Chapter 230: Chapter 230: 230: The King's Return (27)

Chuzheng searched for Barite throughout the party.

But she didn’t even catch a glimpse of his shadow.

Chuzheng leaned on the edge, looking into the party.

Master Liu was standing not far away, talking with several people, occasionally glancing over at her with a probing, inscrutable look.

“I’m going to the restroom.”

Jiang Ye said to Chuzheng.

She neither nodded nor shook her head, but Jiang Ye took that as her consent.

However, after taking a few steps, he realized she was following him, expressionless.

Jiang Ye: “…” Even to the toilet!

When they were about to enter the restroom, Jiang Ye reminded her, “This is the men’s restroom, Miss Sheng.”

Chuzheng calmly took a step back: “I’ll wait for you outside.”

Jiang Ye sighed and went into the restroom.

People came in and out of the restroom all the time, gazing curiously at Chuzheng as she stood outside.

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Perhaps because Jiang Ye had fallen out with Master Liu, no one came over to greet him at the party.

Of course, they hadn’t immediately offended Jiang Ye either.

After all, despite his young age, he commanded respect as Second Master Jiang, his capabilities were certainly not small.

Who would win or lose between Master Liu and Jiang Ye once they got off the cruise remained to be seen.

It was too early to take sides now.

Sheng Ting was standing with several strangers, discussing something.

In any case, the party seemed calm on the surface.

“See them? Those are people from Sirius,” Jiang Ye whispered to Chuzheng: “That tall guy is a formidable member of Sirius.”

Apart from that tall guy, the others were core members.

The core members of Sirius rarely showed their faces.

Yet this time, so many had come.

What exactly was Sheng Ting trading with Sirius?

Jiang Ye was a little curious.

Chuzheng only looked for a while before deciding this was not a good place to make a move and pulled Jiang Ye to sit down on the side.

After a moment, a waiter came over and placed some drinks.

Underneath the glass was a slip of paper.

Jiang Ye looked over curiously, and Chuzheng didn’t attempt to hide it, opening it unconcernedly.

——Half an hour later, room 606 on the 6th floor.

“What’s this?”

“Asked Qi Feng to arrange a meeting with Barite for me.” She couldn’t find Barite, but Qi Feng, the middleman, must know him. No need to waste her time searching.

“You want to see him?” Jiang Ye asked, somewhat puzzled: “What do you need him for?”

“…to deliver money.”

“???”

When Chuzheng said she was delivering money, she meant it literally.

Barite had gathered so many people here because he had a large shipment of goods to dispose of.

He knew that one force couldn’t take in so much.

That’s why he had called so many people.

They all had money to make together, and since each controlled different territories, there would be no interference with each other.

Now Chuzheng wanted to take on the deal alone; Barite could only describe his reaction as astounded.

It would have been more acceptable if Sheng Ting had come to talk to him.

But this young lady…

“Miss Sheng, you’re not playing me, are you?”

If it weren’t for Qi Feng’s introduction, he wouldn’t have agreed to meet such a young lady at all.

“We can make the deal right now,” Chuzheng said composedly, not showing any intimidation in front of such a big shot.

Barite’s goal was to unload the shipment of goods.

Since Chuzheng was capable and offering a good price, Barite had no reason to refuse.

Upon leaving the room, Jiang Ye couldn’t help but pull her aside: “What are you going to do with so much merchandise? Even if you have the money, how long will it take you to sell all these goods?”

The problem now was that she didn’t have any territory of her own.

Selling goods on someone else’s turf broke the rules and could lead to various problems, a loss not worth the gain.

“… Hand it over to the state,” she said. There was too much, and dealing with it was a bit troublesome.

“What?”

Chuzheng nodded to herself, feeling that her idea was excellent.

Perfect!

Jiang Ye was baffled, wondering why she was nodding her head! Why are you nodding your head! Do you really think your idea is brilliant?!

“No.” Jiang Ye caught up with Chuzheng: “What are you thinking?”

“Saving trouble.”

I’ve spent the money, and now you want me to earn it back?

No way!!

Not even if hell freezes over!

Jiang Ye talked with Chuzheng for a long time, but she was completely unmoved and determined to go ahead with her plan.

After a moment’s thought, Jiang Ye stopped trying to persuade her.

This was her business…

“What do we do now?”

Chuzheng didn’t answer him, her cold gaze passing over him and settling on the scene ahead.

Jiang Ye instinctively sensed danger and followed Chuzheng’s gaze.

At the end of the corridor, people from the Sirius organization blocked their escape, their shadows cast on the walls like specters.

The leader, a tall figure of 1.9 meters with a sullen face and a strange tone, asked, “Miss Sheng, may I have the honor of speaking with you for a moment?”

Chuzheng kept her composure: “No.”

The 1.9 meter-tall man sneered and gestured to the people behind him: “Seize her.”

The shadows on the wall moved quickly, darting towards Chuzheng’s side.

Chuzheng: “…”

All these grown men, taking on a girl like me, is that appropriate? Have you no shame?

Chuzheng, frightened, kicked the first person who got close, pulled Jiang Ye back with her, and quickly pushed open a door; she shoved Jiang Ye in and closed the door.

Her actions were smooth and swift, executed in one fluid motion.

Locked in the room, Jiang Ye’s heart raced, but the door wouldn’t budge.

He could only hear a muffled commotion outside.

Unable to open the door, Jiang Ye pressed his ear against it to listen.

The sounds of a struggle continued for a while, then everything outside went silent.

Then his door was pushed open, and Jiang Ye stepped back as Chuzheng dragged the 1.9 meter-tall man into the room.

Looking outside, Jiang Ye saw an empty corridor, not a soul in sight.

They ran away?

Chuzheng threw the 1.9 meter-tall man onto the floor and stepped on his chest: “What do you want with me?”

The man, having experienced who knows what, now had his eyes bulging with panic, and seemed to have forgotten how to speak.

Chuzheng leaned down, her face reflected in his wide-open eyes.

“I’m asking you a question.”

All of a sudden, the tall man started to thrash and scoot backwards, his forehead beading with cold sweat: “I don’t know… I don’t know anything, stay back, leave me alone, leave me alone!”

The sight of a big man lying on the ground, crying out to be left alone, was indeed strange.

Chuzheng ferociously kept her foot on the 1.9 meter-tall man: “I’ll ask one more time, why did you come for me?”

Aside from saying he didn’t know, the man kept begging her to leave him alone.

Chuzheng searched him and found a hidden mobile phone.

There wasn’t much information in the phone.

But there was a text message.

— Find out where the goods are.

Goods?

What goods?

Me?

What do I have?

I just have money!

Chuzheng showed the message to the 1.9 meter-tall man: “You took me for this?”

The man nodded his head.

“What goods do I have here?”

The man swallowed hard, looking at Chuzheng as if she were a monster: “The goods… the goods Yin Hong gave you.”

The goods Yin Hong gave her, wasn’t that just a batch of fabric?

All this trouble for a batch of fabric?

Is that interesting?

Mobsters sure know how to play.

Chuzheng thoughtfully looked at the text message on the phone screen.

“What do you have in your possession?” Jiang Ye leaned over, asking curiously, “Worth them going through so much trouble to find you?”

Chuzheng: “…” Would you believe it if I said it’s just a batch of fabric?

Even the 1.9 meter-tall man didn’t know what was special about that batch of goods.

He was just sent by his superiors.