30: Chapter 3 Internet Giants

The briefcase in his hand dropped to the floor.

Shen Yan said excitedly, "Who are you? What do you want?!"

The other end of the line didn't speak, but instead sent him a text message—an address.

"Get to this place within an hour. I'll be waiting for you."

After saying that, the other party hung up.

Shen Yan tried to dial back, but the number was no longer reachable.

He took a few deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.

If his sister had fallen into someone else's hands, the nursing home should have called him by now.

It was impossible that there was still no news.

The person who called him must be lying!

Thinking this, he called the nurse at the nursing home.

As expected, the nurse said his sister had been in her room the entire time and hadn't moved.

The person who called was indeed lying to him!

But why would the other party lie to him?

Just as he was pondering this, his phone received another text message.

This time it was a picture, showing his sister sleeping soundly.

The photo was taken from a very close distance.

This person must have gotten close to Xiao Ya.

After analyzing this information, Shen Yan could no longer hold back.

Didn't this person just want him to come out and meet him?

He would go then.

He wanted to see exactly who this person was!

The address in the text message was by the shore. He searched for a long time but couldn't find anyone suspicious nearby.

"Jingle, jingle!"

His phone rang again, and he swiped to answer.

"Are you messing with me?!"

The other party's tone was very calm.

"Don't rush, I'm already here. Look to your right."

Shen Yan turned his head; to his right was a ship on the water.

"You're on the boat?"

"Mm, come up."

Shen Yan hung up the phone and walked toward the ship.

As soon as he arrived, two bodyguards in black suits came out.

"The boss is on the third floor. We'll take you up."

Boss?

When had he offended any boss?

Shen Yan followed the two men up to the third floor while pondering.

On the third floor, he saw an old man with silver hair sitting by a dining table.

"You're here?"

The other party spoke, then smiled and gestured toward the chair in front of him: "Sit down. Let's talk."

Shen Yan said expressionlessly, "I don't know you."

The other party nodded and began to introduce himself.

"My name is He Yunri. I asked you here today because I want to thank you."

Shen Yan almost thought he had misheard.

"Thank me?"

"Are you joking with me?!"

A faint anger showed on his face.

If the other party hadn't truly spared Xiao Ya,

he would have already made a move against him.

He Yunri raised a hand: "Don't be angry yet. I'm not deceiving you. I truly asked you here to thank you."

Seeing that Shen Yan was still unmoved, he got straight to the point: "Do you remember calling an ambulance yesterday?"

Speaking of that incident, Shen Yan recalled it.

Yesterday, due to a special mission, he had indeed called an ambulance.

"You were the one who was saved yesterday?"

He Yunri smiled and nodded, then immediately asked, "I'm very curious. We are strangers, and you said you don't know me, so how did you know I had fainted at home?"

Shen Yan's fingers trembled.

Damn it!

Yesterday, in his haste to complete the special mission, he forgot to call the ambulance anonymously, revealing a flaw.

What should he do now?

While thinking, the other party was still looking at him with a smile.

Shen Yan took a deep breath, hiding his panic, and walked over casually, pulling out a stool to sit down.

"It doesn't matter how I knew. If I had known you would treat your savior like this, I definitely wouldn't have saved you."

He Yunri looked quite gentle, not at all as domineering as he sounded on the phone.

Facing Shen Yan's mockery, he explained with great patience: "I didn't mean to sound that way. It was just to verify your information."

Shen Yan frowned and looked down at the table.

Besides bowls and chopsticks, there was also a folder on the table.

Seeing his interest in the folder, He Yunri handed it to him.

Shen Yan took it and flipped it open to look. He found that the documents contained all his past deeds.

Whether it was family matters or the company being seized by Chen Ling through improper means, everything was recorded in great detail.

His expression changed, and he threw the folder onto the table.

"What exactly do you want?"

The old man narrowed his eyes: "I just find it strange that your luck seems to have exploded recently."

"Besides good luck, you were able to know the news of me fainting from afar. I think there must be some hidden situation involved. What do you think?"

Shen Yan clenched his fists, his mind racing.

How could he explain this to cover everything up?

No, that wasn't right.

He didn't need to explain.

No normal person would believe in the existence of a system.

The reason He Yunri was so suspicious was merely fear that he had ill intentions.

Under normal circumstances, if he knew He Yunri had fainted at home, it must mean he had personally tailed He Yunri.

Thinking of this, he decided to go along with the misunderstanding and said to He Yunri: "Since you've investigated me down to the very bottom, I won't hide it from you either. I was indeed investigating your information."

He Yunri nodded, seemingly unsurprised.

"Why?"

"Why are you investigating me? Do you know what I do?"

Shen Yan's tense hands were trembling slightly.

What to do?

He didn't even know who He Yunri was; how could he explain and get away with it?

"Ding! Special Mission dropped: Successfully deceive the internet mogul behind the scenes, He Yunri, and receive one advanced wealth intelligence."

Shen Yan gasped sharply.

The tycoon system had finally made a move!

"Aren't you in the internet business?"

He Yunri smiled and raised an eyebrow, signaling him to continue.

Shen Yan cleared his throat and started fabricating a story.

"Since you've investigated all my identities, you should know that my company was taken away by my Ex-wife through improper means when I was down."

"Now my parents are gone, and my only relatives are my sister and my daughter. My sister is still unconscious in bed. To save her, I must start over and make a comeback!"

He didn't need to say the rest; He Yunri had already filled in the blanks himself.

"So you want to use me to make a comeback?"

Shen Yan nodded heavily.

"That's right. I investigated your identity privately, hoping to find a chance to approach you, but unexpectedly, I stumbled upon the fact that you had fainted at home."

He Yunri remained silent.

After a while, he voiced the confusion in his heart.

"How did you know I fainted at home?"

"Don't tell me you installed a camera in my house?"

Shen Yan quickly shook his head in denial.

"Of course not!"