Ren Zhong smiled, gently brushing Ju Qingmeng's neck, his fingers sliding through her silky hair, "Currently, it's money and power. As for anything else, I'll think about that when I'm at a stage where I can satisfy myself."
"Okay."
"It's late, let's sleep."
"Alright."
Although Ren Zhong never mentions it, nor does he complain to anyone, Ju Qingmeng can still sense a constant weight on his heart.
She can't figure out why.
But since Ren Zhong doesn't open up about it, she can't ask.
As she drifted off to sleep, she thought silently in her heart, no matter what he wants to do, I'll always be by his side, and eventually, one day, I'll completely understand what he truly desires.
...
On the second day in Chongyi County, Ren Zhong did not return to Starfire Town but stayed and settled down there.
As for Ju Qingmeng and Chen Hanyu, they returned to Starfire Town after completing their mission of stirring up hostility.
Ren Zhong invested thirty million to buy a decent villa in Chongyi County, spending every day at the training ground.
He kept mostly to himself, not engaging much with others.
It wasn't until the 136th day that he caught someone secretly spying on him.
It was none other than his "old friend" Zheng Dafa.
Zheng Dafa was dumbfounded.
He prided himself on being cautious enough, but dissatisfied with the reports from spies following Ren Zhong, he thought that with someone like Ren Zhong, who had enemies including the boss, it was improbable for him to live so monotonously. So, after several days, he couldn't resist coming to see for himself.
Unexpectedly, Ren Zhong seemed to have long been aware of his surveillance.
As soon as he feigned a casual stroll past Ren Zhong's villa, he was promptly caught red-handed.
Zheng Dafa had his wrist watch taken and was tied up like a dumpling, lying in Ren Zhong's living room like a dead dog.
He was sweating profusely, sneaking glances now and then at Ren Zhong lounging on a chair with legs crossed, watching the stock market, his nerves on edge.
Though Zheng Dafa was also a Citizen, he was a restricted slave citizen.
Under Source Star law, with solid evidence, even if Ren Zhong killed him, he would at most compensate Wang Jinsou according to his citizen level.
The psychological assessment result of a Telekinesis Master could also serve as evidence.
Zheng Dafa feared that Wang Jinsou would find out about his capture and detonate the bomb.
About an hour later, a clear female voice came from outside the living room door.
"I told you, I'm not your personal Telekinesis Master, so why do you always have me running errands for you?"
Xiao Xingyue had arrived.
Ren Zhong turned off the stock market interface and stood up, first addressing Zheng Dafa: "When I caught you, I used a jammer to cut off your communication network, and there was no third person around, only the county government's monitoring system saw you getting captured. But I've given a heads-up to Governor Zhao; he won't interfere. So right now, no one knows that Wang Jinsou's trusted subordinate has become my prisoner."
Zheng Dafa gulped, "Mr. Ren, wh-what do you want?"
Ren Zhong gestured towards Xiao Xingyue, who walked in from the doorway, "This is a Level Eight Telekinesis Master, who can safely remove the bomb from your neck. Hmm, and replace it with mine. Get what I mean?"
Zheng Dafa: "Level Eight Telekinesis Master?!"
Ren Zhong: "Genuine and true, no deceit."
...
About half an hour later, a dazed Zheng Dafa walked out of the door.
He never dreamed that merely going out to gather some intelligence, he would end up with a new master, becoming a double agent for Ren Zhong.