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Gu Nan slammed the door shut as if fleeing, her back sliding down the wall, the icy touch penetrating through the thin fabric of her back and reaching her heart.
She held her head in her hands, her fingertips turning white.
The moonlight, pale and pale, cast a chill upon people.
Eight years ago, she had to leave Beicheng. Before leaving, in order to smoothly enter the Beicheng circle in the future, she hastily and forcefully seized the land of Chengyue Group.
The process was fraught with difficulties.
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As Chen Li emerged from the Chengyue Group office, the usually good-tempered man gritted his teeth, shook the contract in his hand, and then flung it away with great force. The paper lingered in his hand for a long time, his fingertips still trembling slightly.
He growled, "This is the third time! If they don't want to sell, they can just say so. Every time we talk things out, they start making up all sorts of excuses when it comes to signing the contract, and the price has increased more than fivefold. What do they want?"
The person next to him patted his shoulder reassuringly, bent down to pick up the contracts scattered on the ground, wiped the dust off the title page, and whispered, "They just see that we've decided on this place. I reckon the price this time has already met their highest expectations. Next time we'll definitely succeed. Good things take time, just bear with it a little longer. Sister Nan will be here soon, calm down."
Chen Li took a deep breath, held his heaving chest, turned his back, and suppressed the anger surging in his heart for a long time.
They eagerly awaited news, but instead of Gu Nan, they received another partner and yet another intractable disaster.
The partner took off his helmet, his face devoid of any smile.
“Let’s go back first. We just got news that the young master of the Lu family is interested in this land.” He curled his lip, looked up at the towering office building, and said with a fierce look in his eyes, “The Lu family hasn’t finalized a contract with this place yet. Cheng Yue is afraid that the Lu family is just making a feint and doesn’t dare to tell us that they will never cooperate.”
Chen Li's anger instantly reached its peak: "So you're just stalling us while waiting for the Lu family to sign the contract?"
He spat out a curse word he rarely used: "Fuck!"
"Alright, stop standing in front of their door."
"What should we do then? Sister Nan said that we should acquire the land within 15 days, at all costs."
"If the Lu family wants it, throwing money at it won't help."
A stalemate ensued.
Frustrated, Chen Li grabbed a handful of his hair, found the newly arranged contract quite an eyesore, snatched it back, hastily flipped through the pages, and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.
The leather shoes made a rapid "clack-clack" sound.
"No, we must take this place before the Lu family signs the contract."
"The problem is how to obtain it. We can't compete with money, and we don't have the power either."
The partner pondered for a moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and slowly said, "I heard that the young master of the Lu family, who wants this piece of land, is not well-liked by the old man. His uncle is just waiting for him to make a mistake."
Chen Li made a quick decision: "I'll go find Uncle Lu."
"Hiss, come back." The partner took the contract back from his hand, carefully put it in his bag, frowned and chuckled, "If someone sees us looking for Uncle Lu, and then the young master of the Lu family takes power, do you think we have much ability to compete with the Lu family?"
"What can we do? Just watch as the land that Sister Nan specifically requested is taken away by someone else?"
As the questioning fell, the three stood facing each other in complete silence.
A direct confrontation would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock; not only would there be no chance of winning, but it would also inevitably incur the wrath of the Lu family and bring disaster upon them.
The partner tapped the motorcycle's rearview mirror repeatedly, faces flashing through his mind. His brow furrowed, and he locked onto a certain figure, his vision gradually clearing.
"I have a solution. Don't worry about it. Just revise the contract according to their requirements."
"you……"
“The young master of the Lu family will voluntarily give up this place,” the partner turned the car around, thought for a moment, and muttered, “Don’t tell Sister Nan yet.”
Chen Li waved his hand impatiently: "I know, telling her will only make her worry unnecessarily. Is your method reliable?"
His response was the roar of a motorcycle.
The partner rode for two whole hours without stopping, passing through a village with winding roads. The secluded courtyard was elegant, quiet, and quite picturesque. The people living in the courtyard were exercising, their muscular bodies looking out of place in this small courtyard.
"Jin Yan," he called out.
"Squeak."
The Luban lock on the wooden door was removed, the door was pushed open, Jin Yan rubbed his wrists, leaned against the door frame with his big, burly body, and whistled in a nonchalant manner: "Hey, what wind blew you here?"
"It's urgent."
He quickly recounted what had happened in a few words.
The moment Jin Yan heard "Sister Nan instructed that the land must be acquired," his carefree and irresponsible image vanished instantly.
He turned back into the house to get his jacket, then casually hopped on his motorcycle, grabbed the helmet his partner tossed to him, and without a word, turned the motorcycle around and headed for the north of the city.
On the way, my phone vibrated. The other party sent me a message about the feud between the young master and the young uncle of the Lu family.
Lu Yuanzhi was jealous of Lu Yushi's talent, and from the moment Lu Yushi joined his company, he relentlessly suppressed him, even transferring Lu Yushi to the company headquarters.
Using this as an excuse, Lu Yushi's father went to the Lu family patriarch and obtained 20 million yuan in start-up capital, preparing to give Lu Yushi a chance to make a name for himself.
The roar of the motorcycle came to an abrupt halt, and Jin Yan's brow furrowed as a plan formed in his mind.
What is Lu Yuanzhi afraid of? Would he willingly watch Lu Yushi build a skyscraper from scratch?
The answer is, of course, no.
Missing him, she sneaked into the club according to the address sent to her phone.
As expected, seeing the resentment in Lu Yuanzhi's eyes, a row of his underlings stepped forward, each fawning over him with fake smiles, offering meaningless words of comfort.
How could Lu Yuanzhi not be anxious? They were both descendants of the Lu family, so why was Lu Yushi praised by his father again and again?
Even a casual compliment or a trivial praise is enough to make his jealousy surge like a raging sea.
"Don't just stand around... *smack*!" Lu Yuanzhi pulled out his wallet from his inner pocket, pinched his bank card between two fingers, and slammed it onto the glass table. He glanced at everyone and announced, "Whoever comes up with a solution first will get a million-dollar reward."
The group looked at each other, and no one dared to be the first to step forward.
Lu Yuanzhi raised his stakes: "Plus that sports car at the entrance."
With such a generous reward, the first person to "take the plunge" stepped forward: "Compared to Lu Yushi, the CEO of Chengyue Group would definitely prefer to be with you. Why don't you pass on a message to them..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Yuanzhi grabbed the bank card and threw it at his face, scoffing, "Yes, keep this as evidence so that Lu Yushi can complain to the old man later."
He scolded the man while repeatedly slapping his head: "Were you sent by Lu Yushi? Were you? Were you!"
The man begged for mercy repeatedly and silently retreated back into the crowd.
Another henchman stepped forward, his eyes gleaming with malice: "Or, let's cause him some kind of accident."
Lu Yuanzhi's eyes flashed, then he kicked back: "This is China!"
Still not satisfied, he kicked her again: "Idiot."
Just when they were at their wits' end, the room fell silent, the atmosphere so oppressive it was hard to breathe.
Lu Yuanzhi jumped off the table and paced back and forth in front of everyone, muttering to himself, "They're all mute now, but when it comes to eating, drinking, and having fun, they're all incredibly capable."
No one answered.
Lu Yuanzhi kicked the person closest to him and cursed, "A bunch of useless trash, what use are you to me?"
Just then, Jin Yan felt that it was about time, so he bent down to tidy up the clothes he had just borrowed from the cleaning lady, and raised his hand to flatten his messy hair to one side, making himself look extremely unpleasant.
She quickly approached with small, quick steps.
He raised his right hand, his eyes timid, and his voice was very low: "Hello, can I help you come up with an idea? I don't need 1 million, 500,000 will do."
"Get off me." The underling raised his foot to kick him, but was instead pushed back. He clutched his twisted and deformed leg, crouching down in pain.
Jin Yan's eyes were fixed on Lu Yuanzhi, his gaze fixed on him: "My elderly relative is seriously ill and urgently needs medical expenses. As long as what you say about giving money is true, I guarantee I can come up with a foolproof plan that will not be noticed by anyone. Even if there is the slightest possibility, I will accept it all."
Lu Yuanzhi looked him up and down, his only impression of him being that he was poor and shabby. His gaze was full of scrutiny and disdain. After a long while, he said condescendingly, "What kind of solution can you come up with?"
“I know that your young master isn’t the only one eyeing Chengyue Group’s land. There’s someone else who’s determined to get it too. That person has some hacking skills, and I believe that if you cooperate with her, you’ll have a better solution.”
Lu Yuanzhi slowly sat back on the sofa, put his legs up on the corner of the table, crossed his arms, and glanced at him sideways: "Speak."
“Framing.” Jin Yan lowered his head, his hands hanging limply in front of him, giving the impression of nervousness and helplessness. “Hackers can make money disappear out of thin air, and they can also create paths to vanishing. If the path appears in an inopportune place…”
Lu Yuanzhi paused, a calculating glint in his eyes, and finally a smile appeared on his lips.
Her gaze lingered on Jin Yan for a moment, then she suddenly grabbed his chin and asked sharply, "Who are you?"
Just when he was worried about how to deal with Lu Yu, someone came to his door to help him. What a coincidence!
Jin Yan suppressed the discomfort in his neck and changed his words without hesitation: "My benefactor has taken a liking to that piece of land, and I want to help, so I can only come to you."
Lu Yuanzhi stared at him for a while, then let go in disgust, raising his chin to signal his subordinate to transfer the money.
"Leave your contact information, then get lost."
After watching the figure disappear completely into the crowd, Lu Yuanzhi lowered his head and dialed a phone.
The voice on the other end was a woman's.
He said succinctly: "Let's meet. Chengyue's land is yours, plus 20 million in funds. You freeze one of my accounts."
The woman's voice paused for a moment, then turned slightly wary: "Where did you get my contact information?"
Lu Yuanzhi said, "A man."
Without further ado, Gu Nan chuckled on the other end of the phone and headed to the meeting place anyway.
The bar's private room was dimly lit. Gu Nan was wearing a baseball cap and a mask, but upon entering, she realized it was completely unnecessary.
It was so dark here that she couldn't even see the man's face clearly, only his eyes, which gleamed with cunning.
"I heard you want the land owned by Chengyue Group. Coincidentally, I have a junior colleague who is also determined to get that land."
Speak like a human.
Gu Nan rubbed her temples. She had been so busy lately that she couldn't even get five hours of sleep a night. She had no time to listen to other people's idle chatter.
"Give me land from Chengyue Group? What do you want me to do?"
“You’re a straightforward person,” Lu Yuanzhi straightened his sleeves, leaned back and hid in the shadows, and instructed, “Freeze the money in one of my accounts. You don’t need to withdraw it, just make it so that the account holder can’t access it. Also, create a trail of the money’s outflow, and I’ll send you the location of the destination.”
Gu Nan thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
She was already in a hurry to leave, and when she heard that the person in charge of Chengyue Group was deliberately making things difficult for her, she simply couldn't spare the energy, so she decided to hand over the entire responsibility to Chen Li.
Halfway through 15 days, not even the initial acquisition was completed. She didn't doubt whether Chen Li had done his best, but she was indeed anxious.
Send me your location, what are your requirements?
"I will tell you the specific time. Wait for my notification and freeze the account immediately. It won't take long, just half an hour. Within this half hour, record the trajectory of the missing funds, ending at the location I send you."
"good."
Lu Yuanzhi asked with concern, "Won't there be any problems with your skills?"
Gu Nan glanced at him: "You can try giving me an account now, and I'll broaden your horizons. Of course, the money in it will belong to me."
“Heh,” Lu Yuanzhi said, “I trust you. As long as nothing goes wrong in the next half hour, the 20 million is yours. And it won’t just be 20 million; the land will be yours too.”
Gu Nan stood up, thinking to himself, "This came so easily."
As I was leaving, I casually sent a voice message to Chen Li.
"The land issue has been resolved."
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