Chapter 1

The passenger window was rolled down, and Cheng Yi leaned out half of his face: "Where to?"

This remark was quite considerate, and Cheng Ke couldn't help but want to sneer, but although he curled his lips, he couldn't bring himself to smile.

He shouted loudly

He glanced at his watch, it was a little past 9 o'clock

"The wallet was taken from that coat you left in the living room," Cheng Yi said, "If you need to get anything else, just let me know. I can accompany you to get it when Dad is not home."

"Look at that person," Jiang Yuduo said

He does not have the habit of wearing a watch; this Jaeger-LeCoultre was given to him by Cheng Yi last month. He was quite surprised and thought that perhaps this was the beginning of a thaw in their brotherly relationship, so he has been wearing it ever since

Cheng Yi is speaking the truth

A worthless person who can't even light a cigarette

From childhood to adulthood, apart from training in the dojo, this is the first time he has been directly punched in the face without protective gear, and it happened in the street

The trash bin is not full, and it is difficult to see what is inside, but from the outside, it appears to be quite clean. However, upon getting closer, the odor is still unbearable.

You old bastard! This phrase, squeezed out from between Cheng Ge's teeth, felt sharp even to him.

Just when he felt he was about to suffocate, the head of the lighter flew off with a snap.

Initially, my heart tightened, but after gaining clarity, it relaxed again; it was a white Range Rover

After finishing a cigarette while sitting on an iron chair by the street, Cheng Ke stood up, the chill that penetrated from beneath him to his lower back made him sigh

"Rest assured," Chen Qing also looked at him, "I have the tools with me; one smash and it's done, I guarantee..."

"Go get the cat out," Scar interrupted him, turning his head to glance at the trash can, "Damn it!"

He imagined himself squatting there, groping blindly and touching a handful of inexplicable objects

Scar also swung a punch decisively.

Good evening. Cheng Ke walked over and took one from the two rows of lighters placed on the counter.

He turned and walked towards a small supermarket nearby

Every time he throws something into the trash can, as long as the distance exceeds 1 meter, he generally has to throw it a second time. Now, from a distance of 2 to 3 meters, his wallet has accurately flown into the trash can

He drives this car all the time lately, almost putting the driver out of work, so he is very familiar with it. He doesn't need to listen to the engine or look at the license plate; just a whiff of the exhaust is enough for him to know, it has a strong smell of frustration

Just as Dad said

After walking for a while, the wind picked up, and the number of people on the street began to dwindle, while the vibrant lights and lively atmosphere on both sides of the road commenced

Bang

He casually fished out two handfuls from his pocket, confirming that apart from this pack of cigarettes, there was nothing else in his pocket.

At this moment, he also realized that he had underestimated this scarred man. While the techniques were indeed unorthodox, the strikes were fierce, the strength sufficient, and the actions of locking, twisting, and chopping were all executed with precision. From his perspective, none of the movements were standard, yet not a single action missed its target

Before the little girl could react and ask him if he wanted to buy something, he had already completed a series of actions, including lighting a cigarette, putting the lighter back in its place, and then pushing the door open to walk out

After attempting various smoking poses such as bowing his head, using his arm to shield his face, pulling his coat to cover his face, and turning his back to the wind, he was unable to light the cigarette in his mouth and ultimately threw the lighter into the grass by the roadside

Oh. The young man took out a lighter

Cheng Ke removed this person from the group of the sick and placed him among the group of rascals

Given this scar, this person cannot be anything good

Only that one hundred yuan bill fell to the ground

Firstly, someone has passed by

Tonight, I must find a place to stay, and I will think of a solution tomorrow

Cheng Ke did not look back and continued walking. A red sports car drove past him and stopped about two or three meters ahead of him

Cheng Ke furrowed his brow

It was not until a series of honks sounded behind him that Cheng Ge suddenly came to his senses

The young man focused intently as he pressed the lighter repeatedly, while Cheng Ge quietly held a cigarette in his mouth, holding his breath in anticipation

Cheng Ke's addiction to cigarettes is not strong, yet people are peculiar in this way; even with cigarettes and a lighter at hand, he might not touch them even once a day. However, once he desires to smoke and cannot do so, it feels as if he is suffering from some ailment that he cannot endure

Are you sick? This person almost shouted at the same time as him

Cheng Ke walked along the road ahead; at this time, Liu Tiancheng should be in the store, not particularly far from here, it would take about... an hour to stroll over.

The sound of "thud" was quite satisfying, and the garbage in the bucket cooperated well, spilling out in a messy manner.

Originally filled with anger with no outlet, this statement instantly made him explode with rage, as he lunged at the scarred man.

Have you become so useless that you don't even know how to ask a single question as to why?

Cheng Ke gazed at the thicket where the lighter had vanished

Thirdly, he forgot which bin he actually threw his wallet and money into, whether he threw them all into one bin or separated them into two bins

Cheng Ke looked around, and there were quite a few people at this time, with passersby hurrying through the swirling yellow leaves stirred up by the wind

Cheng Ke nodded, feeling that this assessment was quite fair

That place that will probably never be returned to

"Jaeger-LeCoultre?" Chen Qing looked bewildered, "What do you mean by that?"

"Shut up," Jiang Yuduo said

His original plan was to go to Liu Tiancheng's place first, but now it seems he will not be able to go.

The young man left in a hurry, and Cheng Ge put the cigarette back in his pocket

Meow | Meow? The scarred one is rather unconcerned, propping himself up with one hand on the ground, leaning down to peek into the trash can with his head tilted. "Meow meow? Meow~ Meow~ Meow~"

Yes

The Range Rover drove past him and headed towards the intersection. He stared at the rear of the car for a while before turning his head and starting to walk back.

The overturned trash can, I do not know when it has already been separated from its body, has been crushed and deformed.

But in the end, no words were spoken, and turning away, I continued to walk forward. After taking a few steps, I suddenly felt very tired

He then turned around and walked briskly along the road

Cheng Ke still did not speak, just looking at him

Therefore, he should now be exactly as Cheng Yi wished, with nowhere else to go

You old man

Staying in a guesthouse is likely to be in a remote area with large dormitory-style accommodations

Cheng Ke swiftly assessed the person in front of him in the moment when the neon light flashed green.

Therefore

After all this turmoil, he no longer knew whether his overwhelming anger had dissipated, whether he had become distracted, or whether he had already become dazed

Cheng Ke did not speak and reached out to take the wallet.

Two are placed side by side

After about five minutes, he finally made eye contact with a young man who had just thrown away a cigarette butt for half a second

Torn packaging bags, waste newspapers, fast food boxes dripping with soup, skewers with meat... Cheng Ge was just about to concentrate and observe from a distance to see if there was a wallet and that one-hundred-yuan bill, when suddenly something in the messy pile nudged. His hair stood on end immediately.

"Go dig it out," Scar said

The straw is somewhat dense

He felt a pang in his heart, it was painful

He is quite tall, wearing a ski hat pulled down low, making it difficult to see his face, which alternates between green, red, and yellow. However, one can see a scar extending from his left temple to his ear.

Cheng Ke stared at the red light across the street for a long time, and finally sighed, turning around to walk back along the road

The ensuing brawl lost all semblance of order; even though Cheng Ke was aware that every technical move he made was off mark, driven by the emotion of venting his frustrations, his strikes were still chaotic.

Flowing like clouds and water

Bang

After taking just a couple of steps, I heard the scarred man's laughter behind me: "Grandson, are you looking for this?"

It is a person

He just didn't expect that there would be even more unexpected events waiting for him; a month later, he was personally kicked out of the house by his father

"Go back," Jiang Yuduo said, resting his head against the passenger window while wiping the dirty fur of the cat with a wet tissue.

rat

A powerful kick, but it was evident that it was a self-taught technique. Under the circumstances where Cheng Ke was on guard, he easily dodged the kick and swiftly delivered a left hook to the person's chin

Previously, when Cheng Yi asked him to find a guesthouse, he only thought that Cheng Yi was mocking him. It was only upon seeing the money in the compartment that he realized the truth

When Cheng Ke felt his stomach begin to churn violently, he retracted his arm, and in his palm lay a small cat, the size of a fist, now covered in gray dirt

Identity card

"No... I am very sorry," the young man said awkwardly, "I was just fine before I lit the cigarette."

He walked all the way to the intersection and only stopped when he saw the green pedestrian crossing signal ahead

Oh," Cheng Ke glanced at him, "So my wallet just wandered out of the room by itself, did it

Cheng Yi believes what he says; if he can manage to force him out of the house, it would be quite easy to cut off his escape route as well. For Cheng Yi, this is not a significant matter.

The kind of exhaustion where one can barely take another step

The pain on Cheng Ke's face was just beginning to awaken, and he almost thought he was hallucinating due to the intensity of the pain: "Huh?"

A brief honk sounded from behind.

The lids that were previously opened have now been closed by some unknown exemplary citizens.

After repeating these two actions once more, he came to a halt, feeling a slight difficulty in breathing, and his eye sockets felt uncomfortably swollen, to the extent that he could clearly count the number of times the blood vessel on his temple throbbed

Secondly, he never imagined that one day he would have to dig through the trash, and he struggled internally with great turmoil.

Cheng Ke raised his left hand, lowered it, then raised his right hand, and lowered it again

He suddenly pushed Scar aside and turned to take a glance back.

However, he still needs to smoke, after all, someone as useless as him has not been able to quit smoking for two years, and it is even less likely that he will take the opportunity to quit smoking at this time

one hundred yuan

Cheng Ke raised his eyes to look at the young man

Ka

He no longer cares whether there are bystanders watching or if the police will come; the only thing he cares about is... not letting Cheng Yi see it

There are still unknown shrubs growing.

"Stop talking nonsense," Scar said coldly from the side, "Where are my clothes"

Chen Qing nodded and said, "As long as Third Brother speaks, leave the rest to me, I will go back and seize it."

He nodded slightly and without any hesitation leaned over, extending his hands and arms into the overturned and deformed trash can on the ground

Cheng Ke clenched the red ticket in his hand, clearly visible were his trembling fingers, likely due to anger

"Who the hell told you to kick?" This person glared at him

"Drive." Cheng Yi said to the driver, then closed the car window

He could still feel all the confusion he had experienced before beginning to coalesce little by little upon seeing this one-hundred-yuan bill, starting from his fingertips and gradually spreading throughout his entire body

Cheng Ke was taken aback for two seconds, then turned around and prepared to leave

After all, given the current weather, many people have put on down jackets, yet this person is only wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt

Suddenly, an uncomfortable feeling surged within me; how could I have become like this in just two hours?

Cheng Ke could not quite articulate his feelings at that moment, staring blankly for quite a while in the direction the car had departed, before finally lowering his head to open his wallet

Thank you for your hard work," Cheng Ge nodded, took a couple of breaths, "Thank you.

He has always been quite idle and has never experienced the state of being so busy that he doesn't even have a moment to exchange a glance with others while walking down the street

Cheng Ke also took a glance, and immediately felt a wave of nausea, swiftly tearing off his coat and shaking it frantically

The one with the stick also crouched down and seemed about to call out, but was interrupted by the scarred man just as he started to speak

The punch that came soaring from the garbage was quite heavy, and Cheng Ke was caught completely off guard, taking at least three seconds to regain his senses.

This was the last sentence he heard before leaving home, it should be from his father... No, it should be the final evaluation from the entire family towards him

It is Cheng Yi's Maybach

Cheng Ke turned around and followed the finger of the scar downwards, where he saw a hundred yuan bill among a pile of garbage

"Damn it!" Cheng Ke gritted his teeth and muttered under his breath, forcefully throwing the item in his hand into the nearby trash can

Apart from this, nothing else of a similar shape exists; all of his various membership cards for free meals and drinks, as well as his bank cards and credit cards, are not present

"Just find a guesthouse to stay for now," Cheng Yi looked at him, still smiling, but his eyes were somewhat cold. "None of your useless drinking buddies would dare to take you in at this time."

It must be retrieved

Before he could step back in disgust, a shadow suddenly sprang out from the darkness by the barrel, and Cheng Ke had not even seen what it was before he was struck hard in the face.

Cheng Ke wiped his mouth and looked at him in shock

"You, a garbage collector, why do you care about someone else's trash can?" Scarface also pointed at him, "Then why don't you tell us whose you won't rummage through?"

"Your phone is inside the house, I did not go in," Cheng Yi said

"Buddy," Cheng Ge stopped him, "Could you lend me a light?"

"Start from scratch yourself," Cheng Yi said, "Don't rely on your family for everything."

The person swayed slightly and then stopped in place

"I am looking for you," Cheng Ge said as he looked at him

Are you insane! Cheng Ge turned his head and shouted after seeing the person clearly; this was his first reaction in his mind, having encountered a lunatic

Compared to what happened with this matter, now I have nothing at all, and where to stay has become a more urgent question that needs an answer

Oh. The man holding the stick glared at Cheng Ke again, then turned back and grabbed a coat from the car window, throwing it to Scarface, "What is going on? Should I call a few people..."

It looked so cold that Cheng Ke almost couldn't bring himself to hit him

"Why is the homeless man in your family dressed like that?" Jiang Yuduo reached back to pull Chen Qing's coat from the back seat and placed the cat bag back there. "Did you not see the Jaeger-LeCoultre watch on his wrist?"

Cheng Ke walked over, picked up the money, clenched it tightly in his hand, and then threw it back in with great force, causing his arm to ache a little.

The rat, the spider, and the snake are the three things he fears the most

What contribution Cheng Yi has made here, and how large a burden has been placed upon him, he did not contemplate in detail, nor did he intend to think further on it; he did not even ask a single question about what had happened

The anger that had already been dispersed due to the need to empty the trash can suddenly surged to the top of my head like an explosion in that instant

Cheng Ke took a step back and kicked the trash can violently with his foot

But upon reflection, I still feel it should be put back.

The phone and wallet were all left at home along with the sound of "waste".

The thickest-skinned operation of this lifetime has been successfully completed

Cheng Ke no longer wishes to recall how a fight could lead to being thrown into a garbage bin, only feeling waves of nausea and sensing an unpleasant odor all over his body

Now, however, I am quickly marked by this relentless humiliation that carries a victorious demeanor.

Waste

He truly did not know where to begin asking, he just felt surprised

I kicked... Cheng Ke finally came to his senses, and the anger that had already strayed immediately returned to his chest. "I’m sorry for kicking your relative!"

A person jumped down from the vehicle, holding something that was either a metal rod or a wooden stick, and approached him while pointing it, saying: "Are you looking for death?"

However, this scarred man was quite ruthless; he did not even wait for him to scan from head to toe before he kicked out with one leg. Cheng Ke did not dodge. The kick was quite high, and he used his arm to push the man's leg aside, then struck upward with a knife-hand blow to the inner thigh.

Cheng Ke stood still for quite a while without moving

Ah

"Damn it." Cheng Ke furrowed his brow; this person is quite capable, surprisingly not falling down.

Cheng Ke continued to remain silent, this time truly at a loss for words. Who in this family, apart from his father, is "starting from scratch"? He could not comprehend Cheng Yi's serious stance when he uttered this phrase to him.

Dah

"Heaven," Cheng Ke replied, and then continued to walk forward

Moreover, he usually does not carry cash in his wallet; this one hundred yuan was specifically placed there by Cheng Yi

"What?" Chen Qing was taken aback for a moment, but still stepped on the brake, turned the car around, "Why are we going back?"

One hundred yuan can at least help in a small emergency

Jiang Yuduo looked at him

Then a period of groping

Cheng Ke did not know which action ignited his fighting spirit, as he unleashed moves that were on par with Scar's, and in an instant, the two transformed from a relatively graceful display of boxing and kicking into wrestling

"I will send you?" Cheng Yi said

This kind of anger had never surfaced when he was schemed against by his own younger brother, driven out of his home by his father, informed that none of his friends would take him in, or even when he thought about smoking and his lighter went missing

No," Chen Qing looked at him, "What the hell would a homeless person go back to see after you beat him up?"

Oh

When Scar wanted to kick again, Cheng Ke pointed at him and said, "Is this never-ending? Is this your damn trash can?"

"Go to hell," Cheng Ke said

Only a wallet, no phone

The barrel body splendidly reflects the neon lights of the bar across the street, appearing exceptionally distinctive, with the white little figure printed on it striking a pose that resembles a DJ.

He does not have any particularly sincere friends, only acquaintances made through eating, drinking, and having fun. Such relationships are mostly built on continuous indulgence in these activities. For someone like him, who is not inclined to engage in such pastimes, even these kinds of friendships cannot be solidified.

He has no interest in business matters. Forcing him to work with Cheng Yi makes him feel like nothing more than a lackey in front of Cheng Yi, merely a waste who has spent so many years trying to please his father's face.

Finally, he casually chose the one on the left, walked over, and carefully lifted the lid with his fingertips, peering inside.

Hmm. Jiang Yuduo no longer wishes to speak

"It doesn't matter," Cheng Yi smiled and handed out a wallet from the car window, "Here, you left it at home."

It is acceptable, the post is very stable

The person did not speak, but directly raised a leg and kicked at him.

Awesome. Cheng Ke flipped through the layers again

He walked back and stood by the edge of the grass, looking inside for a while through the dry grass and the branches of the bushes, but did not see the lighter he had thrown in earlier; he only saw two wads of tissue.

Cheng Ke sat on the steps by the roadside, braving the north wind, and took out a cigarette from his pocket to smoke.

Waste

His previous thoughts should have just been an awkward misunderstanding

Good evening, the young lady at the cash register greeted.

The trash bin is a large green square container

At such times, one should not be overly proud. Although even if he is completely broke tonight, he will not die on the street, it would be nice to casually pick up a hundred yuan

Do not be too confident," Cheng Ke stopped and said, "Perhaps you are going down instead?