Working: Start by earning the boss a hundred million!

Chapter 80 This is not normal
Cheng Mai really didn't intend to play any tricks with Luo Linwen; all the words were less effective than a direct approach.

As expected, Luo Linwen became visibly agitated upon seeing the jade pendant, "This...you..."

In her excitement, she remembered that she had not told Cheng Mai about the jade pendant, and now she looked at the two of them with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Where did you find it?" Luo Linwen asked, taking the jade pendant.

Cheng Mai paid close attention to her every expression; her excitement and her shock were genuine.

Upon hearing Luo Linwen's words, Cheng Mai looked at Shang Xingjian and asked, "You know about the recent incident where actress Qin Mai went to the police station to report Shen Yuanbai, right?"

This incident caused quite a stir in the media, so it's impossible that Luo Linwen was unaware of it.

So Luo Linwen nodded, but she wasn't very interested; clearly, she had no interest in knowing what those two were going to do.

"Qin Mai contacted us, hoping we could help her find her son. My boss has been to the Shen family..."

Cheng Mai didn't finish his sentence, but anyone with common sense would understand what he meant, at least Luo Linwen did.

Luo Linwen gripped the jade pendant tightly, her anger barely concealed, yet she maintained her composure in front of Cheng Mai and the others.

After Cheng Mai finished speaking, he and Shang Xingjian stood up. "As for the puppetry technique on Miss Luo, this kind of puppetry is extremely popular in Yun City. Since Miss Luo has been to Yun City, it is quite possible that someone there planted this kind of Gu technique on her. As for why, I'm afraid only Miss Luo herself can find the answer."

Luo Linwen tried to remain calm amidst her anger. She stood up to see the guests out. "Thank you, Mr. Cheng and Mr. Shang. I understand about this matter. I will settle the expenses at Xuanhe Technology tomorrow. Thank you for making the trip so late at night."

"Of course." Hearing that they were going to settle the bill, Cheng Mai felt much better. After saying goodbye, he left with Shang Xingjian.

Back home, Shang Xingjian pushed Cheng Mai aside and went to the refrigerator to find something to eat.

Cheng Mai: "..." This isn't poisoning, it's like being possessed by a starving ghost!
"The fridge is almost empty, you need to get some food." Shang Xingjian grabbed a piece of bread and made his request while eating.

Cheng Mai's refrigerator had never contained this much food before; if this person hadn't come, she wouldn't have...

Forget it, I won't stoop to his level.

"What were you looking at at Luo Linwen's house just now?" Cheng Mai decided not to argue with him about the refrigerator, otherwise she would only get angry herself.

Shang Xingjian wasn't surprised that Cheng Mai could see through his actions now; after all this time, it would be a sign of poor judgment if he couldn't.

"It's so clean."

"Because she's moving?"

"No, not long ago her house was full of evil spirits and resentment, but this time it's completely clean, without a trace left." Shang Xingjian naturally didn't look at how much furniture was in the house; he only looked at what others couldn't see.

Cheng Mai can see very little of these things. Shang Xingjian had offered to open her third eye, but Cheng Mai refused, not wanting to have close eye contact with those things all the time.

So what she can see are mostly ordinary things, such as normal ghosts and monsters, or good people, no, good ghosts.

"Because you went to Xuanhe Technology and got the talisman?" Luo Linwen had gone to Xuanhe Technology before when she was doing the puppetry.

"No, it's more like...being eaten." Shang Xingjian leaned against the refrigerator, took a bite of bread, and casually uttered a word. Cheng Mai was stunned. Eaten?

Who ate it?

The only person you could see in that house was Luo Linwen.

Cheng Mai thought for a moment, trying to sort things out. He called Shen Luo and Xiao Qian over and found her writing board in the study. Currently, City A seems calm, but in fact, they seem to have entered a strange cycle, a cycle that has been specially constructed by someone.

In City A, Qin Mai, Shang Jianxing, Shen Yuanbai, and Luo Linwen formed a circle. Among them, Qin Mai is a movie queen and makes money the fastest. Qin Mai's price for a single film is now often 100 million yuan, so it's impossible that there's no one manipulating things within this circle.

Shang Jianxing's current whereabouts are unknown, and his abilities are unclear, but they are certainly not weak, after all, his true form is Shang Jianxing.

Shen Yuanbai is the current president of the Shen Group. Although the Shen Group is not as large as the Cheng Group, it is definitely larger than Qin Mai's.

The last one is Law Lin-man. The Law family has fallen on hard times and is no longer wealthy. They are like abandoned money bags, so it is quite reasonable for Law Lin-man to be targeted.

"You've forgotten someone." Shang Xingjian leaned back lazily on the sofa, watching Cheng Mai's analysis. "Old Cheng."

Cheng Mai paused for a moment. Although she was now in charge of the Cheng Group, her father had already declared war on her, so the Cheng Group was also one of their important sources of funding.

For at least a long time to come, the Cheng Group will be the main source of funding.

"So he doesn't dare to do anything fancy or bizarre in City A, but instead focuses on making money?" No wonder they hadn't noticed all these years; the person behind it all was indeed clever.

Shen Luo frowned as he looked at the names Cheng Mai had written down. "If that's the case, could they sabotage our system development process and affect our system and platform construction?"

"They'll only grab what's readily available after it's finished, since it's useful to them too. Nobody will refuse the existence of technology," Shang Xingjian said slowly.

Cheng Mai looked at the man who was sitting in the chair like a rocking chair. Sometimes the man's nonchalant manner was really annoying, and so was his confident look.

"The boss seems to know everything, why doesn't he just take charge?" Cheng Mai suddenly blurted out, his conscience pricked.

Shang Xingjian abruptly stopped swaying. Only one leg of the chair touched the ground, yet it remained as stable as a mountain. Shang Xingjian looked at Cheng Mai, and soon the other three legs of the chair touched the ground. He clicked his tongue and said, "Is it reasonable for deans from Peking University and Tsinghua University to come out and solve a first-grade elementary school test?"

Cheng Mai & Shen Luo: "..." Although we know it's true, boss, you're being a bit impolite.

Shang Xingjian stood up, cracked his neck, and stretched. "The idea is right. Hasn't everything been arranged? We just need to wait for Luo Linwen's move tomorrow."

Seeing that the boss had naturally gone into the guest room to rest, Xiao Qian finally raised her hand and said, "I have a question. Why is the boss staying at Mr. Cheng's house?"

Shen Luo turned around and looked at Xiao Qian, who had finally spoken. He raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder. "That was a good question. Don't ask it again next time."

"So what we need to do now is keep a close eye on these people and then follow the clues to find the source?" Shen Luo asked Cheng Mai.

After returning to his room at the business, Cheng Mai was still thinking about whether he had overlooked anything. "If you were the person behind this, and these people were his men in City A, who would you send to arrest me?"

Although she has been surrounded by people from Xuanhe Technology lately, it's been too quiet, as if no one is targeting her.

This is not normal.