Return of the Celestial King

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Candid Shot

After making his threat, Wang Lei stormed off toward the general manager’s office.

He needed to find Zhang Cheng and get to the bottom of this. Otherwise, a sense of unease would continue to gnaw at him.

At the general manager’s office, Wang Lei knocked on the door.

"Come in."

The moment he stepped inside, Wang Lei’s expression instantly changed to one of fawning sycophancy.

"President Zhang, I’d like to ask you about something."

"Oh? What is it?"

Zhang Cheng stared at a document in his hand, his face impassive.

Wang Lei’s eyes darted around for a moment before he said with a toothy grin:

"It’s about the new guy in our sales department, Qin Tuo... Did you two know each other from before?"

Zhang Cheng slowly lowered the document and frowned.

"You’re overthinking things. I have no connection whatsoever to this Qin Tuo."

Wang Lei’s eyes lit up, and he immediately pressed on:

"But then why did you help Qin Tuo’s girlfriend with her onboarding? Are you sure you don’t know the guy?"

Zhang Cheng shot Wang Lei an impatient glare.

"Wang Lei, are you questioning me?"

Wang Lei’s face instantly paled with fright. He quickly waved his hands, not daring to speak.

He was just about to leave resentfully when Zhang Cheng suddenly stopped him.

"President Zhang, is there something else?"

Wang Lei hurriedly and respectfully awaited his orders.

Zhang Cheng asked:

"You just said... what was the relationship between this Qin Tuo and that girl again?"

Wang Lei replied with certainty:

"They’re boyfriend and girlfriend! Qin Tuo brought her to our sales department party just yesterday. They were so affectionate with each other, they have to be a couple."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng’s eyes couldn’t help but light up.

’Heh, looks like my judgment was correct! Excellent. Now I can complete the Young Master’s task perfectly.’

With this in mind, Zhang Cheng gave an order:

"Wang Lei, I have a task for you. If you do it well, I won’t dock your bonus this month."

Wang Lei was delighted and nodded vigorously.

"President Zhang, please, go on!"

Zhang Cheng said slowly:

"Find an opportunity and take some intimate photos of Qin Tuo and that girl. Remember, this must be done cleanly and discreetly. Understand?"

Wang Lei was instantly baffled.

’Does President Zhang have some kind of weird fetish?’

He asked cautiously:

"President Zhang, why do you want intimate photos of them? I don’t really understand!"

Zhang Cheng said with a grave expression:

"I can only tell you that a very important person wants to deal with this Qin Tuo. If you handle this well, you will be handsomely rewarded."

Hearing this, Wang Lei was ecstatic. A huge weight was finally lifted from his shoulders.

So President Zhang wasn’t some connection Qin Tuo could rely on; in fact, he was actively trying to take him down.

In that case, Wang Lei thought, ’I can be as ruthless as I want when I deal with Qin Tuo from now on.’

However, there was still something Wang Lei didn’t understand.

How could a small fry like Qin Tuo attract the attention of a major figure that even Zhang Cheng was wary of?

Wang Lei wanted to ask for more details, but seeing Zhang Cheng’s grim expression, he didn’t dare to press the issue.

"President Zhang, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be on my way. I’ll get what you asked for done as soon as possible."

Wang Lei respectfully backed out of the office.

「...」

In the sales department, Qin Tuo sat at his desk, busy with work.

Suddenly, Liu Ping, who was sitting next to him, let out a sigh of frustration.

"Sigh... Looks like this is the end of the line for me on this job."

Qin Tuo asked, puzzled:

"Oh? Why do you say that, Liu?"

Liu Ping complained:

"That Wang Lei is clearly making life difficult for our team. If we don’t collect a single debt today, he’ll probably fire us without a second thought."

Qin Tuo said:

"In that case, let’s go collect a debt."

Liu Ping shook his head.

"It’s not that easy. The ones left are the toughest accounts. I’ve been at this company for two months and haven’t made any progress at all."

As he spoke, his face filled with despair, already anticipating his own dismissal.

Qin Tuo, however, looked completely relaxed and calm. He casually pulled a file from a stack of documents and placed it on the desk.

"Liu Ping, let’s go collect from this one today!"

Liu Ping took one look, his eyes widening. He gave a bitter smile.

"Qin Tuo, your luck is unreal... You just happened to pick the single hardest account to collect from!"

Qin Tuo asked, not understanding:

"Tell me, what makes this one so hard to collect?"

Liu Ping explained:

"This company is full of scoundrels. Our sales department has sent several teams to collect from them over the past two years, but they get kicked out every single time."

Qin Tuo couldn’t help but snort coldly.

"So the debtor thinks they’re in the right?"

Liu Ping said angrily:

"Yeah, and I heard the boss of that company has some serious connections. He even spends a ton of money on his private collection."

Qin Tuo cursed irritably.

"How shameless. Got money for a collection but no money to pay your debts, huh? I’m telling you, I’m going to collect this debt today!"

Seeing that Qin Tuo wasn’t joking, Liu Ping suddenly grew timid.

"Qin Tuo, if it’s just the two of us, isn’t that a suicide mission?"

Qin Tuo immediately shot back a question.

"Are you scared?"

Who would have thought, Liu Ping spinelessly nodded.

Qin Tuo didn’t mock or curse him. After all, the job was genuinely difficult; being scared was perfectly normal.

Then Qin Tuo picked up the file himself and said:

"In that case, I’ll go collect the debt by myself."

A tormented look washed over Liu Ping’s face, but in the end, he didn’t say a word.

Just as Qin Tuo reached the doorway, he happened to run into Han Zilin.

Han Zilin hadn’t been assigned to Qin Tuo’s team; she was in a different group with Zhou Kexin.

She asked, confused:

"Brother Tu, what are you about to do?"

Qin Tuo held up the ledger in his hand and smiled.

"I’m going to collect a debt."

Han Zilin said instinctively:

"Collecting a debt? Then I’m going with you!"

Qin Tuo waved his hand dismissively and said sternly:

"What would you go for? This is a man’s job."

Han Zilin knew the risks of debt collection. She grabbed Qin Tuo’s arm, pouting playfully.

"Brother Tu, just take me with you! I don’t want to stay here with them, and I promise I won’t hold you back. How about it?"

Qin Tuo said helplessly:

"Zilin, it could get dangerous. You’d be better off staying here."

Han Zilin pouted.

"Brother Tu, how could it be dangerous when I’m with you? I know you’ll protect me!"

’That’s true.’

Qin Tuo thought that with Han Zilin by his side, there probably wouldn’t be any problems.

So, he nodded and agreed. Han Zilin’s pout instantly turned into a smile.

The two of them walked out of the sales department together.

However, Qin Tuo didn’t notice Wang Lei standing in a corner of the office, capturing the entire scene on his phone.

In the photo, Han Zilin was tugging on Qin Tuo’s arm, acting cute and affectionate. The two looked just like a couple in love.

"Haha, Qin Tuo! Now I’ve got you where I want you! Let’s see how you’ll get out of this one!"

Wang Lei looked at the photos with satisfaction and, without hesitation, sent them to Zhang Cheng.