313 Change of Plan 2 in 1 (2/2)

…Huh? What are you talking about? Yao Zhixing was made even more confused. Ye Shuang's lips twitched twice, and she had to throw herself into the fray. Then, she used some time to talk about Cedrick's family background. When she was going through the man's family history, she even brought up the big event at Kansas that had happened three years ago, the information that she had heard from Cedrick, and the complicated relationship between Anthony and Cedrick. After filling in so many details, she finally managed to clarify the complicated issue, and Yao Zhixing finally understood the current situation.

And throughout this whole process, Han Chu continued drinking his coffee and enjoying his snacks. He ate a plate of chocolate waffles and then two cups of coffee before the story-telling time that lasted for twenty minutes was over.

Ye Shuang successfully made herself as tired as a dog. Before she saw what was on the table, she grabbed the nearest bottle and tossed it back. Then she was successfully choked by it. What the f*ck! Who ordered such a strong drink? Who placed it here?

Thankfully, Sister Shuang was immune to poison and alcohol due to her fast metabolism…

After Han Chu finished his snacks, he rolled his eyes at Yao Zhixing, who had finished listening to the story. ”Why are you so curious about something that has literally nothing to do with you?”

”How would I know whether it has nothing to do me or not? The problem is that it is wrong for you all to keep me away from something so interesting,” Yao Zhixing said confidently. ”Furthermore, I knew Xiao Shuang earlier than she knew you. Do you think it's that easy to forfeit the relationship that was formed through a brawl? If you keep refusing to communicate with others, it is going to cause communication issues!”

”The reason you know Xiao Shuang is because she needed the letter of recommendation from you, isn't it?” Han Chu scoffed.

”Even so… Eh, wait, that's wrong. That is for Xiao Ye.” Yao Zhixing was halfway through his retort when he realized that something was wrong. ”I met Xiao Shuang on my own. She did not need to take any letter of recommendation from me.”

Han Chu knew that he had misspoken, so he quickly moved away from this topic of conversation and pulled it back to Cedrick's issue.

”Tony did not want to reveal the clue because he thought it was too troublesome, but that does not mean that he is not curious.” As if they had been discussing Cedrick's issue all along, Han Chu continued to explain, ”The small incident that happened three years ago involved a gang that is deeply rooted in the states. Even though Tony is not interested in this thing, if one of the gang members is related to the gentleman's big sister, then this thing will become very interesting. Therefore, without telling Cedrick, Tony went ahead to dig up some stuff about the incident that occurred that year, and then he found out something very interesting.”

At this point, Han Chu paused to think about it, as if wondering how to explain the situation. ”There is still no confirmation on the actual situation, but from the current evidence that we have, it is clear that the scale of the gang and their illegal income is not proportional to each other. If we have to make a guess, both myself and Tony are more prone to believe that the gang is actually helping someone… or working for a bigger organization.”

Since they were the sub-division for a bigger organization, they were unable to enjoy the income that came their way and had to pass it forward to their boss. Only because they were a sub-division could the curious disappearance of so much money be explained logically.

”There is only one more thing… Even though the incident that happened three years ago is not small, from its nature and scale, the influence that it would have caused would not have so big.” Han Chu frowned. ”Even though the media will not report all of them, there are many big and small things happening all over the world every day. News from the entertainment world, from the business world, those on the surface and under the surface… It is the same for the underground world as well. There is constant conflict between gangs and organizations that cross countries and they are of different scales as well. If one does not pay special attention to it or it is directly related to oneself, why would Edward remember this conflict that is not overly big or overly small that happened three years ago? On top of that, the incident actually did not cause such a big ripple in the society and does not seem to have any relation to the organization that he is currently in.”

Ye Shuang blinked several times. ”Brother Han, are you suspecting that the fatty is hiding something from us and have been carrying out the investigation?”

”I'm not specifically looking for a result.” Han Chu nodded in admission and replied casually. ”Since it so happens that Xiao Su had a similar transaction three years back, I just want to confirm if it has anything to do with the incident in Kansas… But that is basically out of convenience. If I can get any clue, then it's because of good luck, but nothing will have happened if this leads me to a dead end. After all, it is no skin off my back.

”Furthermore, this really has nothing to do with me and there is more than this that we need to investigate about Edward…”

Well, the man has a point… Ye Shuang was silent. She initially thought that Han Chu had gained some kind of definitive clue, and that was why he would stop at nothing to make the trade with Han Su. But at the end of the day, it was purely for the sake of convenience. It was great if he could get a lead, but it would have been fine if he did not.

That was how the issue was concluded. Since temporarily Han Chu did not reach a conclusion from all this, naturally Ye Shuang would not waste her time following up on what happened next.

This was because she had not reached Han Chu's stage where she could make use of her money and resources in such a carefree manner. Furthermore, this was not within her job scope. On top of that, if this later became something that might influence her job, with Han Chu's personality, she believed that Han Chu would share the information with her… Since that was the case, before the issue was clarified, why would Ye Shuang purposely go find trouble for herself and be so interested in something that might have nothing to do at all with her?

Yao Zhixing was even less interested in these things that required one to pit one's brains against others. He preferred things to be straightforward. To go through the complicated relationship of many parties within this issue was already something headache inducing for the man. He had to consider the many problems that each of them might harbor within themselves… No thanks. Instead, Yao Zhixing was more interested in another thing.

Picking up the empty bottle that sat on the table, he gave it a swirl before turning to look at Ye Shuang in shock. ”Girl, you do have a good drinking tolerance—you were not bluffing. How are you fine even after drinking such a strong bottle of alcohol?”

The point of surprise was not only the amount but also the speed at which Ye Shuang finished the bottle. With the speed of a normal person processing the alcohol, as great a drinker someone might be, they would have fainted on the ground by now after they had consumed the same amount Ye Shuang did.

Ye Shuang mumbled something to brush the topic off. ”I ate a bit before I came, so that probably absorbed most of the alcohol.”

You think the food in your stomach is a sponge? The food in your stomach can absorb the liquid and then slowly release it into your blood stream? What kind of science is this? Anyone who has a basic understanding of how the human body works would not fall for a cheap excuse like that.

Han Chu was made speechless immediately. Just as he was wondering if he should help cover for the girl, and more importantly, what kind of new excuse he should come up with to help the girl, Yao Zhixing nodded like the truth had dawned on him. ”Oh, that has to be it!”

Alright, fine. It does not seem like I am needed here. Han Chu cleared his throat and turned his attention away from the show of the little idiot tricking the big idiot. He picked up another plate and chewed on the waffle that Yao Zhixing had ordered. He munched on it for a while and then raised his head to say, ”You don't need to care about anything else for now because you have to start dealing with Xu Jian's problem.”

…

Xu Jian's problem was that he was doing an undercover investigation, but now, since the situation had changed, the original plan would have to be abandoned.

The situation inside the money-laundering organization was an unknown, and on top of that, they had to worry about Xu He's imagination and ambition that did not match his ability. Ye Shuang's original plan was to wait for Xu He to pull out more members of the organization before she captured all of them at one go. However, from the current situation, if she needed to take care of Xu Jian's feelings, then there was no way she would allow Xu He to continue staying at the Xi Hwa Organization. If something really happened, or worse, Xu He really found the courage to cut off the company from the organization and go into business, then one really could not tell what the organization would do to Xu He as punishment. Instead of waiting things proceed to that regrettable state, she decided it was wiser to make her move now.

Give up this trail as soon as possible and send Xu He as far as possible.

This was to prevent the organization from using him as a sacrifice, and other than that, it was to prevent the man from being defeated by his own stupidity.

Thanks to Han Chu's reminder, once Ye Shuang left the private club, she called Xu Jian to inform him about this.

Xu Jian used the reason of wanting to go out for a walk to leave and answer the call. He listened to what Ye Shuang said quietly but did not sound that surprised. He sighed, paused, and stood in the middle of the street. He walked to a nearby bench and sat down. After some time, he said, ”I suppose this is already the best result for my uncle. Since he has decided to walk this path, he should be ready to face a not-so-favorable ending. It is already more than okay for him to leave with his life intact, so…”

”Wait, how come you sound so depressed?” Ye Shuang interrupted. ”Are you sure we are talking about the same thing?”

She just wanted to send Xu He away, not send him to jail—there was definitely no need for this kind of sad reaction.

Xu Jian frowned. ”Did I misunderstand something? Even just to set an example, the organization would not have allowed a traitor to roam freely. If my uncle really packs up and leaves, if he's lucky, he'll manage to find a place to spend the rest of his life, and if he's unlucky, he might form some kind of contract with the law enforcement and spend the rest of his life under surveillance.”

Ye Shuang sighed. ”Xu Jian, you're really overthinking it. Yes, most people in the business think they are above the law and do not treat human lives with value… But before they hurt someone, there has to be a reason for them to do so. First, your uncle has to have that value for them to do so, or else why would they waste their resources to come after a small fry?”

”…” Xu Jian.

”I'll put it this way, do you think your uncle has power within the organization?” Ye Shuang thought about it and decided to be clearer. ”The power to independently manage and control a region and influence the decision made by the organization.”

”…” Xu Jian.

”Also, does your uncle know many high officers inside the organization?” Ye Shuang asked again. ”If that is too high, then how about the general members? At least someone he is close to inside the organization.”

”…” Xu Jian.

”Also…” Ye Shuang still wanted to continue, but Xu Jian cut her off.

”Fine, I understand already. Just tell me when you are going to make your move!”