Book 3, Chapter 241: Counterasure
The chairperson of Ferris Wheel received news that the operation had failed on a ship docked at the port in Oceanway District. He imdiately left the place and brought the telegram back to the company while looking for the supervisor of the Operations Departnt.
After reading the telegram, the supervisor shook his head. “We didn’t manage to get rid of either target? Not even a disciple from Fierce Wave School could do it, huh?”
“According to the telegram, Jiancheng Sheng used the Mind of the Blade technique, but still failed to injure the main target.
“Sir, I believe that if we want to kill the target, we need to hire even stronger martial artists.”
The supervisor frowned at that. If they could do it, they would have done it a long ti ago and wouldn’t have gone to Fierce Wave School to ask for help. This was the Great Shun Republic, though, and they were bound by many rules. “We need the board of directors to co to a decision for that. Did they wrap things up?”
“They did. There won’t be any concrete proof pointing toward us,” the chairperson said.
“Sotis, concrete proof isn’t necessary to get soone implicated. Still, getting rid of those involved will give us less trouble,” the supervisor said grimly.
They had attacked Chen Chuan again before the attack on the flyover had even settled down, so the Resolution Departnt wasn’t going to let them off so easily this ti. The company was going to face a lot of pressure, and so people were highly likely going to be forced to take responsibility for it.
He cast a glance at the chairperson—a reliable subordinate of his—and stayed silent for a while before saying, “Wait for
for a while. I need to tell the directors about this.”
***
After resting in his villa for the night, Chen Chuan took Wei Dong and Wu Han on a tour around the city to familiarize them with the place.
When they were having lunch, he asked Wu Han, “Would you like to stay at my place for a few days to get used to life here, or do you want to do sothing else?”
Wu Han cackled. “You know , Chen Chuan. I can’t stay still. Didn’t you say that there’s a lot of missions I can take up here?”
“You might not be an official citizen here, but Central City is big. As long as you’re capable, you’ll have a room to show your skills. Let
introduce you to soone. If you like him, he’ll help you get to know the agent scene here. After that, you can decide what you want to do,” Chen Chuan said with a nod.
“Sure. We can do that,” Wu Han agreed.
Chen Chuan imdiately contacted Qi Gao and asked him to bring Wu Han along for a few missions.
He had actually planned this beforehand. Qi Gao was an official citizen and a proper agent in a company. He had also worked a number of tis with Martial Valor University, so he had plenty of experience working with martial artists. He would know what to do with Wu Han.
And since Qi Gao didn’t dare to show his place in public because of the Plague Gang, Chen Chuan could send Wu Han over to work with him, and they could take care of each other.
The discussion with Qi Gao went by smoothly. After receiving a general rundown of the situation, he imdiately agreed to help.
To Qi Gao, Chen Chuan wasn’t actually asking him to take care of his friend. Instead, he had found soone who could protect him. He was full of gratitude and imdiately began wondering how he could do what he had been asked.
With this matter settled, they finished lunch, and Chen Chuan brought Wu Han and Wei Dong to visit so of the important places in the city before sending Wei Dong back to the campus. Then, he brought Wu Han to Qi Gao’s temporary place to introduce them to each other. When he saw that there were no problems, he left the place.
On the way back, he called Gao Ming. “Free to et at night, Gao Ming? Aunt Wan asked
to bring so things for you, since she knows that you’re living alone. Also, I have so things to discuss with you too.”
“We have an office building reserved for etings near the law firm. Let’s talk there. You’re my most important client, so I’m definitely free for you,” Gao Ming said.
“Alright. I’ll be there in an hour.”
***
At around 5 p.m., Chen Chuan reached Majestic Light District. Aside from White Bird District, Majestic Light District had the best public facilities and security.
After all, Central City’s governnt buildings, circular conference halls, high-end law firms, accounting firms, consulting firms, and branch companies of most ga corporations were built here. The Resolution Departnt had stationed quite a substantial number of their elites in the area.
On the way to the eting room, four Class Two Officers greeted Chen Chuan. It showed that if anything happened, multiple Third Limit martial artists would arrive at the scene of the cri within minutes.
There was a lot of violent cri in Central City, but this wasn’t entirely due to them lacking the power needed to ensure security. Sotis, cris ran rampant in the city because of the distribution of manpower.
When Chen Chuan reached the office building, he parked his car and took the elevator to the eting room on the eighty-second floor. Upon walking in, he found Gao Ming already waiting inside.
They greeted each other and sat down beside a wide floor-to-ceiling window. “The stuff is in my trunk. Grab it when leaving,” Chen Chuan said.
“Sure thing, cuz,” Gao Ming replied with a smile.
As the sun set outside, they chatted for a bit. After finishing a cup of tea, Chen Chuan told Gao Ming about the two attacks from Ferris Wheel.
Gao Ming listened seriously before saying, “I think that even if the governnt puts pressure on them, without concrete proof, Ferris Wheel will at most only need to apologize to you and offer you so compensation.
“That will be the end of these two cases. Even if the central governnt really wants to take down Ferris Wheel, they won’t do it because of this. They’ll do it for sothing else.”
Chen Chuan humd in acknowledgent. He expected this.
While Ferris Wheel wasn’t a world-class ga corporation, they still had a significant number of parties with involved interests.
The company also had its own ard forces and active biosentient entity. Setting aside its influence among the island nations, it was involved in most of the business activities in Majestic Light District, so a lot of people wouldn’t wish for anything bad to happen to it.
“Ferris Wheel seems to be trying to kill
for an unknown reason, and I don’t think they’re going to give up,” Chen Chuan pointed out.
Gao Ming understood what he was trying to say. “No single person can go up against a big company. Only a company can take another company down. You can also have the governnt help you with that, but you’d need to wait for a chance, like what happened when Black Orchid wanted to tamper with Yangzhi City’s water source.”
Then, he grinned. “Frankly, I think Ferris Wheel isn’t too far from getting into a similar ss.”
Chen Chuan took a mont to think about what Gao Ming said. “Is it because of the Union?”
“Precisely. The Union’s inspection is connected to the power play at the top. I don’t know what the governnt is thinking, but I’m sure that applying to join the Union has already pushed Ferris Wheel to the edge of a cliff. All previous cases prove this true.
“Ferris Wheel’s attempts at Mr. Lei and your lives were clearly abnormal. I believe this has sothing to do with them joining the Union.
“So, before they officially join, they might try again. You’re probably not their only target, but it’s highly likely that they’ll try to hurt you in so way again. As long as they keep doing this, they’ll be pushing themselves closer and closer to the edge.
“All we need to do is wait.
“Waiting doesn’t an giving up. You’re just letting your enemy make a mistake and leaving behind an even bigger hole in their defenses before counterattacking. You’re a martial artist. You should know this better than I do.”
“You’re right, so let’s continue using martial artists as an example. We don’t just wait for a chance to strike back. We attack and force our enemies to make that mistake. So, my question is: Can I try making them fall off the cliff?”
Gao Ming grinned even wider. “That depends on the strength of the one trying to push them off. If you’re strong enough, you can do it. There are ways to achieve it, but I think that other people might be even more impatient than we are. You’ve been in contact with soone from Azure Dragon before, haven’t you?”
Chen Chuan nodded.
“The island nations and the Ocean Alliance support Ferris Wheel. This is public information, but Azure Dragon’s main businesses are in the island nations. If Ferris Wheel joins the Union, Azure Dragon will be the first to have their interests negatively impacted.
“The other one affected will be Ocean Corporation Developnt. Both of these are state-owned enterprises, so they won’t sit by and just watch Ferris Wheel rise to power.
“So, I don’t think that you need to be in a hurry to do anything. Once they learn that Ferris Wheel is behind the attempts on your life, they’re likely to take the initiative to contact you.
“If they sit still, that ans they either have a greater agenda, or soone even more powerful in the governnt is stopping them from doing anything. If that’s the case, you absolutely can’t do anything rash.
“The best thing to do now is to wait and make necessary preparations. I believe that ti is on our side.”
Chen Chuan mulled over this before saying, “Gao Ming, Ferris Wheel dug around for my information in Yangzhi City, so they might try to kill you too. You have to be careful.”
Gao Ming smiled at that. “I know. Ever since learning that soone looked into you, I’ve been staying in the law firm’s dorms instead of going back to my apartnt.”
Chen Chuan nodded. It explained why Gao Ming had asked to et him here. His law firm was pretty famous and had its own security guards. It also signed all of its lawyers to City Defense’s security service. The Resolution Departnt had also stationed a substantial number of its officers in the district, so Gao Ming didn’t have to worry about his life being in danger while staying here.
“Still, stay in contact,” he reminded him.
“I will,” Gao Ming said seriously.
After discussing a few more problems, they left the eting room together before parting ways at the square in front of the building.
The mont Chen Chuan settled down in his car, he received a ssage from the university platform. When he played the audio ssage, he heard Hongfu’s voice.
“Hello, Chen Chuan, your tutor will arrive at the university on the first of February. Please et him on the day itself.”
Chen Chuan perked up at that. He had joined the World Ring Defense System so that he could get more in-depth guidance. Now, it was finally ti for it.
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