After the meal, everyone went their separate ways.
Watching Ian Song's departing figure, Hannah Han's eyes sparkled with curious interest.
"Sis, I'm warning you, you'd better stay away from that Landon Lu. He's not simple." Colin Han said in a low voice.
"Got it."
Hannah replied perfunctorily, clearly not taking Colin's warning to heart.
Federation Homeworld, Tian Clan Inner Courtyard.
Long Tian looked at the middle-aged man standing respectfully before him and asked in a deep voice, "What's Landon Lu's background?"
The man replied, "Clan Head, Landon Lu is an orphan. Aside from being rather handsome, there's nothing special about him. His greatest wish was to become a Psychic Adept. About three months ago, he suddenly showed a bit above-average martial talent and eventually joined the Mesa City Special Police Base.
He was promoted to Captain in a very short time. During this period, he also displayed outstanding hypnotic abilities. Later, he participated in the provincial Special Police tournament and took first place, then went to serve as Minister of the Special Police in Mesa City on the Tenth Natural Planet!
Not long after arriving in Mesa City, he arrested Guan Feng, the son of 96th Division commander Harvey Guan, causing quite a stir—but in the end, he came out completely unscathed.
Later, during the arrest of Young Master Tian, Young Master Sun, and Young Master Jiang, he revealed strength on par with a War God. Afterwards, Lou Tianjun led people to Mesa City to rescue the three young masters. The rescue was successful, but all three fell into a coma, so Fifth Lord ordered Lou Tianjun to send them to Tian Emperor City.
There's an interesting detail: that day, Landon Lu was suspended by Victor Liang, but that same afternoon, his position was restored. Up to now, he's still serving safely as Mesa City's Minister of Special Police!
After listening to the report, Long Tian fell into deep thought. A while later, he raised his head and asked, "Old Jiao, what do you think?"
"There are a lot of suspicious points," the middle-aged man's eyes flickered with a certain light.
"Tell me, what are the doubts?" Long Tian asked again.
"First, from the data I gathered, from elementary school to university, Landon Lu showed no exceptional talent except for his looks. Whether in martial arts or psychic ability, his aptitude was extremely ordinary. Yet three months ago, he suddenly displayed martial skills far beyond his peers. That's not normal!"
Long Tian said, "What's abnormal about that? Maybe he just bloomed late, or maybe he was hiding his abilities on purpose!"
The middle-aged man shook his head slightly and said firmly, "Impossible. No matter how much latent potential he had, there's no way he could reach War God-level cultivation. Besides, his psychic power is at least two-star level, and he's just over twenty, an orphan with no access to resources. It's simply impossible to reach that level!"
"So what do you mean?" Long Tian pressed.
"There are two possibilities!" The middle-aged man's voice rose a notch. "First, he obtained some mysterious inheritance, which boosted his strength to this level. But I had people review all his video records since childhood, and found nothing special, so the chance of a mysterious inheritance is very small."
"And the second possibility?" Long Tian pressed.
The middle-aged man's face turned cold. "The second possibility... is that he's no longer Landon Lu. I looked into his personality—the difference before and after those three months is just too great. And I found another suspicious point: there's a woman living in his Plumridge City villa, and her Identity Card was arranged by the wife of Plumridge City's first mayor, Victor Yang. I investigated this woman, Lynn Ning, and it's like she appeared out of thin air. Three months ago, there was no record of her anywhere in this world!"
"Where is this woman now?" Long Tian narrowed his eyes.
"To avoid alerting them, I haven't made a move yet. She's still in Plumridge City!"
"Good. Send someone to capture her immediately!" Long Tian ordered sternly.
"Yes, sir!"
The middle-aged man nodded, then exited the room.
Plumridge City, inside a certain restaurant, Lynn Ning was working as a cashier.
Ian Song didn't bring her to Mesa City for two reasons. First, he wanted her to experience life in this world. Second, her own strength was pretty good—like him, Lynn Ning cultivates both immortal and martial paths.
With the resources Ian provided, Lynn Ning's immortal cultivation has reached the Golden Core realm, allowing her to stay forever youthful.
As for her martial cultivation, even though she hasn't trained long, with powerful techniques and abundant resources, she's already reached the late Grandmaster peak.
Before leaving Plumridge City for his post on the Tenth Natural Planet, Ian also bought her plenty of Item Cards from the System shop to keep her safe.
That's why Ian dared to leave her alone in Plumridge City.
At nine in the evening, the restaurant closed for the day.
Just as Lynn Ning and several girls stepped out of the restaurant, a red flying car descended from the sky and landed nearby. A young man holding a huge bouquet of roses got out and strode toward them...
"Lynn Ning, these are for you. I hope you like them!"
Gavin Chen offered the flowers to Lynn, speaking in a voice full of emotion.
Lynn Ning's brows furrowed slightly, and her smile instantly faded to coldness. "Mr. Chen, I've made myself clear. Please don't bother me again!"
But Gavin, a seasoned playboy, just smiled and put away the roses. "Even if we can't be a couple, we can still be friends, right? My friend's restaurant just opened—how about I treat everyone to dinner?"
With that, he turned to the three girls beside Lynn. "Ladies, would you do me the honor?"
Lynn Ning may be gentle, but she's not naive—especially after seeing how palace maids in the Imperial Palace would go to any lengths to win favor. She instantly saw through Gavin Chen's plan to use her three coworkers to corner her so she couldn't refuse.
"Sorry, I'm not feeling well. I'll head out first!"
With that, Lynn Ning turned and left.
Seeing this, Gavin's expression darkened a bit, but he didn't chase after her. Instead, he said to her three coworkers, "Ladies, since Lynn isn't feeling well, how about the three of us go together?"
"Is that really okay?" The three girls looked hesitant.
"My friend's restaurant is called Demon’s Kitchen!" Gavin said.
"Ah, I've heard of Demon’s Kitchen!" one girl exclaimed. She'd heard the dishes there looked bloody and terrifying, but were supposedly so delicious that you couldn't stop eating. The business was booming, but the prices were sky-high—way beyond what regular people could afford.
Curious to see Demon’s Kitchen for themselves, all three girls agreed.