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Chapter 109 Join or Become an Enemy! (Part 2)

After the car door closed, the convoy drove away. Ou Yunchen didn't understand why Lan Jie had followed him out.

Lan Jie: "Mr. Ou, please wait a moment. Can I talk to you?"

Ou Yunchen: "If you're also a negotiator, there's no need. I don't want any connection with Colin."

Lan Jie: "Actually, I don't want to either. I'm not just working for him; I have my own agenda."

This was the first time Lan Jie's calm tone made Ou Yunchen believe she was finally telling the truth. It was also because Ou Yunchen had sensed the unusual connection between Lan Jie and Tong Zekai that he allowed Lan Jie to accompany him.

Lan Jie: "We've been using you, even investigating you behind your back, all to get you on the same boat as us. Our goals are aligned, and that's how we can trust each other more."

Ou Yunchen looked into Lan Jie's eyes. She wasn't lying, but why would she also want revenge on Axe?

Lan Jie: "Do you know someone named Pi Zai?"

The name sounded familiar to Ou Yunchen, as if the person was right in front of him, yet he couldn't recall.

Lan Jie: "Pi Zai is Axe's brother."

Ou Yunchen then remembered. Yes, he had met this person.

Back then, Axe met this young hooligan while on a mission in China. He was said to be a decent person, excellent at making sweets.

After following Axe, he reportedly turned over a new leaf and opened a dessert shop, which was quite famous in their area. He wondered how he was doing now.

Lan Jie: "Pi Zai's wife is my younger sister."

Lan Jie choked up slightly, which caught Ou Yunchen's attention.

Lan Jie: "Not long after Pi Zai married my sister, they had a child. But shortly after the baby was born, Pi Zai died."

Ou Yunchen: "Died? What about your sister?"

Lan Jie: "Yes, it was reported as an accidental explosion. Pi Zai died in an explosion at his own dessert shop. My sister disappeared after that."

Ou Yunchen: "Disappeared?!"

Ou Yunchen was even more confused. Why would his wife disappear after her husband died?

However, this situation instantly reminded Ou Yunchen of a familiar pattern.

Judging by their adoptive son's habits, Pi Zai must have caused trouble.

Murder could be disguised as an accident in their eyes. Pi Zai had reformed and started a legitimate business when he was with Axe; how could he have been murdered?

Lan Jie: "It was Axe. My sister called me before she disappeared."

"She said Pi Zai was in danger, and she and the child might not survive. If she couldn't be reached one day, it meant they were killed, and the killer could only be Axe!"

Lan Jie's voice grew more agitated as she spoke, her eyes filled with hatred! If Axe were standing before her now, she would have no hesitation in stabbing him dozens of times!

Lan Jie: "My sister's child was just a newborn infant! What did the child do wrong? Axe didn't even spare the baby! Even if Pi Zai made a mistake, he shouldn't have killed my sister and her child!"

Ou Yunchen understood. This was why Lan Jie was willing to join Colin. She also wished Axe dead.

Lan Jie: "If Colin gives me a chance to get close to the killer of my sister, I will not hesitate to assassinate him!"

"You must know better than I do how difficult it is to approach someone who has become a Tang. Forget assassination; even meeting them might be impossible..."

"Therefore, only Colin in this world can help me."

Lan Jie grabbed Ou Yunchen's arm.

Lan Jie: "It's the same for you. Colin can give us the opportunity to stand directly before Axe. Whether you kill him is your choice."

"So, we're not working for him; we're using him. Back then, only Ben could rival Tang. Even though Ben is dead, his assets are far greater than what we could achieve in a lifetime!"

"As long as we utilize Colin, we can overthrow the Tang empire! Then, we can truly avenge your brothers!"

Ou Yunchen took in everything Lan Jie said, but he was still unwilling to get involved in their scheme.

Now, Ou Yunchen also understood Colin's insistence on bothering him.

No matter how capable Colin was, his people couldn't get close to Axe.

But with Ou Yunchen, he knew everything about the Tang empire.

As long as Ou Yunchen's face appeared before Axe, it would be enough to make Axe tremble.

Therefore, he didn't need anyone else's help. Axe belonged to him, and no one could take his life before him!

Seeing Ou Yunchen unmoved, Lan Jie was determined to take a gamble.

Lan Jie: "Don't force us to act against the people around you!"

Ou Yunchen stopped in his tracks. He hated threats the most; they ignited his craving for bloodshed.

Lan Jie: "You like Su Ruiyi, don't you? That's why you're always going to the Su family to see her."

Ou Yunchen's pupils contracted slightly. He stared at Lan Jie like a leopard.

Lan Jie: "If you refuse to cooperate with us, I'll make Su Ruiyi disappear from your world."

Ou Yunchen raised his chin and let out a cold snort.

Ou Yunchen: "Fine. She's the woman I detest the most, always clinging to me like a fly."

Lan Jie: "What?"

Ou Yunchen: "Don't you have the ability to make her disappear? Then please do it quickly and don't let her bother me."

With that, Ou Yunchen turned and left without looking back, leaving Lan Jie stunned on the spot.

Lan Jie observed Ou Yunchen's demeanor. Perhaps she had guessed wrong, or perhaps Ou Yunchen had another motive for approaching Su Ruiyi, but it certainly wasn't because he liked her!

***

-- Lan Jie on the phone --

Tong Zekai: "How is it?"

Lan Jie: "Ou Yunchen refused to cooperate."

Tong Zekai: "So ungrateful? We should teach his beloved a lesson!"

Lan Jie: "We all guessed wrong."

Tong Zekai: "What do you mean?!"

Lan Jie: "Su Ruiyi is a decoy. This woman is not his weakness at all!"

Tong Zekai: "Fuck!!!"

Lan Jie: "If women aren't his weakness, then we have to find other ways."

Tong Zekai: "We've wasted too much energy trying to get him to join. Can't we complete the plan without him?"

Lan Jie: "No, unless you can evade the eyes of everyone around Tang. Can you?"

Tong Zekai snorted dismissively.

Lan Jie: "Colin sent out three top 'cleaners' and none of them have reported back. Are you expecting us to rely on you to deal with Axe? Or can you help Colin overthrow the Tang empire? Answer me now, can you?"

Seeing that Tong Zekai was too angry to speak, Lan Jie didn't press further.

She didn't know why Colin had such an incompetent teammate, but her status was below Tong Zekai's, so she often had to be polite to this fool.

Lan Jie: "We need to plan carefully."

-- Lan Jie hangs up --

***

That evening, Ou Yunchen returned home, took a shower, put on a bathrobe, and poured himself a glass of whiskey.

As he walked to the wardrobe in the bedroom, he pressed a button on the side of the door. The wardrobe split into two and slid open automatically.

There was a hidden room inside the bedroom!

The hidden room contained various weapons, different identity documents, and a large safe filled with foreign currency. These were left over from his days as an adopted son, but he no longer needed them.

In a corner of the hidden room was a computer. As soon as the screen turned on, it displayed a 24-hour real-time surveillance feed.

The screen showed a full view of Mo Qingyun's new living room. With a slight adjustment of the angle, Ou Yunchen could see every corner of the room clearly.

Monitoring Tang's sister was crucial to ensure the bait didn't spoil. After all, Tang was a big fish.

Currently, Mo Qingyun was fretting over a pile of shopping bags. Ever since she received the cosmetics that afternoon, she had been sitting on the sofa, looking dejected.

Ou Yunchen: "Don't you like these things?"

Ou Yunchen muttered to himself in confusion. He zoomed in on the screen to see Mo Qingyun's entire face.

Yes, she clearly didn't seem to like these items.

-- Ou Yunchen's message --

Ou Yunchen: "Did you receive the gifts I gave you?"

He put down his phone and stared intently at the screen. Mo Qingyun saw the message, sighed, and typed a few words. Ou Yunchen quickly checked his phone; strangely, he hadn't received any message.

Mo Qingyun deleted the words and typed again. After a moment's thought, she finally sent it.

Mo Qingyun: "These things must be very expensive, right?"

Ou Yunchen smiled and replied: "Not expensive. Duty-free shops at the airport are very cheap."

Mo Qingyun: "Can they be returned?"

Ou Yunchen: "You don't like them?"

Mo Qingyun: "I checked this afternoon. The total cost of these items is too high, and I don't even use such high-end skincare products..."

Ou Yunchen: "They're just some cosmetics. What's expensive or not? I bought them for you, so just use them."

Mo Qingyun: "I really don't want them!"

Mo Qingyun: "To you, they are ordinary gifts, but from my perspective, these items might cost years of my savings!"

Mo Qingyun: "So, next time, what price range of gift should I give you to be considered equal?"

Ou Yunchen was annoyed. He had never thought that buying gifts for a girlfriend would be so complicated. Mo Qingyun was simply being overly sensitive!

Ou Yunchen: "If you don't want them, just throw them away."

-- Ou Yunchen's message ends --

Ou Yunchen turned off the screen and placed his phone face down on the table. However, less than a minute later, he regretted it.

He waited for a while longer, but no message came.

How was this possible? Had he been too harsh? Would Mo Qingyun be angry too?

But when Ou Yunchen quickly turned the screen back on, Mo Qingyun was no longer in the frame.

He adjusted the camera angles and scanned the entire living room, but Mo Qingyun was nowhere to be found.

Besides the pile of shopping bags on the floor and a few bottles of cosmetics on the coffee table, there was nothing to prove that the mute girl had been sitting on the sofa and sending messages.