“That’s not enough,” Lin Fan’s gaze hardened, his voice low, “the power behind Master Gui…”

Amidst the sirens, they were led to a police car. Inside, Lin Fan carefully pulled a USB drive from his pocket.

The USB drive was black and had no markings. It looked ordinary, but Lin Fan knew that it must contain a shocking secret.

"What is this...?" Ye Yuyan leaned closer and asked in confusion.

"Found it on Ghost Master." Lin Fan gripped the USB drive tightly in his hand. "It might contain evidence of their collusion with a larger force."

Ye Yuyan's eyes widened instantly. She gasped and exclaimed, "You mean, there are others besides 'Black Wolf'?!"

"Very likely." Lin Fan nodded, his eyes sharpening. "We must follow this lead and find the mastermind behind it all!"

“I’ll go with you,” Ye Yuyan said without hesitation, her eyes firm and resolute. “No matter what dangers lie ahead, I will face them with you.”

"President Lin, you're back!"

As soon as Lin Fan and Ye Yuyan stepped into the company gate, their assistant, Xiao Wang, rushed up to them, looking anxious.

"What's wrong, Xiao Wang?" Lin Fan asked, his voice tinged with weariness, as he unbuttoned his suit jacket.

Having just gone through a life-or-death struggle and then immediately cooperating with the police investigation, even someone with an iron body is starting to feel the strain.

"There's... there's a company that wants to cooperate with us, and their representative has been waiting in the conference room for quite some time." Xiao Wang spoke hesitantly, as if he had something difficult to say.

"Cooperation?" Lin Fan frowned slightly. He didn't recall having any business negotiations scheduled recently. "Which company?"

“It’s… a company called ‘Yuanhang,’ they…” Xiao Wang hesitated, his eyes darting around.

"Voyage?" Lin Fan quickly searched his memory for the name, but couldn't recall it. "What cooperation proposal did they put forward?"

“They…” Xiao Wang took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision, “The conditions they offered… were extremely generous, it was practically giving us money for free!”

"Oh?" Lin Fan's eyes sharpened instantly; he keenly sensed something amiss. "How generous are they?"

"They are willing to invest 1 billion yuan, just for a 10% stake in our new project..." Xiao Wang's voice trailed off, and he lowered his head.

One billion for 10% of the shares?

This is like a windfall!

No, this is more like a trap!

Lin Fan sneered inwardly. He had been in the business world for many years and had seen all kinds of storms. There must be some unspeakable secret hidden behind these unusual conditions.

"Let's go take a look," Lin Fan said coldly. He wanted to see what this "Far Voyage" company was really up to.

Ye Yuyan silently followed behind Lin Fan. She also sensed something was amiss and felt a little worried.

Upon arriving at the conference room door, Lin Fan stopped, straightened his tie, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open to enter.

Inside the conference room sat a middle-aged man in a suit. When he saw Lin Fan enter, he immediately stood up and greeted him with a broad smile.

"Mr. Lin, I've long admired your name. Meeting you today, I can say you are indeed a young and promising man!" The middle-aged man warmly extended his hand and introduced himself, "I am Qiu Ming, the general manager of Yuanhang Company."

Lin Fan glanced at Qiu Ming indifferently, without reaching out, but simply nodded slightly, his tone cold: "President Qiu, let's skip the formalities and talk about the cooperation."

Qiu Ming's smile froze slightly, but he quickly recovered. He gestured for Lin Fan and Ye Yuyan to sit down, then took a document from his briefcase and handed it to Lin Fan.

"Mr. Lin, this is our Yuanhang Company's letter of intent for cooperation. Please take a look."

Lin Fan took the document, quickly glanced through it, and his expression grew increasingly grim.

This letter of intent for cooperation is practically an unequal treaty!

Far Voyage Company faces almost no risk yet can reap the rewards, while Lin Fan's company has to bear all the risks and pressures.

This isn't cooperation; it's clearly an attempt to get something for nothing!

“President Qiu,” Lin Fan threw the documents on the table, his tone icy, “I really can’t see any sincerity from your Far East Shipping Company.”

Qiu Ming seemed to have anticipated Lin Fan's response. He maintained his smile and said, "President Lin, please don't be in a hurry. Our Yuanhang Company is truly sincere in our desire to cooperate with you. If you have any dissatisfaction with this letter of intent, we can discuss it further."

"Discuss?" Lin Fan sneered. "President Qiu, do you think there's any point in discussing this kind of insincere cooperation?"

"President Lin, you can't say that..." Qiu Ming wanted to say something more, but Lin Fan interrupted him.

"Enough!" Lin Fan slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and his eyes were like knives. "President Qiu, I think your Yuanhang Company has ulterior motives. Tell me, what is your real purpose?"

Qiu Ming's expression changed. He hadn't expected Lin Fan to be so direct, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

"President Lin, what...what do you mean by this?" Qiu Ming asked, trying to appear calm, but stammering.

"What do you mean?" Lin Fan approached Qiu Ming, his eyes sharp. "Your Far Voyage Company suddenly appeared and offered such generous terms. Is it just for cooperation? I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

"I..." Qiu Ming was intimidated by Lin Fan's aura, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Mr. Qiu, I'm giving you a chance. Tell the truth." Lin Fan's voice was cold and deep, each word like a sharp knife piercing Qiu Ming's heart. "Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences!"

Qiu Ming's face turned pale; he knew he could no longer hide the truth.

"President Lin, I..." Qiu Ming stammered, seemingly engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

"Forget it." Lin Fan suddenly waved his hand, losing patience. "Since President Qiu is unwilling to talk, then we have nothing to discuss."

He turned to Ye Yuyan and said, "Yuyan, let's go."

"President Lin, wait!" Qiu Ming panicked when he saw Lin Fan about to leave. He quickly stood up and stopped Lin Fan. "President Lin, I'll talk, I'll tell you the truth!"

Lin Fan stopped and turned around to look at Qiu Ming, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"Mr. Qiu, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so I hope you will seize it."

Qiu Ming took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision, and said, "President Lin, actually... actually, our Yuanhang Company was entrusted by someone..."

"Entrusted by someone?" Lin Fan raised an eyebrow. "Entrusted by whom?"

"This..." Qiu Ming hesitated for a moment, but still said it, "It's...it's the Black Wolf Organization..."

"The Black Wolf Organization?!" Ye Yuyan exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Fan's eyes instantly turned icy cold. He stared intently at Qiu Ming and asked, word by word, "What do you want to do?"

Qiu Ming trembled with fear at Lin Fan's gaze. He quickly explained, "President Lin, please don't misunderstand. Our Yuanhang Company is just a front. Our real purpose... is to control your company through this cooperation, and then..."

"And then what?" Lin Fan's voice was even colder.

"And then...and then..." Qiu Ming dared not continue.

"Speak!" Lin Fan slammed his hand on the table and roared.

Qiu Ming shuddered in fright and finally revealed the truth: "Then...then they used your company to launder money for the Black Wolf organization..."

"Money laundering?!" Lin Fan and Ye Yuyan exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

They never expected that the Black Wolf organization's tentacles had already reached into their company!

"President Lin, that's all I know. Please, have mercy on me!" Qiu Ming knelt on the ground, pleading desperately.