The richest man started taking advantage of loopholes after joining Alibaba.

When it comes to doing things on someone else's turf, Lin Che has his own set of ideas.

The more people are watching, the more you need to make sure every step is spotless so that no one can find any fault with you.

This is not admitting defeat.

This is about turning the yardstick that others use to measure you into the path you walk on.

On his third day in Nairobi, he got up very early.

As dawn broke, rain began to fall again outside the window, a light drizzle, like the city's incorrigible temperament.

He walked to the window and stood there for a while.

The street downstairs was just beginning to awaken, and a few early risers, holding umbrellas, slowly walked along the flooded roadside.

He had been in the city for three days, but he still didn't know it at all.

How to walk the road, how to handle things, how to deal with people—all of these must be learned from scratch.

Lin Che sat back down at the small table in his hotel room and went through all the things he had handled in the past two days.

There were two things laid out in front of him.

Both were his own work notes, and both were compliance risk lists compiled by He Wei overnight.

He placed the two items side by side and started marking them with a pen, arranging the tasks for the day in order of priority.

Halfway through the line, he stopped and mentally reviewed the things he had done the day before.

He remembers clearly who handled each step and who stamped each document.

in the country, he never leaves such subtle traces in his work; he saves as much as possible.

But it's different here.

He's an outsider here, the one being watched. The more traces he leaves, the more secure he feels.

He copied today's itinerary onto two separate documents, keeping one copy for himself and preparing one for Kamau to review.

After copying it, he looked at it again from beginning to end to make sure there was nothing unclear.

When He Wei knocked on the door, he had just finished checking the last item.

"morning."

He Wei was also holding documents in her hand. "I went to get the materials for the site survey permit today. The law firm said they could process it this morning."

"Um."

Lin Che handed her the arranged schedule, "Take a look and see if there's anything missing."

He Wei took it and scanned it.

The itinerary was detailed.

The departure time, arrival time at which department, what task to perform, who will handle it, and even the estimated time are all indicated.

As she looked at it, her brow twitched slightly.

"President Lin."

She looked up. "It's so thin, isn't it a bit too..."

She wanted to say that they were being too serious, but she swallowed the words back.

Being accompanied and watched from morning till night is already restrictive enough.

Lin Che, on the other hand, took the initiative to remember his every move clearly, and even prepared a complete copy for the other party to review.

If it were someone else, they would be eager to leave as few traces as possible, and would prefer to be vague.

Lin Che understood what she meant but didn't say.

"You mean to ask why I went to such lengths?"

He said.

He Wei did not deny it and nodded.

"We're being watched, aren't we?"

Lin Che put down his pen. "Kamau's daily report on the escort will be submitted level by level."

"Yes."

"What's written in that report is very important."

He spoke slowly and deliberately.

"If the higher-ups see someone who complies with regulations in everything and leaves no room for error, what do you think they'll think of us?"

He Wei was stunned for a moment.

She initially viewed Kamau's records as a shackle, a noose around their necks.

But according to Lin Che's explanation, the report seemed to have changed its appearance.

"You mean...it's actually beneficial for us to have him remember it?"

"The clearer you remember, the better."

Lin Che picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"We made him record everything we did in detail, and include it in that report."

He didn't say anything more.

He Wei, however, detected something different.

That accompanying report was meant to be used to keep track of them.

But if it contains only clean and respectable things, it might one day become evidence of their innocence.

The rope of supervision was silently twisted by Lin Che into a rope that could pull him upwards.

The logic is sound, but she still finds it novel.

After running around for the past two days, she's finally figured it out.

While others felt hampered by Kamau's constant surveillance, Lin Che walked more steadily than anyone else.

Report what needs to be reported, keep what needs to be kept, without hiding anything, and instead turn those who are watching into witnesses for themselves.

This is the first time I've seen someone being stared at, and instead of avoiding it, they complain that the other person doesn't remember the details enough.

"When you're doing things within the rules set by others," Lin Che said, as if talking to himself, but also as if speaking to her, "the more you try to avoid them, the easier it is for you to fall into a trap."

He paused.

"If you thoroughly understand the rules and follow them to the extreme, they can't stop you and will even speak for you."

He Wei silently repeated the sentence to herself.

Having followed Lin Che for so long, she gradually came to understand something.

This person never explains what he wants to do, and never makes any promises he can keep, but every step he takes, when you look back, is perfectly timed.

She wanted to ask more detailed questions about the purpose of the increasingly thick layer of marks.

Lin Che had already put away the checked itinerary and stood up.

"Let's go, don't be late."

The rain hadn't stopped when I went out.

Kamau was already waiting in the lobby, his light gray suit perfectly in place, a black notebook tucked under his arm.

Seeing them come down, he stood up, briefly said good morning, and followed behind.

Once in the car, Lin Che, as usual, went over today's arrangements with Kamau again.

He explained it in even more detail than he had explained it to He Wei.

Which department, which window, who to contact, and what to do—not a single detail was missed.

He also made sure to explain the things that weren't finished yesterday and needed to be completed today, so that Kamau wouldn't have to guess.

Kamau listened and took notes, his pen scratching across the paper.

He probably also realized that the client he was accompanying was different from any he had encountered before.

Others were afraid he would remember, but Lin Che was afraid he wouldn't remember everything.

After finishing a section, he would, as usual, lightly draw something next to it, then turn the page.

Lin Che observed all of this without saying a word.

Once at the law firm, the process of obtaining the necessary documents went smoothly.

The bespectacled lawyer went through the documents they brought one by one, listing out the missing items on the spot.

Lin Che was prepared and handed over the original and copies he had prepared overnight.

The lawyer was somewhat surprised and flipped through the documents faster, muttering that it was rare for an outside client to have such comprehensive materials.

He collected all the documents, stamped them, and said the results would be available within three working days.

While the paperwork was being processed, Kamau sat on a bench in the lobby, a notebook spread out on his lap, taking notes one by one.

He noted down what time they entered the room, which lawyer they met, and what documents they submitted.

Lin Che went over to him and read out the names of the documents again, afraid that he might forget something.

Kamau looked up at him, said thank you, and then lowered his head to finish the task.

He Wei carefully put away the receipt, checked it against the risk list, and crossed out another item.

Before leaving, Kamau reviewed today's records from beginning to end, and only after confirming that everything was correct did he close the notebook.

Lin Che knew that tonight, the contents of this notebook would become another escort report, delivered to the right people.

In that report, they are still impeccable today.

When I came out, the rain had lessened a bit, and a sliver of gray-white light peeked through the sky.

Kamau stood at the bottom of the steps, opened his notebook, and looked down to confirm the notes he had just made.

Taking advantage of the moment, He Wei asked Lin Che another question in a low voice.

She couldn't resist in the end.

"Mr. Lin, what you mean by 'may be useful in the future'... is it to prevent lawsuits, or something else?"

She wanted to know more specifics.

Who is this ever-thickening trail being kept from, and when is it planned to be revealed?

Lin Che tilted the umbrella slightly towards her, shielding her from the raindrops.

He glanced at Kamau, who was engrossed in taking notes, then looked at the hazy city in the distance, and said only one sentence.

"You'll need it later."

After saying that, he didn't explain further and walked towards the car.