"So, if Su Lun intercepted the information about me and told Xiong Ying in private to kill me, there's a high chance that Xiong Ying would fall for it?
"Su Lun could have said that I'm heavily injured, and this is a rare chance. As long as he beheads me, Xiong Ying will be able to gain Xiong Wei's favor, and his position as the gang leader will become even more unshakable … or something like that?"
"It's highly possible!"
Song Jinbo first came to a realization. Then, he felt his skin crawl. "I see. Red Brows Su Lun is the traitor. It's no wonder why the abnormal beast knows the situation in the lair like the back of its hand. It's as if it's watching our every move at all times!
"No, we have to expose Red Brows Su Lun's true colors!
"I'll bring you to the leaders of the gangs now. Phantom Bear Xiong Wei is ruthless, and he just lost his beloved son. He might not listen to our explanations, but Poison Scorpion's support is Sky Pillar Corporation. You have a good relationship with Sky Pillar Corporation, and with my testimony, Poison Scorpion will believe us!"
"Wait!"
Meng Chao stared at Song Jinbo and suddenly said, "Do you have a grudge against Red Brows Su Lun?"
Song Jinbo's face turned red. He thought about it and decided that there was no need for him to lie. He could not deceive Meng Chao anyway, so he stuttered, "H-how did you know?"
"When I mentioned these suspicious points, you immediately believed me. You even actively wanted to expose Red Brows Su Lun's true colors. You don't seem to like the God of Wealth," Meng Chao said.
"Also, if you didn't have a grudge against him, why would he lure you to me to die?"
Song Jinbo stuttered for a long time before he said, "I don't have a grudge against him. It's just that before Red Brows Su Lun became the vice gang leader, I was in charge of Golden Tooth's most profitable entertainment business. But my old ways gradually became outdated, and Mr. Jin became increasingly displeased with them. That's why he hired Su Lun to be the vice gang leader.
"The innovations he created naturally earned a lot of money for the gang, but the more useful he is, the more useless I am.
"Now, the business I'm in charge of has been reduced from the entire entertainment line to the monster coliseum. I even have to listen to him when it comes to the operations of this place. I might be the manager, but I'm really just a supervisor. I'm Red Brows Su Lun's follower!
"But I'm not certain that he's a traitor because of my personal grudge. It's just that the doubts you raised are very convincing. I'm thinking about Golden Tooth and the lair!"
"I believe that."
"But it's useless for me to believe him. If you really have a conflict of interest with Red Brows Su Lun and your grudge is so great that everyone knows about it, the effectiveness of you testifying against him will be greatly reduced. The gang leaders might not believe your words."
"Then I'll bring you to the borders of the lair."
Song Jinbo thought about it and said, "Should we go straight to the contact point between the lair and the outside world?"
"If I were Red Brows Su Lun, I would definitely set up a lot of firing points around the contact point. If I find any suspicious people, I'll kill them all," Meng Chao said.
"It doesn't matter whether they can kill me or not. What's important is that the people who listen to Red Brows Su Lun might be innocent people who were deceived by him, just like you, Xiong Ying, and Rattlesnake Xiang Wei.
"If I slaughter my way out of the encirclement and end up owing a debt of blood to dozens of people, would it matter whether I really killed Bullet Xue Rui or not?
"Of course, the lair is huge. It's impossible for the entire lair to be locked down so tightly that not even a sparrow can fly out. If I wanted to sneak out, I would have found a way.
"But I'll say it again. The key is time.
"By the time we avoided all the pursuers, avoided all the firing points, found the secret tunnel to escape from the lair, broke through the layers of security, and found the commander outside, a few hours would have passed.
"And if we ran away without any proof, our side of the story won't be enough for the commander outside to immediately believe us.
"Even if the commander is skeptical, he doesn't have enough fighting power to send them to the lair, and the rampaging volcano in the lair might erupt at any moment!"
"Indeed. We can't put out a fire nearby, and we won't be able to escape in time to explain the situation …"
Song Jinbo thought about it for a while before he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's just take a gamble and sneak into Golden Tooth's headquarters right under Red Brows Su Lun's nose. I'll bring you straight to Mr. Jin!
"No matter what, I'm someone who has followed Mr. Jin for decades. Even if I have to kill myself in front of him, I have to make him believe me!"
"I don't doubt your loyalty to Saber Jin Wanhao, and I don't doubt his trust in you either," Meng Chao said coldly.
"But think about it. When was the last time you saw Saber Jin Wanhao? How was his body condition at that time? "
"Well … I think it was last year. It was during Mr. Jin's seventieth birthday."
Song Jinbo recalled carefully and said, "At that time, Lord Jin's physical condition was very bad. Although he was wearing a fully enclosed medical suit, and the translucent armor-like suit was filled with medical drugs, he still coughed non-stop, causing the medical suit to rattle.
"Mr. Jin is a peerless fighter known as the Underground Emperor. His seventieth birthday should have been held in a grand manner, and it should have been as grand as possible.
"But at that time, Red Brows Su Lun didn't invite a lot of guests for Mr. Jin. Mr. Jin didn't spend too much time at his birthday either. During the entire birthday, he didn't even say a single complete sentence before he returned to the chamber to rest.
"Many of the guests said that Mr. Jin's ambitions are no longer what they were in the past. It's just that Golden Tooth has found Su Lun, the God of Wealth. If there's money to be earned, everyone can earn it, so there's no need for them to challenge Golden Tooth's authority."
"So …" Meng Chao narrowed his eyes.
Meng Chao narrowed his eyes and came to a conclusion that was as sharp as a razor. "Do you think that your Mr. Jin is still alive?"
Song Jinbo looked as if he had been struck by lightning. He was dumbfounded.
Then, his eyebrows, his lips, his shoulders, and his fingers started trembling.
"You … You … You …"
He pointed at Meng Chao while trembling, as if Meng Chao had just said some outrageous curse.
"Don't be hasty. I'm not the one who wants to curse Saber Jin Wanhao," Meng Chao said.
"It's just that based on what I understand from the outside, the Underground Emperor should be a domineering and manipulative person. Based on your understanding of him, as long as he's still breathing and Golden Tooth Lair is facing a crisis of life and death, will he continue hiding his strength and listen to Red Brows Su Lun?"
Song Jinbo's face was ashen. His breathing quickened, and his expression gradually contorted in pain.
"Of course, I'm just talking about the worst-case scenario."
Meng Chao did not dare to say anything definite. He still tried to be as kind as possible and comforted Song Jinbo. "Think of it on the bright side. Perhaps Saber Jin Wanhao is still breathing, but he has lost all his strength and is now a cripple. What if he's controlled by Red Brows Su Lun and turned into the Vortex's puppet?"
Song Jinbo shuddered.
His eyes instantly turned bloodshot.
His burning gaze looked like it wanted to burn two holes in Meng Chao's body.
"Then tell me, what should we do now?" His voice was hoarse, and his expression was fierce.
"Wait," Meng Chao said.
"Wait?"
Song Jinbo cried out. "You're the one who said that we have less than ten hours left.
"During these ten hours, Mr. Jin's survival is unknown, Red Brows Su Lun has ulterior motives, the Vortex is constantly changing, and it has a lot of tricks up its sleeves. Leprosy Village might go out of control at any moment.
"Golden Tooth Lair is about to be destroyed, and you're still going to wait?"
"Trust me, as long as there's a 30% chance of winning, I won't even wait 0.1 seconds. Unfortunately, I haven't found the best chance to stake everything on this. Then, even if there are only three minutes left, I can only grit my teeth and continue waiting!"
Meng Chao changed the topic. "But I have a feeling that we won't have to wait for too long before the enemy reveals a fatal weakness."
Song Jinbo widened his eyes and asked, "Why?"
"Because framing me as a murderer isn't the enemy's goal," Meng Chao explained patiently.
"In fact, instigating Leprosy Village and the gangs to fight against each other isn't the enemy's ultimate goal. Even if Leprosy Village and the gangs die, the chaos will only affect Golden Tooth Lair. As long as the chaos doesn't spread to the outside world, Dragon City won't descend into chaos. Once the pitched battle at the borders comes to an end, they can still mobilize their forces to solve the problem in the lair.
"At that time, no matter how much the Vortex changes, it won't be able to stir up any trouble.
"So, regardless of whether it's framing me as a traitor or a murderer or forcing the villagers to run outside to seek refuge, it's just a method the abnormal beast uses to divert the gangs' attention. It's not its real goal. The enemy's core goal is definitely one hundred times more sinister and fatal than what we've seen. It's enough to make chaos spread from Golden Tooth Lair to all of Dragon City.
"It's such a huge scheme, but we ran into a mistake where the villagers aren't moving. It's definitely not something that can be stopped by framing me as a traitor.
"Next, we'll lurk in the dark and watch the enemy make more mistakes!
"Of course, to be able to instantly cut the enemy's throat when he makes a fatal mistake, the closer we are to Red Brows Su Lun …"
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