A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 287 Temptation

Manager Sun poured two cups of tea, sat down, and said, "Chairman, you've come at the right time. I happen to have a document here that came from underground that I need your signature!"

As he spoke, Manager Sun stood up, took a folder and a pen from his desk drawer, and placed them in front of Chao Bufan. Chao Bufan took out the documents, glanced at them, and then signed his name.

After Chao Bufan signed the document, Manager Sun repackaged it and put it away. Then he said, "Chairman, I have something to report to you. During a military combat exercise, new recruits of a special forces unit from a brigade of a certain military region in this city were suddenly interrupted by a mysterious unit, resulting in a conflict. Because our special forces were not using live ammunition in the exercise, the result was..."

Chao Bufan picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then asked, "What was the result?"

Manager Sun said, "As a result... more than twenty of our soldiers have unfortunately died, and more than twenty others have been injured, some seriously and some lightly."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan frowned and asked with a serious expression, "When did this happen?"

Manager Sun replied, "It happened yesterday afternoon. The military region immediately dispatched a fully armed special forces team to bring these thugs to justice on the spot. However, these thugs are very cunning. Before we could provide any support, they fled to the border of the HX and YN Empires."

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "I understand. Manager Sun, I came here because there's something else I'd like to ask you about."

"Please speak, Chairman!"

Chao Bufan pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that Yu Zhihong, the head of the company's logistics department, often goes to the abandoned warehouse area behind the company. Are you aware of this?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Sun nodded and said, "I've noticed this person for a while, but I couldn't find any evidence and was afraid of alerting him. Oh, by the way, this Yu Zhihong brought an outsider in this morning. When I was on my way there, I found that the director of the finance department and the supervisor of the sales department were also there, so I didn't go over."

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "Manager Sun, from now on, if anyone is found loitering around during work hours, especially loitering in important parts of the company, no matter who it is, fire them immediately."

"Okay, Chairman."

Chao Bufan stood up and said, "I may not have much time to come to the company in the next few days. You can discuss company matters with General Manager Guan. As for matters below, just call me."

"Okay, Chairman."

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At the Gaotian Hotel, Lü Tie, Da Zui, and Xu Huaiyuan drove to the entrance of the hotel's basement. After parking the car, Lü Tie said, "Da Zui, Xu Huaiyuan, I'll go first. You two keep an eye out."

Xu Huaiyuan said, "Lu Tie, I think there's something fishy about this. Yu Zhihong must have been bribed. Now that things have been exposed, he'll definitely do something desperate for his own benefit. He wouldn't have called you here for no reason."

Lu Tie smiled slightly and said, "It's alright, I doubt he can come up with anything funny."

With that, Lü Tie opened the door, got out of the car, and walked towards the basement.

The basement is just an underground parking lot. Although it's quite large, there aren't many cars parked inside, so it feels a bit empty. Fortunately, the basement is well-lit, illuminating every corner.

Upon entering the basement, Lü Tie saw a black sedan parked not far ahead, its hazard warning lights flashing. Without giving it much thought, he walked straight toward the car.

Soon, Yu Zhihong got out of the car carrying a briefcase and said with a smile, "Director Lü, I thought you weren't coming!"

Lu Tie smiled slightly and said, "Manager Yu, let's skip the pleasantries. I have a lot of things to do at the company! Let's get straight to the point!"

Yu Zhihong nodded and said, "Okay, that's straightforward! Director Lü, actually, I called you here for no other reason than to tell you that sometimes it's best to turn a blind eye to certain things."

Lü Tie immediately understood the meaning behind Yu Zhihong's words, nodded, and said, "For example?"

Yu Zhihong sneered and said, "Director Lü, you and I both know the truth, don't we?"

Lu Tie sneered and slowly said, "So what do you mean?"

Yu Zhihong smiled slightly and said, "Director Lü, we are both working for others and struggling for money. As the saying goes, 'No man can get rich without windfall, and no horse can get fat without night grass.' As long as you pretend you don't know anything, or rather, it's better to do less trouble, then all the money in this box is yours."

"How many?"

Yu Zhihong held up five fingers and said, "Five hundred thousand."

"Five...five hundred thousand?" Lu Tie feigned surprise.

"Not bad, five hundred thousand."

Lu Tie exclaimed in surprise, "Damn, so much money! Manager Yu, your monthly salary isn't even that much, is it? Where did you get so much money?"

Yu Zhihong laughed and said, "You don't need to know that. Just nod and do as I say, and all this money will be yours. Moreover, if you perform well, you will receive even more later."

Lu Tie looked intrigued, his eyes gleaming, and asked, "Really?"

Seeing that Lü Tie was tempted, Yu Zhihong smiled and said, "Director Lü, you can think I'm lying to you, but you can't be fooled about this money!"

Lu Tie nodded and smiled, "That's true. Um... Manager Yu, then tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Yu Zhihong laughed and said, "Alright, that's straightforward! Then I'll get straight to the point, Director Lü, do you know what's behind the Tang Group?"

Lu Tie frowned and shook his head, saying, "I don't know, what do they do?"

Yu Zhihong smiled slightly, paused deliberately, and then said, "On the surface, Tang's Group appears to be a legitimate listed company, but what you all don't know is that this company is actually doing some heinous things behind the scenes."

"Huh? Is that so?" Lu Tie asked in surprise.

"That's right. This company looks very legitimate on the surface, but in fact, it's backed by a large ICE manufacturing plant."

"What? Manufacturing..." Lu Tie exclaimed, quickly covering his mouth with his hand, glancing around before lowering his voice and saying, "Manufacturing ICE?"

Yu Zhihong nodded and said, "Yes."

Lu Tie exclaimed in surprise, "Really? Tang Group is the strongest and largest listed company in the province! How could they possibly do such a bad thing?"

Yu Zhihong sneered and said, "What's impossible about that, Director Lü? Actually, my real identity is a policeman. I was sent here by my superiors to go undercover."

"Huh? Are you a police officer?"

Yu Zhihong took out an ID card from his inner pocket and waved it in front of Lü Tie. Lü Tie thought it was for him to see and reached out to take it, but Yu Zhihong immediately withdrew his hand, put the ID card back in his pocket, and said, "Do you believe me now?"