243: Meet a charlatan around the corner!

Baili Group, internal cafeteria.

Lin Qi Ye and the others didn't expect Young Master Jing to bring them directly to the company's interior.

Baili Jing was a very capable young man. Dressed in a white suit and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, he looked refined and cultured.

However, his complexion wasn't good, and his eyes were somewhat swollen, indicating he hadn't rested well.

"Captain Lin, hello, I am Baili Jing. I apologize for not being able to personally greet you at the airport this time."

Lin Qi Ye shook hands with Baili Jing and said, "You're too kind. I believe you and Mr. Bai Li Xin are already very clear about the purpose of our visit."

Baili Jing nodded, "My father is bedridden due to my brother's situation, so he has temporarily entrusted the company's affairs to me.

Captain Lin, please feel free to instruct me on anything you need me to do."

Baili Jing's tone was sincere, and as he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes again.

"Since that's the case, I'll be direct. Baili Tuming has a forbidden item called the 'longevity lock' on him. Do you know about it?" Lin Qi Ye asked.

Upon hearing the words "longevity lock," a strange look flashed across Baili Jing's face.

After a moment of contemplation, Baili Jing said,

"I don't know much about this forbidden item. I only know that its effect is similar to the "Returning Heaven Jade", capable of warding off a single death calamity."

Lin Qi Ye was somewhat surprised to hear Baili Jing's words.

"I heard the Baili Family is known as a museum of forbidden items.

If one were to choose the people in this world who know the most about forbidden items, your Baili Family would certainly be among the top.

Even you don't know the information about this forbidden item?"

Lin Qi Ye's meaning was clear: he didn't believe Baili Jing when he said he didn't know.

Baili Jing shook his head helplessly and slowly began to speak:

"Captain Lin, you may not know, but while my Baili Family has indeed grasped some superficial knowledge of forbidden item research and development, these materials are the core of the core, the secret of secrets.

Neither I nor my brother have the authority to access these materials.

The only one who truly possesses this information is my father."

Lin Qi Ye looked at Baili Jing with some surprise, not expecting that Bai Li Xin would not even disclose this information to his own son.

"I see. It seems that if we don't meet Mr. Bai Li Xin, this matter cannot be investigated further."

Just as Lin Qi Ye and the others were at a loss, a knock suddenly came from outside the room.

"Young Master Jing, it's Old Chen. Are Captain Lin and the others inside?"

Hearing the voice outside the door, Baili Jing quickly got up from his seat to open the door.

After the door opened, an old man dressed in a Zhongshan suit stood outside the room.

The old man was calm and composed. Although he addressed Baili Jing as 'Young Master,' from their expressions, it seemed Baili Jing was quite afraid of him.

"Uncle Chen!"

Baili Jing respectfully called out, then introduced him to Lin Qi Ye and the others:

"This is my father's assistant."

Lin Qi Ye and the others stood up, not expecting Bai Li Xin to send someone so quickly.

From Baili Jing's attitude towards him, it was clear that this assistant of Bai Li Xin held a significant position.

"Young Master Jing, the master just woke up. He heard that Captain Lin and his group have already arrived in Guangzhou-Shenzhen, and specifically asked me to invite Captain Lin and the others to be guests at the manor."

Upon hearing this, Baili Jing immediately smiled apologetically:

"So, Father has already woken up. That's wonderful! I was worried before that Father was overthinking things and affecting his health."

After speaking, Baili Jing turned to Lin Qi Ye and the others and said,

"Since that's the case, you should go with Uncle Chen to see my father. After all, my brother's matter cannot be delayed."

"You're not going?" Lin Qi Ye was a bit confused. Baili Manor, by rights, wasn't it also Baili Jing's home?

Baili Jing shook his head, "There are too many things to do here at the company; I really can't get away."

At this moment, Uncle Chen also walked over and said to Lin Qi Ye and the others, "Young Master Jing is currently shouldering the entire Baili Group, and his burden is very heavy.

I'm sure you all don't want to waste time. After meeting the master, he should be able to answer some of your questions."

Lin Qi Ye looked back at An Qingyu, who nodded.

So, the group followed Uncle Chen out.

After seeing them go downstairs, Baili Jing called for Butler Chang.

"Young Master Jing, what are your orders?"

Baili Jing said in a low voice, "I need to go out tonight. Unless it's an emergency, don't call me. I'll be back by tomorrow morning."

"I understand." Butler Chang replied.

Having been Baili Jing's butler for so many years, Butler Chang knew that Baili Jing was not in a good mood right now.

In the past, whenever this young master was in a bad mood, he would always disappear for a period of time.

After watching Baili Jing leave, Butler Chang immediately called someone to clean the room.

Baili Jing returned to his room, disguised himself, and then left the Baili Group.

Whenever he felt restless, he liked to go to nightclubs to relax.

However, Baili Jing never touched alcohol. When he was in a bad mood, he liked to immerse himself in noisy crowds.

This was his unique way of relieving stress.

...

In the nightclub at midnight, men and women of all kinds reveled in the deafening music.

Baili Jing sat in a corner, quietly watching everything.

In his mind, everything that happened today replayed.

Damn it, Bai Li Pang Pang is clearly a good-for-nothing, yet he alone monopolizes two rare forbidden items: the "Returning Heaven Jade" and the longevity lock.

I'm clearly Bai Li Xin's flesh and blood, so why did he have to give all these things to that fat good-for-nothing?

Baili Jing had once asked Bai Li Xin this question, but Bai Li Xin had not given Baili Jing any explanation.

He merely told him plainly that everything in the Baili Group would be handed over to him in the future.

But as Baili Jing grew up, his desire for control over the group grew even stronger.

So much so that Baili Jing once took a desperate risk, thinking of secretly accessing the group's forbidden item research and development data.

As a result, he was caught red-handed by Uncle Chen today.

He was then grounded by Bai Li Xin for three months, and during those three months, he also received corresponding punishment.

This was why Baili Jing was afraid of, or rather, fearful of Uncle Chen.

And today, Uncle Chen's sudden appearance, taking Lin Qi Ye and the others away without his knowledge, made Baili Jing even more displeased.

He felt like he was being treated as a puppet on strings. They were blood-related father and son, so why was his father reluctant to hand over these core materials to him?

If he were allowed to participate, he would surely do better, right?

Baili Jing's mind wandered with these random thoughts, and unknowingly, the time had already reached 2:30 AM.

"It's time to go back," Baili Jing muttered to himself.

He walked out of the nightclub and into a nearby alley. He wanted to walk back alone to clear his head.

As soon as Baili Jing turned into the alley, he suddenly noticed a hunched old man sitting at the bend ahead.

The old man was sitting on a folding stool, with a yellow cloth printed with an Eight Trigrams pattern spread on the ground. On it was written: "Fortune Telling, Face Reading, Character Divination, Hexagrams; Left Hand for Birth, Right Hand for Death."

Baili Jing was a bit strange. It was the middle of the night, so why was someone still out setting up a fortune-telling stall?