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Zhong Kui's Diary
It's so damn snobbish, looking down on my soft White Sand? Do you believe I could pull out a Gold Brick and smash you with it? Just as I was feeling frustrated, I heard Sugar Doll barking twice. Damn, even this thing is laughing at me.
"Also, you can't bring pets into Purple Bamboo Villa," the Round-Faced Middle-Aged Man said, glancing at Sugar Doll with a disdainful look.
"Fine, I'll just throw it away!" I said, holding Sugar Doll and finding a secluded spot to toss it into the Mustard Seed Pendant. When I returned to the entrance, Lou Wei had already registered his ID, and the Round-Faced Middle-Aged Man was chatting enthusiastically with him while the box of cigarettes in Lou Wei's hand had already made its way into the Round-Faced Middle-Aged Man's possession.
The world is going downhill; people have lost their integrity.
After entering the villa, I frowned and asked, "Lou Wei, don't you think something feels off?"
"What’s wrong?"
"Why didn't that security guard call Long Zhengyang to inform him that we had visitors? Purple Bamboo Villa isn't just some roadside inn; the first, second, and third courtyards are especially prestigious. Registering upon arrival and notifying by phone should be standard procedure," I expressed my doubts.
Lou Wei also looked puzzled: "Could it be that Security Supervisor is new?"
Just then, a Burly Security Guard rushed over, pointing at us and saying urgently, "Hey, you two! Why are you barging into the villa?"
"What do you mean by barging in? It was your Security Supervisor who let us in; we registered at the gate," I replied indignantly.
"Security Supervisor?" The Burly Security Guard exclaimed loudly. "We don't have any Security Supervisor here; we only have a Security Manager."
"Uh, maybe I misheard. That person should be your Security Manager," I scratched my head.
"Stop it! I am Niu Ben, the Security Manager of Purple Bamboo Villa." The burly man pointed to his employee badge on his chest and said angrily, "What are you all doing here?"
Following his finger, I noticed that the badge indeed had the words "Security Manager Niu Ben" on it, although the photo had fallen off. However, there should be a red seal on it, so it seemed legitimate. Damn, if this Niu Ben is the Security Manager, then who was that round-faced security guard earlier? Did that guard exaggerate his position just to trick Lou Wei into giving him a cigarette?
Feeling frustrated, I could only smile bitterly and say, "I don't know who he is; he has a round face, is in his thirties or forties, and has quite a presence."
"In his thirties or forties? Round face? Quite a presence?" Niu Ben frowned and thought for a moment. "Who are you looking for?"
"We're looking for Long Zhengyang from Courtyard One." At this point, I couldn't worry about alarming the snake in the grass anymore.
"Hmph, really? Don't you know Mr. Long Zhengyang?" Niu Ben looked at us with a cold smile, a hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth.
"What do you mean?" Lou Wei and I exchanged puzzled glances.
"The round-faced middle-aged man you just saw is Mr. Long Zhengyang!" The mockery on Niu Ben's face became even more apparent.
Damn, no wonder it felt off; that round-faced middle-aged man was actually Long Zhengyang.
After thinking through the situation, I quickly came to a conclusion: Long Zhengyang might have already received news that we were coming to deal with him and was preparing to escape. Unexpectedly, he ran into us at the entrance. However, being someone who has experienced storms before, he didn't panic at all; instead, he pretended to be a Security Supervisor and actively questioned us. After deceiving us, he left calmly.
I felt greatly annoyed; if I turned around to chase him now, it would probably be too late. Just as I was about to signal Lou Wei to leave, he said, "Since we're here, we should at least check Courtyard One. He might have left some other clues."
Upon hearing Lou Wei's words, Niu Ben's expression changed immediately. "Hey, what do you mean by that? I've already told you Mr. Long is not here; why do you still want to go to his room? Hurry up and leave! Otherwise, I'll call the police."
Lou Wei let out a cold laugh, "Why don't you try calling the police?"
Niu Ben was furious, "Do you think I'm afraid?" As he spoke, he took out his phone and pretended to dial. Just then, three or four people approached from the front. The leader, a man in his forties wearing frameless glasses, was tall and handsome with an exceptionally refined demeanor.
Seeing Niu Ben confronting us, the Refined Middle-Aged Man paused slightly, "Manager Niu, what’s going on?"
Niu Ben quickly lowered his phone, "President Ma, these two are looking for Mr. Long Zhengyang from No. 1 Courtyard, but they don’t know him, so I stopped them."
President Ma glanced at us lightly, "Although Purple Bamboo Villa no longer has its past glory, there are still many distinguished customers. Some people are not someone you can provoke. If you two are here to cause trouble, I advise you to leave and not jeopardize your future."
Upon hearing this, Niu Ben immediately echoed, "Did you hear that? President Ma isn’t going to hold it against you. You should just leave; I don’t want to call the police either. It won’t look good for anyone."
Just as he was about to urge Lou Wei to leave—after all, Long Zhengyang had already left and staying here was meaningless—Lou Wei turned out to be stubborn and hot-tempered. The more they tried to stop him, the more determined he became to go in. He coldly laughed, "Go ahead and call the police; I’m still going to No. 1 Courtyard."
I really couldn’t tell if this stubbornness was part of Lou Wei's character or if it stemmed from Dark Overlord Qiongqi's personality.
President Ma didn’t get angry upon hearing this; he merely smiled slightly, "In that case, we’ll see each other at the police station later. Manager Niu, please give Director Zhang a call at the police station; I’ll have tea with him tonight. You two should take care of yourselves; I have matters to attend to and will take my leave."
With that, President Ma turned and walked toward the entrance of the villa, followed closely by three attendants.
As my gaze swept over the three attendants, I instinctively narrowed my eyes when I noticed one of them—a Lean Man—because I sensed that he was concealing immense strength and was actually a super expert who had reached Lou Wei's level. This made me somewhat suspicious; President Ma was from Star City, yet I had never heard of such a super expert around him before.
This suspicion led me to recall something else that felt off. Earlier, President Ma mentioned having tea with Director Zhang at the police station… While I might not be familiar with other departments, I knew the police department well enough; at least I recognized all the directors. The current head director's surname is Chang, the executive director's surname is Huang, and there are three deputy directors surnamed Wan, Yang, and Cheng—there is definitely no director with the surname Zhang.
If President Ma truly knew any police chief, he would definitely not have misnamed them. The only possibility is that he doesn't know any police chief at all and just randomly picked one of the most common Chinese surnames to fool us.
So why would he lie? Moreover, the expert beside him is someone you wouldn't find many of across the country; only someone with significant power could have such a high-level bodyguard. The identity of the general manager of Star City Purple Star Villa doesn't seem to be enough qualification.
I suddenly had a thought and called out loudly to President Ma, "Long Zhengyang!"
Hearing me call out like this, President Ma, who was walking ahead, paused for a moment. I immediately understood and couldn't help but sneer, "Damn, after all this time, it turns out you are Long Zhengyang."
President Ma slowly turned his head back and looked at me with a half-smile, "How did you know?"
His response was a tacit admission that he was indeed Long Zhengyang.
I felt lucky in my heart but maintained a cold smile on my face. "Hmph, of course I know... You learned that we were coming to cause trouble and wanted to slip away. However, you got the news a bit late and realized we had already arrived at your door. So, you first sent that Round-Faced Middle-Aged Man to stall us at the entrance and then had this so-called Manager Niu come to deceive us. If we were fooled, that would be fine; if not, you would pretend to be passing by as the Boss of the villa and leave calmly in front of me."
All of this was my speculation, but I spoke as if I had everything under control.
Long Zhengyang smiled and nodded, "Not bad, not bad. I've long heard of the great name of Star City Ghost Brother Zhong Zhengnan; it truly lives up to its reputation. You've seen through my intricate plan."
I stood there nonchalantly with my hands behind my back, but inside I admired Long Zhengyang for coming up with such a meticulous plan in such a short time. If I hadn't happened to know all the police chiefs or if there really was a police chief with the surname Zhang, Long Zhengyang would have already left calmly.
"Since you've seen through me, I'll be straightforward. When I received warnings from others, I was quite surprised because I had no idea when or where I offended you. But the person who warned me couldn't be lying; I had no choice but to heed their advice and temporarily avoid confrontation, planning to find an opportunity later to explain things to you." Long Zhengyang's eyes narrowed slightly, glinting with intelligence. "Now that we've met, just tell me plainly how I've offended you."
"Ten Directions Monk, given the situation, what else can you pretend about?" I sneered.
"Ten Directions Monk?" Long Zhengyang looked at me in surprise and said, "Ghost Brother, I don't know what you're talking about."
"Keep pretending!" I turned to Lou Wei and smiled, "Brother Lou, should we just take him down for being so pretentious?"
Unexpectedly, Lou Wei frowned and said softly, "Zheng Nan, I'm afraid we made a mistake. He is not Ten Directions."
"What do you mean?" I immediately lowered my voice to ask.
"Because there are no traces of any magical energy on him," Lou Wei replied.
"Uh, could it be that he hasn't taken any medicine?"
"That's not it either. He has no signs of ever using magical power. In short, he is just an ordinary person. Since that's the case, there's no need for me to get involved. After all, I'm a big shot at BSS Level; how can I be bothered with you guys fighting and killing?" Lou Wei lightly coughed, then laughed loudly and said, "Oh, the weather is really nice today; it's a great day for a stroll. By the way, Zheng Nan, I have soup cooking at home, so I'll head out first."
With that, Lou Wei walked away quickly and soon disappeared at the door, leaving me and Long Zhengyang staring at each other in confusion.
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