Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

"Shut up, Sasha! Who's your brother-in-law? Don't talk nonsense!!!"

Ah Ning's expression changed, and she scolded him in an annoyed tone.

There were two headsets, but Hu Ming only took one. Ah Ning could hear everything clearly!
He's just a young brother, yet he sold out his own sister! That's really something!
Where is your backbone!?
"Shut up, sister! You have no idea what men feel!"

Jiang Zisuan over there is almost going crazy!
That damned serpent had coiled around his little brother, tightening its grip relentlessly!
"Brother-in-law, I'm begging you! I'll even let this thing wrap around my neck, just please keep it away from my little brother!"

Hu Ming chuckled. It's not his fault!
Hu Ming merely conveyed to the snakes the crucial position to keep a close watch on Jiang Zisuan…

Who knows what they're thinking?
But then again, for men, that place is truly a fatal spot.
After removing his headset and moving away from Sasha's screams, Hu Ming calmly looked at Aning, whose face was pale.

This girl is still too green.

"Get out!"

Ah Ning snorted coldly, looking at her pale-faced subordinates behind her and hearing her younger brother's screams in her ear. She knew in her heart that her ominous premonition had indeed come true.

What she feared actually happened right before her eyes.

To deal with someone like Hu Ming, the only way is to overwhelm him with sheer force; using sheer numbers is a joke.
Ah Ning sighed helplessly.

This could be considered her last struggle!

"Okay~"

"Ah, I have some good news for you!"

"We'll probably be away from here for one to two weeks to take care of some things. Hurry up, you don't have much time left."

Hu Ming smiled nonchalantly, not wanting to waste any more time with A Ning, and waved goodbye with a flourish.

"and many more!"

Ah Ning's expression shifted, and as she watched Hu Ming walk further and further away, she couldn't help but call out to stop him.

"You're so confident that you'll let me lead people to explore... you must be certain that we can't possibly unearth the Zhang Family Ancient Building, right?"

"If... I mean if, I fail this mission, I'll have nowhere to go..."

Ah Ning bit her lower lip and whispered.

"Oh, in that case, why don't you come find me in Beijing? Hmm... I think I might need a personal secretary?"

Hu Ming chuckled, then said something pointedly, and walked away without looking back.

"Secretary? You bastard!"

Ah Ning snorted coldly.

Secretaries know what I mean! When there's work to be done, secretaries do it; when there's nothing to do, they do it. Ahem!!!
It was just a joke, ultimately just a little wicked joke by Hu Ming.

His relationship with Aning isn't that good, is it?
At least not yet.

"No, sister, how could you let him go so easily?"

"Aren't you going to think of other solutions?"

Jiang Zisuan's frustrated voice came through my ear canal.

"Shut up! Who do you think caused this?"

"A world-class sniper? Easily taken down by an unarmed person at a distance of just over a kilometer?"

Ah Ning's face darkened. Suppressing her inner turmoil, she scolded her bratty younger brother irritably. Who was it that confidently declared back then that given enough distance, Hu Ming would be nothing but a piece of cake?!
Nowadays? Ha! Men are all such scoundrels!
"He was carrying a knife, so he wasn't exactly unarmed..."

Jiang muttered in a low voice, indicating that he was in the wrong.

This is actually quite embarrassing to talk about.

He had been working as an international mercenary for many years and had faced numerous life-or-death crises.

But this is the first time I've given in so easily.

But there's nothing we can do about it, right?

After all, how could that man possibly hold on when faced with a crisis in his later years?
Especially since their enemy is someone who is both hostile and friendly, and who knows, maybe one day they'll suddenly become their brother-in-law's man?
Jiang isn't stupid!
He might vent his anger, but he wouldn't gamble his vital parts on whether Hu Ming would actually harm him.

This bet is far too high; he can't afford it.

……

……

Meanwhile, Hu Ming had already returned to the team.

"Uncle, what's going on over there? Won't that woman, Aning, affect our upcoming operations?"

Wu Xie breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Hu Ming return unharmed.

"She just kindly sent a big gift. Don't worry about her actions. To be honest, she herself has absolutely no hope for this operation."

"It's just a show for the big bosses, forced by circumstances."

Hu Ming cut out a large part of it and gave a brief overview of the situation there.

There's no need to go into more specifics; it would only cause unnecessary trouble.

Even if Wu Xie knew about the "Wu Xie mass production plan," what difference would it make?
Given Wu Xie's personality, he would most likely just grumble a few words of displeasure, especially since the Zhang family in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province has no direct conflict with him for the time being.

The young man frowned and glanced back, but ultimately said nothing.

"Alright, let Ah Ning's people do whatever they want."

"Xiao Xie, you and I... Hu Ming and I are going back to handle some things. You, Xiao Ge, and Fatty, come back with us."

"Let's leave things here for now."

After a moment's hesitation, Wu Erbai gave the order without room for doubt.

"Second Uncle? But we've gone through so much..."

Wu Xie was taken aback and subconsciously retorted.

But Hu Ming interrupted him halfway through his sentence.

"Stop fooling around, nephew. Your second uncle is right. There's no need for us to stay here any longer."

"And clues about the key to the Zhang Family Ancient Building have already appeared in Beijing..."

Hu Ming waved his hand and said mysteriously:
"Besides, have you thought about something?"

"Your third uncle has been missing for almost three months. Just how chaotic are his gambling operations in Changsha and Hangzhou now?"

"Given Panzi's status and abilities, can he really hold on indefinitely?"