The matter with Lunsi was resolved, and all that remained was to deal with the chief technician from the Song family's racing team who had come with Lunsi.
After a round of questioning, Lin Yan learned the other party's name.
Matt? Hearing this name, Lin Yan couldn't help but recall a new term he had seen online a few days ago, "sha ma te" (杀马特, a Chinese subculture sometimes translated as "killer stylish" or similar).
Indeed, the guy had long curly hair and looked a bit like it.
However, this fellow definitely couldn't be "killed." Regardless of how the Song family's racing team fared, anyone who could climb to the position of chief technician was absolutely not an ordinary person.
A reliable technician was like iron, while drivers were like flowing water; top technicians were actually rarer than drivers.
Drivers had age restrictions, with peak periods lasting only a few years. However, technicians became more formidable with age. Although this Matt, in the eyes of the chief technicians of all top-tier racing teams, was among the worst, he was still at the absolute peak level of the entire Blue Star.
He was someone worth poaching.
After a few simple questions, Lin Yan threw out another contract.
Upon seeing the contract, Matt's reaction was the same as Lunsi's. He picked it up, glanced at it, and immediately exclaimed.
"A hundred billion liquidated damages!"
"Let me know when you've thought it over!"
Lin Yan didn't say much more. He ignored Matt's reaction, uttered a single sentence, and headed towards his room in the cabin.
Matt stared blankly at the employment contract in his hand. The hundred billion liquidated damages had stunned him into immobility for a long time.
After a while, Matt finally came to his senses and began to examine the other contents of the contract.
When he saw the salary section of the contract, Matt's eyes lit up. The figure of a hundred billion had been too conspicuous, causing him to overlook the salary column.
This salary was more than double his previous one. He had always heard that the Ducati factory team's salaries were extremely high, and today he finally witnessed it.
The salary difference between chief technicians was similar to that of drivers. In his previous life, Lin Yan's salary was about ten times that of some tail-end drivers. Although Matt's salary might not be a tenfold difference compared to Zhang Mingzhi, it was still five or six times.
The liquidated damages were a bit high, but Matt was extremely tempted by this salary.
After all, as long as he didn't betray them, there wouldn't be any issues. Why not sign it?
The high salary made Matt's heart waver. He was a very honest and somewhat timid person, but he had a particular habit of spending money.
In the West, "living paycheck to paycheck" was a very common phenomenon, and Matt was one of them.
Besides sending money to his children back home each month, almost everything else was squandered. Even his savings weren't substantial. Coupled with the fact that he had worked for the Song family for a month and essentially received no pay, this high salary was an enormous temptation for him.
After a moment of hesitation, Matt nodded decisively. Risks and opportunities coexist. Perhaps this was just the team's special measure to prevent employees from betraying them.
Matt hadn't experienced Lunsi's deception. After a cursory glance at the contract and feeling that there were no major issues, he directly signed his name at the end of the document.
In fact, Matt had guessed correctly. Following the betrayal incident, Lin Yan had revised the contracts of everyone on the team to include a hundred billion in liquidated damages, all to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future.
The technicians in the team had no objections to this. They all understood Lin Yan's intentions, and more importantly, Lin Yan had also doubled their salaries.
Originally, the salaries of the Ducati factory team were already at the industry's highest level. Doubling them now made them overjoyed. They had nothing to hide, so why wouldn't they sign?
The plane slowly traversed through the white clouds.
After an unknown amount of time, the three hundred elite bodyguards, who had been assembled at the entrance of the Lin family's residence and were ready to depart, received orders from above and began boarding vehicles to head to the airport.
"Mr. Song, the latest news is that the Lin family's people have departed. Judging by the route, they should be heading to the southern airport."
"No rush. Have our people prepare and wait for my command to act."
After listening to his secretary, Song Yi paused with the documents in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.
In addition to dealing with this matter, Song Yi also had to contend with the Lin family's commercial offensive, leaving him with no time to spare. He took a sip of tea and forced himself to concentrate.
According to the intelligence from Black Blade, Lin Yan had boarded the plane at noon. He wouldn't be back until at least dawn. It was currently only seven in the evening, and the sky had just darkened. The Lin family's early action might be a feint.
Although the success of this matter by the Lin family would have a significant impact on them, Song Yi remained composed at this moment.
Receiving the order, the secretary nodded and left the office to relay the instructions.
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"Mr. Song, our people have sent word that another convoy from the Lin family has gone to the East District."
A while later, the secretary knocked and entered the office again.
Looking at the information handed to her by her subordinates, she was also filled with trepidation. Who would have thought that the Lin family would split into two routes?
However, she soon realized her thinking was still too simplistic. The Lin family was splitting into three routes. A Lin family convoy had also been spotted in the North District. Apart from the West District where their Song family was located, the Lin family had dispatched personnel to the other three directions.
Listening to the news relayed by the secretary, Song Yi, sitting in his executive chair, fell into deep thought.
The four districts of the capital, regardless of their size, whether private or public, all had airports. This meant that Lin Yan's landing point had four possible choices.
Based on Song Yi's deduction, Lin Yan would definitely not land in the West District. That was a certainty, as their Song family was located within the West District. With the Song family's influence developed here, if Lin Yan landed here, he would almost be captured upon arrival.
As for the South District, it was somewhat possible, but not highly likely. The border area between the South District and the West District was where the Wei family's headquarters was located, and their influence was deeply rooted.
Although the Wei family had not made a move yet, it did not mean that the relationship between the two families was very good.
Therefore, landing in the South District also carried a certain risk.
Excluding these two districts, only the East District and the North District remained.
The Lin family was located in the eastern part of the capital's city center. This East District could barely be considered unclaimed territory, with many smaller families. There was a certain possibility, and the probability was not small. Song Yi had heard that the Lin family's hideout was in the East District.
However, what Song Yi feared more was Lin Yan landing in the North District. If he landed at the airport in the North District, their Song family's options would be very limited.
North District, Song Yi murmured the name in his heart. The North District was also the place he worried about the most.
Besides these concerns, Song Yi was also worried about another matter: he feared that Lin Yan might have resolved this issue on the plane, found evidence, and transmitted it directly online. Even if their Song family's public relations department was very capable, they would likely be powerless.