Chapter 96: I Will Never Wrong a Good Person

Chen Yang did not wish to hide his intentions from Lin Qian Yao and spoke seriously. "I want to use Wang Xu and Li Dong."

"Them?" Lin Qian Yao exclaimed in surprise. Then, after analyzing the matter in his mind, he roughly guessed Chen Yang's purpose.

Since this was Chen Yang's choice, Lin Qian Yao respected it and replied with equal seriousness, "Very well, President Chen. I'll serve as your logistics. Should you encounter any unsolvable problems later, feel free to call me."

"No issue. I happen to use this opportunity to train myself properly." Chen Yang answered seriously.

"Understood."

Lin Qian Yao nodded earnestly, then waited until Chen Yang finished the call before lowering the phone from his ear.

After ending his conversation with Lin Qian Yao, Chen Yang immediately dialed Wang Xu and instructed him and Li Dong to come to his office right away.

Wang Xu and Li Dong were currently working in the small office Chen Yang had rented in the building. Chen Yang treated them as his own men, caring for them with genuine attention and investing effort into their cultivation.

Half an hour later, Wang Xu and Li Dong entered the office together.

Wang Xu halted before Chen Yang's desk and asked with a smile, "President Chen, what urgent matter brings you here?"

Chen Yang spoke gravely. "I need you to investigate someone named Lian Yong in Xin Hai City immediately. He owns a martial arts hall there. In his twenties, he once studied martial arts on Wudang Mountain."

"I want you to uncover every detail of his social connections, anyone he's been in frequent contact with lately—especially anyone in Lin Hai—and whether he harbors any unspeakable secrets. Do you understand?"

Wang Xu nodded at once. "Understood, President Chen. But... I must ask, please don't take offense. How exactly did Lian Yong offend you? Are you planning to exhume his ancestral grave?"

"He and his men shattered Shen Zong's spleen. Does that not give us reason enough for enmity?" Chen Yang said coldly.

"Is that true?"

Wang Xu appeared startled.

Clearly, he had no prior knowledge of Shen Dong Hua's beating.

Chen Yang did not wish to elaborate further and lowered his voice to Wang Xu. "You need not concern yourselves with Shen Zong's personal safety. I am already handling it. Now, focus solely on carrying out what I have instructed. Understood?"

"Understood." Wang Xu and Li Dong answered in unison.

"Go." Chen Yang's brows knit slightly.

Wang Xu nodded to Chen Yang, then turned and left together with Li Dong.

Once they had departed, Chen Yang exhaled a breath.

He knew his next step was simply to wait—wait for Wang Xu and Li Dong to expose every last secret of Lian Yong, so that he might then devise a suitable plan for revenge.

As top-tier hackers, Wang Xu and Li Dong proved worthy of Chen Yang's trust. Two hours later, a compressed file arrived in Chen Yang's email, accompanied by an incoming call from Wang Xu.

Chen Yang answered the call and heard Wang Xu report in a cold voice, "President Chen, I have dug out Lian Yong's ancestral grave. All his social ties and recent contacts are contained in the compressed package I sent you."

"Good. I know." Chen Yang replied indifferently.

In fact, the moment he took the call, Chen Yang had already opened the package.

He was eager to learn precisely what information Wang Xu had uncovered regarding Lian Yong.

Chen Yang extracted the five PowerPoint presentations from the archive and examined them one by one with careful attention.

Upon finishing, Chen Yang felt he now understood Lian Yong better than anyone except his own mother.

Lian Yong had never been the undisputed ruler of Xin Hai City. Instead, he shared a three-way power equilibrium with a man nicknamed Ma Hu Zi and one other figure.

These three factions were evenly matched in strength, yet Lian Yong had crippled Ma Hu Zi's son two years earlier, causing Ma Hu Zi to regard Lian Yong as a persistent thorn in his side.

Between Ma Hu Zi and Lian Yong, the enmity was absolute.

As for whether Lian Yong had maintained recent contacts in Lin Hai, one such person existed.

This individual was Jiang Yi Gan, Lian Yong's distant relative.

Analysis of Lian Yong's recent call records revealed that Jiang Yi Gan was the one who had orchestrated the attack on Shen Dong Hua.

Chen Yang, upon reading this, was instantly enraged.

The Southwest Chamber of Commerce—again the Southwest Chamber of Commerce.

How persistently this green fly buzzed around him, tormenting him again and again.

Chen Yang had now pieced together the true cause of Shen Dong Hua's assault.

First, Lian Yong.

Second, Jiang Yi Gan.

Both would answer for their crimes.

After contemplating the matter, Chen Yang addressed the phone. "Good. The information you gathered proves useful. I have reviewed it all. Now I must attend to certain people and matters. I will hang up."

"Mm, understood." Wang Xu replied promptly.

"President Chen, if you need me and Li Dong for anything later, please do not hesitate to call."

"I know." Chen Yang smiled with satisfaction. He was indeed pleased by Wang Xu's unwavering loyalty.

He ended the call and immediately contacted Lin Qian Yao, requesting him to accomplish two tasks.

The first was to contact Ma Hu Zi in Lin Hai. By any means necessary, secure his cooperation in eliminating Lian Yong's power base. Should Ma Hu Zi refuse, Lin Qian Yao was to act independently.

The second was to bankrupt Jiang Yi Gan at any cost.

Both tasks must be completed within three days.

Lin Qian Yao, upon receiving the orders, agreed without hesitation.

For him, these two matters did not appear particularly difficult.

After hanging up with Lin Qian Yao, Chen Yang continued to wait.

His wait was imbued with confidence, for he believed Lin Qian Yao would fulfill both assignments to perfection.

Two days passed.

The underworld landscape of Xin Hai City underwent a dramatic transformation.

The former three-way balance had collapsed due to Lian Yong's sudden death, leaving only a two-way power structure.

Countless legends circulated regarding Lian Yong's demise, yet every account implicated Ma Hu Zi.

Lian Yong's subordinates scattered like leaves in the wind, his businesses were seized by banks, and he had accumulated substantial debts to the institution.

As for Jiang Yi Gan, within the same two days, his business partners abandoned him one by one.

He owned a developing property in Lin Hai that was suddenly cut off by bank withdrawal, forcing him to sell his house and car to cover the resulting financial void.

Upon learning of this chain of events, Chen Yang swiftly decided. He took two subordinates and drove straight to the Southwest Chamber of Commerce.

Chen Yang remained unaware whether Jiang Yi Gan had acted alone or on behalf of the entire chamber.

Regardless, the Southwest Chamber's repeated provocations had already irritated him beyond measure.

Therefore, this time, Chen Yang intended to take the initiative and demand the chamber's dissolution.

Chen Yang entered the Southwest Chamber's reception hall without difficulty. Cui Shang Kai and his seven companions stood ready in tense formation.

Chen Yang's gaze settled on the tall, slender figure of Jiang Yi Gan, and he demanded coldly, "Jiang Yi Gan, stand up."

"President Chen."

Chen Yang had not anticipated that immediately after his command, Cui Shang Kai rose abruptly and addressed him with visible agitation.

Chen Yang perceived that Cui Shang Kai wished to speak and turned toward him. "You wish to intercede on his behalf?"

"It is not intercession, but an explanation of the facts." Cui Shang Kai declared in a cold tone.

"Explanation? What facts?"

Chen Yang sneered.

Cui Shang Kai's brows furrowed tightly. "President Chen, was it not Lin Qian Yao from the provincial capital who subjected my brother Jiang Yi Gan to countless torments?"

"I heard that President Chen took this action because Jiang Yi Gan colluded with Lian Yong of Xin Hai City, beating Shen Zong Shen Dong Hua until he was hospitalized."

"This is preposterous—utter nonsense. I cannot fathom where President Chen derived such a conclusion. If it stems from hearsay or flimsy evidence, and you believe Jiang Yi Gan orchestrated that atrocious crime, then I refuse to accept it. Even if President Chen seeks to suppress me today, I will not yield. I will fight to the end."

After hearing Cui Shang Kai's impassioned defense, Chen Yang could not suppress a burst of laughter. "Cui Shang Kai, are you saying I have framed an innocent man?"