Urban Ace Bodyguard

Chapter 1042 - 1108: Old Mr. Tao's Resolute Side

Lin Hai quickly arrived at Old Mr. Tao's residence."Kid, I've got everything investigated clearly. Want to know who's behind this messing with you?" Old Mr. Tao smiled as he sipped his tea, feeling quite pleased. Ah, so even you have times when you need this old man, huh?

"The Qin family from Yanjing, Qin Family Pharmaceutical, those bastards, they're definitely jealous competitors."

Someone calmly flicked the ash from his cigarette and responded.

Upon hearing Lin Hai's response, Old Mr. Tao almost spat out his tea in surprise.

With wide eyes, he looked at Lin Hai and said in astonishment, "You already knew?"

"I just found out recently. I also know Old Master Qin wants to seize my formula. Those reporters, the shutdowns, and all the troublemakers—it's all their doing."

Old Mr. Tao squinted his eyes, stroked his chin, and muttered to himself, "Seems like life's been too easy these past few years. The intelligence team's investigation speed is so slow, it's time to beef up their training."

Hearing this, Lin Hai knew Old Mr. Tao was unhappy with the intelligence personnel under the military district.

Every soldier has a competitive nature, and even Old Mr. Tao, regardless of age, wants his subordinates to all be Kings of Soldiers.

Now, those self-proclaimed expert intelligence officers couldn't even keep up with Lin Hai's investigation speed.

This left the old man deeply dissatisfied.

Seeing the old man's expression, Lin Hai estimated that the intelligence personnel of the troop were soon going to undergo a mentally crushing intensive training session.

"Kid, since you know who the mastermind is, what do you plan to do? The old man is ready to listen to your thoughts." The old man regained his composure and asked.

"Not much of a plan. If the other party made me bleed, I have to make them bleed profusely." Lin Hai answered with a smile. He never considered himself a good person; of course, his bad side wasn't that obvious either.

"Good, don't be a coward, just do it, like my personality back in the day. You're a soldier I've trained, haha."

Old Mr. Tao burst into hearty laughter.

"By the way, old man, it's said that the old coot from the Qin family has got really formidable connections." Lin Hai blinked his eyes.

"You brat!" Old Mr. Tao chuckled and scolded, clearly seeing the hidden meaning in Lin Hai's words, he replied with a calm smile, "No matter how formidable that old coot's connections are, are they more formidable than mine?"

"That's right, you're the most formidable." Lin Hai quickly grinned apologetically.

"Something's not right, why do I feel like there's something off about the way you say formidable?" Old Mr. Tao smacked his lips, feeling that Lin's words didn't quite sit well with him.

Lin Hai sheepishly smiled, "Teasing girls often, the tone's hard to change for a while."

"Hmph, you brat, finally speaking the truth today?"

"If I find out you even slightly harm Xiaxia, don't blame the old man for turning ruthless." Old Mr. Tao pretended to be angry.

Lin Hai quickly kept apologizing in different ways. Elderly people need to be kept happy; it's also a part of piety.

"Kid, tell me about your detailed plan. Back in the military, you were full of cunning ideas." Old Mr. Tao asked.

Lin Hai nodded and shared his thoughts.

"Old man, I plan to temporarily hold off and see if the Qin family has any other tricks."

Old Mr. Tao nodded: "Using stillness to counteract motion is a good strategy, but can your Linya Pharmaceutical handle the reputational hit?"

"You must know that if the shutdown lasts long, your company's hard-earned reputation will be consumed entirely."

Old Mr. Tao's words hit the issue right on.

"Don't worry, old man, those reporters and troublemakers, I've already had Zhuge Jianguo begin investigating. Humph, daring to take money to tarnish my name, they'll have to pay a price."

"It's true, the media today are too presumptuous, casually questioning the nation. Back in my young days, this would be considered typical reactionary behavior." Old Mr. Tao sighed.

"Kid, give those fake reporters and troublemakers a proper thrashing, let them know there's a price for undermining social stability. Just because they have a bit of wit, doesn't mean they can act as they please."

Old Mr. Tao added fiercely.

"Rest assured, old man."

"But... if things can't be handled..." Lin Hai hesitated.

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Old Mr. Tao slammed the table, waved his hand boldly. Like a general on the battlefield, he said, "Kid, as long as you're not doing something heinous, not doing something that harms the nation and the people, what's wrong with bullying a few playboys or dealing with some self-important families?"

"If the sky falls, this old head of mine will hold it up for you! Afraid of what?"

Looking at Old Mr. Tao's commanding presence, Lin Hai was surprised and realized how long it had been since he saw the old man so formidable.

"By the way, old man, are you really not afraid of trouble? How about I just work through other channels?"

Lin Hai genuinely didn't want to trouble the old man.

"Afraid of what? Damn it, your mother's ass, who told you to be a soldier from my troop? Can I not protect my soldiers? Bullying, too, is my right, how can it be up to outsiders to do so?!"

Lin Hai felt a slight touch in his heart.

Alas, meeting the old man back then was truly a blessing.

"Alright, go ahead, give it your all. Remember, don't let it harm ordinary people!" The old man warned repeatedly.

Lin Hai nodded seriously, "Rest assured, old man. Though I'm no longer in the military, wearing the uniform I'm a soldier, and even without it, in my bones, there's still the Military Spirit. I will never harm ordinary civilians!"

...

Saying goodbye to Old Mr. Tao, Lin Hai called Zhuge Jianguo.

"Have you found those reporters?"

"Found them. Damn it, Brother Lin, it's infuriating!" As the God of Healthcare and Yanjing's richest young man, Zhuge Jianguo was totally outraged by the reporters' underhanded plays!

"Calm down, make a list, deal with them slowly." Lin Hai said with a smile.

"Brother Lin, there's the shadow of big figures behind this. What do you plan to do, give the brothers a clear explanation." Zhuge Jianguo, though angry, hadn't lost his reasoning.

Evidently, there's also someone behind the Qin family, not something that can be dealt with lightly.

"As for the reporters, just find some social folks and teach them how to behave in a matter of minutes." Lin Hai replied with a laugh.

"But... we can't use people from Yanjing, they're too easy to track." Clearly, Zhuge Jianguo had considered the details thoroughly.

"Don't worry, if you can't use Yanjing's people, can't we use the people from Huadu?"

On the other end of the line, Zhuge Jianguo's eyes brightened after hearing this.

Right, Huadu's people can be used completely.

Plus, he knows that Brother Lin in Huadu is like an underground emperor.

"Find those reporters' addresses, the rest is up to me. It can be sorted out tonight."

"Brother Lin, I'll send the addresses to your WeChat right away."

Zhuge Jianguo hung up the phone, rubbing his hands together in excitement. Tonight, there was going to be a grand showdown.