Chapter 4175 - 4194: You Still Don’t Believe Me?

"What will happen to us?"

"I don’t know, let’s wait and see."

In the room, Lin Chen glanced at Qiu Chan and chuckled: "The way they looked at you just now was not quite right. You’re so beautiful, I’m afraid infiltrating smoothly might not be easy for you."

Qiu Chan frowned: "That is indeed a problem."

Lin Chen smiled and said: "I might have a way, but, well, if you see something, I hope you keep it to yourself and don’t tell anyone else."

Qiu Chan raised her delicate eyebrows, staring at Lin Chen: "Do you have secret methods?"

Lin Chen did not answer but stared into Qiu Chan’s eyes: "When I say ’anyone else,’ I mean anyone, including your family, your superior, even the Star Core Leader."

Qiu Chan stared at Lin Chen: "If I don’t keep it secret, you won’t use the trick?"

Lin Chen nodded frankly: "I have quite a few hidden cards, but showing one means having one less. You might have your responsibilities, but I also have my family and friends to protect. I can give it my all, or just take it easy."

"If faced with the wealthy families, or the officials, if all my cards are known, and then someone targets me like Wei Bo Fei, I might be helpless."

"If you can’t do it, that’s okay, we’ll go the normal route, worst case, we’ll fight our way out. With me here, we won’t be unable to escape. Safety is not a problem."

Qiu Chan stared at Lin Chen, and Lin Chen smiled back, his gaze calm.

Qiu Chan frowned softly: "For knowing each other so long, you still don’t trust me?"

Lin Chen smiled and said: "It’s precisely because I trust you that I’m telling you this. If I didn’t trust you, you wouldn’t hear this from me at all."

Qiu Chan’s tightened brows relaxed, and her eyes carried a hint of amusement. Clearly, Lin Chen’s words pleased her very much.

"As long as you don’t stand against the Federation or become an enemy of the Security Bureau, I won’t tell anyone your secrets."

Lin Chen slightly grinned: "I’m just a lazy fish. As long as others don’t target me, I just want to take it easy, I have no interest or motivation to be a Federation enemy."

Qiu Chan was quite familiar with Lin Chen’s personality and straightforwardly said: "You don’t have to guard against me just because I come from a wealthy family. I don’t have a good impression of them either. Even with the Qi family, I only care about a few people."

Lin Chen nodded: "Clear the air first to avoid future entanglements. I consider you a friend, which is why I’m saying this. Although you’re from a wealthy family, I trust your character. As long as you promise, I believe you’ll do it."

Qiu Chan nodded, seriously replied: "I promise you, I will not leak your secret to anyone. If I betray this promise, you may handle me as you see fit."

Lin Chen chuckled: "Let’s keep waiting together, until someone with a bit more clout comes along, then we make our move."

Qiu Chan vaguely understood Lin Chen’s plan: "You’re planning to control him?"

Lin Chen nodded, but did not elaborate further.

"More or less."

He’s not looking to control the person, but to completely let Charming Erosion replace them. This way, it will provide him and Qiu Chan with more convenience for their investigation, just like when he infiltrated to rescue Xue Wenrui before.

He would not disclose the existence of Charming Erosion. As long as the replacement is not done face-to-face, in the opponent’s view, it’s control, not replacement.

Even so, Lin Chen needed to make an agreement first, otherwise, it might bring trouble.

An approach that can completely and thoroughly control another person is a power that makes others cautious, wary, and covetous.

For instance, if he were to control a Level 9 Strong Person, the head of a wealthy family, or even the Star Core Leader, what would the consequences be?

Qiu Chan didn’t press further, nodding crisply: "Alright, I’ll follow your lead."

Lin Chen scanned the room. The room was quite ordinary, besides a stainless steel table and a few chairs, there was nothing else.

No surveillance!

This makes things easier; otherwise, he would have had to cloak things with a spell, which would only create additional trouble.

Half a day later, the door opened, and the leading man who had captured them earlier entered with two subordinates.

The leading man’s gaze swept over, landing on Lin Chen’s face: "Do you want to die or to live?"

Lin Chen promptly replied: "Want to live!"

The leading man straightforwardly said: "If you want to live, then behave. First, tell me who you are and where you’re from."

After some questioning and checking their credentials, the leading man relaxed.

Two ordinary people disappearing might not matter; no one cares, after all, they’re separated by a planet!

Even though their families and friends might report them missing, requesting assistance for investigation might eventually come through. But being separated by a planet, and they’re ordinary people with no power or influence, who would truly care?

Our group has someone covering us from above.

The leading man nodded: "Stay here for now, someone will arrange for you tomorrow. Don’t think of escaping; there are guards everywhere here, you can’t run."

Lin Chen asked: "What do we need to do, mine rocks?"

The leading man’s face twitched, and he sneered: "Mining is done by machines now. Who needs humans to mine? With your physique, how much could you dig anyway? Just keep your mouth shut, and do whatever you’re told if you want to live!"

Lin Chen asked further: "Are you the leader here?"

The leading man didn’t answer, but the man beside him chuckled, replying: "Brother Zhou is the security captain here in the outer district; everything here falls under Brother Zhou, naturally including you!"

Outer district?

Then there must be an inner district as well?

On the surface, this is a mining company, but who knows what’s going on underground.

The leading man grinned and was about to leave when Lin Chen spoke: "Captain Zhou, I have some information, highly valuable. I want to trade this for our freedom..."

The leading man sneered: "We’re a mining company; why would we want information?"

Lin Chen insisted: "What harm is there in listening? What if it’s useful?"

The leading man waved his hand: "Speak!"

Lin Chen replied: "I can only tell you this information, too many people knowing will lose its value."

The leading man frowned, glanced at Lin Chen, and waved: "You two, wait outside."

The two subordinates, though curious to hear, did not dare to disobey, exited, and closed the door.

"Now, speak."

Lin Chen leaned in closer, and while the leading man was off guard, he directly grabbed his arm and smiled: "From now on, your life is mine."

The leading man’s eyes widened, only to find himself unable to move.

The Linglong Tower flew out from Lin Chen’s forehead, enveloping the leading man in golden light, absorbing him directly into the tower.

Two minutes later, the golden light from the Linglong Tower shone again, and the leading man reappeared in front of the two.

Lin Chen smiled: "You go ahead, gather more information, and tell me next time we meet."

After a pause, Lin Chen added: "Make sure those two nuisances at the entrance stay far away and don’t cause trouble."