Upon hearing this, Tang Ziyue’s eyebrows furrowed, turning to look at Chen Jie. He had actually guessed to such an extent!
Chen Jie continued, "Heh heh heh... Therefore, the target must be Liu Laoguai’s only son, Liu Song, and the purpose of our coming here is to intercept the iron wares of Guild Cao. So, how could we make contact with Liu Song? There’s only one possibility I can think of, that is, Liu Song is in charge of escorting the cargo this time, he is the key to this whole affair!"
Tang Ziyue was completely unsettled now, looking at Chen Jie he said, "You, how did you guess this far!"
Chen Jie laughed, "Let me guess again, how to infuriate Liu Laoguai? The best method I can think of is if I could injure Liu Song, or even kill Liu Song, then my enmity with Liu Laoguai would run as deep as the sea!"
Tang Ziyue gripped the reins of his horse tightly, looking at Chen Jie—he couldn’t comprehend how Chen Jie had made such guesses!
Chen Jie, seeing Tang Ziyue’s astonished expression, said with an indifferent smile, "Heh, Mr. Tang, you seem a bit nervous."
Tang Ziyue let out an awkward laugh, "No, it’s just hot."
Chen Jie said, "Oh, I thought I had guessed Mr. Tang’s plan correctly, and that might have made you feel uneasy. I’m just making wild guesses, Mr. Tang, don’t take them to heart."
Tang Ziyue said, "Heh, no, of course not!"
Chen Jie said, "Then let me continue."
Tang Ziyue swallowed hard and said, "Please, go ahead."
Chen Jie laughed, "So back to before, to injure or kill Liu Song, how could that be done? I’m not someone who doesn’t know the severity of things. If I come to rob, I rob, but I don’t harm people, especially not Liu Laoguai’s son."
"Although Liu Song is a novice in Jianghu and still immature, he too must know the severity of his actions. So if I were to rob, he surely wouldn’t risk his life against me, at most, he would let Liu Laoguai talk with me afterwards. Clearly, this would not achieve Mr. and the Gang Leader’s intended purpose."
"Therefore, with Mr.’s wisdom and the Gang Leader’s cunning strategies, you must have prepared this path for me. So, how would it be accomplished?"
"I have pondered and pondered, and the only good method I can come up with is to plant a killer next to Liu Song. Then, amidst the chaos, assassinate Liu Song and pin the deed on me, claiming it was my doing."
"Mr., what do you think of my guesses?"
Chen Jie looked at Tang Ziyue with a bemused expression. Tang Ziyue now looked at Chen Jie with deep apprehension; how could he have known, how could he have known he and the Gang Leader’s plan...
Impossible, if it wasn’t guessing, then how else could he have known? Only three people knew of this plan: one was the Gang Leader, one was himself, and the other was Zhao San.
None of these three would tell Chen Jiusi.
The Gang Leader himself tell Chen Jiusi?
Don’t be ridiculous, was the Gang Leader sick?
Did he himself tell Chen Jiusi—was he unclear on his own actions?
That too was impossible. Zhao San was a Death Soldier fostered by the Gang Leader; he’s the type who wouldn’t hesitate to kill his own parents if the Gang Leader ordered it. To expect him to spill the plan to Chen Jie? Impossible, absolutely impossible. So where was the issue?
If none of the three of us told the plan, then how did Chen Jiusi find out?
This, this makes no sense at all!
But to say it was guessed, could it be so precise?
If it wasn’t guessed, then who leaked the information? If it wasn’t the Gang Leader or myself—which is absolutely impossible—that leaves only Zhao San.
But if it really was Zhao San, that would be terrifying. Who is Zhao San? He’s the Gang Leader’s staunch confidant, the most loyal. When even the staunchest of confidants betrays the Gang Leader, what could be more frightening than that?
When the Gang Leader’s own Death Soldiers have been infiltrated, then who among his close circles can be trusted?
This is even more terrifying than the Gang Leader having leaked the information himself!
Thinking of this, he looked toward Chen Jie; this man was too frightening—how on Earth did he know all this!
And so Tang Ziyue watched Chen Jie.
His gaze was filled with wariness, horror, and perplexity.
And Chen Jie, as if not yet satisfied by all of this, smiled at Tang Ziyue, "Hmm, let me make another guess—the killer arranged beside Liu Song, couldn’t be named Zhao San, acting as Liu Song’s Vice Guard Captain?"
Tang Ziyue’s mind was completely blown!
He had even known about this—someone must have leaked it!
But how could that be possible? Had the Gang Leader’s Death Soldier already been infiltrated by Chen Jiusi?
Tang Ziyue felt his body trembling, that was out of fear mixed with some special emotion.
Chen Jie then looked at Tang Ziyue in that state and laughed, "Mr. Tang, what’s the matter with you?"
Upon hearing these words, Tang Ziyue steadied his spirit and looked at Chen Jie, "You, how do you know all this?"
"Zhao San is the killer?"
Chen Jie spread his mouth wide, "I’m guessing!"
"But, you really did arrange a killer for me, didn’t you?"
Chen Jie’s expression changed instantly, and the fierce energy of Energy Transformation shot towards Tang Ziyue, who felt as though he were being targeted by a primordial beast, his whole body tensing up with an expression of utter terror on his face.
"You, what are you going to do?"
Tang Ziyue looked at Chen Jie; Chen Jie laughed, "Heh heh, just joking, Mr. Tang. What are you afraid of!"
Tang Ziyue said, "Chen, Chen Jiusi, since you have guessed everything, why still come?"
Chen Jie answered, "I am a man of loyalty and honor; how can I not execute the Gang Leader’s orders!"
"Heh heh heh... Your loyalty, hahaha..."
Tang Ziyue, as if hearing the funniest joke, watched Chen Jie and laughed heartily. Chen Jie did not argue, waiting until he finished laughing.