Some people are born in Rome, while others are destined from birth to be beasts of burden.
I was born ordinary, but I refused to stay that way, so my name is Xu Fan.
I was born in the countryside, with no connections. I was a no-good kid who grew up to become a small-time hood in town.
But I was loyal, so I had a bunch of brothers willing to follow me. And with brothers to look after, of course we had to make money, so we hustled girls in town and ran arcade gambling machines.
Life in the underworld means you’re bound to get hurt. One time, while Xu Fan was walking home alone, his enemies caught him by himself. In a fit of rage, he severed one of their tendons and earned himself five years behind bars.
After getting out, Xu Fan refused to settle for an ordinary life and chose to stay in the underworld.