Chapter 48

Lin Zixian himself didn't even realize when he had sat down again, moving the laptop in front of him. He silently flipped through the gruesome photos left behind by the International Loafers after their evil deeds, including the tragic deaths of women, children, and the elderly.

After finishing, his expression became unusually solemn. He closed the document and quickly opened a search engine, inputting a game website address. He swiftly completed a game task, and a sinister, blood-drenched skull page immediately popped up. Inside the skull's open mouth was another input window.

He glared at Zhang Zhenxing, who knew he was about to enter the underground world's communication platform. Zhang Zhenxing, who could also access this platform, immediately turned his head away.

Lin Zixian then quickly entered the access password, hit the enter key, and a grand and majestic page appeared, which was the communication platform of the underground world.

The page contained various information, including international oil prices, various futures indices, and even movies to watch, making it quite diverse. At the bottom of the page, there were various rankings related to the underground world, such as a hitman ranking, a task announcement board, and an organization strength ranking...

Lin Zixian clicked on the organization strength ranking and was surprised to find that the International Loafers' organization strength had become number one, surpassing the former top organization 'Jidi'. However, when he checked the task completion rate of the International Loafers, it had dropped from the top 3S level to 3A level, a drop of three levels.

After checking the information about the International Loafers on the homepage, Lin Zixian silently exited the underground world's communication platform.

"What do you mean by telling me all this? Since I've already quit, I won't get involved again," Lin Zixian said coldly.

"There's no other meaning," Zhang Zhenxing pondered and said, "We just heard that there are many voices within the International Loafers calling for you to return and take charge again. If possible, you might as well go back and restrain them. There's no need for them to become public enemies of the world. With you in charge, at least we don't have to worry about them threatening our country."

"They chose their own path and need to pay the price themselves. There's no need for others to worry about them," Lin Zixian shook his head and pointed to the laptop on the table, saying, "This thing is of good quality. I feel it's quite good to use. Why don't you just give it to me?"

Zhang Zhenxing was speechless. The quality of the specially made items by the National Security Agency was naturally good, and the configuration inside was far superior to ordinary laptops, making it quite expensive.

But since he asked for it, it was hard to refuse. Zhang Zhenxing copied some things from the laptop, deleted and organized some items, and then closed the laptop, pushing it to him and saying, "I'll give you the accessories later."

Lin Zixian glanced at him and said, "There's one thing I hope you pay attention to. I don't want anyone following me all the time. It's not a good feeling to always be watched. I'm sure you don't want any misunderstandings either."

Zhang Zhenxing was a bit embarrassed but quickly took out a pen and paper from his pocket, wrote down a phone number, tore off a slip, and handed it to him, saying, "This is my phone number. You can contact me anytime if you need to. I believe there will be times when you need our help in the country."

"That's true. Your hidden power is great, and there are few things in the country that you can't handle," Lin Zixian took the slip, glanced at it, and stuffed it into his pocket, then laughed and said, "You don't need to write down my phone number. I'm sure you already have the phone numbers of everyone in the Sakura Snow Apartments."

Zhang Zhenxing smiled awkwardly, acknowledging it. Suddenly, his expression turned serious, and he said, "Mr. Lin, I have a question to ask you openly. This is also what the higher-ups want to know."

"What question?" Lin Zixian raised an eyebrow, somewhat annoyed by the feeling of being pressed for an answer.

But he knew that if one wanted to survive in this country, no matter how capable you were, it was impossible to stand up to the power of a country with just one person. The person asking the question represented a powerful organization that controlled the security of a major country, and they had the confidence and right to speak to him this way.

"The higher-ups want to know why you would deign to be a deputy head of the security department at Minghua Group and what your purpose is for returning to the country. You know, your identity is very sensitive. If we don't get the real answer, the higher-ups won't stop investigating you," Zhang Zhenxing said.

Lin Zixian paused and said, "Originally, I was traveling around the world and had no plans to return. Unfortunately, due to some reasons I can't mention, I got involved with Qiao Antian. This time, he encountered some trouble, and I came to protect him. However, he asked me to protect his daughter instead. On the flight back, I unintentionally offended a woman who turned out to be his daughter, Qiao Yun. She had some issues with me, and the two of us had a fight, so I took a temporary leave."

Zhang Zhenxing nodded slightly and said, "If that's the case, based on the timeline, the people killed by the 'Qinglong Gang' when Qiao Antian was attacked should be related to Mr. Lin, right? Otherwise, those bodyguards wouldn't have been able to do such a clean job."

"It was me. I was in Qiao Antian's car at the time. My identity makes it inconvenient to deal with the police, so I left early," Lin Zixian said teasingly, "I still have some value, right? You won't come after me just because I killed those scumbags, will you?"

Zhang Zhenxing smiled but didn't answer, his gaze becoming sharp again. "Mr. Lin, can you confirm that you won't do anything to endanger national security after returning to the country?"

"Are you suspecting that I have some ulterior motives for returning to the country?" Lin Zixian smiled, but his eyes turned cold.

"Mr. Lin, you misunderstood my meaning. Let me be clear," Zhang Zhenxing said solemnly, "We need a guarantee from Mr. Lin, a promise from Caesar, that you will never do anything to endanger our national security at any time."

Lin Zixian raised an eyebrow and asked, "What will be the consequences if I don't?"

"If you agree, we are friends. If you don't..." Zhang Zhenxing's gaze was unyielding, and he slowly said, "If you don't, we are enemies!"

Lin Zixian's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he said coldly, "I won't put any shackles on myself. If I want to leave, no one here can stop me. But there's a saying from the Great Leader: 'If others don't offend me, I won't offend them. If they do, I will certainly retaliate.'"

Zhang Zhenxing was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "I understand Mr. Lin's attitude." He then picked up the laptop on the table and gestured toward the door, "Please."

The two completed their transaction and walked out of the small meeting room. Lin Zixian suddenly stopped and asked, "What's the deal with Deputy Director Qiu? Why does he seem to dislike me?"

Zhang Zhenxing pondered for a moment and said, "The former general affairs minister of Minghua Group, Dong Jiayun, is his sister-in-law and also his lover. Her son, Gao Yunliang, is also Deputy Director Qiu's son by blood."

Lin Zixian was taken aback, finally understanding the reason for the dislike. However, the relationship was quite 'reasonable.' He couldn't help but say, "Your National Security Agency is truly all-knowing, even knowing such private matters. This should be considered illegal and disciplinary, right? Why don't you handle him?"

"Our National Security Agency is a sharp tool of the state, not for handling personal affairs. We don't have the authority to intervene unless it's necessary. When the time comes, someone will take care of it."

"I hit his mistress and his son. What if he retaliates against me?"

"Someone has probably already warned him. I don't think he will act rashly."

"Hopefully not." Lin Zixian walked away.

The police car dropped him off at Donghai University again, and the police officer who had picked him up handed him the fully packed laptop bag.

Lin Zixian checked the time; it wasn't long until Zhang Beibei's school was out. He decided to hang out in the school's security department and chatted with a few security guards. When he mentioned that he was also a security guard, the guards' attitude toward him immediately improved.

When he picked up Zhang Beibei at the school gate, a security guard waved and called out, "Brother Lin, come by if you have time."

The two returned to Sakura Snow Apartments. As soon as they entered, they saw a vibrant and energetic young man sitting in the courtyard, playing with Tong Feifei under the grape arbor. When Tong Feifei saw them, she immediately shouted, "Mom, Mom, Uncle Lin and Aunt Beibei are back."

Tong Yunan quickly ran out of the kitchen, helped Zhang Beibei into the living room, and Tong Feifei, acting like a little adult, took Lin Zixian's bag inside.

The vibrant young man walked up to Lin Zixian, extended his hand, and smiled, "Hello, I'm Xia Qiu. You must be Lin Zixian?"

Lin Zixian shook his hand in response, and the two sat down under the grape arbor to chat.

Soon, Qin Yue, a beautiful city woman, came back from work. Seeing the two under the grape arbor, she immediately walked over, greeted Lin Zixian, and then leaned down to hug Xia Qiu's neck, whispering in his ear, "Tired?"

Xia Qiu caught her hand and caressed it, smiling, "Not really, I slept a bit in the afternoon."

The two looked quite well-matched, especially with their intimate manner, which even made Lin Zixian envious.

Qin Yue whispered to Xia Qiu for a while, then sat down beside them, pointing at Lin Zixian and laughing, "Yesterday, Brother Lin invited everyone to dinner at Ivory Coast, but you were missing. I said we would invite Brother Lin when you came back. Xia Qiu, since you're free now, how about today?"

"Sure, let's wait for Li Mingcheng and the others to come back, and we'll all go together," Xia Qiu said with a bright and cheerful smile. He then turned to Lin Zixian and joked, "But I have to say in advance, Brother Lin, I can't afford Ivory Coast. We'll just find a regular restaurant."

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