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The following morning, the skyline of Jiangcheng was still shrouded in a thin mist.

Lin Ye had just sat down at the dining table when his phone rang.

The name displayed on the screen is Lu Bai—the factory manager of Xingcheng Precision Manufacturing Plant.

Lin Ye pressed the answer button.

"President Lin," Lu Bai's voice was icy, laced with suppressed anger, "the mole has been caught!"

Lin Ye tapped his fingers lightly on the dining table. "Who?"

"Zhao Desheng." Lu Bai paused, then sighed.

"He's a veteran craftsman who's been with the factory since its inception. Most of the workers in the workshop now were trained by him... Nobody expected it to be him."

Lin Ye remained silent.

Zhao Desheng—his mind quickly went through this person's resume.

With enough seniority and solid technical skills, he should be the deputy factory director in two years if he is promoted normally.

To get someone of that caliber to become a mole, the person behind it must have expended a lot of effort.

"How did you find out?" Lin Ye asked, his voice not loud, but sharp.

"After the production line resumed yesterday, I did as you asked and had someone check the surveillance footage from the previous two days." Lu Bai's voice grew increasingly deep.

"The day before the motherboard burned out, Zhao Desheng stayed in the workshop alone until midnight. He said he was working overtime to repair the equipment, and none of the workers suspected anything."

"However, I then specifically hired someone to check his bank account statements. Last month, a large sum of money, a full three million, appeared in his bank account from an unknown source."

Lin Ye narrowed his eyes.

"Did Zhao Desheng confess?"

"He confessed. He got into gambling and is heavily in debt." Lu Bai frowned, clearly disgusted by the situation.

"He said that someone suddenly contacted him last month and asked him to destroy the motherboard. The money was a deposit, and there would be more after it was destroyed."

"Who contacted him?" Lin Ye continued to ask.

"He said he didn't know. The person he was in contact with used a voice changer, so you couldn't tell if their voice was male or female. The money transfers were also made through overseas accounts, so the source couldn't be traced."

Lu Bai's voice was filled with resentment, "President Lin, the person behind this is very cunning."

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly, forming a smile that was devoid of warmth, and a flash of coldness crossed his eyes.

Voice changer, overseas account.

This was a premeditated and organized attack.

Clearly, the person behind the scenes knew the importance of this order for his entry into the high-end manufacturing field.

Either he's someone in the field who can't stand him coming in to get a piece of the pie.

Either his old rival no longer wants his business to grow and expand...

"President Lin, what should we do about Zhao Desheng?" Lu Bai asked on the other end of the phone.

"I'll have the head office legal team handle it," Lin Ye said calmly, yet with a chilling undertone.

"Make him cough up everything he's taken in, with interest!"

"And one more thing." Lin Ye paused, his voice deepening.

"Zhao Desheng will never hire any of my companies. Spread this message out so the entire industry knows."

Lu Bai paused for a moment, then replied, "Understood."

But he felt relieved. Zhao Desheng had been in this industry for over 20 years and had excellent skills. Even if he lost money, he could still earn a high salary in another place.

With this move, Lin Ye's career in the industry was effectively over.

No company would dare to hire him, and no one would dare to cooperate with him.

Since they dared to betray, they deserved this fate!

"Continue investigating the person behind the scenes." Lin Ye's voice returned to calm, but beneath this calm, turbulent undercurrents were brewing.

"That person put in so much effort, and since they failed this time, they'll definitely try again..."

He paused suddenly, something popped into his mind, and changed the subject: "Okay, let's leave it at that for now. Keep an eye on the factory."

"Yes, Mr. Lin."

Lin Ye hung up the phone and instructed the system to open the online store.

The light screen unfolded silently before his eyes, and pale blue light shone on his face, his pupils reflecting a dense list of products.

He quickly flipped through the pages, his gaze finally settling on something.

[Malicious Warning Lucky Cat: Provides early warnings and real-time monitoring of any malicious entities within a designated area that may pose a threat to the host or related entities. Alerts and monitoring information will be sent to the host's nearest electronic device via the system. Range: Within a 3-kilometer radius. Warning duration: 365 days. Requires 15000 Shock Points to redeem.]

Three kilometers is enough to cover the entire Xingcheng Precision Manufacturing Plant.

Fifteen thousand isn't expensive.

He immediately chose to redeem it.

[Ding—Exchange successful. Shock Points consumed: 15000. Current Balance: 1150900. Items have been added to the system inventory; the host can retrieve them at any time.]

With a thought, Lin Ye conjured up an adorable lucky cat in his palm.

With its round, chubby body and endearing appearance, it holds up one paw, much like the ones displayed on the counters outside, only more refined, with a warm glaze and vibrant colors.

Lin Ye placed the lucky cat on the desk, picked up his phone, and called Wang Musheng.

Wang Musheng also stayed in a guest room here last night. Upon seeing his message, he came over very quickly.

"When are you going back to Xingcheng?" Lin Ye asked, stroking the round head of the lucky cat with one hand and looking at Wang Musheng.

"This afternoon," Wang Musheng said, scratching his head. "The production line has resumed; I need to go back and keep an eye on it."

"Okay, take this with you." Lin Ye pushed the lucky cat on the table forward.

Wang Musheng glanced down, somewhat surprised. He had never heard of President Lin believing in such things.

"Mr. Lin, this is..."

"I bought this lucky cat because I thought it looked nice." Lin Ye's tone was very calm, as if he were just saying that the weather was nice today.

"Take it back and put it in the factory manager's office. It can... bring you wealth." As he said the last two words, Lin Ye seemed to remember something, and the corners of his mouth turned up.

It can help him prevent and monitor potential malice, which is no different from bringing him wealth.

Wang Musheng paused for a moment, then nodded.

"I understand." Although he was full of questions, he wisely refrained from asking any more.

Lin Ye's orders were simply to be carried out.

"Let's go back." Lin Ye stood up. "Be careful on the way."

Wang Musheng carefully held the lucky cat in his hand, then turned and left.

Lin Ye stood by the window, watching Wang Musheng's car drive out of the villa gate and gradually disappear from sight.

His fingers tapped lightly on the window frame as he thought about bringing Ye Fan back.

He's shocked to learn that he now has over a million, which seems like a lot, but it's far from enough.

I can afford the 300,000 yuan stone for finding people, but the 5 million yuan time machine is still a long way off.

Moreover, he not only wanted to bring back Ye Fan's remains, but he also wanted to make that scumbag couple pay the price.

That requires more shock value.

The main source of shock value comes from additional emotions such as envy, admiration, and awe.

In the Great Flame Kingdom, some people already harbor these sentiments towards him.

But not enough.

He needs more!

More envy! More faith! And more awe!

Lin Ye returned to the dining table and ate the breakfast Zhou Ran brought him, while slowly considering in his mind what methods or system items he could use.

……

Meanwhile, in the Great Flame Kingdom...

The Imperial Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Shu Jingwei woke up with a severe headache.

The pain felt like someone was hammering iron nails into her temples, one after another, making her head feel like it was about to split open.

She struggled to open her eyes, and what she saw was a bright yellow curtain, layer upon layer, hanging down heavily, making it hard to breathe.

The air was filled with the bitter smell of medicine, mixed with the cloying sweetness of ambergris, all of which made people nauseous.

She tried to sit up, supporting herself on her arms, but it felt as if all the bones in her body had been taken apart and put back together. Every joint was protesting, and the pain made her fall back down.

"Your Majesty!" The chief eunuch's voice came from outside the curtain, filled with surprise and joy. "His Majesty has awakened! Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"

A flurry of footsteps faded into the distance, only to be followed by another flurry of footsteps approaching.

The imperial physician scrambled in, knelt before the bed, and cautiously took her pulse.

Shu Jingwei turned her head and saw the pale sky outside through the gap in the curtains.

"Where is Yao Jingyuan?" she asked, her voice hoarse as if her throat had been scraped by sandpaper.

Why didn't Yao Jingyuan come to serve her?

The chief eunuch lowered his head further, cold sweat beading on his forehead, his voice barely a whisper: "Lord Yao... was handling official business in the Wenyuan Hall. While His Majesty was unconscious, Lord Yao was the one..."

"Handling official business?" Shu Jingwei's voice suddenly rose.

"What right does he have to handle official business?! I'm not dead yet!! Does he want to rebel?!"

Her fingers suddenly clenched the brocade quilt beneath her, so tightly that the veins on the back of her hands bulged.

"And his confinement isn't over yet! Who gave him permission to come out!?"