He moved with utmost care, gently placing the documents on the coffee table in front of Jiang Wenxi, then bowed slightly and stood to the side, whispering:

"Miss, these are the detailed profiles of the key figures you met at the banquet today. They have all been compiled. Also, this is an invitation from the Shanghai International Auction House. They are holding a spring auction of rare items next weekend, and it is said that there are many rare collectibles."

Jiang Wenxi picked up the envelope. The finely textured kraft paper cover was printed with the auction house's gilded emblem. After opening it, a gilded invitation came into view, with the auction time, location, and preview of some rare items written in elegant handwriting.

Just then, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang in her mind:

[The system has issued a second task: Attend the Spring Auction of Rare Items at the Shanghai International Auction House and acquire no fewer than five items with a value exceeding 100 million yuan.]

[Task Reward: 500 points, 60% stake in Tianye Law Firm.]

[Task Hint: Tianye Law Firm is a top-tier law firm in Shanghai, wielding legal influence across multiple industries. Acquiring shares allows for the direct appointment and dismissal of core management personnel.]

A barely perceptible glint flashed in Jiang Wenxi's eyes as she ran her fingertips along the edge of the invitation, a faint smile playing on her lips.

She had long heard of the strength of Tianye Law Firm, and controlling 60% of its shares would undoubtedly be a huge boost to her. As for the five items worth over 100 million, they were merely a piece of cake for her.

She put down the invitation, picked up the thick booklet with a black hard cover and gold lettering that read "Portraits of People in the Core Circle of Shanghai". She stretched out her slender, fair fingers and gently turned the pages.

She extended her slender, fair fingertips, gently took the booklet, and slowly turned the pages.

The first page features Fu Yunzhe, with not only high-definition photos of him but also detailed information about how he took over the technology sector of the Fu Group and doubled its performance in just three years, demonstrating his decisiveness, composure, and competence.

The bottom also details the Fu family's business layout, from real estate to finance and emerging technologies, with its reach extending to various industries, and its core influence concentrated in Shanghai and the surrounding areas.

Next up is Fu Siya. In the photo, she smiles radiantly, with a simple and charming personality. She is the apple of the eye of the Fu family patriarch. Although she has not yet ventured into the family business, she is extremely influential in Shanghai's socialite circles.

Scrolling further down, you'll find Ma Yun. His eyes are arrogant in the photo. Information indicates he is the sole heir to the Ma Group, whose main businesses are entertainment, hotels, and luxury goods; the Ma family is extremely wealthy.

He has an outgoing and unrestrained personality and acts as he pleases, but he is quite shrewd in the business world and has opened up many new overseas markets for his family in just a few years.

The last page features Jiang Xunye. His photo shows a gentle and refined demeanor. His profile states that he did not directly take over the family business, but instead spent two years training at a well-known law firm before joining the Jiang Group, where he was responsible for legal and investment matters.

The Jiang family is deeply influential, with finance and manufacturing as its core businesses. They operate in a low-key manner, and Jiang Xunye himself is just like his family—gentle and reserved, yet he wields considerable influence at crucial moments.

Each page is extremely detailed, including not only personalities and resumes, but also their respective families' business layouts, core forces, potential competitors, and even some unknown family secrets, all clearly marked.

Jiang Wenxi turned the pages one by one, her fingertips tracing the pages, making a soft rustling sound.

Her expression remained calm throughout, but when she noticed certain details, a subtle curve would appear at the corner of her lips, like a plum blossom in early winter, cool and stunning.

"I didn't expect these people to be of such high status." She spoke softly, her voice clear and cold like the clinking of jade stones, with a hint of amusement. No wonder she had been subtly probing in her words and actions at the banquet today.

Fu Yunzhe's indirect probing, Ma Yun's straightforward inquiries, Jiang Xunye's composure, and Fu Siya's curiosity hidden beneath her innocence... it's quite interesting.

She closed the file booklet and placed it on the coffee table. She picked up her black tea and took a sip. The warm tea slid down her throat, warming her somewhat from the chill of the night. Her gaze drifted to the deep darkness outside the window, a sharp glint in her eyes.

It seems her return to China has already stirred up quite a ripple in the seemingly calm elite circles of Shanghai. Whether there are undercurrents beneath these ripples or something else entirely remains to be seen until we delve deeper.

Under the same night sky, the study in the Fu family villa was brightly lit.

Fu Yunzhe took off his suit jacket, wearing only a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing his muscular forearms.

On the mahogany desk in front of him lay a laptop, its screen filled with scrolling code. Opposite him sat a young man with black-rimmed glasses and a serious expression—a top cybersecurity expert specially hired by the Fu Group.

"How is it? Did you find anything?" Fu Yunzhe's voice was low, with a hint of barely perceptible urgency.

After Jiang Wenxi left, he immediately mobilized all of the family's intelligence channels, from domestic to foreign, from public files to secret databases, and even invited the hacker who had cracked international encrypted networks, all in order to find out Jiang Wenxi's background.

The expert adjusted his glasses, tapped the keyboard a few final times, and the screen suddenly went black, displaying only a red warning message:

"Insufficient permissions, access denied."

He sighed and shook his head: "President Fu, we can't find anything. All her information is like being wrapped in an invisible barrier. The only thing we can find is that the property rights of No. 1 Tan Palace are registered in her name. Apart from that, her family background, past experience, and even her study abroad experience are all blank."

"Even you can't crack it?" Fu Yunzhe frowned. He knew this expert's strength well. Back then, he could even penetrate the peripheral database of a certain country's military, but now he was defeated by a woman.

"We can't crack it." The expert's tone was grave. "Their encryption technology far surpasses current levels. It doesn't seem like human operation; it's more like an extremely sophisticated system automatically defending itself. Any probing access will be instantly intercepted, and even traced in reverse. We dare not delve any deeper, otherwise we might expose Fu's core network."

Fu Yunzhe fell silent, his fingertips tapping unconsciously on the table, his eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

In the circles of Shanghai, no family has ever possessed such terrifying information concealment capabilities.

Meanwhile, inside the Ma Group's private club, several men dressed as bodyguards in black stood before Ma Yun, the leader of whom was the person in charge of intelligence work for the Ma Group.

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