Translator:VinceStar | Editor: PrisMiko
This was the phone number that Lan Ling registered when she was in Tengchong. There was only a difference of one number from his number. Hence, Yang Mingâs impression was quite profound. It seemed that this phone wasnât discarded.
Yang Ming quickly pressed the b.u.t.ton to read as though he was afraid that the phone would fail him at this moment. He was staring at the screen tightly. The process was less than a second, yet Yang Ming felt as though he was waiting for a long time.
âYang Ming, have you received the book that Grandpa Zuo brought to you? Itâs a medical book of our Miao Tribe. Not only are there a lot of healing techniques, but also a lot of voodoo solutions. I heard from Grandpa Zuo that youâre an a.s.sa.s.sin. I was worried about you, so I asked him to give you a book.
âThereâs no cell phone signal in the mountains. Today, my grandmother went down the mountain to buy daily necessities. This is the message I wrote in advance. I asked her to send it out. Thereâs no need to call back.
âWait for me. Donât miss me too much. Lan Ling. â
In a few short sentences, Yang Ming was moved. It seems that even though Lan Ling is far away deep in the mountains, she was always concerned about me and worried about me.
In particular, Yang Ming received a strong love from reading the last sentence âWait for Meâ from Lan Ling. Yang Ming sighed and edited a message and sent it over, âI have received the book, and I miss you every day.â
Nokiaâs cell phone had the function of receiving a receipt for text messages. When Yang Ming received a receipt from the other party, he was relieved. He knew that Lan Ling would see this message.
After many days of missing her, Yang Ming finally felt a sense of relief. It was because he knew that Lan Ling was fairing well at this moment. As for how Lan Ling knew that he was an a.s.sa.s.sin, Yang Ming was very puzzled. But, eighty percent of it was that the old man who called Grandpa Zuo and Fang Tian had some kind of connection. Or, probably the old man had been secretly watching me.
With the old manâs phantom-like skills, Yang Ming simply couldnât find him.
The weird things were finally made clear. That book was actually given to him by Lan Ling, which made Yang Ming very surprised. However, the old man is really quite bad. With the relations.h.i.+p between me and Lan Ling, why couldnât he tell me about it? He was acting mysterious intentionally, letting me ponder upon it for a long time!
However, this incident also seemed to indirectly indicate the fact that Lan Ling was very powerful, or that her grandmother was strong. Grandpa Zuo was obviously a master. Even when people like Fang Tian and Fang Tianâs master couldnât command him, he had actually run an errand!
Now, it seemed that the book was apparently genuine. Lan Ling was unlikely to lie to him, so Yang Ming planned to find a good time to study it, or else, he would disappoint Lan Ling.
After Yang Ming locked Lan Lingâs message, it was transferred to the memory card and stored there.
In the evening, Yang Ming went to Wu Zhongjieâs home to give him a tutor session.
âBrother Yang, have you been to our school today?â Wu Zhongjie was a bit puzzled. It was reasonable to say that every time the parents were asked to go to school, the cla.s.s teacher always called him, but if the parents didnât come, the cla.s.s teacher would ask him why he didnât come.
Today, Wu Zhongjie waited until school ended and Cla.s.s Teacher Gao didnât have any doubts so Wu Zhongjie couldnât figure out what was going on.
âI went. Why wouldnât I go?â Yang Ming said indifferently, âIsnât your teacher called Gao Dexin on the second floor of the teacher faculty building?â
âAh? You went? What did Old Gao say?â Wu Zhongjie asked quickly.
âPfff!â Yang Ming almost spit after listening, âDo you also call him Old Gao?â
âYes, whatâs the problem? My cla.s.smates also call him that!â Wu Zhongjie replied as though it went without saying.
âNo⌠There was once an Old Gao in the underworld of Song Jiang.â Yang Ming shook his head and said.
âOh? You mean that Old Gao used to be in the underworld?â Wu Zhongjie didnât think there was anything wrong with it. âI know that the school had such rumors. We asked Old Gao before, yet he gave us an ambiguous reply. But, I think itâs a lie because he is just too much of a gentleman to mingle around the underworld society, right?â
âGentleman? HahaâŚâ Yang Ming smiled bitterly. He thought to himself. You didnât see how he was like in the past! He shaved his head bald and swayed on the street with an iron bar.
âWhatâs wrong? Isnât that true?â Wu Zhongjie had some disdain.
âHe didnât lie to you. Heâs the Old Gao like I said!â Yang Ming nodded and said, âI know him.â
âYou know him? d.a.m.n, is that true? Brother Yang, you also mingled in the underworld? Are you Old Gaoâs underling?â Wu Zhongjie was so shocked that he opened his mouth widely. âNo wonder you are so bad*ss. It seems that you are a brother in the underworld! If you are an underling of Old Gao, then Iâm also his underling. Arenât we on the same team?â
âGet out of the way. Who would want to be on the same team as you?â Yang Ming smiled and said, âOld Gao was under me in the past! If we look at it, you are at the level of a grandson.â
âUh⌠ah?â Wu Zhongjie was shocked. âReally? Old Gao was your underling? Then, arenât I even bad*ss in the future?â
âThen, why do you think that Old Gao didnât bother you?â Yang Ming said with a sigh of relief, âOkay, Iâm telling you this, just to let you see. Thereâs no good in mingling around in the underworld. Stop admiring these things in the future! Itâs useless. Itâs more important to study hard! Look at me and Old Gao, didnât we still return to the right path?â
âOh⌠I knowâŚBut at school, boys like these kinds of things. Whoever knows more people in the underworld will become more bad*ss and girls like these kinds of boys!â Wu Zhongjie said.
âReally?â Yang Ming was stunned. Am I a disjointed person from the current times or is the aristocratic school different from my school? When Yang Ming mingled around in the underworld, there were no girls who liked him, of course, except for girl delinquents.
âYeah, our cla.s.s monitor. The reason why he was nominated as the cla.s.s monitor was that he knew a lot of people from the underworld. He is bad*ss at school. Everyone respects him!â Wu Zhongjie said, âCan I say that I know you in my cla.s.s?â
âEven if you say it, no one would know.â Yang Ming shook his head and said, âHow about this? Based on the results of your final exam, I will have a look. If itâs good, then Iâll introduce you to an actual gangster boss. When youâre bullied, you can look for him. However, you canât go out and pretend to be bad*ss.â
âReally!â Wu Zhongjie was very happy to hear it. Pretending to be bad ss? Of course, it will not just be pretending! I will act like a bad ss on purpose!
âEn, let me say it. I will look at your results first.â Yang Ming nodded. Since Bi Hai takes charge of this area, there is no harm in introducing him.
Today, Wu Zhongjieâs questions were relatively fewer. Wu Zhongjie wasnât stupid. In the past, there was Lin Zhiyunâs tutoring, so there werenât a lot of problems piling up.
âI wonât be coming after tomorrow.â Yang Ming said, âWhich day will you take the exam?â
âWe will be having the exam after New Yearâs Day. Brother Yang, why donât you come?â Wu Zhongjie quickly asked, âAm I not doing well? Are you mad?â
âd.a.m.n, tomorrow night is Christmas Eve. The day after tomorrow is Christmas. I have to accompany my girlfriend. You can go play with yourself!â Yang Ming smiled and said, âDidnât you ask your little girlfriend to go out and play?â
âI wanted to, but she wants to watch a movie. I didnât manage to buy a movie ticket. She was unhappy!â Wu Zhongjie sighed and said, âHey, if I knew about that, I would have booked the tickets a few days in advance!â
âIsnât your dad quite powerful? You can ask him for help!â Yang Ming thought if Hou Zhenhan could obtain the ticket. Shouldnât Wu Zhongjieâs father be able to get it, too?
âHow can I trouble him for that? If he finds out about it, he would be caning me to death.â Wu Zhongjie shook his head again and again.
Yang Ming had a bitter smile for a while. He knew deep in his heart. Every parent is like this. Wasnât I caned in the past?
âI have a few movie tickets here, but the couple suite tickets canât be given to you. Here are two ordinary ones for you!â Yang Ming opened his backpack and took out the two ordinary movie tickets.
âd.a.m.n, Brother Yang! Youâre great. Are you really giving it to me?â Wu Zhongjie saw the movie tickets, and his eyes immediately emerged green light like a hungry wolf.
âOf course, did you think I took them out just to show off to you?â Yang Ming said with a glare and a hint of annoyance.
âHehe, Brother Yang, youâre so good to meâŚâ Wu Zhongjie suddenly slapped his head and said, âThatâs not right, Brother Yang. Donât you lack money? I think your family conditions are not bad. I noticed the cell phone you use, the N, is more high cla.s.s than mine! Also, arenât these movie tickets more than a hundred? How come you are tutoring me? Isnât it only fifty yuan each time?â
âI wonder if youâre just stupid or have a lack of a brain in your head.â Yang Ming shook his head in tears and laughter. âWhen did I say that Iâm short of money?â
âIs there a difference between stupidity and lack of a brain?â Wu Zhongjie said silently, âBrother Yang⌠Are you a rich family kid who came to experience life?â
âWhen I came the first day, I thought you were quite smart. In a few days time, have you already revealed your true self?â Yang Ming looked at Wu Zhongjie with mercy. âI have told you that Iâm tutoring for Lin Zhiyun!â