Chapter 58: The Secrets of the Four-Player Game

Xing Xiong led Xu Yi away.

"Damn it!"

Wang Big Head cursed in extreme frustration, grabbing a wine bottle and smashing it fiercely onto the ground.

Then, he stared coldly at Luo Hao and said, "Damn it! Luo Hao, was that cop called by you?"

Luo Hao was momentarily stunned, then said speechlessly, "Wang Big Head, are you out of your mind? What kind of person Xing Xiong is, don't you know? He dreams of tearing us people from the East Sea Gang limb from limb. Am I out of my mind to call this guy over?"

Wang Big Head pointed at Luo Hao and said in a deep voice, "Luo Hao! Just you wait, this isn't over! After the Four-Way Mahjong Game, you'd better still be alive! Hmph! Let's go!"

Upon Wang Big Head's command, he boarded his grand sedan chair and exited the bar.

Luo Hao's expression was far from pleasant either, especially seeing Xu Yi being taken away by Xing Xiong made his face look even gloomier.

"Go tell Huang Dabao to have his men keep an eye on the personnel from the Criminal Organization Investigation Division and find out what they talked about with Xu Yi. Get the news and report back to me immediately! Understand?"

"Yes! Boss."

The subordinate acknowledged the order and left, leaving Luo Hao to sneer coldly.

Someone reporting the bar for brawling and causing a disturbance? Such a pathetic excuse—did they really take him and Wang Big Head for fools?

...

Outside the bar.

Xu Yi and Yang Tingting walked out and did not get into a police car. Instead, they got into Xu Yi's G-Class SUV. Xing Xiong unceremoniously took the driver's seat and started the engine.

"Damn! This car has incredible horsepower! It doesn't look like a standard G-Wagon, it must have been modified, right?"

Xing Xiong said with a hint of excitement.

Xu Yi sat there with a cold and indifferent expression, saying calmly, "Officer Xing, you deliberately called me out, surely not just to compliment my car. If you have something to say, spit it out. I'm a straightforward person."

Xing Xiong chuckled and said, "That's the spirit! I'm a straightforward person too!"

With that, Xing Xiong slammed on the brakes hard!

The vehicle, which had been speeding at 140 miles per hour, let out a sharp screech, kicking up thick white smoke and leaving two long skid marks behind it.

"Xu Yi! Age 24, graduated from East Sea University majoring in martial arts. Previously expelled from the martial arts team due to a campus brawl, and through the introduction of your teacher Li Zhengdong, you are now a P.E. teacher at East Sea Middle School."

"Tsk tsk! Look at this criminal record, truly clean and innocent, isn't it?"

Xing Xiong chuckled as he drew a cigarette from his breast pocket, preparing to light it.

Xu Yi said, "My car! And there's a woman in the car, you'd better not smoke. Besides, can police officers casually pull up people's personal records and criminal histories?"

Xing Xiong was taken aback, then put the cigarette away, turned his head, and said flatly, "Xu Yi! What I just read out was merely your clean record."

"But lately, the things you've been doing don't look like something a P.E. teacher could pull off. One and a half months ago, Huang Dabao seized Scar's territory, and you were involved. Fifteen days ago, at the underground casino of the Tianlan Club, you made 100 million in a single night! You've made a name for yourself all over East Sea City!"

"These things! They are certainly not something an ordinary P.E. teacher could accomplish."

Xu Yi let out a scoff and said, "Officer Xing, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand. Do you have evidence that I did these things? Or are you saying you came to Sonic Bar today specifically to arrest me?"

"Cut to the chase! What on earth do you want from me?"

Ever since he was forced to swallow poison by a mysterious figure and granted a new lease on life, Xu Yi had possessed extraordinary abilities.

Xing Xiong remained silent, but Xu Yi, running his [Mind Reading] ability, had seen right through Xing Xiong's inner thoughts from the very beginning.

He saw Xing Xiong's deep-seated hatred for the East Sea Gang, and he saw that Ding Xue, who had appeared in the bar, was actually an undercover operative planted by Xing Xiong!

He also figured out the true purpose of Xing Xiong's trip!

He wanted Xu Yi to act as his undercover agent and help him investigate the secrets of the East Sea Gang's Four-Way Mahjong Game!

However, Xing Xiong's sharp gaze locked onto Xu Yi for a long time before he said calmly, "Interesting! Xu Yi, you're very calm, as if you can read my mind."

A slight jolt went through Xu Yi's heart.

"Hahaha!"

Xing Xiong suddenly burst into hearty laughter and said, "What could I possibly want with you? Back in the bar, you were cornered by the people from the East Sea Gang. If I hadn't brought you out, you would have been in deep trouble."

"Now that you're safe, I'll be taking off."

With that, to Xu Yi's astonishment, Xing Xiong directly pushed open the car door and stepped out.

Soon, a sedan pulled up right beside Xing Xiong. Before getting into the car, Xing Xiong said flatly to Xu Yi, "Xu Yi! If you run into any trouble going forward, remember to let me know in time! Don't forget, you're a teacher; you're not like those people."

With that, Xing Xiong gave Xu Yi a nod of acknowledgment, got in the car, and drove away.

Xu Yi frowned, feeling puzzled as to why Xing Xiong suddenly clammed up and said nothing more.

However, pondering Xing Xiong's words, actions, and inner thoughts, the man shouldn't be hostile toward him. On the contrary, perhaps during the Four-Way Mahjong Game, Xing Xiong could provide him with a certain degree of assistance!

And speaking of the biggest harvest of tonight.

It was that Xu Yi finally understood what the so-called secrets of the Four-Way Mahjong Game really were.

From the inner thoughts of Wang Big Head and Luo Hao, Xu Yi learned that the Four-Way Mahjong Game existed because the East Sea Gang had established underground organizations across all four major districts of East Sea.

However, because the bosses of the four districts refused to submit to one another and had been engaged in bitter rivalries for a long time, the upper echelon of the East Sea Gang, in order to ensure the stability of their peripheral organizations, devised this Four-Way Mahjong Game.

Participated in by the four districts, the ultimate winner would gain complete control over all underground organizations of the East Sea Gang! They would become the head honcho of the East Sea Gang's underground network and even secure a seat as a member of the gang's Elder Council.

Just how immense was this power?

To use money as an example, Luo Hao's annual revenue in Jiangtai District approached nearly 3 billion, but upon becoming the head honcho, his revenue would instantly skyrocket to 50 billion!

And that was just in financial terms; other aspects such as authority, political influence, and connections would be elevated to an entirely new stratosphere!

For anyone driven by ambition, this was a fatal attraction.

...

On the other side, after Xing Xiong got into the car, Ding Xue, sitting in the driver's seat, anxiously asked, "Section Chief Xing! How did it go? Did Xu Yi agree?"

Before Xing Xiong could reply,

Ding Xue continued, "Section Chief Xing, this Xu Yi is definitely the best candidate for an undercover mission. I've already managed to pry information out of that girl named Yang Tingting. This kid has top-tier gambling skills, so it's practically a certainty that he can represent Jiangtai District in the gambling match."

"Besides, the fact that he came in the middle of the night to rescue his girlfriend without giving a damn about the Wang family shows he should be reliable."

"As long as we get him to wear a wire, this time we can definitely wipe out the East Sea Gang's underground network in one fell swoop."

The more Ding Xue spoke, the more excited she became.

Xing Xiong suddenly spoke up, saying, "Ding Xue! Proceed according to the original plan. You will disguise yourself as a waitress and take the wire in."

Ding Xue's expression shifted drastically as she blurted out, "Section Chief Xing? What's going on? Is Xu Yi unwilling? I can try to persuade him. Me taking the wire in isn't safe enough! We've been tailing the East Sea Gang for so long, and even Brother Long..."

"Ding Xue!" Xing Xiong bellowed in a sudden roar!

"Did you not understand what I just said? Am I the section chief, or are you? Execute the plan as ordered! Do you understand? Pull over!"

Gritting her teeth, Ding Xue pulled the car over, and Xing Xiong stepped out, vanishing instantly into the nocturnal shadows.

Afterward, Xing Xiong walked to a deserted spot, confirmed that there was no one else around, and dialed a number.

"Hello! It's me!"

"That Xu Yi is not simple. I have a new idea—that Madman Zhang is far too unhinged, hard to control, and certainly won't cooperate with us properly. If we replace him with this Xu Yi, what do you think?"