"No..." Qiao Weiwei's face flushed red, but she still grabbed Li Se's hand as it explored beneath her skirt, gritting her teeth. "Not yet, I'm on my period."
Li Se stopped his hand then, his eyes widening. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"You didn't ask, and I already told you it wasn't possible," Qiao Weiwei replied.
"Fine," Li Se relented, not proceeding further, feeling incredibly frustrated. He suspected Qiao Weiwei was doing it on purpose.
Since they couldn't go any further, they merely shared a kiss, a brief conclusion to their encounter.
"You've traveled a long way, rest for a bit. I have some matters to attend to," Li Se said, stroking Qiao Weiwei's head.
"Okay!" Qiao Weiwei was indeed quite tired, having spent half a day on the flight from Qingyun City to the capital.
"So, am I going to take charge of the Mu Zi Chamber of Commerce next? I heard you found two prominent figures from our Jiangnan region to manage it," Qiao Weiwei asked, surprised.
"They lack experience in managing a chamber of commerce. With you, it should be fine, right?" Li Se inquired.
Qiao Weiwei chuckled. "Don't worry, my father always wanted to hand the chamber of commerce over to me, so he kept me by his side. I do have some experience."
"That's good," Li Se nodded.
Soon after, Li Se left the villa and met up with Xu Qiang and the others.
"Boss!" Qilin grinned.
"When did you arrive in the capital?" Li Se asked curiously.
"Around the same time as the boss's wife," Qilin replied.
"Why didn't you come on the same flight?" Li Se was puzzled.
"Boss, don't mind him, he just likes to sneak around," Xu Qiang said with a laugh.
"What are you saying?" Qilin sounded displeased.
"Alright, let's talk business," Li Se said with a slight smile. "The main reason I called you out this time is to establish an intelligence investigation. Since I came from Qingyun City to the capital, I've encountered quite a few assassins. I want you to find out who is behind them."
"Boss, no problem. No matter how deeply they hide, if they hire assassins, they'll leave traces," Qilin guaranteed.
"If we investigate, how long do you think it will take?" Li Se asked doubtfully.
"That's hard to say. We might have to wait for them to hire assassins again. We need to start the investigation from a single point. However, we can actually begin investigating now since assassins have already been hired. After all, there aren't many assassin organizations in the entire capital. Boss, tell me their characteristics." Qilin suggested.
Li Se recalled and said, "After their missions fail, these assassins commit suicide by poison. Does that count as a characteristic?"
"Of course, it does. If they commit suicide by poison, then the scope of assassin organizations will be narrowed down. I remember there's an assassin like that. Qiang Zi, come with me." Qilin looked at Xu Qiang.
"Mm!" Xu Qiang nodded.
Li Se pondered for a moment. "How about this, I'll go with you."
"By the way, boss, investigating the assassin organization is just one point of investigation. Do you have any suspects?" Qilin asked.
"Of course, I do. It's Li Shengguo from the Li family. Investigate him thoroughly. He appears polite to me on the surface, but in reality, he probably doesn't want me to return to the Li family. After all, if I return, his son's position as the next leader of the Li family might be shaken." Li Se certainly had a suspect. He believed it was likely Li Shengguo. Besides the Li family, no one else had a reason to so strongly oppose his presence in the capital.
Li Shengguo!
Qilin froze slightly upon hearing the name, his expression one of disbelief. "Boss, he's a big shot. Investigating him will be quite troublesome, as we could be discovered at any moment. Someone like him definitely has individuals like me and Qiangzi backing him."
"Just be careful. Today, let's focus on investigating this assassin organization first," Li Se said, acknowledging the difficulty of investigating Li Shengguo.
The Li family originated from imperial physicians, but Li Shengguo did not continue this tradition. However, he became a high-ranking official. Meanwhile, the Li family's third master, Li Shengjun, entered the military. In a sense, the Li family was quite powerful, not at all inferior to the Ye and Xiao families.
Of course, regarding the Li family's third generation of young people, although Li Se had only met Li Tian, he had gathered information indirectly. It seemed that most of the young generation were somewhat degenerate.
Time quickly passed, and evening arrived. Qilin and Xu Qiang's investigation was remarkably swift. Relying solely on the detail of poison consumption, they quickly identified an assassin organization and even located its stronghold.
The stronghold of this assassin organization was in a basement, guarded by people at the entrance. They appeared to be ordinary individuals, just two old men acting as security guards, showing no signs of anything amiss. The basement itself looked more like a warehouse.
In reality, below this facade was the assassin organization!
"Interesting. They hired two old men as security guards, making it hard to imagine there's an assassin organization below," Li Se remarked, quite surprised.
Hiring old men as security guards was indeed very unusual.
"Boss, perhaps there are snipers hidden nearby," Qilin chuckled.
"You two find a chance to sneak in. I'll attract the snipers' attention," Li Se stated directly.
Xu Qiang immediately objected. "Boss, that's too dangerous. Snipers are unpredictable."
"There have been so many assassination attempts. Don't worry, snipers can't kill me," Li Se said with a smile and then deliberately walked towards the outside.
Xu Qiang was about to say something more when Qilin stopped him. "Qiang Zi, don't worry. The boss wouldn't do anything he wasn't confident about. We just need to do our part."
"Mm!" Xu Qiang could only nod.
It was late at night, and suddenly a person appeared, walking towards the warehouse. Both old men frowned.
"Stop. This is a private warehouse. Don't come any closer. Go back quickly!" one of the old men waved his hand.
"Care for a smoke?" Li Se pulled out cigarettes he had prepared earlier and smiled.
"No, thank you," the old man refused curtly.
However, at that moment, Li Se seemed to sense something. A dangerous aura appeared, and without a doubt, he had been targeted by a sniper.
Li Se, being a master of ancient martial arts, could pinpoint the sniper's location based on this sense of danger. The distance wasn't great. He put on a look of helplessness. "Alright, I'll leave then."
At this moment, two figures had already infiltrated the premises.
Li Se retreated from the warehouse entrance and then sprinted off to find the sniper.
His speed was astonishing. In less than a minute, he appeared directly in front of the sniper.
"How is this possible..." The sniper was stunned.
"There's nothing impossible!" Li Se grinned, reaching out and grabbing the sniper's neck. With a crack, the sniper's neck snapped!