Like Manager Wang, who had previously received them, Supervisor Lin didn't really value the significance of this guardian angel's existence.
In her view, this was just an order from the boss above, and people like them who worked at the bottom just had to listen and do as they were told!
Anyway, even if these guardians are meant to protect someone, they'll definitely be protecting the company's CEO, not insignificant figures like them.
Song Mengmeng nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked, "This statue doesn't seem to be very old. Was it recently brought back?"
"Yes. We invited him back not long after Mr. Zhao recovered from his illness! We even had a master come and perform rituals at the company for several days. It's probably because a lot of unpleasant things happened in Mr. Zhao's family at that time, so he thought of using this method to alleviate his predicament."
Manager Lin nodded and calmly answered Song Mengmeng's question.
Having gotten the answer she wanted, Song Mengmeng smiled at her without saying anything more and thanked her.
After asking Manager Lin a few more simple questions, Huo Yuankai and Hu Yue followed procedure and had her sign the papers. Then they left the Zhao Group headquarters together and got into the car to return.
"Is that all?" Huo Yuankai got into the car and then turned around to look at Song Mengmeng sitting in the back seat.
She was the one who requested to come to the Zhao Group, but from the time she entered until she left, it seemed that apart from being interested in the shrine, she didn't ask any other questions.
"Hmm." Song Mengmeng nodded and silently stretched out her hand in front of Huo Yuankai. She didn't know when, but there were two dull, almost black copper coins in her hand.
"When did you get this?" Huo Yuankai was stunned. This thing looked very familiar. Wasn't this the copper coins that were piled up next to the statue when they got on the elevator?!
When did she touch the thing she brought out?!
“There’s something wrong with this statue, a really big problem!” Song Mengmeng ignored Huo Yuankai, who knew nothing about these things and only knew how to jump around in surprise. She turned to Hu Yue sitting next to her and said, “Their existence can indeed protect the Zhao Group, but the condition for protecting it is the fortune and lifespan of all the employees of the Zhao Group.”
"Inspector Huo, please investigate after you return to the police station. See how many employees of the Zhao Group have had accidents, or even died due to accidents or other reasons, in the years since this statue was erected."
Song Mengmeng's statement startled Huo Yuankai.
However, having a direction for the investigation is better than aimlessly struggling without one. He didn't say much, and decisively followed his reason and responsibility to investigate the whole truth.
"Do you know where that General Manager Zhao is staying now?" Song Mengmeng thought for a moment, then reached out and poked Huo Yuankai's back as he drove back, asking in a low voice.
Huo Yuankai didn't even need to ask Song Mengmeng what she wanted to do before he turned left at the intersection ahead: "I know, I'll take you there."
Zhao Baogen's previous residence was actually in the city center, a property developed by the Zhao Group itself.
However, after recovering from his illness, he moved to a villa on a hillside in the suburbs. Although it was far from the company, Zhao Baogen had his reasons for staying—the suburban environment was better and more beneficial to his health.
As Huo Yuankai drove, he recounted the story of this temporary move to Song Mengmeng and the others.
Song Mengmeng nodded. She wasn't really interested in why Zhao Baogen was moving; what interested her more was what new clues the house might bring her.
Unlike the clean appearance outside the Zhao Group, Song Mengmeng could already feel the chilling, almost tangible, aura of evil even before she got close to this house!
The struggling, howling, and shrieking spirits trapped in the black mist made Song Mengmeng frown uncomfortably.
"It seems this really is the hiding place of that evil god!" Song Mengmeng narrowed her eyes, looking at the churning dark clouds, and called Huo Yuankai's car to a stop: "Don't go any further! Getting any closer will only alert them!"
"Zhao Baogen's audacity is truly outrageous! Of all things to do, he actually thought of making a pact with an evil god and doing something worthwhile. Isn't he afraid of the backlash that would bring him utter ruin?!"
Hu Yue glanced at the talisman in her hand that had instantly turned to ashes the moment she took it out. They were still quite far from that villa, yet the talisman could already sense the resentment emanating from it…
It is clear that the number of people who have lost their lives here is probably incalculable!
"He's only thinking about the present, how can he have the mind to think about the future?! The evil god gave him enough sweetness, so naturally he has the courage to disregard everything and sacrifice everything!" Song Mengmeng looked down at the copper coin in her hand and chuckled with some disdain: "If I'm not mistaken, what he probably wants most right now is immortality and eternal life!"
"Immortality? Has he gone mad?" Hu Yue frowned, looking at Song Mengmeng, who remained calm, with disbelief.
Such a wish, let alone an evil god, even if the Heavenly Dao descended, it would be impossible for him to fulfill such a wish!
This is something almost any normal person could understand. Zhao Baogen is, after all, the president of such a huge company. How could he be so shallow and ignorant on this matter?!
"He's not crazy! After all, believing in evil gods and sacrificing his own children has not only brought him back from the brink of death, but also given him a healthier body than before!"
If you're human, wouldn't you want to live a few more days?!
Especially Zhao Baogen, with his wealth and power! Only by living can one possess these things; once dead, everything is reduced to nothing!
Song Mengmeng turned her head and looked out the car window at the villa that was gradually moving away from her: "My original plan was to capture the king first. As long as we could capture Zhao Baogen, then the evil gods or demons he raised behind him would have to temporarily give up."
But now it seems that what we can think of, the other side has probably already thought of as well!
Zhao Baogen is currently under the tight protection of those guys; getting close to him won't be an easy task!
"So what do we do now? We can't just let things continue to get worse, can we?!" Hu Yue raised her hand and rubbed her aching temples. To be honest, she was extremely anxious.
It was obvious that the opponent she was facing this time was more formidable than any she had encountered before. If all else failed, she would have no choice but to go back and ask her master for help!
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