Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

"Hehehe, this is really something, young friend Yu Zhe, you've finally shown up?"

59. Aren't you going to run away yet?

The moment Yu Zhe stepped into the temporary meeting room, it signified that a contest had already begun.

Qi Jiang was all smiles, seemingly not caring at all, as if the visitor was just a junior coming to pay a visit.

Qi Yi, standing at the door, was completely stunned. He didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, Qi Jiang gave him instructions.

"Qi Yi, you can go out now. After you finish chairing the meeting, I have something I'd like to discuss with my young friend Yu Zhe."

Yu Zhe followed his words and glanced back, saying, "Yes, Uncle Qi, you go ahead with your work. I won't trouble you here. I was just passing by and wanted to say a few words. Don't delay your business."

His leisurely and unhurried demeanor really made it seem like he was just passing by, but who would believe that!

However, having received Qi Jiang's instructions, Qi Yi had no choice but to walk out and close the door behind him.

Now there are only three people left in the house.

Lu Ling, who was in charge of protecting Yu Zhe's safety, had a serious expression and kept her hands on her waist, as if she could draw her weapon at any moment.

Qi Jiang didn't even look at him, he just chuckled and said, "Young friend Yu Zhe, your friend seems to be quite hostile towards me. Since we're just passing by and having a casual chat, why be so formal?"

"What you say is true, senior. But my friend seems a little nervous. When she's nervous, she makes some unnecessary little movements. Please don't take offense."

Yu Zhe's words made Qi Jiang raise an eyebrow. "Hmm, that's good, quick reaction."

Lu Ling didn't say anything, but remained motionless, maintaining a vigilant posture.

She needed to ensure that in case of any unexpected situation, she could protect the young master immediately. This was what made the Lu sisters, Lu Ling and Lu Yao, so formidable; once they were on a mission, they would leave no room for error or distraction.

Qi Jiang, leaning on his cane, rose somewhat laboriously from the main seat, then slowly walked...

I walked to a side seat. (Monthly fee group: 694936135)

This side seat is located on one side of the wall, with a tea table in the middle and two chairs facing the same direction on either side.

Qi Jiang slowly sat down in a chair on the inside, pointed to another chair behind the coffee table, and raised his chin: "Young friend Yu Zhe, since you're here, why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea?"

Yu Zhe could feel Lu Ling tugging at his sleeve from behind.

He gently patted Lu Ling's hand twice to indicate that she was alright.

Then he took a few steps forward and sat down confidently on another chair on the outside.

"Alright, then this junior will respectfully accept your offer. However, I must say, I will refrain from drinking the tea."

Qi Jiang frowned slightly: "Hmm? What do you mean by that, young friend? Do you think that the Qi family's tea is not as valuable as the Su family's tea?"

"No, no." Yu Zhe shook his head with a wry smile. "The tea is all good tea, but tea must be brewed with water. This water is no good, it's such a waste of this pot of good tea."

"Oh? Is there something wrong with this water?"

Yu Zhe raised an arm and pointed his index finger down at the ground: "I wonder if Senior Qi knows that recently, it seems that a number of factories are going to be built in Fenghai City. Moreover, the scale of pollution is huge. It's not just the rivers, but it seems that even the groundwater will not be spared. I'm afraid that we will have to buy our drinking water online."

After saying that, he deliberately winked: "Hey, by the way, does Senior Qi know which company this is? Tell me, isn't this unethical?"

These words made Qi Jiang's hand holding the teacup tremble for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure: "Heh heh, young friend, there's a hidden meaning in your words..."

It's no use. Qi Jiang knows that no matter how much you curse, there's no evidence.

But the question is, how did Su Yuzhe find out about the factory project? If I remember correctly, this project was only announced yesterday, and it was required to be kept confidential by someone in the company.

Could it be Qi Xinye? No… Although she knew about the factory, she shouldn’t know about the actual environmental pollution.

Interesting, so there was a mole in the Qi family?

It doesn't matter. For Qi Jiang, who is in complete control, getting rid of Su Yuzhe today means he can then carry out a major overhaul of the Qi family without any serious consequences.

He showed no embarrassment, simply picked up his teacup, and took a sip: "Hmm, truly despicable. If you know which company it is, young friend, you must tell this old man that we cannot cooperate with such a person."

"That's natural."

After Qi Jiang put down his cup, Yu Zhe tapped the table rhythmically with his fingers: "Speaking of which, Senior Qi, you really are very composed. Is it okay not to run away? Opportunities are becoming increasingly rare."

"Hmm? What are you talking about now, young friend? Am I getting old and my hearing isn't working well?"

Yu Zhe's words have made the current situation clear.

Qi Jiang felt that his words were exactly what he expected. He was being provoked into running away with his men so that his men could catch them red-handed.

He had already guessed this, so Qi Jiang knew that as long as he sat there and didn't move, Su Yuzhe would have no way to do anything.

He probably arrived a little late and didn't wait for anyone from the company to leave, so he couldn't sit still and came in to try and provoke them.

Just when he thought Su Yuzhe should be at a loss.

Yu Zhe merely sneered: "Perhaps it's just that Senior Qi's eyesight is failing. Don't you understand? I'm only doing this out of kindness, to let you run, because in a few more minutes, you might not be able to run anymore."

“But young friend, why should this old man run? Besides, my old arms and legs can’t run anymore.”

Ha, Qi Jiang really has a thick skin.

Yu Zhe wasn't in a hurry at all. This time, he didn't care about manners and simply took out his phone from his pocket and started playing games.

"Well, since the senior says there's no rush and no need to run, then I won't try to persuade you. I'll just wait here for a while. Anyway, it'll only be ten minutes at most before this place is surrounded by the relevant departments. At that time, I don't know whether the senior will run or not."

Yu Zhe's rude act of suddenly playing games on his phone did not anger Qi Jiang at all.

He simply tapped the tiger-head cane he was using, his face still bearing his usual cunning smile: "Young friend, please feel free to do as you please. However, since we're waiting anyway, this old man has a few questions I'd like to ask you."

"Senior, you don't need to say 'please teach me,' you can just ask directly."

Even though he said that, Yu Zhe continued playing games on his phone, not looking in Qi Jiang's direction at all.

The sight almost made Lu Ling, who was standing to the side, burst out laughing.

"Then I shall ask." Qi Jiang's aged face was etched with a calm tone. "This old man simply doesn't understand. Young friend, since you are the genius that people talk about, you should be more thorough in your actions than others. But I don't know why you acted rashly this time without being completely certain. Is it really because you are young?"

Yu Zhe couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this: "The way you're saying this makes it sound like Senior Qi has already won?"

"Is not it?"

Qi Jiang's question only made Yu Zhe shake his head.

He tapped his phone, then glanced at Qi Jiang out of the corner of his eye and said, "What you think is thorough, senior, is just your opinion. And what you think is reckless, is also just your opinion. The truth may not be what you think."

Yu Zhe put down his phone and turned to look at Qi Jiang. At that moment, there was an indescribable depth and vastness in Yu Zhe's eyes.

"Oh, by the way, of course I know you've been very careful in your business all these years and haven't left any evidence, but as I said, do you have any evidence left behind?"

Whether I have evidence or not is a different matter.

60. Fabricating evidence

Despite Yu Zhe's tongue-twisting words, Qi Jiang remained completely unfazed and instead became even more composed.

It wasn't that he didn't understand, but rather that what the other party said wasn't very meaningful. It seemed impressive, but in reality, they didn't provide any solid evidence.

This won't scare an old fox.

Qi Jiang didn't reply, but just chuckled twice in a mock manner, then picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.

Oh? You're the only one who gets tea?

Yu Zhe stretched out his left hand to Lu Ling: "Lu Ling, where's the tea that Zi Xiao prepared for me? Take it out, I'm thirsty."

Who doesn't have some tea to drink?

Lu Ling casually took out a pretty, delicate light blue water glass from the large pocket on the side of her maid outfit and handed it to Yu Zhe.

"Young Master, this was prepared for you by Miss Zixiao, but I don't think it's tea..."

"Ok?"

Yu Zhe took the water glass and looked at it. Good heavens, a whole glass of warm water soaked with goji berries!

These goji berries are so conspicuous, who's the old person here?!

There was also a note attached to the cup: "Brother, drinking tea all the time isn't really healthy, this is better for your health, drink this when you're thirsty."

Yu Zhe unscrewed the cap and took a big gulp of goji berry water. She was drinking it for health. She really is my good sister and a health expert.

Qi Jiang ignored his little tricks and asked in return, "Then, young friend Yu Zhe, where are the people you arranged? Haven't they arrived yet?"

"It should be soon, senior, don't worry."

Yu Zhe put the lid back on the water glass and handed it back to Lu Ling.

Then he chuckled to himself and abruptly uttered a statement that sounded completely nonsensical to Qi Jiang.

"After all, the relevant departments have to count a huge amount of unexplained funds before they arrive, which is no easy task."

What is this talking about?

For the first time, Qi Jiang's confident hand, which was clasped on the tiger-head staff, trembled slightly.

He had indeed made up his mind to sit there and not take any action no matter what happened, but this statement did not sound like a complete bluff.

Qi Jiang finally put down his teacup: "Hey, since we're chatting, there's nothing we can't talk about, right? You don't need to beat around the bush. As for where this huge sum of money is from, you should know that I won't fall for your little tricks of provocation, so you don't need to keep making things up."

"Hmm? So I was using reverse psychology? I didn't know that." Yu Zhe shook his head. "After all, senior, your time is running out. I'll keep it short so that you'll understand when you get caught."

"What a smooth talker!" Qi Jiang said, unconcerned. "I'm all ears."

Then let me hear your so-called "evidence."

Although Qi Jiang did not believe that he really had evidence, did he really think that he could achieve anything by stalling for time?

Yu Zhe had just finished a game on his phone and put it in his pocket.

He sat up a little straighter, his tone matter-of-fact: "As I said before, since the senior did business against his conscience and left no evidence, I don't need to look for evidence that doesn't exist. Do you think we have to focus on the Qi family's business activities that we can't find evidence of if we want to find out what the senior did wrong?"

"What do you mean?"

Qi Jiang had a vague sense of foreboding.

Sure enough, Yu Zhe's next words made him waver.

"What I mean is, since we can't find evidence in Qijia's business activities, let's look for evidence in other things you've done. That can achieve the same goal, right?"

After saying that, Yu Zhe's eyes suddenly turned sharp: "Or, I could fabricate some evidence myself. Do you think you're the only one who can pull off some underhanded tricks?"

Qi Jiang seemed to be able to glean a lot of information from Yu Zhe's gaze.

Before he could guess, Yu Zhe laid it all out: "Senior Qi, let me tell you, I never said that the car accident the Qi family arranged five years ago could just be left like that. On the contrary, leaving it until today is just to make the Qi family pay an even greater price."