Yan Xia looked at him in surprise, not understanding the meaning of his words.
Did he already know that his whereabouts had been leaked and thus made rectifications in advance? If so, the information Shangguan Yao had given her was useless. Did he already know something?
Yan Xia denied this thought in her mind. If he knew, he probably wouldn't be chatting with her so casually and even bring up the matter of the suppliers on his own initiative.
She simply followed his words: "It's best if it's not needed. It seems that Mr. Long's information is far more accurate than I thought. I'm just being dull."
Long Tao still wore a smile: "Miss Cheng is kind enough to think for me. I'm truly grateful."
The conversation between the two went very smoothly and lasted for more than an hour. Yan Xia also tentatively brought up the matter of long - term cooperation in the future. Although Long Tao didn't say anything about it, his attitude was loosening, which meant there was hope for cooperation with him.
The rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier. The dull thunder roared, and the heavy rain lashed against the glass window, creating a sense of torrential downpour.
Yan Xia stared at the non - stop heavy rain outside the window, and an inexplicable uneasiness welled up in her heart.
This inexplicable uneasiness made her want to leave this place as soon as possible: "Since we've reached a consensus today, I'm looking forward to a pleasant cooperation with Mr. Long in the future."
Long Tao still maintained that polite and distant tone: "It's my honor to cooperate with Miss Cheng."
Noticing that Yan Xia seemed to want to leave first, he lifted the curtain beside him with one finger and looked outside. In the heavy rain, he could still see that car parked outside the equestrian field, not far downstairs. They were being monitored. They were like the players in the game yet also the controllers of it.
Long Tao put down his finger and smiled: "It seems that Miss Cheng has quite a few enemies. Our every move has been under someone's watch. If you want to leave, you'd better make full preparations first."
Yan Xia looked in the direction he had just looked out. Sure enough, she saw several black cars parked around downstairs not far away. People were holding umbrellas and chatting in all directions, looking towards the lounge intentionally or unintentionally, as if waiting for someone.
At the same time, Yan Xia received a call on her phone. To her surprise, it was from Zhou Qi at the casino. She originally thought something had gone wrong at the casino, but unexpectedly, Zhou Qi's first words after she answered the call were:
"Boss, are you still at the equestrian field?"
Yan Xia said yes.
Then Zhou Qi said: "There's a problematic subordinate in the casino who voluntarily confessed. He spilled everything without even being interrogated. He said someone hired a killer to take your life, and the killers are already waiting around the equestrian field. I've already led some people and am on my way to the equestrian field. How do you want to handle this?"
Yan Xia pondered: "Did he say who was behind it?"
Zhou Qi said: "Peng Shiyi."
He only said these three words, and Yan Xia understood the whole thing.
She knew all about Peng Shiyi's crazy behavior these days, like threatening Fang Jiangyi by attempting suicide. This woman was probably crazy. So it was no surprise to her that she would hire a killer.
It's just that the people Peng Shiyi found this time seemed unreliable. They confessed before even starting their action.
"Come over first and intercept those people downstairs. Make sure they don't leak any information to Peng Shiyi. I'm going to catch them all in one go and get them red - handed." Yan Xia commanded in a deep voice.
Since Peng Shiyi didn't want to let her go and insisted on a fight to the death, she didn't need to show her any mercy. Even if she didn't kill her, she had to break her wings and make her behave in the future.
She waited in the lounge for less than an hour, and Zhou Qi had already handled the matter properly.
She walked out of the equestrian field. Zhou Qi held an umbrella for her, and the two walked towards the car outside together. The car Zhou Qi drove was a limousine, which was very convenient for interrogation.
In order not to expose that she already knew Peng Shiyi's plan, she asked the driver to drive along the original route of these people.
In the spacious back compartment of the car, Zhou Qi sat beside her. Two men were kneeling in front of her. One was Brother Diao, who found the killers for Peng Shiyi, and the other was the leader of the group of killers Brother Diao had found. Brother Diao hung his head and didn't dare to look at her, while the other man stared at her fearlessly, even stretching his neck, looking as if he was at her mercy even though he had been captured.
Today, in order to look more imposing when meeting Long Tao, she had tied her hair into a bun and worn a black suit. At this moment, she leaned back on the chair expressionlessly, really looking like a female boss.
"Tell me what exactly happened."
Zhou Qi said: "A Diao is one of our people in the casino. Two days ago, Peng Shiyi found him and offered one million yuan to hire a killer. A Diao was afraid of provoking the forces behind you, so he asked for several times more money from Peng Shiyi. The price was already negotiated, and he didn't plan to get involved himself. But these days, he was still afraid of being implicated and exposed, so he voluntarily came to me and confessed this matter."
He glanced at the unyielding man beside him: "This man is the leader of those people just now."
This man originally didn't understand why he was suddenly captured. After hearing the explanation, he finally understood. He was being schemed against by someone.
He was schemed against by his so - called brother. For them, outlaws, credibility was everything. Now that he had been betrayed, he despised A Diao even more.
"I regarded you as a brother, but you're really a bastard! You don't deserve the title of Brother Diao from the brothers. I was really blind to trust you."
A Diao really wanted to tell him, do you know who the person in front of you is? Do you know what will happen if we offend her?
A Diao stammered: "Brother, I'm saving your life."
"Spit! Coward." The man spat at him directly.
Yan Xia had no mood to watch them fight each other. She lifted her eyelids: "Who is responsible for contacting Peng Shiyi?"
A Diao said: "I'm responsible for contacting her. Boss, I was just blinded by money for a moment. I really know I was wrong. Can you spare me this time for the sake of my voluntary confession?"
He was very good at adapting to the situation. Peng Shiyi alone couldn't do much to him, but if he offended Cheng Yanxia, it would be a dead end.
Yan Xia signaled with her eyes, and Zhou Qi immediately understood. He reached out and handed A Diao's phone to her.
On the phone, Peng Shiyi had already sent several messages asking him:
"You just said you had already sent someone to act. What's the situation exactly? Did your people succeed?"
Yan Xia lifted her eyelids, picked up the phone, and replied according to her wishes:
"They've succeeded. The person is with me now. What should I do next?"
On the other end, Peng Shiyi had been waiting for a long time and finally got this message. Although her injury hadn't recovered yet, she was extremely excited sitting on the chaise lounge. Even the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were filled with smiles.
Then, she replied with a message.