Chapter 88 Using oneself as bait to lure the enemy into a trap!
The study was deathly silent.
Su Wanqing stood in front of the table, her fingertips seemingly still retaining the sensation of the black card turning to ashes.
The Longevity Society.
These three words carried an invisible pressure, permeating the air.
This is an organization that has never been heard of before.
But it is more blatant and greedy than Universal Health Group.
What Lin Huaiyuan wanted was the prescription, the technology, and the business empire.
What they want is "immortality".
It was the divine authority within her that allowed her to reverse life and death.
The factory fire was a warning.
This card is a declaration of war.
They were announcing their arrival, flaunting their military might that could easily destroy her life's work, and demonstrating their ability to silently infiltrate the most heavily guarded area of the capital.
This is blatant intimidation.
Su Wanqing closed her eyes, slowly crushing and compressing all the emotions churning in her mind.
Fear and anger are useless.
When faced with such a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, any loss of emotional control is tantamount to digging one's own grave.
She had to be calmer and more ruthless than them.
When she opened her eyes again, her gaze had become a deep, cold pool.
She walked to the phone and dialed Yan Yunfei's number.
"Yunfei, do me a favor."
Her voice was completely emotionless.
"Use the entire intelligence network of the Yan family to investigate an organization called the 'Longevity Society,' and don't let any clues slip by."
Yan Yunfei on the other end of the phone was taken aback by the name, but he didn't press for details. He immediately replied in a deep voice, "Understood. Sister-in-law, what about you over there..."
“I’m fine,” Su Wanqing interrupted him. “Also, inform Lu Yao that she’ll be in my study for a meeting in an hour.”
After hanging up the phone, she turned and walked into the quiet room.
With a thought, several pieces of top-quality Hetian jade appeared in his palm.
She sat cross-legged, her spiritual energy flowing like silk, probing into the jade stone, and began to inscribe extremely complex runes.
Conventional security measures are practically useless against this type of enemy.
She wants to build a true fortress for herself and those around her in her own way.
An hour later, Lu Yao and Yan Yunfei appeared in the study on time.
Both of their faces were filled with solemnity and worry.
Yan Yunfei, in particular, had clearly already glimpsed the suffocatingly terrifying weight behind the words "Longevity Society" through the Yan family's channels.
"Sister-in-law, what's happening at the factory..."
"It's just a fire; it can't destroy my foundation." Su Wanqing said indifferently, as if she were talking about a trivial matter.
Her composure, like a stabilizing force, instantly calmed Lu Yao and Yan Yunfei's panicked minds.
"I called you here to discuss the next steps."
Su Wanqing handed the two newly made jade pendants to them respectively.
"Wear it close to your body and never take it off."
Lu Yao took the jade pendant. It felt warm and smooth to the touch, and an indescribable warmth instantly washed over her, sweeping away the fatigue and fear of the past few days.
She immediately realized that this was no ordinary thing.
"The fact that the enemy has made their move proves that we are on the right track."
Su Wanqing's gaze swept over the two of them, carrying an unquestionable determination.
"The more they try to stop us, the faster we need to go."
“I have decided that the first batch of products in the ‘Yaoguang’ series, ‘Yu Rong Gao’ and ‘An Shen Xiang Nang’, will be launched immediately.”
"Immediately?" Yan Yunfei was taken aback. "But our factory has only just started..."
"Only workshop number three burned down; workshops number one and two are completely intact," Su Wanqing said calmly. "I will personally go there tonight to adjust the production line; the output is sufficient to handle the first wave of sales. Moreover, we will not go through conventional channels."
She looked at Lu Yao.
"Yaoyao, plan a top-notch product launch event as quickly as possible."
"Location: Golden Hall, Beijing Hotel."
"Invite all the most prominent people in the capital that we can invite, as well as the foreign envoys and wealthy businessmen who have tried every means to contact me."
Lu Yao, being exceptionally intelligent, was immediately struck by Su Wanqing's intention: "Sister-in-law, you mean..."
“That’s right.” Su Wanqing’s lips curled into a cold smile.
"Don't they like to hide in the shadows and play dirty tricks?"
"Then I'll build the most magnificent stage and turn the spotlights up to their brightest."
“I want to see if they have the guts to come out in broad daylight.”
This is a high-stakes gamble.
Use yourself as bait to lure the snake out of its hole.
Yan Yunfei's brows furrowed deeply: "Sister-in-law, this is too dangerous! Gathering so many important figures together, what if something happens..."
"Nothing will happen." Su Wanqing's tone remained unwavering.
"On my turf, you have to follow my rules."
"I will show them what it means to walk right into a trap."
Her powerful self-confidence, which looked down on everything, deeply inspired Yan Yunfei.
Without further hesitation, he nodded emphatically: "Okay! I'll get on it right away! Publicity, security, venue—I'll make sure everything goes perfectly!"
"Regarding security, I will make separate arrangements in addition to the regular forces."
As Su Wanqing spoke, her gaze drifted to the dark night sky outside the study.
Luring the snake out of its hole is only the first step.
What she was about to lay was an inescapable net.
In the following days, the entire upper-class circle of Beijing was in an uproar because of a gilded invitation from the "Wanqing Group".
"Jade Complexion Cream" - to restore your stunning beauty.
"Calming Sachet" - Returning to the sleep of an infant.
With just a few words, no one doubted its efficacy.
Thanks to Su Wanqing's reputation as a "miracle doctor," the value of this invitation has long surpassed the press conference itself, becoming a precious ticket to squeeze into her inner circle.
For a time, even a single letter was hard to come by.
Meanwhile, Su Wanqing, at the center of the storm, completely disappeared from the public eye.
Every night, she would go alone to factories and farms on the outskirts of Beijing.
She wasn't supervising production; instead, she buried jade talismans she had personally crafted in hidden corners.
She was setting up a formation.
Based on mountains and rivers, and guided by spiritual runes.
She wants to transform her most important industrial base into a giant sensor array.
She can detect any malicious intruder the moment they step into the array's range.
On Yan Yunfei's side, there was also feedback regarding the investigation into the "Longevity Society".
The result was chilling.
This name cannot be found in any publicly available databases.
It exists like a ghost, not in any country's registration information or intelligence files.
Despite their best efforts, the Yan family only managed to find a few fragments of information from some of the oldest aristocratic tales circulating in Europe.
"A shadowy organization that has existed for hundreds of years, with members spread across the top echelons of the world, whose sole purpose in life is to prolong life by any means necessary and achieve so-called immortality."
Upon seeing the report, Su Wanqing calmed down completely.
The enemy is older and more powerful than we imagined.
This was a war that was unequal from the start.
But in her hand, she held the bargaining chip that the other party most desired.
This is her biggest trump card.
The night before the press conference.
Su Wanqing stood on the terrace of the Lu family compound, gazing at the dazzling lights of the capital city.
The evening breeze ruffled her long hair, her expression calm and undisturbed.
She could sense that the lurking venomous snake had already caught the scent of the bait.
In the past few days, several extremely subtle gazes have been spying on the Lu family compound.
The person in the gaze was extremely powerful, and their method of concealing their aura was top-notch, like a most experienced hunter patiently waiting for their prey to reveal a weakness.
A faint hint of coldness appeared on Su Wanqing's lips.
Starting tomorrow, the roles of hunter and prey should be reversed.
She turned and went back into her room, taking out an antique wooden box from her storage space.
The box was opened, revealing three fine needles, each as thin as a cow's hair and gleaming with a pale golden luster, lying quietly inside.
This is the "Surprising Needle".
It was made from meteorite iron from outer space, and it took her a tremendous amount of mental energy and spiritual power to refine it.
It can save lives in a split second.
It can also kill without leaving a trace.
She prepared a generous gift for tomorrow's guests.
Night fell, and all was quiet.
A storm powerful enough to shake up the future is quietly gathering over Beijing.
Meanwhile, the slender figure at the eye of the storm calmly wiped the golden needles in her hands, waiting for dawn.
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