Chapter 134: Tang Xiwei, back for a second round, are we!

"What? Director Ye, if I may speak freely, I don't recall this recorded course being part of our plan for the beginning of the year."

Secretary Lin, who had long been in charge of liaising with education companies, knew these projects inside out. She couldn't understand the reasoning behind this move.

Ye Linna pointed at the video still playing on the screen, a faint smile appearing on her face. "Because our rivals are about to repeat their old tricks and catch us off guard again. Therefore, we must seize the initiative."

Lin shook her head. "Director Ye, my knowledge is limited. Could you please enlighten me?"

Ye Linna gestured for her to sit. Lin sat down, looking at Ye Linna with excitement; opportunities to receive direct instruction from the Director were rare.

"According to intelligence, Chen Rui from Bilibili and Chen Luo met in Hangzhou last night."

"This means Chen Luo intends to collaborate with Bilibili. Combining that with the current state of our rivalry, what does that tell you?"

Assistant Lin lowered her head, thought for a moment, and blurted out, "They’re going to use Bilibili to host online educational videos to expand their influence and seize the education market!"

"It seems you aren't slow after all. Do you understand now why I need to rush the recording and uploading of our courses?"

"I understand. We must seize the initiative and absolutely cannot fall behind. Thank you, Director Ye. I’ve learned a great deal. I’ll go make the arrangements immediately!"

Assistant Lin stood up, ready to leave.

"Wait!"

"Director Ye, do you have any other instructions?"

A sharp glint flashed in Ye Linna's eyes, and a cold sneer curled her lips. "Have those saboteurs sent by Chen Luo and his team been located?"

"Yes. Our people have been tailing them; they seem to have gathered near the villa district in the southern part of the city."

"Director Ye, what do you mean?"

"Clear them out this afternoon. Don't give them any chance to cause trouble; they cannot be allowed to disrupt our plans."

"Understood. I will arrange the personnel immediately!"

Assistant Lin exited and closed the door. Ye Linna turned back to look at the video on the screen.

"Chen Luo, don't blame me for being heartless. Giving my all is the greatest respect I can show you."

"After this battle is over, I wonder if we’ll still have the chance to sit together and drink milk tea?"

...

In the southern villa district, at Tang Xiwei’s villa.

"Useless! You are all a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

"You couldn't even handle a few blows from the other side, and several of you even got caught!"

"I really don't know why the Young Master keeps you around! Are you all just here to waste food?"

Tang Xiwei stood in the middle of the lobby, facing twenty-odd members of the action team who stood with their heads bowed, enduring her scolding.

These members were generally between twenty and thirty years old, in the prime of their youth, and were responsible for the frontline operations. Under Wen Shao’s orders, they had previously sabotaged projects for dozens of companies, almost never failing.

Yet, under Tang Xiwei’s "brilliant" command, they had suffered a disastrous defeat, completely unable to fight back against the opposition. Not only did the operation fail, but four people were arrested on charges of stealing trade secrets.

It was, by all accounts, a devastating failure.

"Director Tang, the opposition dispatched several senior executives to station themselves at the institution to prepare for our attack. They seemed prepared in advance, which might involve a leak of information," Assistant Bao said, trying to soothe Tang Xiwei’s temper while signaling the others.

"That's right, Director Tang. When we went to poach their staff, that star lecturer reported me the same day, and that executive immediately brought people to find me. If I hadn't run fast, I might not have made it back."

"Exactly, it was the same for our group. We were trying to poach their clients, but they just went ahead and published our information directly!"

"This was clearly a trap laid for us to fall into!"

Everyone chimed in with their versions of events, all pointing toward the existence of a mole and the compromise of the deal.

*Bang!*

Tang Xiwei smashed her glass against the floor, sending shards scattering and splashing onto everyone’s trousers.

"Excuses! They're all just excuses!"

"Besides! If you all knew there was a mole, why didn't you say so? Who is the mole? Find them!"

"Enough talk! This is clearly your responsibility. Go explain it to the Young Master yourselves!"

What a clean way to pass the buck!

Everyone rolled their eyes inwardly. In truth, they held nothing but contempt for Tang Xiwei. At the end of the day, she was the commander-in-chief of this operation. Yet, all she did was relay the Young Master’s orders before heading off to villas, shopping, and male model clubs, offering absolutely no practical leadership.

Even if one were to concede that something went wrong, shouldn't she, as the commander, have handled the crisis? Instead, she did nothing but berate them.

They wondered why the Young Master had sent this top-tier airhead here. Did he think they were dead weight and send her to kill them off?

These people were still young and couldn't hide their expressions; their faces were ugly, and their eyes were filled with resentment. Tang Xiwei felt a chill under the gaze of twenty-odd people and swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

*Ding-dong! Ding-dong!*

The villa doorbell rang, and a voice came from outside.

"Hello, I’m here to check the water meter! Open up!"

"Assistant Bao! Go open the door! What is this? Someone checking water meters in a villa district? Get rid of them quickly!"

Assistant Bao walked to the door and opened it without a second thought. Before he could react, a group of people in police uniforms, armed and ready, rushed in. They pinned Assistant Bao to the ground, followed by a female officer who charged in.

The female officer had an imposing air and moved with agility. She shouted at the crowd.

"I am Su Qing, Deputy Captain of the Municipal Economic Crime Investigation Brigade. Someone has reported you for stealing trade secrets and conducting economic crimes. Come with us to the station for an investigation immediately!"

Dozens of officers took control of everyone. Tang Xiwei hurriedly picked up her phone and typed a few words to Wen Shao: *Something happened, save me!*

Before she could send a second message, Su Qing snatched the phone from her hand.

"Put it down! No tipping off allowed!"

"Give it back!"

In a fit of rage, Tang Xiwei lunged forward to grab it, her body instinctively throwing itself forward. She didn't expect Su Qing to instinctively step back.

*Slap!*

Tang Xiwei’s right hand landed squarely on Su Qing’s face with a crisp, loud sound.

"Hiss!"

The surrounding officers gasped. Someone actually dared to hit their Deputy Captain! *Damn! You must not know she’s the provincial Sanda champion! Do you know she can easily take on ten of us men by herself?*

"I, I didn't mean to!"

Tang Xiwei tried to explain, but before she could, Su Qing had already grabbed her arm, turned, and executed a shoulder throw.

With a heavy *thud*, Tang Xiwei’s small frame slammed into the floor. She felt as if her bones had shattered and her internal organs had shifted.

"Cuff her! She might be the ringleader, and she’s suspected of assaulting an officer!"

"Yes, Captain Su!"

Two female officers quickly stepped up, handcuffed Tang Xiwei, and escorted her to the police car. Once inside, Tang Xiwei started to cry.

For the second time! She was a repeat offender! How did she end up at the station again? She really had nothing to do with this! She was just relaying orders; she hadn't commanded their actions!

...

That night, the White Horse Hotel.

Chen Rui and Su Qiang were waiting eagerly at the entrance for the arrival of Chen Luo and Wen Wan.

"They're here! They're here! Is that the car?"

A Rolls-Royce pulled up to the hotel entrance, and Chen Luo and Wen Wan slowly stepped out.

"No, Su Qiang, calm down. Can you be a bit more composed?"

"I can't be calm!"

After saying this, Su Qiang’s eyes lit up, and she ran toward the pair.

Seeing Su Qiang running over, Wen Wan stepped forward, blocking Chen Luo’s path. Could it be that this female vice president of Bilibili was also here to snatch Chen Luo away?