I know this story ends here, and the five ghosts left the Wende Courtyard. Teacher Wang Ren lived a relatively normal life, later joining the police force as a psychologist. In criminal profiling, he made outstanding contributions to the police.
Senior Brother Zhang Si was probably truly frightened by Cao Shi's words. He used Teacher Wende's savings to cooperate with Duan Dongyang, having Duan Dongyang attract Li Jiu to join as a "mentor." Duan Dongyang's reason for cooperating with Zhang Si was because Zhu Guang was willing to become a split-brain experimental subject. This means that "Logical Paradox" seemed to be Zhang Si's, but in reality, it was Zhu Guang's, while Li Jiu was the one who had been responsible for cultivating talent and working hard to earn money.
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Thinking deeper, the reason all of this happened was because of Mr. Wende's final move. I probably wouldn't reach the old man's level in my lifetime. Now I believe a saying: there is only one schemer in this world, and that is the great Mr. Wende.
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After listening to the story, I sighed and drank half a glass of wine alone before asking Old Ghost, "Wang Zey Yi knew that Gao Ji was not a good person, even harming his own daughter. After Gao Ji escaped from prison, he founded 'Zheng Qi' to judge Gao Ji. Why did you still help Gao Ji?"
"Gao Ji's objective was achieved. I joined his think tank as a schemer. Yes, I helped Gao Ji with many things, but the most difficult person to deal with is never your enemy, right? I secretly did things that betrayed Gao Ji."
"What?"
Seeing my curious look, Cao Shi laughed heartily, "Your appearance is like a gossip-mongering woman."
"What's wrong? Can't I know?"
Gao Ji was a legendary figure, but because of this, he had his own ideas. Returning as a Chinese, his ambition was to own this city. I was stunned and looked at Old Ghost, "Wasn't he a hero?"
"Yes, but do you know who his opponent was when he was being a hero?"
"Who?"
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"Li Jiu and I."
"Were you two working together?"
After saying this, I felt like my world was about to collapse. How could this be? I remembered Old Ghost and Li Jiu had fought their whole lives, and now they were working together.
"Not exactly working together, we haven't sat down and discussed anything. To be precise, it's like you and Tie Zhishan. You grew up with Tie Zhishan and had a great rapport. Don't forget, Li Jiu and I were also childhood friends from an orphanage."
I rubbed my hands, excited, "What great deeds did you and Li Jiu do?"
Old Ghost put a duck claw in his mouth and chewed it slowly, lost in thought.
"Many?"
"Tell me two that you know of."
I was completely clueless. I knew nothing about the exploits of Gao Ji and these two gentlemen.
"What was Gao Ji's most glorious achievement?"
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"I really know this. He saved the financial crisis single-handedly."
"Then why did the financial crisis occur?"
Damn it~ My eyes lit up, "It couldn't be that you and Li Jiu caused it, right?"
"A thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an anthill. If you want to make a move, there will always be traces. Gao Ji had too much wealth and malicious intentions. However, the timing for what he wanted to do was not ripe, so we created an economic crisis to force Gao Ji to be a hero, but it also consumed most of Gao Ji's wealth."
I chuckled awkwardly, with only one word in my heart: impressive, truly impressive.
That economic crisis began with international speculators shorting the Hong Kong dollar, leading to a sharp decline in Hong Kong stocks. The Hong Kong financial consortium, led by Gao Ji and others, launched the Hong Kong economic defense war, which lasted until 1999, consuming approximately 15 billion US dollars.
Really, I listened with my mouth agape. Nearly a hundred billion RMB. This was just the consumption, the investment must have far exceeded the consumption. How much money was that? I really couldn't imagine that the instigators of this incident were Li Jiu and Cao Shi.
After that event, Gao Ji learned from the international speculators that the mastermind behind the scenes was the schemer Li Jiu. Li Jiu had ruined Gao Ji's plan, which enraged Gao Ji, and he vowed to tear Li Jiu to pieces.
Therefore, in '99, Cao Shi returned from Hong Kong and searched for Li Jiu all over the country. Li Jiu was everywhere, accumulating wealth. Then, in 2000, Old Ghost and I met in Ruili.
However, Li Jiu was not one to surrender easily. He couldn't defeat Gao Ji and Cao Shi in a head-on confrontation, so he simply fled everywhere, looking for an opportunity to counterattack. Speaking of counterattack, I suddenly remembered something and asked Old Ghost seriously, "Was the painting 'Woman 3,' a world-famous masterpiece, Li Jiu's way of dealing with Gao Ji?"
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"Yes, Li Jiu was diagnosed with cancer and was at the end of his rope, hoping to kill Gao Ji in the most direct way."
"What does 'most direct way' mean?"
"That time, Gao Ji was trapped in Beijing. Don't you forget who was in Beijing?"
"Wang Zey Yi, no, you mean 'Zheng Qi'!"
I suddenly understood that 'Zheng Qi' was born to deal with Gao Ji. Gao Ji was arrested in Beijing, how could 'Zheng Qi' stand by and do nothing? So, Old Ghost knew about the existence of 'Zheng Qi' all along. No, not just Old Ghost, judging by Teacher Wang Ren's reaction, Teacher Wang Ren also knew. I thought I understood these guys very well, but now I realized that they were truly the ones who hid their depth.
"Yes, it's a pity that 'Zheng Qi' did not succeed in judging Gao Ji. If I hadn't sent Qian Qian directly to you from Sichuan, 'Zheng Qi' might have been uprooted at that time."
Gao Ji never discovered that Cao Shi was an enemy. After all, for so many years, Cao Shi and Gao Ji's grandson, Gao Ziming, were like father and son. The entire Gao family treated Cao Shi as a son-in-law. However, Gao Ji was suspicious and would make wild guesses even without evidence. Regarding the famous painting, Cao Shi had asked Gao Ji to buy it. After Gao Ji was assassinated in Beijing, he began to suspect Cao Shi. To prove his innocence, Cao Shi went to deal with Zhang Si alone.
For this reason, Cao Shi was trapped in a dungeon by Zhang Si, and I went to Shandong to rescue him. In the end, Old Ghost was rescued. But it was also at that time that Gao Ji appeared before me and told me about the "Demon" while carrying Old Ghost on his back.
At that time, Gao Ji's argument was sound. He did not want to be enemies with the "Demon." It wasn't just because the "Demon" was powerful, but because Old Ghost had always been subtly telling Gao Ji that schemers like the "Demon" were extremely difficult to deal with.
Gao Ji was terrified by Li Jiu. He feared that if there were many people like Li Jiu, he would be overwhelmed. For this reason, I submitted for two years. If my senior sister hadn't persuaded Duan Dongyang and Zhu Guang to break up peacefully, Zhu Guang wouldn't have drawn me into the scheme.
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Zhu Guang's appearance made Gao Ji even calmer. Gao Ji thought he had guessed correctly that there were many schemers like the "Demon" in this world. But in reality, there were only a few people with the abilities of a "Demon," Huang Youdao, and Senior Sister Cao Qian.
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Speaking of this, I finally understood why Old Ghost appeared less and less in my subsequent plans. As the situation became clearer, Old Ghost had to face Gao Ji's growing ambition alone after Li Jiu's death.
"Old Ghost, you're a bit off today?"
"How am I off?"
"Whatever I ask you, you just answer."
"I've passed on the schemer to you, so of course I'll tell you everything."
I looked into Old Ghost's eyes. I couldn't see any signs of him lying. But I was no longer the same person I was before. I could be sure that Old Ghost must have encountered a crisis. I had doubted it before I came, but now I was 100% certain that Old Ghost was not doing well.
"Well said, 'tell you everything.' Then let me ask you, why did you let me take over as the schemer?"
Old Ghost licked his lips, "Wasn't it convenient since I was in Beijing? You know, I've been in Hong Kong most of the time these past few years. It's rare for me to go back. What would I do with the title of schemer? I don't have the ability to cultivate schemers like Li Jiu. It's better to give it to you. You've been doing quite well recently, making the concept of schemers flourish in China, passing on the idea of schemers like dandelions."
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"Okay, I believe you."
"It was true from the start."
"I'll ask you again, why did you return my phone?"
"What was the point of keeping it with me?" Old Ghost retorted.
"Didn't you need to save me?"
Old Ghost laughed heartily, "Didn't I tell you? When you met me, you were a twenty-year-old kid. Now you're almost thirty, you've got a family and career. Do you still need me to manage you? You're doing very well now, you even brought down 'Zheng Qi.' You still need me to save you, isn't that a joke?"
I looked at Old Ghost seriously until he couldn't laugh anymore.
"That's right, I've grown up, I'm independent, and I've become the fifty-sixth generation schemer. I don't need your help anymore. But what about you? Do you need my help?"
"No, I'm the famous glutton."
"You're scared, you lack confidence, you're afraid that one day you'll call me impulsively and implicate me."
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Old Ghost fell silent because I had guessed correctly.
"Who is the opponent?"
Old Ghost sighed, "There is no opponent!"
"Isn't Cao Qian also in Hong Kong?"
At this, Old Ghost's expression changed, "You're flying back to Beijing tomorrow."