Chapter 26: Entering the Tiger's Mouth

  Jintiger didn't have many requirements for the house in terms of size, as long as it was habitable, quiet and convenient. Of course, the rent had to be as cheap as possible. According to Jintiger's requirements, Hufei quickly found one.

  Looking at the small living room in front of him, all the basic household appliances were there, and the floor and walls were very clean and tidy. Although the wallpaper was a bit old and yellowish, it had already become a minor flaw that couldn't hide its overall beauty in Jin Hu's eyes.

  "How is it?" Hu Fei looked at Jin Hu and said: "Except that the place is a bit far from the city, life is still okay. It takes only ten or twenty minutes to drive to a supermarket, and there's a big road right outside the door, so it's convenient once you have a car."

  Jin Hu gave a thumbs up to Hu Fei: "What can I say, this is it!" This small house has an independent bedroom and kitchen, not to mention the small lawn in front of the house. Everything is there, although it's a bit far away, but at a price of only $300 per month, Jin Hu nodded in agreement, which was very much in line with his expectations.

  Hu Fei smiled and said, "As long as it's to your liking." Then he turned his head and spoke a few words with a brown-haired South American-looking young man who had followed him, and the matter was settled. Of course, the registered owner couldn't possibly be Jin Hu, but rather an identity that Hu Fei had obtained for Jin Hu, which was essentially someone else's social security card. As for the original owner of the identity, Hu Fei just said that he was a former hoodlum who would never be able to find trouble with Jin Hu again.

  Next was busy with buying bedding and other things. The two of them, Jinhu and Hufei, didn't return to their lodging in Chinatown until evening.

  The next morning, Ning Guoquan was already waiting for Jin Hu in the martial arts arena. Today's scene was much grander, with Seventh Master's sedan chair placed beside a chair, and the woman from the office standing beside the chair holding a teapot.

  After nearly half an hour of exchanging blows, both Jin Hu and Ning Guoquan were drenched in sweat.

  Jin Hu stood on the mat and let An Wei help him take off his protective gear. At this time, Seventh Brother walked over, looking at Jin Hu with a warm smile and said: "Indeed, heroes emerge in their youth! Tiger Brother is truly impressive!"

  "It's too much!" Jin Hu looked at Qi Ye and said with a humble smile.

  "Hey, don't be modest. Look at the people I've met over the years who can rival Guo Quan in terms of ability - every single one of them is a top-notch figure on the path. You young folks are impressive, but I'm an old man! *chuckles*

  Looking at Jin Hu with a smile, he didn't say anything and continued to ask: "Are you planning to move out? Is there something uncomfortable about staying here? We're all Chinese people who were one family 500 years ago. Tell me what's not comfortable for you, and I'll have someone arrange it for you. Otherwise, people on the path will say that I'm not a good host!"

  "This isn't it, Seventh Master, you've misunderstood. I'm just a person who likes to wander around and be free-spirited, so I often end up disturbing you." Jin Hu said with a smile on his face, but in his heart he was thinking: "Five hundred years ago we were one family? How could that woman from back then not have been from the same family? You expect me to believe that? Originally, I wasn't even sure if you would try to recruit me, but now I definitely won't stay."

  Hu Fei came over at this time, wrapped his arms around Jin Hu and shook him: "My little brother is going out to live, let's just follow him".

  "Take a look at Hu Fei's movements, and laughed: "Then I won't mention keeping you anymore. If there's anything that needs help, just say it directly. Everyone should take care of each other when going out."

  "Then I'll thank Seventh Master for this little brother of mine." Hu Fei said with a smile, cupping his hands in respect to Seventh Master.

  "Easy to say, all within the four seas are brothers!" Seventh Grandfather's smile didn't change, then he paused and said: "Look at my memory, since Brother Jin Hu is moving out, I don't have anything else, so I'll just give him a car." After finishing speaking, he beckoned with his hand. The woman called Juan walked over and handed Seventh Grandfather a key.

  Qī yé jiē guò le yào shi, zhuǎn shǒu jiù dì gěi le jìn hǔ: "pǔ tōng dài bù de chē zi, tīng shuō nǐ zhǔn bèi mǎi, zhèng hǎo yě shěng le nǐ zài pǎo qù chē háng le".

  Translation:

  Seventh Grandfather took the key and handed it to Jin Hu: "An ordinary vehicle for daily use, I heard you were planning to buy one, so this saves you a trip to the car dealership."

  Jin Hu glanced at the car key and directly reached out to take it, saying: "Then I thank Seventh Master", but in his heart he thought: This old guy has finally done something that can be seen through to now, generous enough to give away a Mercedes-Benz, not accepting would be impolite.

  Jin Hu's words may not be as simple as they seem, and Hu Fei is telling Qi Ye that although Jin Hu is not under Sun Gang's command, he is still a brother to both Sun Gang and himself, and has been entrusted to Qi Ye's care. The underlying tension between the two men did not affect Jin Hu's good mood as he received the old man's car keys.

  At this time, Ning Guo walked over and said to Jin Hu: "Brother Tiger wants to move out?"

  "Hmm!"

  "Isn't it uncomfortable living here?" Ning Guoquan asked Jin Hu while looking at him.

  Jin Hu could see a hint of reluctance and some surprise in the man's eyes, as if he didn't want to pretend: "I'm still around San Francisco, I can come over every day to fight." Not only for Ning Guoquan, but also for Jin Hu, such an opponent was hard to find. Every time he fought with Ning Guoquan, he could feel himself getting better and better at understanding combat and integrating it seamlessly.

  An Wei was watching from the side with his eyes wide open, wanting to speak but not daring to. Jin Hu saw him and asked: "What do you want to say, just say it."

  "Brother Tiger, can we come find you to play later?" An Qi looked around at the people nearby, and finally said with a smile on his face as he gazed at Seventh Grandfather.

  "Of course!" Jin Hu still had a good impression of this diligent young man, at least better than those flashy ones. Why? Jin Hu thought they were not classy, have you seen the big warlords of the Beiyang government era, Zhang Dashuai, who was from a bandit background, with messy tattoos on both arms?

  "Seventh Grandfather smiled and said, 'You young people get closer, I have something to do first.' He walked two steps, turned his head and said to An Wei, 'If you like Jin Hu's kung fu, ask him for more guidance!' After that, he headed towards the door."

  Jin Hu smiled after hearing it.

  Following Hu Fei, Ning Guoqu had a chat, Jin Hu returned to the dormitory to take a bath and change clothes. After changing his clothes, he pulled Hu Fei to test drive his Mercedes-Benz.

  Sitting in the car, Jin Hu drove away. Hu Fei looked at Jin Hu who was smiling and said: "You didn't want to follow Lu Qi's lead, why did you still accept his expensive car?"

  "Receiving his car and giving him work are two different things, can't be mixed up." Jin Hu said while driving the car and following Hu Fei. Someone originally wanted to send something to a bandit, how could the bandit not accept it? That's just a fantasy.

  Hu Fei heard Jin Hu's words and asked, "You took something from someone else's home. What if he asks you for help?"

  "It's simple! If it's easy, I'll help him out; if not, I won't bother. If he's not satisfied, the worst that can happen is that I return the car to him. Does he think I'm going to risk my life for just one car? He's thinking too much!" Jin Hu stretched his neck to look at the road ahead and said, all the lights were green but the cars in front weren't moving, making Jin Hu very anxious.

  What do you think is easy and what isn't?

  "What's easy is when I'm in a good mood and think that stretching out my hand can accomplish it, but what's not easy is too much, like killing someone or something." Jin Hu said casually.

  Hu Fei listened to Jin Hu's words, his mouth agape for four or five seconds, then burst out laughing loudly in the car, finally laughing so hard he started coughing.

  "Hey Hu Ge, take a look!" Jin Hu looked at Hu Fei's saliva splashing onto the front windshield like a sprinkler car, full of water droplets: "This is my first car."

  "Cough! Cough! Sorry! This is too ridiculous!" Hu Fei said with a laugh, "This time Lu Qi, this old fox, has lost his rice while trying to steal the chicken."

  Jin Hu looked at Hu Fei's expression, not knowing where the humor was in this matter. Is this thing really that funny? I'm still preparing to return the car, if it were up to my grandfather, he would be happy to get back just the four wheels, let alone the whole vehicle. As they say, once something falls into a thief's hands, it's gone for good, and the same goes for a wife who has been taken by someone else.

  Hu Fei suppressed his smile and asked Jin Hu: "Then why do you want to move out? Isn't it better to live there, eat his food and drink his drinks?"

  Jin Hu glanced at Hu Fei: "That's everyone's territory, coming to me every day to build relationships, who can stand it? And in the future, if I have something going on, a bunch of eyes will be watching, what can I do?! Besides, I didn't take his car for nothing, I also taught his subordinates. It's not like I'm ashamed to return it, he shouldn't be either. Can 200,000 yuan hire someone with my skills to teach his henchmen martial arts?"

  Hu Fei covered his stomach and said, "You really are!" Then he thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Twenty or thirty thousand is not enough to invite a master like you, but being so reckless will get you into trouble. This person is no kind soul."

  Jin Hu said, "Don't worry, I can still run away if I'm no match for him." After what happened with Ning Guo Quan, Jin Hu had put aside his arrogant thoughts. When fighting for life and death, he would definitely go all out, unless the opponent was truly unable to resist, otherwise he would rather use 100% of his strength to kill instantly without leaving any room for mercy.

  After thinking about Jin Hu's skills, Hu Fei nodded his head.

  Just as Jin Hu and the other person were chatting and strolling through the parking lot, Qi Ye was already seated in the office, holding a phone: "Old Zhao, how's the matter I asked you to investigate going?"

  "It's being handled, I told you not to rush, I need to find someone to understand this, people have been sent out to help you ask, you also know that I don't manage the road affairs much now, the news isn't very lively, at most a week and I'll pass the materials over to you!" said the person on the other end of the phone.

  "That's good, I'll wait for your news here, with more detailed information, who is at home?" Lu Qi put down the phone in his hand and scolded: "When taking my money, it's smooth sailing, but when doing something, they drag their feet. This bunch of bastards!" After finishing speaking, he slapped the table with a loud bang.