Chapter 1346: 1346: You Are Not Sincere Enough

Chapter 1346: Chapter 1346: You Are Not Sincere Enough

“The deaths of Lu Lianda and Lu Weiguang weren’t planned by the same person.” Seeing the surprised expression on Luo Ziling’s face, Lin Lan felt a bit smug, but still spoke unhurriedly: “The initial incident should have been orchestrated by Yang Yunzhong, but the subsequent events became very complicated.”

Luo Ziling was stunned for a moment, then asked, “Did people from the Ling Family and the Chen Family get involved as well?”

“It seems so!” Lin Lan glanced at Phoenix, and seeing no unusual reaction from her, continued, “However, exactly how they killed Lu Lianda and his son, I still haven’t found any evidence.”

At this point, Lin Lan was quite disappointed.

Luo Ziling asked with a frown, “Is it that they’re too secretive, or they didn’t leave any evidence behind?”

“Aren’t the two issues you raised the same thing?” Phoenix looked down on Luo Ziling’s intelligence, hence couldn’t help but interject.

Luo Ziling glared at Phoenix but admitted that the two questions he asked were indeed similar in meaning.

Lin Lan nodded and softly said, “Don’t believe in that saying: ‘The net of heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through.’ There are many cases where the real culprit can’t be found.”

“If you were to kill someone, they also wouldn’t be able to trace it back to you, right?”

Luo Ziling’s words successfully made both Phoenix and Lin Lan frown.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Lan decided not to argue with Luo Ziling and continued, “It’s likely that the Ling Family and the Chen Family each planned a murder. Of course, this is just my guess, there’s no direct evidence to support it.”

“It looks like everyone wants to make things more complicated,” Luo Ziling said with a bitter smile, “My every move is being watched by them! It seems they must also be paying attention to my actions in Yuezhou. Maybe, they will use some means to deal with me.”

“You have quite a few people around you, and Yuezhou is a small place. If there’s no good opportunity, they won’t act rashly,” said Lin Lan, emphasizing again, “At least, they definitely won’t dare to make a move today.”

“Because you two ‘bodhisattvas’ are here?”

As a result, his comment was met with simultaneous eye rolls from both Phoenix and Lin Lan.

“My mother’s assistant, Wuyue, is also investigating these matters, but she hasn’t achieved much,” Luo Ziling said with a smile, “Yet Lin Lan is impressive, tackling this on her own, and you’ve managed to investigate clear details of these events. Haha, I really admire you, a heroine among women.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Lan instantly felt very comfortable.

“Don’t tell anyone that she’s helping you investigate the case, not even your mother,” Phoenix reminded him, “After all, Kong Que is still an active member on the team, understand?”

“I know!” Luo Ziling nodded, accepting Phoenix’s reminder.

“If I don’t have assignments before and after the New Year, I will continue to investigate this matter,” Lin Lan added softly.

Seeing Lin Lan’s expression, Luo Ziling knew that not only would this woman continue to investigate this matter, but she would also take action to teach those people a lesson.

Moved, he smiled at Lin Lan and said, “Then, my thanks to you.”

Which, again, elicited an eye roll from Lin Lan.

“Alright, let’s leave the matter at that. If there’s any new progress, Kong Que will inform you,” said Phoenix, signaling Luo Ziling to sit down as they continued discussing the previous topic.

Luo Ziling obediently took a seat, while Lin Lan sat next to Phoenix.

“Can you give us the formula for the drug?” Phoenix asked directly without any formalities, “We hope to have more of this drug.”

“No,” Luo Ziling flatly refused, “I don’t know if you have tried this drug’s toxicity. If you haven’t, I can tell you, it’s extremely horrifying. Moreover, the production is not complicated; if this drug appears in large quantities, I can’t take that responsibility.”

Phoenix expected Luo Ziling would refuse but did not get angry. Instead, she calmly said, “But we need a larger quantity of the drug, not for personal use, but for carrying out missions.”

After thinking for a moment, Luo Ziling replied, “Then I’ll give you a bit more, about two hundred grams, which should be enough to kill a lot of people.”

“Great!” Phoenix immediately agreed, “You make the drug as soon as possible, and hand it over to Kong Que when it’s ready.”

“It will take at least three days.”

“Then I will have her wait here for three days,” said Phoenix, her lips curving slightly.

Damn, I walked right into this woman’s trap!

Luo Ziling realized he had been outwitted.

Phoenix never intended to take the formula away. Demanding the formula was just a strategy. She had made a high demand initially, followed by a slightly lower one; once he refused the higher one, he wouldn’t feel good about refusing the lower one again.

Seeing Luo Ziling’s annoyance, Phoenix did not mind and smiled faintly.

She was not simply satisfied with that, but instead asked Luo Ziling again, “What other unique drugs can you develop? Whether they are poisons, anesthetics, or hallucinogens, anything is fine! Especially those that cannot be detected by chemical methods. I know you have the capability, because you’re not an ordinary person.”

Hearing what Phoenix said earlier, Luo Ziling’s instinct was to refuse outright.

But after hearing the few flattering words she added, he felt somewhat flattered.

He knew that a twisted woman like Phoenix rarely praised others, and to be praised by her to his face was certainly a honor.

However, despite his inner pride, he didn’t immediately make a commitment, but vaguely responded, “You overestimate me; I’m not as incredible as you say. You must have been monitoring my actions all along, when have you seen me make such drugs?”

“You haven’t made any because there was no need, but we believe you can,” Phoenix stated, unperturbed, “We can sign a cooperation agreement if you’re not worried about the trouble. If not, we’re willing to offer you ample compensation.”

“How much compensation?” Luo Ziling narrowed his eyes.

A man would, of course, not admit to being incompetent.

“You can choose whether you want money, tangible assets, or our assistance.”

“It seems you’re not sincere enough,” Luo Ziling’s gaze met Phoenix’s unflinchingly, “I reckon you came here confident that you could persuade me to hitch my wagon to yours, right?”

“Actually, as a member of Dragon Rise, whether it’s auxiliary or primary, you have the obligation to help us,”

Luo Ziling shook his head, “I don’t like the sound of that!”

Phoenix stood up, walked up to Luo Ziling, and extended her hand towards him, “I know we can cooperate well.”

“You’re being somewhat coercive,” Luo Ziling said helplessly as he stood up and shook hands with Phoenix, but he didn’t immediately let go. Instead, he said playfully, “In view of the fact that you’re a beautiful woman, I’ll cooperate with you once more. As for the terms of cooperation or compensation, I’ll make my demands to you later!”

As he spoke, his gaze fleetingly passed over Phoenix’s chest.