"The reason is simple: Bingyan loves this industry, so I protect her and help her realize her dream."

"Bingyan? Is it President Xia Bingyan?" Lin Dantong asked.

"Yes." Shen Lang nodded with a smile.

"You really would do anything for a woman," Lin Dantong said with a shake of her head and a self-deprecating smile.

Shen Lang said, "My principle is simply to follow my heart and act as I please."

“Now, only the Lin family is left in X City, right?” Lin Dantong asked Shen Lang, “Will you do what you did to the Zhao family, wipe out the Lin family, and then take over the Xuri Group?”

Shen Lang shook his head and said, "Xuri Group will definitely be annexed. However, the head of the Lin family is quite sensible. He took the initiative to submit to me yesterday. So after Xuri Group is integrated into Canglang, I will send the Lin family out of S Province."

"By then, the entire business community of S Province will probably have to grovel at your feet."

Shen Lang shook his head and said disdainfully, "I look down on these worldly things. It's just that Bingyan likes them, so I let her do them. If we're talking about submission, then let's just say we submit to Bingyan."

Hearing Shen Lang's words, Lin Dantong looked directly at him and asked a question: "What exactly do you want?"

Shen Lang took a bite of food, smacked his lips, and said, "If I said I wanted world peace, would you believe me?"

"Should I believe it?" Lin Dantong asked rhetorically.

“Of course, I don’t like to lie,” Shen Lang said. “Actually, there are many things in this world that you don’t know. If you have time, you can access the top-secret files of X City. Although you don’t have the authority or qualifications, I believe you will have a way.”

After saying that, Shen Lang stood up and smiled at Lin Dantong, "Thank you very much for your hospitality today, Officer Lin. I won't stay any longer. I hope you can get a good night's sleep after getting the answer."

Lin Dantong stood up, looked at Shen Lang, and asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll record this?"

"I'm not afraid."

"Why?"

Shen Lang said with a smile, "Because we are friends, and based on my understanding of you, you wouldn't do anything to betray your friends."

Upon hearing this, Lin Dantong finally smiled: "I'm a police officer, you trust me that much?"

Shen Lang curled his lip, glanced at Lin Dantong with disdain, and said, "My dear police officer, don't be so naive, okay? It's easy for a bad guy like me to develop bad intentions towards you, you innocent sweetheart."

"Get lost, you're the naive one." Lin Dantong rolled her eyes at Shen Lang, annoyed, and said, "Alright, you should go back now. I've had a drink, so I won't see you off."

Shen Lang walked to the door, opened it, waved to Lin Dantong, and smiled, revealing his white teeth: "Goodbye, little policewoman."

After saying that, he disappeared in a flash from Lin Dantong's doorstep.

"That bastard!" Lin Dantong's face turned red with anger at the term "little policewoman," and she stomped her foot hard.

The reason she invited Shen Lang to dinner today was simple: to thank him. The reason she brought up the later question was because she simply couldn't suppress her curiosity.

The Zhao family's massacre helped her advance two levels, but many doubts about the case continued to bother her. After a couple of drinks, she couldn't help but ask the question.

She wasn't particularly happy to receive the answer; instead, she felt a mix of joy and worry.

What made her happy was that Shen Lang, like her, considered her his best friend.

What worries her is that a friend she knows has become the mastermind behind the crime, which makes her unsure how to face the sense of justice she has always upheld.

Remembering Shen Lang's words to her, "There are many things in this world that you don't know," she couldn't resist her curiosity and took out her phone to call her father.

Top-secret files are not something she, at her level, have the authority to access, but with Lin's father's help, she definitely can.

After a brief conversation, Lin Dantong drove her Mazda towards the Municipal Bureau.

After Shen Lang got back into the car, he looked at Zhao Wuji in the driver's seat and suddenly felt a sense of boredom.

He usually has the two female drivers with him when he goes out, or at the very least, he can have Shuang'er with him to keep him company. But now, he's all alone.

"Old Zhao, do the young masters of your cultivation world always go out surrounded by women and accompanied by bodyguards?" Shen Lang asked Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji asked, "Why do you say that, young master?"

"I'm just curious, tell me about it."

Zhao Wuji smiled helplessly, "Yes, it is indeed as you said. There are powerful individuals who cultivate dual cultivation techniques and can enjoy the company of a thousand women in one night."

"Dual cultivation techniques?" Shen Lang's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this: "Have you ever practiced them?"

Zhao Wuji shook his head and said, "No, those who use dual cultivation techniques are mostly mediocre young masters from aristocratic families. They have no choice but to use dual cultivation techniques in order to catch up with us. Of course, we can't rule out some who are attracted to beautiful women."

Shen Lang said somewhat dejectedly, "Alright."

Zhao Wuji, a shrewd man who had lived for thousands of years, naturally saw through Shen Lang's thoughts. He said to Shen Lang, "Young master, although I have never cultivated, I do have a dual cultivation technique in my memory. If you wish to learn it, I can teach you."

"Won't this dual cultivation technique affect cultivation partners?" Shen Lang asked cautiously.

“Of course not, young master, you are overthinking it. The dual cultivation technique I know is the sect’s treasure technique that I seized in the Yin-Yang Holy Land. This technique is in harmony with the Yin-Yang principle and is a righteous technique. It is absolutely not comparable to the evil cultivation technique of replenishing Yang by absorbing Yin.” Zhao Wuji said, “It’s just that I didn’t have time to try it before I perished.”

Shen Lang smiled and said, "I like this. How can you pass it on to me?"

Zhao Wuji said, "Young Master, please close your eyes."

Shen Lang obediently closed his eyes. Then Zhao Wuji touched Shen Lang's brow with his finger, and a beam of light, imperceptible to the naked eye, shot into Shen Lang's forehead. A cultivation technique immediately appeared in his mind.

"This looks like a supplementary cultivation technique," Shen Lang said.

“Yes, young master, the dual cultivation method is an auxiliary technique and cannot be used as the main cultivation technique,” ​​Zhao Wuji said.

"Alright, let's drive home then." Shen Lang rubbed his hands together excitedly.

He couldn't wait to try the dual cultivation method with Yu Xian'er. It was said that the higher a person's talent, the greater the benefits of using the dual cultivation method.

Upon returning to Baiyun Manor, Shen Lang couldn't wait to rush into Yu Xian'er's room and throw himself into her arms.

"Husband, have you been drinking?" Yu Xian'er asked, smelling the alcohol on him.

Shen Lang nodded: "I had some Shaoxing wine with that policewoman."

"Then I'll go make you a bowl of hangover soup."

Shen Lang shook his head: "No need, wife. Come, let me teach you something good!"