Chapter 687: Chapter 687

"Oh? Someone has actually taken down Ronin Bar?" Bian Zhimu was quite interested in this news.

The man in the suit nodded. "If we had known someone would take down Ronin Bar, we should have plundered it before leaving."

Bian Zhimu looked at the man in the suit and smiled. "Ronin Bar is where Sankou Group stores its funds. With this money lost, Sankou Group will not let it go easily. Besides, I don't want to tarnish my name just for the sake of a few gold coins. We aim to build a nation, what's this small amount of money compared to that?"

The man in the suit nodded. "The young master really thinks far ahead."

"Has there been any investigation into that Red Spider, Ding Fan?" Bian Zhimu asked the man in the suit at this moment.

"It has been investigated…" the man in the suit said.

Bian Zhimu signaled for the man to continue speaking.

The man in the suit continued, "Ding Fan, a member of the Ding Family, was very domineering from a young age due to the family's indulgence. Later, because of his dissolute and willful behavior, he lost the family fortune overnight."

Bian Zhimu nodded. He hadn't expected that the person who had caused such a huge stir in the Sankou Group would turn out to be a profligate son.

"Another important piece of information is that after the family's downfall, Ding Fan seemed to have sobered up overnight and went on to kill a Second Grade Earth Level master from the old Ye Family in Yanjing," the middle-aged man said. "Later, for some reason, Ding Fan also got involved with the official 3-5-6-7 Group and is now an honorary officer of the 3-5-6-7 Group. And the head of Huaxia Group is also this Ding Fan..."

Bian Zhimu pondered for a moment, then asked, "So what's the deal with Red Spider?"

"Someone paid to have Red Spider assassinate Ding Fan, but later Ding Fan took the opportunity to take charge of Red Spider... Now, as we understand it, Ding Fan is the real big boss behind Red Spider," the middle-aged man said.

Bian Zhimu pondered again. "An officer in the 3-5-6-7 Group, famed around the world, the producer of the tranquilizer pill manufacturer, the head of Huaxia Group, the frightening big boss behind Red Spider of the assassin realm in Yahuan State... This Ding Fan really does hold various notable titles."

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Beyond these, as we understand it, the Lu Family from Dejiang also has quite a bit of contact with this Ding Fan..."

At this point, Bian Zhimu truly started to admire this individual; he was young, yet he had connections with various influential families.

"And there is another matter that is doubtful..." said the middle-aged man.

Bian Zhimu looked at the middle-aged man beside him. "What else is doubtful?"

"I had once visited Protector Chen Qiang, and I seem to recall Chen Qiang mentioning that Ding Fan was suspected of killing the sect master's son..."

Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, Bian Zhimu's eyes suddenly widened. "What did you say?"

"I said, it seems that the sect master's son of the Myriad Demon Sect was killed by Ding Fan," the middle-aged man stated.

Bian Zhimu's expression became cloudy and uncertain.

Myriad Demon Sect, that is the top Evil Sect in the world.

When the sect master's own son was killed, the old ancestor of the Myriad Demon Sect almost flipped the heavens over in rage, but since they never knew who the real killer was, the matter was left at that.

"If Chen Qiang knew who killed the son, why didn't he tell the sect master?" Bian Zhimu asked.

"What else could be the reason? Mostly because he wanted to take all the credit for himself. From what I see, Chen Qiang wanted to get his hands on Ding Fan completely before presenting him to the sect master," said the middle-aged man.

Bian Zhimu felt this was a very likely possibility.

"Young master, should we now inform the sect master of this matter and let him make the final decision?" the middle-aged man proposed, looking at Bian Zhimu.

Bian Zhimu nodded. "This Ding Fan is also a troublesome character; it would be good to get rid of him sooner rather than later..."

The man in the suit nodded. "Young master, it's said that an Exotic Treasure will appear at Haijiao Beach. Many ancient martial arts predecessors have already gone there."

With the emergence of an Exotic Treasure, surely there would be great changes in the heavens. It seems someone has indeed discerned the secrets of the heavens.

"If that's the case, make preparations and set the plan in motion. We too shall leave in the next few days; we can't let others get there first," Bian Zhimu said.

"Understood…" the man in the suit acknowledged and then walked out of the room.

"Exotic Treasure, huh?" Bian Zhimu said, his lips curling into a faint smile. "It appears that this will inevitably be another bloodbath."

With the situation on Mali Island nearly stabilized, Ding Fan left.

Now, with no external pressures and no one daring to cause trouble internally, he had no concerns about leaving the place in Huang Can's care.

Ding Fan took the fishing boat arranged by Huang Can, first arriving at a port near Vietnam, and then purchased a ticket back home from there.

There weren't any pressing matters at the moment, so Ding Fan opted not to travel by Sword Flight. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩

Upon returning to Huaxia Country from Vietnam, Ding Fan's first visit was to Huaxia Company, as it was currently his main economic support and largest source of income.

The headquarters of Huaxia Group remained in Dancheng because the production base for the Calm Heart Pill was located there. Huaxia Group had established itself with the Calm Heart Pill, and since the pharmaceutical company was there, there was no need to relocate the headquarters elsewhere.

When Ding Fan arrived at Huaxia Company, he didn't make a grand entrance and notify Hu Jin either. If he did, Ding Fan believed he wouldn't find anything amiss. The talent of the people in his country to falsify information was indeed remarkable, and even someone like Hu Jin would find it hard not to follow suit. Besides, Ding Fan didn't want to cause too much of a stir.

Once in Dancheng, Ding Fan used Duorou to perform a Facial Transformation Technique. He figured if everything at Huaxia Group was running smoothly, he'd simply leave.

In the time that followed, Ding Fan planned to continue strengthening his cultivation. He had promised Gusu Qingwen that he would go to the Immortal Realm to find her in three years.

Ding Fan was not one to speak emptily. If he said he would do something, he made sure it happened.

However, as soon as Ding Fan arrived in Dancheng, he was bombarded with news about himself everywhere.

Ding Fan had been out of town, and the incident that catapulted him to the top of public opinion was due to a Korean Medicine practitioner from Korea challenging Ding Fan's medical skills.

Ding Fan had established the Huaxia Group with the Calm Heart Pill, and his reputation as a divine doctor was already well-established. Now that the Korean Medicine practitioner came to Dancheng, he aimed his spear directly at Ding Fan. To put it mildly, this was a medical exchange; to put it gravely, it was a challenge to the origins of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

With the advent of intellectual property rights, the clever people of Korea busied themselves naming many things as part of their country's intangible cultural heritage.

For instance, the heated floor system among others...

Over the years, Korean Medicine practitioners have been coveting the origin of Traditional Chinese Medicine; this time their arrival was to bestow legitimacy upon Korean Medicine and wrestle away the title of intangible cultural heritage of medicine from China.

Having just arrived in Dancheng, Ding Fan was somewhat impressed by the propaganda capabilities of these Koreans; they had indeed stirred up a storm in the city.

Now, Korea has put the word out, daring Ding Fan to come forward and fight. If he's afraid, they say, he can just be a shrinking turtle...

Ding Fan had originally intended to check on Huaxia Group and then leave if everything was fine.

But he hadn't expected the situation to unfold . Ding Fan's own honor and disgrace were irrelevant, but what was at stake here was the honor of Huaxia. There was no way Ding Fan could leave at such a time.

Thus, Ding Fan decided not to keep up the disguise any longer. Finding a secluded place, he removed the disguise of Duorou, hailed a cab, and headed directly for Huaxia Group.

Being a landmark in Dancheng, the Huaxia Group Building was easily recognizable, so when Ding Fan provided the address, the taxi driver quickly brought him to the Huaxia Building.

"Where is Ding Fan now? How is it possible that you can't find the head of your company?"

Upon entering the building and arriving at the general manager's office, Ding Fan overheard an anxious voice coming from inside the room.

Just by hearing that voice, Ding Fan knew who was speaking. It was Tian Li, the man who used to be the office director in Dancheng and was later promoted to Deputy Mayor due to the incident involving Ye Ningqing's cousin, Mu Qiangsheng.

He was a person with keen insight and good at observing others.

Ding Fan did not enter just yet but stood quietly at the door listening.

Inside the room were three people: Tian Li, the Deputy Mayor who had just spoken, a middle-aged man with a balding head, and Hu Jin.

"Deputy Mayor Tian, we truly can't get in touch with Mr. Ding..." Hu Jin said sincerely.

"General Manager Hu, although I'm not educated in management, there are things I do know, such as the operations of a big company . How is it possible that you can't contact Mr. Ding, your chairman? If something happens, what are you going to do?" the balding man said.

"Mr. Jin Guangyi, I have no reason or need to lie to you. Our general manager is indeed not here... As for how our company is managed, I don't think I need to report that to you," Hu Jin replied.

"General Manager Hu, we have broadcasted the medical competition between Huaxia Country and Korea through television, media, and internet, reaching widespread awareness. Our goal is to prove who truly possesses the authentic medical techniques. I want the world to know that Korean Medicine existed before Chinese Medicine," the Korean named Jin Guangyi said proudly.

"Mr. Jin Guangyi, we have plenty of capable practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Huaxia Country. If you really want to compare skills, why must you insist on challenging Mr. Ding?" Deputy Mayor Tian interjected.

"Deputy Mayor Tian, which other TCM practitioner in Huaxia Country could surpass the fame of Mr. Ding Fan?" Jin Guangyi asked, looking at Tian Li. "Almost the entire world sells Mr. Ding's Calm Heart Pill. If we don't challenge Mr. Ding, whom else should we challenge?" he continued.

"Our Mr. Ding doesn't have time to compete with you and moreover..." Hu Jin started to say, clearly getting impatient with Jin Guangyi. "We never agreed to compete with you. We hope you clarify your statements in the media, and if we find you using this for hype, we'll certainly take you to court!"

How these Koreans thought, Hu Jin knew best.

They create a big fuss to force Ding Fan's hand. If Ding Fan does not show up, his alleged cowardice will be used to glorify their own achievements.

"We won't say a word. However, if Mr. Ding Fan does not show up, I believe everyone will understand what that means..." Jin Guangyi said, with a cold snort, then addressing Hu Jin. "We despise impostors and thieves of honor the most..."