Zhao Longfei acted first and reported later. After agreeing to Kafu's request to wipe out the church he called Zhao Longteng.
Zhao Longteng sighed on the other end of the line, ["Second Brother, you're almost forty, yet you're getting wilder by the day. After hearing Kafu out, you should've at least looked into it and talked to me first. How could you agree just like that?"]
Zhao Longfei refused to back down, "We can't afford to be careless when it comes to the Samsara Church. If it were the Annhilation Church setting up a branch here, I wouldn't be that worried. That bunch is just mentally ill. But the Samsara Church is full of people like Writers and Swindlers, people who manipulate others. Who knows how much trouble they could cause?"
["I know. Forget it, you did the right thing. I think this is probably true too. Kafu wouldn't make something like this up. But Old Gu is here talking with me about Sifang and Xuanxuan's marriage. How am I supposed to bring this up? 'There's a church in your daughter's clothing mall, and we're moving in now?'"]
Zhao Longfei sneered, "What's so hard about saying that? Just tell him directly. Once we wipe out the church, it'll be a double celebration."
["You... Sigh, I really can't even scold you."]
"What, is Gu Weirong really going to fall out with us over this? If Kafu hadn't decided to join Little Qin tonight and told us about it, we'd still be completely in the dark."
["I know. I'll keep Old Gu here tonight, tell him about it, and see how he reacts."]
["If he's really involved, there's no way he'll admit it."]
["If he's really involved, he won't be able to hide it from me."]
Zhao Longfei nodded, "Alright. Big Brother, just handle it as you see fit."
["Mhm. This church business is a real headache. But compared to that, what shocked me even more was that Kafu didn't come to us and instead chose to join Little Qin."]
"Same here."
["Let's not talk about that anymore. I need to keep an eye on Old Gu. Things over at the Tranquil Night Chamber of Commerce have basically been cleaned up and we're in the final stages now. Keep watch over there. Once we figure out who wanted to harm Little Qin, it'll also be our way of thanking him for everything he's done for the Zhao family."]
"I know."
["Sigh... It's only been about half a year, but why do I feel like Little Qin is already about to earn a seat at the table?"]
"Which table?"
["What other table? The table of the Safe Zone, of course."]
———
When Qin Siyang returned to the guesthouse, he saw that the lights in the lobby were on and the door was half open.
He pushed the door open and found Chu Baxing, Hu Chan, Gu Yunpeng, and Zhao Sifang sitting together chatting.
They were probably still discussing information related to the sacrifices for the Ritual of Path of the Believers.
"Brother Qin, you're back!"
"Yeah, I had something to take care of... Huh? Gu Yunpeng, who's the woman next to you?"
The moment Qin Siyang walked into the lobby, he noticed a young woman lying on the sofa beside Gu Yunpeng.
Just as Gu Yunpeng was about to speak, a light bulb turned on inside Qin Siyang's mind. His eyes sharpened, and he immediately put on a righteous expression.
"Gu Yunpeng! I thought you were an honorable gentleman! I never expected you to claim you weren't interested in dating while secretly doing something so disgraceful! Did this woman came looking for you now that's everything's been exposed. Did you abandon after fooling around with her?"
"Gu Yunpeng, you beast in human skin! I've finally caught you! So this day has finally come!"
Seeing Qin Siyang's nearly crazed grin, Chu Baxing and the others all froze.
Chu Baxing frowned and stared at Qin Siyang's twisted expression, "Qin Siyang, did you take some kind of crazy pill tonight? Why do you look exactly like a wild dog that just got shocked by electricity, running around barking and biting people?"
"..."
Hu Chan looked at Qin Siyang with concern, but his eyes were full of delight, "Boss Qin, this is clearly a sign that an evil spirit has possessed you. Hurry and believe in the God Zephyr with me, and you'll be protected! I've already decided that once you join the Zephyr Church, the two of us will be Twin Holy Sons."
"..."
Zhao Sifang had been watching from the side. At that moment, he suddenly understood and slapped his thigh.
"Brother Qin, have you been eating too much crap lately? Has it messed up your brain?"
"...", Qin Siyang put away his ecstatic expression and pointed at the woman.
"She's not Gu Yunpeng's girlfriend?"
"No, Brother Qin, what's wrong with your eyesight? She's not even as pretty as Qin Yu or Xuelan. How could she possibly be worthy of my future brother-in-law?"
"Then who is she? Why is she lying beside Gu Yunpeng?"
Gu Yunpeng had no idea why Qin Siyang had suddenly exploded, but he still maintained his usual composure.
"She's Xiao Li, the one Fu Wanli mentioned last time."
"Xiao Li?", Qin Siyang frowned, "Didn't we tell that kid to behave himself and stop dating for the time being?"
Gu Yunpeng explained, "Fu Wanli listened and didn't date her. It was Xiao Li who insisted on coming to him, asking why he hadn't contacted her. When I came back, I happened to see her wandering around the ninth floor of the guesthouse. We talked for a bit, and then I killed her."
Qin Siyang looked disgusted, "Another spy?"
"Mm."
Gu Yunpeng looked down at the completely lifeless Xiao Li.
"She threw several poison gas capsules into a corner of the hallway. I happened to catch her in the act."
Silence hung in the air for two seconds.
Everyone looked thoughtfully at Xiao Li, and the atmosphere became a little strange.
Hu Chan said, "Fu Wanli is still the impressive one. In just one week, he completed a hat trick."
Zhao Sifang scratched his head and muttered quietly, "The quality of spies has really gone downhill lately. Every one of them acts like they've had their brains caught in a door, throwing themselves right into our guns. Are they short on people, so they're sending even this kind of low-level trash to us?"
"Don't let idiots like this make you lower your guard," Qin Siyang said, "None of our real enemies are reckless fools who charge straight in."
"True."
After sitting down, Qin Siyang handed each of the four of them a storage box.
"Brother Qin, what's this?"
"I said before that whoever attracted spies and caused trouble for everyone had to make some compensation. Inside are the corpses of ten Doom Octopuses. They're for you. Use them for research or whatever you want."
"Awesome! Brother Qin, you're the best!"
Then everyone turned to look at Hu Chan.
Reluctantly pouting, Hu Chan took out four socks from his storage box and handed one to each of them.
"These are Tier 3 items, Jumping Socks. Wearing one doubles your jumping height."
Qin Siyang looked extremely dissatisfied.
"One sock each? Are you treating us like beggars? At least give everyone a pair!"
"I only have three pairs in total. I'm wearing one pair right now."
Qin Siyang accepted the sock, still muttering, "Some Holy Son you are. Stingy as hell."
"Brother Qin, tomorrow's the weekend. If you're free, let's go outside the Safe Zone and hunt gods again."
Tomorrow, Qin Siyang had to accompany Zhao Longfei to observe Kafu's operation against the church.
He needed to confirm with his own eyes that Kafu hadn't lied to him and to make sure nothing happened to Kafu.
He shook his head, "I've got other plans tomorrow. By the way, Xiao Zhao, what does Xuanxuan usually do on weekends?"
"Either she goes on a date with me or studies with Wen Shu. Why?"
"Nothing. Just asking."
No matter what connection the church had with the Gu family, Qin Siyang believed that Gu Yunpeng and Gu Yunxuan knew nothing about it.
After confirming that Gu Yunxuan wouldn't be going to the clothing mall, Kafu's situation became much easier, and Qin Siyang felt a little more at ease.