CHAPTER 144: CHAPTER 144: HIS BUSINESS ISN’T VERY CLEAN

Ke Chen gradually retracted his gaze, glancing to the side, but there was no one there.

"We’ll talk when we get back."

Once Ke Chen returned to his exclusive suite, a figure gradually appeared before him.

From transparent to solid, not a thread of clothing on.

Ke Chen’s expression remained neutral; he tossed a jacket at the figure, sat on the sofa, and picked up a cigar, sniffing it under his nose.

"Speak."

The figure finally fully materialized, a skinny man, short in stature, with unhealthily pale skin.

Ke Chen’s clothes were large, making him look like a child wearing adult clothes.

The man’s face was ordinary, with emotionless eyes, slightly lowered eyelids, very submissive.

"Sir, Sun Yazhu was kidnapped a month ago."

"Kidnapped?" A sharp gleam flashed in Ke Chen’s eyes. "Whose people?"

"Blackbeard’s gang, small fry operating on the Nanling line. They caught the wrong eye by kidnapping Miss Sun, and now the entire line is gone."

The entire line is gone.

Besides external factors, there were also internal reasons.

The people on the Nanling side operate very covertly, fearing discovery, so when the line is uncovered, they proactively cut off all clues leading to Nanling.

"Who rescued Sun Yazhu?"

"Couldn’t find out. Apart from Sun Yazhu, the memories of those people were very chaotic, like they had been altered by a superpower user. And Blackbeard committed suicide, breaking many lines of investigation, so the case has been closed."

The man said everything he knew; he still couldn’t understand why Blackbeard would commit suicide.

They said it was Nanling who acted, but there wasn’t enough time.

It could only be that the person who rescued Sun Yazhu in the middle was problematic.

Ke Chen knew more than the man did, and the first person that came to his mind was Ji Ning.

Otherwise, how could a young lady of the Sun Family have any connection with someone far away in Anhe City?

It could only be that they intersected at some point in time.

Moreover, Ji Ning herself was a superpower user, a powerful Control Ability User.

Although he still didn’t know her specific abilities, there seemed to be some clues now.

Altering someone’s memory...

A mental-related superpower?

Ke Chen thought for a while, looking at the man: "I have a task for you..."

***

At the gate of Anhe Middle School.

Sun Yazhu sat in the car, looking out at the school gate at dismissal time.

It’s midday, when students who go home for lunch can leave the campus.

In the crowd, Ji Ning wasn’t tall and wasn’t very noticeable, but Sun Yazhu could spot her at a glance.

She immediately got out of the car and waved at Ji Ning.

"Ji Ning, over here."

Ji Ning was quite well-known at Anhe Middle School, and this shout attracted a lot of students’ attention.

Compared to Fu Yuanxuan’s car last time, the car Sun Yazhu was in was quite low-key, just a plain black sedan.

However, Sun Yazhu herself didn’t seem low-key, with good looks and outstanding temperament, clearly not an ordinary person.

She was here to find Ji Ning.

This made the students outside the school gate stop to watch, curious about the relationship between the two.

Ji Ning walked over with her hands in her pockets.

The two didn’t say much outside; Sun Yazhu opened the car door for Ji Ning. After Ji Ning sat inside, Sun Yazhu followed her into the car.

"Who is that?"

"Isn’t that Sister Ji Ning?"

"She looks so classy..."

"There were rumors before that Ji Ning was an unwanted beggar."

"How can a beggar gain the trust of You Le’s group? Besides, didn’t you see her sister came?"

"Exactly, the person who spread those rumors is really awful."

...

Sun Yazhu, too, didn’t know that her visit to see Ji Ning would clear up previous rumors about her.

She came to see Ji Ning to specifically ask about Ke Chen’s background.

She had noticed that aside from wanting to connect with the Sun Family, Ke Chen kept inquiring about her friends, deliberately or not.

She thought for a long time and remembered Ji Ning.

If Ji Ning hadn’t interacted with Ke Chen, why would she have warned Sun Yazhu to be cautious of him?

So what exactly was the relationship between Ke Chen and Ji Ning?

Sun Yazhu didn’t want to guess, so she came to ask Ji Ning directly.

If it were anyone else, she wouldn’t have been so straightforward.

Ji Ning was eating barbeque, thought for a moment, and said, "His business isn’t very clean."

A smart person needs just a hint, and Sun Yazhu understood immediately.

His business isn’t very clean.

This indicated that he had shady dealings, and if she wanted to do legitimate business, she should avoid getting involved with him.

"Thank you." Sun Yazhu raised the glass beside her to toast Ji Ning.

As for how Ji Ning knew him, Sun Yazhu wouldn’t be silly enough to ask.

Their lunch was enjoyable.

Sun Yazhu had the driver take Ji Ning back to the school gate.

As Ji Ning was about to get out, Sun Yazhu said, "The education level in Anhe isn’t great. If you ever want to study in Beijing, I can transfer you there anytime..."

"Thanks, but that’s not necessary."

Sun Yazhu initially wanted to say that the Sun Family could do anything the Bai Family could, even better, but seeing Ji Ning’s refusal, she swallowed her words.

After all, the Bai Family knew her first.

After sending Ji Ning off, Sun Yazhu’s driver asked if she’d like to return to the hotel, to which Sun Yazhu replied, "Go to Mingfu Garden."

If you want to win someone over, living closer would be necessary.

Meanwhile, news of Anhe City’s Feng Family’s young master Feng Lei investing in Mingfu Garden had reached Beijing.

In the old residence of the Feng Family, Feng Lei’s mother, Qin Huaishu, elegantly set down her coffee cup, took the silk handkerchief handed to her by a servant, and wiped her mouth.

"Xiao Lei investing in Anhe City isn’t a big deal. It’s just a normal investment."

The woman across from her, holding a coffee cup, smiled with hidden motives, "Sister-in-law, our home is in Beijing. Investing in real estate in such a third or fourth-tier city is a loss, isn’t it? I heard Xiao Lei went to Anhe for an actress. Could it be he’s buying a place to keep her hidden?"

Qin Huaishu suppressed her anger in her heart. The Feng Family just couldn’t stand her son doing well. Any slightest movement, and they’d associate it with romances, as if her child were a playboy only interested in women.

"Sister-in-law, you’re joking. It’s gossip, and you believe it. Xiao Lei is in Anhe on an important matter," Qin Huaishu looked at the elderly lady sitting at the head of the table, who hadn’t spoken, and smiled, "Director Lin Anqing is casting for ’War God’ in Anhe. Xiao Lei is representing the group to choose actors. Since the filming might be in Anhe, Xiao Lei plans to invest there to have a place to stay."

The elder lady at the head of the table had hair already white, but she looked full of life, with a kind smile on her face, "If my eldest grandson really has a girlfriend, bring her back for me to see."

Qin Huaishu quickly denied, "Little Lei, you know him. If he had a girlfriend, he’d definitely bring her back to see you. Please don’t believe what’s on the internet. Those are just playful actions or celebrity marketing, nothing true about it."

Although their family runs an entertainment company, not just anyone can walk through their doors. These people just want to watch Xiao Lei’s downfall.

"Sister-in-law, I heard that the Bai Family’s daughter is also in Anhe?"