Because there was no need to go out, after Shang Jinxiu left, Fang Yuxin simply contacted Bai Ye. Bai Ye had already finished breakfast, and when his Communicator rang and he saw it was Fang Yuxin, he decided to simply come directly to the Fang Family. The things they needed to discuss were inconvenient to talk about over the Communicator, as no one knew if the signal could be intercepted, and even though they could use code, it was still too much trouble.
Of course, what was more important was that he wanted to see Fang Yuxin.
Luckily, the distance between their two homes was short, so Bai Ye didn’t drive, but walked over. His pace was quick, and in just a few minutes, he arrived at the Fang Family’s house. After entering, Fang Yuxin set up a Barrier, and Bai Ye said, "Bai Zhengyi and Bai Yi discovered last night that the research facility was destroyed. They probably suspect Zhao Qiankun, but they shouldn’t have any suspicions about you."
After he finished, he briefly recounted the events of the previous night. The Fang Family listened to him speak about how Bai Zhengyi could be deceitful to such an extent, and they all felt some disdain. It was one thing for Bai Zhengyi to behave like that towards others, but Bai Ye and his side of the family, though a collateral branch, were still part of the Bai Family. Bai Zhengyi still showing such a facade was utterly contemptible.
However, since this was an issue within the Bai Family, and they were outsiders, it wasn’t quite appropriate for them to judge, so they remained silent without speaking. Bai Ye understood this point; he told them, not to hear their disdainful comments about Bai Zhengyi, but to make them aware of the current situation. So after pausing for a while, he continued, "Last night my conversation with my dad didn’t go smoothly, and the Poison Wolf Mercenary Corps was also brought up. Bai Zhengyi and his son will likely take the initiative to contact Zhao Qiankun and negotiate terms with him, just unsure how Zhao Qiankun will react."
He sounded somewhat worried, not for himself, but primarily for the Fang Family. After all, the incident was not Zhao Qiankun’s doing. Once Bai Zhengyi reaches out to Zhao Qiankun, Zhao Qiankun would realize that someone else was behind it. If he denies it and even provides an alibi, even if Bai Zhengyi and his son don’t entirely believe him, they might start to doubt.
At that point, they might become suspicious of the Fang Family, who had left the party early. Although Bai Ye had people watching Bai Zhengyi and his son, their men were far more numerous, and his people dared not follow too closely for fear of being discovered. Thus, he might not receive accurate news.
Compared with him, Fang Yuxin appeared unworried. She narrowed her eyes, analyzing, "Since Bai Zhengyi and his son suspect Zhao Qiankun, and he has evidence of them using living subjects in experiments, as long as Zhao Qiankun isn’t a fool, he would definitely leverage this to extort a hefty sum from them! So, the likelihood of him denying it is slim."
Bai Ye thought about it and felt she made sense, but he was still concerned, "But even so, Zhao Qiankun will know it wasn’t him who did it, and he will undoubtedly suspect others! You left the party early, and the incident just so happened to occur at that time; it’s likely he will suspect you."
Fang Yuxin remained silent, pondering the likelihood, when suddenly Fang Yuyang spoke up, "Xinxin, Bai Ye is right, Zhao Qiankun might indeed become suspicious of us." He didn’t complete his thought, worried that if Zhao Qiankun did suspect them, he might use this incident to blackmail Fang Yuxin!
Bai Ye also realized this and exchanged a glance with Fang Yuyang before suggesting, "Why don’t you leave the Safe Zone now? If you take on a mission and leave, no one at the gate will stop you."
"And what about you?" Fang Yuxin asked. "What are you planning to do? Since Bai Zhengyi and Bai Yi are nothing but hypocrites, and now that you know about their connection to the Poison Wolf Mercenary Corps, they will definitely not let you off!"
Bai Ye saw that Fang Yuxin was worried about him, and he felt a sweet sensation inside. He confidently said, "You leave first; I’ll be fine."
Fang Yuxin didn’t believe it at all, "Even if you won’t have a problem, what about the others? I remember that your mother is not a superpower user, and what about your subordinates? Can you protect every single one of them?"
Bai Ye was about to respond when Fang Yuxin glared at him fiercely and said decisively, "Okay, no need to discuss it anymore; I know when to leave!"
With that, Fang Yuyang gave Bai Ye a cold look, clearly unhappy with the significant influence he had over Fang Yuxin, who even seemed willing to risk staying behind for him! However, he didn’t try to persuade Fang Yuxin to leave; after all, Bai Ye and Bai Zhengli had helped them a lot. Now that Bai Ye and his family were facing difficulties, if they just left, it would be exceedingly low of them.