Ye Zhenguo acted as if he had not seen them at all. “These small fry are yours to deal with!”
He turned to head home.
Jiang Nan grabbed him quickly. “Hey, hey, hey, don’t go! Big bro, just help me clear a wave while you’re here. I’m all on my own.”
Ye Zhenguo glared. “You, on your own? When you soloed District 53, you didn’t complain about being on your own.”
“You want me to clear mobs for you? Don’t I have any pride? I’m a Dao…”
Jiang Nan: “Hm?”
Ye Zhenguo’s face stiffened. “I’m a Pika-ping who walks backwards very smoothly. I’m your big bro!”
Jiang Nan grinned. “It’s just on your way, isn’t it? Think of it as morning exercise!”
“Besides, little brother Xinghe hasn’t peaked yet!”
Ye Zhenguo’s face darkened. “Wage slave! Wage slave soul! Working for you would kill me!”
He strode towards the door.
The lead Diamond-level lackey was furious. “You Pikachu are pretty arrogant! Who are you calling small fry? How do I look like small fry?”
Ye Zhenguo ignored him completely. His body appeared in front of the man in an instant.
A large hand pressed against the man’s temple and slammed him into the doorframe. His head exploded.
A Diamond Five was instantly killed.
“I said you’re small fry, so you’re small fry. A bunch of trash! Not even qualified for morning exercise!”
He charged into the corridor. Roars mixed with screams rang out. Human figures kept flying out of windows.
Yao Hong swallowed hard, utterly shocked. The Blood Alliance was finished.
Meanwhile, Jiang Nan strolled over to Wan Dongchen with his hands behind his back, a smile on his face.
“You have your confidence. I have my foundation.”
“I can smile while you threaten me. Naturally, I can also make you kneel while I lay down the rules.”
“Star Glory? Not that tough. It can be broken.”
Wan Dongchen’s face was ashen. He wanted to die.
He never should have provoked Jiang Nan. Now, forget the Blood Alliance, even his own life was probably forfeit.
“Please spare me! I’ll give you money, women, anything I have. Just name it, it’s yours! Don’t kill me!”
Jiang Nan grinned. “That night, 300 million could have settled it. You refused. Now the price is much higher!”
Wan Dongchen’s eyes lit up. There was hope!
“I’ll pay! Whatever you ask, as long as you let me live!”
Jiang Nan: (o՞ට՞)੭✧ I want everything!
Wan Dongchen gritted his teeth, eyes bloodshot.
“You’re so greedy!”
“I’ll give it! All of it!”
Wan Dongchen knew he had no room to bargain. He could only go along.
Jiang Nan smiled. Project start-up funds secured.
He said he’d rob, and he really robbed. No nonsense.
Still, Jiang Nan didn’t trust him. He forced a bottle of deadly Big Green Stick down his throat, then opened the computer and made him transfer money to Dandelion’s account.
Ten minutes later.
Jiang Nan glared. “Really nothing left?”
Wan Dongchen: (›꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ‹)
“Really nothing! I gave you everything from my sixteen overseas accounts and four domestic ones!”
“Even the money for my mistresses, and the 803 yuan 27 mao in loose change!”
Jiang Nan looked disgusted. “You call yourself Star Glory? Head of an underground organisation? This little? Just over two hundred million US dollars?”
“I could scrape together more than that myself!”
He rushed forward and started beating Wan Dongchen.
“Anything else? Anything else?”
Wan Dongchen vomited blood, wailing. “Stop! There’s really nothing! Most assets are in the Blood Alliance branches, or tied up in goods. It’s all working capital!”
Jiang Nan grinned. “Tell your branches to send the money here! Ransom your boss!”
“If the amount doesn’t satisfy me, this place becomes your grave!”
He posed in front of Gu Xiaowei’s belt camera, hands on hips.
“Blood Alliance, listen up! I, Pika-pang! Want money! Understand?”
“No money, I beat your boss!”
He called Gu Xiaowei over, stood her in front of Wan Dongchen.
Then he pulled out a pair of super-speed slippers, put them on Gu Xiaowei’s hands, and placed them against Wan Dongchen’s cheeks.
“Pika-pang? What are you…”
Jiang Nan grinned, pushed Gu Xiaowei’s hands. High-speed mode activated.
Automatic face-slapping machine engaged.
Slap-slap-slap sounds rang nonstop. Gu Xiaowei’s arms spun like windmills.
Wan Dongchen sat tied to the chair, head whipping left and right, tears flying everywhere.
“Aaah! Stop! Send money! Send him money now!”
[Resentment value from Wan Dongchen +1000!]
The scene was broadcast in extreme close-up by Gu Xiaowei’s belt camera.
The screen was filled with Wan Dongchen’s huge face being slapped back and forth.
Gu Xiaowei’s eyes sparkled. “Wow! So amazing, it’s automatic! Feels so good!”
Yao Hong watched, eyes shining, almost wanting to try it herself.
The live chat completely exploded.
“Hiss, so ruthless! So cruel! I can’t watch anymore!”
“Even someone in the underworld thinks this is brutal! The guy tied to the chair is a Star Glory?”
“Upstairs, nice rhyme! Making someone cry, really?”
“Don’t mess with Jiang Nan! Once you do, you’re done!”
Right now, the three major Blood Alliance branches were in chaos. Our boss is tied to a chair and being beaten?
Twenty slaps a second?
“What are you waiting for? Gather the money!”
“If the leader dies, the Blood Alliance collapses. We’ve made too many enemies lately. Without a Star Glory holding the fort, they’ll all pounce!”
“Save him? Save my ass! Even if we save him, we can’t keep him. Let’s take the money and run!”
The branches were in total disarray, everyone with their own ideas.
Wei Changsheng felt utterly vindicated. You called me Eunuch Wei? Now you’re Eunuch Wan, aren’t you?
Save him? Save my ass!
Falling into South God’s hands and still alive?
Lucky I left early, or I’d be getting slapped too.
Time to take the money and run. When else to betray?
…
At the Ye family villa.
Zhong Yingxue and the others had finished packing and were about to leave for the academy with Ye Xingxuan.
They wanted to say goodbye to the Ye family, but after searching, they found no one.
Eventually they discovered the entire Ye household hadn’t even eaten breakfast. Everyone was crowded around computers watching the stream, making tsk-tsk sounds.
“Uncle Ye? What are you all doing?”
Ye Haitao waved. “Haha, don’t rush off. This scene doesn’t come often!”
Curious, Zhong Yingxue and the others looked over.
On screen, a person in a Pikachu headgear stood with hands on hips, extremely arrogant.
“Blood Alliance, listen up! I, Pika-pang! Want money! Understand?”
They looked at each other.
“That’s Xiao Nan, right?”
“Definitely Xiao Nan!”
“No doubt, it’s Nan bro!”
Zhong Yingxue covered her face. “So this is the bad thing Xiao Nan got up early to do?”
Xia Yao’s eyes sparkled. “Wow! Xiao Nan is so fierce outside! What’s the Blood Alliance? That guy tied to the chair looks so pitiful!”
“Eh? Xingxuan, why is your face so pale?”
Ye Xingxuan’s little face was white. “This is a dark web stream! Anyone who can log in is basically from international underground organisations, lots of big shots!”
“As for the Blood Alliance… it’s a major domestic underground force, currently very powerful! The man tied to the chair is the Blood Alliance leader, Wan Dongchen! Star Glory level!”
At those words, Xia Yao’s smile froze. Zhong Yingxue and the others stared wide-eyed.
Star Glory? The one being beaten to tears is Star Glory?
Xiao Nan is robbing his money too?
Looking at the chat, rows of the same messages kept scrolling.
Don’t mess with Jiang Nan!
Once you do, you’re finished!
Heartless devil Jiang!
Mess with him and regret it!
Xia Yao and Zhong Yingxue felt their scalps tingle, utterly shocked.
Aren’t these supposed to be underground bosses? Why are they all sending these messages?
They even have rhymes?
What kind of reputation does Jiang Nan have outside?
Only now did they realise their understanding of Jiang Nan was limited to the academy.
They knew almost nothing about what he did outside.
Compared to the Jiang Nan outside, the one who tore through the academy ceiling was practically a good boy!
Watching Wan Dongchen being slapped for nearly half an hour, everyone shivered.
So cruel!
Just then, Ye Zhenguo’s voice came from the hall.
“Hm? Where is everyone? Breakfast not ready yet?”
Hearing Ye Zhenguo was back, they rushed to the second-floor balcony to look.
Ye Zhenguo was confused. Why are they all gathered without eating breakfast?
Ye Haitao held back laughter. “Dad? Where did you just go?”
Ye Zhenguo stiffened. “Cough, ah! Morning exercise! Why do you care where I went!”
The Ye family all gritted their teeth, trying not to laugh.
Just then, Ye Ye climbed onto the railing. “Grandpa, watch Ye Ye!”
Ye Zhenguo beamed. “Hey! Grandpa’s watching! What is it, precious granddaughter?”
Ye Ye’s little face turned serious. She let out a cute shout. “Pika-ping’s Roar! Awoo~”
ε٩(˶˃᷄⌂˂᷅)۶～Awoo!
Then she jumped from the second-floor balcony, landing coolly. “Pika-ping’s Iron Fist! Da da da da!”
(ง˃᷄ꇴ˂᷅)ง⁼³₌₃
Ye Zhenguo: (▀Ĺ̯▀٥)
[Resentment value from Ye Zhenguo +1001!]
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