Jiang Ye looked at Edith with surprise.
This young girl was quite capable, with so much arranged.
A large sum of cash, a pile of shares for dividends, the current dividends from these companies were quite high, several houses for personal use or rental, and even a chance to attend school.
"You're awake, husband. I found you some warm clothes. They're on the outermost side of the wardrobe, you'll see them when you open it," Cen Yemeng said. "Jiang Ye Star is getting colder, and it's estimated to snow in a few days."
"Okay." Jiang Ye turned towards the wardrobe.
The phone on the bed rang urgently; it was a call.
Jiang Ye happened to be passing by and picked up the phone. The caller made his eyelids twitch – the Governor of Leng'an Planet.
"Any progress?" Jiang Ye asked as soon as he answered.
"The interrogation is complete, and we've found out!" Governor Leng'an's tone was excited. "The assassin came from an organization called Jia Shi. The leader of this organization is named Endo Shusaku. The entire organization is involved in activities like killing for money, kidnapping for money, and stealing for money. They have a massive scale, with branches on over forty planets. Their headquarters is on a star-class spaceship, floating in space in a silent state, never docking."
"So, it's a purely mercenary organization." Jiang Ye understood. "Did you find out which party is behind the hiring of the Jia Shi organization to kidnap my son?"
"We've found that out too. It's the Livai Interstellar Resource Development Company, an established company with a market value of eight trillion, headquartered in the capital city of Xueye Star," Governor Leng'an said. "Their plan was to kidnap Jiang Senlin, pressure you, and thus acquire some land on Quartz Star at a low price."
"Who gave the order?" Jiang Ye asked. "Who was involved?"
"The boss of Livai Company, Livai himself, gave the order. His son, Livai II, made the specific arrangements, with some employees assisting," Governor Leng'an said. "I already have a complete chain of evidence. I'll send you the electronic version and photos first. Shall I send the original evidence and the confessed individuals to you via a special ship?"
"Yes, please. Thank you for your trouble," Jiang Ye nodded repeatedly. "With this, Leng'an Star has no responsibility. Please restore normalcy on your end as soon as possible."
"We failed to fulfill our responsibility. Leng'an Star will forever owe Jiang Ye Star a great favor. If you need any help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
"You're too kind. I'll look at the evidence then. Goodbye."
The call ended.
Jiang Ye turned around. Cen Yemeng was already standing behind him, her face filled with anger. "Did you find out?"
"Come and see," Jiang Ye hurried to the study and opened the holographic projection.
An electronic file had just been sent, from the Secretary's Office of the Governor's Mansion of Leng'an Star.
After sending, he unzipped and opened it.
It started with a video.
The video seemed to be shot from a hidden camera angle, looking up from below, possibly from a button camera or something similar.
In a simple and elegant tea room, there was a small yellow wooden table with steaming tea cups on it. A young white man with chestnut hair sat cross-legged opposite, speaking.
"Kidnapping the son of a planetary governor, do you dare to take this job?"
"Dare or not, aren't all our jobs capital offenses? As long as the money is enough, we can do it."
"Is one hundred billion enough?"
"That depends on the child's name? And whose son he is?"
"He's the son of Jiang Ye, the General of Jiang Ye Star, Jiang Senlin. He's currently studying abroad. I don't know which planet it is; you'll have to investigate. This job is urgent. In five days, Jiang Ye is going to hold a summit. During the summit, we need to kidnap this child so we can negotiate with Jiang Ye."
"I've heard of Jiang Ye. This person's influence is expanding rapidly. Jiang Senlin is his only son, right? We need more money, double."
"I'll give you triple, three hundred billion. Half upfront, and the other half upon completion, but it must be foolproof. Our company wants to do business on Birong Star in the future, and if this is exposed, it'll be over."