"Bang!"

The wine glass smashed against the handmade mural, staining it with bright red wine.

"Tell me, how did the news leak!"

Xu Jingsong glared fiercely at Cui Jizhong, his eyes red with anger.

[Shocking! Rumor has it that Bull Venture is already an empty shell!]

[Behind high returns, is it wise investing, or a downright Ponzi scheme?]

[Where did the money go? Bull Venture's legal person Cui Jizhong, deep diving into his past and present connections with Xu Group...]

[As the stars shift, using the people's money to fill your own deficit, how does Xu Group dare to be so audacious?]

[Behind soaring stock prices, is it outstanding performance or the final frenzy?]

...

One eye-catching headline after another, shocking stories emerged like bamboo shoots after spring rain.

So fast, so widespread, it was overwhelming.

Xu Group's PR team had already collapsed, and the website succumbed to countless attacks and insults.

If it was just rumors, Xu Jingsong might still find a way to use official power to suppress the gossip.

But the most troublesome part is, within the circulated data, there's internal financial information from Bull Venture.

It's not the kind disclosed to the public, but internal confidential data...

How funds were gathered by the platform and then flowed through various public or secret channels into multiple Xu Group investment projects...

The entire process was organized into an alarmingly thorough flowchart, so detailed that the best accountant would have to surrender, just short of being courtroom evidence!

With this in hand, asking for official intervention is akin to a confession, isn't it?

The key is, he indeed has misappropriated 500 million of Bull Venture's funds for stock buyback. This chunk of money frozen in the stock market can't be returned until Monday when the stock is sold to recoup the funds—it's hard evidence!

A moment of greed became a vulnerability precisely exploited by the opponent!

"Bastard!" Xu Jingsong grabbed Cui Jizhong's collar, his eyes bloodshot.

"Tell me, how exactly did this stuff spread!"

"I... I truly don't know..."

Cui Jizhong trembled, feeling a chill under Xu Jingsong's murderous gaze.

"Only a few core senior executives of the group know about this material, I... I can investigate right away!"

"Investigate? Does investigating still help now?! Xu Jingsong shoved Cui Jizhong harshly, who staggered and fell, then pointed fiercely at Cui Jizhong, slumped on the ground.

"The last time dealing with Gao Yuan, the attempt on Xu Bolin, and now Bull Venture—why does everything I entrust to you inexplicably leak each time?

Speak! Have you betrayed me long ago, deliberately sabotaging me time and again!"

"Wronged Mr. Xu, from my father's generation, our Cui family has been loyal to the Xu family, it's impossible to betray you!"

"Loyal? Sounds nice, then take the fall and prove you're still loyal to me!"

Facing Xu Jingsong's murderous gaze, Cui Jizhong felt a chill.

He turned pale, finally biting his lip under Xu Jingsong's pressured stare.

"I... I'll take the fall!"

Though he had long known eventually this day would come, he hadn't expected it would arrive so soon...

He understood, if he hesitated even slightly, overseas his wife and children might...

Xu Jingsong's expression eased slightly upon hearing this.

He knew well that the likelihood of Cui Jizhong leaking was nearly zero, doing so benefited him not at all, just hastened his fall into the abyss.

His earlier fury, somewhat leveraged to coerce his stance, protect himself at the expense of others...

Though the situation is dire, it's not to the point of forcing him to desperation.

If he can stall the official investigation for ten days to a half month, and recoup funds to return the 500 million, Bull Venture would have nothing to do with him and Xu Group.

No matter how fiercely debated online, without concrete proof, it's just rumor!

And what the truth is, leaves plenty of room for manipulation.

Chairman Mo... Secretary Hong...

Thinking of the cards in his hand, Xu Jingsong regained his confidence...

...

Due to Xu Group's "silence."

As expected, on Monday opening, Xu Group directly hit the lower limit, and the slump continued for three consecutive days!

How stock prices rose now is how they're falling, resembling a roller coaster.

Amidst this not only are numerous panicked investors dumping stocks, but Xu Group itself is urgently drawing funds back, fearing being trapped unable to escape, hence selling at any cost.

The scene was akin to a thousand armies crossing a single-log bridge, squeezing and clashing with a bloodbath!

Meanwhile, forces behind the Qilin Club tried to reverse the dip.

However, just as the stock price steadied for a wave, the market suddenly saw another huge sell-off, nearly 3% shares sold in a single day, continuously.

Qilin Club was not to be trifled with, immediately trying to muster more funds to buy in.

But soon they found... they couldn't buy them all, simply couldn't!

After swallowing 5% still there's another 5%.

This isn't buying stock, this is selling a company!

With this selling approach, even a stock god would be beaten.

Yet it doesn't add up, how can so many shares appear out of nowhere in the market?

They immediately investigated incredulously, and upon investigating found astonishingly it was the Xu family's own doing...

"Xu! Bo! Lin!"

Knowing this, Xu Jingsong gritted his teeth till they nearly shattered!

Finally, the thing he feared most happened...

As the saying goes, when the wall collapses, everyone pushes; the time wasn't right before.

Receiving a mysterious call, the spectating "Avenger" finally stepped in!

"My dear Uncle! Well! Very well!"

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