"To be honest with you, this time it’s really frustrating." Hua Qingyi couldn’t help but frown, looking fierce.
"Hardley, that old miser, is famously stingy. Young Master Hua swindled him out of such a large sum right at the start. Not having someone take you out is already quite courteous." The woman struggled for a moment, not escaping Hassan’s embrace, casting a resentful glance aside: "But your bodyguards were quite formidable, killing four of his men."
"There’s an old saying in China: If people don’t provoke me, I won’t provoke them; if they provoke me, I will definitely retaliate."
"Exactly!" Hassan raised his cup and downed it in one go: "I know there’s another saying in China: Strong dragons cannot overpower local snakes. Young Master Hua, the Middle East is not Huaxia. They don’t care about your Chinese notions of courtesy. If things aren’t agreeable, they pick up guns and fight; whoever wins, they listen to."
"Brother Hassan’s advice, I will always keep it in mind." Hua Qingyi glanced at Hassan with a meaningful look.
"Seen anything you fancy?" Changing the subject, Hassan was already too drunk to keep his eyes open.
"If I can get Angel, then it wasn’t a wasted trip." As Hua Qingyi spoke, he casually pulled someone from the crowd and embraced them: "This one will do."
Hassan laughed heartily: "Get one for your brother too?"
Hua Qingyi playfully glanced at Xiao Lin’s chiseled face and grinned mischievously: "He doesn’t need one. He’s not interested in women."
Hassan glanced at Xiao Lin and then clicked his tongue regretfully: "What a shame, really a shame!"
Receiving a murderous look from Xiao Lin, Hua Qingyi deeply kissed the woman in his embrace.
"Please lead the way!" Xiao Lin set down his cup, pulled open the curtain behind him, and said to the servant who had been waiting at the side: "Master Hassan, I will take my brother to his room now and wish you a pleasant evening."
Hua Qingyi lazily climbed up from the ground, stumbling as he walked, leaning against Xiao Lin, and didn’t forget to pull the woman he had just brought into his embrace, muttering with laughter and licentious words.
Late at night, two shadows flashed across the silent sky, like meteors, swift and silent. They landed on a piece of vacant land at the back of the courtyard.
"Are you sure this is the place?" A deep voice slowly sounded.
"Yes!" With no further words, the two shadows swiftly moved in separate directions.
Behind the main cluster of buildings, a roughly two-meter wide and four-meter long sloped structure connects to the main building, its top covered with vegetation, offering a lush view from above, and beneath this greenery lies a well-concealed annex building. The two shadows approached slowly, finding the door unlocked.
Pushing open the tightly closed iron door, a creak sounded. A shadow flashed to the side, and with no movement from within, it darted through the door.
Constructed of cement, the building regained its chilling demeanor after sunset. Xiao Lin turned on a night floodlight, casting a faint beam into the darkness.
"General!" The voice of Miao Shaoqing crackled from a small earpiece in mid-air: "To your left is the door to the secret room, in front is the warehouse, to your right is the living area." After providing a rough outline to Xiao Lin, Miao Shaoqing fell silent.
Xiao Lin didn’t immediately enter the secret room, instead turning to the living area, which was not spacious, with the bathroom and lounge connected, accommodating at most a dozen people in poor conditions. Inside the warehouse were several large empty boxes, apparently already moved, and scattered on the floor were some white granular substances. The door was locked; Xiao Lin tried the handle but couldn’t turn it.
"Secret room mechanism." Xiao Lin raised his brow.
"Above your right hand is a female nude relief. Turn her head 45 degrees to the left." Miao Shaoqing’s voice rang out again.
"Haha, Shaoqing, Night Eagle not putting you in his information division is a loss." Xiao Lin suddenly remarked, rendering the other speechless. In fact, Xiao Lin’s comment wasn’t without basis; Miao Shaoqing’s information was both accurate and detailed, and his clandestine expertise was excellent, having sparred with him at Miao Family Village. He knew the skills under his command well. Such a person within Dragon Soul is always a valuable asset wherever they go.