Chapter 1356 - 1332: Lian’s Plan

Chapter 1356: Chapter 1332: Lian’s Plan

Lian’s plan is actually very simple. In everyone’s eyes, this plan boils down to two words: ’assassination.’

’Assassination’ is an extremely common task for people in the Underground City, equivalent to hiring an assassin to eliminate the target at the right moment. However, Lian expressed a dismissive attitude towards these people’s views.

Undoubtedly, this woman deeply struck Lao Jiu’s pride as the leader of the Underground City, so throughout the entire plan, only Lao Jiu showed a lack of interest.

Xiao Lin, on the other hand, didn’t care much about the method; he simply had to remind Lian of a basic fact in the plan.

Lian sat with a stuffed toy in front of these men, her upturned lips showing a confident smile. Even when Xiao Lin pointed out the vulnerabilities detectable to a man after hearing the plan, Lian still smiled.

Lao Jiu seemed to dislike this; perhaps it was because his pride had been hurt that he became sensitive and sharp.

"Quan Xianglin still has his death row army, even though Young Master Xiao could previously persuade Boss Xing, this time it’s the direct superior of the death row inmates taking action. With just a few of us, how do we hold back these hundreds of desperadoes?" Lao Jiu’s concern isn’t unfounded; it’s closely related to the ’Black Crow’ organizational system.

The Underground City is a part of ’Black Crow,’ and the people living here survive by taking on the targets on the list. The higher your skill, the richer your reward, so for these assassins, they only recognize money, not people.

’Black Crow’ has its organizations worldwide. There are no direct connections between countries, and their methods vary. Only at each election of a leader do these bosses meet; the only binding factor is money.

’Death row’ under Quan Xianglin is an independent organization with a much simpler management style than ’Black Crow.’ To escape the identity of a death row inmate, you must continually complete tasks to offset your crimes so you can eventually become a regular person; this isn’t directly connected to money. Hence, the people under Quan Xianglin are more inclined to fight for survival.

Just on this point, the assassins from the Underground City and the death row assassins are poles apart, at least in terms of conviction.

Lian turned her beautiful eyes and chuckled. "This time, I don’t plan to use people from the Underground City."

"What?" Lao Jiu yelled out.

With one sentence, Lian completely excluded his Underground City, meaning he wouldn’t have to be involved in this operation. Lao Jiu looked at Xiao Lin, being dismissed like this made his face turn extremely gloomy.

Xiao Lin gently stroked the head of a crow and smiled slightly at Lao Jiu. He naturally knew that Lian’s directness had touched Lao Jiu’s pride. After all, he’s the lord of a city, managing hundreds to thousands of dangerous individuals, being completely negated by a woman. How could he not flip out? If not for Lian being Xiao Lin’s woman, they might have started fighting already.

"Let’s hear Lian’s explanation, you’re too rash." Xiao Lin still supported the woman, unable to persuade Lian’s tactfulness, he could only suppress Lao Jiu’s revolt.

Becoming the Military Advisor of Dragon Soul is not an easy feat; understanding heaven’s timing and earth’s placement, mastering the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, proficient in Qimen Dunjia, these are not skills anyone can possess. Even knowing just one is impressive.

Lian isn’t someone who jokes around when it comes to serious matters; the more straightforward she is, the more dangerous the operation is. Looking at the simple plan, it seems it’s using everyone’s lives as a gamble.

"For the Underground City, assassination is simple; the higher the price, the more people will come, naturally eliminating the need for us to act. However, Quan Xianglin doesn’t only have the death row army. We need to think deeply about the issue. Considering his position in the military commission, death row is just a vanguard scout. Everyone should not forget, we previously killed his only son, not his subordinate."

"Second, according to Xiao Lin’s statement about Boss Xing, this Boss Xing has been dead for years, it’s been a woman in control all along. This poses a huge loophole. Why can Quan Mingyuan directly dispatch death row members? Through what means? Would the death row really follow a woman’s orders without Boss Xing at the helm?"

The series of doubts Lian raised immediately elicited a few gasps, none of which had been considered before, including Xiao Lin himself who hadn’t made assumptions on this matter.

"Previously, everyone treated tasks as just tasks; achieving the goal was enough to disregard everything else. This suffices for someone like Quan Mingyuan, but this time we’re facing Quan Xianglin and his capable subordinate Shao Qinyi. We must first eliminate the latter to take down Quan Xianglin, and we must achieve the word ’unexpected.’

Unexpected!

In Lian’s plan, these two words hold significant weight. She’s not focused on the task results per se, but more on continuity. It’s also to alleviate the concerns of the participants present. After all, Quan Xianglin’s unique identity means his death will inevitably cause quite a stir, so ensuring he dies naturally will prevent investigation; otherwise, they’ll forever carry a guilt.

"Borrowing a knife to kill! What do you think?" Xiao Lin asked. " Your plan is still missing one person."

"Mu Rongyun!" Lian quickly named a person and instinctively shook her head. "This person may be utilizable, but none of us know how deep his strength is. Only Lin has fought him personally. Is there anyone among you who can surpass Lin? No. So for us, this person is just a worthless pawn."

"Even if we can resolve Quan Xianglin, the old man will still use their methods to coerce us to press on. Xiao Ya has already gone to find Mu Rongyun, so I don’t want a target to be split into two actions; I want to resolve it in one go." Xiao Lin already made his attitude clear, dead, Quan Mingyuan and then Quan Xianglin, and ultimately Mu Rongyun is still his responsibility. This is the direct proof of Xiao Ya being sent to Mu Rongyun.

Lian sighed. "Alright then!"

"The plan is divided into three parts. First step, using Murong Lengyue’s kidnapping case to shift the cause of Quan Mingyuan’s death onto Shao Qinyi. Considering Quan Xianglin’s personality, he won’t act directly against Shao Qinyi, but suspicion will inevitably arise, which we can use to split their relationship and exploit weaknesses." Lian looked around at the few people and finally locked eyes with Hua Qingyi. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com)