Chapter 329: The Fragmented Four Masters Society

"Are you saying she left her properties to you?"

Zeng Qing stared at the news broadcast in disbelief.

"I didn't say that."

Yan Jing said coldly, "Do you have anything else you need?"

Zeng Qing simply couldn't figure it out.

If the Yan Jing on the other end of the line was the one who sent Chen Xiaojing to prison, why would she leave all her properties to him?

And if he wasn't, why on earth had Chen Xiaojing turned herself in?

This logic defied all common sense, leaving her mind in a complete mess. Seeing that Yan Jing was about to hang up, she hurriedly said, "There's one more thing."

"Speak."

"About Song Haozhe..."

Halfway through, Zeng Qing couldn't finish the sentence.

Originally, she had helped Song Haozhe invite Yan Jing to dinner with the intention of sitting on a mountain to watch tigers fight.

But was the current Yan Jing truly a tiger? She had her doubts.

If what Yan Jing said was true, her actions were undoubtedly playing with fire.

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Yan Jing's tone hardened, showing he had lost his patience.

"It's just... Song Haozhe found out that you're cooperating with us, and he wants to invite you to dinner."

Zeng Qing blurted it out anyway. The sense of oppression Yan Jing gave her today was just too strong; having already said that much, she couldn't hide the rest.

"What time?"

"Tomorrow afternoon at one."

"Fine."

Yan Jing asked, "Anything else?"

"..."

Zeng Qing hesitated for a second or two before finally asking, "Did you really send Chen Xiaojing to prison just because she took too large a cut of the money?"

After all, she had taken a sizable cut herself.

"Ask her yourself. I'm sure she'd be very happy to see you."

With that, Yan Jing hung up.

Zeng Qing stared blankly at the news on the TV and let out a long sigh.

Of course, it was impossible for her to visit Chen Xiaojing at a critical juncture like this. Just as Zhou Mo had said, with the current public momentum, anyone who got close to Chen Xiaojing would instantly be dragged into the vortex of public scrutiny.

The fish tank next to the television emitted a magnificent pale-purple glow. Inside swam four goldfish; they had bought them right when the Four Masters Society was founded. Each of them had a tank with four fish.

Who could have imagined that the Four Masters Society had now turned into the Three Sons Association, teetering on the edge of collapse.

Inside an office building next to the Muke District General Law Enforcement Headquarters, Zhou Mo was also overwhelmed with anxiety.

He wasn't worried about how to bail Chen Xiaojing out, but rather how to crush her completely.

Chen Xiaojing held a massive secret of his!

The only thing to be thankful for right now was that her evidence probably wasn't enough.

But if it leaked out and fell into the hands of his mortal enemies, it would still be extremely disadvantageous.

Time ticked by minute by minute, until he finally received a call from a mysterious number.

"How is it?"

He answered the call, doing his best to suppress his inner anxiety.

"It's settled. Come over. Take the back alley, and bundle up so you don't get recognized. It's swarming with reporters outside—"

The voice of Zhao Jiucheng, the Chief of the Muke District Law Enforcement Bureau, came from the other end.

"Okay."

Zhou Mo quickly changed into the clothes he had prepared. He dug a Disguise Module out of his drawer and pressed it against his chest.

In no time, he transformed from the elegant young master of a wealthy conglomerate into a rugged forty-year-old man, then hurriedly walked out the door.

Soon, he entered the Law Enforcement Agency through that little-known back alley. Under Zhao Jiucheng's guidance, he arrived at a dim holding room.

"You have about fifteen minutes,"

Zhao Jiucheng said.

"Got it. Remember to turn off the listening devices."

Zhou Mo didn't forget to remind him.

The heavy door shut completely.

Only Zhou Mo and Chen Xiaojing were left in the room.

The two stared at each other through the glass. Zhou Mo looked at Chen Xiaojing in her blue-and-white striped uniform and took a deep breath.

"How did it turn out like this?"

"Like what?"

Chen Xiaojing smiled faintly.

Paired with her prison uniform and disheveled hair, she gave off an indescribable sense of desolation.

"I mean, why would you turn yourself in?!"

Zhou Mo leaned closer, slamming his palm against the glass. His expression was filled with anger and incomprehension.

"Are you crazy?!"

"Do you know what the situation is like right now?! Nobody can save you! The things you've dug up are enough to send dozens of people to prison if they get out! What's more, there were even traces of Mental Potion in your blood sample! What the hell are you trying to do?!"

"Hehe." Chen Xiaojing laughed.

"Don't yell at me, Zhou Mo. I know what you mean."

"Aren't you just worried that I'll spill all your secrets?"

"There's no need to put on such a fierce front. It must have taken a lot of courage for you to come, right? After all, I'm just a stinkbug right now; whoever touches me is going to end up reeking."

"..."

"..."

Faced with Chen Xiaojing's words, Zhou Mo's expression shifted repeatedly before he finally spoke.

"I don't understand what you're saying."

"Cautious. You're too cautious, Zhou Mo."

Chen Xiaojing laughed loudly.

"I know that even if I expose the evidence, you could all find a way to suppress it. You guys are different from me; the public hasn't noticed you yet. But what if these things are handed over to the people who already want you gone?"

...

Hearing this, Zhou Mo's face darkened completely. He finally dropped his act, his eyes turning so fierce it was as if he were a different person.

"What you have in your hands simply isn't enough."

"Normally, that would be true."

Chen Xiaojing gave a slight smile.

"But guess why I turned myself in?"

Hearing Chen Xiaojing ask this, Zhou Mo's heart skipped a beat.

"I was targeted by the Seven Stars."

Chen Xiaojing said softly, "What do you think would happen if they received the evidence of all your dirty deeds?"

"Impossible!!"

Zhou Mo practically growled.

"Hehe, believe what you want."

Chen Xiaojing chuckled.

"So you'd better arrange for someone inside to treat me a little better, Zhou Mo. Otherwise, the person I left on the outside could hand the evidence over to them at any time."

"..."

"..."

After walking out of the interrogation room, Zhou Mo headed straight back to his residence. Unable to endure the violent rage in his heart any longer, he recklessly grabbed whatever was at hand and smashed it against the floor and walls.

If it had been anyone else hearing Chen Xiaojing's words, they might have harbored some doubts. But with his ties to the Law Enforcement Agency, he knew that what she said was very likely true.

The Law Enforcement Agency had long received intelligence that the Seven Stars were currently in the Muke District.

This was exactly why he had kept saying he was busy recently.

If what Chen Xiaojing said was true, and they really had been targeted by the Seven Stars, then his days ahead would be absolutely miserable.

And the deeper he thought about it, the more reliable Chen Xiaojing's claims seemed.

If not for outside interference, given Chen Xiaojing's personality, it would be absolutely impossible for her to turn herself in.

And if it really was the Seven Stars, normally she wouldn't have survived at all.

The greatest possibility was that she had reached some sort of deal with the Seven Stars, and this deal was very likely related to the Four Masters Society.

This filled his heart with a profound sense of fear.

"Damn it!! Damn it all!!! Fuck!!!!"

Only after violently venting his anger did he go to the bathroom and roughly wash his face. Looking at his anger-twisted face in the mirror, he finally sobered up a bit.

"Calm down."

"She probably hasn't handed the evidence over yet. So her bargaining chip is actually the person on the outside who can deliver the evidence for her—"

"Right, that must be it."

Thinking of this, he directly dialed Zhao Jiucheng's number.

"Look into something for me. Find out who Chen Xiaojing transferred her assets to in the end."

"..."

"Of course I know she won't cooperate!!! But she's already not cooperating, do you understand?! You are the Law Enforcement Agency!!! Are you going to be threatened by a single prisoner?! Fuck!!!"

"Just investigate it!!! We'll deal with the consequences later!!! ..."

"Motherfucker, can't you understand what I'm saying?!!! I told you to investigate!! Investigate!!!"

"..."

"..."

On the other end of the line.

Zhao Jiucheng looked at the disconnected Information Component, his face incredibly gloomy.

Over the years, the fact that he could climb the ranks so quickly was indeed largely thanks to Zhou Mo.

But being pointed at and cursed out like this made it very hard for him, the youngest Law Enforcement Bureau Chief, to maintain his pride.

"Motherfucker, just you wait. Let's see what happens if you ever get caught!"

He stood up, cursing under his breath, and walked out of the office.

Meanwhile, inside the interrogation room, Chen Xiaojing hugged her knees, curled up in the corner with a mysterious smile on her face. She muttered, "How can I be the only one suffering? You all have to come accompany me. We're partners, aren't we—"

"And this way, he will definitely come see me."

"Hehe."

"Hehehe."

The cold, sinister laughter echoed continuously through the dim room.