126: Chapter 126 The Conflict at the Night Bar (Part 7)

Inside Dao Ge's office, Zhao Lintai stroked his chin, staring intently at the surveillance footage on the computer screen with interest. A playful smile tugged at the corner of his lips as he muttered to himself: "So you are Qin Yi..."

Qin Yi stood to the side, a trace of helplessness showing in his expression. He sighed softly. He had intended to pat Su Mo's back to comfort her, but caught the red light of the surveillance device on the ceiling out of the corner of his eye.

His gaze instantly turned profound, his thoughts racing. His raised hand paused mid-air before finally dropping back down.

He leaned in close to Su Mo's ear, appearing to comfort her, but actually lowered his voice to warn her: "Su Mo, there is surveillance in the room. Follow the plan, and be careful not to give us away."

After speaking, Qin Yi put one arm around Su Mo's back, gently supporting her shoulder, and the two sat down on the sofa together.

Qin Yi's gaze swept over the drinks on the table. He picked up an unopened beer, pressed his finger against the cap, and tightened his muscles slightly. With a flick, the bottle cap flew off with a crisp sound, landing on the floor.

This scene made Zhao Lintai raise an eyebrow. He leaned back into his chair, chuckling to himself: "Heh, interesting."

Qin Yi took a sip of the beer, then turned his gaze to Su Mo. His tone was flat, revealing no emotion: "Su Mo, tell me, why did you ask me to come here?"

Su Mo bit her lower lip, her eyes reddening. She raised a hand to gently wipe away the tears on her face, leaning closer to Qin Yi unconsciously, her hand resting on his thigh. Her voice carried a hint of apology: "Qin Yi, I'm sorry. It was my fault before, I'm sorry to you. I called you here today just to apologize to you in person, hoping you can forgive me..." As she spoke, her tears fell once again, making her look particularly pitiful.

Qin Yi stared into Su Mo's eyes, feeling a mix of emotions inside. For a moment, he couldn't tell if she was being sincere or just acting.

A faint smile curled his lips, his tone remaining calm: "Su Mo, isn't it a bit late to talk about forgiveness between us? Didn't we already break up? Besides, haven't you already followed that guy Wang Hao? What is the point of you coming to ask for my forgiveness now?"

Secretly considering his options, Qin Yi silently issued a command to the System in his mind: "System, activate Eye of Truth."

As soon as he finished speaking, a faint blue light flashed in his eyes. When he looked at Su Mo again, her various details appeared clearly on the light screen before him.

[Name: Su Mo] [Gender: Female] [Identity: Host's Ex-Girlfriend] [Age: 22] [Height: 167cm] [Weight: 47kg] [Vital Statistics: B82 (D), W59, H83] [Favorability: 80] [Opposite Sex Intimacy: 1]

Looking at Su Mo's favorability score, Qin Yi shook his head in helplessness. He truly hadn't expected her favorability toward him to be as high as 80! But in that 80, how much was genuine apology, and how much was hope that he could help save her?

When he noticed Su Mo's Opposite Sex Intimacy value, he couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed. He frowned slightly, a flash of complex emotion in his eyes.

Hearing Qin Yi's question and looking into his eyes, Su Mo felt uneasy, unsure if Qin Yi was truly thinking this or just acting for others to see.

But she knew she had no choice. No matter what, she had to win Qin Yi's forgiveness tonight. Qin Yi was her last straw; if she couldn't get his forgiveness, she would truly be finished.

Thinking of this, she bit her lower lip, looking at Qin Yi with teary eyes, and continued: "Qin Yi, I'm sorry. I know that no matter what I say, it's already too late. However, I still want to sincerely apologize to you. I was wrong. I shouldn't have left you when you needed me most, I shouldn't have followed Wang Hao for vanity, and even more so, I shouldn't have let Wang Hao humiliate you in front of so many people that day... I have no complaints about whatever you do to me, I just hope you can forgive me!"

As she spoke, she took the initiative to wrap her arms around Qin Yi's neck, leaning in to kiss his face, mouth, and neck with her lipstick-stained lips. Her tears intermingled with the lipstick, making her look exceptionally poignant.

"Tsk tsk tsk, that's quite passionate..." Zhao Lintai smacked his lips, took a sip of the whiskey by his hand, and stared at the surveillance video with anticipation and excitement.

Qin Yi turned his head, pretending to respond to the kiss, and whispered in her ear: "Su Mo, follow their plan. Offense taken." With that, he wrapped his arms around her waist, pushed her down onto the sofa, and made a show of trying to take off her clothes. His movements looked rough, but in reality, he was very measured, not actually harming Su Mo.

As expected, Su Mo suddenly reached out to brace against Qin Yi's body, her voice trembling with feigned terror as she shouted: "Someone help, help me..."

The waiter outside the door heard the commotion in the private room and immediately went to report to the next room.

Immediately after, a group of people, including Wang Hao, rushed in, carrying various 'weapons' like beer bottles and ashtrays, looking excited and ferocious.

"Yo yo yo, Young Master Qin, what are you doing? Haven't seen you in a few days, and you've started playing rough?" Wang Hao stood at the front of the crowd, looking excited, holding an empty beer bottle. His eyes were full of provocation and mockery as he looked at Qin Yi with the expression of a villain whose plot had succeeded.

A disdainful sneer curled Qin Yi's lips. He glanced at Su Mo beneath him, giving her a reassuring look to signal that everything was going according to plan and she shouldn't worry.

Afterward, he stood up slowly from the sofa, turned to look at Wang Hao, and scanned the crowd behind him.

Su Mo also scrambled up from the sofa, tidied her disheveled clothes, and hid in the corner clutching her bag. The micro-recorder in her bag was pointed directly at Wang Hao's group. Wang Hao had no mind to pay attention to Su Mo at this moment, so he didn't focus on her.

Qin Yi's 'Eye of Truth' was still in effect, and the strength of everyone present was displayed in his eyes.

Just as Qin Yi was looking at these low-level thugs with disdain, a man in black wearing a baseball cap and crossing his arms walked in from the door. His appearance immediately alerted Qin Yi.

Qin Yi's gaze instantly turned sharp, locking onto the man. Information about the man appeared on the light screen before him, and Qin Yi couldn't help but frown slightly.

[Name: Chen Mo] [Gender: Male] [Identity: Zhao Family of the Capital — Zhao Lintai's personal bodyguard, one of the four-man group of the Hongmen Huaxia region dark web] [Age: 32] [Realm: Middle Stage of Ming Jin] [Cultivation Technique: Hung Ga Kuen (Minor Achievement)] [Favorability: 0] [Opposite Sex Intimacy: 2]

Damn, another expert at the Middle Stage of Ming Jin.

Judging by the situation, this Chen Mo's strength should be similar to the security manager, Si Hongfei, whom he met at the Sinan Feast that night. It's just that this guy named Chen Mo is already 32 and still at the Middle Stage of Ming Jin; I'm afraid his Comprehension Ability in martial arts isn't as good as that Si Hongfei.

However, this Chen Mo's identity is quite interesting. Not only is he Zhao Lintai's personal bodyguard, but he is also a member of the Hongmen's dark web in the Huaxia Dragon Kingdom.

Hongmen, Qin Yi had only occasionally seen it online before, knowing only that it was an extremely massive organization, reputed to be the world's largest gang.

I really didn't expect to run into them today. It seems this Chen Mo must be Dao Ge's trump card.

Since Zhao Lintai's personal bodyguard has appeared, the man himself might also be in this Nightlife Bar. Thinking of this, Qin Yi glanced curiously at the surveillance device with the blinking red light on the ceiling, thinking to himself: Could this Zhao Lintai be watching me from behind this surveillance?

Just as Qin Yi was pondering, the System in his mind sounded at the right time, interrupting his thoughts.

[Ding, detected that the host is about to face a challenge from an opponent in the same Realm, triggering a random System mission. First encounter with an opponent in the same Realm! Defeat the opponent to gain Strength +2, Agility +1, and a cultivation technique upgrade card; failure will result in a random deduction of five points in six-dimensional attributes and continuous bad luck for 48 hours!]

Qin Yi felt a wave of helplessness, his mouth twitching slightly. He silently complained to the System: "Damn, System, do you have to be this annoying? Can we discuss this? Don't just deduct attributes or curse me with bad luck... That's very inhumane, you know?"

However, the System seemed not to hear Qin Yi's complaint and gave no response.

Qin Yi shook his head helplessly, withdrew his gaze from the man in black, and turned to look at Wang Hao with a smile. That smile carried a hint of coldness and mockery as he said coldly: "I wondered who it was, turns out it's you, Wang Hao, you scumbag! What, wasn't being humiliated at the Sinan Feast that night enough, and you want to be humiliated by me again?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hao's expression instantly turned gloomy.

He widened his eyes, glaring at Qin Yi as if he wanted to devour him alive, and said through gritted teeth: "F*ck, Qin Yi, you don't even know the situation, do you? You don't even look at whose territory this is? And you dare to talk big and act tough here!"

Qin Yi smiled contemptuously, waving his hand nonchalantly, as if shooing away an annoying fly.

He said coldly: "I don't care whose territory it is, trash like you isn't even worth tying my shoelaces! Only this guy is worth a fight with me!" As he spoke, his gaze fell on the man in black again, his eyes filled with Battle Intent.

As he spoke, a round of applause rang out from outside the door. Then, the lackeys dispersed, and Dao Ge walked in from outside the private room, clapping his hands and looking at Qin Yi with a playful expression.

Before the effect of the Eye of Truth ended, Qin Yi quickly obtained Dao Ge's information.

[Name: Liu Hailong, nickname Dao Ge] [Gender: Male] [Identity: Owner of Nightlife Bar, owner of underground casinos and Underground Bank in Magic City] [Age: 37] [Realm: None] [Cultivation Technique: None] [Favorability: 0] [Opposite Sex Intimacy: 45]

Seeing the information on this legendary Dao Ge, a playful smile curled Qin Yi's lips, and he thought to himself: "Damn, he is Dao Ge? Besides a scar on his face, he doesn't even have a Cultivation Technique. This strength is probably not even as good as Chen Hu from Jingnan. I really don't know how he became the boss. It seems this so-called 'Dao Ge' is just a guy with a facade."

"So you are Qin Yi?" Dao Ge looked cold, sizing Qin Yi up with a deep voice. He narrowed his eyes slightly and continued: "You are the one who injured my six brothers?"

Qin Yi heard this, pretended to be surprised and said "Oh," then said sarcastically: "Your men? Oh, so those six guys at the International Finance Center were your men! Tsk tsk tsk, I was wondering why those little thugs were so weak, turns out the root is in you, the boss! It really is a case of a weak soldier makes a weak unit, and a weak general makes a weak army!" As he said this, he deliberately shook his head, looking regretful, while his eyes revealed his disdain and mockery for Dao Ge.

Zhao Lintai, who had been watching the surveillance footage, couldn't help but burst into laughter, muttering to himself: "This kid is interesting, and his eye for talent is not bad, actually being able to see A-Mo's strength. Now there's a good show to watch..."

Dao Ge's expression instantly turned gloomy. He glared at Qin Yi as if he wanted to devour him alive, his hands clenched into fists, veins popping.

He gritted his teeth and said: "Kid, you've got guts! I want to see if you can still be this arrogant when you talk to me later!" After saying that, he stepped back and said to Chen Mo, who had been standing there with his arms crossed without saying a word, "Brother Mo, I'll have to trouble you to take action and teach this arrogant kid a lesson."

To everyone's surprise, the man in black shook his head and replied in a low voice: "Let your men go first, I need to see this kid's style."

As he spoke, his gaze also fell on Qin Yi, his eyes full of vigilance and curiosity.

In fact, as soon as he saw Qin Yi, he felt the Aura radiating from him, an Aura that a kid who just graduated couldn't possibly possess. This made him hesitate slightly, so he thought he would let those cannon fodder test out the kid's quality first!

Dao Ge heard this and bit his teeth in frustration, clearly dissatisfied with the man in black's decision.

However, he didn't dare to defy the man in black's wishes, so he could only turn and shout at the lackeys in the private room: "What are you waiting for, didn't you hear what Brother Mo said? All of you, f*cking get him!" As he said this, he waved his hand fiercely.

The lackeys in the private room heard this and swarmed up like a tide, the atmosphere instantly becoming tense.

Wang Hao, who had just been standing at the very front, was now like a turtle pulling its head in, quickly hiding at the back of the crowd, sticking close to Dao Ge. His eyes flickered with timidity and unease, and his hands were clenched into fists, trembling slightly.

Seeing this, Qin Yi's lips curled into a cold, sharp smile. He shook his head gently, his eyes full of contempt and mockery, as if he were looking at a group of ants, and said coldly: "Hmph, you think you can teach me a lesson with just you wastes? It's truly laughable!"

No sooner said than done, Qin Yi flashed, easily dodging the beer bottles swung wildly by a few thugs like a swimming Dragon.

At the same time, he kicked out sharply, sending an ashtray from a thug's hand flying like a cannonball. The ashtray traced an arc in the air and landed right at Wang Hao's feet with a loud "clatter," scaring Wang Hao so pale that he screamed and his body involuntarily shrank back.

Seeing this, Dao Ge's lips curled into a disdainful sneer, his eyes full of contempt for Wang Hao.

He suddenly grabbed Wang Hao by the collar, lifting him up like a chick, and cursed: "Damn it, my men are here to back you up, why are you hiding in the back? You get in there too!" With that, Dao Ge kicked Wang Hao's ass mercilessly. Wang Hao felt the pain, a flash of agony crossed his face, and his body staggered, losing his balance and being forced to rush toward Qin Yi, his eyes full of despair...