Chapter 432: Storm over the Warring States Building

The information Su Wan revealed over the phone was explosive!

A fifth-rank martial artist had been attacked...

Who was the killer?

Was it a game NPC, or a player from the real world?

How strong was the other side?

With none of that known, asking Wangchuan to take over the Warring States Game Studio and the game assets under the Warring States boss’s name was, frankly speaking, something he did not dare agree to lightly.

Wangchuan was no longer a clueless recruit in 《spirit realm》.

There were several dangerous and fatal mysteries hidden in this matter.

To assassinate a fifth-rank martial artist so easily, to succeed in a single strike without revealing anything, and to do it within the Capital itself—what kind of strength did that require?

Assassination techniques at Peak Perfection?

Martial arts at a miraculous level?

Or perhaps... some kind of Ultimate Art?

Holding the phone, Wangchuan’s mind filled at once with question after question, and for a long time, he did not reply.

Su Wan did not speak either.

She knew Wangchuan was weighing the pros and cons...

Getting from Sanhe Commandery to the Capital was no simple matter;

taking over the assets under her boss’s name and protecting his family likewise carried considerable risk.

After nearly half a minute of silence,

Su Wan could not hold back any longer and grew anxious.

“Wangchuan, come to the Warring States Building first and see the boss. Whatever needs to be discussed will be easier face to face.”

“...”

After a long silence, Wangchuan asked, “Why not contact the authorities? Are they not trustworthy, or does your boss have some concern on that front? An enemy?”

Su Wan’s side clearly paused for a moment, and her tone turned hesitant.

“I don’t know.”

“But the 《spirit realm》 Online Guidance Center does not have the ability to protect the boss. This place is only a service institution, after all! Although according to procedure, all of his game assets would be left to his descendants, the boss’s family does not have the ability to safeguard all that wealth.”

Su Wan’s explanation made Wangchuan understand a little better.

The 《spirit realm》 Online Guidance Center could witness the transfer of the Warring States boss’s assets to his family, but it could not ensure that no one would set their sights on that inheritance afterward.

What they needed was a powerful institution or organization capable of protecting it.

“The boss rarely made friends in ordinary times,”

Su Wan continued.

“And those people aren’t trustworthy either.”

“...”

“The boss’s intention is to hand over the Warring States Building and the game assets together to someone within the studio who can be trusted... but right now, the highest cultivation levels we have are Lin Xun, Bai Yuhui, and Monk Dalong. Their strength is simply too weak. They can barely protect themselves.”

At that point, Su Wan finally gave the reason she had recommended him.

“At present, within the network of people connected to our Warring States Game Studio, only you and Captain Bai Jingtang are the most trustworthy choices. Captain Bai’s studio still isn’t stable enough right now, and there are more than two thousand employees in the Warring States Game Studio. She wouldn’t be able to handle it all.”

“At this point, the only person who can bear the weight of a giant like the Warring States Game Studio is you, Wangchuan!”

Su Wan’s tone was earnest and pleading as she said,

“In all of H City, only your Sanjiang Studio can take over the Warring States Building and protect the boss’s family... help us.”

“...”

At that moment, Wangchuan roughly understood what Su Wan meant.

The ceiling above the Warring States Building had collapsed. If no tall figure stepped forward to bear the weight, then the sky over this place... would come crashing down.

And the only one with the ability to take it on was him.

Otherwise,

the Warring States Game Studio would be broken apart, split into pieces, and absorbed by multiple studios.

Su Wan did not want to see the Warring States Building, which her boss had painstakingly built over several years, crumble and fall apart.

Nor did she want to see the studio she had worked so hard to maintain end in such a bleak fashion.

Wangchuan drew in a deep breath and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out toward the Warring States Building, that original seventy-five-story tower he had once only been able to gaze up at from below. Its radiant exterior reflected the dark red afterglow of the setting sun. Looking carefully, he could see that the panes of glass were like broken patches of light, growing dimmer and dimmer.

Faced with the sudden bad news that had struck the Warring States Building,

his feelings were complicated as well.

After all, this was the place where he had risen.

Although it had brought him many bitter and sweet experiences, there were indeed many familiar faces there.

He did not want to see the Warring States Game Studio collapse just like this either.

After hesitating again and again, he finally said into the phone,

“I’ll come over.”

Then he hung up.

...

On the other end of the line,

the moment Su Wan received Wangchuan’s answer, she felt an enormous weight lift from her chest.

She almost slumped into her chair as if all strength had left her body.

After a few breaths, she suppressed her exhaustion and heaviness, then stepped out of her office with her usual sharp, capable stride. Inside the elevator, she contacted the boss.

“Boss.”

“The boss of Sanjiang Studio has agreed to come to our Warring States Building. He’ll be here very soon. I’m heading down now to receive him.”

“Good.”

“Bring him up.”

Yan Tiannan’s voice was low.

Wangchuan truly did arrive quickly.

But he did not come alone.

To be on the safe side, he brought Lin Jiahe, Wang Yuehui, and Li Na, the person in charge of the studio.

Since this involved the complete takeover of the Warring States Building’s business, a professional absolutely had to be present.

When Wangchuan’s group of four arrived at the Warring States Building, another group arrived as well.

Five men in black clothes and black trousers, sharp and capable, with no weak presence among them, appeared at the entrance of the Warring States Building. The leader was none other than Wang Song of the 《spirit realm》 Online Guidance Center.

Wang Song and his group had come down from an aircraft.

The moment he saw Wangchuan, he too was slightly startled. Then he led his group over and greeted him first.

“Hall Master Wangchuan.”

“Director Wang.”

Wangchuan stopped walking, his gaze sweeping across the four sharply dressed men behind Wang Song. Their uniforms were crisp, and their bearing resembled that of security personnel. A chill stirred in Wangchuan’s heart.

All of them possessed internal force.

Third-rank martial artists?

The 《spirit realm》 Online Guidance Center had dispatched five third-rank martial artists in one go. That was no small display of force.

It seemed that they were also extremely tense and deeply concerned about the assassination and death of the Warring States Game Studio boss.

“I never expected Boss Yan to invite Hall Master Wangchuan over as well...”

“With Hall Master Wangchuan here, I believe this sudden crisis can be weathered smoothly.”

Wang Song proactively extended goodwill.

Wangchuan, however, lowered his voice and asked,

“What is the Center’s stance?”

“The incident happened too suddenly. Our Center Director has a headache over it as well.” Wang Song wore a bitter expression and sighed. “Our director has already gone to report to the higher-ups! However, while I was on my way here, he called me and said that after the Capital auction ended, more than one person had been attacked. So far, the number confirmed dead has already reached seven!”

Wangchuan’s body trembled slightly. He stopped in his tracks, disbelief filling his eyes.

“There were others who were attacked too?!”

Lin Jiahe, Li Na, and the others all heard it.

A look of shock appeared on Li Na’s refined and gentle face, and she could not help but interject.

“The participants in the Capital auction are all either wealthy or powerful. They are not people ordinary individuals can even get close to. What kind of identities did these seven people have?”

At Li Na’s reminder, Wangchuan also reacted. His gaze fixed on Wang Song as he waited for the man’s answer.