In the break room.
Fang Yuanyuan's mind was filled with Lin Yu's recent account.
According to him, Gu Chenan had not only grown close to Miss Xiao Yajie of the Xiao family on his way from Donghai to Suhang, but the two were even dating!
And Gu Chenan's prevention of Lin Yu's assassination attempt on Xiao Jian was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but something he had been planning for a long time.
Moreover, ever since Gu Chenan stopped Lin Yu, he had the Xiao family increase their security.
When Gong Fei went to launch a strong attack on the Xiao family, there were quite a few of Gu Chenan's people there as well!
Looking at it this way... Gu Chenan had a motive to kill Gong Fei!
"Leader, is what Lin Yu said true?" Wan Ke could hardly believe it.
Killing Gong Fei and then coming to the organization to take over Gong Fei's position - wasn't Gu Chenan being a bit too bold?
Fang Yuanyuan shook her head: "Regardless of how much truth there is to Lin Yu's words, Gu Chenan can't shake off the suspicion."
"If he really killed Gong Fei, then both he and Hoshino Kannon, who betrayed the organization, must be eliminated!"
...
The next day, at noon.
Cao Mang and his two companions finally returned to the organization.
As soon as they got back, they rushed to Fang Yuanyuan's door.
Knock knock knock~
"Leader, we're back."
Fang Yuanyuan, who was looking at netizens' comments on her cosplay photos, was startled and quickly closed the webpage.
"Go find Lin Yu, I've asked him to tell you what happened."
"Yes, Leader."
Hearing the footsteps outside the door gradually fading away, Fang Yuanyuan let out a sigh of relief.
Cao Mang and his two companions went to the break room and had a conversation with Lin Yu.
"That Gu Chenan, he dares to come to our Black Owl after killing Gong Fei? Does he really think everyone will be fooled by his tricks?"
After hearing Lin Yu's account, Cao Mang was even more certain that it was Gu Chenan who killed Gong Fei.
"Brother Cao, not only did Gu Chenan come to Black Owl, he even took my position. He's now one of the Twelve Owls. He must be laughing at Black Owl in his heart!" Lin Yu added fuel to the fire.
He already knew that Cao Mang's strength was the greatest among the current Black Owl members. If he could stand with Cao Mang, he could not only eliminate Gu Chenan but also regain his position as one of the Twelve Owls.
Cao Mang lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said, "Where's Gu Chenan? I'll go have a talk with him."
Lin Yu was stunned upon hearing this.
In his view, Gu Chenan seemed to have some superpower that could bewitch people's minds.
Anyone who talked with him would definitely end up confused and disoriented.
Just like his little master Tang - he was fine before, but after talking with Gu Chenan, for some unknown reason, he directly distanced himself from Lin Yu.
And then there was Xiao Yajie - Lin Yu was about to confess to her, but as soon as Gu Chenan arrived, he immediately won her over.
Now Cao Mang wanted to go talk with Gu Chenan. What if the conversation made Cao Mang side with Gu Chenan?
"Brother Cao, what's there to talk about with Gu Chenan? Wouldn't it be better if we just kill him?" Lin Yu said.
Cao Mang glanced at him sideways, took a puff of his cigarette, and said, "If Gu Chenan can admit that he killed Gong Fei, I'll give him a quick death. But if he doesn't admit it... hmph hmph."
Cao Mang didn't explicitly state the consequences if Gu Chenan didn't confess, but his final cold laugh sent chills down one's spine.
...
Soon, Cao Mang arrived at Gu Chenan's door.
At the same time, Cao Mang's appearance attracted quite a few onlookers.
Most of these people were ordinary assassins within the organization.
"What's happening? Why is Brother Cao going to Mr. Gu's door so aggressively?"
"Don't know, maybe Brother Cao thinks Mr. Gu isn't worthy of Mr. Gong's position?"
The surrounding commotion made Gu Chenan curious. He opened the door and walked out, immediately running into the aggressive Cao Mang.
"Are you Gu Chenan?" Cao Mang asked, raising an eyebrow as soon as he saw Gu Chenan.
At the same time, his gaze swept up and down Gu Chenan, with a hint of disdain and hostility in his eyes.
"Yes, I am. And you are?" Gu Chenan nodded and asked.
Cao Mang arrogantly pointed at himself with his thumb and said, "One of the Twelve Owls, Cao Mang."
Gu Chenan scrutinized Cao Mang, seeing that he wore glasses and looked like an ordinary middle-aged man.
But Gu Chenan, who knew the plot, was aware that Cao Mang was the strongest among the Twelve Owls, second only to Fang Yuanyuan.
Moreover, he had an extremely good relationship with Gong Fei.
He knew earlier that Cao Mang had led two other Owls to Suhang to deal with the Li family. The fact that he appeared in front of him right after returning from Suhang likely meant he had heard something from Li Rufeng.
"Brother Cao, hello." Gu Chenan smiled and extended his hand.
Cao Mang glanced at Gu Chenan's outstretched hand, sneered disdainfully, and looked up at Gu Chenan, saying, "When I killed Li Rufeng of the Li family, I heard him say some things about you. Do you want to know what?"
As expected!
Gu Chenan's heart trembled slightly, but his face remained unchanged as he said, "Li Rufeng of the Li family and I have some grudges. I suppose he wouldn't have said anything good about me."
"Hehe." Cao Mang laughed coldly, "He said... that you killed Gong Fei."
"Who?" Gu Chenan feigned confusion.
"Gong Fei."
Cao Mang repeated, his gaze fixed on Gu Chenan, trying to observe any changes in his expression.
But unfortunately, Gu Chenan's face remained unchanged as he said, "Before I came to the organization, I didn't even know who Gong Fei was."
"Is that so?" Cao Mang withdrew his gaze and said, "So you're not admitting it?"
Gu Chenan shrugged, "Why should I admit to something I didn't do?"
Cao Mang's mouth twisted into a sneer, and he flicked his cigarette at Gu Chenan's chest.
The cigarette butt hit Gu Chenan's suit, sparking a small flame before falling to the ground.
"Very well. Since you won't admit it, you'd better watch out."
With that, he turned and left.
The onlookers were too far from the two to hear what they were saying.
But everyone saw Cao Mang flick his cigarette at Gu Chenan.
"Wow, although I don't know what happened, Brother Cao is clearly putting Mr. Gu in his place."
"Brother Cao's actions might seem arrogant, but his strength allows him to be arrogant."
"I think Mr. Gu had better not say much. The consequences of angering Brother Cao can be very serious."
"Well, I don't think Mr. Gu would dare to say anything. After all, Brother Cao's strength is the greatest among the Twelve Owls."
Cao Mang was the most revered figure in the organization after Fang Yuanyuan.
His strength was also second only to Fang Yuanyuan's.
Just when people thought Gu Chenan wouldn't dare to say anything, they saw him bend down to pick up the cigarette butt, then swing his arm and throw it at the back of Cao Mang's head.
"Smoking is prohibited indoors, don't you fucking know that?!"
Seeing this, everyone was shocked.
"Holy shit, how dare Mr. Gu do that?!"
"Although he defeated Sister Hua, Brother Cao's strength is far beyond what Sister Hua can compare to!"
"I think Mr. Gu doesn't understand Brother Cao's strength!"
Just as the cigarette butt was about to make contact with the back of Cao Mang's head, Cao Mang tilted his head, and the butt flew past his ear.
Gu Chenan's action was something Cao Mang could never have anticipated.
In his view, Gu Chenan should be feeling extremely guilty right now, how could he possibly do such a thing?
At the same time, Cao Mang was also infuriated by Gu Chenan's action. He originally didn't want to make a move against Gu Chenan right now.
At the very least, he wanted to tell Fang Yuanyuan about his deductions regarding this matter, and only after getting Fang Yuanyuan's permission would he take action against Gu Chenan.
After all, Gu Chenan was now one of the Twelve Owls.
But now he couldn't care about all that anymore. His eyes narrowed, and he turned around, launching a flying knee towards Gu Chenan's face.
Watching Cao Mang flying towards him in mid-air, Gu Chenan smiled slightly and grabbed a metal trash can nearby.
Clang!
A crisp sound rang out.
All the onlookers widened their eyes in shock.
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