The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Chapter 932 - 937: A Visitor from the Upper Ranks (Part 1)

"Stop! Stop quickly!"

After a moment of blankness, Ling Chen finally reacted, hurriedly shouting for the driver to stop the car at once.

As soon as the car pulled over to the roadside, not even coming to a complete halt, Ling Chen impatiently pushed open the door and dashed towards the road. Before Nanrong Wanqing could catch up with Ling Chen’s footsteps, he had already flagged down a taxi and was swiftly heading to the research base.

Sitting in the taxi, Ling Chen took out his phone, found Hu Fei’s number, and dialed it. However, the other end of the line informed him that the user had their phone off. Unable to reach Hu Fei, Ling Chen continued dialing Tang Guolun, Kaelina, and Qiu Yong’s numbers one after another. But without exception, every phone indicated it was turned off.

Listening to the busy signal from his phone, Ling Chen sat dazed in the backseat, his Mo Che-like pupils devoid of any brightness, his face showing a hint of pallor.

They must survive... they must survive...

Ling Chen muttered under his breath, silently praying in his heart. At this moment, he only hoped that Hu Fei and the others were safe and sound. As long as they were okay, he was willing to pay any price.

With Ling Chen’s urging, it wasn’t long before the taxi arrived at the research base.

Due to the explosion last night, the area around the research base was cordoned off, with over a dozen news vans parked outside the police tape, and some journalists were conducting live reports.

Ling Chen tossed aside a hundred yuan bill, skipping the change, and dashed out of the taxi, speeding towards the explosion site at the research base. Standing outside the cordon, Ling Chen scanned the scene, only to find the research base had become a scene of ruins and rubble, with debris from the explosion scattered everywhere.

In the midst of the debris, one could vaguely see the shells of destroyed equipment.

Faced with such a situation, Ling Chen couldn’t hold back any longer. He quickly lifted the police tape in front of him and strode inside.

"Stop!" Noticing Ling Chen’s actions, two police officers promptly rushed over, blocking his way.

"Get out; this area is under police control, and unauthorized persons are not allowed inside."

Ignoring the officers’ reproach, Ling Chen squeezed through between them and moved forward.

"Hey!" Seeing Ling Chen ignoring their warnings, the two officers immediately drew their batons from their waists, ready to chase after him and forcibly drive him out.

Just as they were about to intervene, a voice suddenly called from not far away, "You two, let him through; don’t worry about him."

Looking closely, Xia Mutong, dressed in a police uniform, was coming over from a temporarily erected tent.

Once those two officers backed off, Ling Chen glanced at the approaching Xia Mutong and continued to focus on the ruins, asking in a deep voice, "Have any victims been found?" As he asked this, Ling Chen’s voice carried a slight tremor, and his fists were clenched tightly, fearing he wouldn’t be able to handle Xia Mutong’s response.

Seeing Ling Chen’s tense demeanor, Xia Mutong gently patted his shoulder, comforting him, "Alright, there’s no need for you to be too anxious. We began searching last night and continued until this morning without finding any bodies. We believe that before the explosion occurred, everyone here evacuated ahead of time, so there were no casualties."

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen felt a wave of relief, letting out a long sigh.

"Then where are they?"

"I don’t know," Xia Mutong replied. "I’ve checked the nearby surveillance footage; all records from last night have been erased. Though we haven’t found others, I discovered three people at the explosion site: Hu Fei and two young men. I suspect they were affected by the explosion’s shockwave, as they were already unconscious when I found them."

"Where are they?" Ling Chen asked urgently.

"Receiving treatment at the hospital. Don’t worry, I called, and their condition is stable, not life-threatening. I’ll accompany you to visit them at the hospital shortly."

As he spoke, a police officer hurried over, whispered something in Xia Mutong’s ear.

Whatever was said, Xia Mutong nodded and said, "Bring him over." Shortly after, a man in a suit was led to Xia Mutong by an officer. Before Xia Mutong could speak, the man began to plead, "Officer, you must help me."

Xia Mutong frowned slightly, saying, "Speak slowly, what happened exactly?"

"I’m the manager of a café, and last night..."

After listening to the man’s account, Ling Chen’s heart was stirred, immediately requesting Xia Mutong to accompany him to the café.

Upon entering the café, Ling Chen immediately saw a pit over a meter wide in the center of the hall, surrounded by piled-up rubble and soil. In addition, there were a few machines for digging placed beside the pit.

Approaching the pit, Ling Chen peered down and saw several electrical cables as thick as arms at the bottom. The cables’ outer coating had been stripped away, exposing the copper wires within. Moreover, a few cables had been spliced and extended outwards. Ling Chen watched the cables’ direction, his expression darkening. Judging by the position of the cables at the bottom, they seemed to lead towards the research base. If he was correct, these should be the main lines for the research base.

Ling Chen had taken over the research base from the Secret Society, so he wasn’t too familiar with its construction and layout. It seemed now that the person who sabotaged the research base had likely obtained the architectural plans for it, allowing them to accurately locate the main lines.

Though Ling Chen’s computer skills were not as good as Hu Fei’s, he knew a bit. If the opponent had infiltrated the base through the main lines, there was no way to stop them inside. They likely used this method to breach the base’s security and defense systems, allowing its defenses to be easily overcome.

"Officer Xia, let’s go; we need to visit the hospital."

Ling Chen said, having a rough idea of how the research base fell. Now, he wanted to quickly find Hu Fei, ask him clearly what happened last night.

Xia Mutong understood Ling Chen’s feelings well. They immediately drove in a police car straight to the hospital.

Half an hour later, Ling Chen and Xia Mutong arrived at East Sea City’s First People’s Hospital.

Outside the special care unit, two police officers stood guard at the door, ensuring the patient’s security inside. Seeing Xia Mutong arrived, they saluted, allowing Xia Mutong and Ling Chen inside.

Entering the ward, Ling Chen instantly saw Hu Fei, Yang Chen, and Wei Jiahao lying on the hospital beds. The three lay on separate beds, their faces covered with scars, their limbs wrapped in bandages, clearly heavily injured.