High School Belle Fell in Love with Me-Chapter 232 - 143: Now I Can’t Explain, I Sold You All Out (Double-Length)
"Is that so."
...
Meanwhile, at Mouyu’s headquarters.
Chen Jie was facing an inquiry.
The main reason was that hundred million in dirty money.
When Chen Jie heard about this, his heart skipped a beat. Damn, they’ve been caught.
He knew it was dirty money, but he didn’t have direct contact with the other party. It was Xiao Niansheng who was in touch, and the two just exchanged a few words to get acquainted, with decisions being relayed verbally through offline intermediaries.
He was certain there was no evidence that could incriminate him.
Anyway, he’d just distance himself, claiming ignorance, and the company would fully cooperate to recover the funds.
Then, he immediately called Li Yang.
"Li Yang, you really screwed me over. You cooperated with someone to launder money, almost leading our platform to disaster!"
He specifically recorded the call.
Li Yang: "President Chen, I didn’t know they were laundering money. I’ve already been actively cooperating with the police to return the money. If someone wants to tip me, I can’t stop them, right? Anyway, I never promised them anything, and I reported to the police days ago."
"What? Why didn’t you tell me sooner? I could’ve cooperated earlier."
"I wasn’t sure at the time..."
"Then wait for my news; this matter can be minor or major. If it gets big, the platform can’t protect you."
"Huh? What does it have to do with me? I’m a victim too, damn... damn... shit!"
Li Yang hung up, never expecting Chen Jie to be so forceful.
Fuck, this bastard is really shameless.
Friday opening.
Xiao Niansheng saw his stock setup hit the limit down, feeling things were falling into place.
He hadn’t even reported to Liu Yuheng yet when someone contacted him.
"Xiao, someone from Chen Jie said the money has already blown up."
"What? So soon? It shouldn’t be!"
Today was just the first limit down; it should’ve been a few more days, completely bankrupting Li Yang before taking action.
Besides, those laundering money should’ve withdrawn their funds first to avoid being traced.
This sudden explosion must have left no time to withdraw the funds.
"Chen Jie said it was Li Yang who reported to the police. He reported days ago..."
"..."
Xiao Niansheng was panicking upon hearing this.
He quickly contacted the intermediary.
Half an hour later, he realized something was wrong.
Because many people were arrested this time, and every single transaction was under scrutiny, none escaped.
So much money, so many connections, all toppled at once. It was a big deal.
Liu Yuheng rushed over in a panic, asking, "Niansheng, what happened?"
"Yuheng, we might’ve failed in setting up Li Yang. I don’t know how much he’ll lose, but almost every secret line has been locked..."
Liu Yuheng’s face turned pale, "What did you say! Didn’t you say it definitely wouldn’t lead back to us? Did I waste twenty million? I’m telling you, this has nothing to do with me!"
He had raised twenty million from some people in Port City under his own name, because according to their plan, the cooperating funds could be smoothly withdrawn, and the real bait for Li Yang was just a hundred million.
Even that hundred million could be partially recovered. Xiao Niansheng provided twenty million to the intermediary, and those laundering might get at most ten million.
But neither party felt they were losing.
After all, the recovered money was practically laundered white, just needing two more transactions.
Overall, using a hundred million to launder forty to fifty million was considered a highly cost-effective operation in the industry.
Xiao Niansheng quickly said, "Yuheng, don’t worry, even if things go wrong, it won’t lead back to us. The intermediary has long changed identity and fled. If you really don’t trust it... I’ll find some friends and have him..."
Hearing this, Liu Yuheng was even more panicked.
But, it seemed like this was the only way.
If the person died abroad, it would practically sever all lines, allowing him to be at ease.
"Can the twenty million be traced back to us?"
"Definitely not, that money went through several complex procedures and is long disconnected from us."
"Alright, no matter what, don’t let the dirt fall on me, or if my dad finds out, there will be serious consequences!"
"Yeah, I understand."
Xiao Niansheng didn’t expect Liu Yuheng to be so timid.
But then again, he’s just a high-level minion, while Liu Yuheng is the heir of a major corporation.
If something really happened, he’d have to bear the blame to the end.
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A Mouyu announcement directly put Li Yang in the spotlight.
The announcement claimed that Li Yang was involved in money laundering activities, causing significant negative impact and financial loss to the company. The company would initiate legal procedures to protect its rights.
Li Yang didn’t respond, and even started a live stream on Friday night.
But the stream was quickly banned by Mouyu.
Online, there was overwhelming news about him laundering money. Recently, he was indeed very famous, having received millions in tips, earning over a billion in mere months, and always being a hot topic online.
Issuing a statement now wouldn’t help Li Yang; he had to wait for Zhao Tianming’s specific announcement to have credibility.
Otherwise, the netizens would only escalate the situation further.
With media behind the scenes, someone was definitely fueling the fire, trying to destroy him with one blow.
Even if he returned the funds and was not criminally liable, his reputation would be ruined.
