246: It's easier to fish in troubled waters.

Old Shi's hand, which was holding the ring, suddenly trembled.

He was taking it?

How did he dare to take it!

In his hands, this thing wasn't wealth; it was a death warrant! It was a weight sufficient to crush his soul!

Lin Yu didn't say anything more and walked straight toward the car door.

With a "hiss," the car door slowly opened.

A blast of cold air, a mix of metal and energy, surged in.

Everyone got off the bus one after another.

When the Driver Uncle was the last one to scramble off the bus and saw the scene before him, he went completely numb.

This place... was an entirely different world from the industrial park Lin Yu had seen outside earlier.

The outside was simple, even containing some old industrial workshops.

But the interior was a true city of the future.

On the surfaces of alloy buildings hundreds of meters high, data streams flowed like waterfalls. In mid-air, holographic projections of precision mechanical arms were assembling unknown giant components. On the ground, personnel in white research coats and security personnel in black combat uniforms moved in a hurried yet orderly fashion.

The air was filled with a peculiar scent—a mixture of disinfectant and energy catalysts.

Just then, a group of people walked quickly out of the main entrance of a building ahead.

The leaders were dressed in suits and leather shoes, possessing extraordinary temperaments. Their chests bore the emblems of Panshi, Wind Travel, Giant Strength, and Qingyun respectively.

Behind them followed dozens of researchers and senior executives.

“Old Shi!”

“President Wang!”

Seeing Old Shi and Wang Teng, they immediately hurried forward to greet them.

However, when they saw Lin Yu, who was surrounded in the center, and Li Mo and Wang Qingxuan following behind him, everyone's footsteps halted in unison.

Immediately after, led by the senior executive from Panshi Biology, everyone—nearly a hundred people—bowed deeply toward Lin Yu and his party.

“Welcome, President Lin! Old Shi!”

“Welcome, distinguished guests!”

Clearly, these fellows had already been given a heads-up.

Their voices were uniform and resonant, echoing across this plaza filled with a sense of science fiction.

The Driver Uncle's legs went weak, and he nearly knelt directly on the ground.

He... he fucking... what kind of people had he picked up in his bus tonight?!

President Lin?

Which President Lin?

A President Lin who could make all the high-level executives of the Four Major Pharmaceutical Companies line up and bow in welcome in their lair, which was comparable to a military fortress?

This is insane!

Why would people with this kind of status and position take the night shift bus when they go out?!!!

Who the fuck could have imagined this!

A massive, indescribable sense of absurdity and fear instantly shattered the Driver Uncle's psychological defenses.

He remembered being on the bus and shouting "not much gas left" at that Old Shi, who seemed the most powerful.

He remembered that he had even tried to break free from that burly man's grip.

He had even... he had even cast a disdainful look at that old man, the one everyone called "Old Shi," thinking he was just bragging.

A surge of heat rose uncontrollably from his lower abdomen.

It was over.

He was going to pee himself.

No, he couldn't pee.

The Driver Uncle used the greatest willpower of his life to clamp his legs shut tightly, his face turning beet red from the effort.

Right now, he only wanted to turn himself into a stone, a speck of dust, so that no one would see him.

However, amidst this extreme fear, his brain became unprecedentedly clear due to the overstimulation.

A thought, like a bolt of lightning, sliced through his chaotic musings.

Something wasn't right.

He suddenly realized a problem.

These people respected Old Shi and called him "Old Shi."

Yet Old Shi, that old man with the most venerable status, had used an almost pleading posture after breaking down on the bus to say to that Young Man... "As long as... as long as you say the word."

The Driver Uncle stiffly turned his neck, inch by inch.

His gaze passed over those respectfully bowing executives, passed over the powerful aura of Wang Teng, and passed over that Old Shi who had already scared the wits out of him.

Finally, it landed on the back of that Young Man.

Old Shi wasn't the most noble one.

That Young Man... was!

This thought was like the final straw that completely crushed the Driver Uncle's already fragile nerves.

He couldn't even let out a cry of alarm.

Because the moment he figured this out, two dark shadows appeared silently to his left and right.

They were two security personnel wearing black combat uniforms.

They didn't say a word; each grabbed one of his arms, their movements crisp and efficient, as if they were dragging a sack.

The Driver Uncle's body went completely limp, his feet dragging two powerless trails on the smooth floor.

He was carried away.

From beginning to end, aside from Lin Yu's group, no one spared him a second glance.

It was as if what was being dragged away wasn't a living person, but just a piece of obstructive trash.

The plaza fell into an eerie silence.

Nearly a hundred executives from the Four Major Pharmaceutical Companies remained in a ninety-degree bow, motionless.

The wind was somewhat cold.

It blew through Wang Qingxuan's hair and fluttered the hem of Li Mo's clothes.

Li Mo's head hung even lower, almost burying into his chest; he was using this method to hide the uncontrollable excitement in his heart.

This was the Boss.

This was the silent majesty brought by absolute strength.

Just then.

The leading executive from Panshi Biology finally dared to straighten up.

He walked quickly to Old Shi's side, lowered his posture, leaned into Old Shi's ear, and quickly whispered a few sentences at a volume only the two of them could hear.

Old Shi's body suddenly stiffened.

On that face, which looked gray and defeated from exhaustion, a flash of astonishment instantly appeared.

People from the Abyss Domain... were here today too?

How could it be such a coincidence?

A thought flashed rapidly through his mind.

Of course.

Tonight's commotion was too big.

At the time, to show their sincerity, they had made the entire industrial park work overtime together, and later, to keep Lin Yu there, they had even rushed out recklessly.

Although the movements were small, in the eyes of those with intentions, they could naturally interpret many things.

It was reasonable that those pervasive fellows from the Abyss Domain had received the news in advance and rushed over.

This was trouble.

One Lin Yu had already pushed them into an inescapable abyss.

Now there was another strange and unfathomable Abyss Domain... however, this worry lasted for less than half a second.

In Old Shi's clouded mind, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck.

His heart, which had gone quiet, suddenly surged with joy.

This is good!

This is very good!

Only in troubled waters can one catch fish!

When there was only one player on the chessboard, he was just a pawn to be slaughtered at will.

But when a second, or even a third powerful player appeared on the board... then as a pawn, he might not lack the space to jump between sides and manipulate the game!

Old Shi's nearly extinguished fighting spirit flared back to life at this moment.

He quietly shifted his body, using it to block Lin Yu's line of sight, and silently asked the executive in lip-reading.

“Have the military and the Special Operations Department been contacted?”

The executive immediately understood and nodded heavily.

He also responded with an almost imperceptible mouth movement.

“Contacted! A squad from the Fangs Special Operations Team has personally set out, with Chief Zhong Huai from the main Fangs unit leading as the temporary captain! The higher-ups said that even if the opponents are from the Abyss Domain, success is guaranteed!”

Boom!

In Old Shi's brain, it was as if a brilliant firework had exploded.

Fangs!

And it was Zhong Huai, second only to Qin Zhan, leading the team!

Zhong Huai's status was even more useful than Qin Zhan's combat power!!

Good, good, good!

Old Shi was trembling slightly with excitement.

Lin Yu!

Abyss Domain!

Fangs Special Operations Team!

These three terrifying existences, any one of which could stir up a storm, were going to gather here tonight!

None of these fellows were easy to deal with.

But if they were gathered together... Old Shi could almost foresee what a magnificent clash between dragons and tigers it would be!

And he would no longer be that poor wretch who was scared into a mental breakdown on the bus and could only beg humbly.

He would be the center of this great play! He would be the key figure who could pull the strings, use others' strength, and even reap the rewards while others fought!

A long-lost pride of being in control of everything returned to his body.

He slowly turned around.

On that pale, aging face, a hint of red actually surfaced at this moment.