Chapter 82

On the way back, Qin Yue pointed to the clothes she was wearing and asked, "What should we do with these things? This set of jewelry doesn't seem cheap either."

"Of course, they are for your birthday gift." Lin Zixian lit a cigarette with one hand, lowered the car window a bit, and smiled, "If we meet again in the future, you can wear this set again, and I'll dance with you... I don't easily dance with people, you know!"

Qin Yue was somewhat dazed as she looked at Lin Zixian, who had a faint smile on his lips. She realized that his strong confidence was something she lacked. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Some people say that after being hurt in a relationship, one might look for someone to fill the void. I wonder if it's true?"

"Ha ha! I don't know about that, but I wish you find your ideal man soon. However, don't let the good stuff go to others. There's a handsome guy right next to you, you can consider him first!" Lin Zixian chuckled, purely joking to cheer her up and make her stop thinking about unhappy things.

To her surprise, Qin Yue looked at him for a moment, then nodded with a teasing tone, "That's true. For the sake of the birthday gift you gave me, if I were to find an ideal man, I would definitely consider you first. But you mustn't refuse me then!"

Lin Zixian, holding the steering wheel, laughed heartily, "If a beautiful lady asks, how could I refuse? I'd be a fool to do so, ha ha..."

Qin Yue also laughed, unable to resist giving him a light punch on the shoulder. The car was filled with their joyful laughter.

Five years of companionship and one night of dreamlike joy, which was more important? It was hard for anyone to judge...

The next day, the convoy left the Qiao family compound on time, heading for the Minghua Group. The protagonists in the bulletproof car remained the same; the man was still driving, and the woman was still looking out the window, occasionally glancing at the driver in front.

On the way, Lin Zixian kept checking the time. He had promised to take Qin Yue to the airport, and being late wouldn't be good.

The usual driving speed seemed slow to Lin Zixian today, so he couldn't help but pick up the walkie-talkie and say, "Hong Tao, Hong Tao, speed up, speed up!"

The lead car immediately sped up, and Qiao Yun finally turned around, asking lightly, "Are you in a hurry?"

"Yes! I have to take a friend to catch a flight later," Lin Zixian nodded.

"Is it a woman?" Qiao Yun asked casually.

"Uh... how did you know?"

"Because you're in a hurry... We seemed to meet on a flight, didn't we?" Qiao Yun seemed to be reminding him of his actions on the flight.

Lin Zixian was speechless. It seemed he could be deduced as a pervert. But how did she guess it right? Did he really have that potential?

As soon as they returned to the Minghua Building parking lot, Lin Zixian got out of the car and immediately shouted at Hong Tao, "Hong Tao, give me your car, I'm in a hurry." Driving the bulletproof car around was inconvenient.

Getting into Hong Tao's car, the engine roared, and the car made a beautiful sharp turn, speeding past Qiao Yun, who had just gotten out of the car. Qiao Yun paused, forcing herself not to look back, her face growing colder as she continued toward the elevator.

In the airport waiting hall, Li Mingcheng, Liu Yanzi, Zhang Beibei, Tong Yunan and her mother, and Lin Zixian were all present, even those who were working had taken leave to see Qin Yue off. Except for Lin Zixian, the others had known Qin Yue since she moved into the Sakura Snow Apartments, and they had been good friends for several years, having developed a bond. Qin Yue was leaving because of a broken heart, and the women were hugging her, crying uncontrollably.

When the announcement for boarding was made, Qin Yue had just pushed the luggage offered by Li Mingcheng but suddenly let go, turning to look at Lin Zixian with a smile and asked, "Do you still count what you said last night?"

Everyone looked at Lin Zixian, not knowing what they had talked about last night.

Lin Zixian was taken aback, then quickly reacted, feeling a bit guilty, "I don't remember saying anything."

Qin Yue smiled faintly, walking over confidently, opening her arms, and hugging his neck, whispering in his ear, "I thought it was absurd too, but I tossed and turned all night, and I realized I really meant it. What should I do?"

"Cough, cough..." Lin Zixian looked at the suspicious eyes around him and coughed dryly.

Suddenly, a pair of soft lips pressed against his, and Qin Yue hugged him, hanging on his body, giving him a fierce, wet kiss.

Lin Zixian was drenched in sweat. He didn't understand her joke. Just as he was about to push her away, Qin Yue, with tears in her eyes, suddenly bit his lip hard, drawing blood.

Lin Zixian let out a "Ouch!" and Qin Yue pushed him away, turned resolutely, and pushed her luggage, walking away without looking back...

Many people around were pointing at the security guard, whispering about what had happened.

Li Mingcheng and the women were completely stunned. What was going on? If they hadn't seen Xia Qiu's infidelity with their own eyes, they would have suspected that Xia Qiu and Qin Yue's breakup was his doing.

Lin Zixian also couldn't figure out what had happened. He licked his lips, feeling a bit salty, and when he wiped his hand, it was stained with a bright red. He was at a loss, saying, "Who did I offend? A good deed turned into this. Damn! Who can I complain to? Who brought tissues?" He reached out to the group.

"Lin Zixian, this seems suspicious! What did you do to Qin Yue?" Liu Yanzi crossed her arms and laughed coldly.

"I'm really wronged!" Lin Zixian said, on the verge of tears.

"Are you not going to admit it?" Liu Yanzi chuckled, and she was the only one with a bag. She rummaged through it and raised her eyebrows, "No tissues, but I have a few sanitary pads. Do you want them?"

The onlookers burst into laughter, and Li Mingcheng covered his mouth, laughing on the side, as if to say, "You've experienced her toughness, haven't you?"

Lin Zixian pointed at her, showing a look of "you're tough, we'll see," and just as he was about to turn and leave, Liu Yanzi's hand fished out a pack of tissues and blocked him.

Lin Zixian was completely at a loss with her, angrily grabbing the tissues and covering his mouth as he walked away.

After leaving the airport, Liu Yanzi unceremoniously got into his car, as they were on the same route to work. Li Mingcheng took Tong Yunan and the others back...

In the abandoned fertilizer factory in the western suburbs, police cars were everywhere, and police officers were taking photos of the bodies on the ground. The crime scene was discovered by a man who had come to steal scrap iron and reported it.

Dozens of people had died, and it was the result of a large-scale gun battle, shocking the entire police department. All the high-ranking officials were present.

In the warehouse, Qiu Renzhan stood in front of Gao Yunliang's body, his face pale. He had received a call from Dong Jiayun that morning, saying her son had been missing for two nights and wasn't answering his phone. He never thought he would be dead here. He was about to go abroad, how could this happen... Qiu Renzhan's mind was blank.

Zhang Zhenxing, seeing the iron roof of the warehouse had been torn off, walked around to the outside and soon found a series of claw marks embedded in the cement wall, extending to the roof.

The strength of the claws made Zhang Zhenxing secretly alarmed. If it wasn't with the help of machinery, only someone who had practiced Eagle Claw or Zen Finger techniques would be the most suspicious, though other experts couldn't be ruled out.

A police officer in plainclothes ran up to him and reported, "Director Zhang, based on the initial inspection, this murder case seems to have happened the night before last. It was likely done by one person, a top expert. From the method of shooting many people in the head, it was ruthless, steady, and accurate, very similar to the expert who helped Qiao Antian. And most of the dead were from the Green Dragon Gang, just like that time."

Mentioning the expert by Qiao Antian's side, Zhang Zhenxing naturally thought of someone. He paused and said, "Don't jump to conclusions. Wait for the results of the bullet trace analysis before making any decisions. We'll keep an eye on this, but don't get involved."

As they walked back to the warehouse entrance, they heard Police Chief Wang Sen lecturing his subordinates, "The Donghai Entrepreneurs' Annual Conference is about to start. To avoid affecting the conference, this case will be kept confidential, and the investigation will be conducted secretly. Any leaks will be severely punished. Deputy Director Qiu, this case involves your relatives, so you'll have to be temporarily sidelined!"

Zhang Zhenxing didn't need to personally follow up on this. He asked for a car and left the scene alone. On the way, someone drove up in an ordinary minivan and exchanged his police car.

Lin Zixian, who rarely ate in the company cafeteria, had a simple meal at a small restaurant outside. As he left the restaurant, a minivan stopped, and he got in. The door closed, and the car drove away.

"What happened to your mouth?" Zhang Zhenxing looked at the wound on Lin Zixian's lower lip, clearly a bite mark.

Lin Zixian awkwardly covered it with his hand and changed the subject, "What do you want?"

Zhang Zhenxing didn't beat around the bush, saying bluntly, "The night before last, a murder case happened in an abandoned fertilizer factory in the western suburbs..."

Lin Zixian was even more straightforward, waving his hand to interrupt, "I know what you mean. Yes, it was me. Gao Yunliang and the Green Dragon Gang people conspired against me. When I wasn't around, they used a sedative to kidnap a few women from the Sakura Snow Apartments. They were asking for trouble... Did you come to me just for this? If there's nothing else, I'll go back to work."

"There's one more thing I want to ask you," Zhang Zhenxing pondered, "The top three in the underground world are the Family, the Black, and the King. How much do you know about the Black?"

"The Black?" Lin Zixian's relaxed expression instantly turned serious, his pupils narrowing. "I've had a chance encounter with them. Why are you asking? Have you provoked them?"

"Not really," Zhang Zhenxing shook his head. "But there's news that the Black seems to be active again. I wonder if you can give us some information about them. We know very little about them."

Lin Zixian breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't worry about them. The Pope's hidden Knights Templar are their mortal enemies and won't let them act freely. Let the Pope deal with it. I don't want to provoke them. Stop the car, I need to go back to work."