"I'm glad you still remembered how to contact me."
Helicopters circled above Rin Iron Mountain's night sky, their rotors whipping up sheets of rain as blazing lights tore through the darkness.
Cui Zhongcheng stood at the foot of the mountain, holding an umbrella.
"Long time no see, Mr. Cui."
Gu Shen spoke with a smile.
He carried no umbrella. A Blazing Fire lantern hung above his shoulder, and the rain naturally retreated around him.
Mu Wanqiu was the same.
She carefully examined the Suit Man before her, her gaze full of curiosity. There were only so many Eastern Continent names she could remember.
Cui Zhongcheng's happened to be one of them.
The undisputed second-in-command of Flower Banner Corporation had also risen from humble beginnings, with a story as legendary as any. Twenty years ago, no one would have imagined that Cui Zhongcheng, who had walked out of Qinghe, could keep rising and climbing from such an "unknown" position, ultimately becoming the unshakable controller of the corporation after weathering two generations of Hua Banner upheaval.
"This must be the famed Judge of the Northern Continent?"
Cui Zhongcheng pushed up his glasses and spoke with a smile.
"Yes."
Gu Shen said calmly, "I need Hua Banner's help dealing with the information lockdown regarding Rin Iron Mountain."
"No problem."
Cui Zhongcheng raised a finger and pointed at the towering black mountain. "I'd like to take a look at exactly what's inside. Is that possible?"
By coincidence, when Gu Shen emailed Cui Zhongcheng, Mr. Cui happened to be handling business near Qinghe.
Thus, in less than an hour, Cui Zhongcheng had arrived at Rin Iron Mountain.
And that led to the scene from earlier.
The mountain steps of Rin Iron Mountain were long. Cui Zhongcheng put away his umbrella. Because Blazing Fire