"What trouble? Where are you, and why can’t you come?"
The one who coldly asked this question wasn’t Wan Xingyi, but Xue Mingyuan, who could no longer hold back.
"Uh, bro, you’re here... well, it’s nothing major, just a little trouble with cash flow. Don’t worry, once this period is over, I’ll buy back the shares."
"Buy back? You hold 5% of Xueren Group’s shares. Do you know what impact such a concentrated sell-off would have on the group!"
Xue Mingyuan instantly became furious, but then he thought of something and calmed down again, "Fu Han, be honest with me, what’s really going on?"
"There’s really nothing, haha, bro, uh, I’m abroad, the signal’s not great, let’s talk later..."
Beep beep!
Hearing the busy tone from the other end of the phone, Wan Xingyi glanced at Xue Mingyuan’s extremely unpleasant face, feeling both intimidated and utterly bewildered.
He understood why Xue Mingyuan was so angry, because Fu Han wasn’t just a business partner; more importantly... he was Xue Mingyuan’s childhood friend, growing up in the same alley!
Furthermore, Fu Han’s current wife is also a relative of Xue Mingyuan, and it was with Xue Mingyuan’s support that Fu Han reached his current position.
But now, Xue Mingyuan was suddenly backstabbed by this person, which no one could remain calm over.
Bang!
Xue Mingyuan threw the lighter in his hand with force. Before he could vent further, the phone rang again.
But this time, it was Xue Mingyuan’s phone ringing.
Xue Mingyuan, trembling, took out his phone. Upon answering, a sharp female voice laced with rage came through:
"Xue Mingyuan, you bastard, tell me, what on earth have you done to incur rage from heaven and men..."
Listening to this voice from the side, Wan Xingyi felt even more confused.
This voice belonged to the nominally largest shareholder and current chairwoman of Xueren Group’s board, most importantly, she was Xue Mingyuan’s ex-wife.
The marriage, once a perfect union of families, erupted in a series of problems after the Xue family declined, but due to entanglements of interests, they still had many business dealings, and the position of chairwoman was Xue Mingyuan’s compensation to her.
Or rather, it was the price he had to pay for using her resources in the past.
In Wan Xingyi’s impression, Xue Mingyuan’s ex-wife, who always maintained a graceful demeanor, had never spoken to him in this manner. This was clearly a reaction to some unexpected change that had infuriated her.
"Xuelan, calm down. I’ve just received two calls. I might know what’s happening. Someone is targeting me, Xue Mingyuan, but please give me some time..."
Xue Mingyuan, despite being through thick and thin, remained composed and analyzed calmly.
"Time?"
But before Xue Mingyuan could finish reassuring her, she interrupted with a hysterical laugh:
"Do you know? Just a minute ago, I received news that the investigation team formed by the Silver Supervision Committee, Securities Regulatory Commission, and Tax Bureau will enter Xueren Group tomorrow. Tell me, where can you find time, who will give you time!"
"What?!"
Hearing this thunderous news, Xue Mingyuan’s face turned pale, nearly losing his footing, luckily Wan Xingyi supported him in time.
But Wan Xingyi was already shaky himself.
The Securities Regulatory Commission, Silver Supervision Committee along with the Tax Bureau... a task force of this scale is no different from the "Three Judicial Review" of ancient times.
To put it bluntly, this is a catastrophic blow.
Under scrutiny, which listed company dare say it has no problems, let alone Wan Xingyi knew the actual issues within Xueren Group were severe.
But why?
Why!
The time was already late in the evening, who had such power to mobilize such enormous energy instantly and push Xueren Group to the brink.
"Are you wondering who it is... I can tell you clearly, it’s the entire Beijing Circle that wants you dead!"
The woman on the phone continued to sneer, "Xue Mingyuan, oh Xue Mingyuan, I really misjudged you, I thought after all those reckless things in your youth, you’d learned some restraint, I was wrong, you’ve not changed, do you really think you’re the almighty king, you can offend anyone?"
"Xue Mingyuan, I hate you, if you die it’s fine, but why drag me down... tomorrow morning at eight, be at the company meeting room promptly, I’m telling you, I’ve already called an emergency board meeting, if you have any decency left, confess to the investigation team yourself..."
Beep!
The woman continued her tirade with venomous words Xue Mingyuan had never heard in his life, but in his daze, he couldn’t hear it anymore.
He hung up unconsciously, only repeating the information she revealed in a low voice.
"The entire Beijing Circle, the entire Beijing Circle... haha..."
Bzzz! Bzzz!
The phones kept ringing incessantly, both Wan Xingyi’s and Xue Mingyuan’s phones were buzzing non-stop, with different people frantically calling.
Each time he picked up a call, Wan Xingyi’s face went a shade paler with fear. Until later, he stopped answering the phone and sat in silence for a while, suddenly jumping up, lighting a cigarette for Xue Mingyuan, then kneeling and hugging Xue Mingyuan’s leg.