Despite her confidence in her brother-in-law, Iris still made Jin Chonglin swear to keep the existence of both Ketchup and Bacon a top secret. Although the continued confusion made Jin Chonglin’s mind whirl, he still agreed and swore on the spot to not tell anyone about his incredible cat AI niece and nephew.
His IQ might not be as high as his older brother Jin Liwei but he was still smart enough to figure out on his own about the implications of having not one but two revolutionary AI beings. Humans weren’t all the same. There were some people in the world who were greedy enough to do just about anything, including cold-blooded brutality and even murder, just to possess this kind of ground-breaking technology.
Upon realizing this, a chill went up his spine. His eyes almost bulged out of their sockets as he stared at Ketchup and Bacon with great worry.
"D-damn!" He turned to Iris while pointing at the two AI cats on the dashboard monitor. "Are you crazy?! Why would you show them to me?! This kind of technology is something great nations and powerful international organizations will fight over! What if they’re discovered?! What if someone kidnaps me and tortures the information out of me?! I’m telling you now, Long Xiulan! I hate pain! I’m not strong enough to keep such a dangerous secret under great duress!"
Iris sighed. "Exposing Ketchup and Bacon’s existence to you tonight was an accident. We weren’t planning on letting you or the others outside our household know about them. Ever. Your brother and I will compensate you and provide you with better security. Don’t worry about it."
But Jin Chonglin continued to worry. It wasn’t just worry but also fear that started to overwhelm him. "Better security? Is that enough?! What if some powerful greedy bastard hires the triad or mafia or someone dangerous like that?!"
"Brother Chonglin, let’s talk about this another time." Iris sighed once again, her head starting to throb at her brother-in-law’s complaints. "I have other far more important thing to worry about than your situation right now. My husband is being targeted by an obsessed woman. As Jin Liwei’s wife, I need to make sure that he’s safe from any danger."
Jin Chonglin remembered the current situation, so although he still wanted to talk about the AI cats and the danger of knowing about their existence might bring him, he restrained himself. For now, at least.
"Fine."
Iris was relieved but didn’t relax as she received a notification on her laptop. She once again became absorbed with her computer. Bacon also left to assist Shadow Winds for tonight’s mission. Ketchup’s image remained on the dashboard monitor, her cute and fluffy self chasing a virtual butterfly, but her uncharacteristic silence signified that she was also busy providing much-needed support to her father at the hotel.
"Boss, we’re here," Dom announced.
Iris looked up even as her fingers continued their swift typing on the keyboard. Indeed, they could see the five-star hotel towering up ahead. The driver then parked in front of a nearby retail boutique that was closed for the night.
"What’s the plan, boss?" Dom asked.
Before Iris could reply, Jin Chonglin scowled at Dom. "What do you mean what’s the plan? There’s no plan! She’s pregnant so we should stay here in the vehicle where it’s safe since you don’t want to go home. Let Big Bro and his bodyguards deal with Rose Young. Oh, we should also contact the police. Yes, that’s what we should do. Let the experts do their thing. That’s the plan that we should follow!"
"No, we can’t call the police. Absolutely not!"
Jin Chonglin’s eyes almost popped out of his head as he looked at her in disbelief. "Why not?! Don’t be ridiculous! Calling the police is what a responsible citizen should do in this kind of situation."
She ignored him, focusing instead on doing what she could with her laptop. Yes, Jin Chonglin was right. Calling the police was indeed the normal thing to do but that only applied to truly normal people and situations.
Her older brother was coming to assist her husband tonight with his group Shadow Winds. Call the police? Never! If the police were called, they might arrest Lu Zihao and everyone from Shadow Winds instead of Rose Young. What a joke! As if Iris would allow something like that to happen.
Jin Chonglin fished out his phone, about to call the police on his own, but Iris caught him in time and chopped his arm with a knife-hand strike.
"Ouch! Long Xiulan, what the fuck?!!! That hurts!!!"
Following her example, the loyal Dom also moved quickly and snatched the fallen phone from the floor so that Jin Chonglin couldn’t reach it anymore.
"You two! Why aren’t you letting me call the police?! You’re all crazy!!!"
"Prince Lin Lin, please trust us. Calling the police will bring more trouble." Dom might not be privy to the full extent of Lu Zihao’s shady businesses but he wasn’t stupid and could tell that something wasn’t fully legal about Mr. Yummylicious. Despite this, he had no problems with Lu Zihao as long as the man remained true to Iris—Dom’s boss, idol and best friend.
Jin Chonglin kicked the back of the seat in front of him in frustration. He didn’t understand why they were stopping him from contacting the authorities. However, he couldn’t do anything because both Dom and the driver only listened to Iris, not him.
Then they heard Iris exclaim something in a different language. Jin Chonglin wasn’t sure what language she was speaking but Dom kindly informed him that she was cursing in Russian. Dom was apparently learning Russian with Jin Liwei since the past few weeks.
"What’s wrong?" Jin Chonglin asked Iris.
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