"Gone?"
Chen Chong's brow furrowed deeply.
Honestly, even if the bar had been robbed and all the supplies were gone, as long as Wang Li was unharmed, that would still be better news than this.
Big Thunder Dragon Bar had been doing reasonably well with the support of the town mayor and Hengda Chemical, but with Wang Li alone running it, they had always lacked confidence when competing with Blood Skeleton for business.
On top of that, most of the profits were taken by those invisible shareholders. The returns it could provide Chen Chong were now worse than those of Nine Harmonies Martial Arts Hall, so he had simply left Wang Li to keep it running.
If Zhou Hao had not insisted that Chen Chong send someone to take charge of this operation, Chen Chong would have wanted to call Wang Li back.
Whether it was the Martial Arts Hall or Qingshan Security, both would need a trustworthy jack-of-all-trades like Wang Li.
But that mysterious, troublesome box had suddenly vanished—
Chen Chong listened with a frown as Wang Li spoke rapidly in a low voice. "I check the hidden compartment every morning and evening to make sure it's intact, and I open it once every three days to confirm.
"The last time I checked, everything was fine. These past few days, including today, there were no signs that the mechanism to the hidden compartment had been opened.
"But—damn it—after I opened it, the safe was empty. Fuck!
"It was like it vanished into thin air. There weren't any other traces at all.
"I wasn't prepared for it before I opened it. I practically rubbed my eyes raw and opened and closed the door several times, but it really was empty!"
Chen Chong's expression turned grave.
He did not doubt Wang