Although what this person said wasn't pleasant to hear, it was all the truth.
Wen Tang's face turned ugly. She had already been rejected once on the phone, and now being told this to her face was a complete slap in the face.
When she left, little did she know that someone was already waiting outside and filmed her meeting with the paparazzi.
Twenty minutes later, Ni Jingxi received a photo forwarded by Tang Mi on her phone.
Since Tang Mi was in charge of hiring a private investigator, the other party would forward the photos to Tang Mi, and then Tang Mi would forward them to her.
Ni Jingxi picked up her phone and glanced down at it.
Tang Mi: "The man Wen Tang just met works for a paparazzi studio. She probably wants to find someone to leak information."
Ni Jingxi calmly looked at the message sent by Tang Mi.
Until Song Yu called out to her, "Jingxi, what's wrong?"
Ni Jingxi turned her head and glanced at it. "It's nothing."
She initially thought it wouldn't come to the point of mutual destruction, but she couldn't tolerate it. The only thing she couldn't tolerate was someone trying to harm her family.
Wen Tang simply wanted to use her father's situation to hurt her, embarrass her, and even smear her father for abandoning Liu Hui.
Ni Jingxi couldn't bear the thought of this becoming fodder for gossip.
For her father, this is an indelible part of his life and a past he doesn't want to revisit. Yet some people are trying to ruin her father's life just to hurt her.
Seeing Ni Pingsen busy every day, she would share the latest progress of the store's renovation with her when she got home.
Ni Jingxi couldn't imagine the kind of pain Ni Pingsen would experience if this matter were really exposed by the media.
His quiet life was just about to begin anew.
Ni Jingxi took a deep breath and got up to look up information. In the newspaper's database...
She can find any information she wants. For example, all of Wen Tang's interviews and reports since he joined Xinhua News Agency.
Ni Jingxi quietly flipped through the pages.
The next day, when she and Song Yu returned after lunch, Song Yu had gone out for a while. However, when she returned, she seemed restless and somewhat dazed.
Until she asked in a low voice, "Sister Jingxi, if someone buys stocks based on insider information beforehand, would that constitute insider trading?"
They were all journalists primarily covering economic topics, and the newspaper had repeatedly emphasized that they should never try to exploit any loopholes in this area. After all, journalists are very likely to obtain inside information, but anyone who dares to profit from such inside information will undoubtedly ruin their career.
Ni Jingxi looked at her and immediately pulled her up from the table until the two of them walked outside to an open space where there was no one within ten meters.
She asked, "Why did you suddenly ask that?"
Seeing her so serious, Song Yu thought she suspected her, so she immediately shook her head and said, "It wasn't me, I didn't say it was me."
“I know,” Ni Jingxi said calmly.
It wasn't until Song Yu whispered, "I overheard someone from our newspaper making a phone call. She said a CNC company is currently undergoing restructuring, and it's a rare opportunity that we should seize as soon as possible."
Actually, the other party was very careful when making the call, but Song Yu was looking for something in the storage room. There was something on her table, and she wanted to find it at the cleaning lady's place.
Just as she was about to open the door to leave, she heard someone making a phone call next to her.
She didn't dare go out immediately, fearing that people would misunderstand and think she was eavesdropping.
Ni Jingxi looked at her and said solemnly, "Don't mention this to anyone again. Just pretend you didn't hear it."
Song Yu looked up at her, sniffed softly, and said carefully and earnestly, "But insider trading is illegal. Am I just supposed to turn a blind eye like this?"
“So I’ll handle it.” Ni Jingxi looked at her.
Song Yu's eyes widened in surprise as she asked, "You know who it is?"
"Among the journalists I know, there aren't many who can do this kind of thing."
And Wen Tang just happened to be that one.
Wen Tang was quite famous at the Shanghai People's Daily because of her extensive network and frequent interviews with important figures. Ni Jingxi never associated her with insider trading until one time when they were chatting, which happened to be during a restructuring of a listed group, and everyone was discussing it.
Wen Tang proudly said that she had already bought it before, and everyone praised her for her good taste, saying that she was worthy of being the chief reporter.
What truly made Ni Jingxi suspicious was the second time, when she publicly stated that a company's stock was worth buying. At the time, everyone was discussing and felt that she must have misjudged the situation this time.
But a week later, the company suddenly announced that it had successfully raised funds, and the amount raised was so large that it attracted a lot of attention in the news that year.
Ni Jingxi then began to suspect her, especially since her actions were not entirely secret.
There has simply never been any concrete evidence.
Ni Jingxi had been looking for evidence these past few days, but once someone has tasted the sweetness of success, they're unlikely to stop. This convenient advantage makes it hard for her to resist reaching out again and again.
I just didn't expect Wen Tang to be as careless as before.
Or perhaps she's become accustomed to her privileges and feels she can continue to evade legal constraints.
Song Yu asked worriedly, "What if something bad happens?"
Ni Jingxi chuckled softly.
However, Song Yu did help her solve a problem, because she clearly heard Wen Tang mention a high-tech company that was about to undergo an acquisition and restructuring of its big data medical services, becoming the largest big data medical service in the country.
When Ni Jingxi returned to her office, Wen Tang had just returned as well.
She glanced at Ni Jingxi and chuckled.
That evening, Ni Jingxi sat staring blankly at her computer, which contained what appeared to be a whistleblower's letter. She had overlaid all the information she had gathered into a document, but she hadn't saved it yet.
Ni Jingxi turned around in surprise when the door behind her was pushed open and Huo Shenyan walked in.
But she subconsciously pressed the laptop down.
Huo Shenyan looked at her actions with some surprise, but still walked over: "Why haven't you rested yet?"
He was already late enough when he got back, but Ni Jingxi was still there when he entered the small study.
The house has many rooms, and Huo Shenyan's study is usually locked, so Ni Jingxi generally doesn't go in. Therefore, she converted another room into her own study.
After all, everyone has their own work, so there's no need to share a room.
Huo Shenyan walked over, and Ni Jingxi sighed. He frowned and asked, "Something on your mind?"
Ni Jingxi shook her head, but nodded the next second.
She said with a wry smile, "Suddenly I feel like I'm being a bit despicable."
Writing a letter of complaint is like tattling to the teacher when you're in school. Ni Jingxi knew that this was because Wen Tang was indeed involved in legal issues and she was not innocent.
However, she has always acted with integrity and has always been upright and honest.
Huo Shenyan: "Why do you say that?"
Ni Jingxi didn't know where to begin, so she simply lifted the computer screen, and Huo Shenyan immediately saw the words "report letter".
He raised an eyebrow slightly, genuinely surprised that Ni Jingxi was doing this.
As he read on, his brows furrowed more and more. As the CEO of a listed company, he was well aware of how serious insider trading was; even in the business world, many people had been investigated for insider trading and spent several years in prison.
He never expected that a reporter would dare to do such a thing.
"Are you troubled by this?" Huo Shenyan asked softly, probably guessing what Ni Jingxi meant by being troubled.
Ni Jingxi then recounted the story of Liu Hui and Wen Tang. Only then did Huo Shenyan remember Liu Hui. He had originally entrusted Tang Mian with investigating this matter. However, with the EU hearings finalizing things these past few days, he hadn't been home until almost midnight each night and hadn't had time to deal with it.
He immediately bent down and hugged Ni Jingxi, filled with remorse: "I'm sorry, it's my fault."
Ni Jingxi hugged his waist and immediately said, "Don't blame yourself. I know you want to protect me and do everything for me. But you also have your own things to do, so many careers and futures are tied to you."
"Be careful what you say, I don't want you to worry about everything."
She didn't know what Huo Shenyan had been busy with lately, but she had heard some rumors.
After all, this kind of thing is not a secret.
She just didn't ask, because she didn't want to add to his burden.
His sudden apology at that moment made Ni Jingxi feel even worse.
Huo Shenyan held her in his arms, but he still felt incredibly guilty. Someone was clearly trying to harm her, but he had been too busy with his own affairs to notice.
Ni Jingxi broke free from his embrace and cupped your face in her hands.
"I know I'm still insignificant right now and can't protect you the way you protected me. But I'll protect myself and not let you worry. So just keep moving forward and leave the rest to me."
They are husband and wife, and perhaps she can continue to rely on Huo Shenyan.
But she didn't want him to work so hard and get so tired.
Huo Shenyan chuckled and looked at Ni Jingxi, saying, "If you're troubled by this, I can tell you that you're doing the right thing."
Ni Jingxi smiled and said, "I just feel that I'm dealing with her because of personal grudges, which is a bad motive."
If she had only reported Wen Tang for insider trading, she would have felt no guilt and would not have hesitated at all.
Huo Shenyan touched her long hair and chuckled, "Lord Ni."
Ni Jingxi blinked. She hadn't expected Huo Shenyan to call her that. Tang Mi and the others were used to calling her that, and she didn't feel ashamed at all. But when he called her that, she felt incredibly embarrassed.
Even her cheeks felt slightly hot.
Huo Shenyan looked at Ni Jingxi: "The important thing is not your reasons for doing this, but the correctness of what you did. She committed a crime, and everyone has the right and the obligation to do this."
Before Ni Jingxi could speak, Huo Shenyan chuckled and said, "If you don't want to do it, I can help you."
Ni Jingxi thought for a moment and asked the CEO of Hengya Group to submit the whistleblower letter on her behalf...
That's still too extravagant.
A week later, while everyone was still at work, several people suddenly appeared in the office and went straight to Wen Tang's desk as soon as they entered.
"Ms. Wen Tang, we are the investigation team from the Shanghai Securities Regulatory Commission. We suspect you of insider trading and request your cooperation in our investigation."
When the men identified themselves, the entire office erupted in commotion.
Everyone present knew what insider trading meant.
Wen Tang slowly stood up, her face ashen.
Ni Jingxi stood not far away, watching her, her heart unmoved. Perhaps, when she was making money through these transactions, she should have known this day would come.
Just as Wen Tang was about to leave with the other person, she suddenly turned around and rushed towards Ni Jingxi's desk: "It was you, wasn't it? You must have been the one pulling the strings behind the scenes."
"Sneaking a trick behind my back?" Ni Jingxi couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth as she recalled her meeting with Liu Hui.