I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier-Chapter 759: Hidden Identity

"This will have to wait a little while. What's up? Is there something going on?"

"There are some matters that I need to discuss with him only after you return. So, what time do you think you'll be back?"

At this point, Ye Chen just slightly furrowed his brows. What was this matter that required his presence to know?

He glanced at the time; it was 9:00 am. He estimated he wouldn't be spending too much longer with this woman.

"I should be able to return to the company by around 10:00 am, I guess."

"Good. Once you're back at the company, hurry to my office. Actually, forget the office, go directly to the meeting room on the top floor; I'll be waiting for you there."

"The meeting room, okay, got it. When I arrive, I'll head straight there."

"Good, just be careful. We'll talk more when we meet."

After saying this, Guo Hongyu hurriedly hung up the phone.

However, his words had indeed taken Ye Chen by surprise.

Normally, whenever Guo Hongyu called him, he had never seemed quite so grave.

Although they weren't speaking face-to-face, Ye Chen could tell from his tone of voice that something must have come up on the other end.

Forget it, he couldn't concern himself with that now. He had finally met this woman, so Ye Chen had to clarify Shuige's details.

Even if this woman didn't know much, Ye Chen still needed to extract some information from her. After all, he still had to resolve the conflicts with Shuige this afternoon.

What had exactly happened at the company? Ye Chen thought it should be something under his control, and he believed that once he returned, everything would proceed smoothly.

Then, Ye Chen put his phone away again, choosing to turn it off to avoid interruptions.

He looked up and saw that throughout his phone call, the woman had been sitting cautiously at the head of the bed, never daring to shift her body.

"Relax, you don't have to be so nervous. Besides, you can see I've achieved my objective, so I won't harm you easily. As for the video, once you fully cooperate and it's all over, I will definitely delete it. I keep my word."

"Alright, tell me, what do you want exactly?"

"I'm asking you, how long have you been with Shuige?"

"Counting now, it must have been about eight or nine years."

"Eight or nine years, that seems like a deep relationship. Moreover, without such a longstanding bond, today's events wouldn't have been possible."

"Yes, I never imagined that I would hold such a high place in his heart, and it's because you threatened my safety that he agreed to your demands."

"So, if that's the case, does nobody else know about you and him?"

"Apart from his brothers, no one else knows. His wife and children live abroad most of the year. He only flies back occasionally to spend time with them. Most of his time is spent in the Domestic handling these matters."

"To your knowledge, what kind of business does he run?"

"On the surface, he runs a fruit wholesale market, but let me tell you, that fruit wholesale market is just a very minor business. The profits don't even cover the costs; it's a losing trade altogether."

"If it's a losing business, then why keep it going? Could there be some hidden secrets involved?"

"His real money-making project is actually smuggling. He has been in this business for many years now, but he's always concealed it well under the guise of a fruit merchant."

"Smuggling? Smuggled through what? And what exactly does he smuggle from abroad?"

"As for what's being smuggled, to tell you the truth, I am not clear about that either. He has never involved me in that aspect. I only know he's engaged in unsavory activities, but the specifics—you're really putting me on the spot."

"Are you sure you really don't know anything about this?"

"I really don't know. I've told you, his business is smuggling. If I knew anything, wouldn't I tell you? Rest assured, if I knew, I definitely would inform you."

"Well, if that's the case, I won't press you further. If you don't know, I won't keep asking. Is there anything else you're aware of?"

"There isn't much else. The fruit wholesale market, in fact, including the vendors and fruit peddlers, they are mostly his brothers. It's really just for appearances—a front. That wholesale market is actually an entire company, or more accurately, it should probably be called an organization."

"Are you saying that including the small business owners at the fruit wholesale market, almost all of them are his subordinates?"

"Most are, I suppose, but it's not absolute. Some are legitimate merchants renting space there. However, business has been poor in the last two years. Those who have closed up shop or moved away are the genuine businesses, while those who still struggle on there daily are all his underlings." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Hearing this, Ye Chen just nodded. Captain Yang had already informed him of the existence of such a fruit market.

But the exact scale of this fruit wholesale market was still unknown to Ye Chen. The crux of the matter was that this detail wasn't particularly relevant to his current situation.

No matter how big or small the market was, he was looking for his person at that location.

"So, what you're saying is, his primary business is built on smuggling and he's been single-minded about it all these years. But why has there never been an issue all this time? Has there really never been an incident?"

"There hasn't been a single one. I only know he has a special route that, once inside, is never subject to any inspection. That's why he has always been so successful—because of this protection."