The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Then, the brim of his flat cap was pressed down, blocking his line of sight.

"I advise you to listen to me, do not look at my face. Otherwise, our conversation ends here."

The man’s voice came again.

A thought crossed Ling Chen’s mind, and through this voice, he instantly thought of the man’s identity.

The last time he was wandering around Wealthy Manor, Ling Chen unexpectedly met a middle-aged man in the garden who claimed to be a friend of his father and also a member of the Secret Society. He never expected it to be him.

Now sure of the man’s identity, Ling Chen finally relaxed a bit.

"If you wanted to meet me, a phone call would have sufficed. Why go through all this trouble?" Ling Chen asked, puzzled.

"The circumstances are different now, the situation at the Secret Society is quite dangerous."

"Dangerous? What’s going on?"

"God Organization has started targeting the Secret Society comprehensively. These few days have been a disaster for the Secret Society, with over sixty percent of its bases destroyed. Hundreds have either been killed or injured, effectively crippling both arms of the Secret Society. This danger isn’t limited to the rank and file— even the higher-ups are constantly at risk."

Hearing this, Ling Chen spoke in a deep voice, "Someone’s tracking you?"

"Correct. God Organization has already dispatched additional manpower to find my whereabouts, and you know the person too— Ji Gang."

Ji Gang!

Ling Chen’s expression changed; dispatching a top ranker of the Heavenly List to hunt someone meant this person had a very high status within the Secret Society.

Could it be...? Suddenly, a thought popped into Ling Chen’s mind.

"What’s the reason you wanted to meet? Is it because you want my help?"

"With just you alone, what help could you offer?" the man indifferently said, "I asked you here mainly to share some confidential information with you. This information concerns not only you but also God Organization. I am concerned I may not survive this crisis, so I had to find an outsider to pass on these secrets, to prevent my long years of effort from being wasted."

Ling Chen nodded, "Speak, I’m listening."

"First about God Organization, I think you should know, decades ago, God Organization was defeated by a ghost, their leader killed, causing their forces to scatter across the world, barely surviving. But not many know how the originally weakened God Organization managed to rise again. According to what I know, more than twenty years ago, remnants of God Organization in Huaxia formed a company to mask their real identities. Later, they met someone. When that person learned about God Organization, he showed great interest and agreed to fund the rebuilding of God Organization."

"It was because of that person’s involvement that God Organization’s remnants regrouped and progressively regained strength until today. However, that person acted very cautiously, fully aware of God Organization’s background, thus he protected his own identity well. Once God Organization grew sufficiently, that person arranged for all members who knew his identity to be killed, leaving behind only a few loyal subordinates. Since then, that person has retreated from the public eye, and apart from a very few, no one else knows of his identity."

Ling Chen couldn’t help but ask, "Who is that person?"

"With over a billion people in Huaxia, finding that person without any clue is undoubtedly difficult. However, after over a decade of investigation, I’ve found some traces. You know the magnitude of God Organization, reviving such a force requires substantial funds. This funding is certainly not just a few billion — even a large conglomerate like Hongyu Group wouldn’t have the means to finance God Organization. Therefore, the financier not only has money but is extremely wealthy. Through this point, the scope can be narrowed down significantly."

"I carefully investigated the people on the Huaxia billionaire list and found one particularly suspicious."

"Who?"

"Strictly speaking, it’s not one person, but a family. This family is deeply connected to you — the Ling Family."

"The Ling Family?" Ling Chen’s pupils shrank, he asked incredulously: "Are you sure?"

"Can’t say with one hundred percent certainty, but at least sixty percent. Because of this, over the years I have focused my investigation on the Ling Family." noveldrama

"What findings did you have?"

"I once told you, the Ling Family were originally a Martial Arts family and later switched to business, developing into the leading enterprise in the south in just a few decades, with assets spread across all cities in the south and very substantial funds. Compared to the Ling Family, Hongyu Group is nothing, not even half its equal. The Ling Family’s business developed rapidly, but starting twenty years ago, their growth suddenly slowed down. I spoke to an employee who served in Ling Family’s corporation back then; he told me that at that time, the Ling Family had laid out many business plans involving another few hundred billion in funds. But for some reason, the plans that were already finalized were all overturned, nearly all plans were shelved."

"I wonder if it might be that the Ling Family used that money to fund God Organization, thus having to halt business plans to alleviate financial pressures."

Hearing the man’s analysis, Ling Chen nodded and said, "What you said does make sense, but it’s just a guess, there’s no evidence to prove it."

"I know. It’s just one part, and there are many aspects that corroborate my suspicions. Hence, among all those I’ve investigated, the Ling Family carries the greatest suspicion. As I said, I can’t be one hundred percent certain, but there’s sixty percent confidence."

"Are you telling me this because you want me to continue investigating the Ling Family?"

"No. The reason I’m telling you this is quite the opposite, I’m warning you to avoid dealing with the Ling Family in the future. If I didn’t tell you the reason, you wouldn’t believe it."

Ling Chen was stunned and frowned, "Then am I supposed to ignore everything?"

"That’s right. Some things are better left untouched, someone else will handle them. I know a bit about the things you’ve done in East Sea City. From now on, don’t put yourself in danger; just mind your own business. So long as you keep tight control over East Sea City, God Organization won’t easily provoke you. They have more important issues to deal with than targeting you."

Hearing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but ask, "You knew?"