Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
Gou Junfa glared at the three silent fellows in disdain before he continued. “Ling Yun is just a peasant, his family has no power or influence, wouldn’t it be easy for us to come up with something to deal with him?”
“Didn’t we discuss a few plans beforehand? We can just execute any one of them, any plan would be more than what that idiot can handle!”
A treacherous smile flashed across Gou Junfa’s face as soon as those words left his mouth. He rolled his slightly yellow eyes constantly before he continued, “Also, Ling Yun had humiliated the Green Dragon Gang in public and declared that Tie Xiaohu would be working for him in the future, you really think that Brother Kun is going to let him get away with that? His suffering and troubles have yet to come!”
Gou Junfa’s father, Gou Liancheng, was a businessman. Under the constant influence of his father, he managed to pick up a few tricks on persuasion. A few simple sentences from him was enough to perk up Lu Chengtian, who was absolutely terrified by Ling Yun’s outstanding performance!
However, he still continued asking with a worried expression on his face. “But, if we choose to play dirty tricks on Ling Yun, what if he comes directly for us and beats us up?”
Gou Junfa laughed in disdain as he replied, “You’re just too stupid to understand. If it’s a dirty trick, how is Ling Yun ever going to find out that it was us?”
“Then, what are your plans, Brother Fa?” Pi Hezhi and Huang Mao asked simultaneously.
It was practically showtime for Gou Junfa. Unhurriedly, he lit up a cigarette before leaning back in his bed. “If Ling Yun does beat me up, I’ll definitely make his life a living hell, don’t you remember our second plan?”
“The housing area he’s living in is about to get demolished and I’ve already spoken to my uncle about it. Ling Yun’s family is not going to get a single cent of the compensation fee for demolition!”
“Furthermore, since we’re unable to deal with Ling Yun, we can deal with Ning Lingyu instead! Initially, I was planning for Tie Xiaohu to cripple Ling Yun and we can reap the benefits as Ling Yun lies paralyzed in the hospital for half a year before we deal with Ning Lingyu. However, that doesn’t seem to be a viable option anymore, we have to make Ning Lingyu our number one target!”
“To deal with Ning Lingyu, we have to think of ways to involve that idiotic Xie Junyan somehow. Hmm, always acting like an idiot in school. Does he really think that I don’t know what kind of person he is?!”
Lu Chengtian and the other two guys could not help but nod their heads simultaneously as they listened while Gou Junfa listed out his malicious plans methodically. Suddenly, Huang Mao interrupted him and said, “But, Brother Fa, we’re still unable to harm Ling Yun physically, all of these seem pointless to me…”
Gou Junfa let out a bone-chilling laugh and reasoned, “Ling Yun? Guys, there’s something called the carrot-and-stick approach. If we can’t beat him, how about we beg him for forgiveness?”
“Huh…” The three of them were shocked to the core. Beg for forgiveness? If he truly wanted to beg for forgiveness, why would he come up with so many malicious plans?
Gou Junfa furrowed his brows slightly as he took a puff of cigarette smoke. “I’m going to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. I’ll look for Ling Yun and apologize personally and invite him to my father’s Red Room Club for a good time as a token of apology!” Gou Junfa exclaimed.
Then, a gleam of light flashed through Gou Junfa’s squinted eyes as he chuckled, “There’s some good stuff in the Red Room Club. I don’t believe that Ling Yun can continue being so cocky if I get some of the good stuff for him to try!”
The other three guys in the room were utterly shocked when they understood what Gou Junfa meant!
This was because all three of them knew what kind of environment the Red Room Club was. They also knew what Gou Junfa meant when he said he was going to give Ling Yun the “good stuff”, he was talking about cocaine!
If that scenario really comes to pass, Ling Yun would be completely destroyed!
All Gou Junfa had to endure was a beating from Ling Yun. It would be obvious that it was just a normal fight between classmates. But as revenge, not only did he want to forcefully demolish Ling Yun’s house and bring his sister into the picture, he wanted to destroy Ling Yun’s life completely!
He wanted to ruin Ling Yun’s life! He was taking it too far!
Even Lu Chengtian began to furrow his brows and said, “Brother Fa, if we do that, isn’t that a little too much?”
“Too much? Is it really too much? Who am I? Am I someone Ling Yun can casually beat up? By the time I graduate from university, the whole of Qingshui City would be mine, both the good and the bad, with the exception of Green Dragon Gang. If I don’t even have the guts to retaliate after being beaten up by Ling Yun, how am I supposed to maintain my reputation in the future?!”
Gou Junfa blurted all these out with pure rage in his eyes. It was as if the stream of malicious plans was not enough to vent his anger!
“I’m going to find someone tomorrow to report the incident to the Green Dragon Gang and make sure that they add in some extra details into the story. I don’t believe that Brother Kun can just take that in his stride!”
“Also, as long as something bad happens to Ling Yun, we will immediately report the incident to school and pressure them to take action. You can also talk to your Uncle Lu and persuade the school to expel Ling Yun!”
Once Gou Junfa was done explaining his grand scheme, he chuckled coldly, “Does that idiotic Ling Yun think that he’s invincible just because he’s good at fighting? He doesn’t know who he’s up against! I won’t fight him physically, but I can still utterly destroy him with dirty tricks!”
A hint of fear flashed through everyone’s eyes, including Lu Chengtian’s. As it turned out, this usual cocky spoilt brat was such an evil character!
How evil three of them were, including Lu Chengtian, was nothing compared to the type of evil that Gou Junfa was!
Gou Junfa was rich and powerful! Who would be able to escape any of his meticulous evil plans?
Lu Chengtian thought to himself, I’m alright with bullying people with you, but whatever you’re doing right now is illegal. I can’t possibly sacrifice my future as well as my father’s just to execute your evil plans. Lu Chengtian was already thinking of backing out but he still forced a smile and laughed, “Brother Fa, if you do that, Ling Yun will be ruined forever, what a great plan!”
The other two guys played along and agreed, but they shared Lu Chengtian’s sentiments and were already considering backing out of the plan.
They were all high school students. Was it really necessary for Gou Junfa to plan out ways to ruin Ling Yun’s life just because Ling Yun gave him a beating, considering how Gou Junfa used to bully Ling Yun back then?
Gou Junfa was deep in thought as he looked at the three of them, who were harboring opinions that differed from his. He was aware of their sentiments, but he chose to flash a smile instead of exposing them.
“Ultimately, I guess it’s best for people to rely on themselves. Haiz, I suppose this is the difference between the ordinary and the great! Even so, my capabilities are still miles away from my father’s!”
Even though the other three had already decided to back out of the plan, they were still unable to just walk away from Gou Junfa right before him. Therefore, they stuck around and chatted with Gou Junfa about the incidents that had occurred today. Naturally, the main topics discussed among them still revolved around Ling Yun’s amazing performance and the waterspout that occurred at Qingshui Lake.
The occurrence of the waterspout had been spreading like wildfire across Qingshui City. It was practically impossible to escape the piece of news.
At noon, the four of them left the hospital for a feast before Huang Mao left for school in the afternoon. Only Lu Chengtian and Pi Hezhi stayed behind to accompany Gou Junfa in the hospital ward.
Gou Junfa had already finished planning out his grand scheme in the morning. In the afternoon, Tie Xiaohu entered the room just as Gou Junfa laughed hysterically about Tie Xiaohu being tortured by Ling Yun.
“Yo, Brother Hu, it’s raining cats and dogs outside, why did you come over? It’s 10 thousand yuan only, you can use it first and return it to me later when you have the money!”
Gou Junfa noticed Tie Xiaohu barging into his room and assumed that he was here to return him the 10 thousand yuan, which prompted him to address him in a mocking manner, his voice completely void of the respect that was present in their previous conversation.
Naturally, Tie Xiaohu was able to discern the mockery in Gou Junfa’s words but chose not to respond. He sauntered over to Gou Junfa’s bed and chuckled, “Indeed, I’m here for the money. However, I’m not here to return you the money, I’m here to collect it!”
Once these words were uttered by Tie Xiaohu, Lu Chengtian and Pi Hezhi leaped out of their seats instantaneously, not to mention Gou Junfa.
What? After he was instructed to beat up Ling Yun, he ended up getting beaten to a pulp by Ling Yun instead and got thrown around like a rag doll in the air, yet he still had to cheek to collect the money?
Gou Junfa remained in a daze for several moments before his lips curled into a smile as he chuckled. “Brother Hu, you’ve got to be joking, right? I’m paying you to beat someone up and you didn’t keep up to your end of the bargain, yet you still have the cheek to come here and request for the money? Don’t you know what the rules are?”
Tie Xiaohu shot him a glare and bellowed, “Bullshit, who said I didn’t manage to beat him up? I managed to knock the wind out of Ling Yun with a brick and he’s still passed out on the street, what do you mean when you said I didn’t keep up to my end of the bargain?!”
If only Ling Yun was present to witness Tie Xiaohu’s outstanding performance, he would most definitely be impressed to the core and praise Tie Xiaohu as someone who was worthy of his teaching. The student has surpassed the teacher!
Naturally, Gou Junfa did not believe a word of his. He gives Tie Xiaohu a side glare before replying, “Brother Hu, don’t joke around with me. Look at the injuries on your face and your neck, there’s also some on your arms, these were all from Ling Yun, right? You knocking Ling Yun out with a brick? What a f**king joke!”
Seeing that Tie Xiaohu was obviously here to scam him for his money, Gou Junfa finally let loose and began spouting vulgarities.
Tie Xiaohu then replied nonchalantly, “That’s right, I was indeed beaten up by Ling Yun at the start. But, I compromised for the sake of a better outcome and followed Ling Yun out of school. After that, I picked up a brick and knocked him out cold when he wasn’t looking. If you don’t believe me, go see it for yourself, see if there’s a huge bump on the back of Ling Yun’s head!”
“Huh…” The three other guys in the room were absolutely dumbfounded!
Have a look if there is a bump on the back of Ling Yun’s head? How capable was Tie Xiaohu to be able to achieve that!
“Hand me the cash quick, I still have other things to tend to. If Ling Yun wakes up and finds me, I would die before knowing how it happened!”
Right now, Tie Xiaohu was absolutely thrilled as he thought to himself, Boss is truly a genius to be able to come up with such an amazing way to scam money! Not to mention that this exhilarating feeling of scamming people of their money seems to be rather enjoyable!
Gou Junfa stared at Tie Xiaohu’s towering figure looming over his bed blankly, completely lost for words as he looked at Tie Xiaohu’s domineering expression.
There was no proof! Regardless of whether it was the truth, Tie Xiaohu said that he knocked Ling Yun out cold and no one was there to witness it!
Just now, Gou Junfa even came up with countless evil plans to deal with Ling Yun. Little did he expect that Tie Xiaohu would come around and give Ling Yun a sneak attack!
“Are you giving me the money or not? If you’re not going to pay up, I’ll bring you to Ling Yun myself so you can see if I did beat him up!”
Tie Xiaohu ran out of patience and stepped forward to grab Gou Junfa.
Seeing that Tie Xiaohu is dead serious about this, Gou Junfa quickly put on an unnatural smile. “Brother Hu, don’t be like this, I’ll pay you. I’ll definitely pay you since you did beat him up!”
Joke, bringing him to see Ling Yun? He might as well forget about whatever ideas he had previously planned for since Ling Yun would most certainly beat him up and send him straight to the hospital again!
Gou Junfa begrudgingly gestured at Pi Hezhi. Immediately, Pi Hezhi grabbed 10 thousand yuan out of Gou Junfa’s bag and earnestly handed it over to Tie Xiaohu.
“10 thousand yuan isn’t enough, 20 thousand yuan!” Tie Xiaohu began counting the stack of bills in his hands as he spoke nonchalantly.
“What?!” Enraged, Gou Junfa nearly leaped out of his bed!
“Brother Hu, be reasonable, will you? We initially agreed on a total of 20 thousand yuan, now that I’ve given you the full amount of 20 thousand yuan, why would you request for more?”
Tie Xiaohu raised his hand and pointed at the injuries on his face. “Do you see this, I got myself covered in injuries just because I was helping you to beat up Ling Yun, shouldn’t you cover my medical bills?”
Even though Tie Xiaohu was absolutely thrilled, he was also heartbroken as he thought to himself, “The reputation I, Tie Xiaohu, has built up in Qingshui City as an invincible fighter has now been completely tarnished!”
However, he quickly thought it over and realized that since his boss could be so shameless, what was the point in him being so prideful? What truly mattered was the money!
Gou Junfa was utterly speechless!
Ultimately, Tie Xiaohu was part of the Green Dragon Gang, why did he become this shameless? Was he not blatantly scamming him for his money?
“Brother Hu, if this gets out, wouldn’t it sound bad?”
Gou Junfa still tried to retaliate even though he knew it was pointless.
Tie Xiaohu chuckled, “Fellow, I’m one to follow rules when it comes to business. Now that I’ve beaten up Ling Yun for you, I never once said that you were the one who instructed me. If this gets out, don’t blame me for what’s about to come…”
“Hold up hold up!” Gou Junfa finally admitted defeat. All he could do was to instruct Pi Hezhi to dig out another 10 thousand yuan for Tie Xiaohu as he thought about his terrible luck.
Who else could he blame but himself for underestimating Ling Yun in the first place! However, this also added fuel to the flames of his hatred for Ling Yun!
Tie Xiaohu could feel his heart bursting with joy after he received the money as he thought to himself, Boss was right, money is definitely more useful than pride these days!
“We shall meet again as long as time stands. If you want to beat up Ling Yun again, you can always give me a call!” Tie Xiaohu gave the three guys a generous smile before turning around to leave.
It was as if a switch had flipped in Gou Junfa’s brain as he suddenly said, “Brother Hu, since you already gave Ling Yun a beating, my grudge with Ling Yun should be settled. These days, I’m planning to apologize to Ling Yun and give him a token of my apology, let bygones be bygones. Of course, I won’t have you beat him up again!”
Tie Xiaohu turned around in shock and glared at Gou Junfa before sniggering lightly. “Since that’s the case, I’m keeping my hands out of this. However, if Ling Yun does want to exact his revenge on me, I’ll come to you again with the medical bills!”
Gou Junfa was in the midst of setting Tie Xiaohu up as he planned for the next step of his evil scheme before Tie Xiaohu’s retaliation sent shivers down his spine.
Tie Xiaohu then turned around and left right after he said his piece of mind.
Seeing Tie Xiaohu leaving the room, Gou Junfa ran his fingers through his hair as he mumbled to himself in confusion. “The way Tie Xiaohu was scamming me for my money, why does it seem so familiar…”
Pi Hezhi, who was standing aside in silence, had his head down as his lips secretly curled into a discreet smile.
……
Ling Yun made his way through the rain under his umbrella with his Thousand Miles Godly Steps since there were no pedestrians around him and made it to school within 2 minutes.
The storm graced the earth as the rainwater formed a river in the school compound. In the enormous school compound, not a single person could be seen outside the classrooms.
Ling Yun thought to himself, That saves me a lot of trouble as he headed straight to Grade 12 Class 6.
Ling Yun then casually closed his umbrella, flung it into a corner, and marched into the classroom.
“Ling Yun is back!”
Nearly all of the students in the classroom stood up in attention the moment Ling Yun stepped in and began applauding for him for the very first time!
(To be continued…)
