Pretending To Be A Boss

The siblings from the Li family's visit to the second fortress was quickly known by the people of the Qi Family, the most influential in the second fortress.

Just last night, Li Zheng had gone drinking with members of the Qi Family. Originally, Tang Xian was supposed to join, but due to unforeseen circumstances, he didn't.

The Qi Family was the biggest victim of the takedown of the evolution zone.

All along, they had been providing various conveniences for the evolution zone, including the unexplained disappearance of some of the lower-class population, and some cases were also completely suppressed by the Qi Family.

Li Zheng knew more or less about these things. He didn't care whether he was alive or a ghost.

Those who pursue justice would not categorize Li Zheng as part of the evil camp. And those who were self-righteous or reveled in evil wouldn't find Li Zheng bothersome either.

Just like the entire Li family, neither black nor white.

Qi Xun, the eldest son of the Qi Family, although a profligate, had good judgment. The trade deals between Li Zheng and the evolution zone were also facilitated by him.

Qi Xun could understand Li Zheng's intentions, and Li Zheng had also lost a considerable amount of money, so Qi Xun did not suspect Li Zheng at all.

All the clues of the entire incident were also led by Li Zheng to other places.

Like to Lincoln Fortress.

When the two family fortresses were competing, scrambling over who would first develop the eighth layer, in such circumstances, doing whatever possible to sabotage the opponent's plans was reasonable.

Qi Xun did not suspect anything.

Consequently, the Li family's records of entry and exit were all marked as green-listed, and all the procedures along the way were approved for convenience.

With the procedures handled swiftly, Li Zheng arrived early at Bu Jing's neighborhood, waiting to meet Akasi.

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The forest was in the subtropical zone, and it became somewhat hot in the summer; the Hundred-Handed Wood had no leaves.

Returning to the forest, Tang Xian thought it might be good to plant a few plane trees. In the mining area's environment, the plane trees would likely grow quickly, providing ample shade in the summer.

Qiao Shanshan wore a plain, retro-styled skirt, paired with open-toed sandals, which made her look quite different from her usual appearance as an intellectual female doctor in a white lab coat, appearing more youthful and pretty.

Perhaps she wanted to make herself seem younger, rather than what some people called "overage."

Or maybe, after getting to know Tang Xian, she no longer regarded the mining area purely as a primitive place hard to survive in.

Now, as she took care of Tang Suoye, Qiao Shanshan began to complain about Tang Xian.

Akasi listened to the side, smiling.

"Tell me, is that how a team leader should behave? When I was the leader, I always took the initiative to care about my team members' lives. But look at him!"

Qiao Shanshan didn't seem particularly angry, just a touch of small-scale feminine grievance.

"I think Tang Xian is quite good. He really cares about everyone's business," said Akasi.

"Good about what? I and Dong Ran called him dozens of times, and he never returned the calls. When we need to talk about something important, he's completely useless," huffed Qiao Shanshan.

"Maybe he's just busy. He'll find you when he's free," Akasi said, still smiling.

"I told him I'm getting harassed with proposals over the phone, and not only did he refuse to help out, he even said I'm getting on in years! Hear that? What kind of thing is that to say?"

"That's good, though, it's nice to have people proposing," Akasi remarked.

"He's saying I'm old!" Qiao Shanshan reminded Akasi of the point.

"Not at all. Maybe he just thinks you're at the age to get married," Akasi continued nonchalantly.

"Why do you always take his side?"

"Because what Tang Xian does is not wrong," Akasi stated.

Qiao Shanshan then realized, Akasi was just Tang Xian's lapdog!

This person had a gentle nature, which didn't fit the image of the cold-blooded assassin from the rumors. But at the core, he was also a straightforward man with the same mindset as Tang Xian.

Therefore, Qiao Shanshan felt a great contrast.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

But thinking that Akasi was going to be her teammate in the future, she still found it somewhat magical and shocking.

Qiao Shanshan stopped talking because Akasi would only praise Tang Xian. She really didn't know what Tang Xian had done.

If it weren't for the unique tenderness in Akasi's eyes when he looked at Tang Suoye, Qiao Shanshan might even think Akasi was gay.

She began acupuncture for Tang Suoye.

Tang Suoye had left the critical phase, but the reason for her continued unconsciousness was unclear to Qiao Shanshan.

Just then, Tang Xian pushed open the door to the wooden house.

Qiao Shanshan thought to herself that it was terrible timing, she had been preoccupied with speaking ill of Tang Xian and hadn't noticed anyone outside the wooden house.

Akasi smiled at Tang Xian and nodded his head.

Tang Xian certainly heard the earlier conversation but didn't mind at all.

Qiao Shanshan, after all, was an intellectual, but like Dong Ran, she was at best a little girl in a white lab coat.

Looking at Tang Suoye, he asked,

"How is Tang Suoye doing?"

"She is out of danger, but it's strange, according to her eye response, she should be conscious, but she just can't wake up. I can only help her recover some of her injuries and stimulate her consciousness through acupuncture," Qiao Shanshan replied, her tone slightly intimidated, feeling like someone who'd spoken ill of the boss only to be caught in the act.

"She'll be fine, it must be because of the Eden Deer serum. In the mining area, human constitution becomes stronger, and this influence probably altered the matching process of the serum. As long as her bodily functions remain stable, that's enough," said Tang Xian raising Tang Suoye's eyelid, revealing a look of surprise.

"When did this happen?"

"Last night," Qiao Shanshan said. "I was just about to tell you."