At 4 PM, Lin Yu picked up Zhao She and his crew at the airport.
Upon meeting, Zhao She warmly called out, "Master Yu."
That single phrase nearly scared the souls right out of the men standing behind him.
Despite their varying styles and appearances, their expressions became weirdly identical upon hearing this title—dumbfounded, shocked into silence.
One quick-witted guy immediately reacted, following Zhao She’s lead to respectfully call out "Master Yu" while bowing.
The others quickly caught on and started calling him Master Yu as well.
Lin Yu scratched his head, unsure how to respond, so he simply nodded to acknowledge them and intended to lead them away.
Looking at Zhao She and his men, Lin Yu felt a headache coming on.
He had brought four people; a single taxi definitely wouldn't fit them all. They would have to hail two cars and split up to get to the hotel.
While Lin Yu stood by the roadside hailing taxis, Zhao She's men looked at each other in dismay.
One of the men, who was as skinny as a beanpole, hurried forward with a fawning smile and said:
"Master Yu, take our car. We have a car."
"Huh?"
"Oh, right."
Lin Yu didn't know where they got a car, but since they said they had one, he decided to take it.
Honestly, having to take a taxi to pick up a group of tough guys like this was a bit embarrassing.
Lin Yu had successfully obtained his driver's license this summer, but he hadn't bought a car yet. Partly due to financial reasons, and also due to financial reasons.
He was poor!
The money he had on him wasn't exactly a little, but it wasn't a lot either.
Where would he get the money to buy a car?
Xia Muzhu had money and had even offered to buy Lin Yu a car.
But Lin Yu had firmly refused.
You have to be kidding.
Living in her house, eating her food—if he accepted a car from her too, he would truly become a kept man living off a woman!
Beanpole took out his phone and made a call. Very quickly, a stretched business van pulled up in front of them.
Looking at the expensive van, Lin Yu estimated the time.
From the moment that guy made the call to the van's arrival, it had been no more than five minutes.
To be able to procure a car in such a short time...
...
Lin Yu raised an eyebrow.
Zhao She had been operating in T City before. Had his reach already extended to N City, which bordered T City?
Expanding this fast—could he handle it?
Wasn't he afraid his foundation would be unstable, and that hitting a hard snag would cause the whole thing to crumble?
Smacking his lips, Lin Yu chose not to overthink it.
When it came to the underworld, he probably wasn't qualified to worry on Zhao She's behalf...
...
Arriving at the hotel, Lin Yu and Zhao She's group went to the room to discuss the plan.
Actually, there wasn't much of a plan to speak of.
The next step was to find Boss Wang Nian and make him honestly spit out everything he knew.
But awkwardly, Lin Yu knew nothing about Wang Nian. He hadn't even had time to find out his home address, so he didn't know where to look for him.
Lin Yu shared his concerns with Zhao She. Zhao She turned to look at the buzz-cut man who had come with him.
The buzz-cut man nodded to Zhao She and said:
"Brother She..."
He looked at Lin Yu, hesitated for a moment, then nodded at Lin Yu too, respectfully calling out:
"Master Yu."
"I've already had people scope out Wang Nian's home address and recent situation."
"He hasn't been staying at his own home recently; he's been hiding in a house he bought for his mistress."
"During the day, he's at a factory in the suburbs."
"He doesn't go back until after 10 PM every night."
"He's at the factory right now, and we have brothers watching him."
Hearing the buzz-cut man say this, Lin Yu looked at him in surprise.
After contacting Zhao She yesterday, a stranger had sent a friend request asking for details.
At the time, Lin Yu didn't know much either, so he only provided Wang Nian's name and the location where the conflict occurred.
Less than a day later, they had investigated everything so thoroughly?
Zhao She nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this, then turned to Lin Yu and said:
"Master Yu, you shouldn't show your face for this kind of dirty work."
"Let the four of them go tonight. Whatever you want to ask, just have them relay it over the phone."
"Okay."
Lin Yu thought about it and didn't refuse Zhao She's kindness.
Although they likely had the ability to handle things perfectly, not showing his face would definitely be safer.
After settling on the course of action, the four men Zhao She brought stood up and said:
"We'll go get ready then."
The buzz-cut man looked at Lin Yu and said:
"Once the operation starts tonight, I'll contact you using the WeChat account that added you last night, Master Yu."
"Alright."
Lin Yu nodded, and the four turned to leave.
After the four left, Zhao She also stood up. He cracked a smile; Lin Yu could tell he was trying to look friendly.
But perhaps he shared Lin Yu's trouble: having a naturally menacing face meant that no matter how he smiled, it never looked kind.
"Master Yu."
"I'll be going too. I'm meeting some old friends tonight. I'll ask around to see if anyone knows about this matter."
"OK."
"Take care."
Facing Zhao She, Lin Yu was still a bit reserved. Seeing Zhao She leaving, Lin Yu stood up to see him out.
At the door, Zhao She suddenly stopped and turned around.
Looking into Zhao She's eyes, which were as sinister as a snake's, Lin Yu's scalp tightened, and a sense of nervousness spontaneously arose.
"Master Yu."
Zhao She suddenly laughed and said:
"Actually, you don't need to be so tense when you're with me."
"Grandpa didn't just raise me; he gave me a second life."
"If he hadn't gone around begging for money to pay off that family, I would have been locked up in prison until I was over sixty."
"My brother, Zhao Dahu, is my only living relative now."
"You've done a great kindness for both of them, so naturally, you are my benefactor, Zhao She's benefactor."
"Like I said before, as long as it doesn't touch the core interests of me and my brother, what you say goes, Master Yu."
"If we do happen to cross that line..."
"Then we'll just have to discuss it."
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
