After receiving an injection of ten million funds, Xingyao Electronics began to regain its vitality. Within just a few days, the previously plummeting stock price started to show signs of recovery…
However, this positive state didn’t last long before someone began secretly targeting the company, even manipulating its stock price. It was obvious that the Qian family was behind this.
“Didn’t the board come up with any reasonable solutions?” Xiao Yufan asked directly, as he saw Menglu Qin’s father walk into the office. Recently, he had been staying at the company as an honored guest, at the request of Menglu Qin’s father.
“They’ve completely lost their fighting spirit. Forget about coming up with specific plans—they can’t even be bothered to open their mouths,” Menglu Qin’s father replied, clearly exhausted. He hadn’t had a wink of sleep in days. Watching the company finally show some signs of improvement, only to be hit with such a blow, naturally made him furious.
“If things continue like this, the ten million will be drained quickly, and the company won’t even get a chance to breathe before being completely dismantled!”
Xiao Yufan was momentarily at a loss. Manipulating stock prices was a serious crime. Although they strongly suspected the Qian family, without evidence, it was difficult to accuse them. In other words, they could only watch helplessly for now.
“I know that already. The company’s vulnerabilities were caused precisely by this issue. I never thought I’d stumble in the same place twice…”
Menglu Qin’s father’s eyes were hollow, his smile bitter. Although he never considered himself a successful entrepreneur, the fact that he had built such a business empire in Chenghai already proved his extraordinary abilities. Yet, he had made one fatal mistake after another.
“It’s not completely hopeless yet. If we can trace the stock flow, we can catch the Qian family red-handed. I suppose they might back off then.”
“Trace the stock flow? Do you think they’d leave any traces? Even if we find evidence, what can we do? The Qian family has been operating in Chenghai for so long—they’ve probably infiltrated not just the business world…”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yufan fell into deep thought. Although he was 80% confident he could find some clues of the Qian family’s manipulation, if they had connections in the government, the entire case might just fade away without resolution.
“I’ll give it a try. Maybe there’s still a turning point somewhere!”
The reason Xiao Yufan was helping the company was simply to ease Menglu Qin’s worries. No matter how her father treated her, he was still the middle-aged man who had given her everything.
After leaving the office, Xiao Yufan immediately dialed Lin Pingle’s phone number. When it came to gathering evidence, Lin was definitely the more reliable choice. After all, this guy had once hacked into an entire multinational corporation’s financial system single-handedly—he was practically a legend.
“Xiao Xiao, can’t you be a little more reliable? You’re always dumping all the work on me. Do you really think I have three heads and six arms? You’ve ruined all my precious time for dating. When I get back, you’d better treat me to a big meal, or I won’t consider you my brother anymore…”
Lin Pingle started off grumbling, but by the end, even he couldn’t help but laugh. However, complaints aside, he knew Xiao Yufan wouldn’t call him unless it was something important.
“Treat you to a meal is a given. But now there’s something only you can handle. Will you help your brother out?”
“Stop wasting time with all this nonsense. Get to the point already. I’m not as free as you are. If the CEO catches me slacking off, forget about the end-of-month bonus—even my salary might be docked for a few days!”
“Help me monitor the stock flow of Xingyao Electronics in Chenghai. If you find any abnormalities, be sure to lock onto the IP address of the company or individual involved in any improper transactions. I’m sure this isn’t too hard for you.”
Xiao Yufan didn’t mention the Qian family to Lin Pingle. If he formed a preconceived notion, it would actually hinder the investigation. As long as there were issues with the stock flow, there would always be traces to follow. Even if they couldn’t directly accuse the Qian family, they could at least put enough pressure on them.
“Don’t worry, leave it to me! But you’d better come back soon. Don’t get too cozy in your love nest…”
Without hesitation, Lin Pingle agreed. For him, this wasn’t particularly difficult. After all, he was a genius in the field of computer science—very few people could casually hack into a multinational company’s financial system.
After a few more jokes, Xiao Yufan hung up the phone. With the investigation entrusted to Lin Pingle, he felt somewhat relieved.
However, Xiao Yufan knew this matter was far from simple. To make the Qian family abandon their continued attacks on Xingyao Electronics, he needed to completely shatter their psychological defenses—by cutting off the Qian family’s connections in the government.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Yufan still didn’t know who to approach about this. With his current status, he couldn’t even get close to the political arena. The highest-ranking official he had ever met might just be that old man…
“Could I really go to that old man for help?” Xiao Yufan muttered to himself, then shook his head. Even if that old man was the Minister of Finance in Beijing, his reach probably couldn’t extend all the way to Chenghai. That would clearly be too much to hope for.
Finally, after much deliberation, Xiao Yufan placed all his hopes on his master. Perhaps his mysterious master really did have connections in the political world…
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