Guo Xuyang suddenly remembered what Jiang Qixin had said: the Fourteenth Bureau was responsible for managing people with special abilities.
Was the Li Ziqi from just now someone from the Fourteenth Bureau?
“Brother Liang, do you know Li Ziqi?” he asked.
“Li Ziqi? Why are you asking about him?”
“When I was buying rough stones earlier, an old man asked if I knew Li Ziqi. I said I didn’t.”
“What was that person’s name? What did he say?”
“His name is Wang Shimin. He just kept asking if I knew Li Ziqi and said that this jade specialty store was opened by Li Ziqi’s brother, Li Ziwen.”
“Is that so?” Lü Liang glanced at Ilena, who was sitting with Guo Xuyang, and said.
“I’m not too sure. I’ll make a call and ask about it when we get back, and then I’ll tell you.”
“Oh. Alright then. Let’s head back. It’s good to get some rest early. I’m really tired today.”
As Guo Xuyang spoke, he called Li Minxi and Wu Youzhi respectively, and then went back to rest.
After Guo Xuyang and Ilena returned to their room, Lü Liang called him and asked him to come out.
“I couldn’t say it earlier because Ilena was in the car.
Li Ziqi is the person who called me last time to inquire about you. He is now in charge of managing all people with special abilities at the Fourteenth Bureau.
However, I don’t know Li Ziwen. I’ve heard of Wang Shimin, but I haven’t met him. Like you, he can see through stones.
Also, whatever you do, don’t tell anyone, including Ilena. I’m afraid it might be detrimental to you if this gets out.”
“Okay, Brother Liang, I understand.”
“You go back. Get some rest early.”
When Guo Xuyang returned to his room, he found that Ilena had already showered and was asleep.
“Honey, hurry up and wash up and go to sleep. I’m really exhausted today. I found that Li Minxi woman to be quite malicious. She did it on purpose,” Ilena complained a little.
“It’s mainly because we’ve been playing too wildly these past few days and have overextended ourselves. Let’s get some rest early. I’ll go wash up,” Guo Xuyang said as he entered the bathroom.
Lying in the bathtub, he slowly replayed everything Wang Shimin had said. He realized that Wang Shimin indeed possessed the ability of clairvoyance.
The more than twenty pieces of jade selected tonight were indeed worth two billion yuan. Wang Shimin was absolutely right.
Why did he only offer a maximum of thirty million yuan? It was precisely because he was afraid Wang Shimin would notice something unusual.
It seemed that Wang Shimin had been bought over by Li Ziqi, serving his elder brother.
This Fourteenth Bureau wasn't as clean as it appeared either.
From now on, he would have to be more careful than ever when acting.
He needed to prevent himself from being exploited by others.
Taking a bath was so comfortable.
He had regained his spirits.
When he returned to bed, Ilena was already fast asleep.
He recalled what Lü Liang had said. He truly didn’t understand Ilena deeply.
Although they had been together day and night these past few days, he didn’t really know much about her past.
He couldn’t help but maximize his perception and then hypnotized her.
She was also a special ability user, but her ability was beauty enhancement, relying on men to maintain her youth and agelessness.
This ability was quite peculiar.
There was nothing else significant. She had no intention of harming him, she was simply smitten with him.
He quietly erased the memory of the hypnosis from Ilena’s mind, letting her sleep peacefully.
Guo Xuyang was becoming increasingly cautious in his actions.
Especially after the incident with Wang Shimin.
He was not the only one with special abilities in this world.
His development in the past period had been too rapid.
In just over three months, he had amassed assets worth tens of billions. To those with intentions, it was obviously problematic.
Although the sources were all legitimate,
The things in his mind would eventually have to be revealed.
He was afraid that at that time, some matters would be difficult to explain clearly.
He needed to find a way to resolve these issues as soon as possible.
Guo Xuyang thought about many things, and in his daze, he didn't know what time he fell asleep.
In the morning, as usual, he was awakened by Ilena. After discovering Ilena’s secret last night, he cooperated wholeheartedly, bringing Ilena to one peak after another.
After their morning exercise, he felt refreshed and more energetic than before sleep.
Could Ilena’s ability be complementary?
He became even more curious about Ilena.
Before he could get out of bed, his phone rang.
“Hello. President Wu, I’ll be right there. Okay, I’ll be downstairs immediately. Please wait a moment.”
Guo Xuyang hung up the phone and asked, “Ilena, would you like to rest for a bit longer, or would you like to accompany me to register the company?”
“I’ll go with you,” Ilena said as she jumped out of bed and hurried towards the bathroom.
While Guo Xuyang was tidying himself up, Ilena had already finished showering and came out.
She put on black trousers, a high-necked sweater, and then a thick down jacket.
“Let’s go,” she said.
“Aren’t you cold dressed like that?”
“No, I’m not. The down jacket is thick. I’ll buy you one when we get back. Lü Liang said Tanboer is a famous brand. It is indeed very warm.”
“I don’t need it for now. It’s not too cold yet.”
In reality, the weather in Kyoto was quite dry. The early winter weather was dry and cold, which most people couldn’t handle.
When the two of them went downstairs, only Wu Youzhi was sitting in the car.
“Have you eaten?” he asked.
“No. I just woke up when you called,” Guo Xuyang replied.
“I’ll take you to a place to eat fried dough sticks and soy milk. The taste is very authentic,” Wu Youzhi said as he started the car.
He found the breakfast stall in a residential area’s garage.
The breakfast was sold by an elderly couple.
“Grandpa, three bowls of soy milk and six fried dough sticks. Make them hot. It’s gotten cold today.”
“Please sit down. It’ll be ready soon.” As he spoke, he brought over a thermos and poured three bowls of soy milk.
The fried dough sticks were freshly fried, and there were still three or four other people waiting for them.
“The business here is good, and there are fewer people today. Normally, you have to queue for a table.
The locals take it home to eat. Those who eat here are from out of town.
The old lady’s fried dough sticks are fluffy, crispy, and especially delicious. And they are huge.”
Guo Xuyang glanced at the people eating at the next table.
The fried dough sticks here were indeed large, almost as thick as a child’s arm, and long.
No wonder Wu Youzhi only ordered six; he was afraid he couldn’t finish them otherwise.
“These fried dough sticks are only good when they’re just out of the oil. They’re not as good later.
Last time, I thought they were delicious and wanted to eat them again at noon, so I bought about ten.
But when I checked at noon, they had all deflated, and they were oily. It was better to eat them wrapped in flatbread. So, if you want to eat them, it’s best when they’re hot.”
As they were talking, the old man brought over the six fried dough sticks.
Guo Xuyang took a bite.
His mouth was filled with oily fragrance, and they were crispy and especially delicious.
He ordered two more fried dough sticks and a bowl of soy milk.
He asked Ilena if she wanted more.
Ilena shook her head and said no more.
She said these fried dough sticks were too big, but they were really delicious.
This was a residential area, and during the short time they were eating, forty to fifty people came to buy fried dough sticks.
They couldn’t fry enough to sell.