Chapter 148: Rapeseed Flowers and Salted Duck Eggs

Tang Yu scanned the figures above, where the cost column surprisingly showed zero.

The police officers in the monitoring room could no longer hold back!

"Xiaoyu, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! You must go!"

Tang Yu naturally understood. She bit open the milk carton, chewed on the straw, and slid her fingertip across all the data.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we'll have results by tonight."

This dinner party was clearly related to these data.

"Tonight, we will deploy police forces at the location of their gathering! With your older brothers and sisters backing you up, go ahead and do it with confidence and boldness! The organization's hopes rest on you!"

By this time, Li Zhizhi was still on the assembly line, miserably tightening screws, and could no longer be counted on.

Tang Yu nodded solemnly, then hesitated a moment later. "But... if my boyfriend finds out I'm not around during a video call, he will definitely rush over here."

She wasn't joking; this was quite a serious problem.

Over the past month, in order to "cope" with Tang Yu's boyfriend, they had even begged the police technical expert specifically to... Photoshop pictures for her.

And they had to be photoshopped so seamlessly that no trace was left.

Tang Yu was perfectly blended into the photos sent by Wang Qing.

To the extent that now, the technical expert had mastered Photoshop skills to perfection and was ready to take orders for retouching wedding photos and portraits...

"How about this, you leave your phone behind. That way, when your boyfriend sends a WeChat message, we'll let Zhizhi reply for you."

It seemed that was the only option...

Tang Yu was still somewhat uneasy. "If my cover gets blown, it'll be disastrous. My boyfriend is very smart, you must be careful when lying."

"...Alright."

By evening, Tang Yu and the department manager arrived at the restaurant.

They actually had to undergo a security pat-down.

When the scanner swept across her body, the police officers in the monitoring room held their breath.

Fortunately, it was a close call; the scanner failed to detect the high-tech equipment from the police station.

"Shiyu, you didn't even bring your phone?"

When the manager handed over his phone, he looked at Tang Yu in surprise.

Tang Yu looked strange and bewildered. "Do I have to bring a phone?"

"No, no, no, it's best if you don't!"

Thus, the manager trusted her even more.

This little girl truly had no hidden agendas; she hadn't even brought her phone, which showed an extraordinary level of trust in him.

With a look of profound satisfaction and a softened expression, the manager said, "Speak less inside, keep quiet, and if you perform well, you can follow me and do solid work in the future. As long as you listen carefully, you'll definitely be living the high life following me."

He was quite satisfied with the data Tang Yu had handed in, having finally found a satisfactory assistant.

That way, he could rest easy.

Even if something went wrong, he could make Tang Yu take the blame.

"Thank you, Manager!" Tang Yu looked thrilled.

The manager was very satisfied and led her inside.

"Xiaoyu has successfully entered the restaurant, all units pay attention!"

At the same time, Li Zhizhi's panicked voice came through the microphone, "What do I do, what do I do, Tang Yu's boyfriend is calling via video!"

Clearly, it was Tang Yu who went to the dinner party, yet Li Zhizhi—who was staring at the video call on Tang Yu's phone—and the police officers in the monitoring room felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Was her boyfriend's internal clock set to the second?

The moment the second hand ticked past, the video call came through! They weren't given a single second to prepare!

It seemed they had to improvise.

The manager entered the private room and was buttering up the boss with official jargon when the young girl suddenly piped up, "You can't accept that."

Everyone in the private room looked at her strangely.

The hearts of the police officers in the monitoring room leaped into their throats. Who cared about video calls anymore? They gripped their guns tightly!

Li Zhizhi muttered, "It hung up, it hung up!"

Tang Yu's eyes flickered. She calmly scanned the room, the camera embedded in her earring capturing every single person present in clear detail, before slowly saying, "Drinking harms the body and impairs judgment."

"Old Liu, is this the brilliant young lady you mentioned to us before?"

The turbid gazes of several people at the scene sized her up from head to toe.

The young girl wore a blue shirt with a white inner layer, and jeans hugging her slender, straight legs. She looked fresh and clean, her long hair draped smoothly over her shoulders, and she possessed a remarkably obedient appearance.

In particular, one young man looked at her with eyes that practically lit up.

This factory girl was actually so pretty, her purity made his heart itch—she was right up his alley.

Fortunately, the boss wasn't angry. The manager breathed a sigh of relief and immediately introduced, "Her name is Ji Shiyu." He tilted his head toward Tang Yu. "Come over here and toast the boss."

"Everyone who comes here is family, why bother with toasts?" The young man stood up. "Dad, what she said makes sense. We're here to talk business today, starting off with drinking really isn't a good look."

He was the second boss's son, dressed in designer brands, exuding an aura of nouveau riche vulgarity. He smiled malevolently at Tang Yu. "Ji Shiyu, right? Come, come sit over by brother here."

Tang Yu glanced at him. In her tiny earpiece came Li Zhizhi's panicked voice, "It's over, it's over! After I rejected the video call, Xiaoyu's boyfriend sent a WeChat message saying, 'Tang Xiaoyu, running wild are we?' I have to admit, his voice sounded pretty nice, but it also sounded a bit dangerous! How should I reply? I've never been in a relationship!"

A room full of straight-male police officers stroked their chins, thought about it seriously, and after snapping their fingers, replied, "Just reply with, 'Darling, it's not convenient for me right now.' Yes, guys love hearing girls act spoiled, reply with that and there's definitely no problem!"

Tang Yu pinched the bridge of her nose: "..."

Were these people reliable at all?

Seeing her look of a headache, the boss's son assumed she was being shy. He stood up and walked over, acting cool in his own mind.

"Little sister, don't be shy. Everyone here is our own people, come, come, sit next to me."

With that, he pressed down on Tang Yu's shoulder and pushed her to sit in the chair.

The manager hurriedly shot her a look, signaling her to seize the opportunity.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread; the second boss's son had actually taken a fancy to her.

Li Zhizhi stared at the screen: "I replied, but he said..."

She tapped on the voice message, and a lazy, attractive voice of a young man played out, "Darling? Tang Xiaoyu, those three words sound better as a voice note. Video isn't convenient, then let's do voice, say it for me to hear."

The voice was bewitching to the extreme.

Yet Li Zhizhi had no mental capacity to dwell on that!

If she sent a voice note, wouldn't her cover be blown?!

Seeing the voice call pop up on the screen, she hurriedly hung up.

"What do I do, Xiaoyu's boyfriend wants me to answer a voice call."

The police officers offered advice, "Just say you went to take a shower and it's temporarily inconvenient. Anyway, stall for as much time as you can."

Tang Yu gave a hum of acknowledgment in response.

Granted permission, Li Zhizhi replied using those exact words.

Sure enough, the person on the other end was temporarily placated.

"Hmm?" The boss's son beamed, his hand resting improperly on the back of her chair.

"Little sister, you think I'm handsome too, huh?"

Clearly, he had misunderstood the meaning of Tang Yu's "hmm."

Around the circular table, several people were already discussing last month's profits.

Presumably considering her no threat and having checked her for electronic devices earlier, they didn't avoid her presence.

He slid his chair closer, propped his head on his hand, and looked at her lecherously. "Then tell me, what makes me handsome?"

Tang Yu turned her head to look at him, her eyebrows slightly curved, her smile harmless to humans and animals. "You look like the rapeseed flowers in our village."

Oily, vegetable-like, and damn well flashy.

"Huh?" Is that the popular way to compliment people these days?

The man instantly caught on. "I get it, you're praising me for being talented."

The uncle police officers in the monitoring room wore expressions of utter disgust.

This guy must have been a salted duck in his past life, oozing oil from the inside out.

Tang Yu withdrew her gaze and looked at the two bosses. "They're listening carefully to the data, if you don't listen, aren't you afraid of being quizzed?"

She really thought this was school, expecting pop quizzes.

The man was amused by her. "Ha, what's there to listen to? Every month is the same."

The police keenly caught the word 'every month.'

Tang Yu twirled the rim of her cup with her fingertips. "It seems our factory's performance really isn't doing well."

"Not doing well?" The man chuckled. "Do you know how much money we make every month, and you're saying it's not doing well?"

Tang Yu said, "Last month's total revenue was 4.532 million, minus 3 million in costs, the monthly net profit is 1.532 million, and that doesn't include labor costs, factory rent, and utility costs." She shook her head. "This profit is too low, distributed to you it's probably only tens of thousands. Is that enough for you to pick up girls?"

The man was speechless. "Who told you the factory only earns that much? Young master here has plenty of money!"

Tang Yu looked completely innocent. "My calculations definitely won't be wrong. Stop putting on a brave face when you're hurt, you don't have money." She even worried aloud, "What if the factory can't pay our wages?"

For any wealthy second-generation heir to be questioned to his face about 'having no money' was nothing short of an insult!

"Our factory is so huge and we're short of your little salary? Your math isn't wrong, but..." The man leaned closer, catching a faint, sweet scent off her, causing his mind to wander, "What if we subtract the costs?"