Stuck in a Chinese novel - Chapter 130

Chapter 130: Instigator (1)
I know it is going slow but stay with me here, it will all make sense soon enough.

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Chapter 121

“Report.” Lin Ruan asked, solemnly, as she skimmed through the damage report but still wanted to know the summary of the situation.

After two days, the fire had been put out and after an investigation, it was pointed out that it was a terrorist attack. The explosives used were untraceable so no record was found. The investigations were still going on but there was no solid lead at the moment.

Lin Ruan herself had mobilized her networks after an attack of such a scale. She didn’t believe the police would be able to find anything legally so of course, she took the illegal route as well.

However, even that was still going on and no lead was found at the moment. So all she could do was deal with the damage. The damage of this scale wasn’t a big deal for her nor was it for the Ruan family. The rest of the families were distraught by the loss but not the Ruan family.

Sun Ruan didn’t even say anything about the loss and gave full control to Lin Ruan along with all the resources she needed. She wasn’t even asked to find out the person who did this to them or turn their losses into profits again.

Still, Lin Ruan wanted to find out the person who did this so she mobilized her own networks. And while they worked, she would make sure to work on the losses incurred.

“The total damage is almost 487 million yuan. Fortunately, the underground bunker of the building where all the data and important things are unaffected by the destruction, it would also easily be cleared in a few days. As for the construction, it will have to be halted until the police complete their investigation. And as for the insurance, there has been some snag but we will surely hear from them as well.” The secretary of Lin Ruan gave a full summary of the report, leaving nothing out. She only stated the total amount of loss, not showing which department and which thing incurred more loss because that was what the report was for and she wasn’t asked for a full report either.

“I see.” Lin Ruan said, without raising her head from the report she waved her and said, “You can leave now.”

But the secretary didn’t leave and said, “Actually, young master Ruan has been waiting to meet you. I told him you were busy so he said he would wait. When should I send him up?”

Rip!

Lin Ruan ripped the report as she raised her head, a cold look in her eyes as she said, “I thought I was clear he wasn’t to be stopped. Especially not by the likes of you or anyone in this building.”

The employees of the Ruan family looked down on Wei Jun, which was a fact that she couldn’t get rid of for a few years but now that Wei Jun was capable of many things, and definitely not a waste, she wanted the others to change her view as well.

However, her own employees looked down on her brother and she didn’t like that.

“But madam—” The secretary was about to speak in her defense when Lin Ruan interrupted, “Now you’re going to go out and send my brother in. After that, you’re going to inform the H.R. and get your pay, and then get out.”

If her subordinates looked down on Wei Jun, she needed to make an example out of it. Once everyone saw what happened to the ones who looked down on Wei Jun, the others would definitely not do it.

“You can leave.” While the atmosphere was tense and the secretary was about to beg, they heard a voice.

Both of them turned to look at the door to find Wei Jun standing there with two coffee cups in his hands. “I asked her to not disturb you and only let you know once you weren’t busy.”

Wei Jun wasn’t a kind person, but he also wasn’t a bad person. He knew the work ethics and he was the one who had asked the secretary to only inform Lin Ruan after she was finished with the important work. He couldn’t let the innocent woman take the fall for his instructions.

“You can take the day off. I’m sure my sister can manage without you.” Wei Jun said to the secretary who glanced at Lin Ruan only to receive a curt nod. She sighed inwardly and turned to Wei Jun, slightly bowing, “Thank you, young master.”

Wei Jun nodded and the secretary left without further ado. Wei Jun took the seat opposite Lin Ruan and saw the ripped-out report in her hands. He smirked and asked, “Would you be fine without that?”

“It’s nothing important.” Lin Ruan said while discarding the papers and asked, “What are you here for?”

“I was hoping to see if you needed any help. Although I doubt things are hectic for you unlike the rest of the city, you might still want an extra set of hands.” Wei Jun said.

“Sure.” Lin Ruan said without any reservations and said, “Although grandfather gave me all the resources needed to deal with this, I’m still only one person and many of the problems are complex and I can’t let these people deal with it.” Lin Ruan explained the situation.

“In other words, you need someone you can trust to handle this well.” Wei Jun simplified her explanation to which she nodded with a smile.

“I will deal with what you need. You just tell me what it is.” Wei Jun said before he curiously asked after a short pause, “You found out who did this?”

“No.” Lin Ruan replied exasperatedly while she leaned back in her chair and said, “But I will find out soon. There aren’t many illegal arms traffickers in the city. The explosives must have come from there since such a level of explosives cannot be brought from the outside.”

Wei Jun nodded in agreement and asked, “And what about the attack on you? You found anything about that?”

“I have. But I’m not too sure yet. I don’t want to make a hasty move because the backer of the said person isn’t someone I can deal with. I need to make sure it is him before I make a move.” Lin Ruan replied without leaving anything out.

Wei Jun could understand her concern. The master of Run Long was a peak cultivator at the Qi master realm. Even with Sun Ruan on her back, Lin Ruan couldn’t recklessly mess with Run Long. That was why Run Long was so fearless.

However, even Run Long wasn’t impervious to the law. That was why he was so worried about getting arrested. If Lin Ruan could somehow pursue this matter through legal means, the threat of Run Long’s master wouldn’t matter.

‘But… That’s exactly what I want.’ Wei Jun thought inwardly as he had a little different plans than Ling Ruan.

He stood up, buttoned his jacket, and said, “How about I deal with that insurance issue of yours first? Then we can take it from there.”

“Are you sure?” Lin Ruan asked because the insurance matter was a little tricky. There were too many legal loopholes related to terrorism that the insurance companies could use to not pay the Ruan family.

Wei Jun smiled and said nothing. He turned around and left the room to deal with this matter.

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“How… did you do that?” Lin Ruan was simply speechless about how Wei Jun had convinced the insurance company to pay them. Wei Jun smiled and said, “That’s a trade secret.”

Lin Ruan didn’t pursue the matter and said, “Well, that’s all the more blessing for me then. How about you deal with these as well?” Lin Ruan pushed a stack of papers to Wei Jun with a charming smile.

Wei Jun chuckled but remained quiet as he was the one who needed Lin Ruan more than she needed him. He nodded and took the stack of papers. He would have to interview some people and then also check the survivors.

Oh yeah, the survivors.

Five buildings were blown to smithereens but not a single life was lost. The people in the buildings, mostly security staff were found unconscious in several trucks a few blocks away from the incident, all unconscious, and no one knew how they got there and what happened to them.

That was why, the first thought of the police and everyone, except for the obvious bombing, was towards terrorism because only that explained the meticulous planning of the incident.

The cameras of all the buildings and all the cameras around the place that had a camera were hacked and put on a loop. The security staff and everyone were found with compounds of drugs in their system that they seemed to have inhaled and that compound was let in through the buildings via their vents and cooling systems.

All in all, it was a meticulous planning with already no window for a clue but if that wasn’t enough, there wasn’t any trace of the material used as well. That was why the city was on a state of high alert and the police were at a loss in their investigations.

And the instigator of all that was currently dealing with the problems he had caused and making a good name for himself.