Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âDo you mean he escaped?â Jia Zizai asked.
âItâs very likely.â Zhong Liuchuan looked at the vast sea in front of him.
âEscaped. Thatâs big trouble,â Jia Zizai said.
His cellphone suddenly buzzed. Jia Zizai picked it up and looked at it. His expression changed drastically as he said, âYour prediction has come true. Heâs really going to escape.â
âYou planted a man beside him,â Zhong Liuchuan said.
âOnce the tree falls, the underlings will scatter,â Jia Zizai said. âHe has deviated too far from morals and values, so there are too many people who want to oppose him because of that. Dao is neither too big nor too small. He thinks the property he has in Dao is very confidential, but it has already been dug out by others. It hasnât been announced yet. The problem now is how to deal with him.â
âThe key is not to let those things in his hands work, right?â Zhong Liuchuan asked.
âWell, thatâs a big problem,â Jia Zizai said. âWho knows how many backups he has?â
âBe honest, how much blackmail information does he have on us?â Zhong Liuchuan asked.
âNobody knows,â Jia Zizai replied. âIâm afraid heâs the only one who knows.â
Through the years, their company had been secretly engaged in the business of assassination and smuggling. Every transaction was recorded, from who did it to how much it cost. Answers could be randomly found. Some of the cases were even horrifying ones. Exposing one piece of this information was equivalent to setting off a huge bomb. It was enough to shock the whole country.
âThis world is too dark,â Jia Zizai said out of the blue.
âWhat are you sentimental for?â Zhong Liuchuan asked. âWhy donât you think about what to do?â
âWe have no choice but to take him down,â Jia Zizai said.
âThen what?â Zhong Liuchuan asked.
âWe have a couple of suspicious targets, so letâs take them all down,â Jia Zizai said.
None of the people in their profession were softhearted. At critical moments, it was necessary to be coldhearted. Those who were indecisive would die.
Zhong Liuchuan nodded. There was no better way to handle it. Indecisiveness led to disaster.
âIf only we knew who he really trusted,â Jia Zizai said.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âHave you checked them all?â Zhong Liuchuan asked.
âIâve already checked the people who might be close to him,â Jia Zizai said.
âCheck the ones who arenât close to him,â Zhong Liuchuan suggested. âThose who donât contact him frequently are not necessarily a distant friend. You can ask the Sun family for help to temporarily detain him. As for the reason, it should be easy to find.â
âBy the way, he has face-changing skills, so you need to be careful,â Jia Zizai said.
After speaking for less than 15 minutes, Jia Zizai hurriedly left. Zhong Liuchuan stood there alone and continued to look at the sea as the tide rose and fell.
Spectacular!
He stood there watching the scene before him until the sky quietly darkened. Only then did he turn around and leave.
That evening, the Sun family received news that âPresident Zhangâ might be leaving. Zhong Liuchuan went to find the grandson of the Sun family. The ability of the Sun family quickly began to show. The President Zhang who tried to fly abroad through the airport was stopped for a simple reason. There was a prohibited item in his luggageâa knife, a very sharp knife.
The man, who appeared to be honest and professional, was taken to the police station. He was interrogated by two police officers.
âCome on, whatâs with this knife?â a police officer asked.
âI donât know whatâs going on,â the man said. âI didnât put the knife in there.â
âIf it was not you, who was it?â the police officer asked.
âI donât know,â the man said. âYou can check it. There must be fingerprints on it.â
âWhere do you work, Zhang Wei?â the police officer asked.
âI run a company,â Zhang Wei said.
âWhat company?â the police officer asked.
âSihai Trading Company,â Zhang Wei replied.
âWell, that name is quite familiar.â The police officer thought for a moment before asking, âIsnât that the owner of the company whose villa was blown up last month? Arenât you supposed to be dead?â
Zhang Wei pondered the statement for a while and replied, âNo.â
âWhy didnât you clarify that? Whoâs that dead man?â the police officer asked.
âI donât know who he is,â Zhang Wei said. âI just felt that my life was threatened and hid.â
âWhy didnât you call the police?â the police officer asked.
âI didnât dare show my face and hid the whole time,â Zhang Wei said.
âWho threatened you?â the police officer asked.
âI donât know,â Zhang Wei said.
âYou donât know?â The lead police officer found this suspicious.
âYes, I hid because I didnât know,â Zhang Wei said. âI felt that things were off recently, so I wanted to leave and hide, but I donât know why something like this happened again.â
The lead police officer was surprised that so many things had been dug out by one phone call from above. He asked, âDo you have any enemies?â
âWell, no.â Zhang Wei shook his head.
âYou donât seem to know the answer to most of the questions,â the lead police officer said. âThink about it and tell us when youâve thought of something.â
âIâm not in any trouble, am I?â Zhang Wei asked.
âYou still have to explain that knife,â the lead police officer replied.
After the police officers had finished speaking, they left the room. Zhang Wei was alone in the room. He looked down at the ground and did not move for a long time. His thoughts were unknown.
âDid you manage to get any information?â Captain Lu asked.
âWe learned a lot of interesting things. Take a look.â The lead police officer handed over the interrogation notes.
âThe victim of the bombing isnât dead!â Captain Lu was shocked.
âWe confirmed that it was him after an identity check,â the lead police officer said. âHeâs not dead. He just went into hiding. Maybe it was because of fear.â
âWhy did he suddenly want to fly abroad?â Captain Lu asked.
âHe said he felt that something was off,â the lead police officer said.
âA feeling? What kind of reason is that?â Captain Lu asked.
âThatâs what he said, but I reckon heâs not telling the truth,â the lead officer said. âThere must be something else that hasnât been explained.â
âYes, itâs quite possible,â Captain Lu said. âSeveral wanted criminals have been found in their company in succession, and theyâre all carrying major cases on their backs. As the chairman of the company, he has to know something about it. He might be intentionally covering it up!â
âHow should I treat him?â the lead officer asked.
âSeize him for that knife incident,â Captain Lu said. âTheir company matters, his home explosion incident, and other suspicious matters must be looked into.â
Captain Lu left the bureau and headed to the Sun familyâs residence.
âCaptain Lu,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âYoung Master Sun, Iâve kept you waiting,â Captain Lu said.
âNah, I just arrived,â Sun Yunsheng said. âHas the man been caught?â
âYes, there are many suspicious points,â Captain Lu said. âThank you for your reliable information!â
The Sun family hadnât figured out what everything meant, but they had known about it first. Although Captain Lu didnât know why the Sun family had suddenly made a move, it was a good thing for the police. The previous cases could be dealt with together. The focus was now on Zhang Wei.
âI have some information here. Captain Lu, take a look at it.â Sun Yunsheng handed an envelope to him.
Captain Lu took it over and looked at it. His face quickly changed. âThis is?â
âThis is what I got by accident,â Sun Yunsheng said. âI donât think this should happen in Dao, so Iâm asking you to help me.â
âIs it related to Sihai Trading Company?â Captain Lu asked.
âThey are the main partners of this company, and their company has had a series of accidents recently,â Sun Yunsheng said. âThere are several wanted fugitives in the company. Shouldnât such a company be doubted?â
âWe thought they were suspicious too, but I didnât expect them to be involved in such a big case,â Captain Lu said. âI need to report this matter to the higher-ups!â
âPlease do so as soon as possible,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âThank you,â Captain Lu said.
âYouâre welcome,â Sun Yunsheng said. âI just did my duty as an ordinary citizen.â
After Captain Lu left, Sun Yunsheng did not rush to leave. He continued to sit in his original position and quietly drink his tea.
âYoung Master, Zhong Liuchuan is here.â
âCome in, please,â Sun Yunsheng said.
âYoung Master,â Zhong Liuchuan greeted.
âBig Brother Zhong, donât call me that. It sounds too distant.â Sun Yunsheng laughed and said, âI wanted Dr. Wang as my teacher. Unfortunately, I didnât have the chance and fate for that to happen. Anyway, you have come to visit unexpectedly. Please, take a seat.â