Lawless Gangster

Chapter 17

Xiao Li didn't say anything as his brows knitted together.

Qi Xiu Yuan waited a moment, and seeing that he wasn't saying anything, he asked: "You don't believe that I take you as a friend?"

Xiao Li could only look back at him as if thinking before finally speaking: "I was fifteen years old when I became a gangster on the street. I don't have any education, knowledge or accomplishments, how could someone like you appreciate me?"

Qi Xiu Yuan faintly laughed: "Then what if I say, at that time, when I invited you to dinner at the River of Hope teahouse, was simply because I wanted to be your friend, you definitely wouldn't believe me either?"

Xiao Li also laughed, "Qi laoshi, if you were me, would you believe it?"

Qi Xiu Yuan lowered his head and thought about it for a moment, then he suddenly said: "When you were fifteen years old you became a gangster, when I was fifteen years old, I was still living with my family in Feng Long county."

Honestly, Xiao Li did not know what Qi Xiu Yuan said that, so he could only let his gaze linger suspiciously on Qi Xiu Yuan.

However, Qi Xiu Yuan did not look at him and continued to speak: "A long time ago, in Feng Long county, there was a gang call 'Feng Long.' Have you heard of it before?"

Xiao Li thought about it for a moment, "It was a gang established by some older seniors. I heard they opened a casino there. The leader was called 'Du Yan San Ge'." [one-eye 3rd brother]

Qi Xiu Yuan laughed: "Later on, Feng Long gang was eradicated and the members scattered in all directions as fugitives. However, Feng Long's leader was the first to take the lead and surrendered. He was in prison for twenty years. When he was released, his son was already married and had a child."

He then raised his head and looked at Xiao Li before slowly saying: "He's my grandfather."

Xiao Li could only look at him with shock welling in his eyes. It was only a moment later did he spoke: "No wonder you weren't afraid of me all along."

Qi Xiu Yuan continued to say, "My grandfather is a good man who really loved Susu and I. When he was released from prison, he was already a little over fifty years old. Even then, people still often came looking for him to join them. Never once had he agreed to any of them and even more so he was very polite to those people. He often said to me: 'The path they walkmay be different from ours but they are humans just like us.'"

Xiao Li was speechless.

Qi Xiu Yuan's gaze remained on Xiao Li as he slowly said, "Right now, if I say I appreciate you and want to be your friend, would you believe me or not?"

Xiao Li looked at him, revealing a smile.

Qi Xiu Yuan had never seen him smile like this before. He only thought that the brightness in his eyes had provoked a spark in his own heart.

Then he heard Xiao Li say: "Qi Xiu Yuan, you're a very interesting person."

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Translator's Note:

[1] The character '秦' [Qín] is written with the same tonal mark as the character "禽" [qín] from the characters '禽兽' [qínshòu] meaning creature/beast. Subsequently, [Qí] from Qí Xiū Yuǎn's surname has the same tonal and also sounds really similar to 'Qín'.

Also, the surname 'Qín' belonged to Qín Shi Huangdi [First Chinese Emperor]:

= Known as a cruel ruler who readily killed or banished those who opposed him or his ideas. He is notorious for burning virtually all the books that remained from previous regimes. He even banned scholarly discussions of the past.

So in turn, Han Jia is saying that Qi Xiu Yuan, like Qin Shi Huangdi, cause trouble to others.

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This is one of the image from the audio book. Look who's taller ! ♡(｡￫ˇ艸￩)

Look who's taller ! ♡(｡￫ˇ艸￩)