"En."

***

Meanwhile, in the heart of a labyrinth-like alleyway, inside a scanty room with a blue door, two men were discussing.

"The paparazzi I hired is captured by the men that the Xue's employed to protect the Second Young Master. But no worries, there's no information to tell, as he does not know me personally." w.a.n.g Xi Fu beamed brightly. "Hehehe. Brilliant, isn't it? We're still safe."

"Hmph. What did the paparazzi get to collect? Do you know?" The lanky authoritative man whose ident.i.ty was unclear yet probed. "Is there worth something in this conversation we're having now?"

"He called me this afternoon to let me know that Xue Guangxi, the Second Young Master, has been fooling around with a girl. He has been constantly spotted with that same girl for almost always."

"He sent me a sample of the photo he had taken before his camera and phone were confiscated. Here it is. The girl is a renowned vlogger in the online community. We can use her reputation to make a big scandal to pull the Second Young Master down."

He handed his phone over to the other man with a higher influence.

Almost instantly, the man's countenance paled when he saw the picture. As quickly as his initial reaction, he recovered his facial expression as if nothing extraordinary happened. In actuality, the change in his facial features was infinitesimal that it wouldn't even be noticeable by a person who had not been paying enough attention, especially inside the room where they were, under dim illumination.

In effect, w.a.n.g Xi Fu did not see the change in the reaction of the lanky man.

But his own face contorted upon hearing the man's response to the photo. "Delete it."

"Spare the girl."

"Choose another girl to victimize and use to pull down the Second Young Master."

"HUH??!!" w.a.n.g Xi Fu nearly puked blood. It was even considered quite an outcome of luck that they were able to save and acquire such a precious photo. It was enough to destroy the Second Young Master when the issue is magnified accordingly. With the girl's ident.i.ty as a public figure, the task could be considered done.

"B-B-But!! But!!!"

"This photo is everything we've got!"

"This photo is a gem! It's rare!"

"It's all we need to support the previous rumors about the Second Young Master!"

w.a.n.g Xi Fu was quite fl.u.s.tered by what he heard. He couldn't believe his ears.

"Didn't you hear me?"

"Do you dare to disobey me? I can discard you with just a flick of my fingers. The big boss will not flinch at all."

The former Marketing Director of Xue s.h.i.+pping gasped in extreme horror. He felt as if he was blanched with hot and cold water in that specific order.

"But why?"

"You don't need to know. But if you care for your life, stay away from that girl." The lanky man stood up, preparing to leave. Before he exited the door, he turned around to give one last instruction – a redundancy of his previous one. "I believe we are clear here, Mister w.a.n.g Xi Fu."

"If anything bad happens to the girl with your own doing, the boss himself would make sure to deliver you to h.e.l.l."

w.a.n.g Xi Fu fell on all fours when his knees gave in from wobbling too much upon hearing the frightful words of the mysterious man, with the realization that that horrific future wouldn't be only an empty threat if he failed to comply.