Xu Nuo pondered the words "Night Owl" for a few moments before replying:
"You've got guts! You trust me that much!"
Night Owl laughed loudly: "You'd be better off believing in ghosts than believing in me! I'm here for those few threads you have! Only with those threads can I truly gain a foothold over there! People die for money, birds die for food!"
"Yes! I think so too!"
Xu Nuo squinted, and the two smiled at each other. Night Cat flicked away the cigarette she was holding and said slowly:
"Uncle Lin has a guy called Old Ghost by his side! That guy is bad!"
Xu Nuo thought for a while but still couldn't figure out who this old ghost was, so he asked:
"Have I seen him before? I don't remember him!"
"He's only been working for Uncle Lin for three years. You've met him once, so you might not remember him! His name is Old Ghost, but he's only thirty-five or thirty-six years old!"
When Night Owl mentioned the man called 'Old Ghost,' his brows furrowed slightly involuntarily.
"Having ulterior motives? Are you difficult to deal with?"
Xu Nuo searched her memory again, but couldn't recall the person called Lao Gui. Perhaps when she met him, he hadn't yet reached his current status.
"I just think he's no good! But he's done a lot for Uncle Lin these past few years, and Uncle Lin values him quite a bit! I've talked to Uncle Lin about it twice, and he said I was just jealous and told me to get along with him properly!"
Night Cat briefly described Old Ghost, and Xu Nuo could tell that Night Cat disliked him very much!
"Isn't Uncle Lin your godfather? How could Old Ghost possibly hold a higher position in Uncle Lin's heart than you?"
"If things continue like this, who knows what will happen in the future!"
No one knows what the night owl was thinking about, but it chuckled to itself.
After thinking for a while, Xu Nuo said again, "You grew up by Uncle Lin's side since you were a child, which is something no outsider can compare to! But since you think he has a problem, why don't you find an opportunity to get rid of him later!"
"In less than three years, almost half of my village had become his people! Isn't that amazing?"
Night Owl's smiling expression returned as he looked at Xu Nuo:
"This whole thing was instigated by him through Uncle Lin! So, don't be too touched! I'm protecting you, but also to protect myself!"
As she spoke, Night Owl gave Xu Nuo a wink.
"Hehe~~ This really is a case of being attacked from both sides!" Xu Nuo chuckled twice and continued, "Has Old Ghost investigated this guy's background?"
"Of course! But there's not a single flaw!"
"The biggest flaw is that it's flawless! Looks like you're not in a much better position either! Why didn't you say so before?"
Xu Nuo leaned back in her seat, rubbing her neck. She knew it must be because she hadn’t been in the right position when she fell asleep. Now that she’d been awake for so long, her neck was hurting even more!
"I always thought he just wanted to compete with me with Uncle Lin, so I didn't take it too seriously! But after this incident, I realize there's probably more to it than that..."
"Can't hide his tail anymore? Don't panic! Hold on! Before I die, I'll carry it for you! How about that? Pretty brotherly, huh?"
Xu Nuo nudged the night cat's calf with her foot.
"I can't wait any longer! This time at the border, I'll find a way to get him out! Then..." Night Cat looked at Xu Nuo, gesturing with his hand across his neck! A flash of malice appeared in his eyes!
"Are you confident?"
Xu Nuo asked.
"Isn't there still you!" Night Owl looked out the window and could see scattered lights flickering in the distance!
"I'm in a mess right now! I'm not going to get involved with you, am I?"
Xu Nuo shifted her body and found a more comfortable position.
Night Owl pulled out another cigarette and put it in his mouth: "That's not up to you! If you don't kill him, before you can even finish what you want to do, he'll be whispering in Uncle Lin's ear to kill you first!"
Xu Nuo chuckled a few times. Although Ye Mao hadn't told him exactly what that guy called Lao Gui had said to Lin Zheng, Xu Nuo could figure it out from their conversation.
Especially considering that Night Cat said he would vouch for Xu Nuo with his own life, it seems that this old ghost's words carry almost as much weight as Night Cat's in Lin Zheng's eyes!
But why was he targeting her? Xu Nuo thought about it, and a few ideas flashed through her mind!
If Lao Gui was purely acting in Lin Zheng's best interests, that makes sense! After all, in other people's eyes, what he's been doing lately is nothing short of betrayal!
But as Night Cat just said, he wants to bring Night Cat down and drag her down with him by using his own affairs. If a rift develops between Lin Zheng and Night Cat, it will be to his advantage!
Another possibility is that he is one of Nan Qing'an's men, deliberately confirming the events of the past few days in front of Lin Zheng. If that's the case, then the connections I have will be useless too! If I turn against Lin Zheng, I'll have even less room to hide!
Xu Nuo felt a chill run down her spine when she thought of this. If this was the last possibility, then Nan Qing'an was cutting off all her escape routes, leaving only one path to survival, leading to him!
Thinking back to what Nan Qing'an had done before, Xu Nuo became increasingly convinced that it was him! If Lao Gui really was Nan Qing'an's man, then Nan Qing'an's reach was incredibly far! And he had his own people planted long ago...
Whether it is true or not, Night Owl is right, Old Ghost is someone who absolutely cannot be allowed to live!
Xu Nuo thought of Lin Zheng and asked Night Cat:
"My brother changed his mind and wants to send me to Uncle Lin's place to hide! They must have talked it out! Uncle Lin won't do anything to me based on what others say! Otherwise, how will he explain it to my brother!"
Upon hearing Xu Nuo's words, the smile on the night owl's lips widened even further:
"You're quite confident! Lin Yan did tell Uncle Lin that he would protect you! However, this isn't a guarantee of your safety!"
The night owl took a deep drag on his cigarette, then exhaled, his face completely obscured by the smoke.
That's your death warrant!!!
Xu Nuo thought about it and realized that Ye Mao was right. The more Ye Linyan protected Xu Nuo, the less likely Xu Nuo would be able to stay with Lin Zheng!
Hehe~~
Thinking of this, Xu Nuo couldn't help but chuckle a few times. She turned over, wanting to change her position, when something in her shirt pocket seemed to make a soft rustling sound.
Xu Nuo touched his shirt pocket and took it out, only to find it was a piece of paper folded several times!
The car was dark inside, so Xu Nuo leaned closer to the window and could barely see anything thanks to the light coming in from the streetlights outside.
What leaps off the page is Ye Linyan's handsome handwriting.
Xu Nuo unconsciously curled the corners of her mouth. What era is this? Still writing letters! Really...
Reaching out to turn on the car's interior light, Xu Nuo began to read very attentively!
Arnold:
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