Chapter 38 Innocence, Mission, Declaration of Selling Oneself—none of them are true...

Fortunately, through handling all sorts of unexpected and bizarre events, Badger Tooth has now become quite experienced.

In just a few dozen minutes, a completely new operation, based on Fu Ze's original plan, took shape in his mind.

Having obtained the results, he intended to confirm them with Rhinoceros Horn, but Rhinoceros Horn received news of a gathering by Longji, the absolute core figure of the Kangming Group.

"I've told you all the limitations of the [Mirror Image] ability." Before leaving, Rhinoceros Horn punched Badger Tooth's shoulder. "Just summarize how we need to coordinate our actions and tell me."

Hearing him say that, Badger Tooth was both amused and exasperated.

Who exactly is the leader here?

Watching the rhinoceros horn disappear into the distance, Badger Tooth raised his hand and touched the spot where the rhinoceros horn's fist had landed.

It feels a little numb.

It's a bit heavy.

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Compared to the trust that Xijiao placed in him, the oppressive feeling emanating from Yuan Jianxing across the table seemed as light as a feather.

“Mr. Yuan must be aware of the value of the Dala Port entertainment area license. It’s such a pity that this precious item is being wasted because of this.” Badger Tooth had a very professional smile on his face. “But nowadays, without the endorsement of an executive officer, no one can say for sure whether our club is involved or not. If we are not careful, we may end up going in the opposite direction.”

"And so far, the most convincing person in this matter is none other than Mr. Yuan." Badger Tooth looked extremely sincere. "Therefore, we very much hope that you can lead a team to board the ship for inspection and prove our innocence."

His words were well-reasoned and supported by evidence, and Yuan Jianxing couldn't find any loopholes.

After listening to Badger Tooth's account, Fu Ze outside the window could vaguely understand the other party's original intention for this action.

After all, transporting bullets is a one-off deal, while building a reputation and maintaining good relationships with the club is a long-term business.

But if we do it this way... will we have enough time?

The system upgrade for Daraa Port will take a maximum of five hours. Once the upgrade is complete, the latest AI detection system will definitely detect illegal items in the port and report them automatically as soon as possible.

If the transfer isn't completed before the system is reactivated, it's tantamount to handing the Kangming Group directly to the adjudication bureau's scrutiny. This time, the evidence is conclusive, and there's absolutely no chance of maneuvering like there was with the furniture store.

This is certainly not what the Cummins Group wants to see, and someone as shrewd and cautious as a badger would not make such a mistake.

Could it be that Badger Tooth plans to reduce the bullet shipment from three batches to two?

Putting aside the question of whether there's enough time to unload the cargo, the cargo holds on these recreational cruise ships, even with their symbolic decorations, are simply not enough...

In addition, there is another very important issue that is closely related to Fu Ze.

Previously in the boxing ring, Rhinoceros Horn had personally requested that Fu Ze participate in the entire transfer operation and be closely monitored by Badger Tooth.

Now, Badger Tooth's act of inviting the executive officer aboard for inspection has put Fu Ze in a very difficult position.

If Fu Ze were to appear on the ship without warning, it would attract the attention and suspicion of the executive officer.

But if he doesn't appear, then his next meeting with the rhinoceros horn might be his death day.

A dead end with no way out.

If looks could be sharp blades, Fu Ze would have already given Badger Tooth a three-slash, six-hole combo service.

While Fu Ze was peering out the window, pondering a way to break the deadlock, Yuan Jianxing had already begun to take action.

“Your proposal needs to be considered and discussed internally by the executives.” He transcribed the conversation into text, pushed it in front of Badger Tooth, and gestured for the other party to confirm and sign it. “We will contact you when there are results.”

Seeing that Yuan Jianxing was being so businesslike, Badger Tooth breathed a sigh of relief. After glancing through the document in a routine manner, he casually signed his name on it. "I hope the result comes out quickly. The sooner we get the result, the more hundreds of thousands the club can earn."

Just as if he had no concept of money, Yuan Jianxing calmly followed the standard procedure and uploaded the file to the system.

Before standing up to say goodbye, Badger Tooth extended a seemingly perfunctory invitation: "Once the search is over, if any of you executives are willing, you can simply stay on the cruise ship and have some fun together, just for entertainment and relaxation."

Yuan Jianxing wasn't the kind of person who would be bought off by such small favors. He simply replied calmly, maintaining only the most basic politeness, "We'll discuss it later."

Although he couldn't do anything to Yuan Jianxing, Badger Tooth was confident that things would turn out the way he expected. He said, "Then we'll meet again," and left to complete the formalities to see the young master.

Seeing that things had come to an end, Fu Ze decided to end his "stroll to digest" and return to the gate of the adjudication bureau to wait for Yuan Jianxing, who had the room key, to hand in his logbook and leave work.

However, at that moment, the phone in his pocket vibrated twice.

Although the phone vibration itself is not very loud, Fu Ze was at a corner with a rain chain hanging from it.

His phone, bouncing from side to side in his pocket, was stuck to the rain chain, causing a series of hoarse, noisy metallic clanging sounds.

The very next second after that strange noise occurred, a spinning sound came from the tightly closed conference room window.

Are we about to be discovered?!

Fu Ze quickly dodged out of the person's sight and, as soon as he regained his footing, took out his phone, trying to angrily shut down the call that had almost exposed him.

However, just as his gaze fell on the screen, the brightly lit words "Yuan Jianxing" almost made him slip off the roof.

No? When did I add Yuan Jianxing's contact information?!

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Yuan Jianxing's call originated from his work software.

Flying nails, the dregs of human culture.

After taking a few more steps back to make sure that Yuan Jianxing inside the window wouldn't notice his location, Fu Ze forced down his breathing and answered the phone.

"Is he still at the Adjudication Bureau?" Yuan Jianxing's voice came from the phone.

Fu Ze wondered if it was just his imagination, but Yuan Jianxing seemed more human now compared to when he faced Badger Tooth.

As he tiptoed back to the entrance of the adjudication bureau, Fu Ze feigned composure and delight on the phone, saying, "Ah, you're still here? Are we finally going home?"

"Okay, then wait for me at the entrance of the adjudication bureau. I have a task for you."

Fu Ze paused for a moment.

Yuan Jianxing had just met Badger Tooth when he received a request to search the area, and as soon as the other party left, he called him.

Could it be...?

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“I have other plans for that day. You will lead the L City executives to conduct a search of the cruise ship.”

Even if you are mentally prepared, the feeling is completely different when you deduce the result in your mind and when you hear the result from Yuan Jianxing's mouth.

To appear as a trainee executive, Fu Ze asked in a slightly trembling voice, "Me? I'm not qualified..."

To everyone's surprise, Yuan Jianxing nodded decisively: "Speaking of yourself alone is indeed not enough."

...

I was just being polite; I didn't mean for you to take it seriously.

And generally speaking, shouldn't a superior say something encouraging to motivate their subordinates in this situation? Why didn't you follow the script?

Although Yuan Jianxing gave him a jab, Fu Ze couldn't suppress his joy, considering how cleverly the other party's task resolved the dilemma of "having no legitimate reason to be on the cruise ship" and "having to be on the cruise ship."

Even the frustration and unhappiness he felt from being almost crushed like a pancake dissipated considerably.

Although the unexpected arrival of Badger Tooth delayed Fu Ze and Yuan Jianxing's departure time, they theoretically missed the most crowded peak hours.

Unfortunately, a group of senior citizens, led by their tour guide, swarmed onto the inverted-rail sightseeing train, one of L City's most famous attractions.

Fu Ze and Yuan Jianxing, two strong and healthy young men, were squeezed into a corner by this group of more energetic elderly people, and ended up facing each other.

In this situation, whoever feels awkward first is truly embarrassed.

Just then, the sightseeing bus rounded a sharp bend, and amidst the chaotic shoving and waving of some elderly people, Yuan Jianxing, who was adding, "But you're here in my place, so once I nod, no one else has a chance to object," had to place his hands on either side of Fu Ze's body to prevent any large-scale physical contact between the two.

Although he certainly didn't have this intention, to outsiders, the posture and conversation between the two at this moment had a strong sense of nostalgia for the old-fashioned "domineering CEO falls in love with innocent school beauty".

According to the script, the innocent school beauty should blush and timidly decline the opportunity to be publicly adorned by the domineering CEO.

But in reality, the "pure school beauty" said, "Then I shall respectfully accept your offer."

Well, neither of them are the type to follow the script.

Yuan Jianxing had confidence in Fu Ze's abilities, so he didn't give him any more instructions. He just looked up at Dala Port outside the window and casually replied, "Yeah, do a good job, and I'll give you a raise."

"How much will it go up?" Fu Ze suddenly became interested.

No matter what your profession is, as long as you haven't reached the point where you need to worry about why you can't spend all your money, you'll always be interested in getting a raise.

Yuan Jianxing glanced at Fu Ze out of the corner of his eye and said quietly, "Could you rent a house next to the Adjudication Bureau that faces south, has separate wet and dry areas, and includes a separate study?"

Fu Ze: ...

"Your 'declaration of selling oneself' was truly impressive. I had just come out of the meeting room when someone came to report on me, implying that I should improve the ideological level of my subordinates."

Yuan Jianxing took a deep breath, his words seemingly tinged with resentment.

"I've been an executive for so long, and I thought I'd experienced all kinds of criticism, both internal and external, but this is the first time I've been criticized for this reason."

Fu Ze lowered his head with great remorse, raised his hand and patted Yuan Jianxing's chest, "You're welcome, keep up the good work."

Yuan Jianxing had no patience to argue with this man who was good at talking anymore, so he stopped talking and just looked down at Dala Port.

Unlike his previous visit, he observed this large port, which is among the world's best, from inside the port itself. No matter how he measured it with his own feet, it was like seeing only a part of the whole picture or the blind men touching an elephant.

Now, from this bird's-eye view, he can more intuitively feel the orderly and powerful throughput of this port, and better understand why it can support the operation of a large city second only to V City.

With that in mind, he focused his attention on the entertainment area on the west side of Daraa Port, near the beach and equipped with an artificial pier.

At this moment, the entertainment area was calm and peaceful. A cruise ship full of laughter and joy departed from the dock, its bow pushing aside the sunset that was stretched across the sea and sailing away with the wind and waves.

Not far away, a huge poster was being slowly suspended between two six-story low-rise residential buildings. On the poster, a man dressed entirely in dark green with only the cuffs subtly gilded in silver sat upright in the center of a sandalwood chair. His emerald hair was tightly tied back with several hairpins, leaving only a single strand of hair on one side of his forehead that fell over his shoulder. His eyes were covered with a ribbon, and he held a pipa that looked like it was worth a lot of money in his arms.

It looks like some musician is going to hold a solo concert in L city.

Although the entertainment district of Delaware appears calm at the moment, Yuan Jianxing knows that a fierce battle will take place here in three days.

The system upgrade at Dara Port was, of course, a loophole deliberately created by Yuan Jianxing under the coordination of the Adjudication Bureau, in order to lure the Kangming Group, which had lost the furniture city dock, into a trap.

The fact that Badger Tooth came to purchase that license suggests that the whole situation has not deviated from Yuan Jianxing's original plan.

Whether you can use this opportunity to pinpoint who possesses the ability of [teleportation], and what limitations and flaws [teleportation] has, depends on the quality of your "bait".

Thinking of this, Yuan Jianxing lowered his head slightly to look at Fu Ze in his "arms".

At this moment, Fu Ze was enjoying the safe space built by Yuan Jianxing's body, and even listened to music with amusement, while fiddling with a plush toy hanging on the bag of an old lady next to him.

During the few days of working together, Hara Kensei occasionally experienced deep self-doubt.

Based on Fu Ze's behavior, how exactly did he get selected by the Kangming Group to be an inside man within the executive team? Was it a case of great skill appearing effortless?

On the other hand, all the tasks he assigned to Fu Ze, such as mediating disputes, receiving people, and even inducing the other party to complete tasks, such as "notifying" Rhinoceros Horn that there was a license, were completed quite well regardless of the process.

Realizing that his attitude toward Fu Ze seemed to have changed in ways that shouldn't have, Yuan Jianxing immediately reaffirmed his stance.

This person was an inside man, the murderer who infiltrated the Trial Bureau and killed Wan Chuanqiu. I only kept him by my side to use him for the sake of longer-term interests.

Therefore, he had better prove his worth in the operation three days later!