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

No matter how much effort this boy put into her rescue, even if he was just a bystander, how could her heart not flutter the slightest when such a handsome young man was sitting beside her?

The policewoman sitting opposite them was looking at them with a strange gaze, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Qi Yunche couldn't understand her gaze.

Chen Ya made no comment, but turned to Captain Chu beside him and said, "Give me their leader's phone."

Captain Chu gestured towards the outside, and soon, a cell phone, placed in an evidence storage bag, was delivered to Chen Ya.

Chen Ya raised his hand, took the phone, and naturally broke free from Qi Yunche's embrace.

Qi Yunche watched in astonishment. He wasn't surprised that Chen Ya had actually broken free from her grasp, but rather that Captain Chu actually listened to him?

Chen Ya operated the phone for a while, scrolling through the message history. Then, among the few call records, he found a number, smiled slightly, and dialed it.

The call connected, and a voice came from the other end: "What's going on? Didn't I tell you not to contact me anymore?"

Chen Ya lowered his voice and said, "The person has been brought back. When will President Zuo make the payment?"

The person on the other end exclaimed, "How did you know about President Zuo...?"

Halfway through the conversation, the person realized something and hung up the phone, leaving only a monotonous "beep beep" busy tone on the other end.

Chen Ya gave a mocking smile.

"Hmph, Zuo Wenzong is always up to his old tricks, does he think I don't know?"

"Zuo Wenzong?" Qi Yunche was taken aback and repeated the name in a low voice.

Zuo Wenzong is the president of Taimei Group and a star entrepreneur.

In China, everyone knows this name.

His group's computers cover almost 70% of the domestic market, and its reach extends to various fields such as food delivery, daily life, online shopping, and logistics, making it a behemoth company.

Chen Ya tossed his phone to Captain Chu and said, "You've got a direction for the investigation, right?"

Captain Chu frowned: "Insufficient evidence, I'm afraid..."

"Haha, I didn't expect you to punish him with the law. How could you possibly be his match?" Chen Ya appeared relaxed, but the light in the depths of his eyes slowly turned cold.

Team Leader Chu was a little unconvinced, but he couldn't find the words to refute it, and in the end he could only sigh.

He rushed forward and said, "You can go now. Take the person in question back first."

As the vehicle slowly started moving, Qi Yunche felt a tickling sensation in his heart, his curiosity swelling to the point of bursting.

What exactly happened to Zuo Wenzong? And what about Chen Ya?

Why is Chen Ya here?

Is it...

A thought suddenly popped into the girl's mind: Is it possible that Chen Ya is the real bodyguard?

Is it possible that the guy who follows me around every day is just a facade, and that this mysterious Chen Ya is the real bodyguard my father hired?

Otherwise, how can you explain him sitting here?

And those police officers listened to him so much!

...Chen Ya was talking to someone on his laptop. Qi Yunche couldn't understand it and didn't dare to ask. Soon, the group returned to the police station.

Chen Ya got out of the car first and saw Qi's father and mother standing in the cold wind outside, looking on expectantly. After Qi Yunche got out of the car, Qi's mother rushed over with a "whoosh," pushed Chen Ya aside, and hugged her daughter, crying her heart out.

Qi Shiyan stepped forward and stood in front of Chen Ya. After seeing that his daughter was unharmed, he silently bowed deeply to Chen Ya three times.

"Mr. Chen... Mr. Chen, thank you for your hard work, thank you so much..."

Qi's mother turned around and glared at her husband, saying fiercely, "Why are you thanking him? You should thank Captain Chu!"

Qi Shiyan frowned, but what his mother said about thanking Captain Qi was also true. He turned to Captain Chu, who looked melancholy, and said:

"Thank you."

Captain Chu looked melancholy for some reason and slowly said, "You shouldn't thank me. It's right to thank Mr. Chen. He deserves the most credit for this operation. I was just carrying out his ideas."

Qi Yunche finally broke free from his mother's embrace, his eyes shining as he turned to ask, "Really? It's all thanks to Chen Ya?"

Captain Chu pointed to his face: "Guess why I'm so depressed? I thought it was a big case, and I was going to make a great contribution, but I didn't do anything and the case was solved. I'm still living in a dream. Can you believe how depressed I am?"

Qi Shiyan had no idea what was bothering him, so Captain Chu could only take a few deep drags on his cigarette, turn around, and leave the situation to Chen Ya.

"Thanks or not are not important. What's important is that you come here, Qi Shiyan, I have something to tell you."

Chen Ya dragged Qi Shiyan away, leaving Qi Yunche and her daughter staring at each other in bewilderment.

For a moment, Qi's mother was a little angry; Chen Ya was being somewhat disrespectful.

But recalling what Captain Chu just said... could it be that he really knows something?

"Yun Che!" Not far away, Lu Qingxuan also ran over, hugged her in her arms, and tears fell like beads.

"Why are you crying?" Qi Yunche was completely baffled and wanted to laugh.

Lu Qingxuan wiped away her tears: "I was really worried about you."

"Don't worry," Qi Yunche said, holding Lu Qingxuan's hand and smiling as sweetly as a roasted sweet potato. "I was kidnapped this time, but nothing happened to me. I even got to eat roasted sweet potatoes and held Chen Ya's hand."

Qi Yunche took Lu Qingxuan's hand, interlocked their fingers, raised it, and waved it in the air, his dimples showing: "His hands are so big, and his fingers are so long."

"Huh?" Lu Qingxuan's tone suddenly turned cold, and her tears stopped instantly.

Chapter 251 He's the guy who lives next door to me

After Chen Ya and Qi Shiyan walked to a place further away from the crowd, they said, "It was Zuo Wenzong who did it."

Qi Shiyan's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Really? As the CEO of Taimei, would Zuo Wenzong really resort to such underhanded tactics?"

Chen Ya sneered: "Have you ever heard of fake business wars and real business wars? People think that business wars are all about scheming and using all sorts of tricks, but what are real business wars really like? Climbing over walls, poisoning, and seizing company seals. Zuo Wenzong has done even more despicable things."

Qi Shiyan nodded, then felt extremely angry.

“The reason he chose you is because he’s afraid of you. Tell me, why is he afraid of you?” Chen Ya said.

Qi Shiyan said, "I am responsible for the overall construction of the company's northern logistics system. Currently, I am in charge of promoting Beichen's own logistics brand, which means that I am in direct competition with Taimei's food delivery and logistics industries."

Chen Ya nodded: "Go on."

Qi Shiyan realized this was an opportunity and spoke even more fluently:

“Our food delivery service was originally only for internal use. If we expand, it will be a major blow to Taimei. All our delivery riders are covered by the five social insurances and one housing fund, which is considered an employment relationship. Taimei, on the other hand, has legally circumvented this relationship and has a huge gap in social security.”

“If we expand nationwide, they will have to follow suit. At that point, they will either have to delay or transform their business; there will be no other way.”

Chen Ya nodded and said, "Can you estimate how big the social security shortfall will be if Thailand follows suit?"

Qi Shiyan thought for a moment, then tentatively said, "If I were to estimate... over 70 billion?"

Chen Ya said, "It's 4584 billion."

Qi Shiyan gasped.

With a sum of 4584 billion, it's no wonder that Zuo Wenzong would take such a risk and resort to such despicable tactics.

If he were Zuo Wenzong, he would be as anxious as an ant on a hot pan right now, and would fight Beichen to the bitter end by any means necessary.

Qi Shiyan had previously thought that the car companies would be the ones targeting him, wanting to make things difficult for Beichen before the launch of its new car.

But what he didn't expect was that the truth was even more terrifying than he imagined. The new car launch was just a game of grabbing a piece of the pie, but the problems in Thailand could be fatal for them.

The most ridiculous thing is that the promotion of food delivery logistics was just a trial run for Beichen.

This attempt is completely outside the company's strategic goals; it's a side branch, utterly dispensable to the company. If it were truly significant, it wouldn't be handled by a minor figure like Qi Shiyan.

Yet such a small attempt could directly cost Zuo Wenzong his life.

If Qi Shiyan were the CEO of Taimei, he would also be furious with himself.

Thinking about this, he felt a wave of fear.

He wasn't afraid that Zuo Wenzong would act desperately; he was afraid that Beichen wouldn't take him seriously and would back down in this area.

He was already like an arrow on a bowstring; if the archer didn't want to release it, he would be in trouble.

"Mr. Chen, what do you think?" he asked tentatively.

Chen Ya slowly uttered only three words: "Run it over."

Qi Shiyan was stunned.

He never expected such a simple and blunt answer.

“Zuo Wenzong probably just wanted to lock you up for a few days and then put you through the wringer, but unfortunately their plan failed the moment I called the police. However, if you look at it another way, they didn’t fail either,” Chen Ya looked at him. “They might have someone contact you again. If they threaten you, are you afraid?”

Qi Shiyan thought for a moment and said, "I'm scared, but I trust the company."

“It would be a lie to say you’re not afraid,” Chen Ya laughed. “But don’t be afraid. If he wants to fight up there, he can fight up there; if he wants to fight down there, he can fight down there. He can choose the method, and we’ll keep fighting until we win.”

The nights at the end of December were quite cool.

However, Qi Shiyan felt a warmth in his heart that he hadn't felt in a long time.

He hadn't heard such inspiring words in a long time.

Even after Chen Ya left, he was still savoring those words.

“I’m leaving. Go back and have a heart-to-heart talk with your daughter. Even though she’s the one who’s being difficult, girls still need to be coaxed,” Chen Ya said. “And while you’re at it, you should also give her a good talking-to. If she acts up again, she’ll be the one who suffers.”

Qi Shiyan smiled, shook his head, and followed him slowly.

He only now realized that they were about twenty years apart in age and from different generations.

Just now, Chen Ya's behavior far exceeded his own age, and even made him feel that it exceeded his own life experience.

But when it comes to girls, he finally becomes a little less mature.

As soon as the two returned to the crowd, Qi Yunche ran over and grabbed Chen Ya's arm: "What were you whispering with your dad? It's making him quite embarrassed."

Lu Qingxuan's eyebrows twitched violently twice, and she said in a low voice, "You didn't seem embarrassed when you were talking to me just now..."

Qi Yunche pretended not to hear her best friend's sabotage and went to Chen Ya's other side to say, "I'm not going to sleep tonight anyway, why don't you come to my house? We can have a late-night chat. I want to hear how you're helping to solve the case."

Lu Qingxuan felt her eyelids twitching: "He was invited but not me???"

Qi Yunche smiled and turned to comfort her, "I invited him, Qingxuan, didn't you go with him too?"

"Qi Yunche, explain yourself clearly! You think I'm just a decoration?!"

Qi Shiyan said with a smile, "Mr. Chen, since my daughter has invited you, please do me the honor of coming to my house for a visit."

Chen Ya said, "Let's leave it at that tonight. You should all have a good family reunion. Qi Yunche was frightened tonight. Go home and calm down. Also, get some proper safety training."

Qi Yunche jumped up like a rabbit on the prairie: "Calm down? I'm in a great mood! I don't need to calm down!"

Lu Qingxuan pinched the sleeve on Chen Ya's arm and said, "Chen Ya is right. We'll be leaving now. Yun Che, you should spend more time with your family tonight. We won't disturb you any longer."

Qi Shiyan had originally intended to take this opportunity to cultivate a good relationship with Chen Ya, but seeing his resolute attitude, he didn't insist and could only regretfully let Chen Ya leave.

Qi's mother stood aside, watching coldly. When she saw her daughter trying her best to invite Chen Ya home, she felt a little anxious, but fortunately, Chen Ya and Lu Qingxuan were sensible and did not go to her house.

She was a woman too, and she knew that the hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress trope always made girls swoon. If Chen Ya struck while the iron was hot and went to their house to chat with their daughter all night, who knew which way their daughter would side the next morning?

After Chen Ya and Lu Qingxuan left, Qi Yunche answered some necessary questions for the police, then reluctantly got into the car with his parents, and the family remained silent thereafter.

After a long while, Qi's mother finally spoke, asking in a slightly sarcastic tone:

"Old Qi, you're quite magnanimous. That young man saved our daughter, are you perhaps considering him as a son-in-law?"

Qi Shiyan was yawning when he heard this. He frowned, took a sip of tea, and said:

"What nonsense are you talking about? I wouldn't even consider such a thing! How could I dare to?"

Qi's mother continued sarcastically, "Then why were you so eager to invite them to our house? If your daughter were kidnapped, wouldn't you be worried and want to do it again?"

What you're saying is completely irrelevant.

After Qi Shiyan finished speaking, Qi's mother frowned, leaned over from the passenger seat, and said:

"Let me tell you, and Yun Che, you two listen up. This isn't ancient times anymore. There's no such thing as repaying someone with one's body. That young man did help, but there's no need to drag your daughter into it, understand?"

After listening, Qi Yunche said in a coquettish tone, "Mom! You're overthinking it! I didn't mean that at all. I just wanted to thank him properly, is that so wrong?"

"Why can't we find another day to properly thank him with a banquet? Why do we have to drag him home tonight to express our gratitude? As your mother, do you think I don't know what you're thinking?" Mother Qi rolled her eyes at her daughter. "Let me warn you, my son-in-law will be carefully selected. I won't let you do whatever you want!"