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“I know!” Dr. North said, “But Cici, the master’s power is immense. It’s possible that someone wants to replace him and manipulate things from within. Taking proactive action is the best choice, rather than waiting for news.”

Gu Ci couldn’t help but feel uneasy when Dr. North mentioned this. Could her brother’s car accident in the previous life have been orchestrated by someone within their own circle? If the forces behind him were so significant, why would he give up on himself and let Ji Chi imprison him?

But what if he had become a pawn, and someone else had taken his place?

The biggest drawback of this management system was that the person in control had to be incredibly powerful, both in character and ability. If anything went wrong or if they were sacrificed, it would be easy for someone to replace them.

Her brother couldn’t have left things to chance.

“Gu Ci, do you still remember that batch of gold from Hualan Bank?” Dr. North asked.

Gu Ci nodded. Her brother never admitted to it, but it was clear that he had stolen that batch of gold. She didn’t ask too many questions, but she could guess. After her brother narrowly escaped trouble, he had a very reasonable explanation, and Gu Ci knew he had fabricated it.

“I had already laundered that batch of gold from Chen Fei’s side long ago after 1 transported it,” Dr. North continued. “I only kept gold bars with special markings as a precaution. The rest of the gold bars were melted down and recast to erase any trace. Initially, 1 planned to deal with it after my release or leave it as an asset for Little Cherry. The batch of gold that went to M Bank was taken by Jiang Junlin. It was supposed to go into Hualan Bank’s vault, but he mixed it with some of my marked gold bars and returned it to M Bank, making it hard to distinguish.”

“I knew he was lying when he told that story,” Gu Ci laughed. It was a seamless tale with no discernible flaws.

“I still don’t understand why he wanted to secure that batch of gold. If it weren’t for Ji Chi’s report, he wouldn’t have handed it over to Pei Qiuying. This suggests there are two separate systems within the underworld, and their interests aren’t aligned,” Dr. North said.

Gu Ci understood now, “Besides knowing that my brother controlled the underworld from behind the scenes, you don’t know the real secrets of the underworld?”

Dr. North nodded, “This must be a top-secret matter. But the master is protective and cautious; I don’t believe he would be completely loyal to anyone, never leaving a backup plan for himself.”

Gu Ci was getting a headache. What should she do?

Brother, where are you now?

“Mom, there’s news,” Gu Ziyu’s voice came from upstairs. Gu Ci and Dr. North went up, and Gu Ziyu had found the surveillance video from the day when Ji Chi and his men came to Jiang Junlin’s house on New Year’s Day.

The outdoor surveillance footage was very clear. Gu Ci checked the time and said, “I left not long before Ji Chi arrived. When did he leave?”

“At three in the morning,” Gu Ziyu also pulled up the video, “There seemed to be an argument midway. Ji Chi was smoking in the hallway, and Uncle came out to find him. They made up and went back inside.”

The video also captured Ji Chi leaving.

“Did my brother see him off?”

“No!”

“Can you find out when my brother left the house?”

Gu Ziyu pulled up the video from the moment Jiang Junlin left with Zhang Qiang and the others. He checked the surveillance along the way, but that day, there was heavy snowfall in Paris, and the temperature was very low. Many cameras malfunctioned, and they couldn’t find any trace of Jiang Junlin.

Gu Ci repeatedly played the video of her brother leaving the house. It was indeed her brother. From his figure, demeanor, and face, there was no mistaking it. So, her brother disappeared on the 2nd, and this was his last recorded video.

“What about Guangshu?” Gu Ci asked. “Was he at the house all the time, and couldn’t you reach him?”

“We couldn’t reach him. I contacted a secret agent in Paris and had him investigate. Just now, I received a message. It seems like the house was ransacked; it’s a mess, and there’s no one there.” Gu Ziyu’s face grew serious, realizing that Jiang Junlin had truly disappeared, and the cellphone signal was most likely a diversion.

Uncle is in trouble!

“This… let me think for a moment,” Gu Ci pursed her lips, and Gu Ziyu stretched and said, “I’ll go to the restroom.”

He took his phone and went to the restroom, closing the door behind him. He called Ji Chi, and as soon as Ji Chi answered, Gu Ziyu said, “Are you out of your mind? Release my uncle now.”

“Baby, what are you talking about? I’m looking for him too.”

“Don’t play games with me. I know it’s you!” Gu Ziyu said coldly. “You fabricated the surveillance footage of Number 2 leaving the villa. It was a light snow when he left, but the weather report says it was heavy snow. Can you manipulate both the surveillance and the weather?”

Ji Chi chuckled, no longer pretending to be anxious. “Baby, you’re impressively sharp.”

“What are you planning?” Gu Ziyu asked, his frustration evident. “Is my uncle okay? You didn’t… break his legs, did you?”

“In your eyes, am I that heartless?”

“Pretty much!” Gu Ziyu didn’t mince words. “Release him quickly. Don’t act foolish. What good is it for you if things fall apart? Don’t single-handedly destroy the harmony of my family.”

If something happened to Uncle or if there were any serious consequences, Dad would definitely take the blame. After all, Dad had to take the blame for everything Ji Chi did. Mom would never forgive him. Gu Ziyu said, “Ji Chi, can you hear me?”

“Baby, I can agree to anything else, but this one thing, I can’t do.” Ji Chi’s voice turned cold. “Baby, adults will handle adult matters. Children shouldn’t interfere.”

“Hey…” Gu Ziyu was about to curse, but Ji Chi hung up, leaving Gu Ziyu listening to the busy signal on his phone. “This is ridiculous. People aren’t dogs. When you have a dog, it loves you, but not necessarily with people. Have you gone crazy?”

Gu Ziyu felt tired. He knew he had a bit of a yandere streak in him. In his past life, he was crazy too, even crazier than Ji Chi. But in this life, Gu Ziyu, who had received so much love, had gradually calmed down. Although he couldn’t let go of those dark memories and occasionally thought of them, he had less paranoia and hatred. The death of Lu Shijie had brought him some closure.

Lately, his psychological evaluations showed that he was getting healthier compared to a month ago. Chen Liangdong said he was improving, and he was genuinely happy about it.

But as he got better, the people around him seemed to be getting crazier.

Ji Chi was like this, and so was Mom!

“Destroy it!” Gu Ziyu sat on the toilet and contemplated life. “I’m tired!”

In the study, Gu Ci kept watching that surveillance footage repeatedly. “This surveillance isn’t right. When my brother left, it was light snow, but on the 2nd, there was heavy snow and severe weather conditions. There should have been surveillance from that day that replaced the original footage.”

“If the surveillance is fake, then did he never leave? Or did he leave early, and someone deleted the surveillance? Can Ziyu recover it?”