Although Ye Xiao had accepted bribes from Li Shengrong before, he hadn't planned to actually bring down Wang Dongliang, at least, he hadn't taken it seriously before. But now things were different, someone was making a move against him, and it was very likely that it was Wang Dongliang himself. So, Ye Xiao needed to investigate.

Whoever it was, this matter needed thorough investigation. Ye Xiao had now taken it seriously, so he thought of the Seven-colored Lamp.

That morning, Ye Xiao's bank card was swindled by Wang Dongliang, although partially voluntarily. Still, he wasn't particularly willing, considering it was going to cost him tens of thousands,—but since it had happened, Ye Xiao resigned himself to it. However, now there was an opportunity, a chance to make those tens of thousands worthwhile. So, Ye Xiao called Wang Luoxin.

"God of Wealth, hello," was Wang Luoxin's first response when she picked up.

Ye Xiao, hearing these four words, was momentarily stunned. God of Wealth?

But soon, Ye Xiao understood. It turned out that Wang Luoxin thought of him as her God of Wealth. He wasn't exactly a God of Wealth; real gods of wealth didn't just hand out money, but he had given Wang Luoxin tens of thousands indeed.

Ye Xiao said, "Wang the Skinflayer, hello."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao call her Wang the Skinflayer, Wang Luoxin immediately got furious.

"You dare to curse me, Ye Xiao, fine deducted one thousand."

"What?" Hearing Wang Luoxin suddenly say a fine of one thousand, Ye Xiao was taken aback and said, "I was just joking! One thousand for that? Miss Wang, can we not be so domineering?"

"You dare slander me as domineering, another fine of one thousand," Wang Luoxin said again.

Ye Xiao immediately got furious.

"Wang Luoxin, don't be too excessive. My patience has limits!" Ye Xiao decided to act like a man.

But Wang Luoxin didn't hold back and straightforwardly threw out, "Scared by you, my pure heart is shocked, fine three thousand."

"Wang Luoxin!" Ye Xiao yelled into the phone.

Wang Luoxin, on the other end, said smugly, "What else? Want to scold me? Feel free to continue."

Ye Xiao felt he should say something at this point; otherwise, he would lose face completely. Grinding his teeth and stamping his foot, he said into the phone, "Sister Xin, it's all Xiaoxiao's fault. Please don't mind me, can we not make such big fines—that's my savings for marriage!"

Ye Xiao's gentle and soft words made Wang Luoxin shudder, so she, toughening up, said, "I'm getting goosebumps all over, fine five thousand. Okay, that's a total fine of ten thousand, now you can tell me the main purpose of your call."

"Wang Luoxin!" Ye Xiao's voice changed a bit; he was almost unable to restrain his urge to get angry.

"More fines? Continue!" Wang Luoxin said as if it were a matter of course.

At this point, Ye Xiao was at a loss for words. He understood that he absolutely shouldn't get carried away with arguments, as it was essentially fighting against his own money. Though ten thousand dollars was a drop in the bucket in his bank account, still, when it's too many small drops, it becomes a big issue. So, he decided, a good man doesn't fight with a woman, especially since he still needed to ask Wang Luoxin for a favor.

"Let's just talk about the main issue," Ye Xiao said helplessly.

Wang Luoxin immediately laughed smugly; Ye Xiao could almost see her cunning and triumphant smirk.

"Go ahead, what is it?" Wang Luoxin asked.

Ye Xiao said, "Track someone, an ordinary person. I want to know what he does every moment, who he meets, whether the people he meets are from Dongning Building, and what those people do."

"This will require an additional charge," Wang Luoxin giggled.

"Let's not talk about money. Let's talk about feelings instead," Ye Xiao, unable to bear it, said; talking about money was too heart-wrenching.

Wang Luoxin chuckled softly and said, "Talk about feelings? What feelings do we need to discuss?"

Now that his life savings were in Wang Luoxin's hands, Ye Xiao knew he should be very careful, so laughing sheepishly, he said, "Look at what you're saying; my life savings are in your hands. You tell me if we have feelings to discuss."

"Oh, so that means this card is meant for me. Well then, I'll just..."

"Hold on, XinXin, give me a way out," Ye Xiao begged bitterly.

"Hehe, go on, which person is it?" Wang Luoxin knew she had teased Ye Xiao enough for the day.

Ye Xiao hurriedly said, "It's your relative."

"Are you taking me for a joke again?" Wang Luoxin immediately replied.

Ye Xiao quickly said, "No, no, definitely not. It really is your relative, his name is Wang Dongliang."

Wang Luoxin heard Ye Xiao's words and said, "Alright, hmph, no wonder you had me hold the card. So this was for us, the Seven-colored Lamp, to work hard for you. Sigh, we are really the labor force."

Ye Xiao, on hearing Wang Luoxin's words, really felt the urge to curse. How unreasonable could this person be? Clearly, she had already taken a huge advantage, and now she was acting as if she had suffered a great loss.

However, Ye Xiao didn't dare to say this.

"Considering you've contributed a sum well into the hundreds of thousands, let me buy you lunch," Wang Luoxin said.

Ye Xiao said, "Seven or eight people going to a restaurant is too conspicuous, you know I'm a very low-key person."

"So you mean to have lunch just with me?" Wang Luoxin chuckled.

Ye Xiao said, "If you're willing, then of course there's no problem."

"That's settled then," Wang Luoxin said. "I'll call you at eleven-thirty."

Before Ye Xiao could respond, Wang Luoxin had already hung up.

This…

Ye Xiao looked at his phone and couldn't help but laugh and cry. This person was too impetuous. But, having lunch alone with Wang Luoxin seemed quite nice. Wait a minute, this girl wouldn't be trying to hustle money from me, would she? My money!

After hanging up, Ye Xiao turned to see Li Shengrong, who was staring at him in surprise.

Ye Xiao hadn't avoided Li Shengrong while making the call. In fact, there was a reason why Ye Xiao didn't avoid Li Shengrong when calling Wang Luoxin.

Li Shengrong was not entirely following Ye Xiao's words. Ye Xiao was very clear about this, so he needed something to surprise Li Shengrong.

Now, Li Shengrong was indeed very surprised by Ye Xiao, although he didn't know who Ye Xiao was calling. But he knew that Ye Xiao was very close to this person, and most importantly, this person had strong investigative powers.

Aside from the police, the only ones with strong investigative abilities were private detectives or underworld figures.

Ye Xiao's tone was so playful; clearly, this wasn't a private detective. Therefore, Li Shengrong firmly believed that Ye Xiao was making a call to an underworld figure.

This indeed made Li Shengrong reconsider his view of Ye Xiao.

Previously, Li Shengrong only thought of Ye Xiao as a capable guy who had a deep connection with Xia Mingyue, but now his impression had changed — he added that Ye Xiao was also someone with considerable connections, connections beyond the reach of ordinary people like him.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Ye Xiao intentionally laughed nonchalantly, pretending not to understand as he looked at Li Shengrong.

Li Shengrong stood up, walked to the door of the logistics department, casually looked outside, then strode back in and approached Ye Xiao, saying, "Brother Ye, rest assured, I will definitely do as you say."

Hearing this, Ye Xiao smirked inwardly and said, "Brother Li, you are too kind. We're all here for the company. Do well, and I guarantee a bright future for you."

"Thank you, Brother Ye, I'll do my best." Li Shengrong couldn't have dreamed that he would be pledging loyalty to this young man in his twenties.

Ye Xiao didn't go out in the morning. Instead, he stayed in the logistics department the whole time. There was a computer connected to the internet, so he unabashedly started playing online games. 'League of Legends' was quite popular during this time, so Ye Xiao was playing this game now.

It wasn't that Ye Xiao particularly enjoyed this competitive game, but only an email was needed to log in, so it was a good way to pass the time when bored.

Wang Dongliang was out, and the other employees in the logistics department had gone to help at the Blue Star Building, leaving just Ye Xiao and Li Shengrong. Li Shengrong certainly wasn't going to cause trouble for Ye Xiao unnecessarily, so Ye Xiao had a great time playing.

However, Li Shengrong not causing trouble for Ye Xiao didn't mean that no one else would.

Just as Ye Xiao, playing as Sword Saint, was joyfully collecting kills, someone suddenly stood by his side.

"You seem to be having a lot of fun."

Hearing this, Ye Xiao instantly looked up, then lowered his head and continued playing.

Upon seeing Ye Xiao taking a look at her and then blatantly ignoring her, Fang Jing couldn't help but laugh and cry, saying, "Ye Xiao, you're currently marked by sin. Don't be too reckless."

While seriously killing the last enemy and causing the enemy team to be wiped out, Ye Xiao began attacking the defense towers under the protection of the minions, casually laughing as he said, "I haven't even turned on the sound. How can that be considered unrestrained?"

Fang Jing sighed bitterly upon hearing Ye Xiao's words. It seemed like he was still not satisfied with the game. Afterwards, Fang Jing didn't speak anymore but stood beside Ye Xiao, watching him play the game.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the office felt awkward to Li Shengrong. He chuckled and stood up, greeted Fang Jing, and then went out to the restroom.

After the game ended, Ye Xiao, undoubtedly the MVP, looked up at Fang Jing with a smile, specifically below her neck at the tumultuous expanse, and said, "If you have something to say, go ahead. I'm listening."

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