Chapter 923: Didn’t Find What We Were Looking For

The middle-aged man scoffed lightly and said coldly:

"Don’t worry, it won’t be discovered. The surveillance video of this place has already been tampered with by us. Besides, this location is discreet enough not to be found."

Chi Wen nodded slightly, seemingly breathing a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the middle-aged man’s subordinate had already unlocked Lu Jiaoao’s phone, opened the screen, and was quickly searching through it.

"How is it?" the middle-aged man impatiently asked.

It was apparent that the subordinate was very anxious, tiny beads of sweat gathered on his forehead.

But after several minutes passed, he looked up and shook his head toward the middle-aged man, indicating that they hadn’t found the results they were seeking.

The middle-aged man squinted his eyes, pressed his thin lips tightly, and said, "Looks like Lu Jihan is quite crafty. He knew someone would look for that information, so he didn’t store it on his phone."

He looked up coldly at Chi Wen, saying, "Our first plan failed. His phone doesn’t have what we want."

What, nothing?

He was still as cautious as before.

Chi Wen furrowed her brow and said, "As far as I know, there is a safe in Lu Jihan’s office. Perhaps what we want is inside his safe."

The middle-aged man furrowed his brow, saying, "Are you sure?"

Chi Wen thought for a moment and said, "Pretty much."

"There’s less than a month until the Noah Group’s bidding case. You must find a way to steal that document before the bidding!"

"Yes." Chi Wen nodded and secretly vowed to get that document no matter what.

But where on earth did Lu Jihan hide that document?

She had been in Mainland Group for three months. Through observation, she learned that Lu Jihan seemed to have set up a special group for the Noah Group bidding case.

That project group used to be managed by Shen Kang, who was in charge of conveying Lu Jihan’s orders. It had always been a mysterious legend.

It’s said that the group is composed of elite core members of the company. Whenever they step in, there’s no project they can’t complete.

Unfortunately, the project group is very secretive. What specific people are involved, what they’re busy with, and how they operate—other employees don’t know.

Later, Shen Kang took a long leave of absence, and Lu Jihan personally took over the management of this project, making it even harder for anyone to know the details of this bidding case.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Go ahead. You only have 10 minutes. If you stay here too long, Lu Jihan will definitely become suspicious."

"Understood, I’ll return right away."

Chi Wen nodded and immediately took the phone, along with a suit handed over by the subordinate.

After obtaining the items, Chi Wen turned around swiftly and hurried back to the scene of the banquet.

...

Lu Jihan had just returned from the restroom, where he had briefly handled the stains on his clothes, but his mind was still a bit dizzy—a result of the post-drink haze.

He leaned halfway on the sink, used cold water on his hands, then shook them off, habitually slipping his hands into his pant pockets.

Then, he pulled out a lighter while taking a cigarette to hold between his fingers.

After lighting it, he took a few puffs, exhaling circles of smoke.

He then placed the lighter back into his pocket.

Suddenly, he realized his pockets felt empty, as if something was missing.

The next second, he suddenly thought, "Damn, my phone?!"

His heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that he accidentally lost it?