Chapter 141: Chapter 44 Financial Tycoon Empire (Three Updates)
On the streets of Steel Dome City, a vehicle moved slowly.
Ming Hui sat in the car, the leisure of past days gone.
He realized that he had made a mistake.
And it was a grave one.
Previously, when Ming Yu was beaten at the academy, the academy did not punish Xu Mo, using the reason that Ming Yu was disrespectful to Lin Xi.
Ming Hui subconsciously thought that Lin Qingze was protecting Lin Xi.
In his subconscious, like Ming Yu, he looked down upon Xu Mo and others with the identity of Desert Hunter.
Therefore, he never thought in that direction.
Suddenly, he understood where his strange feeling had come from, why he felt something was wrong when he saw the Combat Power of that Desert Hunter.
It turned out that he had overlooked certain things.
Who said Desert Hunters couldn’t possess extraordinary talent?
Lin Qingze was not protecting Lin Xi.
It was Xu Mo!
On the day of the opening ceremony, Lin Qingze left to present him the certificate because of Xu Mo.
Noah Academy, a freshman with an S-Rank Source Power Fusion Degree.
The mysterious freshman who defeated Lin Jue in the Mecha battle.
Such a super freshman, Lin Qingze would naturally protect him.
That no one cared when Ming Yu was beaten was to be expected.
Ming Hui dialed a communicator number.
“Ming Hui, what’s the problem?” a voice came through the communicator.
“Dad, previously Lin Xi had recommended a Desert Hunter to join Noah Academy, that Desert Hunter should be the S-grade freshman Noah Academy is hiding. Today, he came to take Lin Xi away from the Lin Family, and we have been trying to kill him. The academy has intervened,” Ming Hui said.
If it was just a normal student from Noah Academy, it wouldn’t be enough to alarm the upper echelons of the academy. Committing murder outside, the academy would have enough to expel him directly.
But Xu Mo was not just any student.
People are different.
Even if they did the same thing, the nature of the act would differ depending on who did it.
Had Xu Mo been an ordinary student, he would be guilty of meddling in affairs, committing murder, and causing trouble.
But as an S, it could be that he and his Ming Group were the ones accused of attempting to murder a Noah Academy student.
The outcome would be entirely different.
After a moment of silence on the other end of the communicator, the voice asked, “Did you intervene?”
“No,” Ming Hui said.
Fortunately, he had kept a backhand; to avoid suspicion, he did not personally intervene.
He only instructed his subordinates to take action.
“The Security Bureau will call you in for an investigation. Deny any connection; insist that it was their own doing and that you had nothing to do with it,” Ming Hui’s father instructed.
“Understood,” Ming Hui nodded.
He couldn’t avoid a trip to the Security Bureau now.
But there was no direct evidence.
“By the way, I had Yan Gao intervene before. What if the other party starts with Yan Gao?” continued Ming Hui.
“The same, deny everything. Even if they find some evidence on Yan Gao’s side, it’s just a suspicion of bribery,” Ming Hui’s father said. “Inform the company about this.”
“Yes,” Ming Hui nodded, and then he dialed another communicator number.
Ming Hui took a deep breath, feeling somewhat nervous.
Because what he had done had failed.
The annexation of the Lin Group was a command from above.
In a private estate training ground in Steel Dome City, a young man was fighting a Genetic Warrior.
After the battle, he took off his Combat Clothes, and someone handed him a communicator.
The young man took it, glanced at the communicator, and then connected.
“Ming Hui,” the young man said, with bits of sound coming through the communicator.
“If you’ve failed, then you’ve failed. Don’t take any action for now. Don’t intervene with Lin Family matters. I’ll handle your situation,” the young man spoke, Ming Hui thanked him, and then the young man hung up the communicator.
Noah Academy, S-Rank.
“Xu Mo!”
That name seemed familiar.
He activated the communicator, opened up a number, and said, “Look up Noah Academy freshman Xu Mo. I want his identity profile.”
In Steel Dome City, as long as one could access the identity card, one could clearly scrutinize a person’s background records.
However, he might be disappointed.
Some people are unregistered.
No records found!
……
Han Yuan, number eighteen.
Xu Mo and the others didn’t return to the academy, given that it was night, and also because Lin Xi did not have a residence at the academy.
They went to the address on the card.
After inserting the card, the system rebooted, resetting the facial recognition.
The main gate swung open, followed by another door, and then a manor came into view.
The lights inside the manor automatically switched on as if to welcome the new master.
A private manor!
“Brother Mo, I was wrong,” Xiao Qi felt like he had struck it rich.
The name was nothing special, yet it turned out to be so upscale.
He couldn’t help but feel emotional.
Sure is domineering being an S… Such treatment…
The academy really is wealthy.
Xu Mo also showed a quirky expression.
The dream of ‘three rooms and a living room’ was ‘shattered’.
“Should’ve known better than to live at the academy,” Xiao Qi regretted.
Why hadn’t they come sooner?
The group drove straight in.
The interior was more luxurious than the Lin Family’s place.
And the location was even better.
This was right next to the Extraordinary Academy, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.
Lin Xi also felt a surge of emotion.
How long had she known Xu Mo?
Before, they were just young Desert Hunters, poor kids.
Dependent on others, he asked for her help because he didn’t have an identity card and lived in her house as a sparring partner.
Now…
The difference was night and day.
And she had experienced a nightmare.
They were going through great upheavals in life.
The group arrived in front of the manor villa and got out of the car.
Xiao Qi was already excitedly rushing forward.
Life suddenly seemed sunny and wonderful.
Elsa was also filled with curiosity.
Naturally, she was happy as well.
“This guy…” Ye Qingdie watched Xiao Qi’s figure.
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Xu Mo was sizing up the damaged vehicle, which was in a sorry state.
Repairing it would likely cost a fortune.
Moreover, Su Rou’s car was very new; even if she had no objections to having it repaired, he felt it was inappropriate.
The depreciation of the vehicle alone was substantial.
But then again.
He had no money in his pockets.
Xu Mo glanced at the mansion.
Did it have a property deed?
Could it be sold?
If it was sold, it should fetch a pretty penny, right?
It was too extravagant; a smaller one would do.
He felt as though he was very wealthy.
And yet, also very poor.
Lin Xi’s Communicator vibrated.
She raised her arm to check it, hesitated, then put it down.
But the Communicator kept vibrating.
“We’ll go ahead,” Xu Mo said as he and Ye Qingdie tactfully moved forward.
Lin Xi sighed, connected the Communicator, it was Lin Jian calling.
Sobbing came through; Lin Jian kept talking, but Lin Xi did not respond.
After a while, Lin Xi said, “Lin Jian, take care of yourself from now on—let’s just leave it at that.”
With that, she hung up and turned off the Communicator.
Her eyes were somewhat red.
After all, she was her younger sister.
But she knew that without going through hardships, Lin Jian was probably beyond saving.
As for her father, he had brought it upon himself.
How could she possibly ask Xu Mo for help?
Xu Mo heard Lin Xi’s conversation with Lin Jian as he walked ahead.
Lin Jian was pleading for help.
Lin Yuan had been arrested.
The Lin Family was done for.
Given Lin Jian’s character, survival was an issue, and it looked bleak.
Xu Mo turned back and saw Lin Xi’s reddened eyes and sighed.
He picked up the Communicator and dialed Lin Qingze’s number.
“Dean Lin, has Lin Yuan been arrested?” Xu Mo asked.
“Yes,” Lin Qingze inquired, “Are you all right now?”
“I’ve arrived at Han Garden,” Xu Mo replied, “I don’t have anything to do with Lin Yuan’s situation, so don’t go too far.”
After all, he was Lin Xi’s real father.
If he actually got killed, it might become a haunting worry for Lin Xi.
“Even without your involvement, the Lin Group’s problems mean Lin Yuan can’t escape prison. But since you’ve said so, I won’t pursue his murder charge, but letting him off completely is unlikely,” Lin Qingze said.
“Okay, thank you, Dean Lin,” Xu Mo said, ending the call, and then told the approaching Lin Xi, “Sister Xi, Dean Lin said he won’t pursue the murder charges, but because of the company’s issues, imprisonment is still inevitable.”
“Yes,” Lin Xi nodded firmly.
“Sister Xi, it might feel better to cry it out; I’m not a stranger,” Xu Mo said, seeing Lin Xi holding back the pain.
“Thank you, Xu Mo,” Lin Xi said, unable to hold back any longer, and tears fell.
She thought she was helping Xu Mo.
But it was Xu Mo who had been helping her all along.
He had saved her several times.
Xu Mo watched Lin Xi sob, tears running down her delicate face.
She was only twenty-five years old.
He was actually older than Lin Xi.
This must’ve been Lin Xi’s most vulnerable moment.
Seeing Lin Xi’s sorrowful tears, Xu Mo felt a surge of sympathy.
Damn male instinct!
But Xu Mo controlled himself and did not hug Lin Xi.
It wasn’t appropriate.
Lin Xi cried for a while, slowly calmed down, wiped her tears, and gave Xu Mo a look that felt a bit odd.
“Feeling a bit better?” Xu Mo asked.
“Yes,” Lin Xi nodded, but her heart was still heavy, needing time to heal.
“Xu Mo,” Lin Xi called out.
“Hmm?” Xu Mo looked at her.
Lin Xi’s teary eyes, glistening with curiosity, looked at him and asked, “Why does it seem like nothing happened to you guys after such a drastic event? Sometimes I feel like you’re even more mature than I am.”
She thought of Xu Mo’s figure on Deceit Street.
And his decisiveness at her home not long ago.
Ye Qingdie and Xiao Qi, even Elsa and the others, seemed to forget everything right after a life-and-death struggle.
These were not typical for their age.
“Do you want to hear our story, Sister Xi?” Xu Mo asked.
It was a good time, as he had been wanting to ask some questions.
Now, he could fully trust Lin Xi.
Lin Xi was taken aback, then nodded.
“We’re not Desert Hunters,” Xu Mo said.
Lin Xi looked at Xu Mo, not Desert Hunters?
“I come from the Underworld,” Xu Mo said, “Me, Sister Butterfly, all of us are from the Underworld—a ‘world’ controlled by others, where humans are like ants…”
Xu Mo slowly narrated some of the events that occurred in the Underworld to Lin Xi.
Lin Xi listened quietly, but her heart was anything but calm.
Especially upon hearing about the uprising in the Underworld, her heart raced uncontrollably.
It was a vision of hell.
Compared to everything Xu Mo and the others described,
What were her own experiences in comparison?
Under Steel Dome City, there was such darkness.
Having finished.
Lin Xi suddenly felt awful.
Xu Mo, Mia, Elsa, Ye Qingdie, Xiao Qi—they all had such sorrowful pasts.
They endured too much for their ages.
Especially Elsa and Xiao Qi, their experiences and the strength they showed made Lin Xi feel somewhat ashamed.
She now understood why Xu Mo and Ye Qingdie reacted so strongly when Elsa was humiliated by Ming Yu.
How difficult it must have been for her to live strongly and optimistically.
“Sister Xi, do you know who the company is?” Xu Mo asked.
“I do,” Lin Xi nodded, her heart surging with emotion.
Looking at Xu Mo, she said, “I can tell you, but please, don’t go after them!”
They were the Financial tycoons of the Empire.
The Underworld was just a fragment of the ‘Empire’!