I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 175 Shadow

Chapter 175 Shadow
Su Cheng did not indulge in this joy. He stopped playing with Ye Li and others, returned to his office and immediately began to collect relevant information.

He suspected that the group's commendation order was related to the old man's trip.

If Su Cheng finds this blind spot, he might be able to discover valuable information.

Combining some international news and database searches, Su Cheng soon discovered the semiconductor war between the Emgrand Group and South Korea.

"Good guy."

"Could it be that the old man is personally leading the battle?"

"When did you leave?"

Su Cheng suspected that it was most likely the day when he heard the sound of the plane engine while he was on the phone.

Then when did you come back?

Su Cheng used his notebook to look up the time when the camera first appeared.

From the time the old guy left to the time he appeared in the surveillance, the battle lasted only three or four days?

Although Su Cheng had no evidence, he was able to infer from his keen intuition that the old man had been gone for at least a week.

But if it's a week, then the time doesn't match?!

Appeared in the camera on the fourth night?
At that time, the old guy should still be fighting fiercely on the battlefield!
Su Cheng was confused.

He now seriously suspected that his father's men had hacked the camera.

Because my dad has a lot of elite people under him, he can even hack into the ticketing system, which allows him to achieve a certain kind of "traffic control", and two cameras with only simple gateways are no problem at all.

But Su Cheng prefers to believe another speculation.

The old guy hadn't appeared on the camera for 72 hours.

From the 72nd to the 144th hour, the old man wore a baseball cap and a mask the entire time to prevent people from seeing his face.

It was not until the 155th hour that the old man took off his mask and revealed his true face.

As for whether the old man at home now is the real father, he is not sure, but Su Cheng has absolute reason to suspect that the person who appears in the second stage, that is, from the 72nd to the 144th hour, is not the old man himself at all!
A feeling of confusion and fear suddenly enveloped Su Cheng's heart.

If it was just a resemblance in appearance, then Su Cheng would have nothing to worry about.

But his appearance, movements, habits, and even his walking and smoking posture are exactly the same as his dad's!
This is terrible!

Only through careful training can it be possible to achieve the effect of the deity’s personal presence!
Could this be the legendary... substitute?
shadow?

After gradually coming to this conclusion, Su Cheng's mentality collapsed.

"Is this how you play?"

"Is this Jiang Wen and Lao Mouzi filming a movie?"

"Are you Huang Silang or Grand Commander Ziyu?"

With the old man's power, he can really choose any script and any role to play.

He could even arrange scripts and roles for Su Cheng.

"The scripts you're holding are the world heritage-worthy "Let the Bullets Fly" and the award-winning "Shadow," and the fucking popcorn comedy "Catch the Doll"?

"I'm so fucked!"

Even in his previous life, Su Cheng had never heard of his father.

Is this the first time the shadow has appeared... or has it appeared many times, but he just didn't notice it?

At the beginning, he suddenly returned to his hometown. Was the father he met his real father?
The last time he came to the company to make trouble, was it Dad himself?

Going back further, when he met his father in his previous life, which time was it the real father and which time was it just his shadow?

wrong.

No, no, no.

Su Cheng forced himself to calm down.

If it's a flawless shadow, then why wear a mask and a baseball cap?
It can only serve as a smokescreen and confusion.

But if you think about it from another angle.

Is it that Dad doesn’t want to expose the existence of Shadow?
That must be the idea!
Because even in his previous life, Su Cheng had never heard that his father had a shadow, nor had he seen any information about his father's handling of the shadow.

Once again.

Is Dad really dead?

Is it the real person or the shadow who died?
Su Cheng finally concluded:
First, the existence of Shadow was not prepared for the succession plan at all, but played some role elsewhere.

Second, the old guy is indeed dead. Otherwise, given the old guy's temperament, he would still be in the probationary stage at the age of thirty, far from meeting the old guy's standards. It would be impossible for him to inherit the entire Dihao Group so quickly.

As for Shadow's fate, the old man might have quietly disposed of it before he died.

The shadow was a chess piece when it was born.

Since the real body is dead, the shadow will naturally disappear.

The final outcome is either death or returning to his natural life.

Based on the old man's personality, Su Cheng is more inclined to the former.

Regardless of whether the shadow exists for the succession plan or not, as long as the shadow exists, it will undoubtedly add another level of difficulty for Su Cheng to expose the old man's succession plan!
It's like this situation.

The old man went to the battlefield, and Su Cheng suddenly needed to meet him but was unable to do so.

They can just send Shadow over here!

There is even no need to create a third fake identity for Shadow. The two can share the identity of "decorator Su Tianyan".

rnm.

Su Cheng collapsed when he thought of this.

Di-dong, di-dong, di-dong~
The phone rings.

The contact’s name is displayed on the phone: Dad.

???

Su Cheng's brain went into a state of panic, and he didn't react until the phone stopped ringing.

Su Cheng was just wondering, is the one calling him now the shadow or the real person?

Su Cheng was even afraid to answer the call and expose his nervousness and panic.

Dad is in the country now.

Someone's shadow is a top-level secret, so it shouldn't be possible to call it out just by making a phone call.

Daily interactions like this should be with the old man himself.

After all, the old man doesn't take charge of things, and situations like this where he goes to the front line to lead the battle in person are rare.

In most cases it should be the original body.

The old guy only lived before 99. The less he shows up, the more stable he is.

After realizing this, Su Cheng's fear subsided a little.

He calmed himself down and called his father back.

"Hello? Dad?"

"Why didn't you answer the phone?"

"Ah, I was just looking at the documents, so I didn't see it. I'll get back to you as soon as I see it."

"oh oh."

"Dad, I called you two days ago, but you didn't answer. I thought you were missing!"

"Missing, what the hell? I just don't care about you."

On the other end of the phone, Su Tianyan began his lifelike acting according to the script prepared by Bai Zihua and other think tank members:

"I'm just leaving you hanging on purpose."

"I'm asking you, did you go to Shiqu City?"

"Your uncle has already called me and asked what's going on with you? Why did you run off to someone's house without saying a word? Your uncle asked me what I meant and whether I was laughing at them. Give me a good scolding!"

"You better give me a perfect explanation!"

Su Cheng took a few deep breaths and gradually returned to a calm and confrontational state.

He knew very well that he could not be within his father's framework, otherwise it would be very easy for something to go wrong.

The best thing is to break out of the framework of old things.

So Su Cheng didn't continue what he said: "Dad, I think his family is quite rich."

"what?"

"I said his family is very rich and he was in the ICU."

The father on the other end of the phone couldn't help but pause for a few seconds when he found that Su Cheng didn't follow the script they had agreed on.

Soon, a roar came from the phone: "Does staying in the ICU mean you're rich?" "That place costs thousands of dollars a day, it's like eating people."

"Who would want to stay in the ICU if it's not necessary? Would you?"

Su Cheng continued to bring up this topic.

"Dad, his family lives in Dabieye and drives a Toyota Land Cruiser. They are much richer than our family."

Su Cheng set a trap for the old man.

Because Zhang Jingbai's car is a Toyota but not a Land Cruiser.

There was another noticeable pause on the other end of the phone, which lasted for more than 1.5 seconds during the live call!
"What Land Cruiser? Where does your uncle drive a Land Cruiser?"

Ok?
Not going to fall for it?
Su Cheng had a plan in mind: "I don't know anything about cars, but that Dabieye must be real. I saw it with my own eyes. It's a three-story villa!"

"The houses over there are all two or three stories high, do you understand?"

"Moreover."

"What does this have to do with whether he lives in a villa or not?"

"Of course it's related, Dad. If his family lives in a villa, it means they don't need money at all. Why would they ask us to borrow money?"

Su Cheng felt that his question hit his father right in the heart.

But this time, the person on the other end of the phone didn't pause at all, but refuted his words smoothly.

"This is what relatives are like, this is how people behave."

"They want cash. Can the hospital also take their property deeds?"

"Even if I mortgage the house, it will take time."

"Your uncle's family couldn't come up with that much money at once and needed to raise some money, so they found us."

"As long as the turnover is good, they can pay it back immediately."

"Otherwise, how could he dare to lend us so much?"

"I'm willing to borrow it because I know his family can afford to pay it back."

"You gave three thousand yuan to a beggar?"

"You deserved to be kicked out!"

"Now you're getting hot-faced."

"I'm just paving the way for you, understand? You'll need my connections in the future!"

The logic of these words was very rigorous, and Su Cheng could not find any loopholes.

Out of both emotion and reason, Dad responded and even scolded Su Cheng.

Su Cheng still has a card.

Zhang Shiyuan has been in a vegetative state for a long time. He did not become a vegetative state recently, nor did he become a vegetative state because of a car accident. The doctor inferred that he hit the back of his head when going down the stairs and accidentally became in this state.

There may have been experts on Dad's side who reminded him not to stay within Su Cheng's rhetoric framework, so he didn't give Su Cheng any chance to confront him.

The more you talk, the more loopholes you find.

People simply don't talk to you about this.

"Also, let me ask you."

"What's with the security camera at home? Did you install it?"

Su Cheng wondered if this was a question he asked without knowing the answer.

You've already put me on traffic control, and you're still asking me questions.

"I didn't pretend. I asked a childhood friend to pretend. You know him, Jiawei."

"What's the point of installing this thing?"

"My colleagues all have them installed at home, so I thought I'd install one too. It's not expensive, and if something unexpected happens, we can always see what's going on."

"What could possibly happen? Are you afraid I'll die suddenly?"

Su Cheng:......

"Don't stare at me all the time. I'm in good health."

Su Cheng actually hoped that the old man would die suddenly, so that he could directly inherit the Dihao Group without so many twists and turns.

He also knew that without considering the butterfly effect, there was a high probability that nothing unexpected would happen to the old man in the next few years.

It's ok.

Su Cheng still has a card to play: "I'm just concerned about you, Dad."

Jiuzhou's way of expressing love is euphemistic, implicit, or even the opposite.

Especially in the relationship between father and son, such direct expressions of "love" are rare.

Su Cheng's use of the family card silenced his father.

Correct.

Just keep silent!
This way Lao Deng can't remove the camera.

Dad's next words were much gentler: "You can't get one, but you got two. You really have a lot of money to burn."

"Yes, Dad, we must install one in the kitchen. Nowadays, there is a risk of leakage from natural gas and gas pipelines. Pressure cookers can even kill people."

"Kid, can't you say something nice? Are you hoping for the pressure cooker to explode?"

you do not say!

"No, no, Dad, you misunderstood. I just hope you'll be healthy and live a long life. Maybe we can even have four generations living under the same roof!"

Ok.

I really hope you die.

If Su Cheng has the chance next time, he will go to the senior community to participate in the egg-giving event, buy a few low-quality pressure cookers, and blow this old thing to death!
Don't worry, dad won't use it.

Your dear son spent a lot of money to buy you cookware. As a father, how could you bear not to use it?

You should use it at least once or twice, right?

"That's all, just go about your business."

"Stop staring at me and just focus on your work."

Dad didn't mention removing the camera, and Su Cheng's family card worked.

"By the way, Dad, wait a minute. I have something else to tell you. We've distributed bonuses."

"Hmm? Bonus? How much was it?"

Su Cheng did not hide the bonus. The old man knew about it because he was the one who gave it out.

However, Su Cheng deliberately discounted the amount: "Eight thousand."

Dad was indeed skeptical: "Eight thousand? Why only eight thousand?"

"It's eight thousand. How much more can you give me?"

"Shouldn't you send out integers?"