174: More trouble than success

The atmosphere on site was a bit awkward, as no one was particularly willing to engage with him.

William didn't know what he should say either, so he subconsciously held his phone, turned, and walked out.

He was indeed somewhat annoyed with this group of people, but he also knew that now was not the time to throw a tantrum, so he simply reported the situation here directly to his Godfather.

He believed that after his Godfather learned about what he had done, he would definitely be proud of him.

He knew that he had cleverly infiltrated the enemy's ranks, and he believed that it wouldn't be long before he could investigate everything thoroughly.

After he went out and finished reporting the situation to his Godfather, he soon heard a roar.

"You're really crazy. How could you just make decisions without my instruction?"

This foreigner truly couldn't hold back. He had seen stupid people, but he had never seen anyone so stupid.

Although he outwardly did think this guy was stupid enough and easy to use, which was why he chose him to be the spy, he never expected someone could be so straightforwardly stupid.

This guy completely disregarded the consequences, directly charging into the enemy's ranks. Isn't that crazy?

"Get out of there immediately! Don't contact them again, and avoid letting this group find any clues. Remember, your identity must remain completely hidden!"

He said this irritably, barely managing to suppress his inner agitation and refrain from cursing.

William's expression wasn't very good either. He hadn't expected that after doing so much, he still wouldn't gain any advantage.

"Godfather, I am very confident about this matter. You can trust me."

He gritted his teeth and spoke very seriously. If the other party didn't trust him, wouldn't all his hard work have been for nothing?

The other party glanced at the information William had provided and found it quite ridiculous.

"Do you think a man who can solve so many problems and make everyone run around in circles could possibly be a member of a small company?"

"Do I need to say more about this person's identity? He is definitely someone difficult to deal with, yet you're trying to fool me with this kind of information."

If their organization was taken down by a small employee, he wouldn't need to live anymore.

He didn't know if this move by William was meant to humiliate him or to prove that he was an idiot.

William's expression wasn't very good either; he had never dreamed things would develop like this.

"Understood, I'll withdraw now."

The beautiful face of Lan Zijun appeared in his mind, and naturally, he felt a bit reluctant, but no matter how unwilling he was, it was useless.

She was just a woman. Even if he lost the hope of pursuing her, there were other opportunities to get her.

If necessary, he could resort to tougher methods.

But if this Godfather was gone, he would be finished. The other party was his only trump card, and once this trump card was gone, he couldn't even imagine what kind of life he would have.

Thinking of this, he returned to the room with a heavy heart.

Everyone saw his extremely unpleasant expression at a glance.

Li Haoyang had originally wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but he didn't expect the other party to come in with an extremely displeased expression. Anyone who didn't know would think he owed him a fortune!

Even Li Haoyang, who was known for being a good-natured person for a long time, couldn't handle it this time.

He was too lazy to say another word of nonsense to this person and just picked up his glass to drink with his brothers.

William was already feeling annoyed, and seeing that no one was willing to pay attention to him, his mood became even lower.

Thinking of what his Godfather had said, although he felt very annoyed inside, he ultimately chose to compromise.

"President Lan, there's something I need to tell you."

He approached her very seriously and directly. Anyone who didn't know would think he was about to confess his feelings.

Everyone looked on with interest, wanting to know what this person would say.

Almost everyone thought he was going to confess, so they couldn't help but show curious and gossipy expressions.

Even Lan Zijun was stunned, feeling that this person didn't seem to have good intentions.

"Is there something you need to see me about?" Lan Zijun became serious, which was rare, and she also developed a bad impression of this person.

"It's like this, I've thought about it, and this job really isn't suitable for me, so I plan to resign."

As his words fell, everyone around fell silent. This was the first time they had seen someone like this.

The other party spent so much money treating them to a meal, only to resign?

Even Su Yue was a bit confused. He subconsciously thought the other party would confess to Lan Zijun; he had even imagined Lan Zijun rejecting him.

But he didn't expect to hear news of a resignation.

"You're resigning?" Lan Zijun felt this person was truly outrageous.

Su Yue frowned beside her, silently thinking about this matter.

It must be said that William definitely had his own plan, and it was clear that this person's intentions were quite impure.

But he didn't implement anything and just turned around and left, which made people feel somewhat unbelievable.

"Please take your time eating. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. I've already paid the bill."

Saying this, he turned his head and glanced at Lan Zijun, not hiding the affection in his eyes.

"We are fated to meet again. I believe our next meeting won't be too far off."

He spoke in a mysterious manner, making everyone around feel a bit uncomfortable.

Lan Zijun also frowned, feeling that this person didn't have good intentions.

Watching the other party leave, the entire scene bizarrely fell into silence.

The first to speak was still Li Haoyang. He really couldn't figure out what was happening and thought he had misheard.

"Brothers and sisters, did I mishear? Why did someone suddenly resign?"

His resume was quite impressive, so the salary offered to him wasn't too low.

Whether he came for the salary or for the beauty, logically, he shouldn't have resigned so easily. This was truly strange.

"Where there's a return to the city, there must be trouble. You all need to keep a close eye out and make sure nothing goes wrong. The company's data must absolutely not be leaked."

Lan Zijun frowned tightly, feeling that this matter was related to black scale disease.

But if this person was really related to black scale disease, they couldn't explain why.

The most important thing when doing anything now is evidence. If you can't produce evidence, anything you say is just empty talk.

It was precisely because Lan Zijun knew this that she didn't say much, but silently took a sip of her drink.

Meanwhile, the foreigner who had hung up the phone was smashing things in his office. He kicked the Secretary in front of him directly to the ground.

"Who among you scouted for this person? How did you find such an idiot? Don't you know what a useless teammate is?"

The matter of the black scale disease had officially entered the daylight stage. They were about to see results, but suddenly such a hitch occurred.

They had always been hidden in the dark, and no one could discover them.

But with William causing such a fuss, wasn't it equivalent to completely exposing them to the sunlight?

The only hope now was that this group of people were utterly stupid and wouldn't discover their secret.

"Otherwise, let's just take care of the head of this group directly. Only dead people won't reveal secrets."

The Secretary scrambled up from the ground, nervously offering suggestions.

They were all in the same boat; if anyone had a problem, it would be difficult for everyone.

Although they were just a group of Secretaries, once a problem occurred, they couldn't escape blame either.

"Don't you want to see what kind of group this is?"

He only felt that there were simply too many stupid people around him.

"Is Far View (Yuantu) an ordinary company? Can their head be dealt with just like that?"

Thinking of this, his mood also became irritable, and he simply kicked the Secretary out.

"Tell that brat William to come see me! I need to discuss the next course of action with him!"

Three days later.

William sat in the office looking at the data, and his expression became very unpleasant.

"Why is the data for our special medicine dropping so quickly? Do these people not need this medicine anymore?"

After the special medicine was developed initially, everyone thought it could be sold for a good price, but who would have thought that a mutated strain would suddenly appear?

It was precisely because of this mutated strain that people were completely unwilling to purchase the special medicine.

The special medicine was already quite expensive, and now buying the medicine didn't necessarily guarantee curing the disease. It was precisely because of this that many people were deterred.

"Young Master William, this is already the most presentable data. The data from other cities is even worse."

Morgan reported the situation from the side. He hid the disdain in his eyes for William and spoke very seriously.

Although he was indeed very annoyed with this playboy, he was more focused, and now that he held a very high position, everything still had to be according to him.

"So annoying! Arrange it for me. I still need to go there myself to monitor the situation!"

He had never doubted that this mutated virus was fake; he only felt that something had gone wrong somewhere.

"Didn't you claim that even the most exaggerated mutated viruses could have an antidote developed? Yet, so many days have passed, and no one has developed the antidote. Instead, you've caused a heap of trouble!"

He grumbled as he spoke, but ultimately decided to go and see for himself.

If something really went wrong and his Godfather blamed him, then he would truly be at a dead end.

His Godfather was already very angry because he had acted on his own initiative at first, so he couldn't cause any more trouble now.

What he didn't know was that Su Yue had long been secretly monitoring him.

Originally, no one had noticed him, but he was truly interesting, deliberately putting himself in front of everyone.

Su Yue naturally wouldn't let such a foolish guy go. Ever since William appeared, he had been watching him, trying to find clues about this person.

Three days passed, and this guy was as low-key as ever.

Just when Su Yue thought he had been dismissed, he finally received news that this guy ultimately couldn't hold back and was going to act.

Since the other party was going to a secret base, it was definitely very dangerous. Although Su Yue was an impulsive person, he naturally couldn't put himself in danger.

So he didn't hesitate to tell Liang Yuzhu the news.

However, he didn't say it using his own identity, but used the name Yuan.

However, at this moment, Liang Yuzhu, who was extremely troubled in her office, received the message.

She became completely excited, almost jumping up from her office and through the ceiling.

"Why are you so excited?" A colleague beside her couldn't help but ask. This person was usually quite steady; why was she so jumpy lately?

Liang Yuzhu wasn't in the mood to say much and went straight to Bureau Chief Ge's office.

This was the helper the higher-ups had mentioned arranging for them.

This person was ostensibly a helper, but in reality, it wasn't that simple. To put it plainly, it was just another way to seize power and investigate things.

Although Liang Yuzhu was somewhat displeased by the appearance of this group of people, this was an arrangement from the higher-ups, so no matter how dissatisfied she was, she could only accept it.

"Bureau Chief Ge, I've received news from an informant that William is about to head to the Micro-Experiment Base."

Hearing this, Bureau Chief Ge, who was drinking tea, raised his head, a hint of solemnity appearing in his eyes.

"Informant? What kind of informant?"

He clearly showed that he didn't value this so-called informant at all and didn't care who the other party was.

"I don't believe there's any informant capable enough to provide clues about the black scale disease. You're still young, don't be deceived by those so-called masters."

"Maybe these people are just the virus developers specifically sent here to deceive you!"

Bureau Chief Ge was older and his usual style was quite old-fashioned, so he was very rigid in whatever he did.

He had always felt that informants were unreliable. Who knew if this group of so-called informants would provide false information? Even a slight deviation could be a fatal matter.

"I am a person who never believes in trust, so I also hope you can be more rigorous, at least maintaining the necessary critical attitude in professional matters."

He spouted a lot of grand principles, which gave Liang Yuzhu a headache.

"Bring out the information on this informant, and we can hold a meeting to discuss whether this person is trustworthy. But if you want me to arrange for people to act immediately, I'm sorry, I cannot do that."

He spoke slowly and deliberately, almost making Liang Yuzhu die of anger.

How should she explain all this to the other party?

Liang Yuzhu, who was usually eloquent, truly didn't know what to say this time.

"I'm sorry, I cannot disclose this person's identity. This is also a form of protection for him, but you just need to know that he is very capable."

"He has provided us with a lot of very useful information, and it's absolutely impossible that..."