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Chapter 44: “Lime Powder”

Originally, they had no intention of losing, three against four. The commotion was too big and soon attracted other children. Those little kids had been following “Commander Bai” and “Adjutant Mi” for several years. How could their friendship be the same? Seeing that their own commander had entered the fray, they immediately rushed over. “Go! Avenge the commander!”

A clever one, after charging halfway, ran back, shouting as he ran, “You guys wait, I’ll go get more people!”

The four brothers on the other side were already a little scared. Hearing this, two of them were so scared they started to cry. They couldn’t even beat these three, and they were going to call for more people.

This was no longer a simple fight; it had officially escalated into a group fight.

And it was a group beating up four.

In the end, it was Mi Yang who called a halt. Only then were the four brought over by the other children, held down, and made to apologize.

Bai Luochuan stood there and asked, “Did you hit Mi Yang before?”

The child who was being held down probably hadn’t recovered yet. He knelt there, sobbing. The person holding him from behind immediately slapped him on the back of the head. “The commander is asking you a question. Did you hit our adjutant!”

The child pouted. “No.”

Bai Luochuan asked again, “Did you curse at him?”

The person holding him was eager to give him another slap. The one being held down was scared and immediately said, “No, no!”

Bai Luochuan said, “You’re lying.”

This time, he was given two small slaps. The little criminal was honest now and cried, “I only cursed a few times… but I didn’t say anything else. I just said he was a bootlicker. I didn’t even call him a bastard.”

Mi Yang said to the other children, “Let them get up. Don’t curse at people again next time. Keep your mouths clean, you hear? I’m not a bootlicker, and you’re not allowed to curse my dad to death.”

The child wiped his snot and tears and stood up. A dark and fat boy behind him muttered, “Your dad is already in the hospital.”

Mi Yang didn’t hear clearly and leaned closer. “What did you say?”

The dark and fat boy looked up at him and was about to speak, but the leader suddenly reached into his pants pocket, grabbed a handful of something, and threw it at Mi Yang, cursing at him in his hometown dialect!

Mi Yang was pulled aside and protected by Bai Luochuan. He himself was fine, but he heard Bai Luochuan cough. He smelled the pungent smell of lime powder and was so angry that he let go of Bai Luochuan, squinted his eyes to look at the one who had thrown the lime powder, and seeing that the brat was about to run, he went forward and held him down, grabbed a handful of something from the ground, and stuffed it into his mouth, fiercely teaching him a lesson, “Eat it! Weren’t you so good at throwing it just now? If you dare to throw it, then eat it!”

The child had never suffered a loss before and was resentful after being beaten. Now, hearing Mi Yang’s words, he was so scared that he shook his head desperately, refusing to eat and wanting to spit it out. Mi Yang blocked his mouth and scolded, “You’re scared too? You’re scared, but you still dare to throw lime at people’s faces! If you dare to do this again in the future, I’ll grab a handful of lime and stuff it in your mouth every time I see you, and make you eat it yourself!”

The few little kids following him were taken aback. When they usually saw Mi Yang, he was always gentle and good-tempered. Although he was a little younger, he always gave in to them. This was the first time they had seen Mi Yang so angry. But after being stunned for a moment, they immediately came up angrily to help Mi Yang hold the person down.

Mi Yang covered his mouth for a while, then let go. The child immediately turned his head and spat out a few mouthfuls of dark brown stuff, his face a mess from crying.

Mi Yang ignored him and went over to look at Bai Luochuan, frowning and blowing on him, still not at ease. “Do your eyes hurt? Are you hurt anywhere?”

Bai Luochuan’s eyelashes were a little white. He wanted to rub them but was held down by Mi Yang. He looked up at him. “Close your eyes.”

Bai Luochuan said “mm” and closed his eyes. Mi Yang blew on them for a long while before he shook his head. “It’s fine now.”

Ji Bai’an, beside him, had dodged quickly and was not hurt at all. But now, seeing Mi Yang taking care of his cousin like this, he felt a little envious. He rolled his eyes and went over. “Mi Yang, my eyes are a little uncomfortable too.”

Bai Luochuan didn’t even open his eyes and slapped him. “Get lost. You ran faster than a pig just now.”

Ji Bai’an really wanted to retort, but he had never seen how fast a pig could run and hesitated. “Nonsense. I really got a little. I think it got in my eye.” He was about to come closer again, but this time Bai Luochuan opened his eyes and grabbed him by the back of his collar. The little Ji Bai’an immediately shouted, “It hurts, it hurts, cousin, it hurts. I won’t dare to do it again. I didn’t get any! My eyes are fine!”

Only then did Bai Luochuan snort and let go of him.

Mi Yang was still not at ease and wanted Bai Luochuan to go to the hospital to have a look first. The matter of the lime powder could be serious or minor. If it really got into a child’s eye, it would be terrible.

Before they could leave, the little kids on the other side suddenly let out a “huh” and shouted, “Oh no, one of them ran away!”

“We weren’t looking just now. He ran away. It must have been when he was throwing the lime powder!”

Mi Yang said to Ji Bai’an, “You take Bai Luochuan back.” Then he turned back and said seriously to the other little kids, “Take these three and we’ll go to his house!” This matter absolutely could not be settled so easily. Mi Yang usually looked good-tempered, but when he was set on something, he was so stubborn that no one could pull him back.

The group of little kids immediately followed Adjutant Mi’s orders, took the three brats in hand, and marched over.

Ji Bai’an watched the commotion for a bit but still remembered his mission. He went over and took his cousin’s hand to take him home.

Bai Luochuan was fine. After a moment’s thought, he immediately strode home, walking even faster than Ji Bai’an. In the end, it was the little Ji Bai’an who had to chase after him to catch up.

On the other side, Mi Yang had already taken a group of little kids to that family’s house.

Just as they arrived at the door, they ran into the child’s mother. The one who had come to get help was the dark and fat boy. Seeing Mi Yang and the others, he was so scared that he hid behind his aunt and shouted, “It’s him, it’s them! A group of them beat up the four of us, and, and they even fed Li Mao lime powder!”

The woman standing at the door was already angry. Now, seeing her own son and nephews being escorted over, all covered in dirt and looking messy, especially her own son, who wailed as soon as he saw his own mother, his mouth a black mess, “Mom, Mi Yang, Mi Yang fed me lime, Mom!”

“What?! Isn’t that fatal! Get out of the way—” The woman reached out to grab her son, but Mi Yang didn’t let her. She was so angry her eyebrows shot up. “Mi Zehai’s child, right? Do you know how dangerous lime powder is? Let alone eating it, even a little in the eye can make you blind. If anything happens to my son, I’ll be done with your whole family!”

Mi Yang faced her and said in surprise, “You know lime powder is so dangerous?”

The woman said, “Nonsense!”

Mi Yang’s little face was tense. He asked her, “Why don’t you ask where the lime powder came from?”

The crying child opposite him suddenly choked, coughed, and didn’t dare to shout anymore.

She glanced at her child, knowing in her heart what her brat was like. Her first reaction was to pull her son over and then get back at them. Taking advantage of the fact that she was an adult, she gave the other children a shove and shouted at them, “What’s it to you! Anyway, this lime powder is not a good thing. All of you, get out of my way. I’ll settle the score with you later…”

Just as she touched her son’s shoulder, she heard the sound of footsteps nearby, along with the old Mr. Bai’s deep and angry voice, “I’d also like to know where this lime powder came from, and how it ended up on my grandson’s face!”