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Hearing Hao Qiang's words, Hong Luo frowned. He looked at him impatiently and asked, "What did you vouch for him for?"

"If Guan Jia has offended Young Master Hong in any way, I, Hao Qiang, will take over. No matter what the punishment is, how about it?" Hao Qiang said.

Hearing Hao Qiang's resolute tone, Hong Luo finally revealed a hint of surprise, "What if I put him to death?"

"I believe that is definitely not the case. Young Sect Master Hong and Guan Jia were once extremely close classmates. I believe that even if there was a conflict between the two of you, it should not have reached such a serious stage." Instead of answering his question from the side, Hao Qiang replied firmly.

"Hehe, it seems like you have done quite a lot of homework on me."

It was the military's doing, so I don't care if you have the leisure to care about it. If not for the butler, who would want to offend such a formidable opponent? Hao Qiang silently retorted in his heart.

"However, Hao Qiang, you were wrong about one thing. I didn't trap Guan Jia. He really decided to stay here on his own. "I don't know where you got the information that Guan Jia is with me, but I don't think the person who gave you the information has any good intentions." Hong Luo spread his hands and smiled.

He had always thought that Guan Jia was an appendage of the Hao family and everything was done in accordance to the rules of the Hao family. He had never thought that he was also a person with an independent conscience, so the first thing he thought of after his accident was that he was imprisoned and that he had neglected the possibility that he might have taken the initiative to stay behind. However, he could not completely trust Hong Luo's words.

"Why do you think I only see you when so many people want to see you every day?" Hong Luo said.

"Then where is he now? I want to meet him." Hao Qiang said.

Hong Luo shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, turned around and walked towards the door. "Follow me."

Hao Qiang nodded towards Lei Li and the two of them followed Hong Luo out of the room. Hong Luo looked at Lei Li with a puzzled look and frowned, but in the end, he did not say anything and led the way.

They quickly left Patriarch Hong's Mansion and walked towards a room at the southwest corner. "It was a huge, store-like room. The moment they entered, it was extremely spacious and empty. Furthermore, the room was extremely quiet. There was no one guarding this heavily fortified mansion.

Hao Qiang and Lei Li looked at each other suspiciously before following Hong Luo up the stairs to the second floor.

On the second floor, Hao Qiang faced all kinds of machines. Some of the machines were colossal, some were small and exquisite, and were placed inside special glass.

"Where are we?" Hao Qiang questioned.

"The Hong residence's new weapon development area."

To Hong Luo's reply, Hao Qiang first expressed his shock and then his admiration.

How confident was this person that he would be able to lure the person they met for the first time to their secret location? And how bold was he to be able to build a weapon warehouse in his own backyard! Hao Qiang admitted that he couldn't do this.

Lei Li curiously looked at these new weapons that he had never seen before. His eyes were suffused with a green luster. If these were all successful weapons, then how great of a treasure would that be? If all of them could be reclaimed by the dynasty, then the biggest problem the dynasty would face right now — if they didn't have a weapon, wouldn't it be solved?

Although the [Dynasty] 's people relied on their superpower to fight the world, it was not as convenient as having a convenient weapon. Furthermore, in times of crisis, they could give the enemy a surprise.

The moment Hao Qiang saw his glowing green eyes, he knew what he was thinking. He quickly dragged the person by the collar forward. Otherwise, Lei might do something in the next second. Since Hong Luo was able to bring them here so brazenly, there must be even more strict surveillance in the dark. Who knows, as long as they touched these weapons, they would be smashed into smithereens in the next second.

However, he didn't know what the butler was doing here in the Hong family.

As the few of them thought about it, Hao Qiang and the rest passed through all kinds of strange weapons and arrived before a password that was made of an unknown material.

Hong Luo quietly stood there, reached out his hand and lightly touched the door, and then the door slowly opened.

"Only two people can open this door. One is me, the other is Guan Jia." Hong Luo said.

Hao Qiang and Wang Yan were shocked by his words. It seemed that they had come to a more secret location in the Hong family. However, they did not know what Guan Jia and the Hong family had to do with each other. Furthermore, it seemed that their relationship was not shallow.

"Come in." Hong Luo said to the two inside.

Hao Qiang and Lei Li hesitated for a moment before they walked in. The door behind them slowly closed.

Hao Qiang didn't know if what he was doing was too stupid. If the other party really wanted to do something to him, then he and Lei Li would undoubtedly be sending themselves to the door for capture.

Although the two of them did not speak, they were on high alert.

Inside the door was a spacious corridor. On both sides of the corridor, however, there were many workstations. In the cover, however, were weapons that seemed to be countless times more sophisticated than the ones outside.

Hao Qiang looked at these items in shock. Regardless of the quality of these items, such a huge amount of weapons was not something that could be tolerated in China. Hao Qiang finally understood that the Hong gang would attract the attention of the military. It wasn't because they were acting more and more arrogantly, but because they had such a huge collection of weapons! No country would allow a civilian organization to wield so many powerful weapons!

The military did not directly take action, but instead tried to recruit them. It was probably because of these untouchable weapons, but the other side refused to cooperate. The military, on the other hand, could not act rashly because of these weapons.

Hao Qiang didn't know whether he should thank the military for trusting them or for scolding them. If they didn't handle it well, this would be a war that would bring disaster to the entire city.

While Hao Qiang was silently denouncing the actions of the military, the three of them arrived at another door. Compared to the password from before, this door was much simpler and had the function of cutting off the enemy's movements.

Hong Luo knocked on the door, but didn't reply for a long time. However, when Hao Qiang thought that there was no one inside, the door slowly opened from the inside.

The face that appeared behind the door caused Hao Qiang to be stunned.

Even though he looked a lot more tired and haggard, with a beard that had not been shaved for a long time, and his clothes that had never been worn before, Hao Qiang was still able to recognize the butler, who had lost news of the Hao family for a long time.

Never did he expect to see such a sight. Hao Qiang stood on the spot, his face filled with doubt.

When the butler saw the three people outside the door, he was also stunned. Then, he opened the door wide open and walked out.

"Mister Hao." Although his image had changed, his tone of voice remained the same.

"What's going on?" Looking at him, Hao Qiang asked in confusion.

"I will explain the details to you later. Please leave now, I will explain it to you personally in a few days." The butler didn't answer Hao Qiang's question. Instead, he answered with the same respectful tone as always.

"What?" You still want to go back? " The one who was the most excited was not Hao Qiang, who had been rejected by his own butler. Instead, it was Young Master Hong.

Young Sect Master Hong looked at Guan Jia in disbelief, his eyes filled with unspeakable shock.

"Yes, we made an agreement beforehand. I will help you develop a new weapon, but I will take half of it with me." said the butler.

"It's not a problem for you to give it to the Hao family. In any case, you were the one who did all this, so why did you go back to the Hao family?" Hong Luo stared.

"I never said I was going to stay." said the butler.

Hao Qiang looked at Hong Luo, who was trying to pry him out from under his nose, and slightly frowned as he felt extremely displeased in his heart.

Although he didn't know what the steward was doing here, he was not going to give him face by trying to pry his own face from his own. Although he didn't care much about others, he wasn't generous enough to allow others to steal his people!

In the next moment, Hao Qiang stood in front of his housekeeper, frowning as he said to Hong Luo, "Guan Jia was born to be a member of the Hao family, what right do you have to make him stay?"

Hong Luo looked at his mood as if someone poured oil on it and lost all of his previous calmness.

"What do you mean, 'Guan Jia' is born a member of your Hao family? How laughable. Your Hao family used the grace that you had given to Guan Jia's ancestors to enslave them for several generations. How did you decide whether he would stay or not?"

"It is up to us, the Hao family, to decide whether he should stay or not. I don't think you, an outsider, should care about that." Hao Qiang replied coldly.

"Hmph, following you all is just a matter of burying his talent. You will only ask him to take care of the rooms everyday and then cook in the kitchen. Do you know what kind of genius he is?" Hong Luo sneered.

"Can you show him his talents? Is this how you look when you're tired and unshaven? I don't care if you pay for it at the expense of your health. " Hao Qiang retorted sarcastically.

"You!" Compared to the eloquence Hao Qiang had learned from his life in the entertainment circle, Hong Luo was obviously no match for him.

Hao Qiang raised his eyebrows and revealed a proud smile.

"Guan Jia, stop your research and come back with me." Hao Qiang looked at Hong Luo and said.

"Sorry, I can't do it now." Surprisingly, Guan Jia didn't give him any face.

Hao Qiang turned his head to look at him in shock.

"I still have a few things I haven't done. I'll be back after I'm done." Guan Jia explained.

"Hehe, you see that right? I'm not willing to go with you." Hong Luo said proudly.

"I shut up." "Give me a reason."