332: Chapter 332 Secret Telepathy: Please Return to the Martial World

Chapter 332: Voice Transmission, Please Re-enter the Jianghu

"Cough, cough, cough—"

Xiaosa began to cough violently, the spicy smoke of the cigar making his eyes stream with tears.

Secretary Liu picked up the cup on the table, eagerly poured some water, and handed it over.

"Brother Xiaosa, have a sip of water to smooth your Qi."

Xiaosa snatched it over, not even bothering to thank him, and gulped it down with his head tilted back.

Having not touched a drop of food or water for nearly half a day, at this moment, this ordinary cup of plain boiled water tasted like nectar in his mouth.

After a large cup of water went down his stomach, his dry and cracked throat finally felt a bit more comfortable.

Xiaosa wiped his mouth and let out a long sigh of relief.

At the same time, seizing this breathing space, his brain raced.

The Gang Leader Chen before him was moody, flipping his face faster than turning a book.

That neurotic performance from just now was still vivid in his mind.

And now he had changed into this amiable appearance again.

All that talk about admiring "Mr. Assassin" and discussing cooperation was very likely intended to paralyze him.

He had to deal with it carefully; say one wrong word, and his little life might be gone.

Chen Chen waited very patiently, and seeing him finish the water, he continued to speak:

"I know, Brother Xiaosa, you and that Mr. Assassin definitely have a way to contact each other."

"Therefore, I would like to ask you to act as this intermediary and convey some matters to that gentleman on my behalf."

Hearing this, Xiaosa's hand holding the cup tightened involuntarily, and his heartstrings tightened again.

Although he had benefited from that mysterious expert's light, his little life seemed to be temporarily saved.

Yet how could he know the other party's contact information? How could he act as this so-called intermediary?

Furthermore, Chen Chen looked so sinister and cunning.

Ghost knows if he was deliberately showing goodwill to extract words from him?

Chen Chen seemed to see through Xiaosa's concerns and heavily stubbed out his half-smoked cigar in a pure gold ashtray.

"Brother Xiaosa, you have also mixed in the Dao, so you should understand a principle."

"In the adult world, fighting and killing are only the lowest-tier methods and cannot solve fundamental problems."

"Walking in the Jianghu, what is the most important thing? It is being able to gain benefits."

He leaned forward slightly, his eyes fixed on Xiaosa like a falcon:

"As long as the benefits are sufficient, even the hatred of killing one's father and stealing one's wife can allow people to sit down, calmly drink a cup of tea, and chat, don't you agree?"

"Uh... this... this... Chairman makes a lot of sense..."

Xiaosa's scalp went numb from being stared at by him, and he could only mumble in response.

He secretly glanced at Awei, the muscular hunk like an iron tower at the door, and his heart couldn't help but leap wildly again.

There was definitely no way out if he wanted to run.

Xiaosa was very clear that his only utility value right now was that illusory connection with that mysterious expert.

If he could delay for a bit longer, there would be one more ray of life; perhaps some turning point would appear.

"This... I need to consider it."

Xiaosa swallowed a mouthful of saliva and laboriously organized his words:

"You also know that big shot... has a rather bad temper and starts killing people at the slightest disagreement."

"Me... talking to him, that is all... all bearing the risk of losing my head."

"I understand, I understand."

Chen Chen immediately showed a warm smile and affectionately patted Xiaosa's shoulder:

"No hurry, no hurry, Brother Xiaosa, take your time to consider."

He then gave a wink to the muscular hunk standing at the door:

"Awei, go tell the people outside to send over some of the best trauma medicine."

"Right, also call up the gentlest and most considerate nurse sister from the clubhouse downstairs. You must meticulously treat the injuries on Brother Xiaosa's body and make sure not to leave him with any disabilities."

"Otherwise, if Brother Xiaosa suffers any misfortune in the future, I will hold you accountable!"

This seemingly deeply caring speech ended with a hint of unquestionable chilliness in his tone.

Even a fool could hear the thick threat hidden within it.

Hearing this, Xiaosa shivered all over, cursing his bad luck inwardly.

This time he was truly riding a tiger and difficult to get off.

If he told Chen Chen the truth honestly, saying that he couldn't contact that mysterious expert at all,

without needing to think, he would immediately be disposed of as waste with no utility value.

But if he kept dragging it out without expressing a stance and continued to fake it,

given Chen Chen's old-fox cunning, he would definitely be able to see the problem.

Once he lost his patience...

Thinking of the phrase "pour into a cement bucket and throw into the sea," Xiaosa couldn't help shivering again.

Chen Chen sat across from him with crossed legs, taking his time.

He didn't rush him either, just looking at Xiaosa like that, his mouth even carrying a hint of an elusive smile.

Xiaosa felt completely uncomfortable being looked at by him, sitting awkwardly on the sofa with an embarrassed smile.

Then he picked up the water cup and took another sip, trying to ease his nervous emotions.

However, the fingers holding the cup were uncontrollably trembling slightly.

Just as his mind was in chaos and he didn't know what to do,

suddenly, a man's voice sounded:

"First ask him, what are the specific details of the cooperation?"

This voice appeared without warning, making Xiaosa's hand holding the cup tremble and almost choking him again.

He suddenly raised his head and subconsciously glanced at Chen Chen.

At this moment, in the office, besides Gang Leader Chen sitting in front of him, and Secretary Liu and the muscular hunk standing not far away respectively,

there was simply no one else.

In other words, this voice... appeared directly in his mind!

"Don't be nervous."

That man's voice sounded again, familiar and calm, carrying a reassuring power.

"Next, you represent me to communicate with Chen Chen. Whatever I say, you answer him."

Xiaosa finally confirmed it.

It was the same voice he heard in the van when he was kidnapped earlier!

The other party didn't seem to have given up on him and finally tracked him here.

Could it be... that mysterious expert really appeared again, re-entering the Jianghu?

Even... he was hiding in the room, talking to me using the "Voice Transmission" skill from Wuxia novels?

Thinking of this possibility, Xiaosa's heart beat wildly with thuds, feeling both pleasantly surprised and terrified.

Afraid that Chen Chen would notice something abnormal, he couldn't help lowering his head, trying to conceal the expression on his face.

The mysterious expert seemed to sense his nervousness and said again:

"Calm down, don't show any flaws, and your attitude must be a bit tougher."

"Only in this way will the Red Tiger Gang harbor dread and not dare to make a move against you easily."

This secret communication in his mind actually took only an instant.

Seeing Xiaosa lowered his head without speaking, Chen Chen thought he was weighing the pros and cons, and a trace of imperceptible sharpness flashed in his eyes.

It seemed this kid was not an easy character either, knowing that he had to strike a pose at a time like this.

A few seconds later, Xiaosa suddenly raised his head, his originally cowering eyes unexpectedly gaining a bit of composure.

He took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to say:

"I need to understand the specific details of the cooperation first."

"If I think it's appropriate, I can help convey it to my boss; otherwise... no deal!"

Seeing Xiaosa suddenly become "tough" and even actively admit his relationship with that mysterious expert,

a trace of surprise flashed in Chen Chen's eyes, which was immediately replaced by a touch of understanding.

However, upon hearing that final threatening phrase "no deal," Chen Chen's brow still furrowed slightly:

"Oh? This matter is of great importance, concerning your and my life. Can you really make the decision?"

Hearing this, Xiaosa couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

Seemingly considering for two seconds, he then nodded with a serious expression, his tone firm:

"I can make the decision!"

Chen Chen's eyes instantly condensed, and the smile on his face retracted.

He re-examined the bruised and battered, ragged punk in front of him, for the first time truly taking him seriously in his heart.

The atmosphere inside the office instantly became somewhat subtle.

Secretary Liu and Awei also sensed this change in atmosphere, and their expressions both turned serious.

Although Xiaosa's heart was still beating anxiously,

thinking of the unfathomable big shot supporting him from behind, he immediately tried to straighten his back.

After a moment of silence, Chen Chen finally made a decision.

"Good."

He slowly opened his mouth, his voice returning to calm:

"Since Brother Xiaosa can make the decision, then I won't beat around the bush."

"To tell you the truth, I want to ask that gentleman to help me kill someone."

"Who?"

Xiaosa asked immediately, his tone crisp and neat, completely different from his previous cowering self.

"Noah Organization, Dongdu Branch field office, Level 8 cadre, code name 'Scorpion'."

Chen Chen said word by word, a flash of ruthlessness crossing his eyes.

Xiaosa's expression was somewhat blank, completely not understanding.

In his mind, Fang Cheng's voice sounded promptly:

"Ask him, as the leader of the Red Tiger Gang supported by Noah and an important faction boss in Dongdu, why is he betraying his master and plotting against an Advanced cadre of the same organization?"

Xiaosa immediately opened up his brainpower, polished the question a bit, and repeated it out:

"Chairman Chen, I don't quite get it."

"As far as I know, your Red Tiger Gang was single-handedly supported by the Noah Organization, so you can be considered their people, right?"

"Now you turn around and want to assassinate their Advanced cadre. Isn't this... um... water flooding the Dragon King temple, our own people fighting our own people?"

"What on earth is the reason for doing this?"

He widened his eyes, his tone carrying a trace of appropriate skepticism.

Showing that he attached great importance to this question; without a reasonable explanation, cooperation would be out of the question.

Chen Chen didn't expect the other party to be so direct. After a brief silence, he slowly explained:

"Brother Xiaosa, some things are not as simple as they look on the surface."

"Inside the Noah Organization, it is not monolithic either; there have always been factions standing in great numbers and endless strife."

"Those people in the Dongdu Branch haven't been on the same path as me for a long time."

He paused, a hint of grievance in his tone.

"I want to lead my brothers to wash clean and go ashore, do legitimate business, and make the group bigger and stronger."

"But what about them? They only need an underground force that can do dirty work and take the blame for them."

"Noah doesn't lack a company doing legitimate business at all; what they need is just a biting dog, a black glove that can be thrown away at any time!"

"I, Chen Chen, don't want to be a hoodlum who cannot see the light for the rest of my life, nor do I want to be a dog for them for the rest of my life!"

"Over the years, although the conflicts between our two sides haven't completely intensified, this breath in my heart has been held back for a long time."

"Recently, an incident happened that made me completely make up my mind."

Speaking of this, Chen Chen calmed his excited emotions, his face turning somewhat gloomy.

"What incident?"

Xiaosa pursued the question, which was also what Fang Cheng wanted to know.

Chen Chen didn't answer directly, just reached out and pointed at the ceiling, saying obscurely:

"It's related to the struggle above in Xia Guo; as for what specifically, someone at my level cannot touch core intelligence."

"But I know that Noah this time is probably embroiled in enormous trouble."

"Once they lose power and evacuate Dongdu, I, the person in charge of the peripheral forces, am very likely to be pushed out to serve as one of the scapegoats."

"Therefore, I must prepare for a rainy day and find a path to survival for myself and my subordinate brothers."

Through Xiaosa's perception, Fang Cheng captured a trace of panic and unwillingness in Chen Chen's words.

Then he spoke to Xiaosa in his mind:

"Tell him, even so, there is no need to make a deadly move against Noah's Advanced cadre; the risk is too great."

Xiaosa immediately continued:

"Chairman Chen, even if Noah really runs into problems in the future and you want to protect yourself in advance, there is no need to choose this method, right?"

"Assassinating an Advanced cadre of the same organization, once exposed, is an irreconcilable situation."

"Humph, risk?"

Chen Chen sneered several times:

"I am a lone man, what do I have to fear?"

"Furthermore, the person I want to eliminate is precisely the leader of the Noah Organization responsible for controlling us peripheral forces."

"Over the years, he has constantly tripped me up everywhere, planted informants, and restricted my development. He is simply a knife hanging above my head that could fall at any time."

"Only by eliminating him can I truly untie my hands and feet, integrate the Dongdu underground forces, and strive for greater chips for myself."

"Rightly so, recently the Noah Organization has suffered heavy blows, and monitoring over us peripheral forces will surely slacken somewhat. Right now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

He looked at Xiaosa with burning eyes and changed the subject.

"I know that Mr. Assassin also seems to have an irreconcilable enmity with the Noah Organization, right?"

"Presumably, he shouldn't mind killing one more Noah member. I can provide him with detailed intelligence, including the target's whereabouts, living habits, specific abilities, and so on, to guarantee absolute foolproofness."

"During the operation, if manpower is needed for backup, or if a safe evacuation route and hiding place are needed afterward, my Red Tiger Gang will definitely cooperate with all our strength."

Speaking up to here, a flash of craftiness flickered in Chen Chen's eyes.

He deliberately paused for a moment, observing Xiaosa's reaction.

Fang Cheng naturally heard the probing intent in Chen Chen's words and did not respond directly.

After thinking a little, he put forward his own conditions through Xiaosa's mouth.

"Chairman Chen, empty words prove nothing. Cooperation is possible, but we need to see your sincerity."

Under Fang Cheng's secret guidance, Xiaosa no longer had his previous nervousness and cowering at this moment.

He straightened his body, began to put on airs, and even mimicked Chen Chen's posture by crossing his legs.

Although the posture looked a bit comical due to his injuries and pain, that "air" was done quite plausibly.

"Moreover, as far as I know, the Noah Organization's strength in Dongdu is no small matter."

"Solely relying on my boss alone, even if he can kill that Level 8 cadre named 'Scorpion', I'm afraid it would still be very difficult to withdraw unscathed, right? On your side, how much support can you provide?"

"Besides, trades have rules, and bandits have ways. My boss is not just any ordinary person; if you want him to make a move, you also have to abide by the rules."

"Otherwise, rashly forging a deadly enmity with a major power like Noah, it won't be easy for my boss and those above to explain."

Hearing this, Chen Chen's eyes flashed with sharpness, and then he burst into loud laughter:

"Brother Xiaosa is straightforward and quick-witted, I like it!"

He patted his chest and said in a bold tone:

"I understand the rules, you can rest assured!"

"As long as that gentleman is willing to make a move, in addition to all the intelligence on Scorpion, I can also additionally provide a considerable amount of activity funds to guarantee the gentleman's satisfaction."

"If this cooperation goes smoothly, we can also carry out deeper cooperation."

"I have operated in Dongdu for many years and have some connections in both the underworld and the upper world. Whether it is intelligence, funds, or manpower, I can provide considerable help."

"For example, helping that gentleman handle some matters inconvenient for him to show his face in, or providing some secret sanctuary locations."

"Even, if the gentleman is interested, we can also share certain resources of Dongdu's underground world."

"Moreover, regarding Noah's deployment in Dongdu, I know it better than anyone else. This intelligence must be of great use to the gentleman as well..."