Chapter 126: Meeting Wang Wentao

Xue Jiaqi thought to herself, "Just as I expected."

She knew Luo Chen wouldn't easily trust her.

After what happened with Xu Lin, Luo Chen likely wouldn't trust anyone in the Risk Control Team again.

He brought Meng Xiaofan in, intending to have her take over the entire Risk Control Team in the future.

However, it didn't matter. For now, Xue Jiaqi was still in charge of the three groups in risk control.

Moreover, Meng Xiaofan didn't seem very scheming; she appeared to be a straightforward young girl.

This was probably why Luo Chen chose her. Generally, people with schemes only trust those who seem pure-hearted.

But such people are also easier to deceive...

Xue Jiaqi secretly told Zhou Yi about this.

Zhou Yi then relayed it to Chen Wei.

The two started discussing it.

"Boss, this Luo Chen is quite shrewd, isn't he? Bringing in someone new like this complicates things," Zhou Yi said, frowning.

Chen Wei smiled lightly and said, "That's normal. It shows Luo Chen isn't completely clueless. But he still doesn't know that Jiaqi is one of us. If Meng Xiaofan really is an innocent girl, Jiaqi can become friends with her, hang out on weekends, have meals together, and deepen their relationship, right?"

Zhou Yi nodded thoughtfully and said, "Yes, we should definitely build a good relationship with Meng Xiaofan. It would be best to 'enlighten' her about Luo Chen's true nature!"

"Don't overdo it. Just treat her as a friend. In critical moments, getting some information from Meng Xiaofan can be very helpful for us. Trying to directly drive a wedge between her and Luo Chen might backfire," Chen Wei shook his head and said.

Luo Chen was too suspicious, so Chen Wei didn't bother trying to create any overt conflict. As long as they could get some information from Meng Xiaofan at the right time and plan carefully, Luo Chen would naturally become suspicious of her.

If they tried too hard to sow discord and Meng Xiaofan reported back to Luo Chen, it would make things difficult.

Of course, it's too early to worry about this now. For now, Xue Jiaqi just needs to get along well with Meng Xiaofan.

Zhou Yi conveyed Chen Wei's thoughts to Xue Jiaqi, and she agreed repeatedly.

During a trading session, Xue Jiaqi took advantage of Meng Xiaofan going to the bathroom to secretly inform Chen Wei about Luo Chen's positions.

Zhou Yi got excited, wanting to strike against Luo Chen.

Chen Wei shook his head, stopping him.

Striking at Luo Chen now was meaningless and would only expose Xue Jiaqi.

Zhou Yi thought about it and agreed. He then told Xue Jiaqi to leave Luo Chen alone for now and wait for the right moment to deliver a fatal blow.

Xue Jiaqi understood immediately.

The next two days were calm. During this time, Zhao Yang came to Chen Wei once to ask in detail about how he had set up Xu Lin.

Chen Wei knew Zhao Yang was asking on behalf of Wang Wentao.

Chen Wei didn't hide anything and told Zhao Yang everything.

On Thursday morning, after the trading session ended, Zhao Yang came in and told everyone they would have a farewell dinner on Saturday night.

Everyone knew it was a farewell dinner.

Zhao Yang himself was leaving. Of the twenty-plus people in Team Seven, around ten would follow Chen Wei, seven or eight would follow Zhao Yang, and the remaining five or six, who were dissatisfied with Zhao Yang and didn't have a good relationship with Chen Wei, would stay at Mettai.

Team Seven was thus disbanded.

After announcing this, Zhao Yang came over to Chen Wei and said that Mr. Wang wanted to see him.

Chen Wei followed Zhao Yang to Wang Wentao's office.

It was his second and probably last time visiting Wang Wentao's office.

"Chen Wei is here? Have a seat, have a seat!"

Wang Wentao was still very polite, not showing any coldness despite Chen Wei's departure.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Wei and Zhao Yang sat on the sofa.

Wang Wentao also sat down, poured them both a cup of tea, sighed, and said, "I didn't expect you to leave too. But it's good. Young people should go out and make their mark. I support you! If you encounter any difficulties in the future, feel free to let me know!"

"Thank you, Mr. Wang," Chen Wei replied with a smile.

"I heard from Zhao that you rented an office at Blue Sea Sky?" Wang Wentao asked.

Chen Wei nodded and confirmed.

"That's a good place. I know Mr. Lian from Jinshengda quite well. I thought about renting an office there myself, but he wouldn't give me any discount, so I didn't rent it! Do you know Mr. Lian?" Wang Wentao asked, looking at Chen Wei meaningfully.

"We've met once," Chen Wei smiled slightly and replied.

Wang Wentao nodded and didn't ask further.

However, Zhao Yang was a bit surprised and asked, "Really, Chen Wei? You met Mr. Lian? That's impressive!"

Lian Yishan was quite a significant figure in Yunzhou. Meeting him wasn't easy. Hearing Chen Wei say he had met Lian Yishan, Zhao Yang was naturally surprised.

"It was just once when renting the office, nothing special," Chen Wei said vaguely.

Wang Wentao and Zhao Yang both accepted the explanation.

After a few more casual exchanges, Wang Wentao asked, "I heard you set Xu Lin up?"

Chen Wei smiled and said, "Who asked her to leak my positions to Yuan Tong? I was just getting a little revenge."

"You really got her, huh? Xu Lin probably doesn't know it was you who set her up, right?" Wang Wentao shook his head and smiled meaningfully.

"Who knows? She's already gone anyway. Even if she knows, what can she do? Come back for revenge?" Chen Wei said smugly.

"And Xue Jiaqi doesn't know you used her either?" Wang Wentao asked.

"Xue Jiaqi and Xu Lin never got along. Even if she knew, it wouldn't matter. She was glad to see Xu Lin go," Chen Wei said.

"You young people! But Xu Lin shouldn't have leaked your positions, which is why I dismissed her," Wang Wentao said.

Throughout the conversation, neither mentioned Luo Chen.

But both knew what the other was thinking.

They were both trying to conceal their intentions from each other.

Even though they could guess each other's intentions, neither would say it outright.

Sometimes, understanding each other without saying it out loud was better. Revealing everything could make things worse.

Two people with deep schemes talking was like acting in a play.

Even knowing it was an act, and that the other knew it too, they still had to perform.