Even though he was called Mad Dog, he had never considered himself a dog.
Instead, he treated himself and his lackeys as the elite of Baiyun Town.
But right now, Jiang Chen had used pure strength to strip away their courage to retort, regardless of the indignation in their hearts.
Not only did they have to acknowledge Jiang Chen’s so-called Dog Beating Stick Technique, but they also had to endure agonizing pain to applaud him!
This was especially true for Mad Dog.
His hand had been completely pierced by Jiang Chen.
Clapping his hands together was practically a death sentence.
His forced smile, combined with the centipede-like scar on his face, looked utterly ridiculous in Jiang Chen’s eyes.
Seeing these burly men acting so cooperatively, Jiang Chen chuckled.
“That’s right.
If you had been this obedient from the start, how could you have gotten beaten up?”
Everyone felt extremely stifled.
Mad Dog felt incredibly wronged.
They thought that if they had known he was this badass from the beginning, they never would have provoked him.
They had run rampant in Baiyun Town for years.
They were always the ones bullying others, yet today, they were being bullied by a young man who looked like a refined scholar.
Who the hell could they reason with?
Mad Dog’s lips twitched.
“Young Master Jiang, can you let us go now?”
“Let you go?” Jiang Chen gave a teasing smile.
“Give me a convincing reason!”
Mad Dog thought for a moment.
“I promise I’ll never do bad things again, I’ll never make things difficult for the villagers of Baiyun Town, and I definitely won’t bully girls anymore!”
Looking at the firm expression on Mad Dog’s face, Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow.
“Is that it?”
“Yeah!” Mad Dog nodded.
“Whether you do bad things is none of my damn business, and what does it matter to me if you bully girls or not!”
Hearing this, Mad Dog looked at Jiang Chen, one eye wide and the other squinted.
“Then didn’t you come looking for us because of that girl named Qin Yu?”
“Take a guess!” Jiang Chen smiled playfully.
Mad Dog’s eyes darted around.
“Young Master, from now on, you are the boss, and I am your little brother.
Just give the word if you need anything, and my brothers and I will follow your every command!
How does that sound?”
Jiang Chen grinned.
“Are you saying that you want to bring this pack of dogs and acknowledge me as your master?”
Normally, if Mad Dog heard such words, he would have dug up the person’s ancestral graves in anger.
But right now, he could only listen obediently.
Scratching his head, he said, “We want to follow you!”
“I don’t need it!” Jiang Chen shook his head.
“Then what do you want before you let us go?” Mad Dog asked with utmost sincerity.
He was finding it harder and harder to figure Jiang Chen out.
After all, with Mad Dog and his subordinates working for them, wouldn’t they be able to do whatever they wanted in Baiyun Town?
Yet, faced with such a massive benefit, Jiang Chen wasn’t tempted in the slightest.
Jiang Chen thought for a moment.
“I haven’t decided yet.
Let me ask you a few questions first.”
“Please ask.”
“Are there any other big shots in Baiyun Town besides you?”
Before Mad Dog could speak, Zhang Bazi chuckled beside him.
“The entirety of Baiyun Town is our Lord Dog’s territory.
Who else would dare call themselves a big shot?”
SLAP!
Mad Dog slapped Zhang Bazi directly across the face.
“Idiot!
Young Master Jiang is right here, and you dare say there’s no one else?”
Zhang Bazi’s face flushed red.
He hurriedly said to Jiang Chen, “Master Jiang, I was wrong!”
Mad Dog continued, “Although Baiyun Town isn’t large, there are quite a few capable people.”
“Oh?” Jiang Chen looked at Mad Dog with interest.
Mad Dog threw his hands up.
“There used to be a few.
Baiyun Town has three streets in total: Tianhe Street, Tianping Street, and Yuntu Street.
Tianhe Street has more residents, Tianping Street has more merchants, and Yuntu Street is where people from the surrounding villages gather for the market to sell local products.
“Originally, each of these three streets had a big shot holding the fort.
However, I’m the only one left now.
The other two moved to the county city.
Their businesses kept growing, so naturally, they look down on Baiyun Town now!”
Jiang Chen laughed.
“In other words, you have the final say here now?”
“For the most part, you could say that.” Mad Dog gave an awkward laugh.
“But there’s one place I don’t dare go.”
“Where?”
“The convenience store on Yuntu Street.”
Upon hearing Mad Dog’s words, Jiang Chen was suddenly a little curious.
Mad Dog’s faction wasn’t exactly small.
How could he be afraid of a mere convenience store?
Mad Dog seemed to notice his confusion and elaborated with a helpless smile, spreading his hands.
“The owner of that convenience store isn’t simple.
Rumor has it that he used to be a prominent figure in the underworld.
Later, for some unknown reason, he ended up in this godforsaken place and opened a convenience store.
“The two big shots who left once went looking for trouble with him, but they both suffered heavy losses overnight.
Since then, no one in the entire town has dared to provoke him.
“I might be arrogant, but I know there’s always someone better out there, so I’ve never pushed my luck with him.
Honestly, he’s a pretty amiable guy, though.
If you stay here long enough, you’ll definitely come into contact with him.”
“Why would I come into contact with him?” Jiang Chen asked.
“His store is fully stocked.
You could even say it’s a mix of everything.
He has almost anything you could need.
Aside from everyday items, he occasionally has some novelties.
In short, everyone in town has bought something from him.
“That guy really is a genius.
With his business acumen, if he wanted to achieve something huge, it would be as easy as flipping his hand.
I just can’t figure out why he insists on staying in this small place.”
“That is quite interesting,” Jiang Chen chuckled.
“Is there anything else you want to ask?” Having answered truthfully, Mad Dog now just wanted to know how to get Jiang Chen to spare him.
He swore to himself that he would take a detour whenever he saw Jiang Chen in the future.
Right now, his only thought was to hurry up and send this Great God away.
Jiang Chen considered it for a moment.
“Two conditions.
Agree to them, and I’ll let you off!”
“Name them!”
“First, remember to call me ‘Master’ when you see me in the future.”
“No problem!” Mad Dog breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was something far worse.
Let alone calling him Master, he would have agreed even if he had to call him Daddy.
“Second, I see a car parked at your door,” Jiang Chen smiled.
Mad Dog’s eyes darted around.
“It’s yours!”
“Don’t be like that.
That car has four rings, after all.
It must have been expensive when you bought it.
Besides, if I just drove it away, wouldn’t that make me the same as you guys?” Jiang Chen waved his hand.
“I’ll buy it from you.
Just give me a discount.”
Mad Dog thought for a moment.
“Since you put it that way, I’ll definitely listen to you.
How about this: you name a price.
It doesn’t matter how much!”
“Really?”
“As real as it gets!”
Jiang Chen casually took out a cigarette.
While digging for his lighter, he also pulled a crisp five-yuan note from his pocket.
He placed it on the table and laughed as he lit his cigarette.
“How about this much?”
When Mad Dog saw the money, his mouth twitched violently.
He thought to himself, “How is this any different from robbing me blind?”
But right now, he didn’t dare utter a single word of complaint.
He could only accept the money with feigned joy.
“Thank you for the reward, Young Master!”