Chapter 46: The Three Kings of the Underground World

  Qiu Renzhan returned to the office, his anger had dissipated, and after a brief plan, he immediately dialed the phone number of his former leader, who is now the Secretary of the Donghai Political and Legal Committee. He respectfully recounted the events that had transpired.

  But the result was far beyond his expectation. A barrage of scolding came from the other end of the phone: "Qiu Renzhan, what are you doing? Who told you to interfere with Zhang Zhen's affairs? What's wrong with pointing a gun at you? Why didn't they just shoot you dead? I warn you, don't interfere in things that aren't your business!" Bang, the phone on the other end hung up.

  Qiu Renzhan felt dizzy listening to the busy tone on the phone, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Now he vaguely sensed that Zhang Zhenhang's background was not simple, and he didn't know which noble family's son had come down to gild him.

  He hung up the phone, slumped in his chair for a while, and then his eyes began to gleam again. Zhang Zhenxiao was not someone he could mess with, but Lin Zixian really made him furious. First, he had kicked his own niece out of Minghua Group, and then he had injured his own son twice. It was simply unbearable!

  Lin Zixian said it was for taking notes, but in fact Zhang Zhen wouldn't have brought him to a place like an interrogation room. He took him to a secluded small conference room, with police guarding the door and not allowing anyone else to get close.

  Before long, Zhang Zhen brought in a laptop and an ashtray. The ashtray was placed on the edge of Lin's desk, handed him a cigarette, lit it for him, and asked: "Should I call you Mr. Lin or Caesar?"

  "Just call me Lin Zixian then!" Lin Zixian self-mockingly smiled and said, waiting until Zhang Zhenhang sat down across from him before looking at the other party with a smile: "From the Huaxia National Security Department?"

  "I knew you wouldn't be fooled." Zhang Zhenxing tried to relax himself, a smile spreading across his face as he said: "Let me introduce myself, I am Zhang Zhenxing, Director of the Special Operations Division of the Asian Affairs Bureau of the National Security Department of Huaxia!"

  Lin Zi's mouth was slightly raised, with a hint of smoke at the corner, as he gazed at the wisps of blue smoke in front of him. He spoke vaguely: "I think so too, I've never had any entanglements with anyone domestically, except for you guys. I'm just curious, how did you know I was back in the country and started tailing me?"

  Before Zhang Zhen entered the conference room, he had a phone call with Yang Weiguo, the director of the Asian department. His purpose for coming was to make friends with Lin Zixian, so he didn't hide anything from Lin's questions and spoke bluntly: "This is thanks to Qiao An Tian, the chairman of the Ming Hua Group. If it wasn't for him inquiring about you through various channels and startling us, we wouldn't have thought that the Caesar of the underground world would be the deputy head of the security department at the Ming Hua Group."

  "Qiao's brain has a problem, always ruining my good deeds." Lin Zixian sneered and he didn't expect that his identity would be exposed because of this.

  He had thought it was a bit strange before, the National Security Bureau couldn't possibly be keeping an eye on all of China's hundreds of millions of people, right? He had blended in with the crowd and floated among them, even if he were to be exposed, it wouldn't have been so soon. Who would have thought it was because of that guy Qiao An Tian.

  "I'm also curious, Mr. Lin, how did you discover that we were following you?" Zhang Zhenxun chuckled and said: "I hope Mr. Lin can enlighten us, so that we can broaden our horizons and improve the level of task execution."

  His words weren't just polite, he had been quite confident in his tracking skills before, but this time he was exposed and wanted to know where the flaw was, which is very important for them.

  It is fortunate that this time Lin Zile was able to resolve the situation, but if next time they encounter some extremely vicious and evil people, this weakness may lead to everyone paying a bloody price. For this reason, the action group has repeatedly conducted self-examinations, but still can't find out where the weakness lies.

  "The art of managing a household can only be understood intuitively and cannot be put into words. If I teach you, won't I be looking for trouble for myself?" Lin Zixian chuckled to say.

  In fact, he didn't even notice that Zhang Zhen and others were following him. In terms of tracking techniques, if it weren't for the urgency to chase after them and make a suspicious move, or by chance, for these well-trained people, they wouldn't reveal any flaws and be discovered if they followed slowly and calmly without being in a hurry.

  He had grown accustomed to the life in the underground world and subconsciously observed his surroundings, discovering that there were always one or several vehicles around him that he couldn't see inside, which raised some suspicions. In fact, this is a very normal thing for ordinary people, as many cars nowadays can be seen from the outside but not from the inside. Besides, Zhang Zhen and others wouldn't let the same car appear repeatedly near Lin Ziyan's place.

  But Lin Zilei was not an ordinary person after all, and slightly suspicious things would trigger his vigilance. Just as he was thinking of a way to probe, the police came to his doorstep. He believed that if some domestic institutions really knew their identity and were following them, they would definitely not ignore it and let things get out of hand, but would come out to stop them.

  The police were forced to draw their guns, but in reality, it was just a test. If no one intervened at the last minute, he would surrender and let the police take him back to the station, then call Meng Dan, who had official and military connections, for help. With Meng's background, it shouldn't be difficult to get himself out of the police's hands, so he was fearless.

  Of course, he wouldn't tell Zhang Zhen about this kind of thing. To be honest, it's not worth mentioning, and keeping some things to himself would make these people maintain a bit of awe, which isn't a bad thing.

  As expected, after hearing this, Zhang Zhenxing's face looked a bit unsightly, knowing that there were flaws in his actions, and the opponent had seen through them long ago, while he himself was still confused, to put it mildly, it was limited ability, to put it severely, it was irresponsible for national security.

  However, he didn't want to force Lin Zilei to speak out, so he could only sigh and say: "The three kings of the underground world are well-known to governments and special agents around the world. The 'Terror King' was ambushed by US special forces in Pakistan and killed near Islamabad, shocking the whole world. The 'War King' was also captured by US agents in Bangkok, Thailand, and is still being held in an American prison, causing a war of words between the US and Russia that continues to this day. Among the three of you, only you, the 'Mysterious King', are unknown to the world, with governments not even knowing what you look like. I didn't expect to be lucky enough to see you, and now I've experienced the prowess of Caesar, it's clear that you're indeed more formidable than the other two."

  "You mean to say that neither of them ended up well, and only I'm still out here kicking around?" Lin Zixian stubbed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, his face playful as he said: "This might just be the advantage of being low-key. 'Ladeng' was too showy, making a big fuss until everyone knew about it, so he ended up dead. That 'Butte' guy was slightly better off, but no matter where the battles were fought, he'd always run off to do business - as long as there were clients who needed something, he could even get his hands on nuclear weapons to sell them, so he ended up in jail. I'm the most low-key of all, so I have reason to be doing a bit better."

  "It's because they don't have your skills, otherwise 'Ladeng' wouldn't be dead and 'Butu' wouldn't be captured alive."

  Lin Zixian waved his hand and smiled lightly: "You and I are sitting here, won't you just want to chat with me? Just say what's on your mind!"

  Zhang Zhen's body stiffened, his eyes fixed intently on him as he said, "I'd like to have a chat with you about the 'International Idler' that you founded."

  Lin Zile's eyebrows rose, and he sneered, "What is there to talk about? Since you can find me, you should know that I quit the 'International Idle' a year ago and no longer interfere with underground world affairs. Now I'm just an ordinary person. You've probably found the wrong chat partner. If you want to discuss 'International Idle', you should look for Rome instead. Don't tell me you don't know that Rome is now in charge of 'International Idle'."

  "This we naturally know." Zhang Zhen took a deep breath and said: "But as far as we know, the true core power of 'International Idle' is those old men who founded International Idle with you. When 'International Idle' decided to organize, you and those old men all quit one after another. Now the entire underground world knows that Rome has not grasped the real strength of 'International Idle', but the person who grasps it is still you - Caesar!"

  Lin Zi's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stared at the other person indifferently, saying: "What does that have to do with anything?"

  Zhang Zhen stood up suddenly and said with a serious tone: "We have investigated, Lin Xian should be your real name. Although we don't know your background, it is certain that you are a pure-blooded Chinese, and since the establishment of 'International Idler', you have never interfered with domestic affairs. Therefore, we have reason to believe that you are a patriotic person. As such, you should use the power in your hands to make contributions to the country."

  He was so excited that he walked up to Lin Xian's side, as if he couldn't wait to pour all his thoughts into his mind.

  Lin Zi quietly looked around and narrowed his eyes, saying: "Is it that if I don't agree, you'll arrest me or directly take me out?"

  Zhang Zhen was taken aback and hastily waved his hand, saying: "I didn't mean it that way? I just hope you can serve the country."

  Lin Zi idly pulled out a cigarette and he hastily helped him light it, waiting for his response.

  Lin Zi quietly puffed out a mouthful of smoke and said faintly, "I understand your mood... but although you know we old folks have withdrawn from the International Idle Bunch, do you know why we withdrew?"

  "I've heard rumors that it's because the old folks in your group didn't agree on organizing the International Loafers, while another group wanted to make use of their resources to expand and strengthen the organization. The two sides had differing opinions, which is why you guys quit." Zhang Zhenhang pulled up a chair and sat down beside him, asking with an inquiring tone, "Could there be some inside story that we don't know about?"