Chapter 087: Double Agent
After parting ways with Zhang Chengxuan, Qi Yu walked up to Fu Yansheng and said, “Why are you here?”
“I was a little worried.” Fu Yansheng let out a puff of smoke. He asked, looking at Zhang Chengxuan’s departing back, “Is that him?”
Qi Yu let out an “en” and smiled faintly, “I’ve got the bodyguards with me. What was there for you to worry about…”
Having said that, Qi Yu was still happy that Fu Yansheng had come.
Seeing that Fu Yansheng was still having a smoke, he too didn’t rush to get into the car. The two took a walk along the street. They had Wang Meng drive the car behind them.
Fu Yansheng asked, “What did he tell you?”
Qi Yu told him exactly what Zhang Chengxuan had said to him.
Fu Yansheng listened to his recounting and asked, “What do you think?”
Qi Yu pondered. “I have some doubts about what he said…”
For example, Qi Yu didn’t receive a single message from Zhang Chengxuan the entire summer vacation, but Zhang Chengxuan insisted that he was seen by his second sister the one time he tried to contact him — How could there be such a coincidence? Sending messages to his family’s rival was already a dangerous act in itself. Couldn’t Zhang Chengxuan have been more covert about it? These were all obviously suspicious points.
Fu Yansheng nodded and said, “Frankly speaking, I think his idea of using this to break away from the Zhang family is a bit absurd. Even if he is an illegitimate child, at least he’s already been recognized by the Zhang family. On the other hand, how deep could his relationship with you possibly be? At most, you were classmates for a year. Why would he rather abandon his family and throw in his lot with their opponents?”
Thinking of Zhang Chengxuan’s haggard face, Qi Yu gave a slight sigh and said, “I know, but he has indeed moved me.”
He just wanted to finish his studies and take care of his mother — These were the two points which moved Qi Yu the most. It showed that Zhang Chengxuan would prefer to rely on truth and learning than rely on his money and status; and the latter showed that he was a filial son. If the Zhang Family hadn’t bullied him so much, Zhang Chengxuan presumably wouldn’t have been driven to do this thing.
Fu Yansheng tilted his head and looked at him. “You’ve gone soft-hearted?”
Qi Yu: “It’s not being soft-hearted… Even if he didn’t have that sob story, I don’t think what’s he’s asking for in exchange for that USB drive is excessive.”
“If that USB drive does indeed have information that is beneficial to Mei Wei’s current situation…” Fu Yansheng took a breath and said, “But have you ever thought about if what’s in there is fake?”
Qi Yu’s thoughts were pulled back by Fu Yansheng’s warning. “You think Zhang Chengxuan is using false information to deceive to me?” He thought for a while, and immediately denied, “No, he’s hoping I’ll sponsor him through university. If it’s false, I can also withdraw the funding at any time.”
Fu Yansheng shook his head: “I mean, it may be that Zhang Chengxuan is also being used by others… How can you be sure that his source of information is true? What if this information was deliberately used by the Zhang family to set up a trap to test him?”
Qi Yu: “…”
As expected, teacher is teacher. He was always thinking deeper than he was…
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Qi Yu was silent for a while, and said, “But at any rate, we’ve been classmates for a year and we have learned a little bit about each other. Rather than coming to me for negotiations today, I feel more like he came to me for help.”
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Qi Yu stopped and asked, “Is having a true temperament a bad thing?”
He didn’t want to weigh everything by profit and loss. It was also impossible for him to be cold-blooded and ruthless.
“It’s very good.” Fu Yansheng looked at Qi Yu and reminded him calmly, “But you’ll find that there’ll be a lot to pay to maintain your true temperament.”
Qi Yu and Fu Yansheng looked at each other until the Porsche slowly stopped beside them.
“I’ve thought it over clearly.” Qi Yu said calmly, “I’m willing to help him. As for the information he will provide me at that time, I’ll judge whether they’re fake or real myself.”
A glimmer of admiration flashed in Fu Yansheng’s eyes. He opened the door and said, “Get in the car and let’s talk.”
While the car was driving to their apartment in the city center, Fu Yansheng continued, “So, you want to agree to the conditions he put forward?”
Qi Yu: “Do you have a better proposal?”
Fu Yansheng said, “Whatever the case may be, Zhang Chengxuan is part of the Zhang Family. Even if you want to help him, don’t you think it’s a waste of this resource to buy this informant out?”
Qi Yu was surprised. “You want him to be a double agent?”
“I’m only providing a suggestion. Whether you want to do this or not, the decision is up to you and the execution is up to him.” Fu Yansheng crossed his arms and said, “According to what he said, the Zhang Family intend to have his stay by your side to gather information. So, as long as you give him some marginal information from time to time to hand over to them, he’ll probably be able to earn back the Zhang Family’s trust. What’s more, he also has the surname Zhang and he also has a share of the Zhang Family’s property. Wouldn’t it be a pity for him to just give that up? If he can stay there and continue providing you with important information on the Zhang Family, won’t that be a win-win situation for both you and him?”
Qi Yu frowned and said, “But he already said that if he gives me this USB drive, he won’t be able to go back to Zhang Family’s house.”
Fu Yansheng: “Qi Yu, do you think Mei Wei is in such a bad situation now that it must resort to using information provided by Zhang Chengxuan to turn the tide?”
Qi Yu: “No, the situation’s not that bad…”
This month, although the netizens have gotten tired of mentioning the Mei Wei incident, the trial of the criminal parties was still proceeding like a raging fire behind the scenes. If there were reliable information in that USB flash drive, it would definitely be of great help for his dad… But Zhang Chengxuan said that the Zhang family had been planning to target Mei Wei since four years ago and that they’ve even planted a spy in the Si Yuan Group. This was consistent with the information his father had revealed to him before. It also showed that his father had been aware of the situation.
“How about this?” Fu Yansheng said calmly, “Let’s look a little further. You don’t actually need this thing. You just need for him to reveal some key information. The same way he did regarding Qiu Rusong’s case. I think he helped you out there. In this way, he wouldn’t find it so tough being in the Zhang Family either.”
Qi Yu: “If this will be the case, he won’t need me to support him through college, right?”
“But I’m guessing that he’ll still need money. Otherwise, he couldn’t have been so constrained by the Zhang family to the point that he could even be driven into dropping his studies,” Fu Yansheng thought for a while and said, “Don’t you have an entrepreneurial practice course with him?”
Qi Yu: “Huh? Yeah.”
Fu Yansheng: “I’ve looked through your business plan before and it’s very feasible.”
Qi Yu said: “I can directly invest in the establishment of this company, and let him have a portion of the shares. Wouldn’t this be considered as a sort of disguised subsidy?”
Fu Yansheng nodded and said, “Yes, you’re a participant in this course project and investing in it would be fair and reasonable. Of course, if you want to do this more covertly, you can find someone to serve as an intermediary and be the nominal investor, hold the shares on your behalf.”
Qi Yu: “En, I’ll discuss this with him tomorrow.”
The next day, Qi Yu met with Zhang Chengxuan in the same restaurant and laid out to him as new negotiation conditions the results of his discussion with Fu Yansheng yesterday.
After he finished, he said, “Zhang Chengxuan, you’re connected to the Zhang Family by blood, after all. If you can’t agree to my request, I can fully understand. I will still invest in the company we started. It will be my reward to you for providing me with information about Qiu Rusong and I hope to use it to give you some financial help.”
Zhang Chengxuan listened carefully and couldn’t help looking admiringly at Qi Yu.
He only hesitated for less than ten seconds before nodding. “I agree…Since I looked for you yesterday, I’ve already made the decision to betray the Zhang Family. I don’t mind betraying them more thoroughly… and what you said is right. I also want to get back from the Zhang family what should belong to me.”
After the two successfully reached an agreement, Zhang Chengxuan expressed his sincerity by revealing a piece of key information to Qi Yu. After Mei Wei executives’ mine, Fia had acquired 5.8% of Mei Wei’s shares from Fang Zhenguo at a high price. When Mei Wei’s stock price tanked, it absorbed a lot of Mei Wei’s stocks from the secondary market.
Qi Yu was shocked when he heard this name… Fang Zhenguo was a minority shareholder who no longer participated in Mei Wei’s affairs but had pleaded for Qiu Mingyang to be dealt with leniently at the secret shareholder meeting.
After returning home in the evening, Qi Yu hesitated for a long time before calling his father and telling him about this information.
Qi Yuancheng sighed when he heard his words. He said, “I already knew he’d already sold his shares when the stock price was stagnant, but I didn’t know that he’d sold them to Fia…”
They’d been betrayed by two of Mei Wei’s elders one after another. Qi Yu couldn’t figure out whether it was the power of money, or the fact that people’s hearts were so changeable, as his father had said.
However, Qi Yuancheng’s reaction didn’t seem to be as great as when he brought up Uncle Qiu’s betrayal last time. Instead, he asked Qi Yu where he’d learned about it.
Qi Yu knew that his father was very wary of the Zhang Family. He didn’t tell the other party about the agreement he’d reached with Zhang Chengxuan, only saying that he’d gotten it by obliquely inquiring from Zhang Chengxuan.
Qi Yuancheng didn’t seem the least bit suspicious. He asked, “Xiao Fu is already with you, right? How are you doing?”
“En…” Qi Yu quietly glanced at Fu Yansheng, who had just walked out of the bathroom after taking a shower. He remembered these past few days when they were like honey mixed with oil. His face grew hot and he put all he had into keeping his voice calm, “I’ve been doing really well. Teacher Fu made a brand-new course list for me and has been teaching me one on one at home. It’s very efficient…”
Qi Yuancheng said, satisfied, “That’s good. I heard he dug out an expert from Nanri Technology for you?”
Qi Yu: “Yes, Ye Qinru. He’ll be coming to join the Si Yuan Group soon… I’ve already told Si Ze about this. I’ll be returning to China next month with Teacher Fu.”
Qi Yuancheng: “When next month?”
Qi Yu: “At the beginning of the month.”
Qi Yuancheng: “It just so happens that I’ll also be going back then. Let’s meet then. And while we’re there, I’ll let Xiao He take you to the Commerce and Industry Bureau for an equity change registration.”
Qi Yu was taken aback: “What kind of equity change registration?”
Qi Yuancheng: “Since you’ve already started working, I’m going to let you hold some of the shares from now on. Moreover, you can be considered as having rendered meritorious service during your summer work at Mei Wei. The shares that dad regained will be recorded under your name.”
Qi Yu: “So, how many shares do we have in Mei Wei now?”
Qi Yuancheng: “40.5%, of which 21.3% are indirectly held and 19.2% are directly held.”
Qi Yu: “…”
He remembered that the shares his father held directly was only 5% a month and a half ago; but he managed to recover more than 13% through this Mei Wei incident? And these were going to be all under his name? This was so over the top!
… No wonder his father hadn’t reacted much even after hearing that Fang Zhenguo had sold his stock to others.
At this moment, Qi Yu felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist from behind.
Qi Yu trembled all over, and quickly said, “Then I’ll see you in China next month. I’m going to bed first, Dad. Good night.”
After hanging up the phone in a hurry, Qi Yu felt the shell of his ear being peppered with kisses. The man’s low voice rang in his ear, “It’s time to go to bed.”
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【Little Theater】
Teacher Fu: Let him be a double agent!
Qi Yu: A move worthy of Teacher!
Qi Yuancheng: I already have enough stocks in my hands.
Qi Yu: A move worthy of Dad!
It’s so cool to just lie down~~
Teacher Fu: Stop giggling, come to bed. It’s time to teach you your lesson.
Qi Yu:…
Oh I’m liking the drama behind the scenes 👌
giggling the little theater is so awesome, funny and accurate~ I can feel that Zhang Chengxuan will be a critical side character in the future!
For sure. I feel the same way.
I HAVE FINALLY CAUGHT UP YESSSSS
YS sure is a genius to think of things so fast on his toes. Also Qi Dad is quite formidable!
Loved the end of the chapter..so 🔥🔥🔥😍
i feel like qi yu is insistent on helping that zhang boy is because qi yu doesn’t have true friends, and he hopes for the zhang boy to be one, awww
thanks for the chapter!
the drama is so intriguing now!!!