Xiao Zhenfeng lit a cigarette for Xiao Lin. Although his son had a great deal of skill, he never expected him to act so emotionally. "The only case you can thoroughly investigate right now is the one where the deputy director of the City Police Departnt was attacked in the North District. This case can serve as an entry point, and as Dragon Soul, you can investigate it. The other party can still use the sa ans to achieve their purpose."
"North District, how will you act? Yao Zheng? Or Yan Juanjuan? I'm telling you, you can't touch either of them."
"Why?"
"Han Fei deserves to die, but not now." Xiao Zhenfeng rubbed his temples in frustration. "One person's death can take the bla for all the cris, but Hua Muyun is worried that there won't be anyone to take over their positions. What you need to do is ensure that these people have no loopholes to exploit. Strike a snake at its seven-inch point, I've taught you this before. Now, not only have you failed to strike the seven-inch point, but you've also been tangled by others."
"I was wrong!" Xiao Lin bowed his head. Xiao Zhenfeng showed no reaction to his admission of wrongdoing. "I recognize my mistake because of my haste. Father is not wrong, but I won't admit wrongdoing because of my approach."
"If you can take down the North District with your approach, I'll step down imdiately." Knowing one's son well, Xiao Zhenfeng wasn't surprised at what Xiao Lin said.
"I hope Father will also entrust with the matter of Mu Rongyun!" Xiao Zhenfeng was montarily stunned. "I'm talking about the City Police Departnt forensic doctor, not that Mu Rongyun you know."
Xiao Zhenfeng gazed at Xiao Lin with a peculiar expression. They had never discussed this topic before, and at this mont, Xiao Lin requesting this person made Xiao Zhenfeng ponder so possibilities.
"I already know where Hong Lian is, and I'll find a way to get my hands on the Rose Staff that second brother wants. I think this might be what we owe Mu Rongyun. I'm grateful grandfather never found Mu Rongyun back then, or I wouldn't have known I had a brother."
Xiao Lin bluntly presented the little he knew to Xiao Zhenfeng. He didn't want to ddle in his father's private life, but he was shocked as to why his father would drive a brother of the sa mother out of the Xiao Family.
The hidden truth in this would have to be clarified later when he asks his uninvolved mother back in the United States. Between him and Mu Rongyun, he doesn't want to engage in pointless conflicts. Until he figures out the cause and effect, he won't act blindly.
"You, how did you find out?"
"At first, I only suspected he was one of the Fourth Master's people, so I kept a close watch. But for Xiao Mu to intervene and help an enemy of the Xiao Family made suspicious. Xiao Mu has ambition, but isn't the type to directly intervene and risk the family's reputation; that's not his nature. Moreover, I have a pair of eyes that are a family legacy, and so does Mu Rongyun. Father, you don't need to deny it. I don't want to know things through you that I think you're doing wrong, but Mu Rongyun is mine, and I won't allow others to take what's mine, including the Xiao Family."
"You have no say in this!" Xiao Zhenfeng had his own obstinacy. He furiously put down his cup, wanting to get angry at Xiao Lin's attitude but restraining himself. The old lady sitting by the door tilted her head, glancing sideways at the people inside the glass window. "You are my son and the one being grood for the position, but that doesn't an you will sit in it."
Xiao Lin raised an eyebrow and stood up. "I think I ca to the wrong place today!"
"Stop right there!" Xiao Zhenfeng, who was about to lift his cup, smashed it to the ground again. Xiao Lin slowly turned back around, a sneer in his eyes.
"Anything else?" The cold tone seed to cut through Xiao Zhenfeng's anger. He felt that controlling Xiao Lin wasn't as easy as he thought.
"Don't forget you are a mber of the Xiao Family." After holding back for a long ti, Xiao Zhenfeng suppressed the words he wanted to say.
"There are many mbers of the Xiao Family, one less isn't a loss." With a hint of defiance in his voice, Xiao Lin looked directly into Xiao Zhenfeng's eyes. "I'll use my own strength to eliminate the North District. As for whether you step down or not, I'm not interested. Let Xiao Mu take the position in the Xiao Family; he's more suited for it, at least he's obedient."
After throwing out those words, Xiao Lin walked out of the small restaurant. A dog chased after him, biting his trouser leg. Xiao Lin squatted down and picked up the mixed-breed dog, holding it in his arms. "Want to co with ?" he asked the dog. Unexpectedly, it barked twice as if it understood.
"Ah! Just like that, you abandon your owner?" Xiao Lin turned back, finding the old lady gone. "I wrongly accused you; it was he who abandoned you."
Holding the dog, Xiao Lin got into the car and lit a cigarette. Was he too impulsive? Maybe, but that old man was indeed aggravating. But why did he get so agitated when it ca to Mu Rongyun? Once calm, Xiao Lin couldn't help but ponder this question, wondering what he had yet to uncover?
"Where did your owner go?" Watching the dog beside him with its round eyes, Xiao Lin couldn't resist rubbing its head. "Are you wearing a mask like your owner? How did you end up looking so strange?" With a cigarette in his mouth, he prepared to fiddle with that face that looked odd, thinking it really did have a mask; who knew Fla Swallow was such a pervert!
The dog tried to dodge Xiao Lin's hands but, strapped by the seat belt, could only endure having its face pawed by those big hands. "It seems real!" Xiao Lin's face twitched as he slled the monster's scent on his hand. "You're too stinky; I'll find soone to take you."
Stepping on the accelerator, Xiao Lin drove his QQ car out of Liger City. Simultaneously, a figure leaped up, disappearing behind the building within monts.
Guard slightly regretted coming to Zimu's place, having listened to the woman before him complain for over an hour, all about the sa person. He was feeling a bit disturbed, wanting to find a place to hide himself, while the protagonist of the incident was currently arguing with a guest outside over the points of car modification, ignoring the woman opposite him. He would even occasionally yell back because of Guo Guo's loud voice.
His sympathetic gaze was not for Guo Guo but for the man outside who seed on the verge of exploding. It was a bit amusing, yet also sympathetic. Why did it feel like Zimu and Zilin's personalities had completely reversed in this situation? Wasn't Zilin the one always losing his temper before, while Zimu was the one persuading? Now with the addition of another woman, this cold world has gained much more color.
"Hey, are you even listening to ?" Guo Guo realized only after saying most of it that Guard's eyes were in a daze.
"I seem to hear a dog barking." Guard perked up, leaving the bar stool and heading towards the door.
"Is there a dog?" Guo Guo followed Guard. Here, although there were three als a day to eat, it was very lonely. Those twins always seed glued together, and that little boy never really woke up, always sleeping. She didn't know what to do, but taking off clothes to bathe was impossible anyway.
"Ah, what is this thing? It's so ugly." Guard picked up a dog at the entrance because it was too slly and wanted to put it down. "A stray dog? It hasn't been bathed!"
"Throw it to a girl to clean up, it stinks." Xiao Lin parked the car in the car wash and walked out from inside. "Zimu, the gearbox is acting strange, speed's been dropping recently, feels like the power unit isn't sufficient, I suspect soone tampered a bit, help thoroughly check it out."
"Got it!"
"Did you hear? Boss wants you to clean it up." Guard saw Guo Guo had co out from inside too and conveniently tossed the dog he was holding to her.
"Why ?"
"Because you're the idlest!" Xiao Lin didn't even look at her, instead going directly to find Hong, who was due to wake up soon.
Guo Guo stared blankly at the man. Was she here to be a maid? The thought suddenly flashed in her mind. Just as she was about to throw the dog to the ground, she saw its innocent expression, and her heart imdiately softened.
"The kitchen and bathroom are in the back, I'm about to cook, co along!" Zilin rubbed her head, and his friendly deanor made Guard gape, there must be sothing peculiar about these brothers.
Hong did not wake up as expected; instead, he slept deeply. He squeezed his wrist, trying to feel his pulse. The signs were stable and showed nothing unusual, so he exhaled a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong with Hong?" Guard asked, having not been here for a long ti since accepting darkness, leaning on the door. "What's so urgent you gathered us all here for?"
"There's one more person."
"Is Wing coming too?" Guard couldn't believe Xiao Lin would call Wing, but seeing him nod ant the situation was serious. "That girl..."
"She'll participate too, it has sothing to do with her." Xiao Lin thought for a bit and went to find Guo Guo, feeling it would be better to explain things clearly to her first for better communication.
"You're taking a risk, you don't have her background figured out yet." Guard had his concerns. Since saving Guo Guo, he had been investigating the girl's background. The problem was that identities they couldn't trace were very few, and there were no records for this girl before the age of ten—not even parents or hospital records. Who erased these records from the start?
"Whether she's real or fake, the Northern District is sowhat connected to her. She knows the Northern District better than us, it's undeniable." Xiao Lin ignored Guard's worries.
"Is there an issue on the old man's side?" Xiao Lin's emotions were more turbulent than usual. Guard thought that the conversation this afternoon with Xiao Zhenfeng would not end pleasantly.
"It's all the sa when fighting unsupported battles."
"Boss, soone is surveilling outside." After sending off the guest, Zimu lowered the shutter.
"It's Fla Swallow, let him watch, his dog is with us."
"You an that dog is Human Skin Granny's?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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