Chapter 38: So, is he apologizing, or is he apologizing?

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Jian Ziyu asked, feigning a tone of complaint as he placed some of An Songyu's favorite crispy pork onto her plate.

An Songyu was happily slurping her noodle soup and replied in a somewhat dismissive manner, "Aren't you at work?"

"I rarely come around this area anyway, so I figured I’d take a good look while you’re still on the clock."

"Well, you certainly should take a good look," Jian Ziyu agreed emphatically.

According to their original plans for the future, it was naturally unnecessary.

I had yet to uncover the true nature of this matter, and to avoid drawing excessive attention from Fang Zhou, I spoke about it in as understated a tone as possible.

"Ancestor, if you would just tell me who the other party is, I wouldn't have to go through all this investigation," Shen Yue said.

Although the others heard Sun Xi's words, they didn't feel the same effect, as Sun Xi had reached a level where he could direct his power toward specific individuals without affecting anyone else.

Finally, after collapsing onto the bed once more like a dead dog, Okamoto Hideaki repeated the words he had already said countless times over the past few days.

At this moment, I took a careful look at the old lady. She had been expressionless the whole time, but for some reason, a trace of a smile began to appear on her face. I didn't understand the meaning behind that smile, yet it still made my skin crawl.

Under normal circumstances, Yue, the strange man beside the old lady, would never have allowed Chen Xuan to fly into such a rage at her. But perhaps he had never seen Chen Xuan lose his temper like this, so he was stunned; his entire body couldn't help but tremble as he instinctively retreated two steps.

Fortunately, Li Qiu remained firm in her stance, emphasizing her identity in front of Chen Xiu'er.

"The auction will now begin. The starting bid is eighty million US dollars, with a minimum increment of two million US dollars," the host said after an enthusiastic introduction, and the bidding commenced.

"Baopi!" Qin Chuan shouted. At this moment, Baopi was a level-five fierce beast. Even though he had just exhausted some of his internal energy casting the Divine Dragon Seal, he had to use whatever spiritual power he had left.

Although Jiang Yuan appeared relaxed and even slightly disdainful in front of the Imperial Tutor, he alone knew the true extent of the tremor and shock in his heart.

Director Ma had been involved in a traffic accident in France, where the car he was driving struck a French police officer. The investigation at the time concluded that the officer had failed to follow proper enforcement procedures and was primarily responsible. Director Ma issued a public apology, and the Internal Affairs Bureau looked into the matter but found no issues.

Fortunately, the Wuchang Industrial Park played a vital role. Ship after ship of cement and steel arrived, and when the supply of salvaged city wall bricks ran out, locally fired red and blue bricks quickly filled the gap. With the support of local officials from Nanzhili, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, the construction of the new city had a relatively sufficient supply of materials from the very beginning.

Zhu Houzhao was momentarily at a loss for how to respond. He had originally categorized Liu Jin as a sycophant, yet now Liu Jin was proactively offering him silver to show off his merits.

The lead bodyguard saw this and immediately called out to stop her, but his words could not shake Ni Huairou’s resolve to kill Wang Meili.

"He has now been officially classified as a mentally unstable criminal and will be sent to a psychiatric hospital tomorrow," Li Hong said.

Furthermore, with both CK Hutchison and Wharf having been adjusting their strategic directions in recent years, it was not entirely impossible that they might actually sell ParknShop.

Despite his surprise, Xiao Chen knew exactly what he needed to do: leave this place. Upon hearing the creature speak that way, he realized his bluff had worked, so he demanded they escort him away.

However, he had not yet mastered the Nine Elements Technique; he had only achieved a rudimentary level of proficiency. Under these circumstances, let alone suppressing a level-six exorcist, he feared he wouldn't even be able to suppress a moderately powerful level-four exorcist.