Chapter 424: 155, congratulations Lin Mo, this round, you’ve won again!_1
Lin Mo and Chen Shanhe, the two main characters, had already left, but the tumult they left behind hadn’t ended.
The screenings at the international airport were still ongoing; even though passengers might have rushed out of the airport, they discovered they could not leave.
The entire airport was like an iron bucket, surrounded from the inside out, not even a bird could fly out, and the checks outside were even stricter compared to those inside the airport.
Normally, if such a significant incident occurred, the internet would have been up in arms by now.
But not today,
Not only could nothing be searched online, even the residents living nearby had no idea what was happening at the international airport.
And inexplicably, many news outlets and mainstream media suddenly released lots of explosive news.
About the national soccer team’s corruption and bribery, as well as the scandals of many heavyweight celebrities.
Everyone was busy “eating melons,” far too preoccupied to pay attention to the distant Northern Sea City, an international airport security check that seemed so ordinary.
Even the buzz caused by Lin Mo had diminished quite a bit.
The manhunt continued from morning to evening.
And there were indeed quite a few findings,
Several long-missing fugitives were discovered, and many travelers who attempted to leave the country in violation of regulations were stopped and handed over to the police in Northern Sea City.
At least the evening news conference had some material, so it wasn’t so embarrassing,
Unfortunately…
The key figures they wanted to capture, whether it was Lin Mo or Chen Shanhe, had vanished into thin air, without a trace.
At six in the evening, as the sun began to set, only a faint afterglow remained.
The international airport had already been cleaned up, police officers and military vehicles gradually left the scene, and compensated travelers started to check in one after another.
Everything was as if nothing had happened.
…..
Northern Sea City, Fulushan.
Mountain-top villa.
Several bosses, powerful enough to turn the clouds and the rain, now had strange expressions on their faces.
Before they arrived, they had only considered two outcomes.
Lin Mo gets caught and fails, Chen Shanhe changes his name and establishes a new family and power base.
Chen Shanhe gets caught and fails, Lin Mo becomes widely known and the focus of attention of prominent figures.
Unfortunately…
Neither outcome arose.
The stark reality in front of them was that both individuals had disappeared, without leaving a trace.
The slightly overweight elder expressed his sentiment, “Indeed, there are always new talents in each generation. I didn’t expect today to end this way. Where do you think they are now?”
“Already left the country? Or perhaps they are hiding for the time being?”
Nobody could guess.
Kong Tianxiang spoke indignantly, “One old bastard, one young punk, they’ve made a mess of Northern Sea, and now they’ve just left?”
“What am I supposed to do?”
The energy to quell the riot today had been too powerful, clearly not something someone of his level could possess.
If the higher-ups helped him solve the problem, it certainly wasn’t for free.
Someone inevitably had to take responsibility for today’s events.
After pondering for a moment, Jingguo smiled and said, “Elder Kong, there is a way that might help you escape this difficulty.”
Oh?
Kong Tianxiang perked up, gratefully saying, “Brother Jingguo, please share your thoughts. I, Kong, am certainly not an ungrateful person!”
Although Northern Sea City was his territory, he was purely an innocent victim.
He didn’t gain any advantage and even attracted many big shots to Northern Sea City. Now that no one had been caught, and the contest between Lin Mo and Chen Shanhe had ended in a draw.
If he couldn’t offer a proper explanation, the Kong family in Northern Sea was in danger.
The other elders all turned their gaze towards Jingguo, curious what solution he could offer given the situation.
Jingguo’s identity was quite special. On the surface, he didn’t seem powerful, but he had a deep network of connections and wasn’t as cunning as Chen Shanhe; he seemed more like a wise strategist.
Indeed, Jingguo’s most formidable known identity was as a member of the Grand Xia Think Tank.
It might not seem like much, but upon careful thought, one could understand the caliber of people he dealt with daily.
Jingguo didn’t beat around the bush. Putting down his tea bowl, he said, “On my way to Northern Sea City, I kept wondering how Chen Shanhe found out about Lin Mo’s location in Northern Sea.”
“I asked the cyber security people; they’ve been actively searching for Lin Mo’s IP address but haven’t found anything.”
“In the end, it’s that hacker called Dark. Truly first-rate skills and thoroughly prepared.”
“Coincidentally, one of Chen Shanhe’s former confidants told me that during the live broadcast, Chen Shanhe had close contact with the higher-ups of Toyota in Japan, so…”
Jingguo left his statement unfinished.
If Kong Tianxiang couldn’t understand by now, then the Kong family wouldn’t last long even without today’s events.
Kong Tianxiang furrowed his brows and, feeling overjoyed, blurted out, “Brother Jingguo, do you mean Chen Shanhe and Japan…”
If Japan were behind this, his failure to capture them could be justified.
Jingguo remained silent.
The slightly overweight elder laughed, “He can be, and he must be.”
No one had evidence of Chen Shanhe being a traitor; if there was any, he wouldn’t have lived until today.
But Chen Shanhe might have already fled overseas, so the truth didn’t really matter anymore.
Kong Tianxiang felt as if the dark clouds overhead had all but vanished in an instant, laughing, “Haha, to live with a good person is like living in a room of orchids; over time, one doesn’t notice the fragrance anymore. The ancients truly did not deceive me.”