Late at night, New Covenant County.
At the seaside villa, waves crashed against the reefs with thunderous booms. White foam repeatedly swallowed the beach, churning against itself with a clamor of water.
Zhang Yuanqing made a circuit of the residences under Vinnie Berent's name but found no one. In the end, he arrived at this grand villa, complete with two gardens.
This had once been the love nest he shared with Vinnie Berent. After winning the heart of this Heaven's Punishment inspector, he had once declared that he wanted to face the sea and wait for spring flowers to bloom.
And so Vinnie had bought this extravagantly expensive villa.
The two of them had spent a shameless, carefree stretch of days here, until another lover, Chris, tracked him down to New Covenant County. Vinnie Berent and Chris had gotten into a fierce fight and were both put in confinement.
After that, Donna seduced him when he could no longer suppress his lustful, wicked impulses. Once Vinnie was released, her love for him turned to hatred, and she refused to see him ever again.
At the time, he had not cared in the slightest about Vinnie's indifference. He continued fooling around with women from the Goddess of Beauty Association, until he died in that battle early last year. The two never exchanged another word.
Before the final battle, he had secretly placed the treasure map fragment in this seaside villa.
He had also left Vinnie a letter: I'm gone. This is your breakup compensation!
Who would have thought that, after all the twists and turns, he would return here? He had left the treasure map fragment here, and now he had to retrieve it here as well.
When he gave Vinnie the treasure map fragment, he truly had entertained the thought