Chapter 959: Then Let Him Stay Buried There

The middle-aged man whom Xu Zhou called Brother Shen looked no older than forty, with slicked-back hair and a black suit.

He toyed with a wine glass, his expression always seeming to carry a smile, but it was a dark and cold one.

His full name was Huo Shen. In the vast land of the Great Wilderness Province, his name was well known to everyone.

Huo Shen had once been a low-level employee at an online loan company.

When the company’s business took a downturn and the owner ran away, he and some friends pooled their money to take over.

They managed to grow it more and more, and now that little online loan company had become renowned across the country.

But Huo Shen’s empire extended far beyond an online loan company. His Great Wilderness Group spanned real estate, internet companies, and many other industries, making it an undisputed giant in the Great Wilderness.

As for those brothers who had invested with him early on, some had sold their shares, and some had died in car accidents (ᗒωᗕ).

So now, the entire Great Wilderness Group belonged solely to him.

Although his business had grown massive, the online loan company was still not his most profitable venture, but it was certainly the most famous.

There was a saying among the people of the Great Wilderness: ‘Better to owe the King of Hell than to owe Huo Shen.’ No one could escape his debt collection.

As for his method of collecting debt, well, that depended on who you asked.

Xu Zhou had risked stealing 30 million yuan from Chenyu to repay Huo Shen precisely because of Huo Shen’s fearsome reputation, making him too afraid not to pay.

At least from Xu Zhou’s perspective, dealing with Xu Shaochen would be much easier compared to dealing with someone like Huo Shen, who rose from humble beginnings and had never been properly educated.

Watching Xu Zhou in his panic, Huo Shen gulped down his wine with a smirk: “Mr. Xu, as far as I know, this money didn’t come from a clean source. A friend told me that Chen Yu Group in Jiangzhou is missing 30 million yuan, and Mr. Xu is furious.”

Xu Zhou’s face turned pale. He stared anxiously at Huo Shen, saying, “Brother Shen, if you knew the money was dirty, why did you still accept it?!”

He had a strong feeling he was about to be screwed over.

“Dirty money is still money. Why wouldn’t I take it?” Huo Shen chuckled softly, then fixed his eyes on Xu Zhou. “As for the risks in accepting that money, you’ll be the one to take responsibility.”

“Brother Shen, what are you trying to say?!” Xu Zhou’s heart was pounding in his throat.

“Relax. Actually, I admire your abilities. I have lots of people who can fight and kill, but real talent is rare. That’s why I want you to work for me.”

Huo Shen was assertive. He wanted both the money and the man.

Xu Zhou couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “You know the money belongs to Chenyu, and you still took it, and now you want to keep me here?! Aren’t you afraid… afraid of Xu Shaochen coming after you?”

“What’s there to be afraid of?” Huo Shen snickered dismissively. “In this land of the Great Wilderness, not even Xu Corporation or the King of Heaven could scare me!”

He had every reason to be confident. The Great Wilderness Province was vast, sparsely populated, and near the border. Xu Corporation’s investments in this area were minimal and certainly no match for Huo Shen’s influence.

Besides, Huo Shen had always been arrogant, so he didn’t see any reason to fear a rich kid inheriting his family’s business.

“If you stay in the Great Wilderness, I’ll protect you. If you refuse, I’ll hand you over to Xu Shaochen for a favor.”

Xu Zhou let out a bitter laugh. “Do I even have a choice?”

Truthfully, he felt a bit relieved. With Huo Shen covering for him in the Great Wilderness, he wouldn’t have to worry about Xu Shaochen.

He could stop hiding and live his life openly in the Great Wilderness.

From this very second, his life had changed.

Xu Zhou became the General Manager of the Great Wilderness Group.

And this time, there was no way he would dare to steal from the company and run.

There was always Xu Shaochen’s men lurking outside, and Huo Shen wasn’t one to hesitate when it came to killing.

………..

Two days later, Xu Shaochen received the news that Xu Zhou was in the Great Wilderness Province.

He was on a flight headed to the Northwest when he got the news.

On the plane.

After listening to Long Yi’s report, Xu Shaochen’s face darkened into something terrifying.

He hadn’t expected Xu Zhou to show up in public so brazenly. Was he underestimating him?

Seeing the shifting expression on Xu Shaochen’s face, Long Yi carefully reminded him, “Chairman Xu, Huo Shen cares a lot about his reputation. In the Great Wilderness, he’s really tough to deal with. Bringing someone back from him will be very difficult.”

Long Yi’s words were intentionally mild, but it wasn’t just difficult. It was practically impossible.

Huo Shen had restricted his development to the Great Wilderness Province. He didn’t expand beyond its borders, so he paid little attention to people from outside.

By not expanding, he wasn’t vulnerable to external threats, and within the Great Wilderness, he was untouchable. So he acted without restraint.

“If we can’t bring him back, then let him stay buried there.”

A cold glint flickered in Xu Shaochen’s eyes, and his voice was as chilling as the northern winds.

Xu Zhou wasn’t worth launching an expensive operation over.

But that didn’t mean he could just let him go.

Thus, he had to choose the most cost-effective and efficient solution.

Long Yi hesitated for a moment before biting the bullet and saying, “Huo Shen is big on face. With Xu Zhou under his wing now, he won’t easily let it go.”

“Who does he think he is? Do I need to care what he thinks?”

Xu Shaochen replied coolly.

It wasn’t worth making a big fuss, but that didn’t mean he feared Huo Shen.

To put it bluntly, if it weren’t for this situation with Xu Zhou, he wouldn’t even know who this man was.

“Understood, sir.”

Long Yi stopped talking and returned to his seat, pulling out his phone to start arranging their business in the Great Wilderness.

Now, all the bodyguards by Xu Shaochen’s side had been injected with undiluted Genetic Serums, making them incredibly powerful.

With that kind of strength, going to the Great Wilderness to kill someone was as easy as slaughtering a chicken.

At 7 PM, the plane landed at the airport right on time.

Xu Shaochen, along with Long Yi, Long Er, and more than twenty other bodyguards, exited the airport in a grand procession from the VIP area.

Outside the airport, Deng Tianwen and Hou Xiaoyan had been waiting for a while.

As soon as they saw Xu Shaochen stepping out, both of them greeted him with big smiles.

“If you had come any later, we’d be collecting your body.”

Deng Tianwen’s first words were a joke, breaking the ice.

“Haven’t you seen the movies? The badasses always show up last,” Xu Shaochen said with a smile before turning to Hou Xiaoyan: “Xiaoyan is getting more beautiful, it’s a shame she ended up with a pig!”

Deng Tianwen’s mouth twitched slightly. He let it slide, considering Xu Shaochen was here to help.

“Mr. Xu, welcome to the Northwest. It must’ve been a tiring trip. The banquet has been arranged; shall we head over?”

Hou Xiaoyan smiled warmly, confident and elegant. Compared to before, her temperament and appearance had improved significantly.