"I'm heading to the company."

"Okay."

"Will you come looking for me again?"

"…"

No answer, no promise dared to be given.

"Thank you."

He was sincere, not deceiving himself with lies, but the man was just a fool, sometimes women are actually quite silly. Even if they know it's a lie, they still want to hear it.

Turning away, she got into the taxi, tears falling like rain—not out of sadness, but difficult to control.

She was a woman with a hard fate. Since childhood, she relied on her mother for survival. Even though Feng Qing eventually found her and arranged for her to enter Starlight Entertainment, she still faced emotional setbacks. Add to that her father's severe illness and Feng Baolai's assassination attempt; she truly had a difficult life.

Last night's indulgence seemed to underline her unwillingness. In this life, no other man would make her act like this again, yet she just happened to meet him.

"Kuo, any news?"

"There's nothing wrong with Zhu Fan's identity information, but his birthplace is in M Country, and there's a lot that's blank, impossible to trace. However, Ukulele University isn't a place just for the wealthy. According to what you said, if Zhu Fan is indeed a high-level member of Red Butterfly, then Red Butterfly really has quite a few talents inside. Do you want Ren Ying to monitor him?"

"No, Zhu Fan's strength is very high. If discovered, it will be a waste of effort. Let everyone rest, wait for my news."

"Okay."

Yes, Zhu Fan's appearance made Xiaofan feel very uneasy. For some reason, this person always seemed to give him a lot of pressure.

Hurrying back to his residence from the hotel, Xiaofan immediately contacted Liang Yanlong and then had him take himself and Li San to find Wang Erma.

Wang Erma seemed to be waiting for Xiaofan and the others. Seeing the three arrive, he warmly greeted them.

"Sorry, the procedures for leaving aren't handled by me, so the information from there requires you two to go personally."

Two people? So it's Xiaofan and Li San. Is Liang Yanlong excluded?

Mysterious; it can't be anything good. If they wanted to let Xiaofan and the others go, there wouldn't be so many troublesome procedures—just sign a paper and stay out of each other's ways.

In other words, they'll try to keep Xiaofan, no matter the method. Xiaofan must pretend to comply, compromise with them, only then can he stay to continue investigating.

As soon as Xiaofan left, Wang Erma immediately took out a contract and handed it to Liang Yanlong.

"What is this?" Liang Yanlong asked, puzzled.

"You're their introducer, their boss. Sign this contract, and from now on, you have no ties with them. A buyout—twenty million each, forty million by the afternoon," Wang Erma said flatly.

"A buyout? What does this mean? I'm not in an employer relationship with them; I can't decide this," Liang Yanlong exclaimed, very surprised.

The situation seemed to be getting worse. It appeared they wouldn't let Xiaofan and the others go so easily. If that's the case, could there be danger?

Having known them for so long, Liang Yanlong didn't treat Xiaofan and Li San as outsiders, even considered them friends. They've helped him repeatedly—advised him on the next steps. Now that they wanted to leave Underground Black Boxing, he should be happy for them. Yet, events unfolded unexpectedly.

"Don't think too much. Just sign it. Sign it and you'll have money; don't sign, you get nothing."

Wang Erma made it clear: this money is yours if you sign. If you don't want it, you won't get even a penny.

Liang Yanlong couldn't compete with them. In their eyes, he was too weak and had no qualification to fight.

"Where exactly did they go?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't. One day, if they reappear, their status might be higher than both of us," Wang Erma said. He didn't know the inside story, but people chosen from above often reappeared. By then, he would have to heed their orders.

It's a shifting situation. Otherwise, why would Wang Erma treat Xiaofan and Li San so kindly?

Elsewhere, Xiaofan and Li San, after getting in the car, were asked to blindfold themselves. Evidently, the destination was to remain a secret.

Such secrecy; Xiaofan signaled Li San to turn off the phone's location services. Next, they were playing for real.

The car took several turns and arrived at the destination after more than forty minutes.

Once the blindfolds were removed, Xiaofan and Li San found themselves at a luxurious garden villa. After following the person inside, they closed the door, leaving them in an empty hall.

Soon after, a group of men in black suits quickly descended from upstairs, walking directly to Xiaofan and Li San, starting a search without a word.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Li San asked sensitively. He didn't want anyone randomly touching his critical belongings, unaware of who they were.

But Xiaofan shook his head; their thoroughness surely meant the person they were to meet had a high status.

Turning off the phone locator was correct—since they tested for eavesdropping devices with electronic equipment; being discovered would leave them with no way out.

Phones, wallets, keys, and such were all taken, yet Xiaofan didn't carry the Cold Ice Willow Silk Needle.

"No weapons, no response from any eavesdropping or tracking devices," the man in black said blandly into the intercom after checking. Then they stood respectfully to the side, seemingly awaiting someone important.

'Thud, thud, thud...' footsteps echoed down the staircase.

Two people, their footsteps steady—obviously martial artists.

One of them caught Xiaofan's gaze, his eyes constricting sharply—sure enough, it was the man fond of wearing cologne: Zhu Fan.

"Welcome to my home."

"Guest are treated this way by Mr. Zhu?"

"It seems you're not surprised to see me again," Zhu Fan remarked casually.

"Surprise is there, but I didn't want to show it in front of you. What is your purpose in bringing us here?" Xiaofan asked coolly.

"I'll get straight to the point. I really need personnel, and you two are rare talents. So, I want you to stay and work for me. The pay, very generous," Zhu Fan said.

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