Strategy to Capture that Scum Gong

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As a true over-bearing president scum gong, when Xie He for the nth time rejected his admirer, he heard a sentence in his head: “Congratulations on achieving the “rejects 100 hosts” accomplishment; as an award you will soon bind to the “Scum Gong and Cheap Shou” system, entering other worlds to complete capture missions.

As a scum gong, Xie He expresses that it is very easy to hide one’s true colors, but…

“I Heard My Boyfriend’s Brother Secretly Loves Me,”

“Teacher Love Me One More Time,”

“Raising Youth Manual,”

“Your Majesty, This Servant Obeys,”

“The Tyrant Lord’s Substitute Lover,”

“Captive of the Empire,”

“Disciple’s Cultivation Furnace”…

Xie He: Wait a minute. These words sound really strange… and why is my role the ‘cheap shou’?

System: Fighting poison with poison. Using scum to overcome scum. I’ll be relying on you to abuse the scum gong! Remember to not OOC~

Xie He: Hehe.

Later…

Xie He: Hm? You say all the scum gong love me? Sorry, I only love myself.

Scum gong: ???

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Related Series
The Scum Shou’s Survival Guide (Sequel)
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11/09/20 Eve’s Translations c211 part2 (end)
11/08/20 Eve’s Translations c211 part1
11/07/20 Eve’s Translations c210 part2
11/06/20 Eve’s Translations c210 part1
11/05/20 Eve’s Translations c209 part2
11/04/20 Eve’s Translations c209 part1
11/03/20 Eve’s Translations c208 part2
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10/31/20 Eve’s Translations c206
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Orange Oranges
Orange Oranges rated it
April 12, 2020
Status: Completed
I cried non stop. Towards the mid or end of every arc, I would be crying for a few chapters. This story is a real tear jerker. Although, I know better about the actual situation, I still can't stop getting emotional. I read everything in one go last time, but I just revisited today. Now my eyes are pretty swollen from all the crying.

Personally I really like this, even if it's an emotional abuse. The stories are pretty engaging, despite the repetitiveness of each arc. The way MC plays the... more>> shou in arc is heartbreaking, and make the repetitiveness of the story much more interesting.

MC is a real slag, and the way he abuses the ML is too sad. But I didn't really think much about the abuse when I was reading it, because I was pulled in with the stories. However, it was only during my second read did I realised the heartbreaking ending for people that loves the MC, that are not the ML.

The following is an ending spoiler to the Emperor and General arc. Just an example of a heartbreaking ending for the other love interests.

Spoiler

Before MC dies, he asked his Royal Uncle to take over his role as the emperor. At first he didn't want to because it would mean MC is planning to die. But because he loves the MC, and is willing to do anything for him, he decided to take over the throne. To fulfill the MC's dream of doing something good for the country, aka, giving the people a better emperor.

Of course with his normal way of abusing the ML, MC forced ML to kill him. Then when MC was lay to rest in his Royal tomb, the eunuch who deeply loved the MC also follow the MC to rest. Along with the ML of course. The eunuch only have one goal in life and that is for the emperor (MC) to be happy. He understands that being alive for the emperor is just torture. Death is not the end but freedom for the emperor. So after the emperor was laid to rest, he decided to follow. Seeing that part was so sad. The Royal Uncle also wanted to join the emperor but because of his promise to be a good ruler, he couldn't go.

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I cried so much during that arc. The MC played his role very well. His inner dialogue with the system is also interesting. It is only during the inner dialogue do you remember this is all just acting.

The ending kinda made all the abuse the ML received, worthwhile. But it was still heartbreaking to see the abuses ML suffered.

Spoiler to backstory between MC and ML.

Spoiler

ML did a task in the MC'S world but ended up falling for him. ML knows he can't stay, and he knows there will be more like him in the future. So to prepare MC for the future, he ruthlessly broke the MC's heart so the MC can become a host instead.

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Ending spoiler.

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MC and ML got their happy ending and can finally stayed together. Turned out all the love interests where the ML. He split his soul into pieces in very arc.

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NightfoxRiveria
NightfoxRiveria rated it
February 19, 2020
Status: c62
This is the best book I have read in a long time. Although Xie He is complete black-belly, he is a genius and truly deserves an Oscars in acting. He seems almost parent-like as he explains his though-process and goal to his childlike system. It really shows how men really act and think.
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PasserbyA
PasserbyA rated it
January 17, 2020
Status: c48
bro... no cap I cried hard mode. It's just too much like... --ok but like I do make things worse by putting sad ass songs -- but like damn it you know? like the earth is crushing my soul - that dont make sense - and my kids be getting dropped, like those kind of sad you know? I have toilet paper on my bed cause these liquids that be comin out do need to be wiped BUT ON A REAL NOTE-

this is good novel. it's some good shit.
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Calypso0
Calypso0 rated it
December 4, 2019
Status: Completed
5 stars as coping fic, 2 for writing & character development, 3 for scenario world variety & xie he's dedication to not repeat. Not. A. Single. Exit. Strategy.

definite reread when I feel like hurting myself vicariously again.
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lukibunny
lukibunny rated it
August 26, 2019
Status: Completed
I MTL this (this is very readable in MTL, the only problem is the MC's name keeps getting translated as thanks, lol, so the lines with his name gets confusing, lucky I can read 60% of the chinese)

This is my first review on novelupdate. I'm doing this because of how much I love this novel. Yes, it's kind of dark and painful, but everything was worth it once you got to the end. I cried every arc and almost gave up reading it, but the last arc definitely made... more>> everything worth it. The arcs are a bit repetitive, so reading it all in one sitting gets a bit boring, but if read apart they are all amazing arcs. I just love how shameless the MC is and how adorable the ML is. You don't really find out the real personality of the MC and the ML until the last arc where their hearts are finally revealed. It's like all the arcs was only there to break our hearts and the last arc is bandaid for it.

Read the last arc! (Even if you get tired of the center arcs, go to the last one and read it!) <<less
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procrastination_day
procrastination_day rated it
June 18, 2019
Status: c14
So far, unexpectedly well written. And don't scoff at these 14 chapters, the chapters are of a respectable length and it feels like we're almost at the end of the first arc.

Unexpectedly good, because though it starts off as these stories tipicly do and the drama unfolds as it typically would, the MLs abuse and affection are narrated very seriously even though MC makes light of it.

At least for the first arc, it is a study in unhealthy relationships, to me facenating and well depicted in but a few chapters.... more>> However, definitely take the trigger warnings seriously if you are affected by such. Though MC is not affected beyond what is done to his physical body, because he's a bastard who doesn't let anyone touch his heart, the physical and emotional abuse the role he plays is still described.

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what the author will cook in in the next arc. <<less
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Reichie
Reichie rated it
March 10, 2019
Status: Completed
I'm changing my review for this. After going back and finally calming down, I developed a very different feeling for this novel. I think the dog blood actually delivered too much damage to me at the time I first read this that I felt completely cheated by the ending.

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Spoiler

where I found out that ML was coherent for the first 3 worlds and is the one who decides how much favourability points will MC receive like ugh

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I now forgive ML for being an idiot because MC is consistent until the end. MC is smart and "self-willed", I love his kind of characters who loves someone fully and still love themselves first and foremost. YES please. So I reread this novel solely because I know MC will carry me through until the end, through all those heartbreaking worlds. I understand and appreciate the ending much more now after taking a more than 2 years break from all the angst lol

The systems are also adorable and funny, I'm so happy they're in the extras. All things was solved and put into place at the end. Talk about proper closure 😌

5 stars!!! <<less
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KongKwong
KongKwong rated it
February 3, 2019
Status: Completed
I liked this one a lot!

It should be read prior to the Scum Shou's, to my mind this way the story is much easier to comprehend. Also reading it with a proper translation instead of straight MTLing might be helpful as well.

The main character is just the type that I like. He's smart, he's strong (at least mentally), he has his physical needs, and he knows how to tame his ruthless lover. :) Every chapter is long enough to thoroughly enjoy each of the nine (was it nine? It must... more>> be) worlds. Storylines are quite interesting, although I can't say that there are plenty of original ideas in there.

It was a nice read and I would highly recommend this novel to anyone interested in transmigration BL novels. <<less
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engine000
engine000 rated it
February 18, 2024
Status: c1
I loved this book. The way the author uses classic “toxic yaoi” tropes and relationships to slowly reveal Xie He’s character to the reader based on his reactions to each setting is masterfully done. I love the way the world MCs and Xie He merge together but also the way they constantly diverge. It’s extremely comedic but still allows for some of the emotional beats to hit hard. The foreshadowing is extremely subtle but just enough for a close reader to pick up on things. Definitely a book that rewards... more>> re-reading, once you know the resolution!! <<less
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merinnan
merinnan rated it
February 11, 2024
Status: Completed
Holy sh*t was this a wild ride. I LOVED it, but I do not recommend this novel if you have triggers, it is full of dogblood scenes and extremely scum characters doing horrible things. MC was a scum gong capture target for transmigrators to his world. After the 100th transmigrator fails to capture him, the main system decides to make him a transmigrator instead, and sends him off to capture extremely scummy gongs in other worlds. He does this by step-by-step leading them into carrying out their darkest schemes and... more>> desires on him while manipulating them into falling in love with him. Once their favourability reaches a certain point, he turns the tables on them by putting them through emotional abuse that makes them suffer extreme regret, before killing himself once he's captured them in order to make sure the lesson sticks. MC is thoroughly enjoying himself the entire time, and his poor little innocent system (whom he calls 'Baby') really doesn't know how to respond to this.

I knew from early author notes that the scum gong capture targets of each world were actually the same person, who was the ML, and that it was endgame MC x ML HE. But as we went through world after world of the ML being the scummiest of scum and the horrendous sh*t he did to the MC in each world (especially the penultimate world, holy sh*t was that a dark one), I was beginning to really wonder just how the hell the author was going to pull off a HE when there was no way someone capable of that kind of sh*t deserved redemption and a HE in any way at all. Then we got to the last world, where almost everything I thought I knew about what was going on got completely upended. I loved it, and the promised HE was both fitting and satisfying. <<less
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Ymihere
Ymihere
December 25, 2022
Status: Completed
I'm binge reading to completion to I'll mark as read now bit omfg.

Even tho you know MC is just playing his role... They really are so tragic I end up wanting to cry and let tears fall every arc. Urggg so good.

The storys arcs are written so wonderfully! I'm actually glad we get the system x MC chatter between because it reminds me that it's all MCs act so I don't find myself stuck in depression n. Ahhhhh
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Kerry976
Kerry976 rated it
September 29, 2022
Status: c20
I didn't finish it. Don’t wanna. Just the first few chapters were enough.

This is --- wordy, meh, cringy.

The system is dumb. Too dumb to be taken advantage of by anyone. So, if MC thinks he is smart, please, scamming a child is not smart.

... more>> Their conversations (MC & system) are so useless. For something that can be said in a few words, they use 6-7 sentences for it. I don't have the patience for it.

MC keeps flaunting his smartest to the system (who feels like a child tbh), it's annoying (because he clearly is not). The arces are written from the characters' (which MC is playing) pov, which brings nothing new to the table.

In conclusion - this story is a bunch of romance novel between a scum gong and a white lotus.

It could be different if the author inserted MC's real emotions while playing those scenes. Like being forced to have s*x with ML. If we get to see that MC is actually enjoying himself it would be fun. Instead, it felt like r*pe. If MC was thirsty like the author tried his character to be. I bet it could be hilarious. Ugh.

MC is annoying af. <<less
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SayMrrp
SayMrrp
September 24, 2022
Status: c4
I haven't read much, but I'm going to drop it. Not gonna rate it because it's not that the novel is bad, but I just can't handle it. Please check the tags carefully.

I did, and in the end, the thing that got me wasn't really something in the tags. I just couldn't handle seeing a nice dude get NTRed lol.
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HeavenlyDemonEmperor
HeavenlyDemonEmperor rated it
September 1, 2022
Status: --
At the first arc to the second, the roller coaster emotions left me dumbfounded and lost. I just started reading this novel without checking the tags and the description so I was caught off guard. I've began reading this since yesterday and just pause right now to leave a comment. Although the angst is 9/10, the details of the arcs weren't described and you'd get surprised how the MC reached that conclusion and I had a thought that ah, the author made it possible instead of the MC himself. I'm... more>> now at Arc 6 and starting to feel bored since the MC's strategy is always repetitive as well as the ML's scum ways at the start to middle and sufferings at the end of the arc. For someone who despise too dramas and angsts, I will not recommend to read this.

4/5 because I love angst and MC's cold-heartedness. But I'll give negative rate to the repetitive plot. <<less
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runenightshade
runenightshade
May 25, 2022
Status: c211
Despite a lot of low reviews, I really liked this novel. It was wrapped up really well and after all the abuse and heartbreak the final chapters is full of fluff. I really love the MC, if you read further into the story you will know why he is the way he is. I loved how he deals with all the challenges.

This novel is not for everyone, If you are easily triggered with the abuse then I suggest you skip it. As for me, I enjoyed seeing all the tr*shy... more>> ML's regret and heartbreak in the end. If you view it the way the MC views the different stories (just a mission) and don't take the plots of every world seriously then you might enjoy this novel more. <<less
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Saphie
Saphie rated it
February 24, 2022
Status: Completed
Its a nice read, if you like angst. Don't worry though, all the angst are planned by the MC so he's never in the lacking side. Also, out of all the scums, MC is the scummest.

But, its very redundant. I hate that in every arc I advance, I can almost instantly predict what happens next. Also, if you don't want to get tired of it easily, take a break in between of arcs because it gets tiring and not in an emotional way, but its just very repetitive lol.

They do... more>> end up together and its a happy ending.
Spoiler

I just dont see the point of living for thousand and thousands of year lol

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bluedrop
bluedrop rated it
January 26, 2022
Status: Completed
One of the greatest QT I've ever had the chance to read. Thank you so much to the author and translators. This was a crazy roller coaster ride
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keiyembee
keiyembee
October 11, 2021
Status: Completed
I don't know why other rated this low butttt this is unlike any other system novels MC ia trully badass

I thought that MC would be forever heartless and will have no sweet heart

The dog blood drama for every ending made me cry

All in all I really like it though the ending seems repetitive
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Riehl
Riehl
September 12, 2021
Status: Completed
ANGST!
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Spoiler

If you wanna bawl your eyes out every ending of an arc this is the novel for you. The definition of dogblood, no pain no love stories. I know the ending is HE, but still until the very end I still cried lol.

At some point in time I got tired of this heart-wrenching stories, even though I know that it's not the end when the MC died it still hurts so bad I decided to stop reading 3 arcs before the ending. I read other novels with fluffs just so I could recover lol. But, I must say the ending and the conclusion of this novel is very touching for me. The views on love for people are different just as the views of love from the MC and ML's perspective are. So, if you think that you can't go on reading this novel.. Just persevere!! You can do it!! The ending is beautiful!!

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Snarkywife
Snarkywife rated it
September 3, 2021
Status: c75
Story is really great, very heartbreaking. The translation is really good too, except for it being censored. Some of the censoring is choppy, and some is explained as the author reworking the chapters. It’s annoying for me to have to go between translated and non, to make sure I’m getting the full story.
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