Chapter 331

Chapter 331 Important Intelligence!

 

Li Yang saw that the visitor was actually Zhang Ziwei who had returned, and said with some surprise: “Ziwei, didn’t you already leave?”

Zhang Ziwei smiled: “Chief, since this is my first meeting with Mr. Su tonight, I wanted to invite him for a drink.”

Looking at her expression, Li Yang thought he understood this woman’s intentions, so he nodded with a smile: “Good, I need to personally handle some matters related to Qian Hugang and Ma Bang’an’s deaths, so I won’t stay to accompany you. I’ll take my leave.”

Li Yang gestured to Su Rui, then nodded and left, though he was still wondering to himself why Zhang Ziwei, who had never shown interest in any man before, would suddenly and unprecedentedly invite Su Rui for a drink.

Su Rui was meeting this woman for the first time, so he didn’t know what she was up to, but he figured he wouldn’t lose anything by accepting an invitation from a beautiful woman.

“Where are we going?” Su Rui asked, looking Zhang Ziwei over with a smile.

Dressed in a white dress, with smooth hair tied in a ponytail floating behind her head, skin that looked delicate, and gentleness in her eyes – judging solely by appearance, if one couldn’t detect the subtle air of heroism she exuded, no one would believe that this seemingly fragile woman was in charge of the Qinglong Gang’s Discipline Hall, where all gang punishments were carried out by her subordinates.

“I know a nice bar. Let’s go sit there together,” Zhang Ziwei said, stepping aside to make way and making an inviting gesture.

“I’m honored,” Su Rui responded with rare politeness.

Zhang Ziwei drove her Audi herself, with Su Rui sitting in the passenger seat. Looking at the beautiful woman beside him, he asked, “Ziwei, how old are you?”

When dealing with women, one shouldn’t call them by their first name or ask their age, yet Su Rui had just done both at once.

Hearing Su Rui address her this way, Zhang Ziwei raised her eyebrows and said, “Almost twenty-nine.”

“Twenty-nine, huh? Do you have a partner?” Su Rui asked with a smile, clearly trying to probe into her private life.

“Not at the moment,” Zhang Ziwei had very high standards, and ordinary men couldn’t catch her eye. In fact, the more capable a woman is, the harder it is for her to find a suitable man – a principle that applies worldwide.

“So you invited me out – you haven’t fallen for me, have you?” Su Rui glanced at her.

Zhang Ziwei smiled helplessly: “That’s really not it. I just wanted to make a friend. Mr. Su, please don’t overthink.”

Only then did Su Rui show a relieved expression: “That’s good, otherwise I would have been quite troubled. Sometimes having too much romantic luck isn’t a good thing.”

Zhang Ziwei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She hadn’t expected that the young man who had just killed two people without blinking in the meeting room would have such a playful personality.

Zhang Ziwei took Su Rui to a bar, where they sat in a booth, sipping drinks while observing their surroundings.

As he looked around, Su Rui’s brows furrowed. He put down his glass and said, “Ziwei, you brought me here today for another purpose, didn’t you?”

“Indeed, you saw through me.”

Zhang Ziwei wasn’t surprised by Su Rui’s perception. She elegantly took a sip of her drink and smiled, “This is Jinhua Road, the main lodging area for the Eastern Heroes’ Alliance.”

Su Rui nodded: “No wonder the people here don’t look normal. Heroes’ Alliance – I’ve heard that name before.”

“What, you’re not thinking I want you to crash the Heroes’ Alliance’s party, are you?” Su Rui said with a faint smile.

“Something like that,” Zhang Ziwei’s lips curled into a light smile.

“I don’t particularly enjoy fighting. If I try to fight and end up getting beaten instead, that wouldn’t be good,” Su Rui said with a smile, though his gaze lacked warmth. He had already figured out that this woman wasn’t really inviting him for a drink but was deliberately trying to use him for something.

Sensing the profound meaning in Su Rui’s eyes, Zhang Ziwei said, “Mr. Su, I know you participated in the qualifying matches as a non-seeded player and advanced easily by defeating all opponents. I don’t know how formidable the Thai boxing champion Yinglaji that Chief Li invited is, but I do know that you are the Qinglong Gang’s greatest guarantee in the ten-year martial arts competition.”

“That’s quite flattering. You have a sweet mouth,” Su Rui said calmly. “But why are you buttering me up? This isn’t some kind of sugar-coated trap, is it?”

Zhang Ziwei didn’t seem particularly lively. Though her expression carried a smile, her eyes were serious: “Mr. Su, I manage four halls in the Qinglong Gang. Besides the main Discipline Hall, another one is the Intelligence Hall.”

“Intelligence Hall?” Su Rui pondered the name. “The hall specializing in gathering information?”

“Correct,” Zhang Ziwei nodded. “To others, the Discipline Hall manages punishments and commands everyone’s respect. But the Intelligence Hall is different. Although it was once the most important hall in the gang, in today’s increasingly digital and networked world, the Intelligence Hall seems less important. Gangs rarely fight each other now, gradually transforming and going legitimate, so there’s less need for the Intelligence Hall to gather enemy information and intelligence. Therefore, this hall has declined to the least noticed position in the entire Qinglong Gang over the past few years.”

Su Rui seemed to detect something else: “You’re not trying to tell me that you’ve secretly revitalized the declining Intelligence Hall, are you?”

Zhang Ziwei nodded, then shook her head: “Revitalized is too strong a word. Since I took over, the Intelligence Hall has improved somewhat.”

Su Rui looked at Zhang Ziwei, his gaze becoming increasingly different.

This woman was truly extraordinary, able to forge her own path with unique insight. While others were heavily developing combat or business-oriented halls, this woman was quietly revitalizing the Intelligence Hall. In Su Rui’s view, this approach was indeed correct. After all, in the underworld, there were too many things that networks and digitalization couldn’t accomplish. With important and valuable information in hand, actions would be different. Know yourself and your enemy, and you’ll never be defeated.

This Intelligence Hall was similar to a country’s intelligence department, with undercover agents, spies, and even specialized information transmission channels.

If she could control all these information channels, Zhang Ziwei’s position within the Qinglong Gang would absolutely not be what it appeared on the surface.

To most people, Zhang Ziwei was merely the daughter of the previous gang leader Zhang Fantian. People included her in the council of elders reluctantly, out of respect for the old leader. But was that really the case?

On this point, even Li Yang probably had insufficient understanding. He was focused on legitimizing the gang and revitalizing it economically, likely having pushed the once-important Intelligence Hall far from his mind.

It was fine when there was no fighting, but once a real conflict broke out, the Intelligence Hall would immediately become the most crucial hall!

Since Zhang Ziwei could speak like this, Su Rui had every reason to believe that the Intelligence Hall under her command had secretly developed to a considerable level.

But why was she telling him all this?

Su Rui wouldn’t believe that his charisma was strong enough to influence this underworld heroine. If she was willing to share such important information with him, she definitely had a purpose.

In this world, there are no gifts without reason; equivalent exchange is the main form.

“What do you need me to do?” Su Rui narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Zhang Ziwei across from him, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

Seemingly uncomfortable under such a gaze, Zhang Ziwei shifted her position slightly, her attractive figure drawing attention.

“Mr. Su, as I’ve said, in my view, you are the Qinglong Gang’s key guarantee for winning the ten-year championship. To avoid any unexpected setbacks, there is some information I must tell you,” Zhang Ziwei said very seriously.

Hearing this, Su Rui smiled and said, “Ziwei, you brought me to the Heroes’ Alliance territory, so I suspect the information you want to tell me is related to this Heroes’ Alliance.”

“Indeed,” Zhang Ziwei pulled Su Rui to sit on the sofa, her body falling directly into his arms.

Feeling the soft body leaning against him and catching a faint fragrance, Su Rui grinned, not minding at all. He extended his arm and held Zhang Ziwei tightly.

The two looked just like a couple, and no one would have any suspicions.

Originally, Zhang Ziwei just wanted to pretend, but she hadn’t expected Su Rui to be so cooperative. His embrace made her entire body stiffen.

Seemingly sensing the change in Zhang Ziwei’s body, Su Rui smiled slightly: “Haven’t been held by a man before?”

Zhang Ziwei didn’t respond to this comment but instead put her mouth close to Su Rui’s ear and whispered, “I have an undercover agent in the Heroes’ Alliance. According to their report, the Heroes’ Alliance has invited ten experts from the East to assist in this ten-year martial arts competition.”

“Invited from the East?” A contemptuous smile flashed across Su Rui’s face. “China and the East have had historical conflicts. For the Heroes’ Alliance chairman to consider inviting people from the East to help, it’s truly eye-opening.”

In fact, Chinese gangs inviting foreign reinforcements for boxing matches was an open secret, just like how Li Yang spent heavily to invite Thai black boxing champion Yinglaji. Other gangs also invited many foreign reinforcements. As long as they declared in advance that the person had joined the gang, there wouldn’t be any problems.

However, if the Heroes’ Alliance’s act of inviting reinforcements from the East were to spread, it would be collectively despised by Chinese gangs!

After all, no matter how deeply involved in the underworld these people were, no matter how cold-blooded they might be, their primary premise was always – they were Chinese.

This was why Su Rui immediately showed contempt after hearing this news. Such a Heroes’ Alliance chairman was hardly different from a traitor.

“You can have someone leak this information, putting the Heroes’ Alliance in the spotlight of public opinion. I believe all gangs will stand up in opposition,” Su Rui’s gaze was cold. “I don’t believe they can be so shameless.”

The two whispered in each other’s ears, looking as if they were kissing. A waiter passing by shook his head, lamenting how open young people were these days.

“I’ve considered it. This matter is extremely serious,” Zhang Ziwei’s words were heavy with gravity. “Because these ten people all come from the East’s largest gang, the Yamamoto Group!”