Chapter 297: Mismatched Combination

Song Qi shook his head. "If you don't want to say, then forget it. We're just here to ask Chu Tian Qiu some questions."

Chen Jun Nan scratched his ear with his finger and thought for a moment before saying, "Bringing so many people... just to 'ask some questions'?"

"That's right. This time, we must get the answers." Song Qi nodded. "After all, Tian Tang Kou is an organization of all Hui Xiang Zhe, so we have to be careful."

"By the way... Song... Little Song." Chen Jun Nan took a few steps forward and stood face to face with Song Qi. "What kind of organization are you now?"

"We are Mao. We've gathered a group of strong individuals who don't want to leave and instead want to stay in Zhong Yan Zhi Di forever. We take real gold and silver to do jobs for people." Song Qi paused, then added, "Whether it's here or outside, whether it's dirty work or tough work."

"Damn..." Chen Jun Nan scratched his ear. "Your situation sounds a bit familiar to me."

"It looks like you also have Hui Xiang. Want to join Mao now?" Song Qi said. "Our boss, Qian Wu, would probably like you a lot."

"Qian... Wu?" Chen Jun Nan seemed to think of something. "Little Qian Dou? Qian Duo Duo?"

"You...!" Song Qi quickly ran over. This guy was speaking without restraint, which could easily undermine Qian Wu's status in everyone's minds. He hurriedly whispered, "What are you talking about? What 'Little Qian Dou'? How do you know Wu Ge's real name?"

"Ah, I..." Chen Jun Nan smiled a bit awkwardly. "Forgot, forgot. Qian Wu, right? I just wondered if it was him, and it really is..."

Seeing this, Song Qi lowered his voice and said, "If you're an old acquaintance of Wu Ge, you should go see him. Maybe he'll even give you the title of 'Er Shi Er'."

"Chen Er Shi Er...?" Chen Jun Nan shook his head. "That sounds awful. Why would I give up being a handsome guy to become a fool like that?"

Song Qi sighed. "Since you don't have any interest in cooperating, then don't block us anymore. We're going to see Chu Tian Qiu now."

Once Chen Jun Nan learned that their target wasn't Qi Xia and Qiao Jia Jing, he naturally stopped worrying. He stepped aside, clearing the way to the door.

Song Qi didn't hesitate and pushed the door open to go in, with the Mao team members following closely behind.

At the same time, Zhang Shan and Yun Yao led more than a dozen people out of the teaching building and arrived on the playground with a fierce momentum.

The two groups lined up on opposite sides in the center of the playground. A moment later, Song Qi and Zhang Shan came to the center.

Song Qi vaguely remembered the man in front of him. Last time, it had taken a lot of effort from everyone to try to kill him.

"Brother, state your name," Song Qi said.

"Tian Tang Kou, Zhang Shan."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Mao's Song Qi." Song Qi said to him, "I want to see Chu Tian Qiu."

"Is that how it works?" Zhang Shan glanced at the group of people in black in front of him. "Song Qi, are you the leader of Mao?"

"No." Song Qi shook his head. "Our leader is Qian Wu."

"The leader is Wu... and you're Qi?" Zhang Shan smiled. "I see, there's a 'Liu' between you two, so you're the third in command?"

"Yes." Song Qi nodded.

"I'm the third in command too." Zhang Shan laughed. "If there's anything, we can talk it out between us—equals and all. It's not proper for a third in command to directly ask to see the other side's leader."

"You're the third in command...?" Song Qi narrowed his eyes and looked at Yun Yao behind Zhang Shan. After thinking for a moment, he nodded. "My apologies, but I don't think our statuses are equal. Wu Ge could kill Chu Tian Qiu with just a flick of his finger."

"But some generals are good at fighting, others at strategy..." Zhang Shan looked at Song Qi meaningfully. "Are you trying to provoke me by saying that?"

After a few simple exchanges, Song Qi could clearly sense that the man in front of him had an extraordinary presence. This aggressive demeanor made it hard to believe he wasn't the leader.

At that moment, a strange thought kept circling in Song Qi's mind— Tian Tang Kou wasn't weak, but last time when Mao launched a major attack, there were very few Hui Xiang Zhe who fought back. What had gone wrong? Wasn't their main purpose for gathering to obtain Hui Xiang?

What's more, the one who hired Mao for the massacre wasn't an outsider—it was the leader himself, Chu Tian Qiu.

"I don't mean to provoke you." Song Qi said. "We're just looking for someone... and the one who started it all should know the details best."

As the two were at a standoff, the crowd on Tian Tang Kou's side gradually parted, and a slender figure walked through—it was Chu Tian Qiu.

Wearing a refined smile, he walked up to Song Qi and slowly stopped. The two faced each other under the morning sun, with the foul wind blowing, staring for a few seconds.

"Mao team, huh..." Chu Tian Qiu spoke first. "What's up?"

"Chu Tian Qiu, we have something to ask you. Could we talk privately?" Song Qi asked.

Chu Tian Qiu smiled and said, "Sure, come with me. Let's find a place to sit and talk."

Song Qi nodded and gave a few instructions to the people behind him. Everyone stayed put.

"You all can leave too." Chu Tian Qiu waved his hand. "They're friends who came, so everyone disperse."

After hearing this, the Tian Tang Kou members looked at each other and eventually dispersed.

Yun Yao scanned the area and noticed Chen Jun Nan doing morning exercises at the school gate. After a moment of thought, she left the crowd and walked toward him.

Chen Jun Nan was about to leave when he heard a female voice from behind.

"Wait a minute..."

He turned around and saw it was Yun Yao.

"What's up, big star?" Chen Jun Nan scratched the back of his head. "Remembered Liu Yan's phone number?"

Yun Yao thought for a moment and asked, "Why do you want to find Di She?"

"Because I want to exercise my brain a bit." Chen Jun Nan said. "Do you have any advice?"

"Are you helping Qi Xia collect strategies?" Yun Yao asked again.

"Not exactly, but something like that." Chen Jun Nan nodded. "I just want to see what Di She is like now."

"I'll go with you." Yun Yao said.

"What...?" Chen Jun Nan was stunned. "No way. With your looks, going into Di She's territory would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. You should stay put."

"It seems you know what kind of character Di She has." Yun Yao said. "If you, a big guy, go alone, how will Di She open up to you?"

Chen Jun Nan thought for a moment and nodded. "But I can't guarantee you'll survive."

"It's fine. For the ultimate goal, I'm meant to die many times anyway." Yun Yao said firmly.

"What about leaving that mess over there?" Chen Jun Nan gestured with his chin toward the crowd on the playground.

"It has nothing to do with me." Yun Yao sighed. "No matter what Chu Tian Qiu's purpose is, Tian Tang Kou has gone off track."