Chapter 92 Using Death as A Threat

Lin Huai turned his head and looked at Thunder God with reverence in his eyes. He asked, “Mr. Lei, what do you want me to do?”

Thunder God cracked a smile on his face. “Very well, have a seat. We will talk while eating.”

“Sure.” Lin Huai went back to his seat and poured himself a full glass of white wine. He raised his glass and said, “Mr. Lei, I propose a toast to you! Thank you for your warm reception today.”

Thunder God stared suspiciously at Lin Huai who had a calm look on his face. Based on what he had estimated earlier, he must have some skills superior to others since he was able to defeat Zhou Minghu. However, his face should have turned pale, and his knees weak, by the gruesome scene since Lin Huai was only a student who had just started school. Nonetheless, he seemed undisturbed and even if he was just pretending, that was already remarkable. Not to mention the average students, there were hardly any people who had this kind of psychological quality in the gangster world.

Thunder God smiled and looked at Lin Huai with excitement. He asked Lin Huai, “Put your glass down first. What are you willing to do for me?”

Lin Huai set the glass down and smiled bitterly. “To an influential person like you, Mr. Lei, a junior like me must know his place. I don’t have the courage to disobey your instructions.”

“Good, you’re quite smart but I do not want this kind of man. What I want is for you to focus on helping me, and you can become my man in the future.”

Lin Huai hung his head and began hesitating. He could feel a strong killing intent permeating across the room and did not need to raise his head to know that all the ten goons in the room had fixed their eyes on him. If Thunder God felt just a hint of displeasure, he would give orders and they would immediately think of a way to kill him.

Gong Zhenglong was sitting in between Lin Huai and Thunder God. His strength was already nearing the Observable Energy Stage and although he might not be able to stop Lin Huai completely, he could still give Lin Huai some resistance. Lin Huai also noticed that something was bulging out from Thunder God’s body and it looked like a gun holster. So even if Zhenglong could occupy him for just a few seconds, Thunder God would have a window to open fire. Hence, Lin Huai decided to take into consideration the unpredictable variables of the situation and not turn against Thunder God yet.

Lin Huai lifted his head and explained to Thunder God with a serious look on his face, “Mr. Lei, you should know that I am still a student and I just started my freshman year. I have yet to think about joining a gang.”

Thunder God chuckled. “Brother, you are already the Big Boss of Yulan College, doesn’t that count as joining a gang? It doesn’t matter if it’s any other school but if the Big Boss of Yulan College is not considered a gangster, I’m afraid the whole gang affiliation will be laughing at him. Hahahaha!”

The scrawny guy sitting opposite of Lin Huai also started laughing. “Lin Huai, it is your honor that Mr. Lei wants to take you in. Do you know how hard Zhou Minghu had to work to be accepted by Mr. Lei? Then just when Mr. Lei decided to accept him, you kill him. Shouldn’t you be grateful that you earned Mr. Lei’s recognition so easily?”

“Yes, I am indeed appreciative.” Lin Huai, however, was swearing in his heart, Like hell I am! Nonetheless he continued, “But I really can’t obey your commands. Mr. Lei, you should know that I have just started school less than a month ago and my priority now is studying. I believe you have men inside the school, so you should know about the rules that I have set, right?”

“I’ve heard about it but I don’t quite get it.” Thunder God seemed like he wanted to see through Lin Huai’s scheme as he asked curiously, “You want the students to follow class rules?”

“Yes, to follow the class rules.” Although Lin Huai did not want to obey Thunder God, he was not sure that he could take on Thunder God at the moment, so he did not want the situation to turn too ugly at the moment. “So, I’m really not interested in joining a gang. If you insist that I have to follow you before I can toast to you, Mr. Lei, then I’m afraid I will not toast to that.”

“Goddamnit, you’re asking for it!” Gong Zhenglong banged the table and stood up immediately. His eyes were wide, filled with killing intent, as though he was going to tear Lin Huai in half. “Big Boss, since he does not appreciate your kindness, I will kill him right now!”

Lin Huai could see that Gong Zhenglong really despised him. He started cursing inside again, Damn you, I did not even lay a finger on you, why are you being so aggressive toward me?

Although it was not a good time to turn against Thunder God, the atmosphere in the room was changing drastically. Gong Zhenglong looked like he was going to make his move anytime, and the ten goons’ hands were already in their pocket; they were probably reaching for their knives, so Lin Huai had to prepare himself for a fight that might break out any moment.

It was now depending on what Thunder God had in mind; if he really wanted to fight it out, then Lin Huai could only fight to his end.

Thunder God looked toward Lin Huai with sparkling eyes and he was slightly hesitant. The scrawny guy suddenly walked over to Thunder God’s side and whispered something in his ear. Thunder God nodded and grunted in agreement. He then said, “It’s fine Gong Zhenglong, just sit down.”

Gong Zhenglong sat down in a huff but his gaze was still fixed on Lin Huai. He looked like he was going to strangle Lin Huai at any moment but Lin Huai did not even want to care about this man who was acting like he was undergoing premenstrual syndrome.

Thunder God waited for Gong Zhenglong to take his seat and then with a serious look, he offered, “I will give you a week to consider my offer but don’t make me wait too long. If I do not get the answer I want from you after one week, you will suffer the same fate as the man just now.”

Lin Huai stood up and said, “Then I’ll take my leave first, Big Boss Lei.”

He just could not continue staying there to wait for the meal.

Thunder God replied, “Hold up, I am not finished yet.”

Lin Huai answered respectfully, “I am all ears.”

“You have strong psychological qualities. If you are not afraid of dying, then you better think about your brothers whom you are close to, Pu Chengji, Wu Jun, Wu Mengjie, Dao Zi and Fan Hanning. Also, do think about the lady teacher of yours who is also your friend. You have previously caused quite a scene for the computer science major’s lady teacher, Miss Pu Yingxue’s sake. I wonder if your heart will be at ease if you realize that you might drag so many people into this.”

Lin Huai’s heart skipped a beat and his face turned dark at once. Since the moment he entered the room, this was the first time he could not hold in his emotions and was permeating a strong intent to fight, so strong it made Thunder God’s eyes light up, and the others were starting to feel agitated, gripping tightly onto their weapons.

Lin Huai forcefully held in his anger. It was obviously a wrong choice for him to fight against thirteen people single-handedly. Moreover, there would probably be more than thirteen people since Thunder God might have more men inside the hotel as well.

Lin Huai took a deep breath and suppressed his anger again. He nodded and answered, “I will take it into consideration, Big Boss Lei.”

Lin Huai pushed the door open and left. As he saw Lin Huai leaving, Gong Zhenglong displeasedly said, “Why did you let him go, Big Boss? Didn’t you see his hostility toward you? If people like him was of no use to you, we need to get rid of him then and there. Just give me your orders, I will chase after him and kill him.”

Thunder God gave Gong Zhenglong a vicious stare and a Red Cane like Gong Zhenglong trembled as he met Thunder God’s deadly stare. He nervously hung his head and even slouched his back, not daring to utter another word.

Thunder God replied in a cold manner, “This is the time we put our people to good use. Previously, we have reached a three-way agreement with Wang Luosha and Zhao Wenjiang. Yulan College is our biggest advantage compared to the other cities and we cannot interfere with school affairs at all. So, if we were to kill him now, we will be breaking the agreement. This is why we can’t lay a finger on Gao Mengchao and kill her even though we know that there is a high possibility she might be one of the Thirteen Gang Girls. Unless one day, she’s no longer a college student, then we can take on her anytime we want.”

Gong Zhenglong knitted his brows and replied, “But you threatened him just now.”

“Hehe, it was just a little scare… Scrawny here came up with that idea.”

The scrawny guy chuckled, “I have been asking around and found out that Lin Huai’s biggest weakness is that he values relationships; we can exploit this weakness of his. You’re right, according to the agreement, we cannot interfere with school affairs and naturally it would be difficult to lay our hands on Lin Huai. However, if we only kill the lady teacher or someone insignificant like Han Fanning, it wouldn’t be considered as breaking the agreement right? Moreover, the two of them do not seem like they qualify to become gangsters in the future. Nonetheless, this would mean an entirely different thing to Lin Huai and he will not have the heart to let us do such things.”

Gong Zhenglong added, “I understand now, you guys are trying to push him over the edge. However I’m still pissed…”

“I know,” Thunder God continued, “Zhou Minghu is your cousin and Lin Huai had killed him, it is only natural for you to feel displeased toward him. Nevertheless, Zhou Minghu is already dead and he isn’t your biological brother anyway. The both of you also didn’t have an intimate relationship, so it’s not worth fighting against someone who is of use to us now just for a dead worthless person.”

Gong Zhenglong questioned, “Big Boss, why do you think so highly of Lin Huai? That brat is merely a student.”

“Hehe, he had brought such a drastic change to Yulan College in less than a month and yet he is just an average student? As long as he’s willing to join us and brings along the few Red Canes of his, the balance of power between the three parties will be disrupted completely. By then, we will dominate the entire Northern District in no time and I will be the undisputed North Heavenly King, so does it even matter anymore if Zhou Minghu died or not?”

After listening to Thunder God, Gong Zhenglong knew that there wasn’t time for vengeance at the moment. He couldn’t help but let out a sigh and hoped quietly that if Lin Huai went back and still decided to disobey Thunder God’s arrangements, then that would be great news.

Gong Zhenglong understood Thunder God’s character very well; if Lin Huai really insisted on defying him, Thunder God could care less about an agreement and would be furious. The only consequence of that would be Lin Huai’s death.