It's truly heartbreaking that a husband and wife would resort to such methods to track each other's whereabouts.
As Lin Yao was thinking this, his senses alerted him to Leng Lian approaching hurriedly, accompanied by an acquaintance, Ling Ruonan.
"Ah Long, what a coincidence! Weren't you busy with company matters? Why didn't you invite me when you came out for drinks? Ruonan and I were also going to bars together, and I never expected to run into you at the same bar."
Leng Lian's voice was quite shrill; in the noisy environment, she had to scream to be heard.
Strangely, when allocating "human core power," both Lin Yao and Long Yihun deliberately ignored Leng Lian. Lin Yao didn't want to bring it up, while Long Yihun knew very well that Lin Yao didn't have a good impression of his wife and was always hesitant to ask for it. In the end, he could only secretly hire some detective agencies and bodyguard companies to protect Leng Lian, and tried his best not to let her know. Therefore, Leng Lian was completely unaware of the "human core power" and was now an ordinary person who couldn't be more ordinary, with no ability to protect herself, let alone enhance the function of some organs in such an environment to make speaking effortless.
Long Yihun's newly acquainted temporary buddy was about to introduce himself to Leng Lian as his friend, while secretly peeking at Ling Ruonan and the others behind him, when he was interrupted by a sharp exclamation.
"Ah~~~, Lin Yao, what are you doing here?"
Lin Yao smiled slightly, nodded in greeting, and casually said a few polite words. He didn't really intend for the other party to hear, so he didn't raise his voice. In Leng Lian's eyes, this was enough to say that he had greeted her.
"Bro, you're amazing! You actually managed to snag such top-notch women, and not just one! Give me a break..."
Before the "fellow traveler" next to him could finish speaking, Long Yihun's face fell and his tone turned cold: "That's my wife, and the one next to her is also married."
The "like-minded person" immediately said awkwardly, "You guys are busy, my friend is calling me," and quickly left. Anyone could see that Long Yihun had turned hostile, and staying any longer would only make things worse for him.
"Ah Long..." Lin Yao quickly exchanged opinions with Long Yihun before Ling Ruonan could see him as she approached, but was interrupted.
"Ah Yao, I... I think I still love her. Maybe I'm just being pathetic."
"This is normal, leave it to me, I'll talk to him for you." Lin Yao immediately understood his brother's choice. If he didn't care from the bottom of his heart, why would he have lost his temper and turned on him just now? If he didn't care, based on Lin Yao's understanding of Long Yihun, he would have divorced him and found someone else long ago, and would never have dragged it out until now, living such a complicated life.
"Xiao Lian, you've met a friend?"
Ling Ruonan only saw Lin Yao's back. Seeing Leng Lian nod and greet Lin Yao, she assumed she had met an acquaintance.
Ling Ruonan had originally come with Leng Lian to "catch them in the act," but now that she saw that Long Yihun was with a man and there were no other women in the cups on the table, it was a good thing. Ling Ruonan immediately put aside her worries and grabbed Leng Lian's arm to change the subject.
"Miss Ling, hello! It's nice to see you again."
Lin Yao stood up, smiled, and gave up his seat, displaying a gentlemanly demeanor.
The waiter, who had received the signal earlier, promptly brought over empty wine glasses, along with four sets of dice. These kinds of props are indispensable when men and women are at the same table in a bar, as they are very helpful in setting the mood among guests. When it comes to sex and groping, dice are the best prop.
Revisiting the old scene felt like our first meeting many years ago. The four of us were in a bar, but our relationships and social standing had changed.
"You guys drink first, I'll go out for a bit."
Lin Yao stood up to take his leave, and at the same time used a "secret telepathic transmission" to send a message to Leng Lian, "Xiao Lian, come out with me for a moment, I need to talk to you."
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Chapter 515 A Wake-Up Call
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"Do everything you can to investigate Ah Long's whereabouts. What is your purpose?"
Lin Yao's tone was indifferent, his emotions were flat, yet he exuded the authority of a superior.
Leng Lian's expression froze, contorting in the dim light. "Lin Yao, what did you say? I didn't understand."
Lin Yao did not immediately continue questioning Leng Lian, but instead looked at her calmly, as if trying to see her clearly.
Neither of them spoke. Only the rhythmic music from a nearby bar, along with lyrics that were barely audible, gave the Beijing night sky, suddenly hit by a cold snap, a reason to feel warm.
The loud music didn't excite Leng Lian; instead, it chilled her to the bone. She shrank back and forced a smile. "Why aren't you saying anything? What could I possibly want? I just happened to arrange to meet Ruonan to relax, but I didn't expect to run into you. You're such a busy person, what brings you here today?"
Lin Yao ignored Leng Lian's acting and his voice turned cold, "The lighter was placed in the villa by you, and it has a tracking device inside. If you hadn't come in person, no one who came here would have escaped death, including Ling Ruonan."
The sudden, cold words frightened Leng Lian. She felt a chill run down her spine, shivered, and stared at Lin Yao with wide, terrified eyes.
She never imagined that a small lighter tracking device could be linked to life and death. Originally, she really had a plan to let Ling Ruonan go into the bar first, then pretend to run into her husband Long Yihun, and then call her over.
The main purpose is to investigate her husband Long Yihun's affair. If she doesn't encounter it this time, she will continue with the second plan and talk to her husband about Ling Ruonan. Her best friend asked her to act as a matchmaker with her husband Long Yihun a long time ago, hoping to cooperate with Minhong Pharmaceutical and "Longcheng Group".
Would someone else be in mortal danger if they met them first? Could it really be that serious?
Leng Lian felt a chill run down her spine at the thought, and she no longer dared to underestimate the man in front of her. Years had passed, and the shy, taciturn man had long since become ruthless and decisive. Ironically, she had always believed that her husband, Long Yihun, was the one who helped Lin Yao's family earn money to cover their losses. The truth was clearly not like that.
Unlike Leng Lian's thoughts, Lin Yao would never allow anyone to threaten the safety of his family, even if the motive was something else, because such behavior would often become more and more serious and excessive, and would certainly be used by the enemy in the future.
Long Yihun is already family to Lin Yao, which is why he cares so much.
The talk of killing Ling Ruonan was not a joke. If Ling Ruonan was responsible for the lighter incident, Lin Yao would never let her or anyone involved go. He wouldn't hesitate to kill the wrong person.
At this critical juncture, he has no energy for investigation or evidence gathering; he'd rather kill a thousand innocent people than let his own family suffer any harm.
There was another reason that Lin Yao deliberately avoided thinking about: under the relentless attacks of "Morning Mist," many, many people would inevitably die. One or two lives were insignificant at this point, because they had disrespected him and his family, and there was no need to give them another chance.
Seeing Leng Lian's terrified expression, Lin Yao stopped trying to scare her further. After all, his brother Long Yihun still loved this woman, and given her current status, she shouldn't be too frightened by him. He had to give Long Yihun some face.