Chapter 508 - 250: Settling In and Assessing the Situation

Chapter 508: Chapter 250: Settling In and Assessing the Situation

"We’re here. This hotel is very famous in Hougang. It’s the first four-star hotel in the area!" With that, Chen Fan opened the car door and got out.

After Su Chen got out of the car, he looked around. His gaze paused for a moment when he saw a white SUV parked not far away, but it quickly returned to normal.

"After sitting on a plane for several hours, my whole body feels a bit stiff!" Su Chen said, stretching and pretending to be exhausted.

"Let’s go inside and get settled first. I’ll take you guys out for some fun tonight!" Chen Fan then gestured for Su Chen, Chen Fei, and the others to head into the hotel.

The hotel lobby was quite nicely decorated. The Southeast Asian style had a unique charm.

The front desk staff were very efficient, finishing the check-in process in less than ten minutes.

Chen Fan booked a total of four rooms. Aside from Su Chen, who got a room with a king-sized bed for himself, the others all had rooms with two beds.

Arriving at the room, he took a quick look around and felt it was pretty nice. It was similar to a guesthouse back home—a studio layout—but Su Chen’s room had the addition of a single-person bathtub.

Seeing that Su Chen had more or less settled in, Chen Fan spoke up, "Bro, you get some rest here at the hotel. I’ll come find you guys later!"

"Alright. Big Bro, if you have things to do, go ahead and take care of them. I was just about to take a shower and rest anyway," Su Chen replied with a nod.

Hearing this, Chen Fan nodded, patted Su Chen on the shoulder, and said, "Rest well. See you tonight," before leaving in a hurry.

Watching Chen Fan’s retreating back, Su Chen’s eyes flickered. He pulled out his phone, made a call, said a single sentence, and hung up.

He walked to the window just in time to see his Big Bro Chen Fan get into a van, which then made a U-turn and drove away.

KNOCK KNOCK— At that moment, a sudden knock came from the door, and Su Chen naturally retracted his gaze.

He opened the door to find Chen Fei and the Treasure Hunting Five standing outside.

"Come in," Su Chen said, then turned and sat down on the bed.

Chen Fei and the others filed in and closed the door behind them. Coincidentally, this scene was witnessed by the floor’s cleaning lady.

’Sigh... The world is really going downhill... I can’t believe young people are so wild these days. How can they handle six men? It wasn’t like in our day, when one love was enough for a lifetime!’

If Su Chen had heard what the cleaning lady said, he probably would have coughed up a mouthful of ’82 vintage blood.

"Sir," Chen Fei and the others said respectfully to Su Chen after entering the room.

Su Chen nodded slightly. After a moment of thought, he said, "Things might be a little different from what I initially expected. Still, don’t let your guard down completely. We need to maintain our vigilance."

"You’ve all been on a plane for hours and must be tired. Go back to your rooms and get some rest."

Before they came, Su Chen had already briefed both Chen Fei and the Treasure Hunting Five on the situation; he just hadn’t expected that he’d been overthinking things.

Su Chen really couldn’t see through his so-called big brother, so he could only wait and see how things would develop.

For now, Su Chen didn’t have a better plan; he could only take it one step at a time.

Chen Fei and the others exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Yes, Sir!"

Just as they were about to return to their rooms to rest, Su Chen’s voice rang out again. "Chen Fei, stay behind."

Chen Fei, who had just opened the door and was already stepping out, froze immediately. He turned, held the door open, and waited for the group of five to leave before coming back inside and closing it.

"Sir, are there any other orders?" Chen Fei asked, walking over to Su Chen’s side with a puzzled expression.

Su Chen took a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out and lit it, then tossed the pack to Chen Fei. After taking a drag and exhaling a cloud of smoke, he finally spoke slowly.

"Nothing much. Just waiting for someone."

"Waiting for someone?" Chen Fei, who was looking down and about to light his cigarette, paused at these words.

The confusion on his face deepened, and he wondered internally, ’The boss arranged for other people too?’

After waiting for about half an hour, there was another knock on Su Chen’s door.

Chen Fei, who had been on the verge of falling asleep, shot to his feet at the sound and quickly walked to the door.

He first checked the situation outside through the peephole and saw that the person knocking was a white foreigner in his thirties or forties.

Chen Fei immediately reported the situation to Su Chen. If it wasn’t the person the boss was waiting for, but some criminal instead, wouldn’t opening the door make him an inside man?

"A white foreigner?" After a moment’s thought, Su Chen told Chen Fei to open the door. In truth, Su Chen himself didn’t know what the person would look like.

CLICK— The door opened. With a hint of wariness on his face, Chen Fei followed security procedure and asked, "Who are you?"

The foreigner glanced at Su Chen, who was sitting in the room, and his expression turned serious. "Adam, Head of the IPS Southeast Asia Division. I’m here to report to the boss!"

When Chen Fei heard he was from IPS, the tension on his face eased. He stepped aside and said, "Come in."

Adam nodded at Chen Fei and strode into the room. He stopped two or three steps in front of Su Chen, bowed slightly, and said respectfully, "BOSS!"

Su Chen had overheard their conversation and knew that the man before him was the one he had called from the airport earlier.

Su Chen had considered the security issues before he arrived. His first thought had been IPS, since they could legally possess weapons in many countries around the world.