"It's okay, Uncle. I protected you once, and I'll always protect you. As long as I'm here, those sneaky insects in the shadows won't hurt you. I promise." With all her wounds, Yong Shanling looked at him earnestly, making a solemn vow.
Mu Yijie clenched his hands tightly. His eyes were full of complex emotions. How could he let go of someone like you?
"Okay, I trust you, Ling'er."
Ling'er?
"Uncle, why don't you call me girl anymore? I'm not used to it suddenly." Yong Shanling rolled her eyes. She didn't remember when Uncle started calling her Ling'er.
There was a smile in Mu Yijie's eyes. He gently tucked the hair that had fallen over Yong Shanling's eyes behind her ear. His finger accidentally touched her ear.
Yong Shanling felt a tickle in her ear. After Uncle touched it, it was as if an electric current spread from her ear, making her feel all tingly inside.
"Because Ling'er is already a grown - up girl, so Uncle treats you as an adult."
Mu Yijie's words immediately made Yong Shanling beam with joy. Thinking that Uncle didn't treat her like a child like others did, she felt really happy.
At this moment, Yong Shanling didn't know that it was only by not treating her as a child that Uncle could win her over.
"Knock, knock—" The sound of knocking on the door came.
Mu Yijie gently laid Yong Shanling down properly. "It should be Assistant Fang. I'll go out and handle it. You stay here obediently and don't move around."
Yong Shanling nodded and then started watching variety shows.
After going out, his originally gentle eyes immediately turned cold. He asked in a deep voice, "Do you have any leads on the matter?"
Thinking of what he had investigated, Assistant Fang's eyes flashed with a hint of hatred.
"I have a bit of a lead. There are two families in Huai City that have connections with cultivators, the Ye family and the Jiang family. The head of the Ye family moved here from abroad twenty years ago. It's said that the rest of his family lost contact during that time. Only the head and his daughter were left. But we found that the head of the Ye family and Miss Ye already existed abroad. Most importantly, Miss Ye was already in her twenties at that time."
At this point, Assistant Fang couldn't help but feel a chill. Who would have thought that the beautiful Miss Ye, who was only in her twenties, was actually in her forties or even older?
"I suspect that the head of the Ye family and Miss Ye are either demons or cultivators." Assistant Fang voiced his speculation and couldn't help but look at the boss's expression.
Mu Yijie's tough outline was hidden in the shadow, making it hard to read his expression.
"Continue."
But having been with Mu Yijie for so long, Assistant Fang could sense the surging anger in his heart. Thinking of the fates of the boss's former opponents, he couldn't help but shiver. "As for the Jiang family, I heard a rumor. It's said that the young master of the Jiang family was a twin, but one of them died soon after birth. However, every year, they would go abroad for one or two months. People who met Young Master Jiang abroad said that he seemed to have a split personality. Sometimes, the Young Master Jiang they met was cold and hard to approach, while at other times, he was very gentle and lively."
"Have you found anything else? This isn't enough to prove that the Jiang family has connections with cultivators." Mu Yijie frowned.
"I found out from Jiang Xiaoxiao's classmate that Jiang Xiaoxiao has a brother who is a cultivator. She let it slip once, but later said it was a joke."
Mu Yijie narrowed his eyes. The curve of his lips had no trace of warmth. "I see. Keep a close eye on these two families. Don't directly monitor them. Start with the people they interact with."
Assistant Fang shivered, and a cold sweat broke out on his back. Only then did he remember that they might all be cultivators, those with unpredictable means who could subdue demons and eliminate evil. How could an ordinary person like him monitor them?
"By the way, Mr. Mu. We set a trap for the Jiang family before, and they should have been severely damaged. But the Jiang family managed to survive."
Mu Yijie's eyes turned cold. He nodded and let Assistant Fang leave first.
"Jiang Lin."
Mu Yijie took out his phone and made a call.
Half an hour later, in a coffee shop.
"Ding - dong." As the bell for a new customer rang, the waiter looked up and saw a tall, handsome man who was so good - looking that it was hard to look away.
But his aura was so strong that the waiter didn't dare to approach him.
Mu Yijie walked in, scanned the room, and spotted his target.
Jiang Lin, who was coldly looking at his phone, felt someone coming and said indifferently, "I wonder what Mr. Mu wants me for?"
Mu Yijie looked at him coldly as well and showed a smile without any warmth.
"How is Miss Ye?"
Hearing him mention his sister, Jiang Lin's calm face was instantly filled with anger. He suddenly grabbed Mu Yijie's collar and said viciously, "My sister is only nineteen. It was just a prank, but your little bodyguard ruined her life. I won't let her go."
"Humph~ You won't let her go." A hint of mockery flashed in Mu Yijie's eyes. "I should be the one saying this. Miss Ye is so vicious. She should be prepared for the backlash. I thought you should have realized this long ago."
Jiang Lin's face turned pale. He knew the truth later, but although he knew rationally that it was his sister's fault, emotionally, he couldn't accept that his innocent sister had been defiled by a playboy.
Remembering his sister's sobs and that she just wanted to teach the bodyguard a lesson, he was so frustrated.
Mu Yijie's words left him speechless. He dejectedly let go of Mu Yijie's collar and sneered, "Even if it was her fault, the price she paid was too high. Your bodyguard could have dodged it and wouldn't have been hurt at all. But in the end, my sister and our family paid such a high price. Your Mu family is so cruel."
"Cruel? " Mu Yijie said softly in an unclear tone. "If my girl hadn't managed to dodge it at that time, would you really have given me an explanation?"
Jiang Lin was immediately at a loss for words. After all, she was his precious sister. He would probably just give a large sum of money.
"Probably just a large sum of money." Mu Yijie said mockingly. Then his tone suddenly changed. "I heard that Mr. Jiang has a younger brother?"
Jiang Lin's eyes immediately turned red. "Mr. Mu, don't push me too far. My younger brother has been dead for a long time. You won't even let the dead rest in peace?"
Mu Yijie's heart skipped a beat. He stared closely at Jiang Lin's subtle changes in expression, but he couldn't see any sign of lying.
"Forget it. Let's end this matter here. Since Miss Jiang has already received her lesson and the Jiang family has survived my revenge, I won't pursue it anymore." Mu Yijie said coldly. A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and then he left directly.
After Mu Yijie left, Jiang Lin, who had been angry just now, immediately sank his face. He looked at Mu Yijie's departing back in the glass with hatred.