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Chapter 509 Power Outage Erupts, Both Families in Panic

That evening, Lin Mo took the three of them to a hotel in Nancheng City. Although it was not a star-rated hotel or a big chain brand, the cleanliness was still quite good.

There's no other way; that's just the condition in this small county town. As for staying at home, their house only has two bedrooms, and unless the three men sleep on the floor in the living room, there's simply not enough room to sleep. Given that, it's better to move out.

Fortunately, Miss Yuan doesn't have any so-called germaphobia. After all, she has traveled all over the country and stayed in guesthouses, let alone low-end hotels.

As for Zhou Min, Liu Ruyan's mother added her directly on WeChat, and the two started chatting.

She didn't care about anything else, but Miss Yuan's words, "The other party is not young, and his family is urging him to get married. Maybe they will get engaged by the end of the year," immediately caught her attention.

What does this mean? It means we've succeeded!

She was classmates with her niece Su He, and she was indeed quite old. Nancheng is a county town, not a big city, so young people here tend to get married relatively early.

After 30, you're considered old, and you'll even be pressured to get older during holidays. It's nothing like first-tier cities like Jiangning or super-first-tier cities like Shanghai, which are much more forgiving of age.

Moreover, the girl is beautiful and comes from a good family. Isn't it obvious that their family is marrying above their station?

Although she never intended for her son to marry a rich woman, she wouldn't object if he became successful on his own and found someone wealthy; the most important thing was that her son was happy.

So, after Lin Mo went to stay with her classmates, she sat on the sofa and started video chatting with her son's girlfriend.

Comrade Lao Lin wanted to make his presence felt, but Zhou Min chased him away, which shows how much she valued him.

Meanwhile, inside the hotel, Lin Mo and three others were being interrogated by three people in a room, mainly Miss Yuan.

As for Wang Chu and Chuan Mei, after eating and drinking their fill, they didn't want to move at all.

These past five days have been exhausting, not only for Lin Mo, but for everyone else as well. Fortunately, their tasks for the month have been completed, and they can finally take a short break without rushing to finish their work. Otherwise, they would have collapsed long ago in this state.

"Mo Zai, Mo Zai, I'm happy that you understand Sister Yuan's feelings, but I really don't like it when you leave without saying goodbye, go out to play by yourself, and treat us like dogs."

Before I lose my temper, hurry up and tell me what you've been up to lately. I have a feeling you're up to no good.

"Did you report their businesses too? That's unlikely. If you were that capable, would you have gone to the trouble yourself? You could have done it with just one phone call!" Miss Yuan stood on the bed with her hands on her hips, looking down at him and questioning him.

Although she didn't understand what Lin Mo was trying to do, he must have done something. Otherwise, who would want to make her investigate on her own, and then disappear for several days to report on each other's businesses?

"Ahem, well, how should I put it, I did something bad. I can't say exactly what it was, but I can tell you, Sister Yuan, that the matter has been resolved, and the other party doesn't have the energy to deal with me for the time being."

"We just need to wait for them to contact us. If Sister Yuan is interested, she can come with me to meet them. I'm counting on you to come and take the lead then," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Although the fact that all of the other party's important properties had lost power could not be kept from Miss Yuan and the others, and that they would find out sooner or later even if he didn't say it, he just couldn't admit it to them personally.

As long as he doesn't admit it himself, even if Miss Yuan is very curious, she won't be able to figure out what method he used. And as time goes by, things will naturally have a reasonable explanation.

It's important to understand that people's greatest strength lies in their ability to fill in the gaps in their understanding. Compared to others who actively try to explain but fail to make their points coherent and whose explanations reveal more and more flaws, it's better to let intelligent people fill in the gaps themselves.

After all, once he reveals it, he won't be able to explain how he caused the other party's property to lose power. He can't very well say that he has a conceptual item!

Well, if the government knew about this, they would confiscate it and detain and question him, since this thing is extremely harmful.

If he were to bring this thing to the Three Gorges Dam site, it would pose a huge security risk to the country, so it's definitely something that can't be said.

"Really? So fast? But this kind of direct attack is exactly what I'm looking for. When are you going to start? I need to prepare." Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan knew that she couldn't get anything out of Lin Mo, so she might as well wait and see how things developed. Anyway, she would find out what happened sooner or later.

The only thing that interests her now is the "face-to-face output" that Lin Mo mentioned. Isn't that just starting to mock him? She understands this all too well: showing off, slapping someone in the face, and displaying one's prowess in front of others.

She had tried to act superior a few times before, but later she realized that it was too low-class to show off to people who were far inferior to her, so she chose to interact with everyone as an ordinary person. However, she was still quite interested in the possibility of putting on a big show.

"Of course it's true," Lin Mo affirmed. He didn't believe that with such a big thing happening in their families, they would still have the mind to care about such a small matter. He then continued, "However, we don't know when they will contact us. We'll just have to see how long they can hold out."

All he knew was that the Qin family was definitely more anxious than the Huang family, not only because they had more and larger businesses, but also because of the characteristics of those businesses.

To put it bluntly, even if Huang Hao's family suffers less loss in the short term, it doesn't matter. If the four hotels can't operate or even have electricity, they're just unfinished buildings that he's stuck with. He's even thought about crushing them, forcing them to cut their losses, and maybe even getting a great deal out of it.

Previously, he certainly didn't have the ability, but now that he's dating Liu Ruyan, given enough time, he could even get Liu Ruyan to acquire these industries at an extremely low price.

Putting everything else aside, that hotel was a golden goose; they acquired it, and he could restore the power almost immediately.

Furthermore, no one but them would take over these industries, since industries that can't even get electricity are practically worthless.

Secondly, there's Miss Yuan in front of him. Her family has helped him a lot, so he naturally wouldn't be stingy with such a good thing. But it all depends on how much courage Old Yuan has.

He would never admit that he was able to restore the power, much less admit that he was involved in the matter.

As for the phone call to Qin Tian, ​​it was simply to tell him that I was the one who did it, but what can you do to me?
As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate. His phone call was perfectly legitimate and cannot be used as evidence.

If the other party really wants to use their official connections to forcefully do something to him, that would be easier to handle. At worst, he could have Chuanmei (a woman from Sichuan) make a big fuss about it, and then there's Miss Yuan's maternal grandparents' family, her uncle, cousin Jiang Feng, cousin Zhao Yun, Director Liu, the connections his teacher Professor Li has, and since he's still a student, he has Professor Mu's connections. Principal Tang probably wouldn't ignore it either. It's safe to say his own network of connections is not to be underestimated; at the very least, they can make this a big deal online, leaving him in a completely vulnerable position, with no way to cover it up.

Without evidence, what could the other party do? Besides, the information Miss Yuan brought also showed that although Qin Tian's family had political connections, they weren't extensive. He didn't believe the other party could do anything to him based on that.

From the very beginning, before taking any action, he had weighed all the consequences, all his connections, and countermeasures. In short, he was already in an invincible position.

"How long are you going to hold it in? Did you squeeze their hemorrhoids until they burst?" Miss Yuan asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo rolled her eyes. Despite having such a cute face, she spoke so rudely, yet she was extremely polite to the elderly and elders. This meant that the Miss Yuan in the eyes of the elderly and elders was not the same person at all.

"Alright, since we're here, let's stay for a couple of days and then go back together!" Lin Mo said.

They've finally made it back, and things are fine at Chuanmei's studio for now. They've been working so hard for so long, they deserve a good rest.

Miss Yuan readily agreed, saying that it didn't matter where she played, as long as it was fun.

Soon, the two argued for a while longer before returning to their rooms. They were both quite tired; after five days of chasing each other, all four of them had reached their physical limits and desperately needed rest.

As for Director Wang and Sister Chuan, they were already snoring when they left, which means they were exhausted from the past few days.

Meanwhile, Qin Zhenhong had rushed to Ningcheng overnight, where the situation at the fiberglass composite material factory was the most urgent.

"What's the reason? What's the reason for the power outage? I don't want anything else right now, I just want the power restored immediately, do you hear me?" Qin Zhenhong shouted, pointing at a slightly overweight middle-aged man in the office.

The power outage has lasted for several hours now, and the factory has already stopped operating, continuously generating waste. Fortunately, the furnace is still burning fuel, but it won't last much longer.

He really couldn't afford the losses if there were continuous power outages.

"Chairman Qin, the electrician is investigating the cause of the power outage, but they haven't found the problem yet. Do you think it might be a problem with the main power supply?" the middle-aged man said cautiously.

Although he was the factory's top manager, he was still someone else's worker, so he naturally had to be cautious when facing the real boss.

"Useless, all of you are useless. Look at this, it's been several hours since the power went out. What am I keeping you around for? You can't even find out the reason for the power outage."

Are you blind? Didn't you see that the factory next door still has electricity?
And I'd like to ask you, how did you become the general manager? How could the backup power supply be out of power? Did a donkey kick your brain?
"Did all the funds I approved for maintaining the factory equipment every year end up in your pocket?! Huh! Speak up!" Qin Zhenhong pointed to the watch on his wrist, then pointed at the man and started cursing.

Firstly, it took so long to find the cause of the power outage, and secondly, the backup power supply was out of power. The former could be attributed to the electrician's lack of skill, but the latter was a serious dereliction of duty.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man broke out in a cold sweat. If this matter wasn't handled properly, he might end up in jail.

Although he embezzled some money every year, he would never joke about such an important matter. He had the backup power supply for the project maintained by someone.

Meanwhile, Huang Hao's father, Huang Dayong, was also very anxious. Fortunately, his situation wasn't as bad. The only thing he needed to worry about was dealing with the food in the cold storage and restoring the power as soon as possible.

Moreover, all his businesses were without power, while the neighbors' lights were on. If it were just one business, it could be a coincidence, but since all of them were like this, even a fool would know it was deliberate. So, in his anxiety, he was trying to find out who did it, wondering which deity he had unintentionally offended.

It can be said that this night was destined to be a sleepless one for both the Qin and Huang families.

At that moment, the young masters of both families were enjoying their vibrant nightlife, completely unaware of the major events unfolding in their homes.

Qin Tian finally returned home the next afternoon. He had planned to go back to his place to catch up on some sleep and then figure out how to cause trouble for Lin Mo, but his mother called him back immediately, sounding very anxious on the phone.

"What's wrong, Mom? I haven't slept all night, I'm still not fully awake," Qin Tian said, yawning as soon as he got back.

Upon hearing this, a middle-aged woman hurriedly came forward: "Son, you're finally back! Something happened at our factory. Your dad is smashing things in the study and is furious. I asked him, but he won't say anything. I'm just worried that something bad might have happened. I'm a little scared!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian immediately sobered up. He might not care about other things, but when it came to his own interests, he wouldn't be so calm.

He then led his mother to push open the door to the study. The once clean and tidy study was now filled with smoke and was in a mess, as if it had been vandalized.

Qin Zhenhong, on the other hand, sat motionless on the sofa with bloodshot eyes and a lit cigarette between his fingers.

"Dad, what happened? Why are you so angry?" Qin Tian asked.

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhenhong looked up at his son, then took a drag of his cigarette and said in a deep voice, "Our family is being targeted. All our important businesses have lost power, and the furnaces in our fiberglass factory are almost dead."

The loss of industrial equipment is astronomical. Yesterday, our partners heard the news from somewhere and started urging delivery or canceling orders.

If we can't deliver the goods on time, the penalty alone could bankrupt our family.

Most importantly, even though I knew someone was targeting our family, I mobilized almost all my connections in one day, but I still couldn't find out anything.

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian's previously dazed mind instantly cleared. He had only heard two words: "bankruptcy."

His family might go bankrupt, how could that be? He doesn't want to live that kind of miserable life.

(End of this chapter)