To infiltrate the upper echelons and become a trusted aide, Qin Shang had cooperated with them plenty.
Even though his starting point and goal had both been revenge and the destruction of the scam organization.
The law allowed no exceptions. He had still broken it...
Thus, Qin Shang had been sent to prison and sentenced to two years for fraud.
Today, when he unexpectedly heard about his mother's case from Xu Mingyang, a barely perceptible viciousness flashed across Qin Shang's expression.
The next moment, Xu Mingyang took a deep breath;
"Your mother's case back then should have been more complicated than that."
"'Skull' was indeed a pyramid-scheme fraud organization, but they didn't operate casinos domestically."
"The online casino scam that had tricked your mother into losing money and taking on debt was run by an organization called 'Voyage.'"
"Information we recently uncovered during our crackdown on pornography, illegal publications, and online content also shows that your mother made an overseas remittance to an account under the name 'Voyage' back then."
"So my guess is that after your mother joined 'Skull,' she was ordered to establish a series of contacts with 'Voyage.' Then she happened to get drawn in and became a victim..."
"The organization that truly drove your mother to her death might not have been 'Skull,' but that casino called 'Voyage'..."
Bang!
Xu Mingyang hadn't finished speaking when the car window suddenly took a heavy punch, producing a dull thud.
He hurriedly turned his head and saw Qin Shang's features twisted together, his expression savage.
His face was so grim it looked as though water might drip from it. His right arm had slammed directly into the police car's bulletproof glass, the veins jumping visibly.
"So you're saying the organization that killed my mother was that 'Voyage'..."
"Qin Shang, it's been two years. Haven't you suffered enough?"
"You went to prison for two years because you acted impulsively back then. Don't act rashly. We can discuss many things at length!"
At that, Qin Shang's face twitched;
"My mother died without a clear explanation. There's no way I can just give up. Since there's a new lead..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Shang bared a row of white teeth and gave a sinister laugh;
"Then I won't give up on the truth until the very last moment of my life."
"Otherwise, why do you think I only fled with the money back then? I had actually risen to the upper levels of the pyramid scheme. I could have handed the names of all those people to the Public Security Bureau."
"I just wanted them dead!"
"In such a dangerous D-drug deal, the people from 'Skull' who were supposed to take the money ran away. What do you think that organization was to the other party?"
"Public security officers? Undercover agents? Scammers? Freeloaders?"
Qin Shang threw his head back and laughed twice;
"Those people deserved to die, which was why I fled with the money. I just hadn't expected that the so-called upper echelon I'd dealt with was merely a drop in the ocean. Once the case blew up, the other party in the transaction simply exposed the other high-ranking members of 'Skull'..."
He's insane...
Seeing Qin Shang like this, Xu Mingyang felt a chill run down his spine, and fear involuntarily surfaced on his face.
Ever since this guy had fallen ill, his awe of the law seemed to have weakened by another considerable degree.
Actually, looking at it from his perspective...
I'm already a brain cancer patient who's about to die. At most, I have three months left.
Is there anything in this world that I wouldn't dare do?
If there hadn't truly been any eyewitnesses when Jiang Qiqi disappeared, and no other colleagues had accompanied her to Yanjing on that business trip,
Xu Mingyang couldn't guarantee that Qin Shang wouldn't have gone so far as to imprison the people who knew the truth and torture them for answers.
"Calm down! We're only investigating!"
"That 'Voyage' casino has considerable influence, and it isn't even located domestically. We're only suspicious, understand?"
"Suspicion is all it is. Without evidence, you'd better not act rashly."
"I'll keep following up. If there are any new leads, I'll tell you..."
At that, Qin Shang answered with a deep "Mm" while wearing a gloomy expression. Xu Mingyang didn't know whether he had listened at all. Qin Shang simply leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes, and began resting with his eyes shut.
Xu Mingyang felt slightly annoyed.
Brother, I only told you this because I didn't want you to die with regrets!
Why do I feel as though I've pressed some unknown switch in you, making your worries even heavier?
Half an hour later, Xu Mingyang's police car slowly entered a narrow road.
Greenery surrounded them, and the scenery outside the windows looked exceptionally elegant. After driving for several hundred meters, Xu Mingyang stopped the car.
Ahead stood a massive gate tower, fountains, and detached villas. Even from a distance, it was obvious that this was an affluent neighborhood.
Xiangya Linshu. They had arrived!
Xu Mingyang glanced at Qin Shang. After their conversation, Qin Shang's mood seemed somewhat off.
Xu Mingyang also refrained from speaking further and making a fool of himself.
"We're here, buddy!"
"Mm! Thanks. Sorry for losing my temper earlier..."
"No problem. We're buddies!"
Qin Shang patted Xu Mingyang's arm, made no further fuss, grabbed his backpack, and pushed open the car door.
The moment he got out, the fresh fragrance of grass, flowers, and plants filled his nose, making him feel as if he had been transported into nature.
The surroundings were truly excellent.
The security booth was just ahead. Qin Shang took two steps forward.
A security guard immediately emerged from the booth and asked,
"Hello. Which household?"
"Visitors have to register. If you're here to see someone, you need to provide the gatehouse number. We have to contact the homeowner for confirmation before we can let you through."
Xiangya Linshu had a total of eight villas. On the way there, Qin Shang had briefly searched for information about its layout.
Xu Mingyang hadn't been joking. It really was an affluent neighborhood.
To be able to afford a villa in Yanjing, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold—and in a location with elegant surroundings, convenient transportation, and not too far from the city center—
The price probably started in the six figures...
Mm, six figures per square meter.
There were only eight villas here, and when the development first opened, they had been snapped up by Yanjing's wealthy residents.
The information available online was from 2016. At the time, the average opening price here had been over 300,000 yuan per square meter.
It was a bona fide rich neighborhood, a residential area for the wealthy.
Without a net worth of at least one small goal, most people probably wouldn't even dare buy a home here.
After all, there were only villas here. Any single one of them would probably cost at least forty or fifty million yuan after all the paperwork was completed...
It was only normal for security to be stricter in such an upscale residential complex!
However, the security guard's words left Qin Shang stumped.
In Little Loli's last words, Grandpa Niu had only told him to come here and deliver a message to someone.
As for the other party's information, time had been too tight, and he hadn't had the chance to tell Qin Shang.
The only thing Qin Shang knew was that the other party should also be a Divine Path player, whose ID was 'Red-robed Cult Master.'
Qin Shang coughed dryly, rubbed the tip of his nose awkwardly, and tentatively asked the security guard,
"Excuse me... Is there anyone in this neighborhood called 'Red-robed Cult Master'?"
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