Lin Yaozu stumbled home, and as soon as he entered, he knelt down in front of his father with a thud, crying and pleading, "Dad! Dad! Please save me! Please save me! I almost didn't make it back!"
Lin's father was sitting on the sofa.
Hearing Lin Yaozu's voice, he didn't even raise his head, but just snorted impatiently.
"What's wrong now? What trouble have you gotten yourself into this time? How many times have I told you to stop fooling around outside, but you wouldn't listen! Now look what you've done, you've caused trouble, haven't you? You good-for-nothing!"
Lin Yaozu clung to his father's leg, crying with snot and tears streaming down his face.
"Dad, this time is different, this time it's really different! I... I almost got arrested and thrown in jail!"
Only then did Lin's father put down the newspaper, frowning as he looked at Lin Yaozu:
"Jail? What did you do this time? Stealed something? Or got into a fight?"
"No, no..." Lin Yaozu shook his head desperately, "I... I went to promote a project, but... but I was exposed. They said I was a fraud and were going to hand me over to the police..."
Lin's father's face immediately turned ashen. He slammed the newspaper he was holding onto the coffee table with a loud "bang" and roared:
"A liar? You actually became a liar? You've completely disgraced the Lin family!"
He stood up, pointed at Lin Yaozu's nose, and began to curse:
"How could I have given birth to such a useless thing like you!"
Lin Yaozu was verbally abused mercilessly, but dared not utter a word in rebuttal. He could only keep kowtowing and pleading:
"Dad, I was wrong, I was really wrong! Please forgive me this time, I'll never do it again..."
Lin's father ignored his explanation and continued to berate him:
"Forgive you? How can I forgive you? Do you know that you almost ruined the reputation of our Lin family this time!"
"If others find out that our Lin family has a swindler, how can we maintain our standing in the business world?"
"I must have been blind to raise a piece of trash like you. I should have just thrown you in an orphanage, so you wouldn't be such a disgrace to me now!"
The more Lin's father spoke, the angrier he became, and he even started breathing heavily.
His hand trembled as he pointed at Lin Yaozu, his anger barely contained.
"If you had even half the skill of your older brother, I would be content, and I wouldn't have to worry about your trivial matters now!"
Sitting to the side, Lin's mother, though also displeased with Lin Yaozu's behavior, couldn't help but offer some advice upon seeing Lin's father's anger:
"Alright, alright, old man, calm down. Don't get yourself sick from anger. Yaozu is still young and doesn't know any better. You can teach him slowly."
Mr. Lin, however, wouldn't listen to any advice. He glared at Mrs. Lin and said angrily:
"A doting mother spoils her son! It's because you've spoiled him too much that he's become like this! Look at him, how old is he, and he's still such a worry!"
Then, Lin's father turned his attention to Lin Yaozu:
"What are you still kneeling here for? Get back to your room and reflect on your actions!"
Lin Yaozu dared not disobey, so he quickly got up from the ground and slunk back to his room.
Lin Yaozu turned and went upstairs, breaking out in a cold sweat.
He looked at the messages on his phone and hardened his heart.
He has to make that damn Lin Fan pay a low price!
In the end, he walked towards the door of Lin Fan's previous room.
He pushed open the door and went inside.
The room was empty.
Lin Yaozu searched the room thoroughly but found no valuable clues.
He walked to the desk and saw a document on it.
He picked up the document and began to read it carefully.
This is the plan that Lin Fan had prepared beforehand.
Thankfully, we're still here!
This is Lin Fan's hard work and his biggest bargaining chip.
Lin Yaozu closed the document, a sinister smile appearing on his face.
Lin Yaozu, like a thieving rat, clutched that heavy plan.
She jogged and slipped out of Lin Fan's room.
He looked around nervously, afraid of being discovered.
The corridor was quiet, with only the sound of his hurried footsteps echoing.
He slipped into a storage room that was usually unused, locked the door, and then let out a long sigh of relief.
In the dim light, his hands trembled as he opened the project plan, his eyes fixed on the key charts and data.
"We're rich! We're rich! We're really rich now!"
He took out his phone, switched to camera mode, and carefully photographed the core content of the plan page by page.
His hands were shaking, afraid of taking a blurry photo or being discovered.
After each shot, he would nervously look up and glance around to make sure it was safe before daring to continue.
"This is the bastard Lin Fan's hard work! He never dreamed it would end up in my hands!"
As Lin Yaozu took photos, he sneered smugly to himself.
"Wait until I sell these to his competitors, then let's see how arrogant he can be!"
He imagined Lin Fan's project failing, his company going bankrupt, while he himself was living a carefree life with a huge sum of money, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Lin Fan, Lin Fan, you've finally met your match! You thought you were so great? You thought you were so capable? Let's see how you'll turn things around this time!"
After taking the photos, Lin Yaozu carefully put the plan back in its original place, checked it carefully again, and only after confirming that nothing was missing did he quietly leave the storage room.
He found a quiet corner and made a phone call.
"Hello, is this Brother Li? This is Lin Yaozu." Lin Yaozu lowered his voice and said mysteriously.
A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone: "Oh, it's Young Master Lin. What's the matter?"
This Brother Li is a business spy secretly colluded with by Lin Yaozu.
He was in charge of collecting various business intelligence and then selling it at high prices to those who needed it.
"Brother Li, I have a big business opportunity here. I wonder if you'd be interested?" Lin Yaozu said mysteriously.
"A big deal? Tell me about it." There was a hint of interest in Brother Li's voice.
“I have a project proposal for an ocean-going project, which Lin Fan personally prepared,” Lin Yaozu said proudly.
"Lin Fan? Is that the chairman of the Lin Group who's been making waves lately?" Brother Li's voice rose noticeably.
“That’s right, it’s him!” Lin Yaozu said with certainty.
"This business plan is top secret; it contains the project's core technology and business strategy. If we can sell it to Lin Fan's competitors, we can definitely make a fortune!"
"Oh? Are you sure this plan is real? It's not some fake, is it?" Brother Li asked cautiously.
“It’s absolutely real! I took it from Lin Fan’s room myself!”
Lin Yaozu assured him confidently, "Brother Li, don't worry, when have I, Lin Yaozu, ever lied to you?"
“Okay, I trust you. However, a project plan alone isn’t enough; I need more inside information about this project,” Brother Li requested.
"Internal information? What do you mean?" Lin Yaozu asked, puzzled.
"For example, the specific progress of the project, Lin Fan's source of funding, and his partners, etc. The more detailed this information, the better, and the price will naturally be higher," Brother Li explained.
“This…” Lin Yaozu hesitated.
Although he received the proposal, he didn't really know much about the specifics of the project.
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