Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Gently Hold It (Catching Bugs)

Lin Keying is dressed as a professional woman, with a white shirt and a black suit, which brings out a professionalism and competence that is hard to find in casual or sophisticated outfits.

Under the neatly tailored suit, there is a nervous, agitated and slightly excited heart. The crisp sound of the high heels stepping on the floor of the conference room seems to provide accompaniment to this tense negotiation.

Under the ardent gazes of everyone in the audience, Lin Keying walked step by step towards the man at the innermost end of the conference table until she stopped at a fist's distance from him.

"Mr. Cheng, here's the information you requested." Lin Keying had the most appropriate professional smile on her face, as if she had really had thousands of business conversations with men.

As she handed over the brown paper bag, she leaned forward, her long curly hair brushing lightly across the man's slender finger bones, and her whisper drifted into everyone's ears, "Secretary Yang worked hard to bring this back."

The representatives of Jardine Matheson, led by Director Wan, frowned as they watched the woman who claimed to be a secretary whispering with Cheng Wanting.

Especially when he saw the brown paper bag in the woman's hand, his face suddenly changed. He exchanged glances with other directors beside him, and felt uneasy.

The conference room was silent, with only faint movement coming from the woman who had just walked into the room.

Except Cheng Wanting, no one knew her identity. Looking at that strange and beautiful face, which was as beautiful as the Hong Kong beauties on TV, no one believed that she was really Cheng Wanting's secretary, but no one dared to say anything at this moment.

Lin Keying stood up straight with a faint smile on her face. She looked at Cheng Wanting and looked deeply into each other's eyes, as if they were sending a silent code that only the two of them could receive.

However, the man remained expressionless, and no one could see any emotion on his face.

Is he confident or is he pretending to be calm?

"Mr. Cheng, don't think that finding someone to delay time will lead to any turnaround. Wharf..."

Director Wan hadn't finished his words when Cheng Wanting casually threw a brown paper bag onto the table and interrupted him.

There was a muffled sound, and Cheng Wanting's eyes flashed: "Director Wan might as well take a look at this information before deciding whether to take back what he said."

Everyone's attention was once again focused on the brown paper bag in front of Director Wan.

Cheng Wanting's firm words added uncertainty to this seemingly settled negotiation.

"You..." Director Wan's face was stiff. His eyes swept across the dusty brown paper bag, and he didn't dare to open it for a moment.

Cheng Wanting crossed his palms, his finger bones were slender and strong, just like his sonorous voice: "Director Wan of Jardine Matheson conspired with outsiders to seize Wharf shares at a low price, causing losses of up to hundreds of millions of yuan. If such news spreads, Wharf shares will collapse. Director Wan, can you bear the consequences?"

Director Wan's eyes were red with anger. He stood up with a bang and rushed straight to Cheng Wanting in anger: "Cheng Wanting, stop talking nonsense!"

Everyone who heard the inside story was whispering to each other. If it was true that the core directors of Jardine Matheson had colluded with outsiders to encroach on Wharf Holdings, Wharf Holdings’ share price would surely plummet if such news got out! By then, people will be in panic, stocks will collapse, and the territory coveted by countless people will probably shrink several times.

"Director Wan should be very clear in his mind whether he is truly worthy of Wharf Holdings and Jardine Matheson." Cheng Wanting leaned back in his chair, looking calm and composed.

The two sides confronted each other and the atmosphere instantly reached a boiling point. Everyone present exchanged glances with each other, and it was difficult to judge who to believe.

Lin Keying acted like a capable professional woman and calmly broke the deadlock in the room, "Secretary Yang risked her life to retrieve the information in the brown paper bag, and was unfortunately injured for doing so. The bloodstains on the back of the brown paper bag are proof of this. Director Wan, the people you sent out were really ruthless."

The woman who appeared in the conference room filled with business leaders showed no fear at all and explained the whole story word by word, instantly deepening the suspicion of everyone present.

Especially the deep red bloodstain on the brown paper bag, which indeed confirmed what the female secretary said.

"Who did I send? That's absolute nonsense!" Director Wan frowned, and the fat on his face trembled, forming hideous lines with disdain.

Facing Director Wan's angry questioning, Lin Keying kept smiling: "Since Director Wan is unwilling to admit it, why not circulate the information in the paper bag to the shareholders present and let everyone make their own judgment after reading the information."

As soon as this was said, the other participants who were in a wait-and-see stage echoed it one after another. Instead of sticking to their own opinions and making it difficult to distinguish the truth from the false, it would be better to make the information public to see whether Director Wan’s guilt would be determined.

Facing everyone's suspicious gazes and persuasive words asking him to open the brown paper bag and take a look, Director Wan's face turned red, but he was unable to take any action.

He had long known that Cheng Wanting had discovered something fishy and was secretly investigating him. Of course, he is not the kind of person who would sit there and wait for death, and even sent someone to intercept his secretary with a gun battle today...

But for some reason, the female secretary who suddenly appeared was carrying a brown paper bag.

"You stinky bitch, who allowed you to talk nonsense here!" Director Wan pointed the gun at the strange female secretary and leaned forward to attack.

With a click, the sound of the trigger being pulled was crisp, and the dark barrel of the gun was facing Director Wan, whose face was flushed. Cheng Wanting drew his gun instantly, his arm straight as if it could depict a straight line between life and death, and said coldly: "Who gave you the confidence to still want to touch my people?"

As the pistol was fired, the atmosphere in the conference room instantly dropped to freezing point. The bodyguards of both sides were also on high alert, and it seemed that a big war could break out at any time.

"Director Wan, President Cheng, we are having a peaceful negotiation, why get angry?" A representative from HSBC came out to mediate.

No one is willing to use knives or guns easily. If a war breaks out, who can bear the consequences? Others present also began to persuade him.

Director Wan was originally impulsive, but now that he has calmed down, he is breaking out in a cold sweat. Facing the man in front of him with sharp eyes and a stern face, he took the lead in backing off and retreated half a step.

When he took a half step back, Cheng Wanting looked at him coldly, then he casually retracted the pistol.

Both sides withdrew their forces and temporarily resolved the crisis.

Another director of Jardine Matheson was worried that the situation would escalate, so he hurriedly advised, "Director Wan, you are not afraid of your own shadow if you are upright. Show them!"

After saying that, he leaned over to pick up the brown paper bag in front of Director Wan, and his fingers untied the silk thread wrapped around the buttons.

Just when the information written in black and white was about to be taken out, the brown paper bag along with the information inside was snatched away by someone.

"What are you looking at! This is all a trick played by Cheng Wanting. He's trying to frame me!" Director Wan tore up the brown paper bag with force, crushing it to pieces in almost an instant.

Everyone present was a shrewd person, having experienced many years of ups and downs in the business world. Although the brown paper bag was torn, Director Wan's performance made the answer self-evident.

As a third party, the HSBC representative stepped forward to preside over the situation. "At today's Wharf shareholders' meeting, Jardine Matheson is ahead of Universal, but the issue of Jardine Matheson's holding of Wharf shares needs to be investigated. This shareholders' meeting will be temporarily shelved and a decision will be made next week."

They said they would decide next week, but the fact that Director Wan was colluding with outsiders to eat into Wharf Holdings was nine out of ten true. Jardine Matheson's shareholding was unstable, and everyone present knew that Wharf Holdings had changed hands.

Universal Group will become the largest shareholder of Wharf Holdings!

One family is happy while another is sad. HSBC announced its decision. Both Universal and Jardine Matheson have their own plans, but the outcome in a week can be predicted. The various situations emerge, which are completely opposite to what they were before Lin Keying broke into the meeting room.

"No need to wait until next week." Lin Keying spoke amid everyone's suspicious eyes, her clear voice ringing out in the conference room, "Mr. Guo Changda has decided to sell his 13% stake in Wharf Holdings to Mr. Cheng."

Lin Keying's words were like a stone hitting the calm lake, instantly causing thousands of waves.

Mr. Guo, who has always maintained a neutral attitude, has always been the focus of contention between the two parties, but neither side has searched for him in vain. Now, a woman who claims to be Cheng Wanting's secretary has announced that she is going to sell her shares?

Amid the uproar, the final winner of this Hutchison Whampoa battle has become obvious.

......

The battle for equity is coming to an end. Hutchison Whampoa will change its name to Cheng in the future. The shipping tycoon Cheng family will inevitably make all-round progress on this basis.

Representatives of HSBC are assisting both parties in negotiating follow-up matters. Once Universal becomes the largest shareholder of Wharf Holdings, it will acquire the remaining shares with great momentum and become the person with the final say in Wharf Holdings.

The negotiations ended, the door of the conference room opened, and Cheng Wanting's tall figure appeared in the corridor on the 25th floor of Jardine Matheson.

He was surrounded by company representatives and bodyguards in black suits, who were listening to his orders.

There were follow-up matters of Hutchison Whampoa that needed to be dealt with, and Lin Keying was first sent to the Universal Group Building by bodyguards arranged by Cheng Wanting to rest.

Before leaving, the HSBC representative shook hands with Cheng Wanting and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Cheng."

Cheng Wanting shook hands back: "Thank you HSBC for your assistance."

The two sides negotiated for a few words, and Cheng Wanting watched him leave, saying only: "I have a few more words to say to Director Wan of Yihe."

Director Wan has been taken away and is under investigation by his own company, Jardine Matheson, and is unable to return to the world to confess everything.

He secretly shorted 8% of Wharf Holdings' shares, causing incalculable direct economic losses. Especially if the news leaks, it will be a huge blow to Hutchison Whampoa, in which Jardine Matheson holds shares.

Jardine Matheson has imposed internal penalties on him and will also hand the case over to the police for handling.

When Cheng Wanting appeared in the office where Director Wan was being interrogated, wearing shiny black leather shoes, he stood under the eaves of the door. His broad body was like an insurmountable mountain, blocking the light behind him.

Director Wan looked at him angrily: "Cheng Wanting, you secretly investigated me and got the evidence, and now you blame me for being too soft-hearted and not stopping your people."

Cheng Wanting pulled the corner of his mouth and raised a contemptuous smile: "Director Wan, I have to thank you for your cooperation today. I found the problem, but you were too cautious and too cruel to let me get the actual evidence. The brown paper bag only contained a few gossip newspapers today. I didn't expect you to be so out of control."

"You--" Director Wan stood up suddenly, staring at Cheng Wanting's departing back, and then he understood everything.

He sat back in his chair dejectedly, his whole body seemingly unable to support itself, regretting that he had fallen into Cheng Wanting's trap!

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It was almost evening when Cheng Wanting returned to the Huanyu Group Building after handling the affairs of Wharf. As soon as he got back, he asked the company's vice president to inform everyone: "Everyone has worked hard during this period. All employees' bonuses will be doubled this month."

Mr. Cheng is truly generous as he spent tens of millions of dollars to reward his employees.

Even the cleaning ladies in the entire Huanyu Building received rewards, so everyone got a share.

For workers, a sudden bonus is a pleasant surprise, not to mention meeting such a generous boss.

Secretary Yang escaped from a group of gang thugs and hurried back to Huanyu. When he walked into the lobby, he heard about this matter and knew that the result should be perfect.

After learning everything that happened at the negotiation site from Cheng Wanting's personal bodyguard, Secretary Yang took the elevator straight to the 32nd floor.

According to the plan, he pretended to have found the key evidence, and was chased and blocked on the road after getting the brown paper bag. He received a call from Lin Keying while on the run, so he hurriedly put the paper bag secretly in the dessert shop and asked Lin Keying to send it to the meeting room.

As for the overall plan, there was no time to tell it.

But the result is so perfect.

Inside the Universal Group Building, office workers were jubilant, celebrating the good news that the person in charge had become the largest shareholder of Wharf Holdings.

Today, the shipping industry is gradually going downhill, while the real estate industry is rising like the sun. The Cheng family's operation of going ashore from the sea is obvious, and Hutchison Whampoa can become its most important landing point.

When Secretary Yang walked through the restless crowd and returned to Cheng Wanting, he couldn't help but think of the rumored performance of Miss Lin and the young master singing the same tune, and regretted not having seen it with his own eyes: "Young master, Miss Lin didn't even have a moment to discuss things with you, but she actually cooperated with your plan brilliantly. You and Miss Lin are really a perfect match, with a perfect understanding."

You know, according to the arrangement, I should be the one to perform this play.

Cheng Wanting thought of his surprise when he saw Lin Keying in the conference room, and without even having time to discuss any arrangements with her, they began to attack Director Wan together.

It turned out that they had such tacit understanding.

"Yeah." Cheng Wanting responded softly, and glanced at Yang Minghui again, "Are you injured?"

"No!" Secretary Yang said proudly, "Young Master, I wasn't injured by those thugs. It just took me some time to get rid of them."

"Okay. Arrange all the reporters downstairs. What should be reported and what should not be reported about today must be fully reviewed." Cheng Wanting threw down his last instructions before returning to his office.

"Master, don't worry, I understand!"

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General Manager's Office of Huanyu Group.

Lin Keying was still wearing the professional suit she had temporarily bought at the mall. She was sitting in her fiancé's general manager's office and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Coming to Hong Kong City, she also cosplayed as a secretary and was nervous about breaking into a battle for territory worth billions.

Of course, there is also some excitement and excitement.

Yang Minghui went out to do some work, and Lin Keying was the only one waiting in her fiancé's office. The large room was spacious and bright, with the afterglow of the setting sun shining on an entire huge floor-to-ceiling window, flashing a colorful light.

Cheng Wanting's office is just like his home, spacious, clean, and simple, with almost no unnecessary items.

On the mahogany desk are neatly arranged documents, a black teacup and a straight fountain pen.

There is a wall-wide bookshelf behind the desk. Through the glass sliding door, you can catch a glimpse of the vast sea of ​​books, neatly arranged.

Lin Keying stood up and wandered around the bookshelf, and everywhere she looked were various books on finance, economics, and even military strategy.

Sure enough, it fits my fiancé's personality very well.

——"Are you bored of waiting?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang out in the quiet office. Lin Keying turned around and saw that it was her fiancé who had returned victoriously today.

Realizing that she was still in her professional attire, Lin Keying wanted to tease the man and put on a professional smile: "Hello, Mr. Cheng~"

Cheng Wanting looked the woman opposite him carefully from top to bottom.

He took a step with his long legs and came in front of Lin Keying like the wind.

Lin Keying today is different from before. She is no longer wearing the ill-fitting plain floral shirt that she wore when we first met, nor is she wearing the seductive long skirts that she wore later.

Today, Lam Keying wore a white shirt, a black suit, a black miniskirt and high heels, exuding a unique sense of competence and neatness.

Even that smile was different.

Cheng Wanting looked at her deeply and said in a hoarse voice: "Where did you get the clothes?"

Lin Keying recounted the details of how Secretary Yang had entrusted her to deliver the documents, as if to take credit for it: "I thought that even with the ID Secretary Yang gave me, it would not be easy to get into that kind of place if I was dressed casually, so I simply went to the mall and bought a set of professional clothes to change into. How about it, does it look like a secretary?"

When she said the last sentence, Lin Keying turned around excitedly, wanting to show her entire outfit to Cheng Wanting.

As she turned around, Lin Keying didn't notice that the man's eyes were getting darker.

"It is somewhat similar, Secretary Lin." At this moment, Cheng Wanting finally let down his guard a little, and his spirit relaxed, but his eyes were always on his 'Secretary Lin'.

Lin Keying was involved in a project worth billions, so she was inevitably excited and couldn't wait to discuss the secrets with the man: "So you asked Secretary Yang to get the information in a hurry, and even got chased and blocked by gangsters afterwards. Was everything a show for Director Wan?"

Cheng Wanting nodded slightly, with a look of appreciation in his eyes: "When did you guess that the information in the paper bag was fake?"

Lin Keying just broke in when the negotiations were nearing the end. Cheng Wanting did not have the opportunity to discuss the plan with her, but she perfectly coordinated every word and sentence with him.

"From the way you casually threw the paper bag in front of Director Wan, you didn't seem to care at all." Lin Keying was not aware of the entire plan. She was originally there to help deliver some information, but after seeing Cheng Wanting's performance, she began to suspect something and tried to offer her help.

Unexpectedly, her words that asked Director Wan to open the paper bag himself and make it public not only made Director Wan firmly believe that the paper bag must contain evidence that was unfavorable to him, but also exposed his suspicion to everyone.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Cheng Wanting looked at her deeply, his eyes dark and unclear, and then he thought of Yang Minghui's words that he agreed with the tacit cooperation between them, and his thin lips raised up an almost imperceptible arc.

Lin Keying thought about the doubling of bonuses for all employees outside, so she simply reached out to take credit: "How is it? I'm awesome, right? I'm smart, shouldn't I be rewarded too, Mr. Cheng~"

The energetic woman was dressed in a smart professional outfit, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling and revealing a long smile. The setting sun shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, covering her with a layer of gorgeous veil, which almost dazzled people.

Cheng Wanting raised his thin lips slightly, and just as he was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of a shallow scratch on the woman's right index finger, revealing a hint of red in her white skin.

It's so red that it's blinding.

Just like the glaring bloodstain on the brown paper bag.

"Who allowed you to do this?" The man's expression suddenly changed, as if he was suppressing his anger.

Lin Keying followed his gaze and looked at the finger she had cut deliberately. In order to increase credibility, she had an idea to smear blood on the brown paper bag.

I just cut it lightly and it wasn't a big deal.

I was clearly helping him, but this stinky man was still mean to me!

"You--" Lin Keying didn't care whether you were a wealthy tycoon or her fiancé at this moment, and she was about to argue.

The anger just surged forth, but it died down in an instant.

Her right index finger was stained by her heavy breathing, and it felt a little itchy and moist.

Lin Keying lowered her eyes, and the man in her sight lowered his head, sucked on her fingers, and gently held the cut in his mouth.