Shao Xiaodong laughed so hard he almost fell over, especially since the police were completely disoriented, not knowing where to arrest anyone or who to arrest. Shao Xiaodong laughed even harder.
"Bro, look at those idiots!"
Chen Chu was speechless, thinking to himself, "What a hero Shao Xiaodong is! Leading a bunch of people to beat up high school students, and they even pay him?" He recalled the middle-aged man from earlier, who was probably a student's parent, and that kid named Fang something, who was probably the troublemaker in the class.
They might have bullied his child, but they were worried about the adults' reputation and didn't want to make things worse, so they went to Shao Xiaodong and his friends. Then they thought that Hancheng No. 1 Middle School was the best school in the city near Hancheng.
Some of the children from wealthy families were also normal. At this moment, Shao Xiaodong's phone rang. He said unhurriedly, "Walk around outside for a while longer, change your clothes, or take off your coat or something. Meet me at People's Park in half an hour."
After a while, another call came in. Shao Xiaodong frowned, as if he was thinking about something. After listening to the person finish speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief and said...
"This is a tough job. Smashing someone's restaurant is a serious matter. I'd have to work myself to the bone to do this. I can't take it for less than ten thousand… Damn! If you can find someone to smash someone's restaurant for five thousand, then go ahead and do it. I'm not even offering ten thousand… Okay, wire me five thousand first, and then wire the other five thousand after it's all done…"
After finishing his phone call, Shao Xiaodong leaned against the railing by the roadside, watching the cars come and go. His long hair fluttered in the wind, and many passersby... mostly beautiful women, were looking at him. Some girls were holding parasols and smiling sweetly at him.
Chen Chu believed it this time, and he was filled with hatred. Damn it, it's easy for handsome guys to pick up girls! It wouldn't be surprising if this guy changed girls every day.
Shao Xiaodong didn't even glance at the women; his big eyes were fixed on the other side of the road.
"Phew..." Shao Xiaodong lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said to Chen Chu, "Brother Chu, do you have any good ideas on how to smash up someone's restaurant?"
Chen Chu slapped his forehead, thinking, "What kind of mess is this?! Even if I had an idea, I wouldn't give it to you. If something goes wrong, I'd also be responsible!"
"Smash someone's restaurant? The police won't do anything about it?" Chen Chu said, spouting a meaningless remark.
Shao Xiaodong laughed. His smile, with his eyes crinkling, made him look almost like the movie star Jimmy Lin. Chen Chu shook his head, thinking that this kid would easily attract men, let alone women. He quickly grimaced, feeling utterly disgusted.
"Brother Chu, this is the kind of money we make. I won't do anything too outrageous. It would be best if we could smash up someone's restaurant and get away with it."
Chen Chu chuckled inwardly. How could that be? Smashing someone's restaurant and still getting into trouble? But he also realized that Shao Xiaodong was a very clever guy. He didn't get ahead by strength or hard work; he got ahead by his brains.
At this moment, two pretty girls carrying parasols walked by, glancing back at him as they went, and then deliberately walking back a little.
Shao Xiaodong pretended not to see it, looking just like a dignified and upright man like Liu Xiahui.
"Handsome guy...you..." Finally, a girl couldn't help but strike up a conversation, her face blushing so much it looked like it was about to drip water.
Shao Xiaodong squinted at the girl and smiled, "Hello, is there something you need?"
"I...I..." The girl blushed deeply and covered her face, not knowing what to say.
Shao Xiaodong quickly took out a pen and a notebook, and wrote a line of words in a stylish manner. Chen Chu saw that his handwriting was really good.
He then handed it to the girl and said, "I have something to do. Let's keep in touch on QQ. My name is Shao Xiaodong, and I'm a third-year student at Dalian Academy of Arts. I'm here in Hancheng for a field trip. It's nice to meet you. If we're meant to be, we can become good friends..."
"Okay…" The girl quickly wrote her name and contact information in Shao Xiaodong's notebook, then blushed and left with her female companion.
"Damn it!" Chen Chu slapped his forehead, thinking that Shao Xiaodong lied like he was eating popcorn, and he could just spout off whatever came to mind, and he did it as if it were the truth. You're a student at Dalian Academy of Arts?
Is it performance art in bed?
"Pervert!" Chen Chu cursed under his breath. "This woman is a fucking pervert! How can she be like this? So shameless!" If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes today, Chen Chu would never have believed that there were women chasing men, and Shao Xiaodong's gaze towards women was strange, unusually persistent.
Big eyes seem to be able to see into a woman's heart. Chen Chu suddenly remembered what Old Zhang had said about a man's gaze. The most charming thing about a man is his eyes, which can capture a woman's heart, just like Shao Xiaodong's!
"Brother Chu, what are you thinking about?"
"Nothing much, it's just... what about that woman?"
"Haha!" Shao Xiaodong laughed: "Women are just like that. You can't care too much about them or be too good to them. Relationships between men and women are actually very simple. It's like doing business. If you're too eager, you're not going to succeed. Whoever takes the initiative first will be the one who suffers. Besides, I, Shao Xiaodong, don't lack women. Why should I be eager to pursue them?"
As Shao Xiaodong spoke, he lit another cigarette and said, "You saw the students from No. 1 Middle School who were just beaten up, right?"
"Hmm!" Chen Chu nodded, then said, "However, you hitting a high school student, this..."
"Hehe! That's a must. My resources, or my money, will come from high school!" Seeing Chen Chu's confusion, he explained, "Many old men like to play with students. They're willing to spend a thousand or eight hundred a night to play with female students. Aren't all women the same? But if they're willing to spend money, then we'll just find students!"
"If any girl gets bullied, she can come to me, Shao Xiaodong. I can find someone to fight her, but she has to sleep with me for a night, or sleep with someone else for a night. If she wants to earn extra money, she can also come to me. I'll take care of their safety. No. 1 Middle School and No. 4 Middle School—those two schools are enough for me to make a living."
Whew… Chen Chu let out a breath. He heard Shao Xiaodong say this with a very relaxed expression, but it was too difficult for him. It sounded like a story.
"I've got it!" Shao Xiaodong clapped his hands and suddenly laughed: "I have a way to smash that restaurant without any trouble."
Chen Chu then realized that the kid had been lost in thought earlier because he was thinking of a plan.
Soon after, Shao Xiaodong checked his account at the bank and found that 5,000 yuan had been deposited into his account. He then exchanged all the money in his pocket for 50-yuan bills.
He then pretended to stroll around the park a few times before finally contacting someone to gather behind the fountain. He then took out money and distributed it to the people below.
In 2000, a laborer only earned 20 yuan a day, and a bricklayer only earned 40 or 50 yuan a day.
These idle, aimless people are already pretty happy to receive fifty.
Shao Xiaodong dismissed those who received money, then kept five of his close associates, each receiving one hundred.
Shao Xiaodong had nearly a thousand yuan left. He handed Chen Chu three hundred, but Chen Chu refused. Shao Xiaodong insisted on stuffing it into his arms, chuckling as he said, "Brother Chu, if you don't take it, you're insulting me! Haha..."
Shao Xiaodong then said to Yan Zi, "Gather the reliable brothers, see you at the usual place tonight!"
"Brother Dong, how much oil do you need this time?"
"Hmm..." Shao Xiaodong thought for a moment and said, "You five, plus twenty more people, two hundred each, cash!"
"All done..." Yan Zi and the others dispersed.
Chen Chu was about to leave when Shao Xiaodong laughed, "Brother Chu, we still have something planned for tonight... Hmm... How was Xiao Fei last time?"
"Phew..." Chen Chu was about to leave, thinking that he wasn't familiar with Shao Xiaodong, and besides, Shao Xiaodong was going to smash up the restaurant tonight! He had no interest in that. Even if Shao Xiaodong gave him some money, he wouldn't do it. He and Shao Xiaodong were not on the same wavelength at all.
"Not bad..." Chen Chu smiled when women were mentioned. He almost forgot that this guy was a master at picking up women, much better than him.
"Hmm... Brother Chu, I've recently taken a fancy to a girl. I've tried to ask her out twice but haven't been able to. This girl is quite attractive, I like her. How about... we both go for it?"
"Cough cough..." Chen Chu coughed violently, wondering what was going on. Wasn't that a threesome? He had never done such a thing before, but it felt quite exciting. He had done it with Xiao Lian and Xiao Qing.
However, I've never done two men with one woman before. But then I think, how would that even happen? Two men? Two big guys swinging around, just thinking about it makes me nauseous.
Shao Xiaodong laughed heartily: "Brother Chu, that woman, how should I put it, the first time I saw her I felt like I saw Lin Daiyu. I really like her. Actually, people outside say that I, Shao Xiaodong, am a womanizer, but I haven't met anyone I truly like. If there really were a girl like that, that would be so wonderful."
"Let's go! Let's find somewhere else to eat, and then we can have a good chat..."
Chen Chu wanted to have a conversation, but he didn't want to go with this guy to smash up someone's restaurant.
The two arrived at a relatively clean restaurant. As the waiters served the food, they couldn't help but glance at Shao Xiaodong. For the first time, Chen Chu felt inferior, thinking, "Damn it, if I ever want to pick up girls, I definitely can't be with this guy. I have no advantage..."
The two chatted as they ate, and Shao Xiaodong drank two bottles of beer. He became more talkative, mostly about women. He talked about how he lost his virginity to his older cousin when he was thirteen, and how she was sixteen. Then he talked about how he lost his virginity to his stepmother when he was fifteen, and then he lost his virginity to his homeroom teacher... Finally, he said he didn't spare any of the pretty girls in his class...
Chen Chu listened, his eyes wide with astonishment. Shao Xiaodong had a multitude of methods, very varied: genuine emotional appeals, food and entertainment, feigning helplessness, intimidation, and even violence. Of course, he was selective in his approach, and sometimes he would fail...
As soon as it got dark, Shao Xiaodong patted Chen Chu on the shoulder and said, "Come on, I'll introduce you to a high school girl when we're done. She's 13 and incredibly young. I've only been with her once."
Chen Chu asked, "Were you a virgin when you were rough?"
Shao Xiaodong paused for a moment, then chuckled: "It's the first time. You go first today; you'll be her second man."
Chen Chu slapped his forehead, thinking to himself, "Shao Xiaodong is a real bastard!" But... to be honest, he liked her. He thought about it, and realized he'd never even been intimate with a high school girl before, so... he might as well accept the offer...
...
The two walked a short distance, and Shao Xiaodong made a phone call. Less than five minutes later, a van arrived with six or seven people inside. Shao Xiaodong and Chen Chu got in as well, and then arrived at a green area.
There were already more than ten people gathered inside. Shao Xiaodong counted them and saw that there were twenty-two people. He said, "That's enough!"
Then, pointing to a restaurant across the street, he said, "The employer's intention is to only vandalize the restaurant, and not to hurt anyone. It's not a big deal. Now I'll break it down."
Shao Xiaodong looked at Chen Chu and then said, "Yanzi, Brother Chu, you two take ten men as a group and go into the restaurant first. Then I'll bring my men in. Yanzi, you pretend to accidentally spill beer on my men, then we'll have an argument, and finally a fight. Remember, it's all fake. Swing chairs and stools around, but don't hit anyone. Damn it, this little bit of money isn't even enough for hospital visits..."
Shao Xiaodong paused for a moment and then continued, "There are more than twenty of us. At most, the boss will come out to mediate. He definitely won't dare to fight us. At most, he'll call the police. The police will arrive in at least ten minutes. If it's a patrol officer, it will take at least five minutes from receiving the call to sending someone here. We need to keep the argument going until we start smashing things in less than three minutes. Then we'll pretend that one side is running and the other is chasing, and we'll scatter in all directions. We should be gone in about two minutes. Then we shouldn't wander around on the streets. We should all go home. We'll split the money tomorrow. Do you understand?"
...
Chen Chu was confused, thinking to himself, "What a damn genius Shao Xiaodong is..."