The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1851: Land Leasing

Ye Shikai’s personal wealth is quite substantial; however, he’s merely a hands-off shopkeeper. He has never been involved in the management of his properties, which is all handled by the subordinates of the Netherworld Palace. For one, he has no interest in business, and for another, he has little interest in money...

At this moment, the doors were slowly opened, and a young man walked in quickly, followed by several bodyguards.

"Long Xiaotian is here, everyone quiet," Tianjing whispered.

"Understood."

"Understood."

"Hello, Mr. Long." Ye Shikai slowly stood up, adjusted his collar, and extended his hand for a handshake. However, this Long Xiaotian was extremely arrogant, not only refusing Ye Shikai’s handshake but even ignoring him completely, acting as if he were invisible.

"I heard from Mr. Wu that you’re a businessman from Yanjing, is that right?" Long Xiaotian said nonchalantly while playing on his phone, showing no sincerity. Perhaps it was due to his arrogance developed from childhood, or perhaps he simply looked down on Ye Shikai.

"I am Ye Yi, from Yanjing." Ye Shikai introduced himself; Ye Yi is a name he chose for himself, with ’Ye’ and the character for ’Yi’ (a wooden part), forming "Yi."

"I don’t know you, and if it weren’t for Mr. Wu’s sake, honestly, I really wouldn’t want to be here." Long Xiaotian said coldly, with an arrogant demeanor, while his bodyguards were also fierce-looking. Relying on his family’s power, Long Xiaotian has always been aloof towards others. But today, Ye Shikai was about to teach him a lesson.

"Alright then." Ye Shikai clapped his hands and slowly sat back in his chair, crossing his legs, displaying the same arrogance, which displeased Long Xiaotian. He was used to looking down on others, not the other way around.

"Since Mr. Long wants to get straight to the point, I won’t beat around the bush. Who is this?" Ye Shikai took out a document and directly tossed it to Long Xiaotian. This move not only shocked Long Xiaotian but also surprised the four behind him, including Tianjing. The document contained Huo Hua’s information. Was Ye Shikai really going to ask directly?

"Mr. Ye, you..." Tianjing wanted to stop him but was intercepted by Ye Shikai.

"Don’t worry, just act on my command later," Ye Shikai said softly.

Perhaps it was due to Ye Shikai’s "courage" or some other reason, but Long Xiaotian didn’t lose his temper. Had it been another spoiled rich kid, they might have overturned the table by now. But Long Xiaotian surprisingly didn’t get angry and instead picked up the document, examining it carefully.

"This is... Huo Hua. You’re not a businessman. Who exactly are you?" Long Xiaotian’s expression changed drastically upon seeing this.

"Go," Ye Shikai ordered, and Tianjing and the other three, who were already prepared, acted simultaneously, knocking out Long Xiaotian’s bodyguards almost instantly.

"You... what do you want to do? How dare you act in Hong Kong, don’t you know who I am? Offend me and you’ll get nothing good." Long Xiaotian was paralyzed with fear upon seeing this. It’s not that he didn’t want to move, but that he couldn’t, his legs trembling like noodles, too weak to stand. His bodyguards had been easily subdued, leaving them unsure if they were dealing with humans or monsters.

"I’m well aware of your identity. Frankly, I don’t care if you live or die. Even if I killed you, no one could do anything to me," Ye Shikai’s voice was icy. Long Xiaotian, despite his bravado, could only comply in the face of such a display.

"Let me go, I can give you money, lots and lots of money."

"Rest assured, I’m not after your money, nor will I take your life," Ye Shikai pointed to the document. "You know Huo Hua, don’t you?"

"Of... course."

"What’s your relationship with him?"

"Just a business partnership," Long Xiaotian immediately replied. He didn’t appear to be lying; someone with his level of courage likely wouldn’t have the nerve or ability to lie under such "intimidation."

"Have you been unable to contact him recently?" Ye Shikai continued, "He’s dead."

"What, dead?" Long Xiaotian was very surprised to hear this. After Huo Hua died, he was immediately sent for autopsy, and all actions of the SAD Special Forces were top secret. Outsiders only thought Huo Hua had disappeared.

"You needn’t be so shocked. There’s nothing unusual about his death. You also shouldn’t delve into the cause of his death; it has no significance to you and could bring you trouble. You’re a businessman, you should understand, right?"

"I understand, I understand, I won’t ask any more," Long Xiaotian nodded repeatedly. Ye Shikai’s "intimidation" was very effective on him, and now the conversation was much more efficient.

"The next things I ask, you must answer truthfully."

"Of course."

"You mentioned your relationship with Huo Hua is a partnership, what’s the nature of this partnership?" Ye Shikai asked.

"Well..."

"Speak quickly."

"I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you. Huo Hua was just a gambler. But although he was a gambler, he was quite wealthy. Someone introduced him to me, claiming he had money and wanted to lease some land for business."

"He came to you just to lease land? Is it that simple? You better not leave anything out, or there will be consequences."

"Absolutely not, I promise to speak with complete candor. He approached me wanting to lease several plots of land under my company’s name, claiming he wanted to construct factories or something. I don’t know the specifics, but he paid promptly and offered a lot of money. Naturally, I didn’t refuse," Long Xiaotian hurriedly explained, speaking quickly. Tianjing, having been trained in interrogation skills, could tell he didn’t seem to be lying.

"Leasing land to build factories, that makes sense," Ye Shikai realized. If Huo Hua wanted to build factories here, it meant their base was located in this area.

"Which plots of land did they lease from you?" Ye Shikai asked in return.

"Well... I can’t remember clearly. He leased quite a few plots. I’d have to go back to the company to check the documents. I only remember these places were all quite remote, uninhabited, and had been vacant for a while, which is why I leased them to him."

Ye Shikai hesitated; Long Xiaotian’s words seemed genuine, but if he returned to his company, wouldn’t he be out of their control? At that point, Ye Shikai would be in a passive position. Who knew if this spoiled rich kid was pretending to submit as a ploy? If allowed to leave, he might retaliate.

"Do you have a secretary?" Ye Shikai asked.

"Yes... of course, I do."

"Good, have your secretary send over all the information about your collaboration with Huo Hua. Rest assured, I’m not interested in your life, and as for today’s events, Mr. Wu will explain it to you later."