Xiao Lou couldn't understand how Uncle Zhong, an elderly man from an ordinary family, could be involved with organ transplant organizations.
Over the years, he has made a lot of money from organ trafficking. He bought his son a duplex apartment in the city center, and his nephew opened a high-end "Tianya Club" and bought three more houses to turn into luxury homes to show his respect. So many big bosses attend his birthday celebrations. This is not the treatment that a "butler" of a wealthy family should receive.
But what if the person standing behind him is the hidden mastermind?
This explains everything.
Uncle Zhong is nominally the butler, but in reality he is helping Shao Zhengyang handle the organization's internal affairs. It's possible that Shao Zhengyang instructed his nephew He Rong to open the Tianya Club to launder money.
How could Shao Zhengyang, a business tycoon, not even be able to control his own butler?
In fact, Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang should have suspected Shao Zhengyang, the mastermind behind Uncle Zhong, when Uncle Zhong's suspicious behavior was exposed.
However, Shao Zhengyang was Shao Qingge's father and seemed very upright, so the two subconsciously assumed that Shao Qingge's father must have been innocently kept in the dark by Uncle Zhong, and therefore did not suspect him.
Unexpectedly, now everything points to the person they least want to suspect!
If the big boss really is Shao Zhengyang, does that mean Shao Qingge has to kill his father himself?
Xiao Lou took a deep breath and looked at Shao Qingge, saying, "Right now it's just suspicion, there's no concrete evidence, and it might not even be your father, right?"
Shao Qingge shook his head with a grim face: "I haven't seen him at all since I was discharged from the hospital. He said he was too busy with the company, but now it seems he wasn't busy with the company. Instead, he was trying to purge the organization's top brass, silencing them one by one." He paused, then continued, "Furthermore, I asked my mother about Uncle Zhong. Uncle Zhong has been with my father for over thirty years. With my father's shrewdness, how could he not know what Uncle Zhong is doing? I'm afraid all of Uncle Zhong's actions were at his behest."
How could a butler dare to get involved in such a dangerous business as "organ trafficking" without the authorization of the boss behind the scenes?
Xiao Lou had been puzzled before, and now, after hearing Shao Qingge's words, he also felt that Shao Zhengyang was highly suspicious.
Perhaps Shao Zhengyang left behind some suspicious points that they didn't notice... What was it that they overlooked?
Xiao Lou frowned and thought about it carefully, then suddenly remembered the time he asked Shao Zhengyang about his experience at the hospital.
When Shao Zhengyang came to the hospital to see his son, Xiao Lou tricked him into going to the duty room under the pretext that "Qingge has something to give you," and had him questioned by Yu Hanjiang. Yu Hanjiang then conducted a routine inquiry with Shao Qingge's father.
Shao Zhengyang replied, "This kidney was bought for 20 million gold coins. I don't know exactly where it was bought from. My assistant has been handling this matter. He resigned and returned to his hometown half a year ago. If you want to know the details, you can contact him."
Following that, Yu Hanjiang asked him why he dared to use a kidney of unknown origin. He replied, "As a father, isn't it illegal to buy a kidney to save my son? If you become a father one day and your son gets sick, you will also do everything you can to save him."
Because Shao Zhengyang acted too much like an old father "eager to get his son medical treatment," and because he provided the police with the clue of his assistant Uncle Zhong, Yu Hanjiang's subsequent investigation revolved around Uncle Zhong, who had resigned and returned to his hometown.
It now seems that Shao Zhengyang knew all along that Uncle Zhong would be silenced, which is why he shifted the blame onto this assistant—the police can investigate Uncle Zhong all they want; in any case, Uncle Zhong will be a dead man before the police even get in touch with him!
No wonder this mysterious organization has always been one step ahead of Yu Hanjiang in its actions.
It turns out that from the very beginning, leading the police to investigate Uncle Zhong was a trap set by Shao Zhengyang!
Furthermore, while reviewing Shao Zhengyang's testimony, Xiao Lou finally discovered a subtle flaw.
The price of organs.
Shao Zhengyang said that he spent 20 million gold coins to buy this kidney, which is equivalent to 200,000 yuan.
In fact, Shao Qingge's kidney came from food delivery worker Wang Wei. Through an investigation of Wang Wei's bank statements and spending records, it was discovered that he suddenly had a large sum of money last November, bought a diamond ring worth 100,000 yuan at a department store, and his mother's surgery and treatment cost about 80,000 yuan. In the letter, he also stated that he had found a wedding planning company to prepare a romantic wedding for his girlfriend.
All of this cost around 200,000 yuan. Wang Wei didn't have much money in his bank account, meaning that he received about 200,000 yuan after selling his right kidney.
The buyer pays 200,000, the seller receives 200,000... but what about the intermediary?
Could the mysterious organization be a charity that assists in organ trafficking free of charge without charging any intermediary fees?
That's simply impossible.
Generally speaking, the money the buyer pays to the intermediary, i.e., the illegal clinic, should be far higher than what the kidney seller receives. For example, if the buyer pays 300,000 yuan, the kidney seller receives 200,000 yuan, and the remaining 100,000 yuan is the illegal clinic's cut. This distribution is reasonable—the cut is also an important source of income for organ transplant organizations.
Under what circumstances would an organization waive intermediary fees and sell organs directly to the other party at "cost price"?
Only internal staff can enjoy the cost price.
Because Uncle Zhong was an insider who helped the boss's son buy a kidney, he naturally didn't need to pay the expensive intermediary fees. The 200,000 yuan he paid went directly to the kidney seller, Wang Wei. No one in the organization took any money, including the shady doctor who harvested the kidney for Wang Wei, who didn't receive any service fee.
Shao Zhengyang was certainly aware of the black market prices for organs; a big boss like him wouldn't care about such a small amount.
Because it was a small amount of money, when Yu Hanjiang questioned him, he subconsciously mentioned the money Uncle Zhong had spent, ignoring the "brokerage fee"...
The loopholes in organ pricing indicate that Shao Zhengyang is actually aware of the lover!
Xiao Lou was increasingly shocked—if it really was Shao Zhengyang, all the doubts could be reasonably explained.
Why were Uncle Zhong and He Rong silenced the moment they arrived in Qingshui Town?
Why do the people in this organization know exactly what the police are doing, and even the movements of Shao Qingge's vehicles?
In fact, back when Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou were investigating Shao Zhengyang at the hospital and he brought up the topic of organ transplantation, this vigilant boss had already sensed that things might be exposed and was prepared to kill him to cover it up and destroy the evidence.
He wants to kill everyone who knows about this.
In that way, he would still be the powerful and influential Boss Shao, a highly respected entrepreneur. Perhaps by doing some charity work, he could completely clear his name and live out the rest of his life in peace without facing imprisonment.
As for Shao Qingge, his son is in poor health anyway. He just had a kidney transplant and his heart is sick. He is also an adopted son with no blood relation to him. His kidney will become evidence of receiving organs of unknown origin.
When necessary, this adopted son can be completely abandoned.
...
Xiao Lou became increasingly confused and disoriented, transmitting all his speculations to Yu Hanjiang via Telepathic Connection.
Yu Hanjiang calmly said in his mind, " Xiao Lou, we really didn't pay close attention to the price issue, and that was my negligence. Don't worry, the key now is to get out of this basement, and we'll arrest them once we're outside."
"Okay, be careful."
Yu Hanjiang said, " CEO Shao is not in a good mood. You should comfort him."
Xiao Lou turned to look at Shao Qingge, whose face was indeed rather pale, probably unable to accept that the Boss everyone had been searching for was actually his own father. Xiao Lou walked over and gently pressed his shoulder, saying softly, "Don't think too much about it, this is all Guardian's arrangement."
Shao Qingge clenched his fist tightly and said calmly, "It's okay. Since he disregards the bond between father and son and wants to kill me to silence me, of course I won't be soft on him... It's just a pity for my frail mother. She probably doesn't know anything."
Xiao Lou sighed softly. How would Shao Qingge's mother face all this if she knew?
Suddenly, Old Mo thought of something and said with a complicated expression, "Although CEO Shao is an adopted son, there must be some affection between them after raising him for so many years. If Shao Zhengyang really wants to kill even his own son, I think there is another possibility... Could he have an illegitimate child outside?"
"It's possible." Shao Qingge shrugged and said helplessly, "He hasn't come back since I was home, and he rarely calls my mother. Maybe he's staying at his mistress's house. If he has an illegitimate child, he can leave his inheritance to his biological son legitimately when I, his adopted son, die. Maybe he's already tired of me, his sickly adopted son."
Even tigers don't eat their cubs, so how could he be so heartless as to eat his adopted son? But then he thought, his hands are stained with countless lives, so what difference does one more make?
The three remained silent, and this speculation was both infuriating and distressing.
At the same time, inside the underground labyrinth.
After Ye Qi followed Yu Hanjiang around the corner, he simply took off his Invisibility Cloak.
The people in the monitoring center noticed a child suddenly appear on the screen. The little boy leaped and flew to the roof, hooking his arms and legs firmly onto the ceiling as if they were barbed. His face was facing the monitoring camera, and he was smiling.
The boy's eyes looked as if they were stained with blood, and when he smiled, he had two small, underdeveloped canine teeth.
The man watching the security camera staggered back in fright: "Holy crap? Where did this kid come from?"
The woman next to her said, "It's that Ye Qi!"
"The boss is right, these people really do have special abilities!" He hurriedly picked up his phone and made a call, saying, " Brother Rong, what do we do? This group has started sabotaging the surveillance cameras in the basement, and that kid can even climb around on the roof! They seem to be able to turn invisible, and our assassins are having a hard time dealing with them!"
"Activate Plan C." A cold voice came from the walkie-talkie.
"Understood." The man put down the walkie-talkie and looked at his partner beside him, saying, "Plan C, quick!"
The woman pressed the dark green button forcefully on the control panel.
Suddenly, numerous "showerhead"-like devices appeared on the ceilings of all the basement corridors, spraying out thick white mist that spread rapidly through the corridors and emitted a strange smell.
Yu Hanjiang said in a deep voice, "This is bad, they're releasing poison!"
Ye Qi was stunned. The Insect King was afraid of nothing except fire, so poison had no effect on Ye Qi. But Yu Hanjiang was only human and couldn't withstand the poison. Ye Qi quickly turned around and whispered, " Captain Yu, you go back. Leave the sabotage of the surveillance to me."
Yu Hanjiang said, "Xiao Ye, if you damage the surveillance cameras in front, take them back first."
Upon hearing the command, Ye Qi scrambled up the roof and, with its sharp claws, instantly crushed the surveillance camera at the end of the corridor!
Immediately afterwards, Yu Hanjiang and Ye Qi appeared at the same time in Peach Blossom Spring.
Yu Hanjiang walked over and patted Shao Qingge on the shoulder to comfort him. He didn't say much, but turned to Lao Mo: "Lao Mo, do you have a special vaccine card?"
Old Mo was stunned: "A special vaccine?"
" The reward card for a perfect clear of Zombie Town grants immunity to all poisons for a period of time," Yu Hanjiang explained in a low voice.
"I don't have this card." Old Mo scratched his head awkwardly and said, " Zombie Town is Spade 2, right? I didn't dare to go find the serum by myself, and only got a B rating. I couldn't get a perfect clear."
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou had already used up their vaccine cards in the Financial Crisis instance. At that time, they forcibly released the Zombie Virus, turning the escaped prisoners into zombies. Then, they and the other Challengers stayed at the Construction Site and used the vaccine to survive the infection.
The only person in the team who still has a vaccine card is probably Liu Qiao.
If I remember correctly, Xiao Liu had also completed the previous Spade levels perfectly.
Xiao Lou simply dragged Liu Qiao into Peach Blossom Spring.
Soon, Liu Qiao appeared under the peach tree and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Lou said, "Xiao Liu, you should have the [Special Vaccine] card you got from the Spades 2 Secret Chamber, right? If I remember correctly, it contains 3 vials of vaccine that can make the person who is injected immune to all poisons for 10 minutes."
"Yes." Liu Qiao nodded and handed the card to Xiao Lou: "The red, yellow, and blue tube vaccines are only effective against the Zombie Virus, while the green, purple, and black tube vaccines can immunize against all toxins."
"Very good." Yu Hanjiang gathered his teammates together and whispered, "Time is limited, so we need to work together. This underground maze is huge; I can't do a round trip in 10 minutes by myself. We need Lao Mo to help us find our way. Lao Mo's skills will make it difficult for him to evade those armed assassins. Xiao Liu, shrink him to the size of a thumb and put him in my pocket. We'll both get vaccinated against the toxin and find the central monitoring room as quickly as possible. Liu Qiao will administer the remaining dose. After we press the mechanism in the monitoring room to open the wall by the door, Xiao Liu, go out immediately and use Li Qingzhao's marker to teleport us all to a safe place."
He looked at Xiao Lou and said, " Xiao Lou, you continue to hold down Peach Blossom Spring. If we encounter any danger, immediately pull us back as a transit point. The outside is now covered in toxic fog; without the antidote, we simply cannot get out. Vaccines are limited, so we need two group teleportations to leave this place. Xiao Liu, make good use of your Lightness Skill cards to find safe locations and mark them. Note that Li Qingzhao's mark will teleport you to a location from 5 minutes ago; there is a time delay. So, upon receiving my instructions, Xiao Liu, act immediately, understand?"
Everyone nodded in unison: "Understood."
Shao Qingge walked up to Liu Qiao and asked in a low voice, " How are Long Sen and Qu Wanyue?"
Liu Qiao said, "After we jumped out of the car and escaped, the two of them used the Chameleon Card to scout the surrounding area. The moment Professor Xiao pulled me in, Sister Wanyue had just found a clue. She discovered that there were several detonating wires under the building. Because the rainstorm had turned up the soil, some wires were exposed. We suspected that a large amount of explosives were buried under the building."
Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock!
This group of ruthless lunatics might even want to blow up the entire building. Not only will Yu Hanjiang and his group be wiped out, but any remaining members of the organization inside won't escape either. That's what you call a clean and efficient way to eliminate witnesses!
Yu Hanjiang tensed up and urged, "Hurry up and get vaccinated!"
He decisively rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong arm muscles. Xiao Lou took a syringe and injected the purple-tube vaccine into his body, while injecting the blue-tube vaccine into Lao Mo at the same time. The remaining tube was left for Liu Qiao to use when she went out later.
Liu Qiao took out the " Thumbelina " card and shrunk Old Mo to the size of a finger. Yu Hanjiang then put the shrunken Old Mo into his pocket.
He turned to look at his teammates, his gaze calm and resolute: "Let's go, we only have 10 minutes."