Chapter 689 - The last favor

The sound of the clock ticking could only be heard in Xiong Zhi's office. 

There was a heavy silence and a tense atmosphere in the air.

Xiong Zhi was sitting with a cold and indifferent face as if the person who was just making out earlier with her man was a different person. Beside her was Linfeng who was impeccably sitting close to her. His serious dark eyes did not budge away from the man in front of them.

Fang Dien served them tea before withdrawing.

When the door closed, Xiong Zhi finally broke the silence.

"For what honor did the mighty Lu Jin seek us today?"

Linfeng: "..." 

He almost laughed out loud. His girlfriend was suddenly saying such cute words with a cold face. It did not really match the atmosphere.

Lu Jin who was called 'mighty' did not bother about it and went straight to the matter.

"I came here to collect the favor you owe to me."

Xiong Zhi narrowed her eyes. "That favor has already been paid." 

"...." 

Lu Jin quietly took out his phone and played Xiong Zhi's words of promise when he asked for the two favors before.

Lu Jin paused the recording after seeing Xiong Zhi's face blackened.

"I used up the first favor with proper compensation. This time, I'll be using the last one, and then you and I don't owe each other anything anymore."

Xiong Zhi sighed. 

That single mistake had really dug a grave for her.

"I can just pay you back with money for the last favor. I bet, what you are going to ask this time will be  too much, like the first favor you ask."

"No, the favor I am asking for this time is very simple. You don't need to waste money at all "

Linfeng interrupted. "Look here, Young Master Lu Jin. The last favor that Young Miss had granted to you is already a huge payment from her. Aren't you being a bit too shameless, asking her for another favor?"

Lu Jin turned to him.

"I am not being shameless. This is part of our deal. Besides, I will make sure to properly compensate you."

Linfeng scoffed. "What made you think that we will answer you favorably? No matter what you bring to the table, it will not be attractive to us anymore."

"I came here for the last favor, and you two both know that. You even let me in. Isn't it a sign that you two want to hear why I came here?"

Xiong Zhi and Linfeng were both speechless. 

Lu Jin indeed hit the nail on the head.

In truth, both of them were really curious as to what favor Lu Jin wanted to ask for. Ever since they prepared their all-out attack to corner Gunan, they also watched out for Ming Zhi Yi and Lu Jin's action. 

That was why when they heard Lu Jin came here personally, the two were so excited and opened the door widely for him. They wanted to know how far Lu Jin would go for Gunan. 

Or would he abandon Gunan and cut off ties as they expected? 

The two really wanted to know as it was one of the mysteries they were trying to unravel.

Xiong Zhi and Linfeng silently looked at each other and nodded. Both of them silently agreed to listen to this man.

However, as if they would give an upper hand for Lu Jin to dominate the discussion!

Xiong Zhi leaned back more comfortably on the chair. Her chin tilted slightly. 

"So? What if we let you in? It doesn't mean that we will agree to do what you will be asking for."

"There's no need to make this conversation longer. What I want is simple. Let me visit Gunan."

!!!

Xiong Zhi's eyes widened for a fraction. She and Linfeng exchanged glances.

To visit Gunan.

This man knew that they were behind Gunan's arrest? He did not come for Guan Gu Ri or Guan Xixin, but came straight for them instead.

For a moment, Xiong Zhi felt a chill. How long had Lu Jin known? Did Ming Zhi Yi know about it too?

Linfeng was not shaken like Xiong Zhi. 

"We don't understand why you asked us, instead of the Guan family. This concerns them. We don't have power on this matter--"

"As I said, there is no need to make this conversation longer. I know that it is the two of you who gave Guan Xixin the evidence that put Gunan on the spot."

Linfeng raised a brow.

Lu Jin: "You also helped Guan Gu Ri to put Gunan in jail. I know about it, so there is no need for you to hide it from me."

Linfeng smiled faintly. "You claim that you know about it, yet you do not know where Gunan is being held in custody? Where is this confidence coming from?"

Lu Jin's eyes flashed dangerously. 

"Zhou Linfeng, you are good at hiding secrets. You hid the place too deeply and even made doppelgangers. Such meticulous planning can only be done by you."

What Lu Jin was saying was the truth. The place where Gunan was being held in custody was hidden from the prying eyes. He used five different routes to ensure that the people who tried to track and rescue Gunan would be lost. With these preparations, Gunan would not be able to escape until the day of the trial arrived.

Lu Jin might have come to them looking for Gunan, but alas he would not be able to find him.

"Is that so?"

"...."

"Perhaps it is us. Perhaps it's the Guan family. But I can tell you one thing, telling you the location is something only a fool would do. Even if we know the place, why would we tell it to the person who wants to rescue the criminal?"

Lu Jin's eyes narrowed darkly. 

Zhou Linfeng was playing with him. This man was probably his nemesis as he found him very annoying. His words and actions easily irked him.

He sighed inwardly. 

"Just believe what you want to believe. I only want to meet him."

"I think you know that your request is rather difficult to grant." 

"I know that you will not let me visit him with nothing on the table. Then, how about this? I'll give you something you will find very attractive. "

"...."

Xiong Zhi and Linfeng glanced at each other. 

Now, this was getting interesting. It was what they were waiting for. Lu Jin had been rather generous in the first request. With this presumptuous last favor, just how would he compensate them?

"Maybe you should tell us beforehand what it is about so that we can consider this?" Xiong Zhi asked.

Lu Jin fell silent for a short while. Then with determined eyes, he raised his index finger. 

"I'll give you one important piece of information about Ming Zhi Yi."

!!!

Xiong Zhi almost choked in surprise. 

Linfeng was no less shocked.

An important information about Ming Zhi Yi?!

His own father?!

They were unable to speak for a while, taken aback.

Ming Zhi Yi's information was a tough nut to crack. They had been investigating this mysterious man for a long time now but they could not manage to get any important details about him. They only got a bit of him here and there, but it was all useless information that might have just been left there since they did not have much purpose or did not pose any risk.

And now, Lu Jin, the closest person beside Ming Zhi Yi, was giving them information regarding that man?

Linfeng composed himself. He narrowed his eyes darkly. 

"You are his son. Are you really willing to give us significant information about your father? And what made you think that we need such information about him?"

"..." 

Lu Jin's eyes darkened. However, he had already resolved himself. He looked up to meet Linfeng's cautious eyes. 

"I told you. I have been watching you. So of course, it is a given that I know about this part, too. Don't worry, my father did not know the existence of you two tailing us." 

Seeing Linfeng's eyes flash murderously, Lu Jin spread a hand out. "You are free to silence me, but that is if you can, and if you do not want to hear what information I am willing to give."

Xiong Zhi and Linfeng were silent. 

The table was turned. It was now Lu Jin's turn to dominate the conversation. The pie offered to them might be poisonous, but it was really attractive. 

The two could not comprehend Lu Jin anymore. He was willing to sell out his father for Gunan?

"So how about it? Are you now willing to grant this request of mine?"

The quiet Xiong Zhi finally spoke. "That depends on how 'important' that piece of information you're giving is."

Lu Jin quietened. His expressionless face seemed distant and gloomy.

"You do not need to worry about that. This information, perhaps there are only three individuals, me included, in the entire world who know about it."

….!

Linfeng's eyes flashed.

Xiong Zhi frowned slightly.

What was Lu Jin playing at? If it was such important information about his own father, was he really willing to give it to their enemies? Was it worth doing this for Gunan's sake?

It seemed like a trap.

Yet, this only wetted their curiosity more.

Xiong Zhi and Linfeng inwardly struggled. 

Now… It was harder to reject.

Lu Jin continued to speak. 

"So how about it?"