"Actually, I had reasons of my own, too. My parents went missing when I was very young, but a few days ago I found a briefcase they'd hidden inside a wall at home. There was a photo of my dad and Dong Changhe inside."
With Xia Xu's prompting, Pan Long fell silent for a moment before finally telling the truth. "At first, I didn't know he was the chairman of Yunfan Group, either. Later, I tracked down the identity of the man in the photo and was about to go ask him about it, only to see the news saying Dong Changhe was already dead..."
"Where's the briefcase you mentioned? Could you let me take a look?"
Xia Xu frowned slightly.
"Sure, but there wasn't anything in the bag except that photo."
Pan Long hesitated, then stood up, dug an orange briefcase out of a corner of the warehouse, and handed it to Xia Xu.
Xia Xu took the bag and examined it. Just as Pan Long had said, there was nothing inside except a photograph, nor were there any hidden compartments or anything of the sort.
No new plot developments had appeared in Pan Long's fate profile summary, either, so even though he knew this briefcase was very likely some key prop that drove the plot forward, he had little to go on for now.
Still, everyone had their specialty. Gathering intelligence wasn't his strong suit, but he had several people under him who excelled at it.
"Come on. Let's go to my company."
Xia Xu stood up and told Pan Long to bring the briefcase and follow him.
"To that Star Sea Venture Capital place?"
Pan Long asked curiously.
He had heard the name back at Huichuang High-Tech and seen the Star Sea Venture Capital employees who arrived