Who is Shen Mengqing?
The esteemed lamplighter of the Rui Chi Casino!
Having seen all sorts of cheats, and having exposed all manner of gambling tricks and scams, how could Shen Mengqing, at close range, not tell if someone was lying?
Although Xu Peiyu had never directly interacted with Shen Mengqing, she had already heard many of the latter's exploits from me.
Coupled with the fact that Xianyu had once worked as a runner at Rui Chi, and was now with me in the dead of night, having nearly bled out on the streets.
Therefore, Xu Peiyu decisively chose to confess.
Because she knew that lying at this moment would be detrimental to my subsequent questioning.
This was why Xu Peiyu was favored by me; her adaptability was extremely powerful.
Tonight, although my old rival Yu Shuang had arrived in Wenzhou and caused me a lot of trouble, fortunately, I was not fighting alone this time.
The group of fierce generals under my command had all delivered a perfect answer!
After obtaining the answers she wanted, Shen Mengqing began to explain the cause and effect.
Her first sentence immediately surprised me.
"Aunt Jin suspects you have a connection with Lu Mingtai!"
...
It turned out that Yun Jin's claim of having news about Uncle Tuo was not groundless; she had actually tracked him all the way from Wenzhou to Anhai!
According to Shen Mengqing, the initial search for Uncle Tuo in Anhai was quite arduous.
After all, trying to extract someone from a county town was as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
So close yet so hard to find, Yun Jin mobilized all the connections she could, her phone almost constantly in hand as she made call after call.
Within two days, a man approached her, claiming to know Lu Mingtai's whereabouts.
Later, Yun Jin and Shen Mengqing followed the man to the Baole Chess and Card Room and met Yu Shuang.
The reunion and rekindling of old flames that were imagined did not happen. Yu Shuang only told Yun Jin that to find Lu Mingtai, the key was to find me.
As Shen Mengqing reached this point, I interrupted her and asked a question.
My question was simple: where did Yun Jin get the news about Uncle Tuo (Lu Mingtai) in Anhai?
Shen Mengqing replied that she didn't know.
She said that Yun Jin could share anything with her, but she never voluntarily mentioned anything about Lu Mingtai.
Even when Shen Mengqing, out of curiosity, had asked more than once, Yun Jin would usually give a vague answer and move on.
After learning this from Yu Shuang, Yun Jin took Shen Mengqing and rushed back to Wenzhou without delay.
But on the way back, Yun Jin received a call from a friend saying that Lu Mingtai had already died!
Moreover, he had died in the Songhu area.
Shen Mengqing said that when Yun Jin first heard this news, she dismissed it as a prank.
However, when Yun Jin mobilized some connections in Songhu and truly investigated and confirmed the authenticity of this news, she completely broke down!
Later, Yun Jin had Shen Mengqing return to Songhu and asked many friends from the gambling circles there to help inquire.
Finally, from a friend, they learned that the "Dice Demon" Lin Zhenbei, who had long retired from the underworld, might be an informant.
Shen Mengqing said that after Yun Jin revealed her identity from back then and met with Lin Zhenbei, the news of Lu Mingtai's death was confirmed.
And my identity also surfaced.
When I heard this, I had no more interest in listening.
Because my previous premonitions were all perfectly confirmed tonight!
Not only did Yun Jin know about Uncle Tuo's death, but she also secretly suspected my true purpose and motives for coming to Rui Chi.
In that conversation at the teahouse, she wanted my honest confession.
Unfortunately, I did not grant her wish.
The next time Hao Qi approached me with instructions from Ying Baolin, if there had been no outsiders present, I believe Yun Jin would have unhesitatingly handed me over!
In addition, I finally understood why Yu Shuang, after finding me, had been trying to recruit me.
Setting aside whether Yu Shuang's claims about family feuds were true or not, the fact that she opened her card room in such a desolate place indicated that she certainly had ulterior motives.
Helian Shan had once said that Yu Shuang had also participated in the 1999 Gambling King competition and had later had personal dealings and entanglements with Uncle Tuo.
The textile factory where Uncle Tuo and I met, and Yu Shuang's card room, were both in the same street in Liangshan Town, only a few kilometers apart.
From beginning to end, the Queen Bee's target was not me, but Uncle Tuo behind me!
Possessing a skill is like possessing a weapon.
In that semi-urban card room, the level of my gambling skills had already aroused Yu Shuang's suspicion.
Unable to find Uncle Tuo, she wanted to use me to lure out Uncle Tuo's whereabouts.
As expected of the omniscient Queen Bee, by using gambling skills as an entry point, she perfectly deduced the connection between me and Uncle Tuo.
Therefore, I was not at all surprised that she was able to follow the clues to Wenzhou.
Because this woman's scheming was truly unfathomable!
...
After clarifying Yun Jin's previous unusual behavior and why Yu Shuang appeared in Wenzhou, only one question remained in my mind.
After flicking the cigarette, which had been burning down silently, out the window, I looked at Shen Mengqing and asked, "Why are you helping me?"
After learning the fact of Uncle Tuo's death from Lin Zhenbei, my identity must have been exposed.
Both Shen Mengqing and Yun Jin were aware of the facts.
Given that I had concealed my identity and then moved from a club to a casino, Yun Jin would no longer trust me.
Her previous choice to abandon me directly in the face of Ying Baolin's pressure was the best proof.
Shen Mengqing is an ardent follower of Yun Jin, there is no doubt about that.
So I didn't believe she would stand against Yun Jin to help me.
But Shen Mengqing replied concisely and decisively: "Because we are friends!"
These simple seven words plunged me into deep suspicion.
Previously, to maintain her friendship with Yang Yuanyuan, Shen Mengqing did not hesitate to turn against me despite overwhelming evidence.
Now, when I am in trouble, she chooses to let go of past grievances and risk her life to save me.
Are they friends? Or a ruse?
To be honest, I was confused and lost.
There is a saying in the underworld.
It is said: "Bodhisattvas are carried by the crowd, and immortals are announced by gongs!"
This means that when you are out and about, you need friends and helpers, whether they are sincere or not.
Since I couldn't figure out whether Shen Mengqing's words were true or false, I would just assume they were "friends."
In our intermittent conversation, dawn broke unknowingly.
At this time, Cheng Minglang, who had been guarding the clinic door, suddenly spoke, "They're gone!"