There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and the news that Joyce's crew had been working at the Hot Spring Villa for several days was eventually leaked.
A reporter even staked out the entrance to the villa, snapping photos of Joyce and the crew. The only unfortunate part is that Joyce is very protective of the privacy of his lead actors, and to this day, no one has discovered the true identity of the lead in Joyce's new film.
Joyce was so enraged that he ordered a car to be driven into the villa. The villa was now rented by Joyce and was considered his private property. Joyce declared that if anyone tried to take secret photos inside the villa again and disrupted his filming, they would be brought to court!
Ji Xinghe stayed here peacefully for more than ten days. Suddenly one morning when he woke up, he opened the main task page as usual and found that his quality conquest column had finally achieved a breakthrough.
It went from one to one hundred and two. A full one hundred and one more, and when Ji Xinghe looked again in the evening, one hundred and two had become one hundred and fifty.
Ji Xinghe understood that the money he donated must have been donated to children in need.
With so much money, there must be more than that many children who are helped at the same time, but not all of them will feel grateful after being helped, or their gratitude may not be enough to provide him with quality conquest.
But in comparison, this conversion rate is frighteningly high.
Ji Xinghe, who was lying in bed, was too excited to sleep. He jumped out of bed and knocked on Qi Yao's door. "Tong'er, Tong'er, are you asleep?"
Ji Xinghe now calls him by a mixture of various names. When there are outsiders around, he calls him Qi Yao, and when there are no outsiders around, he calls him Tong'er, Qi Yao, sweetheart Tong, etc. He calls him all kinds of names randomly, and many times he makes the man who already knows how to be shy blush and look at him unhappily.
The man's door wasn't locked at all. Before Ji Xinghe could even knock, it opened on its own. His well-toned six-pack abs greeted him. Qi Yao was changing into his pajamas.
Ji Xinghe's first reaction was to turn around, but when he came to his senses, he felt that this action was a bit strange, so he just walked into Qi Yao's room.
Qi Yao changed his clothes and gave Ji Xinghe a questioning look.
Ji Xinghe then remembered his purpose and said excitedly, "I have conquered quality! I gained over a hundred points all of a sudden. I didn't have high hopes for this at first!"
Qi Yao clapped his hands out of courtesy and then said congratulations.
Actually, all of this is not difficult to understand. Ji Xinghe himself was an orphan, so he can empathize with the mentality of those children.
There is no shortage of ungrateful people in this world, but they are only a minority after all. Most people are grateful to those who have helped them.
If those who had donated money to the orphanage where Ji Xinghe was also had a system, they should have received a lot of thanks from the children in the orphanage, at least Ji Xinghe would have been one of them.
Children are always the most sensitive and the most innocent. In their world, good is good, bad is bad. They feel gratitude when helped, and disgust when hurt. Children in orphanages have seen the fickleness of human nature and are naturally more sensitive, able to distinguish between those who truly want to help and those who are just putting on a show.
When Ji Xinghe was little, one thing he didn't like was being dragged out for photo shoots. He'd be dressed up, trying to smile gratefully, and then pose with all sorts of successful people. And then, at the end, he'd have to deliver his signature routine: the thank-you letter segment.
Ji Xinghe didn't like that, but he was also grateful to these people in his heart, because he knew that no matter what their purpose was, they were actually helping the orphanage. But in comparison, he still liked the brothers and sisters who volunteered in the orphanage more.
After venting his excitement to the system, Ji Xinghe remembered that there seemed to be an unresolved issue with the system. "Tong'er, Qi Yao has been missing for so long. Has anyone from the Qi family looked for him?" He was always worried until this matter was resolved.
The man shook his head calmly. He didn't know and it had nothing to do with him.
"Or maybe they thought you were dead, so they didn't put in enough effort to look for you."
Ji Xinghe felt that the person who attacked Qi Yao in Longhu Bay was most likely his elder brother, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why Qi Yao's elder brother insisted on forcing Qi Yao to come to Country C to receive the goods.
When Qi Yao came, he was worried that he would be ambushed. He didn't expect that despite all his defenses, he still couldn't defend against a knife attack from his own people.
"I think it's very likely that Big Brother Qi Yao was responsible for this." Ji Xinghe painstakingly analyzed the situation for his indifferent Tong'er. "Assuming it was Big Brother Qi Yao who did it, he must have known that Qi Yao would never be able to return. In his mind, Qi Yao is a dead man. If he's a dead man, why would he bother looking for him? Even if he did, it would be a perfunctory effort to conceal his whereabouts."
Ji Xinghe felt a little relieved when he said this, but he still warned Qi Yao: "You must be more careful during this period, especially be careful of strangers who suddenly appear around you. If Brother Qi Yao really finds out that you are not dead, he will definitely attack again."
And in order to cover up what he had done before, he would definitely show no mercy.
The man didn't understand why Xingxing was so nervous. Even if his body died, he wouldn't die.
"Look at me." Ji Xinghe cupped the man's face with both hands, then lifted his chin so their eyes met. "Come on, tell me: I will pay attention, and I won't let anyone hurt me."
In the end, the man nodded obediently under Ji Xinghe's gaze.
"Be good."
Since Qi Yao had already agreed, he would not give Ji Xinghe a perfunctory answer. From that night on, the city's Skynet surveillance was quietly invaded, observing everything in the city.
If data could be materialized, someone would notice that a terrifying monster had suddenly entered the previously orderly, herbivorous data group. However, this monster was lazy and did nothing but observe.
***
"Uncle, have you found the information I asked you to help me find? I've been waiting for more than ten days." Lin Jingze called his uncle. After receiving a positive response from the other party, he hung up the phone with satisfaction.
Ten minutes later, the information sent by Uncle Lin Jingze arrived. Lin Jingze turned on his computer to check.
Ever since he came back from the hospital, he had always felt that the man next to Ji Xinghe looked and sounded familiar, but he just couldn't remember who he was.
It was not until his subordinates reported to him that the fifth master of the Qi family, with whom he had last handed over a handover, had fallen into the sea and disappeared for unknown reasons, that he suddenly remembered where he had seen this person.
Lin Jingze might seem careless when doing live broadcasts, but that's just something he does to pass the time. After all, he's a member of the Lin family, so he has to contribute to the family.
The batch of goods sent by the Qi family was actually not for the Lin family at all. It was because the people above Lin Jingze's uncle wanted some things, so they temporarily transferred the Qi family's relationship to Lin Jingze's uncle, wanting to use the Lin family to cover up their tracks.
Perhaps the Qi family and the Lin family also had this idea, so they sent Qi Yao and Lin Jingze, two people who seemed to have little say in the family, to make the handover.
That time, Lin Jingze didn't even have time to see what Qi Yao looked like. He just said a few words through the screen, then checked some of the outer packaging of the goods according to his uncle's instructions, and then got off the boat.
As for what the goods were, Lin Jingze had asked, but his uncle seemed very secretive and simply said not to ask questions that shouldn't be asked. He also said he shouldn't have any contact with the Qi family in the future. They weren't on the same page, so there was no need to provoke them.
Although his uncle didn't say anything, Lin Jingze more or less guessed something in his heart.
The Qi family was powerful in Country M, and his uncle was a politician in Country C. The things his uncle's superiors wanted were mostly classified technology, equipment, and critical intelligence. Judging by the size of the box, it was more likely to be cutting-edge equipment.
The Qi family may have established connections with Country C, and it is mutually beneficial for everyone.
After figuring it out, Lin Jingze let the matter go. Suddenly, he heard that the fifth master of the Qi family, who was in charge of the project, had fallen into the water and disappeared. His first reaction was that there was something fishy, and his second reaction was that he finally remembered who that man was!
Qi Yao is from the Qi family. He is the one who rescued Ji Xinghe twice!
He had just finished handing over the task to Qi Yao that morning, but in the afternoon, someone had snuck Ji Xinghe from Feng Ling's arms without anyone noticing. Lin Jingze still remembers the person lying on the ground afterwards.
Lin Jingze carefully looked at the information on the computer. The information showed that Qi Yao fell into the water around five in the afternoon, and by seven in the evening the people he brought with him had discovered that he was missing.
How could someone who had already fallen into the water and disappeared actually appear in a warehouse on the shore to save others? Most importantly, he was still unharmed?
Lin Jingze drummed his fingers on the table, thinking quickly about something.
After a while, he took out his cell phone and called the person who was responsible for the handover with him that day.
"Hello? I have news about your Fifth Master. He's not dead. I wonder if you or Patriarch Qi are interested?"
Although the person on the other end of the phone concealed his momentary surprise very well, it was still caught by Lin Jingze who was observing carefully.
He soon received a reply from the person on the other end, saying that he would first report to the head of the family. Lin Jingze agreed with a smile.
Sure enough, the facts were pretty much as he thought.
Before he took over, his uncle had casually mentioned the chaotic relationship in the Qi family and the fierce internal struggle for power. His uncle said that the current head of the Qi family was a vicious and mean-spirited person. After he took over, his brothers died or became disabled, leaving only Qi Yao as the only one left.
With such a lack of tolerance, the Qi family might be on the decline under his leadership. This shipment was crucial, having been planned since Mr. Qi was still alive; otherwise, the higher-ups would be unwilling to cooperate with the Qi family.
Mr. Qi was a man of integrity and perseverance, admirable and trustworthy, and his superiors were confident in his character. However, the new successor, Brother Qi Yao, was a cause for concern, as he might betray them at any moment.
Uncle Lin Jingze said it casually, and Lin Jingze just listened. He didn't expect that it would come in handy today.
And this Qi Yao, as he had thought last time, was no simple person. If he had acted rashly last time, who knows who would have suffered.
Therefore, driving away the wolf and swallowing the tiger is the wise approach.
Lin Jingze touched Ji Xinghe's face on the phone screen from a distance, and said with unquestionable possession, "You will eventually be mine."
I will kiss you inch by inch to cleanse you of the marks of other people.
The author has something to say: Little Star: He is in the late stage of delusional disorder and there is no hope for him. Drag him out and bury him.
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