Xu Xiaoqing thought that Ning Fan had been outside the whole time, but who knew that Ning Fan had already climbed through the window and come in. It was a real mix-up, she almost mistook Ning Fan for a thief and beat him up.
It was only after Xu Xiaoqing mentioned it that Ning Fan realized it was already late outside; the sun had set. He had been so immersed in "Cultivation" that he was oblivious to the passage of time, and when he came to his senses, a considerable amount of time had already passed.
"You're home alone, where's your sister?"
Ning Fan let go of Xu Xiaoqing, who was perhaps still sulking because Ning Fan hadn't bought her a gift. She huffed, turned her head away, and didn't want to look at Ning Fan.
"My sister's gone to the company. She went to Europe to meet with that... what's it called... Kaza..."
Ning Fan rolled his eyes, was Xu Xiaoqing trying to mention the name of a company? She was completely mixing up concepts.
"Right, Zalfi, my sister said she had to go back for a meeting about this matter."
Back to her workaholic ways straight away, Ning Fan shrugged his shoulders. It was indeed the Xu Ruolan he knew well.
At this point, Xu Xiaoqing started to take in the state of the room. She looked at the broken vase on the floor and asked curiously, "What were you up to in the room to break the vase ?"
"Oh, that, it's nothing. I was just moving around and accidentally knocked it over..."
Talking about it, Ning Fan felt a bit embarrassed. If it weren't for his accidentally breaking the vase, Xu Xiaoqing wouldn't have mistaken him for a burglar.
Thinking about how Xu Xiaoqing mistook him as a thief in his own room, Ning Fan had a feeling of finding it both funny and sad.
After hearing Ning Fan's explanation, Xu Xiaoqing gave him a suspicious glance and eventually left his room with a mop, as if nothing had happened.
"You've come all this way carrying a mop, you might as well..."
"Clean it up yourself!"
Xu Xiaoqing turned around to roll her eyes at Ning Fan and casually tossed the mop to him.
Seeing Xu Xiaoqing hop and skip away, Ning Fan felt self-deprecating as he examined the mop in his hands and looked at the pieces on the floor, realizing he'd have to clean up his own mess.
Xu Ruolan's meeting went on until very late, and dinner was Ning Fan taking Xu Xiaoqing out to eat. He was taking the opportunity to apologize to the little girl, and after taking her around Zhonghai for a spin, she finally cooled off and forgave Ning Fan.
After tending to the young lady, Ning Fan was rather tired. Upon returning to his room and just as he was about to go to sleep, his phone rang.
Ouyang Feifei—Ning Fan's eyes lit up.
The former top-tier female assassin from Yun Ci Guild was now doing tasks under his command related to establishing the Shadow Team. Since Ning Fan was in Europe and couldn't spare the time, all the matters concerning the creation of the Shadow Team had been handed over to Ouyang Feifei.
Calling at this time, Ouyang Feifei must have something to say. Ning Fan locked the door before responding, "I'm listening."
"About the members of the Shadow Team, I have a good candidate. I wonder if you'd be interested?"
"You've already found a suitable candidate..." Ning Fan paused to think for a moment, then smiled, "Naturally, I'm interested. Go ahead."
"The person is named Di Baitian, a number one prisoner from Death Prison."
"Oh, the number one prisoner of Death Prison, where is he now?"
As expected, Ouyang Feifei still focused on the inmate who had escaped from Death Prison. Ning Fan wasn't surprised either; he was just interested in this number one figure of Death Prison.
"Since he is the number one prisoner of Death Prison, where do you think he could be?" Ouyang Feifei retorted with a question, her voice carrying a hint of peculiarity.
Ning Fan's eyes widened, and his expression became somewhat strange as he said, "Could it be that he's still in Death Prison?"
Death Prison had been destroyed by him, all the prisoners had been released by him. Could it be that Di Baitian was still in Death Prison?
Ouyang Feifei said irritably, knowing Ning Fan would react this way.
"What's going on, are you hiding something from me, not telling me everything?" Ning Fan was baffled. Death Prison had been brought to that state by him, could there still be some hidden secrets?
Ouyang Feifei knew that Ning Fan hadn't paid much attention to Death Prison's affairs, so she explained, "Death Prison isn't that easily destroyed. Now it's almost completely rebuilt. Moreover, the inmates you released back then were all people of low value. Compared to Di Baitian, they are not on the same level at all!"
"The cell where Di Baitian was held isn't within the system control range of the Control Room you were in initially, but is under another set of independent systems. He is still detained in the deepest part of Death Prison."
After Ouyang Feifei's explanation, Ning Fan understood.
That is to say, Death Prison wasn't completely annihilated by him. It had revived from the ashes, replaced by a new warden, and was still operational.
And this Di Baitian, whom Ouyang Feifei had her eyes on, was still detained at the very depths of Death Prison.
"This Di Baitian is talented, a very powerful figure in Death Prison. I think we can recruit him into the Shadow Team."
Ning Fan naturally trusted Ouyang Feifei's judgment. If it weren't for the fact that Di Baitian was still detained in Death Prison now, he would have already given Ouyang Feifei the green light to proceed.
However, to make contact with Di Baitian now, Ouyang Feifei couldn't go with him.
"Alright, that indeed is something to follow up on. Prepare yourself, tomorrow you and I will take a trip to Europe."
Truthfully, Ning Fan was also very interested in this Di Baitian. There was no other reason except for the man's name, Baitian – against heaven!
He wondered whether the man was arrogant and presumptuous, or full of confidence; or perhaps it was an unyielding spirit that led him to choose such a name. At this moment, Ning Fan was somewhat looking forward to revisiting Death Prison.
Having decided on this matter, the two discussed some details before ending the call.
After hanging up the phone, Ning Fan realized it was already late and decided to go to sleep.
The next morning, Ning Fan took leave of Xu Ruolan, saying he needed to leave for a few days to attend to some matters.
Xu Ruolan didn't ask much, only telling Ning Fan to return soon.
Immediately afterward, Ning Fan went to Chen Fengnan's villa to meet with Ouyang Feifei, and then under Chen Fengnan's arrangements, they reached Death Prison in Europe.
It was still that forest, with Death Prison located deep within it. Under the cover of night, the figures of Ning Fan and Ouyang Feifei appeared beneath the high walls of Death Prison.
"So it has really been completely repaired. It seems many financiers are reluctant to let go of this prison, huh!"
Ning Fan looked at the Death Prison, restored to its former state, and couldn't help but speak sarcastically.