Chapter 2811: Leave It to Me, Don't Worry

When Jimmy's condition became increasingly stable, Ye Chen and Lin Wan'er had already arrived in Pu'er, Yunnan, by car.

This city, named after tea, has a history of over a thousand years. It was not only a station on the ancient Tea Horse Road but is now also an important production area for Pu'er tea.

When Lin Wan'er left Dali back then, she brought her parents' ashes out of Dali and finally buried them in Pu'er.

Having not returned here for over three hundred years, Lin Wan'er had completely forgotten what the city originally looked like.

According to Lin Wan'er, she only brought out her parents' urns from Dali back then. When burying them in Pu'er, she also secretly chose a place with good feng shui to bury the two urns, without preparing coffins for her parents, let alone building graves or tombstones.

Finding two urns buried over three hundred years ago here was basically as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But fortunately, Lin Wan'er remembered that the place where she secretly buried her parents back then was a tea mountain named Erlang Mountain.

Moreover, Lin Wan'er also remembered that she buried her parents' urns under the largest and thickest Pu'er tea tree on Erlang Mountain.

It's just that on the current map, there is no information about Erlang Mountain within the Pu'er area.

Ye Chen drove the car into the urban area of Pu'er and, together with Lin Wan'er, found several local scholars in Pu'er. After some verification, they learned that there was indeed a mountain named Erlang Mountain in the Pu'er area, but this mountain had changed names multiple times in the past few decades.

It was changed once during the Republic of China, once after liberation. In the 1960s, when the movement rose, it was changed again to put up slogans on the mountain. At the end of the 1970s, when the movement ended, it was changed again.

The last name change was over twenty years ago, when it was renamed Zhicheng Mountain.

It is said that this mountain, and the area of over twenty miles around it, is a very famous tea production area in Pu'er. Since the Qing Dynasty, the tea industry here has gradually formed a scale, and to this day, it has become one of the best tea production areas in Pu'er.

And the reason this mountain was renamed Zhicheng Mountain was also because over twenty years ago, this entire tea production area was bought at a high price by a company in Yunnan named Zhicheng Group. After that, Zhicheng Group renamed it Zhicheng Mountain and gradually built it into their own largest and top-tier tea garden base.

Now, the tea of Zhicheng Group has gained considerable popularity both at home and abroad, and their product line is mainly based on mid-to-high-end Pu'er tea cakes. Among them, the Zhizhen series produced in Zhicheng Mountain is the flagship product of Zhicheng Group, and the normal selling price of a tea cake is at least ten thousand yuan.

Knowing the current situation of Erlang Mountain, Ye Chen found the location of Zhicheng Mountain on the navigation.

Because it had been developed by Zhicheng Group for over twenty years, the traffic conditions were also very good. Driving from the urban area, one could reach the foot of Zhicheng Mountain in forty minutes.

Lin Wan'er hadn't returned to China for all these years. She had always been very worried that Erlang Mountain would suffer destructive development and mining. She was nervous all the way, and when Zhicheng Mountain truly appeared in her eyes, her hanging heart finally let go, because the mountain here had not changed much from three hundred years ago.

Although Erlang Mountain had been renamed, because it had always been used as a tea production area, it had not undergone major reconstruction and development over the years. The biggest trace of development was that Zhicheng Group had built a cement road leading directly from the national highway to the foot of the mountain, and they had also built a tea processing factory in the plain area at the foot of the mountain.

When the car was still over ten kilometers away from Erlang Mountain, the lush green mountain could already be seen in the line of sight in front of the car.

Lin Wan'er, on the side, was already unable to contain her excitement.

Ye Chen saw her constantly rubbing her hands nervously and couldn't help but ask: "Are you sure your parents are buried on this mountain?"

"Sure." Lin Wan'er said: "Although the name of the mountain has changed, the appearance hasn't. It must be here."

As she spoke, she added: "It's just that I don't know if that Pu'er tea tree is still there. If the tree is gone, it might be a bit difficult to find."

Ye Chen said: "It's fine, I'll accompany you to find it until we do."

Lin Wan'er nodded gratefully and said to Ye Chen: "If that Pu'er tea tree is still alive, it should have a lifespan of a thousand years. It must be the largest and most lush tea tree here."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but sigh: "However, compared to the ten-thousand-year-old Pu'er tea mother tree by the Heavenly Pool, it's still far behind."

Ye Chen laughed: "One thousand years and ten thousand years, there's no telling how many generations apart they are."

As the distance got closer and closer, the details of Erlang Mountain could be seen more and more clearly.

Lin Wan'er pointed to an exceptionally lush tea tree near the top of the mountain and said excitedly to Ye Chen: "If I'm not mistaken, my parents' ashes were buried by me under that tree!"

Ye Chen looked up and indeed saw a huge tree standing among them on the peak line near the top. The whole mountain was basically tea trees of a uniform specification of about one meter high, except for this tree which grew exceptionally tall, so even from a distance, it could be distinguished.

Thinking of the story Lin Wan'er told about the Pu'er tea mother tree, Ye Chen didn't feel surprised. He thought that this tea tree, although it definitely couldn't compare to the Pu'er tea mother tree, should also have a long history and be quite spiritual.

When the car was about to reach the foot of the mountain, Ye Chen suddenly felt a bit troubled.

Relying on the tea factory at the foot of the mountain, Zhicheng Group had fenced off several mountains, including Erlang Mountain, with iron fences.

Above the iron fences, there were even surveillance cameras and circles of barbed wire.

Although the cement road led to the foot of the mountain, it was blocked by the main gate of the park one kilometer away from the foot of the mountain. Ye Chen could only park the car at the main gate.

In the guard booth, a security guard saw this and ran out immediately, running all the way to the car window, and asked vigilantly: "What are you here for?"

Ye Chen said: "Master, I want to find the person in charge here to talk about cooperation. Please report it."

Since Erlang Mountain had become the asset of Zhicheng Group, it was definitely not easy for outsiders to get in. Moreover, Ye Chen brought Lin Wan'er to pay respects to her parents, so he felt it was not quite appropriate to sneak in.

The security guard asked Ye Chen curiously: "What's your surname? Which unit are you from? We didn't receive any visitor notification today."

Ye Chen laughed: "I'm from East China. I've heard of your Zhicheng Group for a long time, and I really want to do some tea business, so I came to visit."

The security guard shook his head and said: "Sorry, we can't just enter here without an appointment. Even if the city leaders come, they have to make an appointment in advance."

Ye Chen asked curiously: "Master, why is your management so strict? It's like a classified unit."

The security guard said with a serious face, "Let me tell you, the entire tea area of Zhicheng Mountain is a trade secret! Especially that Tea King tree at the summit; many bad people have been eyeing it over the years!"

As he spoke, he described vividly: "Just last month, we caught two little Japanese guys here. They sneaked in and wanted to steal the branches of our tea king to take back for grafting and breeding. They were caught as soon as they got close. We beat them into pig heads. Since then, we have guards every three steps and sentries every five steps inside. The tea king on the top of the mountain is watched by security guards 24 hours a day, with no dead-angle surveillance. There is even a nylon net covered on top, not even letting a bird land!"

Ye Chen couldn't help but feel worried.

If it's like this, it's not easy to go up openly, and it's not easy to sneak in. After all, there are security guards everywhere and no-dead-angle surveillance. If he sneaks up, he will be discovered. He can't just break in all the way, right?

Seeing that Ye Chen didn't look like a bad person with ulterior motives, the security guard said: "Young man, let me tell you, we are just a tea planting base here, and there is also basic processing of tea. The real leaders don't work here. If you really want to talk about cooperation, go to the urban area of Pu'er. There is a Zhicheng Building in the urban area, which is our headquarters. You have to make an appointment there first to talk about cooperation. If they arrange for you to visit here, they will naturally notify us."

Lin Wan'er on the side looked a bit disappointed, but she still tugged at Ye Chen's sleeve and said: "Why don't we go to Pu'er to talk to their group first."

Ye Chen also knew that it would not be easy to get in under these circumstances, so he could only plan for the long term, so he nodded and said to the security guard: "Then I'll go to the urban area to see first. Thank you, Master."

The security guard waved his hand: "You're welcome, take your time."

Ye Chen made a U-turn on the spot and prepared to return to the urban area, while couldn't help but complain to himself: "I should have understood the specific situation in Pu'er urban area first and gone to find that Zhicheng Group to chat first. Now rushing back to the urban area, I guess they are off work. If it's fast, I'll have to wait until tomorrow."

Lin Wan'er shook her head and said: "No need to be so troublesome. Listening to what the security guard just said, that tea tree is heavily guarded, with 24-hour surveillance and no dead angles, and security guards on 24-hour shifts. Even if we find a way to mix in, I have no way to pay respects;"

"Moreover, this place has been used as a tea production area for so many years. Now suddenly saying that ashes are buried under the tree and someone is going there to pay respects, it doesn't sound like something that would happen in modern times, but will arouse suspicion. I think we don't need to toss and turn back to Pu'er. It's only over a hundred kilometers away from Xishuangbanna. Let's go straight to Xishuangbanna."

Ye Chen thought for a while and said: "Why don't we just buy Zhicheng Group."

"Ah?" Lin Wan'er was startled and blurted out: "This is too much of a big deal..."

Ye Chen said indifferently: "It's fine, just a tea-selling group, and it's not the biggest in Yunnan. I guess the market value is at most a few billion. I'll handle this."

Lin Wan'er said hurriedly: "I'm worried that Wu Feiyan's Central Military Governor's Office is deeply rooted in Yunnan. Although they have entered a silent period now, if there is too much movement in Yunnan, it will definitely be hard to escape their ears and eyes..."

Ye Chen waved his hand and said very indifferently: "It's fine, just a normal corporate acquisition. What does it have to do with them? What's more, who would have thought that you would have anything to do with a tea company? After all, after you left Dali, Wu Feiyan didn't find your whereabouts, nor did she know that you buried your parents in Pu'er, nor did she know that you lived in Xishuangbanna guarding the Pu'er tea mother tree for many years. The reason you are worried is because you know these clues yourself, so you are afraid that others can sort out the relationship between them, but for anyone other than you, as long as one link is missing, it is impossible to reconstruct a complete chain of evidence."

As he spoke, he looked at Lin Wan'er and said firmly: "Leave this to me, don't worry about it. I will arrange everything. You just wait for me to make a call."

Lin Wan'er bit her lip at this moment, feeling that what Ye Chen said made sense. Moreover, Ye Chen suddenly took this matter on himself, which also made her feel for the first time that she could rely on someone.

After pondering for a moment, she nodded gently and said gratefully in a low voice: "Then... then I will trouble you, Young Master..."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and immediately took out his phone to call Su Su Zhiyu.

The Su family is seen by the outside world as the mortal enemy of the Ye family. If the Su family comes forward to buy this Zhicheng Group, it will naturally be more secure.

The call connected, and Su Su Zhiyu asked on the other end of the phone with joy and a bit of respect: "Mr. Ye, what instructions do you have for calling Su Zhiyu?"

Ye Chen said: "Ms. Su, I need your help with something."

Su Su Zhiyu said hurriedly: "Mr. Ye, you don't have to be so polite with Su Zhiyu. You can order anything, and Su Zhiyu will definitely handle it well!"

Ye Chen said: "Help me buy the Zhicheng Group in Yunnan right now, as fast as possible!" ===== CHAPTER 2812 =====