Novel Full Chapter 103: Debt Collection [First Update!]
Chapter 103: Chapter 103: Debt Collection [First Update!]
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Although the two brothers didn’t say much.
The information that came through was not small.
From their conversation, it is not difficult to surmise that their original plan was for Zhan Ming to kill someone by borrowing a knife.
If things had gone well, it would have been a cause for celebration.
However, the fact that Su Mo had the ability to kill four Death Soldiers in a narrow alley, along with the presence of Yang Xiaoyun.
Their so-called plan of killing someone by borrowing a knife, had a very small chance of success.
The reality was indeed such, Yang Xiaoyun herself judged that although the Sword Master’s martial arts were not bad, in a fight by himself, he was probably slightly inferior to her.
Therefore… the one they were actually trying to kill by borrowing a knife, was not Su Mo at all.
It was Hua Qianyu!
If anything happened, there would inevitably be news spreading back.
By then, how could Hua Qianyu not know that this was directed at her?
As the ’instigator,’ Zhan Ming naturally couldn’t stay out of it.
But…
What was really going on with Hua Qianyu, she knew, but others did not.
If anything happened, even if she had a mouth all over her body, she wouldn’t be able to explain clearly.
The ultimate outcome would surely be that someone would link her with the assassination of Su Mo.
Then, the act of sowing discord between Wu Daoyou and the Iron Blood Escort Agency’s alliance would have its puppet master.
By then, how could Wu Daoyou let it slide?
The only one who could break this game was Zhan Ming!
The news from his mouth would determine everything.
But… how easy would that be?
Since Zhan Ming had already formed an alliance with Zuo Qiuyang, and they even had a brotherhood that no one else knew of.
At this juncture, the only thing he needed to do was to keep his mouth shut, or even fabricate events in front of Hua Qianyu.
Hua Qianyu either had to accept this bucket of crap and quash the dispute,
or she would directly confront Wu Daoyou.
Or she would get entangled with other Alliance Hierarchs and be attacked by all sides.
This would invariably muddle the waters.
And that was the result Zuo Qiuyang wanted.
Originally, the entire plan was going quite smoothly.
But at the critical node, there was a problem.
They thought Zhan Ming could stay by Hua Qianyu’s side properly, but unexpectedly, while supposedly meeting with Hua Qianyu, he ended up in Wei Ruhan’s residence.
How did this trick unfold?
It provoked chilling contemplation.
Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun, listening on the rooftop, both turned their gaze to Wei Ziyi.
Wei Ziyi smiled and made a gesture of silence, signaling for them to keep watching…
Yang Xiaoyun glanced at Su Mo, who nodded subtly, signaling her to remain calm.
In fact, Su Mo had already begun to suspect the relationship between Wei Ziyi and Hua Qianyu.
First, the incident of Zhan Ming falling into Wei Ziyi’s hands seemed too coincidental.
Hua Qianyu exhausted all efforts of the city but could not find the person, so how did he inexplicably end up in Wei Ziyi’s hands?
Another point…
When Wei Ziyi referred to Wu Daoyou and Zuo Qiuyang, she called them by their names.
But only for Hua Qianyu, she consistently used the title City Lord Hua.
Either one of these points was not enough to make Su Mo speculate, but together, they inevitably raised suspicions, hence why today he asked the question while observing Fang Yucheng and others change carriages.
Now it seemed, his suspicions were indeed correct.
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Inside the hall, Zuo Qiuyang’s expression was as still as water.
“Hua Qianyu handed you directly to Wei Ruhan? How… How could this be?”
“I… I am baffled as well,” replied Zhan Ming, equally confused: “During this period, I was restrained by the Prisoner Dragon Finger, always at Wei Ruhan’s residence. I had no knowledge of the outside world. How… How did you find out I was in the City Lord Manor of Luoxia City?”
“… The outside world is already ablaze with rumors, saying you were captured by the Wei Family’s little princess. Although she hasn’t joined the Phoenix Alliance, she refuses to allow internal rivalry inside the Phoenix Alliance to harm the innocent.”
Zuo Qiuyang unintentionally blurted out these words, but then suddenly realized:
“You bastard, at first I thought they were aiming to use you to create momentum to prepare for Miss Wei to join the Phoenix Alliance.
“But now it seems that their scheming goes far beyond that.
“Hua Qianyu and Wei Ruhan have long been in collusion…
“So when she handed you over to Wei Ruhan…”
At this point, he suddenly looked around, as if Wei Ruhan and Hua Qianyu were already present.
Su Mo and his party held their breath and focused, not letting a single hint of their presence out. Zuo Qiuyang searched for a moment but did not find any flaws and finally heaved a slight sigh of relief.
He asked, “On your way back, were you tailed by anyone?”
“No.”
The one who spoke was Fang Yucheng, who had just come from around the front door and was now entering the hall.
He saluted Zuo Qiuyang with a clasped fist and then said, “On our way here, I was carefully observing, and there was nobody tailing us.”
“… Good.”
Zuo Qiuyang sighed in relief upon hearing the words, though a complicated expression filled his eyes as he looked at Zhan Ming.
Zhan Ming, who knew Zuo Qiuyang quite well, recognized the foreboding in his eyes and his face turned pale:
“Brother… what… what are you going to do?”
Zuo Qiuyang sighed, “I originally thought that by staying by Hua Qianyu’s side, even though you were tortured, you would at least save your life. However, Hua Qianyu and Wei Ruhan… heh, although I don’t know what Xuan mysteries are involved. Yet, your role has already been utterly neglected in this scheme.
“Even if Wu Daoyou has great abilities, he’s definitely not a match for their combined forces.