Previously, under the premise of Shen Mengqing's greeting, Old Gou Zou still looked down on me and tried to take advantage of me.
This toothless paper tiger really thought Chen Xiang's money was that easy to extort?
In the spirit of reciprocity, I naturally had to return the favor.
Old Gou Zou, weren't you always clamoring that if Ying Baolin was determined to cut off your livelihood, you would roll up your sleeves and fight him?
No opportunity, I'll create one for you!
Currently, in Wenzhou, if there's anyone truly determined to confront Ying Baolin, it's only Old Gou Zou!
The news of Ruichi's downfall must have reached Old Gou Zou clearly.
This old dog knows very well that if even a substantial establishment like Ruichi couldn't stop Ying Baolin, then by the time the latter had swept through all the underground casinos in Wenzhou, he would surely be the next to be eliminated! Wasn't monopolizing the water supply business for casinos a way to eliminate him, Old Gou Zou?
This was an undeniable fact.
The reason Old Gou Zou remained inactive until now was that he could still survive by squeezing into the cracks.
And what I needed to do was to fill those cracks and force him to jump out and draw his sword!
As one of the Twelve Dark Lights, if Hao Qi had an accident, Ying Baolin would definitely investigate thoroughly.
Setting aside whether Qin Manli would be exposed, as long as Old Gou Zou's men were involved in the honey trap, they would be ready cannon fodder.
This was my strategy – drive the tiger to swallow the wolf!
Strictly speaking, Old Gou Zou wasn't a tiger, just a rabid dog that had lost most of its ferocity!
Letting this rabid dog, Old Gou Zou, challenge the wolf king, Ying Baolin, might be like an egg hitting a rock.
But what I wanted was never the outcome.
It was the process of the rabid dog and the wolf king tearing at each other.
As long as Old Gou Zou could tie down Ying Baolin for me, it would free me up to challenge the field and face Yu Shuang directly.
Startled, Yun Jin would likely not leave any clues about the Thousand King Token in her office safe.
As for extracting information from Shen Mengqing, that was even more out of the question.
Let alone whether Shen Mengqing knew, even if she did, although she treated me as a good friend, I wouldn't be so confident as to make her betray Yun Jin for me.
Therefore, the best approach was to start with Yu Shuang.
Since Yu Shuang had contact with Yun Jin and had participated in the 1999 Thousand King Competition, she must know about the Thousand King Token.
Moreover, it was possible that she had come to Anhai secretly following Yun Jin with some ulterior motive.
On the surface, she was pretending to seek revenge on me, but as for her hidden purpose… who knew?
Yu Shuang was not only deeply scheming but also exceptionally intelligent; no one could know what she was thinking or planning.
What she said to Yun Jin after their contact was even more unknown.
With Yun Jin being wary of me, making a move on Yu Shuang was the only opportunity I could find at the moment.
………………
After contemplating the subsequent matters in my mind and locking onto Hao Qi as the target, I immediately called Old Gou Zou and asked him to lend me troops again.
Remembering how his subordinates had done almost nothing last time, ran around for half a day, and suddenly made me a profit of two to three hundred thousand yuan…
When he heard me asking to borrow troops again, Old Gou Zou didn't even try to haggle this time and agreed immediately.
However, to Old Gou Zou's disappointment, this time I only asked to borrow a few elite soldiers and strong generals, so even if he wanted to make money, he couldn't be as greedy as last time.
After a moment of thought, Old Gou Zou gave the quote for the elite soldiers and strong generals.
Five thousand yuan per head, fully equipped.
If there was bloodshed or other complications, those miscellaneous fees would be calculated separately.
The price of five thousand was one and a half times higher.
Were any of the people supplying the "water" truly elite soldiers and strong generals? They were nothing more than paper tigers who relied on their fierce appearances to bully the weak.
Although Old Gou Zou had extorted me a little again, since I only planned to borrow five to six people, I didn't haggle and agreed directly.
That noon, Old Gou Zou sent his elite soldiers and strong generals to meet me. Although his subordinates were curious about my disguise, they didn't ask.
After all, my identity was that of a con artist.
Sometimes, disguise was normal.
In the afternoon, around three o'clock.
I received a call from Cheng Minglang, saying that they had spotted and locked onto Hao Qi.
What excited me even more was that this guy was actually indulging in debauchery in broad daylight and had taken Qin Manli to a hotel again.
Upon hearing this news, I immediately took Old Gou Zou's subordinates and rushed out.
On the way, I called Cheng Minglang again and asked him to reconfirm Hao Qi's whereabouts.
Cheng Minglang said that he and Han Jinlun had personally seen Hao Qi enter the hotel with the woman from the video, and he had even bribed the hotel receptionist with 100 yuan to find out the room number.
After confirming the information, I told Cheng Minglang to stay put and wait for me to arrive.
About twenty minutes later…
Upon arriving at the hotel, I secretly pulled Cheng Minglang and Han Jinlun aside and told them that since neither of them was disguised, they couldn't participate in catching Hao Qi in the act.
This reason was plausible, as Hao Qi was Ying Baolin's man, and he had seen the three of us at Ruichi.
If anyone was exposed, it would surely cause great trouble.
As for Old Gou Zou's subordinates, I just came up with a casual excuse to fool them.
Anyway, they were just there to make up the numbers for catching someone in the act, and they could get paid without doing anything, so only a fool would refuse.
With all the details in place, except for Cheng Minglang and Han Jinlun, I led Old Gou Zou's subordinates directly to the hotel reception.
Without any unnecessary words, I handed over five hundred yuan in cash to the receptionist, described Hao Qi and Qin Manli's appearances, and told her that I was there to catch them in the act. The receptionist very decisively handed over the room card.
With the room card in hand, I led the group menacingly towards Hao Qi's room…
Ding!
The moment the door opened, we filed in and rushed in like a swarm.
Before coming to catch them, I had sent Qin Manli a text message, telling her not to panic no matter what scene she encountered next.
Having received the information in advance, Qin Manli was already prepared to deal with it.
That scene… how should I put it?
My limited vocabulary can only describe it with four words.
Exquisitely sensual!
The subordinates of Old Gou Zou who followed me in were all staring with wide eyes!