Starting by picking up a female fan, he swept through the martial arts world.

Inside the partition of the Arctic cedar.

The young man and woman leaned against each other, their eyes meeting, seemingly tender and affectionate, but in reality, they harbored murderous intent.

Jiang Lang didn't really take it to heart at first, just thinking he had a bad memory.

Until she got out of the car just now, Gu Manzhi didn't ask the security expert at all, as if she had already tacitly accepted that she was very strong.

It should be noted that "Jiang Lang" has never openly demonstrated any strength exceeding that of a major-level officer.

Then there's only one explanation: the person Gu Manzhi knows isn't Jiang Lang, but Mo Li.

"Oh dear! That was my oversight. I should have asked you where the experts are."

Gu Manzhi wasn't nervous at all, seemingly oblivious to the dagger pressed against her lower back. Instead, she became even more affectionate: "Perhaps I was too eager to go on a date with you..."

Jiang Lang's tone was cold and sharp: "Who exactly are you?!"

Gu Manzhi pursed her red lips and smiled gently, "I can answer you, but you have to answer one question for me first."

"Go ahead and ask."

"Did you drug me just now to take advantage of me, or to kill me?"

"I want to interrogate you."

"You're still so kind; even in this situation, you didn't think of killing me."

"It's your turn to answer me!"

"Even after all this, you haven't thought of me?"

Gu Manzhi looked at him with a mournful expression: "Telling you directly would really make me feel frustrated. How about I give you a hint and you guess again?"

Jiang Lang was getting impatient, but he really didn't sense any malice or even strength from her.

This weakling with a star strength of no more than 20 wouldn't even have a way to harm him if he wanted to, otherwise he would have used a more violent method earlier.

He hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Then give me a hint!"

"good!"

Gu Manzhi was overjoyed. She tightened her grip on Jiang Lang's neck and sat directly on his lap.

Jiang Lang: "?"

The elastic contact made the alcohol in his body somewhat restless.

Gu Manzhi sensed the slight changes in Jiang Lang's body, and her smile deepened.

She wrapped her arms around Jiang Lang's neck, half-lying in mid-air, gazing tenderly at his chin: "Now? Do you recognize me?"

Jiang Lang was extremely frustrated; it still hadn't been printed...

and many more!

This angle?

He suddenly realized that from Gu Manzhi's angle, she could see the mole on his chin.

Scenes from the past flashed through his mind, and he finally found the relevant one.

Seventeen years old!

This is my second assassination mission as a silent official.

The target is the younger brother of Duan Xiwen, a warlord from the nomadic faction, because this man has harmed many young girls under the guise of running a school.

At the time of the murder, the warlord's younger brother had just gathered several young girls. While taking a shower beforehand, he beheaded himself in the bathroom.

However, due to his lack of experience at the time, he sent out a distress signal before he died.

Not wanting innocent people to be killed to cover their tracks, he led several victims out of the building. A significant portion of the information exposed by Mo Li was leaked during that incident, causing the madwoman to scold her for days.

There were three victims at the time. Two of them were still able to move, while the other had a broken leg. He carried her the whole time she was running away. She did look somewhat similar to Gu Manzhi, but she was too young at the time and was crying with snot and tears all over her face, so no one made the connection.

He never expected that the first outsider to recognize him would be her.

Looking down, Gu Manzhi's eye makeup had been smudged by tears, making it look even more like the one she remembered.

"Remember now?"

"I remember now."

"very nice!"

Gu Manzhi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and chuckled softly, "Then, Brother Mo Li, could you please put the dagger away?"

"Feel sorry."

Jiang Lang smiled apologetically and put the dagger away. If she was of that kind of identity, there was no need to be too wary.

Gu Manzhi bit her red lips lightly: "Let's put the other one away too..."

Jiang Lang: "..."

The other one isn't so easy to put away.

He quickly put her off his lap and then moved away, saying, "Sorry!"

Gu Manzhi gathered her long hair, revealing her flushed cheeks: "You don't need to apologize. I think that you're actually showing me respect."

Jiang Lang casually changed the subject: "But if you're going to say that, you shouldn't be that old. How come you've already graduated and are doing an internship?"

"I haven't graduated! I'm on leave for an internship."

"Um?"

I'm only nineteen years old this year.

"what?"

Jiang Lang glanced at her; she remained as intellectual, charming, and sexy as ever.

He always thought she was about his age, but she turned out to be nineteen?

Forget it.

It does not matter.

He finally managed to steer the conversation away from the dagger; he really didn't want to get entangled with a woman.

Seeing that he didn't ask, Gu Manzhi didn't force him to chat. Instead, she pressed the call bell on the table.

Soon, the waiter came over again.

Before he could even speak, Gu Manzhi launched into a challenge: "Why is your Crimson Rose completely ineffective?!"

"Oh, this..."

The waiter looked embarrassed as he glanced at the young couple in front of him.

The man's clothes were a little wrinkled, but he was sitting far away. The woman's eye makeup was all messed up from crying, and she was glaring angrily at him.

This clearly indicates that the recombination was unsuccessful.

Looking at the two tendrils on the table, they've clearly finished pulling them out!

No!

We've got some juicy gossip!

He quickly said, "Sister, please don't be angry. The quality of Mi Ai vines is bound to fluctuate. I'll ask the store manager for two top-grade ones for you free."

Jiang Lang feigned anger: "I don't think that's necessary!"

Gu Manzhi quickly grabbed his arm, looking pitiful, and said, "Brother, don't go, have one more drink with me..."

"Please wait a moment, I'll change it for you right away."

The waiter got anxious and quickly took away the two tendrils, returning shortly with two new ones.

They even gave us two extra cups of Scarlet Enchantress.

Gu Manzhi held it to her nose and sniffed it twice before showing a satisfied expression.

After the waiters had walked away, Jiang Lang lowered his voice and asked, "How's this?"

Gu Manzhi nodded: "They haven't detoxified; they really have."

"Let's leave after we've taken the samples!"

Jiang Lang breathed a sigh of relief. He just wanted to leave this environment as soon as possible; this ambiguous feeling made him very uncomfortable.

He understood the general procedure: the investigator would carry a sampling chamber with a number on it, and this sampling chamber could only be opened and closed once.

Once the entire process from entering the consumption venue to placing the sample in the sampling chamber is recorded, the recording can be paused, and it can be re-recorded when the chamber is opened for testing.

Gu Manzhi chuckled lightly, "If we use this as a sample, wouldn't I be handing over our date scenes to the research institute?"

Jiang Lang frowned slightly, "That makes sense."

He looked at the two tendrils on the table: "So, these two are just a waste of money?"

Gu Manzhi smiled and shook her head: "We've been here once today, so we're regulars. Getting another one tomorrow is easy, isn't it?"

As he spoke, he attached detoxification filters to them and then lit them.

Seeing that Jiang Lang didn't speak, she chuckled softly, "That way I can go on one more date with you."

Jiang Lang: "..."

The two tendrils burned out completely in the fire.

Gu Manzhi took Jiang Lang's arm and walked to the bar, returning the rattan casing: "Refund of deposit!"

A single rattan tendril is expensive, but the rattan core for burning is not outrageously expensive. As long as you return the rattan skin, you can get a significant portion of your deposit back.

After all, the truly valuable things are these vine bark pieces that have absorbed spiritual power.

That's why the waiter was so generous in bringing extra wine and vines.

Seeing the two holding hands, the waiter smiled warmly and asked, "Sister, you two have made up?"

"Um!"

Gu Manzhi tightened her grip on Jiang Lang's arm and smiled sweetly, "We'll come again tomorrow!"

The waiter quickly smiled and said, "Okay! I'll reserve that table for you. Your deposit has been refunded. Best wishes!"

"Thanks!"

Gu Manzhi chuckled softly, then took Jiang Lang's arm and left.

Back in the car.

Jiang Lang finally breathed a sigh of relief, preparing to have a serious talk with her about Mo Li's matter, and then leave as soon as possible to avoid further entanglement.

The car door had just closed when...

Gu Manzhi took the memory card from the pocket camera first and put it into Jiang Lang's pocket: "I won't cause you any trouble. Mo Li's matter is a secret between the two of us. I won't tell anyone."

"Um?"

Jiang Lang was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected him to be so perceptive.

Gu Manzhi turned to the side, staring into Jiang Lang's eyes, making no attempt to hide the expectation in her gaze: "This research project is quite demanding. I'm staying at Linxi, and there's an empty bedroom. You can stay at my place for the next few days!"

Jiang Lang: "..."

Is this how you kick a straight ball?