Successfully Infiltrating Jiangxi's Inner Circle

Meanwhile, 127 watched as the Number 1 System, which was several times stronger than itself, forcibly severed its connection with Little Zhizhi.

127 asked angrily, "Number 1, what are you doing? Why did you cut off my connection with my host?"

Number 1 laughed. "127, don't you think this is interesting? The story of this world wasn't supposed to unfold like this, but because you chose him, the entire plot changed. I want to see whether he can still stand out without your help."

127 cursed, "Are you so fucking bored you're farting for fun? You pulled my network cable over that? If anything happens to my Little Zhizhi, I'll fucking kill you!"

Number 1 said scornfully, "You? What a joke. Don't worry, you won't be able to contact your Little Zhizhi anytime soon. I hope he isn't a corpse the next time you see him. Hahaha!"

Trembling with rage, 127 charged at the Number 1 System, intent on fighting to mutual destruction. But before it could get close, the Number 1 System's powerful energy sent it flying back.

"Stop struggling in vain, 127." The Number 1 System looked at it with contempt.

127 gritted its teeth and tried to calm down. It knew there was no point in taking Number 1 on head-on now. Its immediate priority was finding a way to contact Little Zhizhi again.

Suddenly, 127 remembered that it still had a hidden backup program. Perhaps it could use it to bypass Number 1's blockade.

127 quickly activated the backup program and began trying to reestablish its connection with Little Zhizhi. At the same time, it kept a secret eye on the Number 1 System's movements in case it interfered again.

Time ticked by, and 127's backup program finally responded. The connection slowly began to recover.

127 breathed a sigh of relief. I must protect my host, and I won't let the Number 1 System, the culprit behind all this, off either.

When Fu Yanzhi got up in the morning, he summoned System 127 again, but there was still no response.

Helpless, Fu Yanzhi could only turn his attention back to his mission. He first went downstairs and bought breakfast. He wondered what his younger brothers had eaten that morning and whether Huanhuan had stayed in bed.

Thinking of his younger brothers' faces, Fu Yanzhi smiled. After finishing his buns, he opened his computer and continued looking into Jiang Xi's recent movements.

In the end, Fu Yanzhi found out that Jiang Xi frequented an upscale establishment called the Cloud Summit Wine Pavilion. Fu Yanzhi planned to start there and infiltrate the enemy's ranks.

After several days of observation, Fu Yanzhi finally settled on a target: a waiter at the Cloud Summit Wine Pavilion named Liu Little Six. He had just turned eighteen and had already been working there for two months. Because he was foolish and an orphan, his coworkers all bullied him.

At two in the morning, Liu Little Six walked out of the Cloud Summit Wine Pavilion with a smile. The manager had let him go home early to rest today. How nice.

Just as Liu Little Six passed the entrance to an alley, Fu Yanzhi knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck.

Fu Yanzhi dragged Liu Little Six back to his lodging. When Liu Little Six woke up and saw that he was in an unfamiliar place, he immediately panicked.

After Fu Yanzhi noticed he was awake, he walked over to him. Liu Little Six hurriedly said, "I don't have any money. The boss hasn't paid me yet."

Seeing him like that, Fu Yanzhi smiled. "I don't want your money. Don't be nervous, relax."

"Y-you don't want money? You don't want my body, do you? No way. You're a boy too, we can't do that," Liu Little Six said firmly.

Fu Yanzhi was instantly speechless. "I don't want your body. Where did your mind go?"

Liu Little Six asked, baffled, "Then what do you want? I don't have anything else."

Fu Yanzhi smiled wickedly. "Who said you don't? What I want is your identity. From now on, I'm Liu Little Six."

Liu Little Six asked, baffled, "If you're Liu Little Six, then who am I?"

Fu Yanzhi patiently explained, "You're still Liu Little Six, but stay here for the time being. I'll go to work at the Cloud Summit Wine Pavilion in your place. Once I've finished what I need to do, I'll let you go."

Liu Little Six's eyes went wide with fright. "You're going to steal my job! No, no! Without this job, I won't have anything to eat. I'll starve to death!"

Fu Yanzhi sighed helplessly. "I won't take advantage of you for nothing. I'll give you enough money to live on during this time. Besides, I'm investigating someone very important. It won't do you any harm."

Liu Little Six hesitated, his eyes full of conflict. Finally, he said, "You have to make a pinky promise with me. Once we've made it, you can't lie to me."

Fu Yanzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he held out his little finger and made a pinky promise with Liu Little Six. "Don't worry, I won't lie to you."

Over the next few days, Fu Yanzhi used an assassin's face-changing technique and entered the Cloud Summit Wine Pavilion as Liu Little Six without a hitch. He was especially diligent at work and quickly familiarized himself with the place and its staff. Just as he was preparing to investigate Jiang Xi further.

Jiang Xi and his underlings actually came to the Cloud Summit Wine Pavilion and sat in the area Fu Yanzhi was responsible for.

Fu Yanzhi's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly calmed down and carried their drinks over to Jiang Xi's table. After setting them down, Fu Yanzhi was about to leave when Jiang Xi called him back. "Come on, pour me a drink."

Fu Yanzhi had no choice but to open the bottle and pour Jiang Xi a drink with a smile. Just then, Sister Zhang, a waitress, slipped while serving a fruit platter and dropped the fruit on the floor.

When an underling saw the fruit fall, he immediately stood up and slapped Sister Zhang. The blow knocked her to the floor, and another man pulled out a knife and put it on the table. Smiling, he said, "You can't even handle such a small thing. You don't need that hand anymore."

Seeing the knife on the table, Sister Zhang cried, "Please, spare me. I didn't do it on purpose." The underling raised his hand to strike her again.

Fu Yanzhi suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of Sister Zhang. "Sister Zhang didn't mean to. I'll bring out another fruit platter, so please don't make things difficult for her."

The underling glared at Fu Yanzhi. "Kid, mind your own business, or I'll deal with you too."

Jiang Xi watched Fu Yanzhi with interest. "Oh, aren't you loyal? Fine, I can let him off today, as long as you stab the knife through your own hand."

Without another word, Fu Yanzhi picked up the knife from the table and drove it through his hand. Blood immediately poured out. Forcing himself to hold on, Fu Yanzhi said, "Boss, now that I've done this, are you satisfied?"

Jiang Xi smiled and clapped. "Not bad, kid. You've got a bright future. What's your name?"

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "Boss, my name is Liu Little Six."

Jiang Xi waved his underlings back to their seats. "Liu Little Six, is it? You've got backbone. Follow me from now on."

Fu Yanzhi was delighted. This was the perfect opportunity to infiltrate the enemy's ranks, but he said respectfully, "Boss, can I make money working for you?"

Jiang Xi burst out laughing at Fu Yanzhi's words. He pulled two stacks of money from his pocket and tossed them onto the table. "This is your reward. There are plenty of benefits to working for me."

Fu Yanzhi put the money in his pocket and smiled. "Thank you, boss. I'll listen to you from now on. I'll go quit right now and work for you."

"Hahaha, not bad. You're someone worth cultivating," Jiang Xi said with a laugh.

Fu Yanzhi looked at Jiang Xi, his eyes full of obedience. Jiang Xi nodded in satisfaction. "All right, come to my place and report in tomorrow."

After agreeing, Fu Yanzhi went to tend to the wound on his hand.

After work that night, Fu Yanzhi returned to his lodging and gave Liu Little Six a share of the money. Liu Little Six stared wide-eyed at it, and his attitude toward Fu Yanzhi improved considerably.

The next day, Fu Yanzhi went to Jiang Xi's territory as agreed. It was an abandoned warehouse, and Fu Yanzhi walked inside.

Seeing Fu Yanzhi come in, Jiang Xi smiled. "Little Six, you're here. You showed me how determined you are to join us, but if you want to join us, Little Six, you still have to pass a test."

Fu Yanzhi asked in confusion, "Boss, you didn't tell me about a test yesterday. What kind of test is it? I'm not very bright. Can I pass?"

"Hahaha, don't panic, Little Six. Have you ever slaughtered a sheep? Help me slaughter one today, and you'll pass." Then Jiang Xi pointed to a sack nearby.

Fu Yanzhi looked where Jiang Xi pointed and saw faint movement inside the sack. It seemed to contain a living creature. He was a little puzzled. Slaughtering a sheep sounded simple, but he feared there might not be a sheep inside.

An underling nearby threw a knife onto the ground. It landed with a clang.

Fu Yanzhi's heart tightened. He pretended to be afraid and picked up the knife with trembling hands.

Fu Yanzhi walked toward the sack. As he was about to use the knife, he deliberately dropped it on the ground, then took the opportunity to feel what was inside the sack.

Sure enough, it was just as Fu Yanzhi had thought. It wasn't a sheep in there at all, but a person.

Fu Yanzhi picked up the knife again. An underling urged him on. "Hurry up and kill it. Why are you taking so long to slaughter a sheep?"

Fu Yanzhi said nothing. He found a suitable spot and plunged the knife in. A muffled sound came from inside. Fu Yanzhi pulled the knife out, and blood flowed from the sack.

The underling beside him stepped forward and slowly opened the sack. Fu Yanzhi saw what was inside. Sure enough, it wasn't a sheep, but a child with his mouth bound and his hands and feet restrained.

Seeing that it was a child, Fu Yanzhi realized he hadn't expected one to be inside. If it had been an adult, his stab wouldn't have been fatal, but it was a child. Fu Yanzhi realized he had lost his composure and quickly pretended to be afraid.

Jiang Xi looked at Fu Yanzhi's expression and smiled smugly. "Little Six, this was the real test. Kill him, and you officially join us. Congratulations, you passed."

Fu Yanzhi was furious, but he kept an expression of extreme fear on his face, his body trembling.

Jiang Xi patted him on the shoulder. "Don't be afraid. Follow me from now on, and you'll have more wealth and glory than you can enjoy."

Fu Yanzhi lowered his head, his voice on the verge of tears. "Boss, I... I get a little dizzy at the sight of blood. Can I take a moment to recover?"

Jiang Xi laughed. "Sure, go rest over there."

Just now, when Jiang Xi patted him, Fu Yanzhi had quickly pulled a miniature tracker from his pocket and secretly placed it on Jiang Xi.

Then Fu Yanzhi went to the side and sat on the ground. At that moment, the underling who had thrown him the knife came over, holding a bottle of water, and handed it to Fu Yanzhi.

"Kid, it's all right. When I first started working for the boss, I was scared of killing people too, but once you've killed enough, you'll be fine," the underling said.

Fu Yanzhi said nothing and merely nodded.

The underling smiled. "My name is Black Wolf. Call me Brother Wolf from now on. The boss told me to show you the ropes for a few days."

Fu Yanzhi stood up and smiled. "Sorry for the trouble, Brother Wolf. What are we going to do now?"

Black Wolf patted Fu Yanzhi. "Go home and rest today. Tomorrow I'll take you to see the work."

Fu Yanzhi returned to his lodging. He couldn't say what he was feeling. He had successfully infiltrated Jiang Xi's ranks. Shouldn't he be happy? Why couldn't he feel happy? Was it because of that child?

Lying in bed, Fu Yanzhi decided to try summoning 127 again, but there was still no response. "Damn, 127 didn't run off, did it?"

Fu Yanzhi got up and looked out the window. "The moon is so beautiful today. What are my younger brothers doing now? Do they miss their big brother?"

In Luo City, Bo Qing had just finished eating with his younger brothers. Throughout the meal, Xingxing and Huanhuan had gone on and on about how delicious their big brother's cooking was and had noisily asked where he had gone.

Bo Qing could only comfort them gently over and over. He also wanted to know what their big brother had gone to Harbor City for. He had asked Brother Long, but Brother Long had only said he didn't know either. And their big brother's phone was still switched off.

After the meal, Bo Qing had his younger brothers do their homework. Once he had finished helping them, he told them to get some rest early.

Bo Qing returned to his room and looked at the night outside the window. "The moon is so round today. Big brother, I wonder how you're doing in Harbor City. Why haven't you contacted us?"