Minutes pass by and the three men inside Jade Condos moved from the kitchen to the living room. Liu Shan sat on one of the couches with Lin Hui. In his hand was a warm cup of coffee he had prepared for himself.
He calmly raises his hand to drink the coffee then takes a glance at the man sitting on the opposite couch.
The moment all three of them sat down, he got into full details of what happened the night they encounter Red Moon. He even included the fact that Ling Ni was there at the time.
Lin Hui sat on the left of Liu Shan with arms folded over his chest. His head slightly turned to look at Xu Long as he waits for the man's response.
However, hearing nothing, he sighs loudly as the silence in the penthouse was dreading him.
"Xu Long, if you have something to say, say it. Why are you keeping your mouth open like that? Or could it be that you are waiting for a bug to fly into your mouth?"
Hearing Lin Hui's sarcastic words, Xu Long, who had been staring at Liu Shan the entire time, slowly turns his head to look at the man who spoke. His expression was still the same. Eyes wider than usual and mouth hanging open like his jaw had been nailed to the floor.
He stares between Liu Shan and Lin Hui for a long minute. However, when that minute came up, he started seeing faint white lines and he stops by closing his eyes as if to take a quick break.
When he opened his eyes again, he takes a deep breath and closes his mouth with the help of one hand. He looks back at the two men but meeting their eyes, his cheek flush pink and he clears his throat.
He had been too shocked about what Liu Shan told and had only come back to his senses.
"So you're telling me that Gui Tian Lan killed Xiao. Xiao, who is Tao Meng's lefthand man? But why?"
Liu Shan doesn't answer right away but calmly takes another sip of the warm coffee in his hand. He lowers his hand and looks away from Xu Long.
"Even though you aren't from the underworld, you know about what goes on inside Red Moon."
His eyes narrow slightly as they flash with a trace of dangerous light and his words continue.
"Xiao is a filthy man with many tricks up his sleeves. His death was his fault. He shouldn't have crossed the line that was drawn to stop him."
Xu Long was still taken aback by everything. However, he couldn't believe that such an event happened under their nose and neither he nor his boss was aware of it until recently when the news came from the Chief of Police.
When they learned about what happened, no one pinned it to Fate or even think that Fate was involved. At most, they thought it was just another gang fight as Xiao is the type of person to start problems wherever he goes.
Also, he (Xu Long) was only jesting when he asked Liu Shan if Fate had anything to do with it.
Never did he expect any of this at all.
As his thoughts trail deeper into his abyss, he furrows his brows together. Does this mean his lady boss was there at the time too? What about his boss? Does he know?
"Xiao's death is a warning."
Lin Hui suddenly interrupts the assistant's thoughts. He leans forward and places both his elbows on his knees.
"Cross the line again and it won't be only one person's fate."
Recalling the incident that happened that night, his expression darkened as black as the bottom of a burnt pot. Gui Tian Lan, Qi Li, Gui Zhongmin, and Tang Zhonghui did toss Xiao's body away in the mountain. Instead, they had personally delivered the dead body to Red Moon and placed it in front of the building.
They also made it clear for Tao Meng that Xiao's death is a warning. If Red Moon doesn't want to end up with the same fate as Ghost Gang, he better straightens things out with his men.
Xu Long felt a shiver creep down his spine when he saw Lin Hui's grave expression. This was the first time he's ever seen the man look like this and it was enough to scare him.
Now, he is truly glad that he became friends with Fate. If they had been enemies and crossed paths, even he can't be sure who the winning side will be.
He stares deeply at the two men and he touches his chin. He looked like he was trying to see into their souls.
"What is it? Why are you looking at us like that?"
Lin Hui noticed the man's intense gaze. The grim look on his face quickly changes into one of discomfort. He sits up and raises both hands to cover his chest.
He doesn't know why but Xu Long's stare made him feel like a rabbit being checked out by a predator in the distance.
His face scrunches into a frown at this feeling and his mouth turned upside down.
"Get that expression of yours out of here. You look like a pedophile."
"…"
Xu Long was struck dumb by the man's harsh words that entered his ears. How did his expression make him look like a pedophile? Not only that, but he also hates pedophiles. How dare Lin Hui label him with such disgusting people?!
Feeling irritated by this, he snorts loudly and looks away from the two men with attitude.
"Sheesh, you're so rude."
He brushes aside his feelings and changes his expression back to how it usually looks.
"Anyways, I was just thinking about how cool the members of Fate are." Excluding Lin Hui.
He spoke the few ending words in his head and puts on a thinking face.
"It's like each person is an undercover agent."
He rubs his chin like he had a long beard and his eyes slightly narrow.
"De Lamour's design team is actually Fate's Alpha Team. All highly knowledgeable in the fashion world, but in truth, they are deadly fighters."
His head lightly nods like he was proud of his own words.
"Then there's Uncle Zhi. Anyone who sees him will no doubt think he is your ordinary middle-aged man running a shop, but he is none other than the legendary Zhi Jian Hong."
His words fell calmly, but when he mentioned Uncle Zhi's words, his arms spread out like an eagle and he emphasizes the man's name.
He doesn't stop there but looks at Liu Shan and Lin Hui.
"Correct me if I am wrong, but from my observation, everyone working at De L'amour is actually from Fate, right?"
