Chapter 42 Was I still alive then? [VIP]
"Keep me!! I'm very obedient!" "Keep me! I'm skilled, I can make money for you!" "Keep me, those three are too weak?!" The three clung desperately to this chance to save their lives, even knowing that they would have no dignity left to live on.
The three of them fiercely fought for the sole survivor's spot, their initial verbal attacks escalating into a physical brawl.
Cheng You sat at a table in the corner, leisurely watching the scene in front of him.
When he saw them tearing at each other, leaving gruesome wounds, and on the verge of death, Cheng You suddenly called out, "That's enough."
However, the number one gambling king did not listen to him and continued to attack the strong number two gambling king.
"Tsk." Cheng frowned.
"Bang--"
Amidst the fighting among the gambling kings, a gunshot suddenly shattered the silence. In such a chaotic and remote place, the silenced gunshot would not have attracted anyone's attention.
The second-ranking gambling king looked at the first-ranking gambling king, who was on top of him and had just been beating him wildly, and saw him die from a bullet that went straight through his forehead. Blood flowed all over him. The second-ranking gambling king looked at the blood staining his clothes, his body trembled, and he forgot to dodge for a moment.
Gambling King Number Three looked at Cheng You, who was sitting on the table leisurely firing a gun. A chilling fear spread from his heart to every part of his body. His fingers trembled, his legs went weak and he had no strength. He even had difficulty standing.
"Aren't you the gambling kings of the casino? You're all pretty good at fighting, what? Are you scared?" Cheng You asked with a raised eyebrow and a smile.
"..." The two remaining survivors dared not speak. It might feel good to bully others for a moment, but if you get bullied, you might lose your life!
"Never mind, this is boring." Cheng You shrugged and jumped off the table, slowly walking towards the two of them.
The two remaining gambling kings immediately tensed up. He was tired of playing around and was going to kill them. Who was he going to kill?
The second gambling king hardened his heart. As long as the third gambling king died, he would be the sole survivor. He would definitely be more careful in the future and never mess with the wrong people again. He glared fiercely at the third gambling king and punched him hard in the chest.
The third gambling king was startled and immediately shrank back to hide. What did he say? What did he say? He had warned them before that this man was hiding his true strength and was very dangerous. The two arrogant gambling kings had wasted their lives. Now, all three of them were going to die.
A gunshot rang out, and the third gambling king closed his eyes tightly, neither feeling the pain of a fist hitting his abdomen nor the pain of a gunshot to the head.
He then slowly raised his head and saw the second gambling king lying in front of him, covered in blood and with a bullet hole between his eyebrows.
The third gambling king was still in shock. Now he was the only survivor. Great! He was gradually calming his breathing.
“…Never mind, just knock him out for a bit.” Cheng You walked up to him and, before the other could react, knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck.
Cheng had taken photos of the "three" dead, their heads blown off by bullets. He planned to check the situation outside first, and then send the photos to the mission issuer after he escaped with the third gambling king.
To my surprise, as soon as I came out, I saw a familiar face standing there.
"Iced coffee?" Morofushi Kagemitsu calmly uttered these three words after seeing him.
He had already checked with a signal jammer beforehand to make sure there were no surveillance cameras or listening devices around before speaking.
Cheng paused, stiffly turned his head to look at the other person, and smiled awkwardly: "Hi~ Mr. Zhu Fu, what a coincidence."
"Hmm...it is quite a coincidence, otherwise I wouldn't have noticed." Morofushi Kagemitsu's tone remained calm, without the slightest hint of anger.
"..." Cheng You felt that the other party's calmness was just a brief moment of peace before the storm. He pursed his lips and decided to be frank. Anyway, he planned to be frank in the next few days and then talk to Morofushi Kagemitsu about the platform plan.
“Yes, I am Ice Coffee.” Cheng You slowly exhaled and said calmly, “I am Nifedi.”
"..." Morofushi Kagemitsu raised an eyebrow. It was all expected, but he was still somewhat shocked after hearing it all with his own ears. "Nifel really is you! You were already this powerful three years ago? No wonder you were sent to carry out the Black Organization's mission at such a young age."
“This… I don’t know how to explain it to you, or what I’m about to say,” Cheng You said. “But… in three years, everything will be answered.”
“I was still alive back then…” Morifushi Kagemitsu smiled, looking up at the sun, even though there was no light in this enclosed basement.
"What do you mean? What are you talking about? You will live forever."
"Your purpose is to get close to me, and then what?" Morofushi Kagemitsu leaned against the wall and slowly began to speak. "Thinking about it carefully, when you mentioned the Black Organization's undercover agent in the Public Security Bureau, your first thought was my contact. Why not Zero's contact? Why couldn't it be a Public Security Bureau administrator? Why couldn't it be a Zero Organization administrator? When you heard me say it couldn't be my contact, you didn't ask me about anyone else..."
Cheng stood there helplessly, pursing his lips. He hadn't received any special training, and some fixed thought patterns were deeply ingrained in him, making it difficult for him to notice them.
“As expected of Mr. Undercover,” Cheng You smiled bitterly, “You guessed pretty much right.”
"So you know that this undercover agent sent by the Black Organization might be related to me. Why do you think that? Most likely, you know that this undercover agent will threaten my life. How could you know such a thing? I think..." Morofushi Kagemitsu smiled as he looked at Cheng You. There was not a trace of doubt or probing in his blue cat eyes, only gentleness.
“Some people are miracles in themselves,” he said.
"..." Cheng You fell silent. Although Morofushi Kagemitsu hadn't explicitly stated it, the meaning of his words was clear: he knew Cheng You's identity was questionable, and even the motives behind his actions were unclear. But Morofushi Kagemitsu wouldn't pry into his secrets; he trusted Cheng You.
"So... how did I die?" Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly asked.
"..." At this point, Cheng You sighed inwardly. He shrugged and said, "We'll talk about this later. I have things to do now." He pointed to the two corpses and an unconscious person in the room.
"?"
Are you going to burn this later?
"Yes."
"That's good. There's one of them I still need, so I'll take him with me," Cheng You said.
“Alright, I’ll escort you,” said Morobushi Kagemitsu.
"No need, I can manage on my own. I don't want your teammates to suspect you during this mission."
“Ray and Bourbon both have their own missions, so they probably won’t be involved,” said Morofushi Hiromitsu. “However, we still need to finish our missions quickly, and we should dispose of the body as soon as possible.”
"..." Hiss, these three undercover agents have teamed up again.
“Yes, we can’t let anyone find out they’re the gambling kings, and we can’t let anyone find out that one of the gambling kings’ corpses is missing.” Cheng You frowned and said seriously, “I’ll just find a random corpse to fill in later.”
"Leave it to me."
"...When shall we talk about business?" Cheng You asked hesitantly. Zhu Fujingguang was too smart; he could find details in several seemingly unrelated points and uncover details that Cheng You had never paid attention to before.
"..." Morifushi Kagemitsu smiled wryly. "Let's talk online. You can erase all traces, right?"
"..." Cheng You looked at Zhu Fujingguang's bitter expression and, unusually assertive, said, "No! We need to talk face-to-face."
Zhu Fujingguang paused. He had never seen Cheng You like this before, with eyes as sharp as knives and an imposing aura.
"Meet me tonight in the underground parking lot of the XXX Hotel," Cheng You said.
"good."
The two separated. Cheng You had discovered the secret passage in the area, which allowed him to leave safely. Once outside, he hid in a dark, safe alley and immediately sent Youyi a message: [Cheng You: Do you have any potion that can keep a corpse fresh and incorruptible for a month? Like, even if someone has been dead for a month, the medicine would make them appear as if they had only recently died. I also need a drug that can make someone unconscious for a long time; I wonder if there's a very strong one.]
Youyi replied quickly, saying she would send it directly to him by express delivery and it would arrive soon. Cheng You didn't hide anything and asked her to send it to his hotel.
Cheng You waited there for a while, getting increasingly impatient. He squatted down and patted the face of the number three gambling king, but he didn't wake up. Speechless, Cheng You punched the man hard in the chest, finally waking him up.
"Baka! Damn it!! How is it you?? I'm sorry, please don't kill me! Waaaaaah!!" The third gambling king cursed the moment he woke up. He seemed to have been sleeping soundly, but after seeing who it was, he was so scared that he couldn't even get up.
"Tsk, shut up." Cheng glared at the other person with his dark eyes.
The third gambling king was startled and immediately shut his mouth, but curiosity still drove him to ask the question that had been on his mind: "Why did you spare my life?"
"..." Cheng You shook his head, "I never have a soft spot for bad people."
The third gambling king was still a little confused by his meaning: "What do you mean? Are you saying I'm not a bad person? Hahaha."
"Be my bodyguard tonight and come with me somewhere," Cheng You said.
"Okay, boss. Thank you for letting me live. I'm so happy."
Gambling King Number Three smiled smugly. Cheng You's dark eyes, like an abyss, scrutinized Gambling King Number Three. The sparse smile in his eyes contained danger, as if he were ready to devour his prey at any moment.
"Just be happy, cherish it while you can." Cheng said listlessly, having no interest in this weak subordinate in front of him. If the man wasn't still somewhat useful, Cheng wouldn't bother saying a word to these evil lackeys.
Meanwhile, Morofushi Hiromitsu went directly to the casino owner's office to meet Zero. The two of them took care of the owner together, and then Morofushi contacted Rai to prepare for a retreat. Zero found the matchbox, planted a bomb, and prepared to blow up the place immediately.
Moribushi Kagemitsu secretly moved the bomb closer to the room where the bodies of the two gambling kings were hidden.
Lei returned very late, and Furuya Rei, who had been waiting for so long, was starting to complain: "Seriously, what have you been doing?"
"Where did Scotland go?" Ray's mission to find the iced coffee had failed. Forget iced coffee, he hadn't even seen the bounty target, the gambling king. Ray was starting to doubt his own luck. Frustrated, he changed the subject.
Scotland: "I'm going to find the safe passage." Luckily, Cheng told me this, which can be used to cover up my other actions.
Lei: I won't be suspected since I didn't do anything...
Bourbon: I wonder how things are going with Hiro's investigation into the iced coffee incident? Has it been exposed yet?
Scotland: Rye should believe me. How exactly did I die? He couldn't help but drift into thought.
Rei Furuya: Why does Hiro seem a bit strange today? Is something on his mind...?
A note from the author:
When people meet, miracles happen!
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