Chapter 56: Are Things About to Explode? Did We Just Stir Up a Hornet's Nest?
At the Yuncheng headquarters of Huaxia Bank, President Qian Tao was having the biggest headache of his life today!
He had received orders from his superior in the provincial capital, instructing him to work with Yuncheng's Industry and Commerce authorities, police, and other forces to immediately freeze the Su Corporation's accounts.
Although all the necessary procedures had not yet been fully approved, the big shot above had issued a direct order. Qian Tao had no choice but to violate regulations and personally take action, freezing the Su Corporation's accounts.
The big shot above had told him that absolutely nothing would happen.
That was because news would soon be released that the Su Corporation's core members had been arrested.
But Qian Tao kept staring at the television and his phone, waiting for the news he wanted to see.
Yet it never came.
Instead... Qian Tao's phone began ringing nonstop.
The first call was from Yuncheng Governor Sun Qian.
“Qian Tao, I don't know what the hell you're doing, but I'm ordering you to immediately unfreeze the Su Corporation's accounts!”
“On what grounds did you freeze them?”
“Let me tell you something—the Su Corporation is cooperating with the Xuanwu War Zone. The police officers who just went to arrest the Su Corporation's people have already been taken away by the military...”
Huh?
Hearing Sun Qian's words, Qian Tao was completely stunned.
What does he mean?
Hadn't the big shot above told him that people in Yuncheng would work together with him?
Why was he the only one who had rushed forward while all his supposed teammates had backed down?
Wasn't that basically making me the biggest fool here?
Just as Sun Qian hung up, Qian Tao was about to call the big shot above and ask what was going on when his former superior called.
The moment the call connected, his former superior gave him a furious scolding.
“Qian Tao, are you trying to get yourself killed? Why the hell did you provoke the Su family for no reason?”
“Don't you know that the Ye family is behind the Su family?”
“Although the Ye family has suffered a serious blow, isn't Old Master Ye still alive?”
“Unfreeze the accounts immediately!”
Qian Tao felt extremely bitter.
How could he not know what was happening?
The conflict between the Su family and the Li family was actually a confrontation between the Ye family and their hidden enemies.
Two enormous forces were fighting each other.
People like Qian Tao, who were insignificant figures caught in the middle, had no choice at all.
Since he had already boarded the big shot's ship, even knowing that he was merely cannon fodder, he could only follow their orders and act.
Then calls started coming from other leaders in the provincial capital.
Even powerful figures in the capital, Jingcheng, directly called him!
Qian Tao's phone was practically being blown up.
He felt as if he had just kicked a hornet's nest.
Many influential figures whom he normally couldn't even get close to were now calling him personally, telling him to unfreeze the accounts.
But without an order from the big shot above, how could Qian Tao possibly dare to unfreeze them?
After answering more than a dozen calls, Qian Tao finally found a brief opportunity.
He was just about to call the big shot in the provincial capital when he suddenly saw breaking news on television.
“Now, we interrupt this broadcast with an urgent news report.”
“A certain Li-surnamed leader in the provincial capital has been arrested on suspicion of criminal offenses... Please stay tuned for further details.”
Clang!
Qian Tao was completely dumbfounded.
His biggest backer had actually been arrested?
This...
It's over...
And what was even more terrifying was that this had happened only ten minutes after the Su Corporation's accounts had been frozen.
As the president of Huaxia Bank's Yuncheng headquarters, Qian Tao had spent many years navigating both the political and business worlds.
There was absolutely no way he would believe this was a coincidence.
Run!
He had to escape immediately!
After finally realizing what was happening, Qian Tao took several things from his private safe.
He pushed open the office door and was about to leave.
But the moment the door opened, several uniformed personnel were already waiting outside.
“Mr. Qian Tao, you are suspected of involvement in a financial operation case. Please come with us.”
It's over!
Qian Tao's legs went weak, and he nearly collapsed onto the floor.
In the end, I still couldn't escape?
“We've just received an appointment from the board of directors of the head office.”
“Mr. Chen Wei will immediately take over as the president of the Yuncheng branch and will have full authority over all matters in Yuncheng.”
While the uniformed personnel were escorting Qian Tao away, the secretary arrived with his mortal enemy, Chen Wei, along with the official appointment documents issued by headquarters.
The appointment was announced on the spot.
Chen Wei wore a smug expression.
“Qian Tao, tell me, why did you have to go looking for trouble with the Su family?”
“To be honest, I should actually thank you.”
“You're a good person!”
“Quick! Carry out my first order immediately.”
“Unfreeze the Su Corporation's accounts.”
“I'll personally call President Su and apologize!”
Chen Wei knew very well how he had obtained his new position.
The mysterious big shot above had given him very clear instructions.
After taking office, the first thing he had to do was unfreeze the Su Corporation's accounts and minimize the losses and negative impact as much as possible.
“Yes!”
With Chen Wei's order, Huaxia Bank immediately began carrying out the necessary procedures.
Watching everything unfold before him, Qian Tao closed his eyes in despair.
“Let's go.”
His biggest backer had already been taken down.
What hope did he have left?
……
Yuncheng Su Corporation
During the brief period when Ye Fan and Guo Li went to the bathroom, everyone at the Su Corporation was frantically contacting their connections, trying to get the company's accounts unfrozen.
But because the matter was extremely serious, even someone as influential as Lei Qianjue needed to wait for his old friends to make arrangements.
It would take time.
Ye Changfeng and the others, who had just left, had also learned about the situation.
After receiving the news, they made calls to several old friends.
Everyone knew exactly what this conflict between the Su family and the Li family represented.
It was an open confrontation between the Ye family and the enemies hiding behind the scenes.
Although Ye Changfeng's old friends had agreed to help, they likewise needed time to make arrangements.
While everyone anxiously waited, Su Yixue's phone suddenly rang.
It was the company's financial director.
“President Su, our accounts have returned to normal!”
“The bank just called and said that the freezing of our accounts was due to an operational error. They expressed their sincere apologies!”
Hmm?
An error?
Yeah, right!
Su Yixue listened to the financial director's report over the phone, her heart filled with confusion.
The police officers who had come earlier had made the situation perfectly clear.
This was obviously retaliation from the Su family's enemies.
How could it possibly have been an operational error?
Su Yixue had just contacted several leaders in the provincial capital and explained the situation to them.
They had all said that the matter was extremely difficult to handle and that they couldn't help for the time being.
They had politely refused.
The situation on Xia Hao's side wasn't looking good either.
“Sister Linglong, was it someone from your side?”
After ending the call with the financial director, Su Yixue looked at Yu Linglong in confusion.
Among everyone present, Yu Linglong and Lei Qianjue appeared to have the strongest connections.
If anyone could resolve this matter, it was most likely someone from their network.
“No.”
“My grandfather's friend is still making calls. There's no way the accounts could have been unfrozen this quickly.”
Yu Linglong was equally confused.
Her people had barely even begun taking action, yet the Su Corporation's accounts had already been unfrozen?
“Doctor Lei, was it you?”
Su Yixue turned her attention to Lei Qianjue again.
Lei Qianjue shook his head.
“Not from my side.”
“Although several of my old friends agreed to help, there's no way they could have acted this quickly.”
If it wasn't someone they had contacted, then who was it?
Xia Hao quietly listened to Su Yixue and the others talking.
His gaze secretly shifted toward Ye Fan.
An operation this fast... it could only have been Young Master Ye, right?
Just how much power does Young Master Ye have behind him?
How could he completely resolve the matter within ten minutes?
“Everyone, look!”
“It's the number-one trending news on the phones!”
“A big shot in the provincial capital has been arrested for economic crimes.”
“There's also a certain Yang from the head of Yuncheng's Industry and Commerce Bureau, a certain Qian from the president of Huaxia Bank's Yuncheng branch, a certain Zhang from the Tax Bureau...”
Someone suddenly shouted.
Everyone immediately took out their phones and opened the number-one trending news story.
The moment they saw the report, they were completely dumbfounded...
(End of Chapter)
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