Chapter 80

Chao Sheng Group initially established its development foundation in Jiangzhou City. However, with the rapid expansion of chain retail supermarkets, Jiangzhou City could no longer satisfy its market and expansion desires. Therefore, by the late 1990s, Chao Sheng Group had already moved its headquarters to Haizhou City, the capital of Jiangnan Province.

Women tend to be more nostalgic, so even though the headquarters of Chao Sheng Group had moved to the provincial capital, Haizhou City, Zhong Yangying generally still returned to Jiangzhou City's Rose Garden every weekend. Recently, being plagued by evil spirits, she had no heart for work and almost stayed in Jiangzhou City every day. However, since Xia Yunjie gave her the talisman to ward off evil, Zhong Yangying has resumed her normal life and works at the headquarters in Haizhou City every day.

Today is no exception!

However, today, Zhong Yangying's office welcomed two unexpected guests. One was Masaharu Sato, the president of Masaharu Shoji, and the other was a seemingly plump and noble woman, who was actually a female yin-yang master with mysterious powers, Chiba Kako.

"Ms. Zhong, it's good to see you!" Masaharu Sato extended his hand to shake Zhong Yangying's, speaking fluent Chinese, clearly having put effort into understanding Chinese culture.

"Thanks to Mr. Masaharu, I've been doing quite well recently." Zhong Yangying shook hands with Masaharu Sato, her tone neither warm nor cold, with a hidden meaning.

"That's good, that's good. This is Miss Chiba Kako, a yin-yang master from Japan." Masaharu Sato's eyes flashed with a cold glint, but his face remained smiling and polite as he introduced her.

"Miss Chiba Kako, it's a pleasure to meet you. However, I am in business and am quite superstitious about matters involving spirits and ghosts." Zhong Yangying's eyes flashed with a hint of caution and hatred, but she still shook hands with Chiba Kako, though her tone was not as friendly.

She wasn't a fool and naturally understood that the nightmares she had been having recently were due to Chiba Kako's machinations. However, as a businesswoman, she valued harmony, and given that Chiba Kako was a yin-yang master with mysterious powers, Zhong Yangying was still wary and did not directly ask them to leave.

Of course, there was no evidence of such supernatural matters! Otherwise, Zhong Yangying could have called the police directly.

"Let's not beat around the bush. China is vast and has a long history, and it has always been a place where talented people emerge. I am here to ask Ms. Zhong to introduce me to the high person behind you, so I can meet and learn from your Chinese yin-yang master." Chiba Kako's beautiful eyes flashed with a sharp light as she spoke calmly.

Zhong Yangying's heart immediately tightened. At this moment, she clearly understood that Chiba Kako had come to settle accounts with Xia Yunjie. However, she knew nothing about their circle and couldn't tell who was more powerful. Moreover, since they had traveled a long distance to confront her, they must have been confident of their victory. Xia Yunjie, being young, must have limited cultivation time and thus limited power.

"I don't understand what you mean by a high person or not." Although Xia Yunjie had told Zhong Yangying to call him if the Japanese came again, she ultimately chose to feign ignorance.

"Ms. Zhong, rest assured, I only want to meet that person and discuss matters with him. I will not harm him. After all, we live in a law-based society, and people in our circle must also abide by the law." Chiba Kako, who had traveled a long distance to China to find the high person behind Zhong Yangying, would not return just because of Zhong Yangying's words. Her beautiful eyes looked at Zhong Yangying as she spoke, her voice particularly soft, almost hypnotic, making it hard to refuse.

"Is that true?" Zhong Yangying, looking at the fair-skinned and noble Chiba Kako, began to waver.

"Of course, it's true." Chiba Kako smiled seductively.

"Excuse me, I need to step out for a moment. Xiao Su, please entertain Mr. Masaharu and Miss Chiba." Although Zhong Yangying was somewhat influenced by Chiba Kako's voice, she was a strong woman who had accomplished much. Her resolve was much stronger than that of an ordinary person, and she did not blindly agree. Instead, she got up and instructed her secretary, then turned and walked into another room.

Watching Zhong Yangying walk into another room, the soft light in Chiba Kako's eyes gradually turned cold. Her earlier words about not harming Xia Yunjie and abiding by the law were all lies to deceive Zhong Yangying. Xia Yunjie had killed a shikigami she had painstakingly cultivated, and she would not let it go easily. As for abiding by the law, that was a joke. People like her, if they truly wanted to harm someone, would not be caught by ordinary police.

Of course, a special department might be able to investigate, but such a department was far removed from ordinary people's lives. Unless a significant paranormal event occurred, they would not pay attention to the life and death of an ordinary person. Even if they did, Chiba Kako would have already returned to Japan by then.

Masaharu Sato, watching Zhong Yangying get up and enter another room, saw a deep wariness in his eyes. He could tell that Zhong Yangying's wavering was due to Chiba Kako's hypnotic voice.

Zhong Yangying entered another room and called Xia Yunjie on her phone.

She didn't fully trust Chiba Kako's words, but her resolve had been shaken by her voice, so she decided to call Xia Yunjie rather than continue to feign ignorance and refuse.

Zhong Yangying called Xia Yunjie in the afternoon.

"Jie, it's me, Zhong. They're here." As soon as Xia Yunjie answered the phone, he heard Zhong Yangying's somewhat nervous voice.

"They? You mean the people who sent the evil spirits to harm you?" Xia Yunjie's dark eyes flashed with a cold light.

He hadn't expected that after he had just destroyed the evil spirits yesterday, they would come to confront him today.

"Yes, it's the people from Masaharu Shoji I told you about yesterday. Today, Masaharu Sato brought a female yin-yang master to see me. She wants to meet you, and I was afraid she might harm you, so I didn't agree at first. But then she said she just wants to meet you and discuss matters. I don't understand your circle, so if you think it's inappropriate, I can refuse. After all, this is our Chinese territory, and she is just a yin-yang master..."

"Since she's here, we should meet her. Otherwise, it would make us seem weak. Arrange a quiet place where we won't be disturbed, and I'll meet her." Xia Yunjie interrupted.

"Would that be dangerous?" Zhong Yangying, not an ordinary woman, gradually became fully awake during the call and couldn't help but worry.

"Zhong, don't worry. I'm still young, and I won't do anything dangerous." Xia Yunjie said lightly, half-joking.

"I have a tea garden in Cangbei. It's a beautiful and quiet place. Apart from the tea garden manager, no one usually goes there. I built a house there for vacations. How about we meet in Cangbei?" Zhong Yangying, seeing Xia Yunjie's relaxed tone, felt much more at ease and suggested.

Cangbei County is part of Jiangzhou City but is connected to the provincial capital, Haizhou City, and is located between the two cities.

Xia Yunjie didn't mind where they went, as long as it was quiet. He said, "Sure, I'm at the Deya residential area now. Send someone to pick me up."

"Okay, but I'm in Haizhou City. I'll send a car to pick you up immediately. It should take about ten minutes to reach the Deya residential area." Zhong Yangying said.

Xia Yunjie replied, "Okay," and hung up the phone.

The person who came to pick up Xia Yunjie was a manager of Chao Sheng Group in Jiangzhou City, a man in his early thirties, driving a black Volkswagen Passat and wearing a Swiss Enicar watch, clearly a successful person.

When the man saw Xia Yunjie, he was clearly surprised by his youth and simplicity, staring at him for a few moments. But he remembered that Xia Yunjie was someone the chairman had personally instructed to be treated well, so he didn't dare to be rude. He politely invited Xia Yunjie into the car and drove to Cangbei County.

The place Zhong Yangying described was indeed a beautiful and quiet location, with a moderate-sized hill covered in lush greenery and a small stream flowing gently around it.

Zhong Yangying's vacation villa was situated halfway up the hill, hidden among tall pine trees. A narrow cement road, just wide enough for two cars, wound from the foot of the hill to the villa's entrance.

When the manager from Jiangzhou City drove Xia Yunjie to the villa halfway up the hill, a group of people was already waiting at the entrance.

Among them were Zhong Yangying and her personal driver and bodyguard, Wu Ying, as well as Masaharu Sato, Chiba Kako, and a Japanese woman in a purple dress with a cold expression and cold eyes, but a petite figure.

Except for Zhong Yangying, who showed no surprise when she saw Xia Yunjie get out of the Passat, the others, including Wu Ying, couldn't help but show their surprise.

Wu Ying hadn't expected that the boss and the president of Masaharu Shoji would travel all the way to the villa in Cangbei to wait for Xia Yunjie, a bar worker. Masaharu Sato and the others were even more surprised, never expecting that the high person behind Zhong Yangying would be such a young and simple man. Masaharu Sato couldn't help but ask, "Could he be..."

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