Chapter 323 322: A Moment of Confusion

Mu Lin reached out and knocked Mi Xintian out cold with a single blow.

That was enough of that.

'He can't be allowed to leak any more secrets. That would be too humiliating.'

Zhu Qiyu let out a long breath. Thank goodness Mu Lin was so swift and decisive. Otherwise, who knows what might have happened.

"Mr. Mu, do you think I did something wrong? Or is my luck just that bad? Is there some way to fix it?"

Mu Lin sighed. 'And to think this man, Zhu Qiyu, is hailed by the media as an investment prodigy.'

He said, "President Zhu, let me remind you of something. You never hear about people being afraid of ghosts; it's always ghosts who are afraid of people. As long as your heart is righteous, no evil spirits will dare to touch you."

"This whole affair is clearly a setup!" Mu Lin said lightly. "Can you really not see that someone is targeting Liangyu Investment?"

"But I've always been on good terms with everyone. I don't have any enemies. Why would they target me?"

Mu Lin smiled. "You think you don't have enemies, so you really don't? Besides, they're not targeting you."

"Then who are they targeting?" Zhu Qiyu asked cautiously.

"Is that even a question? The Chairman, of course!"

'This Zhu Qiyu really isn't very bright,' Mu Lin thought. 'He's just not all there.'

'His reputation as an investment genius was definitely inflated by the Zhou Family. He really doesn't live up to the name.'

"Oh, right!" Zhu Qiyu slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "You're absolutely right!"

"How could I not have thought of that?"

Mu Lin smiled faintly. "Haha, see? You understand now, don't you?"

"I understand, I understand! I'll never fall for that trick again!"

Mu Lin woke Mi Xintian up again.

As soon as Mi Xintian came to, he dropped to his knees, kowtowing and begging for forgiveness.

Mu Lin said, "My demands are simple. Repay the money, then hand over all your shares. I wonder, does President Zhu have any other requests?"

Hearing Mu Lin ask him, Zhu Qiyu hurriedly said, "No, no, that's fine! This is great!"

"Then go get it done!"

Not only Mi Xintian and his cohort, but many other shareholders also stumbled over themselves as they fled.

They had only come to see if they could fish for some benefits during the company's major personnel shake-up.

But they never expected that instead of benefits, they would witness a one-sided bloodbath. It was terrifying.

'Better to run for it now. We can't risk getting dragged into this and ending up battered and bruised ourselves!'

It was too brutal, just too brutal.

"Hey!" Zhu Qiyu shouted. "Do you think you can get away?"

The shareholders felt their necks tighten.

"Please, I'm begging you! If I lose these shares, it'll be a crippling blow!"

Zhu Qiyu said angrily, "When you were trying to force me out, did you ever stop to think that it would be a crippling blow for me?"

Mu Lin smiled. "No need to be so hasty. Isn't there still a solution? Just give them a chance. Offer a discount and buy the shares back. Wouldn't that solve it?"

"Liangyu Investment's stock price is already low. Giving another discount is practically a clearance sale. What's there to be unhappy about?"

"For them, getting some money back is better than nothing—at least they'll have something to show their families and superiors. Who told them to be so foolish?"

Well... Zhu Qiyu's expression shifted several times. He had never considered such an approach, but it didn't seem to have any flaws.

"I think that's a great idea!" Zhu Qiyu nodded eagerly. "What do you all think?"

"Yes!" The crowd could only nod in agreement.

Mu Lin had shown them mercy, giving them a way out. Comparatively, this deal was an absolute bargain.

As they spoke, the officials arrived. Mu Lin placed all the evidence on the table.

"I'll leave this to you."

The captain's expression was a picture of bewilderment, and a thousand curses ran through his mind.

To think, solving the case was this simple. He had cracked this whole series of cases so easily.

The most outrageous part was that this Xu Haofeng was actually using company money to raise his countless children...

Unbelievable.

'And Mu Lin had solved it all so effortlessly. It was simply magical. Is this some kind of joke?'

"Mr. Mu, could I get your number? We can discuss the case details later."

'If I could use this kind of skill on other cases, it would be incredible.'

Mu Lin said, "Of course."

After they exchanged phone numbers, the captain let out a long breath, feeling as if he had just found an unshakable pillar of support. From now on, he wouldn't have to worry.

He then left, satisfied, taking the two former shareholders with him.

Zhu Qiyu pulled Mu Lin into a corner and said with great sincerity:

"Mr. Mu, thank you so much! If you hadn't stepped in to help, I might have lost everything. All my years of hard work would have gone down the drain."

Mu Lin raised a hand to gesture humbly. "Don't say that. I only came because Patriarch Zhou asked me to, which shows he's always looking out for you! How could he let you suffer? Even if they had actually managed to oust you today, there are countless ways to get everything back, aren't there?"

'Though, the sudden appearance of this Niu Daoist, who actually knows who really controls Liangyu Investment... that makes things a bit more interesting.'

'But the situation in Anhua has already been turned upside down. The Yang Family has completely fallen, leaving the Zhou Family as the sole power. Even if this matter were exposed to the public, probably no one would dare to use it as an opportunity to challenge them.'

After they finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu assumed Mu Lin was about to leave and began to walk toward the exit.

But Mu Lin didn't move, which made Zhu Qiyu feel a bit awkward.

The situation became rather helpless.

"Mr. Mu, is something the matter?" Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.

"I have a good deal of money here. I'd like to invest it in the Li Group through Liangyu Investment. Can you help me with that?"

Zhu Qiyu laughed. "Isn't that part of our company's normal business? Please wait a moment."

With that, Zhu Qiyu grabbed a few forms and handed them to Mu Lin. Mu Lin took one, filled it out quickly, and pushed it back.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at it, and his eyes immediately widened.

The amount written on the form was simply enormous.

For a moment, he was completely stunned.

"Th-th-this... This is too much, isn't it?" Zhu Qiyu exclaimed.

Mu Lin smiled. "What's wrong? You can't handle it?"

Zhu Qiyu quickly shook his head. "Of course not! It's just... the number startled me. But rest assured, I will complete this for you without fail."

"Good. With your promise, President Zhu, I can rest easy!" Mu Lin laughed heartily.

"Of course, of course."

Even though Zhu Qiyu had handled countless assets, this amount still made his mind go numb.

Mu Lin's investment terms were extremely generous—so generous that it was almost as if he wasn't seeking any return.

Even putting money into a simple savings account would yield some interest, right? Not him. He didn't want a single cent in return.

It was quite extreme.

'Rumor has it that Mu Lin is the true disciple of some colossal, wealthy clan, sent down from the mountains to experience the mortal world. That rumor is probably true.'

What he didn't know was that, aside from this money, Mu Lin truly didn't have another cent to his name.

Mu Lin handed all of his cards over to Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Mu, aren't you going to keep some for living expenses?"

Mu Lin said, "My salary is enough for my living expenses. This money is separate."

Zhu Qiyu sighed deeply. "I see! Alright, please wait a moment!"

He returned to his office. 'Anything involving Mu Lin, I'd better clear it with Patriarch Zhou first,' he thought.

He made the call, and Zhou Qianfan practically jumped up. "Who told you to take his money? Did you not hear a single word I said?"

The main reason he had chosen Zhu Qiyu as his proxy was because the man was excellent at reading people and situations, possessing sharp insight on certain matters.

But now, that insight seemed to have vanished completely. What on earth was going on?

'Mu Lin handed over all of the Yang Family's assets for the Zhou Family to manage. That money was all Mu Lin's spoils of war!'

'That twenty billion couldn't even compare.'

"I see. In that case, Chairman Zhou, what do you think we should do now?"

After this series of mishaps, Zhu Qiyu's mind was a complete mess. Who knew what would happen next.

"Return all the money to him. Just say that Liangyu Investment already had a plan to invest in the Li Group, and tell him to take his money back."

Zhu Qiyu said, "Alright!"

He ran back to Mu Lin and said, "Mr. Mu, there's been a... complication."

A complication?

When Mu Lin heard that, his heart sank. In matters like these, a word like "complication" could be very serious.

'Just what kind of complication could it be?'