The man trembled and said, "Ninth Master, I apologize. I was on leave these past few days and didn't pay attention to matters on that side."
He didn't know how Mu Jiuchen found out. He had only rushed over after receiving Mu Jiuchen's call.
She had been enjoying herself on the ship these past few days and hadn't given work any thought.
Furthermore, he had been cooperating with the other party, and had stayed away from the company for three days to avoid suspicion.
But Mu Jiuchen had still discovered it.
Mu Jiuchen looked at him with cold fury. "General Manager Huang, I entrusted you with this important task out of respect for your father. However, your dereliction of duty has caused the company immense losses due to this maritime transport incident. And at the time this happened, you were out partying at sea."
Mu Jiuchen's enraged voice made the man immediately kneel on the ground.
He pleaded with Mu Jiuchen in fear, his voice choked with sobs, "Ninth Master, please give me a chance. Someone must be plotting against me from the shadows. I will definitely catch that person..."
"Shut up!" Mu Jiuchen roared with fury. He stood up abruptly, his deep eyes filled with undisguised killing intent. "Xiao Fan, take him away and beat him until he confesses. If he doesn't reveal the person behind this, beat him to death, and then throw him into the ocean to feed the sharks. Over a billion in goods, gone just like that. Do you think Mu Jiuchen is easily bullied?"
"Ah..."
His eyes widened in shock.
How did he know everything?
"No, no, no, Ninth Master, don't hit me. I'll talk. I was given two hundred million by the other party, and then I told them the GPS navigation system's location for the cargo ship. That's all I did, I swear. Please, spare me."
Xiao Fan: "..." Great, he confessed without even needing to be beaten.
That's good!
This gentle demeanor of his really didn't suit such rough work.
"Who is the other party?" Mu Jiuchen asked angrily.
The man became even more panicked. He didn't know.
"Ninth Master, I truly don't know who the other party is. They approached me and discussed it several times, increasing their offer from one hundred million to two hundred million. I was blinded by greed and agreed, betraying you, Ninth Master. I beg you, forgive me this once."
The man kowtowed incessantly, his forehead hitting the floor with a dull thud.
Mu Jiuchen showed no sympathy. "Your father was loyal and devoted. Yet you sold me out for two hundred million. Even a dog knows to wag its tail at me.
You ungrateful wretch, you took kickbacks, and I turned a blind eye. But to think that for two hundred million, you let tens of billions of my goods disappear. Ten lives wouldn't be enough for you to compensate."
"Xiao Fan, send him to prison. He won't live long enough to spend that money anyway."
To scheme against Mu Jiuchen once would be a lesson he would never forget.
"Ah..." The man suddenly lifted his head, looking at Mu Jiuchen in terror. The blood on his forehead was a shocking sight.
Realizing Mu Jiuchen's meaning, he promptly fainted from fright.
Xiao Fan: "!!"
He walked over and handed Mu Jiuchen a tablet. "Master! I've found the account that received the payment. It's from the Qi Kingdom."
Mu Jiuchen frowned. "The Qi Kingdom again?"
"Yes, it's people from the Qi Kingdom. It's also possible they did it to cover their tracks."
Xiao Fan found the people from the Qi Kingdom too mysterious; he hadn't managed to catch any leads.
Tens of billions in goods, gone just like that, he was going to be incredibly busy!
Ahhh...
Le Cheng would blame him again for not having time.
He hadn't seen Le Cheng in a long time.
Mu Jiuchen gave him a phone number. "Call this number and contact them. Investigate this. These goods must be recovered. Allocate fifty million yuan to fund the police investigation."
"Within three days, they must be found. On that ship, there's the most expensive Pink Star I prepared for my wife."
Xiao Fan: "..."
Heavens!
Pink Star!
That's so enviable.
"Alright, Master, I'll go now."
Xiao Fan walked away a few steps, then suddenly turned back to look at Mu Jiuchen. "Master, do you still have any scraps from your pink diamonds? Could you sell me some? I want to make a ring to propose."
Mu Jiuchen frowned and asked, "With whom?"
Xiao Fan happily explained, "Le Cheng! Madam doesn't object to Le Cheng marrying me, and she even agreed to Le Cheng's best friend marrying Chen Feng."
Mu Jiuchen's gaze shifted slightly, and he smiled. "Once the goods are found, I'll give you a pink diamond worth tens of millions."
Xiao Fan: "..." As expected, all good things come at a price.
But for a beautiful future, he would work hard.
"Master, thank you! Remember your promise. I'll find it within three days."
As Xiao Fan was about to turn away, he remembered something else. "Oh, right, Master. I have a meeting with Miss Jiang at Yushi Mansion at five o'clock. I'll pick you up then."
"Mn!" Mu Jiuchen nodded elegantly.
Xiao Fan then left with peace of mind.
Mu Jiuchen took out his phone and saw a message from Li Qingshuo.
[Old Mu, my wife messaged your wife, asking for a drug from her that would make me soft. Make sure your wife doesn't agree. I just love her too much, so she didn't sleep last night.]
Mu Jiuchen sprang up abruptly.
He seemed to have been the same way last night.
Mu Jiuchen tried hard to recall. He didn't seem to have eaten anything at home today.
He suddenly felt relieved!
He pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and sat down to reply.
[How did you know?]
Li Qingshuo: [I saw my wife's message.]
Mu Jiuchen: [Did my wife agree?]
Li Qingshuo: [No, thankfully your wife has a conscience. She said that kind of drug is bad for the body, so my wife said never mind and will kick me out of bed later.]
Mu Jiuchen's breathing hitched.
His wife had the same idea last night.
She was caught by the leg, that's why she didn't succeed!
Li Qingshuo: [You should be careful of your wife. I remember you have great needs too. If your wife gets too tired, she'll definitely make you a monk.]
Mu Jiuchen frowned, his eyes flashing with cold light, and he replied: [My wife wouldn't bear to. You be careful of your wife instead.]
Li Qingshuo: [...]
He Mingrun: [What are you two discussing such hot topics for in broad daylight? I, a neglected monk, am almost suffocated. Thankfully my wife has given birth.]
[These two little ones have been tormenting me for the past two nights. When the elder brother wakes up, the younger sister wakes up too. When the younger sister cries, the elder brother cries along. I don't know who to hold. Thankfully my mother rushed over from the countryside.]
Li Qingshuo: [Suddenly I feel so blessed. I've made it through. Our little Yun Qing is very well-behaved now.]
He Mingrun: [My wife had a natural birth and recovered very well with that warming drug. Even the doctor said it was magical.]
Mu Jiuchen was very proud, raising an eyebrow and smiling.
[That's Mu Jiuchen's wife.]
He Mingrun: [!! Little Jiu, look at you showing off. Speaking of which, out of the three of us, you're the most pathetic. You must have never experienced the excitement of changing your baby's diaper, right?]
Mu Jiuchen sneered, his slender fingers typing rapidly.
[I don't think you're excited, you're quite disgusted.]
He Mingrun: [How do you know? The first poop of these two little ones, that color, I'll remember it forever.]
Li Qingshuo: [Xiao Jiu, by the way, I have something to announce. When are you three coming back?]