Chapter 14: I Am the Backing

"Mmm..." The old man scrutinized the pink diamond, but found nothing unusual.

"What do you mean?" Jin Luyi continued, "This type of pink diamond is extremely rare and not commonly found in the market. Moreover, I had it authenticated by relevant experts, and it turns out that this pink diamond is a match with the one from the previous incident!"

The old man immediately understood and said, "You suspect that the deaths of those seven individuals are related to the car accident from back then?"

"I don't know," Jin Luyi shook her head, "but I've dispatched people to continue investigating. Perhaps we'll uncover something."

"It's been so long..." The old man sighed softly. He thought Jin Luyi had moved on from that incident years ago, but it seemed she still harbored resentment.

"That person, he should have been released by now, right?" That person referred to Ye Feng, naturally. Jin Luyi's expression hardened, gritting her teeth. "I followed your teachings, adoptive father, and even though he's scum, I restrained myself from shooting him. But I will definitely bring him back! Definitely!!!"

If it weren't for the old man's guidance and cultivation over the years, easing her resentment and guiding her onto the right path, she would have surely sought revenge today upon meeting him again.

"Some things should be let go," the old man advised. "You have your own life. Why entangle yourself with that boy again?"

"The debt of my mother's death is irreconcilable!" Jin Luyi clenched her teeth. "If there are still accomplices from back then, I will definitely capture them all!"

Seeing that persuasion was futile, the old man fell silent. After so many years together, he knew Jin Luyi's soft spot and her trigger point—her mother. As the perpetrator from years ago was released from prison, he could only hope these people wouldn't cause any more trouble.

"By the way, adoptive father," Jin Luyi put away the pink diamond and asked curiously, "When I arrived earlier, I saw someone near the villa halfway up the mountain. Does anyone actually live in that villa?"

Mentioning the Yunshang Fenghua villa, the old man couldn't help but stand up, walking to the window and gazing in that direction, sighing heavily. "There's also a pitiful soul living there..."

Inside the Yunshang Fenghua villa at this moment, it was pitch black. Even the lights seemed to have been out for ages. The furnishings inside were haphazardly arranged as if the place had been ransacked.

This place once shone brightly, but now it couldn't hide its decay. Ye Feng stepped into the villa and saw the girl who lived there, like a ghost.

She was tall and thin, dressed in white pajamas, walking lightly like a cat. Her face was as pale as paper, and surrounded by the eerie desolation of the surroundings, she gave off a ghostly aura at first glance.

"You must be Bai Weiwai, right?" Ye Feng naturally sat on a dusty sofa. "Your brother sent me to find you."

"My brother?" Bai Weiwai's lifeless eyes suddenly showed a hint of interest. "Who are you? Why would my brother send you?"

"I'm Ye Feng." Ye Feng got straight to the point. "I was your brother's cellmate."

Bai Weiwai also wanted to sit down, but suddenly realized that there was only one sofa left in the hall, so she sat on the floor.

"How did you get out?" Bai Weiwai asked curiously. "The place where my brother was detained is supposed to be impossible to escape from."

"I had a five-year sentence," Ye Feng explained. "So I got out. But your brother… Unless he successfully escapes, it's difficult for him to get out."

"Ah…" Bai Weiwai sighed softly. She had thought there was a breakthrough, but it turned out to be the same old story.

Bai Weiwai's brother, Bai Shouqi, was a business genius who once sat on the throne of the world's richest man. He rose to fame at the age of thirty, reached the peak of his life at forty, and then collapsed suddenly. His life was like a roller coaster.

Until he was imprisoned, he disappeared completely from public view.

In prison, Ye Feng and Bai Shouqi were like mentor and friend because Bai Shouqi was not much older, just in his forties. And the only thing Bai Shouqi worried about was his half-sister, twenty years his junior.

Besides hoping that Ye Feng could help himself and take care of his sister, Bai Shouqi also requested Ye Feng to restart his business empire and bring it back to its peak.

"I will help you both rise again!" Ye Feng said, "This is also your brother's wish!"

However, Bai Weiwai's reaction to this was rather subdued.

"It's useless," Bai Weiwai said calmly, "Even if we rise again a hundred times, it's useless. Do you know why my brother failed?"

"Why?" The reasons had been summarized countless times by Bai Shouqi.

"Because my brother had no backing," Bai Weiwai said, "My brother truly started from scratch! Everything he created, no matter how splendid or magnificent, was just a castle in the air!"

"So you're worried about this?" Ye Feng smiled. "This is just one of many reasons for failure. Don't worry, you have it now!"

"Where's the backing?" Bai Weiwai finally perked up.

"It's right here!" Ye Feng replied firmly. "From now on, I'll be your backing!"

At these words, Bai Weiwai's disappointment overflowed.

She had thought her brother would send some powerful force, but she didn't expect it to be just empty talk.

Seeing that the other party didn't believe him, Ye Feng didn't say much more. She would understand later.

"Have you always lived here?" Ye Feng got up and checked, noticing that all the lights were broken. "How did it become like this?"

"Didn't your brother say that everything in this villa is protected? He thought you would be living well here..."

But Bai Weiwai didn't expect to live so miserably here.

"You'll know soon enough..." Bai Weiwai couldn't be bothered to explain further.

She had witnessed the rise and fall of this place.

As if disillusioned with the world, she seemed to care little about everything around her.

Just then, there was suddenly a commotion at the door.

Someone had arrived?

Ye Feng glanced outside.

Outside the door, more than ten people had gathered.

A middle-aged man led the group.

"You, go to the second floor. You, go to the third floor. You, go to the basement! Find valuable things, and there will be a hefty reward!"

With that, the middle-aged man strode in nonchalantly, noticing Ye Feng.

"Hey, I'm late. Someone beat me to it today? Bro, did you find any treasures?"