Chapter 244 - 243: Turning the Tide
It was just to maintain status during the South Sea family evaluation. As for what happens afterward, Chen Tianlong hadn’t thought much about it. After all, in such matters, one can only take it step by step.
Since it involved crossing provinces, the Celestial Wolf Gang didn’t send many people over, but secretly sent Ye Xiong. This time he came to deal with Chen Tianlong, not those few experts.
According to Hao Shuai’s analysis, the experts brought by Chen Tianlong were probably just hired and wouldn’t follow him long-term. Therefore, Ye Xiong’s presence was still valuable.
So, Ye Xiong coming to South Sea City was also arranged by Hao Shuai. As for his intentions, no one knew for now.
After a minor disturbance, Gu Mei was secretly sent back to South Sea City. However, Chen Tianlong needed Gu Mei to do him a favor: to help his father return to Lin Group and continue to take on important responsibilities.
Gu Haijun was very surprised to learn about his daughter’s rescue. However, he remained worried. Although his daughter had returned home, would the criminals find here again and take her away once more?
To reassure Gu Haijun during this period, Chen Tianlong personally visited him.
"President Gu, I understand your concerns, but you can rest at ease. As long as you ensure not to hand over the shares lightly before the family evaluation, I will have my people protect you during this period. Presumably, the other party orchestrated this kidnapping for this matter, and once resolved, it will be meaningless, and they certainly won’t bother you again."
Chen Tianlong explained the cause to Gu Haijun, hoping he would understand and not give up the shares due to excessive worry, and hand them to the Celestial Wolf Gang, which would be troublesome if that happened.
"Are you sure you can ensure our safety?"
Gu Haijun was somewhat concerned about how capable Chen Tianlong and a few others were. He was skeptical.
"Haha, you can ask your daughter about that. How did we rescue her from the enemies? She should know best. If you trust me, give me a call. After all, the shares are yours, and I’ve done my best."
Chen Tianlong just did his part, and the task given by Lin Batian was half completed.
After all, it’s their thing. If they really don’t want it, there’s nothing he can do.
"Well... let me think about it and get back to you soon."
Gu Haijun took a deep breath and said.
Chen Tianlong nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "You’d better decide quickly. I can’t guarantee that without our protection, people from South Sea City won’t make another move. I really don’t know."
After adding that, Chen Tianlong hurriedly left.
Lin Batian’s assignment to him was only half done, with more yet to be completed, he couldn’t delay, not knowing how Mr. Hu was doing.
"Tianlong, I heard you’ve settled the Gu Family matter and returned to South Sea City, right?" Just as Chen Tianlong was driving and had Wei Li with him continuing the task, he received a call from Mr. Hu.
"Yes, just got back. Things are urgent and I hadn’t had time to inform you. By the way, Mr. Hu, how are things on your end?" Chen Tianlong quickly asked.
"Sigh... The fourth major shareholder, He Tongping, has already sold the shares to the Xu Family. Now only the fifth major shareholder, Liang Hongwei, remains. I don’t know why, but I know Old Liang. Normally, he won’t easily compromise unless..." Mr. Hu reached this point, then suddenly shifted the subject.
"Unless what..."
"Unless he’s been threatened!"
Mr. Hu was merely speculating. As for the actual situation, it wasn’t clear.
"Threats again. Looks like the Xu Family is taking the violent route with Hao Shuai’s help. Fine, if they’re threatening us, let them taste being threatened in return."
Chen Tianlong felt that being too passive was untenable; the situation needed to be turned around.
"Alright, Mr. Hu, return to the company. I’ll handle the rest." Chen Tianlong already had a plan: an eye for an eye.
The three people with him were top killers. To play dirty against him, they’d better be prepared.
"You three, we’ll be having a mission soon. Are you ready?"
Chen Tianlong took a deep breath and turned to ask.
"Little Master... Chen Tianlong, we’re always ready, whether it’s climbing mountains of swords or diving into seas of fire," Wei Li said firmly.
"Good."
Chen Tianlong smiled with satisfaction and then revealed a wicked grin. Don’t mistake him for a sick cat when he’s not raging.
After contemplating for a few seconds, Chen Tianlong stepped on the gas, and the car sped off. This started with the Xu Family and the Mo Family, so it would start from them.
About an hour later, a strange thing happened at the Xu Family: a gas explosion in the kitchen led to the entire kitchen collapsing. Although there were no casualties, it startled Elder Hao.
If the explosion had occurred in the main hall, he would have been blown away directly. Hao Dahai was wise and didn’t believe it possible for the careful kitchen staff to make such a mistake.
They knew that these servants of the Xu Family were rigorously selected and received a period of training before assuming their roles.
Moreover, the chef said that before the incident, he saw a figure flash by, so he curiously went to check it out and even ran some distance away, thinking it might be a thief.
Unexpectedly, in less than a minute, the kitchen exploded.
The most reasonable explanation was that someone had tampered with it. And this tampering wasn’t intended to harm the key figures of the Xu Family.
But Hao Dahai, being suspicious, couldn’t believe someone would merely blow up their kitchen as a warning or a blatant indirect threat.
"Master, it’s terrible, madam is missing."
Suddenly a maid came running over, shouting loudly.
"What?"
Hao Dahai was dumbfounded. They weren’t just warned; someone had been taken. Elder Hao then shouted, "Who exactly did this?"
At this moment, Hao Shuai also came over. After understanding the situation, he frowned and said, "Dad, I think I know who did it."
"Are you saying Lin Batian?"
Hao Dahai wasn’t a fool. These days, they tried every method to find the shareholders of that company, aiming to create internal chaos in the Lin Group, leading to its collapse.
If they discover it too late, there would be no turning back, especially since the family evaluation was about to begin.
If the company was facing bankruptcy, there would be no persuasiveness, let alone how much strength you had.
"Probably, but Lin Batian isn’t capable of this alone. It seems that he secretly sent people. According to the Celestial Wolf Gang, Gu Haijun’s daughter was rescued. It’s clear that for the family evaluation, Lin Batian is going all out."
Hao Shuai had been through many storms, so he wasn’t panicked handling these matters.