The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert
Chapter 192 - 188 Big Trouble

Chapter 192: Chapter 188 Big Trouble

Glancing at the unfamiliar incoming call, he answered the phone and asked, "Who is this?"

"Hello, may I speak to Mr. Ling?"

"This is he. Who are you?"

"I am Zhu Yansong. Mr. Ling, we have met outside Qingyang Bar before."

Ling Chen immediately recalled, "Ah, Mr. Zhu. What can I do for you, Mr. Zhu?"

"Mr. Ling, the chairman of Silver Star Entertainment asked me to give you a call. He is already aware of the incident involving the Zhang Family, and he deeply regrets the actions of Zhang Zekai. Just now, after discussing with the shareholders and with the consent of the Zhang Family, Silver Star Entertainment has decided to revoke the Zhang Family’s shareholder status. From now on, the Zhang Family will have no connection with Silver Star Entertainment. Our chairman hopes that Mr. Ling will allow Miss Tang to continue to stay with Silver Star Entertainment, and he personally assures that such incidents will never happen again. Mr. Ling, are you satisfied with this resolution?"

"Fine, as long as the Zhang Family withdraws, I will give you one more chance."

Zhu Yansong joyfully responded, "Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Ling. I will inform our chairman immediately, and won’t disturb your rest any longer."

After hanging up, Ling Chen grinned. These people were quite efficient; they made a decision in less than an hour.

It was clear they valued Tang Shiyun as a lucrative asset.

What Ling Chen didn’t know was that an hour ago, when Zhang Zekai reported this matter to his father, the latter immediately called Liu Geng, trying to ascertain Ling Chen’s identity. Liu Geng was evasive and unwilling to divulge much, which inadvertently left the Zhang Family extremely anxious, fearing they had offended someone formidable and brought major trouble upon their family.

After much deliberation, Zhang Zekai’s father made the painful decision, hoping to placate the situation.

That was the reason for that recent phone call.

Arriving alone at his room, Ling Chen was about to push open the door when his gaze suddenly sharpened, and his right hand, which was holding the doorknob, immediately retracted as his expression grew serious.

Having spent many years with the Ghost Organization, he had developed many good habits, such as being vigilant. Particularly when staying in hotels, he would tamper with the door to ensure no one could sneak into his room while he was away.

There was a strand of fine hair originally wrapped around the doorknob, but now, it was broken, indicating someone had entered the room. Before leaving the hotel, he had informed the cleaning staff that his room did not need cleaning, so it couldn’t have been them.

At once, he pressed his ear against the door, listening intently for a while. After confirming there were no unusual sounds from inside, he swiped the key card, then slowly turned the doorknob.

Click!

The lock opened, but instead of pushing the door open, he opened just a sliver and peered through the gap. After a short moment, the corner of his mouth curled up, and a sharp gleam flickered in his eyes.

Behind the door, there was a metal wire wrapped around both the door panel and the frame. If he had pushed the door open directly, it would certainly have broken the wire. What would happen then was clear to him without even thinking.

"Snake King!"

Immediately, a name popped into his mind. Other than the Snake King, he couldn’t think of anyone else who would set such a trap.

But wait, it could be Zhu Hong as well. That guy hated him to death; it could have been his doing too.

Right away, he ran to the hotel reception, borrowed a portable makeup mirror from a female service staff, and then returned to his room. Inserting the makeup mirror into the gap, through the reflection, he saw a plastic bomb installed next to the door frame.

The amount of explosives in the plastic bomb wasn’t much but was enough to destroy the entire room.

That metal wire was directly connected to the plastic bomb.

Defusing bombs is one of Ling Chen’s specialties, especially these simple bomb devices. He pulled out a nail clipper with one hand, preparing to cut the metal wire, while holding the other end of the wire with the other hand to prevent it from snapping back and triggering the explosive device.

Everything was ready, and just as he was about to cut the metal wire into two with the nail clipper, a thought crossed his mind, and he hesitated.

If it was the Snake King, then why didn’t he just place the bomb directly in Nanrong Wanqing’s guest room? That would’ve been much simpler. Killing him and then Nanrong Wanqing would only complicate the mission.

As a professional assassin, one would never do such a thing.

With this in mind, he immediately focused on Zhu Hong. Although he had made many enemies, the only ones who truly wanted him dead were probably Zhu Hong and the mysterious organization behind him.

Zhu Hong knew his strength and would not send mediocre people to deal with him; he would definitely send experts.

However, the quality of the bomb installation was passable but far from professional. A real expert wouldn’t have the bomb easily visible to the target. Moreover, a professional assassin would have noticed the little trick he set on the doorknob.

"Trap!"

His eyebrows furrowed, Ling Chen pondered for a moment, then moved to the adjacent guest room and prepared to enter the room by climbing through the balcony window.

Fortunately, the window glass had not been tampered with, and he easily entered the room.

Turning on the light, he walked to the back of the door and checked the bomb. As expected, this plastic bomb was not simple; it had three different trigger mechanisms. Moreover, each of these triggers was based on three different ways to disarm them. Any attempt to disarm it in any way would detonate the bomb.

Luckily, he was cautious and not deceived.

After spending a few minutes, he carefully removed the bomb and threw it onto the nearby sofa, then sat down to rest for a while.

But then, something seemed to occur to him, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly picked up the bomb and looked at it closely.

"How can this be?" His eyes widened with an incredulous expression, "Could it be a coincidence?"

He desperately wanted to believe it was a coincidence, but the reality told him that the chance of such a coincidence was too low.

Putting down the bomb, he took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, Old Tang, you better come over here immediately, something’s happened." After speaking, he hung up the phone and sat alone on the sofa, his expression extremely solemn.

In less than half an hour, Tang Yuan arrived at the hotel room.

"What’s so important that you had me come all the way here, couldn’t you have just said it over the phone?"

Ling Chen didn’t bother responding and simply threw the bomb into his hands. Tang Yuan caught the bomb, his expression changing slightly, and asked, "Where did this come from?"

"Stop asking so many questions, just take a good look."

Tang Yuan examined it and praised, "Very good, the person who made this bomb is definitely a professional, with three different triggering devices, and even..." Before he could finish his sentence, his eyes were already fixed on the bomb in his hands, his face full of surprise, "Is this... possibly a coincidence?"

"Do you think there are such coincidences in the world?"

"No."

Ling Chen raised his head, his face showing a rare solemnity, and said word by word, "Old Tang, we are in big trouble."

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