113 Relentless

Yunze Lake Villa District.
Unit 12, Building 6.

The men belonging to Black Blind had long since dispersed; even those who were injured had been taken to the hospital. The villa’s doors and windows remained shattered. The Special Task Force had stopped by for an inspection, but finding nothing, they had already departed. They had tried to contact Song Qingzhu, but she simply replied, "It's fine, I will handle it myself."

Song Qingzhu changed back into her own clothes, hailed a taxi, and returned home. The two envoys, one fat and one thin, were waiting for her there. It was 11:55 PM. The two envoys sat on the sofa, watching as Song Qingzhu hurried in.

"Thwack!" Song Qingzhu slapped a document onto the coffee table.

The two envoys leaned in to look. It was an official document from the Longyue Group, declaring an unconditional merger into the Jinyang Group, complete with a large red seal at the bottom. Although the process had not yet begun, the document already held legal weight.

"How did you manage this?" the fat envoy asked, looking utterly incredulous as he examined the document repeatedly. "This isn't a forgery, is it?"

"There would be no point in forging this, would there?" Song Qingzhu shrugged. Indeed, the authenticity of such a document could be verified with a simple inquiry; forgery would be utterly meaningless.

"How did you do it?" the fat envoy still found it miraculous.

"The beauty trap, of course," Song Qingzhu said casually.

"The beauty trap?!" The fat envoy looked her up and down. The girl was certainly beautiful enough to bewitch a man, but to rely on her looks to secure a ten-billion-dollar conglomerate was nothing short of delusional. Even King Zhou of Shang hadn't been that foolish.

Song Qingzhu realized she had boasted a bit too much and quickly changed the subject. "Don't worry about how I got it. The point is, I've taken over the Longyue Group. Does that mean I've passed the assessment?"

"We still need to verify the authenticity of this official document," the fat envoy said, tucking the paper away. "We will give you an answer tomorrow."

"Understood!" Song Qingzhu let out a long sigh of relief. The two envoys took their leave.

Song Qingzhu felt as if a thousand-pound weight had been lifted from her shoulders. She first called for someone to repair the doors and windows, then phoned Secretary Zhou to begin preparations for the unconditional acquisition of the Longyue Group.

Secretary Zhou was, naturally, stunned. "Director Song, how did you manage this?" How could the situation have undergone such a cataclysmic shift in just a week?

"I have my ways!" Song Qingzhu replied. After hanging up, she felt satisfied and enjoyed a long, relaxing bath before heading to bed.

She was unaware that two figures were still lurking outside the villa: Black Eagle and Red Scorpion from the capital. They had searched all night without finding a trace of Lin Qi or Song Qingzhu. Although Wang Sheng had tracked the information on the Mercedes-Benz, it had led to a dead end. Having traveled thousands of miles south, failing to capture Lin Qi and losing track of Song Qingzhu was a dire situation. If Lu Wanfang found out, it would cost them their lives.

Hoping to try their luck, they had come to the villa where Song Qingzhu lived. To their surprise, she was actually inside! Black Eagle was ecstatic and immediately wanted to go in and kill her, but Red Scorpion held him back.

"Lin Qi isn't here. Killing only her is useless."

"Then what do we do?"

"We wait. Lin Qi will eventually show up!"

"What if she runs away again?"

"This time we keep a close watch. We absolutely cannot let her get away!"

"Fine. Let's take turns on duty—one sleeps while the other keeps watch, two hours each."

"Agreed."

The two hid themselves in the bushes outside the villa, beginning their stakeout. They would not rest until Lin Qi was dead.

The next morning, the sun slowly began to rise.

The security team of the villa district began their patrols. Soon, they discovered two men sleeping in the bushes. While Black Eagle and Red Scorpion were skilled at blending into their surroundings, their loud snoring had given them away.

One of the security guards was about to wake them, but the team captain stopped him. "Last night, Director Song’s villa at the Jinyang Group was attacked. The Special Task Force came by but found nothing... perhaps these two are involved! Don't alarm them; call the police immediately!" the captain whispered.

Shortly after, several patrol cars arrived, and over a dozen special agents surrounded Black Eagle and Red Scorpion.

"Wake up!" one of the agents shouted.

Black Eagle and Red Scorpion jolted awake. They tried to leap up, only to find themselves surrounded by the cold barrels of guns. They quickly raised their hands. They were cuffed and shoved into a vehicle.

As subordinates of Lu Wanfang, handling such a minor matter was easy. Wang Sheng would be more than enough to get them released. Once they were out, they rushed back to the Yunze Lake Villa District, only to find that Song Qingzhu had already vanished.

"What were you doing? I told you to keep watch last night—how could you fall asleep?"

"I was watching just fine! It was clearly you who fell asleep!"

The two blamed each other, both insisting the other had dozed off. Unfortunately, they had no surveillance to prove it, and the argument ended in confusion.

"Nothing we can do now. Let's keep watching; Song Qingzhu will be back."

"I hope so."

The two hid back in the bushes, resuming their stakeout. They would not rest until Lin Qi was dead.