After leaving the hospital, he looked at the dozen or so missed calls on his phone and fell silent.
"Ye Longlin, where did you run off to? Couldn't you have told me when you left? Am I that insignificant in your heart?"
Just as he was about to put it in his pocket, her call came again. He casually answered and heard her roar on the other end of the line.
After her outburst, Ye Longlin said calmly, "I'm at the Dragon Observation Bureau."
Lin Tian'ai's voice immediately stopped, and her tone softened. "I'll come pick you up."
Ye Longlin got into the car and headed for the Dragon Observation Bureau.
One lie requires countless lies to compensate. He simply didn't want to expose his identity.
"I was at the main entrance the whole time, why didn't I see you being taken away?"
As soon as the car stopped and he lit a cigarette, Lin Tian'ai's voice came from beside him.
Getting out of the car, a cigarette hanging from his lips, his tone remained nonchalant. "Perhaps you didn't see me."
Seeing him like this, Lin Tian'ai's anger flared. She gave him a cold look and reprimanded, "Can't you stop being so impulsive in the future? You hit this person today and that person tomorrow. Do you think you're still in the army? Society is about human relationships and understanding the way of the world. If you keep hitting people like this, when will you ever learn the importance of human relationships?"
Ye Longlin chuckled with a hint of mockery. "Lin Tian'ai, don't you think you're rather amusing?"
Lin Tian'ai frowned. "What do you mean?"
"I mean nothing. I just want to tell you that if I hadn't intervened, you would likely be sitting in the Dragon Observation Bureau right now, reporting Wu Yongqiang."
"Furthermore, if we have such different values, we should try to avoid contact in the future. I don't want any association with you. This will be my last favor to you. This is the acquisition contract for the Shiyan Group. Once you sign this document, you won't have to deal with construction companies anymore."
Ye Longlin shook his head slightly, tossed the document onto the hood of the Mercedes, placed the car keys on top of the contract, and turned to hail a taxi.
He had no intention of getting married in the first place. If it weren't for his father's letter, he wouldn't have agreed to marry. Now that he was dealing with so much trouble, he was thoroughly fed up.
He wasn't some kind of fool.
Lin Tian'ai stared blankly at the car and the document in front of her, lost in confusion.
She picked up the document and flipped through it. It was indeed the acquisition contract for the Shiyan Group. All the acquisition procedures had been completed, except for the signature of the acquirer. This meant whoever signed the document would become the new owner of the Shiyan Group.
Her heart trembled.
Lin Tian'ai turned to look for Ye Longlin, but he was nowhere to be seen. He had already left.
"Why..."
Meanwhile, back at Yun Jin Tiandi, Ye Longlin began to investigate the latest situation regarding the escaped war criminals.
There had been discussions at the highest level about implanting GPS chips in their bodies, but it was ultimately rejected due to humanitarian concerns. Now, finding them was akin to searching for a needle in a haystack.
During this period, the nationwide Sky Eye system had been overloaded, yet only a few individuals had been located.
"A-class war criminal, identification number 555, sighted in Zhaofeng Village, Lingqu County, Xingcheng City."
Upon receiving the information from the intelligence team, he immediately entered the identification number into the system. After retrieving the details, he narrowed his eyes and suddenly chuckled, "So it's this little fellow!"
Identification number 555 was Yuan Xin, codenamed "Dwarf."
He had suffered from polio since childhood. At thirty-five years old, he looked no older than twelve or thirteen, standing at just one meter tall.
However, he was a former hacker who had contributed to the Great Xia combat system. Later, he was discovered stealing military secrets and fled the country. To impede the authorities' pursuit, he had rigged a timed explosive in a small village.
When the special forces unit caught up, he detonated the bomb, wiping out an entire special forces unit and over a hundred villagers.
Back at the MoBei Prison, he was the most persistent escapee, having attempted to break out 228 times and been recaptured 228 times.
"Prepare an SUV for me."
Since he was going to the countryside to apprehend someone, a sedan would not be suitable for the terrain.
After receiving the order, Zhang Xiao managed to procure a Hongqi Ls7, the top-of-the-line model, in just half an hour.
"Mr. Ye, would you like me to accompany you?"
Zhang Xiao busied himself, placing gifts like bird's nest soup into the trunk.
Zhaofeng Village in Lingqu County, Xingcheng City, was Yuan Gang's hometown. While apprehending the criminal, he could also visit Yuan Gang's family and help resolve any issues if possible.
After all, Yuan Gang was his subordinate.
"No need."
As he left Xingcheng, Lin Tian'ai sat in a coffee shop below the Mu Corporation building, her face etched with unhappiness.
"Tian'ai, what's wrong? Why aren't you looking for your husband and instead looking for me?"
Mu Hanqi walked over from behind, chuckling heartily.
Lin Tian'ai remained silent, pouting her lips and handing the document to Mu Hanqi. Mu Hanqi opened it with a look of confusion, and her mouth formed an 'O' shape.
She looked at Lin Tian'ai with shock. "Tian'ai, where did you get so much money? Shiyan Group is an industry leader. Acquiring Shiyan Group would cost at least three billion yuan. Didn't Juling Group only take out a loan of ten billion?"
Mu Hanqi couldn't help but be astonished. The Shiyan Group had many projects, and they were all in highly profitable industries. With Shiyan Group involved, it was difficult for anyone else to enter this sector.
Lin Tian'ai sighed and explained the entire incident.
Mu Hanqi looked at her strangely and sighed. "Tian'ai, you're truly muddled. Isn't your little brain quite sharp? Think carefully, is Ye Longlin really an ordinary person? From everything he has done so far, if you really think about it, doesn't anything strike you as unusual?"
Her best friend's mind still hadn't figured it out.
It was already so obvious, yet she still thought he was an ordinary person.
"Can an ordinary person produce the acquisition contract for the Shiyan Group?"
"Can an ordinary person resolve the Gu family's affairs?"
"Would an ordinary person dare to provoke an existence like the Ye family?"
"Think about it yourself. Do you think these things are really that simple? Have you never considered it?"
Mu Hanqi's words felt like knives piercing her heart.
But Lin Tian'ai stubbornly replied, "What does that prove? Perhaps the Shiyan Group is like Xiaotian Group. Families like the Gu family and the Ye family naturally wouldn't want to be locked in a life-or-death struggle with a nobody. Nobody has their own anger. If you provoke them, they dare to kill anyone, so they naturally wouldn't want to mess with them."
"Besides, the Gu family brought it upon themselves."
Mu Hanqi opened her mouth, at a loss for words, and sighed deeply.
"If you don't like him, then you should divorce him. I'll marry him."