From Wage Slave to Tycoon

Just then, Xiao Chen walked over to Su Chen, placed his right hand on his shoulder, and asked, "So what did the old man tell you? You’re being so secretive."

"Nothing much. He just told me to go take a trip," Su Chen said, downplaying it.

Xiao Chen thought for a moment and understood the elder’s reasoning. He didn’t want Su Chen to enter the public eye too soon.

’This is a different kind of protection, I suppose.’

"When are you planning to leave? I’d say the sooner, the better. Otherwise, you might not be able to get out and end up stuck here for a month or two."

’Two months in this compound? That would be the death of me! There’s nothing to do here. What’s the difference between this and prison?’

He immediately called over Chen Fei, who was standing nearby. "Go get Wang Gang for me."

’As the only person in the entire compound who knows the whole story, Chen Fei has to come with me.’

’As for Xiao Peng, he only knows what’s being researched, not that all the technical data came from me. So there’s no need to bring him along. He can stay and keep an eye on the compound.’

Chen Fei didn’t waste a second. He immediately turned and ran toward a nearby factory building, returning a few moments later with Wang Gang jogging beside him.

"Boss, you needed to see me?" Wang Gang asked after saluting.

Su Chen nodded slightly and got straight to the point. "Yes. I’m preparing to hand over all of the compound’s security to you. Are you confident you can handle it?"

"Huh? All of the compound’s security... to me?" A flicker of excitement showed in Wang Gang’s eyes, but then he thought of Chen Fei standing right next to him. He quickly turned to look, only to see Chen Fei’s expression was calm, his gaze unwavering.

It was as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

"Don’t look at Chen Fei. He’s the one who recommended you to me. He said he thinks very highly of you. Now, just tell me if you have the confidence or not!" Su Chen had, of course, seen Wang Gang’s entire reaction.

Hearing this, Wang Gang straightened his back and replied at the top of his lungs, "I am confident!"

The voice was so loud it made Su Chen’s ears ring slightly.

"Good, as long as you’re confident. You’ve seen the changes in the compound over the last couple of days. From now on, your primary mission is to lead the security staff and secure the factory area in the back. Absolutely no one is allowed inside!"

"If you run into anything you can’t handle, report directly to this gentleman here," Su Chen said without hesitation, casually volunteering Xiao Chen to handle things.

"Yes, sir!" Wang Gang naturally knew who Xiao Chen was; after all, he was the one who had recruited all of them.

"Alright. You can get back to it. And see to it that my orders are carried out."

Upon hearing this, Wang Gang turned on his heel, returned to his post, and immediately began organizing his team.

"You really know how to boss people around, kid!" Xiao Chen said with a laugh, giving Su Chen a light punch on the shoulder.

Su Chen rubbed his slightly aching shoulder and grinned. "Heh, it’s nothing you can’t handle with the lift of a finger, Brother Cheen!"

"Alright, it’s getting late. Let me see you out."

With that, Su Chen and Chen Fei wasted no time. They got into Chen Fei’s Mercedes G-Wagon and drove toward the main gate of the compound.

Unsurprisingly, they were stopped at the gate by the guards who had just taken over.

From the passenger seat, Xiao Chen gave Su Chen a nod, a silent reminder to be careful on the road, then opened his door and stepped out of the car.

When the guards saw Xiao Chen get out of the car, they all seemed to recognize him and immediately saluted.

Xiao Chen returned the salute and said quietly, "Open the gate."

Without a moment’s hesitation, the guards opened the main gate.

Seeing the gate open, Chen Fei slammed on the accelerator, and the G-Wagon shot forward.

Watching the car disappear into the distance, Xiao Chen took out his secure phone and made a call to Elder Xiao. He said a few brief words and hung up.

「Nuclear Fusion Research Institute—Office」

Elder Xiao and Elder Jiang were leisurely drinking tea and chatting, occasionally glancing through the glass wall at the busy researchers.

"Has Young Friend Su left?" Elder Jiang asked, looking at Elder Xiao, who had just hung up the phone.

"Mmm," Elder Xiao said, picking up his teacup. He took a sip and gave a faint nod.

"You’re certainly good to that boy," Elder Jiang remarked, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

At this, the corners of Elder Xiao’s mouth lifted into a slight smile, but he didn’t reply.