Chapter 35 Platinum Supermarket: "Want to Win Without Effort".
"Oldest brother Lu Shanze has passed away, his wife suffers from mental illness and is recuperating abroad, and their children are all abroad, so they can be ruled out. Fifth brother Lu Wanting and her family of three immigrated abroad, so they can also be ruled out. Sixth brother Lu Zhaonian has little desire for material things, so he can also be ruled out. Eighth brother and ninth brother are one studying and one is a minor, so they can also be ruled out."
In Manager Lu's office, Shi Yu explained his thoughts to everyone: "The remaining prime suspects are Lu Shang, the fourth brother's daughter, and Lu Chengjing, the seventh brother. Lu Shang is another shareholder of Platinum Joy Supermarket and is also very close to Lu Platinum Joy. Lu Chengjing, on the other hand, is a very complicated person who built an entertainment company to a public listing at a young age and uses the reputation of a playboy to cover himself up. Both of them need to be closely monitored."
"As for the second son, Lu Jianchuan..." Shi Yu circled Lu Jianchuan's name with the tip of her pen, "You must find it strange that Lu Jianchuan is a real estate tycoon, with a net worth many times that of Lu Siming, so why would he care about Lu Siming's meager inheritance?"
“That is indeed the case.” Before anyone could speak, Shi Yu looked up at them and continued, “The reason I highlighted his name is because of Lu Jianchuan’s wife. With that kind of background, it would be very easy for Lu Jianchuan to do something or achieve his goals.”
"And I also learned from other gossip and rumors that among the Lu brothers, Lu Jianchuan and Lu Siming are the closest, and Lu Jianchuan, Lu Boyue's second uncle, doted on him the most when he was young."
“So,” Shi Yu put down her pen, curled her fingers, and tapped her knuckles on the table, “if we can get Lu Jianchuan’s help, we can say that we can win this game without lifting a finger.”
Upon hearing the words "easy win," Jiang Yan stopped yawning, and her sleepy eyes gradually cleared.
"That makes sense!" Yang Qiwen slapped his thigh and started muttering to himself, "It's definitely useless for us to ask Lu Jianchuan for help. He's not related to us at all. But Lu Boyue is different. Lu Jianchuan dotes on Lu Boyue so much. We can get Lu Boyue to ask him for help, and Lu Jianchuan will definitely agree!"
"What are we waiting for? Let's go find Manager Lu now!"
As Yang Qiwen spoke, he stood up, ready to put his plan into action, but no one else reacted. Yang Qiwen looked at Shi Yu with a questioning gaze, and Shi Yu gently shook her head: "This is just plan one. Just in case, we also need plan two and plan three."
Yang Qiwen looked at Gu Heng again, but Gu Heng didn't even look at him. Instead, he looked in the direction of Jiang Yan. When Jiang Yan looked over, he looked away again.
Gu Heng cleared his throat and said, "I have reviewed all the accounts of Platinum Joy Supermarket since its establishment and found some problems. I have recorded the specific details, and you can refer to them."
“Generally speaking, every company has two sets of books, one for internal use and one for external use. But I suspect that Platinum Supermarket has a third set of books, which is in the hands of this CFO, Xu Tu.” Gu Heng said this and the atmosphere in the office was quiet for a moment. He circled Xu Tu’s name and then put an asterisk on it. “We also need to investigate this Xu Tu more closely.”
When Gu Heng said his last sentence, he looked at Shi Yu, as if seeking her opinion. Shi Yu nodded to Gu Heng and replied, "Yes, now there's another suspect, Xu Tu, the financial director of Platinum Joy Supermarket."
Shi Yu continued, "We need Lu Jianchuan's help. We have to do this, but it's only the first step in the plan. It doesn't mean we won't investigate the other three."
"There are four people we need to investigate in depth: Lu Shang, Lu Chengjing, Lu Jianchuan, and Xu Tu. The best way to understand a person, besides written information, is to meet them in person."
"To save time, we divided the work, with each person investigating one person," Shi Yu added. "My assistant came with me."
“I have no objection.” Jiang Yan readily agreed, and then quickly chose someone, “I’ll go and contact Lu Shang. She’s just a young girl who’s still in college. Any of you grown men would scare her away. I’m the most suitable one.”
Shi Yu: "Okay."
Gu Heng: "I investigated Xu Tu, and I went to contact him."
“No.” Shi Yu shook her head and rejected the idea. “People in the finance industry are very sensitive to lawyers. If you try to contact him, you’ll only raise his guard and you won’t get anything out of him. Mr. Gu, you should take Lu Boyue to see Lu Jianchuan. You just need to stay by Lu Boyue’s side as her lawyer and persuade Lu Jianchuan to let Lu Boyue handle this matter.”
"Teacher Yang," Shi Yu said to Yang Qiwen, "You go and connect with Xu Tu. Don't be too deliberate in your conversation. The more relaxed you are, the better. Xu Tu is about your age, and you'll never run out of things to talk about with his children."
Yang Qiwen nodded: "I understand."
"Yes." Shi Yu said finally, "I know some people in the entertainment industry and have some understanding of this circle. I will be the one to contact Lu Chengjing."
After listening to Shi Yu's brainstorming session, the viewers in the live stream were somewhat bewildered:
Using NPCs to fight NPCs? Getting NPCs to help you beat the game? Shi Yuyu, you're something else!
[The three players in instance one are clinging to Mu Zhuo's coattails, while everyone here is trying to get carried by NPCs? Is it now fashionable to win by doing nothing?]
【No, Manager Lu is already exhausted from running back and forth through ten dungeons, why would you want him to do work for you?】
[Manager Lu: Being used like a donkey by the system is bad enough, but now I have to work for the players? Is there no justice? Damn it!]
[This is the first time I've felt so sorry for an NPC, hahaha!]
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Upon hearing everyone's request, Lu Boyue hesitated for a moment: "It's not that it's impossible for you to meet my uncles, but I've been quite busy these past few days and may not be able to accompany you to meet them one by one."
"Okay, I'll give you their contact information and address, and then I'll call them separately to arrange a time. You can go by yourselves then, is that alright?"
"It's alright, Manager Lu is busy, we'll go ourselves," Shi Yu said considerately. Then she added, "But you absolutely have to go see your second uncle, Lu Jianchuan. He might not even see us if we go, so you have to go by yourself. This is also related to whether the supermarket will eventually go bankrupt."
Lu Boyue frowned and thought for a while before finally nodding: "Alright, but I'll only go this time. You can go see the others yourselves."
“I’m really busy!” Lu Boyue said, then added.
Shi Yu smiled and said, "I understand."
The members of the Lu family are all very busy people, so it's impossible to schedule a time for them today.
Lu Boyue found out that his second uncle would be playing golf tomorrow, so he planned to take Gu Heng to the golf course to bump into him.
Shi Yu didn't ask Lu Boyue to help him make appointments, but only asked Lu Boyue to get Lu Chengjing's schedule for tomorrow. People like Lu Chengjing, who have complex personalities and are also suspicious, wouldn't like to meet people too deliberately. Shi Yu has his own arrangements for tomorrow.
As for Lu Shang, Jiang Yan didn't ask Lu Boyue to help her make appointments. She asked for the girl's school address and class schedule. Nowadays, girls are rebellious. The more you arrange things for them, the more resistant they become. Jiang Yan has her own methods.
Xu Tu couldn't deliberately make an appointment with him, as people in finance are sensitive to such things. Fortunately, tomorrow is Saturday, and the company is having a team building event where employees can bring their families. Yang Qiwen could pretend to be a family member of an employee and then naturally come into contact with Xu Tu.
Everyone had a clear division of labor, and today, apart from doing some research on the NPCs we'd be meeting tomorrow, there wasn't anything else to do.
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Night fell quickly.
Shi Yu continued to communicate with Shen Su in Morse code in the hotel room.
"Hey boss, any progress today?" In the past, Shi Yu had always taken the initiative to share information with Shen Su, but today Shi Yu didn't want to take the initiative, so he asked directly.
"It sounds like you've made progress on your end?" Shen Su asked in return.
Perhaps because Shi Yu had been silent for too long, Shen Su was worried that Shi Yu might turn off the TV again at the slightest provocation. When he spoke again, he was no longer being irreverent and honestly shared the information: "Our boss has reviewed all the information provided by Manager Lu and listed several names that are suspects and need to be investigated in detail."
Shi Yu pressed his advantage, asking, "Who are they?"
“Lu Jianchuan, Lu Shang, Lu Chengjing, and another non-Lu family member, Xu Tu, the CFO of Platinum Joy Supermarket,” Chen Su added. “It seems you’ve listed a few names as well? Are there any overlaps?”
Faced with Shen Su's sincerity, Shi Yu also responded with sincerity: "Complete overlap."
Chen Su: "Oh ho!"
Shi Yu continued, "Among the Lu family members, Lu Jianchuan has the most background and influence. Lu Jianchuan has a good relationship with Lu Boyue's father. We plan to have Lu Boyue persuade his second uncle to help us. If successful, we can also win without lifting a finger."
"But there's also a 50% chance it won't work, so we need to investigate other suspects thoroughly as well."
Shen Su asked, "So the four of you divided the work? Each of you investigated one?"
Shi Yu: "Yes."
Shen Su asked again, "Who are you investigating? Lu Chengjing?"
Shi Yu: "...Hmm."
It must be said that Chen Su's nerves are very sensitive.
I guessed it right away.
Then the TV started flickering randomly.
Shen Su hesitated, then rambled on.
"Lu Chengjing is a pervert; he's slept with all the celebrities in his company!"
"He not only sleeps around with female celebrities, he also sleeps around with handsome male celebrities, and you're so good-looking..."
Shi Yu understood what Shen Su meant. He said, "If you've read his profile, you should know that Lu Chengjing is very likely deliberately creating this image for the outside world."
Chen Su: "What if it isn't?"
Shi Yu: "That's already been planned, and it can't be changed."
Shen Su: "Okay, be careful. If there's any danger..."
The conversation ended abruptly there.
There was a long silence on the other end.
Shen Su didn't finish his sentence, but both of them knew what was coming next—
Even if Shi Yu is in danger, Shen Su cannot immediately go to Shi Yu's side. In fact, once they leave the room, they cannot even contact each other.
After a moment, Shi Yu said, "I'll be fine. You be careful too."
Shen Su: "Mm."
The atmosphere suddenly turned somewhat somber, and Chen Su changed the subject: "You just said you wanted Lu Boyue to persuade his second uncle to help, but Manager Lu is such a busy person, does he have time to meet his second uncle?"
"He agreed and will make time for it." Shi Yu thought for a moment and asked, "Is Manager Lu from your branch office also very busy?"
Shen Su: "Yes, he basically shows up in the morning and then disappears, shows up at noon and then disappears again, shows up in the evening and then disappears again... But I can understand it, after all, his father is a master of time management, like father, like son."
Shi Yu sensed a negative connotation in the term "time management master".
However, what Lu Boyue is busy with every day is his private business. Even if he is really busy dating many girls, it's none of their business.
"By the way," Shen Su added, "the expert in my instance is thinking the same thing. He's also wondering if the game's multiple instance settings might lead to instance overlap and player-versus-player conflicts later on. He wants to form an alliance with us, probably to prepare for later player-versus-player competitions, but it might not actually happen. I wanted to ask your opinion: should we accept him?"
"Sinking into the night" is actually just a symbolic question.
Based on his understanding of Shi Yu, he knew that Shi Yu would definitely not like a stranger joining them, and Shi Yu would refuse without even thinking about it.
To everyone's surprise, Shi Yu replied without hesitation, "Okay."
Chen Su: "?"
Chen Su: "Why?"
Shi Yu: "I want to win without lifting a finger."
Shen Su: "..."
Shen Su regretted that he kept telling Shi Yu that "it's so comfortable to be carried by the big boss".
This idea is wrong and will make people play games negatively.
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