85 Chapter 66: The Young Man Who Fell Ill
Yan Fei had never inquired about Lu Pingping's matters in Beijing before, nor had he searched online. The first time he learned about Lu Pingping's situation in Beijing was from Yang Song, and today was the second time he heard about Lu Pingping.
Whether it was Yang Song and his group of friends or Ryoko, the Japanese person in the room, they both had sufficient understanding and extremely high regard for Lu Pingping. On the contrary, it was Yan Fei, who should have known Lu Pingping best, who knew the least about her situation. This was very abnormal.
In the room, Jo Oogawa said, "Right now, the relations between Japan and China are tense. Sending our people to China rashly could cause big trouble if discovered by the Chinese side."
Ryoko said, "After we obtained the manufacturing process for the weight loss cookies, we copied a version and sent it back to Japan. I believe the laboratory at our headquarters has also found problems with the production process of the weight loss cookies by now. So we no longer have a way out, we must capture this woman. Of course, after capturing her, we can't leave her in China; we have to bring her back to Japan, and I am certain that we will extract all the secrets of the weight loss cookies from her. I believe the family will also send an expert out because of such a big interest."
Yan Fei became furious. These Japanese people were truly despicable, not only stealing the manufacturing process of his family's weight loss cookies but also planning to kidnap Lu Pingping to Japan. It was fortunate that he rushed back to Shanghai in time and received this intelligence; otherwise, the situation would have been unimaginable.
A murderous intent arose in Yan Fei's heart towards these two members of the Oogawa Family. Originally, he wanted to enter the room immediately and kill these two Japanese people. With his current skills, killing them would have been easy. But after thinking it over, he refrained from acting. After all, these two were merely pawns from the Japanese side; killing them wouldn't mean much. Moreover, since his family was also involved in the cookie matter, even if he killed them, their family would send others to handle the situation, and they might still resort to kidnapping Lu Pingping in the end. Therefore, he didn't want to stir up trouble prematurely; instead, he wanted to find a way to lure these Japanese people into a trap, to catch everything in one go and permanently eliminate the threat.
The two Japanese in the room owed their temporary survival to a sudden thought from Yan Fei, not knowing this reality. They continued to discuss their strategies, but their conversation no longer contained much useful information, focusing instead on family infighting and conspiracies. Yan Fei was not interested in these contents and did not take them too seriously. In the end, Manager Xiang once again sent in samples of the finished cookies, but just as before, the taste of the cookies was horrible, making one want to vomit upon reaching the mouth.
Although it was still unclear whether the nutritional biscuits had any weight loss effect, they were a complete failure in terms of taste; no one would flavor. Even if these biscuits really had a slimming effect, it would be because they ruined the consumer's appetite, causing people to lose weight from being unable to eat.
After confirming the issue with the nutritional biscuits again, Manager Xiang got scolded and was sent out of the room. Ryoko then began to make a phone call to Japan to report the situation here and request tactical support, asking the family to deploy experts. What followed was a lengthy wait for a response.
Only when Yan Fei saw the dawn light up the sky did he realize that he had been eavesdropping outside the window for an entire night. The room still had not received a reply from Japan. Seeing that there were already early risers around the food factory, he chose to leave quietly to avoid exposing himself.
Back at the hotel, Yan Fei gave orders to the security department to enhance the protection of Lu Pingping and to further strengthen the security of the food factory to prevent another theft of the manufacturing process. Finally, he phoned Lu Pingping, telling her to be very cautious recently, to not leave the company unless necessary, and never to be out of the sight of the security personnel.
Even though the Oogawa Family in Japan had not yet decided whether to send people to kidnap Lu Pingping, Yan Fei did not dare to take it lightly. A moment's negligence could lead to Lu Pingping's abduction, something he would never forgive himself for, which is why he immediately intensified her protection. Besides, with so many powerful families and forces in the world, who could definitively say that only the Oogawa Family would target Yan Fei's weight loss cookies?
The next day, to avoid suspicion, Yan Fei started sightseeing around Hang City. To make it easier for anyone who might investigate him later to track his movements, he did not disguise himself or drive his own car but instead took the bus.
After visiting the West Lake Scenic Area in Hang City, Yan Fei boarded a bus. It was midday, and few people were on the bus. Sitting at the back, he looked out the window, bored, and pondered how to deal with the threat from the Oogawa Family.
Just then, a thin young man got on the bus, his face flushed, his body shaking, and covered in sweat, looking ill. The young man made his way to the priority seats and could not go further. He struggled to hold onto the overhead handrail to support himself.
Sitting in the priority seat was a boy about eleven or twelve years old who, upon seeing the young man standing next to him, immediately stood up to offer his seat, saying, "Brother, take my seat!"