Jack of Clubs
"This Mister Lin Yan is truly amazing. I almost cried listening to him just now..."
"I don't know why, but the infectious power of his voice is too strong."
"That Mister Li Qingshan is also not bad. How long has it been since we've seen such a talented Xiaosheng Role?"
"Jinghong Theater truly deserves the name Jinghong. Just based on the Performance of these two, it definitely lives up to the word 'Jinghong'!"
"Yeah... I don't know if I can still snatch a ticket for tomorrow. I want to listen to it again."
"..."
With the end of the Performance On Stage, the crowd in the audience seats was reluctant to leave for a long time. Tear stains still hung on most people's faces, seemingly still immersed in the sad and desolate story from just now.
Wang Jincheng sat silently in the first row, seemingly also not having recovered from the performance. After an unknown amount of time passed, he finally let out a long sigh.
"Uh." Jian Changsheng scratched his head with a weird expression, "Really? Does he really Sing that well?"
"Mhm. The last time he Sang, I was busy with other things and didn't watch the performance with full attention... Immersing myself in it now, it's hard not to be moved." Wang Jincheng turned to look at Jian Changsheng, "You weren't moved, probably because you were only staring at his face..."
Jian Changsheng was stunned for a moment. He felt Wang Jincheng's words were a bit strange, but thinking about it carefully, there was really nothing wrong with them.
Wang Jincheng checked the time, drained the tea beside him, and slowly stood up.
"Leaving?"
"I just came to show my support. The performance is over, it's time to go." Wang Jincheng patted the dust off the hem of his clothes, "But you can stay a bit longer... Just in case Boss Lin comes out to thank the guests later, you still have a further opportunity."
"Further? What further opportunity?"
Under Jian Changsheng's blank gaze, Wang Jincheng waved his hand and walked straight out of the Theater House, "We had a good chat this time. Let's meet again when we have the chance next time."
Jian Changsheng watched Wang Jincheng leave the Theater House. When he turned his head, he found that 9 of Hearts and Jack of Clubs had also stood up.
"How was it, did you harvest anything?"
"...Yes!"
"What?"
Jian Changsheng was about to speak and expose [Six of Hearts]'s true colors, but seeing that red robe walking quickly from afar, his heart moved, and he said with a half-smile, "You guys will know in a bit."
"?"
Chen Ling came to the side of the three and found that Wang Jincheng was already gone. His brow furrowed unconsciously...
His gaze swept over the noisy and chaotic crowd around him. He didn't directly reveal his identity here, but chose to politely make a "please" gesture, "You three, please follow me."
"Cough cough." Jian Changsheng pretentiously put his hands behind his back, "Mhm, let's go."
9 of Hearts and Jack of Clubs didn't recognize "Lin Yan's" face and were naturally a bit confused. But the former seemed to have vaguely guessed something, and his expression was somewhat subtle.
The three walked into the backstage and came to a small unoccupied room. Chen Ling backhandedly locked the door tight.
Click—
Jack of Clubs's brow furrowed tightly.
He exchanged a glance with 9 of Hearts and Jian Changsheng, just about to open his mouth and ask something, when that red-clad figure reached up to touch his chin and forcefully tore!
A face skin fluttered in the air.
Jack of Clubs suddenly froze in place.
"You..."
"Hello, I am [Six of Hearts]." Chen Ling directly skipped the two old acquaintances, Jian Changsheng and 9 of Hearts, and extended his hand to Jack of Clubs, "May I ask who Senior is..."
Jack of Clubs stared blankly at Chen Ling. It took him a good while to recover his senses, his eyes full of disbelief.
"You are [Six of Hearts]?!"
Like Jian Changsheng, Jack of Clubs absolutely never expected that Chen Ling would actually disguise himself as a highly anticipated Famous Actor... Before this, he thought Chen Ling was just good at changing faces and hiding in the crowd. He never expected him to play it so wild!
At this moment, he finally understood why Jian Changsheng and 9 of Hearts were so full of confidence whenever [Six of Hearts] was mentioned... Forget about the enemy, even his own teammates couldn't recognize him at all.
"I told you! Every time, this guy can jump out from unexpected places." Jian Changsheng shrugged.
"I didn't expect it either." 9 of Hearts clicked his tongue, looking at Chen Ling like looking at a monster. "If it wasn't for [Six of Spades] acting so weird just now, I wouldn't have suspected you... You hide deep enough."
Jack of Clubs sized up Chen Ling in front of him, his eyes full of emotion. He reached out and shook hands with Chen Ling.
"I am Jack of Clubs."
A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Ling's eyes. This was a letter card he rarely encountered, apart from his several senior martial brothers and Bai Ye.
Jack of Clubs was a tall man, visually estimated to be about two meters tall, wearing a mysterious black overcoat. His gaze was as profound as the starry sky, and on the back of his hand, there was a tattoo resembling a bonfire piled up from skulls.
"Both being on the Path of the Actor, your disguise talent truly makes me envious." Jack of Clubs smiled helplessly.
"You are also on the Path of the Actor?" Chen Ling said in surprise.
"Mhm, but a completely different Path from yours."
Jack of Clubs didn't continue discussing this issue, and Chen Ling didn't ask further. There was a more urgent matter right now.
He turned his head to look at Jian Changsheng, his expression incredibly serious,
"The person sitting next to you just now, what did he talk to you about?"
"Ah?" Jian Changsheng was stunned, "Nothing... Just casually chatting, I felt like he's a pretty nice guy."
Jian Changsheng repeated the conversation between the two just now, only omitting the topic about "[Six of Hearts] being insidious and ruthless". After listening, Chen Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief...
Fortunately, it was just a coincidence. If Wang Jincheng really came for the Dusk Society, then his acting earlier would have been way too good. Probably before the performance even ended, [Floating Life Painting] would have caught everyone in Jinghong Theater in one fell swoop.
"So, who is he?" Jian Changsheng asked in confusion.
"Police Bureau Chief, Wang Jincheng." Chen Ling added, "He's the hero who utterly defeated the Dusk Society yesterday, and even dropped a pyramid to smash '[Six of Hearts]' to death."
"??? Wait, I don't seem to understand." Jian Changsheng couldn't help but speak, "You're saying, he was kept in the dark by you, thinking he just killed you yesterday... But today he happily ran over to show support for your Theater House??"
"Mhm, that's the logic."
Jian Changsheng and the other two: ...
"Anyway, this Theater House should be the safest place in the entire Red Dust Domain right now." Chen Ling returned to the main topic, "My idea is to transfer the stronghold from the Casino over here. I'll have someone arrange legal identities for you guys, this way is the safest."
Jian Changsheng and the other two exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously:
"This is better, we have no objections..."
"10 of Diamonds is still guarding the Casino, we have to transfer him over too, as well as the unconscious Queen of Hearts."
"By the way, Chen Ling, we still need a reliable Doctor, and it has to be the kind that makes house calls." Jian Changsheng seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at Chen Ling, "Do you have any connections on your end?"
"Doctor..."
While Chen Ling was deep in thought, a knock sounded from outside the door, "Mister, Miss Huang from the Huang Consortium has a matter and wishes to see you."
Chen Ling's eyes lit up, and he smiled:
"The connection is here."
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