Provocation isn't just suggested through words or glances; there's an even more direct and audacious way. When Quan Mingyuan attended the annual business charity gala and saw Xiao Lin, he noticed an unprecedented expectation in his eyes. This wasn't because Xiao Lin was immensely powerful or because he eagerly anticipated the assassin Quan Mingyuan had planted. It was all because of that incredulous look in his eyes when he saw the person beside Xiao Lin.
Chu Qi openly followed behind Xiao Lin, playing the role of his personal bodyguard. Even if Quan Mingyuan wanted to apprehend him, he couldn't make a move in public because he had no legitimate reason.
The identity of a death row inmate is extremely secretive, and Chu Qi's face had never appeared in any criminal record. So now he was essentially a man with a clean slate. Trying to apprehend Chu Qi as a criminal would surely allow Xiao Lin to make an issue of it, thereby exposing the existence of the death row organization.
