"I suppose you, like my little disciple, are an existence that is different from most people. The only difference is that my little disciple is the only one who doesn’t have to follow that rule."

The man in the mask’s gaze grew heavy again.

He was right again.

Susu was indeed the only one who didn’t need to follow that rule.

She was the sole exception.

These were not words an ordinary scammer of the Jianghu could utter.

The masked man continued to inquire, "You just said that taking Susu away would bring me greater trouble. What did you mean by that?" fre(e)webnove.l.c.om

The lean man had not answered when the alarm of the thirty-third floor suddenly went off.

One siren sounded after another, announcing that this floor was facing its first invasion in history.

All but the lean man turned to look at the security’s main control device in the corner of the room.

Screens full of red alerts.

Then the alarm abruptly ceased, and the screens of the surveillance system went dark as well.

Before the surveillance feed cut off, everyone saw the figure of a man appear in the footage.

The lean man said, "It seems the trouble has already arrived. Mr. Ming, within the bounds of human rules, there are many domains beyond your reach, and there are many who can pose a significant threat to you. Are you sure you want to continue?"

"Do you think I would be afraid of them?" the masked man retorted.

"You’re not afraid of them, and they cannot hurt you in the slightest, but they can expose you, forcing you to leave. You wouldn’t want to never see that person again, to be forever unable to seek your revenge."

The lean man’s words struck at the masked man’s sore spot.

After a moment of silence, the masked man asked, "What do you think I should do?"

"Wait."

"You might as well have said nothing."

"Yet that is the reality. Mr. Ming, you have waited so many years already; a few more won’t make a difference, right?"

"Are you saying that in a few more years, I can see him?"

"I can’t give you a hundred percent guarantee."

"Why not a hundred percent?"

"Because there are many factors in this matter that can disrupt the rules."

Susu is the most unpredictable of those factors.

Looking at the lean man’s resolute face and glancing once more at the blank surveillance screens.

After pondering for a moment, the masked man ordered his subordinates, "Have Chu Heng take Qin Susu back to the Qin Family now."

"Thank you, Mr. Ming," the lean man said.

"Isn’t this the conclusion you anticipated?"

"The observer is blind. Once I become involved, I can’t predict the full development of events accurately, so from the moment I became involved, the outcome was no longer under my control."

"You are indeed interesting, the most fascinating human I’ve come across in many years."

"Mr. Ming, you could try interacting more with ordinary people; perhaps you would discover some joy of life in them."

"No need, I have no interest in fragile humans."

"Then I shall take my leave."

"Aren’t you going to see your little disciple?"

"No, I’m not quite ready to see her just yet."

Having said that, the lean man turned and walked towards the exit, not the least bit worried about what the person behind him might do to him.

Right after the lean man left, Shao Jinyang came to the door of the office.

He kicked the door open, and inside the room, the subordinates of the masked man were nowhere to be seen. Only a man with a mask on his face was sitting leisurely at the office desk, watching the person who had just entered.