"Quite a coincidence," Ren Minghang was already regretting. Through Lin Yi’s fox-like eyes, he felt as if he was completely seen through from the inside out.
Lin Yi was someone Ren Minghang had only met a few times at public events and had never interacted with personally.
When Ren Minghang graduated from high school, he received acceptance letters from both the College of Political Science and Law and Longzhi Academy. Personally, he preferred to be a soldier rather than a politician, which is why he chose Longzhi Academy.
However, afterward, his grandfather, who was the Old Marshal of Hua Country Military District, was attacked and severely injured, which forced him to retire for medical treatment. After that incident, Mrs. Ren, who rarely intervened in Ren Minghang’s personal decisions, pleaded with him to promise her never to engage in the dangerous military profession.
Thus, upon graduation, he declined Lu Xun’s invitation to join the Armed Department and stayed at Longzhi Academy for further studies.
During his recovery period, the Old Marshal had evaluated the young officers in the Rand Military District. His assessment of Lu Xun was that he was overly brave but lacked flexibility. His assessment of Lin Yi was that he was meticulous and overly scheming. Having spent his life in the military district and encountered all types of military personnel, the Old Marshal’s evaluations were incredibly accurate.
So when facing Lin Yi, Ren Minghang felt somewhat powerless.
"It is quite a coincidence. I heard from the brothers that Sergeant Ren had been waiting here all night. Is there something unspeakable? If you need help from the National Security Department, feel free to speak up," Lin Yi saw him embarrassed and struggling to speak, and guessed most of it.
"No need, I have other matters, I should leave now." Ren Minghang was afraid Lin Yi would discover his feelings for Xia You. Liking someone was his own one-sided affair; if the news reached his parents, it might spoil everything.
Ren Minghang practically fled the scene. Lin Yi watched his car drive away and then returned to the building entrance, locating Mo Xixi’s residence.
Lin Yi’s sudden appearance surprised Mo Xixi, who hadn’t slept all night. After Lin Yi asked a few questions, everything including the affairs of Ren Minghang, Xia You, and the incident at the KTV, were all revealed.
"This is actually the only good news in the past few days," Lin Yi’s statement gave Mo Xixi a foreboding feeling.
"But Xiao You is not interested in him," Mo Xixi felt she might have said too much, seeing Lin Yi like a big bad wolf, and she and Xia You like the little rabbits under his claws.
"I will handle this," Lin Yi did not care whether Xia You was interested in Ren Minghang. At least he and Vice Admiral Lin were very interested in Ren Minghang and the power behind him.
Hua Country’s Old Marshal, Ren Bonian, was the longest-serving Marshal of Hua Country. Although he had resigned due to convalescence, his prestige in the military district was still high. Now, in Rand, both Lin’s father and Ding Hao were Brigadier Generals; to reach the highest position in the military district, one must gain the support of Ren Bonian.
Unfortunately, the members of the Ren Family all had political backgrounds, each more cunning than the last. The Lin Family had never found an opportunity to strike. Until Ren Minghang’s graduation, when several departments in Rand extended olive branches to him, but the seemingly honest young man declined them all. Now, the opportunity had come knocking on its own.
Recruiting Xia You was an unintentional move, but she turned out to be the trump card in the end. Lin Yi encouraged Mo Xixi a few more words before leaving.
The matter of "Golden Splendor" was no longer so important for Lin Yi, who walked back to the temporary command post set up by the National Security Department near the old apartment buildings and said: "Cancel the surveillance on Mo Xixi, from now on monitor Ren Minghang 24 hours a day. Also, station several people near Xia You’s hometown."
Xia You was a resilient person, and if pressed directly to accept Ren Minghang, the likelihood of success would be very low. For people of such disposition, what they truly care about could only be their family.
Lin Yi’s guess was correct, something big had indeed happened to the Xia Family. Xia Yun, to avoid affecting Xia You’s work, had not informed her until Xia You returned home and saw neighbors pointing and police standing at the door, she then realized something had happened again.
Cai Hai, who was ambushed by Simon in an alley, sustained severe injuries and internal bleeding, was rushed to the city hospital, managed to hold on in the ICU for over a month, but ultimately did not survive.