Over the next three days, Jun Zi led his people to raid three Black Dragon Society hideouts, taking them down one by one. Not counting those who were left battered and bruised, the number of arrested members exceeded thirty.
Based on their charges, each would be locked up for nearly ten years! This kind of blow was like cutting off an arm of the Black Dragon Society!
Qiu Jiu'er was already a force to be reckoned with, and she wasn't about to tolerate this unprovoked disaster. She went straight to confront the source!
BOOM!
The door was kicked open!
Qiu Jiu'er arrived with dozens of Black Dragon enforcers behind her, each with broad shoulders and intimidating gazes. These were the true elites of the Black Dragon Society—men who had walked through mountains of blades and seas of fire. Was there a single one without several terrifying scars?
Their presence alone would terrify ordinary people. It was fortunate that Su Xiaoxiao was busy at the orphanage recently, otherwise she would have been scared out of her wits seeing this scene.
"What's with all this commotion? Since you're here, you're here—but bringing so many people to protect me? You're making me blush," Qin Tian said with a smile, waving at Qiu Jiu'er who had changed into a black dress. "Don't just stand out there—come in and have a drink."
"Qin Tian!" Qiu Jiu'er's voice was ice-cold. "Don't play innocent. You know exactly why I'm here today, don't you?"
"Given our relationship, is there really a need to be so formal?" Qin Tian rolled his eyes impatiently. "These people you brought don't need to come in. They can wait outside. If you don't want alcohol, let's have tea instead."
"Miss!" the bodyguards shouted in unison, their gazes hostile as they looked at Qin Tian.
Qiu Jiu'er frowned and waved her hand. "Wait outside. I'll call if I need you."
She followed Qin Tian upstairs to a tranquil tea room.
Qin Tian personally prepared the tea—washing the cups, rinsing them with hot water, and brewing the tea through twelve perfect steps of the tea ceremony.
Accompanied by the delicate aroma of sandalwood incense and freshly brewed pre-rain Longjing tea, the serene fragrance gradually calmed Qiu Jiu'er's anger.
Looking at Qin Tian calmly enjoying his tea across from her, the frustration in her heart suppressed that moment of peace.
She was the one who had suffered losses, yet before she could even get revenge, Qin Tian had turned the tables on her.
How could she swallow this grievance?
"Qin Tian!" she said angrily. "You've gone too far! I haven't even settled the score for that night, and now your people smashed up my Black Dragon Society's places? Three of them in three consecutive days! What, are you planning to go to war with my Black Dragon Society?!"
Qin Tian set down his cup, a smile at the corner of his lips. "I have no interest in going to war with the Black Dragon Society, but going to war with you? That's not entirely off the table."
This "war" wasn't the same as the other "war"!
Even though three days had passed, seeing Qin Tian's teasing expression, Qiu Jiu'er suddenly recalled the tearing sensation from that morning.
A fire rose within her, and she was about to throw her teacup at him when Qin Tian raised his hand to stop her. "Don't be so quick to anger. Everything I did was for your own good."
"For me? For me by trying to destroy the Black Dragon Society?" Qiu Jiu'er laughed mockingly. "Go ahead, make up an excuse for me to hear."
Qin Tian clicked his tongue and said with a sigh, "Don't tell me you still don't know what was going on in those three hideouts that were raided."
"The powder in those locations has nothing to do with our Black Dragon Society!" Qiu Jiu'er's eyes narrowed as she grew serious.
The reason for the raids and arrests of over thirty people was because these three locations were involved in dealing baby formula powder.
Although the Black Dragon Society operated in the underworld, Qiu Long had explicitly instructed them to absolutely avoid this type of business!
Now, transactions of this nature had been discovered, which demanded Qiu Jiu'er's full attention.
Qin Tian took a sip of tea. "It has nothing to do with you, of course, but it certainly has an undeniable connection to the Black Dragon Society, since it was found in your hideouts."
Qiu Jiu'er frowned deeply, biting her rosy lips as she fell into deep thought. "Are you saying my father was doing this behind my back?"
Pfft!
Even Qin Tian couldn't hold back—he spat tea all over Qiu Jiu'er's face.
He quickly moved forward, taking a cloth to wipe her beautiful face, and also dabbed at her chest to remove the water marks on the fair skin.
"What kind of person is Mr. Qiu? Surely you as his daughter know better," he said, somewhat dazed. "It has nothing to do with him either.
This was essentially a ticking bomb. If that batch of formula had accumulated or been sold, your Black Dragon Society would have been permanently stained—jumping into the Yellow River wouldn't have washed you clean!
I helped you defuse the bomb before it exploded. At most, people will think those few dozen guys were personally involved with the formula. Isn't that doing you a favor?"
Qiu Jiu'er thought about it and found his reasoning somewhat logical. Even with Qin Tian's abilities, it would have been impossible for him to have prior contact with dozens of Black Dragon members so many days in advance.
"Are you saying there are traitors in the Black Dragon Society?" Qiu Jiu'er questioned, while touching her cheek and removing a tea leaf. She then noticed that the cloth he had used to wipe her face had been casually tossed aside on the tea table. She immediately scolded him:
"Did you just use a dishcloth to wipe my face?!"
Qin Tian shook his head. "That's not important. What matters is that someone has indeed set their sights on the Black Dragon Society, right?
This was just a warning, but the time bombs within the Black Dragon Society aren't limited to just this one."
"Traitors are what I hate most, no matter who they are! Anyone who dares betray the Black Dragon Society will pay an unbearable price!" Qiu Jiu'er said through gritted teeth.
"Aren't you an information broker? Tell me who else in the Black Dragon Society is a traitor!"
Seeing Qin Tian remain silent, she added, "How much do you want? I'll pay it! You greedy bastard!"
Qin Tian nodded and pulled out a snow-white maid outfit from a small cabinet beside him—it was barely more than a few pieces of fabric. Besides this, the cabinet contained numerous other outfits: bunny girl, police woman, nurse, flight attendant, and even a little devil costume!
He held up the maid outfit, smiling as he looked at the curvaceous Qiu Jiu'er, his intention unmistakable.
"Absolutely not! Qin Tian, don't think too highly of yourself!"
"No matter how angry I am, I, Qiu Jiu'er, would never offer myself as payment!"
"Even without your help today, I can still find out who the traitors are!"