Chapter 941: I Am an Actor

Outside the villa.

The middle-aged man who had been following the Smiling Tiger looked at him: "This operation..."

The Smiling Tiger paused slightly.

After a while, he shook his head.

"Forget it, don’t let Zhao Kai be involved in this matter, let him just stay in this villa."

Zhao Kai was very capable and cautious. When he first joined the organization, the Smiling Tiger already noticed him.

Although the Smiling Tiger’s crime syndicate was quite large, he personally observed anyone who might enter the center of power.

He even had files on someone as small as a subordinate’s driver.

In the past 10 years, the fundamental reason the Smiling Tiger had been able to develop smoothly, without ever encountering a major crisis, was due to his caution and care.

This time he returned to Haizhou City, originally intending to involve Zhao Kai in a major operation.

But now it seems, no!

Although Zhao Kai was the most suitable candidate for executing this major operation, the Smiling Tiger still felt uneasy.

In fact, Zhao Hai’s return to Haizhou City to carry out the mission was deliberately arranged by the Smiling Tiger.

His return was meant to participate in this major operation.

But unexpectedly, the police had their eyes on him.

Why?

Undercover?

This was the first thought that flashed through the Smiling Tiger’s mind.

But after a slight consideration, the Smiling Tiger extinguished this thought.

If the other party were undercover, it wouldn’t make sense for him to be dumb enough to let the police issue a warrant for his arrest.

The key is that it wouldn’t make sense.

Zhao Kai and his team’s mission in returning to Haizhou City involved some secrets, but if Zhao Kai were truly undercover, it wouldn’t be worth exposing himself for this action after so many years.

The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback.

This time, the Smiling Tiger risked returning to Haizhou City to discuss cooperation with an important figure.

Previously, their contact on the other side had always been Zhao Kai.

If Zhao Kai didn’t show up this time, there might be trouble.

This cooperation is not just about making money; it even concerns whether the Smiling Tiger’s crime syndicate can regain its former glory in that place.

The middle-aged man was once a bodyguard by Uncle Kun’s side. After Uncle Kun died, he joined the Smiling Tiger’s faction.

If anyone in the entire syndicate knew the Smiling Tiger best, it was undoubtedly this middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man was an orphan adopted by Uncle Kun and had grown up with the Smiling Tiger since childhood.

Their relationship was akin to that of biological brothers.

When the Smiling Tiger saw the man’s expression, he understood what he was thinking.

"Old Knife, remember, over these 10 years, we’ve come this far not by guns, not by people, not by daring to fight and kill, but by being cautious and careful."

Old Knife nodded.

Uncle Kun was in the spotlight back in the city there, and no one in the underworld didn’t know him, but what happened in the end?

Just one moment of carelessness, and the entire syndicate collapsed, and Uncle Kun himself died without a burial site.

So over the years, Old Knife had always followed the Smiling Tiger’s words, being careful and cautious.

"But..."

The Smiling Tiger got into the car, thinking: "You’ve been with us since 10 years ago and have done well all these years. You should look into this matter more, ask about the whole process, and make some inquiries discreetly."

"If you can confirm... confirm that Zhao Kai is fine, then proceed as originally planned. If there’s a problem..."

The Smiling Tiger glanced at Old Knife, who nodded slightly: "I understand."

Once he finished speaking, the Smiling Tiger’s car left.

Only Old Knife was left, standing at the villa entrance, thinking for a moment before returning inside.

Not to mention Zhao Kai trying to find a way to contact the outside world, the Criminal Investigation Team had already cast their net here.

"Captain Lu, it’s been taken care of."

Lu Chuan nodded after listening to Wang Zhaokai’s report, seeing no apparent flaws.

Even the police involved in this matter didn’t know what was really happening behind the scenes; only he and Wang Zhaokai understood the whole story.

"You need to go all out, and as per the usual process, issue an internal investigation notification."

Lu Chuan thought for a moment and added: "Especially be attentive recently, to see if anyone is inquiring about this matter."

"Don’t worry, it’s been arranged!"

Wang Zhaokai was quite familiar with this strategy.

Last night, the easiest place for someone to gather information was at the small eatery where the incident happened.

As for the hospital, it was relatively harder to get information, and the police station was even more challenging, unless there were internal connections, in which case the police station’s information would be inaccessible to the other party.

Fortunately, Wang Zhaokai had prepared meticulously; otherwise, with the Smiling Tiger’s cautiousness, this matter might really have been exposed.

After the incident, the opposing side received the message in less than a day.

If there had been no internal personnel passing on the information, the Smiling Tiger would not have known so quickly.

But it’s precisely this message that made the other party possibly show a flaw.

Zhao Dejun was being questioned at the police station and had not come out yet.

This was deliberately arranged by Wang Zhaokai; as the one he impersonated was severely injured in the hospital, Zhao Dejun, being directly related, couldn’t just leave.

As to whether Wang Zhaokai appearing near the eatery would be discovered, he had no such concern.

Last night, Wang Zhaokai was wearing a mask, and it was too dark to see clearly.

So, this afternoon, Wang Zhaokai went back to the eatery.

"Boss, a bowl of zhajiangmian, two chicken legs."

"Sure! Please wait a moment!"

Wang Zhaokai sat down, propping up his legs and chatting with his colleague.

"Hey, did you hear about what happened yesterday?"

The other party cooperated: "Brother Wang, you mean the stabbing incident?"

"Exactly, I heard he was stabbed seventeen times, turned into mush, and died completely."

Wang Zhaokai poured himself a cup of tea, his expression exaggerated.

"Can’t be, I heard the person didn’t die."

Wang Zhaokai raised an eyebrow: "You don’t believe me, do you? Yesterday, my cousin was dining here, witnessed him being stabbed seventeen or eighteen times, and died on the spot!"

Wang Zhaokai spoke loudly, ensuring everyone in the eatery could hear.

A middle-aged man sitting beside him asked: "Brother, your cousin was here yesterday? What happened? Tell us."

Wang Zhaokai flashed a mysterious smile: "Haha, you’ve come to the right person. Yesterday, it happened like this..."

He narrated the events of the previous night, embellishing with truths and fabrications.

"Stabbed over ten times, the person died immediately!"

The onlooker frowned: "Was the murderer really that Zhao’s nephew?"

Wang Zhaokai nodded: "Absolutely, that guy stabbed someone and then called his uncle to run; many people heard it."

At this point, the boss brought over a bowl of zhajiangmian.

Placed it on Wang Zhaokai’s table: "Actually, the person didn’t die. Seemed they were taken to the hospital..."