285: Chapter 285 Young Master Ye, I'm sorry!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the random System mission—Save everyone from Zhang Yu's hands! Reward: Cultivation Technique 'Supreme Soul Suppressing Art', and Lucky Draw count +1.]

[Ding! System mission completed. Obtained System Points +100. Current System Points: 250!]

"Holy crap, it actually copied Zhang Yu's 'Supreme Soul Suppressing Art'. Awesome!" Hearing the System notification, Qin Yi was secretly thrilled.

While Qin Yi was excited, Shen Jianan had already holstered her pistol at her waist. She squatted down, placing a fair hand on Qin Yi's shoulder to check his injuries, her eyes full of concern as she asked, "Qin Yi, how are you?"

Unexpectedly, Qin Yi looked highly energetic. He suddenly sprang up, casually dusting off his clothes and acting as if nothing had happened. "I'm fine, just a small injury, it won't kill me..."

"Uh," Shen Jianan watched Qin Yi's relaxed manner, a flash of surprise in her eyes. She confirmed again in disbelief, "Are you sure? You were just coughing up blood after being hit by Zhang Yu!"

At this time, Ye Qingcheng also walked over quickly. Seeing Qin Yi acting like he was perfectly fine, she frowned and asked, "Yeah, Qin Yi, are you sure you're okay? Do you need us to call an ambulance for you?"

Qin Yi waved his hand calmly. "I'm really fine~ Look, aren't I doing great?"

If it were an ordinary person injured by the Internal Energy of a Peak Anjin Martial Artist, they would likely have died long ago. Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would have to lie in bed for half a year to recover.

But Qin Yi was different. Relying on the miraculous medicinal power of that 'longevity pill', he had already healed his internal injuries in just a few moments.

It was just a pity to waste a Medicinal Pill for nothing. Counting the ones he gave to his parents, as well as Xu Qian and Qin Xiaoyue, there were only four left in the System Space. He had promised his father to give one to his young aunt earlier; it seemed he could only hope to get more in the next lucky draw.

Just as Qin Yi was lamenting the loss of the 'longevity pill', he saw Ye Qingcheng's expression suddenly freeze, followed by a very speechless curse: "Damn it, Zhang Yu escaped by jumping down from the Fire Corridor."

As Ye Qingcheng spoke, her gaze turned toward Zhang Min, who was being held under guard, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes. Without any unnecessary words, she said sternly and directly, "Zhang Min, the third of the Hongmen Huaxia Underground Dark Net quartet, a specialist in hidden weapons. You were specifically arranged by Boss Lei, the Hongmen Asia Regional Head, to be by Chu Weimin's side on Hong Kong Island. Am I right?"

Zhang Min was slightly taken aback, but she soon understood the source of Ye Qingcheng's information. She gave a resigned smile and admitted frankly, "That's right. It seems the fourth, Chen Mo, has already spilled everything."

"Since you're smart, I won't beat around the bush." Ye Qingcheng stared into Zhang Min's eyes. "If our Security Bureau hadn't acted tonight, you would probably be dead at Zhang Yu's hands by now. Now, let's make a deal. Cooperate fully with our investigation and tell us everything you know about the organization. In return, I guarantee your safety."

Everyone thought Zhang Min would agree immediately, but to their surprise, Zhang Min didn't answer right away. Instead, she fell into deep thought. After a moment, she slowly spoke, "Chen Mo has already confessed a lot; I don't know much more than he does."

"Zhang Min, I advise you not to make a mistake." Ye Qingcheng's voice dropped. "If it's really as you say, why would Zhang Yu risk his life to kill you? Do you think your organization will let you go if you don't cooperate with us? By working with us, at least you have a chance to survive."

Zhang Min fell silent. She had to admit that what Ye Qingcheng said was the truth. Even if she kept her mouth shut, Boss Lei wouldn't easily trust her. After all, she was different from Chen Mo; Chen Mo had a wife and child, while she was all alone. That was why she was being treated as a disposable pawn by Boss Lei.

However, if she revealed everything about the organization, given Boss Lei's personality, he would surely stop at nothing to kill her.

"To hell with it! Whether I stick my head out or hide it, it's a blade either way. I'm going for it!" Thinking this, Zhang Min finally gritted her teeth and nodded. "Fine! I agree to cooperate with your investigation and tell you everything I know. But I have one condition."

"Fine, name it." Ye Qingcheng's eyebrows twitched slightly as she signaled for her to continue.

"I only trust you alone." Zhang Min's tone was firm. "Except for you, whether it's your superiors or anyone else, I don't trust them. So, no matter where the detention or interrogation takes place, I am only willing to communicate with you. If you agree to this condition, I will cooperate fully; if not, then let me fend for myself."

Hearing this, Ye Qingcheng's brow furrowed slightly. She heard the deep meaning in Zhang Min's words and couldn't help but think to herself: Could it be that the Security Bureau has also been infiltrated by Hongmen?

"Fine! I agree."

Just as Ye Qingcheng finished speaking, a cell phone rang, drawing everyone's attention back to Qin Yi.

Qin Yi twitched the corners of his mouth awkwardly, showing a somewhat unnatural smile. He quickly pulled his phone from his pocket and, under everyone's gaze, pressed the answer button, trying his best to make his voice sound calm. "Hello, Brother Kun..."

"Young Master Qin, where are you? How did a trip to the restroom take so long? Are you okay? Xiao Qian is right next to me, and she's quite worried since she can't see you." On the other end of the phone, Xing Zhenkun asked in a worried tone. Beside him, Xu Qian also frowned, waiting nervously for Qin Yi's response.

"Uh, I'm fine. Sorry, I ran into a few acquaintances on my way out and chatted for a bit. Don't worry, I'm coming back now," Qin Yi lied with a smile.

"Oh, good to know you're okay. Then you go ahead with your business, Young Master Qin."

The call ended, and Qin Yi smiled at Ye Qingcheng. "Captain Ye, there shouldn't be anything else for me here, so I'll head back to the party." As Qin Yi spoke, he turned to leave.

However, the moment he stepped out, Ye Qingcheng's hand lightly rested on his shoulder. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile. "Sorry, Qin Yi, you probably can't leave yet."

Qin Yi's heart sank. It seemed that his move earlier in the heat of the moment was still a bit reckless.

Qin Yi stopped, turned around, and looked directly into Ye Qingcheng's eyes, pretending not to know as he asked back, "Captain Ye, what do you mean by this?"

Ye Qingcheng only smiled faintly. "Don't be angry, I don't mean anything by it. I just have some things I want to understand from you. It won't take too much of your time."

Qin Yi shrugged helplessly and nodded in response. "Fine, for the sake of Young Master Ye's Face, ask whatever you want to ask."

Hearing Qin Yi's answer, Ye Qingcheng didn't seem satisfied, and her expression soured a bit more. She truly hadn't expected that one day she, Ye Qingcheng, would need to rely on her brother's Face to get things done.

However, since Qin Yi had agreed, Ye Qingcheng didn't dwell on these details.

"Then thank you." Ye Qingcheng tried to keep her voice as calm as possible. "But there are too many eyes and ears here; let's talk somewhere else. Since Mr. Qin's kung fu is so good, please take the trouble to help me take Zhang Min down."

"Alright. But Brother Kun and Qianqian are still waiting for me." As Qin Yi spoke, he turned to look at Shen Jianan. "Officer Shen, I'll have to trouble you to go tell them not to worry. Also," at this point, Qin Yi looked back at Ye Qingcheng, "I hope Captain Ye can arrange some people to protect them in secret. After all, you heard Zhang Yu's threats when he left; I'm worried he might target my family and friends."

Hearing what Qin Yi said, Shen Jianan's Face turned slightly red. Earlier, she had been so worried that she lost her composure; seeing Qin Yi cough up blood, she had shouted his name in her urgency. Otherwise, Zhang Yu wouldn't have known Qin Yi's identity immediately.

"Uh, that, I'm sorry, Qin Yi. If it weren't for me, Zhang Yu wouldn't have known your identity so quickly. I... I apologize to you." Shen Jianan bowed her head in self-reproach.

"Don't say that." Qin Yi interrupted her. "You were only concerned about my safety; how could I blame you? Besides, since I chose to step in and help, I'm already involved in this. Even if you hadn't shouted then, Zhang Yu would have found out sooner or later."

Ye Qingcheng also spoke up in agreement. "Yes, Jianan, now is not the time for guilt. Qin Yi is right. We don't know how many people Hongmen has planted now. For the safety of Qin Yi's family, go and deploy some people immediately to secretly protect those close to him."

Shen Jianan immediately nodded and accepted the task. "Yes, Captain, I'll go arrange it right away." As she spoke, she turned and hurried away. At the moment she turned, she couldn't help but look back at Qin Yi, the joy and admiration in her eyes impossible to hide.

Ye Qingcheng naturally noticed Shen Jianan's small gesture and silently shook her head, mourning for three seconds in her heart for her brother, Ye Ziming.

Just then, the System notification sound in Qin Yi's Sea of Consciousness rang out again.

[Ding! Detected that Shen Jianan's favorability toward the host has increased by 10 points. Current favorability: 80!]

[Ding! Opposite-sex favorability has reached 80, triggering a random System mission—Within 48 hours, increase Shen Jianan's favorability toward the host to 90!]

[Mission completion reward: Host Charm +1, Endurance +1, Lucky Draw count +1; Mission failure: Randomly deduct 5 points from the host's six-dimensional attributes and suffer 24 hours of continuous bad luck.]

[Ding! Friendly reminder to the host: The host currently has two pending opposite-sex favorability increase missions. Please pay attention to the mission time limits!]

After a series of System notifications, Qin Yi suddenly remembered that he still had to increase Zhao Ying's favorability today. He had been so busy he had actually forgotten about it.

With this thought, Qin Yi immediately checked the countdown for Zhao Ying's favorability mission. After a moment, he sighed in relief, thinking to himself, "Fortunately, there's still all of tomorrow; it should still be in time."

However, was it really a good thing for Shen Jianan to have such high favorability toward him? She was Ye Ziming's goddess. Increasing her favorability to 90—even if there was nothing overly intimate physically between them, what about mentally? Wouldn't this count as cuckolding Ye Ziming?

Thinking of this, Qin Yi felt a bit conflicted for a moment.

But at the thought that if he didn't complete the System mission, five points would be deducted from his six-dimensional attributes, Qin Yi gritted his teeth and silently said to Ye Ziming: Young Master Ye, my apologies! I have no choice; I can't just ignore the System mission... At worst, once the System mission is over, I'll just stay away from your goddess.

While Qin Yi was dazed, Ye Qingcheng lightly tapped his shoulder to remind him, "What are you thinking about? Let's go!"

Qin Yi snapped out of it and quickly replied, "Oh, right, let's go, let's go..."

By now, Shen Jianan had already gone ahead to arrange protection for Xu Qian and the others. Ye Qingcheng and Qin Yi then escorted Zhang Min to the underground garage via the elevator.