After driving Leng Qingqiu's Rolls-Royce Phantom away from Victory Group, the entire journey inside the car was incredibly silent. Neither Lu Yu nor Leng Qingqiu spoke to each other, and the atmosphere was exceedingly awkward.

Five years ago, in this situation, Lu Yu would typically be the one to break the awkwardness with a playful smile, but now, after those dark and bloody past experiences, his emotions were no longer as superficial and aimless as they were five years ago. Instead, they became more reserved and deep.

Lu Yu could no longer act like he did five years ago, breaking the tension with a smile just to make a beauty smile.

After all, it wasn't five years ago anymore.

After all, Lu Yu was no longer that playboy indulging every day in frivolous entertainment.

Now, Lu Yu carried the deep-seated blood feud of the Lu Family on his back, so he had no time to deal with these things.

People tend to grow after experiencing certain things, and Lu Yu was no exception now.

Five years ago, the downfall of the Lu Family indeed had a huge impact on Lu Yu. It was as if sharp knives were stabbing him, causing deep physical and emotional trauma, and overnight it brought tremendous change to his inner world!

The current Lu Yu was no longer the useless person who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun from five years ago.

The experiences over five years transformed him into a very formidable man!

At this moment, Leng Qingqiu sitting in the passenger seat glanced at the silent Lu Yu beside her, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "Are you angry?"

Her tone was still indifferent, but amid the indifference, there emerged a hint of melancholy.

She could now clearly feel the calmness and silence emanating from Lu Yu before her.

This calm and silence made Leng Qingqiu feel a sense of unfamiliarity, knowing that the previous Lu Yu was always laughing and never showed this kind of emotion.

It was precisely under such circumstances that Leng Qingqiu thought Lu Yu must be angry.

"I'm not."

Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Lu Yu, gripping the steering wheel, stared at the road ahead and calmly replied: "Trying to persuade others is a very foolish thing, there's nothing worth getting angry about."

His tone was composed and indifferent, a stark contrast to how he used to be in front of Leng Qingqiu: "The reason I warned you is because of the relations between our families, and also because I used to have feelings for you five years ago."

"I have done everything I could; whether you listen or not is up to you."

The past events on the deserted island involved complex matters; Lu Yu absolutely wouldn't reveal anything to the outside world unless absolutely necessary. So now, what he could do was to give Leng Qingqiu appropriate caution to prevent her from causing unnecessary trouble.

I used to have feelings for you five years ago!

Upon hearing these words from Lu Yu, Leng Qingqiu's heart skipped a beat for some reason.

She didn't know why upon hearing Lu Yu's words, a hard-to-describe emotion surged within her.

This feeling was like something that was often accompanied and taken for granted, suddenly being stripped away, making Leng Qingqiu feel a sense of loss.

Noticing this feeling, Leng Qingqiu lifted her eyes to look at Lu Yu in the driver's seat, and her heart skipped once again.

The current Lu Yu seemed normal, his face indifferent, and he hadn't looked at her even once since they got in the car!

Witnessing this scene, Leng Qingqiu suddenly realized that Lu Yu in front of her had indeed changed drastically!

Beside her was no longer that Lu Yu who often made playful smiles and diligently pleased her!

The Lu Yu in front of her was calm and composed, exuding a sense of silence and mystery, a complete contrast to her impression of him!

"Lu Yu..."

Feeling this emotion, Leng Qingqiu softly spoke with a trace of hesitation in her words.

"Alright."

Before Leng Qingqiu could finish her words, the car slightly jolted and stopped, followed by Lu Yu's voice: "We've arrived at your family's manor."

Startled by his words, Leng Qingqiu raised her head and instantly realized that in front of her was indeed her residence, the Leng Family Manor!

Even Leng Qingqiu hadn't noticed that she had unknowingly arrived at her home.

The journey, which usually took half an hour, seemed to have been shortened significantly today. Just when Leng Qingqiu hadn't noticed, they had already reached their destination.

Seeing Leng Qingqiu in a slight daze, Lu Yu shook his head and spoke: "Let's go inside. Making your father wait would be very impolite!"

Saying this, Lu Yu opened the car door, handed the vehicle to the Leng Family Manor's butler, and then walked towards the manor with Leng Qingqiu.

While walking, Leng Qingqiu looked at Lu Yu beside her, and a hint of doubt inevitably emerged in her mind.

Could it be that investigating that shadow was truly wrong!?

At this moment, Leng Qingqiu, for the first time ever, began to doubt her judgment.

Even now, Leng Qingqiu was questioning whether she should continue investigating that shadowy area.

...

Meanwhile, inside Zhang Qiren's office at the LA City Geographic Research Institute.

Zhang Qiren was seated before his computer, staring intently at the satellite map on the screen, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Having spent his life obsessed with geography research, discovering such a shadow on the satellite map instantly spurred his strong interest, and without any hesitation, he rapidly located that shadowy area on the map.

Beep!

Following Zhang Qiren's operation, a crisp sound emanated from the computer.

Immediately, the computer screen displayed the words 'Location successful'!

"Why…is it so easy?"

Seeing the words indicating a successful location, Zhang Qiren's face showed disbelief.

Normally, such shadowy areas on satellite maps generally require at least a week to be located, but now it took him less than three days to complete it all, surprising him greatly!

At this moment, after hesitating for a bit, although uncertain, curiosity overwhelmed Zhang Qiren.

Even though he knew something was amiss and he should report to Leng Qingqiu and receive approval before proceeding with a detailed investigation.

But the curiosity within him was truly overwhelming!

Driven by curiosity, after pondering repeatedly, he slowly reached out and gently pressed the enter key on the keyboard.

Click!

With a crisp sound, the shadowy area on the satellite map was instantly cleared away, revealing a large island resembling a skull appearing promptly on the satellite map!