Chapter 1486: Undercover Career (24)

Chapter 1486: Chapter 1486: Undercover Career (24)

Jiang Xue glanced at Instructor Huang and started to smile, about to agree. Suddenly, Ah Lin’s voice sounded from behind: "Instructor Huang, I’m sorry, I had already arranged for dinner with Miss Jiang tonight, so she won’t be able to join you."

"Really?" Instructor Huang looked at Ah Lin with disbelief, then turned to Jiang Xue and asked, "Miss Jiang, is what Ah Lin said true?"

Jiang Xue nodded slightly, prompting Instructor Huang to immediately assume a disappointed expression. He said, "That’s truly unfortunate. It seems I’ll have to schedule another day with Miss Jiang."

After speaking, he gave Ah Lin a deep look, then left alone for dinner.

Once Instructor Huang had left, Ah Lin looked at Jiang Xue a bit apologetically and said, "Miss Jiang, don’t blame me for finding an excuse to turn him down. Instructor Huang doesn’t have a good reputation; I’m afraid you might suffer a loss."

"Ah Lin, there’s no need to explain, I can understand." Jiang Xue said with a smile. In fact, she was a bit irritated. Originally, she planned to agree to Instructor Huang and coax some intelligence from him.

Unexpectedly, such a good opportunity was ruined by Ah Lin. It seems both Jin Hao and Ah Lin are wary of her.

"It’s good that Miss Jiang can understand." Ah Lin smiled and then suggested to Jiang Xue, "Let’s go to Ah Li’s restaurant for dinner tonight. Miss Jiang seems uncomfortable with the food elsewhere."

"Ah Lin knows me best." After exchanging a few jokes, they called Huo Cong and headed toward the parking lot together.

They got into the car and drove straight to Ah Li’s restaurant. Today, Ah Li’s place wasn’t as busy as yesterday, with fewer customers dining. As a result, the three of them didn’t eat in the main hall but went directly to a private room.

After entering the private room, Ah Lin let Jiang Xue order the dishes and then served her while they chatted and waited for Ah Li to serve the food.

In the middle of their time together, Jiang Xue went to the restroom and then detoured to the kitchen, instructing Ah Li to serve the food slowly as she intended to get some information from Ah Lin.

Besides, she had been carrying the Truth Pill all day and wanted to test its effects.

Ah Li agreed and found a good excuse. Hearing Ah Li mention some issue with the kitchen’s gas pipeline being under repair, Ah Lin didn’t think much of it and continued to drink tea and chat with Jiang Xue.

While they were chatting, Jiang Xue suddenly looked into Ah Lin’s eyes and said, "Ah Lin, look at me!"

Confused, Ah Lin turned to look at Jiang Xue, and at that moment, a strange light flashed in Jiang Xue’s eyes.

That light flickered briefly but left Ah Lin’s gaze vacant. Seeing the change in Ah Lin’s eyes, Jiang Xue took out a Truth Pill and said to him: "Swallow it, swallow it!"

Hearing Jiang Xue’s words, Ah Lin took the elixir and directly placed it in his mouth, swallowing it. Jiang Xue saw that he had consumed the Truth Pill and felt delighted, then began her questioning.

Beside them, Huo Cong was stunned and took a long time to recover. He found it surreal—how could Ah Lin, after just a glance at Jiang Xue’s eyes, turn into a dazed expression?

What exactly did Jiang Xue do to Ah Lin?

Huo Cong couldn’t understand but continued to stare at Jiang Xue, watching her give something to Ah Lin and then listen to her questioning him.

As time ticked away, seeing her questions had almost concluded, Jiang Xue suddenly reached out, grabbed Ah Lin’s wrist, and transmitted a bit of spiritual power into his body.