Lin Jie stared at the gun tightly gripped in Xu Batian's hand, feeling tense inside. He swallowed and said, "Here's the thing, Boss Xu. I've actually been secretly learning martial arts for a while now."

"Oh, since when?" Xu Batian asked, "And why are you learning martial arts and who is this impressive person training you to be so strong?"

Lin Jie replied, "Actually, Boss Xu, I've been secretly learning for three or four years now!"

Xu Batian frowned.

Lin Jie hurriedly said, "Boss Xu, to be honest, you probably know that our crew and your bodyguards have never really gotten along, right?"

Xu Batian nodded. He was aware of this, although both the bodyguards and the drivers were his men and both were important to him, so he couldn't show favoritism to either side.

Sometimes he would hear about the bodyguards talking about how they beat up a driver, but he would choose to turn a blind eye and pretend he didn't hear it.

But at this moment, hearing Lin Jie's words, he couldn't help but ask with suspicion, "What does this have to do with the bodyguards?"

Lin Jie nodded, "It really does have something to do with them. My learning martial arts was entirely to deal with them. To be frank, Boss Xu, our entire crew is learning martial arts, and we're all thinking of someday getting back at those bodyguards. They're too arrogant, and we can't take it anymore."

"Heh, you have quite a strong desire for revenge, don't you?" Xu Batian chuckled, then fell silent.

Lin Jie felt anxious, uncertain about what Xu Batian would decide next.

After a long while, Xu Batian finally spoke, "Alright, since that's the case, let's just drop this matter. Although you guys have been secretly learning martial arts, and it seems you've achieved something, don't keep getting into conflicts with my bodyguards in the future."

Lin Jie breathed a sigh of relief inside, but on the surface, he pretended to be angry and said, "Boss Xu, you need to talk to your bodyguards. Our drivers have always been honest in working for you."

Boss Xu nodded, "I'll talk to them about this so you guys will get along better in the future."

Then Xu Batian casually asked, "Who is this master teaching you? Bring him to see me someday. I'd like to meet the expert who trained you to be so formidable."

Lin Jie inwardly sneered, knowing Xu Batian still didn't trust him and wanted him to bring forth the fictitious master. But despite being a fabrication, Lin Jie could only grit his teeth and agree, "My master has quite a background. Boss Xu, one day I'll bring him over, and you'll know when you see him."

"Oh?"

Seeing Lin Jie's straightforward response, Xu Batian's eyes flickered with suspicion, but he nodded, "Alright, bring him over for me to see someday."

He pondered for a moment, then said to Lin Jie, "Go have Ye Qiu deliver the goods, and also, let the test begin to see whether he's really an undercover cop sent by the police!"

As he said the word "undercover," Xu Batian locked eyes with Lin Jie, putting a lot of emphasis on those words.

But Lin Jie remained expressionless, and Xu Batian didn't notice anything.

"Understood, Boss Xu."

"You may leave now."

Lin Jie slowly retreated, while Xu Batian watched Lin Jie's back with a furrowed brow. After Lin Jie left the room, he looked at the gun in his hand and murmured to himself, "Is it really you?"

...

"Phew."

After leaving Xu Batian's room, Lin Jie breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he'd just had a brush with death.

He then saw Ye Qiu waiting for him and smiled, nodding slightly.

Ye Qiu nodded back knowingly, and the two left together.

In a secluded corner, Ye Qiu asked, "What did he ask you?"

Lin Jie replied, "That old man almost caught me."

Ye Qiu hesitated for a moment and said, "He just told me that he suspects there's an insider from the police among his core members, and he has some suspects in mind."

Lin Jie's pupils shrank. He then frowned and said, "Why would he tell you this?"

Ye Qiu shook his head, "I don't know either, but you should be careful. He might already suspect you."

Recalling the look Xu Batian gave him earlier, Lin Jie felt a chill and nodded secretly, "Yeah, I got it."

"When does my test begin?"

Ye Qiu asked at this moment.

Lin Jie replied, "It'll be tonight; it's just noon now. Let's grab something to eat first."

Ye Qiu nodded, "Alright."

As the two of them headed out, someone suddenly called out to Ye Qiu, "Ye Qiu."

Recognizing the voice, Ye Qiu turned to see Xu Jiao, "What brings you here?"

After asking, he chuckled to himself, for it was her father's company. Why wouldn't she come?

"This is my dad's company; why can't I come?"

Xu Jiao said as expected, then looked at Lin Jie beside Ye Qiu and asked with curiosity, "What are you two discussing? You two aren't..."

Thinking of a possibility, Xu Jiao covered her mouth, looking shocked, "You two aren't dating, are you?"

Ye Qiu and Lin Jie were immediately speechless.

Lin Jie said, "Miss, you're joking. We just saw the boss and were on our way out."

Now that Xu Jiao was there, Lin Jie also prepared to leave and said to Ye Qiu, "I'll contact you regarding tonight's task. I'm off now."

Ye Qiu nodded. After Lin Jie left, he asked Xu Jiao, "Have you eaten?"

"Not yet, I was just about to eat. Want to join?"

Xu Jiao suggested.

Ye Qiu nodded, "Sure."

So the two left the building and stopped at the entrance of a western restaurant.

Ye Qiu frowned, "Western food?"

"What, don't you like it?" Xu Jiao asked, "If not, we can go somewhere else."

Ye Qiu shook his head, "No need, we're already here. Let's just eat."

With that, they entered the western restaurant.

Under the server's guidance, they found a seat by the window.

"What would you like to eat?" Xu Jiao asked.

Ye Qiu thought for a moment and said, "Get me a bowl of Hand-Pulled Noodles with Gravy!"

"Uh!" the server was stunned.

Xu Jiao was also surprised but then burst into laughter.

Ye Qiu asked, "What, you don't have noodles?"

The server shook his head, "We really don't have that."

"Then..." Ye Qiu was about to say something when Xu Jiao said, "Go outside and get him a bowl of noodles."

She handed over two hundred yuan.

"That's not necessary," Ye Qiu felt a bit embarrassed.

But Xu Jiao insisted on giving the money to the server, who was more than happy and asked Ye Qiu, "Do you only want a bowl of noodles?"

Ye Qiu thought for a moment, "Also bring me two heads of garlic..."

"Two, two heads of garlic?"

The server felt a bit overwhelmed by the request but nodded, "Alright, please wait a moment."

As he was about to leave, Xu Jiao called out to him, "Bring me a bowl of noodles too."

The server left, feeling incredulous. The two came to a western restaurant just to eat noodles, why not just go to a noodle shop instead.

Ye Qiu also looked at Xu Jiao in surprise, "Why did you order noodles too? Can you handle it?"

Xu Jiao said, "Why can't I handle it? I'm not some pampered princess."

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