In the southwestern corner of Binhai University, there is a residential area composed entirely of townhouses, known as the university's expert residential area.

The upper floor of townhouse number 45 is Chen Shi's home.

In the afternoon, An Kexin arrived early to attend a family dinner at Chen Shi's home, welcoming her cousin Chen Fanzhi back to the country for development.

Entering the house and seeing the tall and handsome Chen Fanzhi, An Kexin joyously said, "Cousin, welcome back. My dad is discussing something with an important guest and won't be able to come until later."

Chen Fanzhi also smiled and said, "Kexin, you haven't changed at all, still so beautiful. I brought you a gift from abroad; you can pick it up in the room later."

He curiously asked, "Where's Kemeng? Does she still dislike her cousin and doesn't want to see me?"

An Kexin laughed and said, "Thank you, cousin! Kemeng went on vacation to the south with a friend. My dad and I are busy this Spring Festival and have no time to accompany her, so we asked a friend to take her out to have fun."

Not hearing any bustling from the kitchen, she quietly asked, "Where's auntie? You don't know how often she thinks of you!"

Chen Fanzhi lowered his voice, pointed upstairs, and said, "Don't mention it, the matriarch is angry in her room!"

An Kexin also whispered, "Why? Is it because you didn't bring back a girlfriend?"

"Mother should be relieved that I didn't bring back a blue-eyed, fair-skinned foreign girl."

Chen Fanzhi glanced upstairs, noticing no unexpected movement, and continued, "To adjust my jet lag, I slept for one night. Today, Mother and I discussed my intention to move out for future work and personal interactions."

"This time, I really angered my mother; she hasn't spoken to me since."

An Kexin smothered a laugh and said, "No wonder auntie is upset; she longed for you to return, and you're already thinking about moving out. You should have stayed a few months before mentioning it."

Chen Fanzhi wore a troubled expression and said, "Kexin, I'm already thirty years old and still living with my parents. How embarrassing is that?"

"Moreover, once work gets busy, it will be day and night, disturbing my parents' rest wouldn't be good. Living at home, it's not convenient to gather with a few friends."

Chen Fanzhi wore a pleasing expression, folded his hands, and said, "Kexin, could you help persuade her!"

An Kexin thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, I will put in a good word for you at the right time."

"Thank you!" Chen Fanzhi continued, "There's another thing I need to trouble you with!"

"The house that was earlier prepared for me has been rented out. It's almost New Year's, so it's not good to drive people out, and mainly the house is a bit cramped."

"Kexin, could you let me stay in your Xiangtai Apartment? It would be even better if you could transfer it to me."

An Kexin was momentarily stunned and said, "Cousin, didn't uncle tell you? That apartment has already been transferred to Lin Jie!"

"Who? That Lin Jie?"

Seeing An Kexin nodding in confirmation, Chen Fanzhi furrowed his brows tightly and said unhappily, "So it was that apartment given to him!"

"Kexin, not that I'm judging you or uncle, but you're too generous!"

"The market value of that apartment is at least five or six million US Dollars; that's more than enough to hire three to five senior doctors from well-known US hospitals!"

"No matter how talented Lin Jie is, he's still unfinished, cases of talent being wasted are everywhere."

Chen Fanzhi became angrier the more he spoke, "Moreover, I also heard he's a heart transplant recipient and it's uncertain how long he can live."

"You really... you really... have too much money to spend, right?"

An Kexin's face turned cold and she said, "Cousin, you seem completely unaware of many details, so don't make judgments easily."

"Furthermore, how my father and I act, be it true or just spending money frivolously, you have no right to comment..."

At this moment, a woman's figure appeared at the staircase on the second floor, happily shouting, "Kexin is here..."

Lin Jie, who triggered the argument between An Kexin and Chen Fanzhi, was currently in an unused office at the resort hotel.

In the center of the office, there was a solid wood chair with a young woman tied to it.

Lin Jie observed the woman bound to the chair in a five-flower knot fashion.

Although she had some bruises on her face, her oval face, willow leaf eyebrows, and small nose made her attractive, scoring over eighty in terms of looks.

Along with this figure...

The one who bound her apparently watched many romantic action films, tying her skillfully, highlighting the protruding parts and keeping what's slender, slender...

In short, with her looks and figure, she could have had a good life, but she chose a tough path relying on her "skills" to earn a living, making Lin Jie sigh.

Standing opposite her, Lin Jie softly said, "Your ID says your name is Miao Yu; this may not be your real name, but I'll call you that."

"Miao Yu, when you first saw me, I noticed a look of surprise on your face, which shows you remember me."

"Since that's the case, I'll get straight to the point."

He pointed to the back of his left hand, where no scars could be seen, and said: "I want to know who made you cut me and take my blood."

Miao Yu lowered her eyes and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about!"

"As you can see, I'm just a thief. I intended to cut open your pocket but accidentally cut your hand; no one asked me to take your blood. Besides, is your blood even valuable?"

Lin Jie chuckled lightly and sarcastically said, "Is that really so? I don't ask this without reason."

"Actually, I don't necessarily need to know who's behind it. It's just a coincidence encountering you now, and I want to genuinely understand the situation."

Thinking of Su Xiaohui's situation, he threatened, "Miao Yu, you may know, such a big project like the resort, the boss here might not be from the underground world, but they definitely know people from the underground."

"For someone like you caught in this situation, before being sent to the police station, they might 'entertain' you thoroughly."

At this point, Lin Jie noticed Miao Yu's breathing become somewhat heavy, implying hope, and seductively said, "I might help you this time if you tell me the truth!"

Miao Yu exhaled deeply, slowly shook her head, and said, "I would like to make a deal too, but it was truly by accident when I cut you, with no other reason."

Seeing her persist, Lin Jie became slightly frustrated, darkened his face, and threatened, "You may not know, but I have extensive medical knowledge and understanding of human anatomy beyond the typical person."

He viciously said, "I can easily make you wish you were dead, unable to live, unable to die!"

Miao Yu sneered lightly, closed her eyes, and simply ignored Lin Jie.

Infuriated, Lin Jie desired to use his lifelong skills to teach Miao Yu a lesson that even Lord Ma has three eyes.

Staying in the room for a while, Lin Jie, knowing he lacked interrogation skills and couldn't bear to torture, had to give up and left the room in disappointment.

Opening the door, Zheng Guodong, waiting outside, leaned over and asked, "Mr. Lin, did you get any answers?"

Lin Jie shook his head and said, "No, her lips are sealed tight; I got nothing!"

Zheng Guodong chuckled, flexed his arms and fists, and said, "Want me to help? A few punches, and she'll say whatever you tell her!"

"No, no!"

Lin Jie quickly declined, "It's nothing serious, I don't need to know. So, how do you plan to handle this? Send her directly to the police?"

Zheng Guodong replied righteously, "Yes, typically we first recover all stolen goods and return them to the guests, inquire if there are accomplices, and finally hand her over to the police."

Lin Jie felt he wasn't being entirely honest, but since it was not his concern, he didn't probe further...

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