The New F4 Chapter 2 – T3M

"Wong Tin Ma!" gasped Qing He. Mimi spotting Qing He runs over to him.

"Qing He Senior! Do you know these people?" asked Mimi.
Qing He not even hearing Mimi his mind is going back to about a year ago.

Flashback

About a year ago when Dao Ming Si banned Hua Ze Lei from F4 for messing with his "girlfriend" San Cai, out of grief and anger temporarily made Qing He a substitute member of F4.

Shocking everyone on campus. And infuriating quite a few. Particularly a clique called T3M, or The 3 Musketeers, from the northern campus.

The Ying De University is made up of hundreds of students most of which came from very rich families, it is a very exclusive University.

Naturally the country's elite families would send their children to attend only the best Universities.

There are several groups of students or "Cliques" organized according to social status.

Of course F4 is the first and foremost. The second most respected clique were called T3M, short for The 3 Musketeers, because there were always 3 of them and they did everything together much like F4.

Their social status ranks just behind F4 in terms of money and power.

The leader, Wong Tin Ma, family ranks 5th in the whole school.

Ironically F4's parents funded the building of the school, but Wong Tin Ma's family literally built it! His family's construction business is the largest in Taiwan.

Lin Wai the second member ranks 6th his mother and father are both lawyers, owners of the largest law offices in Taiwan with practices in America as well.

The 3rd member is Mok Po Le the most enigmatic member of T3M. Everyone in the school wonders about him but no one seems to know anything about him.

One thing for sure is you can't forget him. 6' 1" and built like Arnold Schwarzenegger. And no one has seen him take off his sunglasses, ever. Except perhaps the other members of T3M.

Wong Tin Ma is one year younger than Dao Ming Si, they've clashed with F4 many times before in the University.

Dao Ming Si also tried to get T3M expelled but T3M's families are also very infuencial and know Dao Ming Si's family. So a truce was made.

So as F3 plus Qing He walked away from Hua Ze Lei and San Tsai heading towards another part of the campus they were confronted by T3M.

Dao Ming Si already in a foul mood was glaring at the 3 young men blocking their way. They faced each other glaring coldly at one another.

"I'm in a bad mood today so get out of the way or get trashed!" Dao Ming Si said coldly.

Qing He squirming in the background and trying to shrink more into his oversized hat is thinking "Oh great! Now we have to get into a gang fight!"

"Dao Ming Si! I've heard some strange rumors about you having a new member in your clique. Is it true?" asked Wong Tin Ma.

Dao Ming Si just snickered and snapped his finger. He waited 2 seconds. When there was no response he snapped his fingers again. Again no response. Annoyed he sighed out loud.

Xi Men reached behind and grabbed Qing He by his front shirt and dragged him to the front. Wong Tin Ma and Lin Wai laughed in amusement.

Mok Po Le just stood behind them with no expression on his face.

"You allow that insect into your group? F4's standards seem to be slipping!" Wong Tin Ma said sarcastically.

"W-who you calling an insect?" stammered Qing He. Dao Ming Si gives him a warning glance and Mei Zhou slaps Qing He in the back of the head.

"I don't think that's any of your business!" said Dao Ming Si.

"By Right Of ascension I have more of a right to join F4!" said Wong Tin Ma with a bit of anger in his voice.

"What, you think F4 is some kind of social club that anyone think they can join?" Dao Ming Si retorts incredulously.

"What I'm saying is don't you think I or my brothers here are more qualified to join F4 than him?"

Dao Ming Si snickers and looks at Xi Men and Mei Zhou with a "I don't believe this" look but the both of them are staring at T3M with intense dislike on their faces. Dao Ming Si turns back to Wong Tin Ma.

"It's funny you should call Chen Qing He an insect because I think you're lower than that!" Dao Ming Si said coldly.

Wong Tin Ma was stunned by this insult and walked towards Dao Ming Si with fists clenched who regarded him coolly.

"What's the matter, last time's beating wasn't enough for you? I'm more than happy to oblige." said Dao Ming Si calmly.

In truth their last meeting was inconclusive because T3M and F4 are very good fighters and to be fair Hua Ze Lei didn't take part in the fight.

But it was Dao Ming Si's eyes that gave Wong Tin Ma second thoughts.

It was a cold expressionless look with a hint of rage boiling behind it.

Wong Tin Ma stops right in front of Dao Ming Si,
"I won't forget this Dao Ming Si!"

Wong Tin Ma and his two partners walks around F4 but Wong Tin Ma stops by the side of Qing He without looking at him said,

"We'll meet again!"

T3M then walks away. Qing He gulps loudly looking at the retreating backs of T3M and wondering if wanting to be part of F4 is a good idea after all.

Xi Men's slap on his back startled him and he jumped.

"Don't worry about them they won't bother you!" Xi Men said.

"Because you guys will back me up?" asked Qing He.

"Because you're a waste of time!" said Mei Zhou.

Dao Ming Si looks at Qing He disgustingly and said,

"What are you afraid of? Are you a man or what? Never show you're afraid even when someone is stronger than you. If you get beaten so what? Take it like a man!"

"That's easy for you to say! You're not the one going to get beat up!" Qing He replied.

F3 just shake their heads and walk away. Qing He pouting and thinking about what Dao Ming Si said. Then looks back up and said,

"Hey! Wait for me guys!"

End of Flashback

Qing He snaps back to reality when he realized someone was shaking his shoulders. Mimi was trying to get his attention.

When he turned towards her he saw she was looking past him with a worried expression he turns back to see Wong Tin Ma towering over him.

Qing He yelps and tries to move back but the crowd of students held him in place.

"Well, well. So we meet again Chen Qing He!" Wong Tin Ma said.

"W-what's the meaning of this? D-did you put up that banner?" Qing He asked in a trembling voice.

Speaking aloud so the gathered students can hear as well Wong Tin Ma yelled,

"Yes, for those who missed F4…" sneering as he said F4 "They have returned, in us!"

Qing He gaped at him.

"You're taking F4's name? You can't do that!"

Wong Tin Ma looked around and said,

"Well? Where's the original F4 to dispute it? Or to challenge us for it?"

Then looks back to Qing He and gives him a hard look.

"That's because they are gone. And since we're second in the pecking order we should inherit the title!"

Qing He offended said,

"Dao Ming Si must've hit you in the head so many times that you lost your wits! There's only 3 of you! How can you take F4's name!"

Wong Tin Ma gave Qing He a smug and secretive look now.
That's when Lin Wai spoke up.

"You know that we're called The 3 Musketeers. And apparently you don't know your classics. The 3 Musketeers also had 4th member!"

All the students were whispering and buzzing among themselves,

"4? But we've only seen the 3 of them together always!"
"You ever hear of a 4th one?"

"Nope"

That's when Wong Tin Ma triumphantly crowed,

"That's right! We have a fourth member and he's been among you these past 3 years and you didn't even know it! And you never will! Bad mouth us at your peril! Tell your little secrets, it will reach our ears!"

Qing He's eyes popped open wide and his jaw dropped when he heard this and all the students were now eyeing each other suspiciously trying to figure out who this mystery member is.

To be continued…