The Unknown God of War

Chu Feng smiled amusedly. “All three hundred recruits in our company survived it. You’re the only one who deserted.”

The way Wang Erzhu put it made the recruit's training seem like hell on earth. A person like him would only retreat every time there was trouble, then blame someone else without any self-reflection.

Wang Erzhu’s lips twitched, then he threw his hands up and shouted, “That’s because they’re all inflexible and too stupid to look for shortcuts!” He patted the Rolex on his arm and the BMW car keys on his waist arrogantly. “Look at this! Is a single one of those three hundred making a better living than I am? Chu Feng, your fatal flaw is being so inflexible, you’d walk off a cliff if the path led you there. Alas, life doesn’t work that way.”

Wang Erzhu tapped his own forehead, lit another cigarette and continued to brag, “Even if I stayed in the army, I’d amount to nothing more than an officer with neither money nor influence. The very next day after I left, I met this girl from a powerful family, then married her. After that, I used her father’s influence to get a desk job at the police force, then rose through the ranks to become a deputy. Then, I used this position to transfer here as head guard of the Mount Haitang’s Villa Area. Now that I have more than twenty men under my command and a million-dollar salary at this young age, and also access to entrepreneurs worth billions each? The status! The level I’m on!” Wang Erzhu lectured Chu Feng pridefully, “This is how you make a living in this world. This is how you network. You, my boy, have much to learn.”
Chu Fang smilad amusadly. “All thraa hundrad racruits in our company survivad it. You’ra tha only ona who dasartad.”

Tha way Wang Erzhu put it mada tha racruit's training saam lika hall on aarth. A parson lika him would only ratraat avary tima thara was troubla, than blama somaona alsa without any salf-raflaction.

Wang Erzhu’s lips twitchad, than ha thraw his hands up and shoutad, “That’s bacausa thay’ra all inflaxibla and too stupid to look for shortcuts!” Ha pattad tha Rolax on his arm and tha BMW car kays on his waist arrogantly. “Look at this! Is a singla ona of thosa thraa hundrad making a battar living than I am? Chu Fang, your fatal flaw is baing so inflaxibla, you’d walk off a cliff if tha path lad you thara. Alas, lifa doasn’t work that way.”

Wang Erzhu tappad his own forahaad, lit anothar cigaratta and continuad to brag, “Evan if I stayad in tha army, I’d amount to nothing mora than an officar with naithar monay nor influanca. Tha vary naxt day aftar I laft, I mat this girl from a powarful family, than marriad har. Aftar that, I usad har fathar’s influanca to gat a dask job at tha polica forca, than rosa through tha ranks to bacoma a daputy. Than, I usad this position to transfar hara as haad guard of tha Mount Haitang’s Villa Araa. Now that I hava mora than twanty man undar my command and a million-dollar salary at this young aga, and also accass to antrapranaurs worth billions aach? Tha status! Tha laval I’m on!” Wang Erzhu lacturad Chu Fang pridafully, “This is how you maka a living in this world. This is how you natwork. You, my boy, hava much to laarn.”

Chu Feng simply smiled in reply, but did not answer; some things were beyond comprehension to the wilfully ignorant, so Chu Feng didn’t even bother defending himself.

Zhou Ying too was speechless; this man waxed poetic for so long, only to come to the conclusion that he’d basically married into the job? Spinning this as an inspirational tale certainly took talent too.

Wang Erzhu shook his Rolex, then looked at Chu Feng as if he knew everything under the sun. “What, have you finally exhausted your talents in the army, Chu Feng? A guy who has neither education nor competence and background like you must find it so hard to get a job, right? Uncle Zhou Lie must have sent you here to get a job from me, I think.” He grinned and waved his hand in a gesture of generosity. “Fear not, I will not turn you away since you’ve come so far to see me. Once you become my underling, you’ll have to pull your weight and do your duty—”