Lin Xiaotian said indifferently, "Old Master Du, you can tell me everything about this matter. Isn't it just a master at the Land Immortal Realm? For me, dealing with him is a piece of cake."
When Du Jinpeng heard this, his face revealed an expression of utter disbelief as he stared intently at Lin Xiaotian. However, he found that Lin Xiaotian's expression had not changed at all from beginning to end.
He began to suspect that the young man in front of him was just joking with him.
At this moment, his expression had already turned unpleasant. After all, anyone who was toyed with like this would be very unhappy. He was already showing signs of annoyance: "Young man, I said this matter doesn't require your help."
"If there's nothing else, please help yourself!"
With that, he turned to leave.
A faint, almost imperceptible curve appeared at the corner of Lin Xiaotian's mouth. Since Du Jinpeng didn't want to talk, he would find out himself.
He knew very well that Du Jinpeng didn't believe him, but it didn't matter. He was after the Medicine King Cauldron, not to be friends with Du Jinpeng.
As long as he obtained the Medicine King Cauldron and confirmed it was genuine, he could break the curse on himself and live a comfortable life with his wife, children, and a warm hearth.
His smile became even more pronounced. He watched Du Jinpeng's car disappear, a smile already on his lips. He took out his phone and dialed Old Li's number.
Perhaps others were not very clear about these matters, but Old Li should know something.
As soon as the call was connected, Old Li's hearty laughter came through the phone: "Young Master, we have news from the Delob Society. Tianluodiwang has been very active lately."
"As long as we pinpoint their movements, we can directly apprehend all the Tianluodiwang members active in this area."
Lin Xiaotian chuckled and said, "Old Li, there's no rush for now."
"The reason they are so active is entirely because they are looking for an item for me."
Upon hearing this, there was a few seconds of silence on the other end before Old Li's astonished voice came through: "Young Master, you've cooperated with them?"
"You should know very well what kind of people those from Tianluodiwang are. Cooperating with them is like seeking a tiger for its skin."
"If you need anything, Young Master, you can tell me. I can have the Special Operations Department here keep an eye out for news. I believe our intelligence network is much stronger than Tianluodiwang's. Those people are like rats and cockroaches hiding in the sewers."
"Cooperating with them could easily tarnish your reputation, Young Master."
Lin Xiaotian's smile widened: "Old Li, you don't need to worry about this. My cooperation with them is merely a facade. Their current activity is all because I instigated it."
"If we want to uproot them, we must first dig out the people behind them."
"Otherwise, even if we apprehend all of them now, we will only be dealing with some peripheral members of Tianluodiwang. They won't be crippled and can easily make a comeback."
"If we are going to strike at them, it must be a thunderous blow. Even if we can't catch them all, we must severely wound them."
Old Li's helpless voice echoed from the phone: "Young Master, Tianluodiwang is not that easily fooled. They are meticulous and extremely cautious in their actions. Cooperating with them is like seeking a tiger for its skin, and you're likely to lose both the wife and the soldiers."
Lin Xiaotian chuckled: "For others, it might be easy to lose both the wife and the soldiers, but for me, no one has ever managed to take advantage of me."
"Not even Tianluodiwang. You don't need to concern yourself with these matters. Just do as I say."
"I'm calling you now because there's another important matter I need your help with."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Lin Xiaotian, Old Li could only sigh and say directly, "Young Master, please tell me what you need."
"Do you know Du Jinpeng?" Lin Xiaotian asked directly. Their relationship was such that there was no need for pleasantries.
"Of course, I know him. That guy is no good. He puts on a facade of a gentleman, but he's full of depravity in private. If I didn't lack sufficient evidence, I would have taken him down long ago."
"That scoundrel has done a lot of outrageous things. He has collected a lot of antiques, and the provenance of those antiques is questionable. After we started monitoring him in recent years, he completely stopped. The past is too long ago, and the evidence is very difficult to find, so..."
Old Li didn't continue, but Lin Xiaotian understood what he meant.
A thoughtful smile appeared on his face: "Old Li, I need something he possesses called the Medicine King Cauldron. This item is very important to me, and he is currently in some trouble. If I help him resolve that trouble, he will allow me to choose one item from his collection."
"Do you know what his trouble is?"
Old Li's voice sounded confused: "His trouble is nothing more than us keeping an eye on him, but we haven't found any evidence recently. We just occasionally visit him to give him a warning."
"Have you found any evidence on your end?" Lin Xiaotian asked.
"It shouldn't be. If there was evidence, my subordinates would have reported it to me by now. It's precisely because we can't pin down any evidence that we've let him go this long."
"If Young Master needs something he has, I can personally intervene. I believe he wouldn't dare to conceal anything," Old Li said directly.
Lin Xiaotian, however, chuckled: "No need. If you go to him to ask for the item, he'll likely demand an exorbitant price. And since he's done so many heinous things in the past, he absolutely cannot be forgiven."
"Since you don't know what his trouble is, I'll go ask him myself."
After a few more words, he hung up the phone. Lin Xiaotian's mindset had shifted.
If it were before, he would have treated Du Jinpeng politely, as the triangular-eyed man had said Du Jinpeng kept his word. However, the triangular-eyed man knew very little about Du Jinpeng, but Old Li's information was definitely accurate.
Since this guy was not a good person, there was no need for him to hold back any longer. Proving his strength would be too easy.
And a plan was already taking shape in his mind.