Chapter 1, The Chief Steward

At that time, I really didn't think about being a hero saving a damsel in distress; I was just infuriated that this group of bastards blocked my way and ran rampant in our school. With a ten-meter run-up, I kicked him squarely in the face, sending this bastard flying five meters away, and he passed out on the spot. It is said that he didn't wake up for three days after the incident and stayed in the hospital for over a month

At noon, after school, I was the first to walk out of the school gate. I turned a corner and waited for Xu Liang at the usual spot. A guy wearing glasses, dressed in clean sportswear, and looking very sunny and handsome approached me.

Nevertheless, there are times when I feel that my particular fear of him, even to the point of a slight dread, is not only due to his exceptional intelligence and his willingness to protect me as a cousin, but also largely attributed to the psychological scars left by frequent bullying during my childhood

Speaking of my relationship with Xu Liang, it involves a long story

Although I am not truly involved in the underworld, I merely skip class occasionally to play games

As the saying goes, it is not the theft that one fears, but rather the thief's lingering thoughts.

Having been blocked several times, my anger has risen. I gathered over ten classmates and began to retaliate against this group of bastards and their materials. Since they are numerous, I refrain from taking action; however, whenever one of them is alone, I lead my group to beat them mercilessly.

Xu Liang is undoubtedly a goddess-level girl at our school. She is beautiful, has an excellent figure, performs well academically, excels in physical education, and is skilled in singing and dancing. Additionally, she has a great personality, and the number of boys pursuing her is as numerous as the fish crossing the river.

This group of individuals has committed numerous wrongdoings, extorting protection fees from several nearby schools and intimidating many people. Normally, no one would dare to provoke them, but with our group confronting them, many students from other schools secretly came to inform us. At our peak, we managed to ambush this group of scoundrels five times in one day, sending twelve individuals to the hospital

However, the complexity of the world lies in the fact that you can never predict how fate will change

That little thug, having just come out of the hospital and feeling humiliated, immediately gathered a group of people to confront me

He truly frightened a group of students who only knew how to study. They were numerous, all wielding weapons, and were significantly older than middle school students. For a moment, no one dared to step forward to rescue Xu Liang

I readily agreed to mhetushucomcom.

You must not think that this cousin of mine is a bookworm; that rascal is quite clever, with an exceptionally high intelligence quotient. Almost every time I encounter this cousin, I find myself easily charmed and elated by his few words, only to realize after more than ten days... Damn it, I've been sold out again by that rascal Ning Yue.

Shall we go home together after school later?

Although I am quite skilled in fighting, I am neither a valiant general who can take on a thousand foes alone nor a legendary hero from the Three Kingdoms. I can handle three to five opponents without much trouble, but taking on more than ten is truly beyond my capability. However, just because I cannot defeat so many does not mean I cannot escape from them. On two occasions, I was cornered outside the school, but with quick reflexes, I first used a brick and my backpack to take down one or two of the weakest-looking individuals, and then I made a swift getaway. They were simply unable to catch up with me.

Pang Qian

He gave me a mischievous smile, looking rather sinister.

Xu Liang smiled, her eyes narrowing into crescent moons upon seeing my agreement

Since then, the title of the leader of the underground gang of five nearby junior high schools has spread more and more widely, and no matter how I try to refute it, I cannot completely clear my name

Although Ning Yue often deceives me and plays tricks, he is after all my cousin. He excels in his studies and is particularly cunning. He holds significant influence with the teachers at school. Many times, when I found myself in trouble that could lead to expulsion, my parents' interventions were of no use. It was Ning Yue who stepped in and resolved the issues in no time. If it weren't for Ning Yue helping me bear the brunt of many troubles and cleaning up my mess countless times, I might not even be afraid of him just based on his intelligence.

This matter resulted in two consequences: one is that Xu Liang inexplicably became particularly familiar with me, and the other consequence, which requires a sequel to elaborate on.

Compared to outstanding girls like Xu Liang, I feel quite inferior. The only area where I am undoubtedly the best in the entire school is sports; whether it is basketball, soccer, long-distance running, short-distance running, or both parallel and horizontal bars, no one can surpass me. I am also unbeatable in fights, but my academic performance is quite poor. As for my social relationships... one can imagine what kind of connections a person rumored to be the leader of an underground gang involving five nearby junior high schools might have

Although I am fully aware that it is impossible for me to be with Xu Liang, any boy with a sense of vanity would find it impossible to refuse the advances of such a beautiful girl.

We are two completely different people from different worlds, and it is almost impossible for us to have any intersection.

In this school, the person I fear the most is not any teacher, and I am not particularly afraid of the principal or the director; rather, I have a particular dread of my cousin, who is one year older than me.

Good

There is a small thug near our school who, upon encountering Xu Liang at the school gate, immediately became infatuated and insisted that she be his girlfriend. He repeatedly blocked her at the school entrance. Of course, Xu Liang would never agree; the distance between him and a prince charming is as far as the Earth is from Namek. Xu Liang's parents visited the school several times, but the school had no effective solutions. During that time, Xu Liang was always anxious after school, having to change her route home and even seeking classmates to act as decoys.

Hearing someone call my name, I turned my head to see a beautiful girl smiling and waving at me. I lazily said, "Oh, it's Class Leader Xu Liang. What do you need from me?"

In the situation where some had already taken action, the courage of all the boys and girls in the school surged, and they rushed forward; it was truly not difficult for hundreds of students to overpower a dozen or so delinquents.

My friend, known as Ning Yue, is someone who seems to have a natural advantage in intelligence. He has never ranked lower than the top three in exams, and in various school assessments, he has achieved first place eight or nine times out of ten.

I graduated from junior high school and may not be able to get into a reputable high school. I might either go to a vocational school or simply find a job. Xu Liang is definitely a candidate for a key high school in the city and may eventually be admitted to a nationally renowned university. After that, she could either join a large company as an elite white-collar worker or continue to pursue a master's degree and a doctorate, becoming an academic achiever

It is said that there were two thugs who had accumulated too much resentment and often bullied the students of our school. It is unclear who took the opportunity to strike hard, leaving one of them disabled. In this case, where the perpetrator cannot be found and the victim is a small-time thug causing trouble at school, the police are reluctant to intervene. Although the families of the two thugs took the matter to court, it ultimately ended without resolution

Although Xu Liang had evaded this little thug's pursuit and interception many times, there happened to be a day when, due to a moment of carelessness, she was cornered at the school gate by this thug and more than ten of his associates. The thug boasted arrogantly, saying, "I just want to pursue you, and I want to see who dares to meddle in my affairs"