Chapter 328 - Chapter 328: The Little Wolf Cub Was Angry
Chapter 328: The Little Wolf Cub Was Angry
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Rong Li said, “If he were the President of Huaian Bank, nobody would care about your relationship with him, but he’s not. Third Master is worried that your involvement with him might complicate things and affect the bigger picture. Can you be his successor, or are you a variable? Moreover, you belong to Jiang Junlin’s secret guard team, and they follow you and him around 24/7. Seeing this situation, aren’t they alarmed? They fear that Jiang Junlin might lose his judgment and do something detrimental to the underworld dark web. Jiang Junlin has a lot of power, and in case he betrays us, the entire underworld dark web might follow suit. Ji Chi, if you have such a knife in your hand and this situation arises, do you trust that knife, or do you break it immediately to prevent it from harming you someday?”
Ji Chi’s face turned ashen, already seriously injured. Jiang Junlin had never mentioned in front of him why his subordinates had turned against him. Did he already suspect that? He had managed the underworld dark web for so many years, always in control, and with an impeccable reputation. There was no reason for his own people to want to kill him unless it was his own weapon that had gone awry.
He was the landmine planted by Jiang Junlin, causing this crisis.
It was he who brought this calamity upon Jiang Junlin, yet Jiang Junlin has never mentioned a word of blame in his presence. Ji Chi felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
Was there no other way but death now?
“Why would they go after him instead of coming to kill me?” Ji Chi erupted in anger, his killing intent palpable. “They should come to kill me; 1 am the source of all this trouble!”
“Ji Chi, I’ve intercepted all assassination attempts against you,” Rong Li said with great seriousness. “Xiao Min received intelligence, and I took action to stop them. Ji Chi, over the past year, Chen Biao has made six attempts to assassinate you, all of which we foiled. Third Master thinks you’re too obsessed with this matter. Let me tell you, you don’t even cherish your own life in this. If they can’t assassinate you, they will target Jiang Junlin eventually. Only by targeting Jiang Junlin will you truly feel the pain, and only then will you awaken.”
Ji Chi couldn’t believe that Lu Zhiyuan had hidden this from him for so long. But even if Lu Zhiyuan had told him, would he have distanced himself from Jiang Junlin?
No!
He wouldn’t!
He would rather die than leave!
“Is it all because of me that this catastrophe happened?” Ji Chi’s eyes welled up with tears. Ironically, he had thought all along that the underworld would inevitably face this kind of split, internal strife. He had even shamelessly mentioned it in front of Jiang Junlin. Jiang Junlin had known all along that he had brought this calamity upon them. Why hadn’t he blamed him even once? Brother, why?
“Ji Chi, don’t remain obstinate,” Rong Li said. “Do you have to wait until he’s dead to fully understand? To be honest, both Third Master and 1 don’t care about his life. He’s truly a big trouble. With him in charge of the underworld dark web, Black Hawk and the underworld will always be in conflict. After his identity was exposed, Third Master definitely wanted to kill him; otherwise, he wouldn’t have allowed Pei Qiuying to return.”
Rong Li glanced at her watch. “Pei Qiuying’s plane landed two hours ago. Right now, Paris is a hell for Jiang Junlin. Everyone wants to kill him.”
“She’s dreaming!” Pei Qiuying, a match for his brother, dared to oppose him.
“Pei Qiuying is both fearful and resentful. She understands the underworld well. Now she’s joined forces with Chen Rushi, putting their grievances aside for now, with the goal of killing Jiang Junlin first. In the underworld’s financial department, no one wants him to live.”
Ji Chi leaned against the sofa and asked in despair, “Is the only solution to this that I must die for him to be safe?”
“You won’t die!” Rong Li replied.
“So Third Master wants Jiang Junlin dead, right?” Ji Chi inquired.
“Third Master’s order is for me to cooperate with Gu Ci and rescue Jiang Junlin.”
“You’ll cooperate, but you won’t give it your all,” Ji Chi asserted confidently.
Rong Li said, “I won’t go against his wishes. Third Master’s weakness is Gu Ci, and he will satisfy Gu Ci’s demands. For your sake, 1 don’t want Jiang Junlin to live, but I will do my best.”
“Then why did you let Xiao Min follow you?” Ji Chi asked with a serious tone.
“Xiao Min is already one of us!”
“She won’t let Jiang Junlin live. Why did you go to the harbor today and find nothing? They were diverting your attention. How do you know if Xiao Min intentionally gave false information? If Jiang Junlin stays alive, Xiao Min must die. He won’t spare a traitor, and Xiao Min knows his personality well. You can’t deceive me on this matter,” Ji Chi was very clear-headed, and Rong Li couldn’t fool him.
“She belongs to us now. If we don’t use her, she’ll be the second Pei Qiuying. If we use her to our advantage, she can be very effective. If it weren’t for you, neither I nor Third Master would care about Jiang Junlin’s life or death,” Rong Li kicked the sofa in frustration. “Can you please wake up? You’re the Black Hawk Crown Prince. What are you thinking?”
In the blink of an eye, Ji Chi had considered many thoughts, but there was one thought he had never entertained: giving up Black Hawk and betraying Lu Zhiyuan. If he gave up now, he would have no trump cards to negotiate with.
A person must be useful to sit at the negotiating table.
“1’11 say it again, Xiao Min shouldn’t participate in this matter,” Ji Chi’s eyes turned ice-cold. “Don’t force me to kill her myself.”
“You win!” Rong Li said irritably. “Did Jiang Junlin drug you with some kind of love potion? Have you gone insane? Why do you have to want what you can’t have and hang yourself on that tree?”
“Someday, you’ll fall in love with someone, and then you’ll understand,” Ji Chi replied calmly.
“You’re just a textbook example of what not to do. You’ll never have that day. Thank you, but what I despise the most now are people who let love ruin their lives. They’re all fools!” Rong Li angrily opened the door, and Xiao Min was waiting nearby.
Rong Li said in a low voice, “You don’t need to get involved in this matter concerning Jiang Junlin.”
“Why?” Xiao Min’s brow furrowed with a hint of resentment. “Is it because Ji Chi doesn’t trust me?”
“Why so many questions? Just do what you’re told. Are you the master, or am I the master?” Rong Li was impatient. Lately, everyone seemed to be testing his patience.
“Yes!” Xiao Min didn’t dare to ask further questions.
Nick compiled some information and shared it with Ji Chi, saying, “Master, Mr. Rong is putting in a lot of effort to find Mr. Jiang, and the people on Gu Ci’s side also came up empty.”
“I know,” Ji Chi replied, massaging his temples. “He had clearly escaped, so why was he captured?”
Nick shook his head. “We don’t know for sure. There were probably many people who came after them. Both you and Mr. Jiang were injured, and there are several bodies at the scene. It seems Mr. Jiang killed some of them.”
Ji Chi looked at the photos of the bodies, four in total. Two had knife wounds, with their neck arteries cut, one had their neck twisted, and one had a gunshot wound to the head.
Regardless of who did it, the person who executed them hadn’t intended for them to survive from the start. It was a swift and decisive method. Ji Chi picked up one of the photos and recognized the person being kicked. It was likely their leader. How had he died at the scene?
“Master, what’s wrong?” Nick asked.
“Nothing,” Ji Chi replied. He carefully examined the information, including details about the harbor. Afterward, he went to the surveillance room and personally reviewed the footage, not missing a single frame.
Brother, I will find you!
Hang in there!