Chapter 146: You Only Need to Do Two Things
However, now knowing that Bai Mu and Jiang Su had taken the same flight, the relief Huo Qingyan had felt vanished, his heart rising into his throat once more.
“I think Bai Mu must have noticed the people we sent to watch him and took precautions, leading our agents to believe he was still in the country.”
Zhou Fu’s expression grew grave.
If Bai Mu were truly just an ordinary, minor celebrity, he wouldn’t have been sharp enough to detect that they had arranged people to monitor him.
President Huo’s suspicions were correct; there was definitely something wrong with Bai Mu.
But no one knew what Bai Mu’s ultimate goal was.
“Xu Mocun should be with Jiang Su…” With Xu Mocun there, even if Bai Mu intended to harm Jiang Su, it wouldn’t be that easy to succeed.
Zhou Fu paused, then placed his phone in front of Huo Qingyan. “Xu Mocun went back to his hometown a few days ago.”
When he woke up this morning, he had scrolled past a Moment from Xu Mocun tagged with his hometown’s location.
Huo Qingyan’s face darkened instantly. He frantically found his own phone, wanting to call Jiang Su, but then stopped.
Zhou Fu stood quietly to the side, awaiting Huo Qingyan’s instructions.
“Check Bai Mu’s recent itinerary again, carefully and thoroughly!”
“Yes, sir.”
After Zhou Fu left, Huo Qingyan sent a WeChat message to Jiang Su: “I made sweet and sour ribs yesterday following the recipe you gave me, but they tasted bitter.”
He didn’t dare call Jiang Su directly, so he could only test the waters with a message first.
Jiang Su had been busy lately and often took a long time to reply, so Huo Qingyan had gradually gotten used to it.
But now that Jiang Su wasn’t replying at all, panic rose in his heart.
Eventually, he couldn’t resist and dialed Jiang Su’s number.
“Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable…”
Huo Qingyan called several times in a row with the same result.
Just then, the office landline suddenly rang.
Huo Qingyan thought it was an internal call from Zhou Fu and picked it up without looking.
“Huo Qingyan.”
A gloomy male voice came from the other end of the line.
Huo Qingyan’s dark eyes settled into a calm stillness, like the silence before a storm.
“Bai Mu.”
Huo Qingyan simply said his name, but Bai Mu on the other end seemed to have his funny bone tickled and burst into loud laughter.
He laughed arrogantly and triumphantly, like a victor.
Huo Qingyan’s hand on the receiver slowly tightened, his voice calm and steady. “Your target has always been me.”
By making this call, Bai Mu was showing his hand.
His target had never been Jiang Su, but Huo Qingyan.
Otherwise, the person receiving this call would have been someone from the Jiang family.
Bai Mu drawled slowly, his tone appreciative, “As expected of Huo Zhenheng’s masterpiece, you really are smart.”
“Since your target is me, come at me! Don’t drag Jiang Su into this!”
Since Huo Zhenheng’s death, this was the first time anyone had mentioned that name in Huo Qingyan’s ear.
Bai Mu scoffed. “Didn’t you divorce long ago? You’re still so nervous about Jiang Su? This loyal and affectionate look is nothing like Huo Zhenheng…”
He mentioned Huo Zhenheng in both sentences, yet deliberately avoided stating his relationship with him.
Huo Qingyan had a guess in his heart, but he merely sneered and hung up the phone directly.
Huo Qingyan didn’t know Bai Mu’s specific plan, but he wouldn’t play along with Bai Mu’s games.
Less than a minute after hanging up, Huo Qingyan’s mobile phone rang.
It was Bai Mu again, without a doubt.
“Huo Qingyan! How dare you hang up on me!” This time, Bai Mu was less calm than before, seemingly provoked by Huo Qingyan hanging up on him.
Huo Qingyan’s tone was contemptuous. “What else? What do you think you are?”
Bai Mu’s tone became manic. “You’re just a beast like Huo Zhenheng!”
“And what about you? Are you the little beast spawned by Huo Zhenheng?” Bai Mu repeatedly mentioned Huo Zhenheng, and calculating his age, he was undoubtedly Huo Zhenheng’s illegitimate son.
Huo Qingyan’s nonchalant tone thoroughly enraged Bai Mu.
This was different from what he had anticipated; Huo Qingyan should have been flustered and driven to distraction by his provocation.
But he was the one who couldn’t stay calm.
“Jiang Su is in my hands. You must do as I say! Or you’ll never see him again in this lifetime!”
Huo Qingyan’s heart sank.
Yet he did his best to maintain a calm tone. “How can you prove Jiang Su is in your hands?”
Bai Mu hadn’t denied his words earlier, which meant Bai Mu was indeed Huo Zhenheng’s illegitimate son.
If Bai Mu truly wanted something, then even if Jiang Su was in his hands, he would be safe.
Beep—
The call was disconnected.
The next second, a new message notification sounded.
Huo Qingyan opened it and took only one glance before gritting his teeth in rage, his eyes terrifyingly dark.
Bai Mu had sent a photo.
A photo of Jiang Su lying on a bed.
When Huo Qingyan dialed Bai Mu back, his hands were trembling.
“Bai Mu, if you dare touch a single finger of Jiang Su’s, I will chop you into meat paste and feed you to the dogs!”
“Finally angry, are we…” Bai Mu was very excited. “Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to your precious darling. You just need to do two things.”
“Speak.”
“First, announce to the entire internet that I am your biological brother. Second, I want all the Huo Group shares in your possession.”
“Fine.”
Huo Qingyan was so decisive that Bai Mu became suspicious. “Really, you’d give it up?”
“Didn’t you already confirm how much I care about Jiang Su during the exhibition match last year?”
Huo Qingyan had figured it out just moments ago.
Back then, Bai Mu had ghosted the organizers, and Jiang Su filled in as a substitute. If no one had secretly tipped off Xu Ce, Xu Ce would never have known.
Bai Mu had used Xu Ce as a weapon.
It was just that Bai Mu was in the shadows at the time, and since neither he nor Jiang Su had ever had contact with Bai Mu, they naturally hadn’t suspected him.
Bai Mu became smug again. “It’s not too late to figure it out now. As long as you complete these two things within forty-eight hours, I guarantee Jiang Su returns to Qingyang safe and sound. And…”
“If the Jiang family finds out Jiang Su is in my hands… You understand. People like us have nothing to lose. Taking Jiang Su with me to die wouldn’t be lonely.”
“Fine.”
“Waiting for your good news.”
Bai Mu hung up the phone, a trace of disdain floating in his eyes.
The universally praised business genius Huo Qingyan was nothing special after all.
How tough could he be?
He couldn’t even withstand a single blow.
…
When Zhou Fu entered the office, he saw Huo Qingyan standing in front of the window, his figure appearing deep and desolate.
“President Huo, I checked…”
Huo Qingyan suddenly interrupted him. “Zhou Fu, this is your sixth year by my side, isn’t it?”
Zhou Fu had a bad premonition in his heart, but he still nodded. “Yes.”
Huo Qingyan turned back to look at him. “Being my assistant has been very hard work, hasn’t it?”
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