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Jiang Rou's identity is very secretive, it's likely that very few people know she hails from the Demon Sect, but Qin Fang does know, because his master-level detective skills can easily uncover this.

After Han Long's death, his power was basically taken over by Jiang Rou, and with Bloody-handed Demon Tu San by her side, even facing some resistance couldn't stop Tu San's bloody slaughter.

Therefore, Qin Fang estimates that recently, Jiang Rou has probably taken over all of Han Long's forces, and having managed that, naturally has started handling Han Long's former businesses as well...

In this way, the matter of Elder Long seizing their goods back then naturally also needed settling.

Perhaps Elder Long knows the matter he handled is quite tricky, so he's been keeping a low profile lately, staying away from the public, most likely Jiang Rou hasn't found any suitable opportunity.

Unexpectedly, they have adopted this indirect approach, directly attacking the most trusted aides of Elder Long...

And the elderly person named Ah Rong in front of whom is one of them.

The old man has followed Elder Long for most of his life, he's one of Elder Long's most trusted right-hand men, but still couldn't withstand Jiang Rou's attack...

The old man had also mentioned his ignorant son earlier, and in fact, the reason he was used by Jiang Rou was precisely due to his son.

Don't think that after mingling in the syndicate for most of his life, being one of the powers in Xin'an, that he can protect his own son. His son was captured by Jiang Rou's people, and they even gathered quite a lot of evidence against his son for various things he did...

To prevent his son from spending the rest of his life in prison, he had no choice but to compromise with Jiang Rou, leading to these actions.

Don't look at him taking away the batch of drugs Elder Long had snatched, selling them for profit, but he didn't spend a penny, all of it went into Jiang Rou's hands.

Though this can be seen as returning things to their original owner in another way, it can't cover up the fact that the old man betrayed Elder Long, which is why after the incident, he chose such a way to end it.

Looking at his old brother self-harming like this, nearly half his life already gone, Elder Long pursed his lips, seemingly wanting to say something, but the words couldn't come out.

"Elder Long, Ah Rong has let you down in this life, can only repay you in the next..."

But Elder Long's silence made Elder Ah Rong feel that Elder Long didn't forgive him. Slightly disappointed, with his heart filled with despair, he immediately cupped his fists towards Elder Long then fiercely stabbed the knife towards his heart...

This is definitely seeking death!

The three cuts and six holes had already injured him gravely, half his life was already gone, and this stab was practically a dead end.

"Stop!"

Just as the old man was preparing to continue stabbing, Qin Fang immediately shouted, while shaking his wrist, quickly seeing a silver light shooting out.

Clink~~

A clear ringing sound came.

Elder Ah Rong was slightly stunned upon hearing Qin Fang's shout, at this moment, he felt a great force hitting the dagger he was holding, his hand couldn't hold on to it anymore, it flew out...

He was already badly injured, having lost a lot of blood, his hand strength wasn't great, with Qin Fang's full-force attack, if he could still hold onto it then it would be strange!

The dagger flew from his hand, dropping onto the ground not far away, along with a slender silver needle that had already bent...

"You..."

Elder Ah Rong was stunned, then looked at Qin Fang with an extremely peculiar gaze, seemingly not understanding what he meant.

Regarding Qin Fang's identity, Elder Ah Rong actually didn't know, although the last operation was a major move in Xin'an, with awareness of an expert's assistance, he didn't know the expert was Qin Fang in front of him.

Elder Long summoned him here, and made such a decision in front of Qin Fang. Though Ah Rong found it a bit strange, he didn't think much of it, merely assuming Qin Fang was one of Elder Long's hidden confidants.

But now Qin Fang unexpectedly saved him in front of Elder Long, that didn't seem right, especially... Elder Long didn't show the slightest displeasure.

"I still have some questions for him..."

Seemingly understanding what Elder Long wanted to know, Qin Fang explained indifferently while getting up and walking over, Qin Fang already knew from Elder Ah Rong that this matter had nothing to do with Elder Long, Elder Long was innocent...

And those truly breaking the promise by dealing drugs were Elder Ah Rong and Brother Snake, Yellow Hair, and others, while Brother Snake and Yellow Hair were merely lower-level minions, Elder Ah Rong as the mastermind had taken actual steps to atone for his sins; continuing self-harm at that point was utterly unnecessary.

"Forget it..."

Since Qin Fang had intervened and said this, although Elder Long felt it strange, he couldn't let his old brother continue self-harming.

"Don't resist, I'm saving your life..."

Walking beside Elder Ah Rong, Qin Fang spoke while quickly working the silver needle in his hand, soon stopping the bleeding from the wounds of three cuts and six holes...

Then he sealed a few key acupoints to slow down the deterioration of the injuries.

Although it wouldn't directly heal him, it should be fine for a short period. At least, he would have enough time to answer a few questions before being sent for emergency treatment. His life shouldn't be lost.

"Who instructed you to do this?"

After stabilizing the old man's injuries, Qin Fang sat back down and looked at the old man's pale face, asking in a very calm tone.

In fact, he already knew the answer, but it was better to have the old man say it out loud himself...

The old man was taken aback, clearly not expecting Qin Fang to ask this.

From the moment he entered here and discovered the exposure of the incident, he planned to take the fall by himself, so he never mentioned that someone was behind it.

Unexpectedly, Qin Fang revealed the truth in one sentence, which truly surprised him.

Almost instinctively, the old man planned to vehemently deny and insisted on taking responsibility for this incident alone...

"I hope you can think more about your son. Since he can be used once, naturally he can be used a second time, a third time... You only have one life, can you take the fall for him a second time, a third time?"

Before he spoke, Qin Fang already sighed lightly, speaking in a tone that seemed somewhat regretful.

"Uh..."

The old man was stunned, staring at Qin Fang with an incredulous look, as if he couldn't understand how Qin Fang knew so much about this matter.

The matter of Jiang Rou coercing him had always been very secretive. Even Elder Long, whose influence spread throughout Hong Kong Island, discovered nothing unusual, yet this young man of unknown identity revealed it in one sentence. How could he not be shocked?

"Mr. Qin, what do you mean by this?"

With Qin Fang's words, how could Elder Long not understand?

He originally lamented how his old brother, who had been with him for so many years, could walk such a path for such a small benefit, but didn't expect there to be hidden circumstances behind it.

Elder Long himself didn't know and had been kept in the dark. Although it made him slightly frustrated, he now wanted to know the true facts even more.

"Elder Long, do you remember the person I once mentioned to you?"

Qin Fang did not answer but looked at Elder Long, asking instead.

"Are you saying..."

Elder Long furrowed his brow slightly, recalling the person Qin Fang once mentioned to him, and immediately remembered.

He couldn't not remember. At first, he didn't pay much attention, but although they won that battle, the losses in Xin'an were several times greater than initially estimated.

It boiled down to Elder Long underestimating Jiang Rou and underestimating the strength of the Bloody-handed Demon Tu San, which led to his heavy losses.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't be so angry about someone privately taking out drugs from the warehouse to sell them...

These were all earned by the lives of his subordinates, yet they became tools for someone else's profit. How could he not be infuriated?

But what Qin Fang said was extremely intriguing, indicating that there was someone behind Ah Rong's betrayal, and that person was the one Qin Fang had previously warned him about.

It was precisely the woman who used to follow Han Long...

"Yes, it's her!"

Qin Fang nodded, and clearly, Elder Long had already taken notice of Jiang Rou.

He might not have paid attention before the action, but after the action, Xin'an suffered heavy losses, and he had to pay attention to the presence of Jiang Rou.

On the surface, Jiang Rou seemed like nothing more than a mere woman, but no one knew that she was the real hidden figure behind the scenes...

The Bloody-handed Demon was formidable, even making Qin Fang keep a respectful distance, but he was only a knife in Jiang Rou's hand.

"Ah Rong, speak, what exactly happened? What exactly did that woman do to you?"

With Qin Fang's reminder, Elder Long then noticed that Ah Rong's expression had also become extremely peculiar, and there was deep shock in his eyes.

From that expression alone, it was clear that Qin Fang was right. The woman was indeed behind the scenes...

"Elder Long, this is now your family matter. As an outsider, I won't intrude. There are a few friends outside, please continue..."

Knowing that there was more to this matter, Elder Long was ready to start the interrogation, but Qin Fang seemed unwilling to listen any longer. He immediately cupped his fists, greeted Elder Long, and was prepared to leave. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes at Qidian (qidian.com), and your support is my greatest motivation.)

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