Chapter 47: International Idle Person

  Every word from Lin Zixuan was taken very seriously by him, perhaps a small piece of information casually revealed from the mouth of Caesar himself would be extremely useful to them, or it could be a secret that they might not be able to find out in their lifetime.

  Lin Zile's face flashed a hint of bitterness, and he slowly said with a half-smoked cigarette: "When the International Idlers' Club was first established..."

  At the sight of this, Zhang Zhen hastily shouted "Wait a minute".

  Lin Zile was taken aback and asked in surprise: "Don't you want to know what's behind it?"

  Zhang Zhen quickly pulled out a recorder and awkwardly asked: "If you don't mind, can I record what you're saying?"

  Lin Zi was silent for a moment, he still thought that this room had been installed with eavesdropping equipment long ago, but unexpectedly the other party was indeed treating him sincerely.

  Little did he know that Zhang Zhen's discovery of his tailing skills had intimidated him, and with Caesar's great reputation, he didn't know if installing some eavesdropping devices would be discovered. To avoid causing any misunderstandings and spoiling the mood, he didn't make any preparations, as a show of sincerity!

  Lin Zile didn't show any opposition, and after the other person turned on the recorder, he rolled his eyes and continued: "When International Idle was first established, I didn't expect it to make such a big name for itself in the underground world. At that time, I just brought together some like-minded people to go on an adventure. We are considered elites from various industries around the world, to put it bluntly, we are just a group of people who have nothing better to do after eating and want to find excitement. When something exciting comes up, I'll contact them and ask if they have time or interest in participating. Those who are willing to come will come, and those who don't won't be forced. Over time, I naturally developed some relationships with them."

  "Ah!" Zhang Zhen asked incredulously: "Is this how international idlers come about?"

  Lin Zixin nodded and continued, "In the underground world, it's inevitable that we'll have conflicts with other organizations. They'll often ask us which faction we belong to, why we're stealing their business, or why we're ruining their good deeds. At first, we didn't have a nameplate, but later I thought that when others ask questions, if you don't answer or always greet them with guns and cannons, it's too impolite."

  "One time I casually came up with 'International Idler' to answer, without even thinking about it. As a result, my companions all laughed and said this title was very cool, so everyone unanimously decided that from then on we would uniformly declare ourselves as 'International Idlers'. Actually, you can understand from the literal meaning of this name, referring to a group of people who are idle because they have eaten their fill and have nothing better to do internationally. This is also a case of 'planting willows by chance and getting shade'!"

  Zhang Zhen walked with a dumbfounded expression, unable to utter a word. The "International Idle Person" from the underground world was actually born out of an unintentional remark. If he hadn't heard it personally from Caesar's own mouth, who would have believed it?

  "For people like us who have eaten our fill and have nothing better to do, it's all about seeking stimulation. As for things like money, power, and fame, we don't really care about them. Of course, if there are opportunities to make some easy money, we won't object - after all, it's not like we're going to turn down free money. Maybe because of our undefeated record in the underground world, our reputation has grown louder, and more people are willing to pay top dollar for us to take care of things, which has attracted even more people to join the 'International Idlers'."

  Lin Zixian smiled wryly and said, "I know these people are all here for the money, and everyone has some opinions about it. Because among our group of old folks, there are many whose identities are not ordinary, and they don't want to reveal their true identities. Usually, they will take some measures to conceal their true faces when appearing in public. Even among ourselves, we often don't know who the other person is, and we won't go around asking questions, because after all, everyone has their own real life afterwards and doesn't want to be disturbed. Once there are too many people and it gets chaotic, it's easy for identities to be revealed."

  "But you are the only contact between them, so you should know their true identities."

  "That's because they trust me and treat me as a friend, while also needing this friend for emergency situations, so they let me know their identities."

  Lin Zilei glossed over the topic, not wanting to get entangled in discussions about the members' identities. He continued with his original train of thought: "As a result, I went to great lengths to conceal the identities of those elderly individuals. Generally speaking, I wouldn't let them and new recruits participate in tasks at the same time. Only when an elderly person was unwilling to do a task would I assign it to someone else. However, as more and more people joined 'International Idlers', I didn't have the leisure to manage them myself, so I left it to Rome to worry about them. It wasn't until we encountered problems that couldn't be solved that I'd personally step in or find someone to help resolve the issue."

  "It was just that later, the development of things went beyond my expectations. Many people felt that since 'International Idlers' had such great energy, it shouldn't be so scattered anymore and suggested organizing to make it bigger and stronger, becoming the number one organization in the underground world. You should have heard about what happened next - 'International Idlers' held a vote, and naturally our old folks didn't agree with organizing, but they couldn't resist the majority who were in favor of getting organized, making big money and getting rich. Under duress, we old folks had no choice but to announce our withdrawal, while Rome became the leader of those people."

  Lin Zi idly took a puff of smoke and exhaled, looking at Zhang Zhen with a playful expression: "Doesn't this have a bit of the flavor of a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest? Clearly 'International Idle Person' was something we established, but in the end, we were actually driven out by them. Where is the justice in that? You should now understand, although I still hold a certain amount of power in my hands, fundamentally I am unable to serve the country."

  Zhang Zhen furrowed his brow and shook his head solemnly, saying: "I don't understand! Since you still have some power in your hands, why can't you contribute to the country?"

  Lin Zi Xian looked at him with a slight headache, speechless: "After spending half a day talking, how come you still don't understand my meaning? I'm asking you, what is it about the power behind me that makes you take notice of us? Is it because we can charge forward and fight fiercely?"

  "Just as you said, the members are elites from various industries. As far as we know, it's highly likely that some of them are children of high-ranking officials from various countries, and some super-rich families and military leaders' children might also be among your members. Think about how terrifying their influence is! Your tentacles cover almost all aspects of the world's military, politics, and economy, which is why governments want to find you - because the power in your hands is too frightening. It's precisely because of these people that the original 'International Idlers' were invincible, and Rome didn't have control over them, so now the 'International Idlers' are not as glorious as they used to be."

  Lin Zi spread out his hands and said helplessly: "You've made everything so clear, haven't you found the crux of the problem between us?"

  "Forgive me for being obtuse, I didn't quite understand." Zhang Zhen said with a shake of his head.

  Lin thought to himself, "How could the National Security Agency recruit such idiots?" He extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray again and didn't bother to beat around the bush. He explained clearly: "The key point is that they come from different countries. Not only do I love my country, but they also love their own countries. After all, their interests are based on the interests of their own countries. We're just friends, and they can't help me deal with other countries or their own countries because it doesn't align with their national interests. Similarly, I won't help them deal with my country."

  "Our friendship is only about them helping me when I need it personally, that's what friends are for. It doesn't involve national conflicts, it's a promise between us. So when we team up, people think it's terrifying, but that's just when we're playing around. If it were really like you guys think, wouldn't I be able to rule the whole world by now? Now do you get it?"

  Zhang Zhen listened and was stunned for a while before slowly saying: "So that's how it is!"

  There's a hint of disappointment in the tone, and it wasn't until after the mystery was solved that I realized the truth was quite simple: Caesar's power was limited to his own use, and couldn't be utilized by others. It had a somewhat exclusive, unattainable flavor to it.

  Lin Zixian stood up, stretched his waist and said: "The inside story is like this, so you guys don't have to keep holding onto me. What can be said, I've said it all, what can't be said, I won't be able to tell you either. Can I leave now?"

  "There's something I'd like to ask you about."

  "What's wrong?"

  "Are you still paying attention to the current situation of 'International Idle Person'?"

  "You can tell by my current appearance that I've already withdrawn from the underground world, so I don't want to get entangled with underground world affairs again." Lin Zixian had an expression of not believing it, but in the end still couldn't help asking: "What about 'International Idle Person'?"

  "It seems you really don't know." Zhang Zhen walked over, picked up the laptop from across the table, opened it and pulled out a document with pictures and text mixed together. He handed it to him and said: "The International Idle People led by Rome have long lost their former glory. Since your old people retired, they can no longer complete tasks as easily as before. The failure rate is very high. This is why the underground world says that the true power of the International Idle People is still in your hands."

  Because when it was in your hands, the international idlers' reputation was loud and clear, gathering a large number of people in the underground world, and completing the organization in Rome's hands. Now they have become the most evil organization in the entire underground world because they can no longer make money by completing tasks like before. In order to gain wealth, they are behind many heinous crimes such as murder, kidnapping, extortion, robbery, drug trafficking, human trafficking, arms trafficking and so on.