The sky is clear, the sun is shining, and there is a charming golden beach. A group of handsome guys in swimming trunks and beauties in bikinis are playing in the clear blue sea. Lin Zhou, with sunscreen all over his body, shows off his well-proportioned muscles. He leans lazily on a lounge chair under a parasol, drinking juice leisurely.
Suddenly, the cell phone on the table rang. He slowly put down the juice cup, picked up the phone, looked at the caller ID, raised his eyebrows, and pressed the call button.
"Hey, Mr. Lin, when did you become so concerned about me that you kept calling me for several days in a row?" he asked jokingly.
On the other end of the phone, Lin Feng's voice was cold, and he said straight to the point: "Su Ling transferred 10 million to your account."
Lin Zhou straightened his upper body and sat cross-legged on the chair, unhurried. "Our company recently developed a new project. Su Ling is very interested and has invested 10 million. I have the project details here. How about sending it to you?"
Ten million is not a small sum. Lin Feng only needs to check the bank details to know where the money went. So why would he be so foolish as to hand over the bank card directly to Su Ling and let Lin Feng track and investigate a single account? Of course, it was invested in the company's projects, becoming a clean account payment, breaking the whole into small amounts, making it impossible for Lin Feng to get his hands on it.
As for the 10 million in Su Ling's hands, he opened another account and used it in the account of her husband Fu Heng.
If Lin Feng wanted to check Fu Heng's account, he would have to spend some time and use unconventional methods. Fu Heng was no rookie, so how could he allow himself to be slaughtered? And Lin Feng probably disdained to do anything despicable, so calling him directly was the simplest and clearest way.
As Su Ling's good friend, Lin Zhou has the responsibility and obligation to cover for him. As long as Su Ling doesn't let go, he can't betray him.
There was silence on the other end of the line for half a minute. Lin Zhou thought the other party had given up and was about to hang up when Lin Feng suddenly asked in a low voice, "Is he... okay?"
Lin Zhou was startled by this affectionate question and replied subconsciously, "He's fine."
After saying this, he pulled his hair in frustration. Isn't this just admitting his guilt?
I was actually tricked by this sultry and cunning guy by accident!
Lin Zhou looked depressed and decided to throw in the towel. He said frankly, "I know where Su Ling is, but I won't tell you unless Su Ling has figured it out and contacts you. Otherwise, you should find him on your own and ask for his forgiveness. Of course, I don't know what went wrong in your relationship and I have no right to blame you, but as a friend, I still have to say, Master Lin, haven't you been on too many business trips this year? A husband and wife are rarely together and there's a lack of communication. Isn't it only a matter of time before their relationship breaks down?"
"Click——" The sound of the phone being hung up responded to him.
Lin Zhou shrugged, complaining in his heart. With such a temper, it was a miracle that Su Ling hadn't suffocated him for three years.
"What's wrong?" Fu Heng came back with two large cups of ice cream in his hands and saw his lover staring at the phone and pouting.
Lin Zhou looked up when he heard the sound, his eyes lit up when he saw the ice cream, he reached out to take it, and licked it with his tongue like a cat.
"Lin Feng called me again." He said vaguely.
"Looking for Su Ling?" Fu Heng put another cup of ice cream on the table, a smile on his handsome face, and looked at Lin Zhou gently.
"Lidya Su wants to divorce him, so of course he's anxious." Lin Zhou nudged him on the waist with his elbow and said, "The Lin Feng family is powerful. If Lin Feng can't get any information from me, he'll definitely take a different approach and start with you. You have to hold him back and don't let him coerce you!"
The partner went through thick and thin for his friend and provoked a big devil, but Fu Heng not only did not blame him, but instead looked doting on him.
"I can only last three months at most." He held up three fingers.
Lin Zhou bit his spoon and asked, "Is the gap so big?"
Fu Heng patted his shoulder and nodded affirmatively: "Big."
This wasn't self-deprecation; the gap between the two was stark. Fu Lin Group, a three-year-old electronics company with a market capitalization of tens of billions, had emerged as a rising star, securing a significant position in Country Z's tech landscape.
The Lin family has a history of a hundred years. Having experienced turbulent times, they not only escaped unscathed but also preserved their strength and made contributions in that war. They are a truly prominent family.
Over the past two decades, the Lin Group has grown increasingly powerful, encompassing multiple sectors and establishing a vast business empire with a significant international presence. If the Fu Lin Group were to attempt to challenge the Lin Group, it would be like trying to hit a rock with an egg.
After hearing Fu Heng's analysis, Lin Zhou was confused. "What should I do? I think I've caused you trouble?"
Fu Heng smiled and reassured: "Don't worry, Fulin Group will be fine."
Lin Zhou asked, "What if?"
Fu Heng shook his head: "I have some understanding of Lin Feng's character. He is not the kind of unreasonable person. You and Su Ling are friends. If he touches you, what will Su Ling think when he finds out? I'm afraid the relationship between the two of you will be even more irreparable."
Lin Zhou touched his chin. "That's true."
Fu Heng said, "So, there's no need to worry about it."
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Lin's Private Hospital——
Xu Yunzhuo secretly looked at the man on the hospital bed.
After finishing the call, Mr. Lin remained silent for ten minutes. There was no expression on his handsome face, and no emotion could be seen.
Did the talks break down?
After hesitating for a moment, Xu Yunzhuo cautiously asked, "Mr. Lin, does Fulin Group want to..."
"No need." Lin Feng put down his phone and said calmly, "No need to make things complicated."
Xu Yunzhuo understood immediately. "Yes."
Mrs. Lin's disappearance remained a secret for the time being. Mr. Lin had concealed it from both the master and the old lady, as he didn't want too many people to know. However, for Xu Yunzhuo, losing the connection to Lin Zhou was a real shame. Fortunately, even with that connection gone, he found another clue.
"Mr. Lin, my wife's first flight is heading to City H." Xu Yunzhuo opened the folder in his hand, took out a piece of paper, and handed it to Lin Feng respectfully.
To be honest, when Xu Yunzhuo got the copy of Mrs. Lin's ID the day before yesterday and saw the identity information and photo on it, he was shocked.
He had been Mr. Lin's assistant for three years and knew that he had married young, but he had never known that Mrs. Lin was a man! And he was a handsome man with an elegant temperament.
Even her ID photos look so good, how good-looking is she in real life?
No wonder Mr. Lin kept his wife hidden so well and never brought her to any banquets, for fear that she would be coveted by others.
Lin Feng held the thin paper and looked at the ticket information printed on it. He found that after Su Ling arrived in City H, he also bought plane tickets to City A and City D.
"Is there a boarding record?" He pointed to the flights to City A and City D.
Xu Yunzhuo said: "Yes."
Flights to City A and City D were only half an hour apart, yet Mrs. Lin was on both. This was quite unexpected! Mrs. Lin clearly knew that President Lin would track him down, so she deliberately created a fog bomb to confuse others. Now he couldn't be sure whether Mrs. Lin was in City H, or had gone to City A or City D.
Lin Feng put down the paper, picked up Su Ling's phone, pressed the power button, and the phone screen lit up, but without a password or fingerprint, it could not be unlocked.
Xu Yunzhuo said, "Madam's mobile phone number has a high-level customer service password, and the DX business hall refuses to print call records."
After finding out this, he actually had some respect for his wife. Her whereabouts were so confusing that it was impossible to trace her. Was she determined to get a divorce?
Feeling a little guilty, Xu Yunzhuo asked tentatively, "Boss Lin, is there any other way?"
Lin Feng stared at him with a deep gaze, which made Xu Yunzhuo's back shiver. After a while, he said, "Not for now."
Xu Yunzhuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He actually didn't like using improper means to gather information, as that would inevitably lead to him owing favors to others and leaving behind some unnecessary evidence.
"Focus on H City." Lin Feng said.
Xu Yunzhuo was stunned: "Boss Lin thinks that Madam is most likely still staying in H City?"
"Yeah." Lin Feng put away his phone, leaned back on the pillow, and closed his eyes to rest.
Xu Yunzhuo knew he was tired and was about to leave. As he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something and said, "As for H City, I remember Minister Lin bid for a piece of land there years ago."
This Minister Lin is named Lin Zhiyuan. He is the person in charge of the company's real estate development projects and the eldest cousin of General Manager Lin.
City H is a second-tier city, far less developed than City S. It is intriguing that 2 billion yuan was spent to bid for a piece of land there.
Lin Feng waved to Xu Yunzhuo to indicate that he understood.
Xu Yunzhuo said nothing more, quietly left the ward and closed the door.
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Stone Creek Village——
The fifteen-day tea picking activity finally ended. The total tea production of Phoenix Mountain this time was 9,870 kilograms. The three tea merchants were very happy. They paid the balance happily and left with the tea picking team.
Su Ling sat in the village committee as an accountant, his slender fingers constantly pressing on the calculator like playing the piano.
Besides the tractor transportation fees for the past two weeks, he still had to pay wages to over 200 villagers. Second Grandpa hired villagers to plant tea trees, and every tea picking season, he settled their wages. As soon as the tea merchants left yesterday, the villagers happily lined up at the village committee to get their pay.
With the village committee supervising the work, Su Ling didn't worry about anyone claiming the wages fraudulently. He could calculate everyone's wages based on the working hours recorded on the form.
Thanks to the popularity of smart phones, no matter how backward the countryside is, everyone has a mobile phone, and wages can be paid directly through WeChat or Alipay, saving Su Ling from going to the bank to withdraw huge amounts of cash.
In previous years, it was Mr. Su who sat in the village committee office to distribute money, but this year it was replaced by a young and handsome young man. When some unmarried girls saw him, they couldn't help but fall in love with him. When they sat in front of Su Ling waiting for their wages, they all blushed and looked shy.
Su Ling handled these admiring glances indifferently. The diamond ring on the ring finger of his left hand sparkled, indicating the fact that he was married.
Originally, he had never thought about wearing a ring. After leaving S City and coming to Shixi Village, he took off the wedding ring he had worn for three years. But a few days ago, the matchmaker from the village walked into his house, smiling coquettishly and wanting to arrange a marriage for him. He decisively put the diamond ring in the drawer back on his hand.
When the matchmaker learned that he was already married, she looked regretful and left muttering to herself.
After handing out money to the girl sitting in the front, Su Ling said, "Next, Zhang Cuihua."
When Zhang Cuihua heard her name, she immediately pushed aside the person in front of her and sat opposite Su Ling.
"Brother Su, I am Zhang Cuihua." She said in a coquettish voice.
Su Ling's eyebrows jumped, but he said calmly: "Hello, your salary is 3,300 yuan in total. Please check the working hours. If they are correct, please sign here."
Zhang Cuihua saw that Su Ling didn't even look at her, so she curled her lips, took the form to check it, and was about to sign it when she suddenly said in confusion: "Oh? That's not right! I clearly work a full eight hours every day, why is it only counted for six hours?"
This attendance form was given to Su Ling by the deputy director of the village committee. Su Ling could not answer Zhang Cuihua's question and could only ask Li Yue'e, the deputy director sitting next to him.
Li Yue'e, a middle-aged woman in her forties with a high school education, had worked in the village committee for ten years, becoming deputy director three years ago and overseeing the tea plantation. When Zhang Cuihua questioned her, she blushed and said unkindly, "How can you say it's a shortfall? You go up the mountain at 8 a.m. every day, come down for lunch at 11 p.m., and then go up at 1:30 p.m. and down at 4:30 p.m., a total of six hours a day. It's not wrong!"
Zhang Cuihua was anxious: "I bring lunch up the mountain every day and never come down before noon."
Li Yue'e glared at her. "Are you saying I remembered it wrong?"
Zhang Cuihua was stubborn and retorted, "You must have remembered it wrong! I clearly worked the full eight hours, why did they deduct two hours from me?"
She looked down at the chart again and saw that Li Guo, who was next in line, worked eight hours a day. She immediately started yelling, "Li Guo is the one who goes down the mountain to eat lunch. Director, did you get it wrong?"
Li Guo, who was at the back of the line, looked at Li Yue'e in surprise when he heard this. Li Yue'e was furious and said, "Zhang Cuihua, what do you mean?"
Zhang Cuihua bit her lip and looked at Su Ling for help.
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