After the ward door was closed, Jiang Shaoyao said with a serious expression, "Dad, I don't think Zhan Nanting did this."

“This morning, right in front of my house, I witnessed a sniper hiding in the dilapidated house across the street, trying to kill Zhan Nanting.”

"What did you say!?"

His expression paused, and Old Master Jiang frowned. "Shaoyao, have you looked carefully?"

"Shaoyao, look closely. That person is dressed the same as the man in black who broke into our house this morning. It seems they are the same group."

Clenching his fist, Jiang Shaoyao walked over and said, "Dad, we're being watched in secret, just like Zhan Nanting."

Zhan Nanting was a prominent figure, so it's understandable that he had many enemies.

But the Jiang family has always run legitimate businesses. Although they are known as the richest family in S City, they have always kept a low profile. Who would secretly target them?

*

Rong Shang was taken back to the manor by Zhan Nanting. A family doctor removed the bullet from her arm, applied medicine, and bandaged it.

Rong Shang thought she was fine, but the man insisted that she lie in bed and rest.

As darkness fell outside, less than two minutes after Rong Shang closed her eyes and fell asleep, a man in black walked past her door.

...

"Second Master, Black Panther has already come by once."

"Um."

In the study, dimly lit by yellow light, a devilishly handsome man sat on the sofa in a black bathrobe. The moment Cheng Qi spoke, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"Spirit Pearl".

As his cool, languid voice fell, Zhan Nanting's deep gaze landed on the high-end wooden box in Cheng Qi's hand.

"Second Master."

She respectfully presented the box to Zhan Nanting with both hands, and as the man raised his white-gloved hand, he slowly opened the wooden box lid.

Cheng Qi chimed in, "Second Master, do you think the sniper this morning was sent by Jiang Haotian?"

"no."

As the soft voice faded, Zhan Nanting opened the box.

In an instant, a blood-red light shone into Zhan Nanting's amber pupils.

Looking at the spirit pearl wrapped in red silk, Zhan Nanting slightly raised the corners of his lips, "Jiang Haotian is after wealth, not my life."

Raising his hand, Zhan Nanting gently touched the spirit pearl that was flashing with fiery red light.

His wearing gloves and his careful movements were enough to show how important this spirit pearl was to him.

Cheng Qi had never seen his master so concerned about anything before, and couldn't help but ask, "Second Master, is this spirit pearl very important to you?"

If it were simply a matter of immense value, given Zhan Nanting's wealth and family background, there wouldn't be such a grand fuss.

When Cheng Qi asked this, Zhan Nanting frowned.

Actually, he didn't seem to know why he was so nervous about this spirit pearl, but ever since he first saw it at the exhibition, Zhan Nanting felt an emptiness in his heart, as if this spirit pearl should have been his.

"Just interested."

Not wanting to explain explicitly, Zhan Nanting gave this perfunctory reason, then closed the box and took it back from Cheng Qi.

"Did you find out what I asked you to investigate?"

"Found it, Second Master."

In the afternoon, Cheng Qi, following Zhan Nanting's instructions, checked all of Su Yuanchu's personal information.

The investigation revealed that Su Yuan Chu was indeed the eldest daughter of the Su family, but she became mentally impaired due to a car accident three years ago.

As for why she ended up in the Dark City, it was simply because she was sold there by her half-sister.