Supreme Warrior in the City

”What exactly is this ’severe punishment’ you’re talking about?” Su Yang asked.

”If you park here without permission, at best you’ll be fined a thousand, and at worst, you’ll probably get beaten up,” Wang Feng said. ”And if you imitate the vehicles of the Seven Great Families, that’s a grave offense. Some people have tried it before, and once caught, they directly cut off one of their legs, leaving them unable to ever drive again.”

”Really? The Seven Great Families are quite ruthless!” Su Yang frowned.

”Heh...” Wang Feng gave an awkward laugh. Having lived in Zifeng City for so many years, he was very clear about the tactics of the Seven Great Families. On this matter, he didn’t dare to pass any judgment.

Looking outside, Su Yang said, ”So, are you telling me that this is essentially a private parking lot for the Seven Great Families?”

”You could say that,” Wang Feng replied.

”But this is a public place!” Su Yang said sternly. ”The Seven Great Families are being too overbearing, aren’t they?”

”There’s nothing that can be done; who can argue when they are so powerful!” Wang Feng said. ”In every other city in Pingbei Province, there are underworld leaders, but not in Zifeng City, just because the Seven Great Families are too dominant. The Seven Great Families could be said to have a hand in all of Zifeng City’s industries, controlling every aspect without exception. Even half of the snack shops on Huaqing Street are in the palm of the Seven Great Families!”

Su Yang frowned and said, ”So, you’re saying they’re also involved in the underworld activities?”

”It’s not just simple involvement...” Wang Feng spoke in a hushed tone. ”To be honest, the things they do are even worse than what Brother Yan does!”

The Eight-Faced Yama was the biggest underworld leader in Pingnan Province, and the Seven Great Families were supposedly even more extreme in their actions. This showed that the Seven Great Families really were up to no good!

”Don’t the Seven Great Families have any enemies?” Su Yang asked. ”Or to put it another way, don’t they have any conflicts among themselves?”

”There haven’t been any conflicts so far,” Wang Feng replied. ”Among the Seven Great Families, the Jin Family is the most powerful, far more so than the other six. They could almost be considered one of the Top Ten Families of Pingbei Province. The other Six Great Families are basically under Jin Family’s leadership, and all the rules are set by them. Moreover, the Seven Great Families have profited enormously over the years, so the other six families don’t have any complaints!”

”I see!” Su Yang suddenly understood, looking out at Huaqing Street with an even deeper frown.

Before he came here, he knew too little about Zifeng City. Had he known that the situation in Zifeng City was like this, Su Yang wouldn’t have let Master Fang come here alone. It seemed that Master Fang’s accident was inseparably linked to the Seven Great Families. However, which specific family had taken action was still unknown.

Wang Feng circled the vicinity three times before finally finding a parking space. He parked the car and then excitedly led Su Yang into Huaqing Street.

”Master Su, do you have any particular food preferences? This place has everything you could want,” Wang Feng said. ”Barbecue, soup dumplings, big squid, all kinds of special noodles, hot pot, stir-fries, anything you want to eat can be found here!”

”Just find some staple food,” Su Yang said.

”Staple food?” Wang Feng asked. ”Does Master Su prefer noodles or rice?”

”Noodles!”

”Alrighty!” Wang Feng smiled. ”Then let’s head over to Big Noodles King, they serve the best noodles on Huaqing Street.”

Su Yang wasn’t concerned about these things and followed Wang Feng, continually observing the surroundings as they walked.

This street was really bustling, with all the shops open, a constant stream of pedestrians, and hawkers standing in front of every door, making the street even more lively.

”Uncle, would you like a shoeshine?” Just a few steps into the walk, a little boy about seven or eight years old approached. His face was covered in grease, his body was dirty, and his clothes had patches all over, making him look like the poor from the old days, completely out of place in the modern world.

The little boy was carrying shoeshine equipment on his back, looking at Wang Feng with hopeful eyes, because Su Yang was wearing sneakers, while Wang Feng was wearing leather shoes.

”I just had them polished...” Wang Feng was about to speak, but was interrupted by Su Yang, ”Have them polished again.”

”Ah?” Wang Feng scratched his head but complied with Su Yang’s suggestion, ”Alright, then polish them again.”

”Thank you, thank you, Uncle!” The little boy quickly set down his small stool and carefully wiped it down, smiling and saying, ”Uncle, please take a seat.”

Wang Feng went over and sat down. The little boy efficiently gathered his things, squatted on the ground, sticking out his bottom, and carefully polished Wang Feng’s shoes.

Standing beside, Su Yang gave a gentle sigh. How many children like this little boy would be doing such work if they were not driven by life’s pressures?

Just when the boy had polished halfway, a startled cry suddenly came from a distance, ”The management is coming!”

Hearing this, the little boy’s body trembled, he jumped up, and quickly gathered all his things in a panic.

”Uncle, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I... I have to run, I didn’t finish polishing, I’m really sorry...” the little boy said anxiously.

”No problem!” Wang Feng waved his hand and handed over ten yuan, ”Here, take this.”

”No, really no need!” the little boy waved his hands repeatedly, ”I didn’t finish polishing, how can I take the money? Uncle, I’m leaving!”

The little boy picked up the small stool from the ground and hurriedly disappeared into the crowd.

Wang Feng also let out a sigh and said in a low voice, ”Making a living, it’s not easy at all!”

Moving on a bit further, Su Yang saw from a distance an elderly man crawling on the ground, slowly moving forward. His body was pressed against a small flat cart; one hand held a broken bowl, the other hand was clearly deformed, and he had a broken leg while his remaining leg scraped along the ground, inching the cart forward.

Seeing this, Su Yang felt a lump in his throat. Old Lin had also lost a leg saving him, somewhat similar to this old man. How was Old Lin making a living now?

Taking a deep breath, Su Yang took out some money from his pocket, ready to toss it into the old man’s broken bowl.

Just then, several people in uniform came yelling and running over, they seemed to be the management. The little boy from before must have been scared away by them.

”You, old deadbeat, I told you to scram last time, didn’t you hear what was said?” A corpulent man in the lead cursed as he pointed at the old man, ”If you’re going to die, do it farther away, don’t come to Huaqing Street and spoil the cityscape, don’t you know how many tourists come here? If you affect the businesses here, can you afford that?”

The old man’s face showed panic, while he hurriedly hid his broken bowl against his body and trembled, ”I... I’m going... I’m going now...”