White Lotus Kang De

"Kang De, you've got guts."

"Nonsense, you wouldn't be where you are if you weren't so tough."

Kang De had such a fiery temper; swearing had become second nature to him, and he snapped back in less than a second.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end.

Clearly, for Young Master Xie Shao of H City... I mean, it had been a long time since anyone dared to speak to him like that, to the point that his mind went blank for a moment, and he didn't know how to respond.

Then, he realized what was happening, and said through gritted teeth in a dark voice, "You're pretty arrogant, aren't you?"

Kang De smiled with delight.

Responding is good; it means he can continue to verbally abuse the other person.

After all, look at Kang De, he spent over ten days killing in another world, finally slaughtering fifty to sixty thousand elves in one go. He witnessed countless killings and the loss of life, he's definitely going to develop PTSD. Who knows, he might one day become a leading threat to society and a major destabilizing factor. What should we do then?

Of course, psychological intervention and counseling were necessary, but he was afraid to go to the hospital. Fortunately, volunteers like Xie Shao and Gou Tui Nan demonstrated humanitarianism by helping him relieve his psychological stress. They were truly doing a great service.

So Kang De said politely, "Oh dear, how could I not be arrogant? A few days ago, my little darling bought me an apartment, cash on delivery, and it's only in my name. That was already a wonderful thing, but who knew that a few days later some idiot [beep--] wanted to buy it back for double the price..."

"Look, in just a few days, I'm about to make a net profit of two million. At this rate, not even your dad... oh no, your adoptive father can compare, right? Anyone would be arrogant in that situation. For example, I think you, Young Master Xie, are pretty arrogant too. It's 2019 already, and you're still acting like a rich young master from the old society."

As Kang De spoke, he carefully measured his words, not wanting to ignite the fire in one go. He couldn't let this opportunity go to waste; he had to make the most of it.

A rich second-generation heir, it's rare to see such a classic urban oddball.

To his surprise, Xie Guangjun did not lose his temper or start cursing.

He simply took a deep breath.

Then Xie Guangjun resumed his calm tone, or at least sounded calm.

"Kang De, you seem to have a problem with me."

Kang De stretched. "It seems? It seems you've been looking down on us common folk for too long, Eldest Young Master Xie, and you don't even consider us human anymore. You want to buy my house, so you send one of your lackeys to contact me. Fine, you contact me, but why don't you speak properly? You act like you're getting a great deal and are ready to accept charity. Do I even know you guys? Who are you? Please, you're the ones begging to buy my house, not me wanting to sell it. I haven't even started acting like a big shot. What are you doing?"

"... Heh, I see." Xie Guangjun said calmly, "He doesn't know how to talk, and he offended you. I'll teach him a lesson."

"I don't believe you can discipline him unless you send a video," Kang De said. "Send me a video of you disciplining him with a branding iron, a rattan cane, electric shocks, pouring chili water down his throat, and kicking his genitals, okay?"

"..."

"..."

Young Master Xie on the other end of the phone fell silent again. One could easily imagine his exasperated expression. After all, to be honest, it was indeed an anomaly for a freak like Kang De to appear in modern society. At least in Xie Guangjun's experience, he had never seen such a bizarre, idiotic fool in his life.

He once again suppressed his temper and said, "It seems you have a deep-seated prejudice against me, Kang De. Talking on the phone here won't solve anything. How about this, I'll treat you to dinner, and we can all hang out tonight? What do you say?"

"No," Kang De said, "I'm afraid you'll give me laxatives."

"..."

Xie Guangjun took another deep breath. "No, I'm not that kind of person."

"That's not necessarily true. My mom says you can't judge a book by its cover, and I shouldn't easily trust you city people, especially not you rich people," Kang De said with a sneer. "Who knows what heinous and unscrupulous things you rich people do behind the scenes, despite your glamorous facade?"

With Kang De's current extremely strong physical condition, he easily heard Xie Guangjun's sudden rapid breathing on the other end of the phone after the last sentence was spoken.

After a moment, Young Master Xie said coldly, "What do you mean?"

Kang De blinked, looking innocently confused, and asked, "What... what do you mean?"

Xie Guangjun's voice carried a hint of slight anxiety. "What heinous and immoral thing have I done? I just want to get to know you, to make friends..."

"Then let's play together? What kind of play?" Kang De scoffed. "Who knows if you'll get me drunk and then find two beautiful, curvy women to defile me."

Xie Guangjun on the phone breathed heavily, like an old ox, several times.

"You fucking... you fucking... fuck!"

Young Master Xie's composure and patience had completely worn away.

The fact that he's been willing to argue with this lunatic Kang De until now is because he has something to hide. If it were any other normal person, they would have already cursed him out and smashed their phone.

His voice was hoarse as he coldly said, "Kang De! Don't push your luck! I'm too lazy to argue with you! I'll just ask you once! I want to buy that house you just bought! You spent two million on it, I'll offer four million! I'll just ask you once! Will you sell it or not!"

Kang De smiled proudly and said decisively, "Sell!"

"..."

"..."

A thousand rages and ten thousand harsh words were all choked back in his throat.

Kang De clicked his tongue and said, "So you still want to buy a house? Why didn't you say so earlier? I thought you were calling to yell at me, and the deal would fall through. So, I yelled at you first, not wanting to be taken advantage of. Don't take it to heart, and don't yell back. If you do, I won't sell it to you anymore, hehe..."

"..."

"..."

On the other end of the phone, Xie Guangjun's eyes grew increasingly gloomy.

On the other end of the phone, Kang De's expression grew increasingly puzzled—wasn't he going to get angry? Was he some kind of turtle?

To his surprise, Young Master Xie actually held back again.

Perhaps to avoid unnecessary trouble, or perhaps to settle scores later, even after Kang De had slapped him in the face, he remained calm.

"Since you're willing to sell, there's no need for us to say anything more. I'll contact the notary and the real estate agent, and we'll find a place to sign the contract. You should bring your property certificate and other relevant documents..."

He said this.

Kang De chuckled and said, "Don't rush, Young Master Xie. Buying a house is such a big deal, why are you in such a hurry?"

Xie Guangjun's anger was about to explode again. "What do you want?!"

Kang De laughed and said, "Let's chat, let's chat. Young Master Xie, don't you also want to get to know me? Let's find a place to talk, get to know each other, and maybe I can even give you a discount."

"No need, I can afford this much money." Xie Guangjun clearly didn't understand Kang De's true meaning, but since this foul-mouthed bastard was willing to come out, he wouldn't hold back.

Although we have to consider Wang Xiaoman's side and the law, it's actually not a big deal.

In today's society, the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. A rich kid born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who has lived a life of luxury and comfort since childhood and lives at the top of society, has a thousand ways to humiliate a poor kid from an ordinary family on his home turf and make him feel extremely ashamed and unable to save face.

And it's entirely within the legal scope.

He's an expert at this kind of thing.

A cold smile appeared on Xie Guangjun's lips, but his tone became even more polite. "Alright, let's meet at four o'clock. You can take a taxi to Water Dragon Chant... Oh, you don't know where that is? It's a place I often go to, near Lingzhu Temple. I'll send you the address in a bit, then we'll have some fun..."

Kang De scoffed, "It sounds like a shady place. My mom won't let me go there."

Damn, is it your mom who won't allow it, or Wang Xiaoman?!

Xie Guangjun was about to say something when Kang De said, "How about we go to Deer Cry Alley?"

Deer Cry Alley? What's that?

Xie Guangjun vaguely recognized the allusion to "The deer cry 'youyou,' eating wild apples," and felt it sounded ancient and sophisticated. Could this be a place Wang Xiaoman frequented?

Before he could even ask, Kang De said, "You don't know where that is? That's a place I often go to for tea with Xiaoman. Someone like you shouldn't go there normally."

Ha, is there any place in H City that I, Xie Guangjun, am not qualified to go?

Upon hearing Kang De's words, Xie Guangjun was no longer angry. He sneered, "Then you'd better take me to see for myself. I really can't wait to see just how amazing it is."

"Nothing special," Kang De laughed. "It's just a street-side milk tea shop, what's so special about it?"

"..."

I--fuck--

"It's settled then, Young Master Xie. Meet me at Deer Cry Alley at four o'clock. You're buying my house, and at such a high price, so you absolutely have to treat me to milk tea!"

Kang De smiled and said, then remembered something. "By the way, you probably don't know where Deer Cry Alley is, right? I don't need to send you the address; this milk tea shop is right next to Changbin Police Station..."

Young Master Xie's rage was once again ignited by Kang De: "What the hell do you want?!"

Kang De blinked. "Sell the house, what else?"

A loud bang came from the other end of the phone, followed by the notification that the call had been disconnected.

Looks like Young Master Xie needs a new phone.

Kang De put down his phone and then burst out laughing.

His smile grew more enthusiastic, his laughter louder and louder. He even pounded the sofa and stomped his feet with glee. Luckily, he didn't hit it hard, or the floor would have collapsed. It felt so good, so damn good!

"Damn, if there were a few more idiots like this, I wouldn't have to worry about mental health issues at all."

As he spoke, he burst out laughing again.

After laughing for a while and settling down, Kang De muttered to himself again, "Will he come?"

This guy's sole motivation for buying the house was his dark secret, which is why he was so determined to succeed. Even after being verbally abused and manipulated by Kang De, he didn't get angry or hang up the phone, showing how extremely wary he was of this matter.

The reason he lost his composure at the end was probably because he was frightened by the words "police station".

He's feeling guilty.

It must be said that the concept of the rule of law is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in our country. Even the rich second generation who have committed crimes have the most instinctive fear of the people's police, rather than disregarding the law.

Our motherland is awesome! Our motherland is awesome!

So, will he come?

It should.

After a moment's thought, Kang De decided to add an extra layer of insurance.

He opened his call log and tapped on the sycophant's number.

Instead of making a phone call, I sent a text message.

"Remember to remind your master, four o'clock, Deer Cry Alley, don't be late, he must come, otherwise there's nothing to discuss. Remember to tell him that the leaders of the Public Security Bureau are all there, don't stand me Pigeon."

After clicking send, Kang De chuckled again.

"Am I being a little bit shameless...?"

After undergoing such a moral dilemma, he immediately rejected it.

"You can't say that. Look at me, I have superpowers and could easily roam the city, yet I abide by the law and am a law-abiding citizen. I don't use my power to do whatever I want. I have to pay for everything I want. When I encounter heartless rich kids or snobbish lackeys, I don't use violence to crush them. I'm so pure and kind, practically a white lotus flower..."

He said that, and then put the matter out of his mind for the time being.

It's not even 2 o'clock yet, let's play a game of Stellaris first.

When Kang De looked up again, it was around 3:50 a. m. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't early morning, it was afternoon, about two hours later. He was woken up because his phone started vibrating.

"Hey, Young Master Xie, got a new phone? It's good to be rich."

Xie Guangjun's voice on the other end of the phone was icy. "I'll be there in ten minutes. Where are you?"

Kang De exclaimed in surprise, "Damn, you're actually going?"

Screech—a very clear braking sound.

"Just kidding, just kidding," Kang De said hastily. "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll be there soon. I've already left and am on my way."

Kang De picked up his phone, stood up, and after taking a few steps, thought to himself, "This guy isn't going to turn around and leave now, planning to ditch Pigeon, is he?"

He thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "What's there to be afraid of? I'll stand Pigeon up, and he can't do anything about it. If he dares to stand me up, I'll shove Pigeon his anus."

Absolutely not.

Kang De changed his clothes, took nothing but his phone, went straight out the door, went downstairs to the southwest gate, hailed a taxi, and stopped by a roadside pharmacy while waiting for the taxi.

I bought a packet of laxatives.

He stuffed the rather large box of medicine into his pocket, making it bulge. When he pulled his hand back, the pocket was flat. Looking at the ball of light that only he could see at his fingertips, Kang De smiled slightly.

It should be useful.

The driver arrived, I got in the car, and we headed straight for our destination, which was only two or three kilometers away, so we arrived quickly.

After he got out of the car, he walked to the roadside. The police station was right next to him, but Xie Shao was nowhere to be seen.

Kang De checked his phone; it was 3:58. He had already decided that after 4:05, he would add a Pigeon every minute.

After a while, amidst a loud roar, a supercar that looked incredibly expensive but whose brand Kang De couldn't identify drove up and stopped in a parking space on the side of the road.

A person got off the car.

Upon seeing Kang De, he wore a formulaic, polite smile and approached him.

"Kang De, right? I'm Xie Guangjun."

He stretched out his hand.

Kang De said sincerely, "Young Master Xie, you've saved your little flower."

Their hands clasped together.

Then...

"Oh fuck, fuck, fuck, it hurts, it hurts!"

Kang De, his face contorted in pain, screamed at the top of his lungs, "Uncle--Police--Uncle--!"

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PS1: In the previous chapter, some friends wondered why Kang De needed to buy things, and why he didn't take them from the White Mist World... Well, they would have to be available in the White Mist World first.

PS2: As for the question from a friend about what kind of rich second-generation heir the boss of Shuke is, I think I've already introduced him, right? I confirmed it after only knowing him for a few days. He's the most low-level rich second-generation heir I've ever seen who plays Earth Online (laughs). For example, he studied in the United States for several years. Think about it, other rich second-generation American Empire, going to the US where the air is filled with fragrance, would definitely go to some fancy places, cause some kind of trouble, and have some kind of party. Do you know what he did? He read web novels for six or seven years...