Free Web NovelChapter 243: Chapter 243: Identity Revealed
On a hotel rooftop in the Imperial City.
Zhao Linglong was looking out over the Imperial City’s nightscape when she received a call from Jiang Xinghai.
"Little Junior Brother, missing me already?" Zhao Linglong raised a cigarette to her lips and took a drag, a clear image of Jiang Xinghai’s face and voice appearing in her mind.
"Little Senior Sister, I just got some important news."
Jiang Xinghai had no time to catch up. "The Black Cloak," he continued, "it isn’t just one person. It’s an organization."
"I know," Zhao Linglong nodded.
Jiang Xinghai realized his senior sister had already discovered this. "Then the Black Cloak member who wounded you..."
"I’m still investigating, but I’m getting close. You just need to wait patiently for my news. Don’t act on your own." Zhao Linglong had always treated Jiang Xinghai like her own little brother and repeatedly warned him, "In the meantime, just focus on repaying your debt of gratitude. Don’t get involved in anything related to the Black Cloak. Got it?"
"Senior Sister, I’m already involved," Jiang Xinghai said, embarrassed. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
He briefly recounted his experience with Chuchu of the Black Cloak.
"The Chu Family is a big deal in the Imperial City."
Zhao Linglong sighed upon hearing this. "Fine. Once that woman returns to the Imperial City tomorrow, I’ll contact her discreetly. But other than that, don’t investigate any further. Leave everything to me. Do you trust your Third Senior Sister?"
"Of course I do. You, our other two senior sisters, and Master—I’ve long considered you all my family," Jiang Xinghai said earnestly.
"Alright, that’s settled. Have fun over there, but don’t be too greedy, you hear?" Zhao Linglong smiled slyly. "I wouldn’t want our next meeting to come and go without me getting to experience the might of the man who has cultivated the Dragon Locking Secret Technique to Great Achievement."
Jiang Xinghai grinned. "Third Senior Sister, haven’t you always treated me like your own little brother? A thought like that isn’t very sisterly."
"You little rascal! Your big sister just wants to dote on you, and you don’t even appreciate it?" Zhao Linglong feigned anger.
Jiang Xinghai took a deep breath. "Don’t worry. When the time comes, I guarantee I won’t disappoint you, Third Senior Sister!"
The two chatted a bit more about their other two senior sisters and their master, who was far away in Kunlun, before ending the call.
Jiang Xinghai lit a cigarette and walked toward the Ye Family’s gate.
Ma Long was chatting with Ye Zhiqiu and Mi Hong. Seeing Jiang Xinghai approach, he said, "Brother Hai, why don’t you have the two ladies stay at Longwei Mansion? There’s room for them, and I can look after them."
"Of course," Jiang Xinghai nodded.
"Little Chef, why don’t you stay at Longwei Mansion tonight too? After all, the two of us are counting on you to treat our ailments tonight," Ye Zhiqiu suggested.
Mi Hong also wore a look of anticipation. She hoped Jiang Xinghai would again take on his persona as the Little Chef tonight for some more... in-depth exploration.
"Not tonight. I have other things to take care of. But since I promised to treat your conditions, I’ll still make the trip."
Afterward, Jiang Xinghai and the others got in a car and headed straight for Longwei Mansion.
On the way, Ye Zhiqiu watched the silent and pensive Jiang Xinghai. "Little Chef," she said, "if you want to know who used to own that dagger, you can go to Central State and find my father. Of course, he might not have the clearance for that information either. You might need to go to the Provincial City, or even the Imperial City."
"The Black Cloak... why do they have such high-level clearance?" Jiang Xinghai didn’t understand.
"On the dark web, the Black Cloak is a taboo topic. People turn pale at the mere mention of it. As for the specific reason, the masters of the Black Cloak must have extraordinary identities," Ye Zhiqiu gave an answer that any normal person could have figured out.
Jiang Xinghai fell silent, lost in thought.
The answer was straightforward enough.
’It doesn’t matter. I don’t care who’s behind the Black Cloak. Since they’ve crossed me, their days are numbered. If necessary, I’ll eradicate the Black Cloak, root and stem,’ Jiang Xinghai resolved.
’Once I find out the identity of Mr. Long, the Black Cloak member who orchestrated my parents’ murder, I’ll see if it was his personal doing. If it was, I won’t harm the innocent.’
’But if not... I will utterly annihilate the entire Black Cloak organization!’
I swear it!!!
「A short time later.」
「Longwei Mansion.」
This thirty-seven-story skyscraper was considered one of Jizhou’s landmarks.
The floors below the fifth were a shopping center, while the floors up to the twentieth housed a hotel and entertainment venues.
The floors up to the thirtieth were office spaces available for rent.
The top seven floors were the private office area of Longwei Mansion’s owner.
In other words, the work area of Ma Long, the man who currently represented Jizhou’s underground circle.
「In a room on the seventeenth floor.」
Jiang Xinghai was performing acupuncture and massaging Ye Zhiqiu’s Guanyuan and Mingmen Acupoints.
This time, he was extremely focused, even as Ye Zhiqiu’s reactions ignited a fire in his lower abdomen.
When the treatment was over, Ye Zhiqiu, her face flushed, finally asked, "Little Chef, you seem to have something heavy on your mind?"
"Just thinking about some old memories. It left a tightness in my chest."
Jiang Xinghai smiled faintly. "That’s it for tonight. I’m busy tomorrow. I’ll give you your final treatment another day, and then you’ll be fully recovered."
With that, he turned and walked toward Mi Hong’s room.
Mi Hong had a fibrocystic nodule on her right breast that he needed to dissolve. It would require at least two treatments.
