Chapter 203 N Group
Chapter 203 N Group
The detention center was now a scorched earth, with billowing black smoke and a pungent smell of burning in the air.
Firefighters and police searched the wreckage, occasionally carrying out bodies covered with white sheets.
The police quickly cordoned off the scene. Outside the cordon, the crowd was in commotion and discussions were heard one after another.
In the midst of this chaos, a small golden snake quietly appeared, sticking out its tongue, as if searching for something.
In the distance, a business car was parked quietly.
Inside the car, Yang Xining clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms.
Her heart sank to the bottom.
As the mermaid prince, Ye Wuhen cannot be hurt by ordinary explosions, so he must still be alive.
Her eyes occasionally swept across the ruins outside the car window.
In the driver's seat, Mo Junli's bodyguard Abu gripped the steering wheel tightly, his eyes watching Yang Xining's every move through the rearview mirror.
He knew nothing about the intentions of this "Young Master Ning".
All I know is that she asked the man accompanying her to get out of the car fifteen minutes ago to investigate something.
Suddenly, there was a slight noise outside the car.
The two of them looked sideways and Leng Cangqiong's figure appeared in their sight.
He opened the car door, got in, and said in a deep voice, "Xining, I smell sulfur mixed with a scent that doesn't belong here. It seems the explosion in the detention center was no accident. And..."
As he spoke, he took out a half-burned piece of metal and a small piece of fish scale from his pocket and handed them to Yang Xining carefully: "This is what I found at the scene."
Yang Xining took the two things carefully.
The moment she took it, the scale suddenly turned into a cloud of mist, quickly penetrated into her wrist, and turned into a striking blue scale pattern.
Although this process was short, it was astonishing.
"What is this?" Yang Xining looked at his wrist in surprise, feeling an inexplicable burning sensation.
"He should have left it for you." Leng Cangqiong said softly.
Looking at the faintly visible "Z" on the metal sheet, Yang Xining's eyes suddenly ignited with cold anger: "Z Company..."
She carefully put the metal piece away and turned to leave the ruins.
The sunlight shone on her well-defined profile, and deep in her eyes, there was a hint of waves surging.
In Lu Xinghan's private conference room, seven people sat around a black marble conference table.
Outside the bulletproof glass window, the lights were like scattered stars, while the atmosphere inside was so solemn that it was almost frozen.
"Brother Ning, so Coach Ye is a mermaid and was kidnapped by Z Company? For some kind of...immortality experiment?" Yan Hui said with a frown.
Judging from the expressions of my brothers, I should have known it a long time ago.
Yang Xining nodded, choosing his words carefully: "Ye Wuhen belongs to an ancient race. They possess lifespans far exceeding humans and special abilities. Their traits are extremely valuable for scientific research."
She threw out the half-burned piece of metal. "This is what Cang Qiong found at the explosion site. So, Company Z deliberately exploited Zhao Minghui's death to create another explosion and then took Wuhen away without anyone noticing."
"Brother Ning, this sounds too fantastic." Lu Tianlin picked up the piece of metal and looked at it carefully.
His eyes swept over Leng Cangqiong behind Yang Xining, and he asked in surprise: "Wait, I recognize you, aren't you that Fu Qi?"
Leng Cangqiong nodded slightly.
"Brother Ning, what's going on?" Lu Tianlin asked Yang Xining.
"He's mine now, working for me." Yang Xining answered evasively, "The important thing now is that we need to rescue Ye Wuhen."
He's mine now...
At this moment, when the four men heard this, four hostile gazes were directly fixed on Leng Cangkong.
Shit! Where did this come from?
Yan Tian suddenly said, "Brother, does Company Z know about your current identity?"
He was referring to Yang Xining's identity as a member of the Sea God Clan.
Yang Xining shook his head: "I'm not sure, but with Zhang Yaomin here, he will definitely recognize Wuhen. I'm worried that they took Wuhen away this time just to harm him."
Mo Junli's slender fingers slid across the tablet, pulling up a set of data. "Brother, I've found out. Z International Beauty Company was founded 80 years ago. It specializes in high-end anti-aging products, and the capital flow behind it is complex. But one thing is clear—" He turned the screen to the crowd, "% of its R&D funds come from the biotechnology subsidiary of N Group."
"N Group?" Qi Lin whistled. "That's a tough nut to crack."
Lu Xinghan suddenly snapped his fingers. "I remember now. Last month, N Group's annual report mentioned an asset divestiture, which involved the transfer of all of Z Company's shares to an offshore company." He pulled out his phone and quickly checked, "Let me check the background of that offshore company..."
"Found it!" Lu Xinghan suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with excitement. "The registered address of that offshore company is a cover. The actual controller hides his identity through seven layers of shell companies. But—" He shook his phone proudly, "I have an old friend at the Cayman Islands Registry. He revealed that this shell company recently had a large amount of funds flow into a Swiss account. The account holder is Lisa Wu, the chief scientist of N Group."
"Can I see what this person looks like?" Yang Xining suddenly asked.
Lu Xinghan reacted quickly and projected Lisa Wu's photo onto the wall of the conference room.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the young woman's face.
Her appearance was not stunning. She wore a pair of glasses and looked like an ordinary person, but there was a hint of cunning in her eyes.
"Nothing special." Lu Tianlin commented lightly.
"There's nothing special about her, but it's worth mentioning that she has become a scientist at the age of 32 and has been hired by N Group with a high salary. The strength behind her cannot be ignored." Lu Xinghan reminded.
Yang Xining narrowed her eyes. She noticed that the woman's eyes showed the vicissitudes of life and realized that her actual age should be more than 32.
She raised her eyes slightly and asked, "Ali, is there any way to get close to the top management of N Group?"
Mo Junli stood up and walked to the projection wall. "Yes, N Group will hold its annual charity auction on the 'Emerald' cruise ship in three days."
He pulled up a photo of a luxury cruise ship. "Based on Xinghan's investigation of the flow of funds and A-Tian's intelligence, we have reason to believe that this auction is related to Z Company's research."
"We need to get on that ship." Yang Xining immediately understood what he meant.
"The problem is security," Yan Tian analyzed calmly. "N Group Chairman Nie Yuanhang has a military background, and cruise ship security is even stricter than at an airport. Ordinary people can't get close to the core area."
"Then what do we do?"
Lu Xinghan suddenly revealed a sly smile. "Unless... someone gets an invitation." He pulled out two gold-stamped cards from his suit pocket. "Coincidentally, the Lu family just received an invitation. You're allowed to bring one female companion."
Everyone's eyes turned to Yang Xining.
"Wait, you guys are not going to..." Yang Xining suddenly had a bad feeling.
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