Chapter 12 The Olive Branch

Yao Shunyu's pupils dilated slightly. "You killed them?"

"They brought it on themselves by looking for trouble with us brothers. What could I do?" Jiang Cheng's words didn't treat Yu Chengmu as a particularly thorny existence, just a minor inconvenience in life, nothing more.

After carefully confirming the characteristics of Yu Chengmu's group with Jiang Cheng, Yao Shunyu believed it all. After all, being able to accurately describe the abilities of the disciple A Biao and escape unscathed was enough to demonstrate their strength. "Impressive, Brother Jiang, Brother Wang. I was out of line before, but this time I sincerely want to cooperate with the two of you, and of course, Miss Li Bai."

Jiang Cheng didn't immediately agree. He turned to Li Bai. "This information isn't easy to come by, Miss Li. Are you with the state?"

"Not really. I just have some connections. I'd rather not go into specifics. If Mr. Jiang insists on knowing, I'll just have to give you a prepared lie."

Li Bai's words weren't pleasant, but in a way, they were honest. After all, Jiang Cheng wasn't easy to deal with. If she told a lie and was caught, it would be better to be upfront from the start.

"Miss Li Bai is indeed candid." Jiang Cheng didn't mind. He was quite satisfied with Yao Shunyu and Li Bai. The former was decisive and smart, while the latter possessed a wealth of information.

Since she could accurately state Yu Chengmu's information, Jiang Cheng reasonably deduced that Li Bai must also have information on others, such as Luo Tianhe, Yuan Shanyuan, especially that Bai Yu. She was Jiang Cheng's biggest concern.

As if seeing through Jiang Cheng's thoughts, Yao Shunyu seized the opportunity and once again extended an olive branch to Jiang Cheng. This time, Jiang Cheng turned to Fatty, seemingly asking for Fatty's opinion.

This action successfully shifted the attention of Yao Shunyu and Li Bai to Fatty. In their minds, Jiang Cheng was the leader, and Fatty was a kind of appendage, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.

Could it be... that Wang Fugui has something special about him?

Thinking this, Yao Shunyu no longer hesitated and offered a sincere request to Fatty with a smile. "Brother Wang, Brother Jiang has already agreed. Now it's up to you."

Fatty knew that the doctor was deliberately helping to raise his value, so after pretending to think for a moment, he nodded slightly. "If you two are sincere, then cooperation is naturally a good thing."

Seeing this, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai both breathed a sigh of relief. Frankly, they wouldn't be a match for Luo Tianhe, Yuan Shanyuan, and the others on their own.

"Since it's cooperation, shouldn't you two also show some sincerity?" Yao Shunyu's gaze subtly shifted to Jiang Cheng and Fatty, scrutinizing them.

"Our information isn't as comprehensive as Miss Li Bai's. All I know is that Bai Yu is acting strangely. Some people say she's a ghost, but the truth of the information is unverified."

Jiang Cheng had carefully considered throwing out this piece of information. First, it was to express the sincerity of cooperation, after all, he also needed Yao Shunyu and Li Bai's help. But more importantly, it was to completely push Yuan Shanyuan's group to the opposite side of everyone. He knew that the best way to make an alliance more united and stable was to erect a powerful enemy for the alliance.

And a ghost of unknown origin mixed into the mission was definitely not good news for anyone who wanted to live.

But to Jiang Cheng's slight surprise, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai both seemed quite calm when they learned of this. Yao Shunyu even nodded, his expression subtle. "As expected..."

After a while, Yao Shunyu smiled and suddenly fixed his gaze on Fatty. "Brother Wang, those were the words Li Shanru whispered in your ear before she died, weren't they?"

Fatty was flustered when he first heard this, but he quickly calmed down. He couldn't ruin the persona the doctor had created for him. Everything before could be explained by pretense, but now he needed to redefine himself.

"How do you know? Were you watching me?" Fatty frowned slightly, and the cold gaze he cast on Yao Shunyu even carried a hint of pressure, making Yao Shunyu feel uncomfortable.

"Don't misunderstand. After all, we hadn't cooperated yet."

To express his sincerity, Yao Shunyu took out his phone and showed a video. The video background was dark, and it was barely possible to make out that it was in a small space. The male and female protagonists of the video were Fatty and the dead Li Shanru.

Judging from the position of the camera, Yao Shunyu had hidden a phone in the room where Li Shanru was waiting to die and secretly recorded the actions and conversations of the two. Only the last part where Fatty stepped forward and hugged Li Shanru was not very clear. Li Shanru's voice could not be heard, but it was barely possible to see Li Shanru's lips moving, saying a long speech in Fatty's ear.

"That's right." Jiang Cheng generously admitted in place of Fatty.

Hearing this, Yao Shunyu suddenly smiled and nodded at Fatty with an appraising look. "This Brother Wang is really good at what he does. I tortured her so much, but she didn't reveal anything. In the end, you got it with just a few words. I have to say, your disguise is very successful. Even someone like Li Shanru was fooled by you, and I still haven't found any flaws in you. As expected, a true person doesn't show their true colors."

Fatty couldn't help but shudder. So Yao Shunyu tortured Li Shanru to get information from her. He felt that he had really underestimated these people at the beginning. Whether it was personal ability or intelligence work, they were far behind.

"How can you survive in this world without some skills? Brother Yao wouldn't choose to cooperate with useless people, would he?" Jiang Cheng knew that Li Shanru was a thorn in Fatty's side and shifted the topic in time.

From Li Bai, Jiang Cheng learned more about the backgrounds of the other teammates. Among them, Zhang Shiwei, who had tried to scheme against Yao Shunyu but was killed instead, was similar to Li Bai, with average abilities but a master of intelligence.

Li Shanru's willingness to cooperate with Zhang Shiwei should also be because of this.

"What I'm about to say is very important. I hope you listen carefully." Li Bai put on a businesslike attitude. Some information she would actively inform, even if Jiang Cheng didn't ask. "First is this Luo Tianhe. He is well-versed in Yin-Yang techniques and proficient in Bagua. He claims to be a physiognomist, but I couldn't find his lineage. His background is a mystery. I found that a very mysterious force is supporting him from behind."

"Night Watchman?" Jiang Cheng remembered that one of the families in the Night Watchman was the Luo family. The Luo He they had encountered came from there.

But Li Bai shook her head in denial. "It shouldn't be. This Luo Tianhe has a good reputation in the missions and has no obvious precedent of killing teammates. I have contacted people who have performed missions with him, and their evaluation of him is still good. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some extreme missions may only have him as the sole survivor."