Those who cheat others will always be cheated

"Where are you going? Did I tell you to leave?" Zhao Dongchuan said sternly.

"Damn it, I was going to let you off, but you want a beating, don't you!"

The man's anger surged, and he balled his fists, as big as cooking pots, and walked over, raising his fist, intending to beat Zhao Dongchuan and then run. He was confident that his martial prowess was enough to subdue this kid.

However, before his fist could even land, his vision blurred, and he was inexplicably sent flying to the ground by a massive force.

He clutched his chest, the pain so intense he couldn't even make a sound.

He struggled to stand up, but fell back down powerlessly.

"You... you..."

His eyes filled with fear, he looked terrified at Zhao Dongchuan, who was slowly approaching.

"Originally, this was between you and her, but you actually tried to lay hands on me, so now this has become a matter between the two of us..."

"I'm not someone to be trifled with!"

Saying that, Zhao Dongchuan raised his right foot and stomped heavily on the man's body.

"Big brother... big brother, I surrender, I surrender, please let me go..." Feeling the immense pressure, like an iron pillar, a suffocating despair washed over him, and the man struggled to speak.

He now desperately hoped that the patrol team would notice the anomaly here and rescue him from the hands of this "demon."

"You tried to attack me, disrespected me, offended me. How do you think you should compensate me?" Zhao Dongchuan said indifferently.

"Sir, you... how about this, this is all my money, I'll give it all to you as compensation for offending you..." He said, pulling out about twenty yuan from his pocket.

"Oh, very proactive in admitting your mistake, aren't you? Looks like you're an old hand!" Zhao Dongchuan eased his foot and said with a smile.

"Hehe!" The man chuckled awkwardly.

The reason he had been able to survive in this capital city for so many years unscathed was by bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

When he kicked an iron plate, he had to be earnest in admitting his mistake; that way, he could live a few more years. Otherwise, he would have long been thrown into some stinking ditch.

Zhao Dongchuan took the twenty-odd yuan.

"By the way, where is that woman's IOU?"

"Sir, you..."

The man thought, 'You want to play the hero, but there's no need to screw me over like this!'

"Hmm?" Zhao Dongchuan's eyes narrowed, and he applied a little more pressure with his foot.

The man cried out in pain: "Sir... sir... I'll give it, I'll give it..."

Then, he fumbled in his inner jacket lining for a while, pulled out a document with a fingerprint, and handed it to Zhao Dongchuan.

Zhao Dongchuan took it, looked at it, and handed it to the girl, saying, "See if that's your IOU!"

The girl happily took the document, looked at it, and said, "That's right, it's this one..."

"Good, as long as it's the right one!"

Zhao Dongchuan turned to the man and said, "Alright, scram! Do fewer of these immoral things in the future, or your son might be born without an anus!"

Then he lifted his leg and released him!

The man shrank his neck and said somewhat subserviently, "Sir, forget about the interest, but the 6 yuan principal, I really lent it to her... You see... can you..."

"No!!!"

Before the man could continue speaking, Zhao Dongchuan cut him off.

"Now scram, or do you want me to escort you!!!"

"No need, no need!!"

Seeing that there was nothing more he could do, the man scrambled away.

Zhao Dongchuan watched his back disappear into the night, then turned to the woman and asked, "Tear up this IOU! Your debt is cleared now!

Here's 6 yuan for you. If he comes to bother you again, give him the 6 yuan back. If he doesn't, then just use it!"

Saying that, he handed the 6 yuan to the woman, then turned to leave.

"Big brother... wait!"

The woman quickly called out to Zhao Dongchuan.

"Big brother... I'm really so grateful to you this time. If it weren't for you... I'm afraid..." As she spoke, the woman's eyes reddened, on the verge of tears.

Zhao Dongchuan, of course, wasn't swayed by this.

He smiled slightly and said, "Miss, it's late, hurry home. There are a lot of bad people at night!"

Saying that, he was about to make a run for it.

"Big brother... could you please help me with one more thing...?" Seeing Zhao Dongchuan about to leave again, the woman said anxiously.

"What is it?"

"It's so late, and I'm a little scared. Could you... could you walk me home?" The girl's face flushed slightly, and she whispered, looking down.

Zhao Dongchuan looked left and right; it was indeed very late, and it was eerily quiet here, which was quite frightening.

Embracing the traditional virtue of seeing a good deed through to the end, Zhao Dongchuan nodded and said, "Let's go, I'll walk you home!"

He muttered to himself, considering the more than ten yuan he had scammed.

Then, the two walked one after another on the deserted street.

In the night, their figures, illuminated by streetlights and moonlight, looked like butterflies.

Along the way, as if to dispel the fear brought by the darkness, the woman continuously told Zhao Dongchuan about her life.

This girl, He Xiaomei, had a rather tragic past. Her father died young, and her mother abandoned her and her young brother, running off with another man.

She and her brother were left to depend on each other.

To support her brother's schooling, she dropped out early, doing odd jobs like mending clothes and washing laundry to earn some household money. Thankfully, the neighbors around were quite helpful, and the two didn't starve.

Originally, she could have taken over her father's job, but her heartless mother, before leaving, sold that job opportunity.

Zhao Dongchuan listened silently, feeling incredibly emotional. How could there be such a cruel mother in the world?

It truly was a big forest, with all sorts of birds.

However, this was all He Xiaomei's side of the story. What the exact situation was, only those involved knew, and as an outsider, he couldn't say much.

As He Xiaomei narrated, her mood gradually calmed down a lot, as if she had vented years of suppressed resentment.

It was clear that she usually couldn't talk about these things with her brother, let alone with anyone else.

Before long, the two arrived at a cramped little alley.

Unlike large compounds with front and back courtyards, this alley had different small doors leading to individual households.

Walking to a room in the middle, He Xiaomei took out her key and opened the door.

A childish voice came from inside: "Sis?"

"Uh, Xiaoming, it's me!" At this moment, she seemed to have completely forgotten what had just happened, and her voice became gentle.

Seeing that she was home, Zhao Dongchuan said his goodbyes.

He Xiaomei gathered her courage and asked, "Big brother, what's your name? I'll definitely remember it!"

Zhao Dongchuan just shook his head and said with a chuckle, "The instructor told us to learn from Lei Feng and do good deeds without leaving a name...

You get some good rest, forget about this, and get a good night's sleep!

By the way, if that hooligan ever comes looking for you again, you can directly report him to the public security, or ask your neighbors and friends to help you. The IOU is gone, your debt is cleared."

As he left, Zhao Dongchuan also gave her the more than ten yuan the man had left behind.