Chapter 909: The Spy Starts Acting Again

Le Yan was completely stunned; her little mouth hung open for a long time, but she couldn't manage to pop out a single word.

He Yuzhu, on the other hand, looked calm and relaxed, a smile still hanging on the corner of his mouth as he said slowly, "Two bosses, do you want to settle the bill now, or play another round?"

Boss Li was completely bewildered.

Eighty thousand US dollars!

How many televisions and stereo sets would he have to sell to earn that back?

But the rules of the gambling table were that debts must be paid, and with Manager Zhou as a witness, he couldn't lose face. He gritted his teeth, turned his head to look at Manager Zhou, and said, "I, I will have the company accountant transfer the money immediately. This boss, what is your account number?"

He Yuzhu took a piece of paper out of his pocket without haste, wrote down the account number for Liushi Trading Company, and handed it over casually.

Boss Zhang and Boss Li took it and glanced at it, their hearts suddenly skipping a beat—Liushi Trading Company was the undisputed leader in the Si Jiu Cheng trading circle. This man's background was even more formidable than they had imagined.

Seeing the two of them dazed, He Yuzhu continued to ask, "You two, are we still playing?"

Boss Zhang and Boss Li shook their heads in unison, smiling bitterly, "No more, no more. You were playing the pig to eat the tiger; you were hiding your true strength."

Le Yan leaned forward, her eyes shining like two stars: "Boss He, shall we continue playing golf then?"

"Wait for the two bosses to transfer the money, then we'll continue," He Yuzhu said with a smile. "By the way, your five percent commission won't be going anywhere."

Le Yan hurriedly waved her hands: "I can't take it, I'd be too embarrassed."

"It was agreed upon; even if you don't want it, I'm still giving it," He Yuzhu said with a firm attitude.

Half an hour later, Boss Zhang and Boss Li had already transferred the money to Liushi Trading Company, and he took fifty thousand yuan out of his backpack and handed it to Le Yan.

Le Yan held the stack of money, her lips trembling for a long time, her eyes turning red; she was too moved to speak.

He Yuzhu smiled and clapped his hands: "Let's go, take me to continue playing golf; what just happened was just a small interlude."

Boss Zhang and Boss Li had tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice, and having no heart left for golf, they slunk away.

Le Yan took He Yuzhu to continue playing golf.

On the course, the green grass was still covered in dew, and He Yuzhu began to swing his club with a graceful motion.

The more Le Yan watched, the more she admired him; for every rule and movement she had taught him, He Yuzhu was actually doing better than she was.

Just as the two of them were playing in full swing, He Yuzhu spotted a familiar figure.

Standing beside He Zheng was a woman with a tall figure, her curvaceous frame wrapped in a white tracksuit, exuding a youthful aura and looking very energetic.

He Yuzhu withdrew his gaze, his tone as casual as if he were talking about the weather: "Who is that person playing over there? She looks quite familiar, but I can't quite place her."

Le Yan looked in the direction of his gaze and lowered her voice: "That gentleman is very wealthy; I heard his net worth is over a billion. His father is the chairman of the Industry and Commerce Association!"

He Yuzhu smiled: "That is indeed rich. Do you know what that woman next to him does?"

Le Yan curled her lips, her tone carrying a hint of disdain: "That woman is just a gold digger. Her name is Zhenni Chen, and I heard she's a Chinese-American. She first came here following a male actor, and later, I don't know how, she hooked up with this Mr. He. That woman is very flirtatious..."

Le Yan began to talk endlessly about Zhenni's past, and after listening, He Yuzhu asked, "Do they come here to play golf often?"

Le Yan nodded: "They've been getting very close lately; Mr. He comes over three times a week."

He Yuzhu didn't speak again, his eyes narrowing slightly.

After finishing the game, he didn't go straight home, but parked his car on a road that was a necessary route back to the city.

At dusk, the setting sun dyed the horizon a dark red.

He Zheng drove his car out of the golf course with the woman, laughing and talking all the way.

He Yuzhu didn't rush to act; he first called Chen Xueru and asked her to call He Zheng away.

Once He Zheng's car turned a corner and hurried away, He Yuzhu started his own car and followed the taxi Zhenni had taken, neither too fast nor too slow.

Zhenni's taxi took several turns before stopping near Xingfu Cun.

Although it was called Xingfu Cun, this place had long since been built up with residential buildings for foreigners, with European-style buildings standing one after another; many foreigners liked to rent homes here.

He Yuzhu watched her enter the room before turning to leave.

The next day, he transferred several reliable bodyguards from the company to watch this woman twenty-four hours a day.

A few days later, Ershuan came running to report, his expression not looking very good: "Zhuzi, this person's identity is not simple."

He Yuzhu leaned back in his chair and smiled: "Ershuan, let me guess, this woman is targeting the Chip Factory, right?"

Ershuan was taken aback, then nodded: "I haven't investigated that far yet. However, this woman has close dealings with people from the M Guo Shiguan; she meets them every few days at a coffee shop near the embassy, acting very suspiciously..."

He Yuzhu stood up, his gaze darkening: "I'll handle the rest."

In the following days, He Yuzhu took action himself and began to tail Zhenni Chen.

For several days in a row, he figured out all her activity patterns—when she went out, who she met, where she made contact—all of it was mapped out in his mind like a web.

Finally, on a dark and windy night, he decided to close the net.

That night, He Yuzhu rounded up all the guys who were meeting with Zhenni in one fell swoop.

Upon interrogation, they confessed everything—they were all CIA informants, specifically targeting the He Family Chip Factory, with the goal of extracting more intelligence from He Zheng, committing sabotage, and stealing technology.

After hearing this, He Yuzhu's face turned ashen like the bottom of a pot, and the rage in his chest was impossible to suppress.

Without a word, he issued an order to strip He Zheng of his position as Chairman and had Qin Tianzhen take over.

How could He Zheng swallow this insult?

That afternoon, he stormed into He Yuzhu's study in a rage.

He Zheng's face was longer than a donkey's, and his voice was full of defiance: "Dad, by what right did you remove me as Chairman?"

He Yuzhu didn't even lift his eyelids, casually throwing a thick stack of documents in front of him with a "slap" onto the desk.

"Blinded by greed! Being played like a fiddle by a female spy, what else can you accomplish? From today on, stay home and look after the kids, and you are not allowed to go anywhere!"

He Zheng's heart skipped a beat, his fingers trembling slightly as he opened the stack of documents.

One page, two pages... the more he read, the paler his face became, and cold sweat began to stream down his forehead.

Finally, he felt as if he had been drained of all energy, slumping dejectedly into his chair, silent for a long time.

After a long while, he muttered in a low voice: "Dad... actually, I wasn't seeing her for that kind of man-woman affair. She said she had connections with European and American financial groups and could help our He Group open up business channels in Europe and America..."

"Don't you dare make excuses for me!" He Yuzhu slapped the table. "Even I, your father, can't help you open up the European and American markets; can a woman do it? What are you thinking! Always remember, anything that comes knocking on your door isn't a real deal! I think you were just lusting after that woman's body!"

He Zheng was startled into a shiver and immediately stood up, stammering, "I'm sorry, Father. I always thought our company was just involved in trade and that no one would target us, so I didn't keep my guard up..."

"Don't make excuses." He Yuzhu's voice turned cold, his gaze scraping over like a knife, "Our He Family now has a large estate and business; you were lucky this time that the woman hadn't obtained any useful intelligence, otherwise you would certainly have been killed."

He Zheng was quick to accept the criticism, lowering his head with a voice full of remorse: "Dad, I was careless this time; this kind of thing won't happen again."

He Yuzhu watched his son's dejected back as he left and let out a long sigh.