Chapter 638 - 399: Different Approaches

Chapter 638: Chapter 399: Different Approaches

On the balcony.

SIZZLE, SIZZLE, SIZZLE...

Beneath the grill hovered a cluster of egg-sized Fireballs. Slices of marinated lamb sizzled over the flames, releasing an intoxicating aroma.

Golden sunlight poured onto the balcony, illuminating Lin Li as he turned the meat.

When Lin Li felt the meat was about done, he sprinkled it with some cumin powder. He picked up a piece with his chopsticks, blew on it to cool it down, and popped it into his mouth.

"It’s done."

After tasting a slice, Lin Li quickly transferred all the perfectly cooked lamb from the grill to a bowl and began to eat heartily.

The side effects of eating the Magical Little Fruit had eased slightly by today, but his appetite was still enormous. He devoured six or seven catties of grilled lamb before he finally felt satisfied.

Just as he extinguished the small Fireballs under the grill and was about to clear the barbecue supplies from the table, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

RING-RING-RING...

He pulled out his phone and glanced at the screen. The caller ID showed the name Zhang Yuxi.

Answering the call, Lin Li asked, "Hello, what’s up?"

Dressed in a white blouse and a pencil skirt, Zhang Yuxi had just arrived at the jewelry store. She was in her office, making herself a cup of coffee.

She then dialed Lin Li’s number while sipping her coffee.

When the call connected, Zhang Yuxi put down her coffee and explained with a smile why she was calling so early.

"Good morning, Lin Li! Here’s the thing, my friend called me last night and asked if you could send her the one hundred thousand pearls you have on hand first."

Lin Li would naturally not refuse such a request from a major client. "Of course. I’ll take care of a few things here, then head over to your shop to hand over that batch of pearls to you."

"Great, then I’ll be here at the shop, awaiting your grand arrival," Zhang Yuxi said jokingly.

"’Grand arrival?’ Come on, you make it sound so formal. I’m just an ordinary small-time merchant selling pearls," Lin Li replied modestly.

The two chatted for a few more moments. Just as they were about to end the call, Zhang Yuxi asked, "By the way, did my friend send you the deposit for the three hundred thousand pearls?"

"No."

"She hasn’t sent it yet? I’ll call her in a bit and have her transfer the deposit, along with the payment for this batch of one hundred thousand pearls, to your account."

"Sorry to trouble you."

"Not at all..."

After hanging up, Lin Li cleared the barbecue supplies from the small table and took them to the kitchen to wash.

Once everything was taken care of, he changed out of his tank top and beach shorts. Dressed in a white T-shirt and casual pants, Lin Li left the apartment, an ice cream bar in hand.

His original plan for the day had been to go to Dongwu City in the Spirit Realm after breakfast. He needed to gather the remaining two hundred thousand pearls to complete the three-hundred-thousand-pearl order for Zhang Yuxi’s friend.

But now that they had called asking for the first one hundred thousand pearls, Lin Li had to make a delivery to Zhang Yuxi’s shop first before heading to Dongwu City in the Spirit Realm.

...

Outside Ping’an Garden District, a black sedan turned the corner and parked under a tree on the side of the road, diagonally across from the district’s main gate.

The driver, sitting in the driver’s seat, rolled down the window, his sharp gaze fixed on the district not far away.

Zhu Daqi pulled his gaze back, then took out his phone and opened a tracking app.

It was the same as when he’d first left the house; on the tracking app, the dot representing the target was still stationary.

With Liu Menglong’s whereabouts unknown and no news of him, both Zhu Daqi and Chen Xiaoyan felt it was impossible that Lin Li could have turned the tables and killed someone as powerful as Liu Menglong.

However, under the current circumstances, Lin Li was their only lead. They had no other starting point to work from, so they had to continue tracking him.

"Is that guy just going to stay home all day again?" Zhu Daqi muttered to himself, looking at the stationary dot on the tracking app.

Just as he was about to take his breakfast out of the bag on the passenger seat, his phone suddenly rang.

The call was from Chen Xiaoyan. Zhu Daqi quickly answered, asking eagerly,

"Yan."

"Zhu Daqi, are you out already?"

"Yes, I’m out. I’m currently monitoring the man named Lin Li. Yan, is there something you need me to do?"

"I spoke to a friend about Liu Menglong’s situation. He’s flying into Rongcheng this morning to help us with the investigation.

"I was originally going to have you drive me to the airport to pick him up, but since you’re monitoring the man named Lin Li, never mind. You continue watching him; I’ll go to the airport and get my friend myself," Chen Xiaoyan said.

"Yan, I’ve installed a tracker on the target’s car. It wouldn’t be a problem for me to leave for a while and go to the airport with you..." Zhu Daqi said.

"Right now, that man Lin Li is our only lead. To be safe, it’s better to keep a close eye on him. You stay there and continue your surveillance. I’ll handle the airport pickup by myself," Chen Xiaoyan said after a moment of thought.

Hearing Chen Xiaoyan say this, Zhu Daqi no longer insisted on going with her to the airport.

After they hung up, Zhu Daqi remained outside the district, monitoring Lin Li’s movements, while Chen Xiaoyan left her home and drove toward the airport to pick up her friend.