Chapter 18: Toppling Wang Li

"When the time comes, as long as we take Nanjie, I can let you replace Zhang Longtao's position. What do you think?"

Seeing that I didn't speak, Yellow Tiger continued to say to me.

"I don't need that. I know my own worth. If I can handle that position when the time comes, I will certainly not let Brother Yellow down. But if I don't have the ability, then putting me up there is useless. I know this much. Besides, it's still too early for Brother Yellow to talk about this!" My heart was pounding at this moment; I didn't have that kind of extreme confidence. After all, this kind of thing was indeed quite far off for me. I hadn't even figured out how to survive these past few years, and now I wanted to pull Zhang Longtao down? This was no small feat.

"It's okay, I believe in you. You are quite good; you weren't blinded by profit. You are rational, smart, and have courage. I can arrange the school matter for you first; after all, that's not a difficult task!" Yellow Tiger looked at me with an approving gaze.

"That's not necessary for now. I haven't helped with anything yet, so how can I let Brother Yellow help me first? After I can help Brother Yellow with something later, it won't be too late to ask for your help. There's no rush anyway!" I said respectfully to Yellow Tiger.

Yellow Tiger nodded and didn't insist, holding his glass: "Alright then, let's wish for our success!"

After saying that, I quickly picked up my glass, clinked it with Yellow Tiger's, and drank it in one gulp.

Yellow Tiger laughed, walked over, patted me on the shoulder, and said, "Little Brother Yang Yun, how about this: you first see if you can replace Wang Li's position. If you can replace him, we will then plan our next steps!"

I nodded, understanding that Yellow Tiger was testing me to see my ability. Because Wang Li and I could only exist as one; after all, for something like working from the inside, having more people wasn't useful—you just needed one trusted person to gain Zhang Longtao's trust. If I won, Wang Li would naturally be useless. If Wang Li won, Yellow Tiger wouldn't lose anything, as he hadn't invested anything in me anyway.

"By the way, Brother Yellow, there's something I want to ask. Was it Wang Li's idea for you to come to Lihuang that day?" But as soon as I asked this, I cursed myself for being an idiot and quickly corrected myself: "Sorry, Brother Yellow, I was being stupid. How could Wang Li command you!"

"You're right, Wang Li can't command me. However, that day's incident did have something to do with Wang Li. Originally, he was looking for Huazi, the bald man who brought you here. But I found out about it, and since I happened to be free, I wanted to see what tricks Wang Li was playing, so I went. Now it seems he wanted to test your bottom line, but obviously, he didn't find it, so he later boldly took action against you!"

Hearing Yellow Tiger's explanation, I finally understood the situation at the time. No wonder Wang Li seemed to be wary of something back then. After Yellow Tiger arrived, this guy started his revenge on me.

I thanked Yellow Tiger a few times and then left.

After leaving the bar, just as I was preparing to go back, a figure suddenly blocked my way. It was the bald man. I looked at him and frowned slightly: "What? Are you here for revenge?"

"Brother Yun, you're killing me with that talk. How would I dare!" The bald man's face turned pale as he quickly explained.

"Then what are you here for?" I looked at the bald man, very confused, not knowing what he wanted.

"Brother Yun, I'm here to join you!" The bald man looked at me full of anticipation.

"Join me? That's not a funny joke!" I frowned, feeling like this guy was messing with me.

"Brother Yun, I'm serious. You know Sister Ling and Brother Yellow; following you is definitely the right choice. Besides, I've already broken the rules at Black Skin Bar, and they won't tolerate me anymore. Following Brother Yun is the right move!"

I looked at the bald man's expression; he didn't seem to be lying. However, I wasn't sure if this guy was arranged by Yellow Tiger to be by my side. But thinking about it, having a helper is always good; at least one more person means more strength.

"Are you sure about following me? I'm not like Brother Yellow or Zhang Longtao; I'm not even as good as a small fry!"

"Sure, following you is definitely right. Brother Yun, you saved my hand; just consider it me repaying the debt!"

I nodded. Originally planning to go back, I stayed a while longer to chat with the bald man. Only then did I learn that the bald man's name was Wang Hua, and everyone called him Huazi. He worked at Black Skin Bar, but now he was no longer part of it. After chatting for a while, I went back.

After returning, I thought for a moment and sent a text message to Su Xueyan, telling her I wasn't leaving and would currently stay at Lihuang KTV.

Nothing happened for a few days. I went to work at the KTV as usual. I planned to arrange for Wang Hua to work at the KTV, so I told Sister Ling about it. Sister Ling agreed without hesitation. However, Wang Li was clearly very shocked by Wang Hua's arrival. When he first arrived, he was talking to Wang Hua about something, but naturally, it was behind our backs.

Wang Hua later told me that Wang Li just asked him what he was doing here, and Wang Hua simply brushed it off. As for whether what Wang Hua told me was true or false, only Wang Hua knew.

One day, Su Xueyan asked me out to play. It happened that we both had time, and since there was nothing going on, I agreed. This counted as my first official date with Su Xueyan.

Su Xueyan and I walked around the streets, but we didn't buy anything. Mainly because I hadn't received my salary yet, and Su Xueyan was very frugal.

However, just as we were happily walking along the roadside, a black shadow suddenly flashed past us. I didn't pay attention at first, but when I looked over, I saw that the person was holding a bag and running away quickly. I looked down at Su Xueyan and then shouted: "Damn, a bag snatcher!"

Su Xueyan also reacted, and we both shouted: "Catch the thief, don't run!"

But no one stepped up to help. That guy was very fast; it was clear this wasn't his first time. I ran after him like crazy and grabbed the person's shoulder. However, when I saw his face, I froze, and the other person also froze, shouting excitedly: "Number Four!"

"Number Three, long time no see!" I hugged him, my emotions complex, my body trembling.

The bag snatcher was my brother from the orphanage when I was a child. Back then, we seven kids had performed the Taoyuan Oath of Brotherhood. I was the fourth, and the person in front of me was named Xu Hongzhi, the third.

"You stinky thief, stinky thief!" Su Xueyan grabbed the bag and smacked Xu Hongzhi on the head repeatedly.

However, seeing how we were acting, she was clearly stunned and looked at me strangely: "Yang Yun, do you actually like men?" ===== CHAPTER 19 =====