When He Liang left, Lin Chen immediately returned to the living room.
He saw Shangguan Xiong and Shangguan Ling'er.
Shangguan Ling'er had already brewed a cup of tea. Seeing Lin Chen enter, a hint of joy appeared on her face.
"Mr. Lin, the person who just came was the second young master of the He family, He Liang, wasn't he?" Shangguan Xiong asked with a smile.
The Shangguan family, as the true foremost aristocratic family in Hangcheng, had naturally seen He Liang before. Moreover, with the Shangguan family's current assets originally belonging to Lin Chen, their cooperation with Ru Shuang Group had become even closer. It was not unusual for them to know He Liang.
"That's right. He will represent the He family and be stationed in Hangcheng from now on. If the elder has any matters, he can find him directly. The He family has now become my subordinate family, so there's no need to be formal, elder." Lin Chen nodded and explained his current relationship with the He family.
"What? Mr. Lin, the He family has become your subordinate family?" Shangguan Xiong was astonished. As the head of the Shangguan family, how could he not know the He family's status in Hangcheng? But now, such a colossal power, one that even the governor treated with respect, had directly become Lin Chen's subordinate family. Judging by He Liang's attitude towards Lin Chen just now, this was undoubtedly true!
"That's right. Have there been any recent events in Hangcheng?" Lin Chen nodded and took a sip of the tea on the table. The taste was sweet and refreshing, truly a rare good tea.
"Mr. Lin, I was just about to tell you about this." Hearing Lin Chen's question, Shangguan Xiong subconsciously put down his teacup. "Recently, by chance, I discovered that many people are secretly inquiring about you and your mother. I originally wanted to send someone to investigate, but these people are very cautious. To this day, I still don't know who is looking into your affairs." Shangguan Xiong spoke with a grave expression.
Those people were looking for information about Lin Chen and his mother through various channels, but they would immediately hide if there was any slight disturbance.
"Oh? Someone is investigating me and my mother's information?" Hearing this, Lin Chen frowned. Since they were investigating him secretly and didn't want to be discovered, it was definitely to harm him! Currently, there were probably not many people in the entire Zhejiang Province who would want to harm him. Could it be Wu Zhixiong's people? Regardless, Wu Zhixiong had become a stray dog because of him and would surely be thinking of ways to retaliate.
"To be precise, they are focusing on investigating Auntie's information. Your information is already not a secret in Hangcheng. But these people seem particularly interested in Auntie's information, even finding her elementary school teacher." Shangguan Ling'er said this while pouring tea for Lin Chen. She herself had not managed to find out much about Lin Chen's mother. But in just a few days, the other party had already found the person.
"What do you mean? You mean, these people are targeting my mother?" Hearing Shangguan Ling'er's words, Lin Chen's body tensed, and a killing intent was unconsciously released. For the current Lin Chen, if these people wanted to deal with him, he only needed to be careful. But if anyone dared to harm his mother, he would absolutely not let it go!
"I suspect that your enemies, unable to deal with you, have turned their attention to Auntie." Shangguan Ling'er then voiced her speculation. "Oh, and to protect Auntie's safety, I specifically asked Jiang Liang to go to Auntie's side to protect her in secret." Shangguan Ling'er quickly reassured him, afraid Lin Chen would worry.
"I see." Hearing this, Lin Chen finally understood. No wonder when he first arrived at the Shangguan family, so many people were surrounding the place, yet he didn't see Jiang Liang make a move. It turned out he had gone to protect his mother!
"Then, elder, Ling'er, I'll head back to see my mother first. I'll visit again when I have time!" Knowing that his mother might be in danger, Lin Chen couldn't afford to rest and immediately got up to bid farewell to the elder Shangguan. Although his mother had Jiang Liang protecting her, Jiang Liang only had a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation. If Wu Zhixiong were to harm his mother, Jiang Liang would be utterly incapable of stopping him!
"Alright!" Seeing Lin Chen's anxious look, Shangguan Xiong said nothing more. He knew Lin Chen was filial, and with his mother in danger, he would certainly not stand by.
After leaving the living room, Lin Chen went directly to the Shangguan family's garage, chose a car, and drove towards his mother's residence. When Lin Chen arrived outside the residential complex, he used his divine sense and indeed found many suspicious people lurking outside. Some were disguised as street vendors, some as passers-by. Lin Chen even noticed that the owners of several small shops had been replaced. Most importantly, these people were extremely skilled at disguise. If Lin Chen hadn't used his divine sense, he would never have noticed anything amiss! With this knowledge, Lin Chen parked the car and headed straight for the building where his mother lived.
To Lin Chen's greatest surprise, within the complex, he even detected a Core Formation stage expert secretly observing his mother's residence. "Late Core Formation, but the aura isn't Wu Zhixiong's." Sensing the cultivator's aura, Lin Chen was bewildered. Logically, Wu Zhixiong was currently wanted by the entire Southwestern cultivation world and had become a fugitive. It was impossible for him to find Core Formation stage cultivators to monitor his mother!
At this moment, Jiang Liang was also in a room, observing everything with his divine sense. However, it was clear that Jiang Liang's whereabouts had already been discovered by the Core Formation expert. If that person truly intended to harm his mother, Jiang Liang and his mother would have already met with misfortune! What was going on?
"Never mind, I'll go see Mother and Aunt Zhou first." Unable to figure it out, Lin Chen took the elevator to his mother's floor and stood before her door.
"Knock, knock, knock."
"Coming." As Lin Chen knocked, Aunt Zhou's voice came from inside.
"Oh my, Lin Chen, you're back?" Seeing that it was Lin Chen, Aunt Zhou immediately smiled.
"Auntie, where's my mother?" Hearing Aunt Zhou's words, Lin Chen asked immediately. He was more concerned about his mother's situation now. The fact that so many people were surrounding the complex outside indeed puzzled Lin Chen.