The warehouse of the ship was crowded and dim. Shen Jianyi could hardly see anything.
The hatch on the deck was slowly opened. She tried her best to hide herself in the corner to avoid being discovered. She moved very carefully, making sure not to make the slightest sound.
"Father, do we really have to hide here?"
Judging from his voice, he might be a young man of eighteen or nineteen. Without a doubt, it must be Lu Ming.
Immediately afterwards, she heard a man's deep and powerful voice, "Of course. There's no other place for us to hide."
The sound of shoes hitting the ladder came slowly. The man looked down and stepped firmly onto the ship's deck.
"Absolutely can't let Lu Weiran know," he said in a strange tone. "Do you really think Xu Wenji will tell us the real production plan of the so - called chip as he said?"
"What do you mean?" Lu Ming couldn't understand.
The footsteps were getting closer. The man casually found a place to sit down, with his back against a wooden barrel. "Close the hatch."
As his voice fell, the last ray of light disappeared, and the whole warehouse returned to its previous dimness.
"Father, if Xu Wenji is lying to us, how could he tell Lu Weiran the truth about the chips?"
Lu Suowei snorted. "I don't know. But our chips are fake. All the ones we've produced are useless. Xu Wenji used us as a stepping - stone to get to know more valuable people."
His words left Lu Ming confused. Maybe because it was too dark, he accidentally stumbled and kicked over a wooden barrel beside him.
The barrel rolled in front of Shen Jianyi. She was very vigilant, tightly holding the silver knife in her hand. As long as there was the slightest sign of something wrong, she would take action.
If what Lu Suowei said was true and all their chips were fake, combined with the information she had seen before, there was a high possibility that there were real chips among the ones Lu Weiran was transporting.
Xu Wenji was gambling on human nature. He was certain that Lu Weiran would not tell anyone for the sake of money and that she would never guess that he had bribed Lu Weiran.
Going around in circles, what was Xu Wenji's purpose...
Lu Ming stumbled several times on the ground before finally finding a flat place to sit down. He sounded extremely disdainful, feeling that their whole family had been played around by a man surnamed Xu.
"Today was originally a banquet of the Lu family. So many noble families were there, but our family didn't go," Lu Ming pouted. "Not only does it make people think our family can't be on the elegant stage, but we also have to compromise here."
Lu Ming really couldn't understand. Suddenly, he raised his voice, "Father, what's the use of this chip? Why do you have to get it?"
Hearing this, Lu Suowei fell into silence.
Several minutes passed.
Lu Suowei finally spoke, his voice extremely cold. "Back then, Xu Wenji told me that there were many secrets hidden in this chip. Do you think the Lu family could have achieved its current glory without any dirty deeds? Do you think Lu Ziqian's hands are really clean?"
In order to get the chip, Lu Suowei was willing to pay any price. He only hoped to use the secrets in the chip to bring down Lu Ziqian, so that his son could inherit all the family property of the Lu family, and he would be promoted to the position of chairman.
Whether everything would succeed or not all depended on whether Xu Wenji had hidden the real chip among the thousands of fake ones.
Hearing these words really opened Shen Jianyi's eyes. She had just randomly found a place to hide, specifically to avoid these two father - son duo. Who would have thought that these two were like having a tracker on her and actually followed her here.
Shen Jianyi adjusted her mask. Since the mask covered her whole face, her breathing was not very smooth and a bit disordered.
In this cramped environment, the two of them soon noticed that there was someone else besides them.
Lu Suowei was very sensitive. Maybe because he had experienced a lot over the years, no one in the Lu family was clean.
At this time, Lu Ming beside him was still complaining in a low voice. The ship had already set sail, and it was too late to back out now.
"Let's not stay here. Let's go out," Lu Ming couldn't stand this enclosed environment, especially in complete darkness. "I feel like I'm going to suffocate."
Lu Suowei covered his mouth and nose with one hand, preventing him from speaking. Lu Ming made a "woo - woo" sound in his throat.
"Don't talk. There's someone else here!"
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi was slightly stunned. It seemed that she had been discovered. It would be very difficult to continue hiding here.
Originally, the darkness was not beneficial to any of them.
At first, Shen Jianyi's goal was simple. She just wanted to follow them to find out the secrets behind the chip and Xu Wenji's actions. But unexpectedly, she had learned so many things about the Lu family.
Lu Suowei's ambition had been around for a long time. Since he could say such things, he would surely take action against Lu Jinsheng in the future.
A few months ago, she might have ignored these words. After all, it was a family dispute and had nothing to do with her.
But now...
Just thinking that Lu Jinsheng might be schemed against by these people, the softest part of her heart felt like being hit hard by a hammer. That feeling made it hard for her to breathe.
As the footsteps got closer, a beam of light shone over. It was Lu Suowei who turned on the flashlight.
Shen Jianyi tightened her grip on the dagger, waiting for the most suitable moment.
The distance between them was getting closer.
The warehouse was as quiet as death. She could clearly hear her own heartbeat.
Just as Lu Suowei took a step closer, the boy behind him suddenly drawled, "Father, there can't be anyone. Are you overthinking?"
Maybe because Lu Ming didn't want to come in the first place, he had been in a bad mood. He was a bit impatient when talking to Lu Suowei and didn't understand his actions at all.
Lu Suowei put away the flashlight, and the light went out again.
Just as Shen Jianyi breathed a sigh of relief, she looked up and met Lu Suowei's wide - open eyes.
Lu Suowei was startled by her mask. He staggered backwards and even fell to the ground, knocking down many wooden barrels.
The commotion in the warehouse alarmed the crew on the ship. The footsteps above became more and more chaotic.
Lu Suowei would never forget this mask even if he turned to ashes. He had almost died in this person's hands many times.
His whole body was shaking abnormally, and his voice trembled. "You, why are you here?"
Since she had been discovered, there was no need for her to hide anymore. Shen Jianyi twirled the silver knife in her hand naturally. The woman's voice was as cold as the cold moon on a winter night. "None of your business."