The sky gradually darkened.

For Jiang Feng, this day had been quite a rush. Traveling southward in the morning and returning at dusk, fortunately, all the matters that needed resolving were taken care of.

After purchasing his ticket, he waited briefly in the departure hall before boarding the plane to head home.

At the same time, in Jiangdong, Binhai, twelve hundred miles away, the employees of the Chu Group also ended their day's work.

Under the glow of the sunset, most people had already left the company building, except for one newcomer whose office lights were still on.

Inside sat Zhuge Yi, organizing documents.

Ever since the Chu Group had experienced several upheavals and then, under the leadership of his father Zhu Ge Yuheng and Jiang Feng, turned the crisis into a flourishing period, Zhuge Yi had been influenced by his father and grew significantly, undergoing a profound transformation.

He had completely shed the typical playboy habits of a wealthy second-generation, abandoning all vices such as clubbing, dating young models, and drag racing, even quitting smoking and drinking.

He was solely focused on growing quickly to become a crucial support for Jiang Feng and his father.

He also regarded Jiang Feng as his idol, never daring to hope he could one day be as young and accomplished as Jiang Feng, but at least he didn't want to fall too far behind and become a drag on Jiang Feng.

Therefore, with his father's approval, he joined the Chu Group, starting from the grassroots level, training himself step by step, steadily advancing.

"Young Master Yi, everyone else is off work, and you're still busy?"

The office door was pushed open, and a few close colleagues poked their heads in, looking at Zhuge Yi.

"Brother Wang, I've told you so many times, no need to call me Young Master Yi in the future, just call me Zhuge Yi. I'll go back once I finish organizing these materials," Zhuge Yi said with a smile.

"Haha, alright! Don't tire yourself too much, we're heading out first!"

The colleagues were full of admiration. For a high-status young master to willingly lower himself and be practical in his work is truly rare!

After the colleagues left, Zhuge Yi continued working alone for a while until the sky outside was completely dark, finally fulfilling his tasks perfectly.

"Once I get back, I've got something to report to the old man too!"

Looking at the organized materials, Zhuge Yi stretched comfortably, adjusted the glasses he had recently begun wearing, and finally got up to leave.

By now, there weren't many people left in the company building, even the security guards were changing shifts, taking turns to have their meals.

Zhuge Yi returned to his car alone. Just as he sat down in the driver's seat and before he could open his music playlist on the phone, a large, strong hand suddenly reached over from behind, tightly covering his mouth and nose!

Zhuge Yi was instantly shocked. He never expected that someone would dare assault him at the company's entrance. Instinctively wanting to fight back, he realized the opponent's strength was too overpowering, leaving him no chance to break free, let alone make any noise.

His entire body was pinned against the seatback, on the verge of suffocation, and he desperately tried to smash the car window to alert the returning guards outside, but it was futile.

In just a few seconds, he was subdued and fainted in his attacker's hands.

The assailant, unfazed, easily pried open the gap between the front driver's and passenger's seats and tossed the unconscious Zhuge Yi to the back seat.

Then he took Zhuge Yi's place at the wheel and drove away openly.

All of this happened outside the Chu Group Building, right under the noses of dozens of security guards, yet no one noticed.

...

Meanwhile.

Zhu Ge Yuheng had just parked his car outside the Rongguang Hotel and got out.

He wasn't at the company today because he had an early appointment with several city leaders for dinner.

This was related to several new projects initiated by the Chu Group in South City, requiring his personal negotiation.

Arriving at the pre-booked top-tier private dining room, Zhu Ge Yuheng saw that the leaders hadn't arrived yet, so he instructed the waitstaff to start serving the dishes.

Just then, his phone rang, displaying an unfamiliar number.

Zhu Ge Yuheng frowned slightly and answered the call.

"Is this Zhu Ge Yuheng?"

The voice on the other end was somewhat aged, yet Zhu Ge Yuheng was sure he had never heard it before.

"Who are you?"

"Haha, who I am is not important. I called to discuss something with you," the caller stated plainly with a laugh.

"What is it?" Zhu Ge Yuheng, ever astute, already sensed the caller's unfriendly tone.

"I heard that you have a good relationship with Jiang Feng? One might even call you bosom friends?" the caller chuckled.

"Mr. Jiang?!" Zhu Ge Yuheng's heart sank as he immediately realized that the caller was targeting Jiang Feng!

"What do you want?"

"Don't rush. I said that I'm here to discuss something with you. There's a small matter I hope you can help with, and I hope you won't refuse."

"Help?"

"Zhu Ge Yuheng, don't be so pleased with yourself. You may be second-in-command of the Chu Group, in charge of numerous people, but surely you haven't forgotten the things you've done in the past, have you?"

"You used to follow your brother Chu Renxiong and did plenty of lawless things. Do you still remember?"

"What do you mean?" Zhu Ge Yuheng coldly inquired, increasingly aware that the caller meant no good.

"Haha, don't rush. Take a look at these first."

Saying this, the caller sent a series of documents as text messages to Zhu Ge Yuheng's phone.

When Zhu Ge Yuheng opened them, his expression changed instantly!

Displayed there were the dark histories from his past rise to power alongside Chu Renxiong!

During those years of camaraderie, starting from the lowest ranks in the world of martial arts, they seized their opportunities amid the transitions of the East City Yan Family, stepping over mountains of corpses and seas of blood to establish the Chu Group's foundations!

In the process, they inevitably committed some illegal and unruly acts, and some enemies were even directly assassinated by him and Chu Renxiong, their hands stained with blood!

If these dark records were to fall into official hands, Zhu Ge Yuheng wouldn't just face prison; he might even face multiple bullets!

"What exactly do you want?" Zhu Ge Yuheng's face turned severe, his voice icy as he asked.

Despite being shocked by the opponent's capabilities, he wasn't about to cave in!

"It's simple. I want you to cooperate with me to eliminate someone!" With his cards laid out on the table, the caller finally got to the point.

"Who?" Zhu Ge Yuheng felt a sense of foreboding.

"Naturally, it's Jiang Feng!"

The caller sneered sinisterly, "As long as you agree to cooperate, your secrets will never be revealed to the public, and you can continue to be the second-in-command of the Chu Group peacefully. But if you refuse, you will lose everything you have now, including your life!"