Chapter 552: The Calm Before the Storm

In a penthouse suite that crowned one of Yanjing's most prestigious skyscrapers, the scent of stale cigar smoke and expensive whiskey hung heavy in the air. Gao Chengjun, a man accustomed to controlling every variable, stared at the silent phone in his hand. His perfectly tailored suit felt restrictive, his silk tie a noose tightening with each passing second. He had called Lin Kai seven times. The first three were routine check-ins. The next four were laced with a growing, gnawing anxiety....