Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 659 - 651: Two Years Later, the Beginning of Revenge

Chapter 659: Chapter 651: Two Years Later, the Beginning of Revenge

Two years later.

At a suburban prison near Dongfang Capital.

The security level here is not high, management is lax, and even the services provided within the prison are better than in many other prisons.

Those who could get into this place generally had some connections or assets; their families had to do a bit of "work" to transfer their troubled relative here.

"Young Master Wu, congratulations on your release from prison!"

"What release? It’s just parole!"

Wu Renjie said this as he patted the prison warden on the shoulder and then, with the guards’ escort, took his packed belongings and headed for the prison exit.

As he walked, he looked back at the prison behind him, his lips curled in nothing but scorn.

"Hit-and-run, drunk driving, perjury in court, hiring assassins to murder a witness, obstructing justice—so many charges, and they locked me up for two years!"

"But it doesn’t matter; the instigator is already dead. The only ones I have to take revenge on are those women!"

Wu Renjie spoke, the mockery at the corner of his mouth disappearing, replaced by a venomous look.

Though it was only two years, and his treatment in prison was not bad, he had still lost two years of freedom.

Especially at the beginning, he was supposed to be sent to Iron Island Prison after his conviction, a place where prisoners never saw daylight and where he might have gone mad.

If not for the Wu Family’s maneuvering to transfer him here, forget two years, he probably wouldn’t have lasted three months before going insane.

Now, he had obtained parole and could leave prison early.

"Young Master!"

At the prison gate, a group of black-clad bodyguards and a motorcade had long been waiting. One of them opened the door of a luxury car for Wu Renjie.

"Hmm, Uncle sent you guys?"

"Young Master, the old master is looking forward to your return!"

"I know, let’s drive then!"

After getting into the car, Wu Renjie impatiently waved his hand, signaling his men to drive quickly.

He had been pent up for two years and was eager to get back to Dongfang Capital and have some fun.

The freedom of the air was so beautiful.

Being in the suburbs, there were no other vehicles on the entire road, and as the luxury car drove for about ten minutes, the scenery kept changing.

"When I get back to Dongfang Capital and see Grandpa, I’ll start my revenge!"

"Zhang Wei may be dead, but his women are still alive. I’ll make them suffer humiliation and die. I will..."

Whir—

Wu Renjie was still contemplating his plans for revenge when a sudden blare of a horn filled his ears.

"Young Master, watch out!"

Along with a shout, there was a "bang."

Wu Renjie felt his luxurious ride suddenly spin out of control, tossing him and losing his balance.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sounds of collision and explosion were relentless.

After about ten seconds, when the luxury car flipped over on the side of the road, Wu Renjie mustered all his strength to kick open the car door and then clambered out with difficulty.

"What happened, a car accident, damn it!"

"What are these underlings good for; you’re all fired when I get back!"

He cursed while he struggled to his feet.

Because of the impact, his head felt dizzy, and blood was flowing from his face and body.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Just then, a round of applause rang out.

Wu Renjie, holding his head, turned around and then saw a person in a black robe jump down from a bus.

"Who are you!"

"Wu Renjie, congratulations, you’ve been released from prison!"

Hearing the newcomer’s voice, Wu Renjie’s pupils instantly constricted.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"You’re already dead, thoroughly dead; there’s no way you’re still alive!"

Looking at the person in front of him, Wu Renjie almost screamed out loud.

"Is that so?"

But the newcomer remained calm, walking up to Wu Renjie with ease before lifting the hood concealing their face.

Suddenly, a face Wu Renjie would never forget reflected in his pupils.

"Go to hell!"

Wu Renjie, finding strength from somewhere, chopped his hand down aiming at the neck of the person in front of him.

But in the next moment, his hand was caught by the person in front, precisely between two fingers raised ever so lightly.

"How can this be!"

This time, Wu Renjie’s pupils dilated in shock.

Because in his mind, the person before him should have been too frail to block his attack.

But not only did the other party block the attack, they actually caught it with just two fingers!

It completely shattered his understanding!

"What, are you surprised?"

"How could you possibly..."

"What’s so surprising about this? Do you know what I’ve been through these past two years?"

"You..."

"These two years, I’ve never slacked off in training myself, honing my skills day after day. And you, Wu Renjie, have you grown complacent in these two years? Living the good life in prison, eating well, drinking well, even having women visit you regularly, your martial arts have regressed too much."

"Even so, just by yourself..."

Crack!

Wu Renjie wanted to say something else, but the other party exerted force with their two fingers, and his entire palm was crushed.

A powerful and heavy punch then landed squarely on his stomach.

Wu Renjie, in pain, curled up like a shrimp, his body twitching convulsively.

The newcomer didn’t falter, immediately dragging Wu Renjie by the legs towards the overturned luxury car.

"What... what are you going to do..."

"Nothing much, I was just too kind to you all before. This time, I won’t be so polite."

"Let... let go of me..."

"The great young master of the Wu Family, on the first day out of prison, meets with an unexpected disaster, a car accident claims his life, such a tragic fate..."

Upon hearing these words, Wu Renjie struggled violently.

He clearly understood the intention behind those words—the other person intended to kill him!

"You... you’re a lawyer... You were a lawyer before, you dare to kill, you..."

"Strange, isn’t it, in everyone’s eyes, haven’t I always been killing?"

The person in front turned around, revealing a strange smile.

Wu Renjie felt his body lightly lifted and then thrown into the car.

"Goodbye, Young Master Wu, the first step in my revenge against Zhang Tianlong and his ilk begins with you. Rest assured, you may be the first, but you will definitely not be the last. I will use your death to declare war on them!"

Wu Renjie wanted to shout something else, curse something else, but his body was already devoid of strength.

As the car door closed, he could feel the air around him getting hotter, his vision blurring.

Boom!

Last of all, beneath the roar of the explosion, the luxury car was engulfed in flames.

The instigator stood by the roadside, again donning a hood to conceal their face.

Several cloaked figures arrived from all directions, standing respectfully behind them.

"Leader, we’ve erased all traces nearby. Now all we need is to make a few adjustments to the scene, and it will be a perfect car accident!"

"Then go ahead and take care of it. I still have an auction to attend!"

"Yes!"

The leader departed, and the group in cloaks began to arrange the scene.

hour later.

The Dongfang Capital Investigation Department arrived on the scene.

Captain Lei Hu of the Major Crimes Unit led the team in person, as the identity of the deceased was somewhat significant this time.

"Captain Lei, here’s the report from the scene!"

"A big truck’s brakes failed, the driver was drunk driving, and when it reached this section of the road, it collided with the target vehicle. It just so happened that the truck was carrying flammable and explosive materials. The explosion instantly engulfed everyone, engulfed the convoy, and a dozen or more people all lost their lives?"

"Yes, that’s the conclusion the forensic experts have reached. Several burned bottles were found on the big truck, proving the driver was indeed drinking. The chemical explosion devoured a 20-meter radius, leaving no one time to escape."

Looking at the forensic report in his hand, Lei Hu inwardly exclaimed at the audacity.

Wu Renjie’s luck really was terribly bad.

He was just released from prison today, in high spirits, but took this road and just happened to meet a drunken truck driver.

This driver, out of his mind, just happened to run into brake trouble, just happened to lose control near Wu Renjie’s convoy, and just happened to collide with it.

Then the truck, carrying highly flammable and explosive materials, just happened to get ignited and caused an explosion, just happened to burn everyone including Wu Renjie to death.

"Don’t you think that’s an incredible coincidence? Almost as if it was all arranged by someone?"

"Captain Lei, don’t be like this. Ever since Captain Lin resigned, you have been..."

"Hmm!"

With a glare from Lei Hu, his subordinate immediately realized they had spoken out of turn and promptly shut up.

"Let me ask you again, did the forensic experts find no other clues and therefore deduced it was an accident?"

"Captain Lei, the expert said it was truly an accident, the scene’s as clean as our faces, absolutely not the result of human action!"

"Is that so? But a big fire can easily destroy some evidence!"

Lei Hu looked at the scene shrouded in smoke, then shook his head.

If it’s an accident, then it’s an accident.

One can only say that Wu Renjie was just too unlucky.

...

Meanwhile,

at the Dongfang Capital First Auction House, an internal private auction was taking place at this very moment.

As it was private, the event was held in an internal exhibition hall, with guests seated in private boxes, unable to see one another.

"Next up is the highlight of this auction round, ’Heart of the Ocean.’ The value of this gem, I believe, needs no further explanation. The starting bid is 2 billion!"

Upon hearing the starting bid, Zhang Dihu, seated within his box, showed a hint of a smile.

He knew that the final highlight of this auction would definitely be bought by him using 2 billion in cash.

And these 2 billion were all black income related to him and his family, laundered through the auction to transform into legitimate earnings.

This was a routine Zhang Dihu had always employed. Every so often, the Heart of the Ocean would be auctioned off, and each time its estimated value was set at 2 billion.

When there was a lot of money that needed laundering, someone would deliberately bid, driving up the auction price.

And when there wasn’t much money to launder, no one would compete, and it could be won for 2 billion.

"What a shame, that woman Wu Yuanzong messed with back in the day, her name was Gu Shimang, right? If she hadn’t gotten herself into that mess, the film and television company we acquired could have laundered money even better!"

Every time he thought of Wu Yuanzong’s former mistress, Gu Shimang, Zhang Dihu felt a tinge of regret.

Of course, it wasn’t the woman he regretted, but the film and television company she could have secured.

Using a film and television company for money laundering was far more efficient, as film production involves various chargeable services that could be arbitrarily inflated, making it more convenient than laundering through auctions.

Alas, it was still a pity after all.

"3 billion!"

But just then, a voice came from another room.

"This..."

The host, hearing someone raise the bid, was taken aback.

He had been informed that there would be no one else raising the bid during this final auction.

"Could it be... someone suddenly has a large sum of money to launder, so they raised the bid?"

As if "guessing" what had happened, the host immediately announced, "Guest in box number seven bids 3 billion!"

After the announcement, he looked towards box number one, where Zhang Dihu was located.

"Who dares to bid!"

Similarly, Zhang Dihu was also shocked at this moment, wondering if someone had interfered or someone else had taken an interest in the Heart of the Ocean and decided to compete with him.

But who could it be?

This auction was not open to outsiders. It was absolutely impossible!

"3.1 billion!" Zhang Dihu clenched his teeth and chose to raise his bid.

The Heart of the Ocean could not be lost, as it was intertwined with their laundering operations, with no other gemstone more precious than the Heart of the Ocean.

Ranked as Blue Star’s second most expensive jewel, the ’Heart of Blazing Fire,’ was an extraordinarily rare ruby necklace. However, it was rumored to have been lost two years ago, and its value was only a few billion, not even half that of the Heart of the Ocean.

Therefore, Zhang Dihu would not back down.

"4 billion!"

But as steadfast as he was, it seemed the other party was not holding back with their bids, raising the price by a whopping 1 billion at once.

"4.1 billion!"

"5 billion!"

The other party not only raised the bid but did so without changing their tone, signaling serious intent.

Realizing this, Zhang Dihu understood.

"I don’t know who the friend is, but could you please give me some face!"

He knew everyone there was from the same circle, and upon making his plea, the other party should be able to sense his attitude.

"5.1 billion!"

He tried bidding again and hoped the other party would stop raising the price.

"6 billion!"

Regrettably, his hope was not realized; the other party immediately added another 1 billion on top of the previous bid.

"6.1 billion!"

Zhang Dihu gritted his teeth; this was almost his limit.

But soon, he discovered that the other party had stopped calling out bids.

"It seems you’ve run out of money too, huh!"

"Although 6.1 billion is expensive, I can apply to the auction house for delayed payment. When there’s enough money to launder to match this amount, then I can pay!"

Zhang Dihu thought, convinced that he would not end up at a loss either way.

"10 billion!"

But at that moment, the voice bidding once again spoke up, starting with an astronomical figure.

"Friend, isn’t 10 billion a bit too extravagant for a necklace?"

Zhang Dihu hastily asked again, but unfortunately, there was no response from the other side.

"10 billion, is there anyone else bidding?"

"10 billion for the first time!"

"10 billion for the second time!"

"10 billion for the third time!"

"Sold for 10 billion, congratulations to this gentleman for acquiring the Heart of the Ocean!"

With the announcer’s declaration, the auction came to an end.

Afterward, the guests left the room, but they didn’t leave the auction. Instead, they met again in a secret room.

When Zhang Dihu entered the room, he found familiar faces all around.

He sat down with a gloomy expression, and the others followed suit.

"Do any of you know that person?"

The others all shook their heads, indicating they did not.

"Are you sure?"

Seeing Zhang Dihu’s skepticism, the few exchanged glances.

"We’re sure, we all know the situation with the Heart of the Ocean, who would dare to compete with Lord Tiger?"

"Yeah, we wouldn’t dare to compete for something belonging to the Zhang family."

"I think it must be some greenhorn from out of town, who somehow learned about the auction and then..."

"Cut the crap, what kind of greenhorn can spend 10 billion to purchase the Heart of the Ocean?"

"That’s for sure, even if you asked me to cough up 10 billion right then and there, I wouldn’t be able to do it!"

The several men all looked helpless because the one who had purchased the Heart of the Ocean was definitely not one of them.

"By the way, Lord Tiger, can’t you get hold of the auction’s records? Then you can completely find out the buyer’s information."

"You don’t need to tell me, I’ve already given the order!"

Knock, knock, knock!

Just as Zhang Dihu finished speaking, someone knocked on the room’s door.

"Lord Tiger, the information you requested has arrived."

"Come in!"

One of the auction house managers came over to Zhang Dihu’s side with a document in hand.

"Go ahead!"

After receiving the document, Zhang Dihu waved his hand, and the manager left immediately.

"Let’s see who dares to... Huh, Niuniu Archipelago, is this even a name?"

Zhang Dihu flipped open the document and then saw the name of the buyer in booth number 7 was written as simply "Niuniu Archipelago."

"Hey, you, come back!"

The manager returned, standing respectfully by Zhang Dihu’s side.

"What the hell is Niuniu Archipelago?"

"Lord Tiger, I’ve heard it’s the name of an island nation. The buyer comes from there. There’s a law in that country stating they can use their name or simply write ’Niuniu Archipelago’ when dealing with outsiders..."

"Is that so?"

Zhang Dihu was stunned.

Not only him, but the other buyers were also taken aback.

What on earth is this, can Niuniu Archipelago even be a name?

It sounds so bizarre, doesn’t it?

"So, if I want to track down this buyer, what should I do?"

"That’s easy, the buyer told our auction house to deliver the Heart of the Ocean to the overseas office tonight, then we’ll complete the transaction face-to-face."

"Niuniu Archipelago has an overseas office?"

"Yes, they’ve just completed their overseas office this year, and their embassy was established in Longdu earlier this year. Although I haven’t really heard of the Niuniu Archipelago, I’ve heard that they established diplomatic relations with our Dragon Country."

"Alright, you may go."

Following the instructions, the manager took his leave again.

"Wait!"

But Zhang Dihu called him back once more.

You, if you’ve got something to say, can’t you just say it all at once?

Although the manager was on the verge of cursing internally, he still kept a respectful appearance on the outside.

"Lord Tiger, your orders?"

"When making the transaction, take me with you!"

"Yes, I’ll arrange it right away!"

The manager glanced at Zhang Dihu to make sure there were no further instructions before he carefully excused himself.

"Niuniu Archipelago, what kind of crappy name is that, who came up with it!"

Zhang Dihu cursed aloud but was without any solution.

Seeing this, the others also excused themselves and left one by one.

However, as they departed, they all contemplated one question.

Who exactly is from Niuniu Archipelago... no, what kind of country is it?