Chapter 447: The Mysterious Woman at Midnight!

You Nianchu saw the black gun muzzle exposed beneath Qin Bore's sleeve, her beautiful eyes jerked, pupils instantly constricting a bit.

If it were someone else, she might still have relied on the You Family's influence to retort.

But the person before her was Qin Bore—

the "Phoenix God" who makes all groups in society tremble at the mere mention of her name!

You Nianchu didn't dare to be presumptuous in the slightest.

A chill surged from You Nianchu's feet to her heart; the slightly stubborn look she had just moments ago instantly wilted.

She completely lost the confidence to cause trouble before, and obediently shut her mouth.

Qin Bore withdrew the gun pressed against You Nianchu's body and pulled down her sleeve.

She turned her head to look at the shocked students in the classroom and explained calmly:

"Last night, Student You quarreled with her parents and ran away from home; I happened to find her at an internet cafe with Lin Laoshi, she hadn't eaten, so we went together to Lin Laoshi's place to grab something to eat—don't overthink it, it's all a misunderstanding."

After hearing this, the students in the classroom all showed expressions of "now I understand."

The rumors previously circulating in the group instantly lost their heat, and the glances toward Lin Yuan returned to normal.

Du Wanhe stood to the side, seeing the misunderstanding cleared, she quietly let out a sigh of relief.

After speaking, Qin Bore reached out and grabbed You Nianchu's arm, her fingertip subtly exerting a hint of pressure, hinting at the presence of the gun.

"Come on, Student You, my economics class is about to start—don't disturb Lin Laoshi's lesson here." Qin Bore's voice remained gentle, yet carried an irresistible aura.

You Nianchu was being pulled by her, feeling a faint pressure on her arm.

You Nianchu dared not resist in the slightest; she could only lower her head and follow Qin Bore stiffly out of the classroom.

When they reached the classroom door, Qin Bore turned her head and lightly nodded at Lin Yuan, as a greeting.

Lin Yuan didn't bother to acknowledge her at all.

Afterwards, Qin Bore took You Nianchu and completely disappeared down the end of the hallway.

Lin Yuan watched the two figures recede, sighed helplessly, turned his head to the students in the classroom, and cleared his throat:

"Alright, let's continue the lesson."

……

Outside the classroom, the hallway was Hang.

Qin Bore yanked You Nianchu's wrist, dragging her forcibly out of the classroom.

Her high heels clicked on the hallway tiles, making a "deng deng" sound, each step exuding an irresistible oppressive pressure.

The two reached the corner at the end of the hallway.

Qin Bore suddenly released her grip, at the same time thrusting her elbow out, firmly pinning You Nianchu against the cold wall.

Qin Bore's elbow pressed against You Nianchu's shoulder, leaving her unable to move.

"You little brat, stop pestering Lin Yuan, or else my gun will truly fire without discrimination."

Qin Bore leaned close to You Nianchu's ear, her voice light as wind yet carrying a bone-chilling cold: "If it hits you, you'll become a frozen corpse."

"If you don't obey, I'll throw you into the Huangpu River to feed the fish; when the time comes, no one will fish you out, so don't blame me for being ruthless." Qin Bore said in a gloomy tone.

Her fingertip lightly brushed You Nianchu's earlobe, the motion ambiguous, yet her eyes were as cold as ice.

As her words fell, Qin Bore's right hand twitched slightly upward!

The gun she held……aimed at the side of You Nianchu's earlobe, "Bang! Bang!" two gunshots rang out!

The bullet pierced the silencer, whizzing past You Nianchu's ear! The air trembled from the shock.

The bullet grazed You Nianchu's earlobe as it whizzed past!

The bullet, carrying a scorching blast, slammed into the wall behind her, leaving two blackened bullet holes, with plaster dust drifting down.

You Nianchu's delicate body went limp from fright, her legs instantly losing strength; had Qin Bore not been holding her up, she would have collapsed to the ground.

A tearing pain shot through her earlobe, like being seared by flame, making her involuntarily suck in a breath of cold air.

You Nianchu's face turned ashen, her voice trembling with tears as she hurriedly pleaded: "Ms. Qin……don't, don't shoot! Our Chi Dao Group and your Divine Phoenix Group have no grudge; please don't treat me like this……"

Qin Bore slowly retracted her gun, slipped it back into her sleeve, her eyes still icy:

"Rest assured, as long as you don't pester Lin Yuan and behave yourself, I naturally won't go after you."

"But if you dare to keep bothering him, don't blame me for directly canceling your household registration, making you vanish completely from this world."

Her words hung over You Nianchu's head like a blade.

You Nianchu quickly nodded, tears welling up: "Ms. Qin, rest assured! I'll never dare again! I'll never cause trouble for Lin Laoshi again!"

Having said that, she seized the moment Qin Bore loosened her grip, turned and bolted toward the stairwell, eager to escape the frightening woman.

Qin Bore, quick-eyed and quick-handed, seized her by the collar and hauled her back.

Qin Bore's tone bore an unquestionable command: "Where do you think you're going? You haven't attended your morning economics class yet—come with me to the School of Economics for class."

Upon hearing the words "go to the School of Economics for class," You Nianchu's body stiffened instantly.

The little girl's complexion drained further, her voice thick with fear and a hint of trembling: "Ms. Qin……I, I don't want to go to class."

"I'm feeling unwell today, my head is dizzy, I really can't attend the lecture……" she said while shrinking back, her eyes full of resistance——

Having just faced the gun threat, how could she dare attend the Phoenix God's class? She feared that any slip would provoke the other's wrath.

Upon hearing this, Qin Bore slowly turned around, the icy expression on her face melting into a gentle smile, yet her eyes still held an inescapable sense of control.

"Of course you have to attend."

"Teacher I still have plenty of economics knowledge to teach you; we can't let you fall behind in the course~"

Her voice was soft as cotton, yet it made You Nianchu panic even more inside.

Speaking, Qin Bore gave You Nianchu no chance to find an excuse, directly yanking her away……

……

At noon, after class ended, Lin Yuan was lying in the teacher's office, resting.

Luo Renhai clutched a crumpled competition registration form, hurriedly pushed the door open and came in; his complexion was worse than the overcast outside, and he walked straight to Lin Yuan's desk.

"Lin Yuan, I signed you up for the National Medical Competition this morning, but the organizing committee sent the form back, saying your age doesn't meet the eligibility criteria."

Luo Renhai slammed the form onto the desk, his tone full of frustration.

Lin Yuan stopped his pen, looked up at Luo Renhai, and calmly said, "Is it just an age issue?"

"How could it just be age!" Luo Renhai sat down in the chair, lowered his voice, "I had someone inquire, it's the Shanghai side, Fuxing University pulling strings! These years, Fuxing University has been fiercely competing with our Zhijiang University."

"They know you're the person I value most in the School of Medicine, and they're deliberately blocking you just to prevent our School of Traditional Chinese Medicine from achieving any results." Luo Renhai grew angrier as he spoke.

Lin Yuan listened, then lightly tapped his fingers on the desk.

Lin Yuan showed no anger at all, instead speaking lightly: "It's fine; I'm not old enough, I'll cultivate a seed player and let her compete for me."

Luo Renhai stared for a moment, then realized there really was no other option.

Luo Renhai could only nod: "Alright, then we'll pick from the students; you properly cultivate a traditional Chinese medicine student to compete, and there's still a chance to win the championship!"

……

In the afternoon, Lin Yuan posted a notice about selecting seed players on the School of Medicine's bulletin board.

Many students gathered to look, but when it came time to sign up, everyone hesitated.

Some students gathered and whispered: "Going into the National Medical Competition with traditional Chinese medicine? We usually practice more Western medical procedures, and TCM is just memorizing theory—can we even win?"

Another student nodded: "Exactly, it's better to pursue Western medicine for a job; there's no need to risk this competition—if we lose, we'll lose face."

Although everyone was interested in traditional Chinese medicine, having them compete in the National Medical Competition under the TCM name still left them doubtful.

This…… using traditional Chinese medicine to compete in the national university medical skills competition?

Can we win?

No one chose to sign up.

Lin Yuan stood aside, taking in the students' concerns; he didn't step forward to persuade, just quietly waited for someone to volunteer.

Just then, You Nianchu suddenly pushed her way out of the crowd.

The little girl ran up to Lin Yuan, her cheeks flushed with excitement: "Lin Laoshi! I'm willing! I'll be your seed player; I'll learn whatever you teach me, and I definitely won't hold you back!"

Lin Yuan saw her, his brows instantly knotted, and without thinking he refused: "Any other classmate would do, but not you."

You Nianchu's smile froze, her eyes slightly reddened, and she softly asked: "Why? I truly want to learn from you, and I also want to help you achieve a ranking."

Lin Yuan didn't look at her expression, turned and walked toward the office, his voice cold and leaving no room: "There's no reason; I just find you annoying when I see you now—don't follow me."

Having said that, Lin Yuan turned and left……

Only You Nianchu remained standing where she was, so angry she stamped her feet!

"Hmph! Stinky Lin Yuan, dead Lin Yuan!"

"You just wait for me!"

"I will definitely become your seed player, and have you teach me traditional Chinese medicine hands‑on!"

……

In the blink of an eye, it was Monday.

Lin Yuan went to work at the Su Group as usual.

He had just entered the Wind Control Department office area when he saw employees busy at their workstations, everything seeming no different than usual.

As Lin Yuan passed Lu Chengyu's office, he noticed he wasn't there.

Normally, Lu Chengyu should have held a morning meeting.

Why isn't he here now?

Lin Yuan asked an employee.

An employee quietly told Lin Yuan that Lu Chengyu had gone to the finance office area early that morning, seemingly to investigate some data.

Hmm?

Hearing that, Lin Yuan felt somewhat suspicious.

This Lu Chengyu, not holding a morning meeting first thing in the morning, suddenly going to the finance office area—what is he up to?

Lin Yuan also turned and headed straight toward the floor of the finance office.

……

Meanwhile, at the company's 44th floor, the Finance Department.

Lu Chengyu, using his mid‑level management authority in the group, took the "Financial Risk Control Special Inspection" application form and smoothly entered the company's finance archive room.

The finance archive room is the Su Group's core confidential area; normally, non‑core finance personnel are not allowed inside.

Lu Chengyu, however, using the excuse of "inspection project fund‑control loophole," not only obtained a temporary key to the archive room, but also deliberately locked the door from inside to avoid being disturbed.

Lu Chengyu walked straight to the metal cabinet storing the core financial documents, his fingers flying as he turned the combination lock.

He quickly opened the drawer labeled "2025 Key Project Income and Expenditure Details" and "Strategic Partner Funds Flow Ledger"—

These are financial secrets that could directly affect the Su Group's project layout.

Lu Chengyu didn't dare waste time; he quickly pulled an encrypted USB drive from his briefcase and copied the core data from the documents one by one.

Then he opened the hidden encrypted chat app on his phone and secretly sent the compressed confidential file to the contact labeled "Young Master Qian," namely Qian Renhao.

Just as he was deleting the chat logs, preparing to return the files to their original place, and pretending to "finish the inspection" before leaving.

Suddenly the archive room door was opened from outside; Lin Yuan stood in the doorway, his gaze landing on the USB drive still in Lu Chengyu's hand and the open confidential file cabinet.

Lu Chengyu's face instantly turned ashen!

"Director Lu, what are you doing?" Lin Yuan said coldly, stepping forward.

Lu Chengyu's mind went blank; in panic he snatched the USB drive and shoved it into his pocket, then grabbed the freshly printed paper documents on the desk and crumpled them into a ball……

"What are you stealing?" Lin Yuan rushed forward, intending to inspect.

Lu Chengyu panicked and explained, "Don't talk nonsense—I haven't stolen anything; I'm just investigating materials!"

Lu Chengyu worried that if the contents of the USB drive were discovered, there would be serious consequences, and he instantly panicked.

He suddenly turned his back, taking advantage of the moment Lin Yuan's line of sight was blocked…… He directly shoved the USB drive into his mouth and swallowed it!

Even though his throat felt a stabbing pain, he did not hesitate, merely to temporarily destroy the evidence.

When Lin Yuan walked around to stand in front of Lu Chengyu, Lu Chengyu spread his hands to show he was holding nothing, and put on a puzzled expression.

Lin Yuan examined Lu Chengyu's hands and the surrounding area, found no suspicious items, and since there was temporarily no evidence proving Lu Chengyu was holding a USB drive, he could only let it go.

Seeing this, Lu Chengyu immediately put on an angry look, raised his voice and questioned: "Lin Yuan, what are you doing? I was clearly following procedure to investigate the financial risk control, yet you suddenly barged in and started looking around everywhere—what does that mean?"

Lin Yuan watched Lu Chengyu's feigned calm, gave a cold laugh, and said: "I actually thought Director Lu wanted to sell company secrets, so I came over to check."

Lu Chengyu raised his voice and shouted angrily: "You're talking nonsense! I've worked at the Su Group for so many years, loyal to the company—how could I possibly do something illegal and disorderly? This is slander against me!"

Lin Yuan gave Lu Chengyu a cold glance, didn't argue further, only threw out: "Better if there isn't." Then he turned and left straight away.

After Lin Yuan left……

Lu Chengyu could no longer hold on, clutching his stomach as he squatted on the ground and coughed violently, a sharp pain coming from his stomach; he knew the swallowed USB drive couldn't be retrieved, and any further delay would cause serious trouble.

Lu Chengyu trembled as he crawled up, then staggered to his feet, leaning against the wall as he headed for the hospital……

……

After Lin Yuan left the financial archive room, without delay, he went straight to Su Monong's office.

He lightly knocked on the office door, and from inside came Su Monong's calm voice: "Come in."

Lin Yuan pushed the door open and entered, seeing Su Monong lowering her head to process documents, he proactively said: "General Manager Su, I need to report something to you regarding Director Lu."

Su Monong raised her head, put down her pen, and gestured for him to continue: "What's up? What problem has Director Lu run into?"

Lin Yuan then gave a detailed account of what had just happened in the financial archive room:

"Just now when I went to the finance area, I discovered Lu Chengyu entered the financial archive room using a forged application form, and he even locked the door from inside."

"When I entered, he was clutching something in his hand; when I questioned him, he suddenly turned his back, as if he had swallowed something. Now he has nothing suspicious in his hands. But I suspect he is stealing the company's financial secrets, possibly selling the company."

After hearing this, Su Monong's brows slightly furrowed, her fingers lightly tapped the desk, she thought for a moment, then looked at Lin Yuan.

Her gaze turned stern, yet her tone remained calm: "Although there is no physical evidence now, Lu Chengyu's actions are indeed suspicious."

Subsequently, Su Monong explicitly told Lin Yuan: "Lin Yuan, from now on pay close attention to Lu Chengyu's movements, keep a tight watch on his every word and deed, don't startle the snake."

"At the same time, hurry up and investigate him, focusing on whether there is any embezzlement or corruption, gather relevant evidence; once the evidence is solid, we will then take further action."

Lin Yuan nodded and replied: "Okay, General Manager Su, I will closely monitor Lu Chengyu and investigate as quickly as possible."

……

That night, at 12 midnight.

The city was shrouded in heavy night.

Lin Yuan wore a dark hoodie, using the shadows of the building corridor to flexibly avoid the patrol guards' flashlight beams, silently entering the interior of the Su Group.

He moved quickly along the wall corner, avoiding the coverage of all surveillance cameras, and finally stopped at the door of Lu Chengyu's office.

Lin Yuan used the pre-prepared thin iron wire to lightly pick the lock; with a soft "click", he successfully pushed open the office door.

The office was pitch black, only the moonlight outside streamed through the glass, casting a faint silver glow on the floor.

Lin Yuan felt his way to Lu Chengyu's desk, placed his laptop on the surface, and connected it to Lu Chengyu's office computer host.

His fingers flew over the keyboard, the screen constantly flashing code and file lists as he meticulously examined every folder and every hidden file on Lu Chengyu's computer.

Yet no matter how he searched, the computer was suspiciously clean, with no evidence at all related to embezzlement or corruption, as if it had been deliberately wiped.

Lin Yuan furrowed his brow, preparing to attempt to recover the computer's deleted records.

Suddenly, a clear "dong, dong, dong" of high-heeled footsteps came from outside the office door.

The rhythm was steady, approaching step by step toward Lu Chengyu's office!

Lin Yuan's expression tightened; in an instant he turned off both computers' screens and stuffed his laptop into his backpack.

Then he quickly bent over, crawled under the desk, curled up as much as possible, held his breath, and minimized movement.

Lin Yuan peered through the narrow gap between the desk bottom and the floor toward the doorway, his mind full of doubt—

At this late hour, there should be no one in the company—who would deliberately come to Lu Chengyu's office?

Moreover, judging by the footsteps, the visitor is clearly a woman; who would a woman be appearing at the company at this time?

Just as Lin Yuan was pondering, the door to Lu Chengyu's office was gently pushed open.

A slender figure slowly walked in, moving lightly, as if afraid to startle those around.

The moonlight outside just happened to fall on the visitor's face……

Using this faint light, Lin Yuan got a clear look at the woman's face!

At that moment, Lin Yuan's pupils contracted sharply, and his expression changed abruptly!