An Unconventional Method to Raise a Rabid DogCh33 - Choose your punishment

Master Qi was merely an alias that Yao Qi had used from the beginning.

The new CEO who appeared out of the blue was, of course, also Yao Qi. GjshuQ

The company was not a property of the Yao family or the Su family, but it had a partnership with the Su family and just so happened to be competing against Han Jue’s company. So Su Yu reached out to the company’s senior management and offered them a deal—to let Yao Qi work as their CEO for a month. After one month, he would give them double the compensation for any losses caused by Yao Qi, but on the reverse side, all the profits that Yao Qi managed to bring would belong entirely to them.

When such a powerful figure put forward such a lucrative proposal, they naturally did not refuse.

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If they refused, what if Su Yu decided to destroy them first and then take over the company? They had no choice but to agree.

As for whether the employees would accept a young man suddenly becoming their superior by relying on connections, that was Yao Qi’s business. 2e08Xw

If Yao Qi couldn’t even manage this small company, then how would he handle the companies under the Yao family business?

On one hand, Su Yu was trying to test Yao Qi, yet on the other hand, he was giving him a chance to train. Yao Qi might have learned all the theory, but he had never actually put it into practice. Su Yu would not feel at ease with directly putting him in charge of their family business.

Thus, he picked this company, since a small company wouldn’t have much to lose anyway.

Yao Qi was aware of Su Yu’s intention, and he was willing to accept the test. After all, his purpose was to ‘teach a lesson’ to the person who took away his dog. Destroying the business he had painstakingly built was certainly a nice method.

Yao Qi had indeed suffered some losses when he first started taking over the company; but to him, it was negligible. These small losses were enough for him to pluck out and punish those who were trying to stir up trouble, and then use them as an example for the others.

On the surface, the one who put everything into action was Seventeen, yet he was actually acting under Yao Qi’s instructions as his proxy.

He was the ‘Master Qi’ Yao Qi disguised for the outside world, because rather than being out in the open, Yao Qi preferred to manipulate the situation behind the scenes.

There were three reasons that made Yao Qi choose Seventeen as his stand-in. One was because Yao Qi already knew of his existence. The other was that his build made it obvious that Seventeen was a martial arts practitioner, one who wasn’t easy to deal with at that. Lastly, it was because clad in a three-piece suit, Seventeen truly looked the part of an elite young man. ksZCDJ

With this, Yao Qi had taken the first step on the chessboard.

Instead of his usual drawn-out means, he attacked Han Jue’s company with an all-out aggressive method, giving him no chance to breathe. In this situation, someone like Han Jue, who started out as a local thug before climbing to this position, would definitely use underhanded means to retaliate against him.

What Han Jue didn’t know was that he had played right into Yao Qi’s hands.

From the very first day, he had created such an obvious habit precisely to let Han Jue know just where to find him. w4latn

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Seventeen was a martial arts practitioner, and he was even escorted around by bodyguards at all times. Wary of his status, Han Jue would think that he couldn’t pick anyone run off the mill to do the job. If his ploy failed, instead of eliminating an obstacle, Han Jue would alert the people behind ‘Master Qi’ and dig an even deeper hole for himself.

Therefore, Han Jue would definitely choose a highly skilled person to deal with ‘Master Qi’.

This was Yao Qi’s second move.

Being in the underworld for so long, Liu Lin was certainly not the only top dog under his command. Otherwise he wouldn’t have acquiesced in his underlings’ plan to kill Liu Lin. Based on Yao Qi’s understanding of Liu Lin, because Han Jue had broken his trust and even threatened him, he would definitely behave in an even more hostile and uncontrollable way towards Han Jue. LUbDro

Faced with this kind of problem, there was no doubt that the first stone Han Jue threw would be Ah-Lin.

Han Jue would think that he could kill two birds with one stone. No matter the outcome, at the very least he could eliminate one of his troubles.

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He would still willingly take the chance.

After all, the one who would be jumping into the trap was merely a chess piece he was eager to get rid of.

To Han Jue, this was the most ideal method he could use to dispose of Liu Lin. 9Qdjrg

As for whether or not Liu Lin came with the intention to kill ‘Master Qi’, Yao Qi did not have the slightest worry because even if he did, Liu Lin would never hurt him.

How could Liu Lin ever hurt him?

With this, Yao Qi had won the match.

After patiently waiting in this teahouse for a month, he had finally caught his disobedient dog who ran away to follow the bad guys. 8Sp2FL

It was clear to see that Liu Lin had lost weight and fallen into a horrible state, looking so gloomy that even if he were to stand under the sun in the hottest month of summer, whoever saw him would feel cold and uncomfortable inside. Just like how Yao Yue had looked after her breakdown at the hospital, there was an uncontainable air of madness around him.

No wonder people used to call him ‘Mad Dog’.

The way Liu Lin currently looked was even more abnormal than the time he pretended to act like a normal person after Yao Qi ignored him.

As expected, other people could not take good care of his dog. yqHjK5

It had only been a month, yet he had already spiralled down this far.

Yao Qi sighed and gently stroked Liu Lin’s back. The man was sitting across his lap, hands tightly clutching on his back as he softly rubbed his forehead into the crook of Yao Qi’s neck. He was acting like a clingy little puppy, looking so pitiful that one couldn’t help but want to love and care for him.

Yao Qi leaned over to kiss the top of his head. He was aware of the implication of his action, and he was also yearning to shower his Ah-Lin with a lot of loving.

However— tsDWZv

Now was not the time.

Because right now, was the time for punishment.

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Hugging Liu Lin with one hand, Yao Qi waved his other hand at the other three people in the room, signalling them to put down their guns.

“Time’s up, Ah-Lin. No more acting like a spoiled child.” Yao Qi whispered into his ear with a tone of admonishment, “Bad boys don’t get candies.” K X3aH

Liu Lin stiffened in his arms. The hands that were holding onto Yao Qi tightened further.

“Okay,” he dejectedly replied, “tomorrow, when I come back, you can punish me as you want.”

“But I’m very angry now.” Yao Qi sighed, loosening his hold around Liu Lin before prying the man’s hand off his back. His movement was slow, yet his grip was strong, so Liu Lin finally let go of him. “I’ve held it back for a month.”

Liu Lin grabbed Yao Qi’s hand and sat up straight on his lap, looking down at Yao Qi with his lips tightly pursed. His mind was in a mess, his thoughts unbearably chaotic, spinning into one giant knot he couldn’t untangle. Bc2uRg

“Then you can punish me today. I have to go again in a while, so tomorrow…” Liu Lin tried to convey his meaning through jumbled words.

Yao Qi understood—Liu Lin was telling him that he could start the punishment in advance, but in the end, the man still intended to wait until tomorrow to return to him.

How daring of him.

Yao Qi sneered. o9kRB7

Eyes turning cold, he sternly gave out an order, “Get off.”

Liu Lin froze for a moment, eyebrows furrowed as he remained unmoving.

“Seventeen,” Yao Qi called out.

Seventeen promptly walked over, reaching out to grab Liu Lin’s clothes, but the man who hadn’t moved until a second ago suddenly turned around and struck his right arm at his outstretched hand. Dodging the strike, Seventeen moved to slap away Liu Lin’s hand, but Liu Lin nimbly swivelled his wrist. A flash of silver caught Seventeen’s eyes, but he could no longer stop the momentum of his hand, so he decisively took a step back to avoid the bloodshed that was about to happen. fGxzqZ

It was a knife that had been hidden underneath Liu Lin’s palm, its handle protruding beneath Liu Lin’s sleeve as its blade glinted under the light. There was a tear on the cuff of Liu Lin’s sleeve, the fabric cut apart the moment he took out the weapon.

If Seventeen had not stepped away, the combined force of his own strike and Liu Lin’s slash would undoubtedly lodge the blade into the bones of his hand.

Liu Lin was still sitting on Yao Qi’s lap, his upper body twisted in a funny posture, but Seventeen couldn’t find it in him to laugh. This man was capable of putting him in a choke hold and pressing the knife to his neck in an instant.

The fact that Liu Lin could readily anticipate his movements meant that the man had already mentally simulated the fight and even figured out how to handle them. wFULft

Liu Lin glanced at him with a half-smile, withdrew his hand, and turned back to look at Yao Qi.

Quiet and well-behaved, as if the one who had just shown such ferocity was a completely different person.

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Yao Qi closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, “Seventeen, I’m asking you to give me the muscle relaxant and tranquilliser—have you forgotten what I told you before?”

“When I call your name, bring the injections over to me. The rest of the time, just stand by and don’t do anything else.” f2WyT9

That was what Yao Qi previously said to him.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Seventeen thought that Yao Qi was telling him to get Liu Lin away from him. But Yao Qi’s next sentence made him realise he had misjudged the situation.

“Have you forgotten what I told you before?”

It was a seemingly light question, and yet, after hearing it, Seventeen was so frightened he broke out in cold sweat. “Forgive me, Third Young Master.” L6fRJr

As he uttered his apology, Seventeen opened the case and put it on the tea table, revealing the two vials of drug and brand new syringes contained inside. He then proceeded to fill each syringe with the prescribed amount for the respective drug. Once he was done with his duty, he moved to the side and stood in place without moving.

“Ah-Lin, you’ve also heard what I said just now. These things—you shouldn’t be unfamiliar with them, right?” Yao Qi dragged out the end of his sentence, picking up one of the syringes and waving it in front of Liu Lin’s eyes.

“Muscle relaxant acts on the receptors on the motor end-plate membrane, blocking the transmission of nerve impulses to skeletal muscles and thus relaxing the muscles. Once you take this injection and the drug starts taking effect, you will lose control over your own body.”

“Tranquilliser sedates…” nO69xf

“Xiao Qi—” Liu Lin interrupted him. He was anxiously staring at Yao Qi with an unsure and imploring gaze, the look in his eyes heart wrenching.

Yao Qi indifferently stared back at him for a while. He remained unmoved, but at last stopped playing with Liu Lin’s nerves and went straight to the topic.

“You have two choices now.”

“One—pick which injection you want to take, and then I’ll take you home and punish you. If you choose this option, whatever it is you plan to do tomorrow, you’d no longer be able to do it.” 4xImuV

“Two—come back tomorrow, and I’ll give you another punishment.”

“Choose well. Your choice will determine what kind of punishment you get.”

Yao Qi curled up the corners of his lips. Tenderly, he raised his hand to softly caress Liu Lin’s cheek.

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Before this—

Seventeen: Is this our target? *watching the surveillance video he managed to find of Liu Lin fighting against a group of people* *the more he watched, the more worried he got* Third Young Master, this guy is very strong, I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle him.

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Xiao Qi: I can handle him just fine.

Seventeen: (But I only need one hand to defeat Third Young Master… Is Third Young Master out of his mind…) A60BqP

Now—

Ah-Lin: *clinging to Xiao Qi like a little puppy who hasn’t been weaned*

Seventeen: … *standing in place, acting like a background board* (So why the hell did I go to such trouble to find information about this man back then! (ノ=Д=)ノ┻━┻)

The other two bodyguards: (As expected of Third Young Master! He subdued the assassin sent by the enemy in a matter of seconds!) c74Qgy

Shao Qing: The number of Xiao Qi’s brainless fans has just increased again *sighs in disdain* Did a monkey invite this group of clowns?

Yao Yue: No. The one who invited this group of clowns must be a dog.

T/n: Before we get to the next chapter, I’d like to warn people with low angst & scum gong tolerance that the next two chapters are going to be full of it… they’re my least favourite chapters for a reason lol. The good(?) news is that you can skip these two chapters, go straight to chapter 36 and not miss any major plot development because chapter 36 will briefly summarise whatever happened in chapters 34 & 35 😀