"Hold on tight!"

The white-bearded old man who jumped down from the beam startled Gu Youran so much that he almost dropped his copper coins.

The old man picked up a bundle of mugwort nearby and lit it over the candle flame. "Put the copper coin on the smoke and roast it."

Gu Youran followed the old man's instructions and held the copper coin in the smoke.

"Did you see the black mist oozing out of the rust spots? This is the resentment attached to them!" the old man explained.

At this time, a distorted human face gradually emerged from the black fog.

Gu Youran could hardly hold the hot copper coin.

"Spread the ashes into a formation!" the old man growled.

Gu Youran grabbed the incense burner and formed a circle with the old incense ash.

The moment the black mist hit the circle of incense ash, dazzling sparks flew out.

The copper coin jumped in her palm, and more than ten ghostly figures circled and screamed in the smoke.

"Pick the lightest shadow!" the old man shouted.

Gu Youran widened his eyes and pointed at the translucent shadow of the child with trembling hands.

The three copper coins suddenly vibrated wildly in his palm.

Muffled noises came from the four walls of the ancestral hall at the same time, and dozens of black shadows penetrated the window lattices and rushed towards them.

"Hold the coin in your mouth and run out!"

Gu Youran put the copper coin in his mouth and ran forward.

The taste of rust mixed with sweetness spreads on the tip of the tongue.

At the same time, the black shadows behind him gathered into a huge palm.

Gu Youran didn't dare to look back and staggered towards the gate of the ancestral hall.

The huge hand followed her.

When crossing the threshold, Gu Youran accidentally bit her lip.

The moment the blood soaked into the copper coin, the huge hand behind him disappeared instantly.

“Dang—”

Gu Youran spat out three copper coins.

The copper coin rolled on the ground for several times, and the dark red rust on it gradually fell off.

Just as Gu Youran was about to squat down to check, three copper coins suddenly jumped up and stuck steadily to the palm of her left hand.

"It's done!"

The old man brushed off the remaining incense ash on her hand. Three golden lines lit up where the copper coin had sunk into her skin. "I swallowed the evil spirit's copper coin sixty years ago, and now I recognize you as my master."

Gu Youran felt a warm current flowing along the golden thread into his arm.

The originally gloomy ancestral hall suddenly became clear and bright.

Only then did she realize that there were still a few wisps of gray mist floating on the beams, but as soon as the mist touched the golden light in her palm, it melted like snowflakes.

"Put it away. Try calling them back in your mind."

As Gu Youran had just come up with the idea, three copper coins floated up from his palm and formed a triangle formation in mid-air.

The rust spots that had originally faded turned into tiny black beads and fell into the incense burner like rain.

"The rust residue is the result of refined resentment." The old man narrowed his eyes as he looked at the incense burner emitting green smoke. "From now on, this copper coin is your spirit control device. How many evil spirits you can swallow depends entirely on your ability."

The wind blowing in from the window blew up the snowflakes, but it automatically flew away when it approached Gu Youran.

She gripped the copper coin tightly, and the smell on her fingertips was no longer the smell of blood and rust, but the coolness of a clear mountain spring.

…

8:00 the next morning.

The Tax Inspection Bureau held a press conference.

Director Wang announced to the camera: "After investigation, it was found that the Chu Group evaded a total of 4.76 billion yuan in taxes between 2018 and 2023 through fictitious business operations and false invoices."

He raised his hand and knocked on the table, and the sealed account book was projected onto the big screen.

"From today on, the funds involved in the case will be frozen and compulsory measures will be taken against those responsible."

The news spread like a virus.

The top trending search on Weibo was: [Chu Group evaded 4.7 billion in taxes]

The financial channel played a video of the Inspection Bureau's vehicle driving into the Chu Building.

9:00 am, Chu Group Building.

Chu Beiyuan stood at the door of his office, looking at the sealed door, feeling mixed emotions.

In the corridor, dozens of employees hurried away carrying cardboard boxes.

The once bustling office area is now left with only messy tables and chairs and scattered documents.

He walked to the front desk of the lobby. His favorite orchid was placed alone on the table, and its leaves had turned yellow.

"bite--"

The elevator rang.

Chu Beiyuan turned around and saw several inspectors coming out of the elevator with the financial director.

The CFO lowered his head, his face pale, and he had lost his usual composure.

“Ding-ling-ling——”

Chu Beiyuan's phone suddenly rang.

Answer the phone.

The butler cried in the receiver, "Master, the old man is in the emergency room..."

Chu Beiyuan's hands trembled and his phone almost fell to the ground.

9:35 am.

The Chu Group's conference room was in chaos.

A female shareholder in a mink coat threw her Chanel handbag at the projector, "What happened to the promised 20% annualized return? Now even the principal is going to be wasted!"

"Sell! Sell everything!" the bald man loosened his tie and put his phone to his ear, shouting, "Yes, place an order even at the lower limit!"

"Where's Chu Beiyuan? Why hasn't he come yet?"

"The stock price has already hit its limit down. If it continues like this, we'll all be finished!"

Dozens of shareholders were extremely anxious.

Another small meeting room.

Chu Beiyuan's assistant's phone kept ringing.

Partners called one after another to announce the termination of their contracts.

Chu Beiyuan tried to turn the tide, but every escape route was blocked.

…

At the same time, in the office of the president of Shi Group.

Shi Heng sat at his desk, looking at the stock price chart of Chu Group on the computer screen.

"Notify the overseas team that they can start acquiring Chu's high-quality assets." He said to Assistant Qin beside him.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!

Library Category Author Full Book Ranking

Home Page Click List Recommended List Collection List Temporary Bookshelf

PC Version All Novels Latest Updates Site Map Member Bookshelf