Originally, the story of Cinderella and the Prince could only exist in fairy tales; the possibility of it occurring in reality was zero.

Nobody around Xie Lina believed her marriage would come true, they all urged her to leave the son of a distinguished family as soon as possible. However, at the time, Xie Lina was so blinded by so-called love that she wouldn't listen to anyone's advice. Instead, she thought they were just jealous of her.

The saying goes, "Bystanders see the truth clearly; those involved are blinded." Xie Lina's obstinacy indeed brought her great suffering. The playboy was just a fickle scion who wanted to toy with her. When he grew tired of her, he proposed they break up.

Yet, Xie Lina was a stubborn woman who couldn't accept this fact and adamantly refused to break up.

In the end, when the scion couldn't shake her off, he even resorted to tricking her into a human trafficking ring, where she was trapped in misery, unable to extricate herself.

It wasn't until she finally found a chance to escape into the mountains, but not running far before the Chen family caught her and took her back. If Ling Zhenfei hadn't happened to rescue her this time, she feared she wouldn't have been able to withstand it and might have...

After listening to Xie Lina's recounting, both Ling Zhenfei and Zhuo Yue gnashed their teeth in hatred toward that scion.

Zhuo Yue, being a woman herself, was even more sympathetic towards Xie Lina's plight. She clenched her fist tightly and asked Xie Lina, "Sister Lina, please tell me, who exactly is that playboy? We can't let him off like this; we must see that he receives severe punishment."

"He... he is..."

Zhuo Yue spoke with righteous indignation, which stirred Xie Lina's emotions even more; she faltered several times but ended up saying nothing.

"Sister Lina, please tell us, who is that heartless person? If I catch him, I'll tear him to pieces!"

Zhuo Yue was earnestly indignant on her behalf, persistently urging her to answer.

But the more she pressed, the less willing Xie Lina was to speak, and eventually, she started crying again.

Seeing this, Zhuo Yue panicked, and Ling Zhenfei had to give her a look, signaling her not to press any further.

After fixing the anti-theft door lock, Ling Zhenfei saw that it was getting late and said to Zhuo Yue, "Alright, it's late, you girls should rest early, I'll come to see you tomorrow morning."

"Ling Zhenfei, are you leaving?"

As soon as Zhuo Yue heard that Ling Zhenfei was about to leave, she couldn't help but get anxious and grabbed his arm, "Now that those bad people know Sister Lina is here with me, what if they come again after you leave?"

"Don't worry!"

Seeing that Zhuo Yue could be afraid too, Ling Zhenfei couldn't help but find it funny and said, "Don't worry, that guy was beaten by me earlier, and I also sent a message to their boss. If their boss has any sense, they won't send anyone here tonight; you sleep in peace, and we'll talk in the morning."

"Really?"

Zhuo Yue was still half in doubt but let go of his arm when she saw Ling Zhenfei's unflappable demeanor, "Alright then, but let me tell you, Ling Zhenfei, now the safety of Sister Lina and me are depending solely on you, so don't you deceive us!"

"Rest assured, how could I possibly deceive you? Get some rest, tomorrow's events might be even more exciting, and you'll need the energy!"

Ling Zhenfei smiled and tousled Zhuo Yue's hair, then comforted Xie Lina with a gentle voice before heading downstairs to leave.

"Sister Lina, stop thinking about the sad things! Forget about that heartless jerk and start your life anew!"

After another glance at the heartbroken Xie Lina, Zhuo Yue hurried over to comfort her...

Ling Zhenfei walked out of the neighborhood, and this time, he scanned the surroundings several times with his Perspective Eye but didn't notice anything unusual.

Apparently, his prediction was spot on. The mastermind behind the Chen family indeed had quite the skill, managing to restrain from sending anyone else after them.

He was about to hail a cab to go back when his phone rang. As he checked his phone, he realized the call was from Han Lian.

"Hello, Zhenfei, where are you? Didn't you say you needed to see me? Why haven't I seen you?"

Earlier, Ling Zhenfei had made a plan to meet Han Lian, but because he was held up on the way back, he missed their appointment. Anxious after waiting, Han Lian had called him.

"Oh, I got delayed by something, Han Lian, please wait a bit longer, I'll be right there!"

Because of the events of the evening, Ling Zhenfei was now certain that the Chen family was hiding within the Royal No.1 Club. Even if they weren't in cahoots with the Nine Lives Wildcat, there was definitely a connection between the two.

Ling Zhenfei knew he had to share this discovery with Han Lian. Currently, he was just a civilian with many restrictions in initiating actions, so he needed the police's help to dig out the Chen family and its shadowy mastermind.

Ling Zhenfei hailed a taxi and rushed to the café where he had arranged to meet Han Lian.

"Hero Ling, what's the matter that you called me out in such a hurry?"

Han Lian had already finished a cup of coffee and was getting impatient from the wait. Upon seeing Ling Zhenfei arrive, she complained with her brows tightly furrowed.

Ling Zhenfei sat down, took a sip of the hot coffee handed to him by the waiter, and without any hemming and hawing, said directly, "I've found Xie Lina."

"What?"

Han Lian was about to drink when she heard this and promptly set down her cup, looking incredulously at Ling Zhenfei, "Where did you find her? Where is she now?"

"Today, I was at the Royal Number One with a friend and saw her being chased. I stepped in and rescued her," Ling Zhenfei didn't hide anything and recounted the night's events in detail.

Ling Zhenfei had anticipated Han Lian's strong reaction since the police had almost turned Binyang upside down in the last few days without finding a trace of Xie Lina. Now that he had managed to locate her, how could she not be shocked?

"Zhenfei, are you suggesting that the Royal No.1 Club is the Chen family's hideout and that Nine Lives Wildcat is part of their group?"

Getting to this conclusion was somewhat unexpected for Han Lian.

Although she knew that Nine Lives Wildcat was involved in the underworld, likely having committed some crimes, the police had already scrubbed clean his criminal record, and Han Lian couldn't find any evidence against him.

As a police officer, Han Lian had long been disgusted by those who brought trouble to Binyang and had wanted to eradicate these nuisances. If what Ling Zhenfei said was true, she could take this opportunity to clean up the city's security under the guise of this case.

Anyway, since Hei Biao's influence had already been eliminated by the police, Han Lian didn't mind purging all the dark forces from the other five districts, to give Binyang City's citizens a peaceful environment.

"Whether Nine Lives Wildcat is part of their group, that is still uncertain,"

Ling Zhenfei put down his coffee cup, frowned slightly, and shook his head, "However, I am sure that those Chen family members are definitely hiding in the Royal No.1 Club. More importantly, the person who operates behind the scenes and controls them is certainly hidden within the club."

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