The CEO's 100 Billion Bride: The Secret War of the Rich

Lin Zhiqiang's sudden death was like a huge rock thrown into the already turbulent business world, stirring up a thousand waves. Huo Yanshen and Su Wanwan stood in front of the French windows of the Huo Group's headquarters building, staring at the city skyline in the distance, their hearts filled with complicated emotions.

"Yan Shen, do you think Lin Zhiqiang's death was really suicide?" Su Wanwan asked softly, with a gleam of doubt in her eyes.

Huo Yanshen was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "I don't believe it. I know Lin Zhiqiang too well. He is not the kind of person who will give up easily. What's more, he holds so many secrets in his hands. Death is not the best option for him."

"So what you mean is..." Su Wanwan didn't finish her words, but she knew that Huo Yanshen understood her subtext.

Huo Yanshen turned to face Su Wanwan with a firm look in his eyes: "Wanwan, from now on, we must be more careful. Lin Zhiqiang's death means that someone is trying to erase all the evidence. We may be closer to the truth than we think."

At this moment, Huo Yanshen's secretary knocked on the door and walked in: "Mr. Huo, Manager Zhang from the Finance Department said there is an urgent matter that needs to be reported to you."

Huo Yan frowned: "Now?"

The secretary nodded: "Yes, Manager Zhang said that the matter is of great importance and must be reported to you immediately."

Huo Yanshen glanced at Su Wanwan, who gave him an encouraging look. "Okay, let him in."

A moment later, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and looking a little nervous walked into the office. Beads of sweat were faintly visible on his forehead, and he was holding a folder tightly in his hand.

"Mr. Huo, Mrs. Huo," Manager Zhang nodded to the two of them, then took a deep breath, "I found some anomalies during the routine review."

Huo Yanshen immediately became alert: "What's the abnormal situation?"

Manager Zhang opened the folder and took out a few forms: "In the past six months, the company has had a huge amount of funds flowing to unknown destinations. At first I thought it was normal business expenses, but after careful verification, the whereabouts of this money is completely untraceable."

Su Wanwan took a closer look at the numbers. Although she was not a financial expert, she could sense that something was unusual. "How much money is this?"

"About 5 million yuan," said Manager Zhang, with a trembling voice. "Moreover, the funds were transferred out just before we were about to acquire the new energy company."

Huo Yanshen's face turned pale in an instant: "You mean, someone is secretly embezzling company funds?"

Manager Zhang nodded: "I dare not jump to conclusions, but from the current evidence, it is indeed the case."

Su Wanwan suddenly thought of something: "Wait, you said that this money was transferred out before we were ready to acquire the new energy company?"

Manager Zhang confirmed: “Yes, just two weeks ago.”

Huo Yanshen and Su Wanwan exchanged a meaningful look. They both thought of the same thing: this was probably related to the "Dark Phoenix".

"Manager Zhang, thank you for reporting this matter in time." Huo Yanshen said seriously, "Don't tell anyone else about this for the time being. I will handle it myself."

After sending Manager Zhang away, Huo Yanshen immediately picked up the phone and dialed a number: "Lao Liu, I need you to check something immediately..."

Su Wanwan listened to Huo Yanshen's phone call and felt uneasy. She suddenly realized that the Huo Group might have been infiltrated deeper than they thought.

After hanging up the phone, Huo Yanshen sighed deeply: "Wanwan, the situation is more complicated than we thought. This money is likely to be used to bribe certain people to pave the way for the 'Black Phoenix'."

Su Wanwan frowned and thought: "But who has the power to embezzle such a huge amount of funds without being discovered?"

Huo Yanshen's expression became solemn: "This is the most worrying part. The person who can do this must be a senior executive of the company."

At this moment, Su Wanwan's cell phone suddenly rang. She looked at the caller ID and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello?" Su Wanwan answered the phone.

"Ms. Su," a voice-changed voice came from the other end of the line, "if you want to know where the 5 million yuan went, come to the underground parking lot of Golden Eagle Plaza at 8 o'clock tonight. Remember, don't tell anyone, otherwise you will regret it."

Before Su Wanwan could respond, the other party hung up the phone.

Su Wanwan's face turned pale, and Huo Yanshen immediately noticed something was wrong: "What's wrong? Who called?"

Su Wanwan hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell the truth. She told Huo Yanshen the content of the call.

Huo Yanshen's expression became more serious: "This is probably a trap."

"But what if this is our only clue?" Su Wanwan asked back.

Huo Yan was lost in thought. After a moment, he said, "We can't take risks. But..." He suddenly thought of something, "Maybe we can do the opposite."

Su Wanwan looked at him curiously: "What are your plans?"

Huo Yanshen revealed a mysterious smile: "Since the other party wants to play games, then we will play with them to the end. But this time, we want to control the rules of the game."

In the next few hours, Huo Yanshen and Su Wanwan worked closely together to develop a detailed plan. They mobilized some trusted personnel in the company and also contacted the police.

At 7:50 p.m., Su Wanwan drove to the underground parking lot of Golden Eagle Plaza alone. She wore a miniature headset in her ear, through which she could keep in touch with Huo Yanshen.

"Remember, Wanwan," Huo Yanshen's voice sounded in the headset, "Safety first. If there is any abnormal situation, evacuate immediately."

Su Wanwan replied softly: "I understand."

After she got out of the car, she looked around cautiously. The parking lot was unusually quiet, with only her footsteps echoing in the empty space.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed out from behind the pillar. Su Wanwan's heartbeat accelerated instantly, but she forced herself to stay calm.

"Ms. Su," the man spoke, his voice changed just like the one on the phone, "you are very punctual."

Su Wanwan took a deep breath: "I'm here. Can you tell me the truth now?"

The man in black chuckled. “No hurry. First, I want to make sure you followed my request and didn’t tell anyone.”

Just then, Su Wanwan noticed that the man in black moved his hand in his pocket, as if he was taking something out. Her intuition told her that something was wrong.

"Of course I kept my promise," Su Wanwan said calmly, while quietly pressing the emergency button in her hand, "But I think you may have brought backup with you, right?"

The man in black was obviously stunned: "What do you mean?"

Su Wanwan sneered: "Don't pretend. I noticed that there were at least three people in the parking lot. What, do you think you are the only one who can play this trick?"

The man in black's breathing became noticeably faster: "You...you are bluffing!"

At this moment, all the lights in the parking lot suddenly lit up, and the dazzling light made the man in black instinctively raise his hands to block it. At the same time, several policemen rushed out from various corners and surrounded the man in black.

“Freeze! Police!”

The man in black obviously did not expect such a change and was at a loss for words. He tried to escape but was quickly subdued.

Huo Yanshen walked out from behind a car, quickly came to Su Wanwan, and hugged her tightly: "Are you okay?"

Su Wanwan shook her head and gave a weak smile: "I'm fine. However, the truth seems to be more complicated than we thought."

The police took off the mask of the man in black, revealing a face that shocked everyone.

"This is impossible..." Huo Yanshen muttered to himself.

Su Wanwan also widened her eyes: "He...he is not..."

The arrested man in black was the vice president of Huo's Group and one of the most supportive people on the board of directors.

This unexpected discovery made the whole situation even more confusing. Huo Yanshen and Su Wanwan exchanged complicated glances, both realizing that they might have only touched the tip of the iceberg.

On the top floor of a building in the distance, a man was observing everything in the parking lot through a high-powered telescope. He put down the telescope and sneered, "Interesting. It seems that the game has just begun, Huo Yanshen."