"Dad, if you don't believe me, why did you spend so much effort cultivating me? If you don't believe me, why didn't you tell me sooner? Besides this kind of life, don't you think your daughter wants to live a normal girl's life too?"
Chen Ding stood there, stunned, as if struck by lightning.
Immediately after, deep sorrow welled up in his eyes.
"No, Yueyue, your father doesn't not believe you!"
Chen Ding clenched his fists again, gritting his teeth, and said, "I've checked, and it's too risky to bring the Little Knife Gang into Shangjing. If even the slightest mistake is made, people could die. I don't want anything to happen to you!"
Chen Peiyue's originally cold gaze softened.
"Dad, isn't my mission destined from birth?"
A look of pain suddenly appeared on Chen Ding's face. This time, he didn't answer, but he did stop his intention of going to Sun Corporation.
After a while, Chen Ding continued, "We'll talk about this later. It's I who broke my word first. They might turn their attention to us. Yueyue, you leave Feng Town first!"
Chen Peiyue's brows immediately furrowed, and she said directly, "No, Dad, I won't abandon you and leave. I'm not afraid of them!"
Chen Ding shook his head repeatedly, "No, Yueyue, I'm not saying you can't win. In my eyes, your strength is absolutely top-tier, even if you went to Shangjing."
"But it's easy to block an open attack, yet hard to defend against a hidden arrow. I fear they might resort to their schemes to threaten you."
"To put it bluntly, the danger increases for me if you stay here."
Chen Peiyue was very confused. She felt that it was precisely because she was here that the Little Knife Gang was safe. Why would he say the opposite?
Seeing this, Chen Ding explained, "Yueyue, they won't actually kill me. The tradition of the Little Knife Gang is to only obey the orders of the chairman. Since we don't have anyone for that position now, if they kill me, the Little Knife Gang will disband.
"So they won't try to kill me. But it's different if you are here."
"You are my daughter. Besides listening to me, the Little Knife Gang will also listen to you. With your strength, they certainly wouldn't be able to threaten me using you. But what about the other way around?"
Chen Peiyue's mind was already active; otherwise, she wouldn't have understood those things in such a short time. So, she instantly understood what her father meant.
Yes, with her strength, those people certainly wouldn't be able to use her as a pawn to threaten her father.
But Chen Ding was not someone from their circles!
To put it bluntly, Chen Ding could at most deal with ordinary people. When facing someone who had reached a certain realm, he had no ability to resist at all!
This could easily lead to a situation where they couldn't threaten Chen Ding with Chen Peiyue, but they could, in turn, use Chen Ding to threaten Chen Peiyue to do certain things!
"Then I can stay by your side all the time, so they won't be able to get close to us!"
Chen Ding still shook his head, "That's impossible, Yueyue. Normally, when there are missions outside, I have to rush over. You just need to stay at the Little Knife Gang's base to guard the headquarters."
Chen Peiyue's brows were now tightly furrowed, and for a moment, she couldn't think of a better solution.
Chen Ding sighed, "Yueyue, listen to your father. You should leave Feng Town for a while. They might not really do this. If they leave afterward, I'll call you back."
Chen Peiyue said unhappily, "But where do you want me to go? Besides the Little Knife Gang, where else can I go?"
"The person who sent you the message. Aren't they from Shangjing? Go to Shangjing with them first. This way, you can also get a preliminary understanding of the situation there."
As he said this, a spark flashed in Chen Ding's eyes.
"Yueyue, this might be an opportunity for us! Do you remember the matter of the locator?"
Chen Ding's words reminded Chen Peiyue of what happened in the villa. It was the first time she realized that her father had made such arrangements for her.
So, when she returned, she specifically confronted Chen Ding about it.
At that time, Chen Ding was just worried about her safety. Although he knew about the locator, he hadn't done anything and hadn't sent anyone to track her. Therefore, Chen Peiyue, understanding this, no longer held a grudge.
Until Chen Ding brought it up again.
"Dad, why are you still talking about this?"
"Yueyue, actually, after I knew you had gone to Shangjing, I also asked a friend there to inquire about the names of the people you were following. Although there weren't detailed records, one of them seems to be 'black and white double-eater'."
Chen Peiyue asked with a puzzled look, "What is 'black and white double-eater'?"
Chen Ding explained, "It means he has connections in both the underworld and the police. People like that thrive in a place. If our Little Knife Gang wants to establish a foothold in Shangjing in the future, it's best if we follow this model."
"Dad means for me to build good relationships with them?"
"You don't need to deliberately cater to them. You can interact with them as friends and secretly learn about how this model works and who they know.
As he said this, Chen Ding's face lit up with excitement. "Yueyue, this might truly be our opportunity!"
Chen Peiyue's brows were still furrowed, "So you want me to use them?"
Chen Ding understood his daughter's personality and immediately denied it, "No, is this considered using them? You are just making friends with them normally. You are just learning. It won't affect them."
Chen Peiyue fell silent, but her brows slowly relaxed.
As long as it wasn't about using them, and as long as she could overcome her own inner struggles, she could do it.
Seeing this, Chen Ding knew the matter was settled and quickly urged, "Yueyue, it's decided then. You should go over quickly now!"
"Dad, are you trying to trick me into leaving so you can go there yourself?"
Chen Ding said helplessly, "Is that how you see your father? If I had that many schemes, I wouldn't still be unable to take down Sun Corporation by now."
"Besides, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that the rumors were spread by them..."
Regarding the rumors about Sun Corporation that had been circulating in Feng Town earlier, Chen Ding had indeed believed them. After all, at his level, he couldn't personally verify everything. Most of the time, he only needed to rely on the reports from his subordinates.
When such information was passed on by someone reliable, no one would bother to investigate it thoroughly. Anyway, it wasn't them who were spreading the rumors.
So, this matter had just been muddled through. If Chen Peiyue hadn't questioned him repeatedly upon her return, he wouldn't have known it was just a rumor.
Upon hearing this, Chen Peiyue finally believed her father, but she was still somewhat worried.
"Dad, what if they really make a move against you..."
Chen Ding's expression suddenly turned stern, "Yueyue, this is not the time for indecision!"