Chapter 58

In the chairman's office, Ye Chenfeng systematically searched through it and discovered that a wooden board under the desk was hollow. He pried up the board, and before his eyes appeared a modern high-tech safe.

The safe used an electronic password input system. If the password was entered incorrectly three times, the contents of the safe would self-destruct. This type of high-tech safe was considered top-notch in today's era.

However, to Ye Chenfeng, it was not impressive at all! Don't forget that his soul came from five hundred years in the future, where this kind of safe was considered nothing but junk.

Placing his right palm on the keypad, a surge of soul power seeped into the electronic mechanism of the safe. Ye Chenfeng intended to use his soul power to destroy the electronic password system of the safe.

After about a minute, a faint sound came from inside the safe, and then the door of the safe automatically popped open. It seemed that Ye Chenfeng's method had worked.

The first thing that caught Ye Chenfeng's eye was a photo in the safe. He couldn't believe it was real. The photo showed a massive tree root.

To ordinary people, it was just an ordinary tree root, but Ye Chenfeng knew it was a Phantom Tree Root. According to many ancient texts, the Phantom Tree Root had immense medicinal value and could enhance various human physical abilities. In other words, could the Phantom Tree Root also enhance Ye Chenfeng's soul power?

In his previous life, Ye Chenfeng had studied medicine extensively and only learned about the Phantom Tree Root by chance while reading ancient books.

The Phantom Tree Root was a very peculiar plant, consisting only of roots and stems, without the usual trunk and leaves found in other trees. It grew buried in the soil all year round.

Regardless of whether the Phantom Tree Root could enhance his soul power, Ye Chenfeng was determined to obtain it. His Cloud Ascending Mushroom had been destroyed, and he needed something to compensate for it.

In addition to the photo of the Phantom Tree Root, the safe also contained a large stack of documents. When Ye Chenfeng opened the documents, his expression changed instantly.

The content of the documents revealed a shocking and terrifying plan. Someone intended to spread a new virus in China, which would regress the intelligence of normal humans to that of two- to three-year-olds. If this virus were to spread, what would China become?

Ye Chenfeng couldn't imagine who would dare to do such a heinous act? No wonder the Tianwu Group had been continuously acquiring major companies in China; they were planning to spread the virus through various channels!

"Who is behind the Tianwu Group?" Ye Chenfeng's brows furrowed tightly. Although he wasn't a particularly patriotic person, he had the blood of the Chinese people in his veins, and his family was in China. No matter what, he had to stop this from happening.

One thing that puzzled Ye Chenfeng was how such a large-scale operation had not been detected by the relevant authorities in China. They were truly a bunch of people who took the country's money without doing their job.

Under the documents was a piece of paper with contact information and a detailed address. With this paper, Ye Chenfeng could find the mastermind behind this terrifying plan.

Just as Ye Chenfeng was about to leave, thick smoke began to seep through the door of the office. He quickly opened the door and saw a raging fire. It was impossible to escape via the elevator or the stairs.

It seemed that during the time Ye Chenfeng was in the chairman's office, someone had discovered his presence and decided to burn him alive, destroying all evidence in the process.

Ye Chenfeng closed the door of the chairman's office again and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. He picked up a chair and smashed the glass. The cool night air instantly rushed into the office, making his clothes flutter.

Looking down, the height of the twelfth floor was no joke. If an ordinary person fell from the twelfth floor, they would certainly turn into a human pancake.

"Damn it, forcing me to jump from a building? I'm determined to get the Phantom Tree Root, and I'm also determined to take your lives," Ye Chenfeng muttered, feeling extremely frustrated.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Chenfeng used his soul power to cling tightly to the window. His body instantly plummeted like a ball.

If someone were to see this scene, they might think a movie company was filming a movie. This kind of scene often appears in action films.

As he was about to reach the ground, Ye Chenfeng bent his legs and came to an abrupt stop on the glass, creating a sharp "squeak" sound from the friction between the glass and his shoes.

About a meter from the ground, Ye Chenfeng kicked off the glass with his feet and shot toward the ground, rolling several times to reduce the impact of the fall.

"Mr. Ye, are you okay?" Fang Nanxiang, who had been waiting outside, saw the thick black smoke coming from the building and was hesitating whether to rush in. After all, Ye Chenfeng had told him not to act until he received a call.

Just as Fang Nanxiang decided to rush in, he suddenly saw Ye Chenfeng slide down the glass from the outside of the building. He didn't know what to think. This wasn't a movie! Ye Chenfeng actually slid down from the twelfth floor and landed on the ground unharmed? Who would believe such a thing if he told them?

Ye Chenfeng stood up from the ground, waved his hand, and said, "Brother Fang, I'm fine. I wonder which bastard set the fire?"

"Mr. Ye, did you really slide down from the twelfth floor using the glass?" Although he had seen it with his own eyes, Fang Nanxiang couldn't help but ask.

Ye Chenfeng nodded and said, "Brother Fang, do you want to try it too? It's actually quite simple. As long as you get the hang of it, you can slide down from a fifty- or sixty-story building without any problem." In his previous life, Ye Chenfeng had slid down from a ninety-story building to complete a mission.

Fang Nanxiang shook his head repeatedly and said, "Mr. Ye, I don't have your skills."

He was joking. If he failed to become a spider-man and ended up dead, it would be too much of a waste. After all, Fang Nanxiang wasn't like Ye Chenfeng. When he was Ye Chenfeng's age, he was just a new recruit in the special forces. Sometimes, comparing oneself to others can be frustrating, especially when those others are so outstanding that you have to look up to them. Sometimes, it's better not to compare yourself to others.