Actually, the Xu Huai Association isn't some law-breaking organization. Though Liu Shuo brags about loyalty and honor in the underworld, anyone with half a brain knows it's just a hometown network. The reason it's grown so big is that many people join hoping to find better part-time jobs through the group, not because they have some deep attachment to it.
But things are always relative. Some can see through the essence of it, while others can't—take Xie Lei for instance. Xie Lei was already a slacker in high school. His family had a bit of money, so his parents got him into a vocational college in Jinling, hoping he'd learn a trade.
But guys like him? No matter where, they'll still slack off.
Usually, when he's idle, he loves shooting the breeze and bragging.
One of his bragging sessions brought up the unmatchable Xu Huai Association in Jinling!