Zhao Longfei said, "I was the one who decided on the meeting location, and yet such an incident happened."
"This really makes me lose face."
"Little Qin, don't worry. I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
"Then I'll thank Principal Zhao in advance."
Zhao Longfei then asked, "Little Qin, do you have any leads on the person who wanted to kill you?"
"I don't have a lead, but I can rule out a few people."
"Go ahead."
"First, we can rule out the enemies we encountered outside the safe zone. They have seen my abilities and know that my skills counter [Shadow Dancer]. So, they wouldn't send a [Shadow Dancer] to kill me."
"When did they see your abilities?"
"When I encountered the person impersonating Old Li, they saw my skills."
"What skill?"
Qin Siyang thought about it. The only people who had seen him use his teleportation skill were Li Tianming, Zhang Kuang, Chang Tianxiong, and Lu Daoxing.
Zhao Longfei hadn't seen it.
Since Zhao Longfei hadn't witnessed it, he decided not to mention it to him.
After all, the fewer people who knew about his skills, the better.
"I won't go into details on that."
Hearing this, Zhao Longfei nodded. "Alright, continue. Besides Guo Jiuxiao's group, who else can you rule out?"
"I can rule out the Zephyr Church as well."
"The Zephyr Church also wants to kill you?"
"Well, there were some incidents. They did send people to trouble me."
The Yellow Robe Protector, Zhang Yingrui, had sent people to capture him, and the Saint Son, Hu Chan, had sent people to kill him. However, due to matters involving the Crimson Crystal, they ended up negotiating.
"Alright, who else?"
"I can also rule out Xiao Zhigang."
"Huh? Xiao Zhigang wants to kill you too?"
"Yes."
Xiao Zhigang had Zhang Yingrui send people to capture him.
But the two Sequence 4 cultists Zhang Yingrui sent were both eliminated.
They didn't know it was Wen Shu who had killed them and assumed it was Qin Siyang himself.
If Xiao Zhigang still wanted him dead, he definitely wouldn't have sent only Sun Yaru.
From his rough assessment during the battle, Sun Yaru's strength and agility were far inferior to the ambusher he had encountered in Pooled Begonia.
That person's power and skill level were likely at the Sequence level 3.
So, Sun Yaru's Sequence level should not exceed 4.
If two Sequence 4 individuals failed to take him down, sending another Sequence 4 would be a waste.
After hearing this, Zhao Longfei looked a bit conflicted.
"Little Qin, why do so many people want to kill you?"
"It's not that many. If you count them carefully, it seems like only Xiao Zhigang is truly determined to get rid of me."
Zhao Longfei still sighed in amazement.
"You, kid, really know how to stir up trouble."
"I feel like I never deliberately caused trouble."
"You've stirred up plenty."
Zhao Longfei clicked his tongue a few times and pointed at Qin Siyang, "If you don't die, you'll surely become a monster."
Then, he asked again, "Are there any other suspects you can rule out?"
"No."
"Then do you have any suspects?"
"None either. Does Principal Zhao have any ideas?"
Zhao Longfei nodded, "Let's sit and talk."
"I'm covered in blood. I'll dirty the sofa."
"Doesn't matter. If it gets dirty, we'll replace it. At a time like this, don't sweat the small stuff."
"Alright."
The two sat down on the sofa. Zhao Longfei closed his eyes and thought for a while.
Then he said, "This Sun Yaru joined the Zhao family three years ago."
"She did good work, so she was gradually promoted. Six months ago, she started managing underground trade operations in District 9."
"Until now, she didn't seem suspicious. But looking at it now, she must have been planted as a spy from the start."
Qin Siyang asked, "Could she have been mind-controlled by someone?"
"Impossible. We are very strict in our operations. This building may look ordinary, but for safety reasons, we have many God-Hunting Weapons installed."
"Anyone under mind control or with altered memories would be detected immediately."
"So, she must have been a spy from the beginning."
"If she's been undercover for three years, then she definitely wasn't planted specifically for you."
Qin Siyang chuckled, "Three years ago, I was still in middle school."
Zhao Longfei remained leaning back on the sofa with his eyes closed, lightly tapping his fingers on the sofa armrest.
"This person was targeting my Zhao family."
"But to kill you, they sacrificed a deeply planted chess piece."
"If the news of your death here spread, people would start doubting the safety of the black market, affecting my Zhao family's reputation and status."
"More importantly, killing you must bring them a huge benefit."
At this thought, Zhao Longfei opened his eyes and looked at Qin Siyang.
"But, kid, do you have any involvement in something with such major benefits?"
Qin Siyang thought carefully and shook his head.
If someone wanted to kill him for treasure, that might be possible.
But all his valuable treasures were hidden.
The most valuable items he owned had already been used up.
What major benefit could be involved?
Zhao Longfei scrutinized Qin Siyang again, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Qin Siyang nodded, "Principal Zhao, I've hidden a lot of things from you. But whatever I hide from you, I also hide from others. I'm certain I haven't left any loose ends."
"You're quite direct with your words."
Zhao Longfei chuckled and continued thinking.
The two fell into silence for a while.
Then Zhao Longfei shook his head.
"Recently, my mind has been occupied with the Crimson Crystal meeting, and I'm running out of brainpower. I'll ask my big brother for his opinion on this."
"My big brother always has control over the bigger picture, so he might have a broader perspective than I do."
Zhao Longfei sighed, took out his phone, and dialed a number.
Qin Siyang asked, "Principal Zhao, is your phone safe from eavesdropping?"
Zhao Longfei glanced at Qin Siyang and gave him a meaningful look.
Qin Siyang understood immediately.
It seemed Chu Xiao'ang was right, Zhao's family were experts in surveillance.
"Hey, big brother, I have something to tell you."
"Little Qin was ambushed by Sun Yaru in our meeting room…"
"Don't worry, Little Qin is fine. Sun Yaru was killed by him. Yes, Sun Yaru was probably a spy."
"And she was undercover in our place for three years. Exposing herself just to kill Little Qin must mean there are big benefits involved."
"But neither of us can figure out who would want him dead. Big brother, do you have any ideas?"
After a moment, Zhao Longfei's expression sharpened.
"Alright, I got it. That's all for now."
Zhao Longfei hung up the call.
Qin Siyang asked eagerly, "What did Boss Zhao say?"
Zhao Longfei slowly said, "At the beginning of this year, we received a piece of news."
"The three major merchant guilds acquired a Vine Core and planned to hold a high-level auction in mid-year."
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