Chapter 1355 - 1311: If You Trust Me, Follow My Lead

Chapter 1355: Chapter 1311: If You Trust Me, Follow My Lead

The news of Quan Xianglin secretly entering Palermo wasn’t so covert; aside from those who wanted to know, even those who didn’t want to knew got reliable information instantly. Nicholas sat leisurely in his small garden sipping afternoon tea.

Quan Mingyuan was dead, and this news was of no interest to him. After Shao Weihua was killed, Quan Mingyuan’s death was inevitable. This was undoubtedly Xiao Lin declaring to him that his decision was correct, but...

Nicholas turned his gaze to the woman across from him. "When are you leaving?"

"Tonight!" The woman answered without even turning her head.

Adam Gadamon had no need to hide things from Nicholas. After receiving a message from Yi, she had already notified Nicholas. Though unwilling, Nicholas didn’t try to stop her.

Xiao Lin gave him a very tempting proposal, but on his side he seemed not yet ready. Watching Adam with his blue eyes, he said, "I can make you stay."

"I must go!" Yada’s cute face was resolute, and simultaneously the murderous aura around her grew denser.

"Do you need my help?" Nicholas finally made a decision, not easy but he wouldn’t regret it.

"Yes!" Adam thought for a moment. "Kill Raphael, and I’ll be back!"

Nicholas was stunned for a moment. "You want our brothers to fight to the death?" Such a ruthless heart!

"If you don’t kill him, one day, he will kill you because of me, and I will kill him, but not for you," Adam said coldly, her round eyes contrasting cutely with her ruthless demeanor.

"There’s no words more pleasing than your truth." Nicholas laughed lightly. "Can I interpret your words as having an element of love for me?"

"You’re overthinking it!"

As the sun set, Xiao Lin arrived promptly at ’Wagangnai.’ He walked through the woods, where beyond lay the Assassin Group’s dwelling. Today, he was here to take Xia Xue away. With Quan Mingyuan no longer a threat, he didn’t see the need to leave Xia Xue here. However...

"You can’t take her away yet!" Liu Yi’s words made Xiao Lin furrow his brows. Despite a flicker of anger within, he didn’t show it.

"Reason!"

"Not yet the end!"

It’s not a reason, yet it left Xiao Lin speechless. He glared at Liu Yi with indignation, that blank face masking whatever might truly hide beneath it. If possible, knowing he wasn’t a match, he still wished to smash that face.

"Quan Xianglin has arrived in Palermo; your task isn’t finished."

"It’s none of my business. My task ended with Quan Mingyuan’s death." Xiao Lin took a deep breath.

"Really? Do you truly believe Xiao Zhenfeng will keep his promise to you?" Liu Yi provocatively retorted.

"Why not?" Xiao Lin shouted in his heart.

Liu Yi propped his head with one hand, his dark eyes glinting with amusement. "Because he’s an untrustworthy person."

"Similarly, why should I trust you?" Xiao Lin countered.

"Because you already trust me." Liu Yi confidently curled his finger, drawing close to Xiao Lin. "Why not explore that woodland cabin, uncover what’s truly hidden in the Xiao Family’s forbidden zone?"

Xiao Lin’s eyes widened, his equally dark eyes reflecting a terrifying intensity as he grasped Liu Yi’s collar, pulling him up from his seat. "Who are you?"

"It’s not time yet!" Liu Yi allowed Xiao Lin to hold his collar. Even without seeing his expression behind the mask, Xiao Lin could sense his disdain. "Doesn’t Young Master Xiao even have this much patience?"

Xiao Lin released Liu Yi. "I hope your surprise will be truly shocking."

"I guarantee on behalf of the Assassin Group that Young Master Xiao won’t be disappointed!" Liu Yi chuckled twice, savoring the process, as Xiao Lin’s phone rang. He stepped away to answer it.

"What?" Xiao Lin almost bellowed into the phone, casting a hateful look at Liu Yi.

"Truth is exactly as it is!" As if knowing who was on the other end, Liu Yi disappeared into the building without a word.

Xiao Lin lifted his gaze to Xia Xue’s window, her beautiful figure standing still. They stared at each other, his hand squeezing the phone tight as if he might crush it.

Xia Xue placed her hands on the window frame, silently watching Xiao Lin. Only when he turned to leave did tears quietly fall.

How hard would it be to take such steps? Xiao Lin only felt as if his back was being watched through, no one knew how the fire inside him had turned him to ashes—an anger of being seen through, not resignation.

Facing Liu Yi, Xiao Lin felt like walking into a strange circle, unable to extricate himself, the more he tried to uncover, the further he seemed from the truth. The only thing tangible was the connection between this person and himself. If Xiao Ya were his brother, then who would Liu Yi be? He knew far more about Xiao Zhenfeng than he did, could he be a member of the Xiao Family?

Such questions tangled in Xiao Lin’s mind, forming a fireball, he floored the accelerator, racing toward Xiao Zhenfeng’s residence in Palermo.

Xiao Zhenfeng stood with hands behind his back, gazing at the street until he was harshly pushed from behind. Xiao Lin burst in like a tornado, but facing this storm, Xiao Zhenfeng seemed like a leaf in the wind, drifting with no ripple of disturbance.

Looking at Xiao Zhenfeng, Xiao Lin suddenly found himself unable to say a word.

"Although you used a borrowed knife to kill Quan Mingyuan this time, it wasn’t thorough enough." Xiao Zhenfeng waited for Xiao Lin to calm down before slowly speaking. "This is the news I’ve just received; Quan Xianglin has already begun investigating the cause of Quan Mingyuan’s death. You should have been more discreet, rather than creating loopholes for him to exploit."

"Your condition was to kill Quan Mingyuan and lure Quan Xianglin to Palermo. I’ve done all of that."

"You can choose not to do it, and I’ll naturally find someone else to clean up for you." Xiao Zhenfeng’s indifferent tone made Xiao Lin frown.

"Are you trying to use Xiao Ya to threaten me again this time?"

"No! He’s currently on his way to Mu Rongyun’s hideout. He naturally has his role to play."

"What?" Xiao Lin’s heart skipped a beat. "You let him go find Mu Rongyun?"

"How could he be missing from this chase?" Xiao Zhenfeng’s laughter carried no joy. "Even if you don’t clean up, someone else will do it for you. However, whether Quan Xianglin will just let you and me off the hook, I can’t say."

Xiao Lin gave Xiao Zhenfeng a strange look. Would he just let him off? Absolutely not. "What kind of conspiracy are you playing at now?"

"Since the battlefield has been set in Palermo, naturally, we need someone capable of planning."

A woman stepped out from the study’s secret door, making Xiao Lin open his mouth. "Your partner, the Military Advisor."

"Father, how can you do this?" Seeing Lian, Xiao Lin felt a surge of unprecedented anger overcoming him. "Do you really have to drag everyone around me into your wars?"

"In that case, I give you a choice: Xia Xue or the Military Advisor. One of these two women must become a piece in my hand."

Xiao Lin sucked in a sharp breath, feeling like he no longer recognized the person in front of him. Was this truly his father?

"Uncle Xiao, I think Lin shouldn’t be the one to make this decision." Lian hooked one hand around Xiao Lin’s arm. "Since this matter relates back over ten years, Miss Xia should not have been drawn in, so let me make this decision! Uncle Xiao sent Xiao Ya and me to the United States for this very moment, didn’t he?"

Lian flashed a sweet smile at Xiao Zhenfeng. Xiao Lin growled under his breath beside her, wanting to stop her impulse. "But I have one condition."

Xiao Zhenfeng raised an eyebrow. "Speak!"

"Since Uncle Xiao asks me to be a planner, then I hope I have equal rights, and also I want to request some people from Uncle Xiao to be partners in this final battle." Although Lian’s voice wasn’t loud, each word distinctly reached Xiao Zhenfeng’s ears.

"No problem."

"Hand over control of ’Black Crow’ to me."

"Haha!" Xiao Zhenfeng laughed heartily. "Is that all?" Lian nodded. "No problem."

"Additionally, I want to ascertain something: what kind of result does Uncle Xiao hope for?"

"It doesn’t matter, as long as the Xiao Family is what’s left standing in the end."

"As you wish!"

Xiao Lin didn’t remember how Lian pulled him out of the room, but his frustrated expression made Lian laugh. "I haven’t seen you for so long, and you’re still the same?"

"You clearly know why I’m upset."

"Take me to Sin City then! I haven’t seen Qing Yi in a long time!"

"I’ll go talk to the old man; I can handle this on my own, there’s no need for you to get involved."

"It’s useless!" Lian shook her head. "Let’s discuss it back in Sin City!"

When Lian appeared in front of Hua Qingyi, his reaction was no different from Xiao Lin’s, but then his face fell immediately.

"Is your old man playing dirty again?" There was no need for a response; just looking at his face said it all.

"Quan Xianglin will definitely make a fuss about Quan Mingyuan’s death, but based on my assessment, he won’t stay in Palermo for long. Additionally, I’ve roughly understood the situation over here from Uncle Xiao. The simplest way, I think, is to directly take out Quan Xianglin and set the final target on Mu Rongyun."

Lian’s proposal was as good as unsaid, especially to Xiao Lin, whose expression turned even worse!

"I know what you’re thinking now, but I won’t be as straightforward as you in assassinating Quan Xianglin. That’s your plan, not mine." Lian was the only one able to smile happily in the room; she seemed quite pleased.

"What’s the difference? Isn’t it all about finding someone to take out Quan Xianglin?" Lao Jiu played with the new weapon Yelu Shou had crafted for him, although still in its infancy, it looked quite handy.

Lian deliberately fell silent and turned to Xiao Lin. "Do you trust me?"

Xiao Lin hesitated for a moment but still nodded. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)