“Although I’m not too willing to admit it, it’s still the truth.” Blake White said helplessly, “Although I’ve broken up a great many couples, I’ve also encountered combinations that left me at a loss.”

Mr. Smith asked Kingston again, “So what about you, Mr. Kingston?”

Kingston just let out a faint sigh: “Unfortunately, Wendy Green likes women.”

“…I see. Then what about you, Mr. Benjamin Franklin?”

Benjamin Franklin didn’t say a word, clearly not interested in this topic at all.

“Ah, just as expected, you’re not interested in sexual reproduction. In any case, since none of you here have any good ideas, let’s try my method.”

Ray asked, “What are you planning to do?”

Mr. Smith answered seriously, “Pursue proactively, and compete fairly!”

“……”

A brief silence fell over the meeting room.

Blake White rubbed his temples to clear his mind: “You mean to say, you want to compete fairly with Wendy Green for Miss Bennett?”

“That’s right. Those two are just in a passionate relationship, not married yet. I can absolutely participate in the competition openly and honestly.”

Ray questioned in disbelief, “Setting aside whether Wendy Green would even accept your ridiculous challenge, even if he did, how could someone like you… an ordinary person, compete with a super soldier? Is there anything about you that can compare to Wendy Green?”

“Size.”

“……”

Facing the shocked crowd, Mr. Smith was initially rather smug, but when he saw the glint in Kingston’s eyes, he immediately felt awkward.

“I have a question here.” Benjamin Franklin spoke slowly, “How do you plan to keep your true identity from being discovered? According to you, your opponent is an almost omnipotent bodyguard. What makes you confident you can get close to those two?”

Mr. Smith smiled, “So what if my true identity is discovered? Or rather, what do you think my true identity is? A mercenary? An assassin? I’m just a harmless intelligence dealer.”

“Even so, as a super soldier, he might sense the killing intent you inadvertently reveal.”

“So what if he does? Miss Bennett is a CEO at a big company, with endless social engagements. Just the staff at Yinxun Tower number over a thousand, and the busy white-collar workers in the business district who can’t afford to buy a home are in the tens of thousands. The supporting delivery, catering, laundry, and hairdressing workers are countless. Among all these people, there are countless who harbor murderous intent toward Miss Bennett. How could Wendy Green possibly keep track of them all?”

The Sakurajima girl asked curiously, “Countless people harbor murderous intent toward her? What do you mean?”

“If it were you, working overtime every day until you’re balding, and still getting nitpicked and having your bonus docked, wouldn’t you want to shoot your boss? Yinxun Company offers extraordinary benefits in the industry, but its overtime culture and Miss Bennett’s harsh style are also infamous.”

Mr. Smith paused, then continued, “Besides, I don’t have the slightest murderous intent toward Miss Bennett. On the contrary, I’ve always liked that beautiful and sexy woman.”

“Then why are you joining this operation?!”

“Mr. Benjamin Franklin invited me—how could I refuse?” Mr. Smith replied blandly. “And since I’m already on this boat, I can only go along with it. Otherwise, if one day my fatal flaw is discovered and no one warns me, I’d die with regrets.”

Such a veiled answer was clearly not to Benjamin Franklin’s liking, so he interrupted Mr. Smith’s complaint with a cold snort.

“Tell us specifically what you plan to do.”

“Talking about it is boring. Why don’t I give you a live demonstration? In one day, I can get close to Miss Bennett and stay by her side.”

“That’s impossible, right?” The Sakurajima girl found it hard to believe. Now that Emily Bennett knows someone is after her head, how could she possibly let a stranger get close?

“If you don’t believe me, let’s make a bet.” Mr. Smith smiled. “In one day, I’ll bring back an intimate photo with Miss Bennett. If I can’t do it, you can deal with me as you wish. If I succeed, I’ll need your help with something then.”

Chapter 7: A Madman

“Scott Smith, male, 28 years old, graduated from Tianjing University with a degree in Software Engineering, proficient in databases, web development, programming, and project management. He has worked as a senior engineer at Jiudu, Daoge, Rate, and other companies, leading the development and management of multiple large-scale projects… Hmph, from a résumé perspective, it’s flawless. So I’ll test you with a practical problem. I have a database error here—let’s see what solutions you can come up with.”

At the desk, Philip Brown, the balding and pot-bellied Director of the Technology Department at Yinxun Company, looked coldly at the young man applying for the job and presented his question.

As someone who was self-taught and not from a formal academic background, who had worked his way up at Yinxun Company, Philip Brown naturally had a bias against job-hoppers who graduated from prestigious universities and moved from company to company seeking opportunities. Whenever he conducted interviews, he always had a slew of tricky questions that left many elite candidates embarrassed.