I had imagined the identity and appearance of "that person" in my mind, but I never expected that it would be the kind-looking old man I see today.
Surrounded by the crowd, the old man slowly walked towards us with a cane. Although he had some problems walking now, he carried an invisible pressure with him. Judging from his aura alone, he was definitely a big shot.
Of course, whether he is a person or not has nothing to do with me. I only have one question in my mind now. Since his last name is Ji, is he related to my father or me? If that is the case, I think I will go crazy.
If the old man in front of me is a relative of mine, then everything I knew before will be in vain! That proves that what my father and others told me about the feud between him and the old man in front of me was completely false. I always thought I was very close to the truth, but in fact I had never even touched the edge of the truth.
Watching the old man walking towards us with a fake smile, the usually steady Bai Longfei panicked and put his hand on my shoulder. I didn't know what he meant, but as the person involved, I was not that panicked. Perhaps this is the sixth sense of human beings, because the situation in front of me did not make me feel a chill down my spine.
"Hehe, leader, these are just children. I hope you won't bother with them. If they need to be punished, just leave it to me. I will do it to your satisfaction."
Before the old man opened his mouth to speak, Bai Qi was already sweating with nervousness, and kept begging the old man, but the old man smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I didn't say I would cause trouble for them. These children are all talented, and I can't bear to let them get hurt. How about this, I know one of them is your son, you take your son and other irrelevant people to wait outside, I want to talk to this little Ji Wen alone."
Hearing the old man's words, Bai Qi seemed to be pardoned. He immediately relaxed and said to Bai Longfei and Lin Yingxue, "Didn't you two hear it? Come with me now."
Bai Longfei and Lin Yingxue didn't move a step. Lin Yingxue stared at the old man in front of her indifferently, while Bai Longfei looked at Bai Qi with contempt and said, "Look at you, you are so cowardly. If you are cowardly, just go by yourself. Why should I go out? What's so shameful about what they said?"
"You! How do you talk to your leader like that! Come with me now!" After being ridiculed by Bai Longfei in such a disrespectful way, I saw Bai Qi's face turn red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and at this moment, Bai Qi's image in my eyes also plummeted in an instant.
"Nothing. The three of us got into this trouble together. We had every reason to do this. If this leader thinks we did something wrong, then there's no point in saying anything. Even if I go out with you now, there's no guarantee that I can get out of the special case team. It's better for us to stay here. At least we can die with a clear conscience."
Bai Longfei also ridiculed the old man, and the special police behind the old man became unfriendly, but the old man was not angry. Bai Qi was about to continue persuading Bai Longfei to leave, but the old man waved his hand and said, "Okay, since he doesn't plan to leave, it proves that he is a loyal person. Bai Qi, you can go out first. Don't worry, I came here this time just to chat with Ji Wen, and I will never hurt them. Don't you believe what I say?"
Not to mention Bai Qi, even I didn't quite believe what the old man said. Bai Qi didn't seem to dare to offend the old man. Although sweat was constantly rolling down his cheeks, he still nodded and said, "Thank you very much, leader. I have asked someone to prepare a welcoming banquet for the leader. When the leader's work is done, I hope the leader will do me a favor."
The old man nodded and said, "No problem. I have something to discuss with you later. Go ahead and don't waste time."
Seeing that the old man was a little unhappy, Bai Qi immediately nodded, took one last look at us, gave us a look that said "May you be lucky", then turned around and left the meeting room.
After Bai Qi left, the old man, with the help of the special police around him, sat on the chair opposite us, then looked at the three of us and said slowly: "Do you know why I came to see you today?"
Perhaps because of Bai Qi's departure, and the pressure from the old man in front of us, Bai Longfei suddenly became silent. I also knew that this old man was mainly targeting me this time, so I did not back down and said frankly: "For Yuan Hao's matter? With your ability, I don't think I can lie to you. I admit that I killed Yuan Hao, and the two of them didn't know about this at all. What Brother Long said just now is very right. If you think I did something wrong, you can kill me or cut me up as you like."
"Haha, you think too much. I didn't come here this time because of Yuan Hao's matter. I already knew about Yuan Hao's matter this morning, but I also know that he brought this upon himself. I warned him before, but he just wouldn't listen and insisted on provoking you and your son. I expected this result today, and it's nothing surprising."
The old man's remarks shocked me instantly, and even Lin Yingxue's eyes were filled with shock! His adopted son died, and died in our hands, but this old man was like nothing happened, and he could still chat and laugh with us so freely. I really don't know if he is really very calm, or if he is too cunning and we can't guess him at all.
"It seems that you don't quite believe what I said. Actually, I can understand that you don't believe me, but you can't understand me. Ever since my biological son died, I have become indifferent to many things. Indeed, I spoiled him rotten, and it was fate that he died at that age. Even if your father hadn't done it at that time, I'm afraid the same thing would have happened to him at some point. If you want to blame someone, blame myself for not raising my son well. Now Yuan Hao is in the same situation, so why should I be angry? I can only blame him for not knowing his destiny. It's all his own fault."
The way this old man spoke was just like some pretentious Taoist priests in TV dramas, which made me feel annoyed. But I also seemed to feel that there was some truth in what he said, but I just couldn't tell what it was.
"Then since you're not here for Yuan Hao's matter, why are you looking for me here?"
Even though I had only come into contact with this old man a few times, and his words seemed to come from the bottom of his heart, I was unwilling to completely believe him and remained vigilant.
The smile on the old man's face suddenly disappeared. He stared at me with deep eyes and said slowly: "I came here to make a deal with you. Don't worry, this deal will benefit you in every way. As long as you can complete my requirements, you will get a lot of benefits."
"You'll make a deal with me? That's ridiculous. With your ability, how could you be interested in a hangman like me? Are you planning to ask me to help you get the things from my father? Sorry, I can't do it even if I want to. You should find someone else."
"Haha, kid, you are so straightforward. Since you are so straightforward, I won't beat around the bush. I really don't have the ability to get what your father has for the time being, but it has been more than 20 years, and your father and I have always maintained a delicate balance. Although I have always wanted to take those things back over the years, I don't have that intention now. After all, I am old, and I have let many things go. So don't worry, this is not the thing I want to ask you to do this time."
"So what are you going to do?"
I stared at the old man in confusion. If he came to me not because of this matter, then what did he mean
The old man was silent for a while, then he sighed and said, "In fact, you are the only one who can do this at the moment. Although I still have some power, the difficulty of this matter has nothing to do with power. Ji Wen, I hope you can catch Qiongqi in the shortest possible time!"