“Young Master, you’re awake.”
“Mm.”
Lin Ye stepped out of the treatment pod.
The butler standing nearby handed him some clothes.
“The Family Head said that you should test your mental power first, then visit him in the study.”
Lin Ye let out a cold snort.
“Now he remembers to care about me? It’s not like I went insane.”
The butler bowed slightly.
“This is the Family Head’s order. He has always cared about you.”
“Got it.”
The arrogance in the young man’s sharp features could not conceal the coldness in his eyes.
“I’ll go test my mental power, but Uncle Lin, help me find someone first.”
The butler replied,
“Please tell me, Young Master.”
Lin Ye said,
“Check whether any cub accidentally wandered into the nearby area.”
“That little dumpling managed to enter my mental sea, so she must have been somewhere close by and got pulled in by my mental fluctuations.”
“Once you find her, arrange a new guardian for her.”
“And send a report to the Cub Protection Association saying someone is abusing a cub.”
The butler was stunned.
“Abusing a cub?!”
There were actually people who dared abuse cubs nowadays?
Had they lost their minds?
Lin Ye clicked his tongue.
“Forget it. I’ll mention it to Second Brother later. It’ll be more convenient through him, so those people won’t ignore it.”
Any father who could let a cub get hurt couldn’t possibly be a good guardian.
For all he knew, the man might even be abusing her.
Without hesitation, Lin Ye convicted the “Dad” Lin Suisui had mentioned in his mind.
The thought of Lin Suisui being abused made him increasingly irritated.
He wanted to rip open the throats of the people who hurt her and break all their limbs.
Knock knock.
Someone knocked on the study door.
“Come in.”
A dignified voice sounded from inside.
“You wanted to see me?”
Lin Zhen looked at the expression written all over Lin Ye’s face:
“If you’ve got something to say, hurry up. I’m busy.”
Then he spoke.
“The Rodriguez family has come knocking on our door.”
Lin Ye snorted.
“That useless Garcia. Other than running to complain, what else can he do?”
“What? Are you planning to punish me for him?”
Lin Ye clenched his fists.
His joints cracked loudly.
“You’ve always favored him. That kind of scum deserves it. From now on, every time I see him, I’ll beat him up.”
Lin Zhen frowned.
“Don’t say things that ruin people’s appetites.”
“You know I didn’t call you here because of him.”
“The Rodriguez family members who came have already been crippled and thrown back by my people.”
“The dignity of the Lin family isn’t something those pieces of trash can challenge.”
Lin Ye glanced away.
“What a hypocrite.”
At only eleven years old, the boy was already over six feet tall.
The cub had already grown sharp fangs.
Lin Zhen ignored the disrespect in his words.
“What happened during your mental power riot that day?”
Lin Ye recalled the incident.
“Garcia injected a black liquid into my body while I wasn’t paying attention.”
“Then I lost focus for a moment.”
By the time he regained consciousness, he had already transformed into his beast form.
Fortunately, his Third Sister had happened to be inspecting the military academy at the time and managed to restrain him before anything catastrophic happened.
The memory of that filthy substance filled Lin Ye’s eyes with disgust.
“I don’t know where he got that thing.”
“It can rapidly trigger a riot in the mental sea.”
He had just finished fighting Garcia and his mental power had already been unstable.
Lin Zhen slowly tapped his fingers against the desk.
His brows furrowed slightly.
“Do you remember the riot in Central City nine years ago?”
“Of course I remember.”
Lin Ye replied sarcastically.
“If you hadn’t mentioned it, I’d have thought you’d forgotten.”
Lin Zhen pretended not to hear the mockery.
“Back then, tens of thousands of Blue Star citizens suffered simultaneous mental sea collapses overnight.”
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.
“You’re saying this might be connected to that incident?”
Lin Zhen replied,
“We’re not sure yet.”
Then why bring it up?
Lin Ye rolled his eyes without restraint.
“Your Third Sister has already assigned people to investigate.”
“You should be careful as well.”
“I’ve already had the military academy suppress the news and keep it under control.”
“Stay home for a few days before returning to school.”
Transforming into a beast form in public was nearly equivalent to losing control.
The fact that the youngest son of the Lin family had suffered a mental sea riot and lost control on the spot was enough for many people to make trouble out of it.
“Be more careful next time.”
“Don’t let yourself get ambushed again.”
Lin Ye immediately shot back,
“Still better than you.”
“You couldn’t even keep track of your own child.”
The tapping stopped.
Lin Zhen fell silent.
That child was a wound in every member of the family’s heart.
After a long pause, the man’s voice sounded older and more weary.
“Lin Ye, I will never give up searching for her.”
“Hmph.”
Lin Ye snorted.
He had heard that sentence for nine years.
“You can leave now.”
“And don’t forget to test your mental power.”
Lin Ye ignored him.
Without another word, he turned around and walked out of the study.
…
In the hallway, Lin Ye made a phone call.
The line connected.
A calm male voice came from the other end.
“Xiao Ye.”
Lin Ye said,
“Second Brother, do me a favor.”
“I’ve found a cub who might be suffering abuse.”
“Help me find her a reliable guardian.”
“One who’s responsible.”
“Strong enough so nobody can bully her…”
Thinking about Lin Suisui’s soft and adorable appearance, he added,
“Someone who looks too fierce won’t do either.”
“Oh, right.”
“They also need to be wealthy.”
“Don’t let the kid go hungry…”
“And as for her original… guardian…”
“The best outcome would be giving him a few extra years in prison.”
Listening to the endless stream of requirements from the other side, Jing Yi finally interrupted helplessly.
“Xiao Ye, this isn’t the Cub Protection Association.”
Lin Ye replied,
“Brother, the Cub Protection Association only survives because of the funding you approve.”
“I don’t trust anyone else.”
“If you personally tell them, they won’t dare slack off.”
So now he was being treated as a convenient tool.
The man laughed helplessly.
“Just this once.”
“Give me the cub’s information.”
Lin Ye said,
“Uncle Lin is still investigating.”
“I’m just giving you a heads-up so I don’t forget later.”
“What kind of cub is she?”
“It sounds like you really like her.”
“The investigation isn’t even finished, and you’re already calling me.”
Lin Ye lowered his head.
“She gives me a special feeling.”
After saying that, he fell silent.
A moment later, he could not help adding:
“Brother… that little dumpling’s eyes look exactly like Mom’s.”
“If our little sister were still here, she’d definitely be just as beautiful as Mom.”
The moment Jing Yi heard those words, he also fell silent.
Everything became quiet.
Only the faint sound of static remained.
Finally, Jing Yi spoke first.
“Xiao Ye, we’ll find our little sister.”
“Mm.”
Lin Ye’s voice became muffled.
For nine years, they had never stopped searching.
One day, they would find her.
“And one more thing.”
The man on the phone emphasized carefully.
“She is your older sister.”
Lin Ye curled his lips.
“It was only a few minutes’ difference.”
“For all we know, you all remembered it wrong.”
“I should be the older brother.”
…
“What?!”
“You still haven’t found any information on the cub?”