Jiang Yinqi didn’t wait long for the call to be connected.
Soon, a calm, deep voice came through the speaker: "This is Lei Jingqian. Please state your name."
Leaning back in his chair, Jiang Yinqi replied with a faint smile on his lips, "Captain Lei, my name is Jiang Yinqi."
Hearing his name, Lei Jingqian raised his brows slightly. "Why is the famous Attorney Jiang calling me?"
"Captain Lei, I heard you are investigating the underground organizations, but your hard-earned leads have gone cold."
Narrowing his eyes, Lei Jingqian asked, "Attorney Jiang... it seems you have some connections within the Special Forces."
Jiang Yinqi chuckled and responded calmly, "You flatter me, Captain Lei. I merely stumbled across something that you might be interested in while investigating another matter."
Intrigued by Jiang Yinqi’s words, Lei Jingqian put out his cigarette and leaned on his desk. "What information do you have?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yinqi was sure that Lei Jingqian’s investigation had reached a dead end. After a brief silence, he said, "Captain Lei, before I give you the information, I want a promise from you."
Knowing nothing comes free in this world, Lei Jingqian asked calmly, "What do you want in exchange?"
"I want you to protect the new Chairwoman of the Bai Group, Miss Bai Hanyun."
The moment Jiang Yinqi said this, Lei Jingqian’s brows furrowed. ’It’s her again. What is her connection to the underground? Why is her name always popping up in my investigation?’
Despite his suspicions, Lei Jingqian’s curiosity and caution toward Bai Hanyun deepened.
After thinking about it, he said, "Alright. I promise to protect her as long as it doesn’t hinder my investigation."
Once he had Lei Jingqian’s promise, Jiang Yinqi sent the file. "Captain Lei, I have sent you an email. May you complete your mission smoothly."
With that, he ended the call.
Checking his laptop, Lei Jingqian saw the unread message. Confirming that Jiang Yinqi had indeed sent the file, he opened it. After reading it, his eyes lit up.
Grabbing the phone on his desk, Lei Jingqian pressed a button and ordered, "Call everyone to gather in the meeting room in five minutes."
Hanging up the call, Lei Jingqian quickly printed out the file, made copies, and hurried toward the meeting room.
Meanwhile, at the law firm, Jiang Yinqi’s assistant knocked on his office door.
A moment later, Jiang Yinqi’s voice came from inside. "Please, come in."
Pushing open the door, the assistant stepped inside and said, "Attorney Jiang, someone just delivered an invitation for you."
Looking up from the document he was reading, Jiang Yinqi raised his brows slightly. "An invitation? From whom?"
The assistant handed him the invitation card, and Jiang Yinqi examined the luxurious invitation in his hand.
"It’s from the Hu Family," the assistant replied.
Pausing for a second when he heard this, Jiang Yinqi responded, "Thank you. You may return to work now."
After the assistant left, Jiang Yinqi opened the envelope. Seeing that it was for the Hu Family’s welcoming banquet, he muttered, "Why would the Hu Family suddenly send me an invitation?"
Growing curious, Jiang Yinqi picked up his phone and opened WeChat. After typing for a few seconds, he sent the message over.
[Zuquan, was it you who sent me the invitation for the Hu Family’s banquet tonight?]
Jiang Yinqi didn’t have to wait long for a reply.
[No. Why? Did someone invite you to the banquet tonight?]
Reading Hou Zuquan’s reply, Jiang Yinqi frowned slightly and murmured, "Could it be Aunty Hu who sent this invitation?"
Unable to figure out the sender or the reason, he typed back.
[Yes. I just received an invitation for the Hu Family’s banquet, but there is no mention of who invited me.]
A few seconds later, Hou Zuquan replied: [Then just go. Chaoyang will attend, and I will go with him. If you are curious about who invited you, you can find out there. With the two of us present, nobody will dare to mess with you.]
After reading that message, Jiang Yinqi smiled. [Do you think I’m still that little orphan whom everyone can bully as they wish? Nobody dares to mess with me now.]
Seconds after he sent over the message, Hou Zuquan replied: [Alright, alright. You are the most powerful. So, will you come?]
Jiang Yinqi thought for a moment before sending his reply. [Yes.]
[Then we will wait for you there.]
After confirming it wasn’t Hou Zuquan or Hu Chaoyang who sent the invitation, Jiang Yinqi leaned back in his chair, falling into deep thought.
’Since it wasn’t Chaoyang or Zuquan, it must be either Uncle Hu or Aunty Hu. But neither of them liked Chaoyang befriending me. For them to suddenly send me an invitation... they must have some plan aimed at me tonight.’
Jiang Yinqi pondered for a moment, then dialed a number.
The call connected, and a lazy, sleepy voice came through the speaker. "Elder Brother Yinqi, it’s rare for you to call me at work hours. Did something happen?"
Jiang Yinqi smiled at Bai Hanyun’s familiar lazy voice. "Did I disturb your sleep?"
Sitting up in bed, Bai Hanyun paused her drama and replied, "No. What’s wrong? Do you need something from me?"
"There is a banquet tonight in Xi Yang City. I need a female companion. Hanyun, do you have time to accompany me to the banquet?" Jiang Yinqi explained, glancing at the invitation card in his hand.
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After a brief silence, she said, "Elder Brother Yinqi, plenty of women would gladly accompany you to the banquet as your companion. For you to ask me, the host must have some connection to me, right?"
Jiang Yinqi chuckled and replied, "You are too sharp. You are right. The host for tonight’s banquet is the Hu Family from Shang Du City."
When she heard this, Bai Hanyun asked, "Is the new CEO we hired from the Hu Family?"