Chapter 240: Explosion
In fact, Su Chen wasn't really afraid of Tang Gang and his Skull Society; after all, Tang Gang's strength was merely at the Qi Refinement Peak, a notch below a clown's.
What he really feared was Tang's Gene Modifiers program. Should Tang Gang make a significant breakthrough in this field, he would surely capture countless people for modification, a scene Su Chen was loath to witness!
Because that would not only harm more innocents but also boost his own power considerably.
Think about it, today six or seven, maybe even seven or eight second-generation Gene Modifiers can contend with a Qi Refinement Peak.
What about the third, fourth, or fifth generation?
And what if there are a hundred, five hundred, a thousand or more?
Moreover, killing Tang Gang would be futile, as he was clearly just a puppet. The power controlling everything was still behind him!
And the power behind him was different; it was an absolutely terrifying entity!
While Su Chen was deep in Meditation, he suddenly noticed two people quietly boarding a small boat at the stern, dragging a person along. It was unmistakably Doctor Gaia, and though hooded, Su Chen recognized him at a glance!
The command room officer had been monitoring the deck through the screen. He thought the people even the chairman feared would handle the intruders, but unexpectedly, not only did they fail to neutralize the adversary, they all died instead.
So, he immediately seized the moment when no one was paying attention, dragged Doctor Gaia, and prepared to sneak away.
The chairman had said, if they didn't bring back Doctor Gaia, he and his family were as good as dead!
Seeing this, Su Chen immediately dashed forward a few strides and jumped down from the high cruise deck.
The command officer felt the small boat shake and hurriedly looked back, only to see the young man.
Looking again at the distance between the yacht and the small boat, he felt like he'd seen a ghost.
Such a distance, and he just jumped over like that?
The other person steering the boat had a similar reaction, somewhat stupefied.
Su Chen, of course, paid no mind to the two men, simply delivering a side kick, a blur of legs, and the two were instantly sent flying into the vast sea.
After the kick, he just coolly glanced at the two bodies in the air, but that gaze made Su Chen's skin crawl.
Because he saw something white flash in the commander's hand—it was a bomb remote control!
Then Su Chen also saw a package-like object hidden at the edge of the small boat.
It was a condensed bomb!
Su Chen tensed up and quickly pulled Gaia in front, then, embracing him, leapt fiercely into the sea!
"Boom, boom, boom~~~"
At the same time, a earth-shattering explosion erupted, flames shot into the sky...
"Master!~~~"
The two Shadow Guards also changed expressions drastically, screaming heart-wrenchingly...
.....
In Jianghai, in the president's office of the Belle Building.
Lin Ruoxue was holding a teacup, waiting for water, while looking out the window, the stupendous beauty of her face marked by a faint worry.
"Ah~"
Suddenly, a scream escaped Lin Ruoxue's lips as her delicate hand let go, and the teacup crashed sharply to the floor.
Lin Ruoxue looked down at her slender hand, noticing the fingertips had reddened slightly from the scalding water.
"President, what happened?"
Hearing the sound of the smashing teacup, the secretary Chen Guo immediately entered the room.
"It's nothing, just accidentally scalded by the hot water."
Lin Ruoxue said mildly.
"President, are you alright?"
Chen Guo asked cautiously. These days President Lin was clearly out of sorts, always seeming somewhat absent-minded.
Not only was her work efficiency much lower than before, but she also often made some basic mistakes. Now, she even burned her hand while waiting for the water.
Such things were absolutely unimaginable before, but they had happened now!
"It's okay, you can go out."
Lin Ruoxue sat back down at her desk and rubbed her somewhat swollen head.
"President, shouldn't we clean up here?"
"No need, you go ahead, I want to be alone for a while."
"Okay."
Although Chen Guo was somewhat suspicious, she could only comply once Lin Ruoxue had spoken.
The vast office was once again left with only Lin Ruoxue, who couldn't read a single word of those documents.
She once again came to the window, opened it, and looked at the white clouds floating above the blue sky, sighing deeply.
Why hadn't the call come?
It had been three days without a call from him. Could something have happened?
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She turned her head and looked at the shattered teacup on the floor, and a bad feeling surged in her heart.
Could this broken teacup be a sign of something? Thinking of this, Lin Ruoxue's heart became even more disturbed.
She slowly walked over to where the teacup had shattered and squatted down, picking up the pieces one by one.
At the same time, she couldn't help but remember how Su Chen always used to drink tea from her cup.
Back then, she was really both angry and annoyed at him, yet there was nothing she could do about him.
But now, this teacup was already broken...
At that moment, suddenly a cold wind blew in. Lin Ruoxue couldn't help but look outside and noticed that the clear sky had now turned somewhat gloomy; a big mass of dark clouds was approaching, looking like it was about to rain...
At Belle Building Two, Tang Yun was sitting on the sofa, pouting sulkily, while Pei Rou by her side was somewhat incessantly chattering:
"Yun'er, why don't you call Su Chen again to see if he has returned from his business trip yet?"
"Mom, didn't I just call yesterday? No one answered."
"Then try calling again, one phone call is no big deal."
"I won't call!"
Tang Yun felt that her relationship with Su Chen was becoming more serious, and moreover, her father had secretly told her just yesterday that her mom was already picking dates.
What was all this about?
"Why are you so stubborn? Are you having a quarrel with Su Chen?"
Pei Rou's face couldn't help but show a look of urgency.
"Mom, I want to seriously tell you something."
Tang Yun turned to face Pei Rou and said.
"What is it?"
"Su Chen and I really have nothing going on; we are just friends at most, not what you think."
Tang Yun's expression was serious and resolute. She had to stop her mother from meddling further, as it was embarrassing, making it seem like she couldn't get married.
"I know, you guys must have had a quarrel."
Pei Rou patted Tang Yun's shoulder and consoled her earnestly:
"Yun'er, let me tell you, it's normal for young couples to fight, the fight at the head of the bed ends at the end of it!"
Upon hearing her mother's words, Tang Yun immediately slumped back onto the sofa.
"God, help me!"