SSS-level catastrophe? That's my wife!

Lin Yan turned her head this way and that, curiously looking around the car, finally turning to Lin Mu: "Brother, actually I'm not going back to the base until tomorrow night!"

"I'll stay at your place tonight, you can take me to the city! Can I ask for another day off tomorrow?"

Lin Mu raised an eyebrow: "Taking leave is a minor matter." Then he asked doubtfully, "Is the research base very leisurely?"

"How come you take such a long vacation?"

"Others might not be suitable, but your sister is the darling of the Central Research and Development Base!"

"Brother, do you, this young old man, even know what 'group favorite' means?" Lin Yan's lips curled up, her tone smug.

"What do you mean by 'young old fogey'? Lin Yan, I'm giving you a chance to rephrase your words." Lin Mu's tone was calm, yet carried a hint of threat.

Lin Yan chuckled, "Look at you, so calm even when you're angry!"

"Bro, hasn't anyone told you you're boring? At this rate, when am I ever going to get a girlfriend?"

"Say another word, or I'll send you back to the capital right now!"

"Ah! No, no!"

Lin Yan quickly waved her hand, then leaned closer to Lin Mu and said mysteriously, "Brother! When we get to your house tonight, I'll show you something that will make even an old fogey's eyes light up!"

Lin Mu smiled calmly and didn't reply.

"You won't believe it! I guarantee you'll be in for a surprise!"

"The kind of absolutely shocking shock!"

Lin Yan gestured excitedly and spoke in an exaggerated tone, but the next second she suddenly became serious: "But it's a promise, I'm only showing this to you, you absolutely can't tell anyone else!"

"Well, Yan Yan, you've learned about confidentiality rules since you started working? So you still dare to show it to me?" Lin Mu teased with a smile.

"Hehe, who told you to be my brother! Of course I'd share good stuff with my brother first!" Lin Yan said excitedly.

Lin Mu joked, "Alright, I'd like to see what kind of shocking thing our Yan Yan can come up with."

"Just wait and see! If you're not surprised, I'll take your surname!" Lin Yan's voice suddenly rose, her tone earnest yet adorably cute.

Lin Mu: ".……….."

……

As dusk fell, a black Maybach came to a steady stop on the side road outside the Dust House Tavern.

"We're here, get out." Lin Mu turned off the engine and got out of the car first.

Lin Yan got out of the car and looked around curiously. Suddenly, she pointed to the opposite side and exclaimed, "Brother, is that Jiang University campus? It looks so impressive!"

Where should we go first?

"Go return the keys." Lin Mu smiled helplessly as he watched her looking around.

"what?"

Seeing Lin Mu walk towards the Broken House Tavern, Lin Yan began to wonder:

How can the owner of a small pub afford a Maybach?

Could it be that I've been tricked into joining some weird organization?

The more she thought about it, the more worried she became, and she quickly followed Lin Mu's back.

The two pushed open the tavern door, and Gu Cang froze the moment he looked up.

He stared intently at Lin Mu, then glanced at Lin Yan beside him, who wore a light green dress and had a slender figure. A storm raged within him:

Has the world gone mad?

He's even...playing the field!?

Lin Mu walked to the bar, looked at Gu Cang, and his face darkened: "Don't overthink it, this is my younger sister, Lin Yan."

He then turned to Lin Yan and introduced her: "This is Gu Cang, the tavern owner."

A look of understanding flashed in Gu Cang's eyes as he exhaled a puff of smoke: "So that's how it is. I thought you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Yan interrupted him.

"Hello," Lin Yan greeted with a smile, but the next second she suddenly turned serious and asked:

"I'd like to ask, is this pub legitimate? Won't it corrupt my brother?"

Lin Mu and Gu Cang were both somewhat taken aback.

Before Lin Mu could explain, Gu Cang interrupted, "Little sister, let's put it this way... I'm with your brother."

Lin Yan looked at Gu Cang's serious expression, then at Lin Mu, her mouth agape in an "O" shape: "Brother, what have you been doing all these years?!"

"No wonder you used to transfer me pocket money without batting an eye! Turns out you had some shady dealings going on!"

Lin Mu's face darkened further, and Gu Cang coughed, choked by his words, and quickly explained, "It's a legitimate tavern! It's not what you think."

He paused, then added seriously, "I know what you want to ask: I bought the car after winning the lottery."

While Lin Yan was still somewhat doubtful, Lin Mu slammed the keys on the bar counter with a "bang": "Let's go."

"Leaving already?" Gu Cang chuckled.

"What else?" Lin Mu walked out without looking back, and Lin Yan quickly followed after him.

8:00 PM, Yunjing Residential Area.

Lin Yan pushed open the door and entered, her eyes scanning the room.

Lin Mu smiled helplessly at her running around the room, then turned and sat down on the sofa.

A moment later, Lin Yan ran up to Lin Mu with light steps and stopped in front of him, asking with a curious look:

"Brother, this room is so big, you really live alone?"

"What do you think?" Lin Mu retorted.

"I have a feeling you're keeping a mistress hidden away!" Lin Yan said with her hands on her hips, her tone certain.

Seeing that Lin Mu remained calm and ignored him.

Lin Yan patted her bag again, a mysterious smile playing on her lips: "Brother, beg me, and I'll show you."

"Then I won't watch it," Lin Mu said calmly.

"Oh brother~ please beg me." Lin Yan leaned closer and shook Lin Mu's arm coquettishly.

Lin Mu remained unmoved and looked at her seriously, saying, "Yan Yan, the confidentiality rules of the research and development base must be strictly enforced."

"I'd better not watch it, I'm afraid you'll make a mistake that violates principles."

"Hmph, I'm not happy!"

"If you don't beg me, I'll tell my parents that you bullied me, left me on the side of the road and told me to find my own way to the station, and..."

Before Lin Yan could finish speaking, Lin Mu interrupted her with a smile, a hint of doting in his eyes: "Alright, stop making things up. Please, show me what it is."

"Hehe, you should have said that earlier. You said it's really hard to ask for help."

Lin Yan opened her handbag with a smile.

The next second, she pulled out a silver-white knife hilt, waved it in front of Lin Mu, and said mysteriously:

"Brother, guess what this is?"

As the hilt of the knife swayed, Lin Mu's pupils suddenly widened.

The hilt of the knife in Lin Yan's hand seemed to sense its master's presence for a moment, and it trembled slightly.

Lin Yan didn't notice these subtle changes. Seeing Lin Mu's blank stare, her expression grew even more excited:

"Wow, bro, that's a rare reaction!"

"I haven't even told you what this is yet, and you're already making that face? Do you know the origin of this sword hilt?"

As she finished speaking, a hint of doubt appeared in her eyes.

"Cough cough."

Lin Mu coughed twice to cover his shock and explained, "I was thinking about something else and my mind wandered."

His tone then turned serious: "Yan Yan, what is this...?"

"Hehe." Lin Yan giggled excitedly, leaning closer to him and saying, "Brother, this used to be Chief Zhen'e's weapon!"

"Of course, you might not have a concept of that."

She paused, then added with admiration in her eyes, "Zhen E Ting Ting Shou, that's the 'White Reaper' we all know!"

Lin Mu's gaze remained fixed on the silver hilt of the sword. He took a deep breath to calm his excitement and asked in confusion, "Yan Yan, how did you end up with this sacred artifact?"

"And shouldn't unclaimed sacred artifacts be sealed away?"

"Huh?" Lin Yan was a little surprised.

She never expected that her brother would know it was a sacred artifact.

……

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