Chapter 629: Return

Lao E is no pushover.

Especially after learning that this matter had a connection to the Ether Society, he contacted Silva at the first opportunity.

After all, when it came to dealing with the Ether Society, Silva had always been the one handling it in the past.

"Heh heh heh, old rivals, huh! Are they only daring to show their faces now that they know the boss isn't here?" Silva laughed after hearing this: "No matter, I have a way!"

Lao E asked curiously: "What way?"

Silva said with a smile: "A mole the boss planted in the Ether Society a long time ago; I haven't let him surface for a long time. He is one of the people in charge of the Asian side!"

Lao E's eyes lit up instantly: "Doesn't that mean we can know what those guys are planning to do?"

"That depends on whether this guy knows anything." Silva took out a Satellite Phone and then dialed out.

A moment later, Shang En's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Ever since this guy was controlled by Bai Lu, Chen Jiajun had not made use of him.

For one, the Ether Society was relatively well-behaved, and Chen Jiajun had no need to pursue them relentlessly.

After all, these Ether Society rats hid too well, and wanting to wipe them out completely was a rather difficult matter.

Secondly, by keeping Shang En as a mole, Chen Jiajun could receive word the moment the Ether Society had any operations in Asia.

Although Chen Jiajun is not here now, Silva has a high enough status in Chen Jiajun's team, so he can directly contact Shang En.

"I need the Ether Society's operations in Hong Kong!" Silva did not stand on ceremony and spoke directly to Shang En.

As a high-level member of the Ether Society, Shang En was naturally clear about the plan being implemented in Hong Kong.

He did not dawdle and spilled everything.

Listening to Shang En's account, Silva's expression grew increasingly serious.

Afterward, he gave a bitter laugh: "Alright, I understand!"

Lao E noticed that Silva's expression was off and asked curiously: "What happened?"

Silva sighed and said to Lao E: "This is terrible; I'm afraid we are in big trouble!"

Lao E said to Silva with a cold face: "What plan is there that cannot be broken?"

"They are using an open conspiracy!" Silva clicked his tongue and said quite helplessly.

From Shang En's mouth, Silva learned that the Ether Society had actually formed an alliance with Chen Jiajun's other rival, the Brotherhood.

There was already bad blood between the two sides, and the Ether Society intended to use the Brotherhood's political resources to teach Chen Jiajun's subordinates a harsh lesson.

And this was what Silva called an open conspiracy.

The Lu Guo Group's development in the New Territories was originally a concession granted by the government to Chen Jiajun and Huo Yingnan.

Now these people are using Legislators to stir up trouble in the government regarding monopolistic practices, which makes things very uncomfortable.

After all, the Lu Guo Group is indeed the sole dominant force in the New Territories development, and if it were truly brought out into the open, there would definitely be problems.

Moreover, the Real Estate Chamber of Commerce will obtain shares of the Lu Guo Group; this is already something that cannot be stopped.

Next, the other side will definitely not engage in any more petty tricks, but will directly use their power to pressure people.

By then, with Chen Jiajun not in Hong Kong, the Lu Guo Group will have to compromise even if they don't want to; after all, an arm cannot twist a thigh.

Hearing Silva's analysis, Lao E's expression immediately turned gloomy: "Teacher, is there really nothing we can do?"

"Lu Hantao was right; all we can do now is stall for time and hope the boss can return as soon as possible!"

After Lao E told the Lu family father and daughter and Lu Jinqiang this news, none of their expressions looked very good.

The situation before them had clearly exceeded the scope of what they could handle.

Lu Hantao sighed and said: "Things are already like this; there is no way for us to think of anything else! Yu, if you are really kicked out of office by the board of directors, don't take any unnecessary actions; wait for A Jun to return!"

"But, Dad!" Lu Yongyu appeared somewhat unwilling.

Lu Jinqiang also followed up at this time: "Yu, you must understand that this level of confrontation is no longer something we can resist!"

Lu Jinqiang had originally thought this was a small matter, but he had not expected that there were so many grudges behind it.

Chen Jiajun fought the Ether Society to the death back then, and nowadays he is also quite at odds with the Brotherhood; these are all extensions of those matters! If you want to solve it, you can only wait for Chen Jiajun to return.

Lu Yongyu was helpless and could only nod, but she felt extremely aggrieved inside.

Time flew by, and one week later.

The shareholders' meeting could no longer be delayed, and Lu Yongyu had no choice but to come to the company.

This time, Lu Yongfu and the others actually arrived before her; they sat in their chairs and looked at Lu Yongyu with a playful expression: "Yu, you've gone to so much trouble, you should know it's useless, right? That kid A Bo, was he also caught by you?"

Lu Yongyu said coldly: "I don't know what you are talking about!"

"Hmph, you think I don't know? You not only controlled your driver, but you also caught A Bo!" Lu Yongfu spread his hands and said: "But what is the use of that? A mantis trying to stop a chariot! You don't know what's good for you!"

"You..." Lu Yongyu stared fiercely at Lu Yongfu; for the first time, she felt that her cousin, who had grown up with her, was so detestable.

If time could turn back, Lu Yongyu would definitely have Chen Jiajun kill these few people!

Lu Yongfu sneered and said: "I like that look of yours the most—hating me but being unable to kill me! Isn't your man very capable? Let him come and kill me!"

Lu Yongyu gritted her teeth and stopped arguing with Lu Yongfu.

Soon, the shareholders arrived one after another, and after Lu Yongyu finished stating the profit situation for this quarter.

Lu Yongfu could not help but jump out: "The case of the death at the construction site last time led to the suspension and rectification of one of the group's sites; General Manager Lu has never handled this matter well! If this continues, the group's liquid capital will be challenged."

"As CEO, Lu Yongyu bears an inescapable responsibility for this, so I propose in the name of a Shareholder Representative to remove Lu Yongyu from her position as group CEO!"

Hearing Lu Yongfu's words, Lu Yongyuan, who was to the side, looked like he was about to breathe fire; he clenched his fists, ready to hit someone.

But he was stopped by Lu Yongyu, who shook her head at him.

Lu Yongyu was also extremely angry, but faced with such a situation, she had no way out.

Who told the shareholders, big and small, to already stand on Lu Yongfu's side? It could be said that the other side had spent a fortune to deal with the Lu Guo Group.

Lu Yongfu triumphantly scanned the crowd and then said loudly: "Now let's raise our hands to vote!"

As he spoke, he was the first to raise his hand, his eyes scanning the crowd.

These shareholders did not dare to look Lu Yongyu in the eye, and only under the pressure of Lu Yongfu did they slowly raise their hands.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yongfu smiled triumphantly: "Very good, with more than half of the shareholders voting, the status of Lu Yongyu as Group CEO is revoked!"

After finishing, he even looked at Lu Yongyu provocatively.

Lu Yongyu did not say much, stood up directly, and said to everyone: "Very good, I will remember this day! I hope everyone will not regret it in the future! Brother Yuan, let's go!"

"Hmph!" Lu Yongfu gave a cold snort and said disdainfully: "Making tough talk at a time like this, I don't think you'll have the chance!"

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In another space-time, Chen Jiajun was staring at the painting in front of him, somewhat dazed.

After all, a painting suddenly speaking was still somewhat of a shock to his worldview.

Ghost Face said indifferently: "If you don't speak, I'm leaving!"

Chen Jiajun hurriedly said: "Wait, you... can you talk to us?"

"Hmph!" Ghost Face said irritably: "If it weren't for my disciple looking for me, I wouldn't bother with you guys! Especially you, someone who disrupts the order of space-time!"

Chen Jiajun looked shocked: "You know?"

"I could tell at a glance!" Ghost Face said indifferently: "You are being rejected by this world!"

Chen Jiajun said pleasantly surprised: "This... uh, how should I address you?"

"Just call me Ghost Face!" Although Ghost Face only had a face drawn on the paper, the expressions on that face were quite rich.

"Alright, Ghost Face!" Chen Jiajun hurriedly said: "Can you help me go back?"

"I can! You didn't belong to this world in the first place; helping you go back counts as setting things right!" Ghost Face said with a cunning smile: "But... what's in it for me?"

"What do you want?" Chen Jiajun immediately became vigilant.

After all, the thing in front of him was truly too bizarre, even more bizarre than the so-called "gods" Chen Jiajun had seen. Regarding this kind of thing, Chen Jiajun had to be on guard.

Ghost Face pondered for a while and said: "I haven't thought of it yet, how about you owe me a favor?"

After pondering for a moment, Chen Jiajun said: "Fine! But after I leave this world, how will you find me to collect this favor?" Ghost Face suddenly burst into loud laughter: "As expected of a smart person, are you trying to fish for information from me?"

Ghost Face instantly saw through Chen Jiajun's intentions, but Chen Jiajun was not embarrassed: "Just curious, that's all!"

"Rest assured, when I want to use this favor, I will naturally find you," Ghost Face said with a smile.

After being silent for a moment, Chen Jiajun said to Ghost Face: "Deal!"

"Wait, how can you..." Chen You felt something was wrong and wanted to say something to Ghost Face.

But Ghost Face did not want to talk more with Chen You, instead saying to Chen Jiajun: "Enough, stop the nonsense. Chen Jiajun, right? Take this painting and go to the place you came from!"

After saying that, Ghost Face stopped speaking, as if frozen on the painting paper.

At the same time, Shibaitou also waved at Chen Jiajun and Chen You, disappearing in front of the two.

Chen You took a cigarette out of his pocket, lit it, and said to Chen Jiajun: "What do you think?"

"What can I think?" Chen Jiajun snatched a cigarette from Chen You's pocket and said: "Regardless of whether this Ghost Face has issues, I have to try."

Chen You glanced at Chen Jiajun and said: "There might be a trap."

Chen Jiajun chuckled and said: "In my life, I have encountered many more dangerous things than this. Some situations were even certain death! But I still made it through, so this situation is nothing to me. Besides, you know, I have the ability to protect myself."

Chen You felt the immense self-confidence Chen Jiajun had in himself, so he stopped trying to persuade him and instead asked: "Do you need me to go with you?"

Chen Jiajun said with a smile: "If you go with me, what about the seal here? This Ghost Face suddenly appeared in this housing estate, who knows if it's a diversion?"

Chen You was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

The safest way for Chen Jiajun to go back was to wait another dozen years, until the Nine Stars Alignment.

But Chen You knew that Chen Jiajun definitely could not wait that long.

Since Chen Jiajun had made his decision, he would no longer try to persuade him.

The two handled the matters here before waking up Liu Laoshi and the twin girls.

After explaining the sequence of events clearly to the two, Liu Laoshi apologized very solemnly to the twins.

It could be seen that this Liu Laoshi was not the type of person who was a beast in human clothing.

Although the two girls' minds were in chaos, they had some awareness when they were possessed.

They had heard the conversation between Chen Jiajun and Chen You.

Although it was unbelievable, the two had indeed saved them.

Therefore, after accepting Liu Laoshi's apology, the twin girls also decided to keep silent about this matter.

Because if this kind of thing were exposed, regardless of whether it was Liu Laoshi's own intention, he would lose his current job and even face imprisonment.

After the two sides communicated, they acted as if today's events had never happened.

Chen You also gave the few people some Evil-Warding and House-Protecting Items to prevent such things from happening again.

After settling these matters, Chen You became free.

Seeing Chen Jiajun packing his things, he said: "Come to my place tonight, I'll prepare a farewell drink for you."

"Good!" Chen Jiajun smiled and nodded in agreement.

Although the two had not known each other for long, especially since Chen Jiajun had come with a purpose.

But the two's personalities were very compatible, so they could be called friends.

Although he knew he couldn't persuade Chen Jiajun, Chen You still prepared a farewell meal.

The two old men drank until dawn.

Only then did Chen You collapse and fall asleep.

When he woke up, Chen Jiajun had already left.

Chen You sighed, climbed out of bed, and prepared the ingredients needed for the day.

As for Chen Jiajun, he had long since boarded the bus, heading toward Kowloon.

Holding the scroll, he found the place where he had arrived.

Sure enough, this was still that same wall, with various small advertisements still plastered all over it.

Chen Jiajun took out the scroll and said to Guiyan, "I've arrived. What do I do next?"

At this moment, Guiyan spoke again: "Stick my portrait onto the wall."

Chen Jiajun nodded, then stuck the painting onto it.

Then Chen Jiajun discovered that the wall before him was slowly becoming translucent, and a massive iron gate appeared in front of Chen Jiajun.

Removing the portrait of Guiyan from the iron gate, Chen Jiajun continued to walk forward.

Having returned once again to this Kowloon Walled City in the different dimension, Chen Jiajun still felt gusts of eerie wind.

The path behind him had also completely vanished; clearly, there was no way back.

Chen Jiajun said to Guiyan, "Hey, hey, you aren't trying to screw me over, are you?"

Guiyan sneered and said, "You're overthinking it. Someone like you, whom even heaven and earth cannot tolerate, is a problem for this world for every extra second you stay in it!"

"Watch your mouth, why are you insulting people!" Chen Jiajun said unhappily.

"I am stating a fact!" Guiyan said very bluntly, "If it weren't for seeing that you still have some use, slaughtering you would actually be the simplest way!"

Chen Jiajun sneered, and Magic Flame erupted from his body: "You can try it!"

"That is why I intend to send you back! Do not doubt my intentions!" Guiyan retorted without showing any weakness: "But if you are looking for death, I don't mind fulfilling your wish!"

"Hmph!" Chen Jiajun let out a cold snort and continued to walk forward.

This Kowloon Walled City was still the same as when Chen Jiajun arrived; it was already an empty city.

In such a vast place, there wasn't even a ghost to be seen.

Following the path he came from, Chen Jiajun walked for about half an hour and finally found that Restaurant.

The television inside the Restaurant was still showing static, the food was still set out on the table, and the food in the bowls showed no signs of rotting at all, as if... time had ceased to function in this place.

"Alright, we're here!" Chen Jiajun said to Guiyan.

"I know, no need to be so loud!" This time, Guiyan did not appear on the portrait again, but instead appeared directly inside the television.

The Guiyan inside the television was wearing a garment resembling a Daoist robe, only instead of the Taiji Bagua used by Daoist priests, it was covered in creepy eyes.

These eyes seemed to have come to life, staring straight at him, which was somewhat heart-palpitating.

Chen Jiajun said to Guiyan: "Then what's next?"

"Wait!" Guiyan suddenly walked out from inside the television, carrying a sinister, evil aura.

This feeling was quite familiar to Chen Jiajun.

Guiyan did not pay any attention to Chen Jiajun, but instead took a bowl of red liquid—not knowing if it was paint or fresh blood—and began to write and draw on the ground.

A moment later, Chen Jiajun realized this was a Bagua.

However, the "Bagua" diagram that Guiyan had drawn seemed somewhat different.

Not only was the hexagram incorrect, but the center of the formation was not a Taiji diagram, but a somewhat creepy eye.

"Alright, stand inside!" Guiyan said to Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun was stunned for a moment and said: "It's that simple? No need to perform any rituals or anything?"

"Where do you get so much nonsense? Are you going in or not? If you aren't, I'm leaving!" Guiyan said irritably.

Chen Jiajun had no choice but to stand inside this formation.

Immediately following, Chen Jiajun once again felt that familiar, sinister aura wash over him.

Then, his vision blurred, and he appeared on a street packed with people.

Looking at the somewhat familiar scene around him, and that familiar roast goose shop, Chen Jiajun felt a sense of daze.

Just as Chen Jiajun was stunned, an old woman began to curse: "You little punk, what are you doing? Are you trying to cut in line? Do you believe I'll slap you!"

Chen Jiajun was finally jolted back to his senses, then took a deep breath and roared: "I've finally f***ing returned!" (End of chapter)