Chen Pao, who had been hesitant, immediately made up his mind after hearing these people's words.
"What's wrong?"
"No, I've thought it over. Let's do it together. The situation here is a bit complicated, and the general bureau is also quite corrupt."
The others were stunned for a moment, and only after Chen Pao relayed what he had just heard did they understand.
At this time, Eagle Eye also said, "Then let's try it first. If it works, we can act separately."
Meat Mountain said, "What about the company? We can't all leave together."
This was possible because Li Chonglou had returned, but it was definitely not a long-term solution. Li Chonglou's task for them was to guard the company.
Cullinan suddenly spoke up, "How about we split into two small teams? One team stays to guard the company, and the other goes out to complete the missions."
"That's a good idea."
Cullinan's suggestion was quickly agreed upon by everyone. However, they still needed to do one mission together to get familiar with it.
After all, it was obvious that Li Chonglou, as the boss, would not be guarding the company for them frequently, perhaps even just this once.
They had to seize the opportunity!
So, they began to choose missions. Chen Pao specifically asked for Chen Peiyue's opinion, but the latter said they could make their own decisions.
Before long, Yue Hai also returned. The matter with the bus company had gone smoothly. There were no accidents from beginning to end. As long as the other party didn't conduct a thorough investigation, they generally didn't have to worry about subsequent issues.
The speed at which they left was so fast that even a high-speed camera might not have been able to capture their appearance, let alone the fact that they had been wearing masks the entire time.
As the group began their first collaboration, Li Chonglou, while resting, also asked Zhou Tong to learn more about that old senior.
The next morning, there was an unexpected piece of news.
"Brother Li, I've found out that although that senior is now almost indifferent to worldly desires, he is very obedient to his grandson!"
"Grandson?"
Zhou Tong nodded and explained, "He has a son, but he died young, and his wife ran off with someone else, leaving only this grandson. He dotes on him like a treasure."
Li Chonglou's eyes narrowed slightly. "So, he's a genuine second-generation rich heir?"
If that were the case, the problem would be much simpler. He didn't know much else, but those second-generation rich heirs liked the same few things. As long as they catered to their preferences, they would be easy to deal with.
However, Zhou Tong shook his head.
"Are there other details?"
Li Chonglou frowned slightly. Zhou Tong said with some helplessness, "I haven't investigated his grandson much yet, but I do know a little. Unlike those genuine second-generation rich heirs, his upbringing was similar to that of ordinary people."
Li Chonglou was stunned.
"What exactly happened?"
Zhou Tong then said, "This old senior might have gone through something, so when he was raising his grandson, he provided him with a normal family environment."
Upon hearing this, Li Chonglou immediately understood. This old man must have felt the same way about his son as he had just thought. After experiencing it, he chose a different approach for his grandson.
There were many such people in reality, who only understood after going through certain experiences that for the next generation, love was the true magic, not material possessions.
However, this also made things obviously more complicated. In this case, they would need to investigate the other party's interests and hobbies to cater to his preferences.
But no matter what, this was a breakthrough. Li Chonglou nodded at Zhou Tong and said, "Yes, I understand. Chen Pao and the others are out now, so I'll stay at the company for two days, and you continue your investigation."
Zhou Tong agreed and was about to turn away when Li Chonglou suddenly said,
"Thank you for your hard work."
Zhou Tong paused and turned around.
"Ear cleaning?"
"Let's go."
The two exchanged a knowing smile and immediately left the company.
Zhou Tong's workload had been much higher than ever during this period. Although he didn't say it, Li Chonglou knew that the sudden pressure on the company, as well as the information and responses they received, didn't come out of thin air.
This was all due to Zhou Tong's efforts!
Li Chonglou letting Chen Pao and the others leave for a few days was also for this reason. Giving money to Zhou Tong would be too common and might even elicit his aversion.
Men were sometimes like this; they didn't need you to do anything. Just spending time with them, chatting, could help them relax.
While the two were out relaxing, Yu Ke, who worked in the finance department, suddenly received a call from her father.
"Going back tonight?"
Yu Ke's brows immediately furrowed. She had been so busy with company matters lately that she barely had time to go to the restroom, let alone attend a party.
"Dad, I think I told you that my current identity is not my former one. I still have work to do."
A mature male voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Xiao Ke, don't think I don't know what you're doing. You're just an accountant at a small company. What's so busy about it? Besides, it's just for one night. This event is for the Ten Outstanding Youth selected in the capital recently."
As soon as Yu Ke heard this, she suddenly felt annoyed. She could basically understand what her father meant. He was definitely trying to get her to meet other men again!
She had some understanding of this "Ten Outstanding Youth" event. A friend of hers had attended before, and the scene was like a high-end blind date, though most of the active participants were women.
Because the "Ten Outstanding Youth" had extremely high prestige, to be on this list, one had to start their own business, not use their family's resources, and achieve an annual profit of over ten billion yuan!
Achieving all of this only qualified them to be on the list. To rank in the top ten, it depended on who earned more money!
Yu Ke didn't know where her father got the qualification from. As far as she knew, even people from the eight great families couldn't get these qualification tickets.
And what annoyed her was precisely this point.
Because she knew it was hard-earned, Yu Ke understood that she probably couldn't refuse.
However, Yu Ke still questioned, "Dad, then you won't force me to marry that person anymore?"
The voice on the other end chuckled.
"If you can find a suitable one here, then there's no need to marry that one."
"Dad, am I your daughter or your commodity?"
The voice on the other end immediately turned cold, "I don't care what you think. As your father, I would never harm you! Also, don't be late tomorrow night, or you'll embarrass me!"
*Snap.*
The call ended. Yu Ke put down her phone with a helpless expression. She looked at the files on her computer and suddenly felt extremely restless, as if something was crawling on her heart, making it impossible to concentrate.