Chapter 221: Where Are They?

As dawn broke, a fleet of ten black Cadillacs lined up outside the Grammy Hotel. The drivers and their entourage were all dressed in sharp black suits and black gloves.

Emily rushed upstairs, accompanied by two Black Glove members, carrying an assortment of clothes and shoes.

As a Hypnotist, Emily was the youngest and most beautiful of the Black Glove quintet. At twenty-five, she was tall and fit the classic image of a Caucasian woman, complete with striking blue eyes. When Lin Jian first saw her, he immediately thought she looked like the movie star Marilyn Monroe.

Now, dressed in her own black suit and gloves, with her long hair pulled up into a neat bun, she looked incredibly sharp and refreshed.

By the time she found Lin Jian, he was already having breakfast with Thomas.

Thomas had tracked Lin Jian down before dawn to brief him about the North American Superpower Association and Smith. Lin Jian had simply told him not to be afraid of anyone. After all, he was there!

That single sentence had instantly settled Thomas’s panicked nerves. With a boss who could use Magic, if Smith dared to show up, the boss would just strip away his Superpower! Realizing he had let his anxiety get the better of him, Thomas relaxed and joined Lin Jian, Sha Shun, and Dachun for breakfast.

Meanwhile, Emily marched up to Lin Jian with a strict expression. "Boss, this hairstyle won’t do. You need some makeup. You’re looking a bit pale, so from this moment on, you are completely at my mercy!"

Lin Jian couldn’t understand a word she said, leaving Thomas to translate. Upon hearing the translation, Lin Jian burst out laughing. "All right, you’re the boss!"

"Let’s head upstairs, then. I brought my makeup kit!" Emily’s lips curled into a smile. The boss was going to see his beloved woman today, arriving as a conqueror. Naturally, he needed to look like the perfect mix of a gentleman—radiant, handsome, cunning, and fiercely domineering!

If he showed up looking this scruffy, the Ye Family would just look down on him. She had to give him a complete top-to-bottom makeover!

The two went upstairs, where Emily meticulously trimmed his eyebrows and styled his hair with gel. She patted a little powder on his face and touched up his features. If Lin Jian had not stopped her, she probably would have plastered him in heavy cosmetics.

A few moments later, he changed into the pristine white suit and polished leather shoes Emily had brought. When Lin Jian finally stepped out of the dressing room, Emily’s eyes lit up. Her boss looked like the epitome of Eastern masculine beauty—he was a genuine knockout.

At 7:20 a.m., Lin Jian strode out of the Grammy Hotel in his immaculate white suit. He was flanked by Thomas, Laine, Emily, Fenni, Daniel, Dachun, Sha Shun, and a contingent of core Black Glove members, all sharply dressed in matching black suits.

The Black Glove members stationed by the ten Cadillacs bowed in unison. Lin Jian smiled; Thomas certainly knew how to put on a show. But this was exactly the effect he wanted. He was going to make it abundantly clear to Ye Yuanhang that the Black Glove, an elite organization of Superpower Users, now belonged to him!

The motorcade set off, heading straight for the Ye Family Manor.

Meanwhile, on a flight from New York to San Francisco, Smith was lounging comfortably in a first-class seat while his three assistants sat back in economy. Naturally, a top-tier Superpower User would have plenty of lackeys. He had an entire entourage at his beck and call.

At exactly 8:00 a.m., the convoy turned onto the private paved road leading to the Ye Manor. Every inch of the route was heavily surveilled, with countless security cameras tracking the vehicles’ steady approach.

Inside the Ye Manor, the security team immediately notified Elder Ye of the developing situation outside.

"A motorcade?" Elder Ye asked, furrowing his brow in confusion. "Whose motorcade?"

The head of security admitted they didn’t know.

Elder Ye waved his hand dismissively. "Go find out what’s going on!"

The security chief immediately grabbed two guards and sprinted toward the massive iron gates, located some two hundred meters from the main house. When the pedestrian gate cracked open, Thomas stepped into the chief’s line of sight.

"Open the gates," Thomas ordered. "We are here to pick up Miss Ye."

"Who are you—"

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

Before the chief could finish, several Black Glove members lunged from the sides. In the blink of an eye, they pinned the security guards to the ground and wrenched the massive iron gates wide open.

Without any further obstacles, the motorcade cruised smoothly into the estate. Watching from inside his car, Lin Jian remained silent. It was better for the Black Gloves to act a little ruthless and domineering.

By the time they arrived, Elder Ye and a few servants were already waiting by the front doors of the villa. Up on the second floor, Ye Zisu had heard the commotion as well, but she didn’t dare go downstairs. Instead, she peeked out from behind her curtains.

The slow, synchronized approach of the fleet gave off an intensely oppressive feeling—an aura of absolute dominance.

As the cars pulled up to the front doors, the disheveled security chief and his men came sprinting back up the driveway.

"They... they claim they’re here to pick up Miss Ye!" he gasped.

"Pick me up?" Ye Zisu darted out from behind the second-floor curtains, shrieking with excitement. "Oh my god, they’re actually here for me! I don’t even know who you are, but I love you to death!"

Still squealing, she spun around and sprinted down the stairs.

But inside the lead car, Lin Jian’s brow furrowed into a deep frown. He was sweeping the entire manor with his Thought, and Ye Ziqiu was nowhere to be found!