1641 Who Knows How Much Trouble That Thing Will Cause

The Ji family's strength had declined in the past few years, but it was still a powerful existence.

The Ji family's style was the same as the other forces in the independent continent. They kept a low profile.

Many families in Beijing didn't know about the existence of the Ji family. However, those in the know knew how powerful they were.

Many people acknowledged that the illegal district was a miniature version of the independent continent, but the independent continent must be stronger than the illegal district.

Compared to these hidden forces…

The Wen, Shen, and Wei families in Beijing were actually not enough.

If not for Ye Wangchuan, the Ye family would probably not be able to reach the corner of the independent continent like them.

Qiao Nian lowered her eyes, her gaze profound and unreadable.

However, she didn't play with the crest for long. She casually threw the palm-sized Ji family head crest into her black shoulder bag.

That casual attitude was as if it was a worthless little item.

It wasn't the symbol of the Ji family's head that the Ji family had been looking for for 20 years!

Qiao Nian returned to her laptop. The message Jian Jin had sent her was still there.

Ji family.

Ji Qing.

She hadn't considered the two together before, mainly because they seemed unrelated.

She couldn't think of any connection other than the same last name.

This was like catching a few people on the streets. One or two of them had the surname Ma. Could they all be from rich families?

Until now, all the evidence pointed to the independent continent's Ji family.

Only then did Qiao Nian take the connection seriously.

But she now had nothing in her possession other than the family crest she had found through the Morse code in the black box.

If she wanted to figure out what was going on, she would probably have to investigate the Ji family.

At this thought, Qiao Nian couldn't help but feel a throbbing pain in her brain. She rubbed her temples and narrowed her eyes slightly.

Jian Jin happened to send another message at this moment.

[Are you still there, Qiao?]

[Where did you get that picture you just showed me? Did someone send it to you? Who was it? You…]

Qiao Nian didn't read the rest of the message. She typed a few words on the keyboard with one hand and messaged back—

[Q: No. I happened to see it on the black market. I was curious, so I asked.]

Jian Jin didn't seem to think much about it.

After all, there were a lot of miscellaneous items on the black market. All kinds of information could be found in the distribution center. It wasn't impossible for Qiao Nian to accidentally see a photo of the Ji family's crest.

She replied.

[Well, I thought you'd seen the actual thing somewhere. It's no ordinary thing, and if it turns up, there's no telling how much of a stir it'll cause on the independent continent.]

There was some silence.

Qiao Nian placed her pale hand on the keyboard and didn't reply for a long time.

Then, she closed her laptop, got up, and went into the bathroom to blow-dry her hair.

She still had to go to Aunt Chen's house tomorrow to deliver Uncle Chen's medicine. If she was too sloppy, with Aunt Chen's worried personality, she would be worried that she didn't have a good life outside.

In any case, there was no hurry for the crest's matter. Since there were clues, she would slowly investigate.

Coincidentally, Nie Mi had told her he was going to the independent continent soon.

As Qiao Nian walked towards the bathroom, she wondered if she should agree to his request…