As the workday drew to a close, Yi Zhonghai sat deep in thought. Before long, he made his way to the Third Cafeteria’s kitchen, where he found Shazhu resting on a reclining chair.
In Yi Zhonghai’s eyes, Shazhu was a far more useful tool than Jia Dongxu. There were certain unsavory, underhanded tasks that Yi Zhonghai would never dream of asking Jia Dongxu to perform—if only because Jia Dongxu had the meddlesome Mrs. Jia hovering in the background, making it impossible to guarantee that things would go exactly according to plan.
Shazhu was a different story; He Daqing had vanished years ago, leaving the boy untethered. Over the years, Yi Zhonghai had worked hard to "brainwash" him, and now, manipulating Shazhu was effortless.
Chapter 19