The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 287: Gunfight (3)_1

Chapter 287: Chapter 287: Gunfight (3)_1

Situ Xin complained to Baibai, "Baibai, what’s going on? This time I progressed, but why didn’t anything else appear in the Phoenix Nest?"

After hearing Situ Xin’s words, Baibai glanced at her with tiger-like eyes and said, "You are the master of the space, if you don’t know, how would I know?" When Baibai said the last sentence, under Situ Xin’s warning glare, it slowly lowered its voice and finally, Baibai said aggrievedly, "Okay, Master, Baibai was wrong. I’ll go and see what else has changed in the space for you."

With that, Baibai disappeared in front of Situ Xin.

Before long, Baibai reappeared in front of Situ Xin, its face changing from a look of grievance to one of excitement as it said to Situ Xin, "Master, there’s a whole sea on the other side of the mountain. It’s so big, you should go see it."

Upon hearing Baibai’s words, Situ Xin couldn’t wait to hug Baibai, and following Baibai’s directions, arrived at the other side of the mountain.

When Situ Xin saw the vast expanse of sea, she was dazzled by the sight before her. This endless blue sea stretched to the edges of the space. Since there was no wind in this space, there wasn’t a single ripple on the sea surface.

But it was this kind of sea surface that was like a vast sky-blue mirror, which made one’s entire mood brighten upon seeing it.

Although there was no wind in the space, Situ Xin could still smell the distinctive, salty scent of the sea.

"Master, this sea is so beautiful. And the sea is the blue color I like." Situ Xin gave Baibai a surprised look upon hearing its words and said, "Baibai, when did I ever hear that you liked blue before?"

"Can’t I like it now?" Baibai, given such a look by Situ Xin, rubbed its nose with its paw and said.

Situ Xin gazed at the sea before her, her thoughts drifting who knows where. The transformation of the "Phoenix Nest" had already surpassed her expectations. She had no idea what the space would eventually become.

Although, Situ Xin had told her grandparents that Old Master Xiao would settle this matter, while she was still in the hospital, she called Xia Yujie and asked her to collate all the information about the Xiao Family Ancestral House and bring it to the hospital.

When Xia Yujie heard that Situ Xin was in the hospital, he was shocked. "Miss, what happened? Why are you in the hospital?" After all, in their hearts, Situ Xin was almost a godlike existence, so hearing that this godlike being had actually gone to the hospital, wouldn’t they be shocked?

"Nothing’s wrong, just a bit of physical exhaustion. My family is worried, so they want me to stay in the hospital for a few days of observation." After a pause, Situ Xin continued, "Once you have organized the information, bring it to me." Before hanging up the call, Situ Xin also told Xia Yujie the name of the hospital and her room number.

Even if Situ Xin hadn’t informed Xia Yujie, he could have found out on his own. But that intelligence network wasn’t built to be wasted in such a way.

In recent years, the intelligence network of Dragon Society had developed rapidly indeed. Now, its information organization had spread throughout the world. The Dragon Society had clearly become the world’s most advanced intelligence organization.

It was only since the year before last that, upon Situ Xin’s suggestion, Dragon Society’s intelligence division began selling intelligence to outsiders. Of course, the intelligence sold did not include secret information about the various countries.

If Dragon Society were to sell national secrets, it would have probably been wiped out by a coalition of those countries long ago. The Dragon Society now solely relied on selling intelligence, and the income from it was huge each year.

And in the Dragon Society’s industries, Situ Xin, who had shares, saw her dividends increase significantly that year.

When the top leader of Country H learned of Dragon Society’s intelligence division, he became greedy. Several times, he secretly approached Xia Yujie, wishing to recruit him into their fold, but got turned down by Xia Yujie each time.

The rejections from Xia Yujie angered the top leader. He even deployed people specifically to investigate Dragon Society. In his view, Dragon Society was part of The Underworld and was sure to have committed illegal acts, and once he got ahold of evidence against Dragon Society, he wanted to see how Xia Yujie would refuse him.

But to his disappointment, after spending a lot of manpower and resources, he found no evidence of illegal activities by Dragon Society.

All of the top leader’s actions were clearly seen by Situ Xin. When she found out he was investigating Dragon Society, she knew what the outcome would be.

Who was Situ Xin? When she handled affairs, how could she leave any loose ends? Since she had been involved with Dragon Society, she had instructed Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang to ensure that no matter what, they had to do a thorough job at tying up loose ends, leaving no evidence behind.

If anyone said Dragon Society hadn’t engaged in illegal activities over the years, how could that be possible? They had just concealed their actions very well.

Two years ago, a foreign arms group reached out to Xia Yujie, offering to provide Dragon Society with arms. The so-called "provision of arms" was essentially smuggling arms. It could be said that Dragon Society had never lacked weaponry since Situ Xin’s involvement, and the weaponry they used could be considered the world’s most advanced.

However, Xia Yujie was aware of the enormous profits to be made in smuggling arms. It could be said to be a highly profitable industry. That being said, Xia Yujie was somewhat tempted.

Still, Xia Yujie wasn’t completely swayed by financial interest, losing all reason. He made a call to Situ Xin and discussed the matter with her.

Situ Xin, upon hearing of Xia Yujie’s proposition about smuggling arms, stayed silent for a long time. After a lengthy internal deliberation, she finally agreed.

Situ Xin wasn’t interested in the huge profits from smuggling arms. She had her own considerations. She knew that if Dragon Society didn’t agree to smuggle arms, those arms groups would still find someone else.

In any case, those arms groups would definitely bring their arms into the country somehow, so why shouldn’t she step in? This way, not only could she make money, but she could also keep control of the arms’ distribution within the country in her own hands. In fact, this last point was the real reason why Situ Xin agreed to Dragon Society’s involvement in arms smuggling.