“Prince Brother! Are you doing well? Oh dear, who did this? How could they not even give our Prince Brother a single piece of clothing? What if he catches a cold? Aren't you afraid that Hong Tai will come and chop people up?”
In a warehouse on Miao Street, after Yan Zai opened the door, Chen Dong walked in with A Bao. Upon seeing this Hong Tai Prince Brother tied to a chair wearing only a pair of shorts, looking half-dead, he couldn't help but smirk at his pathetic appearance.
“You rotten brat Dong! You? You've got guts, my dad will definitely not let you off!”
The Prince Brother was also tough; he had been looking half-dead, but upon seeing Chen Dong's smug face, he instantly revived and started to retort.
“Wow! I'm so scared!”
“No wonder you're our Prince Brother. Having a good dad is great, even now you're still so arrogant. It seems Uncle Mei is a good father, he never taught our Prince Brother how to behave. Since Uncle Mei won't teach him, we'll let him suffer a bit and teach him ourselves.”
“Go catch a few mice, smear some honey on our Prince Brother's little brother, so he remembers that saying the wrong thing in the wrong place will bring suffering...”
Chen Dong pretended to be scared and patted his chest, then turned to Yan Zai's little brothers with a concerned expression.
A Bao exchanged glances with Yan Zai and the little brothers behind him, unable to suppress a shiver at the thought of what was between the Prince's legs.
“Yes, Dong Ge.”
“No! No...! Rotten... Dong... Ge, it was all my fault before, I apologize, I apologize, just let me go, I promise you anything!”
“Right! I have five million in my account! Just let me go, and that five million is all yours!”
Seeing one of the little brothers turn to leave, the Prince, tied to the chair, couldn't hold it anymore and immediately begged for mercy.
“Recover a bit, I actually prefer your rebellious look. Just you, a nobody from Hong Tai, has five million?”
Chen Dong looked at this cowardly Prince with disbelief. This guy was different from the Hong Xing Prince; although both were called princes, the Hong Xing Prince had actually been initiated into the gang and earned his status through strength. As for this Hong Tai Prince... he was born into a better family, the legitimate Hong Tai Crown Prince, but he had never been initiated or held a position in Hong Tai. Besides being the son of the old ghost Mei, the legal heir, he was nothing, just like a temporary captain of Hong Tai, wandering around with little brothers without even a proper territory. He would only become legitimate when his old man kicked the bucket.
“I do have it, I do! If you don't believe me, let the little brothers check, the bank card is in my wallet!”
Although Chen Dong's disdainful gaze was not physically harmful, it was extremely humiliating. He had never been looked down upon like this before, but thinking of the scene of mice fighting for food, he had to endure it even if he felt unhappy inside.
“Is that so? What's the password? I'll let the little brothers check. If what you say is true, considering your dad's connections in Mong Kok, I'll forgive you!”
Chen Dong still wore a skeptical expression but pretended to be magnanimous, patting his chest.
“The password is... Dong Ge, if you let me go now, I'll tell you the password.”
The Prince saw that the rotten brat Dong still looked doubtful, and his temper flared. He wanted to prove he really had money and was about to blurt out the password, but quickly realized and shut his mouth.
His family had been short and weak for three generations; he was a fool to trust a shorty.
“From now on, anyone who tells me that Prince Brother is a brainless idiot, I'll chop him up immediately! Yan Zai, untie him.”
Chen Dong didn't care about this foolish Prince's little thoughts; after all, he was the son of the old ghost Mei, and his intelligence was still decent.
He signaled Yan Zai to untie the ropes.
“Alright, Prince Brother, the ropes are off. As for your clothes, they got torn into strips when too many little brothers admired you and fought over you the day we brought you back. I hope you don't mind? You can leave now, or you can tell us the password.”
This warehouse was over two hours' drive from the city, surrounded by desolation. How could this guy, wearing only a pair of big shorts, fly away?
“Really let me go?”
Seeing Chen Dong so straightforward, the Prince was stunned. It was so easy to leave that he hesitated.
“I said I’d let you go, so I will. Why so much nonsense? Did you enjoy the braised pork rice? Who doesn't know that I, Chen Dong, keep my word? Your dad is the head of Hong Tai; do you think I can't let you go?”
Seeing the Prince's hesitant expression, Chen Dong felt a mix of anger and disappointment and said impatiently.
“Fine! The password is: 1008601, goodbye!”
Seeing that he didn't look like he was lying, the Prince stopped hesitating. After saying the password, he immediately turned to leave, covering his lower half with one hand and turning away timidly.
“Boss...”
“Follow him secretly, we'll chase after half an hour.”
A Bao saw the boss let this Prince go so easily and wondered what would happen to the twenty million from the old ghost Mei. He wanted to speak up but was interrupted by Chen Dong.
“.........”
A Bao realized that the boss was getting more and more foolish.
...
Wearing only a pair of big shorts and no shoes in the wilderness, how far could he run in half an hour?
Chen Dong didn't know the answer before, but now someone had conducted the experiment for him, and he found out.
About five kilometers from the warehouse, on a dirt slope.
“Prince Brother, we meet again. I didn't expect you to have such good stamina, running five kilometers barefoot in this wilderness in just half an hour. With a bit more practice, you could join the Olympics.”
Three cars surrounded the panting Prince sitting on the ground. Chen Dong got out of the car and approached the Prince with a grin, giving him a thumbs up.
“Rotten... rotten... rotten brat Dong, you bastard, you’re not trustworthy.”
Breathing heavily, the Prince realized he had been played and cursed angrily.
Chen Dong was genuinely worried that this fool might choke and die before his old man did.
“Prince Brother, your dad's wife can sleep around, but you can't say whatever you want. Who doesn't know that I, Chen Dong, keep my word? I promised to let you go, but I never said I wouldn't catch you again, right?”
“Ah! I really feel sorry for your dad. With this kind of intelligence, how will you inherit the family business? Looks like tonight I need to ask your dad if he accepts adopted sons; I’ll just take a loss.”
“Let's take our Prince Brother to take a shower, so Uncle Mei won't say we didn't treat him well and won't want to settle the bill,”
“By the way, shouldn't you thank Prince Brother for the tip? Five million!”
Chen Dong squatted down and patted the Prince's ugly face, then cheerfully said to the little brothers around.
“Thank you, Prince Brother....!”
All the little brothers also smiled and bowed to the Prince, almost like family members returning the greeting.