Chapter 148: Theft!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Just as the two of them were about to take the next step, Ye Chen’s phone rang.
Ye Chen’s fingers shot out a stream of true qi, and the phone immediately emitted a puff of smoke.
A few seconds later, Sun Yi’s phone on the table rang!
Ye Chen felt like cursing the caller’s ancestors!
Who was calling at this critical moment?
What the f*ck was with this timing?
Sun Yi was about to grab her phone when Ye Chen’s deep voice rang out.
“There’s no need to answer it.”
Just as he was about to use his true qi to destroy Sun Yi’s phone, Sun Yi smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t run away. Why are you in such a hurry? Since both of our phones are ringing, it should be something important.”
Ye Chen nodded and let the matter rest. Sun Yi stood up and took the phone from the table. She glanced at it and said to Ye Chen,” It’s Shen Haihua.” “President Shen, what’s wrong?”
Three seconds later, Sun Yi’s expression suddenly changed. She hung up, picked up a piece of clothing, and put it on. She said, “Ye Chen, bad news! Something big happened at the Heavenly Justice Group! Hurry up and get dressed!”
As her tone of voice sounded very urgent, Ye Chen did not hesitate. He put on his clothes, removed the SIM card from his scrapped phone, and put it into his backup phone. Then, he went to the garage with Sun Yi.
Twenty minutes later, the door of the conference room of the Heavenly Justice Group’s building was pushed open, and Sun Yi and Ye Chen rushed in.
“Mr. Ye…”
When Shen Haihua saw Ye Chen, his face turned pale.
He knew that he would have to bear Ye Chen’s wrath!
However, no matter what, he had to accept it.
Sun Yi took her seat while Ye Chen walked over to Shen Haihua and asked, “What exactly happened? Give me an explanation!”
Shen Haihua seemed to have aged a few years. He explained, “Mr. Ye, at eight o’clock in the evening, a group of people forcefully broke into the building. Several of the experts guarding the building were mercilessly killed and, most importantly, our formula was stolen! All of the important information is gone!”
Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed.
He had set up layers of security measures around and in the safe that stored the formula. Without the key and his permission, it was impossible for it to be stolen!
There were only a few core members of the group that had access to it.
Suddenly, Ye Chen’s cold gaze shot toward an empty seat next to him.
This was Lu Zewen’s position!
Lu Zewen was an elite with an MBA degree from a top-notch foreign university. He was very capable when it came to business operations and planning. He was also one of Shen Haihua’s confidants.
Also, he just so happened to have access to the formula.
“Lu Zewen actually didn’t attend the emergency meeting?” Ye Chen asked angrily.
Shen Haihua’s face was pale as he said, “Mr. Ye, according to the surveillance footage, Lu Zewen was the one who brought those people in. Without Lu Zewen’s access authority, these people wouldn’t have been able to steal the formula so easily.”
Ye Chen fell into a state of deep thought.
At present, he only had two leads.
Firstly, Lu Zewen had betrayed him!
Secondly, that group of people was very strong. Otherwise, they would not have been able to kill the men Ye Lingtian dispatched to guard the building..
“Mr. Ye, this is all due to my negligence. Please punish me!”
Shen Haihua knelt down in front of Ye Chen.
However, before his knees could touch the ground, Ye Chen took a step forward and a strong surge of true qi lifted Shen Haihua up.
“A man’s knees represent their dignity! You should only kneel before your parents and teachers!”
“Now is not the time to cast blame. The most important thing now is to resolve the problem! Where are the bodies?” Ye Chen said calmly.
At this moment, he had to be calm and rational.
“On the seventeenth floor.”
“Let’s go then.”
Once they arrived at the room on the seventeenth floor, Ye Chen found ten bodies.
He examined one of the corpses. When he saw the wounds and the unyielding look in that person’s eyes, a surge of anger filled his heart.
This person had been almost crushed to death!
Their methods were very brutal!
Furthermore, it seemed that the perpetrator enjoyed the process very much!
However, what surprised Ye Chen was that some of the wounds were not caused by true qi or internal force.
“Have you checked the surveillance footage?”
“The surveillance cameras were destroyed by that dog Lu Zewen in advance!”
That lead was cut off.
“Other than that, did you find anything else?”
“Not yet, but I’ve already sent someone to investigate. Do we need to inform the police?”
Ye Chen shook his head. “It’s useless to inform the police about this. We still have to rely on ourselves.”
“By the way, contact the families of the deceased. In addition to the insurance claims bought by the company, give each family another ten million yuan and use my money for this.”
Shen Haihua was stunned. Ye Chen was too generous.
The insurance money alone was enough for these people’s families to live well, yet Ye Chen had chosen to fork out his own money.
From a businessman’s point of view, there was no benefit in doing this. However, morally, it was only right.
Suddenly, Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed as he realized something. He hurried over to a corpse.
This corpse had his fists clenched tightly, and his pale face was unyielding.
Ye Chen pulled the man’s hand away and found a button with a special symbol on it.
“It seems that this person knew that he was going to die, so he left us a clue to find the group in his final moments.”
“Give his family another ten million yuan,” Ye Chen instructed.
Then, Ye Chen picked up the button. The pattern on it was very strange and did not seem to be local to Huaxia. He thought about it and then dialed Ying Qing’s number.
“I want to investigate something. I’ll take a photo and send it to you. I want to know the results within an hour.”
“Alright.”
The call ended.
Ye Chen knew that looking for Ying Qing was the best choice. The Dragon Soul Commando Team was usually tasked with carrying out missions overseas, so their database on foreign forces was far greater than most forces.
Ten minutes later, Ye Chen’s phone rang.
“Mr. Ye, I’ve found the information you are looking for. The picture on the button originates from a force called the Martial Emperor Society. The leader of the Martial Emperor Society is called Beiye. He’s extremely powerful and has 100,000 followers. In the Pearl Nation, Beiye is basically regarded as a god.”
“Our Dragon Soul Commando Team once had a conflict with the Martial Emperor Society in the southern seas. As a result, both sides suffered heavy losses and seven of our members died. This is a force that poses an extreme threat to Huaxia. Mr. Ye, why are you looking for information on them?”
“Has anyone from the Martial Emperor Society come to Huaxia recently?”
Ye Chen’s gaze was cold.
Ying Qing froze and had a bad feeling, but he still said, “I checked just now, and that’s indeed the case. A team recently arrived in Huaxia through River City’s port and checked into a five-star hotel.”
“Give me the address.”
“Alright.”
Shen Haihua naturally heard the contents of the phone call and asked curiously, “Mr.. Ye, what should we do about the Martial Emperor Society?”