In Lu Yu's memory, the Assassin Alliance has always been an ancient and formidable organization. Within these two years, he has fought his way through, experiencing trials and tribulations, making him even stronger than before!

It is precisely because of the tempering by the Assassin Alliance that Lu Yu's state of mind has become deep and calm, and his perspective has expanded so much!

Missing for five years. If the first three years on Paradise Island served as a forging and polishing for Lu Yu, then the subsequent two years with the Assassin Alliance allowed him to completely transform his life and undergo a metamorphosis!

Therefore, under such a premise, even if Qin Ge offers conditions that are extremely tempting, they appear very indifferent in Lu Yu's eyes!

After all, the things given to him by the Assassin Alliance are completely incomparable to what Shadow Sword under Qin Ge has to offer!

I am not alone!

At this moment, upon hearing this sentence, a trace of shock appeared in Qin Ge's usually deep and steady eyes. Even now, though calm and deep as water, he could not hide the hint of shock in his eyes.

He had never anticipated that things would turn out this way.

Lu Yu was not alone, which meant that Lu Yu had a faction to belong to!

Qin Ge was fully aware of Lu Yu's strength.

He continuously slew experts from the Gu Family and the Jin Family, then independently killed Gu Yanzhou. This series of events originally affirmed Lu Yu's strength.

Now, Lu Yu suddenly informs him that there is a faction behind him, which truly shocked Qin Ge.

Originally, Qin Ge thought he understood Lu Yu well enough.

According to Qin Ge's materials on Lu Yu, the Lu Family was destroyed, Lu Yu disappeared for five years, and returned alone to the city for revenge after a transformation through five years of trials.

All of these seemed very simple to Qin Ge.

However, he completely did not expect that matters were not as straightforward as he imagined. He especially didn't anticipate that there was a faction unknown to him behind Lu Yu!

Thinking of this, the shock in Qin Ge's eyes flashed away, and his face returned to its initial depth. He looked at Lu Yu, smiled, and said, "I never expected, Mr. Lu, you've kept a hand hidden."

In his words, Qin Ge spoke lightly, but there was a hint of depth within.

Always, he had Luo Lie secretly observing Lu Yu's every move, then investigated and organized through various intelligence networks to fully understand Lu Yu, intending to recruit him into Shadow Sword at an opportune moment.

According to Qin Ge's plan, this time, with Paradise Island and the Shadow Martial Alliance planning to make a move on Lu Yu, it's a perfect opportunity.

After all, people often change under external pressure, and Lu Yu is no exception.

In Qin Ge's view, this time recruiting Lu Yu, under the dual pressure of Paradise Island and the Shadow Martial Alliance and his generous terms, would certainly secure Lu Yu's entry into Shadow Sword.

But now, even Qin Ge did not expect such a twist in the seemingly assured plan!

He never anticipated that there already was an organization behind Lu Yu!

Moreover, he had never investigated this information, leaving Qin Ge feeling full of surprises!

"Same to you"

Upon hearing Qin Ge's words, Lu Yu smiled slightly, showing a hint of humor on his face. He looked at Qin Ge and said, "I didn't expect Group Leader Qin could investigate my information so thoroughly in such a short time!"

Lu Yu's tone carried a hint of sarcasm. Qin Ge's thorough understanding of his situation clearly indicated a lot of investigations behind his back.

Although Lu Yu knew Qin Ge's investigation was for the stability of Lin'an City, secretly investigating him still made Lu Yu quite unhappy.

As if detecting the sarcasm in Lu Yu's words, Qin Ge smiled slightly and said, "Sorry, it's truly our duty, I hope Mr. Lu can understand!"

"Understanding can be given"

Upon hearing Qin Ge's words, Lu Yu smiled slightly, showing a hint of indifferent humor: "But as a condition, I wonder if Group Leader Qin could do me a favor?"

Lu Yu is not someone who suffers losses. Since Qin Ge investigated him without permission, he felt entitled to ask for some reimbursement!

"Mr. Lu, please tell me"

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Qin Ge smiled slightly and said, "As long as it's within our capability, I will surely try to help Mr. Lu."

This time, the plan to recruit Lu Yu into Shadow Sword clearly failed, but Qin Ge's face was still full of smiles.

"That's really great!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu smiled slightly, as he provided the number he got from Zhou Huchen's phone last night to Qin Ge and said, "I want to know the information about the owner of this number. I hope Group Leader Qin can verify it for me. I believe this should not be difficult for your Shadow Sword?"

Since Shadow Sword already knew his purpose for returning to Lin'an City, hiding it is meaningless.

After all, Qin Ge's Shadow Sword Organization will eventually discover his upcoming actions, so there's no need to keep it covered up.

This moment is perfect to use their strong information network to find out who this so-called 'Young Master' calling Zhou Huchen last night is!

This way, it can quickly identify the owner of the number while conserving time and energy.

"Of course"

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Qin Ge smiled slightly, then took out a black phone, inputting the number Lu Yu mentioned. After a few seconds, he lifted his head and said, "The owner of the number is Zhou Xingyun, a director of Dongdao Group..."

In his words, Qin Ge informed Lu Yu of Zhou Xingyun's personal information, including his address!

Zhou Xingyun? A director of Dongdao Group?

Upon hearing Qin Ge's words, Lu Yu smiled slightly, his eyes flashing a faint, unnoticeable smile.

Even now, Lu Yu had to admire the speed of official investigations, taking only seconds to find the owner of this phone number. Such speed is indeed very fast!

Now that Lu Yu knows Zhou Xingyun's number and address, next is to fulfill his words from last night's call and have a face-to-face 'chat' with Zhou Xingyun!

(Post two chapters first, three more to come)