"Smack!"

Suddenly, a glass was picked up by the person at the head of the table and thrown at Qi Lin. In the blink of an eye, the glass shattered. The person's movements were so fast that Qi Lin was startled.

Glass shards flew around his feet.

"Useless! What did I tell you before? I told you to secure the cooperation with Xingyue at all costs, and what did you do?! You can't even handle such a small matter? What use are you to me?!"

"Click!"

Hearing the sounds of guns being cocked around him, Qi Lin quickly knelt on the ground, his face full of anxiety.

"Master, I've tried my best, but I never expected that the boss of Xingyue is the heir of the Delin family. No matter how much I plead, she won't give me the contract! She says she has no ulterior motives, but I don't believe her!"

The person in the main seat pursed their lips, showing no shock whatsoever, suggesting they had known about it beforehand.

Did you see Bai Feng today?

Qi Lin was taken aback, his eyes lowered as if recalling something, but his expression was not good at the end. "I saw him. He's now working obediently as a secretary to the heir of the Delin family. Judging from his appearance, he probably won't be coming back."

"secretary?"

The person in the main seat suddenly laughed, "He's so unruly, yet he's become someone else's secretary. Does your Delin family's heir have any dirt on him?"

"This...it seems not. Or perhaps I'm unaware..."

The person in the main seat gave a soft snort and pulled out a pistol from somewhere, pointing the black muzzle at Qi Lin.

The smile on his lips had somehow become a death knell in Qi Lin's eyes.

"My lord, my master! I really did my best today, and those who went with me saw it. Please spare my life! I have never made a mistake in my mission before, please let me go."

The person in the main seat smiled and said, "I never said I wanted to take your life."

With a 'click' as the gun was cocked, the muzzle slowly moved down, pointing directly at Qi Lin's thigh.

"But you still failed to complete the mission, so there has to be some punishment, right? Otherwise you'll think I'm easy to talk to."

"Bang!"

"Ugh..."

The gunshot had barely faded when Qi Lin knelt on the ground.

Perhaps due to the pain, his facial features were contorted, and he tried to cover his injured thigh with both hands. In just a moment, his hands were stained red with blood, and large beads of sweat fell from his forehead.

"Go away. I'll let you go this time today, but I won't do it again."

"Thank you, Master..."

Qi Lin staggered to his feet. Although his legs were a little stiff, he endured the pain and left the room.

The large study had fallen silent at some point, and the person in the main seat turned his head and gave a look to the person next to him.

"Keep an eye on him, and let me know immediately if there are any changes."

At night, you can see the twinkling stars in the sky from the main building of Delin Manor. As soon as you return to the main building, a warm feeling washes over you.

It directly dispelled the chill emanating from them.

"If you have nothing else to say, then I'll be leaving."

Bai Feng tentatively looked at the two people in front of him, and only left after they nodded.

They learned a lot from their conversation that night.

As time passed, the Delin family continued to rise in status, just as before. Perhaps many forces knew about their cooperative relationship with Xingyue, and they all rushed to their door.

But Qi Jiu turned them all away.

Life continued as usual, but only Qi Jiu knew that the atmosphere was somewhat unusual, even frighteningly smooth. Who knew what tricks Zero might be up to behind the scenes?

"Have you received any news?" Bai Feng asked softly as he leaned down after reporting on the day's events.

The girl nodded. "I've got it. Don't worry, I never fight a battle unprepared."

Hearing her words, Bai Feng nodded.

Indeed, ever since I met her, she seems to have never made a mistake.

"Knock knock knock!"

As the office door opened, Lone Wolf's arrogant face came into the girl's view.

"Qiqi, I've already gone to check. It seems like a lot of people have been transferred from Zero recently. Going there now might not only kill that person, but also wipe out their entire hideout. It's happened several times now!"

He looked somewhat excited, his silver hair already a mess from being ruffled by his large hands.

But it doesn't look decadent at all; it even has a wild side.

The girl nodded. "I understand. In that case, let's get moving."

Seeing that Qi Jiu was about to get up, Bai Feng stopped her, saying, "I want to go too."

"You're going too?"

Qi Jiu was somewhat surprised. To be honest, she hadn't originally planned to bring Bai Feng along this time, since they already had enough manpower and the company still needed him to do some of the work.

Bai Feng: "..." He's definitely just a tool.

"Yes, I'm going too. He had something on me before, otherwise why would I work for him? I risked my life to get my freedom. I can't let this go unpunished!"

As he spoke, Bai Feng rolled his eyes as if he had seen Zero.

Hearing this, Qi Jiu seemed to have no other reason to refuse, so she could only nod.

The night air was cool, and Qi Jiu looked at the gloomy, dark manor in front of her and pursed her lips.

"What kind of hobby is this? Aren't you afraid of ghosts in the middle of the night?"

The manor is located in the woods, and you even turned on the streetlights right next to it! Is this how you save electricity? What if someone can't see them and trips over them?

zero:"……"

Bai Feng chuckled, "So it's no wonder there are no normal people here. In this kind of environment, everyone's a madman."

"Like you?"

Bai Feng: "..." Very good, that's a good example. Don't use it again next time.

Qi Silin looked at Lone Wolf. The two stood side by side, but the atmosphere seemed a little off.

What's going on with you two?

Qi Jiu had noticed the atmosphere between the two of them a long time ago, and thought she was mistaken. She didn't expect that even after arriving at Zero's territory, the two of them were still like this.

She didn't believe it was true that there were no problems between the two of them.

Lone Wolf suddenly laughed, "This guy is the island master of Death Gate Island that kid Li Hao was talking about?"

"It is I."

The answer was affirmative, and Lone Wolf's smile widened even more, though his current expression... looked like he was laughing out of anger.

"What's wrong?" What grudge do these two people have against each other?

"Three years ago, he stole a batch of my goods." Lone Wolf smiled broadly, a smile that, in the dim light, was strangely... eerie.