Chapter 313: Chen Family Restaurant

Chapter 313: Chen Family Restaurant

At night, Zhao Changhe changed back into Wang Daozhong’s attire, applied the disguise, and returned to Yang Qianyuan’s inn.

Hmm, Snow-Treading Crow seems to have been well taken care of. Nobody dared to try anything. Not bad, not bad.

The inn was still lit, and Yang Qianyuan was pacing around anxiously. Surprisingly, his appearance had changed back into the young master on the wanted posters. He was clean-shaven and neatly groomed, no longer the rugged man from their first meeting.

Seeing “Wang Daozhong” return, Yang Qianyuan rushed up to him like he had seen a relative. He hurriedly greeted him, “Senior, where have you been...”

Zhao Changhe glanced at him curiously and then said with an indifferent expression, “Why, do you think you have the right to know where I go?”

“No, no, not at all,” Yang Qianyuan replied with an apologetic smile. “There was an incident at the brothel you were at. The madam was assassinated! Since you just so happened to leave at the same time, they suspected that you were an accomplice and went around asking about you. Someone had seen me take you to that street, so they also came here to ask me questions.”

Zhao Changhe squinted at him. “What did you tell them?”

Yang Qianyuan said, “I had no choice but to reveal your identity, telling them that you’re the esteemed Wang Daozhong. I told them that if you wanted to kill a mere brothel madam, you would not need to go to the neighboring room to eavesdrop. It must have just been a coincidence. Please don’t blame me. Only by telling them about who you are could I shut them up. Of course, I planned to immediately report this to you when I saw you...”

Zhao Changhe sneered. “I’m guessing you said more than just that, right?”

Yang Qianyuan smiled apologetically and said, “Yes... Since you sat in the neighboring room listening for so long, just telling them about your identity was not convincing enough. I told them that you were actually targeting that young master and probably left to chase after him. Only then did they believe me. They might come tomorrow to ask you about that young master’s whereabouts.”

Zhao Changhe’s expression turned displeased. “I did have my eye on him, but I didn’t get to have him.”

These words were sincere, and regret was clearly evident in his voice. His words were more genuine than pure gold.

Yang Qianyuan observed his expression. “Senior, if that’s what you’re into, would you like me to look for a pretty boy to serve you?”

“I’m tired. We’ll talk more later.” Zhao Changhe headed upstairs, looking like he wanted to rest.

Yang Qianyuan hurriedly said, “Senior, senior, our gang leader wishes to meet you...”

Zhao Changhe was furious. “You brat. You revealed my name without permission. You’re just lucky that I’m too lazy to deal with you, and you’re still not done?”

“Senior, please calm down. Please hear me out.” Yang Qianyuan looked around and whispered, “Recently, our Jinqian Gang has had some conflicts with the Yukun Gang over some businesses. We agreed to meet for negotiations at noon tomorrow... Well, actually, our gang leader has no plans of negotiating. He wants to take over the Yukun Gang. As long as we kill Tian Lingzi during the negotiations, the rest of the Yukun Gang won’t be a threat, and we can probably swallow them whole.”

Zhao Changhe said coldly, “Good for you. What does this have to do with me?”

Zhao Changhe said calmly, “Go tell your gang leader that I will come along tomorrow to have a look. As for anything else... we’ll discuss it some other time.”

*

At noon the next day.

In the eastern part of Kunlun City, at the Chen Family Restaurant.

Conflicts between gangs often lead to negotiation banquets. Such banquets were well known for tables being flipped and blades being drawn, as well as often leading to bloodshed. Both sides thus made thorough preparations before the banquet.

Tian Lingzi held a meeting overnight, while Gang Leader Qian set his sights on “Wang Daozhong.”

Tarantula was likely acting as the oriole, waiting to reap the benefits when the opportunity presented itself.

This small conflict in a corner of the city involved multiple factions, showing internal machinations and appearing like a minuscule version of the greater jianghu.

Ever since coming to this world, Zhao Changhe had seen many similar situations. He knew that this was how the jianghu was, just not the part of the jianghu he liked. Fortunately, he had Chichi by his side this time. Amidst the treacherous turmoil that he disliked, there was a touch of tenderness and warmth, making the harsh wind and snow seem refreshing.

He followed Yang Qianyuan to attend the banquet. What he had to do was quite simple, at least in theory.

Others thought that he was there to help the Jinqian Gang by dealing with Tian Lingzi, while Yang Qianyuan hoped that he would conveniently kill the supposedly disrespectful Gang Leader Qian and support him in his rise to power.

In reality, he was there to help the little witch beside Tian Lingzi ambush Tarantula. As for whether or not he would kill Gang Leader Qian, he was not really thinking about it. Instead, he was more concerned about capturing Yang Qianyuan alive.

However, as soon as he stepped into the restaurant, the owner came up to greet him. “You must be Mister Daozhong! I, Chen One, am honored to meet you. We hope that you enjoy your time here.”

The owner was also quite good-looking. The news that Wang Daozhong enjoyed the company of men seemed to have spread throughout Kunlun overnight, and it looked like it would spread even further. Seeing the owner approach, the others winked and nudged each other, already imagining all kinds of scenarios in their heads.

Sure enough, Wang Daozhong appeared delighted. “I must say, you’re quite charming, unlike many of the unsightly faces around here.”

Zhao Changhe was genuinely delighted. Just from the name and the way the owner of the restaurant approached him, he knew that this was his true collaborator here, a contact from Ying Five’s organization.

The Earth Deer of Liu was not an expert in intelligence gathering, and he was unlikely to know much, but Ying Five’s people were different.

As they appeared to exchange appreciative glances, Chen One whispered a warning, “Gang Leader Qian has additional support, and Tian Lingzi is suspected to be allied with Tarantula. Not a single one of them is trustworthy. Do not trust any of them.”