After trying hard to recall but failing, Shu Qingqing had to give up.
Lu Bochuan stared at the black WeChat avatar for a while, then suddenly handed the phone back to Tan Meng. Send him a message. Tell him you've already copied the files from my computer.
Tan Meng looked up in astonishment. Mr. Lu... what do you mean?
Lu Bochuan: Then ask him out and hand over the flash drive.
Shu Qingqing immediately understood Lu Bochuan's intention. You want to see this person with your own eyes?
Lu Bochuan nodded. To see whose side he's really on.
Shu Qingqing thought this made sense. Tan Meng didn't know him, but maybe Lu Bochuan would.
Lu Bochuan asked for the flash drive from Tan Meng and plugged it into another computer.
It didn't take long for this computer's password to be cracked.
Shu Qingqing was surprised. Does this flash drive have some sort of password-resetting tool?
Lu Bochuan nodded. Then, he inspected the flash drive to ensure there were no viruses or other malicious software before transferring some random files from his own computer onto it.
After that, Lu Bochuan returned the flash drive to Tan Meng. Alright, you can message him now to set up a meeting.
Tan Meng hesitated.
She knew the contents of the flash drive definitely weren't anything important. If that person found out she had tricked him, wouldn't he refuse to let her off the hook even more?
Seeing Tan Meng not taking it, Lu Bochuan immediately understood her concern. Don't worry. The files inside are a mix of true and false information, enough to confuse him.
Only then did Tan Meng take it, picking up her phone to send a message to the person.
The other party replied quickly, arranging to meet her at a coffee shop on Fu'an Road at six in the evening.
I know this coffee shop. It has two floors. We can have Tan Meng sit on the first floor while we hide on the second. There's a spot that's hidden enough but gives a clear view of the situation downstairs, Shu Qingqing said.
Lu Bochuan: Okay.
To be safe, Lu Bochuan and Shu Qingqing went to the coffee shop ahead of time.
An hour later, Tan Meng arrived and found a random seat on the first floor.
In addition to coffee, the shop also sold Western food and desserts. As it was dinnertime, the place was very bustling.
About five or six minutes later, a man wearing a black leather jacket and black sunglasses walked in. He scanned the coffee shop and then walked toward Tan Meng.
Shu Qingqing instantly perked up, aiming her phone downstairs to snap a few photos.
As soon as the man sat down, Tan Meng pushed the flash drive over.
The man took it, pulled a laptop from his bag, and plugged in the flash drive.
A few minutes later, the man packed up his laptop, placed a bank card on the table, and got up to leave.
Looking down from upstairs, the two didn't seem to talk much.
But by the looks of it, he had been fooled.
Tan Meng sat downstairs for another ten minutes or so. Once she was sure the person wasn't coming back, she went up to the second floor.
Tan Meng sat down opposite Shu Qingqing and shook her head. It's not him. Although the person she met before also wore sunglasses the whole time, this man was clearly not as tall.
Shu Qingqing turned to look at Lu Bochuan. What do we do? Do you recognize the guy from today?
Lu Bochuan shook his head. No. However, he had guessed beforehand that the person might not come personally, but rather send someone else to collect the flash drive.
As for what to do next.
Lu Bochuan tapped the table. That person might look for you again in the future. When that happens, you just need to tell us what he asks you to do.
Tan Meng kept her head down and said nothing.
Lu Bochuan added, One hundred thousand per time.
Shu Qingqing immediately understood Lu Bochuan's meaning. Even though he couldn't find out who the other party was right now, if they could get Tan Meng to work for them, they wouldn't be so passive in the future.
So she chimed in, We've already decided not to hold you accountable for what happened this time, and you'll even get paid for passing on messages in the future. Why hesitate over such a good deal?
Tan Meng pursed her lips. If she didn't have to do anything but pass on a message to get a hundred thousand yuan, it was indeed a very good deal.
After hesitating for a few more seconds, Tan Meng finally nodded. Okay.
With that said, she took a pair of earrings out of her backpack. Mrs. Lu, returning these to you.
Shu Qingqing suddenly felt a bit curious. Tan Meng, you are a dignified student of Jing University with a boundless future ahead of you. Why would you help them do this kind of thing? And how did they know Lu Yu was looking for a tutor?
Tan Meng's fingers curled. I didn't lie to you. My dad really is a gambler, and my mom is sick. Last year, my dad ran out of money to gamble and planned to sell our house. When my mom found out and tried to stop him, he beat her severely. Her health was already poor, and she fainted on the spot. It was our neighbors who sent her to the hospital.
Later, I rushed to the hospital but had no money to pay for my mom's treatment, and our house had already been sold by my dad. With no other way out, I had to go to a club to sell alcohol. That's when I met that man.
After he found out I was a student at Jing University, he gave me two hundred thousand. Later, he brought a client to the club and had me take photos of the documents in the client's bag while he was drunk and send them to him.
Since then, I've often helped him do things like this.
But we rarely meet in person; we mostly communicate via WeChat.
As for why that person knew Lu Yu was looking for a tutor, I don't know. I had been working part-time at that training agency, and he just told me I had to become Lu Yu's tutor, so I did.
Lu Bochuan's expression grew a bit heavier after hearing this. You can go back now. In the future, if that person asks you to do anything related to me, remember to tell me promptly.
Tan Meng nodded, took her things, and left.
Lu Bochuan lowered his eyes, pondering something.
Shu Qingqing sat quietly with him for a long time before asking, Lu Bochuan, are things really bad inside the company right now?
Lu Bochuan replied, Every company has internal struggles.
Actually, ever since his father passed away and he took over the company, some board directors had been trying to kick him out, constantly putting obstacles in his path.
It took him two years to clear out a batch of restless individuals, which finally stabilized the company and allowed it to grow bigger and bigger.
Although there was no shortage of people with ulterior motives during this period, none of them managed to stir up any major trouble.
However, after his plane accident, many people couldn't hold back anymore.
Although Lu Bochuan didn't want Shu Qingqing to worry, he was afraid that others might try to target him through her in the future, so he decided to explain briefly.
Board directors Chang Ming, Qiu Wei, and Li Dagang, as well as the Marketing Director Li Jing—these people all have ulterior motives. However, their current movements are still within my control.
Hearing Li Dagang's name, Shu Qingqing paused.
Li Dagang had previously told her that Lu Bochuan was investigating him and even had some evidence against him.
Perhaps it was possible... that Tan Meng was sent by Li Dagang's people.
And the original owner of her body had also done so many things for Li Dagang in the past.
At this thought, Shu Qingqing began to feel frustrated.
After a long silence, she finally looked at Lu Bochuan and asked in a low voice, "If you found out... that I did something to wrong you... what would you do?"
