The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 537 - 0539: Everyone Knows

Chapter 537: Chapter 0539: Everyone Knows

Sun Jie chuckled, "It’s quite a coincidence, their contract was printed at a printing shop owned by one of my brothers. I just happened to be there and took a glance."

Tang You looked at him with a suspicious gaze, feeling that something was off about the whole affair.

But at the moment, Sun Jie wasn’t thinking too much into it. He simply assumed they were careless and paid no attention to privacy.

"Captain Tang You, no matter what, we’ve confirmed that Chu Ge has taken a large quantity of Earth Ganoderma from Shen Congwen. Now, our main objective is to thwart their progress."

As soon as Sun Jie finished speaking, he was hit with a scolding.

"What do you know! Even if our main goal is to stop their progress, we can’t let them have it easy!"

Tang You’s eyes, fierce and determined, stayed fixed on what lay ahead.

Sun Jie didn’t know there was bad blood between Tang You and Chu Ge; he only knew that Tang You was eager to achieve something significant to compete for the position of team captain, which is why he had seized the opportunity to establish a connection with Tang You.

Whatever Tang You planned to do to make them suffer didn’t concern Sun Jie.

His main goal was to lead Tang You and his team to Beishan.

"Captain Tang You, about this..." Sun Jie said, smiling cheekily at Tang You.

Tang You glared at him, then pulled out a wad of money from his pocket and handed it to him, saying, "This is an advance payment. If things are just as you’ve said, and they are indeed on this mountain, the rest of the money will be transferred to your card without missing a penny!"

Sun Jie weighed the money in his hands and then, with a grin, nodded at Tang You, "Captain Tang You sure is straightforward."

Tang You led his team to continue their ascent.

At the same time, elsewhere, Scarred Man, Veiled Man, and a few people following behind Veiled Man had already reached the midpoint of the mountain.

Scarred Man said to Veiled Man, "Boss, we’re almost there. Should we disguise ourselves?"

"Disguise as what?" Veiled Man asked, glancing sideways at him.

"Disguise as hikers. That way, even if we’re spotted, no one will suspect us."

At that moment, Scarred Man really wanted to praise his own cleverness.

However, Veiled Man glared at him irritably, "Disguise, my ass! Do you even know where we are? Just disguise as hikers! Besides, with your looks, you should be thankful if they don’t mistake you for a member of the Black Society!"

To disguise as hikers! What a silly idea!

Scarred Man was disheartened, he looked at Veiled Man grievously, "Then how are we going to approach them?"

With a snort, Veiled Man said, "Who said we need to get close?"

Their mission was simply to observe and gather intel about the situation; there was no need for direct confrontation.

"We just need to take a look from here!" Veiled Man placed his hands on his waist and stood looking up towards the distance.

"So you mean..." Scarred Man hesitated, looking at Chu Ge, "You mean to just bluff our superiors?"

Veiled Man slightly squinted his eyes, "Who said we’re bluffing? Aren’t we actually on Beishan? Moreover, we’re right here at the mountainside, so close to them."

As he spoke, Veiled Man saw several people running down the mountain at a great speed.

They looked panicky as if they were being chased by ferocious beasts.

"What’s going on?" Veiled Man asked in confusion.

Scarred Man hurriedly grabbed one of the fleeing figures, asking, "What happened up there?"

The person who was grabbed was shaking all over, frantically waving his hands, "There’s a ghost on the mountain!"

A mist that could transform into a dragon, if that’s not a ghost, what is?

These people naturally took the scene they just witnessed as a ghost at play, and their faces turned pale with fright.

"Are you trying to go up the mountain? You really shouldn’t, there truly is a ghost causing trouble up there! I need to get going! I’m leaving now!"

The Scarred Man let go of the person and looked at the Veiled Man with a suspicious gaze, "A ghost? What kind of ghost could there be in broad daylight?"

The Veiled Man scoffed coldly, "How could there be any ghosts? It must be Chu Ge up to something, and these commoners, having seen nothing of the world, got scared."

The Scarred Man saw that the expressions on those people’s faces didn’t appear to be joking, and he couldn’t help feeling a bit cowardly himself, but remembering the mission their boss assigned them that they had to complete, he cautiously asked, "Boss, are we really just going to stand here?"

The Veiled Man originally intended to just stand here, but after hearing what those people said, he now became a little curious and wanted to go up and see for himself.

He did want to see what this so-called "haunting" really meant!

"We’re going up," said the Veiled Man.

The Scarred Man gulped nervously and, having no choice, braced himself to follow.

Meanwhile, on the mountain, Shen Congwen had already formed an alliance with the giant dragon.

As the surrounding Spiritual Energy gathered continuously, the consciousness of the giant dragon also gradually strengthened.

By now, it had recognized its master and was obediently lying down behind Shen Congwen, with its eyes closed resting.

"Now that the giant dragon has fully accepted you as its master, as long as you are within ten miles, if you are in any danger and call it, it will arrive promptly."

Shen Congwen was thrilled, his eyes fixed on the giant dragon, looking at it as if he was looking at a lover he had cherished for many years.

Huo Tianqian also looked at Shen Congwen with a touch of envy, "Mr. Shen, you are now considered half an Ancient Martial Artist."

Shen Congwen sighed, indeed, although he had no martial arts of his own, now having such a colossal dragon at his command was already a fortunate matter for him.

After a brief reflection, Huo Tianqian geared up to confront those coming up the mountain looking for trouble.

"Mr. Chu, why don’t I just go down the mountain to meet them now?"

Huo Tianqian was eager, he was desperately wanting to test out the depth of his martial arts, desperate for a vigorous and thorough fight.

Chu Ge shook his head slightly, "No need, let’s wait for them to come up."

Shen Congwen looked puzzled at Chu Ge, questioning, "Mr. Chu, shouldn’t our collaboration be kept confidential? How did they find out about it?"

This was something that had been perplexing him; there were very few people who knew they were going to collaborate on cultivating a large amount of Earth Ganoderma. If he remembered correctly, there should only be the three of them in the know.

Now, it seemed as if the whole world was aware.

Huo Tianqian gave Shen Congwen a strange look and then coughed lightly, not looking at him any longer.

Chu Ge spoke deeply, "I was the one who leaked the information."

Shen Congwen was astonished and asked instinctively, "Why?"

"Instead of skulking around, it’s better to deal with this openly. If they want to come, then we let them taste the consequences of meddling, which also serves as a warning to others. Those who covet Earth Ganoderma won’t dare to try their luck again," explained Huo Tianqian.

Shen Congwen looked at Huo Tianqian, then at Chu Ge, and murmured, "So you all knew..."