After breaking up with my boyfriend, I made a fortune and rose rapidly in my career.

In Xiao Yuhan's office, the curtains were drawn tightly.

Only the computer screen was lit, the light shining on Xiao Yuhan and Chen Pingfang's faces, both of them with serious expressions.

The screen displays a chart showing the flow of funds, with countless intersecting lines that look very complex.

"Two hundred million..." Xiao Yuhan's voice was a little dry. "Two hundred million yuan of funds have disappeared from the Jinshuiwan project."

This number is enough to shake up the entire officialdom of Yunzhou.

Chen Ping slid his finger across the computer's touchpad, zooming in on the chart, and finally stopping at the endpoint of all the cash flows.

It was an overseas account that had already been cancelled, with only one word in the notes next to it.

--division.

"Who is this 'master'?" Xiao Yuhan frowned. She couldn't imagine which important figure in Yunzhou could use this character as a pseudonym.

Chen Pingfang didn't speak. His gaze followed the complex flow of funds, looking back bit by bit.

"No," he suddenly said, "this money didn't go into Wang Jianzhong's pocket."

Although Wang Jianzhong was Sun Chuanhong's confidant, in this picture, he was just a small intermediary, and the money that passed through his hands was less than one percent of the total amount.

Most of the money flowed through dozens of shell companies and eventually into a company registered in the Cayman Islands.

"Blue Sky Trust..." Chen Ping read the name aloud.

He remembered some things from his past life and had an impression of this name. It was a company that specialized in handling the ill-gotten assets of important figures around the world, and their methods were very professional.

"An offshore trust company?" Xiao Yuhan immediately realized, "They've laundered the money overseas!"

"Not only that." Chen Ping shook his head. Using his knowledge of the financial system, he quickly typed a few words on the keyboard and opened a corporate information query system.

"Companies like Lantian Trust will definitely set up a contact point in Yunzhou to facilitate business operations, in order to contact customers and handle some procedures."

His finger moved across the map, finally stopping at an inconspicuous spot in the city.

"Yunzhou, Qingfeng Road, Jingxin Teahouse."

……

The next afternoon, Guo Xiaojun changed his outfit, wearing a big gold chain and a floral shirt, with his hair slicked back and a cigarette dangling from his mouth, looking like a nouveau riche boss who had just made a small fortune.

He drove a borrowed secondhand BMW and parked it directly in front of the Jingxin Teahouse.

From the outside, the place is decorated in a classic style and doesn't stand out much. But the cars parked in front are all luxury cars worth millions, and their license plates are also very sophisticated.

Guo Xiaojun staggered in, and a waitress in a cheongsam immediately came up to him with a standard smile on her face, but her eyes held a scrutinizing look.

"Boss, do you have an appointment?"

"A reservation?" Guo Xiaojun deliberately raised his voice. "I need a reservation to have tea? Give me your best tea and your most expensive private room!"

The waiter glanced at him a few more times, his smile unchanged: "Excuse me, boss, we operate on a members-only basis."

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Just as Guo Xiaojun was about to continue his performance, a familiar person came down from the second floor.

Guo Xiaojun's heart skipped a beat when he saw that person.

That's a deputy director of the municipal finance bureau; I met him at a meeting a few days ago.

The deputy director clearly recognized Guo Xiaojun as well, his expression stiffened for a moment, but he quickly pretended not to know him and walked past him while talking to a middle-aged businessman.

Guo Xiaojun immediately understood that this was a very secretive club.

He didn't say anything more, grumbling as he walked out, got back into his car, and took out a miniature camera hidden in his pocket.

While he was talking to the waiter, he quickly snapped several photos of the lobby and the stairwell.

The photos were quickly transferred to Chen Pingfang's computer.

Although it's a bit blurry, you can still make out the people coming in and out.

"Deputy Director Liu of the Finance Bureau, Director Zhang of the Land and Resources Bureau, and the president of the Dongcheng District Bank..." Guo Xiaojun recognized them one by one, becoming more and more alarmed as he looked.

Any one of these people is a prominent figure in Yunzhou.

Chen Ping's gaze, however, lingered on a photograph taken of the second-floor corridor.

A woman's profile flashed by, but he recognized her at a glance.

Li Shufen.

The wife of Sun Chuanhong, the municipal party secretary.

"It really was her." Chen Pingfang's expression didn't change much, as if he had guessed it all along.

Guo Xiaojun leaned closer for a look and gasped, "Secretary Sun's... Secretary Sun's wife? What's she doing here?"

"Have you forgotten about her charitable foundation?" Chen Ping said casually.

Guo Xiaojun understood immediately.

Li Shufen has always been known as a philanthropist in Yunzhou. Her "Yunzhou Women and Children Development Foundation" receives many anonymous donations every year and has a very good reputation.

In retrospect, that foundation was actually a money laundering hub for the Blue Sky Trust in Yunzhou.

The money that can't be made in the open comes in under the guise of "charitable donations," passes through a foundation, and then flows out cleanly.

A vast underground money laundering network was clearly laid bare before them.

The central figure in this network is the wife of the municipal party secretary.

"Lay it flat...this is Secretary Sun's bottom line!" Guo Xiaojun's voice trembled. "If we touch this foundation, it's tantamount to going to war with Sun Chuanhong!"

Chen Ping turned off the computer, stood up, and walked to the window.

It was already dark outside.

He knew very well that taking action against Li Shufen would cross Sun Chuanhong's bottom line.

This will be a life-or-death struggle.

……

Late at night, Chen Ping returned to his residential compound.

He stopped in his tracks as soon as he stepped out of the elevator.

There was a brown paper envelope on the ground in front of my house, with nothing written on it.

Chen Ping walked over, bent down, and picked it up.

The envelope was very thin, and it seemed to contain only one sheet of paper.

He tore open the envelope and pulled out a photograph.

The photo shows his parents.

Two elderly people were taking a walk in the square of their hometown county, with happy smiles on their faces.

In the photo, a red X drawn on his mother's face is visible.

This is a threat.

A surge of anger ignited in Chen Pingfang's heart and instantly reached the top of his head.

His hand gripped the photo so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

Sun Chuanhong, how dare you touch his family!

Chen Ping's face became expressionless and unusually calm.

He took out his phone and, without hesitation, dialed Huang Qianshu's number in the provincial capital.

The call was answered quickly.

"Hello, Chen Pingfang?"

Chen Pingfang's voice was calm, but it carried a chill.

"Sister Huang, can you do me a favor?"

"Take my parents to the safest place in the provincial capital immediately, and protect them with all your might."

Huang Qianshu, on the other end of the phone, sensed something was wrong: "What happened?"

Chen Pingfang looked at the red cross on the photo and spoke slowly, word by word.

"I'm going to wreak havoc in Yunzhou."