All Chapters of I Snatched the Hidden Tycoon: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

Hailey Marin let out a cold laugh, then texted me the secret code phrase and identity details for her online relationship.She twirled her fake designer bag and walked away. I slipped my phone into my pocket, threw on my old jacket, and walked straight toward the gate."Lucas Reed?" I stopped beside his beat-up scooter.The man looked up. He had sharp features, though a thick streak of engine oil across his forehead slightly masked his appearance.He sized me up. "Hailey Marin?"I smiled. "That's me."Lucas stood up, brushed the dirt off his hands, and pointed to the street across from the factory."For our first meeting, let me treat you to a meal," he offered. "Don't mind if it's nothing fancy."He led me into a cheap diner and ordered two plates of basic pasta. They were $6 each, without a shred of meat.The plates had visible grease stains on the rims. If it had been Hailey, she probably would have flipped the table.I simply picked up my fork and dug into the pasta, whic

Chapter 2

The next morning, the entrance to the workshop was buzzing.Zach had parked his rented Mercedes right out front, the trunk packed with premium cigars and other gifts. He handed them out to everyone in sight."Wow, Mr. Langston is so generous!""Hailey is so lucky to land a guy like that!"...The entire factory shifted overnight. Even the few coworkers who used to talk to me now avoided me like the plague.Hailey sauntered up, pinching a $100 bill between two fingers. "Sorry, we ran out of gifts. But since you enjoyed that pasta so much yesterday, consider this a tip for a nice meal."After all, your boyfriend probably can't even afford a cheap value meal at a burger joint."I didn't even look at the money; I just walked right past her to clock in. Her eyes narrowed, and she ran back to cuddle up to Zach.A few minutes later, before I could hit the assembly line, the plant supervisor stepped into my path."Hailey isn't feeling well, so she's being moved to the air-conditioned

Chapter 3

The watch rolled along the vibrating conveyor belt and fell straight into the crushing gears.The dial was instantly shredded into scrap metal, triggering the machine's warning alarm. The belt ground to a halt, and the entire workshop went dead quiet."Your Patek Philippe!" Hailey screamed, rushing forward in her high heels.She pointed at the mangled metal with a trembling finger and glared at me. "Are you crazy? Do you have any idea how much that watch costs? Zach had it specially brought back from abroad. It's a limited edition worth $500,000!"Workers flooded in from the hallway, surrounding the area. In a factory where the average monthly salary was only $3,000, a $500,000 debt was a life-shattering amount.Everyone looked at me as if I were already ruined.Zach kicked over a nearby trash can and roared, "Are you blind? Weren't you watching the machine? I put my hand on the table, and you deliberately started the belt to destroy my watch!"His voice was intentionally boomin

Chapter 4

The workshop fell dead silent for a split second before exploding into roaring laughter."Did the machine dust rot this kid's brain?""A piece of plastic like that is lucky to have $50 in it!""He's acting so well I almost believed him!"...Everyone mocked Lucas relentlessly.Hailey laughed the loudest, pointing a finger at the card. "Do you think life is a movie and that's a billionaire's Amex Black Card? You were choking down $6 pasta yesterday. Who are you trying to fool?"Zach loosened his tie and shoved the security guards aside. He snatched the card and stepped up to the payment terminal—a machine normally reserved for meal cards and fines that broadcast transactions over a loudspeaker.He wanted everyone to hear the humiliating "insufficient balance" alert."You love doing things the hard way, huh?" he snorted, holding the card high. "Fine."Turning to the crowd, he continued, "Quiet down, everyone! Let's listen to how much change this mechanic has to his name!"The

Chapter 5

Cold sweat instantly soaked through Zach's expensive shirt."You stole that card!" he spluttered like a mad dog whose tail had been stepped on.He crumpled the receipt into a tight ball and pointed a frantic finger at Lucas. "You're just a loser who fixes broken scooters! How could you possibly have a card like that? Call the police! I want this thief investigated right now!"Patrick finally snapped out of his daze, his greedy eyes darting back and forth. He lunged forward and snatched the dirty bank card out of Zach's hand, clutching it tightly.The payment had gone straight into the factory's external account, which essentially functioned as the Langston family's private slush fund.Now that the money was in their trap, there was no way they were spitting it out. But if they dug too deep into where the card came from and accidentally provoked a real powerhouse, they'd be doomed."Shut up, all of you!" Patrick barked, using his managerial authority to crush the commotion.He gl

Chapter 6

The next morning, the quiet factory grounds were shattered by the roar of a motorcade. Several corporate vans pulled up in front of the main office building.The plant head, Matthew Morrow, and the entire upper management line hurried out to welcome the guests—the elite inspection team from a foreign conglomerate preparing to invest in and acquire this factory.This was their unannounced, high-stakes audit of our production capacity; it was a critical moment that would determine the factory's fate.However, the atmosphere turned to ice the moment the foreign technical experts stepped up to the core production line. They prepared a test run for the million-dollar machinery, but the system remained dead.A glaring, blood-red warning light flashed across the master console: [Critical Error: Master Hardware Missing!]"What is the meaning of this? Where is the main control board?" Matthew stared blankly into the hollowed-out machine chassis, his face going pale.If the foreign acquisi

Chapter 7

A laptop was quickly brought over.Ignoring the glares from Patrick and Zach, I plugged the data cable into the main board's spare port. My fingers flew across the keyboard, bypassing the visual OS to punch a long string of low-level command code into the system.Once I hit Enter, the paralyzed master screen flickered, and cascades of green text flooded down the black background. My tracking script flared to life, splitting the display into two screens.On the left, a real-time GPS map pinpointed a red dot at an underground recycling yard two kilometers behind the factory.On the right, a log of emails scrolled by—negotiations sent within the last 24 hours from Zach's private account to a black-market buyer.[Item: German CNC micro mainboard. Price: $2,000,000 cash. Delivery: 9 PM tonight at the southern recycling station.]The evidence was ironclad.The foreign technical supervisor sucked in a sharp breath, pulling off his glasses in sheer disbelief. "Ping-routing a physical MA

Chapter 8

The situation spiraled into chaos. The security guards rushed forward, pinning Zach and Patrick firmly to the ground.Just as the moment of reckoning unfolded, a screech suddenly rang out. "She's a fraud! Don't believe her! She's no genius!"Seeing that Zach was finished, Hailey lost her mind and desperately attempted to save her own skin. She lunged at Matthew, her hair wild as she pointed a finger at me."Sir, her name isn't even Hailey Marin! She is my roommate. She stole my identity and my photos just to catfish this broke mechanic online. She's nothing but a vicious impersonator!"The crowd, already reeling from the previous asset fraud revelation, froze yet again. Hailey spun around, staring at Lucas like her last lifeline.A manic cackle escaped her mouth. "Lucas, you idiot! Do you think you're some deeply romantic hero? You don't even realize the woman you've been coddling is a total fake! You got played like a fool, yet here you are standing up for her. How pathetic!"To

Chapter 9

The exposure of the theft did not mark the end of the crisis.Word of Zach's asset fraud and the stolen motherboard leaked, prompting the foreign acquisition team to withdraw their letter of intent and walk out of the negotiations.When the settlement date arrived, the ticking time bomb of Zach's astronomical debts finally detonated. Several rusted vans rammed straight through the factory's shaky iron gates.The side doors slammed open, and 50 to 60 tattooed thugs armed with steel pipes and baseball bats poured into the courtyard like starving wolves.A burly man with a jagged scar across his face led the pack. With one vicious swing, he shattered the security booth's windows."Pay your debts!" he roared. "Zach Langston owes us $15,000,000! If we don't get our cash today, we're tearing this facility apart and selling it for scrap metal!"A wave of huge panic gripped the factory.The workers shrieked, scattering in every direction. Matthew locked himself inside his office, too te

Chapter 10

The moment the words left Lucas's mouth, the ground beneath our feet began to vibrate.That wasn't the rattling of the loan sharks' rusted vans. It was the synchronized wail of police sirens.Shortly after, blinding headlights pierced through the workshop's thick dust curtains. Five pitch-black, armored Maybach S680s cut through the courtyard like steel beasts, roaring forward with overwhelming dominance.They ruthlessly rammed the vans aside before coming to a synchronized halt in the dead center of the stamping workshop.The car doors threw open in unison. It wasn't just a handful of men, but over 100 elite bodyguards in black suits and Bluetooth earpieces deployed in perfect formation.Beyond them, heavily armed SWAT vehicles sealed off the perimeter.The arrogant leader and his menacing mob dropped their steel pipes. Their legs gave out, and they fell to their knees, holding their heads and trembling in terror.Splitting the sea of black suits came the CEO of the state's lar

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