Who's Stupid and Naive?
"Have a seat," the potbellied man said as he looked at Lin Yi, assuming the posture of a superior.
This person had to be Cihua. As he spoke, Lin Yi was carefully observing the man as well. Cihua's first impression on Lin Yi was that he was domineering- the arrogance and confidence of a superior was all there was to it. He had to admit that his public image was quite successful.
This was the aura of a tyrant, after all. Someone with a weaker aura would've been cautious and fearful in front of him.
But Lin Yi had seen his fair share of people with this aura. There weren't many of them left alive, and the ones that were hostile to him had all transmigrated or been reborn.
Lin Yi didn't bother with Cihua at all as he walked around the office, glancing at the skeleton man. "Is this your sweetheart?"
"......" Cihua was speechless, his eyes wide. Why wasn't Lin Yi playing by the book? Cihua's original plan had been to get Lin Yi to sit down, then try to coerce him and see if he could win him over. If not, then he'd kill him.
But Lin Yi didn't sit down at all, instead asking a question that infuriated Cihua. What kind of eyes was that? Did a sweetheart look like that?!
Cihua cleared his throat. "Mister Lin, you don't seem to have very good eyesight. This is my secretary, a male secretary."
"Oh, so that's what Cihua Bro is into!" Lin Yi nodded in realization. "I'm scared. I say, fatty, you're not trying to do something to me, are you?"
"Fuck!" Cihua was going crazy. He'd felt quite comfortable when Lin Yi called him 'Cihua Bro' earlier, thinking that the kid knew he was a 'bro' after all! But the latter part of the sentence didn't feel quite right anymore. What did he mean by 'that'?
Cihua couldn't hold it in any longer and cursed at the sight of Cihua Bro turning him into a fatty.
"Hehe, I'm just joking. Don't be angry." Lin Yi smiled as he sat down on the sofa in front of Cihua. Lin Yi had said those words on purpose to piss Cihua off and test his bottomline. It was only when Cihua lost his head that he'd be able to reveal more of his thoughts in the following conversation. Now that he'd achieved his goal, Lin Yi naturally didn't want to waste any more time with Cihua.
"......" Cihua frowned. "Mister Lin, let's not beat around the bush since you're here."
"Just say what you want to say." Lin Yi had laid the groundwork for Cihua to get straight to the point, so that he wouldn't beat around the bush! What he'd said before was a warning to Cihua that he was better at beating around the bush than Cihua was.
"Nice!" Cihua said. "Let's get straight to the point- were you the one behind the bank kidnapping?"
"Did I need to do that?" Lin Yi said, a little disdainful. "Those people were too trashy. What, were they your people?"
Cihua nodded without hesitation, much to Lin Yi's surprise. "Indeed, I didn't take your existence into consideration, Mister Lin. Sending those people was a mistake."
"Oh? So you're saying that you're the mastermind behind the bank kidnapping? "Lin Yi found it odd that Cihua would admit that he was the mastermind.
"I'm just one of the beneficiaries." Cihua said. "You don't need to know the specifics, Mister Lin. The more you know, the faster you'll die."
"Ha, are you trying to scare me?" Lin Yi didn't care about Cihua's threat. "Aren't you afraid that I'll report you to the police?"
"Haha!" Cihua looked at Lin Yi as if he were an idiot. "Naturally, I'm not afraid of you calling the police since I've said it."
"Is that so?" Lin Yi looked at Cihua with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.
"You can try if you don't believe me." Cihua said with a wave of his hand. "Proof, no proof! There's no proof, and I won't leave any evidence behind! Lin Yi, I have to say that you're very naive and stupid. At our level, the only people who can get involved in a fight are the small fries! You think the police don't know what I'm doing? No, they do! They know better than you do! But they can't touch me. Why? Because they can't afford to offend the person behind me, and they don't have enough evidence to touch me! "
"So you're saying that if I kill you, the police won't have any evidence, and you'll die for nothing?" Lin Yi asked.
"That's a funny analogy, but I can tell you that if you really kill me, and you're smart enough to leave no evidence behind, no one will be able to do anything to you as long as you have Pengzhan behind you." Cihua said. "This is the rule of the upper class, and no one will break the rules."
"Ah, I understand." Lin Yi nodded, cursing in his heart. Fuck, why are you smiling so happily? Killing you is like playing a game. But since you've said it like that, I can't kill you. The person behind you won't let this go easily. Lin Yi was thinking about the bigger picture, and before Pengzhan launched an all-out attack, Lin Yi wouldn't act rashly. Making a move against some of the more important people was fine, but killing them … It was too early.
"It's good that you understand this. Then, I won't talk nonsense with you and won't beat around the bush!" Cihua said. "A wise man submits to the circumstances, and I'm sure Mister Lin is aware of that. It's actually quite easy for us to take you out. Pengzhan might still have some sort of support for you when you're alive, but now that you're dead, do you think he'd stand up for a bodyguard … or even his daughter's lover? He'd probably want you dead if he found out about you and his daughter, wouldn't he? "
Lin Yi looked at Cihua, who was spitting spittle all over the place. This guy was too perverted, thinking that his relationship with Mengyao was too dirty and complicated … Did he look like someone who'd have an affair with the Miss?
Lin Yi looked at Cihua, who thought he knew the inside story. He was pitiful, sad, and stupid.
People like him, who thought they knew the truth but didn't know anything, were the most stupid of people.
"What are you trying to say?" Lin Yi didn't refute Cihua's words. He could misunderstand all he wanted, and it was even better that Cihua misunderstood his relationship with Mengyao. Lin Yi would have more reasons to make a move against him in the future. You touch my woman, I'll touch your whole family.
"Cooperate with us." Cihua said confidently.
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