175: Chapter 174 Bad Guesses

For the vast majority of people, Cao Xiao's current achievements were things they could never hope to attain even if they exhausted their entire lives.

However, his rise was too rapid.

In just over a month, he had gone from being destitute to possessing immense wealth—so fast that even he couldn't adapt, let alone those around him.

His achievements lacked the accumulation and settling of time, which was why situations that caught him off guard occurred from time to time, and many matters had not been considered thoroughly.

Cao Xiao had a good relationship with his eldest uncle's family, and they had helped him quite a bit when his own family was in the most difficult of times.

Now that he had some ability, he naturally would not forget them.

But as the saying goes, "a handful of rice builds gratitude, a bushel breeds resentment."

Giving them money directly might not be a good thing; rashly giving them a massive fortune would cause a huge shock to their lives, which was something Cao Xiao did not want to see.

It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

Moreover, this kind of thing could not be rushed.

Cao Xiao understood the siblings quite well.

Li Rui had some ability, but it couldn't be called outstanding; otherwise, even without connections, he wouldn't still be a regular office clerk.

Without matching ability, there was only so much Cao Xiao could help him with, so he could only entrust others to slowly cultivate and train him.

It wasn't necessarily to make Li Rui skyrocket to success, but just to provide him with a stage to display his ambitions.

As for how much Li Rui would achieve in the future, it would depend on his own fortune.

As for Li Tong, who was aimless and lacking direction, she had forgotten most of her professional knowledge a few years after graduation and didn't have much business acumen.

Without a second thought, Cao Xiao prepared to throw her to Hao Linger.

She might not be good at business, but following Hao Linger for a period of training and helping manage part of his company's business would be no problem.

Furthermore, it could increase Cao Xiao's control over his own companies.

His two companies would definitely develop to be incredibly powerful in the future; becoming Fortune 500 companies would be a given.

Once his goals were achieved, Tianxing and Dizang would absolutely be the most influential companies in the world, capable of swaying or even controlling the lifeblood of the world's economy and technological development.

If Li Tong had the ability to become a senior executive of the company, that could be considered a successful career.

Li Fenggang had no objections to Cao Xiao's arrangements.

He had watched Cao Xiao grow up from a young age and believed that Cao Xiao would not treat his own family unfairly.

Li Rui was ecstatic; he had witnessed Cao Xiao's powerful connections today.

Not to mention a big shot like Commissioner Zhang, even a casual greeting from Liao Kai, the deputy director of the Municipal Bureau, would benefit him immensely.

Li Tong, however, was somewhat unhappy because she didn't want to go to work; going to work meant the end of her carefree life.

But facing the murderous glares of her parents, she had no choice but to resign herself to her fate.

With Cao Xiao supporting his children in the future, the eldest uncle prepared to retire early and enjoy his remaining years.

Cao Xiao had his Second Aunt and Second Uncle join Tianxing Company as well, having Second Uncle manage the Tianxing Garden construction project, while Second Aunt entered the project department to be responsible for financial audits.

They didn't need to worry about the construction side of things; they only needed to be responsible for coordination and supervision.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, Cao Xiao woke up early to practice boxing.

He had been feeling more and more in tune with his practice over the past few days.

His moves were as fluid as flowing water, and there was a hint of ferocity in his physical exertion.

When practicing the exhaling technique, he could faintly feel his internal organs vibrating with his breathing, and his physical strength seemed to have increased slightly.

After finishing a set of boxing, his whole body felt much lighter, and he felt warm and incredibly comfortable all over.

Cao Xiao had even started to enjoy this feeling.

He had now grasped a trace of power.

According to the description in the boxing classic, his Eight Extremes Fist had reached a certain level of proficiency, and he had mastered a trace of its true essence.

He had fully met the entry-level requirements of his master, Hou Jingsheng, and even the realm of Obvious Power was within reach!

While he was still wolfing down his breakfast, he received a call from Liao Kai.

The bomb fanatic had posted information online again.

The police had locked onto the other party's IP address within the shortest possible time; it was at an internet cafe in the district.

The place where Zhang Qiling lived was a bit far, and it would be too late by the time he arrived.

Fortunately, Duan Hong knew how to fly this kind of helicopter, and in less than five minutes, the helicopter appeared above that internet cafe.

Unfortunately, they still couldn't find the person's ID information in the internet cafe's management system.

The computer corresponding to the locked IP had been used by a girl playing games all along, but she had left for a few minutes to go to the restroom just now.

The police had encountered this situation many times, and Cao Xiao did not feel discouraged.

He contacted the police to have the surveillance footage of the area around the internet cafe and the location of the bomb organized and handed over to him, then quickly veered to fly toward Hongdu Mansion.

It wasn't that Cao Xiao was going to see He Yueyou's parents, but that the bomb fanatic had planted a bomb at Hongdu Mansion.

This made Cao Xiao grit his teeth; now, he and that bomb fanatic not only had a public grievance but had also forged a personal vendetta.

When he went to Hongdu Mansion and found the bomb, Cao Xiao's expression became even gloomier.

Just like the bomb at Yellow Crane Tower, the six bombs found all had white phosphorus added and were placed in areas with many flammable materials.

If they were to explode suddenly, it would absolutely trigger a huge fire, and Hongdu Mansion would turn into a giant torch.

If the police failed to evacuate in time and the bombs exploded during the day, the more than one thousand Hongdu Group employees inside the building would be in mortal danger.

Even if all personnel were evacuated in advance, it would cause huge economic losses to Hongdu Group and have a serious impact on Hongdu Group's reputation.

At this moment, Cao Xiao was beginning to suspect the identity of that bomb fanatic.

Although the previous explosions had damaged quite a few public facilities, they hadn't caused any casualties, and the targets the other party chose were not large.

However, first it was the nationally famous landmark Yellow Crane Tower, and now it was the renowned multinational corporation Hongdu Group's headquarters building; its purpose was worth pondering.

If this bomb fanatic were just an antisocial terrorist with mental issues, they would never have gone to such great lengths to continuously create panic.

If they really wanted to take revenge on society, they could just throw a few bombs in crowded places; there was absolutely no need to go to such great trouble.

After carefully going through the records of the entire event, a guess faintly formed in Cao Xiao's mind!

That bomb fanatic might not be one person, but rather an organization!

Because if it were just one person, it would be unlikely to obtain so many dangerous chemicals that were strictly controlled domestically.

Moreover, to successfully plant the bombs at the target locations without arousing suspicion, it would be very difficult for one person to do it without coordinated action.

The other party was highly likely to be a terrorist organization.

Connecting this to some events that had occurred domestically a while ago, Cao Xiao had a few guesses about the origins of that organization.

Following this line of reasoning, this terrorist organization might be using the bomb incidents to cover up its true purpose, attracting the police's attention while secretly preparing to create a shocking, earth-shattering event.

Cao Xiao couldn't imagine what the other party was trying to do, but he was certain that it would absolutely bring a disaster to Huanghe City, and in a more serious scenario, it would cause nationwide panic and disrupt the stable and sound social order within the country.

Cao Xiao hated those terrorist organizations hiding outside the border immensely.

The members of those organizations were brainwashed from a young age, instilled with some extreme ideologies, and even their worldviews were forcibly remolded; they had no outlook on life at all!

They didn't even have independent personality consciousness anymore, having completely turned into machines controlled only by orders, no longer like living people.

The things they did under the drive of some conspirators were devoid of humanity, bloody, and exceptionally cruel.

Cao Xiao secretly made up his mind that even if he had to turn the entire Huanghe City upside down, he would drag the bomb fanatic out within today.

He hoped he was overthinking it; otherwise, if it really were those terrorist organizations causing trouble, things would be a big deal, and he dared not even imagine the consequences!