Chapter 575 - Li Nanli And His Horde Of Sock Puppets – 1
Chapter 575: Li Nanli And His Horde Of Sock Puppets – 1
Ever since the reconciliation, their tense relationship turned friendlier. Fu Zhi was happy about it, and Fu Yuan did not have to become the middleman between them anymore.
Since he just came here temporarily to take care of Ye Jiu, Fu Zhao returned to the capital after he stayed for a few days in Myanmar.
After Fu Zhi had changed the dressing for Ye Jiu, she headed to the Li Mansion.
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In the meantime, the International Crime Unit.
After the revelation of Fu Zhi being the captain of the 8th division, they had to change their meeting place.
Right now, inside a spacious, empty room, the captain of the 2nd division was sitting in front of the desk. They had contacted the captain commander, but he had not replied to them yet.
The captain of the 7th division chimed in, “Fu Zhi can’t control Aurora, so she vents her anger on us. Don’t you think it’s a little bit unfair?”
“Where are we supposed to get so much money in such a short time? Does she think we all are the God of Fortune?” The captain of the 3rd division added, “We must figure out a way and save our brothers from her evil clutches!”
“Before that, let’s check whether or not that crazy b*tch has installed a camera in our meeting room!” The captain of the 7th division looked around and continued, “I have no idea why but I have a feeling that Fu Zhi is around us. Besides, isn’t there a rumor that the captain commander is Fu Zhi’s father? Why isn’t he saying anything, then?
“She’s too old for her father to control her. Also, Fu Zhi doesn’t seem like the person who would give up on the money just because the captain commander is her father. We have to think of another solution.”
“For example?”
The captain of the 2nd division squinted his eyes and said, “Behind Fu Zhi is the Fu Corporation. It’s a big corporation, and given the fact they could stand strong for so many years, I’m sure there are some shady businesses going on.”
“Are you suggesting that we should run a background check on the Fu Corporation, and see if we can find something that we could use to threaten them? Have you forgotten that the person behind her back destroyed the video when we’re looking for her? Not even us can get it back…”
“Whoever it is, judging from the fact that he or she could defeat the captain of the 4th division in hacking, he or she must be someone who would not submit to power and work for the Fu Corporation. In my opinion, only the top three members of the Hacker Alliance are able to destroy the video to the point that it can’t be recovered,” the captain of the 2nd division licked his lips, “The Hacker Alliance only works for money, and nobody knows where Siren is. I heard that Siren has opened up a tutorial session some time ago, but she’s gone off the grid after two days of teaching. We just need to get the things we want before Fu Zhi could get help from Siren. If we can’t do it, maybe it’s their destiny to spend the rest of their lives as Fu Zhi’s slaves.”
“Should we ask help from the 1st division?”
“1st division? From what I remember, it seems to me that he doesn’t want to offend the Fu Corporation… Oh yeah, why aren’t you saying anything, 6th division? What’s your take?”
Jiang Ningbei, aka Fu Zhi’s personalized camera, did not know what to say.
‘What’s my take? I think you all are going to die soo.’
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It was 11:00 am when she arrived at the Li Mansion.
She had been working tirelessly to make medicine for Ye Jiu in the past few days, so she was deprived of sleep. She pushed the gate open listlessly and walked into the mansion.
At the same time, there was a group of men in the living room. They were standing around in a circle, and there was a tall, stocky man in the center. They all were patting his shoulders, and it seemed like they were comforting him.
“Don’t think too much, captain. It’s just an accident. Luckily we arrived in time. Besides, you’re not there to kill people. You’re there to save people!”
“Who would’ve thought that Old Master Zheng is really pretending to be sick in order to drag on and not sign the transfer agreement of the mine with President Li!”
“You didn’t push him into the river. It’s him who couldn’t stand the loneliness and asked the butler to push him out for a walk around the lake. It’s just so happened that you found him out and he wanted to kill you. You defended yourself and accidentally pushed him into the lake!”
“The worst thing is that the medicine he took would react with cold water, and honestly, I have never smelled such a stinky smell before. Even if Young Master Jiang has bathed several times, he still can’t wash the smell away…”
…
Truth be told, Jiang Jinshu just wanted to be alone right now. The things they said stung his ears, and his face was turning darker and darker with every passing second. In the end, he smacked the table hard and snarled, “Shut up! Who dares to mention what happened last night, I will beat him up until even his mother can’t recognize him!”
“Yes! Yes! Yes! We’ll keep our mouths shut from this moment!” They said as they nodded in assent.
Fu Zhi raised her brows when she heard everything.
She had to go through Jiang Jinshu and the others if she was heading towards the second floor. When she saw Gu Yanqi coming down from the stair, she said, “Please spray more air freshener in the living room, I have to pass by the living room when I come downstairs later.”
Jiang Jinshu’s heart skipped a beat when he heard Fu Zhi’s voice. He instinctively raised his arm and began checking himself.
The remaining members from the Shadow Corps turned their heads around and zeroed in on Fu Zhi. Suddenly, all of them remembered that Fu Zhi had warned them before about Old Master Zheng…
“Didn’t Fu Zhi say Old Master Zheng has taken a special medicine that will only work when contact with cold water?”
“Yes! She indeed has told us before about Old Master Zheng. She even has warned Young Master Jiang that he shouldn’t go to the lake with Old Master Zheng, or else he might regret it!”
“Now that you mentioned it, I also remember Fu Zhi has told us about that as well.”
“But how did she know that? We’ve consulted a lot of professional doctors, yet they all couldn’t see through it!”
“Young Master Jiang would’ve dodged the bullet if he listened to Ms. Fu.”
“Oh, I forgot to tell you, Young Master Jiang, you don’t have to smell yourself, and you don’t need to find ways to get rid of this smell on your body. Generally speaking, the medicine Old Master Zheng took would react with cold water and help him remove waste from his body. Once it sticks on your body, it might take at least four days before the smell will slowly dissipate. Therefore, all you have to do is wait.
“Besides, looking from the bright side, this smell is one-of-kind. Maybe your girlfriend would be able to find her way to you by following the smell.”
The more Fu Zhi talked, the darker Jiang Jinshu’s face became.
He did not know how Fu Zhi was able to see through Old Master Zheng’s physical condition while even the most professional doctor in the world was not able to do it. Could it be that she was a doctor of great attainments?
After all, there was only one person in this world who could be better than a bunch of professional doctors—Z God. Considering Fu Zhi’s age and experience, she shouldn’t be able to stand on the same ground as Z God…
“Erm, Zhizhi, let’s go upstairs first,” Gu Yanqi hastily came forward as he was fully aware of what Fu Zhi was capable of.
He had heard about Jiang Jinshu’s accident as well. However, he had learned to take everything easy after the things that happened at the Zheng Family’s banquet. Therefore, he would not feel baffled anymore no matter what Fu Zhi did right now.
A murmur spread over the crowd after Fu Zhi and Gu Yanqi went upstairs, and they still could not quite accept it.
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Meanwhile, in the room on the second floor.
Fu Zhi had barely opened the door when her gaze unexpectedly met a pair of deep, cool eyes.
She froze. In the next second, Gu Yanqi’s astonished cry nearly deafened her.
“Holy shit!”
Li Nanli glanced at Gu Yanqi, then calmly put on his shirt amid the man’s squawking. His pale, slender fingers slowly fastened the buttons from bottom to top, his manner perfectly composed.
Then he picked up the phone beside him and said without a shred of warmth, “It wasn’t for your benefit. Keep it down.
“A competent third wheel should recognize when two people are having a moment, close the door, and quietly disappear.”
Gu Yanqi, who had already been about to leave but still got insulted before he could do so: “...”
He felt a lump of frustration in his chest.
No wonder Li Nanli had been shirtless when he came in. He had been waiting for Fu Zhi all along.
Gu Yanqi turned and walked straight out.
Fu Zhi handed Li Nanli the scar-removal ointment she had developed for Ye Jiu.
“No label. Did you make it?” Holding the ointment, the man looked up at her.
“Yes. I found some information the day before yesterday and developed it from that. I was a little short on time, though. If I want to improve its effects, I’ll need to do more research later.”
There were faint dark circles beneath her eyes.
She usually looked like that after staying up late gaming too.
Li Nanli’s heart softened. “A scar is just a scar. There’s no need to stay up late developing medicine especially for me.”
Without thinking, Fu Zhi blurted out, “Don’t worry. It was for my brother. You don’t need to feel guilty. This had nothing to do with you. You’re just getting a free ride.”
“...”
Silence settled over the room. Meeting Li Nanli’s slightly stunned gaze, Fu Zhi realized how heartless she had sounded. After a moment’s thought, she changed tack. “If putting it that way makes you feel better, you can believe it.”
“...”
Li Nanli had to give her nine out of ten for thinking on her feet. Any higher, and he was afraid she might get conceited.
Fu Zhi checked his pulse, then said, “I’m flying to City A with my parents tonight, so I should go. Message me if you need anything.”
“All right.”
The phone in his hand suddenly chimed twice.
Li Nanli glanced at it. The sender’s address was concealed, but judging by the format, the message was from the International Crime Unit.
[Captain of the 1st division, I’ve run into a little trouble. I’d like your help investigating a website. I can pay you with the corresponding points from my account.]
The division captains earned points by solving cases, apprehending criminals, and rescuing hostages. Those points earned them promotions, pay raises, and higher access privileges.
The International Crime Unit was a vast database in its own right.
It stored detailed information on eighty percent of the world’s middle- and upper-tier figures.
Even with the points he currently had, Li Nanli still could not access the detailed files on people like Z God.
[Send the link.]
Li Nanli stepped back and switched on his computer. Then he took out a gaming laptop from beside him. “I have some work to deal with. Go play a game for a while.”
Fu Zhi did not think much of his sudden business.
There was a beige sofa beside the bed. She sat down, opened the gaming laptop, and loaded the game.
She tagged her friends in the WeChat gaming group.
[@Everyone, anyone up for a game? I won’t go AFK this time.]
[Die.]
[Get loooost!]
[Just smile and nod when Li Wan says anything. Take her seriously, and you’ve already lost.]
[Two of us here, need three more. Mainly looking for a god-tier jungler. Who wants to climb the ranks at light speed?]
Fu Zhi: [Send the link. My hands are itching. Let’s play a couple of rounds. I’ll carry you straight to the grave.]
Fu Zhi: [Sorry, typo. I meant up the ranks.]
[@Li Wan, you said that last time too. Promise me this: if you go AFK again, drop dead. See you at your grave, thanks.]
That was never going to happen.
Full of solemn promises, Fu Zhi joined the team. In no time, they started a ranked match and entered the loading screen.
Across from her, beside the bed, Li Nanli saw that she had started her game. He took his computer into the adjoining study and began breaking into the website the captain of the 2nd division had sent him.
The captain called him. “How’s it going? Can you get in?”
“It’s simple.” Li Nanli tapped lightly on his keyboard. “I’ll connect your computer to mine. Once I’ve broken through, you can go in and look for evidence of criminal activity yourself.”
“All right.” As he finished speaking, his computer connected, giving him a clear view of Li Nanli’s screen. “Sixty percent? You’ve broken through more than half of it already?”
The other captains sighed in admiration when they heard that. They sincerely thought he was incredible.
Before approaching the captain of the 1st division, they had put a great deal of effort into trying to breach the system themselves. None of them could work this quickly. Besides, once they got past fifty percent, the programmer on the other side would rapidly repair the damage.
“The captain of the 1st division really lives up to his reputation,” the captain of the 3rd division said with feeling.
At that moment, Jiang Ningbei, who had been slacking off, realized how serious the situation was. He immediately began bombarding Fu Zhi with chat-window nudges.
[Your home’s going down!]
[You’re about to lose your home!]
[The captain of the 1st division is about to break into the Fu Corporation’s system and dig through your company’s secrets!]
The incessant nudges drew Fu Zhi’s attention away from the game, which had only just finished loading, and toward her phone.
She sent Jiang Ningbei a question mark.
Jiang Ningbei: [You’ve pushed them into a corner, and now they’re desperate. The captain of the 1st division is pretty capable. Do what you have to! Maybe step in and stop the intrusion yourself?]
The captain of the 1st division? The one who had stolen her position?
Fu Zhi’s expression chilled. She rapidly typed to her teammates, [Something urgent came up. Hold them off. I’ll be back in ten minutes.]
Her teammates: [????!]
They went berserk.
[Li Wan??? I’ll kill you! You’re going AFK again!]
[Li Wan, you have no professional esports spirit!]
[You’re worse than my five-year-old brother! He steals Mom’s phone to play games, gets beaten half to death for it, and still refuses to stop!]
[Li Wan screws up. Her teammates pay the price.]
Once again, Fu Zhi abandoned her teammates and connected to the Fu Corporation’s main server.
Stealing her position and coming after her company?
She would strip away every last layer of this person’s identity, follow the connection, and beat him to death!