I lent my brother 500 yuan, and he offered his wife as collateral.

……

The black G-Class drove away from the provincial association building and merged into the evening rush hour traffic.

Qin Feng held the steering wheel with one hand, looking languid.

In the passenger seat, Su Qingxue frequently rubbed the nine-eyed dzi bead on her wrist.

This was the first "valuable gift" she had ever received, even though its origins were somewhat unconventional.

Behind them, a media storm is sweeping across the entire southwest.

Liu Songhe was a seasoned veteran who knew the importance of kicking a man when he was down.

In just half an hour.

The news that "the Su family in Beijing sent poison to murder their colleagues in the southwest," "Master Qin saw through the nuclear waste at a glance," and "Master Ma was stripped down to his underwear" spread like wildfire through every antique group.

Inside the teahouse and the auction house.

Everyone is talking about that young man who dared to trample the Su family's reputation underfoot.

The name Qin Feng became famous overnight in the antique circle of Southwest China.

……

Thousands of miles away, in Yanjing.

The Su family's old residence is located on the edge of the Second Ring Road, where land is extremely valuable. It is a deep courtyard with its vermilion gates tightly closed.

The Orchid Hall in the backyard.

Su Linglong was wearing a plain white silk loungewear set and was barefoot on a long-pile carpet.

She was holding a pair of pure silver scissors, trimming and pruning a priceless "Su Guan He Ding" potted plant.

The movements were elegant and deliberate.

She is respectfully called "Female Zhuge Liang" by people in the industry.

The Su family's expansion strategy over the past two years was largely her doing.

"Judging by the time, we should have news from Ma Sanyan's side by now."

Su Linglong trimmed a slightly yellowed leaf, her tone flat:

"Those old bones in the Southwest, they're scared out of their wits, aren't they?"

Just as the maid serving tea was about to offer it, a sudden burst of noisy footsteps came from the courtyard.

"Second Miss...Miss! Something's happened!"

The butler stumbled in, and in a moment of carelessness, he addressed Su Linglong as "Second Miss," but he quickly corrected himself.

Because Su Linglong hates being called "Second Miss" the most.

The head of the Su family did not remarry after his first wife died.

Therefore, although she is the nominal heir of the Su family, she is actually an adopted daughter.

Su Linglong frowned slightly, the scissors hovering in mid-air: "What's the panic? Is the sky falling?"

"It's worse than the sky falling down..." The butler stammered as he turned to the side.

Several people dressed in full biochemical protective suits and wearing gas masks were seen carrying a lead box covered with yellow and black warning signs and placing it heavily on the expensive gold brick floor of the Orchid Hall.

"Thump!"

The ground tremors slightly.

A huge SF Express shipping label was affixed to the box.

Su Linglong's gaze fell on the list, where a line of large, flamboyant characters made her pupils shrink:

[Item: Highly radioactive nuclear waste (a specialty of the Su family)]

Payment method: Cash on delivery

[Sender: Mr. Qin from Southwest China]

[Note: Direct landfill is recommended.]

"This is……"

The silver scissors in Su Linglong's hand clattered onto the table.

Before she could even react, a filthy figure was thrown in.

"Waaaaah... Second Miss! I'm guilty!"

Ma Sanyan knelt on the ground, his neck marked with purplish-red ligature marks, his left thumb wrapped in thick gauze, looking as if his soul had been ripped out, and emanating a strong stench of urine.

The delicate fragrance that had filled the Orchid Hall was instantly dissipated.

Su Linglong took a half step back in disgust, covering her mouth and nose: "What's going on? Where's my Guanyin statue? What the hell is this box full of stuff?"

"This is the Guanyin statue!"

Ma Sanyan cried with snot running down his face, and banged his head repeatedly.

"That's not blood jade at all, it's cobalt-60! It's nuclear waste coated in corpse oil! The people over there found out, and they're even going to call the police and arrest me for poisoning..."

Su Linglong's gaze darkened slightly.

"Who found out?" Su Linglong's voice turned cold, tinged with icy intent. "Does that old good-for-nothing Liu Songhe have that kind of insight?"

"It's not Liu Songhe!"

Ma Sanyan stammered, "It's a young man! In his early twenties, they all call him Master Qin! That kid is too strange, he can see right through it without any instruments, and he even... he even packed this up for me, telling me I have to bring it back to you!"

"He also stole my dzi bead and thumb ring!"

Ma Sanyan raised his bandaged fingers and cried, "He said... he said that the Guanyin statue frightened his girlfriend, and that's compensation for her emotional distress! He also said..."

"What else is there to say?"

"They even said... you should save this underworld specialty for the Su family to use in their future graves, but this gift is too precious, and our small temple in the southwest can't accept it!"

boom!

Su Linglong slammed her hand on the table.

"presumptuous!"

For the first time, anger appeared on her usually calm face.

From childhood to adulthood, who has ever dared to speak to her like that?

They actually want to send nuclear waste back to fill graves?

Even... for the sake of a country woman, he robbed the Su family of their belongings as "compensation for emotional distress"?

"Girlfriend?" Su Linglong sneered, her eyes full of mockery. "Where did this stray dog ​​come from, daring to talk to me about emotional distress?"

She took a deep breath, suppressing the anger rising in her chest.

As a "female Zhuge Liang," losing control of one's emotions is a major taboo.

"Drag him away." Su Linglong pointed at Ma Sanyan on the ground. "He's done a poor job and brought shame to the Su family. He deserves to be punished according to family rules. As for this box of things... find a professional agency to dispose of it. Don't let it dirty the yard."

"yes!"

The butler quickly waved for someone to drag away the wailing Ma Sanyan.

The Orchid Hall returned to silence.

Su Linglong walked to the rosewood desk and took out an encrypted satellite phone from the drawer.

"check."

She uttered only one word, her tone chillingly cold: "Ten minutes. I need to know everything about that Qin guy who appeared at the Southwest Association today. I need to find out everything about his ancestors for eighteen generations."

hang up the phone.

Su Linglong walked to the window and looked at the cold, waning moon outside.

"Master Qin? Ha, I'd like to see how many lives you have."

The Su family's vast intelligence network began operating at high speed.

Less than five minutes.

"bite."

The tablet computer lit up, and a top-secret file was transmitted to it.

Su Linglong sat back in her chair and swiped her finger across the screen.

The first page contains a candid photograph.

The young man in the photo is wearing a simple T-shirt and stands among a group of old men. His eyes are lazy and his expression is somewhat mocking.

Su Linglong stared at those eyes for two seconds.

That look in his eyes doesn't seem like that of someone who collects antiques; it's more like that of a butcher who has just killed someone and wiped his knife clean.

She continued sliding down.

Qin Feng, 23 years old, from Chuandu.

[Achievement 1: Snagged a multi-million dollar Tianhuang stone and Imperial Green jade at Panjiayuan and a jade gambling market.]

[Second Achievement: Helped Qian Wanda, the richest man in Sichuan, break the curse of having no descendants.]

[Third achievement: The international mercenary team "Night Owl," which attempted to assassinate him, has disappeared, and the whereabouts of Ling Xuzi, the evil cultivator from Qingcheng Mountain who accompanied them, are unknown.]

[Achievement 4: Today, he caused a great disturbance at the Provincial Association, saw through the Blood Jade Guanyin, and crippled Ma Sanyan on the spot.]

[Current Position: Honorary Lifetime President of the Southwest Treasure Appraisal Association.]

Su Linglong's fingers swiped the screen slower and slower.

His brows furrowed even more deeply.

How could this be just some nobody?

This is clearly a powerful dragon crossing the river!

Su Linglong's heart skipped a beat when she saw the words "Night Owl Squad".

Those mercenaries were hired by Su Wenbin at a high price, yet they vanished overnight?

"etc……"

Su Linglong keenly noticed a name.

Su Wenbin.

She quickly flipped to the last page of the file, which contained an investigation into Qin Feng's network of relationships.

[Enemy: Su Wenbin (Eldest son of a collateral branch of the Su family in Yanjing)]

[Cause of the conflict: Su Wenbin was involved in a bizarre car accident in Sichuan, resulting in the amputation of both legs and facial disfigurement. It is understood that the accident may be causally related to Qin Feng.]

[Current situation: Su Wenbin is currently in the ICU. He had previously attempted to hire someone to kill Qin Feng multiple times, but all attempts failed.]

"So it was you."

Su Linglong stared at the line of text on the screen.

Although Su Wenbin is a good-for-nothing who only knows how to eat, drink, gamble, and whore, he is still a member of the Su family and holds a lot of resources.

Qin Feng actually turned him into a human pig?

and……

A hint of doubt flashed in Su Linglong's eyes.

The logic is flawed.

Su Wenbin, though lustful and greedy, is extremely conscious of his life. Why would he relentlessly pursue a seemingly unapproachable "poor boy" with exceptional skills in a place like Sichuan?

They even went so far as to use their family's trump card and spend tens of millions to hire a killer?

Was it merely a matter of pride?

No.

Su Linglong shook her head.

Based on her understanding of Su Wenbin, he was a scoundrel who would do anything for personal gain.

Unless... there's something on Qin Feng, or around him, that forces Su Wenbin to take action, something that he feels he must obtain even at the risk of his life!

If the logic doesn't make sense, there must be something fishy going on.

"Although Su Wenbin is stupid, he's the kind of person who won't do anything without a profit."

Su Linglong murmured to herself, her fingers gently stroking the window frame:

"He's lecherous, greedy, and afraid of death. What does Qin Feng, a poor kid living in a rented room, have that's worth Su Wenbin relentlessly pursuing like a mad dog?"

"Just because of a fight of pride?"

"impossible!"

Su Linglong shook her head.

For someone like Su Wenbin, bullying others is just a matter of course. Once he encounters a tough opponent, his first thought is always to run away, rather than fighting to the death at all costs, or even resorting to the evil cultivators of Qingcheng Mountain.

unless.

Is there something in Qin Feng's possession, or around Qin Feng, that Su Wenbin must obtain, or something that he must destroy?

"housekeeper."

Su Linglong turned around abruptly, her gaze sharp.

"Go check."

"Find out exactly what caused the first conflict between Su Wenbin and Qin Feng!"

"besides."

The word "girlfriend" that Ma Sanyan had just mentioned flashed through Su Linglong's mind.

"What's Qin Feng's girlfriend's name? What does she look like?"

"Send me her photo right now!"

……

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