Chapter 165: Time Bomb
Guo Jianchao was almost scared to death. The moment he heard the name of Yang Ming, he was stunned. Why did it sound so familiar? Could it be the Yang Ming? But, he quickly rejected this thought. That Yang Ming was merely a punk. How could he know the gangster boss?
“Let him in!” Bao Sanli said.
The door of the leisure room opened. Yang Ming walked in like a boss. “Brother Bao, are you in the middle of something?”
“Brother Yang, welcome, welcome! Nothing much. There was a dumb*ss flirting with my girlfriend. I am preparing to sink him to the bottom of the sea.” Bao Sanli laughed.
“Oh, you should quickly remove this fellow. We haven’t seen each other for so long already. We should catch up!” Yang Ming said.
“That’s right. Oh ya, Brother Yang. Why are you free to come over to my place?” Bao Sanli asked.
“Nothing much. My cousin and my girlfriend dragged me here to meet a client.” Yang Ming said, “I simply came over after I finished.”
“Oh, I see!” Bao Sanli nodded his head and said to his underlings, “You guys, quickly remove this little fellow. Don’t let him kill the fun for Brother Yang and me!”
At this instant, Guo Jianchao was quite sure. The person who came in was the Yang Ming who he had a meal with. He couldn’t care anymore about the conflict with Yang Ming. It was more important to protect his life right now! Most importantly, Yang Ming seemed to have a high status here. Even a gangster boss like Brother Bao addressed him as “Brother Yang”! Hence, Guo Jianchao quickly shouted, “Yang Ming, save my life-!”
“Dumb*ss, you can’t simply call Brother Yang’s name!” One of the underlings raised his leg and kicked Guo Jianchao’s a**.
“Ao ! ! ! ! ! !” Guo Jianchao was in agonizing pain as his tears flew out of his eyes.
“Yi?” Yang Ming feigned surprise when he squatted down. Then, he opened his eyes wide and said in exaggeration, “Isn’t this Vice President Guo? Why are you here?”
“Yang… Brother Yang, please save me!” Guo Jianchao didn’t dare to call out his name directly. “I don’t want to die!”
“Die? Brother Bao, what’s happening?” Yang Ming asked in a very ‘curious’ manner. “Quickly release Vice President Guo. He is the friend of my girlfriend and my cousin!”
“Brother Yang, you shouldn’t bother yourself with this matter. This fellow intended to rape my woman. This is not something trivial. If I just let it slip like this, I will lose my status in the underworld!” Bao Sanli said in a serious manner.
“Brother Bao, is there no way to turn it around? Can you help me out of consideration and respect?” Yang Ming asked in a probing manner.
“Brother Yang, you belong to the underworld as well. You should understand that people here are quite particular about their status. This a**hole isn’t related to you. If you want to help him, you need a reason right?” Bao Sanli explained in a logical manner. Even if he wanted to shield someone, didn’t he need a reason?
“He is my underling!” Yang Ming said in hesitation.
“Yes, yes, I am the underling of Brother Yang. Brother Bao, can you forgive me as respect to Brother Yang?” Guo Jianchao heard Yang Ming help him to plead for mercy. He was moved and didn’t know what else to do. Yang Ming recognized him as his underling. That would be the angelic voice to his rescue!
“Is that so?” Bao Sanli looked at Guo Jianchao.
“Yes, I am in fact the underling of Brother Yang! His follower!” Guo Jianchao said.
“Erm? Why didn’t you say so earlier!” Bao Sanli shouted loudly as he asked.
“I… I was afraid that I will bring shame to Brother Yang. I didn’t dare to say it!” Guo Jianchao responded quickly with logic.
“Alright, out of respect for Brother Yang, I will temporarily grant you your life!” Bao Shanli said after a slight hesitation, “However, you should remember that you are Brother Yang’s man. I don’t wish to and I don’t dare to hurt you. But, if one day, Brother Yang didn’t want you anymore, that day will be your funeral!”
“Yes, yes. I will be the underling of Brother Yang forever in my life. Rest assured, Brother Bao. I wouldn’t dare to do anything against Brother Yang!” Guo Jianchao quickly added.
“Alright, but I have recorded the incident just now. Currently, Brother Yang is shielding you, and I will keep it temporarily. This will serve as a restraint to you. If you do something against Yang Ming in the future, I will publish it! I don’t think there would be any company that would accept a gay employee [1].” Bao Sanli blackmailed him.
“I don’t dare to. I don’t dare to. I, Guo Jianchao will follow the lead of Brother Yang and Brother Bao in the future. I won’t violate it any slightly!” Guo Jianchao pledged.
“Alright, I’ll let you go this time. As the saying goes, it is better to make friends than to make enemies. This time we will just let it slide. Aren’t you a vice president? I have lots of things that need your help in the future!” Bao Sanli said.
“Brother Bao, rest assured. I will go to the end of the Earth just for your words!” Guo Jianchao said it sincerely. He wouldn’t dare to say something that indicated a no. It wasn’t just his life in their hands. With the evidence they had, it was enough to screw him over!
“Alright, you need to leave. Don’t be an eyesore. I need to catch up with Brother Yang!” Bao Sanli waved his hand impatiently to shoo away Guo Jianchao.
After Guo Jianchao left, Yang Ming and Bao Sanli smiled at each other.
“Brother Yang, you are quite despicable. This time, that Guo fellow will be greatly indebted to you. He won’t dare to disobey your words!” Bao Sanli gave off a malicious smile.
“That’s also thanks to Brother Bao’s help!” Yang Ming laughed.
“Don’t say something so modest to your own brother!” Bao Sanli waved his hand, “Let’s go. Di Lei will be there. The four of us should catch up with each other!”
At this point, Yang Ming buried a nail beside Wang Zhitao and his father! This idea was born after his encounter with Bao Sanli. President Hua gave him the inspiration. If one was to hold on to the other’s weakness, that person wouldn’t dare to disobey!
Guo Jianchao was the time bomb that Yang Ming buried in Xiongfeng Group. Even though he wouldn’t be of any use now, he would be an excellent pawn in the future. Also, he wasn’t afraid Guo Jianchao would betray him. For someone who was a coward, his life and future were the most important for him!
At 8 o’clock in the evening, Yang Ming walked out of the Nightless Club. He took out his phone and took a look. The phone call before in the bathroom was from Lan Ling. Yang Ming suddenly felt a chill crawl down his spine!
Voodoo! Yang Ming had actually forgotten about the voodoo implanted in him! Just now, Sun Jie and I… Impulsiveness was the devil. Would the voodoo in me activate?
Yang Ming nervously gave Lan Ling a call.
“Yang Ming, where are you? I miss you! Why didn’t you answer my call before?” Lan Ling’s voice didn’t sound out of the ordinary. With that, Yang Ming was relieved.
“I was in a social engagement before. I couldn’t hear it.” Yang Ming explained.
“Oh, are you going to meet me tomorrow?” Lan Ling said coquettishly, “I have just finished it oh.”
“En… I will come over tomorrow. I can’t today. It’s already too late. I need to go home.” Yang Ming was drawn to Lan Ling.
‘Alright, I will hang up the call. Miss you.” Lan Ling on the opposite end of the phone kissed Yang Ming first before hanging up the phone call.
Yang Ming sighed. Is this considered betraying Lan Ling? I shouldn’t think too much. Since it already happened, it’s no use crying over spilled milk. I will look into it when the time comes! Yang Ming comforted himself and stopped thinking about it.
As he returned home, Yang Ming noticed his father had a sour expression. Yang Ming asked cautiously, “Dad, what happened?”
“I asked you to learn from your cousin. Why didn’t you show any humility?” Yang Dahai said with slight anger, “Big Ming, you aren’t young already. Your cousin is right to bring you to get some experience in society. How can you act on your own accord and behave in a bossy manner?”
“Dad, I have my own way of doing things. Did my cousin call to complain?” Yang Ming was agitated. It must be that Yang Li couldn’t shame me today, so she called and complained!
“Ai, Big Ming. At least your cousin has some experience in society. She said it was for your own good!” Yang Dahai sighed.
“Dad, I understand. You don’t need to worry. I can handle my own things. The way my cousin handles things doesn’t suit me. You see, without cousin’s influence, I did well on the job at Uncle Zhang’s place!” Yang Ming said.
“That’s true. Alright, I will stop lecturing you.” Yang Dahai shook his head. “University is going to start soon. You should buy some new outfits tomorrow. Look at your shirt. It is a high school outfit which doesn’t fit a university student at all!”
“Buy new clothes?” Yang Ming was baffled. “Why should I buy any? Isn’t a university student still a student?”
“How can that be?” Mother Yang came and said, “An adult needs to look like an adult. You are already in a relationship. How can you wear an outfit for kids! Tomorrow, you should go with Chen Mengyan. I will give you money later.”
Chapter Notes:
[1] Translator’s Personal Note: With gender issues and gender rights gathering more momentum and awareness, it should be understood that for most countries it’s a crime to discriminate against the LGBT community.