Huo Dongsheng Villa in St. Paul City.
Three or four hours later, with the help of Huang Peishan, Dong Ke, and Liu Tao, Huo Dongsheng finally worked out a response plan.
In the morning, the three horses stayed at the Huo's house for breakfast. The thoughtful Mrs. Huo even brought a bowl of hot milk to Old Dong, who had lost his teeth, and advised him to eat more liquid food.
After breakfast, the three left the villa.
Huo Dongsheng slowly stood up from the sofa and stretched his stiff body. He looked up at the clock next to him and saw that it was already past nine in the morning. After staying up all night, Huo Dongsheng was a little tired, but he couldn't sleep. He wanted to go out for a walk.
"Do you want me to walk with you?" Mrs. Huo asked softly, "Why don't you drink some milk? It's good for your stomach. I see you didn't eat anything this morning."
"I don't like liquid food." Huo Dongsheng waved his hand and walked towards the backyard absent-mindedly.
There were some flowers and plants planted in the backyard, all done by Mrs. Huo. In the middle of the backyard, there was a large pond, in which many koi, red and white, swam back and forth. After Huo Dongsheng finished exercising, he walked to the edge of the pond, and the koi immediately gathered around, flapping their tails close to the pond.
Huo Dongsheng picked up the fish food from the stone platform next to him and then sprinkled it into the pool water.
The koi fish started to tumble, scrambling for the food. Huo Dongsheng sprinkled two more handfuls of food, then just watched them fight over it quietly.
After feeding the fish, Huo Dongsheng clapped his hands and returned to the living room.
There were a lot of bamboos in front of the living room window, and Huo Dongsheng usually took care of them himself, and he did the same today. There were two pairs of scissors hanging on the wall next to them, one large and one small. He first picked up the large pair of scissors and trimmed the bamboo carefully from top to bottom, cutting off the harder leaves. After that, he changed to the small pair of scissors and started trimming the remaining softer leaves.
Huo Dongsheng was very patient. After everything was repaired, he returned to the study, sat down at the desk, picked up paper and pen, and spread them on the table.
In the morning, Huo Dongsheng had thought of various plans. He slowly wrote down six words on a piece of paper: Scavenger—Wu Boxin.
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Three days later, in Santa Fe, the Chinese Workers’ Union headquarters.
After Wu Boxin finished the cocktail party in California, he returned to St. Paul and went to the headquarters of the Chinese Workers' Union to talk about this matter with Huo Dongsheng.
"You're back." Huo Dongsheng smiled and asked Wu Boxin to sit down on the sofa.
"Well, I came back last night. I was a little tired, so I went back to rest." Wu Boxin looked at Huo Dongsheng and asked urgently, "I heard that something happened to you a few days ago. What happened?"
"I met an old friend and was spotted halfway." Huo Dongsheng replied softly, "Fortunately, it was safe and sound, and it's all over."
"You are the one in charge now. If there are any private activities, security must be done well." Wu Boxin reminded him with concern.
"Well, I've learned my lesson this time. Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore." Huo Dongsheng fiddled with the teapot and prepared tea for the two of them: "You're also tired this time, so take a good rest when you come back."
"It's all for the trading company. I can overcome it." Wu Boxin waved his hand. He has been in a particularly good mental state recently. Working hard for his ideals and career has made him regain the passion he had when he first entered the business world.
Huo Dongsheng handed Wu Boxin a cup of tea: "How was the cocktail party going?"
"Almost." Wu Boxin took a sip of hot tea and said, "The negotiations went well over there, and I got all the rebates I deserved. Just leave a few spots for me to expand here."
"No problem!" Huo Dongsheng nodded. The two drank tea and chatted for a few more words.
As the two were chatting, there was a knock on the office door.
“Boom boom boom!”
"Enter."
Huang Peishan opened the office door and walked in with a document in his hand. He saw Huo Dongsheng and Wu Boxin chatting, and immediately greeted them: "The two presidents are chatting!"
"Old Huang, come and sit down." Huo Dongsheng called Huang Peishan and asked him to sit on the sofa on the other side. Then he said with a smile, "Old Wu just came back. He did a good job this time, and the talks over there are almost done. So, you should hurry up and get more expansion quotas in the trading company, so as not to delay Old Wu's work."
"You've done a great job. President Wu is efficient!" Huang Peishan gave Wu Boxin a thumbs up, then straightened his face and said to Huo Dongsheng, "But... President, I received a report from the intelligence personnel."
"What aspect?" Huo Dongsheng asked.
Wu Boxin also put down his teacup and looked at Huang Peishan.
"Look." Huang Peishan picked up the information in his hand and gently placed it on the coffee table in front of Huo Dongsheng. This was a list of personnel with about twenty names on it.
Huo Dongsheng picked up the list and looked at it for a while, then frowned: "Is it the same thing as last time?"
"Yes." Huang Peishan nodded: "This is the list of those who were contacted secretly... President, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
"Damn it!" Huo Dongsheng was furious. He threw the list onto the coffee table and angrily cursed, "This bastard is messing around here! If he keeps him, he will be a nuisance sooner or later!"
"What happened?" Wu Boxin asked in confusion.
"Take a look." Huo Dongsheng handed the list to Wu Boxin.
Wu Boxin took it and scanned it in his hand. He found that these people were some of the political and business people from various districts who had been recruited recently, as well as some internal personnel of some trading companies, but they were not his direct subordinates. Looking at this list, Wu Boxin still didn't understand it, so he asked Huo Dongsheng: "What do you mean?"
"Let me put it this way." Huo Dongsheng looked at Wu Boxin and said, "There is a political businessman named Yi Sheng in District 2. Do you know him?"
"I know him." Wu Boxin nodded. "He's a familiar face in District 2. He's quite prestigious in the Chinese business community."
Huo Dongsheng frowned and said, "In order to deal with our Huaxing Trading Company, the Central Bureau specially set up a new department called the 'Liaison Department'. And this Yi Sheng completely surrendered to the Central Bureau and joined the Liaison Department. This villain is very insidious. He used various means to assassinate some of our people and even paid off some of our internal personnel! It made people panic! Obviously, he should also serve as the president of the Hualian Chamber of Commerce in the future, replacing your previous position, cooperating with the Central Bureau, and competing with us."
After listening to Huo Dongsheng's words, Wu Boxin was silent for a while, then asked: "What do you mean?"
Huo Dongsheng sat on the sofa. He thought for a long time, then said gloomily, "He is a nuisance. We must get rid of him."
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District 1, Central Bureau.
Gwen sat in his office, frowning as he looked at the investigation report on Zhao Yan's death on the table.
After a long silence, he gnashed his teeth and cursed, "Is it the Qingyi Bureau?! All of Kang Dinghuang's men are traitors!"