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Chapter 133: The Pitiful Hammer (Part 1)
Causing trouble and then watching those who come to help get beaten up, while they cower in the corner, afraid to show their faces?
Whoever associates with such cowards is bound to have bad luck.
It's no wonder Wei Yuan dislikes him so much; that fat guy is truly ungrateful. Thinking back to when he used to call him brother, Wei Yuan felt disgusted.
After that incident, both Wei Yuan and Liu Lei took time off to lie at home for a few days. When they returned to school, they had already decided to treat these two as if they were invisible and no longer pay attention to them.
However, what they didn't expect was that the first ones to be treated as invisible were themselves, because they had gotten involved with Hammer. No one wanted to get close to them for fear of being entangled with that lunatic.
At this moment, the fat guy trembled and said, “Hammer is here.”
Wei Yuan was very surprised to hear this. Wasn't that guy Hammer expelled from school? He hadn't seen him in three years. What was he doing back at school now?
Upon hearing that name, an image immediately surfaced in Wei Yuan's mind. This classmate Hammer was very tall, standing at 185 centimeters and weighing over 180 pounds, with muscles all over his body—a figure that looked very intimidating. However, the most profound impression he left on Wei Yuan could be summed up in three words: lacking common sense.
If Wei Yuan had to describe him, he could only use eight words: strong limbs but a simple mind.
He was the same guy who had once prepared to smash Liu Lei with a hammer. Wei Yuan remembered getting hit on the arm by him with a hammer, but strangely enough, he didn't dislike him at all; he just felt that this guy was quite pitiful.
True to his name, Hammer was indeed a person with great destructive potential, but at the same time, he was someone whose body had wasted away while his mind lacked nourishment.
He belonged to the region of Sichuan, though Wei Yuan didn’t inquire further about the specifics. The name Hammer was originally coined by Wei Yuan, which gradually spread among the student community.
Back then, everyone knew there was a guy in the middle school department named Hammer. As for the origin of the name, in the Sichuan dialect, it referred to the most important male anatomy part. Being named after such a thing meant that this guy was either very well-liked by his male peers or extremely annoying.
Clearly, Hammer belonged to the latter category. His catchphrase was: “Your mother’s a Hammer.”
Moreover, he likes to say this phrase to everyone, which naturally makes him disliked by others. This guy really is like Hammer; he looks powerful, but in reality, he is just someone people use as a tool.
The reason this dear classmate Hammer has received such a unique nickname from Wei Yuan is definitely not because Wei Yuan retaliated after being hit by him. Instead, Wei Yuan genuinely believes that this nickname suits him perfectly.
As always, Wei Yuan's impression of him has remained at the level of being somewhat foolish, because this guy is a typical case of someone who acts like a gangster after watching too many gangster movies.
The typical symptom is that he likes to gather a group of people around him and act like a boss. However, those who are with him and pretend to treat him like a boss are actually just using him as a tool.
Just imagine, recognizing a strong and muscular fool as the boss, and then every time they go out together, the responsibility for spending money falls directly on the boss. When there’s no money, they can still ask him for some. If he doesn’t give it? Then he’s not loyal enough, and how can they follow him?
With such a thug around, it’s natural to stir up trouble. When something happens, they just need to call Hammer to handle it. He guarantees that when he goes wild, three or five people are no match for him. He’s always available, even more dedicated than ancient eunuchs serving the emperor.
This kind of boss would make anyone excited, right? If possible, everyone would want to have one.
The reason Wei Yuan doesn’t dislike Hammer lies here; specifically, this guy is just a bit foolish. But thinking about it, it’s quite sad that he doesn’t even have a friend to talk to. So people either don’t dare provoke him or treat him like a fool.
In this way, this classmate Hammer is rare as a friend and unparalleled as a cuckold.
“What is he doing at school?” Wei Yuan asked.
He only heard the chubby guy nervously say, “I don’t know, but as soon as class ended, he rushed into the classroom and took Liu Lei away. They’re in the restroom downstairs now.”
“Aren’t you going to help stop them?” Wei Yuan said angrily.
Upon hearing this, the chubby guy twitched his mouth and said, “I’m scared.”
Wei Yuan looked at him; even if he fell on someone during a fight and crushed them to death, this guy was still such a coward. Wei Yuan couldn’t help but roll his eyes at him: “So many people die; why don’t you die?”
Wei Yuan was afraid that if he was late, Hammer might do something unpredictable to Liu Lei. After all, Liu Lei was his best friend, so Wei Yuan hurriedly rushed over.
Hurriedly running down the stairs, Lan Xue struggled to keep up with Wei Yuan, who only turned back at the restroom door downstairs to hold Lan Xue's hand and said, "You should go back. I have something to take care of."
Although Lan Xue was not the type to stir up trouble, having spent a long time in this school, she had heard some gossip. The rules among certain students here were reminiscent of prison dramas; at least Lan Xue knew that many students, regardless of gender, preferred to fight in the restroom.
Of course, it wasn't because they were attracted to the peculiar smell, but because the restrooms for teachers and students were separate in this school. Generally, teachers would not step into this area.
Thus, the restroom was essentially the only sealed space in the school, making it the most suitable arena for such activities. However, these days, there was hardly any tradition of one-on-one duels.
Typically, this kind of process was similar: a few people would grab the target individual, then those interested would line up in the restroom while two others stood guard at the door to avoid detection by school authorities.
Listening to Wei Yuan's advice, Lan Xue did not linger. She understood that staying here wouldn't be of much use and reminded Wei Yuan, "Just be careful."
"These small fries are nothing serious," Wei Yuan reassured Lan Xue, patting his chest. Even without having undergone Spiritual Energy cleansing or learning the sets of Kung Fu taught by Yang Ying, he felt confident due to his past experiences with fights at school.
As Wei Yuan watched Lan Xue walk away and prepared to enter the restroom, he noticed that the fat guy had already vanished. He muttered under his breath, "What a coward."
When Wei Yuan approached the restroom, the two lookout guys immediately put their arms around his shoulders and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Going to the restroom—either to relieve myself or just hang out," Wei Yuan replied with a smile.
The two lookouts puffed up with arrogance as if they were in a movie scene and said boastfully, "Find another restroom; someone is busy in there right now."
Wei Yuan looked surprised and asked, "Busy in the restroom? Which girl has such a preference?"
Is someone really taking a girl into the school restroom for that? Can they really find romance in such an environment that symbolizes a shared unpleasantness and stimulates potential pheromones?
The two lookouts stared at Wei Yuan as if he were an idiot. Had he never watched movies? How could he not pick up on such classic lines?
Wei Yuan was no longer patient and said, holding his stomach, "I can't hold it anymore. You all do your thing; I'm going in to do mine."
Seeing Wei Yuan preparing to rush in, one person quickly tried to block him with his body. However, he did not expect that this attempt would not slow Wei Yuan down at all; instead, he charged straight towards him.
Wei Yuan's charge was like that of a rhinoceros, instantly knocking the person into the corner. The man let out a cry, and just as Wei Yuan was about to enter, another person rushed over and grabbed him.
Taking advantage of the moment, the person who had been knocked back kicked at Wei Yuan. Caught off guard, Wei Yuan was hit and stumbled back a few steps. Furious, he charged at them.
"You damn extras! Just a few lines should be enough for you to get knocked out and wrap up. How dare you fight back? You have no sense of being an actor at all!"
Wei Yuan grabbed the person who had kicked him by the shoulder and spun him around, throwing him towards another person behind. They both fell to the ground with a loud thud, letting out cries akin to that of slaughtered pigs, especially the one who landed underneath.
Without bothering to reason with them, Wei Yuan decisively walked inside. Immediately, he heard Hammer's heavy voice: "Did you hear that you've been cursing me at school?"
This nearly made Wei Yuan spit blood. He thought Hammer had come to confront Liu Lei because of some conflict between them outside of school. It turned out it was just because Hammer heard rumors that Liu Lei had been cursing him at school?
And this clueless guy really came to school to settle scores with Liu Lei? Both Wei Yuan and Liu Lei felt utterly speechless; this guy's intelligence was still so low, basically without any limits.
"Is this why you wanted me to come over?" Liu Lei asked.
When Liu Lei encountered Hammer, he thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be such a ridiculous matter. Did he have time to curse Hammer? Hammer had been expelled from school three years ago; who even remembered him now?
At this moment, there were two other people with Hammer, making their group of five come just because of a single remark—because Hammer felt insulted—and they specifically came to stir trouble at school. How boring could that be?
One of them suddenly spotted Wei Yuan and quickly said, "Hammer, another one has come?"
Hearing someone enter, Hammer was puzzled: "Wasn't someone watching the door?"
When he turned around and saw it was actually Wei Yuan, he smiled and said, "I thought it was someone else; no wonder those two brothers couldn't keep an eye on you."
After the previous incident with Hammer, Wei Yuan returned home to heal his injuries. However, a few months later, the two actually got into another fight.
At that time, they were both young and impulsive, unwilling to let the other look down on them. So when they met again on the street, it was only natural that they would clash. Both were well aware of each other's skills.
Wei Yuan was experienced in fighting; he wouldn't waste energy blindly but would seize the opportunity to strike decisively. In contrast, Hammer was completely different.
Why do so many people fear Hammer? Because, as Wei Yuan felt, in the eyes of others, Hammer was a reckless lunatic. If you provoked him, you would be in trouble; he would cling to you like a noose around your neck. That wasn't even the worst part.
The serious issue was that if you didn't give him an explanation, he would demand one from you. This guy was tall and strong, and fighting him would wear you out.
His attacks were completely unrestrained; in short, it could be summed up as blind punches that could take down Master Craftsman. Coupled with his brute strength, no one wanted to provoke him.
Wei Yuan smiled and said, "You brought my brother here; of course I want to see what you're planning."
"I heard he has been cursing me at school," Hammer replied with the same reason.
Hammer wasn't a person with a good temper, and he was very stubborn. People like him were particularly difficult to deal with. So instead of directly resorting to violence, Wei Yuan asked, "Then who did he curse at you?"
If it were someone else coming after them, Wei Yuan even suspected it might be someone who disliked them and sent someone to deal with him and Liu Lei. But using Hammer was too easy; he was someone who could be easily incited.
Just a single sentence was enough to provoke Hammer—another bastard who would use others as a weapon.
Hammer seemed to agree not to reveal the identity of that person and said, "That's none of your business."
"Since it's none of my business, we'll be leaving now."
As Wei Yuan walked over to take Liu Lei away, Hammer was unwilling to let them go. When Wei Yuan's arm went around Liu Lei's shoulder and they prepared to leave, Hammer immediately rushed up and put his hand on Wei Yuan's shoulder, saying, "If he doesn't give me an explanation today, I won't let this go."
"I'm just planning to take him away; what can you do about it?"
Scholar Meets Soldier, Unclear Reasoning
When Wei Yuan saw him like this, he simply decided not to be polite. After all, this guy was like a piece of iron; there was no way to avoid confrontation. If you tried to reason with him, he would act like a rogue. If you were prepared to play his game, he would then try to reason with you...
However, what made this guy particularly troublesome was that he didn't seem to target anyone on purpose; he was easily influenced and had extreme views. Many of the things he did were not truly his intentions.
Moreover, this person was very loyal and righteous. Honestly, if it weren't for his difficult-to-resist personality, Wei Yuan would genuinely want to be friends with him. At least this kind of person was real and unpretentious, truly willing to treat others sincerely.
If you could figure out his character and understand his words, then it would be just as Wei Yuan thought: this guy was a rare friend and an unparalleled cuckold.
At that moment, he was being played as a cuckold and swung around like a hammer, but Wei Yuan didn't know how to explain it to him because it was really hard to convince a paranoid and arrogant person.
When Wei Yuan first got to know him, he couldn't believe there could be such an exceptional person in the world until he accidentally watched a show that was supposedly the king of Hong Kong dramas, "The Great Era." From the character Ding Xie played by Cheng Shaoqiu in it, Wei Yuan realized that such characters really had prototypes.
"To earn others' respect is not about verbal hypocrisy or trying to silence others; it's about genuinely achieving something that earns admiration."
As he was leaving, Wei Yuan felt that he had brewed over this profound line for a long time, but unfortunately, it was like playing music to a cow; how could this fool understand?
"Are you saying that if he insults me, it's my own fault? I deserve it?"
Hammer's tone sounded aggressive; he clearly felt that Wei Yuan was making excuses to drag him into the situation and found such words very hurtful to his pride.
Since ancient times, honest advice has been hard to hear, especially for those who are paranoid and arrogant. Speaking the truth can only offend people. Unfortunately, Wei Yuan's integrity was too strong; he never considered such a reaction.
"I can guarantee Liu Lei wouldn't do something so boring. Please don't be so boring yourself," Wei Yuan said helplessly.
It was already close to noon, and this guy couldn't even spare time for lunch just to bring a few people to pick a fight. The only reason was that he heard Liu Lei insulted him. To what extent could this guy's cluelessness reach? How foolish could he be?
Wei Yuan felt that Hammer standing in front of him at that moment was truly ridiculous, leaving him at a loss for how to deal with him.
Wei Yuan felt his stomach rumbling, and to be honest, he really couldn't stand Hammer. This person was just too adorably stubborn. At that moment, Liu Lei said, "How about this? It's already noon, I'll treat everyone to lunch, and we can clear things up over a meal, okay?"
"Eat your mother, Hammer! If this matter isn't clear, you can forget about leaving."
Suddenly, Hammer heard Liu Lei's dismissive tone and became even more agitated. Wei Yuan saw that the situation was getting out of hand and decided it would be better to just have a warm-up fight.
So he walked over to Hammer and said, "Even if someone insults you, does it really hurt your pride that much?"
Hammer thought for a moment and pointed at Liu Lei, saying, "Of course it does! Especially from this guy; what right does he have?"
Seeing that things were getting nowhere, Wei Yuan decided to confront him directly. He said to Hammer, "Listen carefully, you are nothing but a complete idiot with no sense at all. I've insulted you now; what kind of explanation are you going to give me?"
Immediately, the situation became even more chaotic. The two people accompanying them stared at Wei Yuan in shock. This guy had some guts to get entangled with such an idiot; if he regretted it later, it would be too late.
After hearing Wei Yuan's words, Hammer was stunned for a moment. Then Wei Yuan's words clearly added fuel to the fire, and Hammer lost control completely.
As he prepared to strike, Wei Yuan didn't just stand there waiting to be hit; he chose to strike first.
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