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"Haha, the weather is really nice today! What wind brought you two beautiful ladies here?" Hu Yao's expression changed immediately.
"Hu Yao! Are you hiding something from us?"
"No, absolutely not! I just had a hemorrhoid flare-up yesterday and was in so much pain that I stayed home all day," she replied.
They clearly didn't believe her. The two of them marched straight into Hu Yao's house, closing the door behind them and fixing their intense gazes on her.
"Hu Yao, be honest. Do you know where Zhao Lun is?"
"What do I have to confess? I don't know anything! I was really just lying at home because of the pain," Hu Yao insisted, but she remembered Old Zhao's warning from yesterday—she really couldn't let anything slip.
"You’re talking nonsense! Can hemorrhoids hurt all day? Is that really what you have? Plus, we searched everywhere yesterday, and you were the only one with no news at all. You must be hiding something!"
"Zhao Lun! Come quickly! I can’t handle these two women!"
Hu Yao turned her head to the side, adopting a defiant attitude. "Even if I don’t say anything, what can you do to me?"
Seeing Hu Yao like this truly infuriated the two women. They weren't worried about her safety; they were more concerned about whether she had been completely consumed by Hua Yu Yan.
"Hu Yao, I’ll ask you one last time. Will you speak or not?"
The silence was the best answer.
"Fine, you won’t say anything, huh? Mu Xi, let’s go!" Ouyang Zhirou said as she grabbed Lin Mu Xi's hand and headed for the door. After taking the elevator down, Lin Mu Xi asked Ouyang Zhirou, "Is that it? He definitely knows something. I refuse to believe he won’t talk if we keep pressing him."
"What difference does it make? This is definitely Zhao Lun’s father’s order. Even if you break his mouth open, it won’t help. I think we should stop looking for him and just wait at home."
"But—"
"No buts! We’re like headless flies searching for Zhao Lun; it’s impossible to find him this way. We can only hope he stays pure until he comes back quickly. Otherwise, humph! I’ll make sure he becomes the last eunuch of Dragon Kingdom!"
Lin Mu Xi felt a deep sense of frustration. The truth was right in front of her, yet she had to give up in the end.
Hu Yao watched from the window as Ouyang Zhirou and Lin Mu Xi left, finally feeling at ease.
For the next two days, all my meals and necessities were delivered by Hua Yu Yan through someone else. During these two days, I lost count of how many times she kissed me and hugged me; my lips were almost chapped from her affection.
"Ah, I want to ask, what does your father do?"
Hua Yu Yan replied nonchalantly, "Oh, it's nothing much. He's just an officer who can command the army. He has superiors above him, so it’s almost like he has no real power. He has a group of people under him, but I don't know exactly what they do. They're quite impressive, though; each one can easily take on ten opponents."
Hearing her say this felt like a light bulb went off in my head as I suddenly connected the dots. Considering everything I knew so far—Wang Shang, a wealthy businessman; Ouyang Xiong and Old Zhao, both top Black Bosses in Lake City—then there was Hua Baiwei, who commanded a military unit. Although he couldn't deploy them at will, their deterrent power was very real. Coupled with what Hua Yu Yan had just mentioned about her father's men being able to take on ten at once, it all added up.
Wasn't this just like the Round Table Knights? Each one representing different means and methods.
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