Wow! My wife is beautiful and obedient, everyone envies her!

As night approached, more and more workers walked home from the mine.

The cold wind made them hunch their necks and hurry home. Occasionally, a few miners would look up at the carriage Qi Yuan was riding in, but most of the miners, who were heavily burdened by life, wouldn't even look in his direction.

Ao led the way for the coachman, and soon they entered a side street from the main road. Once inside, Ao dismounted and knocked on the door.

The door was pushed open not long after.

A boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old opened the door. He saw a fully armed person whose face was obscured, and asked with some confusion, "Who are you?"

"It's me, Yale, we're back."

Ao patted the boy's head and said.

Yale recognized Ao's voice and said happily, "Brother Ao, you're back! Who are they?"

"He's the sugar daddy I found in Juecheng. Where's Uncle Lil?"

"He was chatting with Nick in the reception room."

"I understand. Go and do your thing."

"Ok."

Ao led them into the courtyard and arranged for the carriage and horses to be placed in the stable.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Qi Yuan surveyed his surroundings.

This looks like the backyard of a villa. Unlike typical villa backyards, this one looks more like a children's playground, with many toys the size of children, and children running around in the snow.

Ao saw Qi Yuan looking at the children and explained, "These are the children of miners. They have to go mining during the day, and there is no one to look after the children. So the eldest brother set up a place where the children can play freely. When it gets dark, their parents will come to pick them up and take them home. However, there are some children whose parents will never come to pick them up again."

“Especially a few days ago, the Leopold family’s mine exploded and collapsed, and nearly a hundred children lost their parents,” Grace added, her face grim.

“I heard that the explosion and collapse at the Leopold family’s mine was orchestrated by the Davis family, and that they promised to compensate the miners who died in the accident. But the promised compensation hasn’t come through yet. We don’t know if this is just an excuse between the families or if they really don’t intend to pay any money. But this kind of thing is quite common in Gangdia.” Grace said with some resentment.

From her words, Qi Yuan also understood that the family was in conflict and the common people were suffering. However, this was an inside story of the family, and Noah had never told him about it.

Qi Yuan didn't know exactly what had happened.

"Mr. Qi Yuan, will the Davis family pay this compensation?" the youngest, Yul, asked Qi Yuan timidly.

Qi Yuan thought for a moment and replied, "If this matter is really related to the Davis family, I will help him compensate them, so you don't need to worry about that."

Since he still owed Noah money, Qi Yuan was happy to repay the debt in this way.

"We are relieved to hear Mr. Qi's words," Ao said with a smile. "For us ordinary people, life is as fragile as paper. More than avenging our parents, we want to live to see tomorrow. As long as the Davis family is willing to pay this money and let our children grow up, we will definitely not have any resentment towards the Davis family."

Ao's words made Qi Yuan's brows furrow.

Although it is common for commoners to suffer from family feuds in the Northern Continent, if families harm commoners too much, it will arouse public anger, and once public anger accumulates, it will be terrible.

Ao's words were actually a subconscious message to Qi Yuan: if they didn't pay compensation, they would incur the resentment of the children of the dead miners. Once hatred took root in the children's hearts, the Davis family would likely face serious trouble in the future.

“Mr. Ao, rest assured, I will ask Noah about this matter and at least give you an explanation when I leave Gangdia.”

Ao's smile widened. "Mr. Qi, your status in the Davis family is indeed greater than I thought. We look forward to your response."

Looking at the old fox's smile, Qi Yuan thought of something and said, "From now on, you shall call me Shi Bai."

"Shi Bai? Boss Qi, why did you suddenly change your name?" Ao asked.

“You should bring back some information for your boss after returning from Juecheng. I am quite famous in Juecheng. If you don’t tell your boss about me, he will be suspicious. So, you can tell your boss about your investigation in Juecheng. But I don’t want to reveal my identity to your boss, so I will temporarily use the name Shi Bai.”

Ao smiled and said, "Thank you for considering us, Boss Qi. Since you're so considerate, the three of us will temporarily 'betray' our boss and act out this charade with you."

As he spoke, Ao looked at Grace and Yul, who pondered for a moment before nodding.

Qi Yuan thought of something and called Asha over, whispering a few words in her ear.

Asha looked at Qi Yuan with a somewhat troubled expression, but nodded under Qi Yuan's firm gaze.

Qi Yuan then repeated what he had said to A Sha to everyone. Although they didn't quite understand, Qi Yuan held the highest position here, so they agreed.

After they finished talking, Ao led them to the reception room.

The soundproofing of this house is not good. I could hear voices coming from inside as I approached the door. Although I couldn't make out what they were saying, I would probably be able to hear them clearly if it were quiet.

Ao, who was walking at the front, stopped in front of the door and knocked.

A deep, steady male voice quickly came from inside: "Please come in."

Ao pushed open the door, walked in with a smile, and said in a cheerful voice, "Boss, we're back."

Upon hearing the familiar voices, the man immediately stood up and exclaimed joyfully, "Ao, Grace, Yul, you're back! Did you encounter any danger in Juecheng?"

The man, in his forties, wore an inexpensive, slightly fuzzy white sweater and rimless glasses. He exuded a refined and scholarly air. He was none other than Riel Debris, the founder of Dawn.

Hearing the man's question, Grace sighed and said, "Our greatest danger is this guy. If he could behave himself, we would be in less danger."

"We're back safe and sound, aren't we?" Ao laughed, then introduced to Lil: "Boss, this is Mr. Asa Chester, who wants to join our Dawn. He came to Gangdia with us to see if Dawn is as I described."

That's right, Asha was pushed out by Qi Yuan to be the leader of their group. As a new leader, Asha felt a little uncomfortable under Lil's gaze and could only use a blank expression to show his composure.

"Hello, Mr. Lille."

Lille was filled with doubt. Ao and the others went out to investigate the movements of the four major families, so why did they invite an unrelated person to Gangdia?

As the leader of the organization, Lil warmly shook hands with Asa, saying, "Mr. Asa, hello. Dawn is an organization established to bring happiness to all the poor people of the North Continent. We hope you can join us and work together for a better North Continent."

"More than just looking pretty, I'd like to see what [Dawn] truly looks like," Asa said calmly.

"Mr. Asha, I know that joining an organization requires careful observation and understanding, but why are you so arrogant about joining? Do you have the funds to support Dawn?"

The man who spoke was the same person who had just been talking to Lille. He was young, with blond hair and brown eyes that were sharp and scrutinizing, like a dangerous cheetah staring at Asa.

Seeing that Asa's gaze was fixed on the man, Riel quickly introduced, "Mr. Asa, this is Mr. Nick Norman, the founder of the Bluebird organization. The Bluebird and Dawn are allied organizations."