Chapter 355: The Former Heir

"yes, that was the former heir, Huo Zhenghao." The moment the elevator doors closed, a hint of ruthlessness flickered in Aunt's eyes. "It took a lot of effort on my part to get rid of him."

Jiang Muye was surprised.

He had never heard Aunt mention this before.

The Jiang Corporation had a former heir? So he was a latecomer who had overtaken them?

While Jiang Muye's expression was grave, Aunt soothed his feelings. "Don't worry, he's already left the company and won't pose any threat to you. Just go all out, Aunt's got your back."

"Alright." Jiang Muye asked, "So what kind of person is Huo Zhenghao?"

"Someone who's already left. What's there to talk about? Let's talk about something happy. Where are we eating later?" Aunt looked at Jiang Muye with a smile.

Jiang Muye felt that Aunt was deliberately dodging the question.

It was obvious that Aunt didn't want to bring up Huo Zhenghao again, and Jiang Muye wasn't about to dig further. It wouldn't do to anger Aunt.

Jiang Muye smiled. "I'm fine with anything."

However, as the elevator descended, one mystery after another began to breed in his heart.

As Jiang Muye left Chen Group, the System reminded him: 【Congratulations, Host. You checked in at Chen Clan for a total of two hours. Reward: Connections Appraisal.】

Jiang Muye asked: 【What does Connections Appraisal mean?】

The System answered: 【A thousand-mile horse is common, but a talent scout is rare. You are now the talent scout. You can foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, correctly distinguishing the talents useful to you from the trash dragging you down. The more useful they are, the more they shine with golden light, the degree ranging from light to heavy. When you no longer wish to identify them, you can also choose the hide function.】

So magical.

Jiang Muye immediately appraised.

He looked at Aunt.

Holy shit.

Jiang Muye nearly had his eyes blinded.

Aunt's backlight was absolutely golden and dazzling!

It seemed she was tremendously helpful to him! Thinking about it carefully, it made sense. In the past, Aunt had always been charging into battle for him. It would be weird if she weren't yellow!

Bah, it would be weird if she weren't golden!

As Jiang Muye walked along, he found that the others carried backlights to varying degrees.

The thickest was Aunt's gold, while the others were very faint, some even invisible to the naked eye.

It seemed these people couldn't offer him much help, which also made it convenient for Jiang Muye to pick the best.

After all, he now held a high position and would one day shoulder the heavy responsibility, truly inheriting Chen Group.

So the talents useful to him, he kept.

The burdens, he got rid of.

Truly concise and to the point.

To test this function, Jiang Muye even went to Chen Group's HR department for interviews.

Aunt curiously watched as well. After all, she wanted to know Jiang Muye's ability to pick people.

The first to be interviewed were engineers.

A total of eight engineers came in for the interview, introducing themselves one by one.

Among them were many returnees, master's graduates from famous schools, or those from renowned institutions with rich work experience.

Especially the first few returnees, who particularly satisfied the HR.

After the interviews, the HR looked at Jiang Muye expectantly. "President Jiang, who do you find most satisfactory? I think number two and number three are quite good. They have very rich work experience, and..."

While the HR was recommending them to Jiang Muye, Jiang Muye instinctively tapped number eight with his black pen and said, "Keep number eight."

The HR looked at Jiang Muye in disbelief. "President Jiang, won't you reconsider? After all, number eight just graduated and has no work experience. Most importantly, his work isn't quite the right fit."

Aunt also felt Jiang Muye's choice was a bit rash, and she reminded him, "I also think choosing number eight isn't quite appropriate. He's too young and might not be able to handle some problems at work. Especially since he's self-taught, which doesn't quite match the direction we require."

Jiang Muye, however, trusted the System.

Just now, number eight had been glowing orange all over, distinctly different from the faint light on the others.

Orange light was already a rather high-tier color in connections identification, proving the other party could be of greater use.

"Even though he's self-taught, that doesn't mean his ability stops there." Jiang Muye emphasized, "I'm certain he will make Chen Group develop better and better."

Aunt hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Then we'll take number eight."

As the HR wrote down number eight's name, their heart ached a little.

Although Jiang Muye's ability was decent, his judgment was truly a bit poor.

Now he'd picked a Bronze Player to bring in, and there would be plenty of trouble to come.

For the following several positions, Jiang Muye selected one after another candidates who were unremarkable and whose qualifications weren't excellent, while the capable interviewees were eliminated.

When Aunt and Jiang Muye went out, she wore a worried frown.

Jiang Muye, on the other hand, was laughing as he put his hand on Aunt's shoulder and comforted her. "Aunt, what are you worrying about? This is the best arrangement."

"What best arrangement? People wish for a King-tier Player to carry them, and here you are having a Bronze Player help you sprint. I... don't even know what to say." Aunt shook her head.

She clearly didn't quite understand why Jiang Muye had arranged things this way.

Yet Jiang Muye didn't mind Aunt doubting his judgment at all, keeping his smile the whole time. "Don't worry, you'll know soon enough whether it's suitable. Isn't there a probation period?"

"Fine, alright, I'll listen to you. Who made you the company's CEO?" Aunt still doted on Jiang Muye.

Jiang Muye chuckled and said, "Aunt, weren't you hungry? I'll take you to eat your favorite Hong Kong-style snacks! My treat!"

Hearing this, Aunt doted on Jiang Muye even more. "I suppose Aunt didn't spoil you for nothing."

Jiang Muye took Aunt to eat Hong Kong-style snacks. After a successful check-in, the System began to issue Jiang Muye his reward: 【Congratulations, Host. Check-in at the restaurant successful. You have obtained 500 Grit Points.】

With Grit Points in hand, the world is mine.

Jiang Muye ate the delicious food with great delight and coaxed Aunt into beaming with joy.

She tugged Jiang Muye along to buy gold. It left Jiang Muye not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Aunt, no need. I have plenty."

"Gold, there's no such thing as too much. It's good for self-defense too." Aunt said bluntly.

Jiang Muye laughed till he cried.

Who uses gold for self-defense?

However, Aunt was extremely enthusiastic toward Jiang Muye. Before they even left the restaurant, she had already sent someone to bring an iron box.

Clang.

The iron box was placed on the table with quite a loud sound.

Just hearing it, it was heavy.

"Aunt, what's this?" Jiang Muye asked in confusion.

Aunt said, beaming, "A good thing."

She signaled with her eyes for the bodyguards to open the iron box.

"Click—"

Inside the iron box appeared bar after bar of gold.

Forty or fifty bars at least.

All gleaming gold, making Jiang Muye's eyes go wide.

Jiang Muye was utterly stunned.

He instinctively closed the box and said to Aunt, "Aunt, I can't take this."

"Silly child, why not? You think it's too little?" Aunt's smile didn't diminish.

Was this little?

Was that even possible!!! A box of gold bars, worth a fortune.