Chapter 729 A Loose Sand
Zou Yiluan, however, refused to believe it. Seeing that Ye Wanxi was unwilling to speak up for him, he simply took matters into his own hands.
Seizing a moment when Jiang Lin had a free moment, he quickly appeared in front of him and repeated what he had said to Ye Wanxi earlier, even adding some perks that he could provide within his capabilities.
After listening, Jiang Lin remained silent for a long time, and finally, under Zou Yiluan's expectant gaze, he announced a number.
Zou Yiluan didn't react at first, until Ye Wanxi coughed lightly and reminded him, "This is my senior brother's annual salary."
"..." I was being presumptuous!
Zou Yiluan opened his mouth, originally wanting to persuade people to join by appealing to their sense of righteousness, but with such a large number, it was really difficult to speak.
Especially after that, when his subordinates explained the identity of the person in front of him and the various honors he had received before, he was even more unable to speak!
In Ye Wanxi's words, "If you really take my senior brother away, the club owner might come to your department's door and hang himself on the spot."
This only applies to the boss; it doesn't include game fans who have a special hero worship for her senior brother.
Zou Yiluan was heartbroken, but had no choice but to let go. He could only ask as a second-best option: "If there are some things we can't handle in the future, can we ask you for help? Of course, it won't be free; everything I said before still counts."
Jiang Lin did not give a direct promise, but instead turned to look at Ye Wanxi.
Having followed Xiao Baihui for so long, Zou Yiluan had become quite shrewd and understood Jiang Lin's meaning almost instantly.
As long as it involves Miss Ye, I'm not afraid that she won't help. It seems that I'll have to trouble Miss Ye with these kinds of things a lot in the future.
Unaware of Zou Yiluan's "malicious intentions," Ye Wanxi suddenly felt a chill down her spine, a sense of foreboding washing over her, and her unease grew stronger.
Since last night, the eldest brother has lost contact with her.
No matter how busy he was, he would always take some time in the evening to contact her, even if it was just to call her to tell her to go to bed early and say goodnight, or to send her a short video to let her know that he was doing well.
But last night, there was nothing—no video, no phone call.
Logically speaking, this shouldn't be a big deal. After all, the senior brother has his own career and is usually very busy. It's not a big deal if he's too busy to contact her once or twice.
What really bothered Ye Wanxi was that when she called back, her senior brother's phone was either busy, out of service, or simply switched off.
This is unprecedented, because Feng Tianyu always informs her in advance whenever he needs to go on a long trip, even if he can't tell her exactly where he's going, he will at least let her know, unlike this time.
Unable to contact anyone, Ye Wanxi became somewhat anxious.
Jiang Lin quickly noticed this as well and asked her, "What's wrong? Are you still bothered by these things?"
Ye Wanxi shook her head and asked in return, "Has Fourth Senior Brother contacted Eldest Senior Brother recently? Does he know where he's been lately?"
Jiang Lin frowned slightly: "He went out?"
"Yes. If we were in the city, he wouldn't ignore my calls."
They will only lose contact briefly when they go to extremely remote or dangerous places.
But this time, he was out of contact for... far too long.
As soon as Jiang Lin heard Ye Wanxi's words, he knew what she was worried about.
He wasn't one to offer soft words of comfort, so he simply said, "Senior Brother is very capable."
There aren't many people in this world who can hurt him, so there's no need to worry too much.
Ye Wanxi paused for a moment, then murmured, "Yes, he's very capable."
It's unclear whether he was speaking to the person in front of him or to himself.
Fortunately, with her current tasks still unresolved, Ye Wanxi was too busy to have time to overthink things.
At that time, Fengtian Domain, which she couldn't let go of, did indeed encounter some trouble.
He Ziyuan was a disciple of Qin Hongxu, the abbot of Qingyue Temple. Despite his young age, he was the most talented and capable young master in the temple.
Furthermore, because his uncle Zou Yuanhe's heart was not in the temple, he had not taken on many disciples over the years.
The people in the temple generally assumed that he was Qin Hongxu's successor and would definitely be able to succeed Qin Hongxu as the abbot of Qingyue Temple in the future.
Although He Ziyuan didn't say it aloud, he was still somewhat proud of himself.
Because of Qingyue Temple's cooperation with the government, He Ziyuan naturally became a member of the special department after its establishment, and he often traveled around with the group to accumulate experience.
Several times before, when Ye Wanxi had trouble and needed help, it was He Ziyuan who met with her.
This time, too, an order was suddenly issued from above, instructing their department members, along with Captain Liu from the neighboring squad, to travel together to an undeveloped tomb. It was said that Mr. Feng would also be going along.
He Ziyuan volunteered to come along because he knew that Feng Tianyu would also be going. He thought that with the neighboring team protecting them and Mr. Feng in charge, everything would be foolproof.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the tomb, they were tricked and separated from Feng Tianyu. The special equipment they brought also suddenly malfunctioned. After struggling inside the tomb for a long time, they were unable to send out a single signal.
Although He Ziyuan was worried, he remained relatively calm, but some people in the team did not have his mental fortitude.
"What should we do now? Can you give us a definite answer? We're trapped here, unable to send messages out. The roads out are blocked too. If we don't find a way out soon, we'll all die here."
"Everyone understands the logic, but the key issue now is how to get out. The roads are all blocked, so where do we go? We can only go inwards."
"Go in? There were forty or fifty of us when we came in, but half of us were wiped out as soon as we entered. Now there are only twenty or thirty people in the group. If we go in, won't we all die inside?"
"We can't retreat, we can't advance, are we just going to wait here? Your metaphysics association has always been so loud and boastful, claiming to be the best in the world, so why are you chickening out now? You're already inside, but you don't even dare to peek inside. Bah, cowards!"
"Who are you calling a coward? Isn't your Tomb Cave Sect supposed to be invincible in tomb raiding? This is your sect's specialty, yet you stumbled right after leading the way in. It's truly the most ridiculous thing in the world."
"you!"
"Alright, alright, everyone, let's all keep quiet."
Captain Liu's cold shout successfully interrupted the argument.
These extraordinary individuals, though working in the same department, actually come from various factions. When they have nothing else to do, they often fight and scheme against each other for the most visible benefits.
They were all harboring their own agendas on this mission. They seemed harmonious on the surface, but in reality, they were a disorganized mess. The slightest mishap could tear them apart, and they would all go their own way.
(End of this chapter)
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