HDRDTH -Chapter 36 Something Happened! Something Huge Happened!

Jinshui Bay Villa.

The domineering aroma of the pickled fish stew still lingered in the air.

Without even bothering to wipe the chili oil from the corners of his mouth, Wang Dafu rushed headfirst into Yu Xian’s study.

Opening the drawer, he found a black metal USB drive lying quietly inside.

“Dad, leave it to me!” Wang Dafu stuffed the USB drive tightly against his chest inside his suit pocket.

Holding a cigarette between his fingers, Yu Xian casually waved him off.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom let out a low growl and shot toward downtown like a beast released from its cage.

In the living room, Su Wanyi’s nerves still hadn’t fully relaxed.

“Xiao Yu, that USB drive Dafu took away… can it really deal with Xingmang?” She followed him onto the balcony, her eyes full of worry. “They’re a Beijing industry giant. What if we really anger them…”

“When men draw blades, women shouldn’t stare at the edge.” Yu Xian viciously crushed the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

Su Wanyi opened her mouth slightly but didn’t dare ask more.

“Alright, the sky isn’t falling.” Yu Xian turned around and suddenly scooped up the still-dazed Su Qian, lifting her high into the air. “Let’s go! Qianqian, Uncle’s taking you somewhere nice to wash away the bad luck!”

“Where are we going?” Su Qian wrapped her arms around Yu Xian’s neck, finally smiling through her tears.

“Fishing!” Yu Xian declared righteously.

Su Wanyi nearly blacked out.

“Yu Xian! A five-million-yuan lawyer’s letter just got slapped in our faces, and you still want to go fishing?!”

“You don’t understand shit.” Yu Xian pulled out his newly bought premium carbon fishing rod from behind the door. “This is called ‘Jiang Taigong fishing—those willing will bite.’ I’m not just fishing. I’m fishing for fortune!”

But inwardly, Yu Xian was muttering nervously to himself.

While smoking earlier, his heart had suddenly twitched twice.

Both his past-life and current-life experience told him this was a sign that the “causality-law weapon” was about to go berserk again!

He had a strong intuition:

If he didn’t hurry to a lakeside and cast a few lines to vent this evil energy away, tomorrow Xingmang Entertainment’s boss might get hit by a meteor while walking on flat ground.

Even though Xingmang deserved death, Yu Xian considered himself a law-abiding salted fish. He didn’t want to get entangled in some bizarre metaphysical murder case.

“Let’s go! To Quiet Garden!”

Carrying the fishing rod over his shoulder and holding Su Qian’s hand, Yu Xian swaggered out the door.

Jiangnan. Qin Family Private Estate — Quiet Garden.

At the lakeside pavilion, Qin Yue—the true ruler of the Qin Group—was slowly brewing top-grade Da Hong Pao tea while dressed in elegant tea robes.

“Miss.”

A bodyguard in black quickly entered the pavilion and bowed slightly.

“We’ve investigated. Something happened at Mr. Yu’s home.”

“Speak.” Qin Yue paused mid-pour.

The bodyguard rapidly explained everything: Xingmang Entertainment stealing the copyright registration, demanding five million yuan, and Yu Xian storming into Xingmang headquarters.

“Xingmang Entertainment? Zhao Gang?”

Qin Yue set down her teacup and let out an icy sneer.

The surrounding air seemed to drop eight degrees instantly.

“A trash company built on pimping and money laundering dares touch the daughter of the Qin family’s chief security consultant?”

Qin Yue suddenly stood up and walked to the edge of the pavilion, looking down over the lake from above.

“I was just worrying about not having a chance to offer Mr. Yu a proper gesture of loyalty.”

“And Zhao Gang just delivered me a head on a platter.”

“Miss, should we have the legal department handle it?” the bodyguard asked.

“The legal department? Too slow!”

A violent coldness flashed through Qin Yue’s eyes.

“Notify the PR department. I want every dirty secret Xingmang has used to exploit newcomers exposed immediately! Buy trending topics! Hire internet armies! Before nightfall, I want Xingmang Entertainment to become the enemy of the entire internet!”

“Also contact every major cinema chain and television station executive. Tell them Qin Yue wants heads. From this moment onward, blacklist every Xingmang artist completely! Anyone who dares disobey openly or secretly is declaring war on the entire Qin family!”

“Yes!”

The bodyguard’s scalp went numb as he hurried away.

Qin Yue returned to the tea table and drained the now-cool Da Hong Pao in one gulp.

“Mr. Yu, please enjoy your fishing peacefully.”

“I’ll crush these pests for you.”

Just as she finished speaking, the gates of Quiet Garden opened.

Yu Xian walked in carrying a fishing rod over his shoulder and leading Su Qian by the hand, looking like some old man out walking his pet bird.

“Oh? Little Qin’s here too.” Yu Xian casually greeted her before collapsing into the luxurious custom fishing chair.

“Mr. Yu!” Qin Yue instantly transformed into an obedient elementary school student. “What brings you here today? Is everything at home… resolved?”

“Nothing major.” Yu Xian skillfully mixed dough bait. “A few flies got into the house. Buzzing around annoyingly. Came out here for some peace and quiet.”

Qin Yue smiled knowingly.

“Don’t worry. The flies will soon become extinct.”

“Mhm.”

Yu Xian didn’t continue the topic. He suddenly flicked his wrist.

WHOOSH—

The fishing line cut a sharp arc through the air and landed perfectly in the center of the lake.

“Today there’s definitely no corpses, sea mines, or nuclear submarines in this lake, right?” Yu Xian stared intensely at the float, swallowing nervously.

“Absolutely not!” Qin Yue patted her chest confidently. “We scanned the lake with sonar three times! Didn’t leave even a single coin underwater! There are only two thousand stupid fish that’ve been starved for three days!”

“Good.”

Yu Xian let out a long sigh of relief.

Steady now!

His first-ever “explosive catch” across two lifetimes would happen today!

However—

Ten minutes passed.

Half an hour passed.

An entire hour passed…

The float on the water sat there like it had been welded into place, completely motionless.

Yu Xian’s face visibly darkened into the color of a burnt wok.

He could clearly see those starving koi swimming in groups beneath the surface.

Several of them even deliberately swam around his bait and flicked their tails in an outrageously provocative manner!

“This is completely unscientific!!!”

Yu Xian ground his teeth so hard it sounded like they might crack, fury nearly bursting from his eyes.

The mighty destroyer of capital couldn’t even handle a single stupid fish?!

Just as he reached the edge of mental collapse and was preparing to jump into the lake and drain the entire thing—

BZZZZZZT—

The phone on the nearby table suddenly vibrated violently like it had resurrected from the dead.

Yu Xian snatched it up and roared furiously:

“Who the hell is it?! Don’t you know a fisherman gets most annoyed answering calls when there’s no bite?!”

On the other end, Wang Dafu’s voice sounded like a strangled screaming chicken:

“DAD!!! SOMETHING HAPPENED! SOMETHING HUGE HAPPENED!!!”