One night, in a certain bar in downtown.
Zhao Yan was sitting on the sofa with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, watching the chaotic dance floor. Next to him was a pitiful girl who was so poor that she could only wrap herself in a piece of cloth.
This was Luo Jiajun's habit. Whenever he took his brothers to do something, he would go out to party wildly for a night.
In his words, they had all put their heads on their waistbands. Who knew if this time would be the last chance to enjoy life before doing the job? After partying, then do the job.
Of course, Luo Jiajun only drank alcohol and didn't sleep with girls. After all, undercover agent Luo had quite high standards.
And Zhao Yan's standards were even higher. He certainly wouldn't get to know the nightclub girls deeply either.
"Big Lei, why don't you take a girl to have some fun?" Zhao Yan asked Da Lei who was drinking alcohol gloomily beside him.
Da Lei shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Big brother, you know me. I don't like this kind of thing."
"Don't like it?" Zhao Yan pinched the girl's face beside him, grieving for her misery: "Look, she's in the flower of youth, but so poor that she doesn't even have a complete set of clothes. She's wrapped in a piece of cloth, either exposing her back or legs. How pitiful, big brother has a kind heart, and can't bear to see people suffer. If you don't come, and I don't come, how will they fill their stomachs? How will they support their families?"
"Da Lei, one must be kind-hearted. We don't lack this little money. Take some out to buy them clothes that can keep out the wind. This is a small thing within our power. As the saying goes, do not neglect to do good just because it is minor."
At this moment, he was bathed in a holy light.
"Big brother, stop it. I feel fucking guilty now for not visiting prostitutes." Xiao Lei's mouth twitched twice, somewhat speechless.
Zhao Yan looked at the girl who wanted to give back to society, "Are you moved?"
"I'm moved." The girl nodded again and again.
Zhao Yan asked again, "Any discount then?"
"No." The girl shook her head repeatedly.
"Damn, so I said all that for nothing." Zhao Yan immediately let go of her, "With your stingy hospitality, you've made the world lose another good man!"
"Hahaha, big brother, you're so funny."
"Really interesting, such a slick mouth."
"I've never seen you look so handsome and talk so well. Take me away tonight, free of charge. I'll give back to a kind man, serve the society."
The girls around them laughed together immediately.
No, together they were several clusters.
Zhao Yan looked at the girl who wanted to serve society with a faint smile, "It's commendable that you have this awareness. But I'm abstaining from meat recently, so let's forget it."
These women were just putting on an act. Letting them accompany him to drink was fine, but going all the way, forget it.
Who knew how many men they had slept with. He didn't have the habit of sharing women with others.
As the saying goes, an older brother is like a father. As the older brother, he couldn't wrong himself, let alone his own younger brother!
"Ding ling ling, ding ling ling,"
A cell phone on the table rang.
"Big brother, it's yours." Da Lei handed it to Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan took a look at the caller ID, then picked up the phone and left: "I'm going to fertilize the land."
He went into the restroom, and while peeing, he answered the call, "Hey, speak, I'm alone."
"What the hell did you do! Why did you kill Mad Dragon! Do you know how much effort I spent to smooth things over!" Huang Guofeng angrily reprimanded Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan killed Mad Dragon in front of many eyewitnesses. The police were going to issue a warrant for him. Huang Guofeng went through a lot of trouble to take over the case and suppressed it.
Facing Huang Guofeng's accusation, Zhao Yan smiled calmly, "But it's been smoothed over, right? Because I knew Officer Huang would not let me down."
"Luo Jiajun! What's your attitude! Do you know your actions are so reckless! It made things very difficult for me!" Huang Guofeng yelled furiously.
Zhao Yan's voice turned cold, "Difficult? Have you ever considered, Officer Huang, that you make things very difficult for me every time?"
This bastard, every time he casually threw trouble at Luo Jiajun, and when he asked him to resolve trouble, he would take this attitude.
He wanted to enjoy himself but didn't want to pay.
He wanted a free ride?
So far, only Zhao Yan got free rides from others. No one had ever gotten a free ride from him!
"............" There was silence on the other end. Then the voice rang out again, the tone much gentler this time, "Jiajun, sorry, I was a little impulsive just now. We are partners, we should understand each other."
"Forget it, I forgive you. I can't talk freely here. I'll hang up." Zhao Yan hung up the phone.
Walking out of the restroom, his gaze casually swept across the TV. It was reporting that Legislative Council members from all major districts of Lincheng would soon be re-elected.
"Quite lively." Zhao Yan muttered to himself.
Lincheng implemented a capitalist system. There was no mayor, only a governor. Below was the Legislative Council, and every member re-election was the most chaotic time in Lincheng, because of all the canvassing.
Then Zhao Yan thought of what he was about to do next. The only son of tycoon Huo Xiao had just been kidnapped. It must be even more sensational than the election.
He then thought of what Huang Guofeng said. Zhou Shen had his eyes on the gold in Hua Feng Bank...
Zhao Yan's eyes flashed with inexplicable colors. An idea was gradually becoming clear in his mind.
After returning to the booth, Zhao Yan took out money and waved away the accompanying girls.
"Big brother, what's wrong?" Da Lei asked.
Zhao Yan lowered his voice, "Try to contact some bold brothers these next two days, those who used to follow Older Brother Cai. Remember, do this privately."
"How many do you need?" Da Lei readily agreed.
Because this was not difficult at all.
Before Madman Cai fell, his Pengcheng Group was nominally a company, but was actually the largest black society organization in Lincheng. Tens of thousands of people used to mix with meals under Madman Cai. There were quite a few capable ones.
If not for the unfortunate incident in his family resulting in undercover agent Luo Jiajun whom Madman Cai highly valued, Pengcheng Group might not have collapsed so thunderously.
In the chaotic 1980s, just having the idea to turn an organization into a legitimate company set Madman Cai apart from many other society leaders.
"The more the better. I'll reuse all who dare to fight and kill." Zhao Yan's tone was grave.
Da Lei nodded, "Don't worry, I'll handle it."
"Let's keep drinking. We'll take action in three days."
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he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
