Retired Villainess Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder

The Lucky Star Control Corporation in the 70s (60)

Yin Xu relaxed and began to cooperate fully with Chu Xiang. His confidence in the success of this mission increased.

Chu Xiang accompanied Uncle Chai for a while to play a game of tag of words. She did not only on defense, she also threw out a lot of topics to set up Uncle Chai, which were also dodged by Uncle Chai. After ten minutes, they both got only a little useful information out of each other. Chu Xiang was slightly better than Uncle Chai, which surprised Uncle Chai.

The two of them took a sip of tea each. The way Uncle Chai looked at Chu Xiang had completely changed. He was an experienced old man, and from early childhood, he was the elite of his peers and was raised as a secret agent. This was the first time he saw someone like Chu Xiang who could get information out of him. The importance he attached to Chu Xiang skyrocketed, but what was more puzzling was how such an outstanding person had never been heard of.

Uncle Chai glanced at Jin Ze, who smiled knowingly and said, “Ms. Lin is really a woman of greatness. How admirable! If we could have met Ms. Lin earlier, we would have been close partners long ago. How come you’ve never made any move before? It’s a pity that we missed each other for so long.”

Chu Xiang held her cup of tea with her eyes downcast, and didn’t talk to Uncle Chai’s underling. Yin Xu smiled and said, “Two years ago, the country’s regulation was so strict that men could move around a bit, but women who did anything out of the ordinary became the focus of attention too easily. Hence, Sister Xiang was in charge of strategizing for the past few years and did not go out much. Only Brother Chen knew about this. Now that times are better, it’s also time for Sister Xiang to dominate the world.”

These days, women should be washing clothes, cooking and bringing up children. If they go out and show their faces, they would be criticized. It was even worse if they were to dabble in illegitimate business. If one was the focus of attention, how could one do anything? That totally spelled a reason to get caught. This explanation was quite reasonable. Even now, the fact that Chu Xiang came out to be a boss was also very surprising.

Uncle Chai accepted this argument and said with a laugh, “The saying that women can hold half the sky is true. The times should be changed.”

Chu Xiang raised her eyes and said, “As long as Uncle Chai does not refuse to cooperate with me because of this, I have the intention to play a big game to get to where I should be. If Uncle Chai helps me, I will naturally return the favor. I wonder if Uncle Chai is interested?”

Uncle Chai smiled and nodded, “Ms. Lin has big ambitions. No one wants to be a nobody. You really should let others know if you are capable. I always like to promote young people. After all, I’m old now. Sooner or later, everything will have to be handed over to you young people, but you have to be able to handle it too. The slightest mistake can be… deadly.”

Chu Xiang leaned lazily on the back of the sofa while smiling with confidence, “I came here to talk business. If Uncle Chai has any concerns, we can certainly make it clear. Since I dare to come, I have full confidence. Uncle Chai, why don’t you listen to my plan first?”

“Oh? I’m all ears.” Uncle Chai held his cane in front of him with both hands and made an inviting gesture, signaling Chu Xiang to tell him her plan.

Li Dong and Liang Jie blinked a little faster. Their hearts rose to their throats as they thought, “What plan? When did we have a plan? What is going on?”

Yin Xu leaned over to refill tea for Chu Xiang and Uncle Chai, and asked with a smile as he brought tea to Chu Xiang, “Sister Xiang, you must’ve been tired talking so much? Do you want me to introduce our plan to Uncle Chai?”

Chu Xiang raised his hand, “No, it’s rare that Uncle Chai and I get along well. I’ll introduce it to Uncle Chai myself.”

Yin Xu then knew that Chu Xiang had something in mind and quietly played the role of an assistant, giving Chu Xiang free reign to do anything. He was a little worried about the mission since it was very important after all, but he trusted Chu Xiang with all his heart without any doubt that Chu Xiang would mess up the mission.

When he thought of this trust that came from their marriage and interactions, he was amused. Was this considered to be a husband playing along to his wife’s whims?

Yin Xu, Li Dong and Liang Jie listened to Chu Xiang calmly tell their plans – from how to get the goods, to how many people to receive them, to how to transfer, hide and then sell them, to how to maximize profits, to how to make a name for themselves, and so on.

An unusually complete plan was presented to them, as if Chu Xiang had been planning this for a whole year. The most wonderful thing was that Chu Xiang seemed to have told the whole plan, but didn’t seem to have said anything at all. She let Uncle Chai know her plan, but he was completely unable to understand her specific arrangements and the inner workings of the plan.

Chu Xiang sat there, as if she was really the mastermind who had been hiding in the shadows for many years. Regardless of whether it was business, dealing with traitors, or shady tactics, she could talk about it leisurely with Uncle Chai. They conversed a lot as if they were friends of many years who had missed each other. Even Li Dong and Liang Jie felt their scalp go numb when they heard the back part of the conversation. They even had goosebumps. If Chu Xiang was a real ringleader, they had no confidence in arresting her.

Chu Xiang did not know how much impact she had brought to them. Feeling that the time was almost right, she once again proposed the matter of cooperation.

“Uncle Chai, having said all this, I think it’s enough to show my sincerity. If Uncle Chai doesn’t want to work with me, then I won’t stay much longer. Time is precious, and I don’t think we both want to waste each other’s time.”

“Oh, I just like this trait about you; quick to speak. Straightforwardness is nice.” Uncle Chai tapped the ground with his cane and said cheerfully, “Good, I’ll have you as a friend starting today, Ms. Lin.”