128: Chapter 128 It's normal for a professional assassin to know how to pick locks, right?

Leaving the President's Office.

As he left in the elevator, Li Yu had only two things on his mind.

First, the "light of the city" badge was secured.

Even if the buffs were fully stacked, as long as he didn't touch those ancient books, he wouldn't be offed by Ming Yueguang; the needle hanging over his heart had finally disappeared.

Second, Ming Yueguang's words.

"If you need to unconditionally trust someone in the company, then you can try trusting me."

Those were the exact words of President Ming.

At first listen, it was a strange kind of trust, as if Li Yu and Ming Yueguang had known each other for a long time, experienced so much together, and could already unconditionally trust one another.

But in reality, the two had known each other for less than a month.

They had only met five or six times in total, and apart from the first meeting in the breeding room, the others were all about interests or seeking help.

"Why..." Li Yu looked thoughtful.

He wasn't narcissistic enough to think he could charm a beautiful, powerful female president whose status was far higher than his own.

Compared to her, he was nothing.

But if that wasn't the reason, then what was?

What reason made her trust and help him so much?

A conspiracy?

Or was there some other hidden agenda he didn't know about?

While Li Yu was lost in his thoughts, the elevator quickly arrived at the cultivation floor. Li Yu walked along the corridor, nearing the seventh breeding room, and heard voices coming from inside from a distance.

"Zhou Ya, you handled this matter very well. Rest assured, I will definitely investigate the poison spirit bamboo shoot matter thoroughly!"

"Thank you for the trouble."

"It's no trouble. In fact, I have always highly regarded you on the Seventh Floor, especially the Breeder in Hall 5, and that Breeder named Li Yu, excellent! I've seen his cultivation records, they are just excellent!"

"Is that so?"

Inside the breeding room, Zhou Ya looked at Jin Yulong expressionlessly and said indifferently, "I didn't expect you to be so concerned about the situation on our Seventh Floor."

Jin Yulong put on a reproachful expression and said exaggeratedly, "What are you saying? Whether it's the Seventh Floor, the Eighth Floor, or any other floor, you are all working for the company. As the company's President, how could I not care about you?"

Li Meng popped her head out from behind Zhou Ya: "Seems like it's just the Vice, right?"

Jin Yulong's smile stiffened, a flash of annoyance appearing in his eyes, but he immediately forced a smile and said, "Yes, it is Vice, that's correct. You're quite a stickler for details, little girl."

"That's for sure!" Li Meng raised an eyebrow.

Zhou Ya continued, "Is there anything else, Vice President Jin? If not, I need to get back to work."

"Yes, yes, yes," Jin Yulong said, "Where are today's cultivation records? To investigate the poison spirit bamboo shoot, I need to hand this record over to professionals to investigate."

Hearing this, Zhou Ya turned around and searched on the console.

Before long, she stuffed a stack of papers into a leather envelope and handed it to Jin Yulong.

A glint of sharpness flashed in Jin Yulong's eyes. He hurriedly took it and asked, "Is this the original? You can't fool me with copies."

"It is the original."

"Good, good, good. Zhou Ya, you are truly reliable."

"Anything else?"

"Nothing else," Jin Yulong suddenly thought of something, "I heard that Li Yu put in a lot of effort to solve the problem this time. What do you think if I award him an honorary prize?"

As his voice fell, before Zhou Ya could answer, Li Yu's voice rang out.

"I don't think much of it."

Li Yu strode in from outside the door and walked straight up to Jin Yulong. Being slightly taller, he immediately saw Jin Yulong's bald forehead and the little pigtail at the back of his head.

"Vice President Jin, I've heard much about you." Li Yu narrowed his eyes and said indifferently.

Jin Yulong's expression shifted; he didn't seem to expect Li Yu to suddenly return, but he quickly put on that typical fake smile of a superior.

"Ah, Li Yu, I've also heard much about you. Now I've finally met you in person."

"Thanks to you, I'm doing just fine."

"You look a bit chubbier than in your resume. I've heard about your family situation. Rest assured, if you need any help, feel free to come to me. I'm a person who most appreciates talented subordinates like you."

"Is that so? I didn't expect Vice President Jin to have such an exotic style. I wonder if you still herd sheep?"

"Hahaha~ You really know how to joke."

"Aren't you joking with me, too?"

Li Yu looked at Jin Yulong, and the latter looked back at him. One gaze was filled with coldness, the other's eyes were like a venomous scorpion.

"Vice President Jin, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to take this away, is it?" Li Yu looked at the file envelope in Jin Yulong's hand.

Jin Yulong smiled, looking all business, and said, "I have already arranged for personnel to investigate the poison spirit bamboo shoot situation. This is very important evidence, Li Yu, you cannot obstruct it. Rest assured, I will notify you all once there are results."

Seemingly worried that Li Yu would snatch it away, Jin Yulong finished speaking without waiting for Li Yu to respond, bypassed Li Yu, walked away quickly, and soon disappeared from sight.

Zhou Ya asked with concern, "Is it really okay to let him take it?"

Li Yu replied, "Let him take it. If everything goes smoothly, this document is just a little extra, dispensable."

"I see, I don't understand these things."

"You've already done very well. The next steps are not something we can control; it depends on Chen Qing."

Li Yu comforted Zhou Ya a few times and asked her to go pack up.

While Zhou Ya and Li Meng were busy, Li Yu's gaze turned towards the door again, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Jin Yulong's appearance at least verified one thing.

This batch of poison spirit bamboo shoots was truly related to them, and the fact that it was transferred to this breeding room today, clearly...

Jin Yulong was panicked.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have come in person.

He just hoped that Chen Qing would be able to smoothly obtain what he wanted—something sufficient to take down Jin Yulong.

According to Chen Qing, Jin Yulong was also registered in that organization; firing him wouldn't shake his foundation.

But regardless, getting him out of the company first was the priority, to avoid this guy pulling some disgusting tricks on him at some point.

"Finished packing, where to now?" Zhou Ya asked. She and Li Meng had already restored the breeding room to its original state.

"Back to our Advanced Cultivation room, to conquer the blood toxin!"

...

On the other side.

Under the cover of night, Chen Qing successfully reached the second floor from the top via the outer wall.

She then climbed through a window into the stairwell and followed it to outside Jin Yulong's office, listening carefully for a moment.

It was quiet inside, without even the sound of a heartbeat or breathing.

Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yu was right; Jin Yulong was indeed not in his office at this time.

She pulled a thin hairpin from her hair and fiddled with the office door lock for a moment.

Only a "click" was heard.

The lock opened.

At this moment, footsteps approached from not far away. Chen Qing quickly slipped inside the office, and by the time the footsteps passed by the door, it had already closed silently.

If Li Yu or Li Meng were here, they would definitely be surprised.

She could actually do everything?

And Chen Qing would calmly tell them—as a professional assassin, knowing how to pick a lock is normal, right?