The Scorpion's eyes became excited as he thought about it, fearing that the other team members wouldn't hear Shen Qiang's voice. He hushed them and signaled for everyone to be silent, then whispered, "Don't make noise, it's Shen Qiang. Calling at this time, he surely has no good intentions."

The eyes of the many Dragon Group combat team members instantly became vigilant.

"Was Shen Qiang's previous behavior all just a pretense?"

"Uh... that can't be, if he was really that petty, why would he entertain us and even invite us to dinner?"

"Very strange, Captain Scorpion is usually very wise, but how did he become so peculiar like a different person after coming here?"

Just as everyone was contemplating, Scorpion took a deep breath, abruptly answered the phone, and pressed the speaker button.

"Hello, Advisor Shen," Scorpion greeted, sneaking glances at the other team members in the room, praying in his heart, "Make your move, Shen Qiang! Whether it's threats, temptations, any despicable means are fine, as long as my team members start to resent you, it will be easy as pie to persuade them to eliminate you."

The numerous combat team members perked up their ears, equally curious to hear what Shen Qiang had to say.

"Captain Bian, hello. This is the situation, after leaving the Datong River thinking of returning to the Heshenghe Building, I remembered that before, when Qian Shanxue was around, they always complained about the poor heating at the garrison, its remoteness, and inconvenient transportation."

"So, for a while, they lived in my apartment in the city, but that apartment, although idle now, still has some of their clothing and daily necessities in it, so it's not very convenient for you to stay there."

"So just now, I bought an apartment near the People's Square, Qian Shanxue's favorite place, because from there, you can quickly and conveniently reach all corners of the city. The surrounding business districts are numerous, with more than half of the city's buses and subways passing through."

"It's very suitable for you to live and work there, so please, if you don't mind, stay there with your team members."

Seeing the combat team members instantly bright-eyed and glowing, Scorpion was stunned and instinctively said, "Advisor Shen, this is not appropriate, is it?"

Shen Qiang laughed over the phone, "There's nothing inappropriate. You have a crucial task to ensure the ordinary citizens are not harmed by the cultivators. Without convenient transportation and a comfortable environment, the anxiety might affect your mindset while executing the mission, so don't be polite. I've already sent a car to pick you up, see you in a bit."

With these words, not giving Scorpion a chance to refuse, the call was already hung up.

At this moment, the combat team members' eyes were glowing.

"Haha, finally, we don't have to stay in this dreadful place, that Shen Qiang is indeed something else."

"Righteous, there's nothing else to say. To make our lives comfortable and our tasks convenient, he specially bought us an apartment in the city center?"

A team member holding a mobile phone exclaimed excitedly, "My goodness, just look at the apartments near People's Square, so expensive, at least several million. This Shen Qiang didn't even blink; he truly is generous."

Seeing the excited glances from the team members, Scorpion coldly said, "Don't you think Shen Qiang is being too enthusiastic? Remember, when someone is overly solicitous for no reason, either they're evil or betraying, this Shen Qiang, whom we barely know, has fetched us at the airport, invited us to dinner, and now he's buying us a place to stay? He must have some ulterior motive, remember, he's not a philanthropist!"

The team members, upon hearing this, suddenly awakened.

Their expressions not only turned vigilant, but their faces also all turned solemn.

"Listening to the captain, I also feel there's something odd about Shen Qiang. Normally, as an advisor to the Dragon Group, all he needs to do is provide consultation when we encounter unsolvable problems."

"Exactly, managing hundreds of great demons and being a significant figure in the Heshenghe Group, he should be very busy. Even ordinary officials find it hard to see him, but with us, he seems excessively enthusiastic. Does he have some secret he can't reveal behind all this?"

"This Shen Qiang, perhaps he really is a vile person; he's being so good to us, probably because he's done something unspeakable. By using these things, he might be trying to lull us into complacency or build a good relationship with us so that when we discover his problems, we will let him off a little.: "

"That's definitely it!" A young combat team member coldly concluded: "He must be secretly doing dark deeds, humph, that's why he plays these tricks to please us, humph, he underestimates us."

Seeing the combat team members indeed following his hint and having wild thoughts, a smile played at the corner of Scorpion's mouth.

At this moment, the sound of car horns came from outside.

A team member glanced and then said, "It's a car from Heshenghe, should we go or not?"

"No!" A team member sternly said, "This Shen Qiang wants to numb us with sugarcoated bullets, we can't fall for such wicked tricks!"

"Yes, yes, we can't go!"

"Humph, being so enthusiastic, it's apparent that Shen Qiang is guilty of something."

Seeing the team members' faces cold and stoic, saying not to go.

Scorpion smiled and then calmly said, "Blockheads, Shen Qiang can pretend to be benevolent, but we can also go along with it, because even if Shen Qiang really did something unspeakable behind the scenes, without solid evidence, we can't touch him."

"If he believes we're on good terms, then he won't worry anymore, and maybe he'll become careless. When that time comes, once we hold evidence, we can bring him to justice."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, praising.

"Indeed, Captain Scorpion, you are considerate."

"Hmm, the captain's right. To bring down a big figure like Shen Qiang, we can't do without solid proof."

Seeing the team members looking at him with admiration, Scorpion's smile deepened as he said, "Alright then, since there are no objections, let's follow my plan, stay at Shen Qiang's apartment, and then remain vigilant, keeping an eye out for evidence. A person like him, pretending for no reason, must be hiding something unspeakable. Once we hold evidence, not even the king of heaven can stop us from bringing him down!"

"Understood!"

Everyone packed their gear.

They left the building and got into the Heshenghe car.

Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the Jinchang Building opposite People's Square.

Ji Wei, who had been waiting there, then took them upstairs.

The elevator stopped on the 22nd floor.

Ji Wei led them into a luxuriously decorated room, where the vigilant combat team members immediately noticed Shen Qiang, in a shirt, sitting in the living room making tea.

"Come in, don't be shy, from now on, this will be your temporary dwelling. This apartment has four bedrooms, two living rooms, and two bathrooms, with an office that can be used for the captain. There's everything around here, I'm sure you'll like this place."

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