Xia Wenyuan, Qingmu called Huang Ziqiang and asked him to vacate the West Mountain Hot Spring Resort for two days.
Huang Ziqiang now treats Qingmu like a god. Even if he were to use him for a year or two, he wouldn't dare say anything. Although the resort's revenue is considerable, it's not Huang Ziqiang's biggest source of income. He mainly runs the resort to cultivate relationships, providing his clients or superiors with a good place to relax.
After that incident, he took over many of Jiang Deguan's people and influence, and his business in Shenzhou finally opened up, with business going relatively smoothly. Whether it was Li Wei speaking up for him or Qingmu's connections, he made contact with Dong Cheng of Shenyuan, and Dong Cheng's attitude towards him was quite good, which meant that someone above had intervened. Everyone knew that Dong Cheng's superior was Xia Bozhou, the eldest son of the Xia Family.
Huang Ziqiang was clever. He didn't ask Qingmu what he needed the villa for, but instead gave all the people in the villa a holiday as Qingmu requested, and obediently handed the keys to Hou Biao.
Huang Ziqiang was even more impressed by Qingmu's ability to subdue Hou Biao. Jiang Deguan to establish himself and rise to power in Shenzhou was due to his own skills, but Hou Biao's contribution was also indispensable. Huang Ziqiang had envied Jiang Deguan back then, thinking that he was incredibly lucky to have found Hou Biao in a garbage container. But he knew that Qingmu in subduing this Monkey was definitely not due to luck.
West Mountain is not a tourist destination; it has no famous historical sites, except for its hot springs. Usually, apart from people coming to soak in the hot springs, very few people come here. After Hou Biao got the keys, he arranged for someone to add a notice to the signboard at the foot of the mountain that read "Closed for three days for internal renovations," and he also blocked the road into the mountainside.
Qingmu first brought Xia Xiaoxiao to the resort, arranged a room for her, and told her to take Meimei to soak in the hot springs while he went to pick up Xia Wenyuan and his wife.
Considering that Elder Xia needed to bring his specially made high-end wheelchair, which required a large vehicle, but for the sake of safety, Qingmu did not borrow a car from the Xia Family, but instead drove a Buick GL8 from the security company to Elder Xia's manor.
Mr. and Mrs. Xia Wenyuan did not seem to mind and got into the carriage. However, the servants of the Xia Family looked at the carriage with strange eyes, as if they were seeing an emperor riding a donkey.
Li Wei helped carry the wheelchair to the car without saying a word, only giving Qingmu a meaningful look.
After the car drove off, Xia Wenyuan said, " Li Wei has been with me for so many years, and this is the only time I've gone out without him."
Qingmu knew that Li Wei was the person Elder Xia trusted most. Not letting him come along would easily make him feel that his loyalty had been questioned, which was the hardest thing for a bodyguard to accept. But this matter was of great importance, and he had promised Xia Xiaoxiao's request without even telling Hu Xing, so how could he possibly let Li Wei come along?
"I have no doubt that Li Wei is Elder Xia's most loyal bodyguard, but there's really no other way. I'll find an opportunity to apologize to him after this matter is over," Qingmu said.
Xia Wenyuan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "That won't be necessary. Li Wei is someone you can entrust with important matters; he's not that petty."
Wu Lixia said, "Mr. Qingmu, now it's just Old Xia and me. Can you at least tell us who we're going to see?"
Qingmu smiled at himself in the rearview mirror and said, " Elder Xia, Aunt Xia, don't worry, you'll find out soon enough."
Wu Lixia and Xia Wenyuan exchanged a glance. Xia Wenyuan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, but his expression looked somewhat somber.
Qingmu knew that Elder Xia had come with him out of trust, but he must also have many questions in his heart. Moreover, people of his status always know more than others and like to be in control of the overall situation. Now that someone else knows something that he doesn't, he can't help but feel uncomfortable. Besides, he has to go to an unknown place and meet an unknown person. The more powerful a person is, the more afraid they are of the unknown.
The car pulled up to a parking lot on the outskirts of the city, Hou Biao was waiting. Qingmu got out of the car and spoke a few words to him quietly. Hou Biao then came over, holding a device in his hand, and circled the car. Small red lights lit up on the device, and when it reached the rear of the car, a row of small red lights lit up, emitting a beeping alarm sound.
Hou Biao nodded to Qingmu, then waved, and another Buick minivan drove up.
Qingmu got into the car, he said to Xia Wenyuan, " Elder Xia, the journey is still long, why don't you take a nap?" As he said this, he gestured for them to get out of the car.
Wu Lixia glanced at Xia Wenyuan suspiciously. Seeing Xia Wenyuan nod, she helped him out of the library car. Hou Biao came over to help and secretly scanned the two of them with the instrument in his hand before helping Xia Wenyuan Xia Wenyuan another car.
The driver got out of the car, skillfully swapped the license plates of the two vehicles, then got into the car that Qingmu had driven and drove off towards the eastern part of the city.
Qingmu also got into the car, and drove Xia Wenyuan and Wu Lixia towards the West Mountain.
Hou Biao got into another car and waited in the parking lot.
Just a short while later, a sleek drone flew over, paused briefly above the parking lot, and then turned and flew east.
Immediately afterwards, several black sedans sped along the road that Qingmu and his group had come from, without stopping, and drove off towards the city.
Hou Biao picked up his phone and made a call, "Keep the windows closed, drive through the city without stopping, circle around Peach Blossom Mountain in the east of the city, and then drive back to Professor Mei's laboratory."
After making the call, Hou Biao started the car and sped off towards the western highway.
Wu Lixia felt that Qingmu was being overly cautious, and said, "You can be cautious as you are, but you can't take the wheelchair away. Old Xia's health isn't good enough for long walks."
Qingmu said, "The wheelchair was prepared a long time ago."
Wu Lixia said, "Nothing you prepare can compare to the comfort of using your own home!"
Xia Wenyuan said, "You don't need to say anything. My wheelchair has a tracking device. They don't want Li Wei's men to follow us, nor do they want them to know where I went. But given Mr. Qingmu's personality, he's not usually this cautious. Perhaps he has some expert guidance?"
Qingmu said, "It was the person I was supposed to meet with who taught me to do this. She said it was Li Wei's duty, and she would definitely send someone to follow us."
Xia Wenyuan said, "Now that the car has been changed and the wheelchair has been taken away, you can rest assured. They don't have the guts to put a listening device on me. Now can you tell us who we're going to see?"
Qingmu answered irrelevantly, "I know about Elder Xia's health. How are you, Aunt Xia?"
Wu Lixia was puzzled. "My health has always been very good, what's wrong?"
Qingmu said, "I'll tell you, but you need to be mentally prepared. Don't get too excited, or your body won't be able to handle it."
Wu Lixia said, "It's not that serious. What kind of people haven't Old Xia and I met?"
Xia Wenyuan laughed and said, "Looking at this road, it leads to the West Mountain, right? I know Mr. Wolf came here for a few days of secret recuperation not long ago, but hasn't he already left? Besides, it's not like I haven't dealt with William before. Even if he hadn't left, a meeting wouldn't be so mysterious."
Wu Lixia laughed and said, "I was actually quite looking forward to it, but what you said has dampened my enthusiasm by half. Why don't you let the young people have some fun? Why did you have to be so upfront about it so early?"
Qingmu laughed and said, " Elder Xia, Aunt Xia, the person I'm taking you to see is better than a thousand Wolf!"
Xia Wenyuan voice, "Young man, don't be so arrogant. Do you know how big the Wolf Family is? How much wealth do they control? I really can't think of anyone in this world who is worth more than a thousand Wolf!"
Qingmu realized he had misunderstood and said, "That's not what I meant. I meant that this person is more important to you than a thousand Wolf."
Xia Wenyuan suddenly became alert, his heart skipped a beat, and he exchanged a glance with Wu Lixia before asking, "Who exactly is it?"
Qingmu said, " Xia Xiaoxiao."