Once outside, Li Chen reached into his chest.
What he pulled out was a Jade Pendant.
On the Jade Pendant, squarely engraved was the character ’Chen’.
In Li Chen’s heart, there were too many doubts, and he had obtained this Jade Pendant from An Qin.
An Qin obviously knew him, otherwise, she wouldn’t have appeared before him time and again, and in the end, she even risked her life to save him.
According to Li Chen’s guess, An Qin must be related to him, but what exactly the relationship was, Li Chen could not figure out at all.
"There are still many things that need to be clarified." Looking at the Jade Pendant, Li Chen’s eyes showed a reflective hue, and with a wave of his hand, he put away the Jade Pendant.
Soon, Li Chen dialed the phone to his subordinate.
"Report, sir, we have recently found some traces left by ’her’..."
Upon hearing this, a trace of delight appeared in Li Chen’s eyes, "So, have you found her whereabouts?"
"Alright." Li Chen nodded, his expression somewhat helpless, he knew that with An Qin’s capabilities, if she really wanted to hide while alone, the Nether Army would indeed have a hard time finding her.
"Increase the search, and contact me the moment you find any trace of her."
Li Chen hung up the phone.
He himself had issued the command to search for An Qin’s whereabouts, so he wasn’t at all annoyed by these uninformative updates because he knew that perhaps, many of his doubts could only be resolved by An Qin.
Just after hanging up the phone, Li Chen’s phone rang again.
Somewhat surprised, he pulled out his phone, and the caller ID showed Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Brother-in-law, help!!"
As soon as the call connected, Lin Xiaoxiao’s cries came through.
"Hmm?" Li Chen’s brow furrowed, "Xiaoxiao, calm down, tell me, what happened?"
At the same time, Li Chen’s mind was also filled with doubts, Li Xinmei was taken care of, and so was the Black General, logically, there shouldn’t be any problems in Linchuan for the time being, right?
"Brother-in-law, our school is having a basketball match, these past few days we’ve been utterly trounced, if you don’t come and save us soon, we’ll really lose terribly!" Lin Xiaoxiao said loudly.
Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao’s words, Li Chen couldn’t help but be speechless.
"And here I thought it was something serious..." Li Chen said somewhat helplessly.
"This isn’t serious?" Lin Xiaoxiao said somewhat disgruntledly, "Brother-in-law, look, it’s our class participating, and I’m also a member of our class, if we lose terribly, we’ll be in a bad mood."
"Being in a bad mood, we’ll lose interest in studying, losing interest in studying, we’ll perform badly in exams, performing badly in exams, we won’t get our diplomas, not getting our diplomas, my sister will scold me, my sister scolds me, and I dare not talk back, so eventually, I’ll definitely vent at you!"
"Think about it, in the end, you’re the one who loses, aren’t you?"
Shocked by Lin Xiaoxiao’s formidable logic, Li Chen was speechless for a long time.
"Brother-in-law? Brother-in-law, are you listening?"
"I’m at..." Li Chen said weakly.
"Great!" Lin Xiaoxiao’s triumphant voice came over the phone, "Then hurry over and help out. Our class has another competition today! I’m definitely going to show those who look down on me!"
Li Chen hung up the phone with a speechless expression.
Still, since he had promised Lin Xiaoxiao, he was going to go.
Now that he had nothing else to do, he said goodbye to Lin Yi and left the company directly.
Driving his car, he went straight to Lin Xiaoxiao’s school.
"Ah! The scent of youth!" As soon as he entered the school, Li Chen couldn’t help but exclaim.
These past few days dealing with the Black General had nearly driven him crazy. It was a rare chance for him to rest, and he felt it tough.
However, that very exclamation earned him several disdainful looks as he stood at the school gate.
Especially from some female students, whose eyes carried a deep wariness when they looked at Li Chen.
Realizing he had let himself get carried away, Li Chen quickly collected himself and headed seriously toward the basketball court.
Yet along the way, there were still many girls who stepped aside as soon as they saw him coming.
Who could blame them? The guy really didn’t look like the good sort.
"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law!"
Before he even reached the basketball court, Li Chen could see Lin Xiaoxiao standing outside, waving at him.
"Xiaoxiao." Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao, a smile appeared on Li Chen’s face as he walked over briskly.
However, seeing Li Chen walking towards Lin Xiaoxiao, many of the boys nearby couldn’t help but sigh internally.
They had been watching this beauty for a long time. Those who tried to approach her just now had been turned away, only to realize that she was actually waiting for someone — and it was a man!
Glancing at a group of boys nearby, Lin Xiaoxiao quickly grabbed Li Chen’s hand, "Brother-in-law, let’s talk over there."
Before Li Chen could reply, Lin Xiaoxiao pulled him towards a corner nearby.
"Brother-in-law, you finally came! You have no idea, our class was totally defeated today. If we can’t make a comeback, we’re going to lose face in this basketball competition!" Lin Xiaoxiao said, visibly annoyed.
"Wait, wait, wait..." Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao’s words, Li Chen quickly waved his hand, "What do you mean, are you really planning to have me play? I’m not from your class..."
"Not really!" Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head quickly, "Our basketball game allows for external help, so I just called you here, right?"
Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao’s words, Li Chen looked at her with a half-smile, "So, you mean to say, if there wasn’t an issue, you wouldn’t bother with me?"
Seeing something off in Li Chen’s expression, Lin Xiaoxiao hastily smiled apologetically, "How dare I? You’re my brother-in-law, if you don’t help me, who will?"
However, the next moment, Lin Xiaoxiao’s expression suddenly changed, "If you don’t help, I’ll tell my sister you harassed me!"
"Okay, okay! Brother-in-law, just help me this one time! I am your niece after all!" Lin Xiaoxiao pouted, grabbing Li Chen’s arm and acting coquettishly.
Watching Lin Xiaoxiao play cute and act foolish, a smile suddenly appeared on Li Chen’s face, "I might help, but I do have my conditions."
"What conditions?" Lin Xiaoxiao’s expression suddenly became wary, "I am a bright and delicate flower of our country, if you have any ideas about me... that’s definitely not okay!"