AMRWFA -Chapter 203 The Ring and the Old Grandpa

“So, what they mean is… they want me to go?” Ruan Yaoyao pointed at herself, looking completely stunned, feeling like her son was joking with her.

She had already said it—the thing was extremely sinister. Ordinary people couldn’t handle it.

Did they think she wasn’t an ordinary person?

Ru Anzhi nodded. “Mm! After all, you were the one who discovered it. It’s better if you handle it. If we switch people midway, there might be problems.”

In truth, it was because they simply didn’t have anyone else.

If even his mother couldn’t deal with it, they would have no choice but to think of another method—using human lives to pile it through.

Ruan Yaoyao panicked instantly and quickly shook her head. “No, no, I can’t. I’m just an ordinary person. I only know face reading; I can’t do anything else… This should be handled by professionals.”

“Just try it first. If it works, it works. If it really doesn’t, we’ll think of another way.”

“Then… alright.”

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to help them. She just felt too useless and worried she would only make things worse instead of helping.

But since her son had said so, Ruan Yaoyao didn’t refuse again.

Ru Anzhi kept his word, and the higher-ups had also seriously considered this point—they never intended to let Ruan Yaoyao handle it directly at the start.

Their plan was simple: secretly forge a fake gold ring, let an undercover agent swap the ring on Ma Aotian’s hand.

By the time Ma Aotian noticed, the ring would already be in Ruan Yaoyao’s hands.

If she couldn’t “seal” it, they could always lock it in a safe and seal it that way instead.

Zhai Zuo, who received the mission, didn’t fully understand what the higher-ups meant, but when he saw the ring in his hand, it looked identical to Ma Aotian’s. There was absolutely no difference.

So… what was the point of swapping gold ring for gold ring?

He tucked the ring into his pocket and went into the club with his brothers.

Ma Aotian soon got drunk. Zhai Zuo quickly stepped forward with enthusiasm, helping the others carry Ma Aotian into the car.

At that moment, when no one was paying attention, he quietly slipped the ring off Ma Aotian’s finger and replaced it.

【Bad!】

【Something’s wrong!】

【Ma Aotian! Wake up! I’m being taken away!】

【Ma Aotian!】

A sharp pain hit his head, and Ma Aotian woke up.

Faintly, he could hear the anxious voice of the “old grandpa.”

Realizing something, he instinctively looked at his finger and called in his mind:

【Grandpa?】

He called several times, but the ring didn’t respond.

Something was wrong.

He circulated the energy in his body, instantly sobering up, then used his ability to try to contact the old grandpa inside the ring—but there was still no reaction.

It was as if he had gone to a rendezvous point and found no connection on the other side.

A chill ran down Ma Aotian’s spine. Thinking he had mistaken the ring, he tried each ring on his fingers one by one—but it was the same.

He quickly sat up and asked the driver, “Xiao Zhong, who just helped me into the car?”

“Huh? Boss Tian, you’re awake? It was Xiao Zuo and Xiao Ma. What’s wrong?”

Ma Aotian immediately got out of the car. The others were still there. Seeing him, they thought he was just sobering up and were about to greet him.

But Ma Aotian’s face was cold.

“Where did Xiao Ma and Xiao Zuo go?”

Xiao Ma looked confused. “I’m right here!”

“And Xiao Zuo?”

“He went to the bathroom.”

Ma Aotian immediately ordered, “Take him down!”

Then he led his men to capture Xiao Zuo.

Meanwhile, Zhai Zuo had wrapped the ring and hidden it in a flower pot in the restroom, then sent a signal upstairs telling them to come retrieve it later.

He also went to the bathroom himself. Just as he washed his hands and was about to leave, he received a message: Ma Aotian had discovered it and was coming—be careful.

Zhai Zuo’s heart tightened. He still didn’t know what had happened, but forced himself to stay calm and walked out casually like a hooligan.

Sure enough, Ma Aotian arrived with a group of brothers, face cold.

“Boss Tian, you’re awake?”

Without a word, Ma Aotian kicked him to the ground and had him restrained.

Zhai Zuo didn’t resist at all, acting completely stunned.

“Boss Tian… what are you doing?”

“What am I doing?” Ma Aotian glared fiercely. “You stole my thing, and you’re asking me what I’m doing?”

He walked straight to the flower pot.

【You finally came!】

【You useless brat, you almost made me disappear!】

【How did I end up with such a useless descendant, can’t even protect his ancestor.】

In his mind, Ma Aotian quickly apologized to the old grandpa, promising it would never happen again.

Zhai Zuo watched as Ma Aotian directly pulled something out of the flower pot and immediately realized something was wrong.

Had he been exposed?

No way. Ma Aotian had known all along and was watching him?

Impossible!

He had been extremely careful—no one should’ve noticed.

Ma Aotian held the object in his hand and said loudly, “Xiao Zuo, I treated you well enough, didn’t I? Whatever you wanted, I gave you. Even the money for your girlfriend’s gifts came from me. And you repay me by stealing my ring?”

Everyone was in an uproar.

Zhai Zuo naturally denied it.

“I didn’t! I just went to the bathroom. Boss Tian, your ring… isn’t it still on your hand?”

“This is fake!”

“Fake? Real or fake? There’s a fake ring? Boss Tian, believe me, if I needed money I would’ve asked you. Why would I steal your ring? There must be a misunderstanding… Did someone frame me because they dislike me? You even helped me buy things for my girlfriend a few days ago—I haven’t even thanked you properly yet. How could I possibly do something like this…”

Ma Aotian, in front of everyone, switched the ring back.

【This brat has a problem!】

【The ring he used to swap yours is made of gold—there’s definitely something wrong. If he were really short of money, he would’ve used a fake one.】

【I think… you might have been exposed!】

Ma Aotian: 【Impossible! I’ve always been careful!】

【Then explain why he used a gold ring to swap your gold ring?】

Ma Aotian: “…”

Realizing he might have been exposed, Ma Aotian grew even more furious. He ordered his men to hold Zhai Zuo down and began beating him violently, almost wanting to kill him on the spot.

Zhai Zuo gritted his teeth and refused to admit anything.

The more this happened, the angrier Ma Aotian became.

Since he refused to confess even after being caught red-handed, it only meant he was no ordinary person.

Someone capable of sending such a tough agent behind him must have significant plans.

【Don’t kill him. If he dies, you won’t find the mastermind.】

Ma Aotian: 【What else can I do if he won’t talk?】

【Did you forget? We have Gu.】

Ma Aotian’s eyes lit up—but then dimmed again.

【Didn’t you say that thing is hard to handle? Last time I asked for more, you said it was troublesome and shouldn’t be used unless absolutely necessary.】

【That was before. You only gave me so little energy—I’ve only recovered a bit of power. If you gave me more, wouldn’t I help you more? You’re my only bloodline in this world!】