Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback
Chapter 595 - 324 Secret Laboratory

Chapter 595: 324 Secret Laboratory

Even though Zhao Qiankun’s hatred for Bai Ye made his teeth itch, Bai Ye had, after all, taken a drink, and if Zhao Qiankun continued to press the issue, it would only draw more attention to the matter. So he had no choice but to forcibly suppress the anger in his heart, managing a forced smile towards Bai Ye, and drank the wine in his cup.

Because he was the squad leader of the Qiankun Mercenary Group, and the Mercenary Group was the second largest power in Beishi Base, he had chosen to serve only fine wines for the sake of keeping up appearances. However, whether he was too angry or Bai Ye had upset him, the usually sweet wine tasted exceptionally bitter in his mouth. Zhao Qiankun struggled to gulp down a large mouthful of wine, and because he drank it so hurriedly, the bitter taste almost made him spit it out!

Yet, he couldn’t afford to make a fool of himself and had to reluctantly swallow it, which deeply annoyed Zhao Qiankun. This time he had intentionally brought up the Poison Wolf Mercenary Corps to let everyone present know that Bai Ye was a force to be reckoned with! At the same time, it was a warning to Bai Yi, urging him to eliminate the threat that was Bai Ye!

Unexpectedly, Bai Ye’s retorts had spoiled his plan, not only failing to achieve his goal but also arousing suspicion among the others present. To avoid revealing more and eliciting further doubts, Zhao Qiankun didn’t pursue the matter further. After drinking with Bai Ye, he feigned magnanimity with a few forced laughs and then turned to leave with Han Lingxi.

However, even though Bai Ye didn’t continue the confrontation, it set everyone else’s minds racing. They all noticed that Zhao Qiankun’s expression was off—not quite a complete loss of composure, but obviously unnatural. Could it be... Zhao Qiankun was really monitoring them?

If it were someone else, people might not be so suspicious. But everyone at Beishi Base knew that Zhao Qiankun had a formidable research institute under him, populated with many talented researchers. Communicators, blood testing strips, and energy meters that appeared in Beishi Base were all achievements of this institute!

So, no one doubted that such a secretive research institute could produce tools for surveillance! However, if it were the Qu Family accused of this, perhaps less than half would believe it! When Zhao Qiankun first introduced these devices, he never imagined they would one day backfire on him!

As he left Bai Ye with Han Lingxi, his mind raced with strategies to deal with Bai Ye. Meanwhile, his eyes searched the entire hall—where had Fang Yuxin gone?

Because Fang Yuxin always kept to the corners, and since he was busy dealing with some faction leaders earlier, he hadn’t had the chance to look for Fang Yuxin. But now that he thought to look for her, he realized she was nowhere to be found!

Zhao Qiankun’s face turned sour. Had Fang Yuxin already left? Why didn’t anyone stop her? Why didn’t anyone inform him? Yet, he could only sigh regretfully as he looked at the bustling hall—now was not the time to be concerned with such matters!

Han Lingxi was very clever. Seeing Zhao Qiankun searching with his gaze, she knew he was looking for Fang Yuxin. However, she pretended to be unaware and asked with concern, "Brother Kun, what’s wrong?"

Zhao Qiankun, seeing the full concern for him in her eyes, couldn’t admit he was looking for Fang Yuxin. He just slightly shook his head, "It’s nothing, don’t worry."

Han Lingxi didn’t speak further, only giving him a seductive smile, quite pleased with Zhao Qiankun’s ability to read the room. Indeed, she knew he was a man with a soft heart for the women he liked. It was just a pity that he liked far too many!

Han Lingxi’s eyes slightly drooped, hiding the coldness within as she sneered inwardly.

But Zhao Qiankun loved her demure appearance. He even recalled a famous line of poetry—the gentle bow of the head is most tender, like a lotus flower too delicate for the cool breeze’s tease.

With this thought, he lost all interest in the tiresome banquet. His initial objective of hosting the banquet was to flaunt his power to the various powers of Beishi Base and to use the incident with the Poison Wolf Mercenary Corps to inform everyone of Bai Ye’s capabilities, inciting rivalry between Bai Ye and Bai Yi, thus weakening the Bai Family’s strength. If it led to the Bai Family’s split, all the better!

The final goal was to see Fang Yuxin’s current state and then decide how to deal with her. Now that the first and third goals had been met, there had just been some issues with dealing with Bai Ye, which almost led to a complete failure. Now that everyone was on guard, any further schemes might fall through, making it no longer necessary to do anything more for the time being.