Not long after I had checked into the room and settled down, Shen Mengqing sent me a text message.
The content was: Aunt Jin has boarded the ship! She is waiting in Business Suite A08. Around ten o'clock, she will meet a guest, a distinguished guest I mentioned to you before.
Just as I was formulating my reply in my mind and editing the message, Shen Mengqing sent another text.
"You can start preparing now! After the meeting, while I take the distinguished guest downstairs to the VIP lounge to play cards, you find an opportunity to go directly there!"
Seeing this message, I quickly deleted what I had previously edited as "When do I set off" and replaced it with a concise two words.
Thank you! kAnshuWu.ξà
After waiting for about seven or eight minutes, Shen Mengqing replied: No need to thank me! Helping you is actually helping Aunt Jin! KanShuLa
After receiving the message, I didn't reply but fell into thought...
It now seemed that the small interlude with Bian Liang in the VIP lounge had, in an invisible way, played a role in pushing things forward.
This way, when I wanted to approach Yun Jin later, I wouldn't need to make elaborate arrangements beforehand like I did before boarding the ship, having Zhu Wenjing and Xu Shiyu act as unfamiliar faces to attract the attention of Yu Shuang's subordinates.
This was because the rest area of the gambling ship strictly prohibited any staff other than service personnel from entering.
Of course, this excluded any unforeseen circumstances.
However, just in case, I still summoned Xu Shiyu and Zhu Wenjing, preparing to brainstorm and think of a fallback plan in advance.
...
Time flowed by silently, and before I knew it, it was ten-thirty at night.
Having waited since a little past nine, I finally received a message from Shen Mengqing.
She said I could make my move now...
In the dead of night, although the entire river was pitch black, the gambling ship was brightly lit.
Since this was in the rest area, there were no informants, so I didn't have Cheng Minglang and Han Jinlun come out to scout for me. Instead, I headed directly to room A08 alone.
When Shen Mengqing had sent the message informing me I could act, she had specifically mentioned that she hadn't closed the door to room A08 before escorting the guest out.
In the empty corridor, I walked unimpeded to the door of room A08, which was also a business suite.
Seeing that the door to A08 was indeed not closed as Shen Mengqing's message had stated, I took a deep breath and pushed the door open, walking in.
The moment I stepped into the room, I sensed something was wrong.
Because the entire room A08 was completely dark!
This meant that unless Yun Jin had already fallen asleep, the light from opening the door would definitely alert her!
After all, I had opened the door and made my move from the room on that side right after Shen Mengqing sent her message.
Normally, it would take at most half a minute to walk from my room to A08.
Although I had slowed down a bit because I was constantly observing my surroundings, I was sure... it definitely wouldn't exceed two minutes!
In other words, the total time from Shen Mengqing escorting the guest out to me entering the room was about 3 to 4 minutes.
Was it possible for Yun Jin to finish her washing, turn off the lights, and go to sleep in less than five minutes, all while being completely unaware of the light from the door?
With this thought, in the pitch-black environment, I quietly took out a steel plate from my pocket and held it tightly in my hand.
Then, to investigate what was going on, I tiptoed along the doorway and slowly started to move inside.
After only a few steps...
Suddenly, from a direction slightly to the right in front of me, a gust of fragrant wind carrying qi rushed towards me.
Without time to consider the reason, I immediately dodged to the side and evaded it.
At the same time, I raised my hand and swung the steel plate clamped between my fingers in the direction from which the fragrant wind had come.
Whoosh!
The moment the sound of breaking air was heard, faintly, I seemed to see a figure moving.
Although my attack didn't hit the target, it at least created some space for me.
As the figure dodged, I turned and stepped, directly charging to the wall by the door, and then fumbled around pressing buttons.
The next second, the room, which had been completely dark, was instantly illuminated by the lights that were all turned on.
At this moment, I finally saw clearly who the person who had ambushed me under the cover of darkness was...
Yun Luo! It was her!
The moment our eyes met, Yun Luo looked at me and said with a cold smile: "Heh heh! It really is you, Chen Xiang!"
"How is it? Is the Thousand King Token to your liking?"
Hearing Yun Luo say this, I immediately realized that the incident that night had likely been exposed.
At that time, although Yun Luo couldn't be sure who had caused the chaos and stolen the fake Thousand King Token, after the power was restored, it wouldn't be difficult to find clues by checking the surveillance footage.
After all, I, Cheng Minglang, and Han Jinlun had all appeared at the club before.
Continuing to infer from this, it was only a matter of time before they traced it back to Shen Mengqing.
It seemed that Yun Jin had already become highly vigilant about this impromptu meeting arranged by Shen Mengqing.
Therefore, she played a clever trick, keeping Yun Luo's presence a secret from Shen Mengqing and calling Yun Luo over immediately after the latter escorted the guest out.
... KanShuLa
After understanding the cause and effect, and seeing that Yun Jin was not in the room, I knew in my heart that the other party was determined to avoid me.
With this thought, I couldn't help but let out two cold laughs, mimicking Yun Luo, and said, "With this brain to scheme against me, why not think about whether your so-called allies are reliable?"
Hearing my words, Yun Luo glanced at me with a sideways look and said coldly, "Even if allies are unreliable, it's better than you, who betrays your master and is ungrateful like a wolf with a dog's heart!"
"Oh, and Shen Mengqing is also like that, she's in the same boat as you!"
Yun Luo had always been sharp-tongued.
Without arguing, I looked at her directly and asked, "How do you plan to deal with Shen Mengqing?"
Shen Mengqing, who had been wholeheartedly trying to help Yun Jin, ended up with such a reputation.
As a friend who knew the whole story, I naturally couldn't stand by.
"What?"
"Judging by your tone, you want to save her?"
I didn't speak but nodded heavily.
Seeing this, a playful smile appeared on Yun Luo's lips, and she said, "If you want to save that traitor, you can, just do something for us!"