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Tang Jinghuan learned that Gao Yuanzhong had been arrested, immediately feeling an ominous premonition.

Assistant Chen said, "Mr. Tang, our connection with Gao Yuanzhong is not deep, so his arrest will have limited impact on us."

Shaking his head, Tang Jinghuan replied, "On its own, indeed, the impact is limited, but I'm worried Xu Yang will spin a story out of Gao Yuanzhong's arrest."

The assistant unconcernedly said, "Our connection isn't strong, so no matter how much he tries to spin a story, it will be useless."

After thinking it over, Tang Jinghuan said, "That's true, we only had him do some work for us, so even if it's connected to us, the impact should be limited."

Just then, Tang Jinghuan's phone began to ring.

He took out his cell phone and saw it was from a high-ranking official, a node in his network of connections.

It was through this official that he had repeatedly protected Gao Yuanzhong.

What could this big shot want by calling him now?

Usually, it was him who would reach out to the official.

Thinking this over, Tang Jinghuan picked up the phone, "Mr. Huang, what's the matter?"

Mr. Huang said, "Get me an identity from a beautiful country, I need to leave the country immediately!"

Mr. Huang always spoke very calmly, holding a high position after all.

But this time, there was a hint of panic in his voice.

Tang Jinghuan frowned and said, "With your status, it's not like you can just leave the country whenever you wish, and why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Mr. Huang sounded somewhat angry, "Isn't it because of you guys? You had me protect Gao Yuanzhong, and now he's been taken away by the disciplinary department. This has caused a huge uproar and has caught the attention of big wigs in the capital.

There's going to be a thorough investigation, and since Gao Yuanzhong was already problematic, following your advice to protect him will undoubtedly draw scrutiny to me. I expect to be summoned for a talk by the disciplinary department soon, I can't escape it, I don't want to go to jail, so the only option left is to leave!"

Hearing this, Tang Jinghuan's head exploded with alarm.

He had not anticipated such serious consequences.

Now he understood.

Xu Yang's intention was not only to take down Gao Yuanzhong but to implicate himself through Gao Yuanzhong.

He wanted to escalate the situation through Gao Yuanzhong, targeting the people who had helped Gao Yuanzhong and reaching out to his network of relations.

Tang Jinghuan took a deep breath, "Alright, go straight to the airport, someone will be there waiting for you."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Jinghuan's face was grim.

He had returned to Haicheng to make investments and to build up his network of connections.

This person was one of his most powerful connections.

And his network had been compromised before it had even provided much help.

Tang Jinghuan sighed, "It seems I have underestimated Xu Yang."

He thought he had already had a high opinion of Xu Yang.

It turned out he still underestimated him.

In just half a day, Xu Yang had toppled a network he had painstakingly built.

Fortunately, another one had not been involved in this affair.

Otherwise, his purpose for this trip to Huaxia might have been jeopardized.

As long as the project was safe, everything else was inconsequential.

He had come back to start a project.

That was to establish an investment fund to invest in global financial derivatives.

Given his identity as a Wall Street elite, there were many who wanted to make a profit by investing in his fund or by using him to meet Wall Street's financial tycoons.

Now his investment fund had already attracted over a hundred billion in capital, and it was still growing.

In reality, his fund was not actually intending to invest in global financial derivatives.

Rather, once it had absorbed enough capital, it planned to swallow the fund's money.

Of course, he couldn't just embezzle the funds and run away; that would be too amateur.

Instead, he planned to swallow the money under the guise of investment and accounting fraud, pretending the investment had failed.

Simply put, the investment would fail, and all would be lost, with the capital ending up directly in his pocket.

Of course, to gain official support, he claimed he would invest thirty billion in Haicheng to establish a new energy vehicle research center.

It was for this reason that he was able to gain the attention of Haicheng's officials.

Otherwise, just setting up a fund to invest in global derivatives wouldn't have drawn the attention of Haicheng's high-level officials.

His plan was to abscond once he had absorbed one hundred and fifty billion in funds.

At this rate, he would achieve his goal in no more than a week, and then he would be gone.

Once back in the beautiful country, nobody would be able to do anything to him.

He intended to give his other network a call.

To give them a peace of mind, lest they lose confidence and abandon him without a word, which would be troublesome.

But before he could make the call, his phone started ringing.

The caller ID showed it was a call from his other network.

Tang Jinghuan answered, "Mr. Meng, what's the matter?"
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Mr. Meng spoke gravely, "Your scheme has been exposed. Return all the funds to the investors!"

Tang Jinghuan said, "Mr. Meng, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

Mr. Meng said, "Don't play dumb with me. You have done this kind of fundraising twice in Europe, also promising investment projects to local officials and winning their support. In the end, the funds you raised always ended in losses, which were actually pocketed by you!"

Tang Jinghuan was shocked, but he still responded calmly, "Mr. Meng, you must be joking. How could I possibly do such a thing?"

The two incidents he stirred up in Europe had been quite sensational, but they shouldn't be known in China.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have so many business tycoons investing in his fund, nor would Haicheng's officials support him this much.

They even called him the pride of the Chinese people.

How did Mr. Meng find out?

Mr. Meng continued sternly, "I've told you, stop feigning ignorance. Now, the higher-ups in our city know, someone has thoroughly investigated your activities in Europe and sent us the documentation. You've been barred from leaving the country, and your investment fund's financial accounts have been restricted from international transfers. This will soon become widely known.

Within an hour, if you return the money to the investors without causing any negative impact, I'll pretend nothing's happened. Of course, if you truly plan to invest in Haicheng and establish a new energy vehicle research center, we would still welcome that."

As there weren't any substantial consequences yet, it would be difficult to prosecute Tang Jinghuan.

But if he did cause consequences and pocketed all the money, it would be extremely difficult to recover the funds with Tang Jinghuan far away in the beautiful country.

Moreover, with so many business tycoons having given their money to Tang Jinghuan, it would have a significant impact on Haicheng's economy.

Tang Jinghuan let go of any hope for leniency, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Alright, I'll return the money. May I ask who it was that sent you the information?"

Mr. Meng said, "You don't need to ask; I would have told you anyway, because in the documentation we received, there was a note telling us to inform you that Mr. Xu sent the material."

Mr. Xu?

It must be Xu Yang!

Tang Jinghuan's gaze turned cold.

Damn, he never expected Xu Yang to have thoroughly investigated his affairs.

Now, he was caught stealing chickens only to lose the rice used to lure them.

He was just a week away from absconding with one hundred and fifty billion!

In half a month, he would have made one hundred and fifty billion, over twenty billion dollars.

Even the tycoons of Wall Street would be envious.

Now, Tang Jinghuan regretted troubling Xu Yang.

If he hadn't messed with Xu Yang, none of this would have happened.