Chapter 434 Keep the people under control

Zhao Shucheng feigned reluctance, snatched the money back, and turned to leave.

"You can't tell right from wrong, can you? I only wanted you to take advantage of this because I'm close to you. If you don't want to, I'll go find someone else. That guy said he was short of money the other day, he'd be happy to help if I asked..."

"Hey, Brother Shucheng."

Zhao Shucheng turned around, and the waiter forced a smile and said, "Help, Shucheng's business is my business, but... this matter is too dangerous. If someone finds out, I'm finished. So, besides the money, I also need Shucheng to agree to one condition."

As he spoke, he cautiously and tentatively looked at Zhao Shucheng.

Zhao Shucheng frowned and looked the waiter up and down.

I felt disgusted; I never expected that such an honest-looking person would be so greedy.

"Tell me, what are your conditions?"

The waiter's eyes lit up with surprise. "Don't worry, Brother Shucheng, it's nothing difficult. For you, it's just a matter of talking. It's just... when you join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Vice Minister Li, please introduce me to it too."

"What?"

Zhao Shucheng thought he had misheard. "What did you say? You want to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs too? Do you know what kind of place that is? You..."

He pointed at the waiter, marking him from head to toe.

It was practically saying, "Look at yourself! Do you even deserve this?"

Thinking that she would still need him tomorrow, she changed her words before she could finish them, "...Do you know what you're saying?"

The waiter hurriedly waved his hand, "Brother Shucheng, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I know what kind of place it is. I meant that you can introduce me in. I don't care if I'm a doorman, a cleaner, or a errand runner. I'm not picky."

Zhao Shucheng, "..."

He hasn't even gone in yet, what is this guy thinking?

Should he introduce him in?!

Are you so sure he can get in?

When Zhao Shucheng thought about Vice Minister Li's strictness, he felt that it was a bit uncertain whether he could even get a job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This guy surnamed Qin really dares to think big!

But he wouldn't say this to a waiter, much less show it on his face.

He made a troubled expression, remained silent for a while, then forced a reluctant look, nodded, and said, "Okay, I will definitely introduce you to the team if there is an opportunity."

The waiter's eyes widened suddenly, becoming frighteningly bright.

"Thank you, Brother Shucheng! Thank you, Brother Shucheng!"

The two reached a verbal agreement to meet outside the venue the next day. Zhao Shucheng patted him on the shoulder and left the venue.

Before leaving, I glanced into the venue.

He happened to see Sister-in-law Yao talking to Yao Jianshu, and he sneered. When Yao Jianshu looked over, he turned and left.

Not far away, the man watched Zhao Shucheng leave, his eyes deep and thoughtful. He called to his subordinate, "Go and find out what the name of that waiter was."

"Deputy Captain, should we report this? This 'Brother Shucheng' seems to be targeting the people in the venue," the subordinate asked.

The man hummed in agreement. "You go check first, I'll report to the captain."

"yes."

The subordinate saluted and quickly left, while the man turned and walked away.

Inside the venue, Yao Jianshu noticed Zhao Shucheng's malicious gaze. When she looked up, she only saw a back view. The back view seemed familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it before.

"Jianshu, what's wrong?"

When Sister-in-law Yao noticed that she was lost in thought, she called out to her and followed her gaze into the distance.

"What are you looking at?"

Yao Jianshu said, "Sister-in-law, I think I saw someone I know, but I can't remember who it is."

"Um?"

There's nothing there.

Sister-in-law Yao frowned slightly in surprise. "An acquaintance?"

Yao Jianshu's mention of an acquaintance reminded Yao's sister-in-law of Zhao Shucheng, and she quickly recounted Zhao Shucheng's story.

Yao Jianshu was taken aback and said, "No wonder he looked familiar but I couldn't remember who he was. It was him."

"...I don't know how this person got into the service team. Luckily, during the meeting, I kept feeling a scrutinizing and unfriendly gaze following me, so I took a closer look and found out it was him. I then found the person in charge of the service team and had him replaced."

Sister-in-law Yao shook her head. "This kind of person is like a ticking time bomb. It's best not to let him participate in such an important investment promotion conference. If something happens, the losses to the country will be immeasurable."

Yao Jianshu nodded.

Sister-in-law Yao smiled and said, "You saw him just now, so the service team has probably already let him go. Let's not talk about him. As for Jin Nan... he hasn't been targeting you lately, has he?"

"No."

Yao Jianshu shook his head. "Jin Nan is truly talented. Even if he dislikes me, he wouldn't actively cause trouble for me at such an important event as the investment promotion conference."

"Hmm, what you said makes sense, but..."

Sister-in-law Yao, however, didn't think the other person was smart. "...If he were really smart, he wouldn't have tried to intimidate you on the first day, especially in front of the other two freshmen. He failed to establish his authority as a senior student and instead revealed his narrow-mindedness and limited perspective..."

As they were talking, Sister-in-law Yao suddenly frowned, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant. She called out to Yao Jianshu.

"...Why do I feel like Jin Nan is being used as a tool? Zhao Shucheng said he was instigated and encouraged by Jin Nan, but who instigated Jin Nan?"

"this……"

Yao Jianshu was stunned, and slowly shook his head. "I only met a few of them at school. Besides Jin Nan and Zhao Shucheng, there was another classmate, Luan Jianbang, the deputy regimental commander from the army. He seemed like a very upright person and said a few words for me."

"Luan Jianbang?"

Sister-in-law Yao exclaimed, "Hmm, I think I've seen this name before..."

She thought about it carefully and smiled, "The deputy captain of the security team is in charge of security for this investment promotion conference."

"Deputy Regiment Commander Luan is here too?" Yao Jianshu asked in surprise.

Sister-in-law Yao nodded, "They're not having their meetings in the same place as us. We were having a meeting inside, and they were having a meeting outside. Later, we'll have a meeting together to coordinate..."

The two women exchanged a few words, but seeing that the topic had strayed from its original course, they quickly steered the conversation back on track and continued their discussion.

Later that evening, Yao Jianshu indeed met with Deputy Regiment Commander Luan. Their eyes met briefly, and they nodded to each other.

Before leaving get off work, the group conducted a final check of the venue. Deputy Head of Regiment Luan led a few people to close the main gate, and they would return early the next morning to open it again to ensure that no one inside would tamper with it.

After everyone left, one of Deputy Regiment Commander Luan's men came to report, "Deputy Captain, we found out. The man's name is Qin Ximin, and the person he was talking to is Zhao Shucheng. Deputy Captain, should we ask the service team leader to replace them?"

Deputy Regiment Commander Luan shook his head.

"No need for now. Keep a close eye on this person tomorrow. When they hand over the duties, then restrain and guard him. There can be no mistakes. Understand?"

The subordinate raised his hand in salute, "Yes, sir."