"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute," Tang Yao said sternly.
If the man in the suit hadn't been so reliable, having gone through life and death with him for so many years, and even saved his life three times, Tang Yao wouldn't have tolerated him with that mouth of his.
Sometimes Tang Yao wondered how a good man could be so foolish, with such a mouth.
"Patriarch, I'll be more careful next time."
"You have a next time, you bastard!" Tang Yao grabbed a steel pen from the desk and threw it, utterly enraged.
The man in the suit didn't dodge. The pen grazed past him.
"Stand there, just stand there," Tang Yao slapped his own forehead.
"Pick up the pen for me, you brainless idiot."
"Patriarch, your pen." The man in the suit's efficiency was still high. As soon as Tang Yao finished speaking, the Montblanc pen was already lying quietly before him again.
"I've told you before," Tang Yao took a deep breath.
"Keep a close eye on Qin Xuan. As for Wang Yuyan, she's not worth worrying about."
"Yes, Patriarch, but... that Qin Xuan..."
The man in the suit hesitated, wanting to speak but recalling Tang Yao's words, he was conflicted.
"Don't let a bit of shit hold you back, spit it out if you have something to say."
"Patriarch, it's like this, ever since Qin Xuan went to Luochuan, he's been inseparable from Wang Yuyan. Nothing else has happened. I've been keeping an eye on both of them."
Tang Yao was about to flare up, but this time he held back.
Indeed, there was no need.
He knew exactly what kind of person the man in the suit was.
That's why he trusted him the most.
"Alright," Tang Yao said word by word.
"Just keep watching them. Don't make any mistakes."
"Patriarch, don't worry."
Hearing the man in the suit's chest-thumping guarantee, Tang Yao pressed his brows hard and muttered to himself,
"The more you say that, the more uneasy I feel."
"Patriarch?" Seeing Tang Yao's expression, the man in the suit couldn't help but ask again.
"It's nothing. Oh, right." Tang Yao sat up straight and gestured.
"Any recent developments regarding Jin Gong?"
"Patriarch, there have been no rumors lately, but Jin Gong seems to be leaving. He's withdrawing all his industries in Jiangbei."
"This is news. When did the leader of the famous Black Snake mercenary group become so tolerant? Doesn't he want revenge for his son?"
"Perhaps he's been beaten into submission..."
"Scared?" Tang Yao sneered.
"The leader of a top mercenary group in the world, easily scared? Just wait and see what other moves Jin Gong has. Perhaps he'll surprise us with a comeback sometime."
"Patriarch, what about Jin Gong then?"
"Keep an eye on him too." Tang Yao stood up and straightened his collar.
"Unless he completely withdraws from Jiangbei, we can't relax. After all, this guy is not someone to be trifled with."
"Yes, Patriarch!"
...
Jiangbei, Jin family villa.
Jin Gong narrowed his eyes as he watched Chad and the other two enter.
"How?"
The two cold words seemed to lower the temperature of the entire room by several degrees.
Chad pulled out a chair and sat down heavily.
Babi threw Gina onto the sofa and collapsed himself.
"Speak!"
Jin Gong suppressed his anger and roared.
"Only the three of us returned. Gina is also injured and unconscious." Chad picked up a bottle of water and drank it down fiercely.
"The mission... failed."
"What happened! Another failure?" Jin Gong scanned the three of them and let out a heavy breath through his nose.
"Tell me in detail."
"Boss, this time, it's definitely an intelligence issue." Chad took another swig of water.
"Besides Qin Xuan, there were other experts accompanying Wang Yuyan to Luochuan."
"Others?"
Jin Gong's eyebrows shot up, wanting to hear Chad's explanation.
"Those we encountered were definitely warriors above the Xiantian realm in Longguo, and even higher Huajin masters. They were unharmed even under Babi's heavy firepower suppression."
Chad had fought against Houtian warriors before and killed them.
Although strong, they couldn't withstand a few bullets.
Therefore, only warriors above the Xiantian realm could be relatively fearless of firearms.
"Xiantian? Huajin?" Jin Gong seemed incredulous.
"Does the Wang family have this kind of strength?"
Indeed, if the Wang family had this kind of strength, not only would they not be able to dominate Jiangbei, but at least the pillars of the Wang family, Wang Youhai and Wang Hong, wouldn't have met their deaths in Modu.
This clearly didn't make sense and was impossible.
"Boss, what do you mean? We brothers have gone through thick and thin for you, and three of our brothers have already died. Do you think we would lie to you?"
Babi couldn't hold back, and he jumped up from the sofa and yelled.
Jin Gong didn't speak, he just quietly observed the three of them.