I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

In all these years, she had never seen Lu Yuanhu make a special phone call to ask someone for a gift.

For him to make a special call, the gift must have been exceptionally thoughtful.

She kept asking Chen Sheng for a long time, but she still couldn't figure out why Lu Yuanhu had called her.

After all, she could never have imagined that a seemingly ordinary packet of tea could be worth tens of millions.

Lu Ruixiang said, "In any case, Lu Yuanhu said this time that he is willing to give his full support to our family. Maybe we will be eligible to participate in the next family meeting."

"What? Really!" Chen Sheng's expression became excited.

The Lu family's family meeting was quite extraordinary.

Some industry secrets become less of a secret at family meetings; some difficult issues become easier to resolve at family meetings.

Because the Lu family's family meetings are the venue for the transfer and redistribution of benefits among the core members of the Lu family who control resources.

These people already possess resources in their respective fields, and when they come together, they can create a synergistic effect greater than the sum of its parts.

Years ago, there was a well-known female celebrity in Haiya Company who was sidelined by the company because she refused to accept the company's unspoken rules.

The actress comes from a relatively well-off family, but she has been insisting on terminating her contract, causing the company a lot of headaches.

So, at the Lu family's family meeting, the two bigwigs reached a secret agreement, after which the actress's contract was handed over to another company.

The actress thought she had escaped her misery, but little did she know that it was a setup by two companies.

The two companies exploited loopholes in the contract to sue the actress for tens of millions of yuan in breach of contract damages, instantly bankrupting her.

In the end, the actress not only ruined her career and lost all her wealth, but also became a plaything of a powerful figure in the industry.

From then on, no celebrity dared to disobey the company's arrangements.

For example, if an employee of the Lu family's company has worked for a long time and they want to dismiss them but are unwilling to pay the exorbitant severance package of N+2, then they will make things difficult for that employee and have another company offer a high salary to poach them.

Once they've poached the employee, the next company can easily find a reason to fire them, and then only need to pay the employee a very small amount of compensation.

Some people might ask if they're not afraid of being sued? No.

The Lu family has been cultivating the local market for many years and is known as the "Invincible Warriors of the West City." They have never lost a lawsuit in the local area.

Back then, the Lu family held absolute power in the entertainment industry, acting with impunity. Any conversation at a family meeting could be considered sensational.

Since the change of ownership of the family business, the status of the family meetings has plummeted, but being eligible to attend these meetings remains a symbol of status within the family.

Previously, Lu Ruixiang's family had never been accepted into family meetings, not even having the right to sit in.

Lu Yuanhu's sudden willingness to support their family was naturally a great thing, signifying that Lu Ruixiang's family had taken another solid step forward in terms of status within the clan.

After being happy for a while, Lu Ruixiang said:

"I estimate that Lu Yuanhu's willingness to bring us into the family meeting this time is related to Chen Hai becoming a partner of Beichen. If it weren't for Chen Hai's success, we wouldn't have been able to get Lu Yuanhu to think highly of us."

Then she sighed, "That's how things are in this world. Only when you are strong will others be willing to look at you properly."

"Yes, Chen Hai is a good kid, after all, he's been carefully nurtured, but..."

"But what?"

"……nothing."

Chen Sheng hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

He wanted to tell Lu Ruixiang that he hadn't actually mentioned Chen Hai when he went to Lu Yuanhu's house.

But then I thought, maybe Lu Yuanhu heard it from somewhere else.

So he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Lu Ruixiang didn't mind and said happily:

"If we can attend the family meeting later and bring Chen Hai along, we might be able to find valuable information or help for his company."

After saying that, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen Chen Ya and asked, "Where's Chen Ya? Didn't he come back with you?"

He said he had something to do and went out, but I don't know what he went out to do.

“Tell him to come home for dinner tonight,” Lu Ruixiang said. “Isn’t he very close to his aunt? Your sister said today that she’s bringing her fiancé over for a visit.”

……

……

Chen Ya drove his Lexus at high speed through the streets of Beijing.

When Chen Ya parked the car at the entrance of Peking University, Liu Ruying was already waiting there, freezing like a dog. As she got into the car, Chen Ya kept staring at her.

"Aren't you cold?" Chen Ya asked after getting into the car.

This girl is dressed very frugally today; under her coat is a low-cut top that shows her cleavage.

"It's alright, there's air conditioning in the car, isn't there?"

Liu Ruying reached out and adjusted the direction of the car's air conditioning, then stretched out her palms to warm them; her fingers were red from the cold.

Last time she dressed rather conservatively, but after finding Chen Ya unmoved, she changed to this style now.

It seems to be somewhat useful.

As Chen Ya drove, he asked, "Have you finished tidying up what I asked you to do last time?"

“It’s all sorted out,” Liu Ruying said, pulling out a small notebook from her pocket. “I’ve compiled a list of the core members and core businesses of the Lu family, and even drawn up a genealogy chart.”

Chen Ya nodded and asked, "Are you familiar with the situation of Lu Yuanhu and Lu Yuanbao?"

Liu Ruying immediately replied fluently: "Lu Yuanhu is currently the legal representative of Hupo Games, while Lu Yuanbao is the controller of Wansha Live Streaming Platform."

"Tiger Soul Games' flagship title is 'Wind and Lightning Kaito.' Over the past three years, the company's revenue has been..."

"Wansha Live Streaming Platform's market share has increased from 23% last year to 31% this year. The latest news is that it poached a top streamer from the Kuaisha platform..."

After listening to Liu Ruying's introduction, Chen Ya smiled.

"Even a centipede that has a hundred legs does not fall down when dead."

Compared to Aihua, which Lu Yuanlong held in his hands, the two brothers Yuanhu and Yuanbao were nothing.

However, according to the intelligence gathered by Liu Ruying, both of them took action after Aiwa changed hands, and their revenue not only did not decline, but actually increased.

The reason is that after Lu Yuanlong and his wife went to prison, his family urgently "rescued" all the properties under his name.

This "rescue" saved a lot of assets for the Lu family, with Lu Ningna taking the lion's share, and Lu Yuanhu and Lu Yuanbao also benefiting considerably.

There's nothing you can do about it. A single blow might kill the wolf, but it might not kill the fleas on its body, who might even jump around more happily.

Besides, he didn't have the time to fight fleas. Whether it was Tiger Soul Games or Marusha Live... they were just a few stray cats and dogs, not even worth a second glance.

Liu Ruying's eyes were fixed on him, and they looked damp, perhaps because of the cold wind she had just been exposed to.

"Do you want to go after the Lu family?"

Chen Ya, holding the steering wheel, said, "You're overthinking it. I'm just here for fun."

"The capital city is a huge playground."

Liu Ruying: "..."

She discovered that this person always spouted some incomprehensible boasts that sounded incredibly arrogant and infuriating.

After a while, Liu Ruying asked again, "Where are we going next?"

"I'm going to see an old friend," Chen Ya said.

Chapter 230 Assassination and Firefight

February 13, 2015, night.

A black Volvo XC60 drove on a highway in the outskirts of Beijing, the warm yellow light of the streetlights reflected on its body like a flowing river.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Chen Ya leaned back, the warm yellow light illuminating his face.

Fifteen years ago, solar-powered streetlights were not yet common in the suburbs of Beijing, and the light seemed to be more dazzling.

His 21-year-old face still showed some immaturity, but no one would know how this young man, only 21 years old, had just left a group of big names in the scientific research community dumbfounded.

Seven years ago, Chen Ya was in his prime.

But this is normal. Anyone would be in high spirits if their girlfriend was the superstar Jiang Xinhai.

He glanced at the chat history from "Y" on the screen, sent a "OK" message, and then turned off his phone.

"That mysterious hacker just messaged me again," Chen Ya said with a smile. "Guess what she said?"

Pei Hu asked as he drove, "What did you say?"

It was 1:27 a.m. The streets were quiet and deserted, with hardly any cars around. Visibility was also good, making driving on such roads a very pleasant experience, so everyone in the car was very relaxed.

Pei Hu was driving, while Xiao Cui was catching up on sleep in the back. They had just accompanied Chen Ya to the Institute of High Energy Physics in the suburbs of Beijing and were now on their way back to the capital.

Chen Ya said, "She said she found a strange bounty on the internet, and after tracking and analyzing it, she found that it was very likely aimed at me, and that there might be foreign forces targeting me."

Upon hearing those words, Xiao Cui in the back seat sat up abruptly and shouted, "Where? Who?"

"Cui, lie down," Pei Hu said. "You're so easily startled. You call yourself an expert? We're just chatting."

Xiao Cui rubbed his eyes, closed them for three seconds to rest, and quickly regained his senses.

Pei Hu frowned again and asked Chen Ya, "Is this information reliable? What is that person's identity?"

Chen Ya laughed and said, "I can't verify whether what she said is true or false right now, but I've already used technical means to find out her real identity from the messages she sent me before. Guess how old that highly skilled mysterious hacker is this year?"

How old are you?

“12 years old!” After Chen Ya finished speaking, Pei Hu and Cui Lingfeng both looked incredulous.

"You're using a fake identity, aren't you?"

Chen Ya laughed and said, "It's not a fake identity. She did borrow her cousin's identity and was named Xia Yingji. But after I investigated, I found that this Xia Yingji was actually quite incompetent. However, by following the clues, I dug out her true identity. She's really just a little girl, and a little genius at that. She skipped several grades in elementary school and is in her third year of junior high this year."

"Damn it, I'm so old and I can't even shut down a computer, while those young girls are already genius hackers. It's really infuriating to compare myself to them..." Pei Hu cursed.

Xiao Cui, who was behind him, finally came to his senses and asked, "Brother Ya, did she say how she would deal with you?"

Chen Ya's expression turned serious. He said, "Be careful these next few days. Mercenaries might use bombings, assassinations, and other methods against us."

Cui Lingfeng patted his face and said, "To be honest, I'm quite looking forward to fighting these foreigners."

"Once you actually fight them, you'll regret your current thoughts."

Pei Hu said, "Sigh, who doesn't want to live a peaceful life? I wouldn't want to handle a gun if I wasn't forced into it. By the way, Mr. Chen, did your application for protection with the National Security Bureau go smoothly?"

Chen Ya said, "That Wenren Chong just wouldn't budge. I guess he doesn't believe I can really make such a big breakthrough in technology. It's also my fault. I've missed too many academic courses, so people always look down on me..."

Cui Lingfeng said angrily, "That Wenren Chong is just looking down on people. Why does he only care about academic qualifications? Hasn't he heard that there are many hidden masters among ordinary people?"

"Alright, alright," Chen Ya said, "They've already made exceptions again and again. We've already got our gun licenses, and they've even provided us with this level of firepower. They're treating us like one of their own."

As Pei Hu drove, he suddenly said, "President Chen, something's not right."

"what happened?"

“There was a murderous aura,” Pei Hu said. “A car just turned around from the blind spot at the corner; it was probably coming for us.”

Cui Lingfeng, sitting in the back seat, said, "Old Pei, don't be so alarmed."

“No, my intuition is very accurate,” Pei Hu thought for a moment and said, “That’s it. The car’s initial speed wasn’t high, but it accelerated quickly to keep up with us. It must have been waiting there for us to come over.”

Chen Ya glanced at the rearview mirror and saw a black car with a Beijing license plate hanging in the distance.

"Drive faster, let's see if we can shake them off."

Pei Hu glanced at the navigation and said, "There's a railway ahead."

Chen Ya said, "Xiao Cui, take out your gun."

Without saying a word, Cui Lingfeng pulled a bag from under the seat and took out several black guns, one after another.

“There are still 300 meters to the railway,” Pei Hu said.

Chen Ya said, "Give me a Z11 pistol and a Type 95 rifle. You take a Type 97. Give Lao Pei a dagger and any kind of pistol."

After Cui Lingfeng finished distributing the equipment, Pei Hu put his own equipment aside and said, "There's still 150 meters of railway ahead, and there's a bridge arch ahead."

Chen Ya then asked, "Did they also give us a flashing light?"

"Yes." Cui Lingfeng didn't waste any words. Now his whole aura was tense and sharp, like a drawn blade, exuding a chilling aura.