C3 Chapter 3

The black and white dream brought him back to the 1970s. Hu Donghai came from the northern suburbs of the railroad. In the eyes of the citizens at that time, it represented brutality and inferiority. There were thieves and hooligans gathered there. When Hu Donghai was eight years old, his father was lucky to enter the third Motor Factory and moved into the family district as a temp worker.

On the day he moved here, a fair boy led a group of children around the tricycle and made a ruckus. Every time the Hu family moved a piece of furniture, the boy would laugh at them.

The boy was especially contemptuous of the red embellished gun. It was Hu Donghai's only toy. His father had cut it with a stick and its head was barely sharp. There were two strips of cloth tied to it.

Hu Donghai did not react to the boys' laughter. He buried his head and helped his brother carry the things for his family. However, he inadvertently gave the boy a cold look. With this look, he switched on the long-standing hostility.

In the evening, Hu Donghai carried the red embellished gun and tracked all the way to the southeast corner of the residential area. There were two four-story buildings there. Hu Donghai found that the boy was playing with the cat.

Hu Donghai pointed the gun at the boy.

Hu Donghai won the first battle. The boy's face was punctured. His mother ran to the Hu family's house to stir up trouble. "You want to kill my Hou Xier baby? Do you want to kill my Hou Bao?"

Hu Donghai later found out that the boy was called Hou Liming. He was the only child in the family. His father was the director of the factory.

Hu Donghai, who had caused trouble, was beaten up by his father. He stubbornly refused to say anything.

What Hu Donghai could not understand was why Hou Liming's nickname was "Hou Chuper." Maybe it was because his parents cared about their son too much.

In a few days, Hou Liming had turned the tables. Hou Liming was also good at fighting.

Later on, it turned into a rolling wheel battle. Every once in a while, there would be a fight. Hou Liming always humiliated Hu Donghai's background in public and scolded him for being a thief from North Dao. Hu Donghai not only beat Hou Liming, but also challenged the men beside Hou Liming.

After entering the middle school campus, the two boys were even more incompatible. Hou Liming was accompanied by a group of people, and Hu Donghai was always alone.

The point of the situation worsening was when they were in their second year of high school.

Hu Donghai's father had never changed his position. He had always been a temp worker. It was said that the Hu family did not give him any gifts, so Director Hou did not let go. That day, Mr. Hu drank alcohol and broke into the Hou family's theory. He was kicked in the stomach by Director Hou, causing his liver to rupture. It did not take long before he died. However, the Hou family insisted that Mr. Hu was drunk and that he hit the corner of the table. The Hou family lost some medical fees and the matter was settled.

Hu Donghai believed that the Hou Family had a grudge against him for killing his father. He had barged into the Hou Family several times and was almost sent to the youth detention center. From then on, he became even more stubborn and fierce. In the end, he quit school before he graduated from high school. After he quit school, he first went through all three factories and then expanded outwards. He was determined to use his fists to flatten everything he thought was unfair.

Hou Liming did not get into a university, but he entered the three factories naturally and was assigned to the Supply Department. Later on, he was addicted to gambling and made a big deal. He had the demeanor of a big brother. However, the Hou family did not live a good life because Director Hou was always sick in bed and often had panic attacks.

Hou Liming still lived in the building in the residential area. Hu Donghai was wandering in the eastern suburbs of the West Capital.

That was 1986 and 1987. China's reforms and reforms were on the right track. The business atmosphere in the society was getting stronger and stronger. People tried to make money to do business. Hu Donghai did not care about these things. His job was to look after the largest video hall in the eastern suburbs.

The video hall could always get the latest Hong Kong film. The trailer sign in front of the door read "A Hero's Character" "A Hero. When there was nothing to do, the motorcycle was parked in front of the video hall. Hu Donghai leaned against the car and put one hand in his pocket. He chatted with his brothers about the video he had just watched. He was a fan of movies. He had watched some movies more than ten times.

The brothers beside him were wearing bell-bottomed pants, hot curly hair, and middle marks. They were wearing aviators. Hu Donghai did not care about their attire. He was always a Dragon King. He had a buzz cut and simple clothes, but he could not hide his dominance.

There were often one or two girls who came to Hu Donghai with hot wavy hair, but Hu Donghai rarely got tired of them.

The Dragon King preferred the girls in the video. This was the consensus among the brothers. They said that Hu Donghai only had Zhao Yatzhi, Guan Zhilin, Zhong Chuhong, and Lin Qingxia in his dreams.

When the brothers encountered an injustice, Hu Donghai would definitely stand out, no matter how powerful the other party's background was. For this reason, he did not mind entering and exiting the detention center. But every time during peacetime, he would first reason with them. If the other party did not listen and still argued back, then he would use his fist to tell them again.

"We are talking about the morals of the martial world. If you treat me well, then I will treat you better. If you are black, then I can be blacker than you." Hu Donghai said to his little brother.

Hu Donghai and Hou Liming would meet sometimes. Usually, Hu Donghai would visit his mother and brother when he returned to the Third Factory.

Every time Hou Liming was accompanied by different girls. In winter, Hou Liming wore a white scarf and a black windbreaker. His collar was up high and he could see the scenery by the roadside. He held a cigarette at the corner of his mouth and used his long fingers to cover his lighter. He lit the cigarette and took a puff. The smoke he slowly exhaled drifted in the wind.

Hu Donghai saw it from afar. He took off the cigarette butt from his mouth, threw it on the ground, and crushed it with the tips of his toes. Hu Donghai ran over. He did not button his shirt in the snow. His clothes were fluttering in the wind and his hair was covered with ice crystals. He was like a snow wolf.

The two of them rubbed their shoulders. Hou Liming was half a head taller than Hu Donghai. He did not pay attention to Hu Donghai at all. He just looked at the girl beside him and laughed softly. The girl had two braided braids.

Hu Donghai suddenly shook his shoulder and hit Hou Liming. Hou Liming was caught off guard and fell onto the snow. One second, he was still as handsome as before. The next second, he was already in his jade body. His hat was also flying. His hair was also messed up. The girl beside him screamed and pounced over to tear Hu Donghai apart.

Hu Donghai had never seen such a situation before. He slipped and ran along the way, running away in a hurry. This was the most embarrassing moment he had ever seen since he stepped onto the path of martial arts.

Due to the old grudge between Mr. Hu and Director Hou, Hu Donghai often discussed the death of Director Hou in front of others. When these words reached Hou Liming's ears, he could only endure it and was busy preparing for his marriage.

Hou Liming got married earlier than his peers. This was unexpected because his temperament was very similar to Xu Wenqiang on TV. There were many girls who pestered him and some people were willing to die for him. But the strange thing was that the girl who won in the end was the braided braids that chased and beat Hu Donghai in the snow. It could be said that Hu Donghai facilitated this marriage.

Hou Liming had just married when his daughter was born. Not long after, Director Hou passed away. When Hu Donghai received the news, he said that the old killer should have died a long time ago.

The resentment that both sides had accumulated for a long time was about to be completely released. The torrent of fate could not be stopped. Hou Liming took the initiative to challenge Hu Donghai. The battle of Ba He would result in one dead and one imprisoned.

When he went to prison, Hu Donghai did not have any regrets. He even had the mentality of going to his death generously.

Until two years later, for the first time, he felt guilty. That was when his brother brought his mother to visit the prison. Hu Donghai found that his mother could no longer see him. His mother was crying for him. The white-haired mother's fingers were trembling. Her eyes were deep and her tears were still wet. That scene made Hu Donghai feel as if a knife had been twisted in his heart.

Not long after, Hu Donghai's sentence was reduced from death to life imprisonment.

Another three years passed. His brother came to visit the prison alone. His mother had passed away. Before he died, he left a message for Hu Donghai: Son. How do you expect me to meet your father?

Hu Donghai cried like a wolf.

After that, because Hu Donghai stopped a group fight in prison, he performed well and was reduced to 20 years in prison.

But it was too late for him to regret. Not only did he bear the bad name that could not be washed away and destroyed his own family, but he also caused the destruction of Hou Liming's family.

Today, the twenty-five-year redemption period had finally come to an end. At this moment, Hu Donghai woke up covered in sweat. He was in a trance, and actually did not know which world he was in.