Chapter 21 Fire
In a bright office without any windows on the upper floors of the building, Jiang Gu Yichuan put down the phone with a changeable look on his face.

The middle-aged man standing behind him asked, "Mr. Jiang Gu, is this a call from the police?"

Looking back at Nora Jin, Jiang Ko Ichikawa's expression eased slightly: "Well, since last night, they have been calling me, wanting me to give them the backup ID card of that organization."

Upon hearing this, Nora Jin suggested: "Since that organization is pressing us so hard, why not hand it over to the police and let them fight each other."

With a bitter smile, Jiang Gu Yichuan shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy? Hand over the ID card? The organization has no scruples, and I might be beaten to death at home one day... Humph! Can I still count on the police to protect me for the rest of my life? I don't want to accept any witness protection plan and give up my public identity!"

The current situation is a bit bad, and he had completely miscalculated! Maybe he had been in the business world for too long, and subconsciously thought that after having the handle, everyone would choose to compromise with each other and benefit each other. But who knew that the other party would be like someone's tail was stepped on, and would fight to the death with him!
There was a sudden silence in the office. Nora Jin frowned and asked, "What are you going to do, Mr. Jiang Gu?"

Jiang Gu Yichuan took a deep breath, a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Stop! I live in the most prosperous area of ​​the city now. I sit in the company building every day and follow the largest flow of people during rush hour... plus your protection, I don't believe that they can find a loophole!"

After thinking about his plan again, he let out a breath and relaxed his mood a little: "I still don't have enough chips! The ID card contains a program that can jump to their database through an unknown network."

"I have asked the group's software company in Brazil to do its best to decipher it. Only by obtaining the important information in their database can we make them really cautious!"

Just saying...

hum~bum~
The phone that just hung up rang again!

Jiang Gu Yichuan took it out angrily, but found that the call was not from the police.

He adjusted his mood and answered the call.

From the other side, Shaxi Zhenji's terrified voice suddenly came: "Mr. Jiang Gu, it's bad! The building... the building is on fire!"

Jiang Gu Yichuan frowned and asked, "Which building is it?"

"It's the dormitory building! I... I don't know what happened... It was such a big fire, the whole building was on fire!"

Jiang Gu Yichuan soothed, "Calm down, Ms. Shaxi! Is there anyone else in the building?"

Shaxi Zhenji took two breaths and replied, "No, I was studying with the children in the middle building... Mr. Jiang Gu, I really don't know what happened, it caught fire suddenly... I, I..."

"Okay, okay, Ms. Shaxi, don't worry." Jiang Guyichuan said with a pleasant face, "I have no intention of blaming you. And don't worry, I will donate another building!"

The uneasiness in Shaxi Zhenji's heart subsided, and his tone was a little choked up: "Thank you, Mr. Jiang Gu! Thank you so much!"

After a few polite words, Jiang Gu Yichuan suddenly remembered the basement below the building and asked cautiously, "By the way, have you called the police or the fire department?"

Shaxi Zhenji was stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed, and said awkwardly: "Not yet... Not yet... Sorry! I was really too panicked just now, so I subconsciously called you first..."

Jiang Gu Yichuan felt a little relieved and said comfortingly: "Forget it, the fire will probably be out by the time the fire truck arrives. Just stay away and protect the children, and I'll take care of the rest!"

After chatting for a few more words, Jiang Gu Yichuan hung up the phone.

Nora Jin asked considerately, "Mr. Jiang Gu, do you need me to contact the construction team?"

Jiang Gu Yichuan shook his head: "No, I'm being watched very closely now, and I may not be able to hide my contact with the orphanage like before... So, you can find someone to use a private number to buy some sleeping bags online and send them over. We'll use them as an emergency measure first, and be careful to keep them secret!"

Nora Jin nodded and called someone he thought was reliable.

Jiang Gu Yichuan stared at the dazzling incandescent light in a daze.

Thinking back to the current situation, perhaps because the vigilance he had when fighting for power in his youth had not completely faded, he felt a little uneasy.

After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, Jiang Gu Yichuan gritted his teeth and decided, "Go and call my substitute in, and have him stay here instead of me... I'm going to the orphanage!"

Norijin was startled and said in disbelief: "What? Now? But..."

"Right now!"

Jiang Gu Yichuan made up his mind and did not hesitate any longer: "Now that the police have also gotten involved, the situation is getting more and more chaotic. I'd better go out and hide!"

He didn't choose this method before because he felt it was safer to be protected in a big city! But in comparison, he still believed more in the instinct of danger that helped him to secure his position in the consortium!

Noriharu couldn't help but persuade him, "Is it really okay? There were outsiders in the orphanage this morning, and now the building is on fire for no apparent reason... Could someone be trying to lure you there on purpose?"

Jiang Gu Yichuan was not careless. He paced back and forth and thought carefully for a moment, then slowly said, "It shouldn't be... Although the outsider wanted to adopt Rui this morning... But assuming that he really found some clues and came after me, he should have made a fuss about the three mutes... The fire in the building might really be just a coincidence!"

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Nora Jin no longer objected: "Then, do you need me to accompany you?" Jiang Gu Yichuan shook his head and refused: "No. You stay with my stand-in to avoid being discovered... I'll bring a few other bodyguards with me!"

Noriharu, who knew all his secrets, was a little worried: "Are they trustworthy? In the orphanage..."

Jiang Gu Yichuan said firmly: "Don't worry! I won't let them know!"

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Dark basement.

Su Beixun sat on the assembled bed, biting a piece of hardened bread, and said to the child who was still squatting at the end of the bed: "Hey, your name is Ling, right? You have a brother named Lin?"

"..."

"Don't be afraid. Although I am also a bad person, I don't want to do anything to you. I'm just bored, so why don't we chat?"

"..."

"Oh, I forgot. It seems like you were locked up here when you were very young. You can't speak, right?"

"..."

The child said nothing, and Su Beixun didn't care. He lay on his back on the bed, looking at the dark yellow earth and stone on the ceiling, and said to himself: "Hmm... the fire should be almost over, right? Do you think Jiang Gu Yichuan would rush over here because he was afraid that you would be discovered?"

Perhaps because he heard Jiang Gu Yichuan's name, the child shrank into a corner in fear.

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The car drove out of the city quickly and sped away along the road.

Jiang Gu Yichuan disguised himself and hid in the back seat. He finally put his mind at ease when he saw that no one had chased him for a long time.

After escaping from the steel city that seemed to be a prison, he breathed in the free wind between the mountains and forests, leaving all the anxiety of the past few days behind.

Driving along the undulating dirt road, the woods whizzing by seemed familiar yet strange. Combined with the hazy memories of his childhood, he suddenly felt like he was traveling through a time tunnel back to the past.

Jiang Gu Yichuan's eyes were rarely blurred.

Go back to the past...?

For some reason, he suddenly began to recall the hardship and poverty of his childhood in the orphanage... At that time, food was scarce, and they only boiled water with wild vegetables every day. Not to mention meat, even rice was hard to find. The same was true for clothes. There were only a few tattered old coats in the entire orphanage, and they were all worn by the older children. He even went naked for several years. Not to mention the housing, everyone just huddled together, covered with tattered quilts to keep each other warm...

At that time, he dreamed of escaping from there every day!

So, when he was taken away by his mother, he was very happy, especially when he knew that his father was rich, the excitement was beyond words!
Having lived through hard times, he knows the importance of money better than anyone else! He feels that after all the hardship comes happiness, he will definitely live a happy life in the future!
but……

He was bullied because of his illegitimate status. In the consortium, he was at the bottom of the food chain... His father didn't value him, and his mother ignored him after taking the money. No one cared whether he lived or died!

He just felt wronged. Why, why no matter where he was, no matter what his identity was, he could never be happy?!
He is not willing!

Therefore, he would do whatever it takes to climb up the ladder! He killed his brother, forged his father's will, and tried every possible way to get all the huge wealth in his hands!

He finally began to live a life of plenty, ample food and clothing!
But he still didn't feel happy...

When he first assumed power, he had no time to rest because of the covetous eyes of others. After he secured his position, the negotiations and struggles with other financial groups made him physically and mentally exhausted.

Happiness is like a mirage, forever out of reach.

In order to fill his emptiness, he toyed with countless beauties, tried most of the world's delicacies, and madly exploited the power that others yearned for... He was praised, respected, and feared by others... But he was not happy!

He didn't know when it started, but he began to feel disgusted with everything in reality, and when he thought back on his past, he always felt that it was all empty.

He couldn't find the value of his existence that he could accept!
Perhaps every successful person will unconsciously beautify, praise, or even reminisce about the hardships of his childhood... So suddenly one day, he wanted to go back to the orphanage to take a look.

After he left the orphanage, he subconsciously wanted to separate himself from his past, so he never paid attention to any news about it until he was thirty-five years old.

Fortunately, when he returned to the orphanage at the age of 35, the old orphanage seemed to have leapt out of time and was still there quietly!
It was just as shabby as in his memory... weathered walls, broken houses, the smell of decay... It was like a quagmire with no hope in sight, but it brought tears to his eyes.

　This is a bit unnatural, but I don't have enough time, so I'll post it first. Please forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)