Butler Li looked at the girl staring intently at him, but ignored her and walked alone to the bedside where the old man was lying.
Ignoring the girl's murderous gaze, Butler Li rummaged through the closet next to the somewhat dirty bed, then took out his stained arm, revealing a black suit covered in dust.
On that palm was something that looked like a communicator. Looking at this familiar communicator...
Butler Li ignored the dust on it, searched through it for a while, found a few suitable candidates, and sent the message to investigate the mysterious person.
As for why the communicator wasn't placed in his own residence, but instead had to go through all the trouble of placing it beside the old man and having someone specifically assigned to guard the grandfather and grandson.
Naturally, this is because the communicators developed by the Imperial Research Institute all have their own location. If those people were to discover that someone else's communicator was in their residence, it would probably be much more troublesome than doing these things.
Therefore, this method is still the safest and most secure.
After sending the message, Butler Li took out a clean tissue from his pocket, first wiping away his fingerprints on the communicator and putting it back in the cabinet, then casually wiping away the stains that had accidentally gotten on his hands, before carelessly tossing the tissue onto the trash-strewn floor.
After completing the task assigned to him by Lord Wang Qi, Steward Li was preparing to return and report to Lord Wang Qi. He glanced at the girl who was silently sobbing beside the old man and his expression was slightly moved.
But thinking of Wang Qi, Butler Li could only sigh inwardly and then ordered his captain to close and lock the door again.
As you walk back from the dilapidated building, the clothing of people of all kinds gradually becomes cleaner and more elegant.
Upon re-entering Lord Wang Qi's residence, Wang Qi, having already vented his anger, was half-lying on the sofa in the main hall, a priceless cigar from the Imperial Research Institute dangling from his mouth.
Butler Li immediately recognized the value of the cigar. He had witnessed a wealthy tycoon spend tens of millions of imperial coins for a box of such cigars when he attended an auction in the capital with Lord Wang Qi.
You should know that even for a family of five living in that dilapidated building, the annual living expenses are only a few thousand Imperial coins. If they are frugal, a few hundred Imperial coins are enough for a family to live on for a year.
These tens of millions of imperial coins are enough for ten thousand people to live a peaceful and happy year in the capital without worrying about food and clothing, but in the hands of that wealthy man, it is merely for a box of expensive cigars for entertainment.
Seeing that Butler Li was wearing a suit that was covered in dust, Wang Qi knew that Butler Li had already done what he had asked him to do.
He exhaled a thick smoke ring, placed his cigar in the ashtray on the purple-gold table in front of the sofa, and then said:
"Butler Li, how did things go?"
Before he could even clean himself up, upon hearing Lord Wang Qi's question, Butler Li immediately responded:
“Lord Wang Qi, I have taken care of this matter. I have used that old man’s communicator to send a message to his subordinates, several newly promoted palace officials who are about to climb the ranks.”
"Hmm, you did a good job. How's that old man's granddaughter doing?"
"The girl is still taking care of the old man, but she is in better health and is still malnourished."
Butler Li thought of that girl again, those eyes filled with hatred and sorrow.
Wang Qi smiled indifferently when he heard what Butler Li said.
"It's alright, that old geezer won't live for more than a few days anyway. When he dies, we'll find someone to burn down that building and then bring that girl to me."
Completely disregarding the lives of the other people in that building, with just a single sentence, he sentenced all the people living in that building to death.
Steward Li was already familiar with Lord Wang Qi's personality, so he wasn't surprised that he gave him such an order. He nodded and said:
"Lord Wang Qi, I understand. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Seeing the stains all over Butler Li's clothes, Wang Qi nodded slightly and gestured for him to take care of it himself.
After Steward Li left, only Wang Qi and a few maids who were cleaning the mansion remained in the large living room.
Picking up the cigar from the gold table again, Wang Qi took a deep drag and couldn't help but think of the old man's adorable granddaughter.
Unconsciously, he closed his large eyelids and began to fantasize.
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