Zhizhi Club was Li Qianfan's base in the provincial capital, offering services that even the best hotels couldn't match.
Chu Yazhi, on the other hand, was his "lackey" in the provincial capital, diligently carrying out his every command.
Crucially, this woman possessed considerable competence and an extensive network of contacts.
In just half an hour, Chu Yazhi had located Linzi.
Linzi was dead.
Li Qianfan was not surprised by this news.
Linzi had already sold the 209 virus to Wang Mingshuai, causing Dai Paipai to be successfully infected. It was time for him to "gracefully retreat."
His killer was undoubtedly one of the Dark Web's CEOs.
Linzi's death confirmed to Li Qianfan that he had been targeted by one of the Dark Web's CEOs.
Li Qianfan didn't need to worry about a Dark Web CEO plotting against Chu Yazhi.
Having successfully framed Dai Paipai, the Dark Web CEO had achieved his objective.
"Zhizhi."
Li Qianfan pondered for a moment and said, "From now on, start training a group of people. They can be men or women. Regardless of gender, they must be absolutely loyal to you. Don't be afraid to spend money; I will provide it. Their main job will be intelligence gathering, and even to do things for us that we find inconvenient."
Chu Yazhi asked with immediate delight, "Master, are you going to build your own team?"
"Yes."
Li Qianfan affirmed, "It's too much trouble to always ask my parents for help when encountering problems."
Chu Yazhi's breathing clearly quickened. "Master, I will not disappoint you."
She was excited.
Because she understood that with the establishment of this department, she would be promoted from a "pet" to Li Qianfan's confidante.
Coach Chu's future would be bright!
"Zhizhi, work hard, and I won't treat you unfairly."
Li Qianfan casually made an empty promise and then hung up his phone.
The appearance of 209 had put Li Qianfan under immense pressure.
Even with his parents' protection and his formidable grandmother by his side, Li Qianfan's dream of "living idly and waiting for death" was officially shattered as of this night.
Du Junlin alone had already given him a headache.
Now, a Dark Web CEO had emerged!
Compared to Du Junlin, a Dark Web CEO was a far greater threat.
He had to quickly build his own intelligence department to gather all unfavorable information about him.
"Who could that 'big yellow flower' be?"
Li Qianfan tapped his chin, leaning against a tree, as he searched his mind for "big yellow flowers" when his phone rang again.
It displayed the owner of Paipai.
"Dad, Wang Mingshuai is dead!"
Dai Paipai's voice trembled slightly, devoid of any sadness, only the relief of finally being free. "I am completely free! No one will ever haunt me like a devil again."
Linzi's death had been within Li Qianfan's expectations.
Similarly, Li Qianfan had anticipated that Wang Mingshuai would die tonight.
If Wang Mingshuai, after suffering such a devastating blow, hadn't died tonight, he would have been an unkillable cockroach.
Li Qianfan asked with a smile devoid of mercy, "Paipai boss, should I congratulate you now?"
"Absolutely!"
Dai Paipai paused and said, "Dad, there are two things I need to discuss with you."
First.
Although Wang Mingshuai had become Dai Paipai's devil, they had truly loved each other.
Now that he had died suddenly, Dai Paipai, out of their past marital relationship, wanted to help support his parents.
Wang Mingshuai was an only child.
Of course, Dai Paipai would not bring the Wang family elders to Qingyun.
She intended to hire a nanny to care for the pitiful old couple in the countryside.
In simple terms, Dai Paipai would provide for their old age and see them off.
Li Qianfan naturally supported this matter.
"The second thing."
Dai Paipai said, "After I handle Wang Mingshuai's funeral, I will dismiss Bao Shan and the others and tear down the wall between Paipai Fashion and Ziyu Fashion."
Was she planning to tear down just a wall?
No!
She intended to merge Paipai Fashion into Ziyu Fashion.
Li Qianfan frowned. "Paipai boss. You..."
"Dad."
Dai Paipai interrupted him. "Don't refuse. I just discussed it with Hong Ti, and she strongly agrees. Do you think I can leave you in this lifetime?"
Could she?
Li Qianfan's mood sank as he thought about the fate of her 209 virus accelerating its replication, ultimately leading her to the peak of human beauty. "Fine, have it your way."
"Thank you!"
Dai Paipai was very happy. "After the wall is removed, we will merge. The company's scale will double, and we can grow stronger. I've thought about it. After the company merges, President Su will still be President Su, and you will remain Vice President. As for me, I'll be your secretary."
You'll be my secretary?
With you becoming more and more beautiful, if you were to be my secretary, would I be able to concentrate on my work?
Li Qianfan immediately refused.
Dai Paipai, however, said domineeringly, "I'm the one who decides! From now on, don't call me Paipai boss. Change it to Paipai Secretary, or Secretary Dai is fine. From now on, I will call you boss. Anyway, Paipai Fashion is my dowry after being widowed and remarrying."
Li Qianfan didn't know what to say.
"Alright, that's settled."
As Dai Paipai ended the call, she said softly, "Boss, Secretary Paipai loves you."
With a beep, the call ended.
Li Qianfan looked up at the sky, wishing he could say, "What is all this!"
Perhaps because of Wang Mingshuai's sudden death, the heavens were in sorrow.
Patches of dark clouds slowly drifted in from the corners, obscuring the originally bright moonlight.
One o'clock in the morning.
In a dormitory room in the Ziyu Fashion dormitories, a window was quietly pushed open.
A large tabby cat lifted the curtain and silently jumped inside.
The room was lit by a soft night light.
Shen Yun, who had already sensed something, sat in the corner of the bed with her knees hugged to her chest, staring blankly at the window.
Seeing the large tabby cat appear, she immediately became flustered and quickly lowered her head.
The tabby cat looked at her.
How many layers of silk?
The tabby cat estimated at least three layers.
Holding her breath, Shen Yun waited for what felt like two centuries before slowly getting off the bed.
She moved as if inch by inch, walking to the front of the tabby cat.
She knelt on the bedding spread on the floor, then slowly raised her hands above her head.
In her hands, she held a designer belt made of calfskin.
The tabby cat took the belt.
Shen Yun visibly trembled, covered her face with her hands, and pressed her forehead to its foot.
The designer belt was lifted by the tabby cat—
And lowered!
But it was very light.
It was not even as forceful as the raindrops falling outside the window hitting the glass.
"Qianfan, you couldn't bring yourself to hit me after all."
Shen Yun thought this silently when the sudden "ripping" sound was exceptionally jarring.
How many layers of silk?
Heh.
Let alone a few layers, even eighty layers of silk combined could be easily torn by the tabby cat if it used its "Eagle Claw Hand."
Daybreak.
Xie Wenxiu, with dark circles under her eyes, yawned as she headed towards the cafeteria.
She strongly suspected that the company's dormitory building had become haunted.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have heard intermittent, faint crying of a woman shortly after falling asleep, which made her restless and unable to sleep.
It wasn't until around 4:30 in the morning that the sound of the female ghost gradually subsided.
"Am I hallucinating? Impossible. Although the crying was intermittent, it was very clear when I listened carefully."
Xie Wenxiu, having finished her breakfast and sitting by the window in the cafeteria, was almost full when she saw Shen Yun, President Su's secretary, walking over with her breakfast.
"Secretary Shen."
Xie Wenxiu greeted her with a smile. "You're later than usual today."
"Mm. I accidentally slept in."
Shen Yun said casually, and as she sat opposite Xie Wenxiu, she crossed her legs.
"Secretary Shen, how did you grow these legs? They're so round and straight."
Xie Wenxiu looked at her legs and praised them with a "tsk tsk." "Even as a woman, I feel flustered looking at them, let alone men."
Shen Yun blushed. "Vice President Xie, you're making me embarrassed."
"Hey, I'm just stating the facts."
Xie Wenxiu gave a sigh and suddenly looked around and said in a low voice, "Secretary Shen, your silk is torn."
Huh?
Shen Yun was startled and looked down.
Indeed.
When she stood and walked, it wasn't obvious.
But as soon as she sat down, the torn part of the silk couldn't be covered by her skirt.
"Tsk tsk, the tenderness of this skin is simply amazing!"
Looking at the torn silk, Xie Wenxiu thought of an idiom: "I finally understand what it means to 'see a leopard through a small spot.'"
Shen Yun's face turned redder.
She quickly pulled her skirt down with force.
"If you pull it any further, you'll expose your waist. Haha."
Xie Wenxiu, whose child was already in elementary school, spoke very casually.
However, she also knew when to stop and quickly changed the subject. "Secretary Shen, I think our dormitory building is haunted."
Haunted?
Shen Yun, who wanted to disappear under the table, looked up at Xie Wenxiu with confusion.
"Around one o'clock last night?"
Xie Wenxiu recalled slightly and said, "Yes, around that time. A light rain was falling outside. I had just fallen asleep when I suddenly heard the intermittent crying of a woman. It seemed to be coming from your dormitory."
Shen Yun's eyebrows twitched, and she asked, "No way? Vice President Xie, don't scare me. I'm a very timid person."
"Hey, why would I scare you?"
Xie Wenxiu said, "I really heard a woman crying. But it's not entirely a ghost, because the intermittent crying sounded quite happy. And it was even faintly mixed with..."
She thought for a moment and nodded emphatically. "Yes, the crying was also mixed with shouts of 'brother'."
Shen Yun's eyes widened. "Could that female ghost be crying for her brother?"
"Who knows. Yawn."
Xie Wenxiu yawned again and stood up. "Secretary Shen, don't take it to heart. Maybe I was dreaming vaguely."
Shen Yun nodded.
Xie Wenxiu, eager to continue perfecting that Hanfu, left.
More and more employees were coming to the cafeteria to eat.
Many employees who didn't live on the factory grounds, due to the cafeteria's affordable and delicious food, specifically came here to eat.
There weren't enough tables.
But no one dared to sit with Secretary Shen.
It wasn't that they didn't want to.
It was simply because the beautiful Miss Shen could put a certain psychological pressure on people. What if they ate with food in their nostrils?
Some people didn't care.
This person was Vice President Li, whose position was higher than Secretary Shen's.
Li Qianfan sat down and casually asked, "Still not full?"
"No."
Shen Yun ate with small bites and said softly, "Vice President Xie just told me that around one o'clock in the morning, she seemed to hear a female ghost crying and calling for her brother."
Li Qianfan, who had just picked up his chopsticks, froze.
Shen Yun didn't look up.
She continued, "Brother, my silk was torn by the tabby cat. My legs were exposed. What should I do?"