Chapter 66: I Want to Discuss Something With You! (Fifth Update)

Feifei and the others had called, saying everything had been settled in Tianhai. Scarface, Zhou Liang, and A Jiu had officially replaced Chen Guodong and his team. In other words, not only had they not lost anything last night, but they had also made a tidy profit. The losses of the past few days had finally been recouped!

“Haoyu, I’m leaving the matter of contacting the Tianhai trio to you!”

“Don’t worry, uncle!”

After holding a meeting at the company, Yang Fan and Huo Xinqi parked their car on a deserted roadside at noon. They waited and waited, but no one showed up.

“Honestly, boss, what kind of efficiency do you people have?”

“Give it a little longer. We’re parked in such a remote spot, it’ll take them a while to find us.”

“You could have parked somewhere busier!” Yang Fan couldn’t help retorting.

“I did it to protect your reputation!”

As they spoke, Officer Liu arrived. Yang Fan swaggered out of the car, arm around Huo Xinqi, ignoring the group of officers entirely.

“Yang Fan, Su Xier, you’re both under arrest!” Officer Liu and his colleagues had no idea that Su Xier was actually Huo Xinqi—only her superiors knew, namely the chief of Tianshi City’s police department.

That morning, Huo Xinqi had sent an anonymous message using a virtual phone.

“What grounds do you have to arrest us?”

“You really don’t know? We suspect you’re involved in Xinqi’s disappearance. Please cooperate with our investigation.”

The officers were seething. Not only had Yang Fan kept Xinqi as a mistress, he’d also hit her, and now she was missing. Every one of them had been trained by Huo Xinqi herself. And now, all of that had been ruined by this bastard…

“I gave her a whole apartment, isn’t that enough?”

“Save your explanations for the station!”

Among the group were members of Redemption—the whole charade was for their sake, to confirm their eligibility for the second-class auction. So, seeing Yang Fan arrested, they simply followed behind…

In the car, if not for the fact that Yang Fan and Huo Xinqi were police, the others would have beaten the two of them on the spot!

At the station, in the interrogation room, the chief of Tianshi City, Li Shuwei, entered. Officer Liu stayed behind as well.

Yang Fan looked into the chief’s stern face and activated his memory probe. The chief was upright and principled, he saw. As for Officer Liu, Yang Fan also scanned him—this case really did involve confidential matters and needed to be handled with care.

The heavy doors of the interrogation room closed with a thud.

“Xiao Liu, open the partition door.”

“Chief, they—”

“She’s your Sister Xinqi. You’ve worked alongside her for two or three years now, and you never realized?” the chief said.

“Chief, she—” Xiao Liu turned, catching sight of his familiar captain.

“Sister Xinqi!” Xiao Liu hurriedly opened the door. The chief came in and saluted Yang Fan and Huo Xinqi.

Xiao Liu, though confused, also saluted.

Huo Xinqi instantly grew serious and returned the salute.

Yang Fan, though unfamiliar, followed suit as best he could.

“Yang Fan, welcome to the Tianshi City SWAT team as a senior officer!”

Chief Li Shuwei extended his hand. Yang Fan stepped forward and grasped it firmly.

For the next two hours, Huo Xinqi recounted the events. Li Shuwei and Xiao Liu listened, their anger mounting. These scumbags—if they weren’t eliminated, it would be a disgrace to the badge.

“Chief, that’s the situation. If we want to access the core secrets, we have to get into the top-tier auction! Until then, we mustn’t alert anyone.”

“Good, finally some progress. Yang Fan, this is a major achievement! Once we take down Redemption, I’ll see that you’re commended!”

“Chief, I think we should avoid communicating with Tianhai for now—let’s wait until we’ve located their headquarters before moving in together,” Yang Fan said.

“That makes sense. We can’t risk tipping them off!”

Yang Fan kept signaling to Huo Xinqi with his eyes.

“What is it?”

“Money!”

Realization dawned on Huo Xinqi. She turned to Li Shuwei and said, “Chief, after we take down Redemption, we have to make sure Yang Fan gets his money back!”

“Of course. But you’re not having any money problems at the moment, are you?”

“We should be fine. I’ve calculated that for the top-tier auction, we’ll need around 180 million. I can manage that.”

Li Shuwei and Xiao Liu were stunned. So much money—clearly, Yang Fan joining the SWAT team was a good move. He could now access the hidden dealings at the highest levels.

“As long as there’s no problem. But your reputations are both ruined now.”

“It’s nothing—just a reputation for being a playboy. What wealthy businessman doesn’t have that?”

“And what about me?”

“Aren’t we supposed to be the classic kept-man and mistress?” Huo Xinqi jabbed Yang Fan in the ribs.

“But honestly, Xinqi, you really do have an air about you now with your new look.”

“How could I not? My whole outfit cost millions—of course it’s classy! From now on, we’ll be the perfect couple.”

“Not bad at all.”

They talked late into the night. Yang Fan left the police station with his arm around Huo Xinqi, brazenly.

“That little tramp Huo Xinqi—didn’t she just go home to rest? Who even knows where her hometown is? And before leaving, she still managed to mess with me one more time!”

“Come on, darling, let’s keep playing in the car.”

“I want to try somewhere outdoors…”

“Let’s go…”

A member of Redemption was still following them as Yang Fan and Huo Xinqi walked down the street.

“Xier, I suddenly had an idea!”

“What is it?” Huo Xinqi kissed Yang Fan as she spoke.

“What if we sent that little tramp Huo Xinqi to Redemption? A police beauty—even if I’ve already had her, she’s still a huge temptation! What do you think?”

“Why not? Just seeing that little vixen pisses me off. Let them beat her to death at Redemption!”

“Great idea. Now, what was Sister Ying’s number again?” Yang Fan pretended to ponder, then said, “Actually, never mind—I really can’t remember.”

But for the Redemption operative eavesdropping, those words meant something entirely different. In this competitive field, luck like this couldn’t be ignored. As Yang Fan had said, Huo Xinqi was a police beauty; before, no one dared touch her because of her status. Now, though, with her reputation in ruins and cast out from the force, she’d gone off traveling on her own—what an opportunity. If he could capture her, he’d be a hero.

Of course, with so many people around, he didn’t dare approach Yang Fan directly. Everyone knew Yang Fan was a loose cannon, saying whatever he pleased no matter the place—he’d just called Huo Xinqi a tramp right in front of the police station.

Soon, they reached the park and Yang Fan and Huo Xinqi headed deeper in, seemingly eager and impatient.

No one else was around, so the Redemption operative stepped forward.

“Mr. Yang!”

Yang Fan turned and said, “And you are?”

“Mr. Yang, I’m with Redemption!”

“Oh…” Yang Fan’s expression turned to feigned realization.

“Another maid for me?”

“No, Mr. Yang. I’d like to discuss something with you.”

“Alright, go ahead!”