My Perfect Female CEO-Chapter 1063: The Slanderous Plot, A Scheme Within a Scheme

After Zhang Lu returned, she nonchalantly discussed the case with Ye Fan and the others.

"I think Lin Zhihao is getting restless. Based on the clues we’ve gathered, both brothers Lin Zhize and Lin Zhihao are involved in this matter." Zhang Lu was the first to speak, proactively focusing the suspicion on the two Lin brothers.

Actually, she deliberately exaggerated the clues they had; in reality, the clues they possessed were scarce.

"Should we proceed with an arrest now?" asked Shen Tingting.

"Not yet, acting too hastily isn’t wise." Ye Fan replied calmly, "Let’s wait until we find the location where the women are held before taking action. For now, find all the hiding spots of Lin Zhize and Lin Zhihao, monitor them, and then take them all down in one sweep when the time comes."

"I’ve been using Camel’s connections to track down Flower Snake and Black Ghost relentlessly. It seems they’ve gone into hiding, and all escape routes have been blocked. So far, no trace of them has been found," Shen Tingting reported.

"Once we find Flower Snake and Black Ghost, devise a way to capture them. If they resist, shoot to kill. Eliminating Lin Zhihao’s arms will make him much easier to deal with," Ye Fan said coolly.

After Zhang Lu returned, Ye Fan wrote the phrase "turn the situation to our advantage" on paper, and then they all played their parts, intentionally presenting their suspicions of the Lin brothers as established facts.

This was meant to create pressure on the Lin brothers to make them act and reveal their flaws.

"Our current priority is to find the location holding the missing women and rescue the hostages," Zhang Lu said righteously. "This is our most pressing task, and we cannot afford any lapses."

"To discover the location, not many are in the know, so we must focus on Lin Zhize and Lin Zhihao," Ye Fan analyzed. "We haven’t had contact with Lin Zhize. Since Lin Zhihao just sought out Zhang Lu, we’ll reach out to Lin Zhihao. As long as he helps locate the women, we could offer him a green light to leave."

"First, let’s use a strategy to sow discord between the brothers, causing a rift. Then, once we find the hostages’ location, we’ll capture Lin Zhihao," Yang Shu applauded. "This plan is truly brilliant. The instructor’s long-sighted strategy is admirable."

"Let’s do it that way. Have Zhang Lu try to contact Lin Zhihao," Ye Fan decided.

In truth, Ye Fan and the others deliberately uttered these words for a certain audience to hear.

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"Camel—isn’t he Huaxia’s top hacker? One of the ace agents serving Hidden Dragon Base?"

"Those people have an immense network, no wonder they’ve gathered so much information and quickly targeted Lin Zhihao and me—it turns out they’re experts."

"With the terrifying presence of Ye Fan, no unexpected occurrence seems strange anymore."

"Luckily, I’ve been prepared; otherwise, I wouldn’t even know how I died."

"But why do they call Ye Fan ’instructor’? There’s something intriguing about that."

"Anyway, it’s not important now."

"Trying to play us brothers against each other is unnecessary; we’re already divided."

"Now, each of us is considering our own interests, hoping to betray the other and take all the blame to escape punishment. Since you’re looking for Lin Zhihao, fortunately, I’ve got wind of it all. Otherwise, I’d be truly on the back foot."

"Now that I know your plan, it’s much easier; I need to plan carefully."

Lin Zhize sometimes laughed, sometimes sunk into shadows, his emotions constantly shifting.

"My dear brother, I’ll prepare a grand gift for you, and for Ye Fan and Zhang Lu too. No matter how skilled you are, flesh and blood can still be killed," Lin Zhize laughed smugly.

Then he curiously murmured to himself, "I’m really curious about what Zhang Lu and Lin Zhihao will say. What will Lin Zhihao do? Haha, nothing escapes my watchful eyes."

...

With ulterior motives, Zhang Lu dialed Lin Zhihao’s phone.

Unaware of the wiretap, Lin Zhihao was entirely under Lin Zhize’s surveillance. Lin Zhihao didn’t even know he was being tapped by Lin Zhize, let alone that Zhang Lu was intentionally being monitored.

"Zhang Lu, receiving your call truly surprised me," Lin Zhihao said, genuinely shocked.

"There are things I’ve deliberately kept from you. I know you’re reaching out to me with ulterior motives, so I might as well play along, curious about your tone. Your goals are about the same; our contacts have been rather unpleasant, just probing without substance." Zhang Lu frankly said, "After returning, I explained your situation to the organization. We’re planning to start with you. If you provide us with the women’s holding location and prove Lin Zhize’s guilt, we could offer you an escape."

"Trying to drive a wedge between us brothers, your plan is too clever. Aren’t you intending for me to betray Lin Zhize and then deal with you? I advise you to dismiss that thought," Lin Zhihao angrily retorted. "Claiming we’re guilty—are you trying to deceive a child? If you knew we were guilty, you would have nabbed us already, not tipped us off. I’m telling you clearly, you’re slandering us, you know?"

After saying this, Lin Zhihao abruptly hung up.

He knew Zhang Lu’s phone was being tapped by Lin Zhize, so he dared not say much. In front of Flower Snake and Black Ghost, he could reveal the truth. At critical moments, how Lin Zhize fared didn’t matter as long as they survived.

But in front of Zhang Lu, on the phone, he dared not say much; he could only show an unbreakable brotherly bond with Lin Zhize.

He hadn’t realized his phone had long been tampered with by Lin Zhize.

"What’s this? What’s with Lin Zhihao’s act? I’m aware he tampered with my phone. Why is he pretending to be so innocent—doesn’t it seem suspicious?" Zhang Lu vented her frustration in writing.

"Wait a moment." Ye Fan wrote only these three words.

Soon, Zhang Lu received a message: The call is inconvenient now. Send me an address and we’ll sit down for a thorough talk.

Ye Fan and Zhang Lu exchanged glances, catching on quickly.

"He hangs up on me and then messages to find a place to talk? Isn’t that crazy?" Zhang Lu complained, then advised, "You keep an eye on things, I’ll meet Lin Zhihao and see if he takes the bait."

"Take the bait? He absolutely will!" On Lin Zhize’s end, he laughed darkly.