Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 439: Chapter 439 Golden Tycoon (4)

“You suspect me.”

The light in the room was somewhat dim, casting a hazy silhouette over Chuzheng, making her appear indistinct.

“Boss, Chuzheng was with us when we came,” Ah Hua spoke up for Chuzheng. “She saved us.”

The boss raised his hand and gave Ah Hua a warning look.

Ah Hua mumbled and didn’t dare to speak again.

The boss’s gaze was dark. “Chuzheng, how can I not suspect you?”

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She appeared out of nowhere and couldn’t produce solid evidence to prove her claims.

Chuzheng met the boss’s gaze.

Her eyes were clear and bright, like a frozen mirror lake, cold and undisturbed.

In face of such an important figure as the boss, the girl didn’t show the slightest shrink back, calm and indifferent.

A trace of strangeness flashed through the boss’s heart.

Was this Chuzheng?

Chuzheng called out, “Ah Hua.”

“Chuzheng?” Ah Hua responded quietly.

“What about the person we caught outside?”

“Ah?” Ah Hua was startled, then slapped his forehead. “We brought him back. Boss, we caught a live one outside.”

The boss stared at Chuzheng.

Chuzheng maintained a serene demeanor, letting him look.

Stay composed!

Your aura must be strong!

Lin Feng, however, felt a bit uneasy, clenching and unclenching his palms, afraid of giving himself away.

He had a contingency plan in case his scheme failed, which was to frame Chuzheng.

But this required time, and for the boss to investigate himself; if he brought it up, it would be easy to arouse suspicion.

Now, Chuzheng was on the scene, though also under suspicion, but…

Lin Feng felt inexplicably uneasy.

He always felt that in just a few hours, Chuzheng seemed different than before.

The boss put out his cigarette butt. “Bring him in.”

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The captured man was originally just hanging on to his last breath, and after being roughed up further, it was a miracle he was still alive.

He was thrown in the middle of the room, and a basin of cold water was splashed on him, violently awakening him.

Chuzheng crossed her arms and watched, showing no sign of panic due to the suspicion against her, eerily calm.

The boss couldn’t help but take a couple more glances at her.

Ah Hua dropped the basin and grabbed the man by the collar. “Who sent you?”

“Cough, cough, cough…” The man’s half-swollen face barely allowed one eye to open.

Realizing his situation, he pulled out a mocking smile. “You guys kill me already!”

“Killing you is easy, but making your life worse than death is also easy,” Ah Hua, who was far less cautious around Chuzheng, retorted. “If you want to try it, I can accommodate you.”

“I don’t know anything…” the man stubbornly replied.

“Boss, I’ll take him out for questioning, so we don’t dirty the place,” Ah Hua asked for the boss’s permission.

Obviously, the boss trusted Ah Hua a lot, nodding his head.

“Everyone, please sit,” the boss was quite generous, not letting suspicion change his demeanor.

Chuzheng immediately sat down on the opposite sofa, crossing her legs, striking a boss-like pose.

Lin Feng glanced at her and sat down on the other side.

“I remember, Lin Feng came here with Chuzheng,” the boss asked.

Lin Feng was cautious, not sure why the boss suddenly brought this up. He hesitated, then slowly nodded. “Yes, Chuzheng, Lin Yan, and I are from the same orphanage.”

“Hmm, you were this tall when you came…” the boss gestured. “I didn’t expect that in a blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and you’ve all grown up so much.”

The boss suddenly started reminiscing.

Chuzheng was gathering information about the boss from her memories.

In the original host’s cognition, the Boss was actually not too bad… although the organization’s rules were strict and ruthless, a bit impersonal.

But as long as one did not make mistakes, the Boss was very good to them.

However, what he hated the most was betrayal.

According to the original host’s memory, once the Boss finished recounting, if he found out who the traitor was, the outcome…

Death by recollection!

Truly terrifying!

Ah Hua came in right on time, as the Boss had just finished his last sentence.

“Boss, we’ve found out,” Ah Hua stood respectfully by the sofa, “It was the Qing Gang.”

The Boss’s brow furrowed, his voice grave, “How did they come to know the information?”

The Qing Gang and he were sworn enemies; it made sense that they targeted him.

The real concern was—how did they know he was here?

Ah Hua answered, “They said someone leaked the information to them, but they don’t know who.”

That was all the leads they had, and even if Ah Hua killed the other party, he couldn’t find out who the informer was.

The Boss looked at Chuzheng and Lin Feng, “Does this mean the mole is among us?”

This time, Ah Hua did not dare to answer.

“Boss, I have absolutely not betrayed you,” Lin Feng declared his loyalty in a timely manner but did not say too much.

Chuzheng remained silent, her face devoid of any emotion, as impassive as a robot.

She seemed not the least bit worried about her current predicament.

The Boss was a bit surprised by Chuzheng’s reaction.

She could have at least defended herself…

How the Qing Gang got the information was unknowable to them.

Between the two who should not have been there, Chuzheng was more suspect.

Because the source of her information was unclear, but that wasn’t necessarily proof…

After contemplating internally for a moment, the Boss did not convict them, nor did he seem intent on interrogating them.

The Boss stood up, his gaze icy as he looked at them, “Chuzheng, Lin Feng, I have watched you both grow up, don’t do the wrong thing.”

The Boss wasn’t the kind of tyrant who would behead someone for a little suspicion, but he also wasn’t the kind to suspect you without letting it show.

He wanted you to know he was suspecting you, yet he treated you no differently than before, exerting psychological pressure.

Of course, Chuzheng had done nothing and was therefore fearless.

That being said, even if it had been her doing, she probably wouldn’t feel any pressure at all.

With an ambiguous pat on Lin Feng’s shoulder, the Boss left with his people.

The room was left with only Lin Feng, Chuzheng, and a trembling Ah Hua.

“Chuzheng.”

Lin Feng called out to Chuzheng, who was preparing to leave.

“Why are you here?”

“Where should I be, then?” Wait until there’s no one around, take out this scum, and relieve some anger!

“I mean no offense,” Lin Feng softened his tone, he hadn’t exposed any slip-ups, she likely didn’t know, so Lin Feng reverted to his usual demeanor, “I’m just worried… this matter has nothing to do with you, right?”

“Worried about me?” Chuzheng’s voice was ice-cold, “You should worry about yourself.”

After dropping these words, Chuzheng left straight away.

Lin Feng stood there, frozen.

What did she mean?

Lin Feng, with a troubled frown, took out his cellphone and messaged Lin Yan.

[Lin Feng: Xia Chuzheng, didn’t you say you had taken care of it? Why did she show up here?]

[Lin Yan: What?]

[Lin Feng: Don’t do anything rash. The plan failed, I’ll explain when I get back.]

[Lin Yan: What happened? What’s wrong with Xia Chuzheng?]

Lin Feng didn’t reply anymore, but deleted all messages to avoid them being seen by anyone else.