Xu Zifan lived a peaceful and happy life, then returned to his spatial dimension to rest. He would only travel to the next world once he could let go of his attachment to his previous life. This time, as soon as he regained consciousness, he heard deafening music and noise. He opened his eyes without making a sound and found himself sitting in a corner of a nightclub, with six other people sitting on the sofas on either side of him, seemingly centered around him.
"Brother Fan, you must teach that bastard a lesson this time. We can't let the West District climb all over us in the East District. That bastard is just relying on his fighting skills. Does he think he can beat Brother Fan?"
Xu Zifan didn't speak, leaning back on the sofa and closing his eyes again. Immediately, someone next to him snapped, "Does Brother Fan need you to teach him how to do things? Shut up, don't disturb Brother Fan!"
Xu Zifan understood the general situation after hearing this. His status was probably higher than theirs this time, so he didn't need to worry too much about them. He immediately received the original owner's memories to understand the situation of this world.
This is a parallel world unrelated to reality. The underworld in City A is powerful, divided into East and West districts. The East district has a slight advantage over the West district. The two sides often clash over territory, people, and resources. The original owner of this body is the adopted son of Tang Zhentian, the boss of the East district, and also the second-in-command of the East district, known as "Brother Fan".
Tang Zhentian had three wives and countless lovers, but he only had one daughter and no other children. When his daughter was five years old, he brought home ten seven-year-old boys and subjected them to the strictest education. The original owner of this body was the thinnest, but also the most calm and collected. When he fought, he was completely fearless and stood out among the ten.
The ten of them were trained for three years. Tang Zhentian selected the most outstanding original owner as his adopted son and gave him special training, while the other nine were abandoned and became ordinary gang members.
From the age of ten, the original owner had to accompany eight-year-old Tang Jiao to school during the day, protect her at school, play with Tang Jiao after school, and go wherever Tang Jiao wanted to go. After Tang Jiao went to sleep and rest, he still had to practice fighting and get involved in gang affairs. He only had five hours of sleep time for himself each day.
The original owner didn't utter a single complaint. On the contrary, he was extremely grateful to Tang Zhentian, who had changed his life and prevented him from becoming an orphan. Although every day was hard, he always understood that what he learned was his own, and only by becoming strong could he avoid being bullied by anyone in the future, repay his adoptive father, and protect his adopted sister.
However, Tang Jiao never really liked the original owner. When she was young and didn't understand things, she thought that the original owner calling Tang Zhentian "godfather" was like he was trying to steal her father. She would often call the original owner "brother" in front of others, but behind his back, she would try all sorts of ways to play pranks on him.
When she grew older and understood that the original owner was someone her father had found to protect and accompany her, she still didn't like her. She thought the original owner was terrifying when she fought, didn't know how to say nice things to coax people, didn't like to laugh, and was taciturn and boring.
However, by the time she raised her objection, she was already twelve years old. Tang Zhentian had been nurturing the original owner of this body for seven years, so of course he wouldn't replace her. Besides, the replacement wouldn't have the same bond of raising a daughter from childhood, and therefore wouldn't be reliable.
Tang Jiao, driven by her rebellious nature, disliked being with the original owner of this body even more, deliberately making many friends at school to spite him. However, the original owner didn't care at all; wherever she went, he went. If she was playing with others, he would wait nearby. If she wouldn't let him into the private room, he would wait outside, never uttering a single complaint.
This made Tang Jiao feel like she had punched a cotton ball, leaving her extremely frustrated and even feeling that he didn't care about her at all. What kind of feelings could such a person have for her? He was practically like a robot!
Tang Jiao didn't like studying and dropped out after graduating from junior high school. Anyway, the Tang family had plenty of money, so she could just eat, drink, and have fun every day. Of course, the original owner didn't need to accompany her to school anymore. Tang Zhentian directly made the original owner drop out of school and stay by his side to get more involved in gang affairs. He also assigned two bodyguards to Tang Jiao to accompany her on her travels.
The original owner always regarded Tang Zhentian as a great benefactor, doing his best in everything he did. Tang Zhentian became increasingly satisfied with him and took him everywhere. At Tang Jiao's eighteenth birthday banquet, Tang Zhentian publicly announced that the original owner was Tang Jiao's fiancé, that he would marry Tang Jiao and take over the gang, and even made the original owner swear in public that after marrying Tang Jiao, he would treat her well for the rest of his life and protect the gang for the rest of his life.
Tang Jiao immediately objected, but Tang Zhentian's affection for her meant letting her do whatever she wanted, arranging the most secure life for her, completely disregarding her opinions, and treating her as a naive young girl.
The original owner was just as shocked as Tang Jiao, but seeing that Tang Jiao's objections were ineffective, he knew that Tang Zhentian's mind was made up. So, he followed Tang Zhentian's request and swore to love Tang Jiao and protect the gang for the rest of his life. He had almost no personal preferences, because over the years he had become accustomed to obeying Tang Zhentian's orders and repaying Tang Zhentian, and he didn't find anything unacceptable about it.
He believed that if this was Tang Zhentian's wish, then this was the only way he could repay his godfather's kindness.
At this point, Tang Jiao's dislike for the original owner reached its peak. She started dating and went through several boyfriends. When Tang Zhentian found out, he scolded her several times and advised the original owner to be more tolerant, saying that she was still young and just going through a rebellious phase, deliberately trying to annoy people. He added that she hadn't actually been fooling around or had relationships with those men, and that the original owner should just coax Tang Jiao and then teach those clueless men a lesson later.
Tang Zhentian personally taught them a lesson, and those men naturally didn't fare well. Now everyone knew that being with Tang Jiao would end badly, and no one dared to date her anymore. Tang Jiao was furious, but dared not argue with her father, so she vented all her anger on the original owner of this body.
The original owner was busy dealing with gang business and various struggles every day and had no time to pay attention to Tang Jiao's little tantrums. Seeing that Tang Jiao kept causing trouble, he simply promised Tang Jiao that if Tang Jiao did not like him, he would never touch her. After marriage, Tang Jiao could play around as she pleased, and he would protect her and the gang.
The original owner thought this would be the best guarantee for Tang Jiao, but Tang Jiao didn't appreciate it at all. Instead, she got even angrier, scolding him for not understanding feelings and treating marriage like a game. She also questioned whether he wanted to marry her to gain access to the gang and that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing. They parted on bad terms.
Later, Tang Jiao actually got involved with Tian Feng, the son of the boss of the West District. Of course, Tian Feng was not afraid of Tang Zhentian's intimidation. He was handsome and had the demeanor of a playboy. He knew how to play and coax people. He could use sweet words to coax Tang Jiao into being devoted to him and even got Tang Jiao pregnant!
Tang Jiao kept it a secret this time. It wasn't until the West District sent a big gift to the East District to propose marriage that the people in the East District were shocked to discover that their young lady was pregnant with the West District's young master's child!
The East and West districts have been fighting and killing each other for decades, and the hatred between them is countless. How can the two sides possibly unite?!
The people in the East District immediately erupted in anger, expressing their dissatisfaction with Tang Jiao for the first time. They split into several factions: some said to listen to the boss, some said to let the original owner go and settle accounts with Tian Feng, some said to make Tang Jiao have an abortion immediately, and some said that if Tang Jiao were to marry him, they would cut ties completely and treat the original owner like a young master from now on...
Tang Zhen was so angry that he fell ill and was bedridden. He gripped the original owner's hand tightly and told him to chop off Tian Feng's third leg. When the original owner went to negotiate with Tian Feng to settle accounts, Tang Jiao managed to escape. At the crucial moment, she rushed in front of Tian Feng to shield him from the knife. The original owner hurriedly turned to pull back his strength, but Tian Feng pushed Tang Jiao aside and stabbed the original owner.
The original owner was injured and grabbed Tian Feng, breaking his ribs. But Tang Jiao rushed up again and threw a rock at the original owner's head. Tian Feng took the opportunity to stab the original owner again. If the underlings outside hadn't sensed something was wrong and rushed in to save him, the original owner might have died in their hands.
However, those two blows severely damaged the original owner's body. After recovering, he was always pale and weak, practically a cripple in the underworld. Fortunately, the original owner was quick-witted and could still serve as a strategist for the gang.
The East and West districts began to fight even more fiercely. The original owner's various decisions caused heavy losses to the West district. Tang Jiao was also forced to have an abortion by Tang Zhentian and was put in solitary confinement. It seemed that everything had returned to normal.
No one expected that Tang Jiao would be willing to act as an inside agent for the West District, betraying her own gang. The East District began to suffer misfortune after misfortune. The original owner first suspected Tang Jiao, but Tang Zhentian told him to swallow this secret, keep an eye on Tang Jiao, and remember his vow to be good to Tang Jiao and protect her for the rest of his life.
Tang Zhentian only had this one bloodline. He couldn't care about Tang Jiao and couldn't bear to part with her, so he made the original owner swallow all the bitterness.
To repay her debt of gratitude, the original owner shouldered the responsibility of the entire gang, keeping a close watch on Tang Jiao and putting in several times more effort than before to cripple the West District. Tang Jiao seemed to have passed her rebellious phase and knew she had caused trouble, becoming much quieter and even apologizing to the original owner. She often seemed lost in thought, looking extremely pitiful. After all, the original owner had grown up with her as childhood sweetheart and knew from a young age that she would protect her for life, so she wasn't overly wary of her.
As a result, this woman who made the original owner feel sorry for her took advantage of the situation, framed her, and then reported her to the police, catching the original owner off guard.
Drug trafficking, human trafficking, murder, and many other crimes were all framed against the original owner of the body. Tang Jiao then threatened Tang Zhentian with her own life, telling him not to rescue the original owner.
The original owner, out of gratitude, always obeyed Tang Zhentian and tolerated Tang Jiao without any limits. In the end, he was treated as a pawn by the father and daughter and sentenced to death. He did more for the gang, but apart from a few of his underlings who tried to break him out of prison and were caught, everyone else kept to themselves and were busy continuing their fight with the West District, showing no intention of helping him at all.
After he died, Tang Zhentian sent his daughter abroad to keep an eye on her so that she wouldn't continue to harm the gang. He would often send her photos of Tian Feng and other women. Before long, Tang Jiao let go of Tian Feng and lived a carefree life as a young lady abroad.
Tang Zhentian quickly reorganized the gang and, in one fell swoop, wiped out the West District, which had been almost completely destroyed by the original owner, becoming the only boss in City A.
Afterwards, Tang Zhentian threw Tian Feng into the river, and only said "Your godfather has avenged you" in front of the original owner's grave, thus ending everything.
The original owner was deeply devoted to the Tang family father and daughter, but they were both inherently cold-blooded. The original owner summoned a dimensional messenger, hoping the messenger would destroy the two gangs in the East and West districts, and not go astray, not trust the wrong people, and not give his heart to such cold-blooded individuals. If possible, he hoped the dimensional messenger could eventually walk into the light and leave this dark underworld.
Xu Zifan opened his eyes and lit a cigarette. Suddenly, a kid next to him shouted, "Brother Fan, that bastard is here!"
Xu Zifan looked up and saw that the person who had come to cause trouble was Da Dong, the most capable thug in the West District.
He took a drag of his cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring, and slowly stood up.