Tomb raiding: Today is another day I don't want to go home.

Chapter 62 The Changsha Project in Progress

Someone is eavesdropping!

Xie Yuchen realized the reminder Yan Huai was trying to give. Looking at the person in front of him whose temperament had changed in an instant, he became wary: "Although the Nine Gates are united, they have always performed their respective duties. Why are you asking about the Wu family?"

Yan Huai's gaze never left the wall of the ward where Jie Qi was hiding. Although the Phoenix Bloodline's sensory lines were still there, without the warning from this bloodline, he would hardly have been able to detect that someone was there.

Is this yet another smokescreen by the Wang family?

“I’ve been to the underwater tomb,” Yan Huai said, dropping the bombshell while lowering his eyes in deep thought.

Recalling the time when they dealt with Wang Jue's body, the Wang family did not suspect that the body had disappeared, so Yan Huai guessed that the Phoenix bloodline had the talent of burning.

Later, they encountered the black python in Xisha. Wang Xu admitted that he led it there, so this should be the second talent of the Phoenix bloodline: attraction - but it cannot be confirmed yet.

Also, on the cruise ship, Yan Huai cured A Ning of the Corpse King Poison and the Exorcism Poison, which should be the third talent of the Phoenix Bloodline...

As for Jie Qi's current ability to conceal his aura, could this be another talent possessed by the Phoenix bloodline?

When did you go?

Yan Huai's thoughts flashed by in an instant. After hearing Xie Yuchen's question, he looked at the other party, whose eyes still held a trace of urgency that he hadn't had time to hide.

"I arrived in Changsha today, six days ago."

Six days ago was the day Yan Huai arrived in Hainan and towed away the cruise ship belonging to Qiu Dekao Company.

Xie Yuchen calculated that when he received Wu Sansheng's message, it was already two days after the latter left Changsha, which was seven days ago. Based on this calculation, Yan Huai was very likely to have encountered Wu Sansheng.

Have you ever met members of the Wu family?

"Yes, that's why I was just about to ask Patriarch Xie about his understanding of the Wu family."

This man's words were truly impeccable! Xie Yuchen's wariness of Yan Huai intensified. He had previously assured Wu Sansheng that Yan Huai would never make a mistake, but now, it seemed he had misjudged him—this was no innocent young man at all! He was practically a stuffed bun!

"Coincidentally, I'm also somewhat interested in that underwater tomb. How about we cooperate?"

This matter was encountered by chance, so apart from Jie Qi, Yan Huai did not want to get too involved with the Jie family. He simply decided to hand over the decision-making power to Jie Yu Chen.

"How does Patriarch Xie intend to cooperate?"

"I want to know everything you went through at the underwater tomb. In exchange, I will pay for all your expenses at this hospital and waive all your claims against the hospital and Jie Jiu."

Of course, as you just mentioned, you've just arrived in Changsha, so you probably don't have a place to stay yet. I can give you a house, fully furnished with everything you need. If you have any other conditions, you can mention them.

He lacked everything except money.

Yan Huai pondered for a moment and asked the system, "Besides the house, how much are the other expenses that Jie Yuchen mentioned?"

"Around 130,000."

You can ask Wu Sansheng for the house and the money, but if Jie Yuchen wants to give it to you, then Yan Huai will accept it without hesitation.

Moreover, even if Xie Yuchen hadn't mentioned these things, Yan Huai still had over 320,000 in his space, so he wasn't worried about not being able to pay the compensation. Besides, he had just suddenly remembered something.

"I think Wu Sansheng gave me a bank card when we were in the car. Do you know how much money is in it?"

“One million,” the system replied.

The money in that card was originally Wu Sansheng's final payment to Hei Yanjing, but unexpectedly Yan Huai intercepted it. The reason the system hadn't included it in the statistics before was simply because that money wasn't a reward from the system, but rather something that belonged solely to Yan Huai.

However, if Yan Huai doesn't remember them right away, they might just gather dust in the system space.

Suddenly rich again, Yan Huai experienced the joy of wealth, but...

"Besides what I just mentioned, I have one more condition."

"As long as what you say is valuable to me, and as long as the condition is within my capabilities," Xie Yuchen wasn't a fool. Only under these two conditions would he consider fulfilling Yan Huai's request.

"I need to ask you for someone." Yan Huai smiled, and even though the expression was gentle and clean, Xie Yuchen felt a strange sense of aggression coming from him at that moment.

"Who?" Xie Yuchen received no answer, because Yan Huai had already left the hospital bed and walked out silently.

Not long after, maybe only half a minute, just as Xie Yuchen was about to get up and look in confusion, a shadowy figure appeared at the door of the ward—it was Yan Huai, carrying someone in his hand.

Jie Qi was lifted off the ground and, in a daze, was dragged in by the back of the neck by Yan Huai.

Xie Yuchen was stunned for a moment, then a complex emotion flashed in his eyes: "The person you want to get revenge on is him?"

"Correct!"

"why?"

Yan Huai stroked his chin, as if considering his words: "He will cause trouble for your Xie family, and perhaps, he will also cause trouble for me."

"What's the basis?"

Yan Huai lowered his eyes to look into Xie Yuchen's eyes, as if he could see right through him: "You already have evidence, don't you?"

Xie Yuchen frowned and looked away first: "I can give you the person, but he has to be dead first."

“No problem.” Even a dead person can achieve his goal, Yan Huai thought to himself.

cuckoo-

The rumbling of his stomach spoiled the mood once more. Yan Huai pursed his lips, thinking to himself that he should have sent Jie Qi to buy food before catching him...

Xie Yuchen shook his head inwardly. One second he was all serious, but the next he broke character because of his belly. It was really... hard to describe.

"Come with me! Dr. Lu said you can be discharged if there are no special circumstances."

“…Thank you.” Yan Huai pretended to be calm and stepped aside to walk through the doorway of the ward, carrying Jie Qi in his hand, and followed behind Jie Yuchen.

Half an hour isn't a long time. At this moment, in a local-style restaurant, Yan Huai was enjoying his meal at a square table in a private room, while opposite him was the elegant Xie Yuchen.

As for Xie Jiu, whose face was so badly slapped that he was almost unrecognizable, he was given a break by Xie Yuchen long ago after Yan Huai's discharge procedures were completed.

And that member of the Wang family who was impersonating Jie Qi... Did you see that dark figure huddled in the corner of the private room? That's him.

"You mean, Wu Sansheng concealed the truth because of the Wang family?"

"I guessed." Yan Huai had already stuffed the entire xiaolongbao into his mouth, so he could only reply incoherently.

"So, that means Xie Qi is also a member of the Wang family." Xie Yuchen's tone was certain.

"Mmm!" Yan Huai ate with great pleasure. He had never eaten anything so delicious since he could remember. He would come here often in the future and invite Zhang Qiling along.

From Jie Yuchen's perspective, Yan Huai's current appearance is like that of a starving ghost who has just been reincarnated, with no image to speak of.