CHAPTER 199: CHAPTER 199: HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?

Chapter 199: Have You Seen Him?

Gu Ningyue was a bit surprised by what Lin Ruixian had said.

Although this residential area was a bit expensive, its location and environment were very good. It shouldn’t be that after all these years, it still hasn’t sold out!

Gu Ningyue asked, "Didn’t you ask for the reason?"

A few minutes later, Lin Ruixian replied, "I heard that when they were building those fifteen buildings, a series of accidents occurred, and someone died in every building—exactly fifteen deaths!"

Gu Ningyue was shocked, "Such a coincidence?"

Besides, why does this sound so familiar?

Lin Ruixian: "Yes, it’s such a coincidence. Wealthy people are very superstitious about these things. They think this place is cursed, so no one is buying anymore."

Gu Ningyue thought for a long time, her pupils suddenly dilating.

Long ago, her master seemed to have told her about this incident!

Because of this incident, her master was almost suspended by the higher-ups for a period of time.

During that time, her usually carefree master was rarely in a bad mood.

"It’s obvious that someone did this on purpose. How could it be an accident? Tan E has already uncovered some clues, why was it stopped?"

The sound of her master arguing with the senior leader in the office still seemed fresh and vivid in her ears.

"The patron requested us to stop; we can only follow the contract. Ying Bai, I know you’re dissatisfied, but this time it must end here."

The senior leader’s voice carried a tone of consolation, as if feeling a bit helpless about her current state.

"..."

The master didn’t speak. After a long pause, the senior leader’s voice sounded again: "Ying Bai. I hope you don’t investigate this privately, and I also hope Tan E won’t intervene. With his irritable nature, he’s bound to get into trouble sooner or later. He listens to you, so you should keep him in check."

Master: "...Tan E knows his limits. Why do you always distrust him?"

This time, it was the senior leader who remained silent for a long time: "It’s not that I distrust him; it’s that someone has already seen him as a thorn in their side. If we don’t restrain his words and actions, even our organization can’t protect him."

"And your disciple, you shouldn’t protect her too much either. Sooner or later, she’ll have to venture out on her own. If you keep sheltering her, when those people really come knocking, do you think she’ll be able to escape?"

The master seemed to have calmed down: "My revenge has nothing to do with others. When the time comes, please help Weiwei!"

The senior leader sighed, "After all this time, you still can’t let go?"

Master: "Let go? Even if I let go, will those people let me go?"

Senior leader: "...Alright, let’s not talk about this. When the time comes, I will find a way to protect Weiwei’s life."

Thanks to that day’s chance occurrence, Gu Ningyue learned about her master’s past. It turned out her master wasn’t as carefree as she appeared; someone had always wanted her dead.

But who it was, her master never seemed willing to disclose his name.

Her master entered the organization at a young age, partly to dodge the pursuit of those people. Later, except for contacting Gu Ningyue, she was as elusive as a dragon.

In retrospect, it was probably just to avoid more trouble!

In Gu Ningyue’s understanding, the organization’s existence was almost comparable to the FBI in the United States. Whatever they wanted to do, they could almost always achieve it.

Why was it that even the senior leader seemed so apprehensive at times?

Who was targeting Tan E? Was there some secret hidden in Tan E?

Recalling these things now, Gu Ningyue felt a chill down her spine.

She had never cared about these things before because her master was always in front.

Now, looking back, she realized how naïve she was to think it was all thanks to her master’s protection that she enjoyed a seemingly glorious position in the organization.

Now, only she was left.

Gu Ningyue sighed and walked back and forth in the corridor for a while, contemplating.

Never mind, let it be!

The truth will come out eventually.

After pacing in the corridor for some time, Gu Ningyue finally spotted a few residents coming out to dispose of garbage.

She went over to inquire about the situation and quickly believed the information Lin Ruixian had just sent.

Indeed, the person named Xiao You did not live here at all.

If that’s the case, why did she lie? What was her purpose on the 26th floor?

Gu Ningyue asked a couple more probing questions, and seeing no additional information, she turned to leave as well.

Soon after, Lin Ruixian sent another message: "I saw Tan E; he just returned and is about to enter the hallway."

Gu Ningyue said, "Alright, I know."

Lin Ruixian: "Keep it under control. You’re aware of Tan E’s volatility; starting a fight here could easily attract attention."

Gu Ningyue said, "Don’t worry, I understand."

Though she hadn’t carried out a mission in a long time, she wasn’t foolish enough to engage in a fight in a residential building.

She pressed the elevator button and stepped inside.

Not long after, when the elevator doors opened again, a man dressed entirely in black stepped in.

He was wrapped up very tightly, even wearing a black mask.

In this heat, Gu Ningyue could almost feel the heat radiating off him as he entered the elevator.

Tan E, still the same as before.

Gu Ningyue pressed the button for the 27th floor, and Tan E glanced at the elevator but then put his outstretched hand down.

Gu Ningyue made idle conversation, knowing full well the answer, "Aren’t you hot? It’s 37 degrees outside today."

Tan E didn’t speak, just shook his head.

The skin revealed outside the mask was an unhealthy pale, looking quite sickly.

Those eyes were beautiful, yet devoid of any emotion, always carrying a kind of aloofness that refused anyone from a thousand miles away.

It wasn’t Ling Tianyou’s indifference, nor Lin Ruixian’s calm; it was an iceberg-like isolation.

In the entire organization, only Tan E had this aura.

"You also live on the 27th floor?" Gu Ningyue asked, "What a coincidence! Do you live here?"

Tan E nodded, not even uttering a ’hmm.’

Gu Ningyue sighed inwardly; Tan E was as aloof as ever!

So much time had passed, yet there was no change at all.

It seemed they had reached the 20th floor, the elevator stopped, and someone seemed to want to enter.

The elevator doors opened, and two giggling girls saw the people inside, and their smiles immediately froze.

After a moment, the elevator doors closed again, leaving only Gu Ningyue and Tan E inside.

It seemed Tan E really was a figure of fear in this building.

The elevator ascended slowly without stopping anymore.

If this continued, Tan E would be gone soon.

No, that’s unacceptable. She had to extract some useful information!

Gu Ningyue gritted her teeth, looked at Tan E, and said, "I heard the ’Jade Grinding Saint’ lives in this building. Have you...seen him?"