"Xiao Tian, do you really have to do this? Can't we work together peacefully? My father won't say anything about you. We're brothers, aren't we?"

"Lao Zhu, I know you're good to me, but that's just how society is nowadays. Plus, we didn't study good majors, and the job market isn't good. I can go to your company and work for a while, but what about after? You're married, what about your wife? What about me when I get married? These are all problems. Besides, what's wrong with being in the black society? Everyone says it's bad, but some people still join because they're forced to by their circumstances."

"Don't you know that it's easy to get in but hard to get out? Are you going to be in there your whole life? Hmph! I'm not going to say anything else to you. Just drink and enjoy yourself. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me. But you'd better make some money and get out of this life. You never know how you might end up." Lao Zhu said angrily.

"Okay, okay, brother. Let's just drink and not talk about this anymore, okay? I'll listen to you. Once I make some money, I won't be in the black society anymore. Besides, I've only done a few things since I got in. When something bigger comes along, I'll take the money and leave." Xiao Tian lifted his glass and said.

"Hmph! You'd better do that. I don't want to see my brother die without knowing how it happened. Come on, let's drink!"

In the pitch-black night, Wu Tian walked along the beach, humming a tune and holding a small can of beer. He didn't bother to fix his hair, which was being blown around by the sea breeze. As he put it, this was natural.

It had been a year since he graduated, but Wu Tian had been unable to find a job in any factory or company. They all said his diploma was too low. His best friend from school had opened a company and asked Wu Tian to work there, but he didn't want to be a burden to anyone.

He had been alone since he was a child, and didn't even know who his parents were. He had somehow managed to survive until now, but he couldn't find any information about his origins from his neighbors, which was rather strange.

He had learned to support himself since he was a child, since he couldn't rely on anyone else. Although he had been supported by others when he was younger, he didn't want to trouble anyone now. When the government built a highway and took over his house, he received some decent compensation, which helped him survive and even get a college degree. It was a miracle, considering his circumstances. Nowadays, it was becoming increasingly difficult to get by in society. The rich were getting richer, and the poor were getting poorer. Every day, he saw those fat-bellied men going in and out of bars and brothels, and he was forced into this life by his circumstances.

Looking at the occasional flashes of the turn signal light shining on the sea, he thought about these days, he had almost nothing, even though he had been in the underworld for a year now and had some money, he still felt that he had nothing...

Listening to the sound of the waves, feeling the sea breeze, Wu Tian was already very satisfied in his heart. At least tonight he was satisfied.

As he walked up to the small rented house, sometimes he doubted whether he would collapse immediately. Wu Tian chuckled at himself, reached into his pocket for the key, ready to open the door. Suddenly, for no reason, his heart skipped a beat in fear. Instinctively, he pulled back his hand that was about to open the door. Thud! A machete hacked across the wooden door.

Enemy! He quickly made a judgement in his mind. His body was not idle either, he dodged and raised his left foot to kick at the shadow. The shadow missed and quickly retreated, and Wu Tian did not hit his target.

At this point, seven or eight more shadows emerged from the darkness and surrounded Wu Tian.

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"Hmph! You're quick-witted, kid. Tonight I'll see where you can run." said a man viciously.

Although he was not injured, Wu Tian was also scared out of his wits, but he didn't back down. He shook his vest and tightened his grip on the beer bottle with his right hand, his thumb tightly clasping the bottle mouth. No one noticed in the darkness.

"Yo! Judging from the sound, it must be Brother Ah Hu! Hey, why didn't you let me know that you're coming? I would have brought some brothers to receive you. Hehe! It's not too late now. I'll have some brothers bring some late night snacks to the seaside for us to eat, how about that?"

"Haha, everyone on the street says that you, Brother Xiaotian, are a tough guy. Why are you afraid today? If you tell us where that batch of goods went, and if it's still intact, my lord will forgive you and let you kowtow three times and call him grandpa. Then we'll let you go."

Hahaha...

"Hey...! It's so late at night, why would someone call me grandpa for no reason? This good grandson recognizes his relatives and has come to visit you, Grandpa Wu. Here's some money for your coffin, haha..." He said this while thinking about how to escape tonight.

He was surrounded and had to make a break for it. He needed to create a gap and run south. Once he reached the entrance of the hall, these small birds wouldn't be a problem anymore. The key was that it would take at least 30 minutes to get there. Whether he could make it or not was anyone's guess. He tightened his grip on the beer can in his hand, preparing to strike and then make a run for it.

"Kill him, brothers! Cut this kid!" Ah Hu shouted loudly and rushed towards Wu Tian. His right-hand machete had already swung down towards Wu Tian's head. Wu Tian's body slightly bounced and he prepared to horizontally strike Ah Hu with his right foot. However, a steel pipe had already swept across from behind towards him. Wu Tian had to abandon his attack on Ah Hu, rolled on the ground and kicked towards the person who charged at him.

Ah Hu saw Wu Tian roll on the ground and took a step forward, stabbing down with his machete. But Wu Tian wouldn't let him hit him. He used the momentum from rolling on the ground and kicked, landing two steps away. He hit his shoulder against the broken stone in front of the door, cried out in pain, quickly got up, and threw sand with his left hand before turning and running away.

How could Ah Hu let Wu Tian get away with it? He jumped to Wu Tian's side with the help of a rock and swept his machete horizontally.

Wu Tian turned around and didn't expect the tiger to be in front of him so quickly. He wanted to step back but it was too late. His waist sank heavily, and he knew the machete had struck him. Seeing Ah Hu draw his knife, he couldn't let him do that. If the knife was really drawn out, he would be done for.

He held the machete in his left hand and used the beer bottle cap in his right hand to strike Ah Hu's left eye. The beer bottle swayed on Wu Tian's body for a while before he struck it fiercely. With a "tsk" sound, beer splashed all over Ah Hu's face. His left eye hurt, and he yelled in pain, retreating.

Wu Tian knew this was his chance. If he didn't make it, he wouldn't be able to escape from Ah Hu's accomplices behind him. He swept his leg fiercely across Ah Hu's waist, and since he couldn't avoid it due to the beer stinging his eye, he rolled to the right.

Wu Tian grabbed his waist and ran as fast as he could. Ah Hu wiped his eye, and blood was already flowing from his left eye. He stood up and said, "Leave those two brothers and let the others chase after him. Fuck, cut that bastard for me."

Wu Tian ran along the beach for five minutes, and the blood on his waist had already stained his jeans red. He lost too much blood and felt extremely dizzy. Several people were closely chasing after him.

Wu Tian wanted to climb up the steep slope and run to the coastal road, but he was afraid that he would be caught up and killed by the people behind him before he could climb up. The knife was in his body, and he knew he couldn't pull it out. Otherwise, even if no one chased after him, he would die due to excessive bleeding.

He endured the pain and rushed forward with all his strength. After running for two minutes, he was already out of breath, panting heavily. The knife had cut a large piece of meat off his waist, and blood was flowing out like it was free. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would probably be lying down now.

Damn it! It's all his fault for not listening to Lao Zhu's advice. You can't mess with the underworld. If you play with fire, you'll get burned. Damn it, the old boss always made him stay behind, and occasionally he would expose himself. This time, he might not have a happy ending.

He couldn't make it to the entrance. He couldn't run any longer, and his body was giving up. Damn it, they were about to catch up. Wu Tian suddenly turned right and threw himself into the sea. He would rather die than let them catch up.

As soon as he entered the sea, his head sank, and he felt something... This was Wu Tian's last feeling before he lost consciousness.