I See through Everything

Chapter 252: Chapter 138: Dead End

Thinking about it now, Xie Xiaowei realized that during his dealings with Zhang Xincheng, the other party had never provided any physical documents or electronic files. All information had been relayed verbally.

All their financial transactions had been conducted through anonymous overseas accounts.

At this point, Xie Xiaowei was more certain than ever that this whole affair was a setup. He and Jiang Anye were just pawns, and maybe Old Gao was a pawn as well.

Although he suspected these events were connected to the Hailufeng Company, Xie Xiaowei had no intention of spreading the word.

As for avenging Jiang Anye, even though Jiang Anye had once saved his life, Xie Xiaowei had no intention of throwing his own life away to repay the favor. He had barely managed to escape the vortex, and now all he wanted was to live a quiet life with his wife and child.

Besides, he felt he had done more than enough for Jiang Anye. Before leaving, he had at least notified Jiang’s first wife and eldest son. In a way, he had saved them. A life for two lives—that was more than fair.

"West Yuan Group is in for some serious trouble," Xie Xiaowei sighed. He then lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.

HUFF...

He had already decided that from now on, he would keep a respectful distance from the Hailufeng Company to avoid being dragged into this kind of mess again.

When facing a power so ruthless and secretive, a small-time hoodlum like him wouldn’t even qualify as cannon fodder.

Getting involved blindly could lead to a gruesome death.

...

Meanwhile, at Busan Port, the father-son duo of Jin Yuanji and Jin Haorui had just woken up after a night’s rest.

One was preparing to catch a flight to North America, while the other was getting ready to head back to headquarters.

Suddenly, Jin Yuanji’s secretary knocked on the door.

"Come in."

A beautiful secretary hurried in, her high heels clicking against the wooden floor. The sound, like a DJ scratching a record, began to irritate Jin Yuanji.

"Chairman, this is bad!"

"Did Han Yingze and his people go back on their word?" Jin Yuanji frowned.

The secretary gasped for breath. "HUFF... HUFF... Hailufeng Company, Rokkaido Eel Company, and Brown Company issued a joint announcement this morning. This is the translation. Please take a look, Chairman."

The moment he heard the name "Hailufeng Company," Jin Yuanji reacted as if triggered, snatching the document and starting to read.

The more he read, the more violently his hands shook. By the time he reached the end, he was overcome with uncontrollable rage and smashed the lamp from the bedside table, taking the document down with it.

CRASH!

Glass from the lamp flew everywhere.

The secretary went pale with fright but didn’t dare move a muscle.

"Damn it! Bastards! You despicable, shameless Chinamen! I knew you were behind this! HUFF... HUFF..." Jin Yuanji had lost all reason, screaming hysterically.

Jin Haorui, who was in the next room, heard the commotion and rushed over. Seeing his roaring father, he quickly pulled the secretary aside. "What happened?"

As if granted a pardon, the secretary quickly began to explain, "Vice Chairman, this is what happened..."

After hearing the whole story, Jin Haorui collapsed into a seat. A moment later, he slapped his cheeks, stood up, and grabbed his hysterical father, Jin Yuanji. "Dad! Calm down! We haven’t fallen yet."

Hearing this, a glimmer of reason returned to Jin Yuanji’s eyes. He sat down on the mattress and buried his face in his hands. "I lost my composure."

Losing 400 million US dollars was a devastating blow to West Yuan Group, but Jin Haorui was right. The company hadn’t collapsed yet.

After a moment, Jin Yuanji stood up, having completely regained his composure. "Ximan, notify the others. We’re holding a meeting immediately."

"Yes, Chairman." The secretary, Jin Ximan, hurried out to notify the company executives.

「An hour later.」

In the branch office’s conference room.

Jin Yuanji looked as if he had aged several years overnight. He spoke slowly, his voice hoarse. "Everyone, our plan has failed completely. I admit this failure is due to my poor judgment, but West Yuan Group has not fallen yet."

The other executives had, of course, also received the news.

They hadn’t expected the three major eel fry producers to react so quickly. They were left with no time to respond before everything was settled.

A single joint announcement had completely foiled West Yuan Group’s scheme and, in an instant, dealt their company a devastating blow.

Jin Haorui knew he had to step up. Otherwise, his siblings wouldn’t miss this opportunity to pounce. He stood up and bowed in apology to all the executives.

"I am deeply sorry. I share the blame for this project’s failure. I will use all of my personal savings, and sell my car and yacht, to cover the contract termination fees for our clients."

"Vice Chairman, this isn’t your fault. It’s all because of our opponents’ conspiracy."

"Sigh... Vice Chairman, you were only doing what you thought was best for the company. There’s no need to go this far."

A few executives quickly spoke up. Although they secretly hoped the father and son duo, Jin Haorui and Jin Yuanji, would shoulder all the responsibility and losses, West Yuan Group was not a public company, and Jin Yuanji was still the majority shareholder. They didn’t want to face repercussions down the line.

Jin Yuanji sighed. "I will take full responsibility for this. I will personally cover the losses."

Although a loss of 400 million US dollars was immense, Jin Yuanji had still accumulated a considerable fortune over the decades.

If he sold off some of his less important personal businesses, properties, and his private yacht, he could probably raise about 120 million US dollars.

Then there were his personal savings. Between more than a dozen overseas accounts, he had a combined 230 million US dollars.

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!