I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

Song Yan sneered, "Beautiful lady, getting impatient?"

"You still have time to speak up. This place is the middle of nowhere, and my men are all itching to get back to work. It's rare to see a beauty like you, so don't expect them to be gentle with you!"

"Brother Song, please don't!" Deng Fang exclaimed anxiously. "Boss, your word is your bond! You can't just say you don't mean it!"

"At least let me and my brothers finish the process first; we can't waste it!"

"Brother, grant our wish this once, and we promise to be even more devoted and follow you to the death!"

Song Yan gave a meaningful smile. "Go!"

"Alright!" Deng Fang immediately stood at attention, his mouth wide open like a lotus flower.

He was about to go find a doctor when Cai Qingyi spoke again, her face full of exhaustion and helplessness, "No, don't touch me, I'll talk!"

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything!"

......

"Sir, Qin Ge has left Beidu!"

Upon hearing Hou Qin's words, Zhao Yu jumped up from his chair. "When did this happen? Where did he go?"

Hou Qin then said, "About half an hour ago."

"He's too good; our men can't keep an eye on him at all!"

"We used a lot of manpower and connections to retrieve surveillance footage from streets in different directions before we found out he had left the city."

"After leaving Beidu, no one knows where he went!"

Zhao Yu asked doubtfully, "No matter how skilled he is, a car still has four wheels turning. Are the engines in our Zhao family's cars worse than his?"

"He couldn't have left Beidu on foot, could he?"

Hou Qin's expression was somewhat strange. "Sir, Qin Ge walked out of Beidu!"

"One man, one sword; no transportation, and no one else with him!"

Zhao Yu was stunned for a while. "That's really strange. Does he have something to do near Beidu?"

"No wonder he suddenly moved all the people from Yunxi Residence to Yingwu Hall. It turns out he had planned this all along."

"But what could possibly be worth doing personally near Beidu?"

He was too wary of Qin Ge; he couldn't rest easy until he found out where Qin Ge had gone.

Hou Qin waited quietly to the side, not daring to disturb Zhao Yu's thoughts.

The two were in silence when Hou Qin's phone rang.

He panicked a little, quickly took out his phone, glanced at it briefly, and said, "Sir, it's a call from Mo Cheng."

At Zhao Yu's prompting, Hou Qin answered the phone.

After a brief pause, Hou Qin's eyes widened. "Sir, a spy has been captured in Mo City and is currently being held in a laboratory."

"The spy revealed some things, and the Chen family didn't dare to act on their own, so they called to ask for instructions."

"The spy said..."

"Is that really true?" Zhao Yu thought for a moment and then made a decision, "Help me make an appointment with Min Ting'an, right now!"

An hour later, Zhao Yu met him in the lounge of a golf course owned by the Min family.

"Patriarch Zhao, it's been a long time. What brings you here to meet me?"

When Min Ting'an saw Zhao Yu arrive, he waved for the two young girls who were massaging his shoulders and legs to leave.

He's been having a tough time these past few days. He went to great lengths to invite a martial arts master, but the master died inexplicably without accomplishing anything!

So many Xuan'an Bureau members died because of the Yunqi Residence incident. I wonder if Jiang Zhuoqing said anything he shouldn't have before he died.

These past few days he has been keeping a low profile, avoiding contact with any wealthy or powerful families, for fear that one of the sixth sons might be involved in the Yunqiju incident, and that such contact would implicate the Min family.

After waiting for three days without seeing any action from the Xuan'an Bureau, his anxiety finally eased a little, and he decided to go out for a walk to clear his head.

It just so happened that Zhao Yu asked him to meet, and he felt it was worth the wait.

"Min Ting'an, don't play the smiling tiger with me!"

"You should know why I'm here, so why are you going against me?"

Zhao Yu sat down opposite Min Ting'an, and before he had even settled in, he began to question her.

The atmosphere in the lounge instantly became tense, with both sides' bodyguards poised to strike, wary of any potential attack.

Min Ting'an froze for a moment, his smile vanishing instantly. "Zhao Yu, you fucking got cheated on, and now you're causing trouble here?"

"I'm only meeting you out of respect for the Zhao family, not so you can take advantage of me!"

"Still pretending?" Zhao Yu sneered. "Too bad the person you sent out didn't live up to your trust; she's confessed everything!"

"It was just a misunderstanding. The Zhao family and your Min family have never had any prior grudges. Why are you making such a fuss about it and sending people to Mo City to target our Zhao family?"

"Mo Cheng?" Min Ting'an was baffled, both annoyed and amused. "What the hell are you talking about? When did I send anyone to Mo Cheng?"

"I haven't had any contact with your Zhao family recently. What's this misunderstanding you're talking about?"

Zhao Yu saw that Min Ting'an didn't seem to be faking it, and began to wonder if there really was a mistake.

Impossible! The information from Mo City is so accurate; it couldn't be a ploy to sow discord!

"Hou Qin, let's see how long he can keep up this stubbornness!"

"Yes!" Hou Qin stepped forward. "The Zhao family has a research base in Mo City. Not long ago, a spy tried to spy on the secrets of the research base but was caught by our people."

"The spy has confessed everything, saying he's from the Min family and was spying on the base's secrets under orders from Mr. Min Ting'an!"

Min Ting'an's eyes widened. "Are you guys fucking crazy? You believe whatever some random spy says?"

"I have absolutely no idea that your Zhao family has any research base in Mo City, nor have I sent anyone to Mo City!"

"Zhao Yu!"

"You yourself just said that the Zhao family and the Min family have never had any grudges, so why would I bother with all this?"

"I really don't know how you manage such a large family like the Zhao family. Can't you think before you speak and act?"

"You believe everything others say?"

"Stop pretending, you son of a bitch!" Zhao Yu secretly admired Min Ting'an's acting skills. If he hadn't already known the situation, he would have been fooled.

"Our two families didn't have any past conflicts, but what about recently?"

"Your spy has already confessed!"

"I'm asking you, was Jiang Zhuoqing, the martial arts master who died in Beidu a few days ago, hired by your Min family?"

"Jiang Zhuoqing?" Min Ting'an's heart skipped a beat. What the hell was going on? How did Zhao Yu know about this?

This shouldn't be!

Jiang Zhuoqing was secretly invited by Min Zhengnan. After arriving in Beidu, he only stayed at the Min family for a few minutes. Given Jiang Zhuoqing's skills, he shouldn't have been followed. How did Zhao Yu know?

What about the spies he mentioned?

He turned to look at Min Zhengnan behind him, his face grim. "Zhengnan!"

Min Zhengnan realized what was happening and nearly wet himself in fear. "Patriarch, it wasn't me!"

"There's no benefit for me in doing this; I have no motive!"