Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups Chapter 982 - 492

After several sunrises and sunsets, the scenery outside the window seemed to unconsciously change its appearance.

The room was unlit, the darkness sealing the interior in a silence as deep as the sea.

Fang Cheng turned over and got up, stepping barefoot onto the soft carpet.

Guided by instinct, he moved to the floor-to-ceiling window, reached out to grasp the edge of the velvet curtain, and pulled it open to both sides.

Swoosh—

With the light noise of metal sliding, the early light of dawn impatiently rushed in.

At the horizon, the once deep night sky was being diluted, gradually turning navy blue.

The city of Cui City at the mountain’s foot was still asleep, its high-rises silhouetted in the sparse lights, flickering between light and dark.

On the surface of Cuihai Lake, a layer of grayish-white mist slowly dispersed, rendering the distant shoreline hazy.

Fang Cheng gazed at this somewhat unfamiliar cityscape, the faint light reflecting in his deep eyes, bright like morning stars.

This was a private retreat arranged by the Chen Family, located halfway up the hillside by Cuihai Lake, offering a broad, tranquil, and secluded view.

Since the meeting held at the Chen Family Mansion concluded, four days had quietly passed by.

During this time, everyone followed the predetermined plan, each fulfilling their role, methodically advancing various matters.

It must be said, Chen Xu’an, when faced with the life-or-death juncture of his family, demonstrated remarkably decisive judgment.

Taking advantage of the recent unrest, he swiftly relocated most of the family members secretly into the Inheritance Secret Realm right after the meeting concluded.

As for the original servants and guards of the mansion, apart from a few trusted insiders, the others were all given generous hush money and dismissed, or sent off to work in distant enterprises on some pretext.

Nowadays, the Chen Family Manor resembles a fortress that seems to operate normally, but is, in fact, already vacated.

Only a few unfamiliar faces, urgently dispatched from elsewhere, were keeping up daily operations.

Ye Zhiran, in the role of "senior business consultant," stayed by Chen Xu’an’s side, without leaving his side.

This was both to monitor every move of the Chen Family to ensure they cooperated as promised and to observe the changing situation and adjust response strategies in real-time.

Meanwhile, Fang Cheng and Lin Chuqiao, along with others, lay low in this retreat less than two kilometers from the manor, ready to receive news at any time.

Should any abnormalities occur over there, or if they encounter an overwhelming enemy.

With Fang Cheng’s speed, he could arrive at the scene in moments to provide support.

Of course, the most crucial step remains the establishment of an intelligence network.

Previously, the Chen Family, in its search for Crow and the Professor, had already used money power to gather the local major gang leaders for a meeting.

Now, with a slight shift of the mission target, this massive underground machine once again operates at full speed.

Gangs and syndicates of various sizes were mobilized by the news, releasing countless informants, setting up a citywide search posture.

No matter if they were brokers selling information, or traffickers lurking in gray areas, or even those seemingly insignificant parking lot attendants and protection money collectors on the street, all received an ultimatum from above.

In just a couple of days, a surveillance network focused on outsiders quickly covered every corner of Cui City.

The efficiency was so high that it made even the diligent local police and professional investigators blush with shame.

Any unfamiliar face, any person with strange movements, as long as they stepped into the territory of Cui City, would quickly be captured by these ubiquitous eyes and their intelligence would be transmitted back to Chen Xu’an’s desk.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake.

In this city, the Chen Family is undoubtedly the Nine-headed Serpent, with this operation further displaying its absolute control as a dominator.

Even if the experts sent by the "Ideal Land" are incredibly talented, under such high-density surveillance, it is very likely they would still slip up.

Fang Cheng and others lay low in this retreat, ready at any moment, for four days.

However, during these four days, the entire Cui City seemed unusually peaceful.

No noteworthy abnormal messages, nor were there any traces of suspected "Ideal Land" members.

So much so that all the street thugs were burdened with the mission of "watching strangers," leaving no time to cause trouble.

Overnight, the law and order in Cui City became surprisingly good.

Fights and brawls were less frequent, thefts and robberies vanished, even the urban villages and slums became so safe that no one dared to pocket anything off the ground.

Unknowing citizens might even think the police launched some thunderous crackdown operation, turning Cui City into a national model city for safety.

Fang Cheng retracted his gaze from the distant view, letting out a light sigh.

White fog left a small patch of moist trace on the window glass.

Although it is unclear what the "Ideal Land" is plotting, these few days of calm seem to confirm the Professor’s previous speculation.

There are only two possibilities.

Firstly, the explosion at the Haoting Hotel made too much noise, leaving a severely adverse impact.

Although the police publicly claimed it was a gas explosion, it must have drawn the attention of the Special Search Team and various forces, secretly investigating the truth.

Moreover, Chen Xu’an fanned the flames, bringing the originally hidden Ideal Land organization into the spotlight, putting it into opposition with the authorities.

Now, Cui City is like a powder keg, with countless eyes watching for signs of trouble.

To avoid affecting the big picture and risking the exposure of the entire plan, the "Ideal Land" decisively gave up any follow-up actions here.

Even if they plan to retaliate, it is estimated they would wait several months, or half a year, until the situation completely calms down before taking action.