The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 337 Neither are Ordinary (2)_1

Chapter 337: Chapter 337 Neither are Ordinary (2)_1

Xia Yujie saw that Situ Xin did not answer his question but was instead staring unwaveringly at his safe. He explained, "It’s just that I’m worried about Ah Xiang here. After he finishes his own stash, he might come for mine. That’s why I put the booze in the safe, just to be safe."

After hearing Xia Yujie’s words, Situ Xin nodded in understanding. Liu Yuxiang, on the other hand, was not pleased after hearing Xia Yujie. "Hey, Ah Jie, do you really have to guard against me like I’m a thief?"

"Well, I’ll tell you, I wouldn’t guard against a thief as much as I do against you. Only you could make me do this," Xia Yujie said with a look of regard that made Liu Yuxiang so angry, he couldn’t say a word for a long while.

However, the bickering between the two cleared away the last bit of gloom in Situ Xin’s heart. "Alright, both of you are grown men, is it really necessary to argue with flushed faces over something so trivial? If you run out, just ask me for more." To others, the liquor might seem precious, but for Situ Xin, there was always plenty to go around.

"Master, those are your words. When I ask for it later, you can’t tell me you’re out." Liu Yuxiang was elated to hear Situ Xin say this. He had been calculating how to ration his drink, but now, Liu Yuxiang was planning to have a good time drinking that night.

"Of course, there will be some. However, if you drink too much, you won’t be getting any more from me in the future," Situ Xin said with a smile.

"Ah, oh," Liu Yuxiang had initially planned to drink to his heart’s content. But hearing Situ Xin say this, he suddenly lost his enthusiasm.

"I’m here to talk to you about the stock situation in Country M." After the joke was over, it was time to discuss serious matters.

"The stocks in Country M?" Xia Yujie furrowed his brows and repeated Situ Xin’s words.

"Yes, the stocks in Country M." Situ Xin nodded, then found herself a seat.

"Miss, the stocks in Country M have been falling recently," Xia Yujie, because of his connection with Situ Xin, paid attention to the stock markets of various countries, especially the situation with Jones Industry. After that incident, both Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang held Situ Xin in high esteem.

Because at the time when Situ Xin instructed them to sell all their stocks, they had hesitated, thinking how the stock was still rising sharply and how it seemed a shame to sell it off at that moment.

But when they saw the serious look on Situ Xin’s face, they resolutely sold off the stock. And when not long after their sale the stock began to plummet, they felt nothing but relief.

"It is falling, but I’m not asking you to buy now. Just get your funds ready, and at the right time, I’ll let you know," Situ Xin was concerned that Xia Yujie and the others would invest all their money into Dragon Society’s industries and wouldn’t have enough to buy stocks when the time came.

"Understood, we know what to do." Now regarding stocks, Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang would follow Situ Xin’s instructions unconditionally.

"I’ve said all I needed about my matters; now it’s time to discuss Dragon Society," Situ Xin glanced at the documents on Xia Yujie’s desk, although she didn’t know what they were about. But she did notice the serious expressions on Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang’s faces when she first came in, along with a hint of annoyance between their brows.

As soon as Situ Xin had finished talking, Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang showed surprised expressions. "Eh, Master, neither of us told you anything, how did you know?" Liu Yuxiang was never good at keeping things under wraps.

"So you really do have something to hide from me?" Situ Xin said, a bit angrily. She had just been guessing from Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang’s expressions; she hadn’t expected they were genuinely keeping something from her. This made Situ Xin feel rather upset.

"Miss, we initially thought it was a minor issue. And at the time this happened, you were just about to take your college entrance exams, so Ah Xiang and I decided to keep it from you," sensing Situ Xin’s anger, Xia Yujie hurriedly explained and handed the documents on the table to Situ Xin.

Hearing Xia Yujie’s explanation eased Situ Xin’s feelings somewhat. She also learned from his words that the issue might not be so simple; otherwise, given Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang’s current status and experience, it could not have remained unresolved this long.

Situ Xin flipped through the documents handed to her by Xia Yujie, and her brow furrowed when she saw the content on the first page. "Is this about arms dealing?" Situ Xin had not expected the issue to involve arms. And anything involving arms was never trivial.

"Yes, there’s been a bit of a problem with the arms dealings," Xia Yujie admitted without reservation. "Recently, a new gang appeared in Capital City. Initially, new gangs are common enough, and we didn’t take much notice. But recently, we received intelligence that someone was stirring trouble behind the scenes, trying to take over our arms business. Thankfully, the arms dealers that have dealings with Dragon Society were satisfied with previous transactions and did not agree to the proposal. Instead, they alerted us to the situation. After receiving this information, we investigated and discovered that the troublemakers were from the new gang. It was then we began to take this gang seriously and decided to look into them further," Xia Yujie paused there.

Liu Yuxiang continued, "And upon investigating, we were quite shocked. Unlike other gangs that recruit societal riffraff, this gang’s members are all ex-military personnel. We looked deeper and found out that there’s government involvement behind this gang. That’s why Ah Jie and I are so troubled about how to deal with this. As you know, over the past few years, the government has been trying to find a handle on Dragon Society but never managed to. We don’t dare make a move this time, for fear that the slightest action might give them the leverage they’ve been looking for."

Situ Xin had not anticipated the situation to be this grave. While listening to Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang, she was also flipping through the documents she held. She had a rough understanding of the situation. However, after Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang finished speaking, she didn’t say anything but remained silent for a long time.