It took Li You Ran half an hour to walk from the head of the street to the end, holding something he hadn't finished eating in his hand, walking slowly. Such days were not bad, but how long had it been since he was so leisurely?
Just as he was passing by a small alley with a broken streetlight, a black shadow darted out from inside, and a black hand reached towards Li You Ran, and the target was surprisingly the unfinished large intestine in his hand.
Li You Ran naturally didn't let him succeed, and with just a slight turn of her body, the black hand retreated without achieving its goal. On the other side, the dim light from the window of a civilian house shone through the glass onto the face of the shadowy figure. Li You Ran saw him, and he also saw Li You Ran. The moment he saw Li You Ran was like seeing a fierce beast, his body involuntarily trembling for a moment before quickly dashing into the alleyway.
Li You Ran was very certain that she had seen this person before, and it was clear that he also recognized her, otherwise there wouldn't be such a reaction. She tried hard to recall, and suddenly the face that flashed in her mind matched the black figure. Looking at the black figure who was about to run away, Li You Ran said.
"Wu Biduo! If you're running, I'll call for help!" Li You Ran's loud shout finally stopped the black shadow in its tracks. Li You Ran was also certain that he hadn't mistaken the person, but why had Wu Biduo fallen to such a state that he would snatch food from pedestrians? Had something unexpected happened?
Li You Ran walked over, Wu Bi Da felt that since he had already been discovered, running would be useless anyway, so he didn't run either. It was just that seeing his benefactor in such a scene made him look very embarrassed.
"How did you end up here and become like this?" Li You Ran walked to Wu Bi Da's side, this kid was now covered in filth and stench, Li You Ran could smell it from afar but he endured it.
Wu Biduo looked a bit embarrassed, after all, he had just tried to snatch food from Li You Ran's hands, but didn't see clearly and only realized what he had done after snatching it.
"I...I'm fine, sorry, I'll go first." Wu Biduo bowed slightly and was about to leave.
"Hey, wait a minute, you haven't eaten yet, come on I'll treat you." Li You Ran stopped Wu Bi Da, looked at him drooling over the barbecue in his hand and then handed it to him.
After hesitating for a while, hunger finally overcame shame, and Wu Biduo's face turned red as he accepted Li You Ran's things. Fortunately, his face was dark, and it couldn't be seen at night, or else it would probably look like a monkey's butt by now, Wu Biduo thought to himself as he ate.
Li You Ran wanted to invite him to dinner, but he was unwilling to go. After all, Li You Ran was his lifesaver, and it should be him treating Li You Ran to dinner. However, given his current situation, there was no way he could afford to do so.
They arrived at a restaurant, and Li You Ran led Wu Bi Da inside. Before they could even get close, they were stopped by the service staff at the entrance.
"What's going on! Are you just going in?" The waitress looked at Li You Ran, and finally turned her gaze to Wu Bi Da. Li You Ran was okay, but this Wu Bi Da was no different from a beggar now, how could he possibly go in? Otherwise, the business would be ruined.
"What's going on? Are guests still not allowed in to eat?" Li You Ran frowned.
"Never mind, big brother, I won't go in. Let's just buy a boxed lunch instead." Wu Biduo also knew that his current attire was not decent, but he had no choice. Recently, to avoid those people, he had been wandering outside for several days, almost every day filled with anxiety and fear.
"Don't talk, I'm inviting you to dinner. Eating boxed meals? Are you hitting me in the face? Don't worry, we'll definitely get in today." Li You Ran said to Wu Bi Da, then turned around again.
"We're guests! It's only right that we pay for our meals." Li You Ran didn't want to make things difficult for them, after all Wu Bi Da had indeed been quite embarrassed.
"Who knows if he's a guest or something else! You're all in the same family as beggars, can't you even afford to spend money?" The waitress looked at Wu Bi Da with disdain, she had seen this person several times before, always wandering around the area, a real beggar. If it were a professional beggar, she wouldn't look down on them.
"Isn't it just that you're afraid we don't have money? Well, here's the money, this should be enough, give me a single room!" Li You Ran pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket and counted it in his hand.
The waitress finally relaxed her vigilance, Li You Ran was someone who could tell at a glance that she was a rich person, but why would she invite a beggar to dinner, it wasn't something she could understand, perhaps it was the quirk of a rich person?
It's really the world of the rich, they don't understand. She took Li You Ran and Wu Bi Da into a private room, Li You Ran ordered a table of dishes and also ordered two bowls of rice, afraid that Wu Bi Da wouldn't be full.
The dishes were served within two minutes after the waiter left, and one of them stayed inside. Li You Ran looked at her and said, "Alright, you don't need to wait on us here, go ahead and leave."
As a result, they just didn't move. Finally, Wu Bi Da spoke up and said: "Big brother, maybe they're afraid we won't pay the bill and are eating for free, that's why they've come to supervise us."
Li You Ran listened and looked at the waiter, but the other party was unmoved and didn't explain. It seemed that this was indeed the case. Li You Ran was speechless and could only take out his money to say: "First settle the bill, can you do that? Check it carefully, or else you'll cry when you find out it's counterfeit."
A wad of cash was thrown into the waiter's plate, and the waiter finally backed out. Li You Ran took a look and said, "Hey! It seems like they're afraid I'll eat for free!"
Just as he was about to get up and go out to reason, Wu Bi Da said with his head down: "Sorry big brother, it's my fault that you lost face, if it wasn't for me, this wouldn't have happened."
"Alright, alright, let's talk about you instead. How did things end up like this? Did you get discharged from the hospital that day? How did it become like this?"
Wu Biduo fell silent for a moment before finally telling Li You Ran about his own experiences. He needed someone's understanding too much.
At that time, they were not discharged from the hospital, but were taken away. The report of those people came out and said that there were injuries, although they were minor injuries. However, that guy insisted that his brain was dizzy and must have been hit by Wu Biduo. Who dares to guarantee this? It's clear that these scoundrels are trying to extort money.
But Wu Bida has the money to compensate? As a result, he was sued in court. In Wu Bida's view, this matter is his own righteousness and bravery, and the court must be on his side. However, the fact is that he was convicted of intentional injury and required to pay compensation. If not, he would be detained for 37 days.
The result was that Wu Bi Da ran away, anyway he was alone, after running away, others couldn't find him either, and he didn't dare to return to school. Originally having no money, he had been wandering for several days. At first, he still had some money in his hand and could barely get by. After the money was used up, he wanted to find something to do, but without an ID card, nobody would hire him, so he could only wander around. And today was the first time he robbed something, also because he was extremely hungry. If it wasn't for running into Li You Ran, he might have become a robbery suspect by now, and what's more, he robbed food.
Li You Ran also listened and was speechless. This is almost like a TV drama. He sighed and said, "You little brat, do you regret your heroic act of justice now?"
Wubida, who was rushing towards the food, heard Li You Ran ask this and raised his head with rice still in his mouth, saying: "I don't regret it, if I were to meet him again, I would do the same thing, only next time I will protect myself well and definitely not be framed by others."
Upon hearing Wu Bida's response, Li You Ran nodded his head. Perhaps this person was worth developing. After thinking for a moment, he asked another question: "Do you hate the person you helped? After all, you helped him, but ended up getting hurt and hospitalized, almost becoming disabled. Now, you're being framed by bad people. Don't you feel any hatred?"
Wu Bida put down his bowl of rice, rubbed his slightly bulging belly, let out a belch, and said: "Actually, at first I did have some resentment, especially when I was in the hospital. But later on, I thought it through - I'm not doing things to get people's gratitude, so why should I resent them? Who knows, they might even blame me for meddling too much. And besides, I didn't come out empty-handed either."
"Oh! You still have gains? Tell me, what are your gains?" Li You Ran became interested when she heard that he still had gains.
"Haha, isn't it you?" Wu Biduo said with a smile.
"Me?" Li You Ran's face was filled with doubt.
"Ah! It's you! You're the one who paid for my hospital stay. You made me realize that this world isn't so bad after all. Otherwise, the first thing I'd do after being discharged is to find someone to settle scores with."
"I didn't expect I'd done something so good! What are your plans for the future?" Li You Ran asked.
Wu Bida fell silent, he didn't want to go back to school anymore. At home, he also couldn't explain himself, he came out just for studying, but ended up like this. Now he didn't dare to go back to school.
"I think I'll find a job first, do some part-time work, and then we can talk about other things later."
Upon hearing Wu Bidai's response, Li You Ran was not satisfied and said: "I heard you're still in school, right? Should be university, judging by your appearance it should just be freshman year, if you don't attend school that won't do."
"But I won't be able to attend school quietly anymore, those people already know which school I'm in, they might even come looking for me, and by now the school might have already cancelled my enrollment." Wu Biduo said with some sadness.
Looking at Wu Bi Da like this, Li You Ran comforted him saying "Don't be sad, how about this? For the time being, you come and work for me, I'll help you solve your problems, once they're solved you can go back to school, what do you say?"
"Big brother! No, boss, are you asking me to help you with work? That's great, what do I need to do? I can do anything." Wu Biduo said hastily.
"What are you doing, letting people kill and set fires?" Li You Ran's one sentence shut down Wu Bi Da.
"Just kidding, just take a look at the warehouse, you can stay there for this period of time. It's quiet and nobody will find you there. Probably in a few days, your problem will be solved. Let's go! If at that time you still don't want to go to school, we'll talk about it again."