Chapter 147 Trapped Beast

After Lao Li started his offensive against the Coders Association, Jing Yan knew very well that if he didn't come out and muddy the waters now, the association he had single-handedly built might very well change hands.

If Lao Li failed, then the Qingyi Bureau and the garrison would take the opportunity to support Zhang Ming, allowing them to completely control the entire association from behind the scenes. If Lao Li succeeded, then Wei Xiangzuo would be the new boss.

In either of these scenarios, Jing Yan would be left out in the cold, because the puppet he had left behind had already betrayed him and was now in cahoots with the Qingyi Bureau.

This was something Jing Yan couldn't accept, so he began to make plans inside the First District Prison. First, he contacted upper-level connections within the regulatory committee, requesting their support and promising them many benefits, including under-the-table kickbacks and cash bribes.

Both the regulatory committee and the Qingyi Bureau were functional departments under the Republican Party, but they were independent and inherently competitive. It was precisely because the Qingyi Bureau had landed in Dragon City that the regulatory committee had been lying low for some time, as they couldn't get any decent resources. So, some people supported Jing Yan, after all, they had been working together for many years.

After winning over the upper-level connections, Jing Yan still needed a new puppet to muddy the waters and serve as a pawn in the future. So, he set his sights on Gu Baishun, but at that time, Gu Baishun was already leaning towards Lao Li's team.

Jing Yan couldn't completely control him, so he had people outside the district kidnap Gu Baishun's mother. And at the crucial moment when Lao Li's team and the garrison were vying for control of the Coders Association's leadership, he had someone poison Zhou Peng, using it as a starting point to provoke the two groups to fight each other.

Even after taking out Zhou Peng, Lao Li's team still had a significant advantage, which Jing Yan didn't want to see. What he needed was balance, a situation where the two sides were evenly matched and tearing at each other. So, he had people threaten Gu Baishun, attempting to secretly kill Wei Xiangzuo, so that there would be no room for reconciliation between the two sides.

But to Jing Yan's surprise, Gu Baishun confronted him ahead of time, which was indeed a bit unexpected.

In Jing Yan's mind, it wouldn't be difficult for Gu Baishun to guess that he was behind the kidnapping, but he believed that the latter wouldn't confront him so quickly, because once they made things clear, there would be no room for maneuver.

Gu Baishun could only choose to obey and protect his own mother, or disobey and watch his mother die.

Jing Yan was a ruthless and resourceful person. As long as he hadn't been kicked out of the game, he would definitely resist, and he had been secretly building up his own power within the association.

The three sides were fighting over the big cake of the Coders Association, engaging in deceit and treachery, making it impossible to guard against!

...

Inside the solitary confinement cell of the prison, Jing Yan remained silent for a long time, then asked in a hoarse voice, "Why did you have to make things clear?"

"If I didn't make things clear, I would only be able to follow the path you've drawn, and I wouldn't even know how I died in the end," Gu Baishun replied coldly. "I have to see you!"

"Is Wei Xiangzuo dead?" Jing Yan asked.

"Am I stupid? If I killed him, would I still have a way back?" Gu Baishun roared back. "Don't treat me like an idiot!"

Hearing this, Jing Yan frowned, "So you've come clean with Su Tianyu, the two of you want to set me up?"

"I haven't!"

"If Wei Xiangzuo doesn't die, how can I trust you?" Jing Yan replied in a cold voice, "I'm telling you, Gu Baishun! If you don't kill Wei Xiangzuo, I'll cut off your mother's leg; if you dare to come clean with Su Tianyu, causing me to be exposed prematurely, I'll immediately have someone feed your mother rat poison. She definitely won't survive!"

Jing Yan wasn't just making empty threats, because he was indeed a little panicked now. He didn't want to be exposed just yet, otherwise he might be caught in the crossfire between the two sides.

If Gu Baishun really told Su Tianyu about the matter, then Jing Yan's secret plans would be leaked instantly, which would cause the entire event to spin out of control.

"I definitely won't kill him right now," Gu Baishun gritted his teeth and replied, "I have to see you and my mother first before I can work with you!"

"Prison is very safe, why should I go out? I have cards in my hand that you don't!" Jing Yan replied calmly, "If my people don't see Wei Xiangzuo's body, your mother's leg is definitely not going to be saved. Do you dare to trade with me? She's already in her sixties."

Gu Baishun clenched his fists, "Okay, okay, I'll take a step back. I'll hand Wei Xiangzuo over to you first, so I won't have a way back, and then we'll meet, okay?"

"Sure!" Jing Yan replied without even thinking, "You kill him, my people will verify the body, and then we'll be completely on the same path."

"Wait for my call!" Gu Baishun hung up the phone.

The car continued to drive out of the city. Wei Xiangzuo looked at Gu Baishun and said, clenching his fists, "Notify Liu Zi, only he can help you!"

"Are you deaf?! If Su Tianyu is involved in this matter, how can my mother survive?!" Gu Baishun roared back, his mentality collapsing, "Do you know how many informants Jing Yan has in Dragon City? Even within the Tongji Association, there are people around you who are his, understand?!"

"Then can you solve it yourself? Even if you kill me, he won't meet you," Wei Xiangzuo roared back, "He won't even step out of that prison, don't you understand?!"

Gu Baishun licked his lips and remained silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Out of the city, take a detour to the First District."

"Okay!" The driver nodded.

Gu Baishun picked up his phone and immediately dialed a number, "Uncle Guo, I really have no choice, do it in the Second District."

"I don't care, but once it's done, you'll have no way back."

"To hell with it! He's forcing me to die, so we might as well all die!" Gu Baishun gritted his teeth and replied, "I definitely can't keep following his rhythm, that would be stupid!"

"Okay, I got it."

The two ended the call.

Gu Baishun pointed at Wei Xiangzuo and said, "I may have to hand you over first. Whether you can survive depends on your luck."

"Okay!" Wei Xiangzuo nodded.

"If this matter passes, and you're not dead, and I'm still alive, then everything before will be written off," Gu Baishun said, lowering his head.

...

At the entrance of the Coders Association courtyard in Zhanan District, where the incident occurred, Su Tianyu and the others got out of the car.

"Tap tap!"

A series of footsteps sounded, and the people from the Tianhong Port police patrol point ran over, saluted, and first shouted at Wang Daolin, "Director!"

"What did you find at the scene?" Su Tianyu asked first.

"No, there are no injured people at the scene, nor any key evidence, only a few eyewitnesses," the other party replied.

"Damn it!"

Wang Daolin's mentality exploded, and he kicked the car tire, "If Old Wei is lost, we're both done for!"