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Chapter 695 - 695 695 King of Tricksters!

695: Chapter 695: King of Tricksters!

Living Up to the Name!

695: Chapter 695: King of Tricksters!

Living Up to the Name!

“Jie!”

Zhang Hao called out and hurriedly caught up.

“The two who came to interview at the restaurant last night, they’re not some globe-trotting adventurers, nor internet celebs!”

“They said they have a big business deal to discuss with you, coming ahead of time as a vanguard to check out the venue!”

“They gave us a million today, said they’d book the entire afternoon, but…”

Zhang Hao pointed upstairs and said with an awkward smile:

“A million, huh?

We’ve taken the money, we can’t just give them nothing, can we?”

“How about some beers and kebabs?

Plus a few of the restaurant’s signature dishes?”

Hope sparkled in Zhang Hao’s eyes.

On one hand, having taken a million, they felt uneasy not providing some catering service, being the honest folks they are.

On the other hand, they were still astonished by the current setup.

Numerous bodyguards, sentry posts everywhere.

Armed, strictly defended.

They say an extremely important foreign guest has come, so of course, they’d like to show off in front of them!

If they make it onto the news, wouldn’t that mean a chance to become famous abroad?

Wu Jie could understand Zhang Hao’s feelings, but this—it wasn’t a foreign dignitary!

It was just a damn Old Fox!

“Didn’t they say they wanted afternoon tea?

Just prepare a few cups of plain boiled water then!” Wu Jie said indifferently.

Zheng’s mouth dropped open, forming an O.

My goodness!

That…

That’s too much of a swindle, right?

A million yuan for an afternoon, just for a few cups of boiled water?

Even if this were a royal palace, the consumption wouldn’t be this exorbitant, right?

“I think, since it’s afternoon tea, the least we could do is prepare a few cups of tea!” Zheng suggested good-naturedly as a compromise.

“Do we have tea leaves in the restaurant?” Wu Jie asked.

Zhang Hao nodded: “Yes, we do!

Bi Luo Chun, Longjing, Da Hong Pao, Pu’er…

we’ve got all sorts of grades!”

“Then brew the cheapest!”

Wu Jie’s decision was final; he patted Haizhu on the shoulder and went upstairs with Zheng, whose face was covered in misery.

Zhang Hao stood there, stunned for quite a while, then went back to the kitchen where he was immediately surrounded by the parents of both men.

“What did Jie say?

Are we preparing a feast?” Liao Lan asked curiously.

Zhang Hao shrugged: “Prepare what?

Jie said to use the worst tea leaves to brew a few cups of tea and send them up!”

“Damn!

That little rascal, truly the King of Tricksters!

Don’t listen to him; at least use the tea that costs twenty yuan a packet!” Wu Jianguo declared confidently.

“…”

Everyone was speechless, faces streaked with black lines.

Twenty yuan counts as high-grade?

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

While going upstairs, Zheng couldn’t help but complain:

“I’ve always heard you like to trick people, and now I’ve truly seen it!”

“Heh!

You ain’t seen nothing yet!” Wu Jie smiled faintly.

He couldn’t help but think.

The last time he went to Liuli City, he caught the presidential envoy, Perrio.

He hadn’t had his fill of scolding him.

That old guy’s hate was worth five million energy points each time!

It’s a pity that Perrio had poor mental fortitude, being scolded unconscious twice—he was a disappointment!

And now there was the chairman of the Northern Fox Organization, Lepuron.

Last night, when talking with Edson, he didn’t skimp on hate, each time worth hundreds of thousands.

He was on par with the CEO of Heinter from CSA.

Yet, this was after Northern Fox’s funds had been completely pilfered by Wu Jie, who stripped over a hundred thousand accounts of their money.

Thinking back to the time on the cruise ship, when the world’s number one businessman, Kun Qianxi, was killed, how wealthy he had been.

Even with Northern Fox’s funds drained, this guy’s personal assets were still substantial, showing how much illicit money he must have raked in over the years!

A starving shark is indeed still bigger than a camel!

…

Reaching the third floor, two people stood at the entrance of the private room.

Edson and an external operative stood eyeball to eyeball, each wary of the other.

As Wu Jie and Zheng approached, Edson let out a snort of disdain.

“I wondered why you kept denying it last night while playing dumb—an act.

Turns out you have another identity.

Looks like I’ve really underestimated you!”

“Fortunately, not all agents from your country are as exceptional as you, or we at Northern Fox would have trouble conducting business in your country!” Despite the polite words, Edson’s sarcasm was quite clear.

Wu Jie just gave a faint smile, offering no comment.

Entering the private room.

Lu from the External Affairs Bureau was chatting with Lepuron.

In the spacious room, it was just the two of them, no translators or bodyguards in sight.

As Wu Jie and Zheng arrived, Lu immediately turned, jesting with a chuckle:

“I say, Jie!

Are you running a shakedown joint?

Our guest’s been sitting here for ages and not even a cup of tea has been offered!”

Wu Jie pulled up a chair and sat down, “This place is for drinking and skewing.

As for tea, just wait a bit longer, the water is still boiling!”

“This…”

Lu was at a loss for words.

“Don’t listen to his nonsense, the tea will be here soon!”

Zheng also took a seat, feeling like the four of them were about to play mahjong together.

Wu Jie’s gaze shifted, seeing Lepuron assess him.

A muscular old man with a shaven head and strong features, lively and vigorous, displaying none of the frailty typical of advanced age.

Brawny and sturdy, as if taking down a few hooligans would be no problem!

No wonder.

Over twenty years ago, he was a Navy SEAL involved in the Gulf War.

Parachuting, combat swimming, covert infiltration, assassination…

Trained through rigorous routines, an aged veteran remained robust.

And certainly, after having killed plenty in the past, his gaze was sharp and penetrating.

After all, he’s someone who’s been on the battlefield!

“Seeing is believing!

I’ve long admired your reputation, and today I finally meet the man himself.

You’re younger than I expected!”

Lepuron extended his palm-leaf fan-like hand and shook hands with Wu Jie.

The hand was wide, thick, and powerful, covered with calluses—probably hadn’t stopped playing with guns or practicing martial arts since he was discharged.

I thought he would give it a good squeeze to show his strength, but he just gave a gentle grip and then let go.

After that, Lepuron reached out and shook hands with Zheng, who was by his side.

“I’ve lived so many years, and this is my first visit to your esteemed country!”

“I always thought I’d travel the world after retirement, with this mysterious ancient land as my first stop.”

“So, I self-taught your national language, just for the day I’d come here as a tourist, but I didn’t expect to come before my retirement!”

Lepuron’s gaze shifted, looking at Wu Jie.

Wu Jie chuckled and said, “Every year there are many foreign tourists visiting our country.

As long as they’re here to genuinely enjoy themselves, we welcome them.

But those with ulterior motives, well, that’s another story.”

Lepuron gave a light smile.

“Would that make me someone with ulterior motives?

I’m here to see what a world-class talent looks like!”

“Honestly, I can hardly believe it.

Someone was able to infiltrate and steal secrets in such a short amount of time—it’s incredible!”

“If someone like that isn’t a genius, then what are they?”

Lu and Zheng just smiled without saying a word.

It was agreed beforehand that Wu Jie would take the lead in this meeting, and they were just there to go through the motions.

Wu Jie laughed, “A genius?

There’s no such thing in this world.

You just think too little of yourself!”

As soon as he said this.

Zheng could clearly see Lepuron’s face change slightly.

Wu Jie was implicitly calling him dumb—who would be happy about that?

And sure enough.

Once Wu Jie checked the system, the result was good—he had started to despise Jie.

It was hundreds of thousands each time!

But don’t stop now, keep furiously hating on Jie!

However…

Lepuron didn’t fly off the handle just because of Wu Jie’s comment.

Having held high positions for many years, of course, his composure and depth were profound.

“I really don’t understand anything about information technology, I can’t compare to Mr.

Wu at all!”

“But I’m a businessman, and in business, harmony brings wealth.

Mutual benefit is what matters so we can all win together!”

“We need to cooperate to achieve a win-win situation.

You agree with that, don’t you, Mr.

Wu?”

Hoping for agreement, Wu Jie, however, shook his head.

“You’ll have to ask them.

I’m not a businessman, just a little special agent carrying out orders!”

“Now that you know the truth, are you surprised?

Thrilled?

Excited?”

The way he said it was light-hearted and humorous.

But it made Lu and Zheng’s expressions tighten.

Damn!

That was an awfully quick pass of the buck!

Even though there were strict demands from above to carry out a massive crackdown on gambling…

Even though Wu Jie was an internal agent who had completed the task brilliantly, seizing a huge amount…

But how could he completely absolve himself from the situation?

When it comes to benefits, Wu Jie ‘eating his own kind’ has made quite a fortune.

At least half of Northern Fox Organization’s vast funds had been pocketed by Wu Jie and his partner.

The so-called King of Tricksters truly lived up to his reputation!

He not only tricked others but damn, even his own people!

“Uh…

we’re the ones who did it!”

After hesitating, Zheng took the initiative to take the blame.

There was no choice!

After all, it was he who had brought Wu Jie into the game in the first place.

Isn’t a leader there to take the blame at critical moments?

This made Lepuron somewhat embarrassed.

“What a failure in intelligence!

All this time, I thought it was Mr.

Wu acting out of fury for a beauty, seeking revenge, but I never expected…”

“Do you think I’m a deity?

With three heads and six arms, capable of creating many avatars to work?” Wu Jie retorted, “Besides, your intelligence work obviously isn’t efficient.

You can’t even figure out my true identity.”

Lepuron took another blow, looking quite embarrassed as he laughed at himself.

Wu Jie seemed to make a lot of sense.

Such a large-scale penetration, data theft, and fund transfer…

Even with three heads and six arms, Wu Jie couldn’t have done it alone.

It must have been a powerful force behind the scenes.

Just take the thousands of accounts that the funds were transferred into…

it was impossible for Wu Jie to do it by himself.

But Lepuron truly hadn’t expected Wu Jie to be a special agent.

And the enemy that had struck at their Northern Fox Organization turned out to be this powerful Eastern nation.

How were they supposed to claim their debts now?

“The gambling situation in this World Cup has been particularly severe, and your crackdown was the most extensive!”

“Targeting and destroying the Northern Fox Organization was certainly justifiable, but…”

Lepuron’s gaze was deep as he looked at Wu Jie.

“Last night, Edson made our position very clear to you.

We recognize our mistake and are willing to compensate!”

“Those secret data and huge amounts of funds—are you really not willing to return them?”

Wu Jie chuckled, “Would you throw up the food that you’ve eaten?”

Such a repulsive counter-question made both Zheng and others unable to restrain their laughter.

Lepuron was left with nothing but a barely perceptible twitch of the lips, quite humiliated.

“Here it comes!

Tea is here!”

Zhang Hao approached with a call, bringing four cups of hot tea.

Lepuron, frustrated, grabbed a cup and was about to drink.

But then…

Not only was the tea burning hot, but what the heck—is this even tea leaves?

It all looked like nothing but dark, broken bits.

It had to be scraps of tea leaves, right?

Dammit!

He spent a million to steal my hundreds of billions of Gold Coin, and this is the crappy tea you give me?

In an instant.

Lepuron felt a tightness in his chest from rage, really wanting to flip the table and start a fight…