The Huaqi Bank Headquarters in Cloud City, President Qian Tao was at his wit’s end today!
He had received orders from the big boss in Provincial City to work with Cloud City’s business administration, police, and other forces to immediately freeze the Su Corporation’s accounts.
Although not all procedures were fully approved, the boss had given an absolute command, so he had no choice but to break the rules. He took personal action and frozen Su Corporation’s accounts.
The boss had assured that there would be no problems,
as the news would shortly report the arrest of core members of the Su Corporation.
But Qian Tao had been glued to the television and his phone, waiting for the news he hoped to see, yet it never came. Instead… Qian Tao’s phone began to ring off the hook.
The first call was from Sun Qian, the Governor of Cloud City, “Qian Tao, I don’t know what game you’re playing, but I command you to unfreeze Su Corporation’s accounts immediately. What gives you the right to freeze their accounts? Let me tell you… Su Corporation is in cooperation with the Xuanwu Battle Zone. The police officers who arrested members of Su Corporation have all been taken away by the military…
Ah?
Hearing Sun Qian’s words stunned Qian Tao!
What did that mean?
Weren’t the big shots from above supposed to collaborate with him?
How come when he was the only one charging forward, his supposed teammates turned soft? Wasn’t he just a fool?
Just as Sun Qian hung up, Qian Tao was getting ready to call the boss for clarification when his old supervisor called, berating him out of the blue, “Qian Tao, are you courting death? What’s the point of provoking the Su Family? Don’t you know they’re backed by the Ye Family? Even though the Ye Family has suffered a great setback, Old Master Ye isn’t dead yet… unfreeze the accounts immediately…”
Qian Tao felt bitter; wasn’t he already aware of the situation? The struggle between the Su and Li families was just a clash between the Ye Family and their competitors. As small characters caught between two massive forces, Qian Tao and the others had no choice but to follow along once they boarded the big boss’s ship, knowing full well they were cannon fodder.
Then came calls from other leaders in Provincial City and even big shots from the Capital!
Qian Tao’s phone was almost exploding, as if he had stirred a hornet’s nest. Many big shots whom he wouldn’t usually have contact with were now calling to tell him to unfreeze the accounts… But without the big boss’s orders, how could Qian Tao dare to reverse the freeze?
After answering a dozen calls, Qian Tao finally found a moment to call the boss in Provincial City, but then he suddenly saw a news flash on the TV, “Breaking news: a certain Mr. Li, a leader in Provincial City, has been arrested on suspicion of crime… Stay tuned for more details…”
Clang!
Qian Tao was completely numb. His most powerful backer and boss had been arrested?
This… it’s over…
And at that moment, just ten minutes after the Su Corporation’s accounts were frozen, they had already been arrested?
As the Head of Huaqi Bank in Cloud City, Qian Tao, with his years of experience in office and business circles, naturally couldn’t believe this was a coincidence!
Run!
He had to run away immediately!
Coming to his senses, Qian Tao grabbed a few items from his private safe, and pushed open the door, trying to leave.
But as soon as the door opened, several uniformed officials were already waiting outside, “Mr. Qian Tao, you are suspected of being involved in a financial operation case, please come with us.”
It’s over!
Qian Tao’s legs went weak, and he nearly collapsed to the ground. Hadn’t he still been unable to escape in the end?
“We’ve just received confirmation from the Board of Directors that Mr. Chen Wei is to take over immediately as the Head of Cloud City Branch, with full authority to handle all matters in Cloud City!” The uniformed officials, still holding onto Qian Tao who had not left, announced on the spot while his secretary brought in Chen Wei, Qian Tao’s nemesis, along with the documents issued by the headquarters.
Chen Wei said with a smug look, “Qian Tao, what were you thinking, meddling with the Su Family? Honestly, I should thank you. You’re such a kind person!”
“Quick! Execute my first order immediately, unfreeze Su Corporation’s accounts, and I will personally apologize to President Su!”
Chen Wei was very clear about how he had climbed to his position through what channels.
The instructions from the mysterious bigwig above were very explicit, upon taking office, the first thing to do was to unfreeze the Su Corporation’s accounts and minimize the losses and impact as much as possible.
“Yes!”
Following Chen Wei’s order, operations began swiftly at Huaqi Bank!
Qian Tao closed his eyes in despair as he watched the scene unfold before him, “Let’s go!”
If his own backer had been taken down, what else was there to hope for?
…
Su Family Corporation in Cloud City!
In the short time that Ye Fan and Guo Li went to the restroom, everyone at the Su Corporation was frantically contacting their connections, striving to thaw the corporation’s frozen accounts.
But due to the significance of the matter, even a big shot like Lei Qianjue had to wait for an old friend to pull some strings, which required time!
Ye Changfeng and the others, who had just left, were informed of the news as well and subsequently made a few phone calls to several old friends following their instructions.
Everyone was well aware that the struggle between the Su and Li families was an overt confrontation between the Ye Family and their enemies behind the scenes. Although Ye Changfeng’s old friends agreed to help, they too needed time.
While everyone was anxiously waiting, Su Yixue’s phone suddenly rang. It was the call from the financial director, “President Su, our accounts have been restored to normal! The bank just called and said it was an operational error on their part, for which they are extremely sorry!”
Huh?
An error?
I don’t believe you for a second!
Su Yixue listened to the financial director’s report over the phone, filled with immense doubt.
The police had already made it very clear that this was retaliation from their adversaries against the Su Family. How could it possibly be an error?
Just a moment ago, Su Yixue had inquired with several leaders in the Provincial City, explaining the situation. They all said that the matter was very tricky and that they couldn’t help at the moment, politely declining!
The situation with Xia Hao wasn’t looking good either!
“Sister Linglong, is it someone from your side?” After finishing the call with the financial director, Su Yixue looked at Yu Linglong with some puzzlement.
Among those present, on the surface, it seemed that only Yu Linglong and Lei Qianjue were in touch with the top-tier people capable of handling the situation. It was highly likely that their connections were involved.
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“No, not from me. My grandfather’s friend is still making calls; it’s impossible for the accounts to have been unfrozen so quickly,” Yu Linglong was also full of doubt. Her contacts hadn’t even started moving, and the Su Corporation’s accounts were already unfrozen?
“Divine Doctor Lei, you?” Su Yixue once again turned her gaze towards Lei Qianjue.
Lei Qianjue shook his head, “Not from my side, my few old friends have promised to help, but the speed couldn’t possibly be this fast.”
If it wasn’t the people they had asked for help, then who could it be?
Xia Hao, standing by, quietly listened to the conversation between Su Yixue and the others, casting a subtle glance towards Ye Fan.
Such swift action could only likely be Young Master Ye, right?
What kind of power did Young Master Ye have behind him to resolve the situation perfectly within ten minutes?
“Everyone, look quickly, the top news on the hot search on the phone… A certain big shot from the Provincial City has been arrested for economic crimes, along with the person in charge of Cloud City’s Bureau of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Yang, the president of Cloud City Huaqi Bank, Mr. Qian, the Tax Bureau’s Mr. Zhang…”
Someone shouted, and everyone hurriedly pulled out their phones, clicking on the top trending news article, only to be stunned…