Jiang Huaiyue Arrives

Lin Fan had cash on hand. After leaving the residential complex, he simply bought a blanket, then a pot.

He also bought several packs of cigarettes, plenty of self-heating hot pots, instant noodles, several barrels of water, and so on.

That place had neither water nor electricity, and he did not know whether they would occasionally supply them.

So he could only make do.

Lin Fan felt rather stifled as well.

Back then, how glorious had he been?

The Border Wolf King, a Martial Way Genius, the object of countless people's admiration.

Yet now he had to hide here, like a rat living in eternal darkness.

But no matter how indignant and unwilling he felt in his heart, he accepted it.

Who told him to kill the wrong person?

Even with his abilities, he did not fear the Sea Brake Group at all, but he was in the wrong.

His conscience would not allow him to strike back.

He had accidentally killed their son. Their desire for revenge was only natural and right.

If he only allowed himself to kill others but refused to let others kill him, then how would he be any different from that Tang fellow ranked Third Brother?

To avoid further conflict, he could only choose to endure for now and keep out of sight.

Once the storm died down a little, he would go out and seek revenge on Shen Wuxiao!

After casually dealing with a meal, Lin Fan leaned against that ruined sofa that was practically ready for the scrap heap and lit a cigarette.

In this kind of environment, his thoughts naturally multiplied.

And Lin Fan's thoughts were simple: he missed Jiang Huaiyue.

A cool, serene face carrying a faint smile appeared in his mind, and a smile curled across Lin Fan's lips as well.

But she was carrying out a mission, so he could not contact her, nor was it convenient to do so.

He did not want Jiang Huaiyue to worry about him.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

During that time, Shen Wuxiao had kept in contact with Lin Fan, but only through brief phone calls.

Shen Wuxiao described the situation outside in extremely exaggerated terms.

He said the Sea Brake Society practically wanted to turn Zhonghai upside down.

He also told Lin Fan that he would need to stay put for at least another week.

Lin Fan could only quietly accept this.

He knew it was all for his own good. Better one less trouble than one more. What he wanted was to kill Shen Wuxiao and take revenge; he did not want complications to arise.

And on that very same day, a woman who had come from afar arrived at the Dragon Court Seven Star Hotel.

She wore a fitted outfit that showed off her graceful, curvaceous figure.

Her beautiful hair was tied into a ponytail, and her steps were steady and forceful, making her look crisp and capable overall.

The moment she arrived at the hotel, she headed straight for the front desk.

After sweeping her gaze around, she asked the front desk staff, "Hello, may I ask which room Lin Fan is staying in?"

The receptionist looked up and happened to see the woman before her.

She froze for a moment.

What a beautiful woman.

Even though she herself was a woman, she could not help becoming captivated by the beauty of the woman in front of her.

"Hello, may I ask which room Lin Fan is staying in?" the woman asked again.

"Huh?" The receptionist came back to her senses. "I'm sorry, but we are not allowed to disclose guests' room numbers."

"If you know him well, you can call him and ask him to come down and pick you up..."

The person who had come to the hotel was Jiang Huaiyue.

Three days ago, after completing her mission and returning to her unit, she learned that something so serious had happened to Lin Fan.

In a fit of anger, she had wanted to leave as well.

Of course, Lin Fan had been stripped of his military status, while her situation was not so severe. After all, the people above had not targeted her.

So they merely held her back for two days, then approved her leave slip on the third day.

Before her leave slip was approved, Jiang Huaiyue had already asked someone to investigate Lin Fan's whereabouts.

She also learned that he had checked into a Dragon Court Seven Star Hotel in Zhonghai.

So the moment she arrived in Zhonghai, she rushed straight to the hotel.

Now that the hotel would not reveal customer information, she had no way to contact Lin Fan either.

It seemed Lin Fan had changed his number; she simply could not get through.

Just then, Manager Xie walked out.

He had been circling around the lobby all along and had noticed what was happening at the front desk.

"Hello, ma'am. Are you checking in or checking out? Or would you like to make a complaint?"

As soon as Manager Xie arrived, the receptionist stepped aside.

Jiang Huaiyue glanced at Manager Xie. "I'm looking for someone, but your hotel won't disclose guest information!"

Jiang Huaiyue was not someone who would make trouble without reason. Those were their rules, so she could not say much more.

Manager Xie smiled. "The hotel truly does not permit the disclosure of guest information. Please understand; we are also protecting our guests' privacy."

Jiang Huaiyue nodded. Since they would not disclose it, she would check in.

She refused to believe she would not run into Lin Fan here.

"Then I'll check in!"

"A suite or a single room?" Manager Xie asked.

"A suite!"

Manager Xie nodded and immediately turned on the computer to check the rooms.

Manager Xie was an exceedingly shrewd man.

He had always remembered Shen Wuxiao's instructions.

So over the past few days, whenever a beautiful woman came to check in, he would repeat the same prepared lines.

"Ma'am, there have been quite a lot of guests staying here these past few days. It seems there are no suites left."

"Eh, wait!"

As he said this, Manager Xie stared at the computer and muttered to himself, "Room 1708... oh right, Mr. Lin Fan just happened to check out!"

After muttering that, he looked up at Jiang Huaiyue. "Ma'am, there's a room available. We can process your check-in!"

Manager Xie had said all that entirely for the woman before him to hear.

If she truly wanted to check in, that would prove she had not come looking for Lin Fan.

Then she would not be the person Shen Wuxiao had mentioned.

Manager Xie would naturally find an excuse later to free up that room again.

But when Jiang Huaiyue heard it, she froze. "Who did you just say?"

Jiang Huaiyue's reaction startled Manager Xie as well.

Could it be the person looking for him has arrived!

"I said we can process your check-in!" Manager Xie replied.

"No, the sentence before that. What were you muttering to yourself just now?" Jiang Huaiyue asked.

Manager Xie thought for a moment, then pretended to suddenly realize. "Oh, I was saying that a gentleman I know just happened to check out, so a suite became available!"

"Lin Fan?"

Manager Xie nodded. "Yes. The person you were looking for just now... it couldn't be him, could it?"

Jiang Huaiyue saw that every word and action of this lobby manager followed normal procedure.

There was nothing suspicious about him, so she did not hide it and nodded. "He's the one I'm looking for!"

Manager Xie was secretly startled.

Sure enough, Young Master Shen could not be wrong. There was a reason he had not given him a photo of the target.

This woman was extremely observant and vigilant.

If he had acted unnaturally just now, this woman definitely would not have continued asking.

"You're looking for him? But he isn't staying here anymore. His friend picked him up."

Manager Xie had now confirmed that the woman before him was Shen Wuxiao's target.

And he finally understood why Young Master Shen had emphasized that he must send the woman directly to his villa.

This woman was truly incomparably beautiful.

Her lightly swept brows were like distant mountains; her phoenix-like brows and bright eyes seemed able to steal one's soul with every glance.

Her delicate jade nose, skin as white as snow, and a touch of crimson lips were like a lone red plum blossom in snow—proud and bewitching.

She was simply a fairy who had stepped alive from a brocade painting.

Yet her eyes radiated nothing but cold light, and there was not the slightest trace of a smile on her snow-white face, cold as winter itself.

Though beautiful, she was too cold, carrying an aloof indifference that kept people a thousand miles away.

It was as if, in the very next moment, she would say something that would leave others with nowhere to hide their faces.

Hearing Manager Xie's words, Jiang Huaiyue asked, "His friend? Are you sure?"

Jiang Huaiyue knew perfectly well that Lin Fan had never been to Zhonghai. How could he have friends here?

Manager Xie nodded. "Of course I'm sure. That friend of his is also an old customer of mine, and I know him well."

"Young Master Sikong!"

"When Mr. Lin checked in, Young Master Sikong was there too. I handled it personally. I can't possibly remember that wrong."