Chapter 318 (1/2)
Chapter 318: Excellence
Translator: GravityTales Editor: GravityTales
The night in Star City was resplendent as though an illusion. The hanging specks of starlight in the night sky were as though the extension of a painting scroll. Shooting stars occasionally descended as if adding radiance to this painting.
At the main entrance of South Gate Town’s security post.
The newly appointed security captain—Hu Sicheng was dressed in a brand new security uniform and was chatting with the vice-captain of the security team.
“Old Yang, I used to be a security team captain in the headquarters. Every day we were hella busy there; we were oftentimes on duty at night and even often did a variety of things in the daytime, as well as spent a lot of time drilling. Working here is really relaxed and idle, kinda like a fish out of water all of a sudden,” With a smile, Hu Sicheng spoke with satisfaction for his current state.
The vice-captain—Yang Bing replied with a smile, “Almost all the heads of households living here are rich and powerful people. They are of distinguished status as well as good natured; they rarely give us trouble. Also, our security team has a large number of men with strict surveillance and monitoring, so we usually have no problems for a year or so.”
Hu Sicheng turned to look to the villa complex front gate and sighed with a bit of envy, “True that! Those who can live here are surely the ones who are not short on money. I don’t know whether I’ll ever be able to live in such a luxurious villa.”
Yang Bing smiled and didn’t reply. But inwardly, he secretly held Hu Sicheng in contempt. Though the man was a captain of the Long Group’s security team who had been assigned on duty here, his maximum wage would be at most at the level of those gold collars. Wanting to buy a villa here with such a level of salary — even the worst villa — even if he spent 100 or 200 years, was simply a dream!
“Screech…”
A taxi stopped in front of the villa complex entrance gate.
Carrying a travel bag, Tang Xiu got off from the taxi and received the change from the driver. Afterward, he strode toward the security post at the entrance gate. He hadn’t come back here for a month or two, and the feeling of coming back home made him happy.
“Stop! Who are you looking for?”
Hu Sicheng used to work in the headquarters, so he still used a stiff tone and blunt attitude. It had become his habit to carefully scrutinize everyone.
With a knitted brows, Tang Xiu replied, “I live here.”
“You…”
Hu Sicheng wanted to speak but was quickly pulled by Yang Bing. With a smiling face, Yang Bing acted cordial as he smiled and said, “Ah, you’re back, Mr. Tang! It’s been a long time since I last saw you.”
Tang Xiu gave him a trace of a smile as he nodded and said, “There were things I needed to deal with outside the city. I just returned.”
Having said it, he shot a glance at Hu Sicheng and strode inside the villa complex.
Waiting until Tang Xiu’s back disappeared at the corner inside, Yang Bing then secretly wiped off the cold sweat on his face as he forced a smile and said, “Captain, you gotta change your attitude, really! This place is a luxury villa complex in Star City, not our Long Group’s Headquarters. The people living here are great figures we can’t afford to provoke.”
Frowning, Hu Sicheng replied, “What do you mean? That kiddo said he lives here? Have you seen him before?”
Albeit reluctantly, Yang Bing said, “Captain, it’s not only me who have seen him. The entire security team’s members of the villa complex have also seen him. Were he someone else, I wouldn’t have talked to him all smiling. He’s Tang Xiu, and he lives in the grandest mansion in this villa complex.”
“What did you say? That grandest Kingview villa is his?” asked Hu Sicheng incredulously.
Looking around and finding no one nearby, Yang Bing then nodded and whispered, “Yes, it’s his! Also, I’ve heard a trusted news. He didn’t buy that villa, it was our famous Young Master Long who gifted it to him! You don’t know it yet, but Tang Xiu and our Young Master Long have a very, very good relationship!”
Shocked and surprised, Hu Sicheng hastily asked, “Are you talking about Chief Long—Long Zhengyu?”
Yang Bing nodded, “Yes, it’s him. Chief Long—Long Zhengyu. And captain, you just came to assume office here, there are many things you don’t know yet. Tang Xiu has very powerful people in his personal connection circle. The powerful characters I know of that have come to South Gate Town to find him were no less than five.”
“Who are they?” asked Hu Sicheng curiously.
Yang Bing whispered, “Our Big Boss—Long Hanwen; the Endless Virtue Pharmaceutical’s Boss—Chen Zhizhong; the Magnificent Tang Corp’s General Manager—Kang Xia; also several people with bodyguards, whose statuses are evidently not lower than our Big Boss who also came here to find Tang Xiu.”
“Hiss…” Hu Sicheng suddenly heaved in a cold breath upon hearing it.
All of a sudden, he secretly worried about his own attitude just now, for fear that Tang Xiu would be a narrow-minded person and bear a grudge. Were he to talk about it casually with the big boss, or with Chief Long Zhengyu, his position as South Gate Town’s security team’s captain most likely would be lost.
“Troublesome!” said Hu Sicheng bitterly.
“Captain, you need to find your cousin! As far as I know, Manager Long and Tang Xiu have a good relationship,” said Yang Bing whispered.
For a moment, Hu Sicheng stared blankly, as he then asked in amazement, “Do you mean…”
“Yep!” Yang Bing gave a direct reply.
“I got it,” said Hu Sicheng with a nod.
Inside the Kingview Villa of South Gate Town, Mu Qingping was hugging Gu Yin as they read a book, while Gu Yin was wearing earphones and looked like a quiet kitty.
At this time, even though Mu Qingping sat casually, yet she exuded a special bearing and aura. Be it her movements or her expression, they faintly exuded a ‘noble aura’.