Chapter 55: The Bizarre Jumping Incident

Huang Luo's car pulled up in front of a large building; at the top of the building, the four large characters "Haoyu Group" glittered in the sun.

Haoyu Group is a fairly famous conglomerate in Beijing and is also the Huang Family's company. Haoyu Group was founded at the beginning of the Reform and Opening-up; relying on his own courage and daring, enterprising style, Huang Luo's grandfather took advantage of that spring breeze to build this empire, and with Huang Luo's father—an heir with superb business acumen—it is now a fairly well-known presence in Beijing's circles. However, the current Haoyu Group is facing a massive crisis.

Just as Huang Luo stepped out of the car, he felt a cold breeze coming from the direction of the building. Although the October sun was still intense, he still shivered uncontrollably.

"Qian Shu, what happened over there?" Huang Luo saw a crowd gathered in an area near the building, along with police who had set up a cordon. Although he hadn't sobered up yet, he knew something bad must have happened.

Qian Shu walked up to the crowd to ask a few questions, then walked back in silence, his expression very grim.

"Someone just jumped from the roof of the building and died on the spot." Qian Shu's tone was very low.

Huang Luo's brows knitted together instantly, his drunkenness completely vanished. He looked at Qian Shu: "Was the person who jumped an employee of our group?"

Qian Shu nodded silently.

"Damn it! Do you know the reason?" A flash of obscure light crossed Huang Luo's eyes.

"I don't know. The police have already intervened to investigate, but if things go on like this, the situation will be very unfavorable for us," Qian Shu said, frowning.

"This shouldn't be the first time, right?" Huang Luo's gaze was fixed on the crowd.

"Ever since your grandfather was hospitalized after the car accident, jumping incidents have started happening frequently. It used to be at night, but now they are appearing in the daytime as well," Qian Shu said.

"Didn't you call the police?"

"The police have come many times, but they haven't gained anything each time. This case has now become a cold case; the police have invested quite a bit of manpower, but they have never had any results."

"Have you investigated those employees who jumped?"

"Yes, but the circumstances of those employees in all aspects, especially their mental state, were very normal. They didn't seem like people who would commit suicide; on the contrary, many of them had great expectations for their future lives. Yet, these are the very people who wouldn't have issues who are now jumping one after another. That is what I find most incomprehensible," Qian Shu said with a look of confusion.

"Could it be that someone used some means to target them?" Huang Luo proposed a possibility.

"No. You have to know that our building has surveillance on the roof. From the surveillance footage, it can be seen that they were not coerced by others, but jumped on their own."

"Then why not seal off the roof?"

"That is the most bizarre part. I have sealed the door leading to the roof more than once, but for some reason, the locks on the door always break suddenly. I installed surveillance there, but I didn't see any trace of anyone destroying the locks."

"That is too tricky. If this continues for a long time, it will be extremely detrimental to our group's reputation." Huang Luo's expression was also very grim; he hadn't expected that just as he arrived at the group's entrance, such a thorny matter would occur.

"Oh no, the reporters are here. Xiao Luo, let's go in first, otherwise it won't be good if we get surrounded by them. Among these reporters, there must be people bought off by our rivals. Once they discover you and twist the facts in the newspapers, the situation will be impossible to handle." Looking at the vehicles approaching from afar, Qian Shu's expression changed slightly.

"Alright, let's go in first." Huang Luo nodded and followed Qian Shu as they walked quickly into the building.

The reporters who got out of several of the cars saw that Huang Luo had already entered the building and couldn't help but sigh inwardly that they were too late. However, they quickly aimed their targets at the people watching the spectacle and swarmed them all at once.

After entering the building, Huang Luo asked Qian Shu in a low voice: "Qian Shu, can you deduce who exactly is making a move against our Huang Family?"

"Over the years, Haoyu Group has been constantly expanding, and we have offended quite a few people. However, your father has always upheld a development style of 'harmony is precious' and has never offended anyone to the point of no return. Every time we competed, we used upright and honest methods. To use such a sinister method to bring down Haoyu Group, it could only be Hong Fa Group, who was competing with us for the development of that plot of land a while ago."

"Hong Fa Group?" Huang Luo's brows knitted together instantly. He remembered the boss of that Hong Fa Group, that fat man named Zhong Feng. The first time he saw that fat man, he had a sense of disgust toward him—not related to their positions, just pure intuition.

"Yes, I heard that before this Zhong Feng founded Hong Fa Group, he was involved in the underworld. Later, his boss was arrested, the gang he belonged to collapsed, and he left the underworld, gathered a group of people, and started running businesses. Moreover, the enterprise he founded expanded like a balloon within just a few years, reaching the point where it could compete with our group." Whenever this person was mentioned, Qian Shu's face would become quite heavy. "I heard that this person has an expert helping him from behind the scenes, which is why his strength expanded so quickly!"

"An expert helping him? What kind of expert could allow him to stir up such a storm in our group?" Huang Luo suddenly discovered that this person named Zhong Feng was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

"I once heard people say that he has a Master behind him who can command ghosts and gods and possesses power that others cannot imagine. During this period, I also secretly sent people to investigate; those who blocked his path to wealth in the past all met with accidents for various reasons, and some even died unnatural deaths. Think about it, if your roommate hadn't pulled you back today, wouldn't you have died an unnatural death?" Qian Shu's expression was very grim.

Thinking of what happened just now, Huang Luo couldn't help but shiver. He had no doubt that this was the closest he had ever been to death in his life.

"Xiao Luo, you must be doubly careful during this time. If something happens to you, then Haoyu Group is finished," Qian Shu warned.

"I will be careful."

Qian Shu looked at the photo of Huang Luo's grandfather hanging in the center of the lobby and let out a long sigh: "Xiao Luo, you go walk around here by yourself for a while; I have some things to take care of!"

After Qian Shu left, Huang Luo wandered around the building alone. At this moment, he suddenly remembered what Lingyun had said to him before leaving: if anything unreasonable happened, he could call him, and perhaps he could solve it. If it were normal times, he might have thought this was a joke Lingyun was playing on him, but now, an inexplicable voice appeared in his heart—perhaps Lingyun really could solve this matter.

After pondering for a while, Huang Luo took out his phone and dialed Lingyun's number.