Despite Bai Qingze's inner elation, the tone of his voice betrayed extreme fear.
At this moment, the actor's acting skills were on full display.
The other party clearly believed him, and even raised their voice.
By stalling for a minute, Bai Qinghuan finally broke through the other party's phone permissions and located their location.
In a high-end apartment building in City B, China.
The moment they received the address, the Bai family's people in B City began their operation, arriving at their destination in just ten minutes.
But the place was already deserted.
Having a goal is much better than searching in the vast sea of people. As long as someone has lived here for a day, they will always leave a trace.
Bai Qingze is safe in the bureau, and his family doesn't need to worry about him. The matter hasn't been leaked out, and everyone has resumed their usual routines.
Bai Qingzhi visited the studio a few times, and now she no longer needs to worry about anything there; she has truly become a hands-off manager.
It was almost noon when Bai Qingzhi and Qiao Shanshan said goodbye and went upstairs to find Xiao Yuan.
But this time she discovered that there were several people waiting outside Xiao Yuan's office, and they didn't sound like Chinese.
Xiao Yuan's secretary was also there. Upon seeing Bai Qingzhi, he immediately stood up and first arranged for her to sit in his chair.
"The boss is talking business inside. Let's grab something to eat and wait a bit." The secretary pulled out a few bags of potato chips from her suitcase.
These were all prepared by Xiao Yuan, just in case Bai Qingzhi came to the company and there were no snacks to eat.
Bai Qingzhi was a little hungry, so she thanked them and opened the package.
"Who's inside?" Bai Qingzhi asked curiously.
In the past, foreign business owners would bring several translators when they came to discuss business, and most of them would not come in person.
This time, it looks like it's going to be quite big.
Upon hearing her question, the secretary lowered his head mysteriously and answered in a low voice:
"From the royal family of Ryukyu."
Bai Qingzhi, who was putting potato chips in her mouth, paused for a moment, then frowned.
The Wang family? So fast?
Moreover, instead of going to retrieve the man's body first, they came over in a grand manner to discuss business, which seemed suspicious no matter how you looked at it.
Bai Qingzhi thought for a moment, and finally decided to wait and hear Xiao Yuan's opinion.
Meanwhile, in the office, Xiao Yuan and the Wang family sat facing each other, the atmosphere somewhat harmonious.
This time, the person who came was the second-in-command of the Wang family, and also the one who truly held real power.
Xiao Yuan prepared fine tea and chatted amiably with the Wang family members.
They claimed to be here to discuss business, but they only gave a general idea and pretended to discuss it with Xiao Yuan for a while.
It is estimated that cooperation between the two companies will not be on the agenda for the next three to five years.
Although he had some guesses about the other party's intentions, Xiao Yuan did not show it on his face.
Since the other party wanted to play along, he would play along to the end.
After drinking several pots of water, the Wang family members finally became restless and exchanged glances, asking each other about the dead man.
"Him? I've only seen him in the entertainment section; he's quite popular." Xiao Yuan frowned, seemingly trying to recall.
"He's dead," the Wang family member said in broken Mandarin.
Xiao Yuan showed no surprise.
"I saw the news. I heard it was caused by being hit by a heavy object, and the murderer is being investigated."
The expressions of the Wang family members changed slightly.
"We heard that he met with President Xiao before he died."
Xiao Yuan smiled upon hearing this, then asked in return:
"Does Mr. Wang mean that your son's death is related to me?"
The Wang family members remained silent, but their suspicion deepened.
Xiao Yuan knew that since the other party could ask such a question, they must have some knowledge of it, at least enough to prove that he had fought with the deceased.
He decided not to hide it and openly admitted it, recounting what happened that day in a few words.
Of course, he wouldn't mention that the man and his assistant were eventually taken away by his men; he was certain the Wang family wouldn't know about it.
After telling the half-truth, the Wang family members' faces darkened even more, clearly knowing what kind of person their child usually was.
Not wanting to argue too much with Xiao Yuan, the Wang family drank another cup of tea before leaving with their men.
They happened to run into Bai Qingzhi when they went out.
The second-in-command had done a simple investigation before arriving, so he recognized Bai Qingzhi at a glance.
"Wang Kang." As if to test something, he deliberately called out the name of the dead man in front of Bai Qingzhi.
Xiao Yuan, who was in the office, also heard this, and his heart jumped instantly. If Bai Qingzhi showed even the slightest abnormality, the Wang family would notice something amiss.
Bai Qingzhi immediately gave Xiao Yuan a sweet smile and was walking towards him when she heard the Wang family's words.
"Brother Yuan, what are we going to eat later?" Bai Qingzhi walked calmly past the Wang family members, her expression unchanged.
It was as if they had never heard of the name Wang Kang before.
"What would you like to eat?" Xiao Yuan continued, following her lead.
The Wang family members stared at Bai Qingzhi's face for a long time before nodding to take their leave.
Upon leaving the company, Wang's father immediately stopped and looked at a man dressed in traditional Ryukyu clothing beside him, asking him in Ryukyu what he had discovered.
"Neither Xiao Yuan nor Bai Qingzhi showed any signs of lying. Perhaps the young master's death really has nothing to do with them."
He was a well-known micro-expression expert in Ryukyu. From the moment he joined Xiao Yuan's company, he had been subtly observing the other party's subtle expressions, including when he passed by Bai Qingzhi's house at the end, without noticing anything amiss.
The father sighed, then his expression changed.
"Whoever dares to kill my son, I will make them pay the price!"
Meanwhile, in Xiao Yuan's office, everyone else had left, and Bai Qingzhi once again occupied the boss's chair.
"Brother Yuan, I was so scared just now! That guy suddenly called Wang Kang's name. If I hadn't had good self-control, I definitely would have turned around," Bai Qingzhi said, patting her chest.
Xiao Yuan's eyes were filled with laughter as he couldn't help but pat Bai Qingzhi's head.
"Yes, our Zhizhi is the best."
Now, Xiao Yuan no longer feels awkward about being close to Bai Qingzhi; on the contrary, he even looks forward to it.
Bai Qingzhi's eyes narrowed with laughter, and she tilted her head back with a touch of pride.
Suddenly, Bai Qingzhi seemed to remember something, stood up and walked to Xiao Yuan.
"Brother Yuan, do you have any annual leave?"
As the boss, Xiao Yuan certainly didn't have many holidays, but when he woke up and looked through his records, he realized that he used to skip work often to take Zhizhi out to play.
Looking back, it's been more than two months since I got injured. I haven't even taken her out to eat anything nice, let alone had any fun.
Bai Qingzhi was still waiting for Xiao Yuan's answer, but she soon noticed a change in Xiao Yuan's eyes.
It seems... there's a hint of guilt in it?
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