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3. Instinct reaction

Memories.

Mu Chen thought the name was very poetic, but it didn't match the image of a tough guy like Brother Zheng.

The coffee shop has just opened, and there are already quite a few people in the shop. Brother Zheng was busy in front of the counter, and saw Mu Chen and Jiang Hao standing at the door.

"Are you here? Come in and sit down!"

Brother Zheng came out from the bar and beckoned them in.

The store is also beautifully decorated.

There is a brown round table and chairs with small cushions at the entrance.The bar is a brick wall style, with some retro style.Further in, you can see a long sofa and a long wooden table against the wall, a small chandelier with warm yellow lights, and a large bookshelf full of books.The line of sight extends to the deepest part of the cafe, and you can find that there is a compartment behind the bookshelf. One side of the compartment is the bookshelf, the other side is the entrance, and the other two sides have been transformed into bookcases with various books. In the center of the compartment are two bookshelves. A large wooden table, surrounded by many wooden stools, a few people who look like students are sitting on the stools to discuss their homework.

"Brother Zheng, you are...too beautiful, aren't you?"

"I'm overwhelmed. I've saved so many years of money just for this, so I spent a little more thought."

Brother Zheng is different from meeting him at the Political and Educational Office that day.He was wearing the work clothes of the coffee shop, and he seemed to be much gentler. He had just said a few words to them, and his colleagues at the bar called him for help.

"Zheng Feng, what are you talking about here? I'm so busy here!"

Business seems to be... pretty good.

There are only him and a few employees in Brother Zheng's store. It seems that there is a serious shortage of labor force, and it is opening again. Almost everyone is busy. Mu Chen originally wanted to sit down and have a drink, but seeing them busy In this way, I couldn't bear to speak again.

"Jiang Hao, let's go help them."

"Okay. Can you make coffee?"

"...No, but...it's always okay to fight."

"it is good."

Mu Chen doesn't know anything, so he can only act as a waiter temporarily, shuttling back and forth between the bar and the customers, but Jiang Hao seems to be quite proficient in helping Brother Zheng make coffee with ease.Mu Chen put a cup of caramel macchiato on a guest's table, and took advantage of this moment of leisure to glance at Jiang Hao.

Why...he can do everything.

From the first meeting, this person seemed to be able to do everything with ease.

What was going to bother him?

Thanks to the help of Mu Chen and Jiang Hao, the work of the coffee shop has become orderly. Before you know it, it is almost noon, and the passenger flow has gradually dispersed, leaving only a few scattered tables with people. Breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother Zheng, why don't you hire more people?" Mu Chen panted tiredly.

"After the renovation of the store, there will be no money. These few are friends. They all bought shares when they opened the store, and they get a share at the end of the month."

Suddenly there was a loud noise at the door of the shop.

"Remove all the valuables for me!"

A group of gangsters carrying wine bottles broke into the store and pushed down the tables and chairs at the door.

"Yin Da!" Zheng Feng blurted out the name when he saw the gangster in the lead.

"Zheng Feng, you fucking have money to open a store but don't have the money to pay me back, hand over the money to me!" He swears with a bit of alcohol, his face is also a little red, it seems that he has drunk a lot.

"What nonsense are you talking about, I don't owe you any money!"

"You fucking want to renege on your debt, smash it for me!"

Hearing the sound, another gangster picked up the chair at hand and threw it into the store. He was about to hit a girl, but Mu Chen pushed her away, but fell to the ground.

"Are you okay?" Jiang Hao helped Mu Chen up and asked with concern.

"I'm fine. The door is blocked, and all customers are asked to enter the compartment."

Just as Mu Chen stood up and took a step, he felt a stabbing pain in his ankle.

Oops, I must have twisted it when I fell down just now.

Zheng Feng blocked the group of gangsters from smashing the store at the entrance of the store, and was beaten several times. Mu Chen endured the pain and tried to help, but Jiang Hao noticed his discomfort.

"Stay here and don't move, call the police first, and I will help him."

Jiang Hao ran forward and kicked a gangster in the chest. He let go of the pain, and the stool that was about to hit a clerk fell on his feet, and he yelled in pain.Then he swung another punch and knocked back another gangster who was about to approach. The fist was very solid, and there was a muffled sound when it hit the body, and it felt like bruises.Zheng Feng blocked the fist that Yin Da swung at Zheng Feng, squeezed his numbness, and retracted his arm.

Zheng Feng's other brothers don't seem to be vegetarians either. It seems that they often deal with such situations without any fear.

Although everyone present was not low in strength, they were outnumbered after all. A gangster caught sight of Mu Chen who was calling the police, held the beer bottle in his hand, and swung it at the undefended Mu Chen's head.

"You fucking dare to call the police?"

Jiang Hao blocked the person in front of him with an elbow, just in time to discover this scene.

He didn't have time to think about it, and ran to Mu Chen desperately.

Jiang Hao moved too fast, the drunk had already dropped the wine bottle before he could react, and when Mu Chen raised his head when he heard the drunk's shout, glass shards had already fallen from Jiang Hao's head.

"Jiang Hao!"

He faced him, the bright red blood on his head mixed with a little golden wine flowing down his forehead, the pain was excruciating, but he still endured the pain and pulled out a smile that wasn't warm.

But Mu Chen was burned by this laugh.

The hot heart swells and hurts.

Jiang Hao turned around and kicked the gangster who was still holding half of the wine bottle. The dual effects of drunkenness and dull pain made him fall to the ground.

"Jiang Hao, you are injured."

"I'm fine. It doesn't hurt."

He didn't turn when he answered, as if showing him his wounds again would make his lie less vulnerable.

But he really wasn't lying, or at least at this moment, he wasn't lying.

It really doesn't hurt at all, I'm too happy to block this blow for you, so this little pain is nothing.

He turned around and threw himself into the battlefield at the door of the shop. Mu Chen grabbed the hem of his clothes, trying to stop him from treating his wound, but he couldn't.

Like a butterfly that flies away at the touch of a button.

"Fuck, you fucking have money for my mother but not me, don't you have money, if you don't give me money today, I won't let you open a store!"

"You are unreasonable. I gave Auntie Bai money for her medical treatment. You even robbed your mother of medical treatment money. Why did Auntie Bai raise such a beast like you!"

Yin Da broke away from Zheng Feng and was about to rush to the counter to grab money when a police car suddenly arrived.

"Don't move inside, raise your hands!" The police restrained Yin Da and his other companions who were rushing towards the counter, and put handcuffs on them.

"Fuck, Zheng Feng, how dare you call me a note!"

"Yin Da, Auntie Bai was kind to our family before. I didn't want her to send her only son to the police station. It was you who didn't leave a way out for you."

Yin Da's eyes were wide open, and he wanted to curse, but was escorted into a police car by the police.

After Yin Da and the others were controlled, Mu Chen endured the pain and went to Jiang Hao to check his wounds.

The smash was so hard that the wine bottle hit the right side of the head, the right ear was scratched, broken glass was embedded in the scalp, blood oozed out, some had dried up to dark red, and some were still bleeding. Bright red blood flowed out.

"This needs to be taken to the hospital immediately."

Mu Chen was about to pull him away as he said, but Jiang Hao pulled him back unexpectedly.

"No, just help me."

The palms touch each other, one kind of blazing heat collides with another kind of blazing heat, scorching like the sun.

Mu Chen suddenly lost his persistence, he was pulled to a sofa by the wall, sat there next to each other, gently brushed his hair, and carefully picked out the fragments in his scalp.

At this time, all the original customers in the store had left, and they were all terrified. Before the money could be settled, Brother Zheng asked a few words to confirm that Jiang Hao was fine, so he went with a few brothers to clean up the mess in the store. Chaos, there are only them in this corner at this time; two people, the warm yellow light is not as bright as the white light, it looks gentle and slightly... ambiguous.

Facing Jiang Hao, Mu Chen leaned over his right cheek and carefully treated his wound. The bridge of his nose almost touched Jiang Hao's ear, but he was too focused and didn't realize how close he was now.

"Does it hurt?" Mu Chen asked with concern.

"It's...well."

"Fortunately, it didn't go deep, it was just some trauma, otherwise I would really have to go to the hospital."

The hot air exhaled while speaking sprayed into Jiang Hao's ears and poured into the ear canal, and the vibration of the tympanic membrane caused the cerebral cortex to tremble.

"Your ears are so red, do you have a fever?"

"No...no, have you dealt with it?"

"No, there are not many fragments, and all of them have been picked out, but they still need to be disinfected and bandaged."

Mu Chen turned around and asked Zheng Feng for alcohol and gauze, Jiang Hao was finally relieved.

It was just too close.

Mu Chen dipped some alcohol in a cotton swab, cleaned the wound first, and then lightly applied disinfectant on it.

"Brother Zheng doesn't have iodine in the shop, only the white wine his friend hid. It may hurt more, so bear with it."

"nothing."

"You always say it's okay, it will definitely hurt. Otherwise, I'll chat with you so that I can distract myself."

"Ah."

"Then why did you rush up just now?"

"..."

Jiang Hao couldn't answer this question at all, he just did it subconsciously, without thinking about anything, just like an instinctive reaction.As for other reasons, he really can't tell Mu Chen now.

Seeing his silence, Mu Chen immediately changed the question. Anyway, it was to distract him, and whether he could get the answer was secondary.

"Then you