Chapter 155: Contacting Xiao Ye

"I know, it's nothing major. They already made a move once, but I managed to block it."

Old Liu fell silent for a moment before continuing.

"I hope you understand that no matter how difficult this matter is to handle, you cannot let this opportunity slip away easily!"

Driven by a deep desire for revenge and plagued by his own declining health, Old Liu was growing increasingly impatient.

"I understand. Things have been a bit hectic for me lately. Once I'm done dealing with matters here, I'll handle it personally."

Xiao Ye gave a calm smile, offering his assurance to Old Liu on the other end of the line.

"As long as you understand. The hopes of the Liu family now rest entirely upon you."

Old Liu's voice sounded somewhat emotional as he spoke directly to Xiao Ye.

After all, having reached this point, he had no choice left but to stake everything on this single throw!

Although Xiao Ye seemed to have his own plans, Old Liu still felt uneasy.

He only hoped that all of this would eventually bear some fruit!

...

Cheng Jiangshan sat in his study, looking over the intelligence report sent by Scorpion.

To be honest, he harbored a few suspicions in his heart.

The only things he had been able to uncover were the records of Xiao Ye from the Xiao family, followed by the Xiao Ye of the present day.

Yet, a certain period in between seemed entirely blank, completely baffling and impossible to decipher!

At this moment, as he reviewed the files concerning Xiao Ye once more, Cheng Jiangshan found himself utterly unable to comprehend it.

Judging by his past resume, this man had merely been a typical, trivial spendthrift.

How on earth could someone like that have ended up making an enemy of the entire Jiangnan branch of the Xiao family?

This gap in time left Cheng Jiangshan completely mystified.

After a moment of contemplation, Cheng Jiangshan issued a new directive to Scorpion.

That was to search within the corporation for any and all intelligence relating to Xiao Ye!

Right now, in Cheng Jiangshan's strategic plan, this Xiao Ye was the single greatest variable!

The subordinates he dispatched proved highly efficient. Within just a few hours, they managed to unearth information regarding the people closest to Xiao Ye.

After a brief scan, one particular detail caught his eye.

There was someone who constantly accompanied Xiao Ye, and that person was Scarlet Dragon.

Although this Scarlet Dragon also had a few blank years in his background, one thing was unmistakably clear: he possessed a frontier military background.

Since he had been hanging around with Xiao Ye all this time, could it be that both of them possessed connections to the frontier forces?

This was by no means a small discovery. If this turned out to be true, it would provide a revolutionary answer!

"Even if this Xiao Ye lacks those backgrounds, if I could only recruit him to my side, that would truly be ideal!"

A glimmer of anticipation flickered in Cheng Jiangshan's eyes as he narrowed them, his mind plotting who-knows-what.

In truth, this matter had nothing to do with Xiao Ye's combat prowess.

Even if it were just the people around him who were formidable fighters, it still wouldn't pose any problem at all.

As long as he could absorb him into his own ranks, then his goal of unifying the entire Jianghai City would no longer be such a daunting task when the time came!

...

Meanwhile, Scorpion was at the Xiao family corporation, dealing with paperwork.

As a member of mercenaries, forging an identity was an extremely simple task for her.

However, she hadn't expected that upon just stepping foot inside, there would be so many trivial matters demanding her attention.

Ever since noon, she had been trapped in continuous meetings with everyone in the company.

Even when she was personally managing her own organization, she had never faced so many affairs. Coming here, she found herself burdened with even more than before.

How could she possibly tolerate this?

Still, it wasn't entirely without rewards.

In order to help them adapt to the company's atmosphere as quickly as possible, Qin Xueer had entrusted some of the firm's confidential matters to Scorpion and her associates.

That was simply her nature: she would not employ someone she doubted, and she would never doubt someone she employed.

Yet, she never anticipated that a spy had already been planted within the company.

Having finished the corporate work for the day, Scorpion finally managed to catch her breath and transmitted the newly acquired intelligence to Cheng Jiangshan.

She had been quite surprised upon receiving the invitation to a meeting from Cheng Jiangshan.

To her even greater surprise, Cheng Jiangshan had directly placed a phone call to her.

"Is this the intelligence you gathered this afternoon?"

"I couldn't help it. I can't break away from the company affairs right now, so this is all I could manage to get for the moment."

Scorpion sounded somewhat helpless. Gathering intelligence, even for a professional like her, required time!

"Never mind that. How about this: once you leave that place, I'll give you an address, and we'll meet up."

"Meet up? Could it be that you've come to Jianghai City?"

Scorpion felt a surge of doubt. Back when such a major incident occurred, Cheng Jiangshan had chosen not to come here.

Why was he choosing to visit Jianghai City now of all times?

She was just about to ask when a few people walked past her. She hurriedly muttered a few words and hung up the phone.

Two hours later, Scorpion left the Xiao family corporation, hailed a cab at random, and headed straight for the rendezvous point agreed upon with Cheng Jiangshan.

It was a rather modest teahouse, almost entirely devoid of patrons, making it ideal for confidential discussions.

Walking into the private room, she found Cheng Jiangshan already seated there, brewing a pot of tea and savoring it leisurely.

"Why have you come?"

Scorpion glanced around behind her before stepping directly inside and speaking to Cheng Jiangshan before her.

"No need to rush. Sit down first and have a cup of tea."

An air of complete nonchalance rested on Cheng Jiangshan's face; he looked thoroughly unhurried.

Though puzzled, Scorpion nevertheless ordered a cup of water.

After waiting for roughly half an hour, Cheng Jiangshan finally spoke once more.

"Well then, how do you find your work today?"

Seeing that Cheng Jiangshan remained completely unbothered, Scorpion grew somewhat impatient.

"You called me here. What on earth do you want to say?"

Hearing this, Cheng Jiangshan set down his cup and spoke directly.

"So impatient. It seems you really take this matter quite to heart."

"If there's nothing else, then I'll be leaving first!"

Scorpion truly lacked the patience for this; the longer she lingered here, the greater the risk of exposure would become.

At that exact moment, however, Cheng Jiangshan spoke again.

"Do you know the reason why I came here?"

Scorpion arched her eyebrows, halting her steps to listen carefully to his words.

"One of the reasons is that I figured once you entered the Xiao family's company, you would inevitably need someone to take charge and oversee the big picture."

"And the other reason is—Xiao Ye!"

"Xiao Ye?"

Scorpion's confusion deepened. That Xiao Ye was the primary target was something everyone knew.

Why was Cheng Jiangshan suddenly bringing up Xiao Ye again now?

"Can you explain your plan to me?"

"Nothing much. For now, just peacefully stay put in the Xiao company and gather intelligence. The rest of the matters are none of your concern."

"I intend to have some contact with Xiao Ye during this period."

Upon hearing Cheng Jiangshan's words, Scorpion froze in astonishment.

To initiate contact with Xiao Ye at this particular juncture—what on earth was Cheng Jiangshan playing at?

Witnessing the situation before her, Scorpion suddenly felt as though she had been reduced to a mere pawn on the chessboard.

And Cheng Jiangshan was the general hidden away behind the scenes!

This realization filled Scorpion with a profound sense of unease.