"There's a suspect, but no evidence," Li Se replied, shaking his head.
Li Shengjun fell into thought. After a long while, he finally said, "Besides my second brother, the Mu family is the next possibility. You suspect the Mu family, don't you?"
"Yes!" Li Se nodded.
"I will investigate for you," Li Shengjun stated.
"Some things are better handled by myself. They are your family, after all..." Li Se shook his head, wanting to refuse Li Shengjun's offer.
"You are my family too, aren't you?" Li Shengjun countered.
Li Se paused for a moment, not refuting the statement, and soon bid farewell to Li Shengjun.
Not long after Li Se left, a figure appeared before Li Shengjun, who was none other than Leng Rushuang.
"Investigate thoroughly. Who in the Li family wants to kill my son!" Li Shengjun's voice turned ice-cold, his entire demeanor changing. This was the God of War, and even Leng Rushuang couldn't help but shiver.
"Yes!" Leng Rushuang responded.
"Third Uncle!"
At this moment, Li Qing ran out.
Leng Rushuang vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Is something wrong?" Li Shengjun asked indifferently.
"Grandfather wants to see you," Li Qing said.
Li Shengjun nodded and soon entered the Li family residence, meeting Li Zhongfu in the study.
"Shengjun, are you investigating the Li family?" Li Zhongfu asked.
Li Shengjun's expression was grim. "Dad, it's not that I want to investigate. It's that someone from our family wants to kill my son!"
Li Zhongfu sighed lightly. "How has the investigation progressed?"
"It hasn't yielded results. It might be the Mu family," Li Shengjun said.
A trace of complexity appeared on Li Zhongfu's aged face. He then said, "Shengjun, I hope you will prioritize the bigger picture."
"Dad, how can I prioritize the bigger picture?" Li Shengjun's emotions became somewhat agitated. "For the past twenty years, I haven't fulfilled my duty as a father. Now that we've met, we can't even have a casual chat like ordinary father and son. Do you know how difficult that is for me? If I can't even protect my own son, what meaning does being the God of War hold?"
"Shengjun, once you find out who it is, what will you do? Kill him? Even if that person might be your brother? Or your elder brother?" Li Zhongfu said sternly.
Li Shengjun fell silent. This was precisely what troubled him the most. On one hand, it was his son, but on the other, it was his family. How could he make such a choice?
"I called you here today simply because I want you to prioritize the bigger picture. Many things are better left for the boy to investigate himself," Li Zhongfu's sighing voice echoed.
Li Shengjun remained silent, clenching his fists, as he knew this matter would not end here!
...
Li Se's mind was a whirlwind of thoughts, making him somewhat absent-minded while driving. Suddenly, he sensed danger and slammed on the brakes, but it was a step too late.
*Bang!*
He collided with a red BMW.
The impact was quite violent, even causing Li Se to feel dizzy and disoriented. But now was not the time to dwell on that. He quickly got out of his car and went to the red BMW.
Inside was a graceful woman, with a good figure and a rather attractive face. However, her head was bleeding, and she had lost consciousness.
Li Se swiftly pulled the woman out and placed her on the hood of the car. He then took out his silver needles to stop her bleeding.
About ten minutes later, the woman regained consciousness. When she saw herself lying on the car hood, wearing a short skirt, the posture appeared exceptionally intimate, as if she had been placed there by a man to do something else.
"Who are you?" the woman exclaimed upon seeing Li Se.
"Your car and mine just collided. I saw you were bleeding a lot, so I stopped the bleeding for you. I'm a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner," Li Se briefly explained what had happened.
"Thank you." The woman got down from the car hood, but she was still feeling dizzy and immediately collapsed into Li Se's arms.
The soft warmth in his embrace was always a bit peculiar. But before Li Se could savor this brief moment of warmth, he felt a wave of danger approaching. He quickly pushed the woman away, only to find a dagger now in her hand, thrusting directly at his chest!
It was an assassin!
Li Se's expression changed slightly. The assassin's strength was not weak; she was at the peak of Hua Jin (a level of martial arts cultivation).
He was at the peak of Hua Jin, while the woman was merely at the Hua Jin stage. However, the opponent was more skilled in surprise attacks and assassinations. If Li Se hadn't sensed the danger beforehand, even someone at the peak of Hua Jin would have died at this woman's hands.
*Bang!*
*Crack!*
Li Se accurately grabbed the woman's wrist and twisted it with force, the sound of bones breaking audible.
"Ah!" The woman cried out in pain, but true to her assassin nature, she immediately kicked towards Li Se's groin. If this kick had landed, it would have rendered him infertile.
With a *bang*, Li Se kicked back the leg. Simultaneously, he delivered a palm strike, sending the woman flying.
"Ugh..."
With a muffled groan, the woman was sent flying backward, rolling several times on the ground. She got up from the ground and immediately turned to run.
Li Se had intended to give chase, but the opponent's speed was astonishing, and she quickly vanished, disappearing into an area with many vehicles, making pursuit difficult.
Having just attended the Li family's banquet, he was immediately ambushed by an assassin. Without a doubt, the person behind the scenes couldn't sit still any longer.
Li Se frowned. However, the problem was that he still couldn't pinpoint exactly who wanted to kill him. Li Shengguo was a possibility, the Mu family was also a possibility, and even Li Shengmin was a possibility!
"Heh heh, don't let me catch you, or I'll skin you alive!" Li Se sneered. His target was, of course, not the female assassin, but the person behind the scenes.
His Porsche had been damaged again. He had been in quite a few car accidents since buying the car. This time, the collision was rather severe, but he didn't pay it much mind and simply drove away.
Half an hour later.
Li Se met with Qilin and the others.
"Boss, we've set up a surveillance team, primarily to monitor members of the Li family. However, this is very risky, as these individuals have complicated identities. Short-term surveillance is feasible, but prolonged monitoring makes them easily discoverable. They are all surrounded by experts."
As soon as Qilin saw Li Se, he began his report.
"Focus your surveillance on two individuals!"
Li Se immediately said, "Mu Wanying of the Mu family, and Li Shengmin. Monitor others if possible, but don't force it if you can't. By the way, how is the training of the people you were assigned to?"