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âI know. Thatâs why we had dinner together.â
Lin Yi shook Song Yuzhenâs hand in response.
âIâm glad you think so.â
âMy mother is okay, but my father hasnât remained peaceful all these years, right?â
âYou didnât meet him?â Lu Beichen asked.
Lin Yi shook his head. âI met one of his subordinates, an A-class guy.â
Lu Beichenâs expression was calm. He was not surprised at all.
âI have a very deep personal relationship with your family. We still remained in contact during the years after he left, but after he made a name for himself, his identity became much more sensitive, and we interacted less. If Little Shen hadnât come to us last year and said that he had seen your mother, I would have thought that the two of them had already died.â
âIn other words, you donât know how far he has gone?â
âI donât know. I can only guess.â Lu Beichen ate peanuts and drank wine at the same time. He remained at ease.
âYour dad is a very ambitious person. If he decides to do something, heâll take it to the extreme. Although 1 donât know how far heâs gotten, the world stage definitely has a place for him.â
âItâs said that those organizations abroad have a ranking. How high could he rank?â
Lin Yi had previously heard from Ning Che that organizations like Black Gold Corporation couldnât even make it into the top twenty, so he was quite curious about these matters.
âDonât just look at whatâs on the surface. Anything that can be exposed to the public eye is not substantial,â Lu Beichen said.
âFrom what 1 know, there are several hidden organizations constantly engaged in illegal activities, all coveting Tilia Island. This is a place capable of altering the worldâs geopolitical landscape.â
âSpeaking of this, Lu Beichen paused for a moment. Whoever can snatch that place will be the king of the war zone!â
Lin Yiâs expression was solemn. He did not expect Lu Beichen to tell him such secretive information.
âBased on the current situation, if anyone wants to get involved, they will attack together, right?â
âThatâs the theory.â
âTheory?â
âThe power of a private organization will not be as great as a country, but at the national level, there are many restrictions. Therefore, the two sides have spawned cooperation in the dark. This way, there will be a certain connection between the different parties. However, identifying who exactly to attack and who to defend against remains unclear.â
âWhat about us? Did we do the same thing?â
âNo, we didnât.â
Lu Beichen sighed. âCome on, let me toast you.â
âNo, I canât let you do that.â
Lin Yi deliberately lowered his glass. Whether it was for business or personal reasons, he did not have the right to make Lu Beichen toast.
âThe biggest card in my hand is actually your father.â Lu Beichen sighed.
âFor so many years, weâve had no contact, nor could 1 possibly have offered him any help. But given his nature, if one day he achieves something significant, he will surely stand by my side. To some extent, we are on the same side, we just need to disregard all that external interest. Thus, you can consider it as me having taken advantage of your family.â
âItâs good that you know this.â Song Yuzhen grumbled.
âI was oblivious back then. Had 1 known that Little Liu had gone to see him, 1 would never have allowed him into the Zhongwei Brigade. Wouldnât it have been good to just safely do business?â
âThatâs fate. I canât control it,â Lu Beichen said.
âBesides, if he stuck to small business, he would have ultimately been under someone elseâs control. If the Lin family was so well behaved, his father wouldnât have gone and killed someone back in the day.â
Song Yuzhen did not say anything, but she still felt a little resentful.
âHave a sip.â Lu Beichen raised his glass again. After saying these words to Lin Yi, he felt much better.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Lin Yiâs phone rang.
It was a message from Ji Qingyan.
âWhat happened?â
âI called Mother Wang, but she said you didnât go back. Where did you go?â
âIâm here to see an old boss.â
âAre you kidding me?â Ji Qingyan rolled her eyes at Lin Yi. âDid you go out drinking and fooling around again?â
Lin Yi chuckled. âIâm indeed drinking, but Iâm not fooling around.â
Lin Yi turned the camera and aimed it at Lu Beichen and Song Yuzhen.
Ji Qingyan was stunned. She didnât expect Lin Yi to eat with such an old couple.
âWho are these two?â
âItâs not convenient for me to reveal to you his exact identity, but this old manâs name is Lu Beichen. Check on Baidu and youâll be able to find out more.â
Although Lu Beichen had many hidden identities, she could only dig up what was available on the internet. This was enough to shock her.
This saved Lin Yi a lot of trouble, since there was no way Ji Qingyan would misunderstand.
âThen you can eat first. I wonât disturb you anymore.â
Ji Qingyan was a little flustered. Generally speaking, people who could be found on Baidu were not ordinary citizens.
âOkay, Iâll call you when Iâm done.â
âHuh? Oh right, you didnât go empty-handed, right?â
âNo.â Lu Beichen replied.
âHe bought a box of pure milk and a box of cherries. The total adds up to less than 300 yuan.â n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Ji Qingyanâs face darkened. âIâm really impressed. Iâll teach you a lesson when you come back!â
After hanging up, Lin Yi said,
âYouâre so mean. You exposed my shortcomings the moment she called.â
âThen tell me, who would dare to come to my house and buy such a cheap thing?â
âI bought these because you donât lack anything.â Lin Yi said.
âA few days ago, when I was in Dongsan County, I sent wine to a leader who treated me well, but he refused. He said that those two bottles of wine would get him sentenced to ten years in prison, so I was doing this for your own good.â
âKid, Iâm surprised you are being cheeky with me.â Lu Beichen said.
âIs that little girl your girlfriend?â
Lin Yi nodded. âShe looks okay, right?â
âSheâs not bad.â Song Yuzhen said, âSheâs about the same age as your mother back then. Sheâs very likable.â
Lin Yi chuckled proudly.
The subsequent drinking session between the two revolved around Lin Yi, with Lu Beichen providing him with several pointers, offering very precise guidance.
Without daring to say too much, just these few pieces of advice alone were enough to create several more billionaires.
At around one in the evening, Lin Yi bade farewell to Lu Beichenâs house.
Because of the cold weather, Lin Yi rejected Song Yuzhenâs offer to send him off and left alone.
âTell me, whatâs his relationship with Ruoxu?â Song Yuzhen asked.
âYouâre really worrying too much. This is their business. Why do you care?â
âBut he already has a girlfriend, and heâs still so close to Ruoxu. Sooner or later, something will happen.â
âThis isnât something the two of us should worry about. Let the youngsters handle their own matters.â Lu Beichen chuckled.
Although he was on good terms with the Liang family, he had no intention of getting involved in this matter.
However, in Lu Beichenâs opinion, this matter might bring Lin Yi quite a bit of trouble.
The result all depended on whether Lin Yi could handle it well..