Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five

"Let's give it a try... what if it really happens?" Zhang Chulan said.

"Brother Liu...what do you think?"

He then turned his gaze to Zhou Fengliu, since Zhou Fengliu had spent much more time with Ma Xianhong than they had.

"What do I think? Your plans?"

"Yes."

"Well, my assessment is that it was all for naught. Your plan was entirely based on the premise that Ma Xianhong and the mastermind behind it were on equal footing..."

Zhou Fengliu continued his evaluation without any politeness:

"If the relationship between this mastermind and Ma Xianhong is completely unequal... then planting this seed of suspicion won't do any good..."

Chapter 233 Chen Duo, who tricked Master Ayu! (Second Update)

It feels like you've planted a seed of doubt in your boss's underling.

The seed has been planted and can take root and sprout, but no matter how much the younger brother breaks ties with the boss, in the boss's eyes he is just a dispensable pawn.

Given a chance but unable to use it?

Then don't give it to me... just kill him and that's it.

However, when considering the relationship between Ma Xianhong and Qu Tong, Ma Xianhong, an honest man, is no match for Qu Tong, who is skilled in both arts and sciences.

Although the two are outwardly siblings, it is possible that Qu Tong secretly used her double-handed methods to forcefully change Ma Xianhong's perception.

Even if Ma Xianhong had developed doubts, Qu Tong could use her double-handed methods to "brainwash" him.

Although it's very likely that Ma Xianhong will be ruined, Qu Tong cares more about Ma Xianhong's talent.

In conclusion, Zhang Chulan's psychological warfare tactics were useful, but not entirely effective...

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's words, Zhang Chulan quickly grasped the meaning behind them.

indeed.

His plan was entirely based on the premise that Ma Xianhong had an equal relationship with the person behind the scenes...

"Commander Zhou, what do you think we should do?"

Upon hearing the question about the clarinet, Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow:

"What's the use of this? They've already launched Operation Ma, they're bound to catch Ma Xianhong."

"Our mission is to capture Ma Xianhong. As for how to extract information from him, that's a matter for the higher-ups..."

Zhou Fengliu said that capturing Ma Xianhong would bring a large reward for the mission.

For him, capturing Ma Xianhong and getting the mission's compensation was the priority; the rest of the headaches were things for the higher-ups to worry about.

Old Ma, this lucky star, offered him a small sum of money; he had no reason not to accept it.

For Ma Xianhong, being brought to the company might not necessarily be a bad thing.

Staying by Qu Tong's side would only turn her into a muggle, so staying at the company would be relatively safer.

Of course.

According to Zhou Fengliu's plan, even if Ma Xianhong was brought back to the company, Qu Tong would use her mole within the company to rescue Ma Xianhong, since Ma still had some value to her.

With Ma Xianhong rescued, the mole will inevitably be exposed, making it easier for the company to discover the culprit. Furthermore, a bounty will be placed on Ma Xianhong's head, resulting in another reward...

The ideal plot development would be: capture Lao Ma, he receives the mission reward, Lao Ma is rescued by Qu Tong (the mole), the company discovers the mole, Lao Ma has another bounty on his head, and then he goes to capture Lao Ma again...

The cycle repeats itself endlessly, a frenzy of exploiting loopholes...

Most importantly, this income is all earned through work, money that he can use.

...

After listening to Zhou Fengliu's words, Wang Zhenqiu was the first to give Zhou Fengliu a thumbs up:

"Frank and to the point! No wonder he's a leader; his words are always proper..."

"Brother Liu is right, I was too hasty." Zhang Chulan then admitted that he had acted rashly.

Zhou Fengliu was no longer surprised by the boasting of the two cunning individuals. He knew that these two were scheming and that most of what they said should be taken with a grain of salt.

...

Time passed slowly, but Ma Xianhong did not appear. Instead, some big shots came over to take a look, including Xiao Zizai's master, Master Jiekong of the Ten Elders.

Master Jiekong left only after realizing that it was all a trap.

Besides Master Jiekong, this godforsaken place also hides the Lu siblings, Lu Linglong and Lu Lin.

These two have been following Zhang Chulan all the way here.

"Brother, what are they doing? Should we keep watching?"

Lu Linglong, with her pink hair, was using binoculars to remotely observe the crowd below.

Meanwhile, through the telescope, the temporary workers from those companies started doing something interesting, spraying fire and water at a mobile phone screen...

"I don't know, I'll stay and see. Today's the company's designated execution day, and I'm really curious about what the company is going to do..."

Although Lu Lin didn't understand the perplexing behavior of the temporary workers below, he still chose to observe with Lu Linglong for a while.

Below the bunker.

After a bunch of people messed around with Zhang Chulan's phone, they also recorded some conversations on it.

"Ma Xianhong! See that? If you dare come, you're definitely not going to have a good time... Come on, Wang Zhenqiu, give him another one!"

As he spoke, Wang Zhenqiu spewed out another ball of flame, amusing himself as if he were performing a circus act.

"Forget it, I can't handle this, you guys do it..."

Lao Xiao said he wasn't such an improper person, and then handed the phone to Hei Guan.

The clarinetist took the phone:

“Ma Xianhong, if you had come, we might not be here anymore, so we recorded a video for you in advance. We didn’t originally intend to arrest you, but Zhang Chulan wanted to see you.”

"You might want to settle scores with Zhang Chulan. Settling scores is fine, beating him up is also fine, just remember to have Bao'er record a video or something when you beat him up, so we can have a laugh too..."

Is that about right?

After the recording ended, the clarinet handed the phone to Zhang Chulan.

This group of people collaborated with Zhang Chulan to record this video in order to lower Ma Xianhong's guard when he arrived.

"That's enough..." Zhang Chulan nodded and then said to everyone, "Thank you all for your hard work."

Obviously.

They were prepared for the possibility that Ma Xianhong might not come today.

...

Another part of the bunker.

Zhou Fengliu had just received a call from Zhang Lingyu back home in Tianjin. During the call, Zhang Lingyu angrily said to him:

"Zhou Fengliu...you're truly a disservice to students! You charge me five thousand for a meal! Is this the kind of person you've taught?"

"What the hell?" Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow upon hearing the sound, completely bewildered.

After some investigation, he finally understood what had happened.

When he wasn't home, Chen Duo went downstairs and brought Zhang Lingyu a meal.

Zhang Lingyu was a little flattered. Although he repeatedly said that he was not hungry, he couldn't resist Chen Duo's insistence, so he ate two bites under Chen Duo's watchful eye.

He had just finished eating when Chen Duo, mimicking the scene she witnessed Zhou Fengliu making money in He Weiren Cave, started to trick Master Ayu into spending money.

Five thousand per bite! We'll release Chen Junyan if you don't pay...

Compared to her mentor, Zhou Fengliu, who was known for his extravagant lifestyle, Chen Duo, the eldest disciple, applied what she learned much faster, even surpassing her master in some ways, and coolly taking advantage of Zhang Lingyu.

Zhang Lingyu doesn't have any money...

He tried to reason with Chen Duo, but she wouldn't listen to reason at all!

When asked where she learned it from, Chen Duo immediately said Zhou Fengliu, which left him somewhat bewildered.

Is this how Zhou Fengliu misleads young people?

Zhang Lingyu, who strongly condemned Zhou Fengliu's misleading behavior, made this phone call to him.

After hearing what had happened, Zhou Fengliu was completely dumbfounded; he was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire...

What did he teach Chen Duo?

He didn't teach me anything.

Chen Duo learned it all on his own, so how can you blame him?

Five thousand for one bite! And he only said it after taking a bite...

This guy's robbery was even worse than his!

...

P.S.: I'm just asking for everything. Goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone. See you tomorrow for the update.

Chapter 234 Chen Duo: I really want to improve! (First Update)

"Give the phone to Chen Duo," Zhou Fengliu said to Zhang Lingyu after hearing what had happened.

"Um..."

A moment later, Chen Duo answered the phone. Facing Zhou Fengliu on the other end, Chen Duo began to speak:

"Go ahead and tell me, I'm listening."

"Duozi, what have you done? You've dragged Master Ayu into this? He's already suffered so much, how can you bear to harm him?" Zhou Fengliu spoke up for Zhang Lingyu, then added:

"And where did you learn this robbery trick? It's so shady!"

"With you..."