In a villa in the East China Sea.
After receiving the call, Ninth Master couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Shen Xingang, who was standing next to him, quickly asked.
"How is it? Is Hu Ling dead?"
Ninth Master put his phone back in his pocket and then took a sip of tea.
"President Shen, don't you trust me to handle things?"
"What about Hu Ling's body?"
Shen Xingang asked.
"Her body has not been found yet."
Shen Xingang frowned; "What do you mean by that?"
"President Shen, don't worry, let me explain slowly. On their way back, they were intercepted by the trucks I arranged. Several vehicles fell into the sea, including Hu Ling's vehicle. We took care of the rest of the people."
"So you didn't see Hu Ling's body?" Shen Xingang asked, his brow furrowed.
"Mr. Shen, you business people are just too cautious. Do you really think she could survive falling into the sea with her car? You're overestimating her. She's very smart, but she's not a superhero."
Shen Xingang was still worried; "It's better to be careful, better safe than sorry."
"If Mr. Shen is really worried, I'll arrange for them to continue the search. Is that alright?"
"That's more like it."
Ninth Master laughed heartily, then stretched out his palm, looking at his hand missing a finger, his eyes flashing with the pleasure of revenge.
Hu Ling forced him to cut off this finger.
Since Hu Ling came to Donghai, she has used money and connections to suppress him to the point that he can't even lift his head, turning him from the underground emperor of Donghai into a lackey who can be driven around at will.
He thought of his past glory, so he endured this humiliation until now.
When Shen Xingang approached him wanting to cooperate, he was immediately interested, but on one condition: Shen Xingang had to make the first move.
Because he wouldn't dare to directly touch Hu Ling based on his own words.
Shen Xingang did not refuse. When he discovered that Hu Ling was using his wife Wei Meng to try to seize his company, he prepared to take action against Hu Ling.
He bribed Hu Ling's bodyguards to plan a kidnapping, and then Ninth Master sent people to cause trouble at Linglong Club.
Next, he could use business tactics to plan the Linglong Club. He originally planned to force Hu Ling to sign some contracts, but unexpectedly, Hu Ling escaped. If Hu Ling were to escape back, the consequences would be unimaginable. This woman is as clever as a devil, and he might not be her match.
So he quickly asked Ninth Master to arrange for someone to intercept them. Fortunately, the matter was successfully resolved, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
The two men burst into laughter and began thinking about how to divide up the Linglong Club.
...
Seawater kept pouring into his mouth. The enclosed space filled Chen Zhe with endless fear. He pounded on the car window, but it was all in vain. Gradually, through the murky seawater, he could clearly feel the struggles of the people riding in the same car, and then he could feel them gradually stop struggling.
The taste of death filled his mouth through the seawater, and he wanted to breathe deeply, to breathe!
Chen Zhe's angry shout finally came out.
He opened his eyes and found himself lying on a tattered bed. The room was extremely unfamiliar and dilapidated, like a garbage dump, with many miscellaneous items piled up together in a chaotic mess.
Chen Zhe was a little confused. He looked out the window and saw some scattered houses. He heard birds chirping and the sound of the sea surging in.
He gradually remembered everything he had experienced.
Just then, the dilapidated wooden door was pushed open, and a young man with an impatient look walked in.
Chen Zhe seemed to have some recollection of him, but couldn't quite recognize him.
The man was holding a bowl filled with medicine, which he rudely placed aside.
"Awake? If you're awake, drink it yourself!"
"Where...where am I?"
"My home!"
Did you save me?
"Who else could it be but me? You're really lucky, kid. I happened to be out at sea three days ago and I found you lying on the shore like a dead fish. If I hadn't picked you up, you would be dead by now."
"Oh? Thank you, but you said three days ago? Did I sleep here for three days?"
Chen Zhe's memories were still somewhat confused; he only knew that he had fallen into the sea.
"Otherwise what?"
The young man seemed a little impatient and didn't seem to want to talk to Chen Zhe.
At that moment, the door was pushed open again.
A familiar old face made Chen Zhe scream.
"Cai Jing???"
Cai Jing chuckled; "It's me. You're finally awake?"
Indeed, the person who came in was Cai Jing, but he was somewhat different from Chen Zhe's impression. In Chen Zhe's memory, Cai Jing was dressed quite well, very particular, and his hair was combed very neatly. But the Cai Jing in front of him was wearing tattered clothes and slippers, looking like a disheveled old man.
"You...how could you have become like this?"
"Don't worry about why I've become like this. Don't you think about why you've become like this?"
"I...I remember falling into the sea with Sister Hu and the others. Oh right, Sister Hu! How is Sister Hu?"
Cai Jing sighed.
"I don't know, it's probably a nine-out-of-ten chance of death."
"Huh? Why is this happening? Didn't you see them in the sea?"
At this moment, Mo Xiaohao, who was standing next to him, interjected.
“How could we dare to go and look? It’s all gangsters searching over there. My master and I didn’t dare to get close at all. If you hadn’t drifted so far away, we wouldn’t have dared to rescue you.”
"Xiao Hao is right. We don't know the specifics, but the news said that several bodies have been recovered..."
"Is there... Sister Hu's body?"
Chen Zhe asked nervously. Everything he had was given to him by Hu Ling. If Hu Ling died, he felt that he would lose everything.
Having worked so hard to achieve this position, he was somewhat resentful.
"Nothing has been found yet, only male corpses. By the way, I wanted to ask you, how did you all end up in the sea?"
Chen Zhe recounted what had happened.
He knew that Cai Jing was also one of Hu Ling's people, so he didn't hide it.
Cai Jing frowned and thought for a moment.
Then I did some calculations with my fingers.
I couldn't help but shake my head.
"Master Cai... Master Cai, have you figured anything out?" Chen Zhe originally wanted to call Cai Jing, but he had a conflict with Cai Jing in the past, so he always called Cai Jing by his name.
Now that Cai Jing and his apprentice had saved him, he couldn't very well address the old man by his name directly.
"I can't figure it out. Sister Hu has never given me her real birth chart. Based on the events, I can only say that she has a slim chance of survival. Sigh, I warned her before that her luck was bad during this period and that she should be careful of the people around her, but she still didn't listen to me."
Cai Jing sighed, then looked out the window with his hands behind his back.
...
After drinking his medicine, Chen Zhe slowly walked out the door.
This place seems to be a small fishing village. The village is not big, and the surrounding facilities are not very good. How should I put it? You could say it's rather poor and underdeveloped.
"Master Cai, what brings you to live here?"
Chen Zhe was completely baffled.
Cai Jing gave a helpless laugh.
"Me? Sigh, it's all fate."
"life?"
“Yes, those of us who study Taoism are destined to suffer from five deficiencies and three lacks. I am destined to lack wealth, so I am destined to be a poor man in this life. I will never be able to keep my money. Therefore, if I become rich, it will bring me danger.”
"This...it can't be that bad, can it?"
What do you mean by "not that bad"?
Cai Jing pulled his sleeve up a little.
Pointing to the long, fresh-looking wound, she said, "See this? This is where I got hit by a car when I was going to deposit money. And here, that's where I almost fell from the building when I was buying the house..."
Cai Jing pointed out many wounds, which Chen Zhe found unbelievable.
“Master Cai, you…you’ve had a tough time.”
"Of course it's not easy for me! As I get older, even if I get a little money, I'll be in danger. I'm a bit scared. I rented this house two years ago, and it was rented in my apprentice Xiao Hao's name. This is a poor place. The dragon vein has been completely severed. It's destined to never amount to anything. The people living here are all poor ghosts. Only when I'm surrounded by these poor ghosts can I be safe."
Chen Zhe's lips twitched slightly; he didn't want to continue the conversation, so he asked, "I also wanted to ask about Sister Hu..."
"Sigh, I don't know much either. What do you want to ask?"
"I want to ask Sister Hu, do you have many enemies? Do you know who harmed her?"
Chen Zhe hesitated about whether to return to the Linglong Club in the North District, because Hu Ling was in trouble now, and the matter had become quite serious. Just now, when he wanted to call Yang Yun, Cai Jing stopped him, saying that such an action might be dangerous.
He wanted to know who had harmed Hu Ling, so he could be prepared.
"She does have quite a few enemies. If you ask who specifically harmed her, I'm not entirely sure, but I think it's very likely that Ninth Master."
"Ninth Master?"
Chen Zhe remembered that he had met this Ninth Master once before. That time was quite bloody because there were rumors that Hu Ling and Ninth Master were lovers. Hu Ling angrily called Ninth Master over and then made him chop off one of his fingers.
“That’s right. When Xiao Hao and I saw you, I realized that the people searching for you were Ninth Master’s men. Even if he wasn’t the mastermind, he was involved.”
"so……"
This matter involves underground forces, and Chen Zhe is indeed very worried. He thinks it would be very dangerous for him to go back.
“Besides Ninth Master, I suspect there are other people involved, because there’s absolutely no news about Sister Hu right now; it’s been completely suppressed. The other party must be someone with a powerful background. Although Ninth Master is very influential, he can’t control the news media. So, now you understand why I didn’t let you call those people, right?”
Chen Zhe nodded.
"Master Cai, you have considered everything very thoroughly."
"Well, it's just to survive, so of course I have to be careful. If they find out you left from here, they'll probably cause me trouble."
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