Chapter 1078: Spy Shadows at the Birthday Banquet

The information was transmitted back very quickly.

Ershuan handed the mobile phone to He Yuzhu.

The message read: "This person is named Yan Yan, he is the eldest son of Yan Jiekuang, thirty-five years old. The woman's information is pending investigation."

He Yuzhu raised his eyebrows slightly, not in a hurry to speak.

Ershuan asked: "Zhuzi, do we still need to investigate people from the Yan family? Yan Jiefang has been working for Xueru all along."

He Yuzhu shook his head: "We still need to investigate, but we cannot alert the enemy. I just saw Yan Jiefang and Xiaomei come in; they might be chatting with Xueru in Dongfangyuan. I will go find her directly to ask about the situation."

After saying this, he took out his phone and quickly dialed Chen Xueru.

On Chen Xueru's side, she was chatting with Xiaomei about the company's development plan.

The two women were sitting on the sofa in the side hall of the East Cross Courtyard, holding teacups, chatting and laughing.

Seeing that the caller ID was He Yuzhu, she did not avoid Xiaomei and answered the phone directly.

"Xueru, where are you? Is there anyone by your side?" He Yuzhu's voice was neither high nor low.

"I'm with Xiaomei, what's wrong?" Chen Xueru sensed something off in his tone and sat up a bit straighter.

He Yuzhu said: "Help me ask Xiaomei, does her family still have contact with Yan Jiekuang's son, Yan Yan, recently? That kid just brought a young and beautiful woman into the courtyard. I'm a bit uneasy, I need to get to the bottom of this."

Chen Xueru immediately understood, put down her phone, turned her head, and looked at Xiaomei with a smile: "Let me ask you something—are you still in touch with your family's Lao San, Yan Jiekuang? How is his son, Yan Yan, doing lately?"

Xiaomei was stunned, a look of confusion appearing on her face: "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Chen Xueru waved her hand: "Nothing major. It's just that Yan Yan just brought a very fashionable girl in. Our courtyard has to be responsible for all the guests; we have to check the background of anyone with a strange face. Maybe some big shots will come over later."

Xiaomei breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and said: "After Lao San lost money investing in minerals, his health collapsed, and he has diabetes. Now he can barely walk, so it's normal that he let his son come in his place this time."

Chen Xueru followed up with the conversation: "Then this Yan Yan, what is he doing now?"

Xiaomei picked up her teacup and took a sip, her chatterbox completely opened: "He wasn't good at his studies. Early on, he managed the family business, but later, when the family fortune declined, he joined a TV drama crew as a worker. That kid is very good at handling things; later, he hooked up with a producer from Taiwan. After muddling along, he managed to make something of himself. I heard he mainly does props now and earns quite a bit."

Chen Xueru nodded, took out her phone, pulled up a photo, and handed it to Xiaomei: "Have you seen this woman?"

Xiaomei leaned in to look carefully for a moment, then shook her head: "I really haven't seen her. But Jiefang told me that after that kid got into the crew, he changed girlfriends frequently... This woman looks like she has an unusual temperament, I really don't recognize her."

Chen Xueru smiled, put away her phone, and whispered a reminder: "Xiaomei, let's just keep this to ourselves, don't mention it to outsiders."

Xiaomei nodded knowingly: "Don't worry, I know what's important."

After hanging up, Chen Xueru organized the information she had gathered and sent it to He Yuzhu in detail.

After reading the message, He Yuzhu's brows remained furrowed, and he turned to go straight to find Tian Dan.

"Sister, you need to help me check the background of this person immediately, as fast as possible."

Tian Dan glanced at the photo and, without a word, took out her phone and dialed a number.

The call was very brief, lasting only a sentence or two of Kung Fu.

About half an hour later, her phone rang.

Tian Dan answered the phone and listened for a few moments, her expression changing slightly. After hanging up, she walked quickly to He Yuzhu: "Found it. This woman is a Chinese-American, and her status is a medical representative for Liyang Biology in M Country."

He Yuzhu's eyes darkened instantly.

He did not hesitate at all and immediately called Ershuan over: "Ershuan, you immediately arrange a few reliable female Bodyguards to keep a close eye on this woman for me."

Ershuan nodded: "Understood. But Zhuzi, we are focusing on her, should we continue to watch the others?"

"Watch them, keep watching as usual," He Yuzhu said. "As long as they aren't acquaintances we know inside and out, count every single one of them, they all must be investigated clearly. There must not be the slightest slip-up."

After giving instructions regarding security, He Yuzhu walked toward the Houyuan.

Yan Jiefang was chatting heatedly with Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.

Seeing He Yuzhu walk over, the two quickly stepped forward, one offering a cigarette, the other pouring tea.

He Yuzhu smiled: "Don't be formal, everyone. This place is your home to begin with; you can stay whenever you want."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, He Yuzhu pulled Yan Jiefang alone into a room.

Yan Jiefang was a shrewd person; as soon as he saw this setup, he knew the other party had something to ask, so he took the initiative: "Zhuzi, if you have something to ask me, just say it. Between us brothers, there's no need to beat around the bush."

He Yuzhu exhaled a puff of smoke and nodded: "I want to ask about your family's Lao San, Yan Jiekuang, and what his situation has been like all these years."

Upon hearing that the question was about Yan Jiekuang, Yan Jiefang actually breathed a sigh of relief and flicked the ash from his cigarette: "Brother Zhuzi, I never had much affection for this third brother. If it weren't for Xueru, there wouldn't be today for me and Xiaomei, so I definitely stand on your side."

He Yuzhu nodded: "No need to be so polite. I just want to ask, how has Yan Jiekuang been living lately?"

Yan Jiefang recalled for a moment and snorted: "Speaking of this third brother, he is someone who does things quietly. He had been hiding from the family that he was secretly making pirated discs and earned quite a bit of money. Later, he even bought several storefronts near Xiaoxitian. His whole family lived off the rent, and their life was quite comfortable. He kept all this from us; every time we met, he dressed miserably. Everyone in our family thought he was living in poverty."

He paused, took another puff of his cigarette, and continued: "But he also fell because of this. He made all his own decisions and never consulted anyone else. Later, he met a big shot in the mining industry and was coaxed into investing a large sum of money, only to be cheated out of everything... He even ended up owing a large debt, and in the end, he had to sell all his storefronts to pay it off. That was probably around '95 or '96."

"Then his son, Yan Yan, what has he been doing all these years?"

"After the family went broke, they argued incessantly every day. That kid Yan Yan is a playboy by nature, lazy and gluttonous; he couldn't stick with many jobs for more than two days. No one expected that he would actually be suited for the film crew. At first, he was an assistant to an old prop master, then he snatched the work from the old master, and was later spotted by a female producer from Taiwan..."

He Yuzhu smiled faintly after hearing this: "The kid himself probably doesn't have any major problems, but the woman by his side has a background that isn't simple; she isn't someone he can handle."

Yan Jiefang immediately caught the subtext: "Brother Zhuzi, do you want me to beat around the bush and ask Yan Yan about that woman's background?"

He Yuzhu pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it, let's investigate it ourselves."