Red is deemed auspicious, the color of pa.s.sion. Red is connected to fire and blood connecting to the primal energy and life forces. Red is also a.s.sociated with violence, danger and anger. Red is what the dripped on the cold asphalt of the untrodden inner-slum pathway of Hangzhang east district aka Dark Alley market.As one may infer, one can buy and sell anything in the Dark alley market, this is a place where anything goes. Therefore, though there are curious sight are thrown at an una.s.suming young male who is getting his face punched in by some bullies, none will question.
"That idiot!" hollered Liu Chang as he ran up to the young male who got his face swollen.
"w.a.n.g Yong, stop h.o.a.rding all the fun let us have a few swings at him,"said the fat kid who was besides the extravagantly dressed male with wicked eyes. The richly dressed young male was having too much fun pummeling the face of unresisting youth until his fat friend called out.
"Yeah, so what is I"m h.o.a.rding? I"ve learned this new fist technique in my martial arts cla.s.s, he will be good for my practice."
w.a.n.g Yong, a debased second young master of the w.a.n.g family. The w.a.n.g family is very influential in the town of Hangzhang. The w.a.n.g family"s influence comes from their involvement in every major businesses in town, both legal and illegal. It is not a stretch to say that nothing happens in Hangzhang without the nod from the w.a.n.g family.
"That"s enough!" screamed Liu as he pushed away w.a.n.g Yong away from beating up the compliant youth.
"Liu Chang, don"t think that you can do anything just cause your dad"s the Chief Inspector. w.a.n.gs run this town and everyone has to obey, including your father."
"Is that so? Who"s going to make me obey?" said Liu Chang as he cracked his knuckles into a clenched fist.
Liu Chang, the son of the Chief Inspector Liu Chao is a martial arts fanatic and growing up he has beaten up w.a.n.g Yong in occasions more than one. In order to help w.a.n.g Yong have a better memory recall Liu Chang waltzes forward to give a new face to Wan Yong, but he was pulled back the beaten up youngster who gestures his head no for violence.
"Dude, I"m all down for no bullying, but you need to show them wretches that you mean business. Look at your face, if not for your "punch me" att.i.tude I would not have recognized that you"re my friend Hagan."
Hagan Brockman an 18-year-old misfit among the Chinese, being an European descent, his tousled brown hair and deep green eyes make him stick out like a sore thumb. His towering height does not offer him and solace either, his westerner genes makes him towers over his peers at his high school. His uncommon looks made him a target for bullies and that one time when Feng Mian, the school belle talked to him on the corridor only made his case worse.
"Liu Chang, stop scandalizing the w.a.n.gs, I am not bullying anyone. Hagan took our dog and refused to return, we are just teaching a thief a lesson on morals."
"Hmph, be glad that we didn"t report this to the police," said one of the young thugs that accompanied w.a.n.g Yong
"That true…?", questioned Liu Chang to his bruised buddy.
"Yeah, they threw this puppy into the lake tied to a rope and, just watch it drown and laugh," confessed Hagan, as he is not one to lie to his friends.
"I"m just teaching it to swim, every dog should know its place and the consequences of barking out," said w.a.n.g Yong contradicting Hagan, as he looked mocking at Chang and Hagan.
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"Buddy I hate to do this, but you have to give the dog back to the b.a.s.t.a.r.d."
Not caring about the displeased Yong, Chang continued, "w.a.n.g Yong, there are laws against cruelty towards animals. If I see you messing with the puppy, I will report you to the authorities myself. Better think twice whether your shenanigans are worth the trouble."
Leaving a stern warning Chang walked away and pulling Hagan along with him.
w.a.n.g Yong watched the duo walk away and held tightly at the puppy that refused to leave Hagan, staring with the eyes of a snake towards the leaving duo.