Sun Zhiyuan clenched his fingers, having forgotten in his haste that Walkerbite’s identity was not something everyone knew. His mind raced, "The virus in Yizhou this time shares similarities with the one back then. Look—"
The sound of the other party slamming the table made his eardrums ache. He barked furiously, "Useless! What good are you?!”
"You couldn't help with killing Shen Wuyou, you can't even finish off a few test subjects, and you've been of no use in the Yizhou matter! After all these years, holding this position yet failing to handle such trivial matters, you're not as capable as some lab whippersnapper!”
"Truly incompetent, no wonder Huo Jinyi doesn't think highly of you!"
Sun Zhiyuan gritted his teeth so hard that he managed to control his expression. He spat out through clenched teeth, "Give me a little more time, I promise I..."
"One day!" the other party interrupted. "Just one day! We can't wait any longer! If what we've done all these years is pried out of Walkerbite by China, the international situation will inevitably change drastically, and you and I will both be finished!”
Finally, the person's emotions stabilized, and they spoke in a low, drawn-out voice, "Sun Zhiyuan, if I'm finished, will your affairs remain hidden?”
"Are you threatening me?" A glint of darkness flashed in Sun Zhiyuan's eyes.
"Just a reminder, that's all." The other person's tone was chilling. "Never mind anything else, just that one matter alone will get you killed by China. Think it over yourself!"
The call ended. Sun Zhiyuan was seething with unvented anger, and An'an's laughter only made him more irritable.
He was in this predicament all because of Huo Rou!
He looked up again at An'an's smiling face. Why hadn't Matthew killed him?
"Little Sun!" Grandpa Qin called him from the living room.
Sun Zhiyuan adjusted his demeanor and responded loudly, "Yes!”
"Call Axiu and An'an. Ning Yi has sent something back!"
Qin Ning Yi?!
Sun Zhiyuan's heart leaped. He was the most likely person to know Walkerbite's whereabouts!
To his disappointment, Qin Ning Yi hadn't returned; he had only sent someone with items.
The driver placed the items on the table and reported methodically, "Young Master has handled the matter. He has other affairs to attend to, so he asked me to bring these back first."
Handled it?
Sun Zhiyuan's heart sank.
Would Walkerbite betray him too? If so, Qin Ning Yi's absence would at least buy him some time.
His eyes scanned the items Qin Ning Yi had sent back.
Tea?
Why would he bring tea to Old Master Qin for no reason?
As he focused on the tea packaging, Grandpa Qin urged the butler to quickly put the items away.
Just as Old Master Qin was about to speak, An'an tilted his head and asked, "Great-Grandpa, did Daddy buy An'an local specialties? But An'an doesn't drink tea!”
Grandpa Qin immediately burst into laughter and embraced An'an, "Little An'an, whatever you want, Grandpa will take you to buy it later!”
That question couldn't have come at a better time!
Sun Zhiyuan lingered for a while longer before leaving in a hurry, supposedly to attend a meeting at the military base.
After he left, Grandma Liu looked at the main gate with a worried expression.
"Axiu, why the frown?" Grandpa Qin asked her, holding An'an and smiling.
Grandma Liu gave him a playful glare, "Did you fulfill what you promised them? Did you handle it?”
"It's handled." Old Master Qin smiled meaningfully.
Grandma Liu was very concerned. "But you didn't say anything at all. Time waits for no one, you can't let your temper get in the way of things!"
Anyone as upright as he was would inevitably show a cold face and be at odds with someone they knew to be hypocritical and despicable. She worried that in his suppressed anger, Grandpa Qin might not have done what he was supposed to do.
"Grandpa did say something!" An'an said with a mischievous smile.