"I..."
Qin Yi wanted to explain, but as soon as he uttered a word, Xiao Li cut him off again, "Kid, do you know how powerful our Order Hall is now?"
"See? Guo Wujing, knowing we are from the Order Hall, not only didn't dare to touch you, but didn't dare to have the slightest objection and handed Guo Fan over to us directly!"
As he spoke, Xiao Li's face unconsciously showed a look of smugness and pride.
Fang Zheng'ao patted Xiao Li's shoulder and said, "Qin Yi, you saw it just now, how useful the identity of an Order Hall member is! Do you still refuse to join us?"
He stared at Qin Yi with a half-smile.
It was as if he could already see Qin Yi agreeing to join the Order Hall!
But the next second, his smile froze.
Qin Yi said without the slightest hesitation, "Sorry, I still don't want to join the Order Hall!"
"What did you say?"
Xiao Li couldn't hold back immediately and said indignantly, "Don't you have any sense of gratitude! We just saved you!"
Qin Yi ignored his agitated emotions and said calmly, "Even without you, I could have left the Guo family safely!"
"You..."
Xiao Li's anger reached its peak, and a sharp aura burst from his body.
If Fang Zheng'ao hadn't been there, he would have already fought Qin Yi.
Fang Zheng'ao's expression also sank, and he said, "Is your attitude really so resolute!"
"Yes!"
Qin Yi nodded, unwilling to say more, and simply turned to leave.
Seeing this, Xiao Li became even more furious and wanted to attack, but was stopped by Fang Zheng'ao.
"Wait a moment..."
Fang Zheng'ao himself chased out a few steps and blocked his path.
Qin Yi stopped, "What, if I don't join the Order Hall, am I breaking the law? Are you not allowing me to leave?"
Fang Zheng'ao was silent for two seconds and said, "Whether to join the Order Hall or not is your freedom. If you truly don't want to, we won't force you..."
"I just want to ask, what was that tremor in the Guo family manor earlier? Who caused it?"
They had felt the tremor in the Guo family manor earlier and thought Guo Wujing and the others were attacking Qin Yi. However, when they entered, they found both sides in good condition and not fighting!
Fang Zheng'ao was very puzzled. Since they didn't fight, what caused the tremor in the manor?
Qin Yi grinned and said, "If I told you I caused it, would you believe me?"
Fang Zheng'ao: "..."
Qin Yi took advantage of his stunned moment and left without any further delay, walking past him.
"You brag and boast, aren't you afraid of sticking your tongue out!"
Xiao Li also heard Qin Yi's answer and simply couldn't control himself, shouting at Qin Yi's retreating back.
Qin Yi ignored him and strode away.
Then, Xiao Li angrily said to Fang Zheng'ao, "Team Leader, this Qin Yi is not only ungrateful but also shameless! He can lie with his eyes open. If we had known he was such a person, we shouldn't have intervened today and should have let the Guo family teach him a good lesson!"
Fang Zheng'ao stared at Qin Yi's retreating figure, only turning his gaze back after he disappeared from sight.
He sighed and said, "This child's character is indeed too immature!"
Undoubtedly, he also believed that Qin Yi's claim of causing the tremor in the Guo family manor was bragging!
After that, the two drove away from the scene.
They decided to take Guo Fan back first, find out who he had harmed during this period, and rescue those victims.
And provide assistance to the victims!
And because of today's incident, Fang Zheng'ao and Xiao Li's impression of Qin Yi had plummeted to the extreme.
In their hearts, Qin Yi was already a frivolous person who was ungrateful and liked to brag!
Qin Yi was unaware of all this.
Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't care!
He was telling the truth, and if they didn't believe him, there was nothing he could do!
Having dealt with the Guo family, Qin Yi didn't linger in Kyoto. He headed to the airport and bought the earliest flight to Hai City to return.
...
Hai City.
A Japanese man entered a wealthy residential area and went directly to the villa where Qin Yi's family lived.
Before reaching the villa, the Japanese man looked up at it, then leaped up, directly onto a balcony on the second floor, and entered the villa.
Qin Yi was in Kyoto, and Qin Lei was at work. At this moment, only Zheng Shufen was at home.
Zheng Shufen sat in the living room, watching TV while preparing vegetables.
The Japanese man entered the villa without any intention of hiding. He walked down to the first floor along the stairs.
His footsteps were light, making almost no sound, so Zheng Shufen only noticed him when he reached the living room.
As Zheng Shufen was preparing vegetables, she suddenly found someone next to her and was startled.
When she saw clearly that the person was Japanese, she involuntarily backed away.
"Who... who are you? How did you get in???"
"You are Qin Yi's mother..." The Japanese man didn't answer, but said to himself, "Where is Qin Yi now?"
"He... he..."
Zheng Shufen's hand reached into her pocket, intending to get her phone to call the police.
But as soon as she touched her phone, the Japanese man waved his hand, and the phone flew out of her hand.
It smashed on the ground several meters away, shattering!
Zheng Shufen was completely terrified. She sat back on the sofa, her body trembling involuntarily.
"Who exactly are you?"
"Let me tell you, trespassing into a residence is illegal!"
The Japanese man ignored her, instead sitting on the sofa and saying calmly, "Since you won't say, I will wait here! This is his home, he will always come back!"
Afterward, Zheng Shufen tried to call the police for help and even tried to escape, but each attempt failed.
In the end, Zheng Shufen lay on the sofa, completely despairing!
Her eyes were red, and she could only pray in her heart that Qin Yi and Qin Lei would not come back! She prayed that someone would notice she was being held hostage and help her call the police!
Time ticked by, and as it approached the time for Qin Lei to get off work in the afternoon, Zheng Shufen became even more anxious!
Not long after, Qin Lei returned. Before she could even utter a warning, the Japanese man drifted over like a ghost and grabbed Qin Lei!
Then, Qin Lei, like Zheng Shufen, was thrown onto the adjacent sofa, her movements completely restricted!
After some more time passed, as the sky darkened, Qin Yi still hadn't returned, and the Japanese man was getting impatient.
He picked up Qin Lei's phone, found Qin Yi's number, and dialed it!
At this moment, Qin Yi had just gotten off the plane and walked out of the airport when his phone rang.
Seeing that it was Qin Lei calling, he answered, "Hello, Xiao Lei..."