Best Young Master
Chapter 500 - 445: Turnaround II

Chapter 500: Chapter 445: Turnaround II

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There are no walls in this world that don’t leak air.

Once certain things start to leak out, no matter what you do, you can’t cover them up—especially since entering the information age, the speed of information dissemination has exceeded people’s imagination.

The news of the Old Master Ye’s impending demise had spread among tycoons above the level of Provincial Governors within half an hour, and within less than two hours, it had trickled down to the departmental and bureau level, with an ongoing trend of disseminating further, causing a huge disturbance within the system.

In Dong hai’s Police Station, inside a highly standardized interrogation room.

Pan Jueming, just as in the previous days, was still shackled to the Tiger Bench, with a high-wattage incandescent lamp hanging overhead. The glaring light forced him to keep his eyes closed.

Unlike the previous days, Pan Jueming was disheveled, his skin sallow, his eye sockets darkened, looking as if he was shrouded in Death Qi.

All of this was because for the past few days, Pan Jueming was subjected not only to relentless interrogation but also to occasional beatings. Furthermore, he hadn’t eaten a single bite of food, only drinking a little water.

Facing such torture, even Pan Jueming, as a Postnatal Perfect Martial Artist, was somewhat unable to bear it.

Creak!

At two thirty in the afternoon, Sun Jian, the third in command of Dong hai’s Police Force, once again entered the interrogation room.

This time, he didn’t bring any subordinates with him; he was alone.

And as he entered the interrogation room, the monitors were turned off.

By doing so, whatever he did or said in the interrogation room would leave no trace.

"Pan Jueming, you still want to resist to the end, huh?"

Seeing the monitor turned off, Sun Jian first switched off the incandescent lamp above Pan Jueming’s head before approaching him.

Without responding, not even opening his eyes, Pan Jueming was like a dead man.

"Don’t play dead with me!"

Seeing this, Sun Jian sneered, "Do you really want to throw your life away for a dead man?"

"Heh..."

Hearing Sun Jian’s words again, Pan Jueming slowly opened his bloodshot eyes, staring at Sun Jian with a mocking smile, "If Young Master Ye were really going to die, why would you bother prying open my mouth?"

"Have you not heard of the phrase ’icing on the cake’?"

Pan Jueming’s mocking smile made Sun Jian uncomfortable. He steadied himself before coldly saying, "I don’t mind telling you, my coming to interrogate you alone today is simply to ’ice the cake’ and to please my big boss."

Upon hearing this, Pan Jueming’s face remained smiling, the mockery even thicker.

"It seems you don’t believe me."

Sun Jian also smiled, "If I tell you that Old Sir Ye is about to pass away, and that Ye Wenhao will face prison time, would you still hold out hope for your Young Master Ye?"

"Do you think I’m a three-year-old child?"

"You can choose not to believe, you can also choose to resist to the end."

As Sun Jian spoke, he threw out a bait, "I just want to remind you, once the news of Old Sir Ye’s demise gets out, whatever I get from your mouth will be meaningless. That is to say, if you don’t speak up before the news of Old Sir Ye’s death leaks, then you will go accompany your master in his burial. But if you do speak up, I might consider leaving you an escape route."

This time, Pan Jueming didn’t make a sound, but stared straight at Sun Jian, as if trying to determine from Sun Jian’s expression whether he was bluffing.

"You don’t have much time, think carefully for yourself." With those words, Sun Jian turned and left.

"Could... could what he said be true?"

Watching Sun Jian’s retreating back, considering his uncharacteristic composure, Pan Jueming’s unconditional trust in Ye Fan had, for the first time, begun to crack.

Because.

In his view, Ye Fan’s greatest support was the Ye Family. If Old Master Ye passed away and Ye Wenhao went to prison, then Ye Fan would certainly fall!

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The news of Old Master Ye’s imminent passing, in addition to spreading within the system, had also reached some sectors and circles that are closely tied with the system.

Originally, as the person in charge of the Dong hai Branch of Tianshan Group, Su Yuxin would have been quite closely connected with the system, but concerned for Ye Fan’s safety and under strict police control, she stayed in Ao Xiang Villa for these few days, not leaving the complex, Or even making phone calls, essentially losing contact with the outside world.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, Su Yuxin received the first phone call in these past few days.

The caller was a vice president of Tianshan Group’s Dong hai Branch, who had been substituting for Su Yuxin in handling the company’s operations for the past few days.

"Mr. Su, something has happened!"

The moment the call connected, Su Yuxin heard an urgent voice, "The city’s relevant departments have formed an investigation team. On the grounds that our company is suspected of money laundering, they’re investigating our company’s finances. Our company’s accounts have been sealed, and all our books have been taken away."

"When did this happen?"

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Although Su Yuxin was still troubled by the unresolved matter of Ye Fan, the sudden news about the company still startled her significantly.

"Right now. The investigation team has taken away all the account books and is sealing everything up. According to them, our company must cease all operations until the investigation results come out," the deputy CEO said anxiously.

"I understand. Immediately calm the employees and cooperate with the investigation team. I’ll call President Chu to report this matter and see how she wants to handle it," Su Yuxin instructed after a moment of reflection.

"Okay."

The deputy CEO answered quickly but harbored doubts about Chu Ji’s ability to handle the situation; with his rich experience, he knew that a private oligarchic enterprise like the Tianshan Group being under investigation meant serious trouble was brewing. Otherwise, given Tianshan Group’s network, Dong hai City’s team wouldn’t have been investigating them.

Unlike the deputy CEO, once Su Yuxin learned that the Dong hai Branch of the Tianshan Group was sealed, she immediately linked it to Ye Fan’s troubles.

After all, the only illegal thing the Tianshan Group did was to acquire Dong hai Group after Situ Chen’s death and launder some of the Dong hai Group’s dirty money.

Believing that the closure of the Tianshan Group’s Dong hai Branch was a harbinger of an impending tragedy for Ye Fan, Su Yuxin, despite knowing her call would be monitored by the police, didn’t hesitate to call Chu Ji’s private number.

"Sister Chu, I just received a call. The Dong hai Branch was subject to a surprise investigation by a team set up by Dong hai City; all financial records and account books were taken away, and the investigation team also sealed the company’s accounts, demanding that we stop all operations until the results of the investigation are out."

When the call connected, Su Yuxin first rapidly reported the situation about the Dong hai Branch being sealed, then couldn’t help but ask, "Sister Chu, is this related to him? How is he doing right now?"

"Yuxin, don’t worry, it will be over soon," Chu Ji said, watching Chu Xuanji’s figure leaving the Courtyard, her tone relaxed and with a double meaning.

"Um..."

Hearing Chu Ji’s words, Su Yuxin was taken aback and wanted to ask something else, but remembering the call was monitored, she stopped herself and swallowed the words she had almost spoken.

"Once there is news, I will call you immediately. Be patient," Chu Ji added, as if worried Su Yuxin couldn’t hold back her questions.

"Got it, Sister Chu."

As Su Yuxin spoke, her heart was itching unbearably with curiosity—how exactly would Ye Fan resolve this trouble?

An hour later.

Chu Xuanji arrived alone at the Hong Qiang Courtyard, a symbol of power and status. As the passers-by paid no attention, he leaped up like a phantom and entered the Courtyard.

Breaking into the Courtyard uninvited, Chu Xuanji’s expression was serene as still water. He narrowed his eyes at the densest spot of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the Courtyard and walked toward it.

Under the sunlight, he appeared to be strolling carelessly, yet no one could see his figure, as if he was using the Instant Teleportation Technique; with every step, he would traverse ten meters.

A moment later, Chu Xuanji arrived at a garden within the Courtyard, which had small bridges over running water, shaded green trees, and numerous rockworks. Outsiders would find the scenery enchanting, but Chu Xuanji immediately noticed that many rocks on those rockworks were precious Essence Stones, and the inconspicuous trees were in fact trees that absorbed Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. Although these were much less potent than Plant Essence, they were far more precious than ordinary trees.

The entire garden was set up as a Formation, combining with the Dragon Energy of the Imperial City and channeling the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, becoming the place with the densest Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the Forbidden City. It also enveloped the entire Courtyard with Primordial Qi, benefiting anyone working there with health and longevity.

"Xuanji, you’ve been in Beijing for a while now and only just decided to come see me."

When Chu Xuanji reached the highest rockwork of the garden, a voice came from within the rockwork.

As the voice faded, a figure emerged!

A man walked out from a cave within the rockwork.

The man had a trim build, dressed in a plain black Martial Arts Uniform, sporting a crew cut, and his eyes were as sharp as lightning, deterring others from looking directly at him.

He was none other than ’Yan,’ the leader of the Yanhuang Organization and the strongest man in Huaxia!

As Huaxia’s strongest individual, he was almost a hundred years old, but he showed no signs of aging; rather, he appeared to have reversed the aging process, with jet-black hair and skin as smooth as a baby’s.

Yan had completely retracted his aura so that even Chu Xuanji couldn’t detect it.

"It seems you’ve made progress again. When will you break through to that legendary realm?" Chu Xuanji fixed his gaze on Yan and asked with a smile.

"I don’t know."

Yan shook his head, sighed, and said, "That step is too difficult to take. Maybe I will remain at the Gang Qi Realm for the rest of my life, or maybe I’ll break through the next moment."

"Yes, even I find it difficult to enter the Great Perfection of Gang Qi, let alone you?" Chu Xuanji expressed his empathy and chuckled bitterly.

"Everything is up to fate; we shall see what happens," Yan said, looking up at the distant sky, strangely wistful, before turning his gaze back to Chu Xuanji and, already knowing the answer, asked, "You came to see me because of your beloved apprentice, didn’t you?"

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