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"Commander Zhou... what do you mean?" Qiu'er asked.

"I?"

Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this:

"Bring her back to the company... You guys really want to let Chen Duo go, don't you? Where can she go if she's let go... Haven't you had enough of her yet? You might as well go back to the company and think about the future."

Zhou Fengliu's answer was pertinent and to the point.

After all, Chen Duo didn't know where to go next, and they had been chasing her for so long. They couldn't just let her go now and risk being held accountable by the company for only half of the mission being completed.

Even if Chen Duo wanted to run away, she would have to do so after they had handed over the situation to headquarters...

"Chen Duo, what do you think?"

After Zhou Fengliu finished speaking, he looked at Chen Duo, who was squatting under a tree not far away.

"I..." After being called upon by Zhou Fengliu, Chen Duo stroked her chin and thought for two seconds:

"I don't know, but it seems like there aren't many other options..."

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What awaits Chen Duo upon her return to the company? None of the current members know...

Chapter 189 Do we, as a junior employee, really need to consider his attitude?

After dealing with Chen Duo, Zhou Fengliu thought for a moment, then found a secluded spot, took out his far superior phone, and made a call to Zhao Fangxu.

At the headquarters of Nadutong, Zhao Fangxu, who was waiting with a group of directors for the front-line report, was taken aback when he saw Zhou Fengliu's phone number.

He adjusted his glasses and then answered the call.

"Hey... Xiao Zhou, why are you calling me? Is something urgent?"

"Ah, Mr. Zhao, no, no... the task is almost complete, I just wanted to check if the boss was asleep..."

Zhou Fengliu's words, transmitted over the phone, made Zhao Fangxu raise an eyebrow.

"Well... you do seem to care about me. How can I and the company's board members sleep soundly if the Biyou Village issue isn't resolved?"

"Speak, what is it..."

Zhao Fangxu knew that Zhou Fengliu must have had some ulterior motive for making this call to him, bypassing Xu Si.

"It's nothing much, it's just that Chen Duo is under control, and I wanted to ask how the company plans to handle this matter," Zhou Fengliu said bluntly.

Zhao Fangxu was somewhat puzzled by Zhou Fengliu's question.

"This matter...you're very concerned about it?"

"I guess so, after all, we caught it with our own hands."

"Xiao Zhou, the decision regarding Chen Duo still needs to be made by the board of directors..."

After a moment of silence, Zhao Fangxu made excuses to Zhou Fengliu.

Hearing this, Zhou Fengliu roughly understood the situation.

The company hadn't actually figured out how to deal with Chen Duo either; at least, that's what Zhao Fangxu, on the other end of the phone, thought...

Who knows, he might actually be able to win over Chen Duo, this human-shaped walking "power bank".

Yes.

That's right.

Zhou Fengliu had been thinking for a while and decided that he should try to gain the authority to deal with Chen Duo.

Since Chen Duo, this self-propelled "power bank" with abundant Gu poison, has finally chosen to survive, he cannot let Chen Duo be so hastily allowed to be humanely destroyed by the company.

Through this phone call, he could basically give up the idea of ​​letting Chen Duo escape. As for the disposal of Chen Duo, he could still negotiate with Zhao Fangxu.

“Okay, Mr. Zhao, I understand. I will personally deliver Chen Duo to headquarters tomorrow... I won't let Chen Duo run away.”

Zhou Fengliu temporarily calmed Zhao Fangxu down by phone.

"Um..."

"Xiao Zhou, I still have to tell you a few things. You did an excellent job on this mission, and the company will remember your contribution."

Zhao Fangxu gave Zhou Fengliu a heads-up in advance:

"You know that the company values ​​talent. If you're truly talented, you'll never be overlooked at the grassroots level... You need to cherish your opportunities. We have high hopes for you."

"..."

"?"

Hearing Zhao Fangxu's words, Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow.

For some reason, he felt as if he was being manipulated by his boss.

A huge promise of promotion and a raise was slapped in his face, silencing everything he was about to say.

Zhou Fengliu responded twice and then hung up the phone.

On Zhao Fangxu's side, after listening to his conversation with Zhou Fengliu, all the directors also turned their attention to him.

"Mr. Zhao... is there a problem at Biyou Village?" Huang Boren asked.

"No...it went smoothly. Zhou Fengliu came to sound me out..." Zhao Fangxu said, placing his phone on the table.

What is he trying to do?

"I don't know... it should be related to Chen Duo. He's quite concerned about how we handled Chen Duo's situation. Since we've brought it up... let's talk about Chen Duo's problem. What are your thoughts, everyone?"

Zhao Fangxu glanced at the directors present and asked.

"Gu Tong... must be destroyed. She was able to kill Liao Zhong, which is enough to show that she has betrayed the company and cannot be used by us. Chairman Zhao, my suggestion is... Chen Duo cannot be kept alive."

Bi Youlong maintained his consistent views on Chen Duo's issue.

"Me too... Liao Zhong's example proves the danger of Gu children... We can't afford to lose another Liao Zhong..."

After listening to the opinions of Bi Youlong and Huang Boren, Zhao Fangxu turned his gaze to the other directors who had not spoken.

And you?

"Same..."

Seeing that everyone's opinions were in agreement, Zhao Fangxu remained silent for two seconds before slowly speaking:

"Everyone... if we treat Chen Duo this way... Chen Duo probably won't be able to return to headquarters."

"?"

"Chairman Zhao, do you mean... that Zhou Fengliu would let the Gu child escape?"

The directors present were all shrewd and immediately understood the meaning behind Zhao Fangxu's words.

"Very likely." Zhao Fangxu pointed to the phone on the table: "That phone call just now was Zhou Fengliu giving me a heads-up..."

"If I had relayed the opinions of everyone here to him, he might have let Chen Duo go tonight..."

"He dares!" Bi Youlong slammed his hand on the table, exclaiming how audacious he was.

"What is there that he wouldn't dare to do?" Zhao Fangxu asked, glancing at Bi Youlong.

"..."

indeed.

Even if Zhou Fengliu really let Chen Duo and the others escape, there's not much that can be done...

"We shouldn't have let him participate in the first place..."

"The problem is that Zhou Fengliu and Chen Duo's files didn't overlap this week, so why is Zhou Fengliu trying to protect Chen Duo? Did the two of them develop feelings for each other in Biyou Village these past few days?"

"Regardless of whether it was an emotional exchange... Zhou Fengliu has already given us his stance on how Chen Duo handled this issue..."

Zhao Fangxu tapped the table, signaling everyone not to stray from the topic.

The attitude of a junior employee is something these board members have to take into account...

If this gets out, will there be any justice or law left?

There's nothing we can do; Zhou Fengliu's strength is just that great this week...

Can we make an exception for this step?

Zhao Fangxu's attitude was that it could...

The fact that Zhou Fengliu made this call to him first, instead of letting Chen Duo go, is enough to show that Zhou Fengliu's stance is still on the company's side.

"Everyone... now that you've all shared your opinions, let me offer my suggestion..." Zhao Fangxu looked at everyone and then made his decisive suggestion.

"My idea is... Chen Duo can live, but she must be kept inside the bunker... Without our orders, she must not step out of the bunker..."

Upon hearing that Zhao Fangxu had conceded, the other directors present had no choice but to agree to the proposed solution.

"agree..."

"no disagreement."

"Okay, let's do it this way then." Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhao Fangxu finalized the solution for Chen Duo.

"This week's romantic escapades... are really giving me a headache. I did a pretty good job with the mission in Biyou Village, but they insisted on protecting that Gu child..."

Bi Youlong frowned as he looked at the reports from Biyou Village on the table.

"Like I said before... as long as he doesn't make any major blunders and can still work at the company, we can accept minor mishaps."

Zhao Fangxu reiterated this point: their core idea was to make Zhou Fengliu a figure who maintained the balance, rather than a "patriarch" who would disrupt it.

It's not worth driving away Zhou Fengliu, a character who could disrupt the balance, over something so trivial.

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P.S.: I beg for everything, please beg for everything. Goodnight and sweet dreams, godfathers.

Chapter 190 Is There a Mole Within the Company? (First Update)

In Biyou Village, Zhou Fengliu met up with the others after finishing his conversation with Zhao Fangxu.