"We have important matters to attend to now. What if the leader of the Chi You organization appears at this moment?" Qin Yan whispered to Li Ruobing while Wei Zheng was moving chairs around.

"You're right, what should we do now?" Li Ruobing seemed to just remember the situation and was a bit flustered.

Qin Yan thought that Li Ruobing usually handled things quite logically and methodically, so he was surprised to see her acting a bit scatterbrained like Lin Shiqi now. He sighed and said, "There's no other way, we can only adapt to the situation now."

After Wei Zheng sat down, Qin Yan asked about Wei Zheng's recent situation. Wei Zheng replied, "I'm currently helping out at home." Then, with a mysterious look on his face, he lowered his voice and said, "You might not believe it, but my family used to specialize in investigating supernaturals and gathering information about them. I only found out about this recently, so please don't tell anyone about it."

"Really?" Qin Yan pretended to be very surprised, although he had known about this kind of thing for a while. However, what surprised him was that this immediately caught Li Ruobing's attention. Li Ruobing turned to face Wei Zheng and stared at him, saying, "You just mentioned supernaturals?"

"It's nothing, we were just talking about a game." Wei Zheng thought that Li Ruobing was completely unaware of supernaturals, so he tried to brush it off. But Li Ruobing was clearly not someone he could deceive. She stared at Wei Zheng intently and said, "Don't lie. How do you know about supernaturals? What does your family do?"

Wei Zheng was taken aback and quickly looked to Qin Yan for help. Feeling a bit overwhelmed, Qin Yan hurriedly explained, "Well, the thing is, Li... no, Ruobing actually knows about supernaturals. I was the one who told her."

Wei Zheng finally understood and said, "Oh, so Qin Yan has already told you about these things, Ruobing. That's good, after all, Qin Yan is a supernatural being now, so it's not good to keep this from you."

"You still haven't answered my question. What does your family do, and why do they collect information about supernaturals? Speak up!" Li Ruobing's expression turned icy, her tone demanding, and the temperature in the surrounding air seemed to drop.

When Wei Zheng was questioned so sternly by Li Ruobing, he couldn't help but feel a little confused. He said, "Li, why are you asking these questions? Is it really important to you?"

Li Ruobing was about to speak, but at that moment Qin Yan grabbed her hand and shook his head, using his eyes to signal her not to ask further. Li Ruobing was taken aback and realized that her actions were a bit impulsive. She then slowed down and said, "It's nothing, just a bit curious. Sorry, I was a bit impulsive just now."

"It's okay," Wei Zheng awkwardly smiled, then continued to chat with Qin Yan. Suddenly, Wei Zheng asked, "By the way, Qin Yan, how did you consider that matter?"

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"What matter?"

"The matter that my father talked to you about when you visited my house last time. He has been waiting for your response, right?"

Qin Yan was taken aback, and he couldn't help but recall the situation several months ago when Wei Zheng's father, Wei Gang, had talked to him. At that time, Wei Gang had invited him to join a secret intelligence department called the Tian Dun Bureau. After Qin Yan refused, Wei Gang asked him to gather information about the Academy of Supernaturals. However, Qin Yan had no intention of betraying the academy, so he had been delaying his response to Wei Gang's request.

Now that Wei Zheng had asked him directly, Qin Yan decided not to continue avoiding the matter. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Please convey to your father that I really can't do what he asked me to do."

Hearing this, Wei Zheng couldn't help but feel a bit regretful. "Although I don't know what it is about, my father will definitely be unhappy to hear this. But it's okay, I believe you have your reasons."

"Thank you." Qin Yan was happy to receive Wei Zheng's understanding. They continued to chat about other unrelated topics. Wei Zheng glanced at his watch and said, "It's almost time. I have an appointment to keep. I won't disturb you any longer."

"Alright, go ahead and take care of your business."

Wei Zheng nodded and was about to leave when a stranger appeared next to their table.

"Are you Wei Zheng?" The man asked in a deep and cold voice. Qin Yan, Li Ruobing, and Wei Zheng were all startled and looked up simultaneously to see a tall man in his thirties, dressed in a yellow-gray coat, staring at Wei Zheng intently.

"Yes, I am. May I ask who you are?" Wei Zheng seemed unsure if he knew the man.

"I am Yi Tianchou. Director Wei asked me to meet you here." The man spoke in a cold and indifferent tone, matching his expression. Although his features were fairly handsome, his face appeared stiff, and his gaze seemed to be intimidating, making others feel uncomfortable.

"Oh, it's you." Wei Zheng quickly stood up, shook the man's hand warmly, and said, "My father had some urgent matters, so he asked me to handle this. Let's go over there and talk." He then walked towards another table.

However, Yi Tianchou remained stationary, not moving, and instead, he cast a cold gaze towards Qin Yan and Li Ruobing at the table. Sensing something amiss, Qin Yan tentatively asked, "Is there something you need?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be Qin Yan, right?" Yi Tianchou said coldly.

Qin Yan was surprised, "How do you know my name?"

Yi Tianchou did not answer but sat down at the table. Wei Zheng noticed the situation and turned back, saying, "Brother Yi, let's sit over there. Isn't there something you wanted to discuss with me?"

"We can talk here," Yi Tianchou replied in the same cold manner.

"However..." Wei Zheng glanced at Qin Yan and Li Ruobing, realizing that the matter to be discussed this time was very important. Although Qin Yan was his friend, this was something that couldn't be discussed in front of him.

"Is there a problem?" Yi Tianchou gave Wei Zheng a cold stare. With one look from Yi Tianchou, Wei Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and he involuntarily sat down.

The atmosphere became extremely awkward, with the four people at the table staring at each other in silence, none daring to speak first. Suddenly, a thought popped into Qin Yan's mind.

"Yi Tianchou? Could it be the 'Tian Ge' that Yu Ji mentioned? It can't be this coincidental, can it?" Qin Yan thought to himself, glancing at Li Ruobing, who was also looking at him with an inquiring gaze, indicating that her thoughts were the same as his.

"What should we do? Should we try to probe him?" Qin Yan hesitated, considering taking action, when suddenly Yi Tianchou spoke up, "Let's get straight to the point. Director Wei, your father has contacted me before, expressing his desire to utilize our organization's power to transform his son, that is, you, Wei Zheng, into a superhuman. Apart from this matter, we will also engage in further cooperation in the future."