Shilek might have been a bit too demanding of Gao Sheng, the mastermind behind the scenes, as Gao Sheng hadn't provided any special protection for Mark Besos.
After all, everyone has their own expertise. Gao Sheng dealt with finance, not intelligence or special agents. Asking these people to design an intricate and flawless financial trap was not a problem, but expecting them to consider every angle and protect every pawn was a bit much. They had never imagined that someone would directly target Mark Besos, and this had gone beyond their scope of consideration, so naturally, no one was assigned to protect him.
Therefore, when Mark Besos, with a beautiful woman's waist in his arm, got into a car that then entered a hotel, Hao Jianguo was still somewhat taken aback.
"I can take this opportunity to persuade him! To cooperate with us instead of causing us trouble!" After thinking for a moment, Hao Jianguo volunteered to Shilek.
"Sir, are you a hundred percent sure you can persuade them?" Shilek countered.
"Of course not. In fact, my confidence is no more than 30%. But we have to try. We can't just do nothing!" Hao Jianguo said.
"Only a 30% chance is too low. We can't gamble the company's future on this 30%," Shilek said with a frown. Hao Jianguo looked at him and also sighed, as if he had no solution.
"By the way, sir, according to our intelligence, tomorrow Mr. Mark Besos will go to the police as planned to request the revocation of Besos's control over his equity, and at the same time file a lawsuit demanding that this transaction be declared invalid. What if tomorrow Mr. Mark Besos doesn't go anywhere, will there be no problem?" Shilek suddenly asked Hao Jianguo.
"Ah... this... that should be the case... Besos previously had authorization for Mark Besos's shares. We confirmed this when signing the agreement. So as long as Mark Besos himself doesn't step forward to object, the transaction will proceed smoothly without any issues!"
"Then that's simple!" Shilek breathed a sigh of relief and snapped his fingers. The man sitting next to him got out of the car with a grin and leaned on the car door, saying to Shilek, "Boss, Sasha is my wife! We are legally married, witnessed before God. You're making me wear a cuckold's hat!"
"Mmm, I know Sasha is your wife, and you'll be wearing a cuckold's hat. So what? What do you want?" Shilek nodded and grinned.
"Boss, this requires more money!" the other party said crisply.
"Fine... I'll give you double salary this month!" Shilek said readily, and the man happily took out his phone, sent a text message, and then sat back in the car.
"What are you doing?" Hao Jianguo asked, confused. He didn't understand what had just happened.
"The beautiful woman acting with us is Sasha, and she's Rolov's wife!" Shilek pointed to the guy sitting beside him. The man also grinned and nodded at Hao Jianguo.
Then Rolov himself explained, "I just sent a text to my wife, telling her she can start undressing. In about ten minutes, they should be in the heat of battle, and then I, the legitimate husband witnessed by God, can rush in to defend my dignity as a husband!"
"This is a honeypot trap!" Hao Jianguo, who had once considered giving his woman to Mr. Huang, immediately understood Shilek's intention. It was clearly a plan to set up an adultery trap.
"This plan is brilliant!" Hao Jianguo said excitedly. "With this leverage, Mark Besos will have to listen to us and cooperate with us!"
Obviously, Hao Jianguo's plan was to use this honeypot incident to threaten Mark Besos into submission. Of course, Hao Jianguo had a different idea in mind, planning to save the situation in the end.
Unexpectedly, after hearing Hao Jianguo's words, Shilek quickly shook his head and said, "Mr. Hao, it seems you are still too naive. It's no wonder, after all, you come from academia and are not very familiar with societal matters!"
"Mark Besos's wife has already divorced him. He won't care about scandalous gossip or scandals. These things pose no threat to him!"
"After all, isn't even our esteemed President still our President despite these issues?" Shilek said with a cold smile. "So we don't need to negotiate with him at all. We just need to..."
Before Shilek could finish, Rolov's phone vibrated. Rolov glanced at it and quickly said, "Sasha sent me a signal. That guy is finished. She wants us to rush in immediately, otherwise, the other party will start showering!"
"What? It's only been 5 minutes, and it's over already? Damn it, I told you those pretty boys who hang out in bars are all show and no go!" Shilek cursed and rushed down with his men. However, the leader was now the wronged party who had been cuckolded. It was believed that very interesting things would happen in the hotel room afterward.
Seeing that everyone in the car had finally left, Hao Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately took out a private phone from a hidden pocket and made a call as quickly as possible by manually dialing, not using the contacts. However, the phone emitted a busy signal. There was no signal here!
"What kind of rubbish phone is this! Motorola, the world's number one phone brand, is trash!" Hao Jianguo grumbled and put the private phone back into his pocket.
This was not Hao Jianguo's usual phone, but a phone known only to him. The phone itself was a Motorola, and the SIM card was from a US telecommunications company. Ever since he learned that all call records could be queried through the operator's backend, Hao Jianguo would never use Jiangnan-related communication brands for any illicit activities. Leaving traces could be fatal.
But he never expected to have no signal at this crucial moment. On the other hand, the Jiangnan phone that Rolov had used earlier had a strong signal, allowing him to send text messages smoothly.
Of course, Hao Jianguo could have chosen to call using his Tianxing phone at this time, but after much hesitation, he decided against it. He had sensed a hint of unease. Huang He had never fully trusted him, and had left a violent armed force under his control in the United States. If he made a call now and left a trace, wouldn't it be too dangerous?
His own life was ultimately more important than Gao Sheng's plan, so Hao Jianguo abandoned the idea of notifying Gao Sheng with his phone. Instead, he patiently waited in the car. After more than ten minutes, a disheveled Mark Besos and a crying sexy beauty Sasha were put into a car by Rolov and then left the hotel escorted by four other SUVs, heading to an unknown destination.
At the same time, Shilek returned and said to Hao Jianguo with a smile, "Sir, thank you for coming along and offering your advice!"
"Did I offer advice? It seems you didn't listen to my opinion from beginning to end!" Hao Jianguo muttered inwardly, but he still had to praise Shilek and his team profusely.
"Where did they go?" Hao Jianguo asked casually.
"To one of our secret bases. For the next week, Mark Besos won't be able to appear in this world. After all, no one can stop a furious husband who has been cuckolded from taking some minor revenge, right?" Shilek said with a chuckle.
"You flatter me, sir. It's getting late, I should take you home. Tomorrow will either be very peaceful, or the other party will make a big move. So I'll leave two people to guard your home to protect your safety when necessary!" Shilek said.
"Really? I don't think that's necessary!" Hao Jianguo instinctively refused.
"That's fine too, as not everyone plays as wildly as we do. Just be careful yourself. You can call us if anything happens. We have two people living near your home who can arrive within three minutes!" Shilek said seriously.
"Are you monitoring me?" Hao Jianguo questioned with a look of anger.
"No, it only started a few days ago. After the acquisition case, we already sensed something was wrong, as if a force was secretly targeting us and setting traps for us!"
"So the boss repeatedly instructed me to ensure your safety because you are the core of our Jiangnan Group in the entire United States, and you cannot be in any danger! That's why we started protecting you a week ago!" Shilek's playful demeanor changed, and he spoke very sincerely.
"Thank you!" Hao Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief. Within a week, he didn't seem to have made any slip-ups. Moreover, he was very careful when he went out. He used secret tunnels in the house and left from the neighbor's garage. They shouldn't have noticed anything.
However, Hao Jianguo ended up sleepless. That night, he realized that the situation seemed to be beyond his control.