113: Chapter 113 Liu Zhen Falls for a Trick

On the fourth day, following Cao Kun's instructions, Liu Zhen contacted one of Boss Xue's subordinates through an intermediary.

He claimed he knew a boss from out of town who wanted to "purchase goods" from Boss Xue.

At first, Boss Xue's side was very cautious.

But Liu Zhen's acting was good.

A desperate gambler looking to earn a commission by acting as a go-between—this persona was very reasonable.

Furthermore, Liu Zhen was a small-time hoodlum to begin with, which further dispelled Boss Xue's suspicions.

The "out-of-town boss" arranged by Cao Kun also acted very convincingly.

He dressed like a nouveau riche, spoke with an accent, and brought a suitcase full of cash.

Both sides agreed to meet at an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city.

Boss Xue was very cautious and did not come in person, sending his second-in-command, "A-Qiang," to lead the team.

The transaction went very smoothly.

As the intermediary, Liu Zhen received a "referral fee" of 20,000 yuan.

He counted the money happily, completely unaware that he had already fallen into a trap.

The purpose of this scheme had been achieved.

Liu Zhen had registered with Boss Xue and had become a "rule-abiding" intermediary.

What followed was the real killing blow.

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A week later, Cao Kun had Liu Zhen perform a second "introduction."

This time, the target was not Boss Xue, but Boss Xue's mortal enemy, the "Northeast Tiger," Zhao Meng.

Zhao Meng was a new force that had risen in recent years, mainly dealing in casinos and loan sharking, which conflicted with Boss Xue's drug business.

The two had been fighting openly and covertly for a long time, each wishing to kill the other.

Cao Kun had Liu Zhen contact Zhao Meng's people, using the same script: he knew an out-of-town boss who wanted to purchase goods.

But this time, he had Liu Zhen add one more sentence: "Boss Xue's prices are too high, and he puts on airs, damn it. It would be better to cooperate with Brother Meng."

This remark quickly reached Boss Xue's ears.

Those who mix in the underworld hate betrayal the most.

"You, Liu Zhen, rely on me, Xue Jinlong, to make money, yet you turn around to hook up with my rival and badmouth me?"

Boss Xue was furious.

But Cao Kun's arrangement was even more ingenious.

He had that "out-of-town boss" deliberately reveal something while interacting with Zhao Meng's people.

In reality, it was Boss Xue who had sent Liu Zhen to test Zhao Meng, wanting to see the details and prices on Zhao Meng's side.

Now Zhao Meng was angry too.

"Well, well, Xue Jinlong, playing dirty, are you?"

Both sides were harboring rage.

Cao Kun added more fuel to the fire.

He anonymously sent a message to Boss Xue, saying that Liu Zhen was actually an undercover agent sent by Zhao Meng, with the goal of uncovering Boss Xue's trading network and preparing to join forces with the police to wipe them out.

At the same time, he sent a similar message to Zhao Meng, saying that Liu Zhen was sent by Boss Xue to deliberately drive up prices and disrupt the market.

Truth and falsehood were intertwined.

Liu Zhen had no idea that he had become a pawn caught between two enemies.

He was still dreaming of getting rich, waiting for the 100,000 yuan Cao Kun had promised.

That night, following Cao Kun's instructions, Liu Zhen went to a bar to wait for the "out-of-town boss" to pay the final payment.

Cao Kun told him that if this transaction succeeded, he could get another 30,000.

Liu Zhen went excitedly.

But what he waited for was not the boss, but Boss Xue's subordinates.

"Liu Zhen, Boss Xue invites you for tea." Four burly men surrounded him.

Liu Zhen realized something was wrong and wanted to run, but he had already been pinned down.

He was shoved into a van and taken to a warehouse on the outskirts of the city.

Boss Xue had come in person.

He was over fifty, thin and tall, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looking like a schoolteacher.

But those eyes were as cold and sinister as a viper's.

"Liu Zhen, I hear you've been very active lately." Boss Xue sat on a chair, speaking unhurriedly.

"Boss... Boss Xue, I... I'm just trying to make a living..." Liu Zhen's legs went weak.

"Make a living?" Boss Xue laughed. "Eating my food, yet you want to smash my pot?"

"I didn't! I've been wronged!"

"Wronged?" Boss Xue threw his phone in front of him, which showed a photo of Liu Zhen meeting with Zhao Meng's subordinates. "Then what is this?"

Liu Zhen could not explain himself.

He wanted to say that Cao Kun had instigated it, but who would believe that?

A strange boss told him to contact Zhao Meng, and he just went?

Even he himself didn't believe that.

"Boss Xue, someone framed me! It was Cao Kun! That owner of Xinghui Company!" Liu Zhen shouted desperately.

Boss Xue frowned: "Cao Kun? Who?"

A subordinate nearby whispered: "A boss who has recently emerged, running an advertising company. I heard he can fight quite well; Brother Dao suffered a loss at his hands."

Boss Xue narrowed his eyes.

He didn't know Cao Kun, but why would someone doing legitimate business want to frame a small character like Liu Zhen?

It didn't make sense.

He trusted his own judgment more: Liu Zhen was an undercover agent sent by Zhao Meng, and now that he had been caught, he was biting back indiscriminately.

"Break one of his legs and throw him out," Boss Xue said indifferently.

"Boss Xue! Spare my life! I've really been wronged!" Liu Zhen cried out.

But no one listened to him.

Two subordinates held him down, and another raised a Steel Pipe.

Just then, the sound of police sirens came from outside the warehouse.

Boss Xue's expression changed: "Enforcement Officer? Who called the police?"

The subordinates panicked too.

Although they didn't store drugs in this warehouse, there were some shady things there, and it would be troublesome if the police found them.

"Boss, let's go!"

Boss Xue glared fiercely at Liu Zhen: "Consider yourself lucky! Let's go!"

The group retreated hurriedly through the back door.

Liu Zhen collapsed on the ground, covered in cold sweat, thinking he had escaped a disaster.

But he was wrong.

The Enforcement Officer wasn't called by Cao Kun, but by Zhao Meng.

Cao Kun had anonymously sent a message to Zhao Meng, saying that Boss Xue was conducting a transaction at the warehouse tonight, which was a good opportunity to catch him in the act.

Zhao Meng had called the police, wanting to cause trouble for Boss Xue.

The police arrived, didn't catch Boss Xue, and only saw Liu Zhen collapsed on the ground.

"What's going on?" the Enforcement Officer asked.

How could Liu Zhen dare to tell the truth? He could only stammer that he had been robbed. Seeing that he had no obvious injuries, the police took a statement and left.

Liu Zhen limped out of the warehouse, his heart full of relief at having survived the ordeal.

He decided to leave Zhongzhou immediately; he didn't want any money, saving his life was more important.

But just as he walked to the side of the road, a black car stopped in front of him.

The window rolled down, and it was Zhao Meng.

"Liu Zhen, is it?" Zhao Meng sneered. "I heard that in front of Boss Xue, you said it was I who sent you?"

Liu Zhen was terrified: "Brother Meng, I didn't..."

"Get in the car." Zhao Meng's voice brooked no refusal.

Liu Zhen wanted to run, but two people got out of the car and shoved him into the back seat.

This time, no one came to save him.

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