Octopus #279 is in the net, awaiting your arrival.
As night deepened, all the guests departed.
The tranquility of the Gu family courtyard has been restored.
Su Yue had just put the child to sleep and returned to her room when she saw Gu Beichen standing by the window making a phone call.
It was that red, encrypted phone.
His back was as straight as a pine tree, but Su Yue could sense that his entire aura had become heavy.
Gu Beichen hung up the phone and turned around.
"What's wrong?" Su Yue asked.
The man walked to her side and gently pulled her into his arms.
"News has come from the capital."
He paused for a moment, his deep voice echoing in the quiet night.
"My informant, who is planted around the Qin family, reported that Qin Zheng has recently been in frequent contact with an overseas Chinese of unknown identity."
Gu Beichen wrapped his arms around Su Yue and spoke in a deep voice in her ear.
Alarm bells rang in Su Yue's mind.
Qin Zheng.
The name is like a tiny thorn, not fatal, but always reminding you of its existence unintentionally.
This man was a pawn she personally turned away from Lin Wan'er, and also a double-edged sword.
Now, has he found a new "investment" target?
An overseas Chinese of unknown identity.
These words, when put together, are full of variables and dangers.
Su Yue remained calm, leaning against her husband's strong chest, her mind racing.
Qin Zheng is an extremely selfish person. In his world, there are no friends, only values.
Everything he does inevitably points to a clear purpose—profit.
The emergence of this "overseas Chinese" could not possibly be accidental.
For someone like Qin Zheng to go to such lengths to make contact, the other party must possess something extraordinary.
overseas……
Su Yue's thoughts naturally drifted to the Huo family in Hong Kong.
Could it be that Qin Zheng's ambitions have grown so large that he wants to get his hands on the Huo family's overseas businesses?
Gu Beichen felt the person in his arms stiffen slightly, so he tightened his arms and held her even closer, his domineering aura completely enveloping her.
"Don't overthink it, we'll deal with whatever comes our way."
He lowered his head, his nose brushing against her hair.
"I'll hold up the sky if it falls. Anyone who dares to scheme against my wife, I'll make sure they don't even have a bone left."
A man's simple and blunt words carry the most reassuring power.
Su Yue's tense thoughts were instantly melted by this warmth.
Yes, she is no longer fighting alone.
She has a husband, family, and the powerful Gu and Huo families as her support.
She no longer needs to shoulder everything on her own.
However, sitting idly by and waiting for death is not her style.
Su Yue lifted her head from his embrace, her slyness returning to her face.
"Beichen, do me a favor."
"you say."
"Use the military region's encrypted channels to send a telegram to Qin Zheng in Beijing."
Su Yue stretched out her finger and gently wrote a few words in his palm.
The message contained only eight characters: "The fish is in the net, waiting for you to come."
This is a cryptic message without any beginning or end.
It was also a carefully planned test.
If Qin Zheng wanted to continue their cooperation, he would understand that this was a reminder and a warning.
If he already has other plans, his reaction will also reveal his true intentions.
Gu Beichen looked at the light in his wife's eyes and didn't ask a single question.
"good."
The next day, at the military medical equipment factory on Hainan Island.
A brand-new military jeep arrogantly parked in front of the office building.
The car door opened, and Liu Jianjun, the deputy director of the logistics department who had just slunk away at Gu Beixiao's engagement banquet a few days ago, swaggered out with his beer belly.
Behind him followed two equally arrogant officers.
"We are from the logistics department of the military region. We have received instructions from our superiors to conduct a routine inspection of the medical supplies factory's accounts."
As soon as Liu Jianjun entered, he adopted the airs of a leader, and his voice echoed throughout the entire office area.
Gu Beixiao, who was engrossed in his work, looked up when he heard the sound. When he saw who it was, he almost lost his temper on the spot.
But when he thought of his sister-in-law Su Yue's previous instructions, he forcibly suppressed his anger.
Liu Jianjun's goal was clear. He bypassed everyone else and went straight to Gu Beixiao's desk, tapping the surface with his hand.
"Comrade Bei Xiao, bring out all the accounts for the procurement process you were in charge of. Especially the recent ones, we need to check them carefully."
Beneath that bureaucratic facade lay undisguised retaliatory intent and satisfaction.
Soon, several thick ledgers were placed on the conference table.
Liu Jianjun put on his glasses and pretended to look through them.
His finger finally stopped precisely on a purchase record of a huge amount.
"What's going on with this batch of ball bearings imported from West Germany?"
He raised his head and questioned Gu Beixiao in an interrogative tone.
"Why didn't such a large purchase go through the logistics department's unified approval process? And this price... Hmph, it looks like it's way above the market price!"
He slammed the ledger heavily on the table, his voice suddenly rising in pitch.
"Gu Beixiao! Did you take kickbacks by abusing your position? This is a very serious matter! From now on, you are suspended from your duties and must cooperate with our investigation!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire office became tense.
Everyone looked at Gu Beixiao.
However, Gu Beixiao remained unusually calm, and even seemed to want to laugh.
All of this was exactly what my sister-in-law had anticipated.
He stood up with composure and took out two documents from his drawer.
"Deputy Director Liu, please don't be so quick to label me."
He pushed the first document in front of Liu Jianjun.
"This is a 'barter' document specially approved by the military region headquarters. We used the surplus scrap parts from the auto repair shop to exchange for a batch of scarce materials from local units, and then used these materials to obtain foreign exchange through special channels to purchase these bearings. The entire process was approved by the military region leaders. Therefore, you cannot bear the responsibility of saying that these bearings are of 'unknown origin'."
When Liu Jianjun picked up the document and saw the bright red seal at the bottom, representing the highest authority in the military region, his smug expression instantly froze.
Gu Beixiao didn't give him a chance to catch his breath and pushed the second document over.
"Regarding the price issue you mentioned, this is an 'International Market Price Fluctuation Analysis Report' specifically prepared for us by overseas analysts from the Hong Kong Huo Group."
"The report clearly stated that because the factory in West Germany was undergoing a technological upgrade, this batch of bearings was the last one to be sold off at a clearance price. The purchase price I got was a full 30% lower than the average price on the international market at the time!"
“This transaction, not counting the added value in the intermediate replacement process, saved the country nearly $100,000 in foreign exchange just from the purchase price.”
After Gu Beixiao finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent.
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