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Chapter 51: Muddy Waters I never expected to see Yu Jingzi under these circumstances. Her sudden appearance caught me completely off guard. I hid behind Xiao Wu, sneaking glances at her group taking shelter from the rain; there were a lot of them, at least a dozen. Four Hummers were parked outside the restaurant. Yu Jingzi was dressed lightly, wearing a black athletic jacket over a camisole that dipped low across her chest. She walked in, found a seat, and began ordering food with her…- 540.0 K • Completed
- Chapter 52: Gan Ji’s Risky Move Hou Jinshan had made it pretty clear that he had no intention of letting me go any further. But I've always had a strong rebellious streak and hated playing by the rules. The more flatly he tried to keep me out, the more determined I became to stick with the team and keep moving forward. We got back in the car. The rain had stopped, and the sun broke through quickly, causing the temperature to spike. One by one, we started peeling off our jackets. The mood in the car…
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- Chapter 53: Li Wanchou’s Revenge From Xiao Wu’s brief description, I gathered that the bottom of the pool still had a stone-paved shore, though it was directly beneath us, completely hidden by the overhanging rocks. But beyond the stone shore, Xiao Wu also said that at the far end of the pool, beneath the waterfall, there seemed to be something else. Once Xiao Wu finished his brief description, Hou Jinshan’s eyes gleamed with greed. He frantically rummaged through his bag, pulled out a large…
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- Chapter 54: Into the Water I didn't even have the heart to complain anymore. Holding the yellowed slip of paper and my phone, which I had already sealed in a waterproof pouch, I started frantically searching for a signal under the massive waterfall. But in a godforsaken place like this, cell service was even rarer than the scenery. After walking all over the area and coming up empty, I could only find a shaded rock to sit down on. Glancing at the yellowed paper in my hand, I felt like crying. All I…
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- Chapter 55 - Falling Behind The water here shimmered with a jade-green glow. I followed Hou Jinshan as we swam beneath a waterfall that looked like a silver ribbon. The deeper we went, the colder the water became. I shivered twice, hit by the kind of bone-deep chill that no swimming pool could ever replicate. The water was fairly clear, but visibility near the bottom was still terrible. We had already dived a dozen meters in without seeing a single fish. The only sounds in my ears were the rush of…
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- Chapter 56: A Misstep in the Dark I had too many questions, but there was no time to dwell on them. I quickly stepped onto the stone platform and shouted toward them, "Hey! Over here! Xiao Wu! I'm right here!" Hearing my voice, Xiao Wu froze in the water for a second. He quickly pulled off his diving mask, and his flashlight swung in my direction. Now all six of them saw me. Hou Jinshan recoiled in shock, but once he realized what was happening, he cursed from the water, "You little bastard! How…
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- Chapter 45: The File Folder After the police finished questioning me and taking my statement, they left. I sat in the chair, watching Xiao Wu direct people to clean up the scattered account books on the floor, my mind still in a daze. "Young Master, stop thinking about it. It’s definitely that bastard Hou Jinshan! Didn’t you say he tried to steal our box on the train? And now, right after that Lu family heir left, our shop gets hit—who else could it be?!" Xiao Wu squatted on the floor,…
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- Chapter 47: Setting the Table It was both a threat and an invitation. Someone from the shadows was urging me to investigate that old project, even going so far as to "thoughtfully" include two pages from the records—names and handwriting deliberately faded—just in case I didn’t get the hint. But why me? Why insist that I be the one to look into this? What if I just walked away and ignored it? Tian Xiao is still living peacefully with the Tian Family. If they wanted to uncover the truth about…
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