Chapter 28

"Ruo Chen? What's wrong?"

Seeing Zhang Ruo Chen's face of great surprise as he looked at the photo, Wang Siyu and Man Luo asked curiously.

"Nothing, just thinking this guy looks really ugly..." Zhang Ruo Chen smiled and put away his phone.

"Exactly! That guy is so impressive... but he definitely can't match you, Ruo Chen!" Wang Siyu laughed.

"Right, right! Brother Ruo Chen, your martial arts have improved again, haven't they? I feel like you've gotten even stronger!" Man Luo giggled.

"You two... try to cause less trouble in the future!" Zhang Ruo Chen smiled wryly.

"Yes, Master Chaolu!" Man Luo imitated a movie scene and bowed to Zhang Ruo Chen.

"You really..." Zhang Ruo Chen shook his head: "You're the top student in the first year of high school! How did you do on the history test? That's the grand salute a concubine gives to the emperor!"

"Ah?" Man Luo's face turned completely red, not knowing what to say.

"Don't tease her, Ruo Chen. If you're free today, can you spend some time with us?" Wang Siyu helped Man Luo out of her embarrassment.

"There is something I need to do..." Zhang Ruo Chen frowned and said slowly.

Seeing the disappointed faces of the two girls, Zhang Ruo Chen laughed again: "But for you two, I'll put off even the biggest matters until tomorrow!"

"Ha! You're so bad, Ruo Chen!"

The entire presidential suite was filled with laughter and joy.

In another presidential suite, the scene was quite different.

Coming out of the bathroom, Chen Jie looked at himself in the mirror.

His muscles, like those of a Greek god, combined with his bronze skin, made Chen Jie's body look full of vitality and energy, unlike the bulky physiques of bodybuilding champions.

"If I had the strength I have now a few years ago... things wouldn't have turned out the way they did..."

Chen Jie lightly pounded the wall, one beat at a time.

"I must find out everything, I must start from the very beginning."

Several years had passed, but everything seemed to have happened just yesterday.

His hands were stained with blood, even though those people had brought it upon themselves...

After some thought, Chen Jie put on the hotel's bathrobe and walked to the living room of the suite, using the hotel's computer to go online.

After entering a strange URL, a window popped up with three password input fields.

After entering three thirty-two-character passwords, a mechanically synthesized face appeared in the window, a typical Eastern girl's face.

"Welcome, Frank Chen. How may I assist you?"

"Have you found anything from the last time I asked the Dark Web to investigate?" Chen Jie asked.

"The investigation is still ongoing. The matter you requested is very complex, and it happened within your home country. As you know, it's very difficult for us to gather information there because their intelligence agencies are very capable..."

"In other words, you haven't found anything? I paid you two million for the investigation! And it's been a whole month!" Chen Jie asked in a low voice, clearly very dissatisfied.

"Please don't be angry, respected Frank Chen. If you wish, we can refund your entire fee. However, we suggest you seek help from local forces in your home country; they would find it much easier to gather information."

"Alright, continue investigating what you can. I'll find my own way. I hope the Dark Web can keep its promise."

"Understood, thank you, respected Frank Chen."

After contacting the Dark Web, Chen Jie sighed and looked at the view outside the hotel.

"Find local forces in my home country? How should I do that?"