Chapter 321: Terrible Liar

Stopped.

Looked at the robot bird now sitting outside again.

It chirped.

Qin Hao pointed.

"Tell him nothing happened."

The bird chirped.

Han Yuer stared.

Then...

Slowly smiled.

"You’re definitely obsessed."

Qin Hao walked away.

"I hate this family."

. . .

Shen estate.

Shen Tian looked at his phone.

A live feed showed Qin Hao leaving the study.

Xu Ning stared.

[This is incredibly petty.]

"Yes."

[You sent a surveillance bird just to annoy him.]

"Mostly."

[Mostly?]

"Security testing."

Xu Ning stared.

[His estate security detected it three times.]

"And failed to catch it."

[You’re enjoying this.]

"Very much."

Then...

The screen changed.

Fate Event Formation: 51%

Shen Tian’s smile faded slightly.

"Fast."

[Because Qin Hao stabilized himself.]

"Explain."

Xu Ning opened the event analysis.

[Protagonists don’t only gain Fate through strength or opportunities.]

[They gain it through growth.]

Shen Tian nodded.

Qin Hao had just avoided something dangerous.

Obsession.

Lu Chen had fallen into it completely.

Qin Hao almost started.

Then...

Han Yuer pulled him back.

Xu Ning continued.

[His heroine route is becoming a stabilizing Fate anchor.]

Shen Tian looked toward Qin Hao’s profile.

Han Yuer

Relationship: Fiancée

Affection: 46

Trust: 71

Route Stability: Increasing

Interesting.

Qin Hao wasn’t collecting random heroines.

He was repairing one relationship.

And that was strengthening him.

Shen Tian smiled.

"Good."

Xu Ning groaned.

[Again.]

. . .

Three days later.

Shen International Security Headquarters.

The building had changed.

Fast.

Former Black Wolf personnel now wore professional uniforms.

Training areas were active.

New equipment had arrived.

Government certification teams had completed initial inspections.

Corporate contracts were already coming in.

Bear stood inside the main training hall.

Clipboard in hand.

He looked miserable.

Ghost walked beside him.

Completely expressionless.

Bear stared at the clipboard.

"Employee orientation."

Ghost nodded.

"I warned you."

"We used to blow doors off buildings."

"Now we have dental."

Bear looked at him.

Ghost continued walking.

Bear looked down.

"That’s actually pretty good."

"Yes."

"And family medical."

"Yes."

"Retirement."

"Yes."

Bear stared.

Then...

"Lu Chen never gave us retirement."

Ghost stopped.

Silence.

Bear’s expression changed slightly.

Not mocking.

Not cruel.

Just...

Realization.

Ghost nodded.

"No."

Then...

Footsteps approached.

Both men turned.

Shen Tian entered.

Rose beside him.

Tang Meilin carried a tablet.

Gu Qingya walked on his other side.

Bear straightened.

"Boss."

Shen Tian stopped.

Then...

Stared.

Bear froze.

"What?"

"Don’t call me boss."

Bear blinked.

"What should I call you?"

"Shen Tian."

Bear looked horrified.

Ghost answered.

"Young Master Shen."

Shen Tian looked toward him.

"Acceptable."

Bear stared.

"That’s longer."

Ghost nodded.

"Survive."

Rose laughed.

Then...

Tang Meilin handed Shen Tian the tablet.

"We’ve completed the contract review."

Shen Tian looked.

Twenty-three original recruits.

Bear.

Ghost.

Several former overseas affiliates.

New local personnel.

Total...

Seventy-eight.

Not bad.

Tang Meilin continued.

"But there’s something strange."

Shen Tian looked toward her.

"What?"

She tapped the screen.

"Three international security contracts were offered this morning."

Rose’s expression changed.

"From where?"

Tang Meilin brought up locations.

Eastern Europe.

North Africa.

Southeast Asia.

Ghost stepped closer.

His expression immediately became serious.

"These aren’t normal."

Shen Tian looked toward him.

Ghost pointed.

"That company."

"Argent Shield Logistics."

Rose’s expression changed too.

"I know them."

Bear stopped joking.

"Viper."

Silence.

Shen Tian’s green eyes sharpened.

Xu Ning appeared.

A panel opened.

Fate Connection Detected

Residual Lu Chen Fate Route

Shen Tian stared.

Lu Chen.

Even dead...

His old connections remained.

Xu Ning continued.

[These contracts were originally part of Lu Chen’s overseas rebuilding

route.]

Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.

"How much?"

The panel expanded.

Original Overseas War Route Remaining Value: 31,000

Original Fate Owner: Lu Chen

Status after Lu Chen death: Unclaimed Fate residue

Current potential successor: Unknown

Interesting.

A dead protagonist’s unused Fate route.

Shen Tian looked toward Rose.

"What’s Argent Shield?"

She crossed her arms.

"Private military logistics."

"Officially."

"And unofficially?"

"Weapons transport."

"Intelligence."

"Contract fighters."

"Government deniable work."

Ghost nodded.

"And Viper used them."

Bear’s jaw tightened.

"Black Wolf lost six men on one of their jobs."

Rose looked toward Shen Tian.

"This could be bait."

"Probably."

"You’re still interested."

"Obviously."

Rose sighed.

Then...

Her lips curved.

"I knew that."

Tang Meilin looked toward the contract.

"Financially..."

She paused.

"...they’re extremely good."

Gu Qingya stared.

"Of course they are."

Tang Meilin looked innocent.

"What?"

"You sound tempted."

"I am."

Shen Tian smiled.

Tang Meilin noticed.

Her cheeks warmed.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"You’re doing the thing."

"What thing?"

"Looking at me like..."

She stopped.

Rose smiled.

"Like?"

Tang Meilin’s face became pinker.

"Never mind."

Shen Tian leaned slightly closer.

"You’re cute when you’re greedy."

Tang Meilin froze.

Her entire face became red.

"I’m not greedy."

"You just said you’re tempted."

"Business."

"Greedy business."

Tang Meilin stared.

Then...

She looked toward Gu Qingya.

"Help."

Gu Qingya shook her head.

"You followed him here willingly."

Tang Meilin’s mouth opened.

Rose laughed.

Shen Tian smiled.

Then...

His attention returned to the contracts.

"Accept one."

Rose’s expression became serious.

"Which?"

Shen Tian pointed.

North Africa.

Ghost looked closer.

Then...

His face changed.

"That’s near Black Wolf’s old operational region."

"Exactly."

Bear stared.

"You think Viper’s there?"

"No."

Shen Tian smiled.

"But somebody wants us there."

Rose studied him.

"You’re going?"

"Eventually."

She nodded.

Then...

"I am too."

Shen Tian looked toward her.

Rose didn’t look away.

"Black Wolf lost people there."

"I know the region."

"I know the networks."

"And..."

She hesitated.

Then...

Her voice softened.

"...I don’t want you walking into that alone."

Silence.

Shen Tian stared at her.

Rose’s cheeks slowly warmed.

Bear looked toward Ghost.

Ghost immediately grabbed Bear’s shoulder.

"Don’t."

"I didn’t say anything."

"Your face did."

Rose glared.

Shen Tian smiled.

"Come."

Her eyes returned to him.

"Really?"

"Yes."

Rose’s expression brightened.

Then...

She tried hiding it.

Failed.

"Good."

Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.

"Excited?"

"No."

Immediate.

Gu Qingya looked toward Tang Meilin.

Tang Meilin whispered...

"Terrible liar."

Rose heard.

"I heard that."

. . .

Xu Ning’s voice suddenly became serious.

[Host.]

Shen Tian’s expression changed.

"What?"

A panel appeared.

Not Lu Chen.

Not Qin Hao.

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