After divorcing my celebrity wife, I became the world's richest person

The call ended, and Tong Ya couldn't help but clutch her stomach, laughing so hard she bent over and rocked back and forth.

"It looks like this guy is getting desperate and planning to resolve the Zhao Family's current predicament through unorthodox means."

Chen Yu raised an eyebrow, he hadn't expected that Zhao Hai would resort to such dirty tricks.

"So you're planning to take control of Zhao Hai first?"

When Tong Ya had just arranged the meeting place, Chen Yu had roughly guessed her plan.

If Zhao Hai could use this information to blackmail Tong Ya, then it was possible to use him to create other schemes.

It was necessary to nip all his plans in the bud before he could take any major action.

A sly smile appeared on the corner of Tong Ya's mouth.

"I might as well reveal some things while I'm at it, otherwise, as time goes by, it will be hard to clarify a lot of issues."

Chen Yu's pupils trembled slightly, he seemed to have guessed what Tong Ya meant, but wasn't sure.

But then he thought that, objectively or subjectively, it seemed time to come to a conclusion about many things.

"Shall I pick a place for you?"

Tong Ya propped her chin with both hands, lifting her little head, staring at Chen Yu with a strange look in her eyes.

"What? Afraid something will happen to me?"

Chen Yu chuckled but didn't respond, simply making a phone call on his own.

While they were talking, a rather sleazy-looking middle-aged man suddenly ran over from the side path.

He didn't hesitate to sit down right next to Chen Yu, reaching for the beef on the table and started eating.

Tong Ya was startled and hurriedly got up and backed away.

Chen Yu also measured up the situation, casually pulling out a pair of chopsticks from nearby.

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If Zhao Hai could know Tong Ya's phone number and so much information, it proved that you must have had people loitering around them these past days.

Both of them stood watchfully to the side, observing the middle-aged man, who unexpectedly was only interested in eating, and after he had almost finished, he wiped his mouth and stood up.

"Not bad, out of all the places I've been, it's just you two who stood there waiting for me to finish eating."

Chen Yu frowned and took a closer look at the middle-aged man from before, noticing that aside from his sleazy appearance, he was also incredibly unkempt, dressed in tattered rags that barely covered his body.

"Who are you?"

Chen Yu asked subconsciously.

The man patted his belly and then took out several photos from his person, tossing them onto the table.

"These are the shots some colleagues of mine took recently! They've almost all taken money to keep an eye on the two of you."

Chen Yu looked at the photos, which documented all of their movements over the past few days.

"What's your point in giving us this stuff?"

The man picked his teeth with a toothpick.

"You tell me, I'm a paparazzi too. It's just that I've been ostracized by my peers, and I haven't had a decent meal in a long time!"

"You two are good people, I don't want to take pictures of you. I can destroy the shots they took, or I can give them to you if you want. And if you're willing, I can take shots of the Zhao Family's whereabouts and give them to you."

Chen Yu was somewhat surprised; the life of a paparazzo shouldn't be bad, after all, each of them controlled so many secrets, which could be exchanged for a sum of money just by taking them out.

But the fellow before him roamed the streets like a beggar.

Either he didn't hold much intelligence, or his outstanding performance had led to his ostracization by his peers.

"How do I know these photos were actually taken by you? Are you purposely bringing them here to exchange for money?"

Chen Yu tentatively asked.

It wasn't that he didn't believe, but he wanted to make the man prove his real capabilities.

The man naturally picked up on Chen Yu's intent and flung out another set of photos, which shockingly displayed all the surrounding paparazzi.

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Chen Yu said no more, and directly took out a promissory note with a face value of ten million and passed it back.

"You're talented. Today, I'll make you my friend, but I won't demand specific intelligence like the others do!"

"You think about how much intelligence your money can buy from you, to what extent, then bring it to me!"

The man unceremoniously pocketed the promissory note.

"Mr. Chen is much more generous than young master Zhao Hai. Someone captured photos of you and Miss Fang eating at a restaurant, which only exchanged for two million!"

"I didn't do anything, yet I got a promissory note for free. You two really think highly of me."

The man picked up a glass of water from the table and gulped down a few sips, then took out a small wrist-mounted screen from his person.

"From here, you can monitor the situation inside the Zhao Family estate anytime. I'll keep sending other intelligence here continuously."

Having put down the item, the man did not stay any longer and left directly.

Chen Yu picked up the device on the table and tapped it, revealing the entire grand vista of a vast estate before him.

"I seem to recall this person!" Tong Ya seemed to remember something. "I remember, ten years ago, a man named Li Mao went undercover in a mine and exposed some astonishing inside information. He looked quite similar to this person."

Chen Yu suddenly became interested. During his school days, he had heard of this man and even regarded him as an idol.

It just never occurred to him that such a character would be marginalized to this extent, unable even to afford a meal.

But upon closer consideration, he surmised the man must possess a substantial amount of inside stories and scandals about the major families; it's just that he disdained to blow up these matters.

After a simple meal, the couple headed to a mansion belonging to the Tong Family in the capital.

At the moment, the small room had already gathered over a dozen people, all of whom were industry leaders in the capital without exception.

They buzzed with conversation nonstop, mostly discussing how much benefit they could obtain from the divided Zhao Family assets.

Truthfully, Chen Yu didn't like these people. If it weren't essential to take down the Zhao Family, Chen Yu wouldn't want to give them any benefits.

"Ahem, ahem!"

With two light coughs from Chen Yu, the previously noisy room suddenly quieted down, and all eyes converged on him.

Although they were quarreling nonstop just now, Chen Yu was the one who had the final say in the end.

He was entrusted by Tong Ming and the heads of other super-families to take full charge of the capital's affairs.

It can be said that the amount of benefit these people could ultimately receive depended entirely on Chen Yu's mood.

"Ay, Mr. Chen is back, and here we are, discussing! We all think we should draw up a plan in advance to decide once and for all how much benefit each family gets. It'll save us from getting into disputes over petty gains later, which would harm the harmony and make everyone unhappy!"