Chapter 331: Si Jin Hid Deeper and Was More Terrifying Than He Had Imagined
Chapter 331: Chapter 331: Si Jin Hid Deeper and Was More Terrifying Than He Had Imagined
"Madam, I have to go now. Rest well."
Yun Sheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Taking the opportunity to gently withdraw her hand, she softly bid farewell.
Just as she turned around, Su Wan’s slightly hoarse voice came from behind.
"Yun Sheng."
Su Wan called out to stop her. Looking at Yun Sheng’s back, her eyes instantly reddened. She opened her mouth, overwhelmed with guilt and a thousand things she wanted to say, but when the words reached her lips, she didn’t know how to begin.
Yun Sheng didn’t look back. Her tone was calm and detached. "Madam, your top priority right now is to recover. Everything else... we can talk about it later."
Without lingering any longer, she strode straight toward the door.
Su Wan stared at her departing figure, her eyes growing redder. Deep guilt and remorse swirled in her gaze, and a suffocating heaviness pressed down on her chest. Soon, the hospital room door was pushed open and quietly closed again.
Waiting outside, Si Jin saw Yun Sheng come out and immediately noticed her low spirits. He stepped forward right away, reaching out to gently grasp her hand.
"I’m fine." Yun Sheng shook her head slightly, suppressing her chaotic emotions. She looked up at him. "What happened at the Tower? Why did Bai Ye contact you directly?"
Si Jin tightened his grip on her hand. "Something happened with Lin Yueyao. Her spiritual power suddenly lost control and went into a riot. Initial assessments suggest it’s a flare-up of the aftereffects from taking the induction agent. Bai Ye is still verifying the details.
"He sent you a message, but since you didn’t reply, he contacted me. He wants us to make a trip to the Tower."
Hearing this, Yun Sheng glanced down at the terminal on her wrist. A single unread message sat quietly on the screen, sent by Bai Ye.
[Lin Yueyao’s spiritual power suddenly rioted. It’s highly likely related to the induction agent provided by Dark Nest. Yun Sheng, if you have time, come to the Tower with Lin Mo.]
"Let’s go take a look, then." As Yun Sheng spoke, she proactively tightened her fingers around Si Jin’s hand. Side by side, the two walked toward the elevator.
After a rapid forty-minute drive, the black hovercar came to a steady halt right at the main entrance of the Tower.
As soon as Yun Sheng pushed open the door and stepped out, her gaze swept across the area and landed on Bai Ye standing by the entrance. She shot him a glance and pursed her lips slightly.
As the Star Alliance War God, Bai Ye was standing right out in the open at the Tower’s most conspicuous entrance. He clearly wasn’t afraid of drawing attention or sparking gossip.
Si Jin, on the other hand, showed no reaction. His expression remained indifferent from beginning to end. Seeing Bai Ye waiting at the door, there wasn’t the slightest hint of surprise on his face, as if he had expected this scene all along.
Fingers tightly intertwined, the two slowly walked toward Bai Ye.
Bai Ye’s gaze instantly fell upon them, uncontrollably locking onto their joined hands. Their fingers were tightly laced together in seamless intimacy—an exceptionally glaring sight.
The light in his eyes darkened for a split second, so fast it was almost imperceptible. In the very next moment, he concealed all emotion and said in a low voice, "You’re here."
Yun Sheng nodded and asked, "How is Lin Yueyao doing now? Has the situation stabilized?"
"Let’s talk as we walk." Bai Ye turned sideways, gesturing for them to head inside the Tower.
The three walked side by side into the Tower’s lobby. Many passing staff members and on-duty Sentinels cast sidelong glances their way, but none of the three paid them any mind, walking straight ahead.
As Bai Ye briskly led the way, he explained the situation in a deep voice. "Lin Yueyao has calmed down for the time being. After waking up just now, she confessed that the induction agent provided by Dark Nest must be taken on time every month. If she stops taking it, it will trigger severe side effects. Put simply, this is how Dark Nest manipulates and controls these people."
Yun Sheng nodded in understanding. When Si Jin had brought this up earlier, she had vaguely guessed as much.
Dark Nest had gone to great lengths to develop the induction agent, helping ordinary people exceptionally enhance their talents and break through their Levels. It was impossible for them not to have some form of leverage. Without this forcibly bound, addictive side effect, the High-level Sentinels and guides who relied on the drug to advance would never obediently submit to Dark Nest’s whims. The induction agent’s inherent addictive and backlash properties were Dark Nest’s biggest bargaining chips in controlling people.
"Did she say anything else?" Yun Sheng pressed.
Bai Ye shook his head. "Same as always, she refuses to say anything more. She insists that she must see you in person before she’s willing to continue her confession."
Hearing this, Yun Sheng raised an eyebrow and let out a soft scoff. "She absolutely has to see me? She really thinks highly of me. Fine, I’ll go see her and find out exactly what she wants to say."
Bai Ye led them straight to an exclusive elevator, heading for the top-floor isolation zone. The three stepped inside. The enclosed cabin instantly blocked out the outside noise, and the atmosphere fell quiet.
"By the way, Bai Ye, I heard Li Wen mention earlier that someone is aggressively shorting the Lin Group’s stock. The Lin Group is in a very tricky situation right now. Do you know anything about this?"
Looking at Bai Ye, Yun Sheng suddenly recalled what Li Wen had told her, so she simply asked.
She originally wanted absolutely nothing to do with the Lin Family’s affairs, but the reality of her blood ties remained. If the mastermind’s goal was to utterly destroy the entire Lin Family, she might end up being needlessly dragged into the fallout. Therefore, asking Bai Ye now was her way of grasping the situation in advance so she could at least mentally prepare herself.
Bai Ye was visibly taken aback for a moment. Then, his brows knitted tightly together, and his expression darkened. "I heard Luo Cheng’s report on this matter, and I’ve already had him investigate it with full force. However, the shadow capital suppressing the Lin Group this time is extremely powerful and hidden far too deep. Luo Cheng has only managed to uncover a few superficial clues. He can’t find any core information at all, so we temporarily can’t lock down the mastermind pulling the strings."
"Even your side can’t find any clues?" Yun Sheng’s heart instantly sank.
Bai Ye was the Star Alliance War God. His connections, authority, and investigative capabilities were beyond compare. If even his side couldn’t find much useful information, it was proof enough that the person targeting the Lin Group had a background and methods far exceeding ordinary imagination. This was absolutely not a simple matter.
Worry crept into her heart. Just as Yun Sheng was pondering this to herself, Si Jin’s tranquil, emotionless voice suddenly sounded beside her.
"There’s no need to investigate. I’m the one who gave the order."
The moment those words dropped, Yun Sheng sharply turned her head to look at the man beside her.
Si Jin’s expression remained placid, his features gentle. He looked no different than usual, as if shorting the massive Lin Group was nothing more than a trivial matter to him—something he could resolve with a mere flick of his wrist.
"It was you?" Yun Sheng was completely astonished. Indescribably complex emotions surged in her heart as she reflexively asked, "Why would you suddenly do that?"
She hadn’t expected in the slightest that this incident—which had shaken the entire Capital Star business circle and eluded even Bai Ye’s investigation—was single-handedly orchestrated by Si Jin.
Bai Ye also wore a look of shock, a fleeting glimmer of deep apprehension flashing through his eyes.
Si Jin had long since fallen and become a Dark Sentinel. He was no longer the Star Alliance War God, yet he still possessed such an astonishing foundation. Not only did he have the ability to forge the flawless identity of ’Lin Mo’—so meticulously crafted that when Bai Ye previously sent people to investigate, they couldn’t find a single flaw—but now it was revealed that he also controlled immense capital capable of sniping such a colossal corporation.
This man, Si Jin, hid far deeper—and was far more terrifying—than he had ever imagined!