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Chapter 266 A Secret Meeting with Li Rongzhen (6k views, please subscribe)

Children who have been wandering far from home need a sense of hope to return home, and what Lu Yao and Xu Shuncai were talking about was more than just "hope".

It's almost 2016, and because the University of Tokyo is developing so rapidly, the Western world is starting to get anxious. They want to use various means to relegate the University of Tokyo to a lower-middle level in the global division of labor, so that the University of Tokyo can continue to provide funding to the world.

In fact, the University of Tokyo doesn't have much of a problem in providing continuous support to the world.

However, next year the Western world will do some things in South Korea that will make Dongda University very unhappy, and even cross its bottom line. Therefore, in order to retaliate, Dongda University has issued a restriction order against Silla.

It was around that time that Lotte, LG, Hyundai, and other top five chaebol companies in Shilla began to withdraw from Dongdae Market one after another. Among them, Lotte was the most volatile and was liquidated the fastest.

Under these circumstances, people like Xu Shuncai who were assigned to perform missions in foreign countries would likely be recalled.

Only limited communication channels were left to maintain official contact between the two sides.

Lu Yao patted Xu Shuncai on the shoulder and said, "Remember to give me a call when you get back to China. I'll definitely treat you to a good drink then."

Xu Shuncai laughed heartily and said, "That's for sure! I want to drink the best wine!"

Lü Yao's mood also became more cheerful: "No problem."

The two walked back chatting and laughing. Only after their convoy returned to the safe house did Lü Yao and the others remove the signal jamming around them and take out their phones to reconnect to the network.

As soon as Lü Yao and his team turned on their phones, a flood of missed calls and messages popped up all at once.

He glanced through the messages and saw that Li Zaixian had called him more than twenty times and sent him dozens of text messages, all concerned about how Lü Yao was doing.

Meanwhile, there were also calls and messages from Li Rongzhen on his phone.

Lu Yao first sent Li Rongzhen a text message: "Things have changed, I'll contact you later."

Then he dialed Lee Jae-hyun's number directly.

The call was quickly connected, and a string of broken Silla language came through the phone. Then Lee Jae-hyun's translator translated into the phone: "Thank God, President Lu, are you alright now? Our Chairman Lee is almost going crazy with worry. He can't contact anyone tonight."

Lu Yao's face immediately darkened on the other end of the phone, and he said in a gloomy tone, "Our residence was under fierce attack tonight, and it took us a lot of effort to evacuate to a safe place."

Lee Jae-hyun immediately said on the phone, "I know, Mr. Liang was also attacked. All the security guards I sent were taken down. I have no news of Mr. Liang at all. Do you have any related information?"

Lu Yao began speaking according to the script he had rehearsed on the way back: "I'm also waiting for news. I'll let Chairman Li know as soon as I have any news."

Lee Jae-hyun said urgently, "Why don't you come to my place to lay low for a while? It should be relatively safe here."

Lu Yao said in his still unfriendly tone, "I'm safe where I am now. Let's meet again after things have settled down."

Lee Jae-hyun opened his mouth on the other end of the phone, but finally said, "Then please be careful, and remember to let me know as soon as you have any news."

Lü Yao: "Okay."

Watching the phone hang up so quickly, Lee Jae-hyun became even more convinced that Lu Yao had been attacked.

The attack happened in Seoul, a place he was unfamiliar with. It's perfectly normal that he wouldn't believe anyone after such an attack.

Lee Jae-hyun had also witnessed the methods of violent groups in Seoul. In order to make enemies or potential enemies fear them, some of the local violent groups are extremely cruel and radical. Lee Jae-young had once shown him some of the brutality of violent groups in order to demonstrate his strength.

Even now, when Lee Jae-hyun recalls those scenes, he still feels disgusted.

After finishing his call with Lee Jae-hyun, Lü Yao dialed Lee Yong-jin's number again. As soon as the call connected, Lü Yao demanded sharply, "President Lee, are you aware of what happened tonight?"

After being harshly reprimanded by Lü Yao, Li Rongzhen actually fell silent.

As expected, Xu Shuncai received the news before the operation. Because it happened so suddenly, there was no time to discuss it with Lü Yao and the others, so Xu Shuncai had to change the plan at the last minute.

If Xu Shuncai received the message, then given Li Rongzhen's abilities, there's no reason why she wouldn't have received it.

So Lü Yao deliberately tricked Li Rongzhen.

Unexpectedly, Li Rongzhen actually fell silent.

There was a pause of less than four seconds on the other end of the phone before Lee Rongzhen's soft, delicate voice came through. She said in somewhat broken Chinese, "I do know about this, but by the time I found out, they had already started taking action."

"Li Zairong arranged this operation very hastily and urgently. I am very sorry that I was unable to inform you in time, and I am willing to make amends at any cost."

Lu Yao kept a straight face and didn't reply for a long time.

Just as Li Rongzhen was about to lose patience, Lü Yao coldly replied, "I understand."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Then Lü Yao and his group put their personal communication devices into a special signal jamming box and sealed them up, and moved to a safer location to settle down.

Once he was settled in, Lü Yao breathed a huge sigh of relief.

After lying down in his new residence, Lü Yao couldn't help but complain: "I'm really fed up with the sixth brother from Silla. Even allies betray us."

Although Lü Yao was also scheming against his Silla allies, his initial plan had already included these Silla people. As for Lee Yong-jin, she knew about Lee Jae-yong's actions but did not inform them.

Did she never consider her side as an ally, or was it a spur-of-the-moment decision?
What is she planning by doing this?
Were they afraid that they wouldn't have the heart to harm Liang Bosong?

Or is he planning to sacrifice himself as well, thereby provoking Rong Nianqing's raging anger and inflicting a heavy blow on Li Zairong's side?
Regardless of the method, Li Rongzhen seems to be able to gain a lot of benefits from it.

Lu Yao took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke: "This Li Rongzhen is really no ordinary woman. She's ruthless. She's willing to sacrifice someone as handsome as me."

Thankfully, he never considered these people as allies from the beginning, otherwise things would have been really bad.

Lu Yao secretly warned himself: "In the future, when cooperating with the Silla people, I must be skeptical. Even official contracts cannot be completely trusted. If I cannot completely control the other party, I must think twice even about WeChat."

That night, Lü Yao and his team were extremely busy. After arriving at their new safe home and contacting Li Zaixian and Li Rongzhen, Lü Yao still had no time to relax.

After finishing his cigarette, he rubbed his face vigorously and stood up to continue working.

But before doing anything, he advised Jian Xiaojie and Lin Yongzhen, "You two go get some sleep first, I'll take care of the rest."

Lin Yongzhen pursed her lips and shook her head: "I'll go with you."

Jian Xiaojie lay on the sofa with a gloomy expression and said, "I'll stay with you too."

Lü Yao laughed: "You really don't need to accompany me."

He raised his wrist and glanced at it: "I'll go rest in half an hour at most. You guys go and get ready, and wait for me."

Jian Xiaojie laughed: "Even at this hour, you're still quite interested, huh?"

Lü Yao laughed and said, "I'm just afraid you'll be scared."

After coaxing Jian Xiaojie and Lin Yongzhen back home, Lü Yao went to Xu Shuncai's place.

Xu Shuncai lived up to his reputation as a master strategist placed here by Qiao Maozhong. The moment he received the news, he began a meticulous and coherent plan. He first canceled the operation of his own men, allowing Li Zairong's men to carry out the entire operation.

Then, like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, he waited until Li Zairong's men began to act before swiftly evacuating while protecting Mr. Liang Bosong and his group. At the same time, he mobilized his own forces to launch a counterattack, scattering the enemy and allowing them to act independently.

Then he impersonated Li Zairong's man and began to carry out the "golden cicada shedding its shell" plan that Lü Yao had previously devised.

After doing all this, he even led a group to counterattack the violent gang under Li Zai Rong, capturing its senior executives as interrogators.

The executive is now being held captive in this safe house by Xu Shuncai.

After Lü Yao and Xu Shuncai finished reviewing the entire incident of the night, he laughed and said, "Brother Xu, you really are skilled and daring. You're so carefree."

Xu Shuncai didn't laugh along. Instead, he explained seriously, "Silla's military and training levels are generally mediocre. They can't even compare to North Silla, let alone us, let alone their militia groups. Our men have all undergone special training here, so their combat effectiveness is much stronger."

"With our people here, and Miss Ni Hui too, there shouldn't be any major problems."

Lu Yao nodded: "Have you all gotten the execution video of Mr. Liang Bosong sorted out?"

Xu Shuncai nodded, took out a phone from his pocket, and started playing a video on the phone.

In the video, members of the Shilla riot gang, dressed in black suits, rammed a car to a stop, dragged a person out of the car, and shot him in a secluded corner.

After doing all this, they put the executed person back into the trunk of their car and drove away.

The execution site was the very dock that Lü Yao had chosen earlier.

After the video finished playing, Xu Shuncai said, "According to your previous plan, Mr. Liang Bosong's car had to rush into the dock due to a series of coincidences. Because of Li Zairong's actions, our vehicles, guns, clothes and other things all belong to Li Zairong's side, so we are not afraid of being investigated."

"The cameras at the dock were also damaged when we first entered, but they should have captured the vehicle's features."

"After doing all this, all the evidence was also cleaned up."

Xu Shun is the professional when it comes to these things.

Even the gang members who were "possessed" and replaced by Xu Shuncai and his gang could be fooled by the excuse of smuggling themselves out or killing to cover it up.

After reviewing the situation with Xu Shuncai, Lü Yao began to ponder.

If we really examine tonight's plan closely, it's not without flaws, but the pursuit of setting up a scheme is never about perfection, but about whether one's main objective has been achieved.

From this perspective, Mr. Liang Bosong's main goal of "shedding his skin" by leaving Silla University for Dongda University has been achieved.

Even if outsiders have doubts, there is no evidence.

The secondary objective was to frame Lee Jae-young.

This goal wasn't accomplished by Lü Yao and his team, but rather by Lee Jae-yong himself. This third-generation scion was groomed from a young age to be the successor of the Samsung Group, because the Samsung Group held absolute power in Silla, and he acted with utter impunity.

Originally, Lü Yao needed to frame someone, but unexpectedly, Li Zairong took matters into his own hands.

But in any case, this secondary goal has been achieved.

Lu Yao felt that there were no major problems with this operation, so he looked at Xu Shuncai and said, "Next, we need to shift the blame to Li Zairong. You've already brought him here, and we've also given you what we've pried out of him."

Xu Shuncai then smiled and said, "Don't worry."

Lu Yao then looked at Gui Ya: "Sister Gui, please do me the trouble to sell the video on this phone to the heads of major media platforms in Seoul. I want to see this news on the morning news this day."

Guiya: "Yes!"

After finishing these tasks, Lü Yao stood up and said, "I'll go rest now. You all should rest early after you're done." After giving these instructions, Lü Yao quickly washed up and returned to his bedroom.

Lin Yongzhen was still waiting for Lü Yao in the bedroom, while Jian Xiaojie... who had promised to wait for Lü Yao, had already fallen asleep.

As expected of a woman destined for great things, tonight's spectacle didn't faze her at all.

Lu Yao also lay down on the bed, directly onto Lin Yongzhen's lap: "You weren't too scared today, were you?"

Lin Yongzhen laughed and said, "Then you've underestimated me a bit."

Lu Yao grinned: "I was a little scared. This unexpected situation made me very nervous. My palms felt like they had been hollowed out and cramped up."

Lin Yongzhen asked in surprise, "Really? You were so calm back then, I thought you weren't afraid at all, or that you were used to it."

Lü Yao laughed and said, "How could that be?"

Let alone the fact that he was just a young man who had only graduated a few years ago when he returned from studying abroad in the future, even when he was studying abroad in the future, he had never experienced anything like this.

Lin Yongzhen raised her hand and rubbed Lü Yao's head: "It's okay, I'll help you relax now."

Lu Yao spun around and hugged Lin Yongzhen: "That's not enough."

Lin Yongzhen suppressed a laugh and said, "Stop fooling around, Sister Jian is asleep."

Lu Yao whispered, "Then let's not wake her up."

……

Lu Yao took a nap, and was woken up by his alarm clock at eight o'clock in the morning.

Jian Xiaojie, who had also woken up, rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked around before suddenly becoming a little angry and said, "Fine, you guys played games together last night without inviting me? I'm angry."

Lu Yao was puzzled: "How did you find out?"

Jian Xiaojie snorted: "You think you can hide this from me? I want compensation!"

Lu Yao laughed and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? In a couple of days, we'll go see Li Rongzhen together. I'll make her obediently accept her punishment. You do it, and I'll watch."

Jian Xiaojie was delighted: "That's more like it."

If she's going to be the chief punishment officer, then she'd better prepare well!
really!

It was the right decision to bring this little guy along. Since I met Lü Yao, this guy has brought me so many surprises, not only in terms of sensory experiences but also in terms of career.

While chatting and preparing breakfast, Lü Yao waited for today's Silla News.

Silla's JTBC, KBS, Naver, and other television stations broadcast the news of Yang Baek-song's murder as soon as it aired in their morning news programs. At the same time, major online media outlets in Silla also released the news of Yang Baek-song's murder.

Although the footage was taken at night and was somewhat blurry, it all seemed perfectly reasonable in light of the two violent incidents that occurred in Gangnam last night.

All of a sudden.

The entire semiconductor, investment, technology, and stock markets in Shilla were in an uproar!

These highly educated elites are the most attentive to the news, especially since Silla's news is unlike domestic news, which is often characterized by its frivolous tone, bureaucratic jargon, and use of coded language. Silla's news is known for its boldness and incisiveness.

JTBC, in particular, is a television station that focuses on being truthful and incisive, which is why it has always been popular among the people of Silla.

Upon learning of these events, this group of highly educated elites immediately realized something was wrong!
CJ Group is probably doomed this time. People who invested in CJ Electronics are now frantically preparing to sell their CJ Group shares as soon as the stock market reopens.

Less than a minute after the news broadcast, Lee Jae-hyun called: "President Lu! Is what was said in the news true?"

Lee Jae-hyun's voice on the phone sounded very urgent and anxious.

He was truly going all in, hoping to use this opportunity to make CJ Group a force to be reckoned with, comparable to Samsung Group.

And Liang Bosong was the key figure to whom he had placed a heavy bet.

Now that Liang Bosong is gone, what will happen to CJ Electronics? What will happen to the CJ Group?
Lu Yao said in a deep voice over the phone, "President Li, don't panic."

Hearing Lü Yao's calm and collected demeanor, Li Zaixian began to suspect that this might be a trap set by Lü Yao and his team, so he took a few deep breaths to regain his composure.

But what Lü Yao said next caused Li Zaixian's mentality to explode instantly.

"Mr. Liang Bosong was indeed killed. The person who protected Mr. Liang Bosong during his evacuation confirmed this news to me."

Lee Jae-hyun lost control of his emotions: "Why didn't you tell me sooner! If you had told me sooner, maybe I could have kept the news under wraps! What are we going to do now? I don't even want to think about what will happen after the stock market opens, damn it!!"

Lu Yao remained calm and said, "Calm down and come to this place to see me later."

After saying that, Lü Yao hung up on Li Zaixian, not wanting to hear his incompetent rage.

If he were Lee Jae-hyun, he would live and eat with Mr. Liang Bo-song during this period. Even if Mr. Liang Bo-song disagreed, he would settle down nearby and protect Mr. Liang Bo-song with all his strength.

Perhaps he didn't realize Mr. Liang Bosong's importance, perhaps he didn't expect his cousin to be so crazy, or perhaps Li Zaixian's power was simply inferior to Li Zairong's...

In short, the security detail sent by Lee Jae-hyun to protect Mr. Liang Bo-song was overwhelmed and defeated shortly after Lee Jae-yong's men stormed in.

If Xu Shuncai and his men hadn't fought their way out, Mr. Liang Bosong would probably have been killed.

Lee Jae-hyun's current predicament is entirely his own fault.

After sending the meeting address to Li Zaixian, Lü Yao, Lin Yongzhen, and Jian Xiaojie finished their dinner and then drove away with Xu Shuncai's men.

……

Half an hour later, Lü Yao saw Li Zaixian's car arrive at the meeting place from the shadows.

This is a reservoir in the suburbs of Seoul.

After confirming that no one was behind him, Lü Yao then had Xu Shun drive over and let Li Zaixian sit in the back seat of his car.

At this moment, Lee Jae-hyun's face was flushed with anxiety, and a blister had appeared on the corner of his mouth from excessive worry. As soon as he got into the car, he asked anxiously, "Why is this happening! There are so many of us! How could Mr. Liang have been murdered!"

Lu Yao said with a dark face, "You can ask the people you arranged to go there. They should all be in the hospital now."

They're either in the intensive care unit or in the morgue.

Xu Shuncai's men also suffered heavy losses in this attack.

Hearing Lü Yao say that, Li Zaixian shut up.

But the twitching muscles on his face were enough to show that he was in a very unsettled mood.

Before Li Zaixian could ask what to do next, Lü Yao patted Xu Shuncai in the passenger seat. Xu Shuncai immediately handed Lü Yao a portable safe. Lü Yao patted the safe in his hand and said, "This is what Mr. Liang Bosong gave to Xu Shuncai and the others before he was killed."

“This is something that Mr. Liang Bosong values ​​more than his own life.”

Lee Jae-hyun's eyes, which had been almost lifeless, suddenly shone with a bright light of hope: "This is..."

Lu Yao said, "This is the culmination of Mr. Liang Bosong's lifelong research. Mr. Liang Bosong said that with this information, even without him, CJ Electronics could successfully overcome the 14nm chip manufacturing process. If we continue to study this in depth, we can also develop 10nm and 7nm chips with a high probability."

Lee Jae-hyun asked in bewilderment, "Why can we save this box, but not Mr. Liang?!"

Xu Shuncai, sitting in the passenger seat, lowered his head in shame.

Lü Yao then came to Xu Shuncai's rescue, saying, "This is not his problem. In that situation, Mr. Liang Bosong was the primary target. Director Xu has already done his best, or rather, he has done a very good job."

Lee Jae-hyun realized the inappropriateness of his words and apologized to Heo Soon-jae in the passenger seat, saying, "I'm sorry, Director Heo, I... I was rude."

Xu Shuncai nodded, indicating that he didn't care.

Lu Yao continued, "CJ's stock is expected to plummet next. We need to prepare funds to buy back this batch of shares to prevent Samsung from taking advantage of the situation. We will release the research materials left by Mr. Liang Bosong at the appropriate time."

Lee Jae-hyun didn't quite understand: "The right time?"

Lu Yao said with a gloomy look in his eyes, "This attack was launched by Li Zairong. My men have found definite witnesses, but this evidence alone cannot be of much use to us."

Li! Zai! Rong!
Recalling Lee Jae-young's previous obsession and madness, Lee Jae-hyun felt a surge of rage that threatened to devour anyone.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll make him pay!"

Lu Yao: "I will collect dirt on Lee Jae-young and use it to damage Samsung Group's stock price."

Lee Jae-hyun laughed angrily: "You still need to collect dirt on him? I have tons of it! I'll send you all the information later, and we'll send that bastard to hell together!"

Lu Yao chuckled inwardly, but his face grew increasingly grim: "Fine."

……

After meeting with Lee Jae-hyun, Lü Yao returned to his residence and immediately began sending messages to Lee Yong-jin: "Let's talk when we meet. I'll send you the time and place."

The meeting place was also the safe house that Heo Soon-jae and his team had set up in Seoul.

This safe house was located in a newly built upscale residential area. The area itself had good security. When Lü Yao and Jian Xiaojie arrived, Xu Shuncai had even led people to set up a cordon around the area.

Even if Li Rongzhen came, she would have to go through a strict security check.

The safe house was located on the 35th floor. When Lee Yong-jin arrived, she saw Lu Yao smoking in front of the floor-to-ceiling window while admiring the night view of Seoul outside.

Today, Lü Yao wasn't wearing a suit jacket, and his tie was loose.

The open-collar white shirt and black suit trousers made him look more unruly than usual, and his temperament became gloomy and fierce.

Meanwhile, Jian Xiaojie, sitting on the other side...

Her hair was styled in a mid-length ponytail today. The sharp hairstyle, paired with her fitted women's suit, made her look particularly aggressive and intimidating.

When Li Rongzhen opened the door and came in, both of them turned their eyes to her at the door.

In an instant, an invisible pressure made Li Rongzhen's heart pound wildly.

(End of this chapter)