Free Web NovelChapter 1259: Chapter 1256: Counterintelligence Strategy
"Boss, Liu Kai and Wang Mang have already been taken to Dream Drunk," Meng Chi hung up the phone and said to the young man sitting on the sofa in the middle of the nearly finished club, "Li Lin has started reorganizing the Qinghai Gang. He decided to completely clean out Liu Kai and Wang Mang’s people."
"If you ask me, Li Lin should have done this long ago," Ye Xiao walked in through the main door and plopped down on the opposite sofa, "If Li Lin had been in charge of the Qinghai Gang earlier, things wouldn’t have turned out like this, or the Qinghai Gang wouldn’t be in such a sorry state now."
"...You’re overthinking it," Meng Chi laughed as he walked towards them, "First of all, Li Lin’s nature definitely can’t withstand Liu Kai and Wang Mang, and even if Li Lin were the boss of the Qinghai Gang, he wouldn’t be able to control the ambition that Liu Kai and Wang Mang have. These things were bound to happen sooner or later."
Chu Kuang, coming down from the second floor with bandages wrapped around him, also weighed in, "Actually, I think Li Lin is the most formidable. You see, if he truly lacked ambition, why would he clean up Liu Kai’s crew and leave Qinghai Gang intact? My dad’s theory is that it’s often people like him who end up surviving the longest."
The three of them exchanged remarks, then simultaneously looked at Bi Xia, who was sitting on the sofa entertaining a child and playing with a cat, and raised his eyes slightly to meet their gaze, his eyebrows arching slightly, "Why are you looking at me?"
The three glanced at each other, and Meng Chi, sitting nearest to Bi Xia, chuckled, "We’re all waiting for your answer."
"Tsk," Bi Xia shrugged, "You’re all about right. Like Chi said, these events were bound to happen sooner or later. But as Xiao pointed out, if Li Lin had taken charge earlier, the Qinghai Gang wouldn’t have suffered such heavy losses."
"But..." he paused, leaning back against the sofa and raising a leg, "Kuang is quite right. This Li Lin, he appears to be indifferent to worldly matters, but if he had no strategy, the three of them would be in Dream Drunk right now, and the Qinghai Gang wouldn’t have changed names and still be around."
"Li Lin has always seemed to be the second-in-command of the Qinghai Gang, but in truth, the Qinghai Gang’s trajectory was entirely under his control. In major matters, even Liu Kai had to listen to Li Lin, simply because Liu Kai lacks intelligence, whereas Li Lin is the sharpest mind in the Qinghai Gang."
Ye Xiao said, "That’s what puzzles me. Li Lin is so capable, why does he let someone else take the top position?"
"You wouldn’t understand this," Chu Kuang shrugged, "In a company, Li Lin is like the second-in-command. During problems, he can retreat and let the top figurehead take the heat. If the boss faces issues, he can exclude himself and stand up when necessary to take the top position. If he manages it well, he can win hearts and replace the leader."
Listening to Chu Kuang, Ye Xiao opened his mouth, finally shrugged, "So I’ll just stay an honest third wheel here, hahaha, while you guys think, I’ll use my hands!"
Meng Chi stroked his chin, smiling with squinted eyes, "You must be aiming for Wang Mang’s spot then..."
Ye Xiao, who watched Wang Mang transform into a bear: ...
"Now I’m worried whether Li Lin will betray us in the future," Ye Xiao shrugged, "After all, we’ve just dismantled the Qinghai Gang he personally built back to square one."
"You’re completely overthinking it," a clear voice echoed, as Wei Ming, who should be at the police station or home now, unexpectedly appeared at the staircase, hands tucked in his pockets, heading toward Bi Xia while speaking, "To prevent Li Lin from turning traitor, your boss played a classic counterintelligence trick."
"She didn’t return directly to the Nine Pavilion but went to find Li Lin first. She arranged the operation there, first to prevent him from passing messages to the Qinghai Gang, and secondly to..." Wei Ming sat next to Bi Xia, and as he was about to stroke the cat, 007 swatted his hand with its tail, prompting a pause as he pursed his lips and continued, "...to make the culprits hiding behind the scenes believe Li Lin has joined forces with the Nine Pavilion, thinking their secrets have been thoroughly exposed."
"With this, the Qinghai Gang’s top leader and third leader have gone missing, leaving only the second leader. Those people certainly won’t spare Li Lin now. With the Nine Pavilion now the underground powerhouse of Qing City, if Li Lin wants to stay, he has no choice but to cooperate with the Nine Pavilion, and even..." eyes half-closed, speaking deliberately, "pledge allegiance to the Nine Pavilion."
