Chapter 394 - 390: Invasion Failed

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Chapter 394: Chapter 390: Invasion Failed Ling Chen watched quietly from the side, not making a sound to disturb Hu Fei. Although he was also proficient with computers, he couldn’t quite understand these advanced hacking techniques. Two minutes passed, and a black box appeared in the center of the computer screen, with a line of red English letters on it. "Damn! It’s been locked." Hu Fei cursed loudly and quickly pulled the USB drive from the computer’s main unit. "Run!" Watching Hu Fei sprinting frantically out of the basement, Ling Chen was puzzled but still followed closely behind. Just as they ran out of the basement, they heard a loud ’boom’—the powerful blast wave from the explosion crazily surged out from the entrance of the basement, throwing Ling Chen and Hu Fei into the air, and they heavily fell onto the floor. "Fatty, are you alright?" "I won’t die." Hu Fei, rubbing his sore shoulder, grimaced in pain. Ling Chen coughed twice, waved his arms to disperse the surrounding dust, stood up from the ground, and then returned to the basement. Under the destructive power of the explosion, all the equipment in the basement was destroyed, and several men who had been tied up with ropes were lying scattered around, already showing no signs of life. Ling Chen was inwardly shocked; had it not been for Hu Fei’s timely warning, they would have both died there. "Who’s there? Don’t move!" At this moment, a burst of angry shouting came from above. Ling Chen recognized it as Zhong Wei’s voice and, fearing a misunderstanding, hurriedly went upstairs, only to see Zhong Wei and several others surrounding Hu Fei. "Captain Zhong, don’t be hasty, we are all on the same side, it’s alright." "You’re here too?" Seeing Ling Chen appear, Zhong Wei glanced at Hu Fei, slightly relaxing his vigilance, and waved for Liang Zhao Hui and the others to step back, asking, "Ling Chen, what happened?" "It’s hard to explain in a few words, it was probably an accidental explosion. Captain Zhong, please go explain to Wanqing and the old master, tell them not to worry, I will handle things here." "Do you want me to call the police?" "No need, you all go rest, I’ll take care of this." Hearing this, Zhong Wei clearly understood what Ling Chen meant. There must have been something going on in the basement, but Ling Chen didn’t want others to know. In the past, Zhong Wei wouldn’t have let Ling Chen get away with such an explanation so easily. But things were different now; Ling Chen’s relationship with Nanrong Wanqing was no secret among them. Besides, after having experienced so many things together, Zhong Wei trusted Ling Chen a lot. Seeing him say this, Zhong Wei tactfully did not pursue the matter further and left with his team. During this time, Nanrong Wanqing, Su Lin, Nanrong Hao, and Liu Kun all came to inquire about the situation, but Ling Chen sent them all back. Taking advantage of the dark, Ling Chen and Hu Fei secretly transported the bodies out of the basement, placed them in the trunk of the car, and prepared to find a secluded place to bury them. As the car drove out of Wealthy Manor, Ling Chen, who was driving, asked, "Fatty, is there any way to hack into their servers?" Hu Fei shook his head, "No, that computer main unit had special hardware installed, so it could access the God Organization’s servers. Other computers won’t work." After a pause, with a grave expression, Hu Fei said, "Those guys are really something, they even installed a self-destruction program in the equipment. If it weren’t for my high vigilance, we both could’ve been done for." "So we’ve been busy for nothing?" "I copied a small part of the data onto the USB, but it was damaged by their remote code. I’ll try to fix that data when I get back." "I’ll leave this matter to you then." After handling everything, Ling Chen dropped Hu Fei off at his home, then returned to Wealthy Manor. ... The next day. Since it was Saturday, Nanrong Wanqing didn’t have to work, and Ling Chen spent his time at home watching the news on TV. The incident at the casino last night had been exposed, and all the major television stations were reporting on it, highly praising the police’s actions. However, Ling Chen was not concerned about that but rather whether the people behind the casino had been caught. Until now, Xia Mutong hadn’t called him, probably indicating no progress. "Brother Chen." At that moment, Nanrong Hao’s voice came from the doorway. Ling Chen, sitting on the living room sofa, turned his head, seeing Nanrong Hao waving at him, signaling him to come over. "What is it? Sneaking around, why can’t you talk inside the house?" Ling Chen said as he walked over. Nanrong Hao sheepishly touched his head, "Isn’t it because I was afraid my sister would hear. Just now, Xiong called and asked us to come over, saying there’s something to discuss." Ling Chen nodded, "Then let’s go." Even if Nanrong Hao didn’t say it, he could guess that Zhao Zhengxiong wanted them over probably concerning the people in North City District. Half an hour later, Ling Chen and Nanrong Hao drove to a courier company in Old City. To be honest, Ling Chen was still unclear about why Nanrong Hao and his group ran so many courier companies. From what Nanrong Hao and Jiang Hao said, their purpose for setting up courier companies was not just to make money or run a legitimate business but had a greater scheme in mind. Yet, Ling Chen could never understand what role a courier company could play. Every time this matter was mentioned, Nanrong Hao and his group were always secretive and unwilling to elaborate. Upon entering the office, Zhao Zhengxiong and Jiang Hao were present, while Jiang Yunkai was busy managing the security company and rarely interfered with matters in Old City. Ling Chen patted Jiang Hao’s shoulder, asking with concern, "Has your injury healed?" Jiang Hao smiled, "It’s already scarred over. The doctor said it’s nothing serious, just that it will leave some scars in the future." "A man with more scars is a real man, look at me." Zhao Zhengxiong rolled up his sleeve, revealing the knife scars on his arm, proudly saying, "I was the one who dared to fight, that’s why I could become the boss." Ling Chen jokingly teased, "Haozi, did you hear that? The four of us, only you don’t have scars, seems you’re not a real man." Nanrong Hao nonchalantly said, "What’s the big deal, as long as you’re a real man in bed, that’s enough." This immediately drew hearty laughter from Jiang Hao and the others. "Alright, alright, no more jokes," Zhao Zhengxiong put away his smile and said, "Let’s talk business, I believe everyone knows about what happened last night. As far as I know, the police, after an overnight interrogation, pulled out a few people, but they were just insignificant small fries, specifically used as scapegoats. The big shots in North City District didn’t even scratch a bit, still living freely without a care. I originally wanted to use this opportunity to suppress the influence of North City District a bit, but looking at the current situation, this operation didn’t really hurt them." Nanrong Hao asked, "Xiong, are you thinking of taking them down all at once?" "Not really, we don’t have enough resources to swallow them up yet. However, we need to figure out a way to control their expansion. Otherwise, once they grow stronger, it will be troublesome to deal with them later."

Chapter 394 - 390: Invasion Failed

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