"Out of this 15 million, there are seven of us, each of you will get two million, and the remaining three million, I've decided to give to the owner of the Xishi Baozi Shop. She's had a hard time and has really struggled, so I feel I should help her out,"

the long-legged, curvy beauty of a Heroic Thief said, getting out of the car, leading the others toward the airport while laughing.

The young man by her side smiled and said, "So you don't want your share?"

The beautiful Heroic Thief Jiang Hanyang, with a charming smile, said, "This was Shen Qiang's setup; I didn't do anything, so I won't be taking the money, but it's different for you guys. You all participated in the action, so you should take the money."

"The total is 12 million. After we get to Shanghai, I'll transfer the money into each of your accounts, and the additional three million, I'll have someone deliver to the owner of the baozi shop."

Hearing this, the young man laughed and said, "In that case, we and the owner of the baozi shop are the real winners, Shunhua Company has lost 15 million, and Shen Qiang has lost a recipe. I really want to see them go crazy."

"Hahaha, it seems our boss is still one step ahead. That Shen Qiang is far from being able to compete with us."

"Exactly. The final outcome of his plan is like fetching water with a bamboo basket—all for nothing. Our boss won effortlessly."

"Hahaha, let him wait foolishly in the pool club. By the time he realizes, we'll already be in Shanghai, and by then, his face will surely be a sight to see." The young man laughed while following happily behind the beautiful Heroic Thief, but suddenly felt that everyone had stopped in their tracks.

Why have we stopped?

While he was curious, he saw that the smiles on everyone's faces had frozen; then he followed their gazes and turned his head, only to be stunned.

Because just outside the parking lot,

the smiling Shen Qiang was standing there quietly watching them.

Not only that, but two exceptionally beautiful women were standing by his side, one of whom was holding an umbrella to shade him.

The handsome middle-aged man who had been to the pool club with Shen Qiang was smiling mockingly, his eyes brimming with taunts. At his feet lay a large snakeskin bag.

"Since I'm the one giving you a ride, I should be considered quite polite," said Shen Qiang from under the umbrella Xiu Ju held up, smiling at the beautiful Heroic Thief.

She was stunned, her beautiful eyes full of shock as she looked at the confident figures of Dark Department Xiu Ju and Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing.

"Why are you here?"

Shen Qiang smiled at the astonished Jiang Hanyang, "Because I want you to have more of an impression of me. I'm very interested in you and I hope you'll join the Shen family."

"But clearly, in your heart, I'm just a bastard with a bit of cunning, so even if you get the money, you wouldn't come to see me. Because I think rather than saying 'Pleasure doing business', you'd probably prefer to see me in a state of annoyed embarrassment."

The beautiful Heroic Thief was stunned.

At this moment, an older man following behind her attempted to explain, "Mr. Shen, there might be a misunderstanding."

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "There's no misunderstanding. Our relationship is just like this: I set up a plan, you guys help me execute it. According to the agreement, after getting my hands on the 15 million, I should give half of the funds to you."

He glanced at Bianyi.

Bianyi smiled and bent down.

With a small fruit knife, he cut open the large bag at his feet, revealing stacks and stacks of brand new hundred-yuan bills.

"7.5 million, 86.5 kilograms, all here," Bianyi said with a smile. "This is my boss's grace towards you. After taking this money, you can scram."

The young man by the side of the beautiful Heroic Thief's eyes lit up, "You're here to give us the money?"

Shen Qiang smiled, "Yes."

That young man looked at Shen Qiang as if he were a big fool, "So we just take the money and leave?"

Shen Qiang smiled and nodded, "Yes."

The young man laughed, his gaze mocking and triumphant as he looked over the others, clearly thinking, "Look at this idiot, coming here to give us his money."

But just at that moment, as the sound of luggage being dragged along echoed, they were stunned.

A middle-aged man was dragging his suitcase, passing by with a strange look in his eyes as he glanced at them.

The young man pretended not to have seen the middle-aged man.

But the beautiful thieves knew very well that this middle-aged man was the one who had previously authenticated Ding Maofu's menu and made the Truffle Steak.

Under their cautious gaze,

The middle-aged man dragging his luggage walked up to Shen Qiang and extended his hand with a smile for a handshake. As soon as he spoke, the beautiful thieves were shocked.

"Boss, I truly didn't expect you to come to the airport to see me off."

Shen Qiang smiled, "The Datong River branch over there will need you to take good care of it."

Having said that, Shen Qiang gestured.

Bianyi handed over a briefcase to him, smiling, "This is what the boss has prepared for you, inside are the details of the new staff. As the head chef of the Datong River Nanjing branch, we believe you can manage everything well."

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, then said to Shen Qiang, "Boss, rest assured, through my studies here, I have mastered the signature dishes of the Datong River and have also gained approval from the two head chefs. I won't let you down."

Shen Qiang smiled, "That's great. I won't go inside to send you off. Good luck."

He turned to the Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing, "Miss Chu Qing, I'll take my leave now. When the Nanjing store opens next month, I would like to invite you and Mr. Shen to the ribbon-cutting ceremony."

"If we are available, we will certainly be there."

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded at the non-promise from the Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing.

Suddenly, he turned his head to the young man standing next to the beautiful thieves and said, "Hey, kid, next time you try to forge the recipe of the Datong River dishes, put some heart into it. Because if I made the Truffle Steak following your recipe, the taste would definitely be a pile of crap!"

After making his point, he gave the beautiful thieves a disdainful glance and dragged his luggage into the airport.

The beautiful thieves looked at each other, at a loss.

Jiang Hanyang exclaimed in astonishment, "He's your man?"

Shen Qiang smiled, "Yes, he is the third head chef of our Datong River, mainly in charge of the Nanjing branch. He came to Provincial City for training in dish preparation, though not many people are aware of this."

"A game within a game." The old man looked at the beautiful thieves, "He arranged his own person at the crucial moment. He didn't give away the real recipe, we all guessed wrong."

The faces of the beautiful thieves soured.

Just then, Shen Qiang approached the beautiful thieves and took out a business card, "If you want to use your wit to teach those unscrupulous scoundrels who exploit the people a lesson, then on behalf of Shunhua, I formally invite you to join us."

"I refuse," the beautiful thief said without a second thought.

Shen Qiang smiled, "Take my card, anyway. It's a reward for your decision to give your share and another million to the bun shop's owner. The invitation remains open. Take your time to think about it."

The beautiful thief was silent for a good five seconds before she took the card from Shen Qiang's hand with an unnatural expression on her face.

"I'll be waiting for your call."

Having finished speaking, the smiling Shen Qiang turned and led his group away.

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