Xiao Feng's eyes narrowed. The person looked indeed younger than when he had seen him at the hotel.
This also ant he would be harder to deal with.
Aspergillus oryzae was startled seeing Gu Shi's appearance.
He had only seen Gu Shi once, and back then, Gu Shi only looked seven or eight years younger than him.
But now, he appeared twenty or thirty years younger.
If he didn't know the person's background, Aspergillus oryzae might have knelt imdiately, begging for the secret of "rejuvenation."
After a mont, Gu Shi stood in the shadows inside the door and said solemnly, "Put aside the conditions; I need to confirm first if you really caught my enemy."
Xiao Feng looked up at the sunlight overhead, speculating if the person feared the sun.
Still, he quickly replied, "That's easy. Although you can't see who your enemy is, you should be able to taste their blood as you said, right?"
"Oh?" Gu Shi quickly asked, "Do you have it with you?"
"No." Xiao Feng shook his head and denied, "I'm not even sure you're here. If you weren't, wouldn't I have brought it for nothing?"
Gu Shi's eyes turned, and he sneered sinisterly, "You found this place, so you must have t with Pang Tong?"
"t him." Xiao Feng admitted readily, not waiting for more questions before adding, "He wants to team up with to put you to death."
This kind of thing cannot be concealed; even if he doesn't say it, the other can guess nine out of ten.
Moreover, strictly speaking, this can't be considered "betraying a teammate."
After all, Pang Tong and Gu Shi have already turned against each other. If Xiao Feng answered, "Pang Tong approached , thinking about how to help you find your enemy..."
Gu Shi isn't human, but Xiao Feng couldn't expect to convince Gu Shi with words he himself didn't believe.
"Put to death?" Gu Shi's lips curled into an amused smile, "He alone is not qualified.
However, you keep surprising .
If you're willing, I can offer you an opportunity right now."
"An opportunity?" Xiao Feng chuckled, "Let's hear it."
Gu Shi straightened his chest with pride and said, "I can make you like , immortal and eternally youthful.
As long as we team up and secretly turn everyone into our slaves, Jiangcheng will soon be under our control.
Then, using Jiangcheng as a springboard, we will control the world!"
"Pfft!" Xiao Feng couldn't hold back and laughed out loud, bending over with laughter, "Hahahahaha!"
This unabashed laughter scared Aspergillus oryzae, giving him goosebumps all over.
The boss is really gutsy; isn't he afraid of the one inside rushing out?
Gu Shi's expression turned grim, seemingly quite displeased with Xiao Feng's reaction.
After a long while, Xiao Feng finally stopped laughing, coughed twice, and said, "I didn't expect you to have such ambitions."
"Do you think I can't achieve it?" Gu Shi asked in a subdued voice.
Xiao Feng shook his head with a smile of disbelief, "If you could really do it, you would have done it long ago, without having to drag along.
Moreover, you've been out for so long, haven't even avenged your enemy, and then talking about controlling the world, doesn't that sound ridiculous?"
"I've given you the chance, you don't cherish it; I can't help you." Gu Shi snorted coldly and said, "If you want to negotiate, first prove that my enemy is in your hands."
After speaking, he closed the wooden door, clearly not wanting to continue the conversation.
"Let's go!" Xiao Feng waved his hand and walked towards the outside of the brick kiln.
Aspergillus oryzae wiped the cold sweat from his palm on his clothes and quickly caught up, saying, "Boss, that guy sure brags a lot."
"It's not necessarily all bragging; if he can truly infect others to beco his 'kin', the consequences would be quite frightening."
"Yeah, if all beca like him, using blood as food, what happens when there's no blood left soday?
Do they kill each other?"
Xiao Feng waved his hand, "Let's stop with this question. Regardless, what we should consider now is how to eliminate him.
Since the matter started with Pang Tong, it originally had nothing to do with us, but now it's inescapable; if he doesn't die, we're the ones who will."
While speaking, the two returned to where the car was parked.
Aspergillus oryzae opened the car door and got in, asking, "Boss, where to now?"
"Head back to the city first." Xiao Feng ordered, simultaneously taking out his phone to ssage Qin Mantong.
After agreeing on a eting place with her, Xiao Feng set up navigation and then closed his eyes to relax.
Of course, although it was relaxation, his mind didn't stop working for a second.
Given the current situation, he was confident in luring Gu Shi into a trap.
But whether the trap would hold Gu Shi was still uncertain.
Thus, he had to consider the consequences of failure beforehand.
"If it really fails... I suppose we'll have to turn to Hua Ling collectively."
This was also the reason Xiao Feng preferred to agree to Hua Ling's "unreasonable requests" to keep her steady at her position.
People, if they can, should leave more escape routes for themselves.
...
Half an hour later, Xiao Feng got out of the car in front of the gate of the community where Qin Mantong resided.
After a brief registration, the security guard quickly let him pass.
Under Xiao Feng's direction, Aspergillus oryzae brought the car to a stop by the roadside beneath building number three.
Qin Mantong had been waiting outside the unit building early, Xiao Feng unbuckled his seatbelt, briefly instructed Aspergillus oryzae, and got out of the car.
"I made coffee, why not have a cup at my place?" Qin Mantong invited with a smile.
Xiao Feng didn't refuse and followed her into the elevator.
Qin Mantong's apartnt wasn't large, two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom.
But for an individual living alone, it was more than sufficient.
"You ca to see this ti, is there sothing you need?" Qin Mantong asked while pouring coffee.
Xiao Feng nodded, not beating around the bush, "I need to use your blood."
"Clatter!"
Qin Mantong's spoon fell to the ground, seemingly a bit startled.
After a mont, she bent down to pick up the spoon and smiled, "Alright, how much do you need?"
"Not much, just a little will do." Xiao Feng replied while taking out a blood bag and a syringe.
Qin Mantong calmly placed the poured coffee on the table, then pulled up her sleeve, extending her right arm to Xiao Feng.
"Aren't you going to ask what I need it for?" Xiao Feng inquired.
Qin Mantong shook her head, "There's not much I can do to help you, just being needed by you makes happy."
Xiao Feng pondered for a mont before clarifying the purpose to Qin Mantong.
He himself detests ambiguity, and adhering to the idea of not imposing on others what he wouldn't want for himself, he preferred to speak clearly.
Of course, what he told Qin Mantong was limited to the purpose.
The location of Gu Shi's ambush and subsequent plans were not ntioned.
Not out of fear she would leak it to Bai Huanyu, but rather saying it would serve no purpose.
As Qin Mantong herself ntioned, the assistance she could provide was scant, just this much.
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