It was no wonder that when I was tracking and tailing Jiang Jinshan a few days ago, I never found Gu Yuhe's shadow. It turned out that Jiang Jinshan was not her prey at all, but the orchid woman in front of me.
Although I wasn't quite sure of Gu Yuhe's identity and status in the Orchid Sect's branch in Longxi, since she could represent the branch to handle Mu Haitang's affairs, she was definitely not an unknown figure.
I could roughly imagine why Gu Yuhe would engage in this act of personal gain disguised as official business.
Greed, devouring people!
Who among those in the underworld isn't after money?
Whether Xiao Tianci actually produced five million to settle the matter, only the two parties involved knew the truth, but there was one thing I could be sure of.
Gu Yuhe definitely received benefits from Xiao Tianci, and... they were absolutely not small!
And her greed was thus fully ignited.
Whether Xiao Tianci guided her when giving benefits, or Gu Yuhe's eyes were blinded by greed and she became malevolent herself, I promised a compensation of four million, but it's estimated that very little of it was handed over to the branch by her.
Now it seemed that Gu Yuhe giving me a week to set up the scam must have had a hidden trap, where she tricked the fellow disciple who was actually targeting Jiang Jinshan away.
She was afraid that if she gave too much time, that orchid fellow disciple might appear by Jiang Jinshan's side at any moment, and I would discover the anomaly.
But despite all her calculations, Gu Yuhe never expected that the real hunter would never let the prey leave their sight for too long!
The fellow disciple she tricked away actually appeared on the fifth day!
It was also thanks to the appearance of this woman, coupled with Qin Lan's micro-expression anomaly, that I was able to deduce the hidden secret.
Otherwise, I would have been the perfect sucker!
This Gu Yuhe, who had been involved with so many, actually dared to bully me to such an extent because I was weak?
But, I couldn't choose to flip the table and turn hostile on the spot.
Because if I didn't turn hostile, I would only offend either Gu Yuhe or the orchid woman by Jiang Jinshan's side.
Once I chose to turn hostile, it would be equivalent to offending both sides completely.
If I didn't want to be a sucker for Gu Yuhe, and at the same time intended to quickly withdraw from Xiao Tianci's "borrowing strength to attack" strategy, I had to find another way.
Given the current situation, and the people I could contact and utilize...
Only by driving the tiger to swallow the wolf could I survive in chaos!
After coming back to my senses, I didn't show any abnormality on my face. My eyes were fixed on the contract in my hand, without looking sideways.
At this moment, Qin Lan, who was sitting opposite me, said with her lips unmoving, "Jiang Jinshan is here."
"I know, everything as usual!" I replied softly, without changing my expression.
Since it was driving the tiger to swallow the wolf, I had to make good use of the prey that the hungry wolf Jiang Jinshan had targeted, and turn the passive into active, the defense into offense!
The prey had appeared, and these fake contracts in my hand were no longer just pieces of waste paper, but sharp arrows flashing with cold light!
As long as these fake contracts were used appropriately, they could turn into arrows to lock onto the prey for me, and then pursue and kill with ten thousand arrows!
All the printed fake contracts were not neatly arranged on the table, but scattered in various places, extremely casually.
This was a relaxed hotel, not a tense office. Making it too deliberate would be counterproductive.
After Jiang Jinshan entered the restaurant with the orchid woman, he didn't look around but went straight to the buffet area to get food.
I wasn't anxious about this situation, nor did I keep stealing glances.
To scheme, one must first enter the scheme!
The reason why a brilliant scam is flawless is because the schemer will be fully immersed in it.
And now, with no cards left in my hand, in order to turn the situation around, I began to wholeheartedly immerse myself in this fishing game!
Focus, a kind of immersive focus...
Carefully reading and silently reciting every word on the contract, I soon entered the role, imagining myself as a young and promising member of the upper class.
I believe many people in their work have this feeling: if you are just trying to slack off and get by, you will find that the time to get off work comes very late every day.
Conversely, if you focus on your work, you will often find that the day is over in a blink of an eye.
Therefore, it is still important to love the profession you are in, and to work with concentration is the right way.
Because if you act in life, life will also act in you.
...
About half an hour later.
After exiting the focused "work mode," I suddenly felt someone behind me, but I didn't turn around directly.
Because I knew who was standing behind me.
It was no one other than Jiang Jinshan!
I knew he was standing behind me, he didn't know I knew this fact, and he didn't know that I pretended not to know and kept focused on reading the contract, all to wait for him to come.
With the enhancement of the immersive work state, the moment I closed the contract in my hand, I immediately took out my phone from my pocket, opened the contact labeled "Secretary Zhu" in my address book, and called.
"Secretary Zhu, I have received and read all the contracts you faxed. Tell them there are no problems, and they can transfer the money this afternoon."
"According to the amount specified in the contract, let's transfer the initial payment of ten million first!"
"You must keep a close eye on this matter. After all, New Year's Day is just around the corner, and the less money companies have circulating in their accounts, the less it will be."
"It's okay if the subsequent payments are a little slower, but the initial payment of ten million must arrive today. Remember to tell me once the money arrives."
The "Secretary Zhu" I marked was none other than Zhu Wenjing.
Although due to their identities, I didn't let them participate in this scheme with Cheng Minglang, I still assigned tasks to both of them.
The task was: as long as I called, after the call was connected, no matter what I said, they must continue to extend the conversation according to my words.
These crucial calls I arranged were all staged for Jiang Jinshan, with the purpose of making him believe more in my identity and background.
After putting down the documents and hanging up the phone, I immediately withdrew from the tense work state, leaning my entire back against the chair.
Only when I had completely leaned back and my peripheral vision could see the scene beside me did I pretend to have just noticed someone standing next to me, and suddenly startled, I straightened my body again.
After looking back at Jiang Jinshan with a vigilant expression, I quickly put away all the contracts on the table and asked coldly, "Who are you? What are you doing lurking behind me?"
"My apologies, brother!" Jiang Jinshan said with a smile. "I saw you were so engrossed in reading the contract just now, I didn't have the heart to interrupt you!"
"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Jiang Jinshan. I am also in real estate development, a colleague of yours!"
Upon hearing this, I immediately realized that this big fish, Jiang Jinshan... had taken the bait!