Chapter 385: Chapter 366: Turning the Tables
Slow Down Café outside, a middle-aged man was walking directly towards this side.
The female server at the entrance, upon seeing him, immediately put on a professional smile and said:
"Welcome to Slow Down."
Then warmly opened the door for him, saying:
"Hello Mr. Qi, Miss Qiao is already waiting for you inside."
The man stood at the entrance, looking at a stunning woman in a simple white dress sitting in front of a huge glass window, and nodded in response:
"I know, thank you."
As the man entered, the server followed behind and asked:
"So Mr. Qi, what would you like to drink?"
The man responded without looking back:
"The usual."
After saying that, the man walked towards the woman in the white dress.
Seemingly noticing the man’s gaze, the woman in the white dress also noticed his arrival immediately.
As the man approached, a smile suddenly appeared on the woman’s face as she said:
"Madman boss, long time no see."
The man at this moment was the one invited to the meeting, Divine Hall Madman, Qi Gang.
And the woman in the white dress opposite was Divine Hall Yingying, Qiao Yun.
Upon hearing Qiao Yun’s address, Qi Gang made a teasing expression and said:
"With your current status, I can’t afford to be called boss."
"Just call me by name."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yun wore a faint smile:
"I will never forget it was you who brought me into this online gaming industry when I was at my lowest."
"So no matter when, in my heart, you will always be my Madman boss."
Qiao Yun stared directly into Qi Gang’s eyes, her gaze firm:
"This will never change."
However, Qi Gang was completely indifferent to this so-called ’sincerity’ from the woman.
Looking at the woman who once was so familiar and now so strange in front of him, Qi Gang went straight to the point:
"Qiao Yun, you and I are now both adults."
"You should know that I originally chose you not to help you, but only because I saw your talent, nothing more."
"The favor I did for you has long been repaid through your help over these years, from now on, you are you, and I am me."
Qi Gang did not evade the woman’s gaze, and as they locked eyes, he stated firmly as well:
"Understand?"
After hearing Qi Gang’s words, Qiao Yun suddenly looked away, chuckling softly:
"Indeed, you really are as the rumors say, the current Madman is not the same as before."
After speaking, Qiao Yun then elegantly sipped her coffee, setting it back down gracefully, during which Qi Gang did not say a word.
It wasn’t until Qiao Yun lifted her head and locked eyes with him again that Qi Gang could clearly see an enormous change in her gaze within such a short time.
If before, he could find remnants of the girl she once was in her eyes, her current gaze felt as if she was a completely different person.
Is this her true self?
After knowing her for more than six or seven years, Qi Gang suddenly realized he never truly understood this woman.
After a moment of silence, Qi Gang was the first to speak:
"Tell me, what’s the reason you asked me here this time."
If possible, Qi Gang now had no desire to engage with the woman in front of him.
Because at this moment, Qi Gang suddenly felt that in all the things he had done, the presence of this woman was unavoidable.
Thus, Qi Gang couldn’t help but suspect that all his mistakes over the years seemed more like they were guided by her subtle influence.
However, Qi Gang wasn’t trying to excuse his own mistakes; he just suddenly realized that this woman is terrifying!
Qiao Yun pursed her lips in a smile:
"I’ve heard you’ve met ’Feng Hua’ in person, I’m curious about what ’Feng Hua’ looks like, so I’ve come to ask you about him."
Qi Gang suddenly widened his eyes:
"You!"
Then he stood up abruptly, looking at the smiling woman in front of him in complete shock:
"What are you planning?!"
If there’s anyone Qi Gang is most afraid of now, it would definitely be Feng Hua.
Not to mention his prowess in games, his mysterious abilities in real life were something no ordinary person could possess.
If he could, even given a hundred chances, Qi Gang wouldn’t dare mess with that person again.
Now that this woman suddenly mentioned him, Qi Gang couldn’t help but be shocked and fearful.
If this woman intended to stir up trouble with him, it would undoubtedly be a suicidal act, and Qi Gang wouldn’t act foolishly again.
In contrast to Qi Gang’s shock, Qiao Yun appeared indifferent, admiring her slender fingers as she said:
"Tell me everything about Feng Hua, and no one else will ever know about the things you’ve done."
After pausing, she continued:
"Actually, these things aren’t impossible for us to investigate ourselves, but considering the help you’ve given me before, I’m giving you a chance to show yourself."
Qi Gang looked intently at the woman in front of him:
"Are you threatening me?"
Qiao Yun also gazed steadily at Qi Gang:
"What do you think?"
At the first hospital in Tianshui City, inpatient department, Lin Yi looked at Qi Gang in front of him impassively:
"So what’s your purpose for appearing here now?"
Qi Gang:
"To help you!"
Help me? Lin Yi chuckled to himself.
Lin Yi remained skeptical about the truth of this claim.
But then Lin Yi suddenly thought of a question and asked Qi Gang:
"How did you know I was here?"
Assuming the other’s presence was just a coincidence, Lin Yi wouldn’t believe such a coincidence could happen.
Moreover, his visit today was a sudden decision, leaving no room for information leaks.
So now Lin Yi was curious, how did he find this place?
As for Ouyang Hao and the others, Lin Yi never doubted they would betray him, so he didn’t even consider that.
In response to Lin Yi’s confusion, Qi Gang chose not to hide and replied directly:
"Since you entered Tianshui City."
Lin Yi immediately sensed something was amiss:
"Then how did you know I would come to Tianshui City?"
"Is Jiang Shangchen’s request to meet with me a lie?"
Because if not for Jiang Shangchen saying he wanted to meet him, Lin Yi wouldn’t have specifically come to Tianshui City.
They must have known he would come, which means they also knew about Jiang Shangchen wanting to meet him.
To Lin Yi’s surprise, Qi Gang replied:
"His request to meet you was genuine."
"But precisely because it’s real, I deduced you would definitely come."
Then Qi Gang sighed towards Lin Yi and said:
"Actually, you shouldn’t have come."
"The moment you entered Tianshui City, you stepped into the trap they had prepared for you."
Perhaps sensing Lin Yi’s internal worries, Qi Gang continued:
"Because they hold a damning secret of mine, I had to tell them about you."
"However, aside from that, I didn’t say a word more, so you don’t have to worry about your friends’ safety."
"Moreover, I can also sense that their target is only you."
Lin Yi looked at Qi Gang in front of him and slowly asked:
"Can I trust you?"
For someone who had repeatedly wished for his demise, Lin Yi still hadn’t fully trusted the man before him.
Even though everything he said seemed genuine, and his eyes were filled with sincerity.
Perhaps sensing Lin Yi’s skepticism, Qi Gang was unfazed.
Instead, he somewhat self-mockingly said:
"I still want to live a few more years."
This reflected Qi Gang’s true inner thoughts.
He had already experienced firsthand how terrifying the man before him was.
He didn’t wish to experience it a second time.
If it happened again, it would truly be life-threatening.
Then Qi Gang suddenly snapped his fingers, and just then, another doctor in a white coat wheeled in a mobile hospital bed:
"Madman boss, everything is ready."
Qi Gang looked at the puzzled Lin Yi before him and said:
"I have a way to solve this trouble, do you want to hear it?"
Faced with the problem at hand, Lin Yi hadn’t yet thought of a plan for handling it.
If he genuinely wanted to help him, Lin Yi would be spared the trouble.
Lin Yi looked at the men in suits inside the hospital room and then said to Qi Gang:
"What’s your plan?"
A trace of coldness flickered in Qi Gang’s eyes as he said:
"Set a thief to catch a thief."
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