The rest of the operation went smoothly. The woman didn't go anywhere else and returned all the way to her residence. Yang Jia followed her and wrote down the address. Since no one was following her, Yang Jia followed her with confidence, not even missing her exact floor or apartment.
But Yang Jia couldn't stay here forever, so he just turned around and told Zheng Yizhao to send someone over.
She hesitated for a moment, but decided not to contact Li Bai directly. Instead, she returned to the hotel. This place had become the Nirvana Guild's headquarters. Zheng Yizhao and Li Bai would surely return regardless of whether things were going well. Waiting here was the best option. After all, if she rashly called them, and they were interrupted by the ringing at a crucial moment, it would be more trouble than good.
Although they'd already set their incoming calls to vibrate after the sudden ringing during the previous battle, a single mistake in a critical moment could lead to failure. Forget it. If no one showed up at the hotel, they could always find a way to contact them.
However, Yang Jia's thoughts were not put into practice, because when she arrived at the hotel, she saw Zheng Yizhao and Li Bai. They had been back for a long time and were waiting for her.
"What's going on over there?" Yang Jia explained his situation, gave the address to Zheng Yizhao, and then asked.
Zheng Yizhao smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Yang Jia had no choice but to turn around and look at Li Bai. Li Bai then said, "Liu Chang met someone in the cinema. When Zheng Yizhao followed him, he was discovered and died."
The brief explanation was concise and to the point, and Yang Jia immediately understood the entire situation. While Zheng Yizhao might have noticed something was wrong, he likely didn't see who Liu Chang was meeting, which exposed him. No wonder his expression was sour. As for Li Bai, Yang Jia guessed she must have noticed something was amiss the moment she went upstairs and quickly retreated, avoiding a direct confrontation. So, she didn't mention it.
"Who will I meet in the cinema?" Yang Jia thought for a moment and asked.
At the time, they'd all assumed he wouldn't choose that place, but who knew that was his intention? Who knew that woman, that restaurant, were just a decoy, the real purpose being to meet at the cinema? It was a shame they'd alarmed him this time, and who knew if they'd have another chance.
The clues here were temporarily cut off, and the only thing they could do was to start with the woman who followed him. Perhaps they could also find someone at the bar, but before that, they had to come up with a contact plan. At least they had to ensure that the next time Liu Chang saw Zheng Yizhao, he would be willing to negotiate with him instead of killing him again.
Yang Jia hesitated briefly before handing the letter to Zheng Yizhao. This mission would undoubtedly require a significant amount of effort, and their team's current focus was on improving their strength and expanding beyond the city, so Zheng Yizhao was more suited to this task. This was especially true since it involved the position of Phoenix City Lord, which had been Zheng Yizhao's goal. They could simply come over and help out when necessary.
After the handover, the two returned to the factory in the suburbs.
Bai Ting was surprised to see the two of them coming back together.
Others who don't know Li Bai well might think she's powerful but not arrogant, nor would she disobey orders, and that Captain Yang Jia can keep her in check. But Bai Ting knows Li Bai's true nature well. She wouldn't necessarily obey even the orders of her superiors, let alone her in-game captaincy. Of course, the awe she commands isn't solely due to her strength.
Bai Ting was puzzled by Li Bai's behavior. However, she felt that Li Bai always had his own plans, so she did not ask any further questions.
But today, she knew Yang Jia was going to do a mission, because she knew it was just a letter delivery mission, so Bai Ting did not follow to watch the fun, but stayed here to rest. But Li Bai followed him instead, how could Bai Ting not be surprised?
When has Li Bai ever cared about such trivial matters?
In the past, Bai Ting thought it would be good for her if Li Bai became a little softer, at least she wouldn't feel suffocated when he was around her. But now, she felt a little uneasy.
This change is a bit too big.
So Bai Ting quickly found Yang Jia and asked him indirectly about what happened today. Yang Jia didn't think much of it and told him everything he knew. Bai Ting didn't see anything, so she went back to Li Bai.
She felt she was quite brave now, perhaps because Li Bai had become more humane recently. Although she still felt a lingering fear, she wasn't as scared as before. At least before, she would never have dared to come to Li Bai to inquire about information.
Of course, the excuse she used was asking for advice on fighting techniques.
She simply asked for advice at Li Bai's residence, and after asking for advice, she hesitated and refused to leave. Then, the sharp-eyed Bai Ting noticed something on the table and immediately asked, "What is that?"
Li Bai glanced over there and said nothing.
Bai Ting bravely walked over and saw the chess set on the table. The chessboard was painted on plastic paper, spread out and laid underneath, with the chess pieces neatly arranged. However, Bai Ting had never seen chess before, so she looked at it curiously and asked again, "What is this?"
Li Bai came over, took the book that was open on the side, and said casually, "Chess."
"Chess?" Bai Ting finally struggled to find relevant information in her mind. However, apart from knowing the name "chess" and that it was once a chess game that was popular in China, she knew nothing else.
So Bai Ting was quite curious about why Li Bai had this thing and displayed it. So she asked casually, "Boss, can you play it?"
Li Bai briefly explained the various rules of chess, which piqued Bai Ting's interest. "It feels like a small-scale war taking place on the chessboard. It's quite interesting. Boss, you're worthy of being the boss. You even know such an ancient chess game. I'll buy a set to study later."
"No need, I can give this to you." Li Bai said.
Bai Ting then left Li Bai's room, carrying a box of chess pieces. In the room behind her, Li Bai set down the book he had been holding. The pages automatically closed, revealing the words on the cover: "Beginners and Advanced Chess."
Bai Ting, restless, quickly sold this recommendation to the rest of the team. They were all young people, naturally interested in these things. Plus, the rules of chess were easy to learn, so it wasn't long before they were enjoying a great fight.
So the next day, during a break from dungeon running, they set up the chessboard again. It was only then that Yang Jia realized that the team had become quite enthusiastic about chess.
"Why are you playing this?" she asked.
Fighting maniac Xia Hanhai enthusiastically said, "This is fun. Although it's not as exciting as doing it yourself, it has a different kind of fun."
Bai Yu put down the instruction manual and said calmly, "Although this chess game is simple, it contains many interesting strategies that can be applied to other situations. I heard that there are other chess games like Go and military chess. I can study them when I have time."
Even Feng Qingxuan, the blasting maniac, said, "It's good to exercise your brain during breaks."
Yang Jia had never expected that this kind of game, which many young people in modern society were not interested in, could be so popular with everyone, so she joined in with great interest. Then, relying on her rich combat experience, she killed everyone in seconds, successfully shocked everyone, and restored her reputation as captain.
"So you can do it too." Bai Ting said, "But beating us won't mean anything. I'll only respect you if you beat Li Bai."
"Li Bai can do it too?" Yang Jia was a little surprised. She hadn't noticed anything yesterday. But thinking about Li Bai's personality, even if he could do it, he certainly wouldn't take the initiative to show off, so she felt relieved.
Bai Ting said, "Of course, there's nothing Boss can't do." This sentence fully revealed her preference as a die-hard fan, and she even boldly encouraged Li Bai who was sitting next to her, "Boss, come and play against Yang Jia. If you beat her, she will avenge us!"
Xia Hanhai also joined in the commotion, and the others also started to anticipate it. Li Bai stood up under everyone's expectant gaze, walked over to sit down opposite Yang Jia, and asked, "Want to go?"
"Let's play." Yang Jia was quite confident in his chess skills. Besides, it was just a little entertainment during the break, and winning or losing were minor details, so there was no need to worry too much.
But a few minutes later, Yang Jia was slapped in the face by his own words.
She stared at the chessboard and looked at Li Bai unwillingly, "Come again!"
Losing one game was an accident, losing two was luck, but if she kept losing, there was no excuse. And every game she lost was clean and decisive, clearly Li Bai's skill level was far superior to hers. In the end, Yang Jia could only say, "My skills are inferior to his, so I admit defeat."
Li Bai stared at her. Yang Jia's face had flushed red from her previous failures, and sweat was faintly visible on her forehead. Clearly, she had lost her temper from the fighting. But when she admitted defeat, it was with genuine willingness, without any pretense.
Li Bai found this rapid change of mindset very interesting. Knowing when to stop when you're winning, and knowing when to cut your losses when you're losing, is something most people understand intellectually but find it difficult to do. But Yang Jia did it.
"You are also very good." Li Bai said sincerely.
It wasn't just about playing chess, there were other things as well. Li Bai saw a lot of interesting and worthy things to learn from her, something she rarely saw in other people.
Yang Jia was unaware of her thoughts. She wasn't too upset by the defeat and asked Li Bai with great interest, "How long have you been learning chess?"
Li Bai was silent for a moment, looking suspicious, and then he said vaguely, "Not very long."
She didn't know why she had to hide it. In the end, Li Bai reluctantly found a reasonable explanation, which was to avoid being too discouraging to others.
Li Bai knew a little bit about how Yang Jia viewed her. She could also guess what Yang Jia and Bai Ting were talking about when they were together, pointing fingers at her. After all, she had been portrayed as a superior and perfect person for a long time.
But Li Bai herself knew that she was not perfect.
But at this moment, she wanted to be perfect and omnipotent in Yang Jia's eyes.
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