Wu Fangming said, "The news about guns appearing in your Cube City has spread. Sister Qiao Qiao came specifically to inquire about the situation, saying she wants to discuss the next steps with your Cube City's higher-ups."

Chuanliu nodded.

"Why are you here? I was just about to come looking for you," Wu Fangming asked.

Chuanliu rubbed his nose and said, "I just got promoted to 'Jack of Diamonds,' and I heard I'm going to the conference too. What about you?"

"Sister Qiao knows I come to Cube City often, so she asked me to be her bodyguard," Wu Fangming chuckled. "But you've risen so quickly! Back then, Lei Laojiu fought me like that over a '10 of Spades,' and now you've transformed into a 'Jack of Spades.' You truly are my sister!"

As the two were talking, a woman dressed in a black leather jacket stepped forward.

Her gaze fell upon Chuanliu, and she looked him over with an appreciative expression before speaking up, "You must be Chuanliu. I've heard Xiaowu mention you a lot."

Wu Fangming scratched his head sheepishly.

Qiao Qiao chuckled softly and continued, "I just heard you've been promoted to 'Jack of Diamonds'! You're so promising for your age; no wonder Xiao Wu is so eager to get involved."

Chuan Liu responded with a hearty laugh, "It was a real pity that I couldn't meet Sister Qiao Qiao when she came to Cube City last time. Seeing her today, it's truly better to see her in person than to have heard so much about her!"

Jojo put her hands in the pockets of her leather trench coat and gestured to the two of them, "Let's go, they're waiting for us up there."

The three of them went upstairs together and saw Zhou Zheng, Liu Xingxing, and Jin Rugo already waiting there.

Chuanliu immediately joined the three in welcoming the guests and invited them to sit down.

The supreme leader of Spade City and rising star Wu Fangming officially met with the new lineup of leaders of Block City.

Zhou Zheng spoke first, saying, "Sister Qiao Qiao must have had a long journey to get here with her team so quickly. We're so sorry for making you come directly to the meeting."

Qiao Qiao waved her hand, her tone carrying an undisguised domineering air, "It's alright. Given what happened, I needed to come and check it out. I believe everyone understands that the presence of weapons on Paradise Island is highly unusual."

Zhou Zheng nodded in understanding, his gentle expression also carrying a hint of seriousness. "I was in charge of counting and destroying that batch of weapons. All these high-ranking officials of various ranks saw it. We never expected that there would be one that slipped through the net."

Jin Rugo continued Zhou Zheng's words, saying, "We suddenly discovered evidence in Lao Li's... Li Chengfeng's house, and Li Chengfeng confessed to the matter. We understood the seriousness of the matter, so we immediately executed him and destroyed the gun."

Qiaoqiao didn't speak, but lowered her eyes and thought.

Liu Xingxing added, "In addition, this time our Cube City also uncovered the forces behind Li Chengfeng."

Qiao Qiao paused, then looked at the crowd, "Plum Blossom City?"

Although she asked a question, her tone was very certain, as if she had already guessed who the culprit was.

Liu Xingxing nodded. "That's right. To be honest, Li Chengfeng has been supplying Plum Blossom City with goods for a long time to support their experiments."

"Just as I thought... Plum Blossom City, they really haven't given up their wicked intentions!"

Qiao Qiao frowned, and her imposing aura made people want to take a few steps back.

Worried that Chuanliu and Wu Fangming might not know the background of the matter, she added a special explanation: "The City of Plum Blossoms has been secretly conducting human experiments to develop drugs for many years. In the last two years, their experiments have become increasingly rampant, and they have even bribed many other registered residents of various backgrounds to provide them with test subjects..."

Wu Fangming despised this kind of person the most, and upon hearing Qiao Qiao's story, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

"To my shame, our Spade City has also produced two people with ulterior motives," Qiao Qiao looked at everyone, then suddenly called out to Wu Fangming, "Little Wu, guess who they are?"

Wu Fangming was taken aback, and two candidates flashed through his mind instantly: "Lei Laojiu and Li Yunting?"

“That’s right,” Qiao Qiao smiled with satisfaction. “I’ve always had my suspicions about Lei Laojiu’s matter. It wasn’t until he started fighting with you that he accidentally exposed his ‘sugar daddy’ and I found out about him. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been so decisive when I executed him.”

“As for Li Yunting…” Qiao Qiao leaned back in her chair, her hands resting naturally on the armrests. “I think, with the connections of the Cube City, they should have already heard about it.”

Li Yunting, also known as "Jack of Spades," is a veteran of Spade City.

Some time ago, Li Yunting suddenly disappeared, but there was no news of his death.

People in the martial arts world thought he was secretly completing some kind of mission, but only Qiao Qiao and the other high-ranking members of Spade City knew the truth.

In reality, they discovered Li Yunting's collaboration with Spade City and secretly executed him. Fearing alerting the enemy, they didn't reveal this information, only publicly stating that Li Yunting was in seclusion.

Zhou Zheng smiled but didn't say anything.

Qiaoqiao didn't delve into the matter further, but continued, "Actually, I'm not here today to interrogate you. There's no need for you to be so tense. After the 'Disaster,' I said that I won't offend others unless they offend me. Your Cube City hasn't done anything to break that principle."

Qiao Qiao's words were not polite; on the contrary, they carried a hint of arrogance from someone in a superior position.

However, Zhou Zheng and the others were not angry at all. After all, if it really came down to a battle of raw strength, the City of Diamonds would be powerless against the City of Spades.

The Sichuan flu has been affected to some extent—strength is the only true measure of success.

Zhou Zheng seemed not to hear Qiao Qiao's slightly imperious attitude. He maintained his smile, his expression as steady as if he were wearing a well-painted mask.

"So what is Sister Qiaoqiao here for?"

Sister Qiao chuckled, seemingly mocking Zhou Zheng, "Zhou Zheng, Boss Zhou, you clearly already guessed it, so why do you make me say it again?"

It's not that Qiaoqiao has a problem with Zhou Zheng, it's just that she's the kind of person who likes to be straightforward.

Dealing with people who represent "hearts", "clubs", and "diamonds" is a real headache for her.

If possible, Qiaoqiao prefers to lead his brothers and use their fists to reason things out.

She didn't make things difficult for these people who liked to beat around the bush, and said directly: "Four years ago, Wu Lide suddenly announced a city lockdown, and then the dispute over the '9' and '10' of Hearts broke out. Our two groups also took sides. In the end, we were all badly hurt, while the Clubs benefited and were unscathed."

Now, Plum Blossom City is under lockdown again. While not completely sealed off, entry to the main city is impossible without an invitation from a registered resident. So, what would happen if Plum Blossom suddenly announced a complete lockdown at this time?

Chuanliu watched Zhou Zheng's reaction without making a sound, and sure enough, he saw a change in his calm and composed expression.