However, "Little Ni," who had been silent all along, suddenly broke the silence.

The boy's voice, which was originally deep and slightly childish, underwent a subtle transformation, becoming soft and delicate, like a gentle breeze or a feather drifting lightly in the air.

"Brother Long, don't you recognize me?"

The voice drifted gently into Jiulong's ears, causing his heart to race instantly.

It wasn't joy, it wasn't nervousness, but rather—panic.

In that instant, Jiulong forgot all about running away.

He suddenly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the "boy" in front of him, trying to find a familiar trace on that young face.

Memories he had almost forgotten suddenly flooded back into his mind...

"Brother Long didn't expect it to be me?"

...

"I suspect Susan has something going on."

...

"Brother Long, you're such a great person!"

"What do you need me to do? I'll do my best to cooperate!"

...

"Brother Long, won't this get you in trouble?"

...

"Brother Long, I've long admired your name. I am '10 of Diamonds' Chuanliu."

In his memory, the woman he had only crossed paths with a few times and who had been used by him; the woman he had been waiting for to regain her memory and help him investigate Susan; the woman he thought was somewhat clever but inexperienced and easily manipulated, was now standing smiling in front of him.

Chuanliu shook his head and said regretfully, "I was stabbed by an assassin hired by Brother Long. I thought Brother Long would remember me. It's so heartbreaking."

As the girl spoke, she took out a wet handkerchief and wiped away her makeup from her face again and again.

Then, she took off her wig, and a head of thick, black hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall, revealing her smooth forehead.

Those bright eyes, now free of makeup, appeared even clearer and deeper, and there was a hint of mockery in their gaze as they looked at Jiulong.

"Xiao Ni" and Chuan Liu's faces gradually overlapped.

"River... flow!"

Jiulong's eyelids trembled as he spoke, enunciating each word clearly.

His neat ponytail had come undone from running wildly, but he had no time to care.

At this moment, many of Jiulong's previous questions seemed to be answered, but unfortunately, Jiulong's mind was no longer working.

As an outsider, Zhuge Wu watched helplessly as the young boy "Xiao Ni" transformed into a woman.

When he heard the two words that Jiulong uttered, he looked at the girl with undisguised shock in his eyes.

The person before him, the one who had led him all the way to the City of Hearts, was none other than Chuanliu from the City of Diamonds!

The "10 of Diamonds" that was once ambushed by his Zhuge Tang;

That youngest "10" in the history of Paradise Island!

Chuanliu then turned his gaze to Zhuge Wu and smiled, "Master Wu, things have come to this point, do you still want to help Jiulong?"

Zhuge Wu looked at her with complicated eyes, trying to convince himself as soon as possible that the boy he had been talking to all the way was Chuanliu.

He gave a wry smile. "Lord Chuanliu, as you know, this is an agreement reached between Zhuge Tang and Jiulong. We are people of the City of Spades, and we cannot break our oath."

Chuanliu nodded in understanding, but then changed the subject, saying, "If he doesn't pay you, are you still going to help him escape?"

"this……"

Zhuge Wu was stunned. After the girl's reminder, he remembered that Jiulong was no longer "Red Heart Nine". If he was no longer able to pay the balance, there was no need for Zhuge Hall to continue serving him.

Jiulong glared at Chuanliu with a murderous look, then immediately said to Zhuge Wu, "Don't listen to this woman's nonsense! Even though I don't have my identity card anymore, I still have my memory card! I still have money!"

As he spoke, he quickly began searching his body.

He kept his memory card as a backup plan for his future comeback.

However, he searched his entire body but could not find the card.

"W-what's going on?"

At this moment, Jiulong truly panicked. Everything could be started over, but if he didn't even have the foundation to turn things around, what could he do?

He searched more vigorously, his palms began to sweat, and he kept saying "Impossible."

“Brother Long,” Chuanliu suddenly called out to him, “Are you looking for this?”

As she spoke, a card suddenly appeared in the girl's hand, and the name Jiulong was written on the card.

"You bitch! When did you take it?!"

Jiulong's face flushed red, and he lunged fiercely at Chuanliu.

However, Chuanliu clutched the card, his two fingers interlocked.

The card began to bend under pressure.

Jiulong hurriedly stopped and said in a trembling voice, "Don't come near me, please don't hurt me!"

Chuanliu then withdrew his hand.

Jiulong swallowed hard and said to the woman, "Chuanliu, give me the card, and I can give you anything you want."

The latter looked up and thought for a moment, as if he had an inspiration, "I want...this card."

Jiulong dared not speak his anger, but stepped closer and said, "You don't have the password, so this card is useless to you... How about this, I'll transfer all the money to you except for the final payment to Zhuge Tang, okay?"

However, Chuanliu ignored his suggestion. She shook her head and murmured in a voice that all three of them could hear, "Never mind, I suddenly don't want money anymore."

Then, under the watchful eyes of the other two, she broke the memory card in half.

The more than one million dollars in assets in the card vanished as the card was split in two.

While the two were still in shock, Chuanliu looked up at Zhuge Wu and said, "Master Wu, Jiulong has not only lost his identity, but also his money. You are destined to lose your money. Do you still want to continue the contract with him?"

"I……"

Just as Zhuge Wu was about to say something, a group of people suddenly rushed up from behind.

They wielded long swords and quickly approached Zhuge Tang's group.

It was yet another close-quarters combat situation that Zhuge Tang was not suited for.

Zhuge Wu roused himself, about to order his men to counterattack, but his words were interrupted by an arrow flying from a distance.

In a short while, everyone present except Chuanliu was subdued by the arriving team.

A burly man carrying a longbow stepped forward, handed his weapon to a brother beside him, and then walked out of the ranks.

The man walked up to the three men and said to Zhuge Wu, "Your men have been subdued by us. If you give up resisting, we will not harm them."

This was a clash of forces, and Zhuge Wu was completely convinced of his defeat.

He looked at the man before him, clasped his hands in greeting, and asked, "May I ask your name?"

The man smiled. "Wu Fangming, '10 of Spades'."

“Losing to the ‘10 of Spades’ isn’t unfair to me.” Zhuge Wu understood. Recalling his ambush of Wu Fangming in the City of Diamonds, he asked the man again, “If we give up resisting, are you really willing to let me and my brothers go?”

Wu Fangming nodded.

Zhuge Wu fell silent, expressing his choice in silence.

Wu Fangming then ordered his men to release the men from Zhuge Tang.

While the group was talking, Huang Chunling and her entourage, under the protection of the Red Peach City thugs, arrived in a large group.