A sentry telephoned inside to report.
"What? 861? How could their people be here? Hurry and invite them in!" The person on the other end, upon hearing the name of the organization, quickly went to report to the commander.
Ruan Su drove into Yizhou Military Region without any hindrance, and Ling Xiao also woke up at the opportune moment.
"Little beauty, you're quite something, driving in just like that?" Ling Xiao was truly surprised that the timid girl who used to cry so easily could now enter a place like Yizhou Military Region so casually.
Ruan Su offered no explanation. She got out of the car and negotiated the situation with the assistant director who came to meet them.
Ling Xiao unceremoniously tossed the person from the car in front of him. The assistant director, startled, almost drew his gun. "Who?"
Ling Xiao, with a cheeky grin, kicked the unconscious person. "This guy has something on him. You can question him. It's about the raw material factory."
The assistant director had the unconscious man taken away and personally led Ruan Su and Ling Xiao to the commander's office.
"Ling Ying?" Qin Nishui stepped forward, introducing himself. "Yizhou Military Region, Qin Nishui."
"Hello, Commander Qin." Ruan Su, with a professional demeanor, laid out her purpose and the events she encountered on the way.
"Understood, we will question him thoroughly. Thank you for the lead." Qin Nishui grasped the seriousness of the situation. After a few pleasantries, he arranged for them to be escorted out.
After seeing Ruan Su and Ling Xiao onto the plane, Qin Nishui went to observe the interrogation of the man by the inquiry room.
"I'll talk, I'll talk!" The man, upon waking and facing his situation, could only honestly reveal what he knew.
"I brought the people in. They paid a lot to acquire our company, but they didn't change the registered information. We were still able to use a small portion of the premises and equipment to continue producing our skincare raw materials."
"Then what were they producing?"
The man frowned, the sharp gaze of the officer fixed on him. The pressure made him finally confess.
"I don't know what they were producing, but I secretly hired someone to test their wastewater. There's a strange component in it that's harmful to the human body."
The officer continued to ask, "Then why didn't you report it?"
"The wastewater test showing harm isn't that strange. They also had a wastewater treatment system. It's difficult for me to say. Who knew that the test results would be discovered by my enemies, and they sent people to deal with me."
He said this with great frustration. They had agreed on confidentiality, but the test results still got out. The grim assassin had pressed a dagger to his throat; he was terrified.
"Then how did you end up here?"
He was even more puzzled by this. "The assassin was going to kill me immediately, but he overheard people discussing me, so he knocked me out and brought me here."
The interrogation here continued for a long time. Although the information obtained was limited, it still made Qin Nishui frown.
After leaving Yizhou Military Region, Ling Xiao and Ruan Su did not return immediately. Ruan Su's sampling was not yet complete; she had to go back.
Fortunately, the people who pursued them did not see their faces. They only needed to change cars to continue operating in Ningzhong City.
Ling Xiao heard that she still had to stay to prepare for a concert, so he wasn't in a hurry to leave. After getting out of the car, he dragged her to a car dealership to pick out a new car.
Ruan Su opened her mouth several times, wanting to tell him that the unit would provide a car.
But Ling Xiao was too fast. Her gaze had lingered on one of the cars for a moment before Ling Xiao had already produced his card and given it to the salesperson to handle the procedures.
"You..." Ruan Su stared, dumbfounded, at his extravagant display of wealth.
Ling Xiao leaned towards her. Ruan Su swallowed all her words, retreated, and suddenly remembered that this man was a scoundrel. She asked warily, "What are you doing?"
"Little beauty, why don't you just take me?" Ling Xiao's tone was ambiguous, his eyes watery as he looked at her, like a devoted admirer.
"Handsome, why don't you come with me?" A rich woman, who had brought a gigolo to buy a car, kicked the gigolo beside her aside and took out her card from her bag.
The rich woman was well-maintained, appearing to be in her early forties, wearing sunglasses. As she held out her card, she exuded a certain charm.
Ruan Su appeared cold on the surface, but she was inwardly shocked. Was society like this now? Were rich women so fickle?
The rich woman took off her sunglasses and scrutinized Ling Xiao, her gaze lingering below for a long time. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became.
She nodded. "Your waist looks good. Come with me, and you can pick any card here."
Ling Xiao had lived in the UK for many years; who dared to speak to him in such a tone?
Only the Ruan Su of the past had dared to speak to him like that. Hearing this tone again, he strangely felt a sense of nostalgia.
"Oh? How much money do you have in your card?" Ling Xiao raised the corner of his eye, smiling somewhat wickedly.
The rich woman heard that there was a chance and her face, full of flesh, crinkled as she smiled. "You little handsome guy, you're quite savvy! The cards here range from at least two million to one hundred million, depending on your luck."
After speaking, she winked at Ling Xiao. "Dare to play?"
Ruan Su watched Ling Xiao examine the cards, as if he were seriously considering it, and felt a pang of unease.
"If you're really going to sell yourself, you shouldn't sell for so little. A car costs several million," Ruan Su said pointedly.
Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows at her, slinging his arm around her, intending to pull her into his embrace.
Ruan Su dodged back, regretting saying that.
If he wanted to sell himself, that was his business. Why was she being so sarcastic?
Seeing her awkwardness, Ling Xiao burst into laughter.
His usual dissolute demeanor gave way to a bright, cheerful smile that was surprisingly open and radiant.
The rich woman's eyes widened, and she could see that there was something unusual between them.
"This little girl, what's so special about her? She doesn't look rich either. Come with me instead."
Ling Xiao appeared conflicted. "But she just bought me a car, and I haven't even driven it yet."
This made him look exactly like a kept gigolo.
The rich woman waved her hand. "I'll buy you a more expensive one, as long as you come with me."
The gigolo, who had been kicked aside by the rich woman, seeing himself about to be discarded, quickly came over, took the rich woman's hand, and said, "This person is clearly not devoted. How is he better than me? Sister, I can make you incredibly happy. Can he?" The gigolo blinked at the rich woman, his eyes brimming with affection. He traced his index finger on her palm, which reminded the rich woman of this morning's events, making her legs feel weak.
Ruan Su watched this scene, utterly shocked. Could things really be like this in broad daylight?
Ling Xiao followed suit, leaning closer, taking Ruan Su's hand. His index finger gently drew circles on her palm, and his voice became sweet and syrupy. "Sister, I can do that too. Why don't you pay a little more, and I'll stay with you? I'll be very well-behaved."
A tingling sensation spread from Ruan Su's hand along her meridians and into her heart. She shivered. Was he seducing her in public?