156: Chapter 156 A Chance Encounter

Shen Yan nodded and said,

"That's why this matter is strange. If he's not short on money, then why would he suggest Chen Ling use Youyou's guardianship to ask me for money?"

Chen Guangke put down his phone and thought for a moment.

"Is there a possibility that Chen Ling needs money now, and Yang Jin is helping her come up with an idea?"

Shen Yan didn't deny this possibility.

But he felt that Yang Jin was not as simple as he seemed.

He believed that the relationship between Yang Jin and Chen Ling might not be purely romantic.

"But what could he gain by helping Chen Ling?"

Hearing this, Chen Guangke chuckled.

"Look at what you're saying! He and Chen Ling are boyfriend and girlfriend. If Chen Ling really needed money, he would definitely help her!"

Shen Yan snapped his fingers.

"Exactly! That's the problem. If he really wanted to help Chen Ling, why wouldn't he just give her money directly, instead of giving her such a crooked idea?"

As his words fell, Chen Guangke was stunned.

"Damn! Don't tell me, what you said actually makes a lot of sense. His company is so big, he should have a lot of money."

If Chen Ling really needed money, why wouldn't he pay out of his own pocket to help her, instead of giving her such a bad idea?"

Shen Yan curled his lips and once again clapped Chen Guangke on the shoulder.

"Great minds think alike. Your confusion is the same as mine, so I hope you can help me investigate this Yang Jin."

Hearing this, Chen Guangke slowly raised a finger and pointed at himself.

"Me?"

"You want me to investigate?"

Shen Yan nodded firmly and emphatically.

"You're the only one I know with this ability, so I'm counting on you for this!"

Chen Guangke shook off Shen Yan's hand.

"Stop joking with me, okay? You know how much I have on my plate right now!"

"In the past, I would definitely have been willing to help you. After all, back then we only had a small studio, and only a small project proposal in hand."

"But look at us now, first acquiring Fuchen Enterprise, then working on the artificial intelligence project. Which of these two things isn't enough to make me frantic?"

Shen Yan cleared his throat guiltily and said,

"Uh, how about I give you a small vacation?"

Chen Guangke scoffed and replied, "No, please don't give me a vacation. If you give me two more days off, I'm telling you, when I come back, everything will be piled sky-high."

"Anyway, I definitely can't help you with this. If you really want to investigate, I suggest you find a Private Detective."

Hearing the words "Private Detective," Shen Yan immediately thought of Lü Yan.

"That's right... I can pay someone else to help me investigate."

Chen Guangke said speechlessly, "Don't tell me you're just realizing now that you can pay people to investigate."

Shen Yan shook his head.

"Investigating Yang Jin is risky, and I don't want too many people to know, which is why I called you."

"But if there's someone who won't leak information who can help me investigate Yang Jin, then this matter is settled."

Seeing his expression, Chen Guangke knew he already had a suitable candidate in mind.

"Who are you planning to find?"

Shen Yan raised his chin and replied to Chen Guangke, "You know this person. You've met her once."

Chen Guangke looked surprised.

Although he and Shen Yan had been friends for many years, their social circles basically didn't overlap.

He didn't remember meeting any of Shen Yan's friends, nor did he remember any of Shen Yan's friends being Private Detectives.

"Who is this friend of yours that I've met once? Male or female? Why don't I remember?"

Shen Yan chuckled and replied, "You'll recognize her when you see her."

...

An hour later, in a restaurant.

"Beautiful guide?"

Chen Guangke looked at Lü Yan with a surprised expression.

He turned his head, pointed at Lü Yan, and asked Shen Yan, "She's the Private Detective you mentioned?!"

Shen Yan "tsk"-ed and raised his hand to press down Chen Guangke's finger.

"Can you be a little more polite? She's my lawyer now!"

Chen Guangke's eyes widened again.

"What! She's not only a guide and a Private Detective, but also a lawyer! Damn it!"

Shen Yan covered his face with his hand, thinking: Oh no, this misunderstanding is huge.

Just as he was thinking about how to explain it clearly to Chen Guangke, Lü Yan spoke.

She smiled and asked Chen Guangke,

"Young man, have we met before?"

Chen Guangke didn't expect her to not remember him. He replied, "It's me! I'm the one who gave you money to take us around the Science and Technology Museum, but ended up being the unlucky tourist who only stayed at Artificial Intelligence Xiao Ba for a day."

Lü Yan replied with a forced smile, "Oh, so it was you. I'm sorry, because Shen Yan was the one who gave me the money, and Shen Yan was also the handsome one, so I naturally overlooked you, this..."

She didn't finish the second half of the sentence, but Chen Guangke and Shen Yan could both understand her meaning.

"Hey! How can you speak so harshly? Although I'm not as handsome as Shen Yan, I'm not ugly either! How can you say that about me!"

Lü Yan's eyes turned cold as she replied, "Then how can you evaluate me like that? We don't even know each other."

With that, she turned to Shen Yan and said, "If you called me out today just to introduce us, then I don't think I need to continue this dinner with you."

Seeing Lü Yan actually about to grab her bag and leave, Shen Yan quickly stood up and said, "No! You've misunderstood! You both have misunderstood! Things are not what you think!"

Hearing this, Chen Guangke and Lü Yan simultaneously turned their heads and asked, "What's misunderstood?"

Shen Yan: "...Can you two please sit down and listen to me first?"

Lü Yan hesitated for a moment, then put her bag back.

"Alright, then I'll listen to what you two want to tell me."

Chen Guangke also chimed in, "I'd like to hear what I've misunderstood."

After hearing their words, Shen Yan sighed deeply, shook his head, and said, "First, Lü Yan is not a guide, nor is she a Private Detective. She is a legitimate lawyer at the municipal law firm."

"Second, I called Lü Yan here today not to ask her to help me investigate something, but to ask her to introduce me to the Private Detective she knows."

Chen Guangke looked half-understanding, half-confused.

"So she's the lawyer handling Youyou's lawsuit now? But wasn't she a guide at the Science Park before?"

Shen Yan didn't want to explain anymore. He extended his hand, signaling Lü Yan to explain herself.