Chapter 911 Probing
In the evening, while having a late-night snack, Su Yunxi suddenly received a phone call, her expression instantly becoming extremely anxious: "Chen Xuan is in trouble!"
"Yunxi, what's wrong?"
Chen Xuan was slowly eating tangyuan, a guess forming in his mind. He leisurely put down his bowl and chopsticks, turning to look at Su Yunxi.
Su Yunxi's face was serious, and she said in a deep voice, "Chen Xuan, something big has happened. Yang Chaotian just called to say that a group of masked men attacked the villa where the lithography machine was being manufactured. I need to go and see immediately."
With that, Su Yunxi hurried to change her shoes and put on her coat.
Chen Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Yunxi, there's no need to rush. They've already left anyway."
"How can I not be anxious? This involves the manufacturing of the lithography machine, which is extremely important. If we can develop the lithography machine, we'll have more standing when we go to Kyoto."
Su Yunxi said anxiously.
Her next step was to go to Kyoto, and the lithography machine was Su Yunxi's bargaining chip. She regarded it with utmost importance.
However, Chen Xuan said slowly, "They've already left, so there's no point in you going."
Su Yunxi, who was bending down to put on her shoes, suddenly paused upon hearing this.
She stopped what she was doing, slowly looked up at Chen Xuan, and their eyes met: "Chen Xuan, you know about this?"
"I know..."
Chen Xuan nodded truthfully.
"Why didn't you tell me if you knew in advance?"
Chen Xuan said with a wry smile, "Yunxi, they were just a few minor characters trying to test the waters. Nothing serious happened, so I didn't tell you."
"You're saying they were just testing?"
"Precisely!"
Su Yunxi hesitated for a moment, then changed back into her slippers, muttering, "No wonder they insisted I shouldn't come over late at night."
Just now, on the phone, Yang Chaotian had told Su Yunxi about this and asked her not to come, saying it was a small matter. Hearing this, Su Yunxi was displeased. Was this still considered a small matter?
What a joke!
Now, it seemed like it was a huge matter?
Only now did she understand why. It turned out everything was within Chen Xuan's expectations.
"What exactly happened?"
Su Yunxi blinked, looking at Chen Xuan with a face full of curiosity.
"It's very simple. Su Ning couldn't cooperate with you, so he colluded with the people from Changle Chamber of Commerce and planned to force their way in and snatch Professor Long directly."
Chen Xuan explained.
"Despicable and shameless!"
Su Yunxi clenched her fair fists. That Su Ning would actually do such a thing.
Chen Xuan also agreed that Su Ning was indeed shameless. He first colluded with Hong Kong to deal with Su Yunxi, but it didn't succeed. Now, he was resorting to underhanded tactics.
Suddenly, Su Yunxi remembered something and said nervously:
"Chen Xuan, Changle Chamber of Commerce has immense power in the provincial capital of Jiangnan Province. Should we find some more people? You just said that was a test. Now that they've found the location, they will probably go all out to snatch Professor Long."
Yunxi felt that relying solely on Xuanji Hall was not safe enough. It wasn't that she didn't trust Xuanji Hall's strength, but rather that Xuanji Hall was in a passive defensive position, and defense required even greater strength.
Chen Xuan narrowed his eyes and said faintly, "Yunxi, I've already made arrangements. As long as they dare to come, I will definitely not let them escape."
"Oh?"
Su Yunxi looked at Chen Xuan, her beautiful eyes blinking.
Full of curiosity.
She didn't understand why Chen Xuan was so confident!
However... what Chen Xuan said would definitely not be wrong, she believed him unconditionally!
On the other side.
It was already late at night, Changle Chamber of Commerce.
Master Jiu Ma paced back and forth in the hall like an ant on a hot pan, occasionally looking outside, muttering, "Why haven't they arrived yet? Did something go wrong?"
After waiting for a full five minutes, Master Jiu Ma still hadn't seen anyone. His footsteps stopped: "Someone!"
"Master Jiu Ma, what are your orders?"
A servant ran in with a whoosh.
"Go and see if Huang Tianqiang is back," Master Jiu Ma said.
"Yes!"
As the servant turned to leave, a burst of cheers suddenly sounded from outside: "Master Jiu Ma, Master Jiu Ma, Huang Tianqiang and the others are back!"
"That's great!"
Master Jiu Ma slapped his thigh, overjoyed: "Quick, invite them in."
A moment later, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, a figure in black night-wear strode in nimbly: "Greetings, Master Jiu Ma!"
"Please rise quickly."
Master Jiu Ma hurriedly helped Huang Tianqiang up and asked him, "Qiangzi, how did things go?"
Huang Tianqiang was also one of Master Jiu Ma's capable assistants, his status no less than that of Fire God.
The appearance of Xue Chuan had affected Huang Tianqiang's status in Changle Chamber of Commerce, and he had always regarded him as a thorn in his side!
Huang Tianqiang didn't speak, glancing at the servants around him.
"Everyone else, get out!"
Master Jiu Ma understood, waved his hand, and immediately had all the surrounding servants leave.
"Tell me quickly."
Master Jiu Ma couldn't wait.
A smile appeared on Huang Tianqiang's face: "Master Jiu Ma, the matter has been handled. We entered the villa and found quite a few security personnel, but they were all show and no substance. We broke into the core area of the villa without any effort!"
"If this operation wasn't just a probe, I would have definitely taken Professor Long back!"
"That's great!"
Upon hearing this, Master Jiu Ma was also beaming with joy. Suddenly, his brow furrowed: "Manufacturing a lithography machine is a very important matter, after all. The Su family is so wealthy, they wouldn't just hire some trash security personnel, right? They wouldn't be putting on a show for us, would they?"
Huang Tianqiang was dismissive and chuckled, "Master Jiu Ma, please don't worry. The Su family in the provincial capital is not a martial arts family, after all."
"In their perception, some people who can fight are already considered masters, but in our eyes, those guys are just petty thugs. So, I don't think they were acting."
"Besides, how could they have known we would infiltrate the villa today?"
After his explanation, Master Jiu Ma's doubts were completely dispelled.
"Good, that's great!" Master Jiu Ma said excitedly, "Look, when should we prepare for the second operation?"
Huang Tianqiang narrowed his eyes: "Strike while the iron is hot, tomorrow!"
"Hmm?" Master Jiu Ma looked at Huang Tianqiang, his expression puzzled.
Huang Tianqiang explained, "Something happened today, and the Su family in the provincial capital will definitely strengthen their security quickly. But strengthening security isn't that fast. Moreover, they probably wouldn't expect us to launch a second attack so soon. We can also catch them off guard."
"Then, we'll do as you say."
Master Jiu Ma nodded in deep agreement: "Later, you can tell Shi Guan about this. Fire God is currently indisposed, so from now on, everything will depend on you and Shi Guan."
Hearing Shi Guan's name, Huang Tianqiang looked at Master Jiu Ma and said, "Master Jiu Ma, there's something I don't know if I should say..."
"Speak freely."
Huang Tianqiang slowly said, "Recently, the brothers in the chamber of commerce have greatly admired Shi Guan and strongly supported that guy, seemingly intending to promote him. Master Jiu Ma, you must guard against this."
"Impossible?"
Although Master Jiu Ma said so, his heart didn't think so. A cold glint flashed in his eyes.