Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 132: Lifelong Archenemy
“Hmm, Gaosheng, what do you think?” Diwu Qingrou asked with a smile.
“What Brother Cheng just mentioned is merely a layout, but what I see are the characters and the writing style,” Lian Gaosheng continued to frown, tilting his head. “I believe these few characters are rigid and disjointed!”
“Looking at this side, the two characters ‘many years’ are clearly written in one breath. However, the artistic conception of these characters is different from the subsequent ‘heart and blood.’ Furthermore, the ‘blood’ character in ‘heart and blood’ has its last stroke slightly raised; this indicates that the following characters were also written in one go, flowing continuously. But on this piece of paper, it’s ‘...’; this is very unusual. Moreover, the four characters ‘just doing my best’ are indeed written in one breath, yet they appear somewhat stiff, lacking the sense of ‘tragic grandeur.’”
“If this was indeed written by Number One, then having written these characters, Number One must be prepared for a shattered jade; it would definitely reflect a mindset of drawing swords and facing annihilation together. We all know that when people write, their emotions blend into the characters. Under such a mindset, with Number One’s pride, it would naturally carry the meaning of ‘better to be shattered jade than to remain intact as tiles’. Yet here, there is not a trace of that, rather it is very plain!”
Lian Gaosheng stated, “Therefore, Lord Xiang, this letter deserves further scrutiny; I personally believe that perhaps Number One... has fallen into misfortune, or has already fallen into the hands of the Chu King of Hell! And this letter is evidently a trap!”
“Oh?” Diwu Qingrou’s eyes revealed a hint of amusement. “If this is a trap, then what kind of trap could it be? What does the Chu King of Hell want to obtain?”
“If we are deceived by this letter, then we would naturally conclude that Number One is safe! Moreover, still in control of great power.” Lian Gaosheng glanced at Han Buchu with a look full of disdain, as if to say, 'Look at this little fool, coming to discuss.'
Han Buchu snorted and turned his head away.
“In such a mindset, we would certainly have to continue sending people to contact Number One, while that Chu King of Hell waits to catch our people one after another; although we are confident that Number One will not divulge anything under questioning, that does not mean everyone will be the same. Once the Chu King of Hell pries open their mouths, the entire Iron Cloud’s intelligence network, relying on Number One, will be uprooted! This is an extremely dire consequence!”
“This is the wicked trap of the Chu King of Hell!”
“Oh? Then, according to your view... is Number One still alive?” Diwu Qingrou seemed to be a bit intrigued and engaged in the discussion.
“... Not necessarily! However, the possibility of being alive is quite high.” Lian Gaosheng pondered for a long time before uncertainly articulating this statement.
“Oh?” Diwu Qingrou looked at him.
“If Number One fell into the hands of the Chu King of Hell, it is absolutely certain that the Chu King of Hell would not extract anything; this is guaranteed!” Lian Gaosheng contemplated, “But such an important task for the enemy cannot simply be discarded; killing him would be a waste. If I were the Chu King of Hell... I would imprison him. For a day he doesn’t speak, could it be two days, three days... or even a month he won’t say anything?”
Lian Gaosheng continued, “Therefore, I estimate that Number One should still be alive, but the experience must be unbearable! Torture is certain…”
Han Buchu interrupted, “Gaosheng, what you said has a lot of issues! At first, you only mentioned the possibility of falling into enemy hands, which is understandable, but how did it turn into certainty that he has fallen into the hands of the Chu King of Hell, and even being tortured? Isn’t that a bit too arbitrary?”