Chapter 1093: Chapter 1082: Reverse Scale
Dragon City Branch Company, Ning Fan sat idly in the office, barely managed to review a few documents, and finally couldn’t endure the complex and lengthy contents. With a splitting headache, he put down his pen.
“What, didn’t you say you wanted to help me with the paperwork? It’s only been half an hour, and you can’t handle it?”
Ouyang Feifei stood by the side, a smile on her lips, speaking leisurely.
It was the first time she saw Ning Fan with such a helpless and pained expression. Not only did she not think Ning Fan was incompetent, but she also found him a bit adorable at that moment.
“Do you do this kind of thing every day? I don’t know how you’ve endured it.”
Ning Fan shook his head, ignoring Ouyang Feifei’s teasing. He picked up the hot tea on the table and took a gentle sip.
After going through a few documents, he felt a dry throat.
As if each word that leaped into his mind evaporated the moisture in his body.
“For you, it’s a kind of endurance, for me, it’s just a habit.”
Ouyang Feifei chuckled, covering her mouth, and said, “After all, work always needs to be done. If you, the general manager, don’t do the work, and I, the secretary, don’t help, our employees will have to drink the northwest wind.”
Hearing this, Ning Fan showed an embarrassed expression, touched his nose, and said with a smile, “These document tasks are indeed not my strong suit.”
“I know.”
Ouyang Feifei gathered up the documents on the table for Ning Fan, smiling as she said, “Mr. Ning is like Zhang Yide, who strides through a thousand armies to take the enemy’s head. Even if you have unparalleled courage, letting you do embroidery would definitely give you a headache.”
“Feifei, you understand me.”
Ning Fan smiled broadly, accepting the compliment from Ouyang Feifei.
“Ah…it’s not like there’s no way. I’m swamped every day. After Xiuxiu came, I was much more relaxed for a while, but unfortunately, I don’t know where she ran off to.”
Ouyang Feifei sighed, looked at Ning Fan, and seemingly casually asked, “Mr. Ning, do you know where Xiuxiu is?”
“What? She didn’t tell you?”
Ning Fan raised an eyebrow and asked knowingly, “Besides, you’re the leader of the Shadow Team, even if she’s hiding something from you, with your abilities, could you not find her?”
“Mr. Ning, you’re wrong there.”
Ouyang Feifei shrugged helplessly and said, “I am indeed the leader of the Shadow Team, but don’t forget, Xiuxiu is also a member of the Shadow Team. She knows better than I do how we operate and our characteristics.”
“So, if she really wants to avoid my sight, even if I mobilize the entire Shadow Team to search all of Dragon City, I might not be able to find her.”
Ouyang Feifei sighed again, sat on the corner of the desk, and began to review the unfinished documents, mumbling, “I hope Xiuxiu comes back soon.”
“This little girl…did she discover something, with underlying meaning in her words.”
Upon leaving the office, recalling Ouyang Feifei’s words, Ning Fan shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself, “Letting Xiuxiu wander alone isn’t right. I should bring her back, hoping her issue is resolved.”
With his mind made up, Ning Fan no longer hesitated, left the Dragon City Branch Company, and headed straight to the hotel where Qiu Xiuxiu was hiding.
The Dragon City Branch Company is now thriving, with Ma Jianguo, the vice president of the Dragon City of Commerce, supporting them, and the underground organization has Brother Tiger in charge. Everything should be smooth sailing.
Given time, if the Dragon City Branch continues to grow and develop, it might even stand on equal footing with the headquarters.
At that time, the old businesses and families in Dragon City that had their interests jeopardized might take new actions against the Dragon City Branch Company.
For example, the Xu Corporation’s old rival, Zhao Corporation.
But those are stories for another time.
Standing at the hotel entrance, Ning Fan shook his head to dispel distracting thoughts and knocked on Qiu Xiuxiu’s room door with a smile.
A moment later, Ning Fan put his hand down, his eyebrows already furrowed.
Qiu Xiuxiu was evidently not in the room.
A flicker of doubt flashed in Ning Fan’s eyes. Activating the Eight Zen Decree Technique, he carefully observed the hallway and the room’s surroundings, and his heart suddenly jolted.
“Someone else has been here!”
Without bothering to negotiate with the hotel staff, Ning Fan gritted his teeth, True Qi shot from his hand, silently melting the lock inside the door, and he pushed the door open.
The room was empty. The quilt was neatly folded at the bedside, and the takeout boxes and instant noodle cups seen last time had been cleaned up.
In the wardrobe, several hangers held Qiu Xiuxiu’s clothes. Seeing the clothes still damp with water, not fully dried, indicated they were recently washed.
Clearly, Qiu Xiuxiu had not left without a word.
Instead, Ning Fan grew more worried. Since Qiu Xiuxiu hadn’t left to avoid him, it could only mean one thing.
She encountered danger!
As soon as Ning Fan realized this, he caught sight of a bizarre red shadow on the wall with the corner of his eye.
Frowning, Ning Fan looked, seeing a dense clustering of tiny red dots abruptly appear on the white front.
With True Qi surging forth, Ning Fan struck the front from a distance, dispersing the red dots, and a line of blood-spattered words suddenly appeared on the front.
“If you want to save your woman, come to Liu Jiang Steel Plant alone. If you don’t want to collect a corpse for your woman, don’t bring anyone else.”
Below these bloody words, two twisted characters gradually formed, combining into “Luo Sha”.
“The method of Blood Cross.”
Ning Fan gritted his teeth.
Though he didn’t know who Luo Sha was, he was exceedingly familiar with such methods, clearly the style of Blood Cross members.
“Damn it, even with Jian Lanchun dead, can’t this bunch of trash just disappear?”
Ning Fan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the agitated feelings in his heart.
After killing Jian Lanchun and seizing the Nine Souls Jade, Ning Fan had instructed the Shadow Team to thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of Blood Cross remnants in Dragon City.
Despite the time passed, the Shadow Team had not reported any anomalies about Blood Cross members.
Evidently, someone harbored Blood Cross members, helping them evade the Shadow Team’s thorough investigation, allowing these stray dogs to find a chance for revenge.
“Xiuxiu, wait for me. I will definitely rescue you.”
Ning Qingfeng glanced one last time at the bloody words on the wall, stepped out, and in an instant, accelerated his pace, rushing towards Liu Jiang Steel Plant.