Chapter 257: Being Too Smart
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Jidao and Black Hawk are engaged in a financial battle, and their cards are becoming increasingly clear. Li Jiang is worried about one thing: can they win if the underground dark web is operational? Behind them, there is a vast amount of funds.
“Jiang Junlin… you are truly remarkable!” Lu Zhiyuan sneered. After years of confrontation, this was the first time Lu Zhiyuan acknowledged Jiang Junlin’s abilities. “Before being imprisoned, he even arranged everything.”
“Third Master, what should we do?”
“Fight him!” Lu Zhiyuan said with a cold smile. “I don’t care who the new master is. 1 want to see if he has Jiang Junlin’s courage.”
With a new leader in place, who doesn’t understand the relationships within various departments and doesn’t fully grasp the operation of the dark web, he cannot be allowed time to adapt. We must catch him off guard!
“Yes!” Li Jiang relayed the clear instructions to Rong Li and Ji Chi.
Lu Zhiyuan looked at the night sky with cold eyes. If his calculations were correct, Jiang Junlin was truly a weapon nurtured by the country, guarding the financial capital in times of peace.
If this blade was broken, it could be replaced with another!
Whether Jiang Junlin was alive or dead didn’t matter. They could replace the blade, and it would still hang over Black Hawk’s head unless Black Hawk was willing to cooperate with Jidao and become subordinate to them.
He couldn’t allow that!
Now, he wanted to see how this blade compared to Jiang Junlin!
Paris, Ji Chi’s house.
Jiang Junlin hadn’t seen Ji Chi for four days. His hunger strike plan had truly failed as far as Ji Chi was concerned. When he refused to eat, Ji Chi directly sedated him and started intravenous feeding.
All four of his limbs were restrained, rendering him immobile, experiencing the nauseating sensation of nutrient infusions. Fasting was not only ineffective but also increasingly infuriating Ji Chi, making him more and more insane.
Jiang Junlin used to be able to manipulate Ji Chi at will, doing as he pleased without following a single path. That was useless now. If he continued with the tactic of not eating, the only person suffering would be himself.
Jiang Junlin was a tough nut to crack!
When Jiang Junlin was first imprisoned, he was furious, and there was no chance he would soften his attitude. Now that he’s had time to think, Ji Chi was avoiding him.
Jiang Junlin had a unique palate, and he was picky about his food. Ji Chi learned to cook for him, and when he was first imprisoned, all the meals were made by Ji Chi. The taste was mediocre, and Jiang Junlin could tell it was Ji Chi’s cooking.
In the past three days, the food had been exquisite, made to his taste, so it was obvious it was no longer Ji Chi who was cooking.
Every time Nick looked at him, he hesitated to speak!
Jiang Junlin didn’t like that kind of look. His guards, Ji Chi’s guards, all knew about their little affair. Jiang Junlin was covered in scars now, imprisoned by Ji Chi in a dark room. He didn’t like anyone looking at him that way!
“Where is Ji Chi?” Jiang Junlin asked proactively. It had been nearly half a month since they last spoke, and his throat was a bit hoarse. Nick was perceptive and brought him some water. “Jiang Junlin, have a sip of warm water.”
Jiang Junlin held the water and remained silent. Nick was sweating profusely under his gaze. Jiang Junlin hadn’t groomed himself in over ten days, and he even had a beard now. He looked particularly disheveled, like a different person.
“Our master was shot three days ago, and the injury was severe. He just woke up today.” Nick said, “Before losing consciousness, he told me not to tell you!”
“Is that so?” Jiang Junlin sneered. “Playing the same trick again and self-harming. Tell Ji Chi that if he mutilates that thing next time, I’ll believe he’s really injured.”
Nick’s face turned red, and he hurriedly explained, “Mr. Jiang, our master is really injured. When the Jidao dark web was restarted, there were two men following our master. They engaged in a firefight, and our master was shot!”
Jiang Junlin’s heart was as hard as iron. “A subject’s disgrace is death. You are his bodyguard. If he’s injured, why are you unharmed?”
Clearly, it was the dead of winter yet Nick broke out in a cold sweat. “That day,
I was ordered to pursue someone, so I wasn’t with him.”
“Get out,” Jiang Junlin said coldly.
“Yes!” Nick still couldn’t figure out why his master liked Mr. Jiang, such an icy person. He was like a super rational machine, devoid of any human emotions. When he heard Ji Chi was injured, his brow didn’t even furrow.
Jiang Junlin glanced at the food, his appetite suddenly awakened. For the first time since being imprisoned, he felt so relaxed. Cici was truly his younger sister; he liked smart people.
She found the chip and activated Qin Wan.
At least, he had resolved part of the internal crisis. Although he wasn’t entirely dominant in the secret department, some people knew his identity. But as long as the dark web was running, half of his crisis would be resolved. If Cici could outsmart Lu Zhiyuan, things would get interesting. Even if she couldn’t, he had left an ace in Qin Wan’s hands, enough to buy him three months.
He had enough time to deal with Ji Chi. His guards, Ji Chi’s guards, couldn’t all be eliminated by Ji Chi. If he really dared to kill Zhang Qiang and the others, he should be prepared for a lifelong struggle.
But Ji Chi wouldn’t do that!
He hadn’t done anything outrageously provocative. He hadn’t angered Ji Chi by refusing to fall in love and get married. He hadn’t rejected Ji Chi’s advances. Ji Chi might go crazy, but not to such an extreme.
He had this confidence, Jiang Junlin.
After dinner, Jiang Junlin touched his beard. He called Nick, “Unlock me; 1 want to take a shower.”
Nick hesitated a bit. Jiang Junlin taunted him, “I’ve been imprisoned by Ji Chi for so long, his people are everywhere, and there are surveillance cameras. Are you afraid 1’11 escape?”
Nick unlocked him.
“Change all the bedding on the bed!”
Nick thought to himself, Mr. Jiang, you’re a prisoner; don’t be so assertive. Can’t you have a bit of self-awareness as a prisoner?
After Nick left, Jiang Junlin entered the bathroom, which was deliberately separated within the dark room and located just two meters away from the bed. Jiang Junlin took a hot shower and changed into clean clothes. When he saw his thick beard in the mirror, he furrowed his brow. There was no razor in the dark room, as Ji Chi wouldn’t provide him with any sharp objects to prevent self-harm. Throughout the entire dark room, there wasn’t a single piece of glass.
Ji Chi was indeed injured, but it wasn’t a severe injury. It was a grazing wound, and the bleeding had been quite significant, but it hadn’t reached the bone. After Nick had explained Jiang Junlin’s situation, Ji Chi smirked, “Brother, it seems like he’s planning to change his strategy.”
“Master, the situation is dire now, and it’s extremely unfavorable for Black Hawk. Don’t let Mr. Jiang deceive you again,” Nick, being his bodyguard, could only offer frank advice.
Ji Chi unwrapped the bandages on his arm, which were soaked in red. He glanced at Nick with a sly smile. “Do you think… I’m that foolish? To be repeatedly deceived by Jiang Junlin?”
Nick felt that this had nothing to do with foolishness; it was a matter of emotional imbalance between Ji Chi and Jiang Junlin. If Jiang Junlin were to sincerely say a sweet word, the master would be willing to die for him!
“Don’t worry; 1 have a sense of proportion,” Ji Chi said simply as he rewrapped the bandages. “His change of strategy is actually to my advantage.. If 1 refuse to eat, wouldn’t that be foolish?”