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18. Close Protection and Clumsy Investigation
Yulia began round-the-clock close protection.
She followed Lu Chen everywhere—whether he was 'playing CEO Simulator' in the basement or 'working' at the convenience store. She even secretly inspected Lu Chen's high-tech briefcases.
The briefcases only contained encrypted hard drives and documents. Yulia concluded these were the "Black Market Execution Lists." She tried to open them with her ancient keys, and, predictably, failed.
Yulia then resorted to her specialty: mental hypnosis.
19. Hypnosis and the Repeated Test
One midnight, Yulia performed mental hypnosis on Lu Chen while he was "sleeping."
"Tell me, who is the mastermind controlling you?" Yulia's voice was filled with ancient seduction.
Lu Chen's brainwave detection system immediately blared an alarm. He realized Yulia was mounting a psychic attack.
Lu Chen's CEO willpower was unmatched. He focused his full conscious effort, locking his mind onto a "harmless memory."
"...It's 'Mr. K'... he always demands I 'buy that deserted land and proceed with large-scale development'..." Lu Chen said in a dream-like, helpless whisper.
Yulia's eyes flashed: "Mr. K! A black-market boss, indeed! Buying deserted land must be for illegal secret transactions!"
She asked again, "What else does he demand?"
Lu Chen continued his "dream talk": "He always makes me 'lock market share, launch a price war, and drive competitors to ruin'... I'm so scared..."
Yulia's heart ached: "Launch war! Drive opponents to death! How cruel!" She was now even more convinced that Lu Chen was innocent and vowed to destroy this "Mr. K's Black Market Empire."
Lu Chen's lips curled slightly in his sleep. "Mr. K? He's just my fictional virtual assistant for handling the most troublesome commercial cases." He had successfully transformed his CEO actions into the pitiable struggles of someone under black-market threat.
Chapter Three: The Rival's Modern Charm and the Ancient Counterattack
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