"Keep bragging. Greeting people? You try it and see how many people you can actually greet." Unexpectedly, Li Wei, eager to flatter, utterly shattered Jin Donghang's hopes with a single sentence.
"Okay, let's give it a try." Ye Xingchen nodded, then turned and made a few phone calls.
"Don't be afraid, Mr. Jin. This kid is all talk and no action. I've seen plenty of people like him. He's good for nothing but empty talk." Li Wei sneered, not taking Ye Xingchen seriously at all. He turned to comfort Jin Donghang.
Jin Donghang stared intently at Li Wei, his gaze almost murderous.
"Mr. Jin," Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "perhaps you are right. People are divided into high and low, noble and lowly. All roads lead to Rome, but some people are born in Rome."
"Like you, your family has made a lot of money through illegitimate means, but what good is it? Your life or death is something I can decide with just a word."
"Ye Xingchen, don't be so arrogant. I don't believe you can make so many decisions all by yourself," Jin Donghang roared through gritted teeth.
He still held onto a sliver of hope, after all, his family's influence was already quite complex, and he hoped that Ye Xingchen was just bluffing.
However, his glimmer of hope was quickly dashed.
His phone rang like a death knell, and looking at the caller ID, it was a call from his family.
He watched his phone ring incessantly, but dared not answer it.
"Take it, it's the same whether you take it or not," Ye Xingchen said calmly. "Some things are simply beyond your control."
Jin Donghang gritted his teeth, then, with trembling hands, answered the phone.
"Xiao Hang, something's happened at home. The higher-ups suddenly decided to take action against the Chamber of Commerce. They didn't go through the police; they directly mobilized the surrounding military forces. Important figures in the Chamber of Commerce have all been arrested."
"And all the senior executives at your mother's construction company were suddenly taken away without any prior warning. Be careful."
The call was from Jin Donghang's aunt, who sounded very anxious: "Your uncle's company will also be affected, so we need to lay low for a while."
"Beep beep, the call was cut off." Jin Donghang called out anxiously, "Auntie, hello, hello..."
The call had barely ended when his company's finance department called back: "Mr. Jin, something bad has happened. The company's financial activities have been classified as illegal fundraising, and the subsidiary it established is suspected of money laundering. The police and tax authorities have already arrived."
"What? What's going on? What are you all doing?" Jin Donghang cursed.
"Mr. Jin, I'm not going to take the blame for you. I'll cooperate with the police and tell them everything I need to say. You'd better watch yourself." The finance officer hung up the phone abruptly.
"Fuck you, you ungrateful bastard! If it weren't for me, you'd still be a beggar by now!" Jin Donghang cursed and smashed his phone on the ground.
"Jin Donghang, from the Commercial Investigation Department, you are suspected of money laundering and illegal fundraising. Come with us now." Suddenly, a team of police officers walked in and immediately showed their badges.
Jin Donghang's legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
A policeman stepped forward, grabbed him, handcuffed him, and dragged him away.
The entire process, from start to finish, took half an hour.
He uncovered all the complicated matters in Jin Donghang's family.
Li Wei looked at Ye Xingchen in horror; his legs were trembling.
What kind of connections could turn Jin Donghang from a high-ranking boss into a prisoner in such a short time?
"Let's go, the banquet is over," Ye Xingchen said to Bai Zilin.
"Okay." Bai Zilin nodded, then naturally took Ye Xingchen's arm and walked out.
"How did you do it so fast?" Bai Zilin asked after they went outside.
“Their family has been under surveillance for a long time, and we were planning to close the net anyway,” Ye Xingchen said with a smile. “I just asked my aunt to use her connections to make our move sooner.”
“Family influence is like the deep roots of an old tree; it’s truly not easy to maintain.” Bai Zilin nodded, then smiled and said, “Thank you for accompanying me here.”
"You're too kind. What you gave me is very important," Ye Xingchen said. "So it's only right that I come here with you."
"So you came with me just to repay this favor?" Bai Zilin looked directly into Ye Xingchen's eyes: "If that's the reason, there's no need for that. It's not a difficult thing for me, and you don't need to feel like you owe me anything."
"Besides, you've helped me so many times and saved me so many times. I'd be willing to die for you."
"That's not what I meant." Ye Xingchen smiled wryly, then hesitated before saying, "If you ever have any problems you can't solve in the future, feel free to come to me."
"After all this talk, you still feel indebted to me even though you helped me." Bai Zilin stared at Ye Xingchen.
"That's two different things." Ye Xingchen looked up and said with a smile, "I'll take you home."
"Escape?" Bai Zilin stared intently at Ye Xingchen.
"..." Ye Xingchen felt overwhelmed. What was this woman doing? Was she going to confess her feelings?
"Actually, I..." Bai Zilin gritted her teeth, wanting to express her true feelings.
She knew that even if she spoke out, it might not have any effect, but she still wanted to speak out, so that at least she wouldn't have any regrets.
"Hey, look over there, there's some trouble. As a police officer, shouldn't you go check it out?" Ye Xingchen said, pointing to a drunk man walking out of a hotel.
Indeed, these drunkards were quite intoxicated and seemed poised to cause trouble. Moreover, the two groups were on the verge of a fight.
Bai Zilin gave Ye Xingchen a resentful look, then reached behind her and pulled out the handcuffs from her waist. As she walked over, she said sternly, "What are you doing? Police, all of you, step back and keep your distance."
These two groups of people are indeed quite powerful. One is bald and the other is a burly man. They belong to different underground forces.
Yanjing, after all, is a major city in China, and it has extremely strict control over underground forces.
The Tang family exists to keep these underground forces in check, but recently the leaders of their branches in Yanjing have been changing frequently, fighting for territory and profits, so things are rather chaotic.
Both sides were initially startled upon hearing the word "police," but upon seeing that Bai Zilin was a beautiful girl, they immediately felt relieved.
"Damn it, when did the police get to interfere with what we, the New Beijing Chamber of Commerce, do?" The bald man stroked his sparsely shaved head, trying to show off in front of his underlings. He cursed, "Little girl, don't be so arrogant, or else..."
Bai Zilin was already furious, and since this bald man was a troublemaker, she quickly stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and then threw him over her shoulder.
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