Chapter 219: Leveraging a Favor for a Reward

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the flow of traffic for visiting relatives and friends gradually decreased. On both sides of the streets in the Lower City District, firecracker debris still piled up, and the red lanterns under the eaves shivered in the cold wind; the festive spirit of the Spring Festival had quietly faded away.......

For Ling Wu, this year passed very quietly and silently. He seemed to still be stunned in place, and just in the time it took to regain his senses, time had slipped away through the cracks.

Regarding the matter of He Chen, there was new progress on Yin Huaiyu's side. Ling Wu hurriedly grabbed his coat and went to the cafe where they had agreed to meet.

"How is the situation?"

Yin Huaiyu took off his jacket and placed it on the back of the chair next to him. His hair seemed to have been newly dyed, a color more vibrant and flamboyant than before, and those peach-blossom eyes remained deep and aggressive.

He said: "He Chen got away."

Ling Wu put down the coffee he had brought to his lips. He furrowed his brows and looked at Yin Huaiyu across from him: "What happened?"

Could He Chen really have such great ability?

Yin Huaiyu explained in detail: "The flow of people is high during the New Year, and the streets are chaotic. My people staked out Qian Town for a long time before finally catching He Chen at an underground casino."

"I think it must be that they handled things poorly; they were spotted while at the underground casino. When they were preparing to drive out of Qian Town, someone rammed their car over, and He Chen was also picked up by reinforcements."

Yin Huaiyu seemed to guess Ling Wu's thoughts and placed his phone screen in front of him.

He said: "Those people who saved He Chen have this iris totem behind their ears. They are a gang from Qian Town. The people in this place are a mixed bag, and tracing the vines to find the roots, their ultimate backers are all noble families of Beidu City. It involves too many interests, and black-market smuggling is tacitly approved by several families."

"I received the news at 3 AM. I thought you must be asleep, so I figured I would tell you today."

Ling Wu understood.

His expression was somewhat grave, and his heart was filled with anxiety and unease.

Yin Huaiyu could tell he was in a bad mood and patted the back of Ling Wu's hand soothingly: "He Chen broke a leg; he won't be able to stir up any trouble in the short term. Why exactly are you looking for him?"

"Is he a traitor to your Organization?"

"No." Ling Wu pulled his hand back from his palm: "You don't need to know why I'm looking for him. He has something in his hands that can threaten me."

"So, no matter the reason, I must find him."

Yin Huaiyu let out an "oh," as if he understood. He leaned back slightly, lounging against the back of the chair, his peach-blossom eyes filled with a manic smile: "Then I'll just help you kill He Chen directly; that's much simpler than catching him."

Ling Wu suddenly looked up: "No!"

He wasn't sure if the video had been set to upload at a scheduled time. Fang Kai knew clearly that the video could threaten Ling Wu because Fang Kai mistakenly believed his family was in Ling Wu's hands. Holding this trump card, he missed the first opportunity to release it.

But He Chen was a person with no ties.

Even Fang Kai, the only person related to him, had died completely. In this world, there was almost nothing left that could directly threaten him.

This was the case of the barefooted not fearing those wearing shoes.

Ling Wu dared not gamble. He was unwilling to let Ling Tingwan have no peace even after death.

Having a weakness made him even more cautious.

"You won't let me kill him." Yin Huaiyu uncrossed his legs, feeling it was troublesome: "And catching him is like catching a loach, only inviting trouble."

The two sat by the window. This was the busiest part of the plaza. Not far outside the floor-to-ceiling window was a beautiful fountain, the light boards flickered with neon colors, and the flow of people was like a weave.

Ling Wu seemed to ponder for a long time, his voice a bit low: "Forget it."

"Forget it?!" Yin Huaiyu raised his volume and slapped the table: "It cannot be forgotten."

"You finally asked me to help you with something, so I will definitely handle it for you perfectly. Otherwise, if word gets out, people will think I, Yin Huaiyu, am just a decorative pillow—good to look at but useless."

He confirmed once more: "Can this person named He Chen really not be killed directly?"

【Young Master, you're overthinking again. When did our supporting male character ask for your help? Isn't it that you just fawned over him as soon as he beckoned?】

【Young Master Yin is currently a loyal puppy.】

Ling Wu pinched the bridge of his nose. His profile was softened by the warm lights of the cafe, his skin overall presenting a lustrous warm tone, and his eyes were very captivating: "He Chen knows someone is catching him, so he will definitely be on high alert. Since the grass has already been beaten to scare the snake, he should be hiding for a short time and won't come out again."

"If you want to catch him, you need time."

Ling Wu's voice was very clear, and his analysis made people follow his train of thought involuntarily: "........ Unfortunately, what I lack right now is time."

Yin Huaiyu: "What?"

"Have you ever heard that some people, after a certain period, are no longer useful." Ling Wu put on his coat and stood up from the chair.

It was clearly a sign that he wanted to leave.

Yin Huaiyu had a sudden realization and grabbed the man's wrist: "Ling Wu, I think I understand now. Are you using a double entendre to imply something about me?"

No longer useful, so throw it away immediately.

Cold-hearted and cold-blooded.

Yin Huaiyu clearly wasn't using force, but Ling Wu cooperated and stopped in his tracks. He looked down at his sleeve being tugged, then pulled twice but couldn't pull free. He said quite helplessly: "Then you really misunderstood."

"My fiancé is outside."

Who?

Yu Shixue?!

Yin Huaiyu let go and looked out the floor-to-ceiling window. He saw that tall and upright man under the streetlamp, his whole body shrouded in the cold air of Beidu City. His medium-length hair was tied up with a leather cord and placed over his left shoulder. That handsome face didn't make one feel feminine at all; instead, it had an excessively sharp and wild sexiness.

At this moment, his gaze pierced through the cold current and the glass window, landing unblinkingly on Yin Huaiyu.

It made one's whole body go cold.

"Ling Wu!" Yin Huaiyu grabbed his coat and chased after him, somewhat gritting his teeth: "I helped you, I invited you out, yet you called Yu Shixue to pick you up?!"

"Do you really take me as a spare tire?"

Yin Huaiyu's voice was neither loud nor soft, just enough for the cafe guests to hear. Their gazes followed over, first seeing a three-dimensional handsome face, and as the pace shifted, they saw a cold and beautiful face.

One was more handsome than the other.

Causing them to instantly switch from being gossipers to appreciating beauty.

Ling Wu was very logical: "First, I did not take you as a spare tire. Second, I only invited you to help me; it was you who voluntarily agreed to help me."

"Are you trying to leverage your favor to demand a reward now?"

This statement had no flaws, but Yin Huaiyu found it grating.

Yin Huaiyu argued: "Even if you don't take me as a spare tire, you are still stringing me along. You clearly know I like you, yet you came to me for help, knowing I could never refuse you."

Ling Wu felt that the insufferably arrogant Young Master Yin looked a bit comical at this moment: "Yin Huaiyu, are you thinking about how to be my mistress every single day?"

Yin Huaiyu: "I..."

"Damn it!"

"What on earth did you call Yu Shixue here for?"

The two of them pushed the door open and walked out.

Ling Wu said calmly: "Today was originally the day he and I had agreed to go pick out wedding rings."

These words were more or less a lethal blow to the heart.

【Heart-chilling!】

【True heartbreak is not about making a big scene!】

【Young Master Yin: I shouldn't have asked with this dead mouth of mine.】

【I'll just pity you for two seconds.】

Seeing them walk out of the cafe, Yu Shixue took a knit hat and scarf from the car, personally put them on Ling Wu, and warmed his ears with his broad, warm palms: "Are you still cold?"

The intimate appearance of the two, as if no one else were around, fell into Yin Huaiyu's eyes, looking inexplicably stinging.

He curled his lips in a self-deprecating manner.

Yu Shixue patted Yin Huaiyu on the shoulder, lifted his chin slightly, and declared his sovereignty very arrogantly: "Huaiyu, thank you for helping me take care of my fiancé."

"However, it might not be very convenient for you to follow us for the time that follows."

Yin Huaiyu shoved his hands into his pockets, shifted his gaze from him to Ling Wu, and his expression was a bit devil-may-care: "Is that so? Where are you going, being so mysterious."

Yu Shixue said in a pleasant mood: "To pick out wedding rings."

"You haven't picked them out yet? Shixue, you're almost a married man, how can you have no preparations at all." Yin Huaiyu put on an appearance of being very knowledgeable and said sharply: "The jewelry stores in Beidu City all have the same old, worn-out goods no matter how you pick, I thought you had customized them in advance; it seems you still aren't attentive enough."

He said with great regret: "It really wrongs our Ling Wu."

The two adult men began a tacit confrontation.

Yu Shixue, however, responded with ease: "Huaiyu, you can't say it like that; feelings are what matter most, otherwise it's useless even if you pick the best rings."

"Awù and I have already discussed it; after the wedding, we will go to Tiya to customize a pair of rings."

Yin Huaiyu's face was blown pale by the wind, and he curled his fingers: "Then I'll wish you two a marriage... that goes smoothly, I suppose?"