NOVPUBSeeing Jiang Wanli’s solemn expression, as if enveloped by dark clouds, Chen Nan couldn’t help but ask, "Mr. Jiang, do you know this person?"
"I do not possess the qualifications to associate with such a major figure." Jiang Wanli managed a bitter smile and then took a deep breath, his tone slowing as if trying to suppress the turmoil within, "This Lin Yu, is an extremely mysterious and powerful figure in the provincial city."
"It is said that the business empire he controls is like a vast and secretive labyrinth, with industries spanning multiple sectors, yet few can truly grasp its full extent."
"His style of conduct is unpredictable and ever-changing, each move seemingly traceless yet capable of stirring up storms in the business world."
"I have heard that behind him lies a complex web of forces intertwined, connected intricately with both lawful and unlawful paths."
"In official circles, there are people who covertly protect him, allowing him to navigate freely along the fringes of various policies and regulations."
"In the underworld, too, there is a powerful force at his command, those ruthless hitmen and mysterious underground organizations are like the fangs hidden in the darkness, capable of delivering a fatal blow to his enemies at crucial moments." 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝔠𝔬𝖒
"To say he plays both ends against the middle would be no exaggeration."
"He himself lives reclusively, seldom appearing in public."
"Even on the rare occasions when he is seen, he is surrounded by a group of well-trained bodyguards, so secretive that people do not know what he looks like, or even whether he is male or female."
"It is said that his methods are exceptionally ruthless and he stops at nothing."
"Those businesses that have opposed him have all inexplicably encountered various crises within a short time, with broken capital chains, leaked business secrets, and sudden betrayals by partners, one misfortune after another, until the businesses go bankrupt and close down."
"And yet, he can quietly take his opponents’ industries under his wing amidst the ruins, like a greedy dark behemoth, devouring anything that dares to stand in his way."
Upon hearing this, Chen Nan was shocked, never expecting that this person called Lin Yu would have such a profound background and powerful capabilities, standing before him like an insurmountable colossal mountain.
"I truly cannot fathom it; I’m just a minor figure quietly striving in this mundane world, how could such an inaccessible great figure like Lin Yu consider me a thorn in his side, a pain in his flesh?"
"My modest assets, to him, probably couldn’t even fill the gaps between his teeth, so why would he go to great lengths, even sending an assassin to eliminate me swiftly?" Jiang Wanli’s eyes flickered with confusion and incomprehension, as if lost in a fog, directionless.
Although his assets had indeed grown tremendously compared to the past and his social status had skyrocketed like a rocket, in the grand scheme of the whole province, he is ultimately just an ordinary person from a prefecture-level city.
In this vast world, like his kind, there are no fewer than twenty others throughout the province, he truly couldn’t understand why such a high and mighty figure like Lin Yu would want to assassinate him.
Chen Nan nodded slightly, pensively, and after a moment, offered his view, "Do you think there might be something in Jizhou that caught Lin Yu’s eye?"
Hearing this, Jiang Wanli instinctively nodded, agreeing, "If it’s as Mr. Chen says, there would indeed be a reasonable explanation for Lin Yu wanting to eliminate me."
"After all, once I had perished, he would be able to send people to infiltrate Jizhou without any obstacles, laying the groundwork for his subsequent arrangements and planning, and removing all potential barriers."
With that, Jiang Wanli gave a bitter smile helplessly, his face full of confusion and bewilderment, "However, I have racked my brains and still can’t figure out what could possibly capture Lin Yu’s attention and covetousness."
At this point, Chen Nan, as if catching a glimpse of dawn through dense fog, had already discerned Lin Yu’s true intentions; a meaningful, intriguing smile emerged on his handsome face, "What if it were a lithium mine, invaluable and seemingly an endless treasure?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wanli couldn’t help but subconsciously swallow, his face overwhelmed with shock and astonishment, his voice trembling slightly as he asked, "Does Jizhou really have a lithium mine?"
Chen Nan slowly exhaled a murky breath, his voice low as if revealing a long-concealed secret, "My late father had once purchased a barren mountain, and beneath that mountain, astonishingly, lay a lithium mine with vast reserves."
"Regrettably, before the mining license was properly processed, he was tragically schemed against by others and died innocently." As he said this, Chen Nan’s eyes revealed a coldness as sharp as the cold stars on a winter night, seemingly freezing the air around him.
Jiang Wanli’s face was full of shock; although he was aware that Chen Nan’s father had died at the hands of a conspirator, he had never imagined that the root of it all was tightly connected to a lithium mine.
After the shock, Jiang Wanli tried to calm the turbulent waves inside his heart, slowly regaining his composure, "If Lin Yu truly came for that lithium mine, then he is very likely the real culprit behind your father’s murder."
"Unfortunately, this person is too mysterious, and we know nothing of his face or features, as if obscured by a thick fog."
Chen Nan took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the turmoil inside him, a cold smile appearing on his face, "Even though we know very little of Lin Yu at the moment, as long as the greed in his heart for that lithium mine persists, we will eventually be able to trace this invisible vine to the hidden fruit, unveil his mysterious veil, and reveal his true form."
There was a pause in his speech, and he said, "You could speed up the process on your end, sending those brothers into the provincial city as soon as possible. I want to stir up the waters there, which might give us some information about Lin Yu."
Jiang Wanli nodded solemnly, "In no more than three days, those brothers will be able to enter the provincial city. With their current strength, once they arrive, they will surely cause significant turmoil in the underground world of the provincial city."
Jiang Wanli was quite confident in those thirteen men, firstly because they each possessed substantial fighting capabilities and secondly because they had drunk the tonic Chen Nan provided, which had transformed their strength.
Frankly speaking, the combat power of those thirteen could match that of a hundred or even more.
"It’s getting late, you should rest now!" Chen Nan greeted Jiang Wanli and then left his hospital room.
Although Jiang Wanli would send people to the provincial city within three days, for Chen Nan, this was not entirely secure because, even with those thirteen individuals in the provincial city, it would be difficult to find useful clues quickly.
Unless someone could infiltrate the enemy’s ranks, only then could useful information be obtained within a short time.
At that moment,
Chen Nan’s phone rang, displaying an unfamiliar number.
He pressed the answer button and immediately heard a voice that excited him, "Let’s meet!"
