Chapter 41

"Alright, let's get back to business and talk about work. Is there anything you absolutely have to tell me in person?" Li Ye was still the boss after all; despite his smile, he didn't stray from the topic of work.

"Yes, I did find some unusual things. I remember you told me to pay attention to these things a long time ago, Lawyer Li." Jiang Yu put away her smile and said seriously.

"How so?"

"One problem is that the materials they use to issue business loans do not include information about the borrowing companies themselves."

"Hmm, this is a bit troublesome." Li Ye looked up at the ceiling. Regulatory agencies now have very high compliance requirements. A few months ago, they issued due diligence guidelines. Business loans must have the basic licenses of the borrowing company. If they don't have them, it will be troublesome.

"From when to when?"

“From the beginning of this year until now, almost all of these loans were issued after the regulatory guidelines were released.”

Li Ye remained silent. The matter seemed trivial, something many people wouldn't even consider. But Li Ye didn't see it that way. The tide had turned, especially in the financial industry. In today's world, it's better to admit defeat than to be investigated by the authorities—admitting defeat offers a chance to recover, while being investigated means utter ruin.

"Anything else?"

“And…” Jiang Yu glanced at her and said meaningfully, “The project team has changed a lot recently. Le Guang has changed almost all of its liaisons and no longer sits in the same meeting room as us. On our side… Chen Chunlin has assigned Jin Haifeng to liaise with Le Guang, and now I can’t see many of the original documents.”

Zhang Gang, oh Zhang Gang, I don't know whether to call you stupid or smart, you just couldn't contain yourself. You're incredibly bold!

Li Ye looked up at the ceiling and thought to himself: It's a pity, this is exactly what I wanted.

“Hmm, a new emperor brings a new court. It seems that Jin Haifeng is already firmly tied to the ship.” Li Ye said something completely different.

"Go on." She looked at Jiang Yu with a smile, knowing that she hadn't finished speaking. This girl must have received some important information to come to her specifically to report it.

Such personnel struggles might be crucial in those companies, concerning face and power, but they were completely unimportant to her. All she cared about was change itself, and change itself is often simpler than people imagine.

"The final report is coming out in the next few days, and they asked me to do the final on-site data verification. I discovered an extra huge expense. A couple of days ago, they paid a huge sum to a foreign-invested enterprise, ostensibly as an investment. The shareholder of this company is a Hong Kong company, and looking up, it's all institutions; I can't see the actual controller."

"Okay, I understand. You can go ahead and keep an eye on things." Li Ye knew that Jiang Yu had been marginalized by Chen Chunlin and no longer had access to the core data. The rest was up to her.

"Okay, Lawyer Li." Jiang Yu said, and was about to leave.

"Wait, while you're at it, take this document to Wang Xuan. It's the opposing party's response from the court. The gist is that the financial industry has been sluggish lately, profits have dropped significantly, and they're requesting an extension of the payment period. Have Attorney Wang study it herself; the opposing party should refuse!"

"Hmm," Jiang Yu took the documents, turned to leave, and then suddenly seemed to remember something, saying, "It seems the financial industry is really in a slump. When I checked the data this time, you know what? The amount of existing investments in Leguang Financial is getting smaller and smaller, only a little more than half of what it used to be. Attorney Li, do you think Chairman Xu might be a little anxious?"

Jiang Yu believed from the bottom of her heart that the relationship between Attorney Li and Chairman Xu was far from ordinary. Even if they had temporarily fallen out, Attorney Li must still care about Chairman Xu.

Li Ye frowned. Another change... and not a good one. She said calmly, "You're making the money of a cabbage seller but worrying about the work of a drug dealer. I see you have a lot of free time these days. Why don't you go and keep Chairman Xu company and chat with her to relieve your boredom?"

Since being stationed at Leguang, Jiang Yu's admiration for Xu Wanyi could only sustain her infatuation when Chairman Xu appeared. If she were to actually approach this young lady, she would absolutely refuse.

"Attorney Li, Ms. Xu is beautiful, but she's such a cold and ruthless workaholic. Only another workaholic can keep her company, so let whoever wants to keep her company go ahead. Besides, even if it's just the money from selling cabbages, it's from you, isn't it? Why should I keep her company!"

After saying that, she quickly slipped out with An Yue, leaving Li Ye sitting there, swallowing his words.

After they left, Li Ye's mind raced as he pondered the matter, a growing sense that things were far more complex than they appeared. Violations and a huge sum of money—both could be considered minor or major issues, but both were negative. Zhang Gang was truly capable of stirring up so much trouble in such a short time.

If they wanted to investigate further, Xu Wanyi's cooperation was necessary. She took out her phone, briefly summarized the key points Jiang Yu had mentioned, and sent them to Feng Jing.

"Chairman, these two matters are very serious," Feng Jing said with a grave expression after reporting to Xu Wanyi.

Feng Jingdu thought it was serious, how could Xu Wanyi not know?

"Have Lin Hong investigate where this money went and the details of any irregular loans, then send that information to Attorney Li." After a moment's thought, she made her decision. She trusted that Li Ye knew what she wanted.

She didn't want to face Li Ye directly right now. The situation was very delicate; Li Ye had already joined the game, even willingly becoming her pawn and letting her manipulate him. To some extent, the two had reached a tacit understanding.

Her original plan was that Li Ye would help her complete the plan, and she would pay the lawyer's fees, so they would be even. But Li Ye brought in Gao Gu to block her way. What exactly did she mean by that?! Xu Wanyi was definitely unhappy.

Two-legged toads are hard to find in this world, but aren't there plenty of lawyers who can type?

"Chairman, Attorney Li said she's waiting for our documents. Also, she'd like to come to the company sometime during her off-hours."

"Out of working hours?" Xu Wanyi frowned, her heart immediately on high alert. Recalling the time earlier this year when Li Ye had just started his assignment and demanded to meet her, she felt that this matter wouldn't be so simple either.

"Just her alone?" Xu Wanyi asked.

Feng Jing faithfully conveyed the chairman's question.

"Ideally, there should also be... people in finance and IT." Li Ye flicked his finger and sent the message.

After hearing Feng Jing's account, Xu Wanyi understood that things weren't that simple. "Okay, arrange a weekend for Lin Hong, Fang Jie, and Wang Du to come along, and you can accompany them."

After leaving, Feng Jing thought to herself that the chairman and lawyer Li really knew how to have fun. Leguang Group was a well-known "wolf culture" company. Which weekend was the company empty? Wasn't that making things difficult for them? She thought about it and realized that the company would only be a little less crowded during the National Day holiday. Even the most hardworking employees would have to take a break during those days.

"Attorney Li, is it okay if I come to work during the National Day holiday?" Feng Jing felt it was really difficult to send this kind of message to Li Ye. She wasn't even a company employee anymore, let alone a lawyer, yet she was expected to work during the National Day holiday. It was hard to even think about it.

“Okay, no problem. Is October 1st okay? I’ll be there at nine o’clock.” Li Ye replied quickly. Feng Jing didn’t expect Li Ye to agree so readily.

"These two are really... I have to say, a perfect match, both so eccentric." She only dared to mutter this to herself, not daring to let the chairman hear it.

That afternoon, Li Ye received information from Leguang Group regarding its irregular business practices and huge expenditures. She first asked an acquaintance to investigate the shareholders behind the company, and then spent several days carefully reviewing the contracts with Gaogu. She discovered that there were about 20 million yuan in unexplained expenses. The contracts were too simple to understand, and she needed to combine them with financial documents to figure them out.

She had already made up her mind and was just waiting to see the results on the 11th.

Everyone at Leguang Group was very happy during this year's National Day holiday. The company's performance in the third quarter was excellent, and the chairman gave red envelopes to everyone in the group, even the lawyers on the project teams received gifts, allowing everyone to confidently go on a trip.

Needless to say, the group's senior executives had already packed their bags and gone on vacation around the world with their wives, husbands, children, and lovers. The group's legal director Zhang Gang, vice president in charge of finance Zhang Qingshan, and vice president in charge of new energy Zhao Baile went to Thailand, Turkey, and Hawaii, respectively.

While they were enjoying themselves outside, Li Ye was far from idle. She made a list and put Lin Hong in charge, with Fang Jie, the head of the digital information department, as the main force, to check the computers and offices of all the people on the list.

Wang Du was also kept behind to assist with the work. Although the chairman didn't say anything, Wang Du was a smart man who always knew his place. He knew who had hired him and why he was in the legal department. He respected Zhang Gang, but he wouldn't listen to him.

His hard work over the past year had paid off; being selected for this team undoubtedly represented the chairman's recognition of him. He was happy, but also somewhat apprehensive, so he worked exceptionally hard.

Another willing self-destructive idiot has grown up on Earth! Anyway, the conference room next to the chairman's office once again played a crucial role, becoming the war room for this secret project.

You never know until you look it up, and what you find is truly astonishing. When Feng Jing opened these documents, he was speechless with disbelief.

These people, who usually dress smartly and look respectable, spend their work hours playing games, watching movies, or flirting with their subordinates. The most outrageous one is the sales manager, who has a huge collection of pornographic videos on the company computer, half of which are about two women. Feng Jing was speechless.

"Hey, should we give these to the chairman?" Wang Du had intended to report the progress to Feng Jing, but as soon as he got closer, he saw this scene and felt embarrassed, almost tripping over it.

Feng Jing remained expressionless. "Of course I'll give it to her. The chairman said that anything found to be in violation of regulations should be kept exactly as it is. Does this look like something that's compliant?"

"Ah, yes, yes, we should give it to them. These hypocritical bosses are really... really, beasts in human clothing." He finally managed to think of an idiom and blurted it out.

Feng Jing glanced at him, thinking that this law student really lacked vocabulary. Like a robot, all he could do was write bland, formulaic essays. However, she immediately turned off the screen, glancing at Li Ye as well, and suddenly felt an indescribable pink atmosphere in the conference room.