"Is there a second Ye Chen in this world?" Ye Chen smiled.

For some reason, the person on the other end of the phone clearly was not Tong Xingtong, but Ye Chen felt a familiar sensation towards them.

"It's really you, you bastard!" A woman's curse came through the phone.

"You are, Qin Lan!" Ye Chen exclaimed. He finally realized why the woman sounded familiar to him.

"Huh, I didn't expect you to remember me!" Qin Lan sneered, and then said, "I don't have time for chit-chat right now. The person who owns this phone is in mortal danger. She asked me to call you to find you!"

"What!" Ye Chen's face changed. "Where are you?"

"Scenic Honor Villa Cluster in Tai District, house number 168!" Qin Lan said and then hung up the phone, as if she still had urgent matters to deal with.

"Strange!" Ye Chen frowned tightly, feeling a vague sense of unease in his heart; something terrible might have happened to Tong Xingtong.

"Ye Chen, what's wrong? What happened?" Zhang Xinlan hadn't heard the content of the call, but seeing Ye Chen's grave expression, she guessed something must have happened.

"It's about Tong Xingtong. I told you earlier that she came to discuss a partnership, but she hasn't shown up to meet me recently. The person who just called me is a police officer. She told me that Tong Xingtong is in life-threatening danger and wants me to come over!" Ye Chen said. He did not hide anything from Zhang Xinlan and told her everything about Xingtong's visit.

However, a pharmaceutical company involves tremendous scope, requiring a significantly substantial background to operate; otherwise, Xinlan would have stopped him from doing it a long time ago.

"Are you going to find her now?" Zhang Xinlan asked.

"Yes!"

"Where is she now? I'll drive you there!"

"No need. I'll take a taxi!"

"Why?" Liu Shihua asked discontentedly, as Ye Chen was reaching out to her, seemingly asking for something.

"Salary, give me my salary quickly. I don't have money for the taxi!"

...

Ye Chen hailed a taxi and rushed to the address Qin Lan had given him at top speed, but by the time he arrived, the villa was already surrounded by police officers.

"Stop, who are you!" Just as Ye Chen got there, he was stopped by several imposing police officers.

"I'm looking for your Chief Qin!" Ye Chen didn't beat around the bush and directly asked to see Qin Lan.

"Chief Qin is dealing with an important issue; who are you to think you can just meet her just like that?" one police officer said, his expression quite unfriendly.

"Move aside!" Ye Chen said sternly.

"I now suspect you're involved in a murder case. I am arresting you. You have the right to remain silent, but everything you say will be taken down and may be used as evidence in court!" The police officer, whose face showed a cold gleam, reached out to arrest Ye Chen.

This police officer had a solid stance, broad, thick hands—Ye Chen could tell he was an expert who had undergone extensive training.

But even if the opponent was a martial arts master, Ye Chen could blow him to bits with one punch!

"The tiger doesn't show his might, and you think I'm just a sick cat!" Ye Chen said furiously, seeing the officer's irrational behavior.

Just as the officer's hand was about to grab Ye Chen, Ye Chen's aura burst out. He slapped at the officer's hand, creating a gust with his palm. When it met the officer's hand, it sent him reeling back three steps, blood spilling from his mouth.

"Assault on an officer!" the injured man shouted.

"Who are you, don't move!"

"Put your hands up, surrender!"

Ye Chen's action had a shocking effect on the police officers. They drew their guns and aimed at Ye Chen, trying to talk him into surrendering.

Ye Chen sighed helplessly. Even though the guns posed no threat to him, being pointed at with guns was still an extremely unpleasant feeling.

"Hmph, dare to attack an officer openly, get ready to go to jail!" the officer Ye Chen had struck said coldly.

Ye Chen's eyes turned chilly. This man had targeted him for no reason; they did not bear a grudge against each other, and they didn't even know each other.

Ye Chen disliked people who threatened him, which is why he had killed many.

"What are you doing, put your guns down!" Just then, Qin Lan appeared.

"Chief Qin!" The officers, seeing Qin Lan, quickly showed respect. It seemed that this Chief Qin held significant authority in the department.

"He is the backup I've called for. I told you about him earlier. Why are you still troubling him!" Qin Lan frowned and scanned the officers in front of her, particularly casting several glances at the officer Ye Chen had struck.

"Report to the chief, this was an accident!" the injured police officer said.

"An accident?" Qin Lan scoffed. "Ye Chen, come with me and let's see who dares to stop you!"

"Report to the chief, this man's origins are unknown, and this is a highly guarded area. Ordinary people cannot enter!" the officer Ye Chen had injured shouted.

"******* ordinary people!" Ye Chen stepped forward and threw a punch at the injured officer.

"You!"

The officer was shocked and had never expected Ye Chen to strike him first, but before he could even shout, his body was hit as if by a truck, sending him flying, blood spraying from his mouth.

The officer's body smashed to the ground, unconscious, killed by Ye Chen's punch like a dead dog.

Qin Lan noticed Ye Chen's action and was taken aback, but what was done, was done, and she could do nothing to change it.

However, Qin Lan also knew Ye Chen's identity; not only had he been a military king before, but he now almost seemed to be a dragon group member with certain kill privileges, and besides, he wasn't at fault in this situation.

"How is Xing Tong? Take me to her!" Ye Chen said, never once glancing at the police officer.

"Okay!" Qin Lan responded.

Before leaving, Qin Lan glanced at the unconscious officer on the ground, thinking that he had messed with the wrong person this time.

"What's the situation with Xing Tong?" Ye Chen asked.

"I can't really explain it. You'll understand once you see her!" Qin Lan said.

"What's your relationship with Xing Tong?" Qin Lan asked Ye Chen as they walked side by side.

"Just friends!" Ye Chen replied.

"Why didn't you answer my calls after that time?" Qin Lan asked.

After they had parted ways that time, this guy hadn't contacted her at all. Qin Lan had gathered the courage to make a few calls to Ye Chen, but he didn't even pick up, which really annoyed her.

"I didn't have time to answer before you hung up!" Ye Chen seriously looked at Qin Lan. "You hung up before even two seconds had passed each time you called. How was I supposed to answer your calls?"

"Then you should have called me back!" When Qin Lan called Ye Chen, it was always a quick hangup, merely a way to make her presence felt.

"I didn't have much balance in my phone, and since I haven't received my salary yet, I didn't have the money to top up my account, so I didn't call back!" Ye Chen's answer was as simple as that.

However, Ye Chen's words almost made Qin Lan lose control; this guy just wouldn't call her back because he couldn't afford the phone bill, which was absolutely... shameless!

Qin Lan led Ye Chen through the police cordon, the atmosphere between the two somewhat tense, almost silent throughout the entire way.

"Why don't you ask me why that officer was giving you a hard time just now?" Qin Lan's tone was slightly resentful.

"He likes you!" Ye Chen said. "And since you were so enthusiastic about me, he naturally targeted me!"

"How did you know?" Qin Lan was startled because that officer did indeed like her, and he had some background, making it difficult for her to confront him directly.

"The look in his eyes, he looks at you differently!" Ye Chen stated.

Qin Lan gave Ye Chen a complex look. So, this man was observant. Did he notice that she liked him?

"What exactly has happened to Xing Tong that required so many defenses to be set up? Was she attacked by a terrorist organization?" Qin Lan, having already passed the eighth line of defense with Ye Chen, was growing more anxious as they still hadn't seen Xing Tong. The situation must be unusual.

"I can't really describe what happened, but you'll understand once you see her!" Qin Lan's face was complex and fearful.

Finally, after passing the twelfth line of defense, Ye Chen saw Xing Tong and Unparalleled, the women.

However, both were in a very bad state, lying unconscious on the bed, their faces pale, with seven or eight medical personnel attending to them!

Ye Chen noticed that their previously jet-black hair had now turned as messy as dead grass, some even turning gray, making them look a decade older compared to when he last saw them!

"Them?" Ye Chen looked at the two women in shock, seeing their disheveled states, he felt a chilling surge of alarm.

"Yes, I can hardly believe it myself!" Qin Lan added, her expression harboring immense fear. "Just one day ago, they were youthful and charming, but now they are faded and even have some white hairs. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe it!"

"How is this possible, even if they had the most dreadful disease in the world, they couldn't have become like this so quickly!" Ye Chen was astonished again and again, the state of Xing Tong and Unparalleled was too frightening. It seemed as if their vitality was uncontrollably leaking; at this rate, they would undoubtedly die.

"I also think it's impossible, but just now Xing Tong suddenly woke up and asked me to call you using her phone. She said only you could save them!" Qin Lan looked at Ye Chen inexplicably. "After saying these words, Xing Tong lapsed back into unconsciousness."

Ye Chen's expression turned solemn as he approached the two women, placing his hand on their pulses, tuning in with his heart.

"They've been cursed!" Ye Chen's expression suddenly changed drastically.

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