Zhou Wang gave a brief explanation and comforted the receptionist who was still wiping away tears, then returned to the office.
Jiang Qingkui, who was pacing in the office, hurried over when she saw Zhou Wang appear.
Meeting Zhou Wang’s gaze, Jiang Qingkui awkwardly smoothed her bare legs, then quickly asked with concern, "How did it go?"
"It’s fine now, the person’s gone, but it seems like a grudge has been formed. Although that Mr. Xue doesn’t speak much, you can see he’s very arrogant deep down. This isn’t over yet..."
Zhou Wang shook his head and said.
"What should we do? Maybe contact Qiu Zeyu..."
"Oh, Brother Yu and I get along well, but we’re not siblings. It’s hard to say how much he’d really help, plus Qiu Zeyu is Qiu Zeyu, and the Qiu family is the Qiu family—they’re separate matters."
Zhou Wang laughed, "Besides, Xue Mingyuan hasn’t done anything yet, how can you tell someone else?"
Jiang Qingkui nodded in agreement, frowning, "Does that mean we can’t do anything right now?"
"We’ll just deal with things as they come, let’s wait and see."
"I really don’t know where you get your confidence..."
Jiang Qingkui muttered, then thought for a moment and said, "But if what you say is true, and the Xue family is declining, maybe there’s no need to fear too much. At worst, we just won’t do business in Beidou, and they can’t do anything to us."
Zhou Wang wasn’t as optimistic as Jiang Qingkui. Although she’s smart, her social experience is still shallow, but there was no need to say more to add to her worries.
So Zhou Wang just nodded, "Yes, so there’s no need to think too much now, but there is one thing you can do for me."
"What?"
"Gather and organize all the information about the Xue family, then highlight and summarize it for me. It’d be best to have professionals help. You know what I mean."
"Okay, I’ll go contact them now."
Jiang Qingkui nodded knowingly and turned to make the call.
Zhou Wang closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then suddenly flipped his wrist, and a delicately carved cigarette case with unknown flowers appeared in his hand.
After staring at this special item for a while, Zhou Wang took out his phone and found Wang Ruixi’s number and called it.
All important figures related to [Memory Gear] have invisible restrictions set by the system. Zhou Wang cannot contact them proactively, but after meeting Wang Ruixi, his contact information naturally appeared on Zhou Wang’s phone.
This is likely a way to unlock certain features, requiring real-life interactions with the target person to get permission to contact them.
For example, like his nominally first secretary Caroline, Zhou Wang has never had direct communications with her...
Of course, even with the contact information, Zhou Wang still couldn’t give them direct orders. If he wanted Wang Ruixi’s help, he would need to light the only cigarette in the [Cigarette Case].
Although he couldn’t seek direct help, he thought he could probably consult him, right?
The call connected quickly, and a low voice came from the other end: "Mr. Zhou?"
"Old Wang, got a question for you."
"Please go ahead."
"I want to know, if we need to suppress the Xue family, are you capable of doing it?"
"The Xue family? Xue Mingyuan’s Xue family?"
"Yes."
"And how much suppression are we talking about... to what extent?"
"To what extent can they be suppressed?"
Wang Ruixi paused for a moment before slowly speaking, "Any extent is possible, it just varies with time... You should understand, bigger moves require more precise planning. Only by ensuring every step is connected can you make a decisive strike. The Xue family, although not top-tier, is not comparable to individuals like Liao Jianli or Cao Meijuan."
Zhou Wang naturally understood the differences, but hearing Wang Ruixi’s casual tone, he couldn’t help but click his tongue, how come it seemed...
To Wang Ruixi, was there really no big difference?
Recalling what Xue Mingyuan said, Zhou Wang couldn’t help but ask, "Old Wang, but judging by Xue Mingyuan’s tone, it seems like he doesn’t really regard the Cloud Trust Huaxia Foundation much..."
Wang Ruixi seemed unsurprised and said blandly, "That’s only because... he’s never seen the full picture."
"The full picture?"
"Uh, we have many enterprises, and on the surface, none are associated with the Cloud Fund, like Tyrant Security Company, and for example, the Qiangsheng Group controlled by Liao Jianli... Wasn’t this the strategy you established back then?"
Somewhat surprised, Wang Ruixi still explained reflexively.
"Oh, of course, I know, haha..."
Zhou Wang awkwardly laughed, trying poorly to cover it up. Then a thought came to him, "Old Wang, since that’s the case, listen up."
"Please go ahead."
On the other end of the line, Wang Ruixi sat up straight somewhat subconsciously, his expression solemn.
"I want you to immediately ababa... ababa!"
"?"
Wang Ruixi listened in bewilderment, unable to understand.
When Zhou Wang was silent for a moment, he tentatively said, "Mr. Zhou, is the signal bad? Could you repeat that, what is it you want me to do?"
"...Nothing, that’s it, bye."
Failing to cheat the system, Zhou Wang didn’t have the time to think about whether he embarrassed himself in front of Wang Ruixi again. He gloomily hung up the call.
Damn, this system!
Zhou Wang glanced down at the cigarette case in his hand, and after a brief internal struggle, he put it away.