Chapter 648: Another Mercenary
In the past, Lin Tian only gave massages to Chen Moxiang and Liou Qingcheng a couple of times, but his technique was superb. Coupled with Spiritual Qi, the relaxed Bai Shishi almost fell asleep on the sofa.
"By the way, isn’t it almost time for our engagement day?" Lin Tian asked.
Bai Shishi looked up, glancing sideways at Lin Tian with a touch of annoyance, and said, "You still remember that? I thought you’d forgotten. My dad says an engagement is a big deal, so we need to bring your parents over and discuss it together."
Lin Tian nodded, realizing this was reasonable. If they got engaged without inviting them, he’d probably be in big trouble with his father, maybe even get his leg broken.
"There’s still one difficult issue at hand."
"What?" Lin Tian asked.
"How can you even ask? You and Qingcheng are boyfriend and girlfriend, and now you’re getting engaged to me. What are you two going to do in the future? Have two marriages? Qingcheng’s a good girl; you can’t just let her down, right?" Bai Shishi sighed softly after speaking.
Lin Tian immediately became troubled, yet also a bit moved. Even in such a situation, Bai Shishi was still thinking about Qingcheng. If it were any other woman, she’d have started a fuss already, wouldn’t she?
"Honestly, I don’t know what to do in the future either..." Lin Tian said in a low voice.
Bai Shishi was silent. She didn’t know what to do either, and at a time like this, there was nothing but silence.
After a while, Bai Shishi finally said, "You’ve been a hands-off manager for so long, isn’t it time you did something for the company?"
Lin Tian asked helplessly, "What do you need me to do?"
Bai Shishi chuckled, feigning annoyance with a coquettish glance and said, "All you ever do is talk slick. But if I really asked you to warm the bed, you’d be too scared, wouldn’t you? You’re just a smooth talker."
Lin Tian’s face turned a bit embarrassed. Things were different now, weren’t they? He used to be inexperienced, but now he’s battle-hardened and unbeatable.
However, Lin Tian didn’t dare bring this up in front of Bai Shishi, lest he provoke her jealousy again.
"Alright, I’m done joking with you. I’ve seen a lot of news about you lately and know you’re quite famous now. Qiansimei just happens to need a spokesperson, and I think you’d be perfect."
Lin Tian pointed to himself, incredulous, and asked, "Me?"
"That’s right, you. You’re a world-renown ancient healer, and these beauty product formulas were provided by you. Plus, you’re quite charming to the young ladies. If you don’t endorse, who will? Most importantly, you’re free," Bai Shishi said with a playful blink of her long eyelashes, looking adorable.
Lin Tian hadn’t thought he was such a perfect fit, and with a wry smile, he agreed, "Alright, what does a spokesperson need to do?"
"It’s simple, just shoot some posters and commercials. You vain guy, you’ll love it, right?"
Lin Tian nodded, finding it quite in line with what he expected. "No problem."
"The product packaging is still being designed. Once it’s ready, I’ll call you. You’re such a big name now, if we don’t ride on your popularity, who will?"
"Alright, just let me know when you need me," Lin Tian agreed without much thought.
As the conversation reached this point, Bai Shishi suddenly changed the topic and asked, "You came to see me for a reason, didn’t you?"
Being questioned so directly, Lin Tian paused for a moment, then continued massaging and said, "This is about Qingcheng. It’s like this..."
"I just wanted to ask if Du Dahai has any remaining value, or secrets. You’ve dealt with him the longest, so you should know something, right?"
Since this involved this old adversary, Bai Shishi seriously recalled for a while. After a long time, she furrowed her brows, "I don’t know much about his secrets. You were the one who told me about his arms trading. As for the rest, what I know, you know too. Didn’t you say he knows clues about Xu Ning’an’s mother’s death? Did your people interrogate him?"
Lin Tian replied, "Tian Ming interrogated him, but I haven’t asked for the result yet."
"You should ask, it might be important."
Lin Tian nodded, then took out his phone and called Tian Ming.
"Hello, Tian."
"Tian Ming, how did the interrogation of Du Dahai go last time?"
"I already asked about it and sent an email to your inbox. Haven’t you seen it? Never mind, let me tell you directly. Here’s what happened: in the past, Du Dahai had friction with Xu Haohai. Later, he couldn’t stay in Mingzhu and fled to Kanyue City to become a lackey of the Wang Family."
"At that time, his reputation was just building, already getting the nickname ’Smiling Tiger.’ Later, he contacted a mercenary group, trying to eliminate Xu Haohai. But he never succeeded, so he turned his sights to Xu Haohai’s wife and daughter, wanting to use them against Xu Haohai. As you know, Xu Haohai’s wife died, and Du Dahai’s scheme failed."
"What kind of mercenary group?"
"The Iron Blood Mercenaries. We’re investigating them, but we haven’t found any leads yet."
"Alright, I understand. Organize this information and send it to Xu Haohai. Don’t let Xu Ning’an know, to prevent any rash actions. Understand?"
"Understood," Tian Ming replied.
The call ended, and Lin Tian’s mind was more confused. Why did another Iron Blood Mercenaries pop up?
This mercenary group is also against me?
"You seem quite concerned about that police flower, making sure she doesn’t act rashly. Come on, you have feelings for her too, don’t you?" Bai Shishi asked, a slight smile on her lips as she looked at Lin Tian with interest.
Lin Tian, with his head in a mess, could only smile bitterly and say, "I’m just showing basic concern for a friend; you’re overthinking it."
"Well, good then," Bai Shishi replied with some jealousy.
Suddenly, she looked at Lin Tian with worry and said, "I feel like tonight won’t be peaceful. They might make a move against you. Why would they let you go alone with Du Dahai otherwise?"
Lin Tian increased the strength of his massage on Bai Shishi’s shoulders and comforted her, saying, "Don’t worry, I’ve saved you so many times before. Wasn’t each time life-threatening? Didn’t I come out just fine? So, you really don’t need to worry."
Lin Tian’s words only made Bai Shishi more anxious. She turned her head, eyes full of concern as she looked at Lin Tian: "No, we must take some protective measures!"
"What?"
Bai Shishi stood up, pulling Lin Tian’s hand as she said, "Come with me. I have a set of clothes prepared for you."
Lin Tian couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly, letting her lead him into her room.