Tomb Raider: Nine Gates Let Me Be the Group’s Pet

"Excuse me, I may need to take a call first."

Obviously, when Jude heard the phone ringing, he must have thought of something and became suspicious.

After Jude Kao finished speaking, he walked away.

And just before he left, he specially hired thugs to watch Zhang Zixi, saying that it was not safe anywhere now and he had to protect his important partner.

"Oh no... He must have sensed something was wrong..." Zhang Zixi looked at Jude Kao's sudden alertness and instantly realized that their actions might have been exposed.

The wait is always long, even though in reality it didn't take long before Jude Kao walked out of the house.

"Sir, there's a phone call for you~"

Jude Kao stood in the house and shouted to the yard. Apparently, he knew from the phone call that Adjutant Zhang had already sneaked into his house.

Seeing the current situation, Adjutant Zhang had no choice but to walk out of the thatched hut. He looked at Zhang Zixi worriedly, then walked into the house and answered the phone.

"Zhang Qishan, are all the soldiers so unruly? Huh? Are you willing to bear the consequences of trespassing into the Chamber of Commerce?" Adjutant Zhang put his ear close to the phone and quickly took it away.

'That sound is really loud...' he complained in his mind.

"He is so angry. The Buddha said that there are people supporting Qiu Dekao. It seems that this Chief Song is one of them." Adjutant Zhang thought secretly.

Qiu Dekao also realized belatedly that Zhang Yuxuan's appearance in the courtyard was too coincidental and she was obviously not a simple person.

He pretended to be polite and invited the person back into the house, saying that he had not entertained her well before and would look at the things in the warehouse later. Then he poured a glass of red wine and moved it in front of Zhang Zixi.

Adjutant Zhang was distractedly watching Jude Kao's actions in the house, while pretending to be sincere and apologizing to the person on the other end of the phone.

Seeing that Adjutant Zhang did not leave after answering the phone, Jude Kao was more certain of his guess that they were in the same group...

"Miss, since you are here, why not have a glass of wine before leaving." Jude Kao shook the wine glass with a wicked smile.

Zhang Zixi was hesitant to move towards the red wine in front of her. Firstly, she had never touched alcohol before, and secondly, she didn't know if there was anything in the wine.

"I don't like wine. If this wine is good, please let Mr. Qiu Dekao taste it himself." Zhang Zixi declined with a smile.

"No, no, no. I remember there's an old saying here, um... something like 'drinking habits reflect a person's character'. If the young lady doesn't drink, then it would be a disrespect to me. It would be embarrassing if we meet in the future."

While Jude Kao was speaking, there was a noise outside the door. It seemed that many people were surrounding the door with swords.

"It seems that if she and Adjutant Zhang don't drink this glass of wine today, they won't be able to leave here safely." Zhang Zhixi understood after hearing the noise outside.

That phone call proved that today's incident had alarmed the people above. She didn't want to cause trouble for her brother. If they took action again, it would give her brother an excuse... Zhang Zixi stared at the red wine in the glass and thought to herself.

Adjutant Zhang, who was standing by and saw Qiu Dekao getting angry, reached out to pick up the wine glass and drink it for Zhang Zixi.

But Zhang Zixi was closer to the wine glass than he was. Before his hand touched the glass, he saw his young lady pick up the glass and drink it all. Then she put the glass heavily on the table and stood up to leave.

Adjutant Zhang was startled for a moment, but after he realized what was happening, he immediately followed her and left.

"Miss, what's your name? Where are you from?" Jude asked as he sipped his red wine. "How about we make an appointment to talk alone some other day?"

"Northeast Zhang family, Zhang Zixi, there is no need for you and I to meet. I am not very interested." After saying this, Zhang Zixi walked out of the Chamber of Commerce without looking back.