31st Break: Lead

Qiu Liu, who was listening outside the window, had his jaw dropped. What the... boss!!! What the hell are you saying?!?! Don't say such dirty words with your beautiful face! This picture is very horrifying!!!

Lin Ze, who is sitting across from Meng Xing, has his mind turned blank for a moment before his face turns red in half a second. "You... You!" he pointed a finger at Meng Xing while his entire body was trembling in anger. "How can you say such words?!" he asked as he looked at Meng Xing with his eyes wide in disbelief.

Oh? This second young master Lin is actually, surprisingly, pure. Meng Xing thought as his eyes narrowed, suddenly found something interesting.

Lin Ze suddenly felt the hairs on his nape rose. What... what is this feeling? Why do I suddenly feel like someone is eyeing me like prey?! He thought and looked around, feeling suspicious. He missed one person who was just right in front of him.

"Why is second young master Lin acting like a prude?" Meng Xing asked, acting both surprised and angry. "Weren't you the one who was so calm when you entered a brothel?!" he asked and, whether intentionally or unintentionally, raised his voice.

Suddenly, there was a collective gasp that could be heard. The other customers who already noticed Lin Ze earlier looked at Lin Zs in shock when they heard what the beautiful young man sitting across from Lin Ze said.

"N – no way...! Second young master Lin went to a brothel?!" they murmured as they looked at Lin Ze with a similar expression when he looked at Meng Xing just now.

Lin Ze froze, stupefied. It is over... my reputation! My hard-earned reputation is going to be destroyed again! He thought, wanting to cry. He thinks that it is such bad luck today to go out.

"Really... I just want to be friends..." he said in a weak voice, suddenly feeling disheartened.

Meng Xing saw his disheartened expression and thought that this was enough revenge for pulling him against his will earlier. "Really? But I don't think so." He said.

It was at this time that their food arrived. Qiu Liu's hands were slightly shaking when he placed their food, especially in front of Meng Xing. Then, he hurriedly left, as fast as lightning.

Lin Ze's eyes narrowed. "That waiter... is he someone from jianghu?" he asked. He could feel the tension in the capital underneath the surface. The waiter behaved strangely.

It is due to the presence of the people from jianghu who sneaked inside the capital in search of something. Lin Ze knows that Wen Liao died due to that thing, but meeting that assassin who killed Jin Peng, Lin Ze knows that they don't know who took the thing from Wen Liao that night, so some of them who believed the culprit is still in the capital stayed in the capital while the ones who thought that the culprit has already fled back to jianghu or hid somewhere already left the capital to find the culprit.

"Dunno. Maybe he just needs to use the restroom again." Meng Xing shrugged.

Lin Ze looked at him. "Can't you say something that is not disgusting?" he asked and glanced at their food.

"But I am like this. Surprised?" Meng Xing smiled as he ate. "Then don't ask to be friends with me again." He told him.

Lin Ze pursed his lips and started eating, too. "I really went to find you today." He honestly said.

"Why?" Meng Xing asked.

"I have found another suspicious person who could have hidden your 'friend'." Lin Ze answered.

Meng Xing's brow raised. "Oh? Who?" he asked.

Lin Ze hesitated. "But, I am not sure if it is really him." He said. "It is because... he is an upright person, as well as his father." He told Meng Xing. "Young master Yang, Yang Yi." He looked at Meng Xing.

"One of the top scholars of this generation, just after your elder brother's generation?" Meng Xing said.

"Yes." Lin Ze nodded. "His father is also an upright individual, or else he wouldn't raise a son like Yang Yi. So, I don't think he would hide a person who poisoned someone." He told Meng Xing.

Meng Xing's eyes narrowed. Qiu Liu and Qiu Qi must already be watching over the Yang residence, too. But, since they didn't have any progress, Meng Xing thought that they still hadn't found anything.

"Why did you suspect Yang Yi, then, aside from his boat is one of the boats that passed by the river that time?" he asked.

"Because of the rumors that there was a ghost in their inn." Lin Ze answered. "But there can't be ghosts, and so I suspect that it was that person who poisoned you who is acting like a ghost to hide there." He explained, then paused. "She should be from jianghu since she can't be caught." He added.

But, Meng Xing frowned since he knew that it wasn't Xu Ran. Xu Ran didn't poison him. It was just Lin Ze who had a brain hole. However, Meng Xing knew that the 'ghost' was indeed someone from jianghu. Just that, he doesn't know who it is yet. As to how to find out who is ghosting the inn...

Meng Xing looked at Lin Ze. Isn't there the perfect person to use?

Lin Ze saw that he was looking at him. "You... since you and I are now working again... can we be friends now?" He asked, looking nervous.

Meng Xing stared at him, which just made Lin Ze even more nervous. If Meng Xing just not known that Lin Ze wanted to unveil the mysteries surrounding him (Meng Xing), Meng Xing would have thought that Lin Ze liked him. Just look at that nervous expression as if a boy feeling first love. Aiyo! This second young master Lin is really so pure, surprisingly.

Meng Xing smiled. "Alright." He generously answered. He then saw Lin Ze sighed in relief. Is this how relieved he is that I granted him permission (as a friend) to investigate me?

Meng Xing's eyes turned into crescents. Does Lin Ze think that just because they are now friends it would be so easy to find out who he is? He thought and inwardly chuckled. Let's see then whether he succeeds or not!

Qiu Liu who saw their boss' expression can't help but feel a chill. Lin Ze is done for!