Brother Spice Ginger was an old hand in Jianghu, naturally full of cunning schemes. Anyone else seeing his loyalty might have been easily fooled by him.
But he had encountered Hao Jian, whose apparent simplicity concealed great wisdom. How could his trivial tricks ever deceive Hao Jian?
Brother Spice Ginger lowered his head deeply, fearing that a single show of displeasure from Hao Jian could lead to his demise.
The atmosphere also fell silent. It was exactly this kind of silence that made Brother Spice Ginger feel terrified and uneasy, for he couldn't figure out what Hao Jian's current attitude was.
After what seemed like a few minutes, just as Brother Spice Ginger was at his limit, Hao Jian finally spoke, "From now on, you're my dog!"
"Huh?" Brother Spice Ginger was momentarily stunned as he lifted his head, and then a look of ecstatic joy spread across his face. Had Hao Jian actually accepted him? What was the reason for this? Could it be that he wasn't angry?
"But I don't want today's incident to happen a second time," Hao Jian said as he spat out the cigarette butt from his mouth and stamped it out with his feet several times.
"Definitely, definitely," Brother Spice Ginger nodded vigorously. He had acted solely to gain Hao Jian's acceptance. Now that Hao Jian had agreed to accept him, how could he possibly commit such foolish acts in the future?
"I'm heading back," Hao Jian said as he stood up and left the park.
"Should I have someone send you?" Brother Spice Ginger quickly offered.
"No need, I'll take a taxi back," Hao Jian declined directly.
"Alright," Brother Spice Ginger didn't dare to insist.
"Boss, we've found that guy," inside the headquarters of the Red Makeup Society, a subordinate came to report to Gao Jiping, but his expression was somewhat strange, hesitating to speak.
"Just speak your mind. There's no need to hide anything in front of me," Gao Jiping's red lips moved slightly, emitting a captivating voice. Today, she was dressed in a red hip-hugging, low-cut dress that exaggerated her voluptuous figure, catching the eye and provoking fanciful thoughts in a single glance.
Her attire today matched her whole persona perfectly, like a bewitchingly bright red rose with, of course, thorns.
"We did find that guy, but it seems his background is somewhat complex," the subordinate said with a wry smile. To be honest, he also got quite a shock investigating Hao Jian's identity. Initially thinking him an ordinary driver, who would have known that he'd cause so many problems, offending so many powers.
And that was not all; despite offending so many forces, he still managed to live and thrive.
"How complex? Tell me about it," Gao Jiping's interest was immediately piqued. She had long suspected that Hao Jian was no ordinary man, and her curiosity about his identity intensified.
"The reason why I say his background is complex is because he doesn't seem to have any, yet he has successively gotten into conflicts with Liang Corporation, He Corporation, Martial Evil Hall, and Yihe Club, and they were all the sort of deadly feuds that don't end until one party is dead. The powers he has provoked, even the weakest Yihe Club, are enough to give us a headache.
Yet, he has offended them and still lives well up to this point, which is too strange," said the subordinate with a wry smile.
"What?" Gao Jiping's eyes almost popped out of her head. Hao Jian had conflicts with these forces?
Apart from the Yihe Club, with which her Red Makeup Society shared equal influence, the other three organizations could easily wipe out her society from Hua City with just a word. Hao Jian had conflicts with them? And he was still peacefully living up to now?
Gao Jiping thought she had already held Hao Jian in high regard, yet it turned out she had still underestimated him.
"I was also shocked when I first investigated him. You know, even we don't dare to provoke those forces, how could he alone dare to challenge them? Moreover, he challenged all four at the same time. If he weren't still alive, I'd really suspect he had a problem with his brain."
Gao Jiping could only wryly smile, "It's normal for you to think that way. Anyone who does such a thing is either a madman or a fool."
"Did you manage to thoroughly investigate his identity and background?" Gao Jiping asked again. She wanted to delve deeper into Hao Jian's background; only by knowing what Hao Jian had to rely on could she understand why he dared to confront the four powerful forces at once.
Hao Jian indeed had something to rely on, but his reliance was himself! The title "God of Death" was his greatest source of support!
"I was just about to tell you about this. His records before coming to Hua City are nowhere to be found. I asked a friend in the police to check his previous records for me. Guess what I found?" The subordinate said in a lowered, mysterious tone.
"What happened?" Gao Jiping asked in surprise. Could it be that Hao Jian had an even more shocking background?
"I found that his file was encrypted, and it was triple S-level encryption, no less. My friend told me this is the highest state-level encrypted file, accessible only by the national leaders with the authority and clearance to view it."
"..." Gao Jiping was silent for a long time. Encrypted files? Accessible only by national leaders? What kind of monster was this guy?
"Boss, are you really planning to collaborate with him? That guy is a disaster, constantly stirring up trouble. Now he is at odds with these four forces. Once we work with him, we might become the target of everybody," the subordinate said with some concern. "I don't know what Brother Spice Ginger was thinking, willingly becoming that guy's lapdog.
Doesn't he realize that once these four forces retaliate, his Dragon Tiger Gang could be ground to dust in the blink of an eye?"
"You are saying Brother Spice Ginger has become Hao Jian's dog?" Gao Jiping's surprise had reached an unprecedented level, and at this moment, she suddenly felt Hao Jian was extremely fearsome.
"Yeah, doesn't it sound stupid?"
"He's not stupid! On the contrary, he is very smart, smarter than all of us," Gao Jiping said with a serious expression.
"Huh?" The youngster was dumbfounded. Smart? Even now?
"He must have known Hao Jian's true identity, which is why he dares to risk angering the four forces to become Hao Jian's dog. No, we must also cooperate with Hao Jian as soon as possible. Otherwise, once he builds up his own power, we won't have the chance to get involved." Gao Jiping said with some urgency.
"Boss, are you really planning to work with him? He could end up getting us killed," the subordinate said with a wry smile.
"Do you think the Red Makeup Society still has a choice?" Gao Jiping also said with a bitter smile. "The Martial Evil Hall's offensive is getting fiercer by the day. We can't hold out much longer. Now we can only find a strong and reliable backer quickly.
Since he dares to challenge these four forces and they temporarily don't dare to touch him, it means he must have something that makes the four forces wary of him, which we can use to our advantage."
"Cancel all my appointments for tomorrow; I'm going to meet with Hao Jian!"