However, while Lu Yu and Qin Ge were drinking tea and chatting at Yao Hua Tea House, in the parking lot outside Central Park.

At this moment, next to Lu Yu's Bentley Mulsanne, an inconspicuous black Passat slowly parked beside Lu Yu's vehicle, appearing as unremarkable as any other guest's car.

"Is this Lu Yu's car?"

After steadily coming to a stop, the rear window of the Passat slowly rolled down, revealing the face of a European man who looked at Lu Yu's vehicle and spoke indifferently.

If Lu Yu were present at this moment, he would surely recognize that this man was Alfred, one of the Twelve Black Knights of the Dark Sanctuary!

Not long ago, Julius III had sent him to Lin'an City to assassinate Lu Yu.

For this purpose, he arrived in Lin'an City three days ago. After conducting extensive research on the city's terrain and the information sent back by Christian, he dared to initiate this preliminary action.

After all, Lu Yu's previous act of beheading Christian and sending his head to the headquarters of the Dark Sanctuary indicated that Lu Yu was not weak!

Therefore, Alfred was being extremely cautious!

"Yes, esteemed Black Knight!"

Responding to Alfred's words, a man sitting in the front passenger seat spoke.

This man dressed ordinarily, with nothing peculiar about him, clearly aiming to avoid attention.

"Very well."

Having heard the man's words, Alfred nodded, then said, "Get out of the car and attach this tracking system beneath Lu Yu's vehicle. Be quick; he could return at any moment!"

In his speech, Alfred's voice was low, and a cold, murderous gleam flickered in his eyes.

The previously most cunning Christian had already died at Lu Yu's hands, so now Alfred had to be cautious, as any mishap would surely be exceedingly catastrophic!

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing Alfred's instructions, the man responded.

Simultaneously, he took the tracking system from Alfred's hand, opened the car door, and quickly adhered the tracking device to the underside of Lu Yu's Bentley Mulsanne.

The man's actions were exceptionally smooth, showing his skilled training!

As soon as the tracking device was attached to the car's underside, the man instantly stood up and swiftly returned to the car. He took out a tablet, confirmed the signal was intact, then turned to Alfred, saying, "Sir, it's installed, and the signal is normal!"

"Excellent!"

Hearing this, Alfred nodded, then said, "After returning, keep a close watch on Lu Yu's position, and start preparing the weapons, ready to act against Lu Yu at any time!"

In his words, Alfred's eyes were icy, filled with killing intent, looking quite terrifying!

"Yes!"

Listening to Alfred's words, the man spoke, expressing full respect in his tone!

"Let's go!"

With these words, Alfred said coldly, "Leave before Lu Yu returns and discovers us, ruining everything!"

With these words, the Passat's engine let out a muffled roar, then turned around and drove out of the parking lot!

...

An hour later, in the VIP room of Yao Hua Tea House.

After a brief discussion, Lu Yu and Qin Ge reached a consensus for cooperation, and Qin Ge had left the VIP room with Wang Zhenjiang an hour earlier.

At this moment, Lu Yu sat in the VIP room, staring at the teacup Qin Ge had used, his eyes flickering with a thoughtful gleam.

"Sir, excuse me, is the water in your pot finished? I can refill it for you."

As Lu Yu was still pondering, a pretty tea artist from Yao Hua Tea House approached, intending to pick up the teapot and teacup in front of Lu Yu.

"No need, thank you, go ahead with your work and don't mind me."

Seeing the tea artist's actions, Lu Yu calmly stopped her, his face holding a slight smile.

The teacup and teapot in front of him were of great use to Lu Yu, so he couldn't allow anyone else to touch them.

"Alright, if you need anything, just ring the bell to call me, and I'll come to serve you immediately."

Hearing Lu Yu's words, the tea artist responded, with a tone full of respect.

"Okay, thank you."

Hearing the tea artist's words, Lu Yu nodded and smiled back, appearing quite calm.

Seeing Lu Yu like this, the tea artist nodded, then slowly turned around and left.

Moments after the tea artist left, Marcus entered with two members of the Assassin Alliance, and upon seeing Lu Yu, he said, "Sir, you called for me!?"

In Marcus' hand, he carried two metal boxes.

The moment Qin Ge left, Lu Yu called Marcus, which was why Marcus arrived now.

"Exactly."

Hearing Marcus' words, Lu Yu nodded and said, "Did you bring everything?"

In his words, Lu Yu's voice was low, sounding quite earnest.

"I did."

With this, Marcus nodded, then patted the boxes in his hand, saying, "Fingerprint extraction device and 3D imaging equipment, I brought them all as you instructed, ready to start at any time."

"Great!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu nodded, then pointed to the cup Qin Ge had used, saying, "Extract all the fingerprints from it and create a mold using 3D imaging technology; I might need it in the future!"

While one might not intend harm, one must be wary of others. Lu Yu had been navigating the dark underside of the world for a long time, witnessing countless betrayals and intrigues, so even though he was now on the same side as Qin Ge, he couldn't let his guard down!

After all, the Shadow Sword Organization was officially sanctioned, and ultimately, Lu Yu had a deep-seated distrust of official organizations. Therefore, he specifically invited Qin Ge here for tea to secretly gather Qin Ge's fingerprints during their discussion of cooperation, just in case!

Though interests are eternal in this world, they do get eroded over time, so it was always prudent for Lu Yu to have some kind of backup plan!

"Yes, sir!"

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Marcus responded, and then, along with the two Assassin Alliance members, began extracting Qin Ge's fingerprints.

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