Lawless Gangster

Chapter 73

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"It's only natural that Xiao Li would know more about their internal affairs but you also need to act appropriately. Don't let him lead you around by the nose."

After Sun Ze Yu finished speaking, he hung up the call with Wu Qing Hua and quickly dialed another number. "Lu Wu," he simply stated, "Xiao Li is making his move ahead of time.... all of a sudden means all of a sudden. Since he has started, we have to catch up with him. Then let me make it clear to you, Li Shi Qing did not kill Yan Ming. He had him placed in a mental institute research center at the outskirt of the city. When I had asked you for manpower before, it was to let them go there to cause a disturbance and pretend to save Yan Ming just to draw Li Shi Qing out there.... don't mention it, that's for something else. I want him to leave the city for at least an hour. It's all good now so let your men surround him. Xiao Li and I will take care of things in the city, and everything else will go as planned. Is there any problem? ...okay, set out."

He hung up, took a deep breath and looked up at the person leaning against the sofa on the other side. His gaze was cold as he spoke, "Juan Juan, this is the direct result of you letting Qi Xiu Yuan go."

"I never 'let' him go." Zhang Juan Juan picked up a glass of wine and observes the light through it, "He 'escaped' by himself."

Sun Ze Yu snorted, "Xiao Li alone was difficult enough to deal with already, now adding on Qi Xiu Yuan..."

"Stop joking around," Zhang Juan Juan waved her glass, causing the red liquid inside to sway along, "It's not like I have never met Xiao Li before. He's not that intelligent or ambitious. From the way I see it, he's a lot easier to deal with than Liu Zi Cheng and Yan Ming."

Sun Ze Yu sighed and pointed at her, "You're wrong about that. When a person is selfish and greedy, they can be easily used or controlled. That's why it was even more suitable to cooperate with Li Zi Cheng and Yan Ming. Liu Zi Cheng is anxious for power which made him want to get rid of Li Shi Qing as soon as possible; Yan Ming's resentment and jealousy for Liu Zi Cheng provoked him to want to destroy him and Li Shi Qing together. In the end, they were both used by us." He pondered for a moment, "But, what do you think Xiao Li is greedy for?"

Zhang Juan Juan stared at the glass in her hands and slowly said, "He doesn't seem to be trying to gain power, or is he greedy for money. But if he's not greedy for these things, why is he mixed up in the underworld?"

"That's why he is the most difficult to deal with." Sun Ze Yu lightly tapped the desktop with his fingers, "In recent years, Yan Ming had tried to rope him in, Lu Wu wanted to win him over, and we have always wanted to use him... but he has been cold and detached about it the entire time, strongly refusing to join any of us. Since he has always wavered between all parties, no one knew what exactly he was doing. Even Li Shi Qing began to be afraid and wanted some sort of power or influences to weaken him a bit as to trap him by his side." He gave Zhang Juan Juan a glance and then continued to talk as if he was imparting his knowledge to a class at the policy academy. "If we're talking about intelligence, Juan Juan you must remember this sentence: The most stupid people are the ones that everyone knows are smart. Liu Zi Cheng and Yan Ming were both defeated by this sentence, but they were also defeated by Xiao Li's hands."

Zhang Juan Juan's brows knitted together, "But if Xiao Li is truly not greedy for anything, what reasons does he have to eliminate Liu Zi Cheng and Yan Ming?"

Sun Ze Yu did not speak for a long time and when he finally he, he simply sighed, "That is what I have been repeatedly trying to figure out. It is also why I have repeatedly warned to not let Xiao Li and Qi Xiu Yuan get in contact with each other again." He paused, "That is because he is Qi Feng and Ah Dan's son, and I really do not want to have a conflict of interest with him."