Qiao Zhen felt a headache coming on as she looked at the mess in front of her. She casually put the kitchen knife on the ground and placed the equipment that was about to break in two on the cabinet.
The room fell silent. An Zhao raised her messy head and asked in confusion, "Zhenzhen?"
Qiao Zhen looked at An Zhao, patted the sawdust off her hands, and said, "I'm going to wash my hands. I'll be right back."
She went to the bathroom in An Zhao's bedroom, turned on the tap, and found the water was blood red, with a strong fishy smell. The bathroom window wasn't closed properly, and a gust of wind blew in, giving Qiao Zhen goosebumps.
Qiao Zhen looked out the window and found nothing in the dark night. She couldn't help but chuckle. Of course there was nothing, because An Zhao was blind. She could only defeat An Zhao through touch, hearing, and smell. It was extremely insidious.
She turned off the tap. "Zhaozhao, the water is off in your bathroom. I'm going out for a bit."
“Mmm,” An Zhao replied.
Qiao Zhen went out to wash her hands and then went into An Zhao's bedroom. She hugged An Zhao and said, "Sir will handle this matter. Don't worry, I will come over in the middle of the night from now on."
An Zhao nodded, resting his chin on Qiao Zhen's shoulder. His face was a little pale, clearly still shaken by the earlier sound. "Okay, you have to come over in the middle of the night from now on, otherwise I'll get scared."
Qiao Zhen was really tormented lately, wondering how to tell An Zhao that she was about to leave the An family. It could be as short as half a month, or as long as two months. Sigh, she couldn't bring herself to say it; it was too cruel. She patted An Zhao's back, "Go to sleep, a good night's sleep will make everything alright."
"No!" An Zhao seemed to be acting out of spite. "Zhenzhen still needs to sleep."
"Okay, okay." Qiao Zhen did her best to pamper An Zhao, after all, she was going to be a bad girl again. "Go to sleep, I'll still be here when you wake up."
An Zhao buried her head in Qiao Zhen's neck, a satisfied smile on her lips.
Qiao Zhen: [Xiao Ling, bring up today's video of Master Hong Er, fast forward it two times.]
Xiao Ling: [Okay.]
The man in the black suit was referred to as Master Qin by Second Master Hong.
Master Hong said, "Master Qin, we brothers also want a share of what you're doing. Otherwise, wouldn't we be following you for nothing? Even a dog that follows its master gets a bone, don't you think?"
Master Qin: "After this is done, you brothers will get your share. Let me tell you straight, what I'm after isn't that piece of land in the west, but—" He typed two words on his phone: "Peace," "In that case, would Second Master Hong still dare to work with me?"
Master Hong was taken aback at first, then reacted, "We dare! We brothers all make a living on the edge of a gun, at worst we'll lose our lives, what's there to be afraid of? It's just that we brothers are risking our lives to play with you..."
Master Qin gave a wicked smile, "You'll all get your share of the benefits, but don't be greedy. If I can get this..." He held up five fingers, "this amount."
Master Hong was somewhat displeased. "Five million? Are you kidding us brothers?!"
Mr. Qin shook his head casually, "Add two more zeros. Five hundred million."
Master Hong's eyes widened in disbelief. "Good! For those words, we brothers will follow you!" He raised a glass of wine to Master Qin. "Cheers!"
Master Qin smiled knowingly, sipping his wine from the glass, and a mouthful of red wine slid down his throat.
The two then exchanged some more riddles, but nothing of substance.
Qiao Zhen was internally debating: "Xiao Ling, have you sorted out the details of An's father's family relationships?"
Xiao Ling: [Not yet. An's father's relatives are a typical Eastern family, with over a hundred members. You need to be very thorough in your investigation. Even with the system's speed, it still takes time to hack into other people's systems to investigate and then organize the information into a clear and organized whole.]
Qiao Zhen: [Okay, can you submit it to me tomorrow? Or you can hack in and have Chu Chu organize it. List the relationships between the characters, and then organize the information clearly by name.]
Xiao Ling: [Okay, I'll share half of the permissions with Chu Chu, let's divide the work.]
That night, the master, the pet, and the system were all busy. Xiao Ling and Chu Chu were processing data, while Qiao Zhen was thinking about what to do next. Time was too tight; there weren't even three months left. She had to find out as soon as possible.
Should we ask An Zhao directly?
That would undoubtedly reopen An Zhao's wounds, and An Zhao was still young at the time, probably unable to provide any clues whatsoever. Why would she risk damaging her relationship with An Zhao for clues she might not even be able to get out of her?
As she pondered, drowsiness overcame her, and Qiao Zhen closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
The birds outside were chirping away. Qiao Zhen felt something hard pressing against her thigh. She groggily opened her eyes and saw An Zhao breathing unevenly. She instantly woke up, "Zhao Zhao?"
Qiao Zhen pinched An Zhao's cheek until An Zhao groggily opened her eyes. "If you're not feeling well, go to the bathroom and take care of it yourself."
An Zhao looked completely bewildered. "I'm not feeling unwell, what's there to resolve?"
Qiao Zhen lifted her leg and rubbed it against his private parts, "Still saying you're not uncomfortable?"
An Zhao's face was slightly flushed, and she looked quite appetizing in the morning sunlight, but this time Qiao Zhen hadn't taken any medicine, so she wouldn't let her lust get the better of her. "Go take care of yourself, I won't sleep with you."
"Help me," An Zhao whispered, then weakly added, "with your hands."
Qiao Zhen wanted to punch someone when she heard this request. "Believe it or not, I could skin An Zhao bald!"
Xiao Ling: [I don't believe you. You've never had any morals whatsoever.]
Chu Chu: [I don't believe you. I've already seen through Zhenzhen. You're willing to abandon your principles for beauty.]
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