Chapter 3273 — A Remarkable Coincidence
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Sure enough, scarcely had Wei Zhao entered the group's premises when someone greeted him.
"Secretary Lu, you've come out? Weren't you just in Mr. Reuters's office?" a clerk from the Conch Group's business department said, greeting Secretary Lu.
"Heh heh..." Wei Zhao chuckled, imitating Secretary Lu's voice. "I stepped out earlier to take care of a little business."
"Oh..." The clerk had only asked in passing and harbored not the slightest suspicion. He turned and went about his own business, while Wei Zhao took the elevator straight up to the floor where Reuters's office was located.
What Wei Zhao had to do now was find Secretary Lu as quickly as possible, knock him unconscious, and then, dressed in Secretary Lu's clothes, go to see the Conch Group's general manager.
Stepping out of the elevator, Wei Zhao did not wander about but went straight into the men's restroom. This floor was not like those below; if Secretary Lu and Wei Zhao appeared at the same time, there was no telling who might notice. So Wei Zhao meant to wait in the restroom for his prey to come to him.
He did not believe Secretary Lu could go without the restroom forever. The moment Secretary Lu came in, Wei Zhao's chance would arrive.
In the restroom, Wei Zhao began his long wait. Fortunately, there were many stalls here, and one was permanently locked, which would arouse no one's suspicion.
Patience came easily to Wei Zhao. His wait stretched past three hours, and still Secretary Lu did not appear. Yet Wei Zhao was in no hurry. At last, after about three and a half hours, Secretary Lu walked into the restroom!
Secretary Lu relieved himself at the urinal. Wei Zhao did not rush; only when the man had finished and was about to fasten his belt did Wei Zhao silently appear behind him. He had already drawn the Fuxi Nine Needles from the jade pendant's space into his hand, and after a few swift jabs into Secretary Lu's body, the man collapsed unconscious to the floor.
With the acupoints Wei Zhao had needled, Secretary Lu would not wake for some time. More importantly, once he did wake, he would suffer a brief bout of amnesia, unable to recall what had happened before—there would be a gap in his memory.
This was precisely the effect Wei Zhao wanted, to throw the people of the Red Conch into confusion.
Dragging Secretary Lu into a stall, Wei Zhao quickly stripped off the man's clothes, trousers, and wristwatch and put them on himself. Then he locked the stall door and vaulted out over the top of the partition!
By now, Wei Zhao had become Secretary Lu.
Wei Zhao left the restroom without lingering and took the elevator straight to the floor where the general manager's office was located. With Secretary Lu's elevator card in his pocket, Wei Zhao passed the security check with ease.
The elevator rose slowly and stopped at the twenty-ninth floor. The doors opened and Wei Zhao stepped out—and there, in the corridor, was another person! That person was none other than the general manager's secretary, Fanny!
"Hm? Isn't this Mr. Lu? What brings you here? Have you come to see the boss?" Fanny looked at Wei Zhao, emerging from the elevator, with some surprise.
"Yes indeed, Miss Fanny. And where might you be off to?" Wei Zhao had learned her name from Fanny's badge. When he had scanned the place with his perception the day before, he seemed to have heard the name as well, though he had not known its exact spelling.
"Mr. Lu, the general manager is receiving guests from the Overseas Cultivators Association and has no time to see you just now. Whatever the matter is, you had best arrange another time. I was just on my way to fetch some hot water to make coffee for the guests," Fanny said. (These few days around New Year, relatives have come back from out of town and there have been many social obligations, so I can only update one chapter. My apologies.) RS