Chapter 4 Sing Chi and Ching Ching were walking in the streets, talking happily, when they heard noises : screaming, crying and also fighting... Ching Ching and Sing Chi looked at each other, and ran immediately to the place the noises come from... It took a while before they found the place... it was a small alley. Soldier’s bodies were lying on the floor. When Ching Ching and Sing Chi arrive, the woman had fainted, the young beggar had been injured and the old man was in bad conditions. Sing Chi and Ching Ching didn’t loose their time. Really mad, Ching Ching killed easily the rapist, he was too occupied to notice the newcomers. Then, right after, she helped the lady. As for Sing Chi, he hasn’t killed or injured badly anyone, he just defeated most of the soldiers and let them run. You could see the young beggar exhausted and when all the soldiers had ran away, he fell on the floor right away in a loudly sound and looked at Sing Chi with a thank regard, but Sing Chi could also read determination in his look. He didn’t want any help, even if he needed it, a proud and persevering guy. He looked at the beggar’s injuries and then, turn to see Ching Ching trying to wake up the lady and it took a while before she woke up... When the lady woke up and the beggar’s injuries were banded, Sing Chi and Ching Ching both went in the old man direction. The old man was in bad conditions, trying to cover the little girl, he had been badly beaten by the soldiers and hadn’t even tried to protect himself. Sing Chi slowly and delicately pulled the old man and was really surprised to see him holding the little baby in his arms. The lady was so happy, her little daughter and baby were save, but the old man , still unconscious. Sing Chi asked Ching Ching to take the lady and her children back to their house and give them some more money. While Ching Ching was gone, he had given the elder some medicines and taken his pulse. As for the young beggar, he was trying to recover himself. « This elder is very weak, we must bring him back home, said Sing Chi to Ching Ching when she came back. Then, he looked at the young beggar and added : You should come with us too. » Sing Chi took the old man on his back and Ching Ching helped the beggar to walk. « -So what’s your name ? asked Ching Ching to the beggar. -My name is Ng Luk Kei from Beggar Union. And what’s yours? -My name is Ha Ching and his, she pointed at Sing Chi, it’s Yuen Sing Chi. -You are Yuen Sing Chi ? The leader of the 7 regions, the one who helped Li Zhi Ching ? -Yes he is, answered Ching Ching, knowing that Sing Chi wouldn’t answer. He didn’t like to be known as the leader of 7 regions or the one who helped Chong Wong.» For the rest of the road, they kept silence while listening to Luk Kei’s talk, they could see his admiration in his face’s expressions. When they came back home, only the 2 gorillas were there to welcome them. Sing Chi brought the old man in a room and they waited for his wakening. He was black and blue, really dirty and look like if he hasn’t eat for months. When they asked to Ng Luk Kei if the old man was also part of the Beggar Union, he answered no. Ng Luk Kei also told them that the old man was kinda crazy, he had lost his memory, and the beggars usually see him in the city, but they never heard the old man say a word. When the old man finally woke up, it was really late in the night. Everyone has came back , Hy Man and Tieu Tue were talking with enthusiast to Ng Luk Kei, he was a little bit older then them. Tit Sau was taking care of the old man, she was the one who knew medicines the most and the best among the group, Sing Chi was standing next to her and Ching Ching was in the kitchen cooking supper. She came into the room exactly when the old man woke up holding a plate with soup and bowls on it. Right away, Sing Chi helped the elder to sit and asked : « -Elder, do you feel better ? » Sing Chi asked a few more times, but didn’t receive any answer, the elder was staring something invisible on the wall. Ching Ching approached Sing Chi and the elder with a bowl of soup and then handed it to Sing Chi. Then, she turned towards the elder and asked : « -Elder, do you feel better ? You might be hungry... would you want to eat some soup ? » As Ching Ching talked, it seemed that her voice caught the elder’s attention. He turned his head and than, stared at a smiling Ching Ching. He finally said : « - Suet Ee ! » Everyone turned their head towards the elder and stared at him, all surprised. Actually, the resemblance between Ching Ching and her father was evident. Everyone who knew her father will him in her and the resemblance was even more evident when she was dressed as a guy. But everyone was so surprised that an old man who looked sick and crazy would have called the name of Suet Ee when he saw Ching Ching. As for the elder, tears were coming out of his eyes, a strange flame has lighted up his eyes, but it disappeared right away. When the elder called out the name of « Suet Ee », something in his face’s expression looked serious, noble, but now, no one could think it was the same man. Then Sing Chi handed the bowl of soup to Tieu Tue and asked her to feed the elder for him. He looked at Ching Ching and both of them went out of the room. They went to the garden and few moments later, Ching Ching started to talk : « -What are you thinking dai goh ? -Hum... Hard to say. But he doesn’t seem to be Ha shuk shuk’s enemy. (Sing Chi was now calling Golden Snake Man Ha Suet Ee shuk shuk, since if Ha Suet Ee was still alive, well he would have become soon, Sing Chi’s father-in-law.) Did you notice in his voice a happy and surprise tone when he call the name of « Suet Ee » and he looked so happy to see you... -Yes, I did notice. But it doesn’t tell me who he is. How do he know father ? -I think that no one could ever tell you besides the elder. But he seems to be mixed up, awaken sometimes and right after, like sleepy. It’s like if he had lost his memory, his mind. -So what are we doing with him ? I mean, we are leaving soon, remember ? If he knows father, if he is father’s friend, I don’t want to leave him here... Did you see him, so dirty, so thin, so poor. It’s like if he hasn’t eaten for months. And he won’t survive if he continues like this and don’t forget that now, he is badly injured. He doesn’t seem to know kung fu... He can’t protect himself... » Noises from the elder’s room came out and interrupted Ching Ching. Both of them came back to the room very fast and found everyone standing asides. Tieu Tue was all wet, she had soup all over her clothes. « -What happened ? asked Sing Chi. -Well, it’s like if the elder turned crazy. At first, when Tieu Tue mui mui started to feed him, well he ate, but when he looked at her, he started to struggle, push and hit everything... Now, Tieu Tue is all wet, the soup splashed all her clothes, finally answered Hy Man. -And nothing special happened... We didn’t do anything... A minute before, he was eating and the minute after, he started to push and hit everything, added Tit Sau. -Suet Ee... called out the elder and he was looking around the room. Suet Ee.... Suet Ee, eat.... eat, Suet Ee.... -Yes elder » Ching Ching answered while grabbing another bowl of soup on the table. Then she started to feed him and the elder smiled. Everyone was looking at each other, again surprised. They couldn’t understand why the elder was calling the name of « Suet Ee ». He seems to like Ching Ching, like if Golden Snake Man was very close to him. But again, their thoughts were interrupted : « -Noises, Suet Ee. Noises.... run... run Suet Ee, the elder has stopped eating and just repeated « run Suet Ee ». Run Suet Ee ! Run ! started to say the elder more loudly. He even got up and look at everyone kinda panicked... Run ! At the same moment, Hong Thang Hai entered the room with the « Dumb Guy » : -Sing Chi, there’s soldiers coming over here ! Plenty of soldiers and some of Li Zhi Ching’s men heading over here ! » Amazed, they all looked a the elder who was still mumbling : « Run ».