The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Chapter 673: Chapter 678: The Reason

"Our trip to Jinhai City this time is mainly to deal with your third brother’s personal affairs. Your third brother has a friend in Jinhai City, also an old friend of many years. Aside from us brothers and sisters, he is his only friend. Some time ago, his friend called him, saying he had run into a bit of trouble and was hoping your third brother could help him out. At the time, your third brother agreed without hesitation. Originally, he wanted to come to Jinhai City alone to handle the trouble, but we were all idle at the time, so we might as well accompany him over. Who knew..."

At this point, Qiu Yong sighed lightly.

Xu Ming continued, "Your third brother’s friend is called Tian Lang, who is also over forty years old. He learned martial arts in the past, which is why he became acquainted with your third brother. However, after getting married and having children, he neglected his martial arts and lived the life of an ordinary person. I’ve heard your third brother mention Tian Lang before; he’s a good man who values personal loyalty. After coming to Jinhai City, due to his extraordinary skills, he was spotted by a company and became a highly-paid security personnel, specifically responsible for protecting an important figure, traveling everywhere on business trips."

"You might not believe it, but that important figure is actually a high-ranking member of the God Organization; the corporate executive role is just his cover identity. Because of your third brother, Tian Lang had some understanding of the God Organization. On one occasion, Tian Lang overheard the conversation between that high-ranking official and others, which involved a lot of confidential information about the God Organization. Amongst that information, there was a piece that was particularly critical, related to the latest research experiment of the God Organization."

Could it be... genetic mutation?

Ling Chen was startled and hurriedly asked, "Second brother, what’s the relation?"

"The God Organization has made a breakthrough in their latest research, and all the related materials are stored in a USB drive by that high-ranking official. Tian Lang, a martial artist, knows how to discern right from wrong. He was clear that the information was very important. Thus, he took the chance when the high-ranking official was unguarded and secretly stole the USB drive. Unfortunately, less than half an hour after his departure, the theft was discovered. The God Organization sent people everywhere to find his whereabouts, determined to take back the USB drive from him."

"Tian Lang has his own family in Jinhai City. To avoid involving his wife and children, he fled with his family. It was at that time he contacted your third brother, seeking help. However, by the time we arrived in Jinhai City, Tian Lang had already suffered several attacks. Not only was he badly wounded himself, but his wife and children also met with tragedy. When we found Tian Lang hiding, he was already at death’s door. Despite his severe injuries, the death of his family hit him the hardest, leaving him no desire to live on. Just before he passed, Tian Lang spent a few minutes alone with your third brother, taking his last breath. Besides your third brother, no one knows where he hid the USB drive. Originally, we intended to retrieve the USB drive and then call you to hand over the information to you. However, before we had the chance to retrieve it, we were discovered by members of the God Organization, led by Lin Tong and that mysterious expert." noveldrama

With the end of the explanation, Zhang Zhongfeng said, "With our collective strength as brothers, even with the Earthly List experts, we wouldn’t fear them. But they had too many people and resorted to a lot of despicable means, making them hard to guard against. Because of this, our third brother was seriously injured in the fight and almost lost his life. At that time, we forcibly broke through with our third brother, shaking off the pursuers, and temporarily settled in that hotel. Due to the severity of our third brother’s injuries, our eldest brother called you for help, urging you to rush to Jinhai City as soon as possible."

"However, not long after our eldest brother made the call, our location was exposed. Knowing it would be difficult to prevail by force, they used a kind of colorless and odorless knockout drug in the drinking water served by the hotel staff, as well as in the ventilation ducts of the room. It was our own carelessness, coupled with extreme fatigue at the time, that prevented us from noticing. By the time we realized, it was too late, we had no strength to resist the people from the God Organization, and were ultimately captured by them. Lin Tong kept pressing us about the whereabouts of the USB drive, but aside from our third brother himself, we had no idea where it was. If you hadn’t arrived in time, we would have likely never seen daylight again."

After listening to the account of Qiu Yong and the others, Ling Chen nodded his head, gaining a general understanding of the situation. If he could get his hands on the confidential information in that USB drive related to the latest research by the God Organization, it might be of great help to Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun’s recovery.

At that thought, Ling Chen’s eyes suddenly became determined.

No matter what, Yuan Yun’s life must be saved.

In the midst of his thoughts, the phone on the table suddenly rang. Ling Chen glanced at it, saw it was Hu Fei calling, and immediately answered, "Fatty, how’s it going? Did you find anything?"

"You wouldn’t believe it, but following your method, I really found a few places. I just checked, and the research base closest to Jinhai City is in Zhongyang City, north of Jinhai City. By plane, it would take at most two hours to get there."

"Alright, I got it. Send me the exact location in a bit."

After hanging up the phone, Ling Chen looked up at Qiu Yong and the others, and smiled faintly, "Eldest brother, found it."

"Where?"

"Zhongyang City, I’ll get the plane ready immediately."

Previously, Ling Chen arrived in Jinhai City on a private jet from Hongyu Group with Zhu Xiaozhu. That jet was currently on standby at the airport, which could save a lot of time.

After making a call to get the plane ready for flight, Ling Chen drove the van straight towards the airport.

Upon arrival, after less than half an hour’s wait, the plane obtained control tower clearance and took off for Zhonghai City.

Zhonghai City is more than eight hundred kilometers away from Jinhai City, and the plane is the most effective and convenient means of transportation. After nearly two hours of flight, the plane finally landed at the airport in Zhonghai City.

Before disembarking, Ling Chen greeted the pilots and told them to stay on the plane and on standby. As soon as they found the medicine ingredients needed by Zhu Xiaozhu, they would immediately start the journey back to Jinhai City.

It was now after nine o’clock in the evening.

The spacious streets were bustling with traffic, and the night scene was dazzling, a spectacle of prosperity and excitement.

"Ling Cheng, where are we heading now?" Qiu Yong asked.

"Wait a moment, let me check."

Saying that, Ling Chen picked up his phone to check the address Hu Fei had sent. Then, he hailed a taxi on the roadside and got in with Qiu Yong and the others.

"Master, please go to Beijiang Road."

"Okay!"

The taxi driver nodded, and without another word, started the car and headed toward the destination.