Urban Super Soldier King

Chapter 1099: Chapter 1099 Refusing the Sect Leader Position

"How did you figure it out?" Hong Jinbao said as he straightened up, exuding the aura of someone long accustomed to power.

"I already said it was a guess," Xiang Yu replied.

"Since you know I’m the boss of Hongmen, you speak to me with this attitude?" Hong Jinbao said in a condescending tone.

"Cut the crap, just say what you need to," Xiang Yu said.

If Xiang Yu hadn’t met Hong Jinbao before, he’d have prepared seriously to meet the Chief of Hongmen, but now, this old man didn’t look the part at all.

Hong Jinbao only then gave a few dry coughs and looked at Xiang Yu, saying, "You young brat, can’t you respect your elders a bit?"

Hong Jinbao spoke, revealing again his playful old geezer nature, he glanced at Xiang Yu and then at Yuan Huai before saying, "Just like you used to be, no wonder you would find him."

Yuan Huai just sat there drinking and didn’t say a word.

Xiang Yu was a bit bewildered, not quite grasping the chaos being spouted.

Seeing Xiang Yu’s confusion, Hong Jinbao earnestly said, "Actually, I..."

"Don’t say it, I won’t help you." Seeing the other about to speak, Xiang Yu interrupted bluntly.

"I haven’t even spoken yet, and you think you know what I want to say?" Hong Jinbao said, glaring wide-eyed.

"No matter what you say, I won’t agree," Xiang Yu stated flatly.

Xiang Yu wasn’t a fool. He didn’t believe in getting lucky breaks without effort. He had a lot on his plate and didn’t want to get involved in anything else.

Hongmen is a major gang in the country, and now with the chief personally coming over, it was obviously a big deal. He didn’t want to help, nor did he want to know what it was.

"You little rascal, I didn’t want your help in the first place. You’re overthinking it," Hong Jinbao said, glaring.

Yuan Huai, sitting to the side, suddenly laughed heartily. Only Xiang Yu could irritate the old man like this.

Anyone else seeing Hong Jinbao would probably be trembling in fear.

"It’s best if you didn’t want my help. I have a lot going on, busy as I am; I definitely can’t help," Xiang Yu stated outright.

Hong Jinbao was speechless and looked at Xiang Yu, saying, "Actually, I wanted to..."

"Don’t even think about it; I won’t agree," Xiang Yu interrupted Hong Jinbao again.

"You... can’t you respect an elder’s words? Interrupting someone is very rude," Hong Jinbao said, face flushed red.

"He wants to pass the position of Hongmen Chief to you," Yuan Huai interjected directly.

"Pfft!" Upon hearing this news, Xiang Yu couldn’t hold back and sprayed. This was like a massive pie from the sky almost hitting him dead.

"This is what you wanted to talk about?" Xiang Yu asked, looking at Hong Jinbao.

Hong Jinbao, with anger all over his face, nodded and said, "Exactly this."

"Why didn’t you say that earlier?" Xiang Yu coughed and said.

Hong Jinbao was speechless; he wanted to say it earlier, but Xiang Yu didn’t give him the chance.

"So what do you think?" Hong Jinbao leaned closer to Xiang Yu’s face and chuckled. noveldrama

At this point, Xiang Yu’s mind was working fast, thinking about all that had happened.

From the beginning of knowing Yuan Huai, to his reappearance, and then the appearance of this old man.

Xiang Yu went through the whole thing in his mind and found that it wasn’t a premeditated plan by the other side; he was somewhat relieved.

"Really?" Xiang Yu looked at Hong Jinbao.

"Of course! When I, the old man, say something, it’s as good as done, never to be retracted," Hong Jinbao declared.

Xiang Yu glanced at Hong Jinbao skeptically and smiled. Xiang Yu didn’t believe in pies falling from the sky. The position of Hongmen Chief was very prestigious.

This position had countless people fighting to secure it, and now he says it’s offered to him, which sounded like a joke.

"With such a great opportunity, why hesitate? Think what you will; from now on, I’ll be your godfather," Hong Jinbao slapped Xiang Yu’s shoulder.

"Stop!" Xiang Yu quickly shouted, "Don’t randomly call that! Whose godfather are you?" Xiang Yu wasn’t about to go through with such a thing.

Hong Jinbao, glaring once more, said, "I pass the position to you, and you call me godfather for life; what’s the harm in that?"

Xiang Yu replied dryly, "Forget it. I don’t want this position; you should give it to someone else."

After Xiang Yu finished speaking, he stood up to leave. Seeing this, Hong Jinbao hurriedly laughed and dragged Xiang Yu back.

Yuan Huai also stopped drinking and looked at Xiang Yu, saying, "This is an opportunity; you should consider it."

"There’s nothing to consider. If it’s such an opportunity, why did you run away before?" Xiang Yu asked Yuan Huai.

"I’m different from you. I had other things I had to do," Yuan Huai said, reminiscing with a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

"I have other things to handle too," Xiang Yu directly stated.

Seeing Xiang Yu wasn’t putting on an act, Hong Jinbao hurriedly added, "Even if you become the candidate for Chief, you can still do other things. It doesn’t affect anything and actually gives you a greater advantage."

Xiang Yu sat and thought about it, realizing if he really took over Hongmen, with more people and larger enterprises, investigating things would be much easier in the future.

Seeing Xiang Yu tempted, Hong Jinbao patted Xiang Yu’s shoulder, saying, "You don’t have to call me godfather, that’s just a title, nothing more."

"What are the conditions?" Xiang Yu asked Hong Jinbao.

"No conditions, as long as you first join Hongmen, then establish yourself by showing your talents," Hong Jinbao said happily.

Without thinking much, Xiang Yu stood up to leave.

According to Hong Jinbao’s explanation, Xiang Yu would need to join Hongmen first and then through constant effort, prove his talents to eventually qualify as a candidate.

Seeing Xiang Yu wanting to leave, Hong Jinbao stood up and shouted, "Xiang Yu, what do you want?"

"I don’t want anything. I have many things to do and can’t join Hongmen and take it step by step," Xiang Yu said plainly.

"I understand what you’re thinking," Hong Jinbao said, with a serious face, frowning, "The position of candidate is not something I can decide arbitrarily. Hongmen is a big gang; it’s not up to me. You have to earn it through your ability."

"In other words, you can’t decide if I can become Chief or not," Xiang Yu clarified.

Although Hong Jinbao didn’t want to admit it, he nodded and said, "That’s right. If you can’t strive hard, even I can’t help you."

Feeling relieved, Xiang Yu smiled and said, "Then that’s simple. No need for me to make a hard decision. I don’t have the time to be Hongmen’s Chief right now, so stop inviting me."

After that, Xiang Yu turned and walked out without looking back. According to Hong Jinbao, Xiang Yu could indeed move step by step towards the Chief’s position under his guidance, but that would waste a lot of his time.

It might take one year, two years; these are time Xiang Yu can’t afford to waste. More importantly, he’s not particularly interested in the Chief’s position...