266 Paper Bag (2/2)

Following that, Ol' K helpfully pulled up the details on the current situation of these companies. The many contracts, the doubled and tripled investment, the opening of branches, and so on…

It was as if they had opened a cheat, and these companies expanded smoothly and without errors. Examples of failed investments or losses were non-existent, and the profit margin kept going up and up and up. Whatever they invested in, they would gain. Whatever they designed, they would profit…

Well, such was money-laundering. The most important thing was 'profit', or else how were they going to turn the illegal money into legal money?

Of course, Ye Shuang did not think that this was all that surprising, but in Qin Chu's eyes, these were impossible phenomena. ”These accounts… Could it be that there is someone behind Xia Cheng who stayed back to help these companies after he left?”

Without a powerful background, such a profitable situation was impossible.

Ye Shuang smiled mysteriously. ”For now, we cannot provide further explanation, but if you are willing, we can talk about the possibility of cooperation and further investigation…”

…

After they left the café, Ye Shuang drank a lot but ate little. After all, it was difficult to talk business with Qin Chu; the man was a real successful businessman. He left no stone unturned and focused on every detail. She barely had enough time to come up with the answers, so how was she able to order things to eat?

However, other than the hungry stomach, Ye Shuang still managed to leave with a cheque of 2,000,000 Hong Kong dollars in her pocket. That might not have looked like much, but if combined with the money from Lin Yu, it would be quite a large sum.

”Looks like that Qin Chu's curiosity is not that strong after all. In the end, he still came to us to help him complete the investigation, right?” Su Zheng got into the passenger seat and grumbled after she put on the seatbelt.

”That is my mistake. After all, he has more experience than we do in this field. If he was curious about everything, then he wouldn't be a good businessman.” Ye Shuang sighed and explained, ”But he is curious to a certain degree, and it is related to the suspicion that he had for our relationship with Xia Cheng… I feel like even though he has not yet guessed the truth, he knows that we have something to settle with Xia Cheng.”

In the end, Qin Chu was willing to fork out the money, and it was due to the threat that came directly from Xia Cheng. Even though Xia Cheng was not working at Qin Chu's Huan Chen, the companies that Xia Cheng worked at before all had a huge expansion. That was a reality.

Even though these 'expansion' was merely on paper and did not have much actual influence, the standard taken by businessmen was actually based on that data. Based on the current situation at Xiang Jiang, the market was only so big. Huan Chen and Tian Wang were currently situated in a delicate balance; every small step would be able to topple the other. Therefore, if Tian Wang really expanded, it was obvious that the expansion would come from the consumption of Huan Chen's territory.

Just for this possibility, Qin Chu was willing to pay the money to buy some insurance. Su Zheng turned around, and she asked with a giggle, ”Are we going to lie to Mr. Lin with the same method?”

”It's not really lying. We're merely helping them clean up their working environment.” Ye Shuang insisted that she was doing a good thing and not doing something that was morally questionable.

After correcting Su Zheng, as Ye Shuang drove away from the café, she said thoughtfully, ”We could reveal a bit more to Lin Yu. It's true that those companies have grown on the surface, but in reality, they've become someone else's puppet. These companies became tools for the organization behind Xia Cheng to launder money. I feel like Lin Yu should know how to choose.”

”Actually, there's a simpler method.” Su Zheng gripped her hands. After Ye Shuang turned around, she said, ”We'll trick Xiao Xia; Xiao Xia is the most easily tricked! Then, we'll get Xiao Xia to talk to Lin Yu. I'm sure he'll be willing to cough out the money then!”

”…Good idea.”