Fang Mingzhe's terrified scream echoed from the room, alarming many hotel guests. The two elite security guards who had stayed up all night outside the door, upon hearing the sound, didn't hesitate to break down the door and rush in.
However, they were dumbfounded to find Fang Mingzhe howling in fear the moment they entered.
The two, being experienced security personnel, exchanged glances. Seeing that Fang Mingzhe was not in mortal danger, they simultaneously began to search the room...
To their disappointment, after searching the entire room, they found no trace of anyone having broken in.
The locked windows and doors showed no signs of being opened, making their hearts grow heavy.
"You go to the monitoring room and retrieve last night's surveillance footage," one of the more robust security guards said, before approaching Fang Mingzhe to examine his wound.
Seeing Fang Mingzhe's wound, his heart couldn't help but tremble.
The two of them, who had guarded the door all night, hadn't sensed anything. This made him realize that whoever attacked Fang Mingzhe this time was definitely a master of the Xiantian Zongshi level.
More than ten minutes later, the other security guard, who had gone to the monitoring room to retrieve the footage, also returned. His expression looked even more grim.
"How is it?" Seeing his partner's gloomy expression, he already had an ominous premonition.
"The surveillance shows that no one entered the room last night." A strange silence fell upon the room after his companion finished speaking.
After the two security guards broke into the room, Fang Mingzhe had stopped his howling. He was now leaning against the headboard, his left hand resting limply on the edge of the bed. His terrified eyes gradually regained their calm.
"Prepare for me, I need to return to the Fang family immediately." Fang Mingzhe knew that he had still underestimated Zhang Fan, and the price of this underestimation...
It had to be said that the Fang family had good reason to entrust the Zhongtian Construction Company, valued at billions, to Fang Mingzhe.
But Fang Mingzhe accepted this reality in less than half a day. At least, on the surface, he appeared to have regained his composure.
Arranged by the two security guards, Fang Mingzhe boarded a plane to Runan Jincheng in less than an hour.
The two security guards were also dismissed by Fang Mingzhe back to the security company.
As for the mission failure and the enormous compensation the security company would have to pay, Fang Mingzhe had no inclination to demand it for the time being.
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Jinxin Security was a well-known security company nationwide, with many celebrities and wealthy individuals as regular clients. Their professionalism was top-notch in the industry.
According to statistics, since its establishment, Jinxin Security had only had an accident rate of two percent for the jobs they undertook, a figure considered very high in the entire security industry.
It was precisely because of this that they could continuously attract clients.
"The mission actually failed?" The boss of Jinxin Security, a rather plump middle-aged man, frowned as he heard the news reported by his two subordinates.
Due to Fang Mingzhe's distinguished identity, the two security guards he assigned to protect Fang Mingzhe were both skilled, reaching the level of Neijin Complete.
Warriors at the Neijin Complete stage could fight a hundred ordinary thugs. This level of strength ranked them within the top ten of their company...
Apart from the only four experts who had reached the True Qi Master level, others could not confidently claim to be able to defeat them.
Yet, with such strength, their mission still failed, and they guarded the door all night without even seeing the opponent's shadow.
"Who dares to attack my Jinxin Security's client? They are simply not taking me, Chen Jinxin, seriously," the plump man said, his eyes flashing with killing intent.
Mission failure meant a huge breach of contract penalty. This money was not a big deal to him; what he valued most was his reputation.
Fang Mingzhe's identity was not ordinary, and the impact of this incident was significant.
"Boss, I heard some rumors in Linzhou. The culprit might be related to this." The more robust of the two security guards, seeing his boss's anger, felt a bit nervous and timidly said.
"What rumors?" Chen Jinxin glared at the security guard. Their mission had failed so decisively this time, indicating a powerful opponent. But similarly, it also highlighted their own incompetence.
"It is rumored that yesterday evening, a Major General from the Su family in Linzhou made a statement." The security guard spoke.
"Such ruthless methods!" The plump man couldn't help but narrow his eyes upon hearing this. He had traversed the martial world for decades and had never seen such methods. Today was the first time he had heard of it.
Even with a Major General, the Su family was not considered a top-tier clan. They had some reputation in Zhonghai, but outside of Zhonghai, few people knew of the Su family.
He had very little understanding of this Su family.
"How dare he be so arrogant! Isn't he afraid of angering the Fang family? The small Su family could face destruction at any moment." The plump man said disdainfully.
"Boss, before we returned, we also gathered some information from Linzhou, which is also related to the Su family." The two security guards, having failed their mission and wanting to report back, had naturally done their homework.
"What information?" Chen Jinxin asked.
"Not long ago, Long Cheng, the deputy hall master of Hongmen's Fengyun Hall, blocked the entrance to the Su family's Huamao Group construction site. And as far as we know, the person who severed Long Cheng's arm was the father of that Su family Major General." One of the security guards said.
"Long Cheng, deputy hall master of Fengyun Hall?" Hearing this, Chen Jinxin could no longer remain calm.
"Are you sure?" Chen Jinxin expressed doubt about this information.
While Chen Jinxin was confident, his own strength was only at the normal level of Xiantian Zongshi mid-stage, still slightly weaker than masters like Long Cheng, who had reached the peak of Xiantian mid-stage.
But even so, how strong must the person who acted have been?
"Absolutely true." The two nodded with extreme certainty, as the incident that occurred at the Tianxiu Lake construction site had many witnesses, and there were even videos as proof.
"How did Hongmen handle this in the end?" Chen Jinxin quickly asked. Injuring the deputy hall master of a hall was undoubtedly a great provocation to Hongmen.
"Hongmen has made no comment on this matter and has taken no action recently." One of the security guards said, a hint of astonishment in his eyes.
What did this small Su family hide that even Hongmen seemed to be somewhat wary of?
"How is that possible?" Chen Jinxin also found Hongmen's reaction hard to believe. However, looking at his two loyal subordinates who seemed willing to stake their lives on it, he had no choice but to believe them.
"From now on, we will not accept any jobs related to this Su family for the time being," Chen Jinxin finally said after a long silence.
From his previous disdain for the Su family, Chen Jinxin now showed some apprehension. This Su family dared to confront Hongmen head-on; it was not someone he, a mere Xiantian Zongshi, could afford to offend.
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