413: A clever counter-espionage plot

As night fell, only a few dim yellow streetlights flickered.

Su Yue returned to his residence with a tired face and casually tossed the phone in his hand onto the bed.

Yuantu Investment had recently experienced many incidents, both big and small, leaving even Su Yue feeling powerless despite his intentions.

Although Lan Zijun had been supporting them from behind, many people had become their opponents.

Goldman Sachs had separately spun off Wang Pai and established Yangpai Group, clearly intending to use Yangpai Group to restrict the development of Yuantu Investment.

As long as Huasheng Group had a chance to retaliate, Yuantu Investment could potentially become their cannon fodder instantly.

Thinking of this, Su Yue rubbed his somewhat sore temples and lay down on the bed without even washing his face.

Originally, he thought the matter with Nanmen Property had come to an end, but who knew Wang Pai still had other schemes he hadn't used.

At this moment, in the General Manager's office of Yangpai Group, several people stood with their hands behind their backs in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Looking closely, several of them were actually high-level managers from Yuantu Investment.

Wang Pai swirled the red wine glass in his hand, looked back at them, and said, "We've been preparing for a thousand days for this one moment; now we need you."

The high-level managers of Yuantu Investment exchanged glances, their faces full of difficulty, and said, "Do we still have other options now?"

The several people almost simultaneously raised the wine glasses in their hands, clinking them together, which was considered the completion of the task assignment.

In just two short hours, a phone ringtone came from Su Yue's extremely quiet room.

Su Yue sat up with a face full of surprise and casually placed the phone in front of him.

Since Yuantu Investment had been plagued by minor issues, he hadn't dared to sleep deeply, fearing he might miss some important news.

Su Yue squinted his eyes and looked at the number on the screen: "This... President Lan calling me at this time, something's not right."

Normally, Lan Zijun could also handle the internal affairs of Yuantu Investment; without special circumstances, she would absolutely not call.

Now, Lan Zijun's initiative to call him was enough to indicate that many incidents had occurred at Yuantu Investment.

Having no other option, Su Yue could only answer the call: "President Lan, is there something you need me for at this late hour?"

Originally, he thought there was a problem with Nanmen Property, but who knew Lan Zijun's voice sounded very weak.

"I'll give you half an hour. I hope to see you in the Yuantu Investment office."

Before Su Yue could ask anything, the call was already hung up.

Su Yue looked at the phone in his hand with a confused face, his brows furrowed slightly: "This... what on earth happened?"

Since he had acquired the shares of the three hotels, Su Yue admitted to himself that he hadn't stayed at Yuantu Investment for some time.

Now, Lan Zijun's initiative to message him surely meant she hoped he would come to Yuantu Investment to explain something.

In less than twenty minutes, Su Yue drove to Yuantu Investment and went directly to Lan Zijun's office.

At this moment, there were many people in Lan Zijun's office, and almost everyone's expression looked very grim.

Lan Zijun threw several forms in front of Su Yue: "Look at the content inside, what's going on with that money?"

Although she didn't lose her temper, Su Yue could hear the strong anger contained within her heart.

Since Su Yue didn't know what they had investigated, he quietly moved closer to Lan Zijun and took the forms.

The data in the forms was shocking, as if the entire Yuantu Investment had been hollowed out.

Even if Su Yue needed money, he couldn't possibly use such methods to get the money back.

He quickly placed the forms on the table: "Could you explain to me, what exactly is going on?"

Without even understanding the full story, Su Yue naturally had no way to give them an explanation.

Lan Zijun saw Su Yue's gaze on her and pointed to the others in the office: "You ask them."

Although Su Yue hadn't actively sought out these people, he knew they should all be veteran Ministers of Yuantu Investment.

At this moment, they should have many projects in their hands, but he didn't know why they were looking for Lan Zijun.

When the person at the very front heard that Lan Zijun needed his explanation, he quickly came to Su Yue: "General Manager Su, please take a look."

Su Yue leaned next to him, his face full of curiosity, wanting to see what he needed him for.

He pointed to the data in the forms: "These are the funds your three hotels under your name recently needed to use, it's too much."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the capital chain on the account was extremely abnormal, clearly suspected of being laundered.

Su Yue looked at the man vaguely bringing up such a sensitive topic, his face full of seriousness: "Are you suspecting me?"

He had done so much for Yuantu Investment and had never made any demands on Lan Zijun.

No one expected that the people present actually wanted to trouble Su Yue, seemingly wanting him to explain to them.

The man was worried that Su Yue and Lan Zijun wouldn't believe him, so he quickly pointed to his badge: "I am specifically responsible for project control."

This meant that all fund flows needed to pass through his hands before they could appear on other projects.

Only Su Yue's project at Yuantu Investment didn't require him, so he could only suspect Su Yue.

Seeing the man's implicit disbelief, Su Yue involuntarily came to Lan Zijun: "I want to hear your opinion."

In his eyes, as long as Lan Zijun said he was wrong, he could turn around and leave.

Now, he held shares in three companies, and leaving Yuantu Investment would be as easy as turning his hand.

The most crucial point was that only he could directly contend with Huasheng Group at Yuantu Investment.

As long as Su Yue turned around and left Yuantu Investment, he believed Huasheng Group would immediately merge with Yuantu Investment.

By then, none of the people currently standing in the office could share Lan Zijun's worries or solve her difficulties.

Lan Zijun saw that Su Yue's eyes were slightly off and quickly said, "You misunderstood me, I want you to help me take a look."

Before Su Yue came here, Lan Zijun thought Su Yue was a bit too arrogant.

Now that he appeared in the office, Lan Zijun felt that Su Yue hadn't done anything out of line from beginning to end.

In just half a minute, Su Yue seemed to have figured something out and walked in front of those people: "Please step outside first."

There were secrets among the high-level staff at Yuantu Investment, and Su Yue was unwilling to share some secrets with these distrustful people.

The department executives exchanged glances and walked outside, having no intention of staying here.

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As the door closed, Su Yue came to Lan Zijun: "Don't you think the whole thing is too coincidental?"

When Lan Zijun heard that Su Yue implicitly meant to remind her, her face was full of surprise: "What do you mean?"

Su Yue saw Lan Zijun's gaze on him and took a deep breath: "I'm thinking if it could be a counter-espionage plot."

Although military books are all rules for teaching people how to fight wars, these strategies are equally effective when used in a match.

If Su Yue is the only useful person at Yuantu Investment, why wouldn't they get rid of him? That way, they would be the kings.

Su Yue could be considered a hundred percent veteran at Yuantu Investment; as long as he was driven away, other useful veterans would also resign.

Yuantu Investment without strength is like a toothless tiger that anyone can bully a few times.

Lan Zijun carefully analyzed Su Yue's words and found them very reasonable.

Because what Lan Zijun needed was a solution to the problem, not Su Yue's explanation.

Su Yue sat across from Lan Zijun's desk, pondered for a moment, and said, "You first temporarily seal this information and hand it over to me."

When she heard Su Yue's familiar words, she immediately agreed: "I just wanted to entrust this matter to you."

Since the blame was placed on him, only he had the power to clear it; others couldn't do anything about it.

In just ten minutes, Su Yue walked out of the office, his face full of seriousness.

He already had a simple plan in his mind: as long as he found the money's final destination, he would definitely be able to find the people behind it.

Su Yue dialed Liu Long's number, wanting to ask if Liu Long was involved.

As the General Manager of the three hotels, Su Yue certainly wouldn't believe it if he said he knew nothing at all.

Perhaps because it was late at night, Liu Long was slow to answer the phone, adding a layer of suspicion for Su Yue out of thin air.

Sitting in their positions, the thoughts in their minds were much more numerous than others'.

Since Liu Long wasn't answering the phone, Su Yue could only take the initiative to go to Liu Long's residence.

They had been to Liu Long's residence before, so Su Yue knew exactly where Liu Long lived.

Along with a burst of violent knocking, Liu Long's dissatisfied voice came from inside: "Who is it, in the middle of the night?"

He thought someone was disturbing the residents, and angrily opened the door.

When he saw Su Yue standing at the door, his sleepiness was gone.

Liu Long looked at Su Yue with a face full of surprise and couldn't help but say to Su Yue, "General Manager Su, why are you here at this time?"

Su Yue subconsciously glanced inside the room and chuckled softly: "What? Are you not going to invite me in for a sit?"

Since Liu Long had a history of betrayal, Su Yue really didn't know if Liu Long would betray him again.

When Liu Long saw Su Yue's wary face, he quickly moved aside: "Of course, please come in with me."

The two came to the living room. Liu Long quickly poured a glass of water and placed it on the table: "May I ask what you need me for?"

Su Yue glanced at Liu Long with a helpless look: "Do you have the recent accounts for the three hotels?"

Liu Long knew something must have happened to Su Yue, but he didn't expect him to come and check his accounts right away.

He walked to the computer with a face full of anger: "Yes, you're not suspecting me of taking your money, are you?"

Yuantu Investment had given the three hotels a lot of money, and many people would surely be tempted by it.

But Liu Long told himself he had betrayed Yuantu Investment once, and he absolutely wouldn't betray it a second time.

Seeing that Liu Long was implicitly getting angry, Su Yue took out his phone and placed it in front of him: "Look at this."

Liu Long didn't understand what Su Yue wanted him to see. He angrily picked up the phone and found a series of records on it.

He shook his head with a face full of surprise: "I haven't received this sum of money yet."

Late at night, all the hotel managers were resting, and no one would pay attention to an extra sum of money on the bill.

Su Yue learned that even Liu Long didn't know about the extra money in the account and took a deep breath: "Get Liu Sheng and General Manager Guo here."

The situation was very serious. Without their help, he believed Yuantu Investment would collapse from within.

Liu Long also saw that someone was trying to frame them, so he quickly picked up his phone and called both of them.

In just one hour, the three of them were already sitting in the conference room.

Su Yue arrived late, walked to the head of the conference room, and slapped the bill statement he had just retrieved onto the table.

"Take a look, this is the money that was just transferred back. What exactly is going on?"

General Manager Guo and Liu Sheng both shook their heads with faces full of confusion: "We didn't ask you for help."

The hotels had only taken the first batch of investment funds and had not applied for any so-called investments afterward.

Now, Yuantu Investment had inexplicably provided them with a sum of money, which even they found very strange.

Su Yue saw that none of them knew about the transfer and pondered for a moment: "Do you have the proper procedures in your hands?"

Both shook their heads simultaneously: "I can guarantee you, we absolutely did not ask you for any other investments."

Now, the operating revenue of the three hotels was enough for them to be self-sufficient, so why would they demand other compensation?

Su Yue learned the truth of the matter from their mouths and called Lan Zijun in front of them.

At this moment, Lan Zijun was sitting in her office waiting for Su Yue's call and answered it immediately.

"General Manager Su, you can speak freely."

There were no other people in her office, meaning no one could overhear their conversation.

Su Yue took a deep breath: "This money was transferred three or four hours ago, and none of us know the source of this money."

Although the money was indeed in their accounts, no one had ever asked them for this sum.

Lan Zijun learned that none of the three hotels had applied for the funds, and her brows furrowed slightly: "I will investigate this thoroughly."

As the call ended, the two men came to Su Yue: "General Manager Su, you have to believe us, we wouldn't do..."

Before the two could say anything, Su Yue shrugged indifferently: "Put your minds at ease, she will investigate."

As a veteran figure of Yuantu Investment, Su Yue had no reason whatsoever to believe that Lan Zijun would target him.

In just half an hour, Liu Long seemed to have found something on his phone and leaned towards Su Yue: "General Manager Su, look... the funds seem to have branches."

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