"Right! Right! Right, right, right!"
Roland felt a pang of fear, and followed Cold Mountain into the still scorching, blackened warehouse.
Fortunately, Jin Fang Pharmaceutical, as an old pharmaceutical company that had ventured abroad, was well-equipped. Despite being suppressed by Jiu Ding Pharmaceutical in recent years, the warehouse's storage equipment was complete. Coupled with the timely rescue by the Raptor 3, arranged by Long Aotian, the Sumeru Mustard Paste suffered no damage. Cold Mountain and Roland were overjoyed and wept with relief.
"Master! Master! Where are you, Master?"
Just then, Ah Qiang, dragging the helpless Cao Yu, came crying and shouting, as if attending a funeral.
Seeing Cold Mountain emerge from the warehouse covered in charcoal and wearing a security uniform, he panicked and immediately knelt down:
"Master, please calm your anger. If I had known you were working at Jin Fang Pharmaceutical, let alone the mere hundred thousand yuan this bastard Cao Yu gave me, even if it were a million or ten million more, I... I wouldn't dare to commit such a foolish act of mistaking the Dragon King's temple for a common household!"
"Damn it! You set the fire? You scoundrel! Are you trying to kill me?"
Cold Mountain was furious. He fiercely kicked Ah Qiang, sending him skidding ten paces across the ground. Still not satisfied, he pounced again, grabbed Ah Qiang's collar, and rained blows upon him.
Cao Yu, witnessing Cold Mountain's ferocity and hearing Ah Qiang's pig-like wails, felt his scalp tingle and his heart pound. He made to flee desperately.
Roland's expression turned cold, and she darted forward to block him like lightning:
"You suicidal fool, don't drag me down with you! Moreover, things have escalated to this point. Do you think you can just walk away?"
Saying that, she raised her hand and delivered a swift, sharp slap that sent Cao Yu spinning like a top.
Cao Yu was clearly taken aback by how hard the sexy and alluring Roland could hit. He became even more terrified and pleaded tremblingly:
"Auntie Roland, I was wrong..."
Roland became even angrier and delivered a powerful kick to Cao Yu's chest, sending him flying:
"Auntie? Who are you calling auntie? Are you blind? I'm in the prime of my beauty and charm!"
But anger aside, Roland knew the priority was to explain to Chen Xiao, preferably before Cold Mountain, who was still beating Ah Qiang. So, while stepping on Cao Yu, she dialed Chen Xiao's number and said respectfully:
"Mr. Chen, with the help of the supersonic armed helicopter Raptor 3 you arranged, the fire has been extinguished, and the Sumeru Mustard Paste in the warehouse is intact. Furthermore, I have apprehended Cao Yu, who hired the arsonist. Please instruct me on what to do next."
Under Roland's foot, Cao Yu was like a helpless ant. The only thing he could do was cry out for mercy:
"Xiao... Xiao Ge! Little brother knows his mistake, spare me... spare me..."
As fate would have it, Chen Xiao arrived at the scene driving Zhou Wannong's Porsche.
Having taken the kidney-boosting tonic bought by Zhou Wannong, he had finally regained some energy. After getting out of the car, he immediately kicked Cao Yu, sending him rolling on the ground:
"Bastard, you set fire to my warehouse. Do you think a simple 'I was wrong' will suffice?"
Cold Mountain, who was still beating Ah Qiang, felt a chill run down his spine and his heart pound. He hastily knelt down on the spot, his head and face touching the ground, trembling all over, not daring to breathe.
Ah Qiang, ignoring the pain, followed suit, prostrating himself even lower.
Cao Yu cried out hoarsely:
"I'll compensate! I'll compensate, okay? Xiao Ge, just name your price, and I'll sell everything I own to cover your losses."
Chen Xiao said directly:
"I was just thinking Jin Fang Pharmaceutical's warehouse wasn't big enough. So, I'll take your family's wholesale Chinese herbal medicine company as compensation! Within three days, if I don't see you kneeling and delivering all the relevant transfer documents, you'll face the consequences!"
"Wh-what?"
Cao Yu's scalp tingled, and he argued unwillingly:
"Xiao... Xiao Ge, the company next door is my dad's. Even if I wanted to compensate you, I don't have the right to transfer it..."
Chen Xiao interrupted him unceremoniously:
"Do you think I'm negotiating with you? It's simple: do it, or wait for a certain unit of the Southern Theater Command Marines, currently on a secret mission at the confluence of three rivers, to come looking for you! But frankly, obstructing official military business is a grave offense. If that happens, you'll be spending the rest of your life behind bars."
Cao Yu was struck by lightning and completely terrified. His vision went black, and he fainted on the spot.
Cold Mountain was also stunned by Chen Xiao's words. He instinctively kicked Ah Qiang, who was kneeling behind his backside, over. He pleaded in panic:
"Chen... Dr. Chen, please be magnanimous and spare me this time? Although... although the dog who was hired to set the fire by Cao Yu is my apprentice, but... but I swear I had no knowledge of it."
Thinking that both his apprentices had managed to offend Chen Xiao, Cold Mountain was on the verge of tears and wished he were dead. As he spoke, he kowtowed with all his might.
"Uh..."
Chen Xiao looked bewildered, clearly not expecting Cold Mountain to be so unlucky. But Ah Qiang was already on the ground, barely breathing, and beaten beyond recognition. He decided not to dwell on it and said:
"Get these two out of here first, and clean up the scene. Judging by the time, the client I arranged beforehand should be sending a vehicle to pick up the goods soon."
Fearing further complications, Long Aotian, after the Raptor 3 successfully put out the fire, immediately called Yan Su and instructed him to quickly send vehicles to Jin Fang Pharmaceutical to secretly transport the Sumeru Mustard Paste.
Yan Su acted swiftly. Not long after Cold Mountain had removed the unconscious Cao Yu and Ah Qiang, he arrived at Jin Fang Pharmaceutical with three temporarily prepared large trucks.
Instantly, over twenty "movers" swarmed out of the trucks to carry the goods. They were all dressed in black one-piece work uniforms, well-trained, and moved in unison. In the moonlight, one could vaguely see the outline of camouflage peeking out from the collars of their black uniforms.
Even the slow-witted Cold Mountain and Roland could vaguely guess the background of the client. They acted meekly and nervously, rushing to help with the loading, which further increased their awe of Chen Xiao.
Coincidentally, at that moment, accompanied by a series of rumbling sounds, another twenty to thirty large trucks rumbled towards Jin Fang Pharmaceutical, creating a bustling scene in the night, with a grand momentum.
Simultaneously, Chen Xiao received a call from Lin Meiqi:
"Dr. Chen, I just received news that with Ye Tie Zhu's help, my father has indeed gathered nearly thirty million yuan worth of Chinese herbal medicine and is personally leading the team to deliver it. He should arrive at Jin Fang Pharmaceutical in about ten minutes. What should we do?"
After the Sumeru Mustard Paste was completed, Lin Meiqi had immediately gone to find Lin Zhengyang, trying to persuade him not to oppose Chen Xiao. To her surprise, Lin Zhengyang had only paid lip service and had not taken her advice to heart. Now, she was calling Chen Xiao, almost in tears with anxiety.