Compared to the freshness of Mary Woods by his side, William Clark suddenly felt a wave of disgust, as if, apart from Mary Woods, everyone else was just a bunch of brightly dressed clowns. The men only knew how to circle around beautiful women (not that he was any better), and the women were all unbearably vulgar and gaudy! For someone like him, William Clark, who stood out even among a crowd of stunning beauties, the one who could catch his eye was certainly not an ordinary beauty.

William Clark decided he absolutely had to win over this little beauty he had almost overlooked. But first, he needed to go to the office of the great beauty, the English teacher Helen Harris. He let go of her hand, flashed a seductive look, and said, “From today on, you’re mine!”

Leaving behind a stunned Mary Woods, who had just been taken advantage of, William Clark curled his lips into a playful smile and set off to open up another battlefield.

Chapter Five: Bad Guys Aren’t Born That Way

If William Clark hadn’t grown up in such an environment, he could have become a model youth under socialism. Instead, he was now a pervert who wouldn’t even spare his own younger sister and older sister, someone who studied Chinese just to write threatening letters, studied math just to count money, studied science just to make bombs—a bad guy who loved to play tricks, use underhanded means, and would stop at nothing to achieve his goals!

But strangely, no one in either family said he was wrong. Those without the right to speak didn’t dare say anything, because he was the sole heir in the future. Of those who did have the right, some couldn’t bear to criticize him—most of whom were those beautiful female elders—and some were actually the very instigators who had given William Clark everything he had today, including all his bad and dark sides.

William Clark’s father, Hugh Clark, had instilled in him from a young age the idea that women were born to be conquered by men, and spared no effort in teaching William Clark all about women’s personalities, weaknesses, and ways to create romance. After all, their family was rich and never had to worry about the cost of romance.

William Clark’s uncle, Kenneth Clark, taught him all kinds of self-defense skills. He even taught William Clark the killing techniques used by Israeli special forces. Now, William Clark had skills close to a black belt in taekwondo, and what surprised Kenneth Clark was that his nephew was also highly accomplished in judo, karate, and kendo—he was practically a little monster!

In William Clark’s own words, even being a bad guy requires capital! For example, if you try to rob someone but end up being robbed yourself, what a disgrace! If you try to rape a girl but she knocks you down with a few simple self-defense moves, and you end up with an attempted rape charge, wouldn’t that be a total loss of face for men? Rape isn’t the crime—attempted rape is your own fault! If being bad was too easy, wouldn’t everyone be a bad guy? So, being a true villain isn’t easy at all. Being a top-tier bad guy is no less difficult than being a living Lei Feng. Strength—strength is everything!

During the years when Edward Clark kept the young William Clark by his side, he used the rise and fall of various dynasties throughout history to educate William Clark, teaching him to become a despicable schemer, to make intrigue his tool. Are tricks shameful? Oh, no, no, no—they’re essential. The victor is king, the loser is nothing. No one will criticize a king’s flaws!

Why was Hitler condemned by all? Of course, the most important reason is that he committed unforgivable, monstrous crimes. But another obvious reason is that he failed! Emperor Wu of Han made plenty of mistakes in his later years, but because he symbolized the prosperity of the Han dynasty and the glory of China, later generations could “generously” overlook or simply ignore his faults.

It was also Edward Clark who told William Clark to treat everyone as someone to be used, even including his own grandfather! Because William Clark would face unimaginable problems in the future—problems that were inevitable for the heir of a vast family.

As the saying goes, “For a general’s success, ten thousand bones must dry.” Bloodshed and sacrifice are unavoidable. Since you can’t shed your own blood, and certainly can’t die, then the pain and death of others is only natural!

Sentimentality is something a successful person must abandon!

A child is like a blank sheet of paper; the key is how adults paint on it. Whether the work is successful depends largely on the success of a person’s early education. No one can say for sure whether the current William Clark is on the path to success.

William Clark had more than one idol. One was Jorge Guinle, known as “the last true playboy,” who died in the luxurious Copacabana Palace Hotel. Standing only 1.65 meters tall, he was born into the richest family in Brazil and was called “Little George.” Guinle’s father, Eduardo, immigrated to Brazil from France, started from scratch, and amassed a fortune equivalent to about $2 billion today, owning the largest port in Brazil. Guinle’s life mission was to spend as much money as possible, and in the end, he more than accomplished it. In 2002, Guinle said, “The secret to a happy life is to have not a penny left when you die, but I miscalculated and spent all my money too soon.” He often hosted extravagant champagne parties, making Rio de Janeiro a gathering place for international celebrities in the 1950s and 60s.