Shocking! She Returned with a Miniature Bigshot

Chapter 279 - 279: Third Master Is Suspicious

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The conversation ended, and Jiang Junlin didn’t say much nonsense. He didn’t even look at Ji Chi. However, Ji Chi’s eyes seemed to be fixed on Jiang Junlin. Gu Ziyu couldn’t help but feel a bit sorry for Ji Chi.

Nick took him to a dark room again, and Gu Ziyu said, “Are you asking for trouble? Why are you still torturing him?”

“I’ve been tortured too!”

“Isn’t it your own doing?” Gu Ziyu was speechless. “When are you going to release him?”

“When I’m dead.”

Gu Ziyu’s face remained expressionless. “When you’re dead, are you planning for Nick to bury him with you?”

Ji Chi fell silent, closed his eyes, and his face turned as translucent as white porcelain, with a kind of lonely fragility. “Baby, don’t poke my heart.”

“Serves you right!” Gu Ziyu cursed tiredly, then said softly, “If you don’t release him, then go take a look at your hand. Don’t delay it any longer, or you might end up with a single arm.”

Gu Ziyu pinched his brow and went to talk to Gu Ci about the situation with Ji Chi and Jiang Junlin. Gu Ci was surprised. “You’ve seen him? Is he okay?”

“Just… still alive!” Gu Ziyu said what he could, fearing that Gu Ci would worry. “Ji Chi looks even worse than him. I don’t even know who’s imprisoning whom.”

One imprisoned in body, the other imprisoned in heart.

“So, are you guessing that in the dark web of the underworld, someone wants to kill your brother and take his place?”

“I have my suspicions!” Gu Ziyu sat down with Gu Ci and whispered, “Mom, in the previous life, as soon as Ji Chi took control of the Black Hawk, the first thing he did was get rid of Pei Qiuying. The underworld continued to thrive under a different master. I was solely focused on destroying the Black Hawk and had no interest in tangling with the underworld. Maybe I unwittingly played into their hands. Pei Qiuying couldn’t have broken my uncle’s leg without some backing.”

“Did he say anything?”

Gu Ziyu shook his head. “Can you retrieve messages from the dark web?”

“No,” Gu Ci replied. “The dark web is special. Each channel is a single line of contact, though cumbersome, it indeed prevents identity exposure. You could try investigating, but without your brother’s permission, I can’t let you access dark web messages.”

“I understand,” Gu Ziyu said. “After I finish my exams, I’ll trace this lead on my own.”

“Focus on your studies, don’t worry about this.”

“Mom, are you planning to assassinate Dad with Qin Wan today?”

Gu Ci’s expression became somewhat awkward and embarrassed.

Gu Ziyu saw through it at a glance. “Dad is very clever; don’t mess it up.”

“He could never imagine that I’d be involved with the dark web,” Gu Ci reassured him. “You can trust me; I know how to handle it.”

Gu Ziyu leaned against the door and asked Gu Ci, “Mom, how many times do you plan to assassinate Dad?”

“Depends on my mood!”

“Oh…” Gu Ziyu scratched his head and hesitated to tell his mother that if she could go assassinate his father herself, she probably wouldn’t mind him joining in.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, I’ll go study.” Gu Ziyu ultimately lacked the guts. His mother’s logic was sometimes quite peculiar. Just because she could do something didn’t mean he could!

Lu Zhiyuan spent the whole day at the Central Hospital, undergoing various examinations that lasted until evening. Both Li Jiang and two of his close guards had sustained injuries of varying degrees. The guards had changed shifts and left, but Li Jiang couldn’t leave. Even after receiving stitches, he remained at the hospital.

“Third Master, we checked the surveillance footage from the Financial Tower. We identified a few suspects, but after conducting background checks, everything seems normal. It shouldn’t be related to the assassination.”

“When doing background checks, put extra effort into it. No one should be able to tell that Jiang Junlin is the master of the Dark Web underworld.”

Li Jiang remained silent; he had already given this order. Today’s assassination was organized and premeditated; it must have been the work of people from the Dark Web underworld. After the attack, they had quickly left the scene without leaving any traces.

“Is there any trace on the rooftop?”

Li Jiang felt a bit embarrassed as he shook his head. This was something that couldn’t be investigated, and he took responsibility for it. Lu Zhiyuan said lightly, “Don’t dwell on it. There will be several more assassination attempts in the coming days. Just wait.”

There would come a time when they would reveal their true colors!

“Third Master, I’ve strengthened the security.”

“How is Pei Qiuying?”

“She hasn’t woken up yet. Third Master, do you want to deal with her directly?” Li Jiang asked. In this situation, whether Pei Qiuying was alive or dead, it made no difference, and it had the same impact on Lu Zhiyuan.

“No need,” Lu Zhiyuan sneered. “The person behind the scenes is trying to sow discord because they believe Pei Qiuying has some use. Let’s play along.”

“Yes!” Li Jiang was very obedient to Lu Zhiyuan’s orders. “By the way, during your examination, Miss Gu Ci called to inquire about your injuries. She had an exam in the afternoon, and I returned the call. Do you want to call her back again?”

“No need,” Lu Zhiyuan said softly. “The person she cares about isn’t me.”

Li Jiang remained silent.

On the way back to Global Center, Lu Zhiyuan doubled the number of guards. The journey was exceptionally calm, with the atmosphere inside the car becoming extremely heavy.

Lu Zhiyuan said, “Li Jiang, assign someone skilled in tracking to tail Gu Ci around the clock for the next few days. I want to see her whereabouts report.”

“All…” Li Jiang was puzzled. He glanced at Lu Zhiyuan through the rearview mirror and saw that he was lost in thought, still not opening his eyes. “Understood.”

Why did Third Master want to investigate Gu Ci? This was quite perplexing.

It didn’t seem like protection; if they were sending guards, it would be for Gu Ci’s sake. But if they were sending spies, it meant they wanted to track Gu Ci’s movements. This was the typical approach when Third Master wanted to investigate someone.

“She’s very clever; don’t startle the snake in the grass,” Lu Zhiyuan cautioned. “Understood!” Li Jiang couldn’t help but ask one more question, “Third Master, why do you want to investigate Miss Gu Ci?”

“There’s something I’m curious about,” Lu Zhiyuan chuckled. “By the way, check on the classmate who played basketball with Gu Ci that day.”

“Of course!”

Lu Zhiyuan pondered in silence. Gu Ci was someone with a cold exterior and an even colder heart. It was difficult to warm her heart, and throughout her life, she only had one friend, Zhou Jinjin.

While Gu Chuyun’s influence in isolating her played a part, it was also because of her personality. Now that Gu Chuyun was out of the picture, her life was smooth sailing, and she still didn’t make many friends.

Her interactions with her classmates were at most discussions during breaks, having a meal together, and playing basketball on weekends, where she canceled on his invitation. This friend wasn’t Zhou Jinjin, which was quite strange.

Both Gu Ci and Gu Ziyu had been busy with exams all week, so they had unintentionally overlooked Lu Zhiyuan. Qin Wan had attempted to assassinate Lu Zhiyuan again on Thursday, grazing his arm with a bullet, leaving a bloodstain. Once again, she vanished from the scene without a trace. The Dark Web’s protection was impeccable, leaving no trace behind.

Lu Zhiyuan wasn’t concerned about the second assassination attempt; he was more interested in the first one. That’s why he instructed Li Jiang to focus all resources on investigating the first attempt.

The Black Hawk’s surveillance system had extensive coverage, and unexpectedly, the assassins from the Dark Web had yielded unexpected results; the cameras had captured Chen Fei’s traces..