Fearing another bullet attack, Jin Qiangjie quickly said:
"The Bai family and our Jin family are vying for the top position in China. Neither of them is willing to submit to the other. They are only maintaining a superficial peace. The Li family and the Lin family are led by the Bai family."
Zuo Ling sensed something, and her eyes turned cold:
"So, the Zhao, Su, Ding, and Mei families are all part of your Jin family?"
Jin Qiangjie hesitated for a moment before replying:
"No... no, the Mei family is neutral, neither close nor distant from any of them. The Zhao family, the Su family, the Ding family, and our Jin family are related by marriage. We have interests and disagreements, so we can't say we're one entity. It's true that our relationship is closer than the other families."
This was the first time Zuo Ling had heard about the relationships between the eight reclusive families. She only knew that Ding Jiaojiao's mother was a direct descendant of the Zhao family.
"Are the Zhao, Su, and Ding families also kidnapping people for experiments?"
Jin Qiangjie shook his head vigorously:
"I am just from a collateral branch of the family, and since it involves confidential matters, I don't know much."
Zuo Ling asked again, "What kind of superpower do you have?"
Jin Qiangjie grinned, on the verge of tears, and said, "If I were a superhuman, how could you have caught me so easily?"
After speaking, he subconsciously looked in Jin Qiangyu's direction.
"So, your boss is a superhuman."
Zuo Ling is very good at reading people's expressions.
“Yes, boss…yes.” Jin Qiangjie said hesitantly.
Jin Qiangyu had accumulated considerable power and influence, and even now, Jin Qiangjie was still very afraid of him.
"What kind of superpower does he have?"
Jin Qiangjie hesitated and dared not answer.
Zuo Ling smiled enigmatically.
"Want to taste that again?"
"No, no, no, I don't want to."
Jin Qiangjie shook his head in fright; he never wanted to experience that again—it was too terrifying.
"Fire, fire ability." Jin Qiangyu suddenly interjected, his voice muffled.
"Fire-based abilities? Not bad talent."
Zuo Ling opened the car door and kicked Jin Qiangyu out.
Caught off guard, Jin Qiangyu cried out in pain, feeling as if he was about to spit out blood.
He was about to curse, but remembering Zuo Ling's cruelty, he swallowed his anger back.
After loosening the binding ropes on Jin Qiangyu's upper body, Zuo Lingdao said:
"Show me your fire ability, don't try anything funny, I don't mind shooting."
He used the newly captured gun to pat Jin Qiangyu's face in a defiant manner.
He stepped back a few paces, keeping a close eye on Jin Qiangyu's movements, ready to fire at the slightest sign of trouble.
Jin Qiangyu, of course, refused to give in. As soon as he was freed from his restraints, he went to untie the rope binding his legs.
Without saying a word, Zuo Ling immediately fired his gun.
It was the first time I fired a gun. I meant to shoot the hand, but I hit the leg instead.
The gun was equipped with a silencer, so it made a very quiet "poof" sound.
It seems the blow hit his leg bone. Jin Qiangyu clutched his leg, nearly fainting from the pain, and glared at Zuo Ling with eyes blazing with fury.
Zuo Ling smiled sheepishly, "Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I missed."
Jin Qiangyu was a tough guy, and he said angrily:
"Go ahead and kill me. I know you won't let us go. Don't waste your time."
Zuo Ling pouted: "So, there's no point in talking about it then. In that case..."
Before she could finish speaking, Jin Qiangyu said sternly:
“If you kill me, the Jin family will not let you off the hook. You can’t escape.”
Zuo Ling scoffed, said no more nonsense, stunned him with electricity, and threw him into her spatial storage.
Back in the car, Jin Qiangjie exclaimed in shock:
"What did you do to the boss? What happened to him?"
When Jin Qiangjie didn't see Jin Qiangyu get into the car, he felt that his life was coming to an end.
Instead of worrying about him, worry about yourself.
Jin Qiangjie broke down in tears:
"I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, please forgive me. I'm just a nobody in the family, I do whatever the family tells me to do, I don't know anything..."
"Shut up."
Jin Qiangjie paused for two seconds, then begged for mercy:
"Big sister, the eldest brother is the patriarch's grandson. I'm just his little follower. He's the one who makes me do all the work."
"What level is your boss's superpower?"
This is the question that Zuo Ling cares about most.
The reclusive family's premature entry into the world disrupted her plans, forcing her to learn more about people with superpowers.
"level?"
Thinking of something, Jin Qiangjie burst out laughing, forgetting that he was currently a prisoner.
"It can... ignite."
"Ignite it?" Zuo Ling didn't understand what he meant.
Jin Qiangjie explained:
"The eldest brother's superpower was activated by the family head, the eldest brother's grandfather, through special means. He has very poor talent. Although he activated his superpower, his advancement is very slow. He can't absorb even slightly higher-level energy and can only ignite fire."
Zuo Ling was speechless.
When she untied Jin Qiangyu's Immortal-Binding Rope, she was on high alert.
In the end, it turned out to be just a lighter.
"How many people with superpowers are there in the Jin family? What are their superpowers?"
"No... I don't know. It's a family secret; only the higher-ups know about it."
Zuo Ling poked Jin Qiangjie's head with the stun gun:
"You're not being honest, aren't you? You don't know a single one?"
Jin Qiangjie's eyes flickered, and he stepped back.
Zuo Ling snorted:
"Did your patriarch do something to Jin Qiangyu? If he dies, the Jin family will find out immediately?"
Jin Qiangjie's eyes narrowed sharply, realizing he had guessed correctly. Zuo Ling sneered and slapped Jin Qiangjie a few times.
"You're about to die, and you're still trying to play tricks on me."
"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, big sister, I'll talk, I'll talk."
The stun gun in Zuo Ling's hand crackled and flickered incessantly.
Jin Qiangjie could see but hear clearly, and he was so frightened he trembled:
"The patriarch did something to the eldest son, it's just... well, how should I put it? Eldest sister, you've read cultivation novels, right? It's like a life soul, I don't know how it was done."
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