Though anger burned within him,
Chu Fan was somewhat bewildered by Ji Ningyue’s sudden action.
He hadn’t even said anything, so why had she knelt?
Ji Ningyue’s kneeling extinguished Chu Fan’s anger.
The beautiful woman, like a child who had made a mistake, knelt nervously before Chu Fan.
Chu Fan coughed and said, “Get up!”
Ji Ningyue bit her delicate lips tightly, her expression firm as she shook her head, “Young Master, Ningyue knows she made a mistake and deserves punishment.”
“I will speak to you while kneeling!”
Chu Fan’s brows furrowed, and he questioned, “Do you still consider me your young master?”
“If you don’t listen to my words, then pack your things and leave now!”
Upon hearing this, Ji Ningyue immediately stood up.
Chu Fan also rose and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. Ji Ningyue followed him nervously and whispered, “Young Master, did something happen?”
“Ningyue, is the Azure Dragon Corporation too large for you to manage?”
This question left the beautiful woman somewhat stunned.
But she was an intelligent person and knew that Chu Fan had been obstructed upon arriving upstairs, otherwise, his expression wouldn’t have been so grim when he entered.
“Young Master, Ningyue does not know where she went wrong. Please guide me, and Ningyue will correct it immediately!”
An intelligent person, in such a situation, wouldn’t inquire about the reason but rather admit fault first, taking the blame upon herself.
Chu Fan turned back, and Ji Ningyue, with quick hands, brought a chair and placed it beside him.
“I was stopped by the security guards at the entrance downstairs just now!”
“Security guards stopping strangers from entering the Shan Hai Building is within their duties; it is not wrong!”
“However, they act as if they are the security of the Azure Dragon Corporation and disregard anyone trying to enter, which I dislike!”
“The Azure Dragon Corporation is powerful, but I do not wish for it to have any tumors that rely on the shade of a big tree and bully others with their influence!”
Upon learning the truth, Ji Ningyue quickly assured, “Young Master, it was my oversight in management.”
“I will personally inspect this situation immediately and thoroughly eliminate such tumors.”
He hadn’t come here for this matter.
Chu Fan nodded and then asked, “My aunt’s Tian Fan Pharmaceutical has encountered some issues. Have you heard anything about it?”
Ji Ningyue’s brows furrowed, and she asked with confusion, “Issues? What kind of issues?”
In her understanding, Tian Fan Pharmaceutical cooperated directly with the Azure Dragon Corporation. Anyone who knew of this relationship shouldn’t dare to oppress Tian Fan Pharmaceutical.
Furthermore, if something had happened, why hadn’t Qin Xue mentioned it?
From Ji Ningyue’s expression, Chu Fan knew she was unaware of the situation. It was likely his aunt had specifically suppressed information about what had occurred.
“Someone is envious of Tian Fan Pharmaceutical’s rise and has started causing trouble in secret!”
“Mobilize all your forces and investigate as quickly as possible to find out who is causing trouble.”
Ji Ningyue immediately bowed and accepted the order, moving aside to make a call to investigate.
After hanging up, she came before Chu Fan and respectfully said, “Young Master, the orders have been issued. The results should be known in about half an hour.”
Chu Fan nodded, “Then I will wait here!”
“You go tend to your own matters!”
Chu Fan was not accustomed to having someone constantly watching over him.
Ji Ningyue smiled sweetly, “Young Master, I have nothing urgent to attend to. My most important task right now is to accompany you here!”
Thinking that Chu Fan was the true decision-maker of the Azure Dragon Corporation and rarely visited, Ji Ningyue continued, “Young Master, since you’re here after a long time, do you need to review the accounts or anything?”
Chu Fan rolled his eyes, “Are you trying to find something for me to do because you think I’m too idle?”
“Never!”
Ji Ningyue hurriedly lowered her head, a smile playing on her lips.
Recalling that Nan Bai Xuan had seen her go upstairs directly earlier, and that the little girl would likely have her suspicions, Chu Fan then said, “I ran into my cousin downstairs just now!”
“She might have some suspicions. See how you can handle this matter.”
“Alright, Young Master, I will handle this properly!”
Twenty minutes later, Ji Ningyue’s phone rang.
After listening, she said to Chu Fan, “Young Master, it’s been investigated. The ones causing trouble for Tian Fan Pharmaceutical are from the Dragon Tiger Hall, which was recently established in Shan Hai City.”
“They are likely outside forces trying to claim territory after the underground emperor Hong Ba Tian died.”
“More information is being collected.”
Chu Fan nodded and stood up, “Send the remaining information to my phone!”
Afterward, he left the Shan Hai Building.
To avoid being seen by the little girl again, Chu Fan took the elevator to a lower floor and exited through the window of the stairwell.
Ji Ningyue also began to handle the two matters Chu Fan had assigned.
The security captain and others were all reprimanded, followed by a thorough investigation to see who had abused their authority and acted arrogantly, relying on the Azure Dragon Corporation.
Upon learning that Nan Bai Xuan had asked colleagues about the executive-only elevator, Ji Ningyue had the elevator maintenance personnel go through the motions, publicly announcing that the fingerprint system for the President’s elevator had malfunctioned and was disabled.
Hearing this reason, Nan Bai Xuan snorted, “Hmph, so the fingerprint system is broken. I thought he was really extraordinary.”
“Damn it, he managed to show off again this time.”
As for why Chu Fan came to the Shan Hai Building, and how he got upstairs past the security, it was completely overlooked due to the increased workload Ji Ningyue had secretly assigned.
After all, when people are idle, they tend to think a lot.
The only way to solve this is to keep them busy.
Information about the Dragon Tiger Hall was successively sent to Chu Fan’s phone. Just as he was preparing to visit the Dragon Tiger Hall, Guan Hongyun called.
“Sir, are you not at Shan Hai Pavilion?”
“Speak if you have something to say!” Chu Fan replied calmly.
Guan Hongyun chuckled twice, “It’s nothing much, really. I just haven’t seen you for several days and wanted to pay my respects, Sir.”
Thinking that Guan Hongyun was familiar with Shan Hai City, and that he wasn’t very familiar with the Dragon Tiger Hall’s location, Chu Fan asked, “Do you know about the Dragon Tiger Hall?”
“Yes, I was invited when they set up their hall a while ago, but I didn’t go!”
Chu Fan hummed, “Then come find me and take me there.”
Not long after, Guan Hongyun appeared before Chu Fan and took him directly to the Dragon Tiger Hall’s stronghold.
On the way, Guan Hongyun also shared his understanding of the Dragon Tiger Hall.
The Dragon Tiger Hall was indeed an outside force that had long wanted to infiltrate Shan Hai City, but Shan Hai City was previously occupied by Hong Ba Tian, preventing outside forces from extending their reach.
After Hong Ba Tian's death, several strongholds of forces with significant outside influence appeared in Shan Hai City.
The Dragon Tiger Hall’s headquarters were in Xuzhou, Kyushu, and their main industry was the medical sector.
They not only sold various medical equipment but also monopolized many pharmaceutical manufacturing industries. Several pharmaceutical suppliers in Shan Hai City were established by members of the Dragon Tiger Hall.
This information was similar to what Ji Ningyue had been sending.
Rivals in the same profession.
This explained why the Dragon Tiger Hall would act against Tian Fan Pharmaceutical.
Upon arriving at the Dragon Tiger Hall.
As soon as he got out of the car, Ji Ningyue sent another message.
Glancing at the message, a chilling aura suddenly emanated from Chu Fan.
“Nan family, you are playing with fire.”