The Beautiful CEO’s Dragon Blood Bodyguard
Chapter 989 - 0989: Falling Out

Chapter 989: Chapter 0989: Falling Out

In the villa, Zhang Guifa called his trusted associates for a meeting, each of them filled with disappointment.

Long Fei and Lin Yingying had gone to the site of the Changping battle, a place surrounded by mountains on three sides, with the Pill River running from north to south throughout the territory. The rugged mountains and strategic terrain had always been contested by military strategists.

The Battle of Changping had affected more than half of Gaoping, involving more than fifty mountains, valleys, passes, roads, and towns.

So far, only two or three burial pits had been unearthed, their skeletal remains piled up and petrified together.

The twisted bones entangled with each other suggested an agonizing death.

Lin Yingying, following him around in this eerie place late at night, yawned out of boredom and said, "It’s late, what are you looking at here? Besides wasteland, there’s just coal piles. What’s there to see?"

Long Fei laughed, "An expert looks at the craftsmanship, while a layman just enjoys the show. Naturally, there is something here I want to see."

Lin Yingying asked, "Then tell me, what have you found?"

Long Fei inquired, "Do you still remember the Magic Cave in Guanzhong Longjia Bay?"

"Of course, I’m not senile. It’s only been a few days!"

Lin Yingying pouted, clueless as to why he changed the subject.

Long Fei said, "At that time, I was wondering why the armor of those demonized soldiers clearly did not match the style of the Qin State, yet why did it appear within Qin’s borders?"

"Why?" Lin Yingying really hadn’t paid attention, as to her, all those soldiers’ uniforms looked the same.

Long Fei explained, "Someone brought them there, intentionally setting up the scene. After visiting the Changping Battle Memorial Hall just now, it suddenly clicked. The demonized soldiers’ uniforms are unique to the Zhao Army. Only the Battle of Changping would involve such a large number of demonized soldiers, about a hundred and thirty thousand in total."

Lin Yingying listened more and more confused, frowning, "Are you saying that the group of demonizers we encountered in Longjia Bay were these buried Zhao Army soldiers from the Battle of Changping?"

Long Fei nodded.

Lin Yingying puzzledly asked, "Why would someone do that? Who would bother to bring these Zhao soldiers to Qin territory? And we’re talking about hundreds of thousands of demonizers?"

"This isn’t about boredom, it’s war. With four hundred thousand troops ambushed and killed, the murderous anger that day must have been sky-high. The Demon Race couldn’t have ignored it. I’ve calculated the distance; this battlefield is right above the Demon Race’s caves. They demonized these soldiers, clearly aiming to have the Human Race kill each other. In the end, Cultivators must have lured these demons to Longjia Bay and sealed them away," Long Fei analyzed, rubbing his head.

Lin Yingying shook her head, "Your guess has a problem. If they wanted to seal them, why not anywhere else? Why go to the trouble of moving them all the way to Guanzhong to seal them? Between here and Longjia Bay is the Yellow River, right? Moreover, if a hundred thousand soldiers were demonized from the four hundred thousand killed, where did the other three hundred thousand go?"

Long Fei laughed. These questions could probably only be answered by those involved.

He said to Lin Yingying, "I cannot answer the first question for the time being, but the second question is easy. In ancient wars, there was a tradition of inflating troop numbers to intimidate the enemy. It’s very possible that a hundred thousand troops were reported as four hundred thousand. It’s also possible that only the three hundred thousand able-bodied were demonized, with the remaining wounded and weak left out."

Lin Yingying’s eyes shone, "There’s also a third possibility!"

Long Fei looked at her.

She posed like a detective, "The remaining three hundred thousand might have been sealed elsewhere."

"Right, right!"

Long Fei patted her head, his face not at all serious.

Lin Yingying grabbed his arm, frustrated, "Be serious, what I’m saying is also a possibility. Why are you making that face?"

"I am being serious," Long Fei laughed as he hoisted her up, his big hand wrapped around her buttocks.

Lin Yingying clutched at him, scratching in desperation, "Put me down, you rogue."

God forbid it wasn’t night; in daylight, she’d die of embarrassment.

Long Fei carried her down from the mountain, obviously not taking Lin Yingying’s analysis to heart, which left Lin Yingying feeling quite frustrated.

At Zhang Guifa’s home, a group of people had talked at length but came up with no solution.

Some advocated for retaliation against Long Fei, demanding that Lin’s Group compensate for the financial loss.

At first, it was just some filthy things appearing underground, and having a Daoist come to perform an Enlightenment could perhaps have resolved it.

But now, all five coal mines had collapsed simultaneously.

Never mind the filth below, just the cost of redrilling the mine shafts would be astronomical.

This wasn’t just drilling a well, where you could simply bore a hole into the ground.

These mine shafts, built meter by meter with timber, were as big a project as building tunnels.

Wang Bin, the brother-in-law, cursed furiously, "Those two bastards, they’re nothing but swindlers. They take our hospitality, eat with us, and even take so much in sponsorship fees. And what’s the result? They’ve gone and buried all five of our mines. Look at them now, running off without saying a word—what does that make them?"

Zhang Guifa, frustrated, grabbed a bunch of grapes from the fruit plate and hurled it at him, cursing loudly, "What do you think you are? I haven’t even started with you on today’s fiasco! You’d better keep in line."

The other brothers snickered among themselves; although Zhang Guifa didn’t spell it out, everyone knew what was going on.

The brother-in-law flirting with his sister-in-law—such things couldn’t be kept secret.

In fact, everyone was aware of the affair between Wang Bin and his sister-in-law; it was just surprising that he dared to make a move on her in public.

Wuu Heizi coughed twice and said, "Big brother, Binzi is right, we can’t take this lying down! I’ve looked into it, the Binhai Lin Corporation is massive, big enough to compensate us for a portion of our funds at least. I know a few real masters who have genuine abilities. We can have them demand money from Lin’s Group. It will cost a bit, but if we can get the money, good; if not, we don’t lose much, right?"

Zhang Guifa, smoking, pondered and finally said, "But they’re on good terms with Third Master Shen. Won’t we offend Third Master Shen by doing this?"

Wuu Heizi replied, "Big brother, we only partnered with Third Master Shen to enter the Binhai copper mine market. Now, the monthly profits from that lousy mine are less than what we make in a day from our mines. Do we need to show him respect? Besides, I’ve heard that Third Master Shen has recently become obsessed with Daoism and has been spouting religious stuff, closing his doors to visitors."

Zhang Guifa, after considerable thought, said, "Okay, if they show no mercy, don’t blame me for being ruthless. The five coal mines combined, the various repair costs will be over a hundred billion. You go find some people, and tell them if they succeed, they’ll get a ten percent reward."

"No problem!"

Wuu Heizi nodded again and again, his heart bursting with joy.

He could pocket at least five percent of that ten percent.

That five percent would be more than enough to hire the group of masters he knew.

On the high-speed train, Lin Yingying, her face red, pinched Long Fei, who had carried her all the way to the train station.

As the grand CEO, her image was completely ruined.

Long Fei smiled and stuffed an apple into her mouth, and only then did she quietly sit down and nibble on it.

Lin Yingying asked him, "Aren’t you going to at least say goodbye to Zhang Guifa before you leave?"

Long Fei said confidently, "Don’t worry, he won’t forget about us. As soon as we leave, he’ll surely send someone after us."

"To do what?"

Lin Yingying’s eyes widened.

"To collect a debt, of course!"

Long Fei laughed and continued, "We originally came here to help, but ended up not only not helping, we also destroyed his mine. Zhang Guifa certainly won’t be satisfied with that, and knowing him as I do, he won’t swallow his pride easily."

"What?"

Lin Yingying took a bite of her apple and called out in exasperation, "We risked our necks to help him and that’s not good enough? If he dares to come, I’ll definitely throw him into the sea to cool off."

Long Fei patted her head, already having thought of a strategy.

Against someone like Zhang Guifa, there was no need for them to take action personally.