Chapter 51 Headache, goodnight, ultimately so, it doesn't matter...
With his latest mission—to install trackers on the next batch of cargo in the ship's hold—Fu Ze once again split up with Yuan Jianxing, only to be caught red-handed by Badger Tooth as soon as he returned to the ship.
"Where did you run off to? Alexei is looking for you now." Badger Tooth seemed somewhat relieved to have caught Fu Ze, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
But obviously, burdens don't just disappear; they just shift from one person to another.
So, it was Fu Ze's turn to have a headache.
Is there any follow-up to this?
However, before dealing with Alexei, he had to finish the task that Yuan Jianxing had assigned him.
"Where can I go on this vast sea? I'll just wander around aimlessly." Fu Ze followed behind Badger Tooth, feigning nonchalance as he asked, "By the way, how much longer until the second loading at sea?"
"About half an hour. What? You want to supervise again?" Badger Tooth's feet moved so fast they seemed to take off. "Rather than supervising, I think you should focus on resolving Alexei's matter."
“Since we’ve come along, we have to see this through to the end. That’s basic work ethic.” Fu Ze yawned lightly. “As for Alexei, whatever. I’ve lost interest.”
Badger teeth: ?
Didn't they say before, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"? But then they changed their minds.
What a fickle man.
"No matter what you're thinking, my only request is that you don't offend this big client." Before opening the door, Badger Tooth turned back and instructed, "There are already few fools with lots of money, and Yuan Jianxing has already dealt with them all."
Upon hearing this, Fu Ze almost burst out laughing.
At the same time, he subconsciously placed his hand on the mark that Yuan Jianxing had made on his neck.
"I said, with so many main businesses in the group, do you really need this little bit of money?"
“Money is a minor issue; the key is relationships and information.” Badger put his hand on the doorknob, his tone somewhat helpless. “To put it another way, things that can be resolved with words and a friendly face are always better than going to war.”
Fu Ze suddenly changed his opinion of badger teeth.
“We’re on the same page on this point.” He brushed Badger Tooth’s hand aside and gestured for him to leave and stay out of the way. “In that case, I’ll cooperate and try not to affect your future business.”
"See you at the stern in half an hour."
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Alexei was extremely agitated at this point.
In a fit of rage, he made a rash decision: if he didn't see Fu Ze appear in front of him within three minutes, he would smash Badger Tooth's club to pieces once he got back to shore.
Not long ago, he woke up in bed with a splitting headache and felt as if he had been thrown around all over his body.
His valid memories end when he followed Fu Ze through the door.
These phenomena led him to some very negative associations.
He immediately sat up in bed and breathed a sigh of relief after finding that some parts of his body were unharmed.
But then Alexei became angry again.
Since he started eating meat, he had never experienced such a humiliating situation as waking up to find himself alone in a room.
This anger persisted until Alexei returned to the hall, and showed no sign of abating no matter how much those around him tried to appease him.
Just as Alexei's anger was about to reach its peak as his memories unfolded, Fuze finally appeared.
Alexei suddenly composed himself, his expression becoming inscrutable as he watched Fu Ze walk towards him and casually sit down on the sofa beside him.
Seeing the red mark on the inside of Fu Zeli's neck, Alexei's anger instantly subsided.
To leave such marks from a kiss, I must have been absolutely smitten with this little executive back then.
Then I'll reluctantly forgive the other person's "lack of consideration".
Furthermore, if we think about it from the opposite perspective, since the other person doesn't understand the intricacies of intimacy afterward, doesn't that just prove that you are their first time?!
Thinking this way, Alexei's last bit of displeasure disappeared.
Following the example of his "well-regarded" colleagues, he planned to show interest in this beautiful trainee executive, then ask if she had any favorite items that he could cater to and quickly get rid of her...
Before Alexei could say anything, Fu Ze spoke first: "Don't worry, I don't want anything."
I don't want your things.
I don't want your money either.
I don't want you either.
Alexei paused for a moment, then smiled knowingly.
He understood the art of feigning indifference to lure the prey.
Fu Ze took two cups containing ice balls from the freezer next to the sofa, and casually grabbed an unopened bottle standing on the bar.
A glance at the label.
...Hmm, 48% Baileys.
People always have to pay the price for their pretentiousness.
Holding the corkscrew in one hand, Fu Ze pulled out the cork in one swift motion, then poured the milky white liquid into two glasses. He picked up a glass and gestured to Alexei.
"Tonight is beautiful, but let it stay here."
Alexei, who was originally engrossed in planning how to flirt with Fu Ze, was suddenly dumbfounded.
His cronies looked at each other, too afraid to utter a sound.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Fu Ze drank the wine in one gulp.
He put down his glass and smiled at Alexei.
"Once a ship leaves the shore, it becomes an isolated island, where all heavy social constraints can be completely disregarded and forgotten."
“But it’s different when I go back to shore. I will have my job, my life, my future, and everyone will have their own path to walk.”
His tone was calm and his voice was not loud, yet everyone present could hear him very clearly.
"I hope that in the future you will never need to deal with me on the shore."
"Farewell, goodnight."
The farewell speech left Alexei and his party stunned.
They may be naive, but they still clearly sensed Fu Ze's intention to distance himself from them.
And it goes without saying who the main target of the cutting was.
Alexei seemed to recover from the shock only after Fu Ze got up and left.
Immediately afterwards, the anger that had previously vanished seemed to surge back, and erupted suddenly like a volcano.
The moment Fu Ze stepped out the door, Alexei smashed the glass of wine that the other man had poured for him on the ground.
"Me, Alexei Alexander, being dumped by a mere trainee executive?!"
While Alexei was roaring over there, many insightful people were thinking to themselves: "He never actually dated you; it was just a one-night stand at best."
Oh, it didn't even last a night.
But they dared not speak up and could only agree with Alexei.
"I refuse to believe I can't win him over in a month!"
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Fu Ze clearly did not hear Alexei's boastful words.
Even if he heard it, he probably wouldn't care at all.
If you add up the experiences of each body, the number of people who want to sleep with him would be so long that they would have to travel from L city to V city twice and still have room to spare.
You can't blame him for being too charming, can you?
Upon arriving at the cargo loading area at the stern, Fu Ze proactively explained the situation to Badger Tooth: "It's all taken care of. Even if there's any follow-up, you definitely won't be in trouble."
The Badger Tooth team was focused on the underwater shipment, and simply nodded when they heard Fu Ze's words.
Fu Ze followed Badger Tooth's gaze and noticed several people dressed as engineers discussing something around a large box.
Inside the box lay the Icarus VII robot.
Because of different functional requirements, the Icarus VII generation is much larger than the robot that Fu Ze used to ambush Yuan Jianxing.
One of the engineers holding the remote control frowned and said to the person next to him, "The robot's field of vision seems a bit strange, and the way it's operated feels different from usual."
"It's possible the calibration expired. Manual calibration was fine. It's just hanging something, you don't need to be that precise." The person being asked glanced at it casually and came to a conclusion. "Hurry up and finish the job. Every second I have to deal with those people from the Kangming Group, I feel like I'll lose a minute of my life."
Originally, the man had some reservations about the hasty "manual correction" plan due to his rigorous considerations, but after his companion said that, he immediately changed his mind.
The engineer secured a cable, about the thickness of an adult man's forearm, to the back of the robot. The robot then took the cable from the crane on the ship and slowly descended underwater along the hull, attaching the cable to the corresponding hook.
Before leaving, the engineer operated the robot to check it again, and then he was very sure that even if there was a problem with the calibration, the cargo could still be safely hung horizontally under the ship.
However, in reality, the container had already tilted very slightly at this point.
This tilt will gradually increase during the return journey.
This ultimately caused the goods to extend beyond the "mirror" boundary defined by the poster.
And this was precisely the work of Hara Mikihoshi.
In this way, he created a dilemma for the rhinoceros horn.
If the [Mirror] activation has a limited number of times and cannot be interrupted, then after the Rhinoceros Horn finishes transferring the containers in the ship's bottom hold, it will be discovered that the underwater containers have gone out of bounds.
At that time, the options are either to forcibly transfer the underwater containers by blocking the boundary and cutting open a portion of the containers, or to simply abandon that portion of the containers.
Regardless of the final outcome, these remaining contraband items will be detected by the upgraded Dala Port AI system.
Once suspected contraband is discovered, the Dala Port's detection system can report it directly to the Adjudication Board without going through any other procedures, and no matter how powerful or influential the Cummins Group is, they cannot stop it.
The other portion that was transported away would be tracked by Fu Ze, who would then trace it back to find other contraband that had been transported away previously.
The whole plan seemed flawless.
However, at that moment, Badger Tooth received a message from Rhinoceros Horn.
After reading it, he paused for a moment, then quickly left the scene and went to a deserted corner to return the call.
As someone working in the service industry, Badger Tooth is used to letting the other person speak first.
However, the voice coming from the phone was beyond his expectations.
"Hello, hello, it must be hard work to be working so late."
Badger Tooth's voice trembled slightly: "President Long? So, the news just now..."
"It's me, I'm with Rhinoceros Horn. I asked Rhinoceros Horn to send the message. If I had your contact information, I would have sent it myself." Dragon Spine's voice was very happy. "Calling so quickly, is there something you're wondering about?"
"I just wanted to confirm, since the requirements in the message were indeed somewhat...unexpected."
"We've been on so many missions with this rhinoceros horn, I thought you'd gotten used to it by now." Dragonspine laughed heartily. "Are you worried about the ship? I'll get you a replacement later. Besides, it's been used for so long, it's time to just get a new one. Pick whatever configuration you like."
Seeing that the conversation was about to veer off into something strange, Rhinoceros Horn boldly pulled his phone back from Dragon Spine's hand.
"Prepare as Mr. Long suggested."
"This time I will use the [Mirror] to transport the underwater containers."
"As for the batch in the bottom hold, it was detonated after all the personnel had evacuated."
Upon hearing the words "all personnel," a meaningful glint flashed in Badger Tooth's eyes.
"Understood, I will make the arrangements."
Separated by only a wall, Fu Ze, who had noticed Badger Tooth's unusual behavior and followed him to overhear the entire conversation, gritted his teeth inwardly.
In fact, when he learned of this change that had almost disrupted all of their previous plans, the best thing he could have done was to tell Hara Mihoshi directly.
Given Yuan Jianxing's personality, he would definitely choose to give up after weighing the options.
In every sense, this is the best option.
...
If we miss this opportunity, when will we get another chance?
Although Fu Ze had previously told Yuan Jianxing that he was very satisfied with his current life and that he didn't mind being a trainee executive officer forever.
That's not a lie.
But this was Fu Ze's expectation of himself, not Yuan Jianxing's expectation.
In his mind, Yuan Jianxing should be the spirited chief, who could command thousands of troops to come out at a moment's notice, leaving no room for the mighty army to avoid him.
Instead of having to go into battle anonymously as is the case now, just to take risky moves and win big with little effort.
While this also has a kind of lone-wolf romance of "I will go even if there are thousands of people against me", it is still not grand enough.
At least, he doesn't like it.
Fu Ze gripped the tracker in his pocket tightly.
Ultimately, isn't it just about installing trackers on containers that will be transported away?
Could anything be more difficult than having to escape the inescapable net of executives right after changing bodies?
Could anything be more difficult than snatching Snake Eyes right under the noses of the executives led by Hara Kenshin?
The answer is no, it cannot.
So it doesn't matter, he'll take action.
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Author's Note: Fu Xiaozhe, you seem to be on your way to becoming Xingxing Ge's dream man... Wait, you're the main girlfriend? Never mind then. [Oh, oh, oh]
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