Jin Fu was full of wonder to see Black Centipede at the front door of Wen Yi's house.
Behind, Wen Yi was holding breath; his face showed worry and little fright.
"Not going back yet?" Black Centipede said.
"I will have dinner here, and I will go back a little bit late tonight," Jin Fu stated.
"When you go back to the hotel, go to see the boss and massage him."
Jin Fu tied eyebrows, "Why?"
Black Centipede did not answer his question. He rose his hand and gave a plastic bag to Wen Yi, "Take this."
Jin Fu turned to glance at his friend.
The chicken guy stepped in to accept the bag from the confidant of the gang boss. He was scared that he did not look eyes in the eye. Afterwards, he went back to his spot.
The young dude's face was full of questions. He turned to face his boss's confidant.
"It's the boss's order to take care of your Grandma," Black Centipede explained.
'Ah, things in plastic bags are for Grandma.' Jin Fu nodded head.
"Boss took care of you when you were shot. He did not sleep well. So you have to pay him, including his care about your Grandma," Black Centipedes spoke. Then he glared at Wen Yi for a bit before he left his feet.
After the boss's right-hand-man went, Jin Fu closed the door.
Wen Yi knew his friend would ask him so he hurriedly escaped to the kitchen. Even though he couldn't get away. Jin Fu followed him, "He usually comes?"
"Uh huh," Wen Yi responded, but he did not look at the questioner. He took things from plastic bags to place in the fridge.
The young man inspected things that Wen Yi was taking out from the bag. They were fruit juices and healthy drinks for old people.
"Did you buy a fridge?"
Jin Fu viewed the fridge in the kitchen of Wen Yi's house. It was a new model. Even though he did not know much about the equipment, he was sure this kind of fridge was not cheap.
"I didn't buy it. Black Centipede organized it," Wen Yi told then closed the fridge's door after he placed all the things. After that, he strolled out of the kitchen with his hands holding a bowl of tangerines.
Jin Fu was still leaning on the door. He was in deep thinking related to things he just saw. He used fingers to scratch his head. He felt stupid.
There was something telling him these things were connected to Black Centipede, but he couldn't find what kind of connection.
The dude thought of new things inside Wen Yi's house, 'Air conditioner, laptop, fridge...'
"What are you thinking?"
Wen Yi's voice cut him from thinking.
"I.. I.. just think." Jin Fu walked to sit on a chair next to Wen Yi.
"Think of why Black Centipede came here, why he bought things for us, right?" Wen Yi said while his hands were peeling tangerine.
"Yes," Jin Fu nodded. "Why do you know?"
"It's written on your face."
"My face has letters?"
Wen Yi laughed when he heard a question from his friend. He gave one piece of tangerine to the dude. After, he described, "I don't know exactly. I just knew that from the start you went to work with He Hua, they helped us a lot, and mostly it was Black Centipede that came to organize things for us." He gave another piece of tangerine to Jin Fu after he cleaned away white string from it, and continued, "When Grandma was at the hospital, he came to check her condition, bought food, fruit, to strengthen her health, or she could not be healthy and left the hospital soon like this. Like I told you that he gave work to me and he bought an air conditioner for Grandma because our house is hot, he prepared everything for us."
Jin Fu ate tangerine and thought following his friend's instructions. At first, he felt that Wen Yi hid from him, but then he remembered that Wen Yi ever called him to ask what his position was in the gang, he even mentioned about Black Centipedes too, so Wen Yi already told him, but he did not remember.
"I think what he does to us is because of you," Wen Yi said.
"Why because of me?" Jin Fu gave a surprised expression.
"Because you are a person that his boss likes," Wen Yi clarified.
"Hah..!" Jin Fu gave a wry face when he was mentioned about He Hua.
"I say truly. He Hua likes you so much. You know? When you got shot, he was worried about you. When you were unconscious, he stayed by your side, took care of you. He did not have enough sleep until you opened your eyes."
Jin Fu ate tangerine quietly; his head was full of thoughts.
"I don't stand his side, but I think Black Centipede is right. He Hua is nice to you, so you should be nice to him."
The young man did not say anything. He kept on eating tangerine silently.
At that time, Grandma came back. She carried things in her hands, and Wen Yi and Jin Fu hurriedly got up to take from her.
"You carry heavy, Grandma," Wen Yi said.
"It's not heavy." Grandma smiled. "Jin Fu, you go to rest. No need to help, let's Yi help me cook."
"Okay." Jin Fu nodded with a smile then he gave things to Wen Yi.
Grandmother and grandson went into the kitchen, only him sitting on a chair and eating tangerine alone. He ate and thought of what Wen Yi had said. Also, he thought about everything from the first day. Well, he thought Wen Yi was not wrong, he really owed Mr. HE.
Today, Jin Fu attended a meal together with his friend and grandma. Three of them had a jolly dinner. They ate, they talked, and the boys teased and kicked each other. It was the first time in several years. They had lived hard lives especially when Wen Yi's grandma became sick. They were worried and worked hard and saved. Now, though their lives were not well done, it was much better than before. And the most happy thing was that their beloved-grandma was healthy.
After dinner, Jin Fu stayed and talked with Grandma for a while then Wen Yi walked him to the main street.
Along the way, the pair of dudes ambered quietly.
There was no street light, but there was light from lamps outside of houses that could brighten for the two young men.
The wind blew slightly. Its coolness refreshed the minds and bodies of the young guys.
Until they arrived half way, Jin Fu turned to his friend and said, "Anyway, I thank you for taking care of my house."
"Your house?" Wen Yi spun his face. He showed a question mark on his face.
"Don't tell me you did not go to clean my house while I stayed at the hotel," Jin Fu stated.
"No, it is not me." Wen Yi shook his head. "I was taking care of grandma and working, how could I have time to clean the house for you?"
The young male exhaled. He did not want to guess; he was afraid that he guessed correctly.
"I think Qing Qing has no key to your house's key too if I remember well," Wen Yi stated.
Jin Fu blew PHEW and raised his hands to place on his head.
Wen Yi smiled slightly, "There is no one besides your boss. He surely ordered a cleaner to clean your house."
"I don't know." Jin Fu swayed head.
"Jin Fu, he is really nice to you."
"I know. I know he is good to me, nice to me, just.. I don't like his character. He is bossy."
"Because he is the boss. Do you want him to act like he is your staff."
Jin Fu exhaled and dropped his hands.
The two friends continued walking.
"Hey, Black Centipede told you a lot, right?" Jin Fu asked.
"Quite many." Wen Yi shook his head.
"Did he ever talk about a guy named Wolf?"
"Yes, but it was not much."
"Who is he?"
"Based on what I remember, that guy is one of the followers of He Hua. He met Wolf on the street after he became boss. Then he took him to the gang."
"I heard he usually causes a mess, but He Hua does not dismiss him."
"Because he is a loyal follower like Black Centipede. He just got out of jail."
"Huh?"
"Two years ago, a former member of the Scorpion gang wanted to kill He Hua. To protect him, Wolf killed that person, and he was arrested. He Hua hired a good lawyer to help him. Because he admitted his mistake and he did it to protect boss, the court decided to jail him for two years."
"People in the gang are not bad. At least, they are loyal and helpful." Jin Fu wagged.
"Yes, because most of the people in the gang are originally from low-life. They understand well how hard poor people live and how they are looked down upon by well-living people, that's why they hate those classy people."
"If people don't look down on each other, and they give hand, then the gang or gangster will not exist."
"Yes, just give the same food, same education, same care, and same respect, then the world will be at peace."
They arrived at main street.
The taxi showed from a distance and Jin Fu waved his hand. As the taxi stopped, Jin Fu said to his friend, "I go."
"Call or sms when you arrive at the hotel," Wen Yi told.
"Okay." Jin Fu nodded, then he opened the taxi's door and got in. He waved his hand, and Wen Yi waved back.
When the taxi drove Jin Fu away, Wen Yi returned walking to his house. Along the way, he received a call.
"Is he going back?" Voice of Black Centipede on the phone.
"Yes, he just got off," Wen Yi replied.