"What?!"
"The Ouyang family? They're causing trouble at our Chengming Group? And they want to see President Brown?"
The two vice presidents exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion.
Chen Mo frowned slightly, pausing his departure.
Yesterday, he had warned Brown Yormann through the Ouyang family, but they were only causing trouble this morning, clearly unaware of what had happened to Brown Yormann.
"Let them come up. Ask them what they want to see Brown about. And, don't tell them anything about Brown."
"We'll go to the next room."
After giving instructions, Chen Mo pushed open the glass door to the adjacent room and walked in.
The two vice presidents dared not refuse Chen Mo's request. They quickly nodded and instructed the man, "Bring that person from the Ouyang family over."
"Yes!"
The man replied, then turned and left the lounge.
Soon, led by the man, a young man entered the lounge.
Upon entering, the young man arrogantly sat on the sofa, his feet propped directly on the coffee table in front of him.
The man was about to reprimand him, but was interrupted by the vice president.
He gestured for the man to leave first.
After seeing the man leave, the vice president turned to the young man and asked, "May I ask why you, sir, have come to Chengming Group?"
The young man glanced at the two of them, "Tell your President Brown to come out and see me."
The two exchanged glances. One of them said apologetically, "Sir, I'm sorry, our president is out on business today and is not in the group. It's the same if you tell us. We are both vice presidents of Chengming Group."
The young man sized them up and then nodded, "It's fine to tell you, but you must convey this matter to Brown."
"No problem," the two replied with a nod.
The young man said, "I am Ouyang Xiaotian, a third-generation descendant of the Ouyang family."
"You are Mr. Ouyang Xiaotian?" the two seemed somewhat surprised.
They were aware of the Ouyang family's strength. Even their Chengming Group dared not provoke a true aristocratic family.
Ouyang Xiaotian seemed to enjoy their astonishment and said playfully, "I'm here to cause trouble today, but it's just an act. Since your president isn't here, tell him that our Ouyang family will not interfere with Chen Mo's affairs. He can do whatever he wants."
"Ah?"
The two vice presidents were stunned, their faces filled with surprise.
Ouyang Xiaotian frowned slightly, "Did you understand what I just said?"
The two vice presidents exchanged glances and then quickly replied, "We understand."
Ouyang Xiaotian stood up, "Alright, do you have a back door here? We'll leave through the back door. As for you, you must not let it out that we were captured by you, understand?"
"There's a back door in the underground parking lot."
"No, but what if our president disagrees?"
One of the vice presidents couldn't help but ask.
Ouyang Xiaotian smiled playfully, "Although he has the Long family helping him, I believe your president isn't foolish enough to go against an aristocratic family. This would be beneficial to both sides. If we fall out, it will be detrimental to everyone."
"Yes, we will definitely convey it to our president." The two vice presidents quickly nodded in agreement.
After speaking, the vice president called the man outside to escort Ouyang Xiaotian out of the lounge.
After Ouyang Xiaotian left.
The previously closed glass door was then opened.
Chen Mo and Yu Honglong walked out of the room.
"Brother Chen, listening to that scoundrel, he's trying to put on a show for you," Yu Honglong quickly said to Chen Mo.
Chen Mo sneered, "You're right about that. They truly are scoundrels."
"Ah?" Yu Honglong was a little confused.
"Because a dog can't change its habits, and neither can their Ouyang family," Chen Mo's eyes flashed with a cold glint.
Chen Mo glanced at the two trembling vice presidents, "I don't want anything that happened today to get out, including what just happened. You should know that although the new president is a tough character, he is, after all, a foreigner."
The two naturally understood Chen Mo's meaning and quickly nodded, "Yes, Mr. Chen, don't worry, we absolutely won't let a single word out!"
Hearing their reply, Chen Mo had no intention of staying at Chengming Group any longer.
He then left Chengming Group with Yu Honglong.
"Brother Chen, we've solved the major problem of Chengming Group. Should we start construction on the other projects?" Yu Honglong asked Chen Mo as they reached the ground floor.
Chen Mo nodded slightly, "Except for the area I planned, construction can proceed elsewhere."
"Okay, I'll start preparing when I get back!" Yu Honglong responded and then drove away first.
Chen Mo got into the car. Wu Zongcheng asked, "Mr. Chen, where are we going now?"
After thinking for a moment, Chen Mo asked back, "Old Wu, do you know where one can legally obtain a bronze cauldron?"
"A bronze cauldron? This item is not allowed to be traded, unless it's in some black market, or at foreign auctions. Trading is prohibited here."
"Black market? Does Longhua have one?" Chen Mo's eyes lit up.
"Dingyang has a black market, but it's a mixed bag, and it's easy to get cheated," Wu Zongcheng replied.
Chen Mo smiled slightly upon hearing this. With the Old Ancestor around, he wasn't afraid of being cheated.
"Take me to that black market."
After giving the instruction, Chen Mo leaned back and began to rest his eyes.
He was only short of a bronze cauldron to set up the spirit gathering array, so he wouldn't miss any opportunity.
Since Dingyang was next to Longhua, they arrived at Dingyang's black market after only a two-hour drive.
After getting out of the car, Chen Mo seemed a little surprised.
He found that this black market was not like an antique street with stalls everywhere.
This was a village, with doors open from house to house, and the village was very lively. However, it was clear at a glance that most of these people were from outside.
"Mr. Chen, this village is the black market. Every household is a shop," Wu Zongcheng introduced to Chen Mo.
Chen Mo nodded and followed Wu Zongcheng into the village.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, in a courtyard, a woman's scream was heard.
"Crack!"
At the same time, the sound of breaking porcelain was suddenly heard.
A lewd-looking man rushed out of the courtyard and disappeared into the crowd.
"My porcelain, my porcelain!"
Immediately after, a middle-aged man's cries of grief were heard from the courtyard.
"Someone bumped into me just now, I didn't do it on purpose," a woman in the courtyard hastily explained.
The middle-aged man angrily looked up at her, "You say it wasn't on purpose? Where's the person who bumped into you? Go find him!"
The woman then looked around, but to her shock, the person who had just bumped into her was nowhere to be seen.