In the latter half of the night, Lin Hao, Tang Ziyuan, Xiao Hei, and Wang Dacong finally returned to the hotel.
Upon returning to the hotel, Lin Hao slept soundly.
He had intended to check his phone to see if anyone had contacted him.
However, his phone was out of battery and had shut down. He then thought that he didn't have many friends anyway, so he just went back to sleep.
He slept until dawn.
The next day, Lin Hao began his return journey.
More than two hours later, Lin Hao, Xiao Hei, and Tang Ziyuan finally returned to Modu.
As for Wang Dacong, he had been temporarily called back by his father.
After leaving the airport, Lin Hao turned on his phone. As soon as it powered on, dozens of missed calls immediately appeared.
Lin Hao was startled. He tapped on them and found that the calls were from two numbers, both repeating.
The two numbers had called more than ten times consecutively. Could it be someone he knew?
Lin Hao casually tapped on one of the numbers and dialed it, feeling curious.
The call was answered as soon as it rang, and a familiar voice came through.
"Little brother, you finally answered the phone."
"Manager Liu?" Lin Hao was surprised, not expecting it to be Liu Yongchang.
"What's wrong, Manager Liu?"
Lin Hao was a bit puzzled. Liu Yongchang seemed so anxious. Could it be that the divination he had performed earlier was wrong?
But that couldn't be right. It was just a simple divination for a location; how could he make a mistake?
Just as Lin Hao's doubts arose, Liu Yongchang on the other end of the line said anxiously, "Little brother, something has happened!"
"Hmm? What happened? Don't rush, tell me slowly." Lin Hao frowned slightly. Could it really be that the previous divination had gone wrong?
"It's like this... Oh dear, this matter cannot be explained clearly in a short while. Where are you? I'll come find you to talk in person." Liu Yongchang said urgently.
"I'm at the airport right now. You don't need to come. I'll be back soon."
"Then I'll wait for you at the villa, or should I go to Qing Tang Nong?"
"Let's go to Qing Tang Nong."
"Alright, I'll head over now."
Lin Hao hung up the phone, his mind full of questions, not knowing what had happened to make Liu Yongchang so anxious.
"Senior Brother, what's wrong?" Xiao Hei, seeing Lin Hao frowning, asked curiously.
"It's nothing. Manager Liu just said something happened and wants to tell me when we meet."
"Something happened? What could happen to him?"
Xiao Hei was puzzled, then suddenly startled, and looked at Lin Hao saying, "Could it be that he couldn't find his mother?"
"It shouldn't be. If I can't even get such a simple divination right, then all these years of studying術法 (shùfǎ - magical arts) and相術 (xiàngshù - physiognomy) would have been in vain." Lin Hao shook his head.
Xiao Hei nodded upon hearing Lin Hao's words, "That's true. With your abilities, Senior Brother, if you can't even predict this, then the number of people in this world who can predict such matters would be very few."
"But if it's not that, then what else could it be?"
"It's fine. We'll know when we get back."
Lin Hao waved his hand and prepared to hail a taxi.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to move, Tang Ziyuan drove her red Panamera and stopped in front of him.
"Considering you saved my life, this young lady can give you a ride. Get in." Tang Ziyuan rolled down the window, looking at Lin Hao and saying haughtily.
Lin Hao had thought Tang Ziyuan had already left after getting off the plane. He had been thinking then, if she was leaving, why didn't she even say goodbye.
But he didn't care. From now on, he and Tang Ziyuan would have no further dealings.
Whether she said goodbye or not was irrelevant.
But he hadn't expected Tang Ziyuan to actually go and get her car.
Lin Hao looked at Tang Ziyuan's proud little eyes, couldn't help but shake his head with a smile, and said, "No need, you should go."
"You!"
Tang Ziyuan clearly hadn't expected Lin Hao to refuse, and was instantly angered, glaring at him.
"Hmph! Ungrateful wretch, not recognizing a good intention!"
Tang Ziyuan snorted coldly, then stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped away.
Xiao Hei watched the red car drive away, then looked at the calm Lin Hao, feeling speechless.
To have a perfectly good car and not ride in it, but insist on taking a taxi.
No, the taxi fare should be paid by Lin Hao.
Xiao Hei thought this speechlessly while booking a taxi on his phone.
About half an hour later, Lin Hao and Xiao Hei finally returned.
As soon as Lin Hao entered the alley, he saw Liu Yongchang and Lai Qingsheng waiting at the entrance.
And his house, which had been smashed to pieces, had now been completely renovated.
In fact, it could be said that the entire house, inside and out, had been redecorated.
And this decoration wasn't ordinary. Even if Lin Hao didn't know much about it, he could tell that a lot of money had been spent on the renovation.
Lin Hao shook his head. He knew that either Liu Yongchang or Lai Qingsheng had done this.
It seemed he owed another favor.
"Little brother, you're finally back!"
Upon seeing Lin Hao enter the alley, Liu Yongchang and Lai Qingsheng immediately went to greet him.
"Where were you these past two days? Why was there no news at all? You really worried us to death." Liu Yongchang looked at Lin Hao and said anxiously.
"I went to another province to handle some matters. Don't worry, tell me what happened when we get inside."
As Lin Hao spoke, he entered the house.
The door had been replaced. The key was in Liu Yongchang's hand. As soon as they entered, Liu Yongchang handed the key to Lin Hao.
"Did you two renovate this house?"
"You could say so. Old Lai contributed more," Liu Yongchang said, but then he looked at Lin Hao and continued, "Let's not talk about the house for now."
"Little brother, do you know that something big happened while you were away these past two days?"
"What exactly happened? Tell me slowly."
Lin Hao offered Liu Yongchang and Lai Qingsheng cigarettes, gesturing for them to speak slowly.
Then, Liu Yongchang told Lin Hao everything that had happened in the past two days, without omitting anything.
After listening, Lin Hao's brow furrowed.
So many things had happened in the two days he was away.
First, his house was repeatedly vandalized, to the point where it was almost demolished.
Finally, Liu Yongchang called the police, and then Lai Qingsheng personally intervened, making his presence known in the underworld, which finally allowed the house renovation to proceed smoothly.
Otherwise, Lin Hao would have returned today to find nothing but ruins.
In addition to the issues with the house, the most important thing was that last night, a young man came here, claiming his name was Zhou Renjie, and that he wanted to witness Lin Hao's skills in divination and physiognomy.
If Lin Hao's skills in physiognomy and divination were mediocre, then he should be kicked out of Modu, as he would be tarnishing the reputation of the profession.
Liu Yongchang and Lai Qingsheng initially wondered who this young man was, to have such a big mouth and to want Lin Hao to leave Modu.
But upon hearing that the young man claimed his name was Zhou Renjie, their expressions immediately turned extremely grim.
The name Zhou Renjie was well-known to them, being residents of Modu!
Not just in Modu, but in several surrounding cities and provinces, Zhou Renjie's reputation was absolutely famous.
This was because Zhou Renjie was from the Zhou family, a renowned family of physiognomy in Modu.
And besides being from the Modu Zhou family, he himself was also the foremost physiognomist in Modu!