179 Cooperation (1/2)
Anthony had good impression of Sister Shuang, but he had nothing to say of Brother Shuang. It was complete opposite for An Zixuan; Sister Shuang gave him a bad impression due to the event that happened at the nightclub while his first meeting with Brother Shuang already left him with a good impression.
The meeting of these two men that had a different taste from certain perspective naturally would have conflict. For example, when Anthony mocked Ye Shuang's male form, An Zixuan saw it as disrespect to his idol. Thankfully, Ye Shuang did not mind this type of problem, and she had gotten used to Anthony's personality. The affection level that she gained on her two forms were separated, so she did not mind it.
”Let me make the introductions. This is Anthony and An Zixuan… I'm sure you already know each other.” Ye Shuang ignored Anthony's snide comments and proceeded to the real topic. ”Mr. An keeps getting harassment by people from Xi Hwa Organization. I believe Tony might be interested in these people.”
Anthony was removing his hat and scarf to hang on the hat rack when he turned around with a brow raised. ”Oh, so those little cuties have been partying with you? No wonder it has been so quiet over here.”
An Zixuan branded Anthony with a cold gaze. ”What do you plan to do‽”
Since Ye Shuang had mentioned cooperation and it was for the sake of the family business, he would consider working together with this man, but even so, An Zixuan still did not have much affection for this smiling baby face.
Other than the time he was led astray by the illusion of love, An Zixuan was a person who was good at capturing other people's thoughts. He could tell a person's intention based on his instinct and came up with the option that would be more beneficial to himself.
For example, this Anthony. An Zixuan knew that he was not as harmless and cute as he appeared. However, since Anthony was not standing in the opposing camp, An Zixuan ignored that and raised his guard unconsciously.
Anthony took out a laptop from his bag with a smile. He sat on the sofa and started working on the laptop. An Zixuan felt this action looked weirdly familiar, and then he understood it when he moved his gaze to the left. Just as Anthony made his move, Ye Shuang also took out her laptop to record something.
Suddenly, he felt left out.
”Hey! How did you know my wireless password?” Anthony grumbled as he typed on his computer. ”And the password to my room door.”
Ye Shuang was too lazy to reply. She raised his eyes and said, ”My partner and I share working computers and information. Is there a problem?”
Now that made sense. Giving face to Sister Shuang, Anthony pouted but did not say anything. Not long after that, Anthony turned his screen toward An Zixuan. It had a map of San Lin City that was fully marked with small red dots. When the cursor moved toward them, they would reveal some lines of data. ”The organization's network has started to grow; your family's company is just one of them. Of course, the size is also the largest, but now I've removed that threat… take a look at this.”
Anthony clicked on one of the red dots and pointed at the information that expanded on screen with a gloating smile. He asked An Zixuan, ”Does this look familiar?”
An Zixuan gritted his teeth. Yes, it did look familiar. Was that not the company he started with Xu Jian when they had the plan of moving away from the An family? Of course, the company had later been consumed by Anthony. Now the company name had changed, but the main employees and the channels were still the same.
”Even though I've recovered the assets, I couldn't do anything to the channels that had been made.” Anthony placed his hand under his chin and said, ”They enter the money very quickly. Since it looks good on the account, so this company's running is very stable…
”Basically, their movement is still restricted within this network like A giving business to B and then B to C… To put it simply, it's like you moving the money from your left pocket to your right pocket. It's still among yourself, so there's no need to worry about loss. All they wanted is a channel.”
”But doing business is allowing the asset to grow. What is the purpose of just moving stuff around?” An Zixuan was confused.
”This is money-laundering.” Ye Shuang managed to make it look like she was enjoying a Blue Mountain coffee at some high-end restaurant even though she was just sipping on coke. ”Your companies are just a transit spot for these people. Of course, they wouldn't mind if they can suck you dry in the process, but one wrong step and it might be too attention grabbing. For example, Xu Jian created too big a commotion.”
An Zixuan was shocked. ”Money-laundering‽”