Bai Muchuan had to admit, the “manipulator” had plotted very meticulously in their game of wits .

But, the “manipulator” had only guessed the start but not the result .

He must have thought that Bai Muchuan would go head-on with the Dark Clan but never expected that Bai Muchuan would conceal his ident.i.ty and attempt to contact the Dark Clan instead .

“Gosh, which *sshole has so much time on their hands?” Liang was still scratching his head as he could not get why things had turned out this way .

“Hur!” Bai Muchuan wore a frosty smile . He looked at Liang as though he was a moron . “Do you still think that *sshole is only pranking us?”

“Why is he doing this then?” With Liang's IQ, he would never be able to guess it .

Nonetheless, Bai Muchuan believed that Brother Steel would have thought this through .

Otherwise, he would not have sent Liang over to look him up .

Hence, there was no need for Bai Muchuan to hide that fact . “Why don't you think carefully about the reason why the Xi City police keep you under their radar? And your people at Jiang Zhong, why did all of them get caught?”

Liang seemed to be alarmed by his words . “You mean that *sshole is the reason why the Xi City police want to come to Nanmu?”

“I didn't say that . ” Bai Muchuan sat with his legs crossed, ankle over knee . He lit a cigarette and took a deep puff with his eyes half-closed . “You should go back and think it over carefully yourselves . ” He said lazily .

Liang was confused for a moment and immediately changed his expression towards Bai Muchuan . He was now sincerely convinced .

“Brother Crown Prince, Brother Steel is very interested in doing business with you . But you know the police are watching us very closely, we dare not do any dealings for now—so, Brother Steel wanted me to persuade you to go back after enjoying your trip here in Nanmu . It's better to be on our toes for this period . If the opportunity arises, let's contact again!”

In other words, they had been rejected!

Bai Muchuan glanced at him indifferently . “Please send my thanks to Brother Steel!”

With regards to Brother Steel's elusive methods and means, Bai Muchuan had to admit he was a worthy opponent .

However, as the fish had taken the bait, there was no need to rush .

With the Xi City police watching over their movements, Dark Clan would surely behave themselves for the time being .

Getting rid of this “malignant tumor” for the society was something that could be achieved in time . What Bai Muchuan was interested was the person who supplied information to Dark Clan .

Bai Muchuan glanced at Liang from the corner of his eyes . “Oh yes, how did that person tell you?”

Liang could have misheard him . “He just said you're detectives from the Capital!”

Bai Muchuan: “…”

He took a breath and asked patiently, “I mean what method did he use to contact you?”

“Oh, method!” Liang was as though suddenly enlightened and he took out his mobile phone . “Message! He sent a message!”

Bai Muchuan asked, “You still keep the message?”

“No, no longer . ” Liang's eyes appeared a little evasive—seems like he was not entirely a fool and was guarded against Bai Muchuan—he quickly kept his mobile phone . “Someone messaged me so we followed you, and then you caught us and sent us to the police station . At that time, I saw that you should be in good terms with that Xi City detective… Which made me believed him even more . ”

In good terms, huh? Bai Muchuan thought of the day when he sent that two fellows to the police station and met Captain Zhang…

“You mean I'm in good terms with him just because I gave him a stare?”

“Urgh… yes . ” Liang was a little surprised as he did not expect Bai Muchuan's memory to be that good . He let out a cackle . “Usually, people only do that to those they are familiar with . ”

“And then?” asked Bai Muchuan in a nonchalant manner .

Liang gave it a thought . “The police couldn't find anything so they released us . Then that person sent another message to tell me to hurry back to Nanmu that if we stay at Xi City any longer, we'll get into deep trouble—”

“That's all?”

“That's all . ”

After Liang finished saying his piece, he suddenly recalled something . “Oh, there's more . He told me to look up and understand the major case in Xi City . ”

“Do you understand that case then?”

“I don't understand at all! But I do know he meant to say that if we don't leave, that major case in Xi City would land on our heads—”

So smart of him .

If they hadn't escaped to Nanmu, Captain Zhang might not have told Bai Muchuan .

And if that was the case, they might not have come to Nanmu .

“You're very lucky!” Bai Muchuan said seriously, “For being able to escape!”

“… Brother Crown Prince,” chuckled Liang . “Does this mean you've forgiven me?”

Bai Muchuan showed a half-smile . “Of course . ”

… Well, although he had forgiven him, the law would not forgive him .

Liang was clearly relieved . “That's great! I've completed the mission that Brother Steel told me to!”

“You may go now!” Bai Muchuan smiled at him like a gentleman .

Liang left .

When Bai Muchuan returned to his room, Xiang Wan was still busy writing her story .

Hearing some sounds, Xiang Wan turned around . “You're back? Any progress?”

Bai Muchuan shook his head . “It can't be considered a progress . ”

They had a.n.a.lyzed the situation in Jiang Zhong on what Liang had told them earlier . It was just that they had confirmed it now .

“So… what did Brother Steel say?” Xiang Wan wondered, “There's nothing more?”

Bai Muchuan shook his head once again .

“They have been receiving a lot of attention from the police and have to lie low for the moment . Why would he dare to continue his illegal business dealings and ask for trouble?”

“You're right…” Xiang Wan gave it a thought . “Why not ask Captain Zhang to stop following and let these people relax for a few days?”

Bai Muchuan found her remark funny . “If only they will listen to me . ”

As they were not from the same department, there were bound to be obstacles and difficulties to get things done .

Just earlier that morning, the major media companies published news about the case at Jiang Zhong:

The police had arrested more than 20 members of a triad group and killed one of them . This was considered a major case . But as the various media would always dig deeper than what they should, they had inadvertently caused the case to be in the limelight, which was of no help in solving the case at all…

Xiang Wan: “What should we do then?”

Bai Muchuan paused for a while before he replied . “We'll outwit that person at his game!”

“Mm?”

“Since that person wanted us to go head-on with Dark Clan, he shall get what he wants . ”

“… Mm . ”

As Xiang Wan nodded her head, she suddenly thought of something . “Oh yes, I saw that comment earlier in my reviews and comments page!”

“What comment?”

“The Temptation of the Rich & Famous . It felt just like an advertis.e.m.e.nt . ”

Bai Muchuan showed a slight frown . “One of my moderators replied to that comment that she wanted to join that project,” added Xiang Wan . “Up till now, there was no reply yet . ”

Bai Muchuan was shocked . “Who's the moderator?”

Xiang Wan puffed a sigh helplessly . “It's my new moderator . Her pen name is Yuan Qianqian!”

Bai Muchuan's face seemed a little grim . “You know how dangerous this case is . You must warn your readers not to get involved in them . ”

“I've told her about it!” Xiang Wan explained, “But that girl's always been stubborn!”

Bai Muchuan thought about it and nodded his head .

“Keep a close eye on the developments . You need to let her inform you immediately if anything crops up!”

“Okay! I'm finis.h.i.+ng my chapter soon . You rest first, we'll go out for some food later?”

“Mm!”

Bai Muchuan would never interrupt her when she was writing her story .

With that, he went for a bath .

The walls were not very soundproof .

The swoos.h.i.+ng sounds of water somehow distracted Xiang Wan a little .

Bai Muchuan loved cleanliness, so much so that the term “smelly man” which was frequently used by Chinese women was not applicable to him . He always had a fresh, faint and pleasant smell but Xiang Wan was unable to describe it . Sometimes, this smell would get mixed with the cigarette smoke and it became a distinctive manly smell which actually smelled good, in her opinion .

Now that she got used to his smell, she found herself somewhat charmed by it—

“Little Xiang Wan, help me get my briefs…”

At this moment, the bathroom door opened and a head popped out .

D*rn! There he goes again .

He seemed to like to use this tactic . Couldn't he come up with something new?

Xiang Wan could not stand it when he only wore a towel around him .

She took a pair of briefs from his suitcase and pa.s.sed it to him with her eyes closed . After that, she could hear him chuckling away… She quickly rushed back to her seat and put on her earpiece . She did not dare to listen to that voice that could make her nervous as well as restless .