Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

at this time,

Inside the Mahavira Hall,

Ling Xiao stood about three meters behind Qi Jingtian. He watched Qi Jingtian calmly finish his call, then glance at him sideways. That one glance sent shivers down Ling Xiao's spine, who was already completely confused. His legs trembled.

Because he could tell that Qi Jingtian had just called Liu Shiyuan.

Ling Xiao was completely baffled as to why Qi Jingtian, as the future head of the Qi family and holding a high position, would have secret contact with Liu Shiyuan...

Moreover, judging from what Qi Jingtian said on the phone just now, there must be some complicated and messy entanglement of interests between the two.

What terrified Ling Xiao was that now that he knew Qi Jingtian's secret, would Qi Jingtian kill him to silence him...?

At this moment, Ling Xiao's back was already soaked with cold sweat. He wanted to plug his ears so he couldn't hear anything, and he also wanted to gouge out his eyes so he couldn't see anything.

But is this possible?

Just as Ling Xiao was lost in thought, Qi Jingtian whispered in his ear, "No matter what you see later, pretend you don't know anything and act according to my signals."

Ling Xiao nodded subconsciously, gritted his teeth, and whispered, "Director Qi, I have elderly parents and young children to support. I... I don't know anything. Please let me go, okay?"

Qi Jingtian chuckled coldly in a low voice, "Too late to leave now."

The hall was eerily quiet. Ling Xiao could hear his own heartbeat. He opened his mouth...

"squeak."

Suddenly, a faint voice rang out from behind the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha...

Ling Xiao was startled and reached for his gun.

Qi Jingqi hissed, "Ling Xiao, don't move. Remember what I told you. Did you bring your phone?"

Ling Xiao was startled and involuntarily released the pistol he had been holding under his arm, saying, "Understood, Director Qi."

Qi Jingtian quickly walked to the back of the Buddha statue and saw that there was a small door under the base of the Buddha statue, just big enough for a person to bend down and go in and out.

At this moment, Liu Shiyuan and Miki Hirofu emerged from inside.

Qi Jingtian sneered, "Boss Liu, you're usually surrounded by servants, but today you had to crawl through a dog hole. I'm really sorry to have to do this."

Liu Shiyuan took a few deep breaths of fresh air and said, "Qi Jingtian, don't be so disrespectful. Even your father wouldn't dare speak to me like that. How dare you, a mere young girl, mock me with your words? Do you really think I can't do anything about you?"

Qi Jingtian: "You've become a homeless dog, yet you still put on airs with me. I'm turning around and leaving right now. If you're so capable, walk out of Yonghe Temple yourself."

Enraged, Miki Hirofu rolled his eyes and shouted, "Insolence! Qi Jingtian, you weren't even born when Mr. Liu was at his peak. Without Mr. Liu's help and secret support, your Qi family would probably have declined more than thirty years ago, and might have been wiped out from the elite circles of Beijing long ago!"

Qi Jingtian smiled smugly and said, "The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for gain. Boss Liu did help my Qi family, but in the past thirty years, the benefits he has received from the Qi family have exceeded a hundred or a thousand times more than back then. The most important thing in life is to be content. There is a saying that goes, 'A greedy person is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; in the end, he will be burst by the elephant.'"

"Baka yarou".

Miki Hirofu cursed angrily and reached for the samurai sword on his back, indicating that he intended to kill Qi Jingtian.

Liu Shiyuan quickly shouted, "Sanmu, don't be impulsive!"

Qi Jingtian sneered, "Miki Hirofumi, your high-ranking ninja is nothing compared to me. I got to where I am now through my own hard work and fighting. Your brother's fate is a warning to you. If you dare to draw your sword in front of me, I'll make sure you don't see the sun tomorrow."

Miki Hiroo's chest heaved violently with anger, but he could only gasp for breath helplessly.

Liu Shiyuan stared at Qi Jingtian and said, "Director Qi, you've been quite imposing and intimidating enough, haven't you? I understand what you mean. You send us both out of the city, and my relationship with the Qi family will be over. I won't contact you again, how about it?"

Qi Jingtian sneered: "Deal."

Then he turned to Ling Xiao and said, "Have someone bring my car and park it at the entrance of the main hall."

Ling Xiao replied, "Yes."

Then he took out his walkie-talkie and called out, "Bring Director Qi's car in and park it at the entrance of the Mahavira Hall."

"clear!"

Liu Shiyuan stared intently at Ling Xiao and asked sharply, "Your name is Ling Xiao. So you worked for Li Chaobing?"

Ling Xiao didn't speak, but looked at Qi Jingtian.

Qi Jingtian said calmly, "I know Li Chaobing was a pawn you planted next to me. After he died, I transferred Ling Xiao to the Municipal Public Security Bureau as the head of the Criminal Investigation Division. So what? Do you also want to turn him into your pawn?"

"Cough, cough, cough."

Liu Shiyuan coughed a few times, choked by the words, and said, "Qi Jingtian, can you please not be so direct?"

"Young people who are too hot-tempered are prone to liver damage."

Qi Jingtian: "It's better to damage your liver than to die."

Liu Shiyuan was rendered speechless by the rebuttal…

"squeak."

Just then, an Audi A8 sped up and stopped at the entrance of the main hall. A voice crackled over the walkie-talkie: "Team Leader Ling, Director Qi's car has arrived."

Ling Xiao: "Received, Director Qi will be out immediately."

Qi Jingtian looked at Ling Xiao and said, "Go out and evacuate everyone from the courtyard."

Ling Xiao: "This..."

He was afraid that Qi Jingtian was in danger.

Qi Jingtian: "Execute the order."

Ling Xiao: "Yes."

Ling Xiao saw Qi Jingtian wink at him, and was startled again. He turned around, walked out of the main hall, stood on the steps, and loudly commanded, "Everyone, back down!"

"yes!"

Then he glanced back at Qi Jingtian, strode down the steps, and left with his men.

five minutes later,

Qi Jingtian got into his private car with two monks. The driver was puzzled but didn't dare to ask.

Qi Jingtian said in a deep voice, "Drive to Hongluo Temple!"

The driver paused for a moment, thinking he had misheard.

Qi Jingtian then said, "Let's go to Hongluo Temple."

The driver realized what was happening and said, "It's the bureau chief."

at the same time,

"Beep beep beep".

Xia Keke's phone rang. Seeing it was Zhang Guoqiang calling, she got up, walked to the side, and answered, "Captain Zhang, is there anything wrong?"

On the other end of the phone, Zhang Guoqiang said, "Director Xia, the drone detected an Audi A8 entering the entrance of the Mahavira Hall of Yonghe Temple. Upon investigation, this car belongs to Qi Jingtian."

Xia Keke: "It's been so long, and Qi Jingtian is still at the Yonghe Temple? What is she doing?"

Zhang Guoqiang: "I don't know. All our personnel are on the perimeter, and we don't dare to use drones to fly low for reconnaissance."

After a moment's thought, Xia Keke said, "Send a drone to follow Qi Jingtian's car."

Zhang Guoqiang: "Director Xia, isn't this inappropriate?"

"After all, Qi Jingtian is a vice-ministerial level cadre, the head of the municipal bureau, and also the director of the municipal state security bureau. It would take approval from above to monitor her."

Xia Keke: "You go ahead and do it; I'll handle the formalities."

Zhang Guoqiang: "Alright then."

Xia Keke hung up the phone and saw Xiao Zhan walking over, so she said, "Qi Jingtian is about to make his move."

Xiao Zhan handed his phone to Xia Keke and said, "Take a look at this video first."

Xia Keke took the phone and saw that Qi Jingtian was speaking in a video, but due to the camera angle, she couldn't see who the two people opposite Qi Jingtian were, and could only hear their voices.

Xia Keke recognized the voices immediately: "Oh my god, isn't that Liu Shiyuan and Miki Hongfu, those two cowards?"

"Xiao Zhan, where did you get this video?"