Chapter 975: The Insider
"Tsk, Nineteen," Sixth Zhou called out. "Do me a favor. I have something to say."
Yun Shijiu frowned slightly upon hearing this. "Sixth Sister, about what?"
"About the Cat," Sixth Zhou replied.
With a slightly troubled expression, Yun Shijiu said, "Sixth Sister... wouldn't this be against the rules?"
"Tsk, what's the matter?" Sixth Zhou said. "I just want you to do me a favor. Is it that difficult?"
"Sixth Sister... please forgive me," Yun Shijiu said, lowering his head. "Fifth Brother once instructed that for any major confidential matters concerning the Cat, he must be present. Otherwise, why don't you ask him to come to the meeting as well? That way, it won't put me in a difficult position."
"It's fine," Chen Junnan spoke up from the side. "Just treat it as being held for me. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility."
"You..." Nineteen stared at Chen Junnan in silence for a few seconds.
"You were also present during our last conversation. You should know who I am, right?" Chen Junnan said. "I, young master, can make decisions regarding the Cat."
Nineteen looked at Weekend, then at Chen Junnan and Jiang Ruoxue, feeling that the situation was a bit complicated. These "big shots" seemed to have backed him into a corner.
After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke: "Alright... but I will listen in from the side the entire time. If there's any problem, I'll go call Fifth Brother immediately."
"Fine, suit yourself." Chen Junnan nodded.
The next second, a strange domain expanded, enveloping all four people in the room.
This was Jiang Ruoxue's first time inside the "Silence" space. She felt as if her ears had gone deaf—she couldn't hear any tiny sounds around her, falling into an absolute stillness.
After a few seconds of silence, she spoke to Sixth Zhou: "Weekend, tomorrow is the time..."
"Tsk, tomorrow... so soon?" Sixth Zhou said with a frown.
"That's right. Tomorrow morning, Qi Xia will take Zhichun to participate in the 'Earth Dragon' game. That's when we need to gather our people," Jiang Ruoxue said without reservation. "Previously, the two of us set up a 'cause and effect': whenever Yan Zhichun needs it, she will send a telepathic message to all surviving members of the 'Extreme Path'. Do you remember that?"
"I remember..." Although Sixth Zhou said "I remember," her expression was very troubled.
"What's with that expression...?" Jiang Ruoxue asked. "At this point... you're not hesitating, are you?"
"It's not that... Tsk." Sixth Zhou sighed. "Go on. What do we do once we've gathered everyone?"
"I... don't know," Jiang Ruoxue said. "Zhichun is probably doing this to protect me, or to ensure the smooth execution of the plan. She hasn't disclosed this to me yet. I only know that we need to gather the manpower and wait for her next instruction."
"Wait for her instruction...?" Sixth Zhou felt puzzled after hearing this. "Tsk, is it going to be synchronized with that 'Earth Dragon' game?"
"No..." Jiang Ruoxue glanced at Chen Junnan beside her with a complicated expression, then said, "Zhichun has decided to make a slight adjustment to Aries's plan this time, placing it after the 'Earth Dragon' game. Even Aries probably doesn't know about this. But she's doing it for the sake of us, the 'Extreme Path'."
"E-everyone..." Yun Shijiu interrupted Jiang Ruoxue's conversation.
"What's wrong...?" Jiang Ruoxue turned to look at him. "Is it already at the point where you need to call Fifth Brother?"
"No... it's not that." Yun Shijiu shook his head.
Hearing everyone's conversation, he suddenly thought of something.
"Aries," "gathering everyone," "plan"...
He didn't know if it was an astonishing coincidence, but when Aries had spoken about this plan back then, he himself happened to be present.
At that time, he hadn't yet pierced his own ears, so he clearly heard the first step of the plan.
But no matter how he looked at it, this was the "Extreme Path's" plan... what did it have to do with Sixth Zhou?
Countless questions swirled in Nineteen's mind, causing his convictions to begin to waver.
"If you have something to say, you can say it directly," Jiang Ruoxue said. "Is there something you're unsure about...?"
"...Sixth Sister," Yun Shijiu asked. "Are you sure this matter really involves the Cat?"
Yun Shijiu originally didn't want to reveal that he knew about the plan, after all, it was a client's privacy.
But this bizarre plan was clearly full of danger. If it threatened the Cat, then it was something he had to speak up about.
"That's right," Sixth Zhou nodded in agreement. "Tsk, once this plan begins 'execution,' the Cat will likely be implicated."
Yun Shijiu didn't understand the implication, but he quickly thought of a far-fetched possibility: "Sixth Sister... are you one of the 'Extreme Path'...?"
"Tsk, yes," Sixth Zhou nodded. "Nineteen, I have always been part of the 'Extreme Path,' but I am also part of the 'Cat'."
"You..." Yun Shijiu was stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief. "S-sixth Sister, whether you listen to me or not, we can't participate in this 'plan'... you shouldn't participate either. These people are challenging an unshakable existence here... If you act together with them, you're undoubtedly leading the entire 'Cat' to their deaths."
After hearing this, the three of them all stared straight at Yun Shijiu, their expressions extremely complicated.
Though the situation was strange, the three people present were no ordinary individuals. After a few seconds, they understood the hidden circumstances of the matter.
"No wonder no one knew about this except Aries and Zhichun..." Jiang Ruoxue murmured. "At that time... you were also there?"
"I..." Yun Shijiu hesitated. "That's right... I was on site. This matter is too incredible, Sixth Sister... If the 'Extreme Path' wants to die, let them go ahead, but the Cat cannot."
Sixth Zhou didn't speak after hearing this, only silently touched her ear stud.
"Sixth Sister... if you don't agree, I'll have no choice but to go find Fifth Brother right now," Yun Shijiu said. "I have always respected you, and you have never done anything harmful to the Cat. So give up while you still can. I can help you conceal your identity, and I'll pretend this never happened."
Seeing Yun Shijiu's confident demeanor, even Chen Junnan became tense for Weekend's sake, but Jiang Ruoxue and Weekend remained composed.
"W-what...?" Yun Shijiu said. "Sixth Sister, what does that look mean?"
"Tsk, Nineteen..." Sixth Zhou said calmly. "In your eyes, I am a 'traitor,' someone preparing to lead the entire Cat to their deaths..."
"Isn't that the case...?"
"But Fifth Brother already knew," Sixth Zhou said. "He has always known my identity. I never hid it from him."
"What...?"
"So it doesn't matter if you go tell him," Sixth Zhou added. "After all, when the 'Extreme Path' carries out their plan, that will also be the moment the 'Cat' executes its final plan."