Chapter 266: Chapter 266

Qian Duoduo, dressed in a Tang suit, also looked disheveled at this moment, his face smeared with dust from the collapsed villa. Despite this, he was still urgently making arrangements, "Bafu, tally up what was bombed, assess the current situation, and check for any casualties! Then, send some people to check on the castle!"

Owning an estate that spanned the entire mountain had its downsides—it was simply too large. Whenever an incident occurred, someone had to be dispatched to take inventory. The young man named Bafu held a device that continuously displayed records and feedback information as the more than six hundred people on West Mountain began to operate at high speed.

Su Xiangnan furrowed his brow, realizing something was amiss. Damn it, he hadn’t ordered anyone to blow up any gas canisters from start to finish!

Just as he was about to speak, his phone rang—it was Jing Shu’s mobile number!

A choked voice came from the other end of the phone, "Dad, it’s me. I’m with Jing Shu, and we’re safe now. Where are you?"

Everyone collectively sighed in relief. It was good that their little one was safe!

Su Xiangnan felt his old heart soften. "It’s good that you’re safe. Where are you? Where are Ah Gou and the other bodyguards? I’ll send someone to pick you up right away. I’m currently at Old Qian’s guest villa."

Ah Gou might very well be a traitor!

"Uncle Gou and the bodyguards are dead," she sobbed. "Jing Shu said the people who kidnapped me probably wanted to provoke you all into destroying each other, so you mustn’t trust the bad guys! You’ve fallen into their trap! Where am I? I don’t know where this is either. After coming up from the tunnel, we arrived at a place that looks like a castle." ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel•fire.net

"Alright, keep your phone on. I’ll have your location traced. Don’t worry, I won’t get into any conflict with Old Ghost. Stay put; I’m coming to get you right away."

Although Su Xiangnan had many suspicions, nothing was more important to him now than his daughter’s safety. "Quickly, trace Jing Shu’s phone location!"

Qian Duoduo was full of questions. How could Su Xiangnan’s daughter be in the castle? Didn’t they say she escaped through the underground passage? How did she end up in the castle after coming out of the passage? Qian Duoduo felt like he was missing something crucial. Could this be an Immortal Jump?

"Since your daughter is safe now, let’s stop the bombing outside for a bit. Energy is so scarce these days, and both you and I still need to contribute a lot of it to power the Artificial Sun," Qian Duoduo said, his voice tinged with impatience.

Su Xiangnan hurriedly explained, "I really didn’t order the bombing outside, including the first explosion. You heard it too. Someone deliberately kidnapped my daughter to frame you. Now that my daughter has escaped, there’s no need for us to bomb you anymore. I’m afraid someone is intentionally trying to make us destroy each other so they can reap the benefits."

This time it was Qian Duoduo’s turn to sneer. He gestured and said, "Bafu, tell Brother Su what you’ve found out."

"Mr. Su, we’ve just received a report. Over twenty of the men you brought with you emerged from the underground passage, ignited a gas canister in one location, and then fled. They’ve already destroyed a breeding facility, a farm, and three houses. We’ve dispatched security to apprehend these individuals."

"This is a frame-up! It’s definitely a frame-up! Old Ghost, I need to hurry and pick up my daughter. Once I have her, we can discuss anything." Since Su Xiangnan now knew this was a setup, he naturally wouldn’t provoke Qian Duoduo further and significantly softened his tone.

"Alright, let’s go then. We’ll go together and see what tricks you’re up to." Qian Duoduo decided to go along primarily because the incident was happening at the castle. The rest of West Mountain could be blown up without major consequence, but the castle absolutely could not!

He was also wary of Su Xiangnan pulling some stunt; in their circles, Su Xiangnan was notorious for his scheming.

"Look, to be safe, how about I leave these gas canisters here?" Su Xiangnan suggested.

"Absolutely not! You have to take them with you. I’ll only feel at ease if they’re under my watch." Qian Duoduo didn’t dare let Su Xiangnan leave so many gas canisters behind. What if Su Xiangnan’s men decided to blow this place up...

The large group of people headed towards the location indicated by Jing Shu’s phone. Along the way, they received good news: a government-dispatched unit had finally bypassed the blocked roads and arrived.

Qian Duoduo secretly wiped away a cold sweat. "Quick! Quickly arrange for them to accompany us to the castle to investigate." Finally, some real support! With these people here, even if Su Xiangnan wanted to bomb his West Mountain, he’d have to think twice. Besides, with this military unit present, who would dare to make a move against him now?

Following the location from Jing Shu’s phone, they indeed arrived at Qian Duoduo’s castle.

"Since when did my own castle have an underground passage? Is it real or fake?" Qian Duoduo’s expression was grimly uncertain. He ordered Wu Fu to take men to protect the young masters and young mistresses, while simultaneously dispatching others to inspect the castle.

"You stay here and wait for your dad," Jing Shu said, handing Su Malie a new phone with a changed SIM card. She also gave her a piece of Compressed Biscuits to nibble on slowly.

"Then, where are you going? This really is Qian Duoduo’s home! What on earth do those people want?" Su Malie clutched Jing Shu’s clothes, refusing to let go. The thought of being left alone made her feel terribly insecure. *Whimper*... It’s so scary!

"I need to go check again. There should be more than one passage here," Jing Shu said, as if recalling something.

"But when we came up, there was clearly only one! Let’s leave these things for the adults to handle. What can we do?"

Perhaps this passage is also part of Lin Yi’s plan, Jing Shu thought, increasingly feeling that both she and Su Malie were being used as pawns.

Besides, if they really left it to Qian Duoduo and his men to handle, by the time they arrived, it would be too late. A conjecture began to form in Jing Shu’s mind, rapidly taking hold.

Just as the two of them were nearing the exit, a loud RUMBLING echoed from outside, clearly audible even from within the underground passage. Jing Shu knew something outside was likely being bombed. Su Malie had even speculated at the time that it was probably her father losing his temper and about to blow up West Mountain. Su Malie, who had been struggling to walk, somehow found the strength to run. After all, a journey of over ten kilometers was arduous.

Of course, Jing Shu had added a little Spiritual Spring to the Compressed Biscuits she gave Su Malie; otherwise, Su Malie definitely wouldn’t have been able to run all that way.

"I’ll go check and be right back. If I don’t, we all might die. I suspect Lin Yi plans to blow up West Mountain," Jing Shu said, then turned and headed back down into the underground passage, leaving a tearful Su Malie to wait for her father.

Jing Shu hadn’t wanted to get involved in this mess, but... the recent explosions suddenly reminded her of a notorious declaration made a year ago by Zhetian, one that had caused a huge uproar: "Blow up West Mountain, blow up Qian Duoduo’s old mansion, and rob the tycoon Qian Duoduo!"

At the time, it had seemed like such a ludicrous statement to her. Qian Duoduo was an incredibly powerful figure; he had over 600 people on West Mountain dedicated solely to serving his family of four.