Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 928 - 927: Mu Chongyi's Conference Directive

When Chu Ge first saw Su Wei's number, he thought Su Wei had found out some valuable information for him. However, the result was that Li Zheming was going to face a court trial in a week.Over these days, Su Wei hadn't stopped entertaining Li Zheming, yet Zheming had not confessed to anything new. He hadn't even hired a lawyer and was disturbingly calm, leading Su Wei to believe Zheming had nothing more to confess. Zheming had accepted his fate and didn't want to struggle anymore.

Chu Ge, however, didn't share this belief with Su Wei, but he didn't want to discuss it much. After ending the call, he contacted Lin Gaoze to exchange thoughts on the matter.

In Chu Ge's opinion, the decision to quickly trial Li Zheming was suspicious and unconventional. He couldn't help but feel there was something amiss, and Lin Gaoze shared this sentiment.

Chu Ge and Lin Gaoze discussed the call for roughly ten minutes. They both deduced that the most likely scenario was that while Zheming appeared to quietly accept the charges, someone might be secretly orchestrating activities behind the scenes.

Interestingly, the motive behind these activities wasn't to delay the court trial or hire a lawyer, which made it even more intriguing.

While Chu Ge was on the phone with Lin Gaoze, at a nearby café, a girl dressed fashionably but modestly, resting her cheek on one hand, was gazing blankly out the window in a daze.

"That bastard, ever since I joined this company, he's never shown up. What kind of president behaves like this? He should at least occasionally visit the company, right? Could he be deliberately avoiding me?"

At this thought, Mu Xiaoting sighed lightly, a self-mocking smile tugging at her lips. She felt she had overestimated herself; with that bastard's arrogance, why would he deliberately avoid her?

Since coming to Lidu and joining Tianqing Company, it had been a few days. She had set aside all her pretenses, trying hard to integrate into the environment, to get along with her colleagues, to work diligently, to prove her talent.

The results were excellent. She had become a rising star at Tianqing Company. While there was certainly jealousy and challenges from others, her undeniable ability and shining brilliance prevented anyone from blatantly confronting her. Everything was as expected and under control.

Even Tong Yaqi, the general manager who was always cold-faced and explicitly trying to give her trouble at the behest of Chu Ge, now regarded her with a new perspective. Even if Yaqi initially wanted her out of the company, that notion had likely faded.

Because she truly was talented, and no one would want to discard a shining piece of gold, especially not someone in a leadership position.

But if she couldn't capture that bastard's attention, did any of this really matter? Why had she even come here?

Was it to get closer to Chu Ge and find an opportunity to prove to Mu Lingshan that he was not someone to be trusted?

Was it to investigate whether Chu Ge, as the president, had allowed any problems to arise in the company, to uncover them, and use that as a pretext to warn him to stay away from Mu Lingshan?

Let's be honest, those were just excuses to placate her father. She was here solely for that bastard; she wanted to understand what exactly she felt for him.

Mu Xiaoting raised her hand to rub her forehead, picked up the delicate white porcelain coffee cup, and took a light sip. Her brows furrowed slightly as she realized the light brown liquid had long since gone cold.

How much longer would that bastard be missing? Should she reach out to Mu Lingshan again, using her as a pretext to seek him out?

A phone ringing interrupted Mu Xiaoting's thoughts. She looked at her phone and realized she had missed her usual time to call her father. The screen indeed showed her father's private number.

"Dad, I just worked overtime for a while and was about to call you when your call came in."

"Haha, I didn't expect my daughter to be working so hard."

"Dad, you're mocking me again. You know why I'm here."

"Alright, alright, I know. So, do you have any updates? Has anything suspicious been found about Chu Ge?"

"To be honest, I find him to be carefree on the surface, but he's actually very ambitious. He manages the company systematically, and there's also..."

Before receiving this call, Mu Xiaoting thought of Chu Ge with gritted teeth, wanting to see him falter in various ways. Yet now, she found herself praising him mostly, even if interspersed with some criticisms. Those faults were minor and insignificant.

When they ended the call, on the other side, Mu Chongyi shook his head helplessly. His precious daughter, did she really think he had gone senile?

Last time, when Mu Chongyi heard that Chu Ge had drowned saving his daughter, he felt a mix of emotions, but mostly relief. To him, if Chu Ge had died, it wouldn't have been a bad thing.

Later, when he found out the truth was different, he became suspicious.

Could it be that after his brother's granddaughter, his daughter had also developed some feelings for Chu Ge? Otherwise, why would she try to improve Chu Ge's image in front of him?

Though suspicious, Mu Chongyi didn't delve deeply into it back then. He simply observed his daughter secretly.

The result... didn't seem too positive. He had seen her more than once lost in thought staring out the window, not even noticing him standing at the door. Such a thing was extremely rare.

A few days later, Mu Xiaoting proposed to go to Lidu City. Mu Chongyi said nothing more about it, but privately, he delved further into all aspects of Tianqing Game Company. He also arranged for a child of a family friend to join Tianqing Company, working in the same department as Mu Xiaoting to help observe her situation.

With the reports from the bodyguards assigned to Mu Xiaoting, even when he wasn't with his daughter, he could basically know what she did every day.

Today, his daughter once again spoke up for Chu Ge. Mu Chongyi felt he had to do something. Even if his daughter's feelings for Chu Ge stemmed from gratitude, that was still unacceptable.

Isn't Chu Ge quite pleased with himself? Then, perhaps a little trouble would be in order for him. He was curious to see how Chu Ge would handle it.

If Chu Ge, overwhelmed and restless, ended up disappointing his daughter and shattering the favorable impression she had of him, that would certainly be the most convenient outcome.

If not, that was also fine. He could entirely use the leverage of aiding Chu Ge's company to ensure Chu Ge kept his distance from Mu Lingshan and Mu Xiaoting, or perhaps orchestrate events that would make these two girls disgusted with him.

When he previously called Chu Ge, hadn't Chu Ge refused to talk to him?

Very well, then let's arrange to talk properly another day.

Hmm... let it be so!

As Mu Chongyi made up his mind, a detailed plan began to take form. He carefully outlined a draft that left him quite satisfied.

Mu Chongyi reviewed it, a slight smile playing on his lips. In ancient terms, what he was doing was called aligning with the will of heaven; in modern terms, it meant firmly implementing the spirit of the state, leaving no room for criticism from anyone.

The following day, Mu Chongyi held a meeting. A storm was about to rise. Although he mentioned not a single word about Tianqing Company, he had no doubt that as soon as his spirit was conveyed, Chu Ge's Tianqing Company would become a major target in this impending storm.

As for whether his spirit would be conveyed?

The answer, of course, was affirmative.

Because... it wasn't merely his spirit at play here.

After Mu Chongyi's meeting ended, the top leaders of Lidu City immediately received the messages Mu Chongyi intended for them. Relevant department personnel promptly held an emergency meeting to deliberate over issues like "internet vulgarity" and "internet obscenity."

In the conference room, the atmosphere was unusually heavy. The lights were glaringly bright. Initially, everyone was mostly just sipping water quietly, unwilling to express any opinions lightly.

Because it was really hard not to feel torn—after all, "trouble emerges from the mouth" is an age-old truth.

How could ordinary people not know certain things that they themselves were aware of?

There were only a handful of companies involved in comprehensive network operations in Lidu, and the largest among them was undoubtedly Tianqing Company. The real boss of this company was He Qing, with Chu Ge the apparent president.

Who was He Qing? She wasn't just "the number one beauty in China," she was also the pride of the He Family. Even if the He Family seemed to be in dire straits, to actually move against He Qing's company was like pulling a tooth from a tiger's mouth.

Who was Chu Ge? He was a man deeply trusted by He Qing. Okay, even setting that aside, he had just rescued the daughter of Provincial Secretary Mu Chongyi from the clutches of Li Zheming's group—that was indeed a debt of life!

What did this mean for Mu Chongyi, Secretary Mu? Was he really thinking of repaying kindness with ingratitude?

That was implausible...

But if it wasn't, then why was he emphasizing the network gaming sector so heavily?

Ugh, it's troubling...

What constitutes vulgarity? What constitutes obscenity? The line is really hard to draw; they didn't truly understand it themselves.

For example, if a comedian said the air in a certain country was fresh and that fellow citizens were unaccustomed to it, this could teeter between vulgar and acceptable. If a female actress in a TV drama showed a little too much skin, that could straddle the line between obscene and appropriate.

Therefore, Tianqing Company's game, especially the popular mobile game "Super Ninja Soul" released after hitting the shelves, was likely to be linked with vulgarity and obscenity.

After all, didn't the game feature clothing being blown away?

It all depended on whether this issue needed to be escalated or not.