Urban Super Soldier King

When Zhao Wen last went to see Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu had always been submissive and respectful to him, but now he was so assertive. Could it be that he thought he had a boss backing him up?

"Let's set Luo Lin's matter aside for now. I will investigate this thoroughly sooner or later. If I find out that the facts are different from what you've said, no matter what your status is, I will seek justice for him," Ding Yongwei said.

"Fine, I'll leave it at that. Whenever you have the investigation figured out, come find me. I'll be waiting," Xiang Yu said, lifting his head without any evasion.

"Very well, very well," Ding Yongwei nodded, sneered coldly, and then said loudly to Xiang Yu, "Xiang Yu, you are not yet the boss's bodyguard. What is your status now?"

Xiang Yu didn't know what the other party was scheming, but since things had come to this point, he wasn't worried about any hidden plots.

"I'm now a team captain under brother Miao Honglei," Xiang Yu said, lifting his head bravely in the face of danger.

"Since you are a team captain under Miao Honglei, do you know who I am?" Ding Yongwei asked, sneering as he saw Xiang Yu fall into his trap.

"You are the boss's head captain, brother to Miao Honglei," Xiang Yu faintly sensed something but still spoke out fearlessly.

"Knowing this relationship, the two slaps you gave me just now were an act of insubordination. You did it deliberately, and the offense is even graver. We have a rule that for those who commit insubordination, the lighter punishment is to break their legs, and the more severe punishment is to shoot them dead. In your case, it's the most severe of the severe," Ding Yongwei said, elated to see Xiang Yu completely fall into his trap.

At this moment, Zhong Huashan also frowned. Indeed, they did have such a rule. Now that Ding Yongwei was applying it here, it was enough to show his craftiness.

During his time here, Xiang Yu had never known about such a rule. The last time he had done such a thing, he had never seen Ding Yongwei step forward to break his legs. It seemed that the other party had been waiting for a critical moment to play his trump card, to catch Xiang Yu off guard.

The brothers around naturally knew that Ding Yongwei intended to be ruthless and prevent Xiang Yu from becoming the bodyguard team captain. But now they were indeed facing this situation, Xiang Yu had committed insubordination by hitting Ding Yongwei before becoming the bodyguard team captain, and he had hit him very hard. His face still bore the red marks of the two slaps.

"You want to break my arms and legs?" Xiang Yu squinted at the other party and scoffed.

"You're wrong," Ding Yongwei said, looking at Xiang Yu with the same expression. "I want to kill you."

Ding Yongwei didn't hide his loathing for Xiang Yu at all. The two of them stared at each other in front of everyone, the atmosphere charged with tension.

"Fuck off, you piece of shit, how dare you think of killing my brother," Tie Zhuzi said, glaring angrily and impatiently.

Tie Zhuzi's untimely outburst made everyone speechless. The big, foolish guy was indeed bold. It wasn't his place to speak now.

"You are such trash, and your brothers are just like you," Ding Yongwei sneered, then turned to look at Zhong Huashan and said, "Boss, since Xiang Yu has committed insubordination, I'll leave it to you to decide what to do. We have rules, and if we let him off, it would set a bad precedent."

Now, Ding Yongwei was forcing Zhong Huashan's hand in front of everyone. If Zhong Huashan didn't take action against Xiang Yu, then if insubordination happened again in the future, it wouldn't need to be dealt with either.

At the same time, he was implying that if Ding Yongwei himself offended the boss, he wouldn't need to be punished either.

At this moment, Zhong Huashan actually felt quite stifled, but with the rules laid out before him, he couldn't simply ignore them. He had set these rules, and if he didn't follow them himself, it would be like lifting a rock only to drop it on his own feet.

"What do you guys think?" Zhong Huashan then asked Mo Lan and Miao Honglei.

Xiang Yu came from Miao Honglei's men, and Mo Lan had a mysterious relationship with Zhong Huashan. Therefore, both of them naturally spoke in favor of Xiang Yu. By asking them, Zhong Huashan hoped they would stand up to help Xiang Yu.

As expected, Miao Honglei coughed and said, "Yongwei, you're being a bit harsh. It's true that Xiang Yu is one of my men, but you should also know that during the last gathering, the boss already promised Xiang Yu the position of head bodyguard. In fact, at that time, Xiang Yu was already serving as the boss's bodyguard.

Today was merely the official assumption of his role. To say he was challenging authority seems a bit of a stretch."

Most of the people around had attended the last meeting, where the boss indeed mentioned making Xiang Yu the head bodyguard. Miao Honglei's words carried some weight.

Now, the internal balance of most people present had already tilted in Xiang Yu's favor, and naturally, they were inclined to side with the view that was more favorable to him.

Just then Mo Lan suddenly said, "Everyone saw what happened just now. A few people tried to gang up on Xiang Yu and the other two, and Ding Yongwei even took out a pistol. What he intended to do with the pistol is obvious—to kill Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu acted instinctively in a life-or-death situation, and that's understandable."

After Mo Lan finished speaking, the people around began discussing among themselves, generally agreeing that although what Xiang Yu did was excessive, it didn't warrant breaking his legs.

"Mo Lan, don't talk nonsense. He charged at me first, that's when I was about to draw the gun. If he hadn't come at me, I wouldn't have taken action," Ding Yongwei fumed with rage as he saw both Miao Honglei and Mo Lan siding with Xiang Yu, almost spitting blood.

With Shen San dead, the boss was now left with just the three of them.

Mo Lan paid no attention to Ding Yongwei. After speaking, he simply sat there with an indifferent expression, not looking at anyone. The chatter among the brothers grew louder and more intense.

By now, they had split into two factions, one supporting Ding Yongwei and the other supporting Xiang Yu. However, it was clear that the majority supported Xiang Yu.

This was partly because Zhong Huashan had inadvertently revealed his own stance—he supported Xiang Yu.

"I would like to share my thoughts," Zhong Huashan said, looking around. The room immediately fell silent, for they knew that Xiang Yu's fate ultimately hinged on the boss's final decision.

"I think what the three captains said makes sense. Since Xiang Yu violated the rules, he should be punished, but as everyone saw, he was also in a helpless situation. I believe a lighter punishment is in order," said Zhong Huashan, essentially revealing his willingness to let Xiang Yu off the hook.

Or perhaps a symbolic punishment, maybe making Ding Yongwei slap Xiang Yu a few more times at most.

At this point, Ding Yongwei suddenly stood up and, looking at Zhong Huashan with a smile, said, "I agree with the boss's view. Since everyone believes Xiang Yu acted out of necessity, a lighter punishment is justifiable."

Zhong Huashan was somewhat surprised by Ding Yongwei's stance. He clearly loathed Xiang Yu, but now he was also in favor of a lenient treatment, which made Zhong wonder if Ding had some other motive.

Even Mo Lan, who had remained expressionless throughout, suddenly furrowed his brow as he looked at Ding Yongwei. They had been in the mix together for many years and knew each other all too well. Ding Yongwei's current attitude was indeed surprising...