Zhuo Yue rolled her eyes at Ling Zhenfei again, just as she was about to lecture him some more, she didn't expect the phone to ring urgently.

She had no choice but to take out her phone and look, her delicately arched brows knit together involuntarily.

"What's the matter? Who's calling?" Noticing her expression was clearly amiss, Ling Zhenfei couldn't help but ask in astonishment.

"Who else could it be, if not the couple involved in the pyramid scheme that you met at my place a few days ago?"

Zhuo Yue puckered her lips and said irritably, "Ever since I deliberately hinted to them that I wanted to join, these two have been calling me every now and then, as if they won't rest until they drag me into their fold!"

"Haha, that's a great opportunity, my dear Journalist Zhuo, didn't you determinedly say you wanted to conduct an undercover investigation on this pyramid scheme organization? Now isn't this the perfect chance?"

Ling Zhenfei was worried about how to divert her attention, and upon hearing this, he quickly laughed and said, "I think you should just go with the flow this time, infiltrate the pyramid scheme organization, and deeply analyze the dark underbelly of the illegal operation..."

"Pfft!"

While Ling Zhenfei was speaking animatedly, Zhuo Yue couldn't help but laugh, saying exasperatedly, "Forget it. I do want to infiltrate the pyramid scheme organization, but it's too dangerous to go alone. How about you come with me?"

"Uh... Miss Zhuo, pretend I didn't say anything just now..."

Ling Zhenfei was only speaking casually to her, but now seeing that Zhuo Yue was intent on dragging him into the pit, he hastily shrank back and said with a wry smile, "I'm almost too busy to breathe, how could I have time to accompany you?"

"No way, this is important, you must come with me! You have no choice!"

Zhuo Yue had long been interested in carrying out an undercover investigation in the pyramid scheme organization; now, she was even more eager to drag Ling Zhenfei along. She stood with hands on her hips and one hand pulling at Ling Zhenfei's arm, insisting on dragging him into the fold with her.

"Well... uh, my dear, I'll go, isn't that okay? Just let me go, please!" Ling Zhenfei was so hassled by her that he could only smile bitterly and agree.

Seeing that Ling Zhenfei finally agreed to go together, Zhuo Yue switched from worry to joy.

Just as she was about to answer the call, she found that the other party had hung up, so she had to call back to tell the couple that she was willing to join them. Not only that, but she also wanted to bring a wealthy businessman along.

The couple had been fruitlessly trying to recruit new members elsewhere, and when they had called Zhuo Yue, they didn't really expect to succeed. Now suddenly hearing Zhuo Yue wanted to come, they were overjoyed and eagerly welcomed her and her friend to join.

Next, Zhuo Yue inquired about the headquarters of their company. The couple, feeling guilty, dared not reveal their hideout too easily. They told them to wait at Citizens' Square, and they would drive over to pick them up in a bit.

After hanging up the phone, Zhuo Yue told Ling Zhenfei the specifics. Ling Zhenfei sneered and said, "Good, let's go see this pyramid scheme organization today and see how much mojo they really have!"

Ling Zhenfei and Zhuo Yue waited about twenty minutes in Citizens' Square and, sure enough, saw the couple they had met before, driving over in a Hyundai.

When they met, the couple was quite surprised to see Ling Zhenfei, but still put on the airs of big company representatives to shake hands with him.

The identity Ling Zhenfei portrayed was that of a nouveau riche with some money in his pocket who wanted to invest in projects but couldn't find any.

So, through Zhuo Yue's introduction, he showed great interest in the beauty products produced by the "Unlimited" company and wanted to invest in this line of products.

The man and woman had been unsuccessfully peddling their deceit, so when they heard that Zhuo Yue had managed to bring in such a wealthy customer, they were overjoyed. Their attitude towards Ling Zhenfei was exceedingly polite.

"Mr. Ling, hello, I am Wang Chengye, the vice president of Unlimited Company, and this is Huang Shan, our sales director. On behalf of our company, we sincerely welcome both of you to join us."

The man perceived Ling Zhenfei as taking the matter very seriously, and from his demeanor, he seemed to be the epitome of a newly-rich man with money to burn. Thus, he instantly treated Ling Zhenfei as a potential cash cow, smiling broadly as he vigorously shook Ling Zhenfei's hand.

His manner was as if he was treating Ling Zhenfei like the God of Wealth himself.

Watching the man's disingenuous behavior, Ling Zhenfei truly wished he could slap Wang Chengye hard across the face.

However, since he had decided to conduct an undercover investigation with Zhuo Yue, he needed to wait until they had solid evidence before he could strike this man's face hard.

"Hmm, President Wang, President Huang, I have long heard of your company's products and have always wanted to collaborate with your company to create a bright future together."

Since he had chosen to play the part, Ling Zhenfei went all in, imitating Wang Chengye's feigned enthusiasm in their interactions.

Once the pleasantries had subsided, Zhuo Yue asked anxiously, "President Wang, President Huang, it's getting late, shall we head to the company now?"

"Haha, Miss Zhuo, let's not rush to the company first."

Wang Chengye and Huang Shan exchanged a look and then Huang Shan, smiling, spoke to Zhuo Yue, "It just so happens that the headquarters is organizing a learning and exchange meeting in Binyang today, renting a temporary venue at the Hilton Hotel. Why don't I take you there first to attend the lecture, to learn about the success stories of our outstanding members from various places!"

"A learning and exchange meeting?" Zhuo Yue was taken aback upon hearing this.

She was eager to get to the headquarters of these swindlers to record evidence of their pyramid schemes with a mini camera and then call the police to catch them. She had no interest in attending any learning and exchange meeting!

Besides, she could imagine without guessing that this so-called meeting was nothing more than a showy brainwashing session for a pyramid scheme organization.

These people just needed to produce a few non-existent role models and list some exaggerated sales data to deceive those fools who wished for unearned riches!

Zhuo Yue was clear-headed and had no desire to be brainwashed by these people!

"Hmm, this learning and exchange meeting sounds great! Without learning, there is no improvement; without exchange, there is no development. We must go! We absolutely must!"

Seeing Zhuo Yue's distressed and reluctant expression, which was just shy of having the words "not willing" written on her face, Ling Zhenfei hurriedly stepped forward with a laugh.

At the same time, he kept making significant eye contact with Zhuo Yue, silently thinking: This maid is such a simpleton, she doesn't have a bit of adaptability. How did she ever work as an undercover journalist? If she keeps being this blunt, even a hundred lives wouldn't be enough to get through this!

"Hmm, okay, alright... let's go to the learning and exchange meeting..."

Seeing Ling Zhenfei signaling to her, Zhuo Yue quickly caught on and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

After all, this was her own idea to drag Ling Zhenfei into this mess. If it all fell apart because of her, wouldn't all her previous efforts be in vain?

"Hmm, okay, please get in the car, both of you!"

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