Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!
Chapter 316: Zhao Lang Gets Jealous

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: Zhao Lang Gets Jealous

South America, Caribbean Sea.

Zhou Xu leaned against the cabin wall, exhausted, and it took him a while to recover.

Pei Ye sat at the bow, vigilantly watching his surroundings, clutching his sniper rifle tightly in his hand.

As for their boss, Zhao Lang, he sat stern-faced at the stern, tapping away at his phone.

Zhou Xu opened his water bottle, carefully sipped what little freshwater remained, and let out a long sigh.

"Damn it, we’ve been chased by those pirates for three days and nights now. When the hell can we escape this wretched place!"

Pei Ye glanced at him and said coolly, "Complain less and conserve your energy. The person we’re rendezvousing with arrives tomorrow night, and then we’ll have another tough fight."

Zhou Xu let out an anguished cry before looking over at Zhao Lang.

After a week drifting at sea, he was burnt to a crisp, resembling a stinky, pitch-black salted fish.

Their boss, the true and distinguished heir of the Gu Family, Gu Yu, had aged a bit, but otherwise looked unchanged, his skin still unnaturally pale.

Was this fair?!

If it weren’t for that twisted old man from the Gu Family wanting to test their boss, demanding they retrieve the goods stolen by the pirates within half a month, would they be in such a dire and pitiful state, hiding and fleeing?

He missed his mansion, his luxury sports car, his collection of fine wines.

Zhou Xu indulged in his daydream for a while, then his gaze settled back on Zhao Lang.

He furrowed his brows, staring motionlessly at the palm-sized screen.

Signal was poor at sea, causing him to adjust their position periodically.

Remembering the scar on Zhao Lang’s back and the peace charm he kept clutched to his chest, Zhou Xu sighed again.

Forget it, their boss also had a hard time. It had been two or three hours, sitting like that at the stern in their attempt to break free.

He shouldn’t throw tantrums and add to their troubles.

Thinking this, Zhou Xu stretched his limbs and stood up, swaying as he walked towards the stern.

"Boss, how’s it going? Have you tracked down those guys’ exact location yet? Although there’s no signal here, the chip I gave you is the most high-end global positioning and tracking system. I guarantee—"

The instant he saw the image on the screen, Zhou Xu fell silent.

Was that supposed to be a pirate?!

Wasn’t that the charlatan, Jiang Li?!

So, had his lordship been fiddling with this the whole time?!

"You’re saying..." Zhao Lang furrowed his brows, "these two men who’ve been visiting Jiang Li’s place recently, who are they? When can your chip system be updated to clearly see people’s faces?"

Zhou Xu: "....."

He was silent.

But recalling the big sickness that the charlatan helped him escape from, and his boss’s kindness, he compromised.

"I have a way, give me your phone."

Zhao Lang handed over his phone.

Zhou Xu frenetically worked on the phone screen and eventually entered a string of codes. Suddenly, the images sharpened.

Not only that, the profiles of the two men also appeared to the side.

Zhou Xu pointed at the screen and said earnestly, "This man, Zhou Wenshu, male, 23 years old, a graduate of Beijing Music College, currently working as a tutor at Jiang Family, seems to be specifically teaching music to Jiang Li’s cousin." ƒreewebɳovel.com

"The other man is someone you’re very familiar with, Qi Tianyu, who has also been visiting the Jiang Family frequently these days. Seems like he’s studying with her."

Zhao Lang frowned.

Study?

What kind of "study" requires two people together?

Seeing Zhao Lang’s expression turn sour, Zhou Xu picked up his phone and, with a mischievous glee, added fuel to the fire:

"However, I found some other stuff too. Someone posted photos online of him entering the Jiang Family’s place and being with Jiang Li at a bookstore, claiming that they’re having a secret romance. Tch, but the photos are so poorly taken, you can’t even make out their faces—"

Zhou Xu stopped talking because he felt the lethal glare from Zhao Lang.

He swallowed nervously and presented the phone respectfully with both hands, "I’m sorry, boss, please take a look."

That piece of news was unimpressive, with only two or three blurry photos, and since Qi Tianyu had always been a paragon of virtue, not many netizens took it seriously.

However, Zhao Lang sneered as he looked at the photo.

It seemed it was time to teach these dogs and cats a lesson.

...

...

Yu Yiyang was originally a very average newspaper reporter, but as print media gradually lost its market, he resigned and became a social media blogger.

Occasionally fabricating a piece of gossip, and exploiting the herd mentality of fan groups, he could reap quite a bit of traffic and benefits.

So when he spotted Jiang Li and Qi Tianyu at the bookstore, he immediately sensed the makings of a scoop.

The hot-topic, rich, and beautiful celebrity in the arms of a brand-name university’s rising star seen in a public place.

Just any bit of that would send millions of netizens into a frenzy, right?

So he immediately snapped a photo with his smartphone.

Yu Yiang knew very well that a single photo couldn’t prove much, especially for a star like Qi Tianyu, who had always been clean-living and had zero scandals. His fans were not easily fooled.

Furthermore, Jiang Li had recently become a sensation, a key person of interest for the police and official bodies.

If he didn’t have sufficient evidence, he feared even he might become implicated.

Yet, at the same time, Yu Yiyang was not willing to give up on this potentially life-changing scoop.

So he began to follow the two individuals.

Unfortunately, their meetings were infrequent; their only encounters involved an occasional half-day spent at the library, beyond which there was no other interaction.

But persistence pays off, and Yu Yiyang finally stumbled upon the scoop he had been waiting for—

Qi Tianyu actually went to the residential area where the Jiang Family lived!

Doesn’t this mean the relationship between the two was confirmed?!

However, one couldn’t simply enter such an upscale villa complex. In order to dig deeper, he obtained a resident’s pass from a friend, and quietly set up his heavy-duty camera aimed at the Jiang residence, all to capture clearer photos.

But no sooner had he mounted his expensive camera than a black Lincoln rolled up and stopped in front of him.

Yu Yiyang, annoyed at having his view obstructed, started cursing and demanded the car to move.

The next second, the car door opened, and several men wearing sunglasses and black suits emerged, promptly lifting him into the vehicle.

Yu Yiyang was terrified, and just as he tried to call for help, his mouth was gagged.

Immediately after, his hands and feet were bound.

The men were extremely skilled, and after completing their task, they retreated to the back seat and sat motionlessly.

Yu Yiyang, who had only seen such scenes on TV, trembled with fear, and apprehensive that his captors might fly into a rage and "cancel his ticket," could only curl up helplessly and fearfully in the corner.

The car restarted, a partition in the front raised, and a middle-aged man in a sharp suit with piercing eyes appeared before him.