Hours after Ling Tian's actions, at 8 AM, an armored car, protected by two jeeps, arrived at Zhangjia Village.
The vehicle belonged to the armored car company under the Jin family.
As the car stopped in front of the courtyard gate, the people inside felt something was amiss.
For safety reasons, the courtyard gate was usually kept closed, but now, it was wide open!
"Something must have happened!" the leader had a bad premonition.
They rushed into the courtyard and found the two large wolfdogs lying on the ground, their bodies stiff and frozen.
The villa door was also wide open. They stormed into the villa, finding several people knocked unconscious. The remaining occupants were fast asleep, and it took considerable effort to wake them up.
In the first-floor surveillance room, the monitoring host and hard drives were missing. Several bars from the kitchen window had also been removed!
Panicked, they proceeded to the third floor, where the scene before them utterly stunned them.
In the third-floor hall, four people lay on the ground, foaming at the mouth, their expressions incredibly contorted.
Though not dead, it was evident that the suffering these individuals endured was worse than death.
The vault door had been opened, and the interior was completely empty. The over 300 million yuan in cash that should have been there was gone, not a single bill remaining.
Even the trays that held the cash were gone!
Inside the entire vault, only the money-counting machines on the shelves by the wall were left.
The person in charge was so terrified his legs went weak. After a long while, he instructed his subordinates to secure the scene and immediately notify Jin Tianxiang.
Jin Tianxiang was currently in a meeting with Jin Peng, convening some of their company supervisors. They aimed to maintain the stability of these companies' operations as much as possible, awaiting Luo Yonghao's recovery and return.
Suddenly, both their phones rang. Upon receiving the news, they immediately interrupted the meeting and rushed to Zhangjia Village without delay.
At this point, the entire villa, inside and out, was surrounded by nearly a hundred people, making it impossible to move.
The Jin family had already launched an investigation into the matter.
The security guards who had been fast asleep knew nothing, having no idea what had happened.
The guards who had been knocked out all claimed to have seen a green-headed fish-man.
As for more details, or even how they were knocked out, these individuals couldn't say, as Ling Tian's methods were too bizarre, far exceeding their comprehension.
What further frustrated the Jin family was that the money was of illicit origin, making it impossible for them to report it to the authorities. Doing so would raise questions about the money's source and potentially lead to suspicion.
Who would keep such a large sum of cash in a small villa without any ulterior motive?
At this moment, a man in his forties approached the Jin father and son.
This man, Huang Tao, was one of the Jin family's top enforcers and a confidant of Jin Tianxiang. He was not only skilled in combat but also highly capable.
"Huang Tao, have you found anything?"
"Boss, the perpetrator likely scaled the wall and entered the villa through the kitchen window.
These individuals must have had equipment and released a soporific gas, which is why those people slept so soundly! They are professionals!
Furthermore, their martial arts skills are very high. Our security guards are all capable individuals, and to subdue them instantly means this person's martial arts are not weak!"
"They?" Jin Peng frowned.
"Yes, Young Master. We lost over 300 million yuan in cash. The combined volume of that cash is roughly equivalent to a jeep.
If one person were to carry it, it would take hours to move!
However..."
"However, what!"
"However, we found no tire tracks from any other vehicles at the scene. The tire tracks on the surrounding roads are mostly old.
And to transport so much money, they would need at least a truck, but we found no vehicle imprints.
We also investigated all the surveillance footage around the village and found no suspicious vehicles approaching Zhangjia Village at night, especially no trucks!"
The Jin father and son gasped.
Huang Tao and his subordinates' investigation was very methodical and logical.
Yet, the disappearance of so much money without a trace, and the complete vanishing of the vehicles used to transport it, was simply too bizarre.
"Dad, do you think they didn't transport the money out of Zhangjia Village, but rather stored it in nearby houses?"
"That's possible! Come, search quickly. Even if you have to dig up Zhangjia Village three feet deep, find the money!" Jin Tianxiang commanded.
Thus, starting at noon that day, the entire Zhangjia Village became a massive construction site.
Jin Tianxiang's over a hundred men and dozens of excavators spent several days digging through the unfinished villa complex, almost three feet deep. Apart from finding a few moldy coins, they found nothing else!
Jin Tianxiang felt his heart condition was about to act up. The intended use of that over 300 million yuan had been arranged before Luo Yonghao was injured.
But now, with the money gone, many businesses had lost their funding, which would significantly impact their operations.
While 300 million was a small sum to the Jin family, obtaining such a large amount of cash was not easy.
If they had transferred the money directly to those companies, it would have exposed the connection between the Jin family and them. If those companies then collapsed, the Jin family would be implicated.
However, to withdraw such a large sum of cash required making reservations with the bank, and the bank would also investigate the destination of the funds, leading to a lot of trouble!
By the time they had laundered the 300 million and distributed it to the subsidiaries needing funds, it would likely take at least a week!
"Who, who dared to have the audacity to steal my money!
I will find this person and tear them to pieces!"
...
In the following days, Ling Tian did not make any further moves.
Revenge is a dish best served cold; letting the situation unfold further could lead to a more spectacular outcome.
Now, besides cultivating, Ling Tian spent his days receiving intelligence about the Jin family from Yan Yu Ge.
He had a complete grasp of the current chaotic situation within the Jin family.
Then, one day, Ling Tian received a phone call that surprised him. He drove to the city again.
At a teahouse near the school, Ling Tian met the person who had called him. It was Feng Baoqiang, whom Ling Tian had saved at the shopping mall before the new year.
Feng Baoqiang had been cuckolded by that pair of scoundrels and, in a moment of despair, had attempted to jump off a building at the shopping mall, only to be saved by Ling Tian.
Ling Tian had also slapped him and berated him severely.
Following that, Feng Baoqiang was detained for disturbing public order.