"Alright, I won't force you. You've passed this time. Come with me. By the way, my name is Luo Qi. We'll probably cross paths again in the future."

Captain Luo didn't mean to make things difficult; it was probably just a casual question.

"Zhao Zhongkai, Captain Luo, it's a pleasure to meet you," Yu Ling replied in return.

Afterwards, Luo Qi brought Yu Ling back to Jiang Zhicheng's side.

This time, however, Jiang Zhicheng smiled and had someone stand behind him. Yu Ling walked over naturally, gracefully and calmly.

He stood with his legs straight, his hands folded in front of his chest, his posture was perfect, and he looked extraordinary.

Jiang Zhicheng was pleased with Yu Ling's understanding, and then asked Luo Qi:

"How's this kid doing?"

“Smart enough, not rigid, and adaptable, but you have to be careful not to get bitten,” Roach replied.

The two then struck up a conversation, which had a distinctly transactional feel to it.

Yu Ling, relegated to the background, dared not utter a sound, keeping her eyes fixed straight ahead, finally having time to attend to her own system.

"Do you understand now?"

He mentally tapped the system.

[Waaaaah, host, no...]

No way?

It's all over and you still don't understand!

"Do you remember the package I threw away when I ran away?" Yu Ling reminded the system.

[I remember, the original owner compiled a bunch of incorrect information... Wasn't that just something the host casually threw out to mislead people?]

"You're hopeless..."

Yu Ling explained,

"Intelligence is a mix of truth and falsehood, and even professionals like the original owner couldn't guarantee its accuracy, let alone those idiots who just take advantage of what they have."

If I distribute those things disguised as important items, they will definitely be snatched up by all sides. This will also drag a large number of middle and high-level people into the mess. People like underground party members and business owners like Mr. Liang, who like to fish in troubled waters, will definitely stop targeting me.

At this point, my decision to associate with Jiang Zhicheng was out of necessity, and he was willing to give me a chance, but there was a lot more to it than met the eye.

Look at Luo Qi. On the surface, he asked me to help interrogate the criminals, but in reality, Wang Kun's confession was useless. What he wanted was the information that the original owner had.

After all, the local tyrant and the underground Communist Party have been at odds for quite some time now, and he's seizing this opportunity to make a name for himself and rise to power!

[Wow! Host, you're amazing! Now that you've proven yourself, is Jiang Zhicheng truly going to take you on as his subordinate?]

“No,” Yu Ling said. “He is a money-grubbing person just like the original owner. I’m keeping him around now just to create more value for him, but who knows what will happen in the future.”

Therefore, you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket, and you should also have several backup plans.

[So, host, do you mean we're going to run away?] The system was still confused.

"No, I don't have complete control of the situation yet. There's a lot more to it than meets the eye, and I can't leave easily."

Yu Lingdao,

"As for what happens to me after that, it depends on what Jiang Zhicheng decides. If he's willing to give me a way out, then I'll continue to follow him. If he's not willing to give me a way out... hah."

Yu Ling did not continue speaking.

He's currently an orphan, powerless and helpless. His only advantage is that he's good-looking and has made a fortune by stealing and selling intelligence. It's too easy for him to control me.

The reason he chose Jiang Zhicheng was that he wanted to part ways amicably even if he couldn't join him.

As for other better options, those people are too vigilant. Before you can even switch jobs, they'll be killed by a bunch of former bosses who were betrayed by the original owner.

[Host, if this happens, you're going to seriously offend Mr. Gao, Jiang Zhicheng's archenemy, the arms dealer who secretly supports the underground party, and who has always claimed to be neutral...]

"Offending one of them is better than being chased and killed by a bunch of people. Besides, if the human body weren't so fragile, I wouldn't be afraid of guns and ammunition! By the way... didn't you say that the species you possess are diverse?"

[Hmm~ Keep it up, host! We'll get that kind of mission eventually!] The system chuckled and disappeared.

After Yu Ling finished explaining to the system, the transaction between Jiang and Luo came to an end. Yu Ling's status was only good enough to follow behind others as a handsome human background. After extracting information, there was nothing more for him to do.

Another month passed in the blink of an eye. Yu Ling followed Jiang Zhicheng around, working diligently on the surface but slacking off behind the scenes. Every day she was a player who made a lot of impressive moves, but her record was zero wins and five losses.

His purpose in going out every day was to spread the word that he had someone protecting him, and then reconnect with the intelligence network that the original owner had not exposed, because so far technology had only developed to the point of telegraph and telephone communication, which the system could not intercept, so he could only rely on the old methods.

That day, Jiang Zhicheng received a bunch of new intelligence contributed by Yu Ling, and pondered which store he could use to raise prices when selling goods. To be honest, since Yu Ling came along, the financial situation of his customers had become almost transparent.

Perhaps noticing that some regular customers had gone to their arch-rival's shop instead of his, Jiang Zhicheng's smile slowly faded. After a moment of contemplation, he finally beckoned to Yu Ling beside him.

"Master Jiang, what are your orders?" Yu Ling trotted over to wait, her dignified appearance making her seem less like a lackey and more like a down-on-his-luck young master.

However, in Jiang Zhicheng's mind, he was always a cowardly man to be looked down upon, a gigolo who had an improper relationship with Nan Miaoyin and loved to live off women, and a normal person who, like him, only cared about money and not people.

Therefore, Jiang Zhicheng never took Yu Ling seriously, and he completely ignored the fates of the original owners' former bosses. He was also quite confident in his own abilities, and he spoke in the manner of issuing a notice:

"Come with me to a cocktail party at Miss Miaoyin's dance hall tomorrow. We'll investigate this person and Gao Huli's relationship there."

Taking the client list, Yu Ling nodded in agreement, not taking the little incident to heart at all. Over time, this wasn't the first time Jiang Zhicheng had given her tasks, and she had always managed to fool him and even received praise.

However, just when Yu Ling thought it was just an ordinary party, the underground party issued a new mission—no, it should be said that it was a new mission issued to the original owner's former false identity.

That is, to launch a riot at the party that Jiang Zhicheng attended, in order to provide cover for the rescue of underground party members who had been frantically arrested by Luo Qi in recent days.

When Yu Ling received the message, the party was about to begin, so she naturally ignored the new task. However, when she entered the room, she noticed the waiter's knowing smile, which made her subconsciously analyze the situation.

Until he saw the waiter's bulging waist, all the strange things he had been unable to understand before suddenly became crystal clear in Yu Ling's mind.

Roach's arrest, the underground party's mission, the abrupt party, the arms deal—all of this was practically revealing the answers right in front of him.

This is clearly a trap to lure you in!

He had to keep the original owner's remaining, yet-to-be-exposed, secret identities for stealing intelligence well covered.