Rebirth: Once Again With You

Few hours prior to Li Caiyi's awakening.

Dai Zhiqiang held his phone tightly, feeling inexplicable emotions filling him inside. If he could, he wanted to dash to where Li Caiyi was and hug her tightly that instant. Only God knew how much he hated to rely on Meng Renshu at times like this.

As much as it killed him to admit it, if there was someone he could trust to protect Li Caiyi right now, it was Meng Renshu. That guy was pretty crooked too, but Dai Zhiqiang knew he would do anything to save her.

But knowing that alone wouldn't make this any less complicated for him. Even now, his inner turmoil still hadn't subsided yet.

He felt weak and powerless. Even when Li Caiyi was in a dangerous situation, the most he could do was to provide information for someone else to save her. What kind of pathetic man was he?

"Hey, are you alright?"

Lin Xiang, who could more and less guess what was on his mind, couldn't help but ask. If one saw Dai Zhiqiang like this, one probably thought someone had just passed away.

"Listen, kiddo. I know you are concerned for Miss Li's safety, but isn't the one you talked with just now a very powerful person? With him steering the command, I have no doubt that Miss Li will be in good hands."

Lin Xiang only meant to comfort him. Unbeknownst to him, those words were the last thing Dai Zhiqiang wanted to hear. His face twisted so severely, making him look like a wild beast.

"Huang Zhen is always like this. He will play with his prey's weakness until the prey surrenders himself. We don't have the luxury of saving two people simultaneously. You made the right choice by leaving Miss Li in more capable hands."

"Senior Lin, I don't need your words of comfort. Just focus on your job." Dai Zhiqiang interjected as he couldn't stand to hear him anymore. It felt like his ears would develop a rash if he continued.

"You cheeky brat. How dare you use a commanding tone with me? What do you think I am doing right now if not doing my job?" Lin Xiang sneered, but a moment later, his expression turned serious.

"I'm not sure why Huang Zhen suddenly wanted you to come to the place in the opposite direction of the factory area. Do you have any idea of what he was planning?"

Dai Zhiqiang didn't answer immediately. His mind wandered to what happened a few minutes ago when Huang Zhen suddenly sent him a message while he was in the middle of a phone call with Meng Renshu.

The content of the message was straightforward. An address leading to a place in the city side, but opposite to the factory area. If he remembered correctly, not many people lived in that area, and it mainly consisted of barren land.

Just what was Huang Zhen up to this time? Was this his strategy to deliberately distance himself from Li Caiyi?

"I once thought I knew Huang Zhen pretty well, but it seemed I had overestimated myself. I would never have thought he, out of all people, would stab the boss in the back."

"Senior Lin, what is exactly this thing our boss wanted to retrieve from him?"

Lin Xiang pondered for a bit before answering, "To be honest, I don't know either. I think this is something that only the boss and Huang Zhen themselves knew about. But I could tell this probably has something to do with the late Master."

"The previous Master is the boss's only son, right?" Dai Zhiqiang recalled hearing some people in the group talking about him.

Ye Huizhong's only son, the sole heir for Ye Wang, died tragically with his wife in a big fire a few years ago. Apparently, the cause was still unknown up until now, but the chance that it was a premeditated arson was high.

"Yeah. The boss was very aggrieved when he lost his only son and daughter-in-law. Huang Zhen is someone whom the late Master picked up. It seemed the late Master liked him very much, which made the boss trust him as well.

After he passed away, the boss put Huang Zhen beside him, as he wanted to cherish everything that the late Master had left behind.

If there was something that could bind the two of them together, it should be their relation to the late Master. But I didn't know the whole story since I joined the group much later than him."

Dai Zhiqiang rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Do you think Huang Zhen is a person sent by the enemy group?"

"We have no proof, but that is the more likely possibility. That suspicion is also the reason why the boss still stubbornly chased after Huang Zhen until now. He suspected the fire that happened a few years ago might have something to do with him."

Dai Zhiqiang only ever met Huang Zhen once, and that was when he saved Ye Zhong two years ago. He still remembered how Huang Zhen threw and pinned him to the ground. His blond hair and blue eyes struck a deep impression on him.

If Huang Zhen really had something to do with the late Master's passing, what made him stay in the Ye Wang all those years? Dai Zhiqiang was also skeptical about the reason Huang Zhen targeted Li Caiyi. Everything about this seemed off like he missed the final puzzle needed.

"Hey, kiddo. We have arrived."

Lin Xiang's words pulled him back to reality. He looked outside the window to find an old building in front of him.

The location of the building was very awkward, as it was surrounded by barren land before people's houses started to line up, so it appeared like the sole building in the area.

"I never thought I would come back to this place. This brings back memories."

"Senior Lin, do you know this place?"

"Yeah. This place used to be one of our group's bars, but since the business is quiet around this place, we put a stop to it. You see that barren land? The boss planned to make a spacious parking lot there. Unfortunately, the plan was stopped."

His explanation made Dai Zhiqiang recall something. "Now that you mention it, no wonder the address he sent seems familiar."

Lin Xiang chuckled. "Yeah. We used this address to cover your real 'workplace'. If someone is investigating your background, they will only find this place and conclude that you worked for a failed business. Huang Zhen was once a part of us, so it's not surprising for him to know this place."

Dai Zhiqiang looked at the building again and felt like his attention was sucked by an invisible force. For some reason, this place felt familiar, even though this was supposed to be his first time here. It was a strange thought.

However, there was no time to entertain that thought. Dai Zhiqiang needed to take care of this fast before his father's condition deteriorated. Then, he could fly to Li Caiyi's place as soon as possible.

"Senior Lin, I will head inside now."

"Are you sure you don't want me to follow you?"

"He specifically told me to come in alone, and he got my father as his shield. I don't want to provoke him unless necessary."

Lin Xiang was not unfamiliar with tricky situations like this, so he didn't argue further. "Got it. You know how to contact me if you need my help. Once you give me the signal, I will back you up as fast as possible."

Dai Zhiqiang nodded. "If you don't hear anything from me after an hour, I'll leave the rest to you."