The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

One day later.

A business van drove along the road and slowly stopped at the entrance of the Dragon Tiger Hall. The door opened and Zhu Qing jumped out of the car. Behind her were two middle‑aged men. The two middle‑aged men looked timid and cringing, their hands unnaturally shoved into their pockets, their eyes darting around nonstop.

Just at this moment, Ling Chen walked out of the Dragon Tiger Hall, with quite a few people following behind him.

"Qing." Ling Chen greeted her with a smile, then let his gaze fall on the two middle‑aged men. After sizing them up twice, he asked, "And these two are?"

"They’re the persons in charge of that secret laboratory." Zhu Qing said, "If you have anything you want to ask, just ask them directly."

Ling Chen nodded and said, "Take them to the interrogation room. I’ll have a good chat with them later." After the two middle‑aged men were taken away, Ling Chen walked beside Zhu Qing and asked, "What’s the attitude over at the Dark Pavilion?"

"Not bad. They’re very cooperative with our operations and obey my orders without the slightest disobedience. You can tell their attitude is very sincere; it doesn’t feel like they’re faking it."

"That’s for the best." Ling Chen smiled slightly and said, "Even though the Dark Pavilion wants to cooperate with us, I don’t want anyone stabbing us in the back. Alright, you’ve had a hard few days too. Go rest early; I’m going to see those two persons in charge."

Before long, Ling Chen arrived at the interrogation room. The two middle‑aged men looked at him in panic, clearly ill at ease.

"Gentlemen, no need to worry. I won’t harm you. As long as you cooperate honestly, I guarantee you’ll leave here safely."

"N‑no problem, we’ll definitely cooperate." The two middle‑aged men hurriedly nodded in response.

"Let me introduce myself first. I’m Ling Chen. You may have heard my name. How should I address the two of you?"

One of the middle‑aged men spoke up, "My name is Chen Shao’an. I used to work for the Netherworld Snake."

"My name is He Yu. I’m Dr. Chen’s assistant, responsible for helping him manage the lab."

"Dr. Chen, as far as I know, the lab you’re currently in charge of was jointly established by three parties."

"Yes." Chen Shao’an replied, "Some time ago I received orders from above to go to the lab. Besides us, there were quite a few researchers there; they were all from the Dark Pavilion. At the beginning, the lab had two chief supervisors—one was me, and the other was someone from the Dark Pavilion. It’s just that a rebellion broke out a few days ago, that supervisor was executed, and now the lab is under my sole control."

Ling Chen asked, "Dr. Chen, I really want to know what you’ve been researching lately. Can you tell me about it?"

"Soul Stones, those are dark green stones that possess..." Before he could finish, Ling Chen waved his hand and said, "I know all that already. Tell me something I don’t know, like your new discoveries."

"This..." A trace of hesitation flashed in Chen Shao’an’s eyes.

"What, Dr. Chen, you’re not willing to talk?" Ling Chen said with a faint, ambiguous smile. "Don’t you want to walk out of here alive?"

"N‑no, that’s not it." Feeling the coldness in his tone, Chen Shao’an hastily said, "Through repeated experiments and research, we discovered that the energy stored in these Soul Stones can be transferred and merged. Simply put, two Soul Stones can be fused into one. That way, the intensity of the energy can be greatly enhanced. If we merge all the Soul Stones into a single one and then implant it into a human body, that person can unleash terrifying power."

After listening to his account, Ling Chen’s expression couldn’t help but change. According to Chen Shao’an’s explanation, if Chen Younian implanted the merged Soul Stone into his own body, wouldn’t he become invincible? Thinking of this, he said in a low voice, "Where are those Soul Stones now?"

"Mr. Chen has taken all of them."

As expected!

"How many Soul Stones does he have in his hands in total?"

"Sixteen." Chen Shao’an said, "There used to be that many, but according to Mr. Chen’s instructions, I’ve already merged all the Soul Stones into one, so now he only has a single piece."

"Then do you know where he is at the moment?"

Chen Shao’an shook his head and said, "I don’t know about that. We’re just researchers. Aside from our work, we don’t concern ourselves with other matters... Um, Mr. Ling, we’ve told you everything we should. Can you let us go now?"

"No rush. It’s not often the two of you come to the Dragon Tiger Hall; why not stay a few more days? If I have any other questions, I’ll come find you again." With that, Ling Chen stood up and walked out of the interrogation room.

Leaving the interrogation room, he happened to run into Ling Gengqiu coming his way. The latter asked, "I heard Zhu Qing captured the persons in charge of the lab. Well? Did you get anything out of them?"

Ling Chen immediately relayed what Chen Shao’an had confessed. After hearing it, Ling Gengqiu’s brows couldn’t help but knit together.

"The power of a single Soul Stone is already formidable. If sixteen Soul Stones are all merged into one... I can hardly imagine what kind of force that would be." Speaking up to this point, he sighed and said, "Looks like we’re in for a big problem."

Ling Chen said with some concern, "If I’m not mistaken, Chen Younian should implant the merged Soul Stone into his own body, replacing the position of his previous Soul Stone. That would greatly enhance his strength. But I heard Lady Du say that for someone who has undergone the first stage of evolution, as their power slowly accumulates and reaches a certain level, it will trigger the second stage of evolution. If Chen Younian replaces his Soul Stone, his strength will definitely meet the criteria. Once he completes the second stage of evolution, I’m afraid there truly won’t be anyone in this world who can match him."

"Since the Soul Stones are already in his hands, it’s too late to stop him now. At this point, the only thing we can do is ask Du Yunzhi for help. The Guardian Clan she belongs to has too many secrets; perhaps she knows how to deal with Chen Younian."

"Bro, you’re thinking of going to Qiu Nanshan again?"

Ling Gengqiu nodded and said, "We’re definitely going to Qiu Nanshan, but this time I’ll go alone; you don’t need to come. I’m worried Chen Younian will come looking for trouble with the Dragon Tiger Hall. You’d better start preparing early. If he does show up, don’t clash with him head‑on. There’s no need to make pointless sacrifices at a time like this."

"I understand."

...

In the blink of an eye, another week passed.

These days, Ling Chen had stayed in the Dragon Tiger Hall the whole time and hadn’t gone anywhere. After that conversation with Ling Gengqiu, the latter set out for Qiu Nanshan. They were still in contact during the first two days, but there had been no news recently, and Ling Chen had no idea how things were going over there.

"Ling Cheng."

Sitting in his office, Ling Chen heard a voice and immediately looked up at the door, only to see Qiu Yong striding in.

"Big Brother, what is it?"

"We’re all packed up and ready to leave."

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