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Chapter 38: 38

Chen Chen arrived at Mickey Cafe ahead of the others .

As a high-class cafe, Mickey Cafe had specialized boxes that its competitors did not have . Each box had its respective theme . Chen Chen had already made a reservation for the wonder house themed box several hours ahead .

After arriving, Chen Chen checked the time and called a waiter over . He instructed the waiter to cut off the power in the box upon receiving a signal in the form of a text message from him .

The waiter had never heard of such a bizarre request but the customer’s will was their command . The waiter pocketed Chen Chen’s hundred dollar tip and thumped his chest to say that he would get it done .

After that, Chen Chen closed the blinders in the box and turned on all the lights . He started waiting patiently .

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After about ten minutes, there were approaching footsteps…

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“How many pax, please?”

The waiter greeted Zhan Fei with a smile when he stepped into Mickey Cafe .

“I’m meeting someone . My name is Zhan Fei . ”

Zhan Fei looked troubled . Perhaps it was because he was being threatened and he was in no mood to be courteous to the waiter .

“Alright, the name of your box is Mickey Wonderhouse . There’s already a gentleman inside . It’s down that way . ”

The waiter politely pointed the way for Zhan Fei . At the end of the corridor, there were several doors closed shut .

Zhan Fei scoffed before quickly walking in front of the door . After a moment of hesitation, he mustered the courage to pull open the door .

The inside of the box was not very bright .

Even though it was mid-noon when the sun was the strongest, the thick curtains in the box shielded it from all sunlight . There were several fluorescent lamps overhead .

Under the illumination of the room, Zhan Fei could see a medieval European styled roundtable . A young man who looked around twenty-year-old was observing him silently .

Zhan Fei had never been a believer in abstract things like an aura . The way he saw it, aura just came with the way people dressed . Let anyone who was attractive and fit put on glamorous clothes and they would give a false impression of having this so-called aura .

It was until now when Zhan Fei had realized that perhaps there existed something as mystical as an aura .

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The youngster before him looked around twenty years old, which was considered pretty young . Yet, his eyes were illuminated like stars in a pitch-black night .

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Zhan Fei felt like he was being pulled into a black hole when he locked eyes with the youngster…

In terms of appearance, the youngster was average . He was also dressed commonly . However, there was something different about him that was difficult to be put into words .

If he had to describe it, he would describe it as an aura similar to confidence .

The supreme confidence the youngster had given him a distinctive color . Even though he was dressed commonly and his appearance did not stand out, he was able to radiate energy far more charming than any celebrity!

Facing a youngster who looked more than a decade younger than him, Zhan Fei had a hard time breathing . The questions he was going to ask got caught in his throat .

“Please come in, Mr . Zhan . ”

For a moment, the young man inspected Zhan Fei who was standing by the door . He then showed a courteous smile . “Please come in, what’s with the formality?”

‘Formality my *ss!’

Zhan Fei opened his mouth and then quickly suppressed the urge to scold him . It would be wiser to proceed with caution before he knew more about the other party .

Zhan Fei walked into the wonder house box and sat opposite the young man .

“What would you like to drink?” The young man tossed over the menu .

“A cappuccino will do,” Zhan Fei said without making an effort to pick up the menu .

“Waiter?” the young man promptly shouted at the door, “The mada… The gentleman will have a cup of cappuccino . ”

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Having just come in from outside, Zhan Fei still had not adjusted to the lighting in the box . He frowned a little and stared at the youngster sitting opposite him, “So, you’re X?”

“Yes, I’m X . ”

To Zhan Fei’s surprise, the young man admitted his identity . “I was the one who contacted you lot this afternoon . ”

‘You call that contacting? That was a threat on top of blackmailing, alright?’

Zhan Fei cursed in his mind but his expression appeared otherwise . “You said you invited King and the others . Where are they now?”

“They are all late . ”

The youngster motioned with his hands . “But never mind that . King has been observing this place from the opposite restaurant for half an hour now . SB and CZH will be here shortly . ”

He even knew about King stalking from the opposite street?

Zhan Fei frowned . Then again, if this X could hack the base station, it was no surprise that he could trace them with mobile phone GPS tracking .

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It was just as he said, after several minutes, more footsteps approached . Two men with glasses and slightly balding came in together .

Zhan Fei was not acquainted with these two men . Judging by what X had said, these two should be the infamous SB and CZH .

These two seemed to be familiar with each other in real life since they came together . Also, the fact that both of them wore thick-rimmed glasses and had signs of balding complemented the age-old saying, “Birds of a feather flock together . ”

The two of them walked in and barely glimpsed at Zhan Fei . They cast their heavy gaze on the youngster who sat at the opposite side .

“Spill it, what do you want from us?”

One of the two men did not bother with any form of pleasantries . “If you’re trying to threaten us with our identity on the dark web, you’re going to be in for some disappointment . We’re not afraid of your threats . At the end of the day, we have never committed any heinous crimes . ”

“That was never my intention . ”

The youngster waved his hand and looked at the doorway . “Since you two are here, King may come in as well . ”

Zhan Fei and the other two immediately turned around . A middle-aged man in a suit appeared out of nowhere by the doorway .

The middle-aged man who had just made his appearance had slender cheeks . He was tall and dressed like a noble . Anyone could tell that this man came from a formidable background .

Yet, for some unspeakable reason, his aura was overshadowed by the young man sitting on the opposite side of the table .

“Are you really X?”

The middle-aged man walked in all high and mighty, ignoring the other three people in the room . He glared intently at the youngster . “You’re the employee of the company I found from the government official site?”

“I certainly am . ” The youngster smiled . “I know it’s hard for you guys to make sense of all this . Don’t worry about it . We’ll have plenty of time to get to know each other after we arrive at an agreement . ”

“I never said I was going to work with you . ” Zhan Fei scoffed .

“Of course . If you guys are still not interested after I’ve expressed my terms to you, then you’re free to leave . ”

The youngster who sat on the opposite side smiled . “I promise I will not continue to threaten you guys . ”

“Do you give your word?”

“You have my word . ”

The youngster nodded solemnly . “Let’s begin with some introductions . I’m Chen Chen, also known as X on the dark web . Of course, I’m sure you guys have never heard of me before . After all, I’m just a small-time player not even worth noting . ”

The four of them did not bother entertaining the youngster’s courteous introduction . ‘If someone like you would call yourself a small-time player, then nobody in the dark web had the right to call themselves a major player . ’

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If X had gone all out instead of just threatening them, they would have been long defeated .