The moment I pressed send, I received a reply.

"What's your face worth? I'm risking my life to contact you!"

Upon seeing this reply, Lu Baofei broke out in a cold sweat.

She didn't understand how things had gotten so out of control.

Was it wrong to make Lu Yi leave the Huo and Gu families and cause a vortex?

He was her own brother, how could she bear to kill him!

What do those netizens on the internet know? They just stir up trouble and encourage Lu Yi to pursue his own life.

How could they possibly know how filthy these families are, despite their seemingly glamorous appearance?

"Don't think I don't know you're from the Lu family. You hired us to kill your brother, that's a fact. You don't want me to come forward and testify against you, do you?"

As Lu Baofei hesitated, the other party's message popped up again.

Even through the screen, Lu Baofei could feel the other person's sinister smile, which might even be mixed with mockery.

It was only then that she realized she had done something stupid!

She went to great lengths to hire so many people in order to create the illusion that Lu Yi had been kidnapped. The Lu family could not possibly have a "murderer," nor could they!

What she didn't expect was that these people were very likely to be bribed by others after accepting her mission.

"Tell me, what do you want!"

Currently, the outside world only has suspicions about the Lu family; no one has yet presented any solid evidence.

Since things have come to this, we can only try to calm things down for now and take it one step at a time!

After the message was sent, there was a long silence on the other end.

The electronic ornaments in the room emitted rhythmic sounds, and Lu Baofei endured the torment, each second feeling like an eternity, her back and palms drenched in sweat.

Finally, the message arrived!

"Let's talk on the phone."

"Call me!"

These few words sent chills down Lu Baofei's spine.

She quickly got up, drew back the curtains, and saw that the courtyard was pitch black.

Only the kerosene lamp in the corner emitted a warm yellow light.

There are still two empty parking spaces. My mother went to the spa and hasn't come back yet. My father should still be at the company...

She closed the window, quickly returned to her desk, opened a drawer, and took out a plastic bag.

Inside was a mobile phone and several new SIM cards that had not yet been activated.

Put one of them in your spare phone.

He quickly pressed the power button.

After doing all this, she found that every movement she made seemed to be controlled by fear.

I never had such a strong feeling when I was leading the company to charge into the industry before.

But at this moment, a thousand ominous thoughts flooded her mind.

She felt as if she were standing on the edge of a bottomless cliff, where one wrong step would send her plummeting to her death!

"Okay, send me the number!"

Both parties were slightly surprised when the call was connected.

Because they both used voice changers.

"Since we agreed to do things for you, we brothers have all given it our all. We're paid to do what we're supposed to do. I won't blame you for their deaths!"

"So, what exactly do you want!"

"Although it's not your fault, we can't just let it go like this. Listen carefully to what I'm about to say!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"I need you to persuade the Lu Group to join forces with the Lin family..."

"..."

How to persuade the Lu Group to join forces with the Lin family?

That's impossible!

People like Lin Hongtao are simply not worth cooperating with!

Since the rise of the Huo family, the Lin family's investment direction has been extremely ambiguous.

Not only did they take the lead in leaving the club while Gu Huaibei was in charge of the Gu family, but they also vigorously promoted online games and game live streaming platforms.

It's completely impossible to tell what he's trying to do.

Some sources claim that Lin Hongtao was putting on an act, and that he had actually already invested in the Huo family business.

Lu's investigation revealed that the Lin family showed no signs of cooperating with the Huo family!

The reason why the Lu family wavered and fell into disintegration was because Lu Zhengming couldn't decide which side to lean towards.

No!

It's not that I have no ideas, it's that I have nowhere to turn!

No matter how impressive Lu's financial reports are, perhaps from a certain point in time, Lu's has already been excluded by these giants.

"Hahaha, is it that you lack confidence in yourself, or in the Lin family?"

Hearing such arrogant mockery, Lu Baofei's lips turned pale, and a deep worry appeared in her clear eyes!

Anxiety with nowhere to go filled her heart.

She clung tightly to the corner of the curtain, barely managing to maintain her crumbling self-esteem.

So, you know who I am?

Finally, she mustered up her courage and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind.

The other party paused for a moment.

Then he looked up and laughed loudly.

The voice that had changed was already strange, but the shrill laughter gave people goosebumps.

"If I don't know who you are, how would I know what you did, and why you did it?"

"Miss Lu, you're more naive than people say!"

The rhythm and regularity of the punctuation calmed Lu Baofei's anxious emotions somewhat.

She boldly speculated, "Hmph, you're not one of them!"

The other person snapped their fingers. "You came up with this result so quickly, that's quite impressive. So, you agree?"

Lu Baofei felt her face burning.

It felt like he had slapped me across the face!

Sure enough, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; before she even hired these people, they probably already had their eyes on the Lu family.

With such a significant weakness in the other party's hands, Lu Baofei had no choice but to agree.

...

After Qin Fengying went upstairs, she saw light coming through the crack in Lu Baofei's door. She went up to her and was about to knock when the door opened.

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