《Future News: My Phone Mutated》 Chapter 1 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Future News? What on earth is this?¡± Lin Bai stared at the new app that suddenly appeared on his phone, his face full of suspicion. ¡°Could it be a virus?¡± With this thought in mind, Lin Bai planned to delete this app called Future News. In the end, his hand accidentally trembled and he ended up tapping on the app, thus opening it. ¡°F*ck!¡± Lin Bai subconsciously exclaimed. It was too late to close it. He was greeted by a simple and crude interface. There were only two sections in the entire interface¡ªlocal news and world news. Other than that, there was nothing else. Lin Bai could not help but complain, ¡°This is too simple and crude! Any random computer science student would write a more exquisite program than this. This is too careless!¡± Although he was complaining, he could not help but tap on the local news page. In the end, he was dumbfounded again. He saw that the page was divided into three subsections. The dates on them were tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. However, there was no news for today. Lin Bai did not know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°What is this? Is this a joke?¡± With the mentality of hunting for novelty, he casually clicked on the date of tomorrow. The headline read: [ Hail in midsummer, abnormal weather calls for vigilance! ] The main content was: [There will be an extremely large hailstorm in the city tomorrow. The relevant departments would like to remind citizens to make necessary preparations and precautions, close the doors and windows, and try not to go out during the hail. Experts believe that the appearance of this extreme abnormal weather is very likely related to the excessive emissions of carbon dioxide, which causes environmental pollution, and they urge everyone to pay attention to environmental protection.] Lin Bai casually glanced at the main text and smiled. ¡°It¡¯s quite a plausible story, but the content is too ridiculous. How can there be hail in the middle of the summer? And it¡¯s extremely large? Isn¡¯t this nonsense!¡± ¡°Seriously, why not make it seem more plausible? It¡¯s a waste of such good writing.¡± He muttered as he closed the page. He wanted to uninstall the app, but after hesitating for a moment, he did not delete it in the end. ¡°Forget it. I¡¯ll just watch it to relieve my boredom,¡± he said to himself. For the next half of the day, Lin Bai was a little absent-minded. From time to time, thoughts would pop up in his mind. ¡®Would there really be a hailstorm tomorrow?¡¯ However, he immediately felt that it was funny. ¡°Seriously, I took it seriously when I saw a spoof news. It¡¯s summer. How is that possible?¡± Thus, he completely suppressed these thoughts and forced himself to never think about it again. The next day. Early in the morning, the alarm clock rang on time. In a daze, Lin Bai reached out his hand to turn off the alarm clock. He turned over and thought in a daze, ¡°Five more minutes, the next alarm clock will ring again.¡± While he was half asleep and half awake, he heard a rumble, followed by a crackling sound, as if there were countless pebbles hitting the glass. ¡°What¡¯s that sound?¡± ¡°Is it hail?¡± Lin Bai thought in a daze. The next second, he instantly woke up! ¡°It can¡¯t be!?¡± A strong sense of shock overcame his desire to stay in bed. Lin Bai directly jumped off the bed, even wearing only one pair of slippers. He jumped to the window with one leg and forcefully pulled open the curtains! Outside the window, a mist filled the air. In the pouring rain, there was a hailstone the size of a coin. The sound he heard just now was indeed the sound of the hailstones hitting the window. Lin Bai was completely dumbfounded. He stared at the scene outside the window in disbelief. After a long while, he finally said, ¡°This is too much of a coincidence!¡± That spoof app really hit the nail on the head! As Lin Bai thought of this, another thought popped up in his mind uncontrollably. ¡°Maybe that app can really predict the future?¡± If it were any other time, Lin Bai would definitely dismiss such an absurd thought. But now, he couldn¡¯t help but believe it a little. ¡°Let¡¯s test it again. If it¡¯s still accurate this time, then I believe that the news on this app really comes from the future!¡± Lin Bai made up his mind. He opened the local news page again and chose the date for tomorrow. The headline on the front page ¡ª [Hard work pays off. S city¡¯s veteran gambler insists on buying the same betting number for 30 years and finally wins the first prize!] Lin Bai read the text carefully and found that the veteran gambler who won the first prize in the report actually lived in the same neighborhood as him! ¡°This is too much of a coincidence!¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but exclaim. In the news reports, the names were all aliases, and the real name of the old lottery winner was not written. However, it revealed a very crucial piece of information, which was that the old lottery winner had already retired for ten years. According to the regulations ten years ago, the retirement age for non-special jobs was 60 years old, which meant that the old lottery winners were already 70 years old this year. There shouldn¡¯t be a second veteran gambler of this age who had persisted in buying lottery tickets for 30 years. Therefore, Lin Bai planned to go to the lottery betting station across the district to ask around. He didn¡¯t have the habit of buying lottery tickets normally. This was the first time he walked into the betting station, so he was really a little nervous. Fortunately, the owner of the betting station was very enthusiastic. Seeing that Lin Bai hadn¡¯t bought many lottery tickets before, he took the initiative to introduce them to him. It turned out that this kind of lottery ticket only cost two dollars per bet. You could choose your own number or choose at random. The highest winning amount of a single bet was 50,000 dollars. ¡°Then how many bets can you buy at one time? Is there a limit?¡± Lin Bai asked. When the owner heard this, he immediately felt that he had a big customer, and his eyes instantly lit up. He answered enthusiastically, ¡°Only a maximum of 100 stakes of the same number can be bought. If you want to buy more, you can choose a few more different numbers. This way, you won¡¯t reach the upper limit, and you can also increase the probability of winning the lottery.¡± ¡°I have a few sets of rare lucky numbers here, all of which have been winning numbers of the lottery before!¡± ¡°Handsome, you don¡¯t often buy lottery tickets, so you might not know. In fact, the higher the winning frequency of a number, the more likely it is to win the lottery again!¡± ¡°If you really want to buy, I¡¯ll show you the number right now! I Won¡¯t Tell Ordinary People!¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Thank you for your kindness, but that¡¯s not necessary. I already have a selected number¡­¡± ¡°By the way, I want to ask you about someone.¡± Lin Bai turned around and cut straight to the chase. The boss was stunned for a moment, then asked, ¡°Who is it?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s an old man. He should be 70 years old this year. He has been buying lottery tickets for more than 30 years. Do you know him?¡± The boss said, ¡°You should be talking about Old Zhang, right? I don¡¯t know if he has persisted for 30 years. Anyway, I have taken over this betting station for 11 or 12 years. He has been buying from me for every draw.¡± Lin Bai thought to himself, ¡®That¡¯s right! It should be Old Zhang!¡¯ So he asked again, ¡°I heard from my friends that Old Zhang¡¯s personality is very strange. He only buys the same number for thirty years.. Is that true?¡± Chapter 2 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The boss slapped his thigh. ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± ¡°Speaking of which, Old Zhang is really persistent. He hasn¡¯t won the lottery in 30 years, yet he still insists on betting and no matter how others try to persuade him, he won¡¯t change the number!¡± ¡°Let me tell you, just from the numbers I have in my collection, a few of them have already appeared in the draw two or three times.¡± ¡°Although they were all numbers for the unremarkable last prize, they are still considered to be winning numbers, right?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve tried to persuade Old Zhang to change his number many times. Even if he chooses one of my lucky numbers, wouldn¡¯t it be better than his number which has never won in decades?¡± ¡°But he won¡¯t listen to me! No matter what I say, it¡¯s useless! I¡¯ve never met anyone more stubborn than him!¡± The mention of Old Zhang seemed to have opened the floodgates of the owner¡¯s rattling and he couldn¡¯t stop complaining. Lin Bai was forced to listen to a bellyful of gossip. In order to not make the boss suspect anything, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend to be interested. It seemed that he came to inquire about Old Zhang Out of curiosity. Otherwise, when the news reported tomorrow that a mysterious person had bought the same number as Old Zhang and won more than him, the boss of the lottery station could guess it was him with his toes! Would he still have a peaceful life in the future? Lin Bai patiently listened to the owner tell the story behind Old Zhang¡¯s number, then pretended to be satisfied and left. When he got home, he rummaged through the closet for a long time before he found an old set of clothes. It was a set of rock and roll leather jacket and pants that his roommate, who loved rock music, urged him to buy when he was just in college. There were also a bunch of messy metal chains. Ever since he had bought this outfit, Lin Bai had not worn it once. Every time he saw it, he regretted it so much but he could not bear to throw it away because he felt like he would be throwing money away if he did so. Therefore, he decided to keep it at the bottom of the pile of his clothes. Out of sight, out of mind. He did not expect it to be of great use now. After Lin Bai changed his clothes, he looked in the mirror and could not help but laugh out loud. The man in the mirror had his hair up to the sky. He was wearing a leather jacket, leather pants, and studded boots. He had a skull necklace around his neck, a leather rope wrapped around his wrist, and a metal chain around his belt. He was also wearing a bunch of pendants. Lin Bai almost couldn¡¯t recognize himself based on his current appearance. ¡°Very good, this is the effect I want.¡± Lin Bai put on his mask and rummaged through the large sunglasses that had been left unused for a few years in the drawer. He covered his face well before leaving the house in satisfaction. In order to prevent his real address from being discovered, he even took a taxi across half the city to another betting station to buy lottery tickets. This time, Lin Bai did not say a word. He entered the door and handed the pre-written number to the boss. He said softly, ¡°Boss, this number, 100 bets, thank you.¡± The boss stared at Lin Bai¡¯s strange outfit for a long time before he came back to his senses. Perhaps to ease the awkward atmosphere, the boss deliberately laughed and teased him. ¡°Handsome, you invested 200 yuan in a big business deal worth 5 million yuan! 25,000 times the profit, awesome!¡± Lin Bai suppressed his voice and laughed. ¡°Thank you, Boss. Thank you for your kind words.¡± Then, he took the printed lottery ticket and turned around to leave, not staying for a single second. Moreover, he was extra careful. He deliberately avoided the cameras by the roadside and entered a small alley. He tore off his coat and threw the scattered accessories on his body away. Then, he took a taxi home wearing only the short-sleeved T-shirt inside. He had used all the anti-tracking methods that could be used. Now, he could only wait for the lottery draw tomorrow. ¡°Whether I can become a millionaire or not depends on whether I made the right bet this time!¡± Lin Bai held his phone and whispered to the ¡°Future news¡±icon on the screen. ¡°Don¡¯t let me down¡­¡± He didn¡¯t sleep all night. Finally, it was time for the lottery the next night. Lin Bai was waiting in front of his computer, refreshing the page again and again, waiting for the result of the lottery. ¡°The first number is correct.¡± ¡°The second number is correct too.¡± ¡°The third number is correct.¡± ¡°The fourth number¡­¡± Lin Bai¡¯s heart was beating faster and faster, constantly comparing the numbers on the page with the lottery ticket in his hand. Only when he was sure that all the numbers were correct did he grab his phone and kiss the screen hard. ¡°You¡¯re really a treasure! I love you so much!!¡± At this moment, Lin Bai finally believed that he had the ability to predict the future. If he used it properly, his future would be limitless! He couldn¡¯t help but imagine what he could do with this ability. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became! At the same time, there was someone in the residential estate who was even more excited than him. It was Old Zhang, who had worked hard for thirty years and finally won the first prize. ¡°Honey! I won the prize! You always say that I waste money. Look, haven¡¯t I recouped all our losses in one go? I even profited!¡± ¡°Son, son! Look! Dad won the prize! Do you want to get a new computer? Do you want to get a new phone? I will buy it for you!¡± ¡°My dear granddaughter, come and let Grandpa hug You! I¡¯ve won the prize! I¡¯ll take you to the park tomorrow, okay?¡± ¡°Oh, no, no, I have to redeem the prize tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, I¡¯ll take you to the park the day after tomorrow, hahahaha¡­¡± When he found out that he had won the prize, Old Zhang immediately raised the lottery ticket and told his family the good news one by one. In the past thirty years, he had received too many accusations and doubts. Now that he had finally made a comeback, he had to seize the opportunity! After showing off in front of his family, Old Zhang was still not satisfied. He took out his phone and called the contacts one by one. ¡°Hello, Old Zhang, I have good news for you. I¡¯ve won the lottery! hahahaha¡­¡± ¡°Old Li, I¡¯ve won the Lottery!¡± ¡°Old Zhao¡­¡± In the end, his son couldn¡¯t stand it anymore and took the opportunity to persuade him. ¡°Dad, I understand how you feel, but we have to keep a low profile. Aren¡¯t you afraid that others will be jealous? Aren¡¯t you afraid that everyone will come to borrow money from you?¡± Old Li waved his hand and said generously, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid! The prize money is huge!¡± His wife scolded him, ¡°It¡¯s only 50,000 yuan, look at you showing off! Those who don¡¯t know would think that you won five million!¡± Old Li¡¯s neck stiffened and he said unwillingly, ¡°So what if it¡¯s 50,000 yuan? 50,000 yuan isn¡¯t money anymore?¡± ¡°Money is worth less and less nowadays. So what if it¡¯s 50,000 yuan?¡± Seeing that the old couple were about to quarrel again, their son quickly tried to stop them from quarreling. He tried to appease them both. He was really exhausted. He was tired. Old Zhang was furious. The joy of winning the big prize was instantly dispersed by this disturbance. It made him very unhappy. The more Old Zhang thought about it, the more unconvinced he became. ¡°It¡¯s not easy to win the grand prize once, why can¡¯t people know about it? I didn¡¯t steal anything, why can¡¯t I say that?¡± ¡°I just want to say it!¡± Chapter 3 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Not only that, I want to be in the newspaper!¡± Old Zhang fumed as he took out the newspaper he had subscribed to at home and called the hotline on it. ¡°Hello, is this S City Evening News? I want to contribute some news! Big news!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been buying lottery tickets for 30 years, and today I finally won the lottery! The first prize!¡± .. Old Zhang told the story of his experience. At the end, he didn¡¯t forget to ask the editor who answered the phone, ¡°How is it? Is It big news? Can I get some money in return?¡± Nowadays, many newspapers would set up a corresponding reward or a red envelope to let the citizens provide clues to the news. As the best-selling newspaper in the city, S City Evening News naturally offered money in exchange for news, and it was more than any other newspaper publishing house. The editor on the other end of the phone smiled and said, ¡°Grandpa Zhang, your experience is indeed very interesting. If you are willing, we can give you an interview. The corresponding reward will definitely not be small. Do you think it¡¯s convenient for you to accept an interview?¡± Old Zhang hurriedly nodded. ¡°It¡¯s convenient! Very convenient! When will you come?¡± The editor smiled and said, ¡°Ten o¡¯clock tomorrow morning, is that okay?¡± Old Zhang was about to agree, but then he thought that tomorrow was a working day, and most of the young people in the neighborhood would have gone to work by that time, so he asked, ¡°Eight o¡¯clock at the gate of the residential estate, is that okay?¡± He thought that at that time, everyone would be going out to work, and when they passed the gate of the neighborhood, they would definitely see him being interviewed by the reporters. How shameless would that be! So it was decided. After hanging up the phone, the editor said to the new reporter, ¡°Xiao Wang, at 8 am tomorrow, go to Le Tian Residential Estate to do an interview. The subject of the interview is Mr. Zhang, who has been buying lottery tickets for thirty years¡­¡± The editor told him about the general situation of Old Zhang. The newcomer, Xiao Wang, had finally gotten an independent interview, so he was naturally overjoyed. He prepared the interview outline overnight, and even wrote a draft of the news. Everything was ready. He was just waiting for the interview to be completed the next day. Then, he would make some detailed adjustments according to Old Zhang¡¯s description. After that, he would be able to see the newspaper! Xiaowang was filled with joy as he worked through most of the night. He finally felt satisfied after revising and revising the draft. In the document, the first line had a big title ¡ª ¡°Hard work pays off. A longtime gambler from S City¡¯ has persisted for 30 years. Finally, his dream of winning the first prize is fulfilled!¡± ¡°Hehe, if everything goes well, we¡¯ll see the newspapers tomorrow night. I¡¯m looking forward to it!¡± Xiao Wang excitedly imagined the contents of the document turning into type. He couldn¡¯t help but giggle at the screen. At the same time, Old Zhang tossed and turned on his bed, unable to fall asleep no matter how hard he tried. He couldn¡¯t close his mouth no matter how hard he tried as he imagined the envious gazes of the neighbors passing by during the interview the next day. ¡°Hehehe, I¡¯m going to be featured in the newspaper, hehehe¡­¡± The more Old Zhang thought about it, the more excited he became. He simply got up and ran to the toilet. He quietly practiced in front of the mirror, simulating the actions and expressions he would have during the interview. The next day. Lin Bai woke up naturally after a good night¡¯s sleep. After eating and drinking to his heart¡¯s content, he changed into a set of old academic-style clothes and went out to receive the award in high spirits. When he passed by the gate of the community, he happened to see Old Zhang being interviewed. Old Zhang¡¯s face was flushed, his white hair was neatly combed, and he spoke with great vigor. He was afraid that the neighbors passing by wouldn¡¯t notice him. ¡°Speaking of the secret to winning the lottery, there¡¯s actually only one word, and that is persevere!¡± ¡°As the old saying goes, God does not disappoint those who put in effort! As long as you can persevere, persevere until the heavens are moved, then you can succeed no matter what you do!¡± Old Zhang¡¯s voice was like a loud bell as he spoke confidently to Xiao Wang, imparting the so-called experience of winning the lottery. The residents of the estate who passed by looked at him one after another. Some were envious, while others were disdainful. However, Old Zhang was completely immersed in his speech. He only felt that at this moment, he was a famous person who attracted the attention of the world. Lin Bai could not help but laugh. He thought to himself, ¡®There are benefits to winning a small prize in the lottery to You even dare to publicize it in such a high-profile manner.¡¯ ¡®If he had won five million just like me, he definitely wouldn¡¯t have dared to be so ostentatious.¡¯ As a precaution, Lin Bai did not take a taxi directly to the lottery center. Instead, he got off early at a place across the street. After that, he avoided the cameras, put on his hat, scarf, and sunglasses, and covered his entire face. Only then did he walk into the entrance of the lottery center in a low-profile manner. When the receptionist saw him enter like this, she immediately guessed that he might be here to cash in his prize. She immediately put on a smile and took the initiative to ask him. ¡°Hello, do you want to cash in your prize?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Lin Bai lowered his voice and said, ¡°First prize. One hundred bets.¡± The receptionist immediately led Lin Bai into a special reception room and invited the relevant staff to verify Lin Bai¡¯s winning lottery ticket and basic information. Everything was confirmed. After going through all kinds of procedures, the staff handed over the check with both hands. ¡°Sir, your prize money is a total of five million yuan. After deducting 20% for the personal accidental income tax, you shall be entitled to the remaining four million yuan. This is the check, please keep it well.¡± Lin Bai took the check and kept it well. Thinking of the one million yuan worth of tax that had been deducted, he couldn¡¯t help but feel a little pained. But on second thought, he only spent 200 yuan but he got a total of four million in return. It was a 20,000 percent return! Thinking of this, he felt much better. ¡°Thank you.¡± He kept the check and prepared to leave. The staff said, ¡°Sir, please wait a moment, would you like to accept an interview? It¡¯s very, very rare for someone to win five million in one go, we sincerely hope that you can accept an interview. Of course, it¡¯s all up to you. We¡¯re just asking, not forcing. You can refuse if you don¡¯t want to.¡± Lin Bai knew that the other party wanted him to be interviewed so badly because they wanted to use his winnings as publicity to attract more people to buy lottery tickets. But what does it have to do with him? It wouldn¡¯t benefit him, and it might bring him endless trouble. Lin Bai wouldn¡¯t be stupid to do it. ¡°I don¡¯t want to accept any interviews. Goodbye.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai left. Although he refused to accept any interviews, the news of his winning of five million yuan was immediately spread to all the major media outlets. A few minutes later. Reporter Xiao Wang, who was interviewing Old Zhang at the entrance of the neighborhood, received a call from his superior at the newspaper company. He glanced at the caller ID and immediately became nervous. He hurriedly said to Old Zhang, ¡°Grandpa Zhang, I¡¯m sorry. My boss is calling. I have to take this call first. Sorry, Sorry!¡± With that, he trotted to the side to take the call. Old Zhang was in the middle of his excitement when he was suddenly interrupted. He was very unhappy. He muttered softly, ¡°This boss is really something. Doesn¡¯t he know that his subordinate is covering some big news? Why must he pick this time to call¡­.¡± Chapter 4 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Although Old Zhang complained, he was very curious. The leader knew that the reporter Xiao Wang was interviewing him, but he still called him. ¡®What exactly is the reason?¡¯ Thus, he put his hands behind his back and pretended to walk around casually. He moved a few steps towards the reporter, Xiao Wang and pricked up his ears to listen. Just then, he heard Xiao Wang say in disbelief, ¡°Sir, are you kidding me?¡± ¡°Two people actually won the first prize in this lottery, and that person won five million yuan?¡± ¡°Oh my God! This is incredible! Can I apply to interview the winner who won five million yuan?¡± ¡°What? He refused to accept the interview? Okay then¡­¡± Old Zhang was dumbfounded. He had been struggling for 30 years to win 50,000 yuan on this set of winning numbers, but the other person won five million yuan, which was a hundred times as much as the amount he won! ¡®What on earth is this!¡¯ Old Zhang felt that the 50,000 yuan he won instantly became less attractive. The reporter Xiao Wang hung up the phone and came back to say to Old Zhang, ¡°Grandpa Zhang, I¡¯m sorry to interrupt you at the last minute. Um¡­ shall we continue?¡± Although his mind was filled with the mysterious man who had won five million yuan, since he refused to accept any interviews, he could only give up and focus on the interview in front of him. But how could Old Zhang still be in the mood to continue talking? ¡°I heard what you said over the phone just now.¡± Old Zhang asked listlessly, ¡°I just want to know, how long has the man who won five million yuan, been buying lottery tickets for?¡± If he had persevered for decades, or even longer than him, Old Zhang would feel a little better. Xiao Wang couldn¡¯t bear to tell the truth. However, he remembered that he was a reporter after all, so he couldn¡¯t just lie casually. Hence, he bit the bullet and replied, ¡°It seems that it was the first time that person bought a lottery ticket.¡± ¡°What???¡± Old Zhang was flabbergasted. He had worked hard for so many years, withstanding the opposition of his family, the ridicule of his relatives, and the puzzlement of his friends.. In the end, he only won 50,000 yuan. To make matters worse, that mysterious person hadn¡¯t experienced any hardships at all. It was purely a spur of the moment that he had bet on a random number and yet, he won five million yuan. Old Zhang found it unreasonable. It was too unfair! The more Old Zhang thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. He felt that he would rather not win any money than win those 50,000 yuan. At this time, Lin Bai just happened to be returning home from his trip to the lottery station to claim his prize. When he passed by the entrance of the residential estate, he found Old Zhang as listless as a frosted eggplant. Hence, he guessed that Old Zhang must have heard that someone had won five million yuan. It was a hundredfold difference. No wonder Old Zhang was so listless. Lin Bai gave Old Zhang a sympathetic look. In an instant, a robotic notification sounded in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. [ Beep, the Future-Changing System has detected that the target host has successfully rewritten the future. The test has been passed. The system is automatically binding¡­ ] [ Binding successful. Reward: 1 X God-level Close-Combat Skill. ] Lin Bai was stunned. He had thought that he had only gotten an app, but he had not expected it to come with a system. He just did not know how powerful the ¡°God-level Close-Combat Skill¡± that the system rewarded was. Based on the name, it sounded quite powerful, but the actual effect would only be known after he tests it out. In the blink of an eye, it was Monday. Lin Bai went back to school to attend classes. As soon as he entered the classroom, his roommate eagerly bombarded him with questinos. ¡°Boss, Boss, have you seen the news? Someone in our city won five million!¡± ¡°And I heard that he bought the lottery ticket on the spur of the moment. He didn¡¯t have the habit of buying lottery tickets in the past.¡± ¡°Tell me, why is his luck so good?¡± ¡°If I had half his luck, I would be able to wake up from a dream with a smile.¡± His other classmate, Lao Si, also echoed in from the side. ¡°Exactly! His luck is really heaven-defying!¡± ¡°I wonder how many old ladies that person has helped cross the road before he can accumulate such heaven-defying luck.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s necessarily accumulated. Maybe it¡¯s overdrawn? Maybe he¡¯ll use up the rest of his life¡¯s luck.¡± ¡°Hahaha, doesn¡¯t that mean he won¡¯t have any more seasoning packets to go with his instant noodles?¡± ¡°He already won five million, why would he still need to eat instant noodles?¡± ¡°Haha, that¡¯s true. In this case, I¡¯m willing to use the instant noodle supply for the rest of my life in exchange for a chance to win the lottery!¡± The few of them suppressed their voices and chatted happily. They were not in the mood to listen to what the teacher on the podium was saying. Lao Er couldn¡¯t help but exclaim, ¡°If I could have that much money¡­ no, even if it¡¯s only half of that amount, I would definitely quit school immediately and go home to play games!¡± Once these words were said, Lao San and Lao Si immediately agreed. ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. With so much money, who would bother to go to school!¡± ¡°The life of lying in bed and counting money every day, just thinking about it makes me envious¡­¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but laugh. If they knew that he was the one who had really won the lottery and that he was still obediently going to school as usual, would their jaws drop? However, at least half of the reason that Lin Bai was still going to school as usual was because of his new girlfriend, Yu Jinmo. Thinking of the girl blushing when she was confessing her love to him, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but smile. The sweetness from the bottom of his heart surged to the corners of his eyes and brows. Lao San saw the smile on Lin Bai¡¯s face and asked jokingly, ¡°Hey, Boss, there¡¯s something wrong with your expression! Which girl are you thinking about?¡± Without waiting for Lao San to answer, Lao Si said first, ¡°Who else can he be thinking of? It must be Yu Jinmo, the number one beauty of our school!¡± ¡°Speaking of which, Boss, you¡¯re really awesome. You can make the school belle woo you!¡± ¡°You can even make her take care of you for more than half a month while you were hospitalized for appendicitis!¡± ¡°How did you do it? Come teach us!¡± The moment the matter of Yu Jinmo courting Lin Bai was brought up, everyone instantly became interested. Even the five million grand prize that they just had talked about earlier seemed to have lost its attraction all of a sudden. Compared to the illusory matter of winning the lottery, they still wanted to know how to gain the favor of the beauties around them, or even make the other party woo them instead. However, Lao San¡¯s question really stumped Lin Bai. Because he didn¡¯t know why Yu Jinmo would lower herself and woo him. He clearly didn¡¯t do anything. He didn¡¯t even take the initiative to speak to her. If he had to say the reason¡­ Lin Bai touched his face and said, ¡°Maybe it¡¯s because I¡¯m handsome.¡± ¡°F*ck! Shameless!¡± The other three people in the same room cursed at the same time. Although they said that, they had to admit that Lin Bai was indeed handsome enough to make the school belle chase after him. ¡°Sigh, if you¡¯re ugly, you should study more. Let¡¯s study hard.¡± Lao Er accepted his fate and opened the textbook before jotting down notes. Lao Si muttered, ¡°I don¡¯t want to win any big prizes now. I just want to use this luck to exchange for good looks.¡± ¡°Wake up,¡± he said, ¡°You don¡¯t have that kind of luck.¡± ¡°¡­.¡± Chapter 5 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Listening to the conversation between them, Lin Bai silently made a decision. For the sake of the mental health of his roommates, he absolutely could not let them know that not only was he being pursued by the school beauty, but he had also won five million dollars. Although Lin Bai did not intend to make the matter of winning the lottery public in the first place in order to protect his life from being disrupted, he now had a new reason to do so. They were classmates. He could not let them suffer such a huge shock. He had to leave some room for them to survive. It was not easy to make it to the end of class. Lin Bai could not wait to pack up his school bag and prepare to go home. Lao San, who was next to him, nudged him twice with his elbow and teased, ¡°The great beauty is waiting for you at the door. Hurry up and go.¡± Lin Bai looked up and indeed saw Yu Jinmo waiting for him at the corridor. He walked out of the classroom quickly and said to Yu Jinmo with a smile, ¡°I was going to look for you after class, but I didn¡¯t expect you to come here first.¡± Yu Jinmo pursed her lips and smiled. Her clear eyes were filled with Lin Bai¡¯s shadow. ¡°I missed you. I wanted to see you earlier, so I skipped class a few minutes earlier.¡± Lin Bai felt a warm and fuzzy sweetness in his heart, but he said, ¡°Silly, don¡¯t do this again.¡± ¡°Otherwise, if the teacher calls your name in the last few minutes, won¡¯t he find you that you¡¯re absent from class?¡± Yu Jinmo nodded obediently. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll listen to you. Then I¡¯ll come and look for you after class.¡± Lin Bai corrected her, ¡°You should wait for me to come over.¡± ¡°You¡¯re my girlfriend now, you should give me a chance to spoil you once in a while.¡± As he said that, he held Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand and pulled her out. When the students at the side heard their conversation, they were both envious and jealous. What a guy, his girlfriend is the campus belle and he only wants to pamper her once in a while? Once in a while? ? At that moment, countless boys cried out silently in their hearts. ¡®I¡¯m willing to pamper you every day, all the time!! Dear School Belle, look at me!!¡¯ However, in Yu Jinmo¡¯s eyes, Lin Bai was the only one from the beginning to the end. No matter if it was a man or a woman, they were all non-existent in her eyes. ¡°Uh¡­ It¡¯s my birthday today,¡± Yu Jinmo whispered. Lin Bai was very surprised. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say so earlier? I didn¡¯t even prepare a gift.¡± ¡°Wait a minute, I¡¯ll order a cake first, then we¡¯ll discuss the gift.¡± Lin Bai took out his phone and searched for the best cake shop in the city. Yu Jinmo pressed her slender fingertips gently on the back of his hand and said with a smile, ¡°No need, it¡¯s fine as long as you¡¯re with me. Those aren¡¯t important.¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but sigh. This girlfriend of his was so sensible that it made his heart ache. ¡°These don¡¯t conflict with companionship. It¡¯s not like I won¡¯t accompany you after buying the cake and gifts. Be good, how can you not have these on my birthday?¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to let such a good girl down. However, Yu Jinmo was very embarrassed. She said, ¡°I originally wanted to spend some time alone with you, but Zhang Li insisted on throwing me a birthday party.¡± ¡°Besides, she¡¯s already booked everything and has invited a lot of friends. It¡¯s really not good if I don¡¯t go¡­¡± Lin Bai expressed his understanding. ¡°Then go, have fun with your girlfriends.¡± He couldn¡¯t just stop Yu Jinmo from socializing with her friends just because she was now in a relationship. Yu Jinmo said, ¡°But I want to stay with you. Can you go with me?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Lin Bai agreed with a smile. Yu Jinmo heaved a sigh of relief. She hugged Lin Bai¡¯s arm with a smile and took a taxi with him to the KTV that Zhang Li had booked. On the way, Zhang Li kept calling to ask where Yu Jinmo was and kept urging her to hurry up. She even said that everyone had arrived and were waiting for her. Yu Jinmo was under a lot of psychological pressure, so she could only report her schedule all the way. Lin Bai was a little bored, so he took out his phone and planned to read a novel for a while. However, the future news app suddenly popped up, indicating that there was new news. Lin Bai clicked on it. He saw a black-and-white photo of Yu Jinmo! Lin Bai¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He looked at it carefully, and the big words written on the title bar made his heart turn cold. [ Local news: the daughter of the richest man in S city has been kidnapped and unfortunately, murdered. ] The daughter of the richest man. Murdered. These two keywords deeply stimulated Lin Bai¡¯s nerves. He hoped that this was just a coincidence and that the person who was killed was a stranger who looked similar to Yu Jinmo. However, in the main text of the news, the words ¡°The daughter of the Yu Corporation¡± were clearly written. The surname ¡®Yu¡¯ was rare to begin with. Furthermore, they had to look exactly the same, so it was even more impossible. Moreover, the news also said that the victim was the only daughter of the richest man in S City, Yu Jianhao, and the sole heir of the Yu Corporation. The only daughter. Therefore, it was impossible that her twin sister had been killed. It was Yu Jinmo herself. The last bit of luck was completely shattered. Lin Bai had no choice but to accept this cruel reality. He could no longer care about being surprised by Yu Jinmo¡¯s background and why she had been hiding it from him. Right now, there was only one thought in his mind. No matter what, he could not let Yu Jinmo be kidnapped! Changing the future system popping up at this time was obviously to give him a chance to change the future. If he did not even succeed in this, Lin Bai would never be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life. Yu Jinmo finally finished dealing with his best friend Zhang Li¡¯s life-threatening series of reminders. He hung up the phone and realized that Lin Bai¡¯s expression was very ugly. She asked worriedly, ¡°Lin Bai, what¡¯s wrong? Are you not feeling well?¡± Lin Bai shook his head and held her hand tightly, afraid that if he let go, he would lose her forever. Yu Jinmo became even more worried. ¡°Oh my God, why is your hand so cold? Is it very cold?¡± ¡°Sir, could you please turn off the air conditioner?¡± After saying that, she even held Lin Bai¡¯s hand to her mouth and exhaled to warm his hand. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you ask him to turn off the air conditioner when it¡¯s cold? Are you afraid that it will affect my call?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not an important call. Besides, even if it¡¯s an important call, it¡¯s not as important as you. Don¡¯t do this again.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s heart ached terribly. The driver held back his tears and silently turned on the radio, trying to cover Yu Jinmo¡¯s voice. This dog food was too much to handle. Lin Bai grabbed her hand even harder and interlocked his fingers with hers. ¡°Don¡¯t take a single step away from me.¡± He said these words with difficulty. His mind was filled with the black-and-white photo from the news. In the photo, Yu Jinmo was smiling beautifully. She was so beautiful that it couldn¡¯t be described with words. However, the black-and-white color made Lin Bai¡¯s heart feel like it was being cut by a knife whenever he thought about it. Yu Jinmo had no idea what kind of terrible fate she was going to face. She thought that Lin Bai just wanted to stick to her, so she agreed with a smile. She also wanted to stick to Lin Bai. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. Then we¡¯ll just hold on to each other like this, and we won¡¯t let go of each other no matter where we go.¡± ¡°Okay..¡± Chapter 6 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation When they reached the KTV and entered the private room, Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo found out that Zhang Li had invited a total of 20 to 30 people, more than half of whom were adults who had stepped out to join society. The men and women in the private room were all drunk. Some of them were shaking dice and drinking, some were smoking and chatting, and some were simply lying on the sofa unconscious. The entire private room was filled with smoke, and no one seemed to be a good person. Lin Bai sulked immediately. His intuition told him that Yu Jinmo¡¯s kidnapping was definitely related to this group of people. Zhang Li, who was desperately trying to save up, was the most suspicious. The others did not notice the arrival of Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo. In fact, they might not even know that today¡¯s gathering was to so-called celebrate Yu Jinmo¡¯s birthday. Only Zhang Li, who had been staring at the door, noticed their arrival and immediately won. Zhang Li gave Yu Jinmo a warm hug and said loudly with a smile, ¡°Little Mo, you¡¯re so beautiful today!¡± Yu Jinmo frowned and felt very uncomfortable. ¡°Why did you call so many people¡­ who are they?¡± Yu Jinmo asked. She originally thought that Zhang Li had invited their mutual good friends and old classmates. However, she did not expect that Zhang Li had invited strangers that she did not know. Using the excuse of a birthday party to force her to come, but the room was full of strangers. What was going on! Yu Jinmo was very unhappy, but due to her self-restraint, she did not express it directly. Zhang Li did not seem to notice Yu Jinmo¡¯s mood at all, nor did she feel that there was anything wrong with her arrangements. She continued to smile warmly and said, ¡°They are all my colleagues, the professional bar atmosphere team!¡± ¡°It¡¯s a birthday celebration, so it¡¯s better to be lively, so I asked them to come over and help make the atmosphere more lively.¡± ¡°How is it? Do you want to make it less lively?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Yu Jinmo was speechless. She really couldn¡¯t go against her heart and say that it was better for it to be more lively. She also felt that Zhang Li had good intentions, so she could only smile awkwardly and avoid this question. Zhang Li pulled her to sit down. She handed her fruits and poured her wine. She was very attentive and considerate. Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t decline her hospitality, so she drank a few cups. She didn¡¯t expect that it would be especially intoxicating. She quickly felt dizzy. Zhang Li continued to persuade him to drink. Yu Jinmo waved his hand repeatedly. ¡°No, no, I¡¯m dizzy. I can¡¯t drink anymore.¡± But Zhang Li said, ¡°You¡¯ve only had three glasses and you¡¯re already like this. You can¡¯t hold your liquor! When you go to work in the future and encounter occasions where you need to drink, won¡¯t you be at a disadvantage if you can¡¯t drink?¡± ¡°So, you have to take advantage of the fact that you haven¡¯t graduated yet to start practicing. If you drink more, your alcohol tolerance will naturally increase.¡± After saying that, she wanted to make Lin Bai drink as well. ¡°Lin Bai, Jinmo usually talks about you all the time. Today, I finally have the chance to meet you in person, Haha.¡± ¡°Since you¡¯re Jinmo¡¯s favorite person, you¡¯re my friend.¡± ¡°If you need me for anything in the future, don¡¯t stand on ceremony.¡± ¡°Come, come, Cheers! Cheers! After drinking this glass of wine, we¡¯ll be good friends!¡± As she said this, Zhang Li downed all the wine in the glass in one go. Then, she looked at Lin Bai with a smile. Her meaning was very obvious. If Lin Bai didn¡¯t drink this glass of wine, it meant that he didn¡¯t treat her as a friend and didn¡¯t take the friendship between her and Yu Jinmo seriously. If it were any other time, Lin Bai might have taken Yu Jinmo into consideration and dealt with this glass of wine. However, there was clearly something wrong with today¡¯s situation. If Lin Bai were to drink again, he would be making a fool of himself. Lin Bai placed the glass of wine on the table gently. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t have a good liquor level.¡± Tension built up. Yu Jinmo quickly tried to mediate the situation. She pretended to be extremely possessive and hugged Lin Bai¡¯s arm. ¡°My boyfriend can only drink with me.¡± ¡°Hehehe, Zhang Li, don¡¯t be unhappy. You are all the people I care about the most. I will drink this wine for him.¡± Then she picked up Lin Bai¡¯s wine glass and drank it all with a frown. She was already drunk and forced herself to drink a full glass. Suddenly, she felt dizzy and extremely uncomfortable. She couldn¡¯t hear what Zhang Li said at all. She only felt that her stomach was churning and something was constantly surging up. She quickly got up, covered her mouth, and staggered out. Seeing her like this, Zhang Li quickly said to Lin Bai, ¡°Sit down, I¡¯ll go accompany her!¡± After saying that, she chased after Yu Jinmo and ran out. Lin Bai didn¡¯t hesitate and also chased after her. Zhang Li¡¯s words and actions today were really too suspicious. He couldn¡¯t let Zhang Li and Yu Jinmo be alone together. The bathroom was a little far away. After leaving the private room, he had to make a turn and walk more than 20 meters to reach it. However, when Lin Bai ran around the corner, he found that the corridor in front of him was empty. There was not even a person in sight. Yu Jinmo was so drunk that she walked unsteadily. It was impossible for her to be that fast. Lin Bai immediately turned around without thinking and ran in the opposite direction. As he had expected, there was a safety passage on the other side of the corridor. He held his breath and listened quietly. The echo of his footsteps was very obvious. Moreover, it was very messy. There were at least three or four people. There were also muffled groans. It was obvious that someone had been forced to cover their mouth. ¡°Damn it! It¡¯s really her!¡± Lin Bai cursed in his heart. He supported himself with one hand on the handrail of the stairs and directly jumped down. He landed, supported himself, and jumped again. The entire process was smooth and agile. However, the other party¡¯s speed was not slow either. By the time Lin Bai reached the first floor, they had already carried Yu Jinmo out of the building! ¡°Put her down!¡± Lin Bai shouted and flew forward, punching the kidnapper in the face! The kidnapper instinctively dodged, but just as he thought of this, Lin Bai¡¯s fist had already smashed into his face! Bang! The kidnapper was sent flying for several meters before he landed heavily on the ground. Under the force of inertia, he slid for a long distance before he barely managed to stop. The poor kidnapper did not even have the time to scream before he fainted completely. When the other two kidnappers saw this, they quickly exchanged glances and decisively left Yu Jinmo behind. Then, one on the left and one on the right, they attacked at the same time! This series of reactions was extremely fast, but in Lin Bai¡¯s eyes, it was like a slow-motion scene from a movie. Lin Bai watched as the two of them ¡°slowly¡± pounced on him. He easily dodged to the right and avoided the fist that came from the left. Then, he leaned back and the dagger on the right missed. After getting up, Lin Bai decisively grabbed the other party¡¯s wrist and twisted it. With a crisp crack, the kidnapper¡¯s right forearm was completely fractured, and his entire arm twisted at a strange angle. Lin Bai easily snatched his dagger. He raised his hand and slashed, and a thin line of blood immediately appeared on the neck of the kidnapper on the left.. Chapter 7 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation This series of actions seemed lengthy, but in reality, they were all completed in an instant. Even Lin Bai himself found it hard to believe. Recalling the brief exchange just now, Lin Bai realized that not only could he slow down his opponent¡¯s actions, but he could even predict his opponent¡¯s attack moves in advance. Moreover, the dodging and counterattacking movements that he made seemed to be instinctive ad involuntary. He didn¡¯t even need to think about how to deal with it, and his body directly reacted to the danger. It seemed that this should be the effect of the ¡®God-Level Combat Skill¡¯ that the system rewarded him with. In the past, Lin Bai had only heard that combat experts could form muscle memories that allow them to predict and respond to the enemy¡¯s attack moves without thinking. However, those were abilities that required a long period of repeated practice and a large amount of experience to possess. As a combat newbie, it was Lin Bai¡¯s first time fighting with someone but he was already able to grasp such an ability. It was enough to show just how heaven-defying the ¡®Divine Combat Technique¡¯ that the system rewarded was. The two kidnappers were almost dumbfounded. They could not understand at all why they could lose so completely in the blink of an eye even though they were fighting two against one. They did not even know how Lin Bai had done all this. The kidnapper who had his arm broken was so shocked that he even forgot the pain. After a few seconds, he finally realized and started to scream. The other one was not much better than him. Seeing Lin Bai put the dagger on his neck, he could not even speak clearly. ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ Don¡¯t use the knife¡­¡± ¡°Can we talk this out?¡± The other robber begged for mercy with a sobbing tone. As he spoke, he felt a tingling pain on the skin on his neck, and something seemed to be dripping down. He thought it was sweat, so he raised his trembling hand to wipe it, but the pain made him suck in a breath of cold air. When he looked closely, his hand was covered in blood. He was so scared that his legs went soft and he immediately knelt on the ground. ¡°Boss! I know I¡¯m wrong! Please let me go!¡± He begged for mercy with tears in his eyes. The fear of dying had caused a huge psychological trauma to him. Lin Bai sneered. ¡®Now he knows to beg for mercy. What did he do in the past?¡¯ ¡®If he¡¯s afraid of being beaten and killed, he shouldn¡¯t have tried to kidnap her in the first place!¡¯ ¡®Do you regret it now?¡¯ ¡®It¡¯s too late!¡¯ Lin Bai didn¡¯t hold back at all and directly kicked the other party¡¯s heart, sending him flying four to five meters away. Then, he raised his hand to point at Yu Jinmo and said coldly. ¡°The next time you dare to harbor designs on my woman, I¡¯ll take your life, dog!¡± The kidnapper who almost had his neck cut was so scared that he kowtowed repeatedly. ¡°I won¡¯t dare to do it anymore! I won¡¯t do it again!¡± ¡°You know better.¡± The kidnapper secretly heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally escaped a calamity. To his surprise, the next second, Lin Bai took out his cell phone and called the police. ¡°Hello, is that the police? Someone wants to kidnap my girlfriend, come quickly.¡± When the kidnapper heard Lin Bai say this, he was so scared that he almost cried. He kept bowing to him. Lin Bai ignored him and continued to explain the situation over the phone. ¡°There are four kidnappers, three men and one woman.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already subdued the three men. Yes, yes, yes, there¡¯s basically no danger. You just need to send a police car to pick them up.¡± ¡°That female kidnapper¡­¡± As he said that, Lin Bai glanced at Zhang Li who was at the side. Zhang Li was so scared that her face turned pale and she almost knelt down to Lin Bai. ¡°It¡¯s a misunderstanding, it¡¯s all a misunderstanding¡­¡± She tried to explain herself. However, the words she said were so unconvincing and powerless that she didn¡¯t even believe herself. Lin Bai didn¡¯t even bother to refute her. He just glared at Zhang Li and she instantly didn¡¯t dare to make a sound. Lin Bai continued, ¡°I don¡¯t like hitting women. She¡¯s fine. But she can¡¯t escape either. Just come quickly.¡± ¡°The address is 837 Xianglin Street, the back door of Jinhui KTV.¡± ¡­ After Lin Bai finished speaking, he hung up the phone. Zhang Li decided to be thick-skinned and tried to plead for mercy for herself. She said, ¡°I really only made a mistake, I didn¡¯t want to hurt Jinmo!¡± ¡°I¡¯m just too poor, I just wanted to ask Jinmo¡¯s father for some money, I really don¡¯t have any bad intentions.¡± ¡°I know I¡¯m wrong. Please let me go, okay?¡± ¡°My family has been poor since I was young. It¡¯s not easy for my parents to save money to send me to school!¡± ¡°If I have a criminal record, the rest of my life will be ruined! My parents will have sent me to college for nothing!¡± Lin Bai said coldly, ¡°Since you know that it¡¯s not easy for your parents, you should work harder to improve your competitiveness instead of spending your days in the nightclub and thinking about ways to get money.¡± ¡°When it¡¯s time to bear the consequences, you pretend to be pitiful again.¡± ¡°What you¡¯ve done is disgusting.¡± ¡°It¡¯s such a tragedy that your parents raised a daughter like you!¡± Zhang Li never expected that her always-effective method of acting pitiful would be met with a setback by Lin Bai. She held back her tears pitifully and looked at Yu Jinmo. ¡°Jinmo¡­¡± After Yu Jinmo had gone through such a series of torment and shock, he had long since woken up. Now that he heard Zhang Li call him that, Yu Jinmo only felt extremely disgusted. She turned her face to the side and said coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t know you.¡± She had indeed treated Zhang Li as her best friend. However, when she knew that Zhang Li had urged others to kidnap her, she could no longer continue to treat her as her best friend. Even the usually soft-hearted and kind-hearted Yu Jimo had become so cold. Zhang Li had to accept the reality that she was really hopeless. With Yu Jimo¡¯s background, all of them would definitely go to jail if the kidnapping matter was investigated especially since she was the one who started it. She was also the one who helped the kidnappers set up a bridge. It was only after thinking for a while that she could predict that her sentence would definitely not end. Zhang Li knew that it was useless to beg for mercy, so she did not say anything more and just sat in the corner sullenly. However, there was not a hint of regret or guilt in her expression. There was only hatred that could not be hidden. Yu Jinmo could feel that Zhang Li¡¯s gaze had been fixed on her. This made her feel very uncomfortable. However, she did not want to pay attention to it. Reason being she believed that Zhang Li would definitely go to jail and her father would never let Zhang Li have the chance to be released again. Yu Jinmo did not want to waste too much emotion on a stranger whom she was destined to never see again. She deliberately talked to Lin Bai to distract herself from the venomous gaze behind her. She asked Lin Bai, ¡°Did you learn martial arts in elementary school? Why are you so good at fighting?¡± ¡°Before I could even see how you attacked, you already knocked everyone down.. That¡¯s amazing!¡± Chapter 8 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai chuckled and deliberately asked Yu Jinmo, ¡°Would you believe me if I said that I¡¯ve never learned any martial arts and that I¡¯ve never even fought with anyone before?¡± Of course, Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t believe him. ¡°How is that possible! If you just say that you¡¯ve never fought with anyone before, I can still somewhat believe you.¡± ¡°How is it possible that you haven¡¯t even learned martial arts?! Don¡¯t think that just because I haven¡¯t learned martial arts, I can¡¯t tell whether your skills are good or bad!¡± Lin Bai could only smile and not answer. He did not lie to Yu Jinmo. Everything he said just now was the truth. However, Yu Jinmo did not believe him. What could he do? Yu Jinmo did not continue to dwell on this question because she was an understanding person. She felt that since Lin Bai was unwilling to answer the question directly, he must have his reasons, so she did not ask. Soon, two police cars were driven over. An older police officer got out of the car and asked, ¡°Who called the police?¡± Lin Bai immediately replied, ¡°It was me.¡± Then, he briefly repeated what had happened. A few police officers separated Lin Bai, Yu Jinmo, the three kidnappers, and Zhang Li. After a simple interrogation, they brought them back to the police station to make a detailed statement. It was not until the moment he brought Yu Jinmo into the police car that Lin Bai finally felt less worried. He could finally be sure that no one would be able to hurt his precious girlfriend anymore. Yu Jinmo also felt a sense of relief that he had survived a disaster. She held Lin Bai¡¯s hand tightly and said with lingering fear, ¡°Thank God you were there, otherwise¡­¡± If Zhang Li and the three kidnappers really succeeded, she did not dare to think about what would happen next. Lin Bai pulled her into his embrace and said gently, ¡°Silly, how could I let anything happen to you?¡± At the same time, the sound of a mechanical system notification rang in Lin Bai¡¯s mind again. [ Beep, the daughter of the richest man in S City, Yu Jinmo, has completely escaped danger. Host, you have successfully changed the future. Reward: God-level Human Detection Skill. ] It was another God-level skill. Lin Bai was immediately pleasantly surprised. He had already tested the power of the skill that the system rewarded on the three robbers. The effect was beyond his imagination. This God-level Human Detection Skill was also a God-level skill like the combat skill that he had previously rewarded. Even if he did not test it, Lin Bai believed that this skill was definitely not that bad. If the system produced it, it would definitely be of the highest quality. Lin Bai completely believed these words. Just as he was thinking, Yu Jinmo suddenly exclaimed in his arms. Lin Bai¡¯s thoughts instantly came back to him, and he hurriedly asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°I just remembered that something so major has happened. I should quickly tell my dad!¡± ¡°Otherwise, if he finds out that I didn¡¯t contact him immediately after something so major has happened to me, he would definitely think too much.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Then quickly call him and tell him.¡± Such a big piece of news would definitely be on the front page tomorrow. Even if they wanted to hide it, they definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to. Since that was the case, it would be better to let Yu Jinmo inform her family earlier. Perhaps her father could use his connections to make some arrangements in time. On the other end, Yu Jinmo¡¯s father, Yu Jianhao, was holding a board meeting to discuss the company¡¯s future development plans with the company¡¯s major shareholders. When he heard his precious daughter¡¯s exclusive ringtone, Yu Jianhao immediately announced that the meeting would be suspended. ¡°Everyone, take a few minutes¡¯ break. I need to take a call.¡± After saying that, he quickly walked out of the meeting room. The shareholders were already used to Yu Jianhao doting on his daughter, so they were already used to it. They all calmly drank their tea to rest and waited for Yu Jianhao to finish his call. In the corridor, Yu Jianhao, who was holding his phone, no longer behaved in the imposing manner he did in the meeting room. He had completely become a caring father. ¡°My dear daughter, Do You miss Daddy?¡± Yu Jianhao asked with a smile. Yu Jinmo carefully considered her words before saying, ¡°Daddy, I have something to tell you. But you have to be mentally prepared first.¡± Although Yu Jinmo rarely acted coquettishly, she wouldn¡¯t use such a tone to speak. Yu Jianhao immediately had a bad feeling. ¡°What is it? My dear daughter, please tell me. Don¡¯t worry, Daddy will be able to hold on.¡± When he said this, Yu Jianhao had already made up his mind. No matter how terrible the news that Yu Jinmo was about to break to him was, he would use all of his abilities to help his daughter solve the problem. Yu Jinmo said carefully, ¡°A few people tried to kidnap me just now, but they didn¡¯t succeed.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already called the police. They¡¯re all under the control of the police.¡± ¡°The police said that I still need to go to the police station to make a detailed statement.¡± ¡°So I¡¯m in the police car right now. I¡¯ll be there soon.¡± Yu Jianhao was shocked when he heard his precious daughter say that someone had tried to kidnap her. However, after hearing the rest of the story, his heart finally calmed down a little. After all, he had been in the business for half of his life. His mental endurance and ability to control his emotions were both very strong. Therefore, he quickly calmed down. ¡°Which police station are you going to?¡± ¡°Xianglin District police station,¡±Yu Jinmo replied. Yu Jianhao said, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, daughter. Daddy will be there soon.¡± After hanging up, he immediately announced that the board meeting was over and that all plans on his agenda today would be canceled. All non-essential work for the next three days would also be rescheduled. He wanted to make time to spend with his precious daughter. Yu Jianhao thought that although his daughter sounded calm on the phone, she must have pretended to be calm to avoid worrying about him. How could a girl not be afraid after such a terrible thing happened? Therefore, as her father, no matter how big the loss was, he had to rush over and support her! He had to accompany her and comfort her! This was the responsibility of a father! As for the damage to his business? Who cares!? How could business be more important than his precious daughter!? Nothing in this world was more important than his daughter! Ten minutes later. A Rolls Royce limousine sped into the Xianglin District police station. Before the car stopped completely, Yu Jianhao got out of the car in a hurry. ¡°Where¡¯s my daughter?¡± He grabbed a young policeman and asked anxiously. The policeman was stunned for a moment, then he immediately recognized that the person in front of him was Yu Jianhao, the famed richest man in S City. He didn¡¯t dare to be negligent and quickly answered. ¡°Miss Yu is taking a statement with Mr. Lin.¡± Yu Jianhao didn¡¯t care who Mr. Lin was. He just wanted to see his precious daughter right away. ¡°Quick! Take me there!¡± His tone was unquestionable. The police officer hesitated for a moment, but decided to lead the way. ¡°Mr. Yu, this way please.¡± Yu Jianhao immediately followed him to the interrogation room. His driver and bodyguard, Chen Yang, also parked his car and chased after him, silently following behind.. Chapter 9 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The moment he entered the interrogation room, Yu Jianhao rushed forward impatiently and grabbed Yu Jinmo¡¯s arm to look around. ¡°Good baby, quick, let Daddy take a look. Are you hurt?¡± Yu Jinmo smiled and said, ¡°No, no.¡± ¡°Fortunately, Lin Bai acted in time and I wasn¡¯t hurt.¡± Yu Jianhao followed his daughter¡¯s gaze and saw a fair and refined young man. He assumed that when his daughter said ¡°acted in time,¡±she meant calling the police. After all, the young man in front of him didn¡¯t look like he knew how to fight. Yu Jianhao smiled and said, ¡°Lin Bai, thank you for calling the police to save my daughter. If you have time, how about we have a meal together?¡± Before Lin Bai could answer, Yu Jinmo corrected him. ¡°Dad, you misunderstood. Lin Bai didn¡¯t just call the police.¡± ¡°He beat up three kidnappers by himself! That¡¯s amazing!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t even get a good look before he knocked them down.¡± Yu Jianhao was shocked. He used his gaze to scan Lin Bai from head to toe. He still couldn¡¯t believe that this young man who didn¡¯t even have huge muscles could fight three people at once? How was this possible!?! Even though he knew that his daughter, Yu Jinmo, had never lied to him since she was young, Yu Jianhao still couldn¡¯t help but suspect that his daughter was lying to him. ¡°Is what Jinmo said true? Did you really defeat three kidnappers by yourself?¡± Yu Jianhao asked in disbelief, wanting to hear Lin Bai¡¯s answer. Lin Bai nodded calmly. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°I was afraid that they would run away, so I knocked them all down.¡± Yu Jianhao was speechless. Chen Yang, the driver, suddenly spoke in a strange tone. ¡°Miss, you said yourself that you didn¡¯t see clearly, so how can you be sure that he was the one who took them down?¡± ¡°Even if he was the one who hit them, it doesn¡¯t mean anything.¡± ¡°Nowadays, some people like to use all kinds of crooked ways to hook up with rich people or their children.¡± ¡°Sometimes, it may look like a hero saving a damsel in distress, but in fact, it may be all an act.¡± The moment these words were said, the atmosphere immediately became awkward. Lin Bai questioned sulkily, ¡°What do you mean? Are you trying to say that I deliberately found someone to kidnap her and then pretended to be a hero saving the damsel in distress to gain a good impression?¡± Chen Yang continued to be sarcastic. ¡°I didn¡¯t say that. I just thought of a phenomenon and casually mentioned it.¡± ¡°Why are you in such a hurry to jump to conclusions and assume that I was referring to you?¡± Just as Lin Bai was about to flare up, Yu Jinmo beat him to it and scolded him angrily. ¡°Chen Yang! What nonsense are you spouting!¡± ¡°How could Lin Bai be that kind of person!¡± Chen Yang immediately put on an innocent expression. ¡°Miss, I didn¡¯t say that Mr. Lin is definitely the same as the people on the Internet. Why are you assuming things too?¡± ¡°Although he may have saved you, you don¡¯t have to protect him like this¡­¡± In other words, he was obviously implying that Yu Jinmo was being so protective of Lin Bai because she had been brainwashed by him. Yu Jinmo was furious. ¡°You!¡± When Yu Jianhao saw that his precious daughter being so angry, he immediately reprimanded Chen Yang. ¡°How can you talk to Jinmo in such a manner? Quickly apologize!¡± Chen Yang knew that his boss was known to be a doign father. He secretly regretted his decision to undermine Yu Jianhao¡¯s daughter in front of him. Therefore, he immediately apologized and asked Yu Jinmo to forgive him. ¡°Miss, I was wrong. I didn¡¯t think before I spoke. Please don¡¯t lower yourself to my level.¡± Yu Jinmo turned her head away with a sullen expression on her face. She didn¡¯t even bother to say another word. She didn¡¯t have any intention of forgiving him. She might not care about other things, but she definitely couldn¡¯t forgive him for slandering Lin Bai without any basis. Yu Jianhao spoke up and put an end to this argument. ¡°Alright, Chen Yang, be careful in the future. Don¡¯t be rude to Jinmo again.¡± ¡°Jinmo, don¡¯t be angry. Daddy will bring you to a meal.¡± After saying that, he invited Lin Bai again. ¡°Lin Bai, would you do me the honor of having a meal together and give me a chance to express my gratitude?¡± He had placed himself in such a low position. If Lin Bai were to reject him again, it would seem a little unreasonable. Thus, Lin Bai nodded and agreed. ¡°Sure. I just don¡¯t know if we¡¯re done with having our statements taken yet.¡± The policeman at the side had a good self-awareness and immediately said, ¡°It¡¯s done. Miss Yu, Mr. Lin, you can leave now. Thank you for your cooperation.¡± Yu Jianhao smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s good. It¡¯s almost time for dinner. Let¡¯s go.¡± Chen Yang glared fiercely at Lin Bai, as if he wanted to poke two holes in Lin Bai¡¯s body with his eyes. Lin Bai was really baffled by his hostility. He had clearly never offended this guy, so why did he target him the moment he saw him? With this thought in mind, the God-level Human Detection Technique was automatically activated. Lin Bai¡¯s subconsciously focused his gaze on the back of Chen Yang¡¯s head. Lin Bai hadn¡¯t noticed it before, but now that he had his attention pulled over by the God-level human identification technique, he immediately noticed that the occipital bone at the back of Chen Yang¡¯s head was abnormally prominent. At the same time, a translucent label appeared next to the occipital bone. There were eight small black words written on it. ¡°Those with a protruding bone at the back of the head must be crafty.¡± Lin Bai raised his eyebrows and knew what was going on. It seemed that this Chen Yang was not targeting him for no reason, but there was something else going on. Thinking of this, a cold smile slowly appeared on Lin Bai¡¯s lips. He had been targeted for so long, now it was his turn to retaliate. He wanted to see how this traitor would explain himself to Yu Jianhao after he was exposed. Yu Jianhao specially chose the most upscale hotel in the city as a place to hold the banquet. There was a revolving restaurant on the top floor of the hotel. One could overlook the entire S city while eating. It was already late at night. The lights outside the window were brilliant and bustling. Fine wine and delicacies were served. The atmosphere was harmonious. Yu Jianhao was indeed a veteran entrepreneur who had been in the business world for a long time. His words and actions were flawless. It seemed like he was expressing his gratitude in every sentence, but in fact, there was a hidden meaning behind every word. In the time it took for a meal, he had already probed several times without leaving a trace. Lin Bai had always responded calmly. Even when he sensed that Yu Jianhao was intentionally testing him, he did not deliberately show anything. He always behaved genuinely. This frankness earned him quite a good impression. Yu Jianhao finally began to believe that Lin Bai wasn¡¯t the kind of scheming man who deliberately set up a trap to get close to rich girls. After confirming this, he took out the check that he had prepared beforehand. ¡°Lin Bai, you saved Jinmo, which means you saved the entire Yu family.¡± ¡°Jinmo is my only daughter. If anything happens to her, I won¡¯t be able to live on.¡± ¡°So, your actions today have helped our family a lot. Please accept this five million as a token of gratitude..¡± Chapter 10 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Saying this, Yu Jianhao pushed the check in front of Lin Bai. Lin Bai politely pushed it back and said with a smile, ¡°Uncle, I can accept your thanks, but you¡¯d better take this check back.¡± Yu Jianhao didn¡¯t expect that Lin Bai would be able to remain calm and collected when faced with a huge check, without the slightest hint of greed. His impression of Lin Bai was improved further. However, the more he liked Lin Bai, the more he hoped that Lin Bai would take the check. This was because he could tell that Lin Bai¡¯s family background was very ordinary. Whether it was the way he dressed or the information revealed in his words, all of them proved that Lin Bai was just an ordinary person from an ordinary background. For an ordinary person, five million yuan was enough to bring about a huge change to the entire family. Even if it wasn¡¯t enough to change their fate, it could at least allow his entire family to live comfortably without having to constantly struggle for a living. With this thought in mind, Yu Jianhao pushed the check back to Lin Bai. He sincerely said to Lin Bai, ¡°Don¡¯t feel embarrassed. You deserve it. Take it.¡± He didn¡¯t know that Lin Bai had already won the lottery and wasn¡¯t short of money at all. He just relied on his own experience and assumed that Lin Bai had never seen such a large amount of money. He didn¡¯t dare to accept it and was embarrassed to accept it. That was why he repeatedly tried to persuade him. Lin Bai smiled indifferently and said, ¡°There¡¯s really no need.¡± ¡°Actually, Uncle, not only do you not have to give me so much money, you don¡¯t even have to thank me so much.¡± ¡°Given my relationship with Jinmo, it¡¯s only right to save her. You don¡¯t have to thank me like this.¡± Yu Jianhao¡¯s heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling. ¡°Your relationship with Jinmo?¡± He repeated Lin Bai¡¯s words, and his tone had clearly turned cold. Lin Bai turned to look at Yu Jinmo who was beside him and used his gaze to ask her if she wanted to reveal their relationship right now. Without thinking, Yu Jinmo hugged Lin Bai¡¯s arm. She said to Yu Jianhao, ¡°Dad, we¡¯ve been dating for more than a week. He¡¯s my boyfriend.¡± ¡°So, you don¡¯t have to thank him so much. As his boyfriend, isn¡¯t it his duty to save me?¡± Yu Jianhao¡¯s expression turned cold. The good impression he had built up was now gone. ¡°Yu Jinmo, let go of him! This is so inappropriate!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget that you have a fianc¨¦!¡± Yu Jianhao was so angry that he slammed his hand against the table. He had always doted on Yu Jinmo and rarely called her by her full name. Now, it was enough to show that he was really angry. It was the first time Yu Jinmo saw his father so angry and he was so scared that he withdrew his hand. But he quickly reacted and hugged Lin Bai¡¯s arm again. She suppressed the fear in her heart and said with a stiff neck, ¡°I don¡¯t! I never agreed to that marriage! I don¡¯t acknowledge anyone else to be my fianc¨¦!¡± ¡°I only recognize Lin Bai as my true lover! He¡¯s my future husband whom I want to spend the rest of my life with!¡± Yu Jianhao was so angry that his face turned pale. ¡°Nonsense!¡± ¡°Little Wang is a talented person. Regardless of his family background, identity, or education, he¡¯s a perfect match for you!¡± ¡°How can this kid compare to him?¡± ¡°I think you¡¯re obsessed!¡± The Little Wang that Yu Jianhao mentioned was called Wang Hao. He was the son of another influential financial corporation in the city. Although the Wang family was slightly inferior in terms of business, their family had a wide network and had many connections in the capital. On the other hand, the Yu family was the opposite. Although they had a lot of businesses, they lacked the resources of the upper echelons. As such, their development was limited and it was difficult for them to expand. If the two families were to marry, it would be beneficial to both sides. It would be very beneficial to both parties¡¯ future development. That was why Yu Jianhao made the decision to arrange this marriage with Wang Hao¡¯s father. However, Yu Jinmo had never agreed to it. She even repeatedly emphasized to her father that she was already in love with someone else. Previously, Yu Jianhao did not take it to heart. He thought that his daughter was just looking for excuses to reject the marriage. Now, everything made sense. He knew that Yu Jinmo¡¯s resistance was all because of Lin Bai. This made him even more disgusted with Lin Bai. He felt that it was all Lin Bai¡¯s instigation behind the scenes that caused his daughter to become so rebellious. ¡°Lin Bai, you¡¯re really good at tricks. Even I was almost fooled by you!¡± ¡°I think what Chen Yang said is right. You¡¯re a scheming, freeloading man who deliberately gets close to rich girls!¡± ¡°What hero saves the damsel in distress? Even if it was really such a coincidence, I think it¡¯s a trap that you deliberately set up!¡± Yu Jianhao¡¯s anger was burning in his heart, but he couldn¡¯t bear to scold his precious daughter, so he vented all of his resentment onto Lin Bai. After Lin Bai heard this, he sneered. ¡°Uncle, you are Jinmo¡¯s father. I didn¡¯t want to be rude to you.¡± ¡°But I really have to say that you are blind. You have wasted so many years in the business world.¡± ¡°You treat him as your in-law, and he treats you as his enemy. You can¡¯t even tell that he has planted spies around you. It¡¯s ridiculous.¡± Yu Jianhao was furious. ¡°What nonsense are you spouting!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you send someone to check if you¡¯re spouting nonsense?¡± ¡°For Jinmo¡¯s sake, let me remind you that the person you trust the most is probably the person you suspect the most.¡± ¡°For example, that Chen Yang.¡± ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t you think that his hostility towards me is a little strange?¡± Yu Jianhao¡¯s expression was livid. ¡°Nonsense!¡± Lin Bai was too lazy to continue wasting his breath. You can never wake up someone who¡¯s pretending to be asleep. It was useless to say anything to those who refused to believe in him. ¡°Anyway, I¡¯ve already said what I need to say. It¡¯s up to you whether you listen or not. I still have something to do, so I¡¯ll take my leave first.¡± Lin Bai stood up decisively and left. Yu Jinmo also stood up and prepared to leave with him. She said to Yu Jianhao, ¡°Father, Lin Bai has never spoken carelessly. Since he said that Chen Yang is a spy arranged by the Wang family, it must be true.¡± ¡°Whether you believe it or not, I hope that you can at least investigate it for my sake.¡± After saying that, she went out of the room to take chase. Yu Jianhao looked at his daughter¡¯s back as she left and slammed his fist on the table angrily. ¡°Unfilial daughter!¡± He didn¡¯t believe the old saying that a daughter couldn¡¯t be kept at home when she gets older, but now he felt that what the ancestors said made a lot of sense. He really wanted to immediately order someone to kidnap Yu Jinmo and ground her. He didn¡¯t want her to have any contact with Lin Bai. However, in the end, he still couldn¡¯t bear to treat his precious daughter like that. ¡°Hmph, so be it! When we find out that the kid surnamed Lin is spouting nonsense, let¡¯s see if you still believe him!¡± With the intention of exposing Lin Bai¡¯s true colors, Yu Jianhao made a phone call in a huff. ¡°I want all the information on Chen Yang within an hour!¡± Chapter 11 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation It only took more than half an hour for the other party to send a message. All of Chen Yang¡¯s basic information was consistent with Yu Jianhao¡¯s previous understanding. There was no discrepancy. There was only one thing that seemed out of the ordinary. Three years ago, Chen Yang suddenly received a transfer of over a million yuan to his bank. The account that transferred the money to him was confirmed after investigation. It was done by a person who had fraudulently misappropriated another person¡¯s account. In other words, the other party was intentionally concealing his identity to avoid investigation. At that time three years ago, Chen Yang happened to gain Yu Jianhao¡¯s trust. He was promoted from an ordinary driver in the company to become the chairman¡¯s personal driver and bodyguard. At such a crucial time, he had received a huge sum of money from an unknown source. Even a three-year-old child would not believe that there was no fishy secret behind it. Yu Jianhao had to admit that Lin Bai was right. There was indeed something wrong with Chen Yang. There was a big problem. ¡°Continue to investigate!¡± ¡°Not only Chen Yang himself, but also all his relatives and friends. Investigate everyone who has dealings with him!¡± Yu Jianhao made up his mind to investigate to the end. He absolutely could not leave a threat by his side. This time, Yu Jianhao¡¯s confidant spent an entire week to investigate all the people close to Chen Yang. The results were shocking. Although Chen Yang himself did not have any dealings with the Wang family on the surface, he had a cousin who was very close to him and worked in the Wang family¡¯s financial corporation. What was interesting was that his cousin had worked in the Wang Group for seven to eight years and had always been a little invisible. It wasn¡¯t until three years ago that he started to be valued for no reason. He was promoted all the way to a position with a higher salary and his promotion speed was comparable to a rocket. Not long ago, his cousin had spent a lot of money in the bar and got a beautiful woman. And the woman he was pursuing was Yu Jinmo¡¯s best friend, Zhang Li. She was also the mastermind behind the trap that led Yu Jinmo into danger. Not only that, he had also gotten to know the three kidnappers who kidnapped Yu Jinmo through various means. He had also transferred huge amounts of money to them. The amount of money transferred was a huge sum. It was not an amount that he could afford. The answer was obvious. Just as Lin Bai said, the Wang family had always treated the Yu family as an enemy. They had no intention of forming an alliance. They only wanted to find a chance to completely destroy the Yu family. In the past two years, the Yu family had suffered a series of setbacks in their business. It was probably related to Chen Yang¡¯s tip-off. As for Yu Jinmo¡¯s almost kidnapping, the Wang family was also behind it. Looking at the mountain of iron evidence in front of him, Yu Jianhao¡¯s expression was terrifyingly dark. His confidant asked carefully. ¡°Chairman, should we call the police?¡± Chen Yang¡¯s actions were enough to constitute espionage. In addition, it was highly likely that he had participated in the planning of Yu Jinmo¡¯s kidnapping. These crimes combined were enough to make him spend the rest of his life in prison. Yu Jianhao pondered for a long time before saying, ¡°Let¡¯s not alert the enemy yet.¡± A mere Chen Yang was not worth mentioning. However, if they were to touch him now, it would be the same as telling the Wang family that he already knew all of their methods. Then, it would be inevitable for them to shed all pretenses of cordiality and compete directly. Yu Jianhao was not afraid of them. It was just that this matter involved too much. If they were to act rashly, it would not be beneficial to him or the company. He had to consider for the long-term. Yu Jianhao temporarily put Chen Yang¡¯s incriminating evidence aside. ¡°Have you looked into that Lin Bai I asked you to look into?¡± He asked. His confidant replied, ¡°I have. He and Miss Yu are classmates. His reputation in school is quite good.¡± ¡°His parents are ordinary employees. Their family background is average. Their immediate blood relatives within three generations have no criminal records, and they don¡¯t have any bad habits.¡± ¡°He himself has always been focused on his studies. He doesn¡¯t have any bad behavioral records, nor does he have any messy romantic relationships.¡± ¡°This is his detailed information. Chairman, please take a look.¡± Yu Jianhao took the information and read it carefully. It was indeed as his confidant had said. Lin Bai himself and his parents and relatives were all innocent and honest people. There was nothing wrong with them. Even Lin Bai¡¯s friends were mostly people with good grades. A few of them were just average students. At most, they played games and didn¡¯t even go to nightclubs. As for their personal relationships, these friends were like Lin Bai. They didn¡¯t have any ambiguous relationships. Yu Jianhao was very satisfied with this. ¡°Birds of a feather flock together. His family and friends are all so honest. I think he won¡¯t turn bad in the future.¡± Based on Lin Bai¡¯s current social situation, he didn¡¯t have any channels to get in touch with those scheming men who would set up traps for rich girls. Given Lin Bai¡¯s personality, even if he did get in touch with them, he wouldn¡¯t have a deep relationship with them, nor would he collude with them. After making this judgment, Yu Jianhao took the initiative to look for Lin Bai. ¡°Lin Bai, do you have time? Let¡¯s have a cup of coffee and chat.¡± Yu Jianhao took the initiative to invite him. Lin Bai thought that since Yu Jianhao could come to the school and wait for him to finish class, he must have investigated and knew that what he said before was right. Moreover, Yu Jianhao¡¯s attitude was very amiable and was no longer as hostile as before. In that case, Lin Bai had no reason to refuse to communicate. After all, the other party was Yu Jinmo¡¯s father. It was better not to make the relationship too strained. Thinking of this, Lin Bai immediately put on a smile and said, ¡°Sure, Uncle, you can decide on the location.¡± The two of them went to a high-end coffee shop near the school. The interior of the shop was beautifully decorated, and it was extremely private. Yu Jianhao went straight to the point. ¡°I¡¯ve sent people to investigate. Chen Yang is indeed colluding with the Wang family, and he has secretly ruined several big business deals of the Yu Corporation. Moreover, Jinmo¡¯s kidnapping is also related to him.¡± Lin Bai listened calmly. All of this was within his expectations. There was no way that the system¡¯s God-level Human Detection Skill could be wrong. Yu Jianhao asked, ¡°I¡¯m very curious. How did you find out that there was something wrong with Chen Yang?¡± Chen Yang had been by his side for several years, but he had never noticed anything unusual before. Lin Bai had only met Chen Yang once, and he was already certain that there was something wrong with Chen Yang. This made Yu Jianhao very curious. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I guessed. Do you believe me?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Yu Jianhao was speechless. Even a three-year-old wouldn¡¯t believe such a reason, right? ¡°Did Jinmo tell you something?¡± He could only use his own method to make a reasonable guess. Lin Bai shook his head and said, ¡°Before the accident, Jinmo never told me about her identity. Of course, she didn¡¯t tell me anything about your company.¡± ¡°Besides, Jinmo is still in school. She probably doesn¡¯t know about the internal affairs of the company, so how could she have told me?¡± Yu Jianhao thought about it and felt that it made sense. Therefore, he was even more curious. ¡°Then how did you find out that there¡¯s something wrong with Chen Yang?¡± Chapter 12 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Jianhao looked as if he was going to get to the bottom of the truth. Lin Bai knew that if he didn¡¯t give him a satisfactory answer today, he would definitely not give up. Thus, Lin Bai could only tell the truth. ¡°Uncle, I wonder if you have heard of the saying that one with a protruding skull at the back of one¡¯s head is rebellious?¡± Yu Jianhao nodded. ¡°Of course I¡¯ve heard of it. In history, Wei Yan was said to have rebelled. Why, is it the same for Chen Yang as well?¡± Lin Bai gave an affirmative answer. ¡°Yes, Chen Yang is a traitor too.¡± ¡°The last time we met, I noticed that the back of Chen Yang¡¯s head was very strange. The curve of the protrusion is different from that of an ordinary person. It¡¯s especially sharp.¡± ¡°That is the sign of a rebellious person.¡± ¡°As the saying goes, a person with such a skull structure is definitely a crafty person. Therefore, I guessed that there must be something wrong with him.¡± ¡°In addition, he showed an inexplicable hostility towards me the moment we met, so I naturally thought of the matter of Jinmo being kidnapped.¡± ¡°I saved Jinmo and he deliberately nitpicked on me, so it¡¯s very likely that my actions had destroyed his interests.¡± Lin Bai told him the entire process of his speculation. After Yu Jianhao heard it, he couldn¡¯t help but admire Lin Bai¡¯s meticulous thought process. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to know how to read someone¡¯s personality based on their face, at such a young age. Moreover, you have such a meticulous reasoning ability.¡± ¡°I believe that you will definitely have great achievements in the future.¡± Yu Jianhao wasn¡¯t stingy with his praise for Lin Bai. Lin Bai simply smiled indifferently and did not take these compliments to heart. He said humbly, ¡°Uncle, you flatter me. I¡¯m not that good.¡± ¡°As for the profound theory of fortune-telling based on face-reading, I don¡¯t understand it either. I¡¯ve only read some miscellaneous books and remembered a few superficial sentences.¡± ¡°This time, I was able to see through Chen Yang purely because I was lucky. It¡¯s not worth mentioning.¡± The more humble Lin Bai was, the more Yu Jianhao felt that Lin Bai was extraordinary. Most young people, especially young boys are very prideful. There were very few young people like Lin Bai who knew how to be humble at the age of twenty. Yu Jianhao had lived for long and had been in the business world for decades. He had met less than five young people who were that humble. Moreover, those people had all achieved extraordinary results. Therefore, Yu Jianhao firmly believed that Lin Bai, who had the same qualities, would definitely not be a mediocre person. He increasingly felt that his daughter had good taste and that the guy she had chosen had a lot of potential. However, just having potential was not enough. He had to truly make achievements in order to be worthy of his precious daughter. Yu Jianhao took out the check with a smile and pushed it in front of Lin Bai. ¡°Last time, I gave it to you as a gratuity, but you refused to accept it. This time, I¡¯ll treat it as my investment in you. I hope you can accept it.¡± ¡°Then, treat this money as a start-up capital and do whatever you want.¡± ¡°You can decide what industry you want to run your business in and how you want to operate it.¡± Lin Bai glanced at the check. The amount on it was the same as before¡ª five million yuan. To an ordinary person, it was a huge sum. ¡°Uncle, you are¡­¡± Yu Jianhao smiled and explained, ¡°I already know your character, but I still need to see how you can run a business.¡± ¡°After all, as a father, I hope that my daughter can be happy.¡± ¡°She loves you wholeheartedly and is determined to marry you in the future. I also hope that she can get what she wants.¡± ¡°Jinmo is my only child, and she is the only heir of the Yu Corporation.¡± ¡°Her future husband will definitely join the Yu Corporation as well.¡± ¡°So, I have to make sure that you have enough talent to take on the responsibility of running the Yu Corporation with Jinmo¡­¡± Lin Bai nodded in understanding. ¡°Uncle, you¡¯re right. Jinmo¡¯s identity is special. Her future husband cannot be clueless about business.¡¯ Yu Jianhao was very satisfied with Lin Bai¡¯s answer. He continued to make his requests. ¡°If you want my recognition and blessing, you have to pass my test first.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t ask for much. The average angel investor requires a return of around 25%.¡± ¡°As long as you can reach this number, you¡¯ll pass my first test.¡± ¡°How is it? Do you have the guts to accept it?¡± Although it was a question, Yu Jianhao looked at Lin Bai with anticipation. He was very eager to see what kind of results this young man could achieve. Lin Bai looked down and thought for a moment before pushing the check back with both hands. The hope in Yu Jianhao¡¯s eyes instantly dimmed like a extinguished candle. ¡°You don¡¯t dare?¡± ¡°A person who isn¡¯t driven will never be Jinmo¡¯s husband.¡± Yu Jianhao was extremely disappointed. He didn¡¯t expect Lin Bai to be such a coward. A great opportunity was placed in front of him, and he didn¡¯t even have the courage to try. It was too disappointing. Lin Bai smiled and explained, ¡°Uncle, you¡¯ve misunderstood. I just don¡¯t want to accept your investment.¡± ¡°As for your test, I¡¯m very willing to accept it.¡± Yu Jianhao was extremely disappointed. ¡°Without the start-up capital, how are you going to get started?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you only want to set up a small stall to prove yourself. I¡¯ll definitely not accept that.¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°Uncle, you must be joking. Of course, it¡¯s not just setting up a stall. That¡¯s not considered a business.¡± ¡°As for how I¡¯ll get started, uncle, you don¡¯t have to worry about it. Anyway, the source of the startup funds is definitely not illegal.¡± ¡°As for the other details, I¡¯ll explain them to you slowly after I¡¯ve really succeeded.¡± Lin Bai had his own reasons for doing so. He had already won the lottery and was not short of a startup fundl If he accepted Yu Jianhao¡¯s money, it would definitely increase the startup fund and give him a higher starting point. But correspondingly, Yu Jianhao would become an investor in his future company. Yu Jianhao only said that he would be allowed to choose his industry and business model, but he did not say that he would not interfere with the decision-making for his business. Once there was a disagreement, if Yu Jianhao used his identity as an investor to pressure him, Lin Bai would have to be obedient. That was a situation that Lin Bai was absolutely unwilling to face. He could respect Yu Jianhao as an elder for the sake of Yu Jinmo. However, he was not willing to obey Yu Jianhao¡¯s instructions in everything. He didn¡¯t want to be tied up and not have any room for freedom. Yu Jianhao looked deeply at Lin Bai for a long time before a smile slowly appeared on his face. ¡°Very good. You have more backbone and courage than I expected.¡± ¡°I admire your character.¡± ¡°Do your best. I¡¯ll wait to see your results.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t let you down..¡± Chapter 13 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After parting ways with Yu Jianhao, Lin Bai went to the bank, cashed out the check from the lottery center, and deposited them into his bank account. Seeing that his balance had increased by four million yuan, Lin Bai finally felt at ease. Checks always felt light and airy, so much that it was worrisome. Now that it had really been deposited in his bank account, he finally felt at ease. Since it was the weekend and he had no classes for the next two days, Lin Bai decided to go home and spend some time with his parents. As soon as he entered the house, the aroma of food wafted up to his nostrils. Lin Bai¡¯s mother came out of the kitchen with a plate in her hand and said to him cheerfully, ¡°I knew you would definitely come back today, so I specially made all your favorite dishes. Just as the last dish was ready, you entered the house. I¡¯ve got accurate timing, huh?¡± Lin Bai¡¯s heart was immediately filled with a warm feeling. He quickly went forward. ¡°Mom, let me get the rice.¡± His mother said repeatedly, ¡°No, no, you go wash your hands quickly and come back to eat after you¡¯re done.¡± After that, she shouted to the study, ¡°Old man, let¡¯s eat!Stop working, have your meal!¡± The door to the study room was opened very quickly, and Lin Bai¡¯s father walked out, looking rather tired. However, he smiled happily when he saw that Lin Bai had returned. Looking at the white hair on his father¡¯s head, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but feel a pang of heartache. He asked, ¡°Dad, has your boss still arranged lots of tasks for you?¡± ¡°You can¡¯t always be so hard-working, find an opportunity to reflect this to your superior and ask him to delegate some of the tasks to others.¡± ¡°He can¡¯t make you do everything. No one can¡¯t stand working overtime every day!¡± Speaking of his father¡¯s superior, Lin Bai felt infuriated. Lin Bai even suspected that the leader was deliberately bullying his father. Otherwise, why did his father have such a heavy workload while others didn¡¯t have to work overtime every day? His father smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s good to be busy. It means that the company can¡¯t do without me.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about me. Just study hard.¡± Lin Bai was about to say something when his father interrupted him. ¡°Okay, okay, go wash your hands.¡± Lin Bai knew that his father intended to distract him, so he obediently washed his hands. However, he was careful. When he washed his hands, he didn¡¯t forget to eavesdrop on the conversation between his parents. Sure enough, he heard his mother whispering, ¡°We can¡¯t keep going on like this. We have to look for other sources of income.¡± His father said, ¡°I know too. They just want to force me to resign.¡± ¡°If I could switch jobs, I would have done so long ago. But at my age, which company would want me?¡± ¡°If I start my own business, the risk is too high, and we don¡¯t have the start-up capital¡­¡± ¡°With the conditions of our family, we can live a normal life, but the risk of starting a business is really too high for us.¡± ¡°In any case, I¡¯ll bear with it for a few more years, at least until our son graduates.¡± Hearing his father¡¯s words, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but feel sad. His father was an ordinary employee in a private company, and ever since he passed the age of forty, he had been very unpopular. Whatever rubbish was thrown at his father, he would always be the first to solve it. He would never get a promotion or a raise. Presumably, the company¡¯s leaders also knew that this kind of middle-aged man, who had a family to feed, was the most hardworking and uncomplaining. No matter how much he was pressurized, he would not dare to leave his job easily. Because at this age, unless he had become a middle-or high-post leader, it was impossible for an ordinary employee to find a family. Leaving at this time was equivalent to completely becoming jobless. Lin Bai secretly thought that his father had suffered a lot in the company in order to maintain the daily expenses of this family. He had already grown up and had considerable financial ability. He could not let his father continue to live such a life of enduring humiliation. It was his turn to support the family. Perhaps it was because Lin Bai had been in the bathroom for too long that his mother began to call out to him. ¡°Lin Bai, are you still not done washing up?¡± Lin Bai quickly turned off the tap and replied loudly, ¡°Alright, alright, I¡¯m coming.¡± His parents had already filled the bowl with rice and were smiling as they waited for him to sit down and eat. The distress and woes that the two of them had been whispering to each other about earlier was not revealed front of him at all. But the more it was like this, the more Lin Bai¡¯s heart ached for them. In the past few years, he had been able to grow up without worrying about food and clothing because of his parents¡¯ hard work and forbearance. It was time to pay back. Lin Bai concealed his emotions and chatted casually with his parents, but in his head, he was constantly thinking about how to broach the subject and talk to his father about starting a business. The television was broadcasting the news, but the family did not pay much attention to it. They simply treated it as background noise. This was also a habit of the Lin family over the years. They had to put something on during dinner to make the atmosphere livelier. Lin Bai deliberated as he spoke. ¡°Dad, actually, you don¡¯t have to work so hard. Since your superior is bullying you, just quit.¡± ¡°I¡¯m already grown up, I can help you share the burden¡­¡± Before he could finish, his father deliberately changed the topic. ¡°Hey, look at this news, someone won the lottery!¡± ¡°It¡¯s from our city! If he won 100 bets at once, wouldn¡¯t that be a prize of 5 million? What a lucky person!¡± Lin Bai was silent. ¡®He knew that his father didn¡¯t actually pay attention to the news about gambling. He was just deliberately changing the topic. In his father¡¯s heart, as long as he didn¡¯t graduate, he would still be a child who should focus on his studies. The burden of earning money to support the family shouldn¡¯t be placed on his shoulders. His mother also changed the topic, wanting to completely digress from the topic of Lin Bai earning money to support the family. She pretended to be interested as she looked at the news and sighed, ¡°This person is really lucky!¡± ¡°Five million yuan grand prize is enough to last him a lifetime if he spends wisely!¡± His father said, ¡°It¡¯s enough to start a business and let his money make money for him. It will completely change his fate from now on.¡± ¡°Yes, yes¡­¡± The old couple chimed in, not giving Lin Bai any chance to speak. For a moment, Lin Bai almost blurted out that the person who won the lottery was him. But on second thought, he was afraid that his parents wouldn¡¯t be able to accept it. They were all ordinary employees living on their average salaries. They had never seen so much money in their lives. If they suddenly saw so much money, after being pleasantly surprised, they would definitely be worried and anxious. They would worry that they would not be able to keep so much money and be overwhelmed with the fear of being cheated by others. They would feel that no matter where they put their bank cards, it would not be safe. That would instead make it more difficult for them to sleep and eat, so it would be better to maintain the status quo because then, they could at least live in peace. Moreover, if he told his parents the news of him winning lottery, it would be even more troublesome if they accidentally spilled the beans and let their relatives, friends, and colleagues know.. Chapter 14 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Hence, after thinking about it, Lin Bai decided not to talk about it for the time being. Once he has made some achievements, he would tell them about it bit by bit. To know that his son was successful and able to continue making big money would be more gratifying than a sudden windfall. It would also be more reassuring. Lin Bai found an opportunity and tentatively said, ¡°Dad, Mom, I want to try to start a business.¡± His father immediately objected. ¡°You¡¯re still a student now. Studying hard and getting good grades is more important than anything else.¡± ¡°Learn all the knowledge in your major first. When you graduate in the future, whether you want to start your own business or go to work in the company, it¡¯s up to you.¡± ¡°But now is definitely not the time. Your mother and I won¡¯t support it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t let your imagination run wild. Dad isn¡¯t old yet, I can still provide for you and the family.¡± ¡°Just focus on your studies. You don¡¯t have to worry about money.¡± After saying that, his father switched the TV channel and continued to watch the news with great interest. In fact, he used this method to directly end the topic and not give Lin Bai the chance to continue. He had switched to the international news channel. The host was reporting news about cryptocurrency. His mother watched it for a while and could not wrap her head around it. ¡°What¡¯s cryptocurrency? It can¡¯t be seen or touched. How can something intangible be so expensive?¡± ¡°What if your computer gets infected by a virus one day? Wouldn¡¯t all the cryptocurrency be gone?¡± His father said, ¡°They all have encryption technology. How can they allow hackers to steal the cryptocurrency so easily?¡± ¡°Besides, so many rich people are buying it. Even the richest man in S city has bought it. Are they all idiots?¡± ¡°If it¡¯s really risky, it wouldn¡¯t be so popular.¡± ¡°Since this thing is popular, it must be profitable. Otherwise, why is everyone wasting their time?¡± His mother saw that his father seemed a little tempted and quickly said, ¡°Don¡¯t touch this thing! With our financial situation, we can¡¯t afford such a high-risk thing!¡± Lin Bai was about to express his opinion when he suddenly heard his phone ring. It was the news notification sound unique to the Future News app. He quickly took out his phone to check the news. The app displayed two pieces of news at once. [The richest person in S city has encountered a malicious blockchain dealer RadarCoin currency trading scam. His paper capital has shrunk by 500 million yuan, and someone else is probably going to replace him as the richest person!] [Elon Musk has posted on Twitter that he has forcefully pulled up the Dogecoin. The market value of Dogecoin is ranked fourth in the cryptocurrency. Its price has increased by 100 times!] Lin Bai could not help but frown. ¡®Isn¡¯t the richest man in S City mentioned in the first news article Yu Jinmo¡¯s father, Yu Jianhao?¡¯ ¡®His funds had suddenly shrunk by so much. It would definitely cause a chain reaction.¡¯ ¡®Seems like I should find an opportunity to remind him.¡¯ As for whether Yu Jianhao believed him or not, that was his business. However, he had to at least remind him. After all, he was Yu Jingmo¡¯s father, and he couldn¡¯t just stand by and watch him suffer. As for the second piece of news¡­ It was a good opportunity to raise his status. Lin Bai recalled that Luo Yang seemed to be hyping up this cryptocurrency. And according to him, he was especially good at mingling in groups. Basically, he added almost everything that was related to cryptocurrencies, whether it was their chat group or the Weibo groups. Moreover, he was doing quite well in the group. He seemed to have started betting on this since high school. One of the most profitable types was called RadarCoin. Although the increase couldn¡¯t be compared to those in the news, it still earned him a small amount of money. That amount of money might not be considered much in the eyes of the public, but in the student community, it was enough to make him a somewhat famous ¡°God of Cryptocurrency¡±. There were even people who wanted to pay him to be his apprentice. Some even begged him to teach them investment techniques! However, given his friendship with Luo Yang, he definitely didn¡¯t need to pay to be his disciple. At most, he would only be rewarded with a cup of milk tea. In the blink of an eye, it was Sunday. Lin Bai accompanied his parents to have dinner together and then set off to return to school. On his way back, he bought two cups of milk tea at the school gate, carried them back to the dormitory, and gave one of the cups to Luo Yang. ¡°How exactly did you invest in that Cryptocurrency? Can you teach me?¡± Lin Bai said. Luo Yang sucked on the milk tea and said without thinking, ¡°Sure! Come, come, join the group first. I¡¯ll take you to greater heights!¡± As he said that, he added Lin Bai to all kinds of cryptocurrency exchange groups. Lin Bai looked at the list on the chat app and was almost dumbfounded. ¡®Damn it, more than 50 groups!¡¯ ¡®This guy really knows how to mingle!¡¯ Luo Yang said, ¡°There are quite a lot of experts hidden in these groups, but they are all mysterious and rarely show up.¡± ¡°You should first greet everyone and get familiar with them.¡± ¡°Also, the information in the group documents are all related to cryptocurrencies. Remember to download and read more.¡± ¡°There are too many and too many related knowledge. If I were to tell you all of them, it would take a long time, and it wouldn¡¯t be systematic.¡± ¡°You should read it on your own first. If there¡¯s anything you don¡¯t understand anything, come and ask me. I¡¯ll tell you more.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t expect Luo Yang to teach him everything down to the finest detail. It was already good enough that he could point out the direction for him so that he wouldn¡¯t take the wrong path. Learning was something that ultimately depended on oneself. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll socialize and learn alongside everyone first. I¡¯ll ask you if I encounter anything that I don¡¯t understand.¡± Luo Yang was very high-profile in a group called the ¡°chat group of cryptocurrency lovers¡± All the members of the QQ Group sent a message. ¡°The one who just joined is my close friend, please take care of him.¡± Hence, the chat group instantly flooded with messages. ¡°Welcome, rookie!¡± ¡°Welcome, Welcome!¡± ¡°Rookie, post some photos of yourself!¡± ¡­ All sorts of welcome messages flooded in. Lin Bai quickly greeted everyone, ¡°Hello Everyone, I¡¯m still a noob, I don¡¯t know anything, please give me some pointers.¡± Immediately, someone said, ¡°You and God Luo are good brothers, why do you need us to advise you? With him personally teaching you, in a few days, we will be begging you to teach us the tricks!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, with God Luo around, there¡¯s no need for us. ¡°God Luo, do you still need a buddy!?!¡± ¡°God Luo, I¡¯m begging for guidance, I¡¯ll get on my knees!¡± ¡°God Luo, what do you think of the future trend of the radar currency? Will it continue to rise?¡± ¡°God Luo, I listened to you and invested all my money into RadarCoin. As expected, I earned quite a lot. Should I continue to hold it or close my position?¡± ¡­ The ¡°God Luo¡± that everyone was referring to was naturally Luo Yang, who had been conferred the title of ¡°God of cryptocurrency investments.¡±. Their enthusiasm for Luo Yang was far greater than Lin Bai¡¯s. Apart from a small number of young people, the members of this group were basically all middle-aged men and women who used to dabble in the stock market. In the past, when the stock market was booming, they chased after the rising and falling of the stock market. Now that cryptocurrencies have been famous for a while, they all flocked in. However, among them, there were not many who actually earned money. Therefore, in their eyes, Luo Yang¡¯s level was already that of a god.. Chapter 15 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Therefore, every time Luo Yang appeared, the members of the group would go crazy in adoration, trying their best to leave a good impression on Luo Yang. That was because everyone believed that they could only make Luo Yang happy. With a few casual pointers, they might be able to make a lot of money. Today, Luo Yang personally added someone to the group, which was rare. Everyone tacitly doubled their efforts and tried their best to flatter Luo Yang. [Great God Luo Yang, when you recommended everyone to buy RadarCoins last time. I listened to you and invested all my retirement funds. It has indeed soared in the past few days. and I¡¯ve earned a lot. Thank you, thank you!] A group member with a lotus flower as his profile picture and ID named ¡°Tranquil Zhiyuan¡± sent a bunch of thank-you emojis. Then, he sent Luo Yang a special red packet. With ¡°Tranquil Zhiyuan¡± taking the lead, the other group members followed suit. They kept sending Luo Yang special red packets to express their gratitude to him. A group member with the name ¡°Peace Is Bliss¡± said: [God Luo Yang, thanks to you reminding me to sell the RadarCoins in time, I was able to avoid the collapse of the past few days. Otherwise, I¡¯m afraid I would have lost all my money.] [Thank you for helping me avoid such a huge loss. You are my savior. Thank you so much!] Immediately after, he also sent a special red packet that could only be received by Luo Yang. Another group member named ¡°RollingClouds¡± was not willing to be left out. He also sent a special red packet to Luo Yang and expressed his gratitude. [God Luo Yang, luckily you reminded me that the Bi¡¯An Coin might plummet, so I didn¡¯t buy it. It really did plummet today. You¡¯re really amazing!] [Your prediction is so accurate! Luckily I had you! I didn¡¯t lose money! Thank you, thank you, thank you!] ¡­ The other group members sent similar messages. They were basically thanking Luo Yang for helping them earn money or helping them avoid some kind of crypto currency that was about to plummet. And in order to thank him, each of them did not forget to send Luo Yang a special red packet. Looking at the group full of thanks and red packets, Luo Yang could not help but smile. However, he was not in a hurry to receive the red packet. Instead, he put on an indifferent attitude and advised everyone not to give him any more red packets. He said, ¡°Okay, okay, no need to thank me like that.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just sharing what I know.¡± ¡°As for the ups and downs, I¡¯m just guessing based on the experience I¡¯ve accumulated over the years, and a little bit of shallow knowledge.¡± ¡°I¡¯m already very happy that you¡¯re willing to believe me. As for the red packet, there¡¯s no need.¡± However, the more he said this, the more the group members felt that he was a rare find because experts are rarely as humble as him. Everyone sent out messages in a flurry. ¡°God Luo Yang, don¡¯t be modest. You always say things with reason and evidence. If even you call it a wild guess, then we must be fooling around with our eyes closed.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, god Luo Yang, don¡¯t be modest. It¡¯s all thanks to you that we can earn money!¡± ¡°You helped us earn money and helped us avoid lightning. It¡¯s only right that we give you some money to express our gratitude!¡± ¡°Great god Luo Yang, it¡¯s just a little red packet. Compared to the trap that you helped us avoid, it¡¯s nothing at all. Please don¡¯t reject it!¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t accept the red packet, we don¡¯t even know how to express our gratitude to you.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. You¡¯ve helped us so much, but you haven¡¯t received anything in return. We feel bad¡­¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t accept the red packet, we won¡¯t be able to ask for your advice next time. Please accept it!¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s not a big sum of money, just accept it!¡± The group members were all talking, all begging Luo Yang to accept the red packet. Only then did Luo Yang ¡°reluctantly¡± take the red envelope. Although the group members said it was just a small sum, the amount was actually not small. Luo Yang happily opened them one by one, looking at the rising number in his wallet, smiling from ear to ear. He said humbly, ¡°Thank you for the red envelope. In the future, I will work harder to study the relevant knowledge, and share more information with you.¡± ¡°Of course, if you trust me, I will be happy to continue to predict the future movements of cryptocurrencies.¡± ¡°But let me be clear, I am not a god, and I can not guarantee that my predictions will be 100% accurate.¡± ¡°So, whether to buy or sell according to my predictions, I will leave it to you to decide.¡± ¡°Investing is risky, please do your best. Don¡¯t affect your normal life just because of the money.¡± The group members expressed their trust in him one after another. [Great god Luo Yang, we believe in You!] [Great god Luo Yang, don¡¯t worry, we know what to do. It won¡¯t affect our normal life.] [Great god Luo Yang, don¡¯t worry and continue to predict boldly. We will thank you if the stocks increase. If we lose, we won¡¯t blame you!] ¡­ Looking at the flood of messages, Luo Yang¡¯s heart was practically blooming with joy. His academic results were mediocre, and he wasn¡¯t very valued by the teachers in school. Only in the cryptocurrency circle would he be so sought after. He was very infatuated with the feeling of being sought after and worshipped by others. Lin Bai had only known that Luo Yang had made a small profit from flipping cryptocurrencies, but he didn¡¯t know that he was actually so popular in the currency circle. The members of the group were chasing Luo Yang fervently. They practically worshipped him like a god. Lin Bai could not help but start to feel that perhaps Luo Yang was really very capable and had good judgment. Otherwise, why would everyone believe his predictions? It seemed that he had really found the right person to ask Luo Yang for help. Thinking of this, Lin Bai said to Luo Yang, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be a hidden big shot. In the future, I will have to cozy up to you!¡± Luo Yang smiled smugly, patted his chest and said, ¡°From now on, I¡¯ll take you to greater heights! Just follow my tips and signals, you won¡¯t go wrong!¡± In the next few days, Lin Bai spent most of his time on the Internet. He had basically read all the information about cryptocurrencies in the group files, and he had a more systematic understanding of cryptocurrencies. Occasionally, when he had free time, he would chat with the group members. After a few days, he had become familiar with them. However, he was very low-key and cautious. When he chatted, he tried to avoid talking about his real life. He did not want the group members to know too much about his real identity. Therefore, even if he had already mingled with the group members, everyone only knew that he was just like Luo Yang, a student. Other than that, everyone knew nothing about him. Fortunately, the group members were generally older. Other than exclaiming how good it was to be young, they did not care much about Lin Bai¡¯s real life.. Chapter 16 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation While chatting, Lin Bai inadvertently said that he had read all the information in the group file. After the group members saw it, they all said that it was not very useful to just look at the theory. It was still necessary to combine it with practice in order to gain something. Everyone advised Lin Bai to start practicing as soon as possible by choosing a reliable cryptocurrency to invest in before continuing to learn from practice. [Peace Is A Blessing: ¡°God Luo Yang has always recommended RadarCoin, and he himself started his journey from RadarCoin too. You should definitely follow him.] [Tranquil Goes A Long Way: ¡°But the price of RadarCoin is a little high now. For a pure newbie, it might be a little expensive. Ethereum is not bad.¡±] [Rolling Clouds: Ether isn¡¯t cheap either. Little Lin is still a student, so he might not be able to afford it. Why don¡¯t you consider Tether?¡± ¡­ Everyone in the group spoke one after another, and all of them enthusiastically recommended Lin Bai. They had all been through the beginner stage, so they knew the importance of the first investment. If the first investment could yield some results, then they would have confidence, and they would be more bold when investing in the future. However, if the first investment was a huge loss, then it would be a great blow to his confidence, and it would also affect his mentality in the future. When he made investments in the future, he would be timid and afraid that he would lose everything like he did in the first investment. Such a timid mentality was very bad for his development. Therefore, there had always been an unwritten rule in the group, which was to recommend a safer currency to newbies. Even if he couldn¡¯t make a huge profit, he should at least try his best to ensure that he didn¡¯t make a huge loss in the first round, which would affect his mentality in the future. Therefore, the group members recommended currencies that had a relatively stable performance. They didn¡¯t ask for a big increase, they just wanted to keep a stable price. After these days of study, Lin Bai had a basic understanding of the various cryptocurrencies on the market. Therefore, he also knew that the few cryptocurrencies that the group members recommended to him had a very stable performance recently. Some of the prices had not changed much for several months. However, stability also meant that there would not be much improvement. Perhaps he could earn some pocket money, but it was basically impossible to earn more. At most, he could only increase his buying and selling proficiency. That was not what Lin Bai wanted. He was different from those old people who had already retired and only wanted to use their spare money to earn some pocket money. He had entered this circle with the intentions to make a lot of money. He had already promised Yu Jinmo¡¯s father that he would prove his business ability with practical actions. He had to be able to produce dazzling results. Seeing that the group members were still recommending him some cryptocurrency to invest in, Lin Bai felt that he should make it clear that everyone should not continue to recommend him cryptocurrencies so enthusiastically. He did not want to waste everyone¡¯s time and effort. Thus, Lin Bai said in the group, ¡°Thank you, everyone, for recommending so many guaranteed currencies to me.¡± ¡°But I still want to give it a try and see if I can earn more.¡± ¡°I appreciate everyone¡¯s kindness, but as for what exactly to buy, I¡¯ll describe for myself.¡± [Peace Is A Blessing: ¡°It¡¯s normal for young people to have high aspirations, but you¡¯re still a student after all, so you must act within your means. Don¡¯t invest all your living expenses into it!¡±] [Tranquil Goes A Long Way: ¡°We don¡¯t object if you want to go all out, but you must be mentally prepared. If you lose, don¡¯t be unable to bear it!¡±] [Rolling Clouds: ¡°Although we didn¡¯t make much money from playing, we have more experience after all. Before you buy any cryptocurrencies, you should talk about it in the group. Everyone can help you! If It¡¯s a scam, you can avoid it in time, right?¡±] When he said this, the other group members echoed. [That¡¯s right. If you tell us, everyone can help you!] [We¡¯ve already bought so many. We basically understand each cryptocurrency. When you want to buy anything, discuss it with us beforehand.] ¡­ Seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic about giving him advice, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but feel touched. Although these group members were mostly middle-aged people and the elderly who had a large age gap with him, their concern couldn¡¯t be faked. Therefore, Lin Bai didn¡¯t hide it anymore and directly told them his plan. ¡°I think Dogecoin is pretty good. I want to buy some to try. Anyway, its price is very cheap now.¡± ¡°It¡¯s cheap anyway. Even if it doesn¡¯t rise, it won¡¯t be a huge loss. If it rises, it would be a huge profit, I think you should all give it a try.¡± If it rises, it would be a huge profit.¡± Lin Bai had the Future News app, so he knew that the Dogecoin would definitely go up by a huge margin. However, he couldn¡¯t directly reveal this information, so he could only pretend that he was just buying it for fun. Considering that the group members were all very friendly to him, and they were all sincerely thinking of him, he also tactfully persuaded everyone to buy some. That way, when Dogecoin soars in the future, the group members could more or less earn some money. Unfortunately, his kindness was not appreciated by everyone. Instead, they thought that he was fooling around. Instead, they thought that he was fooling around. [Peace Is A Blessing: ¡°Dogecoin is just a thing to fool others and cheat their money. It¡¯s better for you to throw your money away than to buy that kind of thing.¡± [Prosperity: ¡°Rookies should listen to advice. Don¡¯t think that you know everything. You¡¯ve only been in the currency circle for a few days. Which person in the group has lesser experience than you?¡±] [Tranquil Goes A Long Way: ¡°Little Lin, don¡¯t be stupid! You won¡¯t lose anything if you take our advice and buy the cryptocurrency that we recommend to you. Don¡¯t touch that dog currency!¡±] [Rolling Clouds: ¡°That Dogecoin is pure trash, don¡¯t touch it! Even if you close your eyes and buy any random cryptocurrency that we recommend you to, it¡¯s still better than throwing money away!] Everyone was trying to persuade Lin Bai to give up. Luo Yang just happened to have some free time at this time. He opened the group chat and saw that everyone was trying to persuade Lin Bai. He flipped through the chat records and got a general understanding of the situation. Then he started typing and told Lin Bai the origin of Dogecoin. He said, ¡°Little Lin, you just came into contact with cryptocurrency so you probably don¡¯t understand a lot of things.¡± ¡°Calling Dogecoin trash is an insult to the word ¡®trash¡¯.¡± ¡°It¡¯s purely a prank. It¡¯s something created by someone who can¡¯t stand to see Bitcoin soaring. He plagiarized the Bitcoin code and created this knockoff thing.¡± ¡°And it doesn¡¯t have an upper limit. It can be released indefinitely. You should know that it¡¯s impossible for the price of this kind of thing with an unlimited release to rise!¡± ¡°The rarer a thing is, the more valuable it is.. Don¡¯t you understand such a simple principle?¡± Chapter 17 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Even if it¡¯s not cryptocurrency but something else, there¡¯s an unlimited supply of it everywhere. Can the price go up?¡± ¡°Ever since Dogecoin appeared, the price has been very stable and low. It has never risen.¡± ¡°It¡¯s impossible for it to rise in the future. It will only fall lower and lower!¡± ¡°If you¡¯re rich, don¡¯t expect to earn money, and are just investing for fun, I won¡¯t stop you from buying anything.¡± ¡°But you¡¯re not! We¡¯re just from an ordinary family, we don¡¯t have that much money to squander. Think carefully before investing!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t dabble in Dogecoin or you¡¯ll lose all you have!¡± After complaining, Luo Yang gave his suggestion. ¡°If you believe me, buy RadarCoin. Although the increase isn¡¯t big, it¡¯s steady.¡± ¡°And you know, I earned my first bucket of gold with RadarCoin.¡± ¡°Many of the group members also bought RadarCoin under my recommendation, and they all earned money.¡± ¡°So you should also buy radar coins! We¡¯re friends, I won¡¯t lie to you!¡± The other people in the group also echoed. ¡°Exactly, even God Luo said that the price of Dogecoin can¡¯t go up. That means it can¡¯t go up.¡± ¡°Instead of investing money in trash like Dogecoin, it¡¯s better to buy RadarCoin. Although it may not let you earn much, there¡¯ll still be profit!¡± ¡°Young man, don¡¯t be arrogant. There are so many of us, how can we all be wrong?¡± ¡°Listen to the advice of others and you can eat your fill. You should listen to God Luo and buy RadarCoin!¡± ¡­ Everyone spoke one after another. Many of the group members who usually did not speak much also spoke up to lecture Lin Bai. Gradually, the main topic of discussion among the group members changed from persuading Lin Bai to give up Dogecoin to accusing him of being young and arrogant. If it was just simple persuasion, then Lin Bai could still accept it. That way, even if what everyone said was wrong, at least the motive was still good. However, he couldn¡¯t accept it if they were accusing him of being self-righteous. Initially, he wanted to explain nicely and at the same time help everyone buy some, but now it seemed that there was no need at all. Lin Bai didn¡¯t say a word. He silently closed the group chat and directly logged into the trading platform to buy a large amount of Dogecoins. After buying, he sent a screenshot to the group. There was a sentence attached: ¡°I just think that Dogecoin will rise. I¡¯ll bet everything on it. If I lose, I¡¯ll admit defeat.¡± When Luo Yang saw the screenshot sent by Lin Bai, he could not help but shout, ¡°F*ck! Is this kid crazy?!¡± When he opened the screenshot and saw the amount on it clearly, he was shocked speechless. At this moment, Luo Yang only had one sentence in his mind. ¡°Where did this kid get so much money?!¡± He couldn¡¯t even believe his eyes. He had lived in the same dorm for a long time but he had never seen Lin Bai use anything expensive. All of his clothes, food, and accommodation were extremely ordinary. That was why he thought that Lin Bai was like him, a child from an ordinary family. However, Lin Bai had now suddenly spent a few million yuan on Dogecoin, which immediately made him doubt his previous judgment. ¡®Could it be that I was wrong in the past and Lin Bai is not a child from an ordinary family, but a low-key rich second generation heir?¡¯ Looking at the picture on his phone, Luo Yang¡¯s mind was filled with all kinds of thoughts but he could not tell what it felt like. The person that he had thought was similar to him actually suddenly became a rich man¡¯s son. The difference between them was really hard to describe. The other people in the group were also stunned by Lin Bai¡¯s actions. The entire group was silent for a full five minutes before someone started to send messages again. The first person to speak up was actually the person who usually didn¡¯t speak much to Lin Bai. ¡°Everyone has been trying to persuade you for so long, but you haven¡¯t taken a single piece of advice.¡± ¡°Besides, it¡¯s one thing to buy it, but to spend so much money all at once¡­ Aren¡¯t you going to let your parents down?¡± ¡°No matter how well-off your family is, the money was earned by your parents through hard work, not by a windfall. How can you waste it like this!¡± ¡°If my daughter was such a spendthrift, I would have broken her legs!¡± It was obvious that ¡°Prosperity¡± was really angry. That was why he rebuked Lin Bai with such a long speech. The others followed suit. ¡°You child, this is not how you should squander money!¡± ¡°If your parents knew that you spent their hard-earned money on that kind of trash, they would definitely be angered to death by you!¡± ¡°If you were my child, I would definitely beat you to death!¡± ¡­ Other than these accusations, there were also some relatively gentle persuasions. For example, ¡°Rolling Clouds¡±, who often chatted with Lin Bai, spoke very gently. He advised Lin Bai, ¡°I know you¡¯re just venting your anger, but you can¡¯t waste your parents¡¯ money like this. Hurry up and sell it before the price fluctuates!¡± ¡°Tranquil Goes A Long Way¡± also said, ¡°Right, sell it now! If you sell it now, you¡¯ll only lose a part of the service fee at most. You won¡¯t lose everything.¡± ¡°Talk to your parents later. They probably won¡¯t blame you too much.¡± ¡°Since you can afford so much money at one go, your family must be very well-off. Your family can also afford the loss of the service fee.¡± ¡°Hurry up and stop your losses! Don¡¯t wait for the price to fall, or you¡¯ll lose even more!¡± The earnest persuasion of these few people made Lin Bai¡¯s mood slightly better. At least, these people truly cared about him, and did not stand high and mighty and blindly criticize him. He made a special message to ¡°Rolling Clouds¡± and ¡°Tranquil Goes A Long Way¡± replied, ¡°This money is mine. Even if I lose all of it, I can still bear it.¡± ¡°And I believe in my own judgment. Dogecoin will definitely rise.¡± ¡°Tranquil Goes A Long Way¡± said in disappointment, ¡°You child, why are you so stubborn!¡± Lin Bai smiled faintly and replied, ¡°I made my own choice. I will bear the loss at my own expense. Thank you for your persuasion, but I will not sell.¡± Rolling Clouds: ¡°You!¡± Tranquil Goes A Long Way: ¡°If I can¡¯t persuade you, then go ahead! If you lose, don¡¯t be too upset!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t.¡± Lin Bai only chatted with the two of them, ignoring everyone else in the group. This made the others extremely unhappy. They criticized even harder. ¡°You don¡¯t know what investment is at all, it¡¯s completely reckless!¡± ¡°How can you put all your eggs in one basket? You don¡¯t even have the most basic sense of risk aversion, why are you still playing cryptocurrency? Go back and make up for it!¡± ¡°You can¡¯t even stand getting scolded. When you¡¯re feeling it, you choose to go all in in the spur of the moment.. A person like you is still thinking of making money through cryptocurrency?¡± Chapter 18 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Just wait until you lose all your money!¡± ¡°When the time comes and you lose a few million, there will be nothing left. You will cry!¡± ¡­ Faced with these overwhelming accusations and words that were close to curses, Lin Bai could not be bothered to say anything more to them. He only sent two words. ¡°Hehe.¡± The group got into an uproar. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t be bothered to read any more. After all, they were only saying the same few sentences again and again. Even if they weren¡¯t sick of it, Lin Bai was sick of it. He simply closed the group and muted the notifications, no longer looking at what those people were saying. However, there was someone privately chatting with him. ¡°Boss, did you really earn all that money by yourself?How did you do it?¡± ¡°Boss, how did you earn so much money? Please take me with you!¡± ¡°Boss, how did you earn millions of assets while attending school? That¡¯s too awesome! Please pass on your experience!¡± ¡­ The people privately chatting with him were basically people of the same age as him. Some of them were still studying in school like him, while others had just entered society. The common characteristic of these young people was that they did not have much money left in their hands, so they were basically just playing around and only buying and selling small amounts of money. They did not participate in the daily chatting in the group. Most of them would usually just silently read the messages and rarely took the initiative to speak. Now that the middle-aged and old people in the group were scolding Lin Bai, it was even more difficult for them to openly express their envy. Therefore, they could only send him private messages to express their envy and admiration, and also to ask for advice. Lin Bai was annoyed, so he directly withdrew the button, and finally calmed down. The next day. Elon Musk posted several tweets on Twitter. ¡°You don¡¯t need to be a millionaire to own Dogecoin.¡± ¡°Dogecoin is the people¡¯s crypto!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not drunk or depressed. I only care about Dogecoin.¡± ¡­ Not long after his tweet was posted, the turnover of Dogecoin skyrocketed, and the price rose even higher! Five times, ten times, twenty times.. It skyrocketed! In the end, it actually increased to a total of 99 times! Such a crazy increase was unprecedented! The entire crypto community was going crazy! On the crypto community forum, people kept posting questions. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Dogecoin?¡± ¡°Why did it suddenly increase so much? Please tell me the insider information!¡± ¡°It¡¯s already increased by more than 50 times. Will it continue to increase? Is there a big shot coming out to analyze if we can still buy it? ¡°Is it too late to buy now?¡± ¡°It has increased by more than sixty times! Will it be a high-level buy now?¡± ¡°F*ck, I just took a nap. What happened?! What happened to Dogecoin? Are you guys mad!?!¡± ¡­ The entire forum was discussing Dogecoin. No one cared about other cryptocurrencies. The related topics on Weibo quickly became trending topics. The various cryptocurrency groups were also discussing fervently! It was even more so in Lin Bai¡¯s group! Reason being everyone had witnessed with their own eyes how Lin Bai bought at the lowest price. Now that the price had increased by more than 90 times, they could easily calculate how much Lin Bai had earned! In just a day, his assets had increased by nearly a hundred times, and this person was right beside them. How could this not make them go crazy! The group members all got into a huge uproar. ¡°Master Lin, did you get the insider information in advance?¡± ¡°You knew that Dogecoin would increase, right?¡± ¡°Master Lin, you¡¯re too awesome!¡± ¡°Master Lin, you¡¯re the real master!¡± Lin Bai received more than 99 notifications. The number of people who privately messaged him was uncountable. All of them were begging to be led by him. ¡°Boss, do you still lack leg accessories?¡± ¡°Boss, may I ask if the price of Dogecoin will continue to rise?¡± ¡°Boss, I want to hang out with you!¡± ¡°Boss, take me with you!¡± ¡­ The middle-aged and elderly people in the group had no choice but to swallow their pride and privately messaged Lin Bai to apologize. ¡°It¡¯s our poor judgment that we didn¡¯t see the potential of Dogecoin. Don¡¯t take what we said yesterday to heart.¡± ¡°I was a little harsh yesterday, but I was actually doing it for your own good. I was afraid that you would squander the money. Don¡¯t be angry.¡± ¡°What we said yesterday was also for your own good.¡± ¡­ Lin Bai only glanced at those who wanted to suck up to him through private messages and those who wanted to apologize through private messages. He was too lazy to look at them carefully. He was even more lazy to reply to them. As for those that pinged him in the group chat, he directly ignored them. After Luo Yang saw the news of the sudden increase in Dogecoin, he immediately rushed back to his dorm. He couldn¡¯t wait to ask Lin Bai in person how he had predicted this sudden increase. However, when he rushed back to his dorm, he found that Lin Bai was watching videos on his phone as if nothing had happened. He didn¡¯t look like he had a hundred times more wealth. ¡°Oh my God, Lin Bai, don¡¯t tell me you still don¡¯t know?!¡± Luo Yang looked at the calm Lin Bai and felt like he was going crazy. Lin Bai didn¡¯t even lift his eyelids and replied indifferently, ¡°I know.¡± Luo Yang couldn¡¯t help but shout. ¡°F*ck! You¡¯re still so calm after knowing?¡± Lin Bai replied, ¡°What¡¯s so surprising about an expected result?¡± The other two students in the dormitory began to protest. ¡°Luo Yang, Lin Bai, what are you two talking about?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s be clear, can¡¯t you stop being so vague!?!¡± With the mentality of ¡°I can¡¯t be the only crazy one¡±, Luo Yang told them directly, ¡°Lin Bai is now worth over 100 million!¡± ¡°Ah?¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°Are you talking about a game? Which game is it?¡± The two roommates didn¡¯t understand the situation. Luo Yang took a deep breath and patiently explained to the two of them. ¡°He spent five million on Dogecoin yesterday! Oh my God, Dogecoin is a kind of cryptocurrency, the kind that I usually buy!¡± ¡°Dogecoin was originally very cheap, but today it suddenly increased by nearly 100 times!¡± ¡°So his net worth is now 500 million!¡± After hearing Luo Yang say these words, the other two roommates were petrified. After a long time, they barely digested the news. ¡°Fourth Brother, are you serious, are you kidding us?¡± ¡°It¡¯s only been a day, how did it increase so much?¡± ¡°There¡¯s a billionaire in our dorm?? F*ck, this is too unreal! Can one of you pinch me?¡± ¡°No, no, no, I must be dreaming, this is impossible! I must have not woken up¡­¡± Lao Er mumbled to himself and climbed back into bed. ¡°It must be a dream, definitely a dream. I¡¯ll sleep again, and when I wake up, I¡¯ll definitely return to normal..¡± Chapter 19 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Seeing his roommates¡¯ reactions, Luo Yang was furious. ¡°I¡¯m telling the truth, you guys must believe me!¡± But the more he acted like this, the more his roommates felt that he was joking. After all, it was too unbelievable that a billionaire suddenly appeared beside them. In comparison, they were more willing to believe that it was just a joke. Seeing that they didn¡¯t believe it, Luo Yang didn¡¯t waste his breath and turned to Lin Bai for help. ¡°Lin Bai, we¡¯re roommates, you can¡¯t just ignore your brother! Please, Please, give me some advice, can I still buy Dogecoin now?¡± Lin Bai thought for a moment and said, ¡°The price of Dogecoin is too high now. If you buy it now, it¡¯s basically a high-level takeover, I suggest you don¡¯t buy it.¡± ¡°The other thing is the radar money in your hands. It¡¯s best to quickly throw it away. Because it¡¯s a pyramid scheme money, the risk is very high. Who knows when it will burst?¡± Luo Yang started from RadarCoin. If it were any other time and he heard someone saying RadarCoin was bad, Luo Yang would definitely lash out at them. But now, the person who said this was Lin Bai. This made Luo Yang have to face the problem and think seriously. After weighing the pros and cons for a short while, he felt that he should trust Lin Bai¡¯s judgment. After all, if Lin Bai could foresee the sharp rise of Dogecoin, he would definitely be able to see the sharp fall of the radar currency. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll listen to you. I¡¯ll sell all the radar currency in my hands, leaving none behind.¡± Luo Yang quickly sold all the RadarCoin in his hands. Then, he checked the current price of Dogecoin and found that it had actually risen again. The price of Dogecoin had gone up by 99 times. In just a short while, it had gone up by a few times again. In total, it had gone up by about a hundred times. In other words, if he had bought Dogecoin directly instead of consulting Lin Bai, he would have earned a little. He asked Lin Bai hesitantly, ¡°Do you really advise against buying Dogecoin now? It seems to have gone up by a little¡­¡± Lin Bai also saw the current price. It was more than 100 times higher than when he had bought it previously. In other words, Lin Bai¡¯s net worth was now more than 500 million yuan. Lin Bai was still very calm and said, ¡°I don¡¯t recommend it. This price won¡¯t last for long. It will soon go down.¡± Luo Yang looked at the slightly rising price of Dogecoin and felt an itch in his heart. However, in the end, he still relied on his willpower, which had been honed through years of currency speculation, to force himself to close the page and stop looking at the price of Dogecoin. Since he had chosen to trust Lin Bai, he might as well trust him to the end. Lin Bai said that the price of Dogecoin would soon fall, so that meant that it would fall! He trusted Lin Bai! However, the others did not have Luo Yang¡¯s willpower. They saw that the price of Dogecoin was rising all the way, and even directly broke through the 100 times price barrier. They were so envious that they were about to go crazy. Those who still had spare money in their hands did not hesitate to throw it all in to buy Dogecoin. Those who did not have spare money would move around and sell the other crypto in their hands. They also had to gather money to buy Dogecoin! In the group, on the forum, and everywhere else¡­ there were topics about Dogecoin were everywhere. It was as if Dogecoin had become the only important thing in the crypto community overnight as they abandoned the other cryptocurrencies. Almost everyone was crazy about Dogecoin. The people that were originally saying bad things about Dogecoin had all disappeared, leaving only the pursuit and praise for Dogecoin. Just when the market was doing well and everyone thought that the price of Dogecoin would continue to rise, Lin Bai made a decision that shocked everyone. He began to sell all his Dogecoin. Luo Yang watched Lin Bai sell Dogecoin from the side and was dumbfounded. ¡°Lin Bai, are you so sure that Dogecoin will fall?¡± ¡°The current price is still so good, aren¡¯t you going to keep some?¡± Even if it had nothing to do with him, Luo Yang felt sorry for him. Lin Bai shook his head and answered firmly, ¡°No.¡± The Future News app only said that the price of Dogecoin would increase by a hundredfold, which meant that the future price would either remain stable or fall. Lin Bai felt that the possibility of a sharp fall was even greater. This was because Dogecoin was created purely for mischief and did not have any value in itself, nor would it maintain its value. The reason that it was able to soar was entirely because of Elon Musk¡¯s tweet on Twitter, causing everyone to rush to buy it. This caused the price of Dogecoin to rise. However, this trend was destined to not last long. Once the heat dies down, the price of Dogecoin would definitely fall as well. Therefore, the best choice was to take advantage of the moment when the price had reached its peak and sell it off. Just after Lin Bai sold the last dog currency, the price of Dogecoin began to fall crazily in just a few minutes! Luo Yang, who was watching the price changes on the market, couldn¡¯t help but exclaim when he saw Dogecoin begin to fall. ¡°Oh my God! Lin Bai, you¡¯re too amazing!¡± ¡°No more, no less, I just happened to sell at the highest point. Your method is too awesome!¡± ¡°Tell me the truth, do you have insider information?¡± Lin Bai smiled and shook his head. ¡°No, it¡¯s pure luck.¡± There was indeed no insider information, but he had a more reliable app than insider information ¡ª the Future News APP. However, Lin Bai could not tell him this secret. Luo Yang refused to believe that this was luck. ¡°What Luck?Don¡¯t be modest. It¡¯s clearly your good judgment!¡± ¡°Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental? It just so happened that I bought at the lowest point, and after I bought it, it went up. After it went up to the highest point, I sold it, and the price immediately went down? How could there be such a coincidence!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care. In any case, I¡¯ll follow what you do from now on. I¡¯ll buy whatever you buy. If you sell, I¡¯ll follow.¡± Luo Yang had already completely regarded Lin Bai as an investment god. Lin Bai didn¡¯t refuse. As buddies, it wasn¡¯t a big deal to let Luo Yang earn a little money with him. The other people in the group weren¡¯t like Luo Yang, who could have the unique conditions to obtain first-hand information from Lin Bai¡¯s side at any time, as well as accurate predictions. When they saw that the price of Dogecoin had begun to fall, they were all a little flustered. ¡°The price of Dogecoin has started to fall. Do you guys think it will continue to fall?¡± ¡°The price is falling so fast. I kind of want to sell it. What about you guys?¡± ¡°Does anyone think that the price of Dogecoin can go back up? I want to wait a little longer. Does anyone else want to say something too? Right now, we urgently need confidence.¡± ¡°I also think that it¡¯s just a temporary fluctuation. There¡¯s no need to panic. Master Lin has bought so many Dogecoin and he¡¯s not panicking. Why are we panicking?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. Master Lin hasn¡¯t even sold it yet. Why are we panicking?¡± ¡­ After the group members discussed among themselves, most of them decided to keep Dogecoin. They were not in a hurry to sell it.. Chapter 20 - Master Lin, Help Us! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Luo Yang looked at their chat logs and couldn¡¯t help but say in the group, ¡°I advise you to sell them quickly. Don¡¯t leave a single one. Master Lin has already liquidated everything.¡± As soon as these words were said, the group instantly got into an uproar. ¡°Really?¡± ¡°When did Master Lin liquidate his Dogecoins? How come we don¡¯t lnow?¡± ¡°How did you know that Master Lin has liquidated it? Did he tell you? Then why didn¡¯t he tell us?¡± ¡­ The group members asked one after another. Luo Yang explained, ¡°He really liquidated. I saw him sell the Dogecoin with my own eyes. It can¡¯t be wrong.¡± ¡°Master Lin didn¡¯t specifically tell me. I just happened to see it when I was with him.¡± The members all sighed. ¡°As expected, all masters play with masters. We small fries have no chance.¡± ¡°I envy Master Luo Yang. He just stayed by Master Lin¡¯s side and if there¡¯s any information, he¡¯ll know immediately.¡± ¡°I envy him!¡± Everyone sighed as they were busy selling their Dogecoin. However, after such a long delay, the price of Dogecoin dropped by a lot. Now that it was being sold, almost everyone lost money. What was worse was that because of the drop in price, almost all the people who held Dogecoin were selling it out, and no one bought it. This also caused them to be unable to sell their Dogecoin and all they could do was watch as the price plummeted! ¡°F * ck, not a single one has been sold. More than 300,000 Dogecoins are stuck in my hands,¡± said ¡°Peace Is A Blessing¡±. ¡°Tranquil Goes A Long Way¡± said, ¡°You only bought over 300,000 Dogecoins, that¡¯s not too bad, I bought over 800,000 Dogecoins! I can¡¯t sell them either. I lost everything I had.¡± ¡°I bought over a million Dogecoins¡­¡± ¡°I borrowed money to buy them, and some of the people I borrowed from are loan sharks. I don¡¯t know how to pay them back now. I want to die.¡± ¡°I also borrowed money from loan sharks. Let¡¯s go to the rooftop together.¡± They lost everything, and everyone was very upset. They couldn¡¯t help but become dispirited. Luo Yang was afraid that someone would really take things too hard, so he quickly comforted everyone in the group. ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t be so dispirited. When it comes to investing, there are bound to be gains and losses. No one can have a smooth-sailing journey.¡± ¡°You can just make up for this loss next time! Don¡¯t say things like going to the rooftop. It¡¯s so scary!¡± Luo Yang¡¯s words rekindled the hope of the group members. They all asked for some guidance from him, so that they could earn back the money they had lost. ¡°Master Lin, may I ask how we should proceed next? Please teach us.¡± ¡°Master Lin, may I ask what cryptocurrency we should buy next? Please give us some guidance!¡± ¡°Please give us some guidance! Master Lin, please help me. I borrowed a large sum of money from a loan shark. If I don¡¯t earn it back, I won¡¯t be able to pay it back!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Master Lin. What currency do you want to buy next? We¡¯re not greedy. We¡¯ll be satisfied after earning a little.¡± ¡­ ¡°We¡¯re not greedy. We¡¯ll be satisfied after earning a little. Master Lin, please share with us.¡± The group chat was flooded with messages. All of them were begging Lin Bai to give them ideas. Even Luo Yang couldn¡¯t help but speak up for the people in the group chat. ¡°Lin Bai, just tell them a little. Many people in the group are old. They¡¯re really using their lifetime savings and pension to trade for money. They¡¯ve lost so much all at once this time and they¡¯re in debt. They¡¯re really pitiful.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you treat it as a good deed and give them some advice?¡± Lin Bai thought for a moment and nodded. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll give them some advice. It¡¯s up to them whether they listen or not.¡± Luo Yang hurriedly said, ¡°They¡¯ll definitely listen!¡± ¡°You¡¯re buying low and selling high. You¡¯re such an expert. It¡¯s simply godly prediction and godly manipulation. Who wouldn¡¯t listen to you!¡± Lin Bai smiled faintly. He quickly typed a few words on his phone and sent it. ¡°Close all your positions.¡± The group instantly fell silent. It was simply to do nothing and withdraw all the cash from the market. The people in the group had all lost a large sum of money on Dogecoin and were all anxious to get back their money. In the end, Lin Bai told them not to buy anything. Who could stand this? After a long silence, someone finally broke the silence. ¡°Master Lin, we¡¯re just a bunch of nobodies. We can¡¯t threaten you. Why can¡¯t we even earn some money alongside you?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve already earned a lot of money from Dogecoin. Can¡¯t you be kind and help everyone earn some money?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like we¡¯re going to take the money from your pocket. Aren¡¯t you being too stingy?¡± Seeing the dissatisfaction and doubts of the group members towards Lin Bai, Luo Yang quickly put in a good word for him. ¡°You¡¯ve all misunderstood Master Lin. Master Lin isn¡¯t that kind of person.¡± ¡°He must have his reasons for making you close your positions. Just do as he says. Otherwise, you¡¯ll regret it in the future!¡± ¡°Think about what happened with Dogecoin previously!¡± The moment Luo Yang mentioned Dogecoin, the doubting voices instantly lessened. This was because everyone remembered how they had mocked Lin Bai when he said he wanted to buy Dogecoin. What happened in the end? What was the difference between the current situation and that time? Thinking of this, many people felt that they should listen to Lin Bai. Even if they couldn¡¯t understand it at the time, they would find out later that Lin Bai¡¯s words were precious advice. Hence, they kept quiet and continued to think of ways to get their money back. However, most people still had a wait-and-see attitude and wanted to observe the situation before deciding what to do next. However, there was still a small group of stubborn people who believed that Lin Bai was selfish and unwilling to teach everyone how to make money. Faced with the discussions and doubts of the group members, Lin Bai directly dived in without giving any explanation. Seeing that the people in the group who doubted Lin Bai were going overboard with their words, Luo Yang couldn¡¯t help but feel anxious. ¡°Lin Bai, explain a bit! You¡¯re clearly not that kind of person. Do you want to let them continue to misunderstand you?¡± Lin Bai smiled and asked, ¡°Explain what? What¡¯s there to explain? If they want to misunderstand, then let them misunderstand.¡± He didn¡¯t do anything wrong, so why would he explain?Explaining would make it seemed like he owed them an explanation. They were the ones who pitifully begged for advice, so Lin Bai gave them some. In the end, they didn¡¯t believe him and instead questioned him. What else was there to say? Luo Yang was feeling rather awkward. Since Lin Bai himself wouldn¡¯t say anything, nothing he said would help. There was nothing he could do. He could only close the group chat on his cell phone and let them say whatever they wanted. However, not long after, a bunch of people started to chat with Luo Yang in private. Luo Yang thought it was because of Lin Bai, but when he opened the messages, he realized that all of them were telling him to quickly sell his RadarCoins. ¡°RadarCoin has plunged! Sell them quickly!¡± Chapter 21 - Sucking Up Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°F * ck!¡± Luo Yang was so shocked that he quickly checked the price of RadarCoin. He realized that it had indeed plunged terribly. The price had directly dropped to zero. If he had not listened to Lin Bai and sold RadarCoin in advance, he would probably have lost everything by now. ¡°Oh my God! Lin Bai, you¡¯re too amazing!¡± Luo Yang looked at Lin Bai in shock and reverence. He simply did not know how to express his gratitude. ¡°Fortunately, you reminded me in time. Otherwise, I would have lost my life this time! Lin Bai, you are really a great friend. Thank you so much!¡± Lin Bai said lightly, ¡°It¡¯s just a sentence. It¡¯s also because you trust me that you could avoid this crash.¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°I won¡¯t say anything else. If you need me in the future, just let me know!¡± ¡°I won¡¯t refuse even if it¡¯s a Herculean task!¡± Lin Bai was amused by him. ¡°Don¡¯t exaggerate. We¡¯re best buddies.¡± The collapse of the RadarCoin was within Lin Bai¡¯s expectations. This was because RadarCoin was pure MLM trash crypto. It was only a matter of time before it crashed. Luo Yang went to the group again. As expected, the topic of discussion in the group had become the collapse of RadarCoin. Many people who had bought RadarCoin were wailing in the group chat, saying how much they had lost. There were also many people who asked Luo Yang what to do. Reason being Luo Yang had the largest amount of RadarCoin in the group chat, he had also been recommending RadarCoin to everyone. Luo Yang hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth. ¡°All the RadarCoin in my hands was sold half an hour ago, so I didn¡¯t lose money.¡± ¡°Lin Bai was the one who reminded me to sell them.¡± When they saw this, the group members instantly wailed. ¡°Why didn¡¯t God Lin remind us? We lost a lot of money.¡± ¡°Dogecoin. I wanted to quickly earn back the money, so I bought RadarCoin again. In the end, it crashed before I could even get my hands on it. Life is too difficult for me!¡± ¡°God Luo Yang, why didn¡¯t you tell us when you received the news¡­¡± Looking at the complaints of the group members, Luo Yang quickly said, ¡°Didn¡¯t great God Lin previously remind everyone to close their positions and withdraw from the market?¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t emphasize again that you can¡¯t hold RadarCoin. If you had listened to great God Lin and obediently closed your positions, you wouldn¡¯t have suffered such a great loss.¡± ¡°Do you believe in Great God Lin now?¡± Those complaining group members all regretted it. ¡°If I knew this would happen, I would have listened to Master Lin in the first place.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. If I had emptied my account earlier, I wouldn¡¯t have lost so much money.¡± ¡°In the future, I¡¯ll do whatever Master Lin says. I won¡¯t go west if he tells me to go east!¡± ¡°Right, right, right. I¡¯ll listen to Master Lin¡¯s commands in the future!¡± ¡­ A few of the group members who had already listened to Lin Bai¡¯s suggestion and had long since withdrawn their money couldn¡¯t help but secretly rejoice that they had made a wise choice. After this incident, no one in the group doubted Lin Bai¡¯s judgment anymore. Lin Bai¡¯s other two roommates listened to the conversation between him and Luo Yang. Although they didn¡¯t quite understand it, they had a rough guess. ¡°Lin Bai, are you really that amazing?¡± Without waiting for Lin Bai to speak, Luo Yang rushed to answer, ¡°Duh! I¡¯ve been trading cryptocurrency for so many years, and he¡¯s the person with the most accurate predictions I¡¯ve ever seen!¡± When the other two roommates heard what Luo Yang said, they instantly became energized. They surrounded Lin Bai, massaging his shoulders and legs, trying their best to curry favor with Lin Bai. ¡°We also want to invest in crypto. Lin Bai, can you take us with you?¡± ¡°Yes, Lin Bai, can you help us keep an eye on things, what should we buy?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°You keep the money, don¡¯t buy anything for now. I¡¯ve asked those people in the group to withdraw their funds.¡± ¡°When the time is right, I¡¯ll tell you.¡± The roommates nodded their heads and believed it. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. Then we will listen to you. When you tell us to buy it, we will buy it again.¡± The group members who had been stubborn before and now suffered a great loss were busy trying to stop their losses while desperately warning their relatives and friends. They used their painful experience as a teaching example to warn the people around them to quickly empty their positions, withdraw money from the market and stop trading. The group members who had obediently emptied their positions and luckily escaped the disaster could not help but spread the news of how they had avoided this massive loss. Just like that, word spread like wildfire. Lin Bai¡¯s divine prediction was soon completely spread throughout the crypto community. Those who were also trading in crypto but were not in the chat group were all fighting to enter the group. However, the group was soon full. The number of people had reached the limit and there was no way to add new members. The middle-aged people who did not have the time to join the group could only organize themselves and create a new group. Then, they sent a representative to invite Lin Bai. ¡°Master Lin, we have all heard about your deeds and came here to ask for your experience.¡± ¡°Unfortunately, the group you¡¯re in is already full, so we¡¯ve created a new group.¡± ¡°Can you spare some time from your busy schedule to come over and give us a lecture and share your experience?¡± Lin Bai really felt that he had nothing to share. However, the other party sounded very deferential, so Lin Bai really couldn¡¯t refute. Hence, he could only agree. However, after he agreed to one, many other people came one after another. All of them had similar reasons. They were all members of new chat groups and were begging him to teach them. Lin Bai thought that if he were to teach them one by one, it would be quite time-consuming even if it was just a simple sharing session. At this moment, his roommate ¡°Monkey¡± could see Lin Bai¡¯s worries, so he came over to recommend himself. ¡°Boss, there are so many people here to ask for your advice. Why don¡¯t you just build a community?¡± ¡°I¡¯m the best at community operation. Leave it to me. I¡¯ll definitely help you clean it up. How about it?¡± Lin Bai thought about it and felt that this suggestion was not bad, so he nodded and agreed. ¡°Alright then, I¡¯ll leave the establishment and post-operation to you.¡± ¡°Alright! I¡¯ll make sure boss is satisfied!¡± ¡°Monkey¡± stood at attention and saluted in an exaggerated manner, causing the few people in the dormitory to laugh loudly. Monkey said again, ¡°When the community is operated in the future, the scale will be bigger and bigger. Boss, you can start your classes then!¡± ¡°You can¡¯t always share these experiences and judgments for free, right?¡± ¡°When the time comes, make them spend money to attend classes so that they can listen to your experiences. If they still want you to recommend them, they will have to pay extra. That would be truly a no-cost, endless-profit situation!¡± ¡°Hehehe, Boss, when the time comes, don¡¯t forget about me!¡± Lin Bai could not help but laugh. ¡°Monkey, you really live up to your nickname. You are even more shrewd than a monkey.¡± However, even though he laughed, the profitless profit model that Monkey came up with really made Lin Bai tempted.. Chapter 22 - The Skyscraper Will Fall Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The people with Lin Bai were in high spirits while his future father-in-law, Yu Jianhao, was in a different situation. Yu Jianhao had a highly regarded investment manager under him, called Feng Jinyuan. Feng Jinyuan listened to his old classmate¡¯s recommendation and participated in a blockchain project. He invested a lot of money into it. However, he didn¡¯t expect that the project to be a scam. In just three minutes, he had lost more than 500 million yuan! By the time Feng Jinyuan realized that something was wrong, it was already too late for him to retreat. He looked at the deficit in the fund that he couldn¡¯t make up for in several lifetimes and was so frustrated that he wanted to jump off the building! However, when he really sat by the window and looked at the traffic below, he really couldn¡¯t muster up his courage. It was easy to die, but it was too difficult to take that step. In the end, he didn¡¯t jump. Instead, he slapped himself twice and silently walked into Yu Jianhao¡¯s office to confess his mistake. Feng Jinyuan told Yu Jianhao the whole story. ¡°Chairman, I¡¯m really sorry. I trusted the wrong person. I was tricked and brought losses to the company.¡± ¡°I¡¯m willing to do my best to make up for my mistakes. Please give me another chance and don¡¯t sue me¡­¡± If Yu Jianhao insisted on pursuing this matter through legal means, then Feng Jinyuan would probably go to jail. Yu Jianhao looked at the records on the books, and his heart was bleeding. ¡°500 million! That¡¯s 500 million!!¡± ¡°Why can¡¯t you use your brain more? Why did you just invest one lump sum after another? Where¡¯s your brain?¡± Yu Jianhao roared angrily. Feng Jinyuan lowered his head, wishing he could just crawl into the ground. ¡°I was muddled up.¡± ¡°Due to your confusion, the company¡¯s capital chain is going to break!¡± Yu Jianhao really wanted to tear Feng Jinyuan apart alive. But the problem was, even if he tore Feng Jinyuan apart, what was the use? The money that had been scammed away would definitely not be recovered. The most important thing now was to think of a way to protect the company¡¯s capital chain. Although Yu Jianhao was the richest person in S City, a large portion of his wealth was real estate and could not be monetized in a short period of time. There were also many investments in various projects that could not be withdrawn just like that. Therefore, the amount of money that the company could actually have on its books wasn¡¯t much. The 500 million yuan that Feng Jinyuan lost was almost all of it. But now, all of the liquid funds were gone, and there were still a large number of ongoing projects waiting to be invested. If the projects were to be terminated now, not only would they lose everything, they would also face a sky-high penalty for breaching the contract.. Yu Jianhao did not dare to think about the consequences. ¡°No matter what, we have to keep the capital chain and maintain the normal operation of the company!¡± ¡°Feng Jinyuan, I don¡¯t care what method you use, you have to fill this hole as soon as possible!¡± Feng Jinyuan nodded with a bitter face, ¡°Yes, yes, yes, chairman, I will do my best.¡± But in reality, they all knew that a deficit of more than 500 million was not something a small project manager like Feng Jinyuan could fill. Even if they sold him, it would not be enough. This deficit still had to be filled by Yu Jianhao. There was no other way. Yu Jianhao could only swallow his pride and call his family and friends one by one, begging them to fork out money to stop the traveling. But in this world, it was rare for people to be kind in snow. When Yu Jianhao asked for 500 million yuan, his family and friends knew immediately that his company must have a big problem with the capital turnover. Thus, they all found all sorts of excuses to avoid it and were not willing to lend money to help. They were all afraid that if Yu Jianhao¡¯s company could not survive and completely collapsed, wouldn¡¯t the money they invested go down the drain? Therefore, even if Yu Jianhao wracked his lips, all he got was a bunch of useless verbal consolation. As for the actual funds? Not a single cent! For the first time in his life, Yu Jianhao experienced what it meant to be unable to defeat a hero with a single cent. Seeing that the normal operations of the company could not be maintained, his heart was filled with despair. However, there was something that made him feel even more hopeless. The Wang family found out about his broken funding chain. Previously, when Yu Jianhao canceled the engagement with the Wang family, the two families had already fallen out. Now that the Yu Corporation was in a crisis, the Wang family began to take advantage of the situation. They secretly contacted the supplier that was working with Yu Jianhao and leaked the information to them. When the suppliers heard that the Yu Corporation¡¯s capital chain was in trouble, they were all afraid that they wouldn¡¯t be able to receive the payment, so they hurriedly urged the YU Corporation to settle the payment. As a result, the Yu Corporation¡¯s situation became even worse. What was worse was that the Wang family also used their own connections to secretly spread the news, hinting that anyone who helped the Yu Corporation would be going against the Wang family. The Wang family had a big business, and they also had connections in the capital. No one dared to offend them. There were even many people who directly blocked Yu Jianhao¡¯s cell phone number. When Yu Jianhao called, all he heard was a busy tone that could not be connected. After a few times, he understood that he had been blocked. Yu Jianhao became more and more desperate. He even stopped fantasizing about getting through the crisis. He only wanted to leave a little bit of dignity for himself and his daughter before the company completely collapsed. Yu Jianhao sent people to bring his daughter home and told her everything about the crisis the company was facing. Yu Jinmo was very anxious after listening to it. ¡°Dad, what should we do now? ¡°How can we make up for the 500 million yuan¡­¡± Yu Jianhao shook his head dejectedly and said, ¡°We can¡¯t make up for it. The Yu Corporation is going to close down.¡± This was the first time Yu Jinmo had seen her father in such a dejected state. Only then did she realize that his father¡¯s hair had already grown white. He looked like he had aged by more than ten years and looked extremely haggard. Yu Jinmo¡¯s heart ached terribly. She stood up and hugged Yu Jianhao. She said gently, ¡°Father, it¡¯s alright. I believe that you can make a comeback.¡± ¡°You could have started from scratch back then. Now, its not a problem!¡± ¡°Moreover, you still have me. We father and daughter can start over again. Our days will be better soon!¡± She tried her best to make her father regain confidence, but in reality, she didn¡¯t even have the confidence to say these words. In the past few years, her father had protected her very well. She had never come into contact with the open and hidden battles in the business world, and she didn¡¯t understand it at all. Now, it was easier said than done if she wanted to make a comeback in a situation that was destined to bankrupt her? Yu Jianhao shook his head dejectedly and sighed. ¡°Times are different now. I¡¯m already old¡­¡± Back then, the young him could rely on his zeal and hard work to start from scratch, but now that he was old, he couldn¡¯t do it anymore. Yu Jianhao sighed and said, ¡°Since the company hasn¡¯t gone bankrupt and is still in liquidation, you can take the last bit of money in your account and go abroad..¡± Chapter 23 - Surviving A Desperate Situation Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡®Go abroad?¡¯ Yu Jinmo was completely stunned. She understood her father¡¯s painstaking efforts. She knew that her father wanted to prevent her from being affected, but she could not accept such an arrangement. ¡°No, Dad, I don¡¯t want to go abroad.¡± Her father was already so old, how could she bear to leave him alone to bear all the pressure and pain by himself? Moreover, the relationship between her and Lin Bai had just begun. If she went abroad now, it would mean that the relationship would end without a hitch. She couldn¡¯t bear to leave. Whether it was her father or Lin Bai, she couldn¡¯t bear to part with either of them. Yu Jianhao sighed and said, ¡°Silly daughter, if you go abroad now, you can at least guarantee that your food, clothing, and accommodation won¡¯t be much worse than before.¡± ¡°But if you don¡¯t leave, all the money on the books will be used to pay off your debts when the company goes bankrupt and liquidates. All the real estate properties and cars will be auctioned off. Then, Daddy won¡¯t be able to give you this kind of life anymore¡­¡± ¡°Be good, be obedient. While Daddy still has the ability, hurry up and leave. You can choose whichever country you want to go to.¡± Yu Jinmo shook her head with tears streaming down her face. ¡°No, I¡¯m not going anywhere. I want to stay by your side. Even if I have to eat food of poor quality, I want to accompany you every day!¡± Hearing his daughter¡¯s words, Yu Jianhao¡¯s eyes reddened. He held back his tears and said with a smile, ¡°You silly child, no matter what I do, I won¡¯t let you suffer. We¡¯re not in such dire straits yet.¡± Yu Jinmo wiped her tears and said, ¡°So, then I have to stay by your side even more.¡± ¡°Moreover, I believe that there¡¯s always a way out. As long as we don¡¯t give up, there will definitely be a turn for the better!¡± Yu Jianhao nodded. ¡°Yes, you¡¯re right. God won¡¯t force us into a dead end.¡± Perhaps Yu Jinmo¡¯s words had helped Yu Jianhao regain his confidence, or perhaps he was unwilling to let his daughter fall with him. After this conversation, Yu Jianhao regained his spirits and actively thought of ways to raise funds. However, the network of relationships in S city was complicated. The people he could think of to ask for help were all more or less connected to the Wang family. The Wang family had already made it clear, so who would dare to help him? On one side was the Yu Corporation, which was on the verge of collapse. On the other side was the Wang family, which was on the rise and had connections with the big shots in the capital circle. Even a fool would know which side to take. Yu Jianhao¡¯s final struggle did not have any effect. He was just being rebuffed all the time. In front of Yu Jinmo, Yu Jianhao still had to force himself to be driven and optimistic so that his daughter would not see his dejection. However, every night, stress and anxiety would overwhelm him like a tidal wave, making him toss and turn, unable to sleep. Despite Yu Jianhao¡¯s efforts to hide it, Yu Jinmo could still see the clues from her father¡¯s increasingly tired expression and the growing white hair on his temples. She knew that the fund raising was not going smoothly and the crisis of the Yu Corporation was still not resolved. In order not to increase the pressure on her father, Yu Jinmo still pretended to be optimistic and tried her best to maintain a positive attitude in front of her father. Even when she spoke to Lin Bai everyday, Yu Jinmo also tried her best to remain happy because she did not want Lin Bai to slip into a negative mood with her. However, when she was alone, the intense anxiety would almost swallow her whole. Time slowly passed in despair. The Yu Corporation was already at the end of its tether and was about to collapse. At the most desperate moment, Yu Jianhao suddenly received a strange friend request on his WeChat. The other party¡¯s username was only the letter ¡®A¡¯, and his profile picture was a pure black picture. There were no words or photos on his moments. The owner of this account seemed to be deliberately hiding himself, trying his best to avoid revealing any information related to him. In the friend request he sent, there was only one sentence ¡ª ¡°I can help you.¡± If it were any other time, Yu Jianhao would not have paid attention to the friend request from an account that could not be identified. But now that he had nowhere else to go, even if it was a slim hope, he wanted to hold on to it. With strong expectations, Yu Jianhao accepted the friend request and took the initiative to send a message to the other party. ¡°Hello, May I ask who you are¡­¡± The mysterious a quickly replied, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter who I am.¡± ¡°What¡¯s important is that I can lend you money.¡± Yu Jianhao was so excited that his heart was pounding. Even his fingers that were typing were slightly trembling. ¡°Really? Then how much interest do I have to pay? Or do you have any additional conditions?¡± Yu Jianhao had been in the business world for most of his life, and he knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch. Mr. A replied, ¡°No additional conditions, you just need to pay an interest of 10%.¡± Yu Jianhao couldn¡¯t believe his eyes. Compared to the loan sharks outside, the mysterious man was practically doing charity by offering him a 10% interest rate! Moreover, with his current situation, even the loan sharks weren¡¯t willing to lend him the money. Not only was Mr. A willing to give him a loan, but he also only asked for such a small amount of interest. Yu Jianhao was so grateful that he didn¡¯t know what to do. ¡°Mr. A, thank you so much! You are my savior!¡± ¡°I, Yu Jianhao, will always remember your kindness!¡± In the dormitory, Lin Bai held his phone and looked at the messages that Yu Jianhao sent him. He couldn¡¯t help but smile. Then, he quickly tapped on the screen with his fingertips. As Mr. A, he replied indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s just a small favor.¡± Yu Jianhao felt that Mr. A was his benefactor. After some consideration, he carefully asked, ¡°May I ask if we know each other? Why are you willing to help me?¡± Lin Bai was stumped by this question. He couldn¡¯t answer, ¡°Because you¡¯re my future father-in-law, right?¡±? For various reasons, Lin Bai didn¡¯t want Yu Jianhao and his daughter to know that he was already a billionaire. After all, there was no way to explain how he earned his first pot of gold and how he managed to increase his net worth by a hundredfold in just a few days. Rather than letting them know now and raising all sorts of suspicions, it would be better to hide it for now and get along with each other as best they could. However, Yu Jianhao would probably not believe it if he said that he had never met anyone and that he only offered help on a whim. He might even doubt his own intentions and not dare to accept the funds that he had provided. That would also be very troublesome. After thinking for a long time, Lin Bai finally came up with a more suitable answer. ¡°It was your son-in-law-to-be who insisted that I help you. I only helped you out of respect for him.¡± ¡°That kid has good investment foresight. He is cut out to be an investor.¡± ¡°Of course, you also have a good eye for selecting such a kid with good potential.. Chapter 24 - Thank You For Dating Lin Bai! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Jianhao held his phone and looked at the message sent by Mr. A. He was completely dumbfounded. ¡®My son-in-law-to-be?¡¯ ¡®Was he referring to Lin Bai?¡¯ ¡®Isn¡¯t that kid just a college student from an ordinary family? How could he have such powerful connections?¡¯ However, there was no one else other than Lin Bai who could be considered his son-in-law-to-be. After all, everyone in S City knew that he had broken off the engagement with the Wang family. In addition, the Wang family took the opportunity to add insult to injury. The two families had basically completely fallen out. Since Mr. A knew about his current situation, he must also know that the Wang family was behind all these little tricks. It was impossible for Mr. A to still think that the scion of the Wang family was Yu Jianhao¡¯s son-in-law-to-be. Thinking about it this way, it seemed that Mr. A was indeed talking about Lin Bai. Yu Jianhao suddenly felt as if he was in a dream. He continued to ask, trying to get more useful information, but Mr. A did not reply. Lin Bai was worried that he would make a mistake if he said too much, so he chose not to reply and let Yu Jianhao guess for himself. Yu Jianhao stared at the phone screen and read Mr. A¡¯s words over and over again. Finally, he caught a crucial piece of information. Mr. A said that Lin Bai had a good investment sense, which meant that they had at least interacted in the field of investment! Otherwise, how could he tell that Lin Bai had a good investment sense? After catching this clue, Yu Jianhao immediately went to his daughter, Yu Jinmo, and asked her, ¡°Has Lin Bai made any investments recently?¡± Yu Jinmo was stunned by the question and said hesitantly, ¡°I¡¯m not sure, we don¡¯t talk about this much usually¡­¡± ¡°Oh! Right! I heard him mention it a few days ago. He seemed to have bought some cryptocurrency!¡± Yu Jinmo recalled that she heard Lin Bai mention it a few days ago when they were talking on the phone. Yu Jianhao¡¯s eyes lit up instantly and he quickly searched all the major cryptocurrency forums. Sure enough, he found Mr. A¡¯s account on one of the largest forums. His nickname and profile picture were exactly the same as the one in the letter. He also found out that the Chinese cryptocurrency God that was being hyped up on the Internet recently was this Mr. A! ¡°My God¡­ How did Lin Bai know such a godly expert!?!¡± Yu Jianhao couldn¡¯t help but exclaim. It was the first time Yu Jinmo saw her father show such a shocked expression. In her impression, her father had always been a person who hid his emotions well and wouldn¡¯t change his expression even if the sky collapsed in front of him. But now, he was actually so shocked. That piqued her curiosity. What exactly was it that could shock her father, who had been a shrewd businessman for years? ¡°Dad, what exactly happened?¡± Yu Jianhao then told her about how Mr. A took the initiative to look for her and promised to borrow money to help the Yu Corporation tide over the crisis. ¡°Really? That¡¯s great! After solving the financial problem, the Yu Corporation won¡¯t go bankrupt!¡± After a short moment of joy, Yu Jinmo fell into deep confusion. ¡°But Lin Bai is just an ordinary student. How could he know such an expert? Is there a misunderstanding?¡± It wasn¡¯t that Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t believe in Lin Bai¡¯s ability, but he felt that he wasn¡¯t good enough to be praised by the god of cryptocurrency. ¡°Also, Dad, are you sure that the person who added you is Mr. A himself?¡± In fact, how could Yu Jianhao not have suspected it? He had deliberately avoided this point because if the other party was an impostor, it meant that his hard-earned chance of survival was just an illusion. Therefore, he didn¡¯t dare to think about it, nor did he want to think about it. Just as Yu Jianhao was in doubt, his phone rang again. It was a text message from the bank about the change in balance. Mr. A¡¯s promised loan had been deposited into his account. It was a sum of more than 500 million yuan. The doubt in Yu Jianhao¡¯s heart instantly disappeared, and he was extremely excited. He excitedly took out his phone and showed it to Yu Jinmo. ¡°Daughter, Look! The money has been transferred! That Mr. A is real, he didn¡¯t lie!¡± ¡°The Yu Corporation is saved!¡± Yu Jianhao, who was over 50 years old, was so excited that he looked like a child. He carried Yu Jinmo and spun around in the living room. Yu Jinmo was caught off guard and screamed in fear. ¡°Dad, put me down quickly!¡± Yu Jianhao carried her and spun around two more times before putting her down. He held her waist and panted heavily. He sighed, ¡°Ah, I¡¯m really old, I can¡¯t even carry you anymore. I¡¯ve only spun around a few times and my back is about to break!¡± ¡°When you were a little child, I could spin you around ten or eight times without any problems. Alas, time waits for no man!¡± Listening to her father¡¯s nagging, Yu Jinmo remembered that when she was young, she loved to pester her father and ask him to carry her around. The scene in her memory seemed to have happened yesterday, but her father¡¯s head was already covered in white hair. Yu Jinmo¡¯s heart couldn¡¯t help but ache. However, Yu Jianhao was still immersed in joy. Although he hugged his daughter and spun her around a few times, causing his back to ache, he was still very excited. He held Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand and nagged. ¡°Baby girl, you really have good taste!¡± ¡°Thanks to you and Lin Bai being together, we can be saved!¡± ¡°It¡¯s my fault for opposing you before. You and Lin Bai should get along well in the future!¡± Yu Jinmo nodded obediently. ¡°Daddy, don¡¯t worry. We get along very well and Lin Bai is very accommodating to me.¡± ¡°We both have our eyes on each other and will definitely work hard to get to the end.¡± Yu Jianhao said with relief, ¡°That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good!¡± ¡°Oh right, when you have time, ask him about the cryptocurrency speculation. Do you know anyone on the forum?¡± Yu Jinmo guessed very cleverly what her father wanted to know. She asked, ¡°Dad, do you think Lin Bai and Mr. A met on the forum?¡± Yu Jianhao nodded and said, ¡°Yes, other than this method, I really can¡¯t think of any other reasonable explanation.¡± ¡°To be able to get Mr. A to personally praise him for his investment talent, it means that his operation on cryptocurrency must be very eye-catching in order to attract Mr. A¡¯s attention.¡± ¡°The next time we meet, ask him properly on my behalf, what exactly did he do?¡± Yu Jinmo readily agreed. ¡°Okay, Dad. I¡¯ll meet Lin Bai later.¡± She couldn¡¯t wait to find out what Lin Bai had done to make Mr. A appreciate him so much, even coming over to help the Yu family solve their financial problems. Yu Jianhao urged Yu Jinmo to hurry out. ¡°Don¡¯t wait, let¡¯s do it now. Send him a message right now and invite him to dinner.¡± ¡°Hurry up and pack up and leave. Don¡¯t dawdle at home.Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!¡± In the past, when Yu Jinmo was on the phone with Lin Bai, Yu Jianhao always looked as if he had been neglected by his precious daughter. He didn¡¯t say it out loud, but he had a lot of complaints in his heart. Today, however, he was acting out of the ordinary and began to urge his daughter to hurry up and leave the house.. Chapter 25 - Lin Bai, You’re Really A Genius! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Under her father¡¯s urging, Yu Jinmo got dressed as quickly as possible and went out. On the way, she sent a message to Lin Bai and asked him which classroom he was in. Then, she went straight to the classroom door and waited for him to finish class. In the classroom. Luo Yang was bored to death and was in a daze. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure at the classroom door and was immediately energized. He nudged Lin Bai who was beside him with his elbow and lowered his voice to tease him. ¡°Boss, is Sis-in-law here to pick you up from class again?¡± ¡°How does that saying go again? Oh right, a day apart from her is like three years!¡± As he spoke, the other two roommates, Monkey and Little Fatty, also noticed Yu Jinmo who was standing at the door of the classroom. They all looked like they had had enough of their public display of affection. ¡°Our boss is really a winner in life. Not only is he rich, but his girlfriend is also beautiful. Ah, I¡¯m so envious!¡± ¡°When will I have such a clingy girlfriend?¡± ¡°Wake up, it¡¯s already good enough if you have a girlfriend.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, as long as I have a girlfriend, it¡¯s fine. It doesn¡¯t matter if she¡¯s clingy or not.¡± The other roommates were all extremely envious. Lin Bai was no longer in the mood to listen to the class. When the class bell rang, he eagerly packed up his books and rushed out of the classroom. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you that class would end very soon? I told you not to rush over. Why are you still here so early?¡± Yu Jinmo pursed her lips and chuckled. ¡°I missed you. I wanted to see you earlier.¡± Lin Bai reached out and ruffled Yu Jinmo¡¯s hair. His heart ached as he said, ¡°Silly, don¡¯t come at such an early timing next time, lest you have to stand outside the door and wait.¡± Luo Yang, Little Fatty, and Monkey followed Lin Bai out of the classroom. They overheard their conversation and immediately felt overwhelmed. Monkey patted his chest exaggeratedly. ¡°This public display of affection is too choking. I need to drink water!¡± When Yu Jinmo heard Monkey¡¯s cry, she immediately blushed in embarrassment. When Monkey and Little Fatty saw Yu Jinmo¡¯s rosy cheeks, they became even more rowdy. They exclaimed at Yu Jinmo, ¡°Hello, Sis-in-law!¡± Yu Jinmo became even more embarrassed and her ears began to turn red. Even the tip of his ears started to turn red. Lin Bai held Yu Jinmo¡¯s waist with one hand and protected her in his embrace. On the other hand, he acted like he was shooing away flies at Monkey and the others. ¡°Go, go, go. Do what you have to do. Don¡¯t just stand there and kick up a commotion!¡± His girlfriend gets shy easily so she couldn¡¯t stand being teased by them. Monkey cried out exaggeratedly, ¡°Wow! Boss! You value your girlfriend over your buddies! Now that Sis-in-law is here, you don¡¯t want us anymore, huh!?¡± ¡°Sis-in-law, you have to seek justice for us!¡± He kept calling her sister-in-law, causing Yu Jinmo¡¯s face to turn warm and red. However, her heart was filled with sweetness. He kept calling her ¡®sis-in-law¡¯, causing Yu Jinmo¡¯s face to burn. However, his heart was filled with sweetness. Lin Bai pretended to be angry. ¡°If you continue fooling around, see how I¡¯ll deal with you when i get back!¡± Monkey was just a joker, he wasn¡¯t someone who didn¡¯t know what was good for him. Soon, he pulled his other two roommates and left happily. Lin Bai said to the shy Yu Jinmo, ¡°Monkey likes to joke around, don¡¯t mind him.¡± Yu Jinmo blushed and said softly, ¡°Actually, I¡¯m quite happy to hear them calling me their sister-in-law.¡± Because that represented their recognition of her identity. Yu Jinmo wanted to be together with Lin Bai for a long time, so naturally, he wanted to get the recognition and blessings of everyone around him. ¡°If you like it, then I¡¯ll have them call you that from now on.¡± Lin Bai held Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand as they walked out of the school building and strolled along the avenue. The setting sun¡¯s afterglow coated the scene in front of them with a layer of rose-like luster. It was quiet and beautiful. Yu Jinmo asked, ¡°I heard you mentioning previously that you wanted to speculate in cryptocurrencies. How did it go?¡± Lin Bai casually replied, ¡°It was alright. I made a little money.¡± ¡°But if I want your father to be impressed by me, I have to work harder.¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Father has already acknowledged you and told me to get along well with you.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± This surprised Lin Bai. He deliberately used Mr. A as a mouthpiece to praise him, hoping that Yu Jianhao¡¯s impression of him would change. However, Lin Bai never expected that Yu Jianhao¡¯s attitude would change so drastically. It seemed that Mr. A¡¯s words carried too much weight. Sure enough, Yu Jinmo¡¯s next words also confirmed Lin Bai¡¯s guess. ¡°Today, a person named Mr. A added my dad on WeChat and lent him some money.¡± ¡°With this money, the problem of the Yu Corporation¡¯s financial chain should be completely solved soon.¡± ¡°Mr. A said that he helped our family out of respect for you. Do you know this person?¡± Lin Bai thought for a moment and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think I know him directly. I just had a little exchange on the forum.¡± ¡°At that time, there was a type of cryptocurrency, and no one was optimistic about it. However, I felt that there was a possibility of its value rising, so I casually mentioned it on the forum.¡± ¡°In the end, I didn¡¯t expect that Mr. A would see it. Furthermore, he agreed with my idea, so he bought a large amount of that currency.¡± ¡°Later on, that currency really soared. Mr. A made a huge profit, and because of the subsequent series of operations, he was directly named the God of Cryptocurrency.¡± ¡°From then on, he felt that I had great investment foresight and often communicated with me on the forum. After a few exchanges, he could be considered to have gotten to know me.¡± Even though Lin Bai downplayed it, Yu Jinmo¡¯s eyes still lit up when he heard it. He was full of admiration for Lin Bai. ¡°That¡¯s why you should be the real god of cryptocurrency, right?¡± ¡°Mr. A is only known by everyone because he has a lot of money and transfers a lot.¡± ¡°But in reality, you are the one who truly has a discerning eye and discovered that cryptocurrency has the potential to rise in value, right?¡± ¡°Oh my God! Lin Bai, you¡¯re too amazing! You¡¯re practically an investment genius!¡± ¡°The Yu Corporation will definitely be in good hands when you take over in the future!¡± Yu Jinmo was truly happy from the bottom of her heart. She had never been interested in business, so she naturally felt that after she married Lin Bai in the future, the family business would definitely be handed over to Lin Bai to manage. As for her, she just wanted to stay at home peacefully to look after her husband and raise her children. When she was free, she would play the piano, paint, and drink afternoon tea. It would be great if she could be a rich and leisurely full-time wife. Lin Bai really did not expect that Yu Jinmo, was actually so devoted to him that she was determined to hand over the family business to him. He smiled and said, ¡°Jinmo, you overestimate me. I¡¯m not a genius.¡± ¡°I was just lucky to have guessed that the cryptocurrency would soar.¡± ¡°I still have a lot to learn in terms of investment. As for managing a company, I have no experience at all.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine to mention handing the Yu Corporation over to me when you and I are alone but don¡¯t say it in front of your father when you get home.¡± ¡°Otherwise, he¡¯ll misunderstand and think that I¡¯m dating you only because I¡¯m coveting your family¡¯s wealth. That wouldn¡¯t be good..¡± Chapter 26 - With A Girlfriend Like Her, What Else Could He Ask For Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Jinmo was afraid that Lin Bai would misunderstand her father, so she quickly explained. ¡°Lin Bai, don¡¯t worry. When my father found out that we were dating, you didn¡¯t even know my family background.¡± ¡°So it¡¯s impossible for him to have such a misunderstanding. Don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°But don¡¯t worry, I definitely won¡¯t say those words in front of Dad!¡± Yu Jinmo respected Lin Bai¡¯s opinion. Since Lin Bai didn¡¯t want her to say it, then she wouldn¡¯t say it. Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Yeah, I just want to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.¡± Yu Jinmo smiled and asked, ¡°Since you predicted that the price of that cryptocurrency would rise, did you buy it?¡± Lin Bai replied, ¡°I did, but I didn¡¯t buy much, so I only made a small profit.¡± ¡°You know, my family background is average, and I have limited funds, so I can¡¯t invest too much at once.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t actually lie to Yu Jinmo on purpose, but if he told the truth, he would have to explain the source of the initial funds, and then it would involve the matter of winning the lottery. His incredible lucky streak was not easy to explain. In addition, Lin Bai was not sure if he would be punished if he revealed the existence of the Future News app to others. Therefore, he did not dare to rashly tell the truth. This was not only to protect himself, but also to protect Yu Jinmo from potential risks. Yu Jinmo did not know what Lin Bai was thinking. She believed Lin Bai¡¯s words without any doubt. ¡°What a pity¡­ you were the first to predict the price increase, but the person who made a huge profit was Mr. A.¡± ¡°If only you had that much money in your hands, then you could have also made a huge profit. Perhaps the title of the God of Cryptocurrency would become yours too.¡± Yu Jin felt a sense of regret in her heart. Then, as if she suddenly thought of something, she instantly perked up. ¡°Oh right! This time, Mr. A lent money to Dad for your sake. Wouldn¡¯t that be equivalent to Dad indirectly owing you a favor!?!¡± ¡°Then after my Dad gets through this crisis, you can ask him for money. He will definitely agree!¡± ¡°When that time comes, you will have enough funds to invest! You won¡¯t be as regretful as you are now!¡± Yu Jinmo felt that she had really thought of a brilliant idea and was extremely excited. Lin Bai could not help but laugh. ¡°If Uncle heard you say that, he would scold you for being biased to an outsider.¡± Yu Jinmo was not convinced. ¡°No way! What do you mean by being an outsider? We will become a family in the future! Is there a problem with me sparing a thought for my family?¡± Yu Jinmo said it very matter-of-factly. In particular, when she said, ¡°We are going to be a family in the future,¡±Lin Bai could not help but feel touched. This girl really loved him wholeheartedly and was determined to marry him. How could he let her down when she was so devoted to him? ¡°You are right, we will definitely be a family in the future.¡± Lin Bai repeated her words again and again. At the same time, he made up his mind to treat this silly girl well. He could not let her be hurt in the slightest. Yu Jinmo said, ¡°When I go home, I will tell Dad to set aside a portion of the funds to lend to you after he solves the problem of the capital chain instead of investing all of them into the company.¡± ¡°When that time comes, you will be able to display your skills in the cryptocurrency market!¡± Yu Jinmo looked forward to that day. She really hoped that time would pass quickly and that her father would solve the company¡¯s cash flow problem as soon as possible. Lin Bai quickly stopped this silly girl. ¡°No, no, no, you mustn¡¯t say that to him!¡± ¡°Actually, Uncle came to me for a private talk once before, but I never told you about it.¡± ¡°At that time, Uncle offered to lend me a start-up fund for me to invest as I pleased for a year.¡± ¡°If I can produce results that he is satisfied with after a year, he will agree to let me date you.¡± ¡°However, even though I accepted the test, I rejected his offer because I wanted to rely entirely on myself to prove my abilities.¡± ¡°At that time, I rejected his offer to invest. Now, you¡¯re asking him to lend you money. Wouldn¡¯t that be strange?¡± Only then did Yu Jinmo realize that he had a point. She couldn¡¯t help but complain softly, ¡°Are you stupid¡­ why can¡¯t you prove yourself by accepting the investment?¡± ¡°If you had accepted it back then, you would have made a huge profit from the surge in cryptocurrency this time.¡± Lin Bai smiled indifferently and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t invest. It¡¯s just that my starting speed was slightly slower. I believe that with my ability, the final result wouldn¡¯t be bad.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded her head vigorously, filled with trust for him. ¡°Yes! I believe you!¡± ¡°Then be obedient and don¡¯t ask your father for money,¡± Lin Bai said. Yu Jinmo obediently agreed, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll respect your decision.¡± After returning home, Yu Jinmo told her father all the answers she had gotten from Lin Bai. Yu Jianhao was surprised and regretful. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the first person to predict the rise of Dogecoin would be Lin Bai!¡± ¡°It¡¯s a pity that he doesn¡¯t have enough money. Otherwise, he would have made a lot of money from this trade alone.¡± Yu Jianhao felt sorry for Lin Bai when he thought about how Lin Bai rejected his investment. Yu Jinmo smiled and said, ¡°Dad, you¡¯re thinking the same thing as me. I was thinking the same thing at the time.¡± Yu Jianhao said, ¡°Mr. A is right. Lin Bai has a good eye for investment.¡± ¡°When the company¡¯s cash flow is settled, I will provide him with some funds to repay Mr. A for his help.¡± Yu Jinmo quickly stopped him. ¡°No, no, no, that would make him seem too much like an outsider!¡± ¡°Lin Bai and I are serious about each other and we want to be in a long-term relationship. We¡¯ll become a family sooner or later. There¡¯s no need to rush to return the favor.¡± ¡°Moreover, Lin Bai is a very self-reliant person. He might not want you to directly give him money to help him, so it¡¯s better to forget about it and let him work hard on his own.¡± ¡°Anyway, with Lin Bai¡¯s talent in investments, he will still be able to achieve results in the end even if he starts slower. Why are we in such a hurry?¡± Yu Jianhao thought about it and felt that what his daughter said made sense. If Lin Bai really had a good investment sense, then even if no one provided funds, he would be able to slowly accumulate them by himself. But if he didn¡¯t have talent and it was purely luck this time, he would end up squandering all his money even if he was given a mountain of gold. Moreover, if there was no external help, it could more directly reflect Lin Bai¡¯s ability. ¡°Okay, I will listen to you and not lend him a hand. We¡¯ll let him slowly accumulate it himself,¡± Yu Jianhao said dotingly.. Chapter 27 - REWARD! Divine Appraisal Skill! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation A week later, with Mr. A¡¯s loan of more than 500 million, Yu Jianhao quickly solved the cash flow and completely survived the crisis. The suppliers who had been playing by the rules earlier ran back when they saw that the Yu Corporation had been revived. They fawningly expressed their goodwill to Yu Jianhao, explaining that had not been able to provide the funds in time to help with the cash flow because they had been in trouble previously. In the end, they did not forget to say that they had already recovered and that the funds they had could be lent to the Yu Corporation at low interest rates or even for free. Hearing what they said, Yu Jianhao only wanted to sneer in his heart. Previously, they had stood idly by at the critical moment and shunned far from him when he asked for help. Now that the Yu Corporation had tided over the crisis, they came out one by one to curry favor with him. It was really ironic. Although Yu Jianhao had been in the business industry for half his life and had long understood the malice and darkness of human nature, he still could not help but feel a chill in his heart. ¡°The Yu Corporation no longer needs any loans.¡± ¡°But don¡¯t worry. The small incidents from before will not affect our partnership.¡± ¡°We will continue to work together as usual in the future. Everything will be done according to the contract.¡± Yu Jianhao left no stones unturned. He sent off all the suppliers who had come to curry favor with him. Then, he turned around and gave an order to the managerial executives. ¡°Find some new suppliers immediately. For the existing ones, won¡¯t renew our contracts with them after they expire!¡± Yu Jianhao wouldn¡¯t terminate the contract in advance just to vent his anger and make him pay a large sum of liquidated damages for nothing. However, he would never work with those fence-sitters from now on! After all, ups and downs were common in the business world. Since they could turn a blind eye to him when he was in need of help once, they could do it again countless times. Yu Jianhao would never give them such an opportunity again. After the Yu Corporation had completely overcome the crisis, Lin Bai received another system reward. [Beep, the system has detected that the host has successfully changed the future. The reward is a Divine Treasure Appraisal skill.] After hearing the system notification, Lin Bai¡¯s eyes immediately lit up. ¡°Treasure Appraisal skill? This is a good item! If used properly, it will be a godly skill that can make money!¡± Lin Bai could not wait to find an opportunity to test out the effects of this Divine Treasure Appraisal skill. ¡°Where should I test it out? The antique market?¡± Just as Lin Bai was engrossed in his thoughts, he was suddenly patted on the shoulder. He was instantly shocked. Yu Jinmo pursed her lips and chuckled. ¡°What are you thinking about? Didn¡¯t you hear me just now?¡± Lin Bai really didn¡¯t hear her. He changed the topic and asked Yu Jinmo, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you be having a lesson at this time? Why aren¡¯t you in class?¡± ¡°I¡¯m taking a leave of absence. I¡¯m going to Dragon City with Dad to attend an auction in the next few days.¡± Yu Jingmo was a little unhappy at the mention of this topic. She gently held Lin Bai¡¯s hand and said reluctantly, ¡°Actually, I don¡¯t want to go at all¡­¡± ¡°But Dad said that the reason our family was blatantly bullied by the Wang family this time was because we lacked upper-class resources.¡± ¡°So he really wants to make use of this auction to build a good relationship with the big shots in Dragon City.¡± ¡°He¡¯s taking me along so that I can form a good impression in front of the big shots and perhaps get some care in the future.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°This is a good thing. Uncle is right. It¡¯s a rare opportunity to get in touch with the big shots in Dragon City. Go and try to leave a good impression on them.¡± Yu Jinmo mumbled softly, ¡°But I won¡¯t see you for a few days.¡± Lin Bai laughed, ¡°Silly girl, it¡¯s not like you won¡¯t come back after you go. It¡¯s just a few days. Bear with it for a while and it¡¯ll be over soon.¡± ¡°Besides, we can still talk on the phone or have video calls. You can see me anytime if you miss me.¡± ¡°Be good and have fun.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded, and the sadness in her heart eased a lot. Then, a new idea suddenly popped up in her mind. She suggested, ¡°Why don¡¯t you go and apply for a leave of absence too!?! I¡¯ll tell Dad, and we¡¯ll go together!¡± ¡°Anyway, in the future, everything in the company will definitely be left to you to take care of. If we¡¯re getting to know the bosses, you should be the one to do it.¡± ¡°Hehe, that way, we won¡¯t have to look into it for a day!¡± Lin Bai said helplessly, ¡°Silly girl, you are the true successor of the Yu Corporation.¡± ¡°Be good. Tag along with Uncle to meet those big shots first. Once you build a good relationship with them, I will meet them through your connections.¡± In reality, Lin Bai did not want Yu Jianhao to think that he wanted to use their family¡¯s connections and resources so early on. Not to mention that Yu Jianhao didn¡¯t invite Lin Bai to go with him this time, even if he did, Lin Bai would definitely refuse. Everyone in Dragon City wanted to have a relationship with them. Of course, Lin Bai wanted to. But it was definitely not now. And he definitely didn¡¯t want to rely on the Yu family¡¯s connections to build bridges. Lin Bai wanted to rely on his own strength to enter that circle. Yu Jinmo could vaguely guess Lin Bai¡¯s thoughts, so she didn¡¯t insist. She said reluctantly, ¡°I¡¯m leaving tomorrow. You have to accompany me well today. Even if it¡¯s something important, you have to put it off until later.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Silly, what could be more important than you?¡± ¡°Tell me, what do you want to eat for dinner, hotpot or Japanese cuisine?¡± ¡°Hotpot! The shrimp soup from that restaurant last time was so delicious, I want to eat it again!¡± At the mention of food, Yu Jinmo¡¯s gluttonous nature was instantly awakened. Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Okay, then we¡¯ll go back to that restaurant we visited last time.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great! Lin Bai, you¡¯re so nice!¡± Yu Jinmo happily kissed Lin Bai on the cheek, then blushed in embarrassment and pretended not to do anything. ¡°Silly girl.¡± Lin Bai took Yu Jinmo to eat the shrimp that she had been longing for, and even specially ordered two servings. In addition, there were all kinds of food like beef, mutton, tripe, yellow throat, and so on, which covered the whole table. The little foodie Yu Jinmo was enjoying herself while eating. The spicy soup in the pot was boiling, and the hot air made Yu Jinmo¡¯s little face red. Perhaps because of the spiciness, her small mouth was slightly swollen, and her eyes were watery and bright, which made her especially charming. She was eating very attentively. From time to time, she would scoop out Lin Bai¡¯s favorite food from the boiling bottom of the pot and put it into Lin Bai¡¯s bowl. Then, she continued to bury her head in her food. Lin Bai gazed at her for a long time. He only felt that this kind of melancholy made him especially want to dote on her. She was clearly a foodie. She would stop whenever she saw delicious food, but she still did not forget to give him some of the best food. He wouldn¡¯t be able to find another girl like her. Yu Jinmo slowly realized that Lin Bai was staring at her and she subconsciously wiped her face with a tissue. ¡°Is there something on my face?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°Then why do you keep staring at me?¡± ¡°Because you¡¯re more attractive than delicious food,¡± Lin Bai said. Yu Jinmo blushed immediately.. Chapter 28 - Prophecy Stone Slab Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation When Lin Bai returned to his dormitory, he heard Luo Yang muttering to himself the moment he entered. ¡°What is this? Why is it the finale item?¡± Lin Bai casually asked, ¡°What finale? What are you looking at?¡± Luo Yang directly handed the phone to Lin Bai to look at and explained, ¡°The finale item of Sotheby¡¯s auction was exposed in advance. It¡¯s this thing.¡± ¡°It¡¯s said to be some ancient Eastern monument, but look at it. The words on it are so polished that they can¡¯t even be seen. Would anyone want it?¡± ¡°They actually treated it as the finale item. I really wonder what the organizers are thinking.¡± Luo Yang said a long string of words, but Lin Bai didn¡¯t register a single word he said in his mind. That was because the moment Lin Bai saw the picture of the monument, the Divine Treasure Appraisal Skill was automatically activated. Immediately after, a translucent label appeared in front of Lin Bai¡¯s eyes, with a detailed description of the item written on it. [Appraisal result: Mayan Prophecy Tablet. ] [Description: During the Mayan era, the high priests would use this tablet to predict the future and issue an oracle.] [Item Value: Extremely High.] Lin Bai was almost shocked by what he saw. He had never expected that there would really be an item that could predict the future in this world. Moreover, it had already appeared during the Mayan era! In other words, this stone tablet was the earliest piece of future news in human history. Lin Bai had always been very curious about the origin of the Future News app on his phone. He also wanted to know what kind of power allowed it to predict the future. All along, Lin Bai had lacked a way to explore the mystery, so he was filled with curiosity, but he was unable to obtain any useful information. Now that he had finally encountered something related to it, Lin Bai would never miss such a good opportunity to study it. ¡°You mentioned an auction just now, right? When and where will the auction be held?¡± Lin Bai asked. Luo Yang replied, ¡°Three days later, the location will be Dragon City.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Wasn¡¯t the auction in Dragon City the one that Yu Jinmo and her father were going to attend? If that was the case, he had to think about how he could keep his identity from being exposed in front of Yu Jianhao and Yu Jinmo. Just as he was thinking, he heard Luo Yang ask, ¡°Boss, don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re interested in this stone tablet and want to buy it?¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Yes, you guessed right.¡± ¡°No way! The starting price for this stone tablet is 200 million! In the end, it will increase by at least 10 times.¡± ¡°200 million? You want to spend 200 million on a useless stone tablet? Boss, are you crazy?!¡± ¡°Even if you have money, you can¡¯t be so willful!¡± 200 million was an astronomical figure that Luo Yang couldn¡¯t earn even in 10 lifetimes. The thought of Lin Bai spending such a large sum of money on a useless stone tablet made Luo Yang¡¯s heart ache. Even though it wasn¡¯t his money, he still felt the pinch. Lin Bai didn¡¯t expect Luo Yang to have such a big reaction. He secretly felt a little regretful. If he had known that this fellow¡¯s reaction would be so intense, he wouldn¡¯t have said anything. Fortunately, there were only the two of them in the dormitory. Otherwise, if Little Fatty and Monkey were to hear it, it would be extremely exaggerated. Lin Bai really couldn¡¯t explain why he had to bid on the prophecy stone slab. He could only make up a random excuse. ¡°That tablet looks very old. I think it might have scientific value.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s not too expensive, I¡¯ll buy it. If it¡¯s too expensive, then forget it.¡± ¡°And you also said that the base price is only 200 million. Maybe no one will compete with me and I¡¯ll be able to buy it at the base price.¡± Luo Yang shook his head like a rattle-drum. ¡°You¡¯re thinking too much. No matter what, it¡¯s still a Sotheby¡¯s auction. There¡¯s basically no transaction where the final price is the starting price.¡± ¡°But this thing can¡¯t be used by ordinary people. Maybe there won¡¯t be many people bidding for it, so its price might not be able to increase by ten times. Maybe a few hundred million yuan will be enough to get it.¡± After saying this, Luo Yang felt that he was inflated. The balance in his card was not even a fraction of this number, but when this topic was brought up, he actually had the illusion that a few hundred million was not expensive. It seemed that after spending so much time with Lin Bai, the super secret tycoon, his values had been subtly affected. ¡°With your blessings, I hope no one will bid for it.¡± After Lin Bai said this, his phone rang. It was a new tweet from the Future News app. It seemed to be in response to what Lin Bai had said just now. The news this time was about the Sotheby¡¯s auction that would be happening in three days. [Sotheby¡¯s auction has set a new record. The finale item was sold for three billion yuan.] Seeing this title, Lin Bai¡¯s heart sank. Wasn¡¯t Sotheby¡¯s final item the prediction tablet that he wanted to buy? In order to further verify, Lin Bai checked the news and found that it was indeed the Mayan prediction tablet. Moreover, the news said that the competition was unusually intense. Luo Yang had estimated the price at 2 billion yuan, but it was an underestimation. ¡°3 billion, that¡¯s not easy to handle¡­¡± Lin Bai was a little worried. It wasn¡¯t that he found the price too expensive, but that he simply couldn¡¯t take out so much money right now. Otherwise, he would definitely buy it without batting an eyelid. This was because Lin Bai knew that the value of the prophecy tablet couldn¡¯t be measured with money. It was a priceless treasure. ¡°Do I have to watch such a priceless treasure fall into the hands of others just because I don¡¯t have the money?¡± Lin Bai asked himself silently. There was only one answer: Of course not! He was determined to get this Mayan prophecy tablet! If he didn¡¯t have money, he would think of ways to get money. If he met with difficulties, he would retreat. That was not Lin Bai¡¯s style! Lin Bai¡¯s style had always been to face difficulties head-on! There were still three days left. He had to earn more than three billion. That was because Yu Jianhao had not returned the 500 million that he had lent to him yet. Therefore, Lin Bai only had five million yuan left in his hands. As for the 500 million yuan, Lin Bai did not intend to urge Yu Jianhao to pay it back in advance as the repayment date wasn¡¯t due yet. After all, the Yu family had just tided through the crisis, and they still had to make connections with the big shots in Dragon City. It was the time when money was needed everywhere. Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to urge Yu Jianhao to pay back the money at this critical moment and put more pressure on him. He hoped that Yu Jianhao could build a relationship without any worries. If the Yu family could really win the favor of the big shots in Dragon City, it would be good for Lin Bai. Lin Bai thought for a long time in his head before he finally came up with a practical plan to make money. If he continued with the plan, it should not be a problem to make three billion in three days as long as nothing unexpected happened.. Chapter 29 - Poor Student? Hes A Big Shot With a Net Worth Of 500 million! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The next day, Lin Bai went to the bank early in the morning to obtain a certificate of assets to prove that he had 500 million yuan. After getting the certificate of assets, he rushed to the stock exchange center without stopping. ¡°Hello, what services do you need?¡± The receptionist of the Stock Exchange Center was very cold and indifferent. Reason being Lin Bai was really too young and had a scholarly look on his face. It was obvious that he was still a student. In addition, Lin Bai¡¯s clothes were very ordinary. Regardless of how one looked at it, he did not look like a person who could afford the funds for securities trading. The receptionist even suspected that this poor student in front of him was just bored and had come over to have fun. With such a guess, his attitude naturally could not be enthusiastic. In fact, if it were not for the rules of the trading center, the receptionist would not even bother entertaining such a poor student. Lin Bai only wanted to make money as soon as possible, and he was too lazy to argue with the receptionist about his attitude. ¡°Please help me open an American stock account,¡±said Lin Bai. The receptionist¡¯s eyes rolled his eyes so hard that he could almost see his brains. He thought to himself, ¡®This poor student really doesn¡¯t know any better. How could he open an American stock account so easily?¡¯ However, due to the rules, he didn¡¯t dare to show his disdain too clearly. He could only say coldly, ¡°To open an American stock account, you need to submit your proof of assets.¡± He thought that this poor student in front of him definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to produce the document. He was even secretly rejoicing over the fact that he was about to send this penniless guy who was wasting his time, away. In the end, Lin Bai grunted and placed the proof of assets on the table. The receptionist was completely stunned. ¡®No Way¡­ Are all the poor students so free these days? In order to come here to seek entertainment, they even specially went to get a proof of assets?¡¯ However, when he saw clearly the amount written on the certificate, he was instantly dumbfounded. ¡®Five hundred million?!¡¯ ¡®I must have seen wrongly!¡¯ The receptionist suspected that his eyes were playing tricks on him. He rubbed his eyes hard, and when he looked again, it was still five hundred million. He even pinched his thigh under the tablet. It hurt. He wasn¡¯t dreaming. The receptionist looked at the asset certificate on the table, then at Lin Ban looked, and then at the asset certificate, and then at Lin Bai again¡­ No matter how he looked at it, this student didn¡¯t seem to have 500 million. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but frown when he saw that the receptionist was staring at him without doing anything. ¡°Is there a problem?¡± Lin Bai asked. The receptionist was speechless. What¡¯s the problem? A young student who looked like he was only 20 years old with a certificate of assets worth 500 million was the biggest problem in itself! ¡°Well¡­ according to the rules, we need to verify the authenticity of the certificate of proof of assets. Wait a moment.¡± The receptionist began to make a call to check the situation with the bank. The result was naturally that it was authentic. Only then did the receptionist have to accept reality. The moment he hung up the phone, he had already quickly reviewed his previous behavior in his heart. He realized that other than his relatively cold attitude, there was nothing else that could be blamed on him. He also did not violate any of the rules. Only then did he secretly heave a sigh of relief. He only felt a lingering fear. He was so close to losing his job. ¡°Mr. Lin, I¡¯m sorry to have wasted your time.¡± ¡°Please Wait a moment. I¡¯ll open an account for you right away.¡± The receptionist did not dare to be the slightest bit negligent. He opened the account respectfully and even reminded Lin Bai very considerately. ¡°Mr. Lin, the U.S. stock market hasn¡¯t opened yet. Do you need me to give you some simple introductions and recommendations?¡± Just as Lin Bai was about to say yes, a new notification popped up on the Future News app. So Lin Bai immediately changed his words. ¡°No, thank you.¡± This time, the news post was about the Coronavirus vaccine. At present, the Coronavirus epidemic had spread all over the world, and it was getting more and more intense, making everyone anxious. Dragon City was still under control, and the people could basically maintain their normal lives. The situation in Europe and the United States was almost out of control, and the number of people infected every day could even be said to be on the rise. Moreover, the most outrageous thing was that many people had no awareness of defense and did not even want to wear masks. They even liked to travel around the world. Under such circumstances, people all over the world were looking forward to the rapid appearance of a vaccine. Otherwise, if the pandemic worsened, the consequences would be unimaginable. Lin Bai opened the Future News app. The headline was: [Pfizer has announced that it has successfully developed a Coronavirus vaccine. It will be put into use as soon as possible.] The date was tomorrow. Lin Bai smiled. This news feed came at the right time. He was vexed while contemplating about which stock to buy but the future news came to give him the answer just in time. Lin Bai believed that when Pfizer announced the successful development of the vaccine tomorrow, their company¡¯s stock price would definitely soar. In that case, the more he invested now, the greater his profit. Lin Bai decided to increase the leverage. The so-called leverage was actually borrowing money to invest. This was a high-yield and high-risk thing. Of course, Lin Bai had the Future News app, the god of cheating, in his hands. Risks basically didn¡¯t exist for him. Taking advantage of the fact that the market hadn¡¯t opened yet, Lin Bai quickly went to the receptionist. He asked for a loan. ¡°I can get a loan here, right?¡± ¡°Yes, Mr. Lin.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. I want to borrow 500 million.¡± After hearing this, the receptionist felt a chill in his heart. When he helped Lin Bai open his account, he had only deposited 5 million into it. Borrowing 500 million was 100 times the leverage! This was the first time a newbie who had just opened an account dared to use such a high level of leverage. He really did not know whether to say that he was naive or ignorant and fearless. Out of professional ethics, the receptionist still kindly reminded him. ¡°Mr. Lin, I have to remind you that increasing leverage is an extremely risky investment.¡± ¡°Considering that you have just opened an account and do not know much about the US stock market, I personally suggest that you do not use leverage for the time being.¡± ¡°It is not too late to increase leverage after you fully understand the US stock market. What do you think?¡± ¡° Lin Bai smiled. ¡°Well, I think what you said makes sense. Thank you for your suggestion.¡± The receptionist secretly heaved a sigh of relief. She felt that she had done a great deed to prevent Lin Bai from going bankrupt. However, halfway through her relief, she heard Lin Bai say again, ¡°But I still want to increase the leverage. Can you handle 50 billion?¡± The receptionist almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He felt that what he said made sense, but Lin Bai did not take his advice. What on earth was this? Seeing that the receptionist was hesitating, Lin Bai thought that it was because the loan couldn¡¯t be processed easily so he said, ¡°If it¡¯s hard to handle, then forget it. I¡¯ll borrow directly from the bank.¡± The receptionist quickly stopped him. ¡°No, no, no. Mr. Lin, please wait a moment. I¡¯ll handle the loan for you right away.¡± ¡®What a joke.. This is an important client with a net worth of 500 million! Of course, I have to keep him around!¡¯ Chapter 30 - Crazy, Isn’t It? Buying Junk Stocks With 100 Times Leverage? ! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai had quite a lot of money in his account. In addition, he had 500 million in assets to prove that he had enough repayment ability. Therefore, he easily got a loan of 500 million. ¡°Please help me buy all of Pfizer Group¡¯s shares,¡± Lin Bai said to the receptionist with a smile. The receptionist could not believe his ears and he even began to splutter. ¡°Buy all of them for five¡­ five hundred million?¡± ¡°It¡¯s 505 million. Spend all of them on the shares, including the capital and leverage, without leaving a single cent.¡± The receptionist quickly recalled Pfizer group¡¯s current stock price and its recent price trend. He found that Pfizer Group¡¯s performance had been mediocre, and it was not a potential stock. Therefore, he kindly reminded Lin Bai, ¡°The stock price of Pfizer group has not changed much. I¡¯m afraid there won¡¯t be any improvement in the short term.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, do you want to consider changing to another stock? Or do you want to buy a few more different stocks and spread out your capital? This way, the risk can also be spread out.¡± Lin Bai refused with a smile, ¡°No, I want Pfizer.¡± The receptionist could only obediently do as he was told. He did not have the authority to make decisions on behalf of the client. Since Lin Bai insisted, he could only follow Lin Bai¡¯s instructions. However, while he was doing this, the receptionist had been secretly sympathizing with Lin Bai. He felt that Lin Bai¡¯s investment would definitely be a loss. ¡®Anyway, I¡¯ve already given you the advice that I should. If you insist on spending money on lousy stocks, there¡¯s nothing I can do about it.¡¯ ¡®Anyway, it¡¯s your money if you lose. It has nothing to do with me.¡¯ The receptionist only dared to repeat these words in his heart, but he didn¡¯t dare to show it on his face. After buying the stocks, Lin Bai went back to school and waited for Pfizer Group¡¯s announcement the next day. In the meantime, he also took a leave of absence and bought a plane ticket to Dragon City the day after tomorrow. Lin Bai didn¡¯t know that the news of him buying Pfizer¡¯s stocks with 100 times the leverage had spread in the stock exchange center. Whether it was the staff at the Stock Exchange Center or the clients who went to handle the business, everyone had heard about this matter. They knew that there was a young man in his early 20s who was fearless. The first time he came into contact with stocks in the New York market, he dared to directly use 100 times the leverage and even invested all of it into the same stock. Such crazy behavior left a deep impression on everyone. ¡°That kid is a lunatic!¡± ¡°Hehe, young people don¡¯t think about the consequences. They really don¡¯t know what death is.¡± ¡°If they buy a trashy stock like Pfizer with 100 times the leverage, they¡¯ll lose terribly, right?¡± ¡°When he can¡¯t even afford to pay the interest, he¡¯ll be in huge trouble!¡± ¡­ The people basically had a contemptuous attitude towards Lin Bai¡¯s behavior. They even treated this matter as a joke and told it to their friends and relatives. Moreover, they all guessed what Lin Bai would look like when he lost everything in the future. Even Yu Jianhao, who was far away in Dragon City, heard about this ¡°Joke¡± from his friends and knew that a young man had bought a lousy stock with one hundred times the leverage. However, after Yu Jianhao heard it, he did not mock him like the others did. Instead, he immediately thought of someone. Mr. A. Such crazy spending behavior was very much like Mr. A. Wasn¡¯t it the same when he bought Dogecoin? Everyone treated Dogecoin as lousy crypto. He was the only one who had generously spent a ton of money on Dogecoins. In the end, he made a lot of money and left with ease. ¡°A person who can buy stocks with a 100x leverage at such a young age cannot be really brainless. I think that Pfizer¡¯s stock price might rise.¡± Yu Jianhao responded to his friend who told him the ¡°joke¡±. His friend thought about it carefully and felt that it did make sense. ¡°You¡¯re right. An average young man would not be able to produce a proof of 500 million in assets.¡± ¡°That kid isn¡¯t simple. Pfizer¡¯s stock price might indeed rise.¡± ¡°I happen to have some spare funds in my hands, so I might as well buy Pfizer Group¡¯s stocks.¡± ¡°It¡¯s best if it rises but I can accept it even if I lose a little.¡± His friend felt that since this might be an opportunity, he should seize the opportunity to take a gamble. It was naturally best if he won but if he made a wrong judgment and lost money, he could still bear the losses. After all, he was wealthy enough. Yu Jianhao replied half-jokingly, ¡°Hahaha, I was the one who discovered the opportunity first. If it really goes up, you have to treat me to a meal.¡± His friend replied generously, ¡°No problem! You can pick any restaurant you want!¡± Then, he asked, ¡°Do you want to buy some too?¡± Yu Jianhao was actually very tempted. However, his rationality told him that the Yu Corporation had just tided through the crisis and its current financial situation was not very stable. It was not suitable to take risks. Otherwise, if it lost money, it would face the risk of the capital chain breaking again. Yu Jianhao really did not want to experience all the previous events again. Thus, he said, ¡°I¡¯ll wait and see. You know that I¡¯ve just gotten out of the crisis, so I can¡¯t take too high of a risk for the time being. I¡¯d better seek stability first.¡± His friend immediately agreed, ¡°That¡¯s right. Given your situation, you really shouldn¡¯t be taking risks.¡± Let¡¯s stabilize it first before investing.¡± Yu Jianhao originally wanted to contact Lin Bai and ask around to see if Mr. A had made any big investments recently. In the end, a big shot happened to be free and agreed to his invitation. Thus, Yu Jianhao hurriedly tried to get in touch with the big shot and forgot about all these things. ¡­ Due to the time difference, the opening time of the US stock market was at night where Lin Bai was. Lin Bai was holding his phone in his dorm room as he watched the price of Pfizer¡¯s stock soar. His heart was calm. This was the expected result, so there was nothing to be surprised about. Luo Yang, who was in the same dorm room as him, was surprised when he saw him looking at the stock. ¡°Boss, why are you meddling with stocks again?¡± ¡°I¡¯m just playing with it,¡± Lin Bai replied casually. While they were talking, Pfizer¡¯s stock price had already risen to 500%, breaking the 20-something limit. Luo Yang had always been focused on trading currencies and had basically never touched stocks. However, Lin Bai¡¯s previous practice of trading Dogecoin made Luo Yang admire his wits. Therefore, even if Lin Bai said that he was just playing around, Luo Yang firmly believed that with his judgment, he would definitely be able to make a lot of money. ¡°Boss, what did you buy? Tell me, I want to buy too.¡± Luo Yang took out his phone and was ready to buy some stocks directly. Lin Bai said honestly, ¡°I¡¯m afraid you can¡¯t buy this. You need to set up a special account to trade American stocks, and you also need to provide your corresponding proof of assets.¡± When Luo Yang heard this, he instantly became listless. He said pitifully, ¡°Boss, you¡¯re being so high-end with your trading. Not only are you trading stocks, but you¡¯re also trading American stocks. I can¡¯t copy you even if I want to¡­¡± ¡°Can you buy a stock that I¡¯m eligible for purchasing and let me profit too?¡± Chapter 31 - A Natural Investment Genius Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The next day, Lin Bai went to the bank early to obtain a certificate of assets to prove that he had 500 million yuan. After getting the certificate of assets, he rushed to the stock exchange center without stopping. ¡°Hello, what services do you need?¡± The receptionist of the Stock Exchange Center was very cold and indifferent. Reason being Lin Bai was really too young and had a scholarly look on his face. It was obvious that he was still a student. In addition, Lin Bai¡¯s clothes were very ordinary. Regardless of how one looked at it, he did not look like a person who could afford the funds for securities trading. The receptionist even suspected that this poor student in front of him was just bored and had come over to have fun. With such a guess, his attitude naturally could not be enthusiastic. In fact, if it were not for the rules of the trading center, the receptionist would not even bother entertaining such a poor student. Lin Bai only wanted to make money as soon as possible, and he was too lazy to argue with the receptionist about his attitude. ¡°Please help me open an American stock account,¡±said Lin Bai. The receptionist¡¯s eyes rolled his eyes so hard that he could almost see his brains. He thought to himself, ¡®This poor student really doesn¡¯t know any better. How could he open an American stock account so easily?¡¯ However, due to the rules, he didn¡¯t dare to show his disdain too clearly. He could only say coldly, ¡°To open an American stock account, you need to submit your proof of assets.¡± He thought that this poor student in front of him definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to produce the document. He was even secretly rejoicing over the fact that he was about to send this penniless guy who was wasting his time, away. In the end, Lin Bai grunted and placed the proof of assets on the table. The receptionist was completely stunned. ¡®No Way¡­ Are all the poor students so free these days? In order to come here to seek entertainment, they even specially went to get a proof of assets?¡¯ However, when he saw clearly the amount written on the certificate, he was instantly dumbfounded. ¡®Five hundred million?!¡¯ ¡®I must have seen wrongly!¡¯ The receptionist suspected that his eyes were playing tricks on him. He rubbed his eyes hard, and when he looked again, it was still five hundred million. He even pinched his thigh under the tablet. It hurt. He wasn¡¯t dreaming. The receptionist looked at the asset certificate on the table, then at Lin Ban looked, and then at the asset certificate, and then at Lin Bai again¡­ No matter how he looked at it, this student didn¡¯t seem to have 500 million. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but frown when he saw that the receptionist was staring at him without doing anything. ¡°Is there a problem?¡± Lin Bai asked. The receptionist was speechless. What¡¯s the problem? A young student who looked like he was only 20 years old with a certificate of assets worth 500 million was the biggest problem in itself! ¡°Well¡­ according to the rules, we need to verify the authenticity of the certificate of proof of assets. Wait a moment.¡± The receptionist began to make a call to check the situation with the bank. The result was naturally that it was authentic. Only then did the receptionist have to accept reality. The moment he hung up the phone, he had already quickly reviewed his previous behavior in his heart. He realized that other than his relatively cold attitude, there was nothing else that could be blamed on him. He also did not violate any of the rules. Only then did he secretly heave a sigh of relief. He only felt a lingering fear. He was so close to losing his job. ¡°Mr. Lin, I¡¯m sorry to have wasted your time.¡± ¡°Please Wait a moment. I¡¯ll open an account for you right away.¡± The receptionist did not dare to be the slightest bit negligent. He opened the account respectfully and even reminded Lin Bai very considerately. ¡°Mr. Lin, the U.S. stock market hasn¡¯t opened yet. Do you need me to give you some simple introductions and recommendations?¡± Just as Lin Bai was about to say yes, a new notification popped up on the Future News app. So Lin Bai immediately changed his words. ¡°No, thank you.¡± This time, the news post was about the Coronavirus vaccine. At present, the Coronavirus epidemic had spread all over the world, and it was getting more and more intense, making everyone anxious. Dragon City was still under control, and the people could basically maintain their normal lives. The situation in Europe and the United States was almost out of control, and the number of people infected every day could even be said to be on the rise. Moreover, the most outrageous thing was that many people had no awareness of defense and did not even want to wear masks. They even liked to travel around the world. Under such circumstances, people all over the world were looking forward to the rapid appearance of a vaccine. Otherwise, if the pandemic worsened, the consequences would be unimaginable. Lin Bai opened the Future News app. The headline was: [Pfizer has announced that it has successfully developed a Coronavirus vaccine. It will be put into use as soon as possible.] The date was tomorrow. Lin Bai smiled. This news feed came at the right time. He was vexed while contemplating about which stock to buy but the future news came to give him the answer just in time. Lin Bai believed that when Pfizer announced the successful development of the vaccine tomorrow, their company¡¯s stock price would definitely soar. In that case, the more he invested now, the greater his profit. Lin Bai decided to increase the leverage. The so-called leverage was actually borrowing money to invest. This was a high-yield and high-risk thing. Of course, Lin Bai had the Future News app, the god of cheating, in his hands. Risks basically didn¡¯t exist for him. Taking advantage of the fact that the market hadn¡¯t opened yet, Lin Bai quickly went to the receptionist. He asked for a loan. ¡°I can get a loan here, right?¡± ¡°Yes, Mr. Lin.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. I want to borrow 500 million.¡± After hearing this, the receptionist felt a chill in his heart. When he helped Lin Bai open his account, he had only deposited 5 million into it. Borrowing 500 million was 100 times the leverage! This was the first time a newbie who had just opened an account dared to use such a high level of leverage. He really did not know whether to say that he was naive or ignorant and fearless. Out of professional ethics, the receptionist still kindly reminded him. ¡°Mr. Lin, I have to remind you that increasing leverage is an extremely risky investment.¡± ¡°Considering that you have just opened an account and do not know much about the US stock market, I personally suggest that you do not use leverage for the time being.¡± ¡°It is not too late to increase leverage after you fully understand the US stock market. What do you think?¡± ¡° Lin Bai smiled. ¡°Well, I think what you said makes sense. Thank you for your suggestion.¡± The receptionist secretly heaved a sigh of relief. She felt that she had done a great deed to prevent Lin Bai from going bankrupt. However, halfway through her relief, she heard Lin Bai say again, ¡°But I still want to increase the leverage. Can you handle 50 billion?¡± The receptionist almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He felt that what he said made sense, but Lin Bai did not take his advice. What on earth was this? Seeing that the receptionist was hesitating, Lin Bai thought that it was because the loan couldn¡¯t be processed easily so he said, ¡°If it¡¯s hard to handle, then forget it. I¡¯ll borrow directly from the bank.¡± The receptionist quickly stopped him. ¡°No, no, no. Mr. Lin, please wait a moment. I¡¯ll handle the loan for you right away.¡± ¡®What a joke.. This is an important client with a net worth of 500 million! Of course I have to keep him around!¡¯ Chapter 32 - New Project Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Just a few words from Mr. A today could make Yu Jianhao feel enlightened. In the future, when Lin Bai officially entered the business world, it would probably be the same. As long as Mr. A casually gave a few pointers, it could be a huge business opportunity. He absolutely could not fall out with an investment genius with a discerning eye and accurate prediction like Mr. A. He had to maintain a good relationship with him. Now, the importance of Mr. A in Yu Jianhao¡¯s heart was even comparable to those big shots in Dragon City. If Mr. A said that he wanted to meet him now, Yu Jianhao would absolutely drop everything and fly over to meet him. The reason was very simple. There were too many big shots in Dragon City who were trying to curry favor with them and also too many people who were waiting to be supported. They might not be able to come over or help him. However, Mr. A was different. He was still young and did not know how to pretend to be polite. He would basically answer him honestly. Therefore, the practical benefits he could bring were actually far greater than those big shots of Dragon City. ¡°It would be great if I could have the opportunity to meet Mr. A.¡± Yu Jianhao could not help but start to think about how to get closer to Mr. A. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but smile when he saw the message from Yu Jianhao. He really didn¡¯t expect Yu Jianhao, the richest man in the city, to have such a humble attitude. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but think about how Yu Jianhao would feel and react if he found out that Mr. A, whom he treated respectfully, was actually his son-in-law? Lin Bai really couldn¡¯t imagine it. He was even looking forward to that day. Yu Jianhao followed the trend and bought a lot of Pfizer Group¡¯s shares with the trust and admiration he had for Mr. A. However, he didn¡¯t know that Mr. A had already left the market and started looking for the next investment project. Lin Bai knew that he didn¡¯t have a strong financial foundation to tolerate mistakes, so he tried to be safe. Since the future news said that Pfizer Group¡¯s shares rose by 500% , it meant that this number was basically the highest. Perhaps it would rise slightly later, but it might also fall. Lin Bai did not want to take risks. Therefore, he was decisive in buying, and he was equally decisive in withdrawing. If he did not have a project that had a 100% certainty of profit, Lin Bai would rather let the money sit in his bank than take risks. There was only a little more than a day left before the Sotheby¡¯s auction in Dragon City. Lin Bai originally thought that there wouldn¡¯t be any new investment projects in such a short time. So he started to pack his luggage early and prepared to set off. However, the Future News app seemed to be unable to tolerate Lin Bai being so idle, so it sent him two very attractive news. The first one was about a popular real estate project in the suburbs, Yunding Villa. [The administrative region has changed. The value of Yunding Villa will probably plunge.] Although Lin Bai had never paid attention to a luxury residential project like Yunding Villa, he couldn¡¯t resist their overwhelming publicity, so he knew a little about it. The land had been very popular before, and several big real estate companies had bid for it. In the end, it was sold at a sky-high price, becoming the most expensive plot of land in S City in recent years. The land was already so expensive. In addition, it was a luxury residential project. If nothing unexpected happened, when the villa was built in the future, it would definitely be the new king of real estate projects in S City. Unfortunately, man propose, God dispose. That project caught up with the re-division of the administrative region of S City and was divided into the industrial area. There was a world of a difference in the values of industrial land and residential land. Therefore, the project, which was worth 10 billion, was only worth about 1 billion now. While looking at the news, Lin Bai felt sorry for the developer of the Yunding Villa. ¡®A huge amount of real money was wasted just like that. What a pity.¡¯ ¡¯10 billion is reduced to 1 billion. That¡¯s a massive cut that¡¯s more than half!¡¯ Lin Bai sighed to himself. Looking at the second piece of news, Lin Bai was so shocked that his eyes widened. This time, the Future News app was simply giving money away! The title of the second piece of news was shockingly. [A gold mine has been discovered in the subterranean land of Yunding Villa. Experts estimate it to be worth more than one billion.] The news indicated that during the construction process of Yunding Villa, they accidentally discovered a gold mine hidden underground. The experts¡¯ initial estimate was that the value was definitely more than one billion, but the exact amount could only be determined with further investigation. As for why the Yunding Villa continued to be developed and constructed, the news also provided an explanation. It turned out that after the government reclassified the administrative area, the area where the Yunding Villa was located was classified as an industrial area. However, due to the high land price, it was impossible to attract investments and attract enough industries to move in. Therefore, the city government ultimately acquiesced to the residential developers to continue developing, and did not rule out the possibility of the administrative area being re-converted back to residential area in the future. This also meant that investing and taking over the Yunding Villa now would definitely be profitable. Just the value of the gold mine alone was enough to make up for the loss. Not to mention the subsequent residential developments, as well as the money from selling the mansion after it was built. It could even be said to be a huge profit. Lin Bai smiled. ¡°The system sent two news articles at once. Isn¡¯t it clearly telling me that I should take advantage of the collapse in the value of the project and quickly take over?¡± ¡°Okay, since the app has already sent me a many money-making opportunity, I have to win this project no matter what.¡± Although the Sotheby¡¯s auction was about to start, Lin Bai estimated that if he was quick, he should be able to finish this project before the auction started and recover the money. When the time came, he would have more money and more confidence to bid with others at the auction. Even if something unexpected happened, he would be able to handle it better. Moreover, the items that could be auctioned at Sotheby¡¯s were definitely not ordinary items. Other than the finale item, the Mayan prophecy tablet, the other items might also have investment value. If he did not have enough money, he could only endure it and watch the items he wanted be auctioned off. But if he had enough money, he could bid freely without any scruples. With this thought, Lin Bai made a complete decision in his heart. ¡°I have to win the Yunding Villa Project before the auction starts no matter what!¡± With his usual resolute attitude, he wouldn¡¯t waste time since he had already made a decision. Since time was tight, he should press forward even more! Lin Bai decisively left the house and hailed a cab to head straight for the project department of the Yunding Villa. Then, as expected, he was stopped by the security guard at the door.. Chapter 33 - Do You Dare To Accept A Hot Potato? Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation For some reason, the security guard was extremely vigilant, as if he was afraid that Lin Bai would cause trouble. ¡°What do you do? The project department doesn¡¯t accept outsiders!¡± The security guard¡¯s tone was unfriendly, and he was almost about to chase him away. Lin Bai said, ¡°I¡¯m looking for your project manager. I have something urgent to see him for.¡± He did not directly say that he wanted to acquire this project. After all, if he said so directly, there was a high probability that he would be ridiculed and chased out. After all, no one would easily believe that a young man in his early 20s would have the money to take over an entire real estate project. Therefore, if he wanted to talk about buying the project, he had to at least talk to the project manager and then let the other party pass it on to the boss of the developer. As for why he didn¡¯t go directly to the developer? The reason was actually the same. Lin Bai had no connections and he was still young. He looked like a student. No one would believe that he would be able to take out one billion in one go for the acquisition. Therefore, if he rashly went to the CEO of the developer, there was a high probability that he wouldn¡¯t even see the other party¡¯s shadow, and he would be ridiculed for nothing. Lin Bai did not want to be ridiculed by his underlings for nothing, so he chose a roundabout strategy. No matter what, it would be easier to meet the project manager than the boss of the developer. Unfortunately, Lin Bai had missed a point. The matter of the administrative division was not something that the city government could change just like that. In the early stages, it had gone through a series of investigations and argumentation, as well as all sorts of tedious procedures, before it finally came to fruition. Although the news had not yet been reported and the division of the administrative area had not been officially changed, the news had already spread. Many people with connections had long known that the land of Yunding Villa had been classified into an industrial area. Therefore, recently, many people had come to find trouble with the project department and the developer. Most of them were already residents of Yunding Villa. It turned out that the developer of Yunding Villa, Qingcheng Group, had started pre-selling the land and the project without even building the foundation in order to get back the funds as soon as possible. Moreover, he had also hired a professional team using a lot of money to publicize and promote the project of Yunding Villa. After the promotion by the professional team, many of the wealthy people in S City had taken a fancy to this project and spent a lot of money to buy it in advance. Those who could afford high-end villas were naturally wealthy and well-informed. Therefore, they were the first to know about the administrative change. They were also the first to find trouble with the project department and the developer. Their request was actually very simple, which was to ask for a refund. Even if they deducted a portion of the liquidated damages, they would definitely not want the house in Yunding Villa. If it was just one or two people, it might not cause too much of an impact on the developer. At most, they would deduct the liquidated damages and refund the money, then sell it to someone else. However, the problem was that almost all of the rich people who had pre-purchased the house asked for a refund together as if they had already discussed it beforehand. This was a big headache for the developers. After all, they had also taken up a bank loan to purchase the land and the development project! Now that the value of the project had been greatly reduced and the development costs could not be recouped, it was unknown whether the bank loan could be repaid on time. If they were to give the rich people a refund, there was no doubt that the capital chain would rupture. At that time, not only would the development of the project come to a standstill, the entire Qingcheng Group might declare bankrupt and all the assets would have to be auctioned off to pay off their debt. The boss of the developer, Qingcheng Group, naturally did not want to be caught in such a situation. Therefore, for those rich people who asked for a refund, he would reject them one by one, vehemently refusing to give them a refund. Even if the rich people were willing to deduct the liquidated damages, he wouldn¡¯t give them a refund! The rich people were not to be trifled with. Seeing that the boss of Qingcheng Group was acting shamelessly, they began to show off their skills. They used all kinds of tricks, be it underhanded or not. In addition, when the bank received the news that the value of the project of Yunding Villa had been greatly reduced, they began to put pressure on Qingcheng Group to pay off the loan in advance. Under the pressure from all sides, the boss of the Qingcheng Group, Shen Wanqing, was in a terrible state.Even most of his hair had turned white. Even his hair had turned a lot white. It was also because all the forces had come to cause trouble recently that both the Project Department and the Qingcheng Group¡¯s headquarters were extremely wary of outsiders. Lin Bai did not understand these inside information, so he was given the cold shoulder. He patiently tried to persuade the security guard, but the other party just wouldn¡¯t budge. ¡°The project manager isn¡¯t here, the other leaders aren¡¯t in either. All the higher-ups aren¡¯t here! Leave, leave quickly!¡± The security guard impatiently chased Lin Bai away. Lin Bai had no choice but to pretend to leave and go to a faraway spot to take a look at the general environment of the construction site. He soon discovered that the construction of the project had actually stopped, and there were almost no workers going in and out of the site. Just as Lin Bai wanted to get a closer look and get more information, he was discovered by the security guard. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you leaving yet? If you don¡¯t leave now, I¡¯ll call the police!¡± The security guard shouted at Lin Bai fiercely. Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to have any meaningless conflicts, so he decided to leave and go directly to the headquarters of Qingcheng Group to try his luck. On the way, he called his roommate, Luo Yang. ¡°Luo Yang, I remember you said before that you have a distant relative who works in construction, right?¡± Luo Yang replied, ¡°Yes, why?¡± Lin Bai asked, ¡°Can you help me ask if you have the contact information of the boss of Qingcheng Group, Shen Wanqing? I want to see him.¡± ¡°If you can¡¯t contact him directly, you can give me the contact information of other senior executives of Qingcheng Group.¡± Luo Yang exclaimed, ¡°Holy shit! Boss, don¡¯t tell me you want to enter the real estate market!?¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t hide it from him. ¡°Yes, I do have that intention. But now I can¡¯t contact the senior executives of Qingcheng Group, so it¡¯s a bit troublesome.¡± Luo Yang said straightforwardly, ¡°Why do you have to look for them? The group is in a mess now. They might go bankrupt one day.¡± ¡°If you want to cooperate, you should find a better developer! For example, how about San Jin Group? My relative is their boss¡¯s former classmate.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I don¡¯t have a lot of money in my hands. I won¡¯t cooperate with other groups for the time being.¡± ¡°As for Qingcheng Group, I want to take over the project of Yunding Villa because I see that they are in a bad situation now.¡± Luo Yang shouted on the other end of the phone, ¡°D*mn! How dare you take over the hot potato of Yunding Villa!¡± ¡°Boss, I¡¯m not doubting your ability, but real estate is different from cryptocurrencies and stocks. There are many aspects involved.¡± ¡°We are all from ordinary families. We don¡¯t have the connections or experience to deal with those complicated connections.. I suggest you reconsider and not invest in it rashly!¡± Chapter 34 - Hades Has A Tough Time Explaining Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai knew that Luo Yang sincerely had his best interests at heart, so he said those words. This made him feel a wave of warmth in his heart. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Since I dare to invest, I have some confidence,¡± said Lin Bai. Seeing that Lin Bai was so insistent, Luo Yang knew that it was impossible for him to change his mind, so he didn¡¯t try to persuade him further. ¡°Alright then. Wait a moment. I¡¯ll go ask my Third Uncle about it.¡± Luo Yang hung up the phone. After a while, he texted him a string of numbers. He said, ¡°We¡¯re almost there. This is the number of the boss of Qingcheng Group, Shen Wanqing.¡± Lin Bai replied instantly, ¡°Thanks, Buddy. I¡¯ll treat you to a meal when we get back.¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Hahaha, there¡¯s no need to treat me to a meal. Remember to bring me along when you¡¯re trading in the stock market next time.¡± ¡°No problem.¡± Lin Bai called the number and went straight to the point. ¡°Hello, President Shen. I want to buy the project of Yunding Villa. When are you free? Let¡¯s meet and talk.¡± When Shen Wanqing heard that he was going to buy Yunding Villa, he immediately became spirited and his attitude became much more enthusiastic. He said, ¡°I¡¯m free now. You can come to my company to talk.¡± ¡°By the way, which corporation are you from?¡± Shen Wanqing knew almost all the presidents of the real estate companies in S City, and he had all their contact information. However, he had never seen Lin Bai¡¯s number before, and he found his voice to be rather unfamiliar. He searched through his memory, but couldn¡¯t find anyone who could match it. Lin Bai smiled and said very frankly, ¡°I don¡¯t belong to any group. I just want to buy it using a personal identity.¡± ¡°Personal identity? Young man, what¡¯s your surname?¡± Shen Wanqing felt that the voice on the other end of the phone sounded very young. Therefore, he began to recall who the rich scions in S City were, and who were interested in real estate. However, after much contemplation, he still couldn¡¯t think of anyone. Lin Bai said, ¡°My name is Lin Bai. We can talk about the rest when we meet. I¡¯ll go to your company now.¡± ¡°Okay, you¡¯re welcome anytime.¡± Shen Wanqing was actually very doubtful whether this young man had the ability to take on a project as big as Yunding Villa. However, he felt that since Lin Bai dared to take the initiative to visit him, he should still be sincere. If it was just a prank, he wouldn¡¯t have the courage to visit him and talk to him in person. In any case, he would know the truth when they met. Shen Wanqing was confident that with his experience in judging people, he would not be deceived by a young boy. Hence, he waited patiently in the office. Lin Bai soon arrived at the headquarters of the Qingcheng Group. When he arrived, Lin Bai realized that the people at the headquarters were also very wary of outsiders. Their level of wariness was even much higher than that of the project department of the Yunding Mountain Villa. Lin Bai thought to himself, ¡®It seems that the boss of Qingcheng Group is really scared.¡¯ Otherwise, any normal company would not be so wary of outsiders, so much that they¡¯re even hostile. However, this was a good sign for Lin Bai. The more precarious Qingcheng Group was, the greater the possibility of him successfully acquiring Yunding Mountain Villa. If everything was going well here, Lin Bai would need to worry instead. It wasn¡¯t easy for him to get past the security guards, but the receptionist stopped him again. ¡°Sir, do you have an appointment? You can¡¯t go in without an appointment,¡± the receptionist said coldly. Lin Bai said, ¡°I just talked to President Shen. He asked me to come over.¡± The receptionist looked at Lin Bai from head to toe. It was obvious that she did not believe what Lin Bai said. However, she still maintained her professionalism and asked, ¡°Then could I trouble you to tell me your name, Sir? I¡¯ll check the appointment log here.¡± ¡°Lin Bai.¡± The receptionist typed a few times on the keyboard before saying, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Lin. I can¡¯t find your appointment records here.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°You can ask President Shen directly. He invited me here for a face-to-face talk.¡± The receptionist was a little impatient. ¡°People say that every day. How can I disturb president Shen every time?¡± ¡°President Shen is very busy. He doesn¡¯t have time to see other people. Please go back.¡± Lin Bai almost laughed in anger. ¡°If what others say is not true, does it mean that I¡¯m lying too?¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t even ask for confirmation before chasing me away. Aren¡¯t you afraid of affecting the company¡¯s business? Aren¡¯t you afraid that your boss will fire you?¡± The receptionist became more and more impatient. ¡°Sir, if you don¡¯t have an appointment, please leave. Otherwise, I¡¯ll have to call security.¡± Recently, there had been too many people trying to sneak into the company with all kinds of reasons. At the beginning, she had been accommodating, but in the end, those people were all here to cause trouble. As a result, she was criticized very badly after the incident, and her salary was docked by a large amount. She was just a receptionist, how could she tell who the visitors were? Hence, later on, she simply decided to forbid all visitors who hadn¡¯t made an appointment in advance, from going up to the office, so as to save herself trouble. Lin Bai had no choice but to call Shen Wanqing in front of the receptionist. As soon as the call was connected, Lin Bai spoke sneeringly. ¡°President Shen, I¡¯m already at your company. The receptionist won¡¯t let me go up. Please talk to her for me.¡± After saying that, he handed his cell phone to the receptionist. The receptionist felt that something was amiss. Although there were people who had used similar excuses to try to sneak into the company, no one had ever dared to call CEO Shen directly like Lin Bai. It seemed that what this gentleman said before was true. The receptionist was already regretting it in her heart. Under Lin Bai¡¯s gaze, she braced herself to take the phone and said timidly, ¡°CEO Shen¡­¡± Shen Wanqing did not waste any time and said directly, ¡°Let him come up.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes. I¡¯ll bring Mr. Lin upstairs now.¡± After hanging up the phone, the receptionist apologized with a smile on her face. ¡°Mr. Lin, I¡¯m sorry for what happened just now. Please don¡¯t take it to heart.¡± Lin Bai sneered and said, ¡°There¡¯s an old saying that it¡¯s hard to avoid the annoying employees even though it¡¯d be easy to meet the boss. I didn¡¯t understand it previously, but now I finally understand what it means.¡± The receptionist was very embarrassed by the sarcasm. She forced a smile and didn¡¯t know what to say. Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to waste any more time with her. He didn¡¯t even look at her anymore. He strode into the elevator and went straight to Shen Wanqing¡¯s office on the top floor. When he was in the elevator, Lin Bai noticed a detail. The 4th, 13th, and 14th floors were not available in this building. The 3rd floor was directly below the 5th floor, and the 12th floor was directly below the 15th floor. As far as Lin Bai knew, this building was the property of Qingcheng Group, not a rented building. That also meant that the boss of Qingcheng Group, Chen Wanqing, was a very superstitious person. Otherwise, he would not have deliberately skipped those floors with so-called inauspicious numbers.. Chapter 35 - That Person Is Insane Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation When they reached the top floor, the feeling was even more obvious. All kinds of feng shui items such as the eight trigrams mirror, the Peach Wood Sword, the fortune-seeking tree, and so on were placed in a very exquisite position. Lin Bai did not know much about feng shui, but with his superficial knowledge, only two items among the furniture on the entire top floor stood out. Warding off evil and attracting wealth. It was understandable that he wanted to use those objects to improve his luck. All businessmen liked to attract wealth and get lucky. Even if they weren¡¯t superstitious, they would usually be willing to display one or two ornaments for auspiciousness. However, it was a little strange for him to want to ward off evil. At least, as far as Lin Bai knew, he had never heard of any company¡¯s CEO purposely putting a bunch of items in his office to ward off evil. ¡®Why would he need to avoid evil things if he didn¡¯t do anything wrong?¡¯ ¡®Is there something I don¡¯t know about the Qingcheng Group?¡¯ Lin Bai muttered in his head. He secretly thought that if the negotiation didn¡¯t work out today, he would ask Luo Yang to ask his relative to find out if anything terrible had happened to the Qingcheng Group recently. Or if Shen Wanqing had done something immoral. If he could find out, it might be helpful for the next negotiation. As Lin Bai was thinking, he suddenly saw a crack opening up in the fire safety door at the side. Through the crack, he could vaguely see a figure hiding behind the door, sneakily looking out. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Lin Bai began to suspect something. The person behind the door noticed that Lin Bai was looking at him, and he dashed out immediately with a ferocious gaze in his eyes! Lin Bai only saw a cold light flash in that person¡¯s hand, and in the next second, the bright blade was already pressed against his stomach. ¡°Don¡¯t shout! or I¡¯ll stab you to death!¡± That person suppressed his voice and threatened. Lin Bai was speechless. ¡®What the hell is this!?! I just want to talk to you abuot business, why is my life in danger?¡¯ ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I definitely won¡¯t shout.¡± Lin Bai spoke at a volume that only the two of them could hear to discuss with the man in a low voice. ¡°I didn¡¯t see anything. Go do whatever you want and pretend you didn¡¯t see me, okay?¡± The man looked at Lin Bai with suspicion. Seeing that he wasn¡¯t wearing his uniform or badge, he relaxed his guard a little. ¡°Aren¡¯t you an employee of Qingcheng Group?¡± he asked softly. Lin Bai shook his head decisively. ¡°No.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± The man put away his knife and ignored Lin Bai. He went straight to Shen Wanqing¡¯s office. Lin Bai looked at the man¡¯s back and was very curious. The short encounter just now made Lin Bai feel that the man was not an extremely vicious person. On the contrary, he looked very honest. What on earth could have happened? What could force an honest man to use a knife? Seeing that the man had already entered Shen Wanqing¡¯s office, Lin Bai slowly walked closer. At the same time, he pricked up his ears to listen for any movements inside. ¡°Motherf*cker, Shen Wanqing! Return my mother¡¯s life!!¡± The honest middle-aged man roared loudly. It was followed by a series of clanging noises. It was very obvious that the two people in the room were fighting. In order to avoid trouble, Lin Bai did not get too close to the office, in case something that could not be explained clearly happened. Before long, several elevators reached the top floor at the same time. Dozens of security guards rushed into Shen Wanqing¡¯s office. After a series of punches and kicks, the middle-aged man was dragged out by the security guards like a dead dog. When he passed by Lin Bai, the middle-aged man glared at Lin Bai viciously. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you wouldn¡¯t call for help!?! Liar! You¡¯re all liars!¡± He thought that Lin Bai called for the security guards. Lin Bai simply didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡®Is this fellow brainless? Qingcheng group is such a big company, how could there be no surveillance cameras in the office building?¡¯ With the middle-aged man¡¯s shout, the security guards also noticed Lin Bai. The security captain snapped, ¡°Who are you? What are you doing here?¡± From the looks of it, if Lin Bai did not explain clearly, he would probably be treated as the middle-aged man¡¯s accomplice and get dragged down too. Lin Bai could only tell the truth. ¡°I¡¯m here to discuss business with CEO Shen.¡± The security captain sized up Lin Bai with disbelief written all over his face. ¡°You little brat? You¡¯re here to discuss business with CEO Shen?¡± ¡°Go, go, Go! Don¡¯t force us to get physical with you!¡± Lin Bai was completely speechless. Seeing Shen Wanqing seemed like a Herculean task. He was already almost about to reach the door, yet they could still pull such a stunt. Lin Bai said helplessly, ¡°Anyway, President Shen is in the office. If you really don¡¯t believe me, just follow me in to see President Shen and see if he will chase me away.¡± The security captain was a little hesitant. Shen Wanqing had just been in danger. Although he was not injured, he was still quite frightened and was in a bit of a sorry state. ¡®Would I anger president Shen if I rashly brought people in at this time?¡¯ At this moment, Shen Wanqing heard the commotion outside and walked out. When he saw Lin Bai¡¯s appearance, he was obviously stunned. ¡°You¡¯re Lin Bai?¡± He asked in disbelief. Although he had spoken on the phone earlier, and he could tell from his voice that Lin Bai was not old, he realized that Lin Bai was even younger than he had imagined after seeing Lin Bai in person. Moreover, he had a scholarly look on his face. One look and he could tell that Lin Bai was a student who had yet to graduate. ¡®How did such a person get the courage to say that he want to buy a project as big as Yunding Villa?¡¯ Lin Bai smiled and nodded. He said politely, ¡°Yes, I am Lin Bai.¡± Shen Wanqing hesitated for a moment with a complicated expression. He thought that since Lin Bai was already here, it was better to have a talk. What if the other party was secretly a scion, and could really take over the hot potato like Yunding Villa? With this mentality, Shen Wanqing put on a smile and said to Lin Bai, ¡°Come in and talk.¡± Lin Bai followed Shen Wanqing into the office, closed the door, and sat down. Shen Wanqing knew that Lin Bai must have heard the farce just now. Hence, he took the initiative to explain. ¡°Sorry for the slip-up. That person just now was a psychopath. He insisted on saying that I killed his mother and wanted me to pay with my life.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just a businessman. I¡¯ve never even killed a chicken before. How could I kill someone, right?¡± ¡°Besides, there¡¯s no enmity between us. Why would I kill his mother?¡± Lin Bai looked at the top of Shen Wanqing¡¯s head and smiled without saying a word. He did not respond to this. Shen Wanqing only thought that Lin Bai was scared, so he continued to talk. ¡°You don¡¯t know. That person has already come to cause trouble several times before. We could only call the police when we return.¡± ¡°But it¡¯s useless to call the police He¡¯s mentally ill. He doesn¡¯t need to be responsible even if he really killed someone. Moreover, I¡¯m lucky to have been unscathed.¡± ¡°So even if the police come, they can only criticize and educate hims, they can at most only send him to the mental hospital and have him be locked up for a period of time.¡± ¡°But they can¡¯t keep him locked up all the time. When the time is up, he will still be released. Once he is released, he will come looking for trouble with me again¡­. Ah, how frustrating!¡± Chapter 36 - The God of Wealth! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai endured it again and again instead of directly exposing Shen Wanqing. It was true that the words that Shen Wanqing said sounded flawless. But what he did not know was that Lin Bai had an ability that ordinary people did not have ¡ª The Divine-level Human Detection Technique! While Shen Wanqing was talking non-stop, trying to distort the facts and portray himself as an innocent and pitiful person who had been harassed, Lin Bai¡¯s divine level Human Detection Technique had already been activated on its own. In Lin Bai¡¯s eyes, a huge black text box appeared above Shen Wanqing¡¯s head. It was densely packed with all the bad things he had done over the years. Lin Bai took a few rough glances and discovered many things, such as colluding with evil forces to force the villagers to accept the demolition without a single cent of compensation. He even used all kinds of underhanded methods against the villagers who refused to move, harassing them, threatening them, and forcefully demolishing their homes. Sometimes, they even created an accident to kill them. All kinds of evil deeds could be said to be uncountable. Lin Bai looked at the murder cases displayed above Shen Wanqing¡¯s head and thought to himself that the middle-aged man just now was definitely not mentally ill. His mother should have been injured or even killed during the violent demolition. Of course, it was also possible that she had died in an accident caused by Shen Wanqing. But no matter what it was, it was all related to Shen Wanqing. The middle-aged man came to take revenge on Shen Wanqing and wanted him to pay with his blood. Although his actions were illegal, Lin Bai could understand him emotionally. Shen Wanqing went on and on, thinking that it should be enough to remove the worries in Lin Bai¡¯s heart. Therefore, he changed the topic and started to talk about the main topic. ¡°Little Lin, is it okay for me to call you that?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure you also know that the location of the Yunding Villa Project is a high-end luxury residential area.¡± ¡°Therefore, whether it is the price of the land acquisition back then, the cost of the subsequent planning and construction, they are all much higher than ordinary residential areas.¡± ¡°To be honest, this project is my favorite. I am very reluctant to sell it.¡± ¡°The reason why I agreed to meet with you today is because you are too sincere. I can¡¯t bear to reject you.¡± ¡°But to be honest, I am really reluctant to sell such a project that I have invested so much in the early stages and has such a substantial future income¡­¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you consider other projects? Yunding Villa is not the only real estate development project in our group. The others are also very good. Why don¡¯t I give you a brief introduction?¡± Shen Wanqing pretended to be reluctant to sell the project, but in fact, he was hinting at Lin Bai from the inside out. If he wanted to acquire this project, he had to be willing to pay for it. If Lin Bai didn¡¯t give him enough money, he wouldn¡¯t bear to part with it. Although it was Lin Bai¡¯s first time doing business, he understood the trick. However, he couldn¡¯t be bothered to beat around the bush with Shen Wanqing, so he just made it clear. ¡°President Shen, Don¡¯t beat around the bush with me.¡± The price of the land that Yunding Villa bought was indeed sky-high. Everyone in S City knew about it. ¡°But now that the city government has adjusted the division of the administrative area, the land has been classified as an industrial area, and the land price has been greatly reduced.¡± ¡°Moreover, whether the surrounding factories will affect the environment in the future, and whether the health of the residents will be threatened is unknown.¡± ¡°I think that the rich people who have the ability to buy Yunding Villa will certainly not be willing to bear the potential risks. Therefore, if you want to sell the house, you have to reduce the price significantly until the ordinary people can afford it.¡± ¡°Only then will the ordinary people be attracted by the price and be willing to bear the potential risks.¡± ¡°But in this way, although the house has been sold, it is still unknown whether it can recover the cost of the initial investment.¡± ¡°Therefore, the Yunding Villa is of little value now. If we continue to develop according to the original plan, it is destined that we will not be able to sell it. We will lose as much as we invest.¡± ¡°If we change it into an ordinary house and sell the units at a lower price, we may be able to sell it. However, we may not be able to recover the cost.¡± ¡°President Shen, do you think my analysis is reasonable?¡± Shen Wanqing did not say anything. What Lin Bai said was, of course, reasonable. He was also very clear that if he continued to keep the Yunding Villa, he would only lose money. Therefore, he actually really wanted to sell it as soon as possible. The nonsense he said earlier was nothing more than to sell it at the best price possible. But now, it seemed that Lin Bai was far more shrewd than he had imagined. He could not be fooled at all. Therefore, he decided not to play any tricks and asked straightforwardly, ¡°How much can you offer?¡± ¡°Also, what can you use to make me believe that you really have the ability to buy it?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°A fixed price of one billion. If you agree, I can sign the contract now and transfer the money to you.¡± Lin Bai said these words lightly, but it shocked Shen Wanqing. To be able to directly take out one billion, what kind of background did this kid have? Even with his wealth and scale, it wasn¡¯t easy to take out one billion liquid funds. Not to mention that Lin Bai looked like a student! Shen Wanqing once again suspected that this kid in front of him was bored and come here to have fun, right? ¡°How do you prove that you can really take out so much money?¡± Lin Bai simply took out his phone, logged into the online banking app, and showed Shen Wanqing the balance. ¡°Here, the balance of the bank card. This is straightforward enough, isn¡¯t it convincing enough?¡± Shen Wanqing widened his eyes and counted several times in succession before he dared to believe that he hadn¡¯t seen wrongly. A balance of three billion! ! Shen Wanqing didn¡¯t dare to have any more doubts. He was even afraid that Lin Bai would go back on his word. This was because he knew very well that although the project of the Yunding Mountain Villa was valued on the surface, it could still be worth around one billion. However, in reality, under the current situation, it was impossible for anyone to be willing to spend such a high price to purchase such a useless project. It was not easy for Lin Bai, this spendthrift, to arrive. Shen Wanqing really did not dare to delay for even a second. He only wanted to sign the contract and receive the money quickly. As the old saying went, it was best to keep the money in one¡¯s pocket. Only by receiving the money into his account could he feel at ease. ¡°Okay, one billion then. It¡¯s a deal! I¡¯ll get someone to draft the contract right now!¡± Shen Wanqing quickly notified the legal department and asked them to draft the project transfer contract. The legal department was also very efficient. They sent the contract over very quickly. Lin Bai looked through it carefully and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the terms and there were no hidden clauses, so he signed the contract with ease. After signing the contract, Lin Bai directly transferred the money in person. Shen Wanqing looked at the new billion yuan in his account and was so happy that he almost thought Lin Bai was a god of wealth. ¡°Mr. Lin, our group has many similar high-end projects, do you want to know more about them?¡± Anyway, Lin Bai still had two billion yuan in his bank account. Shen Wanqing wanted to take the opportunity to make Lin Bai buy some other projects.. Chapter 37 - I’ll Pay Triple Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai refused without thinking. ¡°Nah, I¡¯m only interested in the Yunding Villa.¡± Hearing this, Shen Wanqing secretly regretted. If he had known that Lin Bai was so persistent about the Yunding Villa, he would have asked for more money just now. However, it was too late to regret now. Shen Wanqing could only force a smile on his face and try his best to leave a good impression on Lin Bai. ¡°Alright then. I¡¯ll get someone to help you complete all the necessary procedures later.¡± ¡°If you change your mind and are interested in other projects of our group, feel free to call me anytime.¡± ¡°The gate of Qingcheng Group will always be open to you.¡± Shen Wanqing said with extreme hospitality. Lin Bai smiled and did not answer this question. Shen Wanqing was not angry either. He was still smiling as he instructed his subordinates to accompany Lin Bai to complete all the necessary procedures. After completing all the procedures, Lin Bai found the best exploration team in the city with the help of Luo Yang¡¯s relatives. ¡°Please help me survey the land of Yunding Villa,¡± said Lin Bai. Since he was introduced by an acquaintance, the person in charge of the surveying team had a very good attitude. He even advised Lin Bai, ¡°Mr. Lin, I shouldn¡¯t have said this. The land of Yunding Villa is now an industrial land.¡± ¡°It¡¯s still unknown whether the government will stop the project. It¡¯s really not suitable to continue to invest money in it.¡± ¡°Moreover, according to the rules, a real estate project like this requires one to carry out geological exploration before starting work.¡± ¡°Since the project can start smoothly, it means that the geological exploration in the early stage is satisfactory. There are no problems such as underground karst caves.¡± ¡°Therefore, Mr. Lin, you don¡¯t have to worry about such problems. There is no need to waste money and survey it again.¡± The person-in-charge of the surveying team thought that Lin Bai was worried about the previous results. He was worried that there would be underground karst caves and other things that would affect the construction of the project. That was why he wanted to carry out a second exploration. He had good intentions and did not want Lin Bai to waste his money. He did not want Lin Bai to spend money in vain. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Wang, I can see that you are an honest man. You are indeed trying to help me save money by saying these things.¡± ¡°But I still want to carry out a new survey. Please arrange for people to carry out the survey as soon as possible.¡± Seeing that Lin Bai was so insistent, the person-in-charge, Mr. Wang, did not continue to persuade him. He said, ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll arrange for some people to go and investigate in a few days.¡± Lin Bai said directly, ¡°Don¡¯t wait a few days. Can we just do it today?¡± The auction was going to start tomorrow night. Lin Bai needed to get the investigation report as soon as possible so that the funds could be withdrawn. Otherwise, with the 2.05 billion he had on hand, he would not be able to bid for the Mayan prophecy tablet. Therefore, he had to get his money back before the auction started. Mr. Wang did not expect Lin Bai to make such a request. He looked at the time subconsciously and said awkwardly, ¡°It¡¯s already afternoon. Even if we gather our men now and rush over immediately, the fastest we can do is around five o¡¯clock.¡± ¡°When we arrive at the scene, we will not be able to carry out the exploration immediately. We still have to carry out all kinds of measurements and make a lot of preliminary preparations.¡± ¡°By the time all these are done, the sky will definitely be dark. It will be more difficult to explore at night¡­¡± Lin Bai said directly, ¡°It will be more difficult, which means that we can still explore. It¡¯s not completely impossible to survey the place.¡± ¡°Please gather your men as soon as possible and survey the land at night. I must see the report by tomorrow morning at the latest.¡± ¡°As for the exploration fee, I can pay triple but the condition is that the report must be produced by tomorrow morning.¡± Even if he could get the exploration report smoothly early in the morning, Lin Bai would only have a few hours at most to transfer the mining rights of the underground minerals. After all, it would take about two hours to get to Dragon City from here, so he had to reserve this time. Therefore, the time left for Lin Bai to do the transfer was actually very tight. Even Lin Bai himself felt that this operation could really be called a military risk. But since they had already come this far, he could only get rid of all useless distracting thoughts and continue to charge forward. Otherwise, if he wasted time because of fear and anxiety, it would really be a waste of effort. When Mr. Wang heard Lin Bai¡¯s request for an overnight survey, he wanted to reject it. However, when he heard that Lin Bai was willing to pay three times the price, he immediately changed his mind. ¡°Alright, Alright, no problem I¡¯ll gather my buddies now. We¡¯ll head to the Yunding Villa Now!¡± Mr. Wang agreed incessantly. His attitude was extremely good. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Thank you for your hard work.¡± Mr. Wang hurriedly said, ¡°No, it¡¯s not hard at all.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Mr. Lin. We¡¯ll definitely complete the exploration before dawn tomorrow.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll definitely hand over the exploration report to you by seven o¡¯clock at the latest!¡± Lin Bai was very satisfied with the efficiency that he had promised. ¡°Alright, thank you.¡± Captain Wang immediately gathered his men and prepared to go to Yunding Villa for exploration and survey. Lin Bai didn¡¯t stay idle. Instead, he used this period of time to start looking for buyers of gold and rare earth mines. So far, the information provided by the Future News app had never been wrong. Therefore, Lin Bai believed that there would definitely be no mistakes this time. Then, since the Future News app clearly said that gold mines and rare earth mines would be found underground in the land of Yunding Villa, there would definitely be some. The result of this exploration was without any suspense for Lin Bai. He only asked Captain Wang and the others to carry out the exploration because he wanted to be able to produce the corresponding evidence when he made a move later. Lin Bai didn¡¯t have many connections to begin with. Naturally, he had to look for Luo Yang for this kind of matter that required him to pull some strings. ¡°Luo Yang, does your uncle know anyone who deals in the mining business?¡± Lin Bai called to inquire. Luo Yang shouted exaggeratedly on the other end of the phone. ¡°Holy crap! Boss! Are you serious?! The real estate business hasn¡¯t even warmed up yet, and you want to invest in mines again?!¡± ¡°That¡¯s something that burns more money than real estate. Ordinary people can¡¯t understand it. I advise you not to touch it!¡± ¡°Boss, I really treat you like a brother, so I¡¯m telling you this. Don¡¯t mind me but I really think you¡¯re a little too eager.¡± ¡°Although you¡¯re quite rich now, you can¡¯t just be rich when it comes to mining. There¡¯s a lot more to it. Boss, just listen to a word of advice from me. Don¡¯t touch that thing. Really, don¡¯t touch it! I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll lose all your money.¡± Lin Bai smiled and explained, ¡°Luo Yang, you¡¯ve misunderstood. I¡¯m not going to mine the mine myself..¡± Chapter 38 - Mr. Lin, You’ve Really Made a Huge Profit This Time! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°I also know that mineral extraction isn¡¯t just about money. You also have to have the corresponding qualifications. manpower and materials, which are very troublesome. Moreover, you have to have very deep connections.¡¯ ¡°That¡¯s why I never thought of mining it myself. I just wanted to transfer the mining rights.¡± Luo Yang finally realized that something was wrong. ¡°Wait, wait, wait¡­ Boss, what did you say just now? Transfer? Where did you get a mine to transfer?¡± Lin Bai thought to himself, ¡®Anyway, the relevant exploration report would be out by tomorrow morning at the latest. It would not be a big deal to tell Luo Yang in advance.¡¯ Therefore, he told the truth. ¡°I¡¯ve already bought the project of Yunding Villa, and there¡¯s an unexpected surprise. There might be gold and rare earth mines under that piece of land.¡± ¡°But I¡¯m not 100% sure yet. The reason I asked you to help me contact the exploration team previously was to confirm the matter further.¡± ¡°However, I think that there must be a certain degree of truth.¡± ¡°Since there¡¯s such a possibility, there should be some evidence. Therefore, I want to take advantage of my free time to do my homework in advance.¡± ¡°If the exploration results come out and prove that there is indeed a mine, then I can contact the buyer directly.¡± Luo Yang was stunned. ¡°Oh my God, Boss, your luck is too heaven-defying!¡± ¡°You just bought the project, and you found a mine so quickly? !¡± ¡°If Shen Wanqing finds about this, he would regret it!¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°It¡¯s useless even if he regrets it. The contract has been signed, and all the relevant procedures have been completed.¡± ¡°Now, the project of the Yunding Villa belongs to me, and everything underground is mine.¡± ¡°No matter how jealous he is, there¡¯s nothing he can do.¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Qingcheng Group really lost a lot in this transaction. Boss, you¡¯ve made a lot of money!¡± Lin Bai quickly brought the conversation back to the main topic. ¡°Whether or not we can make money depends on whether anyone is willing to pay for it. Otherwise, if we can¡¯t sell it, we¡¯ll have no choice but to absorb the losses.¡± ¡°Speaking of which, does your uncle know anyone in this field?¡± Luo Yang quickly said, ¡°Oh my, I almost forgot about that. Wait a minute, I¡¯ll go ask him now!¡± He hung up the phone and went to contact his uncle. Although these things had nothing to do with him directly, they had stayed in the same dormitory for such a long time so their relationship was quite close. Seeing Lin Bai earn a lot of money, Luo Yang was also happy. Moreover, he also thought that if Lin Bai could really become a billionaire one day, then with their friendship, he could more or less benefit from it, right? Therefore, he was willing to do such things like helping to gather information, and he actually even enjoyed it. If Lin Bai suddenly stopped bothering him, he would instead be more anxious and worried that Lin Bai might have something against him. He would be scared that Lin Bai would actually rather seek help from outsiders than himself. Fortunately, that kind of situation had not happened yet. Not long after, Luo Yang called. This time, his tone was not as excited as before. He went straight to the point and said, ¡°Boss, I really can¡¯t help you this time.¡± ¡°My uncle only works in construction. He has never dabbled in mining and doesn¡¯t have any connections in this area. I really can¡¯t help you.¡± Lin Bai could only say, ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine. Then I¡¯ll think of another way myself.¡± Then, Lin Bai began to think about who else he could ask for help from. The first person he thought of was Captain Wang of the exploration team. Lin Bai thought that since Captain Wang¡¯s work was related to all kinds of minerals, he would definitely have some connections. Among those people, there might be some who had the qualifications to mine minerals and had the ability to take over the underground mines of the Yunding Mountain Villa. With this thought in mind, Lin Bai was about to call Captain Wang, but he didn¡¯t expect the other party to call him first. As soon as the call was connected, Captain Wang¡¯s excited voice sounded. ¡°Mr. Lin! Congratulations! We have found a gold mine in the subterranean grounds of Yunding Mountain Villa!¡± This was the result that Lin Bai had expected, but in order not to make Captain Wang suspect something, Lin Bai cooperated and pretended to be surprised. ¡°What? A gold mine?! Really?¡± Lin Bai pretended to be shocked and asked. Captain Wang said, ¡°Of course it¡¯s true! How could I lie to you!?!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll use my 20 years of experience to assure you that there¡¯s absolutely no mistake. That¡¯s a genuine gold mine!¡± Halfway through his sentence, Captain Wang seemed to have met someone who came over and said something to him. Then, Captain Wang¡¯s tone became even more amazed. ¡°Mr. Lin, you¡¯re really lucky!¡± ¡°My team members just came over and told me that they found another rare earth mine next to the gold mine! Mr. Lin, you¡¯ve really made a big profit this time!¡± Lin Bai continued to pretend to be surprised. ¡°Really? That¡¯s really great! But these minerals can¡¯t be mined casually, right? What can I do if I don¡¯t have the corresponding qualifications?¡± He took the opportunity to bring up the issue that he was really concerned about. Captain Wang said without thinking, ¡°That¡¯s simple. My second uncle is experienced in this. He has almost finished mining the copper mine that he contracted previously, and is currently looking for new ones. I think he should be interested in the mines here at Yunding Villa.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, if you can trust me, I will tell my second uncle about it. Can you arrange a time for a face-to-face meeting?¡± Lin Bai was worried that he wouldn¡¯t be able to find someone to take over so he naturally agreed when he heard Captain Wang saying that he had a relative who was a professional. ¡°How about tomorrow? I want to act quickly.¡± Captain Wang agreed readily. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll talk to my uncle later. We¡¯ll discuss the exact time later.¡± After hanging up the phone, Captain Wang contacted his second uncle and told him in detail about the situation at Yunding Villa. His uncle¡¯s interest was piqued when he heard that. ¡°Two mines? Are you going to sell them all together?¡±He asked. Captain Wang replied, ¡°It should be possible.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin himself doesn¡¯t have any mining qualifications. The two mines will not be able to be converted into cash if he keeps them in his hands. To him, selling them together as soon as possible is the most beneficial strategy. There¡¯s no reason for him to disagree.¡± ¡°Moreover, Mr. Lin has clearly told me that he wants to sell them as soon as possible, so there should be a lot of room for negotiation on the price.¡± His uncle was very satisfied with this. So he asked again, ¡°How is the quality of the two mines? How much do you think they can produce?¡± Captain Wang thought for a moment and replied, ¡°Just that gold mine alone is conservatively estimated to be worth more than one billion..¡± Chapter 39 - Negotiations Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation In fact, according to the rules of the trade, when the exploration team issued an exploration report, it would only state on it which type of mineral they had discovered and the approximate quantity of the mineral. It would not be evaluated. Even if the customer asked, they would never give the specific price, just to avoid any subsequent disputes. However, Captain Wang did not need to have so many concerns with his relative so he directly told him his estimated price. ¡°We have just explored the rare earth mine next to the gold mine, and the specific volume needs further investigation to be confirmed.¡± ¡°But according to the current information, it should be worth at least 500 million or so, and there might be more.¡± On the other end of the phone, his uncle¡¯s eyes lit up when he heard that. It was conservatively estimated that a mine worth more than 1.5 billion. If one really bought it, it would be a profit! He immediately said, ¡°Since Mr. Lin is in a hurry to make a move, then I have to hurry. I must not let others get ahead of me.¡± ¡°How about this? I¡¯ll cancel the arrangements for tomorrow morning. Help me arrange to meet Mr. Lin as soon as possible. The sooner, the better!¡± Captain Wang relayed his uncle¡¯s words but he did not forget to emphasize something. ¡°My second uncle¡¯s intention to purchase is very strong!Moreover, he¡¯s a very reliable person. It definitely won¡¯t be wrong for you to transfer it to him.¡± Lin Bai knew that Captain Wang would definitely put in a good word for his relatives. After all, he could not find any other buyers. As long as captain Wang¡¯s second uncle was not too bad, this matter was basically settled. After some discussion, Lin Bai set the meeting time at eight o¡¯clock the next morning. The location was set to be the office of Captain Wang¡¯s exploration team. This was because Lin Bai felt that choosing the location to be on the territory of Captain Wang, the middleman, would make it easier for him to gain the trust of his second uncle. As for whether Captain Wang¡¯s second uncle was reliable or not, Lin Bai had the divine level Human Detection Skill. When the time came, he would be able to see through it with just a glance. There was nothing to worry about. Captain Wang and his team members spent the whole night exploring. Finally, they produced an authoritative exploration report with an official seal before seven o¡¯clock the next morning. At eight o¡¯clock, Lin Bai arrived at Captain Wang¡¯s office on time. Captain Wang and his second uncle were already waiting there. As soon as he saw Lin Bai, Captain Wang immediately introduced him enthusiastically. ¡°Mr. Lin, this is my second uncle, Wang Huaigu.¡± ¡°Second Uncle, this is the Mr. Lin that I told you about yesterday.¡± Wang Huaigu immediately stood up and extended his hand with a big smile on his face. ¡°Mr. Lin, nice to meet you.¡± ¡°Nice to meet you.¡± Lin Bai politely shook hands with him and took the opportunity to observe Wang Huaigu using the Divine level Human Detection Skill. A small translucent box immediately appeared above Wang Huaigu¡¯s head. On it were the words: ¡°Loyal, honest, and dutiful.¡± Lin Bai was relieved. At least this Wang Huaigu was not a profiteer. He was a trustworthy buyer. After a simple exchange of pleasantries, the three of them sat down. Lin Bai went straight to the point. He said, ¡°Mr. Wang, I believe your nephew has already told you about the situation at the Yunding Mountain Villa.¡± ¡°In this case, I won¡¯t waste any more time. The gold mine and the rare earth mine will be packaged together at two billion yuan. Can you accept it?¡± Lin Bai had checked the market price before he came. This price was definitely not expensive and could only be considered as a medium price. Wang Huaigu looked troubled. ¡°This price is much higher than what I expected¡­ To be honest, I really like the two mines in Yunding Villa. If they can be cheaper, I¡¯ll take them directly.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, you¡¯re a straightforward person. I won¡¯t beat around the bush with you. How about this? A flat price of 1.5 billion. What do you think? If it¡¯s possible, I can sign the contract and transfer the money now.¡± Wang Huaigu was so happy because Captain Wang told him that the final exploration result of the rare earth mine was much larger than the initial estimate. Therefore, the estimated value of the rare earth mine was around one billion. Including the gold mine, it was worth at least two billion. At least if he bought it at a price lower than this, he would definitely make a profit. That was why Wang Huaigu was so forthright and even willing to promise to send money on the same day. Captain Wang did not tell Lin Bai about the specific valuation. However, with his experience in bargaining, Lin Bai knew that since Wang Huaigu could offer such a generous price, it meant that he would definitely make a big profit. Therefore, Lin Bai tried to raise the price a little. ¡°1.8 billion.¡± Wang Huaigu pondered for a moment. He knew that if he bought this price, he would definitely make a profit without losing anything. At least, he could earn more than 200 million. However, in order to maximize the profit margin, he still continued to bargain. ¡°No, 1.6 billion at most.¡± Lin Bai saw that he hesitated and did not directly reject it. He knew that 1.8 billion was actually a price that Wang Huaigu could still make a profit at. It was just that the profit margin was a little small, so he didn¡¯t agree immediately. Therefore, Lin Bai insisted, ¡°The lowest price is 1.8 billion. If that¡¯s not possible, I can only contact other buyers.¡± ¡°It just so happens that I have a classmate whose family also does this kind of thing. Yesterday, when he heard that a gold mine had been discovered in my project, he pestered me to buy it.¡± ¡°I told him that I had already made an appointment with you guys, and he was still complaining about why I didn¡¯t tell him first.¡± ¡°If Mr. Wang can¡¯t accept this price, then I¡¯ll go to my classmate¡¯s home and talk to his parents, so that he won¡¯t complain that I have something good that I don¡¯t leave to my family.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s words were actually all nonsense. He just wanted to make Wang Huaigu feel a little nervous. When Wang Huaigu heard this, he was indeed anxious. ¡°No, no, no, 1.8 billion it is. I¡¯ll buy it!¡± ¡°In business, we have to pay attention to the principle of first come, first served. Since we were the first to negotiate, I should be the first to conclude the deal, right?¡± Lin Bai nodded with a smile. ¡°Of course. We have to abide by the principle of first come, first served in everything. Since you are the first to make the deal, of course, I¡¯ll give priority to selling it to you at the same price.¡± Wang Huaigu said, ¡°Then it¡¯s settled. I¡¯ll get someone to prepare the contract now, and we¡¯ll sign it right away!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Bai emphasized, ¡°You have to specify on the contract that the transfer of 1.8 billion must be paid before 5 p.m. today.¡± Since the auction would start at 8 p.m. today, Lin Bai had to get on the plane at 5 p.m. at the latest. Before that, he had to get all the money. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t be able to bid for the final piece of the Mayan prophecy tablet. Wang Huaigu promised, ¡°Okay, no problem.¡± Then, he immediately asked the staff of the legal department to draft the contract. Before long, someone sent over a printed contract.. Chapter 40 - Do You Think I’m An Idiot? Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai carefully read through the terms and conditions. After confirming that there were no problems, he directly signed them. Wang Huaigu was also very trustworthy. After signing the contract, he immediately transferred 1.8 billion into Lin Bai¡¯s account. This way, the funds in Lin Bai¡¯s account became 3.805 billion. Excluding the 3 billion needed to bid for the prophecy tablet, there was still more than 800 million in funds that could be used to bid for other things that he was interested in. Lin Bai was very satisfied with his profits. Although the operation this time was a little risky, it was fortunate that everything went smoothly. In less than two days, he had increased his funds by 800 million. This kind of money-making speed was something that Lin Bai had never dared to imagine before. Moreover, his actual profits were not limited to this. Wang Huaigu had only bought the mining rights for the gold and rare earth mines. As for the Yunding Villa project, it still belonged to Lin Bai. Lin Bai had carefully read the exploration report. The location of the two mines was at the edge of Yunding Villa. That area was originally planned to be used for landscaping. There were no houses on it. Now that the mining rights of the two mines had been transferred, they had only lost some landscaping areas. There were no fewer villas that should have been there. When Wang Huaigu had finished mining the gold and rare earth mines, the villas of the Yunding Villa project would be almost completed. When the time came, he would fill in the pits, transplant some trees and lawns, and create artificial sceneries such as rockery and flowing water. It would be no different from the original plan. Anyway, Lin Bai had already made a profit. When the villa was built, he could still make a lot of money even if he sold it out at the price of an ordinary house. Moreover, the Yunding Villa was a luxury residential project. Even if the price was reduced, it would not be reduced to the level of an ordinary house. Therefore, Lin Bai could only make more money in the end. Although the project had not been completed yet, it was still unknown how much profit he would be able to earn in the end. However, Lin Bai estimated that a profit of at least two to three billion yuan should not be a problem. If his luck was a little better and the sales went smoothly, it was not impossible for him to earn more than three billion yuan. In that case, Lin Bai only spent one billion yuan to earn a profit of about four billion yuan, and he did not need to pay anything extra. Such a deal could be said to be quite cost-effective. After completing the relevant procedures, Lin Bai rejected Wang Huaigu¡¯s lunch invitation and returned to the school alone, preparing to pack his luggage and set off for Dragon City. Although it was completely possible to get on the plane before five o¡¯clock, Lin Bai felt that it was better to reserve more time. Therefore, he planned to go to the school cafeteria for a meal and then go back to the dormitory to pack up his things and go straight to the airport. If the time was right, then he would book an earlier flight. Even if the ticket price was slightly more expensive, it was still acceptable. Lin Bai¡¯s plan was perfect, but just as he reached the school gate, he was blocked by a group of people. There were nearly twenty people, and all of them were big and stocky, with fierce expressions on their faces. Lin Bai only gave them a cursory glance, and the Divine-level Human Detection skill immediately determined that these people were all gangsters, and not a single one of them was a good person. Moreover, among them, there were quite a few who had participated in the violent demolition, indirectly causing the deaths of others. After seeing the information related to the violent demolition, Lin Bai immediately guessed the background of these people. They must have been sent here by the boss of the Qingcheng Group, Shen Wanqing. The discovery of the gold and rare earth mines under the Yunding Mountain Villa could not be hidden from Shen Wanqing. He would definitely know. It was just a matter of time. Lin Bai just did not expect that Shen Wanqing¡¯s information was so well-informed and that she knew about it so quickly. Moreover, he also did not expect that Shen Wanqing would actually dare to send people directly to the school gate to stop him. From the looks of it, it was obvious that she wanted to use violence to force Lin Bai to submit so that he could get a share for Shen Wanqing. Although he had already guessed the other party¡¯s intentions, Lin Bai still asked them with a dark expression. ¡°Who are you people? What do you want to do?¡± The leader of the thugs laughed coldly and said sarcastically, ¡°I heard that Big Boss Lin has struck it rich. We came specially to congratulate you!¡± Although he said congratulations, his eyes were fierce and menacing. It was as if he wanted to eat Lin Bai alive. If it was an ordinary student, he would have been scared to death and been at a loss for what to do. However, Lin Bai was not an ordinary person. He had the god-level fighting technique with him. How could he be afraid of such a low-level hooligan? Lin Bai smiled faintly and said calmly, ¡°Okay, I have received your wishes. Please leave.¡± The gangsters did not expect Lin Bai to be so calm. They were all a little stunned. They had issued threats and scared many others but this was the first time they had met someone as calm as Lin Bai. The leader of the gangsters cursed, and his expression became more ferocious. ¡°Stop playing dumb with us!¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you just say it? Director Shen wants to see you! If you know what¡¯s good for you, then cooperate obediently. Don¡¯t force us to make a move!¡± Lin Bai thought about it and felt that since there was plenty of time anyway, it wouldn¡¯t be a bad idea to take advantage of this opportunity to deal with that Scumbag Shen Wanqing. Thus, he didn¡¯t make a move against this group of hooligans. Instead, he calmly said, ¡°Alright, then bring me there.¡± The hooligans didn¡¯t expect Lin Bai to agree so readily. They thought that he was afraid and all of them revealed disdainful expressions. ¡°I thought he was really somehing, but it turns out that he¡¯s just pretending.¡± ¡°Tsk, he¡¯s pretending to be calm. Didn¡¯t he just give up after a few words?¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t argue with them. He calmly got into the van and followed them to see Shen Wanqing. Out of Lin Bai¡¯s expectations, Shen Wanqing wasn¡¯t in Qingcheng Group but was waiting for him in a dilapidated residential building on the outskirts of the city. Lin Bai thought to himself. It seemed that this was Shen Wanqing¡¯s other stronghold. The dirty work that he usually did in the dark should have been done here. As soon as they met, Lin Bai asked directly, ¡°Mr. Shen, what are you doing here?¡± ¡°Mr. Shen, you went through so much trouble to get me here. Are you going to treat me to a meal? What exactly do you want?¡± Shen Wanqing did not waste any time. He took out a bank card and slammed it on the table. Then, he pointed at the contract beside the bank card. He said, ¡°There¡¯s 100,000 yuan in this card. Sign the transfer agreement.¡± Lin Bai could not help but laugh. ¡°100,000 yuan? Mr. Shen, did you remember wrongly? I bought the Yunding Villa yesterday at the price of one billion yuan.¡± ¡°Now you want to buy it back with 100,000 yuan? Do you take me for a fool?¡± Shen Wanqing¡¯s face turned sullen and he asked coldly, ¡°Are you going to sign it or not?¡± When he asked this sentence, the bodyguards behind him stepped forward, but they also deliberately exposed the daggers attached to their waists.. Chapter 41 - Force Me To Take Action Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai pretended not to see the daggers on the bodyguards¡¯ bodies and asked with a smile, ¡°What if I don¡¯t sign it?¡± Shen Wanqing had threatened countless people before but this was the first time he had met someone like Lin Bai. Shen Wanqing was a little uncertain. ¡®Is Lin Bai really brave and not afraid, or is he a fool who did not realize my threat at all?¡¯ Shen Wanqing looked at Lin Bai¡¯s scholarly face and felt that the latter was more likely. So, he decided to be straightforward. Shen Wanqing made a hand gesture, and the bodyguards immediately surrounded Lin Bai. One of them even took out a dagger and stuck it on the table. Shen Wanqing sneered and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t sign, don¡¯t think about leaving this room.¡± Lin Bai looked at Shen Wanqing, and then at the shiny dagger on the table. Finally, he silently picked up the pen. A hint of mockery flashed in Shen Wanqing¡¯s eyes, thinking that Lin Bai was just a silly student with no social experience. ¡®So what if his family was rich? Isn¡¯t he still so scared that he doesn¡¯t dare to say a word?¡¯ Just as Shen Wanqing was secretly proud and fantasizing about how to mine the underground mines after he took back Yunding Villa, a crisp, cracking sound could be heard. The pen had already been broken into two by Lin Bai. Lin Bai pretended to be apologetic and said, ¡°I¡¯m really sorry. The pen is broken and I can¡¯t sign it. Also, I have something else to do. I don¡¯t have time to chat with you, President Shen. Goodbye.¡± As he said that, he got up and walked out. Shen Wanqing¡¯s face was livid as he roared, ¡°Stop him!¡± ¡°How dare you act arrogantly in front of me? Chop off his hand!¡± ¡°Brat, I¡¯ll let you know today what the consequences are for offending me! !¡± As he gave the order, the bodyguards swarmed forward, and more than a dozen daggers stabbed at Lin Bai at the same time. If it was an ordinary person, they would have been stabbed into a sieve in an instant. However, Lin Bai somehow avoided all the attacks. No one could see how he did it. The bodyguards only saw a blur before Lin Bai inexplicably broke away from the encirclement and ran to Shen Wanqing¡¯s side. By the time they reacted and wanted to go up to protect Shen Wanqing, Lin Bai had already pulled out the dagger on the table. He unhurriedly placed it on Shen Wanqing¡¯s neck. ¡°President Shen, what did you say just now?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t hear it clearly. Say it again.¡± Shen Wanqing was completely dumbfounded. He could not understand how Lin Bai managed to escape from the encirclement of more than ten people and come to his side. ¡®Could this kid have superpowers?!¡¯ However, one thing that Shen Wanqing could be sure of was that he had encountered a tough opponent. Although he had never been a good man, he also knew the principle of not taking the short end of the stick. Shen Wanqing forced a smile and apologized to Lin Bai. ¡°I was muddled up just now. Please be magnanimous and don¡¯t lower yourself to my level.¡± Lin Bai brandished the knife with fancy moves in front of Shen Wanqing¡¯s eyes. Then, he stabbed with force, and the entire blade sank into the wooden table. Only the black hilt was left on the table. Shen Wanqing swallowed his saliva, and cold sweat had already formed on his forehead. Lin Bai enunciated each word clearly. ¡°Think carefully about how you should behave. Otherwise, next time, I won¡¯t let you off so easily.¡± Shen Wanqing nodded profusely. ¡°Yes, yes, yes. I know I was wrong. I will definitely change my ways and turn over a new leaf in the future!¡± Lin Bai ignored him and turned around to walk out in large strides. The bodyguards all consciously made way for him. Shen Wanqing gritted his teeth and stared at Lin Bai¡¯s back with a vicious gaze. Seeing that Lin Bai did not turn his head and seemed to be caught off guard, Shen Wanqing immediately shot the bodyguards a glance. When Lin Bai heard the unfriendly sound behind him, he knew that someone had launched a sneak attack. Without turning his head, he directly grabbed at the back of the attacker¡¯s wrist. Without any hesitation, he caught the attacker¡¯s wrist. Then, Lin Bai exerted force with his hand, and the attacker¡¯s wrist was instantly broken. The attacker was screaming in pain, and the others felt their scalps go numb. Shen Wanqing was furious. He slammed the table and roared, ¡°A bunch of trash! What are you all standing there for? Attack together! All of you, attack!¡± Under the temptation of money, the bodyguards looked as if they had been injected with stimulants. The blade of the knife was flashing with cold light, and the punches and kicks were whistling with the wind. However, in Lin Bai¡¯s eyes, all of this was like a slow-motion scene from a movie. On the left side, a bodyguard ¡°slowly¡± raised a dagger and stabbed him. Lin Bai¡¯s feet slightly moved away, brushing against the tip of the knife to avoid it. Then, he grabbed the other party¡¯s arm and forcefully twisted it. He then pushed the bodyguard, causing him to be immediately thrown to the wall. Then, he quickly leaned back to avoid the oncoming fist. He took the opportunity to raise his leg and kick, and another bodyguard was thrown to the wall. Then, he dodged the attacks from the left and right and grabbed the other party to ram him with force. The two bodyguards immediately crashed into each other until their noses bled and they collapsed to the ground. When the other bodyguards saw how fierce Lin Bai was, they did not dare to fight him alone anymore. Someone shouted, ¡°Let¡¯s attack together!¡± Everyone instantly seemed to have found their backbone and attacked from all directions at the same time. The bodyguards thought to themselves that with so many of them and so many daggers, even if Lin Bai was a god, he would not be able to dodge them unscathed. They believed that there would definitely be a few daggers that would be able to pierce through. As long as Lin Bai was injured, his fighting strength would definitely drop. When the time came, they would have the advantage of numbers, so why would they be afraid of not winning? But in the end, Lin Bai once again displayed his extremely fast speed and forcefully dodged. However, even so, Lin Bai grabbed one of them by the collar, and threw him like a sandbag. The rest of the bodyguards couldn¡¯t dodge in time and were all knocked down in an instant. The whole process took less than a minute. Shen Wanqing watched with his mouth agape as his subordinates lay on the ground like dead dogs. Only then did he really start to be afraid. Seeing Lin Bai walk towards him step by step, Shen Wanqing was so scared that he directly slipped to the ground. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that his whole body was weak and he couldn¡¯t support himself, he really wanted to kneel down to Lin Bai. ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t hit me. I know I¡¯m wrong!¡± Lin Bai stood in front of Shen Wanqing and looked down at him. It was as if he was looking at a mangy dog. ¡°I gave you a chance.¡± Lin Bai clipped. ¡°It¡¯s you who didn¡¯t cherish it.¡± Shen Wanqing panicked and wanted to say something more, but Lin Bai raised his leg and kicked him. Shen Wanqing rolled his eyes and collapsed on the ground. There was a black shoe print on his face. Lin Bai rubbed the stain on his shirt, which was left by the sole of his shoe, in disgust and muttered, ¡°Seriously, you¡¯re forcing me to do it.¡± The bodyguards in the room were still conscious, but when they heard Lin Bai¡¯s words, they were so scared that they did not dare to breathe. They were afraid that if they made Lin Bai unhappy, they would end up like Shen Wanqing. At this moment, the way they looked at Lin Bai was like looking at Asura in Hell. Not to mention the temptation of money, even if they put a knife to their necks, they would not dare to move closer to Lin Bai. Lin Bai just glanced at them casually, and some people were so scared that they wet their pants.. Chapter 42 - Special Painting Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Get a proper job as soon as possible and don¡¯t do this kind of immoral work again.¡± After saying this, Lin Bai ignored the bodyguards and left on his own. Until they were sure that Lin Bai had really left, the bodyguards finally calmed down and felt relieved that they had saved their lives. Lin Bai, on the other hand, took a taxi to the airport and changed to the earliest flight to Dragon City. As soon as he landed and turned on his phone, he received two messages from Yu Jinmo. The first message was a bereaved emoji asking for comfort. Later on, Yu Jinmo probably saw that Lin Bai had not replied so she asked if Lin Bai was busy. She did not send any more messages, probably because she was afraid of disturbing Lin Bai. Lin Bai immediately replied, ¡°I just saw it. What¡¯s wrong with you? Are you unhappy?¡± Yu Jinmo immediately replied, ¡°Yeah, I got rejected. I¡¯m really sad and vexed.¡± Lin Bai quickly comforted her and asked about the situation at the same time. It turned out that the main person Yu Jianhao made friends with during his trip to Dragon City this time was a big shot called Ye Weijun. He was an important figure in the capital¡¯s upper class circle. Not only Ye Weijun himself, but his children and grandchildren also had a great influence in the political and business circles. Any family or enterprise that wanted to develop in the capital could not avoid Ye Weijun and the Ye family behind him. However, only a few people were able to successfully build a relationship with him in the end. Yu Jinmo said gloomily, ¡°In order to meet Old Master Ye, Father had to rely on many connections. It was not easy for someone like him to accept the recommendation.¡± ¡°In the end, we excitedly brought gifts to visit him, but they said that Old Master Ye wasn¡¯t feeling well and didn¡¯t want to see any guests.¡± ¡°We came all the way here, but we couldn¡¯t even meet him. We wasted so many favors and money¡­¡± Lin Bai comforted him, ¡°For a family like the Ye family, there are countless people who want to get close to them, so it¡¯s normal for them to avoid meeting others.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be depressed. You might have a chance in the future.¡± Yu Jinmo was still a little depressed. ¡°Yeah, I hope so. Let¡¯s not talk about it for now. Dad called me. Let¡¯s talk about it tonight.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Bai was about to take a taxi to the venue when he saw a notification that suddenly popped up on his screen. The title was ¨C[Brought Together By Fate And A Painting: Young Lawyer Becomes Ye Weijun¡¯s grandson] Lin Bai was stunned. ¡°Ye Weijun?¡± Yu Jinmo did not even have a chance to meet Ye Weijun. In the blink of an eye, the Future News app had sent him such news. The meaning behind it could be understood with just a thought. ¡°Just in time. I was just wondering how to help them connect the dots.¡± Lin Bai opened the news and read it carefully. It turned out that Ye Weijun had a granddaughter named Ye Qingyan. She was a painter with an avant-garde art style. Ye Qingyan had been very talented in art since she was young. She had won many painting awards at a young age. However, as she got older, Ye Qingyan¡¯s personality became more and more independent. Her overly strong and assertive personality made her stand out in the field of art. At the same time, it also made her conflict with her family deepen. The Ye family was very traditional, especially Old Master Ye, who stubbornly believed that only politics and business were the right paths while the so-called arts was all unorthodox. So, he used a lot of tricks to try to force Ye Qingyan to return to the right path and live a normal life. However, Ye Qingyan¡¯s resistance was unusually intense, and in the end, she did not hesitate to publish a statement in the newspaper to announce that she would sever her ties with the Ye family. Ye Weijun was a person who cared a lot about his pride. After seeing his granddaughter¡¯s statement, he was extremely angry and sad. Hence, he strictly forbade the Ye family from contacting Ye Qingyan and giving her any help. Of course, Ye Qingyan had also stubbornly never asked her parents or other relatives for help. Thus, the two parties completely severed all ties with each other. The severance lasted for more than ten years. During this period, Ye Qingyan became an internationally renowned new artist. However, because the style of her paintings was too avant-garde and did not conform to the norms, it was difficult for her to sell her paintings. She also had a very difficult life. Later, she, unfortunately, suffered from a terminal illness and exhausted her savings. In the end, she died at a young age. It was not until after her death that Ye Weijun learned that she was sick. But it was too late. Ye Weijun was filled with regret and felt that he should not have forcefully interfered in his granddaughter¡¯s life. Perhaps it was guilt that made him regret it, but at the same time, he finally acknowledged Ye Qingyan¡¯s artistic attainments. It was a pity that at that time, all the paintings that Ye Qingyan left behind were auctioned off to pay off her debts and the medical expenses that she owed when she was alive. Old Master Ye used a lot of connections and money to buy back most of the paintings. However, a small number of them had been sent abroad and could not be recovered. Among them was the last painting created by Ye Qingyan. She chose not to adopt her usual abstract style of the painting and used extremely bright and warm colors to paint a warm and happy picture. The painting was of her childhood; when she was building a castle with her grandfather on the beach. It was the happiest and sweetest memory of her life. It was also the deep nostalgia she felt for her family when she was about to die. Old Master Ye had never seen the painting in real life. He had only seen a photo of it. He was already in his seventies. Holding the photo, he cried bitterly. He swore that he would buy the original painting no matter what. Unfortunately, the identity of the buyer of the painting was a mystery. No matter how hard Ye Weijun investigated, he could not find any clues. The painting never appeared in the market again. Therefore, the painting became the greatest regret of Old Master Ye¡¯s life. It was said in the news that the painting appeared at today¡¯s auction for some unknown reason and was recognized by a young lawyer present. The young lawyer bought the painting at a high price of 500 million and then gave it to Old Master Ye Weijun. The old man was very touched. Not only did he give the young lawyer 500 million yuan out of gratitude, but he also acknowledged the young lawyer as his god-grandson and gave him a lot of support. It was not difficult to guess that the young lawyer would definitely rise up in the future and become nouveau riche in the capital. Lin Bai looked at the photo of the young lawyer in the news and said in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m afraid your path to the top is about to be ruined.¡± No matter who it was, as long as they took a photo of such a special painting, they would receive the gratitude and support of Ye Weijun. It was such a rare opportunity. If Lin Bai didn¡¯t know about it, it would be fine but since he knew about it, how could he let it go? Yu Jianhao was Lin Bai¡¯s future father-in-law. Helping him build a relationship with the Ye family was in fact helping Lin Bai himself. ¡°500 million, right? It¡¯s just enough to buy it.¡± ¡°I want this painting.¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself. He had already made up his mind. No matter what, he had to buy Ye Qingyan¡¯s posthumous painting tonight. Then, he would think of a way to hand it over to Yu Jianhao so that he could send it to Ye Weijun¡¯s grandfather. In this way, the 500 million token of appreciation, Ye Weijun¡¯s help, and support would all belong to the Yu family.. Chapter 43 - Must Obtain It Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation In order not to expose his identity, Lin Bai had specially bought a mask and put it on before entering the auction hall, covering most of his face. Furthermore, he had specially chosen to sit in a corner in the last row, keeping a low profile. As long as he did not raise his bid, no one would notice him. However, he could see the entire venue. At this moment, Yu Jinmo sent another message. There was also a photo attached. ¡°The auction is about to start. I¡¯m so nervous,¡± Yu Jinmo said. Lin Bai silently smiled and looked at the angle of the photo. As expected, he found where Yu Jinmo and Yu Jianhao were sitting. They were sitting diagonally in front of Lin Bai, about five to six rows apart. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but think, ¡®If this girl knows that I¡¯m actually sitting in the same venue as her, how would she react?¡¯ However, Lin Bai was only thinking about it. He couldn¡¯t tell her. Otherwise, all the previous hiding would become a joke. Lin Bai pondered for a moment and replied, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous. Watch the auction carefully. There might be a surprise.¡± Yu Jinmo was not interested. ¡°What surprise? You know my family¡¯s situation. It¡¯s not easy for us to rise back up from the bottom. It¡¯s impossible for me to spend money in such a place.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just an excuse to get familiar with more people. I can¡¯t do anything much, it¡¯s so boring.¡± Lin Bai chatted with her casually and occasionally looked at the items on the stage. The items in front of him were all jewelry and gems. They were beautiful but they were not attractive to Lin Bai. What he really cared about was Ye Qingyan¡¯s last work and the final item, the Mayan prophecy tablet. After a long time, the auctioneer finally started to introduce Ye Qingyan¡¯s painting. ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, the next item is the last painting created by the famous artist, Miss Ye Qingyan.¡± ¡°This painting is called ¡®Summer Dream¡¯. In fact, it doesn¡¯t depict a dream, but Miss Ye Qingyan¡¯s childhood memories.¡± ¡°The painting encapsulates Miss Ye Qingyan¡¯s nostalgia for her childhood, as well as her nostalgia for her family. It is very different from her usual painting style.¡± ¡­ The auctioneer briefly introduced the painting, but he did not mention anything about the relationship between Ye Qingyan and Old Master Ye Weijun. It was probably because of the Ye family¡¯s reputation that it was inconvenient to bring up information that involved privacy. ¡°The starting price for this painting named ¡®Summer Dream¡¯ is 30 million yuan. Each bid increment is 1 million. The bidding begins now.¡± As soon as he finished speaking, a young man in the front row immediately raised his bidding paddle to signal. The auctioneer smiled and said, ¡°This gentleman bids 31 million. Does anyone else want to raise the price?¡± Immediately, others raised their paddles to raise the price. After a few rounds of bidding, the auction price had already risen to 80 million. The number of bidders had obviously decreased. Most people only knew that Ye Qingyan had a distant relationship with the Ye family and did not know the inside story. They also did not know how important this painting was to Old Master Ye. In their eyes, this was just the last work of a famous painter. If it weren¡¯t for the painter¡¯s identity as a member of the Ye family, the price wouldn¡¯t even reach 80 million. However, this price was almost the limit of what they were willing to offer. No matter how rich they were, they weren¡¯t willing to spend a sky-high price of nearly 100 million to buy an ordinary oil painting, except for a few people who knew the inside story. Those people who knew the inside story were still continuously bidding, and in the blink of an eye, the price had increased to 200 million. Lin Bai began to raise his paddle to bid. ¡°300 million yuan.¡± He spoke casually, and although his voice was not loud, it immediately attracted the attention of almost everyone present. In the previous rounds of bidding, everyone basically raised their bids in millions or tens of millions. However, Lin Bai directly raised the price by 100 million yuan so how could everyone not be surprised? Even the experienced auctioneer on stage could not believe his ears. The auctioneer looked at Lin Bai and confirmed with him in an inquiring tone, ¡°Sir, are you sure you want to bid 300 million?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± In an instant, the entire auction hall fell silent. Almost everyone¡¯s gaze was focused on Lin Bai. The auctioneer took a deep breath and suppressed the shock in his heart. He continued to bid in an extremely professional manner. ¡°300 million going once. Is there anyone else who wants to place a higher bid?¡± ¡°300 million going twice.¡± ¡°300 million going¡­¡± The auctioneer felt that 300 million yuan should be the final bid price, so he subconsciously increased the speed of bidding. Just as he raised the auction hammer and was about to knock it down, the young man who was the first to bid raised his paddle again. ¡°310 million,¡± the young man said. The auctioneer looked at Lin Bai and asked with a smile, ¡°Sir, do you still want to continue bidding?¡± Lin Bai raised his paddle without thinking. ¡°400 million.¡± A faint gasp could be heard in the venue. Although no one said anything, almost everyone was shouting in their hearts, ¡°400 million for a painting, are you crazy? !¡± The auctioneer managed to maintain his composure and continued to bid. ¡°400 million going once.¡± ¡°400 million going twice.¡± Just as he was about to announce the bid for the last time, the young man in the front row clenched his teeth and raised his paddle. ¡°450 million!¡± After saying that, the young man stood up and turned his head to look at Lin Bai who was in the back row. He said politely, ¡°Sir, the value of the painting itself is not worth that much.¡± ¡°It¡¯s meaningless for you to continue competing with me.¡± ¡°And I really need this painting. Can you give it up?¡± ¡°I, and the entire Huo family, will be very grateful to you.¡± The young man deliberately revealed his identity, hoping to use the Huo family¡¯s name to make Lin Bai give up on bidding. In fact, even if he didn¡¯t say it, Lin Bai knew that he was the illegitimate son of the Huo family, Huo Yanhui. According the news, the young lawyer who bought ¡°Summer Dream¡± at a high price of 500 million and was regarded as the god-grandson of Ye Weijun, was this young man. Faced with Huo Yanhui¡¯s request, Lin Bai smiled and directly answered him with actions. ¡°500 million.¡± Lin Bai directly called out the final bid price. Huo Yanhui never expected that even though he had already revealed the Huo family¡¯s name, Lin Bai would still not give him any respect. Although the Huo family could not be compared to a prominent family like the Ye family, they still had some influence in the capital. Most people would at least show him some basic respect. No one would be as rude as Lin Bai. Huo Yanhui¡¯s face was livid. He was about to raise the price again. However, the middle-aged man beside him grabbed his wrist. ¡°Forget it,¡± the middle-aged man said softly. Huo Yanhui was unwilling. ¡°But this painting¡­¡± The middle-aged man interrupted him and repeated in a deep voice, ¡°I said, forget it.¡± Huo Yanhui did not dare to disobey his father, so he could only sit down quietly. The auctioneer on the stage began to bid. This time, no one else bid. After three bids, the deal was settled. It was sold for 500 million yuan.. Chapter 44 - Final Transacted Price: Three Billion! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Huo Yanhui stared blankly at the hammer, feeling as if it was falling on his chest. At that moment, he heard the sound of his hopes being shattered. As the illegitimate son of the Huo family, Huo Yanhui did not care about the Huo family at all even though he had been better off than the children of ordinary families since he was born. However, the resources and connections of the Huo family had never had anything to do with him. The other second-generation members of the Huo family had also ostracized him in the open and in the dark, treating him as a lackey and a laughing stock. Huo Yanhui had always dreamed of a chance for him to show his talent and gain resources. Originally, as long as he could get the painting, ¡°Summer Dream¡±, he would be able to gain the appreciation of Old Master Ye Weijun and gain the right to stand firm in the capital. But now, he could only watch as the opportunity flew away. Huo Yanhui was very upset. He especially wanted to know who had spent 500 million to snatch away his chance to make a comeback. If looks could kill, he would have long stared at Lin Bai until two bloody holes appeared on his body. Actually, Huo Yanhui was not the only one staring at Lin Bai. Yu Jinmo also kept turning her head to look at Lin Bai, who was in the last corner. She always felt that the mysterious person in the corner looked very familiar. His hairstyle and expression¡­ The more she looked at him, the more familiar he seemed to be to her. Yu Jianhao noticed that his daughter kept turning her head to look back, so he asked in a low voice, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Yu Jinmo shook his head and said, ¡°Nothing.¡± She thought to herself that she must have thought too much. How could Lin Bai appear here? Moreover, even if he was here, he wouldn¡¯t be able to come up with so much money as 500 million. She thought that she must have missed Lin Bai too much and misjudged him. Lin Bai also noticed that Yu Jinmo had been staring at him. He couldn¡¯t help but feel a little guilty and thought to himself, ¡®Could it be that she recognized me?¡¯ However, on second thought, he remembered that half of his face was covered by the mask and he was sitting far away from her, so she shouldn¡¯t be able to recognize him. At most, she would suspect it. As long as he refused to admit it, it would be fine. In order to create the illusion that he was still in school, Lin Bai decided to send a message to Luo Yang. ¡°Are you in the dormitory? Help me take a photo.¡± Luo Yang quickly sent the photo over and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Lin Bai did not reply to him and directly sent the photo to Yu Jinmo. He even added a sentence, ¡°It¡¯s so boring here in the dormitory. I miss you.¡± When Yu Jinmo received the message, the last trace of doubt in the depths of her heart completely disappeared. She muttered to herself, ¡°I knew it. How could he possibly come?¡± After that, she quickly typed a reply, ¡°I miss you too. We can meet tomorrow when we get back. Mwah.¡± She turned around and looked at the mysterious person in the corner. Suddenly, she felt that he did not look like Lin Bai at all. The rest of the auction was all mundane and uninteresting. Lin Bai was not interested in it at all. Hence, Lin Bai simply kept his head hung low and chatted passionately with Yu Jinmo over text messages. Lin Bai did not realize that his actions made him look even more mysterious in the eyes of others. Others only thought that he was young and promising, that he was already worth over a hundred million at such a young age, and that he was unusually hardworking. He did not even forget to deal with business despite attending the auction. No one would have thought that he was actually just flirting with his girlfriend. After more than an hour, the auction finally came to an end. The auctioneer announced passionately: ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, the next item is the grand finale item of this auction, the Mayan prophecy tablet. believe that everyone has more or less heard of the legends about the Mayan civilization. The Mayan civilization is brilliant and can even be said to be a miracle in human history. Apart from all kinds of dazzling achievements, the unsolved mysteries left behind by the Mayan civilization were also very fascinating. Among them, the most interesting one was the various prophecies of the Mayans about the future. ¡°The stone tablet in my hand is a tool used by the Mayan priests to predict the future. Not only does it carry the mysterious Mayan civilization, it has extremely high research value, and it is also very likely that it will allow its owner to gain the ability to divine the future.¡± .. The auctioneer described the prophecy tablet in a dazzling manner, and all the bidders present were very moved. After all, those who were qualified to participate in Sotheby¡¯s auction were all either rich or noble. Money and power were of limited appeal to them. However, the ability to predict the future was different. No one could guarantee that they and the families behind them would always be able to run smoothly without any difficulties or crises. Everyone¡¯s hearts were filled with uneasiness. If the prophecy tablet could really predict the future, wouldn¡¯t it be able to predict the dangers ahead of time, help them avoid danger, and give them and their family more security? Even if it was just a one in ten million chance, they still wanted to give it a try. With this thought in mind, everyone started to bid crazily from the start of the auction. After the bid price exceeded one billion, the speed of everyone¡¯s bidding gradually slowed down. A small number of them had no choice but to give up bidding because their own financial resources did not allow it. However, most people still felt that it was not worth it. Although predicting the future was very attractive to them, it was still illusory. It was not worth it to spend more than one billion on this. Only Huo Yanhui¡¯s father, Huo Zechuan, and a few other big shots of the wealthy families were still bidding. Huo Zechuan, in particular, even looked like he was determined to win. Every time he raised the price, it would jump up by tens of millions. He was so aggressive that he wanted to beat all his competitors. The other big shots of the wealthy families were not polite either. They also crazily raised the price by tens of millions. After a few rounds, the bidding price had already exceeded two billion. A few more big shots felt that it wasn¡¯t worth it and stopped bidding. Only Huo Zechuan, the youngest grandson of the Ning family, and the eldest daughter of the Jiang family continued to compete. Seeing that they had already raised the price to 2.5 billion, Lin Bai finally put away his phone and raised his bid. ¡°Three billion.¡± Lin Bai directly called out the final price. Anyway, the Future News app had already indicated that the final price of the prophecy tablet was 3 billion, and there would be no change. Rather than slowly increasing the price bit by bit and wasting time, it was better to end the competition with the final price. It would save him time and effort. Lin Bai thought simply, but he didn¡¯t realize that his actions were provocative in the eyes of the Huo, Ning, and Jiang families. He hadn¡¯t participated in the bidding earlier, but now, he suddenly increased the price by a large margin from 2.5 billion to 3 billion. Wasn¡¯t it obvious that he didn¡¯t take the three families seriously? Putting aside the Huo family, the Ning family and the Jiang family were both well-known wealthy families in the gentry circle of the capital. They were the kind of existences that could shake half of the country with a stomp of their feet. When had they ever been so humiliated by others? Chapter 45 - Free Gift Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Ning Feng, the grandson of the Ning family, was still young and could not keep his cool. After he heard Lin Bai¡¯s bid, he threw the bidder in his hand and pointed it at Lin Bai¡¯s nose. He asked, ¡°What do you mean?!¡± On the other hand, Jiang Hanxue, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, was just as furious although she did not lose her composure like Ning Feng. She glared at Lin Bai with a look of displeasure. Lin Bai calmly asked Ning Feng, ¡°Isn¡¯t the rule of an auction the highest bidder wins? What do you mean by this?¡± Ning Feng was speechless. Because Lin Bai was right. Since it was an auction, then everyone should compete fairly. How could there be a reason to force others not to bid? ¡°No one can snatch what I want, away from me!¡± ¡°The highest bidder wins, right? I bid four billion!¡± Ning Feng was hot-headed and he directly increased the bid by one billion. Instantly, the entire place was in an uproar. Even Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but frown. It was stated very clearly in the Future News app that the final bid for the final auction item, the prophecy tablet, was three billion. Now that Ning Feng had bid four billion, could it be that the news from the Future News app was wrong? If that was really the case, then it would be troublesome. The funds in Lin Bai¡¯s hands did not allow him to continue raising the price. ¡®Am I really going to watch helplessly as the prophecy tablet falls into someone else¡¯s hands?¡¯ Lin Bai was anxious, and Ning Feng was also dragged to sit down by the person beside him. ¡°Young Master, have you forgotten? You just booked a yacht the day before yesterday, and the allowance you have left in your card is only 2.8 billion!¡± The butler beside Ning Feng reminded him softly. Upon hearing this, Ning Feng was instantly dumbfounded. He had already shouted out the price, but in the end, he did not have enough money on hand. What should he do? Since he could not come up with the corresponding amount after making his bid, he would have to pay a fine! Although with Ning Feng¡¯s wealth, that little fine was actually nothing, he could not afford to lose that person! If this were to spread, would he be able to survive in the future? In comparison, the butler was much calmer. He stood up and politely said to the auctioneer, ¡°My Young Master was in an emotional state just now and forgot to raise his paddle. The bid was invalid. I¡¯m sorry.¡± The auctioneer immediately understood the butler¡¯s meaning and conveniently said, ¡°Yes, Young Master Ning, you did not raise your paddle just now. The bid is invalid.¡± Ning Feng kept a straight face and did not say anything. However, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. He was glad that he had finally saved himself from embarrassment. An invalid bid by accident was better than losing all his money. It would not be so embarrassing. Lin Bai, who was sitting in the corner, was also secretly glad. ¡°Phew. Fortunately, it was just a blunder. Otherwise, it would have been really troublesome.¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself. After the short interlude ended, the auctioneer continued to bid. ¡°Three billion going once.¡± ¡°Three billion going twice.¡± ¡°Is there any other lady or gentleman who wants to bid?¡± The auctioneer held the auction hammer and looked around the venue. He deliberately paused for a moment and waited for a bid. Jiang Hanxue¡¯s best friend, who was seated next to her, whispered into her ear, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to raise the bid? Are you sure you want to let that guy have that item?¡± Three billion was not a small sum but with the Jiang family¡¯s financial resources, Jiang Hanxue could continue to raise the price if she wanted to. Jiang Hanxue looked in the direction of Lin Bai and said coldly, ¡°I¡¯m not going to raise the price. Let him have it.¡± Just as her best friend was about to marvel at this young lady¡¯s sudden change of character, she heard Jiang Hanxue add coldly, ¡°One day, I want him to hold that stone tablet with both hands and beg me to accept it.¡± Hearing this, her bestie finally felt relieved. ¡°That¡¯s right, this is your style! Just now, I almost suspected that you had a fever. You scared me¡­¡± The auctioneer on the stage waited for a moment. Seeing that no one had any intention to continue bidding, he finally made a third bid. ¡°Three billion going thrice.¡± ¡°Sold!¡± Lin Bai smiled and stood up to pay. In the venue, almost everyone was guessing who Lin Bai was. ¡°Secretary Zhang, go and find out who that young man is.¡± ¡°Brother, help me find out which family that young man is from.¡± ¡°Dad, there¡¯s a new face at the auction today¡­¡± People sent messages and called each other. There was basically only one core topic, and that was Lin Bai¡¯s identity. After Lin Bai paid the money with his card, the staff immediately packed up ¡°Summer Dream¡± and the prophecy tablet and handed them to Lin Bai. However, Lin Bai only took the prophecy tablet. ¡°Please help me transfer this painting to a friend,¡± Lin Bai said with a smile. The staff member couldn¡¯t believe his ears. ¡®He¡¯s giving away a painting worth 500 million just like that?!¡¯ Given his understated and casual tone, those who didn¡¯t know would probably think that he was just giving away cabbage. Fortunately, the staff member was well-trained. No matter how shocked he was, he didn¡¯t show it on his face. He maintained a very professional attitude and asked politely, ¡°May I know your friend¡¯s name? How can we contact him?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°He is today¡¯s bidder No. 34, Yu Jianhao.¡± The staff took note of it seriously and said, ¡°To avoid disputes, we need you to sign a gift declaration before we can help you transfer the item.¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Sure.¡± The document was quickly signed, and Lin Bai quickly left with the prophecy tablet. At the same time, Yu Jianhao prepared to leave with his daughter. The staff scurried to chase after them and respectfully said, ¡°Mr. Yu, please wait.¡± Yu Jianhao was stunned for a moment and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± The staff replied, ¡°The gentleman who bid for ¡®Summer Dream¡¯ has decided to gift you with the painting to you free of charge. Please follow me to go through the administrative processes.¡± Yu Jianhao was instantly dumbfounded. He almost suspected that he was dreaming. That painting had been auctioned off for a sky-high price of 500 million! The other party actually wanted to gift it to him free of charge?! Yu Jianhao could not help but pinch his thigh. He was in so much pain that he inhaled sharply. Even so, he still could not believe that this was real. The other bidders around him also could not believe it. Huo Yanhui was one of them. He took out his entire fortune to bid and even used the Huo family¡¯s name to hint Lin Bai to give up on the auction. In the end, he did not get what he wanted. In the end, not only did Lin Bai take away his dream painting, but he also took away his hope of making a comeback. Yet, in the next moment, he gave it away for free? Huo Yanhui felt like a mouthful of blood was stuck in his throat. He could not get it up or down. His internal organs were on the verge of cracking. The others saw all of this and guessed in their hearts that the mysterious young man who took away ¡°Summer Dream¡± might have a grudge against the Huo family. Otherwise, why would he insist on snatching the painting from the illegitimate son of the Huo family? He did not want it even after snatching it, and he even gave it away for free right in front of Huo Yanhui? Wasn¡¯t he clearly out to provoke Huo Yanhui? Chapter 46 - Thanks To Your Son-in-law-to-be Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Jianhao completed the formalities as if he was sleepwalking and held the oil painting ¡°Summer Dream¡± in his hands. Only then did he dare to believe that all of this was real. He was really now the owner of this painting that was worth 500 million yuan. However, he still couldn¡¯t understand why the other party would give this painting to him for free, nor did he know what to do with this painting. There was no use in keeping it. He would not be able to find a suitable buyer even if he sold it. Moreover, he was also worried that if he sold it directly, it would make that mysterious young man unhappy. Since the other party had the ability to spend billions of dollars, he definitely had a powerful background. If he offended him, the other party might be unhappy and directly destroy the Yu Corporation. Yu Jianhao really did not dare to take the risk. Therefore, he was really in a difficult situation. Holding the painting was like holding a hot potato. He did not know what to do with it. At this moment, Mr. A sent a message. ¡°Summer Dream is of great significance to Ye Weijun. If you give the painting to him, you will definitely receive support from the Ye family.¡± Yu Jianhao looked at the message and finally came to a realization. So the mysterious young man who had spent so much money at the auction was Mr. A! Yu Jianhao was so excited that he almost lost his grip on his phone and typed a reply while shivering. ¡°Mr. A, thank you so much!¡± ¡°I will definitely remember this favor in my heart forever!¡± ¡°In the future, if you need anything from the Yu family, just say the word. I will never refuse to help!¡± Lin Bai lay on the soft bed of a five-star hotel. When he saw the message sent by Yu Jianhao, he could not help but grin. The feeling of being thanked by his future father-in-law was really not bad. However, he still replied, ¡°You don¡¯t have to thank me so much. I only helped you out on account of your future son-in-law.¡± ¡°That kid Lin Bai has great investment foresight. I made a lot of money from his suggestion, so this painting can be considered as me returning his favor.¡± Lin Bai praised himself using the identity of Mr. A. Yu Jianhao was still grateful. At the same time, he was secretly glad that he didn¡¯t rudely break up the couple. Otherwise, not only would he lose a prospective son-in-law who was an investment genius, but he would also lose the opportunity for the entire family to rise! Yu Jianhao typed a message to thank Lin Bai while saying to his daughter, ¡°Jinmo, you must get along well with Lin Bai in the future. Don¡¯t throw a tantrum and quarrel with him, understand?¡± Yu Jinmo asked in confusion, ¡°Dad, why are you saying this all of a sudden?¡± Yu Jianhao took a deep breath and said to her, ¡°Do you know who that young man at the auction today is? He is Mr. A!¡± ¡°He told me just now that he gave us this painting because of Lin Bai, so as to return the favor to him.¡± Yu Jinmo covered her mouth in surprise. ¡°Oh my God! He is Mr. A?!¡± ¡°He looks so young. He shouldn¡¯t be much older than Lin Bai and I, right?¡± Yu Jianhao nodded. ¡°Yes, you can¡¯t judge a book by its cover.¡± ¡°He is so young, but he already has so many assets. The family behind him can only be stronger.¡± ¡°For a family like ours, we wouldn¡¯t have had any contact with him for ten lifetimes if it weren¡¯t for Lin Bai.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I said that it¡¯s fate that brought you and Lin Bai together. It¡¯s also our family¡¯s fortune.¡± ¡°The two of you must get along well. Don¡¯t let anything bad happen to you, understand?¡± Yu Jinmo nodded. ¡°I understand. Don¡¯t worry, Dad. Our relationship is very good.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± As they spoke, Mr. A sent many more messages. They were mostly about Ye Qingyan and Old Master Ye¡¯s past. After Yu Jianhao finished reading, he finally understood why the painting ¡°Summer Dream¡± was so important to Old Master Ye Weijun. At the same time, he also understood why Mr. A was so sure that as long as he gave this painting, he would definitely receive the support of the Ye family. Yu Jianhao hesitated for a moment before replying solemnly. ¡°Mr. A, I only realized now that what you gave me was not only a painting but also a pass to enter the capital.¡± ¡°Our entire family will have a chance to rise up because of your generous gift.¡± ¡°I will definitely remember your great kindness forever. Whether you need me to return the favor or not, I will always be grateful.¡± On the other end of the phone, Lin Bai smiled faintly. He said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to thank me. Just cherish your son-in-law-to-be.¡± ¡°When you rise to the top in the future, don¡¯t forget that your son-in-law-to-be is a part of it.¡± Yu Jianhao replied, ¡°Of course. The Yu Corporation will be his in the future.¡± Lin Bai did not continue to reply. Instead, he stood up and poured himself a glass of red wine. He sat by the window and looked down at the night view of the city. ¡°One day, I will let everyone in this city remember Lin Bai¡¯s name.¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself softly, then raised his glass and downed the wine in one gulp. What he didn¡¯t know was that although his real name was still unknown, his actions at the auction today had already spread throughout the upper-class social circle of the city. All the big families were doing everything they could to investigate in a bid to find out who he was. They also wanted to know what kind of relationship he had with Yu Jianhao, and why he had given away the painting for no reason. As one of the top families in the capital, the Ye family naturally received the news soonest and learned about the various events that had happened at the auction. This was especially so for Old Master Ye, who was so excited that he almost sent someone to his house to ask for the painting when he knew that his beloved granddaughter¡¯s last work had finally appeared in the world again. If it weren¡¯t for the juniors of his family stopping him, he would have called Yu Jianhao personally long ago. In the end, even though the old man resisted the urge to call, he was so excited that he didn¡¯t sleep the whole night. He also asked someone to look up all the information about the Yu family and read it all in one night. Early the next morning, Old Master Ye couldn¡¯t wait to contact Yu Jianhao. The juniors of the Ye family tried to persuade him again and finally convinced him to finish his breakfast first. On the other hand, Yu Jianhao did not sleep at all. He rehearsed in his mind and imagined every detail. He was afraid that he would do something wrong when he met Old Master Ye and make him unhappy. In the end, he received a call from Old Master ye before he even left the house. ¡°I¡¯m Ye Weijun.¡± Old Master Ye went straight to the point. ¡°I heard that my granddaughter¡¯s Summer Dream is in your hands. I¡¯m willing to pay five billion. Can you sell it to me?¡± Ye Weijun changed his usual arrogant attitude and used an almost pleading tone to discuss with Yu Jianhao. Yu Jianhao never expected that Old Master Ye would personally call him before he went to visit him. Moreover, his attitude was so subservient. He was nervous and excited, so much that he was almost speechless. On the other end of the phone, Ye Weijun did not hear a reply for a long time and he started thinking that he was unwilling to transfer the painting to him.. Chapter 47 - Too Late To Regret Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Thus, Ye Weijun raised the price again. ¡°If five billion isn¡¯t enough, will 50 billion be enough?¡± ¡°Or you can name the price. As long as I can afford it, I won¡¯t bargain.¡± ¡°Please, that painting, Summer Dream, is really important to me. Please sell it to me.¡± Ye Weijun¡¯s words were sincere, and his tone was almost pleading. Yu Jianhao finally reacted and quickly said, ¡°No, no, no, Old Mr. Ye, you¡¯ve misunderstood!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want the money, but I didn¡¯t expect you to call me personally. I was too shocked and didn¡¯t know what to say.¡± ¡°I know that ¡®Summer Dream¡¯ was the last painting your granddaughter created before she died, so I originally planned to give it to you.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s convenient for you, I¡¯ll send the painting to you later.¡± When Ye Weijun heard Yu Jianhao¡¯s words, he was so happy that he couldn¡¯t close his mouth. ¡°I¡¯m free! i¡¯ll wait for you at home!¡± Yu Jianhao said, ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll set off now. I should be there in about an hour. Let¡¯s meet and talk then.¡± ¡°Okay, okay, okay. We¡¯ll talk when we meet.¡± Ye Weijun hung up the phone and excitedly instructed the juniors in the family to prepare. ¡°Hurry, hurry, hurry. Clean up the house properly. There¡¯s a VIP coming!¡± ¡°Where¡¯s the jar of Da Hong Pao tea leaves that I cherish? Take it out and soak it.¡± The juniors in the Ye family were being ordered around. They were all very curious. They wanted to know who this VIP that Old Master Ye was talking about was. With Ye Weijun¡¯s status and power, it was always others who were eager to meet him. They had never seen him so excited as to wait for others. Finally, a junior could not help but ask. ¡°Grandpa, who is the esteemed guest that is coming later?¡± Ye Weijun replied cheerfully, ¡°It¡¯s Mr. Yu. He said that he wants to send over Little Yan¡¯s painting.¡± The juniors finally understood why Old Master Ye was so excited. The grudge in Old Master Ye¡¯s heart was a secret that everyone in the Ye family knew. The waiting time was exceptionally long. Ye Weijun had to ask once every few minutes, ¡°What time is it? Why isn¡¯t Mr. Yu here yet?¡± After asking this question countless times, the butler finally came to report, ¡°Mr. Yu is here.¡± Ye Weijun instantly perked up and said, ¡°Quick! Quickly invite him in!¡± Soon, Yu Jianhao and Yu Jinmo were led into the living room by the butler. From the moment the father and daughter entered the room, Old Master Ye¡¯s gaze was firmly fixed on the oil painting in Yu Jianhao¡¯s arms. Although Ye Weijun knew that it was very rude of him to do this, he still couldn¡¯t shift his gaze away. Yu Jianhao went straight to the point. ¡°Old Mr. Ye, I heard that you¡¯ve always wanted to find this painting, so I brought it to you.¡± As he spoke, he held the painting in front of Ye Weijun with both hands. Ye Weijun took the painting and held it in his arms. He felt as if he was holding his granddaughter¡¯s soul in a trance. He recalled all the things that he had done to his granddaughter in the past, as well as the poor and destitute life of his granddaughter before she died. He could not help but feel sad, and his eyes turned red. ¡°Little Yan, Little Yan¡­¡± ¡°Grandpa has let you down!¡± Ye Weijun murmured, calling his granddaughter¡¯s nickname again and again, and his tears fell like rain. ¡®If only I had respected my granddaughter¡¯s preferences from the beginning.¡¯ ¡®If only I had let go of my stubbornness earlier and asked if my granddaughter was doing well.¡¯ ¡®If only I had allowed the family to help Ye Qingyan in private.¡¯ Perhaps everything would be different. Perhaps he would be able to hug Ye Qingyan right now instead of just staring at the cold and lifeless painting. Thousands of thoughts gathered together and condensed into a heart-wrenching regret. Ye Weijun no longer cared about how he treated his guests. He stroked the oil painting in his arms again and again. He caressed his granddaughter¡¯s tender smiling face in the painting. Tears fell onto the painting. ¡°Little Yan¡­¡± This call made even Yu Jianhao¡¯s heart ache when he heard it. Yu Jinmo¡¯s eyes were already red. She turned her head away and wiped away her tears quietly. The butler saw that the atmosphere was not right and hurriedly invited Yu Jianhao and his daughter to have some tea and snacks. Ye Weijun¡¯s son also advised the old man with reddened eyes. ¡°Dad, what happened in the past is in the past. Little Yan must be living very well in Heaven now. Please don¡¯t be sad anymore.¡± After persuading him for a long time, the old man finally calmed down. He wiped his tears and said to Yu Jianhao, ¡°Thank you so much.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been looking for this painting for a few years. I¡¯ve pulled all the connections I can think of. I¡¯ve tried everything I can think of.¡± ¡°But this painting seems to have vanished into thin air. There¡¯s no news of it at all.¡± ¡°I thought I would never see it again¡­¡± ¡°Thank you for letting me fulfill my greatest wish. From now on, I, Ye Weijun, have no more regrets.¡± Yu Jianhao smiled and said, ¡°Old Mr. Ye, you¡¯re too kind.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just a boor who doesn¡¯t know how to appreciate art. This painting is just an ordinary object in my hands.¡± ¡°But to you, it¡¯s just a wish.¡± ¡°I believe that if it were anyone else, they would make the same decision as me after hearing the story behind this painting.¡± Ye Weijun said, ¡°Maybe, but there won¡¯t be too many people like you who won¡¯t take anything.¡± ¡°The Ye family won¡¯t take advantage of others for free. If you need any help in the future, just let me know.¡± ¡°Although I have already retired, at least I still have some old relationships and connections. As long as it is not too excessive, I should be able to do it.¡± Ye Weijun would never make promises easily, but as long as he did, he would definitely keep his word. He would never go back on his words. Yu Jianhao was very excited. He knew that he had already obtained a pass to mingle in the upper class circle of the capital. However, in order to establish a good image in Ye Weijun¡¯s heart, he smiled and shook his head. ¡°Old Mr. Ye, I¡¯m already very happy to be able to help you fulfill your wish. I really don¡¯t need any additional rewards.¡± ¡°It¡¯s my great honor to be able to receive your appreciation but I didn¡¯t give this painting to you in exchange for benefits from you. So you really don¡¯t need to promise me anything.¡± After Ye Weijun heard that, he praised Yu Jianhao even more. ¡°Not bad, not bad. You have backbone. I admire your character!¡± The relationship between the two instantly became much closer. After some small talk, Ye Weijun naturally asked about the relationship between Yu Jianhao and the mysterious young man at the auction. Yu Jianhao didn¡¯t hide it and answered honestly, ¡°In the end, I still have to thank my son-in-law-to-be, Lin Bai.¡± ¡°Lin Bai?¡± Ye Weijun searched through his memory and did not find any information related to this name. Therefore, he became more and more curious. ¡°Tell me in detail, what exactly happened?¡± Yu Jianhao told him everything about Lin Bai and Mr. A in detail. He even emphasized that Mr. A gave him the painting to return a favor to Lin Bai.. Chapter 48 - Sued! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After Ye Weijun heard it, he couldn¡¯t help but sigh, ¡°A student from an ordinary family can actually have such investment foresight. He¡¯s truly a genius! If there¡¯s a chance in the future, I¡¯ll have to meet this genius personally and have a good chat with him in person!¡± Yu Jianhao smiled and said, ¡°Lin Bai is still in school. When he¡¯s on vacation, I¡¯ll definitely bring him over to meet you.¡± Ye Weijun did some mental calculations. It was only September, and the semester had just started. There were still more than three months before the winter vacation, and he suddenly felt that time was very difficult to endure. ¡°I really hope that time passes quickly. I can¡¯t wait to see him.¡± After saying that, Ye Weijun smiled at Yu Jianhao and said, ¡°But speaking of which, there¡¯s someone who has a better judgment than Lin Bai.¡± ¡°Oh? Who is it?¡±Yu Jianhao asked. Ye Weijun smiled and looked at Yu Jinmo, saying, ¡°Of course, it¡¯s this girl. She¡¯s the one who really has a discerning eye and is good at judging people!¡± Yu Jinmo instantly blushed from shyness, but she was very happy deep down. It was not because Old Master Ye praised her good judgment, but because he praised Lin Bai¡¯s talent and ability. Yu Jinmo secretly thought to herself that she must tell Lin Bai as soon as she got back that he had received the recognition of the most powerful big shot in the capital. She could not wait to see Lin Bai¡¯s expression when he learns of this news. Just as she was thinking, she heard Ye Weijun say with a smile, ¡°Girl, why don¡¯t you acknowledge me as your god-grandfather? How does that sound?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Yu Jinmo was completely stunned. Yu Jianhao hurriedly nudged her with his elbow. Seeing that she was still in a daze, he directly agreed on her behalf. ¡°This child is already delirious with joy. She¡¯s willing, she definitely is.¡± ¡°Jinmo, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and call Old Master Ye Grandpa.¡± Yu Jinmo finally snapped out of her daze and cautiously called out, ¡°Grandpa.¡± Yu Jianhao said again, ¡°Hurry up and serve tea to your god-grandfather.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Yu Jinmo did as she was told in a daze. She poured a cup of tea with her own hands and held it in front of Ye Weijun. She said softly, ¡°Grandpa, have some tea.¡± Ye Weijun beamed as he took the cup and praised, ¡°Good girl.¡± Originally, it was just a decision made in the spur of the moment. Now that he looked at Yu Jinmo¡¯s face, the more he began to like her. The early death of his biological granddaughter was irreconcilable grief in the depths of his heart. Now that he had an adopted granddaughter, it seemed that even the pain he felt was slightly relieved. The following topics were basically all about Yu Jinmo. Ye Weijun asked Yu Jinmo about her life and studies with great concern. He also asked a lot of questions about the relationship between her and Lin Bai. Yu Jinmo was very embarrassed by the questions, but she answered honestly. Anyone could see that Old Master Ye really liked Yu Jinmo from the bottom of his heart. Although he didn¡¯t mention anything about helping the Yu family, acknowledging Yu Jinmo as his god-granddaughter was the best way to help. With this relationship, there would naturally be a lot of people who wanted to please Old Master Ye. They would first try to rope in Yu Jianhao and Yu Jinmo. From now on, they would no longer need to carry gifts around and beg people. Instead, they would become the ones to be fawned on. The difference between them was not just like the difference between heaven and earth. ¡­ Lin Bai slept soundly in the hotel until he woke up naturally. Then, he set off to return to S City. In order not to expose himself, he had to return earlier than Yu Jinmo. As soon as the plane landed, Lin Bai received a message from Yu Jinmo. ¡°See you at school tonight. I want to tell you some really great news!¡± Yu Jinmo could not hide his excitement at all. Lin Bai did not need to think to know what the good news was, but he still acted like he was looking forward to it. ¡°What good news? Can¡¯t you tell me now?¡± ¡°No, no, no! Hehe, I want to see your expression after hearing the news in person!¡± Yu Jinmo sent a very proud emoji, trying her best to keep him in suspense. Lin Bai replied with a doting emoji and replied, ¡°Okay, okay, okay. I¡¯ll wait for you to come back.¡± Yu Jinmo sent an emoji. On it was a turtle standing on an arrow. The caption read, ¡°Returning like an arrow.¡±. Lin Bai smiled as he browsed through the list of emojis, trying to find a suitable one to reply her with. As he flipped through it, his roommate Luo Yang called. Only then did Lin Bai notice that Luo Yang had already called him more than a dozen times. He was in such a rush, something must have happened. Hence, Lin Bai quickly picked up and asked directly, ¡°What happened?¡± Luo Yang roared on the other end of the phone, ¡°F*ck! You¡¯re finally willing to pick up the phone? Do you know how many times I¡¯ve called you?!¡± Lin Bai explained, ¡°I was on the plane just now so my cell phone was switched off. What¡¯s wrong?¡± Only then did Luo Yang suppress his displeasure and replied, ¡°The people from the court came to the school to look for you. They said that Shen Wanqing is suing you!¡± Lin Bai frowned when he heard that. ¡°The people from the courts? Are you sure?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Of course I¡¯m sure! They even showed their work permits!¡± ¡°No matter how bold Shen Wanqing is, he wouldn¡¯t dare to let his subordinates impersonate the people from the court, right?¡± Lin Bai thought about it and felt that it made sense. Impersonating a public official was a serious crime. Shen Wanqing shouldn¡¯t be that stupid. However, even if the people were indeed from the court, this matter was still very strange. Putting aside how long the normal prosecution process would take, even if the court was extremely efficient, they would have already verified all the materials in the morning and officially accepted the case. Could it be that they couldn¡¯t notify him over the phone, couldn¡¯t send him a subpoena, and had to go directly to the school to find him and make it known to everyone? No matter how Lin Bai thought about it, he felt that the other party did it on purpose, just to make him bear extra pressure from public opinion. Luo Yang said again, ¡°Now, not only does our class teacher know about this, even the dean and deputy dean don¡¯t know about it!¡± ¡°From what they¡¯re saying, if this matter can not be properly resolved, they might have to persuade you to withdraw from school.¡± Lin Bai sneered, ¡°I didn¡¯t violate the laws of the country nor did I flout the rules of the school. What right do they have to force me to leave?¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°The school¡¯s authorities won¡¯t care so much. Just a big issue that affects the school¡¯s reputation is enough to force you out of school, or even expel you!¡± Lin Bai knew that what Luo Yang said actually made sense. There were many cases of the school persuading students involved in disputes and brawls, to leave indiscriminately in order to protect the school¡¯s reputation, so much that it wasn¡¯t considered news anymore. However, when he thought about the possibility that such a thing might happen to him, Lin Bai felt the anger in his heart soar to the sky. Although Lin Bai did not say anything, Luo Yang had been his roommate for so long, so he knew his temper very well. He knew that the more silent Lin Bai was, the more angry he was. He advised, ¡°Lin Bai, I know that you must be very angry now. Anyone who encounters such a thing will definitely feel aggrieved.¡± ¡°But it¡¯s useless to be angry. Nothing can change.. You¡¯d better hurry up and think about how to get Shen Wanqing to withdraw the lawsuit!¡± Chapter 49 - Far More Disgusting Than Imagined Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Only when he withdraws the lawsuit would the school have no excuse to persuade you to drop out of school. Otherwise, even if you win the lawsuit in the end, your school record would be married and you would still be the one to suffer in the end. So, it¡¯s better to calm down and quickly think of a way to solve the lawsuit.¡± Luo Yang¡¯s words were from the bottom of his heart. He was completely considering things from Lin Bai¡¯s perspective and had his best interests at heart. Although Lin Bai was furious, he did not lose his rationality. He knew that what Luo Yang said made sense. ¡°Got it. I¡¯ll go look for Shen Wanqing in a while.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t I just beat him up? At most, I¡¯ll pay for his medical fees. I¡¯ll treat it as paying for his grave in advance!¡± Lin Bai gritted his teeth and said hatefully. Although it was indeed wrong for him to hit someone, it was Shen Wanqing who had kidnapped and threatened him in the first place. In the situation at that time, no matter what, he had acted in self-defense. Even if there was really a lawsuit, the person who would win in the end would definitely be Lin Bai. But the problem was that Lin Bai could not afford to waste time. Just like what Luo Yang had said, with the school¡¯s usual practice, the school would definitely expel him first to ensure his safety as long as Shen Wanqing kept causing trouble. So what if he won the lawsuit in the end? His school record was already gone. How was he going to explain this to his parents? They had worked hard for half their lives and finally managed to enroll him into S University. They were hoping that he would be able to find a good job and lead a good life after graduation. If they knew that he was expelled by the school, wouldn¡¯t they be anxious? Moreover, Shen Wanqing was such a sinister person. Since he could think of such a method, it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn¡¯t run to his parents and spout nonsense. His parents had always been cautious. They had never been embarrassed by anyone. If they knew that he was being sued for beating someone up, who knew how scared they would be. Thinking of this, Lin Bai knew that he couldn¡¯t fight this lawsuit no matter what. Not only could he not fight, but he also had to settle Shen Wanqing as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, Luo Yang said, ¡°It¡¯s not beating someone up. Shen is suing you for fraud!¡± ¡°The court didn¡¯t mention the details, but I think it must be about the Yunding Villa.¡± ¡°He was jealous when he saw that you had dug out the gold mine. He said that you swindled and forged the transfer contract and wanted to take Yunding Villa back.¡± Lin Bai almost laughed out of anger. ¡°To think that he could think of such a thing!¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Shen Wanqing is a notorious villain. What can he not do?¡± ¡°At that time, I didn¡¯t suggest that you touch the Yunding Villa project because I was afraid that something bad would happen.¡± ¡°But since things have already come to this, we can¡¯t be afraid of things.¡± ¡°My dad has a high school classmate who is a lawyer. He seems to be quite famous. I¡¯ll help you ask him later to see if he is willing to take on this case.¡± Lin Bai was touched. ¡°Thank you.¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Don¡¯t be so formal. You¡¯d better think about how to prove the authenticity of that contract.¡± ¡°It¡¯s very troublesome to go to court. The Shen family will definitely pull some tricks and drag you down on purpose. You have to be mentally prepared for a battle.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Got it.¡± After hanging up the phone, Lin Bai casually took a taxi back to school. He had been thinking about how to deal with the upcoming court case. Shen Wanqing¡¯s shamelessness was far beyond Lin Bai¡¯s imagination. Since he could think of such a method, he would definitely delete the surveillance camera footage at the headquarters of the Qingcheng Group and destroy all the evidence that could prove that Lin Bai had been there. As for the employees of the Qingcheng Group, they would definitely not destroy their jobs and speak up for Lin Bai. As such, it would be a little difficult for Lin Bai to prove the validity of the transfer contract. Just as Luo Yang had said, this matter could not be resolved overnight. He had to be mentally prepared for a protracted battle. ¡°This is too disgusting. How can he be so shameless?¡± Lin Bai could not help but mutter. On the way, the instructor called and said, ¡°Lin Bai, go back to school immediately!¡± Although the instructor usually had a neutral attitude to Lin Bai, he would not be so impolite. Therefore, Lin Bai¡¯s first reaction was that it had something to do with Shen Wanqing suing him. However, guessing was just guessing. He still had to ask clearly. Lin Bai said politely, ¡°Director Zhang, what¡¯s the matter?¡± The instructor, Zhang Yi, said snappily, ¡°You still have the nerve to ask me what¡¯s the matter? Don¡¯t you know what you¡¯ve done? The police have already come to the school to look for you!¡± Lin Bai suddenly felt a headache coming on. What was going on? The people from the court had just left not long ago, and the police had come for him again?! ¡®What exactly does Shen Wanqing want to do? He just wants to torture me until I¡¯m expelled from the school before he was willing to let it go, right? Lin Bai had changed his mind now. Why did he have to be patient and make peace? He could not swallow this anger! Even if he was really expelled from the school, so what? He had more than 100 million in savings now, and he also had the Future News app, the golden hen that keeps giving. How could he worry about not living well in the future? At the worst, he could just go home and tell his parents everything, and at the same time, give them a warning. It was just a little bit of trouble. It was better than letting Shen Wanqing take a dump on him. Lin Bai quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart, and then made up his mind that he would fight Shen Wanqing to the end! If Shen Wanqing messed with him like this, he would definitely return the favor with double the amount! On the phone, the instructor was still scolding Lin Bai endlessly. Lin Bai was getting impatient and said, ¡°I¡¯ll be back right away.¡±Then, he hung up the phone. When he returned to school, the instructor met with Lin Bai. Without waiting for him to speak, he started to interrogate him. ¡°Lin Bai, why didn¡¯t I know that you were so promising in the past? Not only did you beat people up, you even dared to use a knife. After beating people up, you even ran away?¡± ¡°Where do you think you can run to? Do you really think that there is no law anymore?¡± ¡°Do your parents know that you are so promising?¡± The instructor scolded him in a sarcastic tone, which made Lin Bai want to punch him in the face. However, his last bit of reason told Lin Bai that he couldn¡¯t do that. Otherwise, his reason would become unreasonable. Lin Bai finally managed to suppress the anger in his heart with his reason and spoke in a neither servile nor overbearing manner. ¡°Mr. Zhang, you don¡¯t even know what the situation was like at that time. It¡¯s not appropriate for you to convict me directly ¡°I admit that I did have a conflict with Shen Wanqing¡¯s subordinates, but I was kidnapped at that time. Under such circumstances, I only took action to protect myself. It should be considered self-defense ¡°I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve done anything illegal. The so-called escape is just your imagination. In fact, I just went out of town to do some errands.¡± The instructor, Zhang Yi sneered, ¡°Kidnap? Are you a rich man or a big star? Why would someone kidnap you?¡± ¡°You even dare to spout nonsense in front of the police. I really don¡¯t know why S University would accept a student like you! You¡¯re really a disgrace to the school!¡± Lin Bai said with a sullen face, ¡°Everything is based on evidence. Whether I am lying or not, the police will have their own judgment..¡± Chapter 50 - He Really Didnt Lie Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Zhang Yi wanted to say something else but Lin Bai didn¡¯t give him a chance. He directly looked at the police officer beside him and asked. ¡°Sir, are you looking for me to assist in the investigation, or are you here to arrest me?¡± The police officer replied, ¡°Of course, I¡¯m here to assist in the investigation. Lin Bai, please come with us to the police station.¡± All the accusations were just one-sided ones made by Shen Wanqing. There was no concrete evidence, so how could they casually arrest him? Lin Bai said to the instructor, Zhang Yi, ¡°Did you hear that? The police officer said that he only wants me to assist in the investigation.¡± ¡°They didn¡¯t treat me as a criminal. It¡¯s a little too early for you to target me.¡± The instructor, Zhang Yi, snorted coldly. ¡°As stubborn as a mule. It looks like you¡¯ll be crying in the future!¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t be bothered to bicker with him. Facing such a person who couldn¡¯t differentiate between right and wrong before directly determining that he was unpardonable, no matter how much he said, it would be a waste of saliva. Instead of wasting time with him, it was better to quickly explain the matter to the police. After ending this mess, he would be able to free up more time and energy to deal with the following lawsuit. Shen Wanqing had deliberately sued and called the police to drag down his energy so that he would not be able to deal with it properly. If there were any mistakes in the process, he might just be unreasonable. How could Lin Bai let Shen Wanqing have his way? The more the other party tried to find trouble with him for all sorts of reasons, the more he had to remain calm and respond to every move. Lin Bai did not even look at the instructor, Zhang Yi. He said to the police officers in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, ¡°Sir, since you need my help in the investigation, let¡¯s go now.¡± When they walked out of the instructor¡¯s office, the corridor was already crowded with students who were watching the scene. When they saw Lin Bai walking out with the police officers, they were all whispering and pointing. Their gazes towards Lin Bai were filled with disdain. Lin Bai didn¡¯t need to think to know that the school would soon spread the news that he had been arrested by the police. Then there would be all kinds of gossip, speculating what crime he had committed. He decided to let them say whatever they wanted. Lin Bai didn¡¯t care at all. He only hoped that these rumors wouldn¡¯t reach his parents¡¯ ears. Along the way, Lin Bai was considering whether he should directly tell his parents everything before the rumors spread. However, after weighing the pros and cons, Lin Bai felt that it was better not to tell them for the time being. Things were not that bad yet. He could wait for a while. When they arrived at the police station, Lin Bai was very cooperative. He told them everything that happened that day in detail. He also emphasized the threat that Shen Wanqing posed to him. ¡°What happened was basically what I said just now ¡°I admit that I did hit him but if I didn¡¯t do so in that situation, I wouldn¡¯t even be able to guarantee my own safety.¡± ¡°I only did it to protect myself. This should be considered self-defense, right?¡± The police officer in charge of taking notes did not answer Lin Bai. Instead, he repeated the question that he had asked before. ¡°There are thirteen bodyguards under Shen Wanqing. including him, there are fourteen of them. Were they all injured by you?¡± Lin Bai nodded and admitted frankly, ¡°Yes, they were all injured by me.¡± After thinking for a moment, Lin Bai added, ¡°If necessary, I can pay for their medical fees and the cost of delaying work.¡± ¡°But the premise is that they must have an explanation for threatening and restricting my personal freedom.¡± If Shen Wanqing insisted on holding him responsible for hitting someone, then Lin Bai would also pursue the matter to the end to see who was the one at a disadvantage in the end. At most, he would lose some money, but Shen Wanqing¡¯s group¡¯s actions had already broken the law. They might even go to jail. ¡®I¡¯m not afraid of him!¡¯ The police still did not respond. Instead, they continued to ask about the details of the fight. ¡°How did you manage to injure so many of them and not get hurt at all? Tell me in detail what happened back then.¡± Lin Bai could only cooperate and recount the situation according to his memory. After he finished, the police officer pressed on with many details and repeatedly questioned him in an attempt to find flaws. However, what Lin Bai said was the truth. There was no element of lying or fabricating. Naturally, he was not afraid of any interrogation techniques. After a few rounds of questioning, the police officer in charge of taking notes finally believed that Lin Bai had indeed beaten up more than a dozen of Shen Wanqing¡¯s men. Everyone in S City knew what kind of people Shen Wanqing¡¯s so-called bodyguards were. Therefore, when he called the police and accused Lin Bai of hitting someone, the police knew in their hearts that the truth was definitely not what he said. However, it was their duty. Since Shen Wanqing had called the police, they had to call Lin Bai over to ask him about it. ¡°Alright, I have a clear understanding of the situation.¡± ¡°This is the transcript. Take a look and see if there are any discrepancies with what you said just now. If there are no discrepancies, sign your name at the end.¡± The police pushed the transcript in front of Lin Bai and motioned for him to look through it carefully. Lin Bai looked through it carefully. After confirming that there was no problem, he signed his name on the last page. The police officer took the completed transcript and went out to report to the leader. ¡°Sir, Lin Bai admitted that he was the one who injured those people. I¡¯ve repeatedly asked for the details. He shouldn¡¯t be lying.¡± The team leader obviously did not believe it. ¡°He could beat more than ten people by himself? Are you sure he didn¡¯t receive some threats and had no choice but to admit it?¡± The police officer who made the statement replied, ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± The team leader said angrily, ¡°What do you mean by that? !¡± ¡°If he was a retired special forces soldier, I might be able to barely believe that he could beat more than a dozen knife-wielding enemies by himself.¡± ¡°But he¡¯s just an ordinary college student. He could beat fourteen people without a scratch, and the other party even has a knife. Do you think that¡¯s possible?¡± The police officer who made the statement was speechless. If it were any other time, he would definitely not believe it. But after such a long interrogation, he was completely convinced by Lin Bai¡¯s confidence and calmness. Moreover, he had used all the interrogation techniques that he had learned, but he still could not find any flaws. So he believed that what Lin Bai said was true. Unfortunately, it was useless for him to believe it. The team leader did not believe it. ¡°I¡¯ll ask him myself!¡± The team leader threw the transcript aside and walked to the interrogation room aggressively. In the end, he asked for nearly two hours in a row, repeatedly asking for all kinds of details, and used all the interrogation techniques that could be used. Still, he could not find any flaws. This also meant that if Lin Bai had not received professional anti-reconnaissance training, and his psychological quality was far better than ordinary people, then he really did not lie. The team leader looked at his rewritten statement, lost in thought.. Chapter 51 - Doubt Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Have you learned martial arts specifically?¡± The team leader asked. Lin Bai was about to say no when he suddenly realized that the other party must have found it unbelievable to repeatedly ask about the details of the fight. If he said that he had never received any martial arts training, it would only attract more suspicion. Therefore, Lin Bai changed his words. ¡°I¡¯ve learned it. I¡¯ve liked it since I was young.¡± The team leader had been a police officer for more than ten years and had seen countless people. He could tell at a glance that Lin Bai was lying. However, he did not expose Lin Bai. Instead, he took the transcript and went straight to the director¡¯s office. ¡°Director, there¡¯s a case like this¡­¡± He briefly described the matter and then went into the main topic. ¡°It¡¯s easy to deal with assault cases, but I think there¡¯s something very wrong with this Lin Bai.¡± ¡°The skills and psychological qualities he displayed are completely not at the level of an ordinary college student!¡± ¡°Oh no, it should be said that it¡¯s completely not a state that an ordinary person can achieve.¡± The chief asked, ¡°You suspect that he has received special training?¡± The team leader nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve checked his household registration information. His parents are all ordinary workers, and none of his relatives are engaged in martial-arts-related professions, so he probably has no access to special martial arts.¡± ¡°Also, I just asked him if he had learned martial arts, and he said that he had learned it since he was young. But that statement of his was clearly a lie.¡± ¡°So I suspect that he has been secretly trained by foreign forces.¡± ¡°As early as a few years ago, foreign forces have begun to extend their tentacles to ordinary people, and they especially like to secretly train students from various universities.¡± ¡°Lin Bai¡¯s skills are different from ordinary people, and he is obviously hiding something. It is very likely that he is one of the secret agents who have been secretly trained.¡± After listening to his analysis, the director¡¯s face became more and more sullen. Originally, a fight was just a small matter, but if it involved foreign forces, it would be different. ¡°Investigate it well. Be careful. Don¡¯t alert the enemy first.¡± ¡°If you find any concrete evidence or any suspicious clues, report to me immediately!¡± The director said. The team leader said, ¡°Yes! I¡¯ll get my colleagues in the technical department to check his communication records and the flow of funds in his account.¡± If he was really an agent bribed by an overseas force, he would definitely have communication records with an overseas force, and there would also be corresponding financial transactions. As long as there was one of these two items, he could basically report it to the relevant departments and carry out major inspections. The director exhorted, ¡°Go ahead and check. As I said, don¡¯t alert the enemy.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it won¡¯t happen.¡± The team leader immediately contacted his colleagues in the technical department and asked them to help with the investigation. Then, he returned to the interrogation room and said to Lin Bai with a smile, ¡°We have a basic understanding of the situation. We have nothing else to ask. You can go back now.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Bai got up and left, completely unaware that he was about to get into an even more troublesome situation. It was not until he walked out of the police station and looked at the pitch-black night outside that Lin Bai realized that so much time had passed. He remembered that he had made an appointment with Yu Jinmo to have dinner together, so he hurried to the school. However, Yu Jinmo had already returned to the school ahead of him and heard the news that he had been taken away by the police. The moment they met, Yu Jinmo threw herself into Lin Bai¡¯s arms and cried like a weeping child. ¡°Lin Bai, they said that you killed someone. What¡¯s going on?¡± Lin Bai was speechless. It had only been half a day and the rumors had already spread like this. Could it be any more exaggerated? Hence, he quickly comforted Yu Jinmo, ¡°Don¡¯t cry yet. Those are all rumors.¡± ¡°If I really killed someone, would the police let me back?¡± Yu Jinmo sobbed and said, ¡°I believe you¡¯re not that kind of person, but they made it sound so legitimate. I¡¯m really scared¡­ What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Be good, be good, Don¡¯t cry, don¡¯t cry. Hear me out, I¡¯ll tell you slowly.¡± Lin Bai told her the while story and then said, ¡°The police let me go after they finished taking my statement. I don¡¯t think there will be anything else after that.¡± ¡°The police know better than me what kind of people Shen Wanqing and his men are. They will definitely not believe Shen Wanqing¡¯s nonsense.¡± Yu Jinmo was finally relieved. ¡°Shen Wanqing is really too bad! Sooner or later, he will be punished!¡± ¡°But isn¡¯t he the CEO of a real estate company? You don¡¯t have any conflict with him. Why would he kidnap you and threaten you?¡± Yu Jinmo asked in confusion. ¡°Uh, about that¡­¡± Lin Bai thought quickly and immediately came up with a perfect excuse. ¡°Maybe he heard that I helped Mr. A with speculating stocks and wanted me to help him make money.¡± ¡°Who knows if his money came from a clean source? I was afraid of being accused of money laundering, so I didn¡¯t dare to agree.¡± ¡°So he got angry and made such a move.¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°I heard that Shen is a triad member. You mustn¡¯t help him.¡± Then she became worried again. ¡°Shen is so powerful. What if he won¡¯t let you go?¡± ¡°You were lucky last time and didn¡¯t get hurt. What about next time?¡± ¡°How about I ask my god-grandfather for help to transfer your school record to Dragon City?¡± ¡°No matter how powerful Shen is, he wouldn¡¯t dare to go to Dragon City. It¡¯s absolutely safe for you there.¡± Lin Bai knew that the God-grandfather Yu Jinmo was talking about was Ye Weijun. With Ye Weijun¡¯s status and power, helping a university student transfer to another school was just a matter of words. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to Dragon City. What about you? Are we going to have a long-distance relationship in the future?¡± ¡°Well¡­¡± Yu Jinmo hesitated for a moment. It was obvious that she did not want to be separated from Lin Bai. However, it would only be for a while. ¡°A long-distance relationship is no big deal. Nothing is more important than your safety!¡± ¡°Besides, if it really doesn¡¯t work out, I¡¯ll get godgrandpa to help me transfer to another school. We can still be together every day soon.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll call my godgrandfather now.¡± As Yu Jinmo said this, he was about to take out his phone. Lin Bai quickly stopped her. ¡°No, no, Shen Wanqing can¡¯t hurt me.¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t easy for you and Uncle to get the recognition of the Ye family. You should maintain your relationship with them. There¡¯s no need to waste favors on such a small matter.¡± Yu Jinmo said without thinking, ¡°How can your safety be a small matter!?¡± After saying that, she realized that something was wrong. ¡°Hey, how did you know that Father and I have gained the favor of the Ye family?¡± She had originally wanted to tell Lin Bai about this as a surprise. However, when she came back, she heard that Lin Bai had been arrested by the police. When she finally saw Lin Bai, she was busy asking him what was going on, so she didn¡¯t have the time to say anything about the surprise. Now that she thought about it, she had never mentioned that she had acknowledged a new god-grandfather, but Lin Bai seemed to have known about it long ago.. Chapter 52 - Refund! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation When he heard Yu Jinmo¡¯s question, Lin Bai¡¯s heart clenched up and he thought to himself, ¡°This is bad.¡± He had not noticed it earlier and blurted it out without thinking. He had forgotten that he should not have known about this matter. But since he had already said it, he could only try his best to make up for it. ¡°Mr. A told me.¡± Lin Bai could not think of a better reason and could only say so. Yu Jinmo did not think too much and believed him. ¡°So it was him who said it. No wonder then.¡± ¡°Seriously, I initially wanted to give you a surprise, but now I can¡¯t.¡± Yu Jinmo had always wanted to see Lin Bai¡¯s expression when he hears the news, but now that she could not see it, she immediately felt that it was a pity. Lin Bai took the opportunity to change the topic. ¡°Mr. A just casually mentioned it. I don¡¯t know much about the specifics. Can you explain it to me properly?¡± Thus, the topic smoothly shifted to the events that happened in the Ye family between Yu Jinmo and his father. As she told the story, Yu Jinmo gradually calmed down, and all her previous nervousness and anxiety were swept away. Lin Bai was also secretly glad that he reacted fast enough. Otherwise, he would have been exposed. The trouble that the Yunding Villa had caused was far beyond Lin Bai¡¯s expectations. If he wanted to hide his wealth from Yu Jinmo and her father in the future, it would only become more and more difficult. He had to be even more careful. Otherwise, it would be like what happened just now. Perhaps it was just an unintentional remark but it would reveal the information that he wanted to hide. As Yu Jinmo spoke, she felt her stomach twitch. Only then did she remember that she had forgotten to eat. ¡°I¡¯m so hungry. You haven¡¯t eaten yet, right? Let¡¯s go eat first. We can talk while we eat,¡± Yu Jinmo suggested. Lin Bai also felt hungry after hearing what she said, so he said, ¡°There shouldn¡¯t be anything left in the cafeteria at this time. Let¡¯s go out and eat. What do you want to eat?¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter what I eat, but I want to eat in the cafeteria. It¡¯s best to walk around the school a few more times after eating.¡± ¡°I want to let those people who spread rumors take a good look. You weren¡¯t caught at all. You¡¯re still fine!¡± Although Lin Bai didn¡¯t really care about it, Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t want the person she liked to have rumors about him spread by his classmates all the time. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. I¡¯ll listen to you.¡± Thus, the two of them went to the cafeteria and purposely chose a place with a lot of people on campus to stroll around. Fortunately, ever since Lin Bai learned the Divine-level fighting technique, his physical fitness had become much better than before. If it were in the past, he would have been so tired that his waist and legs would have ached. After finally sending Yu Jinmo back, Lin Bai only wanted to hurry back to the dormitory to sleep. But at that moment, something happened again. Wang Huaigu called him in a hurry. The first thing he said was, ¡°Something big has happened in the mine! Someone might die!¡± Lin Bai was so scared that his sleepiness vanished. ¡°Calm down first. Tell me slowly. What exactly happened?¡± Wang Huaigu said, ¡°We were preparing to start mining today, but people kept coming over to cause trouble.¡± ¡°I called the police several times, but it was useless. When the police came, those people immediately left. When the police left, they came again.¡± ¡°They went back and forth all day, and we didn¡¯t do anything!¡± ¡°I saw that no one had come to cause trouble during the night, so I thought of rushing the work, so I let the workers mine overnight.¡± ¡°In the end, for some unknown reason, the explosive detonated ahead of schedule, injuring 20 to 30 workers.¡± ¡°More than ten of them were seriously injured and have already been hospitalized. Two of them are in the ICU!¡± ¡°The doctor said that the situation is not optimistic. The two of them might not be able to last through the night.¡± ¡°Someone must have tampered with the explosives. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t be like this!¡± Wang Huaigu¡¯s voice was filled with despair. ¡°More than a dozen workers are seriously injured. Just the medical fees alone will amount to a huge sum. If the two in the ICU can¡¯t survive, the compensation will be even greater. What am I going to do?¡± Lin Bai was furious when he heard that. He did not need to guess to know that it was definitely Shen Wanqing¡¯s doing again. He wanted to take back Yunding Villa, along with the underground gold mine and Rare Earth mine. It was one thing for him to play dirty tricks, but he actually tampered with the explosives. was he really not afraid of killing people?! Lin Bai recalled that when he used the Divine-level Human Sensing technique to observe Shen Wanqing, he saw that he had committed the crime of forcefully demolishing and killing people. It seemed that he really didn¡¯t care about human lives. Lin Bai clenched his fists so tightly that they made cracking sounds. He really wanted to rush to Shen Wanqing immediately and let him have a taste of what it was like to be on the verge of death in the ICU. However, his remaining rationality told Lin Bai that that would only make things worse and would not really solve the problem. Therefore, Lin Bai could only suppress his anger and said to Wang Huaigu, ¡°You take good care of the injured workers for the time being. I will think of a way to settle the situation with Shen Wanqing. I won¡¯t let him continue to cause trouble.¡± However, Wang Huaigu said, ¡°Actually, I¡¯m calling because I want to discuss with you about the transfer fees. Can you return it to me?¡± ¡°I really don¡¯t dare to touch the two mines in Yunding Mountain Villa anymore. Why don¡¯t you buy the mining rights back?¡± ¡°There are so many workers injured on my side. The medical fees and all kinds of compensation added together will definitely be a large sum. I might have worked for years for nothing.¡± ¡°Just take it as pity for me. Take back the mining rights and return the transfer fees to me, will you?¡± Wang Huaigu begged subserviently. Anyone who heard it would be moved. Naturally, it was the same for Lin Bai. If the money was still in Lin Bai¡¯s hands, he would definitely return it to Wang Huaigu without hesitation. But the problem was that the money had already been spent. Three billion for the prophecy tablet and 500 million for Summer Dream. These two things had already cost more than 90% of Lin Bai¡¯s savings. He only had about 300 million yuan left in his card now, and it was barely enough for the transfer fee. He had the intention to return the transfer fee, but the problem was, how could he do so? Lin Bai took a deep breath and said, ¡°Mr. Wang, I¡¯m also very sorry about what happened. If you have a hard time making money, I can lend you some money within my ability but I can¡¯t refund the transfer fee because I¡¯ve already used up the money.¡± Wang Huaigu obviously didn¡¯t believe that Lin Bai could spend a total of 1.8 billion in one day. He felt that this was an excuse that Lin Bai made up in order not to refund the money. ¡°Mr. Lin, you can at least pay me back, even if you only have half the amount left!¡± ¡°Anyway, I really don¡¯t dare to touch the two mines in the Yunding Villa.¡± ¡°Besides, when you sold them to me, you didn¡¯t tell me that you had a dispute with others. Now that such a thing has happened, you should be more or less responsible, right?¡± ¡°If you insist on not refunding the money, then I can only go through legal means to protect my rights and interests.¡± ¡°This is a major issue that you hid from me. If we really take this to court, there is a high probability that the contract will be void.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to make things ugly.. If you refund the transfer fee to me, this matter will be written off, okay?¡± Chapter 53 - About To Change Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter whether you believe it or not. I really don¡¯t have any money on me right now. If I do have any money, I would definitely return it to you.¡± Wang Huaigu sneered. ¡°Don¡¯t use such an excuse. Do you think I¡¯m a child? You spent all the billions in just one day?! I¡¯m going to ask you one last time. Do you really have to make me fall out with you?¡± He had begged for so long, and now he had really lost his patience. Lin Bai said, ¡°How about this? Give me a week.¡± ¡°If I still can¡¯t deal with Shen Wanqing in a week, then I¡¯ll buy the mining rights back.¡± ¡°If the problem is solved by then, then we¡¯ll still carry out the original contract. How about that?¡± Wang Huaigu thought for a moment. He felt that if he filed a lawsuit, the litigation process alone would take at least a few months. Moreover, he might not necessarily win the lawsuit in the end. After all, Shen Wanqing was the one who acted shamelessly. Lin Bai might not have predicted this beforehand. The reason that he used to ask Lin Bai for a refund was actually not very legitimate, and the judge might not support him. Thinking about it, he thought that it would be better to do as Lin Bai said. It would save a lot of time and trouble. Moreover, even if Lin Bai did not admit to it a week later, there would be no loss in suing him then. ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll wait another week.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s make a deal. If there are still people causing trouble next week, you have to refund me every cent of the transfer fee. I mean, I don¡¯t dare to get involved in this mess again!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll return you the same amount of money you paid the mine. I won¡¯t let you suffer a loss.¡± Although Lin Bai knew that even if Wang Huaigu went through the legal channels, he might not necessarily lose the lawsuit, he still hoped that he could be a little more generous. It would be the best outcome for everyone. Even if he couldn¡¯t achieve such a perfect result, with the Future News app, a week was enough for him to earn back the transfer fee. Therefore, Lin Bai wasn¡¯t worried at all. After Wang Huaigu received Lin Bai¡¯s promise, he felt reassured and focused on dealing with the compensation for the injured workers. Lin Bai silently thought in his heart about what he should do to make Shen Wanqing stop doing these little tricks. Just as he was thinking, there was another notification from the Future News app. Every time Lin Bai encountered a problem before, the Future News app would help him solve it. Therefore, when Lin Bai heard the notification alert, he was immediately delighted. He felt that things were about to turn for the better. Opening the Future News app, he saw that on the front-page headline, there was a row of eye-catching black words ¡ª [Beating both tigers and flies, the strictest anti-triad campaign in history is officially launched!] The news content was probably about the top leader of the country personally ordering a nationwide anti-triad campaign. What was different from the past was that this campaign was not only targeted at those ¡°Big Tigers¡± involved in the triads but also at the small fries surrounding the big shots. The higher-ups believed that this was the only could they truly understand the criminal forces, maintain social security to the maximum extent, and return peace to the people. The release date of this news was tomorrow. After Lin Bai finished reading it, he could not help but laugh. Although Shen Wanqing¡¯s various actions could not be considered that of a big shot, he was definitely a disgusting fly. He was the target of this anti-crime campaign. However, whether or not he could be exposed and when he could be convicted would depend on whether or not there was someone behind him. Lin Bai believed that since the Future News app prompted the news to him at this time, it was so as to remind him not to miss this great opportunity. ¡°It seems that I have to secretly push this personally.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good too. I¡¯ll take it as seeking justice for the workers who were injured by the explosion.¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself. Then, he opened the search engine and searched for all kinds of posts about Shen Wanqing and the Qingcheng Group. Shen Wanqing had definitely done more than one or two evil deeds. Those victims had no way to seek help. They had also posted many posts on the internet in an attempt to attract public attention. Unfortunately, the Qingcheng Group was rich and powerful. Those posts that were unfavorable to them would be deleted soon. Fortunately, the Internet was vast enough. There were always corners that they could not care about. After a search, Lin Bai learned a lot about the evil deeds that Shen Wanqing had committed. The most outrageous of them was, of course, the violent demolition five years ago, which resulted in the death of a person. The wife of the deceased had been continuously filing lawsuits against the Qingcheng Group over the past few years, demanding compensation for the losses and also demanding that the relevant personnel be severely punished. Unfortunately, all her efforts went down the drain and there was no response at all. The last news about her that could be found on the Internet was that she tried to commit suicide by drinking pesticide half a year ago but was saved by her neighbors. After that, there was nothing new to be found. Other than that, there were other evil acts such as violence, molesting underage girls, refusing to pay compensation for demolition, loan-sharking, and violent collection. In addition to that, there was the incident of the explosion of the Yunding Mountain village miners. It could be said that there were countless horrible deeds. Lin Bai did not know very well what Shen Wanqing had done in the past. Now that he knew, he felt that he had to deal with this b*stard. This was not only to protect his own interests but also to protect the city that he grew up in. Lin Bai didn¡¯t want his beloved hometown to be ruined by people like Shen Wanqing. ¡°Shen Wanqing, just you wait. You and the umbrella behind you will fall this time!¡± Lin Bai sorted out all the crimes committed by Chen Wanqing overnight and recorded the names of the virtual acounts that exposed the evil deeds so that it would be convenient to investigate their real identities later. After all, the information on the internet had been wiped out several times, and the information that was lucky enough to survive was not complete. The best way to know the complete truth was to find the victims themselves and ask them about it in person. After sorting out and recording all the information, Lin Bai searched for a well-known law firm in Dragon City and found the contact information of a young lawyer who had just become a full-time lawyer on their official website. The young lawyer¡¯s name was Huo Yanhui. He was the illegitimate son of the Huo family and was also the person who bid alongside Lin Bai for ¡°Summer Dream¡± at the Sotheby¡¯s auction. If Lin Bai had not used the information provided by the Future News app to bid for ¡°Summer Dream¡±, the painting should have belonged to him in the end. He should have been the one who had gained the recognition of Old Master Ye Weijun and rose to the top from then on. However, because Lin Bai¡¯s actions had changed the future, Huo Yanhui lost the chance to make a comeback. Now he was just a lawyer sitting on the bench.. Chapter 54 - Would You Dare To Accept It? Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°I took away your chance to change your fate, so this is your chance to stand out.¡± ¡°As for whether or not you can grasp it, that will depend on yourself.¡± It was not that Lin Bai was a saint. It was just a matter of law. After all, it was not his specialty. Moreover, he had too many secrets. It was not convenient for him to expose Shen Wanqing personally. Then, he needed someone to expose all the dirt on Shen Wanqing on his behalf. If that person could also defend the rights of the victims and recover the losses, that would be the best. Huo Yanhui happened to be a lawyer, and he urgently needed a chance to prove himself. That was why Lin Bai naturally thought of him. As for whether Huo Yanhui would accept the task or not, that was up to him. Anyway, even if he didn¡¯t accept it, there were still plenty of people who were willing to accept it. There were many lawyers who wanted to build a reputation and accumulate fame, so there was no need to worry about not being able to find them. With the intentions of just giving it a try, Lin Bai added Huo Yanhui¡¯s Weibo account with his alternate account. As soon as he added it, Huo Yanhui took the initiative to send him a message. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Huo Yanhui from Jindu Law Firm. Is there anything I can help you with?¡± Looking at the speed of his message, Lin Bai knew that he was definitely not valued at the law firm and could not get any serious cases. Therefore, it was not easy for him to get a potential consulting client, so he was particularly eager. He hoped that the inquirer would entrust him with a lawsuit so that he could have a chance to prove his ability. Lin Bai did not beat around the bush. He went straight to the point and said, ¡°I want to find someone to help with my lawsuit, or rather, more than one lawsuit.¡± ¡°To be more precise, it¡¯s to defend the rights of a group of victims and help them get justice.¡± ¡°Do you dare to take on this case?¡± Huo Yanhui looked at the message on the screen and was stunned for a while. He could not believe his eyes. His intuition told him that this was the opportunity that he had been dreaming of. Although his identity as the illegitimate son of the Huo family had brought him some convenience, it was more of a hindrance and restraint. Many times, even though he had obtained the opportunity through hard work, others would think that he had obtained it through the Huo family¡¯s ties. No one believed that he really had the ability. No one believed that he could become an outstanding lawyer. The tasks assigned to him by the law firm were always trivial cases that didn¡¯t require much skill. If he won, no one would think that he was amazing. If something went wrong, everyone would think that he was not capable enough. He had long been fed up with this kind of life! Huo Yanhui did not even ask. He answered directly, ¡°I dare! Leave it to me!¡± Lin Bai did not waste any time. He immediately sent all the information that he had gathered overnight to Huo Yanhui. ¡°This is the relevant information. Take a look first and tell me after you¡¯re done. How confident are you?¡± Lin Bai said. Huo Yanhui quickly skimmed through the information. Looking at the heinous crimes one by one, Huo Yanhui felt his teeth chatter. Although he did not know the victims, he could not bear to watch the things that Shen Wanqing had done! ¡°After reading the information, how confident am I? I can¡¯t answer that question. The only thing I can guarantee is that I will do my best to help the victims get justice!¡± Huo Yanhui said. Lin Bai said, ¡°Alright, I believe in your ability. Go ahead and do it.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s start with the case of Yunding Villa¡¯s absentee workers being injured by the explosion. Those injured miners are still in the hospital and will continue to pay for their medical fees.¡± ¡°They are all in S City¡¯s first hospital. I will send you the contact information of the mine owner, Wang Huaigu later.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know much about the specific situation at that time. You can ask Wang Huaigu directly.¡± Huo Yanhui immediately agreed. ¡°Then I¡¯ll immediately ask for leave from the leader and buy a ticket to S City.¡± ¡°Oh right, I still don¡¯t know your surname. How should I address you?¡± Huo Yanhui only remembered at this time that he had forgotten to ask for the other party¡¯s identity. Moreover, the lawyer fees had never been discussed. However, he did not really care about the lawyer fees. He was not short of money anyway. As long as he had the opportunity to prove his ability, he was willing to be paid nothing. Since Lin Bai had contacted him through his alternate account, it was naturally impossible for him to expose his true identity. After thinking for a moment, Lin Bai decided to use the alias Mr. A. ¡°You can call me Mr. A,¡± he said. ¡°¡­¡± Huo Yanhui was silent for a long time before he finally asked the question that he wanted to ask the most. ¡°May I ask, did you attend the Sotheby¡¯s auction the day before yesterday?¡± If Huo Yanhui remembered correctly, the person who snatched away the ¡°Summer Dream¡± painting that he had been longing for at the auction seemed to have gone by the monoalphabetic alias ¡®A¡¯, instead of his name. Lin Bai felt that there was no need to deliberately hide this, so he simply admitted it. ¡°I did. I was the one who took away the Summer Dream.¡± ¡°If you regret and don¡¯t want to accept this commission, it¡¯s still not too late.¡± After all, the two of them had a conflict at the auction. If Huo Yanhui was unwilling to accept the commission, Lin Bai would not force him. In any case, Lin Bai did not have to insist on engaging him. It would be the same if Huo Yanhui did not accept the case and Lin Bai hired someone else. Huo Yanhui never expected that the person who snatched his favorite painting at the auction would actually come to entrust him with a lawsuit. Huo Yanhui felt extremely embarrassed when he thought about how he had once revealed his identity as the grandson Huo family and forced the other party to give up the auction. For a moment, he did waver. S City was not far from Dragon City, but it was not close either. He did not know anything about the situation. If he rushed over rashly, he would definitely face all sorts of difficulties since he was not familiar with the place. In addition, he had had a conflict with his client before. He wondered if Lin Bai had other motives for finding him this time. ¡®Should I forget about it?¡¯ Just as this thought appeared in Huo Yanhui¡¯s mind, a pop-up window of a piece of news from TenCent suddenly popped up on his computer. The headline read, ¡°The strictest anti-crime operation in history is launched!¡± Huo Yanhui only glanced at it casually. When he saw the headline clearly, he immediately changed his mind. He quickly wrote to Lin Bai, ¡°No, I must seek justice for the victims!¡± ¡°And I also believe that with your identity and status, Mr. A, you will not deliberately make things difficult for me just because of the small conflict at the auction.¡± ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then why should I delay such an important task because of such a trivial matter?¡± Huo Yanhui¡¯s words were very beautiful. He had made everything clear so that Lin Bai could not target him from now on. At the same time, he had also expressed the importance he attached to this task and won Lin Bai¡¯s favor. It was really wise of him. Lin Bai had never thought of making things difficult for him. Since Huo Yanhui was still willing to accept the commission, Lin Bai was also happy to save the hassle.. Chapter 55 - Making A Fortune In One Stroke Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Do your job well. After this lawsuit is over, you should be able to make a name for yourself in the legal profession,¡± said Lin Bai. Huo Yanhui replied, ¡°I¡¯ll definitely do my best!¡± That was because Huo Yanhui thought the same. Shen Wanqing had been committing crimes for so many years, but he had never been punished. It was obvious that someone was protecting him from behind. If it was in the past, Huo Yanhui might not have had the confidence to resist that backer Shen Wanqing had. However, it was different now. The country had announced that they would launch a special campaign to eradicate crime. This meant that Shen Wanqing and the backers behind him would be targeted for elimination. Under such circumstances, no one would be able to protect Shen Wanqing. Therefore, he could use this time to settle old scores and sanction him for the evil deeds he had committed in the past. It would definitely be twice the result with half the effort. Taking advantage of this situation, it would be difficult for Huo Yanhui not to win the lawsuit. When he won the lawsuit, he would be able to establish himself as someone who was not afraid of evil forces and stood up for the victims of poverty. When that time came, he would have both fame and fortune. He would no longer have to worry about a lack of leads again. Huo Yanhui had been longing for this day and night. This was the kind of opportunity that he was looking forward to. Now that the opportunity had come to him, how could he reject it? After making all the arrangements, Lin Bai began to focus on thinking about how to get the money next. After all, he had already promised Wang Huaigu that if he could not settle Shen Wanqing in a week¡¯s time, he would return the transfer fee of 1.8 billion to him. However, based on the current situation, there was a high probability that Shen Wanqing would not dare to continue making trouble. However, nothing was absolute. In order to be on the safe side, it was better to be prepared. Otherwise, if he needed a refund and could not come up with the money, wouldn¡¯t that be embarrassing? At this moment, the Future News app notification popped up again. This time, the news was released three days later. The headline was: [One stroke of fortune! A young man in Ji province made 30 billion from stone speculation!] Lin Bai¡¯s heart skipped a beat when he saw this title. He couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°He really knows that I¡¯m short of money, so he sent money here!¡± ¡°This Future News app is really a treasure!¡± As he said that, Lin Bai clicked on the news and read it carefully. The general content of the news was a small business owner who wanted to try stone speculation when he was traveling in Yun Province. After going around the raw stone market, he found a huge raw stone. The price of the stone was 300 million yuan. It had been in the raw stone market for a long time but no one had paid attention to it. Some of his friends who were traveling with him knew a little about it and tried to persuade him not to buy it, saying that he would definitely lose money if he bought it. However, the young man just liked the raw stone. He felt that it was fated with him and insisted on buying it. In the end, his friend could not stop the young man. He bought the raw stone that was not favored by all the experts at the price of 300 million. In the end, after the raw stone was cut open, it turned out to be a top-grade imperial jade. Someone offered 30 billion on the spot and bought it. In less than an hour, the young man turned 300 million into 30 billion and became a billionaire. At the end of the news, there were two pictures. One was a picture of the raw stone before it was cut. It looked gray and ordinary. Lin Bai looked at it from the perspective of an ordinary person. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that it was an ordinary stone. He could not tell that there was jade in it. Moreover, it was such a top-grade imperial jade. However, there were so many experts in the raw stone market, but they could not see the potential of the raw stone. As an ordinary person who did not understand jade, it was normal that Lin Bai could not see it. The second photo was of the raw stone after it was cut open. It was a clear green color, without a trace of impurities, or any cracks or flaws. Such a quality could be said to be the best of the best. If the young man who bought the raw stone had the ability to process the raw stone into a finished product, then the final profit would definitely be more than 30 billion. However, it was a pity that he had never come into contact with jade before. He did not have any connections or means to process the raw stone. That was why he chose to sell the raw stone that he had cut. He sacrificed some benefits, but at the same time, he saved a lot of trouble. Moreover, he could get the funds as quickly as possible. Overall, his choice was actually very wise. It was also the most suitable choice for ordinary people. After Lin Bai finished watching the news, he directly booked a plane ticket to Feiyun province for the next day. By leaving a day earlier, he would have more time to familiarize himself with the environment and avoid unexpected accidents, which would make it impossible for him to buy the raw stone before the young man in the news did. He was meticulous and careful. He planned ahead and tried his best to avoid all possible bad consequences before anything happened. This was Lin Bai¡¯s usual style of doing things. After booking the plane ticket, Lin Bai checked the class schedule and found that the teachers paid great attention to attendance during the two days after the New Year. They had to mark attendance for almost every class. This also meant that Lin Bai had to apply for leave from the counselor. Otherwise, if he was not present during the class call, he would be treated as absent from class and his usual grades would be deducted. If he was unlucky and the teacher was in a bad mood, he might fail his final grade. Lin Bai did not want to fail. Hence, he could only bite the bullet and call the instructor, Zhang Yi, to apply for leave. ¡°Mr. Zhang, I need to apply for leave tomorrow and the next two days. I have something at home,¡± Lin Bai said straightforwardly. The instructor, Zhang Yi, sneered and said directly, ¡°I won¡¯t approve this leave. It¡¯s up to you.¡± Lin Bai had actually guessed that Zhang Yi would reject his request before he made the call. However, he still had a glimmer of hope that the instructor, Zhang Yi, wouldn¡¯t be so petty. After all, he had never offended him before. Moreover, although their previous relationship couldn¡¯t be considered very good, it was definitely not strained. Lin Bai really couldn¡¯t understand why Zhang Yi would suddenly start targeting him. He simply asked straightforwardly, ¡°Sir, I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve offended you before, right?¡± Zhang Yi sneered and said, ¡°I never said that you¡¯ve offended me.¡± ¡°Then why are you targeting me like this?¡±Lin Bai asked. Zhang Yi denied flatly, ¡°When have I ever targeted you? Now is the critical period of learning. I won¡¯t approve of your request without a valid reason. This isn¡¯t about you alone. It¡¯s about treating everyone equally.¡± ¡°Even if it were someone else who came to ask for leave from me, I wouldn¡¯t grant it either.¡± Coincidentally, someone knocked on the door and entered the office. Zhang Yi was silent for a few seconds before saying, ¡°You¡¯re asking for leave, right? Alright, I¡¯ve signed the leave slip for you. Go ahead.¡± It was unknown whether he meant it or not, but when he said this, he had no intention of avoiding Lin Bai. Lin Bai heard every word clearly on the other end of the phone.. Chapter 56 - Gets A Piece Of The Pie Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai sneered in his heart. He knew that Zhang Yi was deliberately nitpicking on him. Under such circumstances, it was useless for him to say anything else. He simply stopped wasting his breath and directly hung up the phone. So what if he couldn¡¯t apply for leave? He would definitely go. That was a profit of 30 billion. In comparison, what was the point of being discovered by the teacher when he was absent? Lin Bai returned to the dormitory to pack his luggage. Coincidentally, Luo Yang was also there. Luo Yang asked curiously, ¡°Boss, didn¡¯t you just come back? Where are you going?¡± Lin Bai replied casually, ¡°I¡¯m going to Yun Province.¡± ¡°Yun Province?! Boss, why are you suddenly going to such a faraway place?¡± Luo Yang became even more curious. Lin Bai did not hide it from him and said honestly, ¡°There¡¯s a jade emporium there tomorrow. I want to go and take a look.¡± Luo Yang exclaimed, ¡°Oh my God! Boss, you¡¯re too awesome!¡± ¡°Cryptocurrency, stocks, real estate, minerals, and now there¡¯s an additional jade! Oh My God, is there anything you don¡¯t want to touch?¡± Lin Bai laughed and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know yet. I don¡¯t like to set restrictions on myself. As long as the time is right, I want to try everything.¡± If it was someone else who said this, Luo Yang would definitely think that the other party was a brainless prodigal. However, Lin Bai had already used his previous countless godly operations to make Luo Yang deeply believe in his investment judgment. In Luo Yang¡¯s heart, Lin Bai was a well-deserved god of investment. Therefore, Luo Yang believed that Lin Bai was definitely not fooling around on a whim, but had discovered a new business opportunity. Hence, he decisively said to Lin Bai, ¡°Boss, I¡¯ve only heard of stone trading in the past, but I¡¯ve never seen it before. Why don¡¯t you bring me along?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°But there are quite a lot of classes in the next two days.¡± Luo Yang said without thinking, ¡°Ask for leave! If you can¡¯t get it, you might as well skip class!¡± ¡°How can attending classes be more important than going out to see the world with you, Boss!¡± Lin Bai reminded him, ¡°I asked for leave from the instructor previously, but he didn¡¯t approve it.¡± ¡°And I feel that he is deliberately targeting me. Maybe he will deliberately check on the class in the next two days.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind. I can make up for it by deducting some of my usual grades elsewhere.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t skip class. There¡¯s no need to get in trouble at this time.¡± Luo Yang said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s just deducting points, so be it. Even if you fail, you can just repeat next semester. What can you do?¡± ¡°Nothing is more important than going out and seeing the world. Boss, you can¡¯t leave me behind!¡± ¡°Besides, I can help you run around and do all the work. Isn¡¯t it good for you to have more helpers?¡± Lin Bai was a little moved. He had never been to Yun province, and this time, the location of the jadeite emporium was on the border of the two countries, so there were many unknown factors. He was not familiar with the place, so it was inconvenient for him to go there alone. If something unexpected happened, he could not even find someone he could trust, let alone a helper. If they brought Luo Yang along, the two of them would be able to take care of each other. Even if they ran into a situation, they wouldn¡¯t panic too much. Thinking of this, Lin Bai felt that it was actually quite good to bring Luo Yang along. ¡°Alright, then you can ask for leave from the instructor first. I¡¯ll help you buy tickets. Let¡¯s go together tomorrow.¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Forget it, I won¡¯t ask for leave. I¡¯ll skip class directly.¡± ¡°That bastard Zhang Yi knows that I have a good relationship with you, so he definitely won¡¯t give me leave either.¡± ¡°Moreover, he might even ask all sorts of questions, which would be even more troublesome. Let¡¯s not talk nonsense with him.¡± Lin Bai said casually, ¡°I really don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with him to suddenly target me like this.¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°I¡¯ve asked around. He and Shen Wanqing¡¯s daughter are classmates, and he¡¯s been chasing her. However, Shen Wanqing¡¯s daughter has been ignoring him.¡± ¡°He probably saw that Shen Wanqing was looking for trouble with you, so he followed her and targeted you. He wants to take this opportunity to gain some goodwill from Shen Wanqing.¡± Lin Bai really didn¡¯t know that there was such a relationship between instructor Zhang Yi and Shen Wanqing. Now that he heard what Luo Yang said, he had figured out all the things that he had thought were baffling before. ¡°No wonder. It turns out that he wants to use me to curry favor with Shen Wanqing.¡± ¡°He¡¯s really naive. Does he think that he can get Shen Wanqing to marry his daughter to him just by doing a little thing?¡± ¡°He¡¯s really a toad that wants a girl who¡¯s out of his league. Wishful thinking.¡± Then, Lin Bai could not help but sigh. ¡°Luo Yang, you¡¯re really a nosy person. You can find out anything.¡± ¡°I owe you for all the things that happened before. Thank you.¡± Luo Yang waved his hand and said casually, ¡°We¡¯re all brothers. Why are you so polite?¡± ¡°If you have the chance to make a fortune in the future, just remember to bring me along. Hahahaha!¡± Lin Bai replied seriously, ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°If there are suitable raw stones at the public emporium tomorrow, we can buy them together. When we earn money, we can split it proportionately.¡± In fact, the money in Lin Bai¡¯s hands was enough to buy the raw stone mentioned in the news. He didn¡¯t need to buy it together with others. However, Luo Yang had helped him so much after all. Lin Bai felt that he should return the favor. Anyway, he only needed to prepare 1.8 billion yuan to fulfill Wang Huaigu¡¯s refund request. Therefore, giving a portion to Luo Yang wouldn¡¯t affect him at all. Money was something that could never be earned out, and it was impossible for him to earn it all by himself. By properly giving a share to the people around him, he would be able to receive more help at the critical moment, and he would also be able to go further. When Luo Yang heard that Lin Bai was willing to buy it with him, he said excitedly, ¡°Then I¡¯ll throw away all the cryptocurrency in my hands and cash out!¡± ¡°This way, if I really see a suitable raw stone tomorrow, I can also take out some more money.¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Yes, sell it all away.¡± No matter how much the cryptocurrency in Luo Yang¡¯s hands increased, it could not increase by a hundred times in a day. Therefore, asking him to liquidate the currency and use it all tomorrow to gamble on stones was the best choice for Luo Yang. After getting Lin Bai¡¯s approval, Luo Yang no longer hesitated and decisively sold all the cryptocurrency in his hands, leaving none behind. Just like how Lin Bai trusted him, he also had the same absolute trust in Lin Bai. He believed that Lin Bai would never cheat him. Since he had agreed to sell the cryptocurrency, it meant that it would be more beneficial to him. Filled with anticipation and imagination, Luo Yang was so excited that he almost stayed up all night. The stories he had read about stone speculation and the legends of how he became rich in one stroke kept spinning in Luo Yang¡¯s mind. He couldn¡¯t help but imagine that he would cut out the best jade with Lin Bai and instantly become rich and reach the peak of his life¡­ There was another person who stayed up all night like him, and that was Wang Huaigu.. Chapter 57 - Wang Huaigu’s Desperate Situation Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation However, Wang Huaigu¡¯s mood was completely different from Luo Yang¡¯s. In order to raise medical expenses for the injured workers, Wang Huaigu went around borrowing money from people. In the beginning, he was able to borrow money very smoothly. After all, he had been in the industry for so many years, so he had some connections. Moreover, he was a loyal and honest person, and his reputation in the industry could almost be said to be well-known. His friends naturally trusted him and were willing to lend him money to tide him over. However, this situation did not last long. Very soon, Wang Huaigu began to be rebuffed. At the beginning, those people only found excuses, saying that they were short of money and could not help him. Or they said that there were all kinds of problems at home or in the company, and they didn¡¯t have the money to lend him. At first, Wang Huaigu still believed it, but as the number of calls increased, he received basically the same answer. Wang Huaigu began to realize that maybe those friends didn¡¯t encounter any difficulties at all, they just didn¡¯t want to lend him the money and just made up a reason to decline. Later, a more straightforward friend told him the reason directly. That friend said, ¡°Old Wang, it¡¯s not that I¡¯m unwilling to help you, but I really don¡¯t dare to take the risk!¡± ¡°Shen Wanqing has already made it clear that whoever dares to touch the mine underground of Yunding Villa must be prepared to leave their lives in Yunding Villa!¡± ¡°Whoever borrows money to help you will be going against him, Shen Wanqing, and must be prepared to face revenge exacted by him!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need to tell you how much of a bastard Shen Wanqing is. We all know that.¡± ¡°Brother, I am also someone who has a family to feed. I really don¡¯t dare to risk the lives of my parents, wife, and children!¡± ¡°So I can only let you down. You can think of another solution. I really can¡¯t help you on my side.¡± Having said that, Wang Huaigu was naturally embarrassed to ask the other party to lend him more money. After all, no one would ignore the lives of their family members for the sake of their friends. Wang Huaigu asked himself and thought that if he were in the same shoes, he would probably make the same choice. Therefore, he did not blame his friend for anything. He was just worried and did not know how to deal with the medical expenses of the workers and the corresponding compensation. If it did not work out, he could only mortgage the property. The bank would not be afraid of Shen Wanqing¡¯s threat and not dare to lend to him, right? Soon, something that made Wang Huaigu even more desperate happened. The friends who had lent him the money earlier called one after another and made up all kinds of excuses, saying that something had happened at home or that something had suddenly happened at the company. In short, the core idea was¡­ ¡°Can you return the money I lent you just now?¡± Wang Huaigu knew in his heart that the reasons they said were all made up. The real reason was that they were afraid that Shen Wanqing would find out that they had lent him the money and take revenge on them, so they wanted the money back. Even though he knew everything, Wang Huaigu did not expose it. Faced with the requests of his friends, Wang Huaigu did not say anything. He just silently returned the money they had lent him, one by one. Seeing that the number in his bank card was getting smaller and smaller, Wang Huaigu¡¯s heart also grew cold. Previously, he had only considered whether or not he should mortgage his property. Now, he had no choice but to mortgage it. Miners who were injured by the explosion had no money for treatment. Those were all human lives! Wang Huaigu lit the last cigarette in his pocket and took a big puff. Then, he looked at the faint white light in the eastern sky and sighed deeply. The shadow reflected on the glass window had more than half of his hair turned white. In just a short night, he seemed to have aged by dozens of years. It was not easy to stay up until seven o¡¯clock. Wang Huaigu estimated that Lin Bai should have woken up by now. Therefore, he hurriedly sent a letter to Lin Bai, begging Lin Bai to return the transfer money. ¡°Mr. Lin, I really need money urgently. I can¡¯t wait that long for a week.¡± ¡°Can you return the transfer money to me now? Just half is enough, please.¡± Wang Huaigu actually didn¡¯t like to beg people, but almost every word he said these past two days was begging people. In the entire first half of his life, the number of times he begged people was less than he did in these two days. When Lin Bai woke up, he saw a message from Wang Huaigu. His first reaction was whether the workers¡¯ injuries had worsened. When he had signed the contract with Wang Huaigu, Lin Bai had used the Divine-level human discernment technique to observe Wang Huaigu. At that time, the words that appeared above his head were ¡°Honest and genuine¡±. This also proved that Wang Huaigu would not easily go back on his words unless he really encountered difficulties that forced him to do so. This was Lin Bai¡¯s guess and also his inquiry. ¡°Have the workers¡¯ injuries worsened? Or is there another situation going on in the mine?¡± Lin Bai asked. Wang Huaigu called him directly and told him everything that had happened last night. He also told Lin Bai about the harsh words that Shen Wanqing had said. ¡°The hospital is a bottomless pit. The families of the injured workers keep asking for compensation. I really can¡¯t raise enough money. Even if I mortgage my house, I can¡¯t get the money in one or two days ¡°But now, money is needed everywhere. I really can¡¯t wait any longer.¡± Even through the phone, Lin Bai could clearly feel Wang Huaigu¡¯s despair and helplessness at this moment. He really had no way out. That was why he kept begging him for a refund. Lin Bai was also very sympathetic to his situation. After thinking for a moment, Lin Bai said to him, ¡°How about this, you think of a way to hold on for another day.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll refund the transfer fee to you tomorrow.¡± When Wang Huaigu heard this, his eyes immediately lit up. He felt as if he had seen hope again. ¡°Really? Mr. Lin, don¡¯t lie to me!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t.¡± After receiving Lin Bai¡¯s promise, Wang Huaigu felt as if he had been reassured. All the anxiety from before had been swept away. He believed that since Lin Bai had said so, he would definitely be able to do it. Otherwise, Lin Bai would not have made such a promise. After all, he did not have the obligation to do so. After appeasing Wang Huaigu, Lin Bai took Luo Yang and set off for Yun Province. By the time they landed, found a hotel and completed the check-in procedures, it was already afternoon. Luo Yang could not wait to go to the public emporium to have a look. ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s still early. Why don¡¯t we go to the public emporium to have a look?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve only seen the Jade Public Emporium on TV before. This time, I finally have the chance to see it with my own eyes. I really want to know if it¡¯s different from the TV.¡± The jade public emporium was too attractive to Luo Yang, so he didn¡¯t have the mood to go to any tourist attractions. Lin Bai also wanted to find the raw stone mentioned in the Future News app as soon as possible, so he agreed to Luo Yang¡¯s proposal.. Chapter 58 - Jade Public Emporium Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go to the public emporium and have a look.¡± The so-called jade public emporium could be said to be a major trading event for raw jadeite materials. It was a relatively unique and fair auction method. On the public emporium, the major mine owners would display all the jade raw materials they had on display. They would let the industry insiders or the market judge the publicly acknowledged lowest price on the market based on the quality of the materials. Then, the buyers would bid on the basis of that price. The local and foreign jade merchants would also make their own estimates of the jade raw materials on the public emporium based on their own knowledge and experience. And they would calculate how much profit margin they would have after bidding for the raw materials. From this, he deduced how much he should bid for it. Unlike ordinary auctions, the bids on the jade plate were hidden and only the owner of the raw material could see them. Before the final result was announced, no one could know if the price he bid was the highest price. Therefore, the process of determining the bid price became very delicate. If the price was high, he would definitely lose the profits, but if the price was low, he would be bought by others. It could be said that this was not only a competition of wealth but also a competition of vision and courage. On the public emporium, besides the legend of one stroke of fortune and one stroke of bankruptcy¡­ There was another situation that was more likely to occur. That was that there would often be people who, because of the difference of tens of dollars, or even just a few dollars, would lose their favorite jade raw materials and watch the millions of profits fly away. This kind of story was not rare. Almost every year, this kind of situation would appear on the public emporium. This knowledge was all the information that Lin Bai had obtained from searching through the Internet last night. Along the way, Lin Bai told Luo Yang all the knowledge that he had learned. Luo Yang did not know that Lin Bai had actually been cramming at the last minute to search for this knowledge. He only thought that Lin Bai had a shocking amount of knowledge and was proficient in everything. In his heart, his admiration for Lin Bai had reached a new level. ¡°Boss, how do you know everything? That¡¯s amazing!¡± ¡°We all have 24 hours a day. How do you have the time to learn so many different things?¡± Luo Yang did not hide his admiration for Lin Bai. Lin Bai did not know whether to laugh or cry. He did not know if he should tell him. In fact, he only knew these things because he had a sudden attack. However, looking at Luo Yang, his loyal little brother, Lin Bai felt that if he told him the truth, it would definitely disorientate him. Therefore, Lin Bai was very kind in the end and did not tell Luo Yang the truth. It was to prevent him from being disillusioned and unable to bear the pain. However, although Lin Bai had suddenly learned a lot of relevant knowledge, it was impossible for him to cover all aspects. For example, the question of how to enter the public emporium was ignored by him. As a result, when Lin Bai and Luo Yang arrived at the place, they were directly blocked outside the door. ¡°Gentlemen, please show me the invitation letters.¡± The staff member who was guarding the door said so. ¡°¡­¡± Lin Bai and Luo Yang looked at each other awkwardly, not knowing how to answer. They naturally could not take out an invitation letter. The possibility of passing through was not high. With no other choice, Lin Bai could only bite the bullet and tell the truth. ¡°We don¡¯t have an invitation letter. Is there any other way to enter?¡± The staff member replied, ¡°If you don¡¯t have an invitation letter, you will need to pay a deposit of two million yuan per person.¡± ¡°After the public auction is over, the deposit will be returned in full.¡± Hearing the staff member¡¯s words, Lin Bai immediately heaved a sigh of relief. As long as it was a problem that could be solved with money, then it wouldn¡¯t be a problem. ¡°Where do we pay the deposit?¡± Lin Bai asked. ¡°Here will do.¡± The staff member took out the card reader as he spoke. Lin Bai did not even blink as he directly swiped his card for the sum of four million and paid for Luo Yang¡¯s deposit as well. Luo Yang watched from the side as Lin Bai paid a few million just like that. He could not help but secretly envy in his heart. He did not dare to expect to be like Lin Bai. Even if he only had a tenth of what he had, he felt that there was nothing else he wanted in this life. Luo Yang secretly made up his mind. He must cling tightly to Lin Bai¡¯s thigh and try to follow him out to see the world more. Following Lin Bai out for a day was more useful than staying in class for ten years. The rewards were also greater. After Lin Bai paid the money, he asked, ¡°Can we go in now?¡± The staff replied, ¡°Wait a moment. Please register your name and ID Card.¡± Lin Bai and Luo Yang filled in the registration form together, and then the staff member gave each of them a bidder number. ¡°This bidder number is the only thing that can confirm your identity when you bid, so please keep it safe ¡°The points to note regarding the bidding, the bidding item number, the bidding category, the quantity, the base price, and so on, are all in this ¡°Bidding instructions¡±. Please refer to it yourself. This is the bidding form. Please keep it well.¡± The staff member beamed as he handed over all the items to Lin Bai and Luo Yang, and gave them a simple explanation. As Lin Bai had previously paid for the deposit for both of them, Luo Yang had received the same set of information as well. In other words, Luo Yang was just like Lin Bai, qualified to bid for the raw jade that he fancied. This made Luo Yang very excited, but at the same time, he became even more determined to cling tightly to Lin Bai¡¯s thigh. After entering the public arena, Lin Bai and Luo Yang were deeply shocked by the raw jade that was strewn all over the place. They felt that their eyes were not enough. Luo Yang pounced in front of the nearest raw jade. He carefully wanted to touch it, but he did not dare to touch it. In the end, he only dared to lightly poke the surface of the raw jade with the tip of his finger. ¡°Oh my God, this is the first time I¡¯ve seen such a huge piece of jade!¡± ¡°If I were to stand it up, it would be taller than me!¡± This was also the first time Lin Bai had seen such a scene of jade everywhere. However, his mental fortitude was much better than Luo Yang¡¯s. Even though he was shocked, he did not lose his composure like Luo Yang. After Luo Yang finished exclaiming about the huge size of the boulder, he looked at the label on the side and used his finger to indicate the starting price. ¡°One, ten, one hundred, one thousand, one hundred thousand, one million, ten million¡­ one hundred million! F*ck, this stone is worth more than nine hundred million!¡± By the time he finished counting the starting price, Luo Yang didn¡¯t know how to express the shock in his heart. Although he already knew that jade was expensive, when he saw an item that was worth more than a hundred million just placed in front of him¡­ Moreover, it was placed on the ground like an ordinary stone. That was another feeling. Lin Bai felt that Luo Yang wouldn¡¯t be able to leave for a short while. Since he was a country bumpkin who had entered the city, he might as well take advantage of this time to read the ¡°Bidding instructions¡± given to him by the staff.. Chapter 59 - Please Calm Down! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After a brief review, Lin Bai memorized the bidding process as well as the various matters that needed attention. He then looked at Luo Yang, who still looked like a country bumpkin entering the city. He looked around and could not wait to show his ignorance. Lin Bai directly pulled him up and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go, accompany me to look for materials.¡± Luo Yang did not react for a moment and asked in a daze, ¡°Huh? What materials?¡± Of course, it was the material that was stated in the news that could allow one to make a fortune in one go. However, Lin Bai could not say that, so he could only change his way of saying it. ¡°Of course, it¡¯s to look for materials that can be bought back to make money.¡± Luo Yang shouted exaggeratedly, ¡°No way, Boss! You really want to buy it?¡± ¡°What else?¡± Lin Bai asked back, ¡°I skipped class for two days and flew all the way here just to take a look?¡± Luo Yang mumbled, ¡°But this is too expensive¡­¡± Although Luo Yang knew before he came that jade was definitely not cheap, he was still flabbergasted when he really arrived at the scene and looked at the labels with the starting prices of millions of yuan. What was written on those labels was only the starting price. With so many jade merchants bidding for it, the price would definitely increase by many times. In the end, the actual closing price would be much higher. Such a huge number was really beyond Luo Yang¡¯s imagination. It was even beyond his economic ability. Initially, he felt that the hundreds of thousands that he earned from trading cryptocurrency were not a small amount. Only now did he realize that his little money was not even enough to cover the starting price. ¡°Boss, these materials are really too expensive.¡± ¡°We have no experience and no connections. We wouldn¡¯t even know if we were cheated.¡± ¡°Besides, even if we don¡¯t suffer a loss and bought materials that are more cost-effective, we don¡¯t have the ability to process and sell them!¡± ¡°Boss, I know you have money. Maybe these things are not so expensive in your eyes but think about how much you need to invest in the future. It¡¯s not worth it!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just treat it like a trip to see the world. This thing is too profound and not suitable for us. Wouldn¡¯t it be less risky for you to keep the money for investment than this?¡± Luo Yang tried his best to persuade him. Everything he said was for Lin Bai¡¯s sake. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I know you¡¯re doing this for my own good. What you said also has a certain amount of logic.¡± ¡°Anyway, let¡¯s take a look first. We¡¯ll see if we can buy it or not.¡± ¡°We only got to come in after paying so much deposit. We have to look through all these materials.¡± Luo Yang agreed, ¡°That¡¯s true! Otherwise, our deposit money would have gone down the drain.¡± Lin Bai brought Luo Yang along as they walked, looking for the raw stones mentioned in the news. The jade on the public emporium were all raw materials. Some were cut in half so that people could clearly and directly see the color of the jade inside. Some were only cut into very small pieces. In the jargon, it was called ¡°opening a window.¡±. This kind of risk was relatively high. Even if the position of opening the window looked very good, it didn¡¯t mean that everything inside was the same. It was very likely that after buying it, one cut would find reveal that it was full of cracks and flaws and then it wouldn¡¯t be sold at a high price. The opposite was also the same. It was also possible that the spot of the cut was the spot where the quality of the entire piece of raw material was the worst. As a result, the value of the entire piece of raw material was greatly underestimated. As a result, they would make a huge profit after they bought it. This kind of risk and unknown was the biggest charm of stone speculation. And among the stone speculation, the one with the highest risk and the strongest unknown was the last one. It was material that did not get cut but directly carried outside. Without any reference, it was completely a gamble of luck. This kind of material came with the highest risks. Even experienced professionals did not dare to take it lightly. The target that Lin Bai was looking for this time was the kind of material that had not even been cut. They had to completely rely on luck. Lin Bai and Luo Yang walked around for a long time before they finally found the raw jade material in an unremarkable corner at the innermost corner of the public square. That material was very large. Looking at the information on the label, it weighed more than two tons. Besides, its starting price was 150 million. Since there wasn¡¯t a cross section to look at, they could only bet on the quality of the material. In addition to the extremely high starting price, almost no one dared to bid. Lin Bai took the opportunity when Luo Yang wasn¡¯t paying attention and took out his phone to open the Future News app. He found yesterday¡¯s News Feed. After repeatedly comparing the jade number mentioned in the news with the label next to the raw material in front of him, he confirmed that the number was the same. Lin Bai took out his pen and bid form, and directly laid on the raw jade material, and began to fill the form in. Luo Yang didn¡¯t react until he saw Lin Bai write. He realized that Lin Bai was going to bid. ¡°F*ck! Boss, don¡¯t be rash!!¡± Luo Yang was so scared that he held Lin Bai¡¯s hand and stopped him from writing. ¡°The base price of this thing is more than 100 million. How much do you plan to bid? !¡± ¡°Besides, this thing hasn¡¯t even been cut and you can¡¯t see what it looks like inside. If you want to invest, don¡¯t invest in this!¡± ¡°If you really want to invest, invest in the one next to it.¡± ¡°That thing has already been cut open, and it¡¯s green. It looks valuable. At least it won¡¯t be a loss to buy it!¡± ¡°If you buy this big thing and cut it open and find that it¡¯s full of cracks, or there¡¯s not much jade in it, what will you do?¡± ¡°Be careful!!¡± Luo Yang tried his best to dissuade Lin Bai, afraid that he would be cheated. If he wasn¡¯t afraid that Lin Bai would be angry, he would have just snatched the bid form and torn it up. Unfortunately, he only thought about it in his heart and didn¡¯t dare to act on it. Luo Yang¡¯s loud shout attracted the attention of many people around him. When they heard what Luo Yang said, they finally understood what was going on. They were all professional jade merchants who had been in the industry for many years and were all very experienced. They had basically participated in all the jade auctions in the country and abroad. The material that Lin Bai had chosen had already participated in at least seven auctions. However, no one had bid for it every time, so it had not been sold until now. In fact, a price of more than 100 million yuan was not too expensive for two tons of huge raw materials. If the quality of the cut was still acceptable, it should be able to earn a lot of money. However, the problem was that it had not even been cut open, so it was impossible to see what was inside. The risk was too high. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons repeatedly, none of the jade merchants dared to bid. Now, a new face had suddenly appeared. He had spent hundreds of millions on such a high-risk material. This made all of them very curious. They wanted to know if Lin Bai¡¯s judgment was far beyond ordinary people, or if he was a hothead who knew nothing.. Chapter 60 - Might As Well Make A Big Bet Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai noticed that ever since Luo Yang yelled at him to stop him, everyone¡¯s attention had been focused on him. They even pretended to be nonchalant as they approached him. Lin Bai knew that they were actually just pretending to look at the material. In fact, they wanted to join in the fun. However, Lin Bai didn¡¯t care about them. He just smiled calmly at Luo Yang and said, ¡°I think this material will make a lot of money if I buy it.¡± ¡°Why do you think so?¡± Luo Yang asked. Luo Yang wasn¡¯t the only one who wanted to know the answer to that question. It was also a question that all the jade merchants who were watching the fun wanted to ask. Facing this question, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t give the real answer. After all, owning the Future News app was his biggest secret, and no one could find out. So Lin Bai could only give a vague answer, ¡°Intuition.¡± Luo Yang almost vomited blood from the two words. The surrounding jade merchants who were watching the show all rolled their eyes and ridiculed in their hearts. There was even someone who couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud. In their eyes, relying on their so-called intuition, they had spent hundreds of millions of dollars and risked their lives to buy a piece of material that they couldn¡¯t tell if it was good or bad. This was pure idiocy. Lin Bai heard that person¡¯s mocking laughter, but he didn¡¯t take it to heart. However, Luo Yang was anxious. He roared at that person, ¡°What are you laughing at? What¡¯s so funny? It¡¯s none of your business!¡± The man was rebuked and immediately retorted, ¡°It¡¯s none of your business whether I laugh or not. what do you care?¡± Luo Yang was so angry that he wanted to hit him. If others were to laugh at him, it would be fine. He could just ignore it but if they were to laugh at his godlike boss in front of him, that would not do! Lin Bai did not want to cause any trouble. He patted Luo Yang on the shoulder and said in a low voice, ¡°Forget it. We¡¯re not familiar with this place. Don¡¯t get into a conflict with others.¡± Only then did Luo Yang suppress his anger and continue to persuade Lin Bai. He moved closer to Lin Bai and said in a low voice, ¡°Boss, although those people are quite annoying, they are all experts in dealing with jade.¡± ¡°If even they don¡¯t buy this material, it means that the risk is not ordinary.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t have any experience in this area. Let¡¯s not take the risk!¡± ¡°Just listen to my advice. Even if you really want to buy it, you should buy the cut material. You can at least see what kind of material is inside, right?¡± Luo Yang thought very simply. If Lin Bai insisted on buying a piece of material just for fun, he should at least reduce the loss to the minimum. Even if it was a loss to buy the cut material, it should not be too much of a loss. With Lin Bai¡¯s wealth and ability to earn money, he should be able to bear it. However, Lin Bai said, ¡°No, I don¡¯t think those are worth as much as this piece.¡± Luo Yang was speechless and ridiculed, ¡°Where did you find out that this thing is worth money!¡± Lin Bai still replied, ¡°Intuition.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Luo Yang was completely speechless. He even felt like vomiting blood. However, what made him want to vomit blood was still to come. Lin Bai asked him, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you wanted me to bring you along to earn money? I really think that this piece of material can be extremely profitable. Do you want to buy it with me?¡± Luo Yang glanced at the price tag. The long string of zeros made him Dizzy. ¡°A base price of over 100 million¡­ I can¡¯t afford that much money.¡± Luo Yang said weakly. Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. You can take as much as you want. It¡¯s up to you.¡± ¡°If you really think it¡¯s too risky, I can buy it myself.¡± The Money in Lin Bai¡¯s card was enough to buy this material. He didn¡¯t need Luo Yang¡¯s help. He just wanted to give Luo Yang a chance and bring him along to make money. Even if Luo Yang only offered one yuan, Lin Bai would accept it and give him a corresponding proportion of the money. Luo Yang was in a dilemma. On one hand, he truly felt that the risk of gambling on stones was too high. Especially for stones which interior couldn¡¯t be seen at all, the risk was so high that it was like going into outer space. But on the other hand, he felt that since Lin Bai was so insistent, there might be a reason behind it. Lin Bai¡¯s past achievements had already convinced Luo Yang of his investment vision. Lin Bai had never come into contact with cryptocurrency before, and his first investment had earned him a hundred times more. At that time, Dogecoin was also looked down upon by everyone. Only Lin Bai insisted that the Dogecoin could soar. Later on, it was the same for Yunding Villa. The people in the industry all avoided it. Only Lin Bai saw his potential and directly bought it at a very low price. In the end, after he bought it, not only was there a change in policy, but he also discovered gold and rare earth mines. He even made a lot of money. All of this made Luo Yang feel that Lin Bai¡¯s intuition was just as accurate as his judgment and courage. Otherwise, how could he explain why he could create miracles again and again? Perhaps he could create a miracle that everyone couldn¡¯t believe, just like before. As Luo Yang thought so, the balance in his heart had unconsciously tilted in Lin Bai¡¯s direction. ¡°I¡¯m going all out!¡± Luo Yang had already decided to buy together with Lin Bai. Besides having foresight, one also had to have courage. If one was extremely timid and paranoid, it would be impossible to make money. In any case, he believed that with his foresight in investing in cryptocurrency, even if he lost in stone speculation, he could still earn back the money in cryptocurrency. Since that was the case, what was there to be afraid of? Thinking of this, Luo Yang made up his mind and said to Lin Bai, ¡°I¡¯m willing to buy it with you!¡± ¡°I know, even if I don¡¯t pay, Boss, you can still buy this piece of material by yourself.¡± ¡°By asking me to pay, you¡¯re actually giving me a chance, I understand!¡± ¡°I have a total of 500,000 in my card now, this is all I have, put it all in!¡± Since he was going to bet, he might as well take a big gamble! Although Lin Bai had guessed that Luo Yang would probably be willing to buy it together with him. But he never expected that Luo Yang would have the courage to directly put all of his assets in. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but ask him, ¡°You¡¯re putting all of your assets in, aren¡¯t you taking a little too big of a gamble?¡± ¡°If I¡¯m wrong, we might lose everything. At that time, you won¡¯t even have the money to turn things around.¡± ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t want to leave yourself some capital just in case?¡± Luo Yang shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡± ¡°Since I choose to believe you, I might as well believe it to the end.¡± ¡°Boss, almost every time you invested previously, everyone was not optimistic about your decision but you ended up making a huge profit every single time in the end.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I believe in your vision and your intuition. It¡¯s definitely not wrong to follow your tips!¡± ¡°To say the least, even if I lose a cent, I won¡¯t be able to make it back. At worst, I¡¯ll take a part-time job to earn money and start from scratch as I did in high school..¡± Chapter 61 - Increased The Price By One Yuan Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Back then, I was able to rely on a few thousand yuan and slowly accumulate it bit by bit. Now, I can too. The worst-case scenario is to return to the initial state and start all over again. There¡¯s nothing to be afraid of!¡± Luo Yang¡¯s words made Lin Bai admire his courage. To start all over again sounded simple, but in reality, not many people could really do it. Luo Yang¡¯s courage and his trust in Lin Bai made Lin Bai feel that such a friend was very rare, and he definitely could not let him down. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, since you trust me so much, I definitely won¡¯t let you lose money.¡± ¡°If we make a profit from buying this material, then we¡¯ll split the money according to the ratio.¡± ¡°If we lose, it¡¯s all on me,¡± Lin Bai said. Although Lin Bai knew in his heart that the information provided by the Future News app would definitely not be wrong, he nevertheless said so. The material in front of him would definitely be a top-grade emperor green after it was cut open. Unless he couldn¡¯t buy it, otherwise as long as he bought it, it would definitely be a huge profit. However, Lin Bai felt that he had to express his attitude and give Luo Yang some reassurance in advance. However, what Lin Bai didn¡¯t expect was that Luo Yang actually rejected it. ¡°No, no, no, Boss. Our relationship is just a relationship, and our business is just business. Since we¡¯re going to split the earnings, I definitely can¡¯t let you bear the losses alone. We¡¯ll do whatever we have to do. Even if we lose everything, I can still bear this result.¡± Luo Yang¡¯s attitude made Lin Bai admire him even more. Just based on his attitude that he would never take advantage of his friendship, Lin Bai felt that he had befriended the right person. ¡°Alright, since you¡¯ve said so, I¡¯ll respect your choice.¡± ¡°Regardless of whether we lose or gain in the end, we¡¯ll split it proportionately.¡± Lin Bai said. Luo Yang nodded heavily. ¡°Okay!¡± He had already mentally prepared himself for the worst. Lin Bai continued to fill in the bid form. In the bid amount column, he had initially written 300 million. However, after he finished writing, he thought about it. This method of bidding was different from an auction. It did not mean that whoever shouted the price first would get it. The jadeite public emporium used the method of secret bidding. If Lin Bai could bid this price, the others could do the same. When the bid was finally opened, there was no way to distinguish who was first and who was second. Then, with the same bid amount, who could win the bid in the end, would be a problem. The bidding instructions manual issued by the staff did not mention how to deal with this situation. Lin Bai did not have any relevant experience, so after thinking about it, he still felt that it was better not to take the risk. Since the news clearly stated that the winning bid, which was placed by the young boss, was 300 million yuan. So what if he had a little more than him? With this thought in mind, Lin Bai tore up the half-filled bid form and threw it away. He took out a blank bid form and filled it out again. This time, he filled in the bid amount of 300 million and 1 yuan. One more yuan was enough for him to secure this piece of material, so there was no need to increase the bid further. Although Lin Bai was very rich now, his money did not grow on trees, so he did not want to waste it on unnecessary things. Luo Yang watched Lin Bai¡¯s operation from the side and was completely dumbfounded. ¡°Boss, you deliberately rewrote it just to add one more yuan?¡± ¡°What kind of move is this? I really don¡¯t understand.¡± Luo Yang displayed his studious spirit and asked if he didn¡¯t understand. ¡°About that¡­¡± Lin Bai hesitated for a moment, then smiled wickedly and said the two words from before again. ¡°Intuition. Intuition tells me that adding a little more is safer.¡± Luo Yang didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°Boss, can you change the reason?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said seriously, ¡°Well then, it¡¯s my sixth sense.¡± Luo Yang:¡±¡­¡± What was the difference between intuition and his sixth sense? Wasn¡¯t it the same!?! This time, Luo Yang didn¡¯t ask. He knew that even if he asked, he wouldn¡¯t be able to get any answers. He guessed that Lin Bai couldn¡¯t explain why he did it, so he could only attribute it to intuition. Luo Yang thought about it. When he had been trading cryptocurrency previously, he had experienced a similar situation. He had suddenly decided to buy or sell it. If others asked him why he actually couldn¡¯t give a specific reason. He just felt that he should do it. And the final facts proved that his judgments were correct. They could allow him to make money or avoid losses. Thinking of this, Luo Yang felt relieved. Perhaps most of the time, he really relied on his intuition to make decisions. Although Luo Yang understood Lin Bai¡¯s actions, the spectators at the side still felt that Lin Bai¡¯s behavior was very strange. Although they couldn¡¯t see how much money Lin Bai had written on the bid form, they could still tell from what Luo Yang said that Lin Bai had specially filled out a new bid form just to raise the price by one yuan. Initially, Lin Bai had used his so-called intuition to bid hundreds of millions of dollars for this raw material. This was already the behavior of a fool in the eyes of everyone. Now, he had specially raised the bid by one yuan. In their eyes, he was an absolute dimwit. They were completely in no mood to bid. They all took out their phones and sent messages to their friends. ¡°Let me tell you a joke. I just saw a fool at the public emporium who specially rewrote the bid form just to raise the bid by one yuan. The reason was that his intuition told him that if he added it, he would be more confident. Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s funny?¡± ¡°Do you still remember that two-ton raw material without any cuts? A fool made a bid for it and the best part is that after he made the bid, he purposely added another yuan. It¡¯s so stupid that it¡¯s crazy!¡± ¡°Hey, let me tell you. I met a fool at the public emporium today.¡± ¡­ The messages sent by the viewers were more or less the same. They were basically mocking Lin Bai¡¯s foolish behavior. There were even people who secretly took photos of Lin Bai¡¯s appearance and sent them to the group chat to mock him. ¡°Let¡¯s watch a fool together! This is the silly person I was talking about just now!¡± ¡°He¡¯s so young. No wonder he could do such a thing.¡± ¡°Hehehe, children who haven¡¯t been beaten up by the market are really naive.¡± ¡°It¡¯s true that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.¡± ¡°There will be some crying when the stone is cut open.¡± ¡°I¡¯d rather see how he¡¯ll cry after the stone is cut open.¡± ¡­ The group chat was filled with mockery directed at Lin Bai. No one believed that Lin Bai could make money. Lin Bai had been concentrating on filling out the bid form. After filling it out, he checked it several times, afraid that there would be any mistakes or omissions that would cause the bid to be void. Therefore, he did not have the spare time to observe the expressions on the faces of the surrounding spectators. But Luo Yang saw them all. He lowered his voice and said, ¡°Boss, those people seem to be taking pictures of you..¡± Chapter 62 - Extremely Hurtful and insulting Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai did not even raise his head and said, ¡°Let them take as many pictures as they want.¡± He could guess what those people would do after taking the pictures, but he did not care. Luo Yang noticed that Lin Bai did not care, so he could not say anything more. He could only silently glare at those people, hoping that they would restrain themselves a little. However, these businessmen who had been in the jade industry for many years had already trained their faces to be as tough as iron walls. Luo Yang¡¯s warning gaze had no effect on them at all. They were still in high spirits and were mocking them. Lin Bai filled out the bidding form and stood up to say to Luo Yang, ¡°Let¡¯s go, we can go back.¡± Luo Yang was stunned for a moment and asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to look at anything else?¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m looking for this piece of material.¡±Lin Bai said. Luo Yang was a little speechless. He thought to himself, ¡®Did Boss come all the way here just to spend a large amount of money to bid for this piece of material that he can¡¯t see through?¡¯ However, he immediately denied this idea. Luo Yang felt that no matter how powerful Lin Bai was, it was impossible for him to predict the future and to already know that there would be such a piece of raw material at the public emporium before he arrived. He guessed that Lin Bai was just annoyed by the surrounding spectators and wanted to leave this place as soon as possible, so he casually made an excuse. ¡°Well, I just finished shopping. Let¡¯s go back.¡± Luo Yang thought that he understood Lin Bai¡¯s feelings very well, so he said so. After the two of them left, they strolled around the nearby scenic spots and went to the night market to taste the local specialty snacks. It was not a wasted trip. The next day, Lin Bai got up early and tidied up. He sat by the French window and enjoyed the breakfast provided by the hotel. Luo Yang climbed out of bed in a daze with messy hair. He wandered over to take a look. ¡°Hey, the breakfast is quite sumptuous. A star-rated hotel is indeed different.¡± ¡°Oh right, where are we going to play today?¡± Lin Bai replied indifferently, ¡°We¡¯re still going to the public emporium. The bid for the material that was thrown in yesterday will be opened today.¡± Luo Yang immediately lost his composure. ¡°F*ck, the bid will be opened today? So soon?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Not that soon. It has already been displayed for a few days. Yesterday was the last day. The bid will be revealed after the exhibition is over.¡± As he said this, Lin Bai secretly rejoiced in his heart. Fortunately, he had always been cautious and had flown over a day earlier. Otherwise, if he had just flown over to the auction on the day of the news, he would have to watch the other party become rich overnight. Therefore, it was important to understand the rules clearly. It was also very important to do what needed to be done as early as possible. Ever since Luo Yang heard the news of today¡¯s bid opening, he had been on tenterhooks. He kept muttering under his breath, ¡°This is too fast. How can it be so fast¡­¡± Yesterday, he had gone crazy eating and playing around. He deliberately did not think about the bid in order to prevent himself from being anxious. The current him felt like he was about to get his results after an exam. He could not help but feel anxious and nervous. After all, he had put everything he had on the line. He really couldn¡¯t be as calm as Lin Bai. Looking at his nervous and anxious appearance, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but laugh. He comforted him, ¡°Don¡¯t be so worried. Believe me, it will definitely be a good result.¡± Luo Yang nodded vigorously. ¡°Yes, yes. I¡¯ll be relying on your good wishes.¡± Although he said that, the anxiety in his heart didn¡¯t lessen by much. Lin Bai knew that he would probably be like this until the results were out. Therefore, Lin Bai did not care about him. When they were done packing and rushed to the public emporium, it was time for the bid to open. The organizers announced the prices one by one according to the order of the numbers of the raw jade materials, as well as the winning bidder¡¯s number. At the same time, the big screen in the venue kept rolling and broadcasting the opening bid information. Some people were gleeful while others were sad. Some people bought the jade materials they liked at an extremely low price and cheered excitedly. There were also some people who missed out on the best raw jade materials because of a little difference in price and kept sighing in frustration. In such an atmosphere, Luo Yang, who was already very nervous, could not help but become even more anxious. He lowered his voice and said to Lin Bai beside him, ¡°Boss, do you think we can win the bid?¡± Lin Bai answered confidently, ¡°Definitely.¡± With the super cheating device, the Future News app, in hand, if they still could not buy that top-quality imperial jade, it would be a little unjustifiable. Luo Yang nodded hard. ¡°Boss, I¡¯m relieved to hear that. You¡¯re definitely right. I believe you.¡± As he spoke, the organizer read out the bid number of the stone. Luo Yang immediately shut up and listened to the announcement on the stage. ¡°Jadeite Stone 003894, the winning bid is¡­¡± When the organizer read until here, he suddenly paused. Obviously, he did not expect that someone would actually bid such a number. However, the organizer was, after all, experienced and knowledgeable. He quickly suppressed his emotions and read it out as usual. ¡°Jadeite Stone 003894, the winning bid price is 300 million and one yuan.¡± ¡°The winning bid is from bidder 934747, Mr. Lin.¡± Before he finished his sentence, a heart-wrenching shout came from the crowd. ¡°Just one more yuan!¡± ¡°Why did I miss the bid by just one more yuan!?!¡± That person shouted until his voice was hoarse, as if he had lost the whole world. The others were baffled, but only Lin Bai knew it clearly. The person who shouted was the original bidder in the news. He should have used 300 million to buy the jade raw material that could produce the best Emperor Green. But now, Lin Bai had used 300 million and 1 yuan to take away everything that belonged to him. If Lin Bai had offered tens of millions more than him, that person would probably accept the result. Since it was a bidding war, the one who offered the highest price should get it. He had offered less than others, so it was normal for him to not be able to buy the thing he liked. He would not be too emotional. However, Lin Bai had only offered one yuan more than him. This was unacceptable. Lin Bai¡¯s actions were extremely hurtful and insulting. Therefore, Lin Bai could now understand why the little boss had lost his composure. The little boss was almost obsessed. He kept muttering, ¡°Why can¡¯t I add two more yuan!¡± ¡°If only I bid 300 million and two more yuan! If I add two more yuan, that material will be mine!¡± When the people around heard this, they basically understood what was going on. It had already spread in their circle. Everyone knew that yesterday, a fool had bid 300 million and one more yuan for the material that they did not dare to touch. At that time, they were still laughing crazily. Lin Bai had specially rewritten the form just to add one more yuan. They said that this kind of behavior was simply insane. But now they suspected they were the ones who were insane! Chapter 63 - You Peeped At My Bid Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation All the jade merchants present were no longer in the mood to listen to the host¡¯s words. In any case, it would be the same if they went to watch the big screen or read the written announcement posted in the stadium. It wouldn¡¯t delay them from knowing the bidding result. Therefore, what they were more concerned about now was why Lin Bai had specially added that one yuan yesterday? After all, Lin Bai¡¯s initial bid of 300 million yuan was the same as the young boss¡¯s. If Lin Bai had not raised the bid, they would have had to carry out a second hidden bid to determine the final ownership of the stone. However, Lin Bai seemed to have expected it. He deliberately added another dollar and directly bid for the stone. This made everyone wonder if Lin Bai had some special ability that allowed him to predict the future? Or could it be that he was able to predict the final price in advance and that was why he added that one dollar? Although this explanation was very mysterious, people who were in business were more or less superstitious. Not to mention other things, most business owners had a Pixiu (a Chinese mythical hybrid creature that is considered a powerful protectorsof fengshui practitioners) figurine in their offices. Even if they didn¡¯t use Pixiu, they definitely wouldn¡¯t dare to be disrespectful to a godly beast like Pixiu. As long as it was related to fortune, they basically would rather believe in it. Therefore, they were naturally more inclined to believe that Lin Bai had some special ability. Even if it was really like what Lin Bai said yesterday, it was just pure intuition, they still wanted to make a friend of Lin Bai. The next time they gambled on stones, they could ask Lin Bai to use his instinct to help them make a judgment. Who knows, they might be able to make a fortune too? With this thought in mind, a few of the more mobile jade merchants had already squeezed to Lin Bai¡¯s side. They laughed and tried to get close to Lin Bai. ¡°Little brother, I¡¯ve never seen you before. Did you just come into contact with jade?¡± ¡°What did you do in the past?¡± ¡°When you bid yesterday, I happened to be at the side. At that time, I was wondering why you added an extra yuan.¡± ¡°Now that I look at it, young man, you are really prescient!¡± ¡°With your foresight, boldness, and courage, you are simply a genius in stone speculation!¡± ¡°You should be born to earn a living off of jade. Really, I didn¡¯t believe in talent in the past, but now that I see you, I believe in it!¡± ¡°In another five years, no, no, just three years! When you have fully developed, you will definitely be the leader of the jade industry in our country!¡± ¡­ Lin Bai was quite comfortable with this round of flattery. Although Lin Bai knew clearly that the other party had a purpose for flattering him so much, who would turn down compliments? Lin Bai responded casually and listened to their compliments with a smile. Suddenly, Lin Bai felt a chill behind him. When he turned around, he was shocked to find that the young boss who had bid 300 million was standing behind him. He was staring straight at him. How should he describe his expression? Lin Bai felt that if this young boss had a knife in his hand right now, he would definitely rush over and stab him twice. The young boss noticed that Lin Bai had noticed him, so he simply walked forward and asked loudly, ¡°What exactly are you thinking? Why did you add that one yuan?!¡± Luo Yang looked at his aggressive appearance and was worried that he would make a move, so he silently stood in front of Lin Bai to block him. At the same time, he also warned the young boss with a sullen face. ¡°I¡¯m warning you, don¡¯t do anything rash! There¡¯s security here!¡± The young boss was also angry after being yelled at by Luo Yang. He said angrily, ¡°I¡¯m just asking what¡¯s wrong. Which law states that I can¡¯t speak freely?¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°We have no obligation to answer you!¡± The young boss sneered, ¡°I think you guys are feeling guilty, right?¡± ¡°I bid 300 million, and you guys only bid one yuan more than me. How could it be so coincidental?¡± ¡°It must have been when I was writing the bid form that you guys peeked and deliberately added an extra piece to steal the material that I liked!¡± ¡°This is against the rules, you should be disqualified!¡± Luo Yang was furious. ¡°Which eye of yours saw us peeking at you?¡± ¡°How delusional of you! Hurry up and go to the mental hospital to have a look at your brain!¡± The young boss roared, ¡°Who are you scolding!?! Try saying that again!¡± Luo Yang sneered, ¡°Scolding you? What¡¯s wrong with that? I¡¯ve never seen someone like you who insists on being scolded again.¡± The young boss was so angry that he wanted to make a move. His friends who were traveling with him quickly stopped him and forcefully pulled him to the side. They whispered a few words in his ear. Only then did the young boss give up on the idea of making a move. He only looked at Luo Yang and Lin Bai with a gaze that was still filled with anger. It was as if he wanted to use his gaze to chop them into pieces. Lin Bai also took the opportunity to say to Luo Yang, ¡°We¡¯re going out. There¡¯s no need to get into a conflict with others.¡± ¡°Come, let¡¯s go through the formalities.¡± ¡°After we pay the money, we can pull the material and cut it open. Don¡¯t you want to know if we¡¯re making a loss or if we¡¯re making a profit?¡± After listening to Lin Bai¡¯s words, Luo Yang¡¯s attention instantly shifted. ¡°Yes, yes, yes, the important matter is more important!¡± After saying that, Luo Yang raised his voice again and deliberately shouted at the young boss. ¡°Let¡¯s go! Let¡¯s cut the stone!¡± The young boss was so angry that his face turned green. Seeing him like this, Luo Yang couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud. All the previous unhappiness was swept away. According to the bidding rules of the public auction, the winning bidder had to sign the ¡°winning bid contract¡± with the organizers. If after signing the contract, the winning bid price was paid on the spot, then the jade raw materials that were bought could be taken away directly. The organizers would help handle all kinds of procedures, such as customs clearance, transportation procedures, or the approval of sales, processing certificates, and so on. If the price was too high and the winning bidder did not have enough money, then the latter would not be able to bring the materials away. They had to complete all the payments within three months before they could take the materials away. If they were unable to collect the required payment after three months, or simply reneged on the purchase, they would be severely punished, or even lose the qualification to participate in the jadeite emporium forever. Lin Bai had already understood these rules thoroughly. He knew that if he wanted to take that piece of material out and cut it, he had to make all the payment on the spot. Fortunately, this wasn¡¯t a problem for Lin Bai. Lin Bai and Luo Yang followed the staff¡¯s instructions and went to a special office area to sign the ¡°contract for winning the bid¡±. However, what they didn¡¯t expect was that the young boss was up to something again. He directly ran out to protest against the organizers¡¯ decision with the reason that Lin Bai and Luo Yang had used improper means to obtain his bid price and asked to revoke Lin Bai¡¯s bid qualification. After he made such a fuss, the organizers didn¡¯t dare to easily sign the contract with Lin Bai. ¡°Mr. Lin, Mr. Luo, as there are people who have objections to your bid qualification, we need to investigate the truth before deciding whether to sign the contract or not.¡± The representative of the organizers said so.. Chapter 64 - Social Death Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai really did not expect that the young boss to be so insistent. ¡°Alright, since he insists that we peeked, then let¡¯s check the surveillance cameras. Let¡¯s see if we were around when he filled out the auction form.¡± Lin Bai said helplessly. In any case, he and Luo Yang were honest and not afraid of them checking the surveillance camera footage. Seeing that Lin Bai was so cooperative, the organizer was secretly relieved. ¡°Please come with me.¡± He led Lin Bai and Luo Yang to the surveillance room. The young boss was also there. As soon as Luo Yang saw the young boss, he immediately became angry. The air was faintly filled with some tension. Lin Bai was very calm. He directly ignored the gaze of the young boss and said to the organizer, ¡°Let¡¯s begin.¡± The person in charge brought up the surveillance footage from yesterday afternoon and quickly replayed it. On the screen, it clearly showed that after Lin Bai and Luo Yang entered the public auction venue yesterday, they walked and looked at it as they walked. Finally, they arrived at the edge of the stone and started to fill in the bidding form. During the entire process, they had not met the young boss at all, so it was naturally impossible for them to peek at the bids. Besides, Lin Bai did not do anything suspicious during the process of filling in the bidding form. Lin Bai said, ¡°The surveillance footage clearly shows that the two of us did not communicate with anyone during the whole process, so we were very well-behaved when filling in the bidding form. There should be no objections now, right?¡± The young boss did not relent and said, ¡°Who knows if you have any accomplices? Maybe the accomplices peeked and told you!¡± Lin Bai was so angry that he almost laughed. ¡°Sir, please think before you speak, okay?¡± ¡°Are you a big jadeite merchant or something? Is it worth our effort just to peep at your bid and snatch a piece of material from you?¡± ¡°If we really wanted to cheat, we should have peeked at the bids of those well-known jadeite merchants instead of looking at a nobody like you.¡± The young boss was furious, but he couldn¡¯t refute because what Lin Bai said was very reasonable. No matter how successful he was in other industries, he was a complete layman in the jade industry. Peeking at his bids would be pointless. At this moment, the person in charge paused the surveillance camera footage replay and pointed at a figure on the screen, asking the young boss, ¡°Sir, the person on the surveillance screen is you, right?¡± The young boss glanced at the screen and nodded to confirm, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me.¡± The person-in-charge said, ¡°Then there¡¯s no need to continue investigating.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin and Mr. Luo bid at four o¡¯clock yesterday afternoon.¡± ¡°And you only entered the venue at 4:30 and filled in the auction form at five o¡¯clock. You¡¯re a full hour later than Mr. Lin and Mr. Luo.¡± ¡°Do you think they have superpowers that can predict how much money you¡¯re going to bid an hour in advance?¡± The young boss was completely speechless this time. His face was flushed red from holding it in. He stammered a few incoherent words before turning around to run away. Lin Bai looked at the person-in-charge and asked, ¡°Can we sign the contract now?¡± The person-in-charge replied repeatedly, ¡°Yes, yes, of course. Mr. Lin, Mr. Luo, please follow me.¡± Thus, the three of them returned the way they came and finally finished signing the contract that they had not signed before. After signing the contract, the person-in-charge asked, ¡°May I ask how long it will take for you to pay for the goods?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°We can do it now. Do you have a credit card machine?¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes.¡± The person-in-charge quickly pushed the card reader in front of Lin Bai. Lin Bai did not even blink as he directly swiped the card to pay the sum of 300 million and one yuan. Even the person-in-charge was secretly amazed by his suave action. Although he had closed deals worth hundreds of millions of yuan before, those who could pay hundreds of millions of Yuan in a go like Lin Bai were really rare. Moreover, Lin Bai was so young. He looked to be in his early twenties at most. Owning such massive wealth at such a young age made it hard for others to not be envious of him. Fortunately, the person in charge was very professional. No matter how amazed he was, he still maintained a very decent appearance on the surface. ¡°Mr. Lin, how do you plan to handle this stone? Do you need our assistance in transporting it?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I do. Help me find a master to cut it open. I want to see what¡¯s inside.¡± The person-in-charge smiled and said, ¡°Okay, no problem.¡± ¡°Later, we will send other staff members to help you transport the material over to be cut.¡± ¡°Is there anything else I can help you with?¡± ¡°No.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Please help me transport the material away quickly. I¡¯m anxious to see what it looks like after it¡¯s cut open.¡± The person in charge immediately said, ¡°Okay, okay. I¡¯ll make the arrangements right away.¡± After the person in charge left, Luo Yang didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. He said what he had been holding in his heart for a long time. He said, ¡°Boss, why did you pay all the money? Didn¡¯t you say that I would pay 500,000 yuan?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s troublesome to keep moving around. Your share of the money can be offset from the profits.¡± The subtext of this sentence was that Lin Bai believed that after the material was cut open, the price would definitely rise. Lin Bai¡¯s certainty made Luo Yang feel much more at ease. The other jade merchants in the venue were all shocked when they heard that Lin Bai had actually paid off the 300 million yuan on the spot. ¡°Oh my God, no way! Is this for real?¡± ¡°He just swiped his card to pay 300 million without even blinking?¡± ¡°To be able to come up with so much money in one go, he is definitely not an ordinary person. He is either a young and promising entrepreneur or a super-rich second generation heir.¡± Someone said so. But just as he finished speaking, someone immediately rebuked him. ¡°Isn¡¯t that obvious? If he isn¡¯t a rich scion, could he be a bank robber?¡± ¡°He looks so young. He definitely hasn¡¯t started a business before, so he must be a rich second-generation heir.¡± ¡°A normal rich second-generation heir doesn¡¯t have that much money. He must have a powerful background! No, I have to ask the secretary to help me check quickly.¡± Someone mustered up the courage to talk to Lin Bai. ¡°Mr. Lin, I see that the person in charge of the organizer has gone to contact the moving workers. May I ask where you plan to transport the material to?¡± Lin Bai originally did not want to pay attention to him, but on second thought, he remembered that after the stone was cut open, he still needed to find someone to buy it. Otherwise, no matter how much it was worth, it would be meaningless if it could not be converted into cash. Thinking of this, Lin Bai patiently smiled and replied, ¡°I¡¯m not going anywhere. I¡¯m just finding a random master here to cut it open and have a look.¡± The jadeite merchant who was chatting with him understood that Lin Bai did not have the ability to cut and process jadeite by himself. Thus, he became even more at ease and took the initiative to introduce himself. ¡°I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Xiang Zhiyuan. I¡¯ve been in the jadeite industry for twenty years. I don¡¯t dare to speak for anything else, but I think I have very good taste.. If you don¡¯t mind, why don¡¯t you let me give you some advice?¡± Chapter 65 - Luxury Cars Blowing Up The Streets Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°That would be my wish.¡± He was just wondering who he should sell the jade to when a potential buyer took the initiative to look for him. Naturally, Lin Bai was very happy. Xiang Zhiyuan was elated too. He smiled and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go to the factory with you guys later. I happen to be very curious about the quality of the material after it is cut open.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°That would be great.¡± A few other jade merchants who heard the conversation between Lin Bai and Xiang Zhiyuan also came over to show that they were also very curious. ¡°When it comes to jade, its quality varies according to the judgment of individuals. Even an expert might not be 100% accurate in judging it.¡± ¡°It just so happens that we have nothing to do. If you don¡¯t mind, Mr. Lin, we also want to go and take a look.¡± ¡°This way, even if Mr. Xiang is wrong, with us around, you won¡¯t be at a disadvantage.¡± Xiang Yuanzhi was very displeased when he heard the sarcasm in their words. Lin Bai hoped that the more people who followed him over, the better. After all, not everyone could afford a top-grade Emperor Green jadeite. In case Xiang Zhiyuan couldn¡¯t afford such a high price, it would be safer with other people around. Therefore, Lin Bai agreed with a smile. ¡°That would be great. It¡¯s my pleasure. I¡¯m an amateur when it comes to jade, I only bought this material on a whim. In fact, I don¡¯t have the ability to process and sell it.¡± ¡°After the material is cut, I will sell it directly to anyone who likes it and can accept the price. That way, you guys can buy it with a peace of mind and I don¡¯t have to worry about how to deal with such a big piece of material. It¡¯s a win-win situation.¡± The jade merchants agreed repeatedly. They took the initiative to accompany Lin Bai to the factory to cut the material. They were not doing it out of boredom and kindness. All of them had their own plans in mind! They thought that since Lin Bai was an amateur, he definitely did not know how much the jade should be worth. They thought that as long as they bluffed him with a few words, it would be easy to lower the price. When the time came, as long as the material wasn¡¯t too bad, they could bluff and buy it at a price far below the normal market price. After processing it, they could resell it and make a huge profit. Lin Bai could actually guess what these people were planning but he wasn¡¯t afraid at all. With the information provided by the Future News app, no one could fool him. Lin Bai knew that there were many people who were curious about what kind of material he could produce and who wanted to take advantage of him. So he simply announced, ¡°As long as everyone is willing, you can come with me to the factory.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s witness how this material that¡¯s worth 300 million yuan, looks like after it is cut.¡± As soon as he said this, more and more jade merchants joined in. They all wanted to follow Lin Bai to see how the quality of the material looked after it was cut. Many of them originally did not plan to take advantage of Lin Bai. But since Lin Bai had already said so, they had nothing to do, so they might as well follow him to see. What if he missed something? Of course, there were also people who were purely curious. They wanted to know whether this young man¡¯s intuition was accurate or not. After cutting the material, would he become rich or bankrupt? The jade merchants present all had their own thoughts, but they basically decided to go with Lin Bai. The organizer had finally prepared the car, and had informed the factory so that they could prepare in advance. The person-in-charge came over and said to Lin Bai, ¡°Mr. Lin, the car is ready. Should we go now or wait for a while?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go now.¡± Lin Bai got up, and the surrounding jade merchants also made their moves at the same time. The person-in-charge was a little dumbfounded. ¡°They are¡­¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Everyone is very curious about what the material will look like after it is cut, so they all want to go with me.¡± The person in charge was suddenly in a dilemma. ¡°But our car can¡¯t fit so many people¡­¡± The jade merchants immediately said, ¡°We¡¯ll drive our own cars there and follow behind.¡± The person in charge secretly heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°That¡¯s fine, that¡¯s fine.¡± Thus, the truck, which carried the stone as well as Lin Bai and Luo Yang, drove at the front. Behind them were hundreds of private cars belonging to the jade merchants who were also driving in the direction of the processing factory. The passersby did not know what was going on. When they saw such a long line of cars, they were all very shocked. ¡°Bugatti Veyron, Maybach, Rolls-Royce¡­¡± ¡°Holy sh*t, why are there so many luxury cars going out at the same time? !¡± ¡°Did the big shots agree to come out and blow up the streets together?¡± ¡°This is too impressive. I give full marks to this pretentious guy!¡± .. Passersby took photos and posted them on their WeChat moments to share their feelings at the moment. There were also people who posted them on Weibo or in various groups. When the others saw the photos, they also sighed. They did not expect to see so many luxury cars gathered together in their lifetime. The photos of luxury cars blowing up the streets quickly spread and spread on the internet. Soon, they attracted the attention of various marketing accounts and the local media. They were all very curious about who organized this event and what the purpose was. Many reporters with a keen sense for newsworthy things started to inquire about the whole story through their connections. Soon, they learned that these luxury cars were going out at the same time to view a jade piece. What kind of jade could alarm so many industry bigwigs at the same time? The reporters were even more curious. At the same time, they felt that there might be big news behind this, so they all rushed to the factory. Although the factory had already received the news and knew that there was a particularly large jade raw material to be cut later, they did not know that so many people had come at the same time. Therefore, when the cutting master and the workers saw the luxury cars, they were all dumbfounded. The apprentice next to the cutter was staring at them. After a long while, he asked in a daze, ¡°Master, what are we cutting today? Why are there so many luxury cars?¡± The cutter didn¡¯t answer because he didn¡¯t know what was going on either. Even the factory manager was alarmed and ran out to welcome them personally. ¡°Oh, my bad. I didn¡¯t expect so many people to come. Please come in.¡± ¡°President Chen, long time no see. President Zhao, you¡¯re here too¡­ Oh My God, what brings you here, Elder Qian? Please come in, please come in!¡± The factory manager hurriedly called out to the jade merchants whom he was familiar with. At the same time, he did not forget to find time to only deal with the workers. ¡°Little Zhang, Little Wang, quickly get a few more people to unload the goods! Tell them to be careful!¡± Chapter 66 - A Huge Profit Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The factory director worked hard for a long time before he finally understood that the material that he was cutting today did not belong to any big boss that he was familiar with. It belonged to Lin Bai. Previously, when the factory director saw that Lin Bai was a stranger and that his clothes were very ordinary, coupled with the fact that he was very young, he did not take him seriously. Now, he knew that the big shots were all like the stars surrounding the moon, all because of the material in Lin Bai¡¯s hands. He immediately felt very regretful. He was secretly annoyed that he had judged Lin Bai based on his appearance and neglected him. ¡°Hello, Mr. Lin. Sorry for the negligence just now.¡± ¡°Little Zhang, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and pour tea for Mr. Lin!¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, please have some tea.¡± ¡°I have already asked the worker to cut the material. Please have some tea and wait for a while. I will get someone to send it over after it is cut.¡± The factory manager greeted Lin Bai very politely, desperately trying to restore Lin Bai¡¯s impression of him. Although he had already heard that this was the first time Lin Bai had come into contact with stone speculation, the fact that he could pay off several hundred million in one go meant that he must be either rich or noble. It was definitely not wrong to leave a good impression on someone like that. However, Lin Bai said, ¡°No, I¡¯ll go directly to the scene to watch. Please lead the way.¡± The factory manager advised, ¡°The workshop is dark and noisy. Mr. Lin, you should wait here.¡± Lin Bai shook his head and said, ¡°I want to see what the material will look like after it is cut.¡± Although the Future News app clearly stated that the material was a top-grade Emperor Green jadeite, Lin Bai had never seen it with his own eyes. Lin Bai had only heard of the name Emperor Green before and had never seen it with his own eyes. Lin Bai really did not want to miss such a good opportunity. Seeing that Lin Bai was insistent, the factory manager did not say anything else. ¡°Alright then. Mr. Lin, please follow me.¡± The factory manager silently led the way in front while Lin Bai followed beside him. The large group of jade merchants tagged along behind. The group of people was majestic and very eye-catching in the factory. Some workers who did not know saw it and felt that it was very strange. They whispered to the people around them, ¡°Which leader came to inspect?¡± The person beside them explained, ¡°What? He¡¯s not a leader. I heard that he¡¯s an extremely rich second-generation heir. He suddenly spent a few hundred million to buy a piece of jade material and came to our place to cut it.¡± The worker who was not aware of the situation asked, ¡°Then why are so many people following him?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe they all want to see what kind of material is worth a few hundred million.¡± ¡°Hey, who cares? It has nothing to do with us. Work hard, or the supervisor will curse again.¡± There were many discussions along the way. When they reached the workshop, a group of people gathered around the machine and watched the jade get cut, all with full concentration. With one cut, the huge stone was severed into two halves. The green color was reflected in everyone¡¯s eyes. Someone could not help but exclaim in a low voice. ¡°Oh my God! This color is almost close to Emperor Green!¡± ¡°It¡¯s definitely worth it to spend more than 300 million on a material that is close to Emperor Green!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not just worth it, it¡¯s a huge profit!¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, I¡¯ll pay 500 million for this material. If you agree, let¡¯s sign the contract now!¡± As the jade merchants were discussing, one of them reacted the fastest. He squeezed to Lin Bai¡¯s side and offered a price to buy it. They knew very well that Lin Bai was an amateur who did not have the ability to process and sell jade. Therefore, this material was definitely going to be resold. Since that was the case, he had to make the first move. Otherwise, when the others reacted, he might not be able to compete with them. Lin Bai knew how much this material should be worth. Facing the other party¡¯s offer, he only smiled faintly. ¡°I¡¯ll think about it again.¡± The jade merchant who made the offer was also a shrewd person. He knew that Lin Bai was saying this because he felt that the money was too little. Thus, he immediately increased the price. ¡°Can you accept 800 million yuan? This piece of material has only been cut once. It¡¯s just that the color of this position looks very good.¡± ¡°Whether the other positions inside will change color and whether there are large cracks or flaws is still unknown.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, you¡¯d better hurry up and sell it now. Otherwise, if there are any large flaws later, this material won¡¯t be worth this price.¡± ¡°Believe me, selling it now will be the most beneficial for you. I really didn¡¯t cheat you!¡± The other jade merchants also came over with offers. The prices they offered were basically around one billion. There was no higher price. Obviously, they all felt that Lin Bai, an amateur, did not know the true value of this material. Lin Bai quietly listened to their offer and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s true that I don¡¯t know much about Jade, but at least I know that the greener the jade, the more valuable it is.¡± ¡°The color of this material is so good, and it also looks very transparent. I think it should be worth more than one billion.¡± ¡°Since you are all worried that there will be flaws or cracks in the other parts that have not been cut, why don¡¯t you cut the other parts as well?¡± ¡°When you have seen everything clearly and there is no risk, you can give me a normal price.¡± ¡°If the price is suitable, I will sell it directly. Otherwise, I will just leave it there. Maybe one day, I will open a processing factory on a whim.¡± Lin Bai sounded so casual that all the jade merchants present felt that he wasn¡¯t bragging or joking at all. After all, how could a person who could fork out a few hundred million to play with stones without batting an eye be lacking in wealth? This kind of rich and willful person might really open his own factory. If that was the case, they wouldn¡¯t be able to get anything out of it. Thus, the jade merchants began to secretly calculate in their hearts, what price should they make next to be more appropriate. If they offered a high price, they were also afraid that they would end up in debt if there were to be flaws in other spots. If they offered a low price, they wouldn¡¯t be able to compete with their peers, and it was also possible that Lin Bai wouldn¡¯t sell it at all. Therefore, how to estimate the right price so that they would be able to keep the profit margin high was a very difficult problem that needed to be considered. Lin Bai was not in a hurry. In any case, he was not afraid that he would not be able to sell it. Eventually, someone would be willing to bid. He said to the factory manager calmly, ¡°Please ask the worker to continue cutting. Cut the entire material into pieces so that it is convenient to turn these pieces into bracelets later.¡± The factory manager asked the cutter to continue working without saying a word. At this moment, Luo Yang, who had not spoken all this time, finally came back to his senses from his previous shock. He whispered to Lin Bai, ¡°Boss, am I seeing things? Is this material really that green? We¡¯ve made a fortune this time, haven¡¯t we?¡± Lin Bai nodded slightly. ¡°Yes, we¡¯ve made a fortune.¡± Luo Yang was so excited that he almost shouted out loud, but he immediately realized that there were many other people around him, so he pinched himself hard and forcefully held it back.. Chapter 67 - Cut Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Xiang Zhiyuan, the jade merchant who first approached Luo Yang, kindly reminded him: ¡°Mr. Lin, if the raw materials are all cut into pieces, then we can only make bracelets. There¡¯s no way to make anything else.¡± ¡°I suggest that we just cut a portion of it so that we can roughly see the water inside.¡± ¡°This way, there are more possibilities for the remaining parts, whether it¡¯s making bracelets or sculpting ornaments.¡± ¡°With this flexible treatment, the profit margin can also be greater.¡± His words were not entirely out of selfishness, and he was indeed considering for Lin Bai¡¯s best interests. However, Lin Bai refused with a smile. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I believe that as long as the material is good enough, we can still make a lot of money even if we can only make bracelets.¡± ¡°And I¡¯m really tired of hearing about the possibility of flaws. I might as well cut all of them open. It would be great if there are no cracks or flaws at a glance.¡± Xiang Zhiyuan wanted to say more, but the workers had already started cutting. Soon, the first piece of jade was cut down. The color of the board was lustrous, smooth, and transparent. There were almost no flaws. The only flaw was the color of this jade. It was only close to Emperor Green, not really at the level of Emperor Green. But even so, this board was already very valuable. But when the second board was cut out, all the jade merchants present couldn¡¯t help but sigh. ¡°Such a big crack, what a pity.¡± ¡°The previous piece could be used to make at least say twenty to thirty bracelets, but this one has such a big crack, and there are so many small cracks on the side. It looks like a spider web. At most, we can make only about ten bracelets.¡± ¡°And with so many cracks, it can¡¯t even be made into carving pieces. At most, it can only be made into little beads. What a waste of a jade piece with such a good color!¡± ¡°What a pity, what a pity!¡± While the jade merchants were sighing, they were secretly rejoicing in their hearts. Fortunately, Lin Bai did not accept their offer. Otherwise, they would have suffered a great loss if they had bought such materials at such a high price. Luo Yang felt a chill in his heart when he heard the words of the jade merchants. Just a few minutes ago, he was ecstatic that he had made so much money and was thinking about how he should think about himself. However, in just a few minutes, he had fallen from heaven to Hell. Such ups and downs, such joy and sorrow, it was really hard for him to accept. He stared at the cracked piece in front of him and kept muttering to himself, ¡°How could this be, how could this be¡­¡± ¡°The last piece was so good, how could this one be like this?¡± At this moment, Luo Yang only felt that the heavens were playing a joke on him. A joke filled with malice. He even hoped that this was a dream. The next second, he would wake up in his dormitory bed. He and Lin Bai had not set off yet, and everything had not started. However, he prayed in his heart countless times and pinched himself countless times, but he still could not wake up from this ¡°nightmare¡±. Many jade merchants had already left with disappointment. With the second piece of jade cut like this, the rest would probably not be any better. They had already completely given up on this raw material and were even too lazy to continue looking at it. At the very least, a few jade merchants who were unwilling to give up were still hesitating whether they should leave or not. After all, the color of this material was indeed very good. This color that was close to Emperor Green was already very rare. The most important thing was that the owner of this material, Lin Bai, was a complete amateur. He was different from the experienced jade merchants who were used to seeing all sorts of rich and poor people. They probably wouldn¡¯t be able to accept such an outcome. If Lin Bai¡¯s mentality collapsed and he sold this material as trash, selling it as long as he paid, then they would be considered to have picked up a bargain. After all, with the color of this material, it could be sold at a relatively good price even if it could only be made into beads. Of course, the premise was to buy it at a very, very low price. Otherwise, the profit margin would not be big enough, and it would not be attractive to them. Everyone was observing Lin Bai¡¯s expression, trying to find signs of a mental breakdown. However, to their disappointment, apart from the initial surprise when Lin Bai saw the ¡°Spider Web¡± on the board, he remained very calm. However, Luo Yang, who was beside Lin Bai, had lost all color on his face. Even his body was swaying slightly as if he could faint at any time. Lin Bai was worried that Luo Yang would not be able to withstand the blow and faint, so he reached out to hold his arm. As he held him, Lin Bai realized that Luo Yang¡¯s arm was cold. It was not hard to imagine how desperate he was at the moment. ¡°Do you regret following my decision to buy?¡± Lin Bai asked him in a low voice. He had put all his assets on the line, but this was the result. If it were anyone else, they would inevitably feel regret. They might even complain. Lin Bai really wanted to know what Luo Yang was thinking. When Luo Yang heard Lin Bai¡¯s voice, he turned to look at him in a daze. After a few seconds, he slowly realized what Lin Bai meant. Then, he slowly shook his head. ¡°That¡¯s all your money,¡± Lin Bai said. ¡°It¡¯s okay. You can still earn more.¡± Luo Yang¡¯s voice was so hoarse that it was frightening. Even if he might lose everything, he did not complain at all. Although his heart ached, he would never complain or even attack Lin Bai just because of that. Lin Bai patted his shoulder and said, ¡°I¡¯ll take the loss.¡± ¡°No.¡± Luo Yang¡¯s face was pale as he said in a hoarse voice, ¡°We¡¯ve already agreed before. If we lose, we¡¯ll earn.¡± ¡°Our friendship is our friendship. I can¡¯t take advantage of you.¡± Even in such a painful and desperate situation, he still insisted on his own principles. Lin Bai nodded heavily. ¡°Okay.¡± At the same time, Lin Bai also decided in his heart that he wanted to be good brothers with Luo Yang for the rest of his life. At this moment, the factory director ran over and asked, ¡°Mr. Lin, do you still want to continue cutting the remaining ones?¡± The implication was that he felt that there was actually no need to continue cutting and wanted to persuade Lin Bai to give up. Lin Bai said without thinking, ¡°Continue, cut all of them.¡± The factory director knew that Lin Bai would not give up. He had seen many people like this who would not give up and would continue cutting after one cut. Therefore, although the factory director sympathized with Lin Bai in his heart, he did not continue to dissuade him. He only reminded him, ¡°We charge according to the number of pieces cut. If we make one more cut, we will have to pay for an extra cut.¡± Lin Bai replied calmly, ¡°Got it. Keep cutting.¡± He had already bought 300 million yuan worth of material. How could he not pay for it to be cut? Although Lin Bai did not know why the actual situation was different from the news, he was still willing to take a gamble and to bet that the Future News app did not lie to him.. Chapter 68 - 30 Billion! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Since Lin Bai was willing to pay, the factory director naturally had no reason to refuse, so he let the worker continue cutting the board. Soon, the third piece was cut and there were obviously much lesser cracks on it. The color of this piece was also greener than the previous two, almost reaching the level of Emperor Green. The remaining jade merchants seemed to have seen hope again. They all stretched their necks and waited for the fourth piece to be cut. Not long after, the fourth piece was cut. This one was smooth and perfect. No cracks or flaws could be seen. Moreover, its color had truly reached the level of the top-grade Emperor Green! The jade merchants present couldn¡¯t believe their eyes! Although they had all been in the jade industry for many years, most of them had never seen a real Emperor Green, which was a rare species that could only be found by chance! The plate in front of them was rich in color and had already reached the level of a top-grade Emperor Green. Moreover, it had no impurities! No cracks or flaws could be seen on it. It was as clean as a piece of jade jelly. The clear color made one want to take a bite out of it. After a long time, the jade merchants recovered from their shock and realized that this flawless imperial jade was real. With their years of experience in the business world, their bodies were one step ahead of their brains. All the jade merchants tried their best to squeeze to Lin Bai¡¯s side. ¡°Mr. Lin, I want this piece of material! Including the parts that haven¡¯t been cut out, I want them all! Name your price!¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, sell the material to me! I can offer more!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say anything! Mr. Lin, I don¡¯t dare to say anything else, but in the field of jade, our family is the true leader.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why we have enough strength. No matter how much you offer, we can buy it. Please, sell this material to me!¡± ¡­ The group of jade merchants was all scrambling to bid, wanting to buy the material in Lin Bai¡¯s hands because they all knew that even if the other parts of the material were all flawed. Just this perfect piece of material was enough to make a huge profit. Moreover, this piece of material was so perfect, so the neighboring material should not be too bad. Even if it was estimated according to the most conservative situation, the profit would be enough to drive them crazy. Luo Yang looked at them in a daze as they bid. He could not believe his eyes and ears. Just a few minutes ago, he had thought that the material he bought this time would be destroyed. Even if he lost money, he would not be able to sell it. In the end, a few minutes later, he went from Hell to Heaven. Such a huge change was unbelievable. Now, Luo Yang finally understood what the phrase ¡°One knife for the poor, one knife for the rich, one knife for the linen, one knife for the villa¡± meant. Ordinary people really couldn¡¯t bear the excitement of such ups and downs. Luo Yang estimated that he would never gamble again in this lifetime. He felt that his little heart could not withstand this level of stimulation. In stark contrast to his absent-mindedness was the calm and composed Lin Bai. From the beginning to the end, regardless of whether it was cut well or not, the expression on Lin Bai¡¯s face did not change. His calm and composed mental quality made all the jade merchants present admire him greatly. They knew that if they were in Lin Bai¡¯s shoes, they wouldn¡¯t be able to be as calm as Lin Bai. Originally, they had looked down on Lin Bai because he was young and a layman who knew nothing about the industry. But now, they didn¡¯t dare to look down on him. With this kind of mood, the price they offered went up. ¡°Mr. Lin, I offer 10 billion, please sell this material to me!¡± ¡°I offer 15 billion!¡± ¡°18 billion! Sell it to me!¡± .. ¡°30 billion!¡± With this extremely domineering bid, the factory was instantly silent. All the jade merchants present stopped fighting. They looked at each other, trying to find out who was the one who placed a bid with such a sky-high price. Even though they were all very experienced big shots in the jade industry who had seen countless high-quality jade raw materials, the price of 30 billion still made them feel extremely shocked. Lin Bai had been listening to their bids expressionlessly, but his emotions hadn¡¯t fluctuated much. It wasn¡¯t until he finally heard the price mentioned in the Future News app that his eyes finally lit up. Lin Bai knew that this was the highest price he could sell this jade raw material for. ¡°The scene just now was a little chaotic. I didn¡¯t see clearly who actually made this price. Can you please step forward?¡± Lin Bai asked the question that everyone present wanted to ask. Xiang Zhiyuan smiled as he walked in front of Lin Bai and said, ¡°I made the price just now.¡± ¡°Thirty billion. If Mr. Lin is willing to part with it, I can sign the contract to transfer the money now.¡± All the jade merchants present were surprised when they heard Xiang Zhiyuan say that he could transfer the money immediately. Jade was different from ordinary items. Its price was very expensive, and its sales cycle was relatively long. Therefore, the pressure of capital turnover was very high. Therefore, even though all the jade merchants present were not poor, it wasn¡¯t easy for them to fork out tens of billions at once. Although some of them could fork out tens of billions, they would need at least a few months to raise the money. There were also some people who felt that if they continued to raise the price, the profit margin would become very small and it wouldn¡¯t be worth it, so they didn¡¯t continue to bid. This short few seconds of silence made Lin Bai understand in his heart that it was impossible for any more variables to occur. No one would call a higher bid than Xiang Zhiyuan¡¯s. The accuracy of the information in the Future News app was once again verified. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m very satisfied with the price Mr. Xiang has proposed. Let¡¯s Find a place to draft the contract now.¡± Xiang Zhiyuan was in a great mood when he heard Lin Bai agree. In fact, he also knew that the price he had offered had already compressed the profit margin to a very small extent. However, he no longer purely wanted to make a profit. He hoped that he could use this opportunity to make a friend with Lin Bai. Although Lin Bai was a layman in the field of jade, Xiang Zhiyuan could conclude that Lin Bai¡¯s achievements would not be small no matter what industry he was in. In addition, Lin Bai already had a huge potential for development in the future despite being at such a young age.. Chapter 69 - Photographed Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Therefore, Xiang Zhiyuan felt that if he could become friends with Lin Bai, he might have even greater gains in the future. As the old saying goes, having more friends means more options. Who knows when it might come in handy. Xiang Zhiyuan had the intention to show Lin Bai his strength, so he suggested, ¡°I didn¡¯t make any preparations beforehand. It takes time to draft the contract and negotiate the relevant details.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you come back to the company with me, Mr. Lin? We can discuss it slowly over tea, okay?¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to go through so much trouble. Just draw up a simple contract.¡± ¡°You give me the money, and I¡¯ll give you the materials. We¡¯ll settle the payment and the goods. There won¡¯t be any disputes in the future.¡± ¡°So there¡¯s no need to discuss the details. Let¡¯s keep everything simple.¡± As he spoke, Lin Bai also used the divine level human discernment skill to look at Xiang Zhiyuan¡¯s attributes. A translucent frame immediately appeared above Xiang Zhiyuan¡¯s head. The words ¡°Honest, upright, and good at identifying people¡± were written on it. Thus, Lin Bai was completely relieved. He knew that Xiang Zhiyuan would never play tricks with him. Moreover, Wang Huaigu was still in need of money. Lin Bai only wanted to get his hands on the money as soon as possible. Although Xiang Zhiyuan felt a little regretful, he could not take the opportunity to show Lin Bai the size and strength of his company. However, he comforted himself in his heart. As long as he could leave a good impression on Lin Bai, such an opportunity would definitely come again in the future. Therefore, he did not force Lin Bai. Instead, he smiled and said, ¡°Alright, listen to Mr. Lin then. Everything will be as it was in the past.¡± After saying that, he turned around and asked the factory director, ¡°Can I borrow your office?¡± The factory director and Xiang Zhiyuan were old acquaintances, and Xiang Zhiyuan was also one of the big customers of this processing factory. Naturally, the factory director could not refuse such a small request. ¡°Yes, yes, you can go.¡±The factory director agreed with a smile. Therefore, Xiang Zhiyuan brought Lin Bai and Luo Yang to the factory director¡¯s office to draft a contract. After Lin Bai and Luo Yang had checked the contract and confirmed that there were no problems with the terms, they officially signed the contract. ¡°Mr. Lin, 30 billion has been transferred to your account. Please check it.¡± Xiang Zhiyuan transferred the money very quickly. Lin Bai just happened to receive a text message from the bank, indicating that the balance of his account had changed and a sum of 30 billion had been transferred. ¡°I got it. Thank you,¡± Lin Bai said with a smile. Xiang Zhiyuan laughed and said, ¡°I should be the one thanking you.¡± ¡°That piece of material is a rare top-grade Emperor Green. Even if I have money, I might not be able to buy it. I should be thanking Mr. Lin for giving it up.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I don¡¯t have the conditions to process and produce it at all. If that piece of material were in my hands, it would only take up space.¡± ¡°So this is a win-win situation. Everyone will be happy.¡± Xiang Zhiyuan laughed and said, ¡°Hahaha, yes, yes, yes, we are in a win-win situation!¡± Lin Bai did some calculations in his heart. When he had bid for it previously, the cost was 300 million yuan. Now, the price was 30 billion, which was equivalent to a 100-fold increase. Then, according to this ratio, Luo Yang had invested 500,000 yuan. Now, he should be given 50 million yuan. Without any hesitation, Lin Bai directly transferred 50 million yuan to Luo Yang¡¯s bank card. ¡°I transferred the share to you. Take a look.¡± Lin Bai said. Luo Yang looked at the 50 million yuan that had just been transferred and counted the long string of zeros. He felt that he was dreaming. Oh No, even in his dream, he didn¡¯t dare to dream so many zeros. And now, this huge sum of money was really lying in his bank card. This was the first time in his life that he had seen so much money. ¡°This¡­ This is too much!¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to give me so much!¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t need me to invest in the first place. You only bought it with me to bring me to earn money. You just have to share a little with me. You really don¡¯t have to give me so much!¡± Luo Yang was already a little incoherent. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°You were the one who said before that we should make everything clear despite being best buddies. You should just take as much as you need.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t just take on the losses according to the ratio, but not the profits, right?¡± ¡°The price of this material has increased by a hundred times. That¡¯s how much you should have gotten.¡± ¡°Take as much as you need. You deserve this. Take it.¡± Only then did Luo Yang not refuse. Xiang Zhiyuan listened to their conversation and secretly admired Lin Bai. There were actually not many people who would think of roping their good friends in to make money together with them. There were even fewer people who would generously give their friends a share of the money they earned. Therefore, from these two points, Xiang Zhiyuan felt that he was not wrong about Lin Bai. He would definitely be a great person in the future. Moreover, Xiang Zhiyuan also felt that with Lin Bai¡¯s attitude toward Luo Yang, he would definitely not be mistreated in the future as long as he could become friends with Lin Bai. He was just about to find a topic about their daily lives to talk to Lin Bai and also to improve their relationship. In the end, before he could open his mouth, he heard a burst of noise coming from outside. Listening carefully, he found that someone seemed to be sneaking into the office, but was discovered by someone. Lin Bai also heard it and subconsciously felt that trouble had come knocking on his door. Xiang Zhiyuan took the initiative to say, ¡°I¡¯ll go out and see what¡¯s going on.¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Sorry to trouble you.¡± Xiang Zhiyuan went out and negotiated with the people outside for quite a while before returning to the director¡¯s office. He didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry as he said to Lin Bai, ¡°Those reporters are really well-informed. When they heard that the best-quality imperial jade was fired, they all came over to interview you ¡°Then they heard that we were signing a contract here, so a few of them wanted to come over to eavesdrop and take photos. In the end, they were discovered by the security guards in the factory, which led to this incident.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s intuition was not wrong. Those people outside were indeed coming for him. ¡°I don¡¯t want to accept any interviews, and I also don¡¯t want to be photographed. Can you please ask those people outside to leave as soon as possible?¡±Lin Bai asked. Xiang Zhiyuan said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The security guards are already chasing them away. I reckon they¡¯ll be able to chase them all out very soon.¡± ¡°Since you don¡¯t want to be photographed, you can just wait for a while before going out.¡± Very soon, the noise outside gradually faded away. Xiang Zhiyuan went out to personally confirm that there were no more reporters outside. After confirming that there were no more reporters outside, he returned to the office and said to Lin Bai, ¡°The reporters have all been chased away. Mr. Lin, you can go out without worry.¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Okay, thank you.¡± After saying that, he stood up and said to Luo Yang, ¡°Let¡¯s go. We should go back.¡± However, as soon as he stepped out of the door, he was immediately greeted by a flash. Lin Bai¡¯s reaction was extremely fast. He subconsciously raised his hand to cover his face and was not caught on camera. However, Luo Yang, who was following behind him, did not react so quickly.. Chapter 70 - Double Loss Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Luo Yang felt a flash before his eyes, and then he realized that he had been photographed. He followed the flash angrily and ran after him. At the same time, a thin middle-aged man quickly squeezed out through the gap in the machine and ran out of the factory. Luo Yang chased after him fiercely. Finally, when the man was about to run out of the factory gate, he was pinned down by Luo Yang, who pounced onto him. ¡°Let go of me!¡± The man struggled desperately. Luo Yang ignored him and directly snatched the camera from his hand. He opened the photo album and the first photo was taken secretly just now. In the photo, Lin Bai covered his face with his hand, so his face could not be seen clearly. However, clear photographs of Luo Yang and Xiang Zhiyuan behind him were taken. Luo Yang wanted to delete the photos without hesitation but he saw Lin Bai rushing over from the corner of his eye. He stopped and raised his phone for Lin Bai to take a look. ¡°Boss, this is a photo of you that was secretly taken by him. What should we do with it?¡± Lin Bai glanced at it and said, ¡°Delete it. Check if there¡¯s anything else.¡± The person who secretly took the photo struggled desperately under Luo Yang¡¯s butt and shouted, ¡°What right do you have to look through my phone! That¡¯s private property. What you¡¯re doing is illegal!¡± Lin Bai was so angry that he laughed. ¡°It¡¯s illegal for us to look through your phone but isn¡¯t it also illegal for you to secretly take photos?¡± Initially, Lin Bai had thought that it would be better to avoid unnecessary trouble when he was out. As long as the man deleted the photo that he had secretly taken of him, he would let this matter go. However, since the other party was complaining, he couldn¡¯t let him off so easily. ¡°Empty all his photo albums.¡± Lin Bai said to Luo Yang. The person who secretly took the photos immediately became anxious. ¡°What right do you have to do that!?¡± ¡°Those are all my work materials! Do you want to compensate for the damages caused?!¡± Luo Yang flipped through the photo albums and found that based on the angles of the photos, they were almost all taken secretly. As far as he could see, there were only a few normal photos in the whole album. ¡°How can you be so righteous when you¡¯re taking photos secretly? This is the first time I¡¯ve seen someone as shameless as you,¡± Luo Yang said. The person who took the photos argued loudly, ¡°I¡¯m a reporter! Those are all my secret interview materials! If you dare to delete them and cause a delay in my report, I¡¯ll definitely investigate to the end!¡± He shouted aggressively. Luo Yang was a little intimidated for a moment, so he cast a questioning gaze at Lin Bai. Lin Bai said to Luo Yang without thinking, ¡°Delete it!¡± He secretly took photos without permission and was caught, yet he still talked so much nonsense. How could he not pay the price!? Even if he was really a reporter, so what? Can he casually take photos of others just because he was a reporter? Luo Yang didn¡¯t hesitate any longer and deleted all the photos in the album. Then he went to the ¡®recently deleted¡¯ album and emptied it completely. After doing all of that, he didn¡¯t forget to log on to the cloud and delete the backup copy. ¡°Boss, they¡¯ve all been deleted,¡± Luo Yang said. Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Return the phone to him.¡± Luo Yang immediately stood up from the body of the reporter who took the photo in secret and threw the phone back to him. The photographer frantically checked his phone to see if the photo album was still there. Lin Bai coldly said to him, ¡°You can get lost now. Don¡¯t let me see you again, or I won¡¯t be so polite next time.¡± The photographer found that not only had all the photos in his album been deleted but even the cloud backup had also been wiped out. He roared at Lin Bai and Luo Yang like a madman, ¡°What right do you have to do that!?¡± ¡°Do you know how much those photos are worth!?!¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to sue you! You have to compensate me for my losses!¡± Lin Bai sneered. ¡°Sue me? Do you have any evidence?¡± ¡°Go ahead and sue me if you want!¡± Lin Bai did not believe that he could win. Even if he won, what could he do? At worst, he could just pay him some money. After all, Lin Bai did not lack money at the moment. He would not lose anything even if he spent money to vent his anger. The photos taken in secret had been deleted and the lesson had been taught. Lin Bai did not want to waste any more time. Hence, he said to Luo Yang, ¡°Let¡¯s go. We should go back.¡± When the reporter who took the photos heard this, he immediately grabbed Lin Bai¡¯s clothes and shouted, ¡°If you don¡¯t pay, don¡¯t even think about leaving!¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°Pay up, right? Sure.¡± ¡°Then I might as well add on some medical fees and send you to the hospital for a few months. How about that?¡± The reporter who was secretly taking photos was a little scared. He had heard about the news of the top-quality Emperor Green and had specially rushed over to interview him. However, he was worried that Lin Bai would not be willing to accept the interview, or that he would not agree to take photos. That was why he wanted to hide and secretly take two photos first. Then, he would openly come in front of Lin Bai and request an interview. After the interview was over, he could directly put the photos on the manuscript, and the remuneration he gets would be even higher. He had used this trick countless times. He just didn¡¯t expect that the first step would turn out like this. He didn¡¯t know Lin Bai¡¯s name and identity, but he knew that Lin Bai could spend hundreds of millions of dollars for his so-called intuition. He thought that someone who was so generous and had such an arrogant attitude must have a very deep background. There was a high probability that he was not someone he could afford to offend. The reporter who secretly took the photo quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart. He lowered his head and quietly let go of his hand. He did not dare to say another word. Since he was so tactful, Lin Bai did not make things difficult for him anymore. He immediately brought Luo Yang and prepared to leave. At this moment, the factory director ran over and said to Lin Bai, ¡°Mr. Lin, there are many reporters outside. They all want to interview you, but the security guards can¡¯t chase them away.¡± ¡°Do you want to go out for an interview, or do you want to go through the back door first?¡± Lin Bai asked without thinking, ¡°Where is the back door?¡± He did not want to show his face in public, not to mention after the incident just now. At this moment, his heart was filled with disgust for the so-called reporters. The factory manager seemed to have expected Lin Bai to make such a choice, so he said, ¡°I¡¯ll lead the way. Mr. Lin, this way please.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± The reporter who secretly took the photo looked at Lin Bai¡¯s back as he left. He felt as if he was watching an exclusive breaking news scoop leave him. Lin Bai deliberately avoided all the reporters. This also meant that if he could take a photo now, it would be a unique exclusive photo. Exclusive!!! Anyone who worked in the media industry would know the value of these two words. The reporter who secretly took photos of them was incredibly conflicted. In the end, his desire for money and fame overwhelmed the fear of Lin Bai. He quietly raised his phone and prepared to secretly take another photo. Unexpectedly, Lin Bai seemed to have eyes on his back. Just as he raised his phone, Lin Bai turned his head and glared at him coldly. He was so scared that he shivered and his phone fell to the ground. The screen shattered. This time, there was no need to think about secretly taking pictures. Not only did he not have the opportunity to pay for the exclusive news, but he also had to lose money on maintenance fees. It was really a case of robbing the goose that laid the golden eggs.. Chapter 71 - I’m Already Like This, And You Still Want To Ask Me How I Feel? ! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai actually didn¡¯t know why he turned around at that moment. But as he walked, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. ¡®That guy can¡¯t be secretly taking photos again, right?¡¯ Thus, he subconsciously turned around to take a look, and in the end, he really saw the other party holding up his phone, ready to take a photo. This made Lin Bai very surprised. It was the same when he was gambling stones. He had clearly filled out a bid form of 300 million, but a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He felt that 300 million was not enough. Hence, he rewrote the bid form and deliberately added an extra yuan. At that time, Luo Yang asked him why, but he said it was intuition because even he himself could not explain why he did that. It was the same this time. Other than his intuition, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t think of any other explanation. However, intuition was such a mysterious thing. It was fine if he allowed it once in a while, but it always appeared at the critical moment. Wouldn¡¯t it be a little too strange? Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but wonder if he really had the ability to predict the future. Those so-called instincts, perhaps it was his subconscious that had predicted what was going to happen in the future, so his brain had allowed him to make timely changes? These thoughts slowly surfaced in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. However, he quickly felt that this was too ridiculous. To be able to obtain a divine artifact like the Future News app was already a huge stroke of luck. How could he also slowly predict the future? Lin Bai did not think that his luck could be so heaven-defying. ¡°It should be just a coincidence.¡± ¡°I must be overthinking.¡± Lin Bai said to himself in his heart. Just as he was thinking, a subtle feeling suddenly surfaced in Lin Bai¡¯s heart. It was the same as when he felt that he would be secretly photographed. However, this time, Lin Bai hesitated for a moment before turning his head to look behind him. Behind him, there was a narrow alley and the back door of the processing factory. The factory manager who was leading the way for him and Luo Yang had already gone back. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Luo Yang saw Lin Bai looking back in a daze and asked in puzzlement. Lin Bai looked at the empty alley and shook his head. ¡°Nothing, let¡¯s go.¡± As expected, he was thinking too much. How could it be so coincidental that he could have a precise premonition every single time? Lin Bai thought so and attributed everything that happened previously to a coincidence. However, he didn¡¯t know that just as he and Luo Yang walked out of the alley, a middle-aged man who was leaning against the wall in the corner finally let out a sigh of relief. ¡°I was almost discovered, it was so close¡­¡± The middle-aged man muttered with lingering fear. He raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead. Then, he looked at the HD camera device in his hand and smiled very proudly. ¡°The money was not wasted. The factory manager Mr. Sun is quite trustworthy. He really brought the person here.¡± He muttered to himself and carefully put away the camera. Then, he walked on the street as if nothing had happened. When he passed by the main door, he looked at his colleagues who were holding long guns and short cannons and were waiting for him. The middle-aged man felt even more proud. ¡°They have already left, yet they are still waiting here. A bunch of stupid birds!¡± After saying that, he touched the camera equipment in his pocket and thought excitedly, ¡®This should be the only exclusive photo!¡¯ ¡°I have to quickly send out the news!¡± The middle-aged man quickly turned into a cafe on the street and found a random seat to sit down. Then, he started to write. He wrote thousands of words and finished writing in the blink of an eye. Together with the photo of his back that he secretly took, he sent it out. ¡°Hehe, the views this time will definitely be very high!¡± The middle-aged man was calculating in his heart how much profit this news would bring him. Not long after the news that he wrote was circulated, he received a very high number of views and reposts. This was because, at this time, many ordinary people had already heard through various channels that someone had spent hundreds of millions of dollars betting on stones. In addition, the final result was still a top-grade Emperor Green. This made everyone even more curious, wanting to know who was so lucky. So everyone searched on the internet, hoping to find more relevant information. As a result, the report on this matter was only a piece of news written by the middle-aged man, and the photo was only the one he secretly took. Naturally, people could only repost and quote his articles and photos. As a result, the number of views and reposts skyrocketed. As more and more people knew about this news, the spread of the news became wider and wider, and the speed at which the various data soared doubled and then doubled again. The middle-aged man looked at the constantly soaring data as if he saw the numbers on his bank card continuously increasing. He was so happy that he could not close his mouth. As for his pitiful colleagues, they finally knew that the people they had been waiting for had long left through the back door. After beating their feet and beating their chests in frustration, they began to change their train of thought. They tried to interview other relevant people and write news from different perspectives. Since they could no longer take photos of the main character, they would go to the people who had come into contact with the main character and interview their impressions of the main character. For a time, the workers in the processing factory, the cutter, and even the old man guarding the door became the subjects of the reporters. There were also people who took a different approach and went to the public disk to interview other jade merchants and the staff of the public disk organizer. Through their descriptions, the details of the incident and the image of the mysterious buyer, Mr. Lin, were replayed. Just like that, related reports sprouted out like bamboo shoots after the rain. After seeing that all the relevant people that could be interviewed had been interviewed. Finally, a reporter surnamed Lin thought of another person who had a very close relationship with this incident but had yet to be interviewed. That was the loss of the young boss of this top-quality Emperor Green because of a difference of one yuan. Now that the news had been hyped up so much, there was no reason for the young boss not to see it. Then, what kind of mood and reaction would he have after seeing it? This was something worth looking forward to. With these questions in mind, reporter Lin tossed and turned a few times before he finally found the unlucky young boss. ¡°Hello, Sir. You should already know about the jade raw material that you missed. After cutting it, it produced a piece of top-grade imperial jade, right?¡± ¡°May I ask what are your thoughts now?¡± The young boss¡¯s face turned pale from being questioned. ¡°Thoughts?! What thoughts can I still have?!¡± ¡°I¡¯m already like this, and you still have the nerve to come over and ask me what my thoughts are! Are you sick?!¡± The young boss was so angry that he started cursing out loud. He wished that he could tear up this reporter who had poured salt on his wound. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that beating someone up was against the law, he would have done it a long time ago. However, even so, it was unable to relieve the pain in his heart. When he thought about how he had missed out on a rare top-grade Emperor Green and a profit of more than a hundred times because of one yuan¡­ The young boss felt like his heart was bleeding! Chapter 72 - Divine-level Mind-Reading Technique Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation In the face of the young boss¡¯s scolding, reporter Lin was not angry at all. He calmly raised his phone and recorded all of the young boss¡¯s words. From the moment he decided to interview the young boss, he knew that the other party would never honestly say anything. From the beginning, what he wanted to photograph was the young boss¡¯ angry and out-of-control appearance. Now, he got what he wanted. After the young boss vented his anger and left, Reporter Lin directly posted the video that he had just recorded on various short video platforms. Only then did people remember that there was such an unlucky guy. ¡°Hahahahaha, although he¡¯s very miserable, I just can¡¯t help but want to laugh!¡± ¡°Sorry, I shouldn¡¯t have laughed, hahaha!¡± ¡°We¡¯ve received professional training. No matter how funny it is, we definitely won¡¯t laugh, unless we really can¡¯t help it. hahaha!¡± ¡°How sarcastic. He even specially asked him what he thinks. This is killing someone with words!¡± ¡°My heart aches for the young boss for a second, Hahaha!¡± ¡­ In the comments section, all that could be seen was laughter. This video had been viewed and reposted countless times, and it directly rushed onto the hot lists of all the major short video platforms. It had even become a hot topic on Weibo, with the hashtag #WantToBorrowOneYuanFromTheYoungBoss. It had to be said that this batch of netizens was really too sarcastic, with all kinds of tricks to attack the heart. Under such a hot topic, the young boss himself, as well as his family and friends, naturally all saw it. All kinds of news flew towards him like snowflakes. The elders all taught him a lesson, saying that he should not have come into contact with such gambling-like things. Besides, even saying that it was actually a good thing that the things were not filmed, so as to prevent him from becoming addicted and sinking deeper. There were also some elders who blamed him for not being able to control his emotions. He had lost his composure in public, and he had even been recorded in a video. This allowed the entire nation to see him lose his temper and blame him for bringing shame to his family. His wife sent a message to comfort him. The thing that he did not get was that it should not belong to him in his life, and he could not force it. His old classmates and business partners also sent a message, pretending to persuade him to be more open-minded. There were also a few of his best friends, who had no humanity at all and sent a full screen of laughter. Looking at the messages that kept pouring in from his phone, the young boss only felt that his heart was getting more and more suffocated. This breath was held in his chest, and he could not swallow it or spit it out. It was as if other people wanted to go crazy. Finally, when his old father sent a series of 60-second voice matrix, the last string in the young boss¡¯s heart was completely snapped. He threw his phone to the ground! Finally, the world was quiet. He squatted on the ground and smoked a few cigarettes at the black screen of his phone before he finally calmed down. He still had to fix his phone. Nowadays, it was difficult to move without a phone. the young boss sighed, silently picked up his phone, and walked into the nearest repair shop. He bumped into a reporter who had just finished repairing his phone. That¡¯s right, the unlucky guy who was the first to secretly take photos of Lin Bai, but ended up being caught emptying his photo album. The two unlucky guys brushed past each other, and the reporter, who had been secretly taking photos for many years, instantly recognized the young boss! So he decisively took out his newly repaired phone and secretly took photos of the young boss. Then, he impolitely posted it on the Internet. This time, the whole country knew that the young boss was so angry that he threw his phone. Another wave of more intense heartache and hahaha. At this time, Lin Bai and Luo Yang were on a plane back to S City. Lin Bai looked at the clouds outside the window in a daze out of boredom. Suddenly, a system notification sounded in his head. [Ding, the host has successfully changed the future. Reward: Divine Mind-Reading Skill. ] [The initial level of this skill is Level 1. It can be activated once a month. Time limit: one minute.] [Ding, the host has been detected to have a huge social influence on others. Additional reward: divine mind-reading skill has been upgraded once. ] [Divine Mind-Reading Skill is currently level 2. It can be activated once a week. Time limit: one minute.] Lin Bai was instantly energized. Mind-reading skill was a good thing! Although he had the Divine Mind-Reading skill previously, which allowed him to easily know the character and character of others. However, after all, there was no one in the world who knew the other party¡¯s character. Even if he knew the other party¡¯s character, it was impossible for him to accurately predict the other party¡¯s thoughts and actions. However, with this divine mind-reading skill, it was different. As long as the skill was activated, all the thoughts that the other party had within a minute would be unreservedly displayed in front of Lin Bai. If used properly, this skill would come in really handy! The only flaw was that the cooldown time of this skill was a little long. It actually needed to rest for a week before it could be used. However, it looked like it could continue to level up. When it reached a higher level later, the cooldown time should be shortened, and the duration might even be prolonged. At that time, it would be even more useful. Lin Bai thought to himself, and could not help but smile. Luo Yang, who was sitting beside him, happened to see it. He asked with a gossipy smile, ¡°Boss, why are you smiling so mysteriously?¡± ¡°Are you missing your girlfriend? Hehehe.¡± Lin Bai rolled his eyes at him. ¡°Go, go, go! If you continue to talk nonsense, I¡¯ll beat you up!¡± Luo Yang chuckled and shut his mouth, but in his heart, he was even more certain that he had guessed correctly. His boss had been exposed by him, so he was embarrassed. He was immersed in his own guess, while Lin Bai continued to think about how to let his Divine-level Mind-Reading Skill continue to level up. Such a useful skill needed to be leveled up as soon as possible. The system¡¯s notification was very obvious. As long as it had a huge social impact, there would be additional opportunities to level up. The question was, what kind of social impact would it be? Lin Bai guessed that the news of him betting on stones to cut out the best Emperor Green had spread on the internet. In the current information age, there were no secrets that could be kept for long. No matter how careful he was, the most he could do was to ensure that his true identity information would not be leaked. However, the fact that he had cut out a top-grade Emperor Green could not be kept a secret. It was inevitable that he would be on the news. The only difference was how much attention he would attract. Unfortunately, he could not use his phone to surf the internet on the plane. Otherwise, Lin Bai really wanted to immediately open all the major platforms to see how popular his news was. With this as a reference, he would know what kind of hot news he would need to create in order to get the chance to upgrade his skills. With this thought in mind, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t wait for the plane to land. After much difficulty, the plane finally landed. Before the plane even stopped, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t wait to turn on his phone and search for relevant information. The first thing that popped up was the photo of him and Luo Yang¡¯s back that was secretly taken. Lin Bai¡¯s heart sank.. Chapter 73 - Never Let a Tragedy Happen Again! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation When he was in the factory, Lin Bai had to catch the reporter who had secretly taken the photo and delete the photo on the other party¡¯s phone no matter what. It was to prevent his appearance from appearing in the news. Lin Bai did not want to let everyone know that he was already worth tens of billions so quickly. He did not want to attract too much attention and disrupt the current stable life. He was also worried that his parents¡¯ lives and work would be disturbed. After all, his parents were only ordinary people. If they suddenly knew that he had tens of billions, it would scare them. Unfortunately, not only was it photographed but it was also trending. Almost everyone around him would have the chance to see it. Although it was only his back view, anyone who was really familiar and close to him would still be able to recognize him even if they saw only his back view. If it was only his back view, he could still forcefully explain that there were similarities between people. However, with Luo Yang by his side, he couldn¡¯t even believe himself if he used such an excuse to explain. Lin Bai¡¯s mood was very depressed. He felt that all the efforts he had put in to conceal this had become meaningless. Luo Yang felt that something was wrong with the aura. He stretched his neck to take a look and was dumbfounded. ¡°F*ck! When did we get secretly photographed?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°It should be when we left the factory. From the background of the photo, it should be that small alley.¡± Luo Yang said in annoyance, ¡°Why didn¡¯t I notice it at that time! If I had noticed it earlier and deleted his photo, things wouldn¡¯t have turned out this way.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Since things have come to this, there¡¯s no point in talking about it anymore.¡± ¡°The most important thing now is to think of how to explain it to my parents and Yu Jinmo.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want them to know everything so soon.¡± Luo Yang also felt troubled. Because the photo was taken too clearly. Not to mention Lin Bai¡¯s parents and Yu Jinmo, even if they were just classmates, those who were more familiar with each other would be able to recognize them at a glance. So there was no reason why Lin Bai¡¯s parents and Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t recognize them. Luo Yang said, ¡°The photo has already been trending. It¡¯s impossible to not let them see it.¡± ¡°Then we can only say that it¡¯s a coincidence and then think of a way to divert their attention so that they don¡¯t dwell on this problem.¡± Lin Bai thought about it and indeed, it was the only way. There was no better way. ¡°Then what should we use to divert their attention?¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself, asking both Luo Yang and himself. This really stumped Luo Yang. ¡°About that¡­ I haven¡¯t figured it out yet.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t have a clue either. At this moment, the Future News app suddenly popped up another news feed. [Major incident! A man in S City committed a crime in the downtown area, causing 21 deaths and 37 injuries!] ¡°F*ck!¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but cry out when he saw this post. Luo Yang curiously craned his head, wanting to see what had shocked Lin Bai so much. Fortunately, Lin Bai¡¯s reaction was fast enough to block the screen first, so he didn¡¯t expose the secret. This was the first time Luo Yang felt that Lin Bai was hiding something from him. Coupled with Lin Bai¡¯s reaction just now, it made him even more curious. ¡°Boss, what did you receive? Could it be insider news?¡± Luo Yang asked curiously. ¡°No.¡± Lin Bai made up a random reason and said, ¡°The news was sent by the family. A relative did something stupid.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± When Luo Yang heard that it was Lin Bai¡¯s family matter, he didn¡¯t ask further. After all, Lin Bai¡¯s reaction just now was very obvious. He didn¡¯t want others to probe too much. So Luo Yang simply found an excuse to avoid it so that Lin Bai could deal with his family matters in peace. ¡°I¡¯m a little thirsty. I want to buy a bottle of water. Do you want it?¡± ¡°No,¡± Lin Bai said. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll go by myself.¡± Lin Bai saw that Luo Yang had gone far away, so he let out a sigh of relief. He opened the Future News app feed and carefully looked at the content. However, when he looked at it, he felt the blood all over his body rush to his head. The first photo of the deceased in the news was of his father! Lin Bai felt as if his mind was buzzing. He didn¡¯t even know how he had finished reading the news. The news said that the man who committed the crime in the downtown area was deliberately taking revenge on society. Because he had taken out a loan to buy a house, he had spent almost all his savings. In the end, the development of the house was half-finished. Several years had passed, and the house had been in the middle of development. There was no way to live in it. Moreover, the developer had a deep background. The owners could not defend their rights and could only suffer a loss. However, the bank did not care whether they lived in it or not. The mortgage had to be paid back every month. As a result, the owners could only spend money to rent a house and pay back the mortgage every month. The financial pressure was especially great. The murderer was in the same situation before. Although he was struggling, he could at least make ends meet. Not long ago, he was diagnosed with terminal-stage cancer. However, he was so poor that he could not even afford painkillers, let alone the high medical fees. The first person he hated was naturally the unscrupulous developer. If the house was not half-built, he would have been able to move to a new house. He would not need to rent an additional house, and the financial pressure would be much less. Moreover, he would not have had to work overtime to pay for the double housing expenses, and he would not have been unable to pay for his illness. He felt that the unscrupulous developer had caused all the tragedies and wanted to die together with the developer¡¯s boss. Unfortunately, the other party was extremely careful, and he did not have the opportunity to do so. In his depression and despair, this resentment slowly developed into hostility toward the entire society. That was why this tragedy happened. He deliberately drove his car into people in the busiest downtown area during the off-duty rush hour with the twisted mentality of ¡°Kill one and you win, kill two and you win.¡± He knocked down several pedestrians in a row. After the car stalled, he took out the machete that he had prepared beforehand and got out of the car to chase after the passersby. By the time the police arrived at the scene and subdued him, he had already killed 21 people. The other 37 people who were injured were mostly seriously injured and their lives were hanging by a thread. This was the deadliest and most terrible incident in the history of S City. Just looking at these descriptions, Lin Bai felt a chill run down his spine. He could not imagine how bloody and terrifying the scene was. He only had one thought in his mind, and that was that he had to stop all of this. He absolutely could not let the events in the news become a reality! Even if it was not for the sake of the victims he did not know, just for the sake of his father, he had to seize control of the murderer before he acted! He could not let the tragedy happen again! Chapter 74 - Looking for a Breakthrough Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai carefully read the time on the news again and found that the tragedy had actually happened today, just a few hours later! It was now 12:30 in the afternoon, and the time when the murderer attacked was around 5:30 in the evening. In other words, Lin Bai had at most five hours to prepare. And the murder scene was right below his father¡¯s company. His father was probably one of the first victims to die. He had just left the company after work when he was hit and killed while crossing the road. This made it even more difficult for Lin Bai to rescue him. If his father had been hacked to death after the murderer got out of the car, it would have been relatively easy to stop him. After all, Lin Bai now had the god-level fighting technique with him. He was absolutely invincible in close combat. Snatching a knife to save someone was a piece of cake for him. However, the problem was that his father was killed by the other party¡¯s car. No matter how good Lin Bai¡¯s fighting skills were, he could not block a car with his body, especially when it was driven by a madman who wanted to take revenge on society by speeding up to 180 miles per hour. Other than immortals, no one could block a car at this speed. Then what exactly did he have to do to save his father¡¯s life? Lin Bai knew that the easiest way was to go to his father¡¯s company and find a reason to delay him so that he wouldn¡¯t get off work on time. As long as he didn¡¯t leave the company at that time, he would be fine. But Lin Bai didn¡¯t just want to save his father. He wanted to save all the dead and injured! He really couldn¡¯t bear to see so many innocent passers-by die. But what should he do? What should he do? As time passed by, Lin Bai became more and more anxious. He tried his best to find a perfect solution, but the more he tried, the more clueless he became. His brain seemed to be rusty, and he couldn¡¯t think of anything. When Luo Yang came back, he gently patted his shoulder. ¡°Boss, don¡¯t feel too bad. There are more solutions than difficulties.¡± ¡°If there¡¯s anything you need help with, let me know. I¡¯ll do my best.¡± Actually, Luo Yang had already bought the water, but he saw Lin Bai still fiddling with his phone from afar and thought that he wasn¡¯t in a hurry to come back because he hadn¡¯t finished dealing with the family matters. But gradually, he began to realize that Lin Bai¡¯s mood was becoming more and more abnormal. He was worried that if this continued, Lin Bai would do something drastic, so he came back and tried to persuade him. After hearing Luo Yang¡¯s words, Lin Bai¡¯s chaotic emotions calmed down a little. He realized that anxiety and stress would only make it harder for him to think. Other than that, there was no other benefit. So Lin Bai forced himself to calm down. He turned the news over and over again and carefully read it several times, afraid that he would miss out on any important details. Especially at the end of the news, there was a photo of the murderer. Lin Bai stared at it for a full ten minutes. Until he confirmed the man¡¯s appearance, it was deeply imprinted in his mind. Even if he passed by him on the street, he could recognize him at a glance. Lin Bai also remembered all the information about that man in his heart. That man¡¯s name was Zhao Yiming. He was forty-two years old and he used to be an ordinary employee in the construction industry. In the past, he was a well-known good guy in the company. He was very popular and his colleagues had high opinions of him. The news even mentioned that after Zhao Yiming was arrested, his colleagues¡¯ first reaction was that the police had arrested the wrong person. They did not believe that someone who was usually friendly and warm-hearted could be chased out of such a crazy situation. What was even more ironic was another detail. Lin Bai realized that the unscrupulous developer that indirectly caused Zhao Yiming to fall into a desperate situation was actually Qingcheng Group. Lin Bai could not help but mutter in his heart, ¡°Shen Wanqing, oh, Shen Wanqing, you really have done this kind of inhuman thing many times!¡± While he was ridiculing, Lin Bai was also secretly calculating in his heart whether he could use Shen Wanqing as a breakthrough point. After all, there was a debt to be repaid, and the person who caused Zhao Yiming to be cornered was Shen Wanqing, not those innocent passersby. If he could make Shen Wanqing pay the price, or give Zhao Yiming a chance to directly contact Shen Wanqing, perhaps he wouldn¡¯t shift his hatred to other people? Lin Bai felt that this method might work. However, to be safe, he still had to think carefully and make sure that nothing went wrong. Otherwise, if there were any mistakes in the process, the price to pay would be dozens of lives. Lin Bai¡¯s mind was full of these calculations, and he almost forgot where he was. Luo Yang tried not to disturb Lin Bai at first, but as time went on, he couldn¡¯t wait any longer. ¡°Boss, haven¡¯t you finished dealing with your family matters?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we go back to school first?¡± Luo Yang suggested. Only then did Lin Bai come back to his senses. He knew that he couldn¡¯t just stand in the airport and look at his phone like a fool. The place where the accident happened tonight was in the downtown area near the city center, while the airport was in the suburbs. Even driving would take an hour. Therefore, Lin Bai had to go back a little earlier. That way, even if there was an emergency, he would be able to deal with it in time and save the others as much as possible. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go back now. Please take a taxi.¡± Lin Bai said to Luo Yang. On the way back, Lin Bai directly transferred the medical fee to Wang Huaigu. Wang Huaigu was pleasantly surprised that he had suddenly received a large sum of money and suspected that he was dreaming. It was not until all the injured workers¡¯ medical fees were paid that Wang Huaigu finally felt relieved. He finally believed that he was not dreaming. ¡°Mr. Lin, thank you so much. You transferred the money in such a timely manner!¡± ¡°On behalf of all the injured workers, I thank you for your great kindness!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. It¡¯s what we should do.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to be grateful to me. Just take care of those injured workers.¡± ¡°Alright, I still have something to do. Let¡¯s not talk about it now.¡± Wang Huaigu hurriedly said, ¡°Alright, Alright, Alright. In this case, Mr. Lin, you go ahead and do your work. I won¡¯t disturb you anymore.¡± After saying that, he hung up the phone. Lin Bai continued to plan how to use Shen Wanqing as a breakthrough point to make Zhao Yiming give up on his plan to take revenge on society. Suddenly, an idea flashed through Lin Bai¡¯s mind. He thought of the problem that he had neglected previously. He slapped his thigh excitedly and said excitedly, ¡°That¡¯s right! Why didn¡¯t I think of him earlier!¡± Luo Yang, who was listening at the side, was confused. He asked, ¡°Think of who?¡± ¡°Boss, your condition today is too abnormal.¡± Lin Bai coughed dryly to cover up his embarrassment. He replied vaguely, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I just thought of how to solve the problems at home.¡± Luo Yang nodded and did not continue to ask. ¡°Oh, that¡¯s good.. See, I told you, there are more solutions than difficulties!¡± Chapter 75 - Looking For Zhao Yiming Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai found Huo Yanhui in the letter and sent him a message. ¡°How¡¯s the progress?¡± Lin Bai asked. Huo Yanhui quickly replied, ¡°Still collecting evidence. So far, I¡¯ve contacted a few victims of violent demolition.¡± ¡°But they all have concerns and don¡¯t dare to sue Shen Wanqing. Maybe they think I¡¯m too young, so they don¡¯t trust me.¡± ¡°Although no one is willing to entrust me to sue them, I¡¯ll continue to think of ways to convince them.¡± Huo Yanhui briefly explained the current situation. Lin Bai said, ¡°Shen Wanqing is capable of using all kinds of underhanded methods. I reckon that he has threatened them a lot before.¡± ¡°Take it slow. Give them more time to consider.¡± ¡°In addition, I¡¯ve obtained some new information. Qingcheng Group had a construction project that was in shambles a few years ago. The owners defended their rights several times but to no avail.¡± ¡°Among them, there¡¯s an owner called Zhao Yiming. He¡¯s considered the one who has been scammed the most and is also the one who needs money the most right now. I suggest you start with him first.¡± ¡°This is the general situation of Zhao Yiming and that construction project¡­¡± Lin Bai sorted out the reports from the Future News app and the information he had found and sent them to Huo Yanhui. Huo Yanhui looked through them quickly and sighed, ¡°They are facing financial problems, and they even found out that he has cancer. It¡¯s really too pitiful.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll think of a way to contact him and help him defend his rights!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s best to contact him now. I¡¯m afraid that he won¡¯t be able to get over it.¡± Huo Yanhui agreed immediately. ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°If he accepts it, tell me. I¡¯ll feel more at ease, ¡°Lin Bai added. Huo Yanhui agreed. Then, he went to look for Zhao Yiming¡¯s contact information. As a lawyer, it wasn¡¯t too difficult for him to find someone. Lin Bai held onto his phone and waited. He felt that every second felt like years. He knew very well that if Huo Yanhui could convince Zhao Yiming to defend his rights through legal means. In that case, it meant that the tragedy that would be reported in the news in the future would not happen again. But if Huo Yanhui could not convince him, then nothing would change. ¡°I hope he can successfully convince him,¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself. Huo Yanhui used some methods and quickly found Zhao Yiming¡¯s phone number and called him. After listening to the ringtone countless times, no one picked up the phone. He thought that Zhao Yiming couldn¡¯t pick up the phone, so he deliberately waited for a while before calling again. The result was the same. The ringtone was played again and again, but no one picked up. Huo Yanhui looked at the time and muttered, ¡°It¡¯s already past one in the afternoon. It can¡¯t be that he hasn¡¯t woken up yet, right?¡± ¡°Could it be that he didn¡¯t bring his cell phone with him when he went out?¡± Even he himself didn¡¯t believe the latter guess. Nowadays, it was difficult to move an inch without a cell phone. Who would leave their cell phone at home and go out for a stroll by themselves? Huo Yanhui patiently waited for more than half an hour before he called the third time. There was still no answer. Huo Yanhui couldn¡¯t help but have a bad premonition in his heart. It was not a good sign for a person who was heavily in debt and suffering from a terminal illness to suddenly lose contact. He simply followed the address he found and looked for it directly. It was an old, shabby building at the junction of the city and the countryside. The surrounding environment was dirty and messy, with dirty water flowing everywhere. If it were not for the cheap rent, perhaps no one would be willing to live in such a place. Huo Yanhui could not help but sigh in his heart, lamenting Zhao Yiming¡¯s unfortunate fate. In the past, he always blamed his fate for being an illegitimate child. Why was he treated coldly and ridiculed everywhere despite being of the same bloodline as the Huo family. However, compared to Zhao Yiming now, Huo Yanhui deeply felt that the so-called troubles that troubled him in the past were not worth mentioning. In the face of true suffering, his so-called childhood shadow could only be called pretentious. Huo Yanhui calmed his emotions and said in his heart, ¡°Zhao Yiming, whether you believe me or not, I will definitely settle this lawsuit!¡± ¡°I will definitely use my own abilities to help you get justice!¡± Huo Yanhui strode across the dirty water on the ground and went straight to the third floor. He knocked on Zhao Yiming¡¯s door. ¡°Knock, Knock, Knock.¡± No one responded. Huo Yanhui increased his strength and continued to knock. ¡°Knock, Knock, Knock.¡± ¡°Mr. Zhao, are you at home?¡± Huo Yanhui was afraid of disturbing the poor man, so he tried to speak in a gentle voice. However, the room was still quiet. There was no movement at all. This made Huo Yanhui start to wonder if Zhao Yiming was actually inside. But where else could he go if he wasn¡¯t at home? According to the information provided by Lin Bai, Zhao Yiming had been laid off by the company last month and had not found a new job. In addition, his current condition was very bad and he did not have the ability to continue working, so there was no possibility of him going out for an interview. ¡°Could something have happened?¡± This thought came out of nowhere. Huo Yanhui¡¯s heart tightened, and he could not help but increase his strength. ¡°Mr. Zhao?¡± ¡°Mr. Zhao Yiming?¡± He knocked as he called, fantasizing that there would be someone answering him inside. However, the room remained silent, and not a single sound could be heard. Huo Yanhui dialed Zhao Yiming¡¯s cell phone number again. This time, he could clearly hear the ringtone of his cell phone ringing in the room. ¡°Did something really happen?¡± Huo Yanhui felt increasingly uneasy and decided to call the police. He would rather have a blunder in the end than miss the chance to save Zhao Yiming. Just as the 911 call was about to go through, the door next door suddenly opened. ¡°Are you looking for Old Zhao?¡±The neighbor next door asked. Huo Yanhui quickly hung up and replied, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m looking for him for something, but no one answered after calling for a long time.¡± The neighbor next door said, ¡°He left early in the morning. He shouldn¡¯t be back yet.¡± Huo Yanhui frowned, the uneasiness in his heart growing stronger. He didn¡¯t even bring his cell phone when he left for a long time. No matter how he thought about it, it was abnormal. He said, ¡°I have something very important to talk to him about. Do you know where he went?¡± The neighbor next door shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Huo Yanhui wanted to ask further, but the neighbor had already closed the door coldly. Obviously, if it weren¡¯t for Huo Yanhui¡¯s persistent behavior of knocking on the door, the neighbor next door wouldn¡¯t have bothered to come out and talk to him. Huo Yanhui knew that he wouldn¡¯t be able to get anything out of him no matter how much he asked. He could only go downstairs resentfully and call Lin Bai to explain the situation. Lin Bai had already been holding his phone for a long time. It wasn¡¯t easy for him to get a call from Huo Yanhui, but when he heard this result, he was immediately very disappointed. However, he was even more anxious about it. It was already past three o¡¯clock in the afternoon. In less than two hours, Zhao Yiming would start taking revenge on society. There wasn¡¯t much time left for Lin Bai.. Chapter 76 - Just This? Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Mr. Lin, why don¡¯t we call the police?¡± Huo Yanhui suggested. Lin Bai asked, ¡°What reason should we use?¡± ¡°UH¡­¡± Huo Yanhui was stumped by Lin Bai¡¯s question. Strictly speaking, they did not even know Zhao Yiming. They had no relationship at all. Furthermore, they did not have any evidence. If they suddenly called the police, they would say that Zhao Yiming could not take it lying down and ask the police for help in finding him. It would be strange if the police could care less about them. Lin Bai watched as the time for Zhao Yiming to strike was getting closer and closer. He was extremely anxious. He racked his brain to think of a countermeasure. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. He thought of a problem that he had overlooked previously. That was Zhao Yiming¡¯s car! Zhao Yiming was already so embarrassed. Even if he had a car under his name, there was a high probability that he had already sold it for money. Then where did he get the car that he drove when he was taking revenge on society? The news only mentioned the brand and model of the car, but it did not mention the specific license plate number, nor was it mentioned that the car belonged to Zhao Yiming. Then it was very likely that he rented it, or even stole it! Of course, there was another possibility, which was to steal money to rent a car. Considering that Gu Yiming was only an ordinary worker in the past, he probably did not have the corresponding skills to steal a car. Therefore, Lin Bai judged that it was more likely that he would use his own money to rent a car or steal money to rent a car. Lin Bai asked Huo Yanhui, ¡°Do you know the police station or the people from the car rental company?¡± Although Huo Yanhui was very puzzled as to why Lin Bai suddenly asked this, he still answered honestly, ¡°I do know a few people in Dragon City, but I¡¯m really not familiar with the people in S City.¡± The Huo family¡¯s roots were all in Dragon City, and he had grown up in Dragon City since he was young. He had never been to S City before, so it was naturally impossible for him to have any connections. Lin Bai had the mentality of trying to make a last resort, so he said to Huo Yanhui, ¡°Please go and ask if there¡¯s anyone who can talk to this side.¡± Huo Yanhui asked, ¡°Is it related to Zhao Yiming, or is it something else?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°This will take a while to explain. You should go and contact him first.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Huo Yanhui did not ask any more questions. He hung up the phone and went to contact his friend. Lin Bai went to look for Luo Yang and asked the same question. ¡°Is there any relative in your family at the police station, or at the Traffic Control Bureau?¡± Luo Yang thought for a while and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± ¡°But my second uncle has a classmate who sells used cars. Maybe he knows some connections.¡± At least there was some hope. Lin Bai quickly said, ¡°Then please help me find out if anyone rented a black Toyota today?¡± As he said that, Lin Bai opened the Future News app again and carefully looked at the photos of the accident scene. He found that on one of the photos, he vaguely took the license plate number! ¡°The license plate number is S572¡­ I can¡¯t see the last two numbers clearly. Anyway, the one in front is definitely correct!¡± ¡°Please help me find it. This is very important to me! The sooner, the better!¡± This was the first time Luo Yang had seen Lin Bai so agitated. He knew that the matter was definitely not small. Therefore, he did not ask any more questions and directly agreed. ¡°Alright, wait a moment. I¡¯ll call my second uncle and ask him to ask that classmate.¡± After a while, Luo Yang came back and said to Lin Bai, ¡°What a coincidence. Today, there really is someone who went to my second uncle¡¯s classmate to rent a Toyota.¡± When Lin Bai heard this, he immediately perked up. ¡°Male or female? How old are they?¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Male. He looks to be in his forties. He¡¯s extremely thin.¡± ¡°And he seems to be in a bad mental state. My second uncle¡¯s classmate was afraid that something might happen to him, so he didn¡¯t dare to rent his car to him.¡± Zhao Yiming was forty-two years old, and he was very thin! His age and body type were all right, and the type of car he rented was also the same. That person was very likely to be Zhao Yiming! Lin Bai asked anxiously, ¡°Then what happened after he was rejected? Did that person leave?¡± Luo Yang nodded. ¡°Yes, he left.¡± ¡°He didn¡¯t say anything and just left?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Lin Bai felt an indescribable disappointment in his heart. It was not easy to finally find a clue, but there was still no way to determine where Zhao Yiming was. ¡°Oh right, where is the car rental shop of your second uncle¡¯s classmate?¡± Lin Bai subconsciously asked another question. Luo Yang replied, ¡°It¡¯s on the east side of Xiang Yun Street, at the intersection of An He road.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s heart skipped a beat. That location was only two blocks away from the place where the accident happened! Lin Bai hurriedly asked, ¡°When did that person go to rent a car?¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°My second uncle said that when he called to ask, that person had just left.¡± That¡¯s right, it must be Zhao Yiming! He must have been even more unhappy after being rejected from renting a car, so he had been wandering around the neighborhood. Then, for some reason, he got another car and started hitting people! Lin Bai looked at the time. It was already four o¡¯clock. There were only one and a half hours before the accident. He couldn¡¯t wait any longer. He had to rush over as soon as possible. If he could find him before Zhao Yiming made his move, he could prevent such a tragedy with zero losses. If he could not, he could at least control him as soon as he made his move and reduce the number of casualties to the minimum! Lin Bai grabbed Luo Yang¡¯s arm and said anxiously and solemnly, ¡°Luo Yang, there¡¯s something I need you to do for me!¡± Luo Yang was shocked, but he still nodded and agreed without any hesitation. ¡°Tell me, I¡¯ll do my best!¡± His thoughts were very simple. Lin Bai had brought him to earn so much money, so it was only right for him to do something in return. Even if he had to go to Hell and back, he would not refuse! Lin Bai said, ¡°Please go to my father¡¯s company. No matter what reason you use, you must stall him. You can¡¯t let him leave the company!¡± Luo Yang was stunned. He had never thought that Lin Bai¡¯s solemn request would end up like this. ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± Luo Yang blurted out. Then, he immediately realized that something was wrong and coughed awkwardly. ¡°Ahem, that¡­ What I mean is, as long as you stall him, you don¡¯t need to do anything else?¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Yes, as long as you don¡¯t let him leave the company.¡± ¡°No matter what the reason is, and no matter what happens, we must never let him leave the company!¡± Luo Yang really couldn¡¯t understand why Lin Bai would make such a request. However, he understood Lin Bai¡¯s personality. He knew that Lin Bai wasn¡¯t the kind of person who would randomly make jokes, especially when it came to using his father as a prank. In addition, Lin Bai had emphasized it repeatedly and solemnly, which made Luo Yang feel that this matter was indeed very important. Therefore, even though he did not understand, Luo Yang still nodded his head heavily. ¡°Okay, don¡¯t worry. I will definitely not let uncle walk out of the company..¡± Chapter 77 - Meeting Zhao Yiming On The Road Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After receiving Luo Yang¡¯s promise, Lin Bai heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. He knew that as long as Luo Yang agreed to it, he would definitely do it. This also meant that at least he didn¡¯t have to worry about his father getting into trouble. Lin Bai felt that the big stone pressing on his heart suddenly lightened up a lot. Since he had already avoided the worst-case scenario, then what he needed to do next was to strive for the best possible outcome. If possible, Lin Bai still hoped that he could avoid this disaster with zero casualties. ¡°Luo Yang, pack up. Let¡¯s head over to my father¡¯s company right now.¡± Lin Bai said to Luo Yang. Although there was still about an hour and a half before Zhao Yiming drove his car into someone, Lin Bai decided to head over now to be safe. In case something happened and he didn¡¯t have time to stop Zhao Yiming. Luo Yang said, ¡°There¡¯s nothing to clean up. I¡¯ll just bring my mouth with me. Let¡¯s go.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t waste any time. He took Luo Yang to his father¡¯s company. Along the way, Lin Bai stared out the car window, paying attention to every pedestrian on the road and every car parked on the side of the road. He was looking for Zhao Yiming and the black Toyota that the other party used to hit people. Although the probability of bumping into him on the road was very low, it was not completely zero. Therefore, Lin Bai did not want to miss this possibility. Unfortunately, such a small probability did not appear in the end. Along the way, Lin Bai did not see anyone who looked similar to Zhao Yiming, nor did he see the Toyota in the news. Just when Lin Bai had almost given up hope and felt that it was impossible to find Zhao Yiming before he made his move, he suddenly saw a car accident on the other side of the road from the corner of his eye, . A black Toyota had knocked down an extremely skinny man! Lin Bai¡¯s heart trembled and he subconsciously blurted, ¡°Stop the car!¡± The taxi driver was so scared that he immediately stepped on the brakes and stopped on the spot. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why are you so surprised?!¡± The driver turned his head and questioned Lin Bai. Lin Bai turned a deaf ear and stared straight at the opposite side of the road. To be more precise, he was staring at the man who had been knocked down. His intuition told Lin Bai that the man was Zhao Yiming! The driver followed Lin Bai¡¯s gaze and also saw the scene across the road. He complained unhappily, ¡°It¡¯s just a car accident. Is there a need to make such a big fuss about it?¡± ¡°Why did you shout for the car to stop? You gave me a fright. Fortunately, nothing happened. Otherwise, who would be responsible if something really happened? !¡± Lin Bai still had no reaction. His eyes were fixed on the opposite side of the road as if he did not hear what he was saying at all. The driver became more and more displeased. He said unhappily, ¡°Are we going or not?¡± ¡°If you want to watch the show, you might as well get out of the car and watch as much as you want. Don¡¯t delay my next order!¡± Lin Bai still turned a deaf ear to him. All his attention was on the man across the road. The man struggled for a long time before he finally sat up from the ground. He held his stomach as if he was in great pain. Lin Bai finally saw his face clearly. It was Zhao Yiming!! Lin Bai didn¡¯t even think before he got out of the car and rushed across the road! The taxi driver shouted at his back, ¡°Hey! You haven¡¯t paid the cab fare yet!¡± Luo Yang said unhappily, ¡°What are you shouting for? I¡¯ll pay you!¡± After he said that, he transferred the money and got out of the car to chase Lin Bai. Lin Bai had already run to Zhao Yiming¡¯s side. At the same time, he finally saw the license plate number of the Toyota that hit Zhao Yiming. It was exactly the same as in the future news. This was the car that Zhao Yiming used to hit people! This time, Lin Bai finally understood how Zhao Yiming¡¯s car came about. At this time, the Toyota owner also cursed and got out of the car. Without a word of concern, he directly pointed at Zhao Yiming¡¯s nose and cursed. ¡°You f*cking cheated, right?!¡± ¡°Let me tell you, I have a driving recorder in my car!¡± ¡°I wasn¡¯t driving at a fast speed just now. You deliberately crashed into my car!¡± ¡°Stop holding your stomach and acting with me. I won¡¯t pay you a single cent!¡± ¡°If you know what¡¯s good for you, then get lost. Don¡¯t force me to slap you! Get lost!¡± Zhao Yiming was in so much pain that his face had turned pale, but he was still insulted by the car owner. He was instantly enraged. ¡°Who are you calling scammer?¡± ¡°You were the one who hit me, and you still want to deny it?¡± The Toyota owner used his nostrils to size up Zhao Yiming, who was dressed shabbily, and said contemptuously, ¡°Those who have arms and legs don¡¯t know how to work properly to earn money. You always go down the wrong path. You deserve to be so poor.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve seen a lot of people like you. You¡¯re just a scum of society who likes to eat and do nothing, or you¡¯re just wasting air and water!¡± ¡°Hurry up and get lost. I don¡¯t have time to waste with you!¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t get lost, I¡¯ll run you over!¡± Zhao Yiming was so angry that he was trembling. He stared at the owner of the car for a long time before his eyes suddenly turned to the Toyota. When the owner got off the car, the engine was still running. An impulsive and crazy thought quietly appeared. It was out of control. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go.¡± Zhao Yiming gritted his teeth and said this, pretending to leave as if he was unlucky. The Toyota owner snorted in disdain and prepared to sit back in the car. However, at this moment, Zhao Yiming suddenly rushed towards him, forcefully pushing him away and pouncing towards the driver¡¯s seat! In his mind, the image of him stepping on the accelerator to the bottom began to appear! Zhao Yiming was excited and he couldn¡¯t wait to turn the image in his mind into reality! What¡¯s there to be afraid of when you¡¯re already dead. Before he dies, he¡¯ll have to drag a few more down with him! Just when Zhao Yiming¡¯s buttocks were about to sit on the driver¡¯s seat. Suddenly a big hand grabbed his arm and yanked him out of the car! Before Zhao Yiming could react, he had already been flung away. ¡°Bang!¡± Zhao Yiming drew a perfect parabola in the air and then landed heavily on the ground, rolling his eyes. The person who had pulled him out of the car was none other than Lin Bai. Lin Bai saw that Zhao Yiming had almost fainted from the fall and could not help but secretly regret it. He had been in a hurry and hadn¡¯t controlled his strength properly, so he had accidentally used too much strength. Lin Bai actually only wanted to stop Zhao Yiming and had no intention of hurting him. After all, although Zhao Yiming¡¯s actions were hateful, they were actually quite pitiful. The Toyota owner finally reacted at this time. He felt like he ran to Lin Bai¡¯s side and thanked him profusely. ¡°Little brother, thank you so much!¡± ¡°If you hadn¡¯t acted in time, my car would have been snatched away by that poor bastard!¡± ¡°Thank God for you¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Lin Bai coldly interrupted the Toyota owner¡¯s words. He did not have a good impression of this fellow. That was because if it weren¡¯t for this fellow¡¯s constant humiliation, Zhao Yiming might not have done those extreme actions.. Chapter 78 - Breeding Evil Thoughts Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The Toyota owner shut his mouth after being yelled at by Lin Bai, but the expression on his face was very displeased. However, he was shocked by Lin Bai¡¯s previous display of skill. He did not dare to show this emotion too obviously, and he also did not dare to directly retort Lin Bai, afraid that he would get beaten up if he angered Lin Bai. On the other side, Zhao Yiming was lying on the ground. As he listened to the Toyota owner insult him repeatedly as a ¡°Poor bastard,¡±his heart became even more resentful. Why did he end up in this state? If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the Qingcheng Group¡¯s real estate development was in shambles, causing him to spend all his savings and buy a dilapidated house, and he couldn¡¯t even pay the monthly mortgage, would he be in such a dire situation? Previously, he had asked for an explanation from the Qingcheng Group so many times, but he was kicked around like a rubber ball. No one was willing to help solve the problem. Even the relevant government departments did not care about it! The resentment and humiliation mixed together, making the evil thoughts in his heart swell. Why was he the only one who was so miserable? Why did he have to suffer such humiliation? Why did he have to die alone in embarrassment and silence? He was not willing to accept it! Since he could not take revenge on the Qingcheng Group, he could not take revenge on Shen Wanqing. He might as well take revenge on this society! When the time came, he would let everyone know that he was forced into a corner by the Qingcheng Corporation and that was why he did these actions! He did not believe that when people criticized him, they would not also condemn Shen Wanqing! The evil fire in Zhao Yiming¡¯s heart burned brighter and brighter. He stared at the open door of the Toyota, his mind replaying the images in his mind over and over again. He could no longer feel the pain on his body, and everything around him became distant and blurry. It was as if he and the car were the only ones left in the world. As long as he rushed into the car and stepped on the accelerator. He would be able to crush all the hatred in his heart and vent his anger to his heart¡¯s content! Zhao yiming imagined this process again and again in his mind. He was so excited that he was trembling slightly. ¡°Charge!¡± The last trace of conscience in his heart was finally broken. Only the evil thought of revenge was left. Zhao Yiming struggled to get up in one breath and pounced on the open car door! Lin Bai was quick-witted. He grabbed his shoulder and threw him out with force. He had hit him too hard just now, so Lin Bai deliberately restrained his strength this time to prevent Zhao Yiming from getting hurt. In fact, Lin Bai¡¯s heart was filled with sympathy for this unlucky and pitiful man. Therefore, Lin Bai actually did not want to hurt him. Zhao yiming stumbled a few meters away before he managed to stabilize his body. He did not fall into a sorry state like last time. But even so, the grievance and hatred in his heart still surged endlessly! ¡°No one is helping me¡­¡± ¡°All of you are going against me!¡± Zhao Yiming roared angrily. Then, he took out a sharp dagger from his pocket and stabbed it fiercely at Lin Bai. He hated Lin Bai to the core. If it weren¡¯t for Lin Bai stopping him, he would have already snatched the Toyota! ¡°Why are you stopping me! Why! !¡± Zhao yiming roared and slashed with the dagger in his hand desperately. The bystanders were so scared that they screamed. The Toyota owner even rolled and crawled to the side. Lin Bai, on the other hand, was very calm. He countered every move and easily avoided all the attacks. He didn¡¯t even let Zhao Yiming Touch the corner of his clothes. Even though Zhao Yiming¡¯s attacks were fierce in the eyes of the bystanders, they were completely aimed at taking their lives. But in Lin Bai¡¯s eyes, it was actually no different from the slow-motion scenes in the movies. Lin Bai had a god-level combat technique with him. Even a professional combat champion would be child¡¯s play in front of Lin Bai, let alone an attack of Zhao Yiming¡¯s level. In addition, Zhao Yiming also had cancer. His physical fitness was not even comparable to an ordinary person. In less than two to three minutes, he started to lose his endurance and his attack speed became slower and slower. Lin Bai estimated that it was about time. Zhao Yiming¡¯s physical fitness had already been depleted by more than half. If he stopped him now, he should be able to calm him down. Therefore, Lin Bai decided to attack. Lin Bai took advantage of the opportunity. The moment Zhao Yiming pounced on him, he turned slightly to avoid the dagger in his hand. Then, he grabbed Zhao Yiming¡¯s wrist with his back hand. As long as Lin Bai used a little strength, he could dislocate Zhao Yiming¡¯s wrist and make it impossible for him to hold the dagger. Once the weapon was out of his hand, Zhao Yiming would no longer be a threat. However, in a split second, another thought flashed through Lin Bai¡¯s mind. Before he had time to think, he had already let go and allowed Zhao Yiming to pounce forward. All of this seemed to be a lengthy description, but in reality, it only happened in an instant. The surrounding spectators could not see clearly at all. They did not know that after Lin Bai grabbed Zhao Yiming¡¯s wrist, he deliberately let go of him, thinking that Lin Bai did not grab him. They all felt sorry for Lin Bai. Some of them could not help but pat their thighs and sigh. ¡°Aiya! What a pity!¡± A bystander felt so regretful that it was as if he had missed this opportunity. Lin Bai was slightly stunned. His mind was filled with the thoughts that had appeared in that instant just now. Just now, when he let go of Zhao Yiming, it was just a subconscious action of Lin Bai. He did not think carefully about it. Only now did Lin Bai really start to think about whether the idea that popped up in a split second just now was feasible. After a short period of thinking, Lin Bai had already come to an answer in his heart. Zhao Yiming was already a little exhausted. He bent down and panted heavily. He was hesitating whether he should continue to attack Lin Bai. However, he had already made his move. Even if he stopped now, he would inevitably be held accountable. Thinking of this, Zhao Yiming made up his mind and decided to do the bad thing to the end. Since he had already used the knife, he might as well vent his anger completely! ¡°Damn it! I told you to mind your own business. If I don¡¯t stab you to death today, my surname won¡¯t be Zhao!¡± Zhao yiming spat fiercely and raised the knife again to Chop Lin Bai. Lin Bai immediately dodged to the side, but for some reason, his speed was much slower than before. The tip of the knife cut a huge hole in his chest. At the same time, it also cut his flesh. Bright red blood seeped out and dyed Lin Bai¡¯s clothes red. When the bystanders saw the blood, they all cried out in alarm. Some people even called the police. Luo Yang, who had been staying in the crowd, could not watch anymore. He did not go forward to help before because he was afraid of causing trouble for Lin Bai. Now that Lin Bai was injured, he couldn¡¯t care about anything else and directly pounced on Zhao Yiming without thinking. ¡°Come at me if you have the guts! !¡± Luo Yang shouted angrily. Zhao Yiming was caught off guard and was directly pounced on to the ground by Luo Yang. Before he could react to what had happened, he was hit in the face by an old punch, which caused stars to appear in front of his eyes. Zhao yiming instinctively waved his knife to resist.. Chapter 79 - You Guys Are Fighting! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Luo Yang¡¯s eyes were bloodshot from the fight. He wanted nothing more than to smash this guy who dared to hurt Lin Bai to death with his fist. Luo Yang¡¯s eyes were bloodshot from the fight. He wanted nothing more than to smash this guy who dared to hurt Lin Bai to death with his fist. He was caught off guard and was in a fit of rage, so much so that his arm was cut open by Zhao Yiming several times, but he didn¡¯t feel any pain at all. In the end, it was Lin Bai who found out that he was injured and directly snatched the dagger from Zhao Yiming¡¯s hand so that Luo Yang¡¯s injury didn¡¯t get any worse. ¡°Stop fighting! Don¡¯t you know that you¡¯re injured?¡± Lin Bai saw that Luo Yang was still swinging his fist, so he quickly stopped him. Only then did Luo Yang realize that he felt pain. He looked down and saw that his sleeve was more than half stained with blood. He didn¡¯t know how many cuts he had received or how deep the wound was. Lin Bai pulled him up and said, ¡°If there¡¯s such a situation in the future, don¡¯t rush up and fight again. I can handle it by myself.¡± Luo Yang stared at the bleeding wound on Lin Bai¡¯s chest and refuted him for the first time. ¡°What can you do? If you can really handle it, why would you be injured?¡± ¡°Look at your injuries? How dangerous!¡± ¡°Fortunately, the wound is not deep. Otherwise, you would be lying in the ambulance right now!¡± Lin Bai¡¯s wound was on his left chest, at the exact spot where his heart was. If he had dodged a little slower and Zhao Yiming had used a little more force, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Just thinking about it made Luo Yang feel scared. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t tell him that he was actually injured on purpose. He could only put on a straight face and say in an unquestionable tone, ¡°Anyway, I told you not to interfere, so don¡¯t interfere! If you still treat me as your boss, then listen to me!¡± Luo Yang was obviously not convinced, but he did not continue arguing with Lin Bai. He turned his head and kicked Zhao Yiming, who was lying on the ground, fiercely to vent the frustration and fear in his heart. Luo Yang knew that he had only sustained a superficial wound. Although he had lost a little more blood, it should not be a big deal, so he was not angry about it. However, when he thought of Lin Bai¡¯s wound on his chest and how he almost lost his life, he wished that he could skin Zhao Yiming alive. Zhao Yiming collapsed on the ground. He had already fallen into a coma, so there was less air in and more air out. Lin Bai was afraid that he would beat him to death, so he quickly stopped Luo Yang. ¡°Okay, okay, that¡¯s enough.¡± Lin Bai persuaded him softly. Luo Yang still felt that his anger was not vented and wanted to kick him again. Unfortunately, the police came. Lin Bai, Luo Yang, and Zhao Yiming were all brought into the police car and sent directly to the nearest hospital. Lin Bai¡¯s injury was the least serious. It was basically just a slight cut and bleeding. The bleeding had stopped on its own halfway. Therefore, the doctor simply disinfected his wounds and that was it. Luo Yang¡¯s injury was relatively serious, and there were eight cuts on his arm. Fortunately, they were not particularly deep, and they did not hurt his nerves or important blood vessels. After the bleeding was stopped and bandaged, he was fine. Zhao Yiming was the most troublesome. Although he did not have any obvious external injuries, his head was injured, and he was still unconscious. This was very dangerous. The doctors were busy rescuing Zhao Yiming, while the police took statements from Lin Bai and Luo Yang. Lin Bai calmly explained the situation at the time. At the same time, he did not forget to emphasize to the police that the dagger that Zhao Yiming was holding was double-edged, so he probably wielded knives. He also emphasized that he stopped Zhao Yiming from stealing the car in the first place to prevent him from endangering public safety in an emotional state. When Zhao Yiming attacked him with a dagger, it was purely in self-defense. Luo Yang had attacked to protect him, so it should be considered self-defense. The police did not comment on Lin Bai¡¯s words. They only took notes with a straight face and recorded every word Lin Bai said. Luo Yang was not as calm and rational as Lin Bai. He was worried that Zhao Yiming would not wake up, so he simply took all the responsibility. ¡°Boss was basically just hiding and did not fight back. All the injuries on that guy¡¯s body were caused by me.¡± ¡°If anything happens to him, it¡¯s all my responsibility. It has nothing to do with Boss!¡± The policeman who took Luo Yang¡¯s statement glared at him and reprimanded him, ¡°What time Is it now? Are you still concerned about brotherhood?¡± ¡°Answer whatever I ask you. Cut the crap!¡± Luo Yang was a little scared of being reprimanded, but he still mustered his courage and said, ¡°What I said is the truth!¡± Lin Bai, who was at the side, hurriedly said, ¡°Luo Yang, speak properly to the police officers!¡± Luo Yang shrunk his neck and replied with an ¡°Oh¡±. He answered the question honestly and did not say anything else. The other group of police officers who stayed at the scene made a statement for the Toyota owners and the bystanders. They also checked the surveillance cameras near the scene of the incident. The cameras captured the situation clearly. It was just as Lin Bai had said. Zhao Yiming had intended to snatch the car first, and Lin Bai had acted later. In addition, the dagger that Zhao Yiming carried with him after the police had verified it belonged to the category of controlled knives. The fact that he owned and carried a controlled knife on the street was worth investigating. When Zhao Yiming woke up, he would inevitably be questioned. However, the police waited and waited, but Zhao Yiming did not wake up. Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Bai asked politely. ¡°Officer, when can we go back? The school still needs to check the bed at night.¡± Lin Bai felt that he and Luo Yang had already explained everything, so they should be able to go back. Unexpectedly, the police officer who took their statement turned cold and said unhappily, ¡°This kind of behavior is considered a fight!¡± ¡°You are now subject to administrative detention!¡± Lin Bai and Luo Yang were anxious at the same time. ¡°Sir, how can we be considered a fight? We are clearly doing what is right!¡± Lin Bai said. ¡°I was the one who beat him up. If you want to detain someone, detain me. It has nothing to do with Lin Bai!¡± Luo Yang said. The police officers reprimanded them fiercely, ¡°Just because you say that you are doing a good deed?¡± ¡°Cut the crap and come with us!¡± Luo Yang wanted to continue arguing. However, Lin Bai felt that if he continued arguing, it would become unreasonable even if it was reasonable. So he pulled Luo Yang¡¯s arm and said in a low voice, ¡°Forget it.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t be detained for more than a few days. Just treat it as an experience of life.¡± Since the tragedy had already been stopped and Lin Bai¡¯s father was no longer in danger of losing his life, Lin Bai felt that he could accept anything now. Moreover, he also believed that the police would not deal with the problem so carelessly. When Zhao Yiming woke up, everything would be investigated clearly and justice would naturally be given to him and Luo Yang. Luo Yang had already gotten used to listening to Lin Bai in everything. Since Lin Bai had decided, he did not continue to argue. Hence, the two of them were brought to the police station. He was caught off guard and was in a fit of rage, so much so that his arm was cut open by Zhao Yiming several times but he didn¡¯t feel any pain at all. In the end, it was Lin Bai who found out that he was injured and directly snatched the dagger from Zhao Yiming¡¯s hand so that Luo Yang¡¯s injury didn¡¯t get any worse. ¡°Stop fighting! Don¡¯t you know that you¡¯re injured?¡± Lin Bai saw that Luo Yang was still swinging his fist, so he quickly stopped him. Only then did Luo Yang realize that he felt pain. He looked down and saw that his sleeve was more than half stained with blood. He didn¡¯t know how many cuts he had received or how deep the wound was. Lin Bai pulled him up and said, ¡°If there¡¯s such a situation in the future, don¡¯t rush up and fight again. I can handle it by myself.¡± Luo Yang stared at the bleeding wound on Lin Bai¡¯s chest and refuted him for the first time. ¡°What can you do? If you can really handle it, why would you be injured?¡± ¡°Look at your injuries! How dangerous!¡± ¡°Fortunately, the wound is not deep. Otherwise, you would be lying in the ambulance right now!¡± Lin Bai¡¯s wound was on his left chest, at the exact spot where his heart was. If he had dodged a little slower and Zhao Yiming had used a little more force, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Just thinking about it made Luo Yang feel scared. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t tell him that he was actually injured on purpose. He could only put on a straight face and say in an unquestionable tone, ¡°Anyway, I told you not to interfere, so don¡¯t! If you still treat me as your boss, listen to me!¡± Luo Yang was obviously not convinced, but he did not continue arguing with Lin Bai. He turned his head and kicked Zhao Yiming, who was lying on the ground, fiercely to vent the frustration and fear in his heart. Luo Yang knew that he had only sustained a superficial wound. Although he had lost a little more blood, it should not be a big deal, so he was not angry about it. However, when he thought of Lin Bai¡¯s wound on his chest and how he almost lost his life, he wished that he could skin Zhao Yiming alive. Zhao Yiming collapsed on the ground. He had already fallen into a coma, so there was less air in and more air out. Lin Bai was afraid that he would beat him to death, so he quickly stopped Luo Yang. ¡°Okay, okay, that¡¯s enough.¡± Lin Bai persuaded him in a low voice. Luo Yang still felt that his anger was not vented and wanted to kick him again. Unfortunately, the police came. Lin Bai, Luo Yang, and Zhao Yiming were all brought into the police car and sent directly to the nearest hospital. Lin Bai¡¯s injury was the least serious. It was basically just a slight cut and bleeding. The bleeding had stopped by itself halfway. Therefore, the doctor only gave him simple disinfection and that was it. Luo Yang¡¯s injury was relatively serious, and there were eight cuts on his arm. Fortunately, they were not particularly deep, and they did not hurt his nerves or important blood vessels. After the bleeding was stopped and bandaged, he was fine. Zhao Yiming was the most troublesome. Although he did not have any obvious external injuries, his head was injured, and he was still unconscious. This was very dangerous. The doctors were busy rescuing Zhao Yiming, while the police took statements from Lin Bai and Luo Yang. Lin Bai calmly explained the situation at the time. At the same time, he did not forget to emphasize to the police that the dagger that Zhao Yiming was holding was double-edged, so it should belong to the category of prohibited weapons. He also emphasized that he stopped Zhao Yiming from stealing the car in the first place to prevent him from endangering public safety in an emotional state. When Zhao Yiming attacked him with a dagger, he fought back purely in self-defense. Luo Yang had attacked to protect him, so it should be considered self-defense. The police did not comment on Lin Bai¡¯s words. They only took notes with a straight face and recorded every word Lin Bai said. Luo Yang was not as calm and rational as Lin Bai. He was worried that Zhao Yiming would not wake up, so he simply took all the responsibility. ¡°Lin Bai was basically just hiding without fighting back. All the injuries on that guy¡¯s body were caused by me. If anything happens to him, it¡¯s all my responsibility. It has nothing to do with Lin Bai!¡± The policeman who took Luo Yang¡¯s statement glared at him and reprimanded him, ¡°You¡¯re still trying to cover up for your friend at this point of time, huh? Answer whatever I ask you. Cut the crap!¡± Luo Yang was a little scared of being reprimanded, but he still mustered his courage and said, ¡°What I said is the truth!¡± Lin Bai, who was at the side, hurriedly said, ¡°Luo Yang, speak properly to the police officers!¡± Luo Yang shrunk his neck and assented. He answered the question honestly and did not say anything else. The other group of police officers who stayed at the scene took the statements of the Toyota owner and the bystanders. They also checked the footage of the surveillance cameras near the scene of the incident. The cameras captured the situation clearly. It was just as Lin Bai had said. Zhao Yiming had intended to snatch the car first, and Lin Bai had acted later. In addition, the dagger that Zhao Yiming carried with him after the police had verified it belonged to the category of prohibited knives. The fact that he owned and carried a prohibited knife on the street was worth investigating. When Zhao Yiming woke up, he would inevitably be questioned. The police waited for a long time but Zhao Yiming did not wake up. Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Bai asked politely, ¡°Officer, when can we go back? The school still needs to check the bed at night.¡± Lin Bai felt that he and Luo Yang had already explained everything, so they should be able to go back. Unexpectedly, the police officer who took their statement turned cold and said unhappily, ¡°This kind of behavior is considered a fight!¡± ¡°You are now subject to administrative detention!¡± Lin Bai and Luo Yang were anxious at the same time. ¡°Sir, how can we be considered to have been involved in a fight? We were clearly doing what is right!¡± Lin Bai said. ¡°I was the one who beat him up. If you want to detain someone, detain me. It has nothing to do with Lin Bai!¡± Luo Yang said. The police officers reprimanded them fiercely, ¡°Must I believe that you were doing a good deed just because you say so? Cut the crap and come with us!¡± Luo Yang wanted to continue arguing. However, Lin Bai felt that if he continued arguing, his explanation would seem defensive even if it was reasonable. So, he pulled Luo Yang¡¯s arm and said softly, ¡°Forget it. I won¡¯t be detained for more than a few days. Just treat it as an experience of life.¡± Since the tragedy had already been stopped and Lin Bai¡¯s father was no longer in danger of losing his life, Lin Bai felt that he could accept anything now. Moreover, he also believed that the police would not deal with the problem so carelessly. When Zhao Yiming woke up, everything would be investigated clearly and justice would naturally be done for him and Luo Yang. Luo Yang had already gotten used to listening to Lin Bai in everything. Since Lin Bai had decided, he did not continue to argue. Hence, the two of them were brought to the police station.. Chapter 80 - Disrespecting Yourself At A Young Age Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation At the same time, at school. Yu Jinmo dialed Lin Bai¡¯s phone number for the umpteenth time. Just like before, the phone rang for a long time, but no one picked up. Yu Jinmo felt a little uneasy. She sent a message to Lin Bai: ¡°What are you doing? Why aren¡¯t you replying?¡± After the message was sent, there was no response. The chat window was filled with messages sent by Yu Jinmo, but there was no reply from Lin Bai. Yu Jinmo swiped the screen and looked at the message she sent. The first one was a link to the news that was being forwarded. The rest were all text messages sent by Yu Jinmo. ¡°Have you seen the trending searches today?¡± ¡°The backs of the two people in the news seem to be you and Luo Yang!¡± ¡°Are you busy?¡± ¡°Lin Bai?¡± ¡­ The rest of the messages were basically her asking Lin Bai what he was doing. However without exception, none of them were replied to. In the beginning, Yu Jinmo even comforted herself, thinking that Lin Bai was probably busy and didn¡¯t see her texts. However, a few hours had passed, and there was still no reply, which made Yu Jinmo uneasy. Lin Bai had never gone without replying her text messages for such a long time in the past. No matter how busy he was, he wouldn¡¯t ignore her like this. Could something have happened? As soon as this thought popped up, Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t sit still anymore. She tried to call Luo Yang to ask about Lin Bai¡¯s whereabouts. After all, Lin Bai had been the closest to Luo Yang during this period of time. Hence, when she couldn¡¯t contact Lin Bai, Yu Jinmo naturally wanted to ask Luo Yang. In the end, Luo Yang didn¡¯t answer her calls or reply to her messages. That made Yu Jinmo even more uneasy. Her intuition told her that something must have happened. Moreover, it was Lin Bai and Luo Yang who were both in trouble. This kind of intuition made Yu Jinmo unable to sit still. She ran to Lin Bai¡¯s dormitory building and waited for her classmates. She waited left and right, but she did not see any familiar faces. Yu Jinmo had no choice but to pull a long face and beg the dormitory manager to let her in. ¡°Auntie, can I go in and look for my classmates? I¡¯ll come out after saying a few words. I promise I won¡¯t stay, okay?¡± Yu Jinmo put her hands together and her attitude was very sincere. However, the manager of the dormitory building where Lin Bai was staying was a middle-aged woman. Usually, the middle-aged woman¡¯s attitude was especially friendly when faced with handsome male students. However, when faced with female students, especially beautiful ones, the middle-aged woman¡¯s attitude was always abnormally hostile. It was probably because she was old so she was especially jealous of young and beautiful girls. Yu Jinmo¡¯s appearance was definitely worthy of being the school belle. Usually, all the teachers and classmates were very friendly to Yu Jinmo. However, when facing this manager, her youth and beauty became a sin. The middle-aged woman scanned Yu Jinmo from head to toe several times with a disdainful gaze. Her gaze made Yu Jinmo feel extremely awkward. However, in order to find Lin Bai, Yu Jinmo endured it and continued to plead with her. ¡°Can I really just say a few words and come out in five minutes? Just five minutes?¡± If it was any other dormitory manager, they would have already made an exception. However, the middle-aged woman stared at Yu Jinmo¡¯s flawless face and the jealousy in her heart burned even more fiercely. ¡°Why can¡¯t you go somewhere else to talk? Why do you have to go to the boys¡¯ dormitory?¡± The middle-aged lady in charge of the dormitory questioned in a sarcastic and scornful tone. ¡°Don¡¯t think that I don¡¯t know what you want to do. I¡¯ve seen a lot of young girls like you! Don¡¯t you just want to be intimate with your boyfriend? If you want to do that, go out and get a room. Why do you have to mess around in the dormitory? What kind of place do you think the school is!?!¡± ¡°You¡¯re so young and don¡¯t have any self-respect. I really don¡¯t know what your parents taught you!¡± Yu Jinmo had been clenching her teeth and enduring, but when she heard the last sentence, she finally couldn¡¯t take it anymore. ¡°What right do you have to make such wild guesses?!¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine if you slander me, but what right do you have to talk about my parents?!¡± Yu Jinmo was furious and humiliated, and her entire body couldn¡¯t help but tremble. She had been pampered by Yu Jianhao since she was young. When had she ever suffered such injustice? The manager sneered, ¡°If you¡¯re afraid that others will talk, don¡¯t do such a shameful thing!¡± Yu Jinmo was so furious that her entire body turned cold. However, she was too cultured and did not know how to scold others. She could not vent her anger. ¡°This is slander! Slander!¡± Yu Jinmo retorted angrily. The manager scoffed. No matter what she said, she was sure that she was that kind of shameless woman. Just then, Lin Bai¡¯s other roommate, Sun Xiaogang, happened to pass by and saw the manager imitating Yu Jinmo¡¯s words. ¡°You are quibbling! Quibbling!!¡± Yu Jinmo was so angry that tears were rolling in her eyes. However, she bit her lips and held back her tears. Sun Xiaogang immediately understood what was going on when he saw this situation. Who in this dormitory building didn¡¯t know what kind of person the manager was? Yu Jinmo wasn¡¯t the first girl to be insulted by the manager, and she wouldn¡¯t be the last. Sun Xiaogang didn¡¯t know those girls from before, so he couldn¡¯t be bothered to meddle in other people¡¯s business. However, Yu Jinmo was his roommate¡¯s girlfriend, so he couldn¡¯t just stand by and watch. Sun Xiaogang immediately went forward and blocked Yu Jinmo behind him. He shouted at the housemother, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about!¡± ¡°The school clearly stipulates that girls can enter the boys dormitory after registering, as long as they give a valid reason. It¡¯s the same in other dormitory buildings, but you just won¡¯t allow it.¡± ¡°As long as it¡¯s a good-looking girl, you¡¯ll humiliate her in a disasteful manner. You¡¯ll bully a young girl who¡¯s too shy to scold others, right?!¡± ¡°You¡¯re just jealous because you¡¯re old and left on the shelves. People like you are really disgusting!¡± The manager was used to shouting and bossing others around so her mind had long been twisted. Now that she was being scolded by Sun Xiaogang, how could she bear it? ¡°Little bastard! I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents today!¡± The manager rolled up her sleeves and was about to hit him. Sun Xiaogang said sternly, ¡°Don¡¯t you dare touch me!¡± The manager felt guilty after being yelled at. She did not dare to let go of her raised hand in the end. After all, she was just a small manager who did not have the right to hit others. Moreover, Sun Xiaogang looked like someone who was not to be trifled with. If he really insisted on holding her accountable, she would be the one who would suffer in the end. In the blink of an eye, the manager had already weighed the pros and cons in her heart. She gave up the idea of making a move on them but she felt very embarrassed. She stood on the moral high ground and accused Sun Xiaogang and Yu Jinmo of not knowing how to respect themselves. ¡°Do you think your parents spent a ton of money to send you to school, just so that you could have a romantic partner?¡± Chapter 81 - Swindlers Are Too Rampant These Days! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°I don¡¯t allow girls to enter as they please. Isn¡¯t it for your own good?¡± ¡°Otherwise, you¡¯ll mess around and get pregnant. What kind of talk is that? !¡± ¡°You should be studying instead of studying. Your mind is filled with those kinds of things. If I don¡¯t give you a chance to mess around, you¡¯ll hit me. Aren¡¯t you shameless!?¡± Sun Xiaogang was just like his name. He had just received a batch of people, so he directly grabbed the dormitory manager¡¯s collar and lifted her up. ¡°Say it again if you have the guts.¡± The dormitory manager¡¯s entire body was hanging in the air. Her face was red from holding it in, and she couldn¡¯t say a word. The intense suffocation made her extremely scared. She instinctively struggled with all her might, hoping to break free from Sun Xiaogang¡¯s big hand. Unfortunately, it was useless. Sun Xiaogang said fiercely, ¡°You talk about being shameless all the time, but in reality, you are the most shameless person!¡± ¡°Your brain is full of dirty things, and everything you see is dirty. I really don¡¯t know why the school would hire someone like you to manage the dormitory!¡± The dormitory manager was already beginning to roll her eyes from holding it in. Yu Jinmo was afraid that someone would die, so he quickly advised Sun Xiaogang to let go. ¡°Sun Xiaogang, quickly put her down. She¡¯s already rolling her eyes. If something really happens, we¡¯ll be in trouble!¡± Although Sun Xiaogang was angry, he was not so crazy as to lose his mind. He also knew that if anything happened to the dormitory manager, the rest of his life would be in danger. It was not worth it to put himself in danger for such a disgusting person. Sun Xiaogang suppressed his anger and flung his hands away, warning her sternly: ¡°If I hear your nonsense again in the future, it won¡¯t just be like this!¡± The housewife sat on the ground and panted heavily, not daring to retort at all. But in her heart, she had already memorized the appearances of Sun Xiaogang and Yu Jinmo. This matter was not over! Unknowingly, there were many students who had gathered around to watch the show. They had also been dissatisfied with the dormitory manager for a long time. Today, they finally saw someone teach the dormitory manager a lesson. All of them looked at Sun Xiaogang with admiration. There was even someone who directly gave a thumbs up and said to Sun Xiaogang, ¡°Brother, well done!¡± Sun Xiaogang chuckled and felt a little embarrassed. Previously, he was so angry that he couldn¡¯t care less about the people around him. Now that he had calmed down, he realized that everyone inside and outside the building was watching the show. He immediately wanted to leave the scene. Of course, he didn¡¯t forget Yu Jinmo. ¡°You¡¯re here to look for Lin Bai, right? He¡¯s not in the dormitory. You should go back quickly.¡± After Sun Xiaogang said that, he also wanted to rub oil on his feet. Yu Jinmo quickly said, ¡°I just couldn¡¯t get in touch with him, so I wanted to go to the dormitory to look for him. Do you know where he went?¡± ¡°Uh, I don¡¯t know.¡± Sun Xiaogang glanced at the crowd that was watching the show and said softly, ¡°Let¡¯s talk somewhere else.¡± Yu Jinmo was already very uncomfortable from being surrounded by the crowd, so she immediately nodded in agreement. The two of them went to the sports field beside the dormitory building. Sun Xiaogang told Yu Jinmo, ¡°Lin Bai took Luo Yang out with him. They should still be together. Have you contacted Luo Yang?¡± Yu Jinmo nodded and said, ¡°I called him, but he didn¡¯t pick up.¡± Zhao Xiaogang joked, ¡°How dare he ignore your calls? I think he¡¯s tired of living. Later, we have to get Boss to teach him a good lesson!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll call them and ask. Maybe they didn¡¯t hear the phone ring just now.¡± Zhao Xiaogang comforted Yu Jinmo while calling Lin Bai. The phone rang for a long time, but no one picked up. ¡°Boss might be busy. I¡¯ll try to call Luo Yang again.¡± Zhao Xiaogang hung up and called Luo Yang instead. The result was the same. No one picked up. Yu Jinmo said worriedly, ¡°I¡¯ve called them many times before, but I haven¡¯t been able to get through. Could something have happened to them?¡± Zhao Xiaogang comforted him, ¡°It won¡¯t happen. Boss is so powerful. Nothing will happen to him.¡± ¡°Besides, Luo Yang isn¡¯t a good person. Who would dare to bully the two of them together?¡± Hearing his words, Yu Jinmo¡¯s nervous mood finally relaxed a little. However, she couldn¡¯t contact Lin Bai, so she couldn¡¯t stop feeling worried. ¡°Did they say anything before they left?¡± Yu Jinmo asked. Sun Xiaogang said, ¡°I¡¯m not too sure about that either.¡± ¡°Before they left, they did say a lot in the dormitory. However, I was playing games with my headphones on, so I didn¡¯t pay attention to what they said.¡± He thought about it carefully and said, ¡°Oh right, boss mentioned his father before.¡± Yu Jinmo was a little troubled. As far as she knew, Lin Bai had not mentioned to his family that they were dating. Was it not good for her to call his father rashly? Besides, what identity should she use to introduce herself to Lin Bai¡¯s father? On one hand, this was the only clue about Lin Bai at the moment. On the other hand, it was the awkwardness of identity. Yu Jinmo was at a loss for a moment and didn¡¯t know what to do. Sun Xiaogang saw Yu Jinmo¡¯s dilemma. He thought for a moment and understood the reason. So he took the initiative and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t I give Uncle Lin a call? I also have something to ask Boss.¡± Yu Jinmo quickly said, ¡°Thank you so much.¡± ¡°No problem.¡± Sun Xiaogang took out Lin Bai¡¯s father¡¯s number from his contact list and called him directly. The line was busy because Lin Bai¡¯s father was on another call. It was a call from the Public Security Bureau. ¡°Mr. Lin Haisheng, your son, Lin Bai, is suspected of fighting and has been detained¡­¡± Lin Haisheng was stunned for a moment before hanging up the phone. He felt that this was definitely a scam call. Lin Bai had been very obedient since he was young, and he had an excellent character. Even during his most rebellious adolescence, he had never gotten into trouble. Now that he was already in university, how could he still casually get into fights? Lin Haisheng would never believe that his son would do such a thing. In the kitchen, Lin Bai¡¯s mother poked her head out and asked, ¡°Who made the call?¡± Lin Haisheng said, ¡°It was a scam call. The caller even said that Lin Bai is suspected of fighting. He didn¡¯t even know to do an investigation before making up a lie. How could our son fight?¡± When Mrs. Lin heard that, she immediately laughed. ¡°That¡¯s right. Our son is the last person who will fight.¡± ¡°Swindlers nowadays are really getting more and more rampant!¡± Lin Haisheng was sighing when his phone rang again. He couldn¡¯t help but frown and mutter softly, ¡°Could it be that this one is also a swindler?¡± Although he thought so, he still picked up the phone and asked politely, ¡°Hello, who is this?¡± ¡°Hello, Uncle. I¡¯m Lin Bai¡¯s classmate¡­¡± Before Sun Xiaogang could continue, Lin Haisheng hung up the phone. ¡°The swindler actually got another person to call, he¡¯s really persistent!¡± Lin Haisheng complained to Mrs. Lin.. Chapter 82 - A Natural Investment Genius Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai looked at Luo Yang¡¯s pitiful expression and comforted him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. ¡°Next time, I¡¯ll definitely bring you along to make money next time.¡± Luo Yang immediately beamed with joy. ¡°You said it, you can¡¯t go back on your word.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t. When have I ever gone back on my word?¡± Lin Bai chatted casually with Luo Yang, but his hands weren¡¯t idle. He estimated that Pfizer¡¯s stock price should have already risen to the highest point, so he quickly sold them all. After a series of operations, he earned a net profit of 2.5 billion yuan. However, the final price of the Mayan prophecy tablet was 3 billion, so he was still short of 500 million. If he could get back the 500 million that he had lent to Yu Jianhao, it would be just enough. However, the problem was that when he lent the money to Yu Jianhao, Lin Bai had not expected such things to happen, so he gave a vague deadline by which Yu Jianhao had to repay the loan. He only said that he would return it within a month. It had only been half a month, so urging him to return the money was a little unkind. However, if he did not urge Yu Jianhao to return the money, Lin Bai would have to earn another 500 million in the remaining day or so. Just as he was pondering about it, he suddenly received a text message from the bank, which notified him that his balance had changed. The amount transferred to him was exactly 500 million, neither too much nor too little. Yu Jianhao had taken the initiative to return the money. The balance in Lin Bai¡¯s account had become 3.005 billion yuan. Now, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem for him to bid for the Mayan prophecy tablet. The problem that had troubled him previously disappeared in an instant. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but think to himself, ¡°It seems that my luck has been pretty good recently. What I lack comes back to me.¡± Yu Jianhao sent a bunch of thank-you messages to Mr. A in the letter. Then, he changed the topic and started to ask if Mr. A was trading stocks. He had already heard from his friend that Pfizer group¡¯s stock price had skyrocketed. Therefore, he really wanted to confirm whether the young man who bought Pfizer Group with 100 times the leverage was Mr. A. Lin Bai made a guess and understood why Yu Jianhao would ask about it. Therefore, he didn¡¯t hide it and directly admitted it as Mr. A. ¡°I didn¡¯t really invest in stocks in the past, but recently, I found that Pfizer group has a lot of potential so I bought some of their stocks.¡± On the other side of Dragon City, Yu Jianhao was holding his phone in excitement. ¡°Oh my God! It¡¯s really his doing!¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m talking about. This style of doing things is obviously very much like Mr. A!¡± ¡°100 times leverage, an investment of more than 500 million, and he¡¯s actually taking it so lightly. Mr. A is really not simple!¡± Yu Jianhao was as excited as if he had guessed the jackpot. Yu Jinmo asked doubtfully, ¡°Dad, what are you talking about? What¡¯s up with Mr. A?¡± Yu Jianhao briefly told Yu Jinmo about how Mr. A had bought Pfizer group¡¯s shares with a 100x leverage. At the same time, he also taught Yu Jinmo what leverage was. After Yu Jinmo heard this, he also sighed, ¡°Mr. A is indeed bold. With such a large investment, an ordinary person would not dare to take such a gamble.¡± Yu Jianhao sighed, ¡°That¡¯s right. That¡¯s why he was able to make so much money. It¡¯s because he had the courage to take risks that ordinary people wouldn¡¯t dare to take.¡± Then, he used an inquisitive tone to ask Mr. A for advice in the letter. What exactly did he use to judge Pfizer group¡¯s potential? After all, he had already received the news and immediately looked at Pfizer group¡¯s stock price for the past year. He really couldn¡¯t see the potential for it to soar. If Pfizer had not been the first to develop a new coronavirus vaccine at this time of the global pandemic, its stock price would not have risen. However, the problem was that Pfizer was not the only pharmaceutical company that had developed a coronavirus vaccine. ¡®How could Mr. A be sure that Pfizer was the first to develop it?¡¯ ¡®Could it be that he had insider information and knew about it before the news was released?¡¯ Yu Jianhao¡¯s heart was full of questions as he waited for Mr. A to answer them. Of course, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t tell him that he had actually known that Pfizer would release the news through the Future News app. Therefore, he could only use another reason to answer Yu Jianhao¡¯s questions. ¡°Given the severity of the epidemic, the whole world is looking forward to the emergence of a new coronavirus vaccine.¡± ¡°No matter which company, as long as they are the first to develop a new coronavirus vaccine, their stock price will definitely soar.¡± ¡°Currently, there are only a few pharmaceutical companies in the world that have the ability to develop a vaccine.¡± ¡°I did a thorough investigation and found that Pfizer is the company with the strongest comprehensive capability and the most likely to be the first to develop a vaccine, so I bought their stock.¡± ¡°I was actually just taking a gamble, but I just happened to be right.¡± Yu Jianhao was convinced by what he saw. ¡°Mr. A, thank you for your patience. I finally know where I¡¯m lacking.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have the keen insight that you do and I lack the patience and effort to carefully study potential opportunities.¡± ¡°Nor do I dare to make up my mind and invest as decisively as you.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t compare with you in terms of vision, judgment, courage, and boldness. Therefore, I¡¯m destined to never have the same achievements as you in my life.¡± ¡°Thank you for letting me understand this. I¡¯ve really benefited a lot.¡± This was the first time Yu Jianhao admired someone so much. When he thought of how Mr. A was only in his twenties, his admiration grew stronger. ¡°The younger generation is really formidable. He¡¯s still so young, but his foresight, methods, and boldness far surpass mine. I wonder how far he¡¯ll grow when he has more experience in the future.¡± Yu Jianhao muttered to himself and sighed. ¡°Fortunately, I was born a few decades earlier. Otherwise, if I were the same age as him and competed in the business world together, I¡¯m afraid I wouldn¡¯t have the chance to stand out in my lifetime.¡± This was the first time Yu Jinmo heard her father say such a thing. She asked, ¡°Dad, is Mr. A really as powerful as you say?¡± Yu Jianhao shook his head. ¡°No, he¡¯s far beyond that.¡± Up until now, the communication between him and Mr. A had been limited to private messages on WeChat, and they had never met face-to-face in reality. The information that words could convey was limited. Moreover, he did not know Mr. A very well, so it was difficult for him to judge whether Mr. A had any achievements that he did not know about. Therefore, Yu Jianhao felt that the real Mr. A was far more powerful than he had judged. Yu Jinmo said in surprise, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, Mr. A is simply an investment genius!¡± ¡°Yes, a natural investment genius.¡± Yu Jianhao suddenly changed the topic, ¡°Oh right, when we meet next time, remember to tell Lin Bai that he must maintain a good relationship with Mr. A.¡± ¡°Mr. A¡¯s future achievements are absolutely limitless. If Lin Bai can maintain a good relationship with him, he will be of huge help in the business world in the future..¡± Chapter 83 - Misunderstanding Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation On the other side, Sun Xiaogang was about to ask Lin Haisheng if he knew where Lin Bai was when he heard the ¡°busy¡± dial tone coming from the phone. He was stunned. Yu Jinmo looked at Sun Xiaogang who was holding the phone in a daze. She didn¡¯t know what had happened, and she couldn¡¯t help but feel nervous. She wanted to ask, but she was afraid that it would affect Sun Xiaogang¡¯s phone call. She could only endure it. At the same time, she prayed silently in her heart that nothing would happen to Lin Bai. After a long while, Sun Xiaogang put down his phone in a daze. There was still a look of disbelief on his face. Yu Jinmo asked carefully, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What happened?¡± Sun Xiaogang shook his head and didn¡¯t say anything. Yu Jinmo became even more anxious. ¡°What exactly happened? Tell me!¡± Sun Xiaogang didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry as he explained, ¡°Nothing. It¡¯s just that Uncle Lin didn¡¯t wait for me to finish speaking before he hung up.¡± This time, Yu Jinmo was also stunned. ¡°Has the signal been cut off?¡± Yu Jinmo tried to guess. Sun Xiaogang said, ¡°Maybe, I¡¯ll try again.¡± As he said that, he dialed Lin Haisheng¡¯s number again. ¡°Uncle Lin, I¡¯m Lin Bai¡¯s roommate, Sun Xiaogang. Is he at home now?¡± Sun Xiaogang spoke quickly this time and finally finished what he wanted to say. However, the response was still a busy tone. Lin Haisheng hung up again. Sun Xiaogang was speechless. This time, he was finally convinced that there was no problem with the phone signal. The call was disconnected was because Lin Haisheng hung up on him. ¡°Uncle Lin doesn¡¯t seem to want to take my call.¡± Sun Xiaogang said helplessly. Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t care about anything else at this time and said directly, ¡°Give me uncle Lin¡¯s number. I¡¯ll try calling him.¡± Sun Xiaogang immediately pulled out his contact list and showed it to her. Yu Jinmo called the number, but the result was the same. Before he could finish his sentence, he was hung up. ¡°Do you think Uncle Lin is unwilling to answer our call or is it just inconvenient?¡± ¡°Will he be in danger?¡± Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t help but let her imagination run wild, and she became increasingly anxious. Sun Xiaogang also felt that Lin Haisheng¡¯s attitude was very strange. He had gone to Lin Bai¡¯s house as a guest and met Lin Haisheng. At that time, Lin Haisheng had been very kind to him. However, now, he did not even wait for him to finish speaking and hung up on him twice in a row. It was really too abnormal. Sun Xiaogang wanted to comfort Yu Jinmo and say that he was fine, but he could not even think of a decent reason. He could not even convince himself, so how could he convince Yu Jinmo? ¡°Maybe¡­ maybe Uncle Lin is working overtime and can¡¯t pick up the phone.¡± In order not to make Yu Jinmo more anxious, Sun Xiaogang could only find an excuse to explain for Lin Haisheng. Yu Jinmo could only force a smile. ¡°Probably. Then I¡¯ll try to contact Lin Bai later. Maybe I¡¯ll be able to contact him. It¡¯s getting late. You should go back first.¡± Yu Jinmo was really embarrassed and asked Sun Xiaogang to accompany him outside in the cold wind. Sun Xiaogang said, ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll go back and take a look. Maybe Boss is already back.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Yu Jinmo smiled and nodded, but she knew that it was impossible. Given Lin Bai¡¯s character, it was impossible for him to go back to the dormitory without replying to her. Something must have happened to him. After watching Sun Xiaogang leave, Yu Jinmo hesitated for a while with her phone in her hand. She opened Lin Haisheng¡¯s contact number and started to edit the text message she was about to send him. ¡°Hello, Uncle Lin. I¡¯m Lin Bai¡¯s classmate, Yu Jinmo. Since evening onwards, he hasn¡¯t picked up anyone¡¯s calls. Our classmates can¡¯t contact him either. I¡¯m worried that something might have happened to him. Uncle, can you contact him?¡± After he finished editing the message, Yu Jinmo took a deep breath and clicked send. Then, she waited for what felt as long as a year. On Lin Haisheng¡¯s end. Other than receiving calls from Sun Xiaogang and Yu Jinmo, the police from the Public Security Bureau had also been constantly contacting him. Therefore, his line was constantly engaged. After he hung up, there were new calls coming in immediately. After a few times, Lin Haisheng was extremely frustrated. ¡°Are these scammers done yet?!¡± Lin Haisheng said angrily, ¡°If they call again, I¡¯ll definitely scold them!¡± Before he could finish his sentence, his phone rang again. This time, it was not a call, but a text message from Yu Jinmo. Lin Haisheng opened it and glanced at it. He felt a little uneasy. ¡®Could it be true?¡¯ Lin Haisheng hesitated for a moment before dialing Lin Bai¡¯s phone number. The phone rang for a long time, but no one picked up. He didn¡¯t reply to his texts either. Lin Haisheng¡¯s uneasiness spread like a tidal wave. It was the same for Mrs. Lin. ¡°There have been so many calls from people asking about Lin Bai. Did something really happen to him?¡± Lin Bai¡¯s mother had already started sobbing. Lin Haisheng consoled, ¡°Not necessarily. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll contact the police to confirm.¡± As he spoke, he called the police. After briefly explaining the situation, he asked the other party to transfer the call to the Public Security Bureau in their area. He wanted to personally confirm with the other party whether Lin Bai had really been detained. Lin Haisheng was afraid that if he searched on the Internet, he would find fake information posted by a swindler, so he simply asked the police to transfer the call. That way, there would definitely be no mistakes. After some communication, Lin Haisheng finally believed that his precious son was really detained by the Public Security Bureau because of a fight. There were no fraudulent calls. The calls that he had hung up on previously were all real. Lin Haisheng felt his head buzzing and his head spinning. He did not even know how he had hung up the phone. Mrs. Lin, who was beside him, heard everything. She wiped her tears and asked him, ¡°How did our son get into a fight with someone? He even hurt someone? This doesn¡¯t seem like something he would do!¡± Lin Haisheng could not figure it out either. ¡°There must be a misunderstanding!¡± He forced himself to calm down. ¡°Our son definitely wouldn¡¯t hit someone for no reason. I¡¯m going to the Public Security Bureau now!¡± ¡°No matter what, we have to get to the bottom of this!¡± Mrs. Lin wiped away her tears and nodded. ¡°Yes, yes, we have to get to the bottom of this. I¡¯ll go with you.¡± Lin Haisheng advised her to wait at home, but Mrs. Lin refused to do anything. In the end, there was nothing he could do, so Lin Haisheng could only bring her along. After much effort, the couple finally saw Lin Bai. Seeing the blood on Lin Bai¡¯s clothes, Lin Bai¡¯s mother immediately burst into tears tears. ¡°Son, why are you still injured? Is it serious? Have you bandaged it?¡± Lin Bai¡¯s mother asked in tears. Lin Bai hurriedly said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. It¡¯s just a superficial wound. It¡¯s been treated long ago.¡± ¡°Dad, Mom, did the police call you to ask you to come over?¡± Lin Bai was already hopping mad. It was one thing for him to be detained, but why did they have to torment his parents in the middle of the night? Even if he had to inform his family, couldn¡¯t they wait until tomorrow? Must he torture them in the middle of the night?! Chapter 84 - Release Him Immediately! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Haisheng replied, ¡°The police informed us. Also, your classmates couldn¡¯t get in touch with you, so they gave us a call.¡± Then, he changed the topic and began to ask the question that he was most concerned about. ¡°Son, why on earth did you fight with someone?¡± Lin Bai answered casually, ¡°Because if we don¡¯t stop that person, he will kill many people.¡± Lin Haisheng was stunned. ¡°What happened?¡± Lin Bai briefly described the situation at that time. After Lin Haisheng heard it, he said indignantly, ¡°Then you were acting heroically! It¡¯s fine if they don¡¯t praise you, but why are they detaining you!¡± Mrs. Lin was equally indignant. ¡°There¡¯s no reason to be detained for acting heroically! No, we have to get an explanation for this!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Dad, Mom, there¡¯s no need¡­¡± Mrs. Lin interrupted him angrily before he could speak, ¡°Why is there no need? If bravery is said to be a fight, how can there be justice!¡± ¡°Son, don¡¯t be afraid. Your Dad and I will go and get an explanation for you now!¡± Lin Bai wanted to persuade him again, but the old couple had already gone out to look for the relevant person-in-charge furiously. There was no other way. Since he couldn¡¯t stop them, Lin Bai could only smile helplessly and let them be. Luo Yang suddenly said from the side, ¡°Boss, I think you¡¯ve changed.¡± ¡°Have I?¡± Lin Bai asked. ¡°Of course!¡± Luo Yang shouted exaggeratedly, ¡°You weren¡¯t this calm and softspoken in the past! You¡¯ve clearly been wronged, yet you still have an indifferent attitude. I even suspect that you¡¯ve been possessed by someone!¡± Lin Bai smiled but didn¡¯t say anything. He thought that perhaps the fear of losing a loved one was too strong, so as long as his father¡¯s life was saved, everything else was not worth caring about. Even if he was wronged and detained now, he didn¡¯t regret anything he had done. Luo Yang said gloomily, ¡°Boss, I really don¡¯t understand you.¡± At the same time, in school. Yu Jinmo mustered up his courage again and dialed Lin Haisheng¡¯s phone number. It only rang once before the other party hung up. She did not know that Lin Haisheng and his wife were arguing with the police on the case, so they had no time to answer her calls. No matter how hard he tried, he could not get any information about Lin Bai. This filled Yu Jinmo¡¯s heart with fear and anxiety. In addition to the fact that girls were born with wild imaginations, all kinds of terrifying ideas kept spinning in Yu Jinmo¡¯s mind. Finally, this fear overwhelmed all of her rationality. She ignored the fact that it was already late at night and directly called the most resourceful person she knew. Her god-grandfather, Ye Weijun. Old Master Ye was woken up by the phone in his sleep and was immediately enraged. However, when he saw the name displayed on the phone screen clearly, the anger in his heart instantly dissipated. ¡°Jinmo, what happened?¡± Old Master Ye knew that this god-granddaughter of his was a very well-bred and obedient girl. If it wasn¡¯t for an emergency, she would never have been so rash to wake him up in the middle of the night. ¡°Grandpa, Lin Bai has gone missing¡­¡± Even though Yu Jinmo tried his best to control his emotions, his trembling voice betrayed her. When Old Master Ye heard the sobbing voice coming from the phone, his heart suddenly tensed up. ¡°Girl, don¡¯t worry, speak slowly. I¡¯m here, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Listening to Old Master Ye¡¯s comforting words, Yu Jinmo¡¯s emotions finally eased up a little. She briefly recounted the matter and specifically emphasized that Lin Bai¡¯s parents couldn¡¯t be contacted either. ¡°The situation is too abnormal. I¡¯m really worried that something might happen to Lin Bai. Grandpa, can you please help me investigate?¡± Yu Jinmo pleaded. Old Master Ye was slightly displeased. ¡°What do you mean by please¡¯? Why are you being so formal with me? Wait, I¡¯ll go get someone to help you investigate!¡± Old Master Ye hung up the phone and called the younger generation to investigate Lin Bai¡¯s whereabouts overnight. That night, no one in the Ye family slept. A few hours later, with the first ray of sunlight in the morning, the investigation finally came to a conclusion. ¡°What? An act of heroism was labeled as a fight?! Ridiculous!¡± Old Master Ye knocked his cane loudly. The juniors standing in front of him did not even dare to breathe loudly. It had been many years since the old man had been so angry. They were all very afraid. ¡°Who is the director of the Public Security Department in S province now? Call him. I have to talk to him properly!¡± ¡°His subordinates can¡¯t even differentiate between good and bad. How did he become the director of the Public Security Department? !¡± Hearing this, the younger generation of the Ye family were all shocked. They never expected that the old man would be so angry for an outsider. He even planned to personally interrogate the head of the Public Security Department in s province. While they were shocked, they were also very curious. who was that guy called Lin Bai? Why did the old man take him so seriously? Just as they were thinking, they heard Old Master Ye knock his cane on the ground and say, ¡°What are you still standing there for? Make the call!¡± The juniors reacted and quickly tried to persuade the old man. ¡°Grandpa, please calm down. This is just a misunderstanding. It¡¯s not worth making such a big fuss over it¡­¡± Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted. ¡°Misunderstanding? He¡¯s already been detained. How can it be called a misunderstanding?! Cut the crap. Quickly call the Public Security Department and ask them to release him!¡± Seeing that Old Master Ye was really angry, the juniors did not dare to say anything more. They could only obediently dial the number and pass it over. Old Master Ye roared at the phone, scolding the person on the other end until he did not even have the chance to open his mouth. ¡°Release him immediately!¡± Old Master Ye used an unquestionable command tone to shout out these words, and then directly hung up the phone. A few minutes later. The director of the S City Public Security Bureau received a call from his superior. He was completely stunned by the other party¡¯s scolding. Other than promising to release Lin Bai immediately, there was only one thought in the director¡¯s mind ¡ª ¡®What is the background of that brat Lin Bai?¡¯ He had only been detained for one night, the provincial public security department had already been alerted. What the hell was going on?! Even though he was suspicious, the provincial leaders had already spoken in person. Naturally, he did not dare to delay and immediately asked the Bureau to release him. At the same time, he also scolded the junior police officer who handled the case yesterday. Lin Bai¡¯s parents were not idle that night either. They first tried to argue with reason, asking the police officer in charge of handling the case to admit that Lin Bai and Luo Yang¡¯s actions were righteous and courageous, as opposed to fighting. However, the police officers in charge of the case were very adamant. No matter what they said, they were determined to charge them for affray and would not change the nature of the matter regardless of what they said. Lin Bai¡¯s father was exasperated but there was nothing he could do. They were all ordinary office workers with limited social connections. Even if they felt that it was unfair, they had no way to complain. Just as they were angry and desperate, the police officer in charge of the case answered a phone call, and his attitude immediately changed drastically. Not only did he admit that he had made a mistake in his work, misjudged the nature of Lin Bai¡¯s and Luo Yang¡¯s actions, but he even took the initiative to apologize to them.. Chapter 85 - Meeting The Parents Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin, I¡¯m really sorry. It¡¯s all my fault.¡± ¡°The detention penalty has been lifted. You can take Lin Bai away at any time. Please follow me.¡± The police officer in charge of handling the case led the way while constantly apologizing to Lin Haisheng and his wife as if he was afraid that they would have an opinion. The difference in his attitude made Lin Haisheng and his wife very confused. They really wanted to know who had called him just now. Who was helping them in the dark? Lin Haisheng and his wife screened through all the people they could think of in their mind, and then denied them one by one. When they reached the detention room, the police officer in charge of handling the case apologized to Lin Bai and Luo Yang in an extremely sincere manner. ¡°Mr. Lin, Mr. Luo, I made a mistake in judgment and misjudged your behavior.¡± ¡°Both of you are heroes who have done heroic deeds. I¡¯ve wronged you last night. Please be magnanimous and forgive me for my mistake in my work.¡± ¡°Also, my attitude yesterday was not good enough. Now, I solemnly apologize to all of you. I¡¯m sorry.¡± The police officers¡¯ self-criticism stunned Lin Bai, Luo Yang, and Lin Haisheng. At this moment, the door of the detention room was pushed open. A middle-aged man, who was travel-worn, ran in. The police officer in charge of handling the case was stunned when he saw the man. Then, he said respectfully, ¡°Hello, Chief.¡± Lin Bai and the others were even more confused. From the way the chief looked, it seemed like he had rushed here on purpose. Just to send them away? Just as they were thinking about it, the chief spoke. ¡°I¡¯m very sorry. It was my incompetence that caused the mistake yesterday. From now on, I will definitely strengthen the supervision and training of my subordinates to prevent similar incidents from happening again¡­¡± Lin Bai and the rest were even more confused. So the director had specially rushed over just to apologize in person? Isn¡¯t that a little too much? Lin Bai and the others looked at each other, their faces full of confusion. No one said anything. The director continued to say a lot of apologetic words, as well as how to strengthen the supervision and management of his subordinates in the future. After speaking for a long time, he was a little speechless, and the atmosphere gradually became cold. Lin Bai had no choice but to force himself to speak, breaking the tension of the awkward atmosphere. ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine. It¡¯s inevitable that there will occasionally be some minor mistakes in work. Luo Yang and I only stayed here for one night. It¡¯s not really a great mistreatment, much less harm. Let¡¯s just forget about this matter.¡± After Lin Bai said this, the bureau chief and the police officers who were handling the case clearly heaved a sigh of relief. Their reactions made Lin Bai feel that they were very afraid that he would be angry. But why were they so afraid? Lin Bai really didn¡¯t understand. On the surface, he was just an ordinary college student. Why was he so afraid? Someone must have helped him behind his back. But who was that person? Lin Bai couldn¡¯t figure it out at the moment. However, it wasn¡¯t the time to think about it now. He and Luo Yang didn¡¯t sleep much that night. As for his parents, they didn¡¯t sleep at all. They couldn¡¯t hide their fatigue and exhaustion. Lin Bai just wanted to go home with his parents and have a good sleep. As for other things, he would talk about it later. ¡°By the way, can I have my phone back?¡± Lin Bai asked. When he and Luo Yang were brought back for detention yesterday, their phones had been confiscated. Now that the detention penalty had been lifted, they naturally had to have their phones back. That was his treasure. He could not lose it no matter what. The police officer who was handling the case nodded repeatedly when he heard that. ¡°Sure, sure. Please wait a moment.¡± As he said that, he jogged over to get his phone and handed it back to Lin Bai and Luo Yang. Lin Bai unlocked the phone and took a glance. He realized that there were more than a dozen missed calls and more than 50 unread messages. All of them came from Yu Jinmo. It seemed like that girl had been worried sick last night. Lin Bai felt a little guilty. ¡°Alright, Dad, Mom, let¡¯s go.¡± Lin Bai put away his phone. He planned to call Yu Jinmo back to tell him that he was safe when he got home. However, just as he walked out of the Public Security Bureau, he saw Yu Jinmo standing at the side with reddened eyes. Yu Jinmo immediately pounced on Lin Bai and hugged him tightly when she saw him. She started sobbing. ¡°You scared me to death!¡± ¡°I couldn¡¯t get in touch with you no matter what. Do you know how worried and scared I was?!¡± ¡°Why did you fight someone when you were fine? You scared me to death¡­¡± The fear and grievance that she had held in for the whole night emerged at this moment. Yu Jinmo lay in Lin Bai¡¯s arms and cried until she was out of breath. Lin Bai¡¯s heart ached terribly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for making you worry about me. I really didn¡¯t get the chance to contact you yesterday. My phone was confiscated. I won¡¯t do this again in the future. Don¡¯t cry, be good.¡± Lin Bai gently coaxed Yu Jinmo. Lin Haisheng and his wife watched silently from the side. Their expressions were both surprised and relieved. Lin Bai had never mentioned Yu Jinmo to them before, so they had only just found out that Lin Bai had a girlfriend. Moreover, it seemed that the relationship between the two of them was quite close. Not to mention other things, just Yu Jinmo¡¯s worry about Lin Bai could at least prove that she truly loved Lin Bai. Lin Haisheng and his wife looked at each other and smiled. Their son had finally grown up and understood that it was a good thing to be in a relationship. After Yu Jinmo calmed down, she noticed that Lin Bai¡¯s parents were standing behind Lin Bai and had been staring at him for an unknown period of time. Although she had never met Lin Haisheng and his wife before, it was not difficult to tell that they were Lin Bai¡¯s parents just by looking at them. Yu Jinmo¡¯s small face instantly turned red from embarrassment. ¡°Hello, Uncle¡­ Uncle and Aunt.¡± Yu Jinmo braced herself to greet them. She was so embarrassed that she wished she could turn invisible on the spot. Lin Haisheng and his wife responded with a smile. Then, they looked at Lin Bai and asked with a smile, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to introduce us?¡± Lin Bai quickly said, ¡°Dad, Mom, this is my girlfriend, Yu Jinmo.¡± ¡°Jinmo, these are my parents.¡± Lin Haisheng and his wife looked at Yu Jinmo carefully. The more they looked at her, the more they liked her. This girl was beautiful, but she was not ostentatious. Her clothes and manners made her look cultured. She was not a bad girl. Mrs. Lin invited, ¡°Jinmo, do you want to come home with us?¡± Yu Jinmo nodded in a fluster. She was so nervous that she couldn¡¯t speak properly. ¡°Sure, sure. Ah, that¡­ Okay.¡± Mrs. Lin smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be so nervous. It¡¯s just a casual meal and a chat.¡± She really wanted to understand what kind of girl her son¡¯s girlfriend was. Lin Bai quietly held Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand and said softly, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯m here.¡± Feeling the warmth from Lin Bai¡¯s palm, Yu Jinmo finally relaxed.. Chapter 86 - The Yu Corporation Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Jinmo¡¯s line of sight slowly slid down. Only then did she notice that there was a large gash on Lin Bai¡¯s chest, and there were even blood stains on it. Her nerves, which had finally relaxed, instantly tensed up again. ¡°How did this happen? Are you injured? Is it serious?¡± Yu Jinmo asked anxiously. Thinking about how she had pounced into Lin Bai¡¯s embrace just now, he became even more worried and blamed herself. ¡°Did I¡­hurt you just now?¡± She asked carefully. Lin Bai said casually, ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine. It¡¯s just a small wound. Don¡¯t be so worried.¡± But how could Yu Jinmo not be worried? She kept asking what exactly had happened back then. Not only her, Lin Haisheng and his wife also wanted to know why Lin Bai had attacked someone and even injured himself. Lin Bai had originally planned to explain everything to them slowly after he returned home. However, seeing that they were so eager to know, he told them everything while they were on the way home. Of course, Lin Bai didn¡¯t tell them that he actually had the ability to dodge Zhao Yiming¡¯s stab. He deliberately got injured so that they wouldn¡¯t pay too much attention to other things. The truth was just as Lin Bai had expected. Lin Haisheng and his wife, as well as Yu Jinmo¡¯s attention, were all focused on his injuries. As for the photo of his and Luo Yang¡¯s back that was trending, and why he didn¡¯t stay in school and instead went to the place where the incident happened, these questions were all ignored by them. After Lin Haisheng heard the whole story, he said to Lin Bai, ¡°You did the right thing in this incident. You stopped that person from hurting more people. It can be considered a righteous act ¡°However, if you encounter similar situations in the future, you have to pay attention to your methods. While protecting others, you also have to protect yourself. This time, you¡¯re lucky that you didn¡¯t hurt any vital parts. You might not be so lucky next time. ¡°You¡¯re the only child in our family. If something happens to you, how will your mother and I live the rest of our lives?¡± ¡°Next time, before you do anything, think about your mother and me first. Do you understand?¡± Lin Haisheng rarely spoke to Lin Bai in such a tone. This time, he was really afraid. He didn¡¯t even dare to think about what would have happened if the knife had been stabbed a little more. Lin Bai said seriously, ¡°Dad, don¡¯t worry. This won¡¯t happen again.¡± If he could think of a better way, he would not have gotten hurt on purpose. Now that he had achieved his goal, his family and Yu Jinmo did not notice the problems that he could not explain. However, Lin Bai felt a little guilty. After all, the worries his family had for him were all genuine. ¡°No matter what happens in the future, I will never let myself get hurt again.¡± Lin Bai promised solemnly. This was not just a promise made to appease his family¡¯s emotions. It was because Lin Bai had really set a rule in his heart that he would never let himself get hurt again, and he would never let his family be so worried. Lin Haisheng said with a straight face, ¡°You have to keep your word.¡± He wanted to say something more, but Mrs. Lin tugged at the corner of his shirt and said softly, ¡°Okay, okay, just stop talking. Don¡¯t scare Little Mo..¡± Lin Haisheng also felt that it was not good to continue reprimanding his son in front of his girlfriend, so he did not say anything more. Thus, Mrs. Lin laughed and chatted with Yu Jinmo about common things, asking her what dishes she liked to eat, if she had any dietary restrictions, and if she had any hobbies after school. The tense atmosphere finally slowly eased up. For the rest of the journey, it was basically Mrs. Lin and Yu Jinmo who talked about common things. Occasionally, they would talk about the embarrassing things that happened when Lin Bai was young. Lin Haisheng focused on driving and did not speak anymore, but there was an unconcealable joy on the corners of his eyes and brows. Lin Bai could tell that his parents had a good impression of Yu Jinmo. This made him secretly sigh in relief. Then, he took advantage of this period of time to check the unread messages on his phone. When he saw Yu Jinmo asking him if he had seen the photo of his back on the trending search, Lin Bai could not help but secretly rejoice. Fortunately, he followed his instincts and avoided those questions. But if he avoided this time, he might not be able to avoid it next time. He still had to be more careful in the future. After returning home, Lin Bai¡¯s mother personally cooked a big table of good dishes. Basically, they were all Yu Jinmo¡¯s favorites. During the meal, they still chatted about common topics. Lin Haisheng and his wife had basically learned all about Yu Jinmo¡¯s growth experience, her personality, preferences, and so on. They liked her more and more. In the end, the topic inevitably turned to Yu Jinmo¡¯s parents. Yu Jinmo did not hide anything and told the truth: ¡°When my mother gave birth to me, she died during labor. So, all these years, it was my father who raised me all by himself. He doted on me very much but if I made a mistake, he would also scold me very harshly, so that I would not dare to make a mistake again. When I was young, I couldn¡¯t quite understand his painstaking efforts. Now that I¡¯ve grown up, I really feel that he is the best father in the world.¡± Lin Haisheng and his wife did not dislike Yu Jinmo just because she had grown up in a single-parent family. On the contrary, they were very distressed that Yu Jinmo had lost her mother¡¯s love at such a young age. They felt that they should take extra care of her in the future. Mrs. Lin said, ¡°Then your father has to play the role of both a father and a mother while juggling work at the same time. It must be very tiring.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded. ¡°Yes. Before the company was on the right track, he had to do many things himself.¡± ¡°At that time, he was very busy. He could only sleep for three or four hours a day, and his hair had become much whiter.¡± ¡°But after I entered junior high school, the company¡¯s various businesses were on the right track. My father wasn¡¯t so busy anymore, and he spent most of his time with me.¡± ¡°Company?¡± Mrs. Lin keenly grasped the keywords. ¡°Does your father run a company?¡± Yu Jinmo nodded. ¡°Yes, he owns the Yu Corporation.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Lin Haisheng and his wife looked at each other, their expressions complicated and subtle. Everyone in S City knew about the Yu Corporation? It was the largest company in the city, and the Yu family was also the undisputed richest family in S city. However, Lin Haisheng and his wife never expected that the gentle and obedient girl in front of them was the daughter of the owner of Yu Corporation. Moreover, she was also the sole heir of the Yu Corporation. If nothing unexpected happened, all the wealth of the Yu Corporation and the Yu family would belong to her in the future. That made Lin Haisheng and his wife a little confused for a moment, not knowing what kind of attitude they should continue to treat Yu Jinmo with.. Chapter 87 - I Will Become Rich On My Own Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Haisheng and his wife had never thought that their family would have anything to do with the richest man in S City. But now, the daughter of the owner of Yu Corporation was sitting at their dining table and she was deeply in love with their precious son. That was not a bad thing, but it made Lin Haisheng and his wife very worried. The reason was, they were not compatible in terms of background! After a moment of silence, Mrs. Lin changed the topic. She smiled and picked up a slice of fish, which she then placed in Yu Jinmo¡¯s bowl. She said, ¡°We rarely have sea bass at home. I don¡¯t know if this is to your liking. Give it a try.¡± Her attitude was still gentle and loving as if there was no difference from before. Yu Jinmo did not sense anything unusual. She smiled and ate the fish, praising Mrs. Lin¡¯s cooking skills. However, Lin Bai could keenly sense that there was a subtle difference in the way his parents treated Yu Jinmo. Although they still maintained a warm and hospitable attitude, meticulous and considerate, there was a subtle distance between them and before. Others might not be able to sense this subtle change, but Lin Bai knew his parents too well. He could not pretend not to notice it. After the meal was over and Yu Jinmo was sent away, Lin Haisheng and his wife revealed their worries again. ¡°Lin Bai, Mom and Dad would like to talk to you,¡± Lin Haisheng said in a serious and solemn tone. Lin Bai nodded and agreed. He was also looking for an opportunity to have a good talk with his parents. ¡°Yu Jinmo is a pretty good girl.¡± Lin Haisheng first expressed his good impression of Yu Jinmo, and then suddenly changed the topic. ¡°But the two of you are not suitable for each other. She is the only heir of the Yu family. If nothing goes wrong, everything will belong to her in the future.¡± ¡°What are the conditions of our family? We are not good enough for her!¡± ¡°Lin Bai, I know that the two of you really like each other, but there are many things that can not be justified just by feelings.¡± ¡°You are still young. Perhaps you feel that it is an old feudal concept for a couple to be of equal status but I have to tell you that no matter what era it is, the two of you must not be too different from each other in all aspects if you want to be together for a long time. Otherwise, there will be no good outcome.¡± ¡°We¡¯re just an ordinary family. We can¡¯t afford to become a union with a family like hers. Both of you are still students so the gap between you two may not be obvious now but when you step into society in the future, the gap will be even wider!¡± ¡°Xiao Bai, we have have never interfered with your life in the past, but you have to listen to us on this matter. Take advantage of the fact that you haven¡¯t been together for long and quickly break up.¡± Lin Bai had already expected his parents to feel that there was a big gap between their families, and they were worried about the relationship between him and Yu Jinmo. However, he did not expect his father to ask him to break up with Yu Jinmo so directly. Lin Bai refused without thinking. ¡°Dad, I¡¯m sorry. I can¡¯t listen to you on this matter. I can understand your concerns. I also know that it¡¯s important to be of the same social status, but this isn¡¯t a reason to give up on true love. I like her, so naturally I¡¯ll try my best to be worthy of her.¡± ¡°Maybe our statuses may not be compatible yet, but they will definitely be in the future.¡± ¡°Oh no, actually, I¡¯ll be even better than her I¡¯m a man, so of course, I have to be stronger than my own woman.¡± Lin Haisheng didn¡¯t expect that Lin Bai could actually say such a thing. He felt that his son was young, impetuous, and way too ignorant of reality. However, looking at Lin Bai¡¯s confident and confident appearance, as well as the aura that he inadvertently emitted. Lin Haisheng also felt that his son seemed to no longer be the little boy that he remembered. He had quietly grown up and shed his youth, revealing the sharpness and shrewdness of a man. At that moment, Lin Haisheng seemed to have seen himself when he was young. He was high-spirited and fearless. He had the same determination and courage. He had also fought hard. So, he understood Lin Bai¡¯s state of mind at the moment. Those words that would be a wet blanket all stopped at his throat. Even if his previous efforts and hard work had not achieved the desired result. He still felt that he should not stop his son. This kind of solitary, brave, and zealous struggle should only happen once in his life. It would not be a waste of his youth. ¡°You can do it.¡± Lin Haisheng said. Mrs. Lin did not expect Lin Haisheng to actually cheer for Lin Bai. She frowned and nudged Lin Haisheng with her elbow. Then, she turned her head and said to Lin Bai, ¡°Son, it¡¯s good that you have ambition, but the gap between our family and the Yu family is really too big. You can¡¯t catch up with them just by relying on your zeal.¡± ¡°There are many people who start their own businesses. How many of them can actually succeed in the end? How many of them can build a business on the scale of the Yu Corporation?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to pour cold water on you. It¡¯s just that with our family¡¯s conditions, we can¡¯t even give you the start-up capital. How can you start your own business?¡± ¡°Listen to my advice. Don¡¯t be stubborn. Focus on your studies. In the future, when you graduate, find a good job and work hard. Then, find a girl of equal status and live a stable life¡­¡± Lin Bai interrupted his mother with a smile. He said, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t worry. I will earn the start-up capital myself. I will fight for everything I want. In the end, regardless of whether I succeed or fail, I can accept the result, but I can¡¯t give up without trying. The stable, step-by-step life you mentioned is great, but that is not what I want.¡± Mrs. Lin wanted to continue discouraging Lin Bai and make him accept reality, but Lin Haisheng stopped her. ¡°Our son has already grown up. He has his own ideas and choices. Let him go and make his own way.¡± Mrs. Lin sighed. How could she not hope for her son to be successful? However, as a mother, she was more worried that her precious son would fail and get hurt. She would rather he give up on dreaming about those glory days. She sighed and said, ¡°It¡¯s all your father¡¯s and my fault for not being able to help you. We don¡¯t have enough money.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯ve already given me enough. You¡¯ve never mistreated me since I was young, not to mention the money you invested in my education.¡± ¡°So, don¡¯t worry or feel that you¡¯ve mistreated me just because I have a girlfriend who comes from a wealthy family, because¡­ I will rely on myself to become rich.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s last sentence was like a heavy hammer that struck the hearts of Lin Haisheng and his wife. All the worries and anxieties from before were shattered by this sentence, and they no longer existed. What replaced them was only one thought. Their son had really grown up. He is now a mature, confident, brave, and determined adult. Mrs. Lin was finally no longer worried or opposed.. Instead, just like Lin Haisheng, she solemnly said to Lin Bai, ¡°Go, Son!¡± Chapter 88 - Cannot Disappoint A Good Person Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Just as Lin Bai finally gained the support of his parents, Zhao Yiming finally woke up in the hospital. The first thing he saw, other than the doctor in the white coat, was a policeman in plain-clothes with a serious expression. The medical staff gave him a simple check-up. After making sure that he was alright, the policemen began to take his statement. Zhao Yiming was like a puppet, half-sitting on the hospital bed, answering questions one after another mechanically. He did not have any emotions. He did not lie at all. When he was asked why he wanted to rob the Toyota, Zhao Yiming suddenly laughed nervously. ¡°Because I wanted to kill them.¡± He said this very softly, without much emotion, as if he was just stating a plain sentence. However, it made the police officer who took the statement shudder. ¡°Them? Who are you referring to?¡± The police officer who was in charge of taking the statement tried his best to control his emotions and continued to ask questions. Zhao Yiming still had a nervous smile on his face as he answered word by word: ¡°Everyone.¡± ¡°¡­¡± The police officer who took the statement was still young after all. He endured but in the end, he could not control himself and threw the notebook heavily onto the hospital bed. ¡°Do you still have any humanity?!¡± ¡°You want to hit someone with a car just for a small matter?!¡± ¡°Have you ever thought about their parents!? Their wives and children! Their brothers and sisters!!¡± ¡°You are a devil!¡± Zhao Yiming slowly practiced his smile and asked, enunciating each word, ¡°Then who cares about me? When I was cornered and had no way to seek help, who cared about me?¡± The police officer who made the statement was at a loss for words. Regarding Zhao Yiming, during the time he was unconscious, the police had already investigated him thoroughly. His experiences were indeed regrettable. ¡°No matter what you¡¯ve experienced, it¡¯s not a reason to hurt others.¡± After a long while, the police officer who made the statement said stiffly. Zhao Yiming chuckled mockingly and said to himself, ¡°You should already know about it, right? The things about me and my illness. I originally wanted to drag a few people down with me before I died.¡± ¡°The carjacking was a spur-of-the-moment idea, but even without that car, I still carried a knife and could still kill people. I deliberately wanted to hurt the innocent, to take revenge on society. So what?¡± ¡°This society is so bad. Good people don¡¯t get their revenge, but bad people can live happily. Why can¡¯t I take revenge? Why? Do I have to admit that I¡¯m unlucky?¡± The policeman who was in charge of taking notes noted down his words with a dark face. Because he used too much force, the tip of the pen almost tore the paper. ¡°If you feel that society is unfair, you can use legitimate means to protect your rights and interests, not this way!¡± Zhao Yiming tilted his head to the other side and looked at the pale wall beside the bed. His tone was light and airy. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me this. I¡¯ve already told you everything I need to tell you. Give me a sentence.¡± ¡°You think that I should be able to be sentenced to death, right?¡± ¡°Pretty good. I heard that it¡¯s all injections now. I don¡¯t have to get shot anymore, and I don¡¯t feel any pain. It¡¯s much better than being killed by cancer cells bit by bit.¡± After pausing for a moment, he confirmed with the police officer who took the statement in a light and expectant tone, ¡°It¡¯s definitely a death sentence, right?¡± The police officer who took the statement did not answer him. He just wrote down every word he said with a sullen face, slammed the door, and went out to report to his superior. Zhao Yiming¡¯s case was personally investigated by the leader of the Provincial Public Security Department, so the information was reported layer by layer. In the end, the report was sent directly to the office desk of the chief of the Provincial Public Security Department. After the chief read the document, he personally called Old Master Ye and explained the whole story in detail. He also carefully asked for Old Master Ye¡¯s opinion. On the phone, Ye Weijun was silent for a moment and said, ¡°Let¡¯s follow the normal procedure. You may deal with Zhao Yiming as we should. I won¡¯t interfere. It¡¯s just that Lin Bai can¡¯t be wronged for nothing.¡± ¡°If Lin Bai hadn¡¯t restrained him and really let him steal the car, you should know what would have happened in the downtown area and during the evening rush hour.¡± ¡°Lin Bai¡¯s actions were not as simple as being a hero. He saved countless lives and countless families! He also saved the reputation of the entire public security system in s province!¡± ¡°He even saved Director Chen! But what did he get? He was charged for affray. He was detained for an entire night and all he got was a few words of apology.¡± At this point, Ye Weijun stopped talking because he had already understood what he wanted to say. The rest was up to Director Chen to decide. Director Chen also knew that Old Master Ye was right. If Zhao Yiming was really allowed to drive a car in the downtown area and cause a serious incident, he would have no hope of promotion from then on even if he was lucky enough not to lose his title. Therefore, Lin Bai¡¯s courageous act not only saved the lives of the passersby but also indirectly saved his official career. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Old Master Ye. I will handle this matter properly. I must not let the good people be disappointed.¡± Director Chen promised solemnly. Ye Weijun nodded. After hanging up the phone, he muttered to himself, ¡°That girl Jinmo really has good taste. Not only did she pick a boyfriend with a good investment brain, he is also brave and kind. He is indeed a rare good child.¡± ¡°Moreover, he is willing to risk his life for a stranger that he doesn¡¯t know. He will definitely treat his family and lover well. Jinmo will be happy dating him.¡± Ye Weijun mumbled to himself, his smile filled with relief. Although he hadn¡¯t known Yu Jinmo for long, he truly treated Yu Jinmo as his granddaughter. He even unconsciously made up for the debt he owed his biological granddaughter, to Yu Jinmo. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have used his connections to help find Yu Jinmo overnight just for a phone call. ¡°When I have the chance in the future, I must meet that kid, Lin Bai personally.¡± Ye Weijun said that he would wait for the future, but in his heart, he couldn¡¯t wait. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that his body didn¡¯t allow it, he really wanted to fly to S City right now and have a good chat with Lin Bai in person. Unfortunately, his body was deteriorating year by year. The doctor had long banned him from going out of town. Ye Weijun sighed regretfully. ¡°Next time Jinmo comes over, I must make sure she brings Lin Bai with her.¡± S City Public Security Bureau. Director Feng raised the phone and nodded repeatedly, his attitude extremely humble. ¡°Yes, yes, yes, good, good, good¡­ Chief Chen, don¡¯t worry, I will definitely handle this matter properly!¡± ¡°You are right, you must not let good people be disappointed! I will do it right now!¡± After hanging up the phone, Chief Feng wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead. He only felt a lingering fear in his heart. ¡°Who is that Lin Bai?!¡± Chapter 89 - The Wicked Complain First Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation When Lin Bai had been detained and the director of the Provincial Public Security Department had personally ordered him to be released, Chief Feng had already felt that something was very wrong. Their sub-bureaus had done a lot of similar things in the past. They were not the only ones. The other sub-bureaus were basically the same. As long as there were no serious consequences, if both parties were to fight, it would be the easiest and fastest way to deal with it. It would save them a lot of trouble. The leaders of the higher-ups would never ask about such trivial matters. Even if they knew, they would turn a blind eye to it. There had never been a time when they would be so strict and demand that they release Lin Bai immediately. At that time, he had felt that Lin Bai¡¯s background was definitely not ordinary. Later on, he had also released Lin Bai, and he had apologized. Chief Feng felt that the matter should have passed just like that. But now, director Chen of the Provincial Public Security Department had called him directly once again and personally issued instructions that Lin Bai must be given the corresponding commendation. The dignified director of the Provincial Public Security Department had spoken twice for a student. Even a fool should know that the student¡¯s background was definitely not ordinary. Chief Feng tapped the desk with his fingertip, secretly thinking about how to handle this matter. The award of a Certificate of Honor and a reward for bravery was the most basic thing. Director Chen had spoken personally. He definitely wanted more than just this result. Then what else should he give? Chief Feng thought that since Lin Bai¡¯s family could directly establish a relationship with director Chen of the Provincial Public Security Department, they definitely did not lack power and money. Moreover, Lin Bai was only in his first year of university. It was not yet the time for him to need an internship, so he did not need to arrange a work unit or anything like that. Then what he wanted should be reputation, right? Chief Feng made up his mind and directly called the editor-in-chief of the newspaper company he was familiar with. ¡°Old Zhang, there¡¯s a piece of news that I need you to arrange. It¡¯s a matter of heroism¡­¡± Chief Feng briefly told him the whole story, but omitted the short episode in which Lin Bai was detained. He only focused on Lin Bai¡¯s disregard for his own safety and Zhao Yiming¡¯s anti-social thoughts. Editor-in-chief Zhang was energized when he heard that. ¡°This is a great piece of news!¡± ¡°We¡¯ve already published a few articles on the unfinished building of the Qingcheng Group.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect such a thing to be brought up now. If we continue digging, we¡¯ll definitely be able to dig out a lot of relevant news!¡± Chief Feng emphasized, ¡°This time, the focus is not on the Qingcheng Group, nor on that Zhao Yiming.¡± ¡°Lin Bai¡¯s act of heroism is the focus. Don¡¯t miss the Point!¡± Editor-in-chief Zhang promised. ¡°Alright, Alright, Alright. I will immediately arrange for someone to do an in-depth interview with him. I guarantee that he will write beautifully and let everyone in the city know about his deeds.¡± ¡°Then, in a few days, I will use Zhao Yiming as a starting point to dig up news related to that Qingcheng Group¡¯s real estate. Is that okay?¡± Chief Feng said, ¡°Of course.¡± Editor-in-chief Zhang laughed. ¡°Then it¡¯s a deal. You mustn¡¯t tell anyone else. I want to be a big exclusive!¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s not talk about it now. I¡¯ll immediately arrange for someone to do an interview for Lin Bai. I¡¯ll treat you to a meal when I have time.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Chief Feng hung up the phone. After thinking for a while, he called over the police officer who was on duty at the time and instructed, ¡°Immediately make a Certificate of Honor for Lin Bai¡¯s bravery and send it to his school ¡°Remember, you have to find him through the school leader. You have to let the school leader know about his bravery ¡°Then, find another opportunity and tell him in private that the follow-up bonuses and other awards are being arranged and will be sent to him very soon ¡°In addition, one of the top ten outstanding young men in the city this year will definitely belong to him.¡± The young policeman said seriously, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, chief. I¡¯ll do it right away.¡± Chief Feng nodded. ¡°Okay, go ahead.¡± In fact, he could have found someone more experienced and experienced to do these things. However, chief Feng considered that it was this young policeman who had been the one who had made peace at that time. Most of the resentment in Lin Bai¡¯s heart should have been directed at this young policeman. In that case, letting the small policeman deliver the certificate of Honor and pass on the news should be the best way to appease the negative emotions in Lin Bai¡¯s heart. Chief Feng thought about it and felt that he had already done everything that he could do. Director Chen should be satisfied, so he was relieved. However, while he was relieved, Lin Bai¡¯s heart was hanging in the air. It was not easy for Lin Bai to get his parents¡¯understanding and support. He was in a very good mood and was thinking of relaxing at home when he received a call from Luo Yang. Luo Yang was obviously very anxious. As soon as the call was picked up, he said anxiously, ¡°Hurry back to school!¡± Lin Bai was shocked by his tone and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What Happened?¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Our class teacher and the dormitory management aunt both went to the dean to complain about you!¡± Lin Bai felt a headache when he heard these two guys. The teacher had a thing for Shen Wanqing¡¯s daughter, so ever since Lin Bai offended Shen Wanqing, he had been targeting Lin Bai. Previously, when he went to Yun Province to gamble on rocks, Lin Bai asked for leave from him, but he refused to approve it. He even threatened that if Lin Bai dared to skip class, he would report it to the school leader. Now, he probably kept his word and went to the dean to complain that he had skipped class. As for the dormitory manager, although Lin Bai was annoyed with her, there had never been a direct conflict before. Therefore, Lin Bai did not understand what the dormitory manager could accuse him of. Lin Bai was puzzled, so he asked directly. Luo Yang asked in surprise, ¡°You don¡¯t Know? ! Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t tell you?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°No, she didn¡¯t say anything.¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Then she probably didn¡¯t say anything because she didn¡¯t want to make you angry.¡± ¡°Last night, she couldn¡¯t contact you, so she wanted to go to the dormitory to see if you were there. In the end, she was stopped by the dormitory manager and even scolded her.¡± ¡°Later, Sun Xiaogang helped her out and almost beat up the dormitory manager.¡± ¡°At that time, a lot of people were watching. Someone even posted the video on our school¡¯s Tieba. The views were quite high.¡± ¡°The dormitory manager kept making use of this matter to cause trouble. She insisted that Sun Xiaogang beat her up and wanted the school to expel Sun Xiaogang, Yu Jinmo, and you.¡± Lin Bai was furious when he heard that. ¡°She scolded others first, but she still has the nerve to blame Sun Xiaogang for beating her up. Isn¡¯t she shameless?¡± Thinking about the actions of the dormitory manager, even if Lin Bai didn¡¯t watch the video, he could guess how bad she scolded him. Thinking about the girl he loved being insulted by the dormitory manager, Lin Bai¡¯s blood boiled. He wanted to tear that damn old woman apart. ¡°Damn it! I¡¯ll go back immediately!¡±Lin Bai hung up the phone angrily.. Chapter 90 - Forget It. I Quit School Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai¡¯s mother was busy in the living room when she heard the noise. She poked her head out and asked, ¡°What happened? why are you so angry?¡± Lin Bai said vaguely, ¡°Nothing. My roommate was bullied. I¡¯ll go back and have a look.¡± ¡°Hey, your injury hasn¡¯t recovered yet¡­¡± Before Lin Bai¡¯s mother could finish her words, Lin Bai had already left the house in a hurry. ¡°This child!¡± Mother Lin grumbled in a low voice. She was very worried. Lin Haisheng comforted her, ¡°Let him go. He¡¯s already grown up. He knows what to do.¡± The confidence and courage that Lin Bai had displayed in order to get them to agree to a relationship made Lin Haisheng strongly realize that his son had already grown up. The current Lin Bai was an eagle that was about to fly. Since the couple could no longer help Lin Bai, they could at least not put any extra pressure on him. They could let him fly freely and pursue his goals and directions. ¡°Now that our son has grown up, we should try not to ask too much about his affairs in the future.¡± ¡°If he wants to tell us, he will naturally tell us.¡± ¡°Let him make all kinds of decisions by himself. We should try not to interfere if we can. What he needs now is freedom and space.¡± Lin Haisheng said to his wife. Mother Lin had mixed feelings in her heart, but in the end, she nodded and agreed. .. Lin Bai sat in the taxi. In the end, he could not resist and went to the school¡¯s Tieba to search for relevant videos. He clicked on it and saw that it was the scene of the housemother pointing at the sullen Mo¡¯s nose and humiliating him wantonly. Those filthy and malicious speculations, every word and sentence was stimulating Lin Bai¡¯s nerves. He couldn¡¯t wait to teleport in front of that old woman right now and tear that foul mouth of hers apart! When Lin Bai rushed to the school, the housemother was still in front of the Dean, endlessly recounting Lin Bai¡¯s so-called ¡°Prohibited behavior.¡±. ¡°Dean, Look, this is the dormitory check record for this semester. It¡¯s only been a month since the start of the semester, and he has already missed his sleep several times.¡± ¡°We still check his sleep every day, and we can still find so many missed sleeps. If we check it every day, that would be even more amazing!¡± ¡°Yesterday was even worse. His girlfriend actually wanted to go into the dormitory and fool around with him. I refused to let her in, and his girlfriend even got someone to beat me up!¡± ¡°Director, I¡¯ve been the dormitory manager for so many years, but I¡¯ve never seen a student as undisciplined as him!¡± ¡°I really can¡¯t control this student, Lin Bai. If you can¡¯t transfer him to another dormitory building, then just fire me!¡± Lin Bai happened to hear these words at the door. He directly pushed the door open and entered. Staring at the dormitory manager aunt, he said coldly, ¡°What kind of ability is it to report someone behind their back? If you have the ability, say it again in front of me.¡± The housemother felt a sense of guilt. She knew better than anyone how true and false those words were. Of course, she was not stupid enough to confront Lin Bai. Only by stirring up the water would it be in her best interest. ¡°Director, look, he dares to be so arrogant in front of you!¡± ¡°I really can¡¯t control such a student!¡± The matron deliberately shifted the focus to Lin Bai¡¯s attitude. The instructor at the side also chimed in and said to the dean: ¡°Dean, not only does Lin Bai often stay up at night, he also often misses classes during the day for no reason.¡± ¡°A few days ago, I warned him not to do this again. In the end, he still continued to skip classes and didn¡¯t take my words to heart.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t take care of such a student anymore. Please transfer him to another class!¡± The housemother and the instructor chimed in and tried their best to smear Lin Bai¡¯s impression in the Dean¡¯s mind. Although the Dean didn¡¯t directly express his position, the way he looked at Lin Bai was already very displeased. Compared to an unfamiliar student that he had never met before, he was naturally more inclined to believe the words of the instructor and the housemother. However, in order to appear fair, the Dean decided to give Lin Bai a chance to explain himself. ¡°You are Lin Bai, right? Do you have anything to explain?¡±The Dean asked. Lin Bai suppressed his anger and said, ¡°It¡¯s all slander.¡± ¡°I admit that I missed classes, but I only missed two days last week, and that¡¯s when I missed sleep at night.¡± ¡°But I took a leave of absence from the instructor in advance, so it doesn¡¯t count as truancy, and it doesn¡¯t count as staying up all night.¡± ¡°There was only one incident in total, and you guys said it several times. This is malicious slander.¡± The instructor immediately said, ¡°You said you took a leave of absence, but what about the leave slip? Show the director the Leave Slip!¡± ¡°You deliberately didn¡¯t approve the leave, where did I get the Leave Slip?¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t have a leave of absence, you¡¯re missing Class!¡± Lin Bai suddenly didn¡¯t want to continue talking. There was no point in continuing to argue like this. He simply made it clear. ¡°You guys are determined to target me, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Auntie dormitory manager, we didn¡¯t have any grudges in the past, yet you¡¯re targeting me like this. If I¡¯m not wrong, it was the instructor who made you do this, right?¡± ¡°Instructor, do you really think that you can make Shen Wanqing happy just by pushing me away?¡± ¡°Even if he¡¯s happy, how can his daughter answer to you and accept your advances just because of such a small matter?¡± ¡°Wake up! This little scheme of yours is too ridiculous.¡± The instructor didn¡¯t expect that Lin Bai would actually know what he was thinking, and even directly said it in front of the dean. He flew into a rage out of humiliation and stomped his feet: ¡°What nonsense are you talking about! Who¡¯s targeting you!¡± ¡°You broke the rules yourself, we¡¯re just reporting the situation to the Dean truthfully!¡± ¡°You don¡¯t know how to reflect on your own mistakes, and yet you¡¯re saying that we¡¯re targeting you. You¡¯re really hopeless!¡± The instructor¡¯s excited look made Lin Bai think of a word ¡ª Clown. Lin Bai suddenly felt that all of this was meaningless. It was meaningless to argue about whether it was true or false. ¡°You know very well whether or not you have those thoughts. I don¡¯t want to argue with you anymore.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go and apply for a withdrawal later. You can take this ¡®result¡¯and go and claim credit from Shen Wanqing and his daughter. See if they¡¯ll pay attention to you.¡± A hint of unconcealable joy flashed across the instructor¡¯s face. ¡°You¡¯re the one who said you wanted to quit school!¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Yes, I said that.¡± The instructor became more and more agitated. He almost said the words, ¡°Then don¡¯t go back on your words.¡±. However, he still had some rationality left in him. He knew that he was in front of the Dean now, so he forcefully held back the words that were on the tip of his tongue. However, every cell in his body was screaming impatiently, hoping that Lin Bai would be a little more impulsive and angry and quickly go through the procedures. However, contrary to what he had expected, Lin Bai was not impulsive at all. On the contrary, he was very calm. Lin Bai calmly surveyed his surroundings, looking for the right thing to do. When his gaze swept across the Dean¡¯s face, Lin Bai could clearly see that the other party was actually very happy to see this result. Because it was the least troublesome. The coldness in Lin Bai¡¯s heart became even stronger. This lousy school, it¡¯s better not to stay! Chapter 91 - We’re Here To Give You A Medal Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai could let the instructor¡¯s petty methods slip as he couldn¡¯t be bothered. However, the dormitory manager had publicly insulted Yu Jinmo, and so he couldn¡¯t let her off so easily. Lin Bai scanned the room and found that the inkstone on the dean¡¯s desk looked very handy. He decisively grabbed the inkstone and aimed it at the old face of the dormitory manager, slapping it hard! ¡°Slap!¡± The dormitory manager was slapped so hard that she turned half a circle on the spot. The left side of her face swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye. This time, not only was the dormitory manager stunned, even the instructor and the Dean were shocked. None of them had expected that Lin Bai, who looked calm, would suddenly hit someone. He was so ruthless too! The instructor quickly reacted and shouted, ¡°Lin Bai! How can you hit someone!?¡± Lin Bai grabbed the inkstone and pointed it at him. He warned coldly, ¡°Shut up! Otherwise, I¡¯ll hit you too!¡± The instructor subconsciously stepped back and didn¡¯t dare to speak anymore. He could only look at the dean beside him with a pleading gaze. He thought to himself that in the current situation, the Dean should be the one to hold down the fort. No matter what Lin Bai did, he wouldn¡¯t dare to make a move against the dean, right? Even if Lin Bai did make a move, it wouldn¡¯t hurt him. In any case, he didn¡¯t lose anything. The Dean¡¯s face was terribly sullen. Lin Bai actually dared to use his inkstone to hit someone in his office. This meant that he didn¡¯t care about him at all. ¡°Lin Bai! Put down the Inkstone! I¡¯ll definitely give you a big demerit point for your behavior!¡± Lin Bai sneered, not even bothering to say a word. Previously, he still wanted to continue staying in the school, so he maintained the most basic respect for the leading teachers. But which one of these guys was worthy of his respect? He had already decided to drop out of the school now, so what was there to be concerned about? Who was the Dean? So what if he was given a major demerit? He had tens of billions in his bank account, so why would he care about this? Lin Bai flipped his hand and slapped the other half of the dormitory manager¡¯s face. The dormitory manager cried out in pain, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she spat out two bloody teeth. The dean shouted angrily, ¡°Lin Bai! Stop!¡± Lin Bai turned a deaf ear, swung his round arm, and slapped four more times. The dormitory manager¡¯s head had completely turned as swollen as a pig¡¯s head. Only then did Lin Bai throw the inkstone back onto the desk. He said coldly to the dormitory manager, ¡°You scolded my girlfriend six times in total. These six slaps are a lesson for you.¡± ¡°I know that a person like you would never sincerely apologize, much less realize your mistake.¡± ¡°So I don¡¯t expect you to apologize. I just want you to remember¡­ In the future, don¡¯t provoke my people!¡± Those last few words seemed to hit directly on the heart of the dormitory manager. She trembled violently and didn¡¯t dare to say anything. Lin Bai didn¡¯t even bother to look at her again. He didn¡¯t even bother to pay attention to the instructor and dean beside him. He directly strode out. No matter how they dealt with it, whether it was giving him a demerit or expulsion, he didn¡¯t care at all. But just as he was about to leave, he bumped into a group of police officers. The one walking at the front was Chief Feng, whom he had met once before. Following behind were two junior police officers who had been on duty at that time, as well as many unfamiliar faces. There were a total of about ten people, and it was a grand sight. When Lin Bai saw them, he couldn¡¯t help but frown. He thought to himself, ¡®What is this about? Could it be that they are also here to cause trouble for me?¡¯ Just as he was thinking, he heard Chief Feng say, ¡°Lin Bai, you¡¯re here too. That¡¯s great, we¡¯re here to¡­¡± The second half of his sentence was stuck in Chief Feng¡¯s throat and he couldn¡¯t say it no matter how hard he tried. That was because as Chief Feng spoke, he walked into his office. In the end, he saw the dormitory manager who had been beaten beyond recognition, as well as a few bloody teeth on the ground. Chief Feng was stunned by this scene. The police officers behind him looked at each other after seeing this scene. They didn¡¯t know what was going on. In the end, the dean cleared his throat and broke the awkward atmosphere. ¡°Hello, what can I do for You?¡± The dean asked. Chief Feng said, ¡°We are here to deliver the certificate of Honor.¡± ¡°This student, Lin Bai, was being a good Samaritan yesterday. He stopped a man who was deliberately taking revenge on society and prevented a major vicious case from happening.¡± ¡°Therefore, the city leader decided to award him with the Medal of Honor and certificate of Good Samaritan.¡± The dean, the instructor, and the dormitory manager were speechless and didn¡¯t know what to say. They couldn¡¯t believe that Lin Bai, who had just hit someone ruthlessly, would actually be a good Samaritan and stop a vicious crime from happening. After a few seconds, the instructor said in a hoarse voice, ¡°That¡¯s impossible, right? Did you guys get it wrong?¡± Chief Feng smiled and said, ¡°How could this be wrong? The person who did a good deed was indeed Lin Bai.¡± Since Chief Feng was able to sit in his current position, he naturally could not be a fool. Therefore, after the initial shock, he had already guessed that the dormitory manager should have been beaten up by Lin Bai. Otherwise, the atmosphere would not have been so delicate. It was just that he pretended not to know and did not lead the conversation in that direction but if he did not mention it, the dormitory manager would not let it go. She rushed to Chief Feng, pointed at her own face, and said excitedly, ¡°Officer! He hit me! Look at my face! He hit me! He hurt me on purpose! Hurry up and arrest him!¡± Due to her agitated emotional state and the loss of a few teeth, the dormitory manager could not speak clearly. If one did not listen carefully, one would not be able to understand what she was saying. Chief Feng pretended not to hear clearly and said with concern, ¡°Injured? Then go to the hospital!¡± ¡°Xiao Zhang, Xiao Chen, you two take her to the hospital for a check-up.¡± The dormitory manager was so anxious that she stomped her feet. ¡°I¡¯m not going to the hospital! Go to the hospital! Hurry up and arrest him!¡± Zhang and Chen pretended not to hear what she said. They said things like telling her not to get agitated and forced her to go away. Chief Feng put on a smile again and continued to tell the department head about Lin Bai¡¯s heroic deeds, as if the incident just now had never happened. At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had changed his mind at the last minute and decided to personally bring people over to deliver the Medal of Honor. Otherwise, if he had only asked his subordinates to deliver it according to his original plan, it would have been difficult to resolve such a situation. Chief Feng repeatedly emphasized how brave Lin Bai was at that time, how selfless he was, and how terrible the consequences would have been if he hadn¡¯t acted in time. The dean and instructor also understood what Chief Feng meant. Chief Feng meant that the school should give Lin Bai some rewards as well. Putting everything else aside, there was no way he could have gotten a demerit or been expelled. Otherwise, they would have expelled him right after the medal was given to him. It would be too outrageous if word got out.. Chapter 92 - On Loan To You Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The head of the department was indeed a shrewd person. His ability to act according to the wind was better than anyone else¡¯s. When he heard Chief Feng¡¯s tone, he immediately said to Lin Bai with a smile: ¡°Lin Bai, you were brave and brave and even got injured. Why didn¡¯t you tell the school?¡± ¡°We thought that you skipped class for no reason, but it turned out to be because you were brave and brave. That¡¯s understandable!¡± ¡°Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, don¡¯t worry. The school will not punish you anymore. We will also hold a teacher-student conference to publicize your deeds and call on the students to learn from you.¡± With just a few words, the Dean had turned all the previous conflicts into a misunderstanding. As for whether the timing could match up, that was not important. Since the Dean had already sent the stage to him, Lin Bai gave him some face and said, ¡°It was just a coincidence. If it were anyone else, they would have stopped it as well.¡± ¡°This trivial matter isn¡¯t worth mentioning. Forget about the teacher-student conference.¡± The Dean looked at Chief Feng and sized up the expression on his face. Thoughts raced through his mind and he immediately proposed a compromise. Lin Bai thought about the school newspaper. In any case, not many people would read it seriously, so he tacitly agreed. Chief Feng could also see that Lin Bai was actually very indifferent to these things, so he dispelled the idea of holding an award ceremony for Lin Bai at the teacher-student conference. However, under the witness of the Dean and the instructor, the medal and Certificate of Bravery were presented to Lin Bai. The instructor stood to the side and did not interrupt the whole process. He had no choice but to cooperate with and put on an expression that seemed to be full of praise. In fact, his heart was itching with hatred, so much so that his entire face was about to twist. Lin Bai saw everything and only found it funny. However, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t be bothered to talk to such a clown anymore. He took the medal and certificate and left. Unexpectedly, Chief Feng also came out. He even deliberately pulled Lin Bai aside and said to him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll help you suppress the beating. It won¡¯t affect you in any way, and no one will find trouble with you.¡± ¡°This is my private number. If you need anything in the future, you can call me anytime.¡± As he said this, he stuffed the business card into Lin Bai¡¯s hand. Lin Bai was completely dumbfounded. He could not believe his ears, and even more so, he could not believe that the dignified director of the city¡¯s public security bureau would be so direct and friendly to him. Oh no, this was no longer as simple as being friendly. He was just short of saying, ¡°I¡¯ll take care of you in the future.¡±. ¡®What does this mean? I can ignore the law and do whatever I want in the future?!¡¯ Lin Bai did not think that he was worthy of the protection of the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau just because he had done a heroic deed. There must be another reason. ¡°Chief Feng, you are¡­¡± Lin Bai asked tentatively. Chief Feng laughed and said, ¡°Lin Bai, I have high hopes for you and I have already reported your deeds to the higher-ups. You will definitely be one of the top ten outstanding young men in the city this year. If you have any other requests, feel free to mention them!¡± Lin Bai¡¯s mind was filled with question marks. He restrained himself and smiled, saying, ¡°Chief Feng, you¡¯re flattering me too much. I just did a small thing in passing. I Can¡¯t afford so much praise.¡± Chief Feng repeatedly said, ¡°No, no, no, you can afford it. You can afford even more honor. This is what you deserve!¡± ¡°Your heroic act saved countless lives¡­¡± Chief Feng repeated what he said in front of the dean, praising Lin Bai as a superhero who saved the world. The more he acted like this, the more Lin Bai felt that something was wrong. Something must have gone wrong. Lin Bai felt uneasy if he didn¡¯t understand the reason behind it. So he simply asked directly. But Chief Feng did not tell the truth. He had to say that he admired his courage and was grateful that he had saved so many lives. That was why he was willing to take such good care of him. Even a three-year-old child would not believe such a reason. Naturally, Lin Bai would not believe it. Since he could not find out the real reason, Lin Bai could only give up. After chief Feng left, Lin Bai was still immersed in confusion. He could not understand why the other party would treat him like this. Not long after, the ringtone of his phone interrupted Lin Bai¡¯s thoughts. Lin Bai took out his phone and took a look. The screen displayed the words ¡°Wang Huaigu¡± Only then did he suddenly remember that he had forgotten something important. After picking up the phone, before Lin Bai could open his mouth, he heard Wang Huaigu on the other end of the phone ask with a sobbing tone, ¡°Mr. Xiao Lin, didn¡¯t you say that as long as I can hold on for another day, you would refund me all the transfer money?¡± ¡°I called you so many times yesterday, but I couldn¡¯t get in touch with you. Can I get a refund of the transfer money or not?¡± Apart from the pain and anxiety in Wang Huaigu¡¯s tone, there was also an unconcealable complaint. Lin Bai said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. There was an accident yesterday that delayed this matter.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll transfer the money to you now.¡± Wang Huaigu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Lin Bai say that he would make money immediately. He repeated his bank account number a few times, afraid that Lin Bai would transfer the money wrongly. Lin Bai did not hang up the phone and directly transferred 1.8 billion to him. ¡°It¡¯s done. Take a look,¡± Lin Bai said. Wang Huaigu waited for a moment before he became visibly excited. ¡°I got it, I got it! Thank you so much, Mr. Lin! I¡¯ll go and pay the fees for the ICU right now. After I¡¯ve settled everything in the hospital, I¡¯ll go over and look for you to sign a new contract.¡± ¡°Oh right, where can I find you?¡± Wang Huaigu¡¯s thoughts were very simple. Since Lin Bai had so readily refunded him the full transfer fee, then he had to be quick and quickly sign a new contract to return the mining rights. This way, Lin Bai could quickly find a new buyer and save time and cost. However, Lin Bai said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to sign a new contract. I won¡¯t take back the mining rights.¡± ¡°Consider this money as a loan to you. When you¡¯re done settling the hospital fees, reorganize the manpower to continue mining.¡± Wang Huaigu was completely stunned. He never would have thought that Lin Bai would refund the transfer fee and not take back the mining rights. ¡°This¡­ how can I do this?¡± Wang Huaigu didn¡¯t know what to say. Lin Bai said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to be embarrassed. It¡¯s a loan. You have to return it. And I¡¯m not lending it to you for free. You have to agree to two conditions.¡± Hearing this, Wang Huaigu¡¯s nervous mood calmed down instead. In the business world, talking about conditions wasn¡¯t scary. What was scary were deals with no conditions. That was the real bottomless pit of favors that couldn¡¯t be repaid.. Chapter 93 - I Heard That You Beat Up The Dean? ! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Wang Huaigu took a deep breath and mentally prepared himself to be ripped off. ¡°Mr. Lin, tell me, what are your conditions?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I won¡¯t charge you interest for this loan, but after mining, I want 50% of the profit from selling the ore.¡± In the previous contract, Lin Bai did not participate in the profits from the subsequent ore sales. Now that he was asking for half, Wang Huaigu¡¯s heart ached when he heard that. That was not a small amount! But when he thought of the workers who were still struggling on the brink of death in the hospital, as well as the bottomless pit-like medical fees and compensation. Wang Huaigu still gritted his teeth and agreed. ¡°Fine! I¡¯ll Take It!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the other condition?¡± Lin Bai said: ¡°The other is very simple, you go to the real name of Shen Wanqing.¡± Wang Huaigu was silent. He didn¡¯t realize that was the second condition. Before he and Shen Wanqing, there was no direct conflict, Shen Wanqing dare to directly send people to blow up the mine. If the real name of the report, Shen Wanqing will not be alive to chop him up? Although such reports were confidential in principle, even if it was in his real name, he would not reveal the identity of the person who reported it to the public. However, Shen Wanqing, who was extremely resourceful, would definitely be able to find out who reported him through various means. Wang Huaigu was a little apprehensive. He did not want to become the next person to enter the ICU and struggle on the line of life and death. ¡°Can you change your conditions?¡± Wang Huaigu discussed with Lin Bai in an almost pleading tone. ¡°How about I give you an additional 20% of the profits?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I can take 20% less, but I have to report it under my real name.¡± Although the anti-crime special operation had officially begun, if no one reported it, it would not be able to trace back to Shen Wanqing for a while. Lin Bai did not have the patience to wait. He still wanted to sell those villas at Yunding Villa. Therefore, someone had to push him from behind. Initially, Lin Bai had planned to let Huo Yanhui do it. However, Huo Yanhui was not a local, after all. He did not have any contact with Shen Wanqing before, so it would be strange if he reported it. However, it was different for Wang Huaigu. Shen Wanqing had caused all of his current difficulties. Therefore, if he reported it in his real name, everyone would think that he wanted to do it, and they would not guess that there was someone behind it. Only then would lin Bai be able to stay out of it. Shen Wanqing had been fighting with the gods in her heart for a long time, but she still could not make a choice. Lin Bai said, ¡°You should know very well that Shen Wanqing¡¯s target is the two mines under the Yunding Villa ¡°Therefore, as long as you hold the mining rights for the two mines, you will always be targeted by him ¡°Bad accidents like the previous ones, or even more serious and terrible things, may happen ¡°The best way is to safely mine the mines and send Shen to prison.¡± Wang Huaigu remained silent, but the balance in his heart was slowly tilting. He knew that what Lin Bai said was actually very reasonable. Unless he completely stopped touching the two mines of the yunding villa and stopped earning that money, he would not be able to escape the fate of being constantly troubled by Shen Wanqing. However, he was now heavily in debt, and he could not afford to not have a source of income. And if he wanted to safely mine the mines, the best way was indeed to send Shen Wanqing to prison as Lin Bai had said. However.. ¡°Shen Wanqing has been bossy for so many years. It¡¯s not that no one has sued him, but he is completely fine.¡± ¡°On the contrary, those who went against him all ended up in a miserable state.¡± ¡°How can you guarantee that if I report it, it will be effective and that I can send him to prison?¡± Wang Huaigu was not afraid of failure, but he was worried that if he failed to report him, he would attract even more violent retaliation. He had his elders and his children, and he really could not bear the consequences. Lin Bai said, ¡°In the past, it was because he had an umbrella behind him, so even if someone was killed, he could be suppressed ¡°But it¡¯s different now. The country has begun to exert great efforts to eliminate evil. The umbrella behind him probably can¡¯t even protect himself anymore. There¡¯s no way he can still care about him ¡°If you report him under your real name at this juncture, the relevant departments will definitely pay attention to you ¡°As long as they follow the clues and investigate a little, not to mention Shen Wanqing, even the umbrella behind him will have to go in together ¡°When he can¡¯t even protect himself anymore, do you think he will still have the strength to make things difficult for you?¡± Wang Huaigu blurted out, ¡°Of course it¡¯s impossible.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°That¡¯s why it¡¯s the best way for you to report it in your real name.¡± Wang Huaigu thought for a long time and weighed the pros and cons in his heart. In the end, he finally made up his mind. ¡°Alright! I¡¯ll report it!¡± ¡°Then you said that you can cut the profit by 20% . Does that still count?¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°Of course it does.¡± ¡°Alright then. I¡¯ll write a report letter in a while,¡±Wang Huaigu said. Lin Bai said, ¡°You can deal with the matters at the hospital first. I have the report materials here. I¡¯ll pack them and send them to you later.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Bai hung up the phone, packed all the information he had collected and sent them to Wang Huaigu in one go. Just as he finished distributing the information, Lin Bai suddenly had a thought. He followed his instincts and turned his head to look behind him. He saw a familiar figure rushing into the political education building. Lin Bai raised his voice and called out to her, ¡°Little Mo!¡± Yu Jinmo stopped in his tracks when he heard the voice. He turned around and ran in front of Lin Bai. He asked anxiously, ¡°They said that you beat up the dean. Is that true? What¡¯s going on?¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. This rumor was too ridiculous. ¡°It¡¯s fake. I don¡¯t have any grudges with the Dean. Why did you beat him up?¡± Yu Jinmo heaved a sigh of relief. He patted his chest and sighed, ¡°That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good! I was scared to death!¡± ¡°They spread the rumor that the police are here. They scared me to the point that I ran out before class was over!¡± Perhaps it was because he was anxious, Yu Jinmo¡¯s small face was red. The bangs on his forehead were wet with sweat, and they stuck to his skin messily. Lin Bai¡¯s heart ached when he saw this. He could not help but pull her into his arms and comforted her gently: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s all fake.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll send you back to continue your lessons.¡± Yu Jinmo shook his head and buried his little face in Lin Bai¡¯s chest. His hands were tightly wrapped around Lin Bai¡¯s waist, unwilling to part from him for even a moment. Lin Bai gently stroked her back and said in a low voice, ¡°Silly girl, alright, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t want to go back, then don¡¯t go back. Let¡¯s go have a big meal, Alright?¡± Yu Jinmo replied gloomily, ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Bai could not help but laugh. ¡°Silly Girl.¡± ¡°What do you want to eat? Hotpot or Japanese food?¡± ¡°Hotpot.¡± ¡°Are we still going to that restaurant from last time?¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s emotions finally calmed down, and Lin Bai was relieved.. Chapter 94 - Chapter 93 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai brought Yu Jinmo to eat her favorite hotpot and told her that he had seen the videos on the Tieba. ¡°You were bullied so badly, why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± There was no blame in Lin Bai¡¯s tone, only heartache. He didn¡¯t even dare to think that if this incident hadn¡¯t happened to be recorded by the onlookers and posted on the internet. Would he never know that the girl he loved had been humiliated like that and would never be able to avenge her? Lin Bai felt his heart ache just thinking about these assumptions. He could not accept that the girl he loved had been bullied and he did not know anything about it. Yu Jinmo lowered his head and said softly, ¡°I was afraid that you would get angry when you found out.¡± ¡°Actually, it¡¯s nothing. I Won¡¯t lose a piece of flesh if I get scolded.¡± ¡°Although it was quite uncomfortable at the time, the past is the past. You must not¡­¡± Lin Bai interrupted her and asked word by word, ¡°What happens next time?¡± ¡°If you are bullied again, you will still hide it from me and swallow all the grievances by yourself. Is That So?¡± Yu Jinmo was at a loss for words. ¡°No, I won¡¯t.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t hide it from you in the future.¡± Lin Bai finally smiled when he heard the answer he wanted. ¡°You said it yourself. Don¡¯t go back on your words.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded. ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°It¡¯s the same for other things. Don¡¯t hide anything from me in the future, understand?¡±Lin Bai continued. Yu Jinmo nodded again. ¡°Yes, I understand.¡± Although she said that she knew, her tone was not very certain. It was as if she still had some concerns. Lin Bai could only increase his tone and emphasize, ¡°Jinmo, I hope that this is not a simple answer but a solemn promise.¡± ¡°As your boyfriend, I have the right to know everything about you. I also have the obligation to protect you and stand up for you, right?¡± ¡°If I can only know the good parts and can only accompany you to eat, drink, and have fun, how can I be considered a boyfriend?¡± Yu Jinmo sighed and said, ¡°I¡¯m just afraid that you will stand up for me.¡± ¡°The dormitory manager is also considered a staff member of the school. If you are punished by the school just to teach her a lesson for me, how unworthy would that be?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Whether it¡¯s worth it or not, I have my own judgment in my heart. Don¡¯t make decisions for me like this in the future, Okay?¡± Yu Jinmo nodded and promised very seriously, ¡°Okay, I promise you that no matter what happens in the future, I will tell you immediately. I Won¡¯t hide it from you anymore.¡± Lin Bai smiled in satisfaction. ¡°That¡¯s more like it.¡± Yu Jinmo said again, ¡°Then you can¡¯t hide it from me either. No matter what happens, we have to tell each other.¡± Lin Bai hesitated for a moment before agreeing with a smile: ¡°Yes, I will tell you too.¡± However, Lin Bai was a little cautious and did not say that he would tell Yu Jinmo immediately. After all, he did not want Yu Jinmo to know the fact that he was already worth tens of billions. Otherwise, when Yu Jinmo pressed on, Lin Bai really did not know how to explain how he had earned so much money. When the time was right, when he had thought of a perfect explanation, he would slowly tell Yu Jinmo. Yu Jinmo was very sharp and noticed Lin Bai¡¯s hesitation at that moment. She asked, ¡°Are you hiding something from me too?¡± Lin Bai¡¯s heart trembled and he couldn¡¯t help but admire. A girl¡¯s intuition was indeed sharp. He didn¡¯t want to lie to Yu Jinmo, so he could only say another thing. ¡°It¡¯s not really a secret. I just didn¡¯t have the time to tell you.¡± ¡°I beat up the dorm manager.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand trembled, and his chopsticks fell onto the table. ¡°Oh my God! Why did you beat her up!¡± ¡°What if the school leader finds out!¡± Yu Jinmo was so anxious that he was crying. ¡°Last month, someone in our department was fired because of a fight, and that was between classmates!¡± ¡°You hit a staff member of the school. Your Nature is worse than his. The school will definitely fire you!¡± ¡°No, no, I¡¯ll call god-grandfather right now and ask him to put in a good word for me¡­¡± Lin Bai quickly got up and walked to Yu Jinmo¡¯s side and pulled her into his arms. He comforted her gently: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, calm down and listen to me first.¡± ¡°The school leaders already know, but they definitely won¡¯t fire me, and there won¡¯t be any other trouble.¡± ¡°The director of the City Public Security Bureau has already told me in private that he will definitely help me settle this matter, so you don¡¯t have to worry.¡± Yu Jinmo was skeptical. ¡°Really?¡± Lin Bai asked, ¡°When have I ever lied to You?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not true.¡± Yu Jinmo mumbled, but his heart was still filled with confusion. ¡°But why would the director of the Public Security Bureau help you?¡± Lin Bai said honestly, ¡°I don¡¯t know either. I have a feeling that he¡¯s trying to curry favor with me.¡± ¡°But I can¡¯t figure out what I have that¡¯s worth the favor of a dignified police chief.¡± Yu Jinmo thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up: ¡°I know! He must be doing this for god-grandfather¡¯s sake!¡± Hearing what she said, Lin Bai instantly understood everything. When he was detained previously, it was because of Yu Jinmo¡¯s request for god-Old Master Ye Weijun¡¯s help that he and Luo Yang were able to successfully escape. At that time, Chief Feng had specially rushed back to the Bureau early in the morning just to apologize to him and Luo Yang in person. Now that he thought about it, it was all for Old Master Ye¡¯s sake. Ever since Old Master Ye retired, he had not been involved in the affairs of the world. This time, he had gone to great lengths for him, so it was inevitable that people who did not know the inside story would speculate. Perhaps Chief Feng had mistaken Lin Bai¡¯s relationship with the Ye family to be extraordinary, so he would try every means to curry favor with them. In the end, the person he really wanted to curry favor with was not Lin Bai himself, but the ye family. After thinking through all this, Lin Bai instantly had a new plan in his heart. After sending Yu Jinmo back to school, Lin Bai took out the business card that Chief Feng had left for him and called the number on it. The call was quickly picked up. When chief Feng saw that it was an unfamiliar number, his tone was slightly cold. ¡°Hello, who is this?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°This is Lin Bai. I have something that I would like to ask Chief Feng for help with.¡± Chief Feng¡¯s attitude immediately changed drastically. He did not even ask about the specific matter and immediately agreed. ¡°No problem, no problem! What do you need me to do?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°A mining accident happened in the Yunding Mountain Villa a few days ago. Chief Feng, you should know about this, right?¡± ¡°I suspect, oh no, I¡¯m sure that it was done by the boss of Qingcheng Group, Shen Wanqing.¡± ¡°But there is no evidence at the moment, so I want to trouble you to help investigate..¡± Chapter 95 - Came To An End Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Chief Feng had not expected that Lin Bai had specially made the call for this matter. He was very puzzled as to why Lin Bai would suddenly pay attention to the mining accident at Yunding Villa. However, despite his curiosity, he did not ask any unnecessary questions. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll immediately arrange for people to investigate,¡± Chief Feng said. Lin Bai said politely, ¡°Thank you.¡± Chief Feng said, ¡°It¡¯s my duty. It¡¯s my duty.¡± After hanging up the phone, Chief Feng immediately arranged for the most senior officers in the bureau to investigate the mining accident at Yunding Villa. Just as he finished making the arrangements, the person-in-charge of the technical department came over. ¡°Chief, we just found out that the target has over ten billion yuan in his bank account. The source of the funds is unknown.¡± ¡°In addition, the trending searches a few days ago may also be related to him. This is our investigation report. Please take a look at it.¡± The chief of the technical department placed a thick document on Chief Feng¡¯s desk. Chief Feng flipped it open and took a look. His expression instantly changed drastically. ¡°Lin Bai? Who asked you to investigate him?!¡± The chief of the technical department was stunned by his questioning. He cautiously replied, ¡°¡­ You were the one who asked us to investigate.¡± ¡°Sir, have you forgotten? Half a month ago, this Lin Bai had a conflict with Shen Wanqing. He single-handedly took down more than ten of Shen Wanqing¡¯s subordinates, but he was unharmed.¡± ¡°You suspected that he was an agent secretly trained by an overseas force, so you asked us to investigate his background.¡± Chief Feng then matched the two incidents. At that time, when his subordinates had reported the situation to him, he had asked the technical department to investigate. He had not remembered Lin Bai¡¯s name at all. After linking the two incidents, he finally understood why Lin Bai had asked him to look for evidence against Shen Wanqing. It turned out that they had long had a grudge, so there was nothing strange about it. Chief Feng put the investigation report aside and said to the director of the technical department, ¡°The investigation is terminated. Destroy all the information and order all those who know about it to keep it strictly confidential!¡± ¡°Not a single word about this investigation can be leaked!¡± The head of the technical department was stunned. He originally thought that Chief Feng would definitely report the investigation results to the Ministry of National Security, but he did not expect to receive such an order. He was full of questions, but when he met Chief Feng¡¯s sharp gaze, he did not say a word. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go back and destroy the information right away.¡± The head of the technical department stood up and said seriously. Chief Feng watched him walk out of his office and then let out a long sigh. He felt both scared and relieved. What scared him was that he had accidentally investigated someone under Old Master Ye¡¯s protection. If this was leaked and spread to Old Master Ye¡¯s ears, the consequences would be unimaginable. Previously, he had only detained Lin Bai for one night, but Old Master Ye had already flown into a rage. If he were to find out that they actually suspected Lin Bai as a spy and even investigated his background, who knows how angry Old Master Ye would be? He reckoned that when the time came, even demoting him by three grades would be considered a light punishment. Chief Feng was deeply grateful. Fortunately, he had discovered it early and did not let the technical department continue investigating. Otherwise, if they really found out something that they should not know, it would be troublesome. The Ye family¡¯s secret was not something that he could know. Chief Feng glanced at the report on the table and felt that it was like a ticking time bomb. He decisively got up and threw the report into the shredder. Only after seeing the report being cut into pieces with his own eyes did his worried heart completely return to its original position. This investigation had never existed. He must not let anyone leak it! After a few days, Lin Bai received two pieces of good and bad news. The bad news was that three of Wang Huaigu¡¯s dead miners had died. Those three miners had struggled for more than a week in the hospital¡¯s intensive care unit. They had spent millions of dollars on treatment. However, they still could not make it. They all died one after another. Among the other miners who did not have fatal injuries, two of them were severely disabled and completely lost their ability to work. This result was a heavy blow to them and the families behind them. Wang Huaigu lost an astronomical amount of compensation money for this, but it was still not enough to satisfy their families. After all, no amount of money could buy back a life or a healthy body. Wang Huaigu felt very guilty for this. In addition to the hard work over the past few days, his hair had turned white overnight, and he had aged dozens of years. The good news was that he had already reported Shen Wanqing under his real name according to Lin Bai¡¯s request. The relevant departments attached great importance to this and had already set up a special investigation team to investigate the various crimes committed by Shen Wanqing, including the Yunding Mountain Villa mining accident. Chief Feng had already found evidence that Shen Wanqing had sent people to create the mining accident, so he directly submitted all the relevant evidence to the investigation team. The evidence was conclusive. Shen Wanqing was officially arrested, and the Qingcheng Group was also sealed up. Although the other cases were still under investigation, there was still a long time before the final verdict was announced. But at least Shen Wanqing could no longer pose a threat to Lin Bai, and would no longer affect the mining of Yunding Mountain Villa and the sale of the villa. The feud between Lin Bai and him had finally come to an end. After the news of Shen Wanqing¡¯s arrest was released, many people who knew about it came forward to report it. The victims also came forward and filed a lawsuit demanding compensation. A considerable number of them had been contacted by Huo Yanhui before. However, before Shen Wanqing¡¯s incident, they were all worried that they would not win the lawsuit. In the end, Shen Wanqing would take revenge on them, so none of them dared to press charges. Now that Shen Wanqing had been arrested and had lost the protection, they had no more worries. As for the lawyers they needed to fight the lawsuit, they naturally thought of Huo Yanhui first. After all, Huo Yanhui had contacted them many times before. He was very warm-hearted and had a sense of justice, making them feel that they could trust him. Just like that, Huo Yanhui received a lot of commissions at once. Not only did he earn a lot of money from his lawyer¡¯s fees, but he also made a name for himself in the industry. He was no longer the junior lawyer he used to be. Instead, he had transformed into a hot new talent in the legal circle. Although the lawsuit had just begun, the final outcome was predictable. He had already gained fame and fortune. ¡°Mr. A, thank you very much for trusting me and giving me this opportunity.¡± ¡°All of my achievements today were given to me by you. I will always remember and be eternally grateful for this.¡± ¡°In the future, if you need anything, please do not hesitate to let me know. I will do my best to complete the task.¡± This was the message that Huo Yanhui had sent to Mr. A in the letter. His words were filled with gratitude and loyalty. Lin Bai sat in the classroom and looked at the message that Huo Yanhui had sent him. He could not help but smile. He knew that he had made the right choice when he had chosen to look for Huo Yanhui.. Chapter 96 - Lend You An Extra 10 Million Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After Wang Huaigu settled the compensation for the injured miners, he began to re-prepare for the mining of the two mines in the Yunding Villa. Most of the workers who were injured before had not fully recovered and could not participate in the mining work for a short period of time. Wang Huaigu had to recruit new miners. He originally thought that after such a big accident, it would be very difficult to find people. And perhaps the miners for some reason would also choose to resign because of various worries and concerns. He had already prepared himself for the worst, but the result was exactly the opposite of what he had imagined. Not only did none of the original miners resign, but they were also very active in introducing family and friends. Wang Huaigu thought it was strange at first, but when he heard an old miner call his relatives, he finally understood why they were like this. The old miner said, ¡°Boss Wang is a benevolent and righteous person! Previously, there was an accident in our mine. Boss Wang really saved people regardless of the cost!¡± ¡°All the medicine and all the treatment equipment were used best. Every day, hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent in the ICU without blinking!¡± ¡°If it were any other Boss, he would have given up on the treatment long ago. At most, he would pay more money to the family. It¡¯s better than filling the bottomless pit of the hospital but Boss Wang is not like that. He has to save them no matter what.¡± ¡°There are two brothers who are seriously injured. The family wants to give up, but Boss Wang still insists on treating them. He said that he can¡¯t watch his brothers die. I don¡¯t know how much money Boss Wang has spent in the hospital, but it¡¯s definitely more than the compensation.¡± ¡°In our line of work, we¡¯ve seen a lot of accidents, big and small. To be able to live well until now is basically all thanks to luck but who knows when luck will be used up?¡± ¡°If we¡¯re the unlucky ones in the future, at least we don¡¯t have to worry about the treatment fee with Boss Wang. If anything happens to us, we don¡¯t have to worry about our family.¡± ¡°We¡¯re also taking risks. We don¡¯t have to worry about no one caring if something happens to Boss Wang.¡± ¡­ Wang Huaigu stood aside and listened quietly. He felt very upset. He had always felt guilty about the previous mining accident. Those brothers who had been involved in the accident didn¡¯t have to die or get hurt! It was because he hadn¡¯t investigated clearly beforehand and didn¡¯t know about the conflict between Shen Wanqing and Lin Bai, so he had taken over the two mines rashly. Later on, Shen Wanqing had warned him that he was still hoping for a fluke, thinking that the other party would not be so crazy. In the end, Shen Wanqing had directly blown up the mine. Wang Huaigu had always thought that it was his fluke mentality that had caused the deaths of his brothers. The treatment and compensation regardless of the cost were just to make up for the guilt in his heart. However, his brothers didn¡¯t think so. They all felt that he was kind and righteous, a good Boss that was rarely seen. Many people were even grateful to him but how could he be so grateful to them¡­ Wang Huaigu was immersed in complicated emotions. He was silent for a long time before he took out his phone and sent a message to Lin Bai. ¡°Mr. Lin, can you lend me another 20 million? I want to upgrade all the safety equipment in the mine and then give my brothers a raise in salary.¡± In a few minutes, Wang Huaigu received a message from the bank, reminding him that 30 million had been transferred into his bank card. 30 million? Wang Huaigu looked at the number on the message and was a little confused. Then, he received a reply from Lin Bai. ¡°I transferred 30 million to you. It¡¯s safe, no small matter. Replace all the safety equipment with those of the best quality. If it¡¯s not enough, let me know.¡± The death of the three miners made Lin Bai feel very guilty. Although Lin Bai had never met them and did not have any feelings for them, someone had died in an accident on his territory after all. It was impossible for him to treat it as if nothing had happened. No one could change what had already happened, but Lin Bai didn¡¯t want any more accidents to happen on his territory. Wang Huaigu looked at the message sent by Lin Bai and his eyes couldn¡¯t help but heat up with tears. The workers all thought that he was being generous. In fact, it wasn¡¯t him being generous, it was Lin Bai being generous! If it weren¡¯t for Lin Bai¡¯s help, he wouldn¡¯t be able to save them even if he wanted to. Moreover, not only did Lin Bai lend him money, but he also didn¡¯t charge him any interest. He also didn¡¯t take back the mining rights of the gold and rare earth mines, so he wouldn¡¯t go bankrupt and be unable to turn over a new leaf. In fact, the person that the miners should be grateful to, was Lin Bai. ¡°Mr. Lin, I thank you on behalf of my brothers.¡± Wang Huaigu solemnly typed this line of words on his phone. ¡°If you need me in the future, you must tell me.¡± At school. Lin Bai looked at the message Wang Huaigu sent and could not help but smile. He thought that even though Wang Huaigu and Huo Yanhui did not know each other, their words were quite similar. Just as he was thinking, a familiar notification suddenly sounded in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. [Ding! The host has successfully rewritten the future and obtained a large number of mood points. The reward is ¡®Divine Medical Skill¡¯. ] Following the notification, countless medical knowledge from ancient times and modern times flooded into his mind. This knowledge was too complicated, so much so that it took Lin Bai almost half an hour just to receive it. Lin Bai could not help but sigh in his heart. ¡®Medicine is really broad and profound. It takes me so long just to receive information passively.¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s hard to imagine how hard those medical students have to work to become a qualified doctor.¡± At this moment, his roommate Sun Xiaogang¡¯s cell phone suddenly rang. The teacher on the podium immediately cast a death glare at him. Sun Xiaogang shrunk his neck and turned off the phone, making an apologetic expression at the teacher. The teacher retracted his gaze and continued with the lecture. After two seconds, Sun Xiaogang¡¯s cell phone rang again. He quickly hung up again and quickly set it to silent mode but the other party almost immediately called back. Sun Xiaogang looked at the unfamiliar number on the screen, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart. No normal person would make a phone call like this unless there was something urgent. Sun Xiaogang glanced at the podium and found that the teacher was turning his back to write. He gritted his teeth and went under the desk to answer the phone. ¡°Hello, who is this?¡± Sun Xiaogang tried his best to keep his voice down. ¡°¡­¡± Sun Xiaogang didn¡¯t know what the person on the other end of the phone said. He listened for a few seconds and hung up angrily. ¡°Damn liar!¡± He cursed softly and sat back in his chair. His face was still full of anger, as if he was angry that the other party had caused him to be in such a sorry state. Lin Bai was a little curious, so he asked softly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Sun Xiaogang said, ¡°It¡¯s a call from a swindler. He insists that my parents got into a car accident and have been sent to the hospital..¡± Chapter 97 - Car Accident Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°How can he curse your parents? More like his parents are the ones who got into a car accident!¡± Sun Xiaogang cursed under his breath. Suddenly, his phone screen lit up again. This time, it was a WeChat message. He clicked on it and saw that it was a friend request. The verification message read: ¡°Approved. Let me show you the photo.¡± Sun Xiaogang was stunned for a few seconds before he realized that the other party was definitely the person who had called him just now. ¡°F*ck! Are you done? !¡± Sun Xiaogang decisively added her as a friend and then opened the chatbox. His fingers moved as quickly as the wind as he typed out a bunch of curses. Before he could send the text, the other party had already sent the photo over. The lower half of the woman¡¯s face in the photo was obviously deformed and covered in bandages. However, she was still conscious and looked at the camera helplessly. Sun Xiaogang could recognize that pair of eyes. It was indeed his mother! Then, a second photo was sent over. The man in the photo was unconscious and had tubes inserted all over his body. It was Sun Xiaogang¡¯s father! ¡°Bang!¡± Sun Xiaogang¡¯s phone fell on the table with a muffled sound. This sound was especially obvious in the quiet classroom. The teacher on the podium looked over and found that it was Sun Xiaogang again. He scolded him unhappily, ¡°Hey, if you don¡¯t want to listen to the class, you can go out. Don¡¯t be so noisy, lest you affect the class.¡± Sun Xiaogang pretended not to hear it and stared at the phone screen in a daze until a new message popped up on the screen. ¡°Central Hospital Emergency Ward 302, please come here as soon as possible.¡± Sun Xiaogang had no choice but to accept reality. Trembling, he gripped his phone tightly, stood up, and rushed out of the classroom. He didn¡¯t bother to explain anything. In fact, his mind was completely blank. The only thought in his mind was to hurry to the hospital! He hated himself for not being able to fly! The teacher didn¡¯t expect that he would actually run out without saying a word. He was instantly furious. ¡°What¡¯s his name? What¡¯s his student number?¡± The teacher pointed at Sun Xiaogang¡¯s empty seat and asked angrily. From the looks of it, he was definitely going to make Sun Xiaogang fail. Lin Bai quickly stood up and explained, ¡°Sir, I¡¯m sorry. He didn¡¯t do it on purpose.¡± ¡°His parents were in a car accident and were in the hospital. They were too anxious. Please forgive them. I¡¯ll make up for the leave of absence later. Sorry, Sorry.¡± Lin Bai quickly explained and chased after them. He was really worried and let Sun Xiaogang go to the hospital alone. The news came too suddenly. Sun Xiaogang was too traumatized and Lin Bai was afraid that something would happen to him halfway through. Previously, when Yu Jinmo was humiliated by the dorm manager, it was all thanks to Sun Xiaogang¡¯s help that he got out of trouble. Lin Bai had not repaid the favor yet. Now that Sun Xiaogang¡¯s parents had gotten into an accident, he could not sit idly by. Lin Bai quickly caught up with Sun Xiaogang and said to him, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± It was a simple sentence but it made Sun Xiaogang¡¯s flustered mood instantly calm down a lot. It was like a drowning man who had finally caught the lifebuoy. ¡°My parents are seriously injured¡­¡± Lin Bai did not wait for him to finish his sentence and patted his shoulder hard. ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about the medical fees. I¡¯m here.¡± Sun Xiaogang said with red eyes, ¡°Thank you. Thank you so much.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Don¡¯t say that if you consider me your brother. Let¡¯s go. Uncle and Auntie are still waiting for you in the hospital.¡± The two of them rushed to the hospital as fast as they could. They only understood what had happened after meeting the attending doctor. It turned out that today was Sun Xiaogang¡¯s birthday. His parents wanted to give him a surprise. So they deliberately hid it from him and deliberately drove over from their hometown with a cake. Unexpectedly, there was a car accident on the highway. The cause of the accident was also very helpless. A stray dog ran into the highway somehow. The driver of the car in front of them saw a dog scuttling out and subconsciously stepped on the brakes. As a result, Sun Xiaogang¡¯s parents were rear-ended. What was worse was that the airbags in their car did not inflate, which was why the old couple was so badly injured. Sun Xiaogang¡¯s father suffered multiple fractures on his body and his head was also severely injured. He had been unconscious and was still in critical condition. His mother, on the other hand, was relatively better. She was still conscious, but her jaw was shattered and she could not speak. That was why she could not contact Sun Xiaogang personally. She could only write down his phone number and let the doctor contact him on her behalf. The driver of the previous car which was rear-ended by their car, was also slightly injured without any major issues. Perhaps the more troublesome thing was that it was a top-notch Maserati. The repair cost was definitely not a small figure. Both parties were actually responsible for this accident. The driver of the car in front should not have suddenly stopped while Sun Xiaogang¡¯s parents did not maintain a safe distance between them. Therefore, the division of the specific responsibility for the accident was still up to the traffic police¡¯s discretion. If Sun Xiaogang¡¯s parents were required to pay for the repair fees, it would undoubtedly make their family¡¯s situation worse. After understanding the situation clearly, Lin Bai only said one sentence to Sun Xiaogang. ¡°Leave the issue about money to me. You just have to take care of uncle and aunt.¡± Lin Bai then paid off the emergency rescue treatment fee and deposited a large sum of money in the hospital. He also left his phone number so that the hospital could inform him to pay the bill at any time. When he returned after settling everything, Lin Bai found that there was a stranger in the ward. The man looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He was dressed in a suit and had a greasy face, which was quite disgusting. He stood beside the bed that Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother was on and raised his chin slightly. His expression was cold and arrogant. He spoke in a tone that was almost like he was giving alms, ¡°Our boss, Mr. Ling is deeply sorry for your family¡¯s suffering.¡± ¡°However, I have to make it clear to you on behalf of Mr. Ling that the accident happened because your parents did not maintain a safe distance between their car and Mr. Ling¡¯s. It is not Mr. Ling¡¯s responsibility.¡± ¡°President Ling was also injured in the accident. However, since your family¡¯s financial situation is limited, President Ling will not ask you to pay for the medical expenses. There is 200,000 yuan in this card. It is a token of our President Ling¡¯s goodwill.¡± ¡°I have to emphasize again that this is not a form of compensation. It is just that President Ling is kind-hearted so he would like to give a little help to your family out of kindness.¡± ¡°President Ling is very busy and doesn¡¯t have time to be embroiled in such trivial matters. Let¡¯s end this matter here.¡± The man in the suit finished his sentence without giving Sun Xiaogang a chance to speak. After saying that, he casually threw the bank card on the hospital bed and turned around to leave, as if he was sure that Sun Xiaogang would not refuse the money. ¡°Stop!¡± Sun Xiaogang forcefully threw the bank card beside the man in the suit¡¯s feet and roared, ¡°Take your stinky money and get lost!¡± The man in the suit laughed contemptuously. ¡°You think it¡¯s too little? I advise you not to push your luck. Otherwise, President Ling will not give you a single cent.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think that you¡¯re justified just because you¡¯re miserable. It¡¯s because your car was too close that you rear-ended him. President Ling is not obliged to compensate you..¡± Chapter 98 - Thank God for you Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai understood. This was the former owner¡¯s subordinate. He had come to deliver the money and wanted to settle the matter privately. With his attitude, it was impossible for him to settle the matter privately. Lin Bai walked straight over, grabbed the collar of the man in a suit, and threw him out of the ward. Then, he turned around and kicked the bank card on the ground out as well. ¡°Get lost!¡± The Man in the suit felt his body become lighter, and then he inexplicably ran into the corridor. He didn¡¯t even know how he got out. When he heard Lin Bai tell him to get lost, he came back to his senses and shouted, ¡°Who are you to fight!¡± Lin Bai pointed at his nose and warned him coldly, ¡°If you scream again, I will make you unable to speak for the rest of your life. If you don¡¯t believe me, you can try.¡± ¡°¡­¡± The Man in the suit suddenly lost his imposing manner. He didn¡¯t even dare to make eye contact with Lin Bai, as if he was afraid of being hurt by Lin Bai¡¯s gaze. A strong sense of fear made him not dare to make a single sound. He could only bend down, pick up his bank card, and leave dejectedly. Seeing that the man in the suit had been chased away, Sun Xiaogang still felt very angry. ¡°F * ck! What kind of person is this!¡± ¡°How could he have the nerve to say such a thing!¡± The more Sun Xiaogang thought about it, the angrier he got. He wanted to chase after that guy and beat him up. Lin Bai patted him and comforted him: ¡°Alright, the dog has left. Don¡¯t think about his bark anymore.¡± Sun Xiaogang nodded. He was still full of anger. At the same time, he was also very glad that he had a good brother like Lin Bai. Otherwise, he might really have to bow to reality and endure the nausea and take the money. Otherwise, how could he pay for the medical expenses? His father was still in the ICU, which was a place that burned money. With his family¡¯s small fortune, they might not be able to support him for a week. Fortunately, with Lin Bai¡¯s help, he did not have to worry about money and endure humiliation. ¡°Boss, thank you so much. If it weren¡¯t for you, I wouldn¡¯t even dare to think about it.¡± Sun Xiaogang didn¡¯t know how to express his gratitude anymore. Lin Bai waved his hand. ¡°Alright, Alright. Don¡¯t be such a man.¡± Then, he sat down by the bed and said gently, ¡°Auntie, I¡¯m Xiaogang¡¯s classmate.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll help Xiaogang with the money. You Don¡¯t have to think about anything. Just focus on recovering.¡± Mrs. Sun couldn¡¯t speak because of the broken jaw. She could only lift her left hand, which was slightly injured, and Pat the back of Lin Bai¡¯s hand. Lin Bai understood what she meant. He smiled and said, ¡°Auntie, there¡¯s no need to thank me. It¡¯s only right for classmates to help each other.¡± ¡°Xiao Gang has helped me and my girlfriend a lot in the past, so don¡¯t feel pressured. Rest well and try to recover as soon as possible.¡± Mrs. Sun nodded with tears in her eyes. Lin Bai silently circulated his godly medical skills and observed the injuries on Mrs. Sun¡¯s body. In an instant, Mrs. Sun¡¯s entire body turned translucent. All of her bones, nerves, blood vessels, and internal organs were clearly visible. Lin Bai carefully observed and confirmed that Mrs. Sun¡¯s body was basically covered in bone injuries. Her nerves and internal organs were basically fine. Therefore, as long as she recuperated properly, she would be fine. It was only a matter of time before she recovered and there should not be any root of illness. Lin Bai was relieved. He put away his godly medical skills and the scene in his eyes returned to normal. He smiled and said goodbye to Mrs. Sun. Then, he stood up and gave Sun Xiaogang a look. He pretended to leave and walked to the corridor outside the ward to wait. After a while, Sun Xiaogang came out as well. The two of them walked a little further away. After making sure that his Mrs. Sun in the ward could not hear them, Lin Bai went straight to the point. ¡°I don¡¯t suggest that we settle this privately. What do you think?¡± Sun Xiaogang instantly thought of the disgusting words of the man in a suit and said angrily, ¡°Based on his attitude, I will never agree to settle this privately!¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°That¡¯s good. Then I will contact a lawyer in a while.¡± Professional matters should be left to the professionals to handle. He and Sun Xiaogang were still students. They only knew a little about the traffic law and did not understand the twists and turns in the actual operation. It was very likely that they would not even know that they had suffered a loss in handling it. That man in the suit kept mentioning CEO Ling. Presumably, the other party should be the Boss of a large company, so he must have his own legal team. He had a lawyer. If they didn¡¯t have one, wouldn¡¯t they be cheated to death? The reason why Lin Bai didn¡¯t contact him directly was that this was Sun Xiaogang¡¯s family matter, so he couldn¡¯t make the decision directly. Now that Sun Xiaogang had made his stand, he had no more worries. ¡°I don¡¯t know much about the laws and regulations in this area, so I can¡¯t guarantee that I will win. I can only try my best to get the most favorable result.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Even if you need to compensate me, it¡¯s all on me.¡± Sun Xiaogang nodded vigorously. ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°In the future¡­¡± Lin Bai guessed what he was going to say. It was nothing more than that he would work hard to earn money and return it to him in the future. He didn¡¯t want to hear it, so he directly interrupted him. ¡°Stop, stop. If you say any more words of gratitude, I won¡¯t treat you as a brother.¡± Sun Xiaogang had no choice but to swallow back all those words of gratitude. At the same time, he silently remembered this great kindness. Lin Bai changed the topic and asked him, how is your father¡¯s injury? Have you gone to see him Sun Xiaogang said, I¡¯ve seen him through the glass They won¡¯t let me in until visiting time Lin Bai asked, what time is visiting time Sun Xiaogang replied, ¡°From three to five in the afternoon, this is the only time you can go in.¡± ¡°But only one person can go in, and the time can not exceed twenty minutes.¡± Lin Bai thought that twenty minutes should be enough for him to see his father¡¯s injury clearly. In fact, he only needed to see everything from head to toe, and everything would be clear. Thus, Lin Bai discussed with Sun Xiaogang: ¡°Can you leave today¡¯s visiting opportunity to me?¡± Sun Xiaogang was stunned for a moment. Obviously, he did not expect Lin Bai to make such a request. Lin Bai did not want to make things difficult for him, so he explained: ¡°I know a little about medical knowledge, so I want to go in and take a look.¡± Although this hospital¡¯s medical resources were not bad, it was not the best in the local area. Therefore, Lin Bai wanted to know more about Mr. Sun¡¯s condition. He wanted to know if he needed to be transferred to another hospital, or if he needed to use his connections to invite experts from other hospitals to come over for a consultation. Sun Xiaogang did not know about Lin Bai¡¯s plans, but he still nodded and agreed out of trust in Lin Bai. ¡°Alright, you can go then. I Won¡¯t go.¡± Sun Xiaogang felt that since Lin Bai had made this request, he must have his reasons. Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Alright, we¡¯ve discussed all the important matters. Let¡¯s go and eat.¡± Sun Xiaogang said, ¡°I¡¯m not hungry. You Go and eat first.¡± ¡°That won¡¯t do. People are made of iron and steel. No matter how hard it is, we can¡¯t not eat. Go, go, go.¡± Lin Bai dragged Sun Xiaogang to eat and specially ordered many delicious and nutritious things. ¡°Uncle and aunt still need you to take care of them, you must not collapse.¡± Sun Xiaogang heard Lin Bai said so, and then braced himself to eat some things.. Chapter 99 - Must Be Operated On Immediately! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After lunch, Lin Bai sent a message to Huo Yanhui, telling him about the car accident that happened to Sun Xiaogang¡¯s parents. ¡°That¡¯s the basic situation. How confident are you?¡± Lin Bai asked. Huo Yanhui quickly replied, ¡°To be honest, I¡¯m not confident at all. I don¡¯t have any experience in this area.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s heart instantly turned cold. However, Huo Yanhui said, ¡°But there should be someone among my classmates who is good at this. Why don¡¯t I help you ask?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Okay, go ask them, as well as their leaders and relatives. Anyway, as long as they are capable and reliable, the legal fees are not a problem.¡± Huo Yanhui did not expect Lin Bai to be so concerned about a traffic accident. However, he did not ask too much. He just silently raised the importance of this matter by several levels. ¡°Okay, don¡¯t worry, Mr. A. I will definitely help you find the most authoritative expert in this area.¡± Lin Bai was slightly relieved and replied, ¡°That¡¯s good. Let¡¯s hurry up.¡± A few hours later, Huo Yanhui sent a friend a message. He said, ¡°Mr. A, this is my classmate¡¯s uncle, Attorney Han, currently the top lawyer in the domestic traffic accident field. He¡¯s been in the industry for 20 years and has never lost a case but his fees are very high.¡± When Lin Bai saw that he had never lost a case for 20 years, he had already decided in his heart that he would entrust the other party to handle this accident. As for the cost, how expensive could it be? He had nearly 30 billion in his bank account, and he had nowhere to spend it. ¡°How much does he usually charge?¡± Lin Bai asked. Huo Yanhui replied, ¡°Starting from a million. The more difficult the case, the higher the cost.¡± Lin Bai chuckled. How could this be considered expensive? He had thought it would cost tens of millions. It was only a few million. The bonus he gave Luo Yang was even more than that. Lin Bai and Attorney Han asked for the bank card number and transferred 10 million directly. ¡°This is the commission fee. I only have one request, and that is to help my friend fight for the maximum benefits. If possible, it¡¯s best to let the other party take full responsibility.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t care about what was worth it at all. Even if the lawyer fee was far higher than the normal compensation fee, so what? Based on the disgusting attitude of the man in the suit, Lin Bai wanted to teach him a lesson. Attorney Han had been in the business for many years, and it wasn¡¯t like he had never seen a generous client. But it was the first time he had seen a client who was as generous as Lin Bai. He counted the amount of money he received several times, but he dared to believe that Lin Bai had indeed transferred him 10 million instead of 1 million. Attorney Han took a deep breath to calm himself down and replied carefully, ¡°I will do my best.¡± Lin Bai sent Sun Xiaogang¡¯s phone number and said, ¡°You can directly communicate with him about the specific matters of this accident. I will only look at the final result.¡± Attorney Han agreed repeatedly, ¡°Okay, no problem.¡± Lin Bai went back to his WeChat app and texted Sun Xiaogang to cooperate with the lawyer to provide all kinds of information. When everything was settled, it was exactly three o¡¯clock in the afternoon. The visiting hours were over. Lin Bai went straight to the ICU ward. According to the hospital¡¯s regulations, he changed into the isolation suit and carefully disinfected himself before finally entering the ward as he wished. The ward was frighteningly quiet. There was only the sound of various surveillance equipment operating. Lin Bai subconsciously slowed down his footsteps and slowly walked to the side of Zhao Xiaogang¡¯s father¡¯s bed. The Divine Medical skills were automatically activated. The man on the bed instantly became transparent. All of his bones, muscles, blood vessels, and internal organs were clearly visible. Lin Bai clearly saw that three of the man¡¯s ribs were broken, and his right lung had been pierced. Although the broken bones had been pierced with steel nails, the pierced lung had also been carefully stitched up. But the stitching marks that were as long as half a finger were still shocking to Lin Bai. If it wasn¡¯t for the timely rescue and if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the rib fracture happened to be on the right side, Sun Xiaogang would probably have lost his father by now. When he thought of the man in the suit¡¯s arrogant face of shirking responsibility, the hatred in Lin Bai¡¯s heart grew stronger. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t worry. I will definitely make the person who harmed you pay the price!¡± Lin Bai looked at Zhao Xiaogang¡¯s father¡¯s face and said this in a low voice. Then, Lin Bai suddenly realized that something was wrong. From the perspective of the Divine Medical skill, he could clearly see that Zhao Xiaogang¡¯s father¡¯s brain was bleeding continuously. Moreover, the blood that was flowing out was constantly pressuring his nerves. If it was not treated, it would cause irreversible damage to the brain! At that time, even if he did not die, he would be crippled for life and would be unable to take care of himself. It was even very likely that he would become a vegetable and would never be able to wake up again! ¡°Damn it! They actually did not notice such obvious bleeding!¡± Lin Bai cursed in a low voice. He turned around and ran out of the ICU ward quickly, heading straight for the attending doctor¡¯s office. ¡°Doctor, the patient in Bed No. 3, Sun Jiandong, is suffering from intracranial bleeding. He must be operated on immediately!¡± Lin Bai could not be bothered with small talk. He made his request in a hurry. The attending doctor frowned. ¡°Sun Jiandong? The one who was in the car accident?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°Who are you to him? How do you know about the intracranial bleeding?¡±The attending doctor continued to ask. Lin Bai was almost angered to death by him. At this point in time, he was still thinking about these things! ¡°I¡¯m his son¡¯s classmate!¡± ¡°Enough of this nonsense. Sun Jiandong needs to open up his head and stop the Bleeding Now! Now!¡± The attending doctor became more and more displeased. He said coldly, ¡°If you have any objections to the treatment plan, please ask the family members of the injured to come over and discuss it.¡± What he meant was: You are not qualified to ask about this. Lin Bai said angrily, ¡°The family members of the injured will also listen to me!¡± ¡°Let me ask you this. Sun Jiandong is currently unconscious. His heartbeat, blood pressure, and breathing are all unstable. It¡¯s obviously a symptom of intracranial bleeding. Can¡¯t you guys detect it?¡± ¡°He was only admitted to the hospital after a car accident. Don¡¯t you guys even do a CT scan and a cerebrospinal fluid examination? !¡± ¡°Just let him keep bleeding inside his brain? They¡¯re treating human lives like grass!¡± When Lin Bai said the words ¡°Cerebrospinal fluid examination,¡± the way the attending doctor looked at him had obviously changed. Most people knew that a CT examination was not strange, but such a professional term like cerebrospinal fluid examination was not something that an ordinary person could casually say. The attending doctor looked at Lin Bai coldly. Seeing the scholarly look on his face, he felt that he should be a medical student. Therefore, the anger he felt from being questioned turned into mockery and a sense of superiority. It was as if all of Lin Bai¡¯s questions were based on his limited knowledge of medicine. It was absurd and laughable. The attending physician suppressed the mockery and contempt in his heart and said slowly, ¡°Of course, we have checked what you said. The injured person did have slight intracranial bleeding, but it was not serious..¡± Chapter 100 - Is It That Difficult To Do Another Check-Up! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°In such a situation, we can treat it with a conservative method. There¡¯s no need to operate on it.¡± ¡°Also, let me give you a piece of advice. Don¡¯t think that you¡¯re amazing just because you¡¯ve learned some medical knowledge.¡± ¡°Have you ever been in the clinic? Have you ever seen a real patient?¡± ¡°You¡¯re too self-righteous to make a judgment before you¡¯ve seen anything. Kid, you can¡¯t be like this.¡± The attending doctor¡¯s attitude of ¡°I¡¯m only giving you advice for your own good¡± made Lin Bai want to vomit. Lin Bai really wanted to beat this guy up. But when he thought of Sun Xiaogang¡¯s father¡¯s life hanging by a thread, he could only hold it in. He took out his phone and turned it to video mode, aiming the camera at the attending doctor in front of him. ¡°What did you say just now? Do you dare to repeat it to the camera again?¡± Lin Bai questioned loudly. The attending doctor immediately shut up and did not say a word. Lin Bai asked again, ¡°Then let¡¯s not dwell on that. I¡¯ll ask you now, can you give the injured Sun Jiandong another craniocerebral examination?¡± Although Lin Bai was furious, he did not lose his mind. He knew that the most important thing now was to get Sun Jiandong to get a brain surgery as soon as possible to stop the bleeding. As for the rest, he could put them aside. It would not be too late to settle the scores after he had settled the matter in front of him. The attending physician remained silent. Lin Bai snapped, ¡°Answer me! Can you do a checkup on him or not?!¡± The attending doctor knew that if he did not answer, Lin Bai would keep asking questions. If he were to release the video, he would seem at fault even if he had a reason. So, he could only say expressionlessly, ¡°All the necessary tests have been done. There¡¯s no need to repeat the tests, adding unnecessary risks to the patient. So you¡¯re not going to do it, right? Alright then.¡± Lin Bai did not waste any more time with him. He turned around and left the room to call Sun Xiaogang. ¡°Wait for me in the director¡¯s office.¡± Lin Bai went straight to the point. Sun Xiaogang could tell that Lin Bai¡¯s tone was not friendly. He quickly asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What happened?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I don¡¯t have time to explain now. Hurry over, I¡¯ll be there soon.¡± After saying that, he hung up the phone and went straight to the director¡¯s office. Sun Xiaogang didn¡¯t dare to delay. He quickly asked the nurse to take care of his mother and then left the ward. Soon, the two of them met at the entrance of the director¡¯s office. Lin Bai didn¡¯t explain. He directly knocked on the door and went in. He said to the director, ¡°I want to file a complaint against the emergency department doctor, Zhao Guangming. He is seriously irresponsible and has disregarded the life and death of a patient!¡± The director was stunned for a moment. Then, he quickly put on a smile and said humbly, ¡°Please have a seat. Tell me if you have any questions.¡± With his many years of experience in the industry, he knew that the first thing to do in the face of an emotional person was to calm them down. However, he was wrong. Although Lin Bai was anxious, it was not that he was not calm. Lin Bai spoke quickly and stated his demands and reasons in a reasonable manner. ¡°The patient in the intensive care unit, Sun Jiandong, was admitted to the hospital after a car accident. He was diagnosed to have intracranial bleeding symptoms.¡± ¡°But Doctor Zhao Guangming thought that his bleeding was not serious, so he insisted on conservative treatment.¡± ¡°But when I went to visit him just now, I found that the injured Sun Jiandong already had obvious breathing difficulties, which meant that his intracranial bleeding was getting worse.¡± ¡°Moreover, the location of his bleeding is near the subarachnoid space. I don¡¯t need to tell you how dangerous it is to bleed at this location, right?¡± ¡°This is a matter of life and death. Regardless of whether you believe my judgment or not, a CT scan or a cerebrospinal fluid test is necessary, right?¡± Sun Xiaogang was stunned as he listened. He could not understand how Lin Bai, who was the same as him and had studied a major that was unrelated to medicine, could come up with so many professional terms. He didn¡¯t know where the ¡°Subarachnoid cavity¡± was, but when Lin Bai said it was dangerous, his heart was in his throat. ¡°Lin Bai, is my father in danger now? Will he¡­¡± Sun Xiaogang¡¯s eyes were red. He was really afraid of losing his father, and he didn¡¯t dare to imagine how he and his mother would live after losing their father. Lin Bai patted him and said in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t talk yet. Leave it to me.¡± Sun Xiaogang nodded and placed all his hopes on Lin Bai. The director still had the same easygoing expression as before. He said gently, ¡°Dr. Zhao Guangming has rich clinical experience and has always been very serious and responsible.¡± ¡°I believe that since he made such a decision, he must have considered all aspects of the patient¡¯s situation and thought that conservative treatment was the best for the patient. That¡¯s why he did this.¡± ¡°I can understand your feelings as the patient¡¯s family member, but please believe in the doctor¡¯s professional judgment.¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t listen any longer and directly interrupted, ¡°Is it that difficult to do another examination? Even if Doctor Zhao Guangming is experienced, isn¡¯t there the possibility of misjudgment?¡± ¡°Moreover, even if the bleeding was indeed not excessive during the examination and was suitable for conservative treatment, couldn¡¯t there be any more changes?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not asking you to open his skull to stop the bleeding right now. I¡¯m just asking you to do another examination.¡± ¡°If the examination shows that it¡¯s indeed suitable for conservative treatment, then we¡¯ll do it the same way. If we find that the bleeding is getting larger, we¡¯ll just hurry up and do the surgery. Isn¡¯t that enough?¡± ¡°I really don¡¯t understand what you¡¯re trying to avoid!¡± It was only a matter of one sentence, to begin with, but it had to be tormented to such an extent. Lin Bai really could not help but be angry. However, the director did not answer the question directly. Instead, he pressed Lin Bai, ¡°How did you determine that the patient¡¯s bleeding was near the subarachnoid cavity?¡± ¡°According to our hospital¡¯s rules, if the patient¡¯s bleeding was found at this location, the surgery would definitely be carried out immediately.¡± ¡°Since Doctor Zhao Guangming decided to use conservative treatment, it means that the previous examination showed that the bleeding was not located in the subarachnoid space.¡± ¡°Then how did you discover that there was a new bleeding spot in the patient¡¯s brain?¡± Lin Bai was left speechless by the question. Because he couldn¡¯t say that he had seen it through his X-ray vision. If he said such words, he would only be treated as a lunatic. Lin Bai had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: ¡°That¡¯s not the main point. Subarachnoid cavity bleeding is very dangerous and could cause irreparable damage at any time. Can we do the examination first and then slowly struggle with other questions?¡± The director said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll ask Doctor Zhao Guangming first to understand the situation.¡± As he said that, he dialed Zhao Guangming¡¯s number and asked him to come over as soon as possible. At this moment, a new push notification suddenly popped up on Lin Bai¡¯s phone screen. Lin Bai originally didn¡¯t have the mood to look at the push message, but when he saw that it was a push from the Future News app, he quickly clicked on it to check. The Future News app would never send him a meaningless pop-up window. It would be very useful if it popped up at this time.. Chapter 101 - The Destruction Of The Family Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The headline of the news was shocking. [A young girl in the prime of her life was brutally humiliated. The doctor¡¯s father stabbed his enemy 72 times in anger. ] There were two pictures at the bottom. One of them was a young girl with a pure and innocent appearance. Lin Bai did not recognize her. The other picture was of Sun Jiandong¡¯s attending physician, Zhao Guangming. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but sigh in his heart. The news of the future was indeed not something that could be casually released. The fact that the system sent it to him this at this time was obviously because it wanted to let him save someone and solve the current predicament at the same time. Lin Bai quickly looked through the news. The general content was: [Zhao Guangming¡¯s daughter had somehow gotten a hooligan boyfriend. She was initially a good girl with good grades, but in less than a month, she was led astray.] The hooligan asked her to skip school and go out to play, so she foolishly agreed. However, when she arrived at the place, she was drunk and humiliated by the hooligan and his brothers. After that, the girl broke down and committed suicide. Her father, Zhao Guangming, found her hooligan boyfriend based on the chat history on his phone and stabbed him 72 times. Only the last stab was fatal. After killing, Zhao Guangming wanted to seek revenge from the other hooligans, but unfortunately, he was arrested by the police. In the end, he was sentenced to death for intentional homicide. His wife also went insane because she couldn¡¯t bear the stimulation and was sent to a mental hospital. Seeing such a tragic ending, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but sigh in his heart. Although Zhao Guangming was stubborn and unreasonable, he shouldn¡¯t have ended up with such a broken family. Therefore, even though he had just ridiculed Lin Bai, Lin Bai still decided to stop all of this from happening. According to the news, the girl¡¯s accident happened an hour later. In other words, it was very likely that she had already sneaked out of the school! Time was tight. Lin Bai did not have time to explain. He quickly got up and left the school. He dialed Director Feng of the City Public Security Bureau. Without any small talk, he went straight to the point, ¡°Director Feng, please send someone to Grade 2 Class 4 of High School 3 immediately. Find a girl named Zhao Tingting!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t let her leave the school!¡± ¡°If she¡¯s not here, go to the entrance of the Nightscape KTV to stop her!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll send her photo to you later. Don¡¯t let her in!¡± Director Feng knew it was urgent when he heard Lin Bai¡¯s tone. Therefore, he didn¡¯t ask further and said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll send someone to stop her immediately.¡± Lin Bai was relieved. ¡°Thank you, Director Feng.¡± Lin Bai was sincerely grateful this time. Director Feng could have refused such an unreasonable request, but he chose to agree and didn¡¯t ask why. Director Feng chuckled. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s nothing.¡± Lin Bai said a few more polite words and hung up. Then, he opened the future news APP and downloaded the picture of Zhao Tingting, and sent it to director Feng. When he was done, he saw Zhao Guangming rushing towards him. Zhao Guangming was suddenly summoned by the director, but he didn¡¯t know what was going on. He was still very puzzled. When he saw Lin Bai, he immediately understood everything. ¡°Are you done or not?¡± Zhao Guangming asked bluntly. Lin Bai was not angry at all. Instead, he looked at him sympathetically. ¡°You¡¯d better call your daughter¡¯s form teacher and ask her if your daughter is still in school,¡± Lin Bai said. Zhao Guangming blurted out subconsciously, ¡°If Tingting is not in school, where else can she be¡­ Hey, what do you mean?! Are you threatening me?! If you have any dissatisfaction, come at me!!¡± Zhao Guangming was so agitated that he almost attacked. Director Xu, who was in the room, heard that something was wrong and immediately opened the door. ¡°What are you arguing about in the corridor? If you have something to say, come in.¡± Zhao Guangming reluctantly followed the director into the office. Lin Bai thought for a moment and also went in to sit down. However, he was no longer in the mood to argue with them about whether it was necessary for Sun Jiandong to have a craniotomy. He only hoped that Director Feng would find Zhao Tingting as soon as possible. Lin Bai waited like years. During this time, director Xu and Zhao Guangming had been struggling. How did Lin Bai determine that Sun Jiandong needed to have a craniotomy immediately? Lin Bai couldn¡¯t be bothered to repeat his words anymore. Because he already understood that even if he had godly medical skills, as long as he didn¡¯t have the status of a doctor, no one would take his judgment seriously, no matter how right he was. Since that was the case, why bother wasting his breath? ¡°I¡¯ve already said the medical judgment basis several times. There¡¯s no need to keep repeating it.¡± ¡°If you think that the evidence isn¡¯t convincing enough, you can wait a little longer. You¡¯ll believe it in a while.¡± Director Xu and Zhao Guangming asked in unison, ¡°Wait for what?¡± Lin Bai smiled faintly and didn¡¯t answer. However, the way he looked at Zhao Guangming was filled with sympathy. He could already imagine Zhao Guangming¡¯s expression and reaction when he found out who his daughter was hanging out with. It would be very interesting. Lin Bai was already looking forward to it. Zhao Guangming felt his hair stand on end. ¡°Just say what you want to say! Don¡¯t look at me like that!¡± ¡°No rush.¡± Lin Bai slowly took out his phone and sent a message to director Feng. ¡°Director Feng, have you found Zhao Tingting?¡± A few minutes later, director Feng sent a photo. It was taken at the entrance of the KTV. The girl in the photo was Zhao Tingting. Lin Bai replied: ¡°Thank you, director Feng. Please ask your people to ask which private room the person she wants to see is in. Then, go and interrogate the group of people in the private room to find out what they are up to.¡± Director Feng keenly sensed something was wrong. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll get them to interrogate immediately.¡± Lin Bai curled his lips and turned to Zhao Guangming, who was sitting on the other side: ¡°You¡¯re sure that your daughter is in school right now, right?¡± Zhao Guangming was agitated as if he had been hit by a nerve. ¡°We¡¯re talking about Sun Jiandong¡¯s treatment plan now. Why are you talking about my daughter? !¡± ¡°I¡¯m warning you, don¡¯t even think about my daughter!¡± Lin Bai sneered and opened the photo that director Feng sent him. He turned the phone and pointed the screen at Zhao Guangming. ¡°Take a good look. Where Is Your Daughter?¡± Zhao Guangming stood up immediately. ¡°What did you do to My Daughter? !¡± Lin Bai was speechless. ¡°Open your eyes and see clearly. The person standing next to your daughter is a policeman.¡± ¡°Look at the environment again. It¡¯s at the entrance of the KTV.¡± ¡°A high school student who skipped class and went to the KTV. Am I trying to do something to her?¡± ¡°She¡¯s asking for it!¡± ¡°I¡¯m trying to save her!¡± ¡°Now, use your brain to judge whether or not you should believe what I said!¡± Lin Bai¡¯s words shook Zhao Guangming¡¯s mind.. Chapter 102 - Do You Regret It Now? Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Zhao Guangming couldn¡¯t believe that his good daughter, who had both good grades, would skip school and run to a KTV. But the photo was right in front of him, so he couldn¡¯t help but believe it. ¡°W-what¡¯s going on?¡± Zhao Guangming stuttered and asked, completely losing his previous imposing manner. Lin Bai sneered. ¡°What other reason could there be for an adolescent girl to suddenly turn bad? She¡¯s in a relationship.¡± ¡°Impossible!¡± Zhao Guangming retorted almost subconsciously. ¡°Tingting won¡¯t!¡± Lin Bai did not argue with him. He only said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you call her yourself and ask her? Won¡¯t everything be clear?¡± Zhao Guangming was silent for a moment. He stood up and said to Director Xu, ¡°Director, I¡¯m going out to make a call.¡± Director Xu nodded. ¡°Go ahead.¡± Zhao Guangming walked to the corridor to make a call. At first, he tried his best to keep his voice down, not wanting the director and Lin Bai in the room to hear what he said. But later on, he could no longer suppress his emotions and started to roar. ¡°Tell the truth! What¡¯s Going On!¡± ¡°You still want to lie, don¡¯t you? I¡¯ve just spoiled you too much!¡± ¡°Tell me the truth! !¡± Zhao Guangming roared again and again, his voice getting louder and louder. It was obvious how devastated he was. Lin Bai and Dean Xu heard it clearly in the office. After a while, Zhao Guangming came back with a livid face. He stared at Lin Bai and asked, ¡°How did you know about this?¡± As a father, he didn¡¯t know that his daughter was in a puppy love relationship, but Lin Bai, a stranger, did. Not only that, but he also knew that Zhao Tingting had skipped school to see her boyfriend today. Zhao Guangming couldn¡¯t figure it out. He desperately wanted a reasonable explanation. Lin Bai looked at Zhao Guangming¡¯s expression and slowly curled the corners of his mouth, revealing a mocking smile. It had only been one phone call, but Zhao Guangming was completely different from before. Nervous, flustered, helpless, scared¡­ All kinds of mixed emotions were revealed on his face, making him look haggard and exhausted. Lin Bai sized him up slowly. Every trace of emotion in his eyes was as if he was savoring something very interesting. After he had seen enough, Lin Bai opened his mouth and returned all of Zhao Guangming¡¯s taunts. ¡°I only know a little about medicine, and I don¡¯t have any clinical experience. I can¡¯t compare to you, the head attending physician.¡± Zhao Guangming could tell that Lin Bai was taunting him for what he had said earlier, and his expression changed again and again. The words of apology were stuck in his throat. In the end, he couldn¡¯t say it out loud because of his pride. Lin Bai didn¡¯t care whether he apologized or not because just by watching the wonderful change of his facial expressions, he felt that everything was worth it. Lin Bai sneered and said in an increasingly sarcastic tone, ¡°But at least I won¡¯t be headstrong and refuse to listen to any different opinions. Therefore, there are some things that I can know, but it¡¯s impossible for you to know in this lifetime. If you really want a reason, I can tell you that it¡¯s because of your face.¡± ¡°Your temple is dark and I can tell that something bad is going to happen to your family. As for how I guessed that your daughter¡­¡± Lin Bai was babbling nonsense with a straight face, and he deliberately drawled to pique Zhao Guangming¡¯s curiosity. Zhao Guangming pricked up his ears and waited for the next part. He wasn¡¯t the only one. Principal Xu and Sun Xiaogang, who sat next to Lin Bai, were also very curious. They stretched out their ears and listened carefully. Lin Bai deliberately paused for a long time to pique their curiosity. Then, he said sarcastically, ¡°Then, just like how I predicted that Sun Jiandong would continue to perform a craniotomy to stop the bleeding, you wouldn¡¯t listen to the specific reason. You wouldn¡¯t believe it even if you heard it. What else is there to say?¡± Zhao Guangming¡¯s face almost turned pale. Director Xu¡¯s expression also became very subtle. Sun Xiaogang snapped out of his curiosity and realized that his father was still in danger. All his curiosity disappeared in an instant, leaving only deep worry. At this moment, Chief Feng sent another message. It probably meant that he had his subordinates check the identity cards of those hooligans in the name of routine checks. In the end, they found illegal drugs in the private room. After a simple interrogation, the hooligans told them all their plans. They even wanted to use illegal drugs to control Zhao Tingting so that she would become their plaything. This was not mentioned in the future news, and Lin Bai only knew about it at this moment. Lin Bai read out all the news. Then, he stared into Zhao Guangming¡¯s eyes and asked word by word, ¡°Just now, in the corridor, I asked you to call my daughter¡¯s form teacher, but you refused. Do you regret it now?¡± Zhao Guangming¡¯s face was as pale as paper, and his mind was buzzing. He didn¡¯t even hear clearly what Lin Bai was saying to him. Illegal drugs, gang rape, mind control, playthings. These terrifying words echoed in his mind again and again. He didn¡¯t even dare to think about what would have happened to his precious daughter if Lin Bai hadn¡¯t contacted the police. Just a little bit more. Just a little bit more, and his precious daughter in his hands would have been destroyed! He was so scared that he was almost trembling. He couldn¡¯t hear anything. All that was left was lingering fear that overwhelmed him. Lin Bai had enjoyed watching the changes in his expression enough. He turned to look at the director and asked, ¡°Can you believe what I said now?¡± ¡°Can you give Sun Jiandong a checkup?¡± Director Xu seemed to have woken up from a dream and nodded his head heavily. ¡°Yes, yes! I¡¯ll get them to do it right away!¡± After a few phone calls, the intensive care unit finally gave Sun Jiandong a new checkup. The result was expected. He had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage and had to be operated on immediately. The surgery required the signature of the immediate family, so Lin Bai couldn¡¯t do it for him. He patted Sun Xiaogang, who was almost scared out of his wits, and said, ¡°Hurry up and sign it.¡± Only then did Sun Xiaogang get up and leave like a wandering soul. The hospital director also told Zhao Guangming to go back and rest while he took care of his daughter¡¯s matters. Finally, only Lin Bai and hospital director Xu were left in the office. Only then did Director Xu cautiously ask, ¡°Did you really predict Doctor Zhao¡¯s daughter¡¯s incident and Sun Jiandong¡¯s illness based on their looks?¡± ¡°Then can you help me take a look at my career and family? Is there anything I should avoid?¡± When Lin Bai heard these words, he felt extremely sarcastic in his heart. He was telling the truth. When he tried to use medical theories to convince them, Zhao Guangming and Director Xu did not take it seriously. Later on, he made up some nonsense and attributed everything to metaphysics, which made these so-called medical elites believe it without a doubt. How ridiculous and ironic was this! Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but laugh and continue to make up nonsense. ¡°Director Xu, there shouldn¡¯t be any changes in your family, but you need to pay more attention to your work.¡± ¡°It¡¯s mainly about the work ability of the employees. We need to observe them from many angles before making a judgment..¡± Chapter 103 - Expressing Loyalty Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation In reality, Lin Bai was mocking Director Xu for not being able to recognize people clearly. He couldn¡¯t tell that Zhao Guangming was actually headstrong and wouldn¡¯t listen to any different opinions. However, Director Xu didn¡¯t realize that Lin Bai was actually mocking him. He listened to what Lin Bai said in his heart seriously. At the same time, he kept nodding his head to express his agreement. ¡°Indeed, indeed. You are absolutely right. I have suffered losses in this aspect before. In that case, is there anything else that you need to pay attention to?¡± Director Xu continued to ask for guidance humbly. Lin Bai smiled mockingly and said. ¡°That¡¯s all.¡± Director Xu thanked him profusely. His attitude toward Lin Bai could be said to be extremely respectful. On the other side, Sun Jiandong had already been pushed into the operating theater, ready to perform a craniotomy to stop the bleeding. Under the arrangement of director Xu, the Best Director of the Department of Neurosurgery personally performed the operation. The operation went very smoothly. All the bleeding points were accurately found and sutured. The bleeding finally stopped completely, and all the blood that had accumulated in the brain had been removed. Because Lin Bai had discovered it in time and the operation was carried out relatively quickly, the consequences were not too serious. After the most difficult and dangerous step was dealt with, the director of the Department of Neurosurgery let out a long sigh and sighed: ¡°This patient¡¯s luck is really good. He was discovered in time.¡± ¡°If the craniotomy had been delayed by half an hour, I¡¯m afraid that his brain nerves would have been completely damaged and he would have been unable to take care of himself from now on.¡± The assistant beside him said, ¡°I heard that the patient¡¯s family members discovered it first, but Doctor Zhao did not agree to the craniotomy, so the family members all went to President Xu in the end.¡± ¡°Fortunately, he has a careful and brave son, so he could escape this disaster.¡± Another assistant corrected, ¡°It was not his son who found out. It was his son¡¯s classmate.¡± The assistant who spoke earlier said in surprise, ¡°Really? That classmate is really great.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! It¡¯s really lucky to have a friend who found out about the problem at such a critical moment!¡± The final suturing step had been completed during the idle chatter. The chief surgeon handed all the follow-up procedures to his assistant and walked out of the operating theater first. Outside the door, Sun Xiaogang and Lin Bai had been waiting for a long time. When Sun Xiaogang saw the operating theater¡¯s door open, he quickly went up to ask, ¡°Doctor, how is my father now?¡± The chief surgeon replied, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The surgery is going very smoothly.¡± Only then did Sun Xiaogang feel relieved. He grabbed the chief surgeon¡¯s arm and thanked him profusely. ¡°Thank you, thank you! Thank you so much!¡± The chief surgeon then said that there was no need to thank him and rushed to the next surgery. Sun Xiaogang returned to Lin Bai¡¯s side and said to him, ¡°Boss, I also have to thank you properly. If you didn¡¯t notice the problem in time, I¡¯m afraid that my father would still be receiving conservative treatment. Zhao is really a quack!¡± Thinking about how his father was almost crippled, Sun Xiaogang wanted to beat up Zhao Guangming. He should have cut open his head to stop the bleeding, but he had to delay the conservative treatment. He almost caused a severe issue! Lin Bai said objectively, ¡°He¡¯s not a quack. Uncle¡¯s bleeding point is quite special. In addition, the amount of bleeding, in the beginning, was relatively small. If we don¡¯t check carefully, it¡¯s indeed easy to underestimate the risk.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why he used conservative treatment in the beginning. It¡¯s not really a mistake.¡± ¡°His mistake later was that he was too arrogant and didn¡¯t listen to the opinions of others. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t have been so troublesome.¡± Sun Xiaogang was stunned when he heard that. His admiration for Lin Bai in his heart grew stronger. He couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Boss, how do you know so many things?¡± ¡°You were so good at investing in money before, and now you even know medicine and physiognomy¡­¡± ¡°Boss, you¡¯re really amazing!¡± Lin Bai said modestly, ¡°No, no. I only know a little about it. It¡¯s not as good as you think.¡± Sun Xiaogang blurted out, ¡°No! You know so much. If that¡¯s considered only a little, then I¡¯m still at the beginner stage, right?¡± Lin Bai was amused by him. ¡°Don¡¯t say that. I just happened to come across some of what I know today. It¡¯s your father¡¯s fate that his life didn¡¯t end, so even God is helping him.¡± The last sentence was true because if there was no Future News app, Lin Bai wouldn¡¯t have been able to make Zhao Guangming and Director Xu believe him so quickly. If they continued to argue, Sun Jiandong would become disabled even if he didn¡¯t die. Therefore, Lin Bai felt that Sun Xiaogang should be thanking the future news APP. However, Sun Xiaogang didn¡¯t think so. He said, ¡°I don¡¯t care. Boss, you¡¯re awesome!¡± ¡°Not only did you help my parents pay for their medical expenses, you also helped them hire a lawyer to fight a lawsuit. You even saved my dad¡¯s life!¡± ¡°I will remember this favor for the rest of my life!¡± ¡°Even if you don¡¯t like hearing my words of gratitude, I still have to say it. Really, Boss, thank you so much for today.¡± ¡°In the future, if you need me in any way, don¡¯t stand on ceremony. Use all your strength to order me around! I won¡¯t be happy if you don¡¯t order me around!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not as smart as Luo Yang. I know how to invest, and I don¡¯t have many connections in my family, but at least I still have the strength and courage!¡± ¡°So in the future, if there¡¯s any dirty work or hard work, leave it all to me!¡± Sun Xiaogang had been holding back these words in his heart for an entire day. He had wanted to say this since Lin Bai said that he would take care of all the medical expenses for his family. However, Lin Bai had always told him not to say anything formal, so he could only hold it in. He couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore until now. He even felt that he owed Lin Bai a favor. Even if he had to be a slave for the rest of his life, he would not be able to repay it! If there was really the next life, he would still acknowledge Lin Bai as his boss! Lin Bai could see that Sun Xiaogang was rather sincere when he said those words. He had really made up his mind. If he said it, he would do it. Lin Bai patted Sun Xiaogang¡¯s shoulder hard. ¡°Good brother!¡± ¡°Boss!¡± Sun Xiaogang was so excited that he almost cried. He had thanked him so many times before, but Lin Bai did not accept it. They all said that it was what brothers should do. Therefore, he was really afraid that his pledge of loyalty would not be accepted. However, contrary to what he had imagined, Lin Bai accepted it this time. He accepted all of his gratitude and loyalty! Sun Xiaogang was extremely excited! At this moment, the door of the operating theater finally opened again. Sun Jiandong was pushed out by the medical staff. Lin Bai gently patted Sun Xiaogang and said, ¡°Uncle is out. Quickly go and see him.¡± Only then did Sun Xiaogang pull himself out of his excited mood and rush to check on his father¡¯s condition. Sun Jiandong, who was still under anesthesia on the hospital bed, was still unconscious. His face was pale, and his entire person was so weak that it seemed as if he would shatter at the touch.. Chapter 104 - Boss, How Can You Know Everything! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The medical staff told Sun Xiaogang that his father had to continue to be observed in the ICU ward. This also meant that Sun Xiaogang could not accompany his father at all times. At most, he could only visit his father three times a week according to the rules of the hospital. However, at least his father¡¯s life was saved and if nothing went wrong, he wouldn¡¯t be disabled. This could be considered a blessing in disguise. Therefore, Sun Xiaogang accepted this result very reasonably and said that he wouldn¡¯t pursue Zhao Guangming¡¯s responsibility. Although in his heart, he still had some complaints about Zhao Guangming¡¯s previous plan. But since Lin Bai had already made it clear that the previous plan was reasonable, he would not pursue it. He only hoped that his parents could recover as soon as possible. As for the rest, he did not want to be too fussy about it. When he returned to the ward, Mrs. Sun¡¯s face was full of anxiety. She kept making whimpering sounds with her throat, as if she was eager to express something. Unfortunately, her jaw was fractured and she couldn¡¯t speak normally. Seeing his mother so anxious, Sun Xiaogang also became nervous. He quickly asked, ¡°Mom, are you in pain and want to turn over?¡± ¡°Whimpering!¡± Mrs. Sun shook her head. ¡°Is there something wrong with that? Do you need me to call the Doctor?¡±Sun Xiaogang asked again. ¡°Whimpering!¡± Mrs. Sun shook her head again and looked at the bedside cabinet. There were papers and pens on the cabinet. The medical staff had specially brought them over in order to communicate with her. Sun Xiaogang understood and quickly spread out the paper and stuffed the pen into his mother¡¯s hand. Mrs. Sun used her less injured hand to write two words on the paper. ¡°Your father.¡±There was a big question mark at the end. Sun Xiaogang understood what his mother meant. He had been away for so long. It seemed that his mother had already guessed that something had happened on his father¡¯s side. Since he could not hide it, Sun Xiaogang knew to tell the truth. ¡°My Father has bleeding in his brain. He has already undergone surgery. Everything is going well and there is no danger of illness.¡± Mrs. Sun¡¯s eyes became worried. She struggled and twisted her body, as if she wanted to get out of bed. Sun Xiaogang quickly held her down and said, ¡°Mom, you can¡¯t move around like this!¡± ¡°Believe me, dad is really fine. You Don¡¯t have to worry about him.¡± Mrs. Sun wrote on the paper again, ¡°Then you should go and accompany him.¡± Sun Xiaogang didn¡¯t dare to say that his father was still in the ICU Ward. They didn¡¯t allow him to accompany him there. He was afraid that if he told the truth, it would make his mother even more worried. So he could only lie and say, ¡°It¡¯s okay. There¡¯s a nurse watching over there. There won¡¯t be any problems.¡± Mrs. Sun still insisted that Sun Xiaogang take care of his father. Sun Xiaogang tried his best to persuade his mother to give up and accept his care in peace. Lin Bai was reminded by Sun Xiaogang¡¯s words. He realized that he had neglected the importance of the nurse. Judging from Mrs. Sun¡¯s injury, it was definitely not something that could be discharged in a day or two. If there were no nursing staff, it would be dependent on Sun Xiaogang to accompany her day and night. Even if her body was made of iron, she would be worn out. Therefore, Lin Bai quietly went out again and hired two nursing staff who seemed to be more reliable. He asked them to take turns to take care of Mrs. Sun in black and white shifts. After taking care of these, he received a call from Luo Yang. ¡°Boss, we¡¯re done with class. We want to go and see Sun Xiaogang¡¯s parents.¡± ¡°Which hospital is it? What¡¯s the ward number?¡± Lin Bai replied, ¡°Central Hospital, Emergency Ward 302.¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Okay, Zhu Kai and I will be there in a while.¡± Zhu Kai was Lin Bai¡¯s other roommate. After more than ten minutes, Luo Yang and Zhu Kai carried the fruit basket into the ward. When they entered the ward and saw that half of Mrs. Sun¡¯s face was wrapped in bandages, they were instantly embarrassed. They didn¡¯t know that Mrs. Sun had hurt her chin, so they bought the fruit basket according to the usual etiquette of visiting patients. But now that Mrs. Sun couldn¡¯t eat anything, Luo Yang and Zhu Kai were so embarrassed that their toes were touching the ground. It was neither right to give the fruit basket in their hands away, nor was it right to not give it away. Fortunately, Sun Xiaogang took the initiative to take the fruit basket and resolved their awkwardness. ¡°We¡¯re brothers. Don¡¯t be so formal next time. Just come by yourself.¡±Sun Xiaogang said and put the fruit basket aside. Zhu Kai secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Then, in order to ease the awkwardness, he forced a smile and greeted Mrs. Sun. ¡°Hello, Auntie. I¡¯m Xiaogang¡¯s classmate, Zhu Kai.¡± ¡°That¡­ how are you feeling now? Are you better?¡± After asking, Zhu Kai finally reacted. Auntie Sun was already bandaged up like this, how could she speak. Thus, it was even more awkward. He just wanted to find a seam to hide in. Sun Xiao Gang answered on behalf of his mother, ¡°My mother is still alright. Her injuries aren¡¯t too serious. It¡¯s just that her jaw, arms, and legs are all fractured. She¡¯ll be fine after recuperating for a period of time.¡± Zhu Kai smiled awkwardly and nodded. ¡°Oh, I see. Then Auntie, you should rest more.¡± Luo Yang also followed up with a few pleasantries and prepared to take his leave. ¡°Then Auntie, you should rest well. We Won¡¯t disturb you anymore.¡± ¡°Xiaogang, which ward is uncle in?¡± Although Mrs. Sun could not speak, she kept looking at them with a smile in her eyes. She was very pleased that her son had made so many good friends. Sun Xiaogang could not say that his father was in the ICU in front of his mother, so he could only lie: ¡°My father is in the neurosurgery department¡¯s ward. Shall I bring you there?¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai nodded and said yes. Then, they smiled and said goodbye to Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother. The four of them left the ward together. After walking for a distance, Sun Xiaogang told the truth. ¡°Actually, my father is in the ICU. I was afraid that my mother would be worried, so I didn¡¯t tell her.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I couldn¡¯t tell her when I was in the ward just now.¡± ¡°Luo Yang, Zhu Kai, thank you for coming over to see my mom. It¡¯s getting late. You guys should hurry back to school.¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai were a little worried when they heard Sun Xiaogang say that his dad was in the ICU. Luo Yang asked, ¡°Uncle, where exactly are you injured? I have a few relatives who are also doctors. If there¡¯s anything you need help with, just let me know.¡± Sun Xiaogang said, ¡°I just had a craniotomy this afternoon. I¡¯m still observing.¡± ¡°Speaking of which, I have to thank Boss for this. If he didn¡¯t notice that my father¡¯s intracranial bleeding is very serious, perhaps¡­¡± ¡°Anyway, our Boss is really awesome. I really didn¡¯t expect that he actually knows medicine and physiognomy.¡± When Luo Yang and Zhu Kai heard this, they were instantly shocked. ¡°Boss, you know these things? !¡± ¡°Holy Sh * t! Boss, why do you know everything? !¡± Lin Bai hurriedly said, ¡°No, no, don¡¯t listen to his nonsense.¡± ¡°I was forced to make up an excuse to fool people. Don¡¯t take it seriously.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to become a fortune-teller in the eyes of his roommates. In the future, they would beg him to predict the good and the bad. But the more he tried to deny it, the more Luo Yang and Zhu Kai felt that what Sun Xiaogang said must be true.. Chapter 105 - Boss! Please Help! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation On the way back to school, Luo Yang and Zhu Kai kept pestering Lin Bai, asking him to tell them about what happened in the hospital in detail, especially the part where he used his ¡°face-reading¡± to see that Doctor Zhao¡¯s daughter was in danger, thus proving his ability to predict things, which made both Zhao Guangming and Director Xu extremely convinced of him. ¡°Boss, Boss, I beg you, tell us all about it!¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai were so curious that they regretted not going to the hospital with Lin Bai. They had actually missed such a wonderful scene. Lin Bai was really pestered by the two of them, so he could only vaguely tell them about it. In the end, he did not forget to emphasize it again, ¡°I really don¡¯t know anything about face-reading. It was all a lie.¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai became more and more unconvinced. ¡°Boss, stop pretending. You definitely know it. Otherwise, how can you predict it so accurately every time!? And it¡¯s not just face-reading. There must be something else!¡± ¡°Boss, just tell us. What else do you know? Zhou Yi¡¯s gossip or some secret technique?¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai asked one question after another. Lin Bai was completely helpless against the two of them. They were clearly telling the truth, but why didn¡¯t they believe them! ¡°I really don¡¯t know those things. It was just a wild guess.¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai said in unison, ¡°Tsk~ Boss, you¡¯ve changed! You¡¯re not confiding in us anymore!¡± Lin Bai was speechless. In the next few days, Luo Yang and Zhu Kai kept asking strange questions. For example, Zhu Kai had been secretly in love with the class belle of the class next door for a long time, but he never had the courage to confess. So, he asked Lin Bai, ¡°Boss, do you think I should pursue Xiao Li from the class next door?¡± Lin Bai was speechless. ¡°If you like her, then go ahead. If you don¡¯t like her, then don¡¯t pursue her. Do you need me to make the decision for you?¡± Zhu Kai said, ¡°I¡¯m just afraid that I won¡¯t be able to pursue her, or that there won¡¯t be a result after the discussion, and I¡¯ll end up feeling sad for nothing.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I want you to help me calculate if she and I are fated to be together, and if I¡¯ll be able to achieve a positive result?¡± Lin Bai almost rolled his eyes. ¡°How many times have I told you? I don¡¯t know how to read fortunes! I don¡¯t know how to do fortune-telling!¡± Zhu Kai nodded repeatedly. ¡°Yes, yes, yes, you don¡¯t know how to do fortune-telling. In that case, Boss, use your intuition and help me predict whether Xiao Li and I will succeed or not?¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t take it anymore. ¡°Scram!¡± Luo Yang was even more exaggerated. Ever since he had gotten 50 million yuan from gambling with Lin Bai, he had been thinking about buying a big villa for his family and bringing his parents and grandparents to live together with him. Therefore, during this period of time, whenever there was no class, he would run out to view houses. The flyers he found were almost half a foot thick. When he had nothing to do, he would lie on his desk and analyze and compare the houses in a bid to figure out which one to buy. This time, he knew that Lin Bai was well-versed in metaphysics, so he simply moved the half-foot-thick leaflets in front of Lin Bai. ¡°Boss, help me take a look. which building has the best feng shui?¡± Luo Yang smiled obsequiously. Lin Bai directly threw the stack of flyers back at him. ¡°Are you staying or am I? Buy whichever one you like. Don¡¯t ask me such questions!¡± Lin Bai was really about to be tortured by these two weirdos. He had already said 10,000 times that he wouldn¡¯t do such nonsense, but why didn¡¯t he believe it!! He was so worried! Luo Yang continued to laugh and changed the way he asked Lin Bai, ¡°Boss, if you were to buy a house for yourself, where would it be?¡± Lin Bai rolled his eyes and said unhappily, ¡°I want to buy a place Yunding Villas!¡± Luo Yang slapped his thigh and said excitedly, ¡°Right! How could I forget? Boss, you have a real estate development! I even looked at houses everywhere. What a waste of time! Boss, you¡¯re right. Yunding Villa is indeed good!¡± ¡°Even the city government¡¯s planning policy is in favor of it. Moreover, not only are their mines underground, but you can also find two of them at once. This feng shui is absolutely invincible!¡± As he spoke, Luo Yang threw the flyer aside and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll buy the Yunding Villa!¡± ¡°Boss, you haven¡¯t pre-sold the units yet, right? Brother, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem to order one in advance, right?¡± His words reminded Lin Bai that the pre-sale of the villas in Yunding Villa should indeed be put on the agenda. According to Wang Huaigu, the mining of the gold and rare earth mines was progressing very smoothly. It was estimated that in another month or so, the mining would be completely completed. When the time came, they would have to fill up the mine pit once again. Then, they would have to get the corresponding greenery and artificial landscaping. At most, they would be done in half a month. Within this one and a half months, they would be able to complete the finishing work of the house. In other words, within two months, Yunding Villa would be fully completed and the sale would officially begin. In that case, it was normal to pre-sell in advance before the official sale. Lin Bai¡¯s mind was full of thoughts about the pre-sale, and he directly forgot the question Luo Yang asked him. A house was different from ordinary goods. It involved various taxes, loans, and limited purchase policies. Lin Bai was not very clear about those things. Therefore, he had to find a professional team to do it. Lin Bai had always believed that leaving professional matters to professionals was the most time-saving and labor-saving method. ¡°Hey, Luo Yang, do you have any connections in the real estate business at home?¡± Lin Bai asked. Luo Yang was stunned by the question. Then, he didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°Boss, do you think my family is some hundred-year-old big family with a large network of connections?¡± ¡°If my family could run a real estate business, would I still be studying here? I would have gone abroad to pick up girls long ago!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I didn¡¯t know that you like girls from abroad.¡± ¡°No! I like Japanese girls!¡± Thus, Lin Bai¡¯s smile became even deeper. Luo Yang looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh. ¡°It¡¯s not what you think!! Why can¡¯t I explain it clearly!?¡± Lin Bai wiped away his smile and said, ¡°Now you understand what it feels like when I can¡¯t explain it to you, right? Don¡¯t ask me those strange questions in the future.¡± Luo Yang nodded. ¡°Alright then, I won¡¯t ask anymore. But then again, Boss, why did you suddenly ask me this? Are you preparing to sell those villas in the Yunding Villa?¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s about time for the pre-sale.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I want to find a professional team to handle this matter for me.¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Generally, decent real estate companies have their own sales team. I just don¡¯t know if their team will take on external jobs.¡± ¡°I really don¡¯t know about this. Boss, you should go and ask around. Maybe we can get a deal.¡± Lin Bai thought about it and felt that it made sense. Whether it could be done or not, he would have to talk about it before he knew. There were many real estate companies in S City, so it wasn¡¯t like there wasn¡¯t even one that was willing to work with him. As long as the shares of profits that he gave were adequate, there would always be companies that were willing to take over. Anyway, he wasn¡¯t short of money at the moment, and the cost of the Yunding Villa had long been recovered. When the time came, he would share more profits with his partners. If he could be a sleeping partner, it would save him a lot of trouble. It would also be worth it.. Chapter 106 - Why Dont You Look For Her! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll think of a way to talk to the bosses of those real estate companies,¡± said Lin Bai. Luo Yang helped analyze the situation: ¡°Boss, I think you should first look for startups that have only risen up in recent years instead of those big and established companies because those big companies don¡¯t lack money. Maybe their own real estate projects are enough to keep the sales team busy. There¡¯s no need for them to outsource.¡± ¡°Besides, you¡¯re not in this line of work and you don¡¯t have any connections. They don¡¯t know your background either so it¡¯s even harder for them to trust you and to work with you.¡± ¡°But those new start-ups are different. First of all, their professional abilities are definitely not too bad. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t have been able to fight their way out even when the market is saturated.¡± ¡°Secondly, the funds of these new companies are definitely not as abundant as those major, established real estate companies. They won¡¯t develop too many projects at the same time.¡± ¡°Therefore, it¡¯s very likely that there will be a situation where their last real estate project has been sold out but the new one hasn¡¯t been completed yet.¡± ¡°If you go to such a company to discuss a cooperation and ask them to send out a sales team to help you sell your units, the possibility of success should be relatively higher.¡± After listening to Luo Yang¡¯s analysis, Lin Bai felt that it was very reasonable. Previously, he had thought that since he was not short of money, he would definitely give priority to working with those established and experienced big real estate companies. However, he had overlooked a very crucial point, which was that the other party did not lack anything. Why would they take the risk to work with a young man who did not know his background? In order to achieve cooperation, both parties had to have needs for each other. After thinking about it for a while, Lin Bai said solemnly, ¡°Yes, Luo Yang, what you said is very right. Your suggestions are especially good. It has prevented me from taking many detours. Thank you.¡± Luo Yang did not expect that Lin Bai would thank him in such a serious manner. He immediately felt embarrassed. ¡°Boss, please don¡¯t say that. I was just casually saying what I thought. Other than moving my mouth, I didn¡¯t actually do anything. How Is It worth your gratitude?¡± ¡°Speaking of which, even if you want to thank me, I should be the one thanking you. If you didn¡¯t bring me along to earn money, how would I dare to think about buying a villa!?¡± Lin Bai laughed. ¡°Then let¡¯s not thank each other. We¡¯re all brothers. It¡¯s all in our hearts.¡± ¡°Oh right, you¡¯ve seen so many real estate projects recently. You should know more about the market than I do.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you tell me more about the real estate companies that have developed in recent years?¡± Luo Yang recalled carefully and said, ¡°I know about three of them. Heng Sheng, Xu Yang, and one called Flying Phoenix.¡± ¡°Flying Phoenix? Why isn¡¯t it called Teng Da?¡± Zhu Kai heard what Luo Yang said and couldn¡¯t help but interject. Luo Yang corrected him, ¡°It¡¯s Flying Phoenix.¡± Zhu Kai suddenly sighed. ¡°Oh? That¡¯s quite special. Why does it sound like it¡¯s run by a female boss?¡± The image of the phoenix had always been related to women in the hearts of many. In traditional culture, the phoenix was actually a pair of divine birds, one male and one female. It was no wonder that Zhu Kai had such a connection. Luo Yang said to Zhu Kai, ¡°You really guessed right. That company does seem to be run by a lady. She seems to be quite beautiful. I remember seeing her on the cover of a magazine two years ago.¡± When Zhu Kai heard this, his interest was immediately piqued. ¡°Where¡¯s the magazine? Let me see it quickly!¡± Luo Yang rolled his eyes at him. ¡°It¡¯s been sold out for a long time. If you want to see it, go ahead and search.¡± Zhu Kai really took out his phone to search. A few seconds later, he raised the phone and asked Luo Yang, ¡°Is it her?¡± Luo Yang glanced at it and nodded. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s her.¡± Zhu Kai held the phone and looked at it carefully. He was so hungry that he was almost drooling. ¡°Tsk, tsk, tsk, her figure is too hot!¡± ¡°Her chest, her legs, and her slender waist¡­¡± Luo Yang casually picked up the tissue paper on the table and threw it over. ¡°Use it to the side! Don¡¯t disturb our business!¡± Zhu Kai threw the tissue paper at him and said angrily, ¡°What are you thinking about!? Do I have to do such a dirty thing!?¡± Luo Yang stared at him and said with a half-smile, ¡°I just want you to wipe your saliva, what are you thinking about?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Zhu Kai¡¯s face turned red. He couldn¡¯t think of a reply, so he could only stiffly change the topic. He held the phone in front of Lin Bai and said, ¡°Boss, I think this chick, ah, no, this female boss should be pretty good! Why don¡¯t you work with her!?¡± Lin Bai did not know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°Please, I¡¯m looking for a serious partner. What¡¯s important is her professional ability, not her face and body.¡± He was really convinced by this fellow Zhu Kai. Seeing that the lady had a pretty face and a good figure, he urged him to work with her. What was he thinking? Could it be that he wanted to get close to her first? Lin Bai patted Zhu Kai¡¯s shoulder and said to him earnestly, ¡°Zhu Kai, you¡¯d better be honest in the future and find a company that suits you professionally. Don¡¯t do business on your own.¡± Luo Yang nodded in agreement. ¡°Yes! Boss is right! You mustn¡¯t do business, or you¡¯ll lose all your money sooner or later.¡± Zhu Kai was furious. ¡°Who are you looking down on! Am I that bad?!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s not that you¡¯re bad, it¡¯s that there¡¯s something wrong with the way you choose your partners. You want to work with whoever is well-endowed, and you don¡¯t consider anything else. It would be weird if you do business this way without losing money.¡± Luo Yang nodded hard at the side, very much in agreement. Zhu Kai refused to admit that there was something wrong with his judgment. He tried to defend himself, ¡°It¡¯s not what you think!¡± ¡°There aren¡¯t many women who are good at business. This woman is not only good at business, but she¡¯s also beautiful. That means she¡¯s not ordinary.¡± ¡°Either her personal ability is far superior to others, or she has a sugar daddy backing her up. No matter what, the result of working with her won¡¯t be too bad.¡± ¡°Besides, it¡¯s true that one has to look at the other party¡¯s ability when choosing a partner but if several potential partners have similar abilities, is it wrong to choose the prettiest one?¡± ¡°Under the same conditions, choosing the prettiest one is a priority. Isn¡¯t it pleasing to the eye when we meet in the future?¡± ¡°If we can still slowly develop feelings during the process of working together, that would be even more of an additional gain. Would working with a man yield such additional gains?¡± Luo yang subconsciously replied, ¡°That¡¯s not possible.¡± Zhu Kai said, ¡°That¡¯s why! Choosing beautiful partners first is obviously the best solution!¡± Luo Yang was a little convinced by his fallacies. He turned to Lin Bai and said, ¡°Boss, what Zhu Kai said does seem to make some sense.. Why don¡¯t you try working with her first?¡± Chapter 107 - Master, How Is My Daughter’s Fate? Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai said speechlessly, ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. I already have Yu Jinmo¡­¡± Zhu Kai said, ¡°I know that you two are in a loving relationship, but I¡¯m not asking you to dump her.¡± ¡°She¡¯s just going to be a business partner and she¡¯s pleasing to the eye, so what¡¯s wrong with having dinner together occasionally?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that when you have a girlfriend, you have to deliberately avoid the opposite sex in normal interpersonal relationships?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I didn¡¯t say that I have to deliberately avoid it. It¡¯s just that there¡¯s no need to prioritize a certain cooperative partner just because they¡¯re a woman. Business is business. Since we¡¯re going to choose a partner, we¡¯ll only look at capabilities.¡± ¡°Things other than capabilities, such as beauty and figures, have nothing to do with me. They¡¯re also not within my scope of consideration.¡± These words made Luo Yang and Zhu Kai completely convinced. ¡°Boss is boss. He¡¯s on a different level from us. As expected of our boss, he is calm and rational. No wonder you can make the best judgment every time.¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai gave him a thumbs up. In the face of their praise and flattery, Lin Bai was still very calm. ¡°You guys are flattering me too much. You just eliminated the unimportant distractions. What realm is there?¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Boss, we didn¡¯t mean to suck up to you. We really think that you¡¯re amazing.¡± Zhu Kai also said, ¡°That¡¯s right. I don¡¯t think I can ignore such a level of beauty but then again if this great beauty takes the initiative to chase after you and seduce you. Boss, would you still be so calm?¡± Lin Bai smiled faintly. ¡°I might not even have any interaction with her.¡± Zhu Kai did not give up and asked, ¡°What if she does? What if she throws herself into your arms? Would you still refuse?¡± Lin Bai was about to answer when his phone suddenly rang. It was an unknown number. Lin Bai hesitated for a moment. When he saw that it was a local number, he still chose to answer. ¡°Hello, who is this?¡± The person on the other end of the phone answered very respectfully, ¡°I¡¯m Zhao Guangming. Mr. Lin, is it convenient for you to come out and meet me?¡± ¡°You saved my daughter, which is the same as saving our entire family. So I wanted to thank you in person.¡± Lin Bai felt that there was no need to meet him, so he said, ¡°No need. Stay at home and keep your daughter company. She¡¯s in shock and needs to be comforted and accompanied.¡± But Zhao Guangming said, ¡°Actually, I brought Tingting along. We¡¯re already at the school gate.¡± ¡°I really don¡¯t have any ill intentions. I just want to thank her in person and let Tingting remember what her savior looks like. Mr. Lin, if it¡¯s convenient for you, could you please come out for a moment?¡± Lin Bai could not help but frown. He was not very happy. The other party had already reached the school gate before he called to beg for a meeting. It was more or less moral coercion. What Lin Bai hated the most was being coerced by morals. Zhu Kai listened to Lin Bai¡¯s words from the side and mouthed, ¡°Who is it? Is It Zhao Guangming?¡± Lin Bai nodded. Zhu Kai immediately perked up and urged, ¡°Let¡¯s go see him! Let¡¯s go! I¡¯ll go with you!¡± Although Luo Yang didn¡¯t say anything, it was obvious that he was very curious and wanted to join in the fun. Lin Bai thought about it and felt that it was indeed boring to stay in the dormitory. It wouldn¡¯t hurt to go and see him. He would just treat it as a walk. Anyway, he was at the gate of his school, so he wasn¡¯t afraid that Zhao Guangming would do something. Besides, Zhao Guangming had no reason to repay kindness with enmity. So Lin Bai agreed. ¡°Alright then, wait for a while. I¡¯ll be there in a while.¡± After saying that, he hung up the phone and grabbed a jacket to leave. Zhu Kai and Luo Yang looked very excited. Lin Bai had just put on his jacket when the two of them had already dashed out of the door. Lin Bai was speechless. ¡°Is there a need to be so impatient?¡± Zhu Kai said, ¡°Of course there is! That guy was still insulting you yesterday, but today he came over to thank you. How interesting! Hurry up, hurry up. I can¡¯t wait to see his expression!¡± Lin Bai complained helplessly, ¡°Zhu Kai, Luo Yang, the two of you should hurry up and find a partner!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been so free these past few days. How can you be so excited over such a trivial matter?¡± Zhu Kai said, ¡°I want to too! But you won¡¯t help me read my fate and tell me whether Xiao Li and I are fated or not. I don¡¯t even know if I should pursue her or not.¡± Lin Bai was speechless. Why couldn¡¯t this topic be avoided? ¡®How many times must I say it to make them believe that I can¡¯t read fortunes?¡¯ When they reached the school gate, they saw Zhao Guangming and a young girl standing there. The girl was wearing a school uniform and hiding behind Zhao Guangming timidly with only half of her body exposed. When he saw Lin Bai, Zhao Guangming immediately pulled the girl out and said, ¡°Tingting, this is your savior. Lin Bai, Mr. Lin, quickly thank him!¡± The girl lowered her head and whispered, ¡°Thank, thank you.¡± Zhao Guangming said anxiously, ¡°Speak up!¡± The girl gritted her teeth and tried to raise her voice. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Be more sincere! What did I tell you at home?¡± Zhao Guangming was still not satisfied. Lin Bai could not stand it anymore and said, ¡°Alright, Alright. I can feel your gratitude. Hurry up and go home.¡± Zhao Guangming refused to leave. He said with a fawning face, ¡°Mr. Lin, please help my daughter meet someone. See if she has any other disasters in the future?¡± ¡°I only have this one daughter. I really don¡¯t dare to let anything happen to her again.¡± ¡°It was all thanks to you yesterday. Otherwise, our family would have collapsed!¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, Master Lin, please help read my daughter¡¯s fortune!¡± As he spoke, he didn¡¯t forget to touch his daughter beside him with his elbow and reminded her softly, ¡°Raise your head! If you don¡¯t raise your head, how will Master Lin read?¡± Lin Bai forced himself not to roll his eyes. He knew that Zhao Guang Ming had insisted on meeting, definitely not just to thank him. The girl slowly raised her head and quickly lowered it. She was obviously extremely embarrassed. If the ground could crack open at this moment, she would definitely jump in without hesitation. Actually, Lin Bai could make her feel ridiculous. After all, she had almost encountered such a dark incident yesterday. Her heart would definitely be filled with fear, sensitivity, and vulnerability. There were people coming and going at the school gate. For her in this state, it was a form of torture. Lin Bai knew that if he did not go along with Zhao Guangming¡¯s wishes, he would definitely be thick-skinned and continue to pester her endlessly. Although he was not afraid of being pestered, he could not bear for a girl to continue enduring the invisible psychological torture. Hence, he casually made up a few sentences: ¡°Your daughter has a pretty good appearance and is blessed. As long as she pays attention to her safety, protects herself, and doesn¡¯t make any mistakes, she¡¯ll be fine.¡± ¡°Go back and study hard. Don¡¯t think about things that have nothing to do with your studies for now. It¡¯s not too late to start a relationship after you get into university.¡± It was definitely not wrong to study hard. That was why Lin Bai said that.. Chapter 108 - Pointed Out The Confusion Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Zhao Guangming thanked him profusely, then said, ¡°Master, I¡¯ve always wanted my daughter to enter medical school, but she refused no matter what. She kept saying that she wanted to study painting and enter the Academy of Arts.¡± ¡°But our family has been practicing medicine for three generations, which has nothing to do with painting. We won¡¯t be able to help her in the future.¡± ¡°Master, do you think we should let her enter medical school or let her study painting? which path can we take to help her develop better in the future?¡± Hearing Zhao Guangming address him as ¡°Master¡±, Lin Bai felt very annoyed. He didn¡¯t know how to do fortune-telling but no matter how he explained, the people around him wouldn¡¯t listen. They were certain that he would. Zhao Guangming kept asking questions. Lin Bai felt that if he answered, there would be many more questions waiting for him. He could forget about other things, but he couldn¡¯t make the decision for the little girl¡¯s future. ¡°As long as it¡¯s the right path, it won¡¯t be too bad. Just decide what she wants to major in,¡± Lin Bai said. Zhao Guangming didn¡¯t give up. He had to get a clear answer from Lin Bai. ¡°Then should my daughter study medicine or art? Master, please show me the way!¡± Lin Bai was really annoyed, so he said with a straight face, ¡°The more you try to calculate her fate, the more unfortunate she will be. The more you calculate, the worse it will be for your daughter.¡± ¡°Usually, you should cultivate your character and do good deeds to accumulate virtue. No matter what path you take, it won¡¯t be bad.¡± ¡°The reverse is also the same. If you don¡¯t cultivate your character and don¡¯t accumulate merit, no matter how much you try to have your fate predicted, it won¡¯t be good. Do you understand?¡± When Zhao Guangming heard this, his expression instantly changed. He didn¡¯t dare to ask anymore, for fear of damaging his daughter¡¯s fate. ¡°Alright, alright, alright. In that case, I won¡¯t ask anymore. Thank you for your help, Master.¡± ¡°In the future, I will definitely do more good deeds, save more people, and accumulate blessings and rewards for my daughter.¡± As Zhao Guangming said this, he dragged his daughter by his side and bowed to Lin Bai, thanking him for his help. When Lin Bai saw him like this, the annoyance in his heart suddenly dissipated. Although Zhao Guangming¡¯s personality wasn¡¯t very likable, to be able to become a department director before the age of forty, he could actually be considered to be young and promising. Presumably, in his usual work, he should have worked very hard. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have been appreciated by the director so much. He also sincerely loved his daughter, but the way he did it was inappropriate. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but think of the ¡°Summer Dream¡± that he had bought at the auction house. The artist who created that painting, Ye Qingyan, had run away from home because she didn¡¯t have the support of her family because of her ideals. She had been homeless, and in the end, she had died in a foreign land at a young age. Lin Bai did not want a similar tragedy to happen again, so he said to Zhao Guangming, ¡°You are worried that you won¡¯t be able to help your daughter in her career development in the future, but have you ever thought about whether she wants that help or not?¡± ¡°Indeed, if she has the relevant connections and experience, she can develop more smoothly, but that doesn¡¯t mean that her future will be a mess without these.¡± ¡°Doctor Zhao, you¡¯ve been talking about your expectations for a long time, and you¡¯ve even asked me to help you predict her fate, but you¡¯ve never asked your daughter¡¯s opinion from the beginning to the end.¡± ¡°It¡¯s clearly her life and her future. Whether it¡¯s good or bad, she has to experience and savor every second on her own.¡± ¡°As a father, you should give her love, help, and support. You shouldn¡¯t restrict her, and you shouldn¡¯t arbitrarily deprive her of her autonomy in life.¡± ¡°You can help her analyze the pros and cons, but the final decision should be left to her. Doctor Zhao, you should learn to listen to and respect the opinions of others, not only in the family but also in the workplace.¡± Zhao Guangming¡¯s old face turned red, and he said apologetically, ¡°I was too arrogant yesterday. I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± Lin Bai waved his hand and interrupted Zhao Guangming¡¯s words. He said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to apologize to me. Since the matter has been resolved, I won¡¯t blame you.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that I once learned about the life of a female artist by chance. I just remembered it. I was suddenly touched, so I said so much.¡± Zhao Guangming asked carefully, ¡°May I know the name of the artist? Is it convenient for you to tell me? I don¡¯t mean anything by it. I just want to know about her life.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s good for you to go and take a look. Maybe you will have some insights.¡± ¡°Her name is Ye Qingyan. She used to be like your daughter, unable to get the recognition of her family. The relationship between her and her grandfather is very sad. I won¡¯t talk about it in detail. You can go and check it out yourself.¡± Zhao Guangming nodded repeatedly, indicating that he had noted it down. Zhao Tingting, who was behind him, no longer seemed as timid as she used to be. She looked at Lin Bai excitedly. ¡°You know Ye Qingyan too? I like her so much! She¡¯s my idol! Her paintings are so cool! She¡¯s so cool too! I want to be like her!¡± Speaking of her idol, Zhao Tingting seemed to have changed into a different person in an instant. Although Ye Qingyan¡¯s paintings had won many international awards, they were very rare in the country. Not many people knew about her. Among Zhao Tingting¡¯s classmates, no one had heard of this name. Therefore, she was full of admiration and love. No one could complain about it, and no one could understand it. Until now, she had finally met another person who knew about Ye Qingyan. It was as if she had met a confidant! Lin Bai looked at Zhao Tingting, who was so excited that her eyes were glistening. Suddenly, he understood why this good girl with excellent character would fall in love with a hooligan. It was because underneath her gentle and well-behaved appearance was a heart that yearned to rebel. Therefore, those avant-garde, bold, and different things from the secular world were all extremely attractive to her. If she didn¡¯t get any guidance, it was hard to guarantee that she wouldn¡¯t make the same mistakes in the future. Thinking of this, Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Yes, Ye Qingyan¡¯s paintings and people are very cool, full of strength and courage.¡± ¡°You can learn from her courage and persistence, but don¡¯t repeat her tragedy.¡± Zhao Tingting nodded hard. ¡°Yes! Definitely not!¡± Listening to the conversation between Lin Bai and his daughter, Zhao Guangming wanted more and more to know what kind of life experience the painter named Ye Qingyan had. If it weren¡¯t for his politeness, he would have taken out his phone right away and started to check. Lin Bai gave a few more instructions to Zhao Tingting to focus on her studies and said that he had something to do so she had to go back to the dormitory. Zhao Guangming and his daughter left gratefully. Zhao Guangming, in particular, had treated Lin Bai as his and his daughter¡¯s life mentor. He wanted nothing more than to hold Lin Bai¡¯s every word as a standard. Lin Bai also had a strong premonition that what he had just said would change Zhao Tingting¡¯s entire life. At the same time, it would have a very profound impact on Zhao Guangming¡¯s work and family.. Chapter 109 - Looking For A Partner Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation This wasn¡¯t the first time Lin Bai had influenced the fate of others. However, before this, he had relied on future news, but this time was different. Although this time was also related to the push of future news, it was mainly because Lin Bai saw the problems in Zhao Guangming and his daughter¡¯s personalities in time and gave them pointers. Lin Bai was fascinated by the feeling of being able to completely change the fate of others with just a few pointers. It could be said that this was the thing that Lin Bai was most fascinated by other than money. The system, which had been silent all day, also sent out a notification at this time. [Beep. System detected that the host has changed the fate of others. The reward is 1000 fate points.] [The host¡¯s Comprehensive Luck Value has been upgraded to Level 2.] Lin Bai raised his eyebrows slightly. He was a little curious about this new term. Comprehensive Luck Value? What was that? Lin Bai waited quietly, thinking that the system would give an explanation. In the end, after waiting for a long time, the system did not make any sound, as if it felt that there was no need to explain this term at all. Lin Bai was a little speechless. He could only take it literally for the time being, as if his luck had become better than before. Zhu Kai saw Lin Bai looking into the distance thoughtfully, so he followed his gaze and looked in the same direction. However, he did not see anything. So he could not help but ask, ¡°Boss, what are you looking at?¡± ¡°The little girl has already left, yet you¡¯re still staring in the direction she left. What? Have you taken a fancy to her?¡± Lin Bai came back to his senses and said angrily, ¡°Scram! What nonsense are you spouting!¡± ¡°That little girl is only sixteen! What do you take me for!¡± Zhu Kai said with a cheeky look, ¡°Sixteen is not young anymore.¡± ¡°Scram!¡± Lin Bai raised his leg and kicked the corner of his shirt, and Zhu Kai dodged with a cheeky smile. ¡°Hehehe, boss, look at you. You¡¯ve already given them a face-to-face meeting. Why don¡¯t you help read mine and Luo Yang¡¯s fortune?¡± Luo Yang also echoed, ¡°That¡¯s right, boss. You¡¯ve already helped them with their fortune-telling. Why don¡¯t you give us a fortune-telling session too?¡± Lin Bai looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh. He knew that this misunderstanding was completely unsolvable. ¡®Forget it, let¡¯s not struggle anymore. Let¡¯s just let the misunderstanding be.¡¯ In this way, if he was not careful in the future and showed that he had predicted certain things in advance, he could still say that it was fortune-telling. It was better than exposing the existence of the Future News app. Lin Bai could only comfort himself in this way. He said, ¡°There¡¯s an old saying that the more you do fortune-telling, the more unfortunate you are. You should have heard of it, right?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not good to have too much fortune-telling. It¡¯s easy to lose your original luck. That¡¯s why I¡¯m not reading for you. It¡¯s actually for your own good.¡± ¡°Besides, you guys are always loitering in front of me. If there really is a disaster, how can I just stand by and watch?¡± ¡°So don¡¯t pester me. Let me calculate this and that. The question of which girl to pursue and which apartment to buy is up to you.¡± ¡°If there really is a disaster, I will definitely remind you to avoid it. If you don¡¯t say it, it means that there isn¡¯t one. You guys can live in peace.¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai were slightly disappointed. However, out of their trust in Lin Bai, they believed every word he said without any doubt. ¡°Alright, since boss said that it¡¯s better not to count, then we won¡¯t count.¡± ¡°Right! Listening to Boss is definitely not wrong!¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai did as they said. They did not mention any related requirements and did not let Lin Bai make decisions for them anymore. Lin Bai heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, he could not help but sigh in his heart. They really trusted him. They trusted him to an extreme degree. No matter what he said, they would choose to believe him. Even if he sold them, they would help him count the money. Lin Bai secretly thought that he must not let down their trust. Luo Yang had already earned 50 million with him, but Zhu Kai and Zhao Xiaogang had not benefited from it yet. If there was a suitable opportunity next time, he had to bring them along. Although Lin Bai did not have the ability to help the world, at least he wanted to bring all of his brothers with him, so that they could become rich and live a good life together. After he went back, Lin Bai spent a few days collecting and studying the information of Heng Sheng, Xu Yang, and Flying Phoenix. The first was Heng Sheng Real Estate. Lin Bai found that there was something wrong with its founder. This was actually the fifth time that the founder had started a business. The first four times all ended in bankruptcy without exception. On the surface, it seemed that his ability was not good, and his mismanagement led to losses and bankruptcy. But after careful study, Lin Bai found that the truth was not so. The first four times, his investors, partners, and subordinates all suffered heavy losses. He was the only one who profited. Through all kinds of underhanded means, he embezzled and transferred assets, turning many of the company¡¯s assets into his own personal property. Therefore, while the companies were closed down one by one, he was actually filthy rich. In the past, there were investors who saw through his tricks and defended his rights through legal means. At the same time, they also publicized his various actions on the internet. However, he didn¡¯t know what kind of means the founder used, but the investor¡¯s rights defense was ultimately foiled. There was no follow-up news on the Internet. Lin Bai guessed that the guy must have used some shady methods to threaten the other party or bribed him with money. In any case, the investors must have withdrawn the lawsuit in the end. Otherwise, if they had continued to pursue the lawsuit, they wouldn¡¯t have been unable to find a verdict. In any case, these were enough for Lin Bai to rule out the idea of cooperating with Hengsheng Real Estate. The founder had used the same method to destroy the company in the first four ventures and enrich himself. Who could guarantee that the fifth time would not be the same? Lin Bai did not want to take the risk. It was not like there were no other real estate companies in s city. He did not have to work with those people who had no bottom line. Next, Lin Bai checked Xu Yang real estate. There was nothing wrong with the founder of this company. In the past few years, there had not been too many problems. It seemed to be okay. Although the real estate properties developed by their company didn¡¯t have any obvious characteristics, it didn¡¯t have any shortcomings either. It could be considered to be normal. At least according to the information available on the Internet, Lin Bai really couldn¡¯t find anything wrong with it. ¡°Let¡¯s try to set up a time to talk about it first.¡± With this thought in mind, Lin Bai prepared to try to meet the boss of Xuyang Real Estate. However, just as he found out the contact information and was about to send a message over, a notification popped up on his phone. On the phone screen, a notification from the Future News app popped up. He clicked on it and saw that the title was ¡ª ¡°Xuyang Real Estate in S City is suspected of money laundering. Currently, it has been ordered to close down by the relevant departments..¡± Chapter 110 - Ling Xuewei Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai looked at the news on the screen and was completely speechless. ¡°Should I say that it¡¯s too much of a coincidence, or that I¡¯m too unlucky? I¡¯ve only seen two companies, and there¡¯s something wrong with each of them.¡± Lin Bai complained softly in a volume that only he could hear. If the news of the future had been sent half a minute later, he would have sent out the news of the appointment. But now, there was no need to send it. He could directly eliminate this company. Although the news only said that it was suspected of money laundering and there was no direct conviction, everything was still under investigation. However, the investigation could not be completed overnight. Who knew how long it would take for the results to be out? Lin Bai did not want to waste time waiting, so he might as well eliminate it. At this point, only one of the three target companies was left. ¡°Hopefully, there won¡¯t be any problems with Phoenix Real Estate. Otherwise, I¡¯ll have to look for other real estate companies. It¡¯ll be a headache.¡± Lin Bai mumbled and began to carefully read the information about Phoenix Real Estate. The information showed that the boss of Phoenix Real Estate was called Ling Xuewei. Although she was only 28 this year, she had a full 10 years of entrepreneurial experience. She had been learning dance since she was young. Her parents had always hoped that when she grew up, she would be able to enter the entertainment industry and develop, or at least become a dance teacher or something. However, she herself had an extremely strong interest in business. When she was young, she was unable to defy her parents¡¯ arrangements, so she could only bite the bullet and learn dance. It was not easy for her to endure until she was 18 years old. Then, all the rebellious feelings that she had suppressed for more than 10 years burst out at once. Even though she had already been admitted to the best dance academy in the country, she did not register. Instead, she took the college tuition money that her parents had given her and went out to start her own business. It was her first time starting a business. She was a real estate agent, similar to a second landlord. Due to her lack of experience, she was cheated out of her money and even took on a debt of several hundred thousand yuan. Several hundred thousand Yuan was an astronomical figure for a girl who was only 18 years old. However, Ling Xuewei was not overwhelmed by the debt. She also refused her parents; financial support and worked hard to repay the debt. At her craziest moment, she even worked four jobs at the same time. During the day, she worked as a teacher in a dance training institution. During her lunch break, she would go out and do push-ups. At night, she would do live broadcasts and occasionally take on commercial performances. She squeezed herself to the limit. For two years, she did not socialize or have any entertainment. All of her time was used to earn money. In two years, she had paid off her 800,000 debt. At the same time, she had accumulated more than 500,000 fans on the live broadcast platform and became a slightly famous live streamer in the dance zone. With her beauty and dancing skills, coupled with her desperate efforts, if she focused on the live broadcast, it was only a matter of time before she became a mega live streamer. However, she chose to start a second business. This time, it was a live broadcast guild. With the experience and accumulation of the previous two years, this business was very smooth. She signed dozens of streamers, big and small, at one go. The content covered music, dance, food, make-up, and other popular areas. In addition, she also found a lot of people with potential, and they were all successful in making them famous. Naturally, she did not appear in public anymore. Instead, she devoted all her time and energy to the operation of the company. After a few years, among the anchors that she had signed, she had already cultivated three super popular anchors with ten million fans and more than ten big anchors with more than one million fans. Her company had also become the number one existence in the live broadcast industry. Just when everyone thought that she would continue to develop in the live streaming industry, she suddenly transferred the shares of the company at a high price and started her third venture. This time, her target was the booming real estate market in the country. She established flying Phoenix Real Estate and spent a whole five years to become a famous new talent in S City. After Lin Bai finished reading Ling Xuewei¡¯s resume, there was only one thought in his mind ¡ª ¡°This woman is too strong!¡± Just the huge debt of 800,000 yuan at the age of 18 alone was enough to crush countless people. But not only did she not collapse, she even used only two years to pay off all her debts on her own. She did not accept her parents¡¯ financial support, nor did she rely on her beauty to find someone to support her. She completely relied on her own ability to earn money cleanly. It was rare to see a woman with such backbone, courage, and ability. Moreover, not only did she pay off the 800,000 yuan she owed in two years, but she also found her next step in the process. This meant that she was not blinded by the high debt. Instead, she was clear-headed and kept her plan. The following facts also proved that she was indeed very perceptive, and was late for the dividend of the live broadcast industry. Moreover, she took advantage of the rise of the live broadcast to take off and earn a large sum of money, completely completing the accumulation of original capital. The final step was to enter the industry that she was truly interested in, starting a business, and doing real estate! How many people would have the courage to give up a business that was already at its peak and start from scratch in a completely unfamiliar field? Lin Bai was very impressed by this courage and boldness! Lin Bai also noticed a very important detail. That was when Ling Xuewei entered the real estate industry. The domestic real estate industry had been developing at a high speed for more than ten years. Therefore, almost every year, there were people who predicted that the real estate market would be saturated. In the end, it would go downhill in the future. This kind of voice was not only believed by laymen, but also by many people in the industry. Five years ago, when Ling Xuewei decided to enter the real estate industry, this kind of bad-mouthing was the most rampant. That year, many well-known big developers in the country slowed down their development speed, reducing land hoarding, and trying their best to withdraw their funds to prevent accidents. However, Ling Xuewei went against the trend and threw all of her assets into the real estate market. She did not leave a way out for herself at all! This kind of behavior could not be described as not crazy! Lin Bai tried to guess. He felt that Ling Xuewei made such a move either because she was extremely confident in her judgment and believed that she would never make a mistake in her judgment. Or she was extremely confident in her ability to make money. She believed that even if she lost everything and had to start all over again, she would be able to turn things around in a very short period of time! Either way, it was enough to make people admire her. Moreover, she did have the ability to support her confidence. When Zhu Kai showed her photo to Lin Bai, Lin Bai actually did not feel much. Although Ling Xuewei was indeed very beautiful, in Lin Bai¡¯s eyes, she wasn¡¯t worth paying too much attention to. But it was different now.. After Understanding Ling Xuewei¡¯s experience, Lin Bai really began to admire her! Chapter 111 - King Of Subdivision Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai had already decided that he would definitely meet this legendary woman. Even if the cooperation was unsuccessful, he believed that he would definitely be able to absorb a lot of useful nutrients from the contact. However, although he had already decided to meet her, Lin Bai was still cautious and carefully looked at the business situation of Phoenix Real Estate in the past few years. He immediately made a new discovery. It turned out that the reason why Phoenix Real Estate had been able to continuously rise in the past few years. In addition to having strong funds, connections, and strong professional abilities, it was also inseparable from Ling Xuewei¡¯s own unique creativity. Ling Xuewei first seized the psychological needs of young people and built her own development into a young and vibrant emerging community. In addition to the various functions that a normal house should have, as well as supporting facilities, she also introduced a lot of things that could attract young people. It fully met the needs of young people for office, entertainment, social and leisure. At the same time, the park also had very strict security, providing the owners with a full sense of security. Even if the young female owners lived alone, working late into the night to go home, they did not need to worry about any safety issues. Other than that, the property was also a butler-like service that was on standby 24 hours a day. Even if it was a small matter like a light bulb breaking or a clogged toilet in the middle of the night, she could immediately call a maintenance master to help solve it. Ling Xuewei had fully considered the needs of the young owners who lived alone. In the early stages of the project planning, she had very specifically addressed their various needs. In addition to the exclusive property team in the later stages, they provided all-roundED and considerate services, which directly filled the owners¡¯ living experience to the brim. Once that project was launched, it was immediately loved by the young office workers and sold out in an extremely short period of time. Not only did it allow Phoenix Real Estate to make a huge profit, but it also brought the concept of ¡°Youth community¡± to the forefront. Other real estate companies followed suit and launched projects that specifically targeted the needs of young people. However, they were never able to surpass the real estate project of Phoenix Real Estate. With that real estate project, Phoenix Real Estate became famous in the real estate industry. Just when everyone thought that Ling Xuewei would definitely carry out the concept of ¡°Youth community¡±to the end, or even turn this concept into the exclusive feature of Phoenix Real Estate. She once again exceeded everyone¡¯s expectations and used all her resources to launch another brand-new concept. The parent-child community. This time, it was because Ling Xuewei had discovered the sore point of married families. That was the conflict between the working life of parents and the education of their children. The younger generation nowadays paid great attention to the cultivation of their children. Apart from tutoring in cultural classes, they would also let their children learn various talents. This resulted in at least one of the parents having to sacrifice their rest time and constantly travel between the various tutoring classes to send their children to and from school. Sometimes, there would even be cases where the holidays were more tiring than the working days, and the parents would leave earlier and return later. Ling Xuewei knew very well that the reason why the parents were so competitive and eager to send their children for talent tutoring was actually that they were very afraid that their children would lose at the starting line and would not be able to compete with their peers. In fact, the parents would also feel tired and even despair and suffocate in this endless life. However, they were driven by a strong sense of anxiety and did not dare to stop for even a moment. They were afraid that their children would lose out in the competition and would never be able to turn the situation around. The collective anxiety caused by this social environment could not be changed by Ling Xuewei¡¯s personal strength. Therefore, she changed her way of thinking and established a parent-child community to meet all the parents¡¯ needs for their children¡¯s education. She tried her best to make the owners do it so that they could complete all the training for their children without leaving the community. Therefore, she cooperated with many top training institutions and invited them to open branches in their own communities to recruit the children of the owners of their own communities. In this way, the owners could save all the time they had spent on the road. They could even entrust the property management to pick up and send the children so that they could have a good rest and relax. For those who were already middle-aged and had children, even a moment of respite was extremely precious. Therefore, after the idea of the parent-child community was put forward, it immediately aroused a warm response. The project had not yet been completed, and many people had already used their connections to request it. After the official opening of the market, it set a record of three hours of short sales, which no real estate company had been able to break. Ling Xuewei saw that the demand for this segment of the market was actually very large, so she increased her investment and built another two, three, and now twelve. Without exception, all of them had very fast sales records, and their reputations had been maintained very well. Although other real estate companies followed suit and launched similar projects. But they were either unwilling to invest a large amount of money or invited top training institutions to move in. Or¡­the property services were not in place and could not be as meticulous and thoughtful as the property set up by Phoenix Real Estate. Therefore, in the parent-child community, Phoenix Real Estate was the invincible king. After reading these materials, Lin Bai¡¯s admiration for Ling Xuewei deepened a lot. He silently made an evaluation in his heart: ¡°Sharp, decisive, creative, and capable of execution. She is an excellent partner.¡± Even until now, Phoenix Real Estate had no experience in selling or managing villa projects. Lin Bai also believed that with Ling Xuewei¡¯s personal ability and superb insight, she would definitely be able to help him run Yunding Villa well. ¡°It¡¯s decided, I¡¯ll take her!¡± Lin Bai followed the contact information on Soaring Phoenix Real Estate¡¯s official website and dialed their business cooperation hotline. The call went through and Lin Bai politely introduced himself. ¡°Hello, I am the owner of Yunding Villa, Lin Bai.¡± ¡°Your company¡¯s business philosophy is very much appreciated by me, so I want to cooperate with your company and entrust the sales of Yunding Villa to your company. I wonder if your company is interested in cooperating?¡± The person on the other end of the phone should be the person in charge of the business department. He very politely said that he needed to verify Lin Bai¡¯s identity first and ask Lin Bai to provide the relevant documents to prove that he was indeed the owner of Yunding Villa. This was also a normal request. Otherwise, if any random person called and claimed that they had a real estate development to entrust them with the sales, and they all believed it, wouldn¡¯t they be busy to death. Verifying their identity first showed that they were professional and rigorous enough.. Chapter 112 - Weighing The Pros And Cons Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll send you the electronic version of the relevant materials in a moment.¡± ¡°If there¡¯s a need, I can also provide a hard copy but the original contract is not convenient for mailing, so I¡¯ll have to bring it over during the interview.¡± Lin Bai was also very cautious. The electronic copy and the photocopy could be distributed freely, but the original contract could not. Otherwise, if the original contract was damaged, it would be troublesome. The person in charge of the business department said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you have the electronic version.¡± ¡°After we check it, we will make an appointment with you. When the time comes, I¡¯ll have to trouble you to bring all the original documents, Mr. Lin.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°No problem, but I have a request.¡± ¡°Please go ahead.¡± ¡°I want to talk to Ling Xuewei directly.¡± Lin Bai put forward his request directly. He believed that with Ling Xuewei¡¯s judgment, she would definitely be able to see the potential of Yunding Villa and understand the profits behind it. It was impossible for Ling Xuewei not to give him a chance to talk to her face to face. The person in charge of the business department hesitated for a moment. He did not directly agree or refuse. Instead, he said, ¡°I need to ask President Ling about this. I¡¯ll give you an answer later.¡± ¡°Okay, thank you.¡± The person in charge said, ¡°Mr. Lin, I have to remind you that our company has always followed the concept of ¡®small but refined¡¯ and focused on building a market segment.¡± ¡°Our company has never been involved in a large villa project like the Yunding Villa. We don¡¯t have any experience in this area.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I know. Before I made this call, I had already read all the news about your company. That¡¯s why I said that I really appreciate your company¡¯s business philosophy, as well as Ms. Ling Xuewei¡¯s vision and judgment.¡± ¡°I sincerely want to cooperate with you, and I believe that this cooperation will bring great benefits to both of us. Please tell Director Ling about my sincerity when you report to her.¡± The person in charge of the business department said, ¡°Okay, Mr. Lin, please rest assured. I will definitely pass it on to Director Ling.¡± When Lin Bai hung up the phone, an inexplicable feeling suddenly flashed through his heart. He felt as if he had missed something. However, after thinking for a long time, he still could not figure out what he had missed. Therefore, he could only put it aside for the time being and not dwell on the strange feeling in his heart. He thought to himself that since he had the Divine-Level Human Discernation Technique, he was not afraid of making a mistake even though Ling Xuewei and Soaring Phoenix Real Estate had some unknown issues. When he really met Ling Xuewei, he would still be able to see through her at a glance. In front of his Divine-Level Human Discernation Technique, there was no controversial history that could escape his eyes. Thinking of this, Lin Bai was no longer worried. He turned to do other things while waiting for Soaring Phoenix Real Estate to give him an answer. Soaring Phoenix Real Estate verified the information that Lin Bai had sent over and finally believed that Lin Bai was indeed the owner of the Yunding Villa. Along the way, they also investigated Lin Bai¡¯s identity. In the end, other than his superficial identity as a student of S University, they found nothing. A young man without any company or background bought a villa worth hundreds of millions of dollars. No one would be willing to believe all of this, but it was actually true. Therefore, the entire business department was in a dilemma. They didn¡¯t know if they should recommend such a partner to CEO Ling. They even held a meeting to solve this problem. During the meeting, someone directly raised an objection. ¡°Mr. Lin is too mysterious. We know almost nothing about him. It¡¯s too risky to work with such a person. Moreover, we don¡¯t have any experience in developing and selling villas. It¡¯s hard to predict what kind of difficulties we will encounter after taking over.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin clearly knows that we lack experience, but he still shows a strong willingness to work with us. It¡¯s hard to say whether he really admires our company or has another agenda.¡± ¡°So, I personally feel that there¡¯s no need to take such a risk.¡± ¡°Our company¡¯s own projects are enough to support the operation and development of the company.¡± ¡°Even if we want to cooperate with others, we can choose some qualified and large-scale industry companies to cooperate with, rather than choose such a student whose identity is a mystery.¡± His words won the approval of many people. Everyone felt that since Lin Bai didn¡¯t even have his own company, and his identity was only a student on the surface, he was too unreliable. Some people even suspected that Lin Bai might just be a puppet pushed out by a capitalist and that there was someone else behind it. However, there was no way to verify these suspicions. If they continued to speculate, it might turn into a conspiracy theory. Therefore, the person in charge of the business department directly stopped this speculation. ¡°There is no direct evidence to prove the speculation, so let¡¯s not mention it.¡± ¡°We select partners based on real evidence. What we value is how much profit and development the cooperation will bring to the company.¡± ¡°Indeed, our company doesn¡¯t have any experience in marketing and selling villas. Doesn¡¯t that just show that this cooperation is an opportunity to get in touch with a brand new field? The profit in the high-end market is more than that of the middle and low-end market combined.¡± ¡°If we can use this cooperation opportunity to get in touch with the high-end market and accumulate the corresponding customer resources, wouldn¡¯t it be an indirect gain?¡± The words of the person in charge made many people change their minds. The lack of experience in the past meant that this was a brand new opportunity. Behind a new opportunity, there are often huge profits. The two sides who supported and opposed the cooperation argued for a long time, but in the end, the majority of the people supported it. After the meeting ended, the person-in-charge of the business department personally sent the documents to Ling Xuewei¡¯s desk. ¡°President Ling, I think this is a very good opportunity, we can fight for it.¡± The person-in-charge briefly described all the information obtained from the investigation, as well as the results of the discussion at the internal meeting of the business department. In the end, he did not forget to emphasize Lin Bai¡¯s sincerity. ¡°Director Ling, Mr. Lin is very sincere, and there is a high probability that he will give us some benefits in the cooperation.¡± ¡°However, he has one condition, which is that the specific cooperation matters must be discussed with him personally by you.¡± Ling Xuewei looked down at the document in her hand. Her long eyelashes cast a butterfly-like shadow on her fair cheeks. The person in charge of the business department was a little dazed. He could not help but imagine what it would look like when those butterfly-like eyelashes fluttered. He really wanted to kiss it. He really wanted to press himself against her smooth and tender skin to take in a whiff of her fragrance.. Chapter 113 - Instigation Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Ling Xuewei was still focused on reading the information in her hands. She had no idea that the subordinate sitting across from her was already distracted and was letting his imagination run wild. She carefully read every word on the document before closing the information and saying, ¡°I¡¯ve paid attention to the project of Yunding Villa before.¡± ¡°When Qingcheng Group was on the verge of bankruptcy and wanted to sell Yunding Villa, they actually contacted me privately and asked me if I wanted to take it over but considering the policy at that time, I didn¡¯t agree.¡± ¡°Later, I heard that it was sold, so I didn¡¯t pay attention to it anymore. I didn¡¯t expect that the person who bought it was actually a student. Do you think there¡¯s another financial backer behind it?¡± Ling Xuewei had the same concern. After all, such things were not rare. Many high-ranking officials or businessmen had improper sources of funds and were unable to invest openly so they had find a puppet to do things for them. Especially in the real estate industry, due to various restrictions on purchasing, high-ranking officials and businessmen were unable to hold too many properties on the surface. They would thus, also find people to purchase properties for them. Therefore, Ling Xuewei had heard of many similar things but she had always been unwilling to be involved in them. Even if she were to miss out on some profits, she did not want to be involved in the slightest because she was worried that once she got involved with this kind of money from unknown sources, there would be endless trouble in the future. Although she was brave and decisive, she was very cautious in this aspect. The person in charge of the business department secretly pinched himself and forced him to put away those romantic thoughts. He replied seriously, ¡°Yes, we were also very worried about this, so we argued for a long time in the meeting but in the end, we feel that if we can reach a partnership, the benefits of our company far outweigh the risks.¡± ¡°This is a rare opportunity to get in touch with the high-end market. President Ling, you should at least meet Mr. Lin before making a decision, right?¡± He could see that Ling Xuewei was already thinking of rejecting him, so he tried his best to persuade her not to reject him directly because the opportunity to enter the high-end market was indeed very rare. At the same time, he also had his own agenda. If the company could really expand the business to the high-end real estate market, he could also get in touch with more upper-class people in his future work. Then, whether it was in career development or personal relationships, he would have more opportunities and choices. To put it more bluntly, if he could curry favor with a rich second-generation heir, he would be able to work for a few decades less. He might even be able to directly retire and enjoy a great life of wealth and freedom. Who wouldn¡¯t want such an opportunity? Even if there was only a one in ten million chance, he didn¡¯t want to miss it! In fact, he had been trying to persuade Ling Xuewei to develop in the high-end market. However, Ling Xuewei¡¯s attitude was vague. She neither agreed nor refused. She only said that she was waiting for the right opportunity. The person in charge was extremely anxious. He didn¡¯t dare to make his intentions too obvious. God knows how torturous his life in the past few years had been. ¡°President Ling, you¡¯ve always said to wait for the right time. I think this cooperation is the best opportunity!¡± ¡°Yunding Villa was involved in the various things behind Qingcheng Group. It was indeed a hot potato.¡± ¡°But now that Qingcheng Group has collapsed, Shen Wanqing has been shot to death, and the government¡¯s policies have become more lax, this project is now a hot potato!¡± ¡°Are you willing to give such a good opportunity to someone else?¡± The person-in-charge kept urging, repeatedly emphasizing the potential of Yunding Villa and Lin Bai¡¯s sincerity. Ling Xuewei was still very calm and was not affected by him. After weighing the pros and cons, she felt that she really should meet Lin Bai before making a decision. ¡°Help me make an appointment with Mr. Lin,¡± Ling Xuewei said. When the person in charge heard that Ling Xuewei finally agreed, he was instantly overjoyed. ¡°Okay, okay, I¡¯ll do it right away, Mr. Lin!¡± ¡­ After waiting for several hours, Lin Bai finally received an expected call. ¡°Mr. Lin, President Ling is willing to talk to you in person. Are you free at two o¡¯clock the day after tomorrow?¡± Lin Bai glanced at his class schedule. There was an afternoon class the day after tomorrow. Moreover, it was a core module class taught by his form teacher, Zhang Yi. ¡°I¡¯m free.¡± Lin Bai did not hesitate at all and decided to skip class. Anyway, he did not want to see Zhang Yi¡¯s disgusting face. The loathsome Zhang Yi always found fault with him for no reason. He would normally take leave and deliberately refuse to approve it. Now, Lin Bai was picking his class to skip. He wanted to see what he could do. Lin Bai had money, and connections, so why would he be afraid of him? Just as he was thinking, he heard the person on the other end of the phone say, ¡°Okay, Mr. Lin. Two o¡¯clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow it is. Please bring the original documents to our company. President Ling will personally discuss the details of the cooperation with you.¡± Lin Bai replied with an ¡°Okay¡± and hung up the phone. Then, he suddenly quivered and finally realized what was wrong. President Ling?! Wasn¡¯t the person who hit Sun Xiaogang¡¯s parents surnamed Ling? At that time, the man in the ward who was wearing a suit kept saying ¡°President Ling¡±, which made Lin Bai feel disgusted when he thought of those four words. ¡®F*ck! It can¡¯t be such a coincidence!¡¯ Lin Bai cursed in his heart, then quickly called Sun Xiaogang and asked him, ¡°Have you contacted the lawyer? How¡¯s the situation? Has the person who injured your parents contacted you?¡± Sun Xiaogang sounded very tired. ¡°I¡¯ve contacted them. The other party insisted that they would only pay 200,000 yuan at most. They also said that if they wanted to settle it privately, I have to apologize to them. My parents are already injured and they still want me to apologize? How is that possible!¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m preparing to settle the lawsuit now. The lawyers are handling the procedures. I don¡¯t know how far the process has gone.¡± ¡°The other party hasn¡¯t come to the hospital again. It¡¯s basically their lawyers who are talking to Attorney Han. I¡¯m not too sure about the specifics.¡± Lin Bai knew that Sun Xiaogang must have had a hard time taking care of his parents on his own. Even with the help of the nurses, he couldn¡¯t eat or sleep well in the hospital. After so many days, he must have been exhausted. Therefore, it was normal that he didn¡¯t have the energy to ask too many questions. Lin Bai said, ¡°Attorney Han is the best in this field. Even if he files a lawsuit, he won¡¯t let your family suffer. Just leave him in charge.¡± ¡°By the way, do you know the name of the person who knocked down your parents?¡± Sun Xiaogang replied, ¡°Yes, I do know that. I think her name is Ling Xuewei. She¡¯s a woman. Damn it, a female driver is just so unreliable!¡± Lin Bai¡¯s mind buzzed and he was stunned. It really was Ling Xuewei. ¡®Isn¡¯t this too much of a coincidence?!¡¯ Lin Bai did not process the contemptuous remarks made by Sun Xiaogang.. Chapter 114 - Strange Dreams Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation There was only one thought in Lin Bai¡¯s mind, and that was: ¡®Do I still want to work with Soaring Phoenix Real Estate?¡¯ That question had been running through Lin Bai¡¯s mind countless times, but he still had no answer. Just like that, he was distracted for a few hours until the lights went out in the dormitory. Lin Bai lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling in a daze. His heart was still filled with conflict. Ling Xuewei¡¯s vision and judgment were truly rare. If she were to purely consider it from the perspective of interests, she was undoubtedly the best partner. However, she had injured Sun Xiaogang¡¯s parents, causing Sun Xiaogang¡¯s family to almost be destroyed. Although both parties were responsible for the accident, the attitude of the man in a suit who represented her was really disgusting. Under such circumstances, Lin Bai would feel bad if he still cooperated with her. Lin Bai asked himself, if he were in a different place; if his parents were injured and hospitalized, and his good friend turned to cooperate with the driver that caused the accident, he would definitely feel uncomfortable. ¡°Maybe I should forget it. Soaring Phoenix Real Estate isn¡¯t the only company in S City. It¡¯s the same if I find someone else to work with.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not short of money now anyway. There¡¯s no need to rush this. The feelings of my close friend are more important.¡± Lin Bai finally made a decision in his heart. His mind relaxed, and sleepiness swept over him like a tide. He fell asleep in a daze, and the world spun around him. In the dilapidated farmhouse, a man who reeked of alcohol punched and kicked the thin woman. The woman was curled up on the ground and had no strength to resist. She would only groan in pain when the punches and kicks landed on her body. A little girl who looked like she was only four or five years old ran out of the house crying and grabbed the man¡¯s sleeve and shouted, ¡°Daddy! Don¡¯t hit Mommy anymore!¡± The man pushed her hard. ¡°Get lost! Money-losing goods!¡± The little girl was flung away and hit the wall heavily. She immediately fainted. Lin Bai was furious and wanted to teach the man a lesson but as soon as he thought about it, the scene in front of him blurred instantly. A moment later, the scene turned into a country road shrouded in darkness. The woman with a bruised face limped out. The little girl followed behind pitifully and begged softly over and over again, ¡°Mommy, can you take me with you? Take me with you, Mommy!¡± The woman¡¯s tears were streaming down her face, but her speed was getting faster and faster. The little girl chased after her with her short legs, but she tripped over a rock when she wasn¡¯t paying attention. She was in so much pain that she cried, but she didn¡¯t dare to make too much noise for fear of attracting the villagers¡¯ attention. The woman listened to her suppressed sobs and hardened up to continue walking forward. In the end, she could not bear it and returned to the little girl¡¯s side. ¡°Xue, I don¡¯t even know where I can go. I really can¡¯t take you with me. Stop crying and go home obediently.¡± The little girl looked at the woman with tears in her eyes and asked her, ¡°Mommy, will I never see you again?¡± The woman¡¯s tears gushed out and she hugged her tightly for a long, long time. It was so long that the little girl thought she didn¡¯t have to separate from her mother, but she was forced to leave the warm embrace. ¡°Xue, put this away. Don¡¯t lose it.¡± The woman took off the pendant hanging around her neck and stuffed it into the girl¡¯s hand. ¡°When you grow up, take this and go outside to find me.¡± ¡°No matter how many years have passed, no matter what you look like when you grow up, as long as I see this, I will recognize you¡­¡± ¡°Go back quickly, listen to your father and grandmother, eat well, grow up quickly, and when you grow up, go look for your mother.¡± The woman cried so hard that she could not continue. The little girl gripped the pendant in her hand tightly and asked, ¡°Then when I grow up, where will I find you?¡± The woman did not answer. She got up and walked away with tears in her eyes. The little girl rolled and crawled after her, eager to get an answer but this time, the woman was no longer soft-hearted. She disappeared into the darkness without looking back. The little girl held the pendant and muttered, ¡°Mommy, Mommy¡­¡± The tears fell on the pendant, soaking the strange and repetitive lines. At a certain moment, there seemed to be a flash of white light on the pendant, so fast that it seemed like an illusion. The little girl was immersed in her sorrow and did not notice anything strange about the pendant. But Lin Bai did. He recognized that special pattern. Because he had seen it before. At the Sotheby¡¯s auction. On the Mayan stone slab that was worth three billion! A strong fluctuation of emotions caused Lin Bai to instantly wake up from his sleep. He sat up abruptly and looked at the surroundings in the bedroom under the moonlight. Only then did he realize that everything that had just happened was a dream. But why did he suddenly have such a strange dream? Was it an unseen force trying to hint at something to him? The little girl in the dream seemed to be called Xue. This seemed to be the only clue. However, this name was too common. Just a casual shout from the road could cause countless people to turn their heads. Finding the little girl in the dream with the name alone was more difficult than ascending to heaven. Then what other clues were there? Lin Bai tried hard to recall the scene in the dream, trying to find the corresponding location in reality through the scenery in the dream. Even if he only locked down a rough area, it would make it much easier to find someone. However, the scene in the dream was too blurry. He couldn¡¯t even remember what the little girl and her mother¡¯s faces looked like. Only the small pendant and the gorgeous and complicated patterns on it were still extremely clear in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. At this moment, Lin Bai¡¯s phone suddenly vibrated slightly. A message came in. Who would send a message in the middle of the night? Lin Bai instinctively felt that it should be a push from the Future News app. After unlocking his phone, he guessed correctly. The news headline was: ¡°Crazy woman wants to acknowledge her relatives, claiming to be the mother of the CEO of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate.¡± Lin Bai looked at the title and his mind buzzed. He instantly understood who the girl named Xue in his dream was! That was Ling Xuewei when she was young! He quickly clicked on the news and read it carefully. The more he read, the sadder he felt. It turned out that Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother could not stand domestic violence. After she ran away in the middle of the night, she was quickly cheated out of her travel expenses and could only wander about. During her days of wandering, she suffered countless humiliations. Slowly, her mental state began to become abnormal. Sometimes she was clear-headed and sometimes she was muddle-headed. After going crazy, she completely lost the ability to work and earn a living. She could only rely on scavenging to barely support herself. This kind of life lasted for more than twenty years yntil not long ago, when she was collecting trash, she received a magazine. The woman on the cover of the magazine was Ling Xuewei.. Chapter 115 - Human Tragedy Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After growing up, Ling Xuewei was a completely different person from the slovenly and skinny little girl from her childhood. However, her mother recognized the pendant hanging around Ling Xuewei¡¯s neck at a glance. She remembered that she still had a daughter, and she also remembered everything in the past. Moreover, through the contents of the magazine interview, she found out that her daughter was now the boss of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate. Thus, she traveled all the way and finally came to S City with great difficulty. After many inquiries, she finally found the headquarters of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate. She held the magazine and pointed at the pendant on the cover for the security guard to see. She said that it was a keepsake that she had left for her daughter, and that she was Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother. The security guard naturally did not believe her and chased her away after reprimanding her. She stayed at the entrance of the company and refused to leave no matter what. She was looking forward to waiting for Ling Xuewei to come out from work. She believed that as long as she could see Ling Xuewei, she would be able to successfully recognize her. However, the security guard felt that she would damage the company¡¯s image if she stayed at the entrance, so he chased her away in a rude manner. Perhaps during the process of driving her away, it brought back painful memories of her past, so she became crazy again. She cried and struggled crazily, and then, when she was running away, she was hit by a passing car. She died on the spot. After she died, the police investigated the cause of the accident and informed Ling Xuewei. Only then did Ling Xuewei know that her mother had recognized her pendant and had already found the company entrance. But the result was just a little more and they would be separated forever. Later, Ling Xuewei had a DNA test done with the homeless woman. The result showed that they were indeed mother and daughter. Ling Xuewei had been searching for her mother for more than 20 years, and now she had finally found it. It was a body that had been deformed from the impact. She had been struck by fate once again. This time, there was no hope left for her. She was already worth more than 100 million, but she could not exchange for her mother¡¯s life. She could not exchange for the mother¡¯s love that she had longed for for 20 years. At the end of the news, there was news about the transfer of the shares of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate. Ling Xuewei said in the interview that she had worked hard all the way to have enough money and ability to find her mother, who had been forced to run away from home. She had been wearing a pendant and attending all kinds of activities in the hope that one day she would be seen by her mother. Now that her wish had come true, it was indeed such a sorrowful way. She had lost the reason and motivation to continue fighting, so she decided to sell all her shares, take her mother¡¯s ashes, and find a place with clear mountains and clear rivers to live in peace. Lin Bai could even imagine how much pain Ling Xuewei must have been in through these words. After more than 20 years of hard work, she had gone from an unloved ¡°Money-losing product¡±in a small mountain village to a business elite and a rising star in the real estate industry. The bitterness and hardships of it were something that others could not understand at all. If she had not been able to get any news from her mother, it would have been fine. At the very least, there was still hope. But the result was that she could only confess to a corpse. This was the cruelest ending. All her hard work had been for nothing. It was precisely because she had worked so hard to reach her current position that her mother had died. How could she let go of this? Even if Lin Bai tried to imagine it, he would feel so much pain that he couldn¡¯t breathe. He really couldn¡¯t bear to let Ling Xuewei face such a fate. The news said that the time when her mother went to find her was the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. That was also the time when Lin Bai had an appointment with her. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about cooperation for now. At least, we can¡¯t let them end up like this.¡± ¡°Her mother wandered for more than 20 years. It wasn¡¯t easy for her to find her daughter. She can¡¯t be killed in front of her daughter¡¯s company without even seeing her face.¡± Lin Bai had already made a decision in his heart. The afternoon of the day after tomorrow, he would definitely meet Ling Xuewei as promised and remind her to recognize her mother. Moreover, he really wanted to know what the relationship between Ling Xuewei¡¯s pendant and the Mayan stone tablet in his hands was. The prophecy stone tablet in Lin Bai¡¯s hands didn¡¯t have many patterns on it, and Ling Xuewei¡¯s pendant was almost covered in patterns. However, Lin Bai could tell that the patterns were the same, and it was very likely that they were Mayan characters. Therefore, he felt that if he could obtain Ling Xuewei¡¯s pendant, he might be able to find more clues from it. This was another reason why he decided to meet Ling Xuewei. In the blink of an eye, it was time for the appointment. Lin Bai had already prepared all the necessary documents and changed into a set of more formal clothes. After all, it was a business meeting, so it was better to be more formal. When he was about to leave, Lin Bai suddenly thought of the tablet of prophecy in the locker. Ever since he bought that tablet, it had been locked in the locker of his dorm. Occasionally, when no one was around, he would take it out and study it. However, he hadn¡¯t been able to get any useful clues, so he had just kept it there. If not for the dream he had two days ago, which reminded Lin Bai, Lin Bai would have almost forgotten about the existence of the Tablet of prophecy. Lin Bai Thought for a moment and finally brought the tablet of prophecy with him. ¡°It might be useful.¡± He thought to himself. When he arrived at the headquarters of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate, Lin Bai subconsciously glanced at the spot where the homeless woman was killed in the news. He imagined how the woman would feel if she couldn¡¯t see her daughter, and he couldn¡¯t help but sigh. Fortunately, he now knew what would happen next, so he would never let the future develop in the same direction. Didn¡¯t God let him get the future news APP so that he could change the future? Lin Bai suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and calmed his mind. He calmly walked into the lobby and said to the front desk lady, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Lin Bai. I have an appointment with President Ling at 2 o¡¯clock this afternoon.¡± The front desk lady inquired for a while and said with a big smile, ¡°Mr. Lin, this way please.¡± She led Lin Bai all the way to the elevator entrance with a very warm attitude. It was probably Ling Xuewei who had specifically warned him. ¡°Ding!¡±The elevator door opened. Lin Bai and the man in the suit looked at each other. The latter¡¯s expression changed instantly. ¡°What are you doing here? !¡±The Man in the suit blurted out a question. ¡°I¡¯m warning you! Don¡¯t cause trouble in our company! Otherwise, I¡¯ll have the security throw you out!¡± The Man in the suit thought about how Lin Bai had grabbed his collar and thrown him out of the ward, and he couldn¡¯t help but get angry. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that he was in the company now, he would have done it long ago. Lin Bai also didn¡¯t expect to see him before he even met Ling Xuewei. It really was a narrow road for enemies. But now was not the time to be calculative with this kind of person. Lin Bai said coldly, ¡°What am I doing here? I don¡¯t need to explain to you.. Move aside!¡± Chapter 116 - I’ll Meet you Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The man in the suit was angered by Lin Bai¡¯s words. ¡°You¡¯re not welcome in our company! Get lost!¡± The receptionist saw that the situation was not good and quickly explained. ¡°Assistant Wang, Mr. Lin is here to discuss something with President Ling.¡± The implication was very obvious. It was to remind Assistant Wang not to go too far. It was not his place to make things difficult for the person that President Ling wanted to see. The man in the suit was stunned. He sized up Lin Bai and asked in disbelief, ¡°You are the person that President Ling wants to see? The owner of the Yunding Villa?!¡± Lin Bai did not expect that he actually knew what he and Ling Xuewei wanted to talk about. It seemed that this guy was quite trusted by Ling Xuewei. But so what if he knew? He was just an assistant with a low status so he could not overstep his authority and refuse to cooperate on Ling Xuewei¡¯s behalf. Thinking of this, Lin Bai smiled coldly and said arrogantly, ¡°It¡¯s me. What¡¯s wrong? Do you have any objections?¡± Assistant Wang¡¯s face was almost pale from holding his anger in. Lin Bai could not be bothered to continue talking nonsense with him. Coincidentally, the other elevator had also reached the first floor. Lin Bai directly entered the other elevator. Assistant Wang chased after him, unwilling to give up. ¡°Hey, you¡­¡± Lin Bai had a mocking smile on his face as he watched the elevator door close slowly, as well as the awful expression on Assistant Wang¡¯s face. His mood instantly became very comfortable. ¡°Hehe, I like seeing how you don¡¯t like me, but you can¡¯t kill me,¡± Lin Bai said the moment the elevator door closed. He didn¡¯t know if Assistant Wang outside had heard it. But the elevator door seemed to have been kicked. He probably heard it. Thus, Lin Bai¡¯s mood became even better. While Lin Bai was taking the elevator upstairs, Assistant Wang had already called to complain. When they met, Ling Xuewei¡¯s expression didn¡¯t look too good. ¡°Hello, Mr. Lin. I just heard from my assistant that you are friends with the family member of the couple that I injured a few days ago?¡± Lin Bai nodded his head and admitted, ¡°Yes.¡± Ling Xuewei asked again, ¡°My assistant said that you insisted on resolving it through litigation instead of a private settlement. Yet, you are talking about cooperating with me now. Mr. Lin, what exactly do you mean?¡± Lin Bai did not answer Ling Xuewei¡¯s question. Instead, he stared at her and sized her up for a few seconds. At the same time, he activated the Divine-level Human Discernation Technique. A translucent frame instantly appeared above Ling Xuewei¡¯s head. On the top of the frame were the words ¡°Rational, tenacious, and kind-hearted¡±. There were also some small words at the back that were about Ling Xuewei¡¯s main life story. Lin Bai looked at it briefly. There were no black spots. Thus, Lin Bai was even more certain that everything that had happened in the hospital was the personal actions of the man in the suit, which had nothing to do with Ling Xuewei. He guessed that Ling Xuewei probably did not even know how domineering her assistant was in front of outsiders. Lin Bai said, ¡°Actually, we don¡¯t have to go through the legal channel and file a lawsuit but your assistant is too much of a bully.¡± ¡°Both parties were clearly responsible for the accident, but he put on a high and mighty posture, throwing out 200,000 yuan to us like he was doing charity while saying that he wanted to settle it privately.¡± ¡°Miss Ling, if it were you, you wouldn¡¯t be able to take this lying down, right?¡± Ling Xuewei frowned and said, ¡°I think you guys have misunderstood. That 200,000 yuan was meant for the medical expenses.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll discuss the compensation later. I don¡¯t have the intention to settle this matter with just 200,000 yuan, and that¡¯s not considered charity either.¡± Ling Xuewei¡¯s reaction made Lin Bai believe that his judgment was right. Everything was caused by that Assistant Wang. Lin Bai said, ¡°President Ling, you have a good eye for investment, but your ability to judge people needs to be improved.¡± ¡°For example, that assistant of yours. I personally suggest that you get rid of him as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you keep such a person by your side, who knows how much trouble he will cause you in the future?¡± Ling Xuewei was obviously displeased. ¡°Mr. Lin, we¡¯ve only met for less than five minutes, and you¡¯re asking me to fire my assistant. Isn¡¯t that a little too much?¡± ¡°If you have such an attitude, then I have to reconsider whether there¡¯s a need to cooperate with you.¡± ¡°After all, if my prospective partners don¡¯t know their place and want to interfere in all my affairs, I think it¡¯d be better not to cooperate right from the beginning.¡± Before they had even spoken a few words, they were already on the verge of falling out. If there wasn¡¯t the notification from the Future News app, perhaps Lin Bai would have just stood up and left. However, the dream from before, coupled with the notification from the Future News app, made him feel that he couldn¡¯t leave just like that. Lin Bai lowered his head to look at the time. He estimated that Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother should be arriving soon. Thus, he began to change the topic. ¡°President Ling, let¡¯s put aside the matter of cooperation for now. I have something more important to tell you.¡± Ling Xuewei restrained her emotions and nodded. ¡°Yes, go ahead.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I know a little about face-reading. Based on your face, you seem to have had a very miserable childhood. Moreover, you have been separated from your mother for many years, right?¡± Ling Xuewei¡¯s expression changed slightly. She frowned and asked, ¡°What do you mean?¡± Lin Bai smiled and replied, ¡°I mean it literally.¡± ¡°President Ling, don¡¯t be nervous. I don¡¯t mean any harm. I just saw some information from your face and wanted to verify it. You must have been looking for your mother, right?¡± Ling Xuewei thought for a moment and nodded in acknowledgment. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Then congratulations, President Ling. You are about to introduce yourself to your mother.¡± Ling Xuewei frowned. ¡°What are you trying to do?¡± Lin Bai looked at the time again. It was the time mentioned in the news. Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother had arrived and was being chased away by the security guards. Thus, Lin Bai said, ¡°I know you won¡¯t believe me now, President Ling. It doesn¡¯t matter. Just call the security guard at the gate and ask him to bring her in.¡± ¡°When we meet, you¡¯ll naturally believe my judgment.¡± Ling Xuewei became more and more confused. ¡°Why are you calling the security guard? Who are you asking me to let in? You¡¯ll know once you call him.¡± Ling Xuewei was a little angry and said coldly, ¡°Mr. Lin, if you want to play a prank, I don¡¯t have time to cooperate with you. Please speak clearly, or just leave.¡± Lin Bai sighed and pointed at the pendant on Ling Xuewei¡¯s chest. He said, ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, that should be the token your mother left for you, right?¡± Ling Xuewei could no longer maintain her composure. She cried out involuntarily, ¡°How did you know? !¡± Lin Bai put on an unfathomable expression and said, ¡°I told you just now, I know a little face reading technique.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Ling Xuewei was skeptical, and her heart started to waver. She had never told anyone about the origin of this pendant. Therefore, she was sure that Lin Bai could not have heard about it from somewhere else and deliberately used it to deceive her.. Chapter 117 - Mother And Daughter Meet Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Ling Xuewei had never believed in fortune-telling in the past but now, her heart started to waver uncontrollably. As for this pendant, others could only know that she treasured it very much. It was impossible for them to know the reason behind it. Even her real family background was impossible for others to know. The information that could be found on the internet regarding her family was only half-true. Therefore, it was impossible to deduce her real family situation through those reports. Under such circumstances, Lin Bai could still accurately tell that this was a keepsake token left for her by her mother. This was something that Ling Xuewei had no choice but to believe. ¡°¡­ Can you really do face-reading?¡± Ling Xuewei could not help but ask for confirmation again. Lin Bai nodded and replied with an extremely certain tone, ¡°Yes.¡± Ling Xuewei immediately followed up with another question. ¡°Is my mother really at the main entrance?¡± Even she herself did not realize that her voice was already trembling uncontrollably. Twenty years of hard work and searching were all for the day when she would be able to find her mother who had run away from home back then. Now that she suddenly knew that the opportunity was right in front of her, Ling Xuewei could no longer control herself at this moment no matter how calm and rational she was. She was so nervous and excited that her entire body was trembling slightly. She was staring at Lin Bai without blinking. She longed for an answer, but she was also afraid to hear it. Such conflicting feelings and intense emotions were a state that she had never experienced before. Lin Bai said, ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, you can follow me to the door to take a look.¡± Ling Xuewei stood up immediately without thinking. ¡°Okay!¡± She couldn¡¯t wait to see the answer with her own eyes. The sealed memories spread like a flood. Ling Xuewei felt as if she had returned to the dark country road from many years ago. She didn¡¯t even know how she had gotten out of the office or how she had gotten down the stairs. Memories and reality intertwined, making her feel as if she was in a dream. In the lobby on the first floor, Assistant Wang saw that Ling Xuewei¡¯s expression wasn¡¯t right, so he chased after her and asked, ¡°President Ling, where are you going?¡± Ling Xuewei acted as if she didn¡¯t hear him and continued to walk out quickly. She wasn¡¯t paying attention, and she tripped over as she stepped on the carpet in her high heels. However, she still staggered out quickly. Assistant Wang felt that something was wrong. He grabbed Lin Bai¡¯s arm and questioned loudly, ¡°What¡¯s going on? Where are you taking President Ling?!¡± Lin Bai shook off his hand and said coldly, ¡°There¡¯s no need to explain to you!¡± As he spoke, Ling Xuewei had already walked far away. Lin Bai ignored him and quickly followed her. Assistant Wang gritted his teeth and followed her. He had been working under Ling Xuewei for three to four years and had never seen her lose her composure like this. Therefore, he was certain that Ling Xuewei must have been provoked and must find out what was going on. At the main entrance. The security guards were chasing away a homeless woman. The woman was dressed in tattered clothes that did not fit the season. Her hair was already more than half white and her face was full of the weather. She looked very old. However, she had obviously tidied herself up on purpose. Although the clothes on her were tattered, they were not dirty. Her hair had also been carefully combed. It was obvious that she had done her best to leave a good impression on her daughter. Unfortunately, she could not even pass the security guards. ¡°I am really Xue¡¯s mother. I left this pendant to her. Look at her, she was wearing the pendant even during a photoshoot for a magazine. She must really want to find me. If you let me go in and meet her, you¡¯ll know that I¡¯m not lying! Please, let me go in and meet her! I¡¯m really her mother!¡± The homeless woman held the magazine with Ling Xuewei¡¯s picture on it. She pointed at the pendant on the cover and tried to explain over and over again. The security guard did not listen to a single word of hers and continued to chase her away in a rough manner. ¡°Go, go, go!¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you look in the mirror before trying to pretend to be her relative? What kind of status does President Ling have? How could she have a mother like you!¡± ¡°Hurry up and leave! Otherwise, I¡¯ll call the police!¡± The homeless woman did not give up and continued to point at the pendant on the photo. ¡°Look at this pendant. I gave it to her back then. There¡¯s no mistake!¡± The security guard said angrily, ¡°You just have to force me to do it, Don¡¯t you?!¡± Ling Xuewei saw the security guard arguing with someone from afar and ran over. However, when she saw the appearance of the homeless woman clearly, she froze again. Her legs seemed to be weighed down by weights and she could not take a single step forward. That face of the person that had been through a lot of hardships and looked like it was in its sixties or seventies. No matter what, it did not match the face in her memory. The mother in her memory was so gentle and beautiful. Even though her mother was often battered with bruises after being beaten up by her father, she would still hug Ling Xuewei in her arms at night and softly comfort her, telling her not to cry and not to be afraid. The mother in her memory was the most beautiful woman in the entire village. No matter where she went, she would attract the attention of countless men. There would always be people who would try to curry favor with her in the open and in the dark. However, the woman in front of her had tattered clothes, white hair, and a hunched figure. She did not look like a beauty at all? ¡®Is she the mother whom I¡¯ve been searching for in the last 20 years?¡¯ ¡®No! It can¡¯t be! How could my mother have become like this!? She¡¯s not my mother!¡¯ This was not the mother in her memory! Ling Xuewei stood rooted to the ground, unable to move forward or retreat. She just stared blankly at the security guards who were trying to chase away that poor woman. She felt an inexplicable pain in her heart. It was rapidly expanding, almost tearing her apart. As the homeless woman struggled, she suddenly saw Ling Xuewei. She did not know where she got the strength from, but she suddenly broke free from the security guards¡¯ grip and pounced onto Ling Xuewei. Ling Xuewei subconsciously wanted to dodge, but in the end, she did not move. She just let the homeless woman pounce on her and hugged her tightly. She heard the homeless woman¡¯s heart-wrenching cries. ¡°Little Xue! Mommy has finally found you! I missed you so much! It¡¯s been hard on you all these years! Mommy has let you down!¡± One sentence after another pierced into Ling Xuewei¡¯s heart like thousands of steel needles. When the security guard saw this, he wanted to go forward and pull away from the homeless woman. However, he quickly realized that Ling Xuewei had no intention of pushing away the homeless woman. Thus, he hesitated and stopped in his tracks. He carefully observed the expression on Ling Xuewei¡¯s face and did not dare to rush forward again. Lin Bai and Assistant Wang finally arrived at this time. Assistant Wang saw that the homeless woman was hugging Ling Xuewei and immediately went forward to stop her. Lin Bai grabbed him and coldly warned, ¡°Don¡¯t disturb them! Otherwise, I will make sure you can¡¯t speak again!¡± Assistant Wang¡¯s heart trembled, and a strong sense of fear instantly filled his heart. He could clearly feel the pressure emanating from Lin Bai¡¯s body. This made him unable to think of resisting at all because he believed that Lin Bai could do as he said.. Chapter 118 - Madness Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The homeless woman cried for a long time before Ling Xuewei opened her mouth stiffly and hesitantly. ¡°Are you¡­ really my mother?¡± The homeless woman cried, ¡°Of course I am!¡± As she spoke, she pointed at the pendant on Ling Xuewei¡¯s chest and told her the time and place of their separation. ¡°Elm Village, on the 29th night of the twelfth lunar month, right?¡± Ling Xuewei¡¯s mind buzzed, and all her doubts were instantly shattered. She hugged the homeless girl tightly and finally called out the name she had suppressed for 20 years. ¡°Mom! !¡± ¡°Xiaoxue! !¡± The mother and daughter hugged their heads and cried bitterly. The security guard and assistant Wang by the side all looked as if they had seen a ghost. The security guard was secretly glad that he did not use violence just now, or else he would have lost his job. Assistant Wang seemed to have been struck by lightning, and it took him a long time to regain his senses. Lin Bai¡¯s previous warning was completely thrown to the back of his mind. He rushed to Ling Xuewei¡¯s side and forcefully separated the mother and daughter. ¡°CEO Ling, wake up. Don¡¯t be deceived!¡± Ling Xuewei pushed him away. ¡°Don¡¯t mind it.¡± Then, she held the homeless woman¡¯s hand and asked in tears, ¡°Mom, how have you been living all these years?¡± ¡°How did you become like this?¡± The homeless woman burst into tears. ¡°It¡¯s a long story!¡± At this moment, a car on the road at the entrance suddenly lost control and rushed straight toward the street lamp. ¡°Bang!¡± The loud crash seemed to stimulate a certain fragile nerve in the homeless woman¡¯s mind, bringing up a painful and terrifying memory hidden in the bottom of her heart. She trembled violently, then quickly turned around and protected Ling Xuewei behind her. She stared at the air in front of her, her expression was filled with fear and despair as if there was a terrifying monster hiding in the air. ¡°Don¡¯t hit Xue! Please, if you want to hit me, then hit me, don¡¯t hit Xue!¡± The woman protected Ling Xuewei as she continuously retreated, continuously begging. She was so scared that her entire body was trembling violently. It was as if a pair of fists in the void could hit her at any time. Ling Xuewei was confused by the sudden change. She followed the woman¡¯s line of sight, but there was nothing there except for the air. She didn¡¯t understand what her mother was afraid of. ¡°Mom, what¡¯s wrong? Mom?¡± ¡°Who are you talking to?¡± The homeless woman turned her head with a trembling hand and gestured for her to keep quiet. ¡°Shh, Don¡¯t talk. Run.¡± Then, she suddenly pounced forward as if she had caught something. She kowtowed and begged. ¡°Xue is really your daughter. Believe me! I didn¡¯t cheat on you. I really didn¡¯t!¡± ¡°Hit me if you want! Don¡¯t hit Xue! She¡¯s your biological daughter!¡± Ling Xuewei felt as if she had been electrocuted as she recalled that terrifying memory. It was the same back then. Her father had overheard some gossip outside, and when he returned, he scolded her for being Shameless. He said that she was a bastard and that he wanted to kill both of them. Her mother had done the same thing back then. She had protected her tightly behind her back and begged her father not to hit her. However, her father did not listen and continued to hit her mother with a hook until her skin was cut and her face was covered in blood. Later, her father also wanted to hit her but her mother desperately held his leg to prevent him from getting close to her and was kicked away by his father. Then, her father grabbed her hair and hit her head against the edge of the stove again and again, calling her a bastard child. After that, she didn¡¯t remember anything. She didn¡¯t remember at all. It was as if the brain had some kind of self-protection mechanism, deliberately blocking out that terrifying experience. It wasn¡¯t until her mother went crazy in front of her that the terrifying scene of the past was replayed. Only then was this sealed-up memory awakened. She remembered that she had once suffered such a terrible injury. She had almost lost her life. Ling Xuewei instantly understood why her mother had become like this and why she had done such a thing. She couldn¡¯t care less and immediately rushed to her mother¡¯s side. She hugged her tightly and shouted, ¡°Mom! Don¡¯t be afraid! That bastard isn¡¯t here! No one can hit you anymore! Mom! I¡¯ve grown up! I can protect you now! No one can hurt us anymore!¡± Again and again, she shouted until she was hoarse. The grievance and hatred that she had suppressed for twenty years all burst out at this moment, turning into a hoarse shout. Ignoring the looks and ridicule of others, Ling Xuewei only wanted to let her mother know that no one could hurt them anymore. However, her mother was still immersed in a terrifying illusion. No matter how much she shouted, she could not wake her up. She was so delirious that she could not even tell who was holding her. She struggled in fear and screamed like a wild beast. As she struggled, Ling Xuewei¡¯s arm was scratched by her, but she did not notice it. Assistant Wang saw it and immediately went forward. He violently tried to pull the homeless woman away so that she would not continue to hurt Ling Xuewei. Ling Xuewei shouted at him agitatedly, ¡°Don¡¯t touch my mother!¡± The woman struggled desperately and mistook Assistant Wang for her husband. She knelt down and kowtowed desperately, begging him not to hurt her daughter. Assistant Wang was extremely embarrassed. He could only turn his head and roar at the security guard at the side: ¡°What are you still standing there for? Come over and help!¡± Only then did the security guard brace himself to go forward and symbolically stop the woman, but he did not dare to use force with his hands. Lin Bai sighed. He knew that he had to stop this farce. The woman had been provoked and went crazy. He could not let her continue like this. Thus, Lin Bai quickly stepped forward, pushed the security guard and assistant Wang away, and said, ¡°Let me do it.¡± Then, he found an acupuncture point on the back of the woman¡¯s neck and pressed it gently. The woman immediately quieted down, and her body fell limply to the ground. Lin Bai carefully held her and did not let her fall to the ground. Seeing this, Ling Xuewei asked nervously, ¡°What did you do to my mother?¡± Lin Bai explained, ¡°I just pressed the acupuncture point and let her fall into a coma for a while. There won¡¯t be any substantial damage. Don¡¯t worry.¡± Only then did Ling Xuewei heave a sigh of relief. Lin Bai said again, ¡°She has been stimulated and her mind is a little abnormal. If you can trust me, I can give her acupuncture treatment. Perhaps she can be cured.¡± This was something that Lin Bai had thought of before he came. Since Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother was mentally unsound, and he just happened to have great medical skills, he knew how to treat her. Then, he might as well take this opportunity to help cure her mental illness, and at the same time gain a wave of Ling Xuewei¡¯s gratitude. As for the corresponding reward, Lin Bai had already thought of it. He was at least eighty percent sure that Ling Xuewei would not be able to refuse it. Although he was kind-hearted, he was not a saint. He would not help for free. He would not take a single cent less of the reward that he should ask for.. Chapter 119 - New News Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Ling Xuewei asked doubtfully, ¡°You know acupuncture?¡± ¡°A little,¡± Lin Bai replied with a smile. He did not say that he was absolutely confident that he could cure the disease with acupuncture. After all, he spoke too slowly, which made him seem untrustworthy. Ling Xuewei was a little hesitant. She had only met Lin Bai for less than 20 minutes, and Lin Bai¡¯s meeting was already enough to surprise her. Now that he said he knew acupuncture, she really could not believe it. After all, as far as she knew, Lin Bai was only a university student. The fact that he knew how to perform face-reading and acupuncture was really amazing Moreover, her mother had been agitated in the past, which was why she became like this. It was a mental problem. Using acupuncture to treat mental problems sounded a little too ridiculous? Ling Xuewei still felt that she should bring her mother to see a professional psychiatrist. With that thought in mind, Ling Xuewei had already made a decision in her heart. She said to Lin Bai, ¡°Sorry for making a fool of myself just now.¡± ¡°Thank you for helping to calm my mother down. I will bring her to the hospital later for a comprehensive check-up.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s discuss our cooperation another day.¡± The meaning of this was already very obvious. It was a tactful rejection. Being rejected was within Lin Bai¡¯s expectations. After all, using acupuncture to treat mental illnesses sounded unreliable. Moreover, he had only been in contact with Ling Xuewei for a short period of time. It was understandable that she did not believe him. However, Lin Bai believed that Ling Xuewei would eventually come to him and ask for his help in treating her mother¡¯s illness. This was because Lin Bai knew that the treatment methods of those psychiatrists could not completely cure her mother¡¯s illness. Thus, Lin Bai was not in a hurry. He just smiled and nodded while saying, ¡°That¡¯s fine too. After all, Auntie has been wandering outside for many years. It¡¯s only right for her to have a thorough examination.¡± ¡°This is my business card. If the treatment effect of western medicine is not ideal, you might as well try acupuncture with traditional Chinese medicine.¡± ¡°Our family¡¯s ancestral acupuncture treatment has a certain effect on the treatment of the mental aspect.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai handed the homeless woman back to Ling Xuewei and left with dignity. ¡°Then I won¡¯t bother President Ling and Auntie. If you need anything, you are welcome to call me at any time.¡± Ling Xuewei took her mother and the business card and nodded politely. However, she did not intend to contact Lin Bai anymore. After all, Lin Bai had seen her losing her composure. In addition, Lin Bai would still meet her again. This made her feel extremely embarrassed. This made her subconsciously resist and she didn¡¯t want to interact with Lin Bai anymore. Lin Bai hadn¡¯t gone far when he heard Assistant Wang say to Ling Xuewei, ¡°President Ling, Don¡¯t blame me for being too talkative. What happened today was too coincidental. Maybe someone with ulterior motives arranged it. I suggest that you don¡¯t rush to acknowledge your family. It¡¯s better to do a DNA test first.¡± ¡°As for the treatment of this woman, don¡¯t rush it. It¡¯s not too late to start after the results of the test are out.¡± When Assistant Wang said this, not only did he not lower his voice, but he deliberately raised his voice as if he was saying it for Lin Bai. Lin Bai was not angry. He just smiled indifferently. He did not even bother to defend himself because Lin Bai believed that the facts would explain everything. Lin Bai originally thought that he would only have a chance to get in touch with Ling Xuewei again after Ling Xuewei failed to find a doctor. Unexpectedly, on the way back to school, he received a piece of pop-up news from the Future News app. This time, the title was: [A major medical accident! A patient of Green Mountain Hospital jumped to his death due to negligence!] Green Mountain Hospital was a famous local mental hospital. Lin Bai had a bad premonition when he saw this title. He felt that it was most likely related to Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother. He clicked on it and it confirmed his guess. The news report said that Ling Xuewei sent her mother to Green Mountain Hospital for treatment and spent a lot of money to arrange for her mother to be placed in the best intensive care unit. In the end, the nurse had made a mistake and failed to lock the window in the ward, causing her mother to jump off the building after her illness lapsed. Looking at the time again, it was actually tomorrow. Lin Bai could not help but sigh and thought to himself, ¡®Ling Xuewei, oh, Ling Xuewei, the fate between us is really deep. Even the heavens would not allow us to meet again in a few days.¡¯ Initially, he had thought that he would be able to go back to school and attend classes in peace for a few days. But now, he had to go to Green Mountain Hospital the next day to save another person. At the same time, this news made Lin Bai realize that as his behavior changed in the future, there would be new dangers. This also meant that many things could not be completely resolved by him stopping them once. For example, Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother would have been killed by a car at the gate of the Soaring Phoenix Real Estate according to her original fate. However, due to Lin Bai¡¯s intervention, she had escaped a calamity and her life had been saved. However, this did not mean that she would be safe in the future. It was very likely that a new disaster would befall her. ¡°Fate is really unpredictable.¡± Lin Bai could not help but sigh. When the taxi driver heard Lin Bai¡¯s sigh, he could not help but say, ¡°Hey, I didn¡¯t know that you were so young and still had so many regrets. What did you find out?¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t reply. He was secretly calculating in his heart that he should stop Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother from falling off the building tomorrow. A mental hospital was different from an ordinary hospital. It wasn¡¯t a place that could be entered at will. Moreover, even if he had disguised his identity and snuck in, it would be difficult to explain it clearly afterward. What if people suspected that he wasn¡¯t there to save people but instead thought that he was there to harm them? He would not be able to explain it clearly then. Therefore, in Lin Bai¡¯s heart, he ruled out this plan that allowed him to sneak in. He had to save her, but he also had to make Ling Xuewei appreciate him. Otherwise, wouldn¡¯t it be a waste of effort? After thinking about it, Lin Bai still felt that stopping Ling Xuewei before she sent her to the hospital was the best plan. Therefore, he looked at the news again and found that the time of admission recorded in the news was one hour later. In other words, Ling Xuewei should be on the way to the hospital by now. Therefore, Lin Bai decisively said to the taxi driver, ¡°Master, please turn around and go to Green Mountain Hospital.¡± The driver was stunned for a moment and confirmed, ¡°Are you going to Green Mountain Hospital?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a long way. It¡¯s more than 40 kilometers away.¡± Lin Bai said directly, ¡°I¡¯ll pay more.¡± The driver didn¡¯t say anything else. He turned around at the next intersection and drove in the direction of the Green Mountain Hospital. Lin Bai arrived more than ten minutes earlier than the time in the news, so he simply stood at the entrance of the hospital and waited. Time passed quickly, and a rose-red Porsche drove over from afar.. Chapter 120 - Thats All, Believe It Or Not, It’s Up To You Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai¡¯s intuition told him that the people in the car were Ling Xuewei and her mother. Thus, Lin Bai walked to the middle of the road and stopped the car. He waited for Ling Xuewei to get off with a smile on his face. In the car, Ling Xuewei was sitting in the backseat. She was comforting her mother in a gentle voice. Suddenly, she felt the car stop and asked the driver, ¡°Lee, what¡¯s going on?¡± The driver, Lee, replied, ¡°President Ling, someone is stopping the car.¡± Ling Xuewei looked up and realized that the person standing in front of the car was none other than Lin Bai. She was suspicious and got out of the car. She walked to Lin Bai and asked him, ¡°Mr. Lin, what do you mean by this?¡± Lin Bai smiled faintly and said, ¡°Originally, I didn¡¯t want to interfere with your mother¡¯s treatment, but I felt uneasy on the way back, so I did another divination. In the end, I found out that your mother was still in trouble, so I had to rush over to stop her.¡± Since he had already announced that she would meet her mother, his divination skills should be reasonable. Since it was fate, there must be something in common. Ling Xuewei was suspicious. She felt that Lin Bai was a little too proactive. The previous events could be considered as a coincidence and she had casually given him some pointers. However, now that Lin Bai had come all the way here to block her at the entrance of the hospital, it was a little too deliberate. With her years of experience in the business world, Ling Xuewei strongly believed that there was no free lunch in the world, and there was no such thing as a friendly gesture for no reason. ¡°Mr. Lin, why don¡¯t we get straight to the point and stop talking about those imaginary things?¡± ¡°What exactly do you want to do?¡± Ling Xuewei stopped smiling and asked warily. She was already certain that Lin Bai must have bribed the people around her to know that she wanted to bring her mother to the Green Mountain Hospital for treatment, so she had waited here in advance. On a deeper level, she even suspected that Lin Bai had secretly arranged for her to acknowledge that woman as her mother. It was true that she believed that the homeless woman was her mother, but did Lin Bai really not know about it beforehand? This question might still need to be investigated. Ling Xuewei¡¯s rejection and suspicion made Lin Bai a little unhappy. If it weren¡¯t for her pendant, Lin Bai might have turned around and left. However, considering that Ling Xuewei¡¯s pendant might have something to do with the tablet of prophecy in his hands, Lin Bai was patient and suppressed his unhappiness. ¡°Since President Ling doesn¡¯t believe in the deduction of fate, then no matter how much I explain, it will be a waste of my breath.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I only said one thing. Don¡¯t stay in this hospital. Even if you do, don¡¯t stay in Ward 513.¡± ¡°That¡¯s all I have to say. Believe it or not, it¡¯s up to you.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai left. He did not care how much Ling Xuewei kept asking behind him. He did not even look back. As the old saying went, it was difficult to persuade a stubborn person with good advice. He had already made it so clear. If Ling Xuewei still insisted on staying in the ward where the accident happened, then there was nothing he could do. He had already put in a lot of effort to save Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother once. This time, he did not want to put in so much effort again. Lin Bai had even secretly planned in his heart what method he would use to obtain Ling Xuewei¡¯s pendant if everything did not go according to his original plan. There were still many alternative plans, so Lin Bai did not panic at all. On the other hand, Ling Xuewei felt that she was matched up with an opponent. No, she had simply met her nemesis. She had always prided herself to be composed and calm. However, ever since she met Lin Bai, the calmness and rationality that she was so proud of could no longer be maintained. Everything that happened after that had exceeded her expectations. It made her feel that she was no longer like herself. After a long silence, Ling Xuewei gritted her teeth and sat back in the car. ¡°Drive.¡± The driver, Xiao Li, asked carefully, ¡°Are we going in or¡­¡± The second half of his sentence was stuck in his throat because he could already feel the terrifying pressure emanating from Ling Xuewei¡¯s body. He did not dare to say anything else. He quickly put the car in gear and drove to the front of the clinic building. Ling Xuewei personally brought her mother in. She registered, checked, and paid the fees. She did everything herself and did not let anyone follow her. She thought that this way, it was impossible for Lin Bai to take advantage of this loophole and get some information from the people around her, right? After a series of examinations, the Doctor said to Ling Xuewei, ¡°Miss Ling, your mother¡¯s condition is quite serious. She must be hospitalized for treatment.¡± After all, Ling Xuewei had seen her mother¡¯s condition with her own eyes, so she had long been mentally prepared. She knew that she had to be hospitalized. She nodded and said, ¡°Sure. Then, please help my mother arrange for admission to the hospital. I want the best ward.¡± Soon, all the procedures were completed. Ling Xuewei personally accompanied her mother into the inpatient department. She wanted to personally confirm her mother¡¯s ward environment so that she could be at ease. However, when she saw the ward number ¡°513¡±, her heart could not help but thump. Although she did not believe Lin Bai¡¯s words about the disaster, she still remembered the ward number very clearly. Lin Bai warned her not to let her mother stay in Ward 513. Ling Xuewei felt that it was a little inauspicious and asked the doctor, ¡°Can I trouble you to change my mother to another ward?¡± The doctor smiled bitterly and replied, ¡°I¡¯m afraid not. There have been a lot of patients admitted during this period of time. The other wards are all full.¡± As the largest mental hospital in the city, the inpatient department had always found it difficult to find a single bed. This luxurious VIP ward would not be empty if it was not because the price was too expensive. Ling Xuewei felt a little uncomfortable. Lin Bai¡¯s warning was like a curse that lingered in her mind. The more she did not want to think about it, the more that voice lingered in her mind. At that moment, Ling Xuewei even had the idea of switching hospitals. However, she had already paid the hospital fees. Moreover, the medical staff here seemed to be very professional. If she were to give up the best medical conditions in the city just because of Lin Bai¡¯s vague words, it would seem a little foolish. In the end, Ling Xuewei suppressed the little uneasiness in her heart and said to the Doctor with a smile, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then I won¡¯t change it. Can I go in and take a look at the ward¡¯s environment?¡± The doctor nodded repeatedly. ¡°Of course, you can.¡± Ling Xuewei personally went in to take a look. She did not miss a single corner. The ward was very large. The walls around it were wrapped in a special soft material. It was obvious that it was to prevent the patient from hitting the wall. The sickbed and the cabinet were all rounded. The edges were also made of a soft anti-collision material. There was nothing sharp in the entire ward, which basically prevented the patient from hurting herself. Such a design could be said to be very meticulous. Ling Xuewei really could not find anything wrong with it. She thought to herself, ¡®The hospital has already furbished the ward to such an excellent degree, what kind of disaster could happen?¡¯ Chapter 121 - Don’t Go To The Second Hospital Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°That guy must be making things up. He just wants me to stay away from the hospital and find him to treat my mother¡¯s illness ¡°When the time comes, he¡¯ll ask for a sky-high price, extort a large sum of money from me, or even split the profits in the cooperation. It¡¯s just a small scheme.¡± Ling Xuewei thought that she had seen through Lin Bai¡¯s tricks. The doctor did not know what Ling Xuewei was thinking. Seeing that she was deep in thought, he thought that she still had some concerns. Thus, the doctor took the initiative to introduce her. ¡°Miss Ling, our hospital¡¯s wards are all built according to the highest international safety standards to ensure the patient¡¯s personal safety to the maximum extent.¡± ¡°You can rest assured that you can leave your mother to us. We have the most professional treatment team here and the best treatment equipment. There will definitely not be any problems.¡± Ling Xuewei smiled and nodded, indicating that she knew. The doctor then introduced the various settings in the room and what their intentions were. Just as Ling Xuewei had guessed, the deliberately added soft materials were to prevent the patient from hurting herself or others when she was delirious. In addition, the doctor also specially emphasized that the windows in the ward were all equipped with special safety devices, and the angle of the opening was only fifteen degrees at most. It would not affect the ventilation of the room, and there was no need to worry about the patient falling off the building. As she spoke, she opened the windows to demonstrate. ¡°Miss Ling, you see, the windows can only be opened at this angle at most, and they will be completely stuck. No matter how hard you push, there is no way to open the windows wider.¡± Before she could finish her sentence, there was a crack. The safety lock broke, and a huge crack appeared on the window frame. The doctor clearly did not expect such a situation to happen. He was completely stunned. Ling Xuewei¡¯s expression became extremely ugly. ¡°This is the so-called highest safety standard?¡± Ling Xuewei stared at the broken window frame. She felt that if the doctor had pushed the window a little harder and used a little more strength, he would have pushed the window frame even harder. Perhaps the entire window frame would have fallen downstairs by now. The doctor was conscious and could have stopped the force in time. However, her mother could be triggered at any moment. Under the state of insanity, who could guarantee that she would not jump out?! The more Ling Xuewei thought about it, the angrier she became. At the same time, she felt that this hospital was not as reliable as the rumors said. The safety lock on the window had fallen off. It was enough to show that their daily inspection and maintenance were not in place. Otherwise, it was impossible that the safety locks and window frames had not been discovered and replaced when they had aged to such an extent. The safety locks had fallen off, and the window frames had broken. These were all minor matters. However, what was reflected from the back was the internal management of the hospital. Ling Xuewei was really worried about such a hospital, so she handed her mother over to them. She had endured for twenty years and finally reunited with her mother with great difficulty. She could not tolerate the slightest risk of losing her mother again. At this moment, the Doctor finally reacted and tried to explain awkwardly. ¡°This¡­ This must be a colleague from the maintenance department who hasn¡¯t had time to check yet. I¡¯ll call them over immediately to change!¡± Ling Xuewei said coldly, ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. Return the hospitalization fee to me.¡± ¡°Miss Ling¡­¡± Ling Xuewei directly interrupted her words. ¡°There¡¯s no need to say anything else. Even your so-called top-class VIP ward can be like this. I really can¡¯t think of any reason to continue trusting you.¡± ¡°Refund the money.¡± The Doctor said many more things to try to persuade her to stay, but Ling Xuewei¡¯s attitude was firm. No matter what she said, she refused to let her mother stay in the hospital. In the end, the hospital had no choice but to refund her every cent of the hospitalization fee. Ling Xuewei brought her mother back to the car. After thinking for a while, she said to the driver, Xiao Li, ¡°Let¡¯s go to the second hospital.¡± She remembered that the boss of one of her partners was a psychiatrist from the second hospital. It was said that the psychiatric department of the second hospital was also very good. Moreover, there was the wife of an acquaintance there, so she could get more care. It was also a good choice. However, what Ling Xuewei did not know was that the moment she made this decision. Another news from the Future News app popped up on Lin Bai¡¯s phone. The title was: [The psychiatric ward of S City No. 2 Hospital caught fire, leaving one dead and two injured. The mother of the CEO of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate unfortunately died.] When Lin Bai saw this post, he knew that Ling Xuewei believed his words in the end and didn¡¯t let her mother stay in No. 513 ward of Green Mountain Hospital. Otherwise, her mother should have jumped to her death when her illness flared up, and not died from the fire of the Second People¡¯s Hospital. But then again, that woman was really unlucky. Wherever she went, there would be accidents. ¡°Could this be the legendary possession of the god of misfortune?¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry as he finished reading the news from the Future News app. The time of the accident in the news was one and a half hours later. He guessed that Ling Xuewei had just gone there for a check-up and settled her down before something happened immediately after she turned around. It was as if it was a disaster tailor-made for her mother. Lin Bai began to suspect for the first time whether that woman was really destined to die, so no matter how much he saved her, he was unable to prevent her from dying? But if that was really the case, why would the Future News app bother sending notifications to remind him again and again? After thinking about it, Lin Bai finally decided to intervene one last time. ¡°Since you¡¯ve been wandering for so many years, I¡¯ll save you one last time.¡± ¡°If it still doesn¡¯t work this time, I won¡¯t care.¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself on his phone. At the same time, he quickly edited a text message and sent it to Ling Xuewei. The message was very simple. There were only two words ¡ª ¡°Don¡¯t go to the Second Hospital.¡± On the way, Ling Xuewei heard the sound of a text message alert on her phone. She guessed that it was something related to work. She originally wanted to wait until her mother¡¯s treatment problem was resolved before replying. However, in the end, she still took out her phone and checked the latest notification. ¡°Don¡¯t go to the second hospital.¡± These simple words almost overturned her understanding. She had just made the decision to go to the Second People¡¯s Hospital. Other than the driver, Little Li, no one else had told her. How did Lin Bai know? ! The driver, Little Li, had been focused on driving. His hands had never left the steering wheel. It was impossible for him to send a message. Could it be that Lin Bai had planted a listening bug on her? ! Even Ling Xuewei herself felt that this idea was ridiculous. If Lin Bai really had the ability to plant a bug on her body, he should have used it to steal more valuable trade secrets. He should not have used it to interfere with which hospital her mother went to for treatment. If one thought about it, they would know that this was not the way to maximize the benefits. Moreover, it was too stupid. He had made her wary early on. Anyone with a bit of brain would not have done this. So it couldn¡¯t have been a bug.. Chapter 122 - Don’t Waste Money Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Could it be that Lin Bai really knew how to predict?! This thought could not be suppressed and quickly appeared in Ling Xuewei¡¯s mind, gaining the upper hand. All other guesses were defeated by this thought. ¡°Stop the car!¡± Ling Xuewei shouted suddenly. The driver, Little Li, was shocked. He hurriedly braked on the spot and asked carefully, ¡°President Ling, what¡¯s wrong?¡± He felt that Ling Xuewei was exceptionally abnormal today and was exceptionally difficult to please. Ling Xuewei realized that she had lost her composure and covered it up awkwardly: ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I just suddenly changed my mind. I don¡¯t think the Second People¡¯s Hospital is very good.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go to the Third people¡¯s Hospital.¡± The driver, Little Li, did not dare to say anything more. He immediately blinked the indicator to change the direction. However, he could not help but mutter in his heart, ¡®If she thinks the Second People¡¯s Hospital is not good enough, does she think the Third People¡¯s Hospital is good enough? It¡¯s clearly not as good as the Second People¡¯s Hospital.¡¯ But he only dared to think about these words in his heart, not daring to say a single word in reality. After all, he had just bought a house, and the pressure on him to repay his monthly morgage repayment was huge. He did not dare to lose his job at this time. The homeless Wei Xinyue, who had been holding in her guilt all this while, finally could not hold it in any longer. She held Ling Xuewei¡¯s hand and said with tears in her eyes, ¡°My dear daughter, I have let you down. I haven¡¯t raised you for so many years, and I made you spend so much money the moment I came back. I know my illness. It has been more than 20 years, and there¡¯s no way to treat it.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we just forget about it? Don¡¯t waste money. I actually just wanted to see you. Now that I¡¯ve seen you and know that you¡¯re doing well, I¡¯m relieved.¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°Mom, what are you talking about? How can it be called a waste when I¡¯m spending money on you? Don¡¯t let your imagination run wild. Medical technology is so advanced these days. There¡¯s nothing that can¡¯t be cured. You just have to cooperate with the doctor. When your illness is cured, I still want to take you on a trip.¡± Her mother had been wandering outside for so many years. She didn¡¯t need to ask to know that she must have suffered a lot in this world. Therefore, Ling Xuewei really wanted to make it up to her mother. She wanted to give her the best that she could. However, the most important thing was to recuperate her mother¡¯s body and mind so that she could recover to a healthy state. Otherwise, the slightest disturbance might trigger her illness. How could she enjoy any delicacies? Wei Xinyue actually understood Ling Xuewei¡¯s thoughts, but she did not want to accept treatment She said, ¡°I know what I¡¯m doing. This illness can¡¯t be cured, so stop wasting time and money.¡± ¡°Ask the driver to stop the car.¡± Ling Xuewei asked, ¡°Mom, what are you doing?¡± Wei Xinyue smiled and said, ¡°Mom has her own place to go, so don¡¯t bother about it. Go back to your company and work well.¡± Ling Xuewei immediately understood that her mother intended to continue wandering and not drag her down. ¡°No! Absolutely not! You¡¯re my mother, no matter what, you¡¯re still my mother! It¡¯s only right for me to give you as much money as I can. Don¡¯t feel sorry for me, I have plenty of money!¡± ¡°Mother, it wasn¡¯t easy for me to finally meet you again. Do you have the heart to abandon me so quickly? You¡¯ve already abandoned me once back then. Do you still want to abandon me again?¡± At the end of her sentence, Ling Xuewei¡¯s eyes were filled with tears. Wei Xinyue was also crying. ¡°I really had no choice back then!¡± Ling Xuewei nodded with tears in her eyes. ¡°Mom, I know. I understand. I have never blamed you. I only have one request. Can you not leave me again?¡± Wei Xinyue nodded. ¡°Sure, I promise you that I will never leave you again.¡± ¡°But you have to promise me one thing.¡± Ling Xuewei wiped away her tears and nodded. ¡°Mother, please tell me.¡± Wei Xinyue said, ¡°We¡¯re not going to the hospital anymore. We¡¯re not going to get me treated anymore. Don¡¯t waste money. It¡¯s meaningless.¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°Didn¡¯t the doctor at Green Mountain Hospital say that as long as you continue to use the medicine in your condition, you will be able to control and get better. It¡¯s obvious that it can be cured. Why would it be a waste of money?¡± Wei Xinyue shook her head stubbornly. ¡°They said that just so that you could pay for my hospitalization. The hospitalization fees are so expensive. It costs tens of thousands of yuan a month. Are they trying to commit daylight robbery?!¡± ¡°Moreover, they have already charged such an expensive fee. Yet, they still can¡¯t guarantee that it will be cured. Aren¡¯t they just trying to scam you for a few months?¡± ¡°When the time comes, I will have been hospitalized and the money would have been spent. If they say that they still can¡¯t cure me, what can you do? Won¡¯t all the money go down the drain? I¡¯m not going to get treatment anymore!¡± Ling Xuewei knew that her mother¡¯s heart still ached for the money. She was very regretful now. If she had known earlier, she would have gone to see the doctor first and paid all the fees before letting her mother go to the hospital. Now that her mother knew how expensive the hospital fees were, she could not do anything about it. Ling Xuewei tried her best to persuade her, but Wei Xinyue remained stubborn and refused to be hospitalized. She did not even want to see the Doctor anymore. In her words, ¡°We¡¯ve already checked once. What¡¯s the point of checking again? It¡¯s a waste of money. We¡¯re not going!¡± Ling Xuewei could not persuade her. In the end, she had no choice but to cancel the plan to go to the Third People¡¯s Hospital and ask the driver, Little Li, to send them home directly. She really did not dare to push her mother too hard. Otherwise, her mother would secretly run away after entering the hospital, or she would simply run away while she was paying the bill. The country was so big. If her mother deliberately avoided her, she was afraid that she would never be able to see her mother again. Ling Xuewei could not even imagine the consequences of that. Therefore, she could only temporarily comply with her mother¡¯s wishes and bring her home to settle down first. She would not talk about the treatment for the time being. After a period of time, when her mother was no longer so resistant, she would slowly bring her to the treatment. Ling Xuewei calculated in this way and did not mention any words related to the treatment. She only held her mother¡¯s hand and chatted with her. She told her mother about her experiences over the past twenty years in detail. Wei Xinyue also wanted to know how her daughter had been living with alcohol for the past twenty years after she left. Therefore, she listened very carefully and forgot about the matter of wanting to leave. In fact, she was also very reluctant to leave her daughter. Back then, she had no choice but to abandon the young Ling Xuewei. Now that they had finally reacquainted, she did not want to be separated from her daughter anymore. The mother and daughter chatted along the way and soon arrived at Ling Xuewei¡¯s apartment building. Although Ling Xuewei was already worth more than 100 million yuan, she had never had high requirements for her own food, clothing, and accommodation. Therefore, she did not buy a luxury mansion or a villa. Instead, she bought an apartment unit near the company with a very good location and decor. She lived alone. However, even though it was just an apartment, in Wei Xinyue¡¯s eyes, it was already an unimaginable mansion. ¡°Little Xue, did you buy this house?¡±Wei Xinyue asked in disbelief. Ling Xuewei nodded. ¡°Yes. It¡¯s a little small. Let¡¯s go pick out a bigger one in the next two days..¡± Chapter 123 - Became Ill Again Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Wei Xinyue immediately said, ¡°Why spend that money? I think this one is pretty good now! It¡¯s not easy for you to earn money. Don¡¯t spend recklessly. Save up and use it as your dowry. In the future, when you meet the right person, you can marry yourself off in a glorious manner. You can¡¯t let your in-laws look down on you¡­¡± After that, she continued to ramble on and on, blaming herself for not having the ability to help her daughter. Instead, she was dragging her down. Ling Xuewei smiled bitterly and did not say anything. She did not tell her mother that in her life plan, there had never been a marriage and children. This was because she knew that her mother would definitely not understand why she would have such thoughts. Forget it, there were still a lot of days in the future anyway, so she would slowly change it. Wei Xinyue nagged on, saying that she was blind back then. She had already repeated this many times on the way back. Ling Xuewei forced a smile and helped her mother to sit down on the sofa, saying, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t mention those unhappy things in the past. Everything is fine now!¡± ¡°Oh right, I can cook now, but you have never eaten my food, right? Sit and watch TV for a while. I¡¯ll go cook. I¡¯ll call you when I¡¯m done.¡± Wei Xinyue immediately wanted to get up. ¡°I¡¯ll help you.¡± Ling Xuewei smiled and pushed her back onto the sofa. ¡°No, you can just sit and watch TV in peace. Here¡¯s the remote control. You can adjust whichever channel you want to watch. Let your daughter show you her skills today. I can cook really well now!¡± Wei Xinyue¡¯s thoughts were finally drawn out by Ling Xuewei from the haze of the past. She nodded repeatedly. ¡°Eh, okay, I will just sit and watch TV then. If you need help, call me.¡± Ling Xuewei smiled. ¡°I can do it alone. You can just wait patiently for the meal to start.¡± After saying that, she went to the kitchen to get busy. Actually, her culinary skills were very average. In the past, she had spent almost all her attention on earning money. How would she have the time and energy to hone her culinary skills? The things that she made could only be said to be barely edible. If it were not for the fact that she was trying to change the topic, she would not have taken the initiative to offer to cook. In fact, she would rather take her mother out for a feast than cook a meal herself. However, looking at Wei Xinyue¡¯s previous actions, she knew that Wei Xinyue would refuse to go because she would definitely think it was a waste of money. With no other choice, Ling Xuewei could only bite the bullet and wash the vegetables. At the same time, she prayed in her heart that the dishes she made today would taste a little better than usual. It was her first time making a meal for her mother, so she didn¡¯t want to leave a bad impression. Ling Xuewei¡¯s thoughts surged. The kitchen knife in her hand fell on the chopping board, making a dull and dense sound of a collision. Wei Xinyue in the living room heard this sound, and her face became paler and paler. The look in her eyes also became more and more terrified. It was as if time and space were in disorder. She seemed to have returned to more than twenty years ago in an instant. She had returned to those terrifying years that were filled with the threat of death. She began to scream in alarm. Her entire body was like a headless fly as she ran around the house. She knocked over the coffee table and broke the vase. Glass shards and water spilled all over the floor. She was completely unaware of it. She was still running around in panic and running across the surface of the water. The sound was very similar to the sound she made many years ago when she stepped on a pool of blood to avoid being beaten. ¡°Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!!¡± She screamed in fear, spluttering incoherently. In the kitchen, Ling Xuewei finally heard that something was wrong. As soon as she came out, she saw water and blood all over the floor. She was shocked. ¡°Mom!¡± She shouted, but Wei Xinyue did not react at all. She continued to run around desperately, avoiding punches and kicks that did not exist. Ling Xuewei knew that her mother¡¯s mental illness was acting up again. She ignored the glass shards on the floor and rushed forward to hug Wei Xinyue tightly. At the same time, she spoke loudly to her, trying to regain her consciousness. ¡°Mom! Look at me! I¡¯m Little Xue!¡± ¡°No one hit you! No one can hurt you anymore!¡± ¡°Mom! Wake Up!¡± Wei Xinyue didn¡¯t listen to a single word. Instead, she treated Ling Xuewei as her husband. She screamed and struggled violently, trying her best to push Ling Xuewei away. Ling Xuewei was no match for the crazy Wei Xinyue and was pushed to the ground by her. Her palm just happened to press on a piece of broken glass, and blood immediately flowed out. Ling Xuewei didn¡¯t care about the pain. She just wanted to control her mother as soon as possible so that she wouldn¡¯t suffer more injuries. ¡°Mom! I¡¯m Little Xue! Little Xue!!¡± Ling Xuewei hugged Wei Xinyue again and repeated loudly in her ear over and over again. She didn¡¯t know if Wei Xinyue had finally heard or if she was exhausted but at least, she didn¡¯t scream and didn¡¯t run around the house anymore. It was as if her soul had been sucked out in an instant. She became dazed and just let Ling Xuewei hug her like that. She didn¡¯t speak or move. Ling Xuewei glanced at the broken pieces on the ground. She didn¡¯t dare to let her mother stay here any longer. She could only carefully lead her into the bedroom. This process seemed easy, but in reality, it took a lot of time and energy. When she finally let her mother lie down on the bed, Ling Xuewei only then realized that she felt pain and exhaustion. It was as if all the bones in her body were about to fall apart. Her rationality told her that she could not allow her mother to continue like this. This time, she was lucky. Her mother had calmed down. She might not be able to have such luck again. If her mother kept on tormenting her, she would not be able to control it with her own strength. This time, she only stepped on a piece of glass and scratched the bottom of her foot. Who knew what would happen next time. She had to treat her mother immediately. Even if she was unwilling, she had to send her to the hospital. Ling Xuewei quickly found her phone and dialed the phone number of her business partner. ¡°Hello, President Qian, it¡¯s me.¡± ¡°Your wife works in the psychiatric department of the Second People¡¯s Hospital, right? It¡¯s like this. My mother was once traumatized, and her condition is not very good now. She may need to be hospitalized for treatment. Do you think you can help arrange it?¡± The person on the other end of the phone said, ¡°Little Ling, it¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want to help you, but it¡¯s really unfortunate. A ward of the hospital my wife works in caught fire and two hospitalized patients got burnt!¡± ¡°The family members are currently causing a ruckus, and the hospital is also investigating the cause of the fire. In any case, they¡¯re all in a terrible state. I reckon that they won¡¯t be accepting any new patients in the near future.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you contact the Green Mountain Hospital?¡± Ling Xuewei was shocked. ¡°Fire? When did it happen?¡± President Qian replied, ¡°This afternoon, around four or five o¡¯clock. I only found out about the incident in their department after reading the letter from my wife.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think she will be able to go home tonight. She will have to stay in the hospital to be investigated..¡± Chapter 124 - If You Don’t Believe Me, I’ll Leave Immediately Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Ling Xuewei suddenly remembered the message Lin Bai sent her. ¡°Don¡¯t go to the Second People¡¯s Hospital.¡± It was a simple four-word message without any explanation but she had subconsciously chosen to believe it at that time. Now, the facts proved that she had made the right choice to believe it because if she had ignored her advice and insisted on sending her mother to the Second People¡¯s Hospital, her mother might have been injured in the fire. Even if she had not been injured, with her mother¡¯s fragile mental state, she would have definitely been agitated and her illness would have worsened. Ling Xuewei was very glad that she had chosen to trust her instincts and listened to Lin Bai¡¯s advice. She exchanged a few more pleasantries with President Qian before hanging up the phone and calling Lin Bai. ¡°Mr. Lin, I¡¯m sorry to suddenly be disturbing you. I wonder if you have the time now? My mother just had another attack. It wasn¡¯t easy for me to calm her down. I wonder if she will have another attack. Can I trouble you to come over and take a look at my mother?¡± Ling Xuewei begged carefully. Lin Bai had already predicted that she would definitely ask for his help. He had even prepared a full set of acupuncture needles in advance and was waiting for her to call him. ¡°Send a GPS location. I¡¯ll be there in a while,¡± Lin Bai said. Ling Xuewei did not expect Lin Bai to agree so readily. This made her feel even more guilty. Previously, when Lin Bai offered to help treat her mother¡¯s illness, she did not trust Lin Bai. She even felt that Lin Bai had ulterior motives. She secretly thought to herself that if Lin Bai could really cure her mother¡¯s illness, perhaps her mother could at least get some alleviation. No matter what request Lin Bai made, as long as it was not too excessive, she would do her best to satisfy it. ¡°Mr. Lin, thank you so much. This is my family¡¯s position. I¡¯ll have to trouble you. Thank you, thank you.¡± Ling Xuewei repeatedly thanked him. Lin Bai chuckled and said, ¡°If you want to thank me, leave it until I cure Auntie. My school is not far from your house. It will take about fifteen minutes. Wait for a while.¡± After more than ten minutes, Lin Bai rang the doorbell of Ling Xuewei¡¯s house. Ling Xuewei quickly opened the door for him. Just as she was about to greet him, she was stopped by Lin Bai. ¡°Enough with the pleasantries. Where¡¯s Auntie?¡± Ling Xuewei replied, ¡°In the bedroom. This way.¡± Lin Bai followed her into the room and placed a new box of acupuncture needles on the bedside table. He took out one of the needles and was about to stab it into Wei Xinyue¡¯s head. Ling Xuewei was shocked by his actions and quickly grabbed his wrist. ¡°Hey, you¡­¡± Lin Bai asked calmly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Ling Xuewei felt as if she was making trouble for no reason. She did not know where she had lost her usual imposing aura. She said weakly, ¡°Don¡¯t you need to examine her first?¡± Although she did not know much about Chinese medicine, she knew that traditional Chinese medical treatment was all about looking, hearing, and asking questions. How could he just insert the needle right away? Lin Bai said calmly, ¡°I already know Auntie¡¯s situation very well. There¡¯s nothing that needs to be examined again. If you trust me, you can go out and wait for a while. After half an hour, I guarantee that I¡¯ll return you a normal mother.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t trust me, then I¡¯ll pack my things and leave immediately. I Won¡¯t interfere again in the future.¡± Ling Xuewei was a little flustered. ¡°No, no, no. Mr. Lin, please don¡¯t leave.¡± ¡°I invited you here because I trust you. I¡­ I¡¯m just asking.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Chinese medicine is extensive and profound. Even if I explained a lot of knowledge, you might not be able to understand it. Just believe in me, then go out and wait.¡± Ling Xuewei could not say anything more. She could only turn around and slowly move toward the door. Lin Bai ignored her and focused on applying acupuncture treatment on Wei Xinyue. Under the effects of the Divine Medical Skills, Wei Xinyue was no longer her original appearance in Lin Bai¡¯s eyes. All the acupoints and meridians were clearly seen in Lin Bai¡¯s eyes. Lin Bai knew exactly where to place the needles, how much force to use, and how deep to pierce them. Step by step, he carried out the treatment plan in his mind. Ling Xuewei paced back and forth at the door for God knows how many times. From time to time, she would lean against the side of the door and secretly peek inside. From her point of view, her mother¡¯s face was completely blocked by Lin Bai¡¯s back. She could only catch a glimpse of Lin Bai when he was twisting his body to take out the needles. She saw that her mother¡¯s face was covered in thin acupuncture needles. There were at least dozens of them. Just looking at them made Ling Xuewei panic. The blood vessels and nerves on her face were so dense. If one of the needles missed, there might be sequelae. It might even lead to more serious consequences. Lin Bai only said that he had medical skills passed down to him by his family, but in reality, the school he went to and the subject he majored in had nothing to do with medicine. Strictly speaking, he did not even have the qualifications to practice medicine. If there really was a chance¡­ As Ling Xuewei thought so, she became more and more anxious. She asked herself again and again in his heart, ¡®Is it really a wise decision to choose to believe in Lin Bai? Could Lin Bai really be more experienced and more capable than those psychiatrists in a regular large hospital? The more she asked herself, the more flustered Ling Xuewei became. She even began to regret trusting someone who did not know her background, so rashly. It would have been fine if nothing had happened, but if something had really happened, she might not be able to forgive herself for the rest of her life. Although Lin Bai did not look back the entire time, he knew that Ling Xuewei had been peeping at the door the whole time. However, he did not make a fuss about it and did not chase Ling Xuewei away. As long as she did not affect him, she could look at him if she wanted to. Time passed by second by second, and Lin Bai maintained a steady pace as he administered acupuncture to Wei Xinyue. Soon, the 108 acupuncture points on Wei Xinyue¡¯s face were all filled with silver needles. Lin Bai got up and walked out of the door. Ling Xuewei looked at her and then at her mother who was covered in silver needles on the bed. She asked worriedly, ¡°How¡¯s my mother?¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°She¡¯s fine. She¡¯ll be fine after I remove the needles.¡± ¡°Do you have water at home? Pour me some water. I¡¯m thirsty.¡± Ling Xuewei hurriedly nodded. ¡°Yes, yes. Do you want mineral water or cold water?¡± ¡°Cold water is fine.¡± Ling Xuewei quickly went to the kitchen and poured a cup. When she handed the cup to Lin Bai, her fingertips accidentally touched Lin Bai¡¯s palm. The warm and dry touch made Ling Xuewei¡¯s heart skip a beat. ¡°It¡¯s so late, and I still have to trouble you to make a trip. I¡¯m really sorry,¡± Ling Xuewei said. This was originally a polite sentence. Under normal circumstances, most people would reply with something like ¡°It¡¯s no trouble.¡±. However, what Ling Xuewei didn¡¯t expect was that Lin Bai actually nodded. He said, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s a little troublesome. I didn¡¯t even attend the evening class.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Ling Xuewei was a little speechless. She didn¡¯t know how to continue this sentence.. Chapter 125 - Remuneration Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation In the end, Ling Xuewei could only smile awkwardly and say, ¡°Then I¡¯m really sorry to have delayed your class.¡± However, Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯m not doing it for free anyway. I need to receive remuneration.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Ling Xuewei was speechless again. She had been in the business world for almost ten years, but she had never met someone like Lin Bai who spoke like that. When asking for help, one could not let others help for free. This was a principle that everyone in society understood. Hence, even if Lin Bai did not mention it, she would definitely give him a reward and return the favor as long as Lin Bai really cured Wei Xinyue¡¯s illness. But what did Lin Bai mean by saying it so directly? Should she say that his personality was too straightforward, or that he valued benefits too much? Ling Xuewei was a little unsure for a moment. She could only reply with a stiff smile, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. As long as you can make my mother¡¯s condition improve, I will definitely pay you a reasonable reward.¡± Ling Xuewei said this very cautiously. She even emphasized two prerequisites. First, the treatment had to be effective, and second, the reward had to be within a reasonable range. Otherwise, she was really afraid that Lin Bai would demand an exorbitant price and ask her to use all her assets to pay for the treatment. Lin Bai could hear the hidden meaning in Ling Xuewei¡¯s words. He chuckled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Miss Ling. I¡¯m not short of money, so I definitely won¡¯t ask for exorbitant prices. There¡¯s another point that I must correct. The purpose of my treatment for your mother is not to ¡®improve¡¯ her condition, but to cure her.¡± Lin Bai emphasized the last word ¡®cure¡¯ deliberately. ¡°Starting from when I take out all the silver needles later, as long as your mother has another relapse, I will not take a single cent. I can even compensate you for your losses. How about it?¡± ¡°This way, I can at least make you believe in my medical skills, right?¡± Ling Xuewei subconsciously wanted to defend herself. ¡°I don¡¯t doubt you.¡± Lin Bai smiled without saying a word. The expression on his face clearly said, ¡°Stop quibbling.¡± Was it because he had doubts, or did he really believe it? Lin Bai was not a fool. How could he not see through it? Ling Xuewei also realized this point, so she did not dwell on it anymore. She was silent for a few seconds, and simply went along with Lin Bai¡¯s words: ¡°Alright, since Mr. Lin is so confident in his medical skills, it would be too disrespectful to you if I don¡¯t agree.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s do it according to your plan. Tomorrow, I will bring my mother to the psychiatric department for another check-up. If there are no problems, I will give you the treatment fee.¡± Lin Bai smiled confidently and said, ¡°There¡¯s no rush. After the check-up, we can observe her for a while more. You can pay me when you¡¯re completely convinced that your mother has fully recovered.¡± Ling Xuewei looked at Lin Bai¡¯s confident look and could not help but believe him a little more. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he was completely confident in his medical skills, Lin Bai would never have said such a thing. When she recalled that Lin Bai¡¯s previous reminders had all come true, the trust in Ling Xuewei¡¯s heart unknowingly increased a little. She was just about to say a few polite words to deepen her relationship with Lin Bai. Then, she heard Lin Bai say again, ¡°However, in order to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, we still have to negotiate this reward right now.¡± ¡°I can temporarily not take it. You can give it to me only when you completely believe in the effects of the treatment. But during this period of time, you have to take good care of it. You can¡¯t lose it or give it to others.¡± Lin Bai felt that it was very necessary to state his demands clearly beforehand. He had to explain everything clearly first so that they wouldn¡¯t argue in the future. Seeing that Lin Bai cared so much about the reward, the good impression in Ling Xuewei¡¯s heart instantly diminished. But on second thought, since he had contributed, it was only right for him to ask for the reward. Thus, she calmly nodded and said, ¡°Okay, then what do you want?¡± Lin Bai did not answer directly but looked at Ling Xuewei¡¯s chest. Ling Xuewei¡¯s expression instantly changed, and she said angrily, ¡°What do you mean?! Hooligan!¡± Lin Bai rolled his eyes at her and said, ¡°Miss Ling is thinking too much, I don¡¯t mean what you think I mean. What I want is your pendant.¡± Ling Xuewei was skeptical, but seeing Lin Bai¡¯s calm expression, she could not help but believe a little more. ¡°You want this pendant?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Is there anything else?¡± ¡°No.¡± Ling Xuewei was conflicted. Apart from her sentimental attachment to this pendant, it was actually not worth much. This was because it was just an ordinary stone material. Other than the unique patterns carved on it, there was nothing special about it. However, to her, this was a keepsake that her mother had left for her. It was the spiritual support that had supported her for 20 years. It had an extraordinary meaning. ¡°Mr. Lin, this pendant has a very special meaning to me. Please forgive me for not being able to give it to you. Can you ask for another reward? As long as it is within my ability, I will do my best to provide it.¡± Ling Xuewei even added, ¡°In the cooperation project of the Yunding Villa, I can also give you some benefits.¡± Lin Bai smiled and shook his head. ¡°I¡¯ve said it just now, I¡¯m not short of money. I only want this pendant and nothing else.¡± Ling Xuewei was in a difficult position. ¡°This¡­ Mr. Lin, you¡¯re making things difficult for me.¡± Lin Bai did not say anything else and stood up straight. Ling Xuewei was a little anxious. ¡°Mr. Lin, don¡¯t leave yet. We can still discuss it!¡± She was afraid that Lin Bai would abandon his mother. Wei Xinyue¡¯s face was still full of silver needles. She did not dare to pull them out casually. Otherwise, if she accidentally hurt her nerves or blood vessels, what would she do? Lin Bai laughed lightly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I Won¡¯t go so far as to abandon your mother if we can¡¯t agree on a reward like you think.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to get her a needle.¡± Ling Xuewei let out a sigh of relief and said awkwardly, ¡°I don¡¯t think that way. I know Mr. Lin is not that kind of person.¡± ¡°I just feel that we can still talk about this reward.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I don¡¯t think there¡¯s anything else to talk about.¡± ¡°Anyway, I¡¯ve made it very clear. I just want that pendant. I don¡¯t want anything else.¡± As he spoke, Lin Bai had already walked into the bedroom and started to retrieve Wei Xinyue¡¯s needle. Ling Xuewei followed behind him, a little at a loss. Lin Bai¡¯s back was facing her, and he said without turning his head, ¡°Of course, you can also refuse to pay, Miss Ling.¡± Ling Xuewei was choked. She wanted to say that she would not refuse, but she really could not bear to part with the pendant that her mother had left for her. In the end, she could only remain awkwardly silent. She even felt that the air in the room had become solidified. She wished that she could dive into the ground.. Chapter 126 - Enhanced Version Of The Divine Level Human Discernation Technique Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai remained calm and collected. He took out the silver needles on Wei Xinyue¡¯s face one by one, wiped them, sterilized them, and then put them back into the box. Ling Xuewei stood at the side and watched his serious and focused appearance. She felt that even if her breathing was a little louder, it would be a disturbance to him. After Lin Bai took out all the silver needles, he applied them to a few different acupuncture points on the top of his head. The sleeping Wei Xinyue finally woke up slowly. Ling Xuewei saw that her mother had woken up and hurriedly went forward to ask. ¡°Mom, you¡¯re awake? How are you feeling now? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?¡± Wei Xinyue stretched lazily and said, ¡°I slept really well this time.¡± After saying that, she noticed that there was a stranger in the room. Thus, she smiled and asked Ling Xuewei, ¡°Little Xue, is this your boyfriend?¡± Ling Xuewei blushed slightly and said softly, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t talk nonsense. We¡¯re just friends.¡± Lin Bai greeted politely, ¡°Hello, Auntie My name is Lin Bai.¡± Wei Xinyue nodded repeatedly. Her gaze was glued to Lin Bai¡¯s face, unable to take her eyes off him. Her expression was as if she was sizing up her future son-in-law. She was even watching as she patted Ling Xuewei¡¯s hand and said softly, ¡°Daughter, this young man is really not bad. You have to hurry up!¡± Ling Xuewei¡¯s face was flushed red by her and she hurriedly changed the topic. ¡°Mom, do you still remember what happened just now?¡± Wei Xinyue tried to recall, but she only remembered that she was sitting in the living room watching television, waiting for Ling Xuewei to prepare dinner for her. She couldn¡¯t remember what happened after that. She finally realized that something was wrong and guessed what had happened. ¡°I was watching TV in the living room. Why did I enter the house? Did I have a seizure?¡± Ling Xuewei nodded. ¡°Yes, you had a seizure just now. Mr. Lin used his family¡¯s medical skills to help you with acupuncture. Did you feel anything different?¡± As the mother and daughter were talking, Lin Bai, who was standing at the side, suddenly threw the acupuncture box in his hand onto the ground. ¡°Pa!¡± The sudden sound startled the mother and daughter. Ling Xuewei¡¯s first reaction was to hug her mother tightly and pat her on the back to comfort her. ¡°Mom, don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯m Little Xue. I¡¯m protecting you.¡± While comforting her, she was also very angry. Why did Lin Bai suddenly make such a loud noise? Her mother couldn¡¯t stand hearing such a sudden loud noise right now. Her sudden lapse at the entrance of the company was exactly because of a car accident on the road just now. If she had time now, she really wanted to blame Lin Bai. Wei Xinyue was held in her arms for a long time and suddenly burst into laughter. She said, ¡°Xuewei, what are you doing?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not a three-year-old anymore. You don¡¯t have to coax me like this.¡± Hearing this, Ling Xuewei was stunned for a moment, and then she asked in surprise, ¡°Mom, aren¡¯t you afraid?¡± Wei Xinyue smiled and asked in return, ¡°It¡¯s just something that fell to the ground. What¡¯s there to be afraid of?¡± ¡°In the past, your father did often break things out of nowhere and then start hitting people, but that was many years ago. Moreover, he¡¯s not here now. What¡¯s there to be afraid of!?¡± Ling Xuewei could not believe her ears. She could not believe that these words came from her mother¡¯s mouth. ¡°Mom, you¡­ Are you really not afraid anymore? Does the thought of my father not scare you anymore?¡± Ling Xuewei was so excited that her voice was trembling. Wei Xinyue smiled calmly and said, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid. Anyway, your father isn¡¯t here. No matter how powerful he is, he can¡¯t possibly hit me across space, right?¡± Ling Xuewei was shocked. She had thought that Lin Bai¡¯s treatment might be effective. However, she definitely did not expect that just half an hour of acupuncture could make her mother seem like a different person! This was not treatment, it was a complete transformation! ¡°Mr. Lin, how did you do it?¡± Ling Xuewei asked in disbelief. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you see it? It was acupuncture.¡± That¡¯s right, Ling Xuewei did see it. Besides, she was peeping through the door frame the entire time. However, even so, she still could not believe it because all of this had really exceeded the scope of her knowledge by too much. ¡°My mother¡¯s psychological trauma of more than twenty years can actually be cured with acupuncture?¡± Lin Bai bent down to pick up the acupuncture box on the ground and said with a smile, ¡°Just now, I deliberately threw this on the ground to create a sound. your mother¡¯s reaction was very calm. I think this should be enough to prove the effectiveness of the treatment, right?¡± Ling Xuewei nodded repeatedly. ¡°I know, I know. I don¡¯t have any intention of doubting. I just think that this is too incredible! Oh my goodness, Chinese medicine is really broad and profound. It¡¯s too magical!¡± ¡°I really underestimated Chinese medicine in the past. I really didn¡¯t expect that the method passed down by the ancestors would be so amazing!¡± Ling Xuewei already didn¡¯t know how to express her excitement and surprise. Her reaction was completely within Lin Bai¡¯s expectations. Lin Bai listened quietly with a smile on his face. At the same time, a familiar system notification sounded in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. [Beep, the host has successfully changed the future and received a large amount of emotions from other people.] [1000 luck points awarded. Divine-level Human Discernation Technique has automatically been upgraded to an enhanced version.] Enhanced Human Discernation Technique? Lin Bai could not help but feel a little curious. He wanted to know what was different from the original. Therefore, with a thought, the enhanced Human Discernation Technique was automatically activated. In an instant, a huge translucent text box appeared above Ling Xuewei¡¯s head. It was several times larger than the original text box. On top of that, it was densely filled with small words that recorded all of Ling Xuewei¡¯s experiences since she was young. She was even very considerate to highlight key events. But even so, the densely packed words made Lin Bai feel a little dizzy. He thought to himself, ¡®Why is it not as good as before after this upgrade?¡¯ ¡°It was clear before. I used a few simple words to summarize a person¡¯s general character so that I can clearly know the other person¡¯s personality and character.¡± ¡°Now, I can directly show the details of the person¡¯s life. The content is indeed richer, but it¡¯s not convenient to look at it!¡± ¡°I can¡¯t just look at the person¡¯s entire life and only then can I know what kind of person the other person is, right?¡± After this thought appeared, the scene in front of Lin Bai immediately changed accordingly. The densely packed details of her life were all hidden away, leaving only a concise and general description of Ling Xuewei¡¯s general character and personality.. Chapter 127 - Mind-reading Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After reading it, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but be secretly delighted. ¡°Huh? I didn¡¯t expect it to be so human-like!¡± If he only wanted to have a rough understanding of it, it would be as simple and straightforward as before. If he wanted to have a deeper understanding or was curious about the other party¡¯s life experience, he could use the enhanced function to read the other party¡¯s life experience in detail. The two modes could be freely switched according to needs, which was quite convenient! Lin Bai instantly felt that he had blamed the system wrongly. Since it was an upgrade, there was no such thing as the worse the upgrade was. It was definitely better than before! Otherwise, how could it be called an enhanced version? Lin Bai was now very satisfied with this enhanced version of the Divine-level Human Discernation Technique. At this moment, he suddenly heard Ling Xuewei ask him, ¡°Oh right, Mr. Lin, you haven¡¯t eaten dinner yet, right?¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, why don¡¯t you finish eating before you leave? I¡¯ll call a nearby hotel to deliver food.¡± Wei Xinyue also chimed in. ¡°That¡¯s right, Lin Bai, it¡¯s already so late. Why don¡¯t you eat first before you leave?¡± The other party was too kind to decline, so Lin Bai could only nod and agree, ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll disturb you.¡± Wei Xinyue quickly said, ¡°No, no, no. Little Xue and I are both cold and quiet. It¡¯ll be livelier with you around.¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go order a meal now. Mr. Lin, do you have any dietary restrictions?¡± Lin Bai shook his head. ¡°No.¡± Ling Xuewei made a call. Wei Xinyue held Lin Bai¡¯s hand and kept asking around. For example, he asked about where she went to school, what major she studied, which year of college she was in, what kind of work her parents did, and so on. She couldn¡¯t wait to find out everything about Lin Bai and his family. Lin Bai was a little overwhelmed. He could only find an opening and forcefully change the topic. ¡°Auntie, let me help you to the living room to watch TV, okay?¡± Lin Bai suggested. Wei Xinyue nodded repeatedly and agreed. Thus, Lin Bai quickly helped her over. When he saw that the living room was still in a mess, he immediately found some tools to sweep the floor. It was not that Lin Bai was very hardworking. He just wanted to use his work to avoid Wei Xinyue checking his household register. Very soon, Ling Xuewei came back. When she saw that Lin Bai was helping to tidy up the living room, she quickly grabbed a broom and asked Lin Bai to sit down to rest. Lin Bai did not want to sit next to Wei Xinyue. If she continued to check his household register, he could only say, ¡°Let¡¯s clean up together. It¡¯s faster when two people are working together.¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Lin Bai could only pretend to be friendly and said, ¡°It¡¯s just a small matter. There¡¯s no need to be sorry.¡± Thus, the two of them ended up cleaning up together, placing the cutlery together, and waiting for the food to be delivered. Wei Xinyue sat on the sofa, beaming as she watched the two of them interact. The corners of her mouth were about to reach her ears. The more she watched, the more she felt that Lin Bai and her daughter were a perfect match. They were simply a match made in heaven. Thus, all of Ling Xuewei¡¯s previous emphases were completely forgotten by Wei Xinyue. She even felt that her precious daughter was probably shy and did not dare to admit the ambiguous relationship between her and Lin Bai. Wei Xinyue decided that she had to seize this opportunity to set her daughter up with Lin Bai. Her daughter was already twenty-eight years old. She would be considered an old lady in the countryside. If she didn¡¯t hurry up and settle her marriage, she would be left on the shelves! Lin Bai looked reliable and good-looking. If she could really set them up, Wei Xinyue felt that even if God told her to close her eyes immediately, she would feel at ease. Lin Bai and Ling Xuewei had no idea what Wei Xinyue was thinking. They were just looking for something to do to avoid the awkwardness of staring at each other. Not long after, the hotel sent someone to deliver the food. There were Australian steak, Boston Lobster, and a lot of other delicacies on the table. Ling Xuewei wanted to use this meal to thank Lin Bai, so she ordered all the expensive and good things. Although Wei Xinyue had never seen these, she knew from the looks of it that these dishes were definitely not cheap. She felt a little sorry for the money, but then she thought that if she could use today¡¯s opportunity to successfully bring her daughter and Lin Bai together and solve her daughter¡¯s marriage, then this meal would be very valuable. Therefore, she did not say anything about wasting money. Instead, with a face full of love, she kept putting food into Lin Bai¡¯s bowl and told him to eat more. She even asked Ling Xuewei, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you buy wine? Such a good dish should be accompanied with some wine.¡± Ling Xuewei quickly said, ¡°There¡¯s red wine at home, I¡¯ll open a bottle.¡± After opening the bottle of wine, Wei Xinyue did not drink. She just kept urging Lin Bai and Ling Xuewei to clink glasses, as if she wanted to get them drunk. Ling Xuewei sensed her mother¡¯s intentions and tried to change the topic several times, trying to stop her mother. However, Wei Xinyue did not care at all. She even took advantage of the time when Lin Bai was eating and glared at Ling Xuewei, blaming her for not knowing how to seize the opportunity. Ling Xuewei was at a loss whether to laugh or cry at her mother¡¯s words, but there was nothing she could do. After all, she could not say it out loud in front of Lin Bai. She could only exchange blows with her mother in secret. When her mother told Lin Bai how good she was, Ling Xuewei would think of a way to change the topic. Her mother advised Lin Bai to drink, wanting to get her drunk, but she also thought of a way to help Lin Bai block it. In this way, they didn¡¯t eat much food and wine, but the mother and daughter exchanged countless rounds of blows in secret. Lin Bai wasn¡¯t a fool, so he could naturally feel the subtle atmosphere at the dinner table. However, he could not understand why Wei Xinyue was so persistent in setting him up with Ling Xuewei. Lin Bai was worried that he might have misunderstood Wei Xinyue¡¯s intentions. Hence, he decided to use the mind-reading technique to read Wei Xinyue¡¯s thoughts. It just so happened that he had not used the mind reading technique ever since he obtained it. It would be good to take this opportunity to test the effect. Anyway, the monthly quota for the number of times the mind-reading technique could be used would be refreshed each month. It was already the end of the month. Even if he did not use it, the opportunity to use it this month would be wasted. He might as well use it to see the effect. This way, when there was a real need next time, it would be more targeted. With this thought in mind, Lin Bai secretly activated the mind-reading technique. At this moment, Wei Xinyue thought that he was concentrating on eating, so she took the opportunity to wink at her daughter. Lin Bai instantly heard her thoughts. ¡°You silly girl, why don¡¯t you understand my painstaking efforts! I¡¯m doing this for your own good. Lin Bai is a good lad in every aspect, why don¡¯t you hurry up and grab him!?¡± ¡°Hurry up and drink more with him. Don¡¯t let him leave when you¡¯re drunk. Make him stay the night!¡± ¡°What are you waiting for? Quickly raise your wine glasses!¡± Chapter 128 - Misunderstanding Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation These were all Wei Xinyue¡¯s heartfelt words but she didn¡¯t say it out loud. She could only convey the meaning she wanted to express to her daughter through her eyes. Ling Xuewei actually understood, but she deliberately pretended not to. She silently lowered her head and ate the dishes, not taking her mother¡¯s advice at all. Wei Xinyue was so anxious that she could only speak up personally. She said to Lin Bai, ¡°Lin Bai, you¡¯ve cured my illness. I¡¯m really grateful to you. It¡¯s a pity that Auntie doesn¡¯t know how to drink. How about this? let Xuewei toast to you on my behalf. Take it as her thanking you on my behalf.¡± After saying that, she turned to Ling Xuewei and said, ¡°Xuewei, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and thank Lin Bai on my behalf!¡± When Wei Xinyue brought up this reason, Ling Xuewei had no way to openly reject it. She could only brace herself and raise her wine glass to say to Lin Bai, ¡°Thank you so much for today. Here¡¯s to you. Make yourself at home.¡± Wei Xinyue quickly said, ¡°Don¡¯t make yourself at home. Drink up, drink up. Otherwise, how can you show your sincerity? Lin Bai, you¡¯re a boy. Your alcohol tolerance should be pretty good, right? Xuewei has already downed her glass. Why don¡¯t you drink with her as well?¡± Ling Xuewei frowned and said softly, ¡°Mom, how can we toast with red wine?¡± Wei Xinyue glared at her. ¡°We can because I say so. Isn¡¯t red wine and white wine all wine? As long as it¡¯s wine, you can toast and chug it.¡± ¡°Come, come, come. Lin Bai, drink this glass. Treat it as mine and Xuewei¡¯s toast to you. Our sentiment for you are all in the wine.¡± ¡°Little Xue, quickly refill Lin Bai¡¯s glass.¡± Lin Bai politely took a sip, put down his glass, and said with a smile, ¡°Auntie, it¡¯s getting late. I have to go back.¡± Wei Xinyue said, ¡°Why are you in such a hurry to leave? We haven¡¯t finished eating yet.¡± Lin Bai still maintained his polite and restrained smile and said, ¡°My girlfriend is still waiting for me at school. Sorry, excuse me.¡± After saying that, he nodded at Ling Xuewei and left the dining table. Ling Xuewei hurriedly stood up as well. ¡°I¡¯ll send you off.¡± She sent Lin Bai to the door and said softly with an apologetic tone, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect my mother to be like this. I¡¯m sorry.¡± Lin Bai smiled magnanimously and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay but Auntie seems to have misunderstood something. It¡¯s better for you to explain it to her clearly.¡± Ling Xuewei nodded awkwardly. She watched Lin Bai leave before returning to the dining room. Wei Xinyue sat at the table in a daze, as if she was still digesting what Lin Bai had just said. When she saw Ling Xuewei return, she asked in a questioning tone, ¡°Lin Bai has a girlfriend?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Ling Xuewei nodded. Wei Xinyue¡¯s expression was obviously much glummer. Then, she did not give up and continued to ask, ¡°What does his girlfriend do? How old is she? Is she as beautiful as you? Is she as rich as you?¡± This series of questions made Ling Xuewei not know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°Mom, what do you want to do? He already has a girlfriend. Don¡¯t tell me you want me to steal him away?¡± Wei Xinyue¡¯s expression changed and said, ¡°What do you mean steal him away? Don¡¯t make it sound so bad! She¡¯s just his girlfriend, and they¡¯re not married. Why can¡¯t you fight for it?¡± ¡°Who says that you can¡¯t break up when you¡¯re in a relationship? Can¡¯t he get together with someone else after a breakup?¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°I won¡¯t do such a wicked thing.¡± Wei Xinyue said, ¡°I didn¡¯t ask you to snatch him away! Lin Bai is still young now. How strong can puppy love be? Who knows if they¡¯ll break up after some conflict?¡± ¡°Listen to me. Continue to maintain a good relationship with Lin Bai. Treat him well when you should. If he breaks up with his girlfriend in the future or has a conflict, the first person he¡¯ll think of will be you! I¡¯ve been through this before. I won¡¯t lie to you!¡± Ling Xuewei was speechless when she heard these words. Forget about other things. With her mother¡¯s failed marriage, how could she have the courage to say that she had been through this before? However, she was, after all, her mother¡¯s child, so it was not appropriate for her to contradict her mother. She could only listen to Wei Xinyue quietly and then turn a deaf ear to her words. ¡°Mom, if you don¡¯t eat now, the dishes will get cold.¡± Wei Xinyue finally realized that she was too busy setting up her daughter and Lin Bai to eat. It would be a pity if the table full of delicacies were to be left to turn cold just like that. Thus, she finally stopped talking nonsense and buried her head to stuff her face with food. Ling Xuewei finally heaved a sigh of relief. She was glad that she was finally free. Unfortunately, she rejoiced too soon. After dinner, Wei Xinyue started nagging again and continued to ask Ling Xuewei lots of questions. The topic of conversation was nothing more than how long she and Lin Bai had known each other and whether they had feelings for each other, and what exactly did Lin Bai¡¯s girlfriend look like. Ling Xuewei was annoyed by the questions. ¡°Mom, I really don¡¯t know Lin Bai very well. I just met him today. And regarding the fact that he has a girlfriend. I just learned about it not long ago, and I haven¡¯t seen that girl¡¯s photo.¡± ¡°Besides, I really can¡¯t bring myself to ruin someone else¡¯s relationship. Please don¡¯t ask me any more questions, okay?¡± Seeing that she was getting really annoyed, Wei Xinyue nodded repeatedly in agreement. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. I won¡¯t ask anymore. I won¡¯t ask anymore.¡± Unfortunately, in less than half an hour, she couldn¡¯t help but start nagging again. ¡°Actually, I think Lin Bai should be interested in you. You didn¡¯t notice how he had been staring straight at you when you were talking to him in the room just now. It was as if his eyes were glued to you. If he isn¡¯t interested in you, why would he stare at you like that?¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t make things up yourself. When did he stare at me? Why didn¡¯t I know?¡± Wei Xinyue said, ¡°It was when I just woke up. You were too busy talking at that time and didn¡¯t notice, but I saw it clearly from the side.¡± ¡°He stared at your face for a long time! He didn¡¯t even move his eyes away! I reckon that his girlfriend is definitely not as pretty as you, or else he wouldn¡¯t have stared at you so intently.¡± Wei Xinyue¡¯s words somewhat made sense, so much so that Ling Xuewei couldn¡¯t help but have a trace of suspicion in her heart. However, she didn¡¯t know that Lin Bai wasn¡¯t looking at Ling Xuewei at all, but at the records of her life that appeared above her head. At that time, Lin Bai had just received a notification from the system. He knew that his Divine-Level Man-Discerning Technique had evolved to an enhanced version, so he tested it on Ling Xuewei. Then, he was dazzled by the densely packed records of her life. Lin Bai himself didn¡¯t expect that such an unintentional act would actually be noticed and misinterpreted by Wei Xinyue, who then completely misunderstood his intentions. Wei Xinyue was so persistent in wanting to set the two of them up. Other than feeling that Lin Bai was well-equipped in all aspects, part of the reason was that Lin Bai had been staring at Ling Xuewei, causing her to mistakenly think that Lin Bai was interested in her daughter.. Chapter 129 - Agitated Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation On the way back to school, Lin Bai received a call from Sun Xiaogang. On the other end of the phone, Sun Xiaogang was so excited that his voice was trembling. He said, ¡°Lin Bai, I just received a notice from the traffic police. They said that because of a faulty hard disk, the footage recorded in the dashboard camera in my parents¡¯ car was all gone!¡± ¡°How can such crucial evidence disappear just like that!¡± ¡°It must be Ling¡¯s doing! I¡¯m so angry!¡± After Lin Bai heard that, he subconsciously wanted to say that Ling Xuewei would not do such a thing. However, when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he rephrased his words. ¡°Xiaogang, don¡¯t be impulsive. Things might not be as you think. Anyway, I will help you solve it no matter what. Calm down first.¡± Sun Xiaogang was still very angry. ¡°How could it not be as I think? They must have pulled some strings! Otherwise, why did the traffic police¡¯s hard disk break down when we were about to file a lawsuit?¡± ¡°I asked the lawyer just now. He said that the video in the dashboard camera is very important evidence. Without those videos, there¡¯s no way to prove that it was Ling who suddenly braked and caused my parents to rear-end her car.¡± ¡°Then the nature of the situation has completely changed. It¡¯s very disadvantageous for us now.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°This timing is indeed too coincidental.¡± Sun Xiaogang said, ¡°That¡¯s right! Ling is really too shameless. It¡¯s fine if she doesn¡¯t want to pay up, but she still played such a dirty trick!¡± ¡°And that subordinate of hers is also not a good person. He went to the hospital to provoke my mother again today. At that time, I was out with the nurse. I don¡¯t know what that bastard told my mother, but it provoked my mother so much that she insisted on being discharged from the hospital. She refused to continue the treatment no matter what.¡± ¡°I spent a lot of effort to pacify her, but she kept crying and kept apologizing to me. Damn it, I shouldn¡¯t have let that bastard go. If I had known, I would have chopped him up!¡± The fatigue, anger, and indignation that had accumulated within him the past few days pushed Sun Xiaogang to the brink of a breakdown. Lin Bai knew that words of comfort were no longer of any use to Sun Xiaogang. So he said, ¡°Wait a moment, I¡¯ll go to the hospital to look for you.¡± Then, he hung up the phone and said to the taxi driver, ¡°Sorry, Sir. Something came up. Please take me to the Central Hospital.¡± Twenty minutes later, Lin Bai rushed to the ward where Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother was. The result was very surprising to him. The ward was in a mess. Sun Xiaogang and his mother were not there. It was understandable that Sun Xiaogang was not there. He was already a grown man. He had to eat and go to the toilet. It was normal for him to leave occasionally. However, his mother had sustained multiple fractures all over her body. She could not even get out of bed. If she was not in the ward, where else could she go? Lin Bai quickly called Sun Xiaogang, but the latter did not pick up even after the phone rang for quite a while. At this time, the nurse returned. Lin Bai quickly asked her, ¡°Where are Sun Xiaogang and his mother?¡± The nurse sighed and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know what is wrong with his mother. She insisted on being discharged from the hospital.¡± ¡°Sun Xiaogang didn¡¯t agree, so his mother took advantage when we were not paying attention and pulled the tubes on her body. She even wanted to die. After that, she fell from the hospital bed and had quite a bad fall. She was conveyed to the emergency room.¡± Lin Bai was furious when he heard that. He wanted to rip that bastard, Assistant Wang apart alive. However, his rationality told him that the most important thing to do at the moment was to find Sun Xiaogang first and calm him down. If Sun Xiaogang really did something irrational during an emotional breakdown, it would not end well. ¡°Where¡¯s Sun Xiaogang? Do you know where he went?¡± Lin Bai asked. The nurse replied, ¡°He left with the doctors and nurses. He should be in the emergency resuscitation room.¡± Lin Bai hurried over. As expected, he saw Sun Xiaogang curled up on the ground at the door of the emergency resuscitation room. Lin Bai slowed down and walked over. He said softly, ¡°Xiaogang, I¡¯m here.¡± Sun Xiaogang did not react at all. Lin Bai sighed in his heart. He sat next to Sun Xiaogang and quietly accompanied him. After an unknown amount of time, the resuscitation room¡¯s door finally opened. Sun Xiaogang instantly bounced up from the floor. He rushed up and grabbed the doctor¡¯s arm: ¡°Doctor, how¡¯s my mother?¡± The doctor said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, your mother is out of danger.¡± Sun Xiaogang heaved a sigh of relief. It was as if his entire body had been drained of energy and he could no longer stand steadily. Lin Bai quickly held him up. It was only then that Sun Xiaogang realized that Lin Bai was right beside him. His eyes were red as he said, ¡°Lin Bai, I only talked to you on the phone for a short while. I almost lost my mother¡­¡± He was so scared and panicked. Lin Bai¡¯s heart clenched up. Yes, it was not easy for his parents to survive the car accident, and there were many twists and turns when they were in the hospital. It was not easy for them to get through the ordeal, and now, both of their injuries had finally stabilized. Yet, they were provoked by that a**hole Assistant Wang again, and they almost lost it again. After being given such a huge shock, anyone would have collapsed. Lin Bai patted Sun Xiaogang¡¯s shoulder hard and said to him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will definitely take care of that bastard, Wang, for you.¡± Sun Xiaogang nodded hard with reddened eyes. ¡°And that Ling, don¡¯t let her off either. It¡¯s all her fault! Damn it, why did she have to stop her car out of nowhere on the highway!?! If she hadn¡¯t done that, how could anything happen have happened to my parents!?¡± Sun Xiaogang gritted his teeth and said. Lin Bai said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll definitely give you a satisfactory result.¡± He didn¡¯t directly say that he would teach Ling Xuewei a lesson because, after today¡¯s interaction, he felt that Ling Xuewei wasn¡¯t the kind of person who would do anything to achieve her goals. She was a prideful woman who couldn¡¯t be bothered to do such unorthodox things. Therefore, Lin Bai felt that there must be a misunderstanding. It was true that Wang was Ling Xuewei¡¯s assistant, but that did not mean that all of his actions were done according to Ling Xuewei¡¯s orders. Although Lin Bai could not understand why a mere assistant could be so bold to do so much behind his boss¡¯s back, his intuition told him that this was the answer. As for the reason, it still needed to be explored. After Lin Bai calmed Sun Xiaogang down, Mrs. Sun finally slowly woke up from her anesthetic state. Lin Bai wanted to find out what Assistant Wang had said to Mrs. Sun to provoke her into such a state. So he discussed with Sun Xiaogang. ¡°Can I have a moment alone with Auntie?¡± If it had been anyone else, Sun Xiaogang would not have agreed to this request. It was because his mother had seen Assistant Wang alone that she had been agitated and almost lost her life. He did not want anyone else to talk to his mother alone at all.. Chapter 130 - Used The Mind-Reading Technique Again Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation But Lin Bai was an exception because Sun Xiaogang absolutely believed that Lin Bai would never deliberately provoke his mother. So he nodded and agreed. ¡°Okay, go ahead. I¡¯ll wait at the door.¡± Lin Bai patted his shoulder and comforted him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It won¡¯t take long. I just need a few minutes.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai looked down at the time on his phone. It was already midnight. In a few minutes, it would be past midnight. After midnight, it would be a new month. His Mind-Reading Skill quota would also be reset. That was why Lin Bai was so sure that regardless of whether Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother cooperated or not, he would only need a few minutes at most to get the answer he wanted. In the ward, the anesthesiologist gave Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother some simple tests. After confirming that she had completely woken up and that there were no problems with her mind, he left. Lin Bai pushed the door open and entered. He politely greeted her. ¡°Auntie.¡± Unexpectedly, when Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother saw Lin Bai, her expression instantly changed. She used her slightly injured hand to scratch everywhere, as if she really wanted to find something to smash Lin Bai¡¯s face with. Seeing her like this, Lin Bai quickly went up to hold her hand. ¡°Auntie, don¡¯t be so agitated. There must be a misunderstanding. I don¡¯t know what Assistant Wang told you that made me so angry when you saw me. How about this? I¡¯ll bring you a pen and paper. If you have anything to say, just write it down, okay?¡± As he said this, Lin Bai put the pen and paper on the bedside table next to Mrs. Sun¡¯s hand. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Sun grabbed the pen and paper and threw it at Lin Bai. It was a pity that her arm was injured and she was weak, so she could not exert much strength. The paper fluttered and fell to the ground, not even touching the corner of Lin Bai¡¯s clothes. Mrs. Sun became even angrier when she saw this. Lin Bai quickly glanced at the time. There was still half a minute until midnight. He was very good-tempered and took another piece of paper, which he then placed beside Mrs. Sun¡¯s hand. ¡°Auntie, what exactly did Assistant Wang say to you?¡± Mrs. Sun angrily grabbed a pen. After thinking for a moment, she did not throw it at Lin Bai. Instead, she used all her strength to write the words ¡°get lost¡± in large font on the paper. It was finally midnight. Lin Bai activated his mind-reading ability and instantly heard the thoughts of Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother. She roared in her heart with all her strength, ¡°Get lost!! Stay away from my son! Don¡¯t touch my son! Our family doesn¡¯t need your dirty money! Let my son go!!¡± Lin Bai was baffled by what he heard. He originally thought that as long as he could endure until midnight and activate his Mind-Reading Skill, he would be able to immediately understand what had happened. In the end, not only did he fail to understand, but he was even more confused. ¡®What is going on?¡¯ Lin Bai wanted to listen for a while more, hoping to get more useful clues. Unfortunately, his Mind-Reading Skill was too low-level at the moment. Just this short while had already exceeded the time limit. Mrs. Sun¡¯s voice disappeared. Other than being scolded, Lin Bai did not get any useful clues. The only thing that could barely be considered a clue was that he could guess that Mrs. Sun had suddenly become abnormal. She was demanding to be discharged from the hospital, and even wanted to commit suicide. The reason behind this was related to the medical expenses and the relationship between Lin Bai and Sun Xiaogang. But the problem was¡­ What was wrong with his relationship with Sun Xiaogang? They were just ordinary classmates and roommates. Was there anything wrong with that? The more Lin Bai thought about it, the more he felt that it was strange. He wasn¡¯t angry now. He just felt wronged and indignant. The more he couldn¡¯t figure it out, the more he had to figure it out! Since the Mind-Reading Skill couldn¡¯t bring him any clues, then the enhanced version of the Divine Level Human Discernation Technique should be fine, right? As Lin Bai thought so, the enhanced version of the Divine Level Human Discernation Technique immediately began to operate on its own. A huge text box immediately appeared above Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother¡¯s head. It was densely packed with her past life experiences. Lin Bai skipped to the last paragraph. Just as he had expected, the last paragraph was the record that Assistant Wang had deliberately provoked her not long ago. There was not much content, but after reading it, Lin Bai was so angry that he almost cursed on the spot. ¡®That bastard Assistant Wang had actually told Mrs. Sun that Sun Xiaogang and I are actually in an exclusive, romantic relationship and that that¡¯s was why I paid and contributed so much to help their family!¡¯ The records in the Divine Level Human Discernation Technique could already be considered relatively reserved. Lin Bai estimated that Assistant Wang¡¯s original words should be a hundred times dirtier than this. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have provoked his mother to such an extent. Mrs. Sun believed it. She thought that her treatment fees were all obtained by her son selling his body. That was why she was so agitated and hated Lin Bai so much. She had attempted suicide because she couldn¡¯t get discharged from the hospital. She also wanted to reduce the burden of the medical fees so that her son wouldn¡¯t continue to do such immoral things for money. Lin Bai cursed in his heart: ¡®F*ck! How did that son of a b*tch come up with this idea!¡¯ Now that he had finally figured out the reason, Lin Bai had no way to explain it. That was because he couldn¡¯t expose his ability to read minds and the secret about his ability to read other people¡¯s life experiences. Lin Bai could not think of a way to clear the misunderstanding with Mrs. Sun. He could only suppress the anger in his heart and maintain his previously inexplicable and aggrieved expression. He said to Mrs. Sun, ¡°Auntie, don¡¯t be so agitated. Have a good rest. I¡¯ll be leaving first.¡± After saying that, he turned around and left. Sun Xiaogang had been waiting at the door the whole time. When he saw Lin Bai come out, he hurriedly asked, ¡°How was it? Did you find out what that bastard told my mother?¡± Lin Bai smiled bitterly. He knew, but he couldn¡¯t say it. Otherwise, the two of them would feel awkward when they got along in the future. So, he could only lie and say, ¡°I don¡¯t know yet. Auntie was a little agitated, so I didn¡¯t ask too much. Hurry up and go in to accompany Auntie. Tell her to calm down.¡± ¡°Oh right, don¡¯t mention me and don¡¯t mention anything related to the medical fees. Just casually talk about common things.¡± Lin Bai was afraid that his mother would be agitated again, so he especially reminded Sun Xiaogang a few more times. Sun Xiaogang was not a fool. He immediately guessed that his mother¡¯s previous ruckus was most likely related to the medical fees. It was just that he guessed in the wrong direction. He thought that his mother was worried that the medical fees were too expensive, which was why she did those actions. He nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for making you accompany me for half the night.¡± ¡°We¡¯re best buddies. Why are you speaking to me like this?¡± Sun Xiaogang asked, ¡°It¡¯s already so late. The school has already closed for the night. What are you going to do tonight?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about that. I¡¯ll find a place eventually. You should go and accompany Auntie first.¡± To be honest, Lin Bai did not have the mood to think about where to spend the night. He just wanted to find a place to calm down and digest this f**king mess. Then he would think about how to clear up this misunderstanding. A direct explanation would definitely not work. Mrs. Sun got all worked up the moment she saw him so she definitely would not listen to what he said at all. So, he had to find another solution.. Chapter 131 - The Best Solution Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation It would have been fine if Mrs. Sun had misunderstood other things, but she had misunderstood that there was an improper relationship between him and Sun Xiaogang. It was difficult to prove whether there was such a private matter or not. Moreover, if he explained it too directly and explicitly, it would attract Mrs. Sun¡¯s suspicion because he would be perceived as being defensive. ¡®That bastard Assistant Wang is really evil to have thought of such a vicious move. What a cunning man.¡¯ The more Lin Bai thought about it, the more his head hurt. He simply ran to the rooftop to get some fresh air. The night breeze was cool, but unfortunately, it could not blow away the frustration in his heart. At this moment, he suddenly received a message from Yu Jinmo. ¡°Are you asleep?¡± Yu Jinmo asked. Lin Bai¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw this message. Wouldn¡¯t Yu Jinmo¡¯s existence be the best explanation? He had a girlfriend, and their relationship was very stable. Wasn¡¯t this enough to prove his sexual orientation? As long as he proved his sexual orientation, the nonsense that Assistant Wang said would naturally be proven to be false. Lin Bai felt that the worry in his heart was instantly dispelled by Yu Jinmo¡¯s greeting. He quickly typed a reply: ¡°You¡¯re not asleep yet. Why are you still up?¡± Yu Jinmo immediately called him via voice call and acted coquettishly. ¡°I just watched a horror movie. It was too scary and I couldn¡¯t sleep. I wanted to hear your voice.¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°Silly girl, don¡¯t watch a horror movie if you¡¯re timid. You¡¯ll just end up scaring yourself every time.¡± ¡°But I want to watch them,¡± Yu Jinmo said. Lin Bai said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll watch them with you next time.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°It¡¯s settled then. In the future, you¡¯re not allowed to watch those movies alone when I¡¯m not around,¡± Lin Bai said again. Yu Jinmo obediently agreed. ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll watch them when you¡¯re around in the future. I won¡¯t watch them when you¡¯re not around.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a good girl.¡± Lin Bai felt that his originally frustration had faded and he had completely calmed down. This simple but stable feeling was something that money could not buy. If it was possible, he would live the rest of his life in peace. Lin Bai secretly prayed in his heart. After chatting for a few more sentences, Lin Bai heard Yu Jinmo yawn. ¡°If you¡¯re sleepy, go to sleep,¡± he said. Yu Jinmo stubbornly refused. ¡°No, no, no. You¡¯re not sleepy yet. I can still hold on for a while. When you¡¯re sleepy, we can sleep together.¡± Lin Bai could not help but laugh secretly. Yu Jinmo immediately realized the slip of the tongue and said coquettishly, ¡°What are you thinking about!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not what you think! Ah, you¡¯re too annoying!¡± Lin Bai held back his laughter and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything. Don¡¯t accuse me. You¡¯re obviously thinking too much.¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Hmph! I¡¯m not going to talk to you anymore!¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Alright, Alright, I won¡¯t tease you anymore.¡± ¡°Hurry up and sleep. I¡¯m still outside. Go to bed.¡± Yu Jinmo immediately perked up. ¡°What are you doing outside? Are you secretly seeing another girl?¡± Lin Bai smiled and teased her, ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. You caught me dating another girl.¡± ¡°Hmph, I don¡¯t believe you! Tell me honestly, what are you doing outside?¡± Yu Jinmo deliberately pretended to be fierce and ¡°interrogated¡± Lin Bai. Lin Bai did not hide it from her and told her the truth, ¡°Xiaogang¡¯s mother got into a little accident, so I came over to accompany him.¡± Yu Jinmo knew about Sun Xiaogang¡¯s parents¡¯ car accident but recently, her class schedule had been very tight, so she did not have time to visit them at the hospital. She asked and Lin Bai explained the situation in detail. However, he omitted the part where Assistant Wang¡¯s nonsense made Mrs. Sun hostile towards him. Yu Jinmo sighed and said, ¡°I guess Auntie was afraid that the medical fees would be too high and Sun Xiaogang would be heavily burdened.¡± ¡°Although I can understand her thoughts and actions, I have to say that she was really too foolish. Didn¡¯t it occur to her that if something really happened to her, Sun Xiaogang might live with an emotional trauma for the rest of his life¡­¡± She was kind and soft-hearted. Even if these things had nothing to do with her, she would inevitably feel sad when she heard it. After all, Sun Xiaogang had helped her out in the past. She really wanted to do something for him, but she didn¡¯t know how she could help. ¡°How about this? All these years, I¡¯ve saved up quite a lot of my red packet money and pocket money. It should be enough to pay for the medical expenses. Tell Sun Xiaogang and his mother not to worry about the money.¡± Yu Jinmo finally thought of what she could do to help them. Since they were short of money, she would pay as much as she could. Yu Jinmo did not know that Lin Bai had already covered all of the Sun family¡¯s medical expenses, which was exactly the reason for the farce today. Lin Bai did not want Yu Jinmo to know that he was actually worth tens of billions of yuan for now. He felt that it was not the best time to let her know yet. Thus, he said, ¡°The money issue has been solved by their family. Auntie should be upset about something else.¡± Yu Jinmo was a little disappointed. ¡°I see¡­ Then I don¡¯t know what else I can do to help.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Don¡¯t put so much pressure on yourself. These things have nothing to do with you. Don¡¯t be upset. If you have time, just go to the hospital to visit Uncle and Auntie.¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll go tomorrow. There¡¯s no class tomorrow.¡± Lin Bai said half-jokingly, ¡°Then when you introduce yourself, remember to make it clear that you¡¯re my girlfriend. Don¡¯t let Auntie misunderstand. She¡¯ll think that you¡¯re her son¡¯s girlfriend.¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°That won¡¯t happen. How could Auntie misunderstand!? If you¡¯re so afraid of her misunderstanding, why don¡¯t you accompany me to visit her tomorrow!?¡± Lin Bai wanted to accompany Yu Jinmo, but the problem was that Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother would get extremely agitated when she saw Lin Bai. If he went in with her, she probably wouldn¡¯t listen to anything and might even throw something at him. If that happened, everyone would be put in a tough spot and it wouldn¡¯t solve any problems. Lin Bai had no choice but to lie, ¡°I have other things to do tomorrow and I can¡¯t accompany you. You have to go by yourself.¡± Yu Jinmo snorted and said, ¡°In that case, if Auntie misunderstands, don¡¯t blame me.¡± Lin Bai laughed and said, ¡°I believe you will explain clearly and not let her misunderstand. Moreover, we look so much like a married couple. She definitely won¡¯t misunderstand us.¡± Yu Jinmo rebuked, ¡°Who¡¯s married to you? Dream on!¡± The two of them jokingly went past the topic. Lin Bai felt that the boulder on his chest had vanished. The next day, Yu Jinmo headed to the hospital early in the morning with some gifts.. Chapter 132 - Misunderstanding Cleared Up Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Hello, Auntie. I¡¯m Lin Bai¡¯s girlfriend, Yu Jinmo.¡± ¡°I should have come over earlier to see you, but my schedule was packed with classes every day a while ago, and hence, I delayed the visit until now. I¡¯m really sorry.¡± Yu Jinmo smiled as she introduced herself to Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother. Then, she realized that the way Mrs. Sun looked at her seemed a little strange. It was as if she was probing and scrutinizing her, seemingly trying to determine whether what she said was true or false. Fortunately, Sun Xiaogang immediately spoke up to help Yu Jinmo ease the awkwardness. He said, ¡°Mom, Yu Jinmo is the belle of our school! If only I had half of Lin Bai¡¯s abilities¡­ Later on, I have to ask him to teach me how to get such a beautiful girlfriend!¡± After saying this, Mrs. Sun¡¯s gaze towards Yu Jinmo became much gentler. At the same time, there was also a hint of guilt. She couldn¡¯t help but feel a little regretful. She shouldn¡¯t have believed that Assistant Wang¡¯s nonsense and thought that the relationship between her son and Lin Bai was romantic. With some regretful emotions, Mrs. Sun used a pen and paper to chat with Yu Jinmo for a long time. She noticed that every time Yu Jinmo mentioned Lin Bai, her eyes would light up, and the corners of her eyes and brows would be full of joy. This love could not be faked no matter what. Previously, she had a trace of doubt before that Yu Jinmo was deliberately sent by Lin Bai to deceive her. However, when she saw Yu Jinmo¡¯s love for Lin Bai, this last trace of doubt completely disappeared. As a woman, she knew that such happiness could not be faked. This state of being engulfed in love could not be hidden, so she completely believed in Yu Jinmo¡¯s identity. She also believed that Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai were very, very in love. During the casual conversation, Yu Jinmo also mentioned the matter of Sun Xiaogang helping her out. This also made Mrs. Sun understand why Lin Bai was especially good to her son. At the same time, she vaguely remembered that Lin Bai had mentioned this matter to her before, but she had forgotten about it when she heard it and did not take it to heart. Now that she thought about it carefully, she realized how wrong she was. Mrs. Sun was filled with regret and she felt that she should not have treated Lin Bai like that yesterday. Lin Bai had contributed money and effort, but she had not even thanked him. Instead, she had thrown things at him in a harsh manner. Lin Bai must have been extremely disappointed. Mrs. Sun thought that if she had been in his shoes and got treated like that, she would have already been disappointed. She would have felt that the money and energy she had spent would be better spent feeding the dogs. The more she thought about it, the more upset she felt and blamed herself. She felt that she had to apologize to Lin Bai. Regardless of whether Lin Bai accepted it or not, she should apologize. After Yu Jinmo left, Mrs. Sun wrote on the paper and said to Sun Xiaogang, ¡°Please ask your classmate Lin Bai to come over again. I have something to say to him.¡± Sun Xiaogang looked at the sentence his mother wrote and was a little hesitant. Although Lin Bai didn¡¯t mention anything to him about last night¡¯s incident, he saw the piece of paper with the words ¡°get lost¡± written on it when he was cleaning up the ward. Therefore, he guessed that his mother must have lost her temper at Lin Bai. However, he could not figure out where his mother¡¯s resentment came from. ¡°Mom, it¡¯s okay to let Lin Bai come over, but you have to promise me that you won¡¯t treat him like you did yesterday. Don¡¯t think that I don¡¯t know that I saw that piece of paper. You told him to get lost.¡± ¡°Mom, Lin Bai helped our family out with so much money, and he didn¡¯t even mention it. How could you treat him like that!¡± Sun Xiaogang¡¯s words made Mrs. Sun feel even more regretful. She closed her eyes in pain and wrote on the paper after a long while: ¡°I know that I¡¯ve misunderstood him. I want to apologize to him in person.¡± Sun Xiaogang sighed and said, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll give him a call and ask him if he wants to come or not but it depends on his mood. I can¡¯t guarantee that.¡± Mrs. Sun nodded, indicating that she understood. Actually, she didn¡¯t have high hopes. After all, if she was in his place, she definitely wouldn¡¯t want to see him again. However, if she didn¡¯t even try, she really felt bad. Apologizing, in the end, was to seek a peace of mind. Otherwise, she would really be too ashamed to continue spending Lin Bai¡¯s money to treat him. When Sun Xiaogang called, Lin Bai was sending a message to Yu Jinmo. Lin Bai knew that Yu Jinmo had already gone to visit Sun Xiaogang¡¯s mother, and her attitude towards her was very friendly. Thus, Lin Bai understood that this misunderstanding between Mrs. Sun and him had basically been resolved. Coincidentally, Sun Xiaogang called at this time, and Lin Bai could vaguely guess the other party¡¯s intentions. As soon as the call was connected, Sun Xiaogang went straight to the point. ¡°Lin Bai, my mom said that she knows that she misunderstood you and wants to apologize to you in person. Do you have time to make another trip to the hospital?¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s good that the misunderstanding has been resolved. There¡¯s no need to apologize. Tell Auntie to rest well and not to think too much. I¡¯m not angry.¡± Lin Bai was telling the truth. He wasn¡¯t really angry, but he didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. As for Mrs. Sun, he could let it go on account of Sun Xiaogang. But as for Assistant Wang, who was trying to sow discord, Lin Bai wouldn¡¯t let him go no matter what. Sun Xiaogang was just obeying his mother¡¯s wishes and making a phone call to ask. Since Lin Bai wasn¡¯t willing to make a special trip over, he didn¡¯t force him. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll pass the message to her. Although I don¡¯t know what my mother misunderstood you about, it¡¯s her fault. I apologize on her behalf.¡± Sun Xiaogang apologized very sincerely. Lin Bai said generously, ¡°It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s all that bastard Wang¡¯s doing.¡± ¡°Wait a few more days. I¡¯ll definitely teach him a lesson.¡± Sun Xiaogang said, ¡°Right! It¡¯s all that bastard¡¯s fault for spouting nonsense to my mother. We must not let him off! And that boss behind him, we can¡¯t let her off either!¡± Lin Bai was silent for a few seconds. He felt that Sun Xiaogang would find out about these things sooner or later, so it was better to tell him earlier. So he told the truth, ¡°Actually, I wanted to tell you yesterday, but you were in a bad mood at that time, so I didn¡¯t tell you.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve checked some information about Ling Xuewei in the past two days, and I¡¯ve also contacted her personally. I don¡¯t think she¡¯s the kind of person who doesn¡¯t have a bottom line. There might be some misunderstanding in this matter. Let me check again.¡± ¡°In any case, if it was really her idea, then I definitely won¡¯t let it go but if she doesn¡¯t know, then we can¡¯t falsely accuse her, right?¡± Sun Xiaogang didn¡¯t expect Lin Bai to speak up for Ling Xuewei. He had always been certain that Ling Xuewei was the same as Assistant Wang.. Chapter 133 - Creating Pressure Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Now that Lin Bai suddenly said that Ling Xuewei wasn¡¯t that kind of person, Sun Xiaogang had some difficulty accepting it. He was silent for a long time. In the end, he was still biased towards Lin Bai. He believed that the boss he trusted would not side with outsiders. Since Lin Bai said so, he must have his reasons. ¡°Yes, Boss, I believe in you.¡± Sun Xiaogang said. What he meant was that regardless of whether Lin Bai let Ling Xuewei go in the end or even dealt with Ling Xuewei together, he believed that Lin Bai would be on his side. When Lin Bai heard Sun Xiaogang¡¯s words, the stone that had been weighing on his heart for the past few days was finally lifted. Previously, he had been worried that if Sun Xiaogang insisted on not forgiving Ling Xuewei, the cooperation between him and Ling Xuewei would continue to be discussed or not. Although earning money was important, Lin Bai still cared more about his brother¡¯s feelings. Now that Sun Xiaogang was so sensible, Lin Bai did not need to worry about anything anymore. He just needed to do what he needed to do. After the heavy burden in his heart had been relieved, Lin Bai sent a message to Ling Xuewei and asked her, ¡°I didn¡¯t have time to discuss the Yunding Villa project last time. When can we talk about it in detail?¡± He didn¡¯t directly ask about Assistant Wang, nor did he ask Ling Xuewei to fire Assistant Wang just because he had treated Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother¡¯s illness. It was because Lin Bai believed that even if all the factors were excluded, just the Yunding Villa project alone was enough to make Ling Xuewei unable to refuse. When the cooperation was finalized in all aspects, he would add the condition of firing Assistant Wang as an additional clause of the cooperation. He believed that Ling Xuewei wouldn¡¯t refuse. Wang was just an assistant. It was impossible for Ling Xuewei to give up a slice of the pie that was big as Yunding Villa for him. Lin Bai was full of confidence, so he was not in a hurry. He could wait for the time to be ripe. Ling Xuewei quickly recovered. She said, ¡°I have to accompany my mom for a full body check-up today. I don¡¯t have time. Can I do it tomorrow?¡± Tomorrow was the weekend. Lin Bai¡¯s lips curled into a silent smile because he knew that he already had the upper hand in this cooperation negotiation. Ling Xuewei was willing to sacrifice her weekend break to finalize the details of the cooperation with him as soon as possible. This was enough to show how much she wanted to achieve this cooperation. ¡°You exposed your needs first. Don¡¯t blame me for ripping you off when the time comes.¡± Lin Bai looked at the message on his phone screen and muttered to himself. Regardless of whether it was a business collaboration or some other relationship model, the person who exposes his needs first was destined to be the loser. Lin Bai deliberately pretended to be troubled. After a while, he replied, ¡°The schedule for tomorrow is already full. I can¡¯t spare any time. How about next Monday?¡± Ling Xuewei replied almost instantly. ¡°Okay. Next Monday morning at 10 o¡¯clock.¡± Lin Bai replied with an ¡®OK¡¯ emoji. The next negotiation time was settled on just like that. Then, he dug out the information he had previously checked and sent a message to the bosses of Hengsheng Real Estate and Xuyang Real Estate companies, inviting them to have coffee and play golf. Although Lin Bai had already excluded them in his heart and had no intention of handing over the sales of Yunding Villa to them. However, it was still okay to put on a show for Ling Xuewei and create a sense of crisis for her at the same time. Lin Bai believed that since Ling Xuewei could manage Soaring Phoenix Real Estate to its current scale, it was impossible for her to be a person with limited information. She would definitely have a way to grasp the movements of the other companies in the industry, especially those that were on the same level as hers. Therefore, the news of Lin Bai contacting the bosses of Hengsheng and Xuyang would definitely reach Ling Xuewei¡¯s ears very soon. After about half a day, Hengsheng Real Estate replied. Their boss agreed to meet Lin Bai for a cup of coffee and listen to him promote his cooperation plan. Then, Xuyang Real Estate also replied to Lin Bai, but they rejected his invitation. Lin Bai originally did not intend to really cooperate with them so it did not matter if he was rejected. He just pretended to be very serious and arranged the clothes he was going to wear the next day in the dormitory in advance. He also rehearsed his lines in his head. Although it was just an act, he had to make it seem as genuine as possible. When this news reached Ling Xuewei¡¯s ears, the nervousness she created was also stronger. Everything was prepared. The next day at noon, Lin Bai arrived on time for the appointment. He used the lines that he had prepared beforehand, and in a very short period of time, he displayed all the advantages of the Yunding Villa. At the same time, he also revealed his own personal charm. Xu Yang Real Estate¡¯s boss, Chen Xuyang, did not take this appointment seriously at first. But after he listened to Lin Bai¡¯s explanation, not only did he have a strong interest in the Yunding Villa project, he was also very interested in Lin Bai himself. ¡°Mr. Lin, I am personally very interested in the appearance of this Yunding Villa.¡± ¡°I wonder if you have other similar properties?¡± The meaning behind Chen Xuyang¡¯s words was very obvious. If there were, he wanted to take it together. Anyway, with Xuyang Real Estate¡¯s strength, he believed that he could take it. Lin Bai pretended to be regretful and said, ¡°No, I only have Yunding Villa now.¡± Chen Xuyang said, ¡°That¡¯s fine too. Yunding Villa is enough. There are too many people here. Why don¡¯t we go to the company to talk about it?¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Another day. I¡¯m going to have a meal with a friend this afternoon. Later, I¡¯ll set aside a day to slowly finalize all the details with you, Mr. Chen.¡± Chen Xuyang nodded and said, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s meet another day.¡± Not long after Lin Bai left, Ling Xuewei received a message. She knew that he had met Chen Xuyang and they had a good conversation. When Ling Xuewei received the message, she was in the hospital waiting for the results of her physical examination with her mother. The moment the message was sent, her expression changed. Wei Xinyue, who was sitting next to her, saw the situation and asked worriedly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? is the physical examination report out?¡± ¡°Tell me the truth. Did you find out something serious? If that¡¯s really the case, then we won¡¯t get treatment for me. Anyway, when I see that you¡¯re doing well, I¡¯ll feel at ease. There¡¯s nothing that she can¡¯t let go of¡­¡± Ling Xuewei didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry as she interrupted her. ¡°Mom, you¡¯re thinking too much. The report isn¡¯t out yet.¡± ¡°Then why do you look so troubled?¡± Wei Xinyue stared at Ling Xuewei¡¯s face, not letting go of her expression. Ling Xuewei could only explain, ¡°It¡¯s a work matter. One of my collaborations might not be as smooth as expected.¡± When Wei Xinyue heard that it was a work matter, she was no longer anxious. She said, ¡°I don¡¯t understand your work matters, and I can¡¯t help you much either. You can only solve it yourself..¡± Chapter 134 - The Origins Of The Pendant Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°But you must take it easy yourself. Don¡¯t overwork your body. When it comes to work, solve the issues that you can. If you can¡¯t, just leave it. Your health comes first, understand?¡± ¡°You can¡¯t wear yourself out at such a young age. You haven¡¯t started a family or had children of your own yet. If you fall ill from overexertion and end up becoming infertile¡­¡± Wei Xinyue started nagging incessantly. Her original intention was to care about Ling Xuewei and remind her not to let herself get too tired but for some reason, she went off-topic as she spoke. Ling Xuewei didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. She really didn¡¯t expect her mother to switch a work-related topic to getting married and having children. She even felt that in her mother¡¯s heart, she was an item in urgent need of a sale. If she didn¡¯t hurry up with the sale, she might be left on the shelves. In fact, Ling Xuewei could understand why her mother had such a thought. After all, her mother had lived in a small and backward village since she was young. The deep-rooted belief was that a woman must marry and have children in order to have a complete life. Moreover, she had to get married as soon as possible, otherwise, the older she got, the harder it would be for her to get married. If she were to delay until the end and become an old woman that no one wanted, then her life would be completely ruined. This kind of belief could be said to be absolutely true in the era when her mother was young and living in that poor and isolated village but the problem was that the era had changed a long time ago. S City was not that backward village. Here, women did not only have to get married and have children. They had to do so at a young age too. Ling Xuewei was full of words, but she did not know where to begin. In the end, she could only smile bitterly and shut her mouth to listen to her mother urge her to get married and have children because she knew that there was a huge generation gap between her and her mother. It could not be bridged with just a few words. How could it be so easy to change one¡¯s inherent views? ¡®Forget it, I¡¯ll just treat it as a small price to pay for having a mother again.¡¯ God had let her regain what she had lost, and she once again got to enjoy the motherly love that she had longed for for more than 20 years. It was only right to pay a small price. Ling Xuewei stroked the pendant on her chest. As she thought of this, all the annoyance in her heart slowly dissipated. Finally, Wei Xinyue said that she was tired and stopped nagging. Ling Xuewei took the opportunity to change the topic and asked her, ¡°Mom, why did you wear this pendant every day in the past? Does it have any special meaning?¡± Wei Xinyue shook her head and said, ¡°I actually don¡¯t know what this thing is. This was left behind by your grandmother. It seems to be a love token given to her by a young man who went to the countryside in her younger days.¡± ¡°Later, the educated young man returned to the city. When he left, he said that he would come back to fetch her to the city to get married after settling down.¡± ¡°But after he left, he never came back. Your grandmother waited for many years. Later, she almost became an old lady before she married your grandfather. But she kept this thing hidden until she was about to die. It was still tightly held in her hands.¡± ¡°We thought that since she couldn¡¯t let it go, we might as well let her be buried with this pendant but your grandfather refused to agree to anything. He took it out of your grandmother¡¯s hand and threw it away. I was still young at that time and didn¡¯t understand what it was. I simply thought that something that my grandmother cared so much about shouldn¡¯t be thrown away.¡± ¡°So I secretly picked it up and kept it hidden. Later, when I grew up, I pieced together the story of your grandma from the words of my relatives. I understood that this thing had deceived your grandma for half of her life.¡± ¡°But after all, this was a keepsake that she couldn¡¯t put down until the day she died. Moreover, she didn¡¯t leave anything decent behind, so I didn¡¯t throw it away. I kept it as a memento.¡± When Wei Xinyue talked about these things, she seemed to have recalled many unpleasant memories from her childhood. She was suddenly in low spirits. Ling Xuewei was a little worried. She was afraid that she wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand the impact of negative emotions and fall ill again. So she tried to stop her a few times, but in the end, she couldn¡¯t suppress her curiosity and continued listening. In the end, Wei Xinyue was only in a dampened mood and did not show any signs of going crazy. Only then did Ling Xuewei feel slightly relieved. At the same time, she was more convinced that Lin Bai¡¯s acupuncture treatment was indeed effective. Her mother¡¯s mental illness should not relapse. She asked carefully, ¡°Then do you know the name of that young man from back then? What did he do when he went to the countryside?¡± Wei Xinyue shook her head and smiled bitterly. ¡°How would I know that?¡± ¡°That young man was a thorn in your grandfather¡¯s heart. Every time he heard others mention him, he would lose his temper. So, the relatives only dared to talk about it behind his back when he was not at home.¡± ¡°I was just a child at that time. I just sat by the side and listened to him. I didn¡¯t dare to interrupt him.¡± Ling Xuewei asked again, ¡°Then did he never try to contact Grandma again?¡± Wei Xinyue let out a mocking chuckle and asked in return, ¡°Do you think that¡¯s possible? Men are all the same. Love is just talk. Only women would take it seriously. When he returned to the city, he could get any beautiful girl he wanted. How could he still remember your grandma, a village girl? If he had come back to look for her, then the sun will rise from the west.¡± After Wei Xinyue finished speaking, she realized that her words were too disheartening. Her daughter had yet to get married and have children. She shouldn¡¯t have instilled such negative thoughts into her daughter. Otherwise, if Ling Xuewei gave up on men and gave up on the idea of getting married and having children, what would she do? Thus, Wei Xinyue quickly went back to make up for it. ¡°But actually, this also depends on the person. Not all men are that bad. For example, I think that Lin Bai is pretty good. You mustn¡¯t have any objections to Lin Bai just because of what I said, right?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you guys come into contact with each other at work? In that case, you should still treat him well in the future. You can¡¯t embarrass yourself, understand?¡± Ling Xuewei said helplessly, ¡°We¡¯re talking about the pendant that Grandma left behind. Why are we talking about Lin Bai Again? How many times have I said it? I¡¯m really not familiar with him.¡± Wei Xinyue said, ¡°What does it matter if you¡¯re not familiar with him? It won¡¯t be long before you¡¯re familiar with him!¡± ¡°Lin Bai is so handsome and treats you well. He even knows how to treat illnesses. What a good person! You must hold on to him!¡± Seeing that Wei Xinyue was about to repeat her words, Ling Xuewei quickly changed the topic. ¡°Mom, it¡¯s almost time. Your medical report should be out by now. Let¡¯s go take a look..¡± Chapter 135 - About To Go Crazy Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Only then did Wei Xinyue remember about the medical examination. She nodded repeatedly. ¡°Yes, yes, yes. Let¡¯s go and see the results of the medical examination first. We¡¯ll talk about Lin Bai¡¯s matter later.¡± Ling Xuewei was extremely helpless. She secretly prayed in her heart that it would be best if there was something else going on later that would completely change this matter. She must not let her mother remember it again. In the past two days, whenever Wei Xinyue had time, she would be constantly muttering to Ling Xuewei about how good Lin Bai was. She kept praising Lin Bai and talking about him all the time. Those who did not know would probably think that Lin Bai was really her son-in-law-to-be. Ling Xuewei really could not understand. They had only met once and had only had a meal together. Why did her mother set her sights on Lin Bai? ¡®Does Lin Bai have some kind of magical power?!¡¯ Lin Bai already had a partner, but Wei Xinyue kept telling her to hold on tight to him. What could she hold on to? ¡®Am I supposed to sow discord between them and come in between their relationship!?!¡¯ Ling Xuewei really had a headache. Back then, she was so happy to reunite with her mother. Now that she was being nagged at, she felt depressed. ¡°Win some, lose some. Nothing is perfect.¡± Ling Xuewei could only sigh and comfort herself in her heart. Fortunately, there weren¡¯t too many problems with her mother¡¯s medical report. This made Ling Xuewei¡¯s depressed mood improve a lot. Wei Xinyue had been wandering outside for many years. Malnutrition and some chronic diseases were inevitable. Fortunately, those weren¡¯t serious diseases, nor were they life-threatening. As long as she took her medicine on time and paid more attention to recuperation, there wouldn¡¯t be any major problems. Ling Xuewei carefully memorized the various methods of recuperation that the doctor had mentioned, as well as the areas that she needed to pay attention to in her daily life. Then, she noted down a list of treatment methods and brought her mother home. ¡°Mom, I¡¯ve written down the usage and dosage of these medicines on the medicine box with a marker. Remember to take them.¡± ¡°I might not have the time to remind you every single day. You must remember it yourself. Don¡¯t forget it.¡± Ling Xuewei warned. Unexpectedly, Wei Xinyue said, ¡°I¡¯m not eating it! There are so many types of medicine. It¡¯s almost time for dinner. Can I still eat after eating all these?¡± ¡°As the old saying goes, medicine is poisonous. Even if I don¡¯t die of illness later, these medicines will kill me first. Whoever likes to eat these things can eat them. Anyway, I¡¯m not eating them!¡± Ling Xuewei massaged her temples with a headache. She felt her head buzzing. Wei Xinyue saying that she didn¡¯t want to eat them after the medicine was prescribed was really infuriating. It wasn¡¯t that she was worried about money. It was just that if her mother didn¡¯t take the medicine when she was sick, her chronic diseases would just become more serious. There was no other way. Ling Xuewei could only endure it and try to persuade her. ¡°Mom, these aren¡¯t poisons. They¡¯re not as scary as you think. Even if there are some side effects, they will do more harm than good.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t take them, won¡¯t you suffer more when the chronic diseases in your body develop more seriously?¡± ¡°It¡¯s better to take your medicine when the symptoms are still mild. When you¡¯re healthy in the future, I can take you on a trip with me.¡± Wei Xinyue said stubbornly, ¡°No, no, no! Take it away! My body is very healthy, I¡¯m not suffering from any illness! Don¡¯t curse me!¡± Ling Xuewei said helplessly, ¡°Mom, you have seen the medical report yourself. You also heard what the doctor said at that time. How long has it been? Have you forgotten all of it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine if you can¡¯t remember. I will take you back now and let the doctor explain it to you again, okay? If you don¡¯t believe what I said, you should at least believe what the doctor says, right?¡± Wei Xinyue stubbornly refuted, ¡°I¡¯m not going! Western doctors are all swindlers! All they do is make people take medicine! If you want me to see a doctor, then take me to see a Chinese doctor. Chinese medicine is reliable, unlike Western medicine, which is all poisonous and don¡¯t treat the root of the problem!¡± Ling Xuewei nodded helplessly. ¡°Alright, Alright, then let¡¯s go see a traditional Chinese doctor again. Please put on your coat. We¡¯ll go now.¡± Wei Xinyue finally listened to her. However, halfway through putting on her coat, she suddenly thought of something and slapped her thigh hard. ¡°Oh, right! Lin Bai has medical skills! What¡¯s the point of seeing a doctor? Why don¡¯t you just get Lin Bai to come over and take a look at me!¡± Wei Xinyue took off her coat and threw it to the side. She sat back down on the sofa and said to Ling Xuewei, ¡°Get Lin Bai to come over and treat me! I can¡¯t trust anyone else!¡± Ling Xuewei¡¯s head was splitting. She pressed hard on her temples and repeated for the umpteenth time ¡°Mom, I¡¯m really not close to him.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll get close after a few more interactions!¡± Wei Xinyue said, ¡°Isn¡¯t that how relationships work? If you trouble me today, I¡¯ll trouble you tomorrow. Your relationship will get closer after a few interactions.¡± ¡°You¡¯re always afraid of causing trouble for others. If you don¡¯t look for others for help in anything, how will your relationship work? You¡¯re so stubborn! You don¡¯t know the ways of the world!¡± Ling Xuewei had been in the business world for nearly ten years, and this was the first time she had heard someone say that she didn¡¯t know the ways of the world. However, she had no way to argue with the person who said that about her. She was getting a huge headache. Ling Xuewei felt that if this continued, she would probably go crazy. She endured it again and again before she could restrain the irritation in her heart and explain nicely. ¡°Mom, I¡¯m going to meet Lin Bai the day after tomorrow to discuss some matters. I¡¯ll help you ask him if he has the time to come over. But before he comes over, can you take the medicine for two days first?¡± When Wei Xinyue heard that her daughter was going to meet Lin Bai the day after tomorrow, she was instantly elated and no longer stubborn. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. Then I¡¯ll take the medicine for a few days first but you must remember to tell Lin Bai to come over and help me treat my illness! Don¡¯t forget!¡± Ling Xuewei nodded weakly. ¡°Yes, yes, yes. I¡¯ll remember. I won¡¯t forget.¡± With such a mother, she really couldn¡¯t do anything about it. After all, she was the mother that Ling Xuewei had been hoping would return to her side, for over twenty years. What could she do? She could only coax her! In the blink of an eye, it was Monday the day that Ling Xuewei and Lin Bai had agreed to meet to discuss the cooperation. Wei Xinyue woke up early. She got busy in the kitchen for a long time and made a sumptuous breakfast. Then, she went straight into Ling Xuewei¡¯s room and lifted her quilt. ¡°It¡¯s already past six o¡¯clock, why are you still sleeping? Have you forgotten what day it is today? Hurry up and get up! Mom has already made breakfast for you! Hurry up and wash up. Tidy up after eating and leave a good impression on Lin Bai!¡± In a daze, Ling Xuewei took out her phone from under her pillow. When she clicked on the screen, she was about to go crazy. She said helplessly, ¡°Mom, it¡¯s only 6:10 am. Isn¡¯t it too early¡­¡± ¡°I only go to work at 9 am. My appointment with Lin Bai is at 10 am. Why are you waking me up at such an early hour?¡± Wei Xinyue said unhappily, ¡°What? What else is it for? Don¡¯t you need time to change and tidy your hair?! Don¡¯t you need time to put on makeup?! Hurry up and get up!¡± Chapter 136 - Pressuring With Familial Ties Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Ling Xuewei had no choice but to wash up and eat. Wei Xinyue had been beside her ear the whole time, rambling on about how wonderful Lin Bai was. Ling Xuewei¡¯s ears were almost bruised from listening. It was not easy for her to endure until she finished eating. Ling Xuewei wanted to use the excuse of going to work earlier to go to the company to have some peace and quietness. Unexpectedly, Wei Xinyue pressed her down in front of the dressing table. ¡°Is this how you plan to meet Lin Bai?¡± Wei Xinyue¡¯s tone was close to questioning. Ling Xuewei was completely confused by her mother¡¯s question. She looked at herself in the mirror. She had a face full of light makeup, her clothes were neat, and her hairstyle was tidy. There was no problem. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t I look like this?¡± Ling Xuewei retorted. Wei Xinyue was furious at her. ¡°Look at you. Other than your long hair, do you still have a hint of femininity? When you keep a straight face, you look like someone owes you money and hasn¡¯t paid you back. You¡¯re so cold. which man would dare to approach you like this?¡± ¡°You have to smile. Smile! Do you understand? And your makeup isn¡¯t good either. Hurry up, take off your makeup and redo it! Let your hair down and put on some red lipstick. You have to be feminine, understand!¡± ¡°Also, this outfit isn¡¯t right either. It¡¯s all black and doesn¡¯t look good at all. Hurry up and change into a dress! One with a brighter color!¡± Wei Xinyue criticized Ling Xuewei from head to toe, and she was dissatisfied with everything. Ling Xuewei finally knew what her mother wanted her to look like. She explained helplessly, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m going to work, not going on a date. How can I go to work dressed like that without being professional at all?¡± Wei Xinyue said almost arrogantly, ¡°I don¡¯t care! You can go to work wearing anything you like, but not today! In any case, I won¡¯t allow you to see Lin Bai like this!¡± Ling Xuewei sighed helplessly, feeling extremely regretful. If she had known this would happen, she would not have told her mother about her meeting with Lin Bai today. However, she could no longer take back what she had said. Without a choice, Ling Xuewei could only put on a straight face and say to her mother, ¡°Mother, I¡¯m going to meet Lin Bai to discuss business. I can¡¯t dress so casually. I can listen to you on other matters, but this is my job. Please don¡¯t interfere, okay?¡± Wei Xinyue heard this and did not stand on ceremony. She immediately turned around and went back to her room. Ling Xuewei saw that her condition was not right, so she quickly chased after her. As expected, she saw her mother packing her luggage in the room. She quickly went forward and snatched all the things from her. She scolded, ¡°Mom, what are you trying to do?¡± Wei Xinyue said, ¡°Since you don¡¯t like me and feel that nothing I say is right, I¡¯ll just leave.¡± Ling Xuewei immediately felt wronged. ¡°When have I ever not liked you? It¡¯s just my make-up and outfit. How does that mean that I don¡¯t like you?¡± Wei Xinyue used Ling Xuewei¡¯s words to refute her. ¡°It¡¯s just make-up and your outfit. Why can¡¯t you listen to me?¡± Ling Xuewei was extremely helpless. ¡°Mom, can you be reasonable? One thing is different from another¡­¡± Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Wei Xinyue. ¡°I¡¯m unreasonable? Alright, I¡¯ll go!¡± As she said this, Wei Xinyue snatched the clothes in Ling Xuewei¡¯s arms back and placed them on the bed to be folded one by one. As she folded them, she continued to ramble on. ¡°In any case, I¡¯m uncultured and don¡¯t understand the work of young people like you. I don¡¯t understand anything and what I said doesn¡¯t make sense. In that case, I¡¯ll leave. I¡¯ll go back and continue wandering!¡± ¡°You¡¯ll be at peace after I leave. No one will interfere with what clothes you wear or what makeup you wear in the future. Are you happy now?¡± It was obvious that she was deliberately saying it for Ling Xuewei to hear. She was deliberately trying to stab her in the heart. She was deliberately trying to pressure her with familial ties. Ling Xuewei understood everything, but there was nothing she could do. In the business world, she could refuse to accept compromising. She could be decisive in killing. She could kick away the people and matters that had a negative impact on her without hesitation. However, when faced with her biological mother, she had no choice. She could only raise her hands and surrender. ¡°Mom, I¡¯ll listen to you.¡± Ling Xuewei said helplessly, ¡°I¡¯ll go change my clothes now and put on some makeup. Don¡¯t go.¡± Wei Xinyue then beamed with joy. She stuffed the clothes back into the wardrobe and said to Ling Xuewei with a smile, ¡°That¡¯s more like it! This is my good daughter!¡± ¡°Alright, Alright, don¡¯t just stand there. Hurry back to your room and change your clothes. There¡¯s something important to do later. Don¡¯t waste time, you can¡¯t be late!¡± Ling Xuewei couldn¡¯t smile at all. She only felt extremely exhausted. The mother in her memory wasn¡¯t like this. She had been bitterly yearning for her mother¡¯s love for more than twenty years, but this wasn¡¯t like what she expected either. Ling Xuewei couldn¡¯t tell how she felt in her heart. She only felt extremely tired. Physically and mentally exhausted. Therefore, she did not say anything else. She silently returned to her room and changed into a red long dress. Under the contrast of the red dress, Ling Xuewei¡¯s skin was brighter than snow. She was graceful and elegant. She was so beautiful that it could not be described with words. However, there was not the slightest smile on that delicate and petite face. She appeared even more aloof and proud. Ling Xuewei took off her hair clip expressionlessly. She put down her long hair that was tied up and combed it casually with her fingers. Her long hair was back to its original fluffy state. It had a natural curl, which weakened the cool aura on her body and added a bit of a languid, feminine aura. She walked out of the room expressionlessly and asked Wei Xinyue, ¡°Is this okay?¡± Wei Xinyue¡¯s eyes were filled with amazement as she repeatedly praised, ¡°Wow, you look good, you look good! You look really good dressed like this! Girls should be wearing skirts! Why do you like wearing a suit! It would be even better if you do your hair well and make your makeup thicker!¡± Ling Xuewei did not say anything. She quietly returned to the dressing table, removed her makeup, and repainted. She also used a curling iron to uncurl her hair. After doing this, her hairstyle became more natural and fluffy, and it also looked more elegant. Her newly-drawn eyebrows were also more gentle and charming than before. Her eyes were like clear blue water, shining brightly. Wei Xinyue watched from the side and repeatedly praised her daughter¡¯s beauty. After dressing up, she looked even more beautiful. Ling Xuewei listened quietly. She did not say a word, nor did she have any expression. Wei Xinyue finally noticed that her daughter¡¯s mood did not seem right. She said, ¡°Little Xue, don¡¯t be angry with me. I¡¯m doing this for your own good.Little Lin is a really good person. Trust me, I¡¯ve lived for so long, and I¡¯m very good at judging people! If you can attract Lin Bai, I¡¯m sure you won¡¯t be wrong!¡± Ling Xuewei interrupted her mother¡¯s words and asked her, ¡°Mom, is there anything I need to change in my current state? If not, I will go to work now..¡± Chapter 137 - Guessing Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Wei Xinyue quickly said, ¡°No, no, it¡¯s fine as it is now. Oh right, remember to smile. You¡¯ll look better when you smile.¡± The corners of Ling Xuewei¡¯s mouth curled up, revealing a professional fake smile. ¡°Is that enough?¡± Wei Xinyue knew that her daughter had been pushed to the limit by her. If she continued to make more demands, her daughter might completely quit her job. Thus, she hurriedly nodded and said, ¡°Yes, yes, you¡¯re very beautiful! My precious daughter is the most beautiful girl in the world!¡± Ling Xuewei ignored her compliment and quietly packed her things to go to work. Although she woke up earlier than any other day, she arrived at the company at about the same time as usual under Wei Xinyue¡¯s command. When the receptionist saw Ling Xuewei, her eyes were wide open, and her expression was as if she was saying: ¡°Am I dreaming?!¡± She stared blankly at Ling Xuewei until Ling Xuewei was about to walk past her. Then, she came back to her senses as if she had just woken up from a dream. ¡°Good morning, President Ling!¡± Ling Xuewei nodded and walked to her own private elevator with low pressure. It was rush hour at the moment. The elevator outside the company building was filled with employees waiting for the elevator. When they saw Ling Xuewei¡¯s expression, they were all stunned. It was as if they could not recognize who this charming and cold woman was. It was not that they could not recognize Ling Xuewei¡¯s appearance. It was just that they had no way to associate this face with the usually decisive female boss. As a result, the entire atmosphere seemed to freeze after Ling Xuewei appeared. Everyone forgot to speak and just stared blankly at Ling Xuewei. Among these employees, Ling Xuewei¡¯s special assistant, Wang Hao, was also included. However, Wang Hao was different from the others. Apart from surprise, there was also a hint of hidden desire in his eyes when he looked at Ling Xuewei. This woman was indeed more charming than he had imagined. Wang Hao really wanted to pull her into his arms right now. However, his remaining rationality told him that he couldn¡¯t do that. At least not yet. Under the gaze of many employees, Ling Xuewei walked into her own private elevator without looking away. The elevator door slowly closed. The employees outside seemed to have recovered their souls and returned to their normal state. However, the surprise and curiosity on their faces could not be hidden. They excitedly lowered their voices and asked each other. ¡°What¡¯s up with President Ling? Why is she dressed like this to go to work?¡± ¡°Why is President Ling behaving so abnormally today? Is she in a relationship?¡± ¡°It¡¯s possible! I think she¡¯s going on a date after work!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes, it must be a date. Otherwise, other than duringthe annual party, President Ling usually doesn¡¯t wear a dress at all!¡± ¡°President Ling¡¯s makeup today is also different from usual. Look at her eyeliner, and the ends of his eyes are specially raised. She looks so charming!¡± ¡°Wow, you even noticed such details? I only saw President Ling¡¯s dress. It makes her look so slim and beautiful! I really want to buy the same one.¡± ¡°Wake up. President Ling¡¯s clothes are definitely high-end. We might not be able to afford it even if we don¡¯t eat or drink for a year.¡± ¡°I was just thinking about it. Can¡¯t we just daydream about it?¡± .. Such discussions continued until the start of office hours. Almost the entire company knew that President Ling was acting out of character today. There was a high probability that he was in love. Everyone was excitedly gossiping and guessing. They wanted to know what kind of outstanding man could actually capture President Ling¡¯s heart. In the office, two female colleagues were holding documents and pretending to discuss work. In reality, they were gossiping about Ling Xuewei. ¡°Hey, do you think President Ling¡¯s boyfriend will come to pick her up after work?¡± One of them asked. The other replied, ¡°I think it¡¯s possible! It¡¯s a date. He can¡¯t let President Ling drive there by herself, right?¡± ¡°That¡¯s hard to say. What if it¡¯s a young boy that hasn¡¯t graduated yet? Then maybe President Ling will have to drive to school to pick him up.¡± ¡°President Ling is such an arrogant person. She probably doesn¡¯t like young pretty boys, right?¡± ¡°That¡¯s hard to say.¡± The two of them were discussing fervently. The corners of their mouths were almost curled up high. Coincidentally, Wang Hao passed by and heard what they said. His face instantly turned sullen. ¡°Don¡¯t discuss irrelevant topics during working hours.¡± Wang Hao warned them sulkily. ¡°If you feel that your workload is not enough, I can report the situation to the human resources department for you and ask them to transfer you to another post. Do you need me to do that?¡± The two female employees shook their heads repeatedly. ¡°No, no. Our workload is very heavy! We¡¯re overloaded!¡± Wang Hao said, ¡°Then seize the time and work hard. Don¡¯t just talk about nonsense!¡± The two female employees nodded profusely. They quickly returned to their respective work desks and buried their heads in their documents. Wang Hao walked away with a sullen face. In a place where no one was looking, he fiercely punched the wall. ¡®A young, pretty boy?¡¯ He really wanted to drag that person out and tear him apart! He had been by Ling Xuewei¡¯s side for three to four years. He had expressed his feelings for her countless times directly and indirectly but Ling Xuewei had never given him the slightest chance. Why did she suddenly fall in love now?! When he thought about the woman he had his heart set on and wondered if she would get into another man¡¯s bed tonight, Wang Hao¡¯s heart was filled with fury. He wished he could burn everything in his surroundings to Ashes! Especially that foolish man! ¡®How dare he covet the woman I¡¯ve set my sights on? He must be tired of living!¡¯ ¡°Don¡¯t let me find out who you are!¡± Wang Hao gritted his teeth and muttered to himself. At this time, another colleague walked over and said, ¡°Assistant Wang, you are here? Miss Ling has been looking for you for a long time. She asked you to send the investigation report of Yunding Villa over.¡± Wang Hao quickly collected his emotions and put on a professional expression. He smiled and nodded. ¡°Alright, I will send it over right away.¡± He sent the document that Ling Xuewei wanted, as quickly as he could. Furthermore, he was surprised to find that Ling Xuewei had actually taken off the necklace that she always wore. Wang Hao stared at Ling Xuewei¡¯s snowy white swanlike neck and secretly swallowed his saliva. However, in his mind, he couldn¡¯t help but imagine the scene of a hickey appearing on that slender neck. This thought made his entire body heat up, and the anger that he had suppressed with great difficulty also surged . ¡°President Ling, you look really beautiful today.¡± He tried his best to hide his emotions and said with a smile. Ling Xuewei calmly said, ¡°Thank you.¡± Wang Hao continued to say tentatively, ¡°The colleagues in the company are all saying that you are very different from usual today. There¡¯s even speculation that you¡¯re going on a date after work..¡± Chapter 138 - Unkind Request Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°¡­ I really want to know who is so fortunate to be able to gain your favor.¡± Ling Xuewei could hear the probing tone in Wang Hao¡¯s words. Moreover, she also knew that what Wang Hao said was basically true. Before coming to the company, Ling Xuewei had already expected that her sudden change in appearance would definitely arouse the curiosity and speculation of her subordinates. She might as well take advantage of this opportunity and use Wang Hao to make everyone stop speculating. Thus, Ling Xuewei said, ¡°I need to attend a banquet tonight, that¡¯s why I¡¯m dressed like this. Don¡¯t make wild guesses. Before the company goes public, I won¡¯t be in the mood to fall in love.¡± ¡°Also, tell them that since they are so free, their KPI will increase by 30% This month. If they can¡¯t achieve it, their bonuses will be docked.¡± Wang Hao observed Ling Xuewei¡¯s expression when she spoke and felt that what she said should be true. Thus, the unknown anger in his heart instantly disappeared. It didn¡¯t matter if she increased his KPI, as long as the woman he liked was not taken away by others. Wang Hao smiled and said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll inform them immediately.¡± ¡°Okay, go.¡± Ling Xuewei nodded and continued to play with the necklace in her hand. She seemed to be very reluctant to part with it. Seeing her actions, Wang Hao could not help but be confused. ¡®Could it be that President Ling wants to give the necklace away?¡¯ ¡®Otherwise, why did she look so reluctant to part with it?¡¯ However, the necklace was such a personal item. Moreover, she had worn it for many years so he thought that she would not give it away so easily. If she wanted to give it away, it would definitely be because she had a close relationship with the recepient. Moreover, they must also be very close. Thinking of this, Wang Hao¡¯s heart, which had just settled down, instantly became anxious again. Could President Ling really have a boyfriend or a romantic partner? These guesses were like countless ants crawling through Wang Hao¡¯s heart. It made him feel uncomfortable all over, but there was nothing he could do. After all, he was only Ling Xuewei¡¯s assistant now. Although he had a very high administrative level in the company, he did not have the power or position to ask about his boss¡¯s personal matters. He was uncomfortable. ¡®Annoying!¡¯ With this mood, Wang Hao spent the whole morning constantly finding fault with his colleagues and subordinates. In addition, all the departments in the company had had their KPI target increased. For a time, the entire company was complaining. However, Ling Xuewei did not know about this, nor did she have the spare time to care about it because Lin Bai had already arrived. She had no choice but to put in 120% of her energy to discuss various cooperation details with Lin Bai in a bid to maximize the benefits for herself. Lin Bai wasn¡¯t polite either. After a few rounds of fighting and negotiating, the final agreement had very limited benefits for Soaring Phoenix Real Estate. However, considering that this cooperation would give Soaring Phoenix Real Estate a chance to get in touch with the high-end market as well as the high-end customer base, Ling Xuewei still accepted Lin Bai¡¯s conditions. Although she wasn¡¯t as satisfied as she had expected, this result was considered acceptable. After both parties signed the contract, Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°We¡¯ve finished discussing business. Now, it¡¯s time to talk about personal matters. I wonder when you plan to pay for your mother¡¯s treatment, President Ling?¡± The treatment fee he was talking about wasn¡¯t money, but Ling Xuewei¡¯s necklace. Ling Xuewei had already wiped the necklace clean before Lin Bai arrived and placed it in a jewelry box. When she heard this, she pushed the jewelry box in front of Lin Bai and said with a smile, ¡°Now.¡± ¡°My mother has been in good condition for the past few days. She hasn¡¯t had any lapses again. Moreover, I specially brought her to see a psychiatrist and had her tested again. The doctor also said that my mother¡¯s current mental state is completely normal. Mr. Lin, your medical skills are really amazing. Thank you for curing my mother.¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°It was nothing.¡± As he spoke, he opened the box and looked inside. It was indeed the necklace that Ling Xuewei had been wearing. Lin Bai took it out and played with it in his hand. The feeling was the same as his prophecy tablet. It was obviously made of stone, but when he touched it, it had a warm and cool feeling like jade. This unique feeling made Lin Bai even more convinced that this necklace pendant was indeed made of the same material as the Mayan prophecy tablet in his hand. He just wanted to go back and try to piece them together as soon as possible to see if they could be put together. He estimated that the probability should be high because the stone tablet in his hand was actually not complete, and a lot of the patterns were missing. Seeing that Lin Bai was engrossed in it, Ling Xuewei knew that he really liked this pendant and not just casually saying it. Thus, Ling Xuewei couldn¡¯t help but guess whether Lin Bai knew the origin of this pendant or the story behind it. She was a little doubtful if Lin Bai had anything to do with that educated youth from the countryside. Thus, she asked tentatively, ¡°Mr. Lin, forgive me for being presumptuous, but why do you want this pendant so much? Does it have any special meaning to you?¡± When Lin Bai heard Ling Xuewei¡¯s question, he could not help but feel his heart thump. He wasn¡¯t sure if Ling Xuewei also knew about the uniqueness of the Mayan prophecy tablet. ¡®Could it be that this woman also has the ability to predict things?¡¯ This thought quickly flashed through Lin Bai¡¯s mind. Then, he couldn¡¯t help but use the enhanced version of the Divine-Level Human Discernation Technique again to look closely at Ling Xuewei¡¯s entire life experience. However, he didn¡¯t see any words related to predicting things. However, this did not prove that Ling Xuewei did not have the ability to predict because Lin Bai was not sure if the system could hide the relevant content. Ling Xuewei felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Lin Bai. She forced a smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I asked too many questions.¡± ¡°I was just curious for a moment. I didn¡¯t mean anything else.¡± Lin Bai had already finished reading her life story at this time. He retracted his gaze and casually said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. Ijust felt that the design on this pendant was very special and wanted it on a whim. Thank you, President Ling, for giving up your beloved belonging.¡± Ling Xuewei smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you like it, Mr. Lin. By the way, I have a presumptuous request. I don¡¯t know if you will agree to it, Mr. Lin.¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Go ahead.¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°Although my mother doesn¡¯t have any mental problems, she still has many chronic illnesses.¡± ¡°I took her to see a doctor and prescribed a lot of medicine, but she insisted that the Western medicine has a lot of side effects, so she refused to cooperate.¡± ¡°She thinks that your medical skills are very good, so she really hopes that you can continue to help her recuperate. I wonder if you have the time, Mr. Ling? Of course, you can decide the payment. As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely satisfy you.¡± Ling Xuewei was afraid that Lin Bai would misunderstand and think that she wanted to take advantage of him, so she quickly indicated that she was willing to pay the corresponding remuneration.. Chapter 139 - Unexpected Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai laughed after listening to it. He said to Ling Xuewei, ¡°If I remember correctly, I should have told you more than once that I¡¯m not short of money. So for this remuneration, I want something else.¡± Ling Xuewei immediately became alert, but she did not get the wrong idea and call Lin Bai a hooligan like she did before. She carefully observed the expression on Lin Bai¡¯s face and asked tentatively, ¡°Then may I ask what exactly you want, Mr. Lin?¡± Lin Bai could not be bothered to beat around the bush, so he simply said it. ¡°I want you to fire your assistant, the one surnamed Wang.¡± Ling Xuewei frowned. ¡°Wang Hao? Did he have any feud with you?¡± Lin Bai replied, ¡°Sort of. He almost caused the death of my classmate¡¯s parents.¡± Ling Xuewei looked very surprised. ¡°Are you sure it¡¯s him? Did you mistake him for someone else?¡± Lin Bai asked in response, ¡°I saw him with my own eyes. Is there anything wrong with that?¡± Ling Xuewei said instead, ¡°That might not be the case. Sometimes, what you say may not necessarily be the truth. Perhaps there might be some misunderstanding.¡± Lin Bai did not expect that Ling Xuewei would have such an attitude. He sulked in displeasure and asked coldly, ¡°So, are you planning to protect him, Miss Ling?¡± Initially, Lin Bai had always believed that Ling Xuewei was not the kind of person who did not have a bottom line. There was a high probability that Assistant Wang¡¯s actions were his own. However, now, Ling Xuewei¡¯s attitude made Lin Bai start to doubt whether his previous thoughts were wrong. Ling Xuewei said, ¡°I just want a reasonable reason. Wang Hao is my special assistant. His administrative level is not low in the company, and he also holds a large number of shares. Even if I want to chase him away, I have to have a reasonable reason.¡± Lin Bai was very surprised. He did not expect that Wang Hao, a mere assistant, actually had shares of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate. Moreover, the amount was not small. This made him doubt whether the relationship between Ling Xuewei and Wang Hao was as simple as a boss-and-subordinate relationship as it seemed on the surface. Perhaps they had other relationships in private? Lin Bai had already used the enhanced version of the Divine-Level Human Discernation Technique on Ling Xuewei twice before. It could be said that he knew her life experience like the back of his hand. However, Wang Hao was not specifically mentioned in those records. Otherwise, Lin Bai would not have been so certain that Ling Xuewei would agree to his request. If he had known earlier that their relationship was not simple, Lin Bai might have used another method to teach Wang Hao a lesson. However, now that he had said it, it was impossible to take it back. Lin Bai could only brace himself and continue according to the original plan. He said, ¡°If you want me to provide evidence, it¡¯s a pity that I can¡¯t provide anything. The incident happened too suddenly. There was no recording. Even if my friend could come forward and help testify, I don¡¯t think you would believe it.¡± ¡°However, I have to emphasize one thing. What we are talking about now is the payment you have to pay me, not a lawsuit. Evidence is required in court, but it is not necessary for business negotiations. If you want me to come up with a reason, then¡­¡± ¡°As the payment for your mother¡¯s treatment again, as well as the additional conditions for the Yunding Mountain Villa Project cooperation, are these two reasons enough?¡± Lin Bai wanted to see how important that bastard surnamed Wang was to Ling Xuewei. Is he more important than her mother¡¯s health? Is he more important than the Yunding Villa Project? When Ling Xuewei heard that Lin Bai had actually brought up the Yunding Villa project, her expression could not help but change slightly. ¡°Mr. Lin, haven¡¯t we already discussed the details of the Yunding Villa project very clearly just now?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I forgot to mention the additional conditions just now. I¡¯ll add them now. President Ling, you can reconsider before you officially sign the contract.¡± Lin Bai was indirectly reminding Ling Xuewei that although they had reached a consensus just now, they had not signed the formal cooperation agreement yet. Therefore, he could go back on his words at any time and turn around to find someone else to cooperate with without paying any price. As long as he didn¡¯t sign the formal contract, it wasn¡¯t considered a breach of contract, and he didn¡¯t need to pay any penalty. Ling Xuewei had been in the business world for so many years, so she naturally understood the hidden meaning behind Lin Bai¡¯s words. Her expression became more and more unsightly. ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect that Mr. Lin and Wang Hao have such a deep grudge.¡± Ling Xuewei forced a smile and said. Lin Bai didn¡¯t say anything and quietly waited for her to continue. He wanted to see what Ling Xuewei would choose between Yunding Villa and Wang Hao. Would she give up such a good opportunity for the sake of that bastard. The air in the office seemed to become stale. Time passed exceptionally slowly. Every minute and second was incomparably clear in their minds. As if a century had passed, Ling Xuewei finally made a decision in her heart. ¡°Mr. Lin¡¯s additional condition¡­¡± Before she could finish her sentence, a loud noise came from outside the door. It could be vaguely heard that the speaker was an old man, and his voice was very loud. However, due to the sound insulation effect in the office, the voice had become blurry when it reached the room, and it was hard to hear what he was shouting. However, Ling Xuewei seemed to recognize that voice, and her face instantly turned extremely ugly. ¡°Mr. Lin, let¡¯s talk about it another day.¡± She said hurriedly. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry. I might have something urgent that needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.¡± ¡°Can I give you an answer to the question we discussed just now later?¡± Ling Xuewei hurriedly wanted to send him off. Lin Bai could see that she was indeed very anxious and embarrassed, so he smiled and nodded. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s talk more when President Ling is free.¡± Lin Bai was not in a hurry. In any case, the cooperation agreement had not been signed yet, and the sales rights of Yunding Mountain Villa were still in his hands. The initiative of this cooperation was also in his hands. With these in his hands, he had nothing to worry about. Even if it was the worst-case scenario, Ling Xuewei would rather give up Yunding Villa to protect Wang Hao, so Lin Bai did not care. At worst, he could just find another way to deal with that grandson. It was just a little troublesome, not impossible. He had money and connections now. Even the chief of the City Public Security Bureau was on his side. Wouldn¡¯t it be easy for him to deal with someone? With this thought, Lin Bai became calmer and calmer. He was not in a hurry to get a result at all. ¡°President Ling, I¡¯ll take my leave first.¡± Lin Bai stood up calmly and said goodbye to Ling Xuewei with a smile. Then, he strode towards the door. Just as he was about to push the door open, the door was suddenly pulled open violently by someone outside.. Chapter 140 - Unhappy Childhood Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation What greeted him was the old man¡¯s loud and furious scolding. It was mixed with the dissuasion of the young woman beside him. ¡°Motherf *cker, you b*tch, you¡¯ve become really bold now that you¡¯re older, huh?¡± ¡°Mr. Ling, President Ling is in a meeting, you can¡¯t go in!¡± Two voices entered Lin Bai¡¯s ears at the same time, causing him to frown. At the same time, Lin Bai was also secretly rejoicing in his heart. Fortunately, his reaction was fast enough and he dodged in time. Otherwise, the old man¡¯s saliva might have directly splattered onto his body. Although Lin Bai dodged in time and did not touch it at all, it still made him feel extremely disgusted. What made him even more shocked was that the young woman who was desperately trying to block behind the old man, who looked like a secretary, actually addressed him as¡­ Mr. Ling?! ¡®Could this old man be Ling Xuewei¡¯s father?!¡¯ Lin Bai was shocked as he carefully examined the old man¡¯s face. He could vaguely see that his facial features were very similar to Ling Xuewei¡¯s. He guessed that it should be Ling Xuewei¡¯s father. Although Lin Bai had previously dreamed about Ling Xuewei¡¯s childhood experiences, the man¡¯s face in the dream was malevolent and blurry. He did not remember it very clearly, so he could only rely on guesses now. The old man obviously did not expect that the person who opened the door was not Ling Xuewei. He had actually scolded the wrong person. He felt uncomfortable for a moment, and then he directly ignored Lin Bai and walked past him. He went straight to Ling xuewei. ¡°Wretched girl, I should have beaten you and that slut to death back then! I should have saved you from causing me trouble!¡± The old man was aggressive as if he could hit someone at any time. ¡°I don¡¯t care about what you do, but that b*tch can¡¯t show her face! Publish a statement right now, saying that those rumors on the Internet are all rumors! You don¡¯t have a crazy mother like that!¡± The old man slammed the table and ordered. Ling Xuewei looked at Lin Bai with a face full of embarrassment, her eyes filled with a hint of begging. She wasn¡¯t begging Lin Bai to help her, but she was begging him to leave as soon as possible so that he wouldn¡¯t continue to watch her make a fool of herself. Lin Bai understood Ling Xuewei¡¯s gaze, but he didn¡¯t leave immediately. He quickly used the Divine-Level Human Discernation Technique and looked at the top of the old man¡¯s head. A translucent text box immediately appeared on top of the old man¡¯s head, and all the words written on it were negative. ¡°Ling Zu¡¯an, violent, greedy, vicious, without a bottom line.¡± There wasn¡¯t a single positive word. It could be seen that this person was rotten to the core. Lin Bai silently sympathized with Ling Xuewei for a second in his heart. It was really unfortunate for her to have such a scumbag father. However, since Ling Xuewei did not ask for help, Lin Bai did not intend to meddle in other people¡¯s business. He pretended that he did not hear anything and walked out of Ling Xuewei¡¯s office as usual. He even closed the door very thoughtfully. The moment the door closed, an earth-shattering roar of an old man erupted from the room, as well as Ling Xuewei¡¯s restrained and cold warning. However, Lin Bai did not intend to care about these things, nor did he waste his time listening to them. He just took the elevator and went downstairs. However, he did not know that the various experiences of Ling Xuewei¡¯s past were still lingering in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. He had clearly tried his best to restrain himself and ordered himself not to think about it anymore. However, the information seemed to have come to life in his mind. It was completely out of control and occupied his mind over and over again. Ling Xuewei¡¯s childhood and teenage years were not as glamorous as the online reports. The online reports about her life were all about her rich family, her learning dance since she was young, and her amazing talent. But in reality, although the information could not be said to be false, it was not completely true. It was true that her family was well-off, and it was also true that she had learned dance since she was young but it was her father¡¯s family that was well-off after he remarried. She had only started dancing when she was eight years old. When Ling Xuewei was five years old, her mother, Wei Xinyue, could not stand the domestic violence she was facing and had no choice but to run away from home in order to save her life. From then on, his father went on blind dates and got married without stopping. His relatives in the village had introduced him to two or three wives one after another, but they were all either chased away by him, or they despised him for being poor. In any case, they all left in the end. After that, no one was willing to introduce him to anyone else. No one in the surrounding villages knew the general situation, and no one was willing to let their daughter live with him. Thus, Ling Zu¡¯an became a famous bachelor in the villages. He knew that if he continued to stay in his hometown, he might not be able to get a wife for the rest of his life. So, he made up his mind and went to the city to work. Then, for some reason, he hooked up with a divorced woman who was quite well-off. That woman was more than ten years older than him, and she had a teenage daughter. However, she was quite well-off because when they divorced, she received a lot of stocks and real estate from her ex-husband, as well as an advertising company. Ling Zu¡¯an¡¯s sweet words captured the heart of the divorced woman. The two quickly remarried, and Ling Zu¡¯an settled down in the city. According to his original plan, he wanted Ling Xuewei to stay in the countryside and be taken care of by her grandparents. He himself would then stay in the city with the divorced woman and live in peace. This way, they did not interfere with each other and did not need to contact each other much. Basically, there was no difference between having a daughter and not having one. However, God disposed. Not long after he remarried the divorced woman, Ling Xuewei¡¯s grandparents both passed away. None of the other relatives in the family were willing to take Ling Xuewei in. Without a choice, Ling Zu¡¯an could only bring Ling Xuewei to the city to attend elementary school. On the surface, the stepmother treated Ling Xuewei very well. She even often acted like she favored Ling Xuewei in front of outsiders. However, in reality, she completely treated Ling Xuewei as a punching bag behind her back. If she was not happy, she would hit and scold her. Ling Xuewei had to be cautious in that kind of family environment. Her personality had even become a little timid for a time. It was not until a dance lesson in school that the teacher discovered that her body was very soft. Although she did not have any dance skills, her natural softness made her trump those children who had been learning dance for many years. When it came to dancing, talent was far more important than hard work. The teacher could not bear to see someone with great potential being undermined, so he personally went to Ling Xuewei¡¯s father and stepmother and told them that Ling Xuewei was extremely talented in dancing and persuaded them to let Ling Xuewei learn to dance. Ling Xuewei¡¯s father naturally would not agree. He even felt that Ling Xuewei¡¯s normal food and clothes were a waste of money, so how could he be willing to spend money to let her learn such additional things? However, Ling Xuewei¡¯s stepmother agreed. She pretended to be a loving mother and signed her up for the best dance class in the name of Ling Xuewei¡¯s good interests.. Chapter 141 - History Of Blood And Tears Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Although Ling Xuewei¡¯s body was naturally flexible, she had only started dancing when she was eight years old. Compared to those students who had started learning at the age of four or five, her progress was a lot slower. Therefore, when she had just started learning, she had also suffered a lot. Fortunately, Ling Xuewei¡¯s character was tenacious. Moreover, she knew that if she learned one more skill, she would be able to compete with others when she grew up in the future. Therefore, she never complained about being tired. She studied hard in every class and practiced hard after class. She would always complete the assignments given by the teacher with high quality. Under such hard work, she improved at a rapid pace and soon caught up with her classmates who had been dancing since primary school. During this process, her stepmother would pick her up and drop her off every day, rain or shine. She would also tell everyone that it was rare for her child to be so talented and that she would definitely give her full support. Furthermore, her stepmother liked to brag to others that Ling Xuewei was good-looking and had special dance skills. She also said that she might even be able to enter the entertainment industry in the future and become a star or something. Or even if she couldn¡¯t become a star, she could at least enter a dance academy and become a dance teacher after graduation. At least she would be rich and stable, and she wouldn¡¯t have to worry about food and clothing. During that period of time, everyone praised her stepmother as a rare good woman. It was truly rare for her to be able to spend money and effort as she did for a child who wasn¡¯t related to her by blood and to plan for the other party¡¯s future. Even Ling Xuewei herself had the illusion that her stepmother was really doing this for her own good. She even hypnotized herself, turning all the torture and humiliation from before into a form of discipline. Those few years were the best Ling Xuewei and her stepmother had ever gotten along with each other. They were also the best years for her stepmother¡¯s reputation. It wasn¡¯t until Ling Xuewei turned 14 that the situation started to become a little weird. Ling Xuewei had good genes. She was tall and her body developed a little faster than her peers. That was why she was already graceful at the age of 14, and her body was slightly curvy. Her stepmother accompanied her to dance lessons every day, so she naturally saw the changes in her body. She was very happy about this and began to find various reasons to bring Ling Xuewei to the dinner party. At the beginning, Ling Xuewei did not understand anything and thought that it was just a simple meal. The adults talked about business that she did not understand, so she quietly buried her head in eating and drinking. When her stepmother asked her to perform, she would dance for the adults. After the performance, she would hear them applaud and then, she would say thank you to the middle-aged men. Later, Ling Xuewei began to realize that something was wrong. She gradually realized that the so-called uncles didn¡¯t pay attention to her dance at all. They didn¡¯t care if she danced gracefully or professionally. Their eyes were always on her chest and thighs. That kind of gaze made her instinctively nauseous and inexplicably embarrassed. She felt like a piece of delicious meat or a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. In short, it was not like an elder¡¯s appreciation of the younger generation. At that time, she still did not understand the dirty and lewd thoughts of those old men. She just relied on her sharp instincts as a young girl and vaguely felt that something was not right. It was abnormal. Therefore, she began to resist. She was no longer willing to meet those so-called uncles. She was even more unwilling to dance in front of them. As a result, she was naturally beaten up by her father and stepmother. After the beating, she still had to go. Sometimes, the bruises on her body could not be covered and would accidentally show during the dance. In the end, the way those people looked at her made her feel even more nauseous and uneasy. She could not understand. She was also extremely terrified. But nothing could change. She had tried to reveal a little to the teachers in the school. Besides, among her stepmother¡¯s friends, there were a few ladies whom she thought were nice people. She had also tried to ask for help. But in return, there was only one sentence: ¡°You¡¯re thinking too much.¡± No one helped her. No one could help her change the current situation. On the contrary, there were people who passed the message to her stepmother, giving her a beating in exchange. Slowly, Ling Xuewei completely gave up hope. She no longer sought help from the people around her, and she no longer resisted in vain. She was like a marionette, being brought by her stepmother to different dinners. She had seen countless different faces and the same gaze. As she grew older, Ling Xuewei slowly began to understand that the dishes on the table were just decorations. She was the real dish. The so-called training of her stepmother was not for her future, but for her own benefit. What being a celebrity in the entertainment industry, what being a teacher in the dance academy, they were all bullsh*t for outsiders to hear! From the beginning to the end, her stepmother had only treated her as a tool. Training her to learn dance was only to make her a more valuable tool. After all, there were a lot of beautiful little girls. However, at the same time, there weren¡¯t that many beautiful little girls who could excel in a certain aspect. The rare ones were always more precious. As Ling Xuewei won prizes in all kinds of dance competitions, her hands went soft. The ¡°middle-aged men¡± she saw also became more and more sanctimonious. They all put on the airs of a gentleman and said pretentious things. However, Ling Xuewei would never forget that gaze that was filled with desire for the rest of her life. She knew what she was in the eyes of those people, but at that time, she was still too weak and didn¡¯t have the ability to get rid of all that. Hence, she could only endure and pretend to be obedient. Then, she worked hard in secret to win more awards because only in this way could she become more precious and valuable in the eyes of those people. Her stepmother would not sell her most precious thing so easily. Only then could she be used as bait to exchange for endless benefits for her stepmother, but she was never really eaten. Ling Xuewei was so careful that it was as if she was treading on thin ice, enduring all the way until she was 18 years old. She endured until she finally became an adult. At the same time, as she wished, she received the admission letter from the top dance academy in the country. Other than herself, no one knew how much blood and tears she had spent in order to obtain all of this. But she did it. Under a situation that was far darker and crueler than her peers, she did it. She thought that by leaving her hometown to go to school, she could gain more freedom and have more time to continue accumulating strength. But she was wrong. Her stepmother found a ¡°buyer¡± who she thought was the best and wanted to give her away. Ling Xuewei knew that she would not be able to escape this time. Therefore, she found an opportunity and stole a large sum of money from her stepmother. She hid her identity and went far away, starting her first venture. That venture ended in a fiasco. Moreover, it made her take on a large amount of debt.. Chapter 142 - Name Your Price! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After that, the process of starting a business was basically the same as the information that Lin Bai had found on the internet. The hardship, blood, sweat and tears were not mentioned on the Internet at all. If it was not for Lin Bai¡¯s enhanced version of the Divine-level Human Discernment Technique, he would never have imagined that the arrogant and elegant Ling Xuewei would actually have such a bitter history of growth. After that, the process of starting a business was basically the same as the information that Lin Bai had found on the internet. The middle part of the history was filled with darkness and oppression. There was not a single trace of it on the Internet. If it was not for Lin Bai¡¯s enhanced version of the Divine-level human discernment skill, he would never have imagined that the arrogant and elegant Ling Xuewei would actually have such a bitter history of growth. At the beginning, Lin Bai had felt that it was strange that Ling Xuewei had such keen investment foresight and business talent. Now that he thought about it carefully, it was not a talent at all. It was merely the influence of those years at the dinner table. After experiencing such tempering, he was naturally cautious and knew how to read People¡¯s expressions. Naturally, he also knew more about the hearts of people, human nature, and the unspoken rules under the table. It wasn¡¯t talent, it was blood and tears. These bitter experiences surged in Lin Bai¡¯s mind again and again. He couldn¡¯t help but feel sorry for that poor woman. She was originally just a little girl who longed for motherly love! How could she be forced into such a state! ¡°Forget it, just treat it as me meddling in other people¡¯s business!¡± Lin Bai finally couldn¡¯t suppress the pity in his heart and loudly said to the taxi driver, ¡°Sir, please turn around and send me back.¡± Ten minutes later, Lin Bai appeared at the entrance of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate again. He walked as fast as lightning and went straight to the top floor. On the way, he was bumped into by Ling Xuewei¡¯s secretary. The secretary said with a troubled face, ¡°Mr. Lin, I¡¯m sorry. It¡¯s not convenient for President Ling to receive guests right now.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s footsteps did not stop. He said quickly, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m not here to discuss business.¡± The secretary asked hesitantly, ¡°In that case, why are you¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m here to help her out.¡± As Lin Bai spoke, he pushed open the door of Ling Xuewei¡¯s office. Unexpectedly, there were two more people in the room this time. One of them was an old woman who was estimated to be over 60 years old. The woman was dressed in luxurious clothes and wore a fiery red lipstick color. Her makeup was exquisite and ostentatious, but every movement of hers exuded an indescribable air of nobility. She looked very much like a hostess from some special club. Even if Lin Bai did not use the Divine-level Human Discernment Technique, he could guess that this person was definitely Ling Xuewei¡¯s stepmother. Beside her stepmother stood a middle-aged man in a suit. Given his demeanor, he seemed to be a lawyer. Lin Bai¡¯s sudden intrusion stunned everyone in the room. Ling Xuewei was especially surprised. ¡°Mr. Lin, why are you¡­¡± She wanted to ask Lin Bai why he suddenly came back, but before she could finish her sentence, Lin Bai stopped her with a hand gesture. Then, Lin Bai walked straight to Ling Xuewei¡¯s side and glanced at the mess on the office desk. Among them were printed bank transfer records. There were also a few photos that seemed to be screenshots from the surveillance camera footage. The girl in the picture was thin and immature. She was Ling Xuewei when she was a teenager. Lin Bai immediately understood that this must be the scene that was captured by the bank¡¯s surveillance cameras when she secretly transferred money back then. There were also a few surveillance photos of her secretly opening the safe at home. These records were enough to prove that her behavior back then was theft. If her stepmother sued her, Ling Xuewei would almost certainly lose the lawsuit. Moreover, her reputation would be tarnished, and it might even implicate the current company. After all, no one would be willing to work with a thief. Lin Bai pointed at the evidence on the table and asked straightforwardly, ¡°Name your price. How much do you want to let her go?¡± Once he said that, Ling Xuewei, her father, stepmother, and the lawyer brought by her stepmother were all stunned. Their faces were full of astonishment as if they suspected that they had heard wrongly. As for the secretary standing at the door, she was also very embarrassed. She could neither advance nor retreat. Lin Bai ignored them. He tapped the materials on the table with his fingertips and repeated word by word: ¡°Name your price.¡± The stepmother was the first to react. She stared at Ling Xuewei and sneered. ¡°Yo, no wonder you¡¯ve become so tough. So you have someone to rely on! What? You¡¯re not going to introduce him to us?¡± Ling Xuewei ignored her. Instead, she gently tugged on Lin Bai¡¯s sleeve and whispered, ¡°Mr. Lin, this is my family¡¯s matter. Please don¡¯t interfere. I can handle it myself.¡± Lin Bai asked her back, ¡°How do you plan to handle it? Continue to be controlled by them and let them exploit you? Then, have you ever thought about what you would do if they continue to force you to do things that you don¡¯t want to do?¡± Ling Xuewei¡¯s expression changed drastically, and even her voice trembled uncontrollably. ¡°You¡­ How do you know? !¡± Lin Bai did not answer. Instead, he warned Ling Xuewei¡¯s father and stepmother coldly, ¡°While my temper is good now and I¡¯m still willing to solve the problem in a civilized way, you¡¯d better be sensible and offer a buyout price.¡± ¡°Otherwise, when I change my mind, you won¡¯t be able to get a single cent ¡°Moreover, I will let you personally experience what you have done in the past. Choose for yourself!¡± When Lin Bai said these words, he was as cold and stern as a devil in Hell. Ling Zu¡¯an and the stepmother, Du Xifeng instinctively felt that the young man in front of them would definitely be able to keep his word. They knew what they had done the best in their hearts. If all those things were done to them, they would definitely not be able to bear it. Du Xifeng could no longer maintain her arrogance and condescending attitude. She said carefully, ¡°The money that Ling Xuewei took back then was not a small amount!¡± ¡°Moreover, after so many years of inflation, the ratio has long¡­¡± Lin Bai interrupted her impatiently. ¡°Cut the crap, just name your price.¡± Du Xifeng was silent for a few seconds, as if she had mustered up her courage before she finally spoke. ¡°One billion! I spent so many years of painstaking efforts to nurture her, and there are so many direct economic losses. If you give me less than one billion, this matter won¡¯t be over!¡± Lin Bai smiled. He thought that she would be able to name how much, just a mere one billion. ¡°Sure, but you must destroy all the relevant evidence and sign a confidentiality agreement. You must never mention anything related to it to anyone.¡± ¡°If you violate it, other than the legal responsibility, I will make you pay an even more unimaginable price. Don¡¯t doubt it. I will do what I say.¡± Lin Bai slowed down his speech. With a threatening tone, he enunciated each word clearly, ¡°We will make the two of you regret living.¡± Du Xifeng trembled visibly. Even the thick makeup on her face could not hide the paleness of her face. Ling Xuewei was a little stunned. She could not believe her ears. That was one billion! Even though this number was something that she could afford with her current ability, Lin Bai was not related to her. The moment he spoke, he offered so much money to save her. She really could not believe it. Her dark experiences in the past had convinced her that there was no such thing as gratuitous help in the world.. Chapter 143 - Isn’t This Enough? Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Even the simplest kindness was like a myth in Ling Xuewei¡¯s heart because in her growing years, there were almost none that could be called kindness. Ling Xuewei lowered her eyes and looked at the messy photos on the office desk. The words of refusal were on the tip of her tongue, but in the end, she didn¡¯t say it. She had already been controlled by them for too many years. If not for her father and stepmother¡¯s continuous extortion, the achievements she could have made with her talent and hard work would definitely have been more than this. She had already had enough of it! If she could really use this opportunity to completely get rid of their extortion, it would be a good choice. Ling Xuewei let out a light breath. She had already made a decision in her heart. Compared to the endless extortion, she would rather accept Lin Bai¡¯s help. And the price she had to pay behind the scenes¡­ No matter what it was. Her body, her dignity, her interests¡­ Or anything else. She was willing because those sacrifices would, at least, come to an end. It would not be like her father and stepmother, with whom she was forever entangled. They would both cause her pain, and she would rather choose the one with a deadline. While Ling Xuewei was silently weighing the pros and cons in her heart, her father and foster mother were also doing the same. The two of them whispered in each other¡¯s ears for a long time. Ling Zu¡¯an felt that since Lin Bai was so readily willing to fork out one billion to buy out the evidence in their hands, he might be willing to fork out even more. So what he meant was to not agree immediately and try again to see if he could get more money. But Du Xifeng felt that she should quit while she was ahead. She had been in the business world for more than half her life and had seen more people than Ling Zu¡¯an. Therefore, she could see that what Lin Bai said just now was not a lie. If they continued to argue, it was very likely that they would not get a single cent, and might even be punished. Therefore, she decisively ignored ling Zu¡¯an¡¯s urging and said to Lin Bai, ¡°Since everything has been agreed upon, transfer the money over now. I will immediately destroy all the evidence in my hands.¡± Lin Bai was not a fool. How could he agree just like that? He said, ¡°No, you have to hand over the money and the things in one hand. Also, you have to promise not to keep a copy and sign the confidentiality agreement and commitment letter.¡± Du Xifeng was about to speak when the lawyer next to her suddenly bent down and whispered something in her ear. So, Du Xifeng changed her words. ¡°It¡¯s fine to sign the confidentiality agreement, but you have to let my lawyer see it first to confirm that there are no problems with the terms and conditions. In addition, you have to sign another gift agreement to make it clear that the nature of this money is a gift and that it is irrevocable.¡± Lin Bai laughed mockingly. ¡°Since I said that I would give it to you, I won¡¯t find a reason to get it back later. I¡¯m not worried that you will cheat, but you are worried about this but that¡¯s right. People who love to play tricks always think that others are like them. Since you¡¯re so cautious, I¡¯ll ask the lawyer to discuss the follow-up agreement with you.¡± ¡°Also, I¡¯ll let you know in advance. When the agreement is officially signed, I¡¯ll ask Director Feng of the City Public Security Bureau to be here as a witness. If you¡¯re worried, you can also call another witness.¡± Du Xifeng¡¯s expression obviously changed. She carefully observed the expression on Lin Bai¡¯s face, as if she was trying to determine whether Lin Bai was telling the truth or was deliberately using Chief Feng¡¯s name to support himself. Ling Zu¡¯an, who was at the side, could not hold back his emotions and blurted, ¡°If you want to sign the agreement, then sign the agreement. Why must you call the police over? !¡± He knew very well that his actions in the past few years could be called extortion. That was why Ling Zu¡¯an was very afraid. He was afraid that not only would he not be able to get the money, but he would also even turn the agreement into something that involved the law. In fact, Du Xifeng also had the same worry, but she could still restrain herself. She was not like Ling Zu¡¯an, who directly showed his emotions on his face. Lin Bai chuckled coldly. ¡°If you don¡¯t dare to take the money, you can also directly destroy the evidence. Maybe when I¡¯m in a good mood, I¡¯ll directly let you go. Of course, you can also refuse. You can do whatever you want.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll only tell you one thing ¨C¡° Lin Bai deliberately paused and said in a more serious tone, ¡°In any case, I¡¯ll protect this woman for sure. Don¡¯t think of hurting her in any way!¡± The meaning behind his words was very obvious. ¡®If you¡¯re willing to solve it through legal means, then I¡¯ll abide by the law.¡¯ ¡®If you guys aren¡¯t honest and don¡¯t abide by the law, then I will resort to more methods. No matter what, this matter must be resolved.¡¯ No matter what method is used. Such a straightforward defense and such a resolute attitude. Du Xifeng immediately understood and decided to follow Lin Bai¡¯s plan. Taking the money and then destroying the evidence was the most beneficial plan for them. Otherwise, what awaited them might not be anything. ¡°Mr. Lin, I understand what you mean. Let¡¯s go back and make some preparations. I¡¯ll contact you in a few days.¡± Lin Bai waved his hand as if he was shooing away flies. ¡°Scram.¡± Du Xifeng and Ling Zu¡¯an did not dare to speak anymore. They quickly disappeared with the lawyer. Lin Bai personally closed the office door and locked it. Then he turned around and asked Ling Xuewei, ¡°Do you know what evidence they have?¡± Ling Xuewei nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Alright, you can confirm it yourself when the time comes. Did they bring all the original evidence over?¡± Lin Bai said. Ling Xuewei nodded again. ¡°Alright, thank you.¡± Lin Bai said again, ¡°I was interrupted by them previously. You haven¡¯t answered me yet. Can you tell that Wang Hao to scram?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Ling Xuewei nodded repeatedly. Lin Bai was willing to pay one billion for her to buy out evidence of her dark history. How could she not agree to such a small request? Lin Bai asked again, ¡°Regarding the car accident between you and Sun Jiandong and his wife, there¡¯s no need for a lawsuit anymore, right?¡± ¡°Withdraw the lawsuit. You will bear all the responsibility. You will compensate for medical expenses, missed work fees, and all other expenses. Also, ask Wang Hao to apologize to Sun Jiandong¡¯s family in person, or you can apologize on his behalf. Your attitude must be sincere until Sun Jiandong¡¯s family is willing to forgive you.¡± ¡°Is there a problem?¡± Ling Xuewei shook her head. ¡°No. Everything will be as you say.¡± Lin Bai smiled in satisfaction. ¡°Very good.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai planned to leave. Ling Xuewei stared at his back in disbelief. In the end, she could not hold it in. The moment Lin Bai reached out to open the door, she asked carefully. ¡°You¡­ Don¡¯t have any other requests?¡± Lin Bai turned around to look at her and asked with a half-smile, ¡°Isn¡¯t this enough?¡± For a moment, Ling Xuewei didn¡¯t know how to answer. She heard a weak voice in her heart that asked hesitantly, ¡®Is this really enough?¡¯ Chapter 144 - Hope You Won’t Be Disappointed In Human Nature Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The money that Lin Bai promised to help her out was one billion. It wasn¡¯t ten nor one hundred thousand yuan. It was a whole one billion! He had helped her get rid of her troubles with so much money, yet he only asked her to fire an assistant and then take responsibility and compensate for a traffic accident. That was all. Ling Xuewei really couldn¡¯t believe it. He spent one billion yuan and yet, he only asked her to do such a trivial thing? How was it possible! ¡°That¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like the feeling of having something weighing down on my heart.¡± Ling Xuewei lowered her eyes and took a deep breath. Finally, she mustered up the courage to say the words that she wanted to say the most. ¡°So, Mr. Lin, why don¡¯t you explain all the conditions in one go?¡± She was already mentally prepared for the worst. But she still hoped to know clearly what price she would have to pay. Lin Bai replied calmly, ¡°I¡¯ve already said it. If you think it¡¯s not enough, then add another condition. Work hard on the project of Yunding Villa and help me sell it for as much money as possible.¡± Ling Xuewei suddenly raised her head, her face full of disbelief. She didn¡¯t speak for a long time, not knowing what else she could say but she just couldn¡¯t believe that this was all that Lin Bai had asked her to do. Lin Bai actually didn¡¯t like the feeling of being suspected or to be more precise, no one would like to be suspected, especially when he was sincere and purely wanted to do a good deed to help others. Yet, he was instead doubted by the other party if he had other intentions. No one would like this feeling. However, Lin Bai did not get angry or feel any negative emotions. This was because he knew all of Ling Xuewei¡¯s past experiences and could understand why she would react like this. Even without reading her mind, Lin Bai knew what she was thinking. Lin Bai slowly turned back and stood in front of Ling Xuewei. He calmly and honestly said to her, ¡°Ling Xuewei, I know what you¡¯re thinking right now but you¡¯re wrong. I¡¯m helping you purely out of sympathy and admiration for you. There¡¯s no other purpose. So your guess and what you¡¯re worried about will never happen. Ever.¡± Ling Xuewei was so shocked that she could not speak. She met Lin Bai¡¯s gaze and looked back into his eyes. A pair of eyes that were clean, pure, and did not contain any evil thoughts. At this moment, she felt as if something had been broken in the bottom of her heart. She had seen countless evil wolf-like eyes. They were greedy, evil, and filthy. It was as if they wished they could directly use their gazes to strip her naked and tear her apart. She had seen too many. In her purest and most beautiful teenage years, she had to face countless gazes like that almost every day. There had never been a man who looked at her so calmly and honestly. There was no scheming, no greed, no coveting¡­ There was nothing that she hated at all. It was so pure and genuine that it was so unreal. In particular, after giving her such a huge favor, he was still filled with respect for her. Such an experience had never happened before. It was too surreal. ¡°I might be dreaming.¡± Ling Xuewei smiled as she muttered to herself. Her expression was dazed and sorrowful. Complicated and intense emotions surged in her heart, almost swallowing her whole. Lin Bai could see that her emotions were fluctuating greatly. However, he had never experienced Ling Xuewei¡¯s past personally. Therefore, he could not understand what she was feeling right now. Lin Bai calmly said everything he wanted to say to her. ¡°I know that you have been forced to see many dark sides of humanity, but what I want to tell you is that humanity does not only have dark sides. Not everyone gives others help with a hidden agenda or malicious intentions. Not all men are so dirty and despicable. No matter how much pain you have experienced, I hope that you will not be disappointed in humanity.¡± ¡°You must believe that there is still a bright side to humanity. There are still good people in this world. If there is a purpose behind my help to you, then this is it.¡± Lin Bai left after saying that. From the beginning to the end, he didn¡¯t even touch a single finger of Ling Xuewei. Ling Xuewei stared blankly in the direction where Lin Bai left. After an unknown amount of time, she finally burst into tears. If it was in the past, Ling Xuewei would never have believed it but at this moment, she truly believed it. On the way back, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but recall the expression on Ling Xuewei¡¯s face over and over again. That kind of expression when a certain idea deep in his heart was completely shattered. It was still lingering in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. Lin Bai had helped many people in the past, but it was mostly because others had helped him before that he would return the favor. For example, Luo Yang and Sun Xiaogang. He had snatched the opportunity that belonged to others, so he made up for it by other means. For example, Huo Yanhui. Or, because of the pop-up window of the Future News App, he would intervene to prevent certain disasters. For example, he would prevent Zhao Yiming from taking revenge on society, and he would prevent Doctor Zhao¡¯s daughter from being hurt by bad people. It could be considered as a kind of responsibility that one had to shoulder after owning the Future News App. However, other than these circumstances, helping others purely for the sake of helping others, regardless of the return or cost, seemed to only happen once today. Lin Bai himself could not tell why. In any case, he just wanted to help whenever he wanted. If he did not know about Ling Xuewei¡¯s past experiences, it would have been fine but since he knew, he could not just stand by and watch. It could be because of his sympathy, or it could be because of some kind of tie after using the enhanced version of the Human Discernation Technique. Lin Bai was not too sure. In any case, he didn¡¯t plan to use the enhanced version of the Human Discernation Technique casually anymore. The original version was enough. There was no need to look at other people¡¯s entire lives. After looking at it, it was inevitable that more emotions would arise. Things like today could happen once or twice but if it kept happening, it would only become a burden. It was unnecessary. After a few days, Ling Xuewei invited Lin Bai to the company to sign an official cooperation agreement. Lin Bai went to sign it, and the two of them officially reached a cooperation agreement. Ling Xuewei took out another document and handed it to Lin Bai. ¡°Mr. Lin, this is the sales draft for the Yunding Mountain Villa Project. There are three sets of different projects in total. Please take a look.¡± Lin Bai roughly skimmed through them. The three sets of projects were all very good, and each of them had its own characteristics. ¡°All of them are very good. I can see that your company is very diligent.¡± Lin Bai affirmed the results of the work of Ling Xuewei and her team. Then, he smiled and said, ¡°I believe in President Ling¡¯s vision and judgment. You can choose which project to use. I won¡¯t interfere.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s life motto was to leave professional matters to professionals. Since he was an amateur, it was better not to interfere recklessly.. Chapter 145 - Indignant Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Ling Xuewei was a little surprised that Lin Bai could trust her to such an extent. He had 100% complete authority and did not ask about anything. She had worked with other companies in the past and had met partners who trusted her professional abilities. However, there was no one else who could do what Lin Bai did. Ling Xuewei felt that Lin Bai was nothing like the people she had met. Lin Bai was completely different from the people she had come into contact with in the past. Ling Xuewei pretended to lower her head to organize the documents, cleverly concealing the emotional fluctuations in her heart. When she raised her head again, there was only a perfect professional smile on her face. ¡°Thank you, Mr. Lin, for trusting our company so much and being willing to let us perform.¡± ¡°We will do our best to live up to your trust, Mr. Lin,¡± Ling Xuewei said. Lin Bai nodded with a smile and said, ¡°Since I have chosen you, of course, I trust your ability. Therefore, President Ling can directly decide everything regarding the sales. There is no need for me to choose. I will look at the final results.¡± Lin Bai wanted to see how far Ling Xuewei could go if he gave her complete freedom. If she could reach, or even exceed, his expectations, then Lin Bai should continue working with Soaring Phoenix Real Estate. These few days, Lin Bai had carefully considered. He felt that it would be a good choice if he could work with Soaring Phoenix Real Estate for a long time, or if he could simply take a stake in it. Although the real estate market in recent years was not as crazy as it had been in the past few years, it had been steadily rising. It could be considered an industry that was worth investing in. Ever since he returned from stone speculating in Yun Province, his assets of more than 20 billion had been lying in Lin Bai¡¯s bank card. He had not made any more investments. It was not that Lin Bai did not want to, but it was because recently, the Future News app had not released any news related to it. That was why he didn¡¯t have the chance to invest. Although everyone regarded Lin Bai as a financial genius, Lin Bai knew in his heart that without the hints from the Future News app, it would be impossible for him to achieve so many godly operations with just his vision and judgment. Therefore, during those days without hints, Lin Bai would rather put his money aside than invest recklessly. He had heard too many examples of losing everything in one move. He did not want to become one of them. If he kept his money in his card, at least it would not vanish all of a sudden. Moreover, there would be interest to be earned. However, if he made the wrong investment and bought stocks, then there might be nothing left. Lin Bai used this reason to restrain himself from using the money easily. However, as time went on, he couldn¡¯t help but feel an itch in his heart. Was he really willing to put tens of billions of dollars of money in the bank and eat interest for the rest of his life? He wasn¡¯t willing. He had experienced the thrill of making tens of billions in an instant and the feeling of being regarded as a genius by everyone. Who would be willing to eat interest for the rest of their lives? Therefore, Lin Bai really wanted to do something and make good use of the money. However, he had never found the right direction, nor had he had the opportunity. During this period of time, when he was dreaming in the middle of the night, Lin Bai had asked himself countless times. What if the Future News App did not give him any financial news in the future and he did not have the opportunity to make as much money as before? What if the entire app suddenly disappeared one day in the future, along with the Divine-Level Human Discernation technique, Divine-Level combat technique, and Divine-Level medical technique that it had rewarded him? What would he do? Lin Bai had asked himself these questions countless times. The news app had appeared without any warning or reason. Therefore, no one could guarantee that it would not disappear as suddenly, without any warning or reason, as when it appeared. This made Lin Bai very anxious. He wanted to give himself a sense of security. Even if the Future News app stopped sending financial-related information from now on¡­ Even if it really disappeared one day, he could have a stable career and reap long-term profits. He could also rely on his own ability to get better. Therefore, he felt that he had to have some real business. Whether it was stocks or virtual currencies, these things were too volatile and the risk was too high. They could make people rich overnight, or they could make people go bankrupt instantly and never be able to turn over a new leaf. Moreover, he didn¡¯t have any knowledge in this area, so for him, these things couldn¡¯t be relied on for long. After thinking about it, Lin Bai felt that with his current capital, ability, and connections, it was the best choice to enter the real estate industry. Ling Xuewei was also a good partner. She had vision, ability, and creativity. If he added his capital, he should be able to have a very good development in the future. Moreover, during the cooperation process, he could slowly learn all kinds of real-estate-related knowledge. When he truly had the ability, he could still live well even if he lost his ability to predict the future. Only then would he not be blessed by fate for nothing. Lin Bai looked at Ling Xuewei across the desk and suddenly said, ¡°President Ling, May I ask you a personal question?¡± Ling Xuewei nodded. ¡°Please speak. What exactly is it that supported you through those painful days, step by step, until today?¡± Ling Xuewei did not expect Lin Bai to ask this. To be honest, she had never thought of this question before because she actually did not have a choice. She was pushed by fate step by step. When she was a young girl, she could only endure, learn dance, and win awards in order to protect her innocence. Later on, in order to break free from control and strive for maximum freedom, she could only think of all ways to earn money. Then, she walked step by step until now. What kind of power was supporting her? She really hadn¡¯t thought about it. Ling Xuewei thought for a long time before she gave an answer. ¡°Maybe it¡¯s because I¡¯m indignant.¡± ¡°I¡¯m unwilling to be controlled or become someone else¡¯s plaything. I just don¡¯t think my life should be like that.¡± Lin Bai nodded silently. The words ¡®don¡¯t want to¡¯ hit the nail on the head. In fact, he could have saved his money without taking any risks. He could have lived a carefree life for the rest of his life. He would have lived a much better life than most people. Yet, he didn¡¯t want to. He should not be like that in his future life after being blessed by fate. ¡°I originally wanted to tell you the next step after this project was completed, but it¡¯s okay to tell you in advance now.¡± ¡°If the sale of Yunding Villa goes well, let¡¯s work together in the long run. I can take a stake in your company, or if you are willing, I can buy it.¡± Lin Bai laid out his next step.. Chapter 146 - Prediction Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Ling Xuewei smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m really flattered that Mr. Lin appreciates me so much.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll definitely try my best to make achievements. I Won¡¯t let down your appreciation and trust.¡± Lin Bai smiled and nodded. ¡°Do your best. I believe in your ability. Since we¡¯ve already said this, then I¡¯d like to hear what you think about the future development of the domestic real estate market.¡± Although Lin Bai had thought it over and over again, and decided that entering the real estate industry was his best choice at the moment he still wanted to hear the views of a professional like Ling Xuewei. After all, Ling Xuewei had been working hard in the real estate industry for many years. Lin Bai believed that her judgment would be more accurate than his. Ling Xuewei didn¡¯t know Lin Bai¡¯s true thoughts. She just thought that Lin Bai wanted to take the opportunity to test her professional level. She did not dare to be negligent. She thought carefully for a moment before she answered. ¡°I personally believe that the domestic real estate market has reached a critical state. It is inevitable that the growth rate will slow down or even stagnate. This state will last for at least five to ten years, or even longer. ¡°Over the past few years, the real estate market has been overheated. The soaring prices of houses and land have led to a large amount of capital entering the real estate market, which has greatly affected the development of other industries ¡°Moreover, to a large extent, it also increased the pressure on the people¡¯s survival, causing more and more young people to not dare to fall in love and or get married ¡°Therefore, the country will definitely not allow the real estate market to continue its wild development and introduce new laws and regulations to regulate the prices of houses. This is also inevitable.¡± When talking about the field that she specialized in, Ling Xuewei¡¯s entire appearance had changed. She was confident and full of vigor. Lin Bai listened carefully to her answer. He could not help but secretly admire her in his heart. Professionals are indeed different. Previously, when Lin Bai analyzed and weighed the pros and cons, he was only thinking from his own point of view. He was only thinking about his existing funds and connections. Regarding the future development of the real estate industry, he only felt that the price of houses could not soar indefinitely forever. In the future, the rate of price increase might slow down, or it might drop in price. However, he could not make a clear prediction like Ling Xuewei. Moreover, Ling Xuewei¡¯s judgments were all well-grounded. They were in line with the laws of economic development and the national conditions. They were very credible. Lin Bai continued to ask her, ¡°According to your judgment, will house prices plummet after the country introduces restrictive policies? Is there still room for profit in the real estate industry?¡± This was the question that Lin Bai was most concerned about. What he wanted was not an overnight windfall, but a stable business that could be run for a long time in the next decade or even more. What he wanted was a sense of security that would allow him, his family and friends to be stable and prosperous even if he lost the ability to predict the future. Ling Xuewei¡¯s answer was still confident. ¡°The profit will definitely decrease, and the housing prices may also drop slightly, but they will definitely not plummet.¡± ¡°Why are you so sure?¡±Lin Bai asked her. Ling Xuewei said, ¡°Because the country will not allow this to happen although many people believe that if the housing prices plummet and everyone can easily buy a house with their salary, all the existing pressures and conflicts will disappear. But that is not the case.¡± ¡°The reason why housing prices are soaring is mostly that the price of land has been rising. The cost of land acquisition for real estate companies is very high. Considering the cost of construction and sales, as well as the profits, they can only increase the price.¡± ¡°The land prices are expensive because the local governments rely on this to maintain their revenue. In some third-and fourth-tier cities, the revenue from land auctions even accounts for more than 80% of the local revenue. ¡°If housing prices plummet and the real estate market collapses, it means that the local governments¡¯ finances will also collapse, and the entire society will fall into turmoil ¡°Therefore, the country will certainly find a way to maintain the current situation. It will not allow housing prices to continue soaring and cause more social conflicts. At the same time, it will not allow housing prices to plummet and cause the entire industry to collapse ¡°Many economic experts believe that there are a lot of bubbles in the current real estate market, and I personally agree with that view ¡°However, the impact of puncturing the bubbles rashly is too great. It is better to stabilize the situation and leave everything to time. Letting inflation slowly digest the bubbles is the safest way.¡± Lin Bai followed Ling Xuewei¡¯s train of thought and carefully thought about it. He felt that what she said was very reasonable. He said with appreciation, ¡°It¡¯s no wonder that you Ling can stand out among your peers in the fierce competition in the real estate industry. Your vision and judgment are indeed not something that ordinary people can compare to. I¡¯m looking forward to our future cooperation.¡± Ling Xuewei smiled modestly. ¡°Mr. Lin, you flatter me. You have a discerning eye. Your knowledge and vision are really far beyond ordinary people.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°My admiration for you is sincere. Don¡¯t say such polite words to me. I still have another question. Based on your previous judgments, how do you plan to adjust the direction of the company¡¯s future development?¡± This time, Ling Xuewei even omitted the process of thinking. It was obvious that she had thought about this question long ago. She replied, ¡°It¡¯s still better to continue to take the small but refined route, maintain the characteristics, and do premium products and services.¡± ¡°The middle-end market stabilizes the fundamentals, and the high-end market earns profits.¡± After all, Lin Bai had not really invested in the market, so Ling Xuewei did not answer these questions that involved trade secrets, in too much detail. Lin Bai thought about it carefully, and felt that this development strategy was quite wise. The middle-end market had a large demand. No matter how the country restricted purchases and regardless of how great the economic pressure was, the people who were really in need would still try their best to buy a house. This group of people was very large, but the profits they could bring were limited. The high-end market was the opposite. The rich were always in the minority, but the profits brought by one rich person far exceeds the profits of thousands of ordinary people in need. Ling Xuewei¡¯s strategy was to take advantage of both sides. She could maintain the company¡¯s influence in the industry and also ensure the profits. Smart. Lin Bai had already decided in his heart that after the project of the Yunding Villa was completed, he would invest more funds in Soaring Phoenix Real Estate. With a partner like Ling Xuewei, the future profits wouldn¡¯t be too bad even if the entire industry was restricted by the policy. Lin Bai now felt that the decision to help Ling Xuewei that day was the wisest decision of his life. It was just a mere one billion yuan, but it was definitely well spent because it brought him such a sharp and intelligent partner. In the end, it was all thanks to fate¡¯s guidance. If it weren¡¯t for Ling Xuewei¡¯s pendant, Lin Bai might not have paid so much attention to her and wouldn¡¯t have deliberately looked into her past and her life.. Chapter 147 - Dismissal Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation If he did not know about Ling Xuewei¡¯s past experiences, Lin Bai would not have had the compassion to meddle in her family affairs. The decision he made that day seemed to be a coincidence, but now that he thought about it, it was actually linked together. Everything was secretly pulled together by fate. It seemed to be a coincidence, but in fact, it was inevitable. Lin Bai felt that from now on, he should pay close attention to the stock price of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate. Since he had already decided to work with Ling Xuewei in the long run, it was about time for him to start preparing for investing some capital funds. ¡°Oh right, has Wang Hao been fired?¡± Lin Bai suddenly remembered the guy he had almost forgotten about. He didn¡¯t want that bastard to still be in the company, lest he has to give him a share of the profits when he acquires the company. Lin Bai would rather throw the money into the sewer than let the abominable Wang Hao get a single cent. When Ling Xuewei heard Lin Bai ask about this, her expression immediately became awkward. ¡°¡­ Not yet.¡± ¡°Why? Didn¡¯t we agree to let him get lost?¡± Lin Bai asked with a cold face. At the same time, he stared fixedly at Ling Xuewei¡¯s face, not letting go of even the slightest expression. Initially, he did not want to probe into Ling Xuewei¡¯s personal feelings. After all, in his heart, he only thought of Ling Xuewei as a partner. She was not his girlfriend. She could like whoever she wanted. Lin Bai could not be bothered to inquire about such things. However, Ling Xuewei had previously defended Wang Hao. In addition, she was still delaying his dismissal. This made Lin Bai doubt the relationship between Ling Xuewei and Wang Hao once again. If there really was a romantic relationship between them, or if there was some other connection, then no matter how much Lin Bai admired Ling Xuewei, he would have to reconsider the matter of investing in the acquisition. ¡°You¡¯ve been very protective of him before. Why?¡± Lin Bai asked with a cold expression. Ling Xuewei was stunned for a moment before she realized what Lin Bai was implying. She quickly explained, ¡°Mr. Lin, don¡¯t misunderstand. I didn¡¯t fire him right away purely because he has the shares of the company in his hands. I have to buy it back before I fire him ¡°In addition, I¡¯ve been busy planning the sales plan of Yunding Villa recently. I was worried that there would be complications, so I didn¡¯t fire him for the time being. I really didn¡¯t mean to protect him. I¡¯ll ask the Human Resources Department to fire him right now. Is that okay?¡± Ling Xuewei was clearly really nervous and afraid that Lin Bai would go back on his word and terminate the cooperation. Moreover, judging from her expression and tone when she spoke, it didn¡¯t seem like she was lying. Lin Bai chose to believe her. ¡°Well, then let him go through the procedures,¡± Lin Bai said. Ling Xuewei was obviously relieved. She quickly said, ¡°Okay, okay. I¡¯ll inform him right away.¡± Following that, Ling Xuewei called Wang Hao directly in front of Lin Bai. ¡°Wang Hao, go to the HR department immediately to proceed with the administrative procedures. You¡¯re fired.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no reason. The company will compensate you in full according to the regulations.¡± ¡°The company will buy back the shares in your hands.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t come over. I don¡¯t have time to see you either. Go handle the formalities.¡± Ling Xuewei hung up the phone, not giving Wang Hao any room for discussion. Although Lin Bai did not hear what Wang Hao said over the phone, it wasn¡¯t difficult to imagine how confused and indignant Wang Hao was at the moment. Ling Xuewei carefully asked Lin Bai, ¡°Mr. Lin, is this all right?¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m very satisfied.¡± Only then did Ling Xuewei heave a sigh of relief. Lin Bai reminded her again, ¡°You forgot to tell him to apologize to Sun Jiandong¡¯s family, you forgot to tell him.¡± However, Ling Xuewei said, ¡°I didn¡¯t forget about that. It¡¯s just that based on my understanding of Wang Hao, it¡¯s impossible for him to agree.¡± ¡°Later, I¡¯ll personally go to the hospital and apologize to Sun Jiandong and his wife in person. I¡¯ll also pay the corresponding compensation.¡± ¡°After all, it was my sudden braking on the highway that caused them to be seriously injured. It¡¯s only right for me to apologize.¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°That¡¯s fine too. It doesn¡¯t matter who apologizes. As long as the compensation is in place and can make their family feel better, it¡¯s fine.¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. I will definitely do my best to compensate.¡± ¡°Two million, is that okay?¡± She probed. Lin Bai said, ¡°You can ask them about that. As long as they agree.¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°Alright. Then I¡¯ll talk to them later. In any case, the final amount will definitely not be less than two million.¡± She could tell that Lin Bai valued the feelings of Sun Jiandong¡¯s family very much. What he cared about was not the money, but whether the anger that Sun Jiandong¡¯s family had felt previously could be appeased. Ling Xuewei felt that this matter should not be difficult to handle. As long as her attitude was sincere enough and she gave them enough money, they would eventually forgive her. Lin Bai asked again, ¡°Wang Hao has been by your side for a long time, right? Has he done anything against the rules before? If so, release all the information of his misdeeds to the press. I don¡¯t want to see this person again in the real estate industry of S City in the future.¡± Ling Xuewei¡¯s expression changed slightly. She didn¡¯t expect that Lin Bai would try to oust and boycott him so badly. Not only did he want Wang Hao to lose his job, but he also wanted him to be unable to continue working in the entire industry, or even in the entire S City. Lin Bai saw the difficult expression on Ling Xuewei¡¯s face and asked, ¡°What? You can¡¯t do it, or you can¡¯t bear to do it?¡± Ling Xuewei quickly explained, ¡°This is indeed not easy to do.¡± ¡°Wang Hao¡¯s professional ability is quite strong, and he may even have some special connections.¡± ¡°Even if news of him breaking the rules were to be released, I¡¯m afraid it might not affect his search for a new job.¡± ¡°After all, I can¡¯t directly interfere with other companies. And although he has stepped on the line in the past, it¡¯s not a big mistake. I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s not realistic to drive him out of the real estate industry just based on these.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Then give me all his information. I¡¯ll deal with him slowly when I¡¯m free. By the way, you just said that he might have some special connections. What do you mean?¡± Ling Xuewei replied, ¡°That¡¯s my guess. I¡¯m not sure about the specific details. But he was always able to know the government¡¯s land planning and internal information about the bidding process in advance, so I guess he probably knows the people in the relevant departments.¡± Lin Bai asked, ¡°Was it because he had these connections that you gave him the shares?¡± Ling Xuewei nodded. ¡°Yes. In order to keep him and not let him jump ship to other companies easily, I gave him a lot of shares.¡± Lin Bai asked again, ¡°Then, do you think that after he gets fired, other companies will also give him shares or other benefits in order to recruit him?¡± Ling Xuewei smiled bitterly and nodded. ¡°I think the probability should be high. Even if those companies know that he has a dark history of stepping on legal boundaries?¡± ¡°Yes..¡± Chapter 148 - Son Of A B*tch Is Cheating, Right? ! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Compared to the insider information of the government department, that little illegal operation of stepping on the line is not worth mentioning,¡± Ling Xuewei said. ¡°Is insider information that important?¡±Lin Bai asked. Ling Xuewei said, ¡°It¡¯s very, very important.¡± ¡°For example, during the land auction three years ago for the Yunding Villa project, I was tempted by that piece of land and almost went to bid for it.¡± ¡°However, Wang Hao advised me not to go. He said that there was a possibility that the land would be replanned and the attributes of the land would change. He advised me not to take the risk ¡°Therefore, I did not touch that piece of land. The facts later proved that Wang Hao¡¯s insider information was very accurate. The attributes of that piece of land did change because of the government¡¯s planning. Qingcheng Group went bankrupt as a result.¡± Ling Xuewei stated without any emotion, ¡°If we didn¡¯t have the insider information back then and bought that piece of land, perhaps the company with the broken capital chain would have been us.¡± ¡°There are many similar things. For example, he could know in advance the project tenders for which the winning bidder had already been secretly decided. There¡¯s no need to waste energy to prepare.¡± ¡°And for other competitors¡¯ bidding prices, Wang Hao can also basically estimate accurately and then deduce how much we should bid.¡± ¡°The waters in the land bidding area are very deep. Many times, it¡¯s not always the highest bid or the best proposal that will definitely win. There are too many things that cannot be laid out openly on the table.¡± Ling Xuewei did not continue speaking, but Lin Bai already understood why she was unwilling to fire Wang Hao previously. It had nothing to do with romance. It was purely because that fellow was very important to the company. Driving him away would be a great loss to the company. Lin Bai muttered softly, ¡°To know that the land planning would change three years in advance is really amazing. I really underestimated him.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s impression of Wang Hao was from the contact he had with him in the hospital. He felt that Wang Hao was snobbish, rude, and arrogant. This was Lin Bai¡¯s entire evaluation of him. Therefore, Lin Bai really did not expect that this fellow¡¯s ability to work on the surface and his unspoken rules in private were equally formidable. The one who chased him out of the company was not him, but Soaring Phoenix Real Estate instead. ¡°Since that¡¯s the case, it¡¯s all the more time to teach him a lesson.¡± Lin Bai originally planned to deal with him slowly when he was bored. However, it seemed that he couldn¡¯t do it anymore. He had to kick him out of the S City real estate industry as soon as possible. ¡°Give me all the information about him as soon as possible. Also, check carefully who the government officials he knows are. Think of a way to recruit them.¡± Lin Bai told Ling Xuewei. Lin Bai did not believe that there was any true friendship between those government officials and Wang Hao. They were willing to provide insider information for the sake of money. As long as those insiders could be bribed with money, it was not a problem. The problem was that they had to find those people who could be bribed. Ling Xuewei smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I¡¯ve tried to investigate long ago, and I¡¯ve checked many times. I¡¯ve used all the methods I can think of but Wang Hao hid it too well. I couldn¡¯t find a chance at all. In the past four years, I¡¯ve never seen him interact with those government officials.¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but grumble, ¡°His anti-investigation awareness is quite strong. Has that bastard trained in it before?¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°His major in university is biological engineering. It has nothing to do with real estate. According to his parents¡¯ employee records, their jobs also have nothing to do with real estate. Moreover, his family background is very ordinary. It can even be said that they are very poor. To be honest, I have always been curious as to how he managed to bribe the people from the relevant departments.¡± The more Lin Bai listened, the more he felt that Wang Hao was beyond his expectations. ¡°He majored in biology?! Let¡¯s not even talk about it. It doesn¡¯t even have anything to do with real estate. Why does he have to switch to real estate? How can he have government connections?¡± Ling Xuewei smiled bitterly. ¡°I also want to know how he did it.¡± In fact, Ling Xuewei had tried to contact the staff of the relevant departments in private to build a closer relationship with them and give them some perks in exchange for insider information. However, those government staffs were very cautious and did not accept the benefits she offered. Some simply refused to meet strangers in private. Ling Xuewei had also used all kinds of connections in private and found all the people she could find to help introduce them. However, up until now, she had not found anyone who was willing to provide insider information. Sometimes, Ling Xuewei also felt that the benefits she offered were not enough to make those government officials break the law and discipline. However, her wealth was more than a hundred times that of Wang Hao¡¯s. If she could not even bribe them, how did Wang Hao do it? This question had been troubling Ling Xuewei for many years. There had been no answer. Lin Bai looked at the back-checked information that Ling Xuewei had sent him. The content displayed on it was basically the same as what Ling Xuewei had said. Before entering the real estate industry, Wang Hao¡¯s previous resume could only be said to be ordinary. His grades were mediocre. During college, he failed countless courses and almost couldn¡¯t graduate. He barely passed and almost couldn¡¯t get his degree certificate. After graduation with great difficulty, he couldn¡¯t find a job, so he stayed unemployed for more than half a year. Later on, he worked in real estate sales for half a year, and his results were at the bottom month by month. He was always on the verge of being fired. After that, it was as if he suddenly faced a drastic change and inexplicably entered a small real estate company. Immediately after that, that company soared too. They bought and sold land everywhere in the country. Just the difference in price between the purchase and sale was enough to make a huge profit. After that, he was poached by Ling Xuewei. That¡¯s right, it was Ling Xuewei who took the initiative to poach him. ¡°His previous company took off because of his insider information, right?¡± Lin Bai asked. Ling Xuewei nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°It took me a lot of effort to find out that it was because of him.¡± ¡°Then, I gave him a lot of benefits before I managed to poach him over. So, to be honest, I¡¯m really a little reluctant to fire him. The main reason is that I¡¯m reluctant to let go of the connections he has.¡± Ling Xuewei finally spoke her mind. If it weren¡¯t for the huge favor Lin Bai had given her, she definitely wouldn¡¯t have fired Wang Hao. However, the support of one billion yuan, as well as the fact that he had completely gotten rid of her father and stepmother¡¯s entanglement, ultimately changed her priorities. Wang Hao was very capable, and the connections he had were also very rare. But it couldn¡¯t compare to the favor of one billion yuan, as well as her freedom for the rest of her life. Lin Bai asked her, ¡°Do you regret firing Wang Hao?¡± Ling Xuewei smiled and shook her head. ¡°I will never regret any of my choices.¡± Because every choice of hers was made after weighing the pros and cons.. Chapter 149 - Disappears Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai was very satisfied with Ling Xuewei¡¯s answer. He smiled and nodded, saying, ¡°Very good, I like people like you who have no regrets.¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°Regret is the most useless emotion in this world. Rather than wasting time on things that cannot be changed, it¡¯s better to think about how to deal with it.¡± Lin Bai asked her, ¡°Have you thought of a way to deal with it?¡± Ling Xuewei replied, ¡°I just thought of it.¡± Lin Bai was a little surprised. ¡°So soon? In that case, tell me, how can we get rid of Wang Hao without affecting the future development of the company?¡± Ling Xuewei said, ¡°That depends on whether you must get rid of him immediately or not, Mr. Lin.¡± ¡°If there¡¯s no rush, we can stop it temporarily. Let¡¯s see which company Wang Hao will choose next.¡± ¡°Then we¡¯ll think of a way to bribe his colleagues to get the information they need.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll follow their bids for the land. If we can get their bidding price, then we¡¯ll increase it slightly. This is the best guarantee that the company¡¯s interests will not be harmed.¡± ¡°At the same time, we can continue to secretly investigate his connections during this process and find the government personnel who sent him the information.¡± Lin Bai thought about it carefully and felt that it was not necessary to get rid of Wang Hao immediately. There was actually no direct feud between him and Wang Hao. At most, it was just that Wang Hao¡¯s previous actions made Lin Bai unhappy and so the latter wanted to take revenge on him. Therefore, it didn¡¯t matter if they waited a little longer. Thus, Lin Bai said, ¡°I¡¯m not in a hurry. Let¡¯s do it the way you just mentioned.¡± He would let Wang Hao go to another company for a few months first. If Lin Bai could take the opportunity to find out the connections he had, that would naturally be the best. If he couldn¡¯t find out, then he would have to find another way. He didn¡¯t believe that not even a single government official could be bribed if he were to throw in real money. As long as he could establish his own source of information, Wang Hao and the connections he had would completely lose their value. ¡°Try for three months first. If you can achieve your goal within three months, that¡¯s naturally the best. If you can¡¯t, I¡¯ll use another method to solve this matter three months later.¡± Although he wasn¡¯t in a hurry to settle this matter with Wang Hao, Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to drag it out indefinitely. Three months was neither too long nor too short. It was a very suitable duration. While Lin Bai and Ling Xuewei were discussing this, Wang Hao had already gone through all the resignation procedures. He had also received the share acquisition fee and the termination compensation. It was quite a large sum altogether. However, Wang Hao did not feel happy at all. Back when he joined Soaring Phoenix real estate, it was Ling Xuewei who had tried every means to beg him to come over to work for her. Now, she chased him away without a valid reason. She did not even give him a chance to see her again. Such a huge disparity really made Wang Hao feel angry, so much so that even all the procedures had been completed, he still refused to leave the HR department. ¡°Give me a reason, why did you fire me?¡± Wang Hao just wanted an answer. The HR department manager smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Sorry, President Ling didn¡¯t state the reason.¡± ¡°All the compensation is calculated according to the labor law. The share acquisition price is also on the basis of the current price, with an additional premium of 10% .¡± ¡°May I ask if you¡¯re still not satisfied with anything, Mr. Wang?¡± Wang Hao could not help but sneer when he heard the director of the HR department address him. ¡°Mr. Wang? Hehe, you changed your words so quickly. I haven¡¯t even left yet, and you¡¯re so eager to replace me?¡± The director of the HR department had a professional and hypocritical smile on his face as he said, ¡°I didn¡¯t mean that. Mr. Wang, you¡¯ve misunderstood.¡± Wang Hao knew that it was meaningless for him to say anything more. On the contrary, it would seem like he was devaluing himself. Therefore, he dismissed the idea of wanting an explanation. He stood up and said to the HR manager, ¡°Please tell Ling Xuewei not to regret it.¡± ¡°If I walk out of this door today, I will never come back even if she poaches me with ten times or a hundred times her salary in the future.¡± ¡°She should know how much I have done for the company these past few years.¡± ¡°If I can help Soaring Phoenix, I can also help other companies. Tell her not to regret it!¡± After saying that, Wang Hao walked out of the company without looking back. He had even thought about which company he was going to jump ship to next. Currently, there were only two companies in S City that were about the same level as Soaring Phoenix real estate, and they were Hengsheng real estate and Xuyang real estate. Although with Wang Hao¡¯s current experience and ability, he could have a better choice, he had to go to a company that was similar to Phoenix real estate. Then, he would use his own information to let the new company rise in the industry. He wanted to use this method to let Ling Xuewei know that it was a huge loss to fire him! Only in this way could the resentment in his heart be appeased! ¡°I¡¯ll first look at the future trends of Hengsheng and Xuyang, then I¡¯ll decide which company to go to.¡± Wang Hao muttered to himself. At the same time, he took out his phone and skillfully opened an app. He clicked on the location in his memory, but there was no response from the phone. Wang Hao was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the position on the table had become empty. The app called ¡°Real Estate news¡± that should have appeared there had disappeared. It was the same as when it appeared a few years ago, without any warning or reason. On a certain day about five years ago, that app appeared out of nowhere on his phone. It was filled with information about real estate, and the time in the information was all in the future. In the beginning, Wang Hao thought it was a virus app or a prank by some programmers. He tried many ways to uninstall the app that appeared out of nowhere. In the end, it was all in vain. Even if he threw away his old phone and replaced it with a new one, the Real Estate News app would still appear. It was as if the app had already locked onto him and wanted to follow him, but he couldn¡¯t get rid of it. Wang Hao was even very afraid of this. But later on, he slowly adapted to its existence, as well as the real estate information it sent him from time to time. And to his surprise, he discovered that the real estate information predicted in the app was all true. From the land planning of the country to the rise and fall of the price of a certain property, all of them came true without exception. Wang Hao finally began to believe that he had picked up a treasure. Just like the main character in a novel, he had his own golden fingers and the capital to defy the heavens and change his fate! The reason behind it was no longer important. Wang Hao did not want to struggle anymore. He only wanted to make good use of this foresight ability to rewrite his fate! Thus, he racked his brains and tried to enter the real estate industry.. Chapter 150 - Give it back to Me! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation It didn¡¯t go well at first. Due to the fact that Wang Hao had no education and no experience, all the resumes he sent out were like stones sinking into the ocean. He didn¡¯t even have a chance of an interview. Later, he shamelessly took the initiative to come to the door and introduce himself, trying to show his ability to predict the real estate industry. But most of the time, he didn¡¯t even have the chance to finish his words. During that time, he had encountered so many obstacles that he couldn¡¯t even count them. Later, with great difficulty, the boss of a small company finally finished listening to his ¡°prediction¡± with the attitude of listening to a joke. The prediction result was naturally accurate. The future information provided by the ¡°real estate news flash¡± had never been wrong. Wang Hao finally received an olive branch from the other party. As a special consultant, he entered that company and ¡°predicted¡± the trend of the real estate industry every day, helping the company to seek profits and avoid harm. Relying on his ¡°prediction¡±, that small company directly took off, and within a year, its profits increased by hundreds of times. Soon after, Ling Xuewei found out about his existence and offered an almost sky-high annual salary, poaching him to join Soaring Phoenix real estate. He stayed at Soaring Phoenix real estate for four years. It was also during these four years that Soaring Phoenix real estate went from being a little transparent to becoming a rising star in the industry. In addition to Ling Xuewei¡¯s intelligence and foresight, it was also related to his various predictions. Without him, perhaps Soaring Phoenix real estate could also develop with only Ling Xuewei¡¯s personal ability. However, the process required was definitely not something that could only take four years. It could be said that the reason that Soaring Phoenix was able to rise so quickly was because of his existence, which allowed the company to not take a single detour. It would always seize the opportunity and always spend its resources on the necessary things. He was undoubtedly the number one contributor to Soaring Phoenix Real Estate. However, what he was waiting for in the end was not a promotion or a raise. Instead, he was fired without any reason. How could Wang Hao be willing to accept this? That was why he was so angry. He swore in his heart that he would take revenge and make Ling Xuewei regret it. He even imagined the image of Ling Xuewei kneeling in front of him and begging him to be merciful. But now, the app that he relied on had disappeared! His capital had disappeared! Without the information about the future, he was nothing! Whatever about assisting the new company to surpass Soaring Phoenix, or making Ling Xuewei Regret, had all turned into nothing! Without the app, he could no longer make any predictions, nor could he assist anyone. He could not even continue to make a living in this industry. At this moment, Wang Hao was completely dumbfounded, his mind a complete blank. What followed was a frenzied denial. ¡°No! It¡¯s impossible!¡± ¡°I must have found the wrong one!¡± ¡°It must have been accidentally dragged somewhere else!¡± Wang Hao muttered to himself as he quickly searched for his phone. He searched through all the folders and even opened all the other apps to check if the real estate newsletter had merged with other apps. In the end, none of the scenarios in his mind had happened. No matter how hard he searched, he could not find even a trace of the real estate newsletter. Just like when it first appeared, this app had disappeared without warning. At that time, he tried every means to uninstall it, but he could not uninstall it no matter how hard he tried. Now, he tried every means to find it, but it was also futile. ¡°No!!¡± Wang Hao screamed in pain. He could not accept all of this. He could not accept that when he was full of anger and eager to take revenge, he suddenly lost everything! ¡°Come back!¡± ¡°Come back!¡± ¡°Please, come back, okay¡­¡± Wang Hao spoke crazily into the phone, and his tone gradually changed from a commanding one to a pleading one. ¡°No matter what you want, I¡¯m willing!¡± ¡°Please come back quickly! As long as you come back, I¡¯m willing to do anything!¡± Wang Hao held the phone and begged loudly. A young man and woman happened to pass by on the way and heard what Wang Hao said. The girl sighed sympathetically and said in a low voice, ¡°He was dumped, but he¡¯s still begged his girlfriend to come back. It seems that he really loves that girl.¡± She thought that Wang Hao had been dumped and was begging his ex-girlfriend to change her mind. However, she did not know that Wang Hao was actually begging for an app to come back. In fact, she could not be blamed for the misunderstanding. If it was anyone else with a normal brain, they would never have guessed that someone would be begging for an app to come back. The boy did not sympathize with Wang Hao. He said softly, ¡°He is so lowly. It would be strange if a girl would like him.¡± The girl retorted, ¡°Perhaps he¡¯s just overwhelmed by his feelings. How can you say that he¡¯s lowly?¡± ¡°He¡¯s already been dumped, yet he¡¯s still like this. If he¡¯s not lowly, then what is he?¡± ¡­ The young couple argued as they gradually walked away. Wang Hao did not hear a single word of their conversation. It was not that their voices were too soft, but that all of Wang Hao¡¯s thoughts were currently on his phone. He had begged and promised to exchange for it countless times. His phone had not changed at all. The dream of losing something and getting it back had never come true. Wang Hao was on the verge of breaking down. He did not beg anymore, but asked himself again and again, ¡°How did this happen?¡± ¡°How did it suddenly disappear?¡± ¡°It was clearly fine all along. Why? Why in the world!¡± No one could tell him the answer. Just like that, he was bewitched as he muttered over and over again. He recalled the last time he opened the app, and if there was any difference from before. Over and over again, he tried to find some clues to understand why the app suddenly disappeared and how to make it appear again. Unfortunately, everything was in vain. Wang Hao didn¡¯t even know how he got home, or how he muddled through one sunrise and sunset after another. He didn¡¯t know how many days had passed like this, but Wang Hao¡¯s body and spirit were exhausted to the extreme. He finally muddled into a deep sleep. In his almost half-unconscious state, he had a strange dream. In the dream, Ling Xuewei was dressed in a red dress, looking elegant and graceful. She smiled gently at him, her eyes filled with love. Wang Hao ran over happily, wanting to hug this woman whom he had been longing for. However, when he ran in front of Ling Xuewei, Ling Xuewei suddenly stopped smiling and frowned coldly. ¡°I don¡¯t need you anymore. Get lost!¡± As she spoke, Ling Xuewei¡¯s chest sparkled. At the end of her necklace, the original pendant disappeared and turned the icon of the Real Estate News app. The icon flashed and flashed, causing Wang Hao to panic. ¡°Why is my app on you? !¡± ¡°Give it back to me!¡± ¡°Quickly give it back to me! !¡± Wang Hao shouted and pounced over, wanting to take back everything that belonged to him. But he missed. The momentary feeling of weightlessness woke Wang Hao from his dream.. Chapter 151 - Give It Back To Me! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Wang Hao¡¯s forehead was covered in sweat as he panted heavily. The scene in the dream was still lingering in his mind. He felt that this dream must be hinting at something. Otherwise, why would he have such a strange dream for no reason? ¡°God must be hinting at me! It must be! It¡¯s Ling Xuewei! She¡¯s the one who stole my app!¡± Wang Hao¡¯s eyes were red, and he looked like a ferocious and crazy beast. He confirmed his guess and stumbled out. He wanted to find Ling Xuewei and take back everything that belonged to him! ¡­ Headquarters of Soaring Phoenix real estate. Underground parking lot. Ling Xuewei sent a voice message as she walked: ¡°Mr. Lin, regarding the changes to the sales plan, I¡¯ve already sent the document to you. Please take a look.¡± ¡°If there¡¯s anything inappropriate, I¡¯ll have someone revise it immediately. I look forward to your reply.¡± She walked in a hurry, and the exquisite makeup on her face could not hide her fatigue. She attached great importance to the project of Yunding Villa. It could even be said that she had put in 120% of her efforts. She was doing it herself, striving for excellence. Although Lin Bai had already expressed satisfaction with the sales plan, she still maintained an attitude of striving for perfection and made some improvements in the details. That was why she worked so late and became the last person in the company to leave. The underground garage was empty. Her voice and the sound of her high heels hitting the ground became very obvious. Ling Xuewei suddenly felt uneasy. ¡®Everything will be fine. There are surveillance cameras everywhere. There are also security guards on duty. Outsiders can¡¯t enter. It¡¯s all an illusion. Don¡¯t scare yourself.¡¯ Ling Xuewei comforted herself, and the speed of her walking involuntarily increased by a few degrees. ¡°Buzz Buzz.¡± Her phone vibrated. There was a new message. ¡®It should be Mr. Lin¡¯s reply, right?¡¯ Ling Xuewei¡¯s heart was filled with joy. Just as she was about to check the message, a figure suddenly flashed before her eyes. ¡°Give it back to me!¡± That person roared and pounced at her. Ling Xuewei was shocked and instinctively dodged to the side. The other party missed and almost fell down. Only now did Ling Xuewei recognize that this crazy and strange man was the special assistant that she had fired a few days ago, Wang Hao. It had only been a few days since they last met, but Wang Hao seemed to have become a different person. His clothes were disheveled, his hair was messy, his eyes were red, and his face was covered in stubble. It could be said that he was 30% human, and 70% like a ghost. His appearance was completely different from the smart and sharp real estate prodigy that Ling Xuewei knew. Was it because he had been struck by his dismissal? Ling Xuewei could not help but feel a little guilty. After all, he was the one who contributed to the rise of Soaring Phoenix real estate, yet he had fallen to such a state. Ling Xuewei felt very uncomfortable. Therefore, she did not question why Wang Hao barged in. Instead, she asked with some concern, ¡°Wang Hao, how did you end up like this?¡± Wang Hao looked at her with reddened eyes. Instead of answering, he asked, ¡°You stole it, didn¡¯t you? You must have stolen it! Give it back to me! Give it back to me! !¡± As he said that, he pounced on her again. Ling Xuewei hurriedly dodged while trying to explain herself, ¡°What are you talking about? I didn¡¯t steal anything!¡± ¡°There must be a misunderstanding! Wang Hao, calm down. Let¡¯s talk slowly!¡± Wang Hao did not listen to her explanation at all. All he wanted to do was to snatch her phone. Ling Xuewei was a woman after all. Even though Wang Hao had not eaten for a few days and his body was very weak, she was still not his match. After barely dodging a few times, Wang Hao finally seized the opportunity to grab her arm. ¡°Give it to me!¡± Wang Hao snatched her phone and swiped the screen to search for it desperately. Ling Xuewei was worried that her trade secret would be leaked, so she wanted to snatch the phone back. However, she was pushed hard by Wang Hao, and her entire body fell to the ground. A sharp pain suddenly came from her tailbone. Ling Xuewei was in so much pain that she broke out in cold sweat. She struggled a few times, but could not stand up. Wang Hao took advantage of this time to turn Ling Xuewei¡¯s phone upside down. However, he did not find the real estate news app that he had imagined. His imagination was proven wrong. A huge sense of loss and indignation filled Wang Hao¡¯s heart. He angrily threw away his phone, turned around, and grabbed Ling Xuewei by the collar like he was holding a chicken, lifting her up from the ground. ¡°Tell me! Where did you hide it?!¡± Wang Hao roared and questioned. Ling Xuewei endured the pain and asked him, ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Wang Hao roared, ¡°My app!¡± The scene in the dream flashed quickly in Wang Hao¡¯s mind. He remembered that Ling Xuewei¡¯s chest glistened in the dream, and the original pendant had become a real estate news app. Wang Hao seemed to have received some kind of revelation, and he shouted excitedly, ¡°I know! I know where you hid it!¡± As he said that, he started to tear Ling Xuewei¡¯s collar. Ling Xuewei turned pale with fright. She used all her strength to protect her chest and screamed a warning, ¡°Wang Hao! Don¡¯t be reckless!! There are surveillance cameras here! If you stop now, I can let you off!¡± How could Wang Hao still listen to her? He only wanted to find the app and find the capital to continue being a real estate genius. Ling Xuewei¡¯s resistance was useless. He grabbed Ling Xuewei¡¯s clothes and was about to use force, but he was suddenly lifted up by a huge force. His body suddenly soared into the air, causing Wang Hao¡¯s mind to go blank for half a second. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was sent flying out of control. Then, he crashed into a pillar and landed on the ground with a bang. Wang Hao was dizzy from the fall, and the back of his neck was immediately kicked hard. His eyes rolled back in an instant, and he was completely clueless. Ling Xuewei looked at the savior who seemed to have descended from the sky and asked in surprise and joy, ¡°Mr. Lin? ! Why are you here?¡± Lin Bai did not answer. He only said, ¡°Your tailbone is fractured. Let me help you to the car first.¡± Ling Xuewei nodded subconsciously. She completely forgot to ask Lin Bai why he knew about her tailbone injury. She seemed to have gotten used to it unknowingly. Lin Bai¡¯s various divinations had also gotten used to being invisible in front of Lin Bai. Nothing could be hidden from him. In the beginning, she also felt that it was strange. Later, she guessed that it was because Lin Bai was good at fortune-telling and meeting people. Later on, she was so used to it that she didn¡¯t even have doubts. She just let Lin Bai support her and walked to the car step by step. She habitually wanted to sit in the driver¡¯s seat, but Lin Bai helped her to the back door. ¡°Uh¡­¡± Lin Bai seemed to have guessed what she wanted to say and said directly, ¡°It¡¯s not good to sit for too long with an injured tailbone. You can lie down in the backseat for a while.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll drive you home later.¡± Ling Xuewei was so embarrassed that she wanted to refuse, but her tailbone was really in great pain. It was indeed not safe to drive in such a state. Hence, she could only obediently accept Lin Bai¡¯s arrangement and lie down in the backseat.. Chapter 152 - Going To A Hotel Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After Lin Bai closed the car door, he did not get into the driver¡¯s seat. Instead, he returned to the side of the unconscious Wang Hao. This made Ling Xuewei very puzzled. She struggled to prop herself up and looked out of the car window, wanting to know what Lin Bai was going to do. In fact, Lin Bai himself did not even know what he was going to do. He had originally planned to leave directly, but for some reason, there was a thought in his heart that led him to turn back and take a look. Lin Bai didn¡¯t think much and chose to follow the thought in his heart. This was because his countless experiences had proved that his intuition had never been groundless. Since it had appeared, there must be a reason. As for what it was, he would know once he went to take a look. Wang Hao was still lying in his original position. Lin Bai grabbed his collar and lifted him up to take a look. He confirmed that he was only unconscious and that his life was not in danger. Then, Lin Bai let go and allowed him to pounce on the ground again. However, the moment he released his grip, Lin Bai was stunned. Then, he quickly picked Wang Hao up again, released his grip again, and then picked him up again tentatively. This repeated three or four times. Ling Xuewei was baffled in the car, completely unable to understand what he was doing. However, Lin Bai was now certain that when he came into contact with Wang Hao, some kind of subtle¡­ Resonance? For a moment, Lin Bai could not find a suitable word to describe it. However, every time he picked up Wang Hao, a subtle buzzing sound would ring out in his mind. Only when he released his hand did the sound disappear. That sound was very strange. It was like some kind of resonance at the same frequency, but also like electromagnetic interference. It was very weak. If one did not carefully sense it, it would be very easy to overlook it. Lin Bai was certain that this was the reason that his intuition had guided him back. But what did this sound mean? Intuition could not have guided him back just to let him hear the sound, right? What was behind the sound? Lin Bai had no clue. He pulled on Wang Hao¡¯s clothes, turned him over, and made him lie on his back. At the same time, he was thinking whether or not he should wake him up and ask. At this moment, Wang Hao¡¯s phone, which was in his pocket, slowly slid out. Lin Bai subconsciously reached out to take it. The moment his fingertips touched the phone, his body suddenly trembled, as if an electric current had coursed through his body. Then, he heard the sound of a system notification in his mind. [Beep, Congratulations to the host for successfully absorbing a D-class Superpower, providing 3,000 energy points to the system.] [Reward: one copy of Real Estate News app, Max level luck value 30 days!] After hearing the notification, Lin Bai hurriedly took out his phone to check. As expected, there was a new app next to the Future News app on the interface. Real Estate News Flash. Lin Bai immediately understood. Wang Hao¡¯s strange resume and mysterious source of insider information was all because of this. Lin Bai opened the Real Estate News app and took a look. As he expected, the information displayed inside was all from a few months or even a few years later. Just like his Future News app, it was all information from the future. The difference was that his app only had information related to real estate, but the Future News app contained everything, from the weather forecast to social news. Lin Bai chuckled and said in a soft voice that only he could hear, ¡°No wonder Ling Xuewei couldn¡¯t find out who the government official behind you is even after searching for so long. It turns out that he doesn¡¯t have one at all.¡± ¡°It¡¯s your bad luck to meet me. Your app now belongs to me.¡± Lin Bai patted Wang Hao¡¯s face a few times in a mocking manner. From Ling Xuewei¡¯s point of view, it seemed like she was trying to wake him up. However, in reality, Lin Bai was merely mocking him. While he was at it, he wanted to make sure that he wouldn¡¯t hear that buzzing sound again after absorbing the other party¡¯s special ability. As he had expected, he couldn¡¯t hear anything. Therefore, Lin Bai was sure that the humming sound was the unique sensing between superpowered people. However, he wasn¡¯t sure whether Lin Bai was the only one who could hear it, or if both of them could sense it. If it was the latter, he would have to be more careful next time he encountered other people with superpowers. Who knew if his power would be sucked away by others like this? Lin Bai stood up and let out a sigh of relief. He had a complicated feeling in his heart. After living for more than twenty years, he realized for the first time that this world was completely different from what he had imagined. There might be many lucky people like him who were blessed by fate in this city. Each of them carried their own power and quietly developed in their own fields. If they couldn¡¯t meet other superpowers in their lifetime, they wouldn¡¯t affect each other. What if they did? Would it be like today, where the strong preyed on the weak? What was the level of his future news app, and would it be the strongest? Lin Bai tried to ask the system with his mind, but the system didn¡¯t give him any response. This made Lin Bai¡¯s feelings more complicated. Ling Xuewei was struggling in the car. When she saw that Lin Bai was in a daze, she could not help but call out to him. ¡°Lin Bai?¡± Only then did Lin Bai come back to his senses. He suppressed the various thoughts in his mind and quickly walked back to the car. Ling Xuewei could see that Lin Bai¡¯s expression was not too good. She asked worriedly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Is It Wang Hao¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry too much. The surveillance cameras have definitely recorded it. Even if anything happens to him, we are just defending ourselves. He will be fine.¡± She thought Wang Hao was dead. Lin Bai interrupted her. ¡°Wang Hao is fine. He¡¯s just unconscious.¡± Ling Xuewei immediately heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she felt strange. ¡°Then why do you have that expression?¡± ¡°Nothing.¡± Lin Bai did not want to say more. After fastening his seatbelt, he turned his head and said, ¡°Give me the car keys.¡± Ling Xuewei quickly handed over the car keys. Then, she carefully discussed with Lin Bai. ¡°Can you not send me home first?¡± ¡°If my mother sees me like this, she will definitely let her imagination run wild.¡± Lin Bai felt that she was right, so he nodded. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll send you to the hospital.¡± ¡°Uh¡­ can you not go to the hospital too?¡± Ling Xuewei continued to discuss awkwardly. Lin Bai asked her, ¡°Then where do you want to go?¡± Ling Xuewei¡¯s pretty face turned slightly red. She held it in for a few seconds before she braced herself and said, ¡°To the hotel, okay?¡± Lin Bai suddenly slammed on the brakes, and Ling Xuewei almost fell out of the back seat. Ling Xuewei quickly explained, ¡°Don¡¯t misunderstand! I didn¡¯t mean anything by it!¡± ¡°It¡¯s just my habit. It¡¯s really not convenient to go to public places, so I want to find a place to change my clothes first.¡± ¡°¡­ is that alright?¡± Ling Xuewei was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a hole to hide in. No matter what, she was still a woman. Asking a man to bring her to a hotel still made her face burn with shyness even though she had a valid reason.. Chapter 153 - Interference With Each Other Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation However, Ling Xuewei really had no other solution. Although she wasn¡¯t a big star, she was at least a little famous entrepreneur. She had a lot of interviews and publicity. If she went to the hospital in her disheveled clothes and was recognized by others, who knew what would happen? Even if someone said she was raped, that would be considered the least serious speculation. At that time, she would not be able to explain it clearly. Lin Bai understood Ling Xuewei¡¯s concerns. He silently took off his coat and handed it to her. Then, he used the GPS to search for the nearest hotel. Ling Xuewei braced herself and discussed with him. ¡°Don¡¯t stay near here. Can you go further away? Many employees in the company live near here. I¡¯m afraid that they will see us.¡± Lin Bai sighed helplessly in his heart. ¡®Alright, I¡¯ll be a good person and help her till the end.¡¯ ¡°Then name a place,¡± Lin Bai said. Ling Xuewei quickly went through it in her mind and said, ¡°Is Riverside Resort okay? It¡¯s neither too far nor near and it¡¯s very private.¡± After saying that, as if she was afraid that Lin Bai would misunderstand, she deliberately added, ¡°I arranged for a client to stay there a few times before and that¡¯s his feedback.¡± Lin Bai did not care how she knew all this. He just silently entered the location into the navigation system and began the journey. When he saw the distance of 20 kilometers, Lin Bai frowned slightly, but he still did not say anything. He silently drove according to the navigation route. The silent atmosphere made Ling Xuewei very awkward. In addition, the destination was a resort villa, which made her even more uncomfortable. She tried to speak a few times to ease the atmosphere, but she could not find a suitable topic to talk about. She could only shut her mouth silently. In order to cover up this discomfort, Ling Xuewei pretended to fiddle with her phone and check her messages. However, when she saw the V message that Lin Bai had sent to her earlier, she could not help but be stunned. This was because the content of the message was not a reply to the sales plan, but a warning. [Don¡¯t go to the underground parking lot!] This was the message that she didn¡¯t have time to read when she was attacked by Wang Hao. The warning and the attack appeared almost at the same time. Even though Ling Xuewei was already used to Lin Bai¡¯s ¡°prediction¡± ability, she was still shocked. ¡°You predicted that something would happen to me?¡± She asked. Lin Bai was obviously stunned for a moment, but then he reacted. He nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±Then he didn¡¯t say anything more. He had indeed seen the news feed in advance. However, this time was different from before. In the past, when major news would happen, notifications from the news app would pop up in advance in the future. Then, he would tap on it and look at it carefully. According to the time and events in the news, he would make corresponding changes to prevent the disaster from happening. But this time, when he clicked on the pop-up window, he only saw a blank space. It was like a web page that couldn¡¯t be loaded. There was nothing there. If it were any other software, Lin Bai wouldn¡¯t have thought much of this. It was nothing more than refreshing a few times and finding a place with a good signal. If it really didn¡¯t work, then forget it. However, the problem was that the Future News app wasn¡¯t an ordinary app. The fact that it appeared to be stuck made Lin Bai instinctively feel that things were not that simple. In fact, he was very uneasy, worried that this was a sign before the app disappeared. Although he was already mentally prepared to suddenly lose the Future News app one day in the future, he couldn¡¯t help but feel a little anxious when he really saw that the app had malfunctioned. He tried all kinds of methods repeatedly, but he still couldn¡¯t open the notification normally. Even the local news page couldn¡¯t be opened at one point. The notification that popped up before that was just a title. It said, ¡°The CEO of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate has been attacked in the underground parking lot.¡± Other than that, there was no other information. The exact time and reason of the attack were unknown. Therefore, Lin Bai could only send a message to warn Ling Xuewei not to go to the underground garage, and then follow his instincts to rush there personally. However, his warning was obviously too late. Or rather, the notification from the Future News app was already too late. In the past, no matter how tight the time was, the notification would have appeared at least a few hours earlier, giving Lin Bai the opportunity to change the situation. And this time? Lin Bai estimated that it had only been brought forward by one or two minutes at most. What could one or two minutes change? If it was too late to make a change, what was the difference between a notification and no notification? Previously, Lin Bai was worried that the app¡¯s ability had declined. However, after absorbing Wang Hao¡¯s app, Lin Bai casually looked at his Future News app and it had already returned to normal. This meant that the previous malfunction was not due to the decline of the app¡¯s power, but due to the interference between the two powers. Just like when electromagnetic devices interfered with each other, neither would be able to operate normally. Only when the distance between them was far enough, or one of them broke down and the interference disappeared, could things return to normal. This was not a good sign. God knows how many people in this city still had the ability to predict things. God knows how many more times such disturbances would appear. All of these made Lin Bai very annoyed, so much so that on the way to the Riverside Resort, he kept his head low. Ling Xuewei lay in the back seat. She couldn¡¯t see the expression on his face, but she could feel the atmosphere in the car. She didn¡¯t know why Lin Bai was so annoyed, so she couldn¡¯t help but let her imagination run wild, worrying if it was related to her. At this time, Lin Bai had already driven the car to the place. Ling Xuewei gritted her teeth and sat up. She simply tidied up her hair and wrapped Lin Bai¡¯s coat around her self to cover her torn clothes. Although her image was still a little embarrassing, at least it was much better than before. It was not to the extent of letting others make wild guesses. She forced herself to get out of the car and thanked him with a smile, ¡°Mr. Lin, thank you for sending me here. I can go in by myself. This place is too far from the city. It¡¯s inconvenient without a car. You can just drive my car back.¡± ¡°Thank you for sending me all the way here. Sorry for the trouble.¡± Lin Bai locked the car silently and held Ling Xuewei¡¯s arm as they walked into the lobby. ¡°Uh, you¡­¡± Ling Xuewei was so flustered that she didn¡¯t know what to say. The awkwardness and uneasiness that she had managed to suppress along the way were all surging up at this moment. Ling Xuewei felt that her face was burning up. Lin Bai said expressionlessly, ¡°There¡¯s no hospital nearby. I¡¯ll heal you.¡± Ling Xuewei¡¯s mind buzzed, and she felt like she was about to explode. A man and a woman staying together in a hotel, and the place where she was injured was her tailbone. ¡®This, this, this¡­¡¯ Just imagining it made Ling Xuewei feel extremely awkward. ¡°No, no need. I¡¯ll be fine after resting for a few days,¡± Ling Xuewei said with a forced smile. However, Lin Bai said, ¡°Acupuncture can help you get better faster. At the same time, it can prevent any side effects. You don¡¯t want it to hurt when it rains, do you?¡± Ling Xuewei did not listen to the rest of the words. She only heard the keyword. Acupuncture.. Chapter 154 - Meeting In A Hotel Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation At this moment, Ling Xuewei only had one thought in her mind: ¡®Can acupuncture treatment be done with my clothes on?¡¯ If not, then.. Ling Xuewei felt that her entire face was on the verge of burning up. She smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Forget about the acupuncture. I¡¯ll be fine after a nap, really.¡± Lin Bai wanted to explain to her the possible side effects of a broken tailbone if it wasn¡¯t properly treated. However, when he saw Ling Xuewei¡¯s flushed face, he immediately understood. She wasn¡¯t resisting the treatment itself, but the fact that she had to receive acupuncture treatment from another man with whom she was alone in the room, which was quite an awkward thing. Thus, the medical science explanation became a straightforward man¡¯s speech. ¡°Two injections on the back of the waist will be done very quickly. Don¡¯t think too much. I¡¯m just afraid that you won¡¯t recover well and end up affecting the sales progress of Yunding Villa.¡± These words sounded cold and unfeeling, but it actually made Ling Xuewei secretly sigh in relief. It turned out that she had misunderstood and the acupuncture treatment was not going to be done on her buttocks. Although she still felt a little embarrassed, she could still reluctantly accept it if it was only for the back of the waist. Moreover, Lin Bai only cared about business interests. Although it seemed a little unreasonable, it made the atmosphere less awkward. Therefore, Ling Xuewei could only nod obediently. ¡°Thank you, Mr. Lin.¡± Lin Bai helped her to check in. After getting the room card, he helped her to take the elevator upstairs. The Persian carpet on the hotel corridor was thick and soft. If a normal person walked on it, they would find it comfortable to step on. But for Ling Xuewei, who had an injured tailbone, it became a form of torture. Every step she took on the floor would affect her injured tailbone. Even though she tried her best to endure it, the uncontrollable gasping still betrayed her. Lin Bai could see her pain. He silently stretched out his arm to lend her some strength, so that she could alleviate some of the pain. ¡°Bear with it a little longer. We¡¯ll be there after a turn in front,¡± Lin Bai said softly. Ling Xuewei gritted her teeth and nodded. At this moment, two young girls walked out from the other side of the corner. When one of them glanced at Lin Bai, she was completely stunned. Lin Bai was also shocked. He had never expected to meet Yu Jinmo here. He ran into his girlfriend in the corridor of a hotel while supporting a woman, whom his girlfriend didn¡¯t know, into the room. It was a really awkward social situation. At this moment, the air seemed to freeze. Lin Bai¡¯s mind was blank and he didn¡¯t know how to explain it. It seemed that no matter how he tried, he couldn¡¯t explain it clearly. Right now, there was only one thought in his mind: ¡®What happened to maximum luck value?¡¯ ¡®Didn¡¯t the system say that it would reward me with 30 days of maximum luck value? Is this it?¡¯ Lin Bai roared in his heart, ¡°System, come out! I promise I won¡¯t beat you to death!¡± The system silently pretended to be dead. The girl next to Yu Jinmo asked in puzzlement, ¡°Jinmo, why aren¡¯t you leaving yet?¡± Then, she noticed that Yu Jinmo¡¯s gaze had been fixed on Lin Bai, so she changed her tone and asked, ¡°Do you two know each other?¡± Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t answer and merely said, ¡°Qingqing, you can go back by yourself. I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t be able to leave with you.¡± The girl named Qingqing sensed the tension in the air and tactfully went downstairs alone. Ling Xuewei also silently retracted her hand that was on Lin Bai¡¯s arm. She had never seen Yu Jinmo before, but her instincts as a woman, allowed her to guess the identity of the girl in front of her. Thus, Ling Xuewei took the initiative to explain, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Mr. Lin¡¯s business partner, Ling Xuewei. You¡¯re Mr. Lin¡¯s girlfriend, right?¡± ¡°I¡¯m really sorry, I fell and hurt myself. It¡¯s inconvenient for me to walk, so Mr. Lin sent me up. Please don¡¯t misunderstand.¡± Yu Jinmo sized her up with a sullen expression. She then stared at Lin Bai and asked, ¡°Really?¡± Lin Bai nodded and answered, ¡°Really.¡± ¡°Then you can send her off first.¡± When Yu Jinmo said this, her tone was devoid of any emotion, so much so that even Lin Bai couldn¡¯t tell if she was still angry. Ling Xuewei hurriedly said, ¡°Nah, it¡¯s okay. It¡¯s just a few steps. I can walk there myself. You guys can chat. I won¡¯t disturb you.¡± After saying that, she gritted her teeth and endured the intense pain from her tailbone. She struggled to walk to her room. For some subtle reason, she did not want to make a fool of herself in front of Yu Jinmo. Unfortunately, the carpet was too soft and her tailbone hurt too much. Even though she tried her best to endure it, she still had to limp. Yu Jinmo could tell that this pain was not an act. All her suspicion and jealousy disappeared in an instant. She quickly caught up to Ling Xuewei and said with a smile, ¡°I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Yu Jinmo.¡± Ling Xuewei smiled and thanked her. Then, she exchanged pleasantries with her too. ¡°I¡¯ve long heard that Mr. Lin has a good relationship with his girlfriend. You¡¯re so beautiful, no wonder Mr. Lin likes you so much. Is that why he had been clamoring all the time?¡± Hearing this, Yu Jinmo¡¯s mood was instantly lifted. ¡°Really? What did he say about me?¡± Ling Xuewei smiled and replied, ¡°He just kept clamoring about wanting to go back to school to accompany his girlfriend. As a result, we didn¡¯t dare to have a meeting for too long.¡± As she spoke, they arrived at Ling Xuewei¡¯s room. She thanked Yu Jinmo again, swiped her card, and entered the door. She smiled and said goodbye to Yu Jinmo. From the beginning to the end, she tried her best to be magnanimous. However, the moment the door closed, she could no longer keep the smile that she forced. Her heart was filled with misery and bitterness. Those indescribable thoughts and emotions overwhelmed her. Yu Jinmo¡¯s face could not be erased from her mind. She was so young. Her body was exuding vitality and youth. She was also so pure and candid, without the slightest trace of tackiness. Those qualities were all things that Ling Xuewei did not have. Ling Xuewei lowered her eyes in loneliness, staring at the shadow under her feet in a trance. She thought, ¡®That girl must have been well-protected since she was young, and had never been wronged or hurt. That¡¯s why she¡¯s so innocent and pure.¡¯ ¡®Her eyes, in particular, are like those of a deer, ignorant and agile, as if she was defenseless against anyone.¡¯ ¡®Only a girl who has never been bullied before would have eyes like that, right? Also, when she smiles, she looks exceptionally sweet and alluring.¡¯ Her eyes were curved and her dimples were shallow. Even she was attracted by her look, let alone Lin Bai. ¡®No wonder when we were having dinner at home, Mr. Lin was still thinking about going back to school to accompany her.¡¯ ¡®She¡¯s such a pretty girl. If it were me, I would also want to stay by her side at all times.¡¯ Ling Xuewei could not help but think of the years when she was forced to deal with all kinds of old men. She thought of those malicious scrutiny and dirty jokes¡­ Those things that had long been sealed in her mind and she had not thought about for a long time were now all surging, setting off a silent but intense wave in her mind. All the emotions in her heart were converged into a silent and bitter smile. ¡®At the end of the day, I¡¯m still not good enough..¡¯ Chapter 155 - I Trust You Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After Yu Jinmo sent Ling Xuewei into the room, she returned to Lin Bai¡¯s side. She deliberately sulked sternly and put on an interrogative stance. ¡°Tell me the truth! What¡¯s going on?¡± Yu Jinmo started interrogating him with a straight face. This time, Lin Bai could tell that she was actually not angry. Or rather, she had already calmed down. Lin Bai said, ¡°Let¡¯s find a place to eat and talk. Have you had dinner?¡± Yu Jinmo replied, ¡°We had some cake, but I can still have a main. Qingqing and I were going to have some Wagyu beef, but you delayed us. You have to make it up to me!¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°No problem, no problem. Which restaurant were you guys planning to go to? I¡¯ll bring you there right now.¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°It¡¯s downstairs.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go then.¡± Lin Bai tried to hold Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand and she didn¡¯t dodge. As usual, she interlocked her fingers with his. Therefore, Lin Bai was completely relieved. He knew that this little girl was indeed not angry. She deliberately kept an austere look on her face, probably to make him nervous so that she could confirm whether she was still important to him. ¡®That¡¯s the temperament of girls.¡¯ Lin Bai relaxed and thought to himself that the maximum luck value that the system rewarded him should still be effective. Otherwise, just based on the scene when they met, slapping him twice would be considered a light punishment. They might even break up on the spot. However, in reality, Yu Jinmo had already calmed down and forgiven him before he could even begin to explain,. Apart from luck, Lin Bai could not find any other explanation for this trust and tolerance. When they arrived at the restaurant, Yu Jinmo said that he wanted to rip Lin Bai off so that he would learn his lesson. However, after ordering the most expensive set meal in the restaurant, she could not help but start to worry. ¡°Um¡­ do you have enough money in your card?¡± She was clearly pretending to be angry a second ago, but now she had exposed her true thoughts. She was still a young girl after all and she could not hide her secret. Lin Bai deliberately teased her and said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem to be enough. I might have to stay and wash the dishes after eating, to pay the bill.¡± Yu Jinmo believed her and quickly said, ¡°Let me get the tab then!¡± She had just said that she wanted Lin Bai to learn his lesson, but now she had forgotten all about it. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m just teasing you. I¡¯m not so poor that I can¡¯t even afford a meal.¡± Only then did Yu Jinmo feel relieved. He remembered what Ling Xuewei had said before and asked, ¡°What exactly are you working on with Miss Ling?¡± Lin Bai did not want to expose his ten-billion net worth right now, so he answered casually, ¡°Actually, I didn¡¯t work with her. It was Mr. A.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that it¡¯s inconvenient for Mr. A to show his face, so he asked me to negotiate the contract on his behalf.¡± Yu Jinmo knew that Lin Bai and Mr. A had a good relationship, so he did not suspect anything. He just curiously asked, ¡°What kind of cooperation is it about?¡± Lin Bai still casually replied, ¡°Real estate sales. Mr. A has a property development that he wants to entrust to Miss Ling¡¯s company to help sell.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s eyes lit up when he heard that. ¡°Miss Ling runs her own company? That¡¯s amazing! No wonder she had such an amazing temperament. One look and you can tell she¡¯s a career woman! Is she very outstanding in this industry?¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s face was filled with envy. ¡°When do you think I¡¯ll be as good as her? My dad always said that he would retire in a few years and leave the company to me to manage, but I don¡¯t know anything. Just thinking about it makes me feel pressured.¡± Lin Bai smiled gently and said, ¡°Just be yourself. There¡¯s no need to be like anyone else.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to feel stressed about inheriting the company. If you don¡¯t know how to run a company, just learn slowly. If you can¡¯t, you still have me. What¡¯s there to be afraid of?¡± Yu Jinmo immediately beamed with joy. ¡°That¡¯s right! I have you. What am I worried about?! When the time comes, I might as well let my dad teach you directly. That way, I won¡¯t have to go through all the trouble being the middleman.¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡®This silly girl really doesn¡¯t keep her guard up at all. Isn¡¯t she afraid that I would take the businesses for myself?¡¯ Thinking about it again, Lin Bai felt fortunate. Fortunately, this silly girl fell in love with him. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they might have really sold her out. This silly girl who only knew to love him and didn¡¯t know how to leave a way out for himself. He had to cherish her well and let her unguarded love go. As Lin Bai thought so, Yu Jinmo, who was across the table, had just cut a small piece of steak and put it into his mouth. He felt that Yu Jinmo was staring at him, so he raised his head and asked, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you eating? Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?¡± As she spoke, she touched her small face a few times, but of course, she didn¡¯t find anything. Then, as if she had thought of something, she lowered her voice and asked, ¡°Do you feel that it¡¯s too expensive so you can¡¯t bear to eat it?¡± ¡°I already said that I¡¯ll pay for it! Don¡¯t feel any pressure, just eat as much as you want! You¡¯ve treated me to so many meals, it¡¯s only right for me to treat you back once!¡± ¡°We¡¯ve agreed, this meal is on me, you¡¯re not allowed to snatch the tab!¡± Yu Jinmo thought that she had guessed Lin Bai¡¯s intentions, so she very considerately comforted him and even thought of a reason. Not only did she take care of Lin Bai¡¯s emotions, she also saved him from any embarrassment. She was usually silly, but at the crucial moment, her thoughts were so meticulous. Lin Bai was touched, but he deliberately changed the topic. ¡°I¡¯m not reluctant. I¡¯m just thinking about a question. I don¡¯t know if I should ask.¡± Yu Jinmo was puzzled. ¡°What question? Ask! What can¡¯t we talk about?¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll ask. Why did you come here?¡± Lin Bai had already guessed the answer to this question. Yu Jinmo had unintentionally said that she had eaten cake, so he guessed that she had just attended a friend¡¯s birthday party. However, in order to smoothly change the topic, Lin Bai still pretended not to have guessed anything and asked the obvious question. Yu Jinmo quickly explained, ¡°I¡¯m here to attend my childhood friend¡¯s birthday party!¡± ¡°It¡¯s a female childhood friend! Don¡¯t misunderstand!¡± She was afraid that Lin Bai would think that she was here with another boy, so she quickly took out her phone and showed him the photo album. ¡°Here, these are all taken at the birthday party. Look, other than her boyfriend, the others are all girls.¡± Yu Jinmo was about to stick her phone to Lin Bai¡¯s face. It was difficult for Lin Bai not to look at it. The photo was indeed taken in the suite of this resort villa. The setting was indeed the atmosphere of the birthday party. In the group photo, there was indeed only one boy and the rest were all girls. ¡°Do you believe it now?¡± Yu Jinmo put away his phone and asked. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I have always believed in you. Even if you don¡¯t show me the photos, I still believe in you.¡± After a pause, Lin Bai deliberately added, ¡°Just like how you believe in me, I believe in you too..¡± Chapter 156 - Ill Intentions Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Jinmo immediately laughed. ¡°Hehe, do you think I¡¯m really good? Given that situation just now, any other girl definitely wouldn¡¯t believe you so easily if they were in my place!¡± Lin Bai nodded and said very seriously, ¡°Yes.¡± In that situation, if Yu Jinmo was certain that he was cheating, he really wouldn¡¯t be able to defend himself. It was not difficult to prove that one was cheating. They could be caught red-handed in bed or had their ambiguous chat history exposed. But to prove that he was not cheating was easier said than done. If the roles were reversed and Yu Jinmo had appeared in the hotel corridor with another man, Lin Bai would not have easily believed that she was not cheating but Yu Jinmo did. From the beginning to the end, he had only nodded and said ¡°really¡±, and she had believed him. What kind of trust was that! Lin Bai was touched, so he unlocked his phone and handed it to Yu Jimo. He said, ¡°You¡¯ve shown me the photos, so you can look at my phone as you like. You can look at anything you want, be it photo albums, letters, or call records. Not just now, but also in the future. You can check my phone at any time.¡± Yu Jinmo smiled and shook her head. ¡°There¡¯s no need. I trust you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re different from me. I like to stay in my dorm to eat snacks and watch TV shows. But you have to start a business and prove your business acumen to my father.¡± ¡°So you will inevitably have to interact with many people. A beautiful girl like Miss Ling will definitely be in your life in the future.¡± ¡°But I believe that you can control yourself and that you know the boundaries, so I respect your privacy and believe in our relationship.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t investigate anything, not now, and never in the future.¡± Lin Bai did not know what to say for a moment. ¡°Silly girl¡­¡± Yu Jinmo pouted. ¡°I¡¯m not silly. Don¡¯t talk about me like that! Aren¡¯t you afraid that one day I¡¯ll really have a change of heart?¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but ask her. Yu Jinmo¡¯s expression froze for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice was clearly much lower. ¡°I¡¯m afraid. Of course, I¡¯m afraid but is there a point in being afraid? Am I supposed to restrict you from interacting with other girls just because I¡¯m afraid that you¡¯ll have a change of heart? I can¡¯t be that overbearing, and you can¡¯t tolerate that kind of life.¡± ¡°So instead of worrying about gains and losses and making wild guesses, it¡¯s better to believe it to the end. At the same time, you should also work hard to improve yourself so that you can always like me.¡± ¡°If¡­¡± ¡°If you really have a change of heart, I will be very, very sad, but I will also tell myself that if you want to leave, it¡¯s not going to be worth it to keep you back. I will handle my emotions on my own. I won¡¯t pester you, and I won¡¯t¡­¡± Even if it was just a hypothesis, Yu Jinmo¡¯s tone was melancholic when she said those things. Lin Bai held her hand with heartache and didn¡¯t let her continue. ¡°There won¡¯t be such a day.¡± ¡°No one can be better than you. God is very kind to me and has given me many, many things. But you are the biggest gift. Other than death, there is nothing else that can make me leave you.¡± Yu Jinmo said anxiously, ¡°Don¡¯t say such unlucky things!¡± Lin Bai smiled and nodded. ¡°Okay, then let¡¯s not talk about it. Let¡¯s not mention this kind of depressing hypothesis in the future.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s talk about something happy. What are we going to do after dinner? Are we going back to school directly? Or are we going to the mall on the way back?¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°I applied for leave from the dormitory manager before I came out. I didn¡¯t plan to go back.¡± This surprised Lin Bai. However, thinking that they were so far away from the city, he understood why she asked for leave. ¡°But since you already asked for leave, why did you come out earlier?¡± Speaking of this, Yu Jinmo¡¯s depressed mood was aroused again. She said, ¡°We were supposed to have a small gathering, eat, drink, and have fun. When we¡¯re tired, we can sleep. We don¡¯t have to worry about anything.¡± ¡°But then she brought her boyfriend over. She said that the boy insisted on coming over. She couldn¡¯t do anything about it, so we couldn¡¯t unwind.¡± ¡°I thought that her boyfriend would only stay for a while and then leave. In the end, he wanted to stay for the night.¡± ¡°Although it was a suite, it was inconvenient with the opposite sex around. I also felt that it wasn¡¯t appropriste, so I found an excuse to leave early.¡± ¡°Qingqing is the girl who was with me at that time. She also felt uncomfortable, so she left early.¡± ¡°She had a car. I originally wanted to take a ride in her car back, but I bumped into you, and that was it.¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°It is indeed inconvenient for a boy to suddenly appear at a girl¡¯s party. You did the right thing.¡± Yu Jinmo pursed her lips and said, ¡°But my childhood friend didn¡¯t understand our difficulties. She got upset when Qingqing and I told her that we were leaving early.¡± ¡°Actually, Qingqing and I were too embarrassed to tell her that her boyfriend was asking for our numbers behind her back.¡± Everything was fine in the beginning, but when he heard that the boy had asked for her number, Lin Bai immediately frowned. Who in their right mind would go behind their girlfriend¡¯s back and ask her best friends for her number? And it wasn¡¯t just from one person. Was he planning to use the birthday party as an opportunity to cast his net? Lin Bai didn¡¯t think that guy was a good person. ¡°That man shouldn¡¯t be a decent person. Don¡¯t get in contact with him in the future.¡± ¡°And that childhood friend of yours, try to keep in touch with her as little as possible before they break up.¡± After Lin Bai finished speaking, he was afraid that Yu Jinmo would think that he was controlling her, so he deliberately explained, ¡°I don¡¯t want to interfere with your relationship with your friends, but that guy is clearly harboring designs on you guys. He doesn¡¯t have any good intentions.¡± ¡°If you continue to get in touch with that childhood friend of yours, I¡¯m afraid that something similar to today¡¯s situation will happen again. I¡¯m afraid that you¡¯ll be at a disadvantage.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded and said, ¡°I understand. I didn¡¯t expect things to turn out like this today. If she invites me again, I¡¯ll definitely ask her in advance.¡± ¡°If her boyfriend is coming along, then I won¡¯t go. I really don¡¯t want something like this to happen again.¡± Lin Bai asked her, ¡°Then what if it¡¯s the same as today? She clearly agreed that her boyfriend wouldn¡¯t go, but in the end, he came along too.¡± Yu Jinmo was silent for a few seconds before saying softly, ¡°Then forget it. We¡¯ll never see each other again.¡± She was obviously in a dilemma. ¡°Do you think I should tell her that her boyfriend wanted to get mine and Qingqing¡¯s number?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°My suggestion is that it¡¯s best not to tell her, because even if you do, she might not believe you. Moreover, that man might even twist the facts and put the blame on you. When that happens, not only will it not be of any use, but you will also lose a good friend.¡± ¡°Even if you really want to say it, don¡¯t say it so directly. Just tactfully hint at it. It¡¯s best if she understands it, but if she doesn¡¯t, then forget it..¡± Chapter 157 - You Treat, Ill Pay Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Jinmo nodded. ¡°Yes, what you said makes a lot of sense. Xiao Yu is, after all, a good friend of mine with whom I grew up playing. It¡¯s not right to not remind her, but it¡¯s also not right to be too direct. I¡¯ll think about how to tactfully hint at her.¡± Then, the topic returned to how to arrange the rest of the day. Yu Jinmo clearly didn¡¯t want to go back to school, so after thinking for a moment, Lin Bai suggested, ¡°There seems to be a private cinema here. Why don¡¯t we go watch a movie after we finish eating?¡± It would be too awkward to just get a room for the night. Yu Jinmo was very conservative by nature, and she couldn¡¯t accept overly intimate behavior before marriage. That was why Lin Bai suggested it. They could spend the night together and avoid a lot of awkwardness. As expected, Yu Jinmo¡¯s eyes lit up immediately when she heard the suggestion. ¡°Alright, Alright! I happen to have a few movies in mind that I want to watch. We can watch them together!¡± Lin Bai smiled and nodded. ¡°Okay, then it¡¯s decided.¡± This was the first time that Yu Jinmo had spent the night alone with Lin Bai. She was excited and nervous, but also a little expectant. She had no mood to enjoy the rest of the dishes. After a few quick bites, she said, ¡°I¡¯m full! Let¡¯s go watch the movie!¡± Lin Bai smiled dotingly and stood up. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll pay the bill. You sit and wait.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded obediently. Then, as if she had suddenly remembered something, she quickly said, ¡°Hey, wait a minute!¡± Lin Bai guessed what she wanted to do and immediately said, ¡°No need, no need.¡± As he said that, he turned around and was about to pay the bill. However, Yu Jinmo caught up and grabbed his hand. At the same time, she secretly stuffed her phone into Lin Bai¡¯s hand. ¡°The payment password is the date we got together.¡± Yu Jinmo tiptoed and tried her best to whisper into Lin Bai¡¯s ear. ¡°Silly girl, I already said there¡¯s no need.¡± Yu Jinmo insisted, ¡°When two people are together, they have to give something to each other!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve treated me to dozens of meals before. Can¡¯t I treat you once?¡± As she said this, she deliberately put on a stern face and pretended to be angry, asking, ¡°Are you looking down on me?¡± Lin Bai was amused by her appearance and quickly said, ¡°No, no. Alright then, this meal is on you.¡± When Yu Jinmo heard Lin Bai say this, she happily returned to her seat and sat down. Lin Bai went to pay the bill and returned the phone to her. He smiled and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Yu Jinmo opened the letter to take a look, but found that there was no notification of payment, so she asked in puzzlement, ¡°Did you really pay for it with my card? Why is there no transaction record?¡± Lin Bai said vaguely, ¡°Maybe the signal is bad and there¡¯s a delay. Don¡¯t worry about it. Let¡¯s go watch a movie.¡± In fact, he had used his own phone to pay for it, so it would be strange if Yu Jinmo had received a deduction notification. Yu Jinmo recalled that there had been a situation where the signal was bad and there was a delay, so she did not suspect anything. The two of them went to the private theater next door and booked a private room. Yu Jinmo looked at her phone again, but there was still no record of any deductions. She finally came back to her senses. ¡°No! Tell me honestly, did you pay for it or not?¡± Yu Jinmo asked. Lin Bai knew that he could not fool her anymore, so he answered honestly, ¡°Yes, with my card,¡± Yu Jinmo immediately became anxious. ¡°Didn¡¯t we agree that I would treat you? Why are you still acting like this!¡± ¡°The Heniu is so expensive. What if you don¡¯t have enough to live on for the next half a month?¡± She was really afraid that Lin Bai would become poor from taking her out to meals. She was even more afraid that Lin Bai would be too prideful to admit it and insist on getting the tab even though he had no money. She was worried that when he accompanied her, he would be a spendthrift, and then end up eating instant noodles he went back. If that was really the case, she would rather not go out to eat or play. She did not want Lin Bai to pinch and scrimp on himself painstakingly behind her back. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m a man. Do you think it¡¯s right that I ask my girlfriend to pay for a meal on a date?¡± Yu Jinmo grumbled unhappily, ¡°But we agreed that I would treat you¡­¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Yes, it was your treat, I just paid the bill. There¡¯s no conflict.¡± ¡°How can it not be a conflict? How can I feel at ease if you don¡¯t have any money?¡± Yu Jinmo was extremely regretful. If she had known this would happen, she would have gone to settle the bill herself. Actually, she really wanted to go by herself at that time. However, she was afraid that she would embarrass Lin Bai, so she gave her phone to him. Who would have thought that it would turn out like this? ¡°Hmph, chauvinism! What¡¯s wrong with spending my money once? !¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care. I¡¯ll pay for our dates for the rest of the month. I¡¯ll pay for it. You¡¯re not allowed to vie with me! If you behave like you did today again, I¡¯ll really be angry with you!¡± Yu Jinmo was half-joking and half-angry. She was especially cute when reprimanding him. Lin Bai could not help but reach out to pinch her little face and say with a smile, ¡°I didn¡¯t say that I won¡¯t let you spend your money. If you want to spend it, you can buy me a present on my birthday. There¡¯s no need for you to pay for daily meals.¡± Lin Bai admitted that he waa a male chauvinist who couldn¡¯t accept spending his girlfriend¡¯s money. If he was really so poor that he couldn¡¯t do anything about it, it would be fine. The key was that he had more than 20 billion yuan in his bank account. If he let his girlfriend pay for his meals, he would really feel bad. Even if Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t know, he wouldn¡¯t be able to get past that hurdle in his heart. Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Birthdays are birthdays. Isn¡¯t it still early! We are talking about this month. Do you really have enough money in your hands? Don¡¯t lie to me!¡± Lin Bai replied with an extremely sincere tone, ¡°Yes, I really have enough. It¡¯s more than enough.¡± More than 20 billion. If it was not even enough to spend for half a month, how extravagant would it be? Lin Bai¡¯s imagination was limited. He really couldn¡¯t imagine it. Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t really believe it. ¡°Really? Then show me your account balance. Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know that you care about your pride!¡± This request really put Lin Bai in a difficult position. However, the reason for his dilemma was the opposite of what Yu Jinmo thought. It wasn¡¯t because the amount of money in his account was too little. Instead, it was too much. How was he going to explain the balance of more than 20 billion? It was not that he did not want Yu Jinmo to know that he was rich but now was not the right time. When Yu Jinmo saw Lin Bai¡¯s hesitation, she thought that she had guessed correctly. ¡°Hmph, I knew that you would insist on saving your pride!¡± As she said that, she was about to transfer the money to Lin Bai. Lin Bai pressed her hand down and said, ¡°There¡¯s really no need. I have enough money, I¡¯m not lying.¡± ¡°Then why don¡¯t you dare to show me the balance?¡± Yu Jinmo probed relentlessly. ¡°¡­¡± Lin Bai suddenly thought of something and blurted, ¡°Because the money in the card isn¡¯t all mine!¡± Yu Jinmo had a face full of question marks. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Lin Bai could only bite the bullet and continue making up stories. ¡°Mr. A asked me to help him negotiate the cooperation so he gave me the cooperation money in advance. Hence, I have a lot of money in my card, but it¡¯s not all mine..¡± Chapter 158 - Spoilsport Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Jinmo asked doubtfully, ¡°Really?¡± Lin Bai nodded vigorously, ¡°Of course it¡¯s true! Why would I lie to you?¡± Yu Jinmo still felt that something was not right, but looking at Lin Bai¡¯s sincere expression, she felt that he should not lie to her. After all, they had been together for so long, so she was still more inclined to trust Lin Bai. ¡°Alright, since we still have Mr. A¡¯s money, I won¡¯t look at it.¡± ¡°But let¡¯s make a deal. Since we¡¯re already together, we should share the good and the bad together. If you¡¯re really in financial trouble, you have to tell me. You can¡¯t be alone, okay? Otherwise, if I find out, I¡¯ll really, really be angry!¡± Yu Jinmo repeatedly emphasized, afraid that Lin Bai would suffer alone behind his back. How could Lin Bai not understand her kind intentions? There were many people in this world who were willing to share joys and sorrows, but how many people were willing to share woes? How fortunate was he to be able to be together with such a girl who loved him so sincerely? Lin Bai could not help but pull Yu Jinmo into his embrace, tightly hugging the gem that fate had bestowed upon him. He said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, silly girl. Mr. A came to me for help, and it wasn¡¯t for nothing. He gave me a lot of rewards.¡± Only then did Yu Jinmo finally relax. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Lin Bai ruffled her hair, reluctantly letting go of his embrace, and said with a smile, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s watch a movie. What do you want to watch?¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°A few days ago, Qingqing recommended a movie to me. Looking at the introduction, it seems to be quite interesting. I can¡¯t remember the name. Wait a moment.¡± As she spoke, she flipped through the chat history. After a moment, she said, ¡°Found it! It¡¯s this!¡± She directly handed the phone to Lin Bai. Lin Bai quickly glanced at the poster and the movie title and did not look at anything else. Yu Jinmo was willing to show him anything because of his love and trust. He did not look at her phone because he respected her. Lin Bai searched for the title of the movie and quickly found the movie that Qingqing recommended. It was a recently released American blockbuster. During the movie screening, Lin Bai turned off the lights and the two of them snuggled together in the dark. Yu Jimo watched with relish as she ate the popcorn. From time to time, she would even stuff two mouthfuls into Lin Bai¡¯s mouth. Her slightly cold fingertips accidentally brushed past Lin Bai¡¯s lips like a casual kiss. With such an intimate snuggle, Lin Bai could even clearly feel the slight undulation of the girl¡¯s body as she breathed in his arms. There was also a faint fragrance in her hair. Everything was quiet and beautiful. Lin Bai really wished that time could stop at this moment forever. He wanted to not think about anything else and do anything else, and just snuggle with her until the end of time. That would be great. There was a funny scene in the movie. Yu Jinmo was so amused that she started giggling, and shaking in Lin Bai¡¯s arms. Lin Bai suddenly felt his throat tensing up. It was as if there was a ball of fire in the depths of his body that was burning silently. It was getting stronger and stronger. He could not help but tighten his grip on the delicate body in his arms. But it was not enough. He longed to hold her closer and closer¡­ He longed to taste the forbidden fruit. Perhaps Yu Jinmo felt his increasingly rapid breathing, or perhaps it was just the pain from his arm strangling her. She turned her head to look at him, her small face slightly raised, and her eyes as bright as stars. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± She asked with concern. Lin Bai could not hold it in anymore, he lowered his head and kissed her lips fiercely. Yu Jinmo panicked for a moment, but she soon relaxed and let him do whatever he wanted. In the darkness, an invisible flame gradually rose. The dark fragrance surged. Suddenly, an untimely bell rang, breaking the romantic and passionate atmosphere. Both of them froze at the same time. Yu Jinmo quickly sat down on the floor and quickly stuffed snacks into her mouth to cover up her embarrassment. Lin Bai was also a little uncomfortable. At the same time, he was secretly annoyed. Who was so tactless to ruin the atmosphere at such a critical moment? On second thought, that voice just now seemed to be the push notification sound of the Future News app. Lin Bai¡¯s heart suddenly trembled. All his annoyance vanished into thin air. He quickly took out his phone to check. The Future News app would never randomly send him messages. As long as it took the initiative to pop out a notification, most of it had a direct or indirect relationship with Lin Bai or the people around him. Moreover, the time it took for the latest notifications to come true was getting shorter and shorter, so Lin Bai didn¡¯t dare to be negligent. He was afraid that he wouldn¡¯t be able to change the future if he was late. However, when he unlocked his phone, there was only a blank notification in the message pane. Last time, there was only a title, and he couldn¡¯t click on the content. This time, he couldn¡¯t even see the title. Only the small words ¡°Future news¡± in the top left corner of the message could prove which app sent this pop-up. Lin Bai suddenly had an ominous feeling. The last time he received this kind of message, Ling Xuewei was attacked in less than a minute after the notification appeared. What about this time? Would it happen the moment the message popped up? However, there wasn¡¯t even a headline. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t tell what the Future News app was trying to remind him. He tried to click on it, but the result was just as he had expected. He could only see a blank page and nothing else. He went back to the home page and looked again. Lin Bai¡¯s heart instantly turned cold. This was because the Future News app on the home page had already become translucent. It was as if it would disappear completely in the next second. Thinking of Wang Hao¡¯s crazy mania after he lost the ¡°Real Estate news¡± app, Lin Bai felt a chill in his heart. Would his Future News app also disappear? Would it also be absorbed by other more powerful systems? He didn¡¯t know. And there wasn¡¯t any relevant information that could help him make a judgment. This kind of unknown made Lin Bai unable to suppress his anxiety. He did not like this feeling very much. Yu Jinmo noticed that his emotional state was not quite right. He no longer cared about her previous embarrassment and asked hurriedly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Who sent you a message message?¡± Lin Bai did not know how to answer, so he could only force a smile and perfunctorily reply, ¡°Nothing, let¡¯s just continue watching.¡± Then, he put away his phone and pretended to watch the movie seriously, but in reality, he could not calm down at all. His mind was full of all kinds of questions and worries. Would someone come and snatch his phone? Or was it just passive interference and the other party actually didn¡¯t know who he was or where he was? Or, this time, it wasn¡¯t some kind of interference between superpowers, it was just that the gift given to him by fate had reached its end, and it was time for him to give it back? One question after another came up. But there were no answers.. Chapter 159 - Another Interference Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Other than those questions, there was another question that Lin Bai wanted to know the most. That was, if the Future News app really disappeared, would the money that he had earned by predicting and changing the future disappear with it? Although he knew that the probability wasn¡¯t high, he couldn¡¯t help but fret and worry about it. After all, that money was the real capital that could change his fate. Even if the app really disappeared, as long as the money was still there, he would at least live well according to his previous plan. However, if the money disappeared along with it, it would really be difficult to handle. Lin Bai¡¯s mind was filled with all kinds of thoughts and speculations, and he couldn¡¯t calm down at all. He did not pay any attention to the plot of the movie on the big screen. Yu Jinmo could sense it. She asked, ¡°You seem to be getting anxious. Is there an urgent matter? If so, quickly go and do it. Don¡¯t worry about me. I can take care of myself. Go quickly.¡± Yu Jinmo said very understandingly. Lin Bai shook his head and said, ¡°No, it¡¯s nothing. Just watch the movie properly.¡± He also wanted to solve the problem, but the key was that he did not know anything at the moment. How could he solve it? He could not just run around like a headless chicken, right? In a situation where there were no clues, the best choice was not to act rashly. Yu Jinmo was still worried. ¡°Are you really alright?¡± ¡°Really.¡± In order to appease Yu Jinmo¡¯s emotions, Lin Bai also diverted his attention to ease his anxiety. He asked her, ¡°I didn¡¯t pay much attention to that part just now. What was it about?¡± Thus, Yu Jinmo explained to him, ¡°The female lead wanted to kill that man, but after the two of them met, the female lead¡¯s superpower disappeared, so the assassination was unsuccessful. She was even injured by that man¡¯s bodyguard.¡± The movie was still playing, and Yu Jinmo said, ¡°The man she wanted to kill also has a superpower! No wonder she was injured. It turns out that when people with superpowers meet, both parties¡¯ superpowers disappear!¡± Lin Bai¡¯s heart trembled when he heard that. Although he didn¡¯t watch the first half of the movie carefully, he still roughly knew the plot. The female lead in this movie was born to be favored by God. She was super lucky and definitely wouldn¡¯t be injured. Even if she deliberately held a pistol and shot at his head, the bullet in the gun wouldn¡¯t be able to shoot out. However, as long as it was not aimed at her, the gun could still be used normally. If she could not hurt herself, the enemy¡¯s weapons could not hurt her. Even in the rain of bullets, she could still walk leisurely and unharmed. Therefore, the female protagonist took advantage of this luck to act willfully and kill as she pleased. But the people she killed were all evil people who deserved to die. This made the female protagonist even more convinced that she was the chosen child of God and was born with the mission to kill all the evil people in the world. So she traveled the world and killed whoever she disliked. It was not until she met the supporting character that she failed for the first time and was injured for the first time in her life. The man¡¯s setting was the same as hers. He was born with the protection of fate and could not be hurt. However, when two people who were protected by fate met, all the protection was ineffective. Everything went according to the logic of reality. In the plot of the movie, the man had a powerful bodyguard by his side, but the female protagonist was alone. Therefore, in the same situation where she lost the protection of fate, the female protagonist was severely injured and almost lost her life. Lin Bai felt that the plot of the movie was very similar to what happened today. His Future News app was an illogical existence, a special blessing of fate. And Wang Hao¡¯s ¡°Real Estate news app¡±was also an illogical existence. Therefore, when they came into contact with each other, they interfered with each other. However, unlike the evenly matched situation in the movie, Lin Bai¡¯s Future News app was a little more powerful, so he was only affected and couldn¡¯t receive the news normally. Meanwhile, Wang Hao¡¯s Real Estate News app disappeared directly. Or, it could be understood as being suppressed and covered up. This time, the Future News app was even more disturbed. Even the app itself had entered a state of semi-disappearance. Did that mean that the power of the user with special abilities who existed nearby was slightly better than the Future News app? This guess made Lin Bai¡¯s heart sink slightly. Previously, he was able to effortlessly beat Wang Hao down and absorb his app. It was because the system rewarded him with a Divine-level combat skill, which made his physical strength and combat skills far better than Wang Hao¡¯s. Moreover, his Future News app ability was also higher than his opponent¡¯s. That was why he was able to win effortlessly. But this time, Lin Bai¡¯s opponent seemed to be slightly stronger than himself. He might not be able to win so easily. However, it was not necessarily impossible to win. Since the interference was mutual, his opponent¡¯s ability was most likely ineffective. Then, they would compete according to the actual situation. Lin Bai slowly clenched his fist and said in his heart, ¡°Come On! I¡¯m ready!¡± At this moment, Yu Jinmo¡¯s phone rang. She took out her phone in a panic and took a look. The caller¡¯s name on the screen was ¡°Jiang Yu.¡±. Yu Jinmo said in puzzlement, ¡°Strange, why did Xiao Yu suddenly call?¡± ¡°Pause for a moment, I need to take a call.¡± Lin Bai paused the movie. Yu Jinmo picked up the phone. Before he could say anything, the person on the other end of the line was crying and wailing, ¡°Momo! Wang Chenyu, that bastard! He¡¯s a scumbag! He¡¯s a womanizer!! I was tricked by him¡­¡± Yu Jinmo quickly comforted her, but it didn¡¯t have much effect. The girl on the other end of the line was crying so hard that she couldn¡¯t catch her breath. She couldn¡¯t even speak clearly. Yu Jinmo was helpless and could only ask her, ¡°Are you still in that room? Wait, I¡¯ll go look for you right away.¡± The girl on the other end of the phone choked and said, ¡°I¡¯m still here, come quickly.¡± Yu Jinmo hung up the phone and explained to Lin Bai with an apologetic look on her face, ¡°Xiaoyu is my childhood friend who celebrated her birthday. She just said that she was cheated by her boyfriend, but I don¡¯t understand what exactly happened.¡± ¡°But she was crying so hard that I¡¯m getting really worried and I want to go over to accompany her. I¡¯m sorry. Why don¡¯t you watch the movie yourself? I¡¯ll go and coax her and then come back, okay?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you. Didn¡¯t her boyfriend secretly ask you for your number earlier? He¡¯s obviously not a good person. What if he didn¡¯t leave or went back to cause trouble halfway?¡± ¡°You¡¯re both girls. It¡¯s too dangerous if anything happens. With me around, I can at least protect you from harm.¡± Yu Jinmo wanted to refuse, but after hearing Lin Bai¡¯s words, she nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. Her boyfriend doesn¡¯t seem like a good person. You should go with me. I¡¯m sorry. Such a thing happened when we¡¯re on a date..¡± Chapter 160 - The Actions Of A Jerk Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Jinmo felt extremely guilty. She did not have many opportunities to be alone with Lin Bai to begin with. It was not easy for them to watch a movie together, yet she was still being such a killjoy. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t apologize. No one can predict a sudden incident.¡± ¡°Alright, your friend is still waiting for you to comfort her. Let¡¯s go quickly.¡± Yu Jinmo remembered that her childhood friend Jiang Yu was still waiting for her, so she did not waste any more time and returned to the room where the birthday party had been held. The door was not locked. She pushed the door open and entered, only to see a mess. The balloons were scattered everywhere. Cups, plates, and cutlery were scattered all over the floor. It was obvious that someone had made a move here not long ago. The other girls who had come to attend the party had already left. The room was empty and looked very desolate. Jiang Yu was lying on the sofa, crying so hard that she was out of breath. When she heard the noise, she raised her head and looked at the door. In her misty tears, she barely recognized her best friend. All the pent-up grief and indignation were surging within her at this moment like a flash flood. She let out a world-shaking cry and stumbled towards Yu Jinmo. ¡°Mo Mo!! That bastard is not human!¡± She cried and threw herself into Yu Jinmo¡¯s arms, scolding her boyfriend Wang Chenyu for all sorts of wrongdoings. It turned out that not only was that man a playboy, he was also a scum who didn¡¯t have a bottom line. When they first met, Wang Chenyu had dressed himself up to be almost perfect. He had a high EQ, was eloquent, humorous, and generous. Moreover, his appearance was especially good. Jiang Yu fell in love with him at first sight, thinking that Wang Chenyu was the right person for her. She quickly fell in love, and the two of them quickly hit it off. Soon, they reached home run. Before the most intimate relationship, Wang Chenyu was gentle and considerate to Jiang Yu. But after they got intimate, his attitude quickly became cold and he no longer said goodnight to her every night. All the previous romantic surprises were gone too. He ignored Jiang Yu¡¯s texts and refused to see her when she showed up at his door. He refused all communication and contact, did not say goodbye or give any explanation. He gave her the cold shoulder for almost a month. During this time, Jiang Yu tried all means, but there was no response. This kind of mental torture almost made Jiang Yu go crazy. What was more frightening was that Jiang Yu found that her period was delayed. She bought a pregnancy test kit, and the result was what she was most afraid to see. She was pregnant. Jiang Yu called Wang Chenyu in a daze. This time, the call miraculously connected. Wang Chenyu quickly appeared in front of her, looking even more haggard. He told Jiang Yu that he had avoided meeting her not because he wanted to break up. It was because his company was in a huge financial crisis and was on the verge of bankruptcy. He was busy raising money, so he couldn¡¯t care about Jiang Yu. In addition, he didn¡¯t want to influence her with his negative feelings, so he didn¡¯t answer the phone or reply to messages. Although this reason was full of loopholes, Jiang Yu was already on the verge of collapse at that time, and she couldn¡¯t bear the crueler answer. So she almost deceived herself and chose to believe Wang Chenyu. Then, Wang Chenyu vowed to marry her and give her and the baby a proper status. Jiang Yu also believed him. Then Wang Chenyu said that he needed time to solve the problems his company was facing. He told Jiang Yu to take care of the baby, and wait for him to deal with the company¡¯s problems before he would marry her and focus on her. Then he disappeared again. He still did not pick up the phone or reply to her messages. Jiang Yu was pregnant out of wedlock, and she was already under a lot of psychological pressure. After being treated like this by him, she naturally collapsed again very quickly. She cried and called him to scold him, complain about him, and talk about how sad she was. In the end, not only did she not get any comfort, but she was also accused by Wang Chenyu who said that she was acting, that she was selfish, and did not understand his efforts and the pressure he was under. Wang Chenyu said that in order to pay off the debt as soon as possible and let the company resume normal operations, he could not wait to be busy every day, so tired that he was about to die. He said that all of this was to marry Jiang Yu as soon as possible, so as to give her and the child a proper status. In the end, not only did Jiang Yu not understand, but she also made trouble for him. Jiang Yu believed his nonsense and also felt that she was wrong, so she desperately apologized to him. Wang Chenyu forgave her very ¡°magnanimously¡±. Then, he complained about how he was under a lot of pressure and how he was borrowing money in a lowly manner. Jiang Yu naturally said that she could help fill the financial deficit. Although Jiang Yu¡¯s family was slightly inferior to Yu Jinmo¡¯s family, they were still rich. Just her annual allowance alone was more than a million yuan. In fact, when Wang Chenyu said that he was short of money, Jiang Yu had already said that she was willing to lend him money. However, Wang Chenyu refused to accept it and said that he had to rely on himself to tide over the difficulties. However, Jiang Yu really could not stand the cold shoulder. On top of that, she believed that Wang Chenyu would really marry her. She felt that since they would be a family sooner or later, it was only right for her to give money to help Wang Chenyu. The earlier he got through the difficulties, the earlier he could return to his sweet, previous self. Moreover, she could also get married early so that she would not look bad in a wedding dress if her baby bump got bigger later. Jiang Yu practically begged Wang Chenyu to accept her help. Wang Chenyu could not stand her pleas, so he had to ¡°reluctantly¡± accept her money. After accepting the money, Wang Chenyu¡¯s attitude toward her was obviously much better. He was no longer cold and without a smile, and he could spend more time with her. The relationship between the two seemed to have returned to the initial romantic sweetness. However, the good times did not last long. After a few days, Wang Chenyu disappeared again. Jiang Yu looked for him like she was crazy. She finally managed to contact him, but the answer she got was that there was still a problem with the company. Wang Chenyu said that the company needed too much money. The money that Jiang Yu gave him only allowed him to temporarily relieve the pressure, but it did not completely solve the problem. Faced with the various creditors demanding debts, he had no choice but to continue stooping low to raise money. Jiang Yu naturally took out a large amount of money to hel[ him. This went on and on. It did not take long for Jiang Yu to empty out all the pocket money that she had saved over the years. However, Wang Chenyu said that the deficit in the company funds was still not completely filled. However, Jiang Yu really could not come up with more money, so Wang Chenyu hinted to her, asking her to ask her family for money. Jiang Yu didn¡¯t have the cheek to hide the fact that she was pregnant out of wedlock from her family, so she really couldn¡¯t ask her parents for money. Wang Chenyu then suggested that she borrow money from her friends. Jiang Yu grew up in a wealthy family and went to private schools all the way. Naturally, her classmates and friends were all children of wealthy families. It wasn¡¯t too difficult for her to borrow 1.8 million yuan.. Chapter 161 - Samsara Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation In addition, Jiang Yu¡¯s birthday was just around the corner, so Wang Chenyu urged her to throw a birthday party and invite all her friends. This way, she could receive a lot of gifts and sell them for cash. She could also take the opportunity to reveal that she needed to borrow money for some cash flow problems. Jiang Yu was originally unwilling. She had always disliked parties and crowded events. In the past, she would spend her birthday with a few of her closest friends and would never throw a party with so many guests. As for things like receiving gifts and borrowing money like Wang Chenyu asked her to, she felt embarrassed just at the thought of it. Hence, when Wang Chenyu brought it up, she almost refused without thinking. However, she could not resist Wang Chenyu¡¯s sweet talk. He said that hosting a birthday party was to train her interpersonal skills, and that borrowing money was to invite friends to invest. It was obviously a very embarrassing thing, but he made it sound so dignified. It was as if they were not asking for help, but being kind enough to take her friends along to make money and achieve financial independence. After his brainwashing, Jiang Yu really agreed with these ridiculous words. That resulted in the birthday party today. Jiang Yu changed her usual style and invited everyone she could get. She didn¡¯t even know many of the guests and couldn¡¯t even remember their names. They were just acquaintances, but she still sent invitations to them. As a result, more than a hundred people attended today¡¯s party. This was also one of the reasons that Yu Jinmo felt uncomfortable previously. Yu Jinmo was relatively more introverted She didn¡¯t like to be crowded and noisy places, and only liked going to small gatherings with her friends. She originally thought that this year¡¯s birthday party would be the same as the previous years, with only her group of friends hanging out together. However, when she arrived at the place, she realized that there was a large crowd of strangers that she had never seen before. In addition to that, Wang Chenyu had asked her for her number, so Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t stay any longer. She left early with her other good friend, Qingqing. Jiang Yu said that after Yu Jinmo left, she realized that Wang Chenyu was actually cheating on her, hooking up with other girls, and behaving ambiguously. Moreover, Wang Chenyu¡¯s target was not just one person. As long as it was someone beautiful or someone from a wealthy family, he would take the initiative to approach them and try his best to get their contact information. It was obviously Jiang Yu¡¯s birthday party, but it was treated by Wang Chenyu as his hunting ground. How could Jiang Yu tolerate such humiliation? She lost her rationality and started to make a big fuss, asking Wang Chenyu why he did that. Wang Chenyu blamed her instead, accusing her of being too controlling and restricting his social interactions. He also said that he was almost suffocated by her and couldn¡¯t bear this kind of life anymore, so he wanted to break up with her. He was clearly the one who was wrong, but in the end, he acted as if he was the victim. Jiang Yu had never been treated like this. She burst into tears, smashed things with all her might, punched Wang Chenyu with her fists, and scolded him for being a jerk. Wang Chenyu just let her hit him and scold him. He didn¡¯t reply or hit her back. When she got tired, she broke up with him and left without looking back. He also left with the most beautiful girl from the richest family at the party today. The girl chased after him and kept comforting Wang Chenyu not to be too sad. Jiang Yu heard everything she said. Some of the other friends who were present tried to comfort Jiang Yu, but most of them left in silence. Jiang Yu did not know when those friends who had stayed behind to comfort her had left. She only felt extremely cold. It was as if a chill seeped out from the cracks of her bones, causing her to tremble uncontrollably. She had already understood the true purpose of Wang Chenyu¡¯s urging her to hold a birthday party. Borrowing money was just out of convenience. He was looking for the next target to seduce. At the same time, he wanted to openly break up with her in front of everyone so that he could look like the victim. That was Wang Chenyu¡¯s true purpose. Jiang Yu recalled that when she first met Wang Chenyu, it happened to be during the ¡°painful period¡± of his breakup. Wang Chenyu said that his previous relationship had been a failure. His ex-girlfriend was unruly and unreasonable. Out of love, he silently tolerated it for a long time. In the end, he could not tolerate it anymore and had to break up with her. He also said that he was very hurt and did not want to fall in love anymore. At that time, Jiang Yu only felt heartache after hearing those words. She felt that Wang Chenyu¡¯s ex-girlfriend had a bad temper and did not know how to cherish him. She felt that his ex had hurt a good man badly. That kind of heartache eventually became a catalyst for love. She could not help but develop the thought of loving Wang Chenyu well and giving him ¡°true happiness¡±. Now, she had become a terrible ex-girlfriend in the eyes of others. Only then did she realize how wrong she had been. If she had not been completely hurt, which girl would be willing to become hysterical? It was laughable that she could not differentiate between good and bad. She mistook the scum as a victim and did not even know that she had been schemed against and used. Jiang Yu did not need to guess to know that the girl who had left with Wang Chenyu would definitely become the next her. She would be trapped in the same experience as herself. She would be schemed against, deceived, and used. After that, she would completely lose her value and be kicked away. Then, just like her current self, that girl would be treated as a hysterical lunatic by everyone. At that time, there would naturally be another innocent and kind girl who would repeat the same experience. Other than themselves, no one knew what had really happened. Jiang Yu lay in Yu Jinmo¡¯s arms and cried while revealing everything. She cried so hard that she was heartbroken and felt as if her heart was about to be ripped apart. ¡°How could someone be so vile!?! I really don¡¯t understand how someone could be so horrid!¡± ¡°Mo Mo, don¡¯t you think his conscience hurts?¡± ¡°Mo Mo, do you think he ever liked me for even a second?¡± ¡°What exactly am I in his heart¡­¡± Every word was worrisome. Other than hugging Jiang Yu and patting her on the back to comfort her, Yu Jinmo had no idea what else she could do. Yu Jinmo could not answer any of Jiang Yu¡¯s questions. In fact, Yu Jinmo was just as shocked as Jiang Yu. She was like Jiang Yu, a flower that grew up in a sheltered environment like a greenhouse. She had been pampered by her family since she was young. She never imagined that human nature could be so dark and despicable. Now that it had happened all of a sudden, the shock in her heart could not be described with words. It was not an exaggeration to say that her worldview had been overturned. Jiang Yu still had not stopped crying. ¡°Before the party, he was clearly gentle and nice to me. But when I said that I could not lend him any money, he just¡­¡± ¡°Could it be that everything he did was for the sake of money? Did he not even have a trace of affection for me?¡± Chapter 162 - Your Choice Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation When Jiang Yu was crying about her experience of dating a scumbag, Lin Bai had been standing silently by the side and listening. Now that he finally understood the whole story, he was also annoyed by her crying. So when Jiang Yu asked another question, Lin Bai finally couldn¡¯t bear it any longer and interjected. ¡°If you really want to hear an answer, then I can tell you now very responsibly.¡± ¡°No. He never liked you from the beginning to the end, not even for a second. Are you satisfied with this answer? Can you give up?¡± Lin Bai gave the answer in an almost merciless tone. Jiang Yu seemed to have been struck by lightning. She did not wail anymore and did not ask any more questions. However, her tears continued to fall and could not be stopped. Yu Jinmo felt her heart ache when she saw her like this. She stole a glance at Lin Bai and shook her head slightly, indicating that Lin Bai should not say such words to provoke Jiang Yu anymore. Lin Bai did not intend to say anything else. If it was not to accompany Yu Jinmo, he might not have had the patience to listen to such a long sobbing. The words he said just now were purely because he had had enough of Jiang Yu asking the same question over and over again. That was why he could not help but knock her and tell her to come to terms with reality. Yu Jinmo said a bunch of comforting words, but judging by Jiang Yu¡¯s expression, she obviously didn¡¯t listen to a single word she said. But even so, Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t just leave her alone. After all, they had grown up together. No matter what, he couldn¡¯t just stand by and watch the darkest moment of her life. ¡°Xiao Yu, I know that you¡¯re very sad right now, and you hate that bastard.¡± ¡°But your body is yours. If you keep crying like this, you¡¯ll cry your eyes out. It¡¯s not worth it to hurt your body for that kind of scumbag!¡± ¡°Listen to me, Don¡¯t cry, okay? I¡¯ll help you into the room so that you can sleep for a while. Everything will be better when you wake up.¡± Yu Jinmo comforted her gently. Jiang Yu didn¡¯t have any reaction, so Yu Jinmo could only try to help her up from the sofa. However, Jiang Yu did not cooperate. Yu Jinmo was a girl after all, and she did not have enough strength. She tried a few times but could not help her up. She had no choice but to whisper to Lin Bai, ¡°Help me.¡± Lin Bai reached out to pull her up, but from the corner of his eye, he saw a bright red patch on the sofa. Yu Jinmo also saw it and could not help but exclaim, ¡°So much blood!¡± ¡°Jiang Yu! You¡¯re bleeding!¡± Jiang Yu still looked like her soul had left her body. There was no reaction from her tears. Yu Jinmo could only turn her head and ask Lin Bai, ¡°What should we do? There¡¯s so much blood!¡± However, Lin Bai did not answer. He stared fixedly at Jiang Yu, his eyes filled with shock. Yu Jinmo became even more anxious. ¡°Lin Bai, don¡¯t space out! I-I have never encountered such a situation. What should we do?¡± Lin Bai finally came back to his senses. He suppressed the shock in his eyes and said in a low voice, ¡°Just let her sit here. Don¡¯t let her move around.¡± ¡°Her emotions are fluctuating too much. There are signs of a miscarriage. We have to send her to the hospital as soon as possible. Do you know her family¡¯s number? Inform her parents.¡± When she said this, Jiang Yu, who had been remaining still like a wooden figure, suddenly grabbed Yu Jinmo¡¯s wrist and shook her head desperately as she begged. ¡°Don¡¯t tell my parents! Please! Don¡¯t tell them!¡± She was really ashamed to let her parents see her in such a sorry state. Yu Jinmo said awkwardly, ¡°But this is not a small matter¡­¡± Jiang Yu shook her head with tears streaming down her face. ¡°Please.¡± Yu Jinmo could only go along with her and said, ¡°Okay, okay, okay. I won¡¯t tell them. Calm down. I¡¯ll call the ambulance now. Let¡¯s go to the hospital first.¡± ¡°Your health is the most important. We can talk about other things later.¡± Jiang Yu cried again. ¡°No, don¡¯t call either. I don¡¯t want to go to the hospital! I don¡¯t want that bastard¡¯s child anyway. If it¡¯s a miscarriage, so be it. I¡¯m not going anywhere!¡± Yu Jinmo did not know what to do at all. She had no experience in such matters. The pool of blood on the sofa made her dizzy. ¡°How can we not go to the hospital? Are you going to let yourself keep bleeding like this? You can¡¯t! Listen to me. Let¡¯s go to the hospital first, okay?¡± ¡°It¡¯s so far away from the city. We won¡¯t be seen by our acquaintances. No one knows you. No one will spread the news.¡± Yu Jinmo forced himself to remain calm and tried to convince Jiang Yu. However, Jiang Yu was surprisingly stubborn. She cried and said, ¡°If I bleed, I¡¯ll bleed. If worst comes to worst, I¡¯ll just die! Since I¡¯ve ruined everything, I don¡¯t want to live anymore!¡± As she said that, she looked around and saw a broken glass on the side of the coffee table. She quickly picked it up and it cut her wrist. Yu Jinmo was shocked by her actions and quickly stopped her. Lin Bai was afraid that Yu Jinmo would get hurt, so he snatched the broken glass and threw it to the side. ¡°You can do whatever you want to me, but don¡¯t drag my girlfriend down with you! I¡¯m only going to ask this once. Are you sure you want to die?¡± ¡°If you¡¯re sure, I¡¯ll take Jinmo away immediately. You can do whatever you want to me, and I guarantee that no one will stop you!¡± Yu Jinmo called out in a low voice, ¡°Lin Bai¡­¡± Then, he shook his head hard, signaling Lin Bai not to provoke Jiang Yu so much. Lin Bai gave her a comforting look, telling her to rest assured that he knew his limits. Then, with a sullen face, he asked Jiang Yu, ¡°Your name is Jiang Yu, right? Come, answer me. Are you sure you want to die?¡± Jiang Yu didn¡¯t say anything. Of course, she didn¡¯t really want to die, but she just couldn¡¯t bear all of this. She also didn¡¯t have the courage to face everything in the future. Rather than saying that she wanted to die, it was more appropriate to say that she wanted to escape. Hence, Lin Bai said again, ¡°Since you are not answering, I will treat it as if you still want to continue living. Since you want to live, live like a human.¡± ¡°How is hurting yourself considered a capable thing to do? If you have the ability, then go and take revenge on the person who hurt you. Return all the pain that he inflicted on you with double the amount. That is what true ability is!¡± Jiang Yu¡¯s entire body trembled violently. It was as if she had finally found her way out of a desperate situation. She slowly raised her head to look at Lin Bai. Her eyes were still filled with tears, but there was an obvious difference from before. There was an additional emotion called ¡®hope¡¯. Lin Bai knew that what he said had worked. He continued, ¡°If you want to live and take revenge, I can help you recuperate and minimize the damage to your body.¡± ¡°If you still want to die, then Jinmo and I will leave immediately. It¡¯s up to you whether you want to slit your wrists or hang yourself.¡± ¡°Your life is yours, and your body is yours as well. You can decide what you want to do with it.¡± Jiang Yu asked carefully, ¡°Can you really help me recuperate? Then can you help me get rid of this child? I, I don¡¯t want to go to the hospital¡­¡± Although it was her first pregnancy, she had read the description of abortion surgery in novels before. It was so scary that she really didn¡¯t have the courage to go through it.. Chapter 163 - Witchcraft Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai had the Divine-level medical skills that the system had rewarded him with. He could cure even the most difficult and complicated diseases. It was just an abortion. A set of abortion medicine could solve the problem but Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to give such a prescription. ¡°I can help you stop the bleeding with acupuncture. As for abortion medicine, there are plenty of them in the pharmacy. Get some yourself.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll make a list of the recipes for the medicinal diet that you need to take care of your body in the future. Just follow them. If I¡¯m in a good mood, I might even be able to teach that bastard a lesson for you but the premise of all this is that you have to pull yourself together. Don¡¯t let me hear those desperate words again. I don¡¯t have that much patience.¡± Lin Bai wasn¡¯t a person who liked to meddle in other people¡¯s business. He didn¡¯t want to get involved in such a mess at all. It was just that when he helped Jiang Yu up, Lin Bai heard a familiar buzzing sound in the instant they came into contact. It was the same sound he had heard when he came into contact with Wang Hao. The collision of superpowers would produce a noise when they interfere with each other. That was why Lin Bai had intervened, forcing Jiang Yu to pull herself together. That was because he wanted to know what kind of superpowers Jiang Yu had and whether the Future News app had been interrupted by her, thus causing it to enter a half-disappeared state. Lin Bai had too many questions in his heart. He hoped that he could get an answer from Jiang Yu, which was why he had chosen to help her. Lin Bai¡¯s words made Jiang Yu feel like she had found a straw to clutch at. She hurriedly nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ll definitely pull myself together! Please, help me!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°In that case, wait a while, I¡¯ll call the front desk to send the needles over.¡± He did not have the habit of carrying acupuncture needles with him. He had casually left the set that he bought previously, in the dormitory. Now that he needed them, he could only ask the staff of the resort villa to help him buy some. After all, he was worried about leaving Yu Jinmo alone here. Lin Bai walked to the side and made a call. Behind him, Jiang Yu asked Yu Jinmo softly, ¡°Your boyfriend is proficient in medicine? Why haven¡¯t I heard you mention it before?¡± Yu Jinmo wasn¡¯t sure whether Lin Bai was proficient or not but looking at Lin Bai¡¯s calm and confident appearance, she reckoned that he probably was. Based on her understanding of Lin Bai, Lin Bai should not joke about such things. With that thought, the worry in Yu Jinmo¡¯s heart lessened a lot. She comforted Jiang Yu softly, ¡°Since Lin Bai said that he can help you, there should be no problem. Relax a little, don¡¯t be nervous.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Jiang Yu nodded and silently held Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand. She felt that she finally had a backbone. Very soon, Lin Bai finished his call and came back. He said to Jiang Yu, ¡°The front desk staff said that there is no pharmacy nearby, so we can¡¯t buy acupuncture needles but they do have regular sewing needles, so we can make do with them, but it will be more painful. Of course, you can also choose to go to the hospital.¡± When Jiang Yu heard the words ¡°Go to the hospital¡±, she immediately shook her head like a rattle-drum. ¡°No, no, no, I¡¯m not going to the hospital!¡± ¡°If it hurts a little, it hurts a little. I can endure it!¡± Lin Bai had been waiting for her to say that. ¡°That¡¯s good. The items should be delivered in a while. Wait a little longer.¡± Yu Jinmo could not help but stand up and pull Lin Bai to the side. She lowered her voice and asked, ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re confident? This is not a trivial matter. Why don¡¯t you try to persuade Jiang Yu to go to the hospital again?¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°If she could succumb and go to the hospital, would she have waited until now? Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s just a simple hemostasis technique. There won¡¯t be any problems.¡± Yu Jinmo saw that Lin Bai was confident and no longer doubted him. She sat back beside Jiang Yu and comforted her gently. Soon, the staff delivered the sewing needles and a lighter to him. Lin Bai grabbed the items and sat opposite Jiang Yu. He flamed all the sewing needles and sterilized them. ¡°Give me your right hand. Roll up your sleeves.¡± Lin Bai gave the order emotionlessly. At the same time, he activated his Divine-level medical skills and prepared to use acupuncture to stop the bleeding. However, in the next second, Lin Bai¡¯s hand that was holding the needle froze in midair. He stared at Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach and looked as if he had seen a ghost. He was as terrified as he could be! At this moment, under the effect of the Divine-level medical skill, Lin Bai could clearly see the embryo in Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach. It was definitely not a normal human embryo, but a monster that was emitting black gas! The mass of black gas was the size of a ping pong ball. It was like a sea urchin with long thorns all over its body. The tip of the thorns and its mouth were constantly gnawing at Jiang Yu¡¯s uterus! The bleeding under Jiang Yu¡¯s body was not a sign of miscarriage, but the result of an injury to her uterus! The situation was completely different from Lin Bai¡¯s previous judgment! No, it should be said that the current situation had completely subverted all of Lin Bai¡¯s medical knowledge! This was not scientific! ¡®What the hell is this thing!¡¯ Lin Bai roared in his heart. He searched through all the medical knowledge in his mind, but he could not find any records related to it. He did not know how to solve this thing. The existence of this thing completely exceeded the scope of medicine. Lin Bai¡¯s reaction made Jiang Yu and Yu Jinmo confused. Jiang Yu¡¯s face was pale as she asked carefully, ¡°What, what is it? Is there a problem?¡± Of course, there was a problem! A big problem! But Lin Bai could not explain it, and even if he did, they would not believe it. Hence, Lin Bai forced himself to calm down and said perfunctorily, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I¡¯m just identifying the acupuncture points. Relax your arm and don¡¯t move. I¡¯m going to start acupuncture.¡± Jiang Yu was obviously extremely nervous, but she still gritted her teeth and tried her best to cooperate. When the sewing needle pierced into the acupuncture points, it was far more painful than normal acupuncture. Jiang Yu was in so much pain that tears were streaming down her face. She felt even more regretful in her heart. If she had loved herself a little and had not been coaxed into bed by Wang Chenyu¡¯s sweet nothings, she would not have had to endure such pain. The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became. Finally, she could not hold it in anymore, and her gaze was shifted to the ground. As her emotions fluctuated, the sea urchin-like thing actually grew several new thorns! The sharp thorns pierced into Jiang Yu¡¯s uterus, and a new wound appeared. As blood flowed out, the thing grew even faster. Lin Bai realized that the thing seemed to be using Jiang Yu¡¯s negative emotions and pain as nourishment. The more she was in pain, the more the thing hurt her. The greater the damage, the faster the thing grew! ¡®Damn it! What kind of evil thing is this!¡¯ Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but swear in his heart. Even so, he still couldn¡¯t vent the anger in his heart. As long as he thought about how that bastard had flirted with Yu Jinmo when he was looking for a new target, Lin Bai wanted to rip him apart alive! How could someone be so vicious to use such evil methods to specifically harm women? He had almost harmed his woman! He couldn¡¯t stand it!! Chapter 164 - The Person Who Started It Has To Finish It Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai used all his self-control to control his emotions and did not behave abnormally in front of Yu Jinmo and Jiang Yu. However, only he himself knew that he had already squeezed the steel needle in his hand so hard that it had broken into two pieces. ¡°Jiang Yu, control your emotions. Don¡¯t cry anymore.¡± Lin Bai almost squeezed out these words through clenched teeth. Jiang Yu was filled with regret and pain at this moment. How could she endure it? She kept wiping her tears with her other hand, but the tears kept increasing. All of her regret, resentment, and embarrassment were bottled up in her heart. The more she suppressed it, the more swollen her heart became. The monster in her body had obviously grown larger by another size. The newly grown spikes stabbed her body mercilessly, leaving even more wounds. If this continued, she would probably never be able to have children again. He could not delay any longer! Lin Bai quickly threw away the broken needle in his hand and replaced it with a new one. He stared into Jiang Yu¡¯s eyes and said solemnly, ¡°Jiang Yu, listen carefully to what I say. Your emotions are fluctuating too much right now, and it will cause serious damage to your body. Therefore, I have to let you sleep for a while to avoid causing more damage but for the sake of your body, I can¡¯t keep using this method to make you sleep.¡± ¡°When you wake up again, you have to rely on yourself to stabilize your emotions. Do you understand?¡± Jiang Yu was frightened by Lin Bai¡¯s sudden warning. She forgot to cry and to respond to Lin Bai. Lin Bai did not care whether she was willing or not. He stood up directly and quickly inserted a few needles into the acupuncture points on the top of her head. Soon, Jiang Yu felt a wave of sleepiness overwhelming her. She was in a daze and didn¡¯t know what to do. Lin Bai helped her lie down. Seeing that the mass of black gas in her stomach had finally stopped growing, he let out a muffled breath. However, his mood was still heavy. He had thought that Jiang Yu had a superpower like him. Now, it seemed that what he sensed before was the mass of black gas in her stomach. Jiang Yu herself should be an ordinary person. He didn¡¯t need to guess who the real superpowered person was. Seeing Lin Bai¡¯s gloomy face, Yu Jinmo asked nervously, ¡°Will Jiang Yu really be okay? Didn¡¯t you say that stopping the bleeding was easy? Why did you have to let her sleep?¡± Lin Bai answered carefully, ¡°The situation is worse than what I expected. The main reason is that her mood swings are too big, causing a lot of additional damage to her body.¡± Yu Jinmo asked, ¡°Then what should we do? Should we send her to the hospital? No matter what, her health is more important than her face. Why don¡¯t we call an ambulance while she¡¯s asleep?¡± Lin Bai shook his head and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need. The bleeding has stopped.¡± ¡°As long as she can control her emotions, there won¡¯t be too much of a problem for the time being.¡± The thing in Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach was not a normal human embryo at all. It was a monster. The current medical methods could not save her. She still needed to tie the knot. Perhaps only the person who made her pregnant with this monster could solve this problem. The problem was how to get him to take back this monster. It was impossible to hope that he would suddenly have a conscience. Therefore, he could only catch him first and force him with the thing he was most afraid of. Only then would he be able to get rid of that monster. Lin Bai said to Yu Jinmo, ¡°Help her to the room first. Help her wash up and change her clothes. I¡¯ll clean up this mess. Let¡¯s stay here and guard her tonight.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded and agreed without thinking. ¡°That¡¯s good too. In case she gets into trouble in the middle of the night and no one takes care of her.¡± As she spoke, she tried to help Jiang Yu up from the sofa. However, Jiang Yu had already fallen into a deep sleep. Her entire body was limp and weak. Yu Jinmo was a girl after all. She had little strength and could not help her up at all. Lin Bai helped her out again. After helping her into the room, he left and quietly cleaned up the mess in the living room. The reason he decided to stay the night was not that he was worried about Jiang Yu, but because he was afraid that Wang Chenyu, that scumbag, would do something bad to her again. This was not as simple as an ordinary scumbag dumping a woman. The thing that Wang left in Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach was clearly to take her life. All those schemes, and harms were to stimulate Jiang Yu¡¯s negative emotions to the greatest extent, causing her to sink into endless grief and provide nutrients to the thing in her stomach. It was too sinister. Lin Bai¡¯s intuition told him that the scumbag¡¯s damage to Jiang Yu would never stop here. He would definitely come and provoke Jiang Yu again. ¡°System, can you tell me what that thing is? How do I subdue that scumbag?¡± Lin Bai tried to communicate with the system with his mind but there was no response. The Future News app on his phone had become so transparent that it was almost invisible. The Real Estate News app that was supposed to be next to it had completely disappeared. Without a doubt, it was caused by the interference of Wang Chenyu¡¯s power. Unless Wang Chenyu was dealt with and his power absorbed, the two apps would never be able to return to their former state. In fact, they might even be absorbed by the other party and turned into nutrients to strengthen his sorcery. Lin Bai wasn¡¯t afraid of losing his ability, but he couldn¡¯t accept his ability turning into nutrients to strengthen those evil spells and hurt more innocent girls. Lin Bai clenched his fists secretly and swore in his heart that he must win this battle! ¡°Lin Bai.¡± At some point in time, Yu Jinmo appeared behind Lin Bai and called his name softly. Even though Yu Jinmo did not know the truth, based on his understanding of Lin Bai, he could clearly feel how depressed he was. She really wanted to do something to help Lin Bai share some of the burden. ¡°You seem to be in a bad mood. What¡¯s wrong?¡± Yu Jinmo asked gently. Lin Bai did not know how to tell her the things that were beyond normal. In the end, he could only say vaguely, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I¡¯m just angry. How can a person not have a bottom line to that extent?¡± Upon mentioning this, Yu Jinmo became angry as well. ¡°That guy is really too much of a bastard! Even if he doesn¡¯t love Jiang Yu, he shouldn¡¯t hurt her like this! He¡¯s really not human!¡± Lin Bai asked, ¡°Did Jiang Yu ever mention him to you before?¡± Yu Jinmo shook her head. ¡°No. She only told me about her boyfriend. She didn¡¯t mention anything else.¡± ¡°Jiang Yu is a good person in every way, but she¡¯s a little too lovesick. Every time she¡¯s in a relationship, she always sticks to her boyfriend and ignores all her friends and classmates.¡± ¡°When she¡¯s not in a relationship, she can reply to messages instantly. As long as she¡¯s in a relationship, she can reply to messages other than her boyfriend every three days.¡± As Yu Jinmo spoke, her mood suddenly sank. She blamed herself and mumbled, ¡°I should have asked more. If I had advised them to break up earlier, things wouldn¡¯t have turned out this way¡­.¡± Chapter 165 - Unceasing Friendship Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai could not help but feel a pang of heartache when he saw Yu Jinmo¡¯s dejected and self-reproachful look. He pulled Yu Jinmo into his embrace and comforted her gently, ¡°Little fool, don¡¯t blame yourself. Jiang Yu has been getting along with her boyfriend day and night, yet she couldn¡¯t tell that he was a scum. How could you possibly have predicted it?¡± ¡°Moreover, that scumbag is so good at disguising himself. Even if you kept in touch with Jiang Yu all this time, all you would hear would only be praises about him. It¡¯s even more impossible to persuade them to break up. So these assumptions are not valid at all. Don¡¯t put the blame on yourself.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded and said in a muffled voice, ¡°Yes, you¡¯re right. Even if I had known earlier, nothing would have changed.¡± She was still in low spirits. Lin Bai comforted her, ¡°Since things have already happened, let¡¯s not think about those hypothetical questions anymore.¡± ¡°The most important thing now is to take good care of Jiang Yu and try to minimize the damage to her body.¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°I plan to ask the teacher for a few days off tomorrow and spend some time with Jiang Yu.¡± ¡°She¡¯s been through such a huge shock. I¡¯m afraid that she won¡¯t be able to take it easy. I can¡¯t feel at ease if I¡¯m not by her side.¡± After all, they had been friends since they were young. When they were busy with their own things, they might not meet each other often. However, if something really happened, they couldn¡¯t just sit by and do nothing. Lin Bai could understand Yu Jinmo¡¯s feelings very well. If it was his good brother who was severely injured, he wouldn¡¯t be able to ignore it. ¡°I will accompany you to take care of her,¡± Lin Bai said. However, Yu Jinmo said, ¡°I can handle it on my own. You should attend class. There¡¯s no need for you to miss class with me.¡± Actually, Yu Jinmo had another concern. After all, Jiang Yu¡¯s illness was not ordinary. She wanted to abort the child. Under such circumstances, having an unfamiliar member of the opposite sex guarding her would only make her feel even more miserable. Although she didn¡¯t say it out loud, Lin Bai had already guessed it. Lin Bai said, ¡°I haven¡¯t had much class recently, so I have plenty of time.¡± ¡°Also, I¡¯m afraid that Jiang Yu¡¯s child can¡¯t be aborted for now. I didn¡¯t mention it when she was awake just now because I was afraid of provoking her.¡± Yu Jinmo quickly asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why can¡¯t she get an abortion? Didn¡¯t you say that she could abort it?¡± Previously, Lin Bai thought that she was pregnant with a normal child, so of course she could have an abortion. However, the problem now was that the thing in her stomach wasn¡¯t an embryo at all. It wasn¡¯t even a human embryo, so those normal abortion methods naturally couldn¡¯t solve the problem. However, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t tell Yu Jinmo these things. He could only make up a lie at the last minute. ¡°When I gave her acupuncture just now, I realized that her body was much worse than I expected.¡± ¡°Her Qi and blood are seriously deficient now. If she were to have an abortion, it would probably cause permanent damage. It would be difficult for her to get pregnant in the future.¡± Yu Jinmo asked worriedly, ¡°Then what should we do?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°We can only recuperate first. When her body is better, the consequences might not be so serious.¡± Yu Jinmo asked, ¡°Then how long will it take to recuperate?¡± ¡°If it takes too long, I won¡¯t be able to hide it.¡± Jiang Yu was a girl after all. Her reputation was still very important. If news of her pregnancy and abortion were to spread, it would have a huge impact on her. Lin Bai understood Yu Jinmo¡¯s concerns and comforted her. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It won¡¯t take too long. The teachers and students won¡¯t find out.¡± Lin Bai had a strong feeling that Wang Chenyu would appear again soon and try to cause more damage. This was Lin Bai¡¯s intuition. Up until now, his intuition had never been wrong. Yu Jinmo had always trusted Lin Bai. When she heard him say that it wouldn¡¯t take too long, she was completely relieved. ¡°It¡¯s good that they won¡¯t find out. Oh right, how should I regulate it? Can you buy ready-made Chinese medicine? Or do you have to buy your own medicine to boil it? I¡¯ve never stewed medicine before.¡± Yu Jinmo was afraid that she wouldn¡¯t be able to take good care of Jiang Yu and couldn¡¯t heal her body as soon as possible. Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s not that complicated. It¡¯s just some medicinal cuisine. Just follow the recipe.¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Then tell me the recipe. I¡¯ll make it for her.¡± Lin Bai was a little surprised. ¡°You know how to cook?¡± Yu Jinmo replied, ¡°A little. It¡¯s not very good, but it¡¯s barely edible.¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°If there¡¯s a chance in the future, I¡¯ll have to try your cooking.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s mind was now on Jiang Yu, so when he heard this, he only nodded slightly. ¡°Okay. Tell me the formula first.¡± Lin Bai knew that she wasn¡¯t in the mood to talk about anything else, so he picked out a few simple nourishing formulas and taught them to her. Yu Jinmo listened very seriously and even recorded everything Lin Bai said on his phone, so that he wouldn¡¯t forget about it later. She also asked very carefully about the proportion of the various ingredients and the control of the temperature, afraid that any mistakes would affect the medicinal properties. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Little fool, there¡¯s no need to be so strict. It doesn¡¯t matter if there¡¯s a slight difference. It won¡¯t result in a loss of medicinal properties.¡± However, Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Even if it doesn¡¯t lose its medicinal properties, the medicine must be prepared according to the right proportion and temperature of the formula to achieve the best effect.¡± ¡°This is related to Jiang Yu¡¯s body after all. I still want to do it as well as possible.¡± Lin Bai looked at the way she was taking notes seriously and couldn¡¯t help but feel that this was a girl who valued relationships. Her intentions and care were all in reality, in every tiny detail. Not only for her friends, but also for her lover. She rarely said ¡°I love you¡± directly, but she would remember all of Lin Bai¡¯s preferences and many small habits that Lin Bai himself didn¡¯t realize. Then, for every moment that they spent together, she would take care of those preferences and habits meticulously. Just like the continuous spring rain, it was delicate and silent, yet just right. Lin Bai could not help but hug her even tighter. He sniffed the fragrance in her hair and felt the warmth coming from her body through the clothes. Time was quiet, and happiness was silent. He thought that what he was hugging right now was the true gift of fate. All the wealth and superpowers couldn¡¯t compare to her. ¡°I will protect you and everything you care about.¡± Lin Bai promised softly beside her ear. Yu Jinmo nodded slightly. Her originally anxious and worried heart suddenly calmed down at this moment. Lin Bai was here. Everything would be resolved. Yu Jinmo slowly relaxed. Feeling the peace of mind at this moment, she couldn¡¯t help but sigh softly, ¡°Lin Bai, it¡¯s good to have you.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I should be the one to say that.¡± ¡°Every day I¡¯m with you, I feel so lucky to have you.¡± Lin Bai had made countless decisions in his life. Pursuing Yu Jinmo was the most important and correct one.. Chapter 166 - Unusual Changes In The Pendant Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Yu Jinmo was nestled in Lin Bai¡¯s arms and the two talked a lot, mostly about Jiang Yu. Perhaps because she was really worried about Jiang Yu, Yu Jinmo completely ignored it. It was the first time he spent the night with Lin Bai. And it was in such an intimate position. There was no nervousness or shyness, only a heart full of relaxation and attachment. Yu Jinmo liked this feeling of security very much. It was late at night, and she gradually fell asleep in Lin Bai¡¯s arms. Lin Bai could feel the slow and even breathing of the girl in his arms, and he knew that she had already fallen asleep. However, he was not sleepy at all. It was not because he was hindered by lust, but simply because he enjoyed this warm intimacy so much that he could not bear to fall asleep. Thus, he quietly hugged the girl in his arms, listening to her breathing and looking out the window at the melting moonlight. It happened to be a full moon tonight. Under the moonlight, Lin Bai suddenly felt a slight chill on his wrist. The pendant that he had gotten from Ling Xuewei had been turned into a bracelet by Lin Bai who always carried it with him. In fact, he himself couldn¡¯t explain why he had changed it into a bracelet but his intuition told him that it should be so, so he followed it. After countless tests in the past, Lin Bai had developed the habit of following his intuition. At this moment, a strange feeling came from his wrist, and Lin Bai immediately thought of the pendant. He gently raised his arm, and sure enough, he saw that the pendant was covered in a layer of white light. Among the ancient and complicated patterns, there was even a dazzling light. Lin Bai only took a glance, and his mind seemed to be completely absorbed. He couldn¡¯t take his eyes off it. As the radiance flowed, Lin Bai entered a mysterious state that was neither a dream nor a dream. In a trance, a blurry image appeared in front of his eyes. In the image, Jiang Yu was lying on the bed, unconscious. Her entire body was shrouded in the moonlight. Her stomach kept heaving up and down, expanding more and more, as if she was absorbing the moonlight. In less than ten seconds, her stomach had already expanded like a balloon. It was as if with just a slight poke, her stomach would instantly burst open. Fortunately, her stomach finally stopped expanding. Instead, it was like a deflated balloon, shrinking bit by bit. The gas that floated out of her stomach was even darker than ink. The black gas seemed to be able to devour everything in the world. The moonlight could not illuminate it at all. Instead, it was constantly being absorbed. The black gas flew out of the house slowly, drifting toward the southeast. Lin Bai¡¯s heart moved, and his mind floated out with the black gas. During this process, his mind slowly merged with the black gas. Endless evil thoughts invaded Lin Bai¡¯s nerves, breeding countless terrifying thoughts. It almost made him lose his mind. Just as Lin Bai¡¯s mind was shaken, a sharp pain suddenly came from the depths of his mind. His mind instantly returned to reality, completely waking up from the mysterious state of being half-awake and half-asleep. Lin Bai panted heavily, and a chill ran down his spine. The terrifying feeling of that moment was still imprinted in his heart. Anger, jealousy, hatred, ruthlessness¡­ It was as if all the negative emotions in the world had been mixed together. That huge ruthlessness that wanted to destroy the entire world made Lin Bai feel a lingering fear. He was glad that he had woken up in time. Otherwise, he would definitely have been swallowed up by that emotion and become a puppet that would only hurt and destroy. Just like Wang Chenyu. The fusion just now not only allowed Lin Bai to experience the terrifying violent emotion for a short time, but it also allowed him to gain a lot of information that he did not know before. For example, Wang Chenyu was actually just a puppet. He was bewitched by this evil energy and willingly sacrificed his little conscience, becoming a complete bastard. He constantly hurt others, trying his best to trigger the maximum pain, providing nutrients to the evil energy in exchange for the benefits he wanted. There were many puppets like him. At the moment of the short integration, Lin Bai vaguely sensed their existence. They were scattered in every corner of the city. There might be more outside of the city. The situation was far worse than he had expected. Lin Bai tried hard to calm himself down. Worrying and panicking could not solve any problems and or not be affected by emotions. After a few deep breaths, Lin Bai had quickly adjusted his condition and even thought of a general strategy. The first thing he needed to do was to confirm Jiang Yu¡¯s current condition. Lin Bai carefully let go of his arms and tried to leave quietly without waking up Yu Jinmo. Unfortunately, Yu Jinmo was too sensitive. Although she had slept soundly before, she immediately woke up when Lin Bai moved. She grabbed Lin Bai¡¯s hand in a daze and mumbled something before falling asleep again. Lin Bai did not have the time to admire her silly appearance. All he wanted to do was to quickly go to Jiang Yu¡¯s room to see if her stomach was emitting black gas. Thus, he carefully pulled his hand out. Yu Jinmo, who had yet to fall asleep, immediately woke up. She grumbled in dissatisfaction and rubbed against Lin Bai¡¯s chest like a cat, trying to find a more comfortable position. Lin Bai¡¯s mind wavered for a moment, but he immediately realized that there were more important things he had to do now. He used almost all of his willpower to suppress the impulse in his heart. He gently carried Yu Jinmo to the bed and whispered, ¡°Sleep well.¡± Yu Jinmo frowned slightly and raised her hand to grab Lin Bai¡¯s wrist again, but in the end, she could not resist the strong sleepiness. Lin Bai walked out softly and entered the room where Jiang Yu was. The room was shrouded in black fog, and Jiang Yu¡¯s abdomen was inflated to an extreme degree. Everything was as Lin Bai had ¡°seen¡± just now. It was very obvious that the monster that Jiang Yu had attached to the high school had already passed the stage of absorbing moonlight and had begun to release energy. Lin Bai recalled the terrifying feeling of merging with the black fog when he was half-asleep just now, and he could not help but feel a chill run down his spine. He did not dare to stay any longer and immediately turned around in a bid to leave the room. However, the moment he turned around, he felt a sudden chill on his wrist. Lin Bai subconsciously lowered his head to take a look. He saw that his wrist was already covered in a layer of black gas. He could not see the original pendant at all. Lin Bai felt a chill in his heart. Without thinking, he took off the pendant and flung it away forcefully. Coincidentally, the pendant landed squarely on Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach. Jiang Yu let out a painful groan. Then, the black gas in her stomach leaked out and mixed with the pendant. Looking at the situation, Lin Bai could not determine if the pendant was absorbing the black gas or if the black gas was entering the pendant.. Chapter 167 - Why Are You Acting Strange Today? Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai cautiously and slowly retreated, his gaze fixed firmly on Jiang Yu¡¯s body. He had secretly made preparations to leave this room at the fastest speed as soon as a change occurred. However, as he retreated, Lin Bai suddenly bumped into someone¡¯s body. Lin Bai¡¯s hair stood on end as he dodged away. The woman he bumped into also seemed to be frightened and let out a low scream. It was Yu Jinmo¡¯s voice. Lin Bai¡¯s heart, which felt like had been hanging in his throat, finally returned to its original position. However, the next moment, he became even more nervous. ¡°What are you doing here? Go back quickly!¡± Lin Bai was worried that Yu Jinmo would be affected by the black gas, so his tone couldn¡¯t help but become a little anxious. Yu Jinmo was stunned for a moment, then a sense of grievance surged into his heart. She pursed her lips and grumbled unhappily, ¡°I just wanted to see what you¡¯re doing, why are you so fierce¡­¡± Lin Bai realized that his tone just now wasn¡¯t appropriate, so he hurriedly explained, ¡°It¡¯s dangerous here, stay away.¡± Yu Jinmo asked in confusion, ¡°Dangerous?¡± She looked into the room and saw Jiang Yu sleeping quietly on the bed. Everything was normal. This made her even more confused. ¡°What danger? isn¡¯t everything fine?¡± Yu Jinmo asked. Lin Bai finally realized something and asked tentatively, ¡°Can¡¯t you see?¡± Yu Jinmo was confused. ¡°See what?¡± Lin Bai looked at Jiang Yu who was lying on the bed. In his sight, Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach was still surging with black gas. However, it was slightly different from before. Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach had already returned to its normal size. Yu Jinmo followed Lin Bai¡¯s line of sight, but he couldn¡¯t see anything. She couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Lin Bai, what did you mean by what you said just now? Why are you acting strange today?¡± Hearing Yu Jinmo¡¯s question, Lin Bai was even more certain that she really couldn¡¯t see anything. Otherwise, anyone would feel that the black mist was dangerous. Facing Yu Jinmo¡¯s question, Lin Bai didn¡¯t know how to explain. He even had a moment of self-doubt. Was the black mist in his eyes an illusion? However, he quickly denied this thought. He was certain that everything he had seen and sensed in his half-awake state wasn¡¯t an illusion. He was even more certain that everything he saw wasn¡¯t an illusion. That must be because Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t have a superpower, so she couldn¡¯t see the black gas condensed from supernatural powers. Lin Bai thought for a moment and decided to temporarily keep Yu Jinmo from knowing about the existence of these supernatural powers. Therefore, he casually lied. ¡°I had a nightmare just now. I dreamt that that bastard ran back to hurt Jiang Yu. I was worried, so I came over to take a look.¡± Yu Jinmo was skeptical. ¡°Then what do you mean by dangerous?¡± Lin Bai could only bite the bullet and continue to make something up. ¡°Maybe I was a little sleepy just now. My mind was still filled with the scenes from my dream. I kept feeling that that guy was hiding in the closet, so I was in a hurry to let you out.¡± Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t help but look at the closet, feeling a chill run down his spine. She grumbled, ¡°Now that you¡¯ve said that, I feel a chill down my spine.¡± Lin Bai comforted her, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, Don¡¯t be afraid. Dreams are the opposite of reality. Don¡¯t you see that everything is fine now?¡± Yu Jinmo nodded. Still, he couldn¡¯t help but walk to the closet. He carefully opened the closet door and peeked inside through the crack. After confirming that there was no one inside, he let out a long sigh of relief. ¡°I was scared to death! Seriously, don¡¯t say such scary things in the middle of the night again!¡± Yu Jinmo patted her chest and said. Lin Bai nodded repeatedly. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. I won¡¯t say it again. I promise.¡± ¡°That¡¯s more like it.¡± Yu Jinmo looked at Jiang Yu again and confirmed that she was sleeping soundly. He said, ¡°Since we¡¯ve confirmed that she¡¯s fine, let¡¯s go back to our rooms quickly lest we wake Jiang Yu up.¡± Lin Bai was a little hesitant. He realized that while he was talking to Yu Jinmo, the pendant had absorbed all the black gas. Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach no longer emitted black gas. Everything seemed to have returned to its previous state. The pendant didn¡¯t seem to be any different from before. ¡®Should I take the pendant back?¡¯ The moment this question flashed through Lin Bai¡¯s mind, he already had the answer. He had to take it. No matter what, it was still one of the pieces of the prophecy tablet. It had a lot to do with the Future News app, as well as Lin Bai¡¯s various superpowers. It wasn¡¯t easy for Lin Bai to get it, so how could he give it up so easily? Besides this reason, there was another reason, which was also very important. That was, Lin Bai¡¯s intuition didn¡¯t sense any danger. If that was the case, why would he give up something so important? Thus, Lin Bai decisively said to Yu Jinmo, ¡°If you¡¯re sleepy, go back to sleep first.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll check Jiang Yu¡¯s pulse to confirm her physical condition. I¡¯ll go back later.¡± Yu Jinmo said without thinking, ¡°I¡¯ll accompany you.¡± However, just as he said that, she could not help but yawn. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Little fool, don¡¯t force yourself to sleep when you¡¯re so sleepy. Go back to sleep. I¡¯m just taking your pulse. It¡¯ll be quick.¡± Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t help but feel sleepy. He also felt that with Lin Bai¡¯s character, he definitely wouldn¡¯t take the opportunity to do anything out of line with Jiang Yu, so he nodded obediently. ¡°Mm, then I¡¯ll go back first. Hurry up too.¡± After saying that, she yawned and went back to her room. Lin Bai suddenly had an illusion, as if he had seen his future married life with Yu Jinmo. Yu Jinmo was usually very shy, and even normal kissing would make her blush. But just now, when she urged Lin Bai to go back to his room earlier, her tone was as natural as an old married couple. Thinking of this, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but laugh. Yu Jinmo had already returned to the room next door. Lin Bai gathered his thoughts and turned around to look at the pendant on Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach again. Out of caution, he did not reach out to take it directly. Instead, he silently activated divine-level medical skills and activated his clairvoyance ability. In an instant, in Lin Bai¡¯s line of sight, Jiang Yu¡¯s entire body became translucent. All of her bones and meridians were clearly visible. The monster in her stomach was also clear. Lin Bai realized that the thing had retracted all its spikes and was drilling down. It looked like it was afraid and hiding from something. Lin Bai naturally thought of the pendant. He tentatively reached out and gently touched the pendant. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he carefully picked up the pendant. As the pendant slowly left, the monster in Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach clearly relaxed. The sharp spikes that she had tried so hard to hinder had grown back and began to slowly absorb Jiang Yu¡¯s Qi and blood like before. In order to further prove his guess, Lin Bai put the pendant back on Jiang Yu¡¯s body.. Chapter 168 - Lord Oracle Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation As expected, just as Lin Bai had guessed, the moment the pendant was put back, the monster immediately stopped feeding. It quickly put away all the spikes and desperately drilled in the opposite direction of the pendant, trying to distance itself from the pendant. Such a scene made Lin Bai completely convinced that the monster was very afraid of the pendant. At the same time, he also knew that the black gas from before was most likely absorbed by the pendant instead of entering it by itself. ¡°It seems that this pendant can restrain this kind of power¡­¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself with a trace of joy in his heart. He finally had a way to deal with it. Moreover, he also believed that since the pendant could allow him to predict the future in a half-dream and half-dream form, it could definitely provide more relevant clues. With clues, he could predict the future, and it would also be able to suppress the other party to a certain extent. If he still couldn¡¯t defeat the other party in this way, then Lin Bai felt that there was no need for him to continue living. ¡°Looks like the heavens are helping me.¡± ¡°Wang, you¡¯re dead for sure.¡± Lin Bai sneered, put on the bracelet again, and quickly returned to the room next door. Yu Jinmo was almost asleep. When he vaguely sensed that Lin Bai had returned, he mumbled and crawled into his arms. His usual reserved and shy self when he was awake had all disappeared. There was only intimacy and attachment. Lin Bai could not help but gently kiss Yu Jinmo on the cheek. Yu Jinmo groggily raised his hand to scratch his cheek, and then forcefully pushed himself into Lin Bai¡¯s arms. He slept very soundly. Lin Bai quietly hugged her and admired her sleeping face. After a long time, Lin Bai reluctantly moved his gaze away and returned his attention to the pendant. He still had too many unknowns about this pendant. He had to study it carefully. Lin Bai held the pendant in his hand and looked at it over and over again. But no matter how he looked at it, the pendant was no different from before. If he had not seen it absorb the black gas with his own eyes, Lin Bai would have been fooled by its appearance. He remembered that the pendant seemed to have absorbed the moonlight when it was under the moonlight, so Lin Bai placed the pendant where the moonlight could shine and quietly observed its changes. However, after waiting for a long time, the pendant did not change at all. The way the light flowed before seemed to be just an illusion. Lin Bai did not give up and tried many different methods, but there was no result. From the beginning to the end, the pendant maintained its original appearance, as if it was just an ordinary stone. After several futile attempts, Lin Bai could not help but feel a little frustrated. He felt that there was no point in continuing to try. More importantly, he could not think of any other methods to test it. Therefore, he had to give up for the time being and stop trying to study the secret of the pendant. He slept peacefully with his arms around the dark ink. In his trance, Lin Bai had another dream. This time, he dreamed of a small room with no windows. There were no furnishings in the room, not even lights. There were only countless candles. Those candles were in the middle of the room, forming a huge hexagram. In the center of the Hexagram, there was a black cloth doll the size of a palm. The workmanship of the doll was extremely poor. Its facial features were sewn into a mess, and its mouth was wide open with sharp teeth inside. It looked strange and terrifying. Outside the Hexagram Array, a man in black was kneeling. He was none other than Wang Chenyu, the scumbag who had almost destroyed Jiang Yu¡¯s entire life. At this moment, Wang Chenyu¡¯s eyes were tightly shut. His hands were clasped together as he chanted something. However, what he chanted was neither Buddhist nor Daoist scriptures. The pronunciation was very strange, and it was impossible to tell what language it was. As he chanted, wisps of black gas slowly drifted into the house from all directions and finally entered the body of the black cloth doll. As more and more black gas was injected, the black cloth doll gradually opened its eyes. The pair of eyes shone with a scarlet light. Lin Bai felt a chill run down his spine just by looking at them. At that moment, Lin Bai even felt as if he was looking into the eyes of a devil king. In the next second, the black doll suddenly stood up and stared fixedly in Lin Bai¡¯s direction! A terrifying sense of oppression swept across the sky and earth. Lin Bai was greatly alarmed and instinctively wanted to dodge. Then, he was pulled out of the wall by another force. The originally clear dream was instantly covered by a layer of thick fog, and nothing could be seen clearly. However, he could still hear the sound. ¡°What did you let in?!¡± The black cloth doll¡¯s voice was shrill and shrill, and it made one shudder. Wang Chenyu hurriedly replied, ¡°I, I didn¡¯t let anything in¡­¡± ¡°Hmph!¡± The black doll snorted and majestic energy gushed out. The fog in front of Lin Bai¡¯s eyes instantly turned pitch black. Immediately afterwards, Lin Bai felt an invisible force sweep across his body. However, he was still protected by another mysterious force and was not truly touched. It was as if he was separated by a layer of protective clothing and felt water flowing over his body. He only felt it and was not affected by it. Perhaps out of protection, Lin Bai felt that he was pulled further away by the other force. This time, even the sound became very blurry. However, he could still barely recognize the content. The black doll asked, ¡°Why is there so little energy this time?¡± Wang Chenyu answered with fear and trepidation, ¡°Sir..Sir Oracle, I don¡¯t know why this happened. I hurt more people than last month¡­¡± ¡°Then why is there less energy!¡± The black doll screamed. Wang Chenyu repeatedly kowtowed and said, ¡°Sir Oracle, please spare my life. I really don¡¯t know! There seems to be some energy that hasn¡¯t been sucked over. I don¡¯t know if something went wrong in the middle.¡± ¡°Please show me mercy, Lord Oracle. Please give me some time to find out what went wrong.¡± The black cloth doll said coldly, ¡°I¡¯ll let you off this time for the sake of your good performance. If there are still so few next month, you can go to hell!¡± Wang Chenyu continued to kowtow. ¡°Rest assured, Lord Oracle. I¡¯ll double the sacrifice next month and make up for all the missing this month!¡± Lin Bai could not hear the rest of the conversation clearly. He was pulled further and further away by the mysterious force until he completely woke up from the dream. The moment he regained consciousness, Lin Bai felt a piercing pain in the depths of his brain. His intuition told him that this was a side effect of overusing his mental power. Lin Bai endured the splitting headache and carefully recalled everything he saw and heard in his dream. Finally, he vaguely had more guesses in his heart.. Chapter 169 - Let’s Make Up! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Previously, Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach was filled with black gas. It must have been summoned by Wang Chenyu. Wang Chenyu summoned the negative energy to sacrifice to the black doll, the so-called oracle. Wang Chenyu kept harming the girls, just to absorb as much dark energy as possible from their grief. He was just one of the countless puppets. The so-called ¡°Lord Oracle¡± was the real culprit behind the scenes. ¡°Just Wang Chenyu alone is enough to give me a headache. There¡¯s actually an even more terrifying boss behind it. It¡¯s really annoying.¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but complain in his heart. Wang Chenyu was only one of the so-called Oracle¡¯s puppets, yet he was able to disrupt the Future News app so much that it almost disappeared. Even the system couldn¡¯t respond to any of Lin Bai¡¯s calls. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t even imagine how powerful the real boss that secretly controlled him was. A few months ago, he was just an ordinary college student. His daily routine was to attend classes and go on dates with his girlfriend. Other than that, he didn¡¯t think about anything else. But now, he was actually forced to come into contact with such a terrifying existence. What was this? Was this the price of having a superpower? Lin Bai sighed gloomily and comforted himself: ¡®I¡¯ll just get rid of that scumbag Wang first. As for the Boss behind him, I¡¯ll just ignore it if I can¡¯t defeat him.¡¯ ¡®Anyway, as long as they don¡¯t harm the people I care about.¡¯ Lin Bai wasn¡¯t a saint, and he had never thought of being a savior. If it was within his capabilities, he was willing to do something good. However, if it was too much beyond his capabilities, or if the danger was too high, he could only sit on the sidelines and protect himself. In fact, if it wasn¡¯t for Yu Jinmo¡¯s sake and Lin Bai¡¯s Future News app being disturbed, he wouldn¡¯t have gotten involved in this mess. At the same time, in a small apartment in the middle of nowhere. Wang Chenyu respectfully sent ¡°Lord Oracle¡± away. He heaved a long sigh of relief when he saw that the black doll in front of him had finally returned to its normal appearance. Then, his body went limp and he sat down on the ground. At this moment, he realized that the clothes on his back had long been drenched in cold sweat and stuck to his body. ¡°Fortunately, Lord Oracle is in a good mood today and is willing to spare my life.¡± He muttered and sighed with infinite fear in his tone. He had worked for Lord Oracle for more than half a year and had more or less heard of some things. He knew how those incompetent subordinates would be dealt with. Compared to them, he was already considered lucky. However, if he could not satisfy Lord Oracle during the next sacrifice, he would not be as lucky as he was today. At that time, he would only have two outcomes. He would either die or suffer a fate worse than death. He did not want either of these two outcomes. Then, he had to make up for the amount of sacrificial energy he owed this time. ¡°They both used the same method. Why Can¡¯t Jiang Yu absorb all the energy?¡± ¡°This is too strange. It seems like I have to meet her again to see what is blocking the energy transmission.¡± Wang Chenyu muttered to himself. He already had a plan in mind. The next morning, Wang Chenyu took the initiative to call Jiang Yu. He deliberately used his hoarse and tired voice to pretend to be haggard and in a state of misery. ¡°Jiang Yu, I didn¡¯t sleep the whole night. When I closed my eyes, all I could think about was you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m really too sad. Our relationship was so good and we were so happy together. Why did we hurt each other¡­¡± ¡°I really regret that I didn¡¯t tolerate you more yesterday. Why did I get upset at you¡­ If I had apologized to you, would we not have become like this?¡± ¡°Jiang Yu, I really love you. No girl has ever made me love and suffer so much. You are the only one. I take back what I said yesterday. Let¡¯s not break up, okay?¡± Wang Chenyu begged in an extremely humble tone. However, there was a hint of blame in his words. It was as if Jiang Yu was the cause of their breakup. This was his usual trick, and it worked every time. Under the effect of acupuncture, Jiang Yu slept through the night and did not dream of anything. When she finally woke up, she received a call from him. Hearing such a humble plea, she could not help but be moved. The character that Wang Chenyu had shown her before had always been a boyfriend who worked hard to get back together. Now that she heard that he was so humble that he wanted to get back together, Jiang Yu instantly forgot all the words that she had scolded him previously. Her IQ dropped, and she was overwhelmed by love. She even began to feel that she had indeed gone too far. Wang Chenyu had only said a few words to another girl, and he had not really cheated on her. She had argued and made a scene in front of so many people, and even hit him. It was really too inappropriate! Recalling Wang Chenyu¡¯s silence and forbearance at that time, Jiang Yu immediately attributed all of that to giving in, thinking that Wang Chenyu was tolerating her unreasonable quarrels. As for the subsequent break-up, it was just an angry remark that was suppressed to the extreme and could not be endured anymore. In the end, all the fault was actually hers. Jiang Yu held her phone and cried like a person in tears. She kept apologizing to Wang Chenyu. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was too impulsive. Without even asking, I was sure that you were cheating on me.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all my fault. I was spoiled to the point of throwing petty tantrums. It¡¯s always been you giving in to me¡­¡± ¡°Sob, sob, sob. I love you very much too. I don¡¯t want to break up with you! Let¡¯s get back together. I won¡¯t make a scene anymore!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s get back together. I¡¯ll give birth to the baby. From now on, the three of us can live happily together. I won¡¯t do it again!¡± Jiang Yu cried while stroking her stomach. She was secretly glad that she didn¡¯t manage to abort the child yesterday. Perhaps God was giving her a chance. Otherwise, if the child was really gone, even if she could reconcile with Wang Chenyu, the child she lost would become a thorn in each other¡¯s hearts that could never be removed. Fortunately, the child was still there, and her love had returned. This must have been arranged by God. At this moment, Jiang Yu was extremely grateful to God for allowing her to regain her happy life. On the other end of the phone, Wang Chenyu was not surprised by Jiang Yu¡¯s reaction. Although they had not been together for a long time, he had already understood Jiang Yu¡¯s personality and knew that she would be a complete fool when she falls in love. As long as he said that he truly loved her, she would believe anything and forgive him for everything. Ah, stupid woman! Chapter 170 - Suspicion Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Wang Chenyu sneered in his heart, mocking Jiang Yu¡¯s stupidity but what came out of his mouth was something else. ¡°Jiang Yu, don¡¯t say that. I¡¯m not good either. I shouldn¡¯t have said so much to your friends, and I shouldn¡¯t have sent them a message.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all my fault for making you misunderstand and making you so sad.¡± ¡°But I really don¡¯t have any other intentions. I just want to get along with them and blend in with your social circle. I really want to get married to you and spend the rest of my life with you!¡± ¡°So I thought that I should blend in with your circle and become friends with your friends. That¡¯s the right thing to do.¡± ¡°And I didn¡¯t add them because they¡¯re good-looking. In my heart, you¡¯re the best. No one can compete with you.¡± ¡°Not just their looks, everything. They don¡¯t deserve to compete with you! You are the best. The person I love the most is you.¡± ¡°I always thought that I should give you a grand proposal ceremony. That¡¯s why I added them. I wanted to ask them to help lighten the atmosphere.¡± ¡°In the end, I just didn¡¯t want you to misunderstand. It¡¯s all my fault. I didn¡¯t know my limits. You¡¯re so insecure and you get jealous easily. I should have kept my distance from all the girls.¡± ¡°Darling, I¡¯m sorry. I really love you too much. I really wanted to give you a romantic and special proposal. That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t think it through. I promise I won¡¯t do it again in the future!¡± Jiang Yu burst into tears. ¡°I¡¯ve wronged you. I¡¯m sorry! I shouldn¡¯t have distrusted you so much. I¡¯m sorry!¡± She apologized repeatedly. In her heart, she had already blamed herself for all the mistakes. She was so upset that she wanted to slap herself twice. On the other end of the phone, Wang Chenyu sneered silently. His eyes were full of contempt and ridicule. However, the words that came out of his mouth were extremely gentle. ¡°It¡¯s all in the past. Let¡¯s not think about it anymore.¡± ¡°Since we¡¯ve already talked things out and the misunderstanding has been resolved, let¡¯s not dwell on these unhappy things anymore.¡± ¡°Oh right, you didn¡¯t rest well last night either, right? Have you not eaten breakfast yet?¡± ¡°How about I buy you your favorite duck blood noodles? Tell me where you are, and I¡¯ll deliver it to you.¡± Wang Chenyu did not blame her at all. He was ¡°very generous.¡±. However, the more magnanimous he was, the more uncomfortable Jiang Yu felt. She also felt that her temper was terrible. Other than Wang Chenyu, there was probably no other person in the world who could tolerate such a bad temper of hers, she thought. Jiang Yu felt even more regretful that she didn¡¯t cherish Wang Chenyu and misunderstood him. She sobbed and said, ¡°I¡¯m still in the suite we were in yesterday, but there¡¯s no need for breakfast. Just come over. I really want to hug you.¡± Wang Chenyu said gently, ¡°I want to hug you right away, but you¡¯ll starve if you don¡¯t eat breakfast. And you¡¯re pregnant now, so you should pay more attention to your health.¡± ¡°Be good, don¡¯t cry. Go wash your face. I¡¯ll be there soon.¡± Jiang Yu answered obediently, and then she remembered that Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai were in the next room. She didn¡¯t know how to explain to them that she and Wang Chenyu had reconciled. Out of some unknown emotion, she didn¡¯t want to tell Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai about this. ¡°Um¡­ Why don¡¯t you stay away? I¡¯ll go look for you,¡± Jiang Yu said. Wang Chenyu heard the hesitation in her tone and immediately asked in a deep voice, ¡°Why don¡¯t you let me go over? Is it inconvenient?¡± He deliberately sounded unhappy, which made Jiang Yu panic instantly. Jiang Yu stammered for a long time but could not come up with a perfect excuse. She could not resist Wang Chenyu¡¯s questioning and finally told him the truth. ¡°My childhood friend and her partner are also here¡­¡± Wang Chenyu smiled and said, ¡°Just because of that? I thought it was something serious.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll buy them two more sets of breakfast on the way later to thank them for accompanying you for the whole night and also get to know them.¡± ¡°Your childhood friends already has a boyfriend and he¡¯s there too. You won¡¯t be jealous this time, right?¡± Jiang Yu was distracted by him and replied, ¡°Of course I won¡¯t be jealous. I know you¡¯re not that kind of person. I was the one who acted unreasonably yesterday. I don¡¯t know why I thought that¡­¡± Wang Chenyu smiled gently and interrupted her, ¡°Alright, Alright. Didn¡¯t we agree not to talk about those unhappy things? Why are you still bringing it up?¡± ¡°Wait, I¡¯ll be there in a while. Love you. Mwacks.¡± After saying that, he hung up the phone, not giving Jiang Yu the chance to refuse. Because he had to see who this childhood friend of Jiang Yu¡¯s was, and at the same time to test whether she had any special abilities. Last night, the sacrifice failed, and he was unable to absorb the dark energy from Jiang Yu¡¯s body. He had always suspected that there was an external interference. Since Jiang Yu was not alone last night, the person who was with her was naturally the most suspicious. They had to meet face to face. On the other side, Jiang Yu listened to the busy tone on her phone and could only swallow the words that were stuck in her throat. She wanted to refuse, but Wang Chenyu did not give her the chance at all. He had already hung up. If she deliberately called Wang Chenyu again to ask him not to come over, it would not be good, and it would easily make Wang Chenyu unhappy. She had just reconciled with him, and Jiang Yu really did not want to cause any more trouble. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and knock on the door of the room next door. ¡°Jinmo, are you up?¡± Jiang Yu tried her best to maintain her normal tone, but in fact, she was extremely embarrassed. The couple was sleeping well in the room. Anyone who had basic manners would know that they should not knock on the door so early in the morning. Jiang Yu knew that it was rude of her to do so, but she really had no choice. After all, Wang Chenyu would be here in a while. If he came and Lin Bai and Yu Jingmo were not up yet, it would only be more awkward. She picked the lesser of two evils. Jiang Yu could only brace herself and continue knocking on the door. In the room, Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo woke up almost at the same time. Their eyes met, and Yu Jinmo¡¯s delicate face instantly turned red. She was in a daze last night and didn¡¯t think too much. Now that they had woken up in the same bed, the feeling was naturally different. Yu Jinmo was so embarrassed that she didn¡¯t know what to say. She could only quickly turn around and pretend to be an ostrich with her back to Lin Bai. Lin Bai wanted to open his mouth to comfort her, but Jiang Yu kept knocking on the door, making the atmosphere in the room even more awkward. Lin Bai had no choice but to respond to Jiang Yu who was outside the door.. Chapter 171 - You Guys Don’t Have To Explain To Me Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What happened?¡± When Lin Bai opened the door to ask, he activated his godly medical skill and used his x-ray vision skill to directly observe the condition of the freak in Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach. The monster was still maintaining its sea urchin-like appearance, but it kept scratching the inner wall of her uterus. This level of injury would only make Jiang Yu feel a little uncomfortable, but the pain would not be unbearable. It was not worth it for her to come and knock on the door so early in the morning. Therefore, the dissatisfaction in Lin Bai¡¯s heart instantly increased by a lot. If the freak in her stomach acted like a demon and caused Jiang Yu to be in unbearable pain, it would be understandable if she knocked on the door in a hurry to ask for help. However, even though the pain was clearly not unbearable and might not even be as painful as her usual menstrual cramps, she still did not know her limits. It was very difficult for Lin Bai not to feel disgusted. Jiang Yu did not expect that it would be Lin Bai who would open the door for her. Even though Lin Bai was wearing the same clothes he slept in last night and there was nothing wrong with his current image, Jiang Yu was still so embarrassed that she did not know where to look. ¡°Um¡­ My, my partner is coming over in a while. He said he wants to meet you guys and thank you for taking care of me yesterday. I-I just came to tell you guys¡­¡± Jiang Yu stuttered. The more she spoke, the lower her voice became, but at least she finally said what she needed to say. After saying this, she felt a lot more relaxed. She felt that the heavy weight in her heart was finally gone. Lin Bai¡¯s face turned even more sullen. ¡°What do you mean your partner is coming over? which partner are you talking about?¡± Although Lin Bai knew who Jiang Yu was talking about, he was still unhappy. He could not help but want to rebuke her. Jiang Yu, who had finally relaxed, was instantly embarrassed by Lin Bai¡¯s question. ¡°It¡¯s¡­ It¡¯s Wang Chenyu.¡± Jiang Yu answered without much confidence. Her voice was not much louder than a mosquito¡¯s call. Lin Bai laughed sarcastically and said, ¡°You two got back together quickly. Congratulations.¡± Jiang Yu explained awkwardly, ¡°I misunderstood him yesterday. He¡¯s not that bad¡­¡± Lin Bai did not wait for her to finish her sentence and interrupted her coldly, ¡°There¡¯s no need to explain to me about what happened between the two of you.¡± ¡°Jinmo and I will leave soon. We won¡¯t disturb the two of you.¡± Jiang Yu waved her hand frantically. ¡°No, no, don¡¯t misunderstand. I have no intention of chasing you away!¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that when Wang Chenyu called me just now, he knew that I hadn¡¯t eaten breakfast yet, so he said that he would send it to me.¡± ¡°When I said that you were here, he said that he might as well buy two more servings. We can eat together and get to know each other at the same time. I¡¯m really not chasing you away. I just¡­ I just wanted to wake you up.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s smile became even more sarcastic. ¡°Is that so? Then thank you for waking us up on purpose. Oh, by the way, thank you to your boyfriend for bringing breakfast to Jinmo and me from afar.¡± Jiang Yu could tell that Lin Bai was mocking her, so she could only force herself to laugh dryly. She did not know what to say at all. Lin Bai could not be bothered to continue talking nonsense with her. He said, ¡°Jinmo and I will pack up.¡± Then he shut her outside the door. After the door closed, Yu Jinmo finally stopped pretending to be an ostrich. She was so angry that she hit the pillow hard twice and mumbled, ¡°Jiang Yu! That guy is obviously a jerk. How could she reconcile with him?!¡± ¡°I¡¯m so angry!¡± Lin Bai laughed. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that she was a love-struck idiot? Then it¡¯s not strange that she did something like this.¡± Yu Jinmo slapped the pillow hard. ¡°No! I must scold her to wake her up!¡± ¡°No matter what, I can¡¯t let her continue to be with that jerk!¡± Lin Bai sat beside Yu Jinmo and said, ¡°I¡¯m not trying to stop you. It¡¯s just that since Jiang Yu has always been a lovesick person, this kind of stupid thing has happened more than once or twice, right?¡± ¡°The two of you have been friends since you were young, and you care so much about her. You must have tried to persuade her a lot in the past, right? Did it work?¡± A few sentences had made Yu Jinmo listless. Yu Jinmo was like a deflated rubber ball. He replied weakly, ¡°Every time I tried to persuade her, I¡¯ve said everything that sounded good or bad. I¡¯ve even done things like confiscating her phone. It¡¯s useless. It¡¯s completely useless.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°So, since it¡¯s useless, why do you still want to do it?¡± Yu jinmo sighed helplessly, ¡°But she¡¯s my friend from childhood. I can¡¯t just watch her dig her grave and do nothing, right?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Since I¡¯ve tried to persuade her so many times before, I couldn¡¯t stop her from digging her grave, so what if we do so this time?¡± ¡°Anyway, once she gets hurt enough in the end, she will wake up by herself. There¡¯s no need to persuade her.¡± Yu Jinmo obviously wanted to refute, but after a long time, she could not find a suitable reason. Jiang Yu¡¯s past love history was the best evidence for Lin Bai¡¯s words. In the end, Yu Jinmo could only mutter softly, ¡°But I just feel that this is too unkind. I know that he¡¯s a jerk.¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t know, then forget it. If I don¡¯t remind her, I really feel bad.¡± Lin Bai smiled and rubbed her hair, saying, ¡°Alright, don¡¯t think too much. Hurry up and wash up. Wang Chenyu will be here soon. You can¡¯t just meet him like this, right?¡± Yu Jinmo said angrily, ¡°When he comes, I¡¯ll definitely give him a good scolding! You can¡¯t stop me!¡± Lin Bai laughed, ¡°Even if I don¡¯t stop him, Jiang Yu will be the first to stop you.¡± Yu Jinmo was instantly discouraged and resigned himself to her fate. She got off the bed and went to wash up. When the two of them had finished tidying up and walked out of the room together, they realized that Jiang Yu had already been waiting in the public area for a long time. When Jiang Yu saw that the two of them had finally come out of the room, she rubbed her hands and wanted to say something but hesitated. Lin Bai did not have the patience to dawdle with her and said directly, ¡°If you have anything to say, just say it quickly.¡± Jiang Yu said awkwardly, ¡°I just want to discuss with you guys. Can you not tell Wang Chenyu that I wanted to abort the child yesterday?¡± Hearing this, Yu Jinmo was so agitated that he almost jumped up. ¡°Jiang Yu! Wake up! He¡¯s a jerk! Don¡¯t tell me you still want to give birth to the child? !¡± Jiang Yu defended herself, ¡°What happened yesterday was really a misunderstanding. We have already talked things out.¡± ¡°Although this child was an accident, it is also a witness to our feelings. It is a gift from God. I wanted to abort him so badly yesterday, but I failed. This means that even God wants this child to be born. Then how can I go against God?¡± Jiang Yu said as she lowered her head and stroked her flat belly. Her face was full of maternal love. ¡°I feel that if I can¡¯t get rid of this child, then it means that God is giving me a chance. Otherwise, if I really did get rid of it yesterday, even if Wang Chenyu and I reconcile, there will be cracks in our relationship..¡± Chapter 172 - All On The Same Side Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation When Yu Jinmo heard Jiang Yu¡¯s words, she wanted nothing more than to roll her eyes to the sky. And in Lin Bai¡¯s heart, there was only one thought ¨Ca woman obsessed with love is truly invincible. Before he came into contact with Jiang Yu, Lin Bai had only heard of the term ¡°obsessed with love¡± and had never truly felt the true meaning behind this term. Now that he knew Jiang Yu, he had touched upon the ceiling of a girl who was obsessed with love. In terms of lovesickness, Jiang Yu probably had it worse. Jiang Yu talked a lot on her own, completely immersed in the illusion of love. When she finished, she realized that Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo did not seem to be listening carefully. She rubbed her fingers and carefully discussed with them, ¡°So don¡¯t tell Wang Chenyu about yesterday¡¯s matter, okay?¡± Yu Jinmo rolled her eyes and agreed. She was full of words, but in the end, she didn¡¯t say a word. Because her past experience had proved it countless times, even if she said it, it would be useless. Lin Bai didn¡¯t say anything. Jiang Yu was about to say something when she heard the doorbell ring. She hurriedly made a gesture of ¡°Please¡± to Lin Bai, and then trotted over to open the door. As soon as Wang Chenyu entered the door, he gave her a big hug, completely ignoring the presence of others. ¡°I can finally hug you again. How nice.¡± Wang Chenyu buried his face in Jiang Yu¡¯s neck, his tone full of longing. Jiang Yu could not hold it in any longer and immediately burst into tears. Wang Chenyu comforted her gently and even helped her wipe away her tears. The two of them cuddled for a long time before Wang Chenyu finally seemed to realize that there were two other people in the living room. ¡°You must be the friends that Jiang Yu mentioned, right? Hello, Hello. Thank you for accompanying her yesterday.¡± ¡°Oh, right, this is the breakfast I bought. I don¡¯t know what you like to eat, so I bought a few more. I hope there are some that suit your tastes.¡± He smiled and greeted Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo. Then, he put all the big and small bags of breakfast on the table and warmly invited them to eat. Unfortunately, neither Lin Bai nor Yu Jinmo had the appetite. Especially Lin Bai. Ever since Wang Chenyu entered the room, a familiar buzzing sound had rung in his mind. Therefore, Lin Bai was completely sure that this guy was a superpowered person. He was also the one who implanted the freak into Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach. However, Wang Chenyu behaved as usual. Even with Lin Bai¡¯s observation ability, he couldn¡¯t be sure whether he really didn¡¯t notice or was pretending. Unfortunately, the superpowers of both parties were interfering with each other, so Lin Bai wasn¡¯t able to use the divine level man-perceiving technique. Otherwise, he really wanted to activate the enhanced version and read Wang Chenyu¡¯s life to see how many evil things he had done. More importantly, Lin Bai really wanted to know why he was willing to work for that so-called Oracle. Lin Bai quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart and decided not to take the initiative to fall out. So he pretended to choose and walked to the table to look through all the food. There was no sense of danger in his heart. Thus, Lin Bai was sure that there was no problem with the food and he could eat it without worry. He then sat down and casually picked up one of the sets. At the same time, he also took a portion of her favorite food for Yu Jinmo. Jiang Yu and Wang Chenyu sat across from each other. The atmosphere was slightly awkward. Wang Chenyu asked Lin Bai, ¡°Did Jiang Yu give you guys any trouble yesterday?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°Then she must have cried for a long time yesterday, right? I think her eyes are swollen,¡± Wang Chenyu asked again. Lin Bai replied, ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Faced with such a cold reply, Wang Chenyu completely did not know how to continue the conversation. Lin Bai slowly tore the fried dough sticks, but his eyes were fixed on Wang Chenyu¡¯s face. He asked sharply, ¡°You¡¯re so concerned about yesterday¡¯s situation. Are you worried about Jiang Yu or the baby in her stomach?¡± The moment he said that, the atmosphere immediately turned stiff. Wang Chenyu responded as usual, ¡°Jiang Yu is the woman I love the most in my life. The baby in her stomach is the crystallization and witness of our love.¡± ¡°Of course, I care about both of them. I can¡¯t tell the difference between them. If it has to be me, then of course, Jiang Yu is more important.¡± Jiang Yu was extremely touched when she heard that. She kept signaling Lin Bai with her eyes, begging him to stop asking such questions. Lin Bai laughed and thought, ¡°Love is really awesome. You can believe anything.¡± Yu Jinmo felt disgusted and could not eat anything. She put down his chopsticks and stood up: ¡°I¡¯m full. This place is far from school and there¡¯s still early class today. I have to go back early or I¡¯ll be late.¡± ¡°Take your time to eat. There¡¯s no need to send me off.¡± Lin Bai also stood up and said, ¡°I¡¯m leaving too. See you next time.¡± Lin Bai stared at Wang Chenyu and said the last four words. Wang Chenyu gave him an ambiguous smile. After Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo left, Jiang Yu looked at their almost untouched breakfast and said gloomily, ¡°They must be angry with me.¡± Wang Chenyu comforted him, ¡°Don¡¯t be sad. I¡¯ll send them off and explain at the same time. Don¡¯t worry, they will understand you.¡± Jiang Yu¡¯s mood was better now. She nodded and mechanically chewed on her favorite food. When Wang Chenyu chased them to the entrance of the resort, Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo had just arrived. Seeing that the two of them were about to get into the car, Wang Chenyu hurriedly called out to stop them. ¡°Hey, What¡¯s your name again? Lin Bai, right? Can I talk to you for a moment?¡± Lin Bai turned around and stared at him. There was not a hint of emotion in his eyes. The only thing he could be sure of was that the other party had completely chased them out. It was definitely not to chat with him. Therefore, Lin Bai whispered to Yu Jinmo, ¡°Go back to school by yourself, okay?¡± Yu Jinmo said worriedly, ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you. Let¡¯s go back together after you two finish talking.¡± Lin Bai refused without thinking. ¡°No, you go back first. Don¡¯t worry, I know what to do. Nothing will happen.¡± This was the first time Lin Bai had a head-on fight with other superpowered people. No one could predict what would happen. Therefore, Lin Bai would never allow Yu Jinmo to be present. Otherwise, if she was implicated, Lin Bai would never forgive himself for the rest of his life. Seeing that Lin Bai was so insistent, Yu Jinmo could only nod and say, ¡°Alright, then you must be careful.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯ll be fine.¡± Lin Bai watched Yu Jinmo get into the car with a smile. After the taxi drove away, he stopped smiling and turned to ask Wang Chenyu, ¡°What do you want to talk to me about?¡± Wang Chenyu smiled and said, ¡°We¡¯re all on the same side. Don¡¯t make it so serious.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have any other intentions. I just want to discuss with you whether we can each absorb our own energy and keep a distance from each other. Can we not interfere with each other?¡± Lin Bai could not help but frown. ¡°On the same side?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Wang Chenyu said with a matter-of-factly manner, ¡°Aren¡¯t you also absorbing energy for Lord Oracle? If you¡¯re not on the same side as me, what else can you be?¡± Chapter 173 - The App Disappears Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Hearing Wang Chenyu¡¯s words, Lin Bai¡¯s heart raced, but his expression did not change at all. He merely curled the corners of his lips indifferently and asked in a half-joking tone, ¡°You¡¯re so sure that I¡¯m one of you? Aren¡¯t you afraid of making a mistake?¡± Wang Chenyu said without thinking, ¡°How is that possible! I can smell the dark energy on your body from eight meters away!¡± Lin Bai restrained the expression on his face and didn¡¯t say anything. But in his heart, he was quickly analyzing how true and fake Wang Chenyu¡¯s words were. Wang Chenyu grinned and took a few steps forward, trying to get closer. Lin Bai immediately retreated quickly, not hiding his vigilance at all. ¡°What are you doing? Stay away from me!¡± Lin Bai warned him coldly. Wang Chenyu was still smiling mischievously. He said, ¡°Why are you making such a fuss? I¡¯ve already said that we¡¯re on the same side. What else can I do to you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not tired of living yet. I don¡¯t dare to challenge Lord Oracle¡¯s divine might!¡± Lin Bai did not comment. Wang Chenyu continued, ¡°I¡¯m just curious. I just sacrificed last night. Logically speaking, there shouldn¡¯t be much energy left in my hands now. Why do you still have so much? Don¡¯t you have to sacrifice everything?¡± ¡°Or did you absorb all of it after you sacrificed it? Can you teach me how to absorb it so quickly?¡± Wang Chenyu asked humbly, but Lin Bai knew that he was actually testing him. Last night, he was brought into the dream by the power of the pendant and saw the scene of his sacrifice, and he was even discovered by the so-called Oracle. In other words, his whereabouts last night were actually exposed. Whether Wang Chenyu knew that he was the ¡°spy¡±during the sacrifice last night was still a mystery. Under such circumstances, Lin Bai did not want to reveal too much so as to avoid being caught by the other party. Therefore, he maintained a calm and composed expression and only answered with two words, ¡°No comment.¡± Wang Chenyu did not seem to be surprised by Lin Bai¡¯s reaction. ¡°Forget it if you don¡¯t want to say it. Everyone has their own secrets.¡± ¡°At least we¡¯re on the same side. There¡¯s definitely nothing wrong with that. That¡¯s enough.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯ve said everything I wanted to say. In the future, we¡¯ll keep our distance and not interfere with each other. You don¡¯t have any objections, right?¡± Lin Bai replied indifferently, ¡°No.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Wang Chenyu was about to leave when he suddenly seemed to remember something and patted his forehead with a smile. ¡°Look at my memory. I almost forgot about the farewell ceremony!¡± As he said that, he stood up straight and made a strange gesture with a serious expression. Then, he solemnly said, ¡°May the Devil God descend soon. May his will be carried out in the human world!¡± Lin Bai thought for a moment and was about to do as he was told, but his heart suddenly tightened. A voice in his mind told him not to do it! Lin Bai quickly restrained himself and asked with a cold face, ¡°What kind of nonsense is this? Why didn¡¯t I know there was a farewell ceremony?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been pretending to be me for so long, what are you trying to do?!¡± Lin Bai¡¯s aura was fully unleashed, as if he was going to teach the man in front of him a lesson in the next second. But Wang Chenyu laughed. He said, ¡°I just made it up casually, I just wanted to test you.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve said so much, but you didn¡¯t say anything. I was also afraid that something would go wrong!¡± ¡°Now we can be completely sure that we are all working for Lord Oracle. We are all in cahoots!¡± Lin Bai¡¯s face was still cold. ¡°How do I know whether what you said is true or not?¡± ¡°I can trust you for now. If I find out that you are not right or that you are unfavorable to Lord Oracle next time, Don¡¯t blame me for being impolite!¡± Wang Chenyu was intimidated by Lin Bai. He could no longer care about probing and was eager to show his loyalty. ¡°My loyalty to the oracle can be seen by the heaven and the Earth! I will never betray the oracle even if I betray the whole world!¡± Lin Bai wanted to scare him a little more, but he decided against it. It was more wrong to say so much. It was better to be safe. So he turned around with a sullen look on his face and left without saying another word. Even though Lin Bai did not turn around, he could clearly feel Wang Chenyu¡¯s gaze glued to his back. It was not until he walked far away and made a few turns that the gaze behind him finally disappeared. Only then did Lin Bai secretly let out a sigh of relief. He was secretly glad that his luck was really good. When Wang Chenyu took the initiative to look for him, Lin Bai had already imagined countless possibilities in his mind. But he never thought that Wang Chenyu not only did not have any conflict with him, but also treated him as one of his own. And more importantly, when Wang Chenyu tested him in the end, his intuition made him react correctly in time. Other than luck, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t think of a second explanation. It seemed that the 30 days of Max level luck awarded by the system wasn¡¯t affected too much. The current him still had heaven-defying luck. Lin Bai checked his surroundings again. After making sure that Wang Chenyu didn¡¯t continue to follow him, he stood by the roadside and prepared to use the app to call a car. He used a volume that only he could hear clearly and muttered softly, ¡°If I knew this would happen, I should have bought a car.¡± If he had a car, he could have driven a long distance with just one step on the accelerator. Why would he need to walk on two legs for such a long time? Lin Bai felt that it was time to buy a transportation tool. Although it was fast to call for a cab, under certain special circumstances, it was still not as convenient as having a car. Lin Bai searched for the best automotive store in the city and then planned to take a taxi there. However, just as he was about to switch to the cab-calling app to take a taxi, Lin Bai suddenly realized that the location of the Future News app on his phone¡¯s desktop had become blank. The Future News app had completely disappeared. This was the situation that Lin Bai was most worried about previously. But now, when this situation really happened, Lin Bai was not as sad as he had previously imagined because a bigger stone was pressing down on his heart Wang Chenyu and countless similar puppets, as well as the so-called Lord Oracle behind them had always been hurting ordinary people, and in a secretive and fast way, they were constantly encroaching on and destroying the existing rules of this world. Just City S alone had at least a hundred of such puppets. How many of them were there in the entire country? Such a huge and secretive force and such a vast area of influence. Lin Bai could not help but ask himself in his heart, ¡®Does it really have the ability to completely destroy their entire force?¡¯ If it was not destroyed, could he really be able to remain uninvolved under such a background? Chapter 174 - If You Win, The Prize Is All Yours Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Can he protect his loved ones, lovers, and friends from being violated? The answer is basically no. These thoughts were like a thousand-pound boulder that weighed down heavily on Lin Bai¡¯s heart, making him unable to relax for even a moment. Suddenly, an almost inaudible notification sound rang out on the phone. It was the sound of the Future News app. Lin Bai¡¯s heart trembled as he looked down in surprise. However, he only saw a nearly transparent message pop-up window. In the blink of an eye, even the pop-up window had completely disappeared. It was as if everything was an illusion and had never existed. However, Lin Bai was sure that the message pop-up window had really appeared. The Future News app had tried to transmit some information to him. Unfortunately, due to the interference from his superpower, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t see anything. But this at least proved that the Future News app didn¡¯t really disappear, but was suppressed to a completely transparent level. So as long as the interference disappeared, the Future News app should be restored, and everything would return to its original state. Lin Bai didn¡¯t really lose it. Then, the problem came. How could he get rid of Wang Chenyu as soon as possible so that the Future News app could return to its original state? Lin Bai didn¡¯t have a clue for a moment. He knew too little about Wang Chenyu, and he didn¡¯t know if Wang Chenyu had any trump cards other than his superpower. It wasn¡¯t wise to act rashly. ¡°Forget it. If I can¡¯t think of anything, I¡¯ll forget about it for the time being. I¡¯ll buy a car first.¡± Lin Bai took a deep breath and tried his best to ease his emotions. He didn¡¯t want to be immersed in stress and anxiety all the time. Moderate stress could bring motivation, but if the stress was too great, it would only bring more harm. Lin Bai tried his best to get rid of all the distracting thoughts in his mind. He opened Didi to fill in the target location and started to call for a car. Soon, someone received the order and rushed over to Lin Bai¡¯s side. Lin Bai put away his phone and waited. He casually glanced across the road and found a very inconspicuous lottery station. This was the suburbs, where there were relatively few people. The surroundings were basically all resort hotels and lodgings. The small lottery station, which was sandwiched between a bunch of resort hotels and lodgings, looked very out of place. Few people who would come here to spend money would buy lottery tickets. ¡°I really don¡¯t know what the boss is thinking. He actually opened a shop here. He must be out of his mind.¡± Lin Bai ridiculed casually. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat. Before the taxi arrived, he trotted across the road. He walked straight into the lottery station. ¡°Boss, give me a lottery ticket,¡± Lin Bai said. The boss was an old man in his sixties or seventies. He was taking a nap with the newspaper in his hands. When he heard Lin Bai¡¯s words, he instantly became spirited. ¡°You want to buy lottery tickets, right? How much do you want to buy? Do you want to raise the stakes?¡± Lin Bai shook his head and said, ¡°No. Just give me the most ordinary one.¡± The boss instantly lost interest and casually pointed at the QR code beside him. ¡°Two dollars.¡± Lin Bai scanned the code and paid up. The boss raised his chin and said unhappily, ¡°The machine is over there. Choose your own number.¡± Lin Bai did not care about his attitude. He walked straight to the machine and prepared to pick his number. He wanted to rely on his intuition, but on second thought, since it was to verify his luck, he might as well choose the machine. Therefore, he had the lottery machine randomly generate a set of numbers. After the lottery ticket was printed, he put it into his pocket without even looking at it. The taxi he had called for just now had arrived and it just happened to stop at the entrance of the lottery station. ¡°Looks like my luck is pretty good.¡± Lin Bai thought to himself and went straight out of the door and into the car. In the car, the driver was just about to call him when he saw him get into the car. He could not help but be stunned. Then, he confirmed, ¡°The ending number is 9385. Is that Mr. Lin?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The driver smiled. ¡°I saw that there was no one on the side of the road. I was just about to call you. I didn¡¯t expect you to be inside. I just happened to stop at the entrance. What a coincidence.¡± Lin Bai smiled and nodded. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s quite a coincidence.¡± The driver continued to chat. ¡°You¡¯re going to the car dealership, right? To buy a car?¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to see if there¡¯s a suitable one first.¡± Actually, Lin Bai didn¡¯t know what car to buy either. He could only say that he knew a little about this aspect. Moreover, considering that he still had to keep a low profile and not be too ostentatious in school, he couldn¡¯t buy a car that was too expensive. The driver laughed and joked, ¡°You just bought the lottery ticket, and you¡¯re already looking at cars before the lottery draw. Isn¡¯t that a little too rushed?¡± Lin Bai smiled faintly. ¡°I¡¯m just bored and buying a car for fun. How can I count on this to get money to buy a car?¡± The driver laughed and said, ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯m just joking. Don¡¯t take it to heart.¡± ¡°I used to buy lottery tickets often too. I bought them for seven or eight years. If I calculate it, it would cost at least 100,000.¡± Lin Bai followed up by asking, ¡°Have you ever won the lottery?¡± ¡°Won my ass!¡± The driver said angrily, ¡°I get angry when I think about it. Why can¡¯t I do something else with that much money? Isn¡¯t it good to buy ribs? This thing is just to fool the people. There is no grand prize. It¡¯s pure nonsense!¡± ¡°There are always people on the internet who say that those so-called grand prize winners are actually their insiders who are pretending. They are trying to create an illusion for the people that they can get rich overnight so that everyone can continue to throw money into it.¡± ¡°I never believed it in the past, but now I understand. What the Internet says is right. There aren¡¯t so many people who can become rich overnight and win the lottery. It¡¯s all nonsense!¡± ¡°Buddy, I advise you to try your best not to touch this stuff. Why waste your money?¡± Even after so many years, when he mentioned the money that he had wasted, the driver¡¯s face was still full of heartache. He was originally just casually chatting with Lin Bai out of boredom while driving but as they chatted, he couldn¡¯t help but become serious. The rest of the journey was basically spent in his complaints and persuasion. The complaints were about lottery tickets and shady deals and injustice. As for persuasion, of course, it was to persuade Lin Bai to come to terms with reality as soon as possible and stop daydreaming about winning the lottery. He should just save up and do something meaningful with his money. Lin Bai answered without much thought. Although he didn¡¯t agree with the driver¡¯s view that the lottery tickets were all lies, Lin Bai felt a little touched by the driver¡¯s earnest advice. They were just strangers who met by chance, yet the driver was willing to spend so much time persuading him. It was enough to show that he was really warm-hearted. Out of his gratitude and out of his sympathy for the driver who had lost more than 100,000 yuan, Lin Bai conveniently stuffed the lottery ticket to the driver when he got off the car. The driver did not expect Lin Bai to be like this. He was completely stunned. ¡°Buddy, what are you doing?¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°This is the lottery ticket that I just bought. I¡¯ll give it to you as a gift.¡± The driver said awkwardly, ¡°I haven¡¯t touched this thing for many years. Besides, if I really win the lottery¡­¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t wait for him to finish his sentence and interrupted him with a smile. ¡°If you really win it, it¡¯s all yours..¡± Chapter 175 - I Don’t Want This License Plate Number Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The middle-aged driver waved his hand repeatedly. ¡°No, no, no. How can that do!?¡± As he spoke, he was about to return the lottery ticket to Lin Bai. Lin Bai quickly got out of the car and said with a smile, ¡°Just take it. It only cost me two yuan. Just treat it as a bonus.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve persuaded me all the way. I think it makes sense. I won¡¯t waste money on this thing in the future.¡± ¡°Take this last card as a small gift. Thank you for letting me stop my daydreaming.¡± Hearing Lin Bai¡¯s words, the middle-aged driver no longer declined. ¡°It¡¯s good that you can listen to what I say. You¡¯re still so young. Use your money properly. Don¡¯t be like me in the past.¡± ¡°By the way, Buddy, what¡¯s your number? The app has a privacy protection function so I can only see the last few digits of your phone number. Although I don¡¯t think it¡¯s very likely that I¡¯ll win the lottery, let¡¯s exchange numbers, just in case. That way, if I really win, I can return the lottery prize to you.¡± Lin Bai refused with a smile. ¡°No need. I¡¯ve already said it just now. If this turns out to be a winning ticket, then all of the lottery prize will be yours.¡± After a slight pause, Lin Bai specially emphasized, ¡°No matter how much it is, it¡¯s all yours.¡± The middle-aged driver said, ¡°I can¡¯t accept that¡­¡± ¡°Hey, we¡¯re talking as if it¡¯s really going to be a winning ticket. I¡¯ve bought lottery tickets for so many years, but I¡¯ve never even won the last prize of 10 yuan.¡± Lin Bai went with the flow and said, ¡°So, this is actually just a small piece of paper. It¡¯s not worth much. It¡¯s not even considered a gift.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t waste your time here with me. Hurry up and accept the next ride.¡± The driver nodded. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll be leaving now.¡± ¡°Okay, bye.¡± Lin Bai said goodbye to him with a smile and turned to walk towards the entrance of the car dealership. He was very sure that the lottery ticket he gave out would definitely be a winning one. After all, with the luck of the system reward, even if it was a random lottery ticket, it was impossible for the driver to not win anything. As for how much money he could win, he would have to wait until the lottery draw results tomorrow to find out. Lin Bai could also use this to determine how much luck he actually had. Then, he would be able to find out if his luck was affected or suppressed along with his special ability. He would just have to wait for the lottery draw results tomorrow. Lin Bai silently recalled the number on the lottery ticket. Although he had only glanced at it briefly before sending it out, the numbers on it were clearly imprinted in his mind. He didn¡¯t know when it started, but his memory skills, just like his physical fitness, had reached a level that far surpassed that of an ordinary person. Presumably, it was also a modification brought about by the system. The salespeople at the car dealership were very enthusiastic. As soon as Lin Bai entered, they immediately welcomed him. ¡°Hello, Sir. What kind of car do you want to look at?¡± Lin Bai asked straightforwardly, ¡°Anything that costs below 200,000 yuan. Do you have any recommendations?¡± The salesperson smiled and replied, ¡°You can take a look at this one. It¡¯s a new Chevrolet model that was launched last month. Including the taxes, the actual price is 188,000 yuan. It¡¯s very in line with your budget.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re interested, I can introduce its performance and characteristics to you in detail.¡± Lin Bai took a look. The snow-white body of the car was very smooth, which was quite pleasing to the eye. As for the performance, he didn¡¯t know much about it, so it was a waste of time to listen to it. ¡°Can I test drive it?¡± He asked. The salesperson nodded repeatedly. ¡°Of course.¡± Lin Bai directly sat in the car. The salesperson also quickly got in the car and sat in the passenger seat, introducing the interior of the car non-stop. Lin Bai ignored her words and started the car by himself. It felt good to drive around. ¡°I¡¯ll take this one.¡± ¡°¡­ Huh?¡± The salesperson was introducing the car endlessly. When she suddenly heard Lin Bai¡¯s words, she could not react in time. Lin Bai repeated very nicely, ¡°I said, I¡¯ll take this one.¡± The salesperson¡¯s eyes immediately lit up. She said hurriedly, ¡°Okay, okay, I¡¯ll help you with the administrative procedures! Would you like to pay by credit card or by bank transfer?¡± ¡°Mobile payment transfer.¡± ¡°Okay, okay.¡± The salesperson jogged all the way to the contract. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Bai took out his phone and logged into the local government¡¯s license plate raffle page. After filling in all the information, he clicked submit. S City had been developing quite well in recent years. There were more and more private cars, so the government had started to limit the number of cars. The available license plate numbers would be released once a month, and the results would be announced on the 16th. It was the 16th today. In another half an hour, it would be time to announce the results. Lin Bai followed the salesperson through various procedures, and it was about time. The salesperson asked casually, ¡°Mr. Lin, this is your first time buying a car. Did you manage to get the license plate number?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Yes, I did just now. Wait for me to see the results.¡± He unlocked his phone and received a text message before he could log in to the website. Just as he expected, he shook it. But this license plate number.. S888888! Lin Bai looked at the string of digit ¡°8¡±on the text message and felt dizzy. He didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. He had deliberately bought a car at a cheap price just to try to keep a low profile and not attract too much attention. In the end, he had randomly chosen a number, and it was string of six ¡®8¡¯s! How could he keep a low profile with such a license plate? Not to mention a Chevrolet that cost nearly 200,000 yuan, even if the license plate was on a bicycle, he would not be able to keep a low profile! He was really worried. The salesman saw Lin Bai¡¯s worried face and thought that he did not manage to get a license plate number. She smiled and comforted him, ¡°It¡¯s very normal to not get a number in one try. My colleagues and I only got one after several attempts.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, don¡¯t be discouraged. There¡¯s still a chance next month.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry as he asked her, ¡°Then if I¡¯ve already gotten a number, can I try again next month?¡± ¡°Ah?¡± The salesperson was stunned again. It wasn¡¯t that she didn¡¯t hear what Lin Bai said clearly, but she couldn¡¯t believe her ears. To be more precise, she couldn¡¯t believe Lin Bai¡¯s luck. Lin Bai simply showed her the text message. ¡°I did get a number, but I don¡¯t really want this number. Can I change it?¡± The salesperson focused her eyes and took a look. A series of ¡°8s¡±appeared on the text message notification. She immediately felt dizzy and seriously suspected that she was dreaming. He got a license plate with a string of six digit ¡®8¡¯ s and yet, he didn¡¯t want it. She thought, ¡®Is he kidding!?!¡¯ Lin Bai was still waiting for her answer. ¡°I haven¡¯t really understood the rules of the license plate lottery. Can I change it or not?¡± The salesperson¡¯s mouth twitched. ¡°Hahaha, Mr. Lin, you¡¯re so humorous.¡± She would never believe that this was true! She could believe that he had obtained a number. After all, there were some colleagues who were lucky enough to win it in one go. But a string of six eights?? And he still said that he didn¡¯t want it? ? ? She wouldn¡¯t believe it, over her dead body! Lin Bai took his phone back from her and said very seriously, ¡°I¡¯m not joking with you. I really want to know whether this license plate number can be changed or not..¡± Chapter 176 - Are You Sure You Don’t Want It? ! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The salesperson had almost used up all of her self-control and professionalism in order to barely maintain her smile. ¡°The license plate number that has been drawn can not be changed. Mr. Lin, if you really don¡¯t like it and want to draw another one, I¡¯m afraid you can only do so by buying another car.¡± ¡°However, I still have to remind you that according to the current regulations, the license plate number that you have already drawn will be revoked by the system if it is not used within half a year. Moreover, you will not be able to participate in the license plate lottery for the next two years.¡± The salesperson¡¯s words completely shattered the last glimmer of hope in Lin Bai¡¯s heart. He sighed gloomily and said, ¡°It seems that I have to use this then. I wanted to keep a low profile. If I had known that I would get such a flamboyant license plate number, I would have bought a more expensive car.¡± His last sentence was not loud, but the salesperson heard it clearly. The salesperson looked at Lin Bai with mixed feelings. No matter how she looked at him, she felt that he was just an ordinary person who was full of books. He probably did not have much work experience. How could he have the money to buy a luxury car? However, although she was full of doubts, she still did not let go of any opportunity that might improve her sales quota out of her professional habit. She tried her best to sell another car to Lin Bai. ¡°Mr. Lin, we also have a lot of mid-to-high-end cars here. If you want to buy another one, you might as well test drive it first. There has been a rumor that in recent years, S City might adopt an odd-and-even-number license plate restriction system in the future.¡± ¡°If you buy another one, you don¡¯t have to worry about the inconvenience brought about by the restriction in the future.¡± Lin Bai thought about it and decided to forget about it. He bought a car just so he could have a transportation tool. Luxury cars were really not practical. Moreover, he was a novice driver. It was inevitable that there would be scratches and scrapes. It was not worth it. Moreover, with his current extremely high luck value, he was really afraid that the next one would draw a license plate number like ¡°666666¡±. ¡°Forget it. We¡¯ll talk about it later.¡± Lin Bai rejected the sales proposal. The sales person smiled and did not say anything else. She just thought that what Lin Bai said earlier was just to show off. It was normal for young people to like to show off. She thought so. If she knew that Lin Bai had more than 20 billion yuan in his bank card, she did not know how shocked he would be. After completing all the procedures and paying the full amount, Lin Bai drove his new car to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get his license plate. When he submitted the information, the staff in charge of the audit was shocked. ¡°Oh my God! Young man, you are so lucky! You actually got such a good license plate number!¡± The staff in charge of the verification could not help but exclaim in surprise. A few people nearby heard it and immediately came over curiously. ¡°What number is it?¡± ¡°Oh my God! Six ¡®8¡¯s! Young man, your luck is really not ordinary!¡± ¡°Young man, your hands are really god-like! That¡¯s amazing! I think you should go buy a lottery ticket or something later!¡± ¡°Right, right, right. You can¡¯t waste such good luck. You really should buy some lottery tickets. Who knows, you might win a big prize!¡± A few staff members gathered together and complimented each other. They had all worked at the DMV for many years, and they had seen people with connections buying special license plates at high prices. However, it was their first time meeting someone who could get such a nice license plate by pure luck. In the face of their amazement and envy, Lin Bai only smiled wryly. He even asked the staff members present, in a bid to try his luck. ¡°Actually, I really want to ask if I can change it to another number? Anything is fine.¡± When he said this, all the staff members present were stunned. The expressions on their faces were as if they had seen a ghost. The atmosphere froze for a moment. After a long while, someone finally snapped back to reality and asked with a complicated tone, ¡°Aren¡¯t you satisfied with such a good license plate number? Why do you want to change it?¡± Lin Bai explained, ¡°I¡¯m not dissatisfied. I just feel that it was too ostentatious and I don¡¯t want to attract so much attention.¡± A car with less than 200,000 yuan wouldn¡¯t attract much attention on the road. But if it had a license plate like ¡°888888¡±, the effect would be different. Lin Bai did not want to become the center of attention wherever he went. After the staff member listened to Lin Bai¡¯s explanation, he managed to understand his concerns a little, but he still could not quite believe it. ¡°This is a top-quality number that others can¡¯t even buy with money. Are you sure you don¡¯t want it?¡± Lin Bai nodded and his tone was very certain. ¡°I¡¯m sure. If it¡¯s possible, can you help me change it?¡± The staff member was silent for a few seconds before he answered as if he had made up his mind: ¡°Sure, but it can only be changed randomly. There¡¯s no guarantee that you¡¯ll like the new number.¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°It¡¯s fine. As long as it can be changed, I¡¯ll like it.¡± As long as it wasn¡¯t a number like ¡°444444¡±, it was fine. Although Lin Bai wasn¡¯t superstitious, if it was really a string of all 4¡¯s, he would still find it a little inauspicious. (4 sounds like ¡®die¡¯ in Chinese) But on second thought, with his current luck, it would be even more difficult to draw such an unlucky license plate number. With that thought, Lin Bai had nothing to worry about. After the staff member confirmed it again and again, he retrieved the license plate number ¡°888888¡± from the system and randomly drew another one. ¡°Here, this is the new number that was drawn.¡± The staff member printed out the license plate number and handed it to Lin Bai to read. Lin Bai glanced at it and was very satisfied. This new number could not be more ordinary. There was no 4, no 6, No 8, and no special combination of numbers. It could be said that it was the kind that had no memory points and could be forgotten at a glance. ¡°Great, this is the license plate that I want! Thank you so much!¡± Lin Bai thanked him happily. The corner of the staff member¡¯s mouth twitched as he said, ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡±In his heart, he still felt that all of this was extremely ridiculous. He even thought to himself that if he had drawn such an excellent license plate number, even if he had to borrow money to buy another car at the last minute, he would still have to preserve this excellent license plate number. Lin Bai, on the other hand, actually took the initiative to give up. It was really infuriating to compare people. The staff did not even know what kind of mood he was in when he helped Lin Bai complete all the subsequent procedures. Everything went very smoothly after that. After getting the license plate, Lin Bai finally got rid of a worry in his heart. Perhaps it was because he finally had his first car, or perhaps it was the joy brought by successfully changing the license plate, but in short, Lin Bai¡¯s mood was much better than before. He even felt that with his current good luck, it shouldn¡¯t be too difficult for him to get rid of Wang Chenyu. Of course, the prerequisite was that his luck wasn¡¯t affected by his superpowers. Otherwise, he would only have the luck of an ordinary person. As for whether or not he would be affected by his superpowers, he would have to see the results of the lottery draw tomorrow.. Chapter 177 - The Phenomenon Of A Full Moon Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next day. Lin Bai was watching the live broadcast of the lottery draw on his phone. Small balls with numbers on them rolled out and gradually formed a complete set of numbers. The numbers were exactly the same as those on the lottery ticket that Lin Bai bought yesterday. The first prize. The prize money was five million! Lin Bai was very calm. This was not the first time he had won the first prize. When he had won the lottery last time, there was still some joy in his heart. This time, there was only calmness. For the current Lin Bai, a mere five million was not worth taking to heart. If there was anything that could affect his mood, it was that he was a little curious now and wanted to know what the driver¡¯s reaction was now. The driver was so certain that an ordinary person definitely had no chance of winning the lottery. Now that he had won the first prize, he should be overjoyed to the point of going crazy, right? As Lin Bai imagined this, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly. When his roommate, Luo Yang, saw Lin Bai smiling at his phone, he came over with a gossipy expression and asked, ¡°Boss, what are you so happy about? Don¡¯t rejoice in secret. Tell us and let us be happy together!¡± His other roommate, Zhu Kai, also joined in the fun, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s better to be happy alone than to be happy together. Tell us!¡± Lin Bai simply turned the phone around and pointed the screen at them, saying, ¡°I was just bored watching the lottery draw and laughing casually.¡± Unexpectedly, Zhu Kai became even more gossipy. ¡°What? Boss, you won the lottery?¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Come on, with Boss¡¯s wealth, how could he be interested in such a small amount of money?¡± Zhu Kai said, ¡°That¡¯s different! Who would complain about having too much money? Boss, don¡¯t you think so?¡± In the end, the two of them looked at Lin Bai together, waiting for him to give an answer. Lin Bai smiled faintly and said, ¡°I really didn¡¯t win. I¡¯m just happy for the person who won.¡± Zhu Kai asked, ¡°How do you know that someone will definitely win this issue? Didn¡¯t there often be cases where no one received the award after the award was given?¡± ¡°Maybe it¡¯s just intuition,¡±Lin Bai replied casually. Zhu Kai and Luo Yang did not continue to struggle. The two of them quickly changed the topic and chatted. As they chatted, Luo Yang seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He slapped his thigh and said to Lin Bai, ¡°Ah! I almost forgot! Boss, What¡¯s in your cabinet? It was glowing in the middle of the night. I got up last night to go to the toilet and got a shock!¡± ¡°Fortunately, Sun Xiaogang has been sleeping in the hospital and didn¡¯t stay in the dormitory. Otherwise, with his sleep quality, he would have been shaken up all night.¡± Lin Bai was very surprised when he heard that. ¡°Glowing? Are you sure it was from my cabinet?¡± Luo Yang answered with great certainty, ¡°Of course I¡¯m sure! It¡¯s the light coming from the crack of the cabinet door. How could I be wrong?¡± ¡°Zhu Kai, you saw it too, right?¡± Zhu Kai nodded hard at the side, ¡°Yes, there was a white light and it was very bright.¡± ¡°Boss, did you forget to turn off the flashlight or something?¡± Lin Bai was worried about how to explain, but Zhu Kai had already thought of a good reason for him to do so. Thus, Lin Bai continued, ¡°Ah, yes, it is indeed a flashlight. I was curious so I bought it for fun, but when I got it, I realized that it was malfunctioning. It often lights up for no reason.¡± ¡°I was planning to return the goods, but I forgot about it. After the return deadline, I just threw it in the cabinet. Sorry for scaring you guys.¡± Luo Yang waved his hand. ¡°Hey, why are you saying such polite things? We didn¡¯t blame you. We just thought of it and casually mentioned it. It¡¯s normal to receive faulty goods when you shop online.¡± Zhu Kai said, ¡°I get angry when I talk about this. The last time I bought it on¡­¡± Lin Bai basically didn¡¯t listen to the rest of their conversation. Lin Bai¡¯s mind was filled with thoughts about that Mayan prophecy tablet. Because other than that, Lin Bai really couldn¡¯t think of anything else that could shine in his cabinet. Ever since he bought that Mayan prophecy tablet at Sotheby¡¯s auction, Lin Bai hadn¡¯t figured out what it could do. He threw it into the cabinet and didn¡¯t care about it anymore. It wasn¡¯t until he got Ling Xuewei¡¯s necklace pendant from her that Lin Bai put the two together and tried to put them together. It turned out that the two pieces were indeed one before, but they were broken later. The two pieces in Lin Bai¡¯s hand should only be a part of it. The complete tablet should be much bigger. As for how many other pieces were left and where they were scattered, Lin Bai did not know. Moreover, even if they were put together, Lin Bai still did not know how to use them. So, he stuffed the large prophecy stone tablet back into the cabinet and turned the small pendant into a bracelet so that he could carry it around. Last night, by chance, he had managed to find out the use of the pendant. However, Lin Bai had never expected that the large stone tablet in the cabinet would glow on its own. ¡®Could it be because of the full moon?¡¯ Last night, the moon was full for the first time since Lin Bai had returned with the large stone tablet of prophecy. Therefore, it was understandable that he could not figure out how to use it previously. Of course, it was all Lin Bai¡¯s own guess at the moment. Whether the truth was as he had guessed, he would have to wait until the next full moon before he had the chance to verify it. Lin Bai was lost in his thoughts when Luo Yang suddenly patted him on the shoulder. ¡°Boss, what are you in a daze for? Didn¡¯t you hear me calling you for a long time?¡± Luo Yang asked him. Lin Bai smiled awkwardly and explained, ¡°I was thinking about something just now, but I really didn¡¯t hear you. What¡¯s wrong?¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°Nothing, it¡¯s just that little fatty from next door just sent us a text saying that it¡¯s his birthday today and he¡¯s going to sing all night with the entire dorm.¡± ¡°He also said that it would be livelier with more people, so he wants us to join him. Do you want to go?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°If the two of you want to go, then go ahead. I¡¯ll pass.¡± Luo Yang didn¡¯t force Lin Bai. He just said, ¡°Alright, then we¡¯ll go. Boss, if you there¡¯s anything, just give us a call.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Bai smiled as he watched Luo Yang and Zhu Kai leave. He sighed in his heart. His Luck was ridiculously good. Just a moment ago, he was still thinking if he should take out the prophecy tablet and bask it in moonlight again tonight to see if it would still glow. However, he felt that it was not convenient. He was afraid that Luo Yang and Zhu Kai would see it and he would not be able to explain it then. Just as he was about to dispel his thoughts, Luo Yang and Zhu Kai were all called away by the little fatty next door. Moreover, they would not be back for the entire night. It was simply creating an opportunity for Lin Bai to experiment with the tablet. This couldn¡¯t even be described as being extremely lucky. Lin Bai even felt as if there was a pair of invisible hands controlling everything in the dark. Otherwise, why would his idea immediately change? Chapter 178 - I’ll Do Whatever Boss Does! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Having been through so much, Lin Bai now understood even more that while true capability was important, temperament was even more important! If he just had capability but lacked a good temperament, he might become like the arrogant Doctor Zhao in the emergency department of the Central Hospital, just because he had some talent. If Lin Bai did not wake him up in time, he would have suffered a great loss sooner or later. Otherwise, he might be like Zhao Yiming, who killed people in the city. He would be unable to recover from the blow and take his anger out on others. In the end, his condition might even worsen to the point of taking revenge on society. From this, it could be seen how important it was to have a stable temperament. Luo Yang¡¯s temperament was very good. As Lin Bai¡¯s roommate, he knew better than anyone else how wealthy Lin Bai was. However, he had never shown even the slightest hint of jealousy. Even if he wanted Lin Bai to bring him along to make a fortune, he had always proposed it in a joking manner. He had never forced himself on Lin Bai, nor did he feel that Lin Bai had a natural obligation to help him. Later on, Lin Bai really gave him a chance and brought him along for stone speculation. When the time came to split the money, he was still willing to reject the huge sum of money of tens of millions of yuan. This was because he felt that he did not put in any effort and did not deserve to be given so much. Another example was now. Even though he already had tens of millions of yuan in assets, he still managed to bear with the fatigue and finish what he needed to do. He did not slack off just because he had lots of money. How many people could achieve such a temperament? Thinking about it carefully, Lin Bai¡¯s admiration for Luo Yang deepened. When they arrived at the classroom, the teacher called out their names. Unexpectedly, other than Sun Xiaogang, who was on a long leave of absence, there were actually two headstrong students who deliberately skipped class. The teacher did not stand on ceremony. He kept his word and directly failed the two students who were absent. Moreover, in the educational administration system, there was a special remark that stipulated that the two of them were not allowed to take the make-up exam for the same course. As a result, those two unlucky fellows could only take the course again next year. Zhu Kai patted his chest in fear and sighed.¡±Fortunately, we insisted on coming to class. Otherwise, we would have failed the course and retook it like those two unlucky fellows. It¡¯s too scary.¡± Luo Yang nodded his head strongly in agreement. ¡°Retaking the exam is not the scariest thing. The key is that if nothing unexpected happens, the teacher will still be teaching next year.¡± ¡°Usually, the teacher might not be able to remember the occasional absence from school. Today, the teacher specially mentioned it in advance, but he still didn¡¯t show up. Isn¡¯t this like a slap to the teacher¡¯s face?¡± ¡°How could the teacher not remember them? I think they will suffer when they repeat the grade next year!¡± Zhu Kai nodded in agreement and said, ¡°Speaking of which, we should all thank Boss. If it wasn¡¯t for him reminding us, I think we would have fallen asleep already.¡± ¡°When we wake up later and see that we¡¯ve failed the course, we won¡¯t even know why we failed.¡± Luo Yang echoed, ¡°Right, right, we really should thank Boss. Boss, what do you want to eat for lunch? It¡¯s our treat!¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Save it. It¡¯s only right for me to remind my buddies. You don¡¯t have to thank me. The two of you must be very tired after having fun all night. Hurry up and go to sleep. I¡¯ll call you after class.¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai had relied on the belief that they could not fail the course no matter what. Now that the teacher had finished the roll call, their worries about the danger of failing the course was lifted. Their tensed nerves relaxed, and fatigue surged like a tide. When they heard Lin Bai¡¯s words again, they could not hold on anymore. ¡°Then we¡¯ll sleep.¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai did not waste any more time. They laid on the table and prepared to sleep. Lin Bai deliberately chose to sit in the back row to make it easier for the two of them to catch up on their sleep. Unfortunately, they had just laid down when they heard the teacher say, ¡°Now, let¡¯s begin the pop quiz. Put away your books. Those that I find cheating will be immediately get a big fat zero.¡± ¡°The results of this quiz will account for 50% of your final grade. Everyone, take the test well.¡± As soon as he finished speaking, the classroom was filled with wails. ¡°Teacher, no!!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s start the test!¡± ¡°We didn¡¯t even revise for it!¡± ¡­ No matter how much everyone wailed, the teacher ignored them and continued to pass down the test papers. Luo Yang and Zhu Kai could only sit up and prepare for the exam with death-like expressions on their faces. Lin Bai silently sympathized with them for a second. These two kids were really too unlucky. Of course, they weren¡¯t the only ones who were unlucky. The four people in the dormitory next door were also unlucky. ¡°Boss, it was really wise of you not to sing yesterday. If we had known earlier, we wouldn¡¯t have gone!¡± Zhu Kai sighed with a sobbing tone. Luo Yang also said with a face full of grief and indignation, ¡°In the future, I will do whatever boss does. If boss doesn¡¯t do it, I will definitely not do it!¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry as he said, ¡°I also didn¡¯t expect today to be like this. Yesterday, I was just lazy and didn¡¯t want to move.¡± Luo Yang said, ¡°That doesn¡¯t matter. In any case, boss, your intuition is awesome. In the future, I will do whatever you do! Let me say this first. You are not allowed to find me annoying!¡± Zhu Kai also said, ¡°And me, and me! Motherf*cker, I don¡¯t want to experience this unlucky thing a second time!¡± As they spoke, the test papers had already been handed to them. The two of them quickly skimmed through the questions and immediately became even more depressed. ¡°This is too difficult!! What are these? I can¡¯t even understand the questions. It would be a miracle if I could pass! I feel like I can just turn in a blank paper¡­¡± How should they describe their feelings at this moment? They wanted to cry and die, and they wanted their mothers. It wasn¡¯t just them. The reactions of the other students in the class when they received the test papers were similar to theirs. Even the few who were usually top students didn¡¯t feel at ease at this moment. The difficulty of this test question was really a little too ridiculous! If one wanted to use an analogy, then the teacher usually taught them how to screw on screws. But this exam question was about how to build a rocket! It was such a huge difference! Facing the unanimous wails and complaints of the entire class, the teacher did not react at all. It was as if all of this had long been within his expectations. Amidst the wailing, he walked up to the podium again and knocked on the blackboard with his hand. ¡°Silence!¡± ¡°The exam will officially begin now. You have one and a half hours to complete it.¡± ¡°Why are you still looking at me? Start attempting the questions!¡± Everyone did not dare to waste any more words. They lowered their heads and began to answer the questions. Fortunately, although the questions were difficult, they were mostly multiple choice questions. Even if they did not know the answers, they could still guess the answer for a few questions. They would always be lucky enough to guess a few questions correctly and not get zero points. As for the next few calculation questions, if they really could not do it, they would write down all the formulas that were close to it. At the very least, they would write down all the opening parts. This would also show that their attitude was not bad. Perhaps the teacher would be in a good mood when grading the papers, and on account of their serious attitude, he would reward them with a few points? This was all the experience he had gotten from the exams in junior high and high school, and everyone understood it.. Chapter 179 - Completely Correct?! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai also roughly looked through the questions. He was confident in getting around 60-70% of the questions correct. As for the rest, even he didn¡¯t know how to do them. Even so, if he took the exam seriously, passing would definitely not be a problem. If he was lucky, it was very possible for him to get a high score. However, Lin Bai didn¡¯t plan to answer the questions seriously. Anyway, with the system¡¯s reward of max-level luck, it would be best to take this opportunity to test his luck. Nothing could better reflect the level of his luck than a hundred-point exam paper. Although Lin Bai had tried to test his luck through various methods previously, he wanted to know if his luck was being suppressed and how much it was being suppressed. However, those methods were not intuitive enough. ¡°Let¡¯s use this paper to test it. The final score will represent my luck.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s a full score, it means that my luck at the Max level is not affected at all.¡± ¡°If the score is deducted, the number of deducted points will represent how much my luck is being suppressed. Very intuitive! Perfect!¡± Lin Bai made up his mind and began to randomly choose. BABCD, CACDA.. Lin Bai did not even look at the questions and chose blindly based on his mood. Therefore, he answered the questions very quickly. He finished all seventy multiple-choice questions in a short while. On the back, there were three calculation questions, each worth ten points. Including the seventy multiple-choice questions in front, the total score was exactly 100 points. Lin Bai took a look and felt that he knew the answers to the first two questions, but he was not sure about the last one. But in order not to affect the result of the Luck Test, he decided not to do any of the three questions and wrote the result directly. 107. 34.78. 104.2. Lin Bai wrote three numbers randomly based on his mood. There was no formula, no calculation process, only the final answer that was written randomly. It could be said that he was extremely willful. After answering the questions, Lin Bai stared blankly at the paper for a while, feeling very bored. The exam had only started for less than ten minutes, which meant that there was still more than an hour before it was over. Sitting there like this was simply torture. Thus, Lin Bai raised his hand and looked at the teacher who was on the podium. The teacher immediately noticed him. ¡°Is there a problem?¡± The teacher asked Lin Bai. Lin Bai said, ¡°I just want to ask, can I turn in my paper in advance?¡± ¡°It¡¯s just the beginning of the exam, and you want to hand in your paper?¡± The teacher¡¯s expression immediately turned sullen. He felt that Lin Bai must have written a bunch of nonsense and did not respect the results of his hard work. Of course, that was indeed the case. Lin Bai had indeed scribbled randomly. ¡°If you really want to hand it in, then hand it in.¡± The teacher said with a sullen face. He felt that since Lin Bai had already scribbled randomly, even if he did not allow him to hand in his papers early and forced him to continue sitting in his seat, Lin Bai would not be able to answer the questions seriously. Since it was meaningless, it was better to let Lin Bai hand in his papers quickly so that he would not be an eyesore. After Lin Bai received the permission, he got up, and simply packed his things before walking forward with the papers. Behind him was Luo Yang exclaimed, ¡°F*ck! Boss, what¡¯s wrong with you!¡± Although the others didn¡¯t dare to say anything, their gazes were basically all on Lin Bai. The fact that Lin Bai was a student was something that everyone acknowledged. But no matter how smart of a student he was, it was still a little too exaggerated for such a difficult exam to be completed in less than ten minutes, right?! Could it be that the star student suddenly became wilful today and wanted to hand in a blank paper to experience the feeling of being a failure? Everyone kept guessing in their hearts and almost forgot that they were in the middle of a very important and difficult exam. Everyone forgot to answer the questions and forgot the urgency of the time. All their attention was focused on Lin Bai. Just like that, under the gaze of the entire class, Lin Bai gently placed the test paper on the desk. Then, he nodded slightly at the teacher, turned around and walked out of the classroom. Until his back completely disappeared from everyone¡¯s sight, the people in the classroom were still unable to regain their senses for a long time. The teacher knocked on the desk with great dissatisfaction. ¡°What are you looking at him for? You¡¯re in the middle of a test! Have you finished answering all the questions?!¡± ¡°If you¡¯ve finished answering all the questions, you can also hand in your papers in advance!¡± These words were full of hostility. Everyone lowered their heads in unison. Regardless of whether they knew it or not, they all pretended to be very serious and kept drawing on the draft paper as if they were seriously doing the questions. No one was an idiot. They could hear that the teacher was already very angry. Therefore, they were not stupid enough to provoke the teacher at such a time. The questions were difficult to begin with, so they were hoping that the neat handwriting and good attitude would make the teacher feel better and give him more points. If they were to go against the teacher and make the teacher penalise them, wouldn¡¯t that be the end of them? The teacher stood on the podium with a gloomy face and looked around at the students who were busy answering the questions. In fact, he knew in his heart that most of these people were just pretending, but in fact, they did not know a single question. He was the one who came up with the question. He knew better than anyone else how difficult it was. In fact, he deliberately came up with such a difficult question because he didn¡¯t intend to let everyone score high marks. He wanted to take this opportunity to penalise everyone. Then, he would force everyone to never miss class again. They would all obediently come to class to listen. This was because his class was very difficult. It wasn¡¯t related to the skills he would need after he got a real job in the future. In addition, it happened to be all morning classes. Therefore, many students chose to give up directly. If they couldn¡¯t get up in the morning, they would skip class and not come. In the past, half of the students would come to the classroom in every class. That was considered a lot. This kind of situation naturally made the teacher angry. The anger accumulated over time, and this exam was created. In fact, he had already calculated it. As long as he could get more than 20 points in this exam and pay attention in his future classes, he would not fail at the end of the semester no matter what. As long as he listened carefully to the previous ones, getting 20 points should not be a problem. Even if he could not achieve it, as long as the exam paper was neat and his attitude was good enough, it would not be difficult for him to forcefully get 20 points. However, the prerequisite was that he had to have a good attitude at least. For example, a lousy player who wrote and handed in the exam papers in less than 10 minutes¡­ ¡®Hehe, he would definitely fail.¡¯ The teacher glanced at Lin Bai¡¯s paper with a dark expression. The answer to the first question, C. ¡®Oh? He actually got it right?¡¯ The second question, A. ¡®Huh? He got it right again?¡¯ The third question, the fourth question, the fifth question¡­ The teacher continued reading, and the expression on his face became more and more strange. ¡®He got it all right?¡¯ ¡®He actually got it all right?! How is that possible!¡¯ The teacher suddenly picked up the paper and wanted to stick it to his face to read it, afraid that he might be seeing things. But.. Question 20.. Question 50.. Question 70.. Correct! Correct! A total of 70 multiple-choice questions, and all of the answers were correct! There was not a single wrong answer! 100% of the questions were answered correctly! Chapter 180 - Evil! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°How is this possible!¡± The teacher could not help but exclaim. He had even forgotten that he was invigilating the exam. His exclamation was as shocking as spring thunder in the classroom, which was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard. The students below did not know what had happened. They all looked up at him in confusion. Seeing that he was holding Lin Bai¡¯s exam paper in his hand, they all vaguely guessed something. Could it be that Lin Bai, the top student, had answered all the questions correctly, and even the teacher was shocked? This thought appeared in almost everyone¡¯s mind. But immediately after, it was denied by them. How could it be possible! No matter how good Lin Bai was, he was not a god. How could he complete such a difficult question in ten minutes? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! ¡®He must have been too wrong and angered the teacher.¡¯ Everyone felt that the latter conjecture was more logical. Then, everyone saw the teacher flip the test paper and start to read the big questions at the back. Although they were far away and couldn¡¯t see clearly what Lin Bai had written, they could at least see that the test paper at the back was basically blank. There were only a few words written on it. It was basically equivalent to a blank test paper. This shouldn¡¯t be enough to shock the teacher anymore, right? As everyone thought so, they saw that the teacher¡¯s expression was completely wrong. There were shock and doubt¡­ All sorts of emotions were mixed together to form an expression of doubt towards life. What was going on? Everyone was a little confused. The teacher was even more confused than them. The questions he came up with and the answers he gave left a deep impression on him. He remembered the answers to the last three big questions very well! 107! 34.78! 104.2! These were the three numbers, that¡¯s right! Even the parts after the decimal point were exactly the same! At this moment, the teacher even suspected that Lin Bai had stolen the answers in advance?! But he knew very well that this was simply impossible because this set of exam papers contained questions that he had come up with on the spur of the moment yesterday, and it had only been printed out just before he got off work. The correct answer was calculated when he was working overtime at home after work. After calculating, he went straight to sleep. Then, he came over early in the morning with the exam papers and announced the pop quiz. Other than himself, no one knew that there would be an exam today! It was even more impossible for him to steal the exam papers or the correct answers in advance. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t possibly sneak into his house in the middle of the night and steal the answers, right?! The teacher stared at the nearly blank back of the test paper. The only three numbers on it made him feel terrible. He clearly remembered that he had spent almost an hour on this set of test paper last night. Because the difficulty of this set of questions was indeed very high, even he couldn¡¯t do it any faster. An hour was his limit! But how long did Lin Bai take to answer it? Less than ten minutes! The teacher took an entire hour to complete the questions, but Lin Bai only took ten minutes! And the accuracy was 100%! The teacher was not only doubting his life, he was even doubting his own IQ! Could it be that he was too stupid to take so long? No, no, no, he firmly believed that there was no problem with his IQ! Then the only explanation was that Lin Bai was too much of a genius! He was so smart that he didn¡¯t even bother to write down the calculation process and directly calculated the final result in his mind! ¡®Eh, wait!¡¯ The teacher seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He rushed down from the podium and rushed to the seat where Lin Bai had just sat. The table was clean and there was nothing on it. He bent down to look at the hole in the table. It was also clean and there wasn¡¯t even a piece of paper inside. So, he grabbed Luo Yang¡¯s arm and asked excitedly, ¡°Hey, did you notice that he used draft paper just now?¡± ¡°Where¡¯s his draft paper?¡± Luo Yang was shocked, but then he reacted. He recalled for a moment, shook his head, and said, ¡°Teacher, it seems that he didn¡¯t use draft paper at all.¡± ¡°He didn¡¯t use draft paper, he didn¡¯t use draft paper¡­¡± The teacher seemed to be possessed as he muttered these words. The expression on his face gradually turned from shock to ecstasy. He was now 100% sure that Lin Bai had calculated the results in his mind! He had picked up a treasure! Among the students he taught, there was a genius! Oh No, a genius was no longer sufficient to describe Lin Bai¡¯s heaven-defying degree. This was a monster! A monster! ¡°What¡¯s his name?¡± The teacher grabbed Luo Yang¡¯s arm again and pointed at the seat Lin Bai had sat on. He asked excitedly. ¡°¡­ Lin Bai.¡± Luo Yang answered honestly. Actually, he really wanted to tell the teacher that his name was written on the paper. However, when he saw the teacher¡¯s expression that was so excited that it was slightly distorted, he really did not have the courage to say this sentence. The teacher finally let go of Luo Yang, and as if he was possessed, he muttered Lin Bai¡¯s name. It was as if he wanted to carve these two words into his mind, and never forget them for the rest of his life. After teaching for so many years, he had seen many smart students but Lin Bai was definitely one of a kind! Of course he was excited! To be fortunate enough to teach such a monstrous student, which teacher would not be excited! The teacher no longer had the time to supervise the discipline of the examination room. He held Lin Bai¡¯s examination paper as if he was holding a peerless treasure. He carefully placed it on the desk and flipped it over and over again. Finally, he picked up the red pen and solemnly wrote on it ¡ª ¡°100!¡± Full marks! Although logically speaking, if he didn¡¯t write down the calculation process and directly wrote down the result for the final calculation question, it would be a deduction of points. However, for a monster like Lin Bai, he could directly calculate the result of such a difficult question in his mind. If he were to deduct any more process points, it would be really unjustifiable! At least the teacher felt that he had let down his conscience. Not only did he not want to deduct any process points, he even wished that he could give Lin Bai a few hundred more points! For such a monster student, even giving him a full score would let him down! At this moment, Lin Bai was queuing up in the cafeteria to buy breakfast. He had no idea how much of a psychological impact his actions just now had on the teacher. Finally, it was his turn. Lin Bai ordered two meat buns and a thin meat porridge with preserved eggs. Just as he was looking for a seat with his plate, a ¡®ding¡¯ suddenly sounded in his mind. Lin Bai was extremely familiar with that. In the past, whenever the system wanted to send him a message or reward, this sound would appear. It was just that this time, the sound was much weaker than before. There was a lot of noise in the cafeteria, and Lin Bai almost didn¡¯t hear it. He stood still with his plate in his hands, concentrating on listening carefully to the rest of the content but he couldn¡¯t hear anything. The Faint beep just now seemed to be his illusion. Lin Bai¡¯s heart sank. He knew that it wasn¡¯t an illusion. However, the system was also affected and suppressed by the superpower. Just like the Future News app, it could no longer send messages to him normally.. Chapter 181 - Don’t Get Someone Killed Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Looks like I have to get rid of that guy as soon as possible¡­¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself in a volume that only he could hear. Then, he found a random seat and sat down. As he ate, he was thinking about how he should find an opportunity to find out more about Wang Chenyu. He knew too little about Wang Chenyu and the so-called Oracle behind him. As the old saying went, knowing yourself and your enemy would make you invincible, so it was better to get as much information as possible. That way, he would be more confident when he started fighting. As he was thinking, someone suddenly called. Lin Bai took out his phone and saw that the screen actually showed Wang Huaigu¡¯s name. This surprised him a little. Wang Huaigu would not call him out of boredom. ¡°Did something happen?¡± Lin Bai picked up the phone and asked straightforwardly. ¡°The mine was almost blown up again!!¡± Wang Huaigu almost roared out loud. His voice was trembling. Clearly, he was still in extreme anger and fear. Lin Bai¡¯s expression instantly turned cold. He threw away the half-eaten breakfast, got up, and walked quickly to the outside of the canteen. He found a relatively quiet place and spoke again. ¡°Calm down and tell me slowly. What exactly happened?¡± How could Wang Huaigu calm down? In the previous mining accident, the sky-high compensation and medical fees had forced him to almost sell his house! If Lin Bai had not kindly lent him the money, he would have long gone bankrupt! If he did it again, he would even lose his underwear! How could he not be angry? How could he not be afraid? ! ¡°I was really scared by those people. Now he wished he could write the words ¡®safe operation¡¯ on my face!¡± ¡°It¡¯s also fortunate that we are watching carefully now so that we can discover it in time. Otherwise, it would really explode!¡± ¡°motherf *cker, there¡¯s a motherf *cking son of a b*tch. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with him. He even put explosives in the mine!¡± ¡°He doesn¡¯t want to live and even wants to drag others down with him. Tell me how hateful it is!¡± Wang Huaigu could not help but curse. Even if he was cursing, he could not fully vent the anger in his heart. If it were not for the fact that murder was against the law, he really wanted to skin the person who planted the explosives alive! Lin Bai could understand his current mood, so he did not mind him cursing. ¡°Then have you found out who planted the explosives?¡± Lin Bai asked. Wang Huaigu said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to investigate. We caught him on the spot! D*mn it. Luckily, I kept a close eye on him!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s good that we caught him. Then why did he do it if we didn¡¯t manage to get any answers?¡± Creating a mine disaster was not a minor crime. Most people would not resort to such cruel methods to drag others to their deaths even if they were seeking death. Lin Bai¡¯s intuition told him that there must be something else going on behind the scenes. Wang Huaigu said angrily, ¡°Damn it! I¡¯m so angry just thinking about it! I think that kid is purely crazy!¡± ¡°He insisted on saying something about God¡¯s decree. He said that God transmitted his voice to tell him to create a disaster!¡± ¡°Do you think that he¡¯s sick? He must have gone crazy from reading novels so he can¡¯t differentiate between illusion and reality, right?¡± When Lin Bai heard that, he also felt that the person¡¯s mental state seemed to be abnormal. When he came back to his senses, his heart suddenly sank. ¡°God¡¯s will? He really said that?¡± Wang Huaigu said, ¡°That¡¯s right! I¡¯ve asked him dozens of times, but he always said that. It¡¯s infuriating! I think it¡¯s just a nutcase talking nonsense. Mr. Lin, don¡¯t dwell on what he said.¡± But Lin Bai said, ¡°No! This is very important!¡± ¡°He¡¯s still controlled by your people, right? Keep an eye on him, but don¡¯t touch him for now. Wait for me to come over right away!¡± As he spoke, Lin Bai had already sprinted toward the school gate. Wang Huaigu said hesitantly, ¡°I¡¯ve already called the police just now¡­ I think the police will arrive soon. What if they ask to take him away?¡± He couldn¡¯t stop the police from taking the person away, right? Even if Wang Huaigu had the guts to, he wouldn¡¯t dare to obstruct the police from handling the case! He was very regretful now. If he had known earlier, he would have informed Lin Bai first. Why was he in such a hurry to call the police! Unfortunately, he had already called the police. Regretting now wouldn¡¯t be of any use. However, Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s fine to call the police. I¡¯ll inform their leader right now. They¡¯ll cooperate.¡± Wang Huaigu:¡±? ? ?¡± What the hell? ? What did Lin Bai just say? ? To inform the police station¡¯s leader and get the police to cooperate with him? ? ? ¡®Did I hear him right!?!¡¯ Wang Huaigu was completely dumbfounded. How did he not know that Lin Bai¡¯s power was actually so great! ! He thought that after working together for so long, he finally understood Lin Bai better. Only now did he realize that he knew absolutely nothing about Lin Bai¡¯s ability! Lin Bai had no idea how much psychological impact his casual words had had on Wang Huaigu. He hung up the phone and immediately called Chief Feng of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Chief Feng was currently in a meeting. When he saw that the caller ID was Lin Bai¡¯s name, he immediately signaled for the meeting to be suspended. Then, he walked out of the meeting room alone and picked up the phone. ¡°Mr. Lin, why are you calling so early? What¡¯s the matter?¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t waste any time and went straight to the point: ¡°Someone tampered with the mine at Yunding Mountain Villa again, but fortunately, the contractor discovered it in time.¡± ¡°The contractor has already called the police. I guess the police in the area have already responded.¡± ¡°I just want to ask Chief Feng to inform them and ask the case staff to cooperate for the time being. Don¡¯t take the person away yet. I want to see that person personally.¡± Chief Feng¡¯s forehead broke out in sweat when he heard that. The mining accident last time had already caused a large number of casualties, and the impact was very bad! The higher-ups were already very dissatisfied with such a big case. If there was another similar accident, even if he didn¡¯t lose his job, he would still be demoted and punished. More importantly, no one had told him such a big thing! If Lin Bai hadn¡¯t called, he would still be in the dark! He really didn¡¯t know what the people below were doing! Chief Feng wiped his cold sweat and said repeatedly, ¡°Mr. Lin, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll contact their leader right now and guarantee that they will cooperate.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, you can interrogate all you want, but¡­ you must be careful not to get anyone killed. Otherwise, I won¡¯t be able to explain it to the higher-ups.¡± Chief Feng did not think that Lin Bai had specifically called him to ask him for help just to buy time for him to ask a few questions. He was inclined to believe that Lin Bai wanted to use lynching to vent his anger. Although it was a society ruled by law and using lynching was illegal, it was understandable. After all, if these things were to happen to him, he would also be very angry and would want to personally teach the person who caused trouble for him, a lesson. So as long as no one was killed, he could turn a blind eye and pretend not to know anything.. Chapter 182 - God’s Will Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Director Feng. I¡¯m really just asking a few questions. I won¡¯t do anything.¡± Director Feng said repeatedly, ¡°That¡¯s best, that¡¯s best¡­ I¡¯ll contact the district right away.¡± ¡°Okay, thank you, Director Feng.¡± As he spoke, Lin Bai had already run out of the school gate. He hung up the phone and ran to the nearest public parking lot. Previously, in order to keep a low profile, Lin Bai did not directly drive the car into the school. Instead, he parked it in the public parking lot outside. Fortunately, the parking lot was not far from the school gate. In total, it was only a few hundred meters away. With Lin Bai¡¯s current physical fitness, he ran to it very quickly. After driving the car, Lin Bai directly stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and sped all the way to the Yunding Villa. It was supposed to take about 20 minutes, but Lin Bai only took about 10 minutes to get there. Wang Huaigu had been waiting at the entrance of Yunding Villa. ¡°Where is he?¡± When Lin Bai saw him, the first thing he asked was where the worker who wanted to blow up the mine was. Wang Huaigu said, ¡°He¡¯s in my office. A dozen people are watching him, and the police are there too. Don¡¯t worry, he won¡¯t get away.¡± ¡°Bring me there.¡± On the way, Lin Bai asked briefly about the basic situation of the worker who tried to blow up the mine. That person¡¯s name was Feng Tiezhu. He came from a large ravine. He had not even finished his primary school education. He had started working when he was twelve years old and had just turned twenty this year. The strong laborers in his village were basically all workers under Wang Huaigu. They were all relatives and friends. They introduced each other to their jobs. Feng Tiezhu was the same. The person who introduced him to the job was his cousin. After the accident, it was his cousin who beat him the most. Several of his front teeth were knocked out. His cousin happened to be on an early shift today. If that barrel of explosives was not discovered in time and his cousin went into the mine as usual, it would undoubtedly be a dead end. Even if he was lucky enough not to be directly blown to death by the explosives and the mine cave collapse. He was buried inside and had had a close shave with death. Lin Bai frowned when he heard that. Usually, even if a normal person wanted to die, they would not drag their own family members down with them. Unless¡­ ¡°Has he had any conflicts with his cousin recently?¡± Lin Bai asked. Wang Huaigu answered with certainty, ¡°No! Absolutely not!¡± ¡°His cousin takes care of him well. Whenever he has any good things, he would think of him first. Everyone knows that! If you don¡¯t believe me, you can ask him!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°There¡¯s no need. I believe you.¡± Wang Huaigu was honest. He wouldn¡¯t lie. Since there were no conflicts, and his cousin took care of him all the time, this matter was even more worth considering. While they were talking, they arrived at Wang Huaigu¡¯s office. Before they entered the door, a faint but clear buzzing sound rang in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. He was very familiar with this sound. It was the sounds of vibration produced when superpowers interfered with each other. ¡°This Feng Tiezhu is actually a superpowered person?!¡± Lin Bai was surprised. He pushed the door open and entered the room. Finally, he saw the culprit who had almost caused the mine disaster. His work clothes were torn and tattered, and his hair on his head was in a mess. There was no proper hairstyle to speak of. As for his face, it was so swollen that it was deformed. His original appearance could not be seen at all. It was obvious that Wang Huaigu¡¯s subordinates had already taught him a lesson. And it might not be just one lesson. It was no wonder. Anyone who knows that they are almost going to get killed would find it difficult to remain calm. They actually spared Feng Tiezhu¡¯s life. It was already reasonable enough that they did not directly beat him to death. There were two policemen in the room. One of them was in his forties and had a calm temperament. The other one was very young and looked to be in his early twenties. Lin Bai took the initiative to greet them. ¡°Hello, officers. My name is Lin Bai.¡± The two policemen had obviously received orders from their superiors. When they heard Lin Bai¡¯s name, their attitude immediately became very polite. ¡°Hello, Mr. Lin. The leader asked us to cooperate with you as much as possible. If you have anything you need, please feel free to mention it.¡± Lin Bai glanced at Feng Tiezhu and said, ¡°I¡¯d like to have a few words with him alone.¡± ¡°No problem.¡± The two policemen immediately walked out. Wang Huaigu was conscious and smart enough. He waved at his workers, indicating for them to all leave. Lin Bai said, ¡°Please stay as far away as possible. I don¡¯t want others to hear what I say to Feng Tiezhu.¡± The two policemen understood and silently helped to keep watch in the distance, not letting anyone near the office. After they left, Lin Bai finally smiled at Wang Huaigu and said politely, ¡°Mr. Wang, please leave for the time being.¡± Wang Huaigu nodded repeatedly. ¡°Alright, Alright. Mr. Lin, please call me if you need anything.¡± After saying that, he quickly left. Finally, only Lin Bai and Feng Tiezhu were left in the room. Feng Tiezhu sat at the corner of the wall without moving. He did not even change his posture. He looked as if he was saying, ¡°Do whatever you want.¡±. Lin Bai walked over and effortlessly lifted him up with one hand, forcing him to look at him. ¡°Tell me, why did you blow up the mine?¡± As he spoke, Lin Bai quietly activated the Divine-level human Discernation Technique. His original intention was just to try and see how much interference his psionic ability would receive in front of Feng Tiezhu. If the degree of interference wasn¡¯t too severe, it meant that Feng Tiezhu¡¯s psionic ability level was far lower than his, so Lin Bai had nothing to worry about. In fact, Lin Bai didn¡¯t really hope that he would be able to see through the Divine-Level Human Discernation technique. However, what surprised him was that a semi-transparent text box actually appeared above Feng Tiezhu¡¯s head. A few large words could be vaguely seen inside: ¡°¡­ ignorant, easily bewitched.¡± There should be other words before these two words. However, due to the interference of his superpowers, those words had turned into a blurry mass of black, and it was impossible to discern their contents. However, even so, it was enough to surprise Lin Bai. This was because Lin Bai had never thought that his Divine-level Human Discernment kill could still be used normally, and that he could even read the results. Being able to see these two words was already a huge windfall. Feng Tiezhu opened his mouth with great difficulty and used his unclear words to say the words that had been repeated countless times, ¡°It¡¯s¡­ God¡¯s will.¡± Lin Bai pressed on without any emotion. ¡°Then through what did God tell you his will?¡± Feng Tiezhu answered with great difficulty, ¡°It was directly told to me¡­ God¡¯s voice directly appeared in my mind.¡± If it were any other person, they would definitely think that he was delusional or that he was deliberately spouting nonsense. However, Lin Bai did not veto his claims nor was he angry. Instead, he followed his words and continued to ask. ¡°Then, are you sure that the voice is the voice of God?¡± Chapter 183 - His Heart Is To Be Punished Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai¡¯s question stumped Feng Tiezhu. Feng Tiezhu¡¯s eyes immediately became confused. He tilted his head and tried hard to think about this question. However, after thinking for a long time, he did not have any answer. Lin Bai simply put him down and calmly guided him patiently. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. Just say what you think. It¡¯s okay.¡± Perhaps it was because Lin Bai was different from other people¡¯s gentle attitude that made Feng Tiezhu believe that he would not be beaten again, so he became even more daring to speak. ¡°I don¡¯t know either. I never thought¡­¡± ¡°He is a god.¡± ¡°As soon as his voice appeared, I was sure that he was a god.¡± Lin Bai continued to ask, ¡°Then did he perform any miracles or use other methods to make you believe in his power?¡± Feng Tiezhu nodded repeatedly. ¡°Yes! He cured my leg!¡± ¡°My leg was injured from the explosion last time, and I was limping when I walked. It was so ugly.¡± ¡°But when God asked me what my wish was, I said that I hoped that my leg would recover, but it was healed immediately!¡± ¡°It¡¯s true! It only took a split second! It immediately returned to normal!¡± ¡°If he¡¯s not God, what else can he be?¡± As he said this, Feng Tiezhu¡¯s eyes became brighter and brighter, flashing with a kind of fanatical light. He truly believed from the bottom of his heart that it was God! It was God¡¯s will! Lin Bai thought to himself. It seemed that it was most likely that a special ability user with both healing and bewitching abilities had bewitched his mind. Otherwise, there was no need for the divine level man-reading technique to remind him that Feng Tiezhu was very susceptible to bewitching. Although Lin Bai thought so in his heart, he didn¡¯t show it on his face at all. He maintained a calm and serious look the whole time, listening to every word Feng Tiezhu said. And he tried his best to pretend to believe it. In order to further relax Feng Tiezhu¡¯s psychological defense, Lin Bai even nodded with a face full of agreement. ¡°HMM, it seems that it is indeed God. Only God can do such a thing.¡± When Feng Tiezhu heard this, his eyes lit up even more. He asked in ecstasy, ¡°You believe what I Said?¡± ¡°Great! Finally, someone is willing to believe me!¡± ¡°They all say that I¡¯m crazy and that I¡¯m talking nonsense. Humph, they are a bunch of lunatics!¡± ¡°God gave them a gift, but not only did they not appreciate it, they even dared to hit God¡¯s apostles. They really don¡¯t want to live anymore!¡± ¡°God will definitely punish them!¡± God¡¯s Apostles. These four words instantly made Lin Bai think of the black cloth doll that Wang Chenyu served. Was there some kind of connection between the two? Lin Bai did not have an answer for the time being, so he decided to continue to follow Feng Tiezhu¡¯s words. ¡°You Said Grace? What kind of grace?¡± Feng Tiezhu answered with a matter-of-fact expression: ¡°Of course it¡¯s the grace to enter the Kingdom of God!¡± Lin Bai tried to understand the logic behind his words. Then, he asked tentatively, ¡°So you mean that God did not let you blow up the mine to kill them, but to let their souls enter the Kingdom of God after they die, right?¡± Feng Tiezhu nodded excitedly: ¡°Yes, yes, yes! That¡¯s what I mean!¡± ¡°I explained to them for a long time just now, but they didn¡¯t believe me. How Stupid!¡± ¡°You¡¯re still different. I haven¡¯t even said it yet, and you¡¯ve already guessed it!¡± At this moment, Feng Tiezhu had even regarded Lin Bai as a confidant. After being questioned and scolded so much, and being beaten up so many times, there was finally one person who was willing to believe him and understand him. This feeling was too precious to Feng Tiezhu at this moment! He even wanted to immediately kowtow to Lin Bai! Lin Bai lowered his eyes and thought for a while. He gradually had an answer in his heart. Lin Bai naturally did not believe the so-called God¡¯s will and the nonsense of the Kingdom of God. That kind of nonsense could only be used by someone like Feng Tiezhu who had never studied. Anyone who could finish primary school would not believe such nonsense. Those lies were just to fool Feng Tiezhu so that he would be willing to plant explosives. Even if Feng Tiezhu was caught, he would only be regarded as mentally ill if he gave such messy testimony. It was impossible for the police to think of superpowered people, and it was even more impossible for them to guess that there was a superpowered person who pretended to be a god to Bewitch Feng Tiezhu¡¯s mind. Therefore, the final result could only be that Feng Tiezhu was imprisoned or sent to a mental hospital for compulsory treatment. The real culprit who had bewitched him didn¡¯t have any risk from the beginning to the end, and he didn¡¯t need to take any responsibility. The mine had really been blown up, and he had achieved his goal. If he couldn¡¯t blow it up, he wouldn¡¯t have any loss or risk. How brilliant was that. How insidious was that. Lin Bai was very glad that he had followed his intuition and made this trip personally. Otherwise, no one would ever find out that there was a superpowered person behind this. Moreover, it was a superpowered person who could bewitch people. Lin Bai thought about it carefully. What else did he need to ask. ¡°By the way, I heard that your cousin introduced you to work here, right? and he usually takes care of you?¡± Feng Tiezhu nodded. ¡°Yes, he did introduce you, and he also takes care of me.¡± After thinking for a while, he added, ¡°But that was in the past.¡± ¡°What about now?¡±Lin Bai asked. Feng Tiezhu wanted to smile bitterly, but the wound on his face was affected, and he immediately grimaced in pain. After a while, he opened his mouth and pointed at his front teeth that had been knocked out. He said, ¡°Look, this was all done by him.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°In other words, before today, he was very good to you?¡± Feng Tiezhu nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± Lin Bai asked again, ¡°That¡¯s why you deliberately chose the time when he was on duty to plant the explosives to ensure that he could enter the Kingdom of God, right?¡± Feng Tiezhu nodded like he was pounding garlic. ¡°Yes, yes! As expected, you understand me! It¡¯s fine if I told him that he didn¡¯t believe me, but he even beat me up like this!¡± ¡°He was the person who treated me the best. Now that I have a chance to enter the Kingdom of God and live a carefree life, of course I want to bring him along!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care if other people can go or not. I just want him to be able to go as well!¡± Lin Bai could not help but sigh in his heart. Actually, Feng Tiezhu did not have any evil intentions. He did not think that he was killing people at all. Instead, he thought that he was doing a good deed from the bottom of his heart. He truly believed in the existence of God and the so-called will. He also believed that entering another kingdom after death was a gift from God to them. This was, of course, his stupidity. But it was also the detestable and hateful nature of the person who had bewitched them. To use a simple-minded person, to use his superstition, to let him personally kill his family and friends.. His heart was to be punished! Lin Bai secretly clenched his fists and swore in his heart that he would find that person! Chapter 184 - Dont Speak Too Soon Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°One last question.¡± ¡°Before you received God¡¯s will, did anything strange happen?¡± Lin Bai looked at Feng Tiezhu and asked. ¡°Strange things¡­¡± Feng Tiezhu tilted his head and thought for a while, then shook his head blankly. ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± Lin Bai said again, ¡°Then let me ask you another question. Why do you think God chose you to do this instead of others?¡± This question completely stumped Feng Tiezhu. He had never thought about it like this before. He accepted all of this so naturally. Other than a hint of doubt at the beginning, he did not have any other doubts and thoughts after that. Feng Tiezhu thought for a long time but could not come up with an answer. In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly. ¡°I don¡¯t know either. Maybe God just randomly chose him and then coincidentally chose me?¡± ¡°How can us mortals guess God¡¯s thoughts, don¡¯t you think so?¡± Lin Bai did not answer. His heart was filled with disappointment. It seemed that he could not get any more useful clues. ¡°Alright then. I have no more questions.¡± Lin Bai patted Feng Tiezhu¡¯s shoulder and raised his hand to pretend to help him tidy up his hair. He took the opportunity to place the pendant on Feng Tiezhu¡¯s head. At the moment when the two came into contact, a black gas came out from Feng Tiezhu¡¯s brain and was absorbed by the pendant in the blink of an eye. The whole process passed in a flash, but Lin Bai could still see that the black gas was almost exactly the same as the one that came out from Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach. Lin Bai thought to himself, ¡®it seems that my guess is right. Feng Tiezhu was bewitched to blow up the mine, and Jiang Yu was pregnant with a freak. It was all done by the same group of people ¡®Although the specific methods are different, the essence is to create pain, trigger negative emotions, and then absorb energy from it. ¡®The only difference is that Wang Chenyu harms girls in the name of being in love with them. The efficiency is low, and the range of influence is small. ¡°However, the guy who bewitched Feng Tiezhu tried to blow up the mine. It was simple and violent, and his influence is wide. ¡°Fortunately, he was discovered in time. If he had really blown up the mine, the number of dead and injured miners would definitely not be a small number.¡± ¡°The relatives and friends of the miners must be extremely sad. The negative energy generated in the process must be extremely huge.¡± In comparison, Wang Chenyu, that scumbag¡¯s methods could be considered gentle. Previously, Lin Bai did not know much about them, so he did not feel much. Now, the more he knew, the more he hated them. Who did they think they were? Why did they casually destroy other people¡¯s lives, or even take their lives? ! Do they really think that they are gods? Do they think that they can stand above the law and trample on ordinary people like ants?! Damn it! Damn it!! Feng Tiezhu was a little stunned by Lin Bai¡¯s actions. He did not understand why Lin Bai would suddenly act like this. Lin Bai did not explain. He just patted Feng Tiezhu¡¯s shoulder sympathetically and said to him, ¡°Reform well.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai turned around and prepared to leave. In Lin Bai¡¯s opinion, Feng Tiezhu would either be sentenced to prison in the future, or he would be forced to be sent to a mental hospital for treatment. But regardless of the outcome, losing his freedom was inevitable. Therefore, he felt a little sympathy for Feng Tiezhu. After all, he did not actually have the intention to harm others. He was just bewitched. If there was anything wrong with him, it was only because he was stupid and not because he was trying to harm others. However, although Lin Bai sympathized with him, he didn¡¯t intend to interfere with his judgment. No matter what, Feng Tiezhu was a normal adult. He should pay the price for his actions. ¡°Uh¡­ wait a minute.¡± Feng Tiezhu¡¯s voice suddenly came from behind. Lin Bai stopped and turned around to ask him, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Feng Tiezhu scratched his head in embarrassment and said, ¡°You¡¯ve asked me so many questions. Can I ask you a question too?¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Speak.¡± Feng Tiezhu stammered, ¡°I just want to ask¡­ Will I be sentenced?¡± Perhaps it was because Lin Bai had used the pendant to suck away the black gas, Feng Tiezhu¡¯s mind finally returned to normal. He was no longer as fanatical as before. Instead, he began to worry about whether he would be punished. Lin Bai said, ¡°I can¡¯t predict this either. Anyway, just say what you have to say. As for the result, leave it to fate.¡± Lying in front of the police was definitely not feasible. The other party had rich experience in handling cases and interrogation techniques. Any lie would definitely not escape their eyes. Only by telling the truth could one withstand round after round of interrogation. Then, there was a high probability that they would be judged to be mentally ill and forced to be sent to a mental hospital for treatment. It was better than being in prison. Feng Tiezhu lowered his head and said with a dejected expression, ¡°I understand. Thank you.¡± Lin Bai turned around and walked out of the door. He walked to the front of the two police officers who were guarding far away and thanked them politely. ¡°Officers, thank you for your understanding. I¡¯ve asked all the questions I wanted to ask. You can bring him back for investigation at any time.¡± The two police officers smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Mr. Lin, you don¡¯t have to be so polite.¡± Wang Huaigu was also waiting by the side. When he saw that Lin Bai had finished talking to the police officers, he hurriedly came up and asked, ¡°How is it? Did you get anything out of him?¡± Lin Bai shook his head and did not answer. It was not that he did not get anything out of him, but he could not tell Wang Huaigu. Because even if he did, he would definitely not believe such a thing that overturned his worldview. On the contrary, he would even suspect that Lin Bai had a mental problem too. So he might as well not say it. Wang Huaigu interpreted Lin Bai¡¯s shaking as not getting anything out of him. He comforted him, ¡°It¡¯s normal that you can¡¯t get anything out of him. I think that kid is a pure psychopath. It would be strange if you can get anything out of him.¡± ¡°But don¡¯t worry, Mr. Lin. I¡¯ll be extra careful in the future. I won¡¯t let something like this happen again!¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Well, it¡¯s always better to be careful. No matter what, it¡¯s definitely not wrong to be a little more cautious.¡± Unexpectedly, Wang Huaigu said, ¡°Don¡¯t be too careful. Once these two mines are all mined, I¡¯ll retire and retire.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve had enough of these days of being on the edge. Whoever wants to do this kind of business can do it. Anyway, I won¡¯t do it again!¡± The psychological trauma from the previous mining disaster was too great. Wang Huaigu really didn¡¯t want to deal with mines for the rest of his life. In any case, after the mining of these two mines was completed, if the sales were successful, the money earned would be enough for him to retire in peace. When Lin Bai heard him say this, his heart trembled. ¡°If you want to retire, just think about it in your heart.. Don¡¯t speak too soon, okay?¡± Chapter 185 - Catch Him! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Wang Huaigu was confused. ¡°Don¡¯t speak too soon? What do you mean?¡± He was getting old, and he really couldn¡¯t understand that joke. Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I just want you to stop saying things like retiring after you¡¯re done.¡± ¡°But I really want to retire¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that either!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Bai was very tired. ¡®Why did he have to voice out his decision so soon? Isn¡¯t he afraid that something will happen to him?¡¯ Actually, it was not only Wang Huaigu who was traumatized by the previous mining accident. Lin Bai was also traumatized. Although Lin Bai did not personally witness the tragic scene at that time, nor did he directly bear the pressure of various compensation and medical expenses. But those were real human lives after all! As long as he thought of so many innocent people dying in his territory, Lin Bai felt very uncomfortable. He would never allow such a thing to happen a second time. ¡°Strengthen the security and put all kinds of protective measures in place for me. Don¡¯t save money on this, understand?¡± Lin Bai said this in an unprecedentedly serious tone. Wang Huaigu nodded repeatedly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. I wouldn¡¯t dare to save this money. I¡¯m really scared!¡± ¡°Okay, that¡¯s good.¡± He had asked all the questions he wanted to ask and also got the clues he wanted. Lin Bai planned to go back. He was about to say, ¡°Call me if there¡¯s anything.¡± but he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. It would be best if there were no more such calls and no more accidents. He didn¡¯t want to make sweeping statements too soon. With this thought in mind, Lin Bai said to Wang Huaigu, ¡°I¡¯ll be leaving then. You should go back to your work.¡± Wang Huaigu said politely, ¡°I¡¯ll send you off again.¡± Just as Lin Bai was about to say something, a buzzing sound suddenly rang out in his mind. It was the buzzing sound of his superpower being interfered with! Lin Bai was completely stunned. ¡®What is going on?¡¯ ¡®Are there people with superpowers nearby?!¡¯ Lin Bai looked around in shock and saw someone walking out of the gate. ¡°Stop him!¡± Lin Bai shouted without thinking. That person was so scared that he started to shiver. Then, he started to run away without looking back! Wang Huaigu was completely stunned. He didn¡¯t understand what was going on at all. The security guard at the entrance reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward to stop him. Who would have thought that the man would be so mad that he would directly break through the security guard and continue running out! Lin Bai could only chase after him personally! His body had been modified by the god-tier combat technique that the system had rewarded him with. Be it in terms of strength, endurance, or agility, they were all far superior to ordinary people. In the blink of an eye, Lin Bai had already caught up to the man and successfully pushed him to the ground! ¡°Why are you running? !¡± Lin Bai questioned sternly. The man who was being held down was a man in his thirties. He was fair and thin, and he wore a pair of thin-framed glasses. He looked refined and elegant, completely different from the miners on the mine. Lin Bai suspected that he had sneaked in from the outside. At this moment, Wang Huaigu, who was in a daze, rushed over. He recognized this man at a glance. ¡°Accountant Li?¡± ¡°Mr. Lin, this is our accountant, Li Wenze. Is there a misunderstanding here?¡± Lin Bai pressed him down hard. Such close contact made Lin Bai¡¯s mind buzz non-stop. Therefore, Lin Bai was very sure that there was no misunderstanding. The guy he was holding down was a man with superpowers! Moreover, his reaction just now was very telling. If he had no ulterior motives, why would he run away? Lin Bai sneered, ¡°I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any misunderstanding. Wang Huaigu, this accountant of yours is very problematic.¡± Wang Huaigu¡¯s face stiffened. ¡°What do you mean? Did he falsify the accounts? !¡± ¡°¡­¡± Lin Bai was speechless for a while. He cursed silently in his heart. ¡®Can¡¯t you broaden your train of thought a little? Must an accountant necessarily falsify accounts? Can¡¯t there be any other problems?¡¯ However, Wang Huaigu couldn¡¯t be blamed for this. He didn¡¯t know what kind of supernatural ability he had. The most logical problem he could think of was, of course, related to falsifying accounts. Lin Bai said, ¡°I don¡¯t know whether he made false accounts or not. But today¡¯s matter is definitely related to him.¡± Wang Huaigu¡¯s face turned completely sullen. ¡°It just so happens that the two police officers haven¡¯t left yet. I¡¯ll immediately invite them over!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± Lin Bai stopped him and said, ¡°Don¡¯t tell the police yet. Find me an empty room¡­ forget it, just take me to his dormitory.¡± Lin Bai suddenly changed his mind halfway through his sentence because his intuition told him that he would gain more by going to accountant Li¡¯s dormitory. Therefore, Lin Bai felt that he should follow his intuition. Of course, the miners on the construction site all lived in collective dormitories. Accountant Li¡¯s family was out of town, so he also lived with them. However, his treatment was slightly better. He could stay in a single room. Wang Huaigu hesitated for a moment. He remembered that Lin Bai had given him so much help before, so he made up his mind and decided to listen to him. ¡°Okay, follow me!¡± Lin Bai picked Accountant Li up from the ground. Accountant Li took the opportunity to escape. In the end, Lin Bai only used one hand to control him. ¡°Behave yourself! Otherwise, I don¡¯t mind breaking your arms and legs and dragging you back!¡± Lin Bai warned coldly. Perhaps his expression was too ferocious, accountant Li had a moment of fear. But this emotion quickly turned into resentment. He glared at Lin Bai, the black pupils in his eyes rapidly expanding, almost dyeing all the white parts of his eyes black. However, this state only lasted for a moment before it completely disappeared. His eyes returned to their normal state, as if the strange moment just now had never happened. Lin Bai said coldly, ¡°It seems that this is how you bewitched Feng Tiezhu, right?¡± ¡°Save it. This little power of yours has already lost its effect.¡± When people with superpowers came into close contact with each other, the energy would interfere with each other, and the strong would suppress the weak. If both sides were at the same level, they would lose their superpowers together. Lin Bai had verified this rule countless times. But obviously, Accountant Li didn¡¯t know about it yet. After hearing Lin Bai¡¯s words, he looked extremely shocked, as if he didn¡¯t believe that he would lose his superpowers. He didn¡¯t give up and tried again, and tried again.. After repeating this a few times, he finally accepted this fact dejectedly. His bewitching ability, which he was proud of, could no longer be used. Accountant Li¡¯s entire body was like a deflated rubber ball. He was so weak that he allowed Lin Bai to carry him around. He could no longer muster the slightest bit of resistance. He didn¡¯t know why his ability had suddenly disappeared. He only thought that Lin Bai had used some kind of method to suppress it. Being able to suppress his ability meant that Lin Bai¡¯s strength was far stronger than his. What was there to resist? It was just a futile effort. Accountant Li soon arrived at his dorm. Lin Bai asked him rudely, ¡°Are you going to open the door yourself, or do you want me to search for the key before opening the door?¡± Accountant Li¡¯s face was ashen. He said, resigned to his fate, ¡°I¡¯ll open the door myself.¡± Therefore, Lin Bai let him go. He didn¡¯t have any other thoughts and obediently took out the key to open the door.. Chapter 186 - Self-Inflicted Suffering Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The furnishings in the room were very simple. There was only a bed, a desk, and a simple clothes hanger. There was nothing on the desk except for a laptop and professional books. It seemed that Accountant Li was a workaholic who devoted himself to his work and had no entertainment or personal life. At least, that was how it looked on the surface. Lin Bai looked around and his gaze finally landed on the laptop. His expression instantly turned cold. He pushed Accountant Li into the house without saying a word and followed him in. He did not turn around quickly and blocked Wang Huaigu who was trying to follow him into the house. ¡°Go and do your thing. I have something to ask him alone.¡± Lin Bai said to Wang Huaigu. Wang Huaigu glanced at Accountant Li worriedly and said to Lin Bai softly, ¡°Mr. Lin, show mercy. If you blow things up, it won¡¯t end well¡­¡± ¡°I know. I know what to do.¡± Lin Bai closed the door and locked it neatly. He turned around and said coldly to Accountant Li, ¡°If you know what¡¯s good for you, you can explain yourself.¡± Accountant Li stared into Lin Bai¡¯s eyes without saying a word. He was desperately trying to activate his special ability to bewitch Lin Bai¡¯s mind. He was very clear that the things he had done would never be cleared no matter what. Only by bewitching Lin Bai¡¯s mind could he have a chance to escape! For that slim chance of survival, even if he failed many times, he wasn¡¯t willing to give up. He had to try until he succeeded! However, in Lin Bai¡¯s eyes, his struggle was futile and ridiculous. ¡°Save it. It¡¯s useless even if your eyeballs pop out.¡± Lin Bai said coldly. Accountant Li tried all sorts of methods, but he still couldn¡¯t use his superpower. ¡°What on earth did you do to me?!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t harm you. Why are you meddling in other people¡¯s business?!¡± Accountant Li was angry but didn¡¯t dare to question him. In the face of his question, Lin Bai went straight forward and punched Accountant Li in the stomach! Accountant Li was instantly bent like a shrimp. He couldn¡¯t even stand up. All the bile and gastric juice came out of his mouth. His face was covered with tears and Snot. He looked as pathetic as he could be! Lin Bai waited patiently for a while. When he was not in so much pain, he slowly asked him, ¡°How are you now? Can you hear me?¡± ¡°Nod if you can. Otherwise¡­¡± Accountant Li did not wait for Lin Bai to finish his sentence. He nodded with all his might, afraid that his movements would not be big enough for Lin Bai to see through. He had experienced how strong Lin Bai was. He did not dare to be unlucky again. Accountant Li really could not understand. Lin Bai looked weak and harmless, but he was just a weak university student. How could he be so strong? ! Furthermore, his previous grappling technique was quite professional. He could easily push him to the ground, and he couldn¡¯t move at all! Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but laugh coldly when he saw how scared he was. ¡°I told you long ago. If you were more sensible, you would have told me yourself. But you didn¡¯t. You had to ask for trouble. Who Can you blame?¡± Accountant Li was speechless. Don¡¯t ask. It was so painful that he couldn¡¯t speak. If he asked again, he wouldn¡¯t dare to say anything even if he could. He didn¡¯t have the habit of being abused. Lin Bai casually pulled a chair over and sat down comfortably. He still said unhurriedly ¡°First, you have to understand the current situation. Your little tricks are all useless in front of me. You Can¡¯t beat me even if you fight with your physical strength, so you don¡¯t have the right to ask me any questions. Just answer whatever I ask, understand?¡± Accountant Li nodded with his hand on his stomach. His stomach was still churning. He didn¡¯t dare to open his mouth, afraid that he would blurt it out again. Lin Bai¡¯s punch just now was too fierce. It aimed at his stomach without any deviation. He didn¡¯t want to experience that terrifying feeling a second time in his life. ¡°Secondly, just think of it as me showing you mercy because I¡¯m in a good mood. I¡¯ll tell you what you¡¯ve done to provoke me.¡± Lin Bai emphasized his tone and enunciated each word clearly: ¡°You are causing trouble in my territory. Shouldn¡¯t I teach you a lesson?¡± ¡®His territory?!¡¯ Accountant Li raised his head in horror and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth with difficulty, ¡°You¡­ You are Mr. Lin Bai? Lin Bai? ?¡± Lin Bai leaned back in his chair calmly. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me. Now You know that you didn¡¯t take that punch unjustly, right?¡± ¡°As I said before, if you know what¡¯s good for you, just tell me the truth. I¡¯ll save you some time and you won¡¯t have to suffer.¡± ¡°If you have to ask for trouble, I have more torturing methods.¡± ¡°You can choose for yourself.¡± At this moment, Accountant Li finally regretted it. In the past, he only knew that Wang Huaigu¡¯s partner¡¯s name was Lin Bai, and he seemed to be a rich second generation heir. However, he had never met him before, nor did he know more about him. He would never have thought that Lin Bai would be so powerful. If he had known that Lin Bai¡¯s supernatural ability was far above his, he wouldn¡¯t have dared to have any devious thoughts even if he was gutsy! ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Lin. I was blind. It was my fault!¡± Accountant Li slapped himself from left to right. ¡°I really didn¡¯t know that you had a superpower. It was my fault! It was my fault! Please be magnanimous and forgive me!¡± Accountant Li really made up his mind and slapped himself as hard as he could. In just a few words, he had slapped his own face until it was swollen. Lin Bai just watched indifferently as he slapped himself. After he finished speaking, he spoke coldly. ¡°Not everything can be solved with a simple apology.¡± ¡°Today, we¡¯re lucky that the explosives were discovered in time and the mine did not explode. What if it did? How many people would die? How big of a negative impact would it have on the Yunding Villa Project?¡± ¡°Such a big loss. How are you going to pay for it?¡± Accountant Li did not know what to say. He could only kowtow to Lin Bai and beg for forgiveness in this way. Lin Bai said coldly, ¡°It¡¯s not the new year yet. It¡¯s too early to kowtow now.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t do these meaningless things. If you want to live, answer my questions obediently. Don¡¯t make me repeat myself for the third time.¡± Accountant Li quickly stopped kowtowing and said, ¡°If you ask me, I¡¯ll definitely tell you everything I know and say everything I know! I Won¡¯t dare to hide anything from you!¡± His attitude was still alright, but whether he was really as honest as he appeared, that was not certain. With a thought, Lin Bai instantly activated the divine level human discernment technique. A translucent text box immediately appeared above Accountant Li¡¯s head. On it, there were 13 big words ¡ª ¡°Different from what he seems to be on the surface, greedy and lecherous.¡± Lin Bai could not help but laugh. ¡®He¡¯s greedy by nature but he¡¯s an accountant. Isn¡¯t his job a test of his limits everyday?¡¯ If he couldn¡¯t control himself one day and misappropriates the company¡¯s funds¡­ Hah. After laughing, Lin Bai felt a little sympathetic for Wang Huaigu. Since he didn¡¯t have the Divine-level ability to judge others, he could only judge Accountant Li based on what he saw on the surface. He was creating trouble for himself by hiring such a greedy and lecherous person to be an accountant.. Chapter 187 - Oracle Doll Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation It seemed that only with these skills rewarded by the system would life become simple! Lin Bai sighed in his heart and asked the first question. It was also the question he wanted to know the most. ¡°How did you obtain your superpower?¡± Accountant Li was stunned for a moment. Obviously, he didn¡¯t expect Lin Bai to ask him this. He originally thought that Lin Bai would ask him why he wanted to blow up the mine. He had even made up a lie in his heart. However, Lin Bai didn¡¯t follow the pattern that he had expected at all. He didn¡¯t need to use any of the lies that he made up at the last minute. This made him a little unsure of what to do. ¡°Uh¡­ this¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know how it happened either. It happened suddenly when I woke up one day.¡± ¡°Yes! It happened when I woke up!¡± Lin Bai sneered. ¡°Do you like to treat people like idiots?¡± The question made Accountant Li break out in a cold sweat. Lin Bai did not even look at him. He got up and walked straight to the clothes drying rack and took off a clothes hanger. With a slight force of his hands, the iron clothes hanger was instantly broken into two pieces. Lin Bai took half of it and said to Accountant Li in a slightly apologetic tone, ¡°Since you can¡¯t find the needle, you¡¯ll have to suffer a little more.¡± Accountant Li: ¡°? ? ?¡± ¡®What did he mean? Why don¡¯t I understand a single word?¡¯ Without waiting for Accountant Li to react, Lin Bai flipped his wrist and shot half of his clothes at him like a dart! The speed was so fast that Accountant Li had no time to dodge! The sharp iron stubble mercilessly stabbed into the meat. ¡°Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!¡± Accountant Li howled like a pig being slaughtered. A sharp pain spread rapidly from his arm, along with half of his body! He instinctively pulled his clothes out, but the remaining pain still made his whole body tremble. Lin Bai watched all of this coldly, silently calculating the time in his heart. When the pain was almost gone, Lin Bai spoke slowly. ¡°I forgot to tell you. Apart from my superpower, I also know a little bit about acupuncture techniques.¡± ¡°There are more than 30 acupuncture points that can cause great pain without causing too much actual damage.¡± ¡°Do you want to try them one by one?¡± Accountant Li almost peed on the spot. He shook his head desperately. ¡°I was wrong! I really know my mistake this time! !¡± ¡°Mr. Lin! Oh no, Sir!! Please show mercy!¡± Lin Bai nodded very magnanimously. He pulled over the chair and sat down again. He crossed his legs and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll give you another chance. Tell me again, how did you get your superpower?¡± This time, Accountant Li really did not dare to lie. He reached under his pillow and took out a black cloth doll and said, ¡°I found this doll under my bed when I was cleaning up the house a while ago. I don¡¯t know how it appeared. I didn¡¯t think much about it at that time and just threw it away as a piece of trash but when I came back from work the next day, it was lying on my bed!¡± When Accountant Li said this, there was still lingering fear on his face. It could be seen that the scene at that time had given him a huge psychological impact. ¡°At that time, I thought I was confused. The day before, I forgot to throw it away, so I threw it out again. ¡°In the end, when I came back from work on the third day, it came back. It was still on my bed, but this time it was standing upright! Without any support, it stood upright in the middle of the bed. When I entered the room, I met its eyes. I even felt that it was staring at me. It was angry!¡± ¡°Then that night, I had a dream. I dreamed that the doll was alive and could speak. It told me that every slave could make three wishes, but because I threw it away several times, it got angry and only allowed me to make one wish.¡± ¡°At that time, I begged him to stay away from me and stop pestering me, but he said no. Then I said that if he was really capable, he would help me pay off my debt. He agreed.¡± ¡°After I woke up, I checked my phone. Uh, I originally owed a lot of online loans, about 700,000 to 800,000 yuan, but in the end, it really showed that I had paid them all off!¡± ¡°There were more than 20 online loan platforms, adding up to 700,000 to 800,000 yuan worth of online loans, and all of them were paid off in one night!!¡± Lin Bai frowned slightly and could not help but ask him, ¡°Why do you owe so much money?¡± Accountant Li said embarrassedly, ¡°I¡­ I spent money on women, and sometimes, when I¡¯m under pressure, I like to gamble online, and unknowingly, I ended up in such a huge debt.¡± Lin Bai said in his heart, ¡°It seems that the evaluation given to me by the Divine level Human-Discernation skill was right. He really is a greedy and lascivious guy.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s continue. What happens after the wish is fulfilled?¡± Lin Bai asked. Accountant Li said, ¡°At that time, when I saw that all the debts had been paid off, I knew that I was finished.¡± ¡°The appearance of that doll was strange, and it had so many abilities that could not be explained by common sense. It must be an existence like a demon or a fairy.¡± ¡°It has given me so much help. It will definitely not be for nothing. It will definitely make me pay an even greater price!¡± Lin Bai nodded slightly and thought to himself, ¡°This fellow is still somewhat rational. He knows that there is no such thing as a free pie falling from the sky.¡± Accountant Li continued, ¡°As expected, that night, I dreamt of this doll again. It told me that it was an emissary of God, and that I had received its grace, so I had to become God¡¯s slave. Otherwise, I had to die. I had no choice but to agree.¡± ¡°Then it said that God¡¯s slaves could receive gifts and obtain abilities that ordinary people did not have and what God gave me was a special ability to bewitch people¡¯s hearts.¡± ¡°It requires me to use this ability to create disasters and injuries to the maximum extent, triggering the pain of ordinary people and absorbing energy from them.¡± Lin Bai asked him, ¡°There are many ways to create disasters and injuries. Why did you choose to blow up the mine?¡± Accountant Li answered honestly, ¡°Because this is the easiest disaster to create at the moment. Lord Oracle, oh, that doll, said that it wanted to test me. If I could pass the test, I would be qualified to become a servant of God. If I couldn¡¯t pass it, I would have to die.¡± ¡°It asked me to create more than ten deaths and more than thirty serious injuries within a week.¡± ¡°In such a short time, it still had to cause so many deaths and injuries. I naturally thought of the last mine disaster and thought that if I did it again, I would be able to complete the mission that Lord Oracle had assigned.¡± Lin Bai asked again, ¡°Then why did you choose to let Feng Tiezhu set the explosives?¡± Accountant Li replied, ¡°Because his mind is the simplest and best to control. I was afraid that if I were to control others, something would go wrong and I would expose myself, so I chose him..¡± Chapter 188 - Surrender Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Everything that Accountant Li said was true. He was really scared by Lin Bai and didn¡¯t dare to have any more thoughts. Lin Bai quietly listened to what Accountant Li said and thought in his heart, ¡®There must be a reason why the so-called oracle chose Accountant Li of all people.¡¯ He guessed that it was probably because of his greedy and lecherous character flaw. People with character flaws were easier to control. ¡°After you obtained your superpower, apart from bewitching Feng Tiezhu to let him set the explosives, what else did you do?¡± Lin Bai weighed the remaining half of the clothes in his hand and said coldly, ¡°If you dare to lie or hide anything, you know the consequences!¡± Accountant Li trembled in fear and quickly told him everything he had done. ¡°I bewitched CEO Wang and asked him to give me a raise. I even bewitched a chick that I couldn¡¯t get. Oh no, a girl, a girl! I made her agree to sleep with me.¡± ¡°I also bewitched a few of my ex-girlfriends who kept pestering me, telling them to never contact me again.¡± ¡°I even told two of them to obediently go for an abortion. Oh¡­ no, oh no.¡± When Lin Bai heard this, he was so angry that he laughed. ¡°Calling you a beast is an insult to beasts.¡± He had thought that this fellow was just greedy for money and gambling, and that he wasn¡¯t overboard when it came to lust. However, in the end, this fellow was just as much of a scumbag as Wang Chenyu. Accountant Li lowered his head and said softly, ¡°I know I¡¯m wrong. I won¡¯t dare to do it again in the future.¡± Lin Bai sneered. ¡°Do you still think you¡¯re a kindergarten child? Do you think that if you make a mistake and say that you won¡¯t dare to do it again, then everything will be fine?¡± Accountant Li asked carefully, ¡°Then¡­ then what should I do?¡± ¡°Call the police and turn yourself in.¡± Accountant Li was speechless. He didn¡¯t dare to refuse, but he was still unwilling to take out his phone. He knew too well how severe the punishment he would receive for these crimes he had committed. ¡°Mr. Lin, I¡¯m willing to be your slave and use the rest of my life to atone for your sins. Please show mercy and don¡¯t make me turn myself in, Okay?¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°? ? ?¡± Accountant Li was completely stunned. Did he agree so easily?? He had originally wanted to cry and kowtow, crawl over and hug his thigh or something, but in the end, before the performance had even begun, Lin Bai had already agreed? Was he so easy to convince? Accountant Li could not quite believe it. Lin Bai fiddled with the half-hung shirt in his hand and said nonchalantly, ¡°When you were in middle school, you studied biology, right?¡± Accountant Li:¡±? ? ?¡± What did he mean?! Although he didn¡¯t quite understand why the topic suddenly switched to biology, it didn¡¯t seem like a good sign. Lin Bai stretched his back and stood up to stretch his muscles. His tone was still casual. ¡°Since you¡¯ve taken biology lessons, you should know how important vertebrae are to mammals, right?¡± ¡°You know that if your spinal cord is damaged, you will be paralyzed, right?¡± As if he was just casually chatting, Accountant Li was scared out of his wits. He finally understood what Lin Bai was implying! ¡°Mr. Lin, I was wrong! I¡¯m turning myself in right now! I¡¯m turning myself in right now!¡± ¡°Scums like me should be punished by the law! Mr. Lin, please don¡¯t dirty your hands!¡± Accountant Li took out his phone while trembling and said with a sobbing tone, ¡°Hey, I want to turn myself in! I compelled others to blow up the mine!¡± ¡°Oh right, I even embezzled public funds to gamble, used a fake identity to deceive girls, and secretly took sex videos to sell for money!¡± ¡°My name is Li Wenze, and my ID number is XXXXXX¡­ I am now clear-headed, and everything I said is true!¡± ¡°I am at Yunding Villa Now, come and catch me! Please come quickly!!¡± The last sentence was especially sincere, as if it was not a call to surrender, but to call for help. Lin Bai stood at the side and listened, his feelings were hard to explain. Good heavens, this guy actually sold that kind of thing to earn money, is this something that people do? Lin Bai originally planned to let Accountant Li turn himself in and be done with it. Now that he heard that he actually did that kind of immoral thing, he instantly changed his mind. He had to ask Chief Feng to help inform the court to give him a harsh sentence! A heavier sentence! A higher sentence! Otherwise, how could he face those girls who were harmed? Accountant Li hung up the phone with Snot and tears in his eyes and said to Lin Bai, ¡°Mr. Lin, I have already turned myself in as you requested. I have revealed all my crimes. Please let me off!¡± Lin Bai said coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m a law-abiding citizen.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t beat you to death.¡± ¡°Bang!¡± Before he could finish his sentence, Lin Bai kicked Accountant Li in the face. ¡°This kick is for the girls who were deceived by you.¡± ¡°Bang!¡± ¡°This kick is for Wang Huaigu.¡± ¡°Bang!¡± ¡°This kick is for Feng Tiezhu.¡± ¡°Bang!¡± ¡°This kick is for all the miners who were almost killed by you!¡± ¡­ After a few kicks, Accountant Li was already foaming at the mouth and had completely fainted. In fact, Lin Bai did not use his full strength at all. Otherwise, when his first kick landed, he would have already gone to heaven. However, just as Lin Bai had said, he was a law-abiding citizen. He would hand Accountant Li over to the law for trial. However, this did not prevent Lin Bai from avenging those people who had been hurt by Accountant Li. Looking at the unconscious Accountant Li, Lin Bai did not feel any sympathy in his heart. He only felt that this scumbag had brought it upon himself. However, the police were about to arrive. He could not let him be taken away in this state. So Lin Bai picked up the half of the clothes that had been thrown away and stabbed it into Accountant Li¡¯s body. Suddenly, Accountant Li woke up with a scream. Blood was flowing out of his body. Lin Bai threw the clothes away and said to him, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t have any needles. I can only use this instead.¡± Accountant Li grimaced in pain and tears kept coming out of his eyes. He didn¡¯t dare to say anything. At this moment, in his heart, Lin Bai was ten thousand times scarier than that black doll. If he had known it would end up like this, he wouldn¡¯t have made any wishes in the first place! Unfortunately, one wrong step, one wrong step, there was no turning back. In this lifetime, he could be considered to have completely confessed. Lin Bai bent down and picked up the black doll. He quietly stuck the pendant on his wrist onto it. However, the black cloth doll didn¡¯t change at all, as if it was just an ordinary cloth doll. Lin Bai thought for a moment, then casually put it into his pocket and decided to take it back and slowly study it. ¡°The police don¡¯t know about superpowers. Have you thought about how to explain the explosives?¡± Lin Bai asked Accountant Li. Accountant Li had been too afraid to think about it. But now that Lin Bai had asked, he didn¡¯t have the guts to say that he hadn¡¯t thought about it. Even if he hadn¡¯t thought about it, he had to think about it now! ¡°Uh¡­ Then I¡¯ll say that I lied to him and forced him to release the explosives. Is that okay?¡± Accountant Li asked carefully.. Chapter 189 - I Asked Him To Call The Police Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai thought for a moment and felt that there was indeed no better explanation, so he nodded. ¡°We¡¯ll put it that way then.¡± Accountant Li immediately heaved a sigh of relief. Then, Lin Bai asked again, ¡°You should know what you shouldn¡¯t say, right?¡± Accountant Li hurriedly nodded. ¡°I know what I should say! I won¡¯t mention anything related to superpowers or this doll!¡± Lin Bai said in satisfaction, ¡°Very good, you¡¯re very sensible. If only you had been so sensible from the start. Why did you have to ask for trouble and end up suffering so much?¡± Accountant Li:¡±¡­¡± ¡®Big Brother, I¡¯ve already turned myself in. My life has been completely ruined. Can you stop criticizing me?¡¯ However, Accountant Li only dared to think about these words in his heart. He didn¡¯t dare to say a single word aloud. He didn¡¯t want to die yet. He also didn¡¯t want to be paralyzed in bed. His life would be worse than death. ¡°Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock!¡± A series of urgent knocks on the door interrupted Accountant Li¡¯s thoughts. His eyes instantly lit up, and he became energized. ¡®The people knocking on the door at this time are definitely the police, right? That was great! My saviors have finally arrived!¡¯ He finally didn¡¯t have to worry about being paralyzed by Lin Baizha! Accountant Li was so excited that he even wanted to personally run over to open the door. However, his remaining rationality told him not to act rashly. Otherwise, if he angered Lin Bai, even the police might not be able to protect his life. Therefore, he could only weakly remind Lin Bai, ¡°The police seem to be here.¡± Lin Bai did not feel like it. The police should not be so anxious and should not be knocking on the door so impatiently. But he still went to open the door. Anyway, he had the Divine-level fighting technique with him so he had nothing to be afraid of? Unexpectedly, the person outside the door was Wang Huaigu. As soon as the door opened, Wang Huaigu anxiously told Lin Bai, ¡°I don¡¯t know who called the police! The police are here again! Quickly hide!¡± It turned out that he had come specially to inform Lin Bai. Lin Bai smiled slightly and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I asked Accountant Li to call the police.¡± Wang Huaigu:¡±? ? ?¡± What did he mean? Although he was standing far away, he could hear Accountant Li¡¯s pig-like howl clearly. He knew that Lin Bai must have beaten someone up, and it wasn¡¯t a light beating either. In the end, not only did Lin Bai not leave after beating him up, he even asked Accountant Li to call the police. What kind of method was this? Wang Huaigu was completely dumbfounded. At this moment, a police car arrived at the door. Two police officers with unfamiliar faces came out. One of them asked, ¡°Who called the police?¡± Lin Bai dodged to the side, revealing Accountant Li, who was in the room with a bruised and swollen face. ¡°He called the police.¡± The expression of the police officer who asked the question instantly changed. He questioned Lin Bai sullenly, ¡°Did you hit him? Come back with us!¡± Another policeman next to him immediately reminded him in a low voice: ¡°The person who called the police is turning himself in. It has nothing to do with the beating.¡± However, the attitude of the policeman who asked the question was still cold. ¡°That won¡¯t do either! Take them back for investigation!¡± Lin Bai smiled slightly and said, ¡°I can go back with you, but can you let me make a call first?¡± After getting permission, Lin Bai directly called Chief Feng. ¡°Hello, Chief Feng? It¡¯s me¡­¡± Two minutes later. The police officer who first asked the question hung up the phone in fear and trepidation and handed it back to Lin Bai with both hands. He kept apologizing profusely. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Lin. I misunderstood you just now. Please forgive me.¡± Lin Bai put away his phone with a smile and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay. It¡¯s just a misunderstanding. Just let it go.¡± ¡°Then do I still need to go back and accept the investigation?¡± ¡°No need, no need!¡± The policeman who asked the question shook his head like a rattle-drum. ¡°Mr. Lin, you¡¯re very busy. We don¡¯t dare to take up your time.¡± Lin Bai still maintained his smile. ¡°Busy is busy, but cooperating with the investigation is also a civic duty. If you need anything, you¡¯re welcome to contact me at any time.¡± Wang Huaigu was dumbfounded. It was not until the two policemen took Accountant Li away that Wang Huaigu came back to his senses. Then, he looked at Lin Bai with shock in his eyes. As the contractor of the Yunding Mountain Villa¡¯s underground mine, of course he knew that Lin Bai was rich. But he never expected that Lin Bai not only had money, but also a background! To be able to call the director of the Public Security Bureau directly and ask him to speak up for him, how much authority must he have to be able to do that? Wang Huaigu really wanted to know, what was Lin Bai¡¯s background?! In his heart, he had simulated 10,000 ways to get information out of him. But in the end, he rejected all of them. He knew that this was not something that he should inquire about, so no matter how shocked or curious he was, he forcibly restrained himself! Lin Bai could obviously see how shocked Wang Huaigu was at this moment. He had even thought of how he should brush Wang Huaigu off. But Wang Huaigu did not ask anything, which made Lin Bai¡¯s evaluation of him much higher in his heart. Wang Huaigu may be silly but he could really hold back the questions that he should not ask. Good, it saved him trouble. Lin Bai patted Wang Huaigu¡¯s shoulder and said to him, ¡°Accountant Li has already admitted that he tricked Feng Tiezhu into planting the bomb.¡± ¡°In the future, when you recruit people, especially people to fill such an important position, you must do a good background check. You can¡¯t recruit such people again.¡± Wang Huaigu was even more shocked, then he nodded repeatedly. ¡°Yes, yes, yes, I will definitely pay attention in the future. I was careless before, I will definitely put an end to this situation in the future.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. Then you go and do your work. I should go too.¡± After figuring out the reason behind the accident and obtaining many new clues, Lin Bai felt that his trip was worth it. If he could research that black cloth doll after he went back, the rewards would be even greater. Actually, Lin Bai deliberately brought the black cloth doll close to him because he wanted to test it out and see if he would dream about it tonight. If he could dream about it, that would be for the best. If he followed the trap set by the other party, he would definitely learn more and have a better chance of breaking through all of this. In any case, Lin Bai¡¯s luck was off the charts now, and he had all sorts of abilities that the system had rewarded him with. He was not worried at all that he would be controlled by the other party. He even hoped that the other party would find him as soon as possible. Taking advantage of his current state of unrivaled luck, it was better to go against the enemy. It was better than waiting for his luck to run out before going head-on with the other party. ¡°Please, don¡¯t disappoint me. Come to my dream tonight and let me make a wish.¡± Lin Bai placed the black doll on the passenger seat. After saying this, he patted its head. The black doll didn¡¯t seem to be out of the ordinary. It just sat still quietly, as if it was just an ordinary doll. Even the expression on its face seemed harmless.. Chapter 190 - Internet Search Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai started the car and was about to go back when he received two new text messages. He opened them and saw that they were all sent by Luo Yang. There was a video on top and a text at the bottom. ¡°Boss, the person in the video is you, right?¡± Lin Bai was a little curious. He opened the video and saw that it was actually a surveillance video. Looking at the surrounding environment, it was surprisingly the entrance of the car dealership store. In the video, Lin Bai got out of the car, turned around, and said a few words to the driver before walking into the car dealership store. The video was very short and it ended there. Moreover, due to the angle, Lin Bai¡¯s face was not captured in the entire process. There was only a side profile that was not very clear. However, Lin Bai¡¯s height and figure, as well as his clothes at that time, could be seen clearly. It might be difficult for a stranger to recognize the person in the video with just a blurry side profile. However, as Lin Bai¡¯s roommate, Luo Yang had spent so much time with him that he could almost recognize him at a glance. These two text messages of his were more to confirm than to ask. It was to confirm that he was not mistaken. Lin Bai thought about it and felt that lying was really meaningless and unnecessary. So he told the truth. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me.¡± Lin Bai quickly replied. At the same time, he had already guessed why this video appeared on the Internet. As he expected, Luo Yang replied with a long exclamation mark almost instantly. ¡°Boss! Didn¡¯t you know that the lottery ticket you gave out won the grand prize?¡± ¡°A grand prize of five million yuan!¡± ¡°That driver is looking for you all over the internet right now! He wants to split the prize money with you!¡± Perhaps Luo Yang felt that typing was not enough, or perhaps words could not express his excitement at this moment. He simply made a voice call directly. ¡°Boss, you¡¯re really too awesome!!¡± ¡°This is the first time I¡¯ve seen a person in my social circle win a big prize! But why did you give away the lottery ticket? Five million!! It flew away just like that!¡± ¡°What happened back then? Quickly tell me about it. I¡¯m dying of curiosity!¡± Luo Yang kept blabbering non-stop. His excitement was almost bursting out of the microphone. Lin Bai laughed and said, ¡°It¡¯s only five million. You have ten times the amount in your bank account. Do you have to be so excited?¡± Luo Yang shouted on the other end of the phone, ¡°How can it be the same? This is the lottery! Do you know how hard it is to win it?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of anyone around me winning the lottery!¡± ¡°And this prize should have belonged to you, boss. Don¡¯t you feel bad now that it has flown away?¡± Lin Bai smiled and asked, ¡°Should I feel bad?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Luo Yang ran out of battery. In the end, he could only say, ¡°Well, maybe my realm is too low to understand.¡± Then, he changed the topic and asked, ¡°Then, boss, do you not plan to share the money with him?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± When Lin Bai gave the lottery ticket out, he had already made it very clear that no matter how much money he won, he would not take a single cent. Actually, at that time, he had already felt that the lottery ticket should be able to win the first prize. Otherwise, how could it be worthy of his Max-level Luck value? Five million yuan was a staggering sum of money that ordinary people might not be able to earn in their lifetime. But to the current Lin Bai, it was not even a drop in the ocean. He would not go back on his word for such a small amount of money. This time, Luo Yang did not find it strange. He only said, ¡°A lot of marketing accounts are spreading this news. I reckon that the popularity of this matter will not drop in the near future, and it is very likely that it will continue to grow.¡± ¡°When the time comes, more people may recognize that the person in the video is you. Even if you don¡¯t want to admit it, this matter can not be hidden.¡± ¡°Boss, have you thought about how to deal with this?¡± This reminded Lin Bai. Since Luo Yang could recognize him, the other two roommates, Zhu Kai and Sun Xiaogang, as well as Yu Jinmo, who was Lin Bai¡¯s girlfriend, were probably able to recognize him as well. There were also Lin Bai¡¯s parents. It was impossible for them not to recognize their son. As for how to deal with this, they really had to think about it carefully. ¡°Luo Yang, thank you for telling me this news. I¡¯ll think about it myself,¡± said Lin Bai. Luo Yang said, ¡°Okay, Boss, you take your time to think about it. Anyway, as long as you don¡¯t say anything, I¡¯ll never spread the news! Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll keep my mouth shut!¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Yeah, of course I believe that. Let¡¯s leave it at that for now.¡± Luo Yang hung up the phone. Lin Bai opened du Niang and searched for relevant news. As expected, he found a lot of reposts. A certain blog, a certain voice, a certain hand, as well as the local tieba and vxin public accounts, there were reposts everywhere. Some people ridiculed Lin Bai for being stupid and giving away the lottery ticket casually. Now that he had won the lottery, he almost didn¡¯t get the money. There was also a marketing account that praised the driver, saying that he was a rare good person in modern society. In the face of a huge amount of wealth falling from the sky, he was still able to hold on to his moral principles and take the initiative to find Lin Bai to give the lottery ticket to him. There were even more people who thought that this was all hype, and that it was completely fake news. They raised all kinds of so-called doubts to prove their point. There were also a lot of posts that were taking advantage of the popularity, and spread rumours that there was going to be so-called plot twists, revelation of the truth, and all sorts of other things. Of course, the driver had obviously been paying attention to what was happening on the Internet. He even made a statement specifically in response to the doubts raised by those marketing accounts, and repeatedly emphasized that he was not lying and putting on a show. However, his statement was drowned in a huge amount of information and didn¡¯t attract much attention. Not long after, Luo Yang sent another screenshot. It was a certain video-sharing app¡¯s trending list. The news of the middle-aged driver searching for Lin Bai on the internet had already rushed to the thirtieth place on the trending list. Luo Yang sent a message: ¡°Before I called you, this matter hadn¡¯t even made it to the trending list. In such a short period of time, it has already rushed to the thirtieth place.¡± ¡°Now that more and more people know about this matter, the popularity is getting higher and higher. I reckon that it might even make it into the top ten. Boss, you have to quickly think of a strategy to deal with it.¡± Lin Bai had a headache. To be honest, he really did not want this matter to continue rising in heat. All this while, Lin Bai had been trying his best to keep a low profile and try his best not to attract too much attention. As for his parents and Yu Jinmo, he had also tried his best to hide it from them in order not to let them know that he had become so rich. But now, the driver was searching the entire Internet, and it was even trending on all the major platforms. If this continued to develop, it was only a matter of time before his identity was discovered. It might even be discovered along with all his previous investments. That would be hard to explain.. Chapter 191 - Do Me One More Favor Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation In this day and age, if there was anything scariest, Lin Bai felt that doxxing and searching for a human on the Internet would definitely be number one. When a person¡¯s identity and life experiences were dug up and posted on the Internet, all kinds of attacks and damage would follow. There would also be endless trouble. No one could be flawless and without a single . Even if there really wasn¡¯t one, it could be forcefully created. Not to mention other things, Just Lin Bai¡¯s wealth alone was enough to make those people who hated the rich hate him to death. Lin Bai really regretted giving away the lottery ticket so easily. He had indeed failed to think this matter through. The main reason was that he really didn¡¯t expect that the driver would be so persistent. He searched the entire internet for him and chased after him to split the money with him. The speed at which news spread on the internet was too fast. With the current situation, it was impossible for Lin Bai to stop it with his own strength. Only with the help of the authorities could he suppress the hot searches. Lin Bai could only brace himself and call Chief Feng again. The call went through very quickly. As soon as Chief Feng picked up the phone, he said quickly, ¡°Mr. Lin, don¡¯t worry. I have already informed my subordinates.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°It¡¯s not about that. I have something else to trouble you with.¡± ¡°Oh, oh, so there¡¯s something something else. Please tell me.¡± Chief Feng¡¯s attitude was still very easy-going, without the slightest hint of impatience. So Lin Bai simply told him about the matter. ¡°At that time, I just gave it away casually. I didn¡¯t think too much about it, and I didn¡¯t expect it to end up like this.¡± ¡°Now that the video has been shared everywhere on the Internet, I guess someone will recognize me soon. ¡°I don¡¯t want my life to be disturbed. Director Feng, do you know anyone from the relevant departments? Can you help me delete all the relevant news?¡± After Chief Feng heard it, he didn¡¯t say anything for a long time before he finally digested all the information. He really didn¡¯t expect that the person that the driver was looking for in the sensational news was actually Lin Bai. It wasn¡¯t strange for him to casually buy a lottery ticket for fun when he was bored. After he bought it, he could just give it to someone. However, the lottery ticket that he gave to someone just happened to win a grand prize of five million yuan. This was really shocking. What kind of luck and what kind of coincidence was this! Chief Feng¡¯s silence made Lin Bai feel a little uneasy. He said tentatively, ¡°If it¡¯s inconvenient, then forget it. I¡¯ll think of another solution.¡± Lin Bai did not understand the other platforms. At the very least, he could spend money to withdraw the news topic from the hot searches on Weibo and TikTok. As for the specific operation, Lin Bai had never tried it before, so he really did not know. He reckoned that it would take some time to figure it out. Lin Bai had already calculated in his heart how much it would cost to suppress all the trending searches on all the platforms. In the end, Chief Feng said, ¡°There¡¯s nothing inconvenient about it. I just didn¡¯t expect such a coincidence.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I can still talk to the Internet Surveillance Bureau. It¡¯ll only take two hours at most. I guarantee that all the trending searches will be removed completely.¡± Hearing Chief Feng¡¯s words, Lin Bai immediately heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°That¡¯s great. Thank you very much, Chief Feng.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just a small matter. It¡¯s nothing much. Mr. Lin, you don¡¯t have to be so polite.¡± Despite saying that, Chief Feng was elated. He was not afraid that Lin Bai would trouble him. Instead, he hoped that Lin Bai would ask him to do as many things as possible. Because the more things he did for Lin Bai, the closer his relationship with Lin Bai would be. Besides, Lin Bai was somehow acquainted with Old Master Ye Weijun. By getting closer to Lin Bai, it was equivalent to getting closer to the Ye family that supported Lin Bai. This was the real reason why he took the initiative to express goodwill to Lin Bai and was willing to work for Lin Bai time and time again. Lin Bai said a few more pleasantries before hanging up the phone and driving back to school in peace. He thought that since Chief Feng had already given him his promise, he didn¡¯t need to worry anymore. The trending searches would definitely be removed, and all related reports and posts would probably be removed. Although it was impossible not to leave a trace, at least it could reduce the impact to the minimum. In addition to Lin Bai¡¯s good luck, he shouldn¡¯t be discovered by his family, right? Lin Bai thought so, but unfortunately, he received a call from his mother halfway. When he saw the caller ID, Lin Bai¡¯s heart sank. His mother rarely called him during the day because she didn¡¯t know when he had classes and was afraid that it would delay his studies, so she usually called him at night. If she called him now, it was probably because she had seen the news. ¡°It seems that good luck is not omnipotent. What should come will come. There¡¯s no way to avoid it.¡± Lin Bai sighed, parked the car by the roadside, and picked up his mother¡¯s call. ¡°Lin Bai, did you know that the lottery ticket you gave out won the lottery? That driver you gave the ticket to is looking for you all over the world right now. Hurry up and contact him!¡± Without any questions, Lin Bai¡¯s mother directly confirmed that the person in the video was definitely Lin Bai. After all, he was her own son, whom she had painstakingly raised for more than twenty years. It was impossible for her not to recognize him. Before receiving this call, Lin Bai had always thought that he must not let his family know about this matter. But now, his mother¡¯s tone was so certain. He felt that even if he denied it, his mother would not believe it. Instead, it would arouse even more suspicion. After a short moment of hesitation, Lin Bai changed his mind. He tried hard to pretend to be excited and said, ¡°Yes, yes, I know! I saw the news!¡± ¡°Haha, I didn¡¯t expect to win the lottery either. I¡¯m preparing to contact that uncle now!¡± ¡°If I can really get the money, I¡¯ll transfer it all to you!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you talk to my dad about wanting to move into another house a few days ago? Don¡¯t hesitate, just move, hahaha!¡± The house that Lin Bai¡¯s family was living in now was very far from his mother¡¯s workplace. His mother had to spend nearly two hours on commuting to work every day. Hence, his mother had always wanted to move to a place closer to the company she worked for. However, the land there was too expensive. If they sold the current house, they would need to spend a large sum of money to buy a similar amount of land, so they had never moved. Lin Bai actually felt sorry for his mother, who worked so hard to commute to work every day. He had long wanted to use money to help his family move to another place, but unfortunately, there was never a suitable reason. Now, taking advantage of the situation and using the pretext of winning the lottery to give money to his family to let them move to another house was a good choice. Although it was not quite what Lin Bai had expected, it was not too bad now. Unexpectedly, his mother said, ¡°No, no, you can keep it for yourself. Didn¡¯t you say that you want to start a business? You can use it as the start-up capital..¡± Chapter 192 - Time To Change Everything Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°But you have to painstakingly commute to work¡­¡± Lin Bai was only halfway through his sentence when he was interrupted by his mother with a smile. His mother said, ¡°It¡¯s just spending a little more time every day. It¡¯s nothing. Besides, I¡¯ve already gotten used to it after so many years. There¡¯s no rush to change houses. You should start your own business first. When you earn a lot of money in the future, you can get us a new house.¡± Lin Bai hurriedly said, ¡°Mom, I¡¯ll have my own way to start my own business. I don¡¯t need this money¡­¡± However, before he could finish his sentence, his mother interrupted him again. ¡°Alright, there¡¯s no need to say anymore. It¡¯s settled then. Listen to me, quickly contact that driver. Don¡¯t let others assume your identity and collect the prize.¡± After saying that, his mother seemed to have suddenly thought of something and added, ¡°But if that uncle reneges and is unwilling to share the prize with you, don¡¯t be angry or sad. If he shares it with you, that¡¯ll be great. If he doesn¡¯t, then just forget it. There¡¯s no need to force it.¡± ¡°I believe that with your ability, you will definitely succeed even if you start your own business. You will definitely earn more money than this.¡± After all, his mother had been in society for many years and was well aware of the complexity and fickleness of human nature. She was worried that the driver would change his mind on the spot or make some harsh request to make things difficult for Lin Bai, so she had prepared a precaution for Lin Bai in advance. She thought of everything except herself. In fact, when she bought the house, if it was not to take care of Lin Bai¡¯s school district, and to let Lin Bai¡¯s father go to work closer, she would not have to work so hard every day. She was always like this, always putting the needs of her husband and son before her own. If there was anything that needed to be sacrificed and compromised, she would be the first to sacrifice her own interests. For so many years, she had always given so silently. She never complained about how hard she worked, nor did she ever ask for anything in return. When he was young, Lin Bai could not see his mother¡¯s dedication to the family. Now that he had grown up, he understood. Naturally, he could not let his mother continue to sacrifice like this. It was time for him to repay her. Lin Bai took a deep breath and suppressed the warm and sour mixed emotions in his heart. He said, ¡°Mom, you¡¯ve done enough for our family for so many years.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the best mother and wife in the world.¡± ¡°But you should also be yourself.¡± ¡°After so many years of hard work, you have to consider yourself occasionally.¡± On the other end of the phone, his mother¡¯s voice was obviously choked with sobs. ¡°We are all a family. What do you mean by hard work or not? Your father has been working hard all these years to earn money. He is also doing this for the family.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I know. Father is also working hard. It is not easy for all of you but I¡¯ve never done anything for this family.¡± ¡°Just give me a chance this time. Listen to me. Use this money to buy a house. Or if there is anything else you like or want to do, just go ahead. Don¡¯t worry about money. Our family is rich now. We¡¯ll be even richer in the future.¡± Lin Bai thought to himself. He had to find some suitable reasons in the future to slowly give the money to the family. If he gave it to them all at once, it would be difficult to explain the source of the money, and he was afraid that it would scare them. It would be easier to do it slowly and steadily. Moreover, as time passed, the number would become bigger and bigger, and it would allow them to gradually adapt to a rich life. His mother was very touched. ¡°You¡¯ve grown up and are sensible. I¡¯m very glad that you know how to feel sorry for me.¡± ¡°But we¡¯ll talk about changing houses later. If we really move, your father will be far away from work.¡± Her and Lin Bai¡¯s father¡¯s workplace happened to be in the north and south respectively, so one of them had to travel a long distance every day. Otherwise, they would have to buy a house somewhere in the middle so the two of them would be neither too far nor too close to work. They had considered it when they bought their house back then. It was just that Lin Bai¡¯s father was busy with work, and he often worked late. If he had to commute long distances after work, it would be too tiring. That was why he bought the house near his company back then, so that he could get home and rest early after working overtime. And the price was his mother¡¯s years of hard work. Lin Bai said, ¡°Then no matter what, you guys take the money first, and then we¡¯ll think about the house slowly.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like we can move in a day or two anyway. If you have time, take a look at some houses. If there¡¯s a suitable one, buy it. If not, wait a little longer.¡± ¡°As for my dad, you don¡¯t have to worry too much. Maybe one day, he¡¯ll be transferred to the North District?¡± His mother sighed and said, ¡°We also hope that he can be transferred to the North District Branch, but there hasn¡¯t been any news for so many years. I guess there¡¯s no hope.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Just because there¡¯s no hope in the past doesn¡¯t mean there won¡¯t be any in the future. Anything is possible.¡± ¡°Alright, it¡¯s settled then. I¡¯ll transfer the money to you guys later. When you and my dad are free, you can take a look at the real estate in the North District.¡± Lin Bai hung up the phone and already had an idea in his mind. Since the transfer didn¡¯t work out, he might as well just change his job. Anyway, his father wasn¡¯t happy with his current job. Although his father rarely talked about his work in front of Lin Bai and wouldn¡¯t show any negative emotions to him, Lin Bai could still tell that his father had been bullied a lot over the years from the bits and pieces of conversation between his parents His boss had always disliked him and left him with all kinds of crap, so he had to work overtime every day. However, even though he worked the hardest, his salary was the lowest among the employees. His father had wanted to jump ship years ago. However, he had his parents and children to provide for, and he still had to pay the mortgage every month. In addition, he was getting old, so many companies were unwilling to hire him. As a result, more than 90% of the resumes that he had sent out sank into the sea. The few companies that were willing to give him an interview opportunity also offered a much lower salary than his current company. That was why his father had to stay in this company all the time and swallow his pride in order to earn money. In the past, it was Lin Bai who did not have the ability to change all of this but now, it was different. Although Lin Bai still had no connections in his father¡¯s industry, he already had enough money. With real money, there was nothing that could not be done. If there was, then it was not enough. Lin Bai sent a text to Ling Xuewei. ¡°I need to find a Headhunter. Do you have a reliable candidate to recommend?¡± After waiting for a while, Ling Xuewei still did not reply. He thought that she was probably busy with other things and did not see it. Anyway, Lin Bai was not in a hurry. He threw his phone aside and continued to drive back to school. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the school and entered the dormitory, a black shadow pounced on him.. Chapter 193 - Because You Are A Genius! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Lin Bai instinctively dodged. The good physical fitness that was modified by the divine fighting technique worked in time. Although the person pounced fast, Lin Bai dodged even faster. Therefore, the person did not even touch the corner of Lin Bai¡¯s clothes and directly staggered into the corridor. He almost bumped into the door of the opposite dormitory. That person did not care about the awkwardness. After he stood still, he immediately grabbed Lin Bai¡¯s hand and said excitedly, ¡°Lin Bai is finally back! I¡¯ve been waiting for you for a long time!¡± Only then did Lin Bai see clearly that this person was actually the teacher in charge of teaching their class advanced mathematics, Gu Yandong. He was the one who set up the difficult pop quiz in the morning. After recognizing who the other party was, Lin Bai did not hide this time and allowed Gu Yandong to grab his hand. He asked, ¡°Teacher Gu, what do you want from me?¡± Gu Yandong grabbed Lin Bai¡¯s hand tightly, as if he was afraid that he would run away. His tone was as excited as he could be. ¡°Of course I have something to do! Come, come, let¡¯s talk inside.¡± Gu Yandong pulled Lin Bai into the dormitory. After closing the door, he asked impatiently, ¡°Lin Bai, do you want to study for a PhD?¡± ¡°I happen to have a spot under me that I can apply for from the school. I¡¯ll make an exception and award you with a PhD directly!¡± ¡°In the future, you can follow me to do my research in peace. I guarantee that you won¡¯t lack anything. I¡¯ll pay you double the subsidy fee out of my own pocket, Okay?¡± Lin Bai was completely dumbfounded by his words. ¡°Teacher, why did you suddenly want me to study for a PhD?¡± Lin Bai had never had such thoughts, nor had he expressed any similar intentions. Facing his teacher¡¯s sudden invitation, the only thought in Lin Bai¡¯s mind was. Did I do something that caused the teacher to misunderstand? Gu Yandong said excitedly, ¡°Because you¡¯re a genius! It would be a pity if you don¡¯t continue to study!¡± His roommate Luo Yang added in a timely manner, ¡°Boss, you still don¡¯t know, right? You scored full marks for the exam this morning.¡± At this moment, Lin Bai finally understood why the teacher was so excited, and even wanted to make an exception to enrol him in his PhD course. He had completed all the difficult exam questions in less than ten minutes and scored full marks for them. It was no wonder that the teacher was amazed. Lin Bai smiled embarrassedly and said, ¡°Well¡­ the exam in the morning was purely a fluke. Maybe I was lucky and got it right.¡± ¡°Teacher, I¡¯m really not as good as you think.¡± ¡°And I don¡¯t plan to study for a PhD at the moment. Compared to studying for a PhD, I still hope to graduate as soon as possible and work to earn money.¡± Gu Yandong didn¡¯t believe it at all. ¡°You¡¯re lucky enough to get all 70 multiple-choice questions right? Don¡¯t tell me the big questions at the end are just random numbers?!¡± ¡°I won¡¯t force you if you don¡¯t want to study for a PhD, but using your luck as an excuse is ridiculous!¡± ¡°Besides, it¡¯s not like you don¡¯t have any income when you study for a PhD. I¡¯ve already said that I¡¯ll give you double the subsidy!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be in a hurry to reject it. Think about it later, okay?¡± The first part of the sentence was still very imposing, but the second part of the sentence changed with a hint of pleading. Lin Bai could only tactfully express that his ambition was not here. After talking for a long time, he finally sent Gu Yandong away. Gu Yandong had just left when Luo Yang and Zhu Kai impatiently came up to him. ¡°Boss, how did you do it?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! Since Teacher Gu has left, you can tell us the truth, right? Did you really calculate all the questions in your mind in ten minutes?¡± Although it was a question, they could tell from their eyes and tone that they had already decided in their hearts that Lin Bai had gotten full marks through mental arithmetic. It was not an exaggeration to say that Lin Bai was now a god-like existence in their hearts. Faced with their fervent adoration, Lin Bai could only ask, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, ¡°If I said that I really did it purely by luck, would you believe me?¡± ¡°Believe my ass!¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai answered in unison. Lin Bai:¡±¡­¡± Alright, this was an expected answer. If it was someone else who said something similar, Lin Bai would definitely not believe it. He might even think to himself, ¡°Are you f*cking kidding me?¡± This time, Lin Bai did not know how to explain. Fortunately, Luo Yang and Zhu Kai¡¯s EQ were quite high. Seeing that it was not convenient for Lin Bai to explain, he did not continue to ask. ¡°Anyway, no matter what, we¡¯re counting on you for the final exam!¡± Luo Yang said with a smile. Zhu Kai also smiled and echoed, ¡°Right, right, Boss, it doesn¡¯t matter if you¡¯re a genius or not. The key is that we will definitely hold onto this thigh!¡± They no longer asked why they got full marks in ten minutes, which made Lin Bai secretly sigh in relief. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, with me around, no one in our dormitory will be able to fail.¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t guarantee anything else. During the final exam, he would help his roommates review the tests, and if there was a chance to leak some answers, it would be a piece of cake. Luo Yang and Zhu Kai hurriedly flattered him. ¡°I knew it. Boss, you¡¯re the most generous!¡± ¡°With Boss protecting us, it would be hard for us to fail even if we wanted to. Hahaha!¡± However, Lin Bai said, ¡°Don¡¯t be in such a hurry to flatter us. I want to ask you, why didn¡¯t you tell me that Teacher Gu was waiting for me in the dormitory?¡± He wasn¡¯t mentally prepared at all. When he entered the room, he was shocked. Fortunately, he was still able to restrain himself at that time. Without any reflex, he punched him directly. Otherwise, the situation would not have been gu Yandong begging him to study for his phd. Instead, it would have turned into chasing after him to lose money, right? Luo Yang said with a wronged expression, ¡°At that time, Gu Yandong directly rushed into the dormitory and refused to leave. In front of him, I couldn¡¯t make a phone call, so I could only send a message to you. Didn¡¯t you see it?¡± ¡°Uh, I really didn¡¯t.¡± Lin Bai hurriedly opened the letter and scanned it. Sure enough, he saw the unread message from Luo Yang. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was wrong about you. Maybe I was busy driving at that time and didn¡¯t notice that there was a message coming in.¡± Luo Yang¡¯s eyes lit up and asked excitedly, ¡°Boss, you bought a car? When did you buy it? I just bought it yesterday.¡± ¡°Quick, quick, quick! Show us! What brand and model is it?¡± ¡°Boss, are you free later? If you¡¯re free, can you take us for a ride?¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai instantly shifted their attention to the car. As for the exam results, they had long forgotten about it. Anyway, Lin Bai¡¯s godly operation was not a one-time thing. It was not worth making a fuss about occasionally getting full marks or something. In comparison, they were more interested in his new car. Lin Bai thought about it and realized that he did not have anything important to do later. Hence, he smiled and agreed, ¡°Sure, but you two have to wait for a while. I have something to tell my mom and I will take you out for a ride later..¡± Chapter 194 - An Unknown Scene Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Luo Yang hurriedly nodded. ¡°Yes, yes, yes. Boss, you talk first. We¡¯re not in a hurry.¡± Zhu Kai also echoed, ¡°Yes, yes. We just want to experience the feeling of sitting in a luxury car. We¡¯re not in a hurry.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Then I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll be disappointed. I didn¡¯t buy a luxury car. It¡¯s very ordinary. Then we want to sit in it too! Alright, then you two wait a moment.¡± Lin Bai first opened Weibo to take a look and found that the trending search had been removed. He thought to himself that Chief Feng¡¯s efficiency was indeed high since he could suppress the searches so quickly. Immediately after that, he tried to search for related terms on other major platforms, but basically, he couldn¡¯t find anything. The relevant videos were all removed and couldn¡¯t be seen. Although it couldn¡¯t be said that the popularity was 100% suppressed, the remaining bits and pieces of words had no effect. Moreover, Lin Bai believed that after a period of time, even these remaining traces would be completely erased. The Internet had no memory. The attention of the netizens would soon be attracted by other news. At that time, no one would remember this. Lin Bai sent a message to Chief Feng to express his gratitude. Then, he transferred three million yuan from his bank card to his mother. He also told a white lie. ¡°Mom, I¡¯ve got the money. That uncle said that since I was the one who bought the lottery ticket, so he insisted on giving me more.¡± ¡°Now you can relax and change houses. You can buy whatever you like. You don¡¯t have to worry about not having enough money.¡± His mother replied almost instantly. ¡°That¡¯s great! But don¡¯t give us all this money. Your father and I don¡¯t need that much.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll transfer half of it back to you. You can use it as the start-up capital!¡± Lin Bai quickly said, ¡°No need, no need. You guys just keep it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about starting a business. I¡¯ll do it bit by bit. I¡¯ll start from a small capital investment and slowly accumulate experience.¡± ¡°If you invest so much money at once, it won¡¯t be worth it if you lose everything. You might as well use it to buy a house. At the very least, you can preserve the value.¡± This reason finally moved his mother. ¡°That¡¯s true. Then your father and I will discuss the matter of moving later. I¡¯ll save the rest of the money for you. If you need it, feel free to tell us.¡± Lin Bai replied, ¡°Okay.¡± Then, he exited the chat box and took a look. He realized that Ling Xuewei had not replied to him yet. In the past, although Ling Xuewei had not been able to reply in time, she had never delayed it for so long. ¡°How long has it been? Why isn¡¯t she back yet? What is this woman busy with?¡± Lin Bai was mumbling in his heart, and a faint sense of uneasiness welled up in his heart. When he looked up again, he met two pairs of eyes that were filled with anticipation. Thus, Lin Bai instantly dismissed the idea of calling Ling Xuewei. ¡°Forget it, she probably hasn¡¯t seen it yet. She¡¯ll probably return once she sees it.¡± Lin Bai comforted himself before putting away his phone and saying to Luo Yang and Zhu Kai, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go.¡± The phone was put into his shirt pocket, and he touched something soft. Lin Bai suddenly remembered that the black rag doll that he had confiscated from accountant Li was still in his pocket. This thing was very evil. Lin Bai¡¯s intuition told him that something bad would happen if he carried it out, so he casually stuffed it under his pillow. When Luo Yang saw it, his gossipy soul was immediately ignited. ¡°What game is this? A rag doll?¡± Lin Bai nodded and assented. Thinking about it, he was afraid that when he was not in the dormitory, he would be fooling around with Zhu Kai. Lin Bai was not afraid of being pestered by that thing. However, if Luo Yang and Zhu Kai were pestered by that thing, or even bewitched into becoming the servants of that oracle, then things would not be good. Hence, Lin Bai specially emphasized another sentence, ¡°This doll is very important to me. Don¡¯t touch it.¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai instantly revealed an expression of ¡°I understand.¡±. ¡°It¡¯s a gift from your girlfriend, right? Is it part of a matching pair of dolls?¡± ¡°Haha, don¡¯t worry, don¡¯t worry. We definitely won¡¯t touch it.¡± Lin Bai smiled and did not explain further. In any case, as long as the two of them promised not to touch it, it would be fine. As for whether there was a misunderstanding or not, it was not important. It was unlikely that they would be so bored that they would specially run to Yu Jinmo to bring up the matter of this doll. ¡°Let¡¯s go for a ride.¡± Before Lin Bai could finish his sentence, Luo Yang and Zhu Kai had already rushed out cheering. They could not wait. After the three of them left, the dormitory was silent. A moment later, a wisp of black gas suddenly floated out from under Lin Bai¡¯s pillow. The black smoke seemed to have a life of its own. It circled around Lin Bai¡¯s bed and then began to circle around the dormitory. It was as if it was inspecting its ¡®new territory¡¯. Wherever it brushed past, there was a layer of darkness that could not be seen by the naked eye. However, in a few seconds, a white light suddenly erupted from Lin Bai¡¯s locker. After the white light, everything returned to silence. The black gas and invisible aura all disappeared completely. The white light also disappeared together as if nothing had happened. If Luo Yang could see the scene just now, he would be surprised to find that the white light that burst out just now was exactly the same as the white light that he saw a few days ago. If there was a difference, it would be that the white light on the night of the full moon was gentler and had existed for a longer period of time. The white light that had erupted just now had only existed for an extremely short period of time, and it seemed to carry some sort of biting cold killing intent. However, the two white lights were essentially the same. It was a pity that no one had seen what had just happened. It had become a secret forever, and perhaps no one would ever know about it. ¡­ At this moment, Lin Bai had just brought Luo Yang and Zhu Kai to the parking lot. Before getting into the car, he received a call from Chief Feng. Lin Bai glanced at the screen and said to Luo Yang and Zhu Kai, ¡°You two wait for me in the car first. I need to take this call.¡± Then, he walked further away before picking up the phone. Chief Feng went straight to the point and asked, ¡°Mr. Lin, where were you at 5:25 p.m. the day before yesterday?¡± Lin Bai was stunned by the question. Then, he recalled that it was the day before yesterday when he had a premonition that something might happen to Ling Xuewei and went to the underground garage to save her. He did not hide anything and answered honestly, ¡°If I remember correctly, I should have been in the underground garage of Soaring Phoenix real estate at that time.¡± ¡°It could also be that I had just driven away not long ago. At that time, I did not pay attention to the time, so I do not remember it very clearly.¡± Chief Feng asked again, ¡°At about 5:15, you had a physical conflict with Wang Hao, the former assistant of the CEO of Soaring Phoenix Real Estate, right?¡± Lin Bai replied, ¡°You could say that. But at that time, it was mainly because he tried to attack Ling Xuewei that I stopped him from having a physical altercation..¡± Chapter 195 - Wang Hao Is Dead Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Did something happen to Wang Hao? Or did something happen to Ling Xuewei?¡± Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but worry. He knew that Chief Feng would never call him for no reason and ask him these questions. Moreover, the other party had told the time so precisely, which meant that the police had probably checked the surveillance cameras. The inquiry on the phone was just a routine inquiry. The important thing was not what kind of answer Lin Bai gave, but whether Lin Bai was lying or deliberately hiding it. It was precisely because Lin Bai understood this that he answered all the questions and did not dare to have any petty thoughts. Chief Feng was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone. Clearly, he was considering whether or not to tell Lin Bai and how much he should tell him. ¡°Wang Hao is dead.¡± Chief Feng¡¯s first words were like thunder on the ground, making Lin Bai¡¯s heart unable to calm down. Chief Feng¡¯s next words were even more explosive. ¡°The surveillance showed that three minutes after you had a physical confrontation with him, you drove out of the underground garage ¡°Seven minutes later, the security guards of the building rushed to the scene of the incident. At that time, Wang Hao was in a coma and was later sent to the Emergency Center for treatment ¡°According to the doctor¡¯s diagnosis, Wang Hao had a very serious head injury, so he had been in a deep coma ¡°Just an hour ago, Wang Hao lost all his vital signs and was officially declared dead by the Doctor ¡°Mr. Lin, although I really don¡¯t want to say this, you were indeed the last person who had contact with him and even had a physical conflict.¡± In other words, Lin Bai was now the biggest suspect. After hearing this, Lin Bai¡¯s mind was buzzing. He scratched his palm with all his strength, using the pain to force himself to stay calm. Lin Bai took a deep breath and said, ¡°Chief Feng, since you have checked the surveillance cameras, you should be able to see that I didn¡¯t hit Wang Hao¡¯s head at that time.¡± ¡°I admit that I did hit him, but with my strength at that time, it was far from enough to kill someone. In fact, when he tried to attack Ling Xuewei, his mental state was already very abnormal.¡± ¡°It is very likely that he encountered something before that led to his death. It is not necessarily because of my beating.¡± ¡°No, it definitely wasn¡¯t because of me. I¡¯m very sure that I didn¡¯t touch his head. It¡¯s impossible for me to cause a head injury.¡± If it was another cause of death, it might have been related. However, Lin Bai had never touched his head. Lin Bai wasn¡¯t a fool. He knew the principle that one couldn¡¯t casually hit someone¡¯s head. Especially after he obtained the divine level fighting technique and his physical fitness had been greatly strengthened, he would pay special attention to controlling his strength to avoid irreparable consequences. ¡°Oh right, Ling Xuewei can help me testify that Wang Hao¡¯s mental state at that time was absolutely abnormal!¡± Chief Feng said, ¡°We have already invited Miss Ling to cooperate with the investigation. She did indeed mention this situation.¡± ¡°At that time, I have personally seen the surveillance video in the underground garage. Indeed, you did not hit Wang Hao¡¯s head.¡± ¡°But this does not mean that Wang Hao¡¯s death has absolutely nothing to do with you.¡± ¡°After all, you were the last person he had contact with when he was alive. Moreover, there was a physical conflict between the two of you. The current evidence is very unfavorable to you.¡± ¡°Therefore, according to the rules, we have to invite you over to cooperate with the investigation. Mr. Lin, I hope you can understand.¡± Chief Feng was already very polite. In fact, he could have asked Lin Bai to go over and accept the investigation. But his words and tone were as gentle as possible. Of course, this was out of respect for ye Weijun. Lin Bai knew that he could not avoid this matter no matter what. Unless he could find other evidence to prove that Wang Hao¡¯s head injury had nothing to do with him. Otherwise, as the last person to have a conflict with Wang Hao, Lin Bai would not be able to clear his name so easily. Chief Feng said that he wanted him to go over and cooperate with the investigation, but in reality, Lin Bai had to go even if he did not want to. There was no other choice. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be there right away.¡± Lin Bai sighed, hung up, and turned back to Luo Yang and Zhu Kai, ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t take you for a ride today. You guys can go back to school.¡± Luo Yang saw that Lin Bai¡¯s expression was not right and quickly asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What happened?¡± Lin Bai said vaguely, ¡°I got into some trouble. I have to go to the police station to accept an investigation. I don¡¯t know how long it will take for me to come back.¡± ¡°If I have to check my bed tonight, I¡¯ll have to trouble you guys to help me apply for a leave.¡± Luo Yang was also getting anxious. ¡°It¡¯s okay to ask for a leave of absence, it¡¯s just a small matter. Boss, tell us properly, what exactly did you get into? I¡¯ll see if I can get my family to pull some strings to help you!¡± Lin Bai smiled bitterly and shook his head. ¡°No need, you definitely can¡¯t help me with this matter.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry too much, I believe that the police will definitely investigate it clearly. If it has nothing to do with me, then it has nothing to do with me. Alright, you guys go back quickly. I have to hurry to the police station.¡± Luo Yang¡¯s family indeed had a lot of connections. They had helped Lin Bai many times before. However, this time, it was different. How good was Chief Feng¡¯s attitude towards Lin Bai in the past? He had even helped Lin Bai with various matters several times. But after Wang Hao¡¯s death, he had no choice but to do his job properly. According to the rules, he asked Lin Bai to go over and accept the investigation. Even the director of the City Public Security Bureau couldn¡¯t help him, let alone Luo Yang¡¯s family connections. Luo Yang and Zhu Kai said a few comforting words and told Lin Bai to relax and take it easy. They then got out of the car with a heavy heart. Lin Bai silently started the car. Suddenly, Accountant Li¡¯s black doll flashed through his mind for no reason. Then, he thought that he was still in the period of maximum luck. Logically speaking, he should not have encountered such an unlucky thing. Moreover, he had just tested it a few hours ago. He could get full marks just by luck alone. How could he be so unlucky now? ¡°That doll is too unlucky, right?¡± Lin Bai could not help but mutter to himself. He suspected that the black cloth doll had destroyed his original good luck. However, it had already happened. Even if he went back and threw the doll away or burned it, it would not change anything. ¡°I¡¯ll take it one step at a time. I hope I still have some remaining luck value to clear my name as soon as possible.¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself, trying hard to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind, and drove straight to the police station. Along the way, his attention was all focused on observing the road condition at all times, so he didn¡¯t notice that the pendant hanging on his wrist was emitting a faint white mist. Under the bright sunlight near noon, the faint white mist was unremarkable. If one did not look closely, one would not notice it at all.. Chapter 196 - Timely Reminder Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation His phone rang. It was the long-awaited Future News app¡¯s exclusive push tone. Lin Bai¡¯s heart trembled, and he was in a trance for a moment. He wondered if he was dreaming. Ignoring the fact that the red light was about to turn green, Lin Bai quickly took out his phone and unlocked it. On the screen, there was a semi-transparent push window. The caption on it was faint, but it was still barely legible. [Killer Doctor! The director of the city¡¯s Emergency Medical Center has finally been caught for killing several people in a row!] Lin Bai quickly clicked on the pop-up window in a bid to see the news content that he believed. However, a wave of snowflakes suddenly flashed on the phone¡¯s screen, followed by a notification that the battery had been used up. The next second, the phone automatically turned off. However, Lin Bai clearly remembered that the phone originally still had more than 70% battery. No matter what, it was impossible to use up all the battery with just a push. This was not scientific! Lin Bai tried to turn on the phone repeatedly, but the phone did not respond at all, as if it had really used up the last bit of battery. The signal light had long changed, and Lin Bai did not start. The car in the back of the line pressed the horn hard to urge him. Lin Bai had no choice but to drive past this intersection first. Then, he parked his car in front of a convenience store. ¡°Please lend me your charger,¡±Lin Bai said anxiously. When the battery was charged, the phone screen finally lit up again. The battery was displayed at 1% . Lin Bai had no choice but to believe it. The battery from before was indeed all used up. Lin Bai suddenly had an absurd thought. He felt that perhaps the Future News app had foreseen the difficult situation he was about to face, so it had spared no effort to send the notification. That was why it had used up all the remaining battery in the phone in an instant. Perhaps there were many other costs, but Lin Bai still had no way of knowing. Seeing the battery increase bit by bit, Lin Bai turned the phone back on. The result was just as he had expected. The pop-up window just now had disappeared without a trace. Even the Future News app on his desktop had also disappeared without a trace. However, Lin Bai was sure that it was still in his phone. It was just that because of the interference from his superpower, he couldn¡¯t see it for the time being. Lin Bai held the phone to his chest and said in his heart, ¡°Thank you for trying your best to remind me. This is very useful. Thank you.¡± The convenience store owner could not help but laugh and joke when he saw Lin Bai¡¯s expression. ¡°Why are you so nervous? Are you afraid of missing your girlfriend¡¯s message?¡± Lin Bai smiled and did not explain. When he saw that his phone was almost fully charged, he paid the money and left. However, he did not realize that when the bracelet pendant accidentally touched the phone screen, a faint ripple of water gently spread out. In an instant, it was gone. ¡­ When he arrived at the police station, Lin Bai answered all the questions in a very cooperative manner. He carefully recalled everything he had done on the day of the accident. In the face of the questions raised by the police, he also tried his best to answer them one by one. After more than two hours, he asked and answered almost the same questions over and over again, but did not find any loopholes. Only then did the police let him go for the time being. ¡°Mr. Lin, thank you very much for your cooperation ¡°However, we still have a lot of things to investigate and verify, so we can¡¯t let you leave for the time being ¡°I¡¯m sorry for making you wait here for a while.¡± Lin Bai nodded to show his understanding and said, ¡°It¡¯s the duty of a citizen to cooperate with the police investigation. As long as I can answer any questions, I will definitely tell you everything ¡°However, I have a small opinion. Don¡¯t just focus on me to investigate, but also properly investigate others.¡± ¡°For example, the medical staff who rescued Wang Hao. They have also come into contact with Wang Hao. Maybe we can get some clues from them?¡± The two senior police officers who were in charge of taking Lin Bai¡¯s statement were very experienced. When they heard this, their faces immediately turned sullen. Although Lin Bai¡¯s suggestion was only a suggestion, when they heard those questions, it became a question of their experience and ability in handling cases. Of course, they wouldn¡¯t be happy. If it wasn¡¯t for Chief Feng specifically instructing them to be as polite as possible to Lin Bai, they would have already started to argue. ¡°The police have their own procedures for investigating. We Won¡¯t leave out anyone who needs to be investigated.¡± One of the old policemen said this with a sullen look on his face. The implication was: There is no need for an amateur like you to make any random suggestions. Lin Bai nodded repeatedly. ¡°Yes, yes, yes. Of course, I believe in the police¡¯s ability to handle cases. I believe that you will find out the truth as soon as possible and return me my innocence.¡± The two old policemen left, leaving Lin Bai alone to sit in the interrogation room. Time passed like years. At the same time, in another room. Chief Feng had already watched the entire interrogation process through the surveillance camera. He had even heard Lin Bai¡¯s final suggestion clearly. ¡°Have the emergency medical center sent people to ask?¡± Chief Feng looked at his subordinate beside him and asked. The subordinate immediately replied, ¡°They sent Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li to go, but they haven¡¯t returned yet.¡± ¡°Send a few more people over and ask all the medical staff who participated in the rescue as soon as possible. If there¡¯s anything wrong, tell me immediately.¡± The subordinate was slightly stunned. He obviously did not expect Chief Feng to be so attentive to Lin Bai¡¯s suggestion. In his opinion, the suspicion of the medical staff was much smaller than Lin Bai¡¯s. Who would want to kill an unrelated stranger for no reason? He could just send two young men over to ask. It was just a formality. was there a need to make such a big fuss? Although he thought so in his heart, his face did not reveal the slightest bit of it. On the contrary, he nodded very seriously and agreed. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll arrange for people right away.¡± Chief Feng nodded slightly. His gaze was fixed on the surveillance screen. Through the screen, he monitored Lin Bai¡¯s every move. He unconsciously tapped on the table with his knuckles. He secretly recalled the information he had obtained when he investigated Lin Bai. On the surface, Lin Bai was just a college student from an ordinary family. There was nothing special about him. However, the technology department had investigated the flow of funds in Lin Bai¡¯s bank account at that time. The figure was frighteningly high. Moreover, the relationship between him and ye Weijun was also unfathomable. The old man had retired for many years and had never been involved in the affairs of the world. However, he could personally call and scold the director of the Provincial Public Security Department for his sake. Such protection even made Chief Feng wonder if Lin Bai was the illegitimate son of the ye family who was wandering outside? But whether it was true or not, one thing was certain ¡ª Lin Bai was untouchable. The power behind him was something few people in the country could afford to offend.. Chapter 197 - What Can I Do Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation It was precisely because he knew what kind of power and background Lin Bai had that Chief Feng did not believe that Lin Bai would destroy his own future for a small fry like Wang Hao. Moreover, the surveillance video of the underground garage clearly showed that Lin Bai did not hit Wang Hao¡¯s head from the beginning to the end. There was no evidence that could prove that Lin Bai was directly related to Wang Hao¡¯s death. Therefore, Chief Feng absolutely believed that Lin Bai was innocent. He showed such strong importance to Lin Bai¡¯s suggestion. In fact, it was also to gain some good impression from Lin Bai after the truth was found out. Regardless of whether the final result was related to the medical staff who saved Wang Hao, at least he followed Lin Bai¡¯s suggestion. That was enough. Soon, the police officers sent to the hospital to inquire sent back a message saying that there was a new discovery. The director of the Emergency Medical Center, Wu Tao, claimed that he had only seen Wang Hao briefly when he was sent to the hospital when he was questioned. Later, because there were more critical patients that he needed to deal with, he handed Wang Hao over to another attending doctor under him to be responsible. He had no further contact with Wang Hao. However, when the police investigated the surveillance, they accidentally discovered that on the morning of Wang Hao¡¯s death, Wu Tao had entered his ward alone and stayed for a long time. After Wang Hao¡¯s death, because he could not contact his family for the time being, his body could only be temporarily stored in the hospital¡¯s mortuary. Wu Tao then entered the mortuary without permission and touched Wang Hao¡¯s corpse. He had clearly come into contact with Wang Hao, and it was so abnormal, but he deliberately hid it, pretending that he could not remember who Wang Hao was. This was too strange. ¡°Bring Wu Tao back, I will personally question him.¡± Chief Feng decisively gave the order and adjusted the direction of the investigation, completely focusing on Wu Tao. Before Wu Tao arrived, all the information about him had already been printed out and sent to Chief Feng. According to the information, Wu Tao was born into a family of medicinal practitioners. His parents were both doctors. He had also been admitted to the best medical school in the country and obtained a doctorate degree with excellent results. After graduation, he was hired by the city emergency medical center with a high salary. He had been promoted to the position of director without any setbacks. His love life was also very stable. His wife was his university classmate. After graduation, she entered the city Emergency Medical Center with him and worked as an attending physician in another department. They also had a daughter. She was currently five years old and was in kindergarten. From the information, Wu Tao was a winner with a smooth life. He had a successful career and a happy family. Most importantly, his interpersonal network did not have any interaction with Wang Hao, and there was no conflict between the two. He did not seem to have any reason to deliberately kill Wang Hao. However, his behavior was so strange. When Wang Hao was in a deep coma, he sneaked into the ward and stayed there. After that, he deliberately hid it. After Wang Hao died, he bribed the mortuary security and went in to touch Wang Hao¡¯s body. He also hid the fact that he had contact with Wang Hao again. Chief Feng could not figure out why such a respected doctor who had everything going for him would do such a thing? He thought for a long time, but there was no answer. Chief Feng rubbed his aching temple and asked his subordinate beside him, ¡°What do Wu Tao¡¯s colleagues think of him?¡± The subordinate replied, ¡°His colleagues say that he is humble and has good skills. He is a good doctor that is hard to come by.¡± ¡°Everyone thinks very highly of him.¡± ¡°Oh right, but he seems to have been in a bad mood in the past one to two months.¡± Chief Feng paused in his movements before quickly asking, ¡°What happened? Tell us the details.¡± The subordinate replied, ¡°I can¡¯t explain the details. I just saw that he has been in a foul mood, and he seems to be very tired and haggard. He has suddenly become especially wary of others.¡± ¡°Everyone guessed that he was too tired and gave himself too much pressure. They advised him to take a vacation and have a good rest.¡± ¡°After that, he did take a few days off. When he came back, his condition was a little better, but it couldn¡¯t be compared to before.¡± ¡°Then, everyone felt that he became more and more serious, and everyone was afraid of him.¡± Chief Feng muttered to himself, ¡°His personality suddenly changed¡­ that seems to be a problem. With this as a breakthrough point, we should be able to get some information out of him.¡± At this moment, a young policeman knocked on the door and came in. He said respectfully, ¡°Chief Feng, he has been brought in.¡± ¡°Yes, send him to interrogation room No. 3. I¡¯ll be there in a moment.¡± Then, Chief Feng asked someone to send over the statements of the other medical staff. After going through them one by one, he went to the interrogation room to prepare to interrogate Wu Tao. At this time, Wu Tao had been left out for a long time, and he was clearly a little anxious. Chief Feng first asked some routine questions about work and family. Based on the tone and manner in which Wu Tao answered, it seemed that he was not lying. He liked his current job very much, and he also loved his wife and daughter very much. The possibility that family conflicts affected his emotions could basically be ruled out. Chief Feng took out the photo that he had prepared beforehand and asked Wu Tao, ¡°Is this your daughter?¡± Wu Tao nodded. ¡°Yes. Her name is Wu Xinxin. She¡¯s five years old.¡± Chief Feng smiled. ¡°She¡¯s so cute. Seeing her smile so happily, your family should love her very much, right?¡± Wu Tao said, ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°That¡¯s such a pity.¡± Chief Feng suddenly said this. Wu Tao was obviously stunned. He could not understand why Chief Feng said that. Chief Feng stared into his eyes, his expression gradually turning cold and stern. ¡°As a doctor, you don¡¯t save people but harm them instead. Do you live up to your conscience?¡± ¡°When your daughter grows up in the future, how disappointed and painful will she be when she finds out that her father is a killer? When you did those things, have you ever thought about your wife and daughter?¡± The sudden outburst of questions was like a huge bolt of lightning that struck Wu Tao¡¯s heart. It instantly shattered his already shaken psychological defense. ¡°I don¡¯t want to! But what can I do? !¡± ¡°I won¡¯t do it! Xin Xin and Yin Qiu will both die!! What can I do?! What can I do?!¡± Wu Tao was on the verge of breaking down. In the end, he burst into tears. He buried his face in his palm and asked again and again, feeling extremely helpless. Wu Tao¡¯s reaction was obviously beyond Chief Feng¡¯s expectations. Chief Feng knew that his sudden question would very likely break Wu Tao¡¯s psychological defense. However, he never thought that just a few words would actually make Wu Tao break down to such an extent.. Chapter 198 - Sudden Death Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Chief Feng did not speak for a long time. He just silently watched Wu Tao break down and cry. When he estimated that Wu Tao¡¯s emotions should have been almost vented, Chief Feng spoke slowly. ¡°If someone is threatening you, you can say it. I promise you in the name of the chief of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the police will do their best to help you. Your wife and daughter will not be in danger. The police will protect them.¡± Wu Tao shook his head in despair. ¡°You? No, you can¡¯t protect them. No one can protect them.¡± Wu Tao¡¯s words were filled with deep sorrow and despair. With such strong emotions, even the experienced Chief Feng could not help but feel sympathetic. ¡°You haven¡¯t even tried. How do you know that we can¡¯t protect you?¡± ¡°Dr. Wu, you should have more confidence in the police.¡± Chief Feng tried his best to calm Wu Tao¡¯s emotions with a gentle tone. But Wu Tao roared with tears in his eyes: ¡°You have no idea what I¡¯m facing!!¡± Chief Feng nodded calmly. ¡°Yes, we don¡¯t know. That¡¯s why you need to tell us. Only if you say it, will the police know how to help you.¡± Wu Tao said stubbornly, ¡°You can¡¯t help me.¡± The other party seemed to have fallen into an endless loop. Chief Feng spent a very long time and almost used up all his life¡¯s experience to finally make Wu Tao¡¯s thick heart waver a little. ¡°Will you really believe me if I say it?¡± Wu Tao asked tentatively. When he heard his question, Chief Feng was instantly delighted. He knew that his several hours of hard work had finally paid off. Since Wu Tao asked this, it meant that he had already wanted to say it. Therefore, Chief Feng nodded without hesitation and answered sincerely and solemnly, ¡°Of course, as long as you say it, we will definitely believe you.¡± ¡°Perhaps some things may seem strange to you, but in fact, they are not that strange to the police. Among the cases we have handled, there are countless things that are unimaginable.¡± ¡°Therefore, please believe in the police¡¯s experience, knowledge, and ability to accept it. Don¡¯t have any misgivings and speak boldly.¡± These words clearly made Wu Tao¡¯s mood relax quite a bit. He slowly took a deep breath and finally mustered up the courage to speak. ¡°If I said that someone threatened me in my dream, would you believe it?¡± Chief Feng tried his best to maintain a calm and gentle expression and nodded slightly. ¡°I believe it. Continue speaking.¡± No matter how ridiculous the statement was, it was better than being silent because as long as one was willing to tell, even if it was a lie, it could reveal a lot of information. Chief Feng¡¯s affirmation obviously gave Wu Tao great psychological comfort. He continued, ¡°About two months ago, a rag doll suddenly appeared out of nowhere beside me. I couldn¡¯t even throw it away.¡± ¡°Then I began to have strange dreams. I dreamed that¡­¡± At this point, Wu Tao¡¯s expression suddenly became distorted, full of fear and pain. He kept struggling and opened his mouth, wanting to scream but he couldn¡¯t make any sound. Chief Feng was shocked by his appearance and quickly went forward to see what was wrong with him. However, just as he was about to touch Wu Tao, Wu Tao¡¯s body suddenly became like a deflated doll. It brushed against Chief Feng¡¯s fingertip and collapsed weakly. At that moment of contact, there was a bone-piercing chill. Chief Feng could not help but shiver. He tried his best to maintain his composure and reached out to check Wu Tao¡¯s breath. There was no breath. He checked his pulse again. There was no breath either. ¡°Quick! Call an ambulance!¡± Chief Feng roared his orders and knelt on the ground without caring about his image. He personally performed CPR on Wu Tao. One minute, two minutes, three minutes.. Time passed bit by bit. No matter how hard Chief Feng tried, Wu Tao did not react at all. The expression of fear and distortion froze on his face. At the same time, it was deeply imprinted in Chief Feng¡¯s mind. It became a nightmare that would not go away for a long time. The ambulance finally arrived. The medical staff of the emergency center entered the interrogation room and found that the patient was actually Wu Tao. They were all very surprised. They tried their best to save him, but in the end, they were unable to save him. ¡°Sorry, we really tried our best¡­¡± All the medical staff were very sad. Their former colleague had fallen in front of them, but they were unable to save his life. This feeling was truly unbearable. Chief Feng also felt that his heart was filled with anxiety. He had spent so much effort and finally managed to pry open Wu Tao¡¯s mouth. In the end, he had only just begun, and Wu Tao had actually died? ! He had just died in front of him. He could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything. Chief Feng was so stifled that he almost wanted to curse. However, he still used his reason to restrain himself. He calmly said to the medical staff, ¡°You guys have worked hard.¡± ¡°Can you determine what caused Dr. Wu¡¯s sudden death?¡± ¡°Or did he have any previous illness?¡± The medical staff shook their heads in unison. ¡°There are many possible causes of sudden death, and we can¡¯t directly determine it.¡± ¡°As for illness, we¡¯ve never heard of it anyway.¡± ¡°Director Wu¡¯s physical fitness must be good. The hospital has a physical examination every year, and it doesn¡¯t seem to have found any problems.¡± Chief Feng nodded. ¡°Okay, I got it.¡± ¡°Contact the forensic doctor, inform the family, and prepare for the autopsy.¡± Actually, when Wu Tao first said that he was threatened in his dream, Chief Feng had thought that after he had finished talking, he would have to arrange for someone to give him a drug test. He suspected that Wu Tao had taken a drug or something like that, and that he was delirious and spouting nonsense. However, before he could do a drug test, he was about to do an autopsy. What the f*ck. Chief Feng controlled himself and arranged everything before he went outside to smoke. After half a pack of cigarettes, his depressed mood was finally relieved. He was about to go back and ask if Wu Tao¡¯s family had come. If he wanted to do an autopsy, he had to get his family¡¯s signature. At this moment, a young policeman trotted over and said to him, ¡°Chief Feng, Wu Tao¡¯s wife, Yin Qiu, was in a car accident on the way here. Their daughter, Wu Xinxin, was also in the car.¡± ¡°Both mother and daughter are seriously injured and are being sent to the emergency room for treatment.¡± Chief Feng¡¯s heart sank. ¡°What a coincidence!¡± ¡°Then it looks like we can only contact Wu Tao¡¯s parents.¡± ¡°Wu Tao¡¯s death was too strange. We have to conduct an autopsy no matter what. What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and contact them!¡± The young policeman shivered from being yelled at and quickly made a call. Not long after, the young policeman came over again. Chief Feng did not wait for him to speak and asked impatiently, ¡°Have you contacted them? Have they agreed to an autopsy?¡± Chapter 199 - No One Was Alive Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The young policeman replied, ¡°I did manage to get in touch with them, but I just finished telling them the basic situation. Something seemed to have happened over there.¡± ¡°I only heard the sound of heavy objects landing on the ground on the phone. No matter how I called them, there was no response from the other side.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already tried to contact Dr. Wu Tao¡¯s friends just now and asked them to come over to confirm the situation of Wu Tao¡¯s parents.¡± ¡°Currently, Dr. Wu Tao¡¯s friend is still on his way, so we don¡¯t know what exactly happened to his parents yet.¡± The police officer only objectively described what had just happened and did not reveal his own guess. In fact, he felt that it was very likely that Wu Tao¡¯s parents could not withstand the shock and fainted after hearing the bad news. However, this was only his guess after all. There was no basis for it, so he didn¡¯t dare to rashly say it out loud. Chief Feng had a similar guess in his heart. ¡°Are you sure it was the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground? Are there any other sounds?¡±He asked. The young policeman replied, ¡°Basically, I can be sure. There are no other sounds.¡± ¡°Okay, I got it. Let me know as soon as you have any new news.¡± Chief Feng tried his best to maintain his composure, but his heart felt like it was weighed down by a huge rock. He had never been superstitious, but now, for the first time in his life, he actually had the thought of praying to God. All of this was too strange and too coincidental. It was so coincidental that it did not seem like a coincidence. Not long after, the young policeman brought bad news. ¡°Chief Feng, Dr. Wu Tao¡¯s friend went to his house to check on him. The old couple have both passed away. According to our preliminary judgment, it should be a sudden cerebral hemorrhage.¡± The situation that he didn¡¯t want to happen the most finally became reality. Chief Feng asked, ¡°What about Wu Tao¡¯s wife and daughter? Have they been rescued?¡± ¡°This¡­¡± The young policeman looked troubled. Just as he was about to say that he was not sure, his cell phone in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and saw that it was a call from the hospital. He quickly said, ¡°Chief Feng, it¡¯s the hospital¡­¡± Chief Feng took his cell phone and picked up the call. He asked, ¡°Have they been rescued?¡± ¡°No. The injuries are too serious. We have tried our best.¡± The Doctor from the Emergency Medical Center replied. Chief Feng hung up the phone with a dark face. He thought for a moment and made a decision. ¡°Get the medical examiner to do an autopsy on Wu Tao immediately! We can¡¯t wait any longer!¡± He was eager to know the exact cause of Wu Tao¡¯s death. Wu Tao died in front of his eyes. From a sudden attack to complete death, the whole process only took a few seconds. Before that, Wu Tao had always acted very normal. Chief Feng did not believe that a person who was perfectly fine would suddenly die. He felt that there must be a reason behind this! No matter what, he had to dig out this reason. He had to give an explanation to Wu Tao and the souls of their parents, wife, and daughter in heaven! He also had to give a reasonable explanation to Wang Hao¡¯s murder case. ¡°Chief Feng, to perform an autopsy without the signature of the family member is not in accordance with the procedure. If the higher-ups ask¡­¡± ¡°If I tell you to go, then go! If there¡¯s anything, I¡¯ll take responsibility!¡± Chief Feng roared in a low voice. The young policeman was so scared that he shut his mouth. He did not dare to say any more nonsense and quickly went to look for the forensic doctor. Chief Feng lit another cigarette and took big drags of it as if he was venting. However, the heavy pressure in his heart could not be relieved in the slightest. He silently looked up at the dark night sky. The process of Wu Tao¡¯s sudden death replayed in his mind over and over again. It was not that he had never seen a living person die in front of him, but it had never caused him such a huge psychological impact. Perhaps it was not only Wu Tao¡¯s strange sudden death that caused this psychological impact, but also the deaths of his parents, wife, and daughter. Wu Tao¡¯s wife was on the way home from school when she suddenly heard the bad news. Her emotions fluctuated violently, causing her to lose focus while driving and cause a car accident. This could be explained. It could also be explained that his parents lost their children in their old age and could not bear the grief, resulting in a sudden stroke and death. However, it was too coincidental that all of these were piled together. From Wu Tao¡¯s sudden death to his wife and daughter dying in the hospital, the whole process added up to just over an hour. In such a short period of time, all three generations of his family had died. Not a single person was left alive. On the surface, it was a series of tragedies triggered by a tragedy. However, was it really like this? Was It really all a coincidence? The words that Wu Tao had said when he was alive echoed in Chief Feng¡¯s mind over and over again. He said, ¡°If I don¡¯t do this, Xinxin and Yinqiu will die. You can¡¯t protect them. No one can protect them. You have no idea what I¡¯m facing!¡± These few words were like a curse, lingering in Chief Feng¡¯s mind. Chief Feng asked himself in his heart, ¡°What did I say back then?¡± Oh, right, he advised Wu Tao to have confidence in the police, believing that the police would definitely be able to help him. Later, Wu Tao believed it, and he let down his guard and tried to confide in them. But the result? The result was that he died suddenly and mysteriously. His parents, wife, and daughter were all dead. It was really just like what he had shouted when he broke down. The police could not protect his family at all, nor could they give him any real help at all. Chief Feng did not believe what Wu Tao had said at first, about threats in dreams. But now, he was starting to believe it. The death of Wu Tao and his family was too much like a deliberate attempt to silence him. ¡°Maybe he was really threatened.¡± Chief Feng muttered to himself, his heart full of questions. Who was the one who threatened Wu Tao, and what was the other party¡¯s purpose? Wu Tao said that he was threatened in a dream. could the actual situation be some kind of hypnosis that made him think that he was dreaming? It seemed that the focus of the investigation should be placed on Wu Tao¡¯s recent two months of experience. Perhaps they could find more useful clues. After briefly organizing his thoughts, Chief Feng quickly adjusted his state of mind and returned to the interrogation room personally. He politely said to Lin Bai, ¡°Mr. Lin, thank you for your cooperation.¡± ¡°The police have received some new clues regarding Wang Hao¡¯s death. It can be preliminarily proved that his death is not directly related to you.¡± ¡°Your suspicion has been cleared. You can leave at any time. I¡¯m really sorry to have taken up so much of your time.¡± Lin Bai casually smiled and said, ¡°Chief Feng, you don¡¯t have to apologize to me. It¡¯s only right to cooperate with the police investigation. Anyway, it¡¯s good that the investigation has been cleared.¡± ¡°Have you caught the person who killed Wang Hao?¡± Compared to Chief Feng¡¯s apology, Lin Bai wanted to know whether the police had caught the murderer or not and whether the murderer was a killer doctor.. Chapter 200 - He Has A Girlfriend Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Hearing Lin Bai¡¯s question, Chief Feng asked instead of answering, ¡°How can you be sure that Wang Hao was killed? Can¡¯t it just be a sudden brain disease?¡± ¡°Previously, you were the one who reminded us to investigate the medical staff, and now we haven¡¯t caught him. Mr. Lin, do you know something?¡± Chief Feng¡¯s gaze was burning, as if he wanted to pierce through Lin Bai with his gaze. He had never doubted Lin Bai before, but just now, Lin Bai¡¯s question made him suspicious instantly. This was the first time Lin Bai had seen Chief Feng look at him with such a sharp gaze. He was so nervous that his heart was beating wildly, but he tried his best to maintain his composure and even forced out a smile. ¡°Chief Feng, you¡¯re too sensitive. I was just asking casually. I didn¡¯t think too much about it.¡± ¡°Wang Hao died so suddenly, so I suspected that he was harmed. I didn¡¯t even think about the sudden illness.¡± ¡°Then did he die of an illness?¡± At the end of his sentence, Lin Bai mustered up his courage and asked again. Chief Feng stared at Lin Bai suspiciously, trying to find some flaws in his expression. After staring at him for a long time, Chief Feng¡¯s gaze softened. However, he still refused to answer Lin Bai¡¯s question. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Lin. Wang Hao¡¯s case is still under investigation. It¡¯s not convenient for me to reveal the specific information to the public. I hope you understand.¡± Lin Bai let out an ¡°OH¡±in disappointment and did not continue to ask. ¡°Alright, then just pretend that I didn¡¯t ask.¡± ¡°Oh right, Ling Xuewei was also invited by you to ask questions before, right? where is she?¡± Chief Feng replied, ¡°I just sent someone to inform her that she can leave. She may have left by now, but she shouldn¡¯t have gone far.¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll leave too.¡± He left in a hurry. As soon as he left the Public Security Bureau, he hurriedly called Ling Xuewei. The call was picked up quickly. Ling Xuewei¡¯s voice was obviously tired. ¡°They let you go?¡±Ling Xuewei asked. ¡°Yes, where are you?¡± Ling Xuewei obviously hesitated for a moment before answering, ¡°On the way to the hospital.¡± ¡°Why do you want to go to the hospital?¡± Lin Bai blurted out. Then he remembered that Ling Xuewei had been pushed down by Wang Hao and hurt her tailbone. There was no particularly good treatment for tailbone injuries, so she could only rely on recuperation. She had been called to the police station for questioning for more than half a day. She had probably been sitting there the whole time, so it must have been very painful. That was why she was in a hurry to go to the hospital. ¡°Why don¡¯t I help you with acupuncture? It can temporarily numb your nerves and block the pain.¡± ¡°Although it can¡¯t make your tailbone recover immediately, it can at least make you feel less uncomfortable.¡± Lin Bai believed that his acupuncture technique was definitely more effective than the doctors in the hospital. The godly medical skills rewarded by the system were not something that ordinary people could compare to. On the other end of the phone, there was a few seconds of silence. Ling Xuewei stammered, ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. Um¡­ I, I¡¯m almost there, so I won¡¯t trouble you.¡± Lin Bai did not need to think to know that she was lying. Chief Feng said that she had just left not long ago. How could she reach the hospital so quickly. She was deliberately lying. It was obvious that she did not want to see him. Although Lin Bai did not know why Ling Xuewei suddenly did not want to see him, he still decided to respect her wishes. Therefore, he did not expose this lie. Instead, he said, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, that¡¯s good too. Let the Doctor prescribe some painkillers for you. It should be able to have a certain effect.¡± Ling Xuewei hummed softly and skipped the topic. ¡°I saw the V letter you sent earlier. Our Company did hire a few headhunters two years ago, but we haven¡¯t contacted them for almost two years. I¡¯m not sure if they have changed careers yet.¡± ¡°Let me confirm with them first. Then I¡¯ll push the contact information to you.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°There¡¯s no rush. You should take care of your body first.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± There was another short period of silence, and there was a subtle awkwardness in the atmosphere. In the end, it was Ling Xuewei who ended the conversation first. ¡°I¡¯m at the hospital. Let¡¯s not talk about it for now.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Bai hung up the phone. He clearly felt that the relationship between him and Ling Xuewei had suddenly become much more distant. It was clearly not like this before. What exactly happened that made Ling Xuewei suddenly become so distant from him? Lin Bai¡¯s heart was filled with doubts, but he still could not think of an answer. .. On the other side, Ling Xuewei hung up the phone and looked out the window at the rapidly passing street scene. She could not help but feel a wave of bitterness in her heart. There was an indescribable sadness. ¡°She has a girlfriend.¡± She kept reminding herself in her heart. However, the more she reminded herself, the more intense the bitterness in her heart became. Although it was only a short moment, the impression that Yu Jinmo left on her was too deep. That kind of bright and lively temperament made people feel as if her entire body was emitting light. She was like a small sun that was walking. Full of vitality, full of sunlight, full of healing power. It was as if just staying by her side would be healed by the energy she emitted. As for herself? On the surface, she seemed to be very good. She had looks, figure, and temperament. However, she knew better than anyone else about the darkness and filth that was deeply buried in her heart. ¡°Ling Xuewei, how can you compare yourself to him?¡± ¡°Give up. You¡¯re not worthy of Mr. Lin. He¡¯s Not Someone You can dream of.¡± Ling Xuewei told herself over and over again in her heart. She stabbed herself in the heart, trying to use this method to force herself to give up on thoughts that she shouldn¡¯t have. Before she got too deep into it, it was still not too late to turn back. ¡­ There were still many unread messages on Lin Bai¡¯s letter. Most of them were from his roommates, asking about the situation. There were also a few messages from Yu Jinmo. The first message was sent at noon, asking if Lin Bai wanted to have lunch together. The last one asked why he didn¡¯t reply, and there were two other unanswered voice calls. The last one was sent half an hour ago, a long paragraph: ¡°Lin Bai, why haven¡¯t you replied to my messages? Are you busy or did something happen? When I saw that you replied to me, I was worried about you? Today, I was restless all day. I kept feeling like something was going to happen. I was thinking too much, right? Please, reply to my messages quickly.¡± Between the lines, she was full of anxiety and worry. Lin Bai quickly made a call. Yu Jinmo answered immediately. ¡°That¡¯s great! You finally contacted me!¡± Yu Jinmo said excitedly. Lin Bai said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for making you worry about me. I was busy with something earlier, so I didn¡¯t have time to look at my phone.¡± Actually, when he was questioned at the Public Security Bureau, the police took away Lin Bai¡¯s phone. But Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to worry Yu Jinmo, so he told a white lie.. Chapter 201 - Written In Blood Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°It¡¯s fine if you didn¡¯t hear the message, but didn¡¯t you hear the voice call I gave you?¡±Yu Jinmo asked. Lin Bai could only say, ¡°I muted my phone at that time. I¡¯m sorry.¡± Yu jinmo scolded, ¡°You scared me to death! I couldn¡¯t contact you for half a day. I thought something happened to you!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t do this again! Even if you have something to do, can¡¯t you tell me in advance? I won¡¯t bother you if you tell me¡­¡± ¡°Seriously, is it so hard to tell in advance?¡± Yu Jinmo grumbled in grievance. Lin Bai could even imagine how she pouted when she said this. It would have been great if Yu Jinmo was in front of him now. That way, he could directly hug Yu Jinmo into his arms and pinch her little face. Unfortunately, he could only use words to appease her through the phone. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I wasn¡¯t thoughtful this time. I¡¯ll definitely let you know if there¡¯s anything next time, okay?¡± Yu Jinmo replied gloomily, ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll forgive you this time. Don¡¯t do this again next time!¡± ¡°No, no, this is the last time.¡± Lin Bai comforted Yu Jinmo gently, but he was afraid that the next time something unexpected happened, he would not be able to tell Yu Jinmo in time. Thus, he quickly gave her a warning: ¡°But if I¡¯m too busy to remember, or if it¡¯s too late, don¡¯t worry too much.¡± ¡°I¡¯m a man. What can happen to me?¡± ¡°So even if you can¡¯t contact me, you don¡¯t have to worry. Just watch a movie and listen to some music. I¡¯ll naturally contact you when I¡¯m free.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t let your imagination run wild, understand?¡± Yu Jinmo said obediently, ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll try not to let my imagination run wild next time.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s a good girl. Alright, I¡¯ll go back first. See You at school later.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Bai hung up the phone and suddenly felt that something wasn¡¯t right. He flipped the phone over and took a look. There was actually a note stuck on the phone case on the back. The words on the note were as red as blood. When Lin Bai flipped the phone over, his fingertips accidentally brushed against the note, and the red ink on the note was wiped away. It was as if someone had wiped away the blood that hadn¡¯t dried yet, making it even more eerie and terrifying. ¡°Do you want to have more superpowers?¡± That one sentence instantly made Lin Bai¡¯s hair stand on end! Who was the one who pasted the note? How did the other party know that he had superpowers? ! And, most importantly¡­ When did the other party pasted the note on It? Lin Bai was very sure that when he took the phone back from Chief Feng, there was absolutely no note on it. Otherwise, Chief Feng would not have returned the note and the phone to him without even asking. After he walked out of the Public Security Bureau, he could not wait to call Ling Xuewei. At that time, there should not have been a note on the phone case. Because when he flipped through the messages later, according to Lin Bai¡¯s habit of holding the phone, if there was a note on the phone case at that time, he would definitely be able to touch it. However, the truth was that he did not feel anything unusual at that time. After simply checking the unread messages, he called Yu Jinmo. Therefore, this note could only have been pasted during the period when he was on the phone with Yu Jinmo. Lin Bai forced himself to remain calm. He opened the V message chat box with Yu Jinmo and confirmed the time of the call. Two minutes and fifty-eight seconds. In less than three minutes, the other party approached him, pasted a note on the back of his phone, and then left. Lin Bai did not notice the entire process. This was too terrifying! Lin Bai was very sure that no one had approached him just now. This was the main entrance of the Public Security Bureau! It was very empty! If someone approached, Lin Bai would definitely see it! But he didn¡¯t see anything, nor did he feel anything. It wasn¡¯t just that no one approached. It should be said that during the time he was on the phone, there was no one around at all. This note seemed to have appeared out of thin air. As Lin Bai listened to the red ink that was gradually drying on the note, the coldness in his heart spread out uncontrollably. ¡°If you have anything to say, say it to my face. What¡¯s the point of playing tricks Like This?¡± Lin Bai lowered his voice and said this to the air in front of him. He wasn¡¯t sure if the person who had put the note was still by his side. He wasn¡¯t even sure if the person had ever gotten close to him. But other than that, he had no other way to communicate with the person. If it weren¡¯t for the environment, and he didn¡¯t want to appear too abnormal, Lin Bai even wanted to shout at the top of his lungs. Unfortunately, this was the main entrance of the Public Security Bureau. He did not want to be invited back for questioning. One second, two seconds, ten seconds.. Lin Bai waited for half a minute, but there was no response. The night wind blew, and the leaves rustled. Everything was so normal. Yet so abnormal. Lin Bai clenched the piece of paper in his palm bit by bit and crumpled it into a ball. ¡°No matter what you want to do, I¡¯m not afraid of You. Just come at me!¡± He threw the paper ball on the ground and walked quickly to the parking lot. A breeze blew and the note disappeared. Lin Bai walked forward without looking back, so he did not realize that the paper ball that he had thrown away had disappeared. There had been too many strange things recently, and Lin Bai felt extremely tired. All he wanted now was to hurry back to school, give her a good hug, and smell the fragrance in her hair. Even if he didn¡¯t say anything, just a hug would give Lin Bai a lot of peace of mind. With this thought in mind, he quickly got into the car and fastened his seatbelt. However, just as he was about to start the fire, his entire body suddenly froze. Because from the corner of his eye, he saw that there was an additional thing on his front passenger seat. The Black Doll sat quietly in the front passenger seat. No matter how he looked at it, his smile was very strange. Lin Bai clearly remembered that he had left the doll in the dormitory previously. He had not brought it out at all! But now, the black doll was sitting right beside him. This was the first time Lin Bai felt such intense fear. Without thinking, he quickly opened the car door and threw the black doll out! To hell with waiting in the dream! To hell with searching for clues! Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to see this thing anymore! He regretted it now. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn¡¯t have brought this unlucky thing here! Lin Bai slammed the car door and quickly started the car, speeding in the direction of the school. The car was speeding faster and faster, and in the end, it had already exceeded the speed limit. However, Lin Bai did not care at all. Right now, he just wanted to get as far away from that strange and unlucky doll as possible! He just wanted to see Yu Jinmo as soon as possible and hug her tightly! In the parking lot. The black doll that he had thrown away lay quietly on the ground. ¡°Hehe.¡± There seemed to be a vague laughter mixed in the wind.. Chapter 202 - Welcome to the Hunter game Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation S City tonight was abnormally empty. At the intersection, only Lin Bai¡¯s car was waiting for the green light alone. ¡°Whoosh ¨C¡° ¡°Pa.¡± A note was blown by the wind and stuck to the windshield. Bright red words appeared in front of his eyes. ¡°Do you want to stand at the top of all living things?¡± The second question of the night. The next second, the note was blown away by the wind again. Only a glaring blood trail was left behind as it slowly slid down the glass. Lin Bai did not know why, but he had a feeling that this time, the note was not ink, but real blood. Human blood. Lin Bai gripped the steering wheel tightly and stared at the red light in front of him, hoping that it would quickly change color so that he could leave this damned place. However, the red light lasted strangely long. Lin Bai felt that he had waited for a century, but the signal light before him did not show any signs of changing color. His patience had finally run out. ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll just deduct points!¡± Lin Bai gritted his teeth and drove straight out. At that moment, the originally empty intersection suddenly surged with white strips of paper that blotted out the sky and covered the earth. Each piece of paper was covered with blood-colored words. The strips of paper were like snowflakes, and in the blink of an eye, they covered the entire windshield. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t see the road at all. He was forced to see the blood-colored words on the strips of paper. ¡°Do you want to have more superpowers? ¡°Do you want to stand at the top of all living things ¡°Do you want to become a God?¡± At the same time, an unprecedentedly intense buzz sounded in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. It was as if an intense pain came from the deepest part of his soul, causing him to tremble involuntarily. This was the buzzing sound produced by the interference of his special ability. However, it was also a kind of coercion and threat. At this moment, Lin Bai suddenly understood why Wang Hao had died of a head injury. It was likely that before he died, he had also experienced the same torment. Lin Bai used almost all of his strength to burst out with a furious roar ¡°I don¡¯t want to!¡± ¡°No matter what you want to do, I will refuse! I will refuse!!¡± He gritted his teeth, endured the immense pain deep in his soul, and fiercely turned the steering wheel. ¡°Crash ¨C¡° All the notes were flung away, and his vision suddenly became clear. The intense buzzing and pain also disappeared. The noisy sounds surged into the car, and the world seemed to recover in an instant. Lin Bai suddenly realized that his surroundings were not empty, but bustling and bustling as usual! This was the real S City. This was the real environment he was in. What about the previous one? Was it some kind of alternate dimension, or was it an illusion? Lin Bai was covered in cold sweat as he slowly pulled over and parked the car. He was secretly glad that he did not have an accident when he forcefully turned the car. Otherwise, the headline of tomorrow¡¯s news would probably be ¡°A student from S University died in a car accident.¡±. It seemed that good luck was still very useful. It could even save a life at a critical moment. Lin Bai tried his best to calm his emotions and suppress the fear of escaping death. However, at this moment, a piece of paper floated down from the sky. It landed on the windshield without any deviation. ¡°You don¡¯t have the right to refuse.¡± Unlike the previous note, there was a smiley face drawn in blood at the end of the note. It was full of mockery. ¡°Ding, the app has been downloaded.¡± ¡°Welcome to the Hunter game.¡± A voice prompt suddenly sounded on his phone. Lin Bai grabbed his phone and saw that there was indeed an icon that he had never seen before on the table It was a dagger with blood on it, and it was stuck on top of the skull. There were four red words with a bleeding effect on the bottom: Hunter game. The next second, the app automatically ran. The screen of the phone instantly turned black, and rows of blood words slowly appeared. [Authentication activated. ] [ Player¡¯s name: Lin Bai. ] [ Player¡¯s special abilities: perspective, medical skills, and the ability to recognize people. ] [ Player¡¯s ID: 1000. ] [ Competition zone: Dragon Country region. ] [ Verified. Congratulations on entering the Hunter game. ] Then, the screen changed to a game guide. The details were as follows: 1. The game is held once every 10 years and was divided into 10 competition zones. 999 players are randomly selected from each competition zone. 2. The selected players must strictly abide by the rules of confidentiality. Any player who reveals relevant information about the game to the public would be immediately killed. 3. All players who enter the game will be randomly assigned with an initial superpower. Whether it is strong or weak depends on luck. 4. The player and the player will inevitably meet, and they will sense each other. Defeating or killing other players will earn points and steal the opponent¡¯s superpower. 5. The player with the highest points in each division will receive a prize of 100 billion US dollars and advance to the finals. The rest of the players who could not advance would be killed. 6. The final winner would receive the right to meet the gods and receive the blessings of the gods. Lin Bai thought that the last rule was nonsense because he did not believe that there really was a god in this world. Even if there really was one, it would never be someone who played people like chess pieces. However, the first five rules made Lin Bai secretly shocked. This was a real-life version of the Great Escape! What he couldn¡¯t figure out was that since the first rule said that there were only 999 players in each region, why would his player ID be 1,000? Could it be that he wasn¡¯t originally selected but was pulled into this ¡°Game¡± because he attracted the attention of the mastermind behind the scenes? As If in response to Lin Bai¡¯s doubts, a new message suddenly popped up in the Hunter game app. [General Notifications: a special player has been temporarily added to the Dragon Country Competition Zone, number 1000. All rules remain unchanged.] Following that were a few kill Notifications. [Notification: Player No. 398 has successfully killed player No. 967 and seized his special ability: water control. ] [Notification: Player No. 801 has successfully killed player No. 044. ability taken: bewitching, discerning skills. ] [Notification: Player No. 244 has successfully killed player No. 183. Ability Taken: body strengthening, telekinesis, turning stone into gold.] ¡­ The information about the players being killed kept popping up one after another. At the same time, the points rankings in the app kept changing. The players who had successfully killed each other rose in rank, and the number of the players who had been killed turned gray. Then, they completely disappeared from the leaderboard. The real-time and dynamic leaderboard silently revealed a cruel reality: Killings were happening nonstop in every corner of this country. Lin Bai stared at the constantly changing leaderboard. The shock and fear in his heart were being swallowed inch by inch by his anger. ¡°Treating human lives like ants, there should be a limit!¡± Lin Bai was extremely furious. He hated those people who were willing to slaughter his own people just to fight for points and superpowers. He hated the mastermind behind this game, the guy who called himself God, even more.. He created such a cruel game and forced the ordinary people to turn themselves into killing machines! Chapter 203 - Sneak Attack Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Screw your points! I¡¯m not going to kill for something like this!¡± ¡°If you want to kill, just come at me. Let¡¯s see who wins and who loses!¡± Lin Bai threw his phone to the side angrily. So what if he was forcefully pulled into the game? As long as he didn¡¯t want to kill, no one could force him! Unfortunately, Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to kill, but others wanted to kill him. That night, Lin Bai was sleeping soundly. In a dormitory at the end of the corridor, a figure quietly flashed out. That person stood on tiptoe, not making a single sound as he walked. It was as if his entire person had become one with the darkness. He closed his eyes and slowly walked forward, sensing along the way. Finally, he stood outside Lin Bai¡¯s dormitory door. ¡°This is the right place.¡± ¡°Lin Bai, I¡¯m sorry. If you want to blame someone, blame the person who created this game.¡± He murmured in an extremely soft voice, and a faint green poisonous fog floated out of his body. The poisonous fog seemed to have a life of its own as it entered Lin Bai¡¯s dormitory through the crack in the door. At this moment, Lin Bai was still asleep. The pendant on his wrist seemed to have sensed that danger was coming and suddenly became extremely cold. Lin Bai shivered from the cold, and his entire body instantly became clear-headed. What followed closely was a sense of danger that made his hair stand on end. With the help of the faint light shining through the gap between the curtains, Lin Bai could vaguely see a wisp of pale green fog floating in front of his eyes. He instinctively held his breath and prepared to roll off the bed to avoid it. However, at this moment, a white light suddenly lit up. The green poisonous fog instantly dissipated. Outside the door, there was a muffled bang, as if something had fallen to the ground. Lin Bai looked at his locker in shock. He was very sure that the white light that suddenly appeared just now was coming from his own locker. Without checking the source of the sound outside the door, Lin Bai quickly jumped off the bed and pulled open his own locker. The Mayan prophecy tablet lay quietly inside, looking no different from before. Lin Bai tentatively reached out to touch it, but there was no change. However, he still relied on his intuition, took out the tablet, held it in his arms, and quietly walked to the door. The next second, Lin Bai suddenly pulled open the door and quickly dodged to the side! The attack he imagined did not appear. Lin Bai glanced out tentatively and found a person lying on the corridor outside the door. He gave a gentle kick tentatively, but the other party did not respond. Meanwhile, the system notification sounded in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. [Ding, detected that the host has successfully absorbed other people¡¯s supernatural ability. Do you want to convert it into energy to strengthen the system?] Lin Bai was slightly surprised. He looked down and found that all the characters on the prophecy tablet in his arms had lit up. As the white light swirled, the last wisp of pale green poisonous fog entered the tablet and completely disappeared. Then, the prophecy tablet returned to its original appearance. ¡°It seemed that this time, I absorbed the opponent¡¯s superpower because I was holding the prophecy tablet, right?¡± ¡°It was also thanks to its protection just now. Otherwise, I might have been successfully ambushed by him.¡± Lin Bai secretly rejoiced. Spending so much money to buy this Mayan prophecy tablet was indeed the right decision. Of course, he didn¡¯t forget that the system was still waiting for his answer. According to the rules of the Hunter game, as long as one defeated or killed another player, they could seize the opponent¡¯s superpower. Now that the system had given him a choice, it was probably for him to choose whether he should obtain the opponent¡¯s superpower or use this energy to strengthen the system. If he chose to strengthen it, he probably wouldn¡¯t be able to obtain the opponent¡¯s superpower. Thinking about how he had been interrupted by other superpowered people several times before, which caused the news app in the future to be unable to be used normally, Lin Bai felt that no superpowered ability could compare to foresight. After all, the prompt in the Future News app could alert him before danger came, and he could even know the other party¡¯s attack methods and weaknesses. This was more useful than any other superpowered ability. ¡°I¡¯ll strengthen the system.¡± Lin Bai made a decision in his heart. He didn¡¯t want to be disturbed by others because his superpower level wasn¡¯t high enough. Because of this damn Hunter game, there were more than 900 superpowered people in the country alone. Lin Bai didn¡¯t know how many people with superpowers participated in the game in S City. However, he had already met four superpowered people in the past few days, and there would only be more and more in the future. If he didn¡¯t upgrade the system as soon as possible, he would be disturbed as soon as he encountered superpowered people. That would be too passive. After a short period of silence, the system finally sent out another notification. [Ding, energy absorption completed. The system still needs 699 energy points to complete the upgrade. ] Lin Bai didn¡¯t know exactly how this energy was calculated. He didn¡¯t have the mood to care about this at the moment. In comparison, he wanted to know the identity of the guy who failed to ambush him and had his superpower taken away by him. Under the dim light of the phone screen, Lin Bai could barely recognize the guy¡¯s face, but he didn¡¯t recognize him. However, judging from his age, he should be around the same age as Lin Bai, and he should be a student of the same school, and there was a high probability that he lived in this dormitory building. Lin Bai thought about it and felt that it was better not to cause trouble. He grabbed the other party¡¯s arm and dragged him to the side for more than ten meters before throwing him at the entrance of another dormitory. It would be best if the other party could wake up and go back on his own. It would be fine if he was unconscious until the next morning before he was discovered. After all, he was not at the entrance of his dormitory, so it would be fine as long as he was not suspected. As for whether the other party would wake up and launch a sneak attack on him, Lin Bai wasn¡¯t worried at all. The other party didn¡¯t even have a superpower anymore. If he had a brain, he should stay away from him. If he was stubborn, he would be fine. Anyway, Lin Bai¡¯s luck was at the Max level now, and he had two prophecy tablets, one big and one small. Both of them could serve as a warning and protection. In addition to Lin Bai¡¯s own superpower, he wouldn¡¯t be in any danger no matter how he thought about it. ¡°You¡¯re lucky to have lost to me. If you had met other players, you¡¯d probably be dead by now.¡± After whispering to the unconscious man, Lin Bai turned around and returned to his dorm. In the dorm, his roommates were all deep in sleep. They had no idea what had happened. Although Lin Bai thought that the person would probably not attack him again, he still could not sleep at ease. He might as well look at the Hunter game app to kill some time. Lin Bai sat by the bed and looked at his phone. He found that his player profile had changed. [ Player name: Lin Bai. ID: 1000. ] [ Player abilities: clairvoyance, medical skills, human detection, stealth, poison fog. ] [ Points: 1 point. ] Lin Bai frowned when he saw this information. When he first saw the information about the players, he had felt that something was wrong. Now, he finally understood what was wrong. His superpower was wrong. Lin Bai¡¯s most important superpower should have been his divination ability. However, it was not stated at all.. Chapter 204 - Just Follow Your Heart Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation As for the last two abilities, stealth and poison fog, Lin Bai didn¡¯t get them either. Because he converted those two abilities into energy and used them to upgrade the system. However, the Hunter game app still counted these two abilities as his abilities. ¡®looks like the information on this app isn¡¯t 100% accurate.¡¯ As Lin Bai thought about this, another thought suddenly flashed through his mind. His most critical superpower hadn¡¯t been displayed, and his ability to convert his superpower into energy hadn¡¯t been discovered. Perhaps it was all because the abilities he relied on all originated from the system, it wasn¡¯t the ¡°Founder¡¯of the Hunter game. Other than Lin Bai, all the other players who participated in the game had their superpower directly bestowed by the ¡°Founder.¡±. Therefore, it was reasonable that the creator could sense the changes in their powers. However, Lin Bai was different. His powers had nothing to do with the creator. The system had given it to him. Therefore, it made sense that the creator¡¯s perception of Lin Bai was biased. In fact, an even more ridiculous idea popped up in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. He threw away his phone and tried to communicate with the system with his mind. Lin Bai asked the system, ¡°Why did you come to me in the first place?¡± ¡°Why did you give me so many abilities?¡± ¡°Did you foresee this cruel game long ago? Did you specifically come to me and train me so that I could end this game?¡± The system did not give any answer to Lin Bai¡¯s questions. After a long time, Lin Bai thought that the system would not reply to him. At this moment, the system said in his mind: ¡°All the answers are in your heart. Just follow your heart.¡± This was the first time that the system did not just coldly send out all kinds of Notifications, but actually communicated with Lin Bai. Even though it did not directly answer Lin Bai¡¯s question, Lin Bai already understood the real answer to this question. ¡°Although I don¡¯t know why you chose me from the masses.¡± ¡°But since I was chosen by you and obtained so many abilities, I will definitely shoulder my responsibilities.¡± ¡°Twill do my best to stop this Hunter game.¡± Lin Bai said this with his mind. This time, the system said softly: ¡°Thank you.¡± The corners of Lin Bai¡¯s mouth curled up. He knew that he had guessed correctly. The next morning, a scream broke the silence. Luo Yang and Zhu Kai were awakened by the scream and mumbled in a daze: ¡°F*ck, who is this? Why is he shouting so early in the morning!¡± Before they could finish, they heard someone shouting in the corridor outside: ¡°Dead, dead, dead!!¡± After shouting several times, the situation outside became more and more chaotic. Luo Yang and Zhu Kai didn¡¯t hear it clearly at first, but when they came back to their senses, they all sat up immediately. ¡°What the f*ck? What did that person outside shout just now? Did I hear wrongly?¡± The two of them looked at each other with the same expression of panic on their faces. Lin Bai was much calmer than them, but his heart sank slightly. Sure enough, the situation that he had hoped for the most had happened. He could even guess the cause of death of the guy who had ambushed him last night. It was definitely another head injury. Lin Bai sighed in his heart and got up to go out to check on the situation. Luo Yang hurriedly stopped him. ¡°Boss, where are you going? Didn¡¯t you hear that someone died outside?¡± Lin Bai nodded expressionlessly. ¡°I heard it, so I went out to take a look.¡± Luo Yang had an ¡°F*ck, Boss, you¡¯re so awesome¡¯expression on his face. After holding it in for a long time, he only managed to say, ¡°When you¡¯re done, come back and tell us what happene He really did not have the courage to go out and take a look himself. Lin Bai acknowledged and went out to confirm. The person who died was indeed the person who had ambushed him last night. His roommates squatted beside the body and cried uncontrollably. Lin Bai saw that there were classmates from his class among the crowd of onlookers, so he squeezed over and asked, ¡°Did anyone call the police?¡± ¡®The classmate nodded. ¡°Yes, a few people called the police just now. Someone even went to call the dormitory manager.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Since someone had already called the police, Lin Bai did not need to intervene in the rest of the matters. He silently returned to the dormitory. Facing Luo Yang and Zhu Kai¡¯s worshipful and questioning eyes, he casually said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s probably a sudden death.¡± Luo Yang asked, ¡°It¡¯s not from our class, right?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Luo Yang and Zhu Kai both heaved a sigh of relief. The school leaders and the police quickly arrived. They dispersed the surrounding students and carried away the corpse. Everything quickly returned to normal. Since the body did not have any external injuries, it was initially determined to be a sudden death. The exact cause of the sudden death could only be determined by an autopsy. As for whether the family members could accept an autopsy, that was another issue. The school officials pushed the responsibility away and arranged for the counselors of each class to hold a class meeting. They explained the situation briefly and told the students not to believe the rumors. ¡®The matter quickly calmed down and everyone gradually forgot about the unlucky guy who died suddenly in the middle of the night. ¡®The days seemed to have returned to calmness. Until one night, Yu Jin called Lin Bai in a hurry. ¡°Lin Bai, Jiang Yu called me just now and said that she seemed to have miscarried and her stomach hurt badly. What should we do?¡± ¡°Ladvised her to go to the hospital, but she refused to go no matter what. Don¡¯t you know medical skills? Quickly teach me how to deal with this situation.¡± When Lin Bai heard that, he immediately became nervous. Because he knew that the thing in Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach was not a normal fetus! ¡°Where is Jiang Yu now? I¡¯ll be there right away!¡± After Lin Bai said that, he realized that it was very inappropriate to meet a girl alone in the middle of the night, so he immediately changed his words. ¡°Come with me!¡± Yu Jinmo said without thinking, ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll go ask for leave from the dormitory manager. I¡¯ll see you at the school gate later.¡± Lin Bai hung up the phone and quickly got up to put on his clothes. While he was putting on his clothes, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, so he quickly opened the Hunter game app to check. Sure enough, there was a kill message half an hour ago, and the killed person¡¯s superpower was charm and xenotransplantation. Although the app could only see the numbers of other players, there was no information about their real identities. However, Lin Bai instantly confirmed that the player who had just been killed was Wang Chenyu. Jiang Yu¡¯s so-called ¡°Miscarriage¡± was probably because Wang Chenyu had been killed, so the embryo implanted by him had died as well. Unexpectedly, the problem that he had been unable to solve before was finally solved in such a way. Lin Bai¡¯s heart sank, but his hands moved even faster. His roommate, Luo Yang, was woken up¡­ He took out his phone to check the time and asked in a daze, ¡°Boss, where are you going so late at night?¡± Chapter 205 - Serious Damage Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Thave something to attend to, so I¡¯ll leave you guys to sleep.¡± Lin Bai gave a perfunctory reply before grabbing the prophecy tablet and rushing out the door. His intuition told him that the power of the pendant alone was not enough this time. He had to bring the larger prophecy tablet with him. ¡°What¡¯s that in your clothes?¡± After meeting Lin Bai, Yu Jinmo saw that Lin Bai¡¯s arms were bulging as if he was hiding something, so he asked out of curiosity. Lin Bai lied, ¡°Nothing. It¡¯s something needed for treatment.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not dwell on this for now. Where is Jiang Yu now?¡± Yu Jinmo slapped his forehead. ¡°Yes, yes, yes. We have to hurry to Jiang Yu¡¯s house.¡± Half an hour later, the two of them finally arrived at Jiang Yu¡¯s house. Yu Jinmo skillfully entered the password to open the door. When she entered, she saw that Jiang Yu had already fainted in the bedroom. There was not a hint of blood on her face. Her entire body was so pale that it was almost transparent. Under her body, there was a large patch of dark red blood. It was a shocking sight. Yu Jinmo¡¯s tears instantly fell. She pounced to the bedside and carefully grabbed Jiang Yu¡¯s hand. She said to her, ¡°Jiang Yu, wake up quickly. We¡¯re coming.¡± Jiang Yu did not react at all. Her body temperature was frighteningly low, as if her entire life force was rapidly dissipating. Yu Jin asked Lin Bai with red eyes, ¡°What do we do now? Will she die?¡± Lin Bai comforted her, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, with me here, even if the King of Hell comes, don¡¯t even think about taking her away.¡± As he spoke, Lin Bai had already activated his divine level medical skills. Under the effects of the bionic vision, Jiang Yu¡¯s body instantly became translucent, and all her organs were clearly visible. Lin Bai could clearly see that in her stomach, there was a black sea urchin-like monster that was struggling on the verge of death. Jiang Yu¡¯s internal organs had already been damaged beyond recognition by the sharp thorns, which was why she was bleeding profusely. ¡®What was even more terrifying was that the freak was still desperately sucking Jiang Yu¡¯s flesh and blood to absorb energy and delay the collapse of her body. If this went on, Jiang Yu would probably die from being drained of her life force in a few minutes. She had to be stopped immediately! Lin Bai made a decisive decision. He said to Yu Jinmo, ¡°Jiang Yu¡¯s current situation requires her to be sent to the hospital. Call an ambulance. I¡¯ll stop her bleeding here.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s words made Yu Jinmo have a backbone. She nodded and did as Lin Bai said. However, just as she stepped out of the bedroom, Lin Bai closed the door and locked it. Yu Jinmo turned around in surprise. The call was already connected. She had no choice but to explain the situation here. The slight surprise from before was thrown to the back of her mind. In the bedroom. Lin Bai locked the door and quickly took out the Mayan prophecy tablet from his arms. He walked quickly to the bedside and pressed it on Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach. Inan instant, the entire room was lit up by a white light. The freak in Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach let out a piercing scream. Then, it turned into a ball of black gas, dissipating into the dazzling white light. The white light dimmed, and the prophecy tablet returned to its normal appearance. There wasn¡¯t the slightest abnormality. However, in Lin Bais line of sight, he could clearly see that there was no foreign matter in Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach. It was just that the damage from before was still continuously bleeding. Lin Bai put away the Mayan prophecy tablet and took out silver needles, stabbing several important acupuncture points on Jiang Yu¡¯s body. The bleeding stopped very quickly, and the remaining injuries could only be slowly healed. At this time, the ambulance finally arrived. Lin Bai pulled out the silver needles, and together with the medical staff, carried Jiang Yu into the ambulance, and briefly explained the situation. Yu Jinmo followed Lin Bai the entire time. He was so nervous that he was trembling slightly. There was limited space in the ambulance. Lin Bai simply pulled her into his embrace and comforted her in a low voice: ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The bleeding has stopped. Jiang Yu¡¯s life will not be in danger.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded his head vigorously and tried his best to hold back his tears to prevent himself from crying. This was her best friend whom she had grown up with. She did not dare to imagine what would happen to her if anything happened to Jiang Yu. Jiang Yu¡¯s parents were all overseas now. How was she going to answer their questions when they came back? Yu Jinmo¡¯s heart was in a mess. The medical staff had been performing simple resuscitation on Jiang Yu. However, Jiang Yu¡¯s vitals were dropping crazily, and the instrument issued an alarm several times. The sharp sound seemed to be scratching Yu Jinmo¡¯s heart, constantly stimulating her already fragile nerves. After the alarm sounded for an unknown number of times, a doctor spoke to Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai. ¡°The patient¡¯s blood pressure and blood oxygen saturation have been continuously dropping. The situation is not very optimistic.¡± ¡°Which one of you is the patient¡¯s family member?¡± Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai shook their heads at the same time. ¡°We are not family members. We are just her friends,¡±Yu Jinmo said. The doctor said, ¡°The patient¡¯s current condition is very likely to require surgery. Quickly inform her family members and tell them to hurry to the emergency center.¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Her parents are overseas. They won¡¯t be back for a while. We grew up together and know each other well. I¡¯m willing to take all the responsibility. Can I sign for her?¡± The doctor shook his head decisively. ¡°No, it has to be a direct relative. Since her parents aren¡¯t in the country, you can ask her grandparents to come.¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°The old lady has passed away. She can¡¯t come.¡± The doctor asked again, ¡°What about the patient¡¯s siblings?¡± ¡°She¡¯s an only child.¡± Yu Jinmo was so anxious that she was about to cry. She said to the doctor in a pleading tone, ¡°We are really very good friends. We are akin to biological sisters. Please let me sign it!¡± ¡°No matter what responsibility there is, I will bear it. I promise not to cause trouble for the hospital. Isn¡¯t that enough?¡± The doctor still shook his head. ¡°Tm sorry, it has to be a direct relative.¡± Yu Jinmo racked her brain to think of a way. ¡°Then¡­ Then I¡¯ll call her parents now and ask them to authorize me to sign on their behalf. Is that okay?¡± The doctor said, ¡°It can¡¯t be done verbally. It has to be in writing. Moreover, you have to produce relevant evidence to prove that they are indeed the patient¡¯s parents.¡± Yu Jinmo said anxiously, ¡°But this is not something that can be done in a short period of time. You also said that Jiang Yu¡¯s current situation is not optimistic. Can¡¯t you make an exception first?¡± ¡°What procedures do you need me to complete? Can¡¯t I go and make up for it after the resuscitation is over?¡± The doctor still shook his head. ¡°Tm sorry, it can¡¯t be done. Without the family¡¯s signature, we can only carry out some basic resuscitation measures at most. We can¡¯t operate.¡± ¡°If we really can¡¯t contact her family, then we can only call the police and have them sign for us..¡± Chapter 206 - What Do You Know? Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°We still have to get the police here¡­¡± Yu Jinmo was a little hesitant. ¡®When Jiang Yu had called her, she had repeatedly tried to persuade Jiang Yu to go to the hospital, but Jiang Yu refused no matter what. She had even said something like, ¡°If this gets out, I¡¯d rather die.¡±. Therefore, Yu Jinmo was very worried that Jiang Yu would blame herself after the incident. Calling an ambulance to send Jiang Yu to the hospital was already against her wishes. If her parents and even the police knew about it, would Jiang Yu not be able to bear it when she woke up? Jiang Yu¡¯s relationship with her parents was actually quite estranged. She was very unwilling to let her parents know about anything embarrassing. This time, it was especially embarrassing, so Yu Jinmo was really worried that Jiang Yu would not be able to bear it when she woke up and end up committing suicide. In fact, if she hadn¡¯t been forced into a corner, Yu Jinmo wouldn¡¯t have suggested calling Jiang Yu¡¯s parents to authorize this plan. Yu Jinmo helplessly raised her head and asked Lin Bai, ¡°What should we do? If we call the police, I¡¯m afraid that Jiang Yu won¡¯t be able to get over Faced with Yu Jinmo¡¯s pitiful request for help, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but soften his heart. Although he did not care about what would happen to Jiang Yu in the future, he did not want to see the girl he loved being so sad. ¡°Leave it to me.¡± Lin Bai gave Yu Jinmo a comforting smile, but he sighed in his heart. If he had known it would be so troublesome to send her to the hospital, he would not have asked Yu Jinmo to make an emergency call. He would have just helped Jiang Yu to recuperate. After going around the hospital, he still had to do it himself. ¡°Actually, there¡¯s no need for surgery.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Her internal bleeding has already stopped. It¡¯s just that her uterus has been seriously damaged. She definitely won¡¯t be able to give birth in the future.¡± ¡°In such a situation, surgery to remove her uterus can indeed prevent secondary bleeding and the possibility of various types of inflammation.¡± ¡°But this isn¡¯t necessary. As long as we give her some blood transfusion and stabilize her blood pressure, there won¡¯t be any danger.¡± ¡°Pay more attention to recuperation in the future. Combine the medicine with food and replenish the vitality of the body as soon as possible. It¡¯s actually not a big deal if we don¡¯t remove it.¡± Lin Bai only calmly stated his opinion without any emotion but it caused all the medical staff to be very dissatisfied. Even though they did not say it out loud, the other party¡¯s gaze was enough to let Lin Bai guess what they were thinking. ¡®Are you a doctor or are we doctors? If you can do it, then go ahead!¡± ¡®The atmosphere suddenly tensed up. In the end, it was the doctor who spoke to Yu Jinmo who could not help but interject. ¡°Sir, you¡¯re thinking too simply. The patient doesn¡¯t seem to be bleeding on the surface now, but her blood pressure and oxygen saturation are constantly dropping. This means that there is a high possibility of internal bleeding.¡± ¡°If the internal bleeding can not be stopped, then we can only remove it by surgery. Otherwise, the patient will be in even greater danger.¡± ¡°Lasked you to inform the family as soon as possible to avoid the worst case scenario.¡± ¡°Otherwise, when the time comes for the surgery to be performed, no one will be able to sign the papers. If the surgery is delayed and dangerous, there¡¯s nothing we can do.¡± Perhaps it was because he was holding back his anger, the doctor¡¯s tone was very unfriendly, and the words he said were very unpleasant. Lin Bai said, ¡°Since I say that there¡¯s no bleeding, it means that there¡¯s no bleeding.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay if you don¡¯t believe me. We¡¯re almost at the hospital anyway. We¡¯ll know after we do an ultrasound.¡± ¡°Tm still going to say the same thing. Just give her more blood and increase her blood pressure. There¡¯s nothing else we need to do.¡± A young nurse finally could not hold it in any longer and started to rebuke Lin Bai, ¡°There¡¯s no bleeding just because you say so? Why? Do you have x-ray vision? If you don¡¯t understand, then don¡¯t blindly give orders!¡± Lin Bai chuckled and thought to himself, ¡°You¡¯re right. I can really see through things.¡± However, Lin Bai did not say that out loud because he knew that even if he did, they would not believe him. On the contrary, he would feel that he was not in his right mind and would not take what he said earlier seriously. After experiencing so many things, Lin Bai¡¯s current state of mind had been tempered to a very stable state. He would not have any emotional fluctuations just because someone who was irrelevant questioned him. ¡®They were not on the same level, so there was no need to say anything more. ¡°It¡¯s up to you whether you believe it or not. Anyway, you¡¯ll know after the ultrasound scan.¡± Lin Bai could not be bothered to waste his breath on them. ¡®The young nurse was still mumbling softly, ¡°You don¡¯t know anything and yet you still want to pretend. If there was no internal bleeding, how could her blood pressure and blood oxygen saturation keep dropping¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re obviously an amateur, yet you still want to pretend to be an expert. I really hate people like you.¡± Her voice was not loud, but because the atmosphere was too quiet, Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo could hear her words clearly. Lin Bai was fine. He did not care about such meaningless arguments. But Yu Jinmo could not stand that her boyfriend was being ridiculed like this. ¡°What are you talking about? who pretends to know what they¡¯re talking about?¡± Yu Jinmo, who had always had a good temper, could not take it anymore and started to scold them for Lin Bai. Lin Bai smiled and patted her hand. He said in a low voice, ¡°Forget it, there¡¯s no need to waste your breath. After the ultrasound scan, they will know that I¡¯m right.¡± ¡®When Yu Jinmo heard Lin Bai say that, she obediently shut up and did not argue anymore. Although she did not understand medicine, she had a blind trust in Lin Bai. As long as Lin Bai said so, she would believe it unconditionally. However, the rest of the medical staff did not think so. They only thought that Lin Bai was forcing himself to be pretentious. However, even though they thought so in their hearts, they did not continue to say anything unpleasant due to their status. Just like that, the ambulance finally arrived at the emergency center. Even though the paramedics were unhappy, they still pushed Jiang Yu as fast as they could. They did all sorts of tests on her as fast as they could. ¡®The ultrasound results came out very quickly. It was just as Lin Bai said. There was no internal bleeding. However, Jiang Yu¡¯s uterus was seriously injured. From the ultrasound scan, it was obvious that her uterus was filled with wounds of different sizes. It could be said that she was poked badly like a sieve. With such a great degree of damage, there was no doubt that Jiang Yu would never become a mother again. A few doctors and nurses looked at Jiang Yu¡¯s ultrasound scan in shock. ¡°Oh my God, how did it end up like this!¡± The quick-witted nurse could not help but exclaim in shock. She could not imagine what Jiang Yu had gone through to be so severely injured. When Yu Jinmo had called the ambulance, he had only said that Jiang Yu had suffered a miscarriage and was bleeding heavily. However, no matter how much the miscarriage had been, it could not have ended up like this! A few doctors and nurses looked at each other. The oldest doctor walked over to Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo with a gloomy face while holding the film.. Chapter 207 - Hallucinations! It Must Be An Illusion! Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Lam now very seriously informing you that the patient¡¯s uterus has been seriously damaged. It is almost certain that she has lost her fertility. This is a very serious personal injury. It is a criminal case. Tell me the truth. How did she end up like this?¡± ¡®When the doctor said this, his tone was very stern and his gaze was extremely sharp. He kept sizing up Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo¡¯s faces. All the information he had about Jiang Yu was obtained from Yu Jinmo. He was now very suspicious of how much of what Yu Jinmo said was true. As a doctor, he definitely did not believe that Jiang Yu¡¯s uterus injury was caused by a miscarriage. That was definitely a man-made injury! Moreover, it was an extremely cruel and inhuman abuse! Such a conclusion made him extremely furious! Yu Jinmo was completely dumbfounded by the question. Especially when the doctor stared at her, it made her feel even more terrified and aggrieved. She had clearly not done anything, but why was she being questioned like this? Yu Jinmo was anxious and angry. She only felt that there was no way to defend herself. ¡°I don¡¯t know either. Jiang Yu called me earlier and said that her stomach was hurting badly and that she was bleeding a lot.¡± ¡°Ladvised her to go to the hospital immediately. She was not sure and refused to let me call an ambulance.¡± ¡°Treally had no choice but to ask her where she was. I rushed over to see her myself.¡± ¡°When I arrived, she was already unconscious. Then I called an ambulance.¡± ¡°That¡¯s all. I really don¡¯t know how she was injured to this extent.¡± The doctor stared into Yu Jinmo¡¯s eyes, as if he wanted to tear a hole in her soul. ¡°The situation is special. We have to call the police.¡± ¡°Before the police arrive, please don¡¯t leave for the time being.¡± After the doctor finished speaking with a sullen expression, he shot a look at a young nurse beside him. The young nurse understood and put down the work she was doing. Without saying a word, she walked to Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo¡¯s side. It was obvious that she was monitoring Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo to prevent them from escaping. Following that, the doctor said to another nurse, ¡°Inform the director and then invite the directors of the other departments to come over for a consultation.¡± Lin Bai gently pulled Yu Jinmo and pulled her to sit down beside him. Yu Jinmo was very anxious and restless. ¡°How could this be? Did you hear what the doctor said just now? Jiang Yu will never be able to have children again. If she hears of this, she would be devastated¡­ Lin Bai gently patted her and said, ¡°There¡¯s nothing we can do about it. It¡¯s already very good that she can stay alive.¡± ¡°She doesn¡¯t know people very well. She can only slowly digest these costs. Hopefully, she can slowly move on.¡± Yu Jinmo sighed. ¡°That¡¯s right. Nothing is more important than her life. Her survival is the most important thing.¡± ¡°When the police arrive later, I¡¯ll definitely make them arrest that bastard Wang Chenyu! He caused Jiang Yu to be in this state. He must be sent to jail!¡± Lin Bai did not say anything because he knew that Wang Chenyu was already dead. Otherwise, the freak in Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach would not have crazily devoured Jiang Yu¡¯s flesh and blood just because it felt that it was about to die, in order to prolong its own life. Soon, doctors from various departments were invited to consult and discuss how to save Jiang Yu. The Senior doctor of the emergency department, Zhao Guangming, was among them. However, he was so focused on saving people that he did not notice Lin Bai, who was sitting at the door of the resuscitation room. However, Director Xu, who followed closely behind, noticed it. Xu Jianguo was obviously stunned for a moment. Then, he hurriedly ran to Lin Bai and bent over to shake Lin Bai¡¯s hand. ¡°Mr. Lin, why are you here? The patient who was saved is your¡­¡± Lin Bai shook his hand perfunctorily and replied, ¡°That¡¯s my girlfriend¡¯s best friend.¡± ¡°This is my girlfriend.¡± Lin Bai pointed at Yu Jinmo and introduced him. Xu Jianguo quickly smiled and nodded at Yu Jinmo. He said very politely, ¡°Hello, Hello.¡± Yu Jinmo smiled stiffly. She was completely dumbfounded. She really could not understand why Director Xu, who looked to be in his sixties or seventies, would nod and bow so respectfully to Lin Bai. Not only was Yu Jinmo stunned, the other medical staff around him also looked as if they had seen a ghost. They simply could not believe their eyes. They could not believe that Director Xu, who was usually aloof and old-fashioned, would actually make such a gesture! Was she dreaming? It must be an illusion, right? At this moment, everyone around them had the same thought. ¡®There were even a few younger nurses who secretly pinched their thighs, but they were in so much pain that they were gasping for air. Director Xu ignored the shock of the people around him and said politely, ¡°Mr. Lin, don¡¯t worry. We will do our best to save the patient. We will do our best!¡± Lin Bai nodded calmly. ¡°Thank you.¡± Director xu said, ¡°Mr. Lin, please don¡¯t be so polite with me. It is our honor to be able to treat someone you know.¡± When he said that, the surrounding medical staff were even more surprised. They were not only doubting their own eyes, they were also doubting their own ears! Hallucinations! They must be hallucinations! They would never believe that Director Xu could say such a thing. And he said it to a young man with a face full of student anger! If Lin Bai were a high-ranking government official or some top-tier rich person, they might be able to understand. But Lin Bai had a scholarly face. One look and one could tell that he was a student who had yet to step out of society. He was just a student. How could he be so lowly and ingratiating to the director? Even if he was a rich second generation, it didn¡¯t make sense! Therefore, the surrounding medical staff who saw this scene firmly believed that they must have been overworked and hallucinated! At this moment, the door of the resuscitation room opened and Zhao Guangming walked out. ¡°Director Xu, regarding this patient¡­¡± Zhao Guangming was halfway through his sentence when he focused his eyes and saw director Xu standing in front of a young man with his head bowed. He was stunned. ¡®When he took a closer look, the young man was Lin Bai, who had indirectly saved his daughter¡¯s life! Zhao Guangming instantly forgot his original purpose. He rushed to Lin Bai and shook hands with him excitedly. ¡°Mr. Lin! I¡¯m so happy to see you!¡± ¡°Thank you so much for what happened last time!¡± ¡°Oh right, Mr. Lin, why are you here? The patient inside is yours¡­¡± The same question was asked by Zhao Guangming this time. The surrounding medical staff all looked as if they had been struck by lightning. ¡®What was going on? Why is Doctor Zhao like this? Why did it feel like he had heard this question before? It¡¯s a damned hallucination cycle! Chapter 208 - Unkind Requests Chapter 208 Unkind Requests Lin Bai was about to reply when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the police from the corner of his eye. He said in a low voice, ¡°The police have arrived. Let¡¯s talk to them first.¡± Then, he got up and prepared to answer the police¡¯s interrogation. But when he took a closer look, he realized that he recognized them. Actually, it wasn¡¯t that they knew each other. It was just that when Lin Bai had been invited to the police station to cooperate with the investigation, Chief Feng had personally questioned him, and there was a young policeman beside him taking notes. This time, it was the young policeman who took notes. The other party clearly recognized Lin Bai and nodded slightly at Lin Bai. The doctors and nurses around were even more confused. What was going on? What was the background of this young man? Why did he know everyone? It was one thing for Director Xu and Doctor Zhao to bow and scrape to him, but why did even the police know him? Yu Jinmo was also very confused. She looked at Director Xu, then at Lin Bai, then at Doctor Zhao, then at Lin Bai, then at the young police officer who had just arrived, and then at Lin Bai.. She felt like she had never felt this way before. For the first time, she felt that she did not understand Lin Bai at all. Lin Bai glanced at the doctors and nurses around him who were about to turn into statues, indicating that it was not convenient to talk here. Director Xu immediately understood and said, ¡°Let¡¯s talk in my office.¡± Doctor Zhao and the police naturally did not object. Yu Jinmo was about to go with them, but Lin Bai gently pulled him back. ¡°You stay here and guard. Jiang Yu¡¯s relatives are not here. If something unexpected happens, there can¡¯t be no one.¡± Yu Jinmo thought about it and felt that it made sense, so she nodded and stayed. However, she vaguely felt that Lin Bai seemed to be using this reason to distract her from the rest of the conversation. Lin Bai seemed to be hiding a lot of things from her. No, it wasn¡¯t like that. There must be something that he was hiding from her. Putting everything else aside, Director Xu and Doctor Zhao¡¯s attitude toward Lin Bai was worth investigating. For the first time, Yu Jinmo was curious. What exactly did Lin Bai do when he wasn¡¯t with him? ¡°I¡¯ll have to ask Lin Bai when Jiang Yu¡¯s condition stabilizes.¡± Yu Jinmo made up her mind. Lin Bai followed Director Xu to his office. After they sat down, Lin Bai went straight to the point. ¡°Time is limited, so I¡¯ll make it short.¡± ¡°The patient that was sent here is called Jiang Yu. She said she¡¯s my girlfriend¡¯s best friend. She was pregnant earlier and the man¡¯s name was Wang Chenyu.¡± ¡°They broke up once before and got back together. I don¡¯t know if they had a fight or something, but Jiang Yu had a miscarriage ¡°As for how her body was damaged, we don¡¯t know. My girlfriend and I were at school. We went to her house because we received a call from her asking for help. ¡°This can be proven by the phone records, as well as the surveillance cameras at the school gate and the residential area where Jiang Yu¡¯s house was located.¡± ¡°Neither my girlfriend nor I had the motive to hurt Jiang Yu, nor did we have the time to do so. Therefore, this matter has nothing to do with us. If you want to investigate, go and find out about Jiang Yu¡¯s boyfriend.¡± ¡°That¡¯s basically the situation. I¡¯m done.¡± After the young policeman finished his statement, he asked director Xu and Doctor Zhao briefly about the situation before he left. As for the follow-up investigation, that was the police¡¯s business. Lin Bai had no intention of interfering In any case, the final result of the investigation was to discover that Wang Chenyu had died a long time ago, and Jiang Yu had been alone at home before the accident. She had not come into contact with anyone else. In the end, there was a high probability that the case would not be settled and that it would all be attributed to an accidental miscarriage. After the police left, only Lin Bai, Zhao Guangming, and director Xu were left in the office. Lin Bai said, ¡°I won¡¯t beat around the bush. I believe that the treatment plan that Sun Xiaogang¡¯s father gave you last time will allow you to understand my medical skills.¡± ¡°So I hope that you can cooperate a little this time and treat Jiang Yu according to what I say.¡± Director Xu nodded without thinking. ¡°Mr. Lin, please tell us. We will definitely do as you say.¡± Lin Bai was very satisfied with his attitude. ¡°First of all, give Jiang Yu blood transfusions immediately and a large amount of blood transfusions. Bring her blood pressure back to normal as soon as possible.¡± Zhao Guangming said, ¡°We have already given her blood transfusions, but we don¡¯t have enough blood types in the hospital. We have already urgently transferred blood from the blood bank. She should be arriving soon.¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± ¡°Secondly, don¡¯t operate on Jiang Yu. Keep her uterus and don¡¯t perform surgeries such as purging her uterus.¡± ¡°I know that according to the treatment methods of western medicine, after a miscarriage, surgery is required to purging the uterus. However, there¡¯s no need for that for Jiang Yu.¡± Zhao Guangming and director Xu looked at each other after hearing that. Both of them were a little hesitant. In the end, it was director Xu who spoke carefully: ¡°Mr. Lin, I have no intention of questioning you. It¡¯s just that Jiang Yu had a miscarriage after all. If the uterus is not cleared, the dead embryo¡¯s tissue will be left in the uterus, which could easily trigger an infection.¡± Director Xu was right. In this situation, it was indeed necessary to completely remove the dead embryo¡¯s tissue. But the problem was that there was no embryo in Jiang Yu¡¯s stomach at all. The thing she was carrying was a monster formed from a mass of dark energy. And that monster had long collapsed and was absorbed by the Mayan prophecy tablet. So there was no need to do any palace-clearing surgery at all. It was superfluous to do so. It was just that Lin Bai could not tell director Xu and Zhao Guangming about this situation because they would not be able to understand it even if he did. Lin Bai said, ¡°I know. I will handle this. You guys don¡¯t have to worry about it.¡± Director Xu could only say, ¡°Alright then. Since Mr. Lin has said so, we will do as you requested. We won¡¯t perform the Qing gong removal surgery on her.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Thank you for your cooperation. I don¡¯t have any other requests.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai prepared to leave. Director Xu hurriedly said, ¡°Mr. Lin, please wait a moment. I still have a presumptuous request. I don¡¯t know if I should say it or not.¡± Since Director Xu was already so cooperative, how could Lin Bai say no? ¡°Go ahead.¡± Director Xu said, ¡°It¡¯s like this. Recently, my grandson has been acting strangely. He often cries alone in the middle of the night. He asks what¡¯s wrong with him, but he won¡¯t say it ¡°Then, he keeps talking about how he could die at any time. He also keeps saying things like his last words, scaring everyone in the family ¡°I suspect that there¡¯s something wrong with his mind, but after taking him to the psychiatric department for a check-up, everything was normal ¡°I¡¯ve also given him a psychological test. He doesn¡¯t have depression ¡°I¡¯ve checked everything that I could think of, but I couldn¡¯t find anything ¡°Mr. Lin, your medical skills are brilliant. Please save my grandson! TheXu family only has one son. We can¡¯t let anything happen to him!¡± Chapter 209 - Pleading Chapter 209 Pleading Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to get involved in this sort of thing However, when he heard Director Xu say that his little grandson always said his last words, and that he couldn¡¯t find any mental or psychological problems, Lin Bai had a vague feeling that Director Xu¡¯s little grandson might also be a player chosen by the Hunter game. Because other than this reason, Lin Bai really couldn¡¯t think of any other reason that would make a youth who didn¡¯t have any mental or physical problems feel like he was on the verge of death. ¡°Director Xu, are you sure that your grandson doesn¡¯t have any mental problems and that his body doesn¡¯t have any illness?¡± Lin Bai wanted to confirm it one last time. Director Xu nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m sure. I¡¯ve taken him for a full body check-up on his physical condition. All the indicators are normal.¡± ¡°As for the psychological aspect, I¡¯ve also asked the most authoritative psychiatrist in the area to look at him. They all said that he doesn¡¯t have any problems.¡± He had already taken his little grandson for all the checkups that he could think of. If he had really found something wrong, he wouldn¡¯t be so anxious and helpless. If he had a disease, he could just treat it with the right medicine. However, he couldn¡¯t find anything. All the indicators were normal, but the person was abnormal. This made Director Xu not know what to do. He had been a doctor for most of his life, but in the end, he couldn¡¯t even figure out what was wrong with his grandson. This really made Director Xu extremely frustrated. In fact, even if Lin Bai did not come to the hospital today, Director Xu planned to find an opportunity to go to Lin Bai¡¯s school to look for him and ask for his help. This was not only because of the medical skills that Lin Bai had previously displayed. Director Xu actually had other ideas. He carefully said, ¡°Mr. Lin, let me say something that might be a little superstitious. I even suspect now that my little grandson is involved in something dirty.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know anything about metaphysics, but Mr. Lin, you are so good at fortune-telling. You should at least have some knowledge in this area, right?¡± ¡°Please, take some time to meet my little grandson. See if he is sick or if he has been cursed.¡± Director Xu put his palms together and kept bowing to Lin Bai. He really couldn¡¯t think of any other way, and he didn¡¯t know any other metaphysician. Instead of looking for those so-called masters who didn¡¯t know the truth, he was more willing to trust Lin Bai. At least Lin Bai had really predicted that something would happen to Doctor Zhao Guangming¡¯s daughter. At that time, he had witnessed the whole process with his own eyes, so he had no doubt about Lin Bai¡¯s fortune-telling ability. Lin Bai looked at Director Xu, who was already in his 60s, and begged him so humbly. He couldn¡¯t bear it. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll find a time to meet him.¡± Lin Bai agreed. Director Xu was overjoyed and thanked him excitedly. ¡°Thank you, thank you! Mr. Lin, thank you so much! You¡¯re the Savior of our family!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Don¡¯t thank me yet. I¡¯m not sure if I can help.¡± ¡°How about this? I have no classes tomorrow. If it¡¯s convenient, take me to meet him. We¡¯ll talk about everything after we meet.¡± Director Xu nodded repeatedly. ¡°It¡¯s convenient! As long as you have time, Mr. Lin, it¡¯s always convenient for us here!¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we exchange numbers so that we can communicate at any time?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Lin Bai flashed his QR code for him to scan his number. Director Xu hurriedly scanned the QR code to get his number, as if he had found a treasure. Looking at him, it seemed that he was almost certain that his little grandson would be saved. Lin Bai wanted to advise him not to be happy so early, but he didn¡¯t know how to say it. If Director Xu¡¯s little grandson had a rare strange disease or a psychological problem, it would be easy to solve. Anyway, Lin Bai had the godly medical skills rewarded by the system, so he could cure any difficult disease. The only thing he was afraid of was that he did not have a disease. Instead, it would be like the situation that Lin Bai was most worried about ¨CHe was really a player of the Hunter game. If that was really the case, then unless he could defeat all the other players and advance to the next round of the game. Otherwise, the only thing that awaited him was death. Even if he was lucky enough to avoid the sneak attacks of other players, he would still be killed by the creator behind the scenes. Unless Lin Bai could find and kill the creator behind the scenes before he was killed and end the game ahead of time. This was the only way to break the situation. When Lin Bai left Director Xu¡¯s office and returned to Yu Jinmo¡¯s side, Jiang Yu¡¯s blood pressure had been pulled back to normal, but she hadn¡¯t woken up yet. Yu Jinmo¡¯s condition was obviously much better than before, at least he wasn¡¯t as anxious and flustered. Seeing that Lin Bai had finally returned, Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t wait to ask the question he wanted to ask the most. ¡°Lin Bai, why do they all know you? Why are they so respectful to you?¡± Lin Bai had already guessed that Yu Jinmo would definitely ask him this question. Therefore, he had already thought of a way to deal with it. ¡°Previously, Mr. A asked me to help him with some matters, so he had contact with Director Xu and the police, so they knew me ¡°Actually, they were only so polite to me because of Mr. A¡¯s face ¡°In the end, the person they really wanted to curry favor with was Mr. A, not me.¡± Lin Bai said self-deprecatingly, ¡°I¡¯m just an errand boy. I just got a little bit of credit.¡± Yu Jinmo believed Lin Bai¡¯s story without any doubt. ¡°No wonder. It turns out that they¡¯re all after Mr. A¡­¡± ¡°It seems that Mr. A still trusts you a lot. He lets you do everything.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Maybe he thinks I have potential and wants to train me.¡± ¡°This is pretty good too. I need to grow up quickly so that I can quickly marry you.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s face instantly turned red. She chided, ¡°Dream on. I didn¡¯t say that I wanted to marry you.¡± Lin Bai immediately asked, ¡°Then who do you want to marry if you don¡¯t marry me?¡± Yu Jinmo was rendered speechless by Lin Bai¡¯s question. She could only pretend that he did not hear anything. However, her increasingly red face still betrayed her. Fortunately, at this moment, the door of the resuscitation room opened and a doctor walked out quickly. Yu Jinmo looked as if she had seen her savior. She quickly walked forward and asked, ¡°Doctor, is Jiang Yu awake?¡± The doctor nodded and replied, ¡°She just woke up. She said that she wants to see you.¡± Yu Jinmo immediately rushed into the resuscitation room. The moment Jiang Yu saw her, she could no longer hold back her tears and cried until she was in tears. Seeing her like this, Yu Jinmo¡¯s nose turned sour and he started to cry as well. The two of them hugged their heads in pain for a long time before Yu Jinmo wiped away his tears and advised her,¡±Jiang Yu, Don¡¯t cry anymore. You have to take care of your body now. Youcan¡¯t cry like this.¡± ¡°I heard that crying during postnatal confinement will hurt your eyes. I think it¡¯s about the same for a miscarriage. Don¡¯t cry anymore.¡± Chapter 210 - New Hints Chapter 210 New Hints When Jiang Yu heard this, she cried even more sadly. ¡°It¡¯s all that bastard Wang Chenyu¡¯s fault. I hate him to death!¡± ¡°When I recover, I will definitely chop him up!¡± Yu Jinmo quickly said, ¡°Then you have to recover first. Otherwise, how would you have the strength to chop him up?¡± Jiang Yu tried her best to suppress her emotions, but her tears still flowed uncontrollably. Yu Jinmo said a lot of comforting words before he finally managed to pacify Jiang Yu. Lin Bai stayed outside the resuscitation room. He guessed that the two best friends should have finished what they wanted to say before he went in. Jiang Yu had already calmed down by now. She also learned from Yu Jinmo that Lin Bai was the main reason that she could be saved in time. If Lin Bai had not stopped her bleeding with acupuncture in time, she would not have been able to make it to the hospital. Seeing Lin Bai come in, Jiang Yu quickly thanked him. ¡°Lin Bai, thank you.¡± Lin Bai waved his hand. ¡°Don¡¯t talk about that. Your body is still very weak and you still need to recuperate. If you don¡¯t mind, Can I give you another round of acupuncture?¡± Jiang Yu quickly nodded in agreement. Lin Bai took out the silver needles and had her lift up her clothes, revealing her stomach. Then, he pierced them into the key acupuncture points one after another. As the silver needles pierced into her stomach, Jiang Yu could clearly feel that her stomach had become warm. Previously, she had always felt that her stomach was like an ice cube that was thoroughly cold from the inside to the outside. Now that Lin Bai had inserted a few needles into her stomach, this cold feeling completely disappeared. This made Jiang Yu admire Lin Bai¡¯s medical skills even more. ¡°Um¡­ how many more times of acupuncture will I have to do before I can fully recover?¡±Jiang Yu asked carefully. ¡°Just once is enough. The rest is for you to recuperate on your own. Don¡¯t touch the cold water or the cold wind. It¡¯s similar to confinement.Rest for half a month, and you¡¯ll be fine.¡± Lin Bai answered expressionlessly. His hands did not slow down at all, and the silver needles pierced into the acupuncture points one after another. Jiang Yu asked again, ¡°Then I can still get pregnant in the future, right?¡± a mon Lin Bai was silent for a moment. He replied without actually answering the question, ¡°Actually, there are still many meaningful things in life. There¡¯s no need to be obsessed with this.¡± Jiang Yu understood the hidden meaning behind Lin Bai¡¯s words. She knew that she would probably never be able to become a mother again. The emotions that she had tried so hard to suppress burst out again. She covered her face and sobbed. Yu Jinmo quickly went up to comfort her while Lin Bai slowly took out the silver needles. After all the silver needles were taken out, Lin Bai packed his things and said to Yu Jinmo,¡±I¡¯ve done everything I can. I can¡¯t help you with anything else. Keep her company and try not to make her cry all the time. It¡¯s not good for her health.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll always be with her.¡± Lin Bai added, ¡°I¡¯ll probably be quite busy for the next period of time. I won¡¯t have much time to meet you. You must take care of yourself¡­¡± Lin Bai could not continue speaking. He knew how much risk he would have to face next. If he was not careful, he might never be able to see Yu Jinmo again. Thinking of this, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but pull Yu Jinmo into his arms and hugged him tightly. Yu Jinmo froze for a moment. Then she thought of how Jiang Yu had just lost her child, and how she was behaving so affectionately with Lin Bai in front of her. He was afraid that he would make Jiang Yu even sadder. Hence, she gently pushed Lin Bai and whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t be like this.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t care and hugged her even tighter. ¡°You have to take good care of yourself. You have to! Do you understand?¡± Lin Bai actually wanted to say, ¡°Whether I can handle these things alive or not, you have to live happily.¡± However, he could not say these words to Yu Jinmo directly. Yu Jinmo was keenly aware that something was wrong. She asked nervously, ¡°Lin Bai, tell me the truth. Did something happen to you? Or are you going to do something risky?Tell me! Don¡¯t make me worry!¡± Lin Bai tried hard to put on a smile and pretended to be relaxed. ¡°Silly girl, you¡¯re thinking too much. Nothing happened.¡± ¡°I just think that you have to take care of Jiang Yu. I¡¯m afraid that you¡¯ll tire yourself out, so I want you to pay more attention to yourself.¡± ¡°And¡­ I love you.¡± Lin Bai said the last three words very seriously. He couldn¡¯t remember how long it had been since he had said that to Yu Jinmo. He was afraid that if he didn¡¯t say it now, he would never have the chance to say it again. Hence, even if it would arouse Yu Jinmo¡¯s suspicion, Lin Bai still couldn¡¯t resist and said these three words. Fortunately, Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t suspect anything this time. She also hugged Lin Bai tightly and said softly, ¡°I know you can¡¯t bear to part with me, and I also can¡¯t bear to part with you.After half a month has passed, we can stay together every day.¡± Lin Bai nodded with a smile. ¡°Yes, you¡¯re right. After everything is settled, we can be together well.¡± Lin Bai planted a kiss on Yu Jinmo¡¯s forehead and finally let go of her reluctantly. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± He pretended to be relaxed as he smiled and said goodbye. Yu Jinmo smiled and nodded, but he felt inexplicably uneasy. It wasn¡¯t that she and Lin Bai had never been separated before, but there had never been a separation that made her so anxious and uneasy. Yu Jinmo faintly felt that something big was about to happen. She had been watching Lin Bai walk out of her sight, and the unease in her heart became even stronger. Lin Bai wasn¡¯t in a relaxed mood at the moment. At this moment, the notification for future news suddenly sounded on his phone. Lin Bai¡¯s heart trembled, and he hurriedly took out his phone to check the news. In the news column, the pop-up window for future news was still slightly transparent. The title of the pop-up window was shockingly ¡ª ¡°New unsolved case in S City! The Emergency Center director¡¯s only grandson dies in an enclosed room!¡± Looking at this headline, Lin Bai¡¯s heart skipped a beat. ¡®Isn¡¯t that Director Xu¡¯s grandson?!¡¯ Lin Bai quickly opened the pop-up window and started reading According to the news, Director Xu¡¯s grandson¡¯s name was Xu Zhengfei. He was only seventeen years old this year and was still a high school student. Besides, the time of his death was shockingly five hours later! It was already past two o¡¯clock in the morning. Lin Bai originally planned to go back to the school to sleep before meeting Director Xu¡¯s grandson. But now it seemed that it wouldn¡¯t work. Otherwise, when he woke up, Director Xu¡¯s grandson¡¯s corpse would be hard. Looking at the news carefully again, it gave Lin Bai a headache. The news stated that Xu Zhengfei was at home when he was in trouble. He had the habit of locking the door when he slept since he was young, so the bedroom was basically a secret room. No one had entered his room the entire night. There were no signs of damage to the doors and windows, and there was no weapon in the room. However, he had been stabbed more than ten times fatally. Chapter 211 - Hints of Future News Chapter 211 Hints of Future News Apart from that, the news also specifically mentioned that not only was there no weapon in the room, there was also no sharp object that could cause such harm. However, Xu Zhengfei¡¯s clothes were wet. A large amount of water was mixed into the blood that flowed out. The police had already tested it and confirmed that it was normal water. There was no special substance mixed into it. However, the police had not investigated clearly where the water came from and why it was mixed with Xu Zhengfei¡¯s body and blood. ¡°I can¡¯t find the weapon but there is a lot of water on the ground¡­¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself as he recalled an anime that he had watched many years ago. If he remembered correctly, the plot of one episode of that anime was that someone used an ice pick as a murder weapon. After that, the ice pick melted into water, so no murder weapon could be found. ¡°Could it be that Xu Zhengfei was also killed by someone using an ice pick?¡± Lin Bai guessed as he read the news repeatedly, trying to find more useful clues between the lines. Inadvertently, when Lin Bai pulled the news to the end, he found that there was an advertisement at the end. The accompanying picture was a manga. In the picture, a man seemed to be casting some kind of spell. Around his body, there were countless sharp icicles floating. There was also a line of text at the bottom of the picture. It looked like a common novel promotion advertisement. However, there had never been any advertisements in the news that the Future News app had sent before. Since it had suddenly appeared this time, Lin Bai naturally didn¡¯t think that it was just a simple advertisement. He carefully read the text at the bottom. It was a general introduction of a young man named Ye Huai, who relied on his accidental ice-type superpower to continuously defeat his enemies and become stronger until he finally reached the peak. This kind of advertisement, paired with the news of Xu Zhengfei¡¯s death, was particularly intriguing Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud. ¡°I was still wondering if the person who killed Xu Zhengfei used an ice pick as a murder weapon, but in the end, it was accompanied with this advertisement.System, you¡¯re beating around the bush to give me the correct answer!¡± He hoped that he wouldn¡¯t get any response as usual. Lin Bai, on the other hand, firmly remembered the name ¡°Ye Huai¡±. The Future News app would never give him useless information, including this sudden appearance of an advertisement with obvious hints. In that case, the name of the person appearing in the advertisement would most likely not be useless information. After confirming that there was no missing information, Lin Bai gave Director Xu a call. ¡°Director Xu, I need to see your grandson immediately.¡± Without any small talk, Lin Bai went straight to the point. On the other end of the phone, Director Xu was clearly stunned. He asked hesitantly, ¡°Mr. Lin, you suddenly want to see him so late at night. Did you calculate something?¡± Just as Lin Bai was worried that he didn¡¯t have an excuse, Director Xu gave him a ready-made reason. Thus, Lin Bai said, ¡°Yes, I did a curious divination just now. Your grandson will be in danger tonight, so I have to see him immediately.¡± When Director Xu heard this, he didn¡¯t dare to be the slightest bit negligent. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. I¡¯ll send you to his house right away! Oh right, Mr. Lin, are you still in the hospital?¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll see you at the main entrance.¡± Not long after, Lin Bai saw Director Xu running out. He was making a phone call as he ran, probably to inform his son and daughter-in-law. Along the way, Director Xu was clearly very nervous. The hand that he was holding the steering wheel was shaking, and the speed of the car was so fast that it almost took off. ¡°Mr. Lin, what kind of danger will Xiao Fei be in tonight? Do we need to get his parents to prepare something in advance?¡± Director Xu asked nervously. Lin Bai said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to prepare anything. Just let me meet him alone.¡± Director Xu quickly agreed, ¡°Okay, okay. This will definitely not be a problem. If necessary, his parents and I can go out as well.¡± Lin Bai looked at the heavy night sky outside the car window and said, ¡°That¡¯s not necessary. You guys just stay in your rooms and don¡¯t come out.¡± Director Xu repeatedly agreed, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent. Very soon, they arrived at Xu Zhengfei¡¯s house. His parents had already changed their clothes and had been waiting for a long time. Xu Zhengfei was also called out. He wore pajamas and sat on the sofa in the living room. He looked listless, as if he could fall asleep at any moment. However, the moment Lin Bai entered the house, Xu Zhengfei¡¯s entire body trembled violently, and he practically bounced up from the sofa. Then, he rushed back to his room and slammed the door shut. His reaction stunned everyone and the atmosphere instantly became awkward. Xu Zhengfei¡¯s father stared at Lin Bai and sized him up, his eyes full of wariness. Then, he looked at Director Xu and asked with obvious displeasure,¡±Dad, you said on the phone that there was something important, but you didn¡¯t tell us what it was. What happened?¡± ¡°Also, who is he?¡± Director Xu hurriedly berated, ¡°What kind of attitude is that! This is Mr. Lin! Show some respect!¡± After saying that, he quickly said to Lin Bai, ¡°Mr. Lin, my son is angry when he wakes up. Please don¡¯t forget about it.¡± Xu Zhengfei¡¯s father was almost forty years old this year. When he saw his father actually being so humble to a brat who was still wet behind the ears, he was so angry that his face almost turned green. He even suspected that his father was old and muddle-headed. Otherwise, why would he be so respectful to a grandchild?! Lin Bai was not in the mood to dwell on such meaningless matters, so he said to Director Xu,¡±Director Xu, explain it to them slowly. I¡¯ll go and have a chat with Xu Zhengfei.¡± Director Xu nodded repeatedly. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. I¡¯ll have to trouble you to take care of it.¡± Xu Zhengfei¡¯s father clearly wanted to say something more, but he was forced back by Director Xu¡¯s glare. Lin Bai gave Director Xu a look. Director Xu understood and forcefully dragged his son and daughter-in-law back to their room. In the huge living room, only Lin Bai was left. Lin Bai raised his hand and knocked on Xu Zhengfei¡¯s bedroom door. As expected, there was no reaction from inside. Lin Bai simply twisted the handle and locked the door. He lowered his voice and said, ¡°Xu Zhengfei, I know you can hear me.¡± ¡°You should know my identity, right? Otherwise, you wouldn¡¯t have such a reaction.¡± ¡°I know. Those rules make you very scared.¡± ¡°But think about it carefully. If you wanted to hurt someone, would you go over and visit them in public?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not here to hurt you. On the contrary, I¡¯m here to protect you.If you believe me, open the door and let me in to tell you in detail.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, then I¡¯ll leave immediately. No matter what happens later, I¡¯ll never interfere again.¡± Chapter 212 - Chapter 212 New Superpower Chapter 212 New Superpower ¡°You can choose for yourself.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai quietly waited for Xu Zhengfei to make his choice. He didn¡¯t say that on purpose to scare Xu Zhengfei. If Xu Zhengfei didn¡¯t trust him, then he would really do what he said. He would leave immediately and not interfere with what would happen next. Although the system had given Lin Bai a special ability, it hoped that he could use it to prevent some bad things from happening. However, Lin Bai didn¡¯t have the habit of bootlicking. He could use his ability to give some reminders and stop them. However, if the other party didn¡¯t appreciate his help, Lin Bai would never rush to beg for his acceptance. In the room, Xu Zhengfei was in a battle of wits. On one hand, he felt that what Lin Bai said was very reasonable. On the other hand, he was indeed frightened by the cruel rules of the Hunter game. During this period of time, although he had never taken the initiative to snatch other people¡¯s superpowers, he was extremely afraid looking at the increasing number of deaths in the Hunter game app every day. Every day, he lived in fear, afraid that in the next second, he would become a death figure in the app. This fear was almost driving him crazy. ¡°Forget it. Instead of living in fear, why don¡¯t we give it a try?¡± Xu Zhengfei finally made up his mind. He gritted his teeth and opened the door. Lin Bai smiled and said to him, ¡°Congratulations. You made the right decision.¡± Xu Zhengfei carefully took a few steps back and distanced himself from Lin Bai. He asked, ¡°Are you really here to help me? Then how are you going to help me?¡± Lin Bai walked into the room and closed the door. Then, he calmly replied, ¡°It¡¯s very simple. Give me your superpower.¡± ¡°This way, you won¡¯t be a player anymore. You won¡¯t have to worry about other players sneaking up on you.¡± Xu Zhengfei became more and more vigilant. He even assumed the posture of being ready to attack at any time. ¡°Don¡¯t think that I don¡¯t know! If I give you my superpower, I¡¯ll be eliminated! All eliminated players will die!¡± Lin Bai said calmly, ¡°Yes, you¡¯re right. The rules of the game are that only one person can live.Except for the players who advance to the next level, everyone else will be killed.¡± ¡°Then you can choose to fight for it and try your best to become the one who advances to the next level.Do you think you can do it?¡± There was no hint of mockery, just a simple question. The imposing manner that Xu Zhengfei had forcefully endured was instantly crushed by this question. How could he not have thought of becoming the person who advanced to victory? However, he knew that he simply could not do He did not have the courage to kill. Nor did he have the confidence that he would not be killed by others. All he could do was to try his best to hide himself and try his best to live as long as he could. However, he really couldn¡¯t bear the mental torture of living in fear every second. ¡°If¡­ I mean if, I give my superpower to you, can you not kill me?¡±. Xu Zhengfei asked carefully. Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Of course.¡± Xu Zhengfei asked again, ¡°Then what do you have to make me believe that you¡¯re not lying?¡± Lin Bai smiled and asked in return, ¡°Since you know that you don¡¯t have the ability to live to the end and become a player, sooner or later, your superpower will be snatched away by others. What makes you so sure that others will be more lenient than me?¡± Xu Zhengfei was rendered speechless by the question. That¡¯s right. Even if he didn¡¯t hand over his superpower to Lin Bai, it was only a matter of time before it was snatched away by other players. At that time, it might not be as easy to negotiate as it was now. Compared to other unknown players, Xu Zhengfei was more willing to trust Lin Bai in front of him. At the very least, Lin Bai seemed to be quite kind. Moreover, up until now, he had not shown any signs of aggression towards him. ¡°Alright then. I¡¯m willing to give my superpower to you.¡± Xu Zhengfei finally made a decision. When he said that, he even felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. The nightmare that had been troubling him for so long was finally coming to an end. He couldn¡¯t help but say from the bottom of his heart,¡±Thank you.¡± Lin Bai silently held his hand, and the pendant on his wrist touched Lin Zhengfei¡¯s body. In a flash of white light, Lin Bai heard the system Notification sound in his mind. [Ding, the host has successfully absorbed the ability ¡®sensing¡¯. Do you want to convert this ability into system energy?] Lin Bai did not have the chance to answer the system¡¯s question. Instead, he asked Xu Zhengfei,¡±What is your ability?¡± Xu Zhengfei answered honestly, ¡°If I activate my ability, I can sense the location of all the players in the country. But correspondingly, they can also sense me.¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t activate this superpower, others won¡¯t be able to sense me. Even if they see me face to face, they won¡¯t realize that I¡¯m a player.¡± Lin Bai thought to himself, ¡®No wonder I didn¡¯t sense anything when I saw him just now. So that¡¯s the reason.¡¯ The rules of the game mentioned that players could sense each other, so as long as they shortened the distance to a certain extent, they could sense each other¡¯s existence. Xu Zhengfei¡¯s superpower was basically like a super powerful locator with a shield. ¡°Have you used this superpower before?¡± Lin Bai asked him. Xu Zhengfei nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°When I was first selected, I used it out of curiosity. Then, the nearby players immediately sensed it. I was so scared that I turned off my superpower to escape. I almost died at that time.¡± ¡°After that, I never dared to use it again. I kept it off, thinking that I could live a day at a time.¡± Lin Bai asked, ¡°Then, how did you feel when you used it before?¡± Xu Zhengfei recalled carefully and answered, ¡°How should I put it¡­ it¡¯s hard to describe that feeling. It was as if the entire map of the Dragon Kingdom was imprinted in my mind all of a sudden.Then, I can clearly sense which provinces and regions have players.¡± ¡°If I focus all my attention on a certain express delivery, I can even sense it more accurately. Even if the other party stays on that street, I can accurately locate him.¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Then, Lin Bai said to the system with his mind: ¡°No conversion, I want to keep this ability.¡± [Ding, Congratulations to the host for obtaining the ability ¡®sensing¡¯.] Xu Zhengfei asked carefully,¡±I¡¯ve told you everything I know, and I¡¯ve given my ability to you. I should be safe in the future, right?¡± ¡°Uh, what I mean is, am I safe for the time being before I decide to become a player?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry to tell you, not necessarily.¡± ¡°If my speculation is correct, the creator behind the scenes has been continuously killing those players who have lost their abilities.¡± Chapter 213 - Waiting Chapter 213 Waiting When Xu Zhengfei heard this, his expression changed drastically. ¡°You!¡± ¡°You clearly know that I¡¯ll die immediately if I lose my superpower, yet you still want me to give it to you. What kind of heart do you have?!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Don¡¯t be so agitated. Listen to what I have to say first.¡± ¡°Since I¡¯ve taken your superpower, of course I can¡¯t just watch you die like this.¡± ¡°Here, take this thing first. It should be able to save your life at the critical moment.¡± ¡°Keep it well. When everything is over, remember to return it to me in its original form.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai took out the Mayan prophecy tablet and handed it to Xu Zhengfei. Xu Zhengfei stared at the prophecy tablet in front of him suspiciously. He saw that it was engraved with strange patterns. Other than that, there was nothing special about it, as if it was just a stone engraved with patterns. ¡°Can this thing really save your life?¡± Xu Zhengfei clearly did not believe it. Lin Bai made a gesture to take back the prophecy tablet. ¡°If you don¡¯t believe it, then forget it. I¡¯m afraid that you¡¯ll lose it.¡± Xu Zhengfei immediately panicked when he saw this. He quickly grabbed the prophecy tablet and held it tightly in his arms. ¡°No, no, no, I believe it! I believe it, okay!¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°That¡¯s more like it. A good child is one who is obedient.¡± Xu Zhengfei muttered unhappily, ¡°You¡¯re not that much older than me¡­¡± Lin Bai pretended not to hear him and said to him,¡±Actually, I don¡¯t really like to make promises to others. That¡¯s because before I actually do it, all promises are empty.¡± ¡°But your grandfather, Mr. Xu, is very worried about your condition. He even went so far as to beg me humbly for you.¡± ¡°Just take it as a way to reassure him and reduce your fear. I can tell you right now that this game will not go on until the end. ¡°I will do my best to end all of this in the shortest time possible and minimize the number of casualties among the players. ¡°Therefore, you don¡¯t have to worry that you will die one day in the future. Live in peace and do what you have to do. Don¡¯t let your family worry about you anymore.¡± Lin Bai made a solemn promise, hoping that it could alleviate the fear in Xu Zhengfei¡¯s heart. Of course, he knew that before the Hunter game was completely over, Xu Zhengfei wouldn¡¯t be able to truly let go of his fear. But at least, he should be able to maintain a normal life and not let his family worry about him anymore. Xu Zhengfei seemed to be instantly energized. ¡°Is what you said true? That¡¯s great! Thank you so much!¡± He was so excited that he did not know how to express his gratitude. Lin Bai said, ¡°Don¡¯t thank me yet. You can keep this to yourself. Don¡¯t tell anyone else. Just in case, don¡¯t tell anyone about the Hunter game, understand?¡± ¡°Although the stone tablet I gave you has a certain defensive effect, it might not be able to block the attacks of the creator behind the scenes.¡± Xu Zhengfei nodded repeatedly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t court death!That¡¯s good. Then, you should rest well. I¡¯m leaving.¡± Lin Bai said goodbye and prepared to leave. According to Lin Bai¡¯s original plan, he planned to take away Xu Zhengfei¡¯s superpower, then make him pretend that nothing had happened and continue to pretend to be asleep. Meanwhile, Lin Bai was waiting for the right opportunity. He hid in his room, waiting for the man with ice powers, Ye Huai, to come to his door and catch him in a jar. However, now that he had the sensing ability and could lock onto the positions of all the other players, there was no need to waste time. After all, the fight between the players was happening every second. Every minute of delay could result in one more person¡¯s death. Just like what Lin Bai had said, he wanted to end this evil game as soon as possible and minimize the number of deaths. ¡°Sensing, activate.¡± After walking out of Xu Zhengfei¡¯s house, Lin Bai closed his eyes and activated his newly acquired sensing ability. In an instant, a clear map of the Earth Dragon Kingdom appeared in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. The map was covered with red dots. Lin Bai used his mind to lock onto the location of S City. The map instantly enlarged, and the red dots that were originally gathered together became scattered. Lin Bai knew that each red dot represented a player. He quickly locked onto his current position. Then, he found that there were three superpowered people within a one-kilometer radius. Two of them didn¡¯t move for the time being, while the other one quickly moved toward him after he activated his senses! ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, this red dot should represent Ye Huai.¡± Lin Bai found a hidden spot that would not be captured by the surveillance cameras and waited quietly for ye Huai to find him. A few minutes later, an icicle pierced from behind! Lin Bai relied on his superior perception and agility to easily dodge it. ¡°Ye Huai, come out.¡± Lin Bai turned to look at the air in front of him and said calmly. ¡°Whew! Whew! Whew!¡± In response to Lin Bai, three icicles came from three different directions. Lin Bai still dodged them effortlessly. ¡°You can¡¯t beat me. Admit defeat. I Won¡¯t kill you.¡± Lin Bai spoke again to persuade ye Huai to surrender. In response to him, there were more and more icicles. Lin Bai simply put his hands behind his back and calmly dodged them. ¡°Don¡¯t you understand how big the gap is between us?¡± ¡°If you want to play, I can play with you until dawn.¡± ¡°But if you can¡¯t win, you can¡¯t win. No matter how long it takes, it won¡¯t change the result.¡± As Lin Bai spoke, the icicles that ye Huai threw out became more and more concentrated. It was obvious that he was angered by Lin Bai. However, Lin Bai remained calm. Even his hands, which were behind his back, remained in their original positions. The number of icicles that ye Huai had hit had increased to more than a hundred. However, not only did Lin Bai Dodge all of them, he was even able to divert his attention and talk to Ye Huai all the time. His full-strength attacks were unable to harm even a single hair on the enemy¡¯s head. He was even unable to make the enemy deal with him seriously. Such a cruel reality finally made ye Huai¡¯s heart completely collapse. He stopped all his attacks and prepared to leave quietly. However, Lin Bai suddenly smiled. ¡°Since you¡¯re already here, it doesn¡¯t seem polite to not show yourself.¡± Before he could finish his words, Lin Bai had already rushed out like an arrow leaving the bow! He threw a punch at the wall at the corner! ¡°Bang!¡± With a muffled sound, the air twisted and the figure of the young man was gradually revealed. Ye Huai clutched his stomach in pain and squatted down. He no longer had the ability to attack Lin Bai. ¡°You¡­ how did you know where I am?¡± Ye Huai couldn¡¯t believe that his invisibility spell was actually seen through by Lin Bai. Lin Bai smiled. ¡°It¡¯s very simple. My super power is sensing.¡± Chapter 214 - Join Or Hand Over Your Ability? Chapter 214 Join Or Hand Over Your Ability? Ye Huai closed his eyes, resigned to his fate. A bitter smile appeared on his face. ¡°You can sense me when I¡¯m invisible. Oh My God¡­¡± ¡°Alright, I admit defeat. Take the ability. Please don¡¯t kill me.¡¯ Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°You should have done it earlier. Why did you have to take a beating?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I said I won¡¯t kill you, so I won¡¯t kill you.¡± Lin Bai touched ye Huai¡¯s body with the pendant. A white light flashed, and Ye Huai sat on the ground weakly as if he had been drained of all his energy. The system Notification sounded again in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. [ Ding, the host has acquired a new ability. Would you like to convert it into energy for the system to upgrade? ] ¡°No conversion, keep it.¡± Lin Bai answered with his mind. He was currently lacking attack and concealment methods, so of course, he could not convert these two abilities. [ Ding, congratulations to the host for acquiring the abilities ¡®invisibility¡¯and ¡®Frost¡¯. ] Lin Bai took out his phone and glanced at the Hunter game app. So far, there were still 73 surviving players, including himself. More than 20 people had died. Lin Bai said, ¡°Ye Huai, you have two choices now.¡± ¡°One is to follow me. That way, if the creator behind the scenes wants to kill you, I¡¯ll do my best to protect you.¡± ¡°Two is to leave now. Go wherever you want. I Won¡¯t care what happens.¡± ¡°You choose.¡± Ye Huai smiled bitterly. ¡°Do I have a choice? I¡¯ll follow you.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go to Ruijing District now.¡± That was the location of another superpowered person nearby. The other person hadn¡¯t moved at all, so it was very likely that he was sleeping. Therefore, Lin Bai planned to take the initiative to look for him. Using his senses, Lin Bai successfully reached the other person¡¯s house. Then, he used the ice spell across space and condensed countless slender icicles, forming an ice cage that directly trapped the other person on the bed. After doing all this, Lin Bai condensed a smaller ice cone. But this time, he condensed the ice cone behind the door. Lin Bai controlled the ice cone and pressed it down on the door handle, and the door opened. Previously, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t figure out how Ye Huai could sneak into Xu Zhengfei¡¯s bedroom and kill him without prying open the door and windows. However, after Lin Bai obtained his ice power, all the control methods automatically entered Lin Bai¡¯s mind. This problem was solved. Just like now, he could directly control the ice power to open the door, and then close the door like before, leaving no traces behind. Lin Bai walked straight into the room and said to the power user who was trapped in the ice cage on the bed, ¡°You have two choices now. Surrender your psionic ability voluntarily, or I¡¯ll beat you up and take your psionic ability away. It¡¯s your choice.¡± ¡°¡­ I surrender.¡± It was an expected answer. Anyone with a brain wouldn¡¯t be able to steel themselves in such a situation. Lin Bai didn¡¯t hesitate and directly stuck the pendant onto his body. The system Notification sounded: [ Ding, Congratulations to the host for obtaining the ability ¡®self-healing¡¯. Would you like to convert it into energy for the system to upgrade? ] ¡°No.¡± After answering the system with his mind, Lin Bai decided to take a small risk. He condensed an extremely sharp icicle and handed it to Ye Huai. ¡°Take this and aim it at his throat.¡± Lin Bai ordered. Ye Huai was obviously stunned for a moment, but he still obediently did as he was told. The superpowered man who was trapped on the bed almost cried. ¡°I¡¯ve already given my superpower to you! Don¡¯t kill me, okay?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. As long as you ask me to do it, I guarantee that I won¡¯t hurt a single hair on your body.¡± The superpowered man said with a sobbing tone, ¡°I¡¯ll do it! Tell me, what do you want me to do?¡± Lin Bai stretched out his hand and said to him, ¡°I admit defeat to you now, and I¡¯ll return your power to you.¡± ¡°??? The superpowered man was stunned. ¡°Brother, can you not play with me¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m not playing with you. Hurry up.¡± Feeling the cold touch of the Icicle on his neck, the superpowered man gingerly stretched out his hand and touched Lin Bai. [Ding, the host¡¯s ¡®self-healing¡¯ability has been detected. ] The system notification sounded, and Lin Bai curled his lips into a smile. In fact, he wasn¡¯t sure. He just wanted to test whether he could use this method to return the special ability to the superpowered man. He didn¡¯t expect that it would really work. Lin Bai removed the ice cage and said to ye Huai, ¡°Okay, you can take it away now.¡± Ye Huai obediently removed the icicle from the superpowered man¡¯s neck. The superpowered man still didn¡¯t dare to move. He looked at Lin Bai carefully, not understanding what Lin Bai was trying to do. Lin Bai said to him,¡±I¡¯m sure you¡¯ve seen the rules of the Hunter game. You should know how many people have died in this period of time ¡°I don¡¯t want to play this kind of stupid game. I want to kill strangers everywhere to provide fun for the creator behind the scenes.¡± ¡°However, it¡¯s not easy for me to stop the game by myself. I¡¯m not sure if I can defeat the person behind the scenes.Are you willing to join us and fight this damn game with me?¡± The superpowered man asked hesitantly, ¡°What will happen if I don¡¯t join? Will you kill me?¡± ¡°No. But I¡¯ll take away your superpower. After all, fighting requires strength. I need to become as strong as possible.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s answer was very honest. The superpowered man thought for a long time before giving an answer. ¡°Sorry, I can¡¯t be as brave as you. I¡¯m afraid that if I fail to resist, I¡¯ll die an even more miserable death.¡± ¡°Go away with your superpower. Also, I sincerely hope that you can succeed.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t say much. He directly took back his superpower and left. ¡°System, transform.¡± [Ding, energy transformation completed. 19 more energy points needed to reach the next level.] Lin Bai went straight to the location of another superpowered person. That superpowered person was much more vigilant. As soon as Lin Bai got close to him, he sensed him. After a round of fighting, Lin Bai successfully trapped him in the ice cage. ¡°Join us and resist this damn game together. or hand over your power. It¡¯s your choice.¡± Lin Bai repeated what he had said before. ¡°¡­ I¡¯m in.¡± Lin Bai immediately removed the ice cage and said with a smile, ¡°Welcome.¡± Then, Lin Bai followed his senses and went to find the next superpower user. ¡°Join or hand over your superpower?¡± ¡°Join!¡± ¡°Do you want to join us or hand over your superpower?¡± ¡°¡­ hand over your superpower.¡± ¡°Join or hand over your superpower?¡± ¡°Join! F*ck! I hate this lousy game too! Resist the F*ck!¡± The team around Lin Bai gradually grew stronger. He had absorbed a lot of superpowers, but they were all converted into energy to raise the level of the system. In just a few hours, the number of allies around Lin Bai had reached twenty. The system¡¯s level had also risen to level 3. Chapter 215 - Endless Night Chapter 215 Endless Night During this process, many superpowered people sensed Lin Bai¡¯s existence and took the initiative to come over to attack him. However, when they saw so many allies around Lin Bai. All of them chose to give up and join him. Now, all the players in S City, except for those who had died before and those who gave up their superpowers, had become Lin Bai¡¯s allies. Such a drastic change happened in just one night. However, this night seemed to be particularly long. Ye Huai was the first to realize that something was wrong. ¡°Boss, it¡¯s almost seven o¡¯clock. Why isn¡¯t the sky bright yet?¡± After Ye Huai said this, everyone realized that the weather today was exceptionally abnormal. After all, it was summer now. It was almost seven o¡¯clock. The sky should be bright now. However, the entire sky was dark now, and not a single bit of light could be seen. If they only looked at the sky, even if it was midnight, they would believe it. This was too abnormal. Everyone was a little panicked, worried that something bad was going to happen. Only Lin Bai remained calm, as if he had expected all of this. He smiled quietly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not that the sky is not bright, it¡¯s just that we can¡¯t see the morning.¡± His words stunned everyone. Ye Huai asked in confusion, ¡°Boss, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by we can¡¯t see the sun?¡± ¡°Do you mean that we¡¯re all blinded by the camouflage?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°No, it¡¯s a bit more advanced than the camouflage. We¡¯re trapped in the enchantment.¡± ¡°Or, you can think of it as a parallel space.Didn¡¯t you notice that other than us, you can¡¯t see anyone else in the city?¡± Most of the players present were young people. They more or less understood the concept of a barrier or a parallel space. Hearing Lin Bai¡¯s words, they instantly understood the current situation of their group. ¡°Boss, what should we do now?¡± Ye Huai asked what everyone was thinking. Lin Bai smiled calmly and said confidently,¡±Of course we should break the thing that is trapping us.¡± The rules of the game were binding and forcing, so we should break the rules. The enchantment trapped them, so they should break the enchantment. It was so simple and direct! Last time when he was trapped in the enchantment, Lin Bai had no experience at all and was almost distracted by the opponent¡¯s guidance. But this time was different. Lin Bai had enough experience and knew what the situation was like now. He also knew how to deal with it! ¡°System, I gave you so much energy. Don¡¯t level up for nothing.¡± ¡°It¡¯s time for you to give a hint!¡± Lin Bai communicated with the system with his mind. The system didn¡¯t respond directly, but a new pop-up window popped up on Lin Bai¡¯s phone. It was a message from the Future News app. However, unlike before, there was no news title in this pop-up, only a small arrow. It pointed at two o¡¯clock in front of Lin Bai. Lin Bai smiled, and the cold air around him surged. A huge icicle quietly appeared behind him. With the continuous injection of his power, the size of the icicle rapidly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, it became ten meters long. Lin Bai felt that his ice-type power was almost exhausted, so he stopped pouring. He controlled the icicle and aimed it at the direction pointed by the arrow in the phone. ¡°Go!¡± The icicle broke through the air and pierced the sky. All the players held their breaths and didn¡¯t dare to make any noise, for fear of disturbing Lin Bai. Their line of sight followed the icicle to the sky. The dark night was pierced by the icicles. A Ray of light shone in. But in just an instant, it was swallowed up by the boundless darkness. ¡°Sigh¡­¡± The players all sighed in unison. A sense of defeat spread silently. Lin Bai also did not expect that the attack that he had used all his strength to condense could only poke a hole in the barrier. Moreover, it only lasted for a short moment. In less than a second, the barrier returned to its original state. Such a short time wasn¡¯t enough for so many of them to break out. ¡®Is it still not enough for me to absorb so many people¡¯s superpowers?¡¯ This thought involuntarily emerged in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. As if responding to Lin Bai¡¯s thoughts, his phone rang again. It was still the exclusive sound of the Future News app. There was still no news title, only a pop-up window with an arrow. The difference was that this time, the arrow pointed in another direction. Lin Bai instantly understood. It seemed that this enchantment couldn¡¯t be broken so easily. It probably needed to destroy a few special key nodes in order to destroy the entire enchantment. This also explained why the news app in the future would guide him to attack the sky instead of attacking at close range and then escaping through the gap. He probably needed to destroy the entire barrier before he could truly escape from the predicament. But the problem was that the attack just now had exhausted all of Lin Bai¡¯s ice-type power. Currently, he could no longer condense a second ice cone of the same size. However, Lin Bai didn¡¯t lose heart. He suddenly turned around to face the players and allies behind him and asked in a clear voice, ¡°Everyone, which one of you is willing to lend me your superpower?¡± The players and allies hesitated for a moment, and a red-haired youth stepped out of the crowd. ¡°Use mine. Mine is a fire-type superpower, and its attack power is not bad.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t stand on ceremony with him and directly absorbed his superpower. He felt the majestic and surging energy in his body, as well as the various control methods that instantly surged into his mind. Lin Bai quickly calmed his mind and began to circulate his special ability, preparing to launch a second attack. Raging Flames rose up, gradually condensing into a huge fireball with a diameter of more than ten meters. ¡°Boom!¡± The Fireball smashed into the sky, and a gap appeared in the enchantment once again. The bright and beautiful sky light sprinkled on the ground, like the light of hope in the dark night. The players behind could not help but cheer. ¡°Great! The barrier has been broken!We can get out!¡± However, it did not last long before the cheers came to an abrupt end. Everyone could only watch helplessly as the sky light was once again engulfed by darkness. The barrier once again repaired itself. Finally, someone could not help but suggest: ¡°Boss, why don¡¯t we stop hitting the sky? Why Don¡¯t you hit the nearby area and tear open a gap first so that we can take the opportunity to escape?¡± Once these words were said, it immediately attracted the agreement of the others. ¡°Yeah, yeah. Let¡¯s move faster. We should be able to escape!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s do it again. This time, hit the ground!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t fight with the sky. Hit the ground!¡± Everyone was talking at once. Chapter 216 - World Of One Second Chapter 216 World Of One Second Faced with everyone¡¯s doubts and suggestions, Lin Bai only smiled calmly and asked in return,¡±Everyone, why don¡¯t you try to recall when this enchantment started to appear?I can¡¯t remember, right? In fact, I didn¡¯t notice it either.¡± ¡°But what is certain is that when I went to look for everyone, we had already unknowingly fallen into this enchantment.¡± ¡°The fact that the other party was able to create such a large-scale barrier without leaving a trace is enough to show how terrifying his ability is.¡± ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, the person who created this barrier should be the person behind the creation of the Hunter game.All of your abilities were bestowed by him.¡± ¡°Now, tell me, do you still think that this is a cage that you can escape from as long as you make a hole?¡± The other players were all silent. After a long time, someone mustered up the courage to ask, ¡°Since the other party¡¯s strength is far stronger than ours, what makes you think that we can successfully resist?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°To be honest, I¡¯m not sure.I only know that if we don¡¯t resist, we will all die. If we resist, we can still have a chance of survival.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve given you a choice. You¡¯ve all voluntarily decided to follow me.Of course, if anyone wants to go back on their words now, I won¡¯t stop them.¡± ¡°If you still decide to resist this damn game with me, to resist that bastard who wants to control our lives and deaths, then please lend me your power.¡± After a short period of silence, someone quickly walked in front of Lin Bai. ¡°Damn it! We¡¯ve already come this far. There¡¯s no reason to back down!Use my superpower in the next wave of attacks! Take it!¡± Lin Bai unceremoniously absorbed his superpower. In the next moment, a dazzling golden light soared into the sky. The dark sky was once again torn open by a huge gap. This time, the recovery speed of the barrier was obviously much slower. Although the dark night sky still blocked the hole, the night sky had obviously become much thinner. The entire sky was slightly lit up. Dawn was about to arrive. The players were all excited. ¡°It¡¯s done! It¡¯s done!¡± ¡°If we do it again, it should be completely broken!¡± ¡°Boss¡¯s method is indeed effective!Boss! Next time, use mine!¡± ¡°Use mine, use mine! My psionic attack is stronger!¡± ¡°Mine isn¡¯t bad either! Use Mine!¡± After seeing the hope of escaping, the players became excited and fought to lend their psionic ability to Lin Bai. ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t be anxious. Let me see where the next attack should hit¡­¡± Lin Bai stopped mid-sentence, his face full of disbelief. Because the pop-up window on his phone had disappeared. On the desktop, the icon of the Future News app flickered. Sometimes it was transparent, sometimes it disappeared, and sometimes it returned to its original state. It was as if it was trying its best to resist the suppression of some kind of power. Lin Bai originally thought that after two consecutive upgrades, the system should be able to resist the interference of the creator behind the scenes. But he didn¡¯t expect that it would be interfered with again. Obviously, Lin Bai¡¯s previous attacks had hit the weak parts of the barrier every time. The creator behind the scenes had discovered the secret in Lin Bai¡¯s phone, and knew that everything was guided by the phone. The system¡­ urgently needs to upgrade.. Lin Bai¡¯s mind rang with intermittent Notifications. Accompanied by countless noises of interference, Lin Bai still heard it clearly. ¡°Quick! Give me all your superpowers!¡± ¡°Everyone!¡± Lin Bai stretched out his hands and shouted at the players present. After a short moment of shock, the players who still had superpowers stepped forward one after another. One by one, they folded their hands together and countless superpowers surged into Lin Bai¡¯s body. (Detected¡­ superpowers¡­ Whether¡­) The system¡¯s notification sounded intermittently, and it could no longer be connected into a complete sentence. In the sky above Lin Bai¡¯s head, a black vortex quietly appeared. An invisible pressure swept over, torturing every player present. However, no one gave up. Everyone gritted their teeth, desperately passing their abilities to Lin Bai. Feeling the energy surging crazily into his body, Lin Bai shouted with his mind, ¡°System! Convert all of them!¡± The majestic energy started to be consumed rapidly. In just a few seconds, it was all used up! However, the system Notification sound finally returned to normal! [Ding, the system upgrade is complete!) [Thank you for your hard work for this upgrade. You are rewarded with the ability ¡®one second world¡¯!) ¡°Skill description¡­¡± Before he could finish listening to the detailed description, Lin Bai suddenly felt a strong sense of danger. Without thinking, he shouted, ¡°Run!!!¡± However, it was too late. The vortex in the sky had already taken shape. The huge suction force sucked all the players into the sky! Amidst the screams, Lin Bai¡¯s mind suddenly flashed with the tragic scene of the future ¡ª All the players were sucked up to a height of 10,000 meters and then fell heavily! Everyone! They were all smashed into meat paste! No one was spared! The tragic scene stimulated Lin Bai¡¯s nerves, and he roared from the depths of his soul. ¡°No!!!¡± He would never allow such a future to become a reality! ¡°One Second World!¡± Following the guidance of his intuition, Lin Bai activated the superpower he had just obtained. The entire world suddenly came to a standstill. All the players remained in the same position as they soared into the sky. Their mouths were agape with fear on their faces, but no sound could be heard. Even the vortex in the sky had stopped spinning With Lin Bai¡¯s position as the center, the entire world as far as the eye could see had stopped spinning A strange feeling welled up in Lin Bai¡¯s heart. It was as if he was the master of this world. He sensed a person. A person who had merged with the darkness as if he didn¡¯t exist. If he hadn¡¯t used his new superpower in a hurry, Lin Bai wouldn¡¯t have known that there was another person hiding beside him. Moreover, he was hiding among the players he had recruited! At this moment, all the other players were sucked into the air by the Vortex, leaving only Lin Bai and himself on the ground. Only then did Lin Bai sense his existence! ¡°Show yourself!¡± Lin Bai flashed over and punched that person¡¯s lower abdomen with a heavy punch! His body, which had been strengthened by a divine combat technique, had a strength that far exceeded that of an ordinary person! Lin Bai did not hold back in this punch, and used all his strength! ¡°Bang!¡± Following the muffled sound of a heavy punch, that person was sent flying backward. A second had passed, and the stagnant world resumed its operation. The players who had been washed into the air fell to the ground one after another, crying out in pain. Lin Bai did not care about them. He quickly rushed forward and took advantage of the instant that the invisible man landed on the ground to smash down with his fist. ¡°Bang!¡± In his rage, his strength exploded. The invisible man was hit so hard that his mouth and nose were bleeding. Even the ground beneath him had a huge pit! Chapter 217 - Did You Really Think That You Had Won? Chapter 217 Did You Really Think That You Had Won? The invisible man was clearly coughing up blood, but he actually laughed. The energy around his body dissipated, and his appearance gradually became clearer. His handsome features, pale and thin face, he looked even younger than Lin Bai. However, the strange thing was that when he spoke, his voice was even more hoarse than a hundred-year-old man. ¡°Hehehehehe¡­¡± ¡°Do you think you¡¯ve won?¡± As he spoke, the corner of his mouth continued to overflow with bright red blood foam. However, it was as if he did not feel pain. Instead, he laughed even crazier. ¡°It¡¯s the Hunter game that you created, right?¡± Lin Bai asked him with a dark face. ¡°Hahaha, that¡¯s right, it¡¯s me.¡± ¡°Let me introduce myself. My name is Gao Qiao, the champion of the last Hunter game.¡± ¡°But I prefer to be called ¡®Lord¡¯ by others.¡± ¡°Lin Bai, your performance is really good. It¡¯s even better than I expected.I really didn¡¯t expect you to find me. How did you do it?¡± Gao Qiao didn¡¯t have the slightest awareness of defeat. Instead, he praised Lin Bai¡¯s performance. Lin Bai was furious and slapped him hard on the face. ¡°Laugh your ass! Laugh!¡± ¡°Do you know how many people you¡¯ve killed?!¡± Gao Qiao was slapped, but he didn¡¯t get angry. Instead, he laughed even more crazily. ¡°Hehehehehehe¡­¡± ¡°You actually sympathize with them? You¡¯re really interesting!Hey, don¡¯t you understand? You¡¯re different from them!¡± ¡°You¡¯re a superpowered person, a stronger and higher-level existence!¡± ¡°Why do you care about the lives of those ants?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it good for you to play in the human world like me and treat all living beings as clowns on the stage?¡± Lin Bai gritted his teeth and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t want to kill you, but I¡¯ve changed my mind now!¡± Lin Bai had realized that the guy in front of him was a complete lunatic. Therefore, there was no need to communicate with him anymore. Lin Bai didn¡¯t know what useful information he could get from him. In any case, as long as he was dead, everything that he had created with his supernatural ability would disappear. This damned Hunter game would definitely end automatically. Everything would return to normal. Except for the fact that Lin Bai might have some troubles because of killing people, this solution had no flaws. Gao Qiao could tell that Lin Bai really wanted to kill him, so she hurriedly called out,¡±Hey, Hey, Hey! Think about it again!¡± ¡°Although you hit me, I can be magnanimous and let it go. You Don¡¯t need to participate in the promotion games later.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll directly judge you as the winner and pass all my superpowers to you, along with the identity of a God.¡± ¡°That way, you can become a new God! You can do whatever you want and do whatever you want! The morals and laws in this world can¡¯t restrict you ¡°How is it? Are you tempted?You should know that I went through a lot of hardships to finally win. ¡°Now, all you have to do is nod and you can have everything I have!¡± Gao Qiao¡¯s tone was full of excitement and expectation, as if he really hoped that Lin Bai could take away everything he had. Since he had always been acting crazy, Lin Bai did not think too much about it. ¡°I have no interest in what you are saying ¡°Instead, you dragged me into this damn game without my consent, disrupted my normal life, and indirectly killed so many innocent people ¡°It¡¯s time for you to pay the price!¡± ¡°Since the law can¡¯t punish you, then I¡¯ll do justice for Heaven and avenge those innocent people who died in vain!¡± As soon as he finished speaking, an icicle pierced through Gao Qiao¡¯s heart. Gao Qiao finally showed a pained expression, but he was still laughing with his last breath. ¡°Hehe¡­ do you really think you won?¡± He asked this question again. Lin Bai¡¯s heart sank, and he had a faint ominous premonition. In the next second, Gao Qiao breathed his last. The barrier collapsed, and the black vortex in the sky quickly disappeared. Bright and beautiful sunlight shone on the ground. The originally quiet and empty streets were instantly filled with many vehicles and pedestrians. Or rather, Lin Bai and the players he had recruited had finally returned to the real world from the vacuum barrier. Lin Bai had already mentally prepared himself for the police¡¯s next interrogation and investigation. However, Gao Qiao¡¯s body had disappeared. It was unknown whether it had disappeared along with the barrier, or whether it had used some secret technique to escape the moment it returned to the real world. Lin Bai¡¯s intuition told him that perhaps one day in the future, he would come looking for him again. This vague premonition made Lin Bai unable to feel the slightest bit of joy. The other players were so excited that they completely forgot about the pain on their bodies. ¡°That¡¯s great! We¡¯ve finally escaped!¡± ¡°Boss is really amazing! We finally trusted the right person!¡± ¡°Look at your phones! The app has disappeared!¡± ¡°Oh my God! It¡¯s really gone! That¡¯s great, we¡¯re finally free!Boss, I love you to death!¡± The players were so excited that they cried and laughed, causing the passersby to cast sidelong glances at them. However, having survived a disaster, how could they care about what others thought? They continued to cry and laugh, venting the pain and fear that they had suppressed for a long time. Lin Bai also looked at his phone, and sure enough, there were no traces of the Hunter game app. And after the name of the Future News app, there was an additional suffix. ¡°4.0.¡± This meant that the Future News app had been upgraded to version 4.0. ¡°In order to upgrade you, I really went all out this time.¡± After Lin Bai said this in his heart, he turned around and said to the players and allies, ¡°Alright, everything is over. Let¡¯s disperse.¡± After he finished speaking, Lin Bai casually hailed a taxi. Ten minutes later, Lin Bai finally rushed back to Jiang Yu¡¯s ward. Yu Jinmo was dozing off by the bedside. She heard the sound and opened her eyes in a daze. When she saw Lin Bai, she could not help but be stunned. ¡°Lin Bai? Whyare you back?¡± Lin Bai quickly walked forward and pulled Yu Jinmo up, hugging her tightly. Then, he buried his face into her neck and greedily sniffed the faint scent of her body. The fear and joy of surviving the disaster surged in Lin Bai¡¯s heart. But he only said one thing to Yu Jinmo, ¡°I miss you.¡± Yu Jinmo was stunned for a moment, then he gently hugged Lin Bai. They had only been separated for a few hours, but Yu Jinmo felt that the Lin Bai in front of him was different from before. It was as if he had become much more mature in an instant. And there was also an indescribable feeling. ¡°I miss you too.¡± Yu Jinmo said softly, ¡°Promise me that no matter what happens, don¡¯t leave me, okay?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Lin Bai hugged her even tighter. ¡°Apart from death, nothing can separate us.¡± Chapter 218 - If It Really Doesnt Work, Ill Elope With You! Chapter 218 If It Really Doesn¡¯t Work, I¡¯ll Elope With You! When Lin Bai suddenly said the word ¡°death¡±, Yu Jinmo felt even more uneasy but just as she was about to ask, someone suddenly knocked on the door of the ward. Then, two uniformed policemen walked in. Yu Jinmo was stunned for a moment. Then, she quickly broke free from Lin Bai¡¯s embrace and asked with a flushed face,¡±Police officers, what are you¡­¡± The two police officers showed their IDs at the same time. Then, the older police officer said, ¡°Let me introduce myself. I¡¯m Rong Wenhai, the captain of this city¡¯s Criminal Investigation Unit.¡± Then, he turned to face Jiang Yu, who was lying on the hospital bed, and asked, ¡°Are you Miss Jiang Yu?¡± Jiang Yu did not expect that these two police officers were actually here to look for her. She nodded uneasily. ¡°I am.¡± Captain Rong said seriously, ¡°Hello, Miss Jiang. We have some information from you.¡± ¡°It¡¯s about Mr. Wang Chenyu.¡± The other young policeman next to him said to Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo, ¡°The two of you, please leave for now.¡± Lin Bai nodded calmly. ¡°Okay.¡± After saying that, he held Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand and wanted to walk out. Captain Rong stopped him. ¡°Mr. Lin, please wait a moment. Please don¡¯t leave the hospital.¡± ¡°After we understand the situation from Miss Jiang, we will have to trouble you to go back with us to cooperate with the investigation.¡± The police found Wang Chenyu dead and began to investigate. This was within Lin Bai¡¯s expectations. But what he could not understand was, why did they ask him to cooperate this time? He did not have any grudges with Wang Chenyu. He was not at the scene when Wang Chenyu died. In fact, until now, Lin Bai still did not know where Wang Chenyu died, and he was not interested in knowing either. Although the police did not make things difficult for Lin Bai when they went to the police station to cooperate with the investigation, they had wasted more than half a day¡¯s time. Now that they had asked Lin Bai to go over, Lin Bai could not help but feel a little impatient and annoyed. ¡°Officer, Mr. Wang Chenyu and I don¡¯t have any personal grudges. In fact, we¡¯ve only met once.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know anything about his death, and I really can¡¯t think of any useful clues to give you.¡± The implication was:This matter has nothing to do with me. Don¡¯t bother me. Captain Rong said seriously, ¡°Mr. Lin, you¡¯ve misunderstood. We¡¯re inviting you back for another case.¡± He deliberately paused at this point and glanced at Yu Jinmo beside Lin Bai before continuing: ¡°It¡¯s about why you appeared on An Chang Avenue at seven o¡¯clock this morning.¡± An Chang Avenue was the place where Lin Bai had fought with Gao Qiao, the previous champion of the Hunter game, and eventually killed him. After Gao Qiao died, the barrier that he had set up before his death broke by itself, and Lin Bai and the other players all returned to the real world. However, in the view of passersby and the surveillance cameras, their group of people had appeared out of thin air. It was likely that a witness had called the police, which was why the police would intervene in the investigation. Lin Bai sighed in his heart, thinking that he could not hide from it in the end. When Gao Qiao¡¯s body disappeared, Lin Bai had felt a trace of relief, thinking that he could hide from the police¡¯s investigation and interrogation. However, the facts had now proven that whatever was supposed to come would come, and he could not hide from it no matter what. ¡°Alright, I got it. I¡¯ll go back with you.¡± Lin Bai said helplessly. Captain Rong finally revealed a smile. ¡°Thank you for your cooperation.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Then we¡¯ll leave first. I won¡¯t disturb you guys while you¡¯re trying to understand the situation.¡± After saying that, he pulled Yu Jinmo out of the door. Just as they left the ward, Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t wait to start asking questions. ¡°What exactly happened? What happened to you this morning?¡± Lin Bai suddenly returned to the hospital early in the morning. He even hugged her and said something like ¡°Nothing can separate us apart apart from death.¡±This was enough to make Yu Jinmo feel uneasy. Now that the police still called Lin Bai back to question him, Yu Jinmo couldn¡¯t help but let his imagination run wild. She desperately wanted to know the answer. It seemed that Yu Jinmo was panicking and worried. Lin Bai couldn¡¯t help but feel a wave of regret. If he had known that the police were asking him to go back because of what happened in the morning, he wouldn¡¯t have said anything. He would have just gone back with them. Fortunately, Captain Rong didn¡¯t say anything more, or else Yu Jinmo would have been even more worried. ¡°Well¡­ actually, it¡¯s nothing much. I just offended some people when I was helping Mr. A.¡± ¡°When I passed by An Chang Avenue in the morning, I coincidentally bumped into those people. There was some conflict and I pushed them a few times.¡± ¡°They probably called the police, which is why the police asked me to go to the police station.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, nothing will happen. I didn¡¯t do anything to them, so I won¡¯t be held responsible. They just called the police to disgust me.¡± Lin Bai tried his best to make up a lie and try his best to smooth things over so that Yu Jinmo wouldn¡¯t be too worried. However, Yu Jinmo was still very nervous. ¡°What exactly did Mr. A make you do? Why did you offend someone? It can¡¯t be the gangsters, right?¡± Lin Bai quickly said, ¡°No, no, they¡¯re all decent businessmen. It¡¯s just a conflict of interest. Don¡¯t worry, everything will be fine.¡± Yu Jinmo was still worried. ¡°Why don¡¯t you stop helping Mr. A in the future¡­¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t he do those things himself? Why did he have to let you do it? There must be a reason behind it. I¡¯m just afraid that you¡¯re in danger.¡± | W ¡°I know you want to prove your ability to my dad, but if it¡¯s in such a dangerous way, I¡¯d rather you don¡¯t prove it.¡± ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s good that I know you have the ability. If My dad doesn¡¯t believe it, then so be it.¡± ¡°If it really doesn¡¯t work, I¡¯ll¡­ I¡¯ll elope with you! Who cares if he agrees or not!¡± Yu Jinmo was really nervous. Of course, she hoped that Lin Bai could prove his ability and gain her father¡¯s approval. Then, she and Lin Bai would walk into the marriage hall under the witness and blessing of both parents. However, if all of this required Lin Bai to take a huge risk in exchange, then she would rather not accept it! If the parents objected, then so be it. She was already an adult anyway. As long as she was determined to marry, no one could stop her! When Lin Bai heard Yu Jinmo say something like ¡°eloping¡±, he could not help but feel touched. He knew that this girl in front of him had a deep affection for him. However, at the same time, he was touched, there was also a trace of guilt. Because he had too many secrets that he could not explain to Yu Jinmo. That was why he had no choice but to use lie after lie to cover up and hide, making Yu Jinmo so worried and uneasy. ¡°Silly girl.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s heart ached as he pulled Yu Jinmo into his embrace and said softly,¡±I¡¯m sorry for making you worry.¡± ¡°It¡¯s really not as scary as you think. I¡¯ll protect myself well and make your father approve of me.¡± Chapter 219 - I Didnt Break The Law, Did I? Chapter 219 I Didn¡¯t Break The Law, Did I? ¡°So, put away your wild thoughts. None of the things you¡¯re worried about will happen.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t have to elope either.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll definitely marry you in a dignified manner with the blessings of our parents, relatives, and friends.¡± Lin Bai said the last sentence with great solemnity. These were his heartfelt words, not to appease Yu Jinmo. The girl he loved was worthy of everything in this world. So he had to do his best to give Yu Jinmo the most romantic and grand wedding. Yu Jinmo looked up at Lin Bai, her eyes filled with him. ¡°Really?¡± She asked. ¡°Of course.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s flustered and uneasy heart finally calmed down. In the ward, Captain Rong asked many questions about Wang Chenyu. Basically, they revolved around Wang Chenyu¡¯s personality, interpersonal relationships, past romantic partners, and so on. Jiang Yu tried her best to answer them one by one, telling them everything she knew. As for those questions that she could not answer, she could only honestly say that she did not know. Captain Rong did not make things difficult for her. After asking all the questions that she needed to ask, he stood up and politely said, ¡°Miss Jiang, thank you for your cooperation. You can rest in peace and recuperate. I won¡¯t disturb you anymore. Goodbye.¡± Jiang Yu nodded politely. She had a myriad of thoughts in her mind, but she could not tell what exactly she was feeling. She had hated Wang Chenyu to the core, and she had even cursed Wang Chenyu to die a horrible death in her heart. Now that Wang Chenyu was really dead, and according to the police, the cause of death did not seem to be simple, she thought that perhaps it was related to emotional entanglements, revenge killings, and so on. This made Jiang Yu¡¯s feelings very complicated. Her curse had come true, and Wang Chenyu was really going to die a horrible death. However, she did not feel happy at all. She could no longer vent the grievance and resentment that had originally been pent up in her heart. It had become like a thorn that had pierced into the deepest part of her heart. The slightest pull would hurt her to death. Captain Rong walked out of the ward and said very politely to Lin Bai,¡±Mr. Lin, please come back with us.¡± Lin Bai nodded in agreement. Then, he smiled and rubbed Yu Jinmo¡¯s hair and said to her, ¡°Be good. Go back and accompany Jiang Yu. Don¡¯t worry about me. I¡¯ll be fine.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded, still a little worried 10 ¡°Then you be careful. If anyone makes things difficult for you, or if there¡¯s anything you can¡¯t handle, you must give me a call.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll ask grandfather to step in. Then, no one will dare to do anything to you.¡± Lin Bai smiled. ¡°It¡¯s just a small matter, there¡¯s no need to alarm Old Master Ye. Don¡¯t worry, nothing will happen.¡± ¡°Alright then¡­¡± Yu Jinmo looked at the backs of Lin Bai and the two policemen worriedly until they completely disappeared from sight. Only then did he return to the ward distractedly. Without a word along the way, Lin Bai soon arrived at the police station. Chief Feng personally asked questions, while Captain Rong was responsible for taking notes at the side. Such a lineup was enough to show how much importance the police attached to the case. Chief Feng went straight to the point. ¡°Mr. Lin, we received a report that you and a group of unidentified young people appeared on Anchang Avenue at Seven o¡¯clock this morning.And according to the informant, you appeared out of thin air.¡± ¡°We checked the surveillance footage of the road section. You did indeed appear out of nowhere.May I ask how you will explain this?¡± Lin Bai smiled and asked in return, ¡°What do I have to explain? Why did it appear out of thin air?¡± ¡°Chief Feng, I have no intention of arguing, but I really feel that there is no need to explain this at all.¡± ¡°I was just passing by normally. I don¡¯t know why the surveillance cameras were shot like that. Maybe the equipment malfunctioned?¡± ¡°Besides, I didn¡¯t break any laws. It¡¯s not worth you interrogating me personally, right?¡± Chief Feng said with a sullen face, ¡°The informant saw you guys appear out of thin air with his own eyes. How do you explain that?¡± Lin Bai spread his hands. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe it was a prank.¡± ¡°Mr. Lin! Please cooperate a little!¡± Chief Feng growled. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m very cooperative. If I didn¡¯t cooperate, I wouldn¡¯t have come at all.¡± ¡°Chief Feng, I sincerely ask for your advice. Even if I really appeared out of thin air with a group of people, is it against the law?¡± ¡°Is there any law in our country that says that we can¡¯t appear out of thin air?¡± Lin Bai had already thought about it on the way to the police station. He couldn¡¯t explain the matter that appeared out of thin air no matter how hard he tried. The police wouldn¡¯t believe him even if he said something about a parallel world or a barrier space. On the contrary, they would even suspect that he was mentally ill. Since that was the case, he could only joke around and not explain. Anyway, everyone in the city bureau knew that he had a close relationship with Old Master Ye. It seemed that they didn¡¯t dare to do anything to Lin Bai on account of Old Master Ye. Therefore, Lin Bai had nothing to fear. Chief Feng was choked by Lin Bai. ¡°Little Rong, you go out first.¡± Chief Feng said with a sullen face. Captain Rong hesitated for a moment because Chief Feng¡¯s request didn¡¯t seem to be in accordance with the rules. According to the rules, at least two police officers must be present for the interrogation, and it was against the rules to interrogate them alone. Chief Feng saw his hesitation and said with a sullen face, ¡°If someone investigates later, I will take full responsibility. You go out.¡± Captain Rong quickly got up and left. Only Chief Feng and Lin Bai were left in the interrogation room. Chief Feng sighed and said, ¡°Mr. Lin, as the chief of of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, I implore you to help me by telling me everything you know.¡± ¡°It is no exaggeration to say that the recent cases have made me doubt the education I have received in the past few decades.As a police officer, I am a firm materialist. I have never believed in demons and monsters ¡°However, in Wang Hao¡¯s case, we found that a doctor had sneaked into his ward when he was in the hospital. Moreover, he had entered the mortuary to touch his body after his death ¡°We invited that doctor to investigate. It was not easy for us to remove his psychological defense line and make him willing to tell the truth ¡°In the end, he died before he could finish his words.At that time, I was the one who asked the question myself. He died right in front of me. I watched him fall to the ground helplessly ¡°He once said that if he told the secret, his family would die. In the end, after his sudden death, his wife and daughter both died in a car accident. His parents also died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. ¡°I was actually very unwilling to think in a supernatural direction, but after this case, there were a few other murders that were even more bizarre. I couldn¡¯t help but have this suspicion ¡°One of the murders was clearly recorded on the surveillance camera. The murderer summoned many icicles out of thin air and stabbed the victim to death.¡± Chapter 220 - Bad News Chapter 220 Bad News ¡°Later, after our investigation and comparison, we confirmed that the murderer was a young man named Ye Huai. ¡°He was originally a professional thief and had been detained several times for breaking and entering ¡°Other than the one that was clearly captured on the surveillance camera, there were two other murder cases. He is also a prime suspect, but we have yet to find any evidence to prove that he was the murderer ¡°But as for the one captured by the surveillance camera, we are very sure that he is the murderer ¡°And he appeared on An Chang Avenue with you this morning.Mr. Lin, please tell me why this happened, for the sake of those who died in vain.¡± Chief Feng begged very earnestly. Although he had been respectful to Lin Bai in the past, he had never spoken in such a pleading tone. It could be seen that Chief Feng really had no other choice. That was why he had lowered his face and pleaded so many times. Lin Bai could not help but feel a little soft-hearted. He tried to ask, ¡°Chief Feng, have you heard of the parallel space?¡± Chief Feng nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°So what you¡¯re saying is that all of you entered another parallel space and then transmigrated back to our current world, so it looks like all of you appeared out of thin air to others.¡± ¡°Is my understanding correct?¡± Director Feng¡¯s understanding was very good. Lin Bai had just started, but he had already understood everything. Lin Bai said, ¡°That¡¯s right. That¡¯s more or less what it means.¡± The concept of a barrier would be more complicated than that of a parallel space, and it would also involve superpowers. Perhaps, it might even involve the hunter game. Lin Bai didn¡¯t want to go through so much trouble, so he only used the excuse of ¡°Parallel space.¡± Even so, the psychological shock caused by Chief Feng wasn¡¯t small. It took Chief Feng a long time to barely digest this information. Then, he smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Even if I can accept and believe this statement, the provincial leaders definitely won¡¯t believe it.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Then this is not a problem that I have to consider.¡± ¡°Youasked me for the truth, and I told you. As for how to explain it to the higher-ups, you have to think of a way yourself.¡± Chief Feng¡¯s head hurt so much that he sighed repeatedly. He originally thought that after he pried open Lin Bai¡¯s mouth, all the problems would be solved easily. In the end, he did not expect that it would instead cause him even more of a headache. Because what Lin Bai said could not be written into the investigation report no matter what. Lin Bai said, ¡°Chief Feng, I¡¯ve said everything I can. If you don¡¯t have any other questions, can I leave now?¡± Chief Feng nodded repeatedly. ¡°Yes, yes. I¡¯m sorry to have wasted your time again.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s my duty.¡± ¡°But if you need to ask me anything in the future, can you try to ask me over the phone? Don¡¯t make me run to the police station again and again, okay?¡± Lin Bai was really a little bored and didn¡¯t want to come again. Chief Feng said a lot of apologetic and grateful words and promised to try not to torture Lin Bai in the future. Only then did Lin Bai leave with satisfaction. After leaving the police station, Lin Bai planned to report his safety to Yu Jinmo before returning to school. In the end, when he took out his phone, he saw a few unread messages. They were all from Yu Jinmo. ¡°Lin Bai, have you settled the matter on your side?¡± ¡°If you¡¯ve settled it, give me a call as soon as possible.¡± ¡°Lin Bai? Reply as soon as you see it. Urgent.¡± There were a few more questions at the back that were basically the same. It could be seen that Yu Jinmo was really anxious. Lin Bai quickly called her and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What Happened?¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Grandpa called me just now and said that he was sick and wanted to see me.¡± ¡°He even asked me to bring you along. He wants to see you as well.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s biological grandfather had long passed away. The ¡°Grandfather¡± she was referring to now was naturally the god-grandfather she had acknowledged a few months ago Ye Weijun, Old Master Ye. Old Master Ye was not an ordinary person. If he stomped his feet, half of dragon country would tremble. Lin Bai was able to receive so much help and preferential treatment from the police because of Old Master Ye¡¯s reputation. Now that Old Master Ye suddenly fell ill, it was not good news. ¡°Why did Old Master Ye suddenly fall ill? What kind of illness is it? Is It serious?¡± Lin Bai asked with concern. Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Grandfather didn¡¯t tell me the specific details. He only said it was a minor illness and nothing would happen. He told me not to worry.¡± ¡°But he deliberately called me and asked me to meet him in the city. I felt that it couldn¡¯t really be a minor illness¡­¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s voice gradually fell. She didn¡¯t continue, but her meaning was already very clear. In fact, it wasn¡¯t difficult to guess. If it really was just a minor illness, old master ye wouldn¡¯t have made this call at all. He specifically asked Yu Jinmo to go to Dragon City and also told him to bring Lin Bai with him. There was only one explanation ¡ª The old man was already terminally ill and felt that he did not have much time left. That was why he had anxiously asked Yu Jinmo to bring Lin Bai over. He wanted to see his godgranddaughter and future grandson-in-law before he died. He needed to see Lin Bai with his own eyes and confirm that Lin Bai was someone that his godgranddaughter could entrust to her for life. Only then would he feel at ease. This was a farewell, and it was even more of a request. After thinking through all of this, Lin Bai knew that he had to go to Dragon City no matter what. Lin Bai said, ¡°I¡¯ll ask for leave from school immediately, and then I¡¯ll buy the fastest ticket to Dragon City.¡± ¡°Have you taken leave?¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Not yet, because I want to confirm if it¡¯s convenient for you to go with me first.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°In this situation, even if it¡¯s not convenient, it has to be convenient.¡± ¡°Alright, Hurry up and call the instructor to apply for leave. I¡¯ll go to the hospital to pick you up later. Let¡¯s go straight to the airport.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± me Yu Jinmo acknowledged and said with some hesitation, ¡°But if I leave, who will take care of Jiang Yu?¡± ¡°She just had a miscarriage and her body is at its weakest. She can¡¯t be left unattended.¡± One was her god-grandfather who loved and took care of her. On the other side was her best friend who had played with her since she was young. Yu Jinmo was really in a dilemma. No matter who she left behind, she would feel very guilty. However, she was too busy to take care of both of them at the same time. Lin Bai immediately said, ¡°I¡¯ll tell Director Xu to arrange for a few more doctors and nurses to take care of Jiang Yu later. I guarantee that nothing will happen to her. Don¡¯t worry.¡± Yu Jinmo recalled Director Xu¡¯s respectful manner in front of Lin Bai and knew that what Lin Bai said was true. He asked President Xu to arrange people to take care of Jiangyu. President Xu certainly wouldn¡¯t dare to be slipshod. Chapter 221 - Death Obituaries Chapter 221 Death Obituaries Only then did Yu Jinmo relax. ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s the only way.¡± ¡°After I take an absence of leave, I¡¯ll tell Jiang Yu about this. I hope she can understand.¡± Lin Bai consoled, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, she¡¯ll understand.¡± No matter what, Jiang Yu¡¯s life wasn¡¯t in danger right now, and Old Master Ye¡¯s condition could worsen at any time. Under such circumstances, no matter who it was, they would make the same choice as Yu Jinmo. If Jiang Yu could not even understand this and even blamed Yu Jinmo, then she could forget about their friendship. Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo each applied for leave. After buying the tickets, Lin Bai went straight to the hospital to pick up Yu Jinmo. The journey was silent. The two of them arrived at the airport very quickly. After changing the boarding pass and passing through security, there were still forty minutes before the plane took off. Yu Jinmo was burning with anxiety. Every second felt like a year. She checked the time on her phone almost three times a minute, hoping to board the plane as soon as possible. Lin Bai could see her anxiety and tried to chat with her to ease her emotions. ¡°Don¡¯t be so worried. Old Master Ye will be fine. Think about it from a positive perspective. Maybe he really just misses you, so he asked us to go there?¡± ¡°They say that the older you are, the more like a child you are. Maybe he is just being willful for once.¡± Yu Jinmo tried hard to smile. ¡°I hope so¡­¡± She lowered her eyes and sobbed. ¡°When we went back to Dragon City last time, Grandpa said that he wanted to see you. I told him that if there was a chance during the holiday, he would take you with him.¡± ¡°At that time, I felt that there was still a long time to go and there would definitely be many opportunities to see you. There was no need to rush.¡± ¡°But it has only been a short while, Grandpa already¡­¡± Lin Bai gently pulled her into his embrace. He patted her back and comforted her: ¡°Don¡¯t be sad. With the Ye family¡¯s wealth and status, he will definitely be able to enjoy the best medical resources. Even if he is seriously ill, he can be cured. It¡¯s just that he might suffer a little during the treatment process.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go and see him. Since he has great mental strength, he will recover very quickly.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded and choked, ¡°Yeah, I hope no so.¡± As If in response to the conversation between Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo, the Future News app suddenly sent him a notification. Lin Bai stretched out a hand and unlocked his phone. He quickly glanced at it and his heart instantly sank. On the pop-up window, it read: (The whole country is in mourning! The great Ye Weijun passed away due to illness!) If Lin Bai had always been hoping for a fluke, then this news had completely shattered all of Lin Bai¡¯s fantasies. If it was an accident, or if he had been plotted against and murdered, Lin Bai could have relied on the news tips to rewrite the future to avoid a tragedy. However, this time, the news headlines clearly stated that Old Master Ye had died of illness. How could Lin Bai stop it? Even though he had the godly medical skills that the system had rewarded him with, he was not a god after all. He could not achieve the level of flesh and bones of a dead person. Even though Old Master Ye enjoyed the best medical resources in the country, he could not stop the illness from taking his life. Therefore, Lin Bai felt that even if he used godly medical skills, he might not be able to save Old Master Ye. Yu Jinmo felt that Lin Bai¡¯s mood seemed to have suddenly become very low, so she turned her head curiously to look at his phone. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Who sent the message?¡± Lin Bai¡¯s reaction was extremely fast. The moment Yu Jinmo turned her head, he immediately pressed the lock screen button. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Mr. A asked me to do something that didn¡¯t work out. He¡¯s unhappy.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll call him back to explain. Be good, I¡¯ll be back in a while.¡± Lin Bai skillfully made up a lie and pushed the blame onto Mr. A. In any case, if there was anything that he couldn¡¯t explain, or if it was inconvenient to explain, he could just push it all onto Mr. A. Sure enough, when Yu Jinmo heard that it was about Mr. A, she tactfully stopped asking. ¡°Okay, then go and call me back. I¡¯ll be fine.¡± In order to reassure Lin Bai as much as possible, Yu Jinmo even tried his best to put on a smile, indicating that he had already gotten over the anxiety on his back. Lin Bai felt very distressed that she was so sensible. ¡°I¡¯ll be back as soon as possible.¡± Lin Bai touched Yu Jinmo¡¯s head and quickly walked into the drinking room at the side, avoiding Yu Jinmo¡¯s gaze. Then he eagerly took out his phone and carefully looked at the Future News app¡¯s recent notification. The news time this time was for an even thatthree days later. The general content was: Ye Weijun was too tired when he was young, so he fell ill and could not recover for many years. He could only rely on traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate. Recently, due to the change of seasons, the temperature in Dragon City was sometimes high and sometimes low, causing the old and weak Ye Weijun to catch a cold. Then, because of the cold, it triggered an old illness, and his physical condition became worse. Finally, three days later, in the middle of the night, his condition worsened again, and he died without any resuscitation. And at the bottom of this news article, there was a link to another related news article. The title was: [Ye Weijun¡¯s private doctor, Qin Weikang, suddenly died of a heart attack. ] In the past, the future news would only be the news itself and would not include other related news. This was the first time. Lin Bai keenly realized that things might not be that simple. He immediately followed the link and looked at the report on the death of Dr. Qin Weikang. The report showed that Dr. Qin Weikang died a week later, on the night of the fourth day after Ye Weijun¡¯s death. As one of the top Chinese medical experts in the country, Qin Weikang paid great attention to his health. His physical condition had always been very healthy, and he had never suffered from cardiovascular diseases. On the night of his death, his wife and children were out attending a gathering with relatives, and none of them were at home. As a result, no one knew that his sudden illness had caused him to miss the best time for treatment. By the time his wife and children returned home, Qin Weikang was already dead. Regarding his death, his wife and children all agreed that it was caused by excessive grief and there was no doubt about it. Moreover, his wife and children repeatedly emphasized to the media that as Old Master Ye¡¯s personal doctor, Qin Weikang had been by the latter¡¯s side for more than forty years and their relationship was very strong. Therefore, grandfather Ye¡¯s sudden death had dealt quite a blow to Qin Weikang. In addition, he was also Old Master Ye¡¯s personal doctor, so he blamed himself even more. He felt that his medical skills were not good enough, and he had failed to nurse Old Master Ye¡¯s body back to health, which was why he had died of illness. These psychological burdens and emotions of grief added together, and were eventually accumulated into a disease, which was why he had suddenly died of a heart attack. Chapter 222 - Announced To The World Chapter 222 Announced To The World On the surface, everything seemed to make sense. But Lin Bai¡¯s intuition told him that things were definitely not as simple as they seemed. There must be some secret hidden behind it. Otherwise, the Future News App wouldn¡¯t have specially popped up to remind him. And it wouldn¡¯t have specially attached a relevant link under the news to mention Qin Weikang¡¯s death. ¡°It seems that if I want to prevent the death of Old Master Ye, I have to start with Qin Weikang first.¡± Lin Bai muttered to himself. He already had a vague idea of what he should do next. After confirming that there were no other clues in the news, Lin Bai put away his phone and returned to Yu Jinmo¡¯s side. Yu Jinmo had been looking forward to his return like the stars and the Moon. The moment he saw him, he could not wait to ask, ¡°Has Mr. A forgiven you?¡± Lin Bai nodded and replied vaguely, ¡°We¡¯ve already spoken about it. It¡¯s fine.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Yu Jinmo was finally relieved. The plane took off very quickly and the two of them arrived at the Ye residence very quickly. The servants led Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo directly into Old Master Ye¡¯s bedroom. Old Master Ye forced himself to sit on the bed. When he saw Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai enter the room, he tried his best to smile. However, it was still difficult to hide his sickly face. ¡°Jinmo, come, come, let me take a good look at you.¡± Old Master Ye waved Yu Jinmo over. His movements were soft and powerless. Yu Jinmo¡¯s nose immediately turned sour. He quickly went forward to hold the old man¡¯s hand and sobbed. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Grandpa. I made you wait for me for so long.¡± The old man smiled weakly. ¡°We¡¯re all family. There¡¯s no need to say sorry.¡± ¡°To be able to see you, my heart is more than half relieved.¡± Yu Jinmo said with tears in his eyes, ¡°Grandpa, take good care of yourself. I¡¯ll stay here with you. I¡¯ll go back when you¡¯re better.¡± ¡°Good girl.¡± Old Master Ye patted Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand with great effort. Then, he looked at Lin Bai. After sizing him up gently, his eyes revealed a hint of approval. ¡°You must beLin Bai, right? You look pretty good. You look like a well-read and reasonable child.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll entrust Jinmo to you in the future. You have to treat her well!¡± The old man reminded him earnestly, as if he was looking after his orphan. Lin Bai said seriously, ¡°Grandpa, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll definitely make Jinmo happy.¡± When Old Master Ye heard Lin Bai call him ¡°Grandpa¡± his face immediately lit up with joy. ¡°Good child. With you taking care of Jinmo, I¡¯ll be at ease.¡± Yu Jinmo choked with sobs and said, ¡°Grandfather, you have to get well soon. When Lin Bai and I get married in the future, I still want you to be the marriage witness.¡± Old Master Ye smiled but did not say anything. There was a hint of sadness on his face. Obviously, he did not think that he could hold on until that day. ¡°Jinmo, I¡¯ve accepted you as my godgranddaughter, but I haven¡¯t even held a proper ceremony.¡± ¡°My relatives and friends in the circle don¡¯t even know that I have a granddaughter.Grandpa has always felt very sorry for you.¡± ¡°So, I wanted to take advantage of the fact that I¡¯m still not terminally ill to ask you to hurry over and go through all the necessary ceremonies. I also wanted you to meet your relatives at home.¡± ¡°Of course, I also wanted them to recognize you and Lin Bai. This way, even if I leave in the future, you and Lin Bai will always be the granddaughter and grandson-in-law of the Ye family.¡± ¡°In the future, they will also take care of all kinds of big and small matters¡­¡± Old Master Ye rambled on. Obviously, this was the thing that he couldn¡¯t rest assured about. The Ye family could be said to be one of the top wealthy families among all. Their family connections were spread throughout the political and business worlds, and they had extremely high influence. If Old Master Ye wanted to formally acknowledge Yu Jinmo as his godgranddaughter before he died, it was the same as giving Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai the most advantageous protection. In the future, even if the old man was no longer around, no one would dare to bully Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai for the sake of his face and the Ye family¡¯s background. He truly loved Yu Jinmo as if he was his own granddaughter, which was why he had thought so thoroughly and far ahead. Yu Jinmo naturally understood his intentions. The tears that he had been trying hard to control finally burst out uncontrollably. Yu Jinmo cried, ¡°Grandpa, don¡¯t say that. You¡¯ll definitely live to be a hundred years old!¡± ¡°You¡¯re still sick. The most important thing is to rest well. Don¡¯t waste your energy on some ceremony.Even if you want to do it, you should wait until you¡¯ve recovered!¡± ¡°Otherwise, how can I feel bad if you aggravate your illness from exhaustion in order to organize the ceremony!?¡± Old master Ye sighed and said, ¡°Silly girl¡­ I know what kind of condition his body is in now. I¡¯m afraid this illness won¡¯t be cured¡­¡± Yu Jinmo shook his head repeatedly, ¡°Grandfather, don¡¯t say such disheartening words. You¡¯ll definitely get better!¡± Old master Ye said, ¡°Girl, listen to what I have to say.¡± ¡°Birth, old age, illness, and death are natural laws. No one can escape that day.I have long been mentally prepared, so don¡¯t say those comforting words.¡± ¡°Grandpa has lived for so long. He has lived in glory and he has been down and out. He has experienced all kinds of storms. It¡¯s worth it.¡± ¡°The only thing I can¡¯t rest assured about now is you.Only by letting everyone know that you are my granddaughter and that you have the support of the entire Ye family can I leave with peace of mind.¡± ¡°So if you want to be filial to me, then listen to my arrangements obediently.¡± ¡°I have already sent out the invitations. The day after tomorrow, he will hold a banquet at home and officially introduce you and Lin Bai to relatives and friends.¡± ¡°There will be corresponding reports in the media. Grandfather wants to let the entire country know that you are my granddaughter.¡± Yu Jinmo threw herself into Old Master Ye¡¯s arms and wept silently. How could she repay such love and consideration for her in every way? Lin Bai stood at the side and quietly listened to Old Master Ye say these words. He could not help but sigh in his heart. Old Master Ye really doted on Yu Jinmo to the extreme. Old Master Ye¡¯s biological granddaughter was wandering outside and had not been able to meet him even until her death. This regret and self-blame had been suppressed in Old Master Ye¡¯s heart for God knows how many years. Now, he should have projected his regret towards his biological granddaughter onto Yu Jinmo, his godgranddaughter. That was why he did everything he could to give Yu Jinmo the best of everything. no Even Lin Bai had taken care of him. Such a deep friendship should be repaid. Lin Bai secretly swore in his heart that no matter what, he must keep Old Master Ye alive. I must not let him die a lonely death in the late night, as described in the Future News app. Chapter 223 - Did Not Dare To Have Extravagant Hopes With this thought in mind, Lin Bai quietly activated his divine level medical skill, wanting to see where Old Master Ye¡¯s illness was. After activating his divine level medical skill, Old Master Ye¡¯s entire body became translucent in Lin Bai¡¯s sight. All of his bones, muscles, blood vessels, and meridians were clearly visible. The first thing Lin Bai noticed was that there were two pieces of shrapnel the size of soybeans embedded in Old Master Ye¡¯s skull. Those two pieces of shrapnel looked very old. They should have been left behind by the old man when he was young and wounded on the battlefield. And the positions where they were located were very tricky and dangerous. Even if the operation was performed on the skull, the shrapnel might not be removed smoothly. If there was a slight mistake during the surgery, it would cause a large amount of intracranial bleeding. It could be said that there was a slim chance of survival. So, it was no wonder that the shrapnel would remain in the old man¡¯s brain for so many years without being removed surgically. The risk of surgery was far greater than the risk of letting it remain embedded in the brain. However, letting it remain in the brain like this was equivalent to two ticking time bombs. Not only would they cause Old Master Ye to suffer from long-term headaches, but they could also shift at any time due to external forces or other reasons. Once they shifted, the result would be death. One could imagine how much pain and risk Old Master Ye had endured in the past few years. It could even be said that every second had been a tightrope walk on the edge of life and death. Lin Bai began to admire the old man in front of him from the bottom of his heart. Updates by VJPN0VEL.C0M The sacrifices he had made for this country were truly too great. ¡°After the current illness is cured and the old man¡¯s body is restored to a healthier and stronger state, I still have to think of a way to remove the two pieces of shrapnel.I can¡¯t let Old Master Ye continue to endure the torture and risks like that.¡± ¡°He has given me so much direct and indirect help. In the future, I will also rely on my relationship with the Ye family and continue to receive all kinds of conveniences and preferential treatment. Therefore, I have to return the favor.¡± Lin Bai made up his mind in his heart, but his face did not reveal the slightest bit of it. He was not used to saying things that had not been done yet, because it was suspected that it was a trap. ¡®The most important thing now is to cure the old man¡¯s illness first.¡¯ With this thought in mind, Lin Bai continued to scan the old man¡¯s body with his X-ray vision. In the end, he saw another piece of shrapnel in the old man¡¯s chest. It was similar to the two pieces of shrapnel in the brain, but the location was also very tricky and dangerous. The risk of removing it during surgery was very high, and the success rate was slim. ¡°The existence of the shrapnel in his chest will make the old man feel pain every time he breathes. I really don¡¯t know how he endured such torture for decades.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s admiration for Old Master Ye deepened a lot. The shrapnel in his body was the best proof of the old man¡¯s bravery and dedication. He was worthy of all the honor he had today. Looking at the old man¡¯s ribs and leg bones, there were fracture marks of different degrees. It was obvious that he had broken his bones more than once. His intestines, liver, and spleen also had stubborn old diseases of different degrees. However, these old diseases would only make the old man weak and uncomfortable. They were far from being fatal. For the elderly, the biggest risk of death actually came from the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system. However, Old Master Ye¡¯s heart and brain vessels were very healthy, and there wasn¡¯t too much of a problem with his heart. After looking around, other than the two pieces of shrapnel left in his brain, which could be called a ticking time bomb, Lin Bai couldn¡¯t find any other fatal risks. However, the future news reported that the cause of death of Old Master Ye was typhoid fever, which caused a relapse of his old illness, not intracranial bleeding. As for Old Master Ye¡¯s old illness, it was mostly due to his intestines, stomach, liver, spleen, and other internal problems, and the degree of them was not too serious. Even if all of them acted up at the same time, it was still far from being fatal. ¡°Looks like the story in the news report is not the true cause of Old Master Ye¡¯s death.¡± Thinking back to the link that was purposely added under the news, the hint had almost become explicit. ¡°There¡¯s definitely something wrong with the old man¡¯s private doctor!¡± ¡°He must have something to do with the old man¡¯s sudden death!¡± Just as Lin Bai was thinking about this, Yu Jinmo suddenly patted him on the shoulder. ¡°Hey, what¡¯s wrong? Didn¡¯t you hear what I said to you just now?¡± Yu Jinmo noticed that Lin Bai¡¯s expression did not look too good, and his inquiring tone could not help but add some concern. Lin Bai suppressed his thoughts and said apologetically,¡±I¡¯m sorry, I was thinking about something just now and did not hear you clearly. Can you say it again?¡± Yu Jinmo said, ¡°Grandpa hopes that we can get engaged as soon as possible. Even if we don¡¯t hold the engagement ceremony for now, we should at least officially announce our engagement at the banquet the day after tomorrow.¡± ¡°Grandpa thinks that only in this way can we let our relatives and friends see you as a member of the Ye family. In the future, if you want to start a business or something, you can also get a helping hand.¡± ¡°I feel that we¡¯re going to get married sooner or later anyway. It¡¯s not a big deal to announce the engagement now, and it won¡¯t do any harm. Besides, it¡¯s Grandpa¡¯sTe wish, so why don¡¯t we just agree?¡± ¡°But this isn¡¯t a matter for me alone, so I have to ask for your opinion. What do you think?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯m willing.¡± ¡°If I announce the engagement earlier, no one will snatch it away from me. I¡¯m more than happy. How can I not agree?¡± Yu Jinmo chuckled and turned to Old Master Ye. ¡°Grandpa, see? I told you Lin Bai would definitely agree!¡± Old Master Ye smiled very happily. ¡°As long as the two of you are fine, I can close my eyes in peace.¡± Yu Jinmo rebuked, ¡°Grandfather, why are you saying such things again!Nothing can happen to you! When Lin Bai and I officially hold our wedding in the future, you will have to be present as a witness!¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t come as a witness, then I¡­ Then I won¡¯t get married!¡± Old Master Ye¡¯s expression instantly changed. ¡°What nonsense are you saying!Marriage is such an important thing. How can you say such nonsense!?!¡± ¡°Regardless of whether I can still witness it with my own eyes at that time, the two of you should get married properly!¡± Yu Jinmo turned his small face away. ¡°I don¡¯t care. In any case, grandfather, you have to go. If you don¡¯t go, I won¡¯t get married.¡± ¡°You¡­ Sigh!¡± Old Master Ye was at a loss for words and sighed heavily. How could he not want to witness his godgranddaughter¡¯s happiness with his own eyes? But the question was, could he still hold on until that day? The private doctor had already tactfully reminded him that he could also feel his body deteriorating day by day. So he did not dare to have such extravagant hopes. Chapter 224 - Prescription Yu Jinmo did not do this on purpose to make Old Master Ye unhappy. Instead, he hoped that Old Master Ye would be able to pull himself together and treat him with confidence. Seeing Old Master Ye sigh with his head lowered, Yu Jinmo quickly comforted him gently, hoping that he could make Old Master Ye feel better. Unfortunately, it did not work. Lin Bai quietly went forward and said to Old Master Ye, ¡°Grandpa, I know a little about medicine. If you don¡¯t mind, Can I take your pulse?¡± In Chinese medicine, it was important to look, smell, ask, and ask. In terms of ¡°Look,¡±Lin Bai had already done his best. No injury could escape the observation of X-ray vision. However, there were some things that could not be seen, such as the ¡°Qi¡±in Chinese medicine. All kinds of moisture, heat, cold, and so on could not be seen with x-ray vision. This was because it was literally tangible qi, but it was a mysterious and invisible existence. This could only be determined by taking one¡¯s pulse. Old Master Ye was slightly surprised. ¡°You know how to take one¡¯s pulse?¡± Lin Bai smiled modestly. ¡°I was just curious and taught myself a little.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been observing your complexion just now, Grandpa. I wanted to find out where the lesion is, but I couldn¡¯t find it. That¡¯s why I wanted to take your pulse.¡± These words were just Lin Bai¡¯s self-deprecating words, but to the old man, it was the truth. Updates by VJPN0VEL.C0M After all, he had a thorough understanding of Lin Bai¡¯s family background and the major he was currently studying. He knew that Lin Bai¡¯s parents and friends had nothing to do with medicine at all. There was no family inheritance, no environment to nurture them, and no professional system to further their studies. It was purely based on hobbies and self-study. Wasn¡¯t it just a superficial knowledge? However, out of love for his future grandson-in-law, Old Master Ye still agreed to Lin Bai¡¯s request. He smiled and stretched out his wrist, nodding at Lin Bai. Lin Bai did not stand on ceremony. He immediately stretched out three fingers and placed them on Old Master Ye¡¯s pulse, carefully feeling the rhythm within. In his mind, all the relevant knowledge and information were working on their own. Countless possible symptoms surfaced in his mind, and then were eliminated one by one. A moment later, Lin Bai had already come to an answer in his heart. The cold entered his body. On the surface, it seemed to conform to the description in the Future News app, which was that the so-called infection of the cold due to weather changes caused many old diseases in the body. However¡­ His body was as definitely not the change in temperature. ¡°Grandpa, you should have been seeing a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to take care of your body, right?¡± ¡°What exactly did you take? Can you show me the prescription?¡± Lin Bai asked politely. Old Master Ye just thought that Lin Bai wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to learn the treatment methods of the famous hands. After all, his personal doctor, Qin Weikang, was one of the top Chinese medical experts in the entire dragon kingdom. Moreover, Qin Weikang had been by his side for more than forty years and had never made any mistakes. He could be absolutely trusted. Of course, Old Master Ye didn¡¯t think that there was anything wrong with the prescription that Qin Weikang gave him. He only thought that Lin Bai wanted to indirectly learn Qin Weikang¡¯s medical skills. ¡°The prescription is in the study. I¡¯ll get the servant to bring it over.¡± Old Master Ye pressed the call bell and the servant immediately came in. ¡°Master, what are your orders?¡± Old Master Ye said, ¡°Go to the study and help me bring the prescription from the drawer on the left of the desk.¡± The servant immediately followed suit and quickly brought the prescription to Old Master Ye. Old Master Ye nodded and said to the servant, ¡°There¡¯s nothing else. You can leave first.¡± Then, he stuffed the prescription into Lin Bai¡¯s hands. ¡°Here, this is the prescription you wanted. Take a look.¡± Lin Bai opened it and looked at it carefully. There were no problems. Whether it was the use of various medicinal herbs or the matching ratio between them, they could all be said to be perfect and exquisite. While adjusting the symptoms, he also fully considered the various conditions of Old Master Ye himself. At a glance, it was obvious that he was the hand of a very experienced old Chinese doctor. No matter who he showed this prescription to, no one would be able to find any flaws in it. ¡°This prescription is pretty good.¡± Lin Bai could not help but mutter in a low voice. When Old Master Ye heard this, he introduced it with a smile: ¡°This is the prescription written by Qin Weikang.¡± ¡°Since you are interested in Chinese medicine, you must have heard of Qin Weikang, right?¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°The current Chinese medicine master is like a clap of thunder in my ears.¡± Old Master Ye continued, ¡°I¡¯ve also shown this prescription to a few other famous Chinese Medicine Masters. They all praised this prescription for its exquisiteness and praised Qin Weikang¡¯s superb medical skills.¡± ¡°Since you¡¯re interested in these things, just make a copy and take it with you. Take it back and slowly study it. You should be able to learn a lot from it.¡± Old Master Ye¡¯s words could be said to have given Lin Bai enough trust. Chinese medicine was different from Western medicine. Western medicine was produced in large quantities in the pharmaceutical factory. The same brand of the same medicine had a fixed formula. As long as it was suitable for the patient, anyone could eat it. However, Chinese medicine formulas had to be adjusted according to the patient¡¯s own condition. One person, one prescription. Therefore, the use of the medicine and the formula in the prescription could indirectly reflect many of the patient¡¯s physical problems. A slightly more powerful Chinese medicine expert could even use the prescription to infer the patient¡¯s detailed physical condition. If it were an ordinary person, it would have been fine. But for someone at the level of Old Master Ye, his health condition was definitely classified. The prescription he took could not be easily leaked. It was impossible for Old Master Ye not to know about this. However, he was still so generous to allow Lin Bai to copy and take away the prescription. It could be seen how much trust he had given Lin Bai. Lin Bai was touched in his heart, but at the same time, he could not help but worry for Old Master Ye. ¡°Grandpa, the prescription can not be casually shown to others. You should know this, right?¡± ¡°Other than me, who else have you shown the prescription to?¡± Old Master Ye smiled and said, ¡°Of course I know this, but you¡¯re not an outsider. I can trust you.¡± ¡°The other people who have seen this prescription are also famous top Chinese Medicine masters in the country. They can also be trusted.¡± Lin Bai sighed in his heart. Since they were Chinese medicine masters, the more they could infer Old Master Ye¡¯s physical condition through the prescription, and the more dangerous it was. In fact, Lin Bai could guess why Old Master Ye would show the prescription to other traditional Chinese medicine masters. After all, with his current status and identity, he had to be careful at all times. If he did not go through the judgment and affirmation of other traditional Chinese medicine masters, he would never dare to use this prescription lightly. But this way, there were more than one or two people who had seen this prescription. Lin Bai also very difficult to judge, which link is the problem. Chapter 225 - Absolute Trust Since Old Master Ye had lived till such an old age, his insight was extremely sharp. He saw Lin Bai¡¯s grave expression, and after thinking for a moment, he guessed the reason. ¡°Is there something wrong with you being so concerned about this prescription?¡± Although Old Master Ye felt that with Lin Bai¡¯s medical knowledge, he shouldn¡¯t be able to see anything, he still asked that question. Lin Bai didn¡¯t answer directly. ¡°I just feel that Grandpa¡¯s illness is a little strange.¡± ¡°Grandpa, you have a private doctor who constantly nourishes your body according to your body¡¯s condition.¡± ¡°Logically speaking, even if you aren¡¯t getting better, you shouldn¡¯t suddenly have such a serious illness.¡± ¡°When I took your pulse just now, I discovered that the cold Qi in your body was congested. Moreover, it doesn¡¯t look like it¡¯s been a day or two.¡± ¡°If even I can get the pulse, there¡¯s no reason that a Chinese medicine expert like Master Qin can¡¯t find it. That¡¯s why I find it very strange.¡± Old Master Ye listened quietly. There was no change in his expression and he merely asked calmly, ¡°So you suspect that there¡¯s something wrong with my medicine?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°At least, we can¡¯t rule out this possibility.¡± Old Master Ye shook his head and said, ¡°That won¡¯t happen. There¡¯s no such possibility.¡± ¡°Qin Weikang has been with me for more than 40 years. I know him very well. He won¡¯t harm me.¡± Updates by VJPN0VEL.C0M ¡°The other Chinese medicine masters who have seen the prescription are also upright people. They won¡¯t do such despicable acts.¡± ¡°The servants in the house have also gone through strict background checks. They are also trustworthy. They won¡¯t do anything to the process of brewing and delivering the medicine.¡± After saying that, Old Master Ye paused for a moment and then smiled. He said to Lin Bai, ¡°I think there must be some misunderstanding. Maybe you misunderstood this prescription.¡± ¡°But no matter what, I still have to thank you for taking Grandpa¡¯s health so seriously.¡± ¡°You¡¯re a good child.¡± What Lin Bai wanted was not Old Master Ye¡¯s gratitude. His goal was to keep Old Master Ye alive. ¡°Grandpa, people change easily. It¡¯s better to be cautious.¡± ¡°I know you don¡¯t believe in my ability, and I don¡¯t believe that the People You Trust will harm you.¡± ¡°Just take it as buying more insurance. Can I check the residue of the medicine you drank?¡± Lin Bai could not bring out any substantial evidence at the moment. All his doubts were just his guesses. He knew that he had to bring out stronger proof to make Old Master Ye believe in him. Old Master Ye pondered for a moment and was about to speak when a servant suddenly knocked on the door. ¡°Master, Doctor Qin is here.¡± Lin Bai was a little surprised. He didn¡¯t expect Qin Weikang to come at this time. Old Master Ye didn¡¯t look surprised at all. It seemed that they had already arranged for Qin Weikang to come at this time. ¡°Invite him in,¡± Old Master Ye said. A moment later, Qin Weikang pushed the door open and came in. He greeted Old Master Ye. Then, he realized that there was someone else in the room, so he looked a little confused. Old Master Ye said, ¡°Old Qin, this is my granddaughter and future grandson-in-law. I¡¯ll have to ask you to take care of them in the future.¡± ¡°Jinmo, Lin Bai, this is your Uncle Qin.¡± Old Master Ye introduced them to each other very naturally, as if Lin Bai¡¯s previous doubts had never happened. Lin Bai didn¡¯t say much and followed Yu jinmo and said politely, ¡°Hello, Uncle Qin.¡±. Qin Weikang nodded and smiled with a gentle and kind face. ¡°Hello. I¡¯ve long heard about you from Mr. Ye. I didn¡¯t expect to finally have the chance to meet you today.¡± He spoke at a neither fast nor slow speed, appearing calm and refined. He had the demeanor of a great master. Looking at his appearance, he seemed to be only in his early fifties. To be able to become a well-known Chinese medicine saint at such an age was truly not simple. Lin Bai maintained the smile on his face and quietly activated the enhanced version of the Divine-level human discernment technique. A huge translucent text box immediately appeared above Qin Weikang¡¯s head. It was densely packed with his life experiences. Lin Bai made good use of the time and quickly read at a glance. On the other side, Qin Weikang had already turned his attention back to Old Master Ye. He asked him briefly about his physical condition in the past few days and then began to take his pulse. Old Master Ye cooperated as usual. After he took his pulse, he asked, ¡°How is my current physical condition? Do I need to change the medicine?¡± Qin Weikang answered without thinking, ¡°No need. The medicine from before is very suitable. Just take it daily according to the previous dosage.¡± Old Master Ye said again, ¡°I have been drinking that medicine for almost half a month and I haven¡¯t seen any improvement. Moreover, I feel that my body is getting more and more uncomfortable. Do you really not need to adjust the prescription?¡± Qin Weikang said, ¡°Your body¡¯s foundation is not good. A small illness will trigger an old illness. This will cause your body to become weaker and it won¡¯t be easy to get better.¡± ¡°But this medicine is definitely not a problem. Don¡¯t You Trust My Medical Skills?¡± ¡°If you want to get better faster, I can also increase the dosage for everyone.¡± ¡°But as I said earlier, you¡¯re old after all. Your body¡¯s foundation can¡¯t be compared to when you were young. I¡¯m afraid that if the medicine¡¯s effects are too strong, your body will not be able to withstand it.¡± Qin Weikang¡¯s answer was patient and sincere. It was as if he was thinking of Old Master Ye. After Old Master Ye heard it, he smiled and said, ¡°I remember when I first met you, you were only around ten years old. You were still an apprentice. You followed your master to see patients and save people every day.¡± ¡°In the blink of an eye, it has been more than forty years. You were an apprentice in the beginning, then you became a master and took charge of your own affairs. Now, you have become a famous doctor.¡± ¡°All these years, it¡¯s been you who has been treating my body. Of course, I trust your medical skills. Since you said that there was no problem with the prescription and that there was no need to increase the dosage, I¡¯ll continue drinking it. Come back and take a look at it in a few days.¡± Old Master Ye¡¯s words were meant for Qin Weikang to hear and express his trust and respect. At the same time, it was also meant for Lin Bai to hear. He was using this method to let Lin Bai understand how solid the trust and friendship between him and Qin Weikang was. He was also tactfully telling Lin Bai not to continue to doubt Qin Weikang, he couldn¡¯t hurt himself. Lin Bai wasn¡¯t a fool, of course he could understand Old Master Ye¡¯s hidden meaning. However, Lin Bai did not dispel his doubts about Qin Weikang. On the contrary, his suspicions were aggravated. That was because when he had just read Qin Weikang¡¯s life story, he had discovered a lot of terrifying information. The first was about the past between Qin Weikang and his master. Chapter 226 - Qin Weikang Qin Weikang was an orphan. Ever since he was young, he had been beaten and abused in the orphanage. He had even almost lost his life due to a serious illness. Fortunately, he was lucky. He had relied on his own resistance to curb the terrifying high fever and slowly recovered. After he recovered, he understood that the orphanage he was in was a living hell that ate people and would not spit out their bones. So he found an opportunity and ran out with his two older friends. After successfully escaping, the three children made a living by stealing. Later, the two older children were caught stealing and sent back to the orphanage. He was the only one who begged for adoption from a kind-hearted person. That person was his master. He told his master about his inhuman experience in the orphanage, but he hid his theft after he escaped. He only said that he had been begging for a living, pretending to be innocent and kind. His master sympathized with his experience, but he did not expect him to be so good at lying at such a young age, so he believed everything he said. At first, his master only treated him as an adopted son. He did not plan to take him in as a disciple and teach him medical skills. Because his master had a biological son, the medical skills passed down from the ancestors naturally had to be passed down to his biological son. Qin Weikang had never expressed his intention to learn medicine. He only helped his master wash the medicinal herbs when he was busy and made some simple classifications to help his master. Then, he secretly tried his best to remember the names and characteristics of the medicinal herbs, memorizing all the knowledge that his master had unintentionally said. Updates by VJPN0VEL.C0M However, he was not in a hurry to show all of this. Instead, he endured it for three years. Three years later, he succeeded in using his diligence to gain the favor of his master and his parents. He was basically treated as half a biological son. He also got along very well with his master¡¯s biological son. Outsiders who did not know would often treat them as biological brothers. After that, something happened. Master¡¯s biological son was in love for the first time. He fell in love with a girl from the same school. That girl happened to be in the same class as Qin Weikang. Therefore, Qin Weikang helped them send letters and pass gifts to each other every day. After a while, the relationship between the two of them gradually heated up. One day, the girl sent a note asking the boy to go to the riverside to look at the Moon at night. She also said that she had many things to tell him. The boy gladly went to the appointment. In the end, it was unknown whether it was because the road was slippery in the dark or for some other reason, but he fell into the river and drowned. Qin Weikang¡¯s master had lost his only son and was heartbroken. Naturally, he wouldn¡¯t give up. He tried his best to investigate why his son had sneaked out in the middle of the night. Soon, he found the girl¡¯s note. He went to the girl¡¯s house and questioned what had happened that night, why the two of them had to meet in the middle of the night, and why the girl didn¡¯t save his son who had fallen into the river. The girl denied it, saying that she had never asked the boy to go to the river, and that she had not written the note. She said that she had gone home to sleep that night as usual after school, and that she had done nothing and knew nothing. Such an answer was naturally not convincing. The affair between the two of them had long been an open secret among the students. Everyone knew that Qin Weikang helped the two of them send letters and gifts to each other in the middle. Qin Weikang said that the girl asked him to send the note, so everyone naturally believed him. Regarding the girl¡¯s crying and denial, everyone thought it was a lie to shirk responsibility. No one believed the girl. Everyone was forcing the girl to tell the truth and tell the truth about what happened that night. The girl could not defend herself and finally hung herself at home. The matter was settled just like that. Qin Weikang¡¯s master was depressed for a long time before he gradually began to practice medicine. However, he no longer had the energy and spirit he used to have. He became like a walking corpse. Qin Weikang still helped his master as usual. Occasionally, he would carefully ask some questions related to medicinal herbs. Then, at the right time, he would slowly reveal his intelligence and talent. His filial piety and companionship allowed his master to gradually walk out of the pain of losing his son. And because his ancestral medical skills could not be broken, his master finally accepted him as a disciple and officially taught him medical skills. Qin Weikang worked hard. In less than ten years, he learned all of his master¡¯s skills and began to practice medicine on his own. It was around that time that he took over the task of helping Old Master Ye recuperate from his master¡¯s hands. Then, he did it for more than forty years. He went from being unknown to being famous all over China. However, no matter how his reputation and status improved, he was always respectful and humble in front of Old Master Ye, as if those external names had never affected him in the slightest. One had to admit that Qin Weikang was indeed an extremely intelligent person. He had intelligence and shrewdness that far surpassed his peers. He knew how to read People¡¯s expressions and judge the situation. He also had sufficient perseverance and forbearance. With such intelligence and temperament, even if he didn¡¯t meet his master, he still had the ability to manage his life well. It could be said that for a person like him, no matter what opportunities he encountered, no matter what industry he entered, his final achievements would not be low. But the more this was the case, the more Lin Bai felt that this person was extremely terrifying. Because from the words in those life records, Lin Bai could read the viciousness and meanness hidden deep within him. Lin Bai believed that the death of his master¡¯s father¡¯s son definitely had something to do with Qin Weikang. Qin Weikang was smart enough not to push his son into the river. However, he could have gotten some mud at the appointed place in advance to increase the chances of his master¡¯s son falling into the water. Even if he failed once, he could make a second or third attempt. As long as he used the name of the girl to keep inviting his master¡¯s son to dangerous places, it was only a matter of time before something happened. Although Qin Weikang¡¯s life experience did not explicitly state that he was the one who had faked the note and deliberately caused the death of his master¡¯s biological son. But just because the girl was willing to die to prove it, Lin Bai was willing to believe her. He believed that she really had not written that note. Qin Weikang was so smart, and he had handled so many letters written by girls, it should not be too difficult for him to imitate the handwriting. At that time, he was not even ten years old, but he could use schemes and methods to get rid of obstacles for himself without making a sound. Moreover, he didn¡¯t have any psychological burden after the incident. He could calmly and consciously continue to endure and wait for the right opportunity to fight for the greatest benefit for himself. He could do that even though he was not even ten years old. Now that he was over fifty years old, his schemes and methods would only be more ruthless and concealed. Chapter 227 - Retreat To Advance Lin Bai thought to himself, looks like I have to put in more effort to find some substantial evidence. Otherwise, with Old Master Ye¡¯s trust in Qin Weikang, it would be impossible to convince him with his empty words. But how could I find substantial evidence? This question really stumped Lin Bai. Perhaps Lin Bai was too engrossed in his thoughts, so he unconsciously stared at Qin Weikang for a long time. Qin weikang also turned his gaze to Lin Bai. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of undetectable viciousness flashed in his eyes. But in just an instant, he returned to his elegant and elegant appearance. He smiled and looked at Old Master Ye in response to his previous praise. ¡°Mr. Ye, you flatter me. It¡¯s my honor to be able to help you recuperate.¡± Although he only glanced at Lin Bai and didn¡¯t say or do anything special. But Lin Bai¡¯s intuition told him that Qin Weikang must have already sensed something. Perhaps Old Master Ye¡¯s intentional emphasis on trust had allowed Qin Weikang to guess that Lin Bai was suspecting him? If that was really the case, then his sharp senses were a little too frightening. Lin Bai suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind and decided to make a move to retreat in order to advance. Updates by VJPN0VEL.C0M After Qin Weikang left, Lin Bai took the initiative to say to Old Master Ye,¡±Grandfather, I should have thought too much earlier. I thought that your health had not improved for a long time and that it was because Doctor Qin did not fully recuperate.¡± ¡°But when I saw him just now, I felt that he should be one of those famous doctors with outstanding medical skills and character. There must be a reason for his medication plan.¡± Old Master Ye smiled and said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. You¡¯re just being kind.¡± ¡°It¡¯s good for young people to have the courage to doubt. It¡¯s even more courageous to admit when they realize that they¡¯re wrong.¡± ¡°Anyway, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, everything will be fine.¡± Lin Bai added, ¡°Doctor Qin¡¯s medical skills are brilliant, and the prescription is very exquisite. The brewing process of the medicinal herbs might also be ingenious.¡± ¡°Grandpa, can you let me see how the medicine is brewed? Maybe I can learn a lot from it.¡± Old Master Ye naturally had no reason to refuse such a small request. ¡°The medicinal herbs were all sent over by Doctor Qin after they were taken care of, and then brewed by my servants.¡± ¡°It¡¯s about time to start brewing the medicine for tonight. Since you¡¯re so interested, go to the kitchen and take a look.¡± Lin Bai was delighted. He thought to himself that his luck was pretty good. He could just watch the entire brewing process. He put on an expression and said impatiently, ¡°That¡¯s great! Then I¡¯ll go and take a look right away!¡± Old Master Ye smiled and said, ¡°Go on, go on. Watch and learn. I¡¯ll be fine as long as Xiao Mo keeps me company.¡± Lin Bai also had the same intention. He hoped that Yu Jinmo could stay and continue to keep grandfather ye company. After all, Lin Bai still had no way of determining whether the servant who brewed grandfather Ye¡¯s medicine had tampered with the process. Therefore, he had to watch the entire process. It would take at least a few hours. He did not want Yu Jinmo to stay there with him. In the kitchen, a woman in her fifties was in charge of brewing medicine. Everyone called her Aunt Zhang. Lin Bai chatted with Aunt Zhang for a while and knew that she had worked in the Ye family for more than twenty years. She was the most senior servant in the Ye family besides the housekeeper. Although it was the first time Aunt Zhang met Lin Bai, after knowing that Lin Bai was the grandson-in-law of the old man, she treated Lin Bai very kindly. But it was not too humble. Instead, there was a kind of affection, as if she regarded Lin Bai as her own relative and junior. Or it should be said that she treated all the younger generation of the Ye family in the same way. Lin Bai also learned from the conversation that Aunt Zhang¡¯s husband and son also worked in the Ye family. The husband was a gardener, and the son was the exclusive driver and assistant of a young generation of the Ye family. It was said that he was highly regarded. Aunt Zhang also said that when her son was studying, because he did not have a local household registration in the country, he was always being nitpicked on. She was so worried that she could not sleep every day. Later, the housekeeper saw that her condition was not right and asked for the reason, so he mentioned it to Old Master Ye. After Old Master Ye learned about it, he helped to solve the household registration problem of the whole family, so that her son could smoothly study. When she brought up this past incident, Aunt Zhang¡¯s tone was filled with gratitude. Lin Bai carefully observed her expression when she spoke and knew that she was not lying. Aunt Zhang was truly grateful to Old Master Ye and the Ye family from the bottom of her heart. Such a person should not have intentionally drugged old master ye to harm him. Lin Bai made this judgment in his heart. However, for the sake of caution, he still used the enhanced version of the divine level human discernment technique to observe her. The life records that he saw were basically the same as what Aunt Zhang had described herself, except that there were many more things that Aunt Zhang had not said. Back then, when they did not have a local household registration, their son could only study in school as a student. He had also transferred to another school several times midway due to various reasons, and he was often isolated and bullied by his teachers and classmates. He even had the mentality of being tired of school, skipping school every day, and hanging out with the society¡¯s shady people. After the old man helped solve the hukou problem, the child was finally able to study normally and was no longer ostracized. He smoothly studied all the way until he graduated from university. After reading all this, Lin Bai understood why Aunt Zhang was so grateful to the Ye family. Because not only did Old Master Ye help their family solve the household register problem, he also saved their son¡¯s life and future. Otherwise, if their son dropped out of school early and hung out with those scum of society all day long, sooner or later, he would become just like them. ¡°Aunt Zhang, in the past few years, have you always been in charge of brewing medicine for Grandpa?¡±Lin Bai asked. Aunt Zhang nodded and replied, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m not at ease with other people¡¯s brewing, so I¡¯ve always been the one to do it myself.¡± ¡°Not only the medicine, but also the medicinal cuisine that the master usually takes. I¡¯m basically in charge of it.¡± As she spoke, she even took out a small notebook that she always carried with her and showed it to Lin Bai. ¡°Look, look. There are all kinds of medicinal cuisine suitable for the master to eat, as well as the sequence and time of adding the various medicinal herbs when brewing the medicine, are all recorded on it.¡± ¡°I usually don¡¯t let anyone else touch this book, but since you¡¯re his future grandson-in-law, I can let you have a look.¡± As she spoke, she quickly flipped through the book, displaying the densely packed words inside, as well as the shapes of many of the medicinal herbs that she had drawn herself. However, because she flipped through it very quickly, Lin Bai could not see the specific contents of every page. ¡°Can I have a look?¡± He asked. Chapter 228 - The Crux Of The Problem Aunt Zhang was a little hesitant, obviously a little unwilling. Lin Bai quickly explained, ¡°I know a little bit about Chinese medicine. Grandpa asked me to come over to observe because he wanted me to take this opportunity to learn Doctor Qin¡¯s medication skills.¡± Aunt Zhang¡¯s attitude immediately changed when she heard this. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is? That¡¯s fine!¡± ¡°Then you can read it slowly and take it with you. In any case, I¡¯ve actually memorized all the things in the notebook a long time ago.¡± ¡°Doctor Qin is sometimes very busy and can¡¯t come every day. If you can learn it, you can also add a layer of protection to master. That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good.¡± Aunt Zhang smiled and stuffed the notebook into Lin Bai¡¯s hands. Lin Bai said very seriously, ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll definitely read it carefully.¡± ¡°I also hope that Grandpa will always be healthy and healthy.¡± Aunt Zhang said, ¡°Yes, I hope that Grandpa will get better soon this time.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, her phone¡¯s alarm clock rang. Aunt Zhang immediately took out her phone and turned off the alarm clock. She picked up a set of medicinal herbs that had been prepared beside her and held it in her hand. After waiting for about half a minute, she poured it into the medicine pot. Seeing this, Lin Bai asked, ¡°Is this the alarm clock specially set for adding medicine?¡± Aunt Zhang replied, ¡°Yes. I was afraid that I would be delayed by other things, so I specially set the alarm clock.¡± Updates by VJPN0VEL.C0M ¡°There are still two more in a while, because there are still two more medicinal herbs that need to be added.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°You really put in a lot of effort.¡± Aunt Zhang said matter-of-factly, ¡°Of course. This is medicine for the old master to drink. You have to make sure the time is right.¡± ¡°Otherwise, what if it affects the efficacy of the medicine?¡± Seeing her attitude, Lin Bai understood why the old master and the Butler could trust Aunt Zhang with such an important task of brewing medicine. Although Aunt Zhang did not understand medicine, she was serious enough. She was 200% serious and meticulous in all matters related to the old master. Lin Bai carefully read through Aunt Zhang¡¯s little notebook. It recorded the shape, size, color, smell of each medicinal ingredient needed, as well as their respective medicinal effects and the taboos of their combinations. The proportions of the ingredients needed for each medicinal meal were all accurate to the degree of grams. At the end, the brewing of the medicine was even more meticulous. The intervals between the addition of various medicinal ingredients were all accurate to the minute. All the contents were very accurate. The various medicinal cuisines were also food that could recuperate the body and replenish qi and blood. There didn¡¯t seem to be any problems. Except for one dish. Medicinal duck soup. In fact, there wasn¡¯t any problem with this dish. After using it, it could replenish qi and blood and strengthen the body¡¯s resistance. But the problem was that the ingredients used were angelica and astragalus. These two herbs were not suitable for Old Master Ye¡¯s current physical condition, and they also conflicted with the prescription he was taking. If he took them at the same time, not only would they not replenish qi and blood and strengthen the body, but they would also have the opposite effect, making Old Master Ye¡¯s physical condition worse and worse. In Aunt Zhang¡¯s notebook, there were 70 to 80 different kinds of medicinal cuisines. There were no other problems except for the ingredient of this dish. If one didn¡¯t look carefully, they wouldn¡¯t be able to find it. Fortunately, Lin Bai was careful enough and was lucky enough. ¡°Aunt Zhang, have you made this medicinal duck soup for Grandpa?¡± Aunt Zhang smiled and said, ¡°Of course I have! I have made all the medicinal cuisines in this notebook.¡± ¡°Master likes this medicinal duck soup especially. He says he wants to drink it every now and then.¡± ¡°I¡¯m afraid that if he eats it all the time, the nutrition will be unbalanced. I even asked Doctor Qin about it. He said that he can change the duck into chicken, mutton, or fish.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I change the main ingredients from time to time. Sometimes it¡¯s duck soup, and sometimes it¡¯s fish soup or mutton soup.¡± ¡°This way, the master won¡¯t get sick of it easily and won¡¯t have to worry about the uneven nutrition.¡± Lin Bai frowned when he heard that. ¡°So you¡¯re saying that Grandpa eats this kind of medicinal cuisine the most?¡± Aunt Zhang nodded. ¡°Yes. Why? Can¡¯t it be too frequent?¡± Lin Bai hesitated for a moment and shook his head. ¡°No, no. It¡¯s medicinal cuisine. It¡¯s good to eat more.¡± Aunt Zhang heaved a long sigh of relief and patted her chest. ¡°You scared me to death. I thought that eating too much would be bad for master¡­¡± Lin Bai thought to himself, ¡®It¡¯s not just bad, it¡¯s worse than death.¡¯ However, this was not the problem of the medicinal cuisine itself, but the result of the conflicting medicinal ingredients. Aunt Zhang, as a servant, would definitely not know such professional knowledge of Chinese medicine. She didn¡¯t have any bad intentions. On the contrary, she did her best to work for Old Master Ye. Therefore, Lin Bai didn¡¯t want Auntie Zhang to know about this so that she wouldn¡¯t feel guilty. ¡°This recipe of astragalus angelica duck soup was also taught to you by Doctor Qin, right? Did he ever mention when it was suitable to eat this?¡± Lin Bai asked deliberately. Auntie Zhang replied, ¡°Doctor Qin said that he could eat it at any time without any special restrictions. As long as Old Master wants to eat it, he can make it for him.¡± ¡°Oh right, he also said that it¡¯s best to make more during the autumn and winter season because the weather is cold, so it needs more nourishment.¡± ¡°And when the weather turns cold, drinking this can also have a certain effect of preventing colds.¡± Lin Bai continued to ask, ¡°Now that the season is changing, the weather is getting colder and colder. Have you been making this soup often recently?¡± Aunt Zhang nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Master is old. Of course, we have to take precautions in advance to prevent him from catching a cold!¡± ¡°By the way, there¡¯s this soup for dinner tonight. You can try it too.¡± ¡°If you like it too, I¡¯ll make more for you in the next few days.¡± ¡°Although you¡¯re still young, there¡¯s no harm in taking precautions!¡± Lin Bai quickly said, ¡°Let¡¯s change to another dish today.¡± ¡°I took Grandpa¡¯s pulse just now. His body is a little weak, so it¡¯s not suitable for him to eat Angelica and Astragalus for the time being.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we change it to red dates, ginger slices, and black chicken soup? It can also dispel the cold and nourish the blood, and it¡¯s more gentle.¡± Since Lin Bai already knew what the problem was, of course, he couldn¡¯t let Grandpa continue to eat this kind of thing that had conflicting medicinal properties. Aunt Zhang was stunned for a moment, then she nodded repeatedly. ¡°Okay, okay, okay. Then I¡¯ll make black chicken soup tonight.¡± ¡°Fortunately, you reminded me. If there¡¯s anything inappropriate in the future, you must also tell me!¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Yes, definitely.¡± Aunt Zhang¡¯s phone alarm rang again. She quickly prepared the next medicinal ingredient and threw it into the medicine jar. Lin Bai watched from the side the whole time. All the herbs were the same as in the prescription. They had not been replaced, and there was no problem with the measurement. Aunt Zhang¡¯s brewing process was as precise and rigorous as a textbook. There was no mistake at all. So it was no wonder that Old Master Ye¡¯s body was getting worse but no one could find the problem. Chapter 229 - The Banquet Under Lin Bai¡¯s deliberate supervision, there were no problems with the old man¡¯s food and drink, and there were no similar cases of conflicting drugs. In addition, the medicine that Qin Weikang prescribed for Old Master Ye was indeed the right medicine to treat the illness. It could be used to specifically treat Old Master Ye¡¯s body. Thus, Old Master Ye¡¯s physical and mental state began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye. Old Master Ye himself also noticed the changes in his body and was very happy about it. He even held Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai¡¯s hands in a rather superstitious manner and sighed with a smile: ¡°The two of you are really my lucky stars! Seeing that the two of you are here, my illness has finally started to improve.¡± Yu jinmo continued, ¡°Then I might as well stay for a few more days. When Grandpa has fully recovered, I will go back to class.¡± The old man immediately said, ¡°That won¡¯t do. You Can¡¯t delay class for me.¡± ¡°Grandpa specially called you over this time because he wants to take advantage of the fact that he is still a little energetic. He wants to personally announce that he recognizes you as his godgranddaughter in front of his relatives and friends. He also wants to announce the marriage between the two of you.¡± ¡°As long as I give you this wish, I won¡¯t have anything to worry about.¡± Following that, he started to ramble on about the small-scale family banquet that was going to be held the next day. He repeatedly told Yu Jinmo to dress up beautifully tomorrow. Yu Jinmo did not want to spoil the old master¡¯s mood. He kept smiling and agreeing, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. She was very worried that after the old man fulfilled his wish, his body would collapse all of a sudden. But she really did not know what kind of reason she should use to reject the old man¡¯s intentions. Updates by VJPN0VEL.C0M Just as Yu Jinmo was feeling troubled, Lin Bai found an opportunity to change the topic. He asked, ¡°Grandfather, you said that Doctor Qin will be attending tomorrow¡¯s banquet. Are there other doctors coming?¡± ¡°I mean, I have some medical questions, and I want to take the opportunity to ask them.¡± Grandpa ye said, ¡°Actually, you can just ask Dr. Qin. He will help you answer them.¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s good to ask others for their opinions. We can also use this opportunity to get closer.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve invited all my closest friends to tomorrow¡¯s banquet. Several of them are traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and their medical attainments are on par with Dr. Qin¡¯s.¡± Hearing the old man¡¯s words, Lin Bai was relieved. Everything was ready now. All he had to do was to expose Qin Weikang in front of everyone at the banquet tomorrow. Lin Bai knew very well that in the eyes of the old man, he was just a young man. In the old man¡¯s opinion, no matter how talented Lin Bai was in medicine, it was impossible for him to surpass Qin Weikang¡¯s accumulated experience in most of his life. Even if Lin Bai revealed all his secrets now, he might not be able to gain the attention and trust of Old Master Ye. Instead, it was more likely that he would be misjudged as someone who was not good at medicine. At least in medicine, between Lin Bai and Qin Weikang, Old Master Ye would definitely choose to trust Qin Weikang. Therefore, if he wanted to expose Qin Weikang¡¯s sinister behavior, the only way was to borrow the mouths of others and say what Lin Bai wanted to say. Only when the other medical magnates unanimously decided that the drugs were incompatible would Old Master Ye believe it. This was the only way. That night, Yu Jianhao also flew to Dragon City and was ready to attend the banquet the next day. After all, he was Yu Jinmo¡¯s father. Old Master Ye should have invited him to the banquet if he wanted to announce the marriage. In fact, Old Master Ye also wanted to invite Lin Bai¡¯s parents over. After all, apart from announcing the marriage tomorrow, the second important event was to announce the marriage between Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo. However, Lin Bai still had a lot of things to hide from his parents. If he wanted his parents to come to the banquet, he would have to explain a lot of things first. Lin Bai felt that now was not the best time, so he found an excuse to say that it was inconvenient for his parents to come over and put the matter aside. Fortunately, the old man did not insist on this issue, so the night passed smoothly. The next day. The servants in the Ye family¡¯s old residence were busy since early in the morning. They decorated the living room, prepared various drinks and snacks, and many other miscellaneous things. After a busy morning, everything was finally ready. Near noon, the invited guests arrived one after another, chatting in twos and threes in the living room. The atmosphere was warm and peaceful. Old Master Ye was sick and weak, so he could only sit in his wheelchair and chat with the visiting guests. Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo stood silently behind Old Master Ye and looked after him. The guests had long heard through various channels that the old man had adopted a godgranddaughter, but they had never seen Yu Jinmo in person. Now that they had seen him, they all praised Yu Jinmo¡¯s beauty and temperament. They praised her and Lin Bai for being a perfect couple. It was a rare heaven-sent match. Although they were all polite words, after hearing too many praises, one¡¯s mood would still be somewhat happy. Soon, Qin Weikang arrived. However, as the old man¡¯s personal doctor, he naturally didn¡¯t need to be so polite. He simply came over to say hello and then went to greet the other few colleagues that he rarely met. Lin Bai had been quietly observing Qin Weikang¡¯s movements. Seeing that he was chatting happily with a few other well-known Chinese medicine masters, he secretly wondered whether the friendship between them was real or fake. The guests were almost all here, and there was still a short period of time before the banquet officially began. The old man said to Lin Bai, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you had some medical-related questions to ask?¡± ¡°Well, Doctor Qin is over there. The few people he¡¯s chatting with are also experts in the industry. I¡¯ve already introduced them to you just now.¡± ¡°Take advantage of the fact that there¡¯s nothing much to do now and quickly go ask.¡± Lin Bai was worried that he wouldn¡¯t be able to find an opportunity to go over, so the old man took the initiative to let him go. ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll go over and ask for advice first. Xiao Mo, take good care of Grandpa. I¡¯ll be back in a while.¡± Lin Bai walked over to Qin Weikang¡¯s side alone. At the same time, he made an expression of worship as he had repeatedly simulated it in his heart. He greeted Qin Weikang and the other Chinese Medicine Masters one by one, expressing that he admired them very much. He even said the representative deeds of each of them to prove that he wasn¡¯t spouting nonsense just to curry favor with them. After a round of flattery, the few Chinese medicine masters all had a good impression of Lin Bai. They all smiled and praised and encouraged Lin Bai, telling him not to waste his talent and interest and to continue to study medicine diligently. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Yes, I also want to learn it systematically and properly.¡± Chapter 230 quibbling ¡°In the past, I didn¡¯t meet a teacher, so I could only rely on myself to flip through books and Ponder. It¡¯s inevitable that there will be mistakes. In the future, I still have to formally acknowledge a teacher.¡± ¡°Oh right, speaking of which, I suddenly thought of something. There¡¯s a problem that I haven¡¯t figured out yet. I don¡¯t know if I can ask the seniors to give me some pointers?¡± The few masters of Traditional Chinese medicine naturally wouldn¡¯t reject such a small request. Lin Bai was Old Master Ye¡¯s future grandson-in-law, so of course they would give him face. ¡°Is it a problem regarding traditional Chinese medicine? Then tell me!¡± One of the famous Chinese medicine doctors, Du Qiming, waved his hand and asked Lin Bai to speak boldly. That was what Lin Bai was waiting for. ¡°It¡¯s like this. I was curious, so I asked grandfather to show me the Prescription Dr. Qin gave me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m inexperienced, so I can¡¯t tell much about other things. I just feel that if I take the medicine according to that prescription, I can¡¯t touch the Angelica and Astragalus again. Otherwise, the medicinal properties will clash, and it will have the opposite effect, right?¡± Lin Bai deliberately pretended to be uncertain and asked the few Chinese Medicine Masters present in a confirmatory tone. ¡°I relied on myself for this bit of Chinese medicine knowledge. I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m wrong, so I want to consult the seniors.¡± Du Qiming nodded and said, ¡°Your judgment is not wrong. We have all seen the formula that old Qin prescribed. It will indeed clash with Angelica and Astragalus, and we need to avoid eating it.¡± Lin Bai asked again, ¡°Then what if there is no such thing as abstinence? Instead, when you take the medicine, you often take Angelica and astragalus. What will happen then?¡± Qin Weikang seemed to have realized something, and his face suddenly darkened. His sharp eyes stared at Lin Bai, as if he was giving some kind of silent warning. Lin Bai noticed it, but pretended not to see it. He still maintained a curious expression, looking forward to Du Qiming¡¯s answer. Du Qiming didn¡¯t think too much about it. He just thought that Lin Bai was asking a question. He said, ¡°If you don¡¯t mind your mouth, the medicine will clash with each other, and it will trigger a very strong cold and evil energy. The original prescription for treating illnesses and saving people will instantly become a prescription for killing people.¡± Although the other masters of Traditional Chinese medicine didn¡¯t say anything, they all nodded in agreement. This kind of common sense question wasn¡¯t controversial at all. Lin Bai slowly put away the curious expression on his face and looked at Qin Weikang with hesitation. ¡°Doctor Qin¡­ Grandpa should have treated you well, right?¡± Almost all of the masters of Traditional Chinese medicine present were over sixty years old. Seeing Lin Bai¡¯s expression, how could they not guess it? The interests of the wealthy families were intertwined. Such methods were actually not rare. However, no one had expected that old master ye, who had always had a keen eye and was extremely good at Reading people, would actually stumble on such a problem. Although no one spoke, everyone was basically certain in their hearts that Qin Weikang was deliberately using the medicinal properties to clash with each other, wanting to harm Old Master Ye¡¯s life. Qin Weikang was tortured by this silent pressure until he almost broke down. He angrily questioned Lin Bai, ¡°Lin Bai! What do you mean by that? !¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I¡¯ve been telling myself for the past two days that I might have made a mistake. You wouldn¡¯t intentionally harm Grandpa.¡± ¡°But senior du said that the medicinal properties would clash, and the other seniors also thought so. Then it¡¯s not that I¡¯ve made a mistake¡­¡± ¡°Doctor Qin, you gave Grandpa such a prescription, and you even taught Zhang Sao to make duck soup with Angelica and astragalus. You even told her to make more of this soup in the next season.¡± ¡°Do you dare to say that you didn¡¯t do it on purpose? !¡± Lin Bai kept raising his voice, and his last question was even louder. The other guests stopped talking and looked in their direction. Although they didn¡¯t hear the conversation between Lin Bai and Du Qiming, they could guess the whole story through Lin Bai¡¯s questioning. Qin Weikang flew into a rage out of humiliation and quibbled, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about! What evidence do you have!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Grandpa has been drinking duck soup with Angelica and astragalus almost every day during this period. Isn¡¯t this the strongest evidence?¡± Qin weikang said, ¡°That doesn¡¯t prove that I taught the servants to make it!¡± ¡°To say the least, even if I taught Aunt Zhang, I didn¡¯t let her continue to make this soup for Grandpa while he was taking the medicine!¡± Lin Bai had already expected Qin Weikang to quibble, so he calmly asked, ¡°Then did you tell the maid not to make this soup?¡± ¡°Did you tell Grandpa not to touch Angelica and Astragalus while he was taking the medicine?¡± ¡°With such a serious drug conflict, logically speaking, it shouldn¡¯t be too much to emphasize, right? Then did you say it?¡± Qin Weikang:¡±¡­¡± He didn¡¯t expect Lin Bai to be so calm at such a young age. No matter how furious he was, Lin Bai didn¡¯t show any emotion at all. Moreover, he was still able to grasp the most crucial problem without letting go, preventing him from even having the chance to change the focus. Faced with Lin Bai¡¯s constant pressure, Qin Weikang was speechless. He couldn¡¯t think of any other way to quibble. Even though Old Master Ye was a distance away from them, he heard their argument. Old Master Ye¡¯s face was dark as he said to Yu Jinmo who was standing behind him, ¡°Little Mo, wheel me there.¡± Yu Jinmo could only do as he was told and push Old Master Ye in front of Qin Weikang. Qin Weikang didn¡¯t give up and tried to make a final struggle. He said to Old Master Ye, ¡°Old Master Ye, I¡¯ve been treating your body for decades. If I wanted to harm you, I would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?¡± ¡°This is really a misunderstanding¡­ Okay, I admit it. I was careless and forgot to remind Aunt Zhang to avoid medicinal meals containing Angelica and Astragalus.¡± ¡°But I really didn¡¯t mean to harm you! Mr. Ye, you have to believe me!¡± Old Master Ye¡¯s face was as dark as water. He looked at Qin Weikang with eyes full of coldness and disappointment. However, perhaps because of his family¡¯s face, he didn¡¯t attack Qin Weikang in public. ¡°If you have anything to say, go to the study room.¡± ¡°Everyone, I¡¯m sorry. There¡¯s something that needs to be dealt with first. I¡¯m afraid the banquet will have to be delayed for a while.¡± Old MasterYe apologized to the guests present, and then motioned for Mo Jin to push him to the study room. Lin Bai stared into Qin Weikang¡¯s eyes and said politely but with a hint of threat, ¡°Doctor Qin, Please.¡± If Qin Weikang didn¡¯t cooperate, or if he wanted to play some tricks, Lin Bai didn¡¯t mind letting him experience the power of the divine level fighting technique. Fortunately, Qin Weikang was a person who knew how to adapt to the situation. He knew that if he made a scene in front of so many people, it would only make him even more embarrassed, so he could only follow the old man obediently. Lin Bai walked behind him, in a posture that was close to escorting him, constantly monitoring Qin Weikang¡¯s every move. Chapter 230 - Sophistry ¡°In the past, I hadn¡¯t met my teacher, so I could only rely on myself to flip through the book and ponder over it. It¡¯s inevitable that there will be mistakes. In the future, I still have to formally acknowledge a teacher.¡± ¡°Oh right, speaking of which, I suddenly remembered something. There¡¯s a problem that I haven¡¯t figured out yet. Can I ask the seniors to give me some pointers?¡± The few masters of Traditional Chinese medicine naturally couldn¡¯t refuse such a small request. Lin Bai was Old Master Ye¡¯s future grandson-in-law, so of course, they would do him a favour. ¡°Is it about traditional Chinese medicine? Then tell me!¡± One of the masters of traditional Chinese medicine, Du Qiming, waved his hand and let Lin Bai speak boldly. This was what Lin Bai was waiting for. ¡°It¡¯s like this. I was curious, so I asked Grandpa to show me the prescription Dr. Qin gave.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not very knowledgeable, so I can¡¯t tell much about other things. I just feel that if I take the medicine according to that prescription, I can¡¯t touch the Angelica and Astragalus again. Otherwise, the medicinal properties will clash, and it will have the opposite effect, right?¡± Lin Bai deliberately pretended to be uncertain and asked the few Chinese medicine masters present with a questioning tone. ¡°I relied on myself for this little knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine. I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m wrong, so I¡¯d like to consult the seniors.¡± Du Qiming nodded and said, ¡°Your judgment is correct. We have all seen the prescription that old Qin prescribed. It indeed conflicts with Angelica and astragalus, so we need to refrain from eating it.¡± Lin Bai asked again, ¡°Then what would happen if you don¡¯t refrain from eating angelica and astragalus while taking the medicine?¡± Qin Weikang seemed to have realized something. His face suddenly turned sullen, and he stared at Lin Bai with a sharp gaze, as if he was giving some kind of silent warning. Updates by VJPN0VEL.C0M Lin Bai noticed it, but he pretended like he hadn¡¯t. He still maintained a curious expression, looking forward to Du Qiming¡¯s answer. Du Qiming didn¡¯t think too much about it. He just thought that Lin Bai was asking him a question. He said, ¡°If you don¡¯t watch your diet, the medicinal properties will clash, and it will trigger a very strong cold and evil energy. The prescription that¡¯s meant for treating illnesses and saving your life will instantly kill you.¡± Although the other Chinese Medicine Masters didn¡¯t say anything, they all nodded in agreement. This kind of common sense question wasn¡¯t controversial at all. Lin Bai slowly put away the curious expression on his face and looked at Qin Weikang. ¡°Doctor Qin¡­ Grandpa should have treated you well, right?¡± The few Chinese Medicine Masters present were all over sixty years old. Seeing Lin Bai¡¯s expression, how could they not guess it? The interests of the rich and powerful were intertwined. Such methods were not rare. However, no one expected that Old Master Ye, who had always had a keen eye and was extremely good at reading people, would actually stumble on such a problem. Although no one spoke, everyone was already certain in their hearts that Qin Weikang was deliberately making the medicinal properties clash with each other in order to harm Old Master Ye¡¯s life. Qin Weikang was tormented by this silent pressure until he was on the verge of breaking down. He shouted angrily at Lin Bai, ¡°Lin Bai! What do you mean by that!¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°I¡¯ve been telling myself for the past two days that I might have made a mistake. You wouldn¡¯t intentionally harm grandfather.¡± ¡°But Senior Du said that the medicinal properties would clash, and the other seniors also thought so. Then this isn¡¯t my wrong judgment¡­¡± ¡°Doctor Qin, you gave Grandpa such a prescription and even taught Zhang Sao to make duck soup with Angelica and astragalus. You even told her to make more of this soup in the next season.¡± ¡°Do you dare to say that you didn¡¯t do it on purpose?!¡± Lin Bai kept raising his voice, and his last question was even louder. The other guests all stopped talking and looked in their direction. Although they didn¡¯t hear the conversation between Lin Bai and Du Qiming, they could guess the whole story through Lin Bai¡¯s questioning. Qin Weikang flew into a rage out of humiliation and argued, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about! What evidence do you have!?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°During this period of time, Grandpa has been drinking duck soup with Angelica and astragalus almost every day. Isn¡¯t this the strongest evidence?¡± Qin Weikang said, ¡°That still doesn¡¯t prove that I taught the servants to make it!¡± ¡°To say the least, even if I taught aunt Zhang, I didn¡¯t let her continue to make this soup for Old Master Ye while he was taking the medicine!¡± Lin Bai had already expected Qin Weikang to quibble, so he calmly asked,¡±Then did you tell the maid not to make this soup?¡± ¡°Did you tell Grandpa not to consume Angelica and Astragalus while he was taking the medicine?¡± ¡°With such a serious conflict of properties of drugs, logically speaking, it shouldn¡¯t be too much to emphasize, right? Then did you say it?¡± Qin Weikang was speechless. He didn¡¯t expect Lin Bai to be so calm at such a young age. No matter how furious he was, Lin Bai didn¡¯t show any emotion at all. Moreover, he was still able to grasp the most crucial problem without letting go, preventing him from even having the chance to change the focus. Faced with Lin Bai¡¯s constant pressure, Qin Weikang was speechless. He couldn¡¯t think of any other way to quibble. Even though Old Man Ye was a distance away from them, he heard their argument. Old Man Ye¡¯s face was sullen as he said to Yu Jinmo who was standing behind him, ¡°Little Mo, push me over.¡± Yu Jinmo could only do as he was told and push Old Master Ye in front of Qin Weikang. Qin Weikang didn¡¯t give up and tried to make a final struggle. He said to Old Master Ye, ¡°Old Master Ye, I¡¯ve been treating you for decades. If I wanted to harm you, I would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?¡± ¡°This is really a misunderstanding¡­ Okay, I admit it. I was careless and forgot to remind Aunt Zhang to avoid medicinal meals containing Angelica and astragalus.¡± ¡°But I really didn¡¯t mean to harm you! Mr. Ye, you have to believe me!¡± Ye Weijun¡¯s face was petulant. He looked at Qin Weikang with his eyes full of coldness and disappointment. However, perhaps because of his family¡¯s pride, he didn¡¯t attack Qin Weikang in public. ¡°If you have anything to say, go to the study room.¡± ¡°Everyone, I¡¯m sorry. There¡¯s something that needs to be dealt with first. I¡¯m afraid the banquet will have to be delayed for a while.¡± Old Master Ye apologized to the guests present, and then motioned for Yu Jinmo to push him to the study. Lin Bai stared into Qin Weikang¡¯s eyes and said politely but with a hint of threat,¡±Doctor Qin, please.¡± If Qin Weikang didn¡¯t cooperate, or if he wanted to play some tricks, Lin Bai didn¡¯t mind letting him experience the power of the divine level fighting technique. Fortunately, Qin Weikang knew how to adapt to the situation. He knew that if he made a scene in front of so many people, it would only make him even more embarrassed, so he could only follow the old man obediently. Lin Bai walked behind him, in a posture that was close to escorting him, constantly monitoring Qin Weikang¡¯s every move. Chapter 231 - Words Of Imminent Death When they reached the study, Old Master Ye said to Yu Jinmo, ¡°Jinmo, go wait in the banquet hall first.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Yu Jinmo knew that he shouldn¡¯t be present when dealing with such a sensitive issue. She held Lin Bai¡¯s hand and wanted to leave together, but she heard OldMaster Ye say from behind,¡±Lin Bai, stay back.¡± Yu Jinmo was stunned for a moment. Clearly, he did not expect that the old man would deliberately let Lin Bai stay even though he had already left. Lin Bai could guess the reason. It seemed that the old man had already seen through his little scheme just now. He smiled and patted the back of Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand, giving her a reassuring smile. ¡°Go, it¡¯s fine.¡± After Yu Jinmo left, the old man said to Qin Weikang with a cold face, ¡°Give me a reason.¡± Qin Weikang refused to give up and argued, ¡°Mr. Ye, I admit that I was negligent this time, but I really didn¡¯t do it on purpose!¡± ¡°It¡¯s still the same. I¡¯ve helped you recuperate for so many years. If I wanted to harm you, I would have done it long ago. Why wait until now!¡± Old Master Ye stared into Qin Weikang¡¯s eyes. His sharp gaze was filled with deep disappointment. After a long while, old master ye finally opened his mouth and slowly said the name of a company ¡ª ¡°Nori Pharmaceutical.¡± Lin Bai noticed that when old master ye said these four words, Qin Weikang¡¯s expression instantly turned extremely ugly. Even though Qin Weikang quickly concealed it, the moment his emotions were revealed, he still gave a silent answer. Old Master Ye was finally convinced that his guess was correct. The disappointment in his eyes became even more intense. ¡°Looks like it¡¯s really because of this¡­¡± He said in a tone that was close to a sigh, ¡°I originally still had the last bit of luck left. I hope that all of this is a misunderstanding.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the rumors were actually true. You are really the behind-the-scenes shareholder of Nori Pharmaceutical.¡± ¡°You made a lot of money through the epidemic. At the same time, you secretly collected the genetic data of the Chinese people through various illegal means and secretly sent it to the biological laboratories abroad for them to create a more targeted virus.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all your Nori Pharmaceutical¡¯s doing. Am I right?¡± ¡°The batch of things that the city customs found out half a month ago was also what your pharmacy tried to send out, right?¡± Qin Weikang smiled as if he had accepted his fate. ¡°Yes. Everything you said is right.¡± ¡°From the time that the goods were seized by the customs, I knew that sooner or later, you would trace it back to me.¡± ¡°Hehe, it¡¯s also my fault that I couldn¡¯t let go of all kinds of things in the country, so I thought of using a more covert method to get rid of you and delay the transfer of the property in the country.¡± ¡°In the end, the money went out, and I couldn¡¯t get out by myself.¡± ¡°If I had known earlier, I would have directly poisoned you.¡± ¡°It¡¯s my own fault for not letting go of those worldly possessions. Forget it, I admit it.¡± When Qin Weikang said these words, he was so calm that it was almost free and easy. There was not even a hint of guilt in his tone. It was as if killing an old friend that he had known for decades was not worth stirring up any emotions in his heart. Such a cold-blooded attitude made even Lin Bai, who was standing from the perspective of a bystander, feel extremely angry. Old Master Ye¡¯s heart was extremely cold. But more than that, he was still angry. ¡°Qin Weikang, do you know what kind of disaster it will bring once the targeted genetic virus is developed? !¡± ¡°You yourself are also a citizen of this country where you were born and raised. How could you do such a thing?!¡± Qin Weikang laughed out loud. ¡°A citizen of this country? Has this country ever treated me as a human?¡± ¡°When I was homeless and living under someone else¡¯s roof, what did the country give me? Nothing!¡± ¡°All the sufferings were endured by me through gritted teeth. To be able to get to this day, it was all thanks to my own efforts!¡± ¡°In my most difficult time, the country didn¡¯t care about my life and death, so why should I care about the life and death of the country?¡± ¡°Whether the country has a disaster or not, it has nothing to do with me!¡± ¡°I only know that if I send those documents out, they will give me money! Enough money for my entire family to spend for ten lifetimes!¡± Old Master Ye was so angry that he was trembling. ¡°Ridiculous! Ridiculous!¡± He slammed the table hard, wishing that he could get up and tear Qin Weikang apart alive. Unfortunately, he was seriously ill and weak. He was full of anger, but his body didn¡¯t listen to his orders. Seeing this, Lin Bai quickly went forward and pressed on the acupuncture points on the back of the old man¡¯s neck to help him calm down. ¡°Grandpa, anger hurts the body. Please calm down.¡± Lin Bai advised in a low voice. Under Lin Bai¡¯s acupuncture point massage, Old Master Ye¡¯s mood finally stabilized a little. Although he was still burning with anger, at least he would not be hurt by it. He said to Qin Weikang in disgust, ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear any more words from you! Go to the police station and explain slowly!¡± As he said that, he pressed the call bell on the table hard, wanting to call the servants in and send Qin Weikang to the police station. Qin Weikang opened the corner of his mouth and smiled lightly. Suddenly, he raised his hand and stuffed a pill into his mouth. Lin Bai saw that the situation was not good and immediately went forward to stop him. Unfortunately, he was still one step too late. The Pill had already been swallowed by Qin Weikang. ¡°Ye Weijun, you have no right to criticize me.¡± Qin Weikang smiled as he spoke, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. ¡°You came from an illustrious background. How could you possibly understand how difficult it was for me to climb all the way here?¡± Qin Weikang¡¯s nose and ears began to bleed as well, but he did not care at all. He still had that smile that was filled with ridicule. ¡°If there really is a reincarnation, then I sincerely wish you to experience all the hardships that I have experienced in your next life.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see if you can still be like this when the time comes. You can still talk about the country¡¯s righteousness and accuse others from above.¡± ¡°Hehe, I really want to see what you will become at that time¡­¡± Qin Weikang let out one last chuckle and his body collapsed backward. Lin Bai endured the discomfort and went forward to check his breath. ¡°He¡¯s dead.¡± Qin Weikang¡¯s corpse was bleeding from all seven orifices, and he died with his eyes wide open. However, his face was fixed with a smile. Lin Bai averted his gaze and stood up with mixed feelings. He suddenly felt that he had never understood Qin Weikang. Even though he had repeatedly read Qin Weikang¡¯s life experiences with the help of the strengthened version of the divine level human discernment technique, he had never truly understood Qin Weikang. In the end, only Qin Weikang himself could experience the bitterness, bitterness, and resentment of the past. Now, they had all dissipated along with Qin Weikang¡¯s death. The servants called the police. In order to not destroy the scene as much as possible, they did not move Qin Weikang¡¯s body. Instead, they kept it in place and waited for the police to arrive. Old Master Ye quickly composed himself and said to Lin Bai, ¡°Push me back to my room first. I still have something to tell you in private.¡± Lin Bai nodded and pushed Ye Weijun back to his bedroom. In fact, he also had a lot of questions he wanted to ask the old man. Chapter 232 - Let Me Take His Place ¡°Since when did you suspect Qin Weikang?¡± The old man asked the question that he wanted to know the most. Lin Bai did not expect the old man to be so direct. He could not help but be stunned for a moment. Then, he realized that the old man must have seen through his little thoughts by asking such a question. The old man must have already known that he was deliberately pretending not to know. In the name of asking for advice, he deliberately made Du Qiming and other Chinese medicine masters say words that had conflicting medicinal properties. Since the old man had seen through everything, it would be unnecessary for Lin Bai to lie again. Moreover, it would also appear that he was very dishonest and reduce his impression of the old man. Thus, Lin Bai simply told the truth. ¡°From the first time I saw Qin Weikang, I had already suspected him.¡± Old Master Ye nodded, as if he was not surprised by Lin Bai¡¯s answer. He continued to ask, ¡°There must be a reason for suspecting him, right?¡± ¡°There doesn¡¯t seem to be anything wrong with Qin Weikang¡¯s words and actions at that time. Why do you think that he would harm me?¡± Old Master Ye had been in the military for half his life and thought he was quite good at reading people. However, he didn¡¯t see through Qin Weikang¡¯s despicable nature. On the other hand, Lin Bai could see that something was wrong the first time they met. Therefore, Old Master Ye really wanted to know if all of this was just a coincidence or if Lin Bai was really better at reading people than he was. If Lin Bai was already over 50 years old and had such ability to read people, Old Master Ye wouldn¡¯t find it strange. However, Lin Bai was only in his early 20s. It was very unusual for him to have such a sharp and accurate eye for people. Lin Bai was stumped by the old man¡¯s question. He really didn¡¯t know how to answer this question. He couldn¡¯t just tell the old man that he could predict the future, right? If he said this, the old man would probably send him straight to the mental hospital. ¡°Hmm¡­ maybe it¡¯s just intuition¡­¡± Lin Bai laughed dryly and gave such a reason that even he didn¡¯t believe it. Old Master Ye stared into Lin Bai¡¯s eyes and said slowly and calmly, ¡°No, you¡¯re lying.¡± Lin Bai:¡±¡­¡± When the old man was young, even the top agents of the enemy country had personally interrogated him. How could a lie from an ordinary person deceive his eyes? However, he did not make things difficult for Lin Bai. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to say it, you can not say it. But don¡¯t lie to me. I hate it when people lie to me the most.¡± ¡°No matter what, it was you who made me realize that there might be something wrong with Qin Weikang. So, I began to secretly watch out for him and investigate him.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to you that I was able to keep my old life. The Ye family will remember this favor.¡± The old man said the last sentence with great solemnity. Lin Bai quickly said, ¡°Grandpa, you¡¯re too kind. I didn¡¯t do anything, let alone owe you a favor.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve helped me a lot already. I should be the one thanking you.¡± ¡°Actually, I didn¡¯t mean to lie to you just now. I just didn¡¯t know how to explain it.¡± ¡°Grandpa, do you believe in fortune-telling? I know a little about it, so when I saw Qin Weikang, I could tell that he had an evil heart, so I was more careful.¡± ¡°Actually, it was just a blind chance. I just happened to find the problem of the conflicting effects of the medicine. It was all due to luck.¡± Lin Bai changed his explanation. Although the old man didn¡¯t force him to give a reason, he had already said it, so Lin Bai had to solve the problem. Fortune-telling was a kind of prediction in a sense. Therefore, the reason Lin Bai gave this time was not a complete lie, but it did not make old master ye suspicious. ¡°Face-to-face¡­¡± Old Master Ye muttered and then said, ¡°I never believed in such superstitious things in the past.¡± ¡°But now that they¡¯re similar, these things can be passed down for thousands of years, so there may be a pattern and reason for it.¡± ¡°Lin Bai, how many other abilities do you have that I don¡¯t Know?¡± The old man asked with a smile, his eyes filled with joy and anticipation. Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°There might not be anything else for the time being, but there might be more in the future. I quite like learning all sorts of things.¡± The old man sighed and said, ¡°I hope my old bones can last a few more years and watch you and Little Mo officially get married and live a good life.¡± ¡°I also want to see how many new skills you can have in the future¡­¡± ¡°I just don¡¯t know if I can hold on until then.¡± The old man couldn¡¯t help but sigh again. Lin Bai blurted out without thinking: ¡°There¡¯s definitely no problem!¡± ¡°Grandpa, although you have many old injuries and old illnesses, they are not life-threatening, and it¡¯s not impossible to cure them.¡± ¡°Therefore, please don¡¯t say such disheartening words! Not only do you want to see Xiao Mo and I officially get married, but you also have to see our future children with your own eyes!¡± The old man obviously didn¡¯t think that he could see the future for such a long time. ¡°I know how my own body is. Don¡¯t try to make me happy. So many famous people in the medical world have treated me, but they all said that there¡¯s no way to cure me. I¡¯ve long given up hope.¡± ¡°As long as I can live for a few more years, no, even if it¡¯s just a year, I will be satisfied.¡± Lin Bai was silent, his heart was at war. Reason told him that it was not a wise decision to reveal his medical attainments too much now. However, emotionally, he really could not bear to see Old Master Ye being tortured by his illness. The old man was a meritorious citizen of the country and was also a benefactor who had helped him countless times. He should have tried his best to ease the old man¡¯s pain. Lin Bai thought to himself, ¡°If it¡¯s not wise, then it¡¯s not wise. I can¡¯t just watch my benefactor suffer and not care.¡± After making up his mind, Lin Bai said to the old man,¡±Grandpa, if you trust me, let me take over as your personal doctor and help you with your health.¡± ¡°Although I haven¡¯t been able to remove the shrapnel in your body for the time being, I¡¯m confident that I can control the other old illnesses.¡± ¡°If I have more time, it won¡¯t be a problem to completely cure you.¡± ¡°Trust me, okay?¡± Lin Bai looked into the old man¡¯s eyes and said each word very sincerely. He believed that with the old man¡¯s eyesight, he would definitely be able to tell that what he said was absolutely true. He was really very confident. The old man¡¯s expression gradually turned from surprise to shock. ¡°¡­ how did you know that I had shrapnel in my body? ! Who told you that?¡± Old Master Ye was very sure that he had never mentioned anything about shrapnel to Lin Bai. Even Yu Jinmo did not know that there were shrapnel remnants in her body, how could Lin Bai know? ! Chapter 233 - Made It Impossible For The Dangerous Person To Return Lin Bai knew that the old man was on guard against him again, but he did not feel guilty, he said bluntly, ¡°You are still patriotic at your age. When you were young, you would definitely take the lead and fight against the invaders. And everyone knew the conditions at that time. Weren¡¯t you risking your life to resist?¡± The old man sighed and nodded, ¡°Isn¡¯t that right? At that time¡­ sigh¡­¡± Lin Bai continued, ¡°Moreover, when I took your pulse previously, I also vaguely felt that there were some parts of your blood circulation stagnating, as if it was blocked by something. Combined with your age, I could roughly guess what that thing was. ¡°¡­¡± The old man nodded. There was nothing wrong with Lin Bai¡¯s explanation, but.. The old man looked at Lin Bai with puzzlement and asked, ¡°At your age, you already have such competent medical skills. This is not something that your family¡¯s financial resources and connections can achieve.¡± The old man did not hide anything and said, ¡°After I found out that you and Jinmo were dating, I also investigated you. Your change only occurred after you dated Jinmo, and before that¡­¡± The old man considered his words and said, ¡°Only that degree of education and your face were acceptable.¡± Lin Bai smiled bitterly. The old man¡¯s eyes were indeed sharp, and the change in him really made it impossible for people not to be suspicious. Thinking of the app on the phone, it was obvious that this kind of thing could not be revealed to others, so Lin Bai sighed and said, ¡°So Jinmo is my lucky star.¡± When the old man heard Lin Bai¡¯s sincere tone, his eyes were filled with a smile, then he heard Lin Bai continue, ¡°After I met , I had Jinmoone fortuitous encounter after another in my life, and what made me even happier was that my fortuitous encounter helped a lot of people.¡± The old man thought about the information he had about Lin Bai, nodded slightly, and waited for Lin Bai to finish speaking. Lin Bai pursed his lips and said, ¡°There are some things that others won¡¯t believe, and I can¡¯t say them either.¡± ¡°But I can guarantee that everything I¡¯ve done will not put Guo Jia in danger. I can even guarantee that as long as those potentially dangerous people dare to appear in front of me, I¡¯ll make sure they never come back!¡± The old man¡¯s eyes darkened. If Lin Bai¡¯s actions over the years were magnified, he had indeed given Guo Jia a lot of help. Moreover, looking at his actions over the past few years, there were indeed signs that he would go wherever the danger was. The old man¡¯s eyelids twitched. This won¡¯t do! If this kid really did this, his granddaughter wouldn¡¯t become a widow one day, right? Thinking about Yu Jinmo¡¯s character, the old man was even sure that if something happened to Lin Bai, Yu Jinmo would definitely not look for anyone else! Lin Bai quietly observed the old man¡¯s expression. He knew that the old man was already on the verge of losing his guard against him, but why was the old man suddenly angry? Lin Bai thought for a moment and was about to continue speaking when he heard the old man say in a sullen tone, ¡°Let the dangerous person come and never come back?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Bullsh*t! !¡±The old man slammed the chair and scolded angrily, ¡°Who do you think you are ? But if you have some ability, will you have to charge into the battle ? Who doesn¡¯t know how to be a good person ? You think those potential enemies are pushovers that you can bully?¡± ¡°Have you ever thought, if something happens to you, what will happen to your family? What will happen to Jinmo?¡± After being scolded by the old man, Lin Bai rubbed his nose embarrassedly, his recent behavior was indeed a little ¡°Ostentatious.¡± Ordinary people might not be able to see it, but people with abilities like the old man and the others would definitely be able to trace it back to him. After realizing this, Lin Bai said to the old man with gratitude on his face, ¡°Grandpa, you¡¯re right. I¡¯ve learned my lesson. I¡¯ll pay attention to these things in the future.¡± The old man heard Lin Bai¡¯s sincere words and only then did he nod in satisfaction and say, ¡°Your recent behavior has indeed been a little high-profile, but you can¡¯t hide it all of a sudden. This will make the people in the dark even more suspicious of your actions. Although our family isn¡¯t very capable, we can still help you clean up your retreat path.¡±. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°If you discover anything in the future, it¡¯s best to inform us in advance.¡± ¡°The strength of one person is ultimately inferior to the strength of a group of people.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that right, Lin Bai?¡± Lin Bai replied that he knew, and then he asked, ¡°Then your body?¡± The old man smiled and said, ¡°Kid, you¡¯ve already said so much. Why would this old man disagree?¡± ¡°Moreover, you¡¯re doing this to make this old man¡¯s life more comfortable. I¡¯m not some masochist, so of course I¡¯ll agree.¡± The old man let out a long breath and reached out to hold Lin Bai¡¯s hand. He looked at Lin Bai seriously and said, ¡°I¡¯ll leave it to you from now on.¡± Lin Bai was shocked. The old man¡¯s serious eyes seemed to be mixed with a lot of entrustments. This sentence ¡°I¡¯ll leave it to you¡± didn¡¯t just mean the old man¡¯s body, but also the entire Yu family and even Guo Jia. After getting the app to change the future, this was the first time Lin Bai had received such an entrustment in reality. This made Lin Bai suddenly realize that his previous actions were still too small. Lin Bai, who was deep in thought, did not ignore the look of anticipation in the old man¡¯s eyes. He quickly nodded and said, ¡°Grandpa, don¡¯t worry. I will definitely do my best!¡± Lin Bai added at the end, ¡°While ensuring your own safety!¡± The old man smiled in relief. Today¡¯s matter had taken a lot of effort on his mind. He was also old, and fatigue always came quickly. He slowly closed his eyes and said, ¡°Send me back to my bedroom.¡± The wheelchair made a slight rolling sound as it was being pushed. After the old man lay down on the bed and fell asleep, Lin Bai gently closed the door and walked out. Downstairs, Aunt Zhang stood at the stairway with a nervous expression. When she saw Lin Bai coming down, she hurriedly asked, ¡°How is Old Master now?¡± When she found out that the medicinal meal she made had almost killed the old man, Aunt Zhang couldn¡¯t stop blaming herself. She hated herself for not discovering that the medicinal properties were conflicting, and hated herself for knowing that the old man was sick, moreover, what she made was the old man¡¯s food. She didn¡¯t even think about looking for a medicinal book or something to find out which medicines would be conflicting. Looking at Aunt Zhang¡¯s apologetic and self-blaming expression, lin Bai comforted her, ¡°Aunt Zhang, don¡¯t blame yourself too much. It¡¯s Qin Weikang who¡¯s too much. His medical skills are inherited from Old Master, but he has the intention to harm others. Usually, everyone trusts him too much.¡± ¡°That¡¯s how I let Old Master down even more!¡±Aunt Zhang said with a pained heart, ¡°You can¡¯t be too careful without these words. I actually forgot about it!¡± Aunt Zhang¡¯s appearance once again reminded me of how Qin Weikang swallowed poison before the old man died. He had received the old man¡¯s favor, and the old man had even taught him everything, but in the end, he still had the expression that everyone was ungrateful to him. As expected, people who were born to rebel couldn¡¯t be saved no matter what. Lin Bai comforted Aunt Zhang again for a while, and when he returned to his room, he received a call from Yu Jinmo. ¡°Lin Bai, I saw you on the news!¡± Chapter 234 - An Even More Impressive Person Yu Jinmo did not sound excited. Instead, she asked worriedly, ¡°How is Grandpa now? Why did Doctor Qin commit suicide? He¡­¡± Lin Bai smiled as he listened to Yu Jingmo¡¯s nagging. Then, he comforted him, ¡°Grandfather is fine now. I¡¯m very confident that I can cure grandfather. However, grandfather is already old. You also know¡­¡± Yu Jinmo sniffled and nodded. ¡°I know what you mean. So that Doctor Qin really wants to frame Grandpa? How could he be like this? Grandpa is clearly so good to him¡­¡± Lin Bai sighed, lying on the bed. He looked at the ceiling and said, ¡°The greed and hatred of some people are not something that ordinary people like us can understand. Let¡¯s not talk about him. I talked to Grandpa today and will be staying by Grandpa¡¯s side to treat him for the time being.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s mood obviously improved. Her joy was transmitted to Lin Bai¡¯s heart through the phone. ¡°Okay, I got it. I will ask for leave for you!¡± Lin Bai chatted with Yu Jinmo for a while before hanging up. Then, he received a call from Yu Jianhao. After Lin Bai made a promise to Yu Jianhao, Yu Jianhao finally relaxed. Because of the banquet, Lin Bai had also entered the eyes of some people in the capital. Grandfather Ye knew that many people would secretly investigate Lin Bai, so he gave an order for them to investigate, but if it affected the lives of Lin Bai¡¯s family and friends, grandfather Ye would not let it go easily! No one dared to disobey grandfather Ye¡¯s words in the circle of the capital. Even grandfather Ye¡¯s enemies had restrained themselves quite a bit. Meanwhile, Lin Bai was currently performing acupuncture for Old Master Ye. Old Master Ye was also an expert in this area. He could feel the strength and acupoints Lin Bai used to perform acupuncture, and he secretly nodded in his heart. This kid, Lin Bai, was indeed capable! Just this skill of acupuncture was enough for him to make a name for himself in the capital, not to mention that he also had intuition and foresight that others could not match. Lin Bai would definitely become a great figure in the future. Old Master Ye was certain in his heart. Under the acupuncture, Old Master Ye had a good sleep, which was rare. When he woke up, Old Master Ye actually felt a little hungry. After all, ever since his granddaughter passed away, his appetite had become lower and lower. If it was not for the Ye family, he would have gone long ago. But today, he actually felt such a sense of hunger, which made old master ye very surprised! Lin Bai, who was reading at the side, heard the old man¡¯s stomach growling. He quickly went out and asked Aunt Zhang to bring the food in. In front of the young people, other than such a clown, the Old Man¡¯s face was a little hot. But he was old. No one could tell that he was wrinkled like an old man. So the old man pretended to be fine and finished the food. Then he said to Lin Bai, ¡°Old Man, I haven¡¯t had such a satisfying meal for a long time.¡± Aunt Zhang hurriedly nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Old Master. It seems that finding Lin Bai to treat your illness is the right thing to do! This child is really capable!¡± Lin Bai said humbly, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, it¡¯s nothing. I still have a lot of shortcomings. I still need you to teach me, Old Master.¡± The old man laughed, and his voice was obviously much more energetic. Aunt Zhang was very happy when she heard it, but she also knew that she could not disturb the two of them. So, she quietly packed her things and left. The old man looked at Lin Bai and said, ¡°What you said just now was right. You do have a lot of areas that need to be changed.¡± Lin Bai acted like he was asking for advice humbly. The old man said, ¡°Your medical skills are very good. I Won¡¯t say anything more about this.¡± ¡°I can basically see your character. You¡¯re young, hot-blooded, and hardworking. You¡¯re not inflated because of your amazing abilities. This is something that I¡¯m very satisfied with.¡± ¡°But you have to know that when you¡¯ve reached our level, we don¡¯t even need to ask about your abilities. We can get a lot of information from some simple probing.¡± ¡°You think that your disguise is very good, but that¡¯s just what you think.¡± ¡°One micro expression, one action, one look. Even if you don¡¯t do anything, some things will be clear to us.¡± ¡°After I found out that you and Xiao Mo were in a relationship, I cleaned up all the suspicious points for you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want you to be caught and cut into pieces before you can show your skills.¡± After Lin Bai heard this, he was about to say that his martial strength was very high, but he was interrupted by the old man. ¡°You said that your kung fu is from an unknown source?¡± ¡°It is indeed very powerful.¡± ¡°But Lin Bai,¡±the old man looked at Lin Bai deeply and said, ¡°I don¡¯t believe that you don¡¯t know that there is a sky beyond the sky.¡± ¡°Do you think that no one in the vast dragon kingdom or the entire blue planet can beat you?¡± Lin Bai was shocked and showed his emotions on his face. He nodded and said, ¡°Grandpa, you are right.¡± The old man knew that Lin Bai had listened to him, so he said, ¡°During this period of time in the Ye family, other than giving me treatment, find the butler and ask him to teach you something.¡± ¡°I believe you¡¯ll need it.¡± Lin Bai knew that the old man was thinking of himself, so he quickly nodded and thanked him. At the same time, he scanned the old man¡¯s body again, thinking that he must help the old man remove the shrapnel from his body as soon as possible. Because Lin Bai had saved the old man¡¯s life, the Butler was very polite to Lin Bai, so he was very serious in teaching Lin Bai. Lin Bai himself knew that he had too many shortcomings, so he was eager to learn. The Butler was very satisfied with Lin Bai¡¯s attitude. Not long after, the Butler said to Lin Bai, ¡°You are the most talented person I have ever seen. Now you can finish your apprenticeship.¡± At this moment, Lin Bai could perfectly control all of his expressions. He nodded slightly and said, ¡°Thank you, Butler.¡± The Butler patted Lin Bai¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°You can relax a little here, but outside, you have to maintain the same appearance as before.¡± Lin Bai exhaled and nodded with a smile. ¡°Okay.¡± The old man already knew that Lin Bai had completed his studies. When Lin Bai left the room, he saw old man ye sitting on the sofa not far away, chatting with Yu Jinmo. Their smiles infected Lin Bai. He walked over and checked the old man¡¯s pulse before saying to Yu Jinmo, ¡°Why are you here today?¡± Yu Jinmo widened his round eyes and said, ¡°I Miss Grandpa!¡± Grandfather ye laughed and teased, ¡°Hahaha, it¡¯s one thing to Miss Grandpa, but the most important thing is that you Miss Lin Bai, right?¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s face immediately turned red. After a while, she said in a low voice, ¡°Just a little bit!¡± Lin Bai looked at Yu Jinmo and said, ¡°I miss you too, Momo.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s face turned even redder, like a ripe apple that made people want to go up and take a few bites. However, now was not the right time. Lin Bai squeezed out his thoughts and turned to Elder Ye. ¡°Grandfather, the shrapnel in your body can be removed during the next few days.¡± Chapter 235 - Anti Old Master Ye¡¯s eyes lit up and he asked, ¡°Are you serious?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°I wasn¡¯t confident before, but recently, I have a complete plan in my mind. If everything goes well, you will become a truly healthy old man.¡± This was the first time Yu Jinmo knew that elder ye had shrapnel in his body. Her eyes instantly turned red and her eyes were filled with tears. She could not imagine the pain that shrapnel felt in her body, but she knew that just a small prick in her finger would make her feel very uncomfortable. And Old Man ye actually had shrapnel in his body? How painful was this! The old man patted Yu Jinmo and comforted her, ¡°You child¡­ Don¡¯t cry. It¡¯s just shrapnel. When I was young, how many of my comrades didn¡¯t have shrapnel in their bodies? This is a medal!¡± Then the old man sighed, ¡°Now that I can actually take this thing out, I suddenly feel a little reluctant.¡± The Butler grew up with the old man. He also knew about the shrapnel in the old man¡¯s body, but the surgery was a very important matter, after thinking for a while, the butler still went forward and said, ¡°Master, should we inform Young Master and the others? They are also your children. If they don¡¯t know anything, it will also make them feel disappointed.¡± Old Master Ye thought for a moment, then nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s fine. Let¡¯s call them back.¡± Old Master Ye suddenly summoned all his direct family members back home. This caused the Ye family members to panic. The matter of Qin Weikang had already made them extremely angry. Now that master ye suddenly called them back, could it be.. Everyone¡¯s hearts sank. However, after returning to the main residence, they found that Master Ye¡¯s face was ruddy. He didn¡¯t look like he was about to die at all. As for Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo, they had already known about it. They politely greeted the two of them and took their seats. Then, Old Master Ye told them about the shrapnel in his body and the fact that he was preparing to remove the shrapnel during surgery. A portion of the Ye family members worked in the medical industry. Even if the rest did not work in this industry, they were from a family of traditional Chinese medicine. They had been influenced by their experiences and knew how difficult it was to remove the shrapnel from their bodies, not to mention the location of Old Man Ye¡¯s shrapnel, it was even more difficult to remove the shrapnel. When Grandfather Ye¡¯s daughter heard this news, she was very sad. She thought of how she had been angry at the old man when she was young and thought of how her daughter¡¯s death had dealt a blow to the old man. Tears streamed down her face. At that time, her father should have been very sad! Although she was sad, now was not the time to reminisce about the past. The old man was old. Whether or not to perform the surgery was a difficult decision for everyone. They were afraid that the old man would not be able to hold on and die. If they did not do it, the old man had been in pain for so many years. The fact that the old man was willing to tell them the news showed that he had the intention to take it out. After weighing the pros and cons, everyone¡¯s eyes focused on Lin Bai. Aunt Ye suppressed the sadness in her heart and reverted to her strong female appearance. She asked Lin Bai a lot of professional medical questions. Lin Bai responded to every move, and his answers were watertight. The others nodded one after another when they heard this. They understood that Lin Bai indeed had this ability. However, Lin Bai was really too young, and they were really uncertain. Lin Bai knew what everyone was struggling with, he thought for a moment and said, ¡°How about this? Let¡¯s find an old man who has shrapnel in his body but is still alive, just like Grandpa. At the same time, the location of the shrapnel is also very dangerous. I¡¯ll perform a surgery for that person. Everyone can observe and see the result. What do you think?¡±? ¡°¡­¡± This suggestion made everyone¡¯s eyes light up. Someone from the ye family immediately said, ¡°I¡¯ll arrange this. It¡¯ll definitely be done within three days.¡± Aunt ye nodded and said, ¡°I agree too. Dad, What About You?¡± Grandpa ye knew the children¡¯s worries and didn¡¯t insist on his own opinion. He just nodded and said, ¡°Sure.¡± The Ye family let out a sigh of relief. Then, everyone began to discuss about Qin Weikang. At this moment, Lin Bai¡¯s phone rang, interrupting their conversation. Lin Bai quickly opened his phone with an apologetic look on his face. On the semi-transparent page, a piece of news made Lin Bai¡¯s face change. He quickly opened the news to take a look. [ umbrella group¡¯s employees fled the company with the new crown virus strain! Their whereabouts are unknown! ] [ Haicheng epidemic suddenly broke out! Confirmed cases xxxx cases! The source is unknown! ] The two pieces of news were sent two days later and five days later respectively. Lin Bai understood that when the two pieces of news were put together, the so-called umbrella employee must have escaped to sea city and even exposed the virus in the air, directly causing the residents of sea city to be infected! When Lin Bai saw this, his expression turned ugly. He knew the background of the umbrella group. It was probably a group formed by some anti-human evil forces, and Qin Weikang had pulled strings with them to do a lot of immoral things. As for some of the employees in the group, they were probably not simple either. The word ¡®spy¡¯appeared in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. Lin Bai held his phone tightly. He suppressed his anger and calmed down for a while before returning to the sofa. He listened attentively to the ye family¡¯s discussion about the consequences of Qin Weikang¡¯s matter. From time to time, grandfather Ye would interject a crucial sentence to let them make a decision. At this time, Lin Bai pretended to be unintentional and said to grandfather ye, ¡°Grandfather, you said that Qin Weikang¡¯s company has done so many things. Could it be that there are spies in his company?¡± Grandpa ye nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s for sure. It¡¯s just that that person hid it quite deeply, so it¡¯s not easy for us to find out for the time being.¡± Lin Bai Thought for a moment and said, ¡°Do you think it¡¯s possible for them to be so desperate that they directly brought out the virus and buried the whole city with them? After all, they are researchers of the virus. It¡¯s normal for them to have the virus, right?¡± Grandpa Ye¡¯s expression changed. He looked at Lin Bai seriously, trying to see something from Lin Bai¡¯s expression. Lin Bai continued, ¡°My intuition is quite accurate. When I went to the south to gamble on a rock, I originally bid 300 million for a big rock. But for some reason, my intuition told me that I would have a chance to win if I added more, so I added another rock. I didn¡¯t expect it to really succeed.¡±. ¡°¡­¡± Grandfather ye naturally knew what Lin Bai said at this time. He immediately made the decision and said to the ye family members, ¡°Find the people above and control the umbrella! We must minimize the consequences of this incident!¡± The Ye family members also had solemn expressions. The possibility of what Lin Bai said happening was really not small. After all, how could someone as ruthless as Qin Weikang not hold back? Not to mention, he was filled with hatred for the Dragon Country! Everyone quickly took action. For a moment, the phones of the family members kept ringing. Yu Jinmo looked at this year and his admiration for Lin Bai deepened. Lin Bai took some time to pull Yu Jinmo and said to grandfather ye, ¡°Grandfather, I haven¡¯t seen Mo Mo for a long time¡­¡± Grandfather ye waved his hand and said, ¡°Go play. I don¡¯t want to get in the way.¡± Yu Jinmo thought that grandfather ye was sad and quickly hugged his arm. ¡°Grandfather, you¡¯re not in the way!¡± His grandfather smiled and said, ¡°You young people are making out together, so I won¡¯t join in the fun. Just remember to come back for dinner tonight.¡± Only then did Yu Jinmo let go of his arm and said somewhat embarrassedly, ¡°Then, grandfather, are we going out?¡± Grandfather ye waved his hand to let the two of them leave quickly. After leaving the ye family, Yu Jinmo excitedly praised, ¡°Lin Bai, you¡¯re really amazing!¡± Chapter 236 - Schedule The Surgery Lin Bai lowered his head and scratched Yu Jinmo¡¯s nose. ¡°You¡¯re also very good.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded as if it was a matter of fact. ¡°Of course. Otherwise, how would I have found such a good boyfriend like you? Right?¡± Lin Bai could not help but laugh as he nodded. Then, he asked, ¡°Where do you want to go?¡± Yu Jinmo blinked and said, ¡°Let¡¯s have some hotpot!¡± The fairy only loved hotpot, so Lin Bai would naturally accompany her.h After dinner, Yu Jinmo dragged Lin Bai to the amusement park and the movie theater. Overall, they had a good time. When it was almost evening, Lin Bai¡¯s phone rang. The caller was Butler Ye. Lin Bai did not avoid Yu Jinmo and directly picked up the phone. Then, he heard Butler Ye say, ¡°Lin Bai, your girlfriend is indeed correct. Some people from umbrella group did try to bring the virus out of the lab!¡± Lin Bai quickly asked, ¡°Have they caught the person?¡± Butler Ye said, ¡°Yes, but they are afraid that someone is hiding in the deeper parts of the lab, so they need to observe again.¡± Lin Bai nodded. He thought for a moment and asked, ¡°Will Qin Weikang¡¯s relationship with the umbrella group affect the Ye family?¡± Butler Ye was very gratified when he heard Lin Bai¡¯s qion. He also said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. No one will doubt the Ye family¡¯s loyalty to the dragon country. It was us who didn¡¯t know people clearly before, but those things have nothing to do with the Ye family.¡± Lin Bai finally heaved a sigh of relief. Then Butler Ye continued, ¡°The old man is very happy. Because of your reminder, everyone in the city is free from the plague. Hurry up and come back.¡± Lin Bai agreed. After hanging up the phone and explaining the reason to Yu Jinmo, Yu Jinmo¡¯s eyes widened and the worship in her eyes became more obvious. ¡°Lin Bai, you¡¯re a hero! !¡± Yu Jinmo said in an adoring tone, ¡°I knew it. You¡¯re the best!¡± Lin Bai raised his hand and patted Yu Jinmo¡¯s hair. He smiled and said, ¡°Thank you for the compliment. Let¡¯s hurry back to the Ye family.¡± Yu Jingmo quickly nodded. She also knew that elder ye would definitely give Lin Bai more resources tonight, allowing him to gain a foothold in the capital. No matter who it was, no one should miss it! The car sped along the road, and Lin Bai received another call. Seeing Sun Xiaogang¡¯s name, Lin Bai raised his eyebrows. After receiving the call, he asked, ¡°Xiaogang, how are your parents?¡± Sun Xiaogang said, ¡°My father is already out of danger, and my mother is also doing quite well.¡± ¡°I called you because I saw that CEO Ling. She said that she wants to compensate my family with two million! I¡¯ve never seen so much money in my entire life!¡± Lin Bai, who had tens of billions in his bank card, was not as excited as Sun Xiaogang. He merely asked, ¡°Does your family agree?¡± Sun Xiaogang hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Although President Ling said that she wanted to pay for my parents¡¯ hospital bills, I still owe you money in the early stage. My parents probably won¡¯t be able to do heavy work in this lifetime, so I agreed.¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine as long as you agree. There¡¯s no need to feel guilty. This is what you deserve.¡± Sun Xiaogang felt a little better after hearing Lin Bai¡¯s comforting words. Then, he thought of another matter and his anger rushed up again. However, he could still endure it more or less. He just asked in a low voice, ¡°Boss, is Jinmo by your side? I have something to apologize to you no matter what.¡± Lin Bai looked at Yu Jinmo, who was pretending to be asleep, and said, ¡°She¡¯s asleep. If you have something to say, you can say it.¡± Sun Xiaogang heaved a sigh of relief, he said, ¡°After President Ling came over to talk about the compensation, I discd it with my mother. My mother also agreed to it. Moreover, she asked me to return the money to you first. She also told me that that bastard Wang Hao had said some disgusting things to her previously, which caused my mother to see that your attitude was not good last time. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°I used to think that that bastard Wang Hao and President Ling were birds of a feather, and neither of them were good people. Now that I¡¯ve met President Ling and told him about what happened before, I know that Wang Hao probably has taken a liking to President Ling! He wants to overstep his authority and take care of us! ¡°¡­¡± ¡°And in order to reduce the compensation, he deliberately told my mother that we have an improper relationship, saying that you¡¯re keeping me as your mistress!¡± ¡°Damn it! How dare he say that! ! When my parents recover, I will definitely find him and beat him up! !¡± Lin Bai listened to Yu Jinmo¡¯s irregular heartbeat and said with a stifled smile, ¡°Alright, don¡¯t be angry anymore. You will never meet that guy again. Take good care of Uncle and Auntie. Jinmo is awake, I won¡¯t say anymore.¡± Sun Xiaogang said a few more words before hanging up. After hanging up, Yu Jinmo opened her eyes and asked Lin Bai, ¡°Last time, you asked me to accompany you to visit Mrs. Sun because of this matter?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Yes. At that time, Aunt Sun was too emotional and was about to commit suicide. After I accidentally found out about that matter, I could only quickly ask you for help. However, I was afraid that you would misunderstand, so I didn¡¯t tell you in detail.¡± Yu Jinmo smiled and said, ¡°Even if you told me at that time, I would still help you. I believe in you.¡± A warm current flowed into Lin Bai¡¯s heart, and he extended his right hand to shake Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand. Ye family. Old Master Ye was very happy tonight. Lin Bai¡¯s suggestion had allowed the ye family to solve a huge hidden danger for the country, and Lin Bai had also gotten into his good books. In the future, if anyone dared to attack Lin Bai again, they would probably have to carefully consider it. The other members of the Ye family were also very happy. In the past, Old Master Ye could not even eat a few mouthful of rice during dinner, but today, he ate almost as much as them. This showed that the old master¡¯s body was getting better! The Ye family¡¯s ancestor could still live steadily for a few years, and the Ye family would not fall too easily. How could this not make everyone happy? The one who was looking for the person secretly made a decision. Tomorrow, he must find the person who matched him! The heavens did not disappoint those who were willing. In the past, the Ye family had also sponsored many soldiers who came down from the front line. After finding a few people who matched the conditions, that person immediately came to the old residence to find Lin Bai. Lin Bai was not ambiguous. He took the information and looked at the patient¡¯s situation. Then, he said, ¡°I want to see the real person and make a specific judgment.¡± The Ye family immediately made arrangements. Lin Bai saw an old man with white hair. His body looked strong, but Lin Bai knew that he was at the end of his rope. The shrapnel in his heart was even more dangerous than Old Master Ye¡¯s. As he breathed, the shrapnel squeezed a blood vessel bit by bit. If it was any later, the blood vessel in his heart would have ruptured, and the old man would never be able to be saved! Lin Bai immediately said, ¡°He needs to be operated on immediately. Has his family agreed?¡± The old man had also heard from his family that the chief surgeon was a young man, but he had also said that this young man¡¯s medical skills were superb, and he had pulled old ye back from the brink of death. Therefore, no matter how young he was, he did not dare to underestimate him. And he had received the Ye family¡¯s help when he was young. Now that he was old and weak, it was rare for him to be able to do something like a pawn for Old Ye, so he immediately agreed. The old man said, ¡°I don¡¯t have any children. I agreed to it myself. Let¡¯s arrange the surgery. I Won¡¯t be able to live long in this state.¡± Chapter 237 - Suicide Attack? Lin Bai did not know what the old man had experienced, but his divine level human discernment skill allowed him to quickly understand everything. The words ¡°loyal and righteous¡± first appeared in front of Lin Bai, followed by the old man¡¯s life experience. Since the old man was injured when he was young, he was unable to have children, so he did not get married after that. However, he also supported some poor children, but he was unlucky. These children were all ungrateful as they took advantage.In addition to his age, he directly stopped funding, making his life a lot better. The densely packed words gave Lin Bai a rough understanding of the old man¡¯s life, so Lin Bai did not dawdle and said directly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will try my best to cure you.¡± Although he said that he would try his best, Lin Bai had a feeling that his surgery would definitely succeed. Even though the old man needed to be operated on as soon as possible, the long journey had caused the old man¡¯s physical condition to deteriorate. After discng with the old man, Lin Bai set the surgery time for tomorrow afternoon. As a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, the Ye family naturally would not be complacent over the years. They believed that Western medicine was useless. On the contrary, the Ye family had invested in and managed quite a number of private hospitals, the old man¡¯s surgery was completed in this professional Western medicine hospital. That day, the members of the Ye family were called to the operating theater to watch the progress of the surgery. LufGodly medical skills came in handy at this time. Lin Bai was like a godly doctor who had gone through hundreds of battles. He easily and meticulously removed the shrapnel and quickly stitched up the wound to deliver blood. The members of the Ye family who were observing from the ode saw Lin Bai¡¯s neat and efficient technique and were all amazed. ¡°This Lin Baiguo is really young and promising. He can still remain calm even after such a dangerous surgery!¡± ¡°His technique is also very experienced. It¡¯s just that I don¡¯t know who his master is. If he can send someone to learn a thing or two from him, it will improve the reputation of the ye family.¡± Hearing the praise and calculation of the crowd, old master ye coughed, he said, ¡°No matter who he learned this from, don¡¯t tell anyone for the time being. This child has many secrets. If he were to expose them rashly, it will bring him a lot of trouble.¡± ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for this old man, Lin Bai might not have shown this skill in front of us! Our Ye family can not let this child be disappointed.¡± Grandfather Ye¡¯s words were the imperial edict in the Ye family. Moreover, what he said was indeed reasonable. Although everyone had different thoughts, they still listened to the old man in the general direction. Old Master Ye was very satisfied that his descendants did not obey him in public but in private. When Lin Bai came out of the operating room, grandfather Ye was pushed in front of Lin Bai. Lin Bai instructed the n to send the old man to the intensive care unit for observation. Only then did he walk up to the old man and say with a smile, ¡°Fortunately, I did not fail you.¡± The old man patted Lin Bai¡¯s arm and said, ¡°In the future, if anyone asks about the origin of your medical skills, just say that I taught you.¡± The other members of the Ye family heard this sentence clearly. They knew that the old man was determined to protect Lin Bai, so they did not have any objections. They were just thinking about how to fill in the gaps. Lin Bai knew what the old man¡¯s words meant. He was touched and said, ¡°Thank you, Grandpa, for thinking of Lin Bai.¡± However, the old man said, ¡°I¡¯m not saying this just for you, but also for the Ye family.¡± ¡°You will definitely be a dragon among men in the future, and I¡¯m afraid that the younger generation of the Ye family will still need you to protect them. Just think of it as me investing in advance.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Grandpa, it¡¯s still too early for you to say that. With you around, the Ye family will not fall.¡± Old Man Ye did not mention this topic again. He asked a few more qions about the old man¡¯s surgery before saying that he needed to rest when he was tired. Come and read on our website wuxia worldsite. Thanks In the next few days, the old man recovered very well, and his various indicators were also rising rapidly. This gave the ye family even more hope. Therefore, a week later, everyone agreed to operate on Old Man Ye. When performing the surgery on the old man, Lin Bai was more cautious than before because it was very difficult to remove the shrapnel in the old man¡¯s brain. Even if he had godly medical skills, he still sweated a lot during the surgery. Fortunately, the surgery was successfully completed. The rest of the time was to observe the complications and a series of problems. This surgery was even more difficult than the previous one. After the surgery was completed, Lin Bai¡¯s highly focused mental state also showed fatigue. The Ye family also knew that Lin Bai was exhausted, so they immediately arranged for him to be in the ward next to the old man¡¯s, they told him to rest well. Lin Bai lay on the bed. He felt that not long after he closed his eyes, a faint ¡°Ding¡±sound came from his mind. Holding his exhausted body, Lin Bai turned on his phone. Now, the news that would be sent out in the future would disappear in a few minutes. He did not want to miss anything. In the semi-transparent interface, a piece of news appeared in front of Lin Bai. [ Medical guru ye Weijun was attacked! Unfortunately, he was killed! ] Lin Bai¡¯s face turned cold and he quickly read it carefully. The news was released two days later. The news about the n was not revealed, but from the picture, it could be seen that the hospital where ye Weijun was attacked was this one! Lin Bai quickly found the butler and said, ¡°The ns and doctors who changed the dressing on the old man have to check it carefully. If they really can¡¯t do it, let me do it myself!¡± The Butler also knew that Lin Bai¡¯s director was worried. He comforted him, ¡°The people who are allowed to take care of the old man have gone through many layers of checks. This shouldn¡¯t happen.¡± Lin Bai sighed and said, ¡°I had a bad feeling when I was resting just now. And I¡¯ve only been in contact with the old man recently. In addition to the matter with Qin Weikang, I think it¡¯s better for us to be cautious.¡± The Butler immediately understood the seriousness of the matter. Qin Weikang had operated in the Ye family for several years, and there were many people who trusted him. Even if the Ye family had done a batch of liquidations at that time, it was impossible to clean up all of Qin Weikang¡¯s people. And if those who escaped the net knew the news of Old Master Ye being in this hospital, then it was not impossible for them to use threats or some other means to persecute the old man¡¯s life. The Butler thought this through and immediately said, ¡°You¡¯re right. I¡¯ll recheck the people around the old man.¡± Lin Bai saw that the butler had taken this matter to heart and immediately heaved a sigh of relief. He returned to the ward and fell asleep again. Read latest Chapters at Wuxia World . Site Only When Lin Bai woke up in the afternoon, the Butler said to him with a gloomy face, ¡°Your intuition is right. There are indeed a few who have hidden deep inside and are actually preparing to carry out a suicide attack! It¡¯s really hateful!¡± Lin Bai raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Did they find their homemade bombs?¡± The Dragon Country didn¡¯t allow people to make such a destructive thing privately, so this must be done secretly and the source of the things. The butler nodded and said, ¡°As expected, Qin Weikang has a trick up his sleeve. The source of those things is from the umbrella corporation. If it weren¡¯t for this investigation, we wouldn¡¯t have found these things!¡± The butler said with a sullen face, ¡°The umbrella group should disappear!¡± Chapter 238 - I Only Care About Jinmo Because of Lin Bai¡¯s reminder, Old Master Ye was saved from a disaster. After the direct line of the Ye family found out about this, Aunt Ye¡¯s gratitude towards Lin Bai deepened. She began to mention Lin Bai in the circle, whether intentionally or not, this made everyone more familiar with Lin Bai. Everyone was also very curious about this young man who was treated differently by the Ye family. However, due to Old Master Ye¡¯s strict orders not to investigate Lin Bai too much, they more or less suppressed their small thoughts, they waited for the Ye family to officially introduce Lin Bai. Because of Lin Bai¡¯s meticulous treatment, Old Master Ye woke up very quickly after the surgery. Along with Lin Bai¡¯s treatment plan, Old Master Ye woke up and found that his head and heart no longer had that faint feeling of pain. This made Old Master Ye very happy. He thought that he must repay Lin Bai properly. Then, Lin Bai came to say goodbye to Old Master Ye. Lin Bai looked at Old Master Ye, who was lying on the hospital bed and was not very happy. He said helplessly, ¡°Old Master, I¡¯m still a student. It¡¯s not good for me to take such a long leave and not go to class.¡± ¡°Moreover, your recovery is not bad. The next time I come to the capital, yo should be able to walk around energetically.¡± ¡°And I¡¯ve been out for too long. I miss home too.¡± The reason Lin Bai gave made it impossible for the old man to keep him by his side. He could only wave his hand and say, ¡°Go back.¡± Before he left, Lin Bai met the old man again. The old man was very grateful to Lin Bai for taking out the shrapnel in his heart through surgery. Now that the old man could walk on the ground, he could only remain calm for the time being. After bidding farewell to everyone, Lin Bai returned to S city. Taking advantage of the weekend, Lin Bai returned home first. Father and mother Lin did not know that Lin Bai had taken a month¡¯s leave of absence. They only thought that he had been very busy with his studies recently. When they saw that he had returned, they hurriedly cooked lin Bai¡¯s favorite dishes. Lin Bai looked at father and mother Lin¡¯s exhausted appearance and finally decided to find an excuse to reveal the news that he had earned a lot of money. Of co, Lin Bai wouldn¡¯t reveal the fact that he had tens of billions in savings. Instead, he made use of the Yu Corporation. As he ate the vegetables in his bowl, he said, ¡°Dad, Mom, do yoow Xiao Mo¡¯s House?¡± Lin Bai¡¯s parents stopped eating and looked at him. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You and that girl¡­¡± Broke up? Looking at the obvious meaning in his parents¡¯eyes, Lin Bai shook his head helplessly and said, ¡°We like each other. Why would we break up? I¡¯m talking about another matter.¡± Lin Bai took out a bank card and placed it in front of Lin and Lin. ¡°There¡¯s ten million in here.¡± ¡°What? !¡± Lin and Lin stared at the bank card. After a while, they asked Lin Bai, ¡°Where did you get so much money?¡± Lin Bai knew that they had misunderstood something, he quickly said, ¡°It¡¯s like this. A friend of mine in the dorm was buying some virtual currency. There was a genius who gave me some pointers. I also learned a little from him. Then, I accidentally told Jinmo that there was a bright future for virtual currency. If she invested in it, he would have l earned a lot. I didn¡¯t expect her father to believe it. He invested 50 million at that time. I didn¡¯t expect it to increase by 1,000% in just a few days. It made the Yu Corporation earn 500 million!¡±! ¡°¡­¡± Papa Lin and Mama Lin opened their mouths wide as if they were listening to a heavenly book. Their lips trembled as they said, ¡°500 million?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Yes, 500 million.¡± ¡°I was stunned when I heard Jinmo say that. Xiao Mo insisted on giving me the money and said that it was her father¡¯s req to give me the reward. If I didn¡¯t accept it, it would be an insult to her girlfriend. Who would have thought that my words would make the Yu Corporation earn 500 million!¡±! ¡°¡­¡± Come and read on our website wuxia worldsite. Thanks As he spoke, Lin Bai probed, ¡°Dad, Mom, I said that I wanted to start a business. What do you gthink of me using this to start an angel investment company?¡± ¡°I do have the confidence to say that. After that, I found a few stocks and made a lot of money. That¡¯s why I had this idea.¡± After Lin Bai¡¯s person, father and mother Lin finally believed that Lin Bai had earned 10 million. However, they still didn¡¯t agree with Lin Bai starting a stock company. Most things like stocks still lost a lot of money, so it was better to be safe, thus, father Lin said, ¡°Father knows that you want to start a business because you want to be worthy of Xiao Mo. however, yoill have to consider investing. We¡¯re an ordinary family, so you won¡¯t be so l forever. It¡¯s better to do something practical.¡± After saying this, Father Lin pushed the bank card back to Lin Bai, he said, ¡°The two million you gave us before hasn¡¯t been used up yet. You can keep this money for yolf. The early stages of starting a business are very tough. You¡¯re still a newbie. This money is a lot for us, but if you really want to start a business, yoill have to match it with the Yu Corporation. This money is probably not enough.¡±. ¡°¡­¡± Papa Lin continued, ¡°But I¡¯ll also remind you not to take too big a step. Back then, I couldn¡¯t teach you how to run a business. You have to study hard and learn well before starting your own business. Isn¡¯t that more appropriate?¡± Lin Bai nodded, looking like he was being taught humbly. In fact, Lin Bai no longer had any thoughts about starting a business. He was more thinking about the person who invested in other people. Lin Bai knew that although many companies looked like they had a high market value on the surface, the investors behind these companies were still the ones who made the most money. They were secretly eating the biggest dividends behind the scenes, moreover, they would not have too much trouble because of the company¡¯s matters. They could also wave their sleeves and leave without a cloud. After spending two days with father and mother Lin, Lin Bai returned to school. When Luo Yang and the others saw that Lin Bai had returned, they immediately greeted him warmly. ¡°Boss, you¡¯re back! How was your month?¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ve seen a lot.¡± Luo Yang squeezed his eyes and said, ¡°What kind of knowledge? Oh right, yoill remember President Ling, right?¡± Lin Bai was stunned for a moment. After connecting the names of the people in his mind, he nodded and said, ¡°I remember. I asked their family to sell the villa. Why?¡± Luo Yang ched, he said, ¡°During the period when you were on leave, a mother who calls herself President Ling came to the school gate to look for you! She said that you hadn¡¯t visited her for a long time, and she wanted to know what happened between you and President Ling! ¡°Why? Is there some secret between the two of you?¡±? ¡°¡­¡± Lin Bai frowned and roughly ged the reason why Ling¡¯s mother came. Lin Bai said, ¡°When her mother met her, her mental state was not quite normal. After I treated her with acupuncture, I did not contact President Ling again. It was also a business relationship.¡± Luo Yang suddenly understood and said, ¡°It seems that President Ling¡¯s mother is convinced by your godly medical skills. She is trying to snatch you away on behalf of President Ling and Sister-in-law!¡± Read latest Chapters at Wuxia World . Site Only ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±Lin Bai frowned, looked down at his phone and said, ¡°I only have Xiao Mo in my heart.¡± Luo Yang smiled and said, ¡°We all know that. But boss, you are so oanding. Naturally, there will be other girls who will also care about you.¡± ¡°So boss, if you don¡¯t want sister-in-law to misunderstand, remember to tell sister-in-law in advance. I don¡¯t think that President Ling¡¯s mother will give up.¡± ¡°When that time comes, President Ling¡¯s mother will come to look for you again, and then you¡¯ll suddenly run into sister-in-law again¡­¡± ¡°TSK TSK tsk, the scene of the asura arena will come at once!¡± Chapter 239 - Kings Meeting Kings? Lin Bai¡¯s brows twitched. He recalled the incident with Yu Jinmo at the hotel. Although Yu Jinmo believed in his character, there would always be a knot between the two of them if there were too many coincidences. He said to Lin Bai, ¡°I know, I¡¯ll take care of it.¡± At this moment, Yu Jinmo¡¯s message came. ¡°My dad said he¡¯ll send me to school today! Do you want to meet my dad too?¡± Lin Bai replied, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen Uncle Yu for a while. I¡¯ll wait for you at the school gate.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai got up and went to the bathroom to talk about his image. After confirming that there were no problems, he took a coat and was about to go out. Luo Yang was playing with his computer. When he saw that Lin Bai was about to go out, he asked casually, ¡°Boss, are you going out?¡± Lin Bai replied, ¡°Jinmo and her father are coming over. I¡¯ll go to the school gate to pick them up.¡± Luo Yang didn¡¯t ask further after hearing that. He was once again immersed in the computer game. Lin Bai walked from the boys¡¯ dormitory to the main gate of the school for about ten minutes. When he reached the school gate, Yu Jinmo hadn¡¯t arrived yet. Because of Lin Bai¡¯s image, many students who came in and out of the school were secretly watching him. Lin Bai was used to it. He still leaned against the wall and played with his phone with a calm expression. ¡°Lin Bai, you went back to school?¡± Suddenly, Lin Bai heard a woman¡¯s voice. He looked up and saw that it was Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother. She reached out her hand to pull Lin Bai and said, ¡°When I looked for you last time, your classmates said that you took a leave of absence. I didn¡¯t expect to see you here today!¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you go to my house? Didn¡¯t you say that my cooking was good? Let¡¯s go! I¡¯ll make you a good meal today!¡± ¡°Also, Xuewei misses you too!¡± Lin Bai was pulled by Mrs. Ling, but his feet didn¡¯t move at all. He said, ¡°Auntie, I just went back to school on leave and missed a lot of classes. I¡¯m waiting for my girlfriend to go to class with me at the school gate.¡± ¡°Also, I only have a working relationship with President Ling.¡± When Ling heard that, she didn¡¯t dare to do anything else. Her eyes rolled, she smiled and said, ¡°Girlfriend? I haven¡¯t met her yet! With such a good-looking girl like you, your girlfriend is probably not bad-looking either. This time, it¡¯s just right for me to slap her in the face!¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t say anything. He just lowered his head and sent a message to Yu Jinmo, asking, ¡°Where are we?¡± Mrs. Ling saw that Lin Bai was playing with his phone, so she quickly took out her phone and sent a text message to Ling Xuewei. Ling Xuewei smiled bitterly after reading the text message. Only then did she know the reason why Mrs. Ling asked her to bring her here. Lin Bai¡¯s school was nearby, and she knew what Mrs. Ling was planning. It was just that Mrs. Ling¡¯s recent overly ¡°warm¡± care and moral threats had made her too tired. She didn¡¯t even want to pay attention to this matter. However, to Ling Xuewei¡¯s surprise, Lin Bai also sent a message to her. ¡°President Ling, your mother is at the gate of my school.¡± A paragraph of text seemed to be meaningless, but Ling Xuewei sensed that Lin Bai was unhappy. She took a deep breath, stood up, went downstairs, and drove out of the door. She was also vaguely looking forward to meeting Lin Bai again. When Lin Bai saw Ling Xuewei, he found that Ling Xuewei¡¯s mental state was very tired, and this kind of exhaustion actually came from her mother. ¡°Mom, why are you here?¡± Ling Xuewei glanced at Lin Bai and said apologetically, ¡°Chief Lin, I¡¯m sorry to have troubled you.¡± Lin Bai smiled slightly. Just as he was about to speak, a Rolls-Royce stopped beside Lin Bai. After the car window rolled down, Lin Bai saw Yu Jinmo¡¯s youthful smiling face. She waved her hand and said, ¡°Lin Bai! Huh? Chief Lin, you¡¯re here too? Have you recovered from your injury last time?¡± Come and read on our website wuxia worldsite. Thanks Ling Xuewei smiled and said, ¡°Thank you for your concern. I¡¯m much better now.¡± Mrs. Ling looked at the Rolls-Royce and rolled her eyes. She did not know what kind of car this was, but she could guess that the person in the car was not simple. Thus, she pulled Lin Bai affectionately and asked, ¡°Little Lin, is this your girlfriend?¡± Lin Bai avoided Mrs. Ling¡¯s pull without a trace. He went forward and opened the car door. After Yu Jinmo got out of the car, he smiled and said, ¡°Mrs. Ling, this is my girlfriend.¡± Mrs. Ling did not hide her picky eyes as she sized up Yu Jinmo. In her eyes, not only was her daughter mature and knowledgeable, but the company was also very valuable. She was not at a disadvantage against Yu Jinmo. However, just as she was about to speak, a man with a strong aura also got out of the car door on the other side. He looked at Lin Bai and asked, ¡°Lin Bai, aren¡¯t you going to introduce these two to me?¡± Yu Jianhao had only wanted to send Yu Jinmo off before returning to the company after exchanging a few words with Lin Bai. He didn¡¯t expect to see this scene at the school gate. Thinking of the risk of his daughter¡¯s boyfriend being snatched away and being afraid that Lin Bai¡¯s young mind wasn¡¯t firm, Yu Jianhao got out of the car and said these words. Lin Bai didn¡¯t feel guilty at all and said, ¡°Uncle Yu, this is President Ling from Phoenix Real Estate. The villa complex was entrusted to her family for sale. This is President Ling¡¯s mother.¡± Yu Jianhao walked over and looked at Ling Xuewei. He nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ve heard of Phoenix. President Ling is young and promising.¡± Ling Xuewei felt even more bitter at this moment. The glimmer of hope in her heart was completely extinged. How could she compare to the daughter of the Yu Corporation? Ling Xuewei straightened her expression and said with a slightly normal expression, ¡°Compared to the Yu Corporation, I¡¯m still far from it.¡± After saying that, Ling Xuewei added, ¡°President Yu, you¡¯re my role model.¡± Yu Jianhao turned his head slightly and looked at Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai. ¡°What are you still standing there for? Go to class. I have to go back to the office.¡± After saying that, Yu Jianhao nodded slightly at Ling Xuewei and turned around to get into the car. Lin Bai also pulled Yu Jinmo and said to Mrs. Ling with a smile, ¡°Auntie, we¡¯re going to class.¡± Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother was still cowering under Yu Jianhao¡¯s aura and didn¡¯t dare to speak. She didn¡¯t have the slightest reaction to Lin Bai¡¯s words. Only after everyone left did Ling Xuewei come back to her senses. She gulped and asked Ling Xuewei, ¡°Who is that person?¡± Ling Xuewei said expressionlessly, ¡°The richest person in this city, the head of the Yu Corporation, Yu Jianhao, President Yu.¡± Mrs. Ling¡¯s body trembled, and she asked in a trembling voice, ¡°The richest person?¡± Ling Xuewei did not answer. Mrs. Ling came back to her senses, grabbed Ling Xuewei, and said excitedly, ¡°I was right. Lin Bai is an oanding person! I told you to do it earlier, but you didn¡¯t listen. What do you think? Are you regretting now? Such a good child¡­¡± ¡°Mom,¡±Ling Xuewei turned to look at the chattering ling and said expressionlessly, ¡°Lin Bai and I¡­ are just professional.¡± Read latest Chapters at Wuxia World . Site Only This was the first time that Mrs. Ling felt the same aura as Yu Jianhao from Ling Xuewei. Her heart skipped a beat as she knew that she had pushed her too hard, which made Ling Xuewei unhappy. Although the mother-daughter relationship was close, it was easy for Mrs. Ling to form some bad habits. For example, familial kidnapping. Mrs. Ling pursed her lips and stood where she was, saying, ¡°Isn¡¯t it for your own good? Who are you trying to show off to like this? If you dislike me, I¡¯ll leave right now! I¡¯ll live the life of a vagrant and beggar in the past!¡± But this time, Ling Xuewei did not show any mercy as she turned around and opened the car door to start the engine. Then, she said, ¡°Mama, I have something to do at the company. You can take a taxi back.¡± Chapter 240 - Arguments Wei Xinyue looked at the speeding car and felt a little flustered. She blamed Ling Xuewei for not understanding her painstaking efforts. Her plan to invite Lin Bai to her house to create an ¡°opportunity¡± was ruined. She even met Lin Bai¡¯s girlfriend and family. Wei Xinyue was also greatly impressed. She muttered, ¡°Lin Bai, seriously! He actually hooked up with the daughter of the richest man! ¡°¡­¡± At school, Yu Jinmo hugged Lin Bai¡¯s arm and waited for Lin Bai to explain what happened at the school gate. Lin Bai did not hesitate and said directly, ¡°Ling Xuewei¡¯s mother wanted to set me up with Ling Xuewei, but I clearly told her that I have a girlfriend and I haven¡¯t seen her since. I was also very surprised by what happened today.¡± Yu Jinmo thought of Ling Xuewei¡¯s appearance and said a little jealously, ¡°It¡¯s not wrong for her mother to have her own thoughts. Ling Xuewei is also very beautiful and very mature.¡± Lin Bai could not help but laugh as he lowered his head to look at Yu Jinmo and asked, ¡°Are you jealous?¡± Yu Jinmo snorted softly like a spoiled kitten and said, ¡°You are my boyfriend. Shouldn¡¯t I be jealous if there are other women coveting you?¡± Lin Bai stretched out his right hand and interlocked his fingers with Yu Jinmo¡¯s left hand. He said with a firm expression, ¡°I don¡¯t care what other people are like. I only like you.¡± After being in love for so long, Lin Bai did not confess many times. Yu Jinmo also knew that the two of them did not need to talk about love and affection often. However, when she suddenly heard such words, Yu Jinmo¡¯s face still turned red. She looked up at the serious and sincere man in front of her and felt proud in her heart. Look, this was the person she liked! ¡°Alright, then I forgive you.¡±Yu Jinmo shook his arm and pretended to be angry. ¡°There won¡¯t be a next time.¡± Lin Bai quickly nodded and heaved a sigh of relief. He did not expect Wei Xinyue to suddenly appear at the school gate today. The way she looked at Yu Jinmo at that time also made him very unhappy. However, she was still an insignificant person. When the time came, he had to remind Ling Xuewei¡­ and ask her take care of her family member. After Ling Xuewei returned to the company, she thought about it and sent Lin Bai a message to apologize. However, she did not receive a reply from Lin Bai. The secretary saw that she did not look well. She poured some water and knocked on the door, asking with concern, ¡°President Ling, are you alright?¡± Ling Xuewei rubbed her temples, closed her eyes, and shook her head, saying, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± The secretary was a mature woman. She observed Ling Xuewei¡¯s expression and thought about the matter of Ling Xuewei acknowledging her family as well as some rumors and facts that she had heard and seen recently, she could not help but try to persuade her, ¡°President Ling, given your current state, you can¡¯t do your work properly anymore. Is it a family¡­¡± The secretary¡¯s words made Ling Xuewei open her eyes. She looked out the window at the sunny weather and finally made a decision. ¡°Help me find a new house and hire a nanny. My mother has suffered for so many years. It¡¯s time for her to enjoy life.¡± The secretary left. Wei Xinyue looked at Ling Xuewei in disbelief when she found out that Ling Xuewei was going to send her to another home and hire a nanny to take care of her. With tears in her eyes, she asked, ¡°What did I do wrong for you to treat me like this? We¡¯ve only known each other for a few months¡­¡± Ling Xuewei, who had come to expect too much from her family, had already restored her strong female appearance. However, her tone towards Wei Xinyue was still much softer. ¡°I will set aside two days every week to live with you.¡± Wei Xinyue did not accept such an arrangement. She shouted hysterically, ¡°You are my daughter, you cannot treat me like this!¡± Ling Xuewei looked at Wei Xinyue and said seriously, ¡°But I am not only your daughter, I am also the CEO of Soaring Phoenix. All the employees of Soaring Phoenix depend on me for their lives.¡± ¡°Then let someone else manage the company! Why do women need to be so successful? You just need to find a good family to take care of your husband and raise your children, like Lin Bai¡­¡± ¡°Mom,¡± Ling Xuewei interrupted Wei Xinyue coldly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t say such things anymore. Whether it¡¯s Lin Bai or the Yu Corporation, I can¡¯t afford to offend them.¡± ¡°Also, women don¡¯t only have the option of taking care of their husband and raising their children. I won¡¯t follow the path you¡¯ve arranged for me. I have a clear plan for my future.¡± Come and read on our website wuxia worldsite. Thanks Wei Xinyue looked at the girl in front of her and found that she was very unfamiliar. This appearance¡­ was just like when she saw Ling Xuewei in that magazine. She was confident and powerful. Such a powerful person was not someone that she, Wei Xinyue, could control. This made her afraid to say anything more. After mumbling for a while, Wei Xinyue still forcefully said, ¡°Women should get married.¡± Ling Xuewei took a deep breath, looked at Wei Xinyue and slowly said, ¡°I got it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll get married before I turn 40.¡± Wei Xinyue wanted to say something, but she saw Ling Xuewei turn around and leave. The nanny walked over with great discernment. She was about the same age as Wei Xinyue, so a few words brought Wei Xinyue to another matter, and then she and the nanny moved to their new home. A month later. At school, Lin Bai, who had returned to the dormitory after class, was thinking about how to bring his roommates to make a fortune. Luo Yang had already earned 50 million yuan with him. Sun Xiaogang¡¯s family was in trouble again. The family also needed a lot of money to plan for the future. Another roommate, Zou Wen, was usually heartless, however, the situation at home was similar to his family¡¯s past. Speaking of 50 million, Lin Bai thought of the young boss whose opportunity to make a fortune had been snatched away by him. Should he bring that little boss along to make a fortune? At this moment, Lin Bai¡¯s phone rang again with a notification sound. After the chaos last time, the icon of future news had gradually returned to normal, and when it was opened, it was no longer translucent. Lin Bai clicked on the news, and his pupils contracted. [Technology Guru Jian Binbai has mysteriously disappeared. All research projects have come to a standstill. ] After clicking on the news, Lin Bai saw a very familiar photo of Jian Binbai, and his disappearance was five days later. At the same time, an anti-blue star organization had appeared at the bottom of the report. Lin Bai understood that this was a reminder to himself that this organization was the one who had kidnapped Jian Binbai. However, what Lin Bai could not understand was why Jian Binbai was suddenly kidnapped when he was protected by bodyguards with high Combat Power? In a split second, Lin Bai suddenly came to a realization and asked in his mind, ¡°System, is this anti-earth organization like the previous demon that has the ability to bewitch people or other special abilities?¡± The system replied, ¡°That¡¯s it. It hasn¡¯t been completely eliminated. The people in this organization are all its followers, as well as some people you haven¡¯t been able to find in the game before.¡± Lin Bai came to a realization. The reason the system hadn¡¯t disappeared until now was because those things hadn¡¯t been cleaned up yet. Read latest Chapters at Wuxia World . Site Only Lin Bai narrowed his eyes. It seemed that he was going to fight the anti-blue planet organization to the end. Lin Bai played with his phone and thought for a moment before deciding to ask Ye Weijun for help. After thinking through some things, Lin Bai called Ye Weijun. ¡°Grandpa, I¡¯ve received a very important piece of news.¡± Chapter 241 - News Old Master Ye heard the seriousness in Lin Bai¡¯s voice. He immediately said, ¡°Don¡¯t say it over the phone. Come to my place and talk to me face to face.¡± Lin Bai also knew the seriousness of the matter. Cell phones were too easily monitored now, so it was more appropriate to talk about many things. Thus, Lin Bai contacted Yu Jianhao again and said that Mr. A had brought a message and needed Old Master Ye¡¯s help to solve it. Yu Jianhao nodded without hesitation and agreed. Old Master Ye said that he would send a helicopter to the top floor of the Yu Corporation to pick him up, so Lin Bai quickly left. When he arrived at the Yu Corporation, Yu Jianhao was already waiting for him downstairs. In the elevator, Yu Jianhao looked at Lin Bai and could not help but ask, ¡°What kind of news is it that makes Old Master Ye use a helicopter to pick you up?¡± Lin Bai thought for a moment and felt that there was no need to hide it, he whispered into Yu Jianhao¡¯s ear, ¡°Mr. A received news that someone is planning to kidnap some of the big names in science and technology, causing Blue Planet¡¯s science and technology to stagnate or even regress. Now that he has confirmed one of the names on the list, he wants me to protect him.¡±. ¡°¡­¡± Yu Jianhao hissed and stared at Lin Bai with wide eyes. ¡°He wants you to go?¡± Lin Bai nodded. He knew that Yu Jianhao was worried about his comfort, so he added, ¡°Mr. A is very powerful. He will help me in the dark.¡± Yu Jianhao was slightly relieved, but he still couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°I¡¯m afraid that a kidnapping like this will involve some hot weapons. Although your martial arts skills are good, you¡¯re still far inferior to a bullet.¡± Lin Bai comforted him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Uncle Yu. Old Master Ye will definitely arrange it.¡± Yu Jianhao also knew Old Master Ye¡¯s strength. After thinking for a while, he could only sigh and say, ¡°Alright then. Pay attention to your safety. I won¡¯t tell Jinmo about this matter. Otherwise, she will be worried.¡± Lin Bai nodded in agreement and said, ¡°I¡¯ve sent a message to Little Mo. These few days, I¡¯ll be going to Old Master Ye¡¯s place to study medicine. I Won¡¯t be able to see him for about a week. She shouldn¡¯t have noticed anything unusual.¡± Yu Jianhao was very satisfied with Lin Bai¡¯s arrangements. He reached out and patted Lin Bai¡¯s shoulder and said earnestly, ¡°You must come back safely!¡± Lin Bai smiled slightly and said, ¡°Uncle Yu, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll come back safely.¡± Then, Lin Bai said, ¡°Uncle Yu, you¡¯d better not tell anyone about what I just said. Don¡¯t pay too much attention to this kind of thing. Mr. A isn¡¯t sure if the Yu Corporation has people from that organization. If he were to spy on some important people in the Yu Corporation¡­¡± The meaning in Lin Bai¡¯s words was self-evident. Yu Jianhao instantly felt the hair on his back stand up. He hurriedly nodded and said, ¡°I understand.¡± After a while, Yu Jianhao blamed himself again and said, ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have asked you that question just now. If I didn¡¯t know, then the people hiding in the dark wouldn¡¯t be able to find anything, right?¡± ¡°Also, wouldn¡¯t it arouse the suspicion of those people if Old Master Ye took the helicopter to pick you up in such a grand manner?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Old Master Ye has already made the arrangements.¡± When they reached the top floor, the helicopter happened to fly over from afar. The loud rumbling sound and the sound of the wind made it impossible to hear what the two parties were talking about. After the cabin door opened, a helicopter descended. Lin Bai withstood the wind and climbed into the cabin nimbly. Then, he waved goodbye to Yu Jianhao. Looking at the helicopter flying far away, Yu Jianhao turned around and returned to his office. He recalled the progress Lin Bai had made under Mr. A¡¯s leadership. Lin Bai was so outstanding that many girls would take a liking to him. The CEO of Soaring Phoenix that he met when he sent Yu Jinmo to school was one of them. A sense of crisis rose in Yu Jianhao¡¯s heart. Although he was sure that Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo liked each other, it was not enough for the two of them to just have feelings when they were together in this world. Yu Jianhao felt that it was time for his daughter to get in touch with the work content of the company. In his heart, even if two people were in love, they shouldn¡¯t put all their energy on the other person. He also needed to improve himself. Yu Jianhao already had a preliminary idea and plan in his heart. Next, it was time to have a heart-to-heart talk with his daughter. At this time, there was a knock on the office door. Yu Jianhao looked at the person who pushed the door open and indiscernibly frowned. The person was a small shareholder of the company called Lin Zhiguo. Usually, he would not appear in the company except for receiving dividends and holding shareholder meetings. Yu Jianhao closed his notebook and looked at the person who came and asked, ¡°Zhiguo, why did you suddenly think of the company?¡± Lin Zhiguo smiled and said, ¡°I just happened to pass by and saw a helicopter fly away from your building. Did you buy it?¡± Yu Jianhao shook his head and said, ¡°How is that possible? I don¡¯t have that kind of network yet. My future son-in-law made a good connection and sent a plane to pick him up.¡± Lin Zhiguo asked curiously, ¡°Future son-in-law? I seem to have heard of him. Is he Little Mo¡¯s latest boyfriend? Is He so capable?¡± Yu Jianhao smiled and nodded as he made tea. ¡°He is indeed capable. Otherwise, would Little Mo be able to get in?¡± Lin Zhiguo asked again, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Why did he send a helicopter to pick him up? could he be an agent or something?¡± Yu Jianhao said helplessly, ¡°What are you thinking? That child is just an ordinary person.¡± Lin Zhiguo said mysteriously, ¡°That¡¯s not necessarily true. Ordinary people aren¡¯t as l as Lin Bai. Maybe some organization sent him to destroy our company! Brother Yu, you have to be careful.¡± Yu Jianhao took a sip of tea and lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes. ¡°You¡¯re right. It¡¯s time to investigate.¡± Ye family¡¯s old residence. Old Master Ye heard more specific news from Lin Bai. He wasn¡¯t unfamiliar with Jian Binbai¡¯s name. He even had some relations with the Ye family. When Old Master Ye heard the news from Lin Bai, he wasn¡¯t suspicious at first. Instead, he considered for a while before contacting the head of the Jian family. After the Jian family received the phone call from the Ye residence, they found it strange. After all, the two families had different fields, so they didn¡¯t have a close relationship. However, when the head of the Jian family also heard the news, he was both furious and suspicious. The head of the Jian family looked at Lin Bai and was about to question him, but Old Master Ye interrupted him first and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to doubt the identity of this child. I swear on my life.¡± This made the head of the Jian family feel helpless. He said, ¡°Old Master, you know how important Xiao Bin¡¯s research is. If this news is true, if Binbai is caught or even killed¡­¡± The head of the Jian family took a deep breath and said, ¡°The research on the project is not just a problem of stagnation. It will set us back more than ten years in this research!¡± Old Master Ye also frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s exactly because the old man thought of this that I called you here to discuss this matter.¡± Mr. Jian looked at Lin Bai and asked, ¡°How did you get this information? is the source reliable?¡± Lin Bai¡¯s gaze was indifferent. He looked at Mr. Jian and replied without any fear, ¡°I swear on my life that the source is reliable.¡± Chapter 242 - Sparring Sessions Mr. Jian asked Lin Bai a few more questions and felt that Lin Bai wasn¡¯t lying, so he said, ¡°The information you gave us is very important. We will take it seriously. At the same time, we will arrange more bodyguards around Binbai to ensure his safety.¡± ¡°If the crisis is resolved, I will let Binbai personally thank you.¡± Mr. Jian spoke sincerely. Of course, this was also the best way to solve the problem. But Lin Bai knew that this was not enough. So Lin Bai looked at Old Master Ye and said, ¡°Old Master Ye, I need to be by Jian Binbai¡¯s side to ensure his safety. Those bodyguards have no chance of winning against the people of that organization.¡± Mr. Jian and Old Master Ye frowned at the same time. Mr. Jian looked at Lin Bai and couldn¡¯t help but laugh, ¡°Lin Bai, you¡¯re worrying too much. Binbai is surrounded by top-notch active-duty soldiers. Their strength can¡¯t be compared to ordinary people.¡± Old Master Ye also said, ¡°Lin Bai, I know you¡¯re good at stretching your hand, but you¡¯ve only fought a few hooligans. I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t be able to deal with those machines, right?¡± Lin Bai smiled confidently and said, ¡°If Old Master Ye and Old Master Jian don¡¯t believe me, you can send someone to fight with me. At that time, I¡¯ll be able to tell with a glance just how strong I am.¡± Old Master Ye looked at Lin Bai¡¯s confident gaze and thought for a moment before saying, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll find someone to spar with you tomorrow.¡± Old Master Ye secretly thought about the martial arts aristocratic families that he knew and wanted to give Lin Bai some setbacks. Hearing Old Master Ye¡¯s words, Old Master Jian could only say, ¡°I¡¯ll transfer a bodyguard from Binbai¡¯s side tomorrow to try it out. If Lin Bai really has the ability, I naturally welcome you to be Binbai¡¯s bodyguard.¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Don¡¯t reveal this matter to others for the time being. The infiltration ability of that organization is very strong. If the news is leaked and the accident is brought forward, the loss will not be worth it.¡± Old Master Jian nodded with a solemn expression. He chatted with Old Master Ye for a while before leaving the ye family. The next afternoon, in the Ye family¡¯s courtyard, a few disciples from martial arts aristocratic families stood behind their parents and stared at them intently. After everyone had gathered, Old Master Ye explained the reason for inviting the few disciples, he then said, ¡°I like this kid Lin Bai. He has a high talent in medicine, but his heart is always thinking about fighting and killing. I called all of you here because I want you to dampen his spirit and focus on learning medicine from me in the future.¡± One of the martial artist¡¯s parents smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s just a spar. I¡¯ll ask the disciples to show mercy.¡± Lin Bai pretended to be very arrogant. He craned his neck and sized them up, saying, ¡°HMPH! You All don¡¯t look very powerful. Why Don¡¯t you all attack together?¡± An impve disciple immediately rushed forward and snorted coldly, ¡°Arrogant fellow! ! Let me teach you a lesson! !¡± As he said that, he stretched out his leg whip and attacked Lin Bai¡¯s lower body! Lin Bai¡¯s lazy appearance also changed the moment this person¡¯s attack arrived. His aura became unfathomable at this moment. At the same time, Lin Bai also stretched out his leg and faced that person¡¯s leg whip. ¡°Bang! !¡± A dull collision sound rang out. After the two people¡¯s legs came into contact, they immediately separated. At this moment, Lin Bai stood on the spot without moving at all, while the disciple staggered back a few steps. The leg that had attacked Lin Bai could not help but tremble after he stood still. However, at this moment, Lin Bai still proudly said, ¡°I held back 70% of my strength. I only made your muscles ache for a few days and did not break your bones.¡± The other martial arts aristocratic families recovered from the scene just now. They looked at Old Master Ye and said, ¡°Old Master Ye, you let this child hide his strength, but you caught us off guard!¡± ¡°Where did this child come from? His lower body looks very stable. He¡¯s a good seedling to practice martial arts.¡± ¡°It seems that he does indeed have talent when he wants to enter the ¡®World of martial arts¡¯.¡± Old Master Ye was also very surprised by Lin Bai¡¯s oretched hand, he could only say, ¡°This is the first time this old man has seen him make a move. Why Don¡¯t we follow Lin Bai¡¯s instructions and try it out together? If he¡¯s really powerful, I won¡¯t be able to stop him.¡± The parents looked at each other and felt that this was also an opportunity. The child brought by their families was indeed the best one in the family. This made Lin Bai lose his spirit and might even be able to improve his martial arts. Just like that, the parents let their disciples surround Lin Bai. Old Master Jian looked at the opportunity and said to the bodyguard beside him, ¡°You try Lin Bai too.¡± The bodyguard frowned and said, ¡°This is not what I learned.¡± Old Master Jian sighed and said, ¡°Go and test him first.¡± The bodyguard was helpless and went forward to join in. At this time, Lin Bai was surrounded by five people. Everyone politely exchanged their names before attacking Lin Bai. Each martial arts aristocratic family was good at different divisions. This family was good at the art of kicking, while the other families had great achievements in fist and Palm Arts, Iron Head Arts, Golden Bell Shield, and the like. However, compared to the divine level combat technique that Lin Bai had obtained from the system, they were far inferior. The atmosphere became tense after the attack began. A hand silently slapped Lin Bai¡¯s back, a fist swept towards Lin Bai¡¯s temple, and a leg wrapped in the sound of the wind once again attacked Lin Bai¡¯s lower body! Lin Bai countered every move. His right hand blocked the fist attacking his temple, and his left hand grabbed the palm behind his back. His feet were not idle, and he quickly blocked the kick. These changes only happened in an instant. They were all testing out the first move. After finding out that Lin Bai¡¯s strength and reaction speed were all top-notch, they looked at each other and attacked Lin Bai once again! This time, it was no longer a test, but a sparring with killing moves. The speed of the battle became faster and faster, and Lin Bai¡¯s reaction speed didn¡¯t slow down either. Every move he made was easily countered, and then he used a seemingly gentle but destructive counterattack to return the favor. The martial arts aristocratic families watched the fight on the stage with solemn expressions. They hadn¡¯t expected such a fight. How could Lin Bai look like a newbie? Instead, he looked like an unworldly expert playing with a group of children! ¡°Stop!!¡± The parents of the martial arts aristocratic families shouted at the same time. Lin Bai and the other disciples instantly separated and stopped their attacks. At this moment, everyone realized that other than Lin Bai, everyone else was sweating profusely and their bodies were swaying! The few martial arts aristocratic families stood up and looked at Lin Bai. They cupped their hands and asked, ¡°May I ask, Young Master, which family did you learn from?¡± Lin Bai waved his hand and said what he had thought of long ago, ¡°My master only taught me this. He didn¡¯t even tell me his name. After I learned it, he disappeared and I never saw him again.¡± Then, Lin Bai scratched his head in distress and said, ¡°To be honest, I have never even seen my master¡¯s face.¡± Chapter 243 - Kidnapping Lin Bai¡¯s words sounded a little surreal, but it wasn¡¯t appropriate for the crowd to ask anything at this moment. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Old Master Ye, a few members of the martial arts aristocratic families left one after another, leaving only Old Master Jian and Old Master Ye. Lin Bai asked, ¡°Old Master Jian, with my skills, am I qualified?¡± Old Master Jian looked at the bodyguard beside him. The bodyguard nodded and said, ¡°Mr. Lin¡¯s combat skills are superb. Even I am quite lacking.¡± Old Master Jian nodded, looked at Lin Bai, and said, ¡°The bodyguard staffing is already full. Why Don¡¯t you become Binbai¡¯s assistant for the next few days?¡± Lin Bai Thought for a moment and felt that the assistant seemed to be closer to Jian Binbai than the bodyguard, so he said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll listen to Old Master Jian¡¯s arrangements.¡± The bodyguard behind Old Master Jian was confused, but he still understood the words ¡®Jian Binbai¡¯s assistant¡¯. He said to Old Master Jian with a straight face, ¡°Old Master Jian, the people around Jian have to go through layers of screening. It doesn¡¯t seem appropriate for you to make such arrangements.¡± Old Master Jian waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s only a week¡¯s time. If anything happens, I¡¯ll be responsible.¡± The bodyguard knew Old Master Jian¡¯s character and knew that he couldn¡¯t persuade him any further. He could only keep this matter in mind and prepare to report it to the higher- However, he didn¡¯t expect that Old Master Jian would bring Lin Bai with him when he left and even come to Jian Binbai¡¯s Science and Technology Lab. Jian Binbai didn¡¯t give him face when he heard that Old Master Jian had come. He buried his head in his seat and calculated the data. Only when Old Master Jian came up to him did he raise his head and say, ¡°Why are you here, Old Master?¡± Old Master Jian looked at Jian Binbai in annoyance. He pointed at Lin Bai and said, ¡°The child from ye family will stay here with you for a few days. Let him be your assistant for a few days.¡± Although Jian Binbai was a mad scientist, he was not a fool who did not know the ways of the world. It was just that he was usually too lazy to put his attention on this. Hearing Old Master Jian¡¯s words, Jian Binbai instantly analyzed several possibilities of Lin Bai appearing here. Then Old Master Jian said, ¡°This child doesn¡¯t intend to stay for long. He just wants to broaden his horizons here.¡± This made Jian Binbai even more certain that Lin Bai should have come because he was in some kind of danger. Therefore, Jian Binbai nodded and said, ¡°Alright, stay.¡± After saying that, Jian Binbai turned his head to look at the experimental data and said to Old Master Jian without turning his head, ¡°My experimental data has entered a critical period. I Won¡¯t entertain you anymore. Lin Bai, just find a place to sit.¡± Old Master Jian looked at Lin Bai and found that Lin Bai was also calm. He found an empty chair and sat down. This time, Old Master Jian had nothing to say. He only said, ¡°There¡¯s no use for me to stay here. I¡¯ll leave first. Lin Bai, do your best.¡± Lin Bai stood up and sent Old Master Jian to the car before returning to Jian Binbai¡¯s side. Jian Binbai was very focused when he was doing the experimental data. When the other researchers saw Lin Bai, they only asked about Lin Bai¡¯s identity and did not bother with him anymore. Soon, it was the fifth day. Today was the day Jian Binbai was kidnapped. Lin Bai also raised his vigilance on this day. Suddenly, Lin Bai felt his brain buzzing, and then he noticed that the icon of the future news began to shake and become transparent. Lin Bai knew that the enemy had appeared. It seemed that the enemy was very calm and knew that he had just appeared near the laboratory today. Lin Bai followed behind Jian Binbai. The two of them had not communicated much in the past few days. Lin Bai and Jian Binbai were the first to arrive at the laboratory, followed by the other researchers. In the laboratory, Lin Bai sat at the entrance of the laboratory and watched the passing researchers. Suddenly, when a certain researcher passed by, the feeling of shock in his mind appeared again. When that person saw Lin Bai, he revealed a slightly puzzled expression. However, he did not come over to greet Lin Bai. Instead, he pretended that nothing had happened and entered the laboratory. Lin Bai narrowed his eyes and memorized this person in his mind. He had not made a move yet because he was not sure if it was a gang or a person. Just like that, Lin Bai did not move and waited for the other party to make a move. Finally, they found an opportunity. Jian Binbai went to the bathroom. When Jian Binbai went out, the researcher followed him out, and Lin Bai followed him when the researcher made his move. This made the researcher mistake him as an accomplice, and he was relieved, thinking that the success rate of his plan had increased a lot. After entering the bathroom, Jian Binbai also saw Lin Bai and the researcher enter at the same time. Jian Binbai didn¡¯t have the habit of greeting colleagin the washroom. He turned around and was about to leave when he was stopped by the researcher. ¡°Jian Gong, I have a qion to ask you.¡± Jian Binbai looked at him and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you ask me in the washroom when you have so much time in the lab?¡± The person said embarrassedly, ¡°The washroom is less crowded and more convenient.¡± Jian Binbai sighed, took out a pen and paper from the Cabinet next to the sink, and said, ¡°Write down the question, and I¡¯ll give you the answer after work.¡± The researcher waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s not a research problem, it¡¯s something else.¡± Jian Binbai frowned. Then he heard the researcher whisper, ¡°God said that he needs to see you, so please cooperate.¡± Listening to the researcher¡¯s nonsense, Jian Binbai did not hesitate to turn around and leave, but he found that his body could not move! Jian Binbai looked at the researcher in shock, but he found that he had suddenly taken off his white coat, and there was a very uncomfortable red array pattern inside! After all, all the researchers in the laboratory had been strictly checked. Why did no one notice such an obvious pattern on his clothes? Various ways to make the pattern disappear and reappear flashed through Jian Binbai¡¯s mind. Finally, he looked at the researcher and asked, ¡°What do you want to Do?¡± The researcher laughed terrifyingly. He looked at Jian Binbai with a crazy look and said, ¡°I told you, God wants to see you.¡± ¡°Nonsense!¡±The firm materialist Jian Binbai reprimanded, ¡°There is no God. As a researcher, you have gone astray!!¡± The researcher ignored Jian Binbai. He walked step by step into Jian Binbai and said seriously, ¡°God exists. That is why I will act according to God¡¯s orders.¡± As he said that, he was about to put his white coat on Jian Binbai. At this moment, Lin Bai moved. A small silver needle shot out and hit the researcher¡¯s knee. With a loud thud, the researcher kneeled in front of Jian Binbai. The bodyguards also heard the sound and rushed in. After discovering the researcher¡¯s strange state, they all asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± After the researcher kneeled, he still struggled to get up and threw the white coat at Jian Binbai. At the same time, he looked at Lin Bai and shouted, ¡°What are you waiting for?!¡± Lin Bai sneered and walked over. He took the white coat and threw it into the trash can. ¡°What makes you think I¡¯m your accomplice?¡± Chapter 244 - Reward The researcher looked at Lin Bai in shock and said, ¡°How can you not be a believer of God!!¡± ¡°God?¡± Lin Bai sneered and said, ¡°An evil god who evolved from other people¡¯s negative emotions and lives. What right do you have to make me a believer of him?¡± ¡°Nonsense!!¡± The researcher looked excited and shouted, ¡°God is great!¡± ¡°That¡¯s enough.¡± Lin Bai waved his hand and said, ¡°I¡¯m not interested in talking about this with you. Tell your God that I will destroy him.¡± After Lin Bai said this, the researcher in front of him suddenly emitted black smoke. Then, his whole body turned into a dried corpse as if his blood had been drained! This scene shocked the few people present. Then, a bodyguard suddenly said, ¡°The trash can is gone!¡± Lin Bai turned around and saw that the pattern on the white coat was almost dark, but the trash can around it was gone. A pattern that could teleport things? Lin Bai frowned. He felt that the world had become a little mysterious. When the pattern on the white coat was completely small, Jian Binbai had completely lost control. He took a deep breath and staggered forward. Lin Bai stretched out his hand and pulled Jian Binbai to a steady position. Then, he said to the bodyguard, ¡°It¡¯s not over yet. This person still has an accomplice.¡± As soon as he said this, Lin Bai saw the scientist who had his head lowered behind the bodyguard walking over. She looked as if she was being controlled by something. She walked straight towards the men¡¯s washroom in a daze. And in her hand, she held a miniature bomb that had been prepared at some point in time! The slight beeping sound was like a life-threatening charm in the eyes of the crowd. Lin Bai¡¯s expression turned cold. He had not expected that this person would want to kill Jian Binbai directly, even to the point of mutual destruction! Lin Bai knew that the researcher in front of him was being controlled, and he did not want to harm her life. Thus, he rushed forward and tied her hands and legs behind her back. He then gagged her and threw the miniature bomb to the bodyguard, he said, ¡°Defuse the bomb!¡± Lin Bai realized that the aura was still in the researcher¡¯s mind, as if she was looking for an opportunity. So Lin Bai asked the system in his mind, ¡°System, what can we do to solve that aura?¡± The system made a rattling sound, and then said, ¡°Find her phone and uninstall the app.¡± Lin Bai immediately said to Jian Binbai, ¡°Bring her cell phone!¡± Jian Binbai was stunned for a moment and said, ¡°The lab doesn¡¯t allow cell phones. Her cell phone should be in the isolation cabinet ode.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°Get someone to send it in.¡± Jian Binbai refused, ¡°The cell phone signal will cause a huge error in the experimental data¡­¡± ¡°Save your life. Any kind of data can be produced. If you die, we will go back ten years in technology in this area!¡± The bodyguards around Jian Binbai immediately understood that this was a premeditated assassination. It was to take Jian Binbai¡¯s life! One of them immediately said, ¡°I¡¯ll take Mr. Lin to the isolation cabinet.¡± Lin Bai grabbed the arm of the scientist and said, ¡°No need. Give me the key. I¡¯ll go myself.¡± The bodyguards who managed the key quickly handed the master key to Lin Bai. They told him the name and cabinet number of the scientist who was tied up and added, ¡°Please try to keep her alive.¡± Lin Bai nodded and dragged the researcher away. After the isolation cabinet was opened, Lin Bai immediately found the app and uninstalled it without hesitation. An ear-piercing scream sounded in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. Then, Lin Bai heard the system say, ¡°The Demon God¡¯s split soul has been killed. Mission Progress: 1% .¡± Lin Bai raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Does this mean that this so-called evil god can cause trouble?¡± ¡°Yes,¡±the system replied. ¡°The more evil soyoll, the higher the reward the host will receive.¡± At this time, the researcher who was controlled also woke up. She thought of what she had just done and was so shocked that tears flowed down her face. She muttered to herself, ¡°How could I do such a Thing?¡± Lin Bai sighed and said to her, ¡°I think you must have also realized that you were controlled by some kind of power. This is not your subjective behavior, but I¡¯m afraid that yoill have to do some investigations.¡± She nodded in realization and said, ¡°There¡¯s actually such an ability in the world, it¡¯s too terrifying¡­¡± At this time, Jian Binbai and the others also came out. Looking at the scientific researchers who had regained their consciousness, everyone let out a sigh of relief. Then, the bodyguard said to Lin Bai, ¡°Just now, when we were disassembling the bomb, that bomb suddenly disappeared.¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°There won¡¯t be any problems for the time being. That organization also suffered losses this time, so they should give up on the simplified labor team.¡± The captain of the bodyguards asked with a serious expression, ¡°What organization? Why would Mr. Lin know such news?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°An evil organization that opposes Earth. Its purpose is probably to suppress the technological development of the entire Earth, and at the same time, to control other people to gain negative emotions to strengthen its own power.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not too sure about the specifics. I met with this organization a few months ago. You might be able to get some clues from Chief Feng of S City.¡± The bodyguards looked at each other and nodded. ¡°This information is very important, Mr. Lin. We will verify it.¡± After Lin Bai untied the researcher, he gave her a few injections. After she recovered, he said to Jian Binbai, ¡°My mission is over. I Won¡¯t bother you anymore.¡± Jian Binbai hesitated for a moment and said to Lin Bai, ¡°Let¡¯s add on wechat. I¡¯m very curious about that organization.¡± Of co, Lin Bai wouldn¡¯t refuse such a good thing as being able to add him as a big shot. After calling him a friend, Lin Bai received a transfer from Jian Binbai, then, Jian Binbai said, ¡°I¡¯ll go back and personally tell the old man about this matter. The old man will pay for the follow-up payment.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t refuse such a chance to make a fortune. He just smiled and said, ¡°If there are any technical problems in the future, I¡¯ll ask you for advice.¡± After some small talk, Lin Bai left the Jian Family¡¯s research lab. Elder ye had already sent someone to pick him up. After sitting in the car, a system notification sounded in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. [Ding! Detected that the host has rewritten part of the future. You have received a ¡®God-level dark technology¡¯ reward!] [The reward is currently level 1. You can obtain all the technology in the current world and the next year!] As the system notification sounded, countless numbers of data and technology appeared in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. These technologies took Lin Bai more than an hour to digest. When he opened his eyes, Lin Bai was secretly delighted. With this godlike black technology, he no longer had to worry about Mr. A being exposed! Some of the technology bigwigs wanted to investigate him, so he could easily avoid them. After all, what he had was the most advanced technology in the entire Earth! There were also some future technologies. Lin Bai knew that it was already too late for him to invest in research and development. He might as well find these r & D Companies and take advantage of them! Chapter 245 - Gossip After making up his mind, Lin Bai calmed down and closed his eyes to rest for a while. It was not until the car drove into the Ye residence that Lin Bai opened his eyes. After entering the house, Old Master Ye was already waiting for him in the living room. ¡°Lin Bai, I¡¯ve already heard about what happened today. Your source of information is indeed impressive.¡± Lin Bai understood the probing meaning in Old Master Ye¡¯s words, so he smiled and said, ¡°Old Master Ye, the person who provided me with the information has a one-way contact with me. I can¡¯t contact the other party.¡± Lin Bai knew that his words were full of loopholes. If Old Master Ye investigated carefully, he would probably find that there was no trace of this so-called source. Lin Bai was banking on Old Master Ye¡¯s trust in him. Old Master Ye looked at Lin Bai and sighed. He shook his head and said, ¡°If you have a problem that you can¡¯t solve in the future, just call me. I don¡¯t have anything else, but I still have some connections and abilities.¡± Lin Bai quickly stood up and thanked him. ¡°Thank you, Old Master Ye. I will.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s unceremonious manner made the corners of Old Master Ye¡¯s mouth curl up. It was only by being polite that it meant that Lin Bai was on the side of the Ye family. If the Ye family encountered any problems in the future and asked Lin Bai for help, Lin Bai presumably would not reject them too harshly. Lin Bai had already stayed in Beijing for a week. Yu Jinmo had been texting him and asking him when he would return. Thus, Lin Bai bid farewell to Elder Ye and returned to S city once again. As soon as he returned to school, Lin Bai bumped into instructor Zhang. He looked at Lin Bai and said, ¡°Lin Bai, even if you have a powerful background, you¡¯re a student. How many days have you been in class this semester? Don¡¯t you want to graduate?¡± Lin Bai was also considering this issue. He was thinking of asking the principal to allow him to graduate early. A trace of pride appeared in Instructor Zhang¡¯s eyes when he saw Lin Bai¡¯s distressed and thoughtful look. However, Lin Bai¡¯s following words made his expression turn ugly. Lin Bai said, ¡°You¡¯re right. It¡¯s not good to miss classes all the time. I think I should apply for early graduation.¡± Instructor Zhang snorted coldly and said in a sharp voice, ¡°You want to graduate early with those grades of yours? That¡¯s not how you use a backer!¡± ¡°Then how should he use it?¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s voice sounded from behind Lin Bai. Then, Lin Bai¡¯s arm was hugged by Yu Jinmo. She looked at instructor Zhang and said, ¡°At most, I¡¯ll ask my dad to donate a gymnasium to the school.¡± Instructor Zhang was rebuffed by Yu Jinmo¡¯s words. He thought about it and realized that something wasn¡¯t right. Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t have any backing. Where did he get the confidence to say something like donate a library? Thus, he sized Yu Jinmo up and down and said in a malicious tone, ¡°Using your face to suck up to a man with a backing, what¡¯s there to be proud of? It¡¯s still a betrayal¡­¡± Before instructor Zhang could finish his sentence, he was kicked far away by Lin Bai. After being kicked to the ground, instructor Zhang was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses. He clutched his aching stomach and looked at Lin Bai. ¡°You dare to attack a public official? !¡± ¡°Ha¡­¡± Lin Bai sneered and said, ¡°Are you worthy?¡± ¡°As a university¡¯s instructor, aren¡¯t you ashamed to slander students¡¯ conduct?¡± There were quite a number of students around Lin Bai¡¯s current position. While color Zhang was looking for trouble with Lin Bai, someone had already taken out his phone and recorded a video. Seeing this scene, quite a number of students were secretly pleased. Instructor Zhang was indeed not very popular. In school, he was always nice to his classmates who came from good families, and he always looked down on their average families. Lin Bai¡¯s action helped them vent their anger. Instructor Zhang looked at the students around him and felt ashamed. He glared at Lin Bai fiercely, then got up in a sorry state, covered his stomach, and left crouching. The person who recorded the video was Lin Bai¡¯s classmate. After thinking for a while, he walked up to Lin Bai and said, ¡°Lin Bai, I recorded the video just now.¡± Lin Bai knew what this classmate meant. He thought about it and said, ¡°It¡¯s better not to post it on the Internet. My parents will be worried if they see it.¡± That classmate sighed a little regretfully and deleted the video in front of Lin Bai. Then, he said, ¡°I originally wanted to teach that dog instructor a lesson, but if you don¡¯t agree, then forget it.¡± After saying that, that student didn¡¯t care about Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo and turned around to leave. Yu Jinmo looked in the direction that student left and said with some surprise, ¡°This student is a bit of a maverick.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°He¡¯s a bit straightforward, but he doesn¡¯t have much interaction with me.¡± Hearing Lin Bai¡¯s words, Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t continue this topic. She said instead, ¡°But you¡¯ve been very busy recently. Previously, you took a month¡¯s leave to save Grandpa Ye. This time, it¡¯s another week. If the teachers aren¡¯t satisfied, it will be difficult for you to graduate.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t I ask my dad to donate a gymnasium to the school in exchange for your graduation certificate? Since you¡¯ve helped our family a lot, I believe that my dad won¡¯t refuse such a small matter.¡± Lin Bai looked down at Yu Jinmo with a smile and said, ¡°What, you don¡¯t believe in your boyfriend¡¯s ability?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll pass the exam and apply to graduate early.¡± ¡°No one will say anything else if I save you this way.¡± Yu Jinmo said with some distress, ¡°If you graduate, will I not be able to see you in school?¡± Lin Bai could see some of Yu Jinmo¡¯s thoughts. She hoped for a sweet romance on campus, and Lin Bai could not bear to let Yu Jinmo have too many regrets in his life, so he thought for a moment and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go talk to the dean and see if there¡¯s a solution.¡± The next day, Lin Bai found a solution from the dean. As long as Lin Bai¡¯s results during the exam were fine, the Dean would ensure that Lin Bai could graduate successfully. The dean of Education would also inform the teachers of all the subjects during class attendance. If Lin Bai was unable to attend class because of something, his credits would not be deducted. After receiving this result, Lin Bai¡¯s roommates said enviously, ¡°Boss, looks like you are really capable!¡± After more than a month, Sun Xiaogang also returned to school. With Ling Xuewei¡¯s compensation, the family hired a nanny to take care of Mrs. Sun. The hospital also hired the best nurse to take care of Mr. Sun. Mrs. Sun was unwilling to let her son delay his studies in order to take care of her, so Mr. Sun urged Sun Xiao rushed back to school. Sun Xiaogang had matured a lot after this experience, and he had also put in a lot of effort in his studies. No one who could get into the best university in S City had a low IQ. It was just that they did not put in the same effort as they did in high school after going to university, so they relaxed a lot in an instant and seemed rather slack in class. Once they worked hard, their potential was not to be underestimated. Sun Xiaogang put down his book and took a rare break. He followed up with a compliment, ¡°Of course, Boss is amazing!¡± Lin Bai sat by the bed and said with a smile, ¡°I still go to class normally when I have nothing to do. I went out because I have something important to do.¡± ¡°But now I have something else to tell you.¡±Lin Bai straightened his body, looked at his three roommates and asked, ¡°Do you believe me?¡± Chapter 246 Luo Yang¡¯s eyes lit up. He guessed that Lin Bai might have a new plan to make a fortune. He immediately nodded and said, ¡°Boss, we naturally believe in You!¡± Sun Xiaogang also nodded. Zou Wen had been influenced in the dormitory. He also knew about Luo Yang and Sun Xiaogang. At the same time, he also knew about Lin Yang¡¯s ability. He even complained in his heart that Lin Bai did not bring him along when he made a fortune. However, he only thought about it in his heart. He also knew that he had no family with Lin Bai. Lin Bai had the ability, so he could take whoever he wanted. Therefore, Zou Wen thought it through and went about his business as usual. When he heard Lin Bai say this, he asked with a tentative smile, ¡°Boss, do you have some business that will make us rich?¡± Lin Bai did not hide anything and directly nodded. ¡°I do have some ideas. I¡¯m going to start a technology company.¡± ¡°Technology company?¡± The three of them asked in unison. Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°I have a few ideas that are almost mature and I happen to have some spare cash. Besides, we are studying computer science, so I want to rope you guys in to start a company.¡± After Zou Wen heard it, he said with some hesitation, ¡°Technology companies require a high investment in the early stage, and you know, we haven¡¯t been listening to the lessons in the past two years. If we really get into it, I¡¯m afraid we¡¯re still far from it.¡± Luo Yang was eager to try. He trusted Lin Bai¡¯s vision and ability, but considering the financial problems of his two roommates, he held back his excitement, he suggested, ¡°Boss, look at Sun Xiaogang and Zou Wen. They don¡¯t have much spare money. Why don¡¯t you take them to buy some stocks or virtual currency to make a profit?¡± Sun Xiaogang and the others knew about virtual currency in the dorm, so they were quite tempted by Luo Yang¡¯s suggestion. Lin Bai also thought of Zou Wen and Sun Xiaogang¡¯s financial problems. He thought for a while and said, ¡°Luo Yang is right. But recently, virtual currency and the stock market have been average. I¡¯ll think of another way.¡± Zou Wen thought of the stone speculation matter that Luo Yang had told him about. The fact that 500,000 became 50,000,000 in the blink of an eye made Zou Wen extremely envious, immediately, he took out a card and said, ¡°Boss, I have 100,000 yuan in my card. It¡¯s from the pocket money I saved previously and the proceeds of the in-game equipment I sold. If you have any good projects, you can also bring me along. How much I can earn will depend on you. If I lose it, then I have nothing to say.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Sun Xiaogang thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and took out 500,000 yuan. He said, ¡°Boss, my parents gave me all the money in my family, but you also know the situation of my family. This money¡­¡± Lin Bai interrupted Sun Xiaogang¡¯s words. Looking at their bank cards, he said, ¡°I won¡¯t take this money. When I find an opportunity, I¡¯ll call you guys together.¡± Seeing that Lin Bai didn¡¯t accept the money directly, Zou Wen was somewhat relieved. He smiled and took back the bank cards before saying, ¡°Then it¡¯s a deal, boss.¡± Lin Bai continued, ¡°But I still want to set up a technology company. If you guys have nothing to do, you should focus on your lessons. If your level is really not suitable, I can¡¯t help you even if I want to.¡± Lin Bai understood that it was better to teach a person to fish than to give a person fish. Then, he took out his computer and quickly typed a line of code. Then, he packaged it and forwarded it to the three of them, he said, ¡°This is a piece of code that I made up. You guys try to see if you can crack it or learn it. After that, I will continue to test your skills.¡± Zou Wen and the others turned on their computers and looked at Lin Bai in shock, he said, ¡°Boss, aren¡¯t we in the same class? Why do I feel that while I was dozing off, you traveled to another high-tech world and learned something amazing?¡± Lin Bai looked indifferent. He took a sip of the sparkling water and said in a pretentious tone, ¡°Maybe I¡¯m too smart.¡± ¡°Eh¡­¡± Everyone in the dormitory looked disgusted. Then, they stopped talking and began to study the code. After a while, Zou Wen asked tentatively, ¡°Boss, can I take this code and ask the teacher for advice? I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t have time to flip through the book now.¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°I have no objections, but don¡¯t tell anyone that I wrote it.¡± In the next few days, because nothing happened, Lin Bai went to class every day. After class, he spent some time with Yu Jinmo, then went back to the dorm to see his roommates getting into a state of studying hard. A piece of code that even the teachers found difficult to solve appeared in the computers of students majoring in computer science in S University. This stirred up everyone¡¯s emotions, and the atmosphere of learning soared. At this moment, Lin Bai was very relaxed. Instructor Zhang had not been prancing around in front of him recently, and the dormitory manager had already been transferred to another place. Jian Bingbai had sent him a small invention on his phone for saving his life. After he saw it, he optimized it and re-sent it to Jian Bingbai. Jian Bingbai praised him and tried to win him over. Ten days of peace passed, and Lin Bai¡¯s phone once again popped up with a preview of the future news. [The king of Scavenger Hunters! A 5,000-year-old bronze cup has appeared in the Antique Street! The profit is in the hundreds of millions! The buyer only spent a few hundred thousand! ] [Shocking! Bones have appeared in the abandoned residential area of XX. The forensic examination found that the time of death did not exceed 12 hours!] The two pieces of news were published three days later. There was a difference of eight hours between the time of publication. This made Lin Bai guess that there might be a connection between the two pieces of news? Then, Lin Bai clicked on the news. The news captured the bronze cup and the buyer¡¯s appearance very clearly. After reading it, Lin Bai felt that the opportunity to make a fortune with Zou Wen and Sun Xiaogang had come. Then, he read the news of the abandoned residential area of XX. However, whether it was between the lines or the picture of the corpse, Lin Bai felt that there was a strange aura surrounding it. His intuition made Lin Bai think that there was a connection between this dead person and the Anti-Earth Organization. Lin Bai felt that he had to go and investigate in advance. The next night, Lin Bai came to XX¡¯s abandoned residential area alone. Under the cover of darkness, Lin Bai saw a young man supporting a drunk man into the residential area. Thanks to the system¡¯s reward, he saw that person very clearly. He was the man who had bought the Bronze Cup! The drunk man was obviously unconscious and passed out, and the young man who was supporting him had a look of joy on his face. He stretched out his hand and was about to do something. At this moment, Lin Bai took a few steps forward. ¡°Hum ¨C¡± A buzzing sound came from both parties¡¯ minds, and then the young man found that his ability was gone! ¡°What¡¯s going on? ! Where¡¯s my ability?¡± The young man frantically took out his phone and found that the new appraisal app was on the verge of collapse. It seemed like it was going to disappear in the next second. Then, the young man heard something. He glared at the drunk man who was unconscious. He picked up the abandoned building materials and was about to take that man¡¯s life! Lin Bai rushed over and grabbed the young man¡¯s phone with one hand. He quickly unloaded the app and punched the young man unconscious with the other hand! Chapter 247 As the app was uninstalled, a shrill scream rang out in his mind. The young man was also stunned on the spot at that moment. The young man realized that the voice in his mind that could guide him to become a world protagonist had disappeared. He immediately pounced on Lin Bai like a madman. ¡°Give me back my phone!¡± At this moment, he couldn¡¯t care about anything else. All he could see was the phone in Lin Bai¡¯s hand. A glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. As long as the app was still there, he still had a chance to rise up! At this moment, Lin Bai also learned how to use the appraisal app in his mind. That was, the person who held the app gained the ability to appraise treasures by sacrificing the lives of others. Then, by sacrificing the value of a person¡¯s life, the person would obtain the corresponding antiques and guide the person to search for treasures. At this point, how could Lin Bai not understand why future news would send two news articles to him at the same time? The young man first sacrificed the drunk man¡¯s life. Then, the next day, he scoured the antique market and found the most valuable bronze cup. However, what Lin Bai did not expect was that the drunk man¡¯s life was actually worth hundreds of millions. The young man who pounced on him saw that Lin Bai seemed to be distracted and was secretly happy for a moment. However, just as he was about to rush in front of Lin Bai, he suddenly turned into a skeleton. The cold wind blew, and the skeleton scattered, turning into a pool of white ash. Seeing this scene, Lin Bai did not have a trace of sympathy in his heart. To want to obtain treasures without working hard, or even at the cost of others¡¯lives, such an ending was the most severe punishment for him. The drunk man was shaken by the cold wind, and he muttered something that he did not know what to say. Lin Bai sighed and took out the phone from the man¡¯s clothes. Ever since he obtained the god-level black technology, it was easy for him to unlock the password of other people¡¯s phones. However, he would not do such illegal things unless he had no other choice. After finding the phone number of the man¡¯s family in the address book, Lin Bai briefly told him about the recent situation of the drunk man. Then, when the man¡¯s family drove closer, Lin Bai quietly left. Lin Yang returned to the dormitory in the middle of the night with a cold air that only existed outside. Luo Yang, who was awakened by the shock, rubbed his eyes and asked, ¡°Boss, why did you come back so late?¡± ¡°I was delayed by something,¡±Lin Bai said vaguely, then yawned and said, ¡°Hurry up and sleep, I¡¯m sleepy too.¡± The dormitory fell into silence again. The next morning, at around six o¡¯clock, Lin Bai opened his eyes and woke up the other three. Luo Yang picked up his phone in a daze and looked at the time. He wailed, ¡°Boss, it¡¯s the weekend. Why did you wake us up so early?¡± Lin Bai said calmly, ¡°I want to go to the Antique Street. Come with me.¡± Hearing the words ¡®Antique Street¡¯, Luo Yang¡¯s eyes lit up. He quickly sat up and put on his clothes. At the same time, he woke up Zou Wen and Sun Xiaogang and said, ¡°Get up. Boss has made us rich!¡± Sun Xiaogang obeyed Lin Bai. He had been quietly putting on his clothes when Luo Yang called him. Zou Wen was still in a daze. His mind was a little muddled from playing the game yesterday. He did not react to Luo Yang¡¯s intentions, but his body began to move honestly. When everyone was done packing up, it was already seven o¡¯clock. Yu Jinmo was already waiting for them by the flower bed downstairs. Seeing Lin Bai come out, Yu Jinmo smiled and walked to Lin Bai. ¡°You sent me a message in the middle of the night yesterday. I almost missed it when I woke up this morning.¡± Lin Bai hurriedly said, ¡°It¡¯s my fault. It was a spur of the moment idea. I should have gone to pick you up.¡± Yu Jinmo shook her head and said, ¡°It¡¯s alright. Let¡¯s go eat first. We¡¯ll go to the antique street after we finish eating.¡± After a simple breakfast, Lin Bai and the others drove to the antique street. When they arrived at the antique street, there were not many people on the street. Luo Yang and the others looked at the Antique Street, which was full of modern looks, and said with some hesitation, ¡°Boss, aren¡¯t the things here all fake?¡± Lin Bai Thought for a moment and said, ¡°It¡¯s fake, real, and real. There are still real things here, but the price is very high. Occasionally, we can meet a few people who pick up scraps.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai casually bought a few small things from the stall and said to Luo Yang and the others, ¡°You guys take a look too. If there¡¯s something you like, buy a few.¡± Luo Yang and the others didn¡¯t quite understand what Lin Bai meant, but listening to their boss was always right. So they also carefully looked. With this look, they did indeed see a few people they liked, but after hearing that the price was over a hundred, they all gave up. They randomly picked a few tens of Yuan, and then a group of people circled around and came to a stall in a corner. The stall owner was yawning at this time, and he was also very indifferent to the people who came. Until Lin Bai pointed at the bronze cup and asked, ¡°How much is this?¡± The stall owner looked at Lin Bai, then looked at the Bronze Cup, stretched out a finger and said, ¡°150,000, no two-way price.¡± Lin Bai nodded. Just as he was about to tell everyone to split the money equally, he heard Zou wen ¡°Hiss¡±and said in disbelief, ¡°This damn thing wants 150,000 yuan? Is it a robbery?¡± The stall owner didn¡¯t even look up. He said, ¡°It¡¯s from Shang Zhou. If it wasn¡¯t for¡­ The reason that I could only sell it for 150,000 yuan, I wouldn¡¯t want to sell it!¡± ¡°Shang Zhou?¡±Zou Wen widened his eyes in disbelief. He said, ¡°It¡¯s from last week, right? If you set the price so carelessly, be careful that the price bureau will investigate you!¡± The stall owner put his hands in his sleeves. He acted as if he didn¡¯t hear Zou Wen¡¯s words. He looked as if he didn¡¯t care whether he bought it or not. However, Lin Bai held Zou Wen down and said to the stall owner, ¡°We¡¯ll buy it.¡± ¡°Boss?¡±Zou Wen looked at Lin Bai in surprise and tried to persuade him, ¡°This is obviously¡­¡± Looking at Zou Wen¡¯s current appearance, Luo Yang recalled the painstaking efforts he made to persuade Lin Bai not to spend 30,000 yuan to buy a piece of waste rock. Seeing that Zou Wen would be unhappy if he continued to speak, Luo Yang quickly covered Zou Wen¡¯s mouth and said, ¡°Listen to boss, we¡¯ll buy it! We¡¯ll each pay 30,000 yuan, how about it?¡± Then, Luo Yang whispered in Zou Wen¡¯s ear, ¡°If you pay, I¡¯ll return the 30,000 to you!¡± Zou Wen heard this and thought for a moment, but he didn¡¯t say anything else. After paying 30,000, he took out the bronze cup from the stall owner¡¯s hand. As soon as the Bronze Cup was in his hand, a group of people suddenly came from afar. They ran to the stall owner and respectfully said to him, ¡°Why are you here today? We¡¯ve been looking for you for a long time¡­¡± The stall owner calmly put away his stall and said, ¡°The item has been sold. Please be early next time.¡± Everyone¡¯s expression changed. One of them asked tentatively, ¡°What are you selling this time?¡± ¡°Bronze Cup.¡±The stall owner yawned and pointed at Lin Bai and the others with a bag. ¡°This group of people bought it. If you want to invite them back, you have to give a good price.¡± Everyone¡¯s eyes instantly focused on Lin Bai and the others. Zou Wen and Sun Xiaogang, who had experienced such a scene for the first time, swallowed their saliva and looked at Lin Bai. Chapter 248 Lin Bai fiddled with the bronze cup in his hand and looked at the eager eyes of the crowd. He said, ¡°It¡¯s not good to be stuck on the road. Let¡¯s find a place to talk.¡± The crowd was a little surprised by Lin Bai¡¯s indifferent look, but when they saw Yu Jinmo, who was calmer beside Lin Bai, they realized that Lin Bai, Yu Jinmo, and Lin Bai had quite a background. Therefore, one of them immediately said, ¡°I have a branch here. The reception room is upstairs. How about going to my place?¡± In the reception room of Treasures Boutique. The bronze cup was placed on the huge round table, rotating so that every boss could see it clearly. When the bronze cup was placed in front of him, one of the bespectacled old men put on gloves. After obtaining the agreement of Lin Bai and the others, he carefully picked up the bronze cup and scrutinized it. ¡°The rough patterns on the wine cup used for sacrificial rituals are not something that modern machines can imitate. The rust is also authentic. It should be from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties and is worth over a hundred million.¡± Following the old man¡¯s words, Lin Bai could clearly hear Zou Wen and the others gulping. Good heavens, a hundred and fifty thousand things turned into an antique worth over a hundred million in the blink of an eye. Even if it was only worth a hundred million, the five of them could casually split it, and each of them would be worth twenty million! At this time, the others also asked, ¡°Young sir, I wonder if you will pay for this item?¡± They asked this because they knew that this cup was bought by five people, but they could tell that it was Lin Bai who made the decision. Lin Bai looked at Zou Wen and the others who were tempted, and slowly said, ¡°We will pay for it, but it also depends on what price you can offer.¡± Everyone looked at each other and someone said, ¡°That person said that he wants to give you a good price. We won¡¯t hide it from you. I estimate the price of this bronze cup to be 150 million, but we can only offer 100 million.¡± When Zou Wen and the others heard the price of 150 million, their hearts stopped beating. Lin Bai raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Is there any explanation here?¡± An elderly man said, ¡°Here¡¯s the thing. We are all followers of that person. Most of the things he offers are genuine, but the selling price is extremely low.¡± Lin Bai could hear the other meaning in his words. Lin Bai asked, ¡°That stall owner knew that it was true, but he insisted on selling it. Moreover, he only sold it for a few hundred thousand?¡± Everyone nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s true. We are also very puzzled.¡± ¡°Later on, one of our families was in chaos and almost went bankrupt. He happened to buy that person¡¯s item. That person said that the item was real. If he donated one-third of the item, his family would be able to survive.¡± ¡°Later on, he also tried his luck and sent the item he bought to the auction house. He did not expect to sell it for several hundred million.¡± ¡°But these few hundred million didn¡¯t change his old hobby. He thought of that person who said he would donate one-third of his income, so he tried to donate it.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that not long after, his family¡¯s enemies would fall, and those holes that couldn¡¯t be filled because the trap would disappear in an instant.¡± ¡°We were also taken care of by that person. After the accident, we obeyed that person more or less, and now we¡¯re all doing well.¡± After Lin Bai heard this, his brows furrowed slightly. According to them, this stall owner¡¯s origin was mysterious, and his actions were also unclear. However, when he came into contact with the stall owner, his own abilities did not disappear. So, that stall owner was not from the same group as them. Was he really a native of this world? Moreover, he seemed to have some strange abilities? Then, Lin Bai thought of the fact that after these people bought the stall owner¡¯s things and sold them, they still had to use a third of them to do charity. This made Lin Bai recall that he had earned so much money before, but it seemed like he had never done charity before. Thinking of this, Lin Bai looked at the people waiting for his reply and said, ¡°Then it¡¯s 100 million.¡± ¡°Boss!¡± Zou Wen could not help but remind him. It was clearly estimated to be worth 150 million, why was it only sold for 100 million? The remaining 50 million was said to be for charity, but who knew if what they said was true? Why not find another buyer, and each person could get an additional 10 million! Lin Bai guessed Zou Wen¡¯s thoughts, but he didn¡¯t intend to explain it here. He only said, ¡°For the remaining 50 million, we need to know what they donated to do, which is the so-called details of the charity.¡± When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, and they looked up to Lin Bai. Then, they heard Lin Bai say, ¡°I¡¯ll donate another 10 million.¡± ¡°A group like yours should have already formed their own charity team, right?¡± Lin Bai¡¯s question made them stunned for a moment. Then, they smiled and said, ¡°Of course. If you want to investigate, you¡¯re welcome to do so.¡± Yu Jinmo also said, ¡°I¡¯ll donate 10 million as well. Deduct it from the 100 million.¡± Luo Yang looked at Lin Bai¡¯s sudden mention of the donation and thought about how he had suddenly made so much money with Lin Bai. It was impossible for him to say that he was not anxious. However, doing charity to accumulate merit made Luo Yang¡¯s eyes light up. But to donate so much like Lin Bai¡­ Luo Yang felt a little agonised. After a long while, Luo Yang endured his heartache and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll donate three million as well, as merit.¡± Sun Xiaogang said, ¡°I¡¯ll donate three million too.¡± Sun Xiaogang said this because he had considered the fact that Lin Bai was going to start a technology company in the future. The investment would definitely not be small. Moreover, the sudden change from 30,000 to 20 million made Sun Xiaogang a little anxious. Plus, Luo Yang said that he would accumulate merit, which made Sun Xiaogang think of his parents. He immediately decided to donate three million. Zou Wen saw that everyone had donated, so it didn¡¯t seem right for him not to donate. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and said, ¡°I¡¯ll donate 3,000,000 as well.¡± However, he was still somewhat dissatisfied in his heart. He could clearly¡­ The matter was settled just like that. Lin Bai and the others made a deal on the spot and signed the donation contract. Then, they came out of the Treasures Boutique with a look of realization on their faces. The Sun outside was shining on their bodies, and the air on the road in the distance was a little distorted due to the color of the weather. Zou Wen, who had the money in his hands, was no longer complaining. He looked at the balance of his cell phone, text message, and bank card in disbelief and muttered, ¡°You got rich just like that?¡± Luo Yang laughed and put his arm around Zou Wen¡¯s shoulder, saying, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say at that time that people bought stalls to cheat people?¡± Zou Wen laughed embarrassedly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not because there were too many scams.¡± Then, Zou Wen looked at Lin Bai and asked in confusion, ¡°Boss, that person said that he could give¡­¡± Zou Wen made a gesture of 150 million and asked again, ¡°Why did you only sell it for 100 million and donate so much?¡± Lin Bai thought for a moment and said, ¡°Then why do you think that stall owner only sold it for 150,000 when he clearly knew the value of this thing?¡± Zou Wen touched his nose and said, ¡°How would I know?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°To be honest, I don¡¯t understand either. But after listening to those bosses, my intuition tells me that it¡¯s not wrong to donate more.¡± The word ¡®intuition¡¯made everyone speechless. However, when they thought of the money that Lin Bai earned based on his intuition, they couldn¡¯t help but believe Lin Bai¡¯s words. Luo Yang touched his head and sighed, ¡°Boss¡¯s sixth sense is very powerful. Maybe he accidentally saw the future and did this.¡± Chapter 249 His seemingly unintentional words startled Lin Bai. However, when he thought about the various ideas in online literature, Lin Bai also knew that Luo Yang was joking. Lin Bai smiled and nodded in a half-serious manner. ¡°Luo Yang is right. My special ability is that I can predict the future.¡± ¡°Hahaha¡­¡± Zou Wen looked at the balance of his bank card and laughed heartily. He put his arm around Lin Bai¡¯s neck and said, ¡°Even if you say that you are the savior, we will believe you.¡± ¡°As long as you bring us to make a fortune.¡± Lin Bai shook Zou Wen¡¯s arm off with some disdain and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be poor when you wake up. You guys can divide the money by yourselves.¡± ¡°But remember to keep a part of it. I said I would take you guys to start a technology company together.¡± Luo yang nodded and said, ¡°Whatever you say, Boss. Can I invest in this?¡± After saying that, Luo Yang added, ¡°But I don¡¯t want to participate in the decision-making. I just want to get a share of the profits.¡± Lin Bai was happy to see Luo Yang like this. Hence, Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll talk to you guys after I get a lawyer to draft the share contract.¡± Yu Jinmo, who had been quiet by Lin Bai¡¯s side, said, ¡°I know an uncle who has a lot of authority in drafting the economic share contract.¡± As the leading company in S City, it was normal for the Yu Corporation to know some top lawyers. If Lin Bai did not want the company to be too closely related to the Yu Corporation, he could even get the legal affairs of the Yu Corporation to do these things. Lin Bai smiled and nodded. No one had any objections. After all, in everyone¡¯s eyes, Yu Jinmo¡¯s family background was not low. It was reasonable for him to know some big shots. Compared to Luo Yang, Zou Wen and Sun Xiaogang were more cautious. Sun Xiaogang had to invest a lot of time and experience in rehabilitation because of his parents. Therefore, Sun Xiaogang still invested 10 million yuan in it. Compared to Luo Yang and Sun Xiaogang, Zou Wen¡¯s relationship with Lin Bai was not that deep. If it were not for the fact that they had been in the same dorm for many years and that everyone had the same temper, Zou Wen might not have dared to believe that Lin Bai, who was the same age as him, would make such bold suggestions like starting a technology company. Not to mention investing 10 million yuan. In the end, Zou Wen left half of the capital and invested half of it in Lin Bai. This way, even if he lost, Zou Wen could console himself and say that it was a reward for Lin Bai bringing him wealth. Yu Jinmo did not care too much about the ten to twenty million yuan. However, since Lin Bai wanted to start a technology company, as his girlfriend, he naturally helped him a little more. Hence, he invested all the money he earned this time. After that, because of Yu Jinmo, the company progressed very quickly in the early stages. It only took about ten days for the licensing and contract to be completed. Of course, Lin Bai would not hide it from his roommates when he invested in the company. He would send them the proof of the investment and also find a finance person that he could trust. Everything was going on in an orderly manner. Although he invested a lot in the early stages, it made everyone understand that starting a company was not that simple. During this period of time, other than dealing with an anti-earth organization before he picked up any loopholes, Lin Bai did not encounter any accidents for the time being. The rewards he received that time were not very generous either. His god-tier skills had not been upgraded, and the app did not have any other reaction. The quiet days passed like this for more than a month, and in the blink of an eye, it was already late autumn. A cold breath came out from Yu Jinmo¡¯s mouth. Her slightly cold hands were held in Lin Bai¡¯s hands as he scolded, ¡°It¡¯s so cold. Why didn¡¯t you wait for me to come out?¡± Yu Jinmo grinned and said, ¡°So that I could see you sooner!¡± Lin Bai helplessly and dotingly rubbed Yu Jinmo¡¯s fluffy hair and said, ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you in the future.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded happily and pulled his hand out to push Lin Bai. ¡°Hurry up and go in. It¡¯s rare for my father to hold a birthday banquet, so I can¡¯t be absent for too long.¡± Lin Bai nodded and held Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand as they entered the banquet hall. Today was Yu Jianhao¡¯s birthday. The 50-year-old Yu Jianhao looked at the guests who had gotten up to greet him with a smile on his face and felt a little smug in his heart. Recently, the expansion of the Yu Corporation¡¯s business had been very smooth. This had allowed his reputation to continuously increase, and the status of the people who came and went had also increased. Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo followed Yu Jianhao and greeted everyone in a profound manner. The smiles on their faces had stiffened quite a bit. At this moment, Yu Jianhao¡¯s eyes lit up as he looked towards the entrance of the banquet hall. ¡°Hahaha! Old Zheng, you¡¯re here!¡±Yu Jianhao laughed out loud as he quickly walked forward and hugged that person. Both of their eyes were slightly red. Lin Bai looked at Yu Jinmo in confusion. Yu Jinmo also shook his head and said in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m not too familiar with this uncle, but he seems to be on good terms with my father.¡± Yu Jianhao also let go of the person, he introduced to Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai, ¡°At this time, your uncle Zheng is called Zheng Xi. He¡¯s my best friend since we were young. After graduating from university, he went out for some reasons and only returned to S City recently.¡± After the introduction, Yu Jianhao patted Zheng Xi¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Kid, it¡¯s been more than 20 years since we last met. Why are you so old!¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you the same as me?¡±Zheng Xi glanced at Yu Jianhao and said, ¡°Your black hair is obviously dyed, unlike me. It¡¯s plain and unadorned!¡± ¡°Moral character!¡±Yu Jianhao curled his lips and said, ¡°Although we haven¡¯t contacted each other for so many years, I know that you have made some achievements in Internet technology, but¡­¡± Yu Jianhao said proudly, ¡°Compared to my Yu Corporation, you are far inferior!¡± ¡°HMPH!¡±Zheng Xi snorted angrily and said, ¡°Just you wait. My company will surpass you very soon!¡± As he said that, Zheng Xi said mysteriously, ¡°Our company has recently developed a new technology that is absolutely practical. After it is released, the company¡¯s stock will definitely rise by a thousand times!¡± Yu Jianhao looked at Zheng Xi in surprise. When he realized that he was not lying, he was sincerely happy for Zheng Xi. Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo listened as the two of them looked down on each other while comparing companies and children. They were just like ordinary families, scowling and glaring at each other over something. Yu Jinmo looked at Yu Jianhao¡¯s expression and sighed. ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since I¡¯ve seen father like this.¡± Lin Bai used the divine level human awareness technique to scan Zheng Xi¡¯s life and said, ¡°Uncle Yu did not cross paths with the wrong person. That¡¯s why the estrangement of more than 20 years disappeared the moment they met.¡± Yu Jinmo said thoughtfully, ¡°Lin Bai, didn¡¯t we start a technology company? Do you want to talk to Uncle Zheng?¡± Lin Bai looked at Zheng Xi and Yu Jianhao. He thought for a while and shook his head. ¡°Uncle Yu and Uncle Zheng haven¡¯t seen each other for so many years. There should be a lot to talk about. Let¡¯s wait a few days.¡± Yu Jinmo thought about it and agreed. He didn¡¯t disturb the two of them anymore. By the time the banquet ended, Yu Jianhao and Zheng Xi were already in a drunken stupor. They were holding their heads and crying bitterly. Helplessly, Yu Jinmo could only ask Lin Bai to send the two of them back to the Yu family. Because it was late at night, Lin Bai also stayed at the Yu family. When Lin Bai was lying on the bed and falling asleep, his phone suddenly lit up. Then, a progress bar flashed. System updated. Chapter 250 When Lin Bai woke up, he saw the red dot on the top right corner of the future news icon. He was confused. This kind of notification that looked like an unread message would actually appear in the future news app? With confusion, Lin Bai opened the interface. Then he saw the pop-up update box [For a better user experience, this system update has been added: 1: Important news notifications for the next six months; 2: Anti-Earth Organization notification for a range of 1,000 meters; 3: Skill Demonstration. The future news application will be responsible for this update.] After reading the contents of the update, Lin Bai smiled and clicked OK. Then, he saw three more options under the interface. [News] , [Reminder] , [Skills] The name was simple and straightforward. Lin Bai could immediately understand the function of his brother¡¯s interface. The reminder interface would alert him about the members of the Anti-Earth organization who were within 1,000 meters of him and record them. The skills interface was a series of god-tier skills and experience progress that Lin Bai had obtained by changing his future. ¡°Knock, Knock, Knock ¨C¡± There was a knock on the door. Lin Bai put away his phone and opened the door. Yu Jinmo stood in front of the door and looked at Lin Bai who was dressed properly. He asked in surprise, ¡°You¡¯re up so early?¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m used to it.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded and said, ¡°My dad and Uncle Zheng have had too much to drink. Their hangovers must be giving them a terrible headache. I want to cook some hangover soup for them, but I¡¯m afraid that the ingredients aren¡¯t right. Come and help me!¡± Lin Bai did not refuse and went to the kitchen with Yu Jinmo. Yu Jinmo gave the nanny half a day off. The two of them quietly did their own things in the kitchen. Occasionally, Lin Bai would remind Yu Jinmo what to put in the pot. Then, he would watch as Yu Jinmo carefully put the pot lid over the ingredients with a wrinkled face. This scene looked very harmonious and beautiful. When Yu Jianhao and Zheng Xi went downstairs, they saw this scene. Yu Jianhao was somewhat gratified as he said to Zheng XI, ¡°My son-in-law picked a good one, didn¡¯t he?¡± Zheng XI nodded and said, ¡°He looks alright.¡± However, Yu Jianhao sighed and said, ¡°There¡¯s a powerful person behind this kid. However, he himself is also very motivated and treats my little mo very well. If he can treat little mo so well for his entire life, I will die without regrets.¡± ¡°You¡¯re only 50 and you already want to die?¡±Zheng XI glanced at Yu Jianhao with disdain and shook his head. ¡°Ever since sister-in-law passed away, your mentality has become more and more pessimistic.¡± Yu Jianhao pursed his lips and did not speak. Zheng XI asked again, ¡°You said that he has a powerful person behind him? How Powerful? Last time, I heard you secretly bragging to me on the phone about how you hooked up with Old Master Ye.¡± Yu Jianhao didn¡¯t hide it from his old friend, he said in a low voice, ¡°It¡¯s someone called Mr. A. Do you remember when the Yu Corporation lost 500 million in cash flow due to the virtual currency? Because this kid mentioned it, that Mr. A didn¡¯t even see me and directly lent me 500 million! ¡± ¡°That¡¯s 500 million! Later, because I wanted to use Grandpa Ye¡¯s connection to go to the auction to buy a painting, that Mr. A spent 50 million to buy it and gave it to me directly!¡± ¡°I asked Mr. a why he did that. He only said that because he trusted Lin Bai, he didn¡¯t want the family members of the person that Lin Bai liked to be hurt.¡± ¡°What¡¯s more frightening is that Mr. A¡¯s whereabouts are mysterious. Not only me, it seems that even old master ye can¡¯t find out the identity of this person!¡± Zheng XI frowned slightly and asked, ¡°So Mysterious?¡± Yu Jianhao nodded solemnly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not just that. A few days ago¡­¡± Yu Jianhao told Zheng Xi about the Yunding Mountain Villa and Lin Bai¡¯s involvement. Then, he said, ¡°I think Mr. A¡¯s shadow is behind all of this.¡± Zheng Xi¡¯s eyes lit up slightly when he heard that. He said, ¡°It seems that Mr. A¡¯s achievements in Internet technology are not low. Otherwise, it¡¯s impossible that no one would notice him.¡± Yu Jianhao thought for a moment and said, ¡°That¡¯s about it. Can the technology developed by Your Company really succeed? Don¡¯t let it go down the drain when the time comes.¡± Zheng XI said confidently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I have confidence in myself. This product will definitely be released in less than a year!¡± Yu Jianhao¡¯s company was mostly in the industrial field and did not know much about technology products. However, seeing that Zheng Xi was so confident, he said, ¡°If it really succeeds, your good days will come!¡± Lin Bai had heard their conversation a long time ago, and Yu Jinmo had finally prepared the hangover soup. Zheng Xi did not stay in city s for long. His company was in City H, and it was a critical time recently. Therefore, after drinking the hangover soup, Zheng XI asked Yu Jianhao to send him off. The day after Zheng Xi left, Lin Bai received the future news from the app. [ City H Zhengxi Technology¡¯s chairman, Zheng XI, was killed in a car accident. What will happen to Zhengxi Technology? ] In the news, it described Zheng Xi¡¯s life in detail, as well as Zhengxi Technology¡¯s current hot new technology product. At the same time, a photo of Zheng XI¡¯s car accident was attached to the news. Immediately after, another piece of news followed closely behind the news. [ new technology is on the market! pan-blue technology continues Zheng XI¡¯s technological achievements and has successfully developed a new technology product, the civil high-intelligence cleaner! ] In this piece of news, the person-in-charge of technology research and development mainly explained the wrong direction of technology research and development as well as the various functions of the new product. This person-in-charge of technology research and development was the original person-in-charge of Zheng XI technology! Lin Bai carefully looked at the time of Zheng Xi¡¯s car accident. It was two months later, and the pan-blue technology product was launched six months later. Inexplicably, Lin Bai felt that there was a big problem with pan-blue technology. Lin Bai recalled the god-level black technology in his mind and looked at the effects of pan-blue Technology¡¯s product. He smiled slightly. He was sure that the high-intelligence cleaner in his mind was more advanced. Then next, it was about the investigation of pan-blue technology and the research leader. At this time, god-level black technology came in handy. The proximity of the hackers made Lin Bai feel like a fish in water in the online world. Lin Bai quickly found information about the research leader, Fang Meng, and the matters he had recently come into contact with. As for pan-blue technology, whether it was in the industrial and commercial records or City H, there was still no trace of it. After Lin Bai read two more pieces of news, he still felt that there was a conspiracy inside. Lin Bai even suspected that this so-called pan-blue technology was very likely the place where anti-blue star organizations used to gather for their activities in the open. After thinking about it, Lin Bai decided to believe what he saw. City H also had a beautiful scene in winter. It was like spring all year round, so even in winter, the lake water was still crystal clear. The surrounding evergreen trees were reflected in the sparkling water, occasionally, the wind would blow the lake water and create ripples. It looked quite beautiful. Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo used the excuse of studying to send the two of them to Zheng XI. At this time, Lin Bai confirmed that the person in charge of the research and development was indeed a member of an anti-blue star organization. The reminder in the future news clearly stated his identity. Therefore, on the night that Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo left, Zheng Xi¡¯s phone suddenly had a contact. A: you¡¯re going to die Chapter 251 Zheng Xi was stunned when he received this message. He knew that he couldn¡¯t add friends without permission, and this Mr. A actually warned him so openly. What was the reason? Then he thought of the matter that Yu Jianhao had told him about Mr. A. after thinking for a while, he sent the screenshot of the message to Yu Jianhao. Soon, Zheng Xi received a call from Yu Jianhao. ¡°Old Zheng, why did you receive a message from Mr. A?¡± Zheng Xi told Yu Jianhao about the cause and effect of the matter and asked, ¡°Do you think Mr. A¡¯s message is accurate?¡± Yu Jianhao pondered for a moment and said, ¡°According to the information I received in the past, this matter is very likely to be true. Mr. A should be trying to send you a message, but for some reason, I can¡¯t say too much.¡± Zheng Xi thought for a moment and said, ¡°But it¡¯s too ridiculous? Why Do You Want to kill me? Do I have anything worth getting someone to help me with?¡± Yu Jianhao calmly said, ¡°Yes.¡± Zheng Xi was puzzled. ¡°What?¡± ¡°The technology your company has recently developed, according to what you said, will cause a great impact,¡±Yu Jianhao said with a serious face. ¡°There are too many tricks in this. No matter what, you still have to be careful.¡± Zheng Xi thought about it carefully and felt that Yu Jianhao was right, then, he heard Yu Jianhao say, ¡°Remember to check the people around you. Previously, I trusted a driver too much and caused the financial chain to break. I almost lost my daughter.¡± Zheng Xi also became serious after hearing this. However, he said with some distress, ¡°My plate shop is a little big. I¡¯m afraid it won¡¯t be easy to check.¡± Yu Jianhao also frowned. He thought for a moment and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t I help you ask Mr. A? See if he can send someone to help you?¡± Zheng Xi was delighted and said, ¡°That¡¯s for the best. I owe you a favor.¡± Yu Jianhao sighed and said, ¡°We¡¯ve been old friends for many years. Besides, this favor might not necessarily be owed to me. Have you forgotten who Mr. A values the most?¡± A name flashed through Zheng Xi¡¯s mind and he blurted out, ¡°Lin Bai!¡± Yu Jianhao nodded and said, ¡°This kid¡¯s skills are not bad. I think I¡¯ll talk to him about this when he comes back?¡± Zheng Xi scratched his head and said helplessly, ¡°But Lin Bai just left my place. There¡¯s still someone who¡¯s still a student. He still has to go to school, right? Isn¡¯t this delaying him?¡± Yu Jianhao waved his hand and said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about that. I heard from Lin Bai and Little Mo. . Lin Bai has discussed with the school that as long as there are no problems with the exam, he won¡¯t care about what he usually does.¡± Only then did Zheng Xi relax. He raised his hand to look at his watch and said, ¡°Then when Lin Bai and the others get off the plane, I¡¯ll talk to them personally.¡± Just as Lin Bai landed, he saw Yu Jianhao¡¯s driver waiting for him at the airport exit. Yu Jinmo asked curiously, ¡°Is my dad looking for you? He wouldn¡¯t make such a big fuss in the past.¡± Lin Bai guessed that Yu Jianhao must have gotten news about Mr. A from Zheng Xi, which was why he sent someone to pick him up in such a hurry. ¡°It¡¯s probably related to Mr. A. Let¡¯s go together.¡± Because it was about Zheng Xi, Yu Jianhao didn¡¯t say anything at the company. They met directly at the Yu family home. Yu Jianhao now intended to let Yu Jinmo come into contact with the world and the dark side of society, so he did not avoid Yu Jinmo, he directly said to Lin Bai, ¡°Lin Bai, your uncle Zheng received a warning from Mr. A that he was going to die. Did you know about this?¡± Of course, he knew. He was the one who sent the news personally! Lin Bai thought so in his heart, but he looked extremely serious on the surface. Then, Lin Bai picked out the parts that he saw in the news and said them. ¡°I only received news from Mr. A after I got off the plane. According to Mr. A¡¯s speculation, this matter will probably happen within a month, but we don¡¯t know who the actual person is.¡± Yu Jianhao¡¯s expression turned ugly when he heard this. Then, he asked, ¡°What arrangements does Mr. A have?¡± Lin Bai considered his words and said, ¡°Mr. A wants me to help uncle Zheng solve the problem, but¡­¡± ¡°No! It¡¯s too dangerous!¡± Yu Jinmo, who was listening to their conversation, rejected the proposal without thinking. Her eyes were filled with tears and she looked very pitiful. She pulled Lin Bai¡¯s sleeve and shook her head. ¡°Lin Bai, don¡¯t go!¡± Yu Jianhao scolded Yu Jinmo angrily. ¡°Jinmo! That¡¯s your uncle Zheng¡¯s life!¡± ¡°But isn¡¯t Lin Bai the same?¡± Yu Jinmo retorted. ¡°Although Lin Bai¡¯s skills are not bad, that¡¯s murder! The other party must have planned this for a long time. If Lin Bai rushed over to help, wouldn¡¯t he become a target!¡± After Yu Jianhao heard this, his anxious mood gradually calmed down. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he had taken Lin Bai¡¯s help for granted. He couldn¡¯t have such a mentality! After a long while, Yu Jianhao said, ¡°Little Mo is right. We have to think long-term about old Zheng¡¯s matter.¡± Lin Bai knew that Yu Jinmo¡¯s current mood would backfire if he tried to comfort himself. He also quieted down and held Yu Jinmo¡¯s hand tightly with his right hand as he comforted him silently. After everyone calmed down.., Lin Bai said, ¡°Mr. A has been following an organization recently. That organization wants to overturn the current situation on the blue planet and cause all the people on the Blue Planet to be in dire straits. Yunding Villa had been testing them previously.¡± Yu Jianhao was extremely shocked when he heard this. He quickly asked, ¡°Does Old Master Ye and the others know?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Qin Weikang is also one of them.¡± Yu Jinmo was also shocked. He stuttered, ¡°They¡­ actually infiltrated to such an extent?¡± Lin Bai did not answer directly. He continued, ¡°Recently, this organization is preparing to take action against Blue Planet¡¯s technology. For example, kidnapping, assassinating, or inciting the top scientific personnel to destroy blue planet¡¯s existing technology.¡± Yu Jianhao stood up and said with a serious expression, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, this kind of thing is not something that a university student like you can participate in. We need to gather more people.¡± Lin Bai shook his head and said, ¡°That organization is very vigilant. If it makes too much noise, they might directly cause a great disturbance.¡± ¡°And¡­¡±Lin Bai thought for a moment and said, ¡°Those people from that organization have supernatural abilities.¡± ¡°What?¡± Yu Jianhao thought he heard wrong and repeated, ¡°What did you say just now?¡± ¡°Supernatural abilities,¡±Lin Bai exhaled and said, ¡°Supernatural abilities, just like in the movies.¡± ¡°This¡­¡± Yu Jianhao was a little helpless. He hesitated for a long time before saying, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then we can only let Old Zheng pray for his own good¡­¡± Lin Bai felt that his mind was a little muddled after revealing too much to Yu Jianhao. He reminded him again, ¡°Uncle Yu, Little Mo, don¡¯t reveal this matter.¡± ¡°Definitely not.¡± Chapter 252 Looking at Lin Bai¡¯s pale face, Yu Jinmo and Yu Jianhao also felt that something was wrong. They quickly called their family doctor over for a check-up, but in the end, they overused their brains. It was just a few words, how could it involve overusing one¡¯s brain? Yu Jianhao and Yu Jinmo were puzzled. Yu Jinmo, on the other hand, thought even more. As a young man who had accepted the internet explosion era, Yu Jinmo thought of the word ¡®backlash¡¯. So what Lin Bai had just told them was something that could not be casually said? After thinking this through, Yu Jinmo grabbed Yu Jianhao and instructed him again, ¡°Dad, what Lin Bai said just now can not be leaked out!¡± Yu Jianhao nodded solemnly and said, ¡°I know.¡± Yu Jinmo was worried and said, ¡°You can¡¯t mention it to Uncle Zheng either!¡± Yu Jianhao looked at Yu Jinmo with a puzzled expression and asked seriously, ¡°Why do you say that?¡± Yu Jinmo pointed at Lin Bai, who was lying on the bed in a daze, and said, ¡°Dad, what if Lin Bai is in a daze because he told us too much just now?¡± ¡°It¡¯s like a restriction. If some secrets are leaked, it will cause a backlash to the human body.¡± Yu Jianhao understood what Yu Jinmo meant. He thought for a moment and said, ¡°You mean¡­ Mr. A can also be that kind of person?¡± Then, without waiting for Yu Jinmo¡¯s reply, Yu Jianhao answered his own question, ¡°That¡¯s right. If that organization is full of people like that, how can Mr. A be an ordinary person if he¡¯s against them?¡± ¡°But¡­¡±Yu Jianhao muttered, ¡°Why does Mr. a like Lin Bai? Just because he likes him?¡± Although Lin Bai was in a daze, he was still conscious. Moreover, he was warned by the system not to reveal too much information about system superpowered people. Otherwise, he would disappear from this world the next time. Having learned his lesson, Lin Bai was also thinking about how to deal with Zheng Xi¡¯s matter. He couldn¡¯t let Zheng Xi die for sure, but at the same time, it was a nerve-racking matter for Yu Jinmo to feel at ease. However, in order to appease Zheng Xi, Lin Bai sent him another message as Mr. A. ¡°In half a month, I will send someone to protect you.¡± Zheng XI heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this news. He had just received a call from Yu Jianhao. From his vague words, Zheng XI could tell that this matter was not something that young people like Lin Bai and the rest could participate in. Zheng Xi was also glad that he did not rush forward to ask Lin Bai for help, if he did, he would instead end up harming someone else¡¯s life. However, from the current situation, he was afraid that he would not be able to live much longer. Thinking of this, Zheng Xi felt a little anxious. Before he died, he wanted to accelerate the research and development of the technological product that he had invested so much effort in. During this half a month, Lin Bai was also looking for an opportunity to head to City H. Among the godly medical skills that Lin Bai had obtained, Lin Bai had found medical skills related to disguising. This made Lin Bai secretly happy. In this way, the chances of him being discovered everywhere would be greatly reduced. At the same time, Lin Bai had obtained some identity information that could be used through hacking, which made his movements much more convenient. The news in the future had not changed in the past few days, which meant that certain things were still happening according to schedule. Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo were not the kind of people who liked to stick together at all times. When both parties had something to do, it was also a rule for them not to disturb each other. Yu Jinmo had a very important experiment to attend to these few days, so he could not meet Lin Bai. Meanwhile, Lin Bai was also very busy because of the technology company. On this day, Lin Bai found an opportunity to say to Yu Jinmo, ¡°I found a high-tech talent in City H. in order to express my sincerity, I want to find him personally.¡± Yu Jinmo looked at the talent information and investigation results sent by Lin Bai and realized that this person was indeed rare. His resistance to Lin Bai going to city H lessened a lot, but he could not help but exhort, ¡°Pay attention to your safety.¡± Lin Bai comforted and kissed Yu Jinmo on the forehead. He smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I haven¡¯t grown old with you yet!¡± Yu Jinmo blushed and pushed Lin Bai. Then, he hugged Lin Bai and enjoyed the quiet time between the two of them. City H. Lin Bai did not lie about finding a talent. He directly found the talent and said, ¡°Let¡¯s have a competition. I win. You come to my company.¡± Izumi was quite skilled in computer technology, but his personality made it impossible for him to work with his colleagues in a normal technology company. So now, he was at home with nothing to do. Lin Bai¡¯s appearance did not make him excited. He just said with a cold expression, ¡°Let¡¯s talk after we win.¡± After the two of them fought, Izumi¡¯s expression changed. He stared at the screen and the lines of code. ¡°How can I lose? Why are you typing this line of code here?¡± Lin Bai smiled brightly. ¡°You Want to know? Come to my company and I¡¯ll give you a chance to kick up a fuss.¡± Jing Chi looked at Lin Bai seriously. After making sure that Lin Bai wasn¡¯t lying, he nodded and said, ¡°As you wish, master. A bet must be a bet. I¡¯ll book a plane ticket right away.¡± ¡°Wait,¡±Lin Bai stopped him. ¡°I¡¯ll stay in City H for half a month. We¡¯ll set off together in half a month.¡± Although Jing Chi didn¡¯t understand Lin Bai¡¯s arrangement, he didn¡¯t refuse as long as it didn¡¯t affect his personal life. Lin Bai found an excuse to stay at Jing Chi¡¯s house. However, Lin Bai often appeared and disappeared. Fortunately, Jing Chi didn¡¯t like to pry into other people¡¯s privacy, so Lin Bai¡¯s operation went smoothly. At this time, Lin Bai, who was disguised as Bai Lin, found Zheng XI. After the disguise, his face was completely different from his own. If he had been a young hunk in the past, he would be an ordinary ordinary person now. He would not even be looked at by anyone in the crowd. This appearance also took a lot of effort on Lin Bai because after deciding on the direction of the disguise, Lin Bai still had to learn to restrain his aura. This was something he discovered after he learned the divine level fighting technique and fought with those martial arts aristocratic families at Old Master Ye¡¯s place. His aura was still very easy for some martial arts practitioners to discover and be wary of, so he had to hide this kind of aura and become a real ordinary person. Therefore, when Zheng Xi saw Lin Bai, he was a little hesitant and asked, ¡°Mr. Bai Lin?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me.¡± Zheng XI secretly took a large amount of Lin Bai and said with some embarrassment, ¡°You look¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡±Lin Bai said coldly, ¡°I guarantee your safety is enough.¡± Zheng Xi did not dare to say much after hearing that. After z brought Lin Bai to his office, he asked, ¡°What other instructions does Mr. A have?¡± Lin Bai knew that Zheng Xi did not trust him enough, so he no longer suppressed his aura and suddenly released it at Zheng Xi! At that moment, Zheng Xi felt that he had met the King of Hell. The black-and-white impermanence beside him just stared at his soul with empty eyes, and the sickle in his hand was ready to move. After his aura was restrained, Zheng Xi was like a dehydrated fish that suddenly returned to the water, gasping for air. Then he heard Lin Bai say, ¡°This is my confidence.¡± ¡°Mr. Zheng, can you rest assured?¡± Chapter 253 Zheng Xi hurriedly nodded his head. At this time, the way he looked at Bai Lin was as if he was looking at a peerless expert, full of admiration. Who Didn¡¯t have a dream of becoming an expert when they were young? Zheng Xi respectfully poured Lin Bai a cup of good tea, and then carefully asked, ¡°Mr. Bai, what should we do now?¡± Lin Bai looked at Zheng Xi¡¯s respectful attitude, frowned and said, ¡°I¡¯m only here to apply for the position of bodyguard. Your attitude shouldn¡¯t be too excessive, as it will attract the attention of others.¡± After Zheng Xi knew that he would be assassinated, he immediately released the information of the bodyguard recruitment. However, due to various reasons, those who came for the interview were all rejected by Zheng XI. Lin Bai¡¯s reminder made Zheng Xi slightly change his attitude. Then, Lin Bai said, ¡°I¡¯ll find an opportunity to check the various departments. This requires your cooperation.¡± Zheng Xi immediately understood. He nodded and said, ¡°This matter is easy to handle. I¡¯ll arrange it.¡± ¡°Yes.¡±Lin Bai nodded with satisfaction. Then, he said unintentionally, ¡°President Zheng, you can also check some newly registered technology companies. They might also take action.¡± ¡°Business rivals?¡± Zheng XI frowned slightly and said, ¡°I rarely offend people¡­¡± ¡°But your company secrets are very attractive,¡±lin Bai reminded, ¡°It¡¯s better to be careful.¡± Zheng Xi reacted and said, ¡°Mr. Bai is right.¡± There was a knock on the door and the secretary came in with a pile of documents. He looked at Lin Bai, who was sitting on the same level as Zheng XI, with a strange look in his eyes. However, he still followed his professional ethics and said to Zheng Xi, ¡°Mr. Zheng, the company personnel information you asked for is here.¡± Zheng Xi nodded and asked his secretary to put the information on the table. Then, he gave a few instructions to the secretary before asking him to leave. After the secretary left, Zheng XI pushed the personnel information in front of Lin Bai and said, ¡°This is everyone in my company. You can have a look.¡± Lin Bai quickly flipped through the personnel information. Finally, he paused for a moment on the page of the head of the technical department. Then, he closed the information and said, ¡°I¡¯ve memorized it.¡± Zheng Xi looked at his watch in surprise and said, ¡°It¡¯s only been ten minutes. You¡­ really finished reading it?¡± Lin Bai said calmly, ¡°My memory is very good. I¡¯ll prove it to you later.¡± Zheng Xi didn¡¯t ask further. He looked at the time and said, ¡°I should go to the R & D Department. Mr. Bai, come with me.¡± Lin Bai didn¡¯t say much. He stood up and followed behind Zheng XI, quietly serving as the background board. In the R & D Department. Shen Gu had been a little worried recently. Zheng XI had suddenly requested to speed up the R & D progress, but it had been hard on the R & D staff. Fortunately, everyone¡¯s foundation was here, but the technology was stuck at a certain point and could not be broken. However.. Thinking of the things that had appeared in his phone, as well as the voice in his mind, a hint of fanaticism flashed through Shen Gu¡¯s eyes. Given some more time, as long as he could use the R & D funds allocated by Zhengxi Group to prove that it was completely feasible, he would be able to soar to the sky in one go! And now, the direction of R & D.. Shen Gu¡¯s eyes were clouded. He couldn¡¯t let anyone notice anything unusual. So.. Shen Gu looked at the photo of him and Zheng XI on the fortune-telling table and made up his mind. ¡°CEO Shen, CEO Zheng is here.¡± There was a knock on the door, and at the same time, the assistant¡¯s voice came through. Shen Gu took a deep breath, hiding all the emotions in his eyes. He stood up and said, ¡°I got it.¡± When Shen Gu and Lin Bai were less than a hundred meters away, a familiar buzzing sound rang in his mind. The future news app was now able to resist this threat after being upgraded. The program only flickered for a moment before returning to normal. However, Shen Gu felt as if his brain had been hit by a heavy object. His face suddenly turned pale and his steps became unsteady. Then, Shen Gu fainted. The assistant was shocked by this scene. He quickly helped Shen Gu, who had fainted on the ground, and shouted, ¡°Director Shen!¡± Zheng XI and the others rushed over when they heard the sound. They called an ambulance to send Shen Gu to the hospital. After Shen Gu left, Zheng Xi helplessly said to Lin Bai, ¡°Look, this¡­¡± Lin Bai said expressionlessly, ¡°The person in charge only fainted, he¡¯s not dead. The R & D department still needs to continue investigating.¡± Zheng XI frowned. He felt that he had heard something else from Lin Bai¡¯s words. He probed, ¡°That person¡­ is hiding in the R & D Department?¡± Lin Bai replied directly, ¡°I need all the information on the R & D Department¡¯s current product development, including the code.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s request made Zheng Xi very confused. What did this have to do with the assassination? As he thought about it, Zheng Xi also asked the same question. Lin Bai did not answer Zheng XI. He only looked at Zheng Xi with a calm expression and said, ¡°Don¡¯t reveal that I have obtained these things.¡± Perhaps it was because Lin Bai¡¯s attitude was too arrogant, but Zheng Xi was even more convinced of this person sent by Mr. A. He did not hesitate anymore and handed the backup data from his computer to Lin Bai, he said, ¡°This is the life of my company¡­ Mr. Bai, you don¡¯t have to¡­¡± Lin Bai took the USB and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± That night, Lin Bai pulled Jing Chi and stayed up all night checking the code information. Jing Chi was quite accomplished in intelligent technology. He looked at a few parts of the code, ¡°I¡¯ve heard of Shen Gu¡¯s name. He¡¯s very powerful, but these mistakes, although very secretive, shouldn¡¯t be something he can¡¯t find, right?¡± Lin Bai sneered and said, ¡°Of course he knows. He¡¯s just using zhengxi technology as a stepping stone.¡± Jing chi frowned and thought about Lin Bai¡¯s words. Then he asked, ¡°Has Shen Gu found a new home? is he using Zhengxi¡¯s R & D funds to test his mistakes?¡± Lin Bai looked at Jing Chi and nodded. ¡°You can see it clearly.¡± Jing Chi pursed his lips and said nothing. However, Lin Bai quickly corrected a few lines of code. As his fingers flipped, Jing Chi¡¯s eyes suddenly widened. ¡°This is!¡±Izumi couldn¡¯t help but look at Lin Bai, who was staring at the screen with an indifferent expression. The respect in his eyes became more and more obvious. The result of these few lines of code would be even more perfect than what Izumi had thought! And it was very advanced! After modifying the code, Lin Bai pulled out the USB and cleared the data from the computer. Under Izumi¡¯s regretful expression, he said, ¡°I¡¯ll let you come into contact with better ones in the future. There¡¯s no need to feel regretful.¡± Izumi¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. He hurriedly nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Boss!¡± In the hospital, Shen Gu woke up with a blank expression. The buzzing in his mind had some sequelae. At this time, Shen Gu¡¯s expression was blank. He looked like a soulless skeleton. The dozing assistant at the side touched his face when he realized that Shen Gu had woken up. He asked with concern, ¡°Director Shen, how are you feeling?¡± Shen Gu came back to his senses and his voice was hoarse. ¡°Bring Me My Phone!¡± At Zhengxi Technology, Lin Bai held the USB and said to zhengxi, ¡°I had someone look at it yesterday. If you follow the previous direction of research and Development, you won¡¯t succeed.¡± Zheng Xi¡¯s hand that took the USB trembled and asked in disbelief, ¡°You said that my direction of research and development is wrong?¡± Chapter 254 Such a thing was like a bolt from the blue for Zheng Xi. He had gotten it from Shen Gu, but a difficult problem was about to be solved. His product would be on the market in less than half a year! Before this, he had invested all of Zheng Xi Technology¡¯s funds! Zheng Xi¡¯s face was bitter. Looking at the USB in his hand, he felt like a hot potato. His expression was so ugly that it looked like he was about to cry. He fell onto the chair and covered his eyes as he said, ¡°I¡¯ve invested all my previous funds into it. Now that I¡¯ve changed the direction of research and development¡­ it¡¯s too late.¡± Zheng Xi was telling the truth. In order to develop this product, he had even attracted a lot of investment and signed a bet agreement. If they did not produce the product on time, then he and Zhengxi Technology would no longer exist! Lin Bai naturally knew about this. The purpose of his trip was not only to save Zheng Xi¡¯s life, but also to bring Zhengxi Technology and him into the same boat. His own technology company was too inexperienced. He needed someone in the front to withstand some necessary risks. At the same time, he needed Zhengxi Technology to sell a few new technology products in order for his company to gain a foothold. So, Lin Bai advised me to cough and said to Zheng Xi, who was immersed in pain, ¡°What if Mr. A is willing to invest?¡± ¡°What?¡±Before Zheng Xi could recover from the pain, he heard Lin Bai continue, ¡°Before the product goes on sale, all the missing funds will be filled by Mr. A.¡± Zheng Xi had been in the business world for many years, so he naturally knew that such a pie wouldn¡¯t fall into his lap. After a short moment of joy, Zheng Xi asked, ¡°What do you need? Zhengxi Technology¡¯s control? Or?¡± Lin Bai shook his head and said, ¡°We don¡¯t need these. We just need to use your name to bring Deep Forest Technology to the stage.¡± Deep Forest Technology was the name of the technology company that Lin Bai founded, and Zheng Xi also knew it. Lin Bai continued, ¡°Deep Forest Technology has several mature technologies, but because Deep Forest Technology¡¯s foundation is too shallow, rashly showing itself will attract a lot of trouble. It¡¯s more suitable for Zhengxi Technology to bring it to the stage.¡± Zheng Xi also understood that the so-called deep forest science and technology was probably controlled by Mr. A, or it was a gift from Mr. A to Lin Bai. Through Zheng Xi¡¯s understanding of Lin Bai, the power behind Lin Bai could not be underestimated. However, he was chosen as a partner probably because he did not want to put all his eggs in one basket. Zheng Xi, who thought he had seen through Mr. A¡¯s thoughts, smiled and nodded. ¡°Okay, I agree to this exchange.¡± ¡°Also, about Shen Gu¡­¡± Zheng Xi could roughly guess that the person who wanted to attack him was Shen Gu, or the person behind Shen Gu. ¡°His purpose has not been exposed, and we don¡¯t have enough evidence to prove that he will attack,¡± said Lin Bai. ¡°We still have to wait and see.¡± Zheng Xi sighed and nodded. ¡°I understand.¡± ¡°In addition, you still need to cooperate with the assassination.¡±Lin Bai suddenly smiled and said, ¡°Let him do it and let him take away the company¡¯s secrets.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Zheng Xi didn¡¯t understand. Lin Bai said, ¡°Actually, we guess that Shen Gu has solved the problem that you guys have now solved. Is it justified to do so now?¡± ¡°Or is it purely to use your company¡¯s reputation and financial resources to avoid all mistakes, and finally, they will directly display the mature stuff.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s two sentences made Zheng Xi instantly understand the crux of the matter, he added with a sneer, ¡°What a good plan! If I die, they will take over the research and development team of Zhengxi Technology and successfully develop the product. They will continue to be famous, and they will reap fame and fortune!¡± Lin Bai nodded with satisfaction, ¡°It¡¯s good that you understand.¡± ¡°But,¡± Zheng Xi frowned and pointed at the USB in his hand, asking, ¡°Can the things here be compared to the ones developed by Shen Gu? He has studied this field for a long time and can be said to be proficient in it.¡± Lin Bai raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°You have to believe in Mr. A¡¯s ability.¡± ¡°The things here are more advanced than the ones he made, and the materials are more conventional, so¡­¡± Lin Bai and Zheng Xi looked at each other and smiled. They said in unison, ¡°The price is more approachable.¡± Zheng Xi was excited after hearing that. He couldn¡¯t wait to start production and go on the market now. So Zheng Xi asked, ¡°Should we find an opportunity for them to act in advance? Or should I pretend to remind them that the direction of research and development is wrong and make them feel a sense of urgency?¡± Lin Bai thought of the test on Shen Gu on the way here. She smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, he already has this idea.¡± Shen Gu looked at the shaky application of the future technology on his phone. Through the bits and pieces of information in his mind, he understood that there was someone in the company who used the same future application as him. As long as he killed that person.., he would be able to get the other party¡¯s application and use it to strengthen himself! And the latest change in the company was that Zheng Xi had an extra bodyguard by his side! Shen Gu found out through his assistant and secretary that the Secretary by Zheng Xi¡¯s side looked like she was just putting on a show. He was afraid that she had come in through some kind of relationship, so there was nothing to be afraid of. When Shen Gu thought that the other party and he also had something that could see through the future, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes. However, a bodyguard who worked for others had no right to have the same thing as him! After lying in the hospital for a few days, Shen Gu thought that he understood the situation and was ready to leave the hospital. At this time, his assistant called him. ¡°Mr. Shen, Mr. Zheng was furious in the R & D Department today. He thinks that our R & D direction is wrong. He wants to change the entire department!¡± The assistant¡¯s voice sounded panicked. Obviously, he did not want to lose his job. At the same time, he was looking forward to Shen Gu leaving the hospital to comfort Zheng Xi. Shen Gu¡¯s eyes flashed. He rehearsed the plan that he had thought of countless times in his heart. Then, he lowered his eyes and comforted, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will talk to Mr. Zheng.¡± The plan should be carried out. However, there was one more person on the list. Zheng Xi¡¯s new team did not appear on his own. Instead, they found a person who did not seem to have anything to do with Zheng Xi. This was Zheng Xi¡¯s escape route. Seeing the good news from the new team, Zheng Xi¡¯s gaze became more and more dangerous. What a good Shen Gu! And this morning, Zheng Xi received Lin Bai¡¯s notice. The other party was going to make a move. The plan was to head to city a today to discuss cooperation matters with a technology company. On the way, they would pass by a self-service gas station. And the amount of gas there just happened to need to be refilled. Then, the gas station accidentally exploded. The car was caught in the fire and the three of them were not even left with their bodies. The plan went smoothly. Through the drone, they saw the scene of the car explosion and revealed a bloodthirsty smile. On the other side of the mountain, Lin Bai sighed helplessly. ¡°What a pity. I spent a lot of money to make a bionic robot.¡± Zheng Xi¡¯s face was slightly red. He looked at Lin Bai excitedly and asked, ¡°Mr. Bai, can we cooperate on that bionic robot?¡± Lin Bai shook his head slightly and said, ¡°It¡¯s still too early for this thing to appear. Let¡¯s wait a little longer.¡± The flames engulfed everything. Zheng Xi listened to Lin Bai¡¯s advice and turned off his phone. Meanwhile, the news of his death was spreading. Chapter 255 Zheng Xi¡¯s ¡°death¡±caused the big shots who invested in Zhengxi Technology to make the decision to withdraw their investment. However, because Zheng Xi¡¯s corpse was not cold, this matter was temporarily postponed. The scene that Shen Gu imagined of Zheng Xi technology immediately going bankrupt and collapsing did not appear either. It was only because Zheng Xi¡¯s wife appeared at Zheng Xi technology. She wore a black suit and had a cold expression on her face. With an unquestionable tone, she issued one order after another. Although many talents had been lost, Zheng Xi technology could be considered to have stabilized the situation at the moment. When Shen Gu saw this situation, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth. If Zheng Xi technology did not go bankrupt, then how could he openly bring the technology he was currently developing into the arms of the organization? Could he arrange for another ¡°Accident¡±? Shen Gu¡¯s face darkened. At this moment, Cui Ruqing led the new team she hired into the R & D Department. Looking at the imposing Cui Ruqing, Shen Gu felt that he had somehow lowered himself. However, when he thought of Zhengxi Technology¡¯s most crucial technology in his hands that he had yet to hand over, he felt an additional sense of pride. Because of Zheng Xi¡¯s ¡°Death,¡±Shen Gu did not greet the person with a smile. He just nodded and greeted her indifferently. ¡°Sister-in-law.¡± ¡°Yes.¡±Cui Ruqing did not care about Shen Gu¡¯s attitude. She sat directly opposite Shawn Gu and said, ¡°Shen Gu, I¡¯ve decided to temporarily close the research and Development Department.¡± ¡°What?¡±Shen Gu suddenly stood up and asked again, ¡°What did you say? Do you know that this is¡­¡± ¡°Yes,¡±Cui Ruqing looked at Shen gu calmly and said, ¡°But because of Zheng Xi¡¯s departure, the investors have already revealed their intention to withdraw their investment. Zhengxi Technology will face a huge debt crisis in the future. Zhengxi Technology can only take the conservative route now, and the R & D Department of Science and technology will suffer a huge loss.¡±. ¡°¡­¡± After saying that, Cui Ruqing added, ¡°Especially the smart cleaner project.¡± Shen Gu¡¯s expression cracked. He took a few deep breaths before gritting his teeth and asking, ¡°So what did you decide to do?¡± ¡°Seal the technology and give enough compensation to the people involved in the R & D.¡±Cui Ruqing rubbed her temples and said, ¡°This is the limit of what Zhengxi Technology can do now.¡± Shen Gu¡¯s expression darkened, he asked, ¡°Cui Ruqing, are you really going to do this? Do you know how long it takes to build the R & D Department? And how much effort would it take to find those R & D personnel? This smart cleaner was the high-intelligence technology product that Zheng Xi wanted to see on the market the most! It would let Zhengxi Technology walk at the forefront of the world! ¡°¡­¡± Cui Ruqing looked at Shen Gu calmly. Her angry eyes were forced to dodge by that pair of calm eyes that seemed to see through everything. Cui Ruqing waved to the people behind him and said, ¡°Give me the contract.¡± A thick stack of contracts was placed in front of Shen Gu, and on it was written the ¡°Confidentiality agreement on Zhengxi Technology¡¯s product development.¡±. Shen Gu knew that he had to sign this parody contract. Otherwise, he would not be able to get out of Zhengxi Technology. This was Shen Gu¡¯s intuition. The agreement clearly stated all the technological products that Zhengxi Technology had developed in the past, as well as the smart cleaner that they had been developing in the past two years but had not made any great achievements. As for the smart cleaner, Cui Ruqing had specifically asked the American legal team to make it clear that in the next five years, any technology personnel who left Zhengxi Technology were not allowed to use words or messages, any form of communication, such as voice conversations, or the manufacture of similar products, would not be allowed. Otherwise, they would inform the police of the hundreds of millions of losses caused by the leaking of product secrets, and he would spend the rest of his life in prison. Shen Gu¡¯s eyelids twitched. Inexplicably, he thought that this content was aimed at him. Just in prison? Shen gu sneered in his heart. He had the guidance of God, the believers of the organization would definitely help him cover it up perfectly! Moreover, the current situation required him to leave Zhengxi Technology, this place of mischief. Shen Gu¡¯s expression was sad. After a long while, he sighed and said, ¡°Sister-in-law¡¯s worry is right. Since sister-in-law has decided to seal the technology and eliminate the research and development department, I Can¡¯t stop her. I¡¯ll sign this contract.¡± As he spoke, Shen Gu took out a pen and signed his name on the last page of the contract. Then, he stamped his own seal. After the contract was signed, Shen Gu sat on the chair dejectedly and said weakly, ¡°Give me one day. I¡¯ll leave after I¡¯ve organized everything.¡± Cui Ruqing didn¡¯t say anything. She took the confidentiality agreement that the company had left behind and left. In the elevator, the team members surrounded Cui Ruqing in the middle. The atmosphere was heavy. The elevator slowly rose until they reached the designated floor. Cui Ruqing suddenly said, ¡°Investigate Shen Gu and find evidence that Shen Gu did something to Zheng Xi.¡± The team members were shocked and looked at Cui Ruqing. ¡°Are you saying that the death of Mr. Zheng Xi is related to manager Shen?¡±The lawyer with glasses pushed his glasses and a dark light flashed. Cui Ruqing shook her head, ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but before my husband passed away, he told me that Shen Gu had already developed the key part of the smart cleaner, but he refused to take it out. He seemed to be waiting for an opportunity.¡± ¡°Also, a month ago, my husband received a death notice.¡± ¡°In order to ensure his own safety, my husband found a very powerful bodyguard. However, when my husband and the bodyguard went to the R & D Department to identify the person, Shen Gu coincidentally passed out. Up until now, the bodyguard had not seen Shen Gu¡¯s real face.¡±. ¡°¡­¡± The team members quickly recorded the information that Cui Ruqing said, and Cui Ruqing¡¯s heart was not calm either. Everything that she was doing now was arranged by Zheng Xi, and what she did not expect was that these steps were exactly what Zheng Xi had thought! Now that Zheng Xi was missing, although she could be sure that Zheng Xi was not dead, she was somewhat uneasy. What would happen next? The team members had already discussed it for a round, finally, someone said, ¡°According to the assessment, the probability of Shen Gu taking action is around 60% , but the process of investigating and collecting evidence is not as simple as we thought, so the period of our investigation may be extended indefinitely.¡± Cui Ruqing nodded and emphasized, ¡°But there must be progress in the investigation.¡± The team members were relieved to see Cui Ruqing like this. Now, it was time for them to show off their skills! In the R & D Department, Shen Gu sent away the last wave of subordinates from the R & D Department and took out his phone. On It was a futuristic technology application. This futuristic technology application showed all the technology products that would appear in the next ten years, but the intelligence could see the next product through the task unlock method. In the product interface, the smart cleaner comes first. Chapter 256 [Smart Cleaner] Release Time: Four months later (March 1, year XX) Company: ? ? Technology Current status: to be unlocked Product code package: downloaded Mission Requirements: Join Pan-blue Technology, release smart cleaner technology products, obtain faith. Completion Reward: 100 million soft money, intelligent rescue technology. Seeing that the content of the application interface had not changed, Shen Gu was sure that the appearance of the smart cleaner was a necessary product. Since other technology companies could develop this product, why couldn¡¯t he join other companies to do it? When the time came, as long as he hid it a little deeper, wouldn¡¯t the contract in Cui Ruqing¡¯s hand be a joke? Thinking of this, Shen Gu looked at the phone with more fervent eyes. The technology in this app was more powerful than he had imagined! Those beautiful lines of code were all things he had never thought of! And those new technologies would push him to become a godly detective! And from this, he would gain countless admiration and finally meet the god of the organization! At that time, would there be more black technology that would make him intoxicated and open more doors for him? Shen Gu, who was immersed in his fantasy, did not realize that there was a lot of black gas accumulating in his body. That night, Shen Gu left Zhengxi Technology with a large sum of compensation. The next morning at eight o¡¯clock, he had just stepped into the door of Pan-blue Technology when Zhengxi Technology held a press conference. During the press conference, Cui Ruqing took out the confidentiality agreement and clearly displayed the page of the latest technology that had been sealed for five years and Shen Gu¡¯s signature. On the Internet, the voices of abuse and understanding each accounted for half of the country. ¡°It¡¯s understandable. After Zheng Xi¡¯s death, if Mrs. Zheng wants to protect Zhengxi Technology, she can only take the conservative route temporarily to avoid being caught up by other companies. It¡¯s also a helpless move.¡± ¡°Bah! A B *tch who eats her husband¡¯s blood steamed bun! That¡¯s the technology product that Zheng Xi wants to see on the market the most. It¡¯s been advertised for so long, and now it¡¯s all explained with just a seal?¡± ¡°The investment in the early stages of technology products is huge. Those investors were originally targeting Zheng Xi. Now that Zheng Xi is gone, Zhengxi Technology is also in a precarious situation. Sealing it is right, but it is still a little radical.¡± ¡°Yeah, the development of technology is changing by leaps and bounds. This seal of his will cause many technologies to stagnate for many years, right? Why not directly sell it to another company?¡± ¡°Heh, I suspect that Zhengxi Technology couldn¡¯t do this at all! Zheng Xi had no choice but to escape with his life and ran away with the money from the investors! Just wait, this woman will definitely run away too!¡± There were all sorts of comments on the Internet. Using his cloak of anonymity, he cursed at others without restraint. Zheng Xi saw that many people who did not understand the situation were wantonly cursing at his wife and children. He was extremely angry. ¡°These people! These people are really too much!¡±Zheng Xi clenched his fists and said, ¡°Relying on being unscrupulous behind the internet? Just wait and see, I will definitely pull out a layer of skin from these people in the future!¡± Lin Bai also had an idea when he saw this. In the future, he must create an environment with a real name on the internet, so that those keyboard warriors would be more stable. However, he still had to rely on the future news to achieve this. Lin Bai looked at the calendar on the wall and said to Zheng Xi, ¡°Bear with it for a few more months. I know you have a lot of plans on madam Zheng¡¯s side. Mr. A has also sent people to gradually improve madam Zheng¡¯s side. Don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°As for the slander on the Internet¡­¡± ¡°I can feel that madam Zheng doesn¡¯t care about this.¡± Zheng Xi shook his head and said, ¡°That¡¯s not how it works.¡± ¡°If she doesn¡¯t care, do I Really Not Care?¡± ¡°I once swore to protect them.¡± ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for that bastard Shen Gu!¡± ¡°After I expose his conspiracy, I will definitely give him a good beating!¡± Zheng family¡¯s mansion. When Cui Ruqing returned home, Zheng Han came up and gave her a gentle hug. ¡°Mom, you¡¯ve worked hard.¡± Cui Ruqing let out a breath and smiled. ¡°The people outside are really fierce. If it weren¡¯t for your dad telling me about the company all these years, I really wouldn¡¯t be able to handle it.¡± Then Cui Ruqing touched Zheng Han¡¯s head and asked, ¡°What About You? How are you doing at home?¡± After receiving the news of Zheng Xi¡¯s ¡°death¡±, Cui Ruqing and Zheng Xi immediately made the same decision. Zheng Han temporarily took a break from school and stayed at home. Cui Ruqing followed Zheng Xi¡¯s plan and came forward to solve some problems while pulling the people behind her closer to the deep pool. Zheng Han was 15 years old. She inherited all the good points of her parents and was wise and calm. The two of them also informed her in advance of what Zheng Xi and Cui Ruqing did. Zheng Han said calmly, ¡°The surveillance showed that some sneaky people appeared in the vicinity, but they were quickly taken away.¡± Cui Ruqing let out a sigh of relief and sat at the dining table with Zheng Han. While eating, she said, ¡°The company has made a lot of decisions, but I haven¡¯t been exposed to such a large-scale management thing for a long time, so I¡¯m still a little tired.¡± The two of them tacitly did not talk about Zheng Xi. Because they were not sure if there was a bug in the house or something like that. At this time, a hidden app on Cui Ruqing¡¯s phone suddenly made a sound. Zheng Han looked at it in confusion and found that it was a hidden offline chat app that Zheng Xi had researched when he was a child. There was only the three of them in the app. No one knew about the app except the three of them. Under normal circumstances, they would not use the app. On the introduction page, Zheng Xi¡¯s profile picture appeared and a line of words was left behind. [Wait for me for four months] At this moment, Zheng Han and Cui Ruqing felt much more relaxed. At the very least, they could confirm that Zheng Xi was really not dead. Cui Ruqing did not reply to the message, and the message disappeared two minutes after it had been read. Pan-blue Technology. Shen Gu looked at the smart cleaner that was completely normal after the calculation, and his expression was excited. Although he had made some guesses in Zhengxi Technology, he had hidden a few key directions in order to hide his ignorance. Now, the test product appeared in front of him in a perfect posture! ¡°Great!¡± Shen Gu couldn¡¯t help clapping and saying, ¡°If we start production now, we¡¯ll be able to launch it in the market soon!¡± The decision-makers in Pan-blue Technology looked at the scene in front of them through the video conference and nodded in satisfaction. They couldn¡¯t meet each other. If they did, their powers would disappear, so they all agreed to the video conference decision. Now, everyone appeared in the video with all kinds of masks, and Pan-blue Technology was a ground ¡°Base camp¡± for their joint investment. ¡°If we invest, I can invest 200 million overseas,¡±the sharp voice said a number in the voice changer. Shen Gu¡¯s face was rosy. He nodded and said, ¡°This kind of product is not suitable for the general public. The high price customization will let us earn a lot of dividends.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll invest another 100 million.¡± ¡°30 million.¡± ¡°I can be in charge of news promotion.¡± The result of the discussion was that everyone was happy. In the end, everyone agreed to set the release date for March 1 of the next year. That was the date on the Shengu app. Chapter 257 Time flew by, and the incident at Zhengxi Technology was forgotten by everyone. Zhengxi Technology had shrunk a lot by now. The abolishment of the R & D Department had caused Zhengxi Technology to be unable to develop new products. At the same time, the decision of the investors to withdraw their investment made Zhengxi Technology look like they were treading on thin ice, they were only one step away from bankruptcy. Shen Gu looked at the current situation of Zhengxi Technology and was secretly delighted. At the same time, he was very pleased as he looked at his subordinates reporting the production progress. If someone dealt a fatal blow to Zhengxi Technology before the product was released to the market, no one would dare to say no to the technology of the smart cleaner! Thinking of this, Shen Gu immediately contacted the higher-ups of Pan Blue Technology and voiced out his thoughts. When those people heard Shen Gu¡¯s suggestion, their eyes lit up. They originally wanted to collect the negative emotions of those people to feed their gods. If Zhengxi Technology went bankrupt, many people would be in a difficult situation. Wouldn¡¯t the negative emotions be easy to deal with? Thinking of this, everyone immediately began to discuss countermeasures. One of the members who could collect the negative emotions through the internet said, ¡°Before we take action, I can stir up the negative emotions of Zhengxi Technology¡¯s employees first. Then, you can add fuel to the fire. We will gain more.¡± Everyone secretly hated that this person had gained the upper hand, but for the sake of more negative emotions, they could only endure it for the time being. ¡°Okay, you go first. We will follow up to snipe Zhengxi Technology¡¯s various products.¡±. ¡°A member who was much more financially powerful than others said, ¡°G, you know more than us about the loopholes in Zhengxi Technology¡¯s products.¡±. ¡± Shen Gu¡¯s code name among the members was G. Shen Gu nodded and said confidently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, no one knows Zhengxi Technology better than me.¡± In a secret villa, Lin Bai had been monitoring Shen Gu¡¯s actions. After hearing their actions, Lin Bai called Zheng Xi, who was making plans for Zhengxi Technology for the next five years, to explain the situation. Zheng Xi frowned when he heard that, he said in distress, ¡°Shen Gu is right. He does know more about the flaws in our products than I do. If he really exposed them, Zhengxi Technology¡¯s precarious position might disappear in an instant.¡± Lin Bai Thought for a moment and said, ¡°I¡¯ve investigated some of the advertisements about Zhengxi Technology¡¯s products. They didn¡¯t exaggerate the content. You guys did a good job on this.¡± Zheng Xi smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I suffered from false advertisements when I was young. Besides, I don¡¯t want to do that kind of thing.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s fingers tapped on the table. He thought for a moment and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t we do a reverse operation and tell the problems of these products in advance? Although you¡¯ll lose some benefits, your credibility will increase a lot.¡± Zheng Xi¡¯s eyes lit up slightly. After pacing back and forth for a while, she suddenly clapped her hands and said, ¡°This plan is brilliant! I¡¯ll immediately get Ah Qing to do it!¡± Then, Lin Bai said that Shen Gu wanted to spread negative news to the employees of the company, Zheng Xi, on the other hand, waved her hand indifferently and said, ¡°This can also be considered a liquidation. No matter what the reason is, if they are willing to stay, I, Zheng Xi, will certainly treat them well. As for those who left, I can also understand. After all, Zhengxi Technology doesn¡¯t seem to be a good thing right now.¡±. ¡°Alright.¡± After Cui Ruqing received the news from Zheng Xi, her hatred towards Shen Gu increased by a notch. However, these emotions were suppressed by her. At the same time, she immediately called for a meeting, she said to everyone, ¡°I have received news that a new technology company, Pan-Blue Technology, has recently appeared in City A. It will target Zhengxi Technology. At the same time, it is very likely to rope in our internal employees to spread some negative news. At the same time, it will expose some of the loopholes in our company¡¯s products. Everyone, what solutions do you have?¡± ¡°¡­¡± When the team led by Cui Ruqing heard the mention of it, they immediately said, ¡°After Shen Gu left the company, he had some contact with Pan-Blue Technology, but now his whereabouts are unknown.¡± The other managers also looked at each other when they heard this. This seemed to be Shen Gu¡¯s Revenge! The sales manager hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Maybe manager Shen is unwilling. Why don¡¯t we lower ourselves and have a good chat with manager Shen?¡± ¡°No,¡±the legal department manager immediately shook his head seriously and said, ¡°If he really did it, then he has violated the confidentiality agreement. We can gather material as evidence and submit a decision to the court.¡± The personnel department, however, paid more attention to the personnel aspect and said, ¡°If the company loses too many people, some jobs will inevitably go into shutdown, which is very bad for the company.¡± The news department nodded and echoed, saying, ¡°We still need to release some positive news and find some studios to pull the troll army to suppress the news.¡± After a series of arguments, everyone had different opinions. Finally, they could only look at Cui Ruqing and ask, ¡°Chief Cui, what is your opinion?¡± Cui Ruqing tapped the table surface with a pen, crossed his arms and said, ¡°My suggestion is to admit mistakes in advance.¡± ¡°Admit our mistakes?¡±The news department stopped recording the content. ¡°Which aspects are you talking about?¡± ¡°Zhengxi Technology has not made any false advertisements over the years,¡± Cui Ruqing said in the tone of her statement. ¡°It¡¯s just that they didn¡¯t reveal the flaws in the product.¡± The news department nodded in agreement. Cui Ruqing continued, ¡°This time, we can directly show the flaws in the product to the public and call for opinions. We can gather everyone¡¯s talent and fill in the flaws. We can also reward the proponents or invite them to work for our company. At the same time, we can also ask for the flaws in the product that we didn¡¯t find and make countermeasures as soon as possible.¡±. ¡°¡­¡± The sales department looked worried and quickly said, ¡°But if we do that, we will lose a lot of profits.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter,¡± Cui Ruqing said calmly to the personnel department. ¡°Also, about the rumors in the internal company, if anyone leaves voluntarily, we will let them go and give them a month¡¯s salary.¡± The finance department quickly calculated the expenses and said a rough figure, ¡°In this case, the company¡¯s working capital is not enough.¡± Cui Ruqing thought for a while and said, ¡°I¡¯ll think of a way to solve the problem of capital, but these things must be implemented immediately. Meeting adjourned.¡± Everyone was no longer disgusted by Cui Ruqing¡¯s decisive action. When the company was in a crisis, it needed such a leader to pull everyone back to the right track. On the other side, while Shen Gu was still listing the loopholes in Zhengxi Technology¡¯s products and was about to contact some actors to expose them, Zhengxi Technology¡¯s apology news flooded the entire Internet. At the same time, Zhengxi Technology had also launched a bug collection and bug repair campaign, and the prize money was tempting to ordinary people. This wave directly pulled Zhengxi Technology¡¯s popularity back a lot. Shen Gu looked at the news in disbelief and roared, ¡°How dare Cui Ruqing do this!¡± Chapter 258 At the same time, another organization member who spread negative news at Zhengxi Technology did not go well. They thought that they could gather a lot of negative emotions to feed their god, but they did not expect that the people who were instigated to leave by him were all full of praise for Zhengxi Technology. Because Zhengxi Technology not only compensated them for this month¡¯s salary, but also compensated them for a month¡¯s salary as a period of time for them to change jobs to help fund! Which company would do this? Only Zhengxi Technology! Therefore, for a time, the positive comments about Zhengxi Technology overpowered those internet trolls. Shen Gu¡¯s plan failed, which made the members of the organization very dissatisfied, but Shen Gu still didn¡¯t give up, he suggested again, ¡°We can make a better product than Zhengxi Technology, and keep the price to the lowest, and fight a price war with Zhengxi Technology!¡± The member with the most financial resources shook his head and refused. ¡°G, I don¡¯t want to get involved with civilians, I only invest in high-end products.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s lay low for a while, and hope that the smart cleaner will deal a blow to Zhengxi Technology.¡± Shen Gu was full of confidence and said, ¡°This is my strength, don¡¯t Worry!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be too complacent,¡±a gloomy member said, ¡°You can¡¯t accept the punishment of failing the mission.¡± Shen Gu¡¯s eyelids twitched. He quickly restrained his expression and said, ¡°I¡¯ll pay attention.¡± After the spring festival, everything was revived. In the blink of an eye, it was the middle of February of the following year. Although Zhengxi Technology¡¯s previous practices had increased the company¡¯s credibility a lot, the investors still maintained a wait-and-see attitude. Cui Ruqing was also very busy every day. She could only relax when she went home to be with her daughter. However, both of them were in a good mood. They looked at the electronic calendar on the wall and said with a smile in their eyes, ¡°Soon, our family will be reunited.¡± On the 20th, Pan-Blue Technology suddenly launched an overwhelming publicity campaign to promote the mysterious product of their company. They also launched an award-winning campaign. Those who guessed correctly would get a free product! This made everyone very curious. On one hand, they were unfamiliar with pan-blue technology. On the other hand, they were suspicious of the capital behind pan-blue technology. Shen Gu was also very pleased these few days. The top-notch custom order had been produced and sold. For this, Shen Gu had specially made some ¡°Special privileges¡±that they needed. For example, surveillance, recording, and elimination of certain traces. Once the advertisement was out, the customers who had received insider information also flew numerous calls to pan-blue technology. The pre-order had already exceeded hundreds of thousands, and the deposit was soft! Taking advantage of his free time, Shen Gu also paid special attention to Zhengxi Technology. When he found that Zhengxi Technology did not make any moves, he was relieved. Zhengxi Technology. After the team¡¯s analysis from all aspects of the advertisement, they came to the conclusion that the probability of Pan-Blue Technology selling the smart cleaner was as high as 80%. However, Shen Gu had been very cautious recently, and no one could find his whereabouts and loopholes. The managers of various departments also came when they heard the news, and the emergency meeting was held again. Everyone had their own opinions. They wanted to expose the fact that pan blue technology had violated the competition rules, but they found that Cui Ruqing seemed to be calm and not anxious at all. After the noise quieted down, Cui Ruqing opened his mouth and said, ¡°Let the bullets fly for a while.¡± When the news department heard Cui Ruqing¡¯s words, they seemed to have caught some key information. A dark light flashed in their eyes, and they asked with an excited tone, ¡°Chief Cui, you have a countermeasure?¡± Cui Ruqing just looked at the calendar in the meeting room and said, ¡°March 1st is a good day.¡± ¡°Everyone will be very busy that day. Why don¡¯t we find an excuse to give the employees a few days off?¡± When everyone heard Cui Ruqing¡¯s words, their faces were full of confusion. The sales department was even more anxious and said, ¡°Chief Cui, our customer flow has been declining. If we suddenly take a holiday now, the employees will be uneasy.¡± Cui Ruqing nodded in agreement and added, ¡°A paid holiday. Recently, everyone has been forced to work overtime for the group. These few days can be considered compensation.¡± The personnel department immediately asked, ¡°When is the holiday scheduled? For a few days? For any reason?¡± Cui Ruqing looked at the calendar and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s go to the week before the end of the month. The reason¡­¡± ¡°Let¡¯s celebrate the 28th day of the month.¡± When Cui Ruqing said such outrageous words, everyone¡¯s expression cracked. The HR department thought that they had heard wrongly, but when he saw Cui Ruqing¡¯s relaxed expression, he felt that something big might happen, after the holiday. With the heated discussion about the new product of pan-blue technology, Zhengxi Technology was on holiday. The content posted by the employees on the internet also made the netizens cry with envy. What company would take a week off to celebrate the 28 days this month? And with pay! Did Zhengxi Technology take the sand sculpture route now? Or did they peek at their thoughts. In the end, the netizens agreed that Zhengxi Technology¡¯s higher-ups had evolved. They had all evolved into what the netizens liked! Monday, February 28. The refreshed employees of Zhengxi Technology came to the company with smiles on their faces. While they were discussing what they had done during the holiday, an announcement made them come back to their senses. It was an overtime notice. Tonight, Zhengxi Technology had a new product on the market, so all the employees had to work overtime. For this, Zhengxi Technology¡¯s compensation was one-thousandth of the shares of the current employees. Although Zhengxi Technology¡¯s size had shrunk, a lean camel was still bigger than a horse. one-thousandth of the dividends was much higher than their salary! This time, even if they worked overtime, they didn¡¯t have any complaints. After signing the share contract and confidentiality agreement, they got the publicity map for the new product. It was the smart cleaner sealed by Cui Ruqing! And it was smarter than the previous promotion! More high-end! Looking at the introduction, they could not help but want to buy one and take it home. In the sales group, someone finally could not help but speak up. ¡°Boss, the price is too low, right? With this performance and appearance, it can definitely go to the high-end market!¡± The general manager of the sales department received the exact information during the meeting today. Shen Gu had indeed joined pan-blue technology with the technology of the smart cleaner. He naturally could not tolerate this kind of behavior that cut off his income. Therefore, when he saw the new smart cleaner and the price that Cui Ruqing showed them, he could not help but clap his hands and cheer! The sales manager held back his excitement and typed on the keyboard to reply. ¡°The high-end market doesn¡¯t lack these things. This will only increase the demand for these things for ordinary people. At the same time, we can obtain more benefits through the cleaner and continue the development of Technology.¡± ¡°In addition, to thank the employees for their loyalty for the past few months, the company will give everyone a half-price coupon, effective today.¡± Cheers rang out everywhere, and Pan-Blue technology finally revealed their product at 10 o¡¯clock that night. Smart cleaner. The press conference was at 00:00. At the same time, Zhengxi Technology aggressively launched their new product. High-tech smart cleaner, the new product price, only 999! Chapter 259 At the same time the product was launched and put on the shelves, Zhengxi Technology bought the headlines on all the major pages. Many people who stayed up late saw Zhengxi Technology¡¯s product and their eyes lit up. This was the smart cleaner? The design of the round version and the Silver Shell gave people a mysterious sense of sophistication, and the video of the product introduction was even more surprising. It did not have an intelligent voice control system, but it could also identify hidden dangers in the current house. At the same time, after recording the buyer¡¯s voice, when the buyer was in danger within the room, it would automatically alarm according to the voice recognition. At the same time, the cleaning device could not only clean the floor, it also had the function of cleaning clothes! In the video, a dirty and unsightly piece of clothes was placed in front of the intelligent cleaning device. After the cleaning device identified it, it suddenly scattered into countless small balls to wrap the clothes, and at the same time, it emitted a washing machine-like simulation sound effect, after five minutes, it spat out the clothes and placed them on the sofa. At this time, the clothes were as clean as new. The smart cleaner rolled to the side of the trash can and spat out the dirty clothes like it was spitting something out! How was this a smart cleaner? It¡¯s a hack! When everyone saw this video, they all voiced out their doubts. ¡°Is modern technology able to make such an awesome wholesale product?¡± ¡°Although my heart told me that this thing was a scam, I still couldn¡¯t help but spend 999 to buy it¡­¡± ¡°Ditto, but didn¡¯t Pan-Blue Technology also launch a smart cleaner? Previously, it was advertised to cost less than 10,000 yuan. I don¡¯t know if Zhengxi Technology has these functions.¡± ¡°Sensationalism! It¡¯s impossible to have such high-tech things in this era! Zhengxi Technology is going to go bankrupt and end up collecting money to run away, right?¡± ¡°Mind your words upstairs. I¡¯m an employee of Zhengxi Technology. I just sorted out my worldview and told you that these technologies are real.¡± ¡°Why are there only 200,000 pre-orders? And you want to buy them with real names? It feels like you¡¯re cheating citizens¡­ watching¡­¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t the personal information left on the leaflets on the street enough? What does it matter if it gets leaked again? Anyway, I¡¯ve already placed the order, it¡¯s a waste not to take it.¡± The noise on the internet was very loud, and when the people who came later checked the official website, they realized that they had still made a mistake. ¡°You people are too much! You say you won¡¯t buy it, but the official website shows that it¡¯s sold out! It¡¯s only been 20 minutes! !¡± ¡°Hehe, the video is too attractive, I couldn¡¯t help but buy it cheap.¡± ¡°What if it¡¯s better than my artificial intelligence? It¡¯s just 999¡± Pan-Blue Technology. At the press conference at midnight, Shen Gu looked at the manager who was being picked on by the reporters with a displeased expression. The following question made Shen Gu lose her composure. ¡°Zhengxi Technology just put up a new smart cleaner on the official website, and it looks more technologically advanced than your company¡¯s. At the same time, the price is only 999, what does your company think?¡± The agent¡¯s face stiffened slightly, and he almost couldn¡¯t maintain his decent smile. What¡¯s wrong with Shen Gu? Didn¡¯t they say that only he could make this thing? Shen Gu, who was hiding behind the press conference, set up Zhengxi Technology¡¯s official website with a trembling hand. Looking at the introduction on it, his eyes were red. He suddenly got up and rushed out, arriving at the press conference venue. Grabbing the microphone, he shouted, ¡°Impossible! The core technology of the smart cleaner is in my hands! As long as I don¡¯t hand it over, it¡¯s impossible for them to successfully develop it!¡± There was an uproar at the venue of the press conference. Someone recognized Shen Gu¡¯s appearance and quickly asked, ¡°Are you Shen Gu? According to you, you hid the core technology, causing Zhengxi Technology to be unable to develop the smart cleaner?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you sign a confidentiality agreement when you left Zhengxi? Why did you let the product go on sale in pan-blue in just a few months?¡± As the reporters asked, a flash of inspiration came to them, and they asked the most crucial question. ¡°Could it be that Mr. Zheng Xi¡¯s death is related to you?¡± The sound of the camera snapping rang out, and Shen Gu finally reacted to his impulse. He covered his face with sweat, wanting to escape, but he was surrounded by the reporters. ¡°Buzz¡­¡± A sound rang out in Shen Gu¡¯s mind again. He opened his phone in panic, wanting to look at the app, but found that the app flashed in front of his eyes, and then disappeared! ¡°No!!¡± Shen Gu roared and looked around, shouting, ¡°Who¡¯s there!?! Give me back my things! ! That¡¯s mine!!¡± ¡°Zheng Xi! ! Zheng Xi is you, right! ! That bodyguard beside you is indeed not simple! ! I didn¡¯t expect that you could still let that bodyguard live after you died! ! He can actually¡­¡± ¡°Screech¨C¡± The sharp sound of the microphone caused everyone to stop their actions and look towards the source of the sound. At the entrance of the press conference. The management of Zhengxi Technology stood behind the leader with a solemn expression. In front of them were Zheng Xi, Cui Ruqing and Lin Bai. They were already the local police. ¡°Shen Gu, according to the investigation, you are suspected of murdering Mr. Zheng Xi and selling top secrets of Zhengxi Technology yourself. You are now being detained in accordance with the criminal law.¡± The policeman who came was very old and seemed to be very experienced. His voice was also loud and clear, which made all the reporters unable to help but quieten down. The recording pen in his hand was quietly turned on, and his cell phone was also crazily transmitting news. This was the headline! Shen Gu, who was suppressed by Lin Bai, was completely unable to say a word. He stretched out his finger and pointed at Zheng Xi in disbelief. ¡°How are you not dead?¡± Zheng Xi sneered and said, ¡°I¡¯ve disappointed you.¡± The police didn¡¯t care about their small talk. They waved their hands and grabbed Shen Gu, preparing to take him back to the station for interrogation. When they passed by Lin Bai, Shen Gu¡¯s vision was already blurry, but he still looked at Lin Bai and said hatefully, ¡°We¡¯re the same people. We both have the chance to stand at the peak, why are you doing this?¡± Lin Bai¡¯s expression was indifferent as he replied, ¡°I am a citizen of this planet, I love peace.¡± ¡°Hehe¡­¡±Shen Gu sneered and threatened, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that I will say it out loud?¡± The corners of Lin Bai¡¯s mouth twitched slightly, and he said confidently, ¡°Then it depends on whether your God will give you the chance to speak.¡± After saving Zheng Xi, Lin Bai had already learned from the system that the anti-blue planet organization was still developing. It was only because the negative emotions formed by the loophole in the system had not recovered from the previous attack. Now, if his followers exposed it, he would not hesitate to eat the negative emotions of his followers and turn them into corpses. But now was obviously not the time to talk about this. Shen Gu was caught, and the high-ranking authorities of Pan-Blue Technology in the city naturally could not escape. The press conference was about to end, Zheng Xi stopped the reporters with a smile and said, ¡°I wonder if everyone is interested in changing pan-blue technology¡¯s press conference to Zhengxi Technology¡¯s press conference?¡± Everyone¡¯s eyes lit up and they quietly sat back in their seats. Of course they would be interested. After all, the fact that Zheng Xi had come back from the dead was a huge topic. Not to mention that they had brought the Zhengxi Technology brand smart cleaner that was on sale today! Chapter 260 At the press conference, the reporters saw the staff of Zhengxi Technology scrawl the word ¡°Pan-Blue¡±and change it to Zhengxi under Zheng Xi¡¯s guidance. The corners of their mouths twitched. However, Zheng Xi still explained with a smile, ¡°The company is poor, so we can only borrow other people¡¯s venues to do our own things. Everyone understands.¡± Everyone held back their thoughts and waited for Zheng Xi¡¯s next command. However, they saw the staff leave one after another. Zheng Xi just sat on the chair that had the name tag of the Pan-Blue Technology manager written on it. Then, they heard Zheng Xi pat the microphone and cleared his throat. ¡°The press conference can start now. Everyone, feel free to ask questions.¡± Kang Qiao was silent tonight. There were always one or two quick-witted people in a daze. A young intern reporter seized the opportunity to stand up, he asked, ¡°Mr. Zheng Xi, four months ago, there was a news report that you were killed in a car accident and explosion. Why are you here?¡± ¡°Did Shen Gu really betray Zhengxi Technology?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t the smart cleaner say that it would be sealed for five years? Why did it suddenly appear on the shelves for Sale?¡± ¡°Did you plan this all along?¡± After a few key questions were asked, the reporters finally came back to their senses. They secretly hated this intern reporter for being too smart, but they also hated themselves for being too slow to react. Zheng Xi still smiled and said, ¡°The car accident and explosion was true, but for various reasons, we weren¡¯t actually in the car at that time.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t know the reason behind Shen Gu¡¯s betrayal, but the evidence that he wanted to kill me is conclusive. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have been arrested and taken away by the police.¡± ¡°As for the smart cleaner, sealing it is only a temporary measure. When we have more comprehensive technology, we will naturally lift the technology restrictions. This regulation is clearly stated in the sealing agreement.¡± The reporters quickly recorded the key points and continued to ask about Zheng Xi¡¯s death. However, they were evaded by Zheng Xi. Knowing that they couldn¡¯t get any information about his death from a wily old fox like Zheng Xi, they could only hold back their thoughts and turn their questions to the smart cleaner. Then, they saw a real product that was exactly the same as the promotional video. It also had the same intelligent effect. Everyone¡¯s eyes lit up. Finally, a reporter couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Why is this product only selling at 999?¡± Zheng Xi said with a righteous face, ¡°Of course it¡¯s because the number of ordinary people is large, so it¡¯s easier to earn money! Everyone knows about the recent situation of my company. The correct way to earn money is to make small profits but sell more!¡± Zheng Xi¡¯s bold statement about earning money from ordinary people made everyone feel friendly. After all, compared to the richest man who said he was not interested in money, but kept offering all kinds of expensive things that made people unable to resist chopping off their hands, it was much better. After the laughter, the reporter asked again, ¡°Since you want to make money, why only sell 200,000 units? Will there be follow-up replenishment?¡± Zheng Xi nodded and said, ¡°Of course, but it will have to wait a month later. At the same time, let everyone know in advance that the second wave will raise the price.¡± When the reporter saw Zheng Xi say this, he could not help but remind him, ¡°If you do this, you will be criticized by many people.¡± ¡°What can we do?¡±Zheng Xi looked like he was going to ruin it. He spread out his hands and said, ¡°I really feel like I¡¯m losing out by selling this thing at 999!¡± ¡°Raise the price! We must raise the price!¡± After another round of questions and answers, the reporters were ready to leave. When they left, Zheng Xi sent his employees to send some food to the reporters. ¡°It¡¯s the middle of the night. Thank you for your hard work. I guess you will have to work overtime. President Zheng said to let you watch and eat first, so you can pad it.¡± The reporters had a much better impression of Zheng Xi. They all left the press conference with smiles on their faces. Zhengxi Technology was still brightly lit. Many people called the customer service department and the other departments were as busy as gyroscopes. But everyone was laughing happily. Zhengxi Technology had come back to life! In the President¡¯s office, Zheng Xi and Cui Ruqing looked at Lin Bai respectfully. Zheng Xi asked carefully, ¡°Mr. Bai, what¡¯s next¡­¡± ¡°Remember to contact Lin Bai¡¯s company and get the cooperation of both parties.¡±Lin Bai took a sip of tea and said, ¡°Mr. A will not let you suffer a loss.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes.¡± Zheng Xi hurriedly nodded and asked again, ¡°I just don¡¯t know when is the right time?¡± Lin Bai Thought for a moment and said, ¡°Let¡¯s talk about May Day. It¡¯s more convenient for students to have a holiday at that time.¡± Zheng Xi nodded as he was told. Cui Ruqing, who was at the side, thought more and finally asked, ¡°Mr. Bai, according to Old Zheng, the technology of this smart cleaner is obviously not at the current level. What exactly is Mr. A. . .¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t see it, but that doesn¡¯t mean that it¡¯s not there now.¡±Lin Bai said meaningfully, ¡°Some technologies are more powerful than what you know.¡± Cui Ruqing said with some worry, ¡°In that case, I¡¯m afraid Zhengxi Technology will become the target of public criticism.¡± Zheng Xi patted Cui Ruqing¡¯s hand and comforted her. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, honey. Mr. Bai has already reminded me, so we also made a fully unlocked version of the Smart Cleaner.¡± ¡°That one is for the official police.¡± Cui Ruqing was puzzled. ¡°What¡¯s the fully unlocked version?¡± Zheng Xi explained, ¡°The civilian version can only be unlocked by cleaning and distress calls, but the police version can monitor and test the information and DNA of cleaning items, which is extremely useful to the police.¡± Cui Ruqing¡¯s eyes widened when she heard that. After a long time, she stammered, ¡°How is this a cleaning device? This¡­ This Is¡­¡± A godly weapon for solving crimes! Zheng Xi nodded and sighed, ¡°So, during these few months when I went missing, not only did i hide from Shen Gu, but I also discussed with the authorities about the authority to unlock the smart cleaning device and the ownership of the owner.¡± ¡°How can the ownership of this thing be in our hands?¡±Cui Ruqing¡¯s face was full of cold sweat as she said, ¡°We can¡¯t control it at all.¡± ¡°So, we only kept 20% of the authority, and the rest of the authority is in the hands of the authorities.¡± Zheng Xi sighed, ¡°With this, we have our backs against a big tree.¡± Cui Ruqing glanced at the quiet Lin Bai and quickly said, ¡°And Mr. A, if it weren¡¯t for Mr. A bringing these, we wouldn¡¯t be where we are now.¡± Lin Bai knew that Cui Ruqing was afraid that Zheng Xi¡¯s words would make him unhappy, but he didn¡¯t mind these things. He only said, ¡°The danger has been resolved. I¡¯ll leave tomorrow.¡± ¡°Are you in such a hurry?¡± Zheng Xi was stunned for a moment and urged him to stay. ¡°If Mr. Bai doesn¡¯t have a place to go for the time being¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m very busy.¡±Lin Bai interrupted Zheng Xi and said, ¡°Mr. Zheng, your talent is very high. This position limits your talent.¡± Zheng Xi was silent. He knew what Lin Bai meant. He was actually very talented in the field of technology code. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have set up a technology company. It was just that compared to Mr. A¡¯s technology, his little talent was not enough. Zheng Xi hesitated for a long time before asking, ¡°Can Mr. A give me some pointers when the time comes?¡± Chapter 261 Zheng Xi knew that working with Lin Bai¡¯s company would bring many benefits, but it would also be a hindrance, causing problems for Zhengxi Technology¡¯s technological development. Zheng Xi¡¯s request was not a problem for Lin Bai. He nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡± Lin Bai left. But zhengxi technology was always in the limelight and was constantly being discussed by everyone. It was because Zhengxi¡¯s new product, the smart cleaner, was too incredible. This was the correct way to open up black technology! After returning to s city, Lin Bai had a good rest for a few days before receiving the reward from the system for successfully rescuing Zheng Xi. Divine-level management talent. With this, many problems encountered by new companies were easily solved by him, and the employees of the company revered him even more. Yu Jinmo was also proud that Lin Bai had so many talents. At the same time, she also worked very hard to learn management and other things. This was not only to be worthy of Lin Bai, but also to be able to see further. After a long night of talks with Yu Jianhao, Yu Jinmo understood a lot of these things. How could a person who stood still have any reason to ask someone who kept sprinting forward to stay for you? The best strategy was to improve together with the other party. Lin Bai would not stop Yu Jinmo from improving, saying that he did not need to learn anything by his side. He liked Yu Jinmo who was glowing all over. After staying in school quietly for two months, other than the news of Shen Gu¡¯s sudden death during the interrogation, nothing else had happened for the time being. The future news did not mention any major accidents, so it was rare for Lin Bai to be able to relax. On May 1, Zheng Xi sincerely got Yu Jianhao to pull the strings to cooperate with Lin Bai¡¯s company. Lin Bai also showed Zheng Xi some of the things that the company was developing. In Zheng Xi¡¯s eyes, those things were completely heaven-defying black technology! Were young people nowadays so powerful? Zheng Xi was shocked to see the changes on the screen after Lin Bai entered a string of code. He couldn¡¯t help but swallow his saliva and ask, ¡°Did Mr. A teach you all these?¡± ¡°Sort of.¡± Lin Bai rehearsed the things on the screen and said to Zheng Xi, ¡°These products have a relatively high impact on current technology. I¡¯m thinking of simplifying it and releasing the full version of the product in five to ten years.¡± ¡°In addition, I¡¯ll gradually release the product code.¡± ¡°Release the code?¡±Zheng XI widened his eyes. ¡°This is giving away the food to others!¡± Lin Bai smiled and pointed to his head. ¡°I dare to say this because I still have many mature ideas that I haven¡¯t shown. Those are much more advanced than these.¡± Shen Gu¡¯s death had raised his god-level black technology by one level, and now he had all the black technology for the next ten years. And because of the appearance of the smart cleaner, the black technology in the future would be even more powerful than he had imagined. Zheng Xi looked at Lin Bai with respect and said, ¡°As expected, the master is better than the master! Since you¡¯ve said so, I naturally won¡¯t stop you. But¡­¡± Zheng Xi hesitated for a moment. Thinking of his daughter¡¯s request, he clenched his teeth and asked, ¡°My daughter wants to get the code of the cleaning machine and study it herself. Is that okay?¡± ¡°I promise that it won¡¯t be leaked.¡± Lin Bai had heard Zheng Xi talk about his daughter¡¯s talent when he was using the alias Bai Lin, so he naturally wouldn¡¯t stop her. He nodded and said, ¡°Of course. If she has any new ideas that she can¡¯t solve, she¡¯s welcome to discuss it with everyone in our company.¡± Zheng Xi looked at the well pond outside the office and nodded in realization. To be able to invite a person like the well pond, who was so isolated that they could hardly get along with each other, Mr. A¡­ No, the Lin Bai in front of him was not to be underestimated. He would definitely allow the rapid development of Bluestar¡¯s technology to reach a level that he did not dare to imagine. After the cooperation agreement was signed, Lin Bai took out an investment agreement. On it was marked the amount of investment for the first phase of Zhengxi¡¯s technology. Zheng XI looked at the one billion words on it and rubbed his eyes, asking, ¡°Is there a zero written on it?¡± Lin Bai shook his head and said, ¡°Zhengxi technology is worth this investment. If zhengxi technology can develop some new products again, the amount of investment will continue to increase.¡± Zheng Xi held back his trembling hands and thought of some black technology that he had fantasized about before. He said, ¡°I will definitely make good use of this investment.¡± Lin Bai nodded and took out another contract. ¡°Now let¡¯s discuss our first collaboration project.¡± After the contract was signed, zhengxi technology placed shenlin technology¡¯s name first on the partner. This was the first company that zhengxi technology had collaborated with after the huge change. Everyone was also curious about the origins of shenlin technology. However, after an investigation, they found that the average age of the people in this company was only 25 years old. Most of them were university students. Was such a company worth putting first in the partners? At the same time, the news spread that Zhengxi technology had rejected the re-investment of many investment companies. The reason was that the amount of investment was enough and there was no need for them to invest again. Which investment company was it that was so rich and generous to cover the entire investment of zhengxi technology? No one understood. At this time, zhengxi technology announced a new product preview that they would release in the future. Smart Raincoat. A small pendant that could be customized into any shape. It was actually an artifact that would instantly fit the entire body to block the rain when it came. Who wouldn¡¯t want something like this? But its price wasn¡¯t low either. But to the fans of black technology, this little bit of money was nothing? Buy! The number of reservations on the official website exceeded 100 million in the blink of an eye. Zheng Xi looked at the popularity of the official website and couldn¡¯t stop smiling. Now, he had let go of the management of the company and hired a professional manager. He had reorganized a new R & D Department, with him taking the lead in developing new products. There was nothing else. It was just that the code given by Lin Bai was too tempting. He wanted to immerse himself in the world of code again! After Lin Bai gave Zheng Xi Hei Technologies, his company didn¡¯t sit idle either. He combined all the technological information he knew now and finally decided to develop holographic technology. Of course, it was impossible to directly popularize it. The best way was to try it out on a small scale first. But at the same time, it needed to be highly accepted by the people who tried it out. Lin Bai Thought for a long time. He looked at Zou Wen who was eating and playing games. Suddenly, he said, ¡°Let¡¯s develop a holographic game.¡± Obviously, Zou Wen and the others who had already regarded Lin Bai as the chosen one did not even have any intention of opposing. They directly became brighter and asked excitedly, ¡°Boss, can we really develop it?¡± Lin Bai drank a mouthful of water and said, ¡°I already have the prototype of the idea. I¡¯ll first build the foundation. You guys can join later.¡± As a gaming enthusiast, Zou Wen said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Boss! I¡¯ll work hard on the code and try to keep up with your footprints!¡± At this time, Lin Bai¡¯s phone rang. He picked up the phone and glanced at it casually. [ a new ore has appeared in the depths of the ocean! This ore will change the technological structure of Blue Star and become a new type of aerospace material! ] Chapter 262 Aerospace Materials? Lin Bai raised his eyebrows. After lunch, he returned to his office and looked through them carefully. This time, there was only one piece of news, but Lin Bai felt that it was not that simple. In the news, the place where the aerospace materials were discovered was not marked, but the system was very ¡°kind¡± to have used the advertisement to mark a coordinate at the bottom. Based on the previous news, Lin Bai often discovered the appearance of Anti-Earth members. He knew that this news was probably related to a certain Anti-Earth member. However.. After Lin Bai smiled at the coordinates on the blue planet map, he realized that it was actually on the high seas, and it was very far from the inland. Was he going to buy a cruise ship? Lin Bai thought about it and felt that it was not difficult. He immediately called Old Master Ye and asked him to find some connections to explain the matter of buying a cruise ship. Old Master Ye also knew that Lin Bai had once made a lot of money betting on Jadeite, so he did not ask much. He only replied and then asked, ¡°I saw that you recently opened a technology company. How¡¯s Your Development?¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s still going well. Oh right, Old Master Ye, I know that you have a lot of connections with retired soldiers. I want to find some skilled people to come to my company, and I also want a lot of people to maintain the cruise ship.¡± Old Master Ye said with satisfaction, ¡°I¡¯m very happy that you can think of them. Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll definitely choose the right people for you.¡± ¡°But tell me the truth. Why do you want to buy a cruise ship?¡± Lin Bai coughed and said in a low voice, ¡°I got some information. Go and verify it.¡± Old Master Ye was very shrewd. Since he was buying a cruise ship, he had to go out to sea. What was on the sea? Energy sources. All kinds of unknown energy sources. Old Master Ye¡¯s mind was full of thoughts. He thought for a moment before saying, ¡°There are a few children in my family who are about your age. They won¡¯t cause any trouble. When the time comes, you can bring them out to see the world.¡± Lin Bai also knew that Old Master Ye only wanted to know first-hand information and wouldn¡¯t do anything unnecessary, he smiled and replied, ¡°Of course. It¡¯s too lonely for Jinmo and I to go alone. When the time comes, I¡¯ll find some friends to go with me. Everyone can have fun too.¡± Seeing that Lin Bai did not reject him, Old Master Ye felt relieved. Then, the two of them chatted about Lin Bai¡¯s company. After discovering that Lin Bai was very talented in management, Old Master Ye did not say anything more. Now that the cruise ship had a source, Lin Bai was relieved. He turned around and threw himself into the holographic projection technology. After the popularity of Zhengxi Technology¡¯s Smart Raincoat Rose, everyone realized that this product was actually developed by Shenlin Technology. However, could that group of young code farmers who were only 25 years old make such a powerful product? Everyone remained skeptical. Then, many people rushed into deep forest technology¡¯s official website. Then, they backed out with a dumbfounded expression. After a long time, they sneered and cursed, ¡°Wishful thinking! ! How dare you dream of creating a holographic network? Even if it¡¯s a science fiction novel, you have to write it in the next 50 years or more!¡± Yes, they saw the research and development products and technologies announced on Shenlin Technology¡¯s official website, and the time limit for their own research and development. And the holographic network actually limited the time to less than a year. If this wasn¡¯t an exaggeration, then what was? Any technology that tried to move forward required a huge amount of energy, not to mention a brand-new network architecture! Therefore, the entry ¡°Shenlin Technology claims to create a holographic network within a year¡±was trending. Many [email protected] Technology began to question their ability. Zheng Xi also saw the news. He quickly called Lin Bai and said, ¡°Lin Bai, do you know how difficult holographic technology is? Isn¡¯t it a little exaggerated to casually say that it was developed within a year?¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Uncle Zheng, don¡¯t you believe in Mr. A?¡± Zheng Xi was shocked and asked, ¡°Mr. A actually has something to do with this?¡± Lin Bai said meaningfully, ¡°You can understand that Mr. A is omnipotent.¡± Zheng Xi calmed down a little and then asked tentatively, ¡°What about the cooperation of the holographic network?¡± Lin Bai said with a smile, ¡°Uncle Zheng, deep forest technology also needs to have its own development path.¡± Zheng Xi heard Lin Bai¡¯s refusal to cooperate and was not angry. Instead, he said, ¡°I was greedy. How are you going to respond to the doubts on the network?¡± Lin Bai turned on his computer, typed a few words, and then said indifferently, ¡°The response is finished.¡± On the refreshed page, the verified account of Shenlin Technology company sent out four words. [ give it to the time ] Of course, no matter what you replied, the keyboard warriors on the Internet always had all kinds of reasons to doubt, scold, and even console your whole family. Lin Bai wasn¡¯t soft-hearted either. He wrote a message that would cause the other party¡¯s equipment to be poisoned for 24 hours, and then went offline. So that day, the repair shop felt that their business was a little hot. But what was troubling was that they were still unable to solve this problem. And after the several studios that used the water army as their work content combined, they were surprised to find that their equipment had problems because they had rushed deep forest technology¡¯s response according to their employer¡¯s request! But this guess was too mysterious. So after everyone discovered that the equipment automatically recovered after 24 hours, a small group of people didn¡¯t give up and tried again. As a result, their equipment once again had problems. Silence. Then, there was an explosion. The dissatisfied people rushed into the internet cafe, turned on their computers, and were about to go to deep forest technology, however, the moment they opened their cards, they were warned by the alert little girl at the bar counter, ¡°You are not allowed to go to deep forest technology¡¯s account, or else you will have to pay for the computer¡¯s 24-hour Internet bill.¡± The Internet manager also perked up. After seeing that someone had entered the web page and typed on the black screen, he directly rushed over to check the computer and increase the money. Therefore, although there weren¡¯t many people in the internet cafe, the profits today were better than before. Those who didn¡¯t dare to recklessly rush over also created another entry. How¡¯s your equipment today? ¡°It¡¯s painful, I¡¯m just complaining. My equipment is black for 24 hours, and in the middle of the night, it suddenly plays the content I¡¯m questioning.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t do it again. It¡¯s too scary. Is this the world of a Coder?¡± ¡°As a coder, I can¡¯t do this. Let¡¯s not talk about it anymore. I¡¯m going to fix my computer.¡± ¡°I just scolded Shen Lin Science and Technology! Is there a need to hack my computer? And it was the company¡¯s computer. My boss found out the reason and fired me! I cursed Shen Lin Science and technology to die a horrible death!¡± ¡°Ah, this¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m from a science and technology company. Today, three-quarters of the company¡¯s computers were hacked¡­ all of them scolded Shen Lin¡­ Even the big boss couldn¡¯t fix it¡­¡± ¡°So terrifying¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I said don¡¯t be a keyboard warrior. Look, Karma is coming!¡± At this moment, Lin Bai was leisurely drinking a mouthful of happy water and said to Yu Jinmo, ¡°Little Mo, let¡¯s go on a trip to the sea during the summer vacation!¡± ¡°Sure,¡±Yu Jinmo didn¡¯t refuse and said with a smile, ¡°How can I go out to sea these two years? I¡¯m itching to Go! Oh right, can I call some of my good friends?¡± Chapter 263 Naturally, Lin Bai was not the only boyfriend in Yu Jinmo¡¯s life. Usually, she also had her own social circle, which was filled with best friends who matched her personality. Everyone had a lot of fun together. ¡°Sure,¡±Lin Bai said. ¡°Only when there are many people will everyone have fun.¡± Yu Jinmo immediately became happy. Although there were still two months before the summer vacation, she could not help but start planning. On the day of June, Doll¡¯s face. With the arrival of summer, which would be accompanied by violent storms from time to time, the Smart Raincoat went on sale. This time, just like the launch of the smart cleaning device, it was instantly wiped out as soon as it went on sale. It even caused the website to be stuck for a while. But the results were also gratifying. The rising sales and bookings made Zhengxi technology extremely busy. Meanwhile, Deep Forest technology also received the bonus brought by the Smart Raincoat. The Finance Department looked at the company, which had only been open for less than a year, and couldn¡¯t help but smile. This meant that he had made the right choice to come to this company! Lin Bai didn¡¯t stand on ceremony and gave the employees a proportional bonus. Although everyone was happy, they were also a little ashamed. After all, they hadn¡¯t participated in the project of the Smart Raincoat. Lin Bai said straightforwardly, ¡°This is a demonstration for you. If you make good results in the future, you¡¯ll get these rewards. If you keep standing still, even if you¡¯re an alumnus, I won¡¯t Give You Face.¡± Everyone nodded one after another, their enthusiasm soaring. Those who could get into a university naturally wouldn¡¯t be too low in intelligence. They put all their effort into studying the string of codes in the college entrance exam, and didn¡¯t care about the fact that Lin Bai¡¯s talent was higher than theirs despite his young age, if there was a problem, they would consult Lin Bai when they weren¡¯t busy. Lin Bai didn¡¯t hide his strength, and instead allowed everyone¡¯s level to rise very quickly. Izumi also liked this kind of atmosphere. If there was a problem, everyone would just speak up. Beating around the bush was not everyone¡¯s strong point. As for Zhengxi technology, through Lin Bai¡¯s guidance, Zheng Xi and his daughter, Zheng Han, also studied some small things. For example, the smart protective bracelet. The original reason for doing this was because Zheng Xi had met the rascal who pestered his daughter one day. How could the old father of his daughter¡¯s slave endure this? Hence, an idea flashed through his mind. He combined some of the characteristics of the smart cleaner and made this kind of protective bracelet. The bracelet usually looked like a mosquito-proof bracelet. As long as the owner¡¯s voice was recorded, and when the owner shouted for help, according to the situation of both parties, the intelligence would transform into the shape of a handcuff. It would also forcibly compress and suppress the blood flow in the wrist of the perpetrator. In more urgent cases, it could even directly strangle the other party¡¯s flesh and blood, directly crippling the other party¡¯s hand. Moreover, calling for help did not only have the option of voice, but also the victim¡¯s heart rate, breathing rate, and so on. However, this product was not directly marketed. After cooperating with the police as a child, it was directly sold by the police on the police official website. However, they had to go to the police station to register it for collection. After all, the appearance of this product was already within the scope of controlled products. Lin Bai also knew that the two of them would occasionally give some useful advice. During this period, Lin Bai discovered that Zheng Han¡¯s talent in technology was very high. He also discovered that Zheng Xi did not suppress Zheng Han¡¯s talent in this area. He was relieved and would give guidance from time to time. It was summer break. On the day of the break, the cruise ship had already stopped at the port. City S was closer to the sea, so they did not waste too much time. When everyone got on the cruise ship, Yu Jinmo only realized that there seemed to be a big problem with the cruise ship! Then, Yu Jinmo was brought to the central control room by Lin Bai. In the central control room, Yu Jinmo saw the owner of the cruise ship. Lin Bai, Yu Jinmo. Yu Jinmo widened his almond-shaped eyes in disbelief and asked, ¡°This, this cruise ship, is it ours?¡± No matter how much her father spoiled her, he had never bought such a big thing like a cruise ship for her! Of course, she had never thought of wanting such a thing. Lin Bai lovingly scratched Yu Jinmo¡¯s nose and said, ¡°I thought that we would definitely have to travel around the world in the future, so I bought it first.¡± Yu Jinmo came back to his senses and said, ¡°This is very expensive, right? Where did you get the money from?¡± Lin Bai whispered, ¡°Do you still remember the time when you went to Jade Trading with Luo Yang? Mr. A gave you a lot of commission, and the technology company also made a lot of money.¡± When Yu Jinmo heard that it was related to Mr. A, he no longer doubted it. She also believed that Lin Bai would not do anything illegal, he said, ¡°Next time you make such a decision, discuss it with me! I¡¯m also very scared when I¡¯m suddenly told that there¡¯s a cruise ship!¡± Lin Bai quickly apologized and said, ¡°It¡¯s my fault. I was going to give you a surprise, but I didn¡¯t expect to give you a fright. There won¡¯t be a next time.¡± Lin Bai¡¯s sincere attitude in admitting his mistake made Yu Jinmo smile with satisfaction. Then, he happily went out to play with everyone. Although the children from Old Ye¡¯s family had followed the cruise ship, they did not specifically approach Lin Bai. They only slowly approached him in the usual way, so that everyone could understand him from the shallow to the deep. Lin Bai also felt very comfortable with this way of getting along. Naturally, he was very kind to the members of the Ye family. After the cruise ship left the territorial waters, everyone was in a complete uproar. They all leaned on the side of the ship to see if there was any floating treasure or something. However, they would get bored after watching the sea for a long time. Fortunately, there were a lot of activities on the cruise ship. No one had any thoughts of scheming against each other. Instead, they had a great time. Until they reached the place that Lin Bai had marked out, Lin Bai, who had been relatively quiet, proposed the underwater swimming competition. Although everyone was not tired of staying on the ship, the opportunity to play in the sea was rare. They all took their diving suits and oxygen tanks and were eager to try it out. The things on the cruise ship were also well prepared. Although everyone swam in different depths, they had also seen a lot. This time, except for the few who could not swim, everyone went down to play for a while until almost everyone came up. Only then did everyone realize that Lin Bai had not returned. ¡°Eh, Where¡¯s Lin Bai?¡±One of them looked around and asked. Yu Jinmo had received Lin Bai¡¯s warning in advance. He knew that Lin Bai had dived much deeper than everyone else, but he still couldn¡¯t help but worry. The rescue coach looked at the position of the submersible and its vital signs. He smiled and said, ¡°You guys haven¡¯t trained enough. Lin Bai is now 1,800 meters under the sea. His vital signs are normal, so don¡¯t worry.¡± Tthe crowd hissed and looked at the surface of the sea in shock. They exclaimed, ¡°His lung capacity is so good!¡± The rescue coach was retired from the navy and used to be an expert. He said directly, ¡°Some people are so talented and can reach this height after systematic training.¡± While talking, Lin Bai dived dozens of meters. After a while, everyone followed the coach and saw that the diving number had stopped. ¡°It should be the bottom.¡± Lin Bai was at the bottom of the sea and found the mineral energy he was looking for. Chapter 264 The thing in front of him was black and inconspicuous, but for some reason, Lin Bai was sure that this was the mineral energy that was mentioned in the news. He sped up and looked around the seabed, but he found that this place could not be described as the seabed. He could even feel traces of human existence in some places. A small land that disappeared into the seabed after the Earth¡¯s crust moved? This thought flashed through Bai Lin¡¯s mind. The oxygen in the oxygen tank was running out. If they didn¡¯t return soon, everyone would be worried. Thinking of this, Bai Lin picked up a few small stones containing mineral energy and began to dive. On the surface of the sea, seeing that the oxygen content was gradually decreasing, everyone was about to ask the coach to inform Bai Lin to come back when they found that Bai Lin was already diving upward. They all breathed a sigh of relief. The coach nodded in satisfaction and said, ¡°This kid really knows how to adapt to the situation.¡± After about half an hour, Lin Bai emerged from the surface of the sea. Soon, someone on the speedboat picked him up, changed his equipment, and returned to the cruise ship. Everyone admired Lin Bai for being able to stay in the middle of the sea for such a long time. They all surrounded him, wanting to say a few words of praise. However, they saw Lin Bai holding a few broken stones and stroking them like treasures. At the same time, he gave an order to the crew member beside him. The crew member hesitated for a moment and turned to leave. Yu Jinmo rushed over and asked with concern, ¡°Are you alright? Is there any danger at the bottom of the sea?¡± Lin Bai smiled and shook his head. ¡°There are quite a lot of fish here, and most of them have never seen humans before. They only treat me as a strange fish that suddenly appeared. Few of them take care of me.¡± As he spoke, Lin Bai continued, ¡°However, I discovered that the bottom of the sea might once have been land. There are some faint traces of humans that can still be seen. It¡¯s probably a small island that wasn¡¯t discovered thousands of years ago or something.¡± Everyone looked around at the surrounding seawater and imagined the navigation technology from thousands of years ago. They agreed with Lin Bai¡¯s words. One of them said regretfully, ¡°If it weren¡¯t for my lack of physical fitness, I would really like to dive down and take a look.¡± Another person said excitedly, ¡°Why don¡¯t we mark the coordinates and come here again next time?¡± Lin Bai thought that they probably wouldn¡¯t have a chance, but he smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ve already asked the crew to mark it, but the climate of the high seas is changeable. We might not be able to come here next time.¡± Everyone felt a little regretful. They only discussed a few more words before they formed their own teams and started playing again. Lin Bai handed a stone to Yu Jinmo and said in a low voice, ¡°Keep it well.¡± Yu Jinmo looked at the stone and asked in amusement, ¡°Whose gift-giving method did you learn from?¡± Yu Jinmo had heard a lot about the story of giving a stone, but he didn¡¯t expect Lin Bai to do the same one day. Lin Bai didn¡¯t elaborate and only said, ¡°My intuition tells me that this stone is very useful. I¡¯ll leave a piece for you as a souvenir.¡± Yu Jinmo knew that Lin Bai¡¯s intuition was very accurate after countless experiences. She solemnly found a box and placed the stone in it before carefully putting it into her suitcase. When everyone saw Yu Jinmo¡¯s actions, they all snickered and teased, ¡°Falling in love really makes people change a lot!¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s face was slightly red, but he did not quibble. Lin Bai had indeed made her change a lot. In the past, she only wanted to be a baby bird that grew up under her father¡¯s wings. But after experiencing so much, she understood that Yu Jianhao would also grow old and need someone to protect him. As his daughter, she naturally had to grow up slowly, change, and finally become stronger. After staying on the cruise ship for a few more days, everyone also encountered some uninhabited islands. After a cautious and novel exploration, everyone felt that they had been at sea for too long and felt a little unwell. Fortunately, the cruise ship was fully equipped, so there were no accidents on the cruise ship. Of course, after someone fell sick, everyone prepared to navigate. After more than half a month of contact with real land, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. One person sighed, ¡°This is the real feeling of being grounded.¡± Another person also said, ¡°When the various countries were running around, I didn¡¯t think much of it. After staying at sea for more than half a month, I actually had the urge to return home.¡± Everyone nodded. Under the influence of Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo, they watched as the two of them reported their safety to their families every day, and even shared their experiences with their families every day. They were envious. This made them feel a little homesick. After bidding farewell to everyone, only Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo were left at the port. Lin Bai asked, ¡°Do you want to see Old Master Ye? We haven¡¯t seen him for a long time.¡± Yu Jinmo guessed that Lin Bai probably had something to discuss with Old Master Ye, and he really missed that Old Master Ye who seemed to have a bad temper but was kind to others. Yu jinmo nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s indeed time to go. We¡¯ll let our family know on the way. Let¡¯s go now. When we¡¯re done, we¡¯ll go home. We¡¯ll stay at home for a while before school starts.¡± In the capital. Old Master Ye was very happy to see Yu Jingmo and Lin Bai coming together. His serious face also had a smile. As usual, Lin Bai took Old Master Ye¡¯s pulse. ¡°Old Master Ye, at your age, you have to refrain from eating,¡±Lin Bai said helplessly. ¡°You have to eat some things less, such as desserts, meat, and so on¡­¡± Old Master Ye snorted and said, ¡°At my age, every day is a day. Previously, because of my health, I haven¡¯t had a good meal for many years. Now You Want to stop me?¡± ¡°Besides, this old man is also an aristocratic family with a medical heritage. How can he not know what¡¯s good for him? Don¡¯t worry.¡± Lin Bai could only beg for mercy. ¡°I¡¯m just worried about you, right? Since you know what¡¯s good for you, I won¡¯t say anymore.¡± Old Master Ye nodded in satisfaction. He took a cup of warm sugar water and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Lin Bai put away his cheeky smile and said seriously, ¡°Yes.¡± After saying that, Lin Bai took out the stone and told him its origin. Then he said to Old Master Ye, ¡°I suspect that the mineral energy in this stone will be of great use to the development of Blue Planet. However, that place is on the high seas. When the time comes, it will definitely be divided among many countries through negotiations.¡± ¡°Before that, should we secretly dig some? After all, there is no shortage of new mineral energy.¡± Old Master Ye looked at the stone and asked, ¡°If you want to test it, you can find an organization to do it yourself. Why do you need to find an old man to do it?¡± Lin Bai smiled and said honestly, ¡°Because your identity makes some things faster and easier to carry out. Moreover, I¡¯m currently being targeted by some people with ulterior motives. Some actions are not suitable to be taken too far.¡± After listening to Lin Bai¡¯s explanation, Old Master Ye nodded and put the box away. He said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you think so.¡± Then, Old Master Ye asked again, ¡°Tell me more specifically, where do you think this stone might be suitable for use?¡± This was his trust in Lin Bai. Old Master Ye knew that Lin Bai had extraordinary abilities. Since Lin Bai thought that it would be useful, he might as well be more specific and save some time in the process. Lin Bai¡¯s eyes flashed. He hesitated for a moment before saying honestly, ¡°Spaceflight.¡± Chapter 265 Old Master Ye¡¯s pupils suddenly trembled when he heard it. He was in good health now, so it was not a problem for him to walk back and forth. Old Master Ye paced back and forth a few times with his crutch, and the crutch in his hand made a slight sound when it fell on the ground. After a long while, Old Master Ye said, ¡°If the news is true, those people on the cruise ship will have to go through an inspection. Do you understand?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°I understand. Don¡¯t worry. They are all fine.¡± The conversation between the two ended at this time, and the topic turned to Lin Bai¡¯s company. Old Master Ye was very curious about Lin Bai¡¯s company¡¯s technology, and he was also very satisfied with Lin Bai¡¯s choice to share the technology with the government. Then, Old Master Ye asked about Lin Bai¡¯s holographic technology. After Lin Bai briefly explained, Old Master Ye asked hesitantly, ¡°Can you be a Qing Yan¡¯s¡­ NPC? is that the name?¡± Lin Bai replied, ¡°This requires a lot of data on sister Qing Yan¡¯s life. These must be approved by her immediate elders.¡± Old Master Ye nodded and said, ¡°I will discuss it with the children at home.¡± Lin Bai added, ¡°Before the game comes out, I will let you see the data on sister Qing Yan in advance. You will make the adjustments.¡± Old Master Ye couldn¡¯t be any more satisfied after hearing that. Old Master Ye was also very cautious when it came to mineral energy. That night, he made a call to the higher-ups, and the other side directly sent a few special teams to divide the work and cooperate, bringing mineral energy to the aerospace technology research institute. The research institute naturally had a department that analyzed new types of mineral energy. They wanted to develop new mineral energy suitable for aerospace, so they had already fallen into madness, so they wouldn¡¯t let go of any possibility. When the special forces team placed the stones in front of them, they did not show any contempt or indifference. They only teased, ¡°There are so many stones in this world that we haven¡¯t seen before.¡± The team leader said, ¡°I heard that they were found at the bottom of the high seas. There are many such stones there, and the people who discover them are usually very accurate in their intuition.¡± Scientific researchers had very high IQ, and there were very few times when their EQ was low. Most of the time, it was because they had too little communication with people. Hearing the meaning in the captain¡¯s words, everyone¡¯s eyes lit up. Although theology was an illusory thing, there were some things that could not be detected with their current technology. It was not that it did not exist. For example, this mysterious intuition. Not to mention that this was the country with the longest history on Earth, so the acceptance of these things was much higher. Therefore, before the captain could wait for a response, the scientists had already started to prepare to cut the stone. The captain also knew their eagerness, so he quickly left after watching them fall into the experiment. The detection of the new ore energy was not something that could be done in a short period of time. However, since Lin Bai had confirmed it, and since Lin Bai was indeed registered in the eyes of the higher-ups, a few ships secretly stopped at the spot that Lin Bai had marked under the sea, they began a round of excavation. After the examination of the warships, they indeed found that although this small island looked small, it was actually the size of a small county. There were indeed traces of human survival on it. Therefore, historians also joined in. However, Lin Bai did not pay much attention to the matter of the mineral energy at the moment. The real discovery of the mineral energy was half a year later. There were still more than three months left. It was obviously impossible for Lin Bai to focus all his attention on that side. He began to focus on the holographic game. One by one, holographic ideas were born in Lin Bai¡¯s mind. Then, they self-verified and upgraded. In the end, Lin Bai succeeded. Holographic games were closely related to the spiritual power of a person. However, it was very difficult to study something like spiritual power. Lin Bai did not want to implant the chip into his brain and connect it to the spiritual essence as described in the novel. Moreover, this method was very difficult to execute. He could only use the game cabin method first. His body would enter a deep sleep to capture the active spiritual spillover molecules and lead the players into the game using the ¡°Dream¡±method. At the same time, there had to be a time limit. After thinking it through, Lin Bai quickly began to design the game cabin. After he personally tested it successfully, he first let Yu Jinmo and Old Master Ye get the equipment. At the same time, after the aerospace department¡¯s Sleepless Nights of research, they unexpectedly discovered a new type of mineral energy! It was a month earlier than what the news said. However, after thinking about it, it made sense. Concealing some information would allow the person or country who discovered it first to have more convenience, and such convenience naturally had to be used well. The moment the mineral energy was discovered by the researchers, Lin Bai received a system notification that the mission was successful. At the same time, he also obtained another upgrade of god-tier Black Technology. This time, he saw the next 50 years of black technology. The huge amount of information made Lin Bai almost unable to adapt to it. However, the additional knowledge in his mind was ultimately absorbed by him. The changes in the future were varied. Countless black technologies had undergone earth-shaking changes under Lin Bai¡¯s guidance. As a result, Lin Bai received more ¡°gifts¡±from the future. At this time, the discovery of new mineral energy in reality had yet to be announced. However, everyone who was on the cruise ship with Yu Jinmo and Lin Bai at that time had their family situation turned upside down without a sound. However, there were also people with sharp instincts, such as Yu Jinmo who was often with Lin Bai, and the people that Old Master Ye had found for him on the cruise ship. In the end, they all quieted down under the comfort of Lin Bai and Old Master Ye. But before that, a strange person suddenly appeared at the marking point that Lin Bai had mentioned. That person¡¯s wealth was not cheap. He was ranked in the top 500 companies on Planet Blue, and according to his past habits, he was not willing to walk on the sea. But now, he was heading to the marking point with a clear purpose. Why was that? After the submarine discovered the trace of that person, it immediately reported it. What it received was that they were not to act rashly. Old Master Ye also immediately contacted Lin Bai. When Lin Bai heard this, he immediately said, ¡°This person can only be dealt with by me. If other people take action, there might be an accident like what happened to Jian bin Bai¡¯s scientist.¡± Old Master Ye also knew what Lin Bai meant, so he immediately sent a military plane to fetch Lin Bai to the high seas to confront that person. The roar of the plane rang out from the top of the rich man¡¯s cruise ship. The excited rich man narrowed his eyes as he looked at the plane with an obvious logo. He had an ominous premonition in his heart. At this time, the people from all the countries on Earth who could speak were gathering in secret because China had sent an invitation saying that they had discovered a new type of aerospace mineral energy on the high seas. The parachute landed accurately on the rich man¡¯s deck. looking at the rich man who came, his mind buzzed. The premonition that his ability had disappeared made his face change greatly. He asked loudly, ¡°Who are you? !¡± Lin Bai had a smile on his face, but he did not say anything. The rich man retreated in a panic and said, ¡°The organization clearly has a rule that two members can not appear in the same area. You¡­¡± The cold voice entered the rich man¡¯s ears. ¡°Ha, the organization?¡± The moment his consciousness fell unconscious, the rich man heard Lin Bai say coldly, ¡°Sooner or later, all of you will be annihilated!¡± Chapter 266 The future mining app on the rich man¡¯s phone disappeared under Lin Bai¡¯s influence, and the rich man slipped into a coma. For a time, the rich man¡¯s subordinates on the cruise ship were in a mess. But they were, after all, earth¡¯s top talents. They quickly restored order and decided to leave immediately. Lin Bai did not stop them. He just hacked into the cruise ship¡¯s surveillance system and those people¡¯s phones, and deleted all the information about him. However, the cruise ship seemed to have been punished by some terrifying existence. A huge lightning bolt struck the center of the cruise ship thousands of miles away. Under the interference of the electric power, all the control systems were completely out of control. This was not the end. On the unpredictable high seas, the huge waves formed a whirlpool that no one could escape from. The people on the cruise ship watched helplessly as the ship was brought to the bottom of the sea and fell into a deep sleep. High in the sky, in the invisible helicopter, Lin Bai and the others were silent as they watched this scene. Meanwhile, a system notification from the Future News app came to Lin Bai¡¯s mind. The negotiations for the new mineral energy did not last long. Half a month later, the news broke about the new mineral energy. Everyone was excited about the appearance of the new mineral energy. There were many cruise ships exploring the high seas, hoping to discover more mineral energy and get a share of it. However, the rich man¡¯s family had no time to care about this at this time. The death of the leader caused the entire family to fall into chaos. Everyone wanted to stand in that position and get the most inheritance from the rich man. Thus, the plots, assassinations, all of them came out one after another. However, these gossip naturally wouldn¡¯t affect the country. Lin Bai had now completed the holographic game. He began to openly recruit game testers. The news about deep forest technology exploded once again on the Internet. Everyone was skeptical. ¡°No way, they really came up with it?¡± ¡°How long has it been? Could it be that the people in deep forest technology are all geniuses?¡± ¡°Gimmick, the current technology definitely can¡¯t produce a holographic game! Deep Forest technology is definitely grandstanding!¡± ¡°Whether it¡¯s true or not, game lovers have already signed up. I hope they can be selected.¡± At this moment, Yu Jinmo had just woken up from the game cabin. She excitedly held Lin Bai¡¯s hand and praised, ¡°Lin Bai, you¡¯ve succeeded! !¡± Lin Bai smiled back and said, ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve succeeded.¡± Yu Jinmo looked at the game cabin in front of her, and the love in her eyes could be seen at a glance. She had participated in those exquisite scenes in the game, and these scenes had actually been realized by Lin Bai! She was obviously happy. However, Lin Bai had an indifferent look on his face, which made Yu Jinmo somewhat puzzled. ¡°Lin Bai, why aren¡¯t you excited about developing such a powerful holographic game?¡± ¡°Hmm¡­¡±Lin Bai thought for a moment and said, ¡°Because I know it will definitely succeed.¡± ¡°And I have something even more powerful that hasn¡¯t been realized yet.¡± Yu Jinmo looked at Lin Bai with an adoring gaze. Her red lips parted slightly as she asked, ¡°Something even more powerful?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Lin Bai nodded. He pulled out a plan from the drawer and placed it in front of Yu Jinmo. He smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to do this next.¡± Yu Jinmo said hesitantly, ¡°This is considered a company secret, right? Wouldn¡¯t it be bad for me to look at it this way?¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°You are the lady boss of the company. Why can¡¯t you look at it?¡± Yu Jinmo blushed. She glanced at Lin Bai coquettishly and said, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about!?¡± Lin Bai pretended to be sad and said with his hand on his chest, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to marry me?¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s face turned even redder. He lowered his head and picked up the proposal, trying to change the topic. She randomly flipped through the proposal, but didn¡¯t expect to be attracted by the contents of the proposal. ¡°Mechanical prosthesis?¡± After Yu Jinmo read the name, she glanced at Lin Bai and said, ¡°This thing is very troublesome, right?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°It is indeed a bit difficult. The main difficulty lies in the connection between the machine and the human body, as well as the synchronization of wear and tear with the human body¡¯s senses.¡± Yu Jinmo continued to flip through it. He frowned slightly and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t this price too low?¡± However, Lin Bai said, ¡°How can there be so many rich people in the world? If we really want to fetch a high price, we have to customize it. Moreover, I¡¯ve decided to cooperate with the authorities on this thing. First, it will be installed free of charge for the soldiers who are guarding the country. However, all of this needs to be done according to a set of rules, and the project is very large. ¡°¡­¡± Yu Jinmo looked at Lin Bai¡¯s confident manner and felt that Lin Bai was glowing. After a long time, Yu Jinmo came back to her senses and found that Lin Bai had long stopped talking and was looking at her. Yu Jinmo quickly cleared her throat and said, ¡°Once it¡¯s completed, I think my father¡¯s company will order a batch. Many of the company¡¯s old employees and his friends have health problems.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°When the policy is released, it won¡¯t cost too much. Moreover, Uncle Yu¡¯s actions will also increase the loyalty of the employees.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded and asked, ¡°Can I tell my father about this news first?¡± Lin Bai nodded. ¡°Of course.¡± After a few days, Lin Bai looked for Zheng Xi again and explained the use of mechanical prosthetics. He said, ¡°It¡¯s the same as before. The civilian version will be sold by you, but you must do a good investigation. This project is very big.¡± Zheng Xi looked at the plan in his hand and thought of more. After a while, Zheng Xi asked, ¡°Lin Bai, what do you think about me opening another machinery factory?¡± Lin Bai thought for a moment and said, ¡®This idea is possible. The raw materials will be controlled by you. It will allow you to improve the accuracy of the product.¡¯ ¡°In addition, regarding the quota and criteria for the free installation of the prosthesis, we will discuss it with the authorities. ¡°I will try my best to persuade the authorities to sell the artificial limbs by your family alone, but the authorities, especially the military and police departments, must have priority in this regard.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Zheng Xi hurriedly nodded and said, ¡°I understand what you mean. I was also a child from the military compound when I was young. You are better than me and have realized my idea earlier. I have to thank you instead!¡± After communicating with Zheng Xi, Lin Bai then submitted the matter of the mechanical prosthesis through bureau chief Feng and Old Master Ye. After Old Master Ye saw the proposal, he immediately said to Lin Bai, ¡°I¡¯m afraid that this thing is not easy to grasp for Zheng Xi Technology and your company.¡± Lin Bai smiled slightly and took out another proposal. He said, ¡°This is the bargaining chip.¡± Old Master Ye looked at the unnamed cover with a puzzled expression. He hesitated for a moment before taking it and opening it. Immediately after, his eyes brightened. He suddenly stood up and looked at Lin Bai with an excited expression. ¡°Lin Bai, are you sure that you can create something like this?¡± Lin Bai smiled indifferently and said, ¡°Other than this, I have even more powerful techniques.¡± Chapter 267 Old Master Ye suppressed his excitement and took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. Then, he dialed a special number. After saying a series of code words, a few agents with unfathomable strength appeared in front of Lin Bai not long after. Looking at the experts who had appeared in front of Lin Bai openly, Lin Bai¡¯s eyes darkened. Lin Bai could feel that the other party¡¯s strength was actually on par with his own, who had comprehended a divine level combat technique. This reminded Lin Bai of a sentence once again. There is always someone better than you. The system and the future news might be very powerful, but to some of the top talents in this world, it could only play a supporting role and could not affect that person¡¯s life. This was also Lin Bai¡¯s goal. His life had been changed a lot by the system, but now, he had to slowly move forward according to his own words. According to the system, it was to clean up the negative system formed by the virus code that flowed out of the system data. If the negative system was cleaned up, the system should leave. Before that, he had to work hard to learn all the knowledge the system gave him. After Old Master Ye obtained Lin Bai¡¯s consent, he solemnly handed the plan in front of him to the person who came. The person didn¡¯t have the slightest desire to explore the plan and turned around to leave. After the person left, Old Master Ye let out a breath and said, ¡°Lin Bai, after you hand over this plan, you will be highly valued by Guo Jia. I¡¯m afraid you can¡¯t leave the country casually in the future.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°I don¡¯t care about these things, but sometimes there are some things that I have to deal with. I hope you can help me say a few words.¡± Ye understood the meaning behind Lin Bai¡¯s words. Thinking of the new energy source that Lin Bai had found, he nodded and said, ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Also, regarding the mechanical prosthesis, I will help you maximize the benefits.¡± The conversation ended. The holographic game¡¯s test was completed successfully. The recruited game testers were excited. This was the first time they had seen such a convenient game. This game not only allowed the body to rest well, but it also allowed them to play to their heart¡¯s content. Who wouldn¡¯t like it? Among the testers, there were some game bosses and game uploaders. They started to promote the holographic game that Lin Bai had created. ¡°I¡¯m not saying that this game will definitely impact traditional mobile games and end games. Compared to controlling characters to fight, becoming a character to fight is the best!¡± ¡°The living area is also very beautiful, and here, you can even dig out the thing that you want to do most in your heart. More importantly, the things you learn in the game, in real life, after you fight a few times, you will gradually become familiar with it. ¡± ¡°Looking forward to the game coming online.¡± At this time, Lin Bai was also having a meeting with the company staff to discuss the game coming online time. In his hand was the game account that was quickly passed. As a member of the testing department, Zou Wen had the greatest anticipation for the game coming online, he looked at the calendar on his phone and said, ¡°I think New Year¡¯s Day is just right. When the time comes, we will do a wave of marketing promotion, a countdown, and so on. Then, when the time is up, we will sell it immediately. According to the recent popularity, it shouldn¡¯t be too cold.¡± Lin Bai was naturally very confident in what he had made, and then he asked, ¡°What about the price investigation?¡± Luo Yangneng was a smooth talker, so he naturally worked in the sales department, he said, ¡°Because it¡¯s a new type of game, our pricing is naturally higher than ordinary games, but our game storage can load more games in the future.¡± ¡°So at this stage, some fans with lower consumption might not be able to buy it.¡± Lin Bai knocked on the table and said, ¡°The real-name system and game age limit are stuck. Besides, if we can¡¯t afford to buy the game cabin, we can find other ways, such as virtual gaming experience shops and internet cafes.¡± Luo Yang¡¯s eyes lit up, and he clapped and said, ¡°How could I forget this! I haven¡¯t been to internet cafes for many years, and I forgot this!¡± As a member of the technology department, it was rare for Jing Chi to mention a hidden danger. He said, ¡°We must be wary of the impact of the game¡¯s impact on the game industry.¡± Lin Bai Thought for a moment, nodded, and said, ¡°Send an email to the major game companies. Ten months after the game goes online, I will announce some of the game¡¯s core code.¡± Everyone was in an uproar. One after another, they said, ¡°How can this be?¡± Luo Yang persuaded earnestly, ¡°Boss, aren¡¯t you being too kind? You also know that the gaming industry is very profitable. Isn¡¯t it too hasty to announce the core code so easily?¡± Lin Bai smiled slightly and said, ¡°Deep Forest Technology¡¯s eyes are not only on the gaming aspect. The following mechanical prosthetics and more high-tech products will be too much for everyone¡¯s eyes.¡± ¡°And when that time comes, only Deep Forest Technology will have this technology. What do you think the consequences will be?¡± Lin Bai¡¯s reminder made eight words flash in the minds of all the top students. The wind will destroy a tree that stands out in the forest. ¡°We can¡¯t be the only one,¡±Lin Bai continued, ¡°Even if we have Guo Jia¡¯s support behind us, we still have to let others feel our sincerity.¡± ¡°The release of the core code of the holographic game is one of the steps.¡± ¡°Moreover, letting a hundred flowers bloom is what people are looking forward to the most, isn¡¯t it?¡± Lin Bai convinced everyone with a few words. No one raised any objections, and the meeting ended. Time flew by, and another year passed in the blink of an eye. On New Year¡¯s Day, the virtual gaming cabin on the official website of Deep Forest Technology was sold out in an instant. And Shenlin Science and Technology¡¯s virtual gaming experience shop and internet cafe were also opened in various places. On this day, many people felt the excitement of being impacted by technology. And fear. The exquisite images and almost realistic touch of the holographic game made people unable to help but indulge in it, but would this cause more people to start neglecting their work and only want to live in such an ¡°Illusory¡±scene? When someone raised such an objection on the Internet, it caused a lot of people to agree. This was a process that every new game would go through. After Deep Forest Technology made a simple positive response, it also paid attention to the physical condition of the users to prevent such incidents from happening. On the other side, Lin Bai was once again interviewed by Old Master Ye. Old Master Ye had recently changed his taste. The thermos flask was no longer filled with syrup and water, but with Happy Water. He took a sip of the Happy Water and said, ¡°Lin Bai, the martial arts and various skills in your game can be realized in reality. You have to pay attention to this point.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°In the early stages of the game, some things that can be traced can attract the attention of fans. Moreover, we can also discover more potential talents according to the data.¡± Hearing the word ¡®genius¡¯, Old Master Ye smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s very thoughtful of you.¡± Chapter 268 The country was currently developing rapidly, and the talent gap was indeed very large, especially the top and middle-tier talents. If Lin Bai¡¯s holographic game could really discover such talents, the national promotion of this game would be just around the corner. After receiving Old Master Ye¡¯s praise, Lin Bai said embarrassedly, ¡°This is only one point. The other point is also compensation.¡± Old Master Ye raised his eyebrows, put down the thermos flask, and asked, ¡°Why do you say that?¡± Lin Bai sighed and said, ¡°If not for my appearance, the technology of Blue Planet would have developed steadily. The holographic technology, the intelligent cleaning device, and the things you handed in previously would only appear a long time later.¡± ¡°Such a leap in technology would cause a short period of turbulence.¡± ¡°And such a disturbance is not something that I can bear alone.¡± Old Master Ye listened to Lin Bai¡¯s explanation and said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you have such an awareness, but you don¡¯t have to worry about this.¡± ¡°A leap in technology will inevitably bring pain. A few decades ago, who would have thought that computers, computers, and cell phones would appear in the world?¡± ¡°When the first computer came out, even I was shocked. I was as shocked when I found a small phone when I was a child, and realised that I could use it to contact people thousands of miles away just by dialing a number.¡± ¡°At that time, my grandfather thought that this was a fantastical technique. He even looked down on it, but could he stop the development of these things?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°You said that these technologies would only appear in the future a long time later. Then why are you able to do it now?¡± Lin Bai blurted out, ¡°Because I can make it happen now.¡± Old Master Ye nodded and said, ¡°Yes, let him realize it. Why wait for decades to suppress his talent?¡± ¡°So don¡¯t worry. People are very receptive.¡± Old Master Ye¡¯s words were not to enlighten Lin Bai, but to explain the truth to him. After thinking things through, Lin Bai was able to do things more freely. Future News had recently released some news about the future situation for him. Lin Bai had also seriously resolved these matters, but the changes were not big and did not allow the system to be upgraded. The impact of the holographic game had also started to appear. A piece of news about the virtual reality game causing players to be paralyzed and their family members berating the game for harming people made the headlines. The news department immediately dialed Lin Bai¡¯s number and informed him of this matter. Lin Bai looked at the link on his phone expressionlessly. This was the routine of some game companies, but Lin Bai could not ignore it completely. He only said, ¡°Find out the current address of the other party, the hospital they are staying in, and the information about the purchase of their game stores.¡± The news department immediately took action. Very soon, Lin Bai received the specific information. Yu Jinmo also received the news and rushed over to Lin Bai¡¯s side. Lin Bai saw Yu Jinmo¡¯s worried gaze and smiled to comfort him. ¡°Uncle Yu should have told you about the industry routine, right?¡± Yu Jinmo nodded and said, ¡°But the other party clearly came prepared, and he¡¯s indeed paralyzed.¡± Lin Bai waved the car keys and said, ¡°So we have to go and offer our condolences.¡± Yu Jinmo exhaled and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± Lin Bai Thought for a moment and said, ¡°Okay. When the time comes, you follow behind me and be careful. The other party is not a good person.¡± Yu Jinmo hurriedly nodded and sat in the passenger seat. He opened the web page and wanted to continue looking at the attitude on the Internet. However, Lin Bai pressed down on his phone and said, ¡°What those people say is useless. I already have a plan to deal with it. If I look at it now, it will only add to my anger. Why Don¡¯t you look at me?¡± Yu Jinmo laughed at Lin Bai¡¯s last sentence. He closed his hands and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to become more and more narcissistic.¡± Lin Bai smiled and said, ¡°Would you like someone who knows he¡¯s handsome and still pretends to be handsome?¡± Yu Jinmo shook the goosebumps on his body and said, ¡°It¡¯s a little greasy.¡± ¡°So you¡¯re still suitable for a cool and self-aware handsome guy like me,¡±Lin Bai said proudly. ¡°And I¡¯m also the one who¡¯s most suitable for you.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s skin became thicker after being praised so openly by Lin Bai. He smiled and said, ¡°Yes, we¡¯re a match made in heaven.¡± Lin Bai smiled and nodded in agreement. In the hospital, the paparazzi who received the news that the president of deep forest technology had come to visit the paralyzed players had already surrounded the entrance of the ward. They all wanted to see who this president of deep forest technology was. He actually had such a great ability to develop holographic technology. When Lin Bai and Yu Jinmo walked over, they were also amazed and said, ¡°Which handsome man and beautiful woman can debut?¡± One of them said, ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of any entertainment company that has such a newcomer. Why don¡¯t we go up and interview him? He can even be a lackey.¡± Thus, a reporter raised his camera and asked, ¡°Which company¡¯s newcomer are you two? Can you accept an interview?¡± Lin Bai took out the business card he had prepared and gave it to everyone. He smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m here to visit a patient on behalf of deep forest technology.¡± Everyone held the business card and took a closer look. Deep Forest Technology, president, Lin Bai. A science and technology fan reporter exclaimed, ¡°You¡¯re the President of Deep Forest Technology? How is that possible? !¡± Lin Bai looked at him and asked, ¡°Why not?¡± The reporter said, ¡°With such mature technology, it would take at least a dozen years of research to succeed. You¡­ no matter how you look at it, you¡¯re only in your twenties, right?¡± Lin Bai nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ll graduate from college next year.¡± Everyone was speechless. At this time, the family member who was eavesdropping in the ward rushed out and cursed at Lin Bai, ¡°You haven¡¯t even graduated and yet you you developed such harmful things. Sooner or later, you¡¯ll have to go to jail, son of a b*tch!¡± Lin Bai frowned slightly. Through the gap, he looked at the patient who had a tube inserted into the ward and said, ¡°This family member, I¡¯ve studied medical skills. I wonder if you can let me in to take a look?¡± The family member panicked for a moment. Then he remembered that Lin Bai was only in his twenties. Just studying computer code must have wasted all of his energy. As for medical skills? The interns in the hospital were all older than him! They must be deceiving people! The family member thought of this and rolled his eyes. He said, ¡°Go ahead. I can¡¯t possibly lie.¡± Lin Bai had already guessed a lot from the expression on the family member¡¯s face, but he did not say anything. He just followed the family member into the ward. Lin Bai reached out and pressed on the patient¡¯s body. After confirming that the patient was really paralyzed, he reached out and checked the patient¡¯s pulse. The patient¡¯s family member was his wife. She saw that every step of Lin Bai¡¯s method was similar to what the doctor did when he was sent to the hospital, and she was a little flustered. So she stood up and pushed Lin Bai away, she said, ¡°What are you pretending for? It¡¯s true that your game caused my husband to be paralyzed. The medical expenses that we have to bear in the future are beyond what we can afford. My requirements are not high either. It¡¯s enough to keep my husband alive.¡± Chapter 269 ¡°Hire another nurse for him. I¡¯m a woman, and I have to take care of a child. The elders in my family have all left. I can¡¯t take care of him anymore after going to work¡­¡± The more the woman spoke, the more her voice became choked up. The reporters also felt that she was a little miserable. One after another, they asked, ¡°Chief Lin, you won¡¯t shirk your responsibilities, right?¡± Looking at the camera, Lin Bai promised seriously, ¡°Of course not. The other party is indeed paralyzed. However, this family member, can I ask the attending physician about his specific condition?¡± This request was reasonable and could prevent the family member from asking for too much. The reporters felt that there was no problem, but the family member was unwilling to let it go. ¡°I¡¯ve already said this, and you still don¡¯t believe me? What, could it be that I¡¯m the one who harmed him?¡± Lin Bai explained, ¡°I need to know the details of the illness in order to know how much it costs. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll ask the hospital to make the best plan.¡± After the family member heard this, he did not want to continue pestering her. After all, with so many cameras pointed at her, she still wanted some image. After taking the case from the attending physician, the attending physician was about to explain something when he saw Lin Bai quickly flipping through the case. At the same time, he also asked some professional questions, which surprised the doctor. ¡°It seems that Chief Lin is also knowledgeable.¡±After the Doctor said this, Yu Jinmo, who was following behind Lin Bai, noticed the abnormal expression on the family member¡¯s face. Lin Bai also felt the change in the aura around him. Then, the doctor continued, ¡°You¡¯ve seen the patient¡¯s condition just now. Right now, he can only be assisted in treatment, but the chances of recovery are very slim. Although the family member said that it was caused by playing games, the hospital¡¯s examination was indeed unable to determine if this was the cause. ¡°¡­¡± Lin Bai asked, ¡°If I use acupuncture to promote blood circulation, will it affect your treatment?¡± ¡°You know acupuncture?¡± The doctor¡¯s address changed. He asked in disbelief, ¡°Is it a family tradition?¡± Lin Bai shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s not a family tradition, but it has a certificate.¡± As he spoke, Lin Bai took out the medical certificate that grandfather Ye had prepared for him. He said unintentionally, ¡°I got the Certificate in Beijing a few years ago.¡± The Doctor opened the certificate in a responsible manner. After taking a shower, he took out the computer and checked the code, only then did he say to the family member, ¡°Chief Lin¡¯s certificate is real. Our hospital is currently putting him through conservative treatment. If the family member agrees to acupuncture, we can ask Mr. Lin to do it.¡± The family member¡¯s eyes flickered. After a while, he said, ¡°Who knows if you guys are like a nest of snakes and rats, ganging up to trick me¡­¡± ¡°This family member,¡± Lin Bai looked at her with a deep gaze and interrupted her nonsense. ¡°Don¡¯t question the doctor¡¯s kind advice. He¡¯s thinking about your family¡¯s life. It¡¯s not something that can be measured with just a few dollars.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± The reporters nodded one after another. They also heard the family member¡¯s nonsense from this conversation. However, her husband was indeed paralyzed. It was indeed inhumane to question her purpose at this moment. Therefore, everyone endured it. The doctor also had a good impression of Lin Bai after hearing his words. He coughed and said, ¡°The patient is lying on the bed and can¡¯t take care of himself. It¡¯s understandable for the family members to be in a bad mood.¡± The family members also knew that they had said the wrong thing and caused dissatisfaction from others, so they could only endure it. Lin Bai said again, ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, then I¡¯ll invite the Ye Family. They have very high achievements in traditional Chinese medicine in the country and even on earth. I believe that they can give you a solution that you¡¯ll be satisfied with.¡± When the Doctor heard him mention the Ye Family, he was instantly excited and asked, ¡°Director Lin, you can invite the Ye Family?¡± Lin Bai shook the quiet hand of Yu Jinmo . He said, ¡°We have some friendship.¡± However, the doctor said, ¡°If we can invite the Ye Family, many problems will be much easier. However, the Ye Family has a lot of patients every day. I¡¯m afraid they won¡¯t be able to free their hands.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll try my best,¡± Lin Bai said modestly. Then, he looked at the patient¡¯s family and asked, ¡°What do you think?¡± The family member said shyly,¡± Judging from your tone, the Ye Family is very powerful. Our family can¡¯t afford this money. Moreover, can we guarantee that the patient will be cured? Can my husband stand up?¡± Lin Bai shook his head and said, ¡°I can¡¯t guarantee that. I can only do my best and leave it to fate. However, we will do our best. In addition, the cost of inviting the patient will be paid by Deep Forest Technology.¡± The family member reluctantly nodded and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s settle it.¡± Compensation or treatment was not something that could be achieved overnight. Lin Bai could not stay in the ward to check on the patient¡¯s condition. After staying for a while, he left the hospital. In the car, Yu Jinmo waited for Lin Bai to sit down before he said with a frown, ¡°There¡¯s something wrong with the patient¡¯s family member. She doesn¡¯t seem to be willing to let us save her, but the pleas from before sounded sincere.¡± Lin Bai held the steering wheel, started the car, and said nonchalantly, ¡°This isn¡¯t your imagination, so we still have to investigate what this family member has done recently.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded. He remembered that Lin Bai had checked the patient¡¯s pulse, and asked again, ¡°What¡¯s the patient¡¯s condition?¡± ¡°The pulse shows that her acupuncture points suddenly became congested, and her motor nervous system went haywire, causing her to be paralyzed.¡± Lin Bai said, ¡°The blood hasn¡¯t been checked yet, but I suspect that it¡¯s a kind of poison that invades the nervous system.¡± Yu Jinmo covered his mouth in surprise. After a while, he said, ¡°Poison? Are you saying that someone poisoned him? It can¡¯t be that serious, right? It¡¯s just a game¡­ how can it cause paralysis¡­¡± Lin Bai sighed and said, ¡°That¡¯s why we need to continue investigating.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded with a serious expression and asked again, ¡°Is Grandpa Ye really going to call someone over?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Lin Bai said. ¡°The Ye Family has records of some strange diseases. Let¡¯s see if we can find something similar from the past. If not, this is also a new case. Let¡¯s brainstorm and see if we can find a solution.¡± Yu Jinmo¡¯s beautiful brows furrowed. ¡°You can¡¯t find a solution either?¡± Lin Bai thought about it for a moment and said, ¡°It should be possible, but I don¡¯t want to expose too much for the time being. It¡¯s better for the Ye Family to step in.¡± Yu Jinmo nodded in understanding. The warm air from the air conditioner made her a little sleepy. After a while, she yawned loudly. Lin Bai slowed down and said to Yu Jinmo, ¡°Sleep. I¡¯ll call you when we get home.¡± They drove to the Yu family home. Yu Jinmo hadn¡¯t woken up yet. Lin Bai carefully carried Yu Jinmo into the Yu family home and saw Yu Jianhao coming down from upstairs. Seeing that Yu Jinmo was sleeping, Yu Jianhao¡¯s movements became much gentler. He asked in a low voice, ¡°What happened to the patient?¡± After Lin Bai told him what he had seen and guessed, Yu Jianhao sighed and said, ¡°You¡¯d better inform the police station in advance to prevent the main culprit from escaping.¡± Lin Bai nodded and discussed the direction to proceed in with Yu Jianhao before leaving the Yu family¡¯s home. Yu Jianhao was also more and more satisfied with Lin Bai. He had already started to plan for the engagement of the two of them. After Lin Bai returned home, he also informed the Ye Family. Chapter 270 After learning that there might be a new type of toxin, the Ye family took it seriously and immediately sent people to Lin Bai¡¯s side. After secretly taking a blood sample from the patient from the hospital, the Ye family and Lin Bai both confirmed that this was a new type of neurotoxin. And modern medical technology was temporarily unable to detect it. However, Lin Bai found traces of the Anti-Earth organization in the toxin. This caught Lin Bai¡¯s attention. The Future News app didn¡¯t show anyone from Blue Star around, so the other party might not be in the city? So this neurotoxin was a portable product? Just as Lin Bai had this thought, future news suddenly sent out a piece of news. [Deep Forest Technology holographic game caused many people to be paralyzed and unable to take care of themselves. Many patients¡¯families filed a lawsuit against Deep Forest Technology in court!] At the bottom of the news, there was an advertisement for a game company in another city. [ Star Destroyer Technology welcomes you to join! ] Lin Bai read the name of the technology company and looked at the date of the news. One month later¡­ Time was a little tight. As he was not sure when the other party would poison him, he had to act as soon as possible. But first, he had to deal with the first paralyzed patient and give him a warning. After confirming the existence of the neurotoxin, Lin Bai immediately called the police, and the patient¡¯s family was invited to the police station. Chief Feng knew the danger of the toxin, so he decided to ask her personally. At first, the patient¡¯s family didn¡¯t know why she was called, but when she saw Lin Bai and Chief Feng appear together, her eyes showed resentment. ¡°It really is a collusion between officials and businessmen. On the surface, they said they were willing to compensate, but in the blink of an eye, they sent me to the police station? Lin Bai, you¡¯re really good!¡± Lin Bai only glanced at her and then sat down at the side to listen to the interrogation. Chief Feng snorted coldly and looked at the patient¡¯s family with an imposing manner. He said coldly, ¡°Collusion? I¡¯d like to ask you this, why did you collude with others to murder your husband?¡± A trace of panic flashed in the patient¡¯s family¡¯s eyes, and then he denied, ¡°What nonsense? Who wants to harm him? Isn¡¯t It Lin Bai¡¯s holographic game that harmed him?¡± Chief Feng knocked on the table, looked straight at her and said calmly, ¡°You insist that Cheng Wei¡¯s paralysis is related to the game?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that true? Cheng Wei did nothing at home all day. Ever since he bought the game pod, he has been lying in there and playing games. He doesn¡¯t come out except for eating. He doesn¡¯t even care about his children anymore.¡± Jia Shu snorted angrily and said, ¡°That day when I came home, I found that he hadn¡¯t eaten. The lights in the gaming pod weren¡¯t turned on, but he has been lying in the gaming pod and hasn¡¯t come out.¡± ¡°When I went to call him, I found that he actually lost control of his bowels and has urinary incontinence. He was also in a trance. When I called him, he only asked me to save his life before he fainted and didn¡¯t wake up again.¡± Chief Feng slightly raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Is this the evidence that you think the game pod caused his paralysis?¡± ¡°What else?¡±Jia Shu said with a squint, ¡°Is it because of me? What good does it do me?¡± Chief Feng took out the inspection report, he said, ¡°We found a new neurotoxin in your husband¡¯s blood and nervous system. According to our research, this toxin needs to be ingested to work. Since you said that he doesn¡¯t have contact with others at home every day, where did this toxin come from?¡±? ¡± Josh shut his mouth. ¡°We have reason to suspect that you poisoned Cheng Wei,¡±Feng continued. ¡°We are now detaining you as a suspect. In addition, we will show a search warrant and conduct a search of your residence, as well as your recent operations and financial transactions. ¡± Jia Shu after hearing the search suddenly face calm, said: ¡°I did not poison, as you check.¡± Lin Bai and chief Feng looked at each other. At this time, chief Feng said, ¡°Half a month ago, your cousin¡¯s account suddenly had an additional three million yuan. It was withdrawn on the same day.¡± ¡°Ten days ago, your cousin appeared at your house with a suitcase. He left that night. According to his footsteps and behavior, the weight of his suitcase became much lighter when he left.¡± ¡°Also, your cousin works at world-destroying technology? But he suddenly left recently. Where did he go?¡± When Jia Shu heard this, he sneered and said, ¡°You suspect that my cousin and I colluded to harm people? Even if we did, how could he have the ability to get the kind of poison you said?¡± ¡°We common people can¡¯t come into contact with this kind of thing.¡± Chief Feng showed another group of photos. On it was a dead small animal. ¡°Five days ago, Cheng Wei and you carried the black box out of the door. It contained the cat¡¯s body, right? According to the news released by Cheng Wei¡¯s network, it had always been very healthy. Why did it suddenly die?¡± ¡°In addition, you buried the cat¡¯s utensils together for the ceremony, right? Guess what we found from the remnants of the utensils and the cat¡¯s body?¡± Chief Feng¡¯s two sentences finally made Jia Shu¡¯s expression flicker again. Chief Feng continued, ¡°I guess we might not find anything in your house. The tableware and cutlery at the entrance might have been cleaned by you. The house might also be as clean and tidy as usual, but¡­¡± ¡°Have you ever thought about the situation where Cheng Wei wakes up and stands up again?¡± Chief Feng¡¯s words made Jia Shu successfully break through the defense. She suddenly raised her head and stared at Chief Feng, blurting out, ¡°It¡¯s impossible for him to wake up! And it¡¯s even more impossible for him to stand up?¡± ¡°Is that so?¡±Chief Feng smiled and said meaningfully, ¡°Why are you so sure?¡± Jia Shu continued, ¡°That drug can¡¯t be detected with current technology! You must be talking nonsense! I specifically asked someone to test that drug, and the result was just a glass of water! How could you possibly find out?¡± Chief Feng said indifferently, ¡°He really can¡¯t find out, just because he says so? Haven¡¯t you learned the saying that there is always someone beyond the heavens?¡± ¡°Also, based on your words just now, we have confirmed that you poisoned him. Do you admit it?¡± Jia Shu then realized that she had exposed something. With a dispirited look, she said, ¡°I admit it, but I did it for the sake of this family. I Won¡¯t abandon him. I just want him to stop indulging in games.¡± ¡°Moreover, he will forgive me when he wakes up. He has done the same thing to me before, didn¡¯t he? In order to let me marry him, he found someone to rape me, and then pretended to come and save me¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m just giving him a taste of his own medicine.¡± Chief Feng sighed when he heard this and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you think about how the child would feel when you did this?¡± Jia Shu smiled helplessly and said, ¡°So I taught him a lot of life skills and saved a lot of funds for him. I told him not to trust others, just in case there was such a day.¡± ¡°If you want to sentence me to death, then shut him down too.¡± ¡°The evidence is in the space under my bed.¡± ¡°Very complete.¡± The phone rang. Chief Feng picked up the phone and hung up after a while. 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