"Brother Wei, what do you think of these people?"

In the car, Qi Yun exhaled a ring of smoke, his gaze looking out the window.

Chen Wei's face rarely carried a hint of a smile, he replied, "Quite interesting."

"It is quite interesting," Qi Yun chuckled, retracting his gaze, "You continue to keep an eye on there for another couple of days, if there's no movement then come back."

"Mm," Chen Wei responded, pushed the door open, and got out of the car.

...

At two in the afternoon, a black business car entered the highway.

Driving was Liu Meng, with Qi Yun and Shi Feng sitting behind.

Shi Feng adjusted to a relatively comfortable sitting posture, turned his head to ask, "A good six-seven hundred kilometers, what exactly are you taking me to do?"

Qi Yun gave him a chuckle, "You weigh in at several hundred pounds, not even worth much, you'll know when we get there."

Shi Feng rolled his eyes, let out a dissatisfied hum.

"By the way, I sent Old Ghost to handle something, three or four days already, no word from him, nothing went wrong, right?" Qi Yun continued to ask.

Shi Feng shook his head calmly, snorted with a laugh, "Do you know why he's called Old Ghost?"

"Why?"

"Because he's even slyer than a ghost. In their line of work, the first thing is to ensure their own safety, then they act. No news means he's still finding the right opportunity, don't worry."

Qi Yun listened and didn't think much more, silently nodded.

The car raced on the highway, always chasing the direction of the sunset, until the evening glow appeared on the horizon, the three finally arrived at Kuche City.

After finding a hotel to stay, the three went to a nearby ethnic restaurant for dinner.

Qi Yun habitually chose a spot near the window, took the menu, and started ordering dishes.

The cuisine around the Southern Border is quite simple, mainly grilled meat, noodle salad, and pilaf.

During the wait for the dishes, Qi Yun picked up his teacup, his gaze unconsciously glanced out the window.

The next second, a familiar figure entered his field of vision.

He was slightly stunned, then looked again at the woman wearing a cap outside the window, no mistake, it's indeed familiar.

"How could she appear here?" Qi Yun felt a surge of doubt in his heart.

This woman was Zhang Liang's lover—Xu Qian, also a mistress of a certain big shot, she previously had asked Qi Yun to buy two bottles of Moutai.

After Xu Qian got off the taxi, cautiously looking around, she walked towards the same restaurant.

Once inside, her eyes quickly scanned the room, clearly paused when seeing Qi Yun's table, a bit of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Qi Yun raised his head and smiled politely at her, without any intention of going up to greet.

Xu Qian hesitated slightly, went to sit at an empty table nearby, and ordered a bowl of soup and rice.

Shi Feng keenly noticed the scene, turned to look at Qi Yun, blew a few hairs off his forehead, and showed him a knowing man's smile.

Qi Yun didn't respond, took the just-served grilled meat, and continued eating, as if he hadn't paid any attention to Xu Qian's appearance.

Shi Feng didn't mind, reached for a skewer of grilled meat, eating while occasionally glancing towards Xu Qian.

Xu Qian seemed somewhat uneasy, her eyes constantly watched the restaurant entrance, as if on alert for something, not even taking a bite of the soup and rice in front.

Over a dozen minutes later, Qi Yun and the others finished their meal, got up to pay and leave.

Xu Qian watched their departing backs, gently bit her lip, a flash of struggle in her eyes, eventually pulled out fifty yuan from her handbag and placed it on the table, then quickly got up and chased out.

Qi Yun and the group had just walked a little distance from the restaurant when they heard a rush of footsteps behind them.

Turning to look, it was Xu Qian breathlessly catching up.

"Mr. Qi, please wait a moment!"

Qi Yun stopped, furrowed his brows slightly, and said, "Miss Xu, is there something you need?"

Xu Qian steadied her breath, after a while, straightened up, helplessness in her eyes, "Mr. Qi, I... I've got some trouble, can you help me?"

Qi Yun looked at the woman for a moment, replied, "What do you need me to help with?"

He had only made one deal with this woman, barely acquaintances, if she requested something difficult he'd without hesitation refuse.

But if it were just a small favor, helping her wouldn't be an issue.

Xu Qian's eyes showed a glimmer of hope, she bit her lip and said, "Mr. Qi, I've offended a very influential person, and now he has many subordinates looking for me everywhere."

"I was supposed to meet someone in Kuche today, but they didn't show, I suspect something happened..."

Qi Yun listened, his brows furrowed deeper, he already guessed who the influential person she referred to was, but interrupted Xu Qian before she finished, decisively declining.

"I'm sorry Miss Xu, I'm just an ordinary person, this kind of matter I can't help with, I suggest you report to the police."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qian waved her hands hurriedly explaining, "Mr. Qi, you misunderstood, I don't need you to do anything else, I have some items to sell but can't show myself, I want to ask you to help me sell them."

Qi Yun was slightly taken aback, a hint of doubt showed on his face.

He sized Xu Qian up and down, asked, "What do you want to sell? Why can't you show yourself?"

Shi Feng, standing by, smirked and said, "Miss, surely you're not asking Old Qi to sell something illegal, right?"

Xu Qian shook her head hurriedly, eyes slightly anxious, "It's not illegal stuff, it's some valuable jewelry, these were gifts from a past friend, I urgently need money now so I want to sell them."

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