At five in the morning, Li Ye was suddenly jolted awake by a piercing telephone ring.
Before Li Ye even had time to turn on the light, he reached out and fumbled for the phone. It was Ma Zhaoxian calling.
"Hello, Li Ye. Something may be happening in the Southwest. Get to the office immediately and meet us, then take the earliest flight to the Southwest."
"Something's happening in the Southwest? What is it?"
"I'll tell you when you get here."
"I'll be there in ten minutes."
Li Ye did not dare delay. He hurriedly got dressed and packed his things. For Ma Zhaoxian to stir everyone up in the dead of night like this, whatever was happening in the Southwest had to be serious. As for exactly what it was, he would surely find out when the time came.
Ten minutes later, Li Ye arrived at Jingnan Group headquarters, only to find that Ma Zhaoxian was not the only one there. The people from above had arrived as well.
The moment Li Ye saw Qu Si's dark, grim face, he knew things were even more serious than he had imagined.
"Now that everyone's here, let's head to the airport first!"
As soon as Qu Si saw Li Ye arrive, he got into his car and sped toward the airport.
Li Ye was somewhat surprised. He had arrived within ten minutes, yet he was the last one there. That meant they most likely had not intended to bring him along at first. He had been added at the last minute.
It was only after Li Ye got into Ma Zhaoxian's car that he learned the rough outline of what had happened.
"Last night, workers in the Southwest began gathering inside the factory. But Dong Shan didn't report the situation. He