Urban Super Soldier King-Chapter 535: Becoming a Prisoner at Someone’s Feet

Ding Yongwei looked at Miao Honglei as if he were looking at a fool. He had already seized control of the situation, and he relished the exhilarating feeling of having such power at his fingertips, the ability to decide the fates of others with a mere gesture.

Everyone seated here was once a commanding presence, a figure who pointed out directions for the country. But now, what had become of them? They were all kneeling at his feet.

Especially Zhong Huashan, the mountain that once stood before him, insurmountable, but now his life and death lay within the palm of his hand.

As for Miao Honglei, Ding Yongwei never took him seriously. Miao Honglei was nothing but a blowhard, good at boasting and bluffing, but he was utterly useless when it came to fighting.

Now, seeing Miao Honglei kicking up a fuss here, Ding Yongwei felt nothing but contempt. However, he made for a good joke.

Feeling the disdain in Ding Yongwei’s gaze, Miao Honglei felt like an idiot. Then, biting his teeth, he didn’t say a word and just sat down on the sofa.

His look of defeat was so different from Xiang Yu’s calmness; it was like comparing earth to heaven. Xiang Yu merely glanced at him indifferently and said nothing more.

Seeing Xiang Yu’s composed demeanor, it genuinely seemed as if he was in cahoots with Ding Yongwei.

Just then, Zhong Qin came up to Xiang Yu with a pitiful look on her face and sat down beside him. With tearful eyes, she wrapped her arms around Xiang Yu’s arm and said, "I’m sorry, it’s my fault that you’re in this mess."

Xiang Yu casually patted her head. To him, Zhong Qin was more like a little sister who needed his protection. Regardless of who Zhong Huashan was, whether a mafia boss or the enemy of Xiao Xuan, that didn’t affect the relationship between Xiang Yu and Zhong Qin.

"Don’t worry, I won’t let anyone hurt you," Xiang Yu said calmly, as if he were the boss around here.

Ding Yongwei broke into loud laughter from across them, then shook his head at Xiang Yu and said, "Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu, when will you ever stop with these boastful airs? It was your arrogance that led me to capture you today. Now that you are a clay Buddha crossing the river, hardly able to save yourself, you still worry about others."

Ding Yongwei continued with a lecherous look at Zhong Qin, "As for her, you can rest easy. I will be sure to pamper her well; I won’t bully her, not at all."

Ding Yongwei finished speaking and laughed sordidly.

Zhong Qin, though immature in her sensibilities, was aware of the ways of the world. Hearing Ding Yongwei speak like that, she hurriedly snuggled closer into Xiang Yu’s embrace.

On the side, Zhong Huashan’s eyes flashed coldly, but he said nothing.

It was only then that Miao Honglei started to feel that he didn’t understand. Xiang Yu had not collaborated with the other party; he had just pretended to be calm.

Realizing this, Miao Honglei’s face turned red with embarrassment. He had been too impetuous. But he was the type who would never admit when he was wrong, and so he sat there, head held high, as usual.

"Now that everyone is here, let’s talk. We’ve been brothers for so many years; it’s time to settle our accounts," Ding Yongwei said with the air of someone holding all the cards as he glanced around the room.

Hearing this, Miao Honglei became anxious and pointed at Ding Yongwei, shouting, "Ding Yongwei, if we’re settling accounts, you owe us the most. In the past, whenever we were in a scrape, wasn’t it I who protected you all? You have no conscience. Now you even have the gall to lock us up here."

"Boss, you can’t say that. It’s true you provided cover for us, but you were too selfish, always keeping things for yourself and not sharing with your brothers. How is that right? Besides, which operation wasn’t masterminded by me? Would you all be where you are now without me? I’m the one who built all this."

Ding Yongwei said, then suddenly pointed at Zhong Huashan and exclaimed, "And you, what have you done all these years? Always acting like the dragon that shows its head but not its tail. How much have you contributed to the organization? Why should you be the boss, and we have to listen to you?"

Ding Yongwei held a very important position within the organization. Back when they fought together to establish their domain, Ding Yongwei played the role of a strategist.

Originally, they had a good relationship, but as the organization grew, they slowly developed selfish motives. Especially Miao Honglei, who kept on rallying his own brothers, ultimately leading to the fracture of their camaraderie.

On the surface, everything still seemed amicable, but in secret, a fierce and covert struggle had already begun.

At that time, Shen San was a perfect example. Shen San was not good with words, but he was ruthless and had killed countless people. When he realized that the bond between the brothers was breaking, he gradually built up his own forces. In the end, he attempted to kidnap Zhong Huashan in order to unify the organization, but his plans were thwarted by Xiang Yu.

Now, Ding Yongwei was following the same path, but he was even more ruthless. He intended to eliminate not only Zhong Huashan but also Miao Honglei. His reasoning was, "If you don’t remove the roots when trimming weeds, they will grow back with the spring breeze."

Zhong Huashan sat there, lighting a cigarette, then leaned back on the sofa, leisurely smoking without a word. Miao Honglei, on the other hand, could not stand it any longer and retorted impatiently, "Nonsense, if it wasn’t for your glory-hunting that led to Lao Wu’s death in battle, would I have treated all of you like that?"

"Everyone has a share in Lao Wu’s death. You all were the same at the time. You received his distress signal, so why didn’t you go save him?" Ding Yongwei was evidently quite agitated as well.

Xiang Yu sat there silently, not understanding any of this. It seemed to be a story from their past. Lao Wu they mentioned must be another brother of theirs.

He died in a mission, and that was when their rift began, they started mistrusting each other.

"Miao Honglei, as the boss, when have you ever led by example? You are greedy, selfish, incompetent at commanding, and love showing off. Without you, we would have become much stronger by now. Ba Ge, Tie Sanjiang—we would have taken them down long ago, not wait until now for them to grow in strength," Ding Yongwei shouted.

Speaking of these two, Zhong Huashan suddenly opened his eyes, then slowly closed them again. It was a subtle movement, but still caught by Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu didn’t know what their relationship was, but he was sure that they must have crossed paths before.

Ding Yongwei and Miao Honglei were arguing vehemently, each unable to stand the other, rehashing some rather ancient stories.

Listening to their quarrel, Xiang Yu almost fell asleep where he sat.

Now, everything was under Ding Yongwei’s control. He was arguing with the other party only to psychologically dominate them, a form of enjoyment for him.

But neither would submit to the other, each holding their ground with seemingly sound arguments. This was the beauty of the Chinese language, where everyone could be right—your words are logical, and so are mine.

"If you were so capable, why were you captured by me in the end? This alone speaks volumes," Ding Yongwei bellowed.

Miao Honglei blushed and his ears turned red—this was an undeniable fact; he had indeed become a prisoner.

Seeing that Miao Honglei had run out of retorts, Ding Yongwei continued smugly, "You know why I knew you would come today? I should thank your own brother for that."

Upon hearing this, Miao Honglei glared at Xiang Yu with fiery eyes...