"You're seeking death!" Just as Chu Jianhua's hand was about to touch Tantai Yue, the door shattered with a "boom," and a roar echoed into the room.
Qin Xuan flashed in front of Chu Jianhua, grabbed him by the neck with one hand, and glared at him with a face full of fury.
"Who... who are you..." Chu Jianhua, struggling to breathe, managed to utter a few words.
"The dying don't need to know," Qin Xuan said, his voice as cold as ice.
Qin Xuan wouldn't let anyone who dared to harm Tantai Yue go. But instead of killing him immediately, he asked, "Who told you to do this? Tell me, and I can make your death more bearable."
Chu Jianhua was merely the owner of a small raw material factory. With his courage, he wouldn't dare to touch Tantai Yue.
In Jiangbei, most people knew that Tantai Yue was close to Wang Yuyan.
Moreover, Wang Yuyan held shares in Tantai Yue's company, so someone must have instigated this.
Chu Jianhua's face turned red with anger, but he still stubbornly said, "What... what are you talking about? I don't understand."
Qin Xuan sneered, "I see you won't shed tears until you see the coffin."
With that, Qin Xuan tightened his grip.
Chu Jianhua felt his neck getting tighter and tighter, unable to draw breath through his nose.
Just as Chu Jianhua was about to suffocate, he used his last bit of strength and said, "I'll talk!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan slightly loosened his grip.
Fearing he would truly be choked to death, Chu Jianhua quickly said, "It was Li... Shengtian who told me to do this. A few days ago, he cut off all the raw material channels for Hongyan Company and then contacted the owners of the remaining raw material companies. He gave us some benefits, telling us to..."
After listening, Qin Xuan pondered for a moment and then asked, "Don't you know that Wang Yuyan has shares in Hongyan Company?"
The Wang family was one of the largest families in Jiangbei, and Wang Yuyan was known by almost everyone in Jiangbei's high society.
Chu Jianhua confessed, "We knew the Wang family was behind Hongyan Company. But Li Shengtian said not to worry about the Wang family, that he had a way to control them, so we..."
Chu Jianhua was the fifth cosmetics raw material company owner that Wang Yuyan had contacted.
There were only a few raw material factories in Jiangbei. Tantai Yue had contacted almost all of them, but none were willing to cooperate with her.
Even Tantai Yue had contacted the Wang family's two raw material companies, but their phones were unreachable, and the people were nowhere to be found. Otherwise, Tantai Yue wouldn't have contacted someone like Chu Jianhua.
Qin Xuan asked again, "You said Li Shengtian had a way to control the Wang family. What way?"
Although Li Shengtian had considerable wealth, he was still far from the Wang family, no matter from which aspect. He was no match for the Wang family, let alone controlling them.
Furthermore, Qin Xuan had a close relationship with Wang Youhai and Dan Bend from Yujing Teahouse, and he owed them great favors.
Chu Jianhua, his face still flushed, shook his head and said, "That... I don't know. Li Shengtian just told us not to supply Miss Tan with raw materials. He didn't say anything else."
Qin Xuan didn't quite believe him. His expression turned stern, startling Chu Jianhua, who quickly added, "I... I really didn't lie to you! I truly don't know anything. Li Shengtian gave me ten million, and told me nothing else, honestly!"
Seeing that Chu Jianhua didn't seem to be lying, Qin Xuan knew he was likely telling the truth.
However, Qin Xuan had no intention of letting him go. With a slight movement of his little finger on the hand gripping Chu Jianhua's neck, a trace of dragon energy surged into the major artery within Chu Jianhua's body. An hour later, this trace of dragon energy would sever Chu Jianhua's major artery.
Severing the artery from within meant there would be no external signs, and even an immortal couldn't save him then.
Qin Xuan threw Chu Jianhua onto the sofa, let out a cold snort, "I'll spare your life today. Don't let me see you again, or I'll take your dog life."
With that, he picked up the pale and pained Tantai Yue from the floor and walked out.
After Qin Xuan left, Chu Jianhua sat up from the sofa. He even glanced towards the door to make sure he was truly gone before heaving a few gasping breaths and saying with lingering fear, "Damn it, I almost lost my life. Li Shengtian, you bastard, why didn't you mention beforehand that this woman had such a formidable character by her side? If I had known, I would have brought over a dozen bodyguards to guard the entrance."
Chu Jianhua had also inquired earlier. Tantai Yue didn't even have a single security guard, and the people guarding her company's entrance were all elderly men. Where did this kid come from?
He couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time, so he decided not to think about it and directly called his female secretary downstairs.
Although he was scared earlier, the lust ignited by Tantai Yue hadn't completely subsided, so he could only rely on his secretary to vent his frustrations.
Soon, the secretary arrived.
While this secretary couldn't compare to Tantai Yue, she was dressed attractively and was a beauty of mistress caliber.
Just as the two were playing cards over the table, Chu Jianhua suddenly stopped moving, his pupils dilating, his eyes fixed straight ahead.
The secretary, who was in the heat of the moment, saw her boss stop playing and quickly hooked her leg around Chu Jianhua's waist, purring, "Boss, why aren't you moving? Play your card! I'm waiting to receive your cards! Give me a royal flush!"
Seeing that Chu Jianhua didn't respond, the secretary finally looked up.
She didn't realize what was happening until she looked. The sight almost made the secretary's soul leap out of her body in terror.
Chu Jianhua was bleeding from all seven orifices, standing motionless like a zombie. What's more, they were still in the pose of playing cards.
The secretary scrambled up in fright.
"Help... Help! Someone's... someone's dead!"
The secretary's screams immediately echoed throughout the entire building.
Several security guards downstairs rushed up. Seeing the scene in the room, they panicked and quickly called the manager.
The manager was also somewhat stunned.
If someone died in his establishment, he would inevitably be implicated no matter what.
To avoid being dragged down, the manager immediately ordered the security guards to apprehend the female secretary.
"You were the only one with the deceased at the scene. You're definitely implicated. Arrest her!"
The female secretary, in a panic, cried out, "It... it has nothing to do with me! President Chu just asked me to play cards, and then..."
Fearing imprisonment, the female secretary truthfully recounted what had just happened.
But how could the manager believe her?
Who would believe that playing cards could lead to death? Even a dog wouldn't believe it.
Chu Jianhua wasn't a first-time visitor to the establishment, and he had a decent relationship with the manager. They had even played cards together at a foot massage parlor before. Although Chu Jianhua was overweight, he actually had good stamina and couldn't possibly have died from playing cards.
Therefore, the manager immediately ordered the female secretary to be apprehended and then called the police.