The Fish Has Been Caught, But the Bait Must Be Reeled In

The person who called Xu Shi was He Yuqiang, the youngest son of a director at "Shark Tooth".

He was also the "Young Master He" who had previously colluded with Shen He.

Judging by how he addressed Xu Shi, their relationship seemed to be quite good.

In fact, it was true. At least for the first twenty-five years of Xu Shi's life, he had once considered the other person his "best drinking and eating buddy."

It was precisely because of this relationship that in the original story, no matter how much he was schemed against, he rarely suspected He Yuqiang.

He never expected that from the very beginning, the other party was a vicious wolf hiding by his side.

This made Chairman Xu feel a bit disgusted. His role as the villain was truly… too much.

It hurt, it hurt so much!

Fortunately, he wouldn't repeat the same mistakes now… He adjusted his mood and acted quite surprised, "Old He, what did you say? What attack?"

"You don't know?"

He Yuqiang was stunned. He knew Xu Shi had always ignored matters concerning "Serpent Coil," but he didn't expect him to be so indifferent.

Was he really that careless?

"It's just… never mind, I'll come over and tell you in person later."

However, after much thought, he decided to visit "Serpent Coil" himself.

In less than ten minutes, he arrived at Xu Shi's office.

"Old Xu!"

"Old He!"

The two greeted each other with an enthusiastic hug, appearing extremely close.

"What's going on that you had to come here in person?"

"Ah, what are you saying? We're brothers, would it be proper for me not to come?"

He Yuqiang waved his hand and briefly explained the previous events to him.

"This is quite absurd. Your own factory was attacked, and you have to hear about it from an outsider like me… Didn't Director Su tell you?"

He was aware of Su Lin's Ability, so he found it a bit strange.

"Yes, with such a major incident, why didn't you report it to me?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Shi was also quite annoyed, staring at Su Lin unhappily.

"I… Young Master, you said you were busy today and that company matters didn't need to be reported to you…"

Su Lin was startled, then understood the implication. She put on a look of difficulty, "That's why I…"

"You dare talk back?!"

Xu Shi was furious, "Useless! What good are you for? Huh?"

"It is my subordinate's dereliction of duty, please punish me, Young Master."

Su Lin said fearfully, "However, the security forces were sufficient, and the Inspection Bureau also helped. The matter has been resolved, so Young Master need not worry."

"...That's fine, I'll deal with you later."

Chairman Xu's expression improved slightly. He turned to He Yuqiang, "Look at this matter… it's all thanks to you, Old He. My subordinates are incompetent, making you witness a joke."

"Not at all, not at all, we're brothers."

He Yuqiang was completely relieved, and inwardly, he was convinced that Xu Shi truly didn't know.

After all, his reaction didn't seem fake at all.

"I heard from the reports that it was likely people from Sin City causing trouble. You need to be careful lately; those mad dogs are reckless."

He also gave a few perfunctory reminders, "I heard you were attacked before, are you alright?"

"What can happen?"

Xu Shi waved his hand dismissively, "Just a bunch of trash, can they really cause chaos?"

"Even if they tried a hundred more times, they wouldn't be able to take a single hair!"

"...That's right. What's their strength compared to yours, Old Xu? You don't need to fear them at all!"

He Yuqiang chimed in, and the two burst into laughter.

But Su Lin, standing nearby, hesitated to speak, "Um, Young Master…"

"What is it now?"

"Why don't you chat with Young Master He first? I'll tell you later."

"What is it? Is Old He an outsider? If there's something, just say it. Why are you hesitating like this?"

"...Some things were lost. In the chaos, ten 'Sea Crane' drones went missing. It's very likely they were… stolen."

He Yuqiang could clearly see the visible embarrassment on Xu Shi's face.

"Are you a piece of trash?! Huh?!"

Chairman Xu's tone instantly rose, "Those ants actually managed to steal the items?!"

"Is this how you handle things?! I'm going to teach you a good lesson today!"

"Old Xu, Old Xu, Old Xu!"

Seeing him pick up something to smash at Su Lin, He Yuqiang played the peacemaker, quickly stopping him, "Calm down, calm down, don't be angry, don't be angry!"

But in reality, he was also very surprised.

The reason he came personally was, on one hand, to discuss Xu Shi's attitude, and on the other, to get a handle on the specific situation.

As one of the instigators, he couldn't rest easy without thoroughly understanding everything... but now, it seemed he didn't need to worry about these things.

Xu Shi didn't suspect him at all, and Su Lin probably hadn't investigated this either.

But another matter made him unable to remain calm.

Something was actually lost? Ten drones?

Didn't "Spark" tell him the operation failed?

He didn't suspect Xu Shi at all, after all, in his opinion, there was no reason for the other party to lie to him.

Then the situation was very clear.

...Good kid, Shen He, you bastard, you dared to lie to me?!

"Calm down? What do you want me to use to calm down!"

Xu Shi broke free, loosened his tie, and looked around for a handy object, "I was planning to have a party with you tonight, how can I go now... Old He, you should go back first, I'll deal with her after I'm done!"

"...Then take care of yourself, I'm leaving now."

He Yuqiang had no intention of staying any longer. After being toyed with by Shen He, his mood wasn't much better than Xu Shi's, he even felt a pair of donkey ears sprouting on his head.

"Alright, we'll talk about other things after this is settled!"

"Young Master He didn't suspect you at all, Young Master."

After He Yuqiang left, the two no longer needed to put on an act.

"That's because I acted well, and this kid is also very cunning."

Xu Shi said with a smile, not being modest at all, "Of course, Su Lin, you were also great."

It was all an act for him to see, and now it seemed the other party easily took the bait.

He Yuqiang would never know that during the hug just now, he had already used his Ability to amplify the anger in his heart.

This way, without him lifting a finger, He Yuqiang would definitely not let Shen He off the hook.

Hooray, let the dogs eat each other!

Moreover, he wouldn't have any other channels to understand the specific situation – the media had already been blocked by him, and he had even made arrangements with the Inspection Bureau.

Actually, it was Tang Shuang who contacted him first, her tone completely lacking its previous arrogance.

She probably came to apologize in advance for fear that he would badmouth her again.

Xu Shi didn't make things difficult for her either; he still needed this free labor in the future, so there was no need to push too hard.

However, he did notice an interesting thing – during the call, the Director's tone sounded a bit strange, intermittent, he didn't know why.

...Oh well, what does that have to do with me?

"But I really didn't expect He Yuqiang would also..."

Su Lin didn't know what he was thinking, but she was quite displeased now, "This is my dereliction of duty, do you need me to..."

"No need, I will deal with him personally."

Xu Shi shook his head, he wouldn't let his "good brother" off the hook.

However, he still had use for him now, so there was no rush.

"Yes."

Su Lin responded, but then noticed a problem, "But no matter what, the drones were still obtained by 'Spark'. If 'Spark' is as you say... then it's still not very good, is it?"

"The fish has been hooked, can't the bait be taken back?"

Xu Shi stretched lazily, "The way he took it in, I'll make him spit it out."

He knew very well that once Shen He got the drones, he would only have one choice.

That was perfect, he could just take care of that engineer as well.