I Didn’t Tell You to Join the Underworld, Yet You Became the Boss

[Not invincible, not brainless, no System, and full of passion]

In the early 1990s, Li Luoyang was sentenced to three years in prison for accidentally killing a street thug while acting in self-defense. After his release, he chose to stay in the urban village, waiting for news of his girlfriend. Instead, he was unexpectedly drawn into one gangland feud after another. From disputes over table fees at a mahjong parlor to life-or-death fights at construction sites, he was repeatedly thrust into the spotlight. Faced with the schemes and power struggles of countless gangland figures, Li Luoyang had no choice but to find a way to survive amid flashing blades. He had wanted to stay out of trouble, but realized he was already in too deep. In this tangled underworld, can he hold on to his ideals and wait for her? Or will the whirlpool of gangland life swallow him whole? A tale of survival, betrayal, and redemption begins here.