Chapter 511 - 251: Pigs, Fish, Birds, Sheep?

Chapter 511: Chapter 251: Pigs, Fish, Birds, Sheep?

A dozen or so dishes sounded like a lot, but the group quickly devoured everything. Even Su Chen was only mostly full.

Chen Fan could see that everyone was still hungry, so he had the waiter bring a few more of the restaurant’s signature dishes to both tables. Only then, with the addition of rice, did Su Chen, Chen Fei, and the others manage to eat their fill.

When it was time to pay the bill, Su Chen was surprised to see a pained expression flash across Chen Fan’s face. This prompted him to take a look at the bill himself—the total came to just over four thousand Singapore dollars.

Converted to their home currency, that was about twenty to thirty thousand.

To put that in perspective, the four hotel rooms for Su Chen’s group only cost six hundred Singapore dollars a day.

The meal had certainly been an expensive one.

’Looks like my big brother is a little tight on cash. His life isn’t as comfortable as it seems!’ Su Chen thought to himself.

After leaving the restaurant, Su Chen had expected a second round of activities—a chance to experience Singapore’s nightlife. To his surprise, they got in the car and headed straight back to Hougang.

"Brother, I was planning to take you out to experience some of the local nightlife," Chen Fan said, a hint of apology on his face. "Unfortunately, I have a very important project tomorrow. We’ll have to do it another time."

Hearing the mention of a project, Su Chen’s interest was piqued. He smiled and asked, "Brother, can we visit the company tomorrow? You know that we came to Singapore to make some real money."

"If it’s okay, we’d like to get familiar with the workflow as soon as possible. That way, we can help you out, don’t you think?"

"Well..." Chen Fan hesitated, looking at Su Chen’s sincere expression. After all, his line of work wasn’t exactly above board.

But then, a smile crept onto Chen Fan’s face as he remembered that tomorrow’s project was nearing its conclusion. It would be a perfect opportunity to show Su Chen and the others just how they made their money.

Once they saw the money, they would surely be hooked. He could then use the opportunity to explain to Su Chen what the company really did.

Having made up his mind, Chen Fan immediately responded, "No problem. I’ll come get you all tomorrow morning!"

"Alright!" Su Chen said with a smile and a nod.

Back at the hotel, Chen Fan didn’t stay to reminisce. He offered a few brief pleasantries and then left.

...

Lida Technology Park!

The entire park was quite large. Su Chen had been observing it carefully ever since they entered. There were about thirty to forty buildings, and most of them were six or seven stories tall; there were no twenty or thirty-story high-rises.

The company was located toward the back of the park, and they had barely seen anyone around. Su Chen immediately asked about the situation.

An intriguing smile appeared on Chen Fan’s face, and he was deliberately mysterious. "You’ll find out tonight," he said.

Su Chen shrugged. "Fine," he said, feigning indifference. "I’m curious to see what’s so special about this park, then."

Soon, the car pulled up in front of a building. As he got out, Su Chen noticed that the entrance was blocked by a heavy, solid iron gate. A digital keypad was mounted on the wall beside it.

It was just like the entrance to a residential building; you needed a password or an access card to get in and out.

Chen Fan walked up to the gate, pulled a card from his pocket, and waved it over the sensor. With a CLICK, the gate unlocked.

"Access here is quite strict," Chen Fei explained to Su Chen as he pulled the gate open. "Each company only gets two key cards. Besides this main gate, even the elevator needs a card, so we all have to come and go together."

This only made Su Chen more curious. ’Getting out of here would be pretty difficult,’ he thought. He had just noticed that all the windows on every floor had security bars welded over them.

Once inside the elevator, Su Chen realized it didn’t have any floor buttons—only a single sensor.

He watched as Chen Fan placed the key card on the sensor, and the elevator immediately began to move. Su Chen saw the number ’5’ light up on the display panel.

"Wow, Brother. Your security is pretty advanced," Su Chen said, a hint of surprise in his voice.

’For what looks like a perfectly ordinary technology park, the security for just getting in the door and riding the elevator is incredibly tight.’

"It can’t be helped. It’s just a precaution," Chen Fan said, his tone suddenly growing serious. "Also, you all must remember: do not interact with anyone from outside our company. Especially not within this park."

Though Chen Fan’s words seemed like a casual warning, they landed with heavy significance for Su Chen.

But Su Chen didn’t dwell on it. He figured that once he got to Chen Fan’s office, all the things he couldn’t understand would finally be made clear.

’Besides, what did the park have to do with him? Once he found out what his brother was really up to, he had no intention of ever coming back here.’

DING! In the blink of an eye, the elevator reached the fifth floor. Chen Fan led Su Chen and the others out. Coincidentally, two men were standing just outside the elevator, chatting.

They looked like they were waiting to take the elevator down.

Su Chen had never seen them before, but he knew instinctively they weren’t with Chen Fan’s company.

The two men stopped talking when they saw Chen Fan’s group exit the elevator. Noticing the six or seven young men behind him, the older of the two greeted him with a smile.

"Well now, if it isn’t President Chen. Where’d you find these new ’pushers’? Every one of them looks so young and full of life!" As he spoke, a surprised gleam flashed in the older man’s eyes.

Chen Fan shot the speaker a look, then completely ignored him, leading Su Chen and the others toward their office.