Pristine Darkness

Chapter 113

Well, well, well . . . Song Kun sets 'Smiling Snake' a task to earn his place on the Buddha's Hand senior management team, and Bo Jinyan and Jian Yao find out that they are not only looking for the masked killer, but a police mole, as well. Hmmm . . .

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Translator: shl

Editor/ Proofreader: Anks

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The second hand of the clock on the wall ticked away. Zheng Chen was a study in concentration* as he had already waited for more than half an hour. When did his thoughts start distracting him?

*T/N 眼观鼻鼻观心 (yan guan bi bi guan xin) - lit. eyes looking at the nose, nose looking at the heart. The person in question is looking down, which depending on the context, can indicate humility, obedience, concentration etc.

With Zhao Kun's entrance, Qin Sheng's increasing importance, Gu An's rise, and now this Ah She . . . Zheng Chen furrowed his brows slightly, raised his head and looked at the tightly shut room door. Many times previously, whenever Buddha's Hand met someone, he had always brought him along. This time, he only allowed him to wait outside the door.

What were they talking about? That even required him to stand guard?

A surge of cold gripped his chest. After a moment of silence, he looked up and saw that there was no one either in or outside the corridor, only him.

He took a few steps towards the door.

The soundproofing of Buddha's Hand's office was excellent. However, it was not completely sealed off. He shut his eyes, calmed his mind, and carefully listened to the barely audible voices.

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"Ah She, help me check something."

Song Kun stood at the window. Outside the window, the river and mountains cast their green shadows. At a glance, he looked to be simply a handsome, bright and steady man. However, the almost imperceptible movements of his fingers betrayed an indeterminate sense of something deep and profoundly felt.

Jian Yao sat next to Bo Jinyan and quietly watched the first real confrontation between the two men.

Bo Jinyan's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest as he laughingly said, "Boss, whatever it is, go ahead and brief me." His tone was lax and his voice was ice-cold. Jian Yao could not help mentally awarding him another 100 points.

Song Kun turned around, smiled, and walked over to sit down in front of the table. He lit a cigar and offered one to Bo Jinyan. Remembering that Bo Jinyan could not see, he glanced at Jian Yao. However, before Jian Yao could speak, Bo Jinyan had sniffed, then said, "Cigar? The taste is too strong, I don't like it."

Song Kun laughed and tossed the cigar back into the box. Following that, he stared at Bo Jinyan and said, "I'm very happy that you brought that thing to me. However, if you want to join Buddha's Hand and become my right-hand man, this is not enough. Thus, I want you to do one more thing. One more very important thing. Once you've completed it, you will be my brother in Buddha's Hand. The other brothers will not make any objection.

Bo Jinyan grinned widely and said, "What is it? As long as I can do it."

Song Kun did not reply immediately but retrieved the information from a drawer. As his long, slender fingers gently stroked the cover, he asked, in a voice that had abruptly turned cold, "Smiling Snake, how did you get this information?"

Jian Yao was deeply shaken.

Indeed, the information recorded many secrets about the organisation of Buddha's Hand. If all the clues were meticulously traced back, there would even be an opportunity to wipe out* Buddha's Hand. When Song Kun had seen the contents, he had most likely suffered a fright. In truth, Jian Yao and the others had no idea how Smiling Snake had received the news and attacked Zhu Tao to snatch the information before heading for Buddha's Hand with the intent of presenting him with this treasure. That Buddha's Hand was asking about this now - was it to probe them, or was it doubt?