Traveling through Thailand

That day, Xiao's mother and Sky were sitting in the living room, with the movie The Promise playing on TV.

"Sky will start school in a week."

"Ah."

"Do you want to go back early?"

Sky rubbed the jewelry on his wrist. "Didn't they say a few people escaped? I want to wait until they are all caught before going back."

"But we have no idea where they are right now. If we don't find them before school starts, are you still planning to drop out?"

"I anticipated this situation and was prepared for it."

"Alas, why are you so stubborn?" She said this, but she felt sorry for him in her heart. Mother Xiao stroked her belly and said, "What you need to do now is study, and when you graduate, you can take over some of the company's affairs."

Sky just shook his head. He had already decided what he wanted to do after graduation. So whether or not he took the architecture course wasn't that important anymore.

A few days later, Xiao's mother did not see Sky in her residence. After searching the room and the living room, she still could not find him. Xiao's mother immediately sent someone to ask about him. When she learned that Sky had gone out alone, she began to feel uneasy.

I picked up my phone and called, but no one answered after several attempts. On the fifth try, the phone was completely switched off. My anxiety reached its peak, so I called my husband directly.

"lady."

"Sky is gone."

"What? When did this happen?"

"I don't know. I couldn't find him anywhere. I asked the people down there and found out he was out. But I just called him several times and no one answered. When I called the last time, the phone was turned off."

"Okay, I know about this. Don't worry. I'll send someone to find it right away."

"Well, I'll look around here too. Maybe the phone is just out of battery and turned off." Everyone knows that this is just verbal comfort.

Sky received a text message today with only a few words: "Want revenge? Want to know who's really behind this? Then come here XXX."

So Sky walked out of the reserve and got into a car, which took him to the suburbs.

After getting out of the car, Sky saw a young man in a black suit.

"You are very brave. You came here without telling anyone." As soon as he finished speaking, a man in a suit next to him immediately translated the text.

Sky also cooperated and replied after listening to the translation: "Because I have a question to ask you, that's why I came here."

"Oh? What's the problem?"

"Assistant Lin is your man." He already knew the answer to this question, and asking this question now was just to confirm it.

Why was Special Assistant Lin ultimately identified as the traitor? The answer is simple: given the tight security, it was impossible for outsiders to enter or leave. Furthermore, the photos taken that day were deliberately placed before Special Assistant Lin's eyes, ensuring he would have someone to prove his alibi should he succeed.

But in the end, he never expected that after successfully clearing himself of suspicion, he was too eager to send the murderer away. He knew that if he didn't, the subsequent comprehensive search would surely lead to the discovery of the perpetrator. So at 2 a.m. that day, while everyone was resting and the security was less strict, Special Assistant Lin allowed the murderer to swagger out under his identity.

Everything was going smoothly up to this point, but just as he was about to step out the door, Xiao's mother appeared before him, cell phone in hand. The voice on the other end of her line was clearly Assistant Lin's. Realizing he had been exposed, he made a decisive move. He rushed directly towards Xiao's mother, hoping to capture her and increase his chances of escape. He had no idea that this seemingly ordinary woman could possess such exceptional skills. After three rounds of fighting, the murderer, held at gunpoint, was immediately subdued.

"Yeah. You wouldn't have thought they'd be twins, would you? I also didn't expect him to be so capable and reach such a high position. To be honest, when I sent the message asking him to kill Xiao Yi at all costs, I spent another second considering whether to revoke the order."

"Yeah, that's exactly what happened." When Special Assistant Lin and the murderer were apprehended, Sky happened to be coming out of the morgue and had a face-to-face encounter with them. Just from that one glance, he knew what was going on. Later, in order to leave smoothly, he didn't wait for news from the end of the interrogation.

"You're so calm, aren't you angry?"

"What's the point of being angry? If being angry can bring him back to life, then I would rather be angry every day."

“Hahaha, funny.”

"Do you have a deep hatred for him?" He wasted the undercover agent who had climbed to such a high position.

"No grudges."

"Then why kill him?"

"It wasn't me who wanted to kill him, it was those old men in the family who wanted to kill him. I was just fulfilling their wish. After all, money can help others avoid disasters. Besides, who made him stand in their way? Since he went abroad, couldn't he just live there obediently? Why did he have to covet that position in the family? He chose to end up like this."

"Is that the simple reason? Nothing else?"

"Of course. Having said all that, I don't mind saying a few more words. The reason I didn't hesitate to expose that chess piece is because they offered a high price. Thirty billion for a life, how could I miss such a high price?"

"Indeed, this price is sky-high."

"Right. I believe there is no one in the world whose price is higher than his."

Speaking of this, Xiao Qian rubbed his chin and asked, "Do you want to know your price?"

"What?" Sky didn't understand what he meant.

"After they knew you were Xiao Yi's lover, they offered me one million yuan to take action. Although some of their family members were killed or arrested, at least a few small shrimps escaped. So in revenge, they offered me money to kill you. Speaking of which, I have to thank you. If he hadn't been protecting you, he would be standing in front of me today."

After saying this, Xiao Qian paused and continued, "That's not right. If he were still alive, I wouldn't dare to expose him. After all, why would I risk my life if I can still live?"

So that's how it is. That makes sense. Why would they suddenly call me? Sky only listened to the first part of his conversation and automatically ignored the rest.

"Then I have one last question."

"ask."

"Your surname is also Xiao, so why can't I find your name in the family tree?" Such a powerful person must have a record in the family.

After Xiao Yi left, Xiao's father and his men flipped the table. Xiao's mother also told her that the message she wanted to convey was that Xiao Qian was the name of the person behind the scenes. However, Xiao's father had looked through the documents countless times and had his subordinates confirm them several times, but he still couldn't find the name. So this time, Sky asked this question directly.

When Xiao Qian heard the question he asked, he knew why he asked that.

"It's simple, because I'm not from the Xiao family. I just happened to have this surname."

Sky nodded in understanding. "So that's how it is, that makes sense." It's a shame, though, that such a brilliant mind lives a life on the edge. If he were truly a child of the Xiao family, I don't think those old stubborn people would be so presumptuous. But that's not right. If he were also from the Xiao family, wouldn't Xiao Yi have another rival?

"Any other questions? If not, we should end this chat and move on to the next step."

After finding out everything he wanted to know, Sky ignored him and continued to ask, "You said there's some small shrimp that escaped and offered to pay you to kill me. So, can I know who it is?"

"No, protecting customer privacy is the rule of our industry."