Li Congxin cleverly defused the awkwardness of their meeting with a farce, after which everyone entered the villa together.
Back in the hall, once they had taken their seats, Yi Long said he would break the silence first. Half-jokingly, he asked Matthew, "Matthew, you called me early this morning to tell me that Li Congxin had already returned. So why did you take more than two hours to get here? I had such a hard time hiding in that big box."
Afraid that the women would worry, Li Congxin had intended to gloss over the matter and muddle through it. Unexpectedly, Mindy spoke up first. "We got into a fight with some bad guys."
Hope immediately followed up, "What happened?"
Left with no choice, Li Congxin recounted the entire battle with Kingpin and Bullseye to everyone.
He had been planning to use this as an opening to discuss the money-making plan he had previously mentioned to Matthew in greater detail. Unexpectedly, after Old Pi heard his account, he seemed to suddenly remember something and said directly to Matthew, "By the way, Matthew, I still have something to discuss with you. Let's talk in my laboratory."
Well, with Matthew and Old Pi—the two key figures—gone, what was there left to discuss?
Li Congxin simply put his money-making plan aside for the time being and began catching up with the three women instead.
An hour later, the two men returned. Seeing that the time was right, Li Congxin immediately revealed the money-making plan he had been brewing for a long time. "I currently have a huge business opportunity in my hands. It can bring several times the returns in a short period. However, carrying out this plan requires a large amount of startup capital—the more, the better."
After a slight pause, Li