Despite having Chai Laodie's face, Xing Tian exudes an aura that belies his age, making him seem more like a young man than someone in his fifties. This is why Fan Mingyu directly addresses him with "you".
Moreover, Xing Tian's words were particularly shocking. Fan Mingyu even forgot to address his uncles and elders, because for the past two years his father had been saying that money was becoming increasingly difficult to earn, and that profits were not even enough to sustain a profit of tens of millions. He didn't know what things would be like in a few more years.
Then he smiled and said, "But I'm doing alright at my age. It's up to you now. My son is so outstanding, he'll definitely be even more amazing than his dad."
Unfortunately, my father will never have the chance to see how capable I am; all he has left is a state of utter chaos and worry.
Xing Tian gave Fan Mingyu a mysterious smile. "It's a secret, so will you let me turn on the computer or not?"
Fan Mingyu subconsciously looked at Zhou Heng, who said somewhat dejectedly, "It's up to you."
Xing Tian's words shocked not only Fan Mingyu but also Zhou Heng. As for whether Shang Lin had investigated beforehand, they thought it was unlikely. After all, the Fan family's incident had only happened a few days ago, and his actions couldn't have been so swift, unless he had some kind of premonition.
Moreover, they had a basic understanding of Shang Lin's family background. What kind of extraordinary means could an orphan with no parents have been adopted by a godfather with poor eyesight? Even if his godfather's eyesight had improved now, as he said, it was hard to say whether it would relapse in the future.
However, in a sense, Shang Lin can indeed be considered a prophet, but his knowledge doesn't extend to every single thing; it's only a general outline.
Fan Mingyu looked at Shang Lin again, and to his surprise, Shang Lin gave the same reply as Zhou Heng. However, he continued, "It's still a way, isn't it? Since you've chosen to believe me, isn't it a gamble? Since we've already taken the gamble, let's continue."
Fan Mingyu took a deep breath silently, already agreeing with Shang Lin's words, but he didn't say anything, only gesturing for Xing Tian to turn on the computer.
Zhou Heng and Fu Xinyu exchanged glances, then looked at Shang Lin with complicated expressions, feeling that Fan Mingyu and this man seemed to have reached some kind of secret agreement!
But Shang Lin's open and honest demeanor, and the fact that he didn't seem to want to kick someone when they're down, was really strange.
Xing Tian opened Fan's father's computer in just five minutes. There were indeed some important documents and files on the computer, as well as a list of the several mistresses he had kept over the years and how much money he had spent on them.
Xing Tian accidentally opened this file, and what he found shocked him – it could be archived like this?! Fan Mingyu's father is quite the "talent"! Could they follow the clues and recover the money and goods that were wrongfully obtained?
Taling said that Shang Lin was a money-grubber, but compared to Xing Tian, he was really nothing. Xing Tian's mind was full of business ideas, and he didn't want to miss any opportunity to make money.
However, Fan Mingyu, who was standing next to Xing Tian, suddenly saw this and immediately felt furious. With a dark face, he told him to turn it off.
Xing Tian wasn't really interested in gossip; he was just a little surprised to see such a bizarre document, so he obediently closed it, secretly planning to discuss it with Shang Lin privately. Oh, and, now we need to get down to business.
However, Fan Mingyu said to Zhou Heng and Fu Xinyu first, "You two go home and do your homework first. I'll stay at the company for a while."
Zhou Heng glanced at Shang Lin subconsciously, clearly asking Fan Mingyu, "If we leave, where is he?"
Fan Mingyu was wondering how to answer when Shang Lin said, "I've finished my homework, and I can help Fan Mingyu for the next few days."
Fan Mingyu and the other two looked at Shang Lin in unison and asked, "Have you finished your homework?!"
Shang Lin nodded, "Yes, I finished writing it last night."
Fan Mingyu and the other two were all taller than Shang Lin, but at this moment, the way they looked at him was as if they were looking at a master, and they felt a little envious, jealous and resentful.
Zhou Heng said somewhat sullenly, "Then we'll go back first." Fu Xinyu, always following the crowd, hurriedly followed.
Fan Mingyu looked at Shang Lin in disbelief, "How did you finish this? It's seven days' worth of homework."
Shang Lin smiled mysteriously and pointed to his brain, "I have a cheat code here."
Xing Tian muttered to himself, "The sect leader not only has cheat codes, but also external help. My hands are numb from writing all those humanities assignments!"
Fan Mingyu immediately thought of Shang Lin's exceptional shorthand skills, but no matter how good shorthand is, it still requires writing. Could it be that this sect leader truly has extraordinary abilities?
Shang Lin didn't give Fan Mingyu any more time to think and directly asked Xing Tian, "How much debt does the company have? Compile a list as soon as possible and have my cousin chase after it."
As Xing Tian typed on the keyboard, he replied, "I'll do it as soon as possible."
Shang Lin then asked Fan Mingyu, "Besides collecting debts, what else do you plan to do?"
Shang Lin was unaware of the operating model of the Human Realm Company, and even if he did, he wouldn't take on everything; otherwise, when would Fan Mingyu have been able to establish himself?
Fan Mingyu wondered if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that when Shang Lin spoke to his godfather, he didn't seem like a junior facing an elder, but rather like a superior.
This strong sense of incongruity—no, it wasn't just his godfather; he felt the same way when facing She Jinxing. The only difference was that his cousin was at least of the same generation.
Suppressing his unease, Fan Mingyu said very honestly, "My father wanted to change careers when he was alive because he felt he was earning less and less money. My mother also wanted to sell the company and live a stable life. But I still have to study and am a minor, so I can't manage the company. Therefore, I want to handle the current crisis of the company and then find a headhunting company to recruit a professional manager."
Xing Tian immediately looked away from the computer screen and turned to look at Fan Mingyu, suddenly asking an unrelated question, "How old are you?"
Fan Mingyu answered instinctively, "Sixteen, why are you asking this?"
Xing Tian smiled approvingly, "I think you're amazing. As long as you don't go astray, you'll definitely have a place in the business world in the future." Their sect leader has such good judgment.
This young man suddenly experienced a huge change in his family, but he was not defeated. Instead, he actively tried to support the family business. Even though he encountered setbacks everywhere and was surrounded by wolves and tigers, he was still able to think of ways to solve the problems.
Unfortunately, his father was gone, and his mother was indifferent to everything. As a young boy, he was ultimately powerless to help others. If he hadn't met their sect leader, the best outcome would have been as his mother had hoped.
Fan Mingyu was surprised that this person would praise him so much. He subconsciously looked at Shang Lin and asked, "You think so too? Is that why you let me join your sect?"
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