The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Chapter 606: Chapter 603: Financial Difficulties

"What theft? Don’t put it so harshly, I call it ’borrowing’," Ling Chen emphasized.

"What’s the difference?"

"You don’t have to return what you steal; borrowed items have to be returned. Alright, stop asking so many questions; this thing is very important to me. We’re brothers, please do me a favor and help me get this stuff out."

Tang Yuan, rubbing his forehead, said helplessly, "You kid... I don’t even know what to say about you. Fine, fine, fine, it’s my bad luck to have a brother like you. Let’s hurry and go before we’re discovered."

Ling Chen grinned, he knew Tang Yuan would help.

With Tang Yuan leading the way, it didn’t take long for Ling Chen to arrive at another exit of the base with several large bags, where a few Lonewolf special off-road vehicles were parked.

Leaving the Lonewolf Base, Ling Chen sat in the car, looking back at the base’s exterior, finally knowing where this new base was located.

In the suburbs of Beijing, there was a military camp, and the Lonewolf Base was built behind the camp. With so many soldiers for protection, the defense of the base was impregnable, nearly impossible for God Organization to threaten unless they wanted to fight a tough battle.

"Drop me off here."

Tang Yuan drove the car into Beijing city and pointed to the taxi parked not far away, saying, "You better be careful, kid. Don’t let anyone discover you; I don’t want to take the fall for you again."

"Rest assured with my work. Thanks!"

After saying this, Ling Chen cheerfully transferred the several large bags of metal materials from the off-road vehicle to the taxi. This metal material definitely couldn’t pass the airport security check; it had to be transported back via the highway.

Without delay, Ling Chen called He Ziyun, mentioning only that he had urgent matters to attend to in East Sea City and didn’t have time to meet. He Ziyun didn’t suspect anything, told him to take care, and then ended the call.

...

A day later, Ling Chen arrived back in East Sea City.

Traveling day and night, the exhausted Ling Chen didn’t even bother to eat upon reaching the Old City area and headed straight for the couch. In less than ten seconds, his snores filled the entire room.

He slept until the next morning when he comfortably stretched and left the office.

Just out the door, Ling Chen saw a beautiful figure in his sight.

"Xiaozhu?"

Ling Chen’s lips curled into a smile as he quickened his pace and cheerfully asked, "When did you get here?"

"Just arrived."

While speaking, Zhu Xiaozhu set down her suitcase on the table, opened the lid, and handed two reports to Ling Chen, saying, "These are the test reports of your two friends; take a look for yourself."

Ling Chen waved his hand and said, "I won’t look at them; I don’t understand all those technical terms. Just tell me the situation directly."

"The test results are the same as your guess. Both of your friends’ blood and cells have undergone varying degrees of mutation, which is very rare in medical history. Although there have been cell mutations before, those were within controllable limits."

"You’re saying their mutations are uncontrollable?"

Zhu Xiaozhu nodded gently and said, "That’s roughly the meaning. Their bodies’ cells have a miraculous self-healing capability; damaged cells heal rapidly. Others might need ten days or half a month to recover from injuries; they only need a few hours or even minutes. Such cases have never appeared before from ancient times to today. I personally feel they’ve stepped beyond the realm of normal humans."

Hearing Zhu Xiaozhu’s serious tone, Ling Chen couldn’t help but worry about the safety of Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun, asking, "Do they still have a chance to recover?"

"It’s difficult. Even if they can return to their former state, it’s a massive and lengthy task. We must thoroughly research their bodies first, then devise strategies and create the appropriate drugs. It might take a year or ten; nobody can promise. Moreover, even if someone is willing to participate in this research, it would require a substantial amount of funding."

Ling Chen frowned. Funds and time were things he lacked. Could it be that there was really no hope for Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun?

As he pondered, he listened to Zhu Xiaozhu asking, "Ling Chen, what exactly did your two friends go through to end up like this? If you know the cause, perhaps it could reduce our research time."

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Hearing this, Ling Chen smacked his forehead. Darn! He had almost forgotten; there was a very important thing he didn’t do during his trip to Beijing, which was to meet Nanrong Yuan. He had been so focused on quickly transporting the metal materials back that he had neglected this matter.

If he could meet Nanrong Yuan, perhaps he could tell the cause.

At this thought, Ling Chen immediately took out his phone from his pocket and dialed He Ziyun’s number.

This matter still required He Ziyun’s help.

After explaining for a while, Ling Chen was almost out of breath, but He Ziyun finally agreed to help and would temporarily transfer Nanrong Yuan to East Sea City. However, Nanrong Yuan was a major criminal; transferring him from Beijing to East Sea City would require a lot of procedures and probably take three or four days.

Regardless, as long as Nanrong Yuan could be brought to East Sea City, that was enough.

In this matter, Ling Chen had his own personal motives; he hoped to take this opportunity to let Nanrong Wanqing meet with her father and fulfill one of her wishes.

After discussing Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun’s matter with Zhu Xiaozhu, since Zhu Xiaozhu had other urgent matters and couldn’t stay long, Ling Chen had to see her out and set a time for their next meeting.

Now that Tang Guoxiong had been captured, the warrant for Ling Chen had been revoked, and he no longer had to worry about anyone harming him.

Having been away from home for a few days, Ling Chen originally wanted to check on Wealthy Manor, but he was too busy with urgent matters and had to put off going home for another time.

...

"Chubby, I’ve given you the data, how is it, any problems?"

In the office, Ling Chen was eating steaming hot instant noodles while looking at Hu Fei busy in front of the computer.

Hu Fei gave an ’OK’ gesture and said, "No problem, the data is very detailed. As long as we follow the process and add the metal materials you brought back from Beijing, I’m 90% confident we can produce exoskeleton armor, but..."

"Alright!" Ling Chen immediately gestured for Hu Fei to stop and said, "I know what you want; I’ve already talked to Jiang Hao and the others. If you need money, just ask them."

"I’ve estimated that we need at least thirty million to set up a production line for exoskeleton armor, and that’s excluding labor costs."

"That much?" Ling Chen was stunned. He thought a few million would do, but it turned out to cost ten times more.

"Nonsense, what do you think! We must purchase high-end precision equipment to make exoskeleton armor, and if it weren’t for my connections and relations, thirty million wouldn’t be enough even at current market prices."