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In the evening, Quan Shaoqing and Gu Xiaoxi brought some toys and drove to Mi Xi’s home.

Wearing a simple set of house clothes, Mi Xi looked elegant and poised.

He had been standing at the door waiting for Gu Xiaoxi.

When he saw Gu Xiaoxi get out of the car with Quan Shaoqing, his expression changed slightly.

He looked at Gu Xiaoxi and expressed his confusion to Quan Shaoqing, "Who is he?"

"My superior officer!"

"Her man!"

Gu Xiaoxi and Quan Shaoqing almost said in unison.

With eyes wide in disbelief, Mi Xi gazed at Gu Xiaoxi, "You got married?"

"What! Can’t I?" Quan Shaoqing said with an emotionless face.

Gu Xiaoxi pouted and chuckled, "We’re here to see Luo Luo."

Mi Xi could guess why they were there.

Gu Xiaoxi must have told him about her situation.

He opened the door and invited them inside.

Having been waiting in the room, Mi Luo was first stunned when he saw Gu Xiaoxi, then looked at her with curiosity.

"Sister, why has your appearance changed?" Mi Luo asked carefully.

Gu Xiaoxi walked up and patted his head, "Which sister do you prefer, the one from before or the one now?"

After thinking for a moment, Mi Luo said with conviction, "As long as it’s sister, I like you."

"You little traitor, you dared to tell your dad about my business. Watch me break off those fangs of yours." Gu Xiaoxi said as she rolled up her sleeves.

Frightened, Mi Luo ran behind Mi Xi, explaining in panic, "I didn’t mean to, Dad is so fierce. I was so scared I had to say it."

Mi Xi knew Gu Xiaoxi was just teasing Mi Luo, "I’ve prepared dinner, let’s eat while we talk."

"Are you setting up a company in A City to stay here for the long term, or do you plan to return to headquarters after a while?" Quan Shaoqing asked Mi Xi.

Mi Xi gave him a bad feeling anyway, and he didn’t want Gu Xiaoxi to be too close to him.

Smiling, Mi Xi replied, "I was planning to stay here for a few months, but now it seems I am going to move the headquarters here."

"Why?"

"Young Master Quan is asking too many questions. Isn’t it good if I move here? At least I can bring a substantial fortune to A City’s economy," Mi Xi said with a smile. Of course, there were many more reasons for his decision to move.

The most important of which was Gu Xiaoxi.

"I’m afraid your coming here might bring trouble to A City."

"No! Even though I can do nothing about those from the royal family, they can’t touch me either," Mi Xi stated emphatically.

Gu Xiaoxi had always been very curious, "Mr. Mi, I want to know what kind of ability you have that even the royal family fears you."

"If you plan to reside here permanently, you must let us understand you. Otherwise, we’ll still send undercover agents to monitor you," Quan Shaoqing also said gravely. Mi Xi was inherently a dangerous entity, one whom even the International Alliance couldn’t find much about.

"I possess Healing Techniques. If you need wound treatment, you can come to me. In the short term, I can heal and stop bleeding on a large scale," Mi Xi said casually.

If Gu Xiaoxi discovered too many of his secrets, it would be difficult to keep them.

Better to be upfront than to let them harbor suspicions. After all, being an open book was quite safe.

Gu Xiaoxi and Quan Shaoqing exchanged a look; it seemed there really were many individuals with Special Abilities!

After spending the evening, Quan Shaoqing gained a general understanding of Mi Xi.

Mi Xi was a man who knew how to deal with people and was unfathomably shrewd.

Quan Shaoqing also knew that Mi Xi wasn’t as simple as he appeared on the surface.

He still had many secrets left untold.

Of course, everyone has secrets.

As long as Mi Luo didn’t harm others and Mi Xi’s conduct was proper, they naturally wouldn’t make things difficult for them.

Leaving Mi Xi’s home.

Gu Xiaoxi and Quan Shaoqing sat in the car, silent for a while.

"Will you return to the Military Department tomorrow?" Gu Xiaoxi asked.

"Yes!"

"So, are there any recent missions? What is Yun Xiao up to?"

Quan Shaoqing glanced at Gu Xiaoxi, "Just some minor tasks. Everyone’s performing very well."

Afterward, Gu Xiaoxi fell silent.

"Is the human trafficking case still under investigation?"

Quan Shaoqing nodded, "It seems that the royal family got wind of it; even if we investigate, there has been no progress."

Gu Xiaoxi nodded, "Better be careful then. Just the other day, I spotted Qing Lian. She might be in the country."

As soon as Gu Xiaoxi finished speaking, a figure blocked her and Quan Shaoqing’s path.

The driver, frightened, quickly stopped the car and, looking at the woman standing in front of the vehicle, called out, "Hello! Please don’t stand in the middle of road; it’s unsafe."

Gu Xiaoxi and Quan Shaoqing had already looked up with serious expressions, staring ahead.

Almost instinctively, Quan Shaoqing drew his service pistol.

Gu Xiaoxi also watched the woman guardedly, "Qing Lian. I can’t believe she actually dares to show up."

"Be careful," Quan Shaoqing said. "The movements of the Vampire Royalty are ten times faster than those of ordinary vampires. The strongest among them can move as fast as a bullet fired from a gun."

Qing Lian, standing in front of their car, glared with blood-red eyes filled with lethal intent.

She looked at Gu Xiaoxi with eyes full of hatred.

Gu Xiaoxi was baffled; she hadn’t offended her, so why did she have such an expression?

"She looks furious, like she wants to kill us!" Holding a weapon in one hand, Gu Xiaoxi said to Quan Shaoqing, "You stay here, I’ll go and confront her."

With that, she moved to push open the car door.

Quan Shaoqing grabbed Gu Xiaoxi’s shoulder and said, "Stay behind me, and without my command, you are not allowed to act on your own."

He pushed open the car door and stepped out.

Facing Qing Lian, he remained cool and collected, but Gu Xiaoxi was very worried on the inside.

"I hadn’t even come looking for you, yet you dare to come to us," Quan Shaoqing said coldly to Qing Lian.

"You didn’t have to come to find me, I came to you. Now that I’m here, you all must die." Qing Lian gripped the knife in her hand tightly. "Every person who tries to uncover our secrets ends up with this fate."

"Well, I’d like to see just how formidable you really are," Quan Shaoqing narrowed his eyes, and at the moment his words finished, suddenly more than ten people wearing masks appeared neatly around Qing Lian.

"Take her down!" At Quan Shaoqing’s command, the ten people swiftly launched an attack on Qing Lian.

These ten men moved very quickly and reacted sharply, clearly experienced fighters.

Gu Xiaoxi sat there, shocked as she watched the battle unfolding outside.

She hadn’t expected Quan Shaoqing to have such experts by his side.

From their movements and actions, they didn’t seem like they were from the Military Department, as they struck with deadly force, their gazes brimming with murderous intent, aiming to kill with every move.

With just a few exchanges, Qing Lian realized she was outmatched and tried to escape at her top speed.

But unexpectedly, Gu Xiaoxi suddenly appeared before her, directly blocking her way.

"Weren’t you trying to kill us? What, you want to leave just like that?" Gu Xiaoxi sneered, kicking Qing Lian squarely in the chest.

She had used seventy percent of her strength in that kick, but Qing Lian was simply sent flying back, did a flip in the air, and then steadied herself.

Quan Shaoqing’s men certainly wouldn’t give her a chance to escape, and Qing Lian was quickly surrounded.

If four or five people were manageable, let alone dozens including Gu Xiaoxi, Qing Lian felt her internal alarm bells ringing.

She wanted to run, but the other party didn’t give her the chance.

Gu Xiaoxi had already adjusted her Inner Strength, concentrating it in the palm of her hand.

Quan Shaoqing looked at his subordinates and ordered coolly, "Capture her!"

He wasn’t worried about Qing Lian not showing up; now that she had, she wouldn’t be going back.

Are vampires so frightening? As long as they dare to commit evil deeds in society, none will be spared.

Gu Xiaoxi and the ten others made their move simultaneously, showing no mercy.

Outnumbered and overwhelmed, Qing Lian was eventually defeated.

Gu Xiaoxi looked at Qing Lian now handcuffed, puzzled as she turned to Quan Shaoqing, "Since when do you leave the house with people in tow?"

She hadn’t even been aware of it.

Quan Shaoqing patted her head with his large hand and said helplessly, "Did you think I came just to find Mi Xi? He doesn’t have the clout to warrant a visit from me."

Gu Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment, then felt a wave of exasperation.

These men and their deep schemes.

Quan Shaoqing ordered his men to take Qing Lian and immediately called the police to send a vehicle to transport the criminal.

Soon, the police arrived in four cars.

The chief of the criminal investigation division, Li Zhengguo, briskly walked up to Quan Shaoqing.

The two men saluted each other, and Li Zhengguo, seeing Qing Lian pinned to the ground, quickly said, "Superior officer, are you alright?"

"I’m fine! Take her away secretly. Remember to keep it quiet, the fewer people who know, the better. I will contact the International Alliance to have her extradited there for trial and punishment," Quan Shaoqing commanded.

"Yes, sir!" Li Zhengguo immediately took his men and escorted Qing Lian into the vehicle.

Before they left, Quan Shaoqing reminded them, "Remember, guard her 24 hours a day."

"Yes, sir!"

Gu Xiaoxi watched as Li Zhengguo took Qing Lian away, still somewhat in disbelief.

Just before, Mi Xi was still saying how formidable Qing Lian was. Now, she didn’t seem all that formidable after all!