Chapter Thirty Xu Long's Thoughts

  After parting with Cao Na, I felt much lighter in my heart and more comfortable. A worry in my mind was finally settled.

  In the past, my living expenses were only 500 yuan per month, but now my brother gives me 1,000 yuan every month. The extra 500 yuan is considered my activity fund. My brother said that spending money carelessly is quite serious, so giving more is also necessary.

  At noon, I invited all my brothers out, but Baozi didn't come. He should have gone on a date with Sun Yunyun. After confirming the relationship with Cao Na, I finally balanced many things about Sun Yunyun and Baozi's behind-the-scenes affairs.

  Liu Shuai gave me a card and said it was sponsored by Pangzi. Pangzi had told me before that he's timid and afraid of getting beaten, so it's better for him to stay on the sidelines when it comes to charging into battle. However, he has money, and his mom is very generous with her spending, so if we need cash in certain situations, he can contribute more as a way of making up for his shortcomings.

  No matter what, Fatso is one of us now. From the moment he followed me and Liu Shuai to Liu Gang's dormitory for revenge, I have already recognized him.

  There are twenty-seven people in total. I know that out of these twenty-seven, a batch will definitely be eliminated, but for now, I don't know who will be eliminated and who will stay.

  There were 27 of us, and in the end we narrowed it down to eight people who stayed behind. These eight are all considered small leaders, including Shi Meng and Liu Kai, while Li Ming and others returned to school. The main purpose of this gathering was for everyone to get to know each other. Originally, I wanted to take out some money to go to the night market and have a few drinks tonight, but with so many people, I thought my money would definitely not be enough. Although Pangzi left his card behind, I didn't dare spend it lavishly.

  No one's money is blown in by the wind, although Baozi has money, but Baozi doesn't owe me money, I shouldn't spend his money, this card of Baozi's, I will keep it all the time, unless until when necessary to spend, then spend.

  Liu Kai asked me, "Jie Ge, are you sure you want to take down Zhang Kun? Don't we have any other helpers or reinforcements? Zhang Kun is a very despicable person, everyone in the school knows that if we fight him, he'll definitely find other strong people to help him." I smiled to myself, Zhang Kun was indeed a very cheap person, and his strength was actually above ours. If our people really fought Zhang Kun, the chances of winning would be at most 30%, and even if Zhang Kun had a sure win, he would still look for reinforcements, let alone with only 70% chance of winning. So, I never actually planned to take down Zhang Kun.

  Because Zhang Kun is too despicable and his brain is too clever, it's easy to capsize in a ditch if you play with him from the beginning. It's not worth it, so when I said I wanted to do something with Zhang Kun at first, I was actually just making a false move to distract him.

  These past few days, Liu Keshi must have been secretly gathering and investigating information about Zhang Kun. With Zhang Kun's astuteness, he must have sensed something. I believe that now, the High Tianwei side thinks the person I want to deal with is Zhang Kun, so if I change my target at this time, it will catch them off guard.

  "To be honest, I never intended to find Zhang Kun from the start, even though Zhang Kun really infuriated me." I said with a cold smile. "The person I really want to deal with is He Shuai. Yesterday, I did give Zhang Kun a challenge letter, but that letter wasn't written by me. Although it wasn't written by me, it was sent in my name. No matter how smart Zhang Kun is, he wouldn't think it's a fake challenge letter. He will definitely take it seriously. From the start, I deceived you all to create a false impression, making Zhang Kun firmly believe that I want to fight him. Plus, our private grievances run deep, so choosing him was only natural."

  Among the Four Great Golden Guardians, Zhang Kun and He Shuai were the least harmonious. This was because Zhang Kun was too despicable, while He Shuai was too straightforward; their personalities differed greatly, so their relationship wasn't very good either. Even if Zhang Kun needed help, he wouldn't ask for He Shuai's assistance. That's why I chose He Shuai and personally handed him the declaration of war. Given He Shuai's arrogance, he wouldn't take us seriously, let alone inform Zhang Kun or Gao Tianwei. In the letter, I deliberately employed a provocative tactic, telling He Shuai that if he sought help from others, the declaration would be invalidated. He Shuai definitely won't tell Gao Tianwei and the others about this matter because he also understands that once Gao Tianwei finds out, he'll surely intervene. It's better not to tell him after all.

  "Although this is just my guess, but only in this way we have a chance to win, against Zhang Kun, we don't have any chance of winning at all," I said seriously.

  "Why not choose an opponent who is a bit weaker?" someone objected.

  "This is our first battle, and it will inevitably eliminate some of the timid ones who don't dare to come up, fight or struggle. If we find a slightly weaker opponent, it won't have the effect of survival of the fittest." I explained with a smile "When you go back, don't tell your brothers for now, so as not to spread rumors, just let them know when the battle starts"

  At night, I took these people to the night market in the city center for a drink. Now even if Gao Tianwei knows they are with me, nothing will happen as long as Gao Tianwei has no evidence to prove that I am secretly recruiting and buying horses, there is no way to punish me.

  After drinking, back in the dormitory, Liu Shuai asked me "Can we really take down He Shuai?"

  "To be honest, I'm not confident myself, but as long as nothing unexpected happens, I think I have a 70% chance of success." I smiled at Liu Shuai and said "You don't need to be afraid, just relax, everything has already been arranged, I've asked for some help."

  "Helper?"

  "Yes, they are the two people that San Jie lent me, and Xu Long also lent me two people. These four people have very strong fighting power, and they are all new faces. They usually keep a low profile in school, belonging to the neutral faction." I smiled slyly "He Shuai has many brothers, and they are all very fierce, which makes him arrogant. I've investigated, since Gao Tianwei unified the first year, He Shuai rarely fights with others in groups. So I sent He Shuai a challenge letter, he should be very excited about it."

  "Xu Long is actually willing to help us? Didn't Liu Kai have a falling out with them last time?" Liu Shuai looked at me incredulously, "How did you manage to get in touch with Xu Long's line?"

  "Haha, this Xu Long guy is really calculating, today he helped us pick a flag, isn't it just to set up a competitor for Gao Tianwei tomorrow? Actually, I've also figured it out, these past few days I've been carefully observing the situation in our high school, and I'm certain that soon Gao Tianwei will have a showdown with Xu Long, and in this battle, Xu Long's chances of success will be very high."

  "Are you saying that Xu Long can make a comeback?" Liu Shuai didn't believe it. "Gao Tianwei is a local, he's been here for so long, would he let an outsider take him down? I don't think so, after all Gao Tianwei also knows some people outside of school."

  "This is why Xu Long won me over"

  "Xu Long's campus influence can be said to be on par with Gao Tianwei's, and with Rubin backing him up, when the next college entrance exam comes around, San Jie and her gang will retire from the Jianghu, and a new campus overlord will emerge. Logically speaking, the top student usually has no problem becoming the head of the school, but unfortunately, Rubin is from the county town and doesn't have a strong backing, making it hard for him to manage our school. You know that many students in our school have connections outside of school, and these people can easily overpower Rubin. If they make mistakes, do you think Rubin would dare to heavily punish them?" I chuckled and said "So, Xu Long wants to use me to help Rubin become the head of our school."

  "He just sent two people, thinking that our strong brother would back him up, he's really too naive." Liu Shuai said disdainfully.