"Not going to chase?"

Watching the distant retreat, Xiao Lin withdrew his gaze. "Madam is a person skilled in scheming, but unfortunately, your attempt at sowing discord has no effect on me."

"You figured it out!" Ye Liqing laughed foolishly, covering her mouth, the scent of herbs wafting from her.

"Someone like Madam, how could she venture out alone to such a distant place! That's the first point. Secondly, with Madam's beauty, naturally, I cannot aspire to such heights, correct?"

"Since you saw through it from the start, why accompany me in this act?"

"Just wanted Madam to understand one thing—my people are not so easily pried into." Xiao Lin pinched Ye Liqing's hand and kissed it at his lips. "Since it's an act, let's play it well. Goodbye then."

"Xiao Lin!" Ye Liqing called out to him.

"Is there anything else?" Turning his head, Ye Liqing's ears reddened. "You are a formidable opponent, I hope our Dark Realm doesn't become enemies with you."

"Thank you for your leniency, Madam." Xiao Lin waved to the shadows behind him, with another big trouble waiting.

Xiao Lin returned to where he parked, a blue BMW had pulled up behind his car, and the person inside jumped out after seeing him walk over from the street. "Brother!"

"Weren't you supposed to be at Dragon Soul today with Shao Qing for special training?" Hua Qingyi's hair was cut short, he didn't look as effeminate, causing Xiao Lin to tease, "The new style isn't bad."

"Come with me to Dragon Soul, Lao Long wants to see you."

"Oh?" Xiao Lin made a sound of disagreement. "A direct call would suffice, why trouble a young master like you to come personally?" Xiao Lin suddenly squinted his eyes. "How did you know I was here?"

"Dragon Soul's information network isn't bad, finding a person isn't difficult." Hua Qingyi chuckled, a hint of cunning in his smile.

"Night Eagle's back?" Xiao Lin raised an eyebrow.

"Mm, he also brought back Moth's head."

"You drive in front, I'll follow."

"No, I want to ride with you and drive your car." Hua Qingyi tossed the car key inside and with a bang closed the car door, the sports car honked start-up sounds. "Left the key inside."

"You drive then!" Throwing the keys to Hua Qingyi, Xiao Lin went directly to the passenger seat. "How's Sister Lian lately?"

"Eating and sleeping well, but always complaining about boredom, she's looking for me to spar every day." Hua Qingyi excitedly pressed the gas pedal, the pleasant engine sound making his head hot. "I want to modify my broken car too."

"Big brother, your car is considered broken? Then I might as well jump into the Yangtze River." Xiao Lin gave him an exasperated look before glancing at the rearview mirror.

"How can it compare, your car is over a million yuan more expensive than my BMW." Expertly maneuvering the gas, brake, and clutch, they played out a life-and-death escape on the crowded road.

Xiao Lin instinctively gripped the handle, unlike Hua Qingyi's thrill-seeking, the more crowded the traffic, the more he liked performing car tricks, whereas on the highway he would act like a sheep following traffic laws, never exceeding the speed limit.

"This car is amazing, can you introduce me to that master, brother?"

"Absolutely not." If he dared to let Hua Qingyi into Zimu's auto shop, within half an hour, Elder Hua would be at the door. With Hua Qingyi's personality, teaming up with those two brothers, who knows how often they'd break the national speed limit.

"By the way, brother, something happened between you and Sister Lian?" Hua Qingyi, in a narrow gap, accelerated, wedging between two cars, merging from the right lane to the left.

"Uh..."

"Don't lie to me." Hua Qingyi turned his head, winking at Xiao Lin. "Sister Lian has been vibrant lately, no longer the budding young lady she was."

"Isn't that great, it means she's in love." Xiao Lin mumbled, gripping the handle tightly. "Don't look at me, focus on the road, big brother."

"No problem, on roads like this, I could cross with my eyes closed." In terms of car skills, he couldn't dispute Hua Qingyi, on difficult roads, he could handle them with ease. "When did you get things sorted with Sister Lian?"

"So annoying, just drive."

Not denying was as good as admitting it, Hua Qingyi wasn't stupid; it was bound to happen sooner or later.

"I'm not nagging, if I stop nagging, what will you do in the future?"

"What do you mean 'what will I do in the future'?" Confused by Hua Qingyi's statement, Xiao Lin lit a cigarette and passed it to him.

"You already got intimate with her, not thinking about the future? Or do you plan to 'smoke her and not acknowledge her'!" A puff of smoke got stuck in his throat, causing Xiao Lin to cough sharply. "Look at you, no need to be so nervous, huh?" Hua Qingyi said while patting Xiao Lin's back.

"Who says doing it necessarily means having to do this or that?"

"Brother, turns out you're a heartbreaker, poor Sister Lian." Hua Qingyi wore a long face, feeling sorry for Sister Lian.

"What's with that expression?" Xiao Lin looked at Hua Qingyi, conflicted, as if he had wronged not Sister Lian, but Hua Qingyi himself. That resentful gaze was truly pitiable.

"Two women have nothing to say against you, why don't you get Arab nationality, then you can marry both."

"Lian doesn't want me to take responsibility." Setting aside his playful demeanor, Xiao Lin turned serious. He had always wanted to properly consider this issue, but never found the time to talk to Lian about it.

"Of course she'd say that, but you're a man, aren't you? She gave you her virginity, you can't just leave it like this." The Dragon Soul building was right before him, and Xiao Lin stayed silent, unable to think of a better solution.

"I want both of them." When the car stopped for security checks, Xiao Lin suddenly made a decision. Since he couldn't give up on either, he'd take both. "I'll go up first, wait for me after your training."

Lao Long rarely smoked, but at this moment, he couldn't help but light a cigarette to relieve his worries. The office was almost engulfed in smoke, and once this chimney started, it couldn't be stopped.

Before entering the office, people along the way were already prepping Xiao Lin, warning him that their boss was in a bad mood today. He had already taken two packs of cigarettes from the logistics department earlier and had just sent someone for another pack, and asked them to be brought over.

"Master!" As soon as the door opened a crack, the smoke rushed out. "Your apprentice has brought you cigarettes."

"Come in, close the door." Lao Long beckoned to Xiao Lin, his tone carrying a hint of irritation.

"What's going on?" Xiao Lin put down the cigarettes and discarded his laid-back attitude. "Has Night Eagle returned? Did they bring any bad news?"

On the surface, the Middle East issue seemed resolved, but in reality, those who escaped disappeared without a trace. The concoctions that Chopin brought back were also nowhere to be found.

"The person you asked me to investigate has recently been active, accepting large-scale shows and touring around the world." Lao Long handed the dossier to Xiao Lin, along with photos. "We searched him upon entry and found none of the toxic concoctions you mentioned. However, there have been bizarre deaths recently in Europe, which we think might be related to these concoctions, so we wanted to talk to you about it."

"Are these concoctions already circulating on the market?" Xiao Lin leafed through the pages. Most deaths occurred at sex transaction sites, with local call girls as victims, while the client death rate wasn't high.

"Not very certain. There were similar death incidents domestically before, but this time it's abroad, resembling domestic causes of death. We are still waiting for further information from the local area."

"What is Master worried about?"

"It's just that..."

"I want to ask Master the same question again." Xiao Lin sat facing Lao Long. "The crisis in the Middle East existed before Lian went there, and you're well aware of the situation there. You sent Lian as bait to lure the opponent out, didn't you?"

Lao Long's heart skipped a beat. He thought Xiao Lin would ask whether it was Elder Xiao who arranged the Middle East matter, in which case he would nod without hesitation. But he didn't expect Xiao Lin to ask such a question.

"Second question, arranging the Middle East gentleman was meant to deliver me a message, and the plan to kill two birds with one stone was to involve me in the Middle East incident, forcing me to go to the United States, wasn't this arranged by the old man?"

"Third question, what's the deal with 'Black Crow'?"

Sweat had already begun to gather on Lao Long's head; these three questions were ones he couldn't answer. He looked at the monitor screen in front of him, his eyes briefly pleading for help.

Xiao Lin stood up from the sofa, walked over to Lao Long, and turned the monitor screen around. The person in the video didn't have time to turn off the camera, and Xiao Lin's eyes locked onto them, letting out a cold sneer.

"Master, I'm very angry." This sentence transmitted through the earpiece to everyone on the other side, including his father.

With a few crunch sounds, the camera and earpiece were crushed to pieces in his hands. "You should know I don't like being manipulated. One or two times, I can chalk it up to you old men having fun and I'll play along, but this time you've really crossed the line."

Was it necessary to dig such a big pit just to bring him back to the United States? Even dragging innocent Lian into the mess.

"Xiao Xiao, it's also the organization's decision." Lao Long wanted to explain something, but couldn't find the right words.

Xiao Lin sighed softly. "I already promised the old man I'd go back, but not now."

"You must know, the situation is so unstable now, with international issues arising one after another. The key is your father can't wait any longer."

"What do you mean?" Lao Long realized he had misspoken and abruptly stopped talking. "Then do you know, my third brother has already arrived in Yanjing?"

"What?" Lao Long raised his head in surprise, had the third son of the Xiao Family also arrived in Yanjing? Why hasn't anyone reported this to him?

"Not only did he come to Yanjing, but he also connected with 'Black Crow' to take my life."

"Xiao Xiao, don't be impulsive about this, wait until I contact Elder Xiao before making any decisions."

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