Chapter 400: This Is Karma

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

He couldn’t fathom it, while Rong Li and Ji Chi were shocked by the sheer volume of information.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Lu Zhiyuan asked.

“Third Master, so you plotted to seize power when you were sixteen and directly got rid of him?” Rong Li concluded.

“What of it?” He was sixteen in body, not in mind.

Ji Chi applauded expressionlessly, “Isn’t it rumored that he died suddenly, and that’s why you parachuted into Black Hawk?”

“Who spread those rumors?”

Rong Li understood that these rumors came from Li Jiang, so they must have been spread by Lu Zhiyuan himself. He took control of Black Hawk this year and was still subject to various constraints. The owner of Black Hawk was not easy to replace. It had no natural advantage over the underworld dark web.

In terms of ancient systems, Black Hawk operated under a system of feudalism, with the Dark Lord merely a puppet. Whether the feudal lords obeyed or not depended on the Dark Lord’s strength.

The underworld dark web operated under a centralized system, with no one sharing power.

Lu Zhiyuan controlling Black Hawk was much harder than Jiang Junlin taking charge of the underworld.

“Third Master, what about his wife and children? They wouldn’t be…” Rong Li made a throat-slitting motion at his neck.

Lu Zhiyuan asked with a smirk, “Do 1 seem that ruthless?”

Ji Chi and Rong Li chimed in simultaneously, “Quite like it!”

“You didn’t read the whole message. Tang Mingzhou’s wife didn’t go to the hospital when she was pregnant due to a toothache. She bought painkillers at a small store, so their son has Tang’s syndrome. I have no interest in harming a mentally disabled child,” Lu Zhiyuan said softly, “That was truly an accident.” “Third Master, why did you want to seize power?” Ji Chi asked in confusion. “At the time, you should have had a dual personality, with Tang Mingzhou handling Black Hawk’s affairs, and you assisting him in secret. Managing Black Hawk yourself, not to mention training, wasn’t that asking for trouble?”

“We had differences in managing Black Hawk. We were both willing to do whatever it took to control it, but his actions would harm many people. The main direction of Black Hawk would also completely turn to the dark side, and there would be no way out. If he got his way, Black Hawk would be a criminal organization by now,” Lu Zhiyuan said lightly, “I’m not interested in taking over a criminal organization, and Tang Mingzhou was stubborn and self-serving. That’s a path to self-destruction.”

“Understood!” Black Hawk indeed had some secret operations now that couldn’t be disclosed. They belonged to the gray industry, but many industries had already gone legit and required official certification.

Ji Chi pursed his lips, “Did he really die? What if he’s still alive?”

Lu Zhiyuan frowned, “1 saw him die with my own eyes, but 1 didn’t see the body. Your words remind me, Ji Chi. Go and investigate Jiang Junlin’s recent movements. This exclusive contact intelligence can only be deciphered by them, but something doesn’t feel right.”

“Got it!” Ji Chi nodded without hesitation, “I’ll find out everything before you meet him.”

In prison, Jiang Junlin pulled up a chair and calmly said, “Five years ago, in that economic case from start to finish, they only caught you. The evidence against you is overwhelming; there’s no way you can escape. But you’ve been protecting the people behind you, colluding with each other, embezzling assets. Just in City A’s bank, you diverted two billion from depositors, and you’re trying to pin it all on one teller to settle it? You’ve confessed to all the charges. As long as you don’t expose them, you won’t see the light of day.” Jiang Junlin continued with regret, “1 blame myself too. Back then, my vision was clouded. I thought we had caught a greedy scoundrel with no morals. I didn’t expect that you were actually the mastermind behind Black Hawk. So, that money must have flowed into Black Hawk’s system. Five years have passed, and it must have been laundered through multiple channels, right?”

Tang Mingzhou closed the webpage with the online Landlord game. “Do you mind if I smoke?”

The record keeper who was accompanying Chen Liangdong was about to offer him a cigarette.

“1 mind!” Jiang Junlin, a person who was even picky about food while in prison, couldn’t tolerate someone else’s helplessness. The cigarette the record keeper had taken out was quietly put back, pretending as if nothing had happened. “How did you find out my identity?” Tang Mingzhou sneered. “Even Third Master doesn’t know my real name.”

“The money from City A’s bank depositors was stolen, causing significant losses and tarnishing the bank’s reputation. It also led to a bank run. Initially, the handling was improper, and there were people who jumped from the bank building, claiming their innocence with their lives, severely affecting the functioning and orderly development of the financial system and humiliating everyone. Later, Hualan Bank patched up that hole. 1 was in charge of the investigation, and when it yielded no results, I naturally had to clean up the aftermath. Since 1 was dealing with the aftermath, 1 was determined to catch the mastermind. Finally, I found a lead, and this case turned out to be related to Black Hawk. So, for the past five years, I’ve sent more than a dozen people into Black Hawk to investigate, even risking myself as bait. 1 want the truth about this matter to come to light. Those who did wrong must pay the price, and neither you nor the people behind you can escape!”

Jiang Junlin’s anger flared up whenever he brought up this matter. His high school Chinese teacher also died in this incident, and his wife fell ill. The life-saving money was stuck in the bank, delaying her surgery, and she tragically passed away.

His teacher also jumped into the sea, following his deceased wife.

“Lu Zhiyuan doesn’t know your real name? If he doesn’t know your real name, how did he report you?” Jiang Junlin sneered, “You may think you’ve hidden it well, but in reality, you have no secrets in the eyes of others.”

“You actually know that Third Master is Lu Zhiyuan!”

“Tang Mingzhou, you think that hiding here means I can’t do anything to you, but you’re wrong,” Jiang Junlin said in a deep voice. “1 know you’re the mastermind behind Black Hawk, and 1 have a way to unravel this entire situation.”

“Then why are you here?” Tang Mingzhou said with a cold smile. “Jiang Junlin, if you really had a way to find out, you wouldn’t have come to see me.”

Jiang Junlin seemed to find something amusing, “Lu Zhiyuan was someone you personally nurtured, and yet he turned against you. You’re truly useless.” “Jiang Junlin!” Tang Mingzhou’s anger turned into a mocking laugh. “I won’t be fooled by your attempts to sow discord!”

“It turns out you’ve never known who betrayed you,” Jiang Junlin looked at him with a sly smile. “Otherwise, why have you been here for five years with no one to rescue you?”

Jiang Junlin took out his phone and pulled up an old news article. “Do you recognize anyone in the footage from three years ago?”

Tang Mingzhou didn’t want to look, knowing it couldn’t be anything good. It must be Jiang Junlin trying to provoke him, but he still glanced at it and suddenly snatched the phone away. The news article featured his wife, who had been bitten by a dog and their child who had contracted rabies and died.

“You…” Tang Mingzhou’s eyes turned red instantly, and he looked at Jiang Junlin with a resentful gaze before smashing the phone, “Jiang Junlin, how dare you!”

Jiang Junlin looked at the shattered phone, unfazed. It was just a disposable communication device. “This was an accident.. Do you consider it karma?”