"Keep at it, finish them off!" Jiang Yan hurriedly told her men, then ran out after Su Xuan. Once they were outside, Jiang Yan asked puzzlingly, "Su Xuan, why are those people attacking you? Aren’t they the ones you hired?" Su Xuan ignored her, walking straight for the crematorium’s main gate. "Su Xuan, you have a car! Give me a ride!" Jiang Yan reminded him. But Su Xuan had already walked out of the gate and was standing there, peering into the distance. "Su Xuan, what’s wrong with you? You don’t want to leave?" Jiang Yan couldn’t help but follow him. "Do you want to die here?" Su Xuan suddenly raised his hand and struck Jiang Yan with a resounding slap. "You hit a woman? Have you no shame?" Jiang Yan clutched her face, glaring at Su Xuan. Now both her cheeks were swollen, making her look as if she were wearing a pig-head mask. Without a word, Su Xuan kicked her to the ground. "You..." Sprawled on the ground, Jiang Yan opened her mouth but didn’t dare provoke Su Xuan any further. Su Xuan then took out the encrypted phone Zhong Huilan had given him and checked it. It should be about time. I’m at an abandoned crematorium in the suburbs, which isn’t exactly a normal place to be. Zhong Huilan knows Zhai Defeng is after me tonight. Given the circumstances, she should be sending people over, right? Tonight’s events are quite interesting. Jiang Yan set a trap. Zhai Defeng also set a trap. And I used their schemes to make them fight each other. It’s the master plan that encompasses both of their schemes! But it doesn’t end there. I still have Zhong Huilan’s final gambit! This is the move that will close the net. Suddenly, police sirens blared from all directions. Figures emerged from the darkness, rushing into the crematorium. A figure approached Su Xuan with a smile. It was Zhong Huilan. "Su Xuan, were you getting anxious?" she asked. "Not at all," Su Xuan smiled. "It would have been even better if you were a bit later." "We couldn’t afford to be any later," Zhong Huilan joked. "Any later, and you would have handled them all yourself, making our people look incompetent." At this moment, Jiang Yan was dumbstruck. No wonder Su Xuan was never scared; everything was under his control! Those mysterious people helped him! The police helped him! It would be strange if he were afraid! My whole scheme was nothing but child’s play in front of him! At the same time, a fresh wave of fear washed over Jiang Yan. I might go to jail for what happened tonight... "Director Zhong, it’s not just Zhai Defeng’s men in there, there’s another group," a fully-armed SWAT officer reported as he came out of the crematorium. "By the time we got inside, the two groups had nearly finished each other off. All we could do was handle the clean-up." As he spoke, a group of SWAT officers escorted a bloodied and battered crowd out of the crematorium. "Su Xuan, oh, Su Xuan," even the usually composed Zhong Huilan couldn’t help the corner of her mouth from twitching. She gave him a deep look and said, "It looks like we really were a bit late!" Su Xuan smiled. "As long as you’re here, it doesn’t matter if you’re late or not." Then, he glanced at Jiang Yan and said to Zhong Huilan, "Take this woman with you. She has a small grudge against me and hired people to deal with me, but I used her instead. She has a backer. If you investigate who’s supporting her, you might get a significant catch." "Alright!" Zhong Huilan nodded. Hearing this, Jiang Yan collapsed. Her worst fear had come true. She was utterly defeated. "Oh, right, Director Zhong," Su Xuan said, just as he was about to head to his car. He suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask, "Aren’t you retired? How...?" I’ve been wanting to ask her this for a while. Logically, even if a retired person held a high position, they shouldn’t be leading a team into the fray , right? "Hehe!" Zhong Huilan gave a cryptic smile. "Can’t I be rehired? I’m not that old yet. If I can still be of some use, I will!" "Fair enough!" Su Xuan bid farewell to Zhong Huilan and walked toward his car. "Su Xuan, sleep well tonight," Zhong Huilan called out to his retreating figure. "I’ve already sent people to protect your mansion. I’m sure Zhai Defeng won’t dare cause trouble at your home." "Thanks!" Su Xuan called back before driving away from the crematorium. The weather tonight was quite pleasant. A jade-like full moon hung in the sky, and its bright light illuminated the earth, making the road home look like a ribbon of white silk. The shadows of the trees on both sides of the road swayed slightly in the night breeze, casting a carpet of dappled light on the ground. Su Xuan couldn’t help but speed up. Suddenly, a figure in a red dress appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the road ahead! Su Xuan slammed on the brakes, leaving two black skid marks on the pavement. The car screeched to a halt. He looked up, but the road ahead was empty! The source of this content ɪs 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝘯𝘦𝘵 Deeply bewildered, Su Xuan got out of the car to inspect the area. He even looked under the car, but there was absolutely no one. How bizarre! Su Xuan scratched his head, certain he had seen a figure in red. It was a woman with long hair! The crematorium. The eerie woman in red. Even for someone as bold and skilled as Su Xuan, he couldn’t help but feel his scalp tingle. Could seeing all that blood at the crematorium be causing me to hallucinate? It was the only explanation he could think of. He got back in his car and drove the rest of the way home without any more strange incidents. "Old Liu, I’m back!" he called out habitually as he pushed the door open. Usually, no matter how late he returned, Butler Liu would be waiting for him in the courtyard, but tonight, there was no response. Heh, I forgot Old Liu went back to his hometown. Su Xuan shook his head with a smile and headed toward his room. The entire house was silent; the two siblings must have been asleep. Suddenly, a black-and-white shadow blocked his path. "Oops, I almost forgot about you. Are you hungry?" Su Xuan crouched down and patted Big White’s belly. It was plump and round, clearly not hungry. Just then, Big White opened its mouth and spat something out. Su Xuan picked it up and his eyes narrowed. It was a bottle of sleeping pills. Everyone in the family sleeps well. I’ve never heard of anyone taking sleeping pills. "Mr. Su, you’re back?" a voice suddenly called out from the dining hall. Su Xuan looked toward the sound and saw a woman in her fifties. She had curly hair, a graceful posture, and a kind smile. "Are you Mrs. Lai?" Su Xuan asked. When I called Xiaoyun earlier, she said Butler Liu had asked a Grandma Lai from next door to look after her and her brother. This must be her. Butler Liu also mentioned wanting to flirt with a nanny next door when he was teaching me Tai Chi; I assume it’s this same woman. "Yes," the woman nodded respectfully at Su Xuan. "That’s me." But Su Xuan felt that something was... off.