No one present believed Lin Shuguang except Xu Jie and Song Wan.
He did not care, either.
They were never on the same path to begin with. There was no need to explain everything so clearly.
Faced with their skeptical looks, though none of them voiced their doubts, Lin Shuguang smiled casually and listened as they spoke with quiet pride about the older students who had become martial arts apprentices over the past few months. Every face glowed with confidence.
Indeed, for these students who had only just left high school, becoming a martial arts apprentice was already a mountain they could not easily climb.
Little did they know that even those seemingly unreachable martial artists... had died at Lin Shuguang's hands in countless numbers.
Halfway through the meal.
Lin Shuguang chatted with Xu Jie about many things overseas, only for their private conversation to be interrupted by his phone ringing.
"Director Lin, there's an urgent mission..."
"Understood. I'll be right there." Lin Shuguang hung up and looked apologetically at Xu Jie and the others. "Something's come up. I'll have to leave first."
"Where are you going? I'll have my driver take you." Song Wan rose as well.
"No need. Someone's picking me up," Lin Shuguang said casually.
He patted Xu Jie's shoulder. "I'm off."
"I'll walk you out." Xu Jie stood too and told Song Wan and the others, "Keep eating. I'll see Old Lin off."
"I'll see him off. You stay and eat." Song Wan walked over.
The scene made everyone present turn to look.
Lin Shuguang pushed them both back. "Don't bother. Keep eating. It's rather urgent, so I can't stay and chat. Let's get together another time."
With that, he opened the door and left alone.
Xu Jie and Song Wan could only give up. They