Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 274: Su Xingzhi and the Little Boss

District 4, downstairs of the Xingge Building.

The building’s design is peculiar, resembling a curled-up handkerchief floating in the air.

At 4 AM, all entrances to the building were sealed, each guarded by six or more fully armed gang members.

Before Qing Chen even approached, someone pointed a gun at him: “Stop! The Xingge Building is closed for business tonight.”

Qing Chen paused, pulled out a business card Jiang Xiaotang gave him from his pocket: “A visit from the younger brother of Jiang Xiaotang from Haitang Boxing Gym.”

As his right hand went into his pocket, all the security guards there cocked their guns, becoming vigilant.

Only after Qing Chen produced the business card did they relax.

Qing Chen thought to himself that the overall quality of these security guards was much higher than that of ordinary gangs, at least they were well-trained.

A security guard cautiously approached Qing Chen, took the business card from his hand, and after confirming that it was Jiang Xiaotang’s card from Haitang Boxing Gym, calmly said, “Please wait.”

After speaking, he pressed a metal button next to the elevator and said, “Tell the Boss that someone from Haitang Boxing Gym is visiting, whether to see them or not.”

Two minutes later, a woman’s voice came from the metal button: “The Boss said no, we’re closed after 2 AM.”

Qing Chen frowned.

Zhang Chengze’s current situation was not optimistic, this was easy to judge.

Meeting Gu Huozai and the others at least yielded one result: Zhang Chengze hadn’t called Gu Huozai’s side either.

After the other party crossed over to the Inner World, they were completely out of contact, which was highly abnormal.

So let’s sort through the clues one by one: First, the other party was certainly still alive at midnight, otherwise, his arm wouldn’t have had a countdown; now, only four hours have passed, so the probability of him being dead is about 50/50.

Second, according to Yi’s deduction, the other party should be in a corner of the Lower Third District, being controlled by someone; the person controlling him is most likely the Kidney-removing Customer.

Finally, if it was the Kidney-removing Customer, their work efficiency is actually very high. Yi said that these people have a very complete industrial chain; under normal circumstances, the “pigs” in their hands would definitely not survive eight hours before being packaged, refrigerated, and transported to various parts of the Federation.

Therefore, what Qing Chen needs to do now is to buy information from Su Xingzhi before dawn and rescue Zhang Chengze.

After pondering for a moment, he said to the security guard, “Tell Boss Su that Qing Chen is here, see if he’s willing to see me, thank you.”

The security guard hesitated, but seeing Qing Chen being so polite, he finally went to report: “Qing Chen wants to see the Boss, will the Boss see him?”

This time, in less than a minute, the reply changed to a young male voice: “Ask him to come up the main elevator.”

“Yes, Boss.”

The security guard was stunned; he looked at Qing Chen in surprise.

They all knew the Boss’s voice, and the person who replied just now was the Boss!

The Xingge Building hadn’t done business at midnight for many years, except for the last time Li Dongze came personally—they really couldn’t beat him!

Qing Chen… some security guards remembered this name, wasn’t this the newly promoted tiger-weight boxing champion of Haitang Boxing Gym?

The tiger-weight champion who beat the Land Cruiser-weight champion in a level jump?

But why would Boss Su treat him differently?

They didn’t even see the Boss of Haitang Boxing Gym, but they had to see this Qing Chen?

You know, that woman Jiang Xiaotang was notoriously vicious in District 4, and the Boss even shut her out…

For a time, the security guards became courteous; they silently lowered their guns and explained, “We’re sorry, we were just following regulations.”

“It’s okay, I understand,” Qing Chen replied.

The security guards thought to themselves, this is a tiger-weight boxing champion! It’s said that he killed the previous champion when he was promoted. How come he doesn’t seem to have a temper at all? He’s so amiable.

Qing Chen entered the elevator and found that there were only two floors, 1 and 49.

The security guard explained, “This main elevator goes directly to the Boss’s floor; other floors need to use other elevators.”

“I see, thank you,” Qing Chen pressed 49 and waited for the elevator to ascend.

Inside the elevator, the walls were made of transparent glass, but the elevator shaft was colorful, like a starry sky.

As the elevator car rapidly ascended, Qing Chen felt as if he were in a star tunnel leading to the other side of the universe.

With a “ding,” the elevator doors opened.

Outside was a sparsely decorated, spacious residence: black walls, white marble floors, and elegantly decorated wood carvings.

From here, one could see the city outside through the floor-to-ceiling windows on the 49th floor.

“Little Boss!” A voice came from outside the elevator, and a young man in a white suit quickly walked over: “You finally came to find me!”

Qing Chen could hear that this voice was exactly the same as the one that agreed to let him come upstairs, and it should be Su Xingzhi.

However, Su Xingzhi’s attitude was completely different from what he had imagined…

And even more direct than he imagined…

The other party clearly already knew Qing Chen’s identity and had a close relationship with Li Shutong.

The young man clasped Qing Chen’s hand tightly and complained, “Little Boss, I’ve sent everyone else away. There’s no monitoring or recording here, so I’ll just say it straight: I want to complain about Li Dongze! He took all the Gene Medicine from my inventory without paying! Is there no one to take care of this?”

Qing Chen was stunned, he calmly withdrew his hand: “This… I shouldn’t be able to manage it.”

“You can! Of course you can! The Boss told us before he left City 18, though he can’t help you, you are indeed the Little Boss. If the Boss dies one day, we’ll all listen to you, he’ll definitely listen to you, Little Boss, you have to stand up for me!” Su Xingzhi was almost in tears.

Qing Chen silently looked at the young man in front of him.

What about not doing business after 2 AM, what about never making exceptions, how could he be like a wronged little wife?

The cold image of Su Xingzhi he had just built in his mind instantly collapsed.

Qing Chen sighed: “I don’t know the ins and outs of your matter with Li Dongze, I can’t decide this for now, I suggest you tell my master directly…”

“I can’t tell the Boss about this,” Su Xingzhi sighed: “Now we can’t contact the Boss, after all, intercity communication relies on satellites, and we Knights don’t have satellites… Satellites are in the hands of others, and anything said will be monitored.”

Qing Chen thought to himself that if a civilian organization could control satellites in this era, they wouldn’t be able to stay on the ground.

He thought for a moment and said, “Why don’t you wait until I understand the situation…? I came here tonight for something else.”

“Ah,” Su Xingzhi immediately put away his complaining expression: “Little Boss, you have something to find me for? I thought you were here to help me get justice… Tell me, what is it?”

“It’s like this, I’m looking for someone being hunted by the Eternal Society, named Zhang Chengze,” Qing Chen said: “According to my deduction, he should be hidden by someone in your black market dealers, so I want you to help me find him. Of course, if this information needs a fee, I can pay.”

Su Xingzhi pulled Qing Chen’s arm and walked inside: “Little Boss, you’re being too polite about the payment! It’s just a word from you, even this Xingge Building is yours, I, Su Xingzhi, am also yours!”

Hearing this, Qing Chen once again calmly withdrew his arm; he always felt that this guy wasn’t quite right…

At this time, Su Xingzhi said, “Eh, the name Zhang Chengze sounds a little familiar. Little Boss, wait a moment, let me check…”

Speaking, he took out a small black box from the drawer, pressed it gently, and the black box actually projected a holographic screen directly on the table.

A keyboard was also projected on the other side of the screen.

Su Xingzhi quickly typed in “Zhang Chengze,” then froze: “Little Boss, what do you want him for? If I’m not mistaken… I hid him. Of course, I didn’t know you were looking for him, I just didn’t want Li Dongze to be too happy to see him hunted by the Eternal Society. I didn’t just hide Zhang Chengze, I’ve hidden a lot of people.”

After a moment of speechlessness, Qing Chen asked, “Do you have a grudge against Li Dongze?”

“Of course!” Su Xingzhi said: “He broke into my Xingge Building and snatched my Gene Medicine inventory; this is simply humiliating, he’s too inconsiderate!”

“Hmm… but I’m curious, why would he rob you?” Qing Chen asked.

“Because he’s overbearing and unreasonable!” Su Xingzhi said.

Qing Chen felt that this matter wasn’t that simple; he had to hear Li Dongze’s side of the story… maybe Su Xingzhi was the one who made the first move.

However, this trip to the Xingge Building definitely had a harvest. Qing Chen asked, “Where is Zhang Chengze now? Is he safe?”

“Ah,” Su Xingzhi replied: “I packed him up and sold him to Chang Ping, the Human Butcher, at around 10 o’clock last night. If he’s unlucky, he should have been packaged and shipped already; if he’s lucky, he’s still waiting for the buyer… Little Boss, should I stop this for you?”

Qing Chen asked, “That Chang Ping, will he listen to you?”

“Of course he will,” Su Xingzhi said: “Otherwise, I’ll twist his head off! That old guy is very cunning, he knows he can’t afford to offend me, and Zhang Chengze is just a commodity to him; he doesn’t need to offend me for a commodity.”

Qing Chen discovered that Su Xingzhi not only had a strange personality but was also a chatterbox.

To be honest, he was a little looking forward to seeing Ye Wan, Li Dongze, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Su Xingzhi all together—what kind of scene would that be?

Qing Chen pondered for a few seconds and said, “Then can you please call Chang Ping now, but don’t release Zhang Chengze yet, I want to stage a play.”

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