Upon hearing Xiong Ajiao's words, Zhou Zheng's pupils instantly contracted.
While Xiong Ajiao's words seem to prove that Lei Laojiu had no intention of annexing the Square faction, the fact that he obtained the "10 of Spades" but did not leave actually proves this point.
He patiently pressed on, "Brother, you're saying Wu Fangming no longer has an identity?"
Xiong Ajiao nodded firmly, recalling Wu Fangming's anxious expression when he woke up and couldn't find his identity card.
Zhou Zheng turned his gaze back to Lei Laojiu, his tone leaving no room for argument:
“Brother Lei, our Block City is small and can't withstand your antics. Since you've already privately resolved the matter with Chuanliu, please return Chuanliu's three cards: ‘Block 2,’ ‘Block 4,’ and ‘Block 5.’ We'll let bygones be bygones for what happened these past few days.”
Lei Laojiu never expected that Zhou Zheng would ask him to provide some things he had never seen before. He said with some uncertainty:
"Boss Zhou, what... what do you mean?"
Liu Xingxing immediately retorted sharply, "The meaning is already very clear. Do you want to swallow up our Cube City's cards?"
Lei Laojiu felt utterly powerless. He weakly protested again, "I told you, I don't know anything about cards! And I didn't kill that girl!"
Suddenly, he remembered something and quickly said:
"I know! It's her! It's Xu Zhi, it must be Xu Zhi who committed murder and robbery!"
The four executives exchanged glances, and Jin Rugo asked suspiciously, "Xu Zhi? Why do you say that?"
Seeing this, Lei Laojiu had no choice but to tell the truth, "Xu Zhi said she wanted to cooperate with me and asked me to kill Chuanliu, but I failed and ended up like this."
Looking at the man covered in bandages, the others clearly didn't believe it. Zhou Zheng glanced at Liu Xingxing, and Liu Xingxing left the meeting room.
Jin Rugo shook her head. "Chuanliu is just a weak little girl. I don't believe she could hurt you like this."
As if recalling the eerie green flames of that day, Lei Laojiu swallowed hard. "That woman... she knows witchcraft! She can control fire, she's the one who burned me like this!"
Then, he vividly recounted what had happened that day to everyone.
After hearing this, Jin Rugo sighed and said, "With the protection of my god, it is impossible for witchcraft to exist on Paradise Island. You must be too badly injured and are hallucinating."
Just then, Liu Xingxing returned and whispered a few words to Zhou Zheng.
The latter looked at Lei Laojiu and said, "Brother Lei, your story is very interesting, but I'm afraid no one can prove for you that Xu Zhi has disappeared."
Xu Zhi disappeared without a trace.
Knowing he couldn't defend himself, Lei Laojiu lowered his tone and said in a conciliatory manner, "Boss Zhou, I can guarantee with my integrity that I don't have any of those things you're talking about. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
At this moment, Liu Xingxing stood up and beckoned to his two subordinates, "Then let's prove it."
Their meaning was clear: they wanted to search Lei Laojiu's body.
The group was menacing, and Lei Laojiu couldn't help but take a step back. "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated! I am a resident of Spade City. Aren't you afraid that Spade City will cause you trouble if you treat me like this?"
As if he had anticipated Lei Laojiu's excuse, Zhou Zheng's eyes remained calm and unwavering. He slowly stood up and walked towards a door next to the conference room.
The gleaming wooden door opened, revealing a lavishly decorated interior where a woman in a black leather jacket sat with her legs crossed.
The woman had long, black hair that reached her waist, and a long red tassel earring was pinned to her left ear. Her eyes were sharp, and she exuded an imposing aura. Her aura rose with each breath, as if staring at her for too long would make it hard to breathe.
The woman's boots clicked twice on the ground. She stood up, smoothed her hair from her forehead with her calloused hands, revealing a black leather wristband.
Her curvaceous figure exuded a woman's unique charm, yet the men present dared not covet it in the slightest.
Zhou Zheng reached out and helped the woman out. Her subordinates followed behind her, their faces expressionless.
Everyone present showed respect on their faces.
"Qiao, Sister Qiao Qiao. What are you doing here?"
Lei Lao Jiu visibly panicked. He completely lost his previous arrogance and bent over despite the pain in his body.
The woman called Sister Qiao Qiao completely disregarded the man. She immediately sat down in the main seat where Zhou Zheng had just been sitting, clasped her hands together, and turned to ask Zhou Zheng:
"Mr. Zhou, is this why you called me here?"
Zhou Zheng nodded.
Qiaoqiao tossed her hair and leaned back in her chair. "Don't bother me with these kinds of things in the future. You know how long it takes to get from my house to yours. You're definitely treating me to dinner tonight!"
Zhou Zheng smiled. "It is an honor for our City of Diamonds to have the esteemed Ace of Spades grace us with his presence."
Qiaoqiao interrupted him, "Stop spouting those cheesy words and get on with what you're doing."
With Qiao Qiao's permission, her men immediately subdued Lei Lao Jiu and roughly tore off his bandages.
The gauze ripped at the newly grown flesh, the smell of medicine mixed with the stench of blood. The group searched Lei Laojiu's entire body without a trace of gentleness.
Lei Lao Jiu could only endure the pain all over his body, not daring to shout or cry out.
After a while, a subordinate suddenly shouted:
"Found it!"
Besides Lei Laojiu's own "9 of Spades", there were five other cards on the table.
Wu Fangming's "10 of Spades";
The flowing "square 2", "square 4", and "square 5";
And that "7 of Diamonds" card, which hasn't appeared for a long time since the death of the car tyrant.
Now, Lei Laojiu's ulterior motives are common knowledge.
With a gloomy face, Liu Xingxing asked, "Sister Qiaoqiao, you won't mind if I kill him, will you?"
Qiaoqiao propped her head up with one hand, turned her body to one side, and her tone was full of disappointment.
"Old Lei, you're really something."
The woman's voice, like a giant cauldron, pressed heavily on Lei Laojiu's body.
Before Lei Laojiu could say anything more, Liu Xingxing had already ordered her men to strike with their knives.
The man knelt down with a thud, adopting a posture of repentance, forever "submitting" to this place.
Then, Qiao Qiao ordered someone to summon Zhang Feng and Feng Er, the leaders of Lei Lao Jiu's henchmen, as well as Wu Fangming, who was already able to walk.
Under Feng Er's expectant gaze, he handed the "9 of Spades" to Zhang Feng and returned the "10 of Spades" to Wu Fangming.
The two words "loyalty" and "righteousness" have always been the principles upheld by the City of Spades.
She is the leader of the City of Spades, and her authority must not be disobeyed.
The curtain falls, and the playwright of the entire play is in an unexpected place.
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