"Of course, I know him!" When someone asked about Ye Qiu, Song Fei immediately became even more excited. He glanced at Ye Qiu, turned around, and proudly looked at the people around him, gesturing wildly, "This is my brother-in-law, Ye Qiu!

Let me tell you, my brother-in-law is among the top-tier experts in the world. You all saw how he just made a move, right? Wang Qiangmin, such a powerful person, was knocked out by my brother-in-law with just one punch. It was too cool!"

"Also, apart from his terrifying combat skills, my brother-in-law can also race cars. Those so-called car gods in Jiangnan City, if they meet him, they won't see his taillights in under two minutes."

"Moreover, my brother-in-law is also..."

Song Fei was spitting out words frantically, becoming more excited as he spoke, and exaggerated everything without caring if it was true or not. While speaking, he occasionally glanced at Ye Qiu, hoping to earn some praise from him.

If he could be complimented by Ye Qiu, he could brag about it for a lifetime!

However, Ye Qiu was only concerned with the black pearl at that moment and ignored Song Fei. After checking on Wang Qiangmin's condition, he hefted Wang onto his shoulder, pushed through the crowd, and quickly left.

Ten minutes later.

Ye Qiu brought the unconscious Wang Qiangmin to the basement of his residence and chained him to a corner.

"I probably can't fully understand the black pearl and Wang Qiangmin's condition on my own; it seems I need to find someone specialized to assist with the research."

After thinking for a moment, Ye Qiu took out his phone and dialed a number.

...

In the Capital City, within an office at the Wang Group Biological Research Institute.

"This research you're talking about sounds interesting. Let's proceed as you said. Prepare the contract and come back to me in two days." An elderly man sitting in front of a desk spoke to a middle-aged man sitting on a sofa, with a slightly arrogant tone.

This elderly man was named Lin Haode, an academician at the National Biological Academy and one of the top biologists in the country!

He was wearing a white lab coat, with a lean figure and a bald head with only a few sparse strands of hair. Through the lenses of his gold-framed glasses, one could clearly sense the wisdom in his eyes.

"Hahaha!" The middle-aged man on the sofa immediately laughed excitedly, saying, "Then I'll trouble Professor Lin. If your team can make a breakthrough in this research, I'll give you an additional one billion in reward, along with the previously agreed one, totaling two billion."

Lin Haode didn't say much more, just waved his hand, indicating the middle-aged man could leave.

But just as the middle-aged man was about to get up, Lin Haode's phone suddenly rang.

Without thinking much, Lin Haode took out a white phone from his pocket.

Almost simultaneously, the middle-aged man across from him was stunned, his eyes wide with astonishment!

Was it really...was it really that white phone ringing?

Who was the important person calling?

Everyone who knew Lin Haode knew he had two phones; one for everyday use and the other was a pure white phone with a special whitelist setting, only those influential big shots could reach it!

Lin Haode ignored the middle-aged man, answered the call, and politely said hello.

Immediately, a rich and powerful voice came from the other end, "I'm Ye Qiu, I need your help with something."

"What is it?" Lin Haode asked flatly.

"Here's the situation." Ye Qiu didn't waste words, going straight to the point, "Recently, in Jiangnan City's nature reserve, I encountered a group of black leopards. They were extremely powerful, with a single swipe capable of easily shattering a massive rock.

I killed two black leopards, and when they died, they didn't leave any corpses but instead turned into a cloud of black smoke, leaving a black pearl behind."

"Go on." Lin Haode's interest was piqued, and a hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes.

What Ye Qiu described might sound like heavy sci-fi to ordinary people, but as one of Huaxia's leading biologists, Lin Haode had experienced many super-scientific phenomena and naturally wouldn't doubt it.

Moreover, as a proud Demon King, how could he possibly lie?

Ye Qiu thought for a moment and continued, "You can't touch this kind of black pearl with your skin. Once it touches a living being's skin, it immediately integrates into the body; that's how the first pearl integrated into a person named Wang Qiangmin.

Subsequently, Wang Qiangmin's power became extraordinarily strong, increasing threefold, and I still have one pearl with me. I need you to come over and help with the research!"

"That's so amazing?"

Lin Haode was indeed surprised, wondering what kind of pearl this was that it could amplify a person's power threefold. This certainly needs thorough investigation!

He snapped back, with the anticipation in his eyes intensifying, and without a second thought, said, "Alright, I'll book a flight now and be in Jiangnan tomorrow!"

With that, Lin Haode hung up the phone, glanced at the middle-aged man on the sofa, and calmly said, "I'm sorry, our collaboration is canceled."

"Canceled?" The middle-aged man was utterly dumbfounded, unable to process it for a long time.

This collaboration was worth two billion!

Two billion!

Just like that, it was canceled?

And so decisively canceled!

Who on earth was the terrifying big shot that made this call? Just a few casual words led Lin Haode to unhesitatingly cancel a deal worth two billion!

"Professor Lin, our collaboration was worth tw- two billion..."

The middle-aged man tried to fight for it, but before he could finish, Lin Haode pointed to the door and impatiently said, "Canceled. Even if it were 20 billion, it would have to be canceled. I have work to do, please leave."

"Tw- Twenty billion would be canceled too?"

The middle-aged man felt dizzy, unable to comprehend what kind of research could prompt such a reaction from Lin Haode?

...

The next day.

Early in the morning, Ye Qiu's phone rang.

He picked it up, and Lan Ying's cold voice immediately came through, "Hey, I'm off today and want to buy some clothes at the mall. Come with me."

"Is this a date?" Ye Qiu chuckled helplessly.

"Just needing someone to carry things," Lan Ying responded blandly.

"..." Ye Qiu was speechless.

This girl, can't she be a bit nicer when asking for help?

After a brief moment of thought, Ye Qiu agreed, not to enjoy walking with a beauty, but to use the opportunity to look for clues about the black leopards.

Twelve minutes later.

Jiangnan City Fashion Mall, third floor, high-end clothing section.

Lan Ying was picking out clothes while waiting for Ye Qiu, her helper, to arrive.

"Wrap up this clothing for me, please."

Soon, Lan Ying had tried on a set of professional attire and handed it to the salesperson.

The salesperson quickly packed the clothes and handed them to Lan Ying with a smile.

But just as Lan Ying was about to take the bag, a large hand snatched it up first!

"You're quite fast." Thinking it was Ye Qiu, Lan Ying smiled and turned around, but then she froze in place.

The person taking the bag was not Ye Qiu!

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