Underworld Chronicles: Qiao Si's Strategist, Xiao Ke, and Wang Weifan

After Wang Bao was shot by Xiao Ke, he was taken to the hospital by the Russians. The doctor examined him and found that Wang Bao was quite lucky. The bullet had passed through his abdomen and did not remain in his body or damage his internal organs. Once the bleeding was stopped, he was fine.

Xiao Ke was quite lucky. If he had killed Wang Bao with that shot, Wang Bao would have been stuck with nothing back then, and he wouldn't have had his later triumphant career.

Lying on the hospital bed, Wang Bao was fuming with rage, practically about to explode. He had been in the underworld his whole life, and this was the first time he had ever suffered such a huge loss, being bullied by a new upstart. If he didn't vent his anger, how could he ever face the world again?

Every casino owner has someone protecting them, especially Wang Bao, who has been in the business for so many years and is considered a veteran in Harbin. Wang Bao has become sworn brothers with a local gang leader, who gives him a share of the casino's profits every year. This time, Wang Bao wants to ask him for help.

Logically speaking, for someone like Wang Bao who's in the underworld to ask Hat for help is really beneath him. But he's desperate now, he's injured and lying in bed, and with his bunch of useless Maozi under his command, he definitely can't beat Xiao Ke and his gang.

The casino's business has plummeted, and now they don't care about losing face anymore; they just want to get Xiao Ke and the others in first.

So Wang Bao sent his underlings to find the man in the hat and told him to come to the hospital, as he had important business to discuss.

The man in the hat that Wang Bao knew had been working in the bureau his whole life. Although he was now a deputy, he was still a rank higher than Director Liu, whom Xiao Ke knew.

After Wang Bao found a man he knew, Hat-Head, he told him about Xiao Ke's attack on Liu Yishou and how he had shot him. Hat-Head, who received a large sum of money every year, thought to himself, "It's not a big deal that Wang Bao and his gang got beaten up, but you're affecting the casino's business and taking away his cake and stick."

Wang Bao recognized the man in the hat, and immediately ordered his men to arrest Xiao Ke and all of his men.

At that moment, Xiao Ke, Wang Zhi, Zhang Guangyue, and Wei Qinggang were still drinking tea in the office when the door was suddenly kicked open. Before they could react, they were all pinned down and handcuffed.

The hat-wielders found a shotgun, several machetes, and daggers in Little K's office. After covering Little K and the others' heads with clothes, they led the four of them out.

After Xiao Ke and his three companions were arrested, the police showed no mercy. Before they could even finish their interrogation, they were subjected to a barrage of electric shocks, torture, and other brutal beatings.

They didn't let them drink water or eat all night, and they didn't let them sleep all night. They tortured Xiao Ke and the others to the point of exhaustion. While they were still dazed, the accusers wrote down some random confessions, forced Xiao Ke and the others to sign and fingerprint them, and confirmed their crimes.

After Xiao Ke's cousin learned that his son and Xiao Ke had been arrested, he quickly went to his backer, Xiao Sun, to make arrangements. Xiao Sun found out that Xiao Ke's rank was not high enough, so he told Xiao Ke's cousin to go to Director Liu.

With no other option, Xiao Ke's cousin went to Director Liu again. Director Liu thought to himself that Xiao Ke was his cash cow, and if he were arrested, the loss would be considerable, so he reluctantly went to the hat-wearing man whom Wang Bao knew.

Finally, after much persuasion from Director Liu, Wang Bao's acquaintance, a man known as "Hat Tou," agreed to release Xiao Ke and his group if they paid 20,000 yuan.

Xiao Ke's uncle scraped together 20,000 yuan and sent it over, but Wang Bao's acquaintance, Mao Tou, tricked them. Mao Tou took the money but also sent Xiao Ke and the others to prison. All four of them were sentenced to one year in prison.

What's even more hateful is that they not only shut down Xiao Ke's casino, but also his cousin's small-time job—they really went after him without mercy.

Xiao Ke, Wang Zhi, Zhang Guangyue, and Wei Qinggang were all sent to jail, beginning their journey through the "university of life."

Xiao Ke, who was in the cell for the first time, was a little unfamiliar with it and a little scared. He was stripped naked and, after being checked and found to be okay, was taken to his cell, number 2704.

Xiao Ke, carrying a quilt with a washbasin on it and a large tea mug inside, walked into the cell wearing his prison uniform.

When Xiao Ke went inside, what came into view was a large communal sleeping area, just like the kang (heated brick bed) he used to sleep on in the countryside when he was a child. Fifteen or sixteen people were sitting haphazardly on the large communal sleeping area.

There was a man with a round, pockmarked face, looking fierce. He was leaning against the wall, facing the cell door, with his legs stretched out. Two people were sitting next to him, massaging his legs.

"Hey, you shorty's come in. Tell Brother Wen what you did to get in here?" asked one of the men massaging his legs. The Brother Wen he was referring to was the cell leader sitting against the wall, whose real name was Liu Huawen, but was commonly known as Brother Wen.

"Ah, they came in after hitting someone." Being new to the place, Little K didn't dare to be defiant and answered honestly.

"You think you can hit people with that kind of lousy appearance? What did you use to hit them?" the man continued to ask.

Get a hunting rifle~

"Damn, he's pretty tough. Bring over the bedding and lay it out for Brother Wen. It's so soft!" another person massaging his legs said to Xiao Ke.

What should I cover myself with at night?

You son of a bitch, how dare you talk back? Do you even know what the rules are here?

The two men who were massaging their legs stood up, threw Xiao Ke's basin to the ground with a bang, grabbed the quilt from Xiao Ke's hand, and laid it on the ward leader, Wen Ge.

Back then, there weren't many entertainment options in prison. When a new inmate came in, everyone wanted to bully him, partly to teach him the rules and partly to have some fun.

At this moment, Brother Wen, who was leaning against the wall, opened his eyes and ordered, "Give him a frog-like squat first, so he'll learn the rules."

Then four or five people came over, pinned Xiao Ke against the wall, and two of them kicked Xiao Ke in the back of the knee, telling him to squat down.

The other two people straightened Xiao Ke's arms and held him in that position, not moving.

Then another person took Xiao Ke's large tea mug, filled it to the brim with excrement and urine from their wooden toilet, and placed it on top of Xiao Ke's head.

"Come on, shorty, keep this pose and walk from one end to the other. If you don't drop the teacup, you pass. If you do drop it, you'll get a good beating. Go!" someone shouted to Xiao Ke.

There were five or six of them, and Xiao Ke knew he couldn't win if he tried to fight them head-on. So, Xiao Ke had no choice but to do as they said.

Xiao Ke carefully squatted in a horse stance, slowly moving against the wall with the teacup on his head. The teacup was too full, and every now and then, a mixture of urine from more than 10 people would spill out and splash onto his face. That unfortunate smell was something he could remember for a lifetime after just one whiff.

He hadn't taken more than two steps when someone deliberately tripped him. He stumbled, and a whole teacup of excrement and urine splashed in his face and body, covering him completely.

How will Little Ke, covered in excrement and urine, react? Stay tuned for the next episode.