Chapter 90: Crown Insider News, Fund Volume Exceeds 10 Billion

Although he did not discuss any business with Luosha and only relaxed for a while at the Saimachang, for Lu Chen, this could be considered a rare moment where he did not need to be particularly cautious.

Of course, caution was a vigilance Lu Chen always maintained; after all, he truly did not know Luosha that well.

The two could only be called business partners, as for...

After bidding farewell to Luosha, Lu Chen returned directly to the Zhuangyuan.

"Sir, Manager Wang from Crown is here to visit."

Butler Wang knocked gently on the study door, interrupting Lu Chen's deep thoughts.

Lu Chen nodded slightly, stood up, and went downstairs.

"Director Lu, long time no see. You haven't been to Crown to sit for a while since the last board meeting ended."

Manager Wang stood in the reception hall, and seeing Lu Chen come down, his eyes lit up, and he hurried over.

"That's enough, no need for pleasantries."

Lu Chen reached out and shook hands with Manager Wang; a flash of surprise crossed his eyes, but his face still carried a faint smile.

He looked back at Butler Wang, then sat on the main sofa and tossed a Cigar to Manager Wang.

He also began to warm up his own.

Not until he took the first puff of the Cigar and exhaled the smoke did he speak.

"What brings you here today?"

"The funds that Director Wei Er promised last time—I've brought them for you today, haven't I?"

Manager Wang paused, took a file bag with a Wax Seal from his pocket, and placed it on the table.

"Also, the recent movements at Crown are indeed a bit different."

Manager Wang leaned back into the sofa, and only then did a hint of melancholy appear on his face.

"The volume of funds is getting larger and larger now, already exceeding 10 billion, and it is still expanding. Currently, people at my level are also entering through connections; although it hasn't been publicly issued yet, I see it happening soon."

"What about the inflow and outflow?"

Lu Chen frowned, and from Manager Wang's low, even pessimistic voice, he seemed to sense a different kind of atmosphere.

"Are you controlling it, or is it normal trading?"

"It is still normal trading for now, but there isn't much liquidity every day. As long as someone sells, they are almost always watched by Wei Er."

After several seconds passed, Manager Wang finally spoke.

"However, apart from those retail investors, it is almost all anonymous capital flow; one simply cannot find any traces."

"It seems there is an offshore market as well."

Lu Chen sighed slightly and took a deep look at Manager Wang.

"How did you know..."

Manager Wang sat up abruptly, then fell heavily back into the sofa.

"It's no use hiding it from you. Wei Er has indeed set up an offshore market. The fund volume of the offshore market comes from all over the world, especially from Europe and Piaoliang Guo."

Lu Chen paused slightly; even his fingers tapping on the armrest stopped for a moment.

After silently smoking a few puffs of the Cigar, he spoke.

"The task I'm giving you this time carries some risk. If you are unwilling, you don't have to do it."

"Is there a chance to escape?"

Manager Wang took several puffs of the Cigar, placed it on the ashtray, slowly sat up straight again, and after several minutes, spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice.

"Rest assured, I'm not sending you to your death. I just want you to keep the evidence linking the offshore and onshore markets. Although it's a bit difficult, isn't there a chance?"

"I probably can't keep the evidence myself. It can stay with me for at most one night; photocopies are useless."

After a long while, Manager Wang spoke with a sense of defeat.

"After all, no evidence points to Crown, nor does it point to Wei Er. Even whose money these hidden funds are is unclear."

"You are aware that this thing uses rainbows as assets, right?"

Lu Chen took a deep look at Manager Wang, took a deep breath of the Cigar, and after several minutes, spoke.

"Can you get your hands on that test report of Wei Er's? The original is not needed."

After a few seconds, Lu Chen waved his hand.

"Never mind. You don't have to do anything; just quietly monitor the fund flow."

Manager Wang took a few sharp breaths, then picked up the Cigar again, his face instantly looking much more relaxed.

"Director Lu, do you have a way? If not, I can still take the risk, as long as you can send my family to Piaoliang Guo. They are already being monitored by Wei Er's people."

After hesitating for a long while, Manager Wang seemed to have made up his mind.

"Everything as usual. You don't need to take risks. I will find a way to send your family out before the Thunderstorm."

Lu Chen paused, smoked the Cigar in silence for several puffs, and after another long while, spoke word by word.

"Do not panic. Everything as usual. You are in great danger right now; if anything seems slightly off, Wei Er will make a move against you."

Lu Chen glanced at Butler Wang standing at the door.

"Butler Wang, call Chen Mo over."

After a few minutes, Chen Mo walked in, glanced at Manager Wang, and stood silently by Lu Chen's side.

"Send one of the brothers to secretly follow Manager Wang. After arriving at his home, you don't need to alert the surveillance personnel nearby; just watch silently. If they try to make a move, stop them, and bring the people back to the safe house."

After Lu Chen was silent for a moment, he spoke.

"Do not engage those people; just watch from behind."

After the arrangements were made, Chen Mo nodded slightly, took one more look at Manager Wang, and walked straight out of the reception hall.

Lu Chen then spoke: "Rest assured, I will definitely fulfill what I promised you."

After chatting with Manager Wang for a while longer, he received an Invitation Letter handed over by Manager Wang.

He patted Wang Jingli on the shoulder, and only then did he see him out of the Zhuangyuan.

Lu Chen looked at the Invitation Letter, tossed it to the side of Steward Wang's hand, and then spoke.

"Check if there are any scheduling conflicts; if not, we'll go see what Wei Er is up to, and if there are, then forget it."

Lu Chen paused and shrugged his shoulders.

"I really don't want to see Wei Er's annoying face right now."

"Sir, Wei Er... there are no scheduling conflicts."

Steward Wang picked up the Invitation Letter, took out a notebook, and after a few seconds, looked at Lu Chen.

"Fine then, consider it Wei Er's bad luck."

A trace of disgust appeared in Lu Chen's eyes, and he spoke with some indignation, yet his tone was as calm as could be.

"Right, notify Xuan Hua, see how the deployment over there is going, and also, whether that matter has been completed."

Lu Chen took a puff of his Cigar, exhaled the smoke, and shifted into a more comfortable position.

"If the deployment is finished, then initiate the plan; if that matter is finished, have him come back and bring the item back."

"Understood."

Steward Wang nodded slightly and walked straight out.

After seeing Steward Wang off, Lu Chen sighed.

Right now, he really didn't have any good way to deal with Wei Er; after all, if Xuan Hua wasn't prepared, even if Lu Chen made things difficult for Wei Er, it would only cause him to lose a little face.

To truly deliver a fatal blow, Lu Chen himself would also need to pay a huge price.

A few minutes later, the phone in the reception hall rang, interrupting Lu Chen's deep thoughts.