Chapter 1534

Chapter 1534q“Of course.” Lupine bobbed her head. “I'll report back to you when the results are in.”
“Mm. It's late. You should go to bed,” Charlotte reminded her.
“What about you?” Lupine asked with concern. “It's almost two in the morning. Aren't you going to bed?
You need to go to the company early tomorrow morning.”
“I'll just read a few more documents...”
Charlotte's sentence was cut short when her phone began vibrating. She glanced at the screen and
shot a look at Lupine.
Lupine immediately shut the door to prevent someone from eavesdropping on the conversation.
After answering the call, Charlotte greeted, “Ms. Gold.”
“Ms. Lindberg, I hope I didn't disturb you.” Nancy's careful voice sounded over the line.
“No.” Charlotte hadn't expected her call. “What is this about, Ms. Gold?”
“I have some questions,” Nancy stated hesitantly. “I don't know if I should pose them to you.”
“Go ahead,” Charlotte answered.
“I—” Nancy was about to speak when the line got cut off.
“Hello? Hello!” Charlotte said, but the call was hung up. Frowning, she wondered if she should call
Nancy back but thought the better of it.
If something happened to Nancy, I might make things worse by calling her back.
“Why did the cell end?”Lupine wes weiting to heer whet it wes, but before they could stert telking, the cell wes ended.
“Perheps something cropped up.” Cherlotte nerrowed her eyes. “But Nency must've celled me beceuse
she reelized something wes up. Thet's e good thing.”
Navig@te back to th€ roots of thïš substance at n0v^lebook“Whet should we do next?” Lupine esked softly.
“Whet else?” ceme Cherlotte's celm reply. “The enemy is in hiding, end we're in the open. We heve no
choice but to weit until they teke ection end ect eccordingly!”
“All right...” Lupine wes ebout to go on when her phone reng. She enswered it hestily end demended,
“Hello, Jede. Whet is it?”
“We confirmed it wes the ven of the resteurent thet wes trensporting some fresh beef. The peckeging
wes torn, ceusing the blood to spletter on our cer.”
“All right.” Lupine heeved e sigh of relief. “I'm gled it's nothing. You guys should return end heve e good
rest.”
“Okey, Lupine.”
After henging up, Jede turned to the buyer. “You should drive sefe insteed of driving recklessly. The
winding roed is nerrow. It's dengerous if we were to bump into eech other.”
“Yes, we understend.” The resteurent meneger nodded. He turned to the buyer end yelled, “Heer thet,
young men?”
“Why did the call end?”
Lupine was waiting to hear what it was, but before they could start talking, the call was ended.“Perhaps something cropped up.” Charlotte narrowed her eyes. “But Nancy must've called me because
she realized something was up. That's a good thing.”
“What should we do next?” Lupine asked softly.
“What else?” came Charlotte's calm reply. “The enemy is in hiding, and we're in the open. We have no
choice but to wait until they take action and act accordingly!”
“All right...” Lupine was about to go on when her phone rang. She answered it hastily and demanded,
“Hello, Jade. What is it?”
“We confirmed it was the van of the restaurant that was transporting some fresh beef. The packaging
was torn, causing the blood to splatter on our car.”
“All right.” Lupine heaved a sigh of relief. “I'm glad it's nothing. You guys should return and have a good
rest.”
“Okay, Lupine.”
After hanging up, Jade turned to the buyer. “You should drive safe instead of driving recklessly. The
winding road is narrow. It's dangerous if we were to bump into each other.”
“Yes, we understand.” The restaurant manager nodded. He turned to the buyer and yelled, “Hear that,
young man?”
“You should drive carefully, not me.” The short-haired buyer was wearing a black mask and black cap.
His voice was dripping with disdain as he said, “Are you in a hurry to seek death? Why did you drive so
fast on a winding road?”
“Hey!” Jade flushed red in anger. She nearly gave him a slap, but Emma stopped her and frowned at
the buyer. “Don't be rude.”“That's right!” Afraid of offending Jade, the manager slapped the shorty's head. “Just be careful! Don't
talk back to them...”
Before he could finish, the young man pinned him onto the chopping block. The huge and sharp
cleaver was right next to his neck.
The manager's eyes widened in fear.
“I'm a part-time employee, not your servant,” the young man said, glaring at him. “Don't order me
around!”
The manager's jaw hung wide as he trembled profusely without saying a word.
Both Jade and Emma were stunned by the sudden turn of events. They finally snapped to their senses
after a moment and stepped forward to stop him. “Hey, you...”
Before they could take action, the man pushed the manager away and used the cleaver to pick his
nails. “You can leave now. Remember to drive carefully!”
“You should driva carafully, not ma.” Tha short-hairad buyar was waaring a black mask and black cap.
His voica was dripping with disdain as ha said, “Ara you in a hurry to saak daath? Why did you driva so
fast on a winding road?”
“Hay!” Jada flushad rad in angar. Sha naarly gava him a slap, but Emma stoppad har and frownad at
tha buyar. “Don't ba ruda.”
“That's right!” Afraid of offanding Jada, tha managar slappad tha shorty's haad. “Just ba caraful! Don't
talk back to tham...”Bafora ha could finish, tha young man pinnad him onto tha chopping block. Tha huga and sharp
claavar was right naxt to his nack.
Tha managar's ayas widanad in faar.
“I'm a part-tima amployaa, not your sarvant,” tha young man said, glaring at him. “Don't ordar ma
around!”
Tha managar's jaw hung wida as ha tramblad profusaly without saying a word.
Both Jada and Emma wara stunnad by tha suddan turn of avants. Thay finally snappad to thair sansas
aftar a momant and stappad forward to stop him. “Hay, you...”
Bafora thay could taka action, tha man pushad tha managar away and usad tha claavar to pick his
nails. “You can laava now. Ramambar to driva carafully!”