181: Chapter 181 Going Against the Grain

Mr. Chen frowned.

Help them? Not a chance!

They had previously teamed up with Wang Tian to force Chen Ling to sell her company shares. It would be a miracle if Chen Ling was willing to help them!

"Ms. Chen, I don't have the time for jokes right now. If you don't have anything else, I'm hanging up."

Just as Mr. Chen was preparing to hang up, Chen Ling slowly called out to him.

"Don't be in such a hurry. I know you don't believe me, but..."

Chen Ling held the phone while admiring her freshly done manicure, drawing out her words:

"You three are enemies with Shen Yan, and I am also an enemy of Shen Yan. You should understand what I mean, right?"

Since Chen Ling had put it so plainly, the three shareholders weren't fools; how could they not understand?

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Although their relationship wasn't particularly close, if they could bring down Shen Yan together, cooperating first was certainly an option.

"Fine! Where are you now? The three of us will come find you!"

Chen Ling flatly refused him.

"You don't need to come find me. It won't do any good even if you do. I called only to remind you to check your transaction records."

The three shareholders exchanged confused glances, not quite grasping Chen Ling's meaning.

"Why should we check our transaction records?"

Chen Ling rubbed her temples. She felt these three shareholders were incredibly dense.

"If you don't check your transaction records, how will you know if you ever received the acquisition funds?"

Hearing this, the three shareholders' eyes immediately lit up.

That's right!

Shen Yan bought their company. As shareholders, if they never received the purchase funds, the acquisition contract could be completely voided!

Having found a new line of reasoning, Mr. Chen immediately expressed his gratitude to Chen Ling.

"Mr. Chen, thank you. If you hadn't reminded us, we wouldn't have thought of this angle."

Chen Ling curled her lips and replied, "Don't celebrate too early. What if he actually did transfer the acquisition funds to you?"

The three shareholders replied confidently, "Impossible! We never received any acquisition funds from start to finish. We're going to print our Bank statements right now. I refuse to believe that even with this, we can't prove he colluded with Wang Tian!"

Hearing this, Chen Ling said no more. After a few pleasantries, she hung up the phone.

As soon as the call ended, the three shareholders rushed anxiously to the Bank to retrieve their transaction records.

...The next morning.

Shen Yan had just arrived at his office to look at reports when he heard Chen Guangke walk in and say to him:

"Those old fossils are here again. They specifically asked to see you. What do you say? Should you see them?"

Shen Yan put down the report, thought for a moment, and replied to Chen Guangke, "Let's meet them. See what they have to say."

Chen Guangke curled his lip dismissively. "What else could they say? Nothing more than accusing you of colluding with Wang Tian and demanding you obediently get out of the company."

"In my opinion, they're just old, and their brains have rusted over."

Hearing this, Shen Yan chuckled. He noticed that Chen Guangke was becoming smarter and his tongue sharper.

"Alright, alright. Have them come to my office to talk."

Chen Guangke reluctantly nodded in agreement, then went out to call people in.

A moment later.

The three shareholders were brought into the office.

As soon as he saw them, Shen Yan stood up and led them to sit on the sofa.

"You wanted to talk to me, so sit down."

The three shareholders snorted coldly and sat down on the sofa, one on the left, one in the middle, and one on the right.

"We are here today for one reason only: to tell you that we have evidence regarding your collusion with Wang Tian!"

As soon as the words fell.

Shen Yan looked genuinely surprised and retorted, "Oh! You found it? Then why aren't you rushing to call the police!"

The three shareholders were choked by his retort, almost unable to catch their breath.

After catching their breath, Mr. Chen pointed at Shen Yan's nose and shouted, "Do you think we don't want to call the police? We are just giving you some respect and an opportunity!"

Shen Yan smiled faintly, "No, no, no. We don't have any friendship between us. Why bother giving me respect and opportunities? Just call the police directly. I won't hold a grudge against you."

The three shareholders realized they couldn't win the argument with Shen Yan, so they shifted the topic to the acquisition contract.

"Do you think that just because you and Wang Tian set up an acquisition contract trap, we have no other way to deal with you?"

"I'm telling you, we didn't sign those documents. Once we sue, you let the court find a third party to authenticate the handwriting, and your trap with Wang Tian will be exposed!"

"By then, it will be too late for you to beg us to let you off!"

After listening, Shen Yan couldn't help but nod. "Oh my, I'm really scared. What should I do? I'm so scared!"

The three shareholders were completely enraged by Shen Yan's sarcastic tone.

Director Jiang angrily stood up and berated Shen Yan, "Shen Yan! Do you really think we have no way to deal with you? We'll tell you the truth! We have already retrieved the transaction records from our respective accounts!"

"As long as the court verifies that we did not receive the funds for the acquisition contract, your acquisition contract will automatically become void! By then, everything you've done and all the profits you've made in this company will belong to us!"

Director He chimed in beside him, "That's right. So, be sensible and get out of the company yourself. As long as you leave voluntarily, we won't pursue this matter with you anymore!"

Looking at the three red-faced men in front of him, Shen Yan sighed inwardly. Old Chen was really getting more impressive; he could even predict everything these three were about to say.

While secretly admiring this, he curled his lips and said to the three shareholders, "Yes, everything you said is correct. Then hurry up and call the police, or rather, hurry up and sue. Let the court verify whether your acquisition funds have arrived."

Hearing this, the three shareholders were stunned.

They hadn't expected Shen Yan's reaction to be so calm upon hearing this, nor had they expected Shen Yan to proactively suggest they call the police or sue.

"You... You..."

Seeing that the three of them gaped for a long time but couldn't utter a coherent word.

Shen Yan sighed, took out his phone, and dialed three numbers.

"Hello, I want to report a crime. Someone is accusing me of job fraud. Yes, please come over."

After saying that, he smoothly and directly hung up the phone.

This action completely stunned the three shareholders.

"Why are you calling the police?!"

Shen Yan slowly picked up his teacup and took two sips. "Didn't you just say it? That whether I called the police or sued, I would definitely be finished."

"Since that's the case, I'll help you out and let myself be finished quickly."

After saying that, he even smiled at the three shareholders.