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Han Shuang also found it difficult to understand these professional materials. She explained them to Feng Junzi while flipping through a dictionary. Feng Junzi was only interested in the process of capital operation, so Han Shuang focused on finding the names of institutions and their responsible persons in previous equity transfers and important clients. She marked any duplicates, which kept her busy for several days.

Feng Junzi and Han Shuang spent several days compiling a general overview of Jianjiang Culture's information in mainland China and Hong Kong. Feng Junzi's purpose wasn't to conduct investment analysis, but rather to find flaws, so he didn't delve too deeply into the details. During this process, he made a discovery: Li Datou played a crucial role in the acquisition of Jianjiang Culture and now even served as a director, seemingly related to his overseas education. While Feng Junzi focused on gathering information about Li Datou, he also had Piaopiao secretly track Li Datou's movements. Unexpectedly, this led to a significant discovery.

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Since meeting Wei Boxi, Feng Junzi had told Han Shuang that she no longer needed to stay at home all day and could go out and wander around whenever she wanted. In fact, what he meant was that Han Shuang could move back in, but he couldn't say it directly. Han Shuang didn't seem to understand his meaning and continued to live in Feng Junzi's house.

In a sense, Feng Junzi was much more relaxed; at least he didn't have to go grocery shopping anymore. Han Shuang had a car, and every time she went out, she would come back with a ton of stuff. Now Han Shuang bought the groceries and cooked dinner. She even bought a few cookbooks to try out some new flavors. Seeing Han Shuang doing this, Feng Junzi couldn't say anything more and could only accept it.

That evening at dinner, Han Shuang tried making a new dish following a recipe. It wasn't very successful, but Feng Junzi could only reluctantly say it was delicious and sincerely hoped that he could make it even better next time. During dinner, Han Shuang asked Feng Junzi, "Now that Weida Shares' clarification announcement has been released, and you've almost finished preparing the smear materials you wanted to gather, when do you plan to release them all over the place?"

Feng Junzi laughed and said, "Li Datou and his group are waiting for news online. I'm not in a hurry. Let them wait for a while. It's not good to expose our target too early."

Han Shuang: "So when do you plan to wait?"

Feng Junzi: "I plan to wait on this matter, but that doesn't mean I won't do other things. Do you remember that Li Datou? The one who was very interested in you. He studied in the United States and is Wei Boxi's top advisor. I plan to start with him."

Han Shuang: "What did this guy study in America? How did he end up with such a thuggish demeanor?"

Feng Junzi: "He studied investment, but compared to me, he has a proper academic background, higher education, and is more of a rogue."

Han Shuang laughed and said, "So, you two are practically colleagues, but he seems to be much better than you."

Feng Junzi sneered: "This kind of trash dares to compare himself to me? To be honest, he's not even worthy of carrying my shoes."

Han Shuang then teased Feng Junzi: "He's now a senior executive at two listed companies, doing better than you. So what makes him worthy of your attention?"

Feng Junzi was furious and his language became vulgar: "Don't look down on this kid just because he's a returnee. In front of an old man like me, what is he qualified to do? To give you an example, if I stand up and finish peeing, he's only qualified to be the one turning on the tap and handing me tissues to wipe my hands. He's not even good enough to help me zip up my zipper."

Han Shuang laughed so hard she almost fell over: "You're hilarious! You're too arrogant!"

Feng Junzi: "What's wrong with being proud and arrogant? I always have a psychological advantage in front of these kinds of people. You can call me Ah Q, but I think those people who put on airs of being important in front of me are the real Ah Qs."

Han Shuang: "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Why did you start with Li Datou?"

Feng Junzi joked, "I feel uncomfortable when he looks at you with a lecherous gaze."

Han Shuang laughed again: "I like to hear that, but please be serious."

Feng Junzi: "He was the ringleader of Piaopiao's affair. If Wei Boxi hadn't intervened so early, I probably would have already dealt with him. But it's not too late now; I have leverage over him. You'll have to run a errand for me tomorrow."

Han Shuang: "Where are we going?"

Feng Junzi: "Let's go to his house."

Han Shuang feigned anger and said, "You're trying to use your beauty to seduce me again? Aren't you afraid that this time I'll be walking into the lion's den?"

Feng Junzi laughed and said, "I'm afraid you won't see the tiger this time, but you'll only see a jealous man. He won't be home tomorrow night, only his wife will be there. I need you to deliver something to him."

Han Shuang: "His wife is a jealous person? How do you know?"

Feng Junzi: "Even if she wasn't originally a jealous person, seeing a beautiful woman like you coming to see her husband at night would probably turn her into one."

Han Shuang smiled broadly this time and said, "Are you so sure?"

"There may be women in the world who don't eat, but there is absolutely no woman who doesn't get jealous," as Gu Long, the great writer, said.

Part Two: Ghost Alley, Episode 23: Tongues Like Knives

The next evening, Li Datou had a business dinner and wouldn't be home until late. His wife was watching TV alone at home when the doorbell rang. Li's wife got up and went to the door. A soft, pleasant female voice came from the intercom: "Excuse me, is this Mr. Li's home?"

Li's wife: "Yes, may I ask who you are?"

"I'm Xiao Han, Mr. Li's colleague. Mr. Li forgot some important documents with me, but I remembered that he needs them tomorrow morning, so I quickly brought them over to him."

Li's wife hesitated before opening the door. Standing outside was a beautiful young woman in a pale yellow sundress, with a pretty face and a graceful figure. Upon seeing Li's wife, she took the initiative to greet her: "You must be Mr. Li's husband. I'm Xiao Han, Mr. Li's colleague. I have something for him."

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Li Datou returned home very late, only to find his wife's expression clearly off. He hurriedly asked what was wrong, and his wife said with a stern face, "You should ask yourself. Who is that Xiao Han in your office? He's really good to you, bringing you documents so late at night."

Li Datou was completely bewildered and said, "We don't have anyone with the surname Han in our office. What document?"

Li's wife: "It's on the sofa, in that file folder. You can see for yourself."

Li Datou took the file folder with a suspicious look, pulled out the documents and started flipping through them. After reading only a few pages, his expression suddenly changed, and he grabbed his wife and asked, "Who sent this? What does she look like? Tell me quickly, what did she say when she delivered it?"

Li's wife was startled by him, and then said with dissatisfaction, "Why are you grabbing me? Why are you so worried about that vixen? She told me that Mr. Li usually cares about her a lot, is that true?"

Li Datou: "You're always getting jealous. Now I'm in trouble. The fact that she sent these documents means she's got something on me. I wonder how she'll blackmail me."

Li's wife had obviously already looked through these documents and asked in confusion, "These documents are all normal business documents for your company. I don't see anything wrong with them."

Li Datou: "These documents are inexplicably placed together, which is wrong. They are all business I handled, and there are big problems with them. What else did she leave behind? Tell me quickly."

Li's wife reluctantly took out a card from her handbag and said, "There's another card in the file folder. It has a phone number on it and a line of text written on it. I didn't see that it had anything to do with the documents, so I put it away."

Li Datou grabbed the card, which read: "Mr. Li, if you have any questions after receiving the document, feel free to call me. I'll be free tomorrow afternoon."

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The following afternoon, at the Triumph Plaza in front of Binhai Station, Feng Junzi sat at a cold drink stall in the basement lobby waiting for Li Datou. Feng Junzi had thought long and hard about choosing this location. Triumph Plaza was a very complex, large shopping mall, with five floors above ground consisting of two buildings, north and south, with a large plaza in the middle. Below this plaza were four underground levels, a maze-like structure with dozens of passageways extending from the basement to almost every corner of the Binhai commercial district. The basement lobby of Triumph Plaza was bustling with people and extremely noisy, making it difficult for others to hear conversations clearly. Moreover, in this environment, Feng Junzi wasn't afraid that Li Datou would openly become violent.

Li Datou hadn't expected the other party to choose this place to meet him. He had thought it would be Han Shuang, but instead, he saw Feng Junzi. Feng Junzi spotted Li Datou in the crowd, beckoned him to sit down opposite him, and casually asked, "What flavor of ice cream does Mr. Li like? It's on me today."

Li Datou waved his hand impatiently and said, "I don't eat ice cream. What do you mean by having someone deliver that document to me, you surnamed Feng?"

Feng Junzi ignored Li Datou, got up and bought an ice cream, placed it in front of him, and said with a smile, "You have to eat it whether you want to or not, otherwise how can you sit here for free?"

Li Datou: "Alright, can we get down to business now?"

Feng Junzi deliberately avoided the main topic and instead changed the subject: "I heard that your Weida Group recently acquired Jianjiang Culture, a listed company, is that right?"

Li Datou: "Yeah, so what?"

Feng Junzi: "I was just interested, so I did some research. I heard that you bought the company's shares from the Jianjiang Municipal Government for 200 million yuan, and then sold a publishing company under Weida's name to Jianjiang Culture for 200 million yuan. In the end, you used Jianjiang Culture's own money to buy this listed company. Is that right?"

Li Datou: "That's how it is. Isn't this how asset restructuring is done nowadays? There's nothing illegal about it. I'm not interested in talking to you about this today."

Feng Junzi sneered, "Isn't there anything illegal about it? As far as I know, Weida's publishing company was registered with a batch of printing equipment as capital. You valued this batch of printing equipment at 200 million. I majored in mechanical engineering, so I know a little about the price of machinery and equipment. I have the product models and manufacturing dates of your batch of printing equipment. Whether it's their original factory price or their current market transfer price, it won't exceed 20 million. You used this pile of junk to get 200 million from Jianjiang Culture for an acquisition?"

Li Datou was secretly alarmed by Feng Junzi's words, but still stubbornly said, "We have an assessment report, and this kind of thing is very common in China. You can't use this to blackmail Weida."

Feng Junzi: "I know very well how you bribed the assessment agency and how you secretly bribed the assistant mayor of Jianjiang City."

Li Datou: "So what if you know? Do you have any evidence? Go ahead and sue me! This has nothing to do with you. I doubt you'll even get through the courthouse."

Feng Junzi laughed again and said, "President Li, please don't get agitated. I really don't have any evidence, and I can't sue you. It's true, as you said, that these kinds of things are very difficult to investigate. But don't forget, Jianjiang Culture is a company listed in both Hong Kong and Shanghai. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in Hong Kong might be interested in this matter."

Li Datou: "Then you've come to the wrong person. You should talk to Wei Boxi about this. I'm just an employee."

Feng Junzi then got to the point, saying to Li Datou, "What about the document I gave you yesterday? Should we also give a copy to Wei Boxi? Talk to him about your matter?"

Li Datou: "What do I want? Don't try to blackmail me."

Feng Junzi said with a half-smile, "Weida Group misappropriated funds from Weida Shares to speculate in stocks. Originally, they opened an account at Tianlu Securities Binhai branch under the name of Wei Boxi's ex-wife. Later, this money was transferred to Hong Kong to register a company called Hong Kong Tongda Investment Company, and the person in charge of this company is you, Li Jinkui. After you acquired Jianjiang Culture, you planned to manipulate its financial statements and then use the funds from Hong Kong Tongda to indirectly invest in the H-share market to speculate on your own company's stock. Am I right?"

Li Datou was stunned and it took him a while to react before he said, "Even if what you said is true, you can't do anything to me. Investigating this kind of thing is very complicated. Besides, it's all Wei Boxi's business, and you probably can't find any loopholes in his scheme."

Feng Junzi: "I know this kind of thing is difficult to investigate, and I don't intend to make a big deal out of it. However, there is one aspect here that concerns you. Hong Kong Tongda Investment Company is currently under your name, and you can manage these funds for the time being. But once they are officially invested in the H-share market, they will no longer be under your control, right?"

Li Datou's expression changed slightly, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "That's how it is. In that case, I have even less responsibility."

Feng Junzi said coldly, "But you did something you shouldn't have done. You opened your own overseas account behind Wei Boxi's back and registered a shell company in the Cayman Islands in your own name. You made a series of arrangements to make it easy for you to transfer money and abscond at any time."

Li Datou: "You're making baseless accusations. Do you have any evidence?"

Feng Junzi: "Last night I dreamt of a conversation between two people, and I'll retell it to you now. I don't know if I remember it completely—"

'What do you, a woman, know? I'm worried that others will find out about my plan to transfer those thirty million Hong Kong dollars.'

'It's all in the past now, and you didn't take Wei Boxi's money, so what are you afraid of them for?'

'What do you know? If Wei Boxi knew I'd ever had such thoughts, he wouldn't let me off the hook.'

'What were you thinking back then? You wanted to do it but didn't.'

"First Chen Yidao died, then Chen Xiaosan went insane. I don't know who did it. At the time, I thought I was next. I even suspected Wei Boxi had someone do it himself. So I had to prepare a backup plan. Luckily, I can access the 30 million in Hong Kong now. I think if anything goes wrong, I can just abscond with the money."

Why didn't you leave later?

"Later, Wei Boxi found out that Feng Junzi was behind it all. A couple of days ago, he personally confronted Feng Junzi and forced him to agree to drop the matter, so I didn't do anything."

'Honey, do you mean you can access that money anytime now?'

"Yes, if anything unexpected happens, it's still not too late. But if Wei Boxi wants to use these funds, it will probably be too late."

How well did I relay the information? I'm not sure if my memory is good enough, or if I've missed anything. Mr. Li, is there anything you can add?

Feng Junzi recounted the conversation in a calm and unhurried manner, even mimicking the tone of the man and woman perfectly. As Li Datou listened, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He stammered, "Feng Junzi, you actually dared to eavesdrop on me. Was it that guy surnamed Han who planted the bug in my house yesterday?"

Feng Junzi certainly hadn't planted any listening devices at Li Datou's house; he'd only heard Piao Piao relay his words. However, seeing Li Datou's reaction, he didn't want to expose him. So, he decided to play along, saying, "It doesn't matter that I heard this, but I want to make a bet with you. Let's bet on what Wei Boxi will do after hearing this."

Li Datou's face was ashen, and he said weakly, "Feng Junzi, what exactly do you want? Tell me quickly!"

Feng Junzi: "Don't worry, I'm not here to threaten you. On the contrary, I'm here to help you. I only ask you to do one thing: quickly implement your plan, take the money and leave. You're already well prepared, and there's still time."

Li Datou: "But I don't necessarily want to do this; I'm just leaving myself a way out."

Feng Junzi: "Your mistake is that you're too clever. When things go wrong, you're the first to think about your escape route. Now that things have passed, you want peace and quiet. There's no such thing as a free lunch. You have two choices now. One is to quickly disappear with the 30 million, and the other is for me to deliver all the materials I have to Wei Boxi. I'm not here to negotiate with you, but to tell you what to do."

Li Datou: "Why are you doing this? Can you give me some time?"

Feng Junzi: "I don't mind letting you go. I just want to make Wei Boxi unhappy. It won't do him any good if you leave, so I'll be happy. I know you're going to Hong Kong next week. I'll give you a week. It'll be easy for you to disappear from Hong Kong. I'll send the materials to Wei Boxi next Saturday. As for yourself, you can do whatever you want."

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It was a Monday morning, and within just a few hours, a piece of news spread throughout the market, reposted on almost every well-known news and financial forum in mainland China and Hong Kong. The headlines varied, but the content was the same: Li Jinkui, the CFO of Weida Group, had disappeared, and HK$30 million in funds belonging to Tongda Investment Company, a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Weida Group, had vanished. The spokesperson seemed to have extensive knowledge of the matter, clearly explaining the origin and destination of the HK$30 million, and even published Weida Group's office phone number, Li Jinkui's landline and mobile phone numbers in Hong Kong and Binhai, as well as detailed contact information for Wei Boxi and other company executives. This obviously increased the credibility of the news.

In fact, Feng Junzi hadn't sent the materials to Wei Boxi. He only knew that Li Datou had gone to Hong Kong, but he didn't know if he had really absconded with the money. However, Feng Junzi had already decided that regardless of whether Li Datou had left or not, this message had to be sent out. That morning, the phones of Weida Group and Wei Boxi himself were practically ringing off the hook. People from all relevant parties were asking if the message was accurate. Wei Boxi was also quite surprised and urgently tried to contact Li Datou in Hong Kong, but he couldn't reach him at all; it seemed that the man had vanished from the face of the earth.

Wei Boxi couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly set off for Hong Kong to handle the aftermath. When Feng Junzi heard that Wei Boxi was heading to Hong Kong, she guessed that Li Datou might really have absconded with the money. Feng Junzi was secretly delighted, but Han Shuang was very unhappy. She said to Feng Junzi, "This is too easy on Li Datou. He's done so many bad things, and you're letting him go like this? He'll disappear with a huge sum of money and still live a comfortable life. Don't bad people get their just desserts? You're helping him do evil too."

Feng Junzi: "I have no choice either. It's like playing chess. Li Datou is a sacrifice. To checkmate Wei Boxi, I'm afraid the only way is to start from here. But Li Datou shouldn't be too happy yet. Wei Boxi is not so easy to bully. He will probably be able to drag Li Datou out in the end. Then there will be a good show. Let the evildoers take revenge on the evildoers. It's best if we don't get our hands dirty."

Han Shuang said worriedly, "Before Li Datou disappeared, someone must have seen him meeting you at Triumph Square. Wei Boxi is such a shrewd person that he would suspect you. With his methods, you are probably in danger."

Han Shuang's words reminded Feng Junzi that he did indeed sense the approaching danger. However, his first thought was of Han Shuang. He felt that the situation had reached its conclusion and that it would be dangerous for Han Shuang to stay by his side any longer. It was time to find a way to get Han Shuang to leave.

Part Two: Ghost Alley, Chapter 24: The Romantic Never Appreciated the Famous Flower

After arriving in Hong Kong, Wei Boxi hadn't even finished dealing with Li Datou's embezzlement and escape when he encountered another problem—being invited for a chat by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). Following Li Datou's embezzlement and escape, news circulated online that the Weida Group planned to manipulate the stock price of Jianjiang Culture, and that Tongda Investment, where Li Datou worked, was just a small part of the scheme. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange had already been keeping an eye on Wei Boxi.

However, the ICAC's invitation to Wei Boxi for coffee wasn't due to a request from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, but rather because they had received a document. The document was straightforward, its core content a list of assets belonging to Weida Publishing Company. This list was quite detailed, including the building area and land area of Weida Publishing Company's properties at local market prices, as well as the models, ex-factory prices, and current market transfer prices of various equipment. Behind these prices were the appraised values used by the Weida Group in the asset swap, clearly showing how much the Weida Group had inflated its assets during the acquisition of Jianjiang Culture. The document also included a brief explanation of the Weida Group's acquisition process of Jianjiang Culture.

It took Feng Junzi considerable effort to obtain these materials, and Piao Piao's ability to infiltrate various locations within Weida Publishing Company was also a significant help. Feng Junzi put a lot of thought into sending the materials. Although Hong Kong was under Chinese sovereignty, he was still worried about censorship, so he used various methods, including regular mail, airmail, and email, hoping at least one copy would reach the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). For the ICAC, these materials were enough to warrant a visit from Wei Boxi.