Billionaire's Long Journey of Chasing His Love-Chapter 321 - 291 How Did You Convince My Brother? (Second Update)
Tong Airui left the room and went straight to the study.
He was gone, and Yi Luowa couldn’t sleep. She checked the time, put on a coat, and went out.
Yi Luowa went to the kitchen to grab some food, then headed to Tong Airui’s study on the third floor.
Tong Airui saw her come in and asked with concern, "Why are you up?"
"It’s past three, I’m worried you might be hungry." Yi Luowa placed the bread and milk on the table, "Have some."
Tong Airui took a sip of milk, "I’ll eat, go back to sleep."
"I can’t sleep." Yi Luowa didn’t move towards the desk but stepped back and sat on the sofa, "I’ll keep you company, I won’t talk or disturb you."
Tong Airui smiled and walked over, "You don’t need to deliberately avoid it, there’s nothing I need to hide from you."
Yi Luowa wrapped her arms around his waist, nestling her small face against him, "Don’t worry about me, just get back to work." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
Tong Airui patted her head, took off his coat to cover her with it, and then returned to his desk, "The list has been filtered."
"Hmm." Yi Luowa lazily leaned against the sofa, watching him.
"We will investigate some people ourselves, and leave the rest to Muyata to investigate."
Yi Luowa smiled, "I originally came to keep you company, but since you insisted on talking to me, I’ll say a few words. You’re doing the right thing. Investigating people from the palace would be overstepping your bounds. In this regard, you still need to show some face to Queen Royce; the palace matters are hers to handle. Someone intends to ruin the relationship between you and her. To avoid any rifts, you need to be more cautious and keep a low profile these days."
Tong Airui laughed and asked, "Am I not already low-key enough?"
"With your current position, staying low-key is impossible."
Tong Airui looked at her humorously, "What position am I in now?"
"Even though you’ve retired, you’ve led a team stronger than the regular army. I heard Mom say the power of Shen Ying has long surpassed the regular army... Never mind, don’t talk about it, just be yourself, but you and Dad must manage your relationship with Muyata well. Any wedge between you could only make the people of Xiawu suffer."
"We’re going out tomorrow; Muyata and Aunt Royce will be there too."
Yi Luowa nodded, that’s good. Let those people see that they are unbreakable.
Tong Airui worked until six, and Yi Luowa stayed with him until six. She didn’t want to be involved in this matter, but Tong Airui insisted on asking her questions frequently. According to him, asking her was also a reflective process for himself.
In the morning, after everyone had breakfast, they drove their fancy RV to the palace, picking up Muyata and Royce, and Bert, and the group embarked on their journey.
Tong Airui’s energy was remarkable; he stayed alert all night and was still refreshed the next day.
Bert got in the car, walked over to Long Che, and asked with concern, "Uncle Che, how’s the wound healing?"
"It’s fine now." Long Che pointed to the seat beside him, inviting him to sit.
Bert sat down beside him, looking resigned and asked, "Uncle Che, I heard this blame is pinned on me?"
"Then just bear it!" Tong Airui laughed from the side.
Bert looked at Tong Airui with frustration, "I refuse to bear it!"
"We’re out to have fun today, no need to mention unhappy things." Tong Yao laughed as she walked down, "Want to go up and see, the view from above is more open."
Royce stood up with a smile, "These two have been up there all the time, so they shouldn’t go again. Let’s go and see. Muyata, Long Che is injured, you accompany him and chat below."
Muyata waved his hand with a smile, "You all go up, experience the feeling of being at a height."
Everyone laughed and went up to the second floor, leaving the space below for Long Che and Muyata.
The convoy headed south. The Xiawu weather was relatively warm; although it was early winter, there were still many green plants along the way.
At noon, the convoy stopped by a clear stream with beautiful scenery. Everyone sat together, joyfully having lunch.
While they were enjoying themselves, someone was unhappy. After several repeated failures, the boss who had been hidden in the shadows finally lost his mind, and after smashing things bitterly, he calmed down slightly.
Standing amidst the mess in the study, the boss spoke coldly, "Stop all actions, and eliminate those already suspected immediately, take a few months’ rest, then I’ll give them a big surprise!"
"Yes, master. What about that delivery guy? We have never had the opportunity to deal with him." The subordinate quickly lowered his head after speaking.
"His contact is dead. Even if he reveals anything, it would be meaningless. Let him be, let Tong Airui have a headache over it! Hahaha..."
Tong Airui, indeed, had a headache, not just him, but Muyata and Long Che as well. Before their journey ended, news continually came in — three people were found dead in both the palace and the Prime Minister’s office.
Tong Airui pinched his eyebrows, "All the deceased were on the suspicion list; this is to cut off our clues completely."
Muyata put down the documents in hand and looked up at Tong Airui, "Even though a few have died, we cannot relax our alertness. We must continue the investigation. The safest place seems to be on your end."
Tong Airui shook his head, "It’s not safe either; didn’t a delivery guy mix in on my end? This person is really a tough nut, still not talking after so many days."
This delivery guy was not someone who could be easily overlooked. Just as Tong Airui brought him up, Deputy Commander Colin’s call came through saying that the delivery guy finally confessed to his contact, but, by the time they went to make an arrest, the contact’s body was already rotting.
Putting down the phone, Tong Airui laughed self-deprecatingly, "We’ve been played around, and it all ended up in vain."
"It might not be all bad; short term, they probably won’t act again. For now, we deal with what’s coming. Once we find out who they are, we can launch a counterattack."
Tong Airui glanced at his father. This was the only way to handle it.
After returning to the capital, everyone strengthened their vigilance and increased the scope and intensity of the investigation.
Life gradually returned to peace. Tong Yao and Yan Zi went to Suoya. With his wife gone, Long Che became listless again. It was agreed they would only be gone for three days, yet four had passed and they hadn’t returned.
Tong Aino returned with Connie and saw his father’s face as gloomy as Changbai Mountain. He smiled and said, "If you miss Mom, why not go get her back?"
Long Che glanced at him sinisterly, "No, if she dares not to return."
Despite Long Che’s tough words, he still flew overnight to Suoya.
Yi Luowa saw him gone and let out a sigh of relief, "My poor little heart was overloaded."
Tong Aino chuckled, "Whenever Mom is away from Dad for more than a day, Dad acts like this, we’re all used to it, you both will need to gradually get used to it."
Yi Luowa patted her little heart, yes, gradually get used to it.
"Where’s my brother?" Tong Aino asked suspiciously, "Why hasn’t he come back so late?"
Yi Luowa shook her head helplessly, "Your brother has been coming back late recently, I was thinking, now that you’re back, I’ll go over there to live, so he doesn’t have to run back and forth. It’s not safe, and he can’t rest well."
"A virtuous wife and good mother!" Tong Aino hooked Connie’s shoulder with a laugh, "Baby, you should learn this, instead of avoiding me all the time."
Connie shot him a glare, pulled his hand away, and walked over to Yi Luowa, "Sister-in-law, do you have time? I want to ask you something."
"Ask?" Yi Luowa laughed at the mention, "Is there a consulting fee?"
Connie laughed, "I’ll give you as much as you want."
"Haha... I’m about to get rich, come on, let’s go to my study." Yi Luowa laughed and went upstairs with Connie.
Tong Aino stayed where he was, shouting, "Silly girl, whatever it is, you can tell me, I don’t charge!"
Connie didn’t even look back, dragging Yi Luowa as they walked faster and faster.
"Connie, what do you want to tell me?" As soon as they entered the study, Yi Luowa laughed, "Why do I feel like it has something to do with the fifth one?"
Connie’s face flushed red instantly; pointing to her eye circles, she let Yi Luowa see.
Yi Luowa blinked, "Haha... turned into a panda! What’s wrong, haven’t rested well these days at home?"
Connie pouted and glared at her, "You actually knew what I wanted to talk about, yet purposely teased me... Sister-in-law, I just want to ask, if... if..."
Yi Luowa held back her laughter, "If what? If you don’t say, how would I know?"
Connie looked at Yi Luowa pitifully and pleaded, "You know, you must have a way, your dark circles used to be heavier than mine, but look at you now, radiant. Teach me, how did you manage that."
"Haha... The way to eliminate dark circles is to not stay up late... ouch! Why are you pinching me! Ow, that hurts!" Yi Luowa rubbed her arm vigorously.
Connie pouted angrily, "Let you tease me, I’m seriously asking, how did you persuade my brother, so he doesn’t bother you daily like before?"
