hu said.

  "That voice replied: 'What's wrong with that? Let's discuss it, being humble makes people progress! I'm just good at this one thing, if I don't understand something, I ask. Even when I was in school, my teachers all praised me.'"

  Jintiger was defeated by this freak and said in a bad mood: "You're born with it, you can't learn it!" As he said this, Jintiger also found it strange. Since having the weird dream, his strength had actually increased somewhat. Last month, he could push at most 3,000 blocks of bricks worth tens of thousands of dollars, but this month it was over 4,000, an increase of a third.

  "Don't deceive me!" After listening for a while and seeing that Jin Hu didn't speak, he continued to say: "It turns out that there is really a natural talent!"

  This lazy man, Jin Hu, finished smoking a cigarette and closed his eyes for a moment before falling asleep. He fell into a deep sleep but suddenly woke up with a start, feeling a pang of fear in his heart. He opened his eyes to find that the dark room was empty, and outside was also eerily silent.

  However, he still felt that something was off, so he pulled his hand out from under Yuqin's head. This movement woke Yuqin up, who turned on the light and asked: "What's wrong?"

  Jin Hu put on his clothes and took out a cigarette, waving it at Yu Qin: "Go out for a smoke".

  Watching Jin Hu walk out of the door, Yu Qin reminded him: "There are many mosquitoes outside." Then she pulled the light.

  Standing at the door, he took a puff of smoke, and the feeling of palpitations did not disappear, but instead grew stronger. In the time it took to finish half a cigarette, Jin Hu heard the dogs outside start barking frantically, with one shadowy figure after another quickly approaching.

  Jin Hu hastily entered the house and said to Yu Qin, who was woken up by the sudden opening of the door: "The police are here." Seeing Yu Qin's panic, he added: "Don't be nervous! First put on your clothes."

  As soon as the words fell, the door was kicked open and two policemen rushed in. Seeing Jin Hu dressed neatly, they were stunned for a moment and said: "Dressed quickly enough! Hands on head! Squat!" The policeman kicked the door again and shouted loudly, Yu Qin's daughter woke up, saw the two policemen and cried out loud.

  Jin Hu hugged his head with both hands and squatted down: "Why did you rush into the house?"

  One of the police officers lifted his foot and kicked Jin Hu's body: "You still have the nerve!"

  "How did you know I'm ***, my clothes seem fine on me."

  "What are you doing sneaking into a woman's room in the middle of the night?" one of the policemen said with a cold smile, looking at Jin Hu.

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  "What's up?"

  "Socialist rule of law and spiritual civilization construction!" Before he could finish speaking, another kick landed on his body.

  "How dare you say nothing happened between you two?" The police pointed at a used condom in the trash can.

  "What does this mean? Are we not allowed to live a avant-garde life? Can't we chat freely?" Jin Hu looked up at the policeman and said.

  The policeman walked to Jinhu's side, put Jinhu's two hands behind his back and handcuffed him. He pushed Jinhu out the door: "Life vanguard? Follow me to the police station and I'll let you be a vanguard for real!"

  And so, Jin Hu and Yu Qin with the child were sent into the police car, along with a group of disheveled people, and taken to the station.

  The small courtyard of the police station was brightly lit, and in the large courtyard, 70 or 80 people were squatting at this time, men and women separated into neat rows. Jin Hu's position was just near the edge of the women's row, and Yu Qin was squatting with her child about three meters away from Jin Hu. Next to him was a fat man. They squatted until dawn.

  "Officer! When can we leave? Just hurry up and fine us already, I'm still waiting to go to work!" The fat guy next to him spoke up, and Jin Hu secretly cursed in his heart. It wasn't someone else, but the benefactor of Yu Qin's neighbor woman, the person who made Jin Hu speechless.

  "I'm saying you're not short of money, why do you always go to that kind of place? It would be better if you found a wife." The police officer who had just interrogated Jin Hu said to the fatty.

  The fatty chuckled and said: "I'm not a nostalgic person."

  The police were also speechless, looking at Jinhuo squatting beside him: "Are you still avant-garde in life?"

  Jin Hu looked up at the police officer and said, "What I say is important? It's what you think that matters." Just then a female police officer walked over to Jin Hu and said, "You come with me!"

  "Alright, go!" The police officer pointed at Jinhu and said to the female officer, "Take this one in first!" Then he stretched out his hand towards the fat man: "You go in and answer questions first, let him calm down a bit. Later I'll take him over myself and have a good chat with him." After saying that, he looked at Jinhu's eyes and walked away.

  The fat man obviously also heard Jin Hu's voice, stood up, and handed him a business card: "Let's talk later, buddy."

  Jin Hu took the business card and looked at it. On it was written: General Manager of Guangyuan Steel Sales Company, Ding Jianhu. Damn! This name made Jin Hu speechless again. Is this person going to haunt him forever? He smiled bitterly, turned his head to see how Yu Qian was doing, but saw that she had already stood up and was talking to a police officer, pointing at Jin Hu.

  "Come with me!" The policeman said to Jinhu.

  Jin Hu stood up and followed the police and Yu Qin to the door. At the entrance, the police said to Jin Hu: "You wait here at the door!" After that, they took Yu Qin and the child into the house.

  Just standing at the door for a few seconds, a passing police officer looked at Jinhu: "Jinhu?"

  Jin Hu took one look and wanted to leave immediately. How could he possibly forget the time he first entered the bureau, was handcuffed to a railing, and got beaten up?

  He glanced at Jin Hu and walked away without waiting for his response.

  Two or three minutes later, the police took Yu Qin out again. Yu Qin waved at Jin Hu, and Jin Hu followed her. The police sent Yu Qin and her mother to the door, even hailed a taxi for them, and paid the fare. They also played a game of "pushing hands" with the driver.

  The car drove for a while, and Yu Qian explained to Jin Hu: "I was once helped by Nannan's father! Fortunately, I met him today."

  Jin Hu nodded after listening, and they arrived at the bank entrance not far from Yu Qin's small alley. They got out of the car together. He took out 1,000 yuan and handed it to Yu Qin, saying: "I'll go back and tell my boss's wife that you can use this money to pay the rent first."

  This time Yu Qin did not refuse, took the money and said to Jin Hu: "Then I'll wait for your call!" After finishing, she brought Ya Tou and watched Jin Hu leave.

  Jin Hu thought his troubles were over, but who knew this was just the beginning. A Bentley slowly followed behind him, not far away.

  The police officer who had just recognized Jin Hu was sitting in the car, pointing at Jin Hu on the pedestrian crossing: "Director Xu! You want to find someone to help you, this person is suitable!"