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Chapter 653 - 653 653 Growing Suspicion!

653: Chapter 653: Growing Suspicion!

New Mission!

653: Chapter 653: Growing Suspicion!

New Mission!

Inside the server room.

A figure acted swiftly.

With a flick of the hand, the incriminating evidence disappeared without a trace.

After pressing the button, they quickly closed the server cabinet and fled with the speed of thunder.

With a bang!

Only after the door closed did Edson breathe a sigh of relief.

That was a close call!

I was almost framed!

Now it’s settled, I can finally give a complete report to headquarters.

It wasn’t my fault, it was Director Li’s lack of diligence.

After taking a deep breath, Edson calmed down and secretly congratulated himself on his cleverness.

With threats and bribes, he had taken care of the temp worker.

A few steps later, Edson suddenly paused.

“Hiss…

What was that guy’s name?

It seems like I never knew his name from the start!”

“But who cares, as long as I can escape this disaster by spending a little money, it’s all good!”

Edson had been in Zanan City for many years and was practically considered a local.

He knew that when dealing with the shrewd people of Zanan City, nothing worked better than money.

If threats didn’t work, then bribery would, and sure enough, it did the trick.

He felt at ease!

Humming a tune, Edson arrived at the technical department and saw Director Li holding a meeting with his staff, so he put on a cold face right away.

He quietly turned on his voice recorder again, then, with his hands behind his back and a stern face, he walked in.

“Stop for a moment!

Let me say a few words!”

As soon as Edson entered, he grunted heavily in displeasure.

“Just now, the head of the market division at headquarters informed me that the new equipment has been shipped and is expected to be escorted by a specialist to the airport this evening!”

“At the same time, they held me to serious account!

How could such expensive, advanced servers have consecutive issues?”

“One time could be an accident, but what about twice?

Director Li, you have to take primary responsibility for this…”

He distorted facts and framed Director Li with baseless accusations.

To keep his own position, to keep his record clean.

Better that another perish than me!

Edson had no choice but to ‘sacrifice’ Director Li, pinning the blame of ‘neglect of duty’ on him.

No matter how Director Li argued, Edson was adamant about the accusation.

After a thorough scolding, Edson continued to lord over everyone, giving orders with an entitled air.

“There are less than six hours left till tonight’s first match!”

“As the region with the highest population in the world, we at the Yi Continent division must find a way to expand the market and attract more customers!”

“We can’t always lose to the Shizhoun Continent and Yezhou Continent!

Posting online, hiring people to create momentum, even using fake base stations to send out text messages!”

“You are the tech guys; you must devise every possible method to let more people know that we can take bets and are reliable!”

…

Edson dominated like a true leader, at times persuasively coaxing, at others energetically spurring them on.

His only goal…

Was, of course, to show headquarters how diligent and responsible he was.

Meanwhile, Director Li, who was being scapegoated, seethed with anger.

My technical department is swamped with work, but we can’t attract enough gamblers, and it’s my fault?

We finally found a temp to keep an eye on the server room, and this Edson fired him.

Great, now if there’s another problem with the server room, it’s on my head?

The people at headquarters claim the equipment is advanced and reliable, branded goods.

To hell with that!

Who knows if they’re just knock-off brands?

Since their organization operates in the shadows, they can’t risk letting the manufacturer handle repairs or warranty services for malfunctions or damages.

If it were up to me, I’d also buy all kinds of counterfeit goods; as long as they somewhat work, that’s all that matters.

Pass off fake as real, inferior as superior.

If all else fails, just head to the opposite bank of the river.

There’s an endless supply of high-quality fakes, but as for how long they’d last under continuous, high-intensity use, only God would know.

…

A few minutes later.

Although filled with resentment, Director Li still respectfully saw Edson out.

And then, not bothering to lecture anymore, he instructed his team to strictly follow what Supervisor Edson had ordered.

After all, he was the leader, and his work disposition, of course, took precedence.

Back in his own cubicle, Director Li wrote an email while smoking.

He knew Edson would definitely tattle, and he couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

After finishing the email, he took a laptop to the server room.

Ready to extract video footage as solid evidence to prove he had done nothing wrong.

However…

What footage, what footage?

How come the DVR has only ten minutes of video?

Going to the very beginning, there’s only a blurred, tall figure slamming the door and walking away on the footage.

From the build, who could it be other than Edson?

Clearly!

Edson first got rid of the temp worker, then performed a one-click restore and reboot of the surveillance system, deleting all previously recorded videos.

This person, however, hadn’t run fast enough and was still caught in a bit of footage from behind.

He did this, of course, to have me take the blame.

How vicious!

Anger rose within him, leaving him utterly infuriated.

Since there was no video footage to serve as evidence, the only option was to try to find that temp and have him come forward to testify.

Fuming, Director Li left the server room and rushed to look for the receptionist.

After asking around, he was completely dumbfounded.

“What?

He didn’t leave a resume?

And he didn’t call ahead to schedule an appointment?

You don’t even know what his name is??”

This was a perfect example of knowing nothing at all, which Director Li was now fully experiencing.

Some unknown person with an unknown name had applied for the job of a part-time network engineer.

After passing the interview and practical assessment, he stayed for just half a day and only had one boxed lunch from the office.

So, what happened?

In just half a day since he arrived, the office’s server, which rarely had issues, broke down twice.

Was this guy a jinx or some kind of super bad luck charm?

Director Li left the reception area feeling sullen.

As he walked away, he kept feeling that something wasn’t right.

He didn’t find it suspicious that no personal information was left; after all, it was normal for a part-time interview.

Instead, he started to doubt the theoretical knowledge and technical skills of the temp.

“How can someone so talented not find a long-term stable job?

Could he be a student?”

“But with that kind of rich experience and skilled technique, he didn’t come across as a student who skipped classes to play games.

He definitely had the level!”

The more he thought about it, the more puzzled he became, but the office still ran smoothly and busily as usual.

Maybe…

he was overthinking it?

Back in the office.

Director Li soon received a call from headquarters, and the technical director berated him furiously!

What a disaster!

It was impossible to escape blame!

Not only was his bonus for the month gone, but his salary was also cut in half!

Director Li was so angry he almost lashed out on the spot, but he ended up holding back.

What did salary and bonuses matter?

With a flick of his fingers, he could intercept some betting slips without headquarters ever finding out.

Especially those bets on long shots.

Why report them at all?

Just pocket the money; no need to manage them because they were unlikely to win anyway.

Even if a long shot came through, what of it?

Simply deny having taken the bet.

To cheat the cheaters…

He and his brothers could make much more!

…

In the bustling Central District, people were coming and going.

After confirming he wasn’t being followed or watched, Wu Jie ducked into a cold drink shop and ordered a beverage.

Sipping it to cool off, he found a spot amidst the endless stream of people to call Zheng back.

“Did you get out safe?” Zheng asked with concern.

Wu Jie glanced around and spoke in a low voice, “Lucky me!

I caught them hiring a temp and used some tricks to complete the hack.

Now I’m out without a hitch, that was too close!”

Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, “It’s good that you’re out safe.

That office manager, Edson, is a ninety-kilogram reigning champion of mixed martial arts, a real tough guy!”

Wu Jie laughed, “I noticed right away.

Broad-shouldered and firm, with arms thicker than women’s thighs, his ability to take a punch is no joke!”

“That’s why I avoided any conflicts with him.

After all, even if I could win a fight, it would be hard to escape!”

Zheng made a couple of agreeing sounds and praised him,

“That was quite the thrilling covert operation you pulled off!”

“But I’m puzzled, why didn’t you let me provide you with a domestic bank account?”

“Looking at the money flowing into the accounts you provided, this Northern Fox Organization seems to have siphoned a lot of bettors’ money!”

Wu Jie smirked,

“I say, Zheng, don’t just make the horse run without letting it graze!”

“I’ve gone into the tiger’s den and taken big risks.

Won’t you allow me to make a little extra?”

“Besides, can the secret data I’ve acquired for you be measured in money?”

Zheng laughed heartily.

“Alright, alright, whatever you say is fine!

But really, does money mean that much to you anymore?”

“An interesting piece of intelligence has come back from the agents in Yincheng.

Want to know about it?”

Wu Jie raised his eyebrows, “The Muto Conglomerate’s mysterious miracle drug, has that been figured out?”

Zheng laughed, “Still investigating.

It’s all so secretive; we don’t know what it actually is.

But many Western developed countries are paying close attention, and I bet the External Affairs Bureau will put in more effort to clear it up soon!”

“The interesting intelligence I was talking about involves the Muto sisters, Sasa and Sami!

They’re not only alive but have also spilled quite a lot of dirt on you and your wife within the conglomerate.”

“They say you’re exceptionally good, winning four matches in a row and causing the big merchant, Kun Qianxi, to lose everything, racking up over a hundred billion Gold Coins.

And they say your wife is even more formidable, with swordsmanship not inferior to Muto Sami, and her martial arts skills are even stronger!”

…

Wu Jie offered no rebuttal.

There are no walls in the world that can keep a secret.

And this is supposed to be interesting intelligence?

Probably the spy who infiltrated the enemy’s ranks couldn’t clear up the mystery of the miracle drug, so they just decided to fill their report with this gossip instead.

After listening to Zheng’s report, Wu Jie finally laughed and said,

“You’re not wrong, I’m no longer interested in money.

Otherwise, why would I have you manage all those bank accounts?

If I transferred all that money into my own account, wouldn’t I be making a fortune?”

Zheng grunted, “Enough chit-chat, let’s get to business.

I’ve sent you an email.

Since you’re already in Zanan City, just take care of them while you’re there.”

Wu Jie was surprised, “Come on, I was only supposed to handle the cyber side when you brought me into this.

What do you want me to take care of?

Are you treating me like a special agent now?”

Zheng chuckled, “Relax, with your skills, you can easily take care of it!

And if not, just call on Alon for support!”

Before Wu Jie could object, Zheng hung up.

Wu Jie rolled his eyes and followed the crowd onto a double-decker bus.

It didn’t matter where he was going; first, he needed to get away from the Central District.

On the upper deck of the bus, he could enjoy the beautiful views of Liwan.

Many people came up just to take photos, hardly sitting down at all.

Wu Jie took a seat at the back row and, using a specialized app, opened the encrypted internal email Zheng had sent.

Seeing the mission information, Wu Jie couldn’t help but laugh…