"Jia Jinliang isn't dead?" It took the fat man several seconds to process the news. Then he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. "Doctor, Chen Hao is nowhere near as good as you. You killed Zhou Qing, but Chen Hao couldn't even handle that country bumpkin."
"Not necessarily." Jiang Cheng's voice was calm. "Don't underestimate Jia Jinliang. Anyone who can gather people like Yu Chengmu and A Biao around him and put them to work can't be ordinary."
"Besides, Chen Hao surviving Yu Chengmu means he's clever, too." Jiang Cheng looked away and turned to the fat man. "You were right about something earlier."
The fat man's eyes widened. "What?"
"This is a high-stakes game. We all need to stay sharp." Jiang Cheng drew a deep breath. "I'm not most worried about Yu Chengmu and Jia Jinliang's group. I'm worried about the background of this mission. We're making too little progress."
The fat man nodded thoughtfully. "That's true. Two people have already died, and we still don't know the basic background of the mission. At this rate, we're in serious trouble."
"We can't drag this out any longer. Once we see the others, we have to lay it all out." Jiang Cheng's tone was firm. "The village chief could be our breakthrough. We need to find out as soon as possible what happened at the Wu Family Mansion, especially the story behind Miss Wu Family. There's definitely something there."
The fat man looked doubtful, lowering his voice. "Doctor, do you think Miss Wu Family was kidnapped and then forced to sacrifice herself to the River God?"
Jiang Cheng shook his head. "If that were the case, things would be simple. She'd just be returning for revenge because her resentment hadn't faded. But that doesn't seem to be what happened. I