The spy before Zhang Bin was a man approaching fifty. He looked like a successful person and had a rather extraordinary presence.

However, there was no True Qi in his body. It seems he isn't a Cultivator. But the aura of his Special Ability is quite strong. This wouldn't escape Zhang Bin's senses; after all, he was a Supernatural Expert himself.

He had already asked Xiao Fang about the man, who had supposedly come to interview for a senior management position. But Xiao Qian had taken him away without explanation and detained him here, believing he was a spy.

Of course, what surprised Zhang Bin wasn't that the man was a Superpower User, but that he recognized him. This was He Banxian.

Zhang Bin had now cultivated Divine Sense and possessed a photographic memory. He had seen He Banxian before and had observed him closely, so he naturally recognized him at first glance.

He Banxian feigned a look of surprise. "Who are you? Do we know each other?"

Zhang Bin's anger flared, and his face darkened. "He Banxian," he said coldly, "do you think I, Zhang Bin, am easy to bully? Do you really think I won't kill you?"

He was furious. It didn't take a genius to figure out that He Banxian had come here to pry into his secrets.

But Zhang Bin wasn't a bad person; on the contrary, he was a model citizen. He had made great contributions to the country's GDP, created jobs for countless people, and led his fellow villagers down the path to prosperity.

"You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm here to apply for a management position, not some He Banxian." Without a hint of panic, He Banxian flatly denied it.

"He Banxian, do you think I'll let you go just because you won't admit it?" Zhang Bin sneered. "If I say you are, then you are. Denial is useless. Let me guess why you're here. You applied for a job at my company just for those recipes, didn't you?"

"No, no, no, that's not it! You really have the wrong person." He Banxian shook his head repeatedly, a look of contrived innocence on his face.

Zhang Bin glanced at Xiao Jin, who was guarding him from behind, and said indifferently, "Da Huang, are you hungry? If so, go ahead and eat him."

Da Huang let out an excited roar, his blood-red maw gaping wide as he prepared to pounce.

"Spare me! Spare me... I'm He Banxian..." He Banxian was terrified and had no choice but to admit his identity. It was mainly because Da Huang was too formidable. A Fierce Tiger that large… forget one man, even two men wouldn't be enough to feed it.

"So now you admit it? Weren't you being stubborn just now?" A mocking expression appeared on Zhang Bin's face. "I thought you'd rather die than reveal your identity."

"That's because it wasn't necessary," He Banxian said self-righteously. "We aren't enemies."

"Not enemies?" Zhang Bin scoffed. "Then why did you apply for a job at my company? Don't tell me you were kicked out of the Special Action Team and are now looking for work?"

"Regardless, I didn't come here to spy on your recipes, and I never intended to harm your company," He Banxian said.

"State your purpose, or die!" A chilling, murderous aura erupted from Zhang Bin.

"Actually, I came for the hacker, Chen Junheng," He Banxian said.

"Bullshit! You think you can fool me?" Zhang Bin was furious. "You must have realized long ago that you can't read Liu Ruomei's mind. And since Chen Junheng was only ever interested in her, isn't it idiotic to come here looking for him?"

"I didn't know any of that before," He Banxian said, his tone aggrieved.

"I imagine Hanbing Yun sent you," Zhang Bin said, his eyes glinting with intelligence. "First, to probe for my recipes, and second, to find out if I'm attending the Hero Auction. Only by getting her hands on my recipes can she coerce me, and only by stopping me from attending the auction can she better control me. Am I right?"

Fear spread across He Banxian's face. He stared at Zhang Bin as if he were a monster. Clearly, Zhang Bin's deductions were all correct.

Zhang Bin, however, was not fooled by this act. He continued coldly, "No, there's a third objective: to probe the Taiqing Sect's secrets. And possibly a fourth: to investigate the condition of the Spiritual Medicine I'm cultivating so she can strike again. My relatives, my employees—they're all targets for your mind-reading."

This time, He Banxian was truly afraid. He was terrified of this youth, whose intelligence was almost demonic.

He stammered, "Actually, Doctor Han means you no harm. She just hopes you'll become her assistant and join the Special Action Team."

"No harm? HA HA HA..." Zhang Bin laughed with bitter rage. "She manipulated the Daoyi Sect into seizing my Flying Sword and Spiritual Medicine, then put them up for auction at the Hero Auction—assets worth hundreds of billions of USD. She and her accomplices have already divided the spoils, haven't they? What's more, on the very night they took my Flying Sword, she sent a Great Perfection of the Liquid Phase expert to assassinate me. Without my Flying Sword, my combat power was low, and I was almost killed. When she saw the assassination failed, she forbade me from leaving the country. And now, she sends a mind-reading Superpower User like you to pry into my secrets. Is *that* what you call 'no harm'?"

"That's impossible. Something like that could never have happened," He Banxian said, his face a mask of shocked disbelief.

"How could a pawn like you possibly understand that woman's malice?" Zhang Bin said coldly. "She won't rest until she has the entire world in her grip. She doesn't allow anyone to defy her. If they do, she'll resort to countless vicious schemes to have them killed. And you people are her accomplices."

"You're being too extreme. The truth of the matter might not be what you think," He Banxian said, composing himself. "Doctor Han is devoted to her country and never thinks of herself. She isn't the kind of person you're describing."

"I know her true nature far better than you do, and I have no desire to explain it to you," Zhang Bin said coldly. "From now on, you'll live here. When you die of old age, I'll collect your body and find a place with good feng shui to bury you."

With that, he turned and walked out without a backward glance.

"Zhang Bin! Zhang Bin, you can't do this! You have to let me out!" He Banxian panicked and chased after him.

"You've pried into too many of my secrets, so I can't let you go," Zhang Bin said without turning around. "However, once that woman is dead, I might consider releasing you. If she doesn't die, then you'll die of old age here."

"You're going to kill Doctor Han? You... you can't do that! Not only would our country be plunged into a massive crisis, but you would meet a terrible end yourself!" He Banxian shouted in terror, having seemingly understood the unspoken threat in Zhang Bin's words.

But Zhang Bin paid him no mind, disappearing into the white mist with his many pets.

He Banxian gave chase but fell into the Misty Veil. He couldn't find his way out, only able to wander in circles within a few hundred meters of the cave.

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