Chapter Summaries

Professor Lu tested a paper sent by the mysterious Messiah and confirmed its H1N1 detection reagent worked. At the Magic City Institute of Drug Research, experts found that the special medicine rapidly induced antibodies, but each patient’s bacteria produced a different enzyme, leaving its mechanism unresolved.

• Professor Lu received Messiah’s paper, made the detection reagent, and confirmed H1N1 in one of twenty-four patients.
• Professor Lu brought the paper to the Magic City Institute of Drug Research and learned that several institutions had received and published the same work.
• Old Zhu claimed the special medicine was ineffective, but Dean Hong explained it had to act through gut bacteria and connected its approach to Hua Xu’s ideas.
• The institute’s tests showed that the medicine induced antibodies against H1N1 within four hours.
• The deputy director revealed that the bacteria in different patients had secreted different enzymes after receiving the same medicine.

Huang Ji explained how the special medicine used bacterial adaptation to help the immune system eliminate H1N1, then predicted the Illuminati would search for him and prepared to disguise his distinctive eyes. With Zhang Junwei’s group short on money, Huang Ji led them to a KTV, where he used a message and an orange peel to unlock a car and take a case of cash.

• Experts realized the medicine prompted each person’s bacteria to produce individualized enzymes that stimulated antibodies against H1N1, and they recognized its potential to stop a pandemic.
• Huang Ji sensed that the Illuminati would search for Hua Xu and altered his face, while noting that colored contacts could hide his double pupils.
• Zhang Junwei told Huang Ji that his group was nearly broke and two million short on the equipment purchase, so Huang Ji promised to take them to withdraw money.
• Huang Ji brought Zhang Junwei, Lin Li, Xiao Zha, and Old Wang to a KTV where a group had arrived to make a deal.
• Huang Ji drew on an orange peel, sent a warning text that lured the burly guard inside, then used the peel to unlock the group’s car and take its cash case.

Huang Ji orchestrated a second theft by provoking suspicion between the suited man and Cao Jing, then using a fake police warning to make them abandon the drug deal and chase the cash case. The suited man took the case from Huang Ji, unaware it contained bricks and rags.

• Huang Ji explained how he used orange peel marked with the suited man's fingerprint to unlock the cash case, and the group discussed how the first theft would make the suited man suspect Cao Jing.
• Huang Ji predicted the suited man would return with more money, replaced the cash with bricks and rags, and set up a fake warning and police siren while his companions guarded Cao Jing's room.
• The suited man returned with six subordinates and exchanged money for White Powder with Cao Jing, while A Lei retrieved the drugs from a hollow Guan Yu Statue.
• A text warned Cao Jing that the police were coming, and a siren blaring from Old Wang's dumpster convinced both sides that a raid was imminent.
• Cao Jing smashed the statue and flushed the drugs while the suited man abandoned the deal and rushed to recover the cash case.
• Huang Ji posed as someone carrying the case, and the suited man and his men seized it from him.

Huang Ji tricked Cao Jing’s men into mistaking him for a trusted subordinate and redirecting their hidden cash. He escaped with Lin Li and Xiao Zha as Old Wang collected the money, while Cao Jing remained unaware that his crew had thrown the fortune away.

• Huang Ji let the suited man mistake a brick-filled case for his stolen cash, and the man fled with it during the power outage.
• Cao Jing ordered his men to retrieve sixteen slabs of cash hidden in the sofas while Lin Li and Xiao Zha slipped into the room.
• Huang Ji followed Cao Jing into the office, took the suited man’s real cash case, and returned to the private room.
• Huang Ji convinced the gathered men that Ma Ye’s people were downstairs and ordered them to throw all sixteen slabs of money out the window.
• Old Wang collected the eight million yuan in a trash bin and wheeled it away.
• Huang Ji led Lin Li and Xiao Zha out through a dark shortcut and the back door.

Huang Ji’s group tricked Cao Jing’s men into destroying their drug stock and handing over nine million, then escaped without being identified. Cao Jing realized the police warning was false, but when he tried to recover the money, he learned his men had thrown it to a supposed Ma Ye contact who had vanished.

• Huang Ji’s group celebrated taking the money and destroying Cao Jing’s drugs, while Zhang Junwei revealed his old grudge against Cao Jing.
• Cao Jing discovered there were no police and found A Lei had already destroyed the drug stock while obeying the false warning.
• Cao Jing prepared to take responsibility with Ma Ye, but Ma Ye denied sending any text message.
• Cao Jing’s men returned without the cash and said they had thrown it downstairs to the contact Cao Jing supposedly sent.
• Cao Jing realized the money had been taken by an unknown person and angrily confronted his men.

Cao Jing’s men realized that eight million had disappeared during a blackout, and A Lei concluded that Wang Siwen had orchestrated the theft. Cao Jing confronted Wang Siwen, but both men accused each other of stealing money, and Wang Siwen struck Cao Jing with a baseball bat.

• Cao Jing’s men argued over who had impersonated him and ordered them to throw the money downstairs, but no one could identify the culprit.
• A Lei realized the money case had vanished during the blackout and suspected Cao Jing had mistaken an outsider for one of his men.
• A Lei accused Wang Siwen of using guards, a power cut, and the blackout to steal the money, and Cao Jing gathered his men to confront him.
• Wang Siwen arrived with dozens of armed men and accused Cao Jing of replacing his money case with bricks and rags.
• Cao Jing demanded to know who had sent Wang Siwen a text, and Wang Siwen struck him in the head with a baseball bat.

Ma Ye suspected that someone had manipulated Cao Jing’s arrest to make him distrust his men, and ordered Tie Long to test Cao Jing. Meanwhile, Huang Ji directed his group to invest in a crude game and planned to exploit Ma Ye’s need to restock.

• Ma Ye questioned Cao Jing, concluded a mole had helped set him up, and told him to take responsibility only for the crimes he had committed.
• Tie Long warned that Cao Jing might be the mole, prompting Ma Ye to order Cao Jing released and tested with fake goods.
• Huang Ji’s group debated how to spend their seven million yuan, while Old Wang suggested chartering a ship to London.
• Huang Ji chose to invest in the game Minecraft, telling Zhang Junwei to contact its creator in Sweden and negotiate a fifty-percent profit share within twenty days.
• Huang Ji set a two-million-yuan budget for the game deal and said the remaining money could be used to trade with Ma Ye while his supply was cut off.

After reading Tie Long and Cao Jing’s plans, Huang Ji arranged a scheme to exchange the money and obtain Cao Jing’s keys, while intending to use Ma Ye’s investigation to prevent Old Wang’s whereabouts from being exposed. Xiao Zha successfully swapped the cash and handed the real key ring to the arriving driver, who verified it and departed without suspecting the deception.

• Cao Jing met Tie Long after his release on bail and agreed to conduct a fake deal while Tie Long handled another transaction.
• Huang Ji read Tie Long’s and Cao Jing’s lips, then instructed Xiao Zha to swap their keys and cash and collect the money from the second driver.
• Huang Ji explained that he wanted Ma Ye to investigate widely, hoping the investigation would eventually put Ma Ye in prison before he uncovered Old Wang’s location.
• A staged traffic jam delayed the driver carrying four million, while Cao Jing met Xiao Zha at the garage and drove away in Xiao Zha’s car with the cash.
• Xiao Zha waited for the late driver, gave him the real key ring, and watched him verify the hidden SIM card before leaving.

Huang Ji and Old Wang replaced the money in Cao Jing’s car with blank paper while Cao Jing carefully prepared for a secret deal with A Lei. Huang Ji revealed that the transaction was a setup and sent Zhang Junwei to pass the location to Lin Li, while Cao Jing remained unaware that his money was gone.

• Huang Ji made Old Wang wait until Cao Jing returned for his forgotten phone, then had him take the money from Cao Jing’s trunk and replace it with identical cases of blank paper.
• Cao Jing met A Lei away from the car and had him break his phone before telling him about the planned operation.
• Old Wang realized Cao Jing was guarding against a possible traitor among his subordinates, while Huang Ji explained that Cao Jing’s transaction was fake and the contact would bring no goods.
• Zhang Junwei reported that Ma Ye and four cars had entered SJ District, and Huang Ji told him to leave the location and inform Lin Li.

Lin Li’s phone call alerted Golden Tooth that Ma Ye was heading to Zhongshan, and Golden Tooth worked out that the destination was Di Feng Park. On the way there, Ma Ye and Tie Long discovered a mole in their convoy, while Tie Long revealed he had prepared a plan to expose Golden Tooth’s sabotage.

• Lin Li mentioned Ma Ye’s job in Zhongshan while speaking on the phone, and two of Golden Tooth’s men overheard him and reported it.
• Golden Tooth confirmed that Ma Ye had left and deduced from the travel time that he was going to Di Feng Park, so he set out with his men.
• Tie Long noticed an old car following Ma Ye’s convoy and concluded that someone had tipped Golden Tooth off about their route.
• Ma Ye realized the mole had to be among the six men in the three cars ahead and told Tie Long not to lose the trailing car.
• Tie Long revealed that he had warned the real supplier about the sabotage and arranged a decoy deal so they could expose Golden Tooth.

Huang Ji and his companions watched Ma Ye’s staged ice-cream delivery, but Golden Tooth’s men seized the warehouse and tried to steal the goods and silence the suppliers. Ma Ye’s forces intervened, and the confrontation ended with Tie Long holding Golden Tooth hostage.

• Li Kun received an abusive insurance sales call, called back to complain, then arrived at Di Feng Park with Ma Ye’s group.
• Huang Ji met Lin Li, Xiao Zha, Zhang Junwei, and Old Wang near the park and explained that Ma Ye had brought real money to draw out a mole while Golden Tooth came looking for an opportunity.
• Golden Tooth’s men ambushed the warehouse staff, restrained the suppliers and Ma Ye’s guards, and drove away with the delivery truck.
• A Meng ordered his men to kill the suppliers, but Ma Ye’s forces rushed down from the second floor and Golden Tooth called for everyone to stop.
• Tie Long entered holding Golden Tooth hostage, halting the standoff.

Tie Long captured Golden Tooth during Ma Ye’s deal, and the ensuing hostage standoff led Ma Ye to suspect Li Kun of being the mole. Ma Ye and Golden Tooth exchanged hostages, leaving Li Kun on Golden Tooth’s side and the former allies bitter enemies.

• Tie Long captured Golden Tooth and brought him into the warehouse, where Ma Ye’s men held him while Golden Tooth’s men held the suppliers.
• Huang Ji realized the escaped truck could lead him to Golden Tooth’s stash and sent Zhang Junwei to call the police when Cao Jing arrived with the case.
• Golden Tooth and Ma Ye exchanged Golden Tooth for the three suppliers, but Golden Tooth then threatened Ma Ye and pointed his gun at Xiao Dao.
• Golden Tooth claimed Li Kun had leaked the deal’s location, and Ma Ye’s men confirmed Li Kun had made a call near a Kangtai Life Insurance office.
• Ma Ye ordered Tie Long to subdue Li Kun, then exchanged him for Xiao Dao after Golden Tooth admitted that Li Kun was his mole.
• Golden Tooth welcomed Li Kun onto his side, and Li Kun and Ma Ye became bitter enemies.

Cao Jing arrived at the warehouse and discovered the four million in his cash cases had been replaced with blank paper, prompting Ma Ye to accuse and dismiss him. As Cao Jing fought Tie Long and A Lei attacked Ma Ye, Tie Long killed Cao Jing and knocked A Lei unconscious; Ma Ye and Golden Tooth were still facing off when an unexpected ice cream delivery arrived.

• Cao Jing arrived with A Lei and two cash cases, then learned the cases held blank paper instead of the four million.
• Cao Jing accused Tie Long of switching the money, but Ma Ye ordered his men to take Cao Jing away.
• Cao Jing fought Tie Long while A Lei attacked Ma Ye, and Xiao Dao subdued A Lei.
• Ma Ye ordered Tie Long to finish Cao Jing, and Tie Long killed him with a strike to the temple before knocking A Lei unconscious.
• Ma Ye asked Golden Tooth how he wanted to continue, but a horn announced an ice cream delivery outside.

The police raided the warehouse and found twenty kilograms of heroin hidden in the suppliers’ ice cream shipment. Golden Tooth was arrested after his underlings accused him of arranging the drugs, while Tie Long escaped with Ma Ye’s money and left Ma Ye suspecting he had been betrayed.

• Golden Tooth tried to leave the warehouse after the suppliers’ truck returned, but armed police surrounded the cold drink shop and arrested the people inside.
• Ma Ye and the others discarded their weapons, while Tie Long broke through the police blockade in a car and escaped.
• Ma Ye suspected Tie Long had engineered the events and stolen six million, as the police found no large amount of cash at the warehouse.
• The police found twenty kilograms of heroin hidden in ice cream boxes and arrested Ma Ye, Golden Tooth, and the suppliers.
• Golden Tooth’s two underlings confessed that he had ordered them to put heroin in the truck, and they showed the police incriminating text messages.
• Golden Tooth was taken away as his underlings revealed his crimes and hideouts to the police.

Tie Long fled after Ma Ye’s organization was raided, convinced that an unseen force had framed him and left him to take the blame. As Tie Long arranged an escape by boat and eliminated A Lei, Huang Ji and Old Wang secretly took the cash, while the police learned Tie Long’s location.

• Tie Long transferred six million into a stolen car, changed SIM cards, and told Dong Mei that Li Kun was the real mole before saying he planned to flee to America.
• The narcotics squad listened to Tie Long’s call through Dong Mei, dispatched officers to find him, and questioned Ma Ye about his escape channels.
• Tie Long called Hai Ge to arrange two boats, then discarded the phone card after realizing the police were likely monitoring Dong Mei.
• A Lei woke and attacked Tie Long, who knocked him out, locked him inside the original car, and pushed it into the river.
• Huang Ji and Old Wang took the cash cases while Tie Long disposed of the car and drove away without noticing the money was gone.

Huang Ji arranged for Zhang Junwei to rescue A Lei and Cao Jing from the river, then revived Cao Jing, whose brain was severely damaged. He took Cao Jing to his laboratory, where he planned to give him a new identity as a perfect double who could conceal Huang Ji from the Illuminati.

• Zhang Junwei pulled A Lei and Cao Jing from the river, and A Lei vowed to avenge Cao Jing by finding Tie Long and using the police against him.
• Huang Ji revealed that he had told Zhang Junwei to save A Lei, expecting him to pursue Tie Long after hearing about his plans to meet Hai Ge.
• Huang Ji treated Cao Jing, who woke up with severe brain damage, amnesia, and the intelligence of a small child.
• Huang Ji took Cao Jing to the laboratory and told Old Wang that he would use him as research material and give him a new life.
• Huang Ji planned to use Cao Jing's near-identical build and a perfect plastic surgery operation to create a double who could pass as Huang Ji.

Tie Long’s attempt to flee ended when A Lei held him for the police, who shot him dead at the wharf. A week later, Huang Ji left the profitable game MC in Lin Li’s hands while helping Cao Jing change his voice, confident the game would become a worldwide success.

• Tie Long discovered that the six million yuan in his trunk had vanished, then grew suspicious of boarding Hai Ge’s ship and tried to leave.
• A Lei attacked Tie Long at the wharf, and police arrived after A Lei revealed he had called them.
• Tie Long shot A Lei and tried to escape by swimming, but the wounded A Lei grabbed his leg and held him until police shot Tie Long nine times.
• A Lei survived his injuries and was likely to receive a life sentence after agreeing to confess.
• A week later, Huang Ji told Lin Li to manage revenue from MC and predicted it would earn at least eighty million dollars within three years.
• Huang Ji helped Cao Jing train his voice for a permanent change and chose to leave MC’s development and operation to its creator.

Huang Ji completed Cao Jing’s transformation into his double, prepared to treat Grandpa, and offered to teach Lin Li his cultivation method. On the train to Xin Zheng, Huang Ji recognized an ancient Yellow River channel and resolved to investigate the secrets hidden in history.

• Huang Ji removed Cao Jing’s bandages and trained him to believe he was Huang Ji, using Grandpa’s photograph to guide him.
• Lin Li tested Cao Jing’s fighting ability and was injured before Huang Ji stopped Cao Jing with the photograph of Grandpa.
• Lin Li explained that Old Wang could no longer find an illegal ship to London, and Huang Ji suggested hitching a ride on a legal cruise ship.
• Huang Ji and Lin Li traveled to Xin Zheng so Huang Ji could treat Grandpa, and Huang Ji offered to teach Lin Li the Inner Canon.
• Huang Ji identified a mountain ravine as a waterway carved by Da Yu and decided to investigate historical information for clues left by aliens.

Huang Ji began studying history to learn how to trace the past state of information, while he and Lin Li stayed in a hotel in Xin Zheng. He taught Lin Li a martial arts routine that let him unleash far more of his existing strength, then returned to his books as Lin Li continued practicing.

• Huang Ji explained that historical research could let him trace an object's past information and decided to study history.
• Huang Ji and Lin Li checked into a hotel in Xin Zheng, where Huang Ji planned to get a village clinic job before returning to treat Grandpa.
• Huang Ji taught Lin Li nine sections of breathing, movement, and force generation from the fourth set of his martial arts.
• Lin Li completed the routine and punched through the hotel sofa, but Huang Ji explained that the technique had only let him use seventy percent of his potential power.
• Lin Li failed to repeat the feat without linking all nine sections and resumed practicing while Huang Ji studied history books.

Huang Ji deduced that the Central Plains Elephant’s extinction was not simply caused by hunting, but by catastrophic Yellow River floods, Da Yu’s flood-control projects, and the agricultural development they enabled. After unlocking the past state of information, he traced the environmental changes that drove elephants from their habitat and left the survivors to die out.

• Huang Ji tried and failed to deduce why the Central Plains Elephant went extinct, rejecting his initial theory that ivory hunting was the main cause.
• Huang Ji noticed how an inconspicuous advertisement could outlast a flashy one and connected this to species surviving by adapting to their environments.
• Huang Ji reconsidered the elephants’ extinction and unlocked the past state of information by examining the history of the land beneath him.
• Huang Ji discovered that an earthquake-triggered Yellow River flood devastated the region for forty-two years and killed many wild elephants.
• Huang Ji traced how Da Yu’s flood-control work redirected rivers, destroyed habitats, and helped agriculture expand, leaving the Central Plains Elephants with little water or refuge.