“Hmm, you’re right.” Linley slowly put a piece of perfectly seasoned beast into his mouth: “So…”

"I think your company must have asked you to come to Casimir to develop related business, and the Business Federation is indeed lacking investment in related industries. If your company can come..."

"Stop, stop!"

Linley knocked on the table, and the spokesman immediately shut up—he was afraid that if he didn’t shut up, the knife stuck in the mashed potatoes would stab his head.

"Not everyone is interested in being someone else's dog, and I'm only here to investigate on behalf of Rhodes Island... All the benefits you mentioned are only related to Rhodes Island, and have nothing to do with me personally, so you have to give me something practical."

094.What did I say at that time?

“Give me some tangible benefits.” Linley counted on his fingers, “And I want benefits that I can see and touch.”

"You could have made your request more clear." Charne laughed when he heard this. I thought you were a loyal minister, but it turns out you have your own hidden agenda.

That's easy. We're not afraid of you asking for too much, we're just afraid of you not wanting anything! No matter what you want, the Business Federation can buy it for you.

The spokesperson almost burst into laughter when he thought of this, and Linley also laughed when he heard this: “How can I be so embarrassed~” Someone even had a disgusting shy smile, while Charne waved his hand:

"You...defeated the Grand Knight of the Boiling Blood Knights, and you are also a guest of the Supervisory Council. We will definitely meet this request...Uh, what is this?"

Before the spokesperson could finish, Lin Lei pulled out a large stack of invoices from his coat pocket - from Bai Yinsong's restaurant and accommodation bills to the burritos he and Bai Jin bought a few days ago.

"Then I'm sure the Chamber of Commerce's financial resources will help me reimburse all these invoices. In addition, can you give me a banner saying that I work very hard in Casimir and have never been idle and taken girls around."

Upon hearing this, Charney’s mouth twitched, but he still took Linley’s receipt and looked at it. When he saw the bill for the burrito that cost less than 30 yuan, the spokesperson raised his head and looked directly at Linley:

“Mr. Dredge…are you…serious?” he asked with a wry smile. Linley was stunned for a moment before saying in all seriousness:

"Do you think the price is too high? Then you can take back those invoices from Bai Yinsong..."

'boom! '

Charne slapped the table and said, "Is this all you want? You should know that if I invite you to dinner today, the price of the chefs who cooked the dishes would be more than this."

“Why is this so expensive? How about I add something else?” Lin Lei was shocked. How could this little food, which couldn’t even fill my stomach, cost so much? Where did you come from, you chefs?

"Of course, whether you want to spend a night with that beautiful jousting knight or you wish..."

“What if I want to open a store?” Linley hesitated and asked, “Can you get me a business license?”

"Of course you can. If your sales are good, then it won't be difficult for you to become a director of the Business Association." The spokesperson smiled faintly. "Why, are you interested in starting a new business?"

"That's not the case, but I have a friend who wants to open a consignment store..."

"Your friend is not yourself, is he?" Charney muttered to himself, and then said in a low voice with a bright smile: "Is that so? Have you thought about the scale? If you have, you can call me directly and I will prepare everything for you."

"But in exchange, shouldn't you also do something for your new friend?"

“That depends on what my new friend wants.” Linley said as he leaned back in his chair like a gangster godfather, with a faint smile on his face. “Or, in other words, what does my new friend want me to do behind my back?”

"I hope you can become a double agent for the Commerce Federation and the Supervisory Council...because no matter how the Commerce Federation operates, we have no way to truly enter Casimir's ruling class."

"And you and Rhodes Island behind you can...so the directors behind me hope to get first-hand information from you...and we hope you can get closer to the Linguang family."

The spokesman's eyes were filled with an infinite desire for power: "After all, according to our intelligence, you and the Whip Knight were very close."

"So what's the point of your investigation? You can't even find out whether Margaret is dead or alive. At least you should pay attention to how close I am to Whip Blade, and where Maria Linguang lives recently, right?"

“Of course, no problem… I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation?” Linley said as he tapped the table gently, and once again unleashed the psychic spell called Mind Blast at the spokesperson, whose will was not at all firm.

In the Koprulu Sector, the ghost agents belonging to Mengsk would have their memories wiped clean after completing their missions. As someone who had once fought against them, Linley was naturally aware of this.

His extremely aggressive psychic power could also clear the memories of others, but generally speaking, people who were hit by Lin Lei’s attack would become idiots - and it would definitely not be possible to turn a spokesperson who looked extremely powerful into an idiot.

So when Linley unleashed the Mind Blast, he deliberately lowered the multiplier so that the spokesperson would only feel like he was punched on the head instead of his brain exploding. But even so, his expression changed from one of commanding intelligence to one of dementia.

Of course, someone would not waste such an opportunity. He knocked on the table again, awakening the spokesperson who was thinking about what he should say from his confusion: "How about we end our discussion here today? It's a pleasure to work with you."

"So we've already reached an agreement, has he agreed to the directors' terms? No, what are the terms?... It seems like they're going to give him a deal that's hard to refuse?"

At this moment, Charney kept asking himself "What did I say at that time?" to the depths of his brain and memory, and all he got back was "A deal hard to refuse." But every time Kuranta thought about what kind of deal was hard to refuse.

He felt a splitting headache, but he couldn't show such a fragile and incompetent expression in front of this 'guest' at the moment, so he had no choice but to pretend that he already knew: "Then let's stop here first, do you want me to take you down?"

“No, it’s only a short distance away, I can just walk there.” Linley waved his hand lazily. “I noticed you didn’t look well, is it because your job as a spokesperson is too tiring?”

"Uh... Actually it's okay, maybe it's because I have too many social events recently, haha~"

Charne laughed as he stood up and staggered towards Linley. “Since you won’t take me downstairs, I’ll take you to the elevator… I hope you won’t forget your friend Charne once you come up with an idea.”

"Don't worry...I won't forget it~"

095. While we were chatting and laughing, our home was robbed again

The spring in Casimir is not cold, but when the wind blows at night, the slight chill is enough to make some pedestrians on the road choose to wrap their coats tightly.

But Linley was naturally not one of them. Compared to the office building, which must have installed an air purifier, the smell of this street made him feel more comfortable. “But it’s a bit hard to not have enough to eat… I wonder if Zofia has any leftovers at home.”

"Oh, my lowly stomach~ that little thing is so strong"

He sighed and rubbed his belly as he walked towards Zofia's villa. He didn't know if those girls had returned. But there was no need to worry about their safety. Compared to Lin Lei, the people of the No Hero Alliance were probably more worried about these people getting into trouble.

So Lin Lei was not in a hurry to go back. He just walked slowly with his hands in his pockets, humming an unknown tavern tune.

When the man knocked on Zofia's door again, the moon was already high in the sky. The female knight crossed her arms with a strange smile on her face: "What's wrong? Did you stay out for too long today and didn't eat?"

"I ate, of course, but I wasn't full."

Linley raised his right hand high, just like an elementary school student answering a question. The blond beauty looked at him for a long time and confirmed that there was no strange smell on the man before turning her back.

"Hmph, then come in and eat some leftovers. The knight in the expedition said she's going back first."

“Really? It looks like there’s no barrier to your communication.” Linley put his hands behind his back and slowly swayed behind Zofia’s back. The pair of peach-like taillights twisted and turned. To be honest, at one point he hoped that the taillights could be pressed against his face.

Stare...well...ok, he has to admit that he would be happier if this moment could last forever.

“What are you looking at?” Apparently the female knight had noticed someone’s gaze and turned her head to look over. Linley said calmly, “Looking at you. What else can I look at? You’re not as pretty as this night.”

"Hmph, you're lucky you can talk... If it were someone else, I would have gouged out his eyes." Sofia's face turned slightly red and she opened the door. Warm light overflowed from the doorway, adding a bit of warmth and liveliness to this seemingly gloomy place.

"By the way, haven't Maria and the others come back yet?"

"No, but that girl sent me a message saying that she will definitely go home tonight. They are now hanging out at Martin's bar." Zofia whispered, "You go to the restaurant and wait first. I'll heat up the rice and dishes for you... If you come earlier, they may still be hot."

“I can’t help it. I was invited over for tea by a spokesperson today.” Linley shrugged and hung his coat on the coat rack beside him. “I’ll go first. If you have any questions, wait until I finish eating.”

"Ah."

A quarter of an hour later, Zofia came in wearing her apron, carrying a plate of hot stir-fried vegetables and a bowl of rice. These were clearly not leftovers, but freshly cooked dishes that the girl had spent some time cooking. When Linley saw this, his eyes naturally lit up:

"When did you learn Yan Guo cuisine?"

"Just for this week. Maria thinks it tastes pretty good... but I think it's definitely not as accurate as your evaluation as a 'native' Yan countryman like you." The girl rested her arms on his shoulders and then her head on them, her long golden hair falling around her like a waterfall.

If Zofia was usually an extremely strict and proud knight, then at this moment she was just an ordinary girl: "And why did you go to have dinner with the guys from the Business Association?"

"They sent a lot of lackeys to look for me. How can I not go?"

Lin Lei picked up the meat slices and the green peppers on the plate with a pair of chopsticks - these were also newly bought by Sofia. According to her, Yan country's food should be eaten with Yan country's tableware.

Well, the meat slices were quite tender, and the taste was the same salty, fresh, and spicy as those made by the old masters. But he was sure that none of those old masters were as pretty as the girl in front of him: "It tastes very good, very tasty."

"So which spokesperson contacted you?"

Zofia nodded in satisfaction. It was obvious that she was very satisfied with Lin Lei’s reaction. This was the only dish that I succeeded in making after I had burned it three or four times. If you dare to say it’s not tasty, I’ll smash your head. As for who ate the dish that I burned, who would eat it?

...Hell Martin...

"Maria, has Zofia been abusing you these days? Why do you keep coming to my place to ask for omelets and sandwiches?"

Bald Martin sighed as he placed the hot omelette in front of the three beautiful girls: "If you don't know, you would think this place has become a restaurant."

"But Uncle Martin, your level is really high." Maria smiled and invited Platinum and King Slayer to eat: "It's because my aunt has been studying Yan country cuisine these days, and then..."

"Then?"

"Every time I was dragged to taste the food, I saw my grandma who had been dead for a long time." Maria looked like she couldn't bear to look back. "By the way, Uncle Martin, my uncle hasn't been here recently, has he?"

"Mauna? No, and I heard that their company has been working overtime a lot recently." Martin shook the cocktail shaker slowly: "Another group that has been working overtime a lot recently is the Wuzhou Alliance."

"Hmm? What does this have to do with the Wu Zhou Alliance?"

Now it was Platinum's turn to be confused. How could he be eating melons belonging to his former employer?

"Because a few days ago, a blue-haired Filin Archer and a black-haired Kuranta came to this store together and specifically asked for a glass of the strongest whiskey here." The bald man said as he used his mechanical arm to place the specially prepared cocktail in front of the little Pegasus:

"Those two guys had no intention of hiding their aura from the beginning. Old Fu almost took out his crossbow at that time, but they had no intention of fighting." Martin knocked on the chopping board and chose his words carefully: "How should I put it? Their temperament is like two people who have worked overtime for a month without a break."

"They also said that if the platinum throne was still there... they would not be so tired."

"That's such a pity! Why didn't these two people die of exhaustion?" Platinum sighed expressionlessly, but whether from the eyes or the uncontrollable smile on his lips, the Kingslayer could feel the ecstasy of the Platinum Lord.

"Speaking of which, where is the man you usually stay with? Why is he not here?"

096.Stay tonight

"Speaking of which, where is the man you usually stay with? Why is he not here?"

This question was like a heavy hammer hitting Platinum's not-so-young heart: "He...who cares about his life or death, he can go wherever he wants!" The girl said angrily, which immediately made Maria and the King Slayer on the side laugh.

"So where did this guy go?" Bai Jin sighed and drank the sweet and sour cocktail in one gulp, and at this moment she received a message.

"Zofia? Why would she send a message to me instead of her own niece?"

But in an instant, she thought of a possibility, and without the slightest hesitation, Bai Jin opened the chat box between the two: "Hiss..."

A photo of Lin Lei wolfing down his food suddenly appeared on her phone, and underneath it was a small line of words from Zofia: “Dear Lord Platinum, when you see this message, he is having dinner and he is not going home today. You can enjoy the big bed of the Baiyinsong Hotel all by yourself.”

If it weren't for the fact that his phone was quite expensive, Bai Jin would have wanted to crush it to pieces.

What is this? What is this? How dare you, a female knight, jump in my face! But even so, Platinum could only sulk alone, because she knew very well that the rival on the opposite side would never joke with her.

But unfortunately, this time, Zofia did not ask Lin Lei whether he planned to stay today - because they had just finished their pleasant and warm dinner and started a more exciting post-meal exercise session.

Linley stood still in the training ground, holding an unopened one-handed sword. “This should be the first time you and I fight, right, Zofia?”

"Fight? I don't think I'm qualified to be your opponent." The female knight smiled bitterly and raised the sword whip in her hand. "But I still want to know how big the gap between us is. In addition, I have another thing I want to ask you. You haven't told me who the spokesperson you contacted is."

As the knight spoke, the sword whip tore through the air and stabbed towards Linley’s shoulder. The timing and speed of this attack were already the limit of what Zofia could do at the moment.

But the limit alone could not cause any harm to Lin Lei. He simply took a step and drew his sword. The long sword made of fine steel hit the sword whip at just the right speed.

'Ding~'

The sound of metal clashing resounded throughout the training grounds. The knight then felt his arm go numb and a strange force was transmitted from his sword whip. Linley’s voice rang out faintly:

"Charney, have you heard of this name?"

"Why would that guy come to you?" Zofia rubbed her sore shoulders and brandished her weapon again. "That guy is currently the most popular spokesperson for the Business Federation. In a sense, he also has the greatest power."

Ding, Ding, Ding!

The sword whip that was dancing like a mad snake was stopped in mid-air by Linley’s three sword strikes, and the female knight even had the urge to let go of the weapon - the force was transmitted to her arms layer by layer like waves.

"Because I took Platinum to visit the Champion Memorial Wall last week, and met the Grand Knight there."

Linley once again used his sword to draw a circle in the air, knocking the already stiffened snake away. “Then we paid a visit to the Blood Knight at the suggestion of the old lady.”

"Blood Knight? The tournament knight champion after Margaret?"

"Hmm...do you want to continue fighting?"

Linley pointed at the man’s trembling shoulders and said, “Your hands may not be able to hold on any longer~”

"What the hell is this thing, why are my hands so numb?"

“Some more traditional sword techniques and the use of strength.” Linley scratched his head and chuckled, “You can call it internal strength… That old Huanlong guy beat me up for almost a week before I learned it.”

"I don't know if that guy is okay now. After all, I helped them kill that bastard Long Yuan." A trace of nostalgia flashed in the man's eyes. He was not happy about his past experience of traveling through time, but he always kept in mind those who were good to him.

At this time, Zofia threw her weapon aside and said, "No more fighting, no more fighting... and come and help me massage it!" She gave orders to Lin Lei like a queen.

"Okay, I'll be right over."

......Zofia's living room......

Although it was the same day, it was not the same place, and the figure of the girl lying on his lap was very different.

Zofia buried her head in the man's legs, and the pair of melon-like headlights pressed against him like meat patties: "That guy, Charney, is not only a spokesman, he is also the person in charge of the knight competition."

"You mean if Maria wants to participate in the competition later, she will definitely be targeted by this guy?"