Seeing Li Yan’s demeanor, Yue Yao also put away her smile and asked softly, "Did something big happen?"

Li Yan smiled, "No. This matter... let’s say it’s me being prepared for a rainy day! But before I talk about it, I must first confide and reveal a little something to you."

"Hmm. If you feel you can talk about it." Yue Yao would never betray him, but she also knew that men must have their secrets. If it’s something he’s not comfortable saying, she would never press for it.

"You must be very curious about my background. You know, I have some mysterious but very capable friends who are experts in their fields..." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Yue Yao nodded, at least Guan Ziyi and Zheng Yixuan were people she had interacted with. And Guan Ziyi, in particular, was a great help to ’their’ organization, even specifically providing a hacker, 5261941, who was always available for assistance. She was, of course, curious, but since Li Yan didn’t mention it, she tactfully refrained from asking. Now seeing that he seemed about to talk, she felt very excited.

"I... and they, can all be considered part of a certain organization... or under one person. It is ’he’ who cultivated us."

Yue Yao was greatly shocked! She originally thought Li Yan was the King of Assassins, already an elite, and having a group of top-notch friends was normal. But she didn’t expect that behind them, there was actually a person who manipulated and created them! Guan Ziyi is a top hacker who seemingly has a strong hacker organization; Zheng Yixuan is a leading lawyer with the largest law firm in the city; he mentioned various fields, there must be others... So, how powerful must the person behind be?

"How he trained us has passed, no need to delve into that. As for the compensation he requires, it isn’t to make money and hand it over to him. Instead, it’s to allow us to earn money ourselves, even encouraging us to have our organizations and subordinates to develop greater influence. The practical purpose is to be latent pawns, which he could mobilize anytime he needs!"

Yue Yao sighed lightly, "He must be very wealthy."

"Certainly. But how exactly, I’m also unclear. Oh, right, he is also part of us, He Bin from Mortal Company. Last month when they collided with the Roses to steal all the auctioned antiques, the planner was also one of us. Because of this relationship, I was able to mediate between both parties." Li Yan mentioned two more people she knew.

Yue Yao was continuously shocked, already numb. She also felt a bit worried, "Is the person you need to guard against now him?"

Li Yan nodded, "I have carried out many secret missions for him, from which he definitely obtains various forms of benefits. But without his early cultivation, today’s me wouldn’t be here. Now, we have eight hundred million International Coins in savings, and he hasn’t demanded any of it. Guan Ziyi’s hacker organization, Zheng Yixuan’s law firm, He Bin’s Mortal Company... all of us are the same. So, it’s hard for us to justifiably resist him."

Yue Yao understood a lot as well, "Is this why you... can only take a leave, not daring to retire recklessly?"

"Yes, but my desire to retire, to live this kind of life is growing stronger. No longer meddling in underworld affairs. As I said before, with 800 million International Coins, it’s enough to sustain even eight wives, no problem. Who still wants to kill and shed blood?" Li Yan chuckled bitterly, "But if I withdraw, I don’t know how ’he’ will react, I can’t even let myself become a useless pawn to back out. So this leads to the second issue, I want to strengthen myself!"

With the mutual understanding between the two, Yue Yao immediately understood, "You want to strengthen the organization?"

Yue Yao suddenly had a strange smile, "Aren’t you afraid that by telling me all this, I might be the hidden pawn he’s placed beside you for a long time?"

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