Chapter 20

The monkey didn't speak, seemingly deep in thought.

"Speak up." Someone became anxious: "If Big Cat doesn't come, we won't have truly eliminated the Ninth Prince."

"Yes..." Everyone echoed.

"Relax, he won't come tomorrow, because he's mine." The monkey said calmly, yet with an air of dominance!

Everyone looked at each other, and the monkey's serious expression made them believe him.

"Alright, then let's split up and act." Someone stood up and said. Everyone stood up, preparing to leave.

Suddenly, someone asked: "By the way, after this fight, you won't think you're the boss, right?"

Everyone stopped and looked at the monkey.

I also looked at the monkey nervously. Of course, we hoped to form a new force after taking down the Ninth Prince; otherwise, how would the ambitions of the monkey and Huang Jie be realized? But these tough guys seemed naturally rebellious and wouldn't easily submit to others.

"Of course not." The monkey smiled: "The enemy of our enemy is our friend. We're just temporarily joining forces to take down the Ninth Prince. After that, we'll each go our own way. But if you need anything in the future, you can come to me; I might be able to help."

Well said! My heart stirred. The monkey neither admitted he wanted to be the boss nor completely cut off ties with everyone. "If you need anything, you can come to me" also meant "I can come to you if I need something."

"Alright." Everyone didn't notice the difference and finally started to leave.

"Wait a moment." The monkey suddenly asked: "Are we friends now?"

"Yes." Everyone was puzzled.

I suddenly knew what the monkey was going to say and rushed over to him!

"You can lend me..."

I tightly covered the monkey's mouth, making the "five yuan" that followed unclear.

"What did you say?" Everyone was puzzled.

"Mmm mmm..." The monkey, with his mouth covered, still spoke indistinctly.

"He said you can lend..."

I freed my other hand to cover Huang Jie's mouth and pressed them both down on the bed!

"What are you doing?" Everyone was even more puzzled.

"It's nothing, nothing. We're just playing around. You guys go back and discuss tomorrow's plan!"

"Oh, alright." Everyone left the dormitory.

I then let them go, angrily saying: "What are you doing? Didn't we agree at the internet cafe entrance?"

"Right, I forgot. Sorry, it's a habit." The monkey patted his forehead.

"It's not my fault, it's all the monkey's fault." Huang Jie shrugged.

"Do you want to scare everyone away?"

I sighed and turned around, exclaiming: "Damn!"

Zheng Wu, dressed in leather jacket and pants, was still standing at the door, head down, silent, looking incredibly cool.

"Why haven't you left?" I was quite startled.

"Zheng Wu, is there anything else?" The monkey also stood up.

Zheng Wu took off his sunglasses and said: "Mao Mao is my brother, and you are Mao Mao's brother, so I think we are brothers too."

"Yes!" The monkey's eyes lit up, and I suspected he wanted to borrow money again.

"I am also the monkey's brother, so we two are brothers too!" Huang Jie also got excited, like a wolf seeing meat.

The two were ready to harm the innocent Zheng Wu.

"Um, we are all brothers." Zheng Wu nodded: "Can you lend me five yuan? I haven't had dinner yet."

The monkey: "..."

Huang Jie: "..."

I: "Hahahaha..."

Zheng Wu didn't understand why the monkey and Huang Jie were silent, thinking they didn't want to lend him money. He quickly said: "I know it's not good to borrow money from someone I just met, but I have no choice. This afternoon, I saw an old lady fall on the street, so I helped her up, and the two hundred yuan in my pocket disappeared."

The monkey: "..."

Huang Jie: "..."

I also found Zheng Wu's reason far-fetched; who would dare help an old lady on the street nowadays?

"Can you lend me the money, Monkey? I'll pay you back tomorrow when I borrow some from Mao Mao."

I watched the monkey with a smile, seeing how he would handle it.

"What are you talking about? Brothers don't count such things." The monkey said: "Zuo Fei, give Zheng Wu five yuan."

I: "..."

I took the money and gave it to Zheng Wu. Zheng Wu took the money and sighed: "Being the boss is great; when you run out of money, you can just take it from your subordinates."

"I am not his subordinate!"

But Zheng Wu didn't listen to my explanation, took the five yuan, and left.

Only the three of us were left in the dormitory. I quickly said: "Monkey, how do you plan to deal with Big Cat?"

"Go and discuss tomorrow's plan with Zheng Wu first, then come back and I'll tell you."

"Alright."

I also left, suddenly thinking it was wrong for me to do whatever the monkey told me, which would make me his subordinate. But since I was already out, I followed Zheng Wu into his dormitory.

"I'm so hot." Zheng Wu took off his sunglasses and started to take off his clothes. Hearing someone follow him in, he quickly put his clothes back on, turned around, and said coolly: "What else?"

"Take them off if you're hot..."

"It's fine, I'm not hot. What's up?"

I ignored him; this guy was too proud to admit his discomfort. "We're going to fight Yang Cheng tomorrow, right? He has seven or eight subordinates. The monkey asked me to come and discuss the plan with you."

"Um, the monkey is indeed a meticulous person, and you are a loyal subordinate."

"I am not the monkey's subordinate!" I was furious.

"Ha, saying that is quite disrespectful, but I won't tell the monkey." Zheng Wu winked at me.

"..." I was almost at my breaking point; dealing with these people every day was exhausting.

"Tomorrow, just follow me and help me with the equipment." Zheng Wu handed me the arm exerciser.

I took the heavy arm exerciser. This thing was indeed a good weapon; I probably couldn't handle even one hit.

"Um, you can leave now. Remember to find me tomorrow."

I took the arm exerciser back to Dorm 305. The monkey was already lying in bed, as expected.

Forget it, let him sleep. It's not too late to ask about Big Cat tomorrow. The monkey might not be serious most of the time, but he is reliable when it comes to business. I returned to my dormitory, placed the arm exerciser by my pillow, and fell asleep peacefully.

In my dream, there were thousands of soldiers.

The next day, I carried the arm exerciser to the classroom. The first day of formal classes was uneventful; each class resumed its normal order, everything seemed peaceful and harmonious, and only a few people knew a fierce battle was about to begin.

After the first class, I stood in the corridor. Soon, Liu Yina, Lin Ke'er, and the others came over. Now I was like their best friend, almost part of the Fourteen Roses. No wonder Zhou Kun said I was hanging out with girls.

But today was a bit strange. The girls were chattering, but Wang Yao was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Wang Yao?" I asked curiously.

"Hey, why do you start with Wang Yao? Are you trying to have two girlfriends at once? That's really disrespectful to Ke'er!" Liu Yina said several sentences in response to my one.

"Zuo Fei!" The monkey suddenly walked over with a beaming face, "Hey, Liu Yina is here too. Look how much we have in common!"

"I see hundreds of classmates every day. Does that mean I have a connection with all of them?"

"Ah, that's definitely different." The monkey scratched his head, his face already red.

I was shocked. The monkey, with his thick skin, was blushing? I suddenly remembered the monkey liked Liu Yina and followed up: "How is it different? Is it different because of Liu Yina?"

The girls all laughed, apparently everyone knew the monkey liked Liu Yina.

Lin Ke'er tugged at my arm: "Wang Yao said she had something to do today, so she didn't come."

"Um." I nodded, not taking it seriously.

Class was about to start, and I was getting more and more nervous. Yang Zecheng, Li Baiyu, Zhu Jianlong, and the others all came out. We pretended not to know each other and silently waited at the doors of our targets' classes. I had been in fights before, but for some reason, my palms were sweating, and I was distracted even when talking to Lin Ke'er.

"Zuo Fei, what's wrong?" Lin Ke'er noticed something was off.

"Nothing, you guys go back. Class is about to start."

Perhaps I sounded too serious, Lin Ke'er nodded and went back to her class with Zhang Xuan and the others.

"Hey, what are you guys up to, being so mysterious?" Liu Yina looked at me, then at the monkey.

"We're preparing to take down a boss." The monkey whispered, "The Ninth Prince is going down today."

Indeed, in front of the girl he liked, there were no secrets or plans.

"..." Liu Yina almost screamed.

"Shh, shh!"

"Um, I won't say. When are you going to act?" Liu Yina was very excited.

The monkey checked the time: "As soon as class starts, in about three minutes."

"Great, good luck!" Liu Yina excitedly extended her hand.

"Thanks." The monkey also excitedly slapped her hand.

Seeing this, I suddenly thought of Wang Yao. It was a pity she didn't come today...

"Monkey." A voice suddenly sounded.

We turned around and saw Zheng Wu, still dressed in the same outfit from last night: black leather jacket, black leather pants, and black sunglasses!

"Why are you still wearing that?" Even the monkey couldn't hold back, as it was too strange to wear such clothes in the summer.

"Um?" Zheng Wu touched his clothes: "Is it not good?"

"..." It looked good, but weren't you hot?

"It's fine. This is my battle attire. Whenever I fight with Mao Mao at No. 7 High School, I always wear this. It makes me feel safe."

"..." The monkey had nothing to say.

"Zuo Fei." Zheng Wu pulled down his sunglasses a bit, looking up at me: "Where's my weapon?"

"Here." I patted my clothes.

"Um." Zheng Wu nodded and pulled his sunglasses back up: "Follow me in a moment."

"Alright."

There was one minute left. Many students had already entered their classrooms, and the corridor was almost empty, with only our people left, pretending to chat casually.

"Monkey!" Huang Jie also walked over with a smile.

"Um, are you ready?"

"Ready. This is yours, this is mine." Huang Jie took out two sticks and gave one to the monkey.

"Good." The monkey gripped the stick, smiling mysteriously.

"Good. I just checked Class 5, and Big Cat really isn't here. How did you manage that, Monkey?"

"Hehe, it's a secret." The monkey continued to be mysterious.

"Hey, Big Cat isn't here, and Wang Yao isn't here today either." Liu Yina suddenly said.

My mind buzzed. These two seemingly unrelated statements suddenly reminded me of that day at the internet cafe when I told the monkey we were going to take down the Ninth Prince, and Wang Yao said she could help. The monkey was silent for a long time before saying he had a plan. I asked him, but he wouldn't tell me.

I immediately pulled the monkey aside and asked urgently: "Did you ask Wang Yao to lure Big Cat out?"

"Hey, you figured it out. Yes, we need to take down the Ninth Prince, and Big Cat can't be there. Without Big Cat, the Ninth Prince will be leaderless, making it easier to take them down. After dealing with the subordinates, taking down Big Cat will be a piece of cake. Only Wang Yao could do this; if she invites Big Cat, he will definitely come!"

"Then, will Wang Yao be in danger?" My hands were trembling.

"Hey, what danger? Even if you gave Big Cat a hundred lives, he wouldn't dare touch Wang Yao!" The monkey looked relaxed.

"But..."

At that moment, the class bell rang. Yang Zecheng, Li Baiyu, and the others, who were standing in the corridor, seemed to hear a charge, simultaneously took out their weapons, and rushed into their target classrooms.

"Monkey, hurry!" Huang Jie rushed towards a classroom.

"Alright." The monkey followed closely. They were going to deal with another tough guy in the Ninth Prince's group, who was said to be as difficult to handle as Yang Cheng, whom I and Zheng Wu were targeting!

"Zuo Fei, let's go!" Zheng Wu strode towards Yang Cheng's classroom, looking incredibly cool in his leather outfit.

But I didn't move, thinking about Wang Yao. Would Big Cat really not dare to touch her? Although Wang Yao was tough and her brother was a big thug, what if Big Cat was bold enough to do something like Xing Qiu drugging Lin Ke'er...

I couldn't bear to think about it. Perhaps I didn't understand Big Cat and Wang Yao as well as the monkey did. I only knew I couldn't let Wang Yao be alone with Big Cat!

Screams and the sounds of fighting were already coming from the classrooms, and some students were screaming and running out into the corridor.

"Zuo Fei, what are you doing? Quickly give me the arm exerciser!" Zheng Wu called out at the door of Yang Cheng's classroom.

"Oh." I ran over in a daze, my mind in chaos, and forgot to take out the arm exerciser.

"Damn!" Zheng Wu suddenly shouted.

I looked up and saw that Yang Cheng, perhaps hearing the chaos in other classes, had rushed out and hit Zheng Wu on the head with a chair. Zheng Wu, being Zheng Wu, just staggered and then kicked Yang Cheng in the stomach, sending him flying back into the classroom.

"Give me the arm exerciser!" Zheng Wu turned around, and I quickly handed it to him.

Zheng Wu roared and rushed in, and I followed. The classroom was already in chaos, with seven or eight boys wielding weapons surrounding Zheng Wu, who was swinging the arm exerciser fiercely, forcing them back.

I was worried about Wang Yao and couldn't focus on Zheng Wu. Just as I was about to leave, I saw Yang Cheng, who had somehow gotten up, hit Zheng Wu from behind with a stool.

I couldn't stand by and immediately grabbed a stool and hit Yang Cheng's back, making him fall with a thud. Zheng Wu turned around, clearly startled, but quickly said: "I knew it. I was about to turn around and hit him, so don't think you saved me..."

"Watch out in front!" I shouted, throwing the stool at a guy who was about to hit Zheng Wu with a stick.

"Ah..." Zheng Wu had nothing to say, swinging the arm exerciser and rushing forward again. Zheng Wu was indeed dominant; his leather outfit, though showy, gave him a fierce aura, scaring Yang Cheng's subordinates back. Zheng Wu cut through them like slicing through melons.

Girls were screaming, either hiding in the corners or fleeing to the corridor. The classroom was in chaos, with desks and chairs knocked over. Seeing Yang Cheng unable to get up and Zheng Wu in control, I rushed out of the classroom in a panic. The corridor was also in chaos, with some battles already moving there, and angry shouts coming from all directions. They had been holding back since last night.

In such chaos, even the security guards would be helpless!

I rushed to a classroom and saw the monkey and Huang Jie fighting some students, clearly having the upper hand. I dodged the overturned desks and chairs and came to the monkey's side.

"Monkey!"

"Zuo Fei, why are you here? How's Zheng Wu?"

"Zheng Wu is fine; he can handle it alone. I need to ask you where Wang Yao lured Big Cat to?"

"I don't know. I didn't ask. Don't worry!"

"No, I have to check. Where might they be?"

"There's a milk tea shop at the school gate. Maybe they're there. I'm not sure, but you can check!"

"Alright!" I didn't have time to say more and hurried out of the classroom.

I pushed through the chaotic corridor and saw a group of fully armed security guards rushing up as I went downstairs.

Out of the school, I quickly called Wang Yao. With the "beep... beep... beep" sound, my heart grew more anxious. Finally, it connected!

"Wang Yao, where are you?"

"Um, I'm at the milk tea shop at the school gate. Are you done?"

"Done. Are you okay?"

"What could happen to me?" Wang Yao laughed: "Do you want to come over? Big Cat is here too."

I breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, wait for me there."

Just as I was about to hang up, I heard a loud shout: "Big Cat, what do you mean?!"

My heart tightened, and I quickly asked: "What happened? Tell me what happened!"

"Bang!" A sound came, and Wang Yao's phone seemed to fall to the ground, but the call was still connected.

"Hehe, I planned to act later, but you actually called someone else..."

"Big Cat, you dare! I'll have my brother kill you!"

"Hehe, if I can sleep with you, even being killed is worth it... I've been waiting for this chance for a long time, and you actually invited me... This is the drug Xing Qiu gave me; it's very powerful!"

The sound suddenly cut off, and I saw the call had ended.

My mind buzzed. It had finally happened, it had finally happened!

I didn't dare to stop, sprinting at full speed, the wind whistling in my ears. I finally saw the milk tea shop, kicked open the door, and rushed in, but found it empty