The elevator ascended. It wasn't until it was nearly reaching the top floor that Wang Liang suddenly spoke again:
"What is Xia Feng to you?"
Xia Wei paused for a moment, but quickly said, "He's my father."
After speaking, Xia Wei stood behind him and carefully glanced at Wang Liang, wanting to see his expression.
Unfortunately, she couldn't read anything. After asking, Wang Liang wore a flat, disinterested expression. He didn't even look in her direction—it really seemed like nothing more than a casual question.
Xia Feng was one of the ten wealthiest individuals in Da'an City and one of the company's largest shareholders.
When they reached the top floor, Xia Wei and Gao Yan led Wang Liang to the conference room door. Through the glass window, they could see several people already seated inside.
Wang Liang pushed the door open and walked in. The people seated inside stood up one after another to look at him.
Wang Liang walked straight to the head seat at the far end and sat down. Gao Yan sat in the empty seat to his left, while Xia Wei stood behind him.
"Mr. Wang, I am Zhang Shi, chairman of Tianrong Group in Da'an City."
"Mr. Wang Liang, I am from Changkuan Group..."
"Hello, President Wang, I am..."
After Wang Liang sat down, the shareholders on both sides of the conference table stood up one by one and introduced themselves. The scene was somewhat noisy for a moment.
The chaotic voices made it difficult to hear anything. Wang Liang frowned and gestured for them to be quiet.
"Sit down first."
The shareholders immediately sat down obediently, all looking at him with a trace of restraint, completely lacking the bearing one would expect of the ultra-wealthy.
Honestly, their obedience was somewhat unexpected to Wang Liang.
He hadn't expected these shareholders to be so compliant, even to the point of being somewhat obsequious.
He had thought there would be a few classic "troublemakers" who would throw their weight around toward the new person in charge, relying on their capital and shareholder status.
Before coming, Wang Liang had prepared to make an example of someone to intimidate the rest. He hadn't expected them to be surprisingly "obedient," at least on the surface.
It seemed that those who could become wealthy, especially the self-made first-generation rich, were mostly not fools, if not all of them.
After understanding the dangers of supernatural incidents and the crises they might encounter now and in the future, these wealthy individuals at least appeared to be very pragmatic.
Their attitudes were good—providing personnel and money—all so that when they encountered supernatural incidents, the person in charge would save them.
Their families had great businesses and fortunes, enjoying wealth and glory that ordinary people couldn't access. Most of them cherished their lives more than ordinary people and were more eager to establish good relations with the person in charge who possessed supernatural power.
Today's meeting was even simpler than Wang Liang had imagined. These shareholders really just wanted to familiarize themselves with the new person in charge.
After a round of enthusiastic flattery, they decided to collectively invest an additional two billion in Tianhuan Enterprise.
Because of this, Wang Liang gave them his contact information and promised that if they encountered matters involving the supernatural, they could seek his help.
Finally, Wang Liang told Xia Wei and the shareholders that Tianhuan Enterprise would need to purchase gold in large quantities next. This would be a long-term goal—the more, the better. Xia Wei and the shareholders hurriedly agreed.
After the discussion was finished, the shareholders left the conference room one by one. In the end, only one person remained.
"Is there something else?" Wang Liang looked over.
"President Wang, this is my father, Xia Feng," Xia Wei introduced softly from behind Wang Liang.
Xia Feng was a pot-bellied man in his fifties, but his appearance was similar to that of a middle-aged man in his forties. He was well-maintained, fully displaying an air of wealth, but his complexion wasn't very good at the moment.
"Mr. Wang, I... I've encountered some issues lately, and I'd like to request the help of a professional like yourself."
Wang Liang sat back in his seat and looked at Xia Feng. This was the convenience of having a network laid out—new eerie value immediately came knocking.
"Tell me first."
The more one knew, the more afraid they became. Xia Feng wiped away nonexistent sweat from his forehead. This young man before him gave him a different kind of pressure.
He had never felt such pressure when negotiating deals worth hundreds of millions, because he knew he wouldn't die during those negotiations. But if he said the wrong thing and offended the person before him, he really would die.
He knew quite a lot. He knew that special individuals like Sun Su, even if they killed someone, wouldn't bear much responsibility as long as they didn't go too far. Their authority within this city was virtually boundless.
"I'm in real estate, but one of my subsidiary companies encountered some, uh, problems while constructing in the demolition area of the Eastern District. After it was reported, the area was sealed off. T-there's been no word since, and we were even warned once in between. We've already invested quite a lot in it and can't just let it drag on, so I'd like you to take a look."
"What exactly happened?" Wang Liang frowned.
"Ahem, a few days before we started construction, a demolition worker suddenly died in the demolition area. When he was discovered, his corpse was completely rotted.
"We reported it immediately, but by the time investigators came to inspect, three more people had died in succession in other parts of that area, all in the same manner.
"At that time, the investigators ordered an evacuation and sealed off that entire plot of land. To this day, it hasn't been resolved, and we aren't allowed to start work."
Xia Feng looked at Wang Liang with a very troubled expression.
"Mr. Wang, what do you think..."
Wang Liang recalled some of the supernatural incident information Gao Yan had given him previously and said:
"Lancun?"
"Yes, exactly there." Xia Feng hurriedly responded.
Gao Yan's information had mentioned three confirmed supernatural incidents, but none were high in threat level. The vengeful ghosts inside didn't have the ability to wander. The corresponding areas had been temporarily sealed off, and currently, there were no signs of outward spread.
They were respectively the "Lancun Demolition Incident," the "Subway Line 16 Parking Incident," and the "Changxing Road Intersection Paper-Burning Incident."
Lancun happened to be one of them, listed at the very top of the information. It was also the one Wang Liang had originally planned to resolve first after the shareholders' meeting ended.
Gao Yan also spoke up at this moment to add:
"After the Lancun incident, investigators made a preliminary assessment. Even if an ordinary person dies, their corpse couldn't possibly rot that quickly. Coupled with more than one death in a short period, it was preliminarily classified as a supernatural incident.
"Sun Su had already met with mishap in the Subway Line 16 incident by then. Da'an City had no person in charge to resolve this matter, so it could only be temporarily sealed off. Fortunately, this should only be a Class C supernatural incident with no signs of spreading."
After Wang Liang and Gao Yan's conversation ended, Xia Feng carefully spoke:
"Um, Mr. Wang, my place..."
"Then let's go take a look now and resolve it quickly. Gao Yan, notify them to prepare gold containers and rendezvous outside Lancun."
"Yes."
Wang Liang didn't waste words either. He had originally planned to go resolve a few supernatural incidents first, so this timing was perfect. He simply got up and walked out of the conference room.