"Just right, there's nothing going on at the moment, so I'll give her a call to see what's up."

While speaking, Ye Chen took out his cellphone, then pointed towards Anying and nodded. Anying returned the nod and went over to sit down on the sofa.

After dialing the number, Ye Chen heard the prompt that the call could not be connected.

The same situation occurred when he tried again.

"It's really strange; Lin Yaru's cell phone is usually never off."

"What's wrong, you can't get in touch with her?"

He mumbled to himself when Li Fu came over to check on him and asked about the situation.

"Yes, her phone can't be reached at all, no idea what's happening."

"That's not right; she usually keeps her phone on, and as a doctor, she has to be available 24 hours a day, there shouldn't be anything delaying her."

"Yes, that's why I think it's odd too."

"Could it be that you dialed the wrong number? Take another careful look."

"How could that be possible? I've been protecting her for so long, how could I not remember her number? I'll show you, is this the correct number?"

Ye Chen then showed his phone to Li Fu, who conscientiously verified it. Indeed, the number was correct.

"That's really strange, try calling her again."

"I've already tried twice just now, it's simply not getting through."

"Could she be out of signal? Try again, maybe she was in the elevator just now?"

"Alright, I'll give it another shot."

In fact, Ye Chen knew he hadn't really thought this through much because he always felt that at this moment, there should be no one who would target Lin Yaru for an attack.

Yang Da was already in hot water, so it wasn't possible for him to do all this at such a time.

After dialing the number again, Ye Chen received the same response—the call could not be connected.

"Ah, who knows what it could be, maybe her phone's out of battery? Let's not worry about it for now, I'll try contacting her again later tonight."

With those words, Ye Chen put his phone away and set it down in the living room.

"Alright, while we're at it, let's have a good chat. What do you think about this whole situation?"

"What? What situation are you referring to?"

Ye Chen turned around and looked at Li Fu.

He didn't understand what Li Fu meant; was he talking about the mission he was currently on?

"I'm talking about the situation between Yang Da and the old man, and also, what are your thoughts about Yang Da and the old man? Right now, there are no outsiders here, we can talk openly."

"I have no thoughts on it yet; the matter isn't over because I still have a revenge to fulfill."

"What? Revenge to fulfill? Oh, you mean Yang Da. The old man will take care of him; you don't need to bother with that. And besides, you don't have any grudge against Yang Da, do you? After what you did to Yang Wenyu, they should be the ones seeking revenge on you."

"No, that's not what I am talking about. I'm referring to Anying's vengeance."

With those words, he turned to look at Anying sitting beside him. Anying only seemed startled for a moment, as if quickly understanding what was being discussed.

"My business, my matters, let's not talk about them now. It's all trivial; let's focus on the bigger picture for the time being."

"That won't do. What does 'focus on the bigger picture' mean? Now that I've completed the task Hei Hu entrusted to me, what follows should be your affairs. To your knowledge, has anyone left this place?"

"They wouldn't leave; how could they possibly leave at such a time? Moreover, it's a crucial moment for gathering intelligence."

"So when do you think would be the most appropriate time for you to meet with them?"

"I haven't thought it through in detail yet. I need to try and see what attitude he currently has towards me, and whether these people have truly given up on me. These are all things I need to figure out."

"Uh-huh, then see if you can probe for information from the mouths of others? Surely among you guys, even if you don't contact each other regularly, you must have a few good relations, right?"

"Well, there are some, but ever since my accident, they haven't contacted me."

"That's the thing; you are currently a hot potato, who would dare to provoke you? So, they certainly won't initiate contact with you at this point, and only you can take the initiative, but how to continue the story, it seems only you can control that."

"What are you two talking about?"

Li Fu was confused upon hearing their conversation, unclear about what they were discussing, moreover, they were exchanging words here?

"The vengeance I am referring to is about Anying's past, of course. I won't tell you what it is, but it's about their team's leader, a person called Hei Hu."

"Hei Hu? Oh, I've heard of him, it seems like all the undercover operatives were cultivated by Hei Hu, is that right? He's been by Yang Da's side for almost 30 years."

"Exactly, that's him."

"If you're planning to deal with him, let me tell you, the matter is not that simple. If you can take him down, actually, it would be a great help to our side."

"Whether it helps this side or not, I'm not sure, but I have a goal in mind, and that is to help take him down."

Li Fu said nothing, only turning to look at Anying.

He didn't understand why such a drastic change had occurred between the two of them?

Just moments ago, they were mortal enemies fighting for their lives, and now they seemed to have become dependent on each other?

Moreover, Li Fu knew better than anyone how Ye Chen handled matters; he also knew that Ye Chen, being kind-hearted, wouldn't just easily give up everything during this time—it was simply not possible.