Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2578 - 2514: Unraveling the Cocoon

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Previously on Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s...
Chiang Xiao confessed to Meng Xinian about her trip to D State, where she bought a house and sent Guan Tiezhu with items for her family, drawing his exasperated sigh despite prior warnings. They shared dinner with Old Meng amid familial banter and invitations for future visits. In D State, Sun Han and Cheng Cheng's grueling overnight interrogation broke the captured man, who revealed he was sent by Boss Du from Pingzhou to verify Cheng Cheng's safety at the banquet hall.

Mentioning Boss Du came as no surprise to Cheng Cheng.

He hadn't expected to hook a major player straight from this guy's lips. If the real culprits could be spilled so casually by a lowly pawn, they wouldn't have evaded detection for years on end.

Still, this beat starting from absolute zero by a mile.

It handed them a loose end to tug, one that might unwind the whole scheme and smoke out the enemy.

"Whose orders did Boss Du tell you to obey?" Cheng Cheng pressed further.

"The ones, the ones meant to take you out in the water."

"Who are they?"

"I don’t know their identities. Boss Du shipped me there and warned me to keep my mouth shut—just stick to their plans and do as told. Those guys... they’ve got real talent, and they barely speak."

"How many were there? Any names or nicknames you recall?"

"Six, six in total. Four dove into the water. No real names; they went by numbers, like Number Two, Number Six."

Not even bothering to share their names?

Cheng Cheng let out a cold sneer.

Talent for sure.

To take him down, they sent a full squad of six. Was he supposed to feel honored by their high regard?

"Know where they hang out?"

The man shook his head.

"How’d you sneak into the Jiang Family?"

Without an inside pull, how did he slip into the Jiang Family so smoothly? He acted like he knew the place inside out.

The man clamped his lips shut.

"Going silent?" Cheng Cheng eyed Sun Han next to him and added, "What’s next on the menu for our buddy here?"

"Young Master Cheng, Centipede’s up this round."

Sun Han grabbed a small jar and approached the man.

The man’s face muscles spasmed.

"Dump it down the front of his pants this go—back last time, time to switch things up."

Down the pants?!

"I’ll spill, I’ll spill!"

"Why wait so long? You figured I’d go easy?" Cheng Cheng flexed his hand; that earlier punch had left a mark.

He flinched away.

"A Jiang Family insider let me in and handed over a full layout of the place!"

"Who?"

"A kitchen hand called Ah Way! He’s, he’s a far-off cousin to one of Boss Du’s women!"

Cheng Cheng rose and told Sun Han, "Guard him tight, keep digging."

"Yes."

Cheng Cheng strode out without delay.

That evening, Jiang Shiheng turned in, yet rest eluded him properly.

Thus, at first light, with Cheng Cheng at his door, Jiang caught the sound, bolted up, and flung it open.

Cheng Cheng looked startled. "Godfather, already up?"

"Slept some, but not deeply. Trouble brewing?"

"Interrogation yielded intel—an infiltrator in the Jiang Family. Kitchen guy Ah Way ushered him in, plus supplied a complete Jiang Family map. Hard to move inside the family grounds, so I’m here for your guidance."

"Kitchen staff?"

Jiang Shiheng’s gaze sharpened.

The kitchen handles meals; old master endured poisoning via food for ages—might Ah Way be the source?

"Come here."

Two bodyguards stepped from the dark.

"Sixth Young Master."

"Bring him."

"Yes."