I Start with a Mysterious Island

Chapter 310 - 249: The Ominous Premonition Came True

Night fell. Kaleidoscopic neon lights flickered on, draping the city in a magnificent coat.

The streets were bustling with traffic and people. As it was the evening rush hour, Security Officers appeared at every intersection to manage the flow of traffic.

A green shared bike sped along the wide bike lane, while cars on the adjacent street crawled forward.

He knew this stretch of road slowed to a crawl during rush hour, nearly coming to a complete standstill.

That’s why Lin Li had decided against taking his van, opting instead to unlock a shared bike by the roadside.

The traffic was just as bad as he’d expected. As he rode, he saw that the cars on the road would take ages just to inch forward twenty or thirty meters. ’Riding a bike is so much more convenient.’

After about fifteen minutes, Lin Li arrived at the restaurant where Liu Jialin was treating him to dinner.

Locking the shared bike by the curb, Lin Li crossed the street and headed toward a bustling restaurant not far away.

"Welcome, sir. How many?" A waitress who had just finished clearing a table was about to carry the dishes to the back when she saw Lin Li enter and promptly asked.

"My friend booked a private room," Lin Li said. He pulled his phone from his pocket to check the message Liu Jialin had sent him. "Room 205."

"Of course, please wait a moment." The waitress nodded, then called out to a colleague in the distance, "Xiaowu, could you please show this gentleman to Room 205?"

"Right away." The waitress called Xiaowu came over and smiled at Lin Li. "This way, sir."

Lin Li then followed the waitress to the restaurant’s second floor.

Inside Room 205.

Having changed out of her Investigator uniform after work, Liu Jialin now wore a white T-shirt and blue jeans. She sat leaning back in her chair, idly flipping a one-yuan coin as she waited for her guest to arrive.

HUMMM...

A faint golden Spiritual Light materialized over Liu Jialin’s fair palm. The one-yuan coin resting there, caught in an Invisible Shockwave, trembled periodically.

Suddenly, a knock came from the door.

Liu Jialin, who had been amusing herself with the coin using her Superpower, immediately dispelled it.

CLICK.

The door swung open, and the waitress led Lin Li into the private room.

Seeing Liu Jialin in casual clothes, Lin Li smiled. "This place you picked is a little out of the way!"

"It is a bit out of the way, but the food here is delicious. I usually bring my colleagues here when I’m treating." Liu Jialin smiled and gestured for Lin Li to take a seat.

Once Lin Li was seated, the waitress asked Liu Jialin, "Ma’am, are you ready to order now?"

"Yes." Liu Jialin nodded. The waitress then brought over two menus, placing one in front of her and the other in front of Lin Li.

"I’ve never been here before, so I don’t know what’s good. You go ahead and order," Lin Li said, handing his menu back to the waitress.

"Alright," Liu Jialin said before ordering six dishes and a soup. The waitress jotted everything down, then left the room to give the order to the kitchen.

After the waitress left, Liu Jialin picked up the teapot on the table and poured Lin Li a cup of tea.

"Thanks." Lin Li took a sip of tea before asking Liu Jialin,

"I saw the news today about Tie Qiu Heng being sent back to South District Prison. You guys reported that to the public pretty fast! He was only caught yesterday, and it’s already in the news today."

After pouring his tea, Liu Jialin refilled her own cup. She smiled at his question about Tie Qiu Heng and said,

"We had to be. The South District’s Prison Director was getting a lot of heat online over Tie Qiu Heng’s escape. He was under immense pressure.

Now that Tie Qiu Heng has been recaptured, announcing it immediately helps take a lot of that pressure off the South District’s Prison Director."

"Oh, so that’s why!" After her explanation, Lin Li understood why the news of Tie Qiu Heng’s capture had been reported so quickly.

"By the way, is the Canglan Society a big deal? When I was about to take those guys down, one of them tried to threaten me with their name," asked Lin Li, who knew nothing about the organization.

When Lin Li mentioned the Canglan Society, Liu Jialin’s hand, which was raising her teacup, froze mid-air. She set the cup back down on the table, her smile vanishing as her expression turned serious.

"The Canglan Society is a criminal organization that’s emerged in the last ten-odd years. Their intelligence network is rumored to span countless cities.

They started out selling all sorts of intelligence, but later expanded into trafficking contraband. They’ve grown with incredible speed.

But you don’t need to worry too much. We’re continually intensifying our crackdown on the Canglan Society.

Not long ago, we followed a few leads and raided several of their strongholds, dealing a major blow to their influence in the Rongcheng region.

They don’t dare leave any trace of themselves in the city now, so their threat to you was just posturing.

Of course, if you feel like you’re being followed, you can contact me."