56: youth

"Understood!"

On the other end of the phone, a young man, dressed in luxurious clothes, with a graceful demeanor and handsome features, put down his phone. Although the young man was handsome and attractive, his expression and overall temperament seemed somewhat sinister, making people shiver.

"Young Master, have they caught Miss Ren?"

A somewhat hoarse voice sounded beside the young man.

The speaker was a thin old man, like a bamboo pole. His face was pale, without a trace of color, as if he hadn't seen sunlight for years. The old man was dressed in a greyish-white old-fashioned outfit, looking like a shroud worn by a dead person, indescribably eerie and strange.

"No! These good-for-nothings are truly more trouble than they're worth; they can't even handle such a small matter!"

The young man's face grew even darker, his brows furrowed tightly, and a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.

Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he turned his head and looked at the old man behind him, saying, "Prepare my private jet for me. I'm going to the City. Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I last saw Jingjing, and I miss her quite a bit.

Since the hard way doesn't work, let's try the soft approach! Hehe."

"Understood, Young Master, I'll go arrange it now."

The old man nodded respectfully, then hesitated slightly before asking, "Young Master, what about Li Zhengxi... how should we deal with him? Should we send people to rescue him?"

"Hmph, by now the Police forces of the City are probably already on their way. It's too late for us to send people to rescue him. Besides, he failed in his task and is useless. Just kill him to avoid complications and leaving any evidence."

A cold light flashed in the young man's eyes, his tone indifferent. Clearly, he was already accustomed to having the power of life and death over others.

"Understood, I'll do it now."

The old man respectfully assented, then suddenly pulled out a yellow talisman from hisHuai, and quickly wrote the three characters "Li Zhengxi" on it with an unknown black ink.

Immediately, a cluster of eerie blue flames materialized in the old man's hand, directly igniting the talisman. The talisman instantly burned to ashes.

On the other side, Li Zhengxi, who had just hung up the phone, suddenly contorted his facial expression, clutching his chest in pain, his body trembling violently.

Immediately, countless tiny black insects simultaneously crawled out of Li Zhengxi's ears, mouth, and eyes, scrambling over each other, a sight that made one's scalp tingle.

"Cult Master... Cult Master, spare my life! Cult Master, spare my life! Please give me another chance!"

Li Zhengxi let out a frantic scream, rolling on the ground in agony, wailing. In just a moment, his entire body dissolved into a pool of blood, leaving no bone fragments, only a nauseating mess of bloodstains on the ground, and a faint stench of blood lingering in the air.

As soon as Qin Shou got into the hummer vehicle, he took out his mobile phone, which showed more than a dozen missed calls, most of them from Ren Jing, and also calls from Xu Nanqin and Yan Yourong.

It must be said, as a 'sea king', Qin Shou's business was quite busy now!

Qin Shou didn't hesitate and directly dialed Ren Jing's phone number.

"Why haven't you answered your phone for so long? I only gave you four hours, and you're seriously overtime now!

You, this Bodyguard, are utterly incompetent. It seems I'll have to deduct your salary!"

Ren Jing's tone on the other end of the phone was chiding, clearly with resentment, obviously very angry that Qin Shou, this temporary Bodyguard, had been gone for so long and hadn't answered her calls.

"I ran into people from the Blood God Cult."

Qin Shou said directly.

"What! Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

Ren Jing was startled by the news, her tone immediately softened, and her earlier anger vanished without a trace, replaced by deep concern.

"I'm fine. They must have gotten the wrong person. The real estate agent who introduced me to the house today happened to be in my hummer vehicle. They probably mistook her for you, which is why they chased after us."

Qin Shou casually explained what happened.

"You're really something! You go to buy a house and manage to trick the real estate agent girl into your hummer vehicle! It seems your skill at picking up girls is quite impressive!"

Unexpectedly, Qin Shou's explanation only made things worse. As soon as he explained, Ren Jing immediately sounded like she had overturned a vinegar jar, her tone sour. She was clearly unhappy about Qin Shou being with another woman.

"Hehe, what, is our great Mayor, the strong woman, jealous? I just let her get into the hummer vehicle, do you really need to be so petty?"

Qin Shou deliberately spoke in a teasing tone, causing Zhang Wei, who was driving in front, to break out in a cold sweat. He admired Qin Shou immensely, thinking, 'Brother Qin is awesome! You can actually speak to the formidable ice beauty, Mayor Ren Jing, in such a tone! I, Zhang Wei, will follow you, Brother Qin, from now on.'

"Heh heh, who knows how you use this hummer vehicle? I remember the first time I saw you, you were using this hummer vehicle as a bed!" When Ren Jing said this, she deliberately emphasized her tone, teasing Qin Shou about what he had done to her in the hummer vehicle before.

Qin Shou suddenly felt speechless, thinking to himself that this woman was really petty, bringing up such matters, truly holding a grudge.

"Alright, let's talk about serious matters. The people who came this time were very powerful. One of them was probably a small leader-level figure, and I almost fell into his hands. But I feel he should have also suffered serious injuries and probably won't get far. He should still be in the undeveloped Shixing Road in the North City Suburbs. You should quickly send people to search for him."

Qin Shou timely brought the conversation back on track and sent the location to Ren Jing.

"Mmm, I understand. I will immediately arrange for personnel to go over."

Ren Jing, hearing Qin Shou talk about serious matters, also put away her playful thoughts, and her tone became serious. She hung up the phone and went to arrange related matters. The nature of this incident was severe, and it also involved Qin Shou's safety, so she was genuinely a little angry.

"Qin Shou, can you tell me what exactly is going on? Who are those people, and why did they want to kill you?"

As soon as Qin Shou hung up the phone, Zhu Xinyao, who had been sitting in the hummer vehicle, full of doubts, couldn't help but ask. She was still a bit shaken and desperately wanted to know the truth.

"They weren't here to kill me; they were here to deal with you." Qin Shou shook his head, correcting Zhu Xinyao's statement.

"Deal with me? How could I possibly provoke such people!"

Zhu Xinyao looked disbelieving.

"To be precise, they were after the owner of my hummer vehicle. You just happened to be in the hummer vehicle, and they mistook you for her."

"The owner of the hummer vehicle? Then... that hummer vehicle isn't yours?" Zhu Xinyao looked surprised when she heard Qin Shou's words; she had always thought the hummer vehicle was Qin Shou's.

"Nonsense, if I had that much money, would I still need to be a temporary Bodyguard for the Mayor?"

Qin Shou shrugged, saying indifferently.

"Alright!"

Zhu Xinyao pouted. She had originally thought Qin Shou was a hidden rich man, but now it seemed she had overthought it, thinking to herself, 'So this guy isn't rich after all!'.