Chapter 71 - 70: Deception! Hidden Agendas
"So, can you tell me if there’s a man named Chen Pingchuan around here?"
"Uh..."
Hearing Wang Xing’s question, Chen Pingchuan was momentarily stunned. He had been ceaselessly chatting with the man to learn about the underground forces. After all, it wasn’t every day you met a bad guy whose lack of intelligence was so obvious at a glance.
As for why he called him a bad guy, well, that’s obvious. People who operate in the open are the good guys, and those who crawl around in the shadows are the bad guys. It’s been that way throughout history. The victor takes all and writes the history books.
"Alright, go play elsewhere," Wang Xing grumbled, wanting to get rid of the kid as soon as possible. He was in a foul mood. After being extorted out of a hefty sum by that damned fat woman, he barely had any Federation Coins left in his pocket. He’d scouted the local eateries earlier and discovered that what little money he had would only last him a week, and only if he stuck to two meals a day.
Just when Wang Xing thought the boy would back off, he said something astonishing.
"I am Chen Pingchuan. Are you looking for me?"
Chen Pingchuan feigned the look of a naive high school student, oblivious to the dangers of society, but inwardly he was thrilled. Even now, I still think this big oaf came looking specifically for me. He’s from an underground organization, after all, so it’s normal for him not to know my exact address... right? The organization sent him to find me, so there must be an important mission I have to carry out. Should I report my amnesia? Would the organization have a way to fix it? A series of such questions raced through his mind, playing out like eight hundred different short films in his head in just a few moments.
After sizing up Chen Pingchuan, Wang Xing’s expression shifted from surprise to hesitation, finally landing on helplessness. "Stop kidding. I don’t have time to play with you."
"But I really am Chen Pingchuan."