F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

The cold dagger was pressed tightly against Mu Wanqing's skin.

This time, the blade did not linger on the throat.

Instead, it pressed precisely on the side of her neck, on the major artery that was throbbing.

She could clearly feel that with each heartbeat, it was as if she were deliberately crashing into that chilling, sharp blade.

"you……"

Mu Wanqing's pupils suddenly contracted.

Come again?

Is this man born in the Year of the Dog?

Once you grab someone by the neck, they won't let go?

She forcibly suppressed the turmoil in her heart.

She squeezed out a deliberately feigned coquettish tremor in her voice, trying to ease the atmosphere.

"Handsome young man, do you... have some kind of peculiar fetish for other people's necks?"

"Or is it... my neck that fascinates you so much?"

"I'm not interested in joking with you."

Chen Yifan's voice was completely calm.

The dagger pressing against her artery sank even further down.

next second.

A bright red bead of blood slowly seeped out along the path of the blade, like a dazzling ruby ​​blooming in the darkness.

Mu Wanqing's body tensed completely, and her feigned charm shattered instantly.

"Fine! You win! I'll talk!"

She seemed to have all her strength drained away, raising her hands high in a near-perfect surrender gesture.

"I actually don't know who Li Jianhong's 'true identity' really is..."

The voice just fell.

Chen Yifan's eyes turned completely cold, and killing intent surged forth like a tidal wave.

The muscles in his hand gripping the dagger bulged instantly!

"Are you kidding me?"

"but!"

Mu Wanqing spoke at an extremely fast pace, almost shouting it out with all her might at the last moment before the blade severed her artery.

"I have his 'value report'!"

"explain."

Chen Yifan's killing intent was solid and did not dissipate in the slightest.

Ten years ago, Li Jianhong was just an F-level businessman in Jiangcheng, with a level of Lv.16 and a common F-level talent [bargaining]. His total assets were less than 300,000.

Mu Wanqing's tone instantly switched, reverting to the absolute rigor of a chief analyst.

"But one day ten years ago, he seemed like a completely different person."

"His personality changed drastically, from a petty, money-grubbing philistine to a cold, taciturn, and sinister-eyed...ambitious man."

Chen Yifan's gaze shifted slightly.

"Then, in just three months, his wealth skyrocketed from 300,000 to tens of billions in a way that completely defied business logic and market rules!"

Without pausing, Mu Wanqing raised the most crucial point of doubt.

"Our chamber of commerce has reviewed this countless times. Under the market conditions of ten years ago, it was simply impossible to legally complete such a terrifying accumulation of capital."

"unless……"

"He can predict the future."

Predicting the future?

A very familiar word instantly popped into Chen Yifan's mind.

A reborn person?

A soul with memories of the future travels back ten years and uses information asymmetry to amass wealth and change its destiny!

"continue."

Chen Yifan's voice remained cold, but Mu Wanqing keenly sensed that the force of the dagger held against his neck had weakened slightly.

Having calmed down somewhat, she continued:

"And his profession and rank."

"At the time, he claimed that he had spent all his wealth to buy a 'Professional Reinvention Scroll', which transformed him from a businessman into an assassin."

"Then, without any official records of the dungeon, I went from Lv.16 to Lv.67 in six months."

After Mu Wanqing finished speaking, she remained motionless.

She was waiting for him to process the information, and even more so for him to realize the terrifying intelligence capabilities of the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce.

However, Chen Yifan's reaction once again exceeded her expectations.

"this one?"

There was no emotion in his tone.

But his brain completed several deductions in that instant.

The reborn possesses near-limitless wealth, yet only took half a year to reach level 67?

This is the biggest point of doubt!

A true reborn individual possesses all the strategies, hidden quests, and resource points for future dungeons, and their leveling speed should far exceed that of ordinary people.

unless……

He wouldn't dare go to those places at all!

Or rather, he dared not show that abnormally fast upgrade speed in the official records.

What is he hiding?

What is he afraid of?

This Li Jianhong definitely has a problem, and a huge problem at that!

Chen Yifan's mind raced with thoughts, but on the surface, he remained calm and composed.

For someone like Mu Wanqing, any slight expression of emotion could become a bargaining chip for her to manipulate you.

"Barely acceptable."

Finally, Chen Yifan slowly withdrew his dagger, and the killing intent that had been locked onto Mu Wanqing receded like the tide.

He didn't let her go.

Rather, it was this woman's information that opened up a new breakthrough.

She cannot die until every last bit of value she has left in Li Jianhong and the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce is squeezed out of her.

Moreover, this is a dangerous and unknown place.

A living target is far more useful than a corpse.

"If you want to live, lead me to the exit."

Chen Yifan's tone returned to calm, as if the vengeful Yama who had just been taking lives was not him at all.

"Or, find that [Corrupted Heart]."

"you……"

Mu Wanqing had just recovered from the brink of death when she heard these words. Her chest heaved violently with anger, and she almost ground her teeth to powder.

But when she met the other person's cold and ruthless gaze, all her words of protest were swallowed back.

The situation is better than people.

Until an opportunity to escape is found, submission is the only option.

She gritted her teeth and took out an ancient compass from her spatial bracelet.

"The Treasure-Hunting Goblin's Compass can sense the area with the richest energy nearby..."

The compass needle slowly turned, and finally, with a buzzing sound, pointed deeper into the cave.

There, the eerie green fungi grew even more abundantly, almost turning the entire passage into a strange green, exuding an unsettling atmosphere.

"lead the way."

Chen Yifan glanced at the compass and spoke succinctly.

The next second, his figure blurred again, blending into the shadows of the surrounding fungal rock walls like ink painting, and he vanished without a trace.

Mu Wanqing stared in the direction he had disappeared, and stomped her foot angrily.

That bastard!

How dare they use her as cannon fodder to scout ahead?

This was the greatest humiliation Mu Wanqing had ever suffered in her life.

But that anger of being humiliated burned for only a second before she forcefully extinguished it with her steely rationality.

She is, after all, Mu Wanqing.

Emotions are the cheapest and most deadly liability on the trading table.

She slowly closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened them again, all that remained in her eyes, visible through the mask, was cold analysis and assessment.

This man named Chen Yifan does not match any of the intelligence gathered by the Chamber of Commerce, and his level of danger needs to be redefined.

Cautious, cunning, and distrustful of everyone.

Cold-blooded, ruthless, and treating human life as worthless.

What's most terrifying is the other person's composure and patience, which are completely out of character for their age.

This monster was the most dangerous one she had ever encountered in all her years.

But it's also... the "investment" with the highest return!

She licked her slightly dry lips, a gesture that was both elegant and dangerous, like a top fund manager eyeing a trillion-dollar market.

"Chen Yifan..."

She murmured the name, a playful smile curving her lips.

After a moment, she composed herself and straightened her askew mask.

Take long strides.

Her posture regained its elegance and composure, and she took the initiative to walk into the lush green passage.

Meanwhile, between her slender fingers.

A pinky ring that looks like an ordinary piece of jewelry.

She silently pressed a tiny rune under the ring with her fingernail.

A spatial fluctuation, almost imperceptible, instantly traversed the distance and was transmitted outwards.

After entering the cave.

Mu Wanqing was very vigilant.

The sentries were almost always by his side.

Chen Yifan, on the other hand, followed behind the other person, observing them.

He could sense it.

This woman is no ordinary person.

Whether it's their identity or their trump card...

However, at that moment...

Om-!

The compass in Mu Wanqing's hand suddenly began to spin wildly and erratically, emitting a mournful cry of unbearable strain!

Followed by.

Click!

The entire compass was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and it shattered with a crash before her horrified eyes.

Mu Wanqing's expression changed drastically, and she abruptly stopped, staring at the cave wall in front of her that was covered with strange fungi.

"This...the energy intensity here...is it 'King-level'...?"