On the streets of the block city.

Chuanliu: "Given your status, aren't you worried about the dangers of going out?"

Feng Mi: "So what? Are you going to lock yourself up at home and never come out? What's the difference between losing your freedom and being dead?"

Chuanliu: "Then why did you choose to hide in the first place? Wouldn't it have been better to retreat to the mountains?"

Feng Mi: "Retire? Paradise Island, what a tiny place. Where can you retire to?"

Chuanliu: "So, you really were '6 of Diamonds' four years ago, and also... kid?"

Feng Mi: "I think you've already confirmed my identity. Otherwise, why would you have contacted them?"

Chuanliu: "You... no wonder they've all been looking for you. Just how much do you know?"

Feng Mi: "The longer a person lives, the more they know; the more they know, the more people want me dead."

Chuanliu: "Someone? Who do you mean?"

Feng Mi: "I know his secrets, those who oppose my views, those who stir up trouble, and those who are still sitting comfortably in high positions... there must be quite a few people who want me dead."

Chuanliu: "What exactly happened four years ago? You clearly had so many resources at your disposal, how could someone have taken advantage of you? And what's wrong with your illness?"

Feng Mi: "It seems you care about me a lot. Is it related to that kid? Or is it just related to that number?"

Chuanliu: "..."

Feng Mi: "Hehe, don't overthink it. I'm very happy that you still remember me."

Chuanliu: "Aren't you afraid that I'm here to take your life too?"

Feng Mi: "When people get sick, they tend to overthink. I've thought about too many useless things over the years, so as long as your knife hasn't been pointed at me yet, I won't have any thoughts."

Chuanliu: "Thank you."

Feng Mi: "There is no need for thanks between us."

Chuanliu: "I want to hear the story from four years ago."

Feng Mi: "Okay, I'll tell you."

——

Feng Mi arrived at Paradise Island twenty-one years ago.

Before this, he was a middleman who helped the underworld facilitate shady business dealings.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I really can't do this deal... Why don't you look for someone else?" Feng Mi said on the phone, looking extremely troubled.

The person on the other end of the phone said, "Feng Mi, no one but you can get in touch with this. You know how much profit is involved. At worst, we'll just take an extra 20% from you this time."

Feng Mi remained unmoved. "Boss Lu, this isn't about money, it's just... too dangerous. I just want to live my life peacefully."

Boss Lu's angry voice came from the other end of the phone, "Feng Mi, I'm doing you a favor by contacting you! You've rejected me time and time again, do you want to lose your job?!"

A hint of hesitation flashed in Feng Mi's eyes, but in the end, reason prevailed over fear. "Mr. Lu... this involves my principles, I'm sorry, I still can't agree."

The phone slammed down.

Feng Mi sighed deeply, and could only pray in his heart that Boss Lu would remember their past relationship and let the matter fade away.

The work still needs to be done, and the job still needs to be done.

In the days that followed, everything seemed to be running as usual, and nothing seemed to happen.

"Mr. Feng, thank you so much. This deal is all thanks to you. I'll definitely come to visit you once I've finished what I'm doing." The customer beamed and patted his chest as he made the promise.

Feng Mi simply shook his head. "It's my duty, so there's no need for a visit. I plan to take a break for a while."

Just when Feng Mi thought he could finally relax for a while, news suddenly came from the underworld: that client had been arrested for breaking the law, the amount of money involved was huge, and all the relevant people were on the arrest list.

"This...how is this possible? I witnessed them make that deal, there was nothing wrong with it!" Feng Mi was shocked.

His peaceful life was shattered, and he suddenly became a wanted criminal.

"Don't you know what happened? You've been set up! You caused that Boss Lu to lose billions last time!" his colleague reminded him.

But what does this have to do with him? Why is it said that he's the one who harmed him?

Looking at his own portrait on the television, Feng Mi fell into despair.

He didn't want to live in this environment, and he didn't want to become a thorn in someone else's side because he "didn't want to".

Just when a group of people broke down the door and Feng Mi thought he was going to spend the rest of his life in prison, the WD Investigation Bureau appeared.

WD Investigations Bureau – a secretive organization that uses algorithms to study criminal behavior in order to eliminate potential threats.

Instead of arresting him immediately, his men sat down and started chatting with him.

"Are you Feng Mi?" the WD man asked.

Feng Mi cautiously looked at the group of people in front of him. "We are the WD Investigation Bureau. You may not have heard of us, but we can give you a choice."

"Opportunity? What opportunity? Do you think I can choose not to go to jail?" Feng Mi sneered.

The WD representative wasn't annoyed; instead, he smiled and said, "An opportunity to reinvent your life."

That was the first time Feng Mi had ever heard of Paradise Island.

The Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, where one is free from all worldly troubles.

OK.

Starting over wouldn't be bad.

Thus, Feng Mi set foot on the island of paradise that would change the course of his life.

He arrived on the island as "6 of Diamonds" and quickly took a seat in that spot thanks to his abilities.

At first, he thought he needed to create this world himself, but he soon discovered that the rules of survival here were no different from those in the outside world.

Even more so, this so-called "unrestricted" island is even more insane and unscrupulous.

Where is there absolute stability? Where is there absolute peace?

Feng Mi had the ability, but disdained to compete with others, yet he still couldn't escape those who wanted to stir up trouble.

Back then, the hierarchy and rules on Paradise Island were not as distinct as they are today. But this meant that Paradise Island was far more chaotic more than twenty years ago.

This is not paradise; it's hell on earth.

WD Investigation Bureau, you're too naive.

You keep saying you want to create a world without constraints, a place where those who break the law can start over and live a good life. But in reality, you've built this island of no return, a hellish world.

For a long time, Feng Mi held a high position in the "6 of Diamonds" game, but he didn't know what the point of doing so was.

He just wanted to live well on this island, grow vegetables, water flowers, and truly live like a newborn.

Until the repeated power struggles among the four factions tried to drag the lone Feng Mi into that vortex.

Having endured countless schemes, wars, coercion, and intrigue, Feng Mi could no longer bear it.

He decided to use his own power to change Paradise Island and the world.