Offer To The CEO

Wednesday, continued …

Anna took a couple of breaths and looked at the two bodyguards. Pointing to a chair she said as calmly as she could "Sit."

"Young Madam we need to make sure …"

"Sit down." Came Anna's response in a firm voice, which they realised that they would not be able to argue with.

"Now, while you do not have to tell me, I am going to tell you what I think is happening. While I was with my husband, he received a call from CEO Lu, which contained some threats and blackmail attempted. Subsequently CEO Lu send a photograph and video to my husband. I know he planned to call again after I left, and due to that conversation, my husband has gone to meet CEO Lu. He decided to order the lock down, as he is worried about things getting out of control. Am I right?"

He two bodyguards looked at each other, realising that with what she knew the Young Madam worked out what the issue was, and they decided that they would not play dumb "Yes Young Madam," came the response.

"Thank you." Anna, however, was worried. Given that Lu Jinhu and Yang Lin were under house arrest, she was worried that CEO Lu, despite his seeming calmness, was ready to lash out, given his plans to date had been ruined.

Meanwhile, at Remembrance Park …

Hou Yi arrived within ten minutes of leaving Hou Enterprises, and after the bodyguard parked the car, he exited it and they walked to the fountain where the meeting was set. The bodyguard carefully turned on the surveillance devices he had, to film whatever happened, including the camera on his phone. As this was often a meeting place for meeting that could not happen in the office, they had with the mayor's permission installed permanent surveillance equipment, including visible CCTV cameras at Hou Enterprises cost to monitor this area of the park.

Officer Mu and the few officers he trusted implicitly were racing to the area, in civilian clothes to be ready in case something happened, and hopefully to arrest CEO Lu. Unlike CEO Hou who seemed confident that he would be there Office Mu doubted it, as he had heard about the refusal of a number of top national companies to have anything to do with Lu Corporation, CEO Lu would be trying to deal with that from an unknown location.

Four minutes after Hou Yi arrived, CEO Lu, along with four bodyguards arrived, and strolled into the park walking straight at Hou Yi. As he got within hearing distance CEO Lu said "Oops, am I bad, I thought we meant one car load of bodyguards. And here you are with just one."

"Well it is good that I do not trust you..."

"What do you mean?" sneered CEO Lu.

"Well I have three other guards here, just where you cannot see them."

"You are bluffing, my guards can take you before they can get here."

"Do you really want to try." Hou Yi's voice was so determined that he could see CEO Lu, had been bluffed by his bluff. He knew he had weaknesses, and how to push them to stall for as much time as possible. The other guards would be at least five minutes before they were in position. He knew they were good, but not superhuman, given that they had to lag back from him, to detect any surveillance that he knew would be in place. The message received confirmed this.

"Well I do not have to. You would not have agreed to this meeting, if you were not going to negotiate, because I know you. You are generally too honest and stick to deals." CEO Lu was so convinced that he was going to win, Hou Yi could see in his face. Well, that I can use.

"So, you think I will fold, why in the world should I?"

"I will make your wife become the most reviled woman in this country if you do not."

"So, your son was in a relationship with her for five of the most abusive years of her life, and he tried to persuade a 16-year-old into a relationship with him. What does that say about him, and you for allowing it?"

"You have no right to talk about my family. You and that b*tch have ruined my son's life, and you must pay. He cannot see to that, but I will."

"Your son, the abuser and sexual predator. It is just …"