Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

“You're here, have a seat!” Li Ji revealed a kind smile, raising his hand to signal the three to sit down.

Hearing the voice, Li Qingxia, who had been趴 at the window, immediately trotted to the three, pulling out chairs with a grin: “Sit down, sit down quickly.”

“There was some traffic on the way, sorry,” Ye You said with a slight bow, expressing her apologies.

Li Ji smiled faintly, waving his hand dismissively: “It's alright, this old man's time isn't worth much anyway, not like you important people.”

If Li Chenqiu were here, he would be extremely surprised.

The current Li Ji was completely different from before, with no trace of timidity or narrow-mindedness, exuding an air of composure and tranquility in his every move.

So much so that the moment Ye You and the others saw Li Ji, they subconsciously associated him with the leader of the Tianyuan Federation, becoming somewhat restrained for a moment.

After seeing the three seated, Li Ji took out a bag of cheaply packaged tea from a plastic bag beside him.

“This is Hongye tea, fifteen for half a catty. Although it's cheap, its taste is no worse than those costing hundreds or thousands. I like it very much. Qingxia, throw a few tea leaves into the three guests' cups.”

“Okay!”

Li Qingxia reached into the tea bag and pinched a small pinch of tea leaves, amiably throwing one or two leaves into each of the three cups, then nonchalantly walked to Li Ji's side and sat down.

Ye You lowered her eyes, glanced at the tea in her cup, and said with a smile: “It seems the old man is quite frugal. If you like this Hongshasha tea so much, I can buy you dozens of catties.”

Li Ji waved his hand: “No need. Although I don't have much money, I can still afford fifteen for half a catty of tea. Whenever someone comes to my shop to eat, I always have Qingxia make tea for them. After all, guests are guests, and we can't neglect them.”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere instantly turned cold.

The An Tong Si trio were not fools and naturally heard the sharpness in Li Ji's words. Ye You and Zheng Kang's expressions instantly turned cold.

Ye You said with an unkind expression: “Mr. Li Ji, cooperating with An Tong Si's investigation is every citizen's duty. I hope you don't be so hostile towards us and correct your attitude.”

“An Tong Si is a powerful organization that exists within the federal law. If the investigation is within the bounds of the law, I will definitely cooperate, because it is my duty.”

Li Ji narrowed his eyes, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes piling up. He paused for a moment before continuing:

“But it seems that your investigation has already gone beyond the law. You illegally imprisoned Li Chenqiu without evidence, and now you are using the power of the Special Abilities Division and the Public Security Division to dig deep into his past. Are you breaking the law? This old man really doesn't understand.”

Ye You's eyes darkened, a wave rippling in her clear眸.

She knew that Li Ji was right, she was indeed breaking the law, but so what?

In order to better eliminate disasters and protect the safety of the people, what if she operated outside the federal law?

Would the federal legal institutions jump out and say it's inappropriate? Would the people accuse her? Would the higher-ups punish her for this? Would the Public Security Division dare to arrest her? No, because she was from An Tong Si, representing justice.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, He Lu hurriedly jumped out to smooth things over:

“Alright, alright, let's not talk about this. A few days ago, we wanted to find you to understand some things about Li Chenqiu, but we couldn't find you anywhere. This time you suddenly contacted us, and we didn't have time to buy anything. Don't take offense.”

“Since you didn't buy anything, then pay for this meal!” Li Ji said as a matter of course.

Ye You clenched her teacup, saying in a cold voice: “Since you're short of this little bit of money, we might as well pay for it. But next…”

Saying this, Ye You glanced at Zheng Kang.

Zheng Kang understood, walked to the window, and drew the curtains, and the ten-square-meter private room immediately plunged into darkness.

He Lu, who was sitting to the side, looked ugly when he saw this scene. He didn't like this kind of method, but he didn't say anything to stop it.

The window of the private room was open, and the warm midday breeze made the curtains flutter. The warm sunlight passed through the gaps between the curtains, extending along the tiles to the dining table… the tea… the collar… until half of Li Ji's face.

The breeze was still blowing, the curtains were still fluttering, Li Ji's loose face constantly wandered between darkness and light, he quietly looked at Ye You, sitting calmly in place.

“What are you doing?!”

Li Qingxia stood up anxiously, looking at Zheng Kang, who was standing by the curtains.

Zheng Kang glanced at Li Qingxia indifferently, then returned to his seat without saying a word.

“Sit down, he's just drawing the curtains to block the light, what are you getting so excited about?” Li Ji grabbed Li Qingxia's arm and forcibly pulled him back to his seat.

“I…” When Li Qingxia wanted to say something, Li Ji glared at him, directly cutting off Li Qingxia's thoughts.

After dealing with Li Qingxia, Li Ji turned his head to look at Ye You: “The reason I called you here this time is not to help you understand Li Chenqiu, but to tell you that imprisoning Li Chenqiu is against the law.”

“So?” Ye You curled the corners of her mouth: “What do you want me to do?”

Li Ji revealed a kind smile, saying each word clearly: “I want you to let him go.”

Ye You chuckled, seemingly mocking Li Ji's overestimation of himself.

She propped her head with her hand and said: “The reason I respect you is because you occupy the ‘old’ character of the old, weak, sick, and disabled, but you can't take an inch when given a foot, and you can't recognize yourself. You're just a fried rice restaurant owner.

I acknowledge this ‘old,’ you are an old man. If I don't acknowledge it, you're just a person. Don't think that putting on airs can put you on an equal footing with An Tong Si. You people aren't worthy…”

“Xiao Ye, that's enough.” He Lu reached out and put his hand on Ye You's shoulder, interrupting her words, and turned to look at Li Ji:

“We just want to ask about Li Chenqiu's matter. This concerns the safety of many people's lives. I hope you can understand from our perspective. If he is really innocent, An Tong Si will compensate him.”

Li Ji tapped the teacup with his finger on the table, making a crisp sound. After a moment of silence, he raised his eyes and said: “If I don't want to say, and I want to sue you in court?”

Ye You took out a pair of handcuffs from her arms and placed them on the table: “Then I can only invite you to the Special Abilities Division for a trip, and by the way, investigate you. You are trying so hard to protect a person, could it be that you are also Resurrectors?”

Ye You said in the form of a joke, her sharp eyes constantly wandering over Li Ji and Li Qingxia.

As soon as these words came out.

Li Ji's expression was as usual, but Li Qingxia's expression was a little abnormal. His dark black eyes trembled, and he subconsciously looked at Li Ji, not knowing whether it was real panic or fake panic.

And this obvious action was naturally captured by Ye You. Her heart trembled, and an absurd guess suddenly rose in her heart.

Could it be that the two people in front of her are both Resurrectors? Did she accidentally say the truth?