The Shitang Longsi who was decisively refused and scolded out of the room was not angry about it, still wearing a bright smile. However, when he closed the door and saw the man leaning against the corridor, the smile on his face instantly vanished, turning as cold as frost.
"Oh my, it seems Mr. Shitang's charm wasn't enough, got the door slammed, eh?" Su Xiang sarcastically remarked, looking at Shitang Longsi, whose cold gaze swept back and forth over him.
Shitang Longsi coldly and quietly questioned, "What are you doing here?"
"I noticed the cook didn't bring back Miss Pei's plate, so I came to see if there was any dissatisfaction with the food," Su Xiang shrugged and explained.
Shitang Longsi pushed aside Su Xiang, who was blocking his way, and directly walked out, saying, "From now on, all of Miss Pei's meals and living arrangements will be managed by me, you don't need to interfere anymore."
"Oh, is this Mr. Mu's decision?" Su Xiang asked in a nonchalant tone following behind Shitang Longsi.
"I'll talk to Mr. Mu about it; he'll agree!" Shitang Longsi said without turning his head.
"OK!"
Hearing the dissatisfaction in Su Xiang's tone behind him, Shitang Longsi's lips curled up with a sense of revenge. He would never forget the manipulations Su Xiang did during the capture of Pei Jin. Just that now was the time to use him, so he couldn't make a move yet. When that esteemed person is transferred abroad, it would be the time to settle accounts with Su Xiang.
With this thought, he gradually slowed his steps and asked, "How is the contact with Pei Yan going?"
"Currently haven't been able to contact him. Since the incident ended, they moved into the special forces' station. According to the leaked info from the infiltrators, Pei Yan already knows his sister has been captured by us and is very furious, quite dissatisfied with the Investigation Agency. But afterward, no news of him came out, as if he's been put under house arrest." Su Xiang pondered and replied.
Upon hearing this, Shitang Longsi finally halted, turning to look at Su Xiang, seriously questioning, "Then what do we do? If we can't contact him, won't our plan have been in vain?"
"The organization will always have a way. This matter is very important. Now that the domestic organization is seriously damaged, we can only bring in experts from abroad to assist. It will take some time for everything to be in place. I believe Mr. Mu will have a way to contact Pei Yan by then." Su Xiang paused when saying this, as the cost of doing so might mean sacrificing the organization's mole in the Investigation Agency.
"It would be best to quickly handle the matters here. Only by seizing the moment when the Investigation Agency is still busy dealing with the aftermath of the major event can we smoothly increase our success in transferring out." Considering Su Xiang's words, Shitang Longsi pondered internally.
As Shitang Longsi's figure gradually disappeared at a corner, Su Xiang couldn't help but snort disdainfully through his nose. No wonder he enjoyed so many privileges as Mr. Mu's beloved apprentice.
However, his thought did remind him. Lowering his head, pinching his chin, Su Xiang contemplated. No wonder coming from a big family. He's already thinking about the next generation, while the woman kept in the villa was merely a plaything. On the path to gaining power, gender relations no longer held much meaning, merely basic physiological needs remained.
But if it really was as Shitang Longsi said, then choosing an excellent partner to give birth to a strong offspring as a future asset to his family seemed like a good choice. Moreover, he understood Pei Jin better than Shitang, knowing that this woman was personally trained and selected by the esteemed person. If this mission succeeded and he also gained equal power, combining with her would undoubtedly be the best choice.
Should he put this matter on the agenda? Su Xiang seriously considered the idea as he walked outside.
When Shanhe saw two subordinates holding binoculars, smoking, and smiling foolishly while looking into the woods, he found it unusual and went up to investigate, asking, "What are you watching that's making you so happy?"
Huang Jun, who was laughing while watching through the binoculars, quickly stood upright upon hearing the sound behind him, and after seeing it was Shanhe, he relaxed a little and hastily offered, "Oh, Shanhe Big Brother, come and see a rare national treasure, it's a hoot!"
"Hmm?" Shanhe expressed doubt as he took Huang Jun's binoculars and looked in the direction he was pointing. What met his eyes was an adorably clumsy giant panda, sitting in the bamboo forest nibbling on bamboo stalks with big bites.
"Hehe!" After watching for a while, Shanhe, too, became interested and chuckled foolishly, casually asking, "Is it wild? When was it discovered?"
"It's been some days. It comes here at this time every day to eat bamboo!" Huang Jun respectfully responded.
Shanhe nodded, not feeling anything out of the ordinary. The base was hidden deep in the mountains, rarely visited by people, and the perimeter was set up with a maze. Besides those with special abilities, ordinary people couldn't find it. Instead, it appeared to be a paradise for these wild animals. Apart from pandas, he'd seen other wild animals here, so it was nothing unusual for him.
Handing the binoculars back to Huang Jun, Shanhe advised, "As long as it doesn't approach the base, leave it be. If it does, just drive it away. Stand guard well and report any abnormalities to me anytime."
"Understood!" Huang Jun bowed to send Shanhe off, then picked up the binoculars, looking at the giant panda and muttering, "Hey, you say bear paws taste good, what does panda paw taste like?"
Beside him, Ma Jibo looked at him with a dumbfounded expression like he was an idiot, exclaiming, "Are you a devil? Or a pervert? How could you want to eat a panda?"
"I was just saying it, who would actually eat it!" Huang Jun said, bending down and rummaging on the ground for a while, picked up four or five small stones and hurled them hard at the panda's rump with his inner strength. With a painful whimper, the panda turned to glance pitifully at Huang Jun before twitching its large bottom to a new location.
"Hahahaha! Look at it, it's so funny!" Huang Jun pointed at the retreating panda laughing heartily.
"How mean-spirited you are, causing trouble for the panda eating bamboo when it did nothing to bother you!" Ma Jibo strongly scorned his companion's unkind and unprofitable behavior.
Two hours later, after crossing several mountain tops and disappearing entirely from Shen Yu and others' sight, the panda plopped down by a cluster of assembled bamboo, rubbing its rump with a bamboo stick, its large, endearingly cute, and clear eyes gradually widening and visibly appearing angry.
"How's the situation?" A tall figure emerged from the depths of the bamboo forest. It was none other than Shangxing, who had been missing from Pei Yan's view for days now. He took a few steps to the panda's side, bending down to untie the device from its neck.