After leaving Hong Guang's place, Li Jia returned to the dry cleaner. Xiao Long was still sitting there reading the newspaper, Zhou Xiaoyu had already started working, and Meng Yao had just come down from upstairs.

"Xiaolong, come upstairs with me. We need to discuss our return to Italy," Li Jia said to Xiaolong, who was sitting on the sofa, as soon as she entered the room.

The moment Meng Yao came downstairs, Xiao Long stood up and even walked up to the second floor a few steps faster than Li Jia. It seems that Meng Yao has an irresistible power over Xiao Long.

"Xiaoyue, do you have any opinions on your brother's arrangements?" Li Jia gathered Xiaoyue and Xiaolong in the study, briefly explained his plan to them, and then asked for Xiaoyue's opinion.

"No, I'll listen to my brother." Xiaoyue nodded after hearing Li Feng's plan. Although she didn't understand why Li Jia would do that, she trusted Li Jia.

"I have no objections either. My only requirement is that I stay by Miss's side at all times. Apart from that, I have no objections!" Xiao Long was also a little confused after hearing Li Jia's plan, but the task he remembered most clearly was the only thing he had to do. As for the rest, it was not within his concern.

"Alright then, wait for my message. I'll go buy the plane tickets. Spend these next few days chatting with your sister Xiaoqing and the others. If you leave this time, you don't know when you'll be back." After saying that, Li Jia got up and walked out the door again. Besides buying the plane tickets, he had something more important to do.

Three days later, Li Jia, Xiao Long, and Xiao Yue left City B and boarded the first stop on their planned return journey: a flight to Astana.

This route was suggested by Li Jia. With Li Jia there, Xiao Yue had no objections, and since Xiao Yue had no objections, Xiao Long was even less likely to have any. Although the route was rather strange, the two of them gave up the idea of ​​asking as soon as they saw Li Jia's unfathomable smile, because they knew that even if they asked, Li Jia might not tell them.

This was Li Jia's second visit to Astana in such a short time. After getting off the plane, she planned to stay there for one night. Li Jia simply said that she wanted to stay there and stay in a hotel far from the city center. Moreover, Xiao Long keenly sensed that the three of them had been watched as soon as they got off the plane, but Li Jia pretended not to notice, and he was too lazy to point it out. The three of them took a taxi to a small hotel on the outskirts of the city.

They booked three rooms next to each other, and Li Jia and her two companions checked in.

Meanwhile, in an underground casino in Astana, someone had already reported Li Jia and her two companions' whereabouts to a handsome one-eyed man playing roulette. "Okay. Got it. Tell that bastard Big Bear to wait for me in his office. I'll be right there."

After saying that, the one-eyed handsome man threw all the last few chips he had on the roulette table, then, with a heavily made-up woman in his arms, he frantically shouted the number he had bet on, "Bullshit! I lost again!" When the roulette wheel stopped, the one-eyed handsome man grabbed the woman's buttocks hard, cursed, and then turned and left the casino hall.

"What's going on?" Above the casino was a luxurious nightclub. In the spacious office, the one-eyed handsome man lit what looked like an authentic cigar, took a deep drag, and then asked the two underlings standing in front of him.

"Boss. Old Kaman sent word that the guys we took care of just got off the plane today and are staying at a small hotel on the outskirts of the city. Their identities have been confirmed; it's definitely those three. As soon as we confirmed it, you and I rushed over to tell you! Boss, those three guys are worth at least 500,000 euros!" The two henchmen reported the situation one after the other.

"Five hundred thousand euros? Three lives lost. That old Kaman is really ruthless. I heard that two of the men were tough targets. They're a real pain, aren't they?" The one-eyed handsome man took a few puffs of his cigar, then stubbed it out and threw it in the ashtray.

"Boss, even the toughest tricks can't stop a bullet!" one of the henchmen said with a sheepish grin.

"Go down. Let me know if there's any news." The one-eyed handsome man took out several two-thousand-yuan tenge bills from his pocket and threw them at his two henchmen. Then he dismissed them.

Looking at the banknotes lying on the ground, the two henchmen exchanged glances, then picked them up, turned around, and left the nightclub to continue their surveillance mission.

The one-eyed handsome man sat comfortably in the large chair, leaning back against the backrest. He closed his only eye and fell into deep thought. After a long while, he let out a long breath, opened his eyes, and looked between his legs. "What do you think?"

"We need to act fast. Those two kids might already be getting their weapons and want to do it themselves. There's something even more important. Do you think Old Kaman will keep us informed? 500,000 euros is enough to issue a Class B assassination order. So, my suggestion is to take him down!" A soft, seductive female voice came from between the one-eyed handsome man's legs. By the end, she seemed to have something stuffed in her mouth and was humming softly before falling silent.

"Alright, let's do it!" The one-eyed handsome man said, picking up the phone on the table. "Get those bastards to do it. I want to hear good news when I wake up tomorrow morning." He hung up the phone, then reached between his legs, grabbing the hair of the woman who was diligently providing services and increasing the frequency of his movements...

"You two probably won't sleep very well tonight. Be alert. There's nothing to worry about here. Our tickets were booked when we got off the plane, and we're taking off at six in the morning. So, if you're quick and efficient, there won't be any problems. Also, it's best to make it as exaggerated as possible, the bigger the commotion, the better!" Li Jia said with a smile to Xiaolong and Xiaoyue while they were having dinner.

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