With the young man's confirmation, Li Chonglou stopped speaking and closed his eyes to rest.
The plane did not slowly stop until the middle of the night.
"Hey, we're here."
The young man shouted, and Li Chonglou opened his eyes. His casual gaze, like a deep pool, made the young man's expression falter, and then surprise appeared.
But the two did not speak again until Li Chonglou was picked up by another foreigner at the airport.
Looking at Li Chonglou's receding back, the young man secretly took a photo and then sent it to his friend, along with a message.
"Xiao Lin, I think I've seen the rise of a generation of soldier kings."
"! This person looks a bit familiar. Wait, you took on a mission again?"
"Yeah, how else would I get money for equipment if I don't take missions."
"Why do you need so much equipment..."
"Damn it, with the situation in Shangjing, only a ruthless person like you can calmly work as a clerk!"
"Shangjing doesn't need me right now, it needs real masters."
Then the two chatted about Li Chonglou. The young man recalled the look he had just seen, and his words were almost all praise for Li Chonglou.
However, when the person on the other end of the phone learned Li Chonglou's name, they immediately sent a string of exclamation marks and then stopped messaging.
"What the heck? Does Xiao Lin even know this person?"
The young man scratched his head, and just then his contact person arrived.
"Long Shi, right?"
The young man turned to look and saw a burly black man walking towards them with heavy steps.
The young man, no, Long Shi, immediately changed his expression, becoming cold and stern.
"Lead the way."
The previous casual demeanor vanished completely, and his tone became icy. The burly black man nodded, and then the two left the airport, one after the other.
Meanwhile, at the Yian Police Station.
Lin Qianqian, who was reviewing documents, suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Come in."
With a creak, the door opened, and a figure slipped in somewhat stealthily.
Lin Qianqian subconsciously looked up and was stunned.
"Brother? Are you looking for me?"
If Li Chonglou were here and heard Lin Qianqian's words, he would have been dumbfounded.
Because the person Lin Qianqian was speaking to was Lin Qing, with whom he had chatted in the pantry that day.
Lin Qing adjusted his glasses, glanced around again, like a thief.
"Brother, do you have to be like this..." Lin Qianqian said speechlessly.
"Cough, everyone knows that He Banlian, who has a crush on you, is a perverted psycho. If he saw me coming in, it would be troublesome." He Qing was unfazed by her speechlessness.
In He Qing's impression, only Li Chonglou, that hot-headed youngster, dared to put pressure on He Wei from the start. It wasn't for this reason that he would deliberately seek out Li Chonglou for a chat.
Generally, such remarkable people were within his admiration, as they had done what he wanted to do but couldn't achieve.
However, upon hearing this, Lin Qianqian's face darkened, and her tone dropped significantly.
"If you have nothing else, please leave. Don't disturb my work."
"Yes, yes!" Lin Qing nodded quickly.
"Where is the young man you brought back? Why don't I see him today?"
"Young man?" Lin Qianqian paused, then realized he must be referring to Li Chonglou.
"Oh, he won't be coming back." Lin Qianqian's mood clearly became dejected, though even she didn't know why.
It really was him! Lin Qing's eyebrows shot up.
"Um, did you two have a fight? I saw you guys before..."
Before Lin Qing could finish speaking, he saw Lin Qianqian glare at him with eyes colder than a thousand-year-old block of ice.
He quickly retracted the rest of his words and left the office in a hurry.
It wasn't until a long while later that Lin Qianqian's icy demeanor gradually thawed, and she then remembered Li Chonglou.
"Am I asking too much of him? After all, even when I found out about the Yuanjing Group, I myself..."
She hadn't dared to think of this name for the past two days. Although she had her reasons and justifications for acting this way now, she also understood the true reason deep down.
It had nothing to do with concerns about classified information being leaked.
It was simply that she was too disappointed in Li Chonglou.
But as time passed and her emotions calmed, Lin Qianqian also began to feel regret. After all, apart from her timidity, Li Chonglou's combat skills were the best she had ever seen.
People in her position had a different kind of reverence for strength than ordinary people.
However, regret was regret, and at this moment, she knew that with her personality, she could not possibly lower herself to meet him again.
"Alas, forget it. Having my senior brother stop his actions is my final compensation for him."
Lin Qianqian sighed and secretly made a decision.
However, she didn't know that if Lin Qing knew her thoughts, he would find it both amusing and exasperating.
What a joke! Someone who dared to go to *that* place wouldn't be afraid to investigate the Yuanjing Group out of timidity?
Was she kidding?
Unfortunately, neither of them revealed their true thoughts, so they both misunderstood each other.
Lin Qianqian thought her brother had come purely for gossip, while Lin Qing thought there was some conflict between them that led to this situation.
After all, he wouldn't have been able to figure out in a million years that it was because of timidity...
At this time, Li Chonglou had followed the foreigner to an old train station.
Compared to the crowds in Shangjing, this place could be considered a wilderness. All around were derelict buildings, rows and rows of iron houses extending to the horizon. There were no people, only rust and decay as far as the eye could see.
It was obvious that this train station had been abandoned for a long time.
But the foreigner didn't stop and continued to lead Li Chonglou further down.
When they walked down the stairs, Li Chonglou immediately noticed a hidden door not far from the tracks. As expected, the foreigner led him directly to the hidden door and knocked a few times with a secret signal.
With a creak, the hidden door slowly pushed open.
The first thing that met their eyes were five unfamiliar faces, some from the East, some from the West, but none from the same country as Li Chonglou.
Four men and one woman, all dressed in different styles, but what they all had in common were the fierce and vigilant looks in their eyes, and some even had looks of disdain.
It was clear they were not ordinary people.
Finally, there was the environment behind the hidden door.
It was a small room, with nothing but a square table and a few stools. The space was not large, and five people sitting inside already looked a bit crowded.
At this time, the foreigner said in an international language, "Make do for now, the transport isn't arriving that quickly. Also, no one is allowed to make a move before entering the Iron Forest. Otherwise, don't blame me for not warning you."
After speaking, the foreigner turned and left.