The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 116: Years (4)_1

Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Years (4)_1

"All right, Miss, I’ll have my people below keep an eye out." Xia Yujie had also learned of Situ Xin’s identity, so he wasn’t surprised in the slightest by Situ Xin’s request. When Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang had found out that Situ Xin was the young lady of the Situ Family, they were shocked for quite a long time. Liu Yuxiang’s mouth had been agape wide enough to fit an egg. They had never imagined that Situ Xin would be the daughter of a national leader.

"Thanks a lot." Situ Xin looked up and thanked Xia Yujie with a smile.

In those days, while Xia Yujie was overhauling Dragon Society, Situ Xin got involved as well. She got involved because she suddenly had many thoughts and suggestions.

Using her perspectives from a previous life, she made significant alterations to the Dragon Society’s portfolio that included department stores, hotels, restaurants, and various entertainment venues. This made the twenty million she had initially invested seem like a paltry sum.

As Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang were once again deeply worried, Situ Xin handed them another savings book worth twenty million.

After Situ Xin’s renovation, whether it was the department stores or the various entertainment venues, they all moved up several notches in quality. When the overhaul was nearing completion, Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang went to inspect the sites. Staring at the spectacle before them, they were stunned for a full two minutes before uttering, "It really has changed."

Following that, the turnover of these establishments left Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang dumbstruck, having more than doubled from before.

After completing these improvements, Situ Xin did not stop there. She picked out a group of people from her underground connections and provided them with specialized training. Once trained, Situ Xin placed them throughout the various industries under Dragon Society’s banner.

Situ Xin trained these people to gather information for her. The inspiration came from the entertainment venues and hotels owned by the Dragon Society. With such excellent conditions to establish an intelligence network at her disposal, she made good use of it in her service.

One must know that in Country H, many officials and businessmen like to discuss matters over the dinner table, and some people have a preference for frequenting entertainment venues. That’s why Situ Xin came up with this method to gather information.

And it’s worth mentioning that over the past few years, these informants have played no small role. They have acquired a lot of firsthand information about people from all walks of life—much of it secret, and many details so critical that exposure could leave someone with nothing.

"Oh, by the way, the other day I asked you to find a teacher for Sun Xue and Sun Lu. How is that coming along?" Some time ago, just as usual, Situ Xin was on one of her inspections of the casinos with Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang when she witnessed an astonishing scene.

A middle-aged man, unable to repay the high-interest loans he borrowed for gambling, thought to sell his two daughters—who had only finished junior high school and had been forced to drop out due to the family’s financial strain, working to earn money—in exchange for the funds to pay off his debts and continue gambling.

Situ Xin witnessed the scene as the middle-aged man stood to one side, and the two young girls were being dragged out by two plump middle-aged men.

The girls struggled fiercely, trying to break free from the men, shouting incessantly, "Let go of me, let go! Dammit, we haven’t got anything to do with that man, ask him for the money!" But their efforts were futile; their strength as girls simply couldn’t compare with the men’s, and despite their struggles, they were being pulled toward the door.

Under normal circumstances, Situ Xin wouldn’t have intervened. But when she saw the tears that the girls barely held back, Situ Xin shouted, "Stop." Her voice, neither too loud nor too soft, made everyone present freeze, and the two middle-aged men stopped as well and turned around, looking in the direction of Situ Xin’s voice.

Upon hearing Situ Xin speak out, Xia Yujie signaled to his men to rescue the two girls from those two plump middle-aged men.

"What are you doing? We paid for these two girls," one could tell from their accents that they weren’t locals, their speech tinged with a Southern accent. They had recently come to the North to expand their business and had been introduced to Dragon Society’s casino by their business partners. Today, they just happened to encounter a man wanting to sell his daughters for cash, and driven by lust at the sight of the girls, they bought them.

The two plump middle-aged men prepared to resist when two of Dragon Society’s men attempted to take the girls from them—after all, they had paid good money for them.

"President Guo, President Luo. This is their turf. Let the girls go," the local who had brought the two men to Dragon Society’s casino recognized at first glance that those intervening were Dragon Society’s men. Seeing the two men ready to resist, he reminded them in a low voice. "They’re not the sort you can afford to mess with." He added another sentence, fearing the two men would cause more trouble.

Those known as President Guo and President Luo weren’t ignorant either. Upon hearing the words of the man who brought them, they exchanged glances and released their grip on the girls. "Gentlemen, please, take them," they said before turning to leave for the door. They knew better than to provoke trouble and decided it was best to leave quickly.

But just as they took a step, Situ Xin spoke again, "Gentlemen, please wait." Although Situ Xin looked down on these men—who at their age were surely fathers yet still lusted after girls young enough to be their daughters—she also knew that this couldn’t entirely be blamed on them, as they had legitimately spent their money.

"Miss, what else can I do for you?" asked President Guo, his voice trembling, worried that Situ Xin calling them to stop meant she wasn’t going to let them off easily.

"Find out how much they paid for the girls and repay them the amount," Situ Xin ordered in a gentle tone without turning around.

"Yes, Miss," Xia Yujie replied, then turned and gave several quiet instructions to someone beside him. That person then moved off to handle it.