On the fifth day, Zhang Chulan received word that the "turning the tables" plan had worked quickly, just as expected. The plan involved sending emails and express deliveries in Wang Ye's name to threaten two of the Ten Elders of the Inhuman world, Wang Ai and Chen Jinkui, and threaten to go after their families.
After seeing photos in the emails of their respective family members being watched, and realizing that Wang Ye's people could attack their families at any moment, Wang Ai and Chen Jinkui promptly backed down. They had large families and businesses, and no desire to get into a bloody fight with some young upstart like Wang Ye or hurt each other's families. That very day, they sent word to withdraw all the people they'd hired to watch Wang Ye and his family.
Zhang Chulan wasn't surprised. After all, some of the Ten Elders, with their vast fortunes, comfortable lives, and positions of power, were even more afraid of dying than ordinary people. They certainly couldn't afford—and were even less willing—to pay the terrible price of trading blows with Wang Ye and going after each other's families.
So, when the Inhumans who'd been arrested, detained, and reprimanded by the Company received word that the surveillance and commissions had been called off, Zhang Chulan finished up the related arrangements and "educational" work with them. Having come to Beijing for a lucrative job and earned a hefty commission, he declared the mission a complete success. Then, after gathering everyone for a farewell meal, he packed his bags and left early the next morning.
And likewise!
After spending many days having fun in Beijing, Annie had grown tired of wandering around. She didn't find the newly purchased courtyard house as comfortable as her original mansion, so she went back with