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A sudden realization struck Shen Qingshui; Zhang Yang had found him so quickly, it seemed he was ready to strike hard. At that moment, he was injured, and without his weapon, he felt completely at the mercy of others.
"Actually, I don't want to kill you," Zhang Yang said as he walked to the window, staring at Shen Qingshui. "Is Black Water also under Luo Huasheng's control?"
Shen Qingshui remained silent.
"Do you have any last wishes before you die?" Zhang Yang suddenly asked.
"I can't stop worrying about my sister, Shen Qingyan. It seems she has developed feelings for Shen Zhiyu, and I'm very concerned," Shen Qingshui said unexpectedly.
"Shen Zhiyu is a good person. What do you have to worry about?" Zhang Yang asked, puzzled.
"They come from different backgrounds. Shen Zhiyu has a deep family background, and such a family wouldn't accept a child from an ordinary family. Besides, what I've done is all unspeakable," Shen Qingshui replied softly.
"If you know it's unspeakable, why do it anyway?" Zhang Yang said as he found a place to sit.
"When we think about things, we often consider them from the most optimized and reasonable perspective. But in reality, that's impossible. Just like you—what did you do wrong? Why are you being hunted down and assassinated today?" Shen Qingshui sighed. "This is the messed-up nature of life."
As he spoke, Shen Qingshui lowered his head, seemingly lost in memories.
However, when he lifted his head again, he realized that Zhang Yang had vanished.
Zhang Yang had indeed left.
As he moved through the night, he repeatedly pondered over Shen Qingshui's words and suddenly made up his mind.
"Wanting to take down Luo Huasheng reasonably and legally is simply impossible. Why not be more direct and just eliminate him?"
The next morning, Zhang Yang disguised himself as a simple-minded young man and took a long-distance bus from Ming Province to Shanzhou.
By the time he arrived in Shanzhou, it was already evening. Although Zhang Yang had mainly slept on the bus, his stomach was growling with hunger. He found a noodle shop next to the bus station and ordered a large bowl of beef noodles along with two fried egg pancakes.
While slurping his noodles, Zhang Yang suddenly remembered that he should discuss this matter with Shen Zhiyu, as it was not something trivial. Moreover, Shen Zhiyu had never expressed his stance on Luo Huasheng.
Shen Zhiyu had once given Zhang Yang a Satellite Phone number, but the previous instruction was to avoid calling unless absolutely necessary, and if he did call, it should be between 10 PM and midnight. However, Zhang Yang had stored this phone number in Cloud Storage.
Storing it wasn't just a simple task; Zhang Yang had saved what seemed like a weak Web Novel that contained some numbers. These numbers combined formed Shen Zhiyu's phone number. Even if others read this Web Novel, they wouldn't discern anything from it.
After finishing his meal, Zhang Yang found an internet café and prepared to check the Web Novel from Cloud Storage. He didn't choose to memorize the number because he feared he might forget it at a crucial moment. In fact, he hadn't forgotten; he just wanted to ensure everything was foolproof.
The internet café required ID registration, so Zhang Yang naturally presented his fake ID. The Network Administrator didn’t even glance at it and mechanically wrote down the ID number before directing Zhang Yang to a workstation.
Zhang Yang sat down, opened Cloud Storage, reviewed the information, and then closed it.
He couldn't make calls in the internet café, and since it wasn't yet 10 PM, Zhang Yang browsed through some news online.
While moving the mouse around, two teenage boys around sixteen or seventeen years old entered, dressed in a disheveled manner that gave off a bit of a gangster vibe.
The two boys greeted a man and woman sitting on either side of Zhang Yang before standing beside him—one on the left and one on the right. One of them patted Zhang Yang on the shoulder and said, "Buddy, can we switch places? We're playing games, and the people sitting next to you are our own."
"What did you say?" Zhang Yang asked with a Linan Province accent.
The young boy listened carefully and understood the meaning, "You're not from Shanzhou, right? I mean, can we switch places?" The boy originally spoke in Shanzhou dialect but switched to Mandarin.
Zhang Yang then looked around. To his left was another boy dressed in a messy outfit, while to his right sat a girl who looked quite ordinary, with a round face and some prominent features. He noticed one of the boys with three earrings sitting on a chair who took the initiative to grab his hand.
"Sure!" With important matters at hand, Zhang Yang didn't engage with them further and stood up.
Earring Boy immediately sat in Zhang Yang's original spot and reached out to touch Round-Faced Girl beside him. They giggled together, clearly a couple.
Zhang Yang moved to sit across from Round-Faced Girl and chose a new spot.
Soon after, the three boys started playing games loudly, while the girl seemed to be watching a movie, remaining relatively quiet.
After watching the news for a while, Zhang Yang felt somewhat tired. Seeing the Network Administrator approach, he gestured for a can of Red Bull. The Network Administrator quickly brought it over, and Zhang Yang pulled out his wallet, took out some money, and handed it to him.
The three boys continued playing games without paying much attention to him, but the girl watching the movie seemed to glance over here unintentionally.
After drinking a can of Red Bull, Zhang Yang felt more energized. He put on his headphones and started watching a Stephen Chow comedy.
About halfway through, he suddenly felt someone standing in front of him. Zhang Yang looked up and was surprised to see Earring Boy.
"Buddy, can you step out for a moment? I need to talk to you about something," Earring Boy said.
"I don't have time," Zhang Yang replied, only to realize that the other two boys and a girl had disappeared.
"Buddy, don't be ungrateful. When I call you, you come," Earring Boy said, a glint of menace in his eyes.
Zhang Yang was about to lose his temper when he looked around the internet cafe, noticing the bustling crowd, and suddenly laughed. "Alright, where are we going?"
"To a hotel," Earring Boy replied.
"Sure, I was just looking for a place to rest. Let's go." Zhang Yang glanced at his watch; it was only 8 PM, so he got up and followed the boy.
As they walked, Zhang Yang thought that this boy was still too young. A stranger who didn't ask anything and dared to follow him to a specified location was either a fool or someone dangerous. If he were a fool, he wouldn't have much money; what use would that be? If he were dangerous, wasn't that just asking for trouble?
In fact, Zhang Yang overlooked one thing: when he handed money to the Network Administrator, a thick wad of bills had slipped out of his wallet and caught the girl's attention. If it weren't for that amount of money, these unscrupulous boys wouldn't have been so tempted.
However, their methods were indeed quite foolish. If he hadn't followed them and had called the police on the spot, they would have been helpless. To make matters worse, they ran into Zhang Yang, who decided to go along with them.
Zhang Yang followed Earring Boy into a residential area and then entered a large courtyard. At that moment, the other two boys and the girl reappeared.
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