Chapter 229 - 228: Control of the Whole Situation, Squeezing the Heart’s Desire

Listening to Zhao Leshan’s words, Li Jing felt overjoyed.

The key isn’t how much the person at table 8 is worth but who’s in charge.

Although he wasn’t sure whether the person in charge Zhao Leshan mentioned was on the same level as Chief Zhang, he had no doubt that this person in charge would be the leader of the Jianghai branch.

The leader should be at the base, right?

This...

It seems a little too easy!

Looking at this, it seems like he will have to give Yulian a "raise" afterwards.

Feigning a displeased expression, Li Jing gave Yulian a look.

Understanding his intent, Yulian turned to the man at table 8 and cast a glance at him.

Just a casual glance, the man’s pale face turned a bit rosy and his listless eyes regained vitality.

He did not understand what he had just experienced, he only knew that he was soaked in cold sweat.

However, the sticky feeling below his waist and his body’s extreme weakness almost rendering him unable to lift his arm clarified one thing to him: he almost died.

And it was such an aggrieving death...

His memory was slowly returning.

Reverting back to the moment when he made eye contact with Yulian.

Looking at Yulian who wasn’t looking at him now, his face was full of horror.

He indeed wasn’t prepared just now.

But, no matter what, he’s at the Fifth Boundary, right?

He unexpectedly fell for it, without even having a chance to react!

What kind of skill is this?

A Spiritual Level skill?

Impossible!

The consensus in this world is that humans cultivate God Souls, while monsters cultivate physical bodies.

A monster, no matter how strong in spiritual level, cannot surpass a human cultivator.

A monster’s inherent talent!

It must be a unique talent that has been honed to its peak!

This kind of talent is too terrifying...

Indeed, Yulian’ s Charm Talent has been honed to the extreme, and to a certain extent, it is linked to the spiritual level.

The stronger the God Soul, the stronger the resistance to her talent.

However, basically, Yulian does not cultivate the God Soul.

Her Charm Talent is a racial talent of the fox demon, although it impacts on a spiritual level, it is not a spiritual level skill.

Her talent affects the physiological instinct.

It breaks through using physiological instinct, thereafter causing an effect on the spiritual level.

Once the spiritual level is impacted, the physiological instinct will also be completely taken over by her.

All fox demons have the Charm Talent.

However, it’s very rare for a fox demon to refine this talent to the extent Yulian has.

Similar to Ren Jie, Yulian’s Charm Talent is her unique feature and it is the capital that she stands in this world.

Just like Jiu Li who is also a fox demon and has the Charm Talent, she does not follow this path, and even the Fifth Boundary can shake her Charm off.

Refining a demon’s talent is like a human cultivating a magic skill, it also depends on talent and investment.

With the same magic skill.

Even if enough time is spent, not everyone can practice it to the Great Perfection.

How powerful a skill of Great Perfection is when used by different individuals depends on the person using it.

Setting aside these digressions.

Currently, the man at table 8, looking at Yulian nestled next to Li Jing, was filled with horror but also had a fiery desire in his eyes.

This female demon...

She’s full of charm and her methods are so brutal!

If he could size control of her, what does the Demon Beast Union amount to?

What would Li Jing, who has a powerful camouflaging talent, amount to?

Her value was far greater than anything!

The female waitress helping to call an ambulance on the side noticed the man at table 8 suddenly return to normal. Not only did his face turn rosy, but his eyes were also fixated on Yulian at table 10, casting a weird look.

"Sir, may I ask... are you feeling unwell anywhere?" she asked.

"Ah, I’m fine," replied the man at table 8, turning his head and exposing an enchanting smile that he thought was very charming.

He didn’t know that his currently flushed face made him look like a lustful evil spirit who just got satisfaction.

Such a scene was very typical.

The female waitress standing by his side didn’t see the "pitiful sight" of his muddy waist, but she could guess something from his expression.

Upon seeing his smile, the female waitress felt her scalp tingle and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes. She quickly said "Hmm" and hurried away.

On the other hand, Zhao Leshan, noticing his companion regaining consciousness, let out a sigh of relief silently. He also noticed his burning gaze.

This guy, he’s really not afraid of death!

Barely surviving an unforeseen death at the hands of this woman, and they still dare to covet her?

Despite his lamentations, Zhao Leshan’s gaze flickered over the seemingly fragile Yulian, a raging heat in his eyes.

Boundary level is not the only determinant of a demon beast’s power.

A unique and powerful talent is the crux of it all!

Yulian’s talent not only surpasses others, but it’s also mysteriously untraceable, making it a flawless method for murder or control.

When she moves, there is no fluctuation of Demonic Qi!

Autopsy can only conclude that the victims died from the complete draining of their life essence.

Such a "talent", if absorbed into the Demon Beast Union, wouldn’t the Jianghai branch soar?

But the higher priority is undoubtedly Li Jing.

The reason is simple; Yulian is Li Jing’s woman, and she is absolutely loyal to him.

This move, must be secured!

As Li Jing sat in his position, he saw Zhao Leshan and the man at table number 8 looking at Yulian with awe and ardor and couldn’t help but sneer.

The two men are quite interesting.

Even after Yulian brilliantly deceived them, they not only fail to learn their lesson but were also still interested in her.

Well, that’s fine too.

If they also have their eye on Yulian, his plans have more room to operate.

After reciting his anonymous account on the Dark Web black market, Li Jing spoke up.

"Give me the money then bring me to your boss. There’s no point in talking to you since you can’t make the decisions. We’ll discuss more once I see your boss."

At those words, Zhao Leshan froze for a moment, then nodded and took out his cell phone.

Li Jing wasn’t wrong.

Firstly, he had admitted he didn’t have the final say; and secondly, he couldn’t produce the remaining 30 billion. This matter required the boss to personally negotiate.

With a few taps on his phone, Zhao Leshan looked up.

"The debt of 30 billion has been transferred. Please wait a moment for the meeting with the boss, I need to make a contact."

"Hmm."

Li Jing nonchalantly replied, took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Xia Ai, and soon got a confirmation that the 30 billion had been received.

His lips curved up in a smile when he got the confirmation.

His small goal of bagging 30 billion had been achieved.

Seeing Li Jing’s expression was no longer cold, Zhao Leshan tried to bring back the smile while continually typing on his phone.

Zhao Leshan was clueless of Li Jing’s calculations.

Seeing Li Jing smiling now, he only thought that Li Jing was simply greedy.

Being greedy, that’s easier to handle!

Isn’t it just about money?

The convenience they could get by securing these two couldn’t be compared with money.

Li Jing’s current performance also somewhat suited his "role".

Ren Jie knew that the Demon Beast Union had infiltrated the Dark Alley to look for her, but she hadn’t contacted them. The first time they got contacted, she offered a price to surrender.

The Demon Beast Union wasn’t stupid.

They knew her surrender was fake; she was taking advantage of the union’s crisis to exploit them.

It was precisely because Ren Jie was capitalizing on the crisis that the Demon Beast Union didn’t doubt her intention.

Whether it’s genuine surrender isn’t important.

What mattered was whether they could offer a price attractive enough to convince her to work for the union.

Plain promotion or selling could only fool low-level demon beasts.

To recruit a high-level demon beast with special talents, the price had to be made clear.

Without having any doubts, Zhao Leshan continued to compose messages, communicating with someone unknown.

Li Jing looked over at Zhao Leshan across the table and pondered for a moment. When he started to speak, he sent a sound transmission to Yulian.

"Don’t follow me when I go to see the boss. As long as you’re with me, the guy from table number 8 will definitely try to trail us. It wouldn’t be troublesome per se, but if I want to act, I will need to consider him, and with him trailing us, we might not end up someplace safe."

"This guy must be either a shareholder of the Demon Beast Union or has close ties with them. There might be others watching from the shadows and possibly someone guarding him. You stay here and keep an eye on him, don’t try anything rash."

"It looks like he wants to gain your favor in private. Use some tricks to try extracting some valuable information from him. After that, wait for me to come back and we can deal with it. Be careful when you’re on your own here. If something is off, just get rid of him, but be careful not to hurt any innocent bystanders."

"If you alert the patrol, surrender and don’t resist. Just tell them you’re assisting me with the case. Given my current status, even if you’re a demon, I can protect you. Just don’t expose your true identity."

After receiving a series of four sound transmissions from Li Jing, Yulian nodded and responded accordingly.

"Don’t worry, I can handle it."

The worst-case scenario would be that she has to kill.

If it was someone else giving her such instructions, she would definitely refuse.

A demon-beast causing public harm is highly taboo.

Especially since she hasn’t signed any peace treaties.

She’s not afraid of being killed on the spot by patrols; there wasn’t anyone besides Chen Jing and Li Jing who could harm her in the North City Patrol Branch.

The real issue is that getting caught would be very troublesome, whether to run or resist was a dilemma.

With Li Jing’s support, things were different.

Chen Jing isn’t around, Li Jing is the only one with the strength and connections in the North City Patrol Branch.

Even if Chen Jing were around, he was in Li Jing’s corner.

What else is there to say?

Just cling to that powerful leg tightly!

That someone should not mistreat her in any way afterwards.

Having responded to Li Jing, Yulian twisted her body like a slippery eel, extricating herself from his arm, a smile playing on her lips as she got up and sat down at table No. 8.

The person at table No. 8 stared blankly at this, his expression wary and perplexed.

Zhao Leshan, who was busy texting someone, was also surprised by Yulian’s move.

Li Jing took the opportunity to speak.

"To meet your representative, I can go alone."

He added, with a loaded implication,

"One must always keep a card up their sleeve when out and about. Mr. Zhao and our friend here at table No. 8 should understand such a simple principle, shouldn’t they?"

"..."

Zhao Leshan.

Li Jing’s words were vague but not difficult to understand.

He didn’t trust the Demon Beast Union, so he was keeping Yulian here as a check.

The person at table No. 8 would have to stay back as a hostage.

If Li Jing went there and failed to come to an agreement with the Union, or if anything went wrong, then the hostage...

Zhao Leshan was startled and angry, but he had to show understanding.

The other’s reasoning was sound and daring, taking his own safety into consideration.

The person at table No. 8 paled significantly upon hearing Li Jing’s words.

What was his status?

He had been cast adrift by circumstances, nearly getting killed, and now he was left behind as a hostage. This was intolerable!

But did he dare protest?

He didn’t.

From beginning to end, Li Jing was undoubtedly a ruthless man.

Killing people in broad daylight was something he had no qualms about.

The key was, he wasn’t clean- Li Jing, with his patrol status, could easily execute him on the spot, he had plenty of reasons to justify it.

Especially at a time when the whole Hua Country was cracking down on the Demon Beast Union, making the matter clear, there would be no penalty, and he might even get a reward for his head.

And it was hard for him to disentangle himself from the relationship behind him, so he was targeted by the Patrol Branch.

All the advantages were with Li Jing.

Li Jing’s only disadvantage was that he was a demon.

But so what?

Who could prove him a demon?

The Demon Beast Union?

They didn’t even dare to identify Yulian...

If today’s deal fell through and the Demon Beast Union didn’t want to fall out with Li Jing, they would have to swallow their pride for the time being.

Demons are good at detecting other demons.

A demon who is good at disguising himself and becomes a patrol can easily become the nightmare of all other demons if he is willing.

Overall, the three words were, untouchable.

The person at table No. 8 managed a forced smile at Yulian, who was sitting across the table with her attractive face.

"My name is Wei Siyuan, can I ask for your name, Miss?"

"The name is not important, you can call me Mrs. Li."

Yulian gave a winsome smile.

"We might be alone for a while, would you mind buying me a drink?"

"Of course not."

Laughing awkwardly as he handed over the menu, Wei Siyuan’s mind was working fast.

Being a hostage was humiliating.

But he wasn’t worried about the Demon Beast Union falling out with Li Jing.

Not to mention his unique status, if he wanted Yulian, the Demon Beast Union would definitely want her too.

Staying alone with Yulian was an opportunity for him.

If he could woo Yulian, he might be able to establish a relationship.

As for owning her, he didn’t even think about it.

Li Jing was this ruthless demon that he didn’t want to offend.

Yulian was clearly his forbidden fruit, touching her would mean death.

Establish a relationship, so that in the future, if necessary, he could pay a high price to ask Yulian for help against others.

With this in mind, Wei Siyuan nodded to Zhao Leshan.

Zhao Leshan was also sensible.

Seeing Wei Siyuan’s nod, he knew that he was planning to go with the flow and ingratiate himself with Yulian.

With that, Zhao Leshan was slightly dissatisfied.

She was the one the Demon Beast Union wanted, so Wei Siyuan’s intention to jump the gun was unreasonable.

But even so, Zhao Leshan was powerless to change it.

The Demon Beast Union and its sponsors were always on the same path but different hearts, conspiring with each other but not of one mind.

In this regard, no one could influence it.

Having given Wei Siyuan a seemingly disinterested glance, Zhao Leshan turned his gaze back, typing the situation into a message and reporting it to the other side.

Yulian, being a Fox demon, was an adept at charming people.

Wei Siyuan too had some ulterior motives.

After ordering coffee, the two of them began chatting and laughing as if they were old friends.

Anyone who saw them might mistake them as good friends.

Li Jing sat in his spot, patiently waiting for the result of Zhao Leshan’s communication with the Demon Beast Union, and casually messaged Xiao Ai.

He had never heard of the name Wei Siyuan before.

But that’s what investigation is for, right?

Not long after he had sent Xiao Ai a message, he quickly received a response.

He opened Xiao Ai’s message, and dozens of Wei Siyuan’s profiles appeared before him.

Li Jing drank his coffee while operating his phone with one hand, locking onto one profile based on Wei Siyuan’s appearance.

Wei Siyuan, 66 years old, from Tasu Province.

He was from a commercial family in Tasu Province, located next to Jianghai, the Wei family.

He was the single child of Wei Dexian, the patriarch of the Wei family, with mediocre talents, breaking into the early stages of Fifth Boundary at the age of 62.

According to the information Xiao Ai had collected on the internet, Wei Siyuan had quite a reputation online.

He was known for his extravagant spending, generous affairs with women in high society of Tasu Province. He was the epitome of a wealthy young master.

This Wei family was indeed rich.

The information showed that the Wei family dealt in lower grade spiritual objects business, and their trades spread throughout Hua Country’s spiritual object market, with annual revenue exceeding a trillion.

Looking at the information gathered by Xiao Ai, Li Jing couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment.

He came with the Demon Beast Union in mind, who would have thought he would encounter such a big fish?

A Wei family, with so many resources, was secretly funding the Demon Beast Union.

How much reward could he get for turning in this information to the Patrol Branch and taking down the Wei family?

If the other shareholders get involved...

As he was expressing his wonder, his phone vibrated. A transfer of 30 million had come through.

He frowned slightly, then opened the transfer record details, showing a somewhat indifferent expression.

This 30 million, came from Jin Ruixin.

The note said it was the reward for the National Capital issue.

Only 30 million for the National Capital issue?

It wasn’t even enough to pay for toothpicks!

But thinking about it, it was just a single case, and he didn’t participate in the follow-up, so the reward wouldn’t be too high.

Of this 30 million, the reward for capturing Lu Yanran probably accounted for a large part of it.

Solving cases purely didn’t seem to be a way to make money.

Having just received the reward from Jin Ruixin, Li Jing couldn’t be bothered to think about the potential reward from Wei Siyuan anymore.

At this point, he didn’t worry about small amounts of money.

Of course, if the money was offered, he wouldn’t refuse.

But compared to that, the Demon Beast Union was more enticing.

Looking at his personal account balance, which had dropped to seventy million after buying a house for Jiu Li but rebounded back to the billions, Li Jing put away his phone.

At that moment, Zhao Leshan looked over at him.

"Mr. Li, the leader is ready to meet with you, I’ll take you over. Also, to show our sincerity and apology, the promised 3 billion balance has been transferred to your account, please check it."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing raised his eyebrows.

This Demon Beast Union was quite dependable!

They had already transferred the money?

Taking out his phone once again, Li Jing noticed that Xiao Ai had sent a message saying that another 3 billion had been deposited into his dark web account.

This was quite satisfactory.

The leader hadn’t even appeared yet, and he had already gotten his hands on one Zhang leadership position.

Although the cash couldn’t compare to the real value of the Zhang leadership position, which should be at least doubled or even tripled, the feeling of 60 billion in his account in just a few minutes was definitely a thrill.

Did he get rich?

No, not at all.

However, throwing such a large amount of money into the dark web black market as revolving funds for Xiao Ai to handle would be an endless stream of wealth!

Wearing a brilliant smile, Li Jing got up.

"In that case, we should go meet the chief now. Money is money, but as for meeting the chief, I will go alone."

Taking Li Jing’s moderate words, Zhao Leshan rose to his feet, laughing along.

"Sounds good, like they say, one yard is put into one yard. Mrs. Li, being of high status, is not suited for these travel hardships. If there is anything, it would be better to wait until Mr. Li discusses the details with the leader."

"Hmm."

Li Jing nodded his head, and while he walked out of the coffee shop with Zhao Leshan, his mind was wondering whether he could strike another deal after meeting the person.

billion, that was the price for him as the "Fifth Boundary Big Monster".

They were still interested in Yulian, wouldn’t they need to come up with another sum?

The Demon Beast Union must be foolishly rich, wasn’t he supposed to take full advantage of it?

After all, not only was this so-called leader going to die in the end, the entire Jianghai branch was going to be wiped out too. If the money stayed in their account, it would end up benefiting the savings department, why not put it in his hands where it could shine and glow?