Chapter 294: I Know Your Rules
After hanging up, Xiao Ye was about to get up when his phone rang again.
This time, it was an unfamiliar international number.
He answered, and a familiar, hoarse female voice came through. "Xiao Ye, back off immediately. Stop attacking my strongholds."
"Otherwise, next time, it won't be as simple as just getting hurt."
"I don't care how powerful your Xiao Family is. I can still find a chance to kill them, one by one!"
"So it was you," Xiao Ye said, sitting up straight. "It seems you'd rather attack the Xiao Family than meet me."
"What are you so afraid of? Or... are you really Lin Chuxing?"
The person on the other end didn't answer and hung up again.
'Is she deliberately staying silent to mislead me into thinking she's Lin Chuxing?'
'Or is it that she can't say?'
Xiao Ye pondered for a moment, then collected his thoughts and dialed a number he hadn't called in a long time.
The call connected quickly, and a very cheerful male voice said, "Hello, welcome to Pepsi House! How can I help you?"
"Lao Bai, it's me."
"Xiao Ye!"
An exclamation came from the other end. "Why are you calling me? Wait, the last time we talked was several years ago, right?"
"That's right. I need something from you this time."
Lao Bai chuckled. "What kind of trouble could possibly make you come to me? Speaking of which, the last time you needed me, it was for a personal matter!"
"This time, it's related to your work," Xiao Ye said, not wanting to reminisce with the guy.
If Xiang Huaqing was merely cheerful, then this guy was a chatterbox.
If they started chatting, he wouldn't be able to hang up for at least an hour.
"Since it's work-related, I have to tell you, even though we're friends, business is business..."
Xiao Ye cut off his long-winded speech. "Lao Bai, I know your rules."
To put it bluntly, this Pepsi House was an information marketplace.
If you wanted to know anything, you could contact Lao Bai and buy the information.
The price varied depending on the intelligence.
But unlike other information brokers, Pepsi House's prices were absurdly high, and on top of that, non-negotiable.
However, compared to others, the information from Pepsi House was more reliable.
Furthermore, Lao Bai himself was also known as a Pixiu—all take and no give, extremely stingy!
Forget about friends; even his own son probably couldn't get an extra cent out of him!
"Alright then, tell me. What information do you want to buy?"
"Red Night. The Bloody Queen. The more detailed, the better." Xiao Ye hadn't considered using Pepsi House before because he wanted to rely on his own abilities for the investigation.
But he had discovered that even the Xiao Family had its shortcomings. Indeed, professional matters were best left to the professionals.
Once this was all over, Xiao Ye knew he had to establish his own dedicated intelligence organization.
The other end of the line went silent for a moment. "I have the files, but the price is very high. And you want the detailed version, which is even more expensive."
"Just name your price."
Lao Bai chuckled slyly. "I almost forgot, your master is one of the richest people in the world. He has no need for money, so he must have given it all to you."
"Alright, I won't hold back then. For Red Night and the Bloody Queen—one organizational file and one personal file—the total will be one hundred and seventy million."
"Payment upfront, delivery upon receipt. Don't blame me for not giving you a discount; business has been slow for a few months."
Pepsi House was the type to go a year without a single deal, but one deal could feed them for a hundred years.
'And he has the nerve to use a few slow months as an excuse!'
Xiao Ye couldn't be bothered to call his bluff. "Fine, I get it. I'll have someone transfer the money now. Send the files to this email address. Remember to encrypt them with the password I gave you before."
"Great, a pleasure doing business with you! As soon as the money arrives, the intelligence is guaranteed to arrive!"
Five minutes after hanging up, the full amount was successfully transferred through an international bank with no transfer limits.
BEEP BEEP—!
His phone vibrated.
Xiao Ye opened it. As expected, an email had arrived.
On the surface, the email was just a simple ad slogan, but there was another layer underneath.
By accessing the inner website through a special method, he could enter the password to view the content.
First was the Red Night Organization.
The Red Night Organization was founded roughly a hundred years ago.
Its first leader was a man named Red Night. He was a devoted patriot, and the organization's predecessor was an underground army that accomplished a great deal.
But later, as the Dragon Country gradually stabilized, the organization's nature changed.
Especially by the third generation of leadership, when it became the so-called number one underground organization.
They operated by toeing the line, nearly destroying themselves in the process.
Afterward, they got smarter, laid low, and stopped their illicit activities, allowing them to slowly recover.
Today, Red Night is indeed still the number one underground organization, operating in a gray area between good and evil.
Reading up to this point, Xiao Ye stretched a little.
Just then, the Meng Family delivered the breakfast they had prepared. "Mr. Xiao, we have both Chinese and Western-style breakfast. Which would you prefer?"
"The Chinese style."
"Of course." Patriarch Meng personally brought the breakfast to the table in the room. "Mr. Xiao, if you need anything at all, please don't hesitate to ask."
Xiao Ye had been staying with the Meng Family for the past few days, and Patriarch Meng had even skipped work to stay home and attend to his every need.
Xiao Ye couldn't be bothered to say much; as long as the man didn't disturb him, it was fine.
"Alright, you can go. Don't come in unless I call for you."
After finishing breakfast, Xiao Ye continued to read.
The file also listed several of Red Night's strongholds.
Information from Pepsi House was almost certainly authentic. That being the case, he could start with these strongholds.
Xiao Ye immediately gave the order, "Gather our people. Send twenty men to each city."
"The cities are Yuncheng, Xiang City, and Hu City. In these three cities, there's a chain of clubs called 'Azure'."
"Destroy them. Don't let them stay in business!"
"Yes, sir!"
After finishing the file on Red Night, he moved on to the personal file on the Bloody Queen.
The Bloody Queen's true identity was unknown, and she had left no video footage or photographs.
The only things known for certain were that she was indeed female and very young, likely in her twenties.
She took over Red Night five years ago. Her predecessor was likely her master.
The Bloody Queen was exceptionally powerful. In the few battles that were on record, she had single-handedly annihilated entire teams!
"This Bloody Queen is truly something else."
Xiao Ye muttered to himself and continued reading.
The current Red Night belonged completely to the Bloody Queen.
Her deterrent power and reputation were both immense, unlike the previous iteration of Red Night, which had been on the verge of collapse.
'In her twenties, female... could it really be Lin Chuxing?'
Unfortunately, this file didn't contain much else of importance.
Xiao Ye put down his phone and waited for news from his subordinates.