78: The mysterious man is Su Yue? Impossible!

Being implicated by Lin Jia was, in Su Yue's view, a very possible answer.

After all, he and Lin Jia were roommates, living under the same roof for two years. It was definitely a case of 'proximity to the water,' spending every day together. Among Lin Jia's suitors, it was likely that quite a few were green with envy towards him.

Furthermore, the reason Lin Jia chose to share an apartment with Su Yue instead of renting the place by herself was primarily for safety.

With Su Yue living on the first floor, Lin Jia, who lived on the second floor, essentially had an extra layer of security. And this security, in the eyes of those who wished Lin Jia harm, was naturally an obstacle.

Su Yue felt a bit depressed, but amidst the depression, there was also a sense of relief.

Scientists say that men who marry beautiful women die young. Although he didn't know if the person who said this was a real scientist or a charlatan, or what data was used as the basis, Su Yue still agreed with this theory.

Because beautiful women are indeed troublemakers, and it has been this way since ancient times.

Given Lin Jia's looks, her potential for causing trouble was off the charts. If she were placed in ancient times, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she could bring down a country or two.

And in modern times, a man fortunate enough to marry Lin Jia would naturally be full of happiness, but also full of troubles. Because he would be caught in an endless battle with competitors, unaware of how many people were lurking in the shadows, eyeing his position, and ready to cuckold him.

Su Yue wasn't facing this kind of trouble this time, but he was still caught in the crossfire, and that was the reason for his depression.

However, the possibility of encountering life-threatening danger had always been a heavy stone pressing on Su Yue's heart.

Because he had no idea where the danger originated from, let alone how to prepare for it in advance. But now, he finally had a possible direction, which made things simpler.

Solving Lin Jia's trouble was equivalent to solving his own trouble!

Seeing a possible solution to the biggest worry in his heart, Su Yue relaxed considerably. He closed his laptop screen.

It would take time for Lin Jia to gather information, and the Intelligence Outpost also had its own cycle for acquiring new intelligence.

All he could do now was wait, and while waiting, he might as well finish the renovations on the yard and bedroom.

...

Because he had run around to many places during the day, Su Yue went to bed early. But in the bedroom on the second floor, Lin Jia had no intention of sleeping.

She was wearing pajamas, leaning against the headboard, with a laptop on her lap.

The computer screen was currently displaying a document, which was Wang Lin's information.

This document was very detailed, clearly outlining everything from Wang Lin's alma mater to his position at Kelly Investment.

Lin Jia's pupils were slightly dilated; she was truly shocked at this moment.

Chuangtong Logistics was one of the dozen or so suspects she had sent to Abyss today.

Initially, she didn't have high expectations for Abyss to reply immediately, as investigating also took time for Abyss.

Unexpectedly, Abyss was able to identify the most likely suspect from the list in such a short amount of time.

Which was Chuangtong Logistics.

Even though Lin Jia herself was a woman, she had to admit that Su Yue's analysis made a lot of sense.

Women were indeed somewhat inferior in terms of overall perspective and lacked overly long-term plans.

Because formulating long-term plans required sufficient patience and rationality, and women were more emotional, finding it difficult to maintain enthusiasm for something for a long time.

Therefore, those competitors could be given a slightly lower priority. Because if they wanted to deal with Lin Jia, the most likely method would be spreading rumors and slandering her, and even if they did resort to physical action, it would be aimed at directly teaching Lin Jia a lesson or threatening her.

They wouldn't choose this method of surveillance.

The same logic also applied to those who pursued her unsuccessfully and turned love into hate. Because this kind of hatred was also a product of emotion, and emotions generally didn't last long.

The most likely scenario, as Abyss said, was that she might have unconsciously stumbled upon some secrets.

Lin Jia knew deeply that the business circle was even dirtier and more disgusting than the entertainment industry. One could even say that the reason the entertainment industry was so disgusting was because people were operating using business tactics.

Only this could explain why she was being watched; the other party was clearly observing and gathering more information to determine if she had noticed their secrets and how she planned to handle them.

This was something Lin Jia could not tolerate. Although she had an easy-going personality, she was definitely not someone who would passively accept mistreatment!

From the very beginning, she had wanted to fight back and solve these troubles, but she had never found a direction.

But Abyss gave her the most likely answer.

Tiancheng was a daily cosmetics group, and Tiancheng International, where Lin Jia worked, was a subsidiary of the Tiancheng Group primarily responsible for sales, with a business scope covering both domestic and overseas markets.

Overseas sales inevitably involved logistics issues, and Chuangtong Logistics was a logistics channel company that collaborated with Tiancheng International; the two had always maintained a stable partnership.

Lin Jia was not originally responsible for overseas business because it was much more complex than domestic business, involving customs clearance and international transportation, which she didn't understand well. However, due to Sun Xiangdong's personal factors, and also because of Lin Jia's position as Sales Director, she had to frequently participate in these operations personally, otherwise Tiancheng International's containers were likely to pile up at the port or at sea.

International trade was inherently a field that placed great importance on logistics channels; it could be said that channels were king. This was because not only did exports from the country require inspection, but upon arrival at the destination, there were also strict and cumbersome customs clearance and inspection procedures. And these procedures were scheduled, as the amount of work customs could complete daily was limited, and port capacity was also limited. Even ship supplies, pilotage, purchasing insurance, navigation scheduling, etc., were all matters of expertise.

Someone unfamiliar with the intricacies and lacking connections who rashly entered this field would essentially face obstacles everywhere.

Sun Xiangdong didn't even need to deliberately do anything; simply lowering the priority of Tiancheng International's container shipments slightly could have a huge impact on Tiancheng International.

And this resulted in many aspects that Lin Jia had to sort out, as she had dealt with Chuangtong Logistics extensively, and she didn't understand these matters very well.

This was what truly shocked Lin Jia.

Kelly Investment was a private equity fund.

Private equity meant it wasn't a listed company and didn't need to regularly disclose its financial statements and investment activities to the public, as it wasn't accountable to the general shareholders.

In reality, this fund initially used Kelly Investment, belonging to the veteran contractor Wang Jian, as its main entity, attracting funds from a few wealthy individuals to speculate on housing and land, forming a real estate speculation group.

However, after severely harvesting a wave of "leeks" (investors) in real estate, the industry began to enter a bear market, which was the cycle for "leeks" to regrow, and only then did Kelly Investment turn to investing in other industrial projects.

This type of fund would not disclose which projects it invested in, nor would it dare to disclose them. This was because most of these private equity funds made money by manipulating the market, a method that inherently skirted the edge of the law. Furthermore, private equity funds were naturally suited to providing cover for illegal activities, namely, many people used private equity funds for money laundering.

Similarly, Chuangtong Logistics was also an unlisted company, and it also did not make public disclosures. Moreover, it handled international logistics, and this type of company also had a very convenient channel for illegal activities, which was smuggling!

This was the reason why these private equity funds and logistics companies, despite being able to go public and "harvest shareholders," chose not to do so. It was because, if they wanted to, they actually had faster ways to make money.

Of course, not all private equity funds were like this; some were for hiding the identity of shareholders and investment directions, as this was also considered a business secret.

Regardless of the reason, Wang Lin's investment relationship with Chuangtong Logistics should have been a secret, and an extreme business secret at that. Unless one was part of the core management, outsiders would simply not know.

Even someone with extensive connections like Lin Jia, a Sales Director, didn't know!

Yet, Abyss could just reveal it so easily!

Of course, Lin Jia didn't think Abyss had gone to investigate this on the fly after receiving the information she provided. Because at this speed, it was impossible for any organization in this world to achieve it.

But even if Abyss already had Wang Lin's intelligence, it was still terrifying enough!

What kind of organization had she joined?

And what kind of secret did the other party have for recruiting her?

Lin Jia was a very proud person, but at this moment, even she had to admit that her status was worthless when facing such a mysterious organization.

All right, Lin Jia composed herself.

At the very least, this Abyss should be someone she was very familiar with and who held great goodwill towards her. Lin Jia was certain of this.

This meant that Lin Jia should not be in danger by joining this organization. Moreover, she had to admit that she genuinely enjoyed the feeling of holding other people's secrets in her hand at any time.

After all, she was a woman, and women were naturally endowed with strong curiosity, or rather, were more gossipy. Even Lin Jia couldn't escape this trait.

What she was most curious about now wasn't Wang Lin at all, but Abyss's true identity. Even Lin Jia didn't know why she had this thought.

A young man, familiar with her, and holding great goodwill towards her—the first person who popped into Lin Jia's mind who fit these conditions was her roommate, Su Yue.

Perhaps it could be said that he was the only one who had goodwill towards Lin Jia without any ulterior motives.

But could Su Yue possess such great power? Lin Jia was very doubtful about this.

However, it didn't matter. Lin Jia's gaze fell upon her phone.

Abyss's call had left clues, such as his phone number. Lin Jia didn't think she could find Abyss's true identity simply by checking the number's owner; that would be underestimating Abyss too much.

But she believed that as her understanding of this mysterious Deep Abyss Organization deepened, she would also gain more clues and eventually uncover Abyss's identity!

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