This Shenxianke Tavern, truly opened my eyes. It was a setup for corrupt officials, providing services on the surface while secretly manipulating them for their own ends.
This scheme bore some resemblance to Qin Sisi's "Empty Room Celebrity Scheme," catering to a special clientele. Qin Sisi, in pursuit of her goals, deliberately falsified information and was discovered by the police. The Shenxianke, however, operated differently, paying taxes legally and leaving no room for error.
Ke Yingying, in charge of the Shenxianke Tavern, had a life as unsettled as a floating duckweed. He spoke the truth; he was indeed a top player in "Logical Paradox" and, alongside Lin Han's father, "X Driver," was a core member of "Logical Paradox." After Li Jiu's death, they refused to work for Zhu Guang's "Monster Forest" and chose to leave.
While the ideals of "Zhengqi" differed from Li Jiu's views, their common enemy was Gao Ji, making the collective joining of the Four-Color Old Kings to "Zhengqi" understandable. It was a move where Gao Ji played the mantis stalking the cicada, and Ke Yingying was the oriole. Then, Gao Ji didn't make that move, and I compromised. He died again, and a well-laid plan went to waste. The most ironic part was that, prior to this, I had also sent the "big tiger" of "Zhengqi" to prison, leading to "Zhengqi's" downfall. Ke Yingying saved himself, but the existence of the Shenxianke Tavern became rather redundant.
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Ke Yingying, now without a boss, could still survive by operating independently. However, he felt he lacked purpose. He controlled corrupt officials in my hometown and even showed signs of regional expansion. Yet, he had no objective, no idea what he wanted to do.
During the New Year, Lin Han arrived and obtained a diamond membership, requesting that her stalker be found. Simultaneously, she offered Ke Yingying an opportunity: after Gao Ji's death, would he serve me, the schemer?
Ke Yingying found it hard to believe Gao Ji died so easily; he was a major villain that his idol, Li Jiu, had fought his entire life. However, I was in Hong Kong, news of Gao Ji's death arrived, and the old ghost, Lao Gui, who was on par with Li Jiu, also died in Hong Kong. My account gained another hundred billion. Anyone would naturally assume I was the victor of this top-tier schemer battle.
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Thus, Ke Yingying began to consider joining me and chose to help Lin Han.
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"Who was following Lin Han?"
"I don't know, we couldn't find them. To find any clues, I specifically hired an outsider to follow Lin Han, to see if anything unusual happened around her. But we never found the person Lin Han mentioned was following her."
"How did Lin Han know she was being followed?"
"I don't know? It's personal privacy, we didn't ask."
"When did your transaction with Lin Han end?"
"After she boarded the plane to Guangzhou."
"How did you know Lin Han went to Guangzhou?"
"I was at the airport that day too. I saw Lin Han discover the person following her, swap her identification with that person, and then secretly board a plane to Guangzhou."
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"Did you recognize the person following her?"
"Yes, Detective J Zhou Jie, she was once our tool."
The Four-Color Old Kings belonged to Cui Fang's direct schemers. Cui Fang provided much evidence of "Zhengqi's" crimes but destroyed the records concerning the Four-Color Old Kings. According to Ke Yingying, each King should have had their own set of tools, analogous to playing cards. However, those who could serve as schemer tools required a certain level of intelligence and planning skills. "Zhengqi" couldn't find forty-eight people, so they carefully selected twelve individuals to serve the Four-Color Old Kings collectively.
Ke Yingying didn't recognize all twelve, only the tools he had collaborated with.
Plum Blossom Ace, Spade Two, Diamond Three Master, Heart Four Wusheng, Plum Blossom Five, Spade Six Goddess Lucky Zhang Ying'ai, Diamond Seven, Heart Eight, Plum Blossom Nine, Spade Ten, Diamond Jack Detective Zhou Jie, Heart Queen, and the Four-Color Old Kings.
Ke Yingying stated that after Detective J Zhou Jie was killed, he only knew one tool, Wusheng.
However, Wusheng had also disappeared without a trace.
I knew Wusheng; he was Luo Bo's informant, likely on a mission. There was no need to tell Ke Yingying, whom I had just met, about this. Listening to his description of the Four-Color Old Kings' setup raised even more questions for me.
"Since these twelve people only served the Four-Color Old Kings, was Detective J's action against me and Lin Han a mission assigned by you Four-Color Old Kings?"
"It shouldn't be. But it was."
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"Explain that more clearly."
"We served 'Zhengqi' and couldn't act on our own. We had to plan according to Cui Fang's secret orders. Those tools didn't know the Four-Color Old Kings; they only recognized the secret orders. And we, the Four-Color Old Kings, didn't understand the composition of the secret orders, so without them, we couldn't control those tools."
This was Cui Fang's method of control. What needed to be clarified now was whether this scheme was orchestrated by one of the Four-Color Old Kings and who issued the secret orders.
"What else do you know?"
"I don't know anything else."
"Then I'll ask you one last question: if you received an order now, would you still make a plan?"
"I can't receive orders anymore. My direct superior was Cui Fang. Cui Fang is dead, so I don't serve anyone. That was the link between us and the tools; with this connection broken, there will be no more orders. Oh, there's one thing I forgot to tell you. When Cui Fang was dealing with you, the person who assisted her was Kuai Zui Ya. Kuai Zui Ya is now in Guangzhou, doing jade business. Lin Han went to Guangzhou, likely to find Kuai Zui Ya."
"Are you saying that Cui Fang might have given the secret order to Kuai Zui Ya, one of the Four-Color Old Kings, at the last moment?"
"Yes!"
The tangled relationships needed to be untangled.
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Ke Yingying probably didn't know how Lin Han found him either. That wasn't important now. The most crucial point was how Lin Han discovered she was being followed. Furthermore, Ke Yingying had already assigned Qing Zi to follow Lin Han, yet found nothing, which was strange.
"Mr. Ke, I have a plan. Do you think it could work?"
"Sure, go ahead and tell me?"
"If I find the person following Lin Han, will they tell me the method of recognizing the secret orders?"
"No. If caught, they'd at worst go to jail. If they reveal the secret orders, they'll be killed."
"Who would kill them?"
"Leng Yu's subordinates. Who knows where they hide?"
Leng Yu was trained in killing alongside Leng Yan by Li Jiu. I nearly died at Leng Yan's hands back then. Leng Yan created accidental deaths; Leng Yu probably wasn't much different. Who did Leng Yu serve? I didn't ask, because I knew Ke Yingying wouldn't know.
"Thank you, Mr. Ke. I have no more questions."
"May I ask you a question then?"
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"Please do."
"Can I join your ranks?"
I was stunned. "Mr. Ke, you must be mistaken. I am not Li Jiu, Zhu Guang, or Cui Fang. I have no schemer organization."
"Just because you don't have one now doesn't mean you won't in the future."
"If I form one later, I will consider you first, alright?"
"Thank you, Boss. By the way, do you need a girl tonight?"
Ah~ I blinked, how did the topic shift to this?
"Diamond members are provided with such services."
I gave a wry smile. "Do you think my wife got me a membership for me to find girls?"
"Our membership also has the characteristic of protecting privacy. We're both men, I understand~"
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"Alright, you carry on with your business. I have things to do."
Upon returning home, my mother asked if I had given a tip. I vaguely answered, my mind filled with the information Ke Yingying had provided. Why Lin Han knew about the Four-Color Old Kings was unclear here. The only thing I might know was who was following Lin Han. It must have been him who provided the information to Detective J, leading Detective J to coincidentally appear at the airport and abduct Lin Han.
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The family banquet was filled with joy, yet my heart felt heavy, as if a stone were lodged in it. Now, my wife was paving the way like a vanguard, and I had to resolve things efficiently.
But the clues were truly scarce at the moment.
Just then, Ning Caishen called, saying that the matter I had entrusted him with was handled and asking if I wanted to meet. If not, he would head home.
Let's meet. Mr. Ke had a fawning smile, but I could sense he was dangerous. He spoke of everything lightly, but in reality, they were all difficult tasks.
If Ning Caishen and Mr. Ke were contemporaries and both eccentric, there would surely be differences.
Let's meet. The location was already set, at this very Shenxianke Tavern.