Meeting

Chen Chen arrived at Mickey Coffee Shop first.

As a shop specializing in high-end teas, Mickey Coffee Shop had private rooms that other coffee shops lacked. Each room had a theme, and Chen Chen had booked the Miao Miao House themed room hours earlier.

Upon arriving, Chen Chen checked the time and called a server, instructing them to cut the power to the room after he sent a text message.

Although they had never received such a strange request before, the customer was king. The server, holding Chen Chen's 100 yuan tip, patted their chest and promised to do as asked.

Then, Chen Chen drew the curtains, turned on all the lights, and began to wait silently.

About ten minutes later, footsteps could be heard approaching from outside the room...

"How many in your party?"

As Zhan Fei stepped into Mickey Coffee Shop, the greeter immediately approached him with a smile.

"I'm here for an appointment. My name is Zhan Fei."

Zhan Fei said with a dark expression. Due to being coerced, he didn't have a pleasant demeanor towards the greeter.

"Certainly, your room is the Mickey Miao Miao House. A gentleman is already waiting for you. Please proceed this way."

The greeter smiled and pointed Zhan Fei down the corridor. At the end of the hallway, there were indeed several closed doors.

Zhan Fei let out a cold snort and quickly walked to the door. After a moment's hesitation, he gathered his courage and turned the doorknob.

The room was not very bright.

It was noon, the hottest part of the day, yet thick curtains blocked out all the sunlight. Only a few incandescent lamps on the ceiling were lit.

In the dim light, Zhan Fei saw a young man, about twenty years old, sitting quietly and looking at him from across a round table in a medieval European style.

Zhan Fei had never believed in "aura" before. He thought aura was just a result of good clothing; as long as someone was dressed luxuriously, had a good physique, and a handsome face, people would mistakenly think they had a great aura.

However, at this moment, Zhan Fei realized that such a mysterious thing as aura truly existed in the world.

The young man before him was about twenty years old, quite young. Yet, he had eyes as brilliant as the starry sky.

At a glance, Zhan Fei felt as if he were about to fall into a black hole...

The young man's appearance was not outstanding, and his attire was very ordinary casual wear. Yet, there was something unique about him, something indescribable.

If he had to describe it, it was a kind of confidence.

Powerful confidence gave the young man before him an extraordinary charm. Despite his ordinary appearance and unremarkable looks, he radiated a brilliance even brighter than a celebrity's!

Facing this young man, who seemed more than ten years his junior, Zhan Fei's breath hitched, and the questions he had prepared got stuck in his throat.

"Mr. Zhan, please come in."

The young man leisurely sized up Zhan Fei at the door. After a moment, he broke into a smile. "Come in and sit. Why be so formal with me?"

Formal your ass!

Zhan Fei opened his mouth, suppressing the urge to curse. Not knowing the other party's background, it was better to be cautious.

With that thought, Zhan Fei walked into the Miao Miao House room and sat down opposite the young man.

"What would you like to drink?" The young man tossed him a menu.

"A cappuccino will be fine," Zhan Fei said casually, without taking the menu.

"Waiter?" the young man immediately called out towards the door. "Get this gentleman a cappuccino for... for this gentleman."

Having just entered from outside, Zhan Fei was slightly unaccustomed to the dim light. He frowned and stared at the young man across the table. "Are you X?"

"Yes, I am X."

To Zhan Fei's surprise, the young man actually admitted his identity. "I was the one contacting you this morning."

Contacting? You mean threatening and extorting, right?

Zhan Fei grumbled inwardly but said outwardly, "You said you also called King and the others. Where are they now?"

"They're all late."

The young man shrugged. "But it's okay. King has been observing this place from the restaurant opposite for half an hour, and SB and CZH will be here in a few minutes."

He even knows King is secretly observing from across the street?

Zhan Fei frowned, but then he remembered that this X could hack into base stations. It wasn't surprising that he could locate them via their phones.

As expected, a few minutes later, two more sets of footsteps approached. Two men wearing glasses and with slightly thinning hair walked in together.

Zhan Fei didn't recognize them, but considering X's words, they were clearly the renowned SB and CZH.

These two seemed to be old acquaintances in real life and had arrived together. Judging by their thick-lensed glasses and sparse hair, they fit the Central Continent Region's traditional saying of "birds of a feather flock together."

As soon as they entered, they glanced at Zhan Fei and then ignored him, focusing their serious gazes on the young man across the table.

"Speak. What do you want us to do?"

One of the two men spoke bluntly. "If you think you can threaten us with our identities on the dark web, you'll be disappointed. We're not afraid of threats, and at least we haven't done anything heinous."

"I have no such intention at all."

The young man spread his hands and looked towards the door. "Since the two of you have arrived, please invite King in as well."

Zhan Fei and the other two quickly turned around. As expected, a middle-aged man in a suit had appeared at the doorway at some unknown time.

This newly appeared middle-aged man had a gaunt face and a tall, straight build. His expensive attire made it obvious to anyone that he was no ordinary person.

But for some reason, when facing the youth across the table, his aura was completely crushed by the youth.

"Are you really X?"

Ignoring the three people in the room, the middle-aged man walked in with his head held high and chest puffed out, staring intently at the youth. "Is the legal representative of the company I found on the government website really you?"

"It really is me," the youth said with a helpless smile. "I know it's hard for you to believe, but it's okay. Once we reach a cooperation agreement, we'll have plenty of time to get to know each other better."

"I never said I wanted to cooperate with you," Zhan Fei snorted coldly.

"Of course, if you still disagree after I state my conditions, you can leave directly."

The youth across the table smiled. "I promise I won't threaten you further."

"Do you mean that?"

"I mean that."

The youth nodded solemnly. "Let me introduce myself first. My name is Chen Chen, and my alias on the dark web is X. Of course, you gentlemen have probably never heard of me, as I'm just a nobody, not worth mentioning."

The four of them were too lazy to pay attention to the youth's polite words. If even you are a nobody, then there really aren't any important figures on the dark web.

If X hadn't threatened them, based on this skill alone, the four of them would probably have been convinced long ago.