That was exactly what she was thinking! This shared understanding made Xu Zixi look at Yan Yincheng again. Her trust and affection for him were openly displayed in her eyes.
Although Brother Cheng was blind, he had an extremely powerful mind. He was calmer than anyone else—even calmer than she was. Their thoughts always seemed to be on the same track. Truly, he was the other half that God had sent across time and space for her.
Since they had discovered the crucial information, Xu Zixi and Yan Yincheng naturally wouldn't let it slip by. They immediately decided to follow up on the lead while the iron was hot.
However, the task of querying the accounts of Lake Bank was still left to Fang Ruiyang. This was the best opportunity for Xu Zixi to train his skills and character.
Due to his lack of practical experience, Fang Ruiyang was a bit tentative at first. Fortunately, he had a powerful and patient master. Coupled with his natural talent, with a little guidance from Xu Zixi, his progress was remarkable.
His fingers ached from typing code, but he didn't dare to take a moment's rest. Finally, through his efforts, all the changes in Lake's accounts over the past eight months were presented before everyone.
Eight months ago, Lake had over a hundred million in assets in his account. But suddenly, within a week, his account balance gradually dwindled to zero. The only possibility for a billionaire to become a pauper was that he had gambled, lost, and owed a huge debt that he couldn't repay.
When they checked further, they found that in the following two months, he had successively mortgaged his houses in Haicheng and sold everything he could. The only thing he didn't touch was his dry - share dividends in the Pei Group.
However, the situation took a turn for the better in the third month. The houses and cars that Lake had mortgaged were returned to him, and his account received a transfer of five million yuan on a certain day.
Although it was a relatively small amount compared to his previous assets, this sum immediately changed his desperate situation.
However, this five million didn't stay in the account for even three days before disappearing again. Fang Ruiyang checked the surveillance footage of the teahouse according to the time of the account change and found that Lake had visited the teahouse that day.
He had come to gamble again. He was determined to win back the money he had lost and was convinced that he could turn the tables at the gambling table. But in the end, he lost the money he had just received.
After that, about half a month later, Lake's account received another five million yuan. Of course, it was easy to guess what the end result of this five million would be. But—
Yan Yincheng said, "The times when these two five - million - yuan transfers were made into his account were both the day after the financial report loopholes appeared."
Xu Zixi immediately checked Lake's subsequent bank statements as he said and found that it was indeed as Yan Yincheng had said.
Then Fang Ruiyang provided another piece of information. He said that the person who had transferred the money to Lake was a subordinate of Zhao Quanjing.
Thus, all their doubts were finally cleared up.
Lake should have fallen into the trap set by Zhao Quanjing and Xu Chengye from the very beginning. He was taken to this teahouse by his brother - in - law and lost all his wealth there. When he was at his wit's end, Zhao Quanjing found him and offered him five million yuan on the condition that he become an insider for the Zhao Group. Using the convenience of his position, he was to gradually plant hidden dangers within the Pei Group, waiting for the right day to detonate them and deal a fatal blow to the Pei Group, so that the Zhao Group could take its place.
However, the Zhao Group didn't expect that the Pei Group would join hands with the Yan Family of Fengcheng to acquire the bay that the Zhao Group had long coveted. They were planning to develop the tourism industry on a grand scale and compete with the Zhao Group for a share of the market.
Things beyond his control made Zhao Quanjing extremely angry. Would he just sit back and do nothing? Impossible!
But Lake was excluded from the bay renovation project, and he had no way to interfere in this project. So Zhao Quanjing thought of Fang Ruiyang, the illegitimate son. He asked Fang Ruiyang to use the alias Cui Jiandong and apply for the project manager position of the bay project.
With Lake, an insider in charge of the human resources department, it was easy to get someone in. However, they didn't know that Cui Jiandong's resume had been screened out at the beginning and never made it to the interview.
However, even without Xu Zixi, Fang Ruiyang would surely have entered the Pei Group eventually; it was just a matter of time.
It could be said that Zhao Quanjing had designed every step very ingeniously. And as Fang Ruiyang had said, his influence was deeply rooted and intertwined in Haicheng, having already formed an unshakable network of relationships. The Pei Group, which had a clean background and a more upright working style in the medical field, was no match for such a treacherous villain.
Now they had found the evidence that Lake was the insider and identified the loopholes in the financial report. As long as Fang Ruiyang handed these things over to Pei Mingyuan, Lake would surely be kicked out of the Pei Group.
However, this action would be equivalent to telling Zhao Quanjing that their scheme to deal with the Pei Group had been exposed. Then all the pressure would fall on Fang Ruiyang. What drastic actions would Zhao Quanjing take when he only had Fang Ruiyang as a pawn left?
"I wish we could know what they talked about inside," Xu Zixi said regretfully. The positioning tracker was made of a special material and didn't have the function of recording or eavesdropping. She wanted to know what Zhao Quanjing and Lake had said so that they could formulate the next plan.
Yan Yincheng said, "Don't worry. I've already anticipated this outcome and asked A Qiang to find a way."
This was a complete surprise! Xu Zixi didn't expect him to be so considerate. She threw herself into his arms, kissed him on the cheek, and said happily, "That's great. Thank you, Brother Cheng!"
She was so affectionate towards him in front of others. A smile played on Yan Yincheng's lips, and he felt extremely pleased. His Zixi was truly different from other girls. As long as he could consider the details that she overlooked, he could win her love and closeness.
A thought flashed through his mind. He couldn't help but recall the day they had just arrived in Haicheng when she had been angry because of his insincere proposal. So, women really did like the occasional surprises from men!
He knew what to do on the day of re - signing the engagement agreement!
A short while later, there was a knock on the door of their private room. The rhythm of the knock had a special pattern. After getting permission, A Qiang pushed the door open, walked in, and handed a USB drive to Yan Yincheng.
"Third Master, this is all the recordings from Zhao Quanjing's teahouse room."
Yan Yincheng said, "Hand it to the madam."
A Qiang then immediately gave the USB drive to Xu Zixi. Xu Zixi's ears burned as she took the item, inserted it into the computer, and played the audio on the USB drive—