“You’re all colluding with businessmen!”
Xiao Chen was burning with fury. His eyes bulged, teeth clenched, and his already dark face flushed red as he trembled with rage.
This world is so damn corrupt…
He had no power or backing—was he supposed to let Jiang Che walk all over him like this?
“Watch your mouth,” said one officer coldly, lifting his baton slightly. “Or else our bodycam might run out of battery again.”
They had dealt with plenty of people like Xiao Chen before. There were… effective methods.
“Insulting law enforcement adds another charge!” another officer added at just the right moment.
With just that one line, Xiao Chen shut up instantly, even though the rage inside nearly made him cough blood.
He was completely outmatched. Even if his fury boiled over, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
After all, he’d already experienced the pain of a 100,000-volt baton once—and he had no intention of going through it again.
“I want to request a defense lawyer.”
Taking a deep breath to force down his anger, Xiao Chen spoke in a low voice.
What a joke—pay Jiang Che 1 billion yuan in medical compensation?
No way in hell!
Even if he had to burn that entire fortune, he would never hand it over to that bastard.
By now, Xiao Chen had completely figured it out—this was clearly a trap Jiang Che had set up long in advance, all to get him locked up here.
But Xiao Chen didn’t believe for a second that no lawyer could get him out of this.
As long as the money was good, there’d always be people willing to take the job.
“Of course. That’s your right.”
…
After returning to Qingteng Villa and parking the car, Jiang Che immediately heard a string of system notifications ringing in his head.
Now that Xiao Chen had been locked up, he had contributed a full 30,000 Emotional Points to Jiang Che.
Clearly, that guy was absolutely furious.
With a 1 billion yuan compensation hanging over him, Xiao Chen obviously wouldn’t give in so easily—but Jiang Che wasn’t worried. He had plenty of tricks to make him obey.
Taking that 1 billion from Xiao Chen was just the first step.
Once Xiao Chen got out of the precinct, the real show would begin.
“Only 50,000 points left before I can do a ten-pull… I still need to work harder.”
Jiang Che nodded in satisfaction after checking the day’s gains, feeling quite pleased.
After the last meeting, the old man had returned to the Imperial Capital due to urgent matters.
Now that he needed help, Jiang Che wasn’t going to be polite about it.
After a few rings, the call connected, and a loud, energetic voice came through.
“Hello?”
“Grandson, how do you have time to call your grandpa today?”
“If you’ve got something to say, say it fast! I’m busy as hell right now!”
Jiang Jianguo’s voice was rough and blunt, with no trace of politeness even toward Jiang Che.
Jiang Che was used to it. Knowing how valuable the old man’s time was, he got straight to the point.
“Grandpa, how much influence does our family have overseas?”
As one of the most powerful conglomerates in the Nine Provinces, the Xingqiong Group had branches all over the world—Jiang Che knew that much.
But how far the Jiang Family’s influence extended abroad was something he wasn’t too sure about.
“Why are you asking that?”
The other end went silent for a moment before Jiang Jianguo replied cautiously.
“It’s nothing. There’s this guy named Xiao Chen who pissed me off.”
“He’s the leader of a mercenary group called Blood Wolf over in the Black Continent…”
“I want to use the family’s power to wipe them out—that’s why I asked.”
Jiang Che didn’t hold anything back and laid out all of Xiao Chen’s shady activities abroad.
The Blood Wolf Mercenary Group was infamous in the Black Continent—full of outlaws from all over the world. Nothing but scum.
Killing them wouldn’t weigh on Jiang Che’s conscience at all.
“Although our Jiang Family doesn’t have as much power overseas as we do here, crushing a tiny mercenary group like that? No problem.”
“Just wait for my news.”
“Anything else? If not, I’m hanging up…”
“Right, Grandpa—send me a copy of Xiao Chen’s file.”
Jiang Che quickly added.
Though he had Divine-Level Hacking Skill and could probably access classified data by himself, he still had a moral line he wouldn’t cross.
“Got it. I’ll have someone bring it to you.”
Jiang Jianguo acknowledged and hung up the call.
“Xiao Chen, are you ready for the big gift I’ve prepared?”
“Tonight, once Xiao Chen is in, arrange a few ‘masters of swordplay’ for him—let him experience what it’s like to be overwhelmed.”
“Rest assured, Young Master. I’ll make sure Xiao Chen has a night he’ll never forget!”
…
After finalizing the arrangements, Jiang Che made his way toward the villa.
Not finding Xiao Yi in the living room or bedroom, he asked a maid and learned that the little loli was in the back garden cultivating.
Without hesitation, he walked to the garden.
The sun was setting, casting a soft golden glow over everything. Shafts of light fell through the air in fragments, painting the garden in delicate hues.
Xiao Yi, dressed in a flowing purple dress, stood silently amidst it all. Her black hair fluttered in the breeze, and her expression was cold and focused as she practiced the intricate footwork of Treading Snow Without a Trace.
Under the twilight, Xiao Yi looked like a dancing butterfly—her every movement smooth and graceful, pleasing to the eye.
Jiang Che didn’t disturb her. He simply stood there quietly, enjoying the sight.
After finishing her practice, Xiao Yi paused and happened to glance back—only then did she notice Jiang Che.
A flicker of something unreadable flashed in her violet eyes as she walked over in small, light steps.
No matter how cold her personality was, she was still human.
After what happened last night, Xiao Yi had unknowingly developed a subtle attachment to Jiang Che.
“How’s your training going? Is it smooth?”
Jiang Che naturally reached out and wrapped his arm around her slender waist, smiling as he asked.
Xiao Yi gently shook her head. Treading Snow Without a Trace was a top-tier light-body technique—there was no way she could master it overnight.
Even with her talent, a whole afternoon of training had only barely scratched the surface. She hadn’t even reached the beginner stage yet.
“Training takes time. You need to balance work and rest.”
“Otherwise, I’ll feel sorry for you, little sweetheart~”
Jiang Che leaned down beside her ear, his voice low and soft.
As he finished speaking, he gently kissed her delicate earlobe.
Though Xiao Yi’s face remained composed, her heart was far from calm. She felt flustered.
She was just emotionally reserved—not devoid of emotion.
She still experienced basic emotional fluctuations.
[Xiao Yi feels ripples in her heart. Emotional Points +3344…]
Hearing the system notification in his mind, Jiang Che chuckled.
Teasing this cold, expressionless girl always brought him a special kind of joy. It was endlessly entertaining.
“It’s getting late. Let’s go back for dinner…”
…