With a dismissive glance, I coldly sneered, "Did you think I wouldn't know you were secretly reporting to Yu Shuang, telling her I was back at the rental house?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Fei's scarred face twitched inexplicably. Gritting his teeth, he demanded, "You suspected something was wrong with me from the start?"
Smiling enigmatically, I retorted in a deep voice, "Does that even need guessing? Isn't it obvious? Compared to your brother, you're much easier to control!"
"All it takes is a little bit of profit, for example, when you go to gamble at Liu Xiang's underground casinos or their mobile hotel casinos..."
"You can sign for your losses and settle them later, with your brother paying the debt, calculated at the normal principal and interest rate."
"You won't have to worry about falling into the trap of loan sharks like before! How about that? Am I wrong?"
Seeing that I had seen through him, Yu Fei gnashed his teeth in fury and glared at me fiercely, saying, "Even if you know everything, so what!?"
"You can't leave now!"
"If you're smart, you'll give me a million to compensate my brother. Perhaps, seeing as you're somewhat obedient, I'll put in a good word for you!"
"Otherwise, when they all arrive, you'll have a hard time!!!"
Given Yu Shuang's shrewd nature, she would never reveal the extent of the past grievances between us to outsiders like the Yu brothers, who were not even related by blood.
Yu Fei, blissfully ignorant, thought that by defecting to Yu Shuang, he had become one of her people.
This gambling-addicted degenerate was actually trying to leverage Yu Shuang's name to extort a fortune from me.
Unfortunately for him, his plan was flawed.
A dragon has scales, and touching them will provoke its wrath.
My scales are: trust.
The incident with Qin Lei had deeply affected me, and now the word "trust" was a sensitive spot that no one could touch in front of me!
Yu Xian had betrayed me by exploiting my trust. I didn't act against him because he had saved me, and that was on Ying Baolin's gambling ship.
My decision to let him go earlier meant that all past favors between us were settled.
If he hadn't sided with Yu Shuang, we would have simply gone our separate ways, never to meet again.
But if he chose to oppose me, then... I'm sorry!
Even if Yu Xian hadn't stepped forward, the outcome would have been the same if Yu Fei made a move!
There would be no more favors between us!
The only reason I hadn't acted against Yu Fei and had even considered helping him settle his debts was out of respect for Yu Xian.
Now that Yu Xian was no longer involved with me, and Yu Fei dared to step out and try to extort me, how could I possibly let this idiot off the hook?
I believe that if Yu Xian hadn't been so excessively doting and protective of his younger brother, perhaps things wouldn't have reached this point between us!
But in this world, there are rarely any "what ifs."
And human hearts are inherently selfish, greedy, and insatiable.
.........
Hearing Yu Fei's words, I burst into laughter.
"You, a worthless gambling degenerate, think you can pull off a 'fox borrowing tiger's might' trick to extort money from me? Save it!"
"If your brother didn't have value that they could exploit, someone like you, a gambling addict who never learns, would have been turned into a dead dog by them long ago!"
Seeing me belittle him so much, Yu Fei roared in anger, "Damn it! Are you going to pay this million or not!?"
"No," I replied curtly.
"Heh heh heh... Fine!"
Yu Fei suddenly laughed, but his laughter was extremely sinister.
"When they get here, I'll make sure they smash that foul mouth of yours to pieces!"
During the process of Yu Fei's interference and attempt to extort me, Yu Xian, who was standing beside him, had remained silent the entire time.
I had asked him to leave earlier, but he had chosen to stay.
Although Yu Xian said nothing, his attitude had already made his stance clear.
It was evident that Yu Xian was firmly on Yu Fei's side this time.
Truly, silence can speak louder than words!
He believed that the risk he took to save me from Ying Baolin's gambling ship was so significant that it outweighed his betrayal of me.
When the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dogs are cooked.
When the birds are gone, the good bows are put away.
Therefore, he tacitly approved of Yu Fei's actions.
In an instant, an extremely heavy sense of defeat surged from the depths of my heart.
Beside me, Cheng Minglang and Han Jinlun both appeared to be extremely angry.
Especially Cheng Minglang, if Han Jinlun hadn't been holding him back, that guy would have already made a move on Yu Fei.
However, when killing a chicken, one never needs a butcher's cleaver.
I have plenty of ways to deal with a fool like Yu Fei!
About seven or eight minutes later...
Hearing the sound of a car engine turning off outside the building, Yu Fei became unusually excited and called out towards the outside, "Here, here! Come in quickly!"
Not long after he spoke, people began to enter one by one.
Unfortunately, all the people who entered were unfamiliar faces, and...
The last person to emerge was Jiang Xiaowan!
Seeing this, Yu Fei was stunned!
Instead of allies, he had brought in opponents!
After receiving my intelligence earlier that day, Jiang Xiaowan had rushed back after making a phone call.
For Jiang Xiaowan, the information I provided was more than just intelligence; it was an immense contribution!
Someone operating a hotel casino in the Wenzhou area was clearly showing disrespect to Ying Baolin!
With such a significant matter, Jiang Xiaowan had no reason to simply make a phone call and then wash her hands of it.
If she wanted to claim credit, she would undoubtedly rush back to gather her forces after making the call.
Throughout the day, although I wasn't sure if Jiang Xiaowan could uncover any clues, the Yu brothers were tangible leads. She had no reason to refuse.
Therefore, on my way back to the rental house, besides sending messages to Cheng Minglang and Han Jinlun, asking them to rush back...
I also sent a message to Jiang Xiaowan, asking her to come and wait in ambush.
As Yu Shuang's old rival, I understood her personality quite well.
From the moment I learned that the mysterious boss collaborating with Liu Xiang on the hotel casino was the queen bee Yu Shuang, I had become certain of one thing.
That is, to find Yu Shuang and dismantle all her hidden networks, I couldn't do it alone.
Thus, I decisively chose to leverage the situation.