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Chapter 302 He Guessed It (6k views, please subscribe)

Li Rongzhen is indeed a very good partner. She is smart enough to know when to advance and retreat, and her goals are very clear. She rarely thinks about things outside of her goals.

Even if she has ideas, unless she has the power to make a final decision, she won't even show any behavior that expresses those ideas.

It would be pleasant to work with this kind of person.

Although it is just as dangerous.

Lu Yao smiled and said, "Since you know about Li Zaixian's situation, I would like to hear your opinion, President Li, on how I should respond."

Without much thought, Lee Yong-jin blurted out, "Lee Jae-hyun wants international capital to enter the market, simply to reduce your share in CJ Electronics. But he doesn't dare to actually force you out, so he supports the acquisition of CJ shares and wants to put pressure on CJ Electronics through the head office."

"This is a perfectly legitimate and open strategy. Once the combined shareholding of international capital and Lee Jae-hyun exceeds 67%, CJ Electronics will be in a very dangerous situation. At the same time, I also understand that you are also acquiring shares of the CJ Group. You are even in contact with the chaebols and forces in Silla that hold shares in the CJ Group."

Are you planning to confront international capital in the stock market?

Lu Yao thought for a moment and replied, "Yes, but not entirely."

"In reality, our current stock acquisitions and courting efforts with New Luo Xijie and international capital are merely a delaying tactic. In fact, there is only one person who can end this farce."

After a moment of silence, Lee Yong-jin said, "Lee Jae-hyun."

Lu Yao laughed and said, "That's right, it's him. But although Li Zaixian has some scandals, they are not many and will not affect the overall situation. He doesn't have any particular hobbies or interests, and even if it's his family, it's hard to make a final decision about him."

At this point, Lü Yao looked at Lee Yong-jin with great interest: "President Lee, you've been in Silla Seoul for so long, you're very familiar with Lee Jae-hyun, and you're even related by blood, so I wanted to come and ask you for advice."

Lü Yao had already made his point very clear.

He said he was asking for advice, but in reality he was asking Li Rongzhen to take action.

This can be considered as Li Rongzhen's "room fee" here.

Lu Yao wanted Li Rongzhen to take action, naturally wanting her to target what Li Zaixian cared about most and feared losing the most.

So what is Lee Jae-hyun afraid of?

What is the biggest fear of a third-generation chaebol heir who is not so lecherous, is quite wealthy, and very ambitious?
Actually, what Lee Jae-hyun fears is very simple.

It wasn't that the company might fall apart, nor that his family was threatened, nor that he would lose the support of important allies. What he feared most was actually losing his own life, which is something most people fear, but Lee Jae-hyun might be even more afraid of it.

So much so that he didn't even have the courage to fight to the death when he was in dire straits, even if it meant taking everyone down with him.

This is what Lü Yao gleaned from Li Zaixian.

If Lü Yao could see it, there was no reason why Li Rongzhen wouldn't know.

However, Lü Yao did not make his meaning clear. He hoped that Li Rongzhen could understand the implication and then handle the matter herself.

When things reach a certain point, one has to be very careful in speaking and acting, otherwise it is very easy to leave a handle on one's hands. Just like when Wu Wang, the governor of Jiangnan Province, conquered the world, he sent his men to welcome back the Little Ming King, who then died because his ship sank and he fell into the water.

Of course, things need to be done.

But there are nuances to who does it and how it's done.

Especially in the internet age, it's incredibly difficult to do anything without leaving a trace. It's essential to physically come and meet with Lee Yong-jin, and even during the meeting, to speak in a way that's ambiguous and leave people to guess.

Otherwise, why did ancient emperors or high-ranking officials speak in such roundabout ways? Wasn't it because there were historians recording their words?
In a country like Tokyo University, which highly values ​​historical heritage and does it exceptionally well, making a foolish mistake could truly leave a lasting stain on one's reputation.

Ordinary people might not think this is a big deal.

That's because ordinary people don't have the opportunity to appear in history books. If you were to ask those who constantly say, "After I die, who cares about the deluge," they would probably cherish their reputation more than anyone else.

And that's why Lü Yao cares so much...

He will naturally be included in history books as well.

He could not care that he rose to power by living off a woman, just as Zhu Chongba did not care that he started as a beggar. But when Zhu Chongba became Zhu Yuanzhang, the governor of Jiangnan Province, and the Prince of Wu, he had to care about many things.

When Lü Yao became President Lü, he couldn't help but care about these things.

Li Rongzhen understood the implied meaning, and after a moment of silence, she smiled and said, "I dare not ask for your advice, but I have been taken care of here for so long, so why don't you leave this matter to me?"

Lü Yao also understood what Li Rongzhen meant.

Or rather, it was from her eyes that he realized she understood what he meant.

So Lü Yao smiled and said, "That would be perfect. With President Li's help, I believe this matter can be resolved very satisfactorily."

Li Rongzhen smiled and said, "You're too kind."

After chatting with Li Rongzhen for a while, Lü Yao got up and left. Even when Li Rongzhen asked him to stay for a meal, Lü Yao refused.

He really didn't want to stay here any longer unless absolutely necessary.

Although Lü Yao didn't dislike Li Rongzhen that much, being around a woman like her would put him under a lot of pressure. He had to constantly examine his words and actions, afraid of revealing even the slightest flaw.

While more wealth and power make it easier to succeed in many things, the losses from failure can also be enormous.

Therefore, one must be extremely careful in many things, especially when dealing with a woman like Lee Yong-jin.

Not long after Lü Yao left, Li Rongzhen sat in the room in the central hall, lost in thought. After a long while, she suddenly let out a soft breath and put on her polite and beautiful smile again.

follow.

Li Rongzhen took out her phone and began to make arrangements.

……

Two days later, after entertaining the heads of international capital, Lee Jae-hyun walked out of a very luxurious nightclub.

This nightclub isn't particularly famous in Seoul, but it's frequented by prosecutors from Shilla University, high-ranking executives from conglomerates, or other big names who are very well-known in Chungmuro.

Every beautiful woman working here is someone who could be considered for a girl group like Shilla... No, it should be said that many of the idol actresses in those girl groups only entered the entertainment industry after failing to be selected here.

After all, once Silla's girl group idols enter the entertainment industry, they become a public facility.

This space has a greater chance of becoming a private facility, at most lent to friends or used to entertain distinguished guests.

The women and men working here are more like concubines in ancient times at Tokyo University.

As for girl group idols, they're more like performers in brothels...

After leaving the nightclub and getting back into his car, Lee Jae-hyun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. His car's driver's seat and rear seats were enclosed, and communication between the two sides was conducted via landline.

In this sealed and safe space, Lee Jae-hyun couldn't help but curse, "Damn it!" These foreigners were absolutely disgusting.

They simply don't take Lee Jae-hyun seriously at all!
Recalling the scene of him bowing and scraping, being lectured like a dog by those foreigners, Lee Jae-hyun's anger rose sharply.

"Let's go back."

After sending a notification to the cockpit via landline, Lee Jae-hyun lay down on the spacious sofa inside the car and closed his eyes, pretending to doze off.

Back at his residence, Lee Jae-hyun quickly washed up and went to bed, where he fell into a deep sleep.

Lee Jae-hyun slept very soundly. When he woke up, he couldn't help but stretch and yawn. In the feeling of being relaxed and comfortable, he let out a long sound.

I slept so well last night!
He felt like he hadn't had such a clear sleep in a long time, but for some reason his head felt a little heavy, and the clarity he felt upon waking up disappeared immediately.

and……

Lee Jae-hyun felt something sticky in the bed, and a strange, fishy smell wafted from the tip of his nose, like the smell of blood.

What is this all about?

Lee Jae-hyun, who had just woken up, felt something was strange. When he lifted the covers, he saw a dark brown bloodstain that had covered the entire bed! The bloodstains startled Lee Jae-hyun awake, and a strong feeling of nausea washed over him.

But the nausea that had just arisen was instantly extinguished by his shock.

The source of this bloodstain was none other than the head of a huge, skinned bull.

The skinned bull's head was a bloody mess, its round eyes staring wide open, covered with a thick layer of viscous blood scabs, a sight that could terrify anyone.

"vomit!!"

Lee Jae-hyun immediately crawled out of bed with a wailing sound, followed by an extremely shrill scream coming from the bedroom.

When the security guards came in and saw the bloody scene on the bed, they all looked surprised and bewildered.

Lee Jae-hyun stood up, covered in blood: "What happened! Didn't you see someone come in?"

The security guards who rushed into Lee Jae-hyun's bedroom looked at each other blankly, then answered with shame, "No."

Lee Jae-hyun went completely hysterical: "The surveillance footage! Show me the surveillance footage!"

"And another thing! Clean up this place!"

After yelling, Lee Jae-hyun, covered in blood, walked out of the bedroom and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Forty minutes later, Lee Jae-hyun was finally clean. He came out wearing a bathrobe and holding a towel, drying his hair as he went. For some reason, he could still smell the nauseating stench of blood.

This made Lee Jae-hyun's face even more gloomy.

"Where's the surveillance?"

Lee Jae-hyun said. After his men brought over the surveillance footage, Lee Jae-hyun began to watch the footage from last night to this morning, but he couldn't see anything unusual in the footage from last night until he returned.

The surveillance footage actually revealed something unusual. Around 4 a.m., there was a period in the surveillance footage where a looping video was cut in, which indicates that someone had hacked in last night, and the hacker was very skilled.

As a result, their surveillance lines were hacked.

How come his security didn't react at all when such a big incident happened in his room?
Lee Jae-hyun looked up at the security guards in his residence. When he saw the shame on their faces, he couldn't help but purse his lips. Although he was very dissatisfied with this group of people, there was no point in getting angry at them at that moment.

We can just replace them all afterwards.

Lee Jae-hyun's composure in this regard was ultimately quite good. He waved for the group of people around him to leave, and then he began to ponder the hidden meaning behind the matter.

No one would just randomly stuff a head into his bed; this is a warning, a threat.

Today I can chop off a cow's head and stuff it into his bed, and tomorrow I can take his head off and stuff it somewhere else—using my life to intimidate and threaten?

Then they were right to make that threat.

Lee Jae-hyun got up to pour himself a glass of water, and his hand holding the glass was trembling slightly.

After finally finishing his water, Lee Jae-hyun had figured out what was going on. The person who would do this recently, and who was capable of doing it... was probably that young CEO Lü from Dongda University.

"Ugh……"

He had previously judged that the University of Tokyo would not have an overreaction to the involvement of international capital in CJ Electronics, and indeed, as he expected, the University of Tokyo did not have an overreaction; they simply sent some gifts.

This gift was indeed bloody and frightening.

But Lee Jae-hyun still doesn't believe that Dongda University would do something like "get rid of" him.

So Li Zaixian immediately took out his phone and dialed Lu Yao's number. The call went through, but no one answered. He called twice in a row, but no one answered.

It wasn't like this before.

This made Lee Jae-hyun realize... he might have really messed up this time.

Now that he's calmed down and thought about it again, what he imagined as "excessive" behavior... probably wasn't really "excessive" for that Mr. Lü from Dongda University.

He's dead, but CJ Group will continue to exist.

Replacing him with a younger, less experienced CJ Homeowner would be an extremely simple matter.

This kind of thing might be a bit difficult for locals in Silla to handle, but for Dongda University, it's a piece of cake.

After calming down, Lee Jae-hyun felt colder and colder the more he thought about it.

As if without his noticing, a cold, large hand gripped his heart like a ghost, making it difficult for him to breathe!
After thinking for another ten minutes or so, Lee Jae-hyun, increasingly anxious and flustered, immediately picked up his phone and called his secretary: "Arrange my trip to Dongda University and Shanghai South University! Yes! Now!"

……

Five hours later, Li Zaixian appeared in Shangnan to visit Lü Yao.

However, when he arrived, Lü Yao's secretary told him that Lü Yao was very busy today and not in the company. Li Zaixian knew that this was probably Lü Yao deliberately keeping him waiting, but he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction and just said he would wait here.

They waited from afternoon until evening, and then from evening until late at night.

He was like a primary school student who had made a mistake and was kept after school by the teacher.

However, in the adult world, there won't be a "teacher" watching you and preventing you from leaving.

Lee Jae-hyun hadn't eaten anything all day, only drank a few bottles of water, and went to the toilet several times. By late at night, he was starving, exhausted, and suffering from low blood sugar, which made him feel unwell and dizzy.

But he dared not slack off in the slightest.

It was almost 11 p.m. when Lü Yao, reeking of alcohol, finally rushed over from outside, looking travel-worn. As soon as he entered the reception room, he smiled when he saw Li Zaixian, who had been waiting for almost a day: "Oh, I'm so sorry, I had several important meetings this year, and then I was dragged off to social events. I'm really sorry."

Lee Jae-hyun immediately stood up, looking slightly awkward: "Not at all, President Lu is a very important person, it's only right that I wait here."

Lu Yao said politely, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's go get some late-night snacks together."

Lee Jae-hyun quickly and politely declined, saying, "No need, no need, I came here mainly to..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lü Yao pulled him outside, saying, "Coming here is like coming home. Would I let you go hungry?"

To entertain Li Zaixian, Lü Yao specially chose a night market in Shangnan with a strong local flavor. He sat down in front of a stir-fry stall and ordered two servings of dumplings, pork and sauerkraut, beef and celery, plus two cold dishes, two hot dishes and a soup.

The surrounding crowd was bustling, and the rich aroma of cooking wafted from the different stalls in this night market. Various common night market delicacies sizzled and released their fragrances on various cooking utensils.

Having been hungry all day, Lee Jae-hyun's stomach was rumbling loudly, and the surging stomach acid caused him to experience sharp pains in his stomach.

When the steaming dumplings were served, Lee Jae-hyun's appetite reached its peak. He apologized, "President Lu, I... I'll eat first."

"Eat up, eat up, I've already eaten."

Lee Jae-hyun didn't even care that it was hot, and picked up his chopsticks to start cooking.

"Hmm~"

Lee Jae-hyun made sounds of extreme enjoyment, and the expression on his face began to take on an increasingly Korean look.

Seeing this, Lü Yao laughed. Why do all the people of Silla eat the same way?

After Lee Jae-hyun finished five or six dumplings, Lü Yao took out a piece of dried tangerine peel, popped it into his mouth, and asked, "Chairman Lee, is it good?"

Lee Jae-hyun immediately mumbled, "Delicious, I've always loved the food here."

Lu Yao said leisurely, "Yes, for people like us, this world is still quite beautiful, and there are many things we can enjoy to our heart's content. However, most of the time, we are controlled by our own greed and anxiety, and we are unable to truly enjoy these beautiful things."

Lee Jae-hyun's eating speed noticeably slowed down.

Lu Yao continued, "But only when we truly realize that one day we will lose these things and can no longer appreciate them will we cherish what we once could easily have."

Lee Jae-hyun's stomach clenched, and his tongue could no longer taste the food.

After a moment of silence, Lee Jae-hyun said earnestly, "I'm sorry, President Lu. I didn't handle things well regarding what happened at CJ Group recently. When I get back, I will do my best to stop the actions of international capital."

Lü Yao laughed: "Can you stop it?"

Lee Jae-hyun's lips trembled: "I will do my best."

Lu Yao laughed and said, "Actually, I don't care that much about CJ Electronics or CJ Group. Even if you can restructure, merge, or even shut down CJ Electronics, I won't have much of an objection."

Lee Jae-hyun was stunned; he didn't understand what Lü Yao meant.

Lu Yao continued, "CJ Electronics recently purchased EUV lithography machines from abroad, right?"

Lee Jae-hyun seemed to have figured something out, and his eyes visibly flickered.

Lu Yao continued, "I really want an EUV lithography machine. It's a magic weapon for improving chip manufacturing processes and production efficiency."

Lee Jae-hyun suddenly understood!
He even thought of more!

In an instant, a bone-chilling cold, like the Siberian wind, pierced his very marrow like a bayonet.

Lee Jae-hyun felt as if the world around him was constantly receding and moving away, leaving only the calm-looking, slightly smiling Lü Yao, who kept magnifying in his eyes until he finally occupied his entire mind... So, was everything part of his plan?
From his initial contact with the CJ Group, to the later establishment of CJ Electronics, the involvement of Professor Liang Bosong in CJ Electronics, and even Professor Liang Bosong's death, Li Rongzhen's cooperation...

and many more!

Is Professor Liang Bosong really dead?

The terrifying feeling that came from touching the truth made Lee Jae-hyun's lips turn white, and cold sweat kept pouring down his forehead in the cold weather.

Looking at Lee Jae-hyun's expression, Lü Yao couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Lee Jae-hyun was indeed quite capable. After Lü Yao revealed his true purpose, the other party immediately connected many things and even guessed the most core and important part of all these matters.

Lü Yao's smile grew even more serene: "How is it?"

Although Lü Yao spoke very calmly, Li Zaixian felt dizzy and felt an overwhelming killing intent sweeping over him like a tsunami.

Under the influence of this immense killing intent, Lee Jae-hyun felt his strength rapidly draining away.

At this moment, he finally understood that even his personal trip to Dongda University was part of Lü Yao's calculations.

Lee Jae-hyun's lips turned pale, but he smiled and said, "I understand. I'm definitely willing to help you."

Lu Yao laughed and said, "Don't worry, we're brothers, so let's keep things clear. Consider this equipment a purchase from you, and I'll give you double the price. This money will be transferred to your overseas account after the deal is done."

"Not only that, once this is done, I will sell the CJ Group shares I acquired, giving you more than two-thirds of the shares. After that, whether CJ Electronics is restructured, merged, or dissolved is entirely up to you."

Lee Jae-hyun laughed and said, "Now that things are like this, CJ Electronics is practically defunct."

Lu Yao shook his head and said, "The international market is so big that it can never be completely taken over by one, two, or three companies. CJ Electronics still has a great future, especially now that international capital has entered the market. CJ Electronics will only develop faster."

"Actually, I also suggested to Chairman Li that I stay at CJ Electronics and retain some CJ Group stock. After all, that's in line with your system of checks and balances."

Lu Yao asked with a smile, "Right?"

Lee Jae-hyun's lips...

It's gotten even whiter.

(End of this chapter)