Volume 1: Youthful Passion Chapter 5
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Xie Wendong was walking alone on his way home. It was a little past ten o'clock at night, and there were few pedestrians on the road. The night wind blew, and the grass beside the road rustled. The city was unusually quiet at this moment, with only cars occasionally roaring past him. As Xie Wendong walked, he kicked the pebbles on the road, deep in thought. What would his future be like? Would he be a small-time gangster, neither fully involved in the criminal world nor completely on the right side of the law, for his whole life, or should he take the plunge and join the underworld? Neither option was what he truly wanted. The deeper he got involved, the more he understood that both paths were endless roads of no return. A thought suddenly popped into his mind, surprising even himself. He shook his head, trying to drive the thought away. However, Xie Wendong had no idea that, many years later, he would be just one step away from that very thought.
Xie Wendong shook his head and decided not to think about these things. Sometimes, a person's fate can be determined by themselves, while at other times, it seems to be predestined by heaven.
In the following month, it could be said that it was the most painful month for Li Shuang, Gao Qiang, and the student subordinates under them. There was no freedom, only oppression. There was no enjoyment, only studying. Under Xie Wendong's strict supervision, the academic performance of these students, who were regarded by the teachers as future social outcasts, improved significantly. This took all the teachers by surprise. They all thought to themselves: Could it be that their efforts had finally touched these delinquent teenagers and made them change their ways? The school even held a meeting to praise the head teachers of each class in Grade 9. This group of students was much better than previous cohorts, and they had made contributions to the cause of education. The head teachers of each class also expressed their determination one after another, saying, "For the next generation of our motherland, we will work even harder in the future to teach students well... (The following omitted thousands of words)."
Finally, the day of the senior high school entrance examination arrived. One day in advance, Xie Wendong called together all the brothers who were going to take the exam and asked them how their review was going. Everyone lowered their heads and remained silent. They all knew that it was not easy to catch up on three years of neglected studies! Seeing that no one said anything, Xie Wendong shook his head and said, "No matter what method you use, make sure each of you has a pager with you when the exam starts tomorrow!"
Li Shuang was puzzled. "Brother Dong, what do we need that thing for?" Gao Qiang was initially taken aback, but then he quickly understood. He hit Li Shuang on the head and said, "Are you a pig? Brother Dong is going to send us the answers!"
Li Shuang put on an expression of "I know everything" and said loudly, "Get lost! Do you think I don't know that?" Then he turned to a subordinate beside him and asked in a low voice, "How does it work to send answers with a pager?" The subordinate he asked looked helpless. What Brother Qiang said was right; he really was a pig. But he didn't dare to say that and explained it in detail.
Xie Wendong saw that everyone was chatting with smiles on their faces and said loudly, "Those who can't borrow a pager, raise your hands now. I'll find a way for you!" (At that time, pagers were still a new thing in Northeast China. It wasn't like now when mobile phones were already popular.)
Several subordinates raised their hands. Li Shuang looked around, blushed, and lowered his head while raising his hand. Gao Qiang pushed him aside and said, "I'm telling you, Fatty, don't embarrass us. I'll help you borrow one."
Li Shuang lowered his head even more and said in a shy, low voice, "My family is poor!" All the brothers around burst into laughter. Xie Wendong smiled and said, "Those who can borrow more pagers should try to borrow as many as possible. First, help other brothers get through this exam. Got it?" Several subordinates from wealthy families said loudly, "Got it, Brother Dong!"
Xie Wendong nodded in satisfaction. Li Shuang asked, "Brother Dong, did you think of this method to help us pass the exam a long time ago?"
"Sigh! This is called being prepared. What can you do with the little knowledge you have in your heads?"
"Then why did you still force us to study for a month, Brother Dong?" Li Shuang voiced the question that was on everyone's mind.
Xie Wendong said seriously, "Because I don't want you to go to high school like idiots. You should also remember that without knowledge, you'll be nothing in society! No matter where you go, no one will look up to you. Even if you become the boss in the underworld in the future, it will be the same." Only then did everyone understand Xie Wendong's good intentions. He was truly thinking of them, and they were all touched. They said in unison, "Got it, Brother Dong!"
The next day, the entrance of the Fourth Primary School was crowded with parents of students. Since the examination site for No. 2 Middle School was set here, the parents had been standing there for the whole morning to cheer for their children.
San Yan squatted on one side, smoking one cigarette after another. He looked at his watch and asked a subordinate beside him, "Xiaohua, go and check if all the phone booths are occupied as we planned." Xiaohua responded with an "mm-hmm" and ran to the side. "It's been over an hour already. Why haven't they come out yet!" San Yan muttered softly, getting impatient.
"Brother San Yan, is it possible that Brother Dong can't get out?" A subordinate beside him asked. San Yan shook his head. He didn't know either.
Five minutes later, someone patted San Yan on the shoulder, which startled him. He turned around, ready to curse, but when he saw that it was Xie Wendong, he immediately closed his mouth that had been open. "Brother Dong, where did you come from? Why didn't I see you?"
Xie Wendong laughed softly and said, "There were people guarding the entrance, and I couldn't get out, so I had to climb over the wall." As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to San Yan. "Hurry up. We don't have much time left!"
"Okay, Brother Dong. Don't worry. I won't miss anyone!" San Yan took the paper without even looking at it and led his subordinates away.
Finally, the results of the senior high school entrance examination were announced. All the brothers passed the exam, and Xie Wendong's score ranked first in the whole city. However, this top scorer in the senior high school entrance examination voluntarily proposed to go to No. 1 Middle School, a third-rate high school in City J. This left the teachers puzzled, and they all secretly lamented the pity: Such a promising student was thus ruined!
Xie Wendong's parents strongly opposed it even more. Pushed to the limit, Xie Wendong finally said to his parents, "Mom and Dad, I've grown up. Let me choose my own future path. I promise you that I will definitely be able to get into university in three years."
Xie Wendong's father said to his mother, "Alas, the child has grown up. He has his own choices. We can force him for a while, but we can't force him for a lifetime." Then he said to Xie Wendong, "Wendong, I hope you can walk your own path well. There won't be any more chances for you to regret in the future!"
In this way, Xie Wendong, with the first-place score in the city, entered the notorious No. 1 Middle School, and he also brought more than a hundred subordinates with him. Xie Wendong finally ended his junior high school career that had changed his destiny and started a new chapter in his life.
During the summer vacation before entering high school, Xie Wendong didn't idle around. Since the fight with San Yan, he knew that in order to make a name for himself in society, relying solely on his intelligence and a ruthless heart was not enough; he also needed to have a strong body. In more than two months, Xie Wendong joined a sanda training class and a martial arts class. Whenever he had free time, he kept exercising his body. Even San Yan admired his perseverance. After getting along with him for such a long time, San Yan understood Xie Wendong's character: He either didn't do something, or he did it to the best of his ability. A month later, Xie Wendong called San Yan to the sanda class. He put on boxing gloves and had a one-on-one fight with San Yan. No one knew who won or lost, but both of them ended up in a 很惨 state, covered in injuries.
Half a month later, Xie Wendong called San Yan again. This time, Li Shuang and Gao Qiang also came with him, but they were kept outside the door. When San Yan came out with a big swollen eye, the two of them asked about the result. San Yan only said, "Brother Dong has great talent in sports!" and then walked away.
Another half a month later, when Xie Wendong asked San Yan to have a fight again, San Yan, whose eyes were still slightly swollen, lay on the ground and refused to go no matter what... Xie Wendong had no choice but to resort to bribery. "As long as you go, I'll treat you to dinner tonight, and you can choose the place." San Yan closed his eyes and said, "Even if you say something really tempting, I won't go. If I lose my life, how can I still eat?" Li Shuang couldn't resist the temptation and volunteered to have a one-on-one fight with Xie Wendong. San Yan looked at Li Shuang walking away with a pitying gaze, shook his head, and thought to himself: Brother, take care! As a result, when Li Shuang had dinner with Xie Wendong that night, he spat out two molars.
From then on, whenever Xie Wendong asked someone to have a one-on-one fight, there was no one within five meters around him. San Yan once said, "When Brother Dong stops being a gangster in the future, he can go and run the 100-meter race. His explosive power is suitable for this sport." Li Shuang nodded in agreement, having experienced it firsthand.
More than two months passed, and Xie Wendong was still the same, except that he had grown a little taller, but he still gave the impression of being thin and weak.
No. 1 Middle School was quite far from Xie Wendong's home, so he had to go to school by bicycle. When he arrived at the school gate, the first thing he saw was a shabby door. The cement pillars on both sides of the door were covered with pieces of paper. He went up and took a look: "Those suffering from venereal diseases don't have to worry..." He almost fainted. Such an advertisement was even posted at the school gate? Xie Wendong shook his head and walked towards the school. He saw an old man sitting in the guardroom at the gate reading a newspaper. Xie Wendong walked over and asked, "Uncle, I'm a new student here. Where should I go to register as a freshman?"
The old man put down the newspaper, looked at Xie Wendong, and said loudly, "What did you say? I didn't hear you. Speak louder!" Xie Wendong had to say loudly, "I said, where do new students register?"
"What? You're about to be late! Then why aren't you going to class quickly? What are you talking to me for?!" The old man shook his head and continued reading the newspaper.
Xie Wendong almost spat out blood. With such a gatekeeper, how could this school not be in chaos? Ignoring the old man, he pushed his bike and walked towards the school. He hadn't walked a few steps when the roar of a motorcycle came from behind. Xie Wendong didn't have time to think. Instinctively, he jumped to the side, and his bike also fell to the ground. A motorcycle sped past him and stopped not far ahead. The rider was dressed in a denim outfit. She took off her helmet, and her long, black hair fluttered in the air. She turned around and looked at Xie Wendong. 'So beautiful.' Xie Wendong realized that the rider was actually a girl. On her oval face were two thin, curved eyebrows, and below them were bright, beautiful eyes like black pearls. Her delicate, red lips were moving up and down.
"Are you blind? Don't you watch where you're going?"
Her voice was very pleasant to hear, but the words she said made Xie Wendong lose the mood to admire her beauty. He looked aggrieved and said, "It seems like you were the one who rode the motorcycle and crashed into me. Why are you blaming me instead?"
The girl looked Xie Wendong up and down. His figure was average, and his appearance was quite delicate. His eyes were particularly special! They were thin, long, and very bright, giving people a different feeling.
Seeing the girl staring at him, Xie Wendong felt a little embarrassed. "Classmate, is there something wrong with me?"
Xie Wendong's voice interrupted the girl's thoughts. Her cheeks turned slightly pink. She got off the motorcycle and walked towards him, saying, "Are you a new student?"
Xie Wendong nodded. He felt that the girl had a good figure. She was about 1.7 meters tall, almost the same as himself. With her slender figure, Xie Wendong finally understood the meaning of the phrase "graceful and slender."
"If you're a freshman, you should call me senior sister, not classmate. You look so thin and weak. If anyone bullies you in the future, come to your senior sister, and I'll stand up for you!" As the girl spoke, she patted Xie Wendong on the head. She herself didn't know why, but when she saw this delicate-looking boy, she always wanted to get close to him and protect him. Maybe it was his thin and weak appearance that aroused her protective instincts. The girl explained to herself in her heart. Xie Wendong felt a bit 哭笑不得. This girl was really quite "arrogant." But he still nodded obediently: "Yes, thank you, senior sister. I'll remember that, junior brother."
Looking at Xie Wendong's bright eyes that were smiling at her, her heart skipped a beat. She shook her head and quickly walked away. She told herself that she was leaving, not running away. Xie Wendong shouted after her, "Goodbye, senior sister!" In fact, he didn't even know which class the girl was in, and he didn't want to know. He had been attracted to the girl just now out of an intuitive appreciation of beauty.
When the girl had walked far away, Xie Wendong 收回目光 and bent down to pick up his bike. At this time, a male voice came from behind, "Brother Dong! Wait for me for a while!" Without turning around, he knew who it was. Xie Wendong turned around and saw Li Shuang, who was sweating all over his head. Behind him were Gao Qiang and six unfamiliar faces.
When they walked closer, Li Shuang said to the six people, "This is Brother Dong, your boss!" The six people looked at Xie Wendong and bowed in unison, saying, "Hello, Brother Dong!"
Seeing the puzzled look on Xie Wendong's face, Gao Qiang explained, "These six subordinates are also freshmen. Brother San Yan and we found them. They're all fierce fighters!"
Xie Wendong nodded to the six people and said to Li Shuang and Gao Qiang, "When all the brothers arrive later, keep an eye on things and don't cause any trouble, got it?" The two nodded. Li Shuang smiled and said, "Brother Dong, I've been with you for so long and learned something. Don't worry!"
Xie Wendong turned around and shook his head, saying, "You're the one I'm most worried about." He pushed his bike towards the parking shed on the side. Gao Qiang chuckled and pushed his bike, following behind Xie Wendong. "You guy, what else can you do besides taking pleasure in other people's misfortunes?" Li Shuang got back on his bike with his fat body and caught up with Xie Wendong. The six new subordinates followed with smiles on their faces.
Xie Wendong and the others came to the parking shed. Just as they were about to go in, they were stopped by two students at the entrance. "Hey~~ Hey~~ Hey! Stop right there. What do you think you're doing, just going in like that? Don't you know this is the place where teachers park their bikes?"
Li Shuang was unhappy. "I just saw a student wearing a school uniform park his bike in there. Why can't we?"
A student with small eyes gave Li Shuang a glare. "That person is that person, and you are you. I said no, so it's no!" The thin student with him didn't say anything, but he raised his head so high that you could see the nose hairs in his nostrils.
Li Shuang parked his bike and stepped forward to argue. "What's the deal? Is it just because I'm a freshman? I'm telling you, move aside right now. I'm going to park my bike here today no matter what."
Xie Wendong also thought these two people were being too unreasonable and didn't stop Li Shuang.
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