The Red Gate's Orphan: A Vengeful Gambit

The “peace” in Chen Ping’an’s name never meant a life of peace and quiet.

The moment his homeroom teacher, Ma Yingjun, publicly insulted his family, he touched Chen Ping’an’s most sensitive nerve.

Chen Ping’an made a homemade “torpedo” and threw it into the teachers’ restroom. The explosion rocked the school and blew open the truth about the past that had been deliberately buried.

An old plaque in the main house, medals in a cabinet, three uncles of extraordinary background, parents who were forbidden to mention and too dangerous to ask about, and eyes watching from the shadows.

Only then did he learn that he hadn’t come from nowhere. Someone had been holding back a blood feud on his behalf.

Some called him impulsive, a madman throwing away his future.

Others called him ruthless, a pawn born to be caught up in the game.

But Chen Ping’an had only one thing to say: “I like being passive.”

Passive as in taking a beating? No.

Passive as in entering the game, then flipping the table. That’s what he meant.

From school to the worlds of fame and fortune, from a single “torpedo” to an enormous web.

He wasn’t here to demand justice. He was here to change the rules...