The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 858 - 857: Can’t You Change This Straightforward Way of Thinking?

Chapter 858: Chapter 857: Can’t You Change This Straightforward Way of Thinking?

If I had a gun in my hand, I could probably have a gunfight.

Xiao Qimo leaned against the bar in the rooftop garden, casually wiping his glasses.

"Are you looking for someone?" After wiping them, he slowly put them back on with deliberation. He had heard some of their conversation and, piecing it together with some information he knew, he could roughly guess.

He wasn’t as naively optimistic as Ye Jinwen.

Yun Sang twirled the bandages on his palm, then casually hopped onto the bar and sat down.

"Looking for my sister."

Yun Sang briefly explained the situation, and Xiao Qimo finally understood the reasons behind the Yun Family’s misfortunes over the years.

"Need help?" the refined man asked.

Growing up together as brothers, no matter how much they argued or fought, the bond remained, and they wouldn’t truly turn against each other.

Yun Sang smiled, "Sure, I’ll come to you if I need help."

"I heard the Lu Family is coming back from abroad?" Xiao Qimo’s words carried a touch of kindly reminder, "You should be on your guard."

"I know."

The two of them talked on the rooftop for a while, then Xiao Qimo went down first.

Ye Jinwen curiously watched as Xiao Qimo’s empty back retreated, "Qimo, you didn’t kill Brother Yun, did you?"

The elegant man disdainfully pushed Ye Jinwen away.

"He’s on a call."

——

Yun Sang received an overseas call.

He seemed quite used to it, answering with a faint "Hello."

"Yun Sang." The voice from the other side was a cool female tone.

"Mom." He glanced at the caller ID region again, "You’ve arrived in O Continent?"

The person on the other side of the call was Yun Sang’s mother, Yun Zhishu. They were traveling the world looking for their daughter, and whenever they reached a new place, they would routinely report their safety to Yun Sang.

"Yes, we just arrived today. Just wanted to let you know, nothing else, hanging up now."

"..." Yun Sang felt his mother was overly indifferent. He was about to comment when he heard the clink and clatter on the other end, and he asked out of concern, "What are you busy with? It sounds chaotic."

"Changing a tire."

The calm and accustomed tone came through the phone.

"..." Yun Sang pursed his lips, picturing a beautiful, indifferent middle-aged woman squatting down to change a car tire, which gave him such a headache.

"What about Dad? He should be doing things like that."

"Oh, he went to buy burgers." Yun Zhishu’s voice was calm, showing no sense that anything was amiss. She efficiently removed the old tire while impatiently saying, "I can change it myself."

Yun Sang: ...

That’s what she says, but that isn’t the point!

Can’t you change your way of thinking?

"Forget it." Yun Sang paused, "I remember Azure Company has a car model that’s not bad. It will be displayed at an auction this weekend. I’ll buy it and send it to you."

"Oh, really?" Yun Zhishu perfunctorily responded, "I can buy it myself."

Then, Yun Sang clearly heard the sound of screws being twisted from the other side.

That’s it? Changed?

He rubbed his temples in frustration, "By the way, on grandma’s death anniversary, will you come back? I heard even grandpa came back..."

"..." There was a moment of silence from Yun Zhishu on the other end, "We’ll see."

Then, promptly hung up.

Yun Sang: ...

——

After tidying up the room, Lu Mian took the initiative to call Ya Ling, mainly to let her know where he was staying.

Ya Ling said with a laugh that Ye Jinwen had sent her his location a long time ago.

"By the way, Mian, when I was sorting out your assets today, I noticed you’ve lost some money, but gained some properties."

"Yes, I needed them," Lu Mian replied with a calm tone.

"Buying such a huge piece of real estate...What for? To provide dowries and bride prices for your sons and daughters?" Ya Ling made light conversation.

"No, I have my uses for it. You and Yuren should leave this piece of real estate alone for now."

"Got it, so secretive! Another thing, Du Changyi has been inquiring about the whereabouts of the miracle medicine recently, there’s no issue on your end, right?"

The miracle medicine, huh?

Lu Mian chuckled lightly, "Let’s talk when he actually finds something."

But that was highly unlikely.

Ya Ling felt somewhat uneasy, "There are no other channels?"

"None."

Lu Mian was very definitive in his response, yet Ya Ling harbored suspicions and hesitated before saying, "The way Du Changyi was talking, it seems like he may have found a little clue..."

Lu Mian furrowed his brows, "I’ll find some time to ask around."

——

The video of Lu Mian dominating his opponents at the CTF event was very timely shared by Pang Hao and Shouhao with their classmates and their form teacher, Ding Cai.

Ding Cai’s complexion wasn’t looking good, his gaze unfocused.

After returning to his office, without his personal medication, he swallowed a 726 health pill given to him by Lu Mian.

Effective or not, staying alive was what mattered.

Meanwhile, Lu Yutian had someone investigate the information on 6v7, but the feedback she received was a complete blank.

6v7 seemed like a name that had appeared out of thin air, with absolutely no information available.

"Uncle Yang, are you sure?"

The man she called Uncle Yang was a trusted aide of the Lu Family; there was no doubting his abilities, and it was unlikely he would deceive her.

"I’m certain, the information is squeaky clean. This either means it’s a new identifier, or... someone has erased the information."

Lu Yutian truly couldn’t understand how a CTF contestant so ordinary could be completely untraceable.

Could it be that Brother Yun Sang was helping her from the shadows?

"Then try to think of some other method. Also, Uncle Yang, can you inquire about the movements of the Watson Consortium for me? Why do I hear they are planning to acquire MM Ji Restaurant?"

"That information is likely accurate," Uncle Yang patiently analyzed. "The Watson Consortium is interested in developing their business in Z Country and wants to break into the domestic market. Acquiring a restaurant with high national recognition, good reputation, and large customer traffic is their best option. It can also advertise their brand, they are indeed clever."

"It looks like this MM Ji Restaurant is quite a hot commodity."

Uncle Yang smiled, "But the owner of MM Ji Restaurant is a tough cookie. The Watson Consortium has sent several acquisition proposals, all of which were turned down. The price offered was said to be in the tens of millions."

"Really?" Lu Yutian chuckled, "Interesting."

——

Lu Mian and Xiao Qimo went to a western restaurant in the city center, having agreed to have dinner with Fu Yu today.

At this time, Fu Yu was no longer the man who had to walk with a cane, moving cautiously in everything he did. Now his eyes had regained their shine, his looks had significantly improved as well, becoming a refined and graceful gentleman.

Originally, Fu Yu was only about ten years older than Lu Mian, just over thirty this year.

Shirt and trousers suited him well, adding a different kind of charm.

Xiao Qimo was genuinely happy for Fu Yu. Seeing that Fu Yu’s eyes were better, the investment into the 726 Medical Research Base had not been wasted.

The dinner went quite well, with Fu Yu laying a few simple traps before backing off.

Xiao Qimo was quite grateful, warming up even more in his attitude.

When Lu Mian went off to the restroom, Fu Yu poured a cup of tea for Xiao Qimo.

"Mr. Xiao, there’s something I’d like to ask you about."