81: Chapter 81 Think you've seen through everything? Too bad you can't figure out the system at all.
"I'll accompany you in playing this game of chess in the capital."
With the crisp sound of a black piece landing on the board, Shangguan Waner's eyes flashed with extreme confidence and sharpness.
This was a perfect chain of killing moves. Commercial framing, public opinion manipulation, and ancient martial arts assassination. A three-pronged attack, closing in step by step.
She could already imagine the ridiculous sight of that arrogant Qin Yuan, panicking and scrambling for his life when faced with this sudden, catastrophic disaster.
...
The next day, early morning. The storm arrived as scheduled.
In the Shangguan Family's secret intelligence room.
Shangguan Waner was wearing simple and elegant silk pajamas, holding a cup of freshly ground coffee. She looked at the giant electronic surveillance wall in front of her, a faint smile curling on her lips.
"Miss, everything is proceeding according to plan," the old servant reported respectfully.
"The forged evidence regarding the Qin Group's alleged involvement in cross-border money laundering has already been sent to the National Security Bureau's desk through special channels."
"The overseas cyber army has also been activated; negative news about Qin Yuan illegally detaining Cold-Blooded Empress Ye Qingcheng will hit the global trending list within ten minutes."
"Additionally..." the old servant paused, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, "the top assassin from the 'Blood Droplet' has successfully infiltrated the Qin Family Manor and is waiting for the best opportunity when Qin Yuan's bodyguards change shifts."
"Very good."
Shangguan Waner took a sip of coffee; everything was under her control.
This was the pleasure of crushing someone with intelligence. No matter how high your martial arts skills or how deep your financial resources, in the face of absolute strategy, you are nothing but a brute being played in the palm of one's hand.
"Switch the feed to the backyard of the Qin Family Manor," Shangguan Waner ordered.
On the screen, a real-time satellite thermal imaging feed of the Qin Family Manor instantly appeared.
A faint red dot, like a venomous snake, was silently lurking in a large tree outside Qin Yuan's bedroom window.
That specific time. It was the only gap during the shift change between the Qin Family's bodyguards, Tanlang and Nightingale, a full thirty seconds of defensive blind spot!
"Thirty seconds is enough for the 'Blood Droplet' to kill him ten times over."
Shangguan Waner gently stirred her coffee, a trace of pity flashing in her eyes.
"It's a pity it's ending so soon; I thought you could accompany me for a few more moves in this game of chess."
However.
Just when she thought the situation was settled, Qin Yuan, sitting in the study of the Qin Family mansion, suddenly yawned.
"Ah... this plot is really boring."
Qin Yuan rubbed his neck and casually opened the system panel in his mind.
[Ding! Detected that the Host is facing large-scale hostile targeting!]
[Activated [Full Map God's Eye View] for the Host!]
Instantly!
The light screen before Qin Yuan turned into a giant holographic sandbox containing the entire capital!
Every conspiracy, every calculation, even the heart rate of those assassins.
In Qin Yuan's eyes, they were like transparent people stripped naked, with no secrets to speak of.
"Big thigh, something happened!"
Gu Qianqian rushed into the study holding her laptop, almost biting through the lollipop in her mouth.
"Someone is frantically manipulating public opinion online, saying you kidnapped Cold-Blooded Empress Ye Qingcheng!"
"Also, I intercepted an encrypted email; it seems like someone is digging up dirt on you at the National Security Bureau!"
Qin Yuan didn't even lift an eyelid.
"What's the panic?"
He picked up the hot tea on the table and blew on it gently.
"Since they went through so much trouble to set up a stage for us, wouldn't it be disrespectful if we didn't play along?"
"System," Qin Yuan thought to himself, "Activate [Causality Law Reversal]."
[Ding! Consumed 30,000 points of Favor Value, Causality Law Reversal activated!]
Qin Yuan put down his teacup, his eyes instantly turning cold as a blade.
"Gu Qianqian."
"Yes!"
"Intercept that email sent to the National Security Bureau."
A devilish smile curled on Qin Yuan's lips.
"Replace all instances of my name in it with the names of those three ancient families."
"Then, add a little something extra; pack up their real account books from the past few years regarding tax evasion and illegal occupation of farmland, and send it all over together."
"Understood! This move is called 'reverse feeding kills'!"
Gu Qianqian's eyes shone with excitement as she immediately began clattering away at her keyboard.
Qin Yuan stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.
He looked at the lush, leafy tree outside the window, his eyes playful.
"As for that poor little thing on the tree..."
"Tanlang."
"Young Master."
Tanlang appeared behind Qin Yuan like a ghost.
"Go to the dog kennel in the backyard and bring over two Tibetan Mastiffs that haven't been fed for three days."
Qin Yuan stretched lazily, "Give our guest who traveled from afar a little extra meal."
...
Ten minutes later.
In the intelligence room where Shangguan Waner was, the atmosphere suddenly became extremely eerie.
The number one talented woman, who had been holding her coffee and planning strategies, was now staring fixedly at the computer screen in front of her, her face deathly pale!
"This... how is this possible?!"
Her pride and joy, the intelligence network, was flashing red alarm signals frantically!
"Miss! It's bad!"
The old servant rushed in, drenched in sweat, tumbling as he ran.
"The National Security Bureau has taken action! But... but they aren't arresting Qin Yuan!"
"It's the three families of Old Li, Old Wang, and the others! A large number of special police have already sealed off their homes! They said they have obtained ironclad evidence of their treason and money laundering!"
"Bang!"
The coffee cup in Shangguan Waner's hand smashed heavily onto the floor, shattering into pieces.
The brown coffee splattered and stained her elegant qipao.
Her mind went blank.
How could this be?!
She had clearly made the evidence flawless, even encrypting the IP address seven times!
How did Qin Yuan discover it?!
And, how could he complete such a precise and lethal counter-kill in such a short time?!
"There's more... there's more..." the old servant's lips trembled, and he could barely speak.
"What else?!" Shangguan Waner demanded sharply.
"The public opinion online... has reversed!"
The old servant opened his tablet and handed it to Shangguan Waner.
Looking at it, the trending topics across the entire internet had changed from "Qin Yuan illegally detaining" to "Shangguan family maliciously spreading rumors and manipulating the cyber army"!
Countless big influencers and official media outlets jumped in, exposing all the dirty, shady things the Shangguan family usually did!
Even the recording of Shangguan Waner secretly contacting the three families to plot against Qin Yuan had been synthesized and restored by Gu Qianqian using AI technology, and it was hung high at the number one spot on the Weibo trending list!
"This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
Shangguan Waner felt that her intelligence, which she took such pride in, was like a fragile piece of white paper, mercilessly torn into shreds!
She had calculated every possible variable.
But she had miscalculated one thing.
In front of a true cheater, all conspiracies and schemes are paper tigers!
"Then... what about the 'Blood Droplet' assassin?!"
Shangguan Waner, like someone clutching at the last straw for survival, stared fixedly at the thermal imaging feed on the screen.
That was her perfect finishing move!
Even if she lost everything else, as long as Qin Yuan died, she would still be the winner of this game!
On the screen.
The red dot representing the assassin finally moved.
Like a falling leaf, he leaped silently from the tree and landed precisely on the balcony of Qin Yuan's bedroom.
Shangguan Waner clenched her fists nervously, her breathing even stopping.
"Kill him... quickly, kill him!"
However.
The next second.
A blood-curdling scream suddenly came from the surveillance footage!
Along with the frantic roaring and tearing sounds of wild beasts!
"Ah—! What the hell is this thing! Get away! Help!"
The footage switched.
There, the top assassin who claimed to be ranked number one and cold-blooded, was currently being pinned down on the balcony and frantically mauled by two purebred Tibetan Mastiffs, as big as calves, their eyes glowing green with hunger!
The assassin's pride and joy—his stealth skills and ancient martial arts assassination techniques—were completely useless in front of two starving beasts!
His night-walking outfit was torn to shreds, and blood was splattering everywhere!
"Help... Young Master Qin, spare me! I'll tell you everything!"
The assassin broke down, kicking his legs desperately while letting out humiliating pleas for mercy.
And inside the floor-to-ceiling window of the balcony.
Qin Yuan was wearing pajamas, holding a glass of red wine, and through the glass, he was watching this farce of "dogs biting dogs" with great interest.
He even raised his wine glass toward the direction of the surveillance camera, revealing an extremely mocking smile.
"Boom!"
This smile was like an invisible heavy punch, slamming fiercely into Shangguan Waner's heart!
She looked at the completely collapsed plan on the computer screen.
She looked at the top assassin being chased and bitten by dogs on the balcony.
She looked at Qin Yuan's mocking gaze, which seemed to see through everything and stood high above.
Her genius brain, which she thought was self-important and claimed to be infallible, received an unprecedented critical hit at this moment!
Her intelligence, which she took such pride in, was crushed before this man until not even dregs remained!
"He... he knew all along..."
Shangguan Waner bit her red lips tightly, and bright red blood seeped out.
The hand holding the mouse began to tremble violently and uncontrollably.