Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Just as Chen Jiajun was talking to others, a man with a dejected expression was looking at him.

This man is named Mitch Pearson, and he owns an airline.

He recently encountered a tricky situation and needed his lover's help, so he turned to Chairman Chiannini.

Chiannini then recommended Chen Jiajun to Mickey.

Mickey still had some doubts, after all, Chen Jiajun was just a "newcomer" in his eyes.

But now Mickey had no other choice but to wait for the crowd to disperse and then reluctantly went to find Chen Jiajun.

"Hello, Mr. Chen!" Mickey extended his hand to greet Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun smiled, shook hands with him, and said, "Mr. Mickey from Pearson Airlines?"

“Mr. Chen actually remembers me?” Mickey seemed a little surprised.

After all, he only appeared at the dinner party where Chen Jiajun joined the California consortium, and he didn't even get to see Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "I've always had a pretty good memory!"

Chen Jiajun's attitude immediately made Mickey feel much better.

After chatting for a while, Mickey started talking about his own affairs and how Chiannini had asked him to find Chen Jiajun.

Mickey had no connection with Chen Jiajun, so his sudden visit would seem abrupt.

But with Chiannini's personal connections involved, things become much easier.

"Your company's design drawings were stolen?" Chen Jiajun looked at Mickey in surprise and said, "Shouldn't this be reported to the police?"

Mickey said awkwardly, "If we call the police, I reckon our company's stock price might..."

After listening, Chen Jiajun nodded: "That makes sense, but Mr. Mickey, what do you want me to help you with?"

"Help me find those thieves!" Mickey said fiercely. "I know Mr. Chen has some connections with the Huaqing Gang, so I'd like to ask you to help me find them!"

After thinking for a moment, Chen Jiajun said to Mickey, "Tell me the whole story!"

Mickey sighed and said, "It all started with a former insurance surveyor!"

……

A day earlier, at a hotel near San Francisco Airport.

The man, who looked utterly dejected, was drinking alone, one glass of wine at a time.

He even complained that the alcohol provided by the hotel wasn't strong enough, so he took out a small bottle of spirits and poured it in.

His name is Nathan Ford, a former surveyor at an insurance company.

American insurance companies, for example, offer a very wide range of coverage.

Items including, but not limited to, famous paintings, valuable artworks, and jewelry are always at risk of being stolen.

However, many of these thefts involve the substitution of counterfeit goods for genuine items or insider theft. Once these cases are reported, the insurance company will have to pay out. These items are valuable, and even a single reported case can result in losses of hundreds of thousands or even millions of US dollars.

If there were too many cases like this, no insurance company would be able to keep up, so the position of surveyor in insurance companies came into being.

Professional investigators investigate whether the insured's property was truly lost or if they were deliberately misled.

If someone steals from another person's premises, they are not liable for compensation, and the insurance company may even sue them for insurance fraud.

If the property has been stolen, the investigators are responsible for recovering it.

Sometimes, you even need to meet people from all walks of life.

A person similar to an FBI agent.

Only someone who is exceptionally intelligent can be competent for this position.

And coincidentally, Nathan Ford was the most outstanding talent in this field, if it weren't for some things that happened!
"I'm sorry, Mr. Ford, I've seen all your files!"

At this moment, a chubby man wearing glasses walked over and said somewhat nervously, "For example, I know that the stolen Monet painting that you found in Florence back then saved your company about... about 25 million US dollars!"

"Later, in that identity theft case, you saved your insurance company countless losses. I also know... when your family needed help... what your family went through was truly..."

Nathan Ford seemed rather impatient, showing little interest in the past.

Moreover, it was quite presumptuous of him to come and chat with me.

Most importantly, this guy brought up Nathan Ford's painful past.

So Nathan Ford said, quite annoyed, "If you don't shut up, I can't guarantee I won't grab you by the neck and beat you up later!"

The fat man could only say to Nathan Ford, "I just want to give you a job."

“What kind of job?” Nathan Ford asked, frowning.

"Do you understand aircraft construction?" the man asked.

Nathan said with a hint of sarcasm, "All you have to do is give me a pencil and a ruler..."

"Someone stole my airplane design blueprints!" the man said excitedly.

Nathan suddenly realized, "Ah! I see, you want me to help you find it, right?"

"No, I know where it is!"

The man shook his head and said in a low voice, "I want you to steal it back for me!"

Nathan wanted to make a sarcastic remark, but seeing that the guy was almost crying, he could only ask, "Where are you?"

“Pearson Airlines!” the man continued.

Nathan suspected something was amiss: "Are you sure your designs were stolen by Pearson Airlines?"

The man quickly explained, "My engineer has disappeared. He took all my documents with him! Just a week later, Pearson announces that a similar project is going into production. Think about it!"

Nathan frowned and said, "I don't know. It doesn't seem worth the risk to steal the blueprints! Do you have any other ideas..."

"Listen to me first. I need to attend the shareholders' meeting at the end of this month, it's very important! I've already spent five years and have a hundred million dollars left. Do you expect me to go to the meeting empty-handed?" the man pleaded. "I'll be finished!"

Seeing Nathan about to leave, the man immediately stopped him, saying, "I'm serious. Look at the men I've hired! Do you... know them?"

Nathan picked up the file and started reading, then immediately became interested: "I know them. I've investigated all these people, some more than once... Parker, you even contacted Parker?"

"Is there anything even more powerful?" the man asked, spreading his hands.

Nathan shook his head: "That's not what I meant, but Parker is a madman!"

"That's why I need you!" the man said urgently.

Nathan laughed and refused: "No, I'm not a thief!"

“Thieves? I get it!” The man changed his tune: “I need someone I can trust to keep an eye on them.”

Nathan thought for a moment and said, "This is unreliable. The people you hired... are all cut from the same cloth in the underworld! They're all lone wolves, always working alone, without exception! They won't work together for you!"

“Yes, $300,000 each! You’ll be in charge and get double! And this money will be a completely private transaction, kept entirely confidential!” The man then played the victim card: “Look at me, I’m really desperate! This is just my salary, there are bonuses too!”

Seeing that Nathan seemed unmoved by the money, the man used his trump card: "Pearson has an intellectual property insurance policy with your former employer, IYS! It's practically a fifty million dollar policy! Mr. Ford, how much do you want to bring down that insurance company that refused to help your son?"

"So, Nathan Ford fell for it?" Chen Jiajun said, looking at Pearson with amusement.

Pearson said helplessly, "How was I supposed to know that such a smart person would fall for it? These idiots listened to Dubenrich from White Collar Airlines and actually went to my company to steal the blueprints of the small passenger plane we were developing and gave them to the other party. They even injured several of my men."

Chen Jiajun nodded and said, "I understand. I will help you investigate this matter."

Hearing Chen Jiajun's ambiguous words, Pearson felt relieved.

What he fears most are those unreliable people who make promises they can't keep.

Hearing that Chen Jiajun didn't agree directly but only helped with the investigation, I felt that Chen Jiajun was very calm and composed.

Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "But what are you going to do with that Dubenrich?"

“This guy is a senior executive at Bering Airlines. Ordinary methods won’t work on him! I’ll see if I can find another opportunity!” Pearson was very unwilling, but as the CEO of a listed company, he couldn’t be like Dubenrich.

After Pearson left, Cao Wei leaned over and asked, "Boss, are you really going to help with this?"

Chen Jiajun said calmly, "We still have to give Chiannini face! Besides, it's always good to have more friends, and it doesn't take much effort at all!"

After the party, Chen Jiajun summoned his subordinates from the intelligence organization in North America and asked them to investigate the whereabouts of Nathan Ford and others, as well as information about DuBenridge.

The next morning, Chen Jiajun received a message from his subordinates saying that they had found Nathan Ford and others.

Chen Jiajun was somewhat surprised: "So fast?"

"Coincidentally, while we were investigating Dubenridge, we overheard him making a phone call to Nathan Ford," the intelligence officer said with a smile. "He said Nathan tricked him and told them to go to a factory in the suburbs."

"Wait, Nathan tricked him?" Chen Jiajun quickly interrupted his subordinate, "What do you mean?"

"Although they stole the blueprints before, Dubenrich said Nathan didn't give them to him," the intelligence officer said, somewhat puzzled. "Could it be that the thieves switched the blueprints?"

Chen Jiajun stroked his chin and immediately sneered, "I understand what's going on!"

"Huh? Boss, what did you figure out?" The intelligence officer scratched his head and looked at Chen Jiajun with a puzzled expression.

After all, they didn't find anything amiss from these brief intelligence reports.

Chen Jiajun sneered and said to the intelligence officer, "I'm hiring people to do dirty work now, but I don't want anyone to know, and it'll save me a lot of money. What do you think I'll do?"

The intelligence officer immediately realized: "Boss, you mean, this Dubenrich is planning to... silence him?"

“Most likely!” Chen Jiajun said with a smile, stroking his chin. “This is getting more and more interesting. These master thieves are indeed skilled, able to steal blueprints from Pearson Airlines, which has high security measures, but they were actually outmaneuvered. I really want to meet these people!”

Meanwhile, in the suburbs of New York City.

At the entrance of an abandoned factory, two people, one in black and one in white, are arguing.

After the two entered the factory, their argument escalated, and the Black man even pulled out his gun.

The young Black man was named Eric Hudson, a super hacker who was able to hack into the Pentagon when he was a teenager. He was quite famous in the underworld, but he became much more low-key after being arrested once.

The white man was named Elliott Spencer, a former Marine, mercenary, and now a professional debt collector.

Hudson shouted at Spencer, "Can you explain where those blueprints are?"

Spencer said coldly, "Why do you think I should know the answer? You idiot!"

"Come on, that was when we were taking the elevator downstairs!" Hudson said coldly.

Spencer retorted without backing down, "So, did you send the file?"

Clearly, this master thief group is having internal conflicts.

Until Nathan Ford walked over: "Hey!"

Spencer immediately pointed his gun at Nathan: "Did you do it? You're the only middleman!"

“Yeah, someone pointed a gun at you, and you were pretty calm and collected!” Nathan said casually.

Spencer clearly didn't take Hudson seriously, after all, the other was just a weak hacker.

Even if he had a gun, Spencer could quickly take it from him.

Nathan snatched the gun from Hudson's hand, and at that moment, the team's last master thief also appeared with a gun.

"My money hasn't arrived, I'm heartbroken!" Parker raised his gun again despite the scene before him.

Nathan looked at the crowd and asked, "So you've come here to get money?"

"That's so outdated. You can just transfer money. The economy is globalized now," Hudson said casually.

Spencer frowned and said, "I was only doing this as a one-off deal, and I don't want to see you again!"

Just as everyone was completely bewildered, a voice came from outside the factory: "It's simple, you've all been tricked!"

Everyone looked towards the door and saw Chen Jiajun standing there with Dum.

"And who are you?" Spencer asked Chen Jiajun with displeasure.

Chen Jiajun glanced at his watch and said, "Instead of worrying about who I am, you should worry about your current situation! Dubenrich gathered you all here, guess what he wants to do?"

Nathan reacted the fastest, his face changing drastically as he yelled at the crowd, "Run!"

The others were quick to react; upon hearing Nathan's words, they started running frantically.

Just as everyone ran out of the factory, they heard a loud bang behind them.

The entire factory was engulfed in flames.

Everyone felt a wave of fear. If it weren't for the mysterious man's warning, they would all be dead by now.

The group was panting heavily. Nathan looked at Chen Jiajun and asked, "How did you know Duben Rich was planning to silence you?"

Chen Jiajun said calmly, "Mr. Pearson and I are on good terms. He said his company's design drawings were stolen, and he asked me to help him find these audacious thieves!"

“I originally planned to break your limbs and then drag you to Mr. Pearson…”

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, everyone became wary.

After all, the fact that the other party was able to find them so easily is something that not everyone can do.

Spencer, in particular, a seasoned soldier, sensed an extremely dangerous feeling from Chen Jiajun and Doom behind him.

So at this moment, all the muscles in my body are tense.

However, Chen Jiajun changed the subject and said with a smile, "But seeing how fooled you all look, I've decided to let you off the hook."

Nathan frowned and said, "I don't understand. Didn't Pearson steal the blueprints from DuBenridge Company?"

Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, "Nathan Ford, how could a former surveyor from IYS Insurance Company be so naive? You can be so sure of what Dubenridge said just from a few words and a few tears? To be honest, I'm starting to doubt your professionalism as the industry's top expert!"

Nathan's face darkened. "How do I know you're telling the truth? How can you prove it?"

Chen Jiajun spread his hands and said, "Do I need proof? I can kill you all anytime!"

As they spoke, the Ghost Demon Squad, hidden in the shadows, emerged and surrounded the group, each armed with a gun. (End of Chapter)