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“I really came out to drink and eat barbecue, and it’s also true that I was with you in the middle of the night.”
“So I don’t even need to discuss it with you. I’ll just go and tell An Rou directly. Who do you think she’ll believe then?”
Su Jiang looked at Li Cai with a smile, the corners of his mouth curving up slightly.
You don’t want to help me? Do I really need your help?
Li Cai froze in place upon hearing this. If Su Jiang really twists the truth when talking to An Rou, there’s no way he could explain it.
If it’s just about having taken Su Jiang out for drinks and barbecue until midnight, at most, An Rou would just get a little revenge.
But if it turns into him bringing Su Jiang out in the middle of the night to blow up the factory, then things would really escalate.
Considering An Rou’s current relationship with Su Jiang, there’s a good chance she’d hold a serious grudge against him.
The worst part is, he had no choice in the matter. Whatever Su Jiang says, that’s the story he’ll have to stick with.
Looking at the smug expression on Su Jiang’s face, Li Cai’s good mood instantly vanished, leaving him feeling as miserable as if he’d just eaten something foul.
How could An Rou fall for such an obnoxious guy?
But there was no choice—when under someone else’s roof, you have to lower your head. Li Cai forced a smile and reluctantly said, “It’s no big deal, I’ll take the blame for you.”
“For which part, the drinking or the factory explosion?”
“Come on, we were just drinking tonight, where’s this factory explosion coming from?”
Hearing Li Cai say this, Su Jiang finally showed a satisfied smile. As expected from one of An Mingjie’s top men, he knows how to adapt to the situation.
You’re on the right path now, Old Li.
“Alright, take me home then!” It was already the middle of the night, and Su Jiang was ready to go back to sleep.
“Can’t you just take a cab home?”
“What, you want to take me to blow up the factory?”
“…The car’s over there, I’ll drive you.”
At this moment, Li Cai felt utterly frustrated. Being pushed around by An Rou was one thing—he could chalk it up to spoiling her.
But now being bullied by Su Jiang, using An Rou’s name, was something else. The worst part was, Su Jiang had genuinely helped An’s family in a big way, so Li Cai couldn’t do anything to him.
Ah, life is tough.
Before leaving, Li Cai destroyed everything except the sniper rifle on the spot, leaving no trace behind.
In the car, while driving, Li Cai glanced curiously at Su Jiang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looking out the window with a bored expression.
“Where did you learn your sniping skills?”
Li Cai was genuinely curious. The shot Su Jiang fired from the tree—never mind himself—even among all the snipers Li Cai had ever met, there were only a few who could pull off a shot like that. They were all top-tier in the military.
And not to mention, at that time, Su Jiang had only used his shoulder to steady the rifle and fired without aiming for long, as if he was certain the shot would hit its mark.
Seeing Li Cai ask this question, Su Jiang replied nonchalantly, “I’ve already told you, it’s a special ability.”
“Don’t mess with me. I don’t understand ‘special abilities’ like I’m talking to a rat! That definitely wasn’t some special ability!”
“I learned it while vacationing in Hawaii with my dad.”
“You think I haven’t seen Detective Conan?”
Su Jiang’s mouth twitched—if he’d known, he wouldn’t have taken that shot back then.
With a light sigh, Su Jiang spoke earnestly, “Old Li, does it really matter where I learned these skills?”
“As long as An Rou is around, I’ll never be at odds with the An family. Isn’t that enough?”
Li Cai was momentarily stunned by Su Jiang’s words, then let out a light laugh and didn’t ask further. After all, everyone has their own secrets, and as long as Su Jiang was on the An family’s side, there was no need to press the issue.
“That special ability of yours, can you teach me? I’d like to learn it too.”
“You mean the sniping skills? Sure, I can teach you when I have some time.”
“And also that ability to talk to rats—I want to learn that too.”
“Uh… I really can’t teach that one.”
Unless you somehow get a system, and one day, on your way to school, you happen to come across some thugs robbing students, and you step in heroically—maybe then you’d have a slight chance of acquiring that skill.
Hearing this, Li Cai didn’t push further. Learning Su Jiang’s sniping skills would be good enough—the ability to talk to rats was just too unbelievable.
Su Jiang dares to say he’s learned something, but he’s not necessarily brave enough to actually learn it. He’s afraid that one day someone might see him talking to a mouse and send him to a mental hospital with a phone call.
Soon, Li Cai dropped Su Jiang off at the entrance of the community. After Su Jiang got out of the car, Li Cai floored the accelerator and drove straight back to the An family home.
“Why are you driving so fast?”
Seeing Li Cai speed away, Su Jiang shook his head. Once he returned to his own small place, he immediately took a shower.
After spending time with Wu Chengren, he was dirty and covered in mud. Even though he has a minor obsession with cleanliness, he managed to endure it for so long.
Lying in bed, Su Jiang sent a message to An Rou, letting her know he was home. Then he plugged his phone into the charger, threw it aside, and fell into a deep sleep under the covers.
On the other side, Li Cai quickly returned to the An family home and found that An Mingjie was not there, presumably out on a mission.
Without much hesitation, Li Cai called An Mingjie.
The phone rang for a long time before being answered, and An Mingjie’s somewhat tired voice came through.
“What’s up? Did everything go smoothly with Su Jiang?”
“We blew up the Feng family’s warehouse!”
“???”
Hearing this, An Mingjie instantly became alert. He looked at the time on his phone, it was 3 AM—was he dreaming?
I just asked you to check the situation, and you tell me you blew up the warehouse?
Moreover, wasn’t Su Jiang supposed to be dealing with the assassins with you?
How did it turn into blowing up the warehouse?
“Li Cai, are you kidding me?”
“No, it’s all Su Jiang’s doing. He’s really out of line…”
Li Cai then quickly told An Mingjie everything Su Jiang had done in the suburbs, including how he took the blame for Su Jiang.
After a long pause, An Mingjie let out a heavy sigh on the other end of the line.
“So you’re saying Su Jiang won against the Lin family’s assassins with a cheap knife he bought?”
“Exactly. I was shocked too. I didn’t expect that guy’s combat skills to be so fierce!”
“And then, he also had you help him by having the mice move the explosives and secretly transport them into the warehouse?”
“Yes, I was stunned. This guy can actually talk to mice.”
“In the end, he jumped onto the tree trunk and used a sniping technique that you couldn’t even match to detonate the explosives, blowing up the entire factory?”
“Yes, that shot I’m sure was at the level of a marksmanship master!”
As An Mingjie listened to Li Cai’s response, he rubbed his brow, feeling like he might need a rest.
Or perhaps, Li Cai needs a rest.
“Li Cai, besides me, don’t tell anyone else about this.”
“Don’t worry, I know, I need to protect Su Jiang’s identity.”
“No, I’m worried that someone might send you to a mental hospital.”
After An Mingjie said this calmly, he hung up the phone expressionlessly and then went to the sink to wash his face with a handful of cold water.
Even though Li Cai’s words were outrageous, he believed them.
Because Su Jiang was already outrageous, so it was not surprising that he did outrageous things.
What’s important now is how to make the most of the results from this factory explosion.
At this moment, An Mingjie’s mind was constantly planning. Su Jiang’s actions today clearly indicated that he was about to make a move.
“Since Su Jiang is willing to step in, maybe we should accelerate the plan.”
An Mingjie lifted his head and murmured to the mirror, “Take this opportunity to call that old fellow back; we should be able to wipe out the Feng family in one go.”
With that, An Mingjie quickly took out his phone. Ignoring the time, he dialed the familiar number directly.
It was time for the plan to change.