A swift and decisive victory in the early stages, a post-apocalyptic survival story in America!

In the basement.

"Where's the money? Where are the weapons? Is this the only assault rifle left?" Maeve quickly realized something was wrong.

Lola shrugged and tilted her head, looking completely self-righteous: "It was like this when I came here."

Are there security cameras here?

"No, I didn't notice..."

The surveillance cameras had already been taken down, and Li Qi had also taken the hard drive from the video recorder, so Lola was very confident.

"Go, move some documents and things onto this shelf, otherwise it's too empty."

Maeve, being the experienced woman she was, immediately sensed something was wrong and directed Lola to set up the scene.

Laura was exhausted, but she dared not disobey orders, especially since it involved Richard. Naturally, she did as Maeve said.

After tidying up somewhat, Maeve asked, "Did you find any crucial clues?"

Lola shook her head: "No, I've been busy summarizing and organizing until now, and haven't had time to analyze it carefully yet. There are just too many documents and classified information involved..."

That's the truth.

Maeve nodded nonchalantly: "Take the data with you first, we can analyze and organize it slowly when we get back. As for you..."

Judging from the bloodstains on the deceased's wounds alone, it has probably been more than a few hours since the incident occurred. Lola must have done something to delay things until now.

Maeve saw it all, but didn't say anything. As things happened one after another, anyone with eyes could see that Lola had a powerful backer.

However, since their interests and goals align, there's no reason for them not to support each other.

It was precisely because Lola saw through this that she was so fearless.

After everything was tidied up, ICE staff took over, and a dozen agents worked for over an hour to empty the basement.

After everything was tidied up, Maeve picked up her phone and made a call.

"Donovan, sorry to wake you, there's something going on here..."

After hanging up the phone, Maeve instructed Laura, "I've contacted the LAPD. They'll be sending people over soon, and they'll definitely need your assistance with the investigation. Remember my words, don't say anything out of line, and follow the lawyer's advice."

The ICE agents drove away, leaving only four armed agents on site for security. Lola and Maeve stood at the door, waiting for the Los Angeles Police Department to send someone to take over.

While waiting, Maeve casually remarked, "Is your friend reliable?"

Lola was taken aback, then blushed.

Maeve shook her head helplessly: "You took down five heavily armed criminals in the apartment, and then three thugs here. You should know your own capabilities. This can't be kept secret, so you have to tell me the truth."

Lola nodded helplessly. It was really uncomfortable to be so blatantly looked down upon for one's strength.

But then I thought, if she really had that ability, she wouldn't be so devoted to Li Qi, would she?

"He's reliable, there won't be any problems."

Maeve nodded: "We all have our own social relationships, that's not a problem, just be careful about the boundaries. There are some things that we shouldn't let them get involved in."

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In the early hours of the morning, a weary Richard drove back to the Anderson residence.

As dawn broke, the diligence of the Eastern people was on full display in Nalin. When Li Qi entered the room, he saw that the Persian beauty had already gotten up and was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

"Oh! My dear master! You're finally back!" Nalin rushed over as soon as she heard the sound of the back door opening, her enthusiasm as always.

Li Qi hugged the Persian beauty tightly, inhaling the fragrance of her hair, and couldn't help but feel a little distracted.

Nalin gently shook her head, both shy and alluring: "My dear master, you look so tired. Go and get some sleep! When you wake up, you can enjoy Nalin's service again..."

Li Qi knew he wasn't feeling well, so he nodded and kissed Nalin on the forehead: "I'm going upstairs to take a nap. See you later, darling."

As I stepped upstairs, the door to the room near the stairwell was open. The Eastern European sisters were sleeping on one bed. On the bedside table, a pistol and a .416 assault rifle were placed, both loaded and ready for action.

Standing at the door, Li Qi couldn't tell who was who. Seeing that the two sisters were sleeping soundly, he didn't go in to disturb them.

In the distance, at the entrance to the master bedroom, the door slowly opened, and Sophia stood in the doorway, looking at Li Qi with a warm expression, smiling without saying a word.

When Li Qi tiptoed over, Sophia opened her arms and embraced her young and handsome master.

"The two girls took turns standing guard at night as you instructed. In the morning, after Nalin woke up and went downstairs to prepare breakfast, the two girls went to bed..."

Sophia, whose gunshot wounds had not yet healed, was unable to bathe with Li Qi, so she stood at the door and talked about what happened last night.

Li Qi was somewhat surprised: "Don't we need to be so vigilant? The danger posed by Harry Brandt has been eliminated; we can relax now."

Sofia smiled and shook her head: "They really like the feeling of being able to protect us, it's like they have a mission, right? It's good that way, I can feel their happiness, it's just a little tiring."

Li Qi quickly rinsed himself clean, walked naked out of the shower room, and let Sophia use a towel to dry his body.

With a beautiful woman beside him, her soft skin and warm fragrance making it hard not to be distracted.

Sofia, exuding charm, glanced up at her master and said, "Darling, I'm injured and can't bend over. Let's go to bed! Let me serve you..."

After a tender moment in bed, Li Qi drifted off to sleep. Sophia stayed by his side, gentle, considerate, and charming.

Li Qi didn't wake up until 10 a.m.

Seeing the endless ravines stretching before him, Li Qi buried his face deep in them.

Sophia was groggily awakened by him. She chuckled, hugged her young master tightly, and said sweetly, "My dear master, you must be hungry! I'll go tell Nalin to prepare brunch for you!"

Li Qi, having regained his energy, immediately shook his head: "What's the point of brunch! The most important thing right now is to eat you!"

I decided to do it right away. I only had a small taste before bed, but now it's time to savor it properly.

Sofia was incredibly alluring, and her young and handsome master enjoyed her pleasures. Although her gunshot wounds hadn't healed and she couldn't go too far, her deep love allowed her to easily experience boundless ecstasy.

Seeing that Li Qi was still not finished, Sophia leaned softly against her master's chest and said with a smile, "Darling, you can go find Cindy and Sophie, they're definitely waiting for you..."

Li Qi shook his head: "Let's leave it at that for now. Get ready and inform everyone that we're moving to a different place to stay."

Sophia raised her hand to wipe the fine beads of sweat from her forehead and asked curiously, "Why, my master? Aren't we coming back?"

Li Qi didn't hide anything from her and told her the truth: "I found Nick's design plans for this cave. I plan to renovate this place. Until the project is completed, we will stay somewhere else temporarily."

Sofia suddenly realized, "Honey, Nick did mention this before. He said he had prepared a backup location for us, and we'd be moving out once the renovations were finished. He also said he wanted to renovate this place, but..."

Seeing her hesitate, Li Qi, filled with curiosity, hugged the beautiful woman tightly and asked, "But what?"

Sofia's expression turned grim: "He intends to transform this place into a venue for live exhibitions and auctions..."

Li Qi was taken aback, then suddenly realized.

No wonder some of the features in the design drawings are so strange, with searchlights and catwalks in the background...

Just how many secrets is Nick hiding?