Chapter 18: Encounter in the Alleyway

  The Explorer had reached the limit of the seaside, and at a closer point, the hull would have been exposed above the water. Jin Hu could only hold his clothes with one hand and swim to the beach using both hands and feet. After reaching the beach, Jin Hu stood for a while, waiting for his tight-fitting vest and shorts to dry. This was not just a simple vest and shorts, but also protective clothing that protected his internal organs. In less than a few minutes, Jin Hu felt that his underwear had dried, so he put on his outer sports pants and hoodie, and walked towards the direction of the lights wearing his shoes.

  Now all that's left on Jinhu's body is a Colt and the clothes he's wearing, nothing else. As the commander of a warship, this outfit is a bit shabby, isn't it? There's no other way, when Jinhu was on the ship, he thought of a good idea, which is to print US dollars. After explaining, Jinhu only knew that a warship is just a warship and can produce planes, cannons and other lethal weapons, but printing US dollars doesn't have this function.

  Along the highway, Jin Hu walked while thinking about how to make some money. Being penniless was indeed not a good thing, especially when he had nothing and didn't know if American police would check his ID or not. As for the ways Jin Hu thought of making money, it's better not to mention them; after thinking of over ten methods, none were legal.

  As he walked, he heard the car behind him honking its horn. Jin Hu thought it was because he was blocking the way, but when he turned his head, he saw that the car had stopped in front of him. An elderly man with slightly tanned skin stuck his head out of the window: "Young man, why are you walking alone on the road? Where are you going? Do you want me to give you a ride?"

  What a great thing! Jin Hu thought for a moment and laughed, saying: "When I was playing on the beach, my car was stolen by someone. I had to walk back, but after waiting for half a day, there were no cars passing by. Thank you, just take me to the city." After finishing speaking, he opened the car door and got in.

  Watching Jinhu get on the car, the old man continued driving and stretched out his hand towards Jinhu: "Take it!"

  Stretching out his hand and shaking it, Jin Hu said: "Brian!" The name was the protagonist of an American drama that Jin Hu had seen before. He thought it sounded pretty cool, so he used it casually.

  All the way, Jin Hu followed the old man and chatted with him. The old man was very talkative, from talking about economics to how hard life is in California now. Jin Hu could only nod and agree with him. After more than 30 minutes of driving, they entered the city, and Jin Hu asked to get off the car.

  "Are you really getting off here?" The old man stuck his head out and said to Jinhu, "It's not very safe here! The security is very poor, I'll take you a bit further."

  "Thank you! I'm good here." Jin Hu heard that the security was poor, which suited his own intentions. If the security were good, how would Brother find money? He waved at the old man, who shook his head and said: "Then be careful yourself!" After finishing speaking, he drove away.

  Watching the car disappear from view, Jin Hu put his hands in the pocket of his hoodie and walked forward along the streetlights. After a while, he saw a police car coming up ahead, and quickly turned into a small alleyway.

  As he walked along the alley, he saw some people sitting in cardboard boxes, crouching against the wall. As Jin Hu passed by, surprisingly, not many of them looked up at him. Looking at this scene before his eyes, Jin Hu understood that he had arrived at a place where homeless people from American TV dramas lived.

  These people obviously didn't have anything that Jinhu wanted, so he was about to leave. Just as he walked to the entrance of a three-forked alley, four black teenagers around 15 or 16 years old came towards him, occupying the entire alley.

  Jin Hu shifted his body and tried to walk past the four of them.

  "Wow! Wow! Look at this guy! He's really dressed up!" One of the black kids blocked Jinhu's path, reached out and touched his shoulder: "I love your jacket! I like it!"

  "Scram!" Jin Hu said, looking at the four little brats who had gathered around.

  "Oh! Oh!" The little rascal rubbing against Jin Hu's jacket touched his chest and said, "You scared me! Buddy! You really scared me!" The other three little rascals immediately burst out laughing.

  "Now you have a choice! Hand over all the money on your body, and then get out of my territory!" The little rascal in front of Jin Hu pulled out a pistol from behind his waist and said with a gesture.

  "Can you use a gun?" Jin Hu said with a grin, and quickly stretched out his hand to grab the gun from the little kid's hand. The little thing tried to pull the trigger, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't budge it. This action thoroughly enraged Jin Hu, who grabbed the gun with one hand and punched the little kid's black face with the other fist. His right leg kicked the little kid's groin from the side, and as he withdrew his fist, his elbow struck another little kid's face. In a flash, three little kids were rolling on the ground, while another little kid standing behind Jin Hu had raised his hands in surrender, with the gun Jin Hu had snatched from the first little kid now pointing at him.

  "Kneel down!" Jin Hu waved the gun in his hand, pointing at the only little brat standing, and just as he was about to mock him a bit, he was interrupted by the little black brat who had pulled out the gun earlier: "I'm going to kill you!".

  Jin Hu turned his face, grasped the gun with one hand and grabbed Hei Xiao Zi's clothes with the other. With a swift motion, he struck Hei Xiao Zi's face with the gun butt, causing blood to splatter everywhere. A broken tooth was spat out: "Say it again?"

  After a loud roar, Jin Hu gave the thing two slaps on the face until the entire black face turned red before letting go of the little brat.

  Turning to look at the other three, Jin Hu was very satisfied with the effect. The three little ones knew to avoid his gaze and walked in front of the one who was kneeling, squatting down: "Now, you go take out all the money on them. If I find that you haven't found any, then we'll have a good talk!" After finishing, he gestured with the gun.

  With a smile at the corner of his mouth, he looked at this little thing and started to search the remaining three pockets, even to show that everything had been taken out, the pocket cloth was also turned inside out. In just a short while, he grabbed a handful of money in front of him.

  "Give me all the money you've got." Jin Hu said, looking at the crumpled bills in Xiao Dong's hand.

  After handing over the money, Jin Hu counted it and his face looked a bit unsightly: "How can there be so little?!" There were only 43 yuan in total. How could they have robbed only 43 yuan on their first time?!

  He waved his hand and the little black in front of him immediately covered his head and said: "Sorry! Didn't get much money today!"

  Damn it! Jin Hu scolded and lost interest in beating him: "Get out! If I see you again, next time I'll send you straight to the road". A few little rascals who haven't even grown their hair yet dare to imitate others and rob money. If you're going to rob, at least rob a bit more, this is just too little!

  Watching the four little black devils walk away, Jin Hu put the gun directly into his waist and put the 43 dollars directly into his pocket, thinking that he had gained another weapon, stood up and walked towards the road ahead.

  "Sir! Sir!" Jin Hu had just taken two steps when he heard a voice behind him. He turned around to see a slightly thin young black man shouting at him.

  "What's going on?" Jin Hu looked at this person and asked, with a body like that, it was impossible for him to come and rob his money.

  "Do you need money?" The black man ran to Jin Hu's front and said with a bit of panting.

  Isn't this a waste of words? Jin Hu said, "What do you think?"

  "If you need money, I have a good idea," said Hei, facing Jin Hu.

  Jin Hu thought for a moment and asked: "What's your good idea? Tell me about it!" As he spoke, he walked towards the alley entrance.

  "Come this way!" Hei Ge made a gesture towards Jin Hu: "That side is the Black Gang's territory, this side is safer".

  Following behind the black man, Jin Hu heard him say: "I think your fighting skills are not bad, if you like to fight, there's a place where you can make some money."

  Jin Hu furrowed his brow: "What place?"

  "Have you heard of underground fighting?" The black man asked Jin Hu while leading the way.

  Jin Hu listened and found out it was a place for underground boxing, he thought about it and realized that he didn't have any good ways to make money now. As for the bank robbery he had planned before, it wasn't feasible anymore since he didn't even have an accomplice, going alone with just a handgun would be no different from seeking death. As for robbing convenience stores like he saw in American dramas, that was really beneath him, those people worked hard from dawn till dusk to make a living, Jin Hu looked down on such petty crimes.

  "Take me to see!" Having thought of this, Jin Hu felt that going to take a look first was also good. First, let's take a look at the level of these people and estimate our opponents. Besides, it can also be used to try out one's own strength and see how strong they are now.

  "Alright!" The black man heard Jin Hu agree to take a look and became happy, leading Jin Hu out of the alley and in front of a broken car.

  Looking at the black man opening the car door, Jin Hu said: "You actually have a car?"

  "This is also my home, just now I went to see a friend, he lives in a cardboard box in the alley" The black man got into the car and tidied up inside: "Come on in, it's a bit far over there!"

  Jintiger got into the car, and the black man said: "My name is Neil, what's yours?"

  "Brian!" Jin Hu looked around inside the car and said, the whole broken-down car was a mess, like a garbage dump.

  "If you want to fight, I can be your agent, trust me, buddy! I'm the best!" Neil said as he started the car. After a few attempts, the car still wouldn't start, so Neil had to open the hood and fiddle with it for a bit before it finally roared to life.

  Jin Hu looked at Neil's busy up and down movements, with a hint of a smile on his lips: "You're just a broken car, yet you want to be my financial advisor?"

  "Tan Jin was originally just a small-time hoodlum in a casino, what about now?" Neil said to Jin Hu.

  Jin Hu actually knew Tang Jin, a boxing promoter, from his university days when his roommate told him about him. His character wasn't great: "If you dare to cheat me out of my money, believe me, you'll regret it."

  "Hey! Man! Why are you looking at me like that?" Neil complained instantly: "I'm a man of my word." Then, after thinking for a moment, he smiled and showed his white teeth, saying: "You promised?"

  Jin Hu looked out of the window: "I'll take a look first!" The scenery around him retreated behind his back.

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