The Mafia King's First Love

Chapter 529 Always meant to be discarded?

Li Dong twirled the phone in his hands.

"What do you think, Jiming? Was Jiang Zhen lying to me?"

Jia calmly stood by his side. "Possible."

"Explain."

"Either Mr. Jiang or Mr. Yang - anybody could be lying. Mr. Yang must know that you are working with Mr. Jiang. Naturally, he would want to eliminate you. So, he might have offered Mr. Jiang for his help in exchange to let him deal with you. The Yang family's status is still powerful. Mr. Jiang wouldn't decline it."

He raised his brow. "Oooh. I like this theory."

"But there is a slight problem."

Li Dong smiled. "Let me hear that too."

"As far as I have heard about Mr. Yang, he is too egoistic to approach Mr. Jiang on his own."

He blinked and then suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahaha! You are right. It seems impossible, right? Yang Mingshen puts himself on a very high pedestal. To think he would offer Jiang Zhen…But on the other side Jiang Zhen is quite arrogant too."

"Indeed. Mr. Jiang is arrogant. But if he wants his own interests, he won't hesitate to reach out to those who are needed or cut off anybody who is not."

"You seem to understand him very well."

"I have dealt with pretty nasty people. The guard who reported to you about Mr. Jiang and Mr. Yang is dead."

He tilted his head. "Hm. You told me that. There is somebody within us who killed him because he didn't want to let me know who told the guard about it. Is that so?"

"Possible."

"You don't talk much."

"I only answer what is questioned," she was unfazed.

"Yup, yup, that's the right spirit. You shouldn't speak unnecessarily when I haven't asked you yet. So, I will ask you this."

He took a step forward and leaned. "Why can it not be you who killed him?"

"Because I am not. But I won't defend myself more than necessary. Boss will make that judgment if you find any evidence against me."

His eyes brightened. "Ah. I like you. The more I talk to you, the more I like you."

He chuckled and sat on his chair, resting his chin on his palm. "Then, who according to you, could be behind it?"

"Somebody hired by either Mr. Yang and Mr. Jiang. But my bet will be Mr. Jiang."

"Why?"

"If he could set up Shen Yang right under Mr. Jiang Wei's nose for all these years as a spy without letting him doubt Shen Yang, then he could very well set up a spy here too. This is just my conjecture."

Li Dong narrowed his eyes.

"Why would Jiang Zhen want Yang Mingshen's support and not mine?"

"Because you aren't as influential as Mr. Yang."

"You should be careful of what you speak, or I can cut off your tongue. Will you retract your statement?"

"I give honest answers. However, if Boss wants answers to soothe his heart, I can do that too."

He blinked his eyes. He covered his face and laughed again. "You really are interesting. Go on."

"You aren't influential. On top of that, you are a criminal in the eyes of law here. That's why you escaped abroad. But the Yang family has been in the Underworld for generations. The Yang name in itself is their status. They are not criminals either. Which makes it plausible why he would want his support and not yours. Though Mr. Jiang is a criminal himself, he doesn't want to associate himself with a criminal in front of the public. You are like a knife hanging on his neck. He wants safety which only Mr. Yang can provide for him."

Li Dong laughed. "So he always meant to discard me after coming to China?"

"That's my conjecture."

"I see. Leave."

Jia bowed and left. She closed the door behind her and remained silent.

Let's see what you will do next now that I have planted the seed of suspicion.

—

Lihua was impatiently waiting in the hall for Jiang Zhen to show up. Ruru followed her with his eyes and got dizzy.

Jiang Hua worriedly came to him. "Ruru, are you alright?"

Ruru pursed his lips and hugged his teddy bear. He buried his face in Qingqing and ignored her.

Jiang Hua awkwardly smiled.

"Did I do something wrong, Ruru?"

He didn't respond.

Qingqing narrowed her eyes.

You human child. My back is not a pillow. Such disrespect!

Jiang Zhen then came down and smiled. "You are too excited to step out."

Lihua grimaced. "Where are your loyal guards? Tell them to come quickly. You are wasting my time."

"So impatient."

He signaled and two men stepped. Her face blackened.

Shen Yang and…Chang Fang?

"Y-You two?"

Jiang Zhen chuckled. "Did you like my surprise? You were once so close to them, and now they will be keeping an eye on you. How do you feel?"

She sneered. "As expected of your black heart, Jiang Zhen. But I don't care. They are someone who abandoned Wei. They have betrayed him. I feel nothing for them anymore."

Chang Fang clenched his fists. "How could you say that Madam when you know what he did to my gang?"

"You think I will believe your words? You can say whatever you want. Hah. Maybe Shen Yang secretly bought your loyalty too. Who knows? The only thing I know is that Wei would never hurt his own gangs who stood by him. A man who remembers each and every person's name who worked for him cannot possibly kill them if they have been loyal to him."

Chang Fang said nothing.

She glanced at Shen Yang and her countenance was cold. "And you. There is nothing to say about you who could toy with an innocent woman's feelings just for fun. Don't bother talking to me. Your only job is to keep an eye on me, not interfere in my work."

Shen Yang squinted his eyes.

Jiang Zhen chuckled. "So cold. Anyway. You can leave now. Shen Yang. Stay here for a moment."

"Yes, Boss."

As the others left, Jiang Zhen turned serious. "Keep an eye not only on Lihua but on Chang Fang too, especially what he talks to her."

"Boss, you don't believe him?"

"Do you?"

He smiled. "Nope."