Rebirth of the Peak Young Master

Chapter 1438: Letting Go

Zhao Junkai sighed and nodded. "Fine, let him in."

Very soon, a big guy in a white suit walked in. It was Xu Lan. He nodded at Zhao Junkai. "Junkai."

Zhao Junkai also gave a slight nod in response to Xu Lan.

Xu Lan turned his head a little and saw Jiang Guangrong sitting in the wheelchair. Xu Lan asked in confusion, "This is...?"

Zhao Junkai smiled, stretched out his right hand and introduced to Xu Lan, "Although this brother has been with our Xingwu Gang for over a year, you probably don’t know him, because this brother’s been out of town for more than a year. Brother Lan, you might not know his face, but you’ve definitely heard his name, and it’s a name that really shakes people—Jiang Guangrong!"

"What?!" At the sound of the three characters "Jiang Guangrong," Xu Lan’s face changed instantly. He immediately reached his right hand to his waist and drew his handgun. Zhao Junkai and Tian Jue had clearly anticipated Xu Lan’s reaction. Just as Xu Lan got a grip on the handgun’s butt, the two of them drew their own handguns and aimed at Xu Lan. At the door, several of Zhao Junkai’s men also pulled their handguns and aimed at Xu Lan’s two subordinates.

Tian Jue smiled faintly. "If you’re a smart man, I think you should throw the handgun on the floor and put your hands up."

Xu Lan’s right hand, gripping the handgun’s butt, froze for a moment. He looked at Zhao Junkai and knew Zhao Junkai wasn’t joking with him. If he pulled that gun, Zhao Junkai and Tian Jue would shoot him without a second thought. Xu Lan hesitated for a second, then raised his left hand to show he meant no harm. Then he slowly raised his right hand, lifted three fingers, using his thumb and index finger to lightly pinch the handgun’s butt, gently lifted the gun up, and slowly tossed it onto the floor three meters away, then raised his right hand. In a low voice, Xu Lan asked, "Junkai, why? Why are you together with the killer who murdered the First Lady? Have you forgotten how good the old lady was to us? I trusted you so much I only brought two men to see you. I didn’t expect you to be so ungrateful. I must be blind!"

Zhao Junkai still didn’t holster his handgun. He only shook his head and said, "You’re wrong. Guangrong isn’t the one who killed that young lady. On the contrary, Guangrong went to Muzhou City to save her. Unfortunately, Guangrong didn’t make it in time to save her."

Xu Lan was stunned. "So you’re saying Jiang Guangrong isn’t the mole?"

Zhao Junkai nodded. "Yeah, Guangrong isn’t. You should’ve heard the rumors about the relationship between the First Lady and Guangrong, right? You think the First Lady would be blind like that? The old lady valued Guangrong a lot. I figured out who the real mole is. It’s Zhong Qing. As for Zhong Botao, I’m sure he’s not the Zhong Botao we used to know."

Xu Lan was dumbfounded and couldn’t speak for a while. What Zhao Junkai had just said shocked him. Xu Lan had never thought that the real mole wasn’t Jiang Guangrong but Zhong Qing.

Jiang Guangrong smiled and waved his right hand. "What are you doing, Brother? Why are you pulling guns? Put the guns down."

Tian Jue and Zhao Junkai both put their handguns back at their waists. A few of Zhao Junkai’s men also lowered their guns. From this, they could see Zhao Junkai seemed to be taking Jiang Guangrong as his main lead. Xu Lan’s face showed some surprise. He looked at Jiang Guangrong with a complicated expression but didn’t speak.

Jiang Guangrong looked at Xu Lan with interest and said with a smile, "Brother Lan, I think what you just said scolding Junkai was right. Even if the old lady gave her life, we’d never be able to pay her back for that kindness. More importantly, what we care about is the word ’loyalty.’ Zhong Qing and Zhong Baitao betraying Big Sis and the Boss, that’s real ingratitude. We have to avenge those two heartless bastards and take them out. Otherwise, a few years from now, when you and I run into the Boss up in heaven, would you and I still have the face to say a word to the old lady?"

Xu Lan’s expression eased a little. "Do you have evidence?"

"Of course. Without enough evidence, I wouldn’t have sat back this long. Asi, give what you’re holding to Brother Lan."

One of Zhao Junkai’s men came in and handed Xu Lan a paper bag.

Xu Lan glanced at Zhao Junkai and Jiang Guangrong, then picked up the document bag and opened it. Inside were some photos and some documents. Xu Lan looked down, and his face grew uglier and uglier. After a while, he took everything out of the bag and laid it on the table, then slapped the table hard beside him. "Zhong Baitao, what a cold-blooded bastard. I really misjudged him. Back when the First Lady was around, I thought he looked pretty upright. I never thought that dog’s son could hide this deep. Too damn hateful!"

Jiang Guangrong noticed that although Xu Lan’s voice was full of anger, his face was a bit stiff. Jiang Guangrong knew that Xu Lan’s heart wasn’t as angry as he sounded. Obviously, Xu Lan wasn’t that interested in things that didn’t touch his own immediate interests. If he wanted Xu Lan’s support, he had to offer some attractive terms and real clout. Jiang Guangrong’s thoughts ran there, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

Xu Lan was also surprised to see Jiang Guangrong’s strange smile. Xu Lan immediately realized that the man in front of him was someone Zheng Xueyun had valued highly when he was alive. How could someone like that be simple? Jiang Guangrong couldn’t hide what was in his heart. Thinking of this, Xu Lan quickly changed the subject. "Why would Zhong Qing sell out the Boss? What does he get out of betraying the First Lady?"

Zhao Junkai explained angrily, "From what I know, Zhong Qing has been making money for himself these past few years by selling big stuff. Later, the old lady warned him and forbade him from dealing big. But the bastard still wouldn’t quit and kept selling in secret. In the end, the old lady found out. He wasn’t killed under Zhong Baitao’s protection—she only had one of his hands chopped off. The bastard held a grudge. Under the lure of Wu Shang from the Revitalization Association, he betrayed the Boss and the First Lady. Although there’s no direct evidence that Zhong Botao, who betrayed the First Lady, also took part in this, he must know what Zhong Botao has been doing recently. Otherwise, how could Zhong Baitao even come up with the idea of joining the Revitalization Association?"

Xu Lan’s right hand couldn’t help trembling. "Moving big product..."

Jiang Guangrong’s right hand couldn’t help lightly tapping the wheelchair’s armrest. "Brother Lan, you’re also a man on the road. You should know the rules. In Xiazhou, moving big is strictly forbidden. If the cops find out, it’s not just Zhong Qing—our whole Xingwu crew would get taken down with him. Zhong Baitao’s eyes are blinded by the big profits right in front of him. He’s willing to follow Brother Clock and you want to let Xingwu go into prison and die together with him?"

Xu Lan’s face grew even darker. He lowered his head and said nothing.

Jiang Guangrong continued, "According to Junkai’s digging, Zhong Qing not only didn’t rein it in, he’s actually stepping on the gas. Before, he was dealing big on the quiet. Now it’s right out in the open. If he doesn’t get caught, it’s just a matter of time before he does."

Zhao Junkai shot Jiang Guangrong a surprised look. It seemed he didn’t actually have proof that Zhong Qing was still moving big, right? But Zhao Junkai immediately caught on, nodded with a look of indignation, slapped the table and said angrily, "Yeah, Brother Lan, you know why I haven’t gone back to Xingwu these days? I’ve been thinking of quitting the Xingwu Gang. I don’t want to get hauled in by the Detective for nothing because of that dog-bred Zhong Qing. It’s gone too far."

Hearing Zhao Junkai’s words, Xu Lan completely believed what Jiang Guangrong said. Xu Lan sighed and shook his head. "Man, this isn’t easy. I’ve got, what, fifteen or sixteen guys under me. The rest listen to Zhong Baitao. I’m willing to help you, but I don’t have the power. Besides, even if the others were willing to go with you to kill Zhong Botao and Zhong Qing, what about after that? The Revival Society just swallowed up the Qingyun Gang. Now they’ve got their eye on our Xingwu Gang. The Revival Society probably has close to two hundred men now, right? And our Xingwu Gang..."

Zhao Junkai and Jiang Guangrong were there after eleven at night. Zhao Junkai smiled and said, "Guangrong, if your brother knew you were still alive, he’d be over the moon."

"He’s still around?" Jiang Guangrong said.