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[Volume Three: The Underground Emperor] Chapter 4: Hidden Dangers

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Seeing that everyone's eyes were fixed on him, Xie Wendong assumed the starting posture of Tai Chi — the stance of "Wild Horse Parts the Mane" and hooked his finger at another hooligan.

 

Brother Wu, who had been grappling with the third one and had blood on his face, became anxious. He released his grip on the third one's clothes, kicked him away with a backward kick, and quickly walked towards Xie Wendong. The other hooligans also stopped fighting and followed behind, looking at Xie Wendong in surprise.

 

Brother Wu sized up Xie Wendong carefully. He was of medium build, thin, and looked to be under twenty years old. There really didn't seem to be anything special about him. He turned his head and looked at his subordinate with the broken wrist, then angrily asked, "Who the hell are you? You're really ruthless. Give me your name!"

 

Xie Wendong put away his stance and said contemptuously, "You? I'm afraid you're not worthy to know!" Xie Wendong was speaking from the bottom of his heart. In City J, a small character like Brother Wu wouldn't even catch his eye.

 

Brother Wu felt humiliated. How dare this young brat talk to him like that! Gritting his teeth, he said, "Fuck you, kid. I'm going to see how gutsy you really are today!" As he spoke, he took out a spring-loaded knife from his pocket, flicked out the blade, and stabbed straight at Xie Wendong's lower abdomen.

 

Xie Wendong didn't dare to be careless. He tilted his body to the side to avoid the sharp edge and reached for Brother Wu's wrist. Seeing this, Brother Wu sneered, flipped his hand, and slashed the blade towards Xie Wendong's lower abdomen. Xie Wendong quickly turned around and moved to the left side of his opponent, then struck Brother Wu's chest hard with his elbow. Brother Wu knew that Xie Wendong was difficult to deal with and became more cautious. When he saw the elbow coming, he quickly blocked his chest with his palm.

 

However, he underestimated the strength of Xie Wendong. Xie Wendong had used all his strength in this strike. Brother Wu felt a sharp pain in his palm, and then it went numb. The powerful impact sent him staggering back several steps. When he steadied himself and looked down, he saw that his entire palm was deformed, and several of his finger bones were broken. Xie Wendong didn't give him a chance to catch his breath. He strode up to Brother Wu, grabbed his hair, pulled it down forcefully, and at the same time, raised his knee and slammed it into Brother Wu's face.

 

"Crack, crack!" After just two strikes, Brother Wu passed out. His nose bridge was now parallel to his face.

 

Xie Wendong released Brother Wu's hair, and the latter's body slumped to the ground. Without even looking at him, Xie Wendong smiled and swept his gaze over the remaining hooligans. He said slowly, "Is there anyone else who's not convinced? Come out, all of you!" An imposing aura emanated from Xie Wendong.

 

None of the hooligans dared to step forward. They knew Brother Wu's abilities, but he had been knocked down by this young man in just a few moves, which showed how powerful this young man was. When they saw Xie Wendong looking at them, they all stepped back.

 

"Since no one is coming out, then I'll take my leave!" With that, Xie Wendong helped the eldest up and walked towards the school. After walking a long way, the other classmates finally came to their senses and hurriedly chased after them.

 

When they caught up with Xie Wendong, the third one looked at him in disbelief and said, "Seventh, I really didn't expect you to be so good at fighting!"

 

Xie Wendong didn't want others to know too much about him, so he smiled and said, "Didn't you notice? I've learned martial arts."

 

The fourth one nodded as if he had understood something and said, "I saw that... that posture you took. It looked a lot like Tai Chi, didn't it?"

 

"That's right. It was exactly Tai Chi!" "No wonder you're so good. Tai Chi is a national treasure of China! The Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng on TV... (Hundreds of words of what the fourth one said are omitted). Seventh, you have to teach me in the future!"

 

Xie Wendong nodded with a smile.

 

Huang Lei walked over and said softly, "I'm sorry for what I said about you just now... You don't mind, do you?"

 

Xie Wendong smiled and said, "It's nothing. I didn't take it to heart." Hearing Xie Wendong's words, Huang Lei felt both happy and disappointed.

 

Everyone took the eldest to the school infirmary. After the doctor examined him, he told them that there was nothing serious, just some minor injuries. Only then did everyone feel relieved. While the doctor was applying medicine to the eldest, he lay on the bed and asked loudly, "Did any of you pick up my glasses?"

 

Everyone was silent. The eldest let out a sigh, "What a pity about my glasses. They were a gift from my girlfriend. If she finds out that I lost them because of a fight, she'll fight me to the death!" After hearing this, everyone looked at the eldest with sympathy for a long time...

 

After this incident, everyone admired Xie Wendong even more, especially the girls. This made Xie Wendong feel very strange. Did girls nowadays really like people who knew martial arts? When Xie Wendong was fighting with Brother Wu, he hadn't used any Tai Chi moves. It was all just fighting skills. He had just pretended to take a Tai Chi stance at the end to deceive everyone.

 

That night, Xie Wendong took out his mobile phone and walked out of the dormitory under the gaze of the others (mobile phones were not common at that time). He went to the playground outside the student building. First, he called home to report that he was safe. Then he called Jiang Sen.

 

"Brother Dong, how's it going in City H?? What's the difference compared to City J? When should we come over?" Jiang Sen was very excited when he received Xie Wendong's call.

 

"There's not much difference, just that it's bigger. You and the brothers of the Secret Group come over first. I need intelligence here!" "Okay. Don't we need the other brothers?"
"Not for now. We don't have a place to stay yet, and if too many people come, the expenses will be very high." "Oh, I see. Then I'll take the bus over early tomorrow morning."
"Alright!" Xie Wendong thought for a moment and smiled a bit sheepishly, "Remember to bring more money from the gang. I've spent a lot these past few days!"
Jiang Sen laughed when he heard this, "I said, Brother Dong, the gang's daily income is over a hundred thousand now. All that money belongs to you. You can spend it as you like!"
"No. The money in the gang was earned by the brothers with their lives. There's so much blood and sweat on every penny, and it doesn't belong to me alone! Okay, I won't say more!" Xie Wendong hung up the phone.

 

Holding the phone on the other end, Jiang Sen couldn't calm down. A simple sentence from Xie Wendong made him feel ashamed, and he was filled with admiration for this young man who was several years younger than himself. It wasn't just him; everyone in the Wendong Association felt the same way. It was precisely because of Xie Wendong's charisma that thousands of people in the gang were tightly united.

 

Sometimes, a high degree of personal worship isn't necessarily a bad thing. Xie Wendong would come to understand this even more in the future.

 

Back in the dormitory, Xie Wendong lay on the bed and picked up a novel he had just rented from the bookstore downstairs out of boredom.

 

After a while, the third one came over. "Seventh, lend me your phone. I want to call home." When the fourth one heard this, he quickly came over and said, "Lend it to me first. I'll be quick!" Then Lao Ma came over... Xie Wendong watched silently as the six of them fought over the phone.

 

The next afternoon during class. Xie Wendong was sitting in the classroom listening to the teacher when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" The teacher, who had been interrupted during the lecture, was a bit unhappy.
The classroom door opened, and a cute girl who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old walked in. Seeing that hundreds of pairs of eyes were fixed on her, she blushed slightly and said, "I'm sorry, teacher. I'll just disturb you for a moment. I'm looking for Xie Wendong!"
Xie Wendong was taken aback when he heard this. He didn't remember ever seeing this girl before. The fifth one beside him smiled and asked, "Is she your girlfriend? She's pretty!"
Xie Wendong didn't say anything. There were very few people in City H who knew his name. She must have come from home. Xie Wendong stood up and walked over in big strides. He nodded to the teacher and walked out of the classroom.
"Who are you?" Xie Wendong looked at the girl and asked.
The girl blinked her eyes naively and thought to herself, he's so young! She smiled and said, "Brother Dong, I'm a member of the Secret Group. Team Leader Jiang is waiting for you at the entrance of the teaching building!"
Team Leader Jiang? Hehe, Xie Wendong knew that the girl was referring to Jiang Sen, but he didn't know when Jiang Sen had gotten such a title! He nodded to the girl and walked towards the outside of the teaching building. From a distance, he saw Jiang Sen standing on the stairs of the teaching building with several other people, looking around.
Xie Wendong walked over. Seeing that Jiang Sen and the others were about to salute, he waved his hand and asked, "Old Jiang, how's the situation at home?"
Jiang Sen smiled and said, "It's still the same!"
"What about the other brothers who came with you?"
"I was afraid it would be inconvenient with too many people, so I asked them to stay in a hotel first. By the way, Brother Dong, I brought a hundred people this time. They're all elites, and the others will arrive in a few days!"
Xie Wendong nodded and asked in a low voice, "Did they all bring weapons?"
"Yeah, they all did! A few of us brothers came here in the gang's car."
Xie Wendong let out an "oh" and thought deeply, "Drive the gang's car back. The license plate number might reveal our identity, and I don't want us to be discovered as members of the Wendong Association so soon! Also, send all the brothers out. I want to figure out the situation of the underworld in City H, especially that disco named New Youth to the north of H University. The more detailed the information, the better."
Jiang Sen nodded in agreement and immediately asked the brother behind him to find someone to drive the car back to City J. Then he asked, "Brother Dong, should we take action against that New Youth disco first?"
Xie Wendong said, "Yes, and I also want to buy that disco!"
"Buy it?" Jiang Sen said in surprise, not understanding Xie Wendong's intention. Xie Wendong smiled and said, "We don't have a foothold in City H yet. It's very important to have our own base first. That disco has a good location and is also a profitable place."
"Oh, I see! I'll send someone to investigate it right away!"
"Okay!" Xie Wendong said, "We also need to thoroughly investigate the entire underworld situation in City H. Check out that Soul Reaping Gang for me as well. I've had some conflicts with them. Also, you go and pay a visit to the home of the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee later. Take... some money with you. The relationship between us and him will determine our future development in City H. And don't come to the school to find me often. Just call me if there's anything, unless it's something important. Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to class!"
Jiang Sen pointed at the cute girl behind Xie Wendong and said, "Brother Dong, this girl is called Wen Zi. I want her to replace Ying as your new bodyguard!"
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