Chen Mo had been happily studying when all three vehicles came to a stop. The lead vehicle had stopped first, and both the guide and the driver got out and walked over to the car Chen Mo was sitting in.
Upon seeing Nangong Xue, the guide rattled off a few words. Nangong Xue indicated that there was no problem, then told everyone to get out of the cars and turned to explain it to Chen Mo.
"They're going to inspect everything now, including the cars and us. We have to hand over all our phones and weapons. We aren't allowed to keep those things on us. Once the jade transaction is completed, they'll naturally return them to us," Nangong Xue said.
Chen Mo nodded upon hearing that and said nothing. However, his hand remained inside his backpack as he directly stored his phone inside the Universe Bead.
Heh. If they wanted to take away the things Chen Mo carried, no one had that ability—unless they were cultivators and knew Chen Mo possessed the Universe Bead.
The two men behaved themselves enough, personally searching both the bodyguard and Chen Mo. Everything they found was placed into a small case.
What the bodyguard had on him surprised Chen Mo somewhat. He had not expected the several bodyguards who had accompanied him to all be carrying pistols. They really had some skills. Gun control was especially strict back home, yet these people still carried firearms. They truly had their ways.
Chen Mo gave them a glance, then said nothing further. Given the Nangong aristocratic family's capabilities, equipping Nangong Xue's bodyguards with pistols was nothing extraordinary.
As for the backpack Chen Mo was carrying, the two men said something directly and took it away.
Chen Mo understood only one word—mine. He was still completely