Stuck in a Chinese novel

Chapter 242: The new target

I made a mistake here but I was quick to finish it. I doubt anyone would have read it but if anyone did, then I apologize.

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Wei Jun opened his eyes once again, in the middle of the night, his figure drenched in sweat and his breath ragged.

[Same dream?]

'Don't you ever sleep?' Wei Jun retorted after he calmed down a bit.

[I don't]

The system's reply ended Wei Jun's attempt to deflect. A dream for four days straight. It might have had something to do with his new form of training where his mind was often left vulnerable while it dealt with the side effects of the training.

But it didn't make sense if it was that. What he witnessed in the dream was from the first-person view, not the third. He wasn't just observing it; he was living it.

The power he witnessed, the power he saw, the way that power was used, and the way billions were slaughtered in a matter of moments. It wasn't just power; it was beyond what Wei Jun's wildest imagination could even muster.

At the rank of Qi manifestation realm, he didn't think that there would be much difference between him and a Qi master and he was right, Qi masters or grandmasters couldn't just change the geography of the world with the wave of their hands.

But what was beyond that? He had never had the opportunity to witness that and since he didn't, he was left with his own imagination yet his imagination still never came up with the scene in his dreams.

Destruction beyond comprehension, overwhelmed power that couldn't be questioned, and the authority of the strong. These were the three things Wei Jun realized for the first time ever since coming to that world.

Up until now, all he thought was that his power would be enough and his current rate of growth would be sufficient for his survival but he was severely wrong.

If he were to ever encounter someone who possessed even the hundredth of the fraction of the power that the king in his dream possessed, then he would be the one to lose without even putting up much of an effort.

'Tell me, how strong were you?' Wei Jun asked.

[You know that sect master, right?]

[Imagine about a hundred times that]

[Cultivation isn't just a rank]

[An unstable core can still reach the realm of a Qi spiritualist]

[But it would be a hundred times weaker than that of a Qi spiritualist who perfected his core]

[I'm not saying that that sect master didn't perfect his core]

[But the rate he has achieved, combined with the solidification of the core and the superiority of the cultivation technique]

[Such factors make a difference so much more between cultivators of the same rank]

[If any one of them doesn't meet the requirement, the power output decreases by so much that the entire meaning of their cultivation level]

[I reached my spot because I was born with two perfect divine techniques and I created two more on my own]

[All of them perfect down to the teeth]

[But not just that, the rate at which I stabilized my Qi, and solidified my core was so much more than others]

[Even though I was the youngest among my siblings, I was still the strongest one because of how hard I worked]

Had the system said all of that to Wei Jun before, Wei Jun would have chalked it up to the usual arrogance-filled words of the system, the narcissism which knew no bounds but after witnessing the power of the king, the power that was unrivaled even in front of billions, he felt like the system's words weren't of arrogance.

They were merely the truth.

'I need to find that damned protagonist.' Wei Jun's will to find the protagonist who was still unknown renewed once again when he realized how stunted his growth was.

He needed to kill the protagonist to further his progress because, unlike others, he didn't have the luxury of normally cultivating thanks to his Death Qi.

He didn't regret having it though, no, on the contrary, he was thankful. Death Qi had saved on occasions more than he could count. His entire blown-up body was somehow patched up in an instant before life could even leave his body.

It didn't get more useful than that.

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"Although I haven't been able to find anyone matching your description boss, I have found the other thing," Li Wei said as she sat opposite Wei Jun who was looking at her with hopeful eyes. Hope, that was soon to diminish when Wei Jun heard that even Li Wei, with access to all over the city, wasn't able to find the protagonist.

"Haa…" He sighed and asked, "What other thing?"

"A company worth billions," Li Wei replied.

"Who?" Wei Jun asked.

"A pharmaceutical company. It wasn't anything special two years ago because of who used to run it. But as soon as the leadership changed, they took the market by storm and their net worth reached a whopping seven billion from thirty-three million. And that too is just in liquid assets. Who knows how much more in frozen assets." Li Wei explained as she handed Wei Jun a file.

While finding the protagonist was important, obtaining more money was also an important objective. Especially if was someone else's money that could be easily obtained.

"Who was the leader before and who is it now?" Wei Jun asked.

"The company belonged to Tai Hun, a doctor who started the pharmaceutical company with his family assets. He passed a few years back, leaving his elder daughter in charge of the company. Some speculate his death wasn't natural but planned but there's no such evidence, Other than that, the elder daughter wasn't anything special. She was the tame housewife type who didn't really advance the company much." Li Wei explained and she continued to explain.

"Under her leadership, while the company didn't witness a tremendous rise, it didn't fall as well given her tame personality." Li Wei said and stopped because Wei Jun turned his gaze to her.

He had a question.

"And I'm guessing her company didn't fall despite her personality had to do with the other children of the late old man." Wei Jun said.

"Just one. The younger daughter of the old man. She was the one who actually ran the board. As soon as the old man died, seven more board members died due to natural causes or otherwise. Some of them were loyal subjects of the old man while some of them were hoping for a slice of the pie under the tame lady," Li Wei explained.

"So the younger one's the real brain?" Wei Jun asked.

"I wouldn't call her that." Li Wei said.

Before Wei Jun could ask why, she handed Wei Jun a file with several pictures of naked people. The only common thing in those pictures was that in every picture, there was a different man but the same woman.

Wei Jun understood what this meant, "I'm guessing she didn't just get rid of the board members but also made sure to put in people she could control, with her power and otherwise."

"While most of the people say that the older sister buckled under the pressure, it wasn't actually the truth. Some of the board members intentionally started to cause trouble for her and she fell into depression, having no other choice but to give up because she wasn't keeping her own family safe from that madness as well." Li Wei explained.

"She's married?" Wei Jun asked.

"To a pastor." Li Wei said.

Wei Jun nodded and asked, "And what does that have to do with anything?"

"Not much," Li Wei replied before she added, "I just thought I should cover all the bases. The pastor wasn't happy about her wife's busy life and also that her health was failing due to that, and the lack of a child was also chalked up to that job of hers so that contributed to her depression."

Wei Jun remained silent for some time before he asked, "Do you have the picture of the pastor?"

"I do," Li Wei replied before she handed him the picture of an ordinary-looking man with a stunning woman whose beauty couldn't diminish even though she seemed to be in her early forties.

"This is the older sister?" Wei Jun asked because the woman in the picture resembled the woman in the earlier pictures.

"Yes," Li Wei replied.

"And what do we have to bring this company down?" Wei Jun asked.

"Eh?" Li Wei was momentarily confused before she asked, "Weren't we going to force them into making a deal with us?"

"My life has no space for two power-hungry individuals. I don't want to make any deal with her," Wei Jun replied before he asked, "So I assume you have nothing?"

"No, boss," Li Wei replied, but she wasn't sorry because there was nothing to be sorry about. It was Wei Jun who had changed the order at the last minute. Still, she was familiar with Wei Jun's ways and didn't mind much and added, "I can find something in a few days though."

Wei Jun shook his head and said, "That would take too long. Just get me inside."

"Inside? Inside how?" Li Wei asked.

"See if you can get me inside her company somehow. Somewhere closer would be appreciated." Wei Jun said.

"Somewhere close…" Li Wei mused before something clicked in her mind but she was quick to dismiss that.

"What?" But Wei Jun had already noticed that so he asked.

"It's nothing, boss. It wouldn't suit you." Li Wei replied.

"What is it?" Wei Jun asked.

At Wei Jun's insistence, Li Wei handed Wei Jun her phone. There was a picture displayed and in that picture was none other than the female boss of the pharmaceutical company. But what Wei Jun noticed along with that was something that made him questioningly look at Li Wei.

"What? I'm not like that. I want to be the one spanked, not the one doing it." Li Wei said in her defense.

Wei Jun wasn't much convinced but given her perverted nature, there was a good chance Li Wei wasn't into these things.

"Look for some other way then. By tomorrow at the latest," Wei Jun said while handing Li Wei her phone with a slight cough.

"Sure, boss," Li Wei said and left to carry out Wei Jun's orders with a smirk on her face.