Shadow Heir II: Dark Glory - Chapter 73

Staring at the letter stuffed in the cat bed, Xu Jiayan felt a chill run through her entire body.

She couldn’t imagine how she had been exposed. Not even the Logistician, her single-line contact, knew her specific residence!

Xu Jiayan carefully checked the room. Aside from the missing kitten, this S-Class Investigator, Ritson, hadn’t disturbed anything else, nor left any fingerprints. He had merely violently destroyed the surveillance cameras at the door and in the living room.

Xu Jiayan’s first reaction was to contact Su Wuji.

But on second thought, she felt that the young man had already helped her enough; she shouldn’t drag him into the vortex of the Dark World again.

Sitting on the sofa and thinking for a long while, Xu Jiayan decided to contact the Logistician.

“I’ve been exposed,” she said. “Ritson, an S-Class Investigator from the Raymond Intelligence Agency, came to my room, took my cat, and left me a letter.”

The Logistician was silent for a moment before saying, “I will report this immediately. In the entire Silver Moon, there hasn’t been a leak of an assassin’s identity for five years. The organization doesn’t have much experience handling this.”

Xu Jiayan said, “This Ritson doesn’t seem to have revealed my information to the Dkaro Organization. I can’t quite figure out what he wants to do.”

If this investigator had truly told Dkaro her exact location, then what awaited her would be a room full of hunters.

The Logistician’s tone was serious. “I suggest you leave Ninghai immediately.”

Xu Jiayan said, “Since this investigator took my cat, he will definitely contact me again.”

The Logistician continued, “I also want to remind you that S-Class Investigators are at the highest echelon within the Raymond Intelligence Agency. They are elusive and difficult to deal with. What you need to do is disappear without a trace.”

“But I want to get my cat back from him,” Xu Jiayan said.

The Logistician said, “A Silver Moon assassin shouldn’t have such emotions. It’s just a cat you can find anywhere.”

“Fine, thanks for the reminder.” Xu Jiayan hung up the phone.

She knew that even if she disappeared immediately, the Xu family would still be in Linzhou. This investigator could make a huge fuss involving the Xu family at any time!

The hyenas of Dkaro were always unscrupulous and never afraid of involving innocents! To vent their anger at Silver Moon, they might just massacre the Xu family!

Meanwhile, Su Wuji was unaware of the situation on Xu Jiayan’s side.

He was smoking a cigarette and playing mahjong when Xiao Yinlei walked in. “Boss, someone is looking for you.”

“Why so many troublesome things lately? Can’t even play mahjong in peace,” Su Wuji said. “Who’s looking for me? Is she pretty?”

Xiao Yinlei said, “It’s a man. The head steward of the Bai family in the Capital, Bai Donghe.”

Su Wuji: “Never heard of him… Two Circle!”

Xiao Yinlei continued, “The Bai family in the Capital was once at its peak, but due to the death of their leader, it suddenly declined over twenty years ago. When the entire family was nearly falling apart, a branch of the Bai family moved into the Capital and stabilized the situation. And this Bai Donghe has served as the Bai family’s steward since then, until now.”

“Send him away. Don’t ruin my luck. My hand is good tonight,” Su Wuji said. “I’ve only lost two thousand.”

Xiao Yinlei said, “I know what Boss means. I told Bai Donghe the same thing two hours ago, but he’s still waiting.”

In many matters, Xiao Yinlei didn’t need to ask Su Wuji for instructions to handle things exactly as he wished.

“He’s been waiting for two hours?” Su Wuji shuffled the mahjong tiles, speaking nonchalantly. “Then let him wait a little longer.”

Another two hours passed.

Su Wuji pushed the tiles away resentfully. “Bad luck, not playing anymore. Boring.”

He lost sixty thousand.

Three girls in hip-hugging skirts smiled charmingly.

“Boss Su, we’ll come again tomorrow.”

“Thanks to Young Master Su, I can buy another bag tonight.”

“Young Master Su, when you need someone to have a baby, remember to find me. I can definitely bear a son!”

Su Wuji looked below the girl’s waist; her curves were indeed more pronounced than those of the other two girls. He smiled grumpily. “Heh, I like daughters.”

So what if it’s big? Is your shape as nice as Jiang Wanxing’s?

Next time I’ll drag Jiang Peach over to let you broaden your horizons!

By now, it was already three in the morning.

Xiao Yinlei walked in. “Boss, Bai Donghe is still waiting downstairs.”

“Let’s go, meet him downstairs.”

Su Wuji stood up and flicked his finger. The cigarette that had dangled from his mouth for four hours without being lit was accurately tossed into a trash can three meters away.

Bai Donghe looked to be in his fifties, his temples already white. He wore a standard gray jacket and sat in a booth, exuding the air of an old cadre, entirely out of tune with the atmosphere of the Empress Bar. Even after waiting for four hours, there wasn’t a trace of impatience on Bai Donghe’s face.

Seeing a man in a pink suit approaching, Bai Donghe stood up.

He extended a hand and said, “Boss Su, I am Bai Donghe. I rushed over after sending Young Master Xuyang back to the Capital.”

Su Wuji frowned slightly. “Actually, I don’t really like shaking hands with men.”

Although he said so, he still reluctantly extended his hand and shook the other’s.

Bai Donghe smiled. “Boss Su is young, but quite an interesting person.”

Su Wuji: “You haven’t seen me for more than half a minute; how can you tell?”

“You saved the Young Master but didn’t want to associate with the Bai family, so you deliberately made me wait for four hours,” Bai Donghe said with a smile.

He had clearly seen through everything.

If some people did a favor for Young Master Bai, they would inevitably do everything possible to take this opportunity to connect with the Bai family in the Capital. But in this young man, Bai Donghe saw no such trend at all.

“Oh, if you say so,” Su Wuji crossed his legs. “Steward Bai, if you have nothing else, go back first. It’s getting late; people your age need to preserve their health.”

Bai Donghe showed no intention of leaving. “I watched the video of Boss Su saving people. I admire it greatly. Later, I heard the Young Master talk about the car bomb… Without Boss Su, the sky would have fallen for the Bai family.”

Su Wuji said, “To me, this is nothing. I don’t need any thanks from the Bai family.”

Bai Donghe said, “But the First Madam said whether you accept the thanks is your business, but our Bai family cannot be ungrateful.”

The “First Madam” he referred to was Bai Xuyang’s mother, Mu Qianhua.

The Mu family had always been prestigious in Yunnan. Mu Qianhua married Bai Xuyang’s father before he rose to power. Therefore, as the Bai family rose again, Mu Qianhua’s status within the family grew ever higher, exerting immense sway.

Su Wuji asked, “And then? How much money are you planning to give me?”

“I brought two million this time, as a token of the Bai family’s appreciation,” Bai Donghe said.

Hearing this, Su Wuji chuckled. “Oh? In the eyes of Bai Xuyang’s mother, her son’s life is only worth two million?”

Bai Donghe’s smile remained unchanged. “A life-saving grace is heavier than heaven; naturally, it cannot be measured by money. The First Madam also said that in the future, all the Bai family’s businesses in Linjiang Province can cooperate with Boss Su.”

“No need, because I’m not interested,” Su Wuji said.

“Then… I wonder if Boss Su is married? The First Madam specifically instructed that if Boss Su doesn’t have someone in mind, there are some excellent girls in the Bai and Mu families, of suitable age. We hope…”

“Heh, do I look like someone lacking women?” Su Wuji seemed to lose interest in continuing the conversation. He yawned. “Manager Xiao, see the guest out, then serve this boss for a bath and sleep.”

Xiao Yinlei glanced at Su Wuji with a beaming smile, then extended a hand to Bai Donghe, gesturing, “Mr. Bai, this way, please.”

Bai Donghe’s gaze wandered between Su Wuji and Xiao Yinlei twice before smiling and saying, “Then I won’t disturb your rest. Manager Xiao, please stay. Farewell.”

After Bai Donghe walked out the door, Xiao Yinlei smiled gently and chided, “Boss, all talk and no action again.”

Su Wuji said resentfully, “Blame my master. He insisted on teaching me those seven movements and said I must maintain my virgin body before mastering them. What a lousy technique.”

Xiao Yinlei laughed even happily. “Boss, actually, there are many ways you can enjoy that kind of pleasure without affecting your cultivation.”

Su Wuji’s eyes lit up. “What? Teach me!”

But he saw Xiao Yinlei turn and leave, leaving behind a back full of infinite mature charm.

At this time, Bai Donghe had walked to an Alphard with Capital license plates, opened the passenger door, and got in.

“Waited so long, finally met him? This guy puts on quite airs.” A woman’s voice sounded from the back seat. “I’ve already slept twice. Trying to look like a respectful corporal really is tiring.”

“Sorry to disturb Eldest Miss’s rest,” Bai Donghe said. “I met Su Wuji. He has a lot of character and doesn’t want to be on good terms with the Bai family. He rejected all the conditions we offered.”

The Eldest Miss’s voice carried an unreadable emotion. “Regardless of whether he has ulterior motives, he saved my brother twice. How should my Bai family repay such a life-saving grace?”

Immediately after, her tone seemed to turn colder. “Great grace is like enmity.”

Hearing this, Bai Donghe felt a chill down his spine.

NOTES

“Great grace is like enmity.” An ancient Chinese concept holds that when a favor is too large ever to be repaid, it becomes a burden, potentially turning gratitude into resentment or hostility because the debtor feels perpetually inferior or beholden.