Chapter 192: Cooperation with Young Master Zhou

"You want me to hide it first?"

Hearing Yue Feifei’s words, Yang Xun paused, his brow furrowed in confusion. "What’s going on? Now that we’ve found the items, isn’t returning them directly to the Zhou Family the safest option?"

Yue Feifei looked at Yang Xun and explained earnestly, "This is all Young Master Zhou Yuan’s idea. He said that if we return the items to the Zhou Family now, the traitor behind this will immediately realize what’s happening and disappear. Trying to flush him out then would be next to impossible."

"Young Master Zhou’s plan is to have you hide these antiques and calligraphy for now and use them as bait to lure out the traitor. If you’re willing to help, Young Master Zhou Yuan promises that you’ll be handsomely rewarded!"

After hearing her out, Yang Xun fell into deep thought.

’Although I’ve broken through to the Fifth Layer of the Qi Refining Realm and have the ability to concoct a Celestial Spirit Pill, I still need to gather five legendary medicinal ingredients to do it.’

’Aside from the Thousand-Year-Old Ice Cocoon I just acquired, the remaining four ingredients are not only incredibly hard to find, but each one is also worth a fortune.’

’I don’t have that kind of money right now. Even if Teacher Murong really manages to track down the other ingredients, I’d only be able to watch helplessly.’

’If I agree to help Zhou Yuan now, not only will I get a very generous reward and solve my funding problem for the ingredients, but the Zhou Family also has immense influence in Zhonghai City. Having Zhou Yuan help me look for the remaining ingredients will definitely be much faster than me running around like a headless chicken.’

At this thought, Yang Xun didn’t hesitate for a second and nodded in agreement. "Alright, I’ll help!"

RING RING RING!

Just then, Yue Feifei’s phone, which was sitting on the center console, suddenly rang.

She picked it up and saw Zhou Yuan’s number on the screen.

"It’s Young Master Zhou."

Yue Feifei announced before immediately pressing the answer key and conveniently tapping the speakerphone button.

"Feifei, how did it go?"

Zhou Yuan’s slightly urgent voice came through the phone.

Yue Feifei glanced at Yang Xun and reported with a smile, "Young Master Zhou, mission accomplished. We’ve recovered everything. However, our success this time is all thanks to Yang Xun. He’s the one who found the hiding spot, and he’s the one who helped me move everything out."

"Mr. Yang is there too? Excellent!"

Zhou Yuan’s tone instantly became incredibly thrilled and polite. "Mr. Yang, thank you so much for this! Not only did you cure my grandfather’s illness, but you also helped me recover these life-or-death antiques and paintings. I assume Feifei has told you about my plan? I was wondering if Mr. Yang had any good ideas for catching this traitor?"

Yang Xun leaned closer to the phone and said in a steady voice, "You’re too kind, Young Master Zhou. As for catching the traitor, I already have a plan in mind. In fact, not only do I know where the items were hidden, I also know who was responsible for hiding them."

"Oh? Who is it?!"

Zhou Yuan’s voice instantly turned cold, laced with a murderous aura.

"A man named Xie Haitao, but he’s just a gofer. The real big fish is still behind him."

Yang Xun analyzed calmly, "Here’s my plan. I’ll hide the items first, then I’ll intentionally reveal a small clue to this Xie Haitao, letting him know that I’m the one who took them. These antiques and paintings are worth over a billion. When he finds out they’re missing, he’ll be panicking like an ant on a hot pan and will definitely come after me for them."

"When that happens, I just need to beat him back and let him know I’m not to be trifled with. With his back against the wall, he’ll have no choice but to seek help from the mastermind behind him. That way, the big fish hiding in the shadows will naturally surface."

After hearing Yang Xun’s plan, Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment on the other end of the line. Then, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed excitedly, "A brilliant plan to lure the snake out of its hole! Mr. Yang, this plan is absolutely flawless! Let’s do exactly as you say!"

After a pause, Zhou Yuan promised in a solemn tone, "Mr. Yang, as long as we can successfully expose that traitor, in addition to the ten million we agreed upon with Feifei, I, Zhou Yuan, will personally give you an extra twenty million as a reward. In the future, if there’s ever anything you need from my Zhou Family, we will go through hell and high water for you!"

"Then it’s a deal."

A satisfied smile crept onto Yang Xun’s lips.

Twenty million, plus the ten million Yue Feifei was splitting with him—that was a full thirty million!

Although it was still a ways off from a hundred million, if one of the ingredients appeared now, he would have the means to purchase it.

After hanging up, Yang Xun and Yue Feifei discussed their next move and decided to drive the van, filled with antiques, paintings, and cash, to an abandoned warehouse in the suburbs of Zhonghai City.

The place was extremely remote and rarely visited, making it the perfect spot to hide things.

Moreover, Yue Feifei promised that she would also keep the van under surveillance during this time to ensure nothing went wrong.

「Half an hour later.」

The van came to a steady stop deep inside the abandoned warehouse.

The two of them turned off the engine and used a few old, worn-out tarps to cover the vehicle completely. After confirming that nothing looked out of place from the outside, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"All done!"

Yang Xun clapped the dust from his hands and turned to open the door to get out. "Let’s go. It’s getting late. I’ll take you home first."

However, the instant he turned, Yue Feifei suddenly reached out and grabbed the corner of his shirt.

"Hm?"

Yang Xun stopped and looked back at her, puzzled.

He saw Yue Feifei sitting in the passenger seat. Her face, which usually had a heroic and valiant air, was now flushed with an extremely rare, coquettish charm.

Biting her rosy lips, she shot Yang Xun a look of utter seduction. "Did you forget something?"

For a moment, Yang Xun frowned, his mind racing. After thinking for a bit, he asked with a completely baffled expression:

"Is there something else? Didn’t we already hide everything?"

Seeing his utterly clueless expression, Yue Feifei rolled her eyes at him in exasperation. An alluring blush spread across her cheeks as she said softly:

"You forgot? Back in the lounge at the casino, I promised you that if you helped me find these antiques and paintings, I would... I would use my mouth to help you again, and... I’d let you finish in my mouth."