The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 343 - 211 Tang’s Strategic Arrangement_2
Chapter 343: Chapter 211 Tang’s Strategic Arrangement_2For instance, if murder for hire was already an option, why bother having someone with Jiang Shu’s face appear near and inside the manor’s surveillance? Just to add physical evidence on top of having a witness?

That seems a bit foolish.

If Jiang Shu could provide an alibi for that time, proving that it wasn’t him in the surveillance footage, wouldn’t that directly clear him of suspicion?

Although Jiang Shu’s arrival here did not conform to common sense, she could make his presence in the laboratory seem logical—simply state she brought him in, at most violating the lab’s regulations.

Liu Tingruo was not foolish, but her way of thinking was not adept at handling these matters, so she inevitably got stuck when contemplating this point.

She knew Tang must have had a deeper intention, but she couldn’t think of it at the moment.

However, as Jiang Shu listened to the conversation inside the pod, he almost instantly realized that the truth of the matter might be far from what was recorded in the file.

Diller Dick, might not be dead.

According to the file, the murder unfolded when ”Jiang Shu” found the maid and bribed her, and she successfully brought ”Jiang Shu” inside the manor.

Then, ”Jiang Shu” and Diller had some interactions, which likely failed, so ”Jiang Shu” had the maid poison young master Diller.

At first glance, this still seemed plausible, but thinking it through, the entire affair was illogical from the start.

How could an old maid, who had worked for the Dick Family for over a decade, be easily bribed if she was responsible for the food and drink of one of the most important members of the family?

And how did ”Jiang Shu” leave afterward?

All the participants in the murder seemed as if they had been injected with a stupidity serum, making this absurd situation happen so inexplicably.

But consider this—if it wasn’t ”Jiang Shu” who entered the manor with the old maid, but ”Tang”?

Everything seemed much more reasonable.

”Tang” went to meet Diller, and naturally, the old maid would guide him to that laboratory, where ”Tang” and Diller reached some agreement.

Diller agreed to fake his death to frame Jiang Shu.

The old maid likely made a dealing involving money for lives with these two men.

Two lives, her own and her child’s.

What followed then logically unfolded.

The fake Jiang Shu didn’t need to leave the manor, or maybe he disguised himself using a prepared fake Diller face to feign death.

These details weren’t crucial; the means to achieve these outcomes were not scarce, and considering Tang’s position in the Fifth District precinct, tampering with evidence was easy for him.

So...

How did Tang convince Diller?

Jiang Shu in the pod furrowed his brows, and through the invisible Ding’s perspective outside the pod, his gaze fell on Liu Tingruo.

The one who could sway that Diller, must be Sister Ruo.

Does that mean, Tang is likely to make a move against Sister Ruo now?

Where does he get his confidence?

To target a T1 in the Research Sequence?

Maybe another T1 from the Research Sequence bolstered his confidence.

In an instance of the prepared against the unprepared, Sister Ruo might indeed fall victim to their plot.

Not to mention, Sister Ruo’s pod armor was now in this condition, leaving her totally incapable of ensuring her own safety immediately.

The image of that detestable face of Diller flashed through Jiang Shu’s mind, inducing an irresistible itch to his teeth—he had never intended to let that man off.

However, he also knew that up to this point, it was all his speculation, and he couldn’t declare the truth of the matter definitively.

Moreover, there was one thing he found strange, all these were predicated on the supposition that Tang already knew his whereabouts. So, how did Tang actually find out where he had gone?

Or perhaps, did Tang know that he was in Liu Tingruo’s lab?

Jiang Shu recalled the alarm that had been triggered earlier in the corridor.

The alarm...

If it was really just that alarm causing trouble, relying merely on that alarm to deduce that he had infiltrated the underground experimental area...

Tang was perhaps overly confident.

Just like before, when capturing Mu Jin, this terrifying man appeared almost clairvoyant, laying out a vast net with the slightest clues, unafraid of returning empty-handed.

Although, it seems he had guessed right once again.

Jiang Shu suddenly felt irritated. He was supposed to be the one in control, preparing for all eventualities.

He decided to be more cautious, so he sent a message to the little Ding, instructing it to remain on guard at all times.

If it failed to protect Sister Ruo, there was no need for it to return.

”Xiao Jia, use your ability of foreknowledge to probe the future,” Jiang Shu said to Xiao Jia.

Xiao Jia nodded, but quickly shook its head afterward.

Jia: There’s no information on Tang; he’s still in his fake body state, and his related future can’t be predicted.

Jiang Shu nodded slightly. This, too, was a troublesome and headache-inducing fact.

Foreknowledge and mind reading techniques were ineffective against Tang in this state, and thought links and similar techniques also failed to work, which meant he could only passively wait for Tang to make his move.

This series of maneuvers had already put Tang in a winning position.

First, he had successfully isolated the other branches of the Dick Family from Diller, making it easier to defeat them one by one later on.

Secondly, the agreement between him and Diller was likely known only to them. The other branches of the Dick Family might genuinely believe that Diller was dead.

This disrupted Jiang Shu’s plans. He had originally intended to visit the Dick Family branches openly.

However, he didn’t plan to reveal Tang’s identity to the branches. He simply needed to establish contact with the leaders of those branches, discussing lofty but impractical matters.

He would also mention to the leader that Tang had designs on them, planning to take away the foundation they had built over many years.

Once Tang knew that he had visited the branches, he would go to great lengths to find out what was discussed between them.

From Tang’s perspective, he would undoubtedly assume that Jiang Shu had revealed his true identity to the family branches. If what he found out was indeed related, it would mean that the branches did not take the issue seriously.

If it were unrelated or completely unknown, given Tang’s suspicious nature, he might suspect that these branches had realized the truth, thus hiding it from him.

The real purpose behind the branches hiding this ”truth” from him was clear.

Under this strange disparity in information, Tang might likely strike first, and this was consistent with what Jiang Shu had disclosed. This would likely result in an irreconcilable conflict between the branches and Tang.

If all went well, afterwards, he only needed to sit back and watch the tigers fight.

That had been Jiang Shu’s plan.

However, it seemed Tang had anticipated it to some extent.

Now, the Dick Family might really think it was Jiang Shu who killed Diller, so naturally, he couldn’t go to them to reveal any secrets.

It didn’t take much thought to realize that just showing up in front of the Dick Family branches would get him immediately captured, and they wouldn’t listen to much of his explanation.

Thus, one of Jiang Shu’s major trump cards was temporarily out of play, leaving him in a somewhat reactive position.

Tang should not be underestimated.

In an extremely short amount of time, Jiang Shu sorted through the pros and cons of the entire matter, and his expression became significantly graver.

Tang was definitely a formidable opponent, capable of turning the situation around even after losing the initial advantage...

Just as challenging as Clo, and in some ways even more so, especially since Clo had become extremely difficult to handle thanks to an unlimited life cheat.

Nevertheless, he was not entirely out of options.

Lang Tai!

The killer from the T0 Combat Sequence, Lang Tai, was definitely worth high expectations.

So, he quickly sent a message to Lang Tai, who was still loitering above: I am in the Underground Experimental Area, come quickly to save the situation!

!

He saw a red exclamation mark following the message he sent, the meaning of which was clear.

The message was not sent.

There was no network signal here.

Jia: Did you forget Liu Tingruo had turned on signal jamming in the lab?

”?” Jiang Shu was somewhat baffled, ”Then how were you watching the news just now?”

Bing: Didn’t you notice we had left the lab earlier?

Jiang Shu: ”...”

The high hopes were gone.