Chapter 161 - You've changed

"Big Brother!" None of Xia Jiang's underlings could believe that Wang Ming had killed their big brother. If Wang Ming dares to kill a person from HouZi Gang like this, then he can't be a normal person. At first, they only thought that Wang Ming is strong, but he should also have a deep background.

Ma Quan felt like his world had turned upside down, his blood boiling. Even though Xia Jiang isn't a good person, Xia Jiang had saved his life 5 years ago, so his life is Xia Jiang's if someone should have died it should have been him not Xia Jiang.

Though he knew he couldn't beat Wang Ming now, even if he tried to kill the man, he would just die. He would just have to wait for his opportunity. Revenge is a dish best served cold.

"Now scram all of you! Never come here to make trouble again!"

Wang Ming felt guilty that he had once again robbed a human life, but even if he liked it or not, his mind has gotten more used to it. If he hadn't killed Xia Jiang, then Xia Jiang would kill him. He couldn't release the tiger back to the wild.

In a matter of seconds all the men from HouZi Gang ran away as fast as they could, Ma Quan grabbed Xia Jiang's body while giving Wang Ming a death stare. Wang Ming didn't bother with him as long as he doesn't make any trouble for him, then Wang Ming wouldn't do anything.

Wang Ming just wants an honest living, the less interaction with the underworld the better, but yet they just keep knocking on his doors. Fatty Xiang was visibly shaken from witnessing Wang Ming kill a person. He had only seen people killing other people in movies. Seeing it happen in real life is terrifying. He almost peed his pants when Xia Jiang ambushed Wang Ming, but then when Wang Ming stabbed him right in his throat, which made blood spurt out, made him nauseous.

He was hungry just moments ago, but not anymore. He didn't know if he could eat anything for the rest of the day. "Wang Ming, did you just really kill someone? Aren't you afraid that the police will come and get you?"

Wang Ming would have felt scared just a few weeks ago, but not anymore. "Yes, I killed him. He deserved it. They're from the underworld, they won't go to the police, even if they did what proof do they have? None. Even if they have the knife, I used to stab Xia Jiang as proof, I could say that they stole the knife from my restaurant, then killed Xia Jiang. But even if they have proof, they won't go to the police as they will lose face if they do it."

How could Wang Ming have changed so much in just 7 years? Fatty, Xiang thought. He started to doubt about the fact that Wang Ming earned his money in the legal way, should he even take Wang Ming's offer? Fatty Xiang did not know anymore.

"Is everything okay, Fatty?"

"No, it's not okay! You just killed a person, Wang Ming, who could be normal after that? I just… don't know anymore."

Wang Ming sighed. He definitely understood Fatty Xiang's reaction, he would have reacted like that also if not for his experiences. He still regards himself as a normal person, he just wants to have a happy family life. Grabbing Fatty Xiang's shoulders, Wang Ming looked him straight in his eyes and said.

"Fatty, I know it might look bad. But I promise you I'm not doing anything illegal. All the money I've earned is with legal ways, I would never recruit you to do anything shady. I had some terrible experiences recently that changed my entire life, if I didn't adapt I would have been dead, but I'm still the old Wang Ming, your Old friend. I understand if you don't want this, take the debt papers, I'll miss you Old friend."

Everything which had happened dumbfounded Fatty Xiang, but when Wang Ming mentioned the debt and that he was going, Fatty Xiang slapped himself in the face. How could he be so ungrateful, how could he even doubt such a good friend?

Wang Ming had already left his office, when Fatty Xiang realized what he needed to do. Running after him, Fatty Xiang stopped Wang Ming right outside his office. "Wang Ming, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have doubted you, I know you're a genuine guy, even if you're in some nasty shit, I as a friend should be there to support you and get you out of there. I'll take your offer, thank you for everything."

Wang Ming felt happy that Fatty Xiang believes in him, honestly he didn't know if he would do the same if it had happened to him. "Thank you, Fatty. Now I'll pay you 20 thousand up front then come to my store tomorrow, we'll sign the contract then."

He gave Fatty Xiang some money upfront for him to take care of himself. Seeing his friend in such a horrible state truly hurt his heart. "Treat yourself to some food then buy some new clothes, okay? Look at your shirt it looks like an amateur stitched on it."

Fatty Xiang had tears in his eyes. He gave Wang Ming a big hug before thanking him some more. "It's my wife that stitched it, we can barely afford clothes. I seriously can't thank you enough. My wife and I have been arguing a lot lately because of our economic situation, but you've made everything good again. I can finally buy her clothes, food and pay rent, she doesn't have to be harassed by her friends and aunts every other day because we have to lend money for food."

Wang Ming didn't know that their situation is that bad, but then this business of his probably barely generate money coupled with the fact that he had to pay off his father's debt then pay for everything else, there's literally 0 yuan left. "Don't worry, now go surprise your wife! I'll talk with you tomorrow."