The moment I saw the cut, my entire world descended into chaos!
I quickly brought my bag to my front and unzipped it…
Inside, the photos and phone, which were in a sealed bag and tucked amongst my clothes, had vanished without a trace!
The evidence was gone!!!
I was instantly stunned.
Then, a searing rage surged through my chest.
A feint in the open, a secret attack in the dark!
That hooded youth had been after the evidence in my bag from the very beginning!
Who was he?! And how did he know I’d hidden these things in my bag!?
With no time to ponder the barrage of questions flooding my mind, I desperately chased after the direction the youth had disappeared.
To me, money was a trivial matter.
The evidence was the most crucial and important thing!!!
Although the distance was considerable, through my desperate pursuit, I could still vaguely make out the youth’s figure.
That cunning youth!!!
If he wasn’t a helper hired by Yu Shuang, I swear… I’d streak around the block three times right here and now!!!
With that thought, as I ran frantically, I pulled out my phone and called Yu Shuang directly, intending to confront her.
However, not only did Yu Shuang not answer, she actually hung up on me!
This rare occurrence immediately confirmed my suspicion.
At the same time, I instantly realized that this queen bee… had likely already sent people to watch me!
It seemed she definitely knew I had secretly uncovered some clues.
Ironically, I had thought she was still in the dark, and I had been foolishly congratulating myself, unaware of the truth!
Just as I was regretting my actions, my phone suddenly rang with a "buzz buzz buzz."
Taking it out, I saw the caller ID clearly displayed "Leng Meng."
At this moment, my heart burned like fire!
My heart was ablaze, my killing intent soaring!
Honestly, the moment I saw Leng Meng's call, I felt like smashing my phone!
Why call now, of all times?
It was obvious that my every move… was under Yu Shuang's control!
Seeing the Rongmen youth gradually moving further away within my sight, I decisively gave up the chase and pressed the answer button.
“Hello. Speak!”
I said, my voice cold, word by word.
“Uh… that…”
Leng Meng on the other end was slightly taken aback, then seemed a little embarrassed as he said, “Chen Xiang, are you still chasing someone?”
“If you are, you can stop now.”
“Heh!” Hearing Leng Meng’s words, I immediately laughed, “What do you mean!?”
After about four or five seconds of silence, Leng Meng finally spoke, “Please don’t misunderstand! I have no ill intentions.”
“Sister Shuang said you seem to have some misunderstandings about her. And that you’re not talking to her anymore.”
“She also said that we’re all in this together now, and any information should be shared promptly! So, so… don’t blame her!”
“What… do you… want to say!?”
I was furious.
Just as Leng Meng was about to speak, Cao Jie’s voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone: “Xiao Meng, what the hell are you talking to him about!”
“When has our boss ever been led around by the nose?!”
“We have the items now. If he still wants to cooperate with us, tell him to get his ass over to the card room!”
“If not, then screw him! I want to see what he’ll use to challenge Wang Yangming without that stuff!”
Hearing Cao Jie say that, my temper flared, and I cursed back, “Cao Ni Ma’s! Explain yourself, who doesn’t want to cooperate? Who is being led by the nose?!”
“If I hadn’t found out the truth, I’d still be in the dark, fooled by your boss!”
“What a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black!”
“I’ve seen shameless people, but I’ve never seen anyone this shameless!”
At this moment, the anger in my heart was beyond words!
Deceiving me into the game with lies, giving me false clues, and now stealing my things, only to blame me in the end!?
Hearing my angry outburst, Cao Jie on the other end was about to retort, but Leng Meng managed to calm him down.
After an unknown amount of time…
“Chen Xiang, I promise you! I promise Sister Shuang has no ill intentions.”
“If you want your things back, come to the card room and find me. Sister Shuang asked me to wait for you here!”
Perhaps worried that I, still fuming, might spout more curses, Leng Meng quickly hung up after speaking.
After hanging up, without a second thought, I walked to the roadside, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the Baole Card Room.
Although I wasn’t sure of Yu Shuang’s purpose in calling me, or if there might be a trap… and it was highly likely there was.
I still jumped in without hesitation!
No choice! Yu Shuang had snatched away the evidence, which was the ultimate gamble I had risked everything for!
Even if the pit below was a bottomless abyss, I had no other option; I had to gamble, to fight for it! kanδん
However, this time, I wasn’t fighting alone.
I remembered Uncle Tuo once saying, if something can be solved with money, never use favors!
But if money can’t solve it, and favors are needed, then don’t be foolish and waste the favor; build a relationship with the person directly!
So, as I got into the taxi, I took out my phone, found the contact I had saved three days ago from my call history, and made the call…
Three days ago, the person who lent me a full twelve thousand yuan was the only friend Uncle Tuo had made in his seven or eight years in Anhai.
Three days later, this person had also become my only trump card before I went into battle alone!
Whether this journey would be auspicious or ill-fated, a blessing or a curse, I had no idea.
All I knew was that as a cheater, one must never easily reveal their trump cards!
Because revealing a card is like drawing a sword!
It determines both victory and defeat, and the outcome of the contest!
………………
Liangshan Town, Qixin Road.
Baole Card Room.
When I got out of the car and saw the Lexus with the license plate number of four sixes parked conspicuously at the entrance of the card room, I instantly realized… I had fallen into another trap!
Clearly, Queen Bee Yu Shuang had perfectly understood my psychology.
She knew that if we had spoken directly before, in my rage, I wouldn’t have listened to a single word.
That’s why she had Leng Meng contact me.
Fortunately, this time, I had changed my strategy in advance.
Now, it remained to be seen whose trump card could decisively overpower the other!
“Don’t think you can easily control me just because you stole the evidence!”