Chapter 1200: Betrayal and Loyalty

"It's been so long, nothing's gone wrong, has it?"

Sitting in the office, Dong Chenxi said to Zhao Fusheng with some concern.

She wasn't worried about Tong Zhenbang or Xiao Bao, after all, those two were utterly wicked characters; even if they died, it would be ridding the people of a scourge. What she was worried about was whether Chen Shijie would be implicated.

By now, Dong Chenxi clearly understood that Tong Zhenbang's money was, to put it bluntly, obtained from Mr. Li through various schemes.

To sum it up in four words, it was embezzlement.

Such a matter, not to mention within a criminal organization, even in corporate management, once discovered, would lead to a dead end.

Therefore, Dong Chenxi was genuinely worried about Chen Shijie's situation.

It must be understood that since Mr. Li was able to establish such a vast criminal network, he was certainly not an easy person to deal with. To be honest, Dong Chenxi was not optimistic about Tong Zhenbang's resistance. She even thought that there might be Mr. Li's informants around Tong Zhenbang.

Hearing Dong Chenxi's question, Zhao Fusheng gave a bitter smile and shook his head helplessly. "At this point, all we can do is wait."

This was the truth. After all, they weren't the police and didn't have that many sources of information. Besides, under the current circumstances, they didn't dare to disturb Cao Jianguo, since they had no idea what had happened to Mr. Li or Tong Zhenbang, or whether someone had been assigned to keep an eye on Future Investment.

"What if I try to think of something?"

At that moment, Zhang Qian, who had been silent all along, spoke up slowly.

"That won't do." Zhao Fusheng shook his head, rejecting Zhang Qian's suggestion.

Although Zhang Qian might have a chance to find something through some clues, the problem was that the risk was even higher, and with one careless move, he could easily get himself into trouble.

And Zhao Fusheng would never allow that to happen.

"Then what do we do?" Dong Chenxi looked at Zhao Fusheng and asked. Clearly, she also wanted this matter to be resolved as soon as possible.

Zhao Fusheng shook his head but said nothing.

Although he also wanted to give Dong Chenxi an answer, the problem was that many things in this world do not change according to human will, even if Zhao Fusheng possessed stronger foresight than others.

Just then, the phone on Dong Chenxi's desk suddenly rang. She walked over and picked it up, then frowned slightly and said with some surprise, "Then please ask him to come up."

Hanging up the phone, Dong Chenxi looked at Zhao Fusheng and Zhang Qian with a strange expression and said in an odd tone, "That classmate of yours is here, and he's not alone."

Huh?

Zhao Fusheng was startled, then noticed Dong Chenxi's words and frowned: "There's someone else with him?"

Obviously, since Chen Shijie didn't come alone, it meant he had someone with him. In other words, either Tong Zhenbang's people or Mr. Li's people. But no matter whose people they were, they certainly weren't their own.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng said to Zhang Qian, "Go to the door. No one except Chen Shijie is allowed in."

Zhang Qian was taken aback, then understood Zhao Fusheng's intention—he was telling him to stop others from entering, creating an opportunity for them to meet alone.

Nodding to Zhao Fusheng, Zhang Qian got up and walked to the door, standing there like a door god, waiting for Chen Shijie to come up.

A few minutes later, Chen Shijie's figure appeared at the elevator, followed by two tall figures. Unexpectedly, these two were foreigners, and they looked like fierce and tough types. Moreover, Zhang Qian could clearly sense from his intuition that these two had seen blood, maybe even killed before, otherwise they couldn't have such a sharp aura.

"Sorry, Miss Dong only wants to see Mr. Chen alone." Seeing Chen Shijie and the two white men approaching the door, Zhang Qian stretched out his hand to stop them and said coldly.

The moment Chen Shijie saw Zhang Qian appear, his pupils slightly contracted. Hearing Zhang Qian's words, he was clearly taken aback and immediately understood what was happening. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Brother, what do you mean by this?"

The two white men were also startled. They exchanged glances and both looked at Zhang Qian.

Although they didn't understand Chinese, they could clearly see that this Chinese man was stopping them.

"Only he can go in." Zhang Qian glanced at the two foreigners and repeated in English.

He was actually quite smart. In the years he had been with Zhao Fusheng, he had learned English in his spare time.

"Chinese, what gives you the right to stop us!" The white foreigner, seeing that Zhang Qian understood English, immediately asked fiercely in English.

Obviously, he did not intend to follow Zhang Qian's arrangement.

But unfortunately, the person he encountered was Zhang Qian. Even if the Jade Emperor himself had shown up today, Zhang Qian would still have refused to show any respect.

"I don't want to repeat myself. Our boss will only see him alone. If you want to go in, you'll have to knock me down first." Zhang Qian gave the two foreigners a cold look.

In his view, since Zhao Fusheng didn't allow those two in, they couldn't enter.

The two foreigners glared, about to speak, but Chen Shijie waved his hand: "James, Roger, forget it. You can't beat him; even I'm no match for this man."

Clearly, these words carried weight. The two foreigners, who had been itching for a fight, immediately calmed down upon hearing Chen Shijie's remark. They watched helplessly as Chen Shijie walked inside.

Zhang Qian paid them no further attention, standing there like a door god, silently guarding the entrance.

Chen Shijie entered the office. The moment she saw him, Dong Chenxi stood up abruptly, opening her mouth to speak, only to see Chen Shijie suddenly make a shushing gesture.

Dong Chenxi was startled and before she could speak, Zhao Fusheng pulled her back and said slowly, "Mr. Ajie, what exactly is going on? Where is Boss Tong?"

Dong Chenxi felt a bit puzzled. She saw Chen Shijie let out a long breath, his face stern, and say, "Boss Tong had something to attend to and returned to the US. For now, I'm in charge of domestic matters."

Zhao Fusheng raised an eyebrow in surprise: "What's going on? How come I didn't know? Why did you only inform us, Future Investment, about such an important matter now? Don't you want to cooperate anymore?"

As he spoke, Zhao Fusheng waved his hand. "Miss Dong, since we're at it, let's settle the investment money together with the first dividend payment and give it all back to them."

Clearly, he said this deliberately, because at that moment, Chen Shijie had already walked to Dong Chenxi's desk, picked up a piece of paper and a pen, and quickly wrote a few words.

"Bugged, Tong dead, Li wins, plan as usual."

These were the words Chen Shijie wrote on the paper, but their content shocked Zhao Fusheng and Dong Chenxi.

In such a short time, Tong Zhenbang was already dead! And now, Chen Shijie seemed to have taken Tong Zhenbang's place as the agent; otherwise, he wouldn't have said the plan should continue as usual.

The only problem, then, was the bugging issue. It seemed that Mr. Li didn't fully trust Chen Shijie either.

"Mr. Chen, please wait a moment. I'll call the accountant to settle the accounts." Dong Chenxi quickly caught on, realizing Zhao Fusheng was bluffing, and played along.

"Miss Dong, Chairman Zhao, please don't misunderstand. I'm here to apologize on behalf of the company." Chen Shijie didn't stop writing, but his spoken words were completely unrelated. In fact, Zhao Fusheng could clearly sense that he was anxious.

Zhao Fusheng pondered for a moment, then said slowly, "Mr. Ajie, regardless of what happened, under these circumstances, I don't intend to talk to you. So, you'd better have your boss come see me. That's all. Manager Dong, see him out!"

Dong Chenxi hadn't seen what Chen Shijie was writing, but she understood that since Zhao Fusheng said so, he must have his reasons. She immediately responded, "Sorry, Mr. Chen, please leave."

Chen Shijie said nothing more, just sighed and turned to walk out the door.

Dong Chenxi naturally saw him out personally, while Zhao Fusheng ignored all that, slowly walked over to the note Chen Shijie had left, picked it up, and read it.

The handwriting on the note was scrawled; Chen Shijie must have been in a hurry when he wrote it, with only a few concise sentences.

Besides the first few words, he had written a few more lines.

"Li Xin, additional investment, entry, caught red-handed... pass to Cao."

Zhao Fusheng stared at the short note for a full several minutes without saying a word.

"Should I... track him?" At that moment, Zhang Qian walked in and whispered to Zhao Fusheng. He could tell that Zhao Fusheng was not in a good mood.

Zhao Fusheng gave a bitter smile and shook his head: "Not appropriate. If it gets exposed, it would be bad for Chen Shijie."

He wasn't stupid; he naturally understood what was going on.

Combining Chen Shijie's current behavior with the note he left, Zhao Fusheng could deduce that Tong Zhenbang and Xiao Bao had likely been dealt with by Mr. Li. As for Chen Shijie, he was probably a trusted subordinate whom Mr. Li had "won over."

In simple terms, Chen Shijie had double-crossed Tong Zhenbang and used this opportunity to become Mr. Li's man.

Of course, at this point, he hadn't fully gained the other's trust, which was why someone had followed him to Future Investment. Moreover, he himself was bugged with a recording device, unable to communicate directly with Zhao Fusheng and Dong Chenxi.

But it was clear that Chen Shijie's plan was progressing smoothly; otherwise, he wouldn't have written about Mr. Li's entry and being caught red-handed.

"Give this to Cao Jianguo." Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and said to Zhang Qian.

Since Chen Shijie had asked for it to be passed to Cao Jianguo, it meant this involved internal police matters. Zhao Fusheng had no reason not to follow Chen Shijie's instructions.

Watching Zhang Qian's retreating figure, Zhao Fusheng let out a long breath. This matter should soon come to light and reach a conclusion. He just hoped that Chen Shijie would return safely.