After Meng Ya recounted her experiences, Lin Qingshuang next door was intrigued.

The reasoning was simple. Peng Xian himself was merely a Tier Two Angler, and given his realm, it was unlikely he could fully grasp the Observing Body Skill. He must have obtained a fragmented Technique from somewhere and made do with teaching it.

In such a situation, for Meng Ya to have even entered the realm of Observing Body Skill indicated her talent!

He Kao, being clever, taught the Observing Body Technique to his friend and also sought Meng Ya's help for guidance. Yet when Meng Ya first started cultivating the Observing Body Skill, she didn't have any guidance from Observing Body Sect sorcerers.

Such a promising talent almost got buried by Peng Xian, no wonder Lin Qingshuang was so angry earlier. Fortunately, He Kao found her in time.

So, Lin Qingshuang planned to take this girl away. She felt Meng Ya had followed Peng Xian onto some misguided paths and needed proper mentoring and correction before she could officially be taken as a disciple.

He Kao notified her today specifically to ask her to handle this matter, hadn't he? Without needing to speak, she had already agreed!

When He Kao requested Meng Ya to resign from the 110 alarm center and find another job, Lin Qing naturally assumed she would be introduced to work under her management, and she was mentally prepared, even thinking for quite a while about how to start mentoring her.

Unexpectedly, He Kao held his cards close and didn't directly send her over.

So Lin Qingshuang complained a couple of times, but it wasn't out of disappointment, nor was it that He Kao's arrangements were bad.

Meng Ya indeed needed further evaluation and experience. If He Kao had directly introduced her to Lin Qingshuang's side, it would have been somewhat irresponsible.

Lin Qingshuang just felt as if she'd prepared to flex her muscles but hadn't even come to grips, not even displaying any moves.

At this time, the western restaurant had actually closed, but the owner didn't notice the Wild Phoenix and Lin Qingshuang sitting by the wall as they continued to eavesdrop and chat.

He Kao finished talking about three things and, seeing Meng Ya agreed to them all, reminded her, "I'll give you three days. Handle the resignation first, and then I'll introduce you to that friend and Lawyer Yao.

For today, just head back. Where do you live? I'll drive you."

Meng Ya: "I stay in a collective dormitory at work, no need to drive me... I'll just call a car myself."

He Kao: "I'm the son of a Hidden Moth, and I was targeted by quite a few people recently, including Peng Xian. If we frequently meet in private, you might also get targeted, which could pose dangers.

From now on, let's keep in touch online. For company matters, you can consult Lawyer Yao. As for guiding my friend in cultivating the Observing Body Skill, I'll provide his information and let you handle the rest yourself.

If you resign, you'll need to find another place to live. It will take time to settle things with Jinxing Media. Do you have any savings right now?"

Meng Ya lowered her head, twiddling her fingers, "Not much, but I can ask my family…"

He Kao interrupted her, "I'll lend you twenty thousand first, at least enough to rent an apartment and cover living expenses for a while. Pay me back when you can afford it in the future... I suggest you rent at Sesame Apartment; it's more convenient that way."

He Kao was indeed thorough, arranging everything clearly, then sent a message to Lin Qingshuang. Lin Qingshuang quickly replied without directly showing up. He Kao then got up, turned off the lights, locked the door, and sent Meng Ya back.

Meng Ya didn't refuse again and let He Kao drive her. He Kao ensured no one was tailing them and gave Meng Ya some detailed advice in the car again.

Someone temporarily missing cannot be legally declared as missing, as per Eastern Country's laws, it usually requires being unaccounted for over two years, and a stake holder like an heir needs to file a lawsuit to officially recognize them as missing.

Peng Xian, in legal terms, is not yet declared missing, so theoretically, Meng Ya has nearly two years to seize control of Jinxing Media. These two years are enough to accomplish a lot.

The first thing He Kao, from an employee's perspective, wanted her to do was to distribute the company's annual bonus to the staff for this year.

Even with Yao Shaolan's help, for Meng Ya to nominally take over the company, assign herself a director's position, and draw a salary would at least take until after the Spring Festival to be fully sorted.

However, resigning means considering living arrangements and expenses, hence He Kao specifically inquired about the situation and lent her money.

On the way back, He Kao reflected a bit himself, wondering if he had evolved? From a people-pleaser as a child to a caregiver personality now?

Not long after they left the café, a person slipped out from a nearby office building; it was Yang Lingxi. As she passed by the café window, she casually tossed something from her hand into a roadside trash bin.

But she also made a subtle move, seemingly retrieving a small object from above the trash bin's opening and quickly stashing it in her pocket.

That was a micro surveillance device, stuck to a spot with double-sided adhesive, with the camera aimed at the café's entrance and glass window. There were no pedestrians on the street at this moment, but all this was observed by the Wild Phoenix and Lin Qingshuang.

Lin Qingshuang frowned and said, "Should we take action and capture her? We could ask her properly who sent her and what her intentions are."

Wild Phoenix shook her head and said, "It's no use! This kind of person is probably just like Meng Ya back then, she may not even know what she's doing. She's just following orders, gathering intelligence on He Kao.

If someone dares to do this, they are confident that they won't be directly traced back to them. Even if we catch this woman and interrogate her, she likely won't reveal anything, and it might alert the enemy."

"Notify He Kao and let him deal with it on his own; as long as he's aware, that's enough."

Lin Qingshuang said, "If I were to follow my temper, I'd knock her out and take the evidence, and maybe make a call to the police to come pick her up on the street.

That would also serve as a lesson for her, a warning not to do it again, and also intimidate the people behind her!"

Wild Phoenix replied, "If you do that, this woman might be scared, but wouldn't it make people suspect that He Kao is involved with Hidden Moth even more? Wouldn't someone be more inclined to keep a close watch on him?

With so many people at He Kao's company, even if this person is frightened, can't they just find someone else? It's better to keep this woman around and make her a known factor, it might be easier for He Kao to deal with."

Lin Qingshuang asked, "Is this person a Magic Sect Disciple?"

Wild Phoenix shook her head and said, "The major Magic Sects don't have this person. But this census only included formal Entry Level disciples, it can't accurately count those who haven't entered the sect yet, or Guests of Fate."

He Kao once thought that not even the Sect Law Hall Elders could remember and recognize every Magic Sect Disciple, but he underestimated the cultivation skills of the Elders.

If an Elder doesn't recognize a disciple, it's only because they have neither seen them personally nor mastered relevant information. This time, during the grand census of Magic Sect Disciples, all sects were required to provide high-resolution image data.

Among the thousands of disciples in the registry, Wild Phoenix can really remember them all and recognize nearly all of them.

The next day at work, He Kao spent the whole morning pondering how to get Xiaopang to willingly accept Meng Ya's guidance? Although he let Meng Ya figure out how to deal with Xiaopang, he also needed Xiaopang to be as cooperative as possible.

By lunchtime, Xiaopang proactively approached with his tray, sat across him, and winked, "Last night someone saw you at the café next to the company, with a young girl. She was crying her eyes out..."

He Kao: "How do you know that?"

Xiaopang raised his eyebrow, "So it really happened, didn't it? Several colleagues are talking, saying you seduced her and now she's turned up!"

No one knows exactly who started the rumors, but the first suspect is Yang Lingxi, yet it's hard to say for sure. The café is on the corner near the company, so any passing colleague could have seen it.

Actually, Yang Lingxi's little tricks last night proved suspicious, even if Lin Qingshuang hadn't told him, He Kao had already noticed. He just pretended not to know… finally confirming there was something off about the new colleague.

He Kao shook his head and said, "What seduction? There's no seduction! It's pure nonsense, all hearsay! That's a friend of mine who's truly been duped, but it's got nothing to do with me. I just comforted her a few times and lent her some money to pay rent."

Xiaopang: "Oh, so that's the story? No matter what others say, I trust you!"

He Kao laughed, "Whether you believe me or not, that's how it is. The girl is four years younger than you, quite pretty. Someday, I'll set up a gathering and introduce you to each other."

Xiaopang quickly shook his head, "She's been deceived at her saddest, most helpless and weakest moment, and she sought you out to cry. Please don't introduce such a person to me."

He Kao glared at him and said, "What are you thinking? Just introducing you, not matchmaking. Friends having a meal together, you're thinking too much, there's something wrong with your thinking."

Xiaopang: "Pulling me in to have a meal, just wanting me to pay the bill, aren't you?"

He Kao: "You guessed it!"

He Kao let Meng Ya figure out how to engage Xiaopang as a test, to see how she'd handle it. Evaluating her capability and style in dealing with matters.

He gave Meng Ya three days to deal with the resignation matter, but the expected deadline in his mind was a week. If after a week Meng Ya still hadn't figured something out, He Kao would arrange a meet-up for the two.

The result confirmed Meng Ya could handle some things well, maybe also because Xiaopang was easy to deal with. Three days later, in the morning, Xiaopang surrendered to Meng Ya.

That day Xiaopang didn't have breakfast in the company dining hall, during the morning he occasionally had inexplicable silly smiles, which puzzled He Kao greatly.

By noon, He Kao finally found a chance to pull Xiaopang, heading to the elevator downstairs, into the stairwell, pressing down on his shoulder, asking, "What's up with you today? You're acting really strange, seems suspicious!"

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